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Evening star., 1937-01-22
LABOR SPY HIRING
CITED At HEARING
Misrepresentation Charged
to Official of Open Shop
Organization.
BY JOHN C. HENRY.

Officials of the National Metal
Trades Association, open shop and
strike breaking organization, repre-
sented themselves on occasion as OIL
GERS of the United States Govern
ment when hiring labor spies. it was
disclosed at today's Senate Civil Liber-
ties Committee hearing.
The committee also established,
through admission by three officials
on the witness stand, that employ
ment records Of undercover operatives
were destroyed last August, after the
Senate inquiry began, and have not
been kept since.
The Misrepresentation, according to
todays disclosures, was practiced by a
New York official, Joseph Holub, who
posed as Capt. Joseph Holman, While
hiring Carl Eckhardt as a labor spy.
Eckert revealed his experience through
an affidavit to the committee.
When he refused to continue in the
spying activity, he and his wife both
were threatened by Capt. Holman" !"
he said.
Correspondence introduced with the
hearing this morning also showed op-
eratives were ordered to and did join
labor unions in various plants.
Among the agents who Joined un-
(See LABOR, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1937-01-22
BILL BY KING ASKS
/. D. c. HIGHWAY AID
Senate Measure Would Put
Capital on Equality With
States.

Chairman King of the Senate Dis
trict Committee today introduced a
bill to place the District Of Columbia
on an equality with the States and
Territories in the granting Of Federal
funds for road construction under the
Federal-aid highway system.
During the recent emergency caused
by the depression the District was al
lowed to share temporarily in Federal
highway grants to relieve unemploy-
ment. For more than Is years prior
to the depression, however, the District
did not share in the normal highway
allotments under the law by which
the Federal Government matched
State expenditures in the development
of a national highway system.
During the depression, the match
ing requirement was laid aside to per-
NIT outright grants. With the re-
sumption Of the normal matching
program last year, however, the Dis
trict again was left out except as to
grants for eliminating railroad grade
crossings, which is new feature of
the Federal aid system.
The District is not likely to gain
much from the grade-crossing fea-
ture m the future, however, because
virtually all grade crossings have been
or soon will be eliminated.
Evening star., 1937-01-22
EXECUTWEPO
IN TRADE UPHELD
Sayre, TeStifying at House
Hearing, Asks Treaty
Act Continuance.
BY the Associated Press.


Francis B. Sayre, Assistant Secre-
tary of State, asserted today extension
of the Presidents power to negotiate
reciprocal trade agreements was es-
sential to further economic improve
ment and in laying foundations for
world peace.
He made his assertion in testifying
at House Ways and Means Committee
hearings on measure to continue the
trade treaty act for three years from
its next June IL expiration date.
Taking the stand after James S.
Carson of New York had urged the
extension on behalf of the Chamber
of Commerce of the United States,
Sayre asserted:
IF orderly processes of trade break
down as a means for securing the
ready exchange of goods and the dis
tribution of the necessary raw mate
rials of the world, conquest and the
march of imperialism become we'll
night irresistible.
Economic nationaliSm and its
corollary, imperialistic expansion, alike
lead to perpetual conflict.
Trade Held Peace Basis.
America must, therefore, reach out
toward liberal trade policies, such as
the trade agreements program, not
only because increased trade means
increased profits, but because it is the
only sure foundation upon which to
build for world peace"
Carson told the committee he was
convinced that the net effect of the
trade agreement policy has been to
reverse the economic thinking that
was leading toward a still further
strangling of international commerce" !"
He added the program had the
hearty approval of foreign traders in
the United States.
Meanwhile, authoritative sources be-
lieved Walter Runciman's meeting with
President Roosevelt tomorrow will pro-
vide opportunity for q general discus
sion of trade relations between this
country and Great Britain.
officials Of both nations were silent,
however, O1 Wl1cI1lCI q tACdty W fAo-
mote commerce between the two coun-
tries would be discussed.
Runciman. q member Of the Brit
ish cabinet, called his Washington
visit purely social" the President
stressed their long personal friend
ship, and the State Department, as II
to emphasize the unof1cial nature Of
the call. arranged no formal recep-
ton.
Runciman, president of the British
Board of Trade, and Mrs. Runciman
were invited to the British Embassy
on their arrival today, but will pass
the week end at the white House.
The two governments, engaged for
several months in exploratory studies.
have been unable to find q common
ground for negotiating q trade agree
ment.
The chief stumbling block, it was
learned, is the United States demand
for tariff concessions on its agricul-
tural products. In return this Gov
ernment Is prepared to grant prefer
ential treatment to certain British
industrial goods.
Evening star., 1937-01-22
Capt. Barnard Asks Retirement
From Post as ID. e.. Prison Head
Cites Adrice of Doctors
and StrenuOusness
of Work.

Capt NJ. M. Barnard, veteran general
superintendent Of District penal insti-
tutions. today applied for retirement.
to be effective April 4, when he will
have reached the age Of IS.
He said his decision was based on
the advice of physicians and on the
fact that the work had become SO
strenuous and the appropriations so
limited that I'VE are unable properly
to house, guard and educate the un-
fortunate who are sent to U.s."
Approval of his request is expected,
since Barnard has remained in office
during the past year primarily at the
request of Commissioner George E.
Allen, supported by the other Commis-
sioners, who wished to retain his serv-
ices as long as possible.
Capt Barnard suggested to the
Board of Public Welfare that Paul l..
Kirby, assistant director of public vel
Evening star., 1937-01-22
OHIO LEVEES CRUMBLE.
FLOODING CITIES, WITH
MAJOR DISASTER NEAR
Desperate Plight of Thousands
Is Related by Rescue Workers
More Motor Boats Needed to Remove
Maro0ned-FO0da and Fuel Situation
Declared to Be Becoming Critical.

water. Virtually every house in all
four towns is under water.
What We need most is tarpaulins,
raincoats and boots, especially boots,
for folk who have to wade in the
water
Water is over the roofs Of about
one-fourth Of the houses in New Rich
mond. It's creeping up on others.
Folk In least dangerous positions will
have to wait; we're going after the
most urgent first. only those where the
water is highest"
Mary B. Bingaman. Red Cross and
w. P. A. worker at Ripley, estimated
hundreds still were marooned on Sec
ond stories and would have to be
brought out as rapidly as possible.
The food and fuel situation was
critical, Miss Bingaman said. Un-
able to reach Cincinnati and Colum-
bus, food supplies were growing low.
Ripley faced a night of darkness.
Miss Bingaman said electric service
was suspended this morning and that
the city was totally without kerosene.
Ripley will be in total darkness to-
night" she said. I'VE don't know
what the exact situation is in Levan-
ma. Aberdeen and Higginsport, because
we can't get through. We started
toward Cincinnati and Columbus for
food and fuel, but water blocked us. "
Evening star., 1937-01-22
FARLEY TO retain
POST IN CABINET
Roosevelt Reappoints Him
Postmaster General for
Second Term.

President Roosevelt today reap
pointed James A. Farley as Post
master General, ending speculation as
to possibility of his retirement from
the Cabinet.
The Senate confirmed the nofnina-
ton almost Immediately after receiv-
ing it, acting by unanimous consent
without referring the nomination to
committee.
Under the law the President is re-
quired to rename his Postmaster Gen.
eral at the start Of a new admins
tration because the latter's term is CO.
extensive with that Of the Chief
Executive. He IS not required to re-
nominate any other cabinet members.
Farley retired from active service
in the cabinet last August, in order
to direct personally his chiefs cam
paign for reelection. At that time,
William w. Howes. First Assistant
Postmaster General, was made acting
head Of the department.
Fuel for the smoldering speculation
as to Farleys future has been added
by the Postmaster Generals own hint
some time ago that the salary Of a
(See FARLEY, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1937-01-22
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
CINCINNATI, January 22.-Misery
and suffering increased in this tri-
State area today.
A. L. Shumard, directing Works
Progress Administration employees,
gave vivid picture of conditions in
the four Clermont County villages,
which are typical of all flood areas:
1.-THE situation is dangerous; we're
trying to catch up on the job of get
ting people out of the second stories
of their homes. We think we'll make
it all right.
I'VE need motor boats. The current
is too swift for rowboats. They need
boats at Moscow. too.
"At Neville there are IS people in a
school building that has 10 feet of
water in it. We need to get them out
first. It's the same at Chilo.
water is 25 feet deep in the low
spots in all these towns; some places
it's only 8.
We're all right for food as long as
we can get through to Batavia and
Bethel. Bethel's the only place that's
open just now; the water is starting
over the road to Batavia. That's II
miles north.
"We're putting folk In churches,
farm houses, schools, any sort of build
ing that's high enough to be above
Evening star., 1937-01-22
OHIO RIVER NEARS'
RECORD
Water Within 0.9 of Foot
of III Peak of Flood
in 1884.
BULLETIN.

eA~e~A<
CINCINNATI, January % R.-
The l pm. Ohio River stage was
706 feet today, rise of 10 feet in
SO hours. This brought the river
within half foot Of the greatest
food stage in Cincinnati history.
Meteorologist w. c. Devereaux con-
tinued to hold to a prediction Of
II TO 70 feet, but indicated he was
prepared to revise that upward as
the water continued to rise two
tenths of a foot an hour.
BY tie Associated Press.
CINCINNATI, January %. At
noon, the Ohio River stood at 70.2
feet, 1872 feet above food level and
within nine-tenths of a foot of the
highest ever recorded here. the I'LL
foot top of the 1884 flood. Meteorolo-
gist w. c. Devereaux held to his pre-
diction of a crest Of between II and
70 feet.
A forecast for colder weather to-
night, with continued light rains and
probable sleet and snow durries and
temperatures of 20 degrees, brought
hope that the rise in the river would
halt soon.
Devereaux reported heavy rains at
most places along the Ohio last night,
Louisville reporting the heaviest, 3.34
inches.
The New River, Kanawha, Guyan-
dot and Big Sandy Rivers were falling,
but all other tributaries reporting
were rising.
Face Cut in Electric Service.
This city of 100000 people faced
the possibility of curtailed if not dis
continued electric service.
H. c. Blackwell, president of the
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co., in .
statement said:
Indications are that If the river
continues to rise the supply of elec-
tricity will be curtailed at almost any
time, but it will be maintained in part
as long as possible. There are, how
ever, possibilities of a complete shut
down of the power plants should the
rate of rise at the present time be
continued throughout the day.
Even though the worst happens,
we hope to obtain sufficient electricity
through our interconnections with
other cities to render service for the
most essential needs"
Street car transportation already
had been curtailed in some sections
(See OHIO, Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1937-01-22

The sole survivor was little Marie
Rita, second born, under care in an
incubator.
Doctors said their deaths could be
attributed to premature birth rather
than complications from the collision
between the ambulance and snow
pillow.
Mrs. Rondeau apparently survived
the multiple births easily and was
recovering remarkably well, said DR..
Joseph Eisee Forest. her physician.
Because Of fears for the babies
lives, the parents had them taken to
the little Roman Catholic Church Of
st. Thomas before they left for Mont.
real. Able Napoleon Aumont bap-
tined them
Evening star., 1937-01-22
IL DUCE APPROVES
SONS FLYING PLANS
Bruno Mussolini Gets Father
Permission to Attempt Trip
Across Atlantic.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ROME, January 22.-Premier Benito
Mussolini has granted to his son.
Bruno, permission to fly across the
Atlantic, II Duce said today in an in
terview with a French correspondent,
which was reprinted in Rome news
papers.
San Francisco is the ultimate goal
Of the projected flight from Rome.
Asked if his son was preparing for
the flight, Mussolini replied, II be-
lieve so. He's an idealist; I let him
do what he wants. In fact, I ap-
prove of it,"
Bruno, who won commendation for
his exploits as a military aviator in
the Ethiopian campaign, is scheduled
to fly BY easy stages to the United
States with his fathers own pilot,
Maj. Attilio Biseo.
Returning to Italy, he will at
tempt to set a new long-distance rec
ord by flying nonstop from the
Pacific Coast to Rome.
Evening star., 1937-01-22
PRESIDENT HOLDS
STRIKE COMMENT.
IS MOT IN ORDER
Issues Cryptic Statement
on General Motors Dis
pute at Conference.
ACTION BY WHITE HOUSE
URGED BY c. |. 0. LEADER
Lewis Calls for Administration
to Protect" Labor From
Economic Royalists."
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Secretary Perkins efforts for General
Motors strike truce break down;
company officials leave Washington.
Next move put up to President Roose-
welt by corporation head and labor
leaders.
John L. Lewis, STRIFE director, says
campaign among Ford and Chrysler
employees to follow settlement.
President says statements, conversa-
tons and headlines" are mot in
order"
Chrysler Corp. closes four Detroit
plants because Of glass shortage.
General Motors says 70 per cent Of
workers in 43 plants protest cessa-
ton of operations.
BY the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt said today
statements, conversations and head
lines were mot in order" in efforts
to settle the automobile strike.
The President made his first COM
ment on the sit-down strike in Gen.
eral Motors plants at his first press
conference of his second term.
In response to questions about the
stalemate in Government efforts to
settle the widespread strike, Mr..
Roosevelt said:
II have no further news than what
you have. OF course, I think that in
the interest of peace there come mo-
ments when statements, conversations
and headlines are not in order"
In a departure from customary
rules of his press conferences, he al
lowed this statement to be quoted.
1t aroused immediate speculation
over whether he directed it against
any particular statement of either
side, or press interviews and other
remarks given by representatives Of
both sides.
Negotiations for further conferences
ended abruptly for the second time
here yesterday after conferences at
the Labor Department.
AssaiIs Economic RoyaIists."
John L. Lewis. head of the Com
mittee for Industrial Organization,
told newspaper men last night the
same economic royalists" whom the
President assailed in accepting the
Democratic presidential nomination
now had their fangs in labor, and
the people of this country now expect
the administration to do all it can
in a legal way to help repel this same
rapacious enemy"
Alfred P. Sloan. jr., General Motors
president, left Washington shortly
after Lewis had spoken. John Thomas
Smith, General Motors counsel, later
declared it was plain from Lewis
statement that it would be impossible
to get the sit-down strikers out of he
closed plants step he termed "con-
dition precedent to reopening of nego-
| tiations."
After making his statement, Mr..
Roosevelt was asked several other
questions about the strike including
request to comment ON Lewis blunt
suggestion that since labor "inter-
vened" for the President in the presi-
Dental campaign, it was up to the
President" to intervene for labor In
the automobile industry.
Questions Unanswered.
To all queries, however, the Presi-
dent replied that his brief two-sen-
tence statement comprised all he had
to say. The conference left unan-
swered the question of whether the
(See STRIKH Page A-4l
Evening star., 1937-01-22
ZEPPELIN PLANS
Nine TRIPS TO U. S.
Hindenburg to Start 1887 Service
May 3-More Flights May
Be Added Later.
~ the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, January 22.-Nine
scheduled flights for the airship Hin
denburg between Frankfort or Fried
richshafen, Germany, and Lakehurst.
N. j., this year were announced today
by the Hamburg American Line-North
German Lloyd as agents for the zep-
pelin's operators, Deutsche Zeppelin
Reederei.
Put in service between Europe and
America last year, the Hindenburg
will initiate its inter-continental
shuttle service" in 1887 on May 3.
Other departures from Germany are
scheduled for May II and 81. June l,
IL and %, July and 13 and August 3.
Departures from Lakehurst will be
on May 6, IA and "a, June 4, IA and
IS, July and 16 and August 6.
An indication that the nine round
trips will not conclude the 1887 oper-
ations Of the airship was given In an
appended note that later flights will
be announced as soon as plans are
completed abroad.
Evening star., 1937-01-22
Dash 40 Miles to IncubatOrs
Fails to SAGE 3 Quadruplets

MONTREAL. January 20 Cana
dian Press) Three Of the Rondeau
quadruplets died today after doctors
sought to save them by a desperate
race 40 miles over icy roads to hos
pital.
The two youngest babies-Joseph
Achille Alfred and Marie Lise-died
at $50 am. Joseph CASTOR Andre,
the eldest, who was born 21a hours
before his brothers and sisters, sue
cumbed shortly after II am.
The two boys and, TIVE girls, born
yesterday to Mrs. Arcade Rondeau at
st. Thomas, Quebec, were hurried to
Montreal in an ambulance which
crashed into . snow plow during the
trip.
Evening star., 1937-01-22
PRESIDENT Indefinite
ON SUPREME COURT LAW
Legislation Affecting Tribunal
Very "Iffy" Question, He
Tells Newsmen.

Ey the Associated Press.
Asked at his press conference today
if any consideration was being given
to legislation affecting the Supreme
Court, President Roosevelt said that
was a very ''ifiy" question.
He planned no conferences on the
subject, as had been indicated by
Senator Minton, Democrat, of Indiana
after a visit to the White House this
week.
He said Minton would confer with
him later, when Attorney General
Cummings gives the President the
benefit Of Justice Department studies
Of possible ways to achieve the ad-
ministration's economic objectives
within the Constitution.
Evening star., 1937-01-22
WATER GOES OVER WALL.
Flood Sweeps Into Portsmouth While
$4,000 Are Evacuated.

Flood Sweeps Into Portsmouth While
1900 Are Evacuated.
By the Associated Press.
PORTSMOUTH, Ohio, January %.
"A tide of debris filled waters spilled
over Portsmouth's flood wall for the
first time in "a years today and
swiShed into streets like through a
mill race.
Waters in the business section,
carrying boxes. tree limbs. cans and
portions of small buildings which had
fallen before the pressure of the flood,
rose rapidly.
Topping of the 60-foot flood wall
protecting the south side of the city
by the turbid Ohio River currents fol-
lowed breaks in earthen levees over a
half-mile stretch in the west and
north sections bordering the Scioto
River.
Ali main roads leading into Ports
mouth had been cut off by flood wa
ters. Operations on the Chesapeake
& Ohio and Baltimore &, Ohio Rail-
road lines were halted The Norfolk
& Western continued to operate, but
its trains were running far behind
schedule.
The waters. which pushed along at
D sluggish pace of miles an hour
in the Ohio and Scioto Rivers, seemed
to rush pell nell through Ports
mouths streets.
City officials, receiving reports Of
continued rains further up the valley
and no lessening Of the flood waters
below to allow run-off of the high
waters here, prepared for a siege of
at least a week. Most grocery stores
we're stripped yesterday of all avail
able supplies.
Police and firemen expressed belief
adequate warming had been given to
allow all persons in the danger zone
(See FLOODS, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1937-01-22
STEVENS TO PAGE POST

President Roosevelt appointed Ray
mond B. Stevens vice chairman Of
the Federal Tariff Commission today,
succeeding the late Thomas Walker
Page.
Stevens, q New Hampshire Demo-
crat, has been a member Of the COM
mission since August, 1885.
Evening star., 1937-01-22
BODIES OF TWO YOUTHS
FOUND IN FREIGHT CAR
Fumes From Charcoal Burner Be-
lieved Cause of Tragedy in
Toledo Rail Yards.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TOLEDO, January 22.-Two youths
were found dead in New York Cen
tral freight car in the yards here
early today apparently overcome by
fumes from a charcoal burner. The
car was loaded with mineral water
and the burner was placed in the car
to keep the bottles from freezing.
Papers in their pockets indicated
they were Kirkland M. Morse, about
%, Plainfield, N. j., and Jack Nc
Innes, about 20, New York City.
The papers indicated Morse had
been a student at the University of
Wyoming and that McInnes had been
a student of Carson Long Institute,
New Bloomfield, N. j.
Evening star., 1937-01-22
MORE FUNDS NEEDED

Congressman anticipating the COM
forts Of an air-conditioned Capitol
and private offices next Summer
learned today that $1,672,000 addi-
tional was needed for equipment.
In 1885, $2,550, 900 was appropriated
for air conditioning the Capitol and
three Office buildings.
Evening star., 1937-01-22

By the Associated Press.
LAWRENCEBURG. Ind.-Ohio River
pours into city of 1000 and officials
predict all but three squares would
be submerged.
CINCINNATI.-Ohio River rising
hourly, reaching I'll. feet above
flood stage; 10000 driven from
homes in Hamilton County (Cin-
cinnati alone.
PORTSMOUTH, third of
$4,000 residents driven out when
Ohio River flood waters course into
city: river tears half-mile gap in
earthen levees; sewers deliberately
opened to save 3-mile concrete wall.
as waters spill over 60-foot flood
wall.
pITTSBURGH.-Gov George H. Earle
orders State officials to prepare for
possible food emergency as water
reaches 33 feet, 6.5 feet over flood
stage, at confluence of Allegheny
and Monongahela rivers. Waters
entered the golden triangle"
LOUISVILLE, Ky.-Kentucky and
Ohio rivers drive 1000 from homes
in Louisville area. 1000 from Frank
fort and hundreds elsewhere in
State.
HUNTINGTON, w Va.-West Vir-
ginia homeless total $500.
ST. LOUIS.-Midwestern office Of Red
Cross estimates 1000 homeless in
Missouri, Illinois and Arkansas.
NASHVILLE, Tenn.-EStimate 1900
homeless In Cumberland River VAL
ley.
JACKSON, Miss.-Watch levees as
rising streams menace homes in
Louisiana and Mississippi.
WATER GOES OVER WALL.
Evening star., 1937-01-22
Summary Of Todoy's Star

Financial ---A-17 Society ----- B-3
Lost g. Found AS Sports -----C-1-3
Obituary ---A-12 woman's Pg.- C-5
NATIONAL.
La Toilette committee probes anti
strike operations. Page Al
Ohio Valley cities inundated by
floods. Page Al
President issues cryptic statement on
auto strike. Page Al
seamen open way to end maritime
walkout. Page As
WASHINGTON AND VICINITY.
Senator King offers bill for Federal
road funds. Page Al
President cites urgent need Of large
auditorium here. Page Al
Flood waters already have subsidized in
washington area. Page Az
Editors told security tax may affect
employment adversely. Page As
A. M. Daniels made Almas Temple
potentate. Page Ais
Health ofi1cer warns against Winter
diseases. Page B-1
Drastic steps proposed to force personal
property tax payment. Page B.
d. c. auto dealers affected by
strike. Page B-1
Winant addresses Council of State
Governments. Page B-l
Mcneil denied parole, minimum SEN
tence held inadequate. Page B-1