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The Washington times., 1937-10-28
FUGITIVE GIVES UP

MEXICO CITY, Oct. % QN.SO.
Alexandra Pompez. a Cuban wanted
in New York in connection with
the rackets investigation, was on
his way back to justice today.
He gave up his long fight against
extradition and left with two de-
tectives. Pompez will be turned
over to New York authorities at
Laredo, Texas, tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1937-10-28
Lone Bandit Suspect Held

semble the description Of the
bandit who staged the nquor.Store
holdups, escaping with more than
$4,000.
Victims Of the holdups will be
asked to go to police headquarters
in an effort to identify the pic.
lures.
Philadelphia authorities also
said Gregg answers the descrip-
ton Of the man wanted IN the
Mattson kidnapping case.
The Washington times., 1937-10-28

nese reports from SuiyuAn in
northern China today stated the
Mongolian national assembly has
decided to establish a new autono-
nous administration for inner
Mongolia under Prince Teh.
The Washington times., 1937-10-28
HERE'S STARTLING NEWS ABOUT THE NEW NASH!

. In year when others are making only
minor changes, Nash springs sensational
new features-not one, but SO important
improvements. Here are the highlights:
1-NRST CAR WITH c0NDITIoNED AIR sys.
TEN for Winter Drivingl 100 warm inside
when it's zero outside.
2-NCW SUPER.THRIFT ENcINEI Greatest
engine advance in 20 years record
economy and efficiency.
The Washington times., 1937-10-28
HOME DIRECTOR
GIVEN JAIL FOR
GIRL ATTACKS.
Provandie Sentenced to
One-Year Term

PUTNAM, Conn, Oct. %
1N.SO.-Philip c. Provandie, IS,
former superintendent Of the
Windham County Home for Chill
dren, today was found guilty on
three counts of indecent assault
against young girls in his charge.
Superior Court Judge Edward
j. Quinlan, presiding at the trial
The Washington times., 1937-10-28
Oil Burners Used
Extensively Here

Thirty per cent Of the homes
IN washington with central heat
ing plants have oil burners, &C
cording to the Oil Burner Insti-
tute. Washington stands four
teenth on the list Of cities where
oil burners have been popularized,
the institute announced.
The Washington times., 1937-10-28
CITIZENS GROUP
FLAYS BUSINESS
TAX AS UNJUST
Proposes General Sales
Levy As Substitute
BY A. ]. DRISCOLL
Citizens Associations Editor

Protesting the new business
privilege tax as one Of the most
unjust pieces Of legislation ever
passed by Congress, the Rock
Creek Citizens Association, at q
meeting'last night in the Ebenezer
Church in Georgetown, urged the
tax be repealed.
BY unanimous vote a resolution
offered by DR.. J. N. Dodson, urging
enactment Of general sales
tax as q substitute, with certain
low.bracketed exemptions, was
approved.
OPPOSE INCREASE
An appeal was made by resolu.
ton from the executive committee
to the Commissioner and Budget
Bureau to avoid any increase in
the 1899 District appropriation bill
over $45,000,000 carried in the
current fiscal year bill, and urged
that in the future District depart
ment heads be more conservative
in submitting estimates.
The association voted to join
with the Federation Of Civic Asso.
Citations in an appeal to Congress
for the passage Of an enabling act
providing local suffrage for the
District.
Action was taken against the
proposed change whereby judges
Of the Supreme Court Of the Dis
trict appoint the Board Of Educa.
ton, or in any way delegating thst
power to the District CommiS-
sionerS.
BENEFIT PLANNED
Mrs. Oberita H. Butler was
named committee chairman to ar.
range for q benefit to be held in
Odd Fellows Hall, Twenty-eighth
Street and Dumbarton Avenue, the
proceeds to be used for school
children's free lunch fund.
The Washington times., 1937-10-28

3-NEW S0UND-P PROBING DISCOVERY. Quiet.
est cars ever built . . you can talk in
whispers.
4-R0oMIEST CARS OF lS37-NoW MADE
BIGGERI Biggest cars in their field.
S-VAcUUM GEAR SHIFT. Perfected auto.
matte shifting that really works {. . moth
ing new to learn.
6-NEW FATIGUE. PROOF RIDGI Giant "sea.
Lei" Shock AbSorbers, smoothest ride ever.
The Washington times., 1937-10-28
nash OPENS .. ....
A FACTORY BRANCH
IN WASHINGTON! j.!
Now, AIso-Washington Gets First Look
At the Sensational New Nash Cars for 1888

Today Nash has three important make
to Washington motorists!
First grand showing of the new 1898 Nash cars
the with Conditioned Air Systems for winter driv
ing. with the SuperThrift Engines and 81 other
startling features.
Second these cars will make their bow at special
Nash Salon. which opens its doors 1924 Connecteut
Avenue. in the fashionable Mayaower Hotel district
Third. Washington gets direct Nash factory branch
present and future tbs mean. the 1o most eopete
service ever offered by any car manufacturer!
This local expansion program keep step with the
sweeping popularity of the new Nash
Mr.. c. PeTurner, head of our new Washington facilities,
invites you the new.Nash With their fea.
they have stolen the show every exhibit
You'll get real thrill when you them and drive them!
The Washington times., 1937-10-28

Americas greatest educational op.
RoFtunity see the big Sunday
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Telephone DI. 1000 for home delivery.
The Washington times., 1937-10-28

InternatiO News Photos
LEAH CoNToIsE, IT,
inmate of Win d h a m
County Home, who testi-
fled at Provandie's trial
that she slapped his face,
when, she alleged, he made
improper advances.
without a jury, Immediately SEN
fenced Provandie to a year in
prison. Provandie was removed
from his post several months ago
when several girls claimed Pro-
Vandie sought to caress them.
The Washington times., 1937-10-28
THE REASON BAYW
ASPIRIN WORKS 50 FAST

DrOp . Bsyeg Aspl.
Tin tablet into Q
GulnbleR Of water.
By the time Il hits
Che bottom Of the
glass Il 10 dislnte.
grating.
Thls speed Of dis
integIation enables
genuine BAYER
Aspirin tablets 10
start taking held"
Of headache and
similar pain Q few
minutes after tax.
ing.
The Washington times., 1937-10-28
MOngOlian State
Is Reported Ready

TOKYO, oct. 2s 1.N.sJ-Japa.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-14
Times-HedrstNet
Tourney Draws

[ Continued from LIST Sport Page
am delighted to know that
young players Of the smaller
cities and villages Of surround
ing States are eligible to COM
pete in The Washington Times
tourney here in Washington. 1t
is to the small cities and viii
lagos, and to the schools and
universities that we must look
for our future champions, and
the Hearst Grand National
should uncover promising ma
terial for our Davis Cup Com
mittee to study. It is entirely
possible n d d, probable
that the Herast Grand Ma
tiOnal will offer opportunities to
the fortunate finalistS and
semifinalists which never would
be available to the players
without the aid Of such a
great tourney. without excep-
ton, WashingtOn's tennis Of
ficialS and devotees should get
behind this worthy tOurna-
ment. 1 cannot refrain from
commenting favOrably on the
fact that the detectives Of the
Hearst Grand National Anna
teur Tennis Championships are
the same as those, expressed
by the u. S. L. T. A. officials,
viz. the development Of a high
er standard of tennis play and
court craftsmanship and con-
duct among players"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-14
Meets
Mcdonald
Monday

A newcomer In local fistic circles
Sandy Mcdonald, q towering
six foot two, 210-pound Texas
Ranger-will be unveiled next
Monday night at Turner's Arena,
and his opponent will be the pride
of Foggy Bottom, Marty Gallagher.
These two giant heavyweightS
have been matched for the ten
round feature battle, and the bout
will mark Gallagher's> first in
eight months. Gallagher's last
fight was with Buck Everett at
Griffith Stadium, and Marty is
out to prove he is a better fighter
than he ever was.
When Goldie Ahearn signed up
Gallagher with Mcdonald, Marty
informed pudgy matchmaker at
Turner's that this positively was
his last season Of boxing, adding
that at probably will be my best"
Gallagher is working out daily
with Matte Brown, another Dis
trict heavyweight, at Griffith
Farms, where his manager, Tom
O'Donnell, has erected q first class
training camp.
Mcdonald, one of the biggest
men Marty ever will face with
the exception Of Ray Impelletierre,
who lost to Gallagher), comes to
town highly recommended. He
has beaten some good men, and
has scored most Of his victories via
the knockout route. He has q
draw with Tom Beaupre, another
Texas hope, and has whipped
Jimmy Howell, Babe Hunt and
Jack Mccarthy.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-14
CoIIey Will Handle
PubIidityfor A. A. Loop

Frank M. Colley, Of Columbus,
is the new director Of publicity for
the American Association. Presi-
dent George M. Trautman an
nounces the appointment Of the
sports editor Of the Columbus Dis
patch, who is also secretary-treas-
urer Of the American Association
chapter Of the Baseball Writers Of
America. Mr.. Colley is a native
Of Cincinnati and a graduate OF
Ohio Northern University.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-14
Thedter Pinmen
Face Leaders

Frederick's Mems Wear, fight
ing with their back to the wall to
stay on top in the Temple Minor
Duckpin League, being tied with
Pythian Ball Room, faces a stiff
test in Princess Theater tonight.
The Theatermen have been acting
mighty tough lately.
Elmer Meade had high individual
set last week with 383, with How
ard Crawford rolling 375. Other
standout sets were Del Vecchio,
1854; Crown, 347, and H. Vieh-
meyer, 343. Pythian Ball Room
turned in high team game, $50,
and high team set, 1914. Stand
ingS:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-14
AiInent Hits SoIters

Julius Solters Of Cleveland went
to the sidelines with a charley.
horse just as Bad News Hale re-
turned to lineup after a two-week
lay-off with q sore arm.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-14
MILLER SAYS;
CONTINUED from LIST Sport Page

Continued from LIST Sport Page)
penalized one point in the Sue
ceeding round, etc. etc.
Thus, a consistent fouler Is al
ways trailing, or, in the hole, as
we say in our card games at the
club.
The fighter who is a deliberate
fouler will usually start his nefar-
iot1s practice early in his fight;
probably in the first round. He
apologies, shakes hands, gets in
good with the fans because Of
his acknowledgement of being In
the wrong" and the fight contin-
ueS.
But meanwhile the damage has
been done. He has weakened his
man, probably for q knockout, in
q manner that can't be, imagined
unless one has been such q victim,
and from the moment Of the orr
ginal foul, the perpetrator has the
upper hand.
An Idle Boast "
When q fighter loses a bout be-
cause he fouled, there is always
the old alibi that he would have
won had it not been for the foul.
He nor his henchman can say
about that, because such a boast
does not take into consideration
the fact that the actual winner
might have looked a whole lot
better, had he not been atrociously
damaged during the fight.
I think that the cry against
Ingram, coming from the Camar.
alta corner was il-timed, as the
pictures distinctly show both
fighters wearing their trunks well
above the waiSt-line, as if to effect
a deceiving foul line.
AS I recall their right, Camar-
alta lost points by fouls, to Doug
Swetnann. He also lost five points
by fouls to Ingram, four in a
single round.
The point totals show he lost
to Ray by less than 5 points, so
had he not fouled so often, he
would have been the winner and
there would not have been all this
aftermath, which may only be q
build-up for another meeting.
The Washington times., 1937-03-04
STRIKERS SET
TRUCK AFIRE

PROVIDENCE, r. l., March 4
QNS0.-Sporadic outbreaks OF
violence marked the Rhode Island
truck drivers strike today as Fed
eral and State officials sought set
tlement of the dispute before a
food shortage developed.
A truck containing $4,000 news
papers was destroyed by fire when
Harold Butterfield, the driver, dis
regarded exhortations Of q group
Of strikers. Yesterday a Massa-
chusettS truck was destroyed in
similar fashion.
Reports from isolated sections
said half a dozen drivers aban-
doned trucks on the roadside after
threats by strikers.
Governor Robert E. Quinn con.
tinued his conferences with Fed
eral Conciliator Charles j. Post
and State labor officials in an
effort to evolve peaceful settlement.
The drivers are demanding union
recognition, a reduced work-week
and a 26 per cent wage boost.
The Washington times., 1937-03-04
C. L. y. Votes to Back
High Court Change

Another labor body to approve
President Franklin D. Roosevelt's S
proposed changes in the laws re-
garding the Supreme Court is the
Central Labor Union.
At it's regular meeting last Mon
day, held in the Typographical
Temple, the C. L. U. voted over,
whelmingly to support the Chief
Executive in his plans for mod,
ernization" of the Federal judi
ciary.
Union spokesmen, explaining
labor's attitude on the contro.
versy, have claimed the only
"usurpation of power" visible is
that chargeable to the judiciary,
which several decades ago in.
vented the idea of declaring laws
unconstitutional The President.
they say, is acting legally because
he has the constitutional power
to appoint, with the consent of
the Senate, as many Supreme
Court justices as he pleaSes.
John Locher, head of the c. l.
u, presided at the meeting.
The Washington times., 1937-03-04
Odds and Ends in
Local Labor Circles

Members Of the Stenographers,
TypiStS, Bookkeepers and Assist
ants Association No. 11,773 held a
st. Patrick'S party at the Hayloft
last Tuesday evening. Two nights
before the Mechano-Pen Club held
forth at the same location. e.
Among the new members Of the
Massachusetts, Catholic Committee
for Ratification of the Child Labor
Amendment is Assistant Secretary
Of Labor Edward McGrady. Two
or three days Of warmer weather
has found members Of the Bar
tenders "OId rs" working a bit
harder at the beer spigots. Still
no settlement on that strike in the
downtown department store. =.
Among the other bills providing
for shorter working hours is the
proposal for six-hour Gay for rail
road workers, introduced by Sena-
tor Hugo L. Black CD, of Ala
bama. The boilermakers are still
picketing at the Shaw Junior High
School:
The Washington times., 1937-03-04
Housing in Capital
Is Topic of Unions

Housing conditions in Washing.
ton will be the subjevt of a special
meeting to be held next Monday
night in the Typographical Temple
under the auspices of the rent
committee of the Central Labor
Union.
Groundwork for general policy
on local rents and low-cost houS'
ing proposals is expected to be
laid at the conference, which is
restricted to delegates officially
named by the various unions con-
nected with the central body.
So far about 25 unions have ap-
pointed delegates, according to
Harry J. Thompson chairman of
the C. L. U. rent committee and
a member of the Brewery and
Yeast Workers Union, Local No.
4S,
The Washington times., 1937-03-04
PAY RISE ENDS
SIT STRIKE

CHICAGO, March 4 QN.S9.
Full production was restored today
at the Regensteiner Corporation
printing plant, where a one-day
sit-down strike of 81 bindery en-
ployes ended last night when a
settlement granting a 5-centan-
hour pay raise was reached be-
tween company officials and en-
ployes.
Fifty policemen were on hand
at the plant when the agreement
was reached.
The settlement agreement calls
for an increase of S cents an hour
to 471a cents for bindery employees,
a 48-hour week, time-and-a-haf for
overtime and double pay on holi-
days.
The Washington times., 1937-03-04
40 LEWIS AIDES
SET TO TIGHTEN
STEEL UNION

PITTSB URG H, March 4.
Q.N.SO.-Forty sub-regional direc.
tors Of John L. Lewis's Steel Work.
ers Organizing Committee sped into
the nations great steel domain to-
day to carry out the exhortation
of Philip Murray, their chairman.
to complete their organization
campaign.
Assembled here at Murray'S call,
they were told by him that the
one-year agreement signed with
the Carnegie-Illinois steel cor
poration tolled the death knell for
Company unions" and had broken
the backbone of their opposition.
Murray JubiIant
Flushed with victory, Murry
paid no attention to the announce
ment Of Carnegie Illinois that it
would continue to deal with its
employe representatives on the
same basis as with the s. W. o. C..
and its union, the Amalgamated
Association of Iron. Steel and Tin
Workers.
Murray informed the directors
that next Tuesday union leaders
from .ach of Carnegie-Illin 20
plants would assemble here to
formulate demands for wages and
working conditions; that on
Wednesday S. ". o. C. officials
would meet with Carnegie Illinois
executives and that by the end Of
next week "all the details of this
program will be cleaned up and
every Carnegie-Il Illinois worker will
know exactly the hours he is to
work and for what pay"
Company Falls in Line
Meanwhile, Jones g. Laughlin
Steel Corporation, the districts
largest independent, fell in line
with the 40-hour week and time
and a half for overtime.
Employe representatives &C
cepted the dictum after receiving
a curiously worded message from
s. E. Hackett, president of the
corporation, who said the question
had been decided by other large
corporations and public opinion.
The Washington times., 1937-03-04
2t,5OO RETURN
AFTER STRIKES
IN DETROIT
CONTINUED from Page u

as well as with Lewis industrial
union.
Lewis associates pushed their
unionization campaign, those close
to the labor chieftain declaring it
is his intention to start nation
wide organizing drive in the oil
and textile industries; to obtain a
new wage and hour contract for
the United Mine Workers that will
set a pace for all labor, and to push
enrollments of workers in the steel
and auto industries.
Mine Deadlock Broken
The deadlock between the
United Mine Workers OF America
and the Appalachian bituminous
coal operators has been definitely
broken by the developments in the
steel industry, according to reports
in New York today.
Employees of the General Motors
Corporation were informed today
in a message from President Al
fred P. Sloan, jr., that settlement
of the recent strike has not altered
the determination of the company
not to recognize any single union
organization as representing all
of it's workers.
He declared that wage increases
granted by the corporation had
"nothing to do" with negotiations
conducted with the United Auto
mobile Workers, C. 1. o. affiliate,
prior to the termination Of the
strikes.
Sit-down strikes tied up three
plants of the Bohn Aluminium
Company in Detroit today. About
1900 were thrown out OF work.
The United Auto Workers did not
Immediately max eknoWn its de-
mands. Reports said 100 men
had sat down in the commercial
body division of Fisher body at
Cleveland.
At Detroit the United Automo-
bile Workers Union continued the
collective bargaining conference
with Chrysler Corporation after
virtually disbanding the workers
COu11C1S III GLlS COLPO4 dOAOA ASS
tories by submitting designations
of 1O3 Of the 120 council mem
bers who also were U. A. w. mem
berS.
Hudson Farley Slated
The union announced a collec-
tive bargaining conference with
the Hudson Motor Company would
start this afternoon.
The FireStone Tire and Rubber
Company in Akron was closed
down today following a labor dis
pute in plant No. 2. Approx
mately II 900 men are out Of work.
More than TOO workers in the
Northern States Power Company
plant in Minneapolis returned to
their jobs today after a complete
victory won in an eightday strike.
State and Federal mediatorS
were to meet again today with
manufacturers representatives in
an effort to reach peaceful set
tlement of the Berks county (PaO
general hosiery strike which has
closed 16 mills.
The Washington times., 1937-03-04
21,5OO Return to Jobs
As Strikes Are Settled

DETROIT. March 4 G.N.s).
A sitdown strike in the main plant
of the Briggs Body Company here
was settled today, eight hours
after it was called.
With the settlement, 14,500
Briggs workers returned to their
jibs, joining a back-to-work army
Of 1000 other men and women
set into motion by five other strike
settlements.
The settlements cut the total
number Of sit-downs here to about
26, with approximately 10,500
workers, many Of them women,
idle.
"Speed- Up" Protested
Approximately 1900 workers
had seized the Briggs plant last
night as the United Automobile
Workers Union protested against
alleged speed up" OF production
lines. It was believed the settle
ment provided for concessions to
workers.
During the strike, plant police
smashed the cameras of two pho
tographerS and held the camera
men and a reporter for an hour.
High Briggs officials later re-
buked the plant police. Briggs
makes bodies for Ford cars.
Meantime, 5000 workers Of the
Murray Body Corporation were re-
turning to work after 24-hour
Sit-down there ended in an agree
ment that the company would ne
gotiate with the U. A. w. A strike
in the Ferro stamping plant ended
in a similar truce and 100 women
and At men Sit-downerS were evacu-
ating this morning.
To Drop Injunction
In return, Ferro officials agreed
to ask dismissal of an Injunction
against the sit-downers, who pre-.
viously had said they would make
the factory their grave rather than
submit to force. About 800 Ferro
employees were to return to work
tomorrow.
Other strike settlements were to
send 300 girls back to their
benches in the Mazer-C Gresham
cigar factory with union recogni
ton, and about $50 walters and
mattresses picked up their trays
again in two restaurants after
winning higher wages and recogni
ton.
The Washington times., 1937-03-04
BY EARL GOODWIN

President Roosevelt is credited
with having done considerable OF
the spade work with the head
men of the steel industry to bring
about the peaceful revolution OF
steel policies resulting in recogni-
ton of organized labor as 3 col
lective bargaining unit.
Although the Presidents &C
tivities have been so secret as to
be almost in the class Of under
ground influence, it is becoming
gradually known to his intimates
that he has been making the steel
magnates "see the light" from
almost purely a matter Of ma
tional defense. The Navy needs
steeI for its expanded naval build
ing program.
Activity Guarded
The Presidents activities with
the heads of the steel group have
been so well guarded that they
we're not even known to high
Navy officials who have been on
tenterhooks over the fact that the
steel industry would not bid on
naval steel requirements as long
as they had to comply with the
forty-hour week and union wage
scales as required for Government
contracts under the Walsh-Healey
act.
The navy yards we're actually
about to shut down for operations
needing new steel; that affected
the Washington Navy Yard along
with all the others. The steel in
dustry, which at first did not
admit that it baked on the Walsh
Healey 40-hour week stipulation,
always said that it had so much
private business that it couldn't
The Washington times., 1937-03-04
President Gets Credit
For Steel Peace

>find time to handle Government
orders.
Meantime the President showed
visible worry over the situation
He had two or three conferences
with Charles Edison, newly ap
pointed Assistant Secretary of the
Navy. under whom the conStruc'
ton falls. Mr.. Edison had been
appointed at the depth Of the
steel shortage, but rolled up his
sleeves and went at it like a vet
eran.
Met Difficulties
However, Mr.. Edison was met
by stubborn difficulties; the Labor
Department would not give him
much Of a clearance, except in
one instance, where the lawyers
found a loop permitting steel
companies to sell steel without any
Walsh -Healey complications in the
case of steel which already had
been made.
AS black as the situation ap-
peared, suddenly there was a
gleam of light; naval officials
were somehow informed by the
grapevine" process that soon
there would be all the steel the
Navy needed. The President,
queried about it, let it be known
that something had to be done;
then came the news from official
quarters that unless the United
States Navy could buy steel the
world would view the odd sight of
the new English naval building
program being carried on partly
by United States steel bought here
in the American market.