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Evening star., 1937-07-16
FATALLY WOUNDED
PHYSICIAN DIES
WITH LIPS SEALED.
Dr.. G. w. Webster of Provi-
denCe Promised to Tell
About Shooting.
HIT BY TWO BULLETS
AT DOOR OF HOME
Crawls to Phone to Call Aid.
Finding of Cash Discredits
Robbery Motive.
By the Associated Press.

By the AsSocia ted Press.
PROVIDENCE, R. l., July ia
fashionable homeopathic obstretrician,
DR.. George w. Webster, died today on
the operating table Of hospital here,
his lips sealed on the mysterious cir
cumstances surrounding his shooting
in the early hours of the morning.
As police hurried to his home, sum-
moned by the doctor who crawled NOR
tally wounded through two rooms to a
telephone, Patrolman Charles H. Nc
Namara reported the physician told
him:
Don't look for clues now. Get me
to q hospital. III tell you about the
shooting later"
Questioned shortly after by Detec-
tive Raymond Fenner. who asked who
shot him. the doctor again replied:
Il don't know. Get me to a hos
pital."
Dies without Talking.
But at the hospital he died without
opening MS lips.
He was struck down by two pistol
bullets, one in the stomach, the other
In the shoulder. A third shot went
wide.
Fenner examining the abdominal
wound in the doctors own house, said
DR.. Webster coolly told him:
That one has gone through the
liver"
Police officials said they were with
out single tangible clue to the myster-
ious shooting
DR.. Ralph Purvine OF Rhode Island
Hospital, ambulance surgeon, said Dr.
Webster told him that it was an at
tempted robbery
The police found 5000, however, in
the physicians clothing
Deputy Supt. James Cusick OF the
detective division theorized that the
man who shot DR.. Webster followed
him into the front vestibule after
the physician had unlocked the door
and that when he heard a noise, the
physician turned around.
There were no signs OF struggle,
cusick said. and apparently the as
sailant fred at once
Although he said DR.. Webster said
the man then ran through the house
and escaped. there was no sign of dis
order in the house, and a back door
was shut when police arrived.
Fingerprint experts sought clues
this morning but were forced to dis
card as worthless two empty glasses
and a whisky bottle on a kitchen
shelf. Neither had been used for
some time
Visited Store Near Home.
Cusick said it had been learned DR..
Webster had been at a consultation
in jamestown, r. l., last night, and
before going home, visited a drug
store near his Office.
Two persons with him during the
evening were taken into custody for
questioning, but Cusick said they were
to be questioned about the doctors
movements and were not connected
with the actual shooting.
Dr. Webster's wife and children
were at Watch Hill, R. l., at his
Summer home. The physician was q
son of DR.. Samuel Webster. health
superintendent at Westerly and was
a past president Of the Rhode Island
Medical Society. He was 80 years old.
Evening star., 1937-07-16
Daughters Help
Father accused
OfPlOt OF, Liues
Attempted to Murder
Trio for Insurance.,
State Charges.
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
LANSDOWNE, Pa, July 16.-Three
daughters Of Albert r. Knight, IS,
sought today to raise $4,000 bail to
release their father from jail at Media,
where he was held on charges of at
tempting to murder them to collect
$120 900 in insurance.
knight was arrested on charge OF
arson after fire at his home May 28
The murder charge was filed yester-
day by William r. Toal, assistant dis
trict attorney of Delaware County.
Toal said he learned Knight had
taken out insurance policies on his
daughters aggregating 100000 face
value, with double indemnity clause,
six months before the fire
The daughters insured were Ruth.
%; Sue, 10, and Mary, IT, With their
brother David. is, they escaped from
the burning house: ~-s--. ,.-
A fourth daughter, married and
living in Honolulu, was named ben-
ef1ciary. Toal, who declined to dis
close her name. said, Il don't know
why he did this, but it doesn't alter
the aspect of the case in the least
At the time of his arrest on the
arson charge, Knight denied that he
was implicated. He said he was in
Washington on business trip.
Evening star., 1937-07-16
STORM HERE FAILS
TO END HEAT WAVE
Mercury Resumes Climb,
May Surpass Yesterdays
High of SO.

A scorching sun turned It's rays
on Washington with greater force
today as another-and probably mor<
severe-heat wave followed in the
wake of yesterdays thundershower.
and electrical storm
Worse and more of it," 1t was said
at the Weather Bureau as the mer-
curry scared from "a at am. to &C
at 7 am. and then to 81 at o'clock
BY noon it was 81. This was within
one degree of yesterdays high OF
SO, registered at 3 pm. Yesterdays
low was cooling -. recorded after
the rains late in the day
There was no relief in sight. ex-
cept for possible thundershowers again
this afternoon.
The forecast was fair and warmer
this afternoon, with high of 81 in.
dicated, probably followed by local
thundershowers late in the afternoon
thundershowers probable tonight and
Saturday; not quite SO warm Saturday
afternoon; cooler Sunday"
Meanwhile, the Associated Press re-
ported northwest breezes cooled most
sections east of the Rockies, checking
heat wave that caused approximate
ly 400 deaths during the past IL
days.
Unseasonably warm weather pre-
vailed yesterday over most Eastern
and Southern sections. Intermittent
showers kept the temperature down
in Chicago. The days maximum was
80. New York's highest temperature
yesterday was 96.
A wind, rain and electrical storm
last night left Monroe, Mich, with
out lights or power. Fifty persons
in theater escaped injury when the
wind ripped off the roof.
At Detroit, 10 passengers were taken
to hospital when lightning struck
street car.
Only four cities reported tempera-
lures of 100 degrees or more yester-
day. They were Dodge City, Kans.
100; Ell Paso, Tex, 102; Phoenix
LOG, and Yuma, Ariz., 108.
Maximum temperatures yesterday
included Nashville with 96; Spring
field, ILL.,, o.; Kansas City, 90; Okla
homa City, 96; Omaha, "a; Wichita
Kans., 98; Atlanta, 98, and Abilene
Tex, 90,
Evening star., 1937-07-16
|N.L. R. B. ACCUSES
REPUBLIC STEEL
Unfair Labor Practices in
Recent Strikes Are
Charged.
BY the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
The Labor Relations Board charged
the Republic Steel Corp today with a
long list of unfair labor practices"
before and during the recent steel
strike.
The board ordered a hearing here
Wednesday on its complaint. which
covered only the company's Ohio
plants.
First item of the boards complaint
was its allegation that the company
discharged IS employees for joining the
Steel Workers Organizing Committee,
subsidiary of the John L. Lewis Com
mittee for Industrial Organization
Other workers were threatened with
discharge, the board said.
Lockout" Charged.
1t added that Massillon and Can
ton employees were locked out" as
a result of union activity.
The company also was charged with
maintenance of extensive arsenals"
at the Youngstown, Niles, Warren,
Canton and Cleveland plants for the
purpose of interfering with, restrain
ing and coercing its employees at said
plants in the exercise of their right
to self-Nganization."
Police Force Increased.
The steel firm had increased its po-
lice forces at the time of the strike,
the board said, "for the purpose Of
interfering with the rights of its en-
ployes peacefully to picket the plants" !"
The boards complaint, presenting
the charges of Wagner act violations,
was issued after an Investigation
which resulted from the filing of
complaints against Republic Steel by
the Steel Workers Organizing Com
mittee.
Financial Aid Charged.
The board charged the company
with contributing financial support to
and dominating labor organizations at
five of its plants.
1t named these as the Employees
Representation Plan and Employees In
dependent Association at Warren, the
Plan of Employees Representation
Central Alloy District, Canton Works.
Employees Representative Association
and Plan of Representation Of EN-
ployes at Canton, the Employees Rep
resentation Plan and Employees Repre-
sentative Association at Massillon, the
Employees Independent Plan at Cleve-
land and the Employees Representation
Plan and the Independent Federation
OF Republic Employees at youngstown.
The board listed the discharges as
43 in Youngstown. 18 in Cleveland,
four in Massillon, nine in Canton and
one in Warren.
Evening star., 1937-07-16

In the presence of President Roose-
welt and high officials OF this and
other governments the Senate today
paid last impressive tribute to Sem
ator Joseph T. Robinson of Arkansas,
majority leader, whose death inter-
rupted one of the hardest fought
parliamentary battles of recent years,
over the Supreme Court bill.
The simplicity Of the services, which
lasted less than an hour, added to the
solemnity of the scene There was no
eulogy of glowing tributes, but an
earnest Offering up of prayer. while
the distinguished assemblage Of law
makers and dignitaries bowed their
heads
In the same chamber where but a
few days ago Senator Robinsons voice
was raised in vigorous defense of the
administration court plan, there was
gathered today all of the leading fig
ures In that legislative battle. But
today they were united in their sor-
Evening star., 1937-07-16
GAS TANKS EXPLODE
IN ATLANTIC CITY
Several Firemen Are Injured
in Series of Three
Blasts.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., July 10
The l0,000-gallon gasoline storage
plant of the Pure Oil Co. exploded to-
day after fire broke out
The detonation showered the fam
ing gasoline over group of three or
four firemen who had edged close to
the burning tank. trying to bring the
fire under control. The firemen were
rushed to hospitals.
After the big tank exploded the
fire swept toward another large stor-
age tank. A few minutes later the
second tank let 90 with roar.
All employees Of nearby buildings
had been ordered to safety shortly be-
fore the first detonation shook the oil
plant at the end of Virginia avenue
Among the buildings affected are the
one housing the editorial and printing
departments of the Atlantic City Press
Union newspapers.
The second explosion was followed
quickly by third as another gasoline
storage tank went up in flames.
Evening star., 1937-07-16
TRUCE is REPORTED
IN NEWSPAPER STRIKE
Operation Of Decatur, I'LL, Herald
Review to Be Resumed,
Conciliator Says.

BY the Associated Press.
DECATUR, ILL.,. July 16.-Joseph
Vincent, State labor conciliator, said
today "a temporary truce" was reached
in six-day American Newspaper
Guild strike against the Herald-Re-
view. He added that negotiations
would be renewed late today.
Operations Of the paper will be
resumed without mass interference"
Vincent said. THE guildsmen will
stay on strike until the dispute is
definitely settled"
Vincent said the paper would pub
lish combined evening
edition again today. 1t had suspended
publication Saturday. but issued an
edition Thursday.
Evening star., 1937-07-16
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN


Administration forces in the Senate,
rallying in response to President
Roosevelts letter to Senator Barkley
of Kentucky, today planned to drive
ahead with the compromise court bill
when the Senate meets next Tuesday.
Among the opposition Senators, the
Barkley letter aroused great resent
ment. Indications were the contest
over the bill will increase the bitter
ness rather than diminish it.
Enmeshed in the fight is the con-
= test for Democratic leader to sue
ceed the late Senator Robinson of
Arkansas The Presidents letter,
written to Barkley as acting leader,
was interpreted by those supporting
Senator Harrison Of Mississippi for
leader, as an attempt to throw the
influence Of the White House back
of the Barkley candidacy.
Prospects are for an early showdown
In the Democratic leadership situation.
1t is expected that Senator Barkley
will call meeting of the Democratic
caucus Of the Senate next Wednesday,
= the day after the Senate reconvenes
While the administration forces
plan to 60 ahead with consideration
Of the court bill-which is still the
unfinished business of the Senate
It Is probable that the Senate will
Arst consider Mr.. Roosevelt's veto of
the farm loan interest rate bill. The
House passed this measure over his
veto Tuesday.
The Presidents demand that court
reform legislation be enacted at the
present session of Congress has stirred
up hornets nest on Capitol Hill.
Bitterly Assailed.
The Presidents letter was alto
eether out of place" declared Senator
Burke, Democrat, of Nebraska,
leader of the court bill opposition.
The Presidents suggestion in the
Barkley letter that Il find that ad-
vantage is being taken of what, in all
decency, should be period of mourn
ing" particularly was resented by the
opposition. They charged that the
(See COURT, Page A-3,)
Evening star., 1937-07-16
Judge Mack Denies
Roosevelt to Run
For a Third Term
Ds the Associatec Press.

D. the Associated Press.
Judge John E. Mack Of Pough-
keepsie, N. Y, who twice NOM
mated Franklin D. Roosevelt for
President, said today the Chief
Executive would not run for q
third term.
"The next Democratic presi-
dental nominee" Mack told re-
porters, will not be Franklin D.
Roosevelt"
Mack Is a lifelong friend and
neighbor Of the President. He
was here today for q National
Labor Relations Board hearing.
Evening star., 1937-07-16
(see TRIAL, Page A-3.)
Zoo Reports Twin Deer.

PHILADELPHIA, July Is N.-
Twins were born at the Zoo Monday
to . white fallow deer, Wednesday to
. Japanese Ska deer and yesterday to
4 whits-tailed deer.
Evening star., 1937-07-16
Summary of Today's Star

Page. Page.
Drama ----B-12 Radio B-4
Comics BIOL Short Story---B-6
Editorials --A-10 Society -B-3
Finance ----A-17 Sports ---A-14-16
Lost g. Found B-6 Woman's Pg- BIS
Obituary ----A-12
FOREIGN.
Japanese ring Peiping to halt defense
forces. Page Al
1nsurgent planes bomb Madrid air
fields. Page AS
Russians flight warmest over North
Pole. Page AS
NATIONAL.
Contest over Robinson successor en-
meshed in court bill fight. Page Al
Final tribute is paid to Majority Lead
er Robinson. Page Al
Physician, fatally wounded, dies with
lips sealed. Page Al
James Roosevelt will announce new
work plan. Page AZ
Appropriations so far this year total
over seven billion. Page Az
Oklahoma highways comber for three
kidnapers. Page Az
U. s. labor conciliator driven out Of
Cleveland, Tenn. Page A-3
Eccles favors drastic taxation on aliens
investments here. Page AS
Murphy aid asked In Michigan truck
strike. Page Al
Two found slain and burned; gang
link sought. Page AS
Five petitions appeal for farm legisla-
ton enactment. Page AS
Error in unlawful entry warrant Is
explained. Page AS
Brazil latest to make stabilixing agree
ment with u. 8. Pare ALL
WASHINGTON AND VICINITY.
Means of blocking slaughter house
sought anew. Page Al
New and probably more severe heat
wave on the way. Page Al
Emergency use Of Boiling Field by air,
lines authorized. Page AL
Two suspects held after robbcrles and
wild auto chase Page Al
Death of pedestrian raises D. G. traf-
nc toll to So. Page At
Institute told ideal Of thrift Ia basis OF
security program, Page Al
Evening star., 1937-07-16
JAPANESE RING
| PE|P|NG TO HALT
DEFENSE FORCES
Toxic "CompeIIed to Take
Measures" After Heavy !
Casualties.
ALL CIVILIANS FLEE
TO SAFER TERRITORY
Fresh Troops Are Rushed to War
Zone as Both Sides Seek
Reinforcements.

BACKGROUND
After Borer rebellion, 36 years
ago, foreign pouers Were giren the
right to station sufficient troops in
North China to assure the road
from Peiping eastward to Tientstn
and the sea 1Uould be kept open.
Jdpdns troops hare had many
clashes and hare been accused OF
attempting to seize territory.
Latest incident Uds July7. Fight
ing has been sporadic since.
BULLETIN.
NANKING, July II (P).-A Chi
nese government spokesman de-
clared today the government had
"unimpeachable information that
five japanese divisions, "totaling
100000 men," are now en- route to
China.
BY the Associated Press.
PEIP1NG, July 16.-Chinese in
telligence reports indicated today that
Peiping was being cut of from REIN
forcement by semi-circular line Of
japanese Notifications sweeping south
Of the city.
japanese and Korean civilians as
well as wealthy Chinese residents
were fleeing the city although the
Japanese Embassy said there had
not yet been an official order to
evacuate.
The death of two Japanese soldiers
in new clash with Chinese troops,
japanese official declared raised the
total of Japanese casualties in North
China to 20 dead and so wounded.
Maj. Takeo Imai assistant military
attache at the Japanese Embassy here,
said a Chinese force and a small jap
anese detachment garrisoned at the
Huangtsun station, eight miles south OF
Fengtai on the Pieping -Tientsin Rail-
road, clashed yesterday.
Soldier Beaten to Death.
One japanese soldier was shot, Mai.
Iami said, and another was beaten to
death with the broad blade of Chinese
military sword.
The Embassy spokesman declared
that heavy casualties since the first
clash at Marco Polo Bridge. west Of
Peiping. 10 days ago compelled Japan
to take proper measures"
The Chinese reports said the Jap
anese Army had taken advantage Of
the hull in fighting to rush work on
the line of inTenchments that would
cup off Peiping and the 37th Division
of the 29th Army from the rest of
China.
Throughout yesterday and last night
soldiers were throwing up fortifica-
tions along the semi-circle stretching
from Tung Chow, II miles east Of
here, to the vicinity of Marco Polo
Bridge, where the original clash oc-
CURED.
The work is intrenching the road
from Tung-Chow. capital of the jap
anese-influenced East Hopei regime.
It was said to have been completed
by the japanese garrison there and
the East Hopei militia.
Japanese soldiers stripped the area
(See CHINA, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1937-07-16
Senators Rally
to Barkley
Appeal.
WHITE HOUSE
INFLUENCE HIT
Harrison Backers
See Effort tOName
Leader.
. BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Presidential proposal to reor-
qonize Federal judiciary has pro-
Dided bttterest controversy Dithin
Democratic party since it took
ouer administration. in 1888.
In face OF open hostility, lead
ership submitted compromise pro-
posal recently. and debate 1Das
under ,Ddy ,Dhen Senator Robinson
died this Week. Speculation on
chances OF abandoning plan, for
present session at least, arose i'm
mediately, but Was dispelled by
Presidents letter yesterday
Evening star., 1937-07-16
WEATHER.

%. 8. Weather Bureau ForecastD
Local thundershowers probable tonight
and tomorrow. not quite so warm tomor-
row afternoon, cooler Sunday: gentle
winds. Temperatures today-Highest, 81,
at pm; lowest, u, at S am.
Full report on page A-19.
Evening star., 1937-07-16

(See COURT, Page A-3.)
The Washington times., 1937-10-20
PrOChn1ks
Plan Trip

The Minister of Austria and
Nine. Prochnik will leave for
Philadelphia Saturday. where
they will attend an Evening in
Vienna" to be given by the Fine
Arts Club of that city. They
will return to the legation on
Massachusetts, Avenue Monday.
Yesterday afternoon Nine.
Prochnik entertained at a lunch
con party in honor of Donna
Rosso, wife of the italian Am
bassador to the Union of Soviet
Socialist Repub lics. Donna
Rosso, the former Mrs. Wilkin.
son Bunker, is leaving shortly
for New England, where she will
visit her son, George, who is a
student in college.
Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. r. A.
Fowler, of Savannah, Ca, are
stopping at the Dodge while in
the Capital.
The Washington times., 1937-10-20
Envoy Will
Greet Wife

The Yugoslav Minister, Mr..
Constantjn Fotitch, will go to
New York City on Monday,
where he will greet his wife,
Nine. Fotitch, and their daugh-
ter, Pola, who are arriving from
Belgrade, YugoSlavia, where
they have been for several
months.
The Minister preceded his
wife and daughter to this coun-
try several weeks ago. Nine.
Fotitch and PoIa spent the sea-
son at their country home just
outside Belgrade. They went to
Sazburg, however, for the sum-
mer music festival.
Commander Augustine H.
Gray. U. s. N. has arrived from
Newport. r. l., accompanied by
his family, and they are stop
ping at Wardman Park Hotel.
The Washington times., 1937-10-20
Howes in West

Assistant Postmaster General
William w. Howes is attending
the convention Of the National
Association of Postmasters' in
San Francisco and will return
to Washington the latter part
Of the week. Mrs. HoweS and
their daughter, Mrs. John Alex
ander Stewart, are also in the
West and are expected to return
to the Mayflower November l.
They went from here to visit
Mrs. Howes' sister in Tracy,
Mimi, and will go from there to
Huron, S. D., their former home.
The Ambassador Of Cuba, DR..
Pedro Martinez Fraga, was the
ranking guest at dinner given
by Mrs. Samuel Conner last eve
ming at the Mayflower.
The company included the
Secretary of the Yugoslav Lega,
ton and Nine. Perazic, Mr.. and
Mrs. Manuel Giron-Cerna, Mr..
and Mrs. Newton Brewer, Mrs.
Reginald Mead, Miss Evelyn
Gordon, Mr.. Kenneth Watson
and Mr.. Frank Morse.
The Washington times., 1937-10-20
Dupont Kin
WEEDS Oct. 30

The marriage of Miss Anne
Ridgely Andrews, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. James N. Andrews,
of Somerset, Va, and Aiken, S.
c., and Mr.. John SharplesS Nc
Intyre, of Hobby Horse Farms,
Hollins, Va, will take place in
Wilmington, Del, on October 80.
The bride-elect is the niece Of
Mr.. Eugene dupont. of Owls
Nest, Wilmington, and a cousin
of Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt,
jr., the former Miss Ethel du-
Pont. The marriage will take
place at 4 o'clock in Christ Prot
estant Episcopal Church, Chris
tiana Hundred. Mr.. Mcintyre is
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. John j.
Mcintyre.
Miss Andrews will have as her
at en- dants Mrs. Coleman
Walker, her sister, as matron of
honor; Mrs. Alfred E. BiSsel,
Mrs. Charles Howell. jr., also a
sister of the bride; Mrs. Ker-
nit Birchfield, another sister,
and Miss Eleanor Perry. Mr..
Merle Shirley will serve as best
man.
Following the wedding there
will be a reception at the home
of Miss Amy dupont, of Daune-
port, Wilmington.
Among the many parties
which are being given for en-
gagged couple is a dinner dance
at the Vicmead Hunt Club, just
outside of Wilmington, on o.
tober 20. Hosts at the party will
be Mr.. and Mrs. Bissell, Mr..
and Mrs. Walker and Mr.. and
Mrs Howell
The Washington times., 1937-10-20

in her titan hair, and the Reggie
Meads, who are a delightful
couple, and she Is very pretty
with exquisite coloring. Every
one telling us that we
missed a marvellous dinner
(au Of which did us no good
at the tine), and then they
described the spoon bread, the
chicken and Kentucky ham, the
champagne, and then Frank
Morse said not to care that we
had no dinner, it was much bet
ter to do our work properly;
then-he added that at the mo-
ment he was so full of delicious
food, he didn't want to think of
it. We did, and we are going
right now to Katherine's and
raid her ice box, even though it
is late, for at least one chicken
wing and a whole Kentucky ham,
If we can find it,
The Washington times., 1937-10-20
Dinner for Visitor

The Ministe- of Finland and
Nine. JArnefelt will be the rank.
ing guests at the dinner which
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Hurja will
give this evening at their new
residence on California Street in
honor of the former Minister of
Finance of Finland, Hjalmar
Johan Procope.
-
The United States Consul to
Marseille, France. Mr.. Robert D.
Longyear and Mrs. Longyear,
have arrived in Washington and
are stopping at the Carlton.