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Evening star., 1937-02-20
CREENASKSPROBE
OF STEEL BIDDING
Says A. r. /. Will Insist on
WaIsh-HeaIey Labor Stand
ards Being Kept.
By the Associated Press.

By tEe ASSOClateC treSS.
william Green. president Of the
American Federation of Labor, said
today he would ask the Justice De-
partment to determine if there had
been any irregularities in bidding on
Government steel contracts.
He said the A. F. of L. Council
would oppose any attempt to break
the jam in the flow of steel to navy
yards for new ship building by modi-
flying or setting aside the labor stand
ards set up for Government con-
tractors in the Walsh-Healey law.
John L. Lewis Committee for In
dustrial Organization, to which the
A. F. of L. officials are opposed, has
already started campaign to unionize
the unorganized workers in the steel
industry.
Naval officers, worried by the fall
ure of steel companies to bid for
contracts to supply the Navy's steel
needs, have said construction of new
ships, stressed in naval policy be-
cause of the activities of other ma
tions, might be held up.
They asked Secretary Perkins to set
aside the labor standards requirements
under emergency power given her La
Dor Department by the Walsh -Healey
law, but she has not done so.
The President has called for re-
ports from both departments. He
asked Attorney General Cummings to
investigate identical bids" on Gov
ernment contracts last Fall. No report
has yet been made public.
Officials disclosed meanwhile that
the Navy recently blocked a proposal
that the Government sell its idle
armor plate plant at Charleston, w.
Va.
Both they and President Roosevelt
(See STEEL, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1937-02-20
Boss Sits DOlUn
With Strikers,
Becomes Host
Orders Dinner for All
and Settles DOlUn
for Siege.
~ the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DETROIT, February 20-Walter L.
Fry. president of the Fry Products Co.
of Detroit, became the Nations No. l
boss sit-downer today.
When the 100 employees of the COM
pany, which manufactures covers for
automobile seats, sat down demanding
wage and hour concessions, Fry picked
up a sandwich found himself cot
near a telephone and sat down with
them.
If the workers can sit down." said
Fry, 80 can I, and I'll sit right here
in the plant with them and last as long
as they do
Fry ordered dinner for all the strik-
ers.
After all. I'm part of the strike
now," he said, and they are all going
20 be my guests"
Evening star., 1937-02-20
BY the Associated Press.

ROME, February 20.-Marshal Ro-
dolfo Graziani, viceroy Of Ethiopia,
was slightly wounded by a hand
grenade, an offlcial communique an
nounced today, when rebelhous natives
at Adds Ababa attempted to assassi-
nate him as he presented them with
gifts.
Many others, including the Coptic
Bishop Abuna Cirillo, were gravely
wounded, the announcement said,
when the natives hurled the grenades
during huge celebration Of the birth
of Prince Vittorio Emanuele, future
Emperor of Ethiopia.
The Ethiopians penetrated the
gathering at noon yesterday, the COM
munique declared, as If coming up for
gifts distributed in the baby princes
honor. AS the ceremony was about
to end, they drew the grenades from
beneath their white shammas and
Evening star., 1937-02-20
Spaniard Hides
In Tomb 90 Days
To Save His Life
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
LISBON, Portugal, February
20.-The newspaper Seculo told
today how Alvaro Esteva,
Spanish manufacturer with in
surgent sympathies, played dead
in Malaga Cemetery for two
whole months.
Esteva said he hid in an empty
coffin in the family tomb to
escape government troopers dur
ing government domination of the
seaport. He emerged last week
when the insurgents took the
town.
Each night, said Esteva. he
heard the screams of persons be-
ing executed in the graveyard.
He subsisted on food which his
sisters concealed in wreaths
which they laid each day upon
graves.
His hair, Jet black two months
ago, turned a snowy white.
Evening star., 1937-02-20
BY the Associated Press,

TOXIC, February 20.-Japan, seek
ing to maintain the steady expansion
of her export trade, is preparing to
send economic missions of high Off
cials and influential business men to
many parts of the world, it was au-
thoritatively stated today.
Preparations are under way for
such missions to visit the United
States, Great Britain, South America,
China and the Dutch East Indies. Al
though some of these visits were pro-
jected before the recent change of
government, the newspapers refer to
these plans as "Hayashi economic
diplomacy"
Gen. Senjuro Hayashi is foreign
minister as well as prime minister.
The dispatch Of a mission to the
United States and England by the
Japan Economic Federation is ex-
pected to be the first step. Newspa-
pers have mentioned as possible heads
of this group Chokiuro Kadono. vice
president Of the wealthy Okura inter-
ests, and Manzo Kushida, director
general of the huge Mitsubishi trust
and an alumnus Of the University Of
Pennsylvania.
This mission would retzxn visits TO
Evening star., 1937-02-20
President Wants
You to JOin,' Is
|C.I.O.LdbOr
Hoffman Says Tactics
in Plants Reason
for Warnings.
81 the Associated Press.

TRENTON, N. j., February 90
The circularizing of employees of
Trenton steel firms with alleged c. L.
o. literature headed, The President
Wants You to Join the Union" Gov.
Harold G. Hoffman disclosed today
was one Of the things which prompted
his recent warning against "sit-down"
strikes in this State.
The Governor said he would am
plify his warning to the Committee
for Industrial Organization in a
speech Monday night ION coast-to-
coast radio network).
Nothing I say is to mean I favor
ebrogation of the rights of legitimate
organized labor" he said. I'm mere
ly giving advanced notice that meth
ods such as was used in Indiana and
Michigan will not be tolerated in New
Jersey so far as I can prevent it."
Circularizing of Trenton industries,
Hoffman said, has been going on for
several weeks"
The Trenton firms circularized are
John A. Roebling's Sons Co, the Amer
lean Steel & Wire Co. and the Crescent
Insulated Wire & Gable Co.
On the envelopes in which the
circulars were received was this: "A
message to you from the President" 4"
The reply envelope is addressed to
e. j. Lever. field director, Steel Work.
ers' Organizing Committee, c. I. O.,
Hotel Lorraine, Philadelphia.
In one corner of the circular is q
blank to be filled in by the worker,
stating he accepts membership in the
association and authorizes the steel
workers Organizing Committee to act
for the signer as "a collective bar
gaining agency in all matters pertain
ing to rates Of pay, wages, hours Of
employment, or other. conditions Of
employment.
The National Labor Relations
Board, official United States Govern
ment agency created by the last ses-
sion of Congress, has the legal power
to hold an election in your plant. to
let the workers decide for themselves
which organization shall serve as their
collective bargaining agency"
Evening star., 1937-02-20
Point Barro'c Hospital Burned;
d. c. Nurse, Safe, Sends Ne,vs
Everything Lost in "MOst
Northerly Point Fire,
Reports Say.

A radiogram reassuring the mother
of a Washington nurse was the first
news received here today of fire that
last night razed Government hos
pital at Point Barrow. Alaska. most
northerly point of United States ter
ritory.
The message came from Miss Mary
E. Speanburg, 81. former Central and
Western High student and graduate
nurse at St EliZabeth's Hospital
1t was addressed to Mrs. Cora NJ.
Speanburg. nurse at the HURT Home
for the Blind, $3.50 r street, where
she also lives.
The radiogram. received shortly
after midnight, read
Hospital destroyed by fire. Every
body safe. Everything lost but few
(See FIRE, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1937-02-20
7 ON MISSING PLANE

SYDNEY, Australia, February 20
P).-Seven persons, including w.
Fountain, a New York architect, were
unreported today on a fight from
Brisbane along a route swept by gale
winds.
Their craft, carrying five passen-
gers and two pilots, left Brisbane yes
terday afternoon. It last was re-
ported about 22o miles from its desti-
nation. Searching planes were or
dered out.
Evening star., 1937-02-20
SUBWAY BUILDER
|NMURDER| INQUIRY
New Yorker to Be Cues.
toned in Staying of
Union Man.
BY the Associated Press.

TEANECK, N. j., February 20 (P.-
A wealthy New York subway builder,
Samuel Rosoff, was wanted for ques-
tioning and offered to appear today in
connection with the Staying of r. Nor
man Redwood, a labor union leader.
which authorities linked with labor
union troubles In Manhattan.
Returning to Manhattan early TO-
day from Atlantic City, Rosoff said
he would appear at Hackensack (Ber-
gen County seat later in the morning
for questioning by County Prosecutor
John j. Breslin.
Redwood, business manager of a
subway workers union in New York,
was fatally wounded by fusillade of
bullets fired from an automobile as he
sat in front of his home here last
night. The other car speeded away.
Shot on Arrival.
He had just driven to his Laurelton
Parkway residence from his New York
Office. The open door of his car indi-
Gated, police said, that he had jumped
back onto the front seat in a futile
effort to escape the burst of fire. A
gun of the caliber used in the Staying
was found on highway near here. It
was sent to the New York police bal
liStic expert.
The prosecutor said he was told the
life of Redwood had been threatened
If he did not call of a strike in New
York
Joseph Fay, president of the Hoist
ing Engineers Union of Newark, also
would be questioned, Breslin said.
Meanwhile he held without bail as
material witnesses two associate Off
GERS of New York Local 102 of the
Compressed Air, Tunnel and Subway
Workers Union, identified as Austin
Muldoon and James Linch.
The two were held, the prosecutor
Evening star., 1937-02-20
FAIR TRADE LAW
CHANGES ON PAY,
HOURSCONS|DERED
Program May Be Advanced
Before Court Plan Is
Settled.
MANDATORY STANDARDS
WOULD BE IMPOSED
Roosevelt Reported Regarding
New Way to Control Wages,
Time Favorably.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Unimpeachable authorities disclosed
today President Roosevelt is consider
ing a flexible program to outlaw ex-
cessively low wages and long hours
through revision of the fair trade prac-
tice and antitrust laws.
Besides fixing mandatory wage and
hour standards, the projected legisla-
ton would provide for broad system
OF voluntary agreements under which
business men could ban unfair and
wasteful trade practices.
Mr.. Roosevelt, it was emphasized,
has not had time for a detailed study,
but was reported to regard it favorably.
Officials said administration legal
experts believe the program could be
fitted into the present framework of
the Constitution and past Supreme
Court rulings. If the President finally
approves. they said. the court reorgan-
ization issue therefore need not delay
its presentation.
Details Of Proposal.
Under the proposal, Congress would
make it a violation of fair practice
laws for industries engaging in inter-
state commerce to pay excessively low
wages or work employees unduly long
hours.
A new board would be created to
formulate wage and hour standards
for each industry. This board prob
ably would be attached to the present
Federal Trade Commission.
1t would fix the standards after in
dustry-wide hearings. much as the old
N. r. A. codes were drafted Its
regulations, however, would be limited
to wages and hours.
The labor standards, officials said
would be aimed entirely at elimination
of sweatshop conditions. Among mini
mum standards would be abolition OF
child labor.
Collective bargaining would be relied
on to provide for wage and hour stand
ards above those prescribed by the
board.
On a complaint that the wage and
hour regulations had been violated.
either the board or the Trade Com
mission could issue cease and de-
sist" order After hearing, fines or
other penalties might be imposed.
Penalties Question Uncertain.
The question of penalties has not
been definitely settled, but White
House advisers were said to oppose
failing of violators.
Present activities of the Trade Com
mission in the trade agreement field
might be transferred to the Commerce
Department. The commission now
merely gives assent or disapproval to
fair trade agreements formulated
voluntarily.
The Commerce Department or other
agency would participate in drafting
the agreements and in administering
them.
The Government would take an
active part in defending the agree
ments against court or other attacks.
This, officials said, probably would
help to promote a cooperative work.
ing arrangement between business
and Government.
The agreements would be designed
to wipe out false advertising, giving
of unearned discounts and similar
(See TRADE, Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1937-02-20
Summary of Today's Star

NATIONAL.
Dust-stricken Kansas town appeals
for medical supplies. Page Al
Wealthy subway builder to face New
Jersey murder quiz. Page Al
Filibuster power Of Senate court plan
opponents seen. Page Al
127, 900 General Motors workers return
to work. Page AS
Green to ask Justice probe of steel
bidding. Page Al
President considers regulation OF
wages and hours. Page Al
Twelve naval planes of for three weeks
cruise in Caribbean. Page AS
WASHINGTON AND VICINITY.
Alleged aide Of "red-haired bandit"
surrenders. Page Ala
Hearings begin next week on new D.
G. tax sources. Page Ais
Increased need for social legislation
predicted. Page A-16
Conferees may meet next week on red
rider issue. Page Ais
Federal ofhcials stepson, IL, badly
hurt In trafac. Page A.16
o. G. employees warned on eve Of re-
organization study. Page A-16
Evening star., 1937-02-20
KENT REACHES FRANCE

LEBOURGET, France, February 20
R.-The Duke and Duchess of Kent
arrived here today by plane from
London. They we're reported to have
arranged to leave by train tonight foe
Vienna, where they will visit the Duke
Of Windsor.
Evening star., 1937-02-20
PLANES DROP FOOD

Relief Reaches rs Members of
snowbound Pisgah Colony.
PORTLAND, Oreg., February 20 Up.
Seventy five members of snowbound
Pisgah Colony ate hearty breakfasts
today-part Of a thousand pounds of
food dropped to them by airplanes.
Food had diminished to near the
vanishing point when the planes
reached the colony, IS miles from
Portland, yesterday. Its members in
clude first offenders from Portland
municipal courts.
Evening star., 1937-02-20
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, February 20.-The Ma
tions of Europe clamped down an en-
barge on lighting men for Spain today
to halt the menace of 1.-The little world
war" of civil conflict converting the
continent into its battlefield.
Even while they timed their strin-
gent measures-long-term Jail sem
tences in some cases-to take effect
at midnight tonight, ~ nations were
pledged to impose a workable war
blockade by land and sea around the
peninsula by March 6.
Portugal alone, of the members of
the International Non Intervention
Committee remained to be converted
entirely, but informed observers felt
her objections to foreign observers on
her soil would be overcome over the
week end.
This last stumbling block was ex-
pected to be met by a compromise
allowing British inspectors to see that
Portugal keeps her pledge not to send
arms or guns to her war-torn neigh
Dor.
The Italian ban on volunteers, an
nopncing penal measures" as punish
ment. was published officially last
night.
Czechoslovakia took radical meas
Evening star., 1937-02-20
VOLUNTEER BAN
GOES IN EFFECT
27 Nations Pledged to Clamp
Down Arms Blockade
March 8.
BACKGROUND

6AC n hGhOOND-
Shortly after outbreak of Spanish
ciril ,rdr, last July 27, European
nations Joined in neutrality pact.
piedging to Keep hands of Com
munist Fascist struggle.
Russia later accused Italy, Ger
many and Portugal of aiding
Fascist rebels. These three poDers
denied the allegation and, tn turn,
accused Russia Of furnishing assist
dnce to the Communist forces.
Still later In the struggle it Wds
disclosed that polunteers from udr-
tually all of the nations OF Europe
toere fighting, either Nth the
rebels or Communists.
Evening star., 1937-02-20

BY the Associated Press.
WAUKEGAN, Ill. February 90
Acceding to Gov. HornerS request that
conciliators be given a chance, Sheriff
L. A. Doolittle temporarily abandoned
further efforts today to eject sit-down
strikers forcibly from the Fan-Steel
Metallurgical Corps $1,500,000 plant
Ensconced behind nailed shut doors
of two factory buildings in North
Chicago. the strikers awaited word
from conferences called in Waukegan
to evolve basis of settlement.
Heat and water were shut off in the
buildings, where windows we're shat
tered yesterday in a two-hour battle
between the defenders and special
deputy sheriffs trying to serve court
order to evict them.
Sources outside the beleaguered
plant said the sit-downers apparently
had sufficient food and blankets for
their comfort, but sanitation condi-
tions grew worse hourly.
Occupants of the buildings were
estimated at between 78 and 82
Conciliators were on the scene.
Martin P. Durkin, State director of
labor, arranged a meeting with off,
cials of the company, and expected
later to confer separately with
union men.
Outside OrpanizerS Ranned.
Max Swerin, attorney for the corpo-
ration, said he was ready to meet with
any delegation the strikers might
select from their own ranks, but de-
clined to discuss settlement with ANY
outside organizers.
I'VE will not recognize the c. l. o.
or any of its officers" he said in a
statement.
Spokesman for the strikers said the
demonstration was called solely to OBJ
tain recognition of their union, affili-
ated with the Committee TO, Industrial
Organization.
A brief melee between special Off
GERS and crowd outside the plant en-
sued last night when strike sympa-
thizers ripped badges from several
officers. The deputies swung their
clubs and base ball bats and eventu-
ally the crowd dispersed although
Goa cTpTXr Dooa AON
Evening star., 1937-02-20

(See SPAIN, Page A-12.)
Evening star., 1937-02-20

(See STRIKE, Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1937-02-20
ForcibIe Eviction Is Tenn
porariIy Abandoned to
Give ConCiIiators Chance
to Act.
HEAT, WATER SHUT OFF;
SANITATION IS SERIOUS
7s to SO Men Behind Nailed
Doors Have Sufficient Food,
Blankets for Comfort-Corpora-
tion's Attorney Refuses to Deal
With Outside Organizer.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Mushroom grolDth OF sit-dopn
strikes tollowed spectacular Gen.
eral MotorS-C. /. o. controversy in
1Dhich courts euiction order ipdS not
enforced by authorities seeking
compromise. GoU. Murphy OF
Michigan achieUed national promi-
nence in reaching settlement: the
Uhile StreSSing human rights"
angle in face OF property rights"
DieU of courts.
Evening star., 1937-02-20

(See JUDICIARY, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1937-02-20

(See SUBWAY, Page AID
Evening star., 1937-02-20

o. Weather Bureau ForecastJ
Probably rain tonight and tomorrow;
rising temperature, minimum tempera-
ture tonight about 40 degrees; gentle to
moderate winds. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
81, at 2 pm. yesterday; lowest, 80, at 5
am. today. Full report on page AS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-27

Maria Theresa.
 "Yes," she replied. "One morning several months ago, Francisco and I quarreled and he left the house without saying goodbye to me. After he left, there was terrible shelling. Each of us feared that the other had been killed. Perhaps we realized how much we cared for one another. Anyway, since that day. we have not quarreled."
 | The element of chance enters constantly into ones life, determin- ing life or death. One afternoon Hank and Jan, two newspaper men, were sitting in Cafe Kutz, on the Gran Via. Two pretty girls, clad alike in yellow print dresses, neared the cafe. Lets go up and make 8 date with them," suggested Hank. As they rose to their feet, two Span- ish fellows approached the girls. Tough luck! They beat us to it!" Jan remarked. Just as he said that, a shell burst where the four young people were standing. "They tOppled over in a heap, like dOlls," Hank reported. q can still see those yell low print dresses, spattered with blood"
 At noon the bars along the Gran Via are jammed. The Gran Via is shelled almost daily. When I ex- pressed my surprise that people should risk their lives in order to take their daily apertifs, my friends laughed. 'That beer is better, there," they said.
 Death walks the streets of Ma drid,. but he is not recognized SO. cially. 1t.~
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-27

by an explosion after it is inside) Each cannon makes special kind of sound. "There goes Peter the Piper," they say. Peter the Piper is 8 small government cannon that has been firing into the Clinica at University City for the past six months.
 Family life has been changed rad ically. Papa stays home with us now in the evenings" said eight year-old Pope. Formerly, the men spent their evenings in the cafes, but now as everything is closed at night, they are obliged to stay at home with their families.
 The curfew laws and the fact that the parks are closed creates a prob lem for lovers. To be together and pnobserved, they frequent the movie theaters. They stand in dOOrways, sit in the corners at cafes and ride about in ancient, horse drawn car- riages. But leisurely wooing, long betrothals and endless formalities are things of the past. There are nasty marriages, violent, passionate wartime love affairs. There is no time for cOquetry, chaperonage, the time -honored forms of gallantry. we must hurry" say the young men back from the front or soon to be called. "We must crowd as much as possible into our lives be- cause each day may be our last"
 
 Maria Theresa and Francisco are a young married couple who used to quarrel constantly. "You and Francisco seem to get on better than you used to-" remarked to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-27
NWelcome back to Madrid!"

:. "Welcome back to Madrid!" leaning, out of passing street car, called out What a solemn bride ]" The aviator and his young wife both laughed. There, that's better!" the soldier commented as the street car moved away.
 The most prized' gift at the mos ment is bar of soap. Such is the scarcity of soap that our maid was obliged to do our weeks washing with 8 tube of my husbands shav- ign cream!
 At night, Madrid is blackened out. There is no light in the streets, and one cannot go out without a pass. The blinds must be tightly drawn. If the patrol guards see a lighted window they shoot at it. as a gentle hint to close the shutters.
 The youngsters in Madrid are connoisseurs of heavy artillery. They can tell, from the sound, what cal ibre gun is being fired, the size of the shells, and whether they have been timed to explode after they hit their mark lin this case one hears the thud as the shell hits the outer wall of building, followed
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-27

The smells Tell cAOSer ana cAOSer of last summer. The new uniforms, of light tan, are well made and trim. The officers boots are polished well. The usual military salute has taken the place of the clenched fist sa1utation. The militia girls, too, have disappeared. "They were orna- mental, but not very useful" a young soldier told me.
 The war has already taken its toll of the young men, and there is a shortage of movies" (sweethearts) As in former times the procession of young couples up and down the Castillana takes place every after noon. Most of the men are in uni- form. The girls, dressed becOmingly, wear silk stockings and high heels. But this year many girls are unes- cOrted. And many others walk slow ly, very slowIy-their companions move on crutches, or with canes.
 
 Yesterday, I saw bridal party. The brides family was in deep mourning. The groom was in the uniform of the air corps. The bride, a young girl with enormous brown eyes, looked as though she were about to burst into tears. A soldier,