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Evening star., 1937-09-04
". c. KIDD, FIGURE
IN "RESCUE," DIES
Once Saved Self in Naval
Crash by Grabbing the
Ramming Boat.

William G. Kidd. rs retired steam
engineer, who as a young enlisted man
saved his life by grabbing hold of
the bow and climbing up the rigging
Of schooner which rammed and
sank the naval vessel on which he
was serving. died yesterday in Provi-
elence Hospital. He had been i'll about
q month.
Mr. Kidd was asleep in his ham
mock aboard the L. S. S. Talapoosa
when three-masted schooner
rammed it. He barely missed death
ss the schooner ploued into the vessel
and even mashed the fingers on one
of his hands.
He grabbed the bow of the schooner
however, and as il swung free climbed
the rigging The collision occurred in
Long Island Sound Mr. Kidd subse-
ouently was reported missing until he
arrived safely in Boston aboard the
schooner.
For more than so years a resident
of this city. Mr. Kidd was once bowl
ing champion of the District He
was a member of the Redmen and the
old Washington Athletic Club A ma
tive of Ireland, he came to this coun-
try when is.
Surviving are his widow. Mrs. Julia
A. Kidd three sons. Harry, John and
Joseph Kidd; five daughters. Mrs
Margaret L. Kennedy. Mrs. Anna j
Petrillo. Mrs. Martha Vidal, Mrs Lii
liam Stroud and Mrs Mary Garvin,
and two brothers, Jack and Samuel j.
Kidd. All live in this city, except Mrs.
Vidal. who resides in the Philippines
He also leaves a number of grand
children.
Funeral services will be held at 30
am. Tuesday at his resident, 1916
Fendall avenue southeast. Burial will
be in Arlington National Cemetery.
Evening star., 1937-09-04

ten, superintendent, asked in all for
81 ,931 ,9l8, or an increase of 1854, 1873
or ~ per cent. To explain the re-
quest for the increase of Sl66,070 for
the street cleaning units, Xanten said:
1T is impossible with the present
available labor to keep the city in a
state of cleanliness even nearly ap-
preaching a proper standard for the
capital of the United States. The
present appropriation for this work is
the same as that availa BILE in 1920"
xanten also asked for s50.000 for
snow and ice removal. In the last
few years the cost of this work has
been taken out of normal per diem
appropriations for the refuse and
other divisions. An increase of
$4,000 was asked for garbage collec-
ton and other units to restore serv-
ices to what they were prior to the
present fiscal year when the short
workweek was instituted. Xanten
also proposed construction OF sl62. =
600 garage TO house the feet of trucks
used by the Refuse Division. now
housed in two old stables and one
rented garage.
Police Court Asks More Salaries.
The estimates of the judges of
Police Court showed a decrease of
S426,800 due to the large appropria-
ton for this year for completion of
the new court building. which will
not be repeated. but aside from this
item asked an increase of sl4.3OO for
salaries. for provision of help for
handling the new building. and for
an increase from $ll 500 to $40. 500,
or $4,000 for the fund for law books
and maintenance of the new plant.
Juvenile Court sought total of
s93,l50, or An increase of s22 200,
proposing the employment of l3
additional workers, eight of whom
would be probate officers. The court
said there had been no increase in
help, except for one clerk. since 1880,
although the work had increased. as
measured by rise in monies COL
lected from $74392 to Sl8354O.
Municipal Court asked for no
increase except for provision of one
extra clerk and for several modest
increases in salaries amounting in all
to $2,7s0.
William J. Thompkins, recorder Of
deeds, asked for no increase except
for $500 increase in his own SAL
ary, which would raise it from $6,4O0
to $4,000 to make it the same as
that of the Commissioners and men,
bers OF Congress. Asking that his
job be rated as CAF-l6, Thompkins
said: This classification will be COM
mensurate with the dignity of the
position, and the salary, justly COM
pensating for the caliber of service
demanded by the position"
Poundmaster Frank B. Marks, whose
salary was cut from 5000 to $4,000
by act of Congress at the last session
a few months after he won the
assignment, moved to have the Gu,
removed He argued the salary
should be $1,000 in view of the
responsibilities and duties of the
position explaining that Congress
had fixed the salary in 1880 after
authorizing the poundmaster to &C,
as a special police officer. He also
asked for provision for two new
poundmen. due to the work OF his
department.
Evening star., 1937-09-04
L0YAL|STS PERIL
zARAGOzA ANEW
1,50O Rebels Reported Dead
as BelChite Falls to
Government.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HENDAYE, Franco-Spanish from
tier, September 4-The Spanish gov
ernment army on the Aragon front
menaced Zaragoza anew today, it was
reported from Madrid, after govern
ment shock troops seized strategic
Belchite, % miles southeast of the old
Aragon capital
With Belchite wrested from insur-
gent control, government columns
were said to be pushing strongly
against Zaragoza simultaneously from
the northeast and the south.
government communique an
nouncing capture of Belchite last
night said / 500 insurgents were killed
500 were captured and hundreds of
others deserted into the ranks of the
besiegers.
Forty Are Captured.
An fnsurgent force of machine gun
ners who had held out for days in a
in seminary on the edge of the
town attempted to escape yesterday
attacking militiamen dived in after
them and captured 40
Insurgent radio reports said ar
rangements had been completed for
the surrender OF Giion. the govern
ment's last seaport on the northern
or Bay of Biscay coast
Columns which helped capture San
tander last week were seeking to COM
plete domination of the coastal area
by cleaning the government out of .
small slice Of Oviedo Province, in
cluding Gijon.
The radio reports said the surren-
der arrangements had been completed
in conference between an insureent
staff off1cer and a representative of
the Valencia government.
Charge Executions.
The insurgent communique charged
that the government Asturian force.
defending Gijon with backs to the
sea, had executed hostages held at
Potes. which fell yesterday to one of
Frances advancing columns
On the Aragon front an insurgent
effort to sweep the advancing govern
ment troops from Mediana, IL miles
north OF Belchite on the road to
ZaragoZa, was said by the Valencia
defense ministry to have failed.
In much the same tenor as on
previous days, the insurgent COM
munique disputed the government
claims to success on the Aragon front
and said insurgent victories north and
south of the Ebro River (Which flows
past Zaragoza) had leased our situ-
alton"
Evening star., 1937-09-04
SHIPPING WORKERS
DISREGARD STRIKE
1000 Longshoremen Pile
Up Cargoes on Coast
While Teamsters Idle.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO. September "A
thousand longshoremen, with their box
hooks protruding from hip pockets,
reported for work on San Francisco
wharves today, outwardly unmindful
of iurisdlctional labor dispute that
threatened to force them into idleness.
Teamsters. whose rumbling trucks
are familiar part Of the water front
picture, scrupulously kept away from
the cltys $50 piers.
Growing piles Of goods-from the
Orient, Europe and American ports
stacked up in the sheds showed the
effects Of teamsters' efforts TO force
the International Longshoremens
Union to rellnquish its hold on union
lzec Warehousemen. The Transfers
Union wants the varehousemen united
with them, under the A. r. of l..
instead Of with the C. I. o. longshore
group.
Activity Not Slackened.
Refusal of teamsters to move cargo
from the piers caused no apparent
slackening of activity by loneshore-
men. Three thousand of them worked
SHIPS yesterday. Union headouar-
terS predicted as many would be on
the Job today, loading and unloading.
But only pant of the cargo they
unloaded was carried sWay-that shift
I'd by the longshoremen themselves into
cars Of the State-oWned Belt Line
Railroad
Belt Line trains pufed up and
down the embarcadero in increased
activity, removing shipments to ware
houses manned by c. l. O. unionlst5
and goods for tributary cities where
/ there was no occasion to call upon
| San Francisco team5ters. Some Of
| the Belt Line cars stood loaded and
| untouched by San Francisco plants.
| teamsters refusing 10 approach if the
seals on the cars were broken.
Cargoes Pile Up.
Slowly and steadily the cargocs
which only the teamSters could move
were being piled toward the rafter5
Of the huge sheds on the water front.
| There was decided falling off of out
going shipments brought to the piers.
| Shipping firms scarcely felt the
| teamsters' pressure, for only 30 ships
have come into the harbor since union
officials ordered truck drivers three
| days ago to refuse to handle the
cargo. Cargo space was at premium,
! with indications that any left vacant
here would be snapped up at the next
/ port Of call.
| Transfers threatened to extend
/ their finish fight to the entire Pa
| clfc Coast. where prolonged strikes
/ have twice disrupted shipping IN the
/ last three years.
! Wednesday is Deadline.
| UnleS sthe controversy Is settled
! by Wednesday, teamster officials an
nounced they would call truckmen
/ off docks across the bay IN Oakland
/ Teamster representatives spurned
c. I, o. peace offer at last night .
Labor Council meeting
John P. Mclaughlin, head OF thc
truckmen. shouted
They brought this fight on them
selves. We don't care how far It zoe
either. From now on its going to l.
showdown,
Evening star., 1937-09-04
SUPER-A|RPlANES
ON WAY TO CHINA
New BeIlancas Capable of
Bombing Japanese Ports,
Experts Say.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. September 4.-The
freighter Wichita steamed toward the
Orient today bearing 20 super speed
planes which, II delivered safely,
would enable China better to carry
the undeclared war with Japan to the
enemy's home territory.
The Wichita, which sailed from
Baltimore last Friday, WAS due at San
Pedro, Calf, about September IS on
the first leg OF its hazardous voyage
to the Far East.
Aviation experts declared the planes
which she carried were capable of
spanning the Yellow Sea to Japan
with bomb loads of half a ton each
and returning safely to Chinese bases.
Top Speed Of 2so Miles.
Purchased by the Central Chinese
government. the planes-originall
built by the Bellanca Aircraft Co. for
the French colonial mail service-have
top speeds of 280 miles an hour, well
above that of the fastest Japanese
warplane listed In James "All the
Worlds Aircraft for 1886"
In addition to their great speed and
load-carrying ability-each plane can
carry 1850 pounds of bombs and
enough gasoline for more than 1000
miles-the Bellancas can outclimb the
military aircraft upon which Japan
depends for defense of its homeland
Students OF aviation asserted that
should the Wichita evade an unofflcial
blockade OF China and deliver the
monoplanes to Gen. Chang Kali
sheks well-trained armen, they may
play part in the eastern conflict far
out of proportion to their numbers.
japanese Planes Slower.
Developed from the plane with
which Jimmy Mollison set a record
last year by crossing the Atlantic
Ocean with an average speed of 227
miles an hour, the Bellanca's top speed
of $50 miles an hour is almost 10
miles faster than that of Japan's
pride, the Naka jami AMI.
An Oriental copy Of the Boeing low
wing fighting monoplane with which
some of the American Air Corps units
are equipped. the Nakajami cruises far
slower than the up-to-th minute Bel
lancas, has less power and climbs
more slowly.
James register lists the Nakaj jami as
Japan's fastest plane. This is how
it compares with the 20 Bellancas on
the way to Gen. Chiang's air force:
Evening star., 1937-09-04
MAN TESTING GUN
WOUNDS K|NSMAN
Washington Resident. Shooting
at Target. Held for 1nvestiga-
ton in Prince Georges.

By Stan Correspondent Of The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO, Md, Septem-
Der ELISHA K Payne. 61-year-old
bridge carpenter for the Pennsylvania
Railroad today was held for investi-
CATION under $500 bond for a hear
ing in the shooting earlier today of
his cousin, Walter Ellis. SO, near Ellis
home in Cheltenham. Md
Payne. in discussing the case with
reporters. declared the shot which
wounded Ellis was accidental. He said
he was trying out a new gun in the
woods back of the Ellis home when
Ellis stepped from behind clump of
bushes directly in front OF the target
at which he was aiming.
Ellis was wounded in the face and
chest by load of buckshot. Attaches
at Emergency Hospital said his condi-
ton was serious.
Payne, who lives at 1873 Morse street
northeast, Washington, said he went
to the Ellis home shortly before 7
O'Clock this morning in company with
Frank Curtis, IS, his brother-in-law,
and that he, Curtis. and Ellis started
to the woods when Ellis became sepa-
rated from the other two. Curtis and
Payne walked on into the woods and
Payne raised the gun to fire at tree
for a target, when Ellis stepped from
behind the bushes, getting the full
load OF buckshot.
Police Court Judge George B. Mer-
rick set the bond and said Payne
would stay in Upper Marlboro until
relatives appeared to put up the Sc
curlty. Payne was returned to Upper
Marlboro from the third precinct
police station in Washington on a
warrant charging assault with intent
to kill" but this later was changed
by Judge Merrick at the request of
Supt. of Police Arthur w. Hepburn
to investigation"
Evening star., 1937-09-04
CONVENTION ENDS

SALT LAKE CITY. September 4
P.-Delegates from 35 States. Hawail
and Puerto Rico turned homeward
today following adjournment of the
forty-ninth annual convention of the
National Association of Railroad and
Utilities Commissioners.
Final action of the fve-day conven-
ton was passing of a resolution urging
adoption of uniform accounting prac-
tices in the various States, Repre-
sentatives of Federal regulatory boards
also attended.
The controversial resolution on the
Pettingill long and short haul bill was
dropped.
Evening star., 1937-09-04
Workers Hold Protest Meetings Over
Sinking Of Motorship.

workers hOIO fFOteSt mectn4S OVcT
Sinking Of Motorship.
MOSCOW, September 4 (P,-Soviet
anger over the sinking of a Russian
motorship flared today in thousands
Of workers protest meetings as the
oficial press thundered direct accu-
sations that Italy was responsible for
the grave incident.
The workers adopted resolutions de-
manding that the government silent
the Fascist dogs" for torpedoing the
motorship Timiryazev of the Algiers
Coast Monday and proposed that
Soviet naval vessels convoy Russian
freighters in the Mediterranean.
The government will make the
Fascist bandits pay dearly" declared
Pravda, the Communist party news
paper, accusing Italy of piracy In
the Mediterranean"
Despite the violence of the attack
by the controlled press, oficials did
not disclose whether any direct action
would be taken because of the incident
The official government organ,
Izvestia, called Mussolini "the leader
Of . band of Fascist cut-throats who
b glorifying medieval banditry."
Evening star., 1937-09-04

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ence would be British recognition of
Gen. Franco as a belligerent.
Such a proposal, the French sources
said, received cold reception in the
foreign office and the blunt reply that
such matters had nothing to do with
the submarine situation and should be
handled by individual negotiation
Exclusion of the Madrid Valencia
government from the conference table
was predicted by French sources as a
British gesture to gain Italy's co-opera-
ton which is deemed vital to success
Of the conference.
Point for Franco.
Inclusion of the Spanish govern
ment, without insurgent representa-
tives. might give Gen. Franco a chance
to say any actions of the conference
were of no concern to him, since he
was not represented, it was pointed
out.
Though anxious not to offend
France, informed quarters believed the
Soviets also might be excluded as a
further concession to Premier Musso-
lini. on the basis that Russia does not
border the Mediterranean, even if it
Is an important sea route for her.
France was known. however,
strongly to desire the presence of both
Spanish government and Soviet rep
resentatives. since the two nations
f1atly accuse Italy of perpetrating the
submarine attacks
Reversal of Plans.
Authoritative Italian sources indi-
Gated Mussolini, on the basis of pres
ent plans, would not send an envoy
to the meeting. an apparent reversal
of previous indications that Italy would
attend. Any knowledge of the subma-
rine incidents has been denied un-
equivocally by Italy.
French sources said that if MusSo-
1ini was hesitant about sending repre-
sentatives to Geneva, seat of the
League of Nations, with which he has
ouarreled, the conference might be
shifted to another city and that his
determination to 'exterminate boil
shevism" might be included on the
egenda.
It was expected that Turkey, Yugo-
slavia and Greece would be invited as
Mediterranean powers to attend with
Britain, France and Italy.
SOVIET ANGER FLARES.
Evening star., 1937-09-04

pursuit planes struck heavy JAP
anese bomber down in flames near the
International Settlement. All the
bombing crew were killed. Thousands
OF awestruck foreigners witnessed the
spectacular air battle.
In retaliation for the Chinese aerial
bombardment of Yangtzpoo today,
which spread new flames, Japan's air.
men blasted at Chinese positions in
Chapel. the already devastated
Chinese quarter.
The aviators also showered their ex-
plosive wrath on the Kiangwan, Tai
chong and Yanchong districts.
A Japanese spokesman disclosed that
the Japanese Consulate was struck six
times in yesterdays artillery fire. which
hammered back Japanese landing par
ties on the Whangpoo River.
The spokesman said the erratic aim
OF the Chinese gunners took many VIC
Tins in the International Settlement.
He added that Japan contemplates a
big push in North China as we'll as in
VIC 0IldAkldl uAStIA ACt, UuV ucCllIltu w
give further details.
Bombardment Of the American
owned Poplar Grove Dairy Farm, in
the outlying theater of war. would be
justified, the spokesman asserted. be-
cause 1t had been honeycombed with
Chinese trenches and dugouts.
New Fires in PootunE.
Pootung, across the meandering
Whangpoo east of the International
Settlement and the French Conces-
sion, also flared with vast new fires set
of by a night Of Japanese aerial and
naval bombardment.
But still hidden within that smoking
quarter we're the Chinese land batteries
which forced eight Japanese troop
transports to turn tail and flee down
the Whangpoo.
Every one In refugee jammed
Shanghai, normally a city of $500, 900
population, took literally the dire
warning of japanese naval authorities:
Japan will take drastic action to ter
inmate Chinese activities Is well as
Evening star., 1937-09-04
POTOMAC RIVER GROUP
TO HOLD ANNUAL FETE
Fall Rendezvous Will Open To-
night at Occoquan and Continue
Through Tomorrow.

Through Tomorrow.
Members of the Potomac River
Power Squadron will hold their annual
Fall rendezvous tonight and tomorrow
at OccoQuan, Va. Travelling by boat
and car, they will assemble at the
home of F. A. Barnes for movies, re-
freshments and entertainment at 8
o'clock tonight, and tomorrow they
will devote the day to land and
water sports and hiking.
The Potomac River group is a
branch Of the United States Power
Squadrons, Inc, national organlza-
ton Of yachtsmen. whose objective is
to establish q high standard Of skill
In the handling and navigation Of
power boats. Free classes for the
general public are held every Spring.
with instruction in the laws and
fundamentals Of plotting.
Comdr. Charles A. Peters. head q.
the local squadron. will lead the feet
to Occoquan in his cruiser Lynette.
He will preside over the meeting and
attendant festivities.
Evening star., 1937-09-04

advance the Japanese oblectlves IN
Shanghai"
Part of the japanese feet lies on
the Whangpoo.
Augusta Stands Fast.
Despite the complaint of the Japa-
nese vice admiral, Kiyoshi Hasegawa,
that japanese gunners were hampered
by the presence of United States and
foreign warships in the line of fire.
the U. S. S. Augusta. flagship of the
American Asiatic Fleet, was still
frozen to its anchorage opposite
Shanghai's waterfront boulevard, the
Bund.
The command of the Augusta was
determined to occupy the most favora
BILE anchorage for the protection of
United States nationals. despite the
three weeks of sanguinary combat that
has seethed around and through
Shanghai.
Convinced that even more terrifying
days lay ahead for Shanghai, $50
residents, including many Americans
who missed the liner President Hoover
On its hazardous departure a week ago.
LETT today on the French liner Sphinx,
bound for Hong Kong to transfer to
American boats. The Hoover was
bombed by Chinese airmen last Sat-
urday.
French authorities had bluntly
warned the warning forces to with
hold hostilities during the evacna-
ton today.
Evening star., 1937-09-04
Must Qualify for Parole

HOUSTON, Tex. tFl.-County Judge
Roy Hofheinz ordered juvenile delln-
quents to Sunday school and to bring
him their grade reports at the end of
each term. His edict:
No passing grade. no parole.
Evening star., 1937-09-04
Heavy Lightning Damage.

Lightning struck . house In st..
Paul-Sur-Isere, France, causing 4 IRE
which destroyed IL.
Evening star., 1937-09-04
Storm Ties Up Rail Traffic.

During q recent storm South Africa
had the greatest congestion Of railway
tra@e IN 80 years.
Evening star., 1937-09-04

Nearly l2,500,O0O pounds Of nsh
we're caught of Japan last year.
Evening star., 1937-09-04
Military Plane Crashes

HS1NKING, Manchukuo, Septem-
Der (PD.-Lieut. Col. Masao Hide
shima and four other Japanese avia-
tors died In action today following a
forced landing about 10 miles west of
Changpei, Chahar Province. China.
Part of squadron of japanese
planes were returning from a raid
on Shansi Province, in North China,
when Hideshimas plane vas forced
suddenly to land. 1t cracked up, seri-
ously injuring the occupants.
Chinese troops nearby Immediately
attacked the disabled ship and the
wounded officer and his men returned
the nre until one by one they were
all picked Oh.
Evening star., 1937-09-04
Britain

Continued From First PageD
Evening star., 1937-09-04
China

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Evening star., 1937-04-08

Beef au jus named second.
March ALL hands present except
Newsom and Cliff Bolton. Slot ma
chine operators start pricing new
Packards. Mats wear out throwing
arms pulling cranks on the tin can
GERS. Nick Altrock is exception. He
hits jackpot.
March Jimmy Brady, jr., runs
away from Washington home to see
Mats in training. Creates Juror among
base ball writer's. who are prepared to
welcome him with open arms.
Brady boy barges into salary
conference between Griff and
Travis, as most newspaper men
miss him, and then is whisked
to Palatka by American Legion
naires.
March 5.-Newspaper men desert
camp to chase Brady boy all over
Florida. Griff begins to regret invit-
ing B. b. to return to camp. After
Evening star., 1937-04-08
Walker, Two Mats
Batting Choices

By Stan Correspondent OF The Star.
ORLANDO, Fla, April 8.-If you
want good dark horse" in
1887 American League batting race,
take choice from among Out
fielder Gerald Walker Of the Tigers
and Shortstop Cecil Travis and
Outfielder Johnny Stone of the
Nationals.
Both the Tigers and Mats are
touting this trio today in light of
their performances this Spring in
Grapefruit League" competition.
Walker is the current hot tip,
following his five straight hits at
Lakeland yesterday, but Travis and
Stone also are we'll liked.
Walker walked on his first time
at bat and then belted Jimmy
De Shong for two doubles and a
single. He wound up by collecting
two more singles off Jack Salveson.
All were we'll tagged.
Travis has hit all Spring with
his bat. Stone has been the least
successful Of the trio to date, but
the boys are playing a hunch in
his case. They seem to think this
will be Johnny's big year.