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Evening star., 1937-11-07
Special Dispatch to The Star.

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NEW YORK, Nov. (NAN.A).-
DR.. Halvdan Koht, Norway's foreign
minister and one of the pillars of
peace in the democratic north of
Europe, who has just had talks with
President Roosevelt and Secretary of
State Cordell Hull ON trade treaties
and other subjects of international
concern" sailed for home yesterday
with a well-defined program for world
peace in his brain, if not in his vest
pocket.
The program, DR.. Koht said, con-
sists of the calling of peace con-
ference" before another war comes,
instead of after. The task of such
conference. he said, would be to work
out solution for the problems of
population, raw material markets and
mandates which the Versailles treaty
either left unsolved or solved badly.
Won't Take Initiative.
DR.. Koht definitely stated that
neither his country alone nor the
Scandinavian countries in combination
would take the initiative for a peace
conference.
'Such conference, to be effective"
he said, will have to be called by
group of the larger nations in Europe.
1t could, of course, be called singly by
the United States. Before calling such
a conference it would be necessary to
do considerable spade work to see that
the conferees came to the table with
definite propositions and in a mood
of negotiation and conciliation. They
must mean peace as well as talk
peace"
During his 12-day stay in the United
States, DR.. Koht, who is one of Nor
ways outstanding scholars and his
torians, lectured at Harvard and Co.
lumbia. He launched with President
Roosevelt at Hyde Park and with Sec
retary of State Hull in Washington.
He would not disclose whether he
had talked over his plan for an ante
bellum peace conference with the Pres
ident In his own country, he said
the plan for the calling of such a
conference had been long considered
unavoidable.
THE Scandinavian countries" he
said, "are known as the quiet corner
OF Europe. The military budget of
my country is only Is per cent of
the total budget. Our term of mill
tary service extends over a period of
"a days-no more. Sweden and Den
mark are equally pacifistic. We in
Norway have not had war in 1913
years, since the close of the Napoleonic
Wars in 1914. 1t is the same with
Sweden. Denmark had its last war
in 1864"
DR.. Koht predicted that the Hitler
regime might stay in power long
Evening star., 1937-11-07

II don't know where my father Is,
SIR" the boy said. But mother Is
somewhere In Cincinnati, I think.
hitch-hiked to Cincinnati to see moth
er once, but when went back again
she was gone. I haven't heard from
her since"
The Judge, touched by the story
yesterday, said he did not want to
send the boy to Whites, but thought
Whites Is the best place for you
now"
do you mind going there?" the
judge asked.
1T doesn't make any difference to
me-" Raymond sighed.
Evening star., 1937-11-07

Connecticut avenue and N street, un-
der the sponsorship Of the Society OF
the Covenant.
While engaged in teaching and re-
search work at Pikesville College,
Pikesville, KY, Miss Ferguson collect
ed the rare Elizabethan ballads from
mountain people of the region. She
was able to record many unwritten
ballads that had been passed on from
one generation to another by going
into the hills and talking with older
people.
Miss Ferguson will be assisted by
Edwin Rogers, baritone, and William
Coyle, narrator.
Evening star., 1937-11-07
TWO DIE IN CAR CRASH
New jersey Couple Killed and
8 Are Hurt in South Carolina.

8 Are Hurt in South Carolina.
R1DGELAND, S. c., Nov. 6 Up).-
Mr.. and Mrs. William M. Bennett
OF Plainf1eld, N. j., were killed and
Mrs. Velma Owens Of San Diego.
Calif, was seriously injured in a
head-on automobile collision near here
late today.
Miss Charlotte Owens and Johnnie
Owens also were injured. Hospital
attaches said none of the injured WAS
able to talk.
Bennett, II, was driving to st.
Petersburg, Fla.
The Owens were driving to Philadel-
phia where Mrs. Owens husband is
employed in the navy yard. She was
not expected to live.
Evening star., 1937-11-07

convalescence before sailing for the
United States. although, the Governor
was anxious to return home as soon
as possible. !.
Gov. La Toilette became Ill while
on a cruise.
Evening star., 1937-11-07
LA toilette RECEIVERS
Wisconsin Governor Due to Leave

wisconsin Governor Due to Leave
Hospital This Week.
COLON, Canal Zone, Nov. 6 (R.-
Gov. Philip F. La Toilette of Wis
consin, recovering in the United States
Government hospital here from an at
tack OF influenza, probably will be
discharged early next week, physi~
clans said today.
His temperature was normal today.
His doctors were advising a quiet
Evening star., 1937-11-07
'UNWANTED' BOY ASKS
TO BE SENT TO HOME
Youth Says He Hasn't Heard
From Mother Since He Hitch
hiked to See Her.

BY the Associated Press.
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 6.-Four-
teen-year-old Raymond Weavel walked
into Juvenile Court and told Judge
John F. Geckler he was mod wanted
by any one," and willing to go to
Whites Institute for Boys at Wabash.
Evening star., 1937-11-07
KENTUCKY BALLADS
CONCERT WEDNESDAY
Miss Lucille Pierce Ferguson Col
lected Numbers in Hills of

South.
Miss Lucille Pierce Ferguson, con-
cert pianist and composer, will pre-
cent a concert based entirely on Eliza
oethan ballads collected in Kentucky
at pm. Wednesday in the Covenant
First Presbyterian Church Chapel.
Evening star., 1937-03-20
NOT COURT,
HELD STRIKE CAUSE
c. |. 0. Leader Alone Blame
able, Says Burke, Foe
of Judiciary Bill.
By the Associated Press.

~ VIZ fh9oOS'oISS. L 1885,
Democratic opponents of the Roose-
welt judiciary bill, aroused by argu-
ments that its enactment would lessen
industrial conflict, declared today there
was no connection between Supreme
Court decisions and Sit-doWn strikes.
The one man responsible for the
sit-downS is John l.. Lewis, who is
closer to the ear of President Roose-
velt than any other man." said Sena-
tor Burke, Democrat, of Nebraska
'If he referring to the C. 1. O.
chairman, would give the word, these
strikes would end tomorrow
Attacks on the court in Congress
have caused large groups of our peo-
pie to lose some measure of respect for
law and the Constitution, Burke con-
tended, referring to outbursts in Con-
gress yesterday, "and that condition
would naturally engender discord."
Senator Black, Democrat, of Ala
bama, an advocate of the bill, declared
during heated Senate argument that
the Supreme Court majority had so
restricted Federal powers as to make
it impossible for Congress to pass leg
islation tending to alleviate strike con-
ditions."
The administration position, in the
words of Senator Robinson, majority
leader, was that future policy to ease
strike tension depended largely on the
impending decision by the Supreme
Court on the Wagner labor act.
Senator Borah, Republican, of
Idaho, enlivened the Senate debate
on the Shutdown strikes and the courts
(See SIT-DOWNERS, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1937-03-20
Bishop Shocked
As Sally Rand
Rides in Parade
Protests appearance
of Fan Dancer on
St. Patrick's Day.
3y the Associated Press.

bS liF AoSOCIdItI
CLEVELAND March 20.-Appear-
ance of Fan Dancer Sally Rand in a
large st. Patricks day parade here
evoked a protest today from Bishop
Schrembs of the Cleveland Catholic
diocese.
s"I am deeply Inundated and
ashamed that parade to honor the
patron saint of Ireland should have
included an internationally known fan
dancer whose performances on the
stage have been SO offensive to Cath
olics," the Catholic Universe Bulletin,
official organ of the diocese, quoted the
bishop.
In Springfield, Ohio, where the
plume Waver was appearing at the
ater, she said she followed instruc-
tions of publicity man for Cleve-
land theater.
"Of course, like publicity, but I
do not think that such things as a
persons private life or their religion
should enter into it," she commented.
The Universe Bulletin further quoted
Bishop Schrembs as saying
That she rode in an open carriage
next to the fiat decorated to honor the
blessed mother of God has shocked me
greatly. I am certain that her in
clusion does not represent the mind
Of the great Irish people in my di-
ocese."
Evening star., 1937-03-20
PRACT|CED HOLDUP
FAILS, TWO KILLED
Four More Jailed as Crew
of Waiting Police Beat
Bandits on Draw.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 20.-A 10000
hold-up, which went into rehearsal
Thursday and opened late yesterday
before an audience of police detectives
in West Twenty-ninth street, put two
men in the morgue today and four
others in jail.
Meticulously planned, acted out
beforehand just to make sure, the
looting of a fur manufacturers sec
ond-floor plant at the evening rush
hour was frustrated because detectives
had waited for it for two weeks.
The dead men, who were costly
splitsecond behind the police in
reaching for their guns, were Joseph
Epstein, A, and Julius Richman, 80,
both Of Brooklyn and both with crimi-
nal records.
Four tightlipped, surly prisoners,
captured as they emerged from the
building, gave these names: David
Silvers, 33; Joseph Catrone, 27; James
Thompson, 81, all of Brooklyn, and
George Blickendorf, 27, Of Ridge
wood, Queens.
Thompson, who ran as detectives
executed their coup in the midst Of
hundreds of homeward-bound work.
ers, was wounded in the neck
Police said employees of Harry
BleiWeis & Son, where the hold-up
occurred, identified the four cap
tured men.
Saul Price, assistant district attor-
ney, said the arrests would clear up
other crimes. Among the unsolved
hold-ups is that in which Gypsy Rose
Lee recently lost coat.
Evening star., 1937-03-20
BY AMELIA EARHART.

HONOLULU, March 20.-When my
Lockheed touched wheels at Wheeler
Field Thursday at dawn, I planned to
continue to Rowland Island late in the
afternoon.
However, after seeing the weather
map Of the territory to be traversed,
prepared by the Navy's chief aerog-
rapher, Theodore Lindeman, 1t seemed
better to wait one day.
The data for that forecast came
from Howland Island itself, gathered
there by the Coast Guard cutter
Shoshone. Lindeman showed me on
the map, blue and red line running
north and south in the vicinity OF
Evening star., 1937-03-20
$4,000 IN FIDELITY
TO GET 81 PCT.
IN RE0RGAN|z|NC
Reconstruction to Be Com
pIeted Within 60 Days,
lnsuring Deposits.
HOME LOAN BANK BOARD
TO ACT ON OFFICIALS
Shareholders to Hold Mass Meet.
ing to Name New Officers in
First Savings & Loan"
BY HAROLD b. ROGERS,

approximately $4,000 shareholders
IN the Fidelity Building g. Loan Asso-
c1atlon, closed since July, will soon be
able to get back IS per cent of their
investment under a plan for reor-
ganlzlng the institution, it was
learned today.
1t is planned to reorganize the
Fidelity into a new Federal Savings e.
Loan Association within the next so
Gays. AS soon as the reorganization
Is completed, shareholders will be able
to cash in their holdings at IS cents
on the dollar, or leave the IS per cent
In the new institution, which will
insure each account up to $4,000.
The reorganization was agreed to
today by the Office of the controller
OF the currency and the Federal Home
Loan Bank.
The Fidelity was closed after the
arrest Of Fred B. Rhodes, former pres
ldent. Rhodes was tried last week in
District Court on forgery charge in
connection with his management of
the institution, but the jury was un-
able TO agree on a verdict. Several
other charges are pending against
him.
Amount of Funding Undisclosed.
Ihe total amount of money in
volveo In the reorganization was not
disclosed, but further financial de-
tails will be made public later.
1'hA raoruo 20 io,, i,,ta ,
eral Savings and Loan Association is
a new procedure in the history of
closed financial institutions here. 1t
Will result in establishment of an in
stitution which probably will be known
as the First Federal Savings and
Loan Association of the District of
Columbia -
Many of these associations already
have been established throughout the
country and, according to latest fig
ures, there are more than 1900 of
them operating under supervision of
the Federal Home Loan Bank Board.
The agreement between the office
OF the controller of the currency and
the board was understood to have
been along general lines of the pro-
posal submitted by the board follow
ing a careful investigation into the
affairs of the institution.
When the new institution is set I'D
its supervision will be under the Fed
eral Home Loan Bank Board instead
of the controller of the currency. who
supervises all other building and loan
associations in the District.
Several legal details remain to be
worked out in regard to setting up
the reorganized outfit. The general
plan to be followed, however, will be
as follows:
The receiver of the Fidelity, now in
charge of the institution under au-
thority of the controller of the cur
rency, would go to court to request
official approval for sale of the assets
Of the old association to the new one
on basis of IS per cent When and
If the court approves, the receiver
would then act to sell the assets and
the shareholders of the new institu-
tion would be called into mass
meeting to elect directors.
These directors, in turn, would pro-
pose slate of officers for the new
association. But before these officers
could take charge, they must be ap-
(see FIDELITY, Page A-l4.)
Evening star., 1937-03-20
BY JOHN H, CLINE.

The Supreme Court is holding the
country in the "paralyzing embrace of
a judicial straitjacket," the Senate
Judiciary Committee was told today.
The strongly-worded attack on the
judicial policies Of the court was made
by mild-mannered Irving Brant. chief
editorial writer for the St. Louis Star
Times.
Brant, author of the book, Storm
Over the Constitution, engaged in a
sharp facetious exchange with Sena-
tors on the committee while identifying
himself. Asked if he was familiar with
the platforms adopted at the last ma
tional conventions, he replied:
Eyes, but I'm under no illusions
about either of them"
A strong advocate of President
RooseVelt's plan to add six new justices
to the high court unless incumbents
(see JUDICIARY, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1937-03-20
Military Probe of Blast Opens;
Burials FMDaym Texas Tovn
Nitroglycerin Found in Pipe in Ruins,
Officer Told-Cause Disputed as E1.
pert Clings to WuU-Cas Theory.

building a military court headed by
Maj. CASTOR Howard summoned more
than a score of witnesses who. it was
hoped, could explain the cause of the
tearing explosion.
I'VE are not here to conduct a
criminal court" Maj. Howard said
I'VE merely want to help by trying to
find out what caused the explosion and
thus possibly do something to prevent
such future disasters"
DR.. E. P. Schoch, an explosion ex-
pert from the University of Texas, was
called upon to give final opinion on
the blast cause at the close of the
hearing. After a preliminary inves-
tigation, he said there was no doubt
(See DISASTER, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1937-03-20
Threaten Resistance Should
State Troops Be Ordered
Into ChrysIer Plants to
Arrest Sit-DoWners.
USING "ONLY WEAPONS"
THEY INFORM MURPHY
Don't Intend to Leave Factories
Without Satisfactory Settle
ment," Employees Assert as Ten
sion Is Nearing Climax in De-
troit.
BACKGROUND


American ldbor'S ne1Uest and most
spectacular Wedpon in seeking to
force pdge and hour ADJUSTMENTS
stt-dotDn strike-frSt used on major
scale against General Motors by
AFFILIATE OF John L. LeDiS' Commit
tee for Industrial Organization.
After sir weeks truce WGS negott-
dted to satisfaction OF union and
factories evacuated By strikers. Big
Steel then came to terms uith
union for first time.
Chrysler crisis tolloDed as United
Automobile Workers, C. 10. union,
demanded recognition as sole bar
gaining agency for firms employees.
Stt-doUn started March 8 and COM
pany obtained court order collinq
TOR evacuation OF plants By 9 am.
Tuesday. Strikers sat tight despite
further court ,Drit calling TOR their
arrest for detying injunction.
Evening star., 1937-03-20

Hawaii. 1t indicated weather front"
moving slowly west to east. Behind
1t followed more normal weather.
Once this disturbance Is out OF the
way, I can expect broken clouds be-
ginning at 1000 or 5000 feet and
rising to 1000 or 5000 feet, then
higher and higher as the day
progresses-much the same as those
which lay on the first portion of the
course from Oakland. incidentally, I
am told similar formation is likely to
be with me over the entire Pacific.
The start will be made from Luke
Field at Pearl Harbor. Improvements
being made at Wheeler Field will make
(See EARHART, Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1937-03-20
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
DETROIT March 20.-Represent-
atives of 5000 sit-down strikers, DEFY
ing court orders for their eviction from
Chrysler automobile plants, informed
Gov. Frank Murphy today they were
using 'the only weapon we have" and
warned that use of State troops to
eject them would lead to bloodshed
and violence"
The statement came from leaders
of United Automobile Workers of
America local unions in eight Chrysler
plants which striking workers have
held since March in an attempt to
enforce demands for exclusive bar
gaining rights.
1t notified the Governor, seeking
plan for peaceful evacuation, that I'VE
don't intend to leave these plants with
out satisfactory settlement"
Arrest of the strikers was ordered
by Circuit Judge Allan Campbell yes
terday. Sheriff Thomas C. Wilcox.
with force of 100 deputies, has made
no move to enforce the order at the
eight automobile plants, where 10000
union sympathizers on Wednesday
shouted support of the strikers.
James F. Dewey, conciliator of the
United States Department of Labor,
joined with Murphy today for the Sec
(See STRIKE, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1937-03-20
BY the , Ssociated Press,


NEW LONDON, Tex, March 90
Burials of its ASS school-blaSt victims
occupied this village of death today
while the full force of a military in
quiry sought the cause of the worst
catastrophe of its kind in modern
times.
Soon after sun-up the great pro-
cesion of funerals began From
churches, private homes and funeral
chapels hearses streamed to burial
grounds. Volunteer ministers from
over the vast East Texas oil region
performed continuous services with
almost clocklike precision.
To barnlike school hall adjoining
the ruins of the imposing school
Evening star., 1937-03-20
Finding of 'True Missing Link
In South africa Gaze Reported

almost entirely human" No ape has
ever been found with teeth like this
animal. Its brain capacity was only
that of a good sized modern gorilla.
The belief that this animal was a
descendant Of the first human stock,
a cousin Of the branch OF the family
which developed into human beings,
is based, Broom said, not alone on
this new discovery.
A similar animal with virtually hu-
man teeth was discovered in another
cave 800 miles away IL years ago. 1t
was 5-year-old baby"
Prof. Raymond A. Dart Of Johan-
nesburg Immediately identified it as
(See MISSING LINK, Page A-10)
Evening star., 1937-03-20
Woman Aviator Cuts Off
Ignition, Preventing Fire,
After One Motor Bursts
Into Flame.
BOTH PROPELLERS BENT
ON $4,000 CRAFT
"0nly Our Spirits Are Bruised
Says Flyer-Means Flight
Around World Is Postponed,
but Not Canceled-ship to Go
Back to Factory.
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
HONOLULU, NJ arc h
20. - Amelia Earhart's
around the world plane
skidded and crashed to-
day while she was at
tempting to take off for
Rowland Island on her
world flight, but she and
her two man companions
escaped injury.
The plane skidded on
the wet concrete runway
and the left tire blew out,
wrecking the undercar-
riage.
There was a burst of
flame from the engine and
ambulances raced to the
scene.
Tips on Wing.
They arrived to find Miss
Earhart, White-faced, climb
ing from the wrecked craft.
Something must have
gone wrong" she exclaimed.
The globe-girdling plane,
which had carried the avia-
triX safely from Oakland,
Calf, tipped over on it's left
wing.
Started at Dawn.
The flierS' companions, Fred ].
Noonan, and Capt. Harry Manning,
also escaped injury.
The attempted take-off was made
shortly after dawn for the second
stage of the world flight, a hop of
1,532 miles to tiny Rowland Island,
southwest of here.
Miss Earhart entered the plant at
BIO am. Pacific standard time) after
Manning and Noonan had taken their
places in the craft
The motors were given final warm
ing up and then Miss Earhart
''gunned" them as she headed down
the concrete runway at Luke Field at
high speed.
The plane was about half way down
the runway when the accident oc-
Cured.
Wheel Hurled 40 Eeet
The aviatriX, at the controls, appar-
emily cut the ignition switches as the
8-ton plane swerved, thereby prevent
ing fire.
A scattered crowd of about rs watch
ers, mostly Army men, saw a burst of
flame from the left motor when the
plane crashed, and then the fire died
out.
The left wheel snapped off and was
hurled 40 feet from where the plane
came 70 rest.
Both propellers were bent, the left
one badly.
The crash occurred at 8:19 am.
Pacific standard time).
Miss Earhart stood in the cockpit to
(see FLIGHT, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1937-03-20
BY HOWARD w. BLAKESLEE,
Associated Press Science Editor.

PHILADELPHIA, March 20-A re-
port that the true missing link" a
two-legged animal part way between
man and ape, has been discovered in
South Africa, was made to the Inter-
national Symposium on Early Man to-
day by Robert Broom of the Trans
vaal Museum, Pretoria, South Africa.
Broom discovered the head, except
the lower jaw, in cave at Sterkfon-
tein last year. 1t was, he said, about
250,000 years old. The head showed
it to be an animal of about the size
and proportions of chimpanzee.
But its teeth, Broom said, were
Evening star., 1937-03-20
COURT IS VIEWED
AS STRA|TJACKET
st. Louis Editorial Writer
Engages in Exchange
With Senators.
BULLETIN,

Irving Brant. st. Louis editor,
told Senator Connally today his
attitude during the hearings on
the Presidents court bill has been
a disgrace to the Senate Judiciary
Committee. Chairman Ashurst
started to rebuke the witness and
Senator McGill Of Kansas objected
to putting the remark in the rec
ord. However, Connally insisted
that it go in, saying, Il can take it
on the chin. This is free coun-
try and he has right to speak
his mind"
Evening star., 1937-03-20
BULLETIN

NEW YORK, March 20 CP.-
The executive Offices of Remington
Rand announced that the Execu-
tive Committee Of the board of
directors today approved tentative
plan for settlement of the year-old
labor dispute involving 5000 en-
ployes.
Evening star., 1937-03-20
Bankers Threatened.

SACRAMENTO, March 20 (P-
The Sacramento Union said today
that Elmer w. Armf1eld, president of
the Yolo County Savings Bank, and
another unnamed banker we're threat
ened with death in extortion letters
demanding $4,000 from each.