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Evening star., 1937-12-12
North Wales
Club Dance
Last Night
Robert Winnills
And Spilman
Are Hosts.

w YARRENTON, Va, Dec. Ii
"A Mr.. and Mrs. Robert C..
wv Winmill and Mr.. Baldwin
' Day Spilman were hosts at
Q dinner and dance this evening at
North Wales Club.
Mrs. Richard Strong entertained at
luncheon Sunday in honor of her
cousin. Mrs. William Jeffries Chew
ming of Fredericksburg, Va.
Mrs. Morton G. Douglas, who. since
leasing her house here has been the
guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. Hilleary,
left Wednesday for the winter and
is now at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Howell Peoples in Washington. She
will also spend some time with Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Owens in Whining
ton. Del.
Mr.. Stephen Clark of New York has
rented a house at Middleburg, the for
mer home Of Mr.. ana Mrs. Robert
Young, and is there for the hunting
season.
Mrs. Harold Talbot of Long Island
has been spending some time in Vir-
ginia hunting with Middleburg and
Piedmont packs and is now the guest
OF Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Langley.
Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Buchanan
and Miss Polly Buchanan of Warren
ton will be among the guests of Mr..
Suchanan's sister, Mrs. Walter NICK.
Jones, at a dinner given this evening
Of Ayrshire House. Upperville, Va, in
honor Of her house guest, Miss May
Noble of Puerto Rico.
Mrs. ]. Davenport Of Richmond,
Va, is the guest Of MIR. and Mrs.
Francis Thornton Greene at Hunting
Ridge, Warrenton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward E. Jenkins
spent several days this week at Wood
mont Rod and Gun Club.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Pool returned
Thursday evening from visit to New
York. Miss Sally Hoxton Spilman
spent the time with her grandmother,
Mrs. Spilman, at Elway Hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Dana Dens-
more and their infant daughter, Caro-
line Densmore, of Brookline. Mass.
will arrive the end of next week to
spend the holidays with Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter H. Robertson. Miss Carol
Densmore of Boston and Cincinnati
will also spend the holiday with Mr..
and Mrs. Robertson.
Mrs. Spilman of Elway Hall has
issued invitations to masquerade
ball to be given at North Wales Fri
day evening, December 81, in honor
OF her debutante granddaughter. Miss
Elizabeth Rice Barrett of Vassar COL
lege.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amory S. Carhart
entertained at dinner Thursday eve
ming at their home, Ashland Farm.
Evening star., 1937-12-12

W. Humphrey, Arlington County school
dentist.
Last night Mr.. and Mrs. Haley were
hosts at dinner Ia honor Of DR.. Pum-
phrey, whose birthday anniversary 1t
was. Additional guests were Capt and
Mrs. Ross and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Hitler.
Evening star., 1937-12-12
Haleys Have Guests.

Mr., and Mrs. Joseph Haley have -.
weekend guests at their home in Lyon
Village Capt. Edward Ross, U. s. M.
G., and Mrs. Ross and their little
daughter, Catherine Ross OF Annapolis.
Mrs. Ross is sister Of DR.. Thomas
Evening star., 1937-12-12

Underground roadways are dis
cussed in London as a solution of its
traffic problem, which has become so
bad that people find walking quicker
than buses.
Evening star., 1937-12-12
French Police Seek Ghost.

Police of Bethune. France, are still
searching for a ghost that is re-
ported to haunt the town clad in a
long winding sheet and with heavy
chains tied around the ankles.
Evening star., 1937-12-12

Mrs. TraUerS Daniel CaHapay 1uho before her marriaqe
Nouember "a Miss Kathryn Kouss daughter
eph Koluss and the late Mr. Koruss of Rock Ark She
ho0n wtth her Do attendants left Miss Frances Hart
Little Rock bridesmaid and Miss Mary of Detroit
maid OF honor The Uedding took place Catholic
Church. -Underpood G. Undermood photo
Evening star., 1937-12-12

w YARRENTON, Va, Dec. IL
~ Mr.. and Mrs. Robert G..
wv Winmill and MIR. Baldwin
Day Spilman were hosts at
Evening star., 1937-02-10
SOVIET GETS OPTION
ON BIG U. S. PLANE
Government May Buy 32-Pas.
senger Flying Boat Recently
Completed.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, February 1o.-Maj.
Carl Cover, chief test pilot and vice
president in charge Of sales for the
Douglas Aircraft Corp. Factory at
Santa Monica, said yesterday the So
Wet Russian government has taken
an option to buy its recently COM
pleted 32-passenger flying boat.
The plane cost $500, 900 to build, has
a 95-foot wing spread and is more
than 100 feet long. It is powered
with two 1,000-horsepower motors,
capable Of speed of almost 200 miles
an hour.
Maj. Cover said actual sale Of the
plane awaits completion of final tests
and issuance of Department of Com
merce license.
N. A. Sokoloff, vice president Of
Amtorg, Russian business agency, ard
a party of Soviet engineers. visiting
aircraft factories in this vicinity, were
reported to have negotiated for pur-
chase of several eight-place, single
motored planes from other factories.
Robert e. Gross, president Of the
Lockheed Aircraft Corp, Burbank,
announced purchase by the British
Airways, Ltd, Of five twin-motor
all-metal planes at a total price of
100000. They are to be used on
the North Sea route between London
and Sweden.
Evening star., 1937-02-10
3 SUSPECTS HELD
IN knife Staying
Two Questioned in Brooklyn, One
in Western New York Town
in Girls Death.
> the Associated Press.

BUFFALO, N. Y, February TO-
Investigation of the murder of 1S-
year-old Mary Ellen Babcock of Buff
falo, turned today to the Western New
York village of Franklinville, where
Police Chief Harold L. Rose said he
was holding a man with scratched
face.
The chief said the man was about
"a years old, and had been detained
Monday. His hands and face bore
scratches, the chief said. :.
Meanwhile, in Buffalo, police were
reported to have traced the maroon
and-white mans scarf found near the
girls body Saturday to a haberdash-
cry in the nearby city Of Lackawanna.
Ofhcial confirmation of the report was
lacking.
Lackawanna police began a search
for a youth who was reported to have
been missing from home since Fri
day night, when the Babcock girl was
beaten and knitted to death in q Buf-
falo field.
In Buffalo, two men, one of them de-
scribed by Detective George Weisheim
as a good suspect" were questioned
in the Staying.
Police withheld the names Of both.
Detective Weisheim said the good
suspect" was found peering through
the window of a private home after
telephoned complaints Of a "peeper." !"
The other man, he explained. was
arrested on tip from Rochester police.
Evening star., 1937-02-10
PRAIRIE ECONOMY
CHANCEPROPOSED
Roosevelt Asks Congress
for Long-Run Policy to
Fight Drought.
BY the Associated Press.


President Roosevelt urged Congress
today to formulate a long-run policy
for readjusting the agricultural econ
omy of prairie States combating
drought and dust storms.
In transmitting a report from his
Great Plains Drought Committee for
the information Of Congress, the Pres
vate alliance in new economy based
on conservation and effective utiliza-
ton of water sources.
The commit ssreport stressed the
need for permanent change in farm
ing methods in the drought-devastate ted
prairie region. 1t proposed creation of
a new Federal agency to direct the
program in cooperation with States
and private organizations.
IF economic deterioration of the
Great Plains region Is to be
stopped, it will be only because the
Nation takes the situation In hand
promptly, emphatically and complete
ly," said the commission in a 194-page
report to the President.
The area involved covers much of
the land between the Mississippi River
and the Rocky Mountains from Cam
ada to Mexico. Morris Cooke, who re-
Gently resigned as rural electrifcation
administrator, is chairman of the
committee.
The President said the report in
dicated the problem was much more
fundamental than merely relieving a
courageous and energetic people who
have been stricken by several years
of drought during a period of eco
nomic depression"
Depression and drought have only
accentuated a situation which has
been long developing" Mr. Roosevelt
went on. "The problem is one of ar
resting the decline of an agricultural
economy not adapted to the climatic
conditions because Of lack of informa-
ton and understanding at the time
of settlements and readjusting that
economy in the light of later ex-
perience and of scientific information
now available"
Settlers of the plains, he said,
brought with them agricultural prac-
tice developed in more humid regions.
Long experience has disclosed, Mr..
Roosevelt continued, that rainfall in
the region "hovers around and, for
considerable periods, falls below the
critical point at which it is possible
to grow crops by the agricultural
(See PRAIRIE, Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1937-02-10
LAF0[LETTEASK
P|NKERT0N FACTS
Orders Files Searched to
Determine if Service Rem
dered U. S. Officials.
BY JOHN C. HENRY.

Chairman La Toilette today ordered
officials of the Pinkerton National De-
tective Agency to search their files,
from 1893 to the present, for records
of any services rendered officials of
the Government.
His order was given after evidence
before the Civil Liberties Committee
indicated a system existed for giving
such service, in violation of a Federal
statute. Robert A. Pinkerton, presi-
dent Of the agency; Asher Rossetter,
general manager and vice president,
and Ralph Dudley, vice president,
were OH the witness stand at the time.
do you ever work for the United
States Government" La Toilette
asked.
r no" Pinkerton answered.
"Why?"
Because Of a law prohibiting it,
"And that was passed in 1893, after
the Homestead riots, was it not?"
La Toilette continued.
Yes"
Service Not Recalled.
DO you ever render service to OIL
cials of the Government"
II have no recollection of such serv-
ice," Rossetter said.
La Toilette then read an excerpt
from the agency order book, explain
ing how such service might be given,
with billing made to individuals.
Isn't that means Of evasion?"
"Yes," Pinkerton replied.
Rossetter pointed out, however, that
the order was prepared many years
ago.
Earlier La Toilette charged that OFF,
GERS Of the agency failed to turn over
to the committee all labor espionage
reports subpoenaed last August.
The Senator's accusation followed
the reading of q deposition from Ed
ward v. Burnett, Pinkerton operative
in San Francisco. that he had made
written reports of this nature up to
last November. Burnett, it was said,
was engaged in labor espionage in q
(See La TOILETTE, Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1937-02-10
L BODIES BEING
RAISED FROM BAY
A|R[|NER WRECK
Noted Diver, William Reed,
Prepares Survey of Under.
water Scene.
CRAFT "OVERSHOT"
AIRPORT, SAYS VIDAL
Officials of United, However, Re-
fused to Hazard Guess as to
Cause of Tragedy.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, February 10
Rescue crews labored today to recover
the bodies of II persons killed in the
mysterious crash Of a big airliner into
San Francisco Bay.
Reports from the scene of the trag-
edy, near Mills Field, municipal airport
south Of here, said attempts were made
to right the plane, which overturned
as 1t struck the water last night.
A derrick was sent out to lift the 12-
ton craft, which airport officials said
weighed many more tons because it
was filled with water.
William Reed, noted diver, prepared
to descend in about Is feet of water to
make a preliminary investigation and
learn whether the victims bodies were
still in the plane.
Officials of the United Air Lines
would not hazard guess as to the
cause Of the sudden tragedy.
Flying Conditions Good.
With veteran Pilot A. r. CTommy)
Thompson at the controls, the new
plane, several minutes ahead of sched-
ule, arrived over the airport shortly
before 8 o'clock last night from Los
Angeles. He had clear weather and
good flying conditions, airport officials
said.
Aboard were eight passengers, in
cluding a young bride-to-be, and the
crew of three
The plane circled the airport, wit
nesses said. then apparently was about
to land when it veered far out over
the water and crashed.
The protruding tail of the craft was
sighted by searchers about five hours
later. Then it disappeared as the
swift tide swept out from the mudflats
bordering the airport.
The incoming tide again raised the
tail, and two Coast Guard boats, the
derrick and barge and other craft
stood by the scene.
B. NJ. Doolin, airport manager. in
spected the wreckage and said ttert
was no possibility any one had sur
vived He said salvage operations
would require several hours.
The tragedy increased to 43 the
number who have died in Western
Transport crashes since December Is
The plane lay on its back with only
about 10 feet of the fuselage protrud-
ing. Its nose was rammed into the
muddy bottom of the bay within a
few miles of the airport over which
it flew few minutes before it dived
into the bay about 9 o'clock last night
1t was variously reported as lying
from to 5 miles from where the air.
port borders the bay.
William Reed, noted diver, said the
most practical procedure was to lift
the plane by derrick and remove the
bodies after the wreckage has been
ferried to the United Airlines shops in
Oakland, across the bay from the
airport.
Doolin added it would be impossible
(see AIRLINE, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1937-02-10
'U.S.PRESENTSS|DE
IN A. P. ARGUMENT
Counsel Contends Press
Service Is in Interstate
Commerce.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Charles E. wyzanski, jr., Govern
ment counsel, told the Supreme Court
today the national labor relations act
was a reasonable regulation" of COM
merce within constitutional limita-
tions.
He contended the Associated Press
operated in interstate commerce and
that the activities of its employees at
times were clearly within" the pro-
visions of the act.
The special assistant to the Attor-
ney General, together with Charles
Fahy, counsel for the Labor Board,
argued before the court in the case
brought by the Associated Press when
the board ordered the press associa-
ton to reinstate Morris Watson, q
discharged editorial employe.
John w. Davis, counsel for the As
sociated Press, told the court yester-
day that the labor law violated the
constitutional guarantee of a free
press.
Profit making" Argument.
IsScUi1AAAS LID oPCCCil DcSull ~ SulIl-
utes before adjournment yesterday,
Wyzanski said the press association
had contended the act should not
apply to it because it was not q profit
making organization and did not "hold
itself out to serve the public" He
contended the whole enterprise is
for the benefit of newspapers that
operate at a profit" and that the
organization serves its members, who
in turn serve the public"
Reiterating that the act was a rea-
sonable regulation of commerce, he
said it protected freedom of associa-
ton and freedom Of representation.
History shows" he added, that
many labor disputes will be avoided
if freedom of association and repre-
sentation are allowed.
Freedom of association and rep
resentation have been recognized as
matter of law and a reasonable reg
ulation of commerce.
What is reasonable regulation Of
commerce does not cease to be rea-
sonable because it does not cover all
Evening star., 1937-02-10
Catholics, fingered by Killing,
Seize Churches u, Mexico TO,Un

Two special agents of the interior
department, who Catholic sources
said were the direct representatives
Of President Lazaro Cardenas, joined
State authorities seeking to amelio-
rate the situation.
The Catholics said they had high
hopes that State Governor Miguel
Aleman would decide favorably during
the day on their petition to permit
renewal Of worship, despite the states
past determination to enforce anti
church laws.
For the first time In 10 years bells
1See CHURCHES. PAGE A.4)
Evening star., 1937-02-10
Baltimore Girl,
13,'TeHs Mother
She We'd Man 29
Child Returns Home
With License after
Sc Hours Absence.
BY the Associated Press,


BALTIMORE. February 1o.-Thir-
teen-year-old Eleanor Hands created
something of a sensation when she
returned home, after SO hours abb
sence, and told her mother she had
married Joseph I. Falice, 20.
Mrs. Lillian Hands, her mother, de-
MED she had ever heard of Falice.
She said Eleanor, a seventh-grade
student. left home for school Monday,
but never arrived there. She dropped
out of sight until last night, when
she entered her house and exhibited a
marriage license.
She said she and Falice were mar
ried by Rev. William H. johnson of
st. Peters Catholic Church. The
license. issued to Falice, gave the
brides name as Eleanor Haines and
her age as Is.
- Mrs. Hands applying for warrant
charging Falice with perjury, said she
hoped to have the marriage annulled.
Police began a hunt for Falice.
Evening star., 1937-02-10
MARYLAND ASKED
TO FIGHT CHANGES
Dorsey Drafts Resolution
to Oppose Judiciary
Plan.
BY the Associated Press.

ANNAPOLIS, Md, February 10.-A
joint resolution requesting the Mary
land congressional delegation to vote
against any change in the membership
of the Supreme Court today was pre-
pared for introduction in the Legisla-
ture
Delegate Philip H. Dorsey, Democrat,
of st. Marys drafted the resolution.
1t points out that President Roosevelt
in his message to Congress recon-
mended certain changes in the
Judiciary and proposed an increase in
the membership of the Supreme Court
and continues:
And whereas it is the opinion of
the General Assembly of Maryland
that an increase in the membership
Of that body would cause same to be
dominated by the Executive and would
lead to all of the departments of the
Government becoming subservient to
his will, ~
Therefore, be It resolved by the
General Assembly Of Maryland that
this body deplores the recommendation
Of the President of the United States
with regard to the Federal judiciary
contained in his message to the Con-
gress, transmitted on February S,
1887, in so far as said recommended
tions tend through the proposed in
crease in the membership of the Su-
preme Court of the United States to
pack the court and make it subservient
to the will of the legislative and execu-
tive branches of the Government.
And be it further resolved that the
General Assembly of Maryland re-
spectfully requests the representatives
Of this State in both the United States
Senate and the Congress of the United
States oppose and vote against any
change in the membership of the said
Supreme Court.
And be it further resolved that
copy of this resolution be sent to each
United States Senator and each mem
Der Of Congress from this State"
BAY STATE FIGHT SEEN.
Evening star., 1937-02-10
Strategy Group Has Author
ity to Approve Proposal of
SettIement-Rumors Hint
Peace Nearer.
PLAN MAY BE BASED
ON GLASS WORKERS
'Not a Great Deal Separates" Po-
sitions of Opposing Leaders,
Gov. Murphy Says, as Second
Week of Negotiations Opens in
Detroit.
BACKGROUND

6AC n hIHOUNO-
Last December United Automo-
bile Workers asked General Motors
Corp. to discuss working conditions
and to recognize union a: sole coll
lecttUe bargaining agency for work.
ers. G. M. C. refused fatty. Union
called Sit-doUn strikes. About
10000 workers uere affected. G.
NJ. c. plants weTe closed.
Industry being at stdndstiI, Fed
eral Government attempted to in
terDene, but ouertures Uere rebufed.
G. M. C. refused to negotiate until
plants were Ddcated; finally got court
order to force evacuation, but has not
carried it into effect. Last Wednes-
day negotiations began under super
piston of Gou. Frank Murphy OF
Michigan.
Evening star., 1937-02-10
D. c. RACING BILL
HELD 'RA|LROADED'
Action of Committee Hit by
Members in Heated
Debate.
BY JAMES E. CHINN.

Action by which the House District
Committee barely obtained favorable
report on the Norton bill to legalize
horse racing in Washington flared back
in a heated discussion at today's
committee meeting, during which
charges were hurled that the measure
had been "railroaded" and that one
committee member seemed to have
been particularly desirous of push
ing it.
The bill was favorably reported last
week by 1913 vote, which included
the proxy ballots of Representatives
Kennedy of Maryland and Nichols Of
Oklahoma, both Democrats.
Representative Bates, Republican,
of Massachusetts,, who voted against
the bill, revived the debate with q
declaration that he did not approve
the efforts made to rush" the meas
ure out of committee. Representa-
tives Hull, Progressive, of Wisconsin
and Shafer. Republican. of Michigan
joined in the protest. Shafer also
declared he believed the bill was rail
roaded" out of committee.
Chairman Norton vigorously denied
the charges and explained there had
been "a lot Of confusion" concerning
the committees action on the bill.
She pointed out that the vote for a
favorable report stood 81 before the
proxies were counted and that Rep
resentative Brewster, Republican, of
Maine was permitted to cast his bal
lot in opposition, although he arrived
too late for the roll call
Mrs. Norton Explains.
II want my position made very
clear about the race track BILL" de-
clared Mrs Norton. IF the people
of Washington want certain legisla-
ton, this committee tries to get it for
them. Naturally, there are some
groups that oppose the legislation we
recommend. I think, however, this
committee has less politics in it than
any other committee in the House" T"
"One of the things I didn't like
about this race track bill is the efforts
made to rush it through" declared
Bates.
"I don't think it is right to report
out bill without a hearing" inter-
jected Hull. "a hearing was not held
on this bill this year."
"The bill has been reported and
that's finished" replied Mrs. Norton.
There are very few people in the
District who don't like to see horse
race"
Whats behind this bill?" de-
manded Hull.
Mrs. Norton explained that Walter
O'Hara, millionaire sportsman and
owner of the Narragansett Race Track
in Rhode Island, has promised to erect
Evening star., 1937-02-10
LEGISLATURES HIT PLAN.
Three Denounce Reform as Two
Others Act in Support.

Three Denounce Reform as Two
Others Act in Support.
By the Associated Press.
Three State Legislatures have
struck at President Roosevelt's pro-
posed court reforms measure, even as
two others moved to support it.
Two New England States, Maine
and Connecticut, led the country's
Legislatures yesterday in overwhelm-
ingly recording opposition to the
presidential plan, and on the heels
Of their vote came similar action from
traditionally-Democratic Texas.
Almost simultaneously, however,
the Colorado House moved to align
itself behind the Chief Executive,
while from South Carolina came a
more cautious proposal.
Protection Asked.
Heavy Republican majorities in
Names Senate and House, catching
their Democratic colleagues of guard,
pushed through a memorial to Con-
gress to protect" the Supreme Court
and the Federal judiciary from legis-
lative and executive interference and
control"
Connecticut's Depublican-controlled
House of Representatives, by roll-call
vote Of 158 to 80, adopted resolution
which urged its congressional repre-
sentatives to oppose the Presidents
astounding proposal" and termed an
independent judiciary "the sole pro-
tector of the people against illegal or
unconstitutional acts"
Texas Senate Action.
The Texas Senate, also lifting up its
voice in disapproval, called upon its
Representatives In Washington ito lend
their influence and cast their votes
against passage" Of the proposed presi-
Dental measure. Previously the Texas
House had killed a resolution which
would have ranged it behind the
President and have commended his
proposal.
The South Carolina House Of Rep
resentatives sent to q committee for
extended study" a proposal to place
the body on record as favoring the
judicial reforms.
Maine, with Vermont, the only Re-
publican States in the national elec-
tions, charged In its memorial the
Presidents move was a covert at
tack" on the Federal Constitution.
Evening star., 1937-02-10
LORD LURGAN DIES

Was Head of Ritz and Carlton
Hotels in London.
LONDON, February 10 R.-Lord
Lurgan, chairman of the fashionable
Ritz and Carlton Hotels since 1928,
died today. He would have been SO
years old tomorrow.
Baron Eurgan, third possessor Of
that title, was state steward TO the
viceroy Of Ireland in 1895 and q
large landowner. His only son, the
Hon. William George Edward Brown
low, succeeds to the title.