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Evening star., 1937-02-23
STEEL UN|0N|z|NG
SHOWDOWN NEAR
Half of Workers in Chicago
Are Reported Already,
Organized.
Hy tie Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, February 23.-The big
push Of John L. Lewis Committee
for Industrial Organization-union-
ization Of the Nations 100000 steel
workers-moved nearer a showdown
today.
Lewis and his supporters regarded
the General Motors strike settlement
as the opening wedge of their plan
to unionize mass-production workers
and prepared to come to grips with
steel for the first big drive In the
industry since 1919.
The last concerted attempt to or
ganize steel workers failed after q
strike marked by rioting on q wide
front and mobilization of State and
Federal troops.
Lack Of Unity Blamed.
c. I. o. leaders here attributed the
failure of the strike to lack Of unity
among the various participating
unions and were determined to avoid
the weak spots Of the 1919 drive.
Nicholas Fontecchio. c. I. o. field
representative in the bustling Calumet
area, Immediately south of Chicago,
said the Steel Workers Organizing
Committee had enlisted more than
half Of the regions estimated $4,000
workers and soon would be ready to
meet all other districts in a national
convention.
THE delegates themselves will de-
eide the course, on a Nationwide
basis" Fontecchio said. II assume
tney will demand recognition of their
union, shorter hours and increased
wages.
I'VE expect to make these demands
OF the American. iron and Steel Insti-
tute, the parent body of the steel in
dustry''
John Brophy, executive director of
the c. I. O., also said a steel conven-
ton will be held soon and offered the
prediction the steel industry would
announce a general wage boost in
anticipation of the move. The in
dustry granted a 10 per cent raise
last November.
Defy Gov. Hoffman.
While plans also were being drawn
at Pittsburgh, where fully $4,000
workers are employed by Carnegie
Illinois Steel Corp. the c. I. o. pre-
pared to organize in New Jersey despite
Gov. Harold G. Hoffman's warning
that companies property rights would
be protected
When Lewis formed the c. I. o. to
organize workers by industries and
broke with the American Federation
Of Labor over the craft organization
issue he mentioned the steel industry
most prominently as his goal for mass
production unionization.
Fontecchio said the final failure Of
the 1919 strike was due to "the fact
that the unions were organized by
crafts and there were so many of them
that they couldn't get together"
"SIT-DOWN' STRIKES SPREAD.
Evening star., 1937-02-23

trailing them, Diztell testified that
the union car finally was sideswiped
and three occupants badly injured.
Two of them still are in a hospital.
he said, nearly four weeks sitter the
occurrence.
Travis Is Quixsed.
Travis was brought to the stand
next. with questioning first directed
at the Chevrolet strike in Toledo in
1885, the occasion on which Assistant
Secretary of Labor Edward F. Nc
Grady was shadowed by Pinkerton
detectives working for General Motors.
Remarking that the committee had
been left in q mystic maze" by Gen.
eral Motors officials on the real re-
sponsibility within the corporation for
framing and applying labor relations
policies. Senator La Toilette asked
Travis If local plant managers had
completed agreements with the union
in any instances Ira il cited several
cases OF local officers being forced to
submit even minor issues to Detroit
headquarters of the company.
Charging that General Motors
espionage cut union strength in Flint
in 1885 from $4,000 to 122 paid-up
members, Travis told the committee
that he then was forced to carry on
organization work in such secrecy
that he met workers in unlighted
rooms at night.
Recess Likely for 10 Days.
The committee hopes to complete
its open examination Of General Mo-
tors labor policies in today's sessions,
with . recess planned for about 10
days before opening new inquiries
with the increased appropriation.
Yesterday the committee concen-
trated on anti-upion practices in
Fisher Body plants In Baltimore, hear
ing testimony of intimidation from
Michael Gallo, william Pearlman,
Glenn Rowland and Peter De An
gels, all Of whom are members OF
the United Automobile Workers.
In substantially the same stories,
each of the four told Of being threat
ened by fellow workmen with knowl-
edge of officials of the plant and
finally of being escorted on the prop
erty by company guards. Although
the point was made in each case
that the men were not deprived Of
their employment badges, they re-
ceived notices from Personnel Director
Walter j. Canavan not to return to
work after the strike ended.
Gallo and Rowland both quoted
Ray N. Wismer, plant manager at
Baltimore until February l, as say
ing he would mot tolerate" unionism
in his plant, and Gallo told Of the
manager warning him that some Of
the union men would be taken for
q ride"
Atlanta Operative Heard.
The committee also heard James T.
johnson, who once worked for Pink
erton in Atlanta, and Harry Dorsey
tell of their activities in the Commit
tee Of Loyal G. M. Employees" Both
denied that the management knew
Of this groups formation In advance.
although Dorsey testified that Edgar
c. Malpas. present plant superintend-
ent, lent him the key to the station
cry on numerous occasions so he
might have cards printed and ad-
dressed to employees in support Of the
loyal groups activities. Dorsey
also testified that he spent about $3.50
for post cards and stamps for such
notices.
Called to the stand for second
time, Mslpas admitted knowing that
Dorsey was soliciting employees in the
''loyaliSt" cause.
Evening star., 1937-02-23
COMMITTEE 0. KS
REVISED COAL BILL.
Compliance Tax Increased
to 1917 Per Cent by
House Group.
b the Associated Press.

b the Associated Press. -.
Legislation to revive Federal regu-
lation of the soft-coal industry won
its first major test in the new Con-
gress yesterday.
The House Ways and Means Com
mittee voted. 10 to 6, to approve 4
revised version Of the invalidated
Guney-Vinson control law.
The committee. members said, in
corporated In 1t even sharper en-
forcement teeth than the old act con-
tanned. It increased o so-called COM
pliance tax from 1871 per cent to 1917
per cent. This tax would apply to
the sale price CT coal at the mines
of producers violating the act.
Excise Tax Reduced.
The committee reduced from ~
per cent to " per cent, however. an
excise tax designed to provide funds
for administration. Coal experts said
this would save the industry approx
mately 100000 annually, compared
with the cost Of the former law. All
producers would be subject to the II
per cent tax.
Price-fi fixing lies at the heart of the
new measure. 1t provides creation
of 20 district price-flxing boards en-
powered to establish minimum prices
for coal produced in their areas. Such
prices would be subject to review by
the National Bituminous Coal Com
mission, which also would be en-
powered to fix maximum prices If
necessary to protect consumers.
In place Of the labor-regulating pro-
visions Of the original Guffey act. on
which the Supreme Court based It's
invalidation Of that statute. the new
bill contains simply q statement of
collective bargaining policy.
Goes to House Next.
From the Ways and Means Com
mittee it will 60 shortly to the House
floor.
Chairman Charles F. Hosford, jr.,
of the National Bituminous Coal Com
mission termed the revised bill much
stronger 1aan its predecessor.
Under it, so-called captive" coal
(produced by a concern for its own
use) would be exempt from the opera
ton Of soft coal code and producers
Of it could not be subjected to the
penalty tax. However. Hosford told
reporters this exemption would apply
only where the corporate entity Of
the producing and consuming COM
pany were identical.
"The provisions Of this law cannot
be evaded simply by resorting to the
device of a subsidiary corporation" Z"
he declared.
c. E. Smith, another commissioner
said this would mean the Bethlehem
Mines Corp. a subsidiary Of the Beth
lehem Corp, would be required to
comply with the code or pay the COM
pliance" tax
Split Along Party Lines.
Although the names of committee
members who voted against the bill
were not made public, some said the
split was largely on party lines.
Representative Crowther, Repub-
lican, of New York. said the opposed
the bill not only because he was
doubtful Of its constitutionality, but
because he regarded 1t as q forerunner
Of an "infestation" Of such laws and
bureaucratic government.
Representative Vinson, Democrat, of
Kentucky. co-author, asserted:
Il believe the bill meets every test
of the law"
Chairman Nicely of q Senate Inter-
state Commerce Subcommittee named
to study the bill. said his group prob
ably would be called together today
or tomorrow to consider action on it.
Evening star., 1937-02-23
+ us tricycle. lost during the
course of an unannounced pill

r us tricycle. lost during the
- course of an unannounced pill
grimage to Mount Vernon
L L yesterday. 3-year-old Johnny
Lunasden, jr, climbed into his red
wagon today and solemnly promised
his parents he'd make no more holi-
day tours without permission.
Playing in the yard Of his home
ct sl4 Independence avenue south
west yesterday, Johnny suddenly was
overwhelmed with the desire to travel.
So without a word to his mother, he
set out on his tricycle..
AS he neared the A. B. & w. bus
terminal at Eleventh and d streets,
however, he decided to continue his
tour by motor, 80 dismounted.
Aptly enough, for George Wash
ington's birthday he chose a Mount
Vernon bus. Providence stepped In
to aid the young pilgrim, for he en-
tered simultaneously with. q mother
Evening star., 1937-02-23
EVIDENCE DELAYS
RUB|NOFF SUIT
Miss Garcia's Attorney
Wires Judge of New De-
veIopments in Case.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February 23.-Trial
of Peggy Garcia's $500,000 breach OF
promise suit against Dave Rubinoh
the violinist, was postponed today until
tomorrow morning when neither Peggy
nor her counsel, Bernard H. Sander
appeared in Supreme Court, where
the trial was to be resumed.
The adjournment was granted by
Supreme Court Justice Salvatore A.
Cotillo when he received a telegram
from Sander. in Roanoke, Va. stating
that he would return tomorrow with
evidence and witnesses materially
beneficial to plaintiffs cause
The telegram read:
Have been pursuing my investiga-
tions here in Garcia VS.. Rubinon Have
unearthed valuable evidence and wit
nesses materially beneficial to plain
tiff's cause. Have appointment with
DR.. Rucker who brought plaintiff into
world, thus proving her age as IL at
time Of first marriage, which Is void
under Virginia law In the interest
of justice, please grant plaintiff an
additional days adjournment and will
proceed with trial Wednesday morn
ing"
Denied Previous Marriage.
Last Friday, under cross-examina-
otin by Abraham ]. Halprin. Peggy
steadfastly denied she had ever been
married in Virginia, declaring that
her only ceremony in which she en-
gagged was six months ago to Michael
La Rocca, a young Manhattan busi-
ness man.
Before she became Mrs. La Rocca,
the blond ex-check room girl charged
in her suit, Rubinof seduced her
after promising to marry her.
1t was while Halprin was cross
examining her that word was received
from Roanoke by Halprin, telling of
her marriage to Taylor Vance Quinn,
a Roanoke taxi driver. in 1925. De-
spite this. Peggy continually denied
the marriage. saying that a girl
adopted by her father had used the
same name in wedding ceremony.
She continued to deny the marriage,
even though Justice Cotillo spent sew
eral minutes in a whispered confer
ence at the bench in which he warned
her of perjury.
The latest development in the case
disturbed Justice Cotillo, who, after
granting the adjournment, added
tartly: IF necessary, we'll sit out
from 10 o'clock tomorrow until IL
o'clock tomorrow night. It is not
fair to those concerned. The defend
ant is q man of professional reputa-
ton in the community and has been
put to much Inconvenience"
La Rocca Not Under Arrest.
Before leaving the bench Justice
Cotillo said:
II want the press to correct one
false impression. La Rocca, the hus-
band Of Miss Garcia, is not under ar
rest, and no action of that sort is con-
La Rocca and Eugene Finnegan, an
assistant district attorney Of New
York County, spent more than an
hour with Justice Cotillo in his cham
hers today. Finnegan had previously
said that he was investigating pos
sible perjury and bigamy complaints
against Peggy.
It is expected that Peggy's birth
certificate and testimony by her
father and other members Of her
family will prove the high lights in her
to substantiate her previous
stories on the stand, when the trial
resumes tomorrow.
Evening star., 1937-02-23
Several Settlements Reported, How
ever, in Detroit.

ever, in Detroit.
DETROIT, February % R.-An
epidemic of Detroit strikes spread
again today as several settlements
were reported.
Brief sit-down strikes in two plants
of the Briggs Manufacturing Co.,
makers of automobile bodies, were
among those settled. Workers in the
trim department of the Mack avenue
plant halted work for As minutes to-
day in a protest of United Automo-
bile Workers against speeding up"
Of production The company said no
concessions were made Explanations
of the distribution of recent pay in
creases ended a brief sit-down last
night in the Highland Park plant
Thirty employees of the Star
Terminal Transfer Co., which trans
ports liquor for the Michigan Liquor
Commission, struck today, shutting of
supplies to State stores in seven
counties.
Drivers and checkers were demand
ing rs cents an hour. Warehouse
helpers and guards asked 10 cents.
The men said the present maximum
wage was so cents an hour.
At the Atlas Barrel & Cooperage
Co., 10 out of 20 employees demanded
wage and hour adjustments.
Settlements were announced in
four other strikes, including that in
the Fry Products Co., where Walter
L. Fry, president, sat down" in op-
position to the striking employees.
Three plants were closed by employ
ers following preparation Of demands
by workers.
More ground remained to be covered
than has been Travelled so far as ne
gotiators for General Motors Corp.
and the United Automobile Workers
of America entered their second week
of conferences today.
VUANE VECDE CrC ANNnTYNCrn
Evening star., 1937-02-23
VALENCIA is BOMBED.
Damage Is Slight as Rebels Recon-
nOi.er in City.

Damage Is Slight as Rebels Recon-
noi.er in City.
VALENCIA, Spain, February % (P.
-Insurgent air fleets dropped incen-
diary bombs on the Port of Valencia
today in two separate raids.
With an insurgent ground spearhead
threatening to break through to the
sea "a miles north of this temporary
seat of Spanish government, insurg-
ent planes droned over the port Sec
ton of Valencia first at $50 am, then
at 7:30 am.
The damage from the incendiary
bombs which they dropped was said
to have been slight, however.
Authorities believed the main pur-
pose of the raiders was to reconnoiter.
HARD FIGHTING AT BAYONNE.
Evening star., 1937-02-23

wAUKEGAN, Ill, February % up.
Solution Of the week-old sit-down
strike at the Fansteel Metallurgical
Corp. rested today with conferees who
answered Gov. Henry Horner's call
for peace parley at the State capital.
Company officials and representa-
tives Of the strikers departed last
night for Springfield, but the issue
that had balked other projected cors-
ciliation meetings OF ofdcials
to treat with what they called "out-
side organizers"-remained unsettled.
Among the outside organizers"
named by President Robert j. Aitchi-
son Of the corporation was Meyer
Adelman, an organizer for the Com
mittee for Industrial Organization.
MARTIAL, LAW LIFTED.
Evening star., 1937-02-23
sIT-DOWN IN SHIPYARDS.

GROTON, Conn, February 2s R.-
A "sit-down" strike was called today
at the shipyards Of the Electric Boat
ca. The Electric Boat Co. has built
n1any submarines for the Navy and
attresent Is engaged in construction
Of bur underseas craft and has con-
tracts for three more.
Francis X. McCann Of New York,
union organizer, said the strike was IN
full ERECT" Company ofdcials denied
the strike was fully organized, 80
Evening star., 1937-02-23

said Mrs. Daniel. You're just "a
hours late"
It turned out to be all right, how
ever, for they sat down then and there
and had a cozy little party of their
own.
X X X n
SETTLED.
A Nep Deal family from the
Southuest drrtved tn Washington
and set up housekeeping In the
fashionable northwest. 1t was
the third marriage for the Missus
and the second for the Mr., uith
offspring from each domestic ad-
penture.
With the increase of popularity
.Dhich Is sure to folloiD ,nedlthy
newcomers toho aspire to society.
the phone iods constantly ringing,
to the disnay Of the colored maid,
,Dho neOer could remember all the
names.
So after a family huddle-lrene
Juno tells ns--the good papa
took out the adoption papers ,phich
gaze one name to the entire brood
and s,Oept lot OF names OF the
name plate on the front door.
Evening star., 1937-02-23
Spain
Continued From First Page.)

with an insurgent drive from South
ern Spain)
A coastwise advance of southern
forces was reported started toward
Valencia after capture of Malaga two
weeks ago
(The Madrid dispatch relating to
insurgent efforts to take Viver was
sharply censored)
VALENCIA IS ROMRED.
Evening star., 1937-02-23

Mr.. Bahler did not pause to con-
slider the situation. He just swung
hard right to the jaw Of that face.
Not until his hand crashed against
the panel of the closed door did he
realize that the face was his own,
reflected in the dark panel in the rays
of the street light outside.
X X
STYLE.
MISS PEGGY DUNDAS of London,
AA England, was guest Of honor at
a brilliant cocktail party given by q
Connecticut avenue matron recently.
Now Miss Peggy travels much and is
reputed to know her styles. So every
one was style conscious for that par
ticular afternoon. Mrs. George Phil
lips, one of the guests, who loves to
wear gardenias, bought two large,
white blossoms for the party. The
dress she finally decided to wear, how
ever, had two artificial gardenias
under the chir-so it was impossible
to wear two more on the shoulder.
Finally, in desperation, Mrs. Phillips
ripped off the artificial flowers and
deftly pinned the gardenias in their
place.
Miss Dundas eyed the flowers. She
looked again and after the third
cocktail those standing nearby heard
her say to the astonished Mrs. Phil
lips: Look where you have your gar
denias and I am still wearing mine
on the shoulder I guess it is true
you know they say on the continent
that the American women are way
ahead in styles"
She changed the position Of her
own flowers, and unless she reads this
column she will never know that gar
denias under the chin was Just an
incident born of necessity and carried
out in desperation.
\ X X X
SORRY.
DETER CARTER sometimes says
things she never writes, we are
happy to tell you.
For instance, on Sunday she said to
Mrs. Harry Daniel:
where's your party?"
THAT was yesterday afternoon"
Evening star., 1937-02-23

CONTINUED From First Page.)
attorney during the hearing, inter-
rupted to ssk Hughes II he did not
think that pressure was exercised on
him by letting him believe for seven
months that his plea would be not
guilty and then painting an entirely
different picture at the last moment.
Justice Proctor told the attorney he,
need not answer, and then said: I
don't think any showing has been
made to justify the court In permitting
the withdrawal Of the plea. The de-,
fendant's motion Is overruled."
When Farnsworth asked Justice
Evening star., 1937-02-23
Poll Taken on Authors.

A recent poll by London literary
review disclosed the three most pop
ular authors in England are Bernard
Shaw, H. G. Wells and Lord Dunsany.
Evening star., 1937-02-23
MARTIAL LAW LIFTED.

INDIANAPOLIS, February 23 R.-
Gov. M. Clifford Townsend today
signed an order lifting military rule
from the labor-torn City Of Anderson,
automobile accessory center, effective
at 8 pm. Central standard time).
The order provided for the with
drawal of ITO National Guard troops
from Anderson at that hour.
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Evening star., 1937-02-23
SOCK.

SOMETIMES, by his own confession,
- Frank M. Bahler Is the kind of
chap who acts first and then thinks
thinks how foolish it was
The other night was such a time
Coming late to his home in Arlington,
Va. Mr.. Bahler walked through O
darkened hall, planning to turn on his
first light Of the night in his study.
His plan went awry, horribly awry.
however, when he saw a strange face
looking at him just al the entrance
to the study.
Evening star., 1937-02-23
WAGE INCREASES ANNOUNCED.
Electric Auto-Lite Co. Signs Contract
With U. A. w.

TOLEDO, February % R.-The
Electric Auto-Lite Co. announced to-
day wage increases Of 6 and 8 cents
an hour for 2,0c0 employees with the
signing of a 1887 contract with the
United Automobile Workers Union.
PEACE PARLEY TO-DAY.
Evening star., 1937-02-23
Washington
Wayside
Tales
Random Observations
of Interesting Events
and Things.
REPRISAL.

REPRISAL.
THERE'S retribution in this
III world after all. quite q few
persons are deciding on the
basis Of a tale going around at
cocktail and gossip parties.
The story really begins some months
ago. There was party one Sunday
night, a quiet affair with few
people present until an interruption
came in the form Of visit by the
police.
you've been reported as disturbing
the peace" the officer told the host.
by whonp" asked the host, who
already knew the answer.
your next door neighbor," the
officer told him.
The police looked around, decided
the whole report was malicious, apollo
gized to the victim, and went away.
The host felt like going over, poking
the neighbor in the nose and really
disturbing the peace, but eventually
decided to leave the matter to time.
Time got around to evening the
score just the other day. The man
who did the reporting, in the course
of seeking a date with girl. hap
pened to mention that he knew Mr..
So-and-So.
so do l." said the girl, quickly
adding two and two, land I was a
guest at his party when you called
the police"
The story is being told around,
Aesop- like, as rejecting what hap
pens to those who hate their neighbors.
SABLES.
Mrs. John Mitchell Waters, ST.,
OF Wesley Heights attended tea
the other day wearing the sable
cape Which husband John bought
on their recent trip to Russia.
1t ,pas rather ,oarm. and as the
cropd greD greater the heat Uas
more noticeable. Furs were thropn
back and still Mrs. John clung to
her cape. Some one suggested
that she take it of as it must be
very wdrm. Take it off," eI-
claimed Mrs. Waters. 81 should
say not. 1t took 20 years to get
those Sdbles on my shoulders, G:d
hot or not-there they stayP'
+ X
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Sit-DOwn

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FarnswOrth

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La gaceta., 1937-09-16

Lavado, SEES Garage, Henry
Barberfa, Young Manuel's
Place. La Lave Grocery, %est
Tampa N0lleria, Velo Sastreria.
iHabanera Botica, Charles
Place Amorelli Peleteria, Fee
4-eterfa Latin American, 0The
Liberty, Frank Flores Italo A.
merican Grocery, Columbia Dull
ceria, Charles Place, Sastre-
ria de Jose Gato, Thorn Mac
Ann Shoe Store, Piniella Place,
Melchor de la Parte, The Pal
ace, DsLuxe Dulceria, La Casa
de Vale, Margarita's Store,
Luis Dept. Store, Columbus
Poultry, Angel Alvarez, La Boz
nita Hat Store, Della Reloje-
re, Ybor City Hatters, Broad
way Barberfa, Ritz Hat Store,
Max Argintar, Spoto y Caste
lfano, Nick Genexe, Manuel Sua
roz, La Habanera Grocery, Ga
selma, dependents del Ameri-
ca, Poller's Store, Economy
Store, Barberia Ell Casino, Bos
ton Shoe Store.
Contribuy6 con 20 centavos:
Garcfa's Grocery.
Ccntribuyeron con Is centa-
vos: Armenia Shoe Shop, A. B.
lC. Cafe, Argielles Barber Shop
FCannon's Shoe Store.
Contribuyeron con 10 centa-
vos: A Friend, Silly Hat Store,
Benny's Grocery, Monte Bar
IBERIA, La Lave, Manolo's Place
Joe's Barber Shop, Riverside
Shoe Shop.