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Evening star., 1937-08-02
MISSING CAR SHOWS UP

PARKING Boy Heturns Senator
Pope's Auto to Home.
Senator Pope Of Idaho, driving to
Griffith Stadium for the ball game
yesterday afternoon, left his car h,
care of an accommodating colored boy.
At the close of the game, the car
was missing. The Senator reported
his loss to the police. But when he
returned home surprise awaited him.
The boy had misunderstood where he
was to meet the Senator and, unable
to find him, had taken the car to
his residence, the Northumberland
Apartments.
Evening star., 1937-08-02
HEARTY SPIRIT.

on the Uest side OF Wisconsin
Avenue near o street is q building
that has O. garage on the first floor,
storage space on the upper floors.
Passersby on the street car haze
noted this Summer that a sumdc
bush, apparently taking root in the
stone and nourishing itself upon
carbon monoride gas, has gro1Dn to
height of almost feet along the
second story lUindoU ledge.
Evening star., 1937-08-02

WHY NOT MONEY?
CLERK in a local shoe store was
~ startled out Of his late afternoon
slumber the other day when a young
lady waltzed in, asked II she might
purchase some of the bright green
wrapping paper the firm uses to
bundle up shoes.
BE glad to give you some, madam.
No charge" said he.
Evening star., 1937-01-03
Imitation List
For Inaugural
Includes Hoover
Surrirors of Wilson
Cabinet Also Are
Sent Bids.

Former President Herbert Hoover
and Mrs. Hoover and the living widows
Of all other former Chief Executives
are being invited to attend the inau-
guration ceremonies for President
Roosevelt January 20 as distinguished
guests of honor, rear Admiral Cary
T. Grayson. Inaugural Committee
head. announced yesterday.
Among others invited as special
guests will be the members Of the
Woodrow Wilson cabinet who are
still alive.
The widows of former Presidents
to whom invitations are being sent
are Mrs. Benjamin Harrison, Mrs.
Thomas J. Preston, jr. widow Of
Grover Cleveland; Mrs. Theodore
Roosevelt. Mrs. william Howard Taft,
(see HOOVER, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1937-01-03
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, January IA man
identified by police as Fred Dunn, 20.
was found shot to death in . West
Sixty-fifth street apartment tonight.
q short time after nine men staged .
spectacular hold-up Of IS employees
and customers In . downtown cloth
ing store.
Police said Dunn apparently had
been slain in . dispute over division
Of the loot. They said 30 envelopes
containing checks identified as part
Of the loot taken from the clothing
store, were found In the apartment.
The robbers, armed with pistols and
submachine guns, escaped with $4,000
In cash and several thousands more in
cash and jewelry taken from the en-
ployes and customers they herded
into the rear Of the store.
Barney Freshman. proprietor Of the
store: Max Weinberg, . salesman. and
Walter Kelly, . postal inspector. were
struck with the butt ends Of revolvers
by three Of the hold-up men.
Police reported that 10 women were
In the store when the robbers entered
Two Of the hold-up men, they said
easrtsd submAchi1p guns straprsd -
Evening star., 1937-01-03
20 Grated Planes
At Long Island
Bound for Spain
By the Associated Press.

B. the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, January AT least
40 Grated second d-hand American air
planes are at North Beach Airport.
Long Island, tonight. airport oflcias
said, ready for immediate shipment
to Spain, and more are expected.
They were described at the airport
as part Of the order Of so planes
bought by Robert Cuse Of Jersey City,
N. j., which Government leaders
hoped to prevent leaving the United
States. Speedy action is planned after
Congress convenes next week to bar
the shipment to the Spanish govern
ment at Valencia, the purchaser.
Another group Of four planes at
Floyd Bennett Field. Long Island,
airport attaches there said, will be
flown to Mexico, where a Spanish
liner already has loaded a number
Of similar machines.
These planes belonged to the Amer
ican Air Lines, which has sold 13
machines Of the same make to the
Compagnia de Transportes Aeros del
Pacifico. a Mexican air line, under o
stipulation that they were intended
(see PLANES, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1937-01-03
alleged Member of Gang Slain
after DaringNe,u York Hold.Up

their arms while the others held
pistols.
Mrs. Pressman, wife Of the proprie-
tor, was stripped of jewels she valued
at 5000. They included diamond
ring, three bracelets and breast pin.
Police said they were informed about
6 Of the so customers In the store
were robbed.
The hold-up happened about $50
pm, while scores Of persons passed in
the street outside. The store is located
at Seventh avenue and Seventeenth
street.
Forty tailors were at work IN the
basement while the hold-up was In
progress.
Police said witnesses reported the
robbers escaped in two automobiles.
Fingerprint records at police head
quarters showed that Dunn, alias
Fred Kinder. alias Fred Reynolds.
alias John Rogers, had been arrested
seven times In various parts Of the
country. He had been convicted Of
grand larceny in Seattle, Wash; In
dianapolis, Los Angeles, Newark. N. j..
and New York City. In all the con-
victions except the one at Newark, in
which he was given . suspended SEN
tonce. b served pfison terms.
Evening star., 1937-01-03
u. S. EMPL0YE DIES
OF MONOXIDE GAS
Body Of James W. Higgins, Jr..
Found in Garage-Note in
Car, Police Say.

James W. Higgins, jr., a, Internal
Revenue Bureau employe. was found
dead of carbon monoxide poisoning
late last night in the garage at his
home, 537 Quintana place.
Higgins body was slumped on the
front seat Of his car when 1t was dis
covered by . maid. Nettie Watson.
The doors to the garage were closed
and the engine Of the car was running,
police said.
The Fire Rescue Squad made Q
futile attempt at resuscitation. Ac-
cording to police, Dr. william e, Long,
. neighborhood physician, said Hig-
gins apparently had been dead for
several hours.
Sixth precinct police said 4 note was
found in the car. It was turned over
to the Homicide Squad.
Higgins was last seen about 8 pm.
by the maid. He told her, police said.
she could have the evening on and
that he was going to stay home with
his 2.year-old son. Higgins wife,
Mrs. Marie Higgins, was at the theater
when her husband came home, police
said.
Evening star., 1937-01-03
Basdues Warn Shellfire Will
Answer Attempts to Inter-
fere With Shipping.
FIRING ON FREICHTER SOTON
is TERMED AN "ACT OF WAR"
Germany Determined to Get Full Salts.
faction in Palos Incident-Paris
Sees Threat to Peace.

BACKGROUND ...,. ,. g.. - - ,
berg repr
Reich ressel By Socialists Which
hnder starting European conf10Tntion.
Tension growng recent Ueeks
pressing non-nruenton
Intervention chard In the NTH
preren uounrs for
accord Halsrs reply is expected early this week.
BULLETIN.
LONDON, January 2 (AP.).-A BASQUE government
statement issued here tonight asserted four Spanish
insurgent trawers had fired 16 shots Friday in an
unsuccessful pursuit of the British merchant vessel
Blackhill.
The attack was stated to have taken place miles
from the Basque coast in the vicinity of the town of
Lekeitio
Threats and counter threats in the wake of German
retaliation for seizure of German freghter by Spanish
Socialist last night dmed European efforts to keep the
Spanish civil war confined to SPAIN
Germany announced the pocket batteship Graf Spec
had seized the Spanish regher Aragon and forced into
unnamed Spanish insurgent port and the cruiser
Koengsberg with shell fire had driven the Spanish eghter
soton aground on the Basque coast:
retaliation for the recent seizure OF the
eghr the Spanish Basque regime at Bilbao
continued German ofca said until satisfaction had
Basque government ordered patrol boats In
Bay fire vessel OF nation attacking
Spanish merchant men,
"Te BASQUE government disposed to permit German
violating law and has gwen orders io
be the international repercussons Of these measures
e ns Smelling the sOton
Tuesday but the
they said Fascist.
German spokesman said we want the PaloS JUST as was
seized-her cargo intact and all her passengers 80,
Evening star., 1937-01-03
Death Is Penalty Poor Girl Paid
For Saving Pennies to Buy Suit

ton) In the hope that you or some
body else on the paper with sympa-
thetic heart and ready pen may write
the story.
Il know none OF the people except
that they live near friends Of mine
In the county-and ! know Tie facts
are as here set forth.
The name Of the little girl was,
I think, Virginia. Her last name will
not, suppose, to the world much
matter. She was almost . years old.
very lovely, but very fral. As Christ
mas approached, and her little play
mates spoke to her gl0wingly Of the
many toys Santa was to bring 70
them, she was not depressed, ale
Gee SNOW su5T, lsg Arsl
Evening star., 1937-01-03
|WAGE-H0UR BILLS.
EXPECTED TO TOP
CONGRESS AGENDA'
Robinson Favors Amend.
ment to Constitution as
Best Solution.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

The third New Deal Congress-the
Seventy-fifth Congress. In the ole
phraseology-assembles at noon Tues.
day.
As . New Deal Congress it is bigger
than ever-owing to the sweeping
Roosevelt victory in the recent election
and It may be expected to tackle th<
job Of consolidating and making per-
manent New Deal legislation and OBJ
jectives.
Congress and the country await the
outline Of the legislative program q
contained in the Presidents message,
which will b delivered by Mr.. Roose-
welt personally to joint session On
wednesday.
Because Of the Presidents insistence
during the campaign, and more re-
Gently at press conference last week.
that something must be DONE toward
shorter hours and higher pay for labor,
abolition Of sweatshops and child labor,
legislation dealing with such subjects
Is expected to take prominent place
on the program. As yet, however, the
President has refrained from suggest.
ing publicly how to reach such objec-
tives within the limitations of the
Constitution as interpreted by the Su-
preme Court.
Robinson Favors Amendment.
In his first conference with the press
yesterday since returning to the Capital
for the new session. Senator Robinson
Of Arkansas, Senate leader, declared
his support of q constitutional amend
ment which would give to the Federal
Government or to the States power
to pass laws fixing maximum hours of
labor and minimum wages. He said
he felt this was the most direct and
effective way Of dealing with the sub
ject. thus taking the view that has
been held. with others, by Senator
Ashurst Of Arizona, chairman Of the
Senate Judiciary Committee.
Il expect the session will continue
until some time in June" Senator
Robinson said. There will be little
legislation of q general character until
after the Inauguration. That does not
mean Senator's will be idle. In the
first place, we have q task in regard
to organization that Is little different
from previous cases in my memory
Due to the increase in membership
on our side. it will be necessary to
reapportion the membership on COM
mittees. Ihave been in communication
with Senator McNary. and it viii be
worked out with reasonable prompt
ness and without difficulty"
Robinson said he understood Senator
Lundeen, newly-elected Farmer-Labor-
ite from Minnesota, has expressed q
desire to be assigned on the Democratic
side Of committee, and that probably
will be done, he said. He said it e
expected that Senator La Toilette,
(See CONGRESS. Page A-61
Evening star., 1937-01-03
Police Carry Court Order to
400 Occupying Plants at
Flint Immediate Action
on Injunction Deferred.
10000 WORKERS IDLE;
1885, 900 FACE LAY.OFF
Union Officials Complete Plans for
Meeting Today of Representa-
tives from 10 Cities-Will Con.
slider Bargaining Contract as
Basis for Negotiations.

BACKGROUND
Occupdtional strike method,
tDidely used for first time last
Summer In European labor dis
putes, particularly In France, after
advent OF Popular Front 0ouern-
ment. Practice quickly adopted by
American labor, first major strike
OF this kind occurring last No
pember at the Bendir plant IN
South Bend, Ind.
Present UdDe OF stGy-in strikes
which have hit automobile in
dustry began November Is when
the Fisher body plant ct Atlanta
tDds closed. Movement spread, be-
coming aggravated during past
Deek to the point where 10000
automobile iDorkers are idle.
Automobile industry opens year
curtailed when leaders were eI-
pecting a 5000. .0O0-unit year.
B. the Associated Press.
DETROIT. January 2-Strikers In
two Fisher body plants Of the General
Motors Corp. at Flint were ordered tc
vacate the plants In an injunction
signed today by Circuit Judge Edward
D. Black Sheriff's officers said tina,
while $500 employees of the two plant,
were affected by the suspension o,
work. there we're only about 200 stay
in" strikers in each building.
Action on the injunction at Flint
was deferred and Q force of It's
ofncers who had been held in readiness
to eject the strikers was demobilized
Strike leaders tonight dispatched q
telegram to Washington urging Sena-
tor Robert M. Lafollette to send OBJ
servers to Flint at once"
The men ceased work In both plants
last Wednesday ~ part Of the drive
Of the United Automobile Workers
Union, . Committee for Industrial
Organization afiinate, to obtain q
collective bargaining agreement with
General Motors.
The order was obtained on petition
Of the General Motors Corp. and waa
directed against the United Automobile
Workers and more than q dozen union
executives. It restraints the union
members from picketing, interfering
with any persons desiring to enter
or leave the plants or from interfer-
ing with the delivery of merchandise
to and from the buildings, or from
injuring property or intimidating
workers.
Flint Police Sent to Plants.
Flint police Immediately were sent
to the plants to serve the order upon
the strikers.
Leaders Of the giant motor car
industry, at the start of what they
expect to be q 5000, 900 unit produc-
ton year, looked tonight to the end
of q three-day holiday on Monday to
determine whether additional plants
are to be closed.
Strikes called by the United Auto
mobile Workers of America have closed
seven General Motors Corp. Plants,
most Of them Fisher body division
units. Five other General Motors
plants, among them Buick and Chev-
rolet, have been forced to close or
shut down assembly lines as q result.
More than 10000 General Motors
(See STRIKES, Pare A.8.)
Evening star., 1937-01-03

; The Basques said they were unable
to confirm the German information
that the Spanish steamer Aragon had
been seized, stating they were aware
only of the Soton incident.
Grave concern was aroused in
French official quarters as the Ger
man-Spanish incidents were followed
by the shelling of French vessel by
three Spanish insurgent trawlers.
The French merchant vessel border
and foreign Office reports said, was
shelled of the northern coast Of
Spain, but escaped without damage.
Paris Gloomy Over Incident.
Diplomatic sources in Paris said
they were gloomy over the Soton in-
cident, terming it an extremely bad
augury for the future"
They pointed out it came at time
when Franco-British proposals were
before Reichsfuehrer Hitler for STEM
ming the flow of foreign volunteers
into Spain.
The German reply will be delivered
probably next week." it was indicated
in Berlin after Foreign Minister
Konstantin Won Neurath conferred
with the Italian Ambassador in .
presumed discussion of harmonization
Of Berlin's and Rome's answers to tine
proposals.
In the battlefield, Spanish Social
lists claimed a decisive victory in their
offensive to cut of a Fascist march
against Valencia, seat Of the Socialist
government.
Great Britain and Italy meanwhile
signed a pledge to respect each others
rights in the Mediterranean.
GERMANY WARNED.
Evening star., 1937-01-03
CABMEN SIGN TERMS
IN BALTIMORE STRIKE
rs Per Cent Of Drivers Join Com.
pany Union as Result Of
Settlement.
b the Associated Press.

b the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE. January 2.-The
Diamond Cab organization and .
committee of drivers today signed .
formal agreement that apparently
ended the taxi strike that began De.
cember IL. ..--
Shortly after the agreement was
signed some rs per cent Of the driv.
ers had joined the company union.
The drivers committee that signed
the agreement represented the United
Cabmens Union. The agreement
stipulated that q union grievance
committee shall handle any disputes
or complaints between the union
members and the Diamond Cab or
Ranisation.
Evening star., 1937-01-03

MANILA, January 2 CR-Common-
wealth President Manuel Quezon an
nounced today he will leave January
%, arriving in Washington, D. c.,
February 20, to participate in discus
sions preliminary to the Philippine
United States trade conference in
the Spring.
Evening star., 1937-01-03
Philippines Begin Army.

MANILA, January R.-The
Philippine Commonwealth tomorrow
will begin training 10000 young men.
first Of an army that Is expected to
number 100000 before the islands
achieve complete independence nine
yeare hence.
The 2o-year-old conscripts will 60
through . five and one-half month
training.
Evening star., 1937-01-03
GROUPS
IN j. s. SERVICE
GET SENATORS AID
Robinson and Bu|oW Favor
Upward Revision in
Lower Brackets.
BY ]. A. O'LEARY.

Two more Senators - Majority
Leader Robinson of Arkansas and
Chairman Bulow of the Civil Service
Committee themselves yes
terday in sympathy with the proposal
to have the Seventy-fifth Congress,
which convenes Tuesday, consider an
upward revision of salaries in the
lower brackets Of the Government
service.
Asked to comment on the sugges-
ton advanced recently by other SEN
ators that Federal workers In the
lowest salary schedules be increased,
Senator Robinson said he would be
disposed to favor It," Senator Bulow
also made known that he would be
inclined to support the proposition.
Meanwhile, Senator McCarran,
Democrat of Nevada. who Is taking
a leading part in having the subject
brought to the attention of the new
Congress, said yesterday he is still
awaiting data he is having collected
before drafting the details of the bill
He emphasized that he, too. has in
mind the lower brackets and not a
general pay increase throughout the
service.
Several Topics Taking Shape.
This is only one of several topics
affecting Federal personnel that are
taking shape for consideration during
the session about to get under way.
Others include:
Proposed extension Of the civil
service system to large groups of
Government positions now outside
that law; liberalization Of the age
limits for optional retirement after
80 years Of service: that provision
should be made, from the standpoint
Of retirement, for the many non-
civil service employees, who, 1t has
been found, are not covered either by
the Government retirement plan or
the social security law, and the ques-
tion Of what compensation should be
made. either through additional leave,
Or otherwise. for overtime work per-
formed in Government departments.
Congress will receive q report some
time this month from the Civil Service
Commission showing the amount Of
overtime required during the last six
This report was ordered by
the last Congress to give the House
and Senate an indication of the ex-
tent to which overtime occurs.
Plans for Hearings.
Definite plans for Civil Service Com
mittee hearings on these various sub.
jects will not be made until the ses.
sion gets under way and the organiza-
tion preliminaries are disposed Of.
In fact, introduction Of bills is not
likely to start in the Senate before
Thursday. One of the first tasks fac
ing the leaders Is to reapportion the
ratio of party membership on COM
mittees, and then work out the COM
mittee assignments Of new Senators,
before committee work can be begun
on bills.
With all indications pointing to q
session Of about six months duration,
however, there will be ample time for
consideration Of the various subjects
likely to be brought to the attention
Of the Civil Service Committee.
Proposals for reorganization Of Gov
ernment bureaus also are due to come
into the limelight as soon as the House,
Senate and presidential committees at
work on that general subject are ready
to report.
Evening star., 1937-01-03
MARINE OFFICER
AND MOTHER SLAIN
Murder and Suicide Seen by
Police in Deaths by
Stabbing.
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, January 2.-Maj.
Peter c. Geyer, IS. of the United
States Marines. and his 8o-year-old
mother, Eliza Geyer, were found in
Mrs. Geyer's apartment today, both
stabbed to death with q bread knife.
Police said Geyer had killed his
mother and then committed suicide
by stabbing himself in the stomach.
Geyer was said to be attached to
the Baltimore recruiting station.
Their bodies were found by Mrs.
Mary Gellin, q friend Of Mrs. Geyer,
and the superintendent of the build
ing, Lionel Mapp. after Mrs. Gellin
failed to get q response to her knock
ing on the apartment door. The exact
time Of the killing was unknown.
Geyer's body, partly dressed, lay
on the living room floor, the knife
imbedded in his stomach. Mrs.
Geyer's body. dressed in q night gown.
was on bed. She had been stabbed
in the abdomen.
Lieut.. Of Detectives Charles Flood
said he found an unsigned note in
the room, addressed to Whom it may
concern" The note said:
In case anything happens to me,
I want no church service-no under
taker. I want . cheap coffin, and
want no flowers, no undue car
riages or automobiles. want to be
buried in q nearby cemetery. I will
be looking down upon you and see
the land of the living and watch what
you are doing. Even in hell the old
stoker will let you look out"
Later police said the note was In
the handwriting of Geyer's father.
Peter G. Geyer. M, q retired naval
officer, who is III in New York hos
pital. They said he apparently in
tended 1t to be forwarded to his
son.
Ill, BEFORE DEPARTURE.
Evening star., 1937-01-03
y the Associated Press.

~ the AS6oc1etoo Pfe9e.
RICHMOND, Va. January 2.-How
. frail little 9-year-old Richmond girl
died because she tried-by saving her
lunch money-to help Santa Claus
bring her Q snow suit, was told today
In q letter TO the News-Leader
They didn't find the 90 pennies she
had saved until she died Of pneumonia.
induced by low resistance. said McC.
q. Finnigan, Richmond attorney.
He wrote:
This morning heard what seemed
to me q thing more pitiful and more
tragic than anything o. Henry ever
wrote. I have been unable to Get II
from my mind. and am passing 1t
along to you toolumniSt Charles HoV.
Evening star., 1937-01-03
FREIGHTER TOWED IN
Ship Disabled New Year Day
Brought to Shallow Water.

NEW BEDFORD, January 2 @.-
Her decks awash from her mainmast
aft. the Lykes Line freighter Lafcomo
was towed by tugboat and the Coast
Guard cutter Faunce from Negro
Ledge to shallower water Of New Bed.
ford late today.
The freishter holed her bottom In
. thick fog New Year day In water
charted at 100 feet depth. Marine
observers believed she struck some
submerged object In . heavy fog.
A salvage surveyor went aboard to-
night to determine what action should
b taken. There are no passenger
on the freighter, which carries . crew
a -. z
Evening star., 1937-01-03
YOUNG FILM ACTOR
FOUND SHOT DEAD
Ross Alexander Suicide, Wife Be.
lieves-Pistol Beside
Body.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD. January 7.-Ross
Alexander, wise-cracking young flm
actor, was found dead in the barn back
Of his home in Van Nuys tonight.
His wife Of six months, the former
Anne Nagel. dlm actress, said she be-
heved he committed suicide.
She was too hysterical to talk Co
herently.
A maid said between 7:30 and $50
O'Clock tonight Mr.. Alexander took his
pistol and went out to the barn. He
said he was going to kill . duck.
we heard . shot. And then he
did not come back"
The pistol was found beside the
actors body.
The maid ascribed no reason for
the net.
Alexander's first wife, Aleta Friele,
Q stage actress. committed suicide
about Q year ago.
Evening star., 1937-01-03
Highways Reopened.

MURFREESBORO. Tenn. January
2 R.-Receding fieod waters permitted
highway travel to be resumed tonight
In sections Of Middle anj East Ten
nesSee, where transportation wss at
z standstill during the day.
Evening star., 1937-01-03

Dead Marine Officer Served in For
eign Countries.
BALTIMORE, January Especially :.
Maj. Peter G. Geyer. jr., who had
been in charge Of the Baltimore Ma
rine Recruiting Station since last
October 81. left his sick bed to 60 to
New York on Christmas eve. when he
received word that his father was Sc
(see MARINE, Page A-8.)