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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-21
Furious Fighting Is Raging To-day Along AM Fronts
Both Sides Locked in Terrific Death Struggle-Mys terious Chinese Army of 100000 Appears From
 Somewhere Japanese Chief Pushes to Front
BY JACK BELDEN Copyright, 1887, by United Press)

Chinese Field Headquarters North Shansi Province, October 21 (UP) = Chinese forces in Shans Province have launched huge scale counter program and have won smashing victories against the Japanese it was Russian and Japanese troops are locked in the ercest
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-21
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, Oct. 21-(UP)-Gov- ernment expenses and receipts for the current fiscal year through Oct. lN, as compared with year ago:
 This Year Expenses Last Year S2,S57,222,549.55 $2,119,632, ,o25.6s s1,s7s,1so,ss1 st,s1s,sBo, ,sOs.IO s47e.O41,55S.ss s7ss,s7s.slS.As s2,7Ss,775.1A1.o1 si,S12ssS,ss4
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-21
The Weather

Cloudy, Cold Tonight;
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Home Edition Ldte Sport NeuOs EI5 Stock Prices
The Washington times., 1937-06-09
ATTORNEY HITS.
DIVORCE FRAUD

Legal circles still buzzed today
over the prospects of the great
scandal" which Jean Boardman,
attorney. last night predicted
would rock the District unless
something was done to curb the
practice of obtaining divorces by
means of fraudulent testimony.
Boardman told the District Bar
Association, meeting at the May
flower Hotel, that the recently
liberalized divorce law was being
used as an instrument by un
scrupulous persons for obtaining
fraudulent divorces"
He recommended the appoint
ment of a seven-man committee to
study the situation. His proposal
was adopted in the form of a reso-
luton by the assembly.
An appalling number of divorces
are being procured on perjured
testimony, Boardman said. Persons
wanting divorce badly, he pointed
out, but discovering they are with
out sufficient grounds even under
the relaxed statute, lie to their
lawyers. The latter do not inveS-
tigate but instead file suit and go
to trial in "a perfunctory manner"
he added.
The Washington times., 1937-06-09
WOMAN ISHUR7
|NCAR UPSET

Mrs. Elsie M. Soper, 20, Of 80
Adams st. N. W., is in Sibley Hos
pital with lacerated hands and
face suffered in an automobile
accident today at First and o
Streets Northwest.
She was q passenger in a car
driven by her husband, Paul N.
Soper, which collided with q truck
driven by Allen e. Coates, 90, Of
81 Fenton Pl. N. w.
Both vehicles overturned and a
crowd gathered around the scene
to marvel at the fact that all
occupants of the cars escaped
serious injury.
The Washington times., 1937-06-09
Power Strike Halts
Michigan Factories

} the overall-clad power workers in
the strike movement. Across the
front of the consumers office
building was hung the sign "Quit
Sailing"
Trucks were drawn across all
streets and alleys leading to switch
rooms in power plants as the
union workers make the strike ef-
fective.
Police in all the cities were held
on 24-hour duty. Hill asked
Sheriff Thomas Wolcott Of Flint
how many men Wolcott would
need to clear the plants of strikers.
The most glazing thing about
the whole strike, according to Hill,
was that it was unnecessary. Gov
ernor Murphy said also there was
absolutely no justification for it.
He added that it must be ended by
nightfall and this now appeared
probable.
The Washington times., 1937-06-09
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"stalling" in, the negotiations. But
even while they walked out, the
settlement was reached.
Murphy Angry
Governor Murphy, on a visit to
Pittsburgh, ordered his secretary
by phone to prepare to use force
if necessary to clear strikers from
the power plants. Norman Hill,
the secretary, said:
governor Murphy is deter
mined to get power flowing as
quickly as possible. He h very
angry inasmuch as the switches
were pulled at the very hour Of
O settlement of the strike and
because the workers violated
their agreement they would see
him again before pulling the
switches"
This was the second power
strike in the valley since May 10.
The governor had stepped in, told
the workers they must not strike,
and set the stage for the negotia-
tons. However, union workers
gathered during the night, spurned
union leadership, and called the
strike. r.
Police Radio OFF
First, the workers went to the
Consumers office and substations
in Flint and pulled the switches.
About 500 Consumer workers in
Flint we're said by the strikers to
be participating in the walkout.
when switches in the Flint Substa-
ton were pulled, even police radio
was cut off for a time and the
county and city jaiis plunged into
darkness.
All high-voltage power lines lead
ing into industrial plants were
shut off. This forced shutdowns,
including the Chevro.et, Buick and
Fisher body plants of General
Motors. The latter cloSings alone
affect $4,000 workers.
At midmorning, strikers agreed
to turn power back on for big
meat packing firms, as more than
$4,000 worth Of perishable meat
was in their refrigerators.
G. M. Factories Hit
After completely paralyzing this
city, squadrons of the union
picketS went to the main plant Of
the company at Milwaukee, near
here. and started pulling switches.
This cut off power to big in
duStrial plants in Bay City and
Saginaw. General Motors was hit
again. It was forced to close
plants employing $4,000 at Sagi-
nav and one plant employing
$500 at Bay City.
without power, no theaters
could operate, and nearly every
line Of business was affected.
Stores found their electric cash
registers would not work. There
was q rush for candles and oil
lamps.
Trucks Block Streets
In Flint, the white-collar work
ers In the consumers offices joined
The Washington times., 1937-06-09
STRIKE NEWS
IN BRIEF
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city. throwing thousands out Of
work.
FLINT, Mich-Industrial pa.
ralysis grips city. Electric power
cut off.
MONROE, Mich.-MayOr is
sues call for "able-bOdied men
with military training" declar-
ing they would be armed with
police guns and rifles IL neceS-
sary to preserve law and or
der"
YOUNGSTOWN. Ohio-Men-
acing situation rs o result Of
beating Of . dozen deputy
sheriffs in vicinity Of Republic
steel plant. Streets patrOlled by
deputies with machine guns, tear
gas and other weapons. Mayor
orders steel pickets to disarm.
COLUMBUS, OhiO.-A Joint
conference Of officials of the Re.
public Steel Corporation,
Youngstown Street and Tube
Co, John Owens and Philip
Murray, C. I. o. leaders, was
called by Governor Davey Of
Ohio for 2 p. m. Friday.
WAUKEGAN, iii. - Thirty.
three sit-dOwn strikers, sen.
fenced for illegal possession Of
the Fansteel plant in North Chi.
cage, seek freedom ON appeal
bonds.
CHICAGO-Five hundred EN-.
pIoyes Of the Western Felt
Works strike.
DETROIT-City wide rent
strike threatened unless rates
are reduced.
NEW YORK-City's supply Of
canned and cOld-stOrage food in
danger Of being shut off by o
teamster strike. q
The Washington times., 1937-06-09
MURPHY RAPS
POWER STRIKE
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O. leader, and Homer Martin, head
of the United Automobile Workers,
He said:
Lewis and Martin have prom
ised to settle this. The switches
In the power plants will be
turned ON before night. 1 told
them / wanted action by noon
and that I'd fly back to Michi-
gan at once If I didn't get it."
"They haven't any right to
call q strike of this kind. 1t Is
not justified. One thousand or
two thousand men, no matter
what their interests may be,
ought not to infIict this punish
ment ON tens Of thousands, in.
Guiding many who are helpless"
The governor said union head
quarters at Lansing were trying
to contact Martin for him.
LANSING, Mich, June s
U.N.S0.-Governor Frank Muir
ply, through his aides, today
asked Sheriff Thomas Wolcott, OF
Flint, Ito determine how many
men will be required to clear the
strikers from the plants of the
Consumers Power Company, indi
eating he planned to use force, II
necessary, to end the Michigan
power strike. Norman Hill, secre
tary to the governor, made the
call to Sheriff Wolcott. Hill said
he was acting on orders from the
governor.
The Washington times., 1937-06-09
PARKING BAN
ISF0UGHTBY
CITIZENS
BY A. J. DRISCOLL
Citizens Associations Editor

The Columbia Heights Business
Mems Association, meeting last
night in the Arcade Building,
voted to continue its fight on no
parking from 4 to 6 p. m. on -Four.
tenth Street between Florida
Avenue and Monroe Street, and
to urge return of one-hour park
ing for three months with strict
enforcement.
It was revealed that since the
no parking order had been i'll
augurated, business was diverted
to other sections, and that q pre-
vious request for the change had
been denied by the Director OF
Traffic.
BY another action, the associa-
ton registered vigorous protest
to granting Of an application TO
place a gasoline station at Four
tenth and Kenyon Streets.
Bus Line Studied
In response to a request for a
croSStown bus line connecting
Park Road with Connecticut
Avenue, the Public Utilities Com
mission and Capital Transit Com
pany, by letters, revealed that a
further survey was being made.
In response to a request to
change the name of the Park
Road postal station to that OF
Colum bia Heights, Leslie T.
Rucker, chairman Of the commit
tee on postal facilities, reported
postal officials would give favor
able consideration upon expira-
ton of the present lease.
HaIett Hill, chairman OF the
excursion committee, announced
an outing for July 40 to Marshall
Hall on the steamer Potomac.
Officers of the Citizens Forum
were present as guests, DR.. Lyman
r. Kebler, president, introducing
his group. Haridas T. Muzumdar,
Of India, special guest speaker,
told of his impressions OF Amer
lea.
Elected to membership were P.
w, Browning and Morris A. Rosen.
81 Trolley Pass Urged
Return of the 81 weekly pass,
and retention Of the present token
fare by the Capital Transit Com
pany, were urged in a resolution
by w. ]. Thornhill, which was
adopted unanimously by the Sum-
NIT Park Citizens Association, at
the final meeting of the season
last night In the East Washington
Heights Baptist Church assembly
hall.
AT the same time the group
protested continued Grafton OF
"antiqllated" busses which permit
the escape of carbon monoxide
gas. ,ygs
Asserting that by the elimina.
ton of taxicab stands, and special
privilege no parking signs, there
would be ample room for all park
ing, the association Endorsed q
resolution by w. j. Smith, presi-
dent, opposing proposed lnstaQa-
ton Of parking meters.
Action Protested
The action was protested by
Miss Viola Allen, who argued the
District should receive pay when
thoroughfares are being used as
public garages, and that frequent
" parking lot owners garage"
cars at curbS.
Ural s. Fisher was named chair
man Of committee consisting Of
Mrs. Charles L. Hall, w. A.
Murphy and Mr.. and Mrs. w. j.
Smith, to arrange for a supper at
Mr.. Fishers home on Austin
Street, June IS.
The Washington times., 1937-06-09
Jean Bauer PAGES
n. ]. Women S Golf

PLAINFIELD, N. j., June 8.
Carding O total of 159, Jean Bauer
today led the field into the third
round of the women's Eastern golf
championship here.
Grace Armory and Mrs. w. II.
Bears were tied for second with
16c apiece, while Mrs. Marion
Turpie was third with 1871.
The Washington times., 1937-06-09
Pop Corn Tree

BINGHAM. Mass. (T.N.sO.
Three-year-old Samuel Howe s
stopped by the window and looked
at the blossoms Of the apple tree
for the first time. eHeSitating for
a moment, he called to his mother,
Come see the pop corn tree in
our yard"
The Washington times., 1937-06-09
Britain Breaches
u. 5. Trade Pad

LONDON, June 9 Q.N.S0-Ex-
ploratory discussions looking to
the drafting Of an Anglo-Ameri-
can trade agreement now are
under way, Oliver Stanley, presi-
dent Of the British Board of Trade,
told the House Of Comomns.
The Washington times., 1937-12-22
News Tip Prize: X. K. X. (PAL.)
,Whitsey as Cupid

The Wedding "Putsch," or How
Charlie WhitSey Became Cupid:
November Is, Whitsey, an AFGE
organizer, was comforting with
Wallace Perkins Of the Commerce
Lodge regarding boosting the mem.
bership. He suggested that Per.
kins contact Jane Lechner (PALl
a pretty u1iA5 IN an adjoining Of.
flee, about Joining the lodge. :.
Perkins obeyed next day and thus
began an acquaintanceShip that
ended in marriage exactly one
The Washington times., 1937-12-22

Washington yesterday for Detroit,
where she'll Christmas until the
Monday after New Year 3D.. Inter
nal Revenue people will hold their
holiday community party today,
3, with music for songs furnished
by their excellent orchestra
Christmas greetings have been
sent all CCC camps by President
Roosevelt and Director Fechner,
to be read on the joyous day to en-
rollees Turkey and "fixings"
will be the menu, each enrollee re-
ceiving more than a pound and a
half Of turkey as his share
FCA Chorus gives a Christmas
concert today, 4:30, IN the cafe
terra.
The Washington times., 1937-12-22
Many NelO Members

Recently acquired members, Ad-
jutant Generals Office Lodge,
AFGE: Naomi c. Allen, James o.
Alley, Theresa Bollinger, Pauline
T. Bradburn, Herbert j. Brandesi
ivan v. Conklin, Mary Z. Con-
nelly, Harry e. Defer, Ralph e.
Dunston, Andy D. Flores, Ben s.
Franklin, william n. GaskinS,
Mary Goodacre, Katherine Green
wood, Jackson Harris, Gaylord F..
Hill, Curtis F. Hinkley, Gladys e.
Hunt, L. Allen Jamison, Grace M.
Kidwell, Nathan W. s. Lamb,
Lydia G. Langley, Lucy LeValley,
Eda J. Leek, Agnes E. Murphy,
Gladys Murphy. A. B. Neal, Helen
OI,eary, Mary B. Rogers. Clarence
w. Sands, Edward Smith, Albert
A. Stanley, Peter Tarbay, Archi-
bald williams, Katherine Wootten
and Charles I. Schwinger. PAL.)
The Washington times., 1937-12-22
Win a Free Pass
By J. EARLE MOSEF

Free thedter tickets are
GtDdrded for best "netDS tips"
about Government affairs or
conditions. They may be
mailed or phoned, and should
carry a pen name" II OF the
"touchy" udrtety that trks OF.
ttctGls or stoooes. General
netDS about folks IN the OF.
flee" n,dy also tDtn, and often
awdrds are made Just as q
goodwill gesture from The
Times.
(PAL) beside your name or
"pen name" entities you to
call at this desk for tho
passes to Locus Palace, non
shouting CGrole Lombard and
FredTic March In Nothing
Sacred" Those tabled fCAP)
can head for the Capitol,
t0htch is presenting "Fttty-
Second Street." Nth Clitt
Battles and Charlie Malone.
of the Redskins, on the stage.
(COL) means t,Do passes to
see William PoDeu and
MyrnG 10y In Double Wed.
ding" at the Columbia.
The Washington times., 1937-12-22
Crawford the Winner

FirSt-prize winner in Civil Serv-
Ices "Art and Hobby" exhibit is
James Crawford, young field ex-
aminer with Division of Investiga-
tions Crawford, who studied at
Corcoran Art School and under
Felix Mahoney, scored with a col
lection Of oil and pastel portraits
that would do credit to a profes-
Sional :. While the entire collec.
tion was responsible for winning
the William c. Deming Trophy,
our preference fell to Billy" the
likeness of a friends young son.
The Washington times., 1937-12-22

class Tor the
girls enrolled
in the recre-
ational associa-
ton, yesterday
1 m i t a t ed the
football coaches
lin 9th e r
words she and
the members of
the IDRA The
ater G. r o u p
secuted" the
w a S him gton
Civic Theater's
presentation Of
A n dre Obey's
SSNTaaL - aIa
The Washington times., 1937-12-22

for the final time at Wardman
Park last night. Miss Adams
says she took the group along to
"let them see how actors act.
Incidentally, she'll be host to a
few friends for eggnog December
26. 40, at ner residence across
from the Shoreham.
The Washington times., 1937-12-22
Lecture By Potter

Associate Geologist F. C. Potter.
Of National Park Services branch
of research and education, has
prepared lecture on volcaniSm,
the first Of a proposed series Of
extension lectures for which texts
and slides will be available for
loan when it is not feasible for the
service to provide lecturers.
The Washington times., 1937-12-22
News Tip Prize: N. w. (PAL).
Miss Smith Second

Second prize, a season pass to
the Little Theater, fell to Mary
M. Smith (CAP), Board of Ap-
peals and Review, young Florida
girl now working as a Stenogra-
pher, whose excellent collection
Of photographs, many of them
taken in Washington, caught the
judges eyes . Robert T. Frank,
jr., Statistical Division, took third
prize with another collection of
photographs, many of them
charming animal poses He
was awarded a souvenir plate do
mated by Laura L. Tracy, of the
commission.
Many Rare CuriOs
In addition to pictures and
photos, many odd objects are dis
played A few; original Cur.
rier and Ives prints, ancient coins,
a World War gas alarm signal,
Christmas cards printed on cop
per sheets, an African war club,
Babylonian clay tablet $4,000
B. c., an ak found in Maryland
and made about 1900 A. D., and
Revolutionary War pistols =.
Employees are voting on the best
original photograph and best
original exhibit, for which re-
spective cups donated by NFFE
and AFGE will be awarded.
Regarding Group Health
Flash: Senator McCarran's OBJ
lection to Holes health plan is
meeting with embarrassing COM
plications First, the Senator
during his recent siege of sickness
received free medical treatment at
Naval Hospital Second. that
GAO decision barring Hole ex-
penditureS is definitely not bind
ing, according to legal counsel
high in GAO Hole is NOT
subject to GAO audits Item:
DR.. Fishbein, high in circles Of
American Medical Association. or.
ganized the first such plan in Chi
cago some years ago.
Meyer Reelected
Newly-elected officers of Bureau
Of Standards Union No. 260 will
be installed at a dinner scheduled
for Friday, January 81. to which
prominent officials Of the bureau
and national officers of the NFFE
will be invited to attend Chosen
at special election. balloting re-
suited in reelection Of DR.. j.
Franklin Mayer, president, and Sc
lection of V. L. Lowe (PALO, first
vice president; L. e. Barbrow, sec
ond vice president; G. j. Cramer,
secretary.treaSurer, and Miss S. A.
JoneS, recorder.
The Washington times., 1937-12-22
No More Need

Applicants for jobs in the Capi.
tol have so "flocked" to his office
that David Lynn, architect Of the
Capitol, has issued orders that no
more application blanks be given
out until spring,
The Washington times., 1937-12-22
Into Business

UFWA has "gone into the inslr.
ance business" giving benefits to
members for as low as 81 cents
monthly for $1,000 through agree
n1ent with an insurance firm.
The Washington times., 1937-12-22
PrOrrising Singer
She Knows 'Em

Mrs. Hilda w. Foss, of AAA,
Is a judge Of good books, both as
to their value as literature and as
to their binding. Some years ago
Mrs. Foss studied the art Of hard
boOkbinding under the experts in
Ebert Hubbard Printery in East
Aurora. N. Y.
The Washington times., 1937-12-22
Speaking of
Government Workers

month later, December 16, when
Miss Lechner became Mrs. Per-
kins in Alexandria.
Word reached WhitSey when
Mrs. Perkins phoned him to say:
This is Mrs. william Perkins"
E. "How's that?" Whitsey in
quired, "I know only one william
Perkins, and he isn't married" &. .
To which Mrs. Perkins informed
him his information wasn't UP to
date. ..P. s.: She Joined the
lodge.
News Tip Prize: J. L. S. (CAP.)
Disbursement Election
Officers, Treasury Lodge 362
DISBURSEMENT:
Mary M. Becker, president:
Frank o. Cole and Malcolm John.
son, vice presidents; Jessie Gran
dali, secretary; Virgil Stinchcomb,
treasurer; A. L. Patterson, SER
geant-at-armS .. All except Mr..
Patterson succeeded themselves.
Ingenious Machine
r. M Wilson, Geological Sur.
vey's Computing Section chief, is
inventor of a machine called a
"photoalidade," which allows you
to make map from photograph
just as If you we're at the place
where the photo was snapped-as
If you were looking through q win
dow It's to be exhibited De.
cember 1880, willard, as Geo.
logical Society Of America holds
fiftieth annual confab.
Cecilia Is Back
Cecilia Glover Of AAA has re-
turned from her vacation at her
home in Manhattan, Kansas {.
Her sister returned with her for
a visit in Washington.
PrOn,ising Singer
Miss Miriam McClain (PAL),
attractive, tall, slender brunette,
Of the North Central division, AAA,
loaned her pleasing voice to the
chorus Of a recent light operetta
Miss McClain has been q stu
dent of voice for some time and is
reported to be making excellent
SSrnoTorc
The Washington times., 1937-12-22
To South Carolina

Charlie Stengle, AFGE leader,
will spend the Yule holiday in
South Carolina.
The Washington times., 1937-12-22

Flash: Passage of the emer-
gency housing program, ex-
pected early in January, will
open up approximately 300 D.
9. jobs at Federal Housing. ..
ALREADY a number Of appoint
ments have been made, but the
bulk must come with passage
of the legislation, insuring a
need of more help to carry out
Its terms. Many previously
separated will be reappointed,
as their experience will help 1.
But many such have grabbed
other jobs, and certain
amount of opportunity will re-
main open to newcomers with
the necessary drag.
The Washington times., 1937-12-22
Mostly Ten1pOrarieS

Add: Most of the jobs will be
Of a temporary nature, as FILA
expects to pull in its horns" after
so days or so Of extra high speed
:. ReSettlement's old offices in
the Mclean Mansion. Fifteenth
and Eye, are being taken over by
FHA, and it is rumored the
D. C. office headquarters will be
given I'D,
The Washington times., 1937-12-22

Evelyn Adams, Interiors dra-
1natics leader and sponsor Of the
famous "anti- Government spread"
The Washington times., 1937-12-22
News Tip Prize: C. L. C. (CAP)
Bits and Bites

There's an original cartoon
Awaiting Versus" (CAP) at this
ldesk Bernice Heffner left
The Washington times., 1937-12-22

Sm art slspenders BY
Hickok, Pioneer and Parlsl In
distinctive patterns and COL
ors. leather braid or clip ends.
Mems Store-Street Floor
The Washington times., 1937-12-22

Smart, practical and GER
tain1y inexpensivel Hickok
leather belt plus q cookbook
ing silver plated initialed
buckle.