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Evening star., 1937-03-24
LAW MAY CUT RATE
ON FIRE INSURANCE
Company Profits Investi-
gated in Commissioners
Move to Reduce Rates.

Prompted by revelation of allegedly
excessive fire insurance rates in the
District Of Columbia, the District
Commissioners are expected shortly
to request specific authority from
Congress to regulate such rates.
District Commissioner George E
Allen said today he has had an in
tensive investigation made of fire in
surance premiums, losses and profits
in Washington. but he declined to
discuss the nature of the findings to
date.
Il may have something to say
when the investigation is COM
pleted,' he explained.
From other reliable sources The
Star learned that preliminary studies
Of data over long period of years
indicate that for every dollar COL
lected by fire insurance companies in
this unusually fire-free city, about
one-third actually is paid out annu-
ally, on the average, for fire losses.
The remaining two-thirds goes to
the campanies for administrative and
other costs and for profits.
Some States Impose Limits.
In Virginia and number of other
States where fire insurance rates are
regulated, however, premiums are
fixed on basis that permits the COM
panies to retain only about so pei
cent of the money for costs ano
profits. authorities assert.
If the SO per cent limitation wer
applied to companies operating in the
District of Columbia, policyholders
here would receive a substantial re.
duction in premiums.
Some officials are understood to hold
that the present law creating an In
surance Department in the District
government confers sufficient au-
thority on the superintendent Of in
surance to control fire insurance pre-
miums. Such authority, if it exists
has never been asserted.
In order to remove all doubt as to
authority, therefore, it is believed Dis
trict authorities will seek special leg
islation from this Congress establish
ing rate-making bureau, findings OF
which would be subject to approval
of the superintendent of insurance.
This plan would be somewhat SIM
liar to that in force in Virginia, it is
understood. The superintendent would
(See INSURANCE, Page AID
Evening star., 1937-03-24
FRENCH GESTURE
TO FRANCO SEEN
Paris Awaits Madrid Fall
Before Recognition of
lnsurgent Rule.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Sympdthies OF French qopern-
ment in present Spanish ciu1l 1Uar
haze leaned toUard the LettiSt Pop
ular Front government, no,U en-
trenched at Valencia, although
d France took lead in conclusion of
non-interuention pact and subse-
Quent formation OF the Neutrality
Committee.
RumorS OF British dickerinq ,Dith
Gen. Franco, leader OF the Spanish
insurgents, also hare been heard
from time to time, but England has
remained adamant against Italian
and German Intervention in behalf
OF the insurgents.
Russia has recently appeared
groptng less acttUe in support OF
Lettist government in the face of
continued siege by Gen. Franco and
his legions.
Evening star., 1937-03-24
PRESIDENT MAPS PARLEY
ON"SIT-DOWN' SITUATION
Roosevelt Reported to Have Agreed to
Meet Congress Leaders on
Return From Georgia.

tions relating to the Shutdown strike
are approaching a crisis. II the sit
uation does not clear up, in my judg-
ment it will be desirable for legislative
authorities to confer about the end
OF this week"
Il do not believe it would be helpful
to attempt to anticipate conclusions. I"
Attorney General Cummings is will
ing to leave the question of legality OF
sit-down strikes to Others" he said
today at his press conference.
Questioned as to the administra-
tion's attitude toward the situation,
Cummings said he preferred to let
others argue" the matter.
Dies introduced the measure yester-
day after taking the House floor to
(See ROOSEVELT, Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1937-03-24
B UllE TIN

SALEM, ILL.,. March "a (P).-The
Salem Hospital today reported it
had been informed Is persons had
been killed and S injured seriously
when \ special chartered bus
crashed into bridge abutment TIVE
mile west Of here and overturned
today.
Evening star., 1937-03-24
Berlin Names DR.. Dieckh0ff
To Become i. s. Ambassador
State Department Ap.
prOues Name of Sue.
ceSSOr to Luther.
BY the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN, March 24-Dr Hans Helm
rich Dieckhoff, chief of the American
section of the German foreign office,
it was learned today, has been named
as the Third Reich's next Ambassador
to the United States.
Although the formal announcement
he will succeed DR.. Hans Luther has
not yet been published, it was learned
his name was proposed to the State
Department at Washington and ac-
cepted
A Wilhelmstrasse spokesman said
the change was not connected with
recent German protests and counter
representations from the United
States over the LA Guardia incident"
Rather, the spokesman indicated, the
time seemed ripe to replace Luther.
(See DIECKHOFF, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1937-03-24
200 Packing Plant Workers
Are Taken Into Partnership

any investment whatever. The en-
ployes become partners in our busi-
ness to the extent Of Is per cent of
the profits"
Falk said he hoped the undertaking
might prove . way out for the best
Of the country if it follows suit"
I'VE may be altruists," he said, but
We can't see why one person should
earn 81 ,000, 900 and another $40"
The company has been In business
Is years. In 1885 it distributed cash
bonuses Of $4,000. Falk said.
Evening star., 1937-03-24
BY the Associated Press,

Informed Senate sources said to-
day President Roosevelt had agreed
to meet congressional leaders for a
discussion Of the sit-down strike situa-
ton when he returns from Warm
Springs. Ga, this week end.
Earlier Senate Majority Leader
Robinson had suggested such a con-
ference if the situation does not
clear up"
The suggestion conceded with an
announcement by Representative Dies,
Democrat, of Texas that the House
Rules Committee had arranged a
hearing next Wednesday on his reso-
luton for sweeping investigation of
the Sit-down strike situation.
Senator Robinson said "condi-
Evening star., 1937-03-24
Plant Wins Nazi Praises.

BERLIN, March "a (P.-The an
nual report of the Hanover metal
plant earned high Nazi praise today
because its $4,000 marks (s216,0OO)
expenditures for social service for its
workers exceeded the $4,000 marks
(s208,ooo) paid to its owners as stock
dividends.
Evening star., 1937-03-24
WHEELER URGES
CH|LDLABOR CURB
Would Bar Shipments to
States With Laws For
bidding Practice.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Senator Wheeler, Democrat, of Mon
tana today proposed legislation to sub
Ject child labor products Ito the laws
Of the State into which they are
shipped" as opponents of the Roose-
velt court plan resumed their fight for
a constitutional amendment instead
of packing" the Supreme Court.
I'm not introducing my bill to
hinder the child labor amendment"
Wheeler explained, but because I'm
convinced it would be held constitu-
tional.
Much of the other desired labor
and farm legislation, if carefully
drafted, could be effected now and
be held constitutional by the court
as it is
Wheeler designed his child labor
(See WHEELER, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1937-03-24
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
PARIS, March 24.-France's pre-
mier, Leon Blum, rode out an all
night storm of parliamentary passion
today to win a smashing mandate of
confidence and an exposition truce"
between fighting Rightists and Left
lists.
Cool-headed through the hours in
which the uproarious Chamber Of
Deputies resounded with shouts OF
treason" and assassin" fist waving
and desk banging, Blum set out to
clean up the aftermath of the fatal
Clichy riots, present to the world a
successful worlds fair and hold in
firm check the political Vaccinations
OF Col. Francois de la Rocque's mill
tant Nationalists.
After an all-night struggle which at
times verged on violence his People S
Front government won a 362-215 vote
of confidence.
The motion OF support expressed
confidence the moustached premier
and his cabinet would assure liberty
for all and respect for the law so neces-
sary to Internal peace and the normal
conduct Of democratic institutions.
Peace Believed Reached.
When Edouard Herriot, president of
the chamber, adjourned the session
amid the clamor of shouting deputies
and slamming desk-tops, a peaceful
conclusion seemed to have been reach
ed in the tense situation arising from
the LeftiSt- -Rightist riot in Clichy, the
workers suburb March l6 when five
persons were killed and about 300 in
Jured during a battle in which police
fired on crowds of Communists.
Pent-up rivalries Of the Right and
Left burst open just before the vote
OF confidence when Communist Depu-
ty Maurice Honel of Clichy mounted
the rostrum to speak.
He was saluted with cries of There
Is the provocateur assassin" He
tried to talk above the uproar.
Communist Deputies rushed toward
the Right side of the Chamber. but
were blocked by husky ushers.
A squad of Nationalists, or Rightist
opponents OF the Blum government
answered the taunts of the Leftists
by marching down before Blum,
bench in the center of the House
They challenged their opponents tf
battle, but the ushers again intervened
Session Suspended.
Herriot suspended the session until
the clamor subsided and closed de.
bate after Honel ended his speech un.
heard.
Government sources emphasized tha
Blum would restore order impartial,
during Parliament's exposition truce )
(The Paris International Expositio,
opens May ~
They indicated, however, the gov
ernment was ready speedily to dis
solve Col. de la Rocque's French socia
party if investigation confirmed re.
peated Leftist charges that it is a re.
constitution of the Fascist inclinee
Croix de Feu.
Evening star., 1937-03-24
BY the 7 clated Press,

by lIe Cl0ted PreSX.
JERSEY CITY, N. j., March "a
The Union Packing Co. announced to-
day it had taken its 200 employees into
partnership" and would distribute
profits among them monthly.
A statement issued by Joseph Gross,
president, and Louis A. Falk, secretary
treasurer OF the chain of so markets
in North Jersey, New York, Rockland
County IN. " and Long Island. said:
by the terms OF our proposal, no
manager or employe is asked to raAke
Evening star., 1937-03-24
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
LONDON, March 24.-Great Britain
paneuvered skillfully today to bulwark
the peace OF Europe against a seeming
Italian threat that might bring France
and Soviet Russia to arms.
After cabinet meeting 1t was un-
derstood Great Britain planned to
take no direct cognizance Of strained
relations with Italy. Rather, she will
exert pressure to guarantee the ef-
fecuveness of the European non n-inter-
vention agreement in Spain.
Reports that Premier Benito Mus
solini was considering sending more
Italian troops to Spain caused alarm
IN some quarters as both the cabinet
and the full 27Nation Neutrality Com
mittee met in stormy atmosphere.
The cabinet studied the threat to
neutrality and to European peace
created by II Duce's refusal to with
draw Italian volunteers from the
Spanish conflict-a situation which
many observers feared had poten-
tialities of plunging Europe rapidly
into another crisis.
Fear France, Soviet May Act.
Should Italy obstruct isolation Of
Spain from foreign men and arms,
particularly if :he should send more
men into the civil wAr-torn nation.
observers feared neither France nor
Soviet Russia would stand idly by.
Great Britains determination to
ease the tension was taken despite the
menace to continued cordial relations
with Italy which followed upon Mus
solini's speech yesterday. There re-
malned, however, the British policy of
liberation Of certain German and
Italian activities in Spain, adopted
earlier in the war to prevent it from
spreading to the rest of Europe.
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden re-
ported on the dangers to Europe's
peace at the weekly cabinet session to
which Lord Plymouth, chairman of
the Neutrality Committee, was sum-
moned.
Face to face with triple threat to
European peace, Britain acted to
launch in full force vast police plan
to keep foreign arms and men from
the Spanish civil war combatants.
Lord Plymouth convoked his full
committee for 4 pm. Ql am, East
ern standard time) today.
Withdrawal Not on Agenda.
He hODed To comnIete tho coloctiop
Of the committees agents--necessary
to make sure that no further men or
war materials reach Spain from
abroad. The question of the with
drawal of volunteers already fighting
(See AMITY, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1937-03-24
Summary of Today's Star

comics -----B-15 Society B-3
Editorials ---A-10 Short Story Bill
Financial ---A-18 Sports C-1-2-3
Lost e. Found AS Woman's Pg. BIB
Obituary -A-12
SUPREME COURT ISSUE.
Foes of court plan criticized by
Farley Page Al
Outbursts by spectators mark hearing
on court bill. Page b.
STRIKE SITUATION.
Roosevelt maps parley on "sit-down"
strikes. Page Al
Secretary of Commerce criticizes sit
down strikes. Page Az
NATIONAL.
Law to cut fire insurance rates by reg
ulation in prospect. Page Al
Wheeler proposes new child labor
legislation Page Al
Ofhcials concerned lest boom psyche
logy" develop. Page AS
Alfred asks recommendations from
disaster probers. Page A-12
FOREIGN.
Britain battles Italy's threat to peace
of Europe. Page Al
DR.. Hans Dieckhoff named to succeed
Luther here Page Al
French seen taking steps for Frances
friendship. Page Al
Blum gets 362-2l5 vote for confidence
in chamber. Page Al
Planes from Royal Air Force hunt
missing duchess. Page Al
WASHINGTON AND VICINITY.
House District Committee recalls rae
ing bill from calendar. Page Al
Wife expected to testify as surprise
witness in Dawson case. Page Al
Bishop Freeman urges progress in har-
mony with traditions. Page A-12
Inspectors Lamb and Holmes likely to
trade jobs. Page B-1
Police believe baby" in suicide note
may have been husband. Page RI
Washington children prepare for Eas-
ter egg-rolling. Page B-1
Evening star., 1937-03-24
MOUNT RAINIER SCHOOL
CLOSED BY PIPE BLAST
None Hurt as Return Hot-Water
Line Explodes in Base
ment,

6s Stan Correspondent OF The Star
MOUNT RAINIER, Md, March "a.
Explosion of q return hot-water
pipe In the basement OF the Mount
Rainier Elementary School led Mrs.
catherine T. Reed, principal, to dis
miss classes shortly before noon today.
Steam flooded up from the base
ment when the pipe exploded and
school oh1cial, uncertain as to the
amount of damage, called a fire drill.
When the $50 pupils left the building
1t was decided to excuse them for the
day.
No one was hurt.
Evening star., 1937-03-24
By the Associated Press.

PARIS, March 24-France was re-
ported in diplomatic circles today to
be taking her first timid steps to WOO
the friendship of Generalissimo Fran
cisco Franco in the event the in
surgents win the Spanish civil war.
The French government, high French
diplomats said, was caught among the
necessity to maintain neutrality, its
normal inclination to favor the Span
ish Popular Front, and the practical
need for the friendship of any gov
ernment in power in Spain
The fall of Madrid, these diplomats
asserted, would cause France to end
Evening star., 1937-03-24
Representative Says Peace
Will Be Announced This
Afternoon-LeWis and
MotorIst Meet Murphy.
FEDERAL C0NCILIATOR
IN STRIKE CONFERENCE
c. I. 0. Leader Says He Will Try
to Contribute "Constructively"
to Problem-Pressman Accom-.
panies Him-Attorney Is With
Motor Magnate.
BACKGROUND


ChrySler labor troubles beoun
1rhen United Automobile Workers
OF America, Committee for In
dnStridl Organization AFFILIATE, asked
recognition as erclusiue bargaining
agents for firms WorkerS This
Chrysler refused, but met 1Cith the
union for discussion OF labor prob
lens Sit-doUn strike tUas called
March 8. Chrysler obtained court
order to eDict strikers. Order ,Cas
ignored and strike continues.
Situation in Detroit ,Uas iptensi-
fed Saturday Uhen U. A. w. threat
ened to call general auto strike if
police did not stop euictinq sit
do,Un strikers in smaller and less
poUertul plants. Yesterday Coz,
Murphy reUealed he had succeeded
u bringing Walter P. Chrysler and
John L. Le,UiS, C. /. o. head. to-
0ether tor pdrley today.
Evening star., 1937-03-24
New Encyclical Planned.

VATICAN CITY, March "a (R.-
Semi-offlcial Vatican sources disclosed
today that Pope Plus XII plans to issue
an encyclical on the church situation
in Mexico, dated on Easter Sunday
Evening star., 1937-03-24
BLUM GETS362-215
CONF F|DENCE VOTE
Wins Mandate of Chamber.
Moves to Clean Up CIichy
Riot Aftermath.
BACKGROUND

0AC n hIhOUND-
Peoples Front government, head
ed BY Premier Leon Blum, came
into Office last Spring after elections
in France, Which sa,D sharp SHIFT
to Lett in political composition OF
country.
Premier Blum has remained in
po1oer by uirtue OF alliance OF the
Communists ,oith other Left parties.
He has ,Darned that he UiH remain
in office only so long as the Com
nunists support the Peoples Front
and tDill not accept support OF
Rightists in order to retain pouer.
Recent riots at Clichy, ,Dorkers'
suburb OF Paris, resulting from pa
rade OF RightiSts, pere fatal tor
fDe persons.
Evening star., 1937-03-24
TRAFFIC SIGNAL BACK
evoke Up With It in My Bed
Writer of Note Saws.

Writer of Note Says.
PHILADELPHIA, March "a (P).-
The police department today had re-
ceived the stop and go arms of a traf-
fic signal, missing since Saturday
night. A brief note, directing the
finder to notify police, added: Here's
your nasty old sign. woke up with
the thing in my bed on Sunday morn
Ing"
Evening star., 1937-03-24
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LANSING, Mich, March III
Walter P. Chrysler, one-time ap-
prentice boy, and John L. Lewis,
former coal miner, met with Gov
Frank Murphy of Michigan today in
an attempt to settle an automobile
labor dispute that has thrown more
than $4,000 persons out of work.
From Detroit came word seven Off
cials of the United Automobile Work
ers and the Committee for Industrial
Organization, some of them abandon
ing strike conference with Chrysler
Corp. executives, were en- route to
Lansing.
Whether they were to form a union
board of strategy for discussions
with Lewis, the C. I. O. chieftain, was
not disclosed
Homer Martin, U. A. w. A. presi-
dent, headed the group Others were
Richard T Frankensteen and Will
liam Munger, both international Of
hcerS; Adolph Germer, c. 1. o. rep
reSentative. and George S. Wilson, O.
E. Zimmerman and Charles Thomas,
heads of Chrysler local unions.
Had Conferred With Lewis.
Martin, F'rankensteen and Germer
conferred briefly with Lewis at Detroit
this morning, and the group was re-
ported to have decided on the trip to
Lansing after a call from the labor
leader.
Asked if a settlement of the dispute
that has left more than $4,000 Chrys-
Ter workers and some 10000 in other
automotive plants idle might be
reached today, a spokesman for the
group said he believed it was very
near"
Their departure interrupted the
unions negotiations with two Chrysler
Corp. Notwithstanding which
neither the Shutdown strikes of March
8, which resulted in the union men,
bers possessing eight Chrysler auto
mobile plants, nor the injunction pro-
(See STRIKES Page A-2)
Evening star., 1937-03-24
BATTLES
|TALY'S THREATT0
PEACE OF EUROPE
Maneuvers Against French
and Russian Resort
to Arms,
DUCE THOUGHT PLANNING
MORE TROOPS FOR SPAIN
England's Cabinet Studies Refusal
of Mussolini to Withdraw
Present Forces.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Brittsh-Italidn relations strained
euer since Summer of 1885, Dhen
British took lead in obtaining applt-
cation OF sanctions against Italu
tor her inuaston OF Ethiopia. War
oetDeen Italy and England rested
at the mercy OF an incident as
British iDdr DesSels s1Ddrmed in the
Mediterranean.
Partial amity returned, howeper,
,rith signing OF Mediterranean
accord betUeen the tWo gopern-
ments. Uhich prouded for cessation
OF Italian movement of troops and
,odr materials into Spain. Reports
OF breach of this agreement declare
netp Italian Army unit, hate been
landed at Cadiz and other Spanish
ports.
Evening star., 1937-03-24
BULLETIN,

Representative Rabaut, Demo-
erat, of Michigan told the House
today the Chrysler automobile
strike in Detroit had been settled
and that the settlement would be
announced officially at 3 pm.
Evening star., 1937-03-24
BULLETIN.

LANSING, March "a (P).-Gov.
Murphy's automotive strike con-
ference adjourned at 1870 pm. un-
til 3 o'clock this afternoon. Muir
phys only comment was that the
conference so far has been salts
factory" None of the other con-
ferees made any statement.
Evening star., 1937-03-24

(See FRANCE, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1937-03-24
WEATHER.

Occasional rain, with rising tempera-
ture tonight and tomorrow; lowest tenn
perature 46 degrees; colder tomorrow.
Temperatures-Highes SO, at $50 pm.
yesterday; lowest, 81 at $50 am. today.
Full report on page ALB.
Evening star., 1937-03-24

(See STRIKES, Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1937-03-24

(See RACING, Page A-4.)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-06
BIGGER, BETTER
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tographs.
That's the slogan Of the shutter
snappers who are sending in eacn
week hundreds of photos in The
Times Amateur Photo Contest.
FIVE Dollars is offered for the
best "Photo Of the Week" ana
TWO Dollars for each amateur
photo published in Saturdays
Times.
Remember, If you have taken
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they are unusual or artistic or
striking in any sense, by all means
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ELECTION FRIDAY

ROCKVILLE, Md. Sept. 6.-The
annual meeting of the Municipal
League of MQtgomery county
will be held here Friday, Septem-
Der II, it was announced today.
A complete slate of officers will
be elected for the coming year.
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Evening star., 1937-03-31
AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE.

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Evening star., 1937-03-31
AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE.

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Evening star., 1937-09-28
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