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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-10-29

flu CflsIeT Lne FTlnCeJOn COdCll, mas Ute1l
sounding his "a" and rubbing resin on his bow
all fall and is about ready to break down and go
to town on the Bengal Swing, which is Just a
modern version of THAT Tiger Rag
Fritz likes mountain music particularly with
that young fellow, Tom Mountain, doing lot
of kicking and running for him so that for the
second week in row an excellent Harvard team
may have to pay the fiddler.
haven't said much about the Teartn' Tigers
of Old Nassau this year, because had hunch
they'd be November team, and wanted Yale
and Harvard to have their brief hour in the sun.
After ALL there's no sense in soaring the boys so
badly that they'll fail to show up.
But time takes its toll-Toll being the Prince
ton cantain-and on Monday it'll be NnYernher.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-10-29
Goodrich
Car eaters

This new Super De Luxe Heater
is not just a "OEAe-sPOt heater,
bat it throws q Away stream Of
hot air to the windshield defFOs-
ter, the passeAgerS feet, tie
drivers feet and The eaGirs ear.
ut the same time.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-10-29
ID. C.. Women to Vie
In Bowling Stakes
WPAP Pin Loop
SEASONS RECORDS

SEASONS RECORDS
Team high game-Print. Proc. $50
Team high set-Works, 1926. Individ"
ual game-Tubbs. III. Individual set
Tubbs, Ala (all-time records). Individ
ual strikes-Tubbs. Q; Wagner. Q. In
dividual spares-Tubbs, a. Individual
average-Tubbs, 1872: Rosenblatt, ia;
Gleason. 1O6: J. Chapman, 106; A. Plack
1O6; Holmes, 106.
Evening star., 1937-03-18
BLOW BY OFFICER
FATAL TO SUSPECT
Colored Man Accused of Stealing
Gasoline Is Killed by
Nightstick.

Resisting arrest after he was caught
trying to steal gasoline from a parked
automobile, according to a police re-
port, Preston Swami. 30, colored, was
fatally injured early today when struck
by poliCemans nightStiCk
Pvt. E. B. HoWlin, ninth precinct,
said he noticed Swami tampering with
the gasoline tank of the machine,
parked in the HOO block of Fifth
street northeast, shortly after 2 am.
Approaching. the officer said, he
saw Swami had bucket and length
of hose. He placed the man under
arrest and started to take him to
a nearby patrol box, Howlin re-
ported.
After they had walked few yards,
HoWlin said, Swami turned and struck
at him with his fist, inf1icting a cut
over his eye. HoWlin hit Swami on
the head once with his nightstick,
he said
Swami was treated at Casualty Hos
pital for conclusion and afterward
transferred to Gallinger Hospital,
where he died about three hours
later.
Howlin, who is % and lives in Ar
lington, Va, will appear at an in
quest into the case, probably tomor-
row
Police have no address for Swami.
but he is believed to be from nearby
Maryland.
Evening star., 1937-03-18
SIMPSON DIVORCE
MOVE IS PUZZLE
Kings Proctor Asks for In.
struCtions-DetaiIs Not
Disclosed.
BY The Associated Press

SS the ASSoClateC Press
LONDON, March 18-The Kings
proctor, in what was interpreted by
legal authorities as a step to remove
the last legal barrier to Mrs. Wallis
Simpsons final divorce decree, applied
today for instructions on procedure to
the president of the Divorce Court, Sir
Boyd Merriman.
No details were disclosed.
TomorroWs official court cause list
contained the following entry:
"Undefended divorce case
Simpson, w, VS.. Simpson, E. A.
application by the Kings proctor for
directions).
The hearing is fixed for 1890 m"
$50 am. Eastern standard time).
Step Considered Unusual.
The step was considered unusual,
because the routine method cf ham
ding undefended cases, such as that
OF the Simpsons, is automatic an
nouncement of final decree six
months after the Intermediary decree
is handed down.
In Mrs Simpsons case this would
be April 27. She received her decree
nlsi from Ernest Aldrich Simpson at
Ipswich on Octover 27, 1886.
There was some speculation that a
/ reported objection to the divorce might
have caused the proctors move
The fact that the proctor himself
Sir Thomas Barnes-applied for in
structions was taken to mean that
neither Mrs. Simpson nor her former
husband Ernest Aldrich Simpson, was
behind the action.
Personal Appeal Possible.
Had either principal to the divorce
desired to accelerate the final decree
he or she would have appealed person.
ally to the president of the Divorce
Court.
/ In December, one newspaper report
ed an appearance had been entered in
the divorce registry at Somerset House
in connection with the Simpson case.
1t was stated the signer was man
employed as printer on newspaper.
Lawyers attached no significance to
the report at the time, since no sup
porting affdavits were filed within the
legal time limit
T0morrows hearing, it was learned
will be in chambers, and only the par
ties to the application--in other words
just the Kings proctor-will be per-
mitted to attend.
/ This was taken as an indication
there would be no sensational depart
ure from the regular legal routine OF
the Simpson case
Latest reports from Austria have in
dlCated that former King Edward
/ VIII, who renowned his throne SO he
might wed Mrs. Simpson, had made no
change IN his plans to marry her late
In April. One recent report said ne
planed to visit her soon at Monts,
France, possibly for a discussion of
their future home.
In English divorce cases the King S
proctor, who made today's application,
is encharged with supervising the con-
duct Of parties to the action during
the interim between the probationary
and final DEGREES, in order to ferret
out any evidence Of colluSion or mis-
behavior
"A day NTH the Duke OF Windsor
on Page 49,
Evening star., 1937-03-18
CONTINENTAL DEBT.
|SF|XEDAT S885,7S6
Payment to Commercial De-
cIded by Court-Both In
stitutions to Appeal.

A decree entered today in the Dis
trlct Court suit to determine the
amount owed to the Commercial Ma
tional Bank by the Continental Trust
Co, which were merged in 1880. to-
day fixed the sum at $685., ,78640
For several years the tangled affairs
of the two closed institutions have
been before the court The decision
today, made by Justice Daniel w.
ODoncghue, will be taken to the Court
of Appeals by both parties, each OBJ
iecting to particular items in the
decree.
On January 18, 1890, a contract was
executed between the two institutions
by which the Commercial assumed
the Cpntinentals s28O0,000 depositor
liabilities and took over its assets.
Both institutions closed during the
bank collapse and now are in the
hands of receivers.
O'DOnOghue Lists Sums.
Justice ODonoghue held that s367.-
036.40 of the S280O,0OO still remains
to be paid out of the Continental as
sets. He listed this sum as debt due
the Commercial and authorized the
Commercials receiver to liquidate the
tSee BANK, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1937-03-18
''Betroyed Loue,'' Woman Cries
after Shooting de Chambrlu,
Rome Embassy attaches
Describe ASsaiInnt as
"UnbaIanced."

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, March 18-Her dark eyes
flashing, beautiful Madeline La Fer
riere declared today she shot and
wounded Count Charles de Cham
brun. former Ambassador to Italy, be-
9use he betrayed my love" for a
man too famous to let me speak his
name"
The striking brunette invoked the
unwritten code of diplomatic honor
as her defense, claiming the French
envoy had betrayed her confidence.
The wounding of the French envoy
yesterday as he boarded the Brussels
express caused major sensation in
society and diplomatic circles, with
speculation rife as to the identity of
the great italian man of state"
whose love Nine. lie Ferriere ac-
cused Chambrun of causing her to
lose.
French friends Of the 30-year -old
woman said she told them she had
won the affections of the great
Italian man of state" after recent
interviews.
On her many trips between Paris
and Rome, where she was received
in diplomatic society, she was known
tSee CHAMBRUN, Page A-5)
Evening star., 1937-03-18
First Security Plan Applicant
Is Refused I7c Retirement Paw

l7-cent pension check was disallowed
by the boards Claims Division.
The motorman, who promised to
spend the pension on a treat for his
cronies. contended he became IS on
January 2, 1887, and had paid a tax
of 5 cents for January /, the only
day he was affected by the act.
This, he said, entitled him to 3la
per cent of his s4e6 earnings that
day-or II cents
Alderman declined TO discuss the
decision or say on what grounds it
was based
Evening star., 1937-03-18
D. c. FISCAL PLAN
HEARING IS HALTED
May Be Resumed by New
Group-Jacobs Admits
Lack of Authority.
BY JAMES E. CHINN.

Investigation Of the proposed three
point fiscal relations formula by two
special subcommittee of the House
District Committee came to an abrupt
halt this afternoon upon completion
OF the examination of j. L. Jacobs,
Chicago efficiency engineer. who di-
rected the study on which the plan
was based, and George McAneny. who
served as chairman of his Advisory
Committee.
The inquiry may be resumed next
week. but by new subcommittee
After hearing Jacobs and McAneny
explain the complicated plan, Repre-
sentatives Kennedy of Maryland and
Nichols OF Oklahoma, both Demo-
Gratis, the chairmen of the two sub
committees, came to the conclusion
that the subjects their respective
groups were assigned to study are so
closely allied the job should be as
signed to one special subcommittee.
Kennedy's subcommittee was In
structed to study the revenue features
in the Jacobs report and the one
headed by Nichols. the proposed l9
statutory changes.
Hopes for Better Job.
AS Jacobs and McAneny completed
their testimony, Nichols made the fol-
lowing statement to newspaper men:
Il am convinced the questions of tax
alton and legislative revisions in
volved in the Jacobs report are so
closely allied that the two subcommit-
tees working separately might do 50
at cross purposes I believe one sub
committee should be appointed 10
handle both questions and a better lob
will be done I shall propose that Mr.
Kennedy be made chairman of the
new subcommittee.
1t is understood the proposal was
first discussed with Chairman Norton
of the District Committee and she
agreed to approve it. The new sub
committee is expected to be named
within a few days with instructions
to resume the investigation next week.
Representatives of various civic and
business organizations interested in
solution of the fiscal relations problem
will be invited to testify.
The study of the Jacobs report by
the two special subcommittee was
short lived and failed to produce any
special interest among the 10 mem
bers. There were FIVE appointed to
each subcommittee
Jacobs Admits Authority Lack.
At the initial hearing Yesterday
afternoon only three members attend
ed-Chairman Kennedy and Nichols
and Representative Sacks. Democrat.
OF Pennsylvania. Nichols conducted
the examination of Jacobs and Nc
Aneny alone today because none of
the other members appeared. Ken
nedy was delayed in Baltimore and
arrived late for the hearing. In his
flnal appearance Jacobs admitted
he went beyond the scope of his au-
thorlty in recommending reorganlza-
ton of the District government,
Reorganization was proposed, Jacobs
testified because during the investiga-
ton OF fiscal relationship his attention
was called to overlapping of services
IN the municipal government as we'll
as conditions which do not make for
economy in administration.
Jacobs pointed out that in recon-
(See FISCAL. Page A-4J
Evening star., 1937-03-18

all preparations for my Honolulu take
off. getting a good rest there secure in
the knowledge that he will have every
thing in readiness when the time
comes to leave for Howland Island
Also. We are taking along a relief
navigator, Fred Noonan, veteran of ls
Pacific air crossings. He will drop Off
at HoWland, as Mantz will in Homo
lulu and Manning at Darwin. For
once, if all goes well, it will be the
males. in manner of speaking, who
do the walking home.
If the flight is completed its over
all distance will total about $1,000
miles. Its route as planned touches
five of the six continents-Europe
alone is not included
Many months have been devoted to
preparation. For such a flight my
ship and its equipment are probably
as competent as can be obtained un-
less special craft were designed. All
(See EARHART, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1937-03-18
SOCIETY ARBITER
OF CAPITAL DEAD
Charles Lee Cooke, Ceremonial
Officer of State Department,
Succumbs at 72.

Charles Lee Cooke, 72. arbiter Of
Official Washington society for almost
two decades. died today from a heart
silment He vas ceremonial officer
OF the State Department.
He was known TO his intlmates in
department and White House as
Charlie despite the dignity Of his
fob. He was the Nations official
greeter to visiting foreign dlgnitaries,
drafted all the Presidents messages
TO foreign rulers, and dictated the
seating of diplomats, cabinet men,
bers, and others at official dinners.
Appointed in 1919, Cooke was the
departments first ceremonial officer
He offlciated at the Washington Arms
Conference in l92I-l922 and was an
aide to the special American mission
sent TO the coronation Of the King
Of Ethiopia in 1890
His birthplace was Frederick, Nd
Funeral services are TO be held
Saturday at pm. in the Spear
funeral home, 1908 H street Burial
will be in Baltimore
Evening star., 1937-03-18

the local will abandon its claim for
exclusive rights If it does not poll a
majority.
This concession by the hotel man
agement came as a surprise move as
Board Member Edwin s. Smith pre-
pared to hear testimony on the con-
tention of Local 78l that employees
of the two units desired the union
to represent them. The necessity of
the hearing was eliminated.
One issue for board determination
remains before the election order may
be given, the point Of difference aris-
ing out of conflicting claims as to the
(See WILLARD, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1937-03-18
Employees of Willard Hotel
To Vote on Bargaining Agency

The management of the Willard
Hotel today agreed to allow the Ma
tional Labor Relations Board to con-
duct an election among its uniformed
service employees and mattresses in its
coffee shop to determine their agency
for collective bargaining purposes
In addition, the management agreed
that if majority of those voting in
either or both of the two units at
Of the Hotel and Restaurant Employees
Alliance, that union will be recognized
as the exclusive bargaining agent for
employees of the respective units. At
the same time it was announced that
Evening star., 1937-03-18
LAW SCHOOL DEAN
DENIES MEASURE
.ENDANCERS COURT
Green Says Roosevelt Plan
Would Not Affect Its
Independence.
TERMS CONTROVERSY
POLITICAL QUESTION
Foes of Program Invite Justices
to Offer Views Before
Senate Body.
BACKGROUND


Vered at Whnt he considers OBJ
structtoniSt tactics of Supreme
Court, President Roosevelt has
asked for authority to appoint sir
ne'O justices unless those orer 20
retire. Many Democratic Senators.
IN sympathy NTH Presidents OBJ
1ectlUeS but shocked by his methods.
are insisting court change be accom-
pliShed By constitutional amend
Dlent.
Senate Judiciary Committee. nom
holding hearings on court bill, is
euenly divided. tUith opponents
stirling to agree on language OF
compromise amendment. President
Roosevelt is insisting on passage OF
bill as tcritten.
Evening star., 1937-03-18
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND March ls-Ernest
Ackerman. 65-year- r-old street car mo-
torman who was believed the first per-
son to apply for a pension under the
United States social security act, will
not get the IT cents he claimed was
due him
Ackerman received a letter today
service representative OF the Social
Security Board, saying his claim to a
Evening star., 1937-03-18
PARIS PARALYZED
BY MASS PROTEST
Two Million Hold Hail. Day
Strike as Result of
Five Sayings.
BACKGROUND

BACK hGROUND-
Strikes and political unheapas
haze beset Premier Blum OF France
since he took Office last June. Tues
day nights riottng Das third fatal
clash oetween supporters Of Popular
Front-Uhich carried Blum into
poueT-dnd members OF former
Crotr de Feu in recent weeks. This
Fascist group, headed bg Col. Fran
COTS de la ROGUE. ,Das ordered dis
banded by government Dithtn fetD
days OF Blun's inauguration. 1t ,Uns
reorgantsed as political party, but
its spirit ,ods unchanged. Recently
Social party has been suspected as
a reconstruction OF Groin de Feu
Communists hdue bitterly fought
Col. La ROGUE as leader OF militant
Righttsts.
Bs the Associated Press.
PARIS, March ia general strike
Of 100000 workers in protest against
Fascist assassins' they accused of
killing five Leftists in a bloody street
riot brought Paris to a standstill today
For half the day, marked by nu-
merous small clashes in the city's
streets, but no serious disorders, the
workers demonstrated their power To
enforce demands for destruction OF
'Fascism" in France.
All factories and most shops, restau-
rants and Offices were closed until
noon by the general strike, called by
the General Confederation of Workers
IN protest over the massacre of
Clichy'' Tuesday night and early yes
terday when armed police charged
Communist street barricades in the
workers suburb, outside a Rightest
mass meeting,
In the capital itself, about 1,00o, 900
workers Joined the strike, which. un-
til the deadline at II am. stopped
traffic
Suburban Workers Idle.
Another million walked out in out
lying municipalities where many nm
portant factories are situated and
where most Of the local administra-
tions are strongly Communist
SO complete was the paralysis that
the morning session of the Chamber
OF Deputies. where bitter attack was
expected on the government over the
Clichy riots, was postponed
Tabor headquarters declared the
strike was complete. tying up the
metal, building chemicals and tex
tile trades. large stores, and all pub
lie transport including the subway
which reopened at noon.
Only German workers on the Ger
man pavilion stayed on the job at
(See WORKERS, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1937-03-18
WARM RAIN FORECAST
HERE THIS AFTERNOON
Moderate Temperatures for Dis
trict Due to Continue Through
Tomorrow.

Warm rains and moderate tempera-
lures are the Districts weather out
look,
The rain-occasional light showers
is due this afternoon. Tonight, the
forecaster says. will be mostly cloudy.
with minimum of about 40 degrees
Tomorrow is scheduled to be fair with
not much change in temperature. Yes
terday's maximum was 49 and this
mornings low was 80.
Evening star., 1937-03-18
COMMUNISM IS HIT.
IN POPE'S ADDRESS.
Employers Urged to Recog.
nIze "Ina|ienab|e Rights"
of Workers,
BY the Associated Press

VATICAN CITY, March 18.-Pope
Plus XII condemned communism as
the ruin of family and society" in q
lengthy encyclical issued today.
The Pontiff, in vigorous attack on
The forces he has fought even through
out his recent serious illness. declared
only the Catholic Church could ef-
tectiVely oppose what he termed the
"raVages of the anti-God campaign
(See POPE, Page A-8.J
Evening star., 1937-03-18
Llndberghs Leave Lucknow

LUCKNOW, India, March l8 (P).-
Col Charles A. Lindbergh, on an ex-
tended air tour of India with Mrs.
Lindbergh, took off today for an un-
announced destination after an un-
expected flight last night from
Nagpur.
Evening star., 1937-03-18
Volcano Erupts.

MAEBASHI, Japan, March l8 LP).-
Mount Asama, Japans largest and
most active volcano, erupted today,
covering the countryside with lava
and clnders and forcing the panic
stricken populace to flee their homes.
Evening star., 1937-03-18
ISLE TO BE GARDEN
42O-Acre Tract to Be Turned Into
Botanical Exhibit.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, March l8
tP).-Weedons Island, a 420-acre tract
bordered by Tampa Bay, has been
purchased by j. o. Paine of Newark,
N. j.
Paine said the island will be turned
into huge botanical garden with
docks on the water front and a series
of canals. The property is within the
northern limits of st. Petersburg.
Evening star., 1937-03-18

DETROIT, March 18-Indications
that the Chrysler Corp. was prepared
to ask forcible eviction of 5000 sit
down strikers from its eight automo-
bile plants here caused vigilant union
pickets to tighten their lines today.
The corporations next step is re-
quest for Circuit Court writs against
the injunction-defying strikers. A
company spokesman said ''our attor-
neys are going ahead as fast as they
can"
Tho deadlock On the unions de-
mand for exclusive bargaining rights
held through morning of negotia-
tionS. Chrysler executives asked union
leaders. When are you going to take
the men out of the plants?"
AS soon as we get recognition as
sole bargaining agency" was the re-
ply. This the corporation has re-
fused to grant.
A Chrysler spokesman said the pos
sibility of appealing to the Civic Con-
ciliation Board set up by Gov. Frank
Murphy's conference yesterday to aid
in settling strikes had not been dis
cussed.
Since am. yesterday, the strikers
and high officials of the United Auto
mopile Workers Of America and the
Committee for Industrial Organization
have been in violation of an injunction
signed by Circuit Judge Allan Camp
bell.
Chrysler Going Ahead.
B. E. Hutchinson, Chrysler Finance
Committee chairman, said only that
our attorneys are going ahead as
fast as they can in an orderly manner
to establish our legal position"
He said the conferees' negotiation
with snion representatives here have
full power to effect a settlement of the
dispute
The reply of Homer Martin, presi-
dent Of the U. A. w. A. to a statement
by Gov. Murphy that the State
might use force to evict the strikers,
was a suggestion that force be used
on the employers to make them obey
the law"
"1nJunctions ought to work both
ways, If the courts are free and fair"
Martin said.
The U. A. w A. has contended the
Chrysler Corp. is violating the Wagner
labor act by refusing to grant the
union exclusive bargaining rights. The
union claims a great majority of
Chrysler production workers are U. A.
w A. members.
Union and corporation conferees re-
sumed this morning their negotiations
(See STRIKES, Page A-3)