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Evening star., 1937-10-27
NO WINNERS IN CAPITAL.
Horse Held Here Failed to Finish in
Newmarket Race.

Horse Held Here Failed to Finish in
Newmarket Race.
The bubble burst for Irish Sweep
stakes ticket-holders in Washington
and vicinity today when none of the
horses on which persons here held
tickets finished in the money in the
running of the Cesarewitch Stakes at
Newmarket, England, though two were
favorites.
The local holders will have to be
content with little less than $4,000
each, representing also-rans and
scratches.
A ticket on Epigram. top favorite,
was held by George Mintzer and Gary
Paris, youthful employees of the Home
Owners Loan Corp, residing at 1877
Allison street NV. Charles P. Bry-
ant, 473 H street SW., foreman of
laborers in the aNtional Park Serv-
ice; had Near Relation, second choice.
The ticket on Epigram first was
thought to have been drawn by Mr..
and Mrs. George Conner, 1900 Georgia
avenue, an error in transmission list
ing it to 1927 Allison street, where the
couple formerly lived.
prTNCIJ vTNS rACApEUIrCu
Evening star., 1937-10-27
WOMAN IS WINNER
OF S50,00O PRIZE
Mrs. V. c. Powell of Cumber-
land Holds Ticket on
Solar Bear.
By tie Associated Press.

BY TIE Associated FreSS.
DUBLIN, Oct 27-Mrs. " c. Powell,
811 Mount Royal avenue, Cumberland,
Md, won s5o,0OO today on Solar Bear,
third horse in the Irish Sweepstakes in
the Cesarewitch Stakes, Newmarket,
England.
Six Americans won s150,0o0 each
when Punch came in first, eight held
$4,000 tickets on Fet, second place
winner, and six won $4,000 each on
Solar Bear,
Americans holding tickets on the
three horses won altogether sl,800,000.
Holders of sweepstakes tickets in the
United States had won S2,029,892 in
the draw last week.
Those holding $150,00O tickets we're:
Ralph Harrell, Ogden, Utah; w. A.
Morant and another, St. Louis; o. De-
genfelder, Astoria, Long Island; AN
gela," New Rochelle, N. Y; Fulfill a
WISH" New York City, and Holm
Cronin, Jersey City, N. j.
Those holding $4,000 tickets:
Michele di Pietro, Brooklyn: Irving
Abramowitz and Louis Wilde, the
Bronx. New York City; Here's Luck, "
Brooklyn: j. Waters and Ray, Hobo
ken, N. j.; Lucky" North Tarrytown,
N. Y; Irish Luck" Brooklyn, and
six Days. the Bronx.
Holders of $4,000 tickets:
Bald HILL" New York; "My First
VIM" the Bronx; "All the Family, -
Somerset, Mass; Still Waiting, "
Brooklyn; F. NJ Percy. Chicago.
Evening star., 1937-10-27
L0RIMER BEQUEATHS
ESTATE TO FAMILY
Widow and Two Sons Chief Bene-
fciaries-Holdings Valued at
Upward of $250,0o0.
BY the Associated Press.


NORRISTOWN, Pa, Oct. 27.-
George Horace Lorimer, former editor
of the Saturday Evening Post, who
died last Friday, left most of his estate
to his widow and his two sons.
His will, filed for probate today,
values the estate at upwards of $780,
900.
Lorimer's collection of art and an
tiques is to be given to the Pennsyl-
vania Museum and School of Indus
trial art, Philadelphia, if the executors
so decide within a year. If the offer
of the collection is rejected 1t Is to
revert to the estate.
Land up to 500 acres near the Lori
mer home is bequeathed to Mont
gomery County. adjoining Philadel-
phia, for park purposes.
Of the residuary estate the widow
and the two sons, George and Graeme,
each receives one-fifth of the per-
sonal property. The remaining two
hfths including real estate is to be
held in trust with the income to go
to the widow and the sons.
The widow is bequeathed the 10
acre Lorimer estate in Wyncote, near
Philadelphia. One son, George, is
given $4,000 outright. The will also
provides $4,000 for Adelaide w. Neall,
an associated editor of the Saturday
Evening Post, and $4,000 to Lorimer's
secretary, Margaret P. Davies.
Evening star., 1937-10-27
BY the Associated Press.

SHANGHAI, Oct. 27.-United States
marines we're authorized today to open
fire in self defense on any airplane at
tacking them or non-combatants in
their sector of the International Set
tlement.
Admiral Harry Yarnell, commander
of the United States Asiatic Fleet, au-
thorized the defensive measure as
fierce fighting. intensified by the re-
treat of Chinese troops from Chapel
to a new defense line, ragged menac-
inglv around the International Settle
ment.
The combat brought into play the
full power of japanese warships in
the Whangpoo and Chinese land bat
teries. They fired steadily until after
nightfall.
Admiral Yarnell's action grew out Of
repeated attacks by japanese flyers on
Chinese positions along the edges of
the Settlement. These raids reached a
climax Sunday when a japanese flyer
machine gunned British troops and a
party of British and American horse
back riders on Keswich road, killing
one British soldier.
The British Immediately ordered
their troops to act in self-defense is
such an attack were repeated.
United States authorities said So
caliber anti-aircraft machine guns,
Evening star., 1937-10-27
ALASKA Mine BLAST
TOLL MAY REACH Ia
Little Hope Held for Eight Men
Still Entombed 1900 Feet Up
Side of Mountain.


ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Oct. at
Mine officials expressed fear today the
death toll would reach IA in an ex-
plosion in the Evans Jones coal mine,
1900 feet up the side of mountain.
Six bodies were recovered late last
night and little hope was held for
eight men still entombed.
Four of the I9 men in the mine at
the time of the explosion yesterday
fed uninjured as the tunnel crumpled
behind them. A fifth, Vic Raide, fore
man, was brought out by rescuers. He
was seriously burned and one leg was
hurt.
z. j. Loussac, vice president of the
mine company, said the rescuers would
continue to work until the eight men
were brought to the surface. He did
not know what caused the explosion
Drs. A. S. Walkowski and Howard c..
Romig sped to the scene from Anchor
age in special speeder provided by
the Alaska Railroad.
Evening star., 1937-10-27
.OWN CIVIL SERVICE
!. FOR D. c. IS URGED
Separate System Advocated
by PaImisano Based on
Five-Year Plea.

A special civil service system for the
municipal government, separate and
distinct from the Federal civil serv-
ice. was advocated today by Chairman
Palmisano Of the House District Com
mittee as means of giving Washing
ton residents better opportunity to
get positions in District departments.
He indicated he might sponsor legis-
lation at the coming special session of
Congress to put the plan into effect.
Palmisano proposed the new system
as result of resolution he received
from the Federation of Business Mems
Associations urging that positions in
the District government be given only
to persons who had been bona flde
residents of Washington for at least
five years.
Present Plan Held Unfair.
Under the present system of filling
positions in the District service from
the Federal civil service register, Pal
misano pointed out, residents of various
States who happen to make higher
rating in examinations are given pref
erence over District residents.
"That is decidedly unfair to resi-
dents of the District who have to pay
taxes to support their municipal gov
ernment," declared Palmisano. Il be-
lieve that the only equitable system
would be to give residents of the Dis
trict the first opportunity to take posi-
tions that become available in the
municipal service and if they don't
want the jobs then allow outsiders on
the Federal civil service register to
take them"
Palmisano explained that virtually
all positions in the District service, in
Guiding those in the Police and Fire
Departments, are filled from the Fed
eral civil service register. The excep-
tions he mentioned included the Public
Utilities Commission and the attorneys
in the corporation counsels office. AS
result, he declared, the District serv-
ice is crowded" with persons who were
not registered at the time of appoint
ment.
Need Qualified Personnel.
Although opposed to the so-called
"spoils" system, Palmisano said it
might be necessary in any separate
civil service plan for the District to
continue to exempt the Public Utilities
Commission and the corporation coun-
sells Office in order to get highly quail
fed lawyers and engineers to take
positions that become available.
Palmisano declared, however, he
believed there are a sufficient number
of bona fide residents of the District
to fill ordinary clerical and Steno-
graphic positions in the municipal
service and these persons should have
the first call.
Evening star., 1937-10-27
Pinned byCrash,
Brakeman Dies
As Rescue Fails
By the Associated Press.

COPPERHILL, Tenn, Oct. 81
Death defeated a crew of copper
miners who labored eight hours in
hail and rain with acetylene torches
today to free a heroic fellow workman
from the wreckage of two freight cars.
For three hours Clarence Crawford,
42-year-old brakeman of the Tennes-
see Copper Co, directed rescue efforts
before lapsing into Inconsistencies.
He was dead when torches cut through
steel pinning his left arm and he was
lifted free at 2:30 am.
Crawford lost his life in wreck he
attempted to forestall He was aboard
five-car freight train when it broke
loose from an engine. As he applied
The hand brake it crashed into another
car near the Mcpherson Mine. He
was wedged between two telescoped
cars.
With the headlights of an engine
Illuminating the scene 300 workmen
kept doggedly at the rescue task
despite the apparent hopelessness of
saving Crawford's life.
Only a few hours before the wreck
the brakeman had lectured at the
plant His subject was Industrial
Safety"
Evening star., 1937-10-27
WINDSOR STATES
us. TOUR VIEWS
Hopes to Aid in "Vita! Prob
Iems"-T0 Arrive No.
Vember II.
F,y the Associated Press,

PARIS, Oct. 27.-The Duke of
since his radio farewell to the empire
after abdication last December. an
nounced today he was going to America
as completely independent observer,
without political consideration" but
that he hoped to aid in solving some
of the vital problems that beset the
world today"
The Duke addressed a meeting of
the Anglo-American Press Association.
The Duke. addressing more than 100
English and American correspondents,
said:
Il am now very happy married
man, but my wife and I are neither
content nor willing to lead purely
inactive life of leisure"
After completing his prepared
speech, the Duke said informally that
Il want to thank you all sincerely for
having allowed this association to be
the platform from which I could ex-
press to you frankly the thoughts that
hope will go around the world"
To Reach U. S. November IL.
After the luncheon, the former
British King said he was sailing for
the United States aboard the Bremen
on November 6, which will reach New
York November H.
Windsor said he and the Duchess
would spend five weeks in the United
States, but that he did not plan to
The Duke said:
when Mr.. Philip (Percy L., presi-
dent of the club originally invited
me, he used the following words: AT
all times and in all circumstances you
have shown such understanding of,
and patience with those working
newspaper men and those working
journalists whose duty it has been to
report your royal highness' doings and
words in time past, that our associ-
alton felt it would be their very great
pleasure to entertain you at luncheon
as a private citizen during your stay
in Paris
Asut always OtdkCus
II can assure you appreciate these
sentiments a great deal, but, at the
same time, they prompt me to speak
openly to this important gathering of
British and American journalists and
to say that there have been occasions
when that very spirit of understand
ing mentioned by Mr.. Philip has, I
regret to say, not always been recipro-
Gated by the press.
"All of you are familiar with my
statement to the press of last June.
In spite of my having adhered most
faithfully to this policy, am often
at a loss to understand the extent of
speculation and what sometimes ap-
pears to be search for ulterior mo-
tives in regard to our doings.
81 naturally am not criticizing any
one present, but direct my remarks to
the press as a whole. Some recent
misstatements concerning the Duchess
and myself have caused us consider
able embarrassment and might weA
have led to dangerous consequences.
II wonder if inaccuracies of the
kind mean are worthy of the great
industry for which you work.
Our visit to Germany has been
very interesting and we are looking
forward now to our tour of America
(See WINDSOR Page A-31
Evening star., 1937-10-27

ORLEANS, Ind, Oct. 27 R.-Har-
vesting one tree in r. A. Troth's Or
chard turned out to be quite job.
He started the tree as a seeding
because he wanted to see how far a
grower could go in grating"
Now, he says, he has almost finished
getting from the tree 10 varieties of
apples, five of pears and three OF crab
apples.
Evening star., 1937-10-27
PUNCH WINS CASAREWITCH.
Fet and Solar Bear Finish Second and
Third at Newmarket

Third at Newmarket.
NEWMARKET, England, Oct. 27
R).-Punch won the Cesarewitch
Stakes over "a miles here today. 1t
was the ninty-ninth running of the
classic. Fet was second and Solar
Bear third
The winning colt is owned by T.
Westhead. Fet, owned by Mrs. Sidney
Freeman, was second last year. Thirty
one horses ran.
Two American entries, Idaho. owned
by A. K. Macomber, and Fox Star,
owned by Corlette Glorney, were un-
placed.
Punch, the winner. was II to l
in the betting. Fet was 90 to ! and
Solar Bear 100 to 8.
The three placed horses were
among the leaders all the way. The
4-year-old punch was length in
front at the finish, with two lengths
separating Fet and Solar Bear. A
last-minute betting rush had made
Faites vos Jeux q clear favorite, but
he finished well out Of the money.
Evening star., 1937-10-27
BY JOHN c. HENRY.

Peace negotiations between the
Committee for Industrial Organiza-
ton and the American Federation of
Labor reached bitter irnpasse today
as conferees for the former, in biting
terms, fatty rejected reconciliation
proposal made earlier in the day by
the Federation.
Following the rejection, negotiations
were recessed until November 4.
The A. F. of L. proposal, calling for
immediate dissolution of the c. /. o.
as a condition of restoring the sus-
pended unions to full rights as part Of
the Federation. suggests "abject sur
render" and desertion and betrayal of
their followers. the c. 1. o. committee
declared in announcing it to be ''un-
acceptable"
In brief, the proposition Of the Fed
Grafton, in addition to offering restora-
ton Of membership at the price of
dissolution of the rival faction, sug-
gested a series Of conferences between
newly established c. l. o. unions and
those of the A. F. of L. where direct
conflicts have occurred within single
industries. Such conferences would
be directed at defining jurisdictional
rights in the contested industries.
Would Push for Members.
While such deliberations were in
progress. and pending final settlement
of the most troublesome issues at the
next convention of the A. F. of L., the
Federation proposed IAN aggressive
organizing campaign along both
industrial and craft lines"
The rejection of this entire proposal,
released in the name of Philip Murray.
chairman of the c. I. o. negotiators,
follows in full:
FIRST. it provides that the original
nine international unions chartered by
the American Federation of Labor can
return to the American Federation of
Labor with the distinct understanding
that these nine organizations desert
and betray the % new national and
international unions that have, since
November, 1885, affiliated themselves
with the Committee for Industrial Or
ganization.
THE proposal suggests abject sur
render. dissolution of the Committee
for Industrial Organization, which if
accepted, would have the immediate
effect of millions of organized work.
ers now affiliated with the Commit
tee for Industrial Organization re-
linquishing their membership in any
kind of labor union. and creating the
kind of situation that would render
it impossible for any legitimate. labor
organization to ever reorganize them.
Held Only Reaffirmation.
Second, the proposal offered by
the American Federation of Labor
is merely reaffirmation of its for
mer policy and certainly does not
contemplate the organization of the
unorganized into strong unions. Their
proposal, as We understand it. con-
stitutes rejection of the principle
of industrial organization in mass pro-
duction and other basic industries.
"It has been clearly demonstrated
by the Committee for Industrial Organ
iZation that the mass production and
other basic industries must be organ
lied on industrial lines. The American
Federation of Labor proposal indicates
that the American Federation of
Labor is still determined to prevent
(See LABOR, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1937-10-27
.A.F.OF ANDC.L.O.
AT BITTER |MPA
AFTER REFLECTIONS
Latter Spurns "Surrender"
ounter-PIan-Nego-
tiatiOnS Recessed.
FEDERATION PLEDGES
Renewed MEMBERSHIP
But Would Compel Suspended
Unions to Dissolve as Sep
arate Entity.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Efforts to heal breach betUeen
t1Do bitter factions OF American
labor n,oUement Were launched
) openly Just two ueeks ago 1OIten
c. /. o. Conference at Atlantic City
tUtred A. F. OF L. Contention in
DenUer proposal for meeting OF
100-m1an committees. Former finally
consented to cutting its negotiating
group to 10 Ghile Federation stood
firm on three-mdn committee. Ne
gotiators met for first time on Mon
day OF this Ueek.
Evening star., 1937-10-27
"TAX RELIEF" URGED
Gannett Asks Benefits for Firms
Distributing Profits to Workers.

BUFFALO, N. Y, Oct. 27 R).-
Frank E. Gannett, publisher, proposed
today that the Government offer tax
relief" as an incentive to companies
which distribute profits to their en-
ployes.
Addressing the convention of the
National Association of Commercial
Organization Secretaries, the pub
Usher of the Gannett group of news
papers said:
Instead of taxing companies for
not distributing all their profits to
stockholders, would give tax relief
to those companies that distributed
profits to their employees"
Evening star., 1937-10-27


crisis date for opening OF confer
ence tUas delayed until November 3.
By the Associated Press.
TOXIC, Oct. 27.-Japan formally
declined today the invitation to par
ticipate in the Brussels conference Of
Nine-Power Pact adherents on the
Chinese-Japanese war.
A note handed to Belgian AM
bassador Baron Albert de Bassom-
pierre declared the conference was
inspired by the League of Nations and
would put serious obstacles in the
path of the just and proper solution
of the conflict
(The Belgian foreign Office an
nounced yesterday in Brussels that
the opening of the Nine-PoWer
pact consultations had been post
poned from next Saturday to next
Wednesday,
Shortly before delivery of the note
to the Belgian envoy. japanese Foreign
Minister Koki Hirota received i'm
PC4idl dPPlONcl 1Oi tiAC iCplJ-
Long Statement Issued.
The japanese foreign Office stimuli
taneously released a long informal
statement reiterating Japan's conten-
ton that Japan was fighting in self
defense.
The statement asserted the Nine
Power Treaty was obsolete because of
what it termed inflltration of Com
munism in China and declared "the
Japanese nation, rising as one man. Is
united in a determination to surmount
all obstacles for the purpose of effect
ing speedy settlement.
The Chinese-Japanese difficulties
can be solved only through direct
negotiations between the two powers
on whom falls the common burden Of
responsibility for the stability of East
Asia" the informal statement argued.
Text of Refusal Note.
The text of the formal refusal fol-
lows:
"The japanese government have the
honor to acknowledge receipt OF q
note under the date of october 20.
The League of Nations in report
adopted October 6 has declared on
the basis of a declaration by only one
of two parties that military operations
carried on by Japan are in violation
of the Nine-Power Treaty.
"Japan's action in China is mea-
sure of self-defense which she was
compelled to take in the face OF
China's violent anti-Japanese policy
and practice, especially by her provoc-
ative acts appealing to the force of
arms; consequently, as the imperial
government already has declared it
lies outside the purview of the Nine
power treaty.
1.-The Assembly of the League of Ma
tions have even gone to the length
Of assuring China moral support and
recommending that its members ab-
stain from any action which might
weaken China's power of resistance
and add difficulties to the present con-
flict and also to study how they might
individually aid China.
This does not take into account the
(Sea TOXIC Papa A~4D
Evening star., 1937-10-27
Spends Sundays in Jail.

SIOUX FALLS, Oct. ~ R.-A
month sentence for intoxication is not
unusual, but month of Sundays
well, AL Hagberg, Sioux Falls, won't
complete his term until next Spring.
Hagberg must spend 80 Sundays
behind the bars. Judge Ransom l..
Gibbs imposed the sentence.
Evening star., 1937-10-27
Holocaust, Famed
by Wind, Rages
in Chapel.
FOREIGN AREA
is THREATENED
Defenders Retreat
tOTheir New
Positions.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Chinese defense OF Shanghai has
held solid since nid-AuguSt, 1Uhen
japanese inucSion around mouth of
Whangpoo RiUer began as result OF
killing OF tlCo japanese at the
Hungjao AYdrome near Shanghai.
Japan fastening driUe IN order to
present nine-po,Uer parley at Brus-
sells ,Uith the fait dccompi OF
japanese uictory at Shanghai.
Northern campaign OF japanese has
advanced 1Uitft only slight him
drance from Chinese armies, re-
Gently augmented by Communist
armies from Northwest China.
Evening star., 1937-10-27

Adding new complication to ad-
ministration of the business privilege
tax, legal officers of the District have
ruled informally that number of
District and Federal excise taXes-not
yet officially specified-may be de-
Quoted from the gross receipts reported
by business and professional opera
tors, it was revealed oday.
Allen F. Brooke. administrator of the
tax, said he had received to date more
than 1000 amended returns, in which
the taxpayers made deductions for a
variety of excise taxes. and he estimat-
ed the result would lesser the revenue
coming from the levy by consider
able amount.
Mr.. Brooke announced he planned to
petition the Commissioners at once for
formal ruling regarding what deduc-
tions may be made on account of ex-
else taxes, to facilitate the work of his
Office in passing judgment on the
amended returns.
Classification List.
Meanwhile, Corporation Counsel Ell
WOOD II. Seal dlrecteQ MS assistants 10
request the Internal Revenue Bureau
to supply list classifying a variety
of the excise taxes.
Word that certain taxes, which are
intended to be levied directly on the
consumer, and not on the manufacturer
or retailer who acts merely as a COL
lection agent for the Government, may
be deducted from the returns, was
given informally to some business
groups during the last week or SO. AS
a result, Mr.. Brooke began to receive
large number of amended returns.
Whether taxes paid on the sale of
liquor, wines and beer may be de-
Quoted from the business privilege re-
turns, as not being gross receipts, is one
of the important questions involved in
the issue. Mr. Brooke said the reports
of many liquor dealers are included in
the amended returns which have been
received. He estimated that in some
cases the amount of the excise taxes
runs as high as 40 per cent of the total
(See TAXES. Page A-4)