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The Washington times., 1937-02-20
II HRO WASHINGTON's
S1E5 Heroes 1nBZU9
John P. Ronner, Former Policeman, Had
Thrilling Experiences As Sailor
and aw Enforcer
and Law Enforcer

Being lucky enough to have been
washed ashore after his boat was
wrecked in typhoon might be con.
sidered a smile Of fate, but John p.
Romer lived to go through the
same happening in q different
boat.
It all happened after he emf
grated to this country from Bel
gium where he was born in 1864.
After being COW puncher in the
wild and woolly West" be be-
came a sailor on the old Vandalia
which was a victim of a storm in
Samoa Harbor. Later as a mem.
ber Of the crew Of the Reliance,
he was cast ashore at the same
place on a similar occasion.
He returned to Washington to
join the police department and as
sisted in restraining the crowds
The Washington times., 1937-02-20

MOSCOW, +. M!-SoV1et
youngsters: Their hobbies and
games. Children's orchestra.
RAN, 31.2 M, 9.6 meg.
BERLIN, 9:15 P. M.-Special
Wagner Concert. DJD, 25.4 M,
lit meg.
HALIFAX, 10 P. M.-Atlantic
Misunderstanding by j. Frank
Willis with Allan Reid at the
organ and Leon Bolkozotsky, vio-
linist. CJRO, 4S.7 m, Sis meg;
CJRX, 25.5 M, 11.72 meg.
LONDON-10:05 P. M.-"ThiS
Is England" Talks by repreSen
tative English people. sc, 31.3
M, 9.58 meg; GSB, 31.5 m. 9.51
meg; GSL. 49.1 n, Gil meg.
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MRS. REBECCA CANS

Mrs. Rebecca Cans, Sister-in-law
Of Isaac Cans, member of the Alco.
holic Beverage Control Board, died
Thursday at her home in Balti'
more.
The widow Of William Cans
formerly Of the firm Of Saks g. Co.,
she was well-known in Washington
for her work with charitable or
ganizationS.
She leaves a son and brother
both Of Baltimore. Funeral ser
vices will be held at 2 o'clock to
morrow afternoon at her residence
1902 Eutaw Pl., Baltimore.
The Washington times., 1937-02-20
Fireman Retired
By Commissioners

Lieut.. Dennis ]. Norton, Of the
District Fire Department, was or
dered retired today by the District
Commissioners on the ground OF
physical disability incurred in the
line of duty.
Lieutenant Norton has been on
frequent sick leave in the past
three years. He has been a mem
ber Of the Fire Department since
1910, and will draw a pension OF
$11S.33 a month. The retirement
is effective March /.
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Teichert Speaker

Emil F. Teichert, candidate for
vice president Of the Socialist
Labor party in the last election
and foreign news editor Of The
Weekly People. will speak on the
Trend Toward Reaction, Why?"
at 8 o'clock tonight in Room 20.
808 Seventeenth st. N. w.
The Washington times., 1937-02-20
SIT STRIKERS
CALLED RED

CONTINUED from Local Page)
ton between public and private
theft once theft is sanctioned
in any degree. Thou shalt not
steaP is the plain immutable
command of God, not subject
to economic schools or private
prediction and equally binding
on capital, labor and members
of the Cabinet"
The Washington times., 1937-02-20
Postal Exam Slated

The Civil Service Commission
announced today it would hold an
open competitive examination for
postmaster, third class, at Cath
erSburg, Nd Applications to take
the examination will be received UP
to March II. The office pays $4,000
per annurn.
The Washington times., 1937-02-20
Frances WdLSkv
C.. w. Beauty
Entrdnt

Miss Frances Walsky, 1925 Con-
necticut Ave. N. W., one Of George
washington University's prettiest
goods and a leader in sorority and
social affairs on the campus for
the past three years, is also the
The Washington times., 1937-02-20
Bootleg" Sold Over Counter

DETROIT, Feb. 20 Q.N.S0.
Discovery that homemade, boot
leg whiskey was being sold across
the counter in the Hamtramck
store of the State Liquor Commits
sion led today to suspension Of
four employees.
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FIRE RECORD

1901 a. m.zBox S237, false.
dow frame.
s:45 p. m.-6Os Ninth st. N. W, closet.
1899 p. m.-21 Randolph Pl. N. W.,
needless alarm.
S:25 p. m.-1sOO block Fifth st. N. W.,
auto.
1885 a. MO H St N. E.. mattress.
s:S7 a. m.-Eastern Market, needless
alarm.
The Washington times., 1937-02-20

that came to the old Pennsylvania
Railroad Station at Sixth and B.
Sts. N. W., to view the funeral
train Of President Mckinley. One
of his hair raising experiences oc-
CURED the night he fell through a
skylight and landed in q buggy
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MRS. AGNES M. W1CKERsHANI

Mrs. Agnes McGrew Wickers-
ham, 10, widow of Col. M. D.
Wickersham, of the Union Army
during the Civil War, was buried
today in the family plot at Rock
Creek Cemetery. She died Thurs
day in her residence, the wyoming
Apartments.
Mrs. Wickersham is survived by
a sister, Mrs. John Wesley Smith,
of the wyoming Apartments.
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EMILY FULLER sLEMAN

Funeral services were held in
the Hines funeral home today for
Miss Emily Fuller Sleman, former
English teacher Of Central High
School, who died Thursday night
in Homeopathic Hospital.
She leaves a brother, Paul Sle-
man, of Chevy Chase, Md.
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parked in a stable while chasing
q character known as Jack the
Bear"
Retired Officer Romer is a wild
over and lives at 2616 Tenth ST..
N. E. He is the father Of five sons
and a daughter.
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MRS. LAvINIA X. MARK

Services were held today in
the PuInphrey Funeral Home at
Silver Spring, Md, for Mrs. La
viI1ia Knight Mark, 40, field
worker of the District Child
Welfare Department, who died
Thursday at Mount Alto Hospi-
tai of pneumonia. Interment was
in Rock Greek Cemetery.
Mrs. Marks, who lived at 7108
Wisconsin Ave, Bethesda. Md, is
survived by her husband. Frank F..
Mark; two sons, Fausten and Al
bin Mark; her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Merrill B. Knight, Of Rock
vile, Md, and eight brothers and
sisters.
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Today's Foreign Short

BOSTON, 3 P. M.-The Euro
pean Post Box. W1XAL, 25.4 M,
1l.79 meg.
PARIS, Sis r. M.-Concert
from Radio-Paris. TPA-4, 25.6 M,
11.72 meg.
GENEVA, $3.50 p. M.-NeWs from
the League of Nations Headquart-
ers. HBL, 31.2 M, 9.65 meg.
BERLIN, 6 p. M.-Radio Caba-
ret. DJD, 25.4 M, lit meg.
CARACAS, $3.50 P. M Cuban
Orchestra. YV2RC, SIT M, So
meg.
The Washington times., 1937-02-20
JAMES CANTWELL

Requiem mass was celebrated
today in the Catholic Church OF
the Nativity for James Cantwell
rs, retired District employe and
father Of Thomas A. Cantwell
former major league ball player
Besides his son, Mr.. Cantwell
leaves q brother, Joseph Cant
well. His wife was the late Mrs
Mary A. Cantwell. Interment was
in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
The Washington times., 1937-02-20

BERLIN, 9:15 P. M.-"Circus."
A play with music. DJD, 25.4
M, 1177 meg.
LONDON, 1910 p. M.-'French.
Canadian Songs and Poetry"
Csc. 31.3 M, 9.58 meg. GSB,
31.5 m, 9.51 meg. GSL, 49.1 M.
Gil meg.
PITTSBURGH, IL Midnight
Messages to the Far North.
W8XK, 48.8 m, 6.14 meg.
LETHBRIDGE, 1880 A. M.
The Sport Week. CJRO, Winni-
peg, 48.7 m, 6.15 meg; CJRX, 25.5
M II 70 meg
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JOHN B. TAGUE

Tuesday morning in Arlington
National Cemetery, John B. Tague,
AZ, legal advisor of the Central
Disability Board of the Veterans
Administration, claim diviSi o n,
who served in France during the
World War as a lieutenant in the
Judge Advocate Generals depart
ment, will be buried with full
military honorS.
Lieut.. Col. Ora Kohee, U. S. A.
Chaplain Corps, will officiate. Mr..
Tague died Thursday in Walter
Reed Hospital.
Mr.. Tague joined the Veterans
Administration three years ago.
Mrs. Ethel L. Tague, his widow;
three daughters, Marjorie A., Shir.
ley J. and Janet Lou Tague, and
q son, Thomas A. Tague, survive.
Mr.. Tague lived with his family at
800 Maple Lane, Silver Spring, Md.
The Washington times., 1937-02-20
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-28
Northwest Lumber Trade Parulyzed By Bitter A. x. of L.-C. 4 o. Fight
 To See Which Shall Control Workers

down the boycott, plans no further election immediately,
 But Martin now plans to lnveStl- gate grave ehAFgaS that the NLRb exerted undue Influence" on even the election the governor sponsored,
 Two MillS Reopen
 On Dec. lS, the Inman mill rec opened without violence, But the d, ', of L., picketS remained out- side, and the boycott remained in effect, Tho West oregon Lumber co, also dehod tho boycott by re- opening, and plans are under way to ship lumber by water after Jan. 1, thus avoiding dependence on teAmSterS,
 Ben T. osborne, secretary of tho oregon state labor federation tA Y. of LJ has given no sign of yielding, "'rhey can open the mills, but they can't open the markets" ho said. This Is Q fight to Q finish, The 0, I, o, has chosen this area aS the battle-ground, and we accept the challenge"
 The boycott ring Is Stlll drawn around the reopened mill, and it remains to he seen whether it can operate successfully, Tho A. r, ot l., has thus far considered no terms of peace that do not include return of its lost members,
 c, !, Q. Demands Recognition
 The 0, I, O. having won the election, Is satisfied, and demands recognition of Its victory, with the lnman vote as q vlndieation Of the previous NLRD decision, E. B O'Crady, state co, l, o, leader, in, sists that "The A, Y, of l., boycott iS the only thing preventing peace It is remarkable that people have submitted to these conditions sc long," l
 Az certain eastern cities were made laboratories In experiments concerned with "bitter-end" bat ties between management aud or. ganiEad labor leaders, 70 Portland seems to b0 the unwilling lAbora- tory of experiment In q purely in- ter.union dispute that has been no less disastrous,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-28
MUCH COTTON IS
 GOING TO ORIENT

Washington, Dec. 28,--UPj-, American cotton is going 10 the Orient in increasing quantities after months Of low BaIcg, the department of agriculture reported today,
 China obtained i2,800 bGIeg Of American cotton iD the first three weeks Of December. after getting only 200 bales through the Japanese blockade il the four months Aug, to Dec. l, department reports showed.
 Japan, after taking only 8400O bales in the game four months, bought 20,000 bales in the first three weeks of December.
 Total exports Of American cotton since Aug. are 10 per cent greater than last year, despite an 80 per cent reduction in Chinese and Jap- anese purchases, the department re- ported. Sale of American cotton abroad totals 3,I26,00O bales tthis yearg, compared with 2,822,000 in the same period of last year.
 Exports to China and Japan to- taied 134,O00 bales since Aug. l compared with 70l, ,000 bales in the same period last year. Sales to In- dia increased from $500 to 5000 bales during the same periods.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-28
NIGHT CLUBS SET
 TO HANDLE CROWD
Many Inns Around Water. bury Already Sold Out
 for New Years Eve

Despite failing of of employment locally, WaterburyS observance oi New Years eve promises to Do one of the gayest in the city's history Thousands of Waterburians VIII gather Friday night to bid farewell to the old year and greet the new
 Restaurants, inns and night clubs oil over the state will draw hundredA of Waterbury people. Local res- tauFarts and night spots report Q flood of reservations daily, and pre- dict they will Do sold out long before Friday night. Several popular local places have already had all Feser- vatlons for New Years eve filled.
 Scores Of house parties will be held about the city, with groups Of rela- lives and friends gathering for the traditionaiiy hilarious New ''ear's eve party. Fraternal organizations, clubs and societies by the dozen have arranged parties for their rooms or in hired halls.
 Package stores today reported Q large demand for liquors for the va- rious parties and social gatherings that will be held. One major store reported that business was consid- erably better than at this time c year ago.
 Under an amendment to the state liquor laws, restaurants with liquor privileges may sell drinks this New Years eve until 3 Q. n. Saturday morning. Tn the past such sales le- gally ended ct midnight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-28
BLAMES jI|'lI,,l|I.llIlIiIS; CIO FOR
 PEACE FAILURE

New York, Dec. 28-(UP)--Ono Of Ils largest units criticized today the failure of Committee for Industrial Organization to engineer truce ID It's recent "peaee conference" With tho American Federation Of Labor. Justice official organ of the Inter. national Ladies Garment Workers union, third largest c, !, 0. afilli. ate, expressed disappointment and profound regret" over the collapse of tho peace negotiations in Wash- ingtOn.
 David DubinSky, the unions pres. idcDt, has repeatedly advocated termination of the conflict. Asserts ing that the garment workers would continue peace efforts Justice said editorially; We refuse t0 bclieCe that the labor movement will accept the status of permanent civil war ip itS midst, The failure Of peace negotiations between the Committee for Industrial Organization and the American Federation Of Labor is Q matter of profound regret"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-28
WEIGH AND BECK z IN LINE FOR JOB
Connect Women Men, toned as Probable S6c.
 cessOrs to J. Roche
lSpscIal Co The Demoeratl

Washington, D. O., Dec. 28'-Tho successor to Josephine Roche, as- slstant secretary Of tho TreaSury In charge Of public health service work, may be one of two Connecticut Wo- men, report was current today.
 The names of Fannie Dixon Ws4eh, customs collector Of Connee- ticpt, and Dorothy Beck, Of Wilton, former New England regional dlree. tor Of tho RGsettlement AdminIBtrRs ton, have been mentioned for the post,
 Many New EnglandorS in tho capital would like to sec someone from that section chosen for tho place, although Mss Roche lS from Colorado, Numerous names have been talked into the place but the White House has given no word Of confirmation,
 Others from New England who have been remarked W possibilities include Mary Ward, immigration commissioner at Boston, Isabel Ahearn O'NeIll. Rhode Island fGd- erei narcotics division official; Mary Wooley, former president Of H0lyoke college, and Elizabeth McNam0ra, Massachusetts national committee woman.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-28
WILL SIGN YEAR
 WAGE REDUCTION

Lynn, Mass, Dec. 2s.-UP)-- Representatives Of tho Eastern Shoe Manufacturers association and Q. | O,S United Shoe Workers Of Amer ica were scheduled to sign Q one' year contract providing for . 10 per cent wage reduction today. The compact, approved orally yesterday affects 1000 workers in 10 Lynn fac- tories. A similar agreement already has been signed by the unio, and the 0old Seal Shoe company, which employs l,bOO, and other contracts are being negotiated with independ- ents employing an additional 2,00O.
 Peter J. Walsh, union counsel said the eastern association contract provides that disputes be mediated by c union representative, and ein- ployers' representative and q neu' trai arblter, preferably 6 clergyman instead of by the state arbitration board. Walsh said the wage reduc' ton was necessary to meet competi' ton from Hayerhill, where workerl have accepted Q i2 i-2 per cent wage reduction.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-28
ny NEA Service

ny NEA Service
 Portland, Ore, Dec. 2e-For nearly Eve months, labor trouble" has naralyHed the lumber Industry ot the Columbia basin. Now it k be- ginning to alarm the entire Pacific northwest, ln fear that lumber markets will be permanently lost Co British Columbia or other regions which can produce,
 This is no ordinary Tabor trou- bic" There k no crucial dispute with employers, It lS not even an old.fashioned "luriSdictional dts- pute." It is simply . knock.down, drag-out fight between c, l, O, and A, ", of l., unions as to who shall have tho lumher.mill workers,
 This is ono of the crucial situ- ations, failure to adjust which caused collapse of tho effort At Washington to reconcile tho A, Y Of L. and the c. l, O.
 And while this pNralyGing strug- ale goes Into It's nth month, thou- sands of loggerS arc forced on re-. lief and public costs are increased A9B 900 a month for relief and extra policing, More than 1000 lumber workers and thousands moro inde- pendent industries are Idle, A long series of wlndow-smaShings, beat' inns, and violence are recorded, For a tImo An ancient curfeW law was invoked, with police halting and questioning anyone seen on the streets midnight,
 The National Labor Relations Board has tried to adjust the dis- pute, aS has Gov, Charles H' Mar tin. But at the end of tho fourth month the conflict k still in prog ress, with result undetermined,
 Needed the "Red Card"
 There H Q long background Of turbulence behind tho present strlte, During and directly after tho World War, the l, W, W, had such . grip on tho logging and timber industry in the northwest that in many See- tons it was unsafe to try to Work without the 'red card"
 When NRA came along, the A, r, of l., revived its Sawmill and Timber Workers Union in Q DIE way, and staged many strikes in ioSb. Opposition to this organizing wave was provided by tho Loyal Legion of Lumbermcn and LoggerS, an independent outfit,
 Then In i038, when tho c, I. o, began organizing on e broad scale, it started the International Wood- workers.
 Last August 5000 Sawmill work. ars bolted the A, Y, Of l.. union and went over to tho Q, ], o, ft was Q "raid," cried A. r. Of l., officials,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-28
ROTARY ENJOYS
 SPEECH BY COX
Naugatuck Man Describes Far East Conditions at
 Dinner This Noon

John II. Cox of Naugatuck, Q graduate of Yale University, wat the speaker at the regular weekly noon day luncheon of the Rotary Club today at the Elton Hotel.
 The speaker who has travelled ex- tensively through China told the members of conditions in the Far East just before the outbreak of the war in which China and Japan are involved. He spoke of the comnner- cial and industrial side of both countries and compared their losses during the struggle, stating both aggreSsor and the oppressed have been weakened considerably.
 The financial structures of both countries were compared indicating that when Japan entered the war she was prepared for c long battle while China B being supported by contributions of Chinese through out the world and in particular, the United states.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-28
FOREIGN TRADE
 BALANCE IS GOOD

Washington, Dec. 28-(UP)--The United States had Q favorable for- eign trade balance of $i5i ,670, 900 at the end of the first ii months oS 1887, the commerce department re- ported today.
 Exports aggregated 43,O26, ,S72, 900, an increase of $500 ,694, 900 over the corresponding period of 1886. Im- ports totaled 92,e75. .202, 900. an in. crease of S6eT.77 900 over the Jan- uary-N November period of last year
 Both exports and imports dee clIned during November as compared with october due to seasonal mfiu- ences, the department reported. Compared with values in October, exports were s per cent smaller and imports were 1 per cent less.
 Compared with November. 1886, when trade through Pacific coast ports was curtailed by the maritime strike, exports were 30 per cent larger in value and imports i4 per cent larger.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-28
MOTHER ADMITS
 SHE LEFT BABY

Boston. Dec. 28-CUP)--A bride of five months faced t.istict court to- day as the confessed mother of the three-week-old baby girl found Christmas eve in Roxbury door way.
 Mrs. Shirley Marcantonio. g.. went to City Hospital last night after reading in newspapers that the child was III. Questioned. she confessed police said. that she aban- doned the baby to hide her indis- cretion from her husband Benjamin
 The father of the baby, she said was ''nice young man" she met al Baltimore. Md, while visiting rela- tives three months before her mar riage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-28
DAUGHTER FREED
 OF EVERY BLAME

Warren, O., Dec. 28.-tUP)- Louise Campbell, 28-year.old heiress, was exonerated Of blame today in the Christmas day shooting of her mother. Coroner J. c. f-enshaw re- turned verdict of accidental death." Freeing of Miss Campbell ended a self-imposed hunger strike she had staged while held in Jail. She refused food for three days.
 She was free to leave jail imnie- diately after the coroner'S verdict but told Sheriff Roy Hardman that she preferred to remain until short- ly before the funeral of her mother Mrs. Cordeiia Campbell.
 Services for her mother were scheduled ct 3 p. m. fEST) today.
 The coroner's verdict said: "All the witnesses in connection with the fatal shooting of Mrs. Cordelis Campbell were thoroughly examin- ed and they all stated that the shooting was accidental. Also. a statement was made by Mrs. Camp bell before she expired. that it was an accident" The girls sister Mrs. Uretta Branch, of London. England, brought her presents. which had not been delivered because of the shoot ing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-28
Some Try-0ut!. Torrington Youth Held for Superior Court - Took Auto to New
 York for
 Test.

Andrew Dubourge. 10, of Torring. ton, was bound over to Superior Court after q hearing before Judge John F. MedrRth in City Court to. day on q charge Of theft of m auto. mobile. Dubourg0 will Do arraigned in Superior Court in January.
 Dubourge was arrested in New York December i8, after the car he waS driving ran out Of gas at Q bus stop. New York police held him, since the marker numbers Of the car were the same aS those os one reported stolen in Waterbury. He was returned to thls city by Lieu. tenant Detective William ?. Pollard,
 Testimony was offered in city court today that Dubourge visited tho used car lot operated by CFcel Bros, expressing 6 desire to buy Q car. He was allowed to take ma. chine for . demonstration put failed to return.
 it was alleged that Dubourge took the car to New York, selling a spare wheel on tho way 50 that ne coula buy gasoline. ..o
 UnNble to post bonds of ei,00o, Dubourge was taken to New Haven County Jail to await trial !n the Superior Court.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-28

Gov. Charles H, Martin of
 Oregon, above, stepped Into the nations biggest c, l, 0. A. Y. Of
 l., brawl when the federal gov. Nrnment machinery failed Co settle
 the parelyslng 90. week lumber
 fight,
 It was Q free change. e.over responded the c, I, o,
 Declared R Boycott
 The A, r, of l., lumber and log glng unions are closely allied to tho Brotherhood of Carpenters and Jolners and to the ToamstorS' union, These promptly declared a boycott of tho mills, the teamSterS refusing Co haul lumber to, or products from c, I, OManned mills, Tho earpen. tors refused to work on c, l, Q, produced lumber,
 Portland, 46 per cent of whose payrollS are directly dependent on lumber, felt the shock, The A, F' of l., leaders insisted that tho boy. colt would remain effective uhtil tho sawmill workers returned to them,
 Trying to settle tho dispute, the National Labor Relations Board held oral hearings In October and declared the c, l, o. unions the accredited bargaining agont for tho sawmlll workers, The A. Y. Of h. Ignored tho decision, continuing to boycott tho mills, which could not operate because t0amSterS refused Co cross picket lines outside the mills. Nor would carpenters use their products,
 Az tho dogged deadlock continued, md tho business recession added itH contribution to BhutsdoWnS, more and moro innocent bystanderS began to Do affected, minister's os tho Inter. Faith Council tried to mediate in vain.
 Then Governor Martin stepped Aggressivoly into the picture. "Wd won't stand by and Boo tho economic structure of our state ruined," no said, "This fight simply cannot go on any longer"
 So Martin arranged an election Rt Q chosen mlll and guaranteed protection for the winner, whichever union it should Do, At the tnman" Poulsen mill, the c. I. O. won by Q 2.i majority. Many Of tho em' ployos marched Co the polls Rt the courthouse in formation from their union headquarters, Martin, de' pending on public opinion to keep