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Evening star., 1937-11-16

BY Associated Press
NANKINC, Nov. 16.-The government decided tonight
to to Hankow the Yangtze nearly 800 miles to the
wes because of the threat to the capital by japanese
armies advancing from Shanghai
ministry communications took lead by
ang staff records Hankowbound League
Nations technical experts were to leave tomorrow
For greater security freedom from japanese attacks three
cities all will be harbo various civil departments
Hankow Major Haven Government
Hankow. major probably ministries
foreign affairs and finance Military establishments will remain
porarly Changsha Province
at Chungking in the Southwestern Province of Szechwan
The civil departments officials emphasized
that this did abandonment of the capital
that the would defend Marking until the last with Chang
slek premier -generalissino. himself in command
If the japanese break through defenes army will
retreat fighting for China determined against compromise cap
uation,' said high official.
Chinese had viewed with increasing
125 miles southeast of here.
Salvation in Hope.
There salvation in hope long resist
pushed to the western border mountains coward Tbe
ment spokesman declared.
He asserted that China contemplated Independent
Brussels conference seeking the conflict
added that:
In this dark hour from foreign would
action by the NnePower Conference the of
positive intentions.
IF the powers help directly they can at least
to Japap for istonr h
Evening star., 1937-11-16
ANTI-SEMITIC PLOT
ON STARS REVEALED
Suspects Under Surveillance on
Coast-Cantor Is Reported
Suggested Victim.
BY the Associated Pres:

BY the Associated Pres:
LOS ANGELES. Nov. 16.-Leaders
Of an alleged anti-Semitic plot to
bomb Jewish film notables' homes are
under surveillance. but no arrests
have been made since the district at
torney's Office began an inquiry six
weeks ago. Chief Investigator Eugene
Williams said today.
apparently the conspiracy never
got beyond the conversational stage"
Mr.. Williams added. He did not ex-
plain why he disclosed the plot
Early in October, he said, he re-
ceived complaints of secret anti
Semitic meetings in Pasadena at which
a purported execution list" was being
drawn.
Several persons were questioned, but
undercover operatives failed to obtain
evidence to justify arrests, Mr.. Will
liams said.
Published stories here that Eddie
Cantor and Louis B. Mayer were sug-
gested victims went unconfirmed.
Evening star., 1937-11-16
S|T-DOWN ENDS
At FISHER PLANT
Union Officials Order Evac-
uation Because Strike
Was "Unauthorjzed,"
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
PONTIAC, Mich, Nov. 16.-Sit-
down strikers, who had occupied the
Fisher Body Corp plant here for
nearly IL hours, left at 8:25 am. to-
day, and the management took possess
sion of the factory
Dorr Mitchell, president of the
United Automobile Workers of Amer
ica local here, said union officials
ordered the men to evacuate the plant
because the strike was unauthorized. y
He said a conference had been ar
ranged for l pm. between union and
company officials on grievances which
caused the sit-down at $3.50 o'clock
last night.
The principal grievance, he said, was
the laying off of 500 employees.
There was no demonstration as ap-
proximately 1000 men marched from
the plant. Many of them were day
shift workers, who had replaced night
shift employees at am.
Mitchell said the night shift would
report for work at pm. today.
Union officials indicated they would
demand that the company reinstate
the employees who had been laid of and
that the work available be divided
among the entire force. The plant
normally employs $500.
The strike began a little more than
"a hours after the United Automobile
Workers of America rejected q pro-
posed new agreement with General
Motors Corp.
There was no violence during the
night. although a few clubs were in
evidence as unionists told nom
unionists to go back into the plant.
The non-unioaists had sought to leave
the sit-down. Some of them were
successful in getting over fences, but
apparently none got through the gates.
Odln johnson, U. A. w. attorney
here, said the real issue was the lay
OH of 500 Fisher Body employees dur
ing the last 10 days. johnson claimed
the union sought to have the men re-
turned to their jobs and the work
spread among the full force. This,
johnson charged, the management re-
fused to do.
After the rejection, william S.
Knudsen, president of General Mo-
tors, said no further negotiations
would be conducted until union as
surances were given thai the mo Wild
cat strike" agreement of last Septem-
Der remained in force, but interna-
tional ofiicers Of the union appeared
reluctant to give that assurance.
Evening star., 1937-11-16
Pictures on Page BIZ
BY BLAIR BOLLES.

Residents of the White House, club
men, panhandlers, masters of man.
sions and sleepers in the park, the
doWn-and-outers and those born to
ride comfortably on the back seats of
town cars-all these and many more
were asked today by the Federal Gov
ernment the answer to three little
words:
Are you unemployed?
At am. Americas 10000 mailmen
stepped out to blanket the Nation
with big yellow post cards carrying
message from the President to all his
constituents urging them if they are
jobless or partially jobless. to reply to
the IA questions on the card and drop
it in the mail box by Saturday, no
postage required.
When the White House butler, OPEN
ed the door at the ring OF the post
man. into his silver tray were placed
a number of the cards The postman
was silent and the butler grinned.
The butler routed one of the cards to
Evening star., 1937-11-16
CHINESE FLEE THREE CITIES.
Nanking, Tsinanfu. SoOchow Throngs
Panic Stricken.

SHANGHAI Nov. 16 (P).-Thou-
sands of panic-stricken Chinese fled
from three of Chinas great cities to-
night to escape advancing Japanese
armies and widespread bombing by
Japanese war planes.
A great exodus was under way from
Nanking, the nations capital and OBJ
ject of a tremendous Japanese drive
into the interior from Shanghai. SIM
ilarly, civilians were fleeing from Tsi-
nanfu, Shantung Province capital,
north of the Shanghai war area, and
from Soochow, central point in Chi
nese defense lines between Shanghai
and Nanking.
japanese planes dumped bombs over
widespread area of the Shanghai
peninsula to smooth way to Marking
for troops and naval vessels. Foreign
military observers predicted the Japa-
nese could reach Nanking within
month
Points bombarded included Fushan,
Yangtze River port on the water route
to Marking. and Chinese troop concen-
trations between the Chinese defense
lines and Nanking.
Bridge Blown Up.
Japan's North China forces we're
approaching the Yellow River, miles
north of Tsinanfu. To stem the ad-
vance, Chinese were said to have blown
up the Tientsin-Pukow Railway bridge
spanning the river opposite the pro-
vincial capital Most of the refugees
leaving Tsinanfu headed for Tsing-
tao Oh the seacoast.
One column of Japan's Shanghai
armies was almost within sight of
Soochow. city of 260,O00, about so
miles west of Shanghai Miss Sarah
Glenn of Chester. S. c., arrived at
Nanking today and reported Soochow
virtually deserted following heavy
Japanese bombardment yesterday.
Thousands of Chinese leaving the city
crowded roads and canals.
Three American missionaries-Rev.
H. H. Mcmillan of Laurinburg, N. c.;
c. G. Mcdaniel of Blackstone, Va,
and H. A. McNulty of New York City
remained in Soochow to aid fright
ened Chinese.
River Barrier at Kiangyin.
The bombardment of Fllshan paved
the way for an expected attack on
Kiangyin, China's Yangtze River de-
fense point some 80 miles to the west.
There the Japanese navy must de-
stroy a barrier of sunken junks in
order to proceed 80 miles upstream to
Nanking.
All Americans had evacuated Wusih,
but four Americans, all of Southern
Presbyterian missions, remained In
Kiagyin, where an attack was inmi-
nent.
They were Mr.. and Mrs. A. Allison,
New Orleans; Miss Kathryn Thomp-
son, Washington. D. c., and Miss M.
c. Wilcox, Elberton, Ga.
In their fan-shaped advance, Jap
anese troops have occupied about 1000
square miles Of territory east Of line
from the Yangtze to Hangchow Bay.
in Chekiang Province south Of Shang-
hal
Evening star., 1937-11-16
ANT|-LABORPL0TS
LAID TO OFFICIALS
Relations Board Chairman
HurIs Charges at Mayors
Conference.
By ]. A. FOX,

A charge that officials in some cities
had encouraged violence in conniving
to defeat the purposes of the Wagner
Act was hurled at the United States
Conference of Mayors here today by
j. Warren Madden, chairman of the
National Labor Relations Board.
II should be less than frank Il
addressing gathering of mayors if
I should fail to point out some Of the
shortcomings which we have observed
on the part of some mayors who may
or may not be members of my audience
today" he told the conference at the
Mayf1ower. in the course of vigorous
defense of the act.
There are some cities in which the
law of the land as represented in the
National Labor Relations Act is being
frustrated with the connivance of the
mayor and other officials who are
sworn to uphold the law. Mayhem,
murderous assault, and kidnapping
have been committed with impunity
in some cities against American citi-
zens whose only ofIense has been that
they were union organizers Some of
these crimes have been committed
under circumstances in which the
criminals could net possibly have es-
capped detection unless the police had
been under instructions that crimes
against these people were to be un-
punished.
Cruel Beating Cited.
Il have seen a man who Is as
gentle and deserving of protection
of the law as you and whose head
was hammered to a bloody pulp with
an iron hammer on the main street
of great American city by gang
of criminals in plain view of many
witnesses. He was a union organizer.
No arrests were made"
Mr. Madden was one of several
speakers at a session on Government
and industrial disputes.
President Roosevelt's indisposition
forced him to cancel a meeting with
the mayors at noon, and his regrets
were brought in person to the con-
ference by his son, James Roosevelt.
Young Roosevelt explained that his
father was running bit of tenn
perature this morning" as a result of
an infected tooth and that he had
been ordered to bed.
Sends Best Wishes.
The President sent his best wishes
for the success of the conference and
expressed the hope it would be pos
sible for him to see the mayors at
some later time.
After his son had concluded the
brief message, the conference in re-
turn sent the mayors wishes for the
Presidents speedy recovery.
The Labor Board head declared that
abuses by employers brought about
passage Of the Wagner Act, and he
condoned strikes generated in the
(See MAYORS, Page A-5)
Evening star., 1937-11-16
ESCAPED PRISONER GETS
YEAR FOR BAD CHECKS

George R. Stewart. who escaped
from a District Jail guard more than
month ago after he had been per-
mitted to visit his sick mother at
Sibley Hospital, was sentenced to an
additional year in Jail by Police Court
Judge Edward M. Curran today on a
charge of issuing mine worthless
checks to department stores while he
was at liberty.
The defendant, it was testified,
after securing money here on the
checks, went to Baltimore, where he
allegedly issued two more worthless
checks.
Evening star., 1937-11-16
Jobless Census QUESTIONABLE
Sent Out-Euen to White House
10000 Mailn,en Distribute
Yellow Post Cards Asking Unem.
plOyed to AnS,uer IA Questions.

the President, and Rudolph Forster,
White House executive clerk, chuckled.
H. arranged this little practical Joke.
Among the 42l District letter car
riers enlisted to help the National Un-
employment Census discover the exact
number of workless persons is Victor
McCeney a veteran man in gray vino
began 20 years ago to serve the two
blocks bounded by North Capitol and
First streets. Rhode Island avenue
and v street NV.
Mr.. McCeney left the City Post Of
flee this morning with 500 of the big
yellow postcards, as we'll as the usual
Tuesday morning mail and a stack of
magazines He carried the coal easily
and remarked, as he boarded a North
Capitol street car, that Tuesday is
an off day in the mail-delivery busi-
ness, anyway. and so the census blanks
wouldn't add much tc his normal bur-
den
AS matter Of fact" Mr.. Nc
Ceney said, lit isn't anything ex-
traordinary for us to have to put
(See CENSUS, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1937-11-16
BELGIAN A|RL|NER
CRASH KILLS J Of
GERMAN ROYALTY
II Are Burned to Death as
Plane Hits Chimney
Near Ostend.
FAMILY WAS FLYING
LONDON WEDDING
Group Was to Attend Marriage of
Prince Ludwig to Daughter of
Sir Auckland Geddes.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
OSTEND, Belgium, Nov. 16.-Eleven
persons, including five members of
the former royal family of Hesse,
died today in the flaming wreckage
of Belgian airliner which crashed
near here while trying to land at
Steene Airport during fog
The dead included the Grand Duke
George Won Hesse bel Rhein and his
wife. the former Princess Cecile Of
Greece and Denmark; their two chill
dren. Ludwig and Alsenbach, and the
Grand Dukes mother, the Dowager
Grand Duchess Won Hesse bel Rhein.
Cousin of Duchess of Kent.
The dead former Princess Cecile was
first cousin of the Duchess of Kent.
Two other Germans were in the
party, en- route to the wedding of
Prince Ludwig Won Hesse, social at
tache to the Germany Embassy in
London, and Margaret Campbell
Geddes, daughter of Sir Auckland and
Lady Geddes They were to have been
married on Saturday.
The two we're the Won Hesse maid,
Lima Henar, and man named 2. u.
Eisenbach. The crew of three also
were killed. The eleventh person was
not at once identified
Prince Ludwig. waiting at Croydon
for the party, collapsed when he
learned of the crash.
Plane Falls in Brickyard.
The plane, owned by the Sabena
Airlines, fell into brickyard near
the Ostend Ardrome It was en- route
from Frankfort on the Main to Lon
don.
The pilot had tried to land, and
airport lights were turned on to guide
him. A short distance from the field.
however, the plane struck a tall
chimney. swerved and fell.
Evening star., 1937-11-16
FIRST BUSINESS TAX
FINE is IMPOSED
Manager of Cleveland Concern
Pleads Guilty to Violating
New Law.

The Electric Neon Clock Co. of
Cleveland, through its local manager,
Isadore Hozsha, was the first concern
or individual convicted under the new
Business Privilege Tax Act when he
pleaded guilty today before Police
Court Judge Hobart Newman.
Mr.. Hozsha paid q fine of $40 for
failure to take out a business privilege
license and IS for failure to secure a
regular business license under the 1892
license law.
The fines were recommended by
members Of the corporation counsels
Office because, they said, Mr.. Hozsha
secured both licenses as soon as he
found out he was violating the law.
He was unaware Of its existence, it
was said.
The case was inaugurated last week
with the arrest of Morris Cammerman
Of Baltimore, local representative Of
the concern. The charges were
changed today and the case against
Mr.. Cammerman dropped.
Evening star., 1937-11-16
$2O2,131 IS ADDED
TO CHESTS TOTAL
First ladies Day" Meeting
HeId-42.85 Per Cent
of Quota Raised.

Reporting at the first ladies day"
meeting in the history of the Com
munity Chest, representatives of
nearly 5000 volunteer workers today
turned in a total of s2O2,O3l29 in
new contributions, bringing the cam
paign total to $685., ,374.46, or 4285 per
cent of the quota. Five more report
meetings are scheduled before the
campaign closes next Tuesday.
The metropolitan unit, which took
the lead yesterday in the competition
among the six Chest units, continued
its lead today reporting total of All
per cent of its quota The govern
mental unit was second with 46 per
cent.
Mrs Lucille F. McMillin of the
Civil Service Commission presided, and
the unit reports we're made by women
workers.
The only men on the platform were
President Clarence Phelps Dodge of
the Chest; the Rev. John K. Cart
wright. who delivered the invocation,
and Herbert L. Willett, jr., Chest di-
rector
Among those who accepted places
on the platform were Mrs Gilbert
GroSvenor, chairman of the Board
Members Committee; Mrs. Sidney F..
Taliaferro and Mrs. James Clement
Dunn of the Special Assignment Unit.
Each unit selected two of its women
workers for the remaining places.
The spirit of victory made yester-
days meeting enthusiastic as the one
third mark was passed both in point
Of time and percentage of goal.
Director Willett was jubilant over
the progress made. Wearing jaunty
paper cap of many colors, like the
hundreds which had been purchased
and distributed by the publicity unit,
Mr.. Willett pointed out that If the
campaign kept on at the same progress,
it would come out at the goal. But he
warned the same pace would have
to be continued throughout the cam
paign.
A note of gallantry was given the
occasion by Radio Joe" kaufman,
when he followed the old French Gus
tom, and kissed on both cheeks, Mrs.
Hannah Keith Howe of Mclean, Va,
as a climax to a ceremony in which
she had been inducted into the Isl 900
club" of those bringing in gifts of
$1,000. She achieved the honor by
obtaining a gift of $1,000 from Ran
dolph Leigh of Fairfax County, chair
man Of the Suburban Unit.
Further jollity burst forth from
the gay-hatted throng when Mrs.
Harold D. Hynds, reporting for the
.(See CHEST, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1937-11-16
WINTERS BLAST HITS
GREAT LAKES REGION
Chicago Has Snow Flurries, With
Heavy Fall in Kansas, Mis-
souri, and Oklahoma.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Nov. 16-Wintry wealth
er with snow spread over the Great
Lakes region and the Missouri Valley
today, accompanied by a forecast of
colder tonight.
Heavy snow fell in some parts of
Southeastern Kansas, Southwestern
Missouri and Northern Oklahoma.
Chicago had snow f1urries, an 8 am.
temperature of 80 and prospects of
minimum tonight of about 25
Temperatures were considerably be-
low normal from the Rocky Noun
tain Divide eastward to the Missis-
sippi River. There were rains in the
North Pacific States, New York and
New England.
Evening star., 1937-11-16
Britain Builds 10 Arms Plants.

LONDON, Nov. 16 (R.-Sir Thomas
Inskip, minister for the coordination
of defense, announced today that
Britain had built 10 special munitions
and aircraft factories in the last 20
months In her rearmament program.
Eleven Of the plants already were In
production.
Evening star., 1937-11-16
COLD WEATHER DUE

Cold weather will be here tomorrow.
The Weather Bureau forecast a
rainy Wednesday, possibly with snow
late in the day.
The mercury will 60 down to 80
degrees tonight, and Wednesday night
it will be below freezing, the bureau
predicted.
Evening star., 1937-11-16
Storm Season Over.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Nov. 16
R.-The Weather Bureau bid adieu
to the hurricane season last midnight
without being required to issue .
single 'big wind" warning.
Evening star., 1937-11-16
Rail Rate Plea Opposed

The National Coal Association asked
the Interstate Commerce Commission
today to dismiss the petition Of class
! railroads for Is per cent increase
in freight rates In so far as 1t relates
to bituminous coal and coke.
Evening star., 1937-11-16

GAINESVILLE, N. Y, Nov. 10
Three men convicted of the kidnapping
of John J. O'Connell, jr., of Albany.
escaped today in daring fashion from
the Onondaga County Jail here after
they had bound and gagged four keep
ers, matron and kidnapped another
keeper.
The prisoners were Percy Geary and
John Obey of Albany. sentenced to II
years, and Harold Crowley of New
York City, who was given a 28-year
term
H. H. Paddock, superintendent of
the prison. said the escape occurred
between 2:35 and PAS am. today.
Paddock said the three convicts were
armed with two guns. Reconstructing
the escape, he said the bars of one of
the cells in which the prisoners were
confined were sawed and placed to-
gether with chewing gum to avoid
detection.
Keeper Is Bound.
When John Corbett, a keeper, en-
tered the cell block on the ground
floor to punch a clock, a routine duty,
one of the prisoners pounced on him,
bound him with sheets taken from the
cell bed and took his keys. The pris-
oner then liberated the other two con-
victs and the trio made their way to
the guard room on the same floor,
Paddock said.
There they encountered three
x(See KIDNAPERS. Page A-3O
Evening star., 1937-11-16
Summary Of Today's Star

Page. Page.
Amusements D-8 Radio -- B.8
Comics -C-lo-l1 Short Story B-9
Editorials - AS Society B-3
FINANCE --- A-l3 Sports - D-1-4
Lost g. Found D-4 Weman's Pr. c.
Obituary - A-10
FOREIGN.
Chinese move government from Nam
king to Hankow. Page Al
Japanese answer Brussels criticism
hotly. Page Al
NATIONAL.
Administration program side-tracked
in Senate. Page Al
House group puzzled over formula for
tax reduction. Page AS
Barkley gives outlook for extra ses-
sion. Page Al
WASHINGTON AND VICINITY,
President, i'll with toothache, cancels
engagements. Page Al
City officials accused of anti-labor
plot by Madden. Page Al
Chest total rises to $8S2, ,374 on ladies
day." Pages Al
Revocation of drivers permits chal-
lenged in high court. Page Az
Truck drivers refuse to cross Sanitary
picket lines. Page Az
Health group attorneys squared for
legal battle. Page B-l
Senator King arranges D. c. airport
conference. Page B.1
Representatives get protests against
business tax. Page B-1
Dirksen prepares to resume Capital
Transit probe. Page B-1
Evening star., 1937-11-16
Hankow, 800 Miles West, Haven
for Staff Evacuating as Jap.
anese Legions Approach.
C. COMMUNICATIONS MINISTRY
TAKES LEAD In DEPARTURE
Not Abandonment of Capital, Say Off.
cials, Stressing Aim of Defending
City to the Last.
MAP on Page AID

BACKCROUND-
Conquest completed uth Chinese
Soochow Creek Japanese hate launched
yesterday bombed ralay
Shanghai proiecttes nUndtng
HangchoU Bay uhere they landed
Shanghai
Evening star., 1937-11-16
K|DNAPERS BIND
GUARDS AND FLEE
0'ConneII Abductors Escape
After Saving Bars at
GAINESVILLE, N. Y.
Pictures on Page Az

BACKGROUND
John J. O'Connell, jr., Uds kid
mapped in front OF his home in Al
bcny July 7. 1888 He ,UaS taken to
Hoboken. NJ j., in a truck and
ransom letter Mas sent to Eduard
J. O'Conneu, his uncle.
After payment Of s40, 900 ransom
OConneH, on July 29, % days after
the kidnaping, Uas taken from the
Hobokcn apartment 1phere he had
been held captiUe and driuen to the
BronT, Uhere he 1Cds released.
Evening star., 1937-11-16
WEATHER.

70 3. Weather Bureau ForecastD
Rain with lowest temperature about 80
tonight; tomorrow rain, possibly snow and
colder; temperature below freezing tomor-'
row night. Temperatures today-Highest,
so, at noon; lowest 40 at 5 am. 40 at
2 pm. Full report on page A-l0.
Evening star., 1937-11-16

(See CONGRESS, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1937-11-16

~(See KIDNAPERS, I
Evening star., 1937-10-29

BEST BUY IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
on a knoll Of approx. % acre overlook
ing surrounding country nestled in large
oak trees. stands a white New England
Colonial home containing large liv. room.
kitchen, laundry attached garage Base
ment has rec room. fireplace maids room
and bath; Superfex conditioning; sec
ond floor has three large bedrooms and two
baths home of beauty and charm;
So 900 under the market at S12 $50: terms.
Call MR.. BARNUM. Shepherd 5175-J aft
er 3 pm. ~
Evening star., 1937-10-29

AKoMA-ATTRACTTVE BUNGALOW, "a
enwood ave; rent four rooms to couple.
tinrnI nAQQ VUTTTTAhFG
Evening star., 1937-10-29
WESLEY HEIGHTS,
1929 FOXHALL ROAD.

Detached home; spacious living room
with fireplace dining room, pantry. kitch--
master bed rooms. baths: bed room bath
on the 3rd; Tn. and bath in basement;
screened porches, oil heat garage SOFT.
lot with splendid trees and shruboeTy.
Open. Georgia Sl14
Evening star., 1937-10-29

FIRST COMMERCIAL ZONE.
6-bedroom. 2-bath brick home on upper
14th st 2-car garage, double rear porcnes,
convenient to schools and stores perfect
for a roomng house.
121 10th st. NV. MAUI. ufoo.
Evening star., 1937-10-29

HFTHEsDA-sIx ROOMS. TILED BATH
Shower 65-ft lot, garage; possession; SO.
Evening star., 1937-10-29

706 LONGFELLOW ST. N.W.--NEWLY
dscorated brick, s rms, h-v.h. b.-i. sa-
rage: ss0.50 per mo. III Lonsfellow st.
Geo. 1925.