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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-09
MERRILL TO START
OCEAN HOP TODAY
Poor Weather and Delay in install
lation of Radio Delays
Flight.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May s.-Dick Mer-
rill's take-on on his proposed round
trip flight to London to deliver photo
graphs Of the Hindenburg disaster
and bring back coronation pictures
was postponed tonight until tomor-
row afternoon.
Poor weather and delay in COM
pleting installation of radio equip
ment and test flights were given As
the reasons.
The veteran commercial pilot and
trans-Atlantic flyer had planned to
leave Newark. N. j.. Airport this aft
ernoon and take OF from the mile
long runway at Floyd Bennett Field,
Brooklyn, but remained In Newark
instead.
United States Weatherman James
H. Kimball said mist all along the
Atlantic Coast to Newfoundland would
have made flying under 5000 feet
difficult.
Merrill plans to take along Jack
8. Lambie, his regular commercial
co-pilot
Latest plans were for 4 take-on At
= pm, Eastern standard time, to-
morrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-09
U.S.. Hears How Harvard Trio
Ran $4,000 to $3O,OOO,OOO
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
The Securities Commission yester-
day heard 4 story Of how three young
Harvard graduates. by investing less
than $4,000 OF their own money
acquired control of nine investment
trusts with assets OF $4,000 900.
The tale of their meteoric rise in
the financial world WAS recited by
E. F. Henderson OF Boston. who, with
George Henderson. his brother. and
Robert L. Moore. \ classmate in 1916,
own the investment Arm OF Henderson
Bros
Henderson Bros. was brought into
the 8. E. c. investment trust investi-
CATION through its recently acquired
control of General Investment Corp,
= concern whose history is under
inquiry.
Henderson testified that the Harvard
trio's assets at the time they began
building their investment trust pyra-
mid consisted OF their ownership of
the World Radio Corp, proprietor
OF 81 radio stores in New England
A considerable portion OF the 5000 900
assets. he added, was in installments
due on radios they had sold.
Began With $4,000.
Beginning three years ago with
An original investment OF $4,000,
Henderson explained, the three men
had gradually acquired controlling
interests in the nine investment
trusts, utilizing the assets of each
in turn to provide means to purchase
control in the next.
At notwithstanding to the COM
missions chart submitted in evil
dence - Henderson Bros. controls
World Investment Corp, Beacon Par
ticipations, Central Capital Corp,
Standard Investing Corp, General
Investment Corp. Utilities Equities
Corp, Atlantic Securities Of Boston,
International Equities Corp, and
Allied International Investing Corp.
Henderson emphasized that while
they had secured control Of the in.
vestment trusts with = small invest
ment, they had developed several OF
them from "sick" companies to profit
able trusts through good management
+" Utilizing the slide rule which he al.
ways carries Che also attended Mas
sachusetts Tech) Henderson recited
the snow-ban-lke acquisitions ir
mathematical fashion:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-09
-FOUR HELD GUILTY
IN EXT0RT|ON PLOT
Garageman Convicted With
z Maryland Policemen
and Ex.0fficer.
BY the Associated Press.

0y thG ho0V~sA bS0 1880
ELLICOTT CITY, Nd, May IA
Howard County Circuit Court jury
today brought In verdict Of guilty
against two suspended Maryland State
policemen, . former State ofacer and
= Savage. Nd, garage owner on
charges Of conspiracy.
The jurymen deliberated few
minutes less than an hour.
During the day all four defendants
had testified In their own defense,
denying the charge they conspired to
extort money from Washington boule-
ward motorists.
The defendants are Albert Mark
ley and John Taylor. suspended State
policemen; John Wheeler. former
State policemen. and John Herbert,
the garageman.
Mercy Recommended.
The jury recommended mercy in
Taylor's case.
Wheeler and Herbert denied today
they conspired to force motorists to
patronize the latter's shop. The State
charged three State officers got .
percentage from Herbert for repair
work directed to him.
Herbert denied that he had paid
commissions either to the officers
or to any other persons.
The garage proprietor also denied
that he had made 4 statement to
Maj. Enoch Barton Carey, former
superintendent Of State police, that
he lacked up" prices 30 h" could
pay Oh the officers.
He repudiated . State introduced
statement bearing his signature and
asserted the signature must have
been placed there when was drunk. "
Tells Of Drinking.
He said that when he went to Mai.
0arey's home, where he alleRedly
signed the statement duplicating him,
that he had already drunk wine and
beer and that he drank whisky ct
the majors home.
Wheeler also denied that he forced
any motorists to patronize Herbert'a
garage, contradicting the testimony
of Herbert Starin. Indianapolis truck
driver, q State witness.
The former officer asserted he did
not make Strain take his truck t1
Herbert's place when he arrested him
on charge OF having 4 faulty motor
He said they went toward the
garage because there was a magistrate
close by. He allowed Strain to parl
the truck on 4 vacant lot, he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-09
COUNTESS COVADONGA
GIVEN DIVORCE IN CUBA
Romance Of 1888, When Former
Prince Of Asturias Gave Up
Title Recalled.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
HAVANA, May 8.-The marriage
for which the Count Of Covadonga-
once prince of Asturias and heir ap-
parent TO the now-vacant Spanish
throne his claims to that
throne in 1888 ended here today.
The Court of First Instance granted
the divorce sought by the counts
pretty Cuban wife, former Edelmira
Sampedro. accepting her charges Of
abandonment OF domicile." The
countess was granted 500 . month
alimony and right to possession Of all
property given or promised her by the
count. That included about 5000
worth Of jewelry.
The decree left both free to marry
within i've days. The count said he
considered it birthday anniversary
present, because will be 80 years old
May TO-" His name has been linked
romantically with that Of Marta Roca-
fort, Havana society girl. but he would
say nothing about plans or another
marriage.
The countess said reports she would
marry soon were ridiculous.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-09
BRAZIL COURT SENDS
IS REBELS TO PRISON
Blythe Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
RIO DE JANE1RO, May s.-Brazi S
National Security Tribunal today sent
IS men to prison for participating in
the 1888 Communist instruction.
Held in prison while their trials
were in progress, the men received
terms up to ~ years. Similar charges
are faced by 1888 others.
The tribunal designated three as
leaders Of the unsuccessful uprising:
Carlos Prestes, former army captain,
WAS sentenced to Is years and 8
months in prison; Arthur Ewert, also
known as Harry Berger former Com
munist member of the German Reich
stag, II years and months, and Pedro
Ernesto Baptista, years and 4
months.
The tribunals decisions can be ap-
pealed to the supreme military tri-
bunal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-09
WE|RTON STEEL CO.
CITED TO MI. R. B.
Organizing Group Charges
Workers Are 0usted for
Union Activity.
BY thetAssociateo Press.

~ the ASSOCIATED FfeSS.
PITTSBURGH, May 8.-The Steel
Workers Organizing Committee car
ried It's tight with the Weirton Steel
GO. to the National Labor Relations
Board today With charge the firm Is
violating the national labor relations
act by diminishing workers for union
activity.
Weirton Steel Is a subsidiary of the
National Steel Corp, Of which Ernest
T. Weir is board chairman. The steel
workers committee Is = major afiliate
OF John L. Lewis Committee for In
dustrial Organization.
Regional Director Clinton 8. Golden
of the steel workers committee told
the labor board that Weirton had
fred $50 workers for joining the union
since the Wagner measure became law
In July, 1885. He asked that Weirton
be ordered to return the men to work
and pay them approximately $3.50, 1000
for lost time.
Amdavits Are Filed.
Golden also filed with the board
afi1davits from Weirton workers who
said they were beaten and forced from
the mills last week because of their
activities In connection with the steel
committee. He asked that their cases
'be placed in the same category A.
that of employees dismissed because Of
union membership and activity"
Golden said the attacks were under
direction OF Claude Conway Of the
Weirton Employees Security League
and were evidently prearranged fol-
lowing the return OF Chairman
E. T. Weir.
Immediately thereafter, according
to the information in our possession, q
meeting between company officials and
members of the notorious Ratchet
subpoena by the La Toilette Senate
Committee, was held. The assaults
followed this conference and are con-
tinuing whenever any Of the employees
of the company are spotted wearing
insignia indicating union member
ship"
Five With Firm Is Years.
The committee said that the dis
missed employees affidavits show that
five were with the firm rs years, that
Al others were with the company more
than 20 years, and that the average IL
between 10 and Is
The charges are the first filed with
the board against any big steel COM
pany since the Supreme Court decision
upholding validity of the Wagner act.
Ernest Dunbar, director Of the sixth
regional Office of the board, said they
will be investigated next week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-09

power to pass on the constitutionanty
Of acts OF Congress.
1T was intended" wrote Laid, In
collaboration with James Martin Mil
ler, In the Dearborn Independent,
that the Congress should be the su-
preme branch Of government, and
that the ConSress would have to 90
back to the people and report every
two years." It was Ladd's contention
that If Congress put through laws
that did not agree with the Conyti-
tuition, then the people would turn tho
Congress out and repeal the uncon-
stitutional laws.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-09
6,203 FARM DEBTS
CUT $1,878,072
Resettlement Administration Ad.
justments in Principal Cover
Four States.

By tie Associated Press.
MONTGOMERY, Ala May s.
The Resettlement Administration an
nounced today that 6,203 farm debt
adjustments, involving 4 reduction
of sl,s7s,072 in principal, had been
made In Alabama, Florida, Georgia
and South Carolina, from September
1885. until May, 1897.
The adjustments were effected, the
administration said, by bringing
farmers and creditors together in
agreements on debts which might not
have been paid, except for = reduction,
adjustment or general arrangement
OF terms.
The adjustments are made through
committees In various counties and
districts.
Besides the total adjusted, 1855
cases still are pending.
Total debts Of the s,203 farmers
were $o,5S1,425 before adjustments
made, and $7,703 1873 afterward.
In Alabama 1904 adjustments were
made, scaling debts from $2,37l, 76C
to 81 ,S44l59; in Florida, 1892 adjust
ments. $3,s3e,l4e to s3,248,424; in
Georgia. 863 adjustments, $2,387,l7l
to 32,006,793. and in South Carolina
1914 adjustments, $ss6.345 to 1903 ,s77.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-09
REVOLT TOLL HEAVY
U. 8. Ambulance Reports SEQ Killed
In Barcelona.

U. 8. Ambulance Reports SEQ Killed
In Barcelona
VALENCIA, Spain, May 3 UP.-An
American ambulance unit. reaching
here tonight from Barcelona, estt
mated 500 persons were killed and
$500 wounded in the anarchist rebel.
lion in the Catalan capital. "a.
Order had been generally restored
when they left the city yesterday,
they said. They were detained there
i've days by the uprising.
The Americans said they arrived
ut Barcelona May and put up at
the Oriente Hotel, and when lighting
broke out the next day found them
selves in the center Of the district oc.
cupied by the anarchists. They re-
manned in the hotel most of the time
until the government gained control
Of the situation. =
None Of the group. headed by Dr..
Abraham Ettleson Of Chicago, was in.
'nred.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-09
ARBITRATION IS OFFERED
IN LONDON BUS STRIKE
~ the Associated Press.


LONDON, May S.-The London
Transport Board today offered to arbi-
trate all differences in the city's bus
strike Of ASSOC workers except the
strikers principal demand for reduce
ton Of the working day from eight
to seven and = half hours.
The bus operators also asked for
slower running schedules.
A spokesman said the transport
board would be willing to refer the
dispute to Z court Of inquiry.
There was no definite indication
that the strike would end before the
coronation Wednesday, but some news
papers predicted the buses would be
running BY Monday 1T the latest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-09
MA|LERS SETTLE
NEWARK STRIKE
Morning Ledger Agreement Calls
OF Picket Line, Permits
Publication.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEWARK, N. j., May edwin
Russell, associate publisher, an
nounced at midnight = tentative
agreement" had been reached be-
tween the Newark Morning Ledger
and striking mailers' union members
which would make possible publica-
ton Of the Sunday edition.
The agreement, Russell said, pro-
vided for withdrawal Of 4 mass picket
line Of mailers and sympathi1ers
which had kept most Of the employees
from entering the plant tonight.
The pickets soon started to disperse
ard employees Of various departments
entered the building.
A handful Of editorial department
employees had worked through the
evening preparing stories.
Russell said he could not estimate
how late the edition would be.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-09
5000 REFUGEES SAIL
Three French Freighters Carry Them
to Bordeaux

Three French Freighters Carry Them
to Bordeaux.
BILBAO, Spain, May (P.-Three
thousand more refugees from this
bombed and besieged city sailed for
Bordeaux today aboard three French
freighters
The ships-the Calimare, MargauX
and Chateau Palmer-new the French
tricolor as they glided down the Ner-
won River into the Bay Of BHcay
with convoy of French fighting
ships to protect them from possible
attack by the insurgent feet.
The refugees, women children and
aged men, will join the more than
1880 who were taken from the war
zone to peaceful French villages on
two Spanish ships earlier bh' week.
The excavations made almost no
appreciate dent. however, In the
100000 civilians who have congested
Bilbao in flight from the embattled
Basque provinces and who govern
ment authorities hope to move be-
fore insurgent artillery can reach tr.
ing range.
Evrurr>y~ Nyran r0yrn4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-09
YALE CORPORATION
PICKETED BY STUDENTS
Divinity Group Protests fer Sec
ond Time Failure to Renew
Prof. Davis Contract.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW HAVEN, Conn, May s.
For the second time in less than
three months, Yale divinity students
and representatives, from New England
colleges pdcketed today = meeting Of
the Yale Corp. in protest against the
corporations failure to renew the con-
tract Of Prof. Jerome Davis.
OF the estimsted IS students who
carried 40 large signs in = demon
stration at Woodbridge Hall, IS were
from the divinity school, where Davis
Is . faculty member. while the re-
naming participants represented
Dartmouth, Massachusetts, State COL
leee, Smith. vassar. Yale College, and
Connecticut-W Wesleyan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-09
FIGHTING NEAR TOLEDO
Government Troops Repulse Rebel
Counter Attacks.

MADRID, May 3 L4,.-Government
trooos, aided by bombing planes,
tanks and armored trains, fought
furiously today to hold their lines
around Toledo, in face Of = heavy In
surgent counter, offensive.
For weeks the government soldiers
had threatened to surround the
ancient imperial city, 40 miles south
and slightly west Of Madrid. Toledo
was captured by insurgents last Oc-
tober ~, and an embattled insurgent
garrison In the Alcazar then was de-
nvered from government besiesers.
Insurgents concentrated their drive
from Toledo toward the south ami
east.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-09

ing . bit closer, . friend Of ours heard
Mr.. Lewis humming the opening bars
Of IN aria from Carmen" He began
again and again, carried the tune .
little way, hesitated and lost it, started
al over.
At that point an attorney for Mr..
Lewis United Mine workers came
UPON the scene.
1T goes this way" he announced,
whistled the bars that had stumped
Mr.. Lewis, went away leaving the
labor leader humming oontentedly
- himself.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-09
Readers Guide
News Summary
The Sunday Star, May >, 1887.
PART ONE.
Main NeUs Section.

FOREIGN.
Insurgents press closer to Basque
capital. Page Az
NATIONAL.
Screen Actors Guild near walkout
this week. PaEe AL
Ohio Wesleyan U. girl student disap-
pears. Page As
Smell warns imitation u due to U. s.
spending policy. Page Al
Weirton cited to N. L. r.. B. by union
organizers. Page Al
Court bill showdown due after one
more week Page Al
President to see Congress chiefs on
return here. Page Al
WASHINGTON AND VICINITY.
Commissioners to report favorably on
daylight-saving bill. Page Al
Commissioners considering tax on
business Arms. Page Al
-Four found guilty OF motorist extor-
ton plot. Page Al
Horses burned to death in Pimlico sta
BILE fire. Page Al
Federation of Churches starts welfare
department. Page B.
1000 expected tomorrow - Red Gross
opens convention. Page B-l
Ickes to lay Langston corner stone on
Thursday. Page B-1
"Cat" burglar suspect quizsed by Dis
trict police. Page B-1
Omcials asked to name auditorium
commission advisers. Page B-l
SPORTS.
War Admiral romps to victory in Derby
with Pompoon next. Page BIS
Nationals trim Tigers and move up to
sixth place. Page B-S
Three stables In running for leading
show honors. Page b.
Underdog Georgetown golf team gains
league lead. Page BIS
McDiarmid and sabin capture Chevy
Chase doubles. Page BIS
District yachtsmen are attracted TO
East Coast test. Page BIS
Eleven al-time records fall in mems
pin tournament. Page Bile
Calumet Dick, Thorson score In Pim-
leo. Jamaica stakes. Page Bill
| MISCELLANY.
Washington Wayside. Page Al
Lost and found. Page Al
Obituary. Page Al.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-09
NAMED TO CLUB

Warner, Herald Tribune Bureau
Chief, Gridiron Member.
Albert l. Warner, chief Of the
Warrington Bureau Of the New York
Herald Tribune, last night was elected
unanimously an active member Of
the Gridiron Club. Mr.. Warner for
several years has been IA eaae-ss Of
the local bureau.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-09

BAFTLED.

John L. LEWIS was seated in the
lobby OF a downtown hotel the
other day, obviously extremely per-
picked about something. Approach
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-09
Washington
Wayside
Tales
Random Observations
Of Interesting Events
and Things.
snTIMENTALIsT.

FTEH uSVOtnS years OF I1aB HE
n to driving the big gray timber
~ wolves out of the West (they
4 4 eat cattle, but uncooked},
Stanley p. Young, principal biologist
Of the Biological Survey, decided to
gives the hungry lupines break. Most
Of them are dead anyhow, 70 Mr..
Young wrote . book called Last Stand
Of the Pack" containing nine tall tales
Of nine famous wolves, not including
the Disney model,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-09
MOTHER OF TWO BOYS
DIES OF FALL INJURY

Drop of Few Feet While Wash.
Ing Windows.
Mrs. Ruth Crump. -. widowed
mother Of two young boys. died last
night in Casualty Hospital from in
juries received Tuesday when she
fell while washing = window at her
home, SIS Sixth street.
Though she fell only . few feet
from the nrst hor window, Mrs.
Orump received = skull fracture. The
two boys are Billy, Z, and Jimmy, 10.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-09
Photo Interview With Ford

Henry Ford ne posed for picture tnteruieO at his
office in Dearborn, Mich.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-09
BARRISTRESS.

Two hWyers wcre talking in
restaurant doUn near the District
Supreme Court Building. One OF
them told about his secretary, ,1ho
had recently attended a convention
for the advancement Of modern
,Oomen, the delegates spending
good part Of their time discussing
the achievements OF their ser.
Finally they got around to the
subject of ,Don,dn lawyers.
why one OF the most prominent
marriage IaU attorneys in Wash
inQton Is ,Donldn-Miss Jean M.
Bodrdnan," the secretary said.
Across the table from the mar
rator Of this yarn tall, husky TEL
lo,o broke into uprodriots laughter.
He tDds Jean N. Bodrdman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-09

FAN.
Dashin1 up to Harry Jordan, as
sistant manager OF the local news-
reel theater, a rotund chap capped
yesterday: Have the Hindenburo
pictures come in YETI"
"Sxre," said Jordan. 'the first
shouting is on roU."
The man thrust q IS bill under
the boz Office ,Dicket, picked up his
change and his ticket and strolled
lazily do,Dn the street.
SAFETY FIRST.
THE steeplejack who is painting the
L four faces Of the clock on the old
Post once Building always locks the
tower door after him when he climbs
out to rig his tackle and lower himself
down the side OF the building on his
chair.
Reason? Because you can never
tell what an amateur camera fan
will do to get An unusual shot for
his photo collection. They're apt
to slip out on the roof to get the
proper angle" and some Of the
more rabid ones might even cut .
rope to manufacture . picture Of \
steeplejack hanging from his rig, be-
Ing rescued by tremen.
-
REWARD.
INCIDENTALLY, the fact the clock
= on the Post Once is being paint
ed 1t all gives Us great satisfaction.
You may remember that We COM
planned bitterly that there was this
huge timepieoe straight across from
our ONCE windows. but because most
newspaper men are near-sighted or
sleepy or both. no one got the slight
est benefit from It,
We howled about the necessity OF 4
good coat Of taint on the clock face
and hands, and the results doubtless
are not IN the least connected with
our crusade. Indeed, now that we
can tell the time merely by 4 glance
out the window we've decided clocks
are 4 nuisance and have petitioned
the management for an hourglass
adjusted in three-quarters time.
SKI JUMP.
pOSSIBLY the longest ski jump
ever made by An American is that
Of william David Judson, jr., who
used to live here before he took UP
the business Of writing plays and be-
ing 4 husband in New York. Last
year Mr.. J. bought himself . coun-
try place up in the Berkshires. where
the hills are steep and the skiing fine
A great ski enthusiast, he labored
all last Summer with An Ak and
some other axmen. clearing ski rum
on his property, connecting them ul
with trails already cut in the sur
rounding country. Then he waitet
impatiently for Fall and the good
old Massachusetts, SHOWS.
When Spring came he was still wait
ing, and no snows-none worth men
tioning In conversation with . real
ski artist. Knowing of his plight, We
wondered what would happen to hii
disposition while he sat around the
house another four months. gently
cursing the green trees and grass and
reading books ON the Christina turn
Yesterday we had our answer. The
telephone rang. A familiar voice said
Hello"
Hello" we said
This Is David" said the voice. TN
in Baltimore. We are on our way tc
Chile. Nuts to the Berkshires You
can ski In the Summertime in Chile !!!'
BARRISTRESS.
Two hwyers ,Dcrc talking in
restaurant do,on near the District
Supreme Court Building. One OF
them fnId dhonf his spcrSfnrp min