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The Washington times., 1937-02-06
SUITABLE LAW
COURT NEED
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ur conference on matters before

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hour conference on matters before
the court.
The court will hold a decision
period on Monday before it begins
hearing argument on constitution
ality Of the Railway Labor Act and
the National Labor Relations law
Of the Roosevelt Administration.
Justices George H. Sutherland,
who is beyond the 70-year limit,
and Justice Owen j. Roberts, who
is under the age limit, were the
first to reach the marble temple
which houses the court.
Justice Sutherland said, smiling,
when he was asked for comment
on the Presidents message:
"NO, of course, not"
CHIEF JUSTICE SILENT
Justice Roberts, deferring to the
elder justice, smiled a NO" to the
same question. Justices Suther-
land and Roberts are the only two
of the nine justices who work regu-
IarIy in offices in the Supreme
Court Building. The other justices
maintain offices at their homes.
Chief Justice Hughes let it be
known through attaches that he
would refuse all requests for COM
ment on the Presidents message.
Although the High Court has
acted on several New Deal laws
during the present term. the labor
cases are probably the most impor-
tant which will be considered be
fore the court begins its four
months recess in June
Labor leaders already have pre-
dicted that the court will hold
the labor relations law unconsti-
tutional.
The Washington times., 1937-02-06
MAN IS DYING
FROM BURNS

With one man near death from
burns in Providence Hospital, po-
lice today were looking for two
white men for questioning on sus-
picion Of arson.
The dying man is Henry Wills,
48, colored, of 406 First st. S. w.
He suffered the burns while at
tempting to escape from his blaz-
ing home last night.
According to a story told police,
the two white men were in the
kitchen Of the place and started a
fight, knocking over the stove and
starting the blaze.
The Washington times., 1937-02-06
N. Y. Communist Meeting
Backs Stain Regime

NEW YORK, Feb. 6 G.N.SD.
After a mass meeting at Madison
Square Garden and an attack
upon "Trotskyism" by Earl
Browder, general secretary of the
Communist Party, i-Trotskyites
here adopted a resolution approx
ing action of the Soviet govern
ment in proceeding against
"Trotskyism and all other enemies
of the Soviet Union"
About $4,000 men and women
attended the meeting, and at one
point the police intervened when
fights broke out between Trotsky-
lists and StaliniStS.
BroWder charged that TrotSky
was the advance agent of fascism
and war throughout the world, y
and lauded the Soviet Union for
"eXterminating" his followers.
The Washington times., 1937-02-06
30 MORE FIRES
REDDEN SKIES
OF MOSCOW
New KremIin Guard Of
1000 Picked Men
Protects Stain

LONDON, Feb. 8 G.N.SD.
Thirty more fires set by terrorists
redeemed the Moscow sky within
the last "a hours as Dictator Josef
Stain, retreating under red army
opposition, installed a bodyguard
of 1000 picked soldiers around the
Kremlin, the London Daily Mirror
reported in a dispatch from War
saw.
Rebellion against the Stain
regime is breaking out, according
to stories reaching the western
European press via Warsaw and
Riga-Polish and Latvian capitals
referred to by the Soviets as
"rumor factories"
Assassin FOiled
Andrei ViShinSki, famous prose
cutor whose latest triumph" was
the execution of 13 "TrotskyiSt
plotters, escaped unharmed when
asSailants fired on him, said the
Daily Express in an item attrib-
uted to its Warsaw correspondent.
Fighting for bigger share in
the government, with the back
ing of the red army, Clement
VoroShilov, commiSSar for defense,
is the focal point of the reported
controversy.
The next few days will be de-
ciSive in the struggle between
Voroshilov and Stain, the Mirror
said.
so Police Arrested
Coincident with the new guard
around the Kremlin, Stains
home and headquarters. so mem
bers of the G. P. u, the secret
police, were arrested, said the
Mirror.
Several Of the secret police
tried to defend themselves with
pistols and were shot, this ac-
count narrated.
All soldiers in the Kremlin
guard are trustworthy men hail
ing from Georgia, Stains home
country. All five gates of the
Kremlin, it was stated, we're
strengthened, especially the one
leading to Red Square, called
Salvation Gate"
The Mirror said it was believed
that Voroshilov and Stain we're
anxious to avoid serious clash,
but the military desired the de-
fense commiSsar to obtain a
proper share in the government"
The Washington times., 1937-02-06
EARLY PEACE,
AUT0H0PE
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NCUHLLluCu lEOHn 4 age ~
| the United Automobile Workers
Union will be recognized as the
sole collective bargaining agency
for General Motors 100000
workers. General Motors was said
to have been offered such recogni-
tion in six plants, while the union
was reported demanding IL in 20
General Motors plants now closed
by strikes.
While peace negotiators got to-
gether today, men and women
strikers prepared to stage a picket
demonstration in front of the Gen
eral Motors Building. No trouble
was expected. The General Motors
Building is about three miles from
the recorders court building.
where the peace parley was un-
der way.
John L. Lewis wants the United
Automobile Workers recognized as
the sole collective bargaining
agency in 20 of the SO General
Motors plants, and General Motors
officials want to concede him this
recognition in only half a dozen
plants.
That is the situation as Lewis,
Gov. Frank Murphy of Michigan
and General Motors executives
resume their peace negotiations in
Detroit this morning, according to
confidential adviceS reaching here
today.
The same source volunteered
the prediction that a peace would
be arranged over the weekend,
with Lewis winning his concession
in more than six and less than 20
plants. General Motors officials
fought Lewis demand for sole
U. A. w. recognition in 20 plants
with the counter assertion that the
union did not have a majority in
more than six plants.
President Roosevelt, who for the
past "a hours frequently has COM
municated with Murphy by tele-
phone, was pictured as extremely
hopeful of settlement. The Presi-
dent will receive further reports
OF progress by telephone today, it
was learned.
AT the same time it was learned
that Governor Murphy intends to
maintain the status quo of the
strike-With court evacuation or
derS against the sit-down strikers
IN Flint, Mich, temporarily with
held-until current negotiations
are concluded.
A scheduled mass meeting of
strikers at Anderson, Ind. it was
learned, will be held today. but Of
tlclals here who got in touch with
strike leaders have persuaded them
not to hold a parade. as was orig
lnaliy planned.
resumption of the conferences
To-Day came after a secret midnight
meeting at which all factions were
represented. 1t was held in Muir
phys skyscraper apartment in an
exclusive riverfront hotel. Muir
phy, 1t was learned on the highest
authority, planned to hold today's
conferences in session until mid.
night tonight, if necessary, in the
nope that idle General Motors
thousands could start back to work
Monday morning,
The Washington times., 1937-02-06

College Of Preachers, but 1 am
sure he will quickly become a
factor both in the life of the
diocese and the city of Wash
ington. My long continued fel-
lOwship with him has endeared
him to me and has confirmed
my confidence in both his ca
pacities and his high cOnsecra-
tiOn."
The Rt. Rev. Philip M. Rhine.
lander, D. D., former bishop OF
Pennsylvania, whom DR.. Powell
succeeds as warden of the College
of Preachers, said:
Or. Powell was a member Of
the first conference of the Col
lege of Preachers which as
sembled in June, 1925. From
that time on he has been a close
and helpful advisor of the war
den, one of a small group who
have served the college with de-
vOtiOn and ability"
The Washington times., 1937-02-06
Flood HaIts Insurgent
Advance on Malaga

SEVILLE, Feb. s Q.N.SO.
Opening flood gates of immense
mountainside reservoirs, loyalist
forces today halted the insurgent
advance on the seaport of Malaga
with a wall of icy water.
The deluge roared down on the
narrow coastal plain northeast of
Marbella from the snowy slopes
of the Sierra de Mijas, breaking
the insurgents march after they
had swarmed through three vii
lagos.
Admission of the dramatic set
beck came from Gen. Queipo de
Llano, commander of the insur-
gent armies before Malaga.
The insurgent columns, he said,
captured the villages of Zaforra,
Boquete and Alouzares, "but fur
ther advance was held up when
bridges were dynamited and the
country flooded by opening OF
dykes" )"
ISTANBU Bull, Feb. 6 Q.N.S0.
One thousand Russian soldiers
passed through the Dardanelles
today aboard the Spanish steamer
Cabo San Agustin. en- route to
Spain from Odessa, Black Sea
port.
The Washington times., 1937-02-06
Two College Skaters
Rescued From Lake

WELLESLEY, Mass. Feb. 6
GN.SD.-TWo wellesley College
sophomores were rescued from
drowning in Lake Waban yester-
day after they had crashed
through the ice while skating.
Miss Carolyn Sherrod, of Kan
sas City, Mo-, was pulled from the
icy waters by Robert Thomas, of
Natick, while Miss Mary Anne
Robinson, of Boston, clambered to
safety when some of the Is or 20
skaters pushed a ladder within
her reach.
The Washington times., 1937-02-06
Collector to Speak

Arthur B. Spingarn. book and
art collector of New York city, will
be the speaker at Howard UniVer-
sity's celebration of Negro history
week in Douglass Hall on February
-, at 3:15 D. m.
The Washington times., 1937-02-06
WPA Jobs Saved

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 6
I.NSC A last-minute appropria-
tlon OF $323,000 to buy materials
today saved the Jobs Of $4,000
WPA workers here
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-21

reports and that they might be in- accurate, so he could not comment.
 But Harada added that because of contradictory versions, general head- quarters of the Imperial Japanese Army would continue investigation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-21

e position of immense strategic value in safeguarding Britain's poe Sition in the eastern Mediterranean, where her former predominance is far less sure since Italy's rise as an important military, naval. air, and colonial power whose communtca" tions with her Ethiopian empire lie athwart Britain's.
 This aspect of the Palestine ques- ton naturally Is seldom discussed because of the conditions under which Britain was given its mandate over the Holy Land. 1talys increas- ingly evident desire to exercise in. fiuence in Moslem regions, which are under British tutelage, are giving Downing Street and the imperial staff food for thought.
 British Strategy at Work
 Since Britain relaxed her hold upon Egypt, Palestine's significance from the viewpoint of defense of her routes of empire has widened con- slderably. The SueZ Canal and Egypt lie only an hours flight from the British alrdromes in Palestine. Alexandria, Britain's present prin- cipal naval base, is only two hours distant. An overland motor route through the desert to Asia also starts in Palestine, and the region is crossed by British and other In- ternational airlines to India, Aus- tralia and the Far East.
 These considerations explain part ly Britain's heavy expenditures for development of the harbor of Haifa which could, if necessary, serve as an auxiliary naval base dominating, together with Cyprus and Alexan- diia, the entire eastern end of the Mediterranean .,.
 Must Guard Pipe Line
 Equally important is the protec- ton of the 1raq Petroleum Com- peny's oil pipe line, the British sec. ton of which ends at Haifa and through which pours constantly 2 stream of oil from hundreds Of miles away. The 12-inch line Is laid across Palestine and the des- erts of Transjordania and 1raq. The oil 1t brings to Haifa Is vital for Britain's industry, navy and air force.
 Thus 6 combination of imperial strategic and industrial interests dominates the entire Palestine ques- ton, adding to the complexity ot Britain's attempts to keep wartime promises to both Jews and Arabs while executing the league mandate to the satisfaction of other powers and at the same time safeguarding her own interests.
 Independent Jewish State
 One aspect of the proposal to es- tablish an independent Jewish state on the shores of the Mediterranean, which is not absent from the minds of some Jewish as well as Arab lead- CTS, was expressed in statement by Mrs. Edgar Dugdale, niece and biographer of the late Lord Bal four, author of the Balfour declara- ton which resulted in the creation of 0 Jewish national home in Pal estine.
 "Palestine," she said, "is the key point of imperial communication and the key point to the Near East
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-21

on Japanese army troops in launch eS. Tn my announcement yeSter. day, l stated that the Panay fired three shots at the Japanese landing force," he said. However, as the re- suit of an Investigation carried out by Lieutenant Colonel Nishi, who returned to Shanghai last night, il has become doubtful whether or not shots were fred"
 Harada said that personally he doubted that the shots had been fired. Then he introduced Nishi as a man sent by the war office to inves. tigate. It was understood that Nishl is actually head of the American secvtion of the war office and that he would be back in Tokyo today to report.
 Thought He Heard Shells
 Nishi first gave his version, the result of his investigation at the scene of the attack. He said that a small unit of the Japanese army had moved ahead of the maun launch party to reconnoiter. The commander of the advance unit, he said, thought" he heard three shells whistling overhead while ths Panay was firing at attacking Jap. anese airplanes. Nishi admitted that the commander did not hear any shell explosions in the vicinity and that the commander of the main party likewise heard no explosions.
 T do not believe that the shells did go overhead" said Nishri. y believe that the impression of the commander was inaccurate"
 Survivors of the Panay assert that all during the time of the airplane attack on the Panay, hel guns remained under canvas cover and that machine guns alone re. sponded to the airplane fire).
 No Order To Fire
 General Harada then took up the talk again. He said that he could deny as incorrect statements that Colonel Kingoro Hasimoto, Japanese commander in the district where the Panay attack has occurred, said he had orders to fire on all ships, for eign or otherwise.
 Apparently Colonel F{ashimoto omitted the word enemy in speak, ing of his orders to fire on ships" said Harada.
 He added that the launch unit i1- volved in the Panay incident was proceeding upriver to destroy Chin- csc shipping, notably one convoy of 10 Chinese vessels proceeding up- river from Nanking.
 Colonel Nishi said, regarding the testimony of Panay survivors that the Japanese troops fired machine guns at the sinking gunboat after her crew and passengers had left her:
 Was No Firing
 T investigated that point partic- ularly. I can state here that l am convinced that there was no firing. And under the circumstances 1t seems impossible that any firing could have occurred against the Panay."
 Nishi then excused himself, ex- plaining that he had to leave for Tokyo at once by airplane.
 "So sorry," he said. T must leave without answering questions. l lived in the United States for two or three years, connected with the Japanese embassy at Washington.
 T appreciate the kindness the American people showed me. I have no intention of eXaggerating or nlin- imizing the facts concerning the Panay. want to be frank, like Americans"
 Colonel Nishi left and General Iarada continued the interview. He was asked regarding the admission of the Japanese foreign office at Tokyo that Japanese troops did fire machine guns at the Panay. He said that he had seen only newspaper
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-21

Pete Smith at Palm Sprlngs for two weeks, was definitely not on a vacation. He wrote his commentary for four pictures.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-21

(Continued from Page O the general assembly passed a law changing the purchasing system, he had withheld approval of several purchases because he was "con- fused" as to the intent of the stat- ute.
 Early in September, he said, he obtained an opinion from Attorney General Charles J. Mclaughlin which advised me all I had to do for the purchases was to record them"
 As result, he said, he turned over to the highway department all con- trol of acquiring highway lands. T could not" he explained, "corl. scientiously approve of the prices being paid for certain parcels of land."
 As late as yesterday Hurley, whose claim to Jurisdiction over the high- way department now is before the supreme court, denied the Merritt highway issue was being investigat- ed. He admitted that 14 account ants were preparing a survey of the highway departments records and that his report to the governor would be confidential"
 The audit was undertaken, 1t was reported, when Hurley took offlce last July with the impression he would acquire that agency's func- tions, and with the intention of acquainting himself with the condi. ton and workings of the highway division.
 Republican Mentioned One of the instances reported in. volved in the purchases study was the sale of 28.1 acres of land to the state by Rep. Stanley F. Mead, R., New Canaan, for $l00,000, although 1t was assessed on the town books for $500 an acre.
 Mead defended the price, declar. ing the amount he received included damages for the depreciation to 61.9 other acres In the same tract
 Most of the rights-of-way, it was understood, were acquired without condemnation process in order to hasten completion of the parkway for which Fairfield county fioated a $l5,000,000 bond issue. The high- way joins the Hutchinson River Parkway at the New York state line and extends through Fairfield county to Trumbull.
 Mclaughlin, Swartz and the gov- ernor conferred today, after which 1t was announced a complete list of prices paid for Merritt highway properties would be made public to- morrow.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-21
CONGRESS MAY
 GO TO THURSDAY
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(Continued from Page D of a series of proposed legislative measures designed to aid business
 Two Important Steps
 i. Senate plans for outright ap' neal of the undistributed profits tax rather than the drastic revision pro- posed by the administration.
 2. A thorough investigation of the national labor relations board. II "appears" to be favored by u e sen. ate judiciary committee members, In the opinion of Sen. Edward R. Burke D., Neb., author of resolution for such an inquiry.
 Following an appeal by M. D. Griffith, executive vice president of the New York Board of Trade, for approval of the investigation to aid business recovery, Burke said he ex. pected the committee to act about January 10 unless something hap. pens to change presen sentiment forces were under. stood to be planning an attempt to get the resolution shifted to the labor and education committed headed by Sen. Ebert D. Thomas D., Utah.
 In regard to tax revision, Chair.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-21
Japan Admits, Then
 Denies AH Run1ors
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Ing the Panay attack, was believed to mark a victory-though g slight one-for the conservatives. It was held to be the result of pressure by conservative army men and Japan csc diplomatic quarters. General Kumakichi Harada, chief Japanese military attache, again faced for eign newspaper correspondents to- day. This time he had with him Lieutenant Colonel Yoshiaki Nishi special Japanese war office investi. gator.
 Admitted Doubt
 Harada admitted that 1t was doubtful whether --as he charged yesterday--the Panay fired shells"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-21
DIR. GEO. FABER
 GOES TO PRISON
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suspended sentence he said that con- finement will inflict serious hard ships on the accused, in view of his age. He said that Dr. Faber per- formed the operations only because he could not say mo" to the pitiful women who had asked him to. Dr. Faber was admitted to practice in March, 1888 and at one time was secretary of the state medical so- ciety. He has a previous court rec ord. Tn 1915 he was charged with violation of the narcotic law and sentenced to jail for one year and fined $200 and costs. Again in 1918 he was charged with abortion and fined $500 and given a suspended sentence of six months.
 Mrs. Cote has no previous record. At one time she was Q nurse. She appeared in court this morning dressed entirely in black, displaying no emotion throughout the proceed ings.
 Mrs. Cote Goes to Hospital
 Instead of being taken to New Haven county jail following her court appearance today, Mrs. Mae Cote was taken to St. Mary's hospi- tai. She remains there under obser- vation and under guard of Deputy Sheriff Albert Francis.
 While Francis was leading Mrs. Cote from the court room, prepara- tory to taking her to jail she faint ed dead away on the courthouse stairs. While spectators dashed about excitedly, Deputy Sheriffs Francis, Clem Briotti and James OLeary and Constable Nick Jamele carried her to the sheriffs' office for treatment. When she failed to recover they hailed Dr. Sidney W. Jennes, who was passing the building at the time.
 Dr. Jennes ordered the woman to the hospital for examination. The sheriffs refused to move her, how ever, until official sanction was given by High Sheriff J. Edward Slavin, who was reached at New Haven.
 pr. Jennes sadi he could not definitely describe the woman's ail- ment, if there was an ailment, and said that the results of his exam nations would not be available un- til this afternoon.
 Dr. Faber, who was sentenced with Mrs. Cote, was unavailable to as- sist her when sh efainted, for he was on his way to Wethersf1eld state prison, accompanied by Deputy Sheriff Frank McCann.