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The Washington times., 1937-01-02
The Weather

District Of Columbia-Rain to-
night, probably ending Sunday
morning; lowest temperature to-
night about AZ degrees, colder
Sunday afternoon and night;
moderate easterly winds becom-
ing fresh northwest Sunday.
Maryland-Rain tonight, prob
ably ending Sunday morning in
east portion and rain tonight and
Sunday, changing to snow fur
ries and colder Sunday after
noon in west portion. colder Sun
day night and Monday.
Virginia-Rain tonight, prob
ably ending Sunday morning in
east and central portions, and
rain tonight, changing to snow
flurries Sunday in extreme west
portion; slowly rising temperature
tonight, colder Sunday night and
in west and central portions Sun.
day afternoon.
The Sun and Moon
The sun rises TO-DAY TIT a. m.
and sets 4:57 p. m.
The sun rises tomorrow 1927 a.
m. and sets 4:58 p. m.
The moon rises today 10:45 p.
m. and sets 1908 a. m.
The moon rises tomorrow 11:46
D. m. and sets 1892 a. n.
Weekly weather outlook for the
period January 4 to 8, inclusive.
North and Middle Atlantic
States Generally fair, except
precipitation about middle of
week. Cold Monday and Monday
night, warmer middle of week and
colder latter part.
Ohio Valley and Tennessee
Generally fair, except rain
over south and rain or snow
over north portion about Wed
nesday. Cold at beginning of
week, warmer Tuesday, colder by
Thursday and warmer at end Of
week.
The Washington times., 1937-01-02
Senator Lewis Urges
Spanish Peace Gesture

Intercession by President Roose'
welt for an amicable settlement Of
the Spanish civil war was pro
posed last night by Senator j.
Hamilton Lewis, of Illinois, Demo
cratic whip of the Senate.
Senator Lewis, a member Of the
Senate Foreign Relations Commit
tee, suggested that the President
seek cooperation of South Ameri
can countries, chiefly Argentina
Brazil and Chile, in making an
appeal to the warning forces In
Spain.
Nations of the Western Hemis'
phere having recently concluded a
conference at Buenos Aires, look
ing toward united front to main
tain peace among them, should
make the gesture to Spain, the
Senator said.
He recalled the action of Presi.
dent Theodore Roosevelt in bring
ing about the peace conference be,
tween Japan and Russia, held at
Portsmouth, N. H.
While Congress should declare
a broad neutrality policy, details
of it's execution should be left to
the President, he believes. Senator
Lewis said:
81 would like to see the Presi-
dent enlist the whole hemis-
phere Of America behind an
effort to intercede with the
fighting forces in Spain or any
European or Asiatic lands. And
in the name of our American
hemisphere seek the calling to-
gether Of the contestants on
some impartial ground.
"It will be seen that If the
President should be able to put
the whole American hemisphere
behind efforts for peace by in.
terceding in Spain as friend,
and the warning factions in
Spain reject such Overtures,
then all supplies or financial
aids to any of the warning
forces could be denied at once
along with political friendship"
The Washington times., 1937-01-02

its course. No member Of the
crew of the SOtOn is aboard the
KOenigSberg."
The latter statement was in con-
tradiction of French reports that
33 members of the crew had been
taken prisoner.
The Washington times., 1937-01-02
Staying Suspect Held
In 3O-Year Vendetta

PITTSBURGH. Jan. 2 GN.S).
Attorney General Charles j. Mar
giottie today laid the legal ground
work to return to Pennsylvania a
suspect held at faraway Kirkland
Lake, Ontario. Canada, as the al
legged slayer Of a New Castle (PaO
man in a vendetta" 80 years ago.
The suspect, Rocco ESpoSito, ar
rested there on charges made by
Frank Costa, an agent Of the State
department of justice, who has
been investigating the case since
last February, was to be arraigned
today before a local magistrate
the first step towards returning
him to face court action as the al
legged slayer Of Francisco Romeo.
The Washington times., 1937-01-02
N AIS BATTLE
FRENCHMEN
IN SPAIN
Clash as Aliens Take
Sides With Rebels
or LoyaIists
By THOMAS A. LOAYZA

MADRID, Jan. 2 GN.S).-Tre-
mendous slaughter in the battle
of the olive groves" when German
troops fighting with the insur-
gents clashed with the "interna-
tional brigade" today, left bodies
Of Frenchmen, Russians and
Czechoslovaks among the gnarled
trees.
After the battle, part Of a wide
insurgent offensive to cut off
Madrid from Valencia, the insur-
gents claimed capture of the town
of Porcuna, east of Cordoba.
The immediate fighting, how
ever, is for possession Of the olive
groves, as the fruit and oil har-
vest would be Of great value to
the winners.
Three Tanks Captured
While loyalist airplanes bonn
barded the fortified railroad sta
ton at Teruel, a furious govern
ment attack was beaten off with
heavy losses, according to the
Seville broadcast Of insurgent
Gen. Queipo de Llano. Three
loyalist tanks were captured.
In a battle in the Ronda sector
on New Year Day, General De
Llano said, $50 members Of the
international brigade were killed
as the insurgents occupied the viii
lage Of Paranta. Forty-five
foreigners were captured, he said,
and will be tried by courts martial.
Artillery fire from both sides
marked the only action today on
the Madrid front as the British
embassy staff left for Valencia,
Fifty British refugees reached
Alicante today, where they will be
taken aboard British warship for
MarseilleS.
Americans In Madrid
There are still about 30 Amer.
leans in the American embassy
here, although its staff, too, is in
Valencia. Some 100 Americans
are living elsewhere in Madrid.
The battle of Toledo and the
heroic rescue Of the insurgent
garrison in the Alcazar there were
blamed today by Generalissin1o
Francisco Franco for the insur'
gents failure thus far to take
Madrid.
The Washington times., 1937-01-02
Woman Kills Mate
Over New Year s.

NEW YORK, Jan. 2 Q.N.S0.
Because she thought 50 was too
much to spend on a New Year
celebration, Mrs. Anna Sheehan,
81, was in Jail today, accused Of
the fatal stabbing of her hus-
band, Joseph Sheehan, 80.
Sheehan earned $50 a week as
an elevator operator and his wife,
with three children. found it ne.
cessary to keep a strict budget.
She insisted that they could not
afford to spend as much as 81 in
buying New Year drinks. The
fatal quarrel resulted.
The Washington times., 1937-01-02
Senate Sentiment Split
On Neutrality Policy
BY WILLIAM s. NEAL
International News Service

Fearful that permanent neutral
ity legislation may be enacted,
which would result in the United
States being crippled in war of
her own, administration leaders
in Congress today agreed to battle
the Senate neutrality bloc's drastic
proposals.
President Roosevelt, it was dis
closed. is prepared to reject COM
promises agreed upon when tenn
porary neutrality legislation was
enacted last year. and to make a
fight for broad discretionary au-
thority.
The plan of administration lead
ers is to rush through a simple
resolution next week, to halt the
proposed $2,777,000 shipment by
Robert Cuse, naturalized Russian.
The focal point of the battle
over permanent neutrality legisla-
ton is the demand of peace advo-
Gates and a Senate group, to write
into law a mandatory embargo
upon shipment of arms, munitions,
cotton, oil, wheat and all other
materials in time of war, above
normal trade requirements.
Should the United States adopt
this policy, and other nations fol-
low suit, this country might find
itself short of nickel, tin and man.
ganese, if attacked by a foreign
power, it is argued.
U. S. Safety Affected
Representative Sam McReynolds
CD of Tennessee, chairman of the
The Washington times., 1937-01-02
Miss du Pont Remains
With Franklin D., Jr.

BOSTON, Jan. 2 G.N.sO.-Miss
Ethel Du Pont, munitions heiress,
today remained with her fiance,
Franklin D. Roosevelt, jr., re-
covering at Massachusetts, Gen
eral Hospital from a sinus op-
GRAFTON and Streptococcic throat
infection.
His mother returned to Wash.
ington after daily visits since
Christmas. Franklin, jr., must
remain at the hospital about 10
days longer. and then probably
will take a convalescence trip
South.
The Washington times., 1937-01-02

ROME, Jan. 2 G.N.S0.
Rushed so that Germany would
face a united front" in the Med
iterranean, an important agree
ment ending more than year
of bitter rivalry in that trouble
torn sea was signed today by
Britain and Italy, with the bless
ing of France.
The pact, outlining the interests
of the two signatories in what
Italy has traditionally called
The Washington times., 1937-01-02
Spanish Ship Runs
Aground Under Fire

BAY ONNE, France, Jan. 2
Il. N. S0.-Rather than turn his
ship over to the German cruiser
Koenigsberg, the skipper Of the
Spanish freighter Soton ran her
aground, messages from Bilbao
today related.
When a Spanish loyalist air
plane flew over the Koenigsberg,
risking a still more dangerous in
cident and braving the cruisers
anti-aircraft guns, the German
warship sped to sea, and the
Soton, refloated. escaped.
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CONTINUED from Page u

planes, presumably destined for
Spain, have left here in the past
few days. At least 1S more are
Grated and ready for shipment.
The first available ships on
which the planes can go will not
sail for two or three days. InaS-
much as Congress does not con-
vene until January 5, it was felt
certain both at Floyd Bennett
Field and at the North Beach
Airport that the additional planes
would be on the high seas before
the Government can act.
The Washington times., 1937-01-02
Ancient Clock

OCONOMOWOC, Wis. Jan. 2.
A 303-year-old clock soon may
tick again on the wall Of William
Reckmeyer's home here. Built Of
wood, the clock has been sent to
an expert for repairs.
Evening star., 1937-06-02
PAY RUMOR SPIKED.
ON RE0RCAN|z|NG.
Leaders Say General Slash
of Federal Salaries Not
Intended.
BY WILL p. KENNEDY.

Assurance has been given by both
Republican and Democratic leaders IN
Congress that there is no intention
under the reorganization program of
reducing salaries of Government en-
ployes generally.
Letters, kilograms and petitions of
protest against the proposed reorgan-
ization have been received from all
parts Of the country, many Stressing
the belief that a primary purpose is
to cut salaries.
Chairman Cochran of the House Re-
organization Committee, Chairman
Byrd of the Senate Reorganization
Committee and others who took part
IN the conferences of the joint COM
mlttee state there has been no discus
sion of a general salary reduction.
Both chairmen said they would op-
pose any such attempt
After conferring with many of his
associates, Representative Mccormack,
Democrat. Of Massachusetts,. member
of the Ways and Means Committee,
issued the following statement:
There is no talk in Washington of
reduction Of the wages of Federal
employees, but if any such attempt is
made l will vigorously oppose it. A
number of letters have been received
by members of Congress from Federal
organizations and employees expressing
fear the the present economy wave
will result in reduction of wages.
! have heard of no such talk. I know
Of no such move.
Wages are not usually reduced
when We are coming out of depres-
sion. I cannot conceive of any at
tempt to reduce wages of Federal en-
ployeS when the administration is
doing everything possible to obtain
increase of wages for those in private
employment A reduction of wages,
in my opinion, is the farthest thought
from the minds Of the President and
OF the members of the Congress. am
confident that no such effort will be
made. If an attempt is made I will
vigorously oppose it."
The same sentiment was expressed
by score or more Of prominent House
and Senate members.
Evening star., 1937-06-02

county agricultural agents and farm
ers. They're taking advantage OF the
pests appetite to poison them.
County mixing stations prepare and
distribute poison bait to farmers un-
der the supervision Of county agents
and county grasshopper control COM
mittees. The bait is spread in the
Matching areas at the rate OF about
20 pounds per acre.
P. N. Armand of Washington, D. c.,
in charge OF cereal and forage insect
Investigations, reported matching Is
general over the entire agricultural
area"
He said materials for bait now are
moving into most OF the infested
areas. with, a preponderance going
into Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Ne
braska, Colorado and Iowa.
Evening star., 1937-06-02
COPPER INDUSTRY CUTS
PAY, EFFECTIVE TODAY
B the Associated Press.

o ilit HnNtfldLtQ fTSSS.
PHOENIX, Ariz, June "A 5 per
cent wage decrease TO adjust paw
rolls to the present level of metal
prices became effective in Arizona s
giant copper industry yesterday.
The Phelps Dodge Corp, Arizona's s
biggest producer, said the cut would
affect approximately $500 of its work.
ers. About $500 employees of the In
spiration Consolidated Copper Co., the
Miami Co. and the International
Smelling & Refining Co. were notified
OF similar cuts.
The reduction cancels a per cent
increase granted May 3 when copper
reached II cents pound. Despite the
cut, mining company officials said en-
ployes will be earning IS per cent
more than they were nine months ago.
Evening star., 1937-06-02
GRASSHOPPERW WAR
UNDER FULL SWING
Billions of Matching Insects At.
tackled by Farmers in U. S.
Bread Basket"

BY the Associated Press
DES MONIES, Iowa, June q
Throughout much of the Nations
dread basket" farmers organized to-
day to attack billions of Matching
grasshoppers, whose ravenous appe-
tites menace growing grains and lush
forage.
Farmers recognize the hopper as
a potential destroyer Of their alfalfa,
clover, corn, grasses, oats and other
crops.
That's the reason State and Fed
eral entomologists were working with
Evening star., 1937-06-02
Dead Steer Comes to Life.

BRIGHAM, Utah (P,.-Deputy Sher-
III Fred Sorenson saw dead" steer
on the highway.
Grabbing the animal by the tail, the
peace officer tugged to drag it off the
road. With below, the steer came
to life and charged Sorenson. who
sprinted for his auto.
The steer, Sorenson says, is still
angry-and SO is he.
Evening star., 1937-06-02

Red Soil Runs Deep.
The red soil of Brazil's coffee plan
tations Is In places and 3 yards deep.
Evening star., 1937-03-25
FASCISM is SEEN
THREAT TO PEACE
England Is Held Possible Savior
of Democracy by Prof.
Laski

Fascism threatens to draw Europe
into a destructive war and England
now appears as possible savior of de-
mocracy, Prof. Harold J. Laski of the
London School of Economics last night
told Constitution Hall audience in
the first of his two lectures in the
Bronson Cutting Memorial series.
THE lamps of reason are going out, u
he said "and there is no assurance
that they will be relighted. War i'm
pends, after which, If it comes, there
will be dark age in which democratic
government will be legend"
The England that saved Europe from
Napoleon once more is the hope to
save democracy in Western Europe,
where "the sands of peace are rapidly
running out" he declared.
To cover difficulties at home, Prof
Laski continued, the Fascist nation
adopts spirited foreign policy" This
policy is challenged and then there is
more arming. Other nations rearm,
and this continues until there is an
incident" born of mutual suspicion
Then the nations go to war to main
tain prestige.
To resolve the paradox of capital
ism-"poverty in the midst of
plenty''-and to remake the economic
foundation of the State is the real
problem Of democratic government,
he said
The lecturer said that in England
there Is a tendency to think an end
of democracy there is impossible be-
cause England "is different and will
continue to 'muddle through"
Members of Congress and the diplo-
Evening star., 1937-03-25
WALTER A. BROWN
DIES At AGE OF 70
Native of Capital Was Prom
inent as ReaItor and In
Surance Broker.

Walter A. Brown, 70, for many
years prominent realtor and insur-
ance broker here, died early. today
at his home, 2713 Connecticut ave-
nue. He had been in poor health
about eight months, but became seri-
ously i'll only two days ago.
Mr.. Brown was past grand mas
ter of Masons in the District, hav-
ing served in 1906. He also had been
prominently identified with financial
institutions, clubs and other organiza-
tions.
A native of this city, Mr.. Brown
was the son of the late Thomas A.
Brown and the late Mrs. Margaret
Tenley Brown. He was educated in
the District public schools and at
swarthmore College.
He began business in 1890 at 1923
Pennsylvania avenue in building
which was formerly known as the
George Washington Hotel Mr.. Brown
was director of the Federal-Amer-
ican Co. and formerly was a director
of the old Federal National
Bank.
In 1896, Mr.. Brown was master Of
Federal Lodge, No. l, F. A. A. M.
His other Masonic affiliations included
membership in Columbia Chapter, No.
l, Royal Arch Masons; Columbia Com
mandery, No. 2, Knights Templar, and
Almas Temple of the Mystic Shrine.
Since 1906, he had been president of
st. Johns Mite Association, Ma
sonic organization.
He was member of the WASH
tngton Board of Trade, which he
served as president in 1919; member
Of the Board of Fire Underwriters
Of the District of Columbia, of which
he was president in 1905, and of the
Washington Real Estate Board. He
also belonged to the Association of
Oldest Inhabitants of the District of
Columbia, the Society of Natives, the
Columbia Country Club and the Con-
gressional Country Club He formerly
belonged to the old City Club
Surviving are his widow, formerly
Mary Berenice Nixon; q daughter,
Miss Ruth Marta Brown; son, Wal
ter A. Brown, jr., associated with him
In business; two grandchildren, Wal
ter A. Brown, Sd, and Donald Carter
Brown, and a sister, all of this city.
Funeral services will be held at 2
pm. Saturday at the residence. The
Grand Lodge of Masons will have
charge of the services. Other details
of the funeral arrangements were to
be announced later.
Evening star., 1937-03-25
CRASH FATAL TO CHILD

FREDERICK, Nd, March rs @.-
Andrew William Walter, 6 years old,
died yesterday in a Frederick hos
pital OF fractured skull and brain
abscess, resulting from q trafac acci-
dent on March 6.
Surviving are his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lawrence A. Walter Of Doubs,
and two sisters, Margaret Ann and
Patricia Lee.
Evening star., 1937-03-25

matte corps were among the hundreds
VINO turned out to hear the professor
speak. He was introduced by James
M. Lands, chairman of the Securities
ana Exchange Commission. His topic
was Europe and the Future of
Democracy" Tonight he will talk on
America and the Future Of De-
mocracy"
Evening star., 1937-03-25
Wallace to Speak.

Secretary Wallace said today he had
accepted an invitation to deliver Sc
ries of lectures April l, 2 and before
the University Of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill. He said he would discuss
national problems.
Evening star., 1937-03-25

During the present unusually low
level of water in the Yangtze River the
Chinese government is blasting rocks
in Yangtze gorges to insure safer navi-
cation later.
Evening star., 1937-03-25
FATALLY STRICKEN
Wardlaw Mason, IS, Is Victim Of
Heart Attack,

WardlaW Mason, 65, retired Govern
ment employe, died of a heart attack
yesterday at his home, 1903 Connecti-
cut avenue.
Formerly Of Richmond, Va, Mason
had lived at the Connecticut avenue
address for 18 years He is survived by
a brother, Randolph Mason Of New
York City.
Evening star., 1937-03-25

Members of the George Washington University debating
teqm shoDn leaung today for Puerto Rco Dhere they H
debate the University OF Puerto Rico They 1DH take the
pe SIDE OF the question Resqlved That Amecan League
OF Nations Should Be EStablSed This the first time the
team has left the country for debate since 1927 Uhen
1oent d6road to compete Ulth English uniuerses
Left to right John Sothayd Prof. Henry Roberts, EdUdrd
Cage and Williams Rochelle Star Staff Photo
The Washington times., 1937-04-15
CANADA STRIKE
NEARS CRISIS

TORONTO, April IS U.N.s0.
The General Motors strike in
Canada was headed toward a
crisis on two fronts today.
At nearby OShawa, where 3,700
workers at the G. M. plant are on
strike, Mayor Alec Hall awaited
developments in Detroit on his
"ultimatum" to the United Auto
mobile Workers of America that
he would advise Canadian work
men to abandon international
unionism unless the U. A. w. A.
calls a strike in all G. M. plants
in the United States by next Mon
day.
Political ReperCussiOns
Latest word from Detroit was
that a strike would be called in
G. M. plants in the United States
if the parent company carries out
its reported plan to ship cars for
export that ordinarily are made
at OShawa.
Meanwhile, swift political roper.
cuSSions here followed the action
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The Washington times., 1937-04-15

More than 20 persons were injured shortly
before noon today when downtown bound
street car burst into flames and frightened
nearly so passengers into breaking the glass
windows with their hands in an effort to es-
cape from the car.
Eleven of those in jured including six
women were treated at Garfield and Freed.
mans Hospitals, while the rest received first
aid treatment at the scene of the accident at
Georgia Avenue and Lamont Street North
west by the Emergency Hospital ambulance
crew which established first-aid station at
the scene. ...
Jesse Duncan, 49, of 80 Sherman Circle N W., the mo-
toman the car proved to be the hero of the occasion
when he remained at the controls, while enveoped in
flames long enough to throw the switch which had caused
the fire.
Motorman Duncan, who suffered severe burns the
face and hands and the most seriously injured,
planned from his hospital bed that the control box had
"arced, or shorted, and caused the fire.
Passengers who escaped unnured explained that virtually
the became panicky the fire started
and when the middle door the failed
open Immediately that the passengers began break
windows.
Those taken Garfield Hospital be for burns
and cuts are:
The Washington times., 1937-04-15
Acid Beer
Fatal to
. Men

DETROIT. April Is U.N.S0-A
possible double murder without a
motive" baffled detectives today
as they grilled eight persons, in
Guiding five women, in connection
with the acid-poison deaths Of two
men in a beer garden Sunday.
DR.. Paul Klebba, county chem
iSt, told detectives there was
enough acid in the victims, Verne
Ross. SO, and DelphiS Marchand.
81, to kill 80 persons. He expressed
the belief the poison had been
mixed with their beer.
At first police believed the men
had died from acute alcoholism
or in a strange suicide pact. A
probe was started when post
mortems revealed traces of dead
ly acid.
Although able to trace the vic
TINS actions on the fatal day, de-
tectives could find no motive for
murder.
Arrested were Mrs. Marian Shan
non, 48; Mrs. Stella Mullaney. SO;
Louise Austin, 80; Mrs. Mary Dele,
At; Mrs. Charmine Kelly, %; Roy
Morrow, Renne de Coeni and
Thomas Shannon, the latter the
husband of Mrs. Shannon.
Police explained they were being
questioned as witnesses and not
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The Washington times., 1937-04-15
; VASSAR GIRLS
INCRASH SUE

POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y. April
Is GN.S0.-Three Vassar stu.
dents today had filed suit for
$23O,OOO seeking damages for in
juries received in q fatal 1885
auto crash. in which a Vassar
student and two men drivers were
killed.
Defendants are Thomas A.
Brogan, YonkerS contrac tor,
owner Of a truck involved in the
collision, and Mrs. Margaret
Davis, administrative Of the
estate of George Davis, taxi
driver who was killed.
The students asking damages
are Gwendolyn Futcher, Of Bal
timore, who seeks $780, 900;
Penelope Kirkham, New York,
$55 900, and Irma Pintner, daugh-
ter of Professor Pintner OF
Columbia University, $4,000.
The Washington times., 1937-04-15
RAY0N P|CKETS
TIED BY COURT

CONVICTION, Va, April IS
G.N.SO-Pickets in front of the
Industrial Rayon Corporation
plant were restrained by a circuit
court order today from interfering
with persons entering and leaving
the plant. The restraining order
also limited the number of pickets
to six and established a 10-foot
dead-line at the entrance, over
which they might not cross.
The strike started as a "Sit-
down" week or so ago, but the
strikers tired Of remaining in the
plant and left to take up picket
duty outside.