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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-09

power for government armament
factories as a result Of the ma.
tionaliSt sue SIS in capturing the
huge power ants at Tremp.
Further south, near Tortosa, the
nationalist said their troops cap.
tured a strategic position a few
mile; northwest of Cherta. A
hundred government troops were
reported killed in this battle.
At Barcelona, the government
declared its forces were desperate.
ly resisting the advance from
Mount Turmoil to prevent capture
of San Mateo.
Loyalists staged q brilliant
counter-attack in the VaIlibona
sector, recapturing La Gralle and
a number Of hills lost to the
enemy yesterday, it was stated.
HEAVY FIGHTING
Both sides admitted heavy fight
ing on the Estramaduera front
and each claimed success in the
bitter struggle raging around Tor
tosa, where the nationalistS are
making an attempt to cut off Cat
alonia's communications by high
way and rail with the rest OF
Spain.
Tortosa was heavily bombed
the government announced, but
the loyaliSts are still holding out
there, though the nationalist are
entrenched in the suburbs.
Recruiting of union members
in Barcelona for service at the
front is nearing completion, the
government stated, and the various
organizations are assembling theil
members up to IS years of age tt
make a last stand.
Reports from Saragossa said
the nationalist were obtaining 8
paralyzing grip on the Catalan
electric power supply stations anc
that they had just captured an
other big station south Of the EbrC
River.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-09
Japs to Compete
In Big Navy Race

TOKYO, April 9 G.N.S0
Japan will take steps to compete
with the superShip naval building
programs of the United States and
Great Britain, Admiral Mitsumasa
Yonai, navy minister, indicated
today.
Japan" he insisted, "is not
building super dreadnoughtS,
but it will be natural for us to
take measures to meet the big
naval programs of Britain and
the United States"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-09
Indians Threaten
Shifted Officials

CASS LAKE. Mimi, April 8
Observation-Disclosures Of $4,000
Chippewa Indians in Minnesota
today warned Government Off
Gals that it would not be safe"
for two agents of the Consolidated
Chippewa agency to return here,
The warning was issued by the
executive council of the Indians,
after a meeting attendd by 500
Indians here last night. The off.
Gals moved their offices to Duluth
on orders from Washington.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-09
Anti-LabOr Drive
Is Charged by AGA

Evidence purporting to show
that an anti-labor campaign had
been conducted by persons in
supervisory capacity" in the main
office of the Western Union Tele-
graph Company in Washington
has been submitted to the La Fol.
lette Civil Liberties.
Leaflets signed THE Shadow
Knows" defaming the CLIO, Rouse
welt administration and the union
were distributed to employees or
company time" according to Dan
lei Driesen, legislative representa-
tive Of the American Communica
tons Association, a CLIO affiliate.
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choose Woodson as his aide last year.
Woodson is widely respected throughout the Navy for
his legal ability He polished lawyer and has served
assistant judge advocate general His choice and new
rank of admiral regarded assuring him
ton to the permanent rank of rear admiral next year.
The President also made number of other promotions
in the Navys high command probably the most important
of which, from Navy standpoint the name of Rear
Admiral j. o. Richardson as chief of navigation Now
assistant chief of naval operations Richardson succeeds
Rear Admiral Adolphus Andrews, who will take command
of the scouting force of the fleet.
Andrews, in turn, will replace Vice Admiral William T.
Tarran who assigned command Of the First Naval
District at Boston.
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Head Is Jubila11t
AS Reorganization Fails

sought for II years. Stewards
letters in favor Of 1t today are
distributed all through the
House. Also we have the
'Ufwahs,' Omit e d Fed eral
Workers., who threw their sup
port against us. They thought
they would acquire a short
route to Civil Service status for
their members.
"The telegraph wires tonight
are not crowded with Stewards,
telling his followers of victory"
Stengle told the assembly, "but
ours will be tomorrow"
TELLS OF INCIDENT
The AFGE president also said
that during yesterdays House
furore, when he sat at lunch in
the House cafeteria, "the White
House" liaison officer, the crown
prince of these United States, sal
calling Representatives, one by
one. telling them how to vote
DuC IL Q1QO Z Qe1p.
He concluded by telling AFGE
members that Eve are now re
born; let's go forward and prove
our worth to the Government Of
the United States!"
E. Claude Babcock. former AFGE
leader and present president Of
United Civil Service Employees, sale
today he thought the reorganiZa
ton bills defeat "a splendid
thing" He added, however:
IT now hope Congress will get
out q bill extending civil service
to those outside, but protecting
present civil service people by
providing for reduction by sen.
iority only, which step would
stop the use Of influence. I'm
glad the bill failed; it carried
more damage than good"
Headquarters Of the NFFE
which had supported the bill
stated today:
Through force of circum-
stances not Of our own choosing,
most important provisions for
the Civil Service were contained
in an omnibus bill which be-
came political issue and al
though extension Of the merit
system, extension Of classified
ton, setting up of boards of re-
view and the establishment Of a
single civil service administrator
are in no wise partisan ques-
tons, they were caught in the
whirlpool Of politics and carried
to defeat"
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Reorganization Bills Defeat
Stu11s New Deal Strateqist<

Representative John ]. O'Con
nor, New York's Democratic Irish
man with aHarvard accent, and
one Of the "big three" of the
House leadership, holly denied
this statement. Pointing to his own
loyalty to the President on many
issues, he insisted that Mr.. Roose'
velt's original reorganization pro.
gram had already been shattered
by House leaders, through changes
and concessions.
PATRONAGE SCORED
In the final drive for votes,
recognized House leaders took an
unusual step. They joined with
patronage hungry Democrats in
approving the Fuller amendment,
which overrode an executive order
issued by President Roosevelt him.
self, requiring selection of post
masters on the basis of merit,
Leaders apparently voted fol
the provision in the expectation
of winning votes Of waverine
Democrats. This action brought
a sharp statement from Repre-
sentative RamSpeck CD Of
Georgia:
This just confirms my sus-
picion that the Civil Service pro-
visions of the bill, which don't
follow the Presidents recon-
mendation, are intended to set
up a patronage administrator"
BANKHEAD'S APPEAL
Speaker Bankhead said to thu
House:
If you defeat this bill you
will see headlines across the
newspapers saying that the
House has repudiated the Presi.
dent of the United States.
Let us say to that man down
there in the White House that
we have confidence in his in.
tegrity and character"
Representative Rayburn said:
Can we afford to say to the
people Of the United States that
the President Is no longer the
! leader of Congress?"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-09
Prisoner Ignites
Jail in Escape Try

LURAY, Va, April 9.-An at
tempt to fire the town lookup ct
Shenandoah, near here, was un-
successful early today and a pris-
.oner who sought freedom by set.
ting the fire was the lone casualty.
William Lam. who Jail officials
charge ignited the mattress Of his
bunk, was carried out unconscious
from the smoke. Later he was
transferred to the county jail here
and deprived of bedding.
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By ]. EARLE MOSER

Defeat of the Administrations
reorganization bill, via recommit-
tai, today revealed unreStrained
enthusiasm within Govern m n t
employee organizations which have
consistently fought the legislation
during the six weeks it has been
before Congress.
Leaders Of both the American
Federation of Government En-
ployes, AFL affiliate, and United
Civil Service Employees were out
spoken in declaring their relief
that threats to the present Civil
Service setup are, for the time be
ing at least, killed.
STENGLE SPEAKS
Charles I. Stengle, former New
York representative and president
Of the AFGE, declared at a meet
ing Of 200 lodge delegates last
night that he was glad to address
the reborn servants of the Gov
ernment" and that the reorgan1za
ton movement lis now a corpse. '
Stengle added, amid cheers:
after six weeks Of working
on a 24-hour shift, feel like
man newly married-thrilled be-
yond description. I think we
should all, at this time, praise
God for having destroyed our
enemies"
The AFGE leader declared the
organization had pressed opposi
ton to the Administration bill
alone, pointing out that the Rail
road Brotherhoods and veteran.
organizations-at first in opposi
tio1i to the legislation-had with
drawn from the fight after Ad
ministration promises that thu
Railroad Retirement Board anC
Veterans Administration would b
excluded from the proposed legis
lation.
RAPS STEWARD
He also took a sharp rap o
Luther Steward, president Of th'
National Federation Of Fedora
Employees, which backed the Ad
ministration bill, and the CO.
United Federal Workers Of Amer
Eica. which also had endorsed 1t
saying:
Steward Endorsed this prop
osition on the first day the
Brownlow report was an"
nounced. saying it was the pro
7 gram his organization had
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Continued from Page IL
showed 100 Democrats, 81 Repuh
Leans, 6 ProgreSsives and 2 Far
mer- Laborites opposing 1t. Twent!
Democrats did not vote.
SPLITS FEATURE VOTE
The roll call revealed:
l. A majority Of the north
western progressive bloc"
breaking with the Administra-
ton for the first time in three
years on a major issue.
2. A split in the Democratic
vote of many big city delega.
tons on an Administration
bill.
8. A division among New Deal
progressives and a split among
House leaders.
4. First important refusal of
New Deal Congress to delegate
huge power to President Roose-
welt.
POWER FACTOR FOUGHT
The reorganization bill, which
passed the Senate by a Seven-votr
margin, was sought by Mr.. Roose
welt on the ground that it wa
necessary to bring efficiency int,
the vast Government machine ant
to reclaim lost Executive power.
1t was fought on the groun'
that it contained a surrender o
congressional power and thu
stood as a precedent which nigh
lead toward dictatorial govern
ment.
Bitter foes of the measur
charged that. once the bill wer
passed, so much power would b
lodged in the presidency that an
President could perpetuate hin
self in office and reduce Congress
to a state Of subServiency.
The decisive vote came in tn
House after both Speaker BAN
head and Democratic Leader Ra,
burn took the floor to declare ths
the issue was a vote Of confidenc
or lack of confidence, in Presider
Roosevelt.
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Freight Drops
Car LOddings Off
49,463 Units

Revenue freight loadings for the
week ending April 2 totaled 523,'
4S9 cars, a decrease Of 40 1853 cars,
or s.6 per cent below the proceed
ing week, and q decrease of197, )
TAO cars, or 27.A per cent below the
same week last eyar, the Associa'
ton Of American Railroads an
nounced yesterday.
The loadings also showed a de-
crease of $751; 1886 cars, or 4G.9 per
cent below the corresponding
week in 1880.
All the classes of loading on the
associations list showed decreases,
except livestock loadings.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-09
'Madcap Heiress'
Married to BritOn

LAS VEGAS, New, April 9
Q.N.SO .-Eloping from the social.
tie Palm Springs winter resort in
California, Ann Kitterman, mad.
cap Alameda (Cal0 heiress, and
Capt. G. N. Berkeley Herrick, of
England, were married here yester-
day. The bridegroom gave his age
as As. Judge william E. Orr per
formed q civil ceremony. Miss Kit.
terman said she Is %.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-09
Wife Pledges Faith
To SIayer-Officer

NEW YORK, April 9 (C.TP.SJ.
Mrs. Charlotte Chalmers went to
the TombS today and treasured
her convicted mounted policeman.
husband Of affection that will
last to the end" It was her first
glimpse Of the handsome mountie.
Arthur, since a jury decided on
Wednesday that he must serve a
20.year-to-life sentence for the
speedway murder Of Irma Louise
Pradier, French hospital maid.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-09
District Cleanup
Campaign Urged

Washington's vacant lots and
Uttered alleys are slated for a
general overhauling, If plans Of
the Junior Board of Commerce tc
enroll Washington youth in a
cleanup campaign bear fruit.
Details of poster contest, tt
close April IA, were discussed last
night before members Of the First
Ward Neighborhood Council By
Joyce Smith, Of the former organ
ization.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-09
5000 Boy Scouts
Hunt Kidnapped Boy

NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y, April
g G.N.SD. Under instructions
from Federal agents. 5000 Boy
Scouts and police defied a pelting
rain today to launch Westminster
county's greatest hunt-a search
for trace of kidnapped 12-year-old
Peter Levine.
Specifically, the searcherS had
three detectives: first, possible
discovery of the body of the boy;
second, the toy typewriter on
which ransom notes were written;
third, clothing the boy wore.
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1hooe OIIlCerS, IL was
learned, feel that Wood
sons promotion after the
Navy Selection Board
passed him over while
choosing eight other cap
tains for elevation to rear
admirals would destroy
the prestige of the selec-
ton board and damage the
morale of the officer per-
sonnet"
Friends of the Presi-
dent, on the other hand,
declared tn e Executive
felt the boards action in
passing over Woodson
constituted a slight to the
White House, inasmuch as
Mr.. Roosevelt personally
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White House
Silent on
Defeat

U.NS. Crestfallen Administra
ton leaders had little to say today
about the defeat of the reorganiza
ton bill, but those who fought the
measure were jubilant.
From the White House, where
President Roosevelt had recon-
mended reorganization and urg
emily sought congressional ap
proval of his plans, came only
silence, With no indication any
official utterance would be forth
coming later.
Senator Harry Byrd Cd, Vir
ginia, described the House action
in recommitting the measure
tantamount to killing it-as an
amazing exhibition of the power
of an aroused public sentiment
versus the most terrific pressure
on members Of Congress from the
Administration"
WILL PRESS EFFORTS
Byrd, who first introduced a
reorganization resolution, said ne
would continue his efforts to &C
complish the results, preserving
the authority Of Congress with
economy and retrenchment as the
main detectives"
The Democratic leaders in the
House fight to kill the bill had
this to say:
Representative O'Connor, New
York, chairman Of the Rules
Committee: II consider the vote
a tonic to present conditions in
the country"
Representative Lamneck Of
Ohio: 1.-THE President of the
United States said the Senate
couldn't be purchased Now ]
want to say the House could not
be purchased"
Representative Pettengill OF
Indiana: with this legislation be
hind us, now is the time to bring
out constitutional legislation"
SORRY FOR FAILURE
Chairman Cochran of Missouri
Of the House Reorganization Com
mittee, said: We're very sorry
the bill failed to pass because we
thought the people of the country
including the businessmen, large
and small, wanted such a bill"
Other comment included:
Senator McNary of Oregon
minority leader: tits a very wise
decision the House has made"
Senator Vandenherg (R0 OF
Michigan: The country has
ceased to be willing to take all Of
Mr.. Roosevelt's medicine with 9
smile and with confidence thai
the doctor knows his business"
Senator Wheeler CD Of Mon
tana: "a great victory for the
people Of the country"
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Sex Equality"
FOOey! Says Claire

HOLLYWOOD, April 9 u.N.S.)
Claire Trevor says:
"All this talk about sex equal
ity is lot of hooey. The swell.
est job woman can do Is to
give feminine companionship to
a man."
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communique.
The nationalists, 1t was claimed,
captured the towns of Camarasa
and San Lorenzo in a drive that
drove a further spearhead into
menaced Catalonia.
BARCELONA DARK
Salamanca authorities asserted,
despite loyalist denials, that Bar
celona is now without light or
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-09
1O,7O9 Children
Die in Spain War

LONDON, April 9 I.N.S.).
The Spanish OOyalist) Press
Agency reported from Bar.
CelOna today that 1t learned
1O,7O9 children were killed
and 1890 children were
wounded in air raids on
cities, towns and villages
from the start Of the civil
war to the end Of March,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-09
April II Deadline
For Florida Voters

Florida absentee voters in the
District have been warned if they
are from West Palm Beach County
or the city Of Pensacola, they
must register there in person by
Tuesday, April IL. This is ruling
by the State Attorney General.
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PROGRAM OUTLINED

President RooSevelt's Senat
spokesman outlined the frontal al
tack on the recession, as follows
The tax bill is well on its way
toward enactment. Whether the
Senate bill, or the House bill,
or some compromise measure is
finally agreed on, the measure
will afford definite relief in the
form Of modified taxes which
will relieve all classes of corpora
tions by Simplification, and by
substantial reductions where
most needed.
The expanded authority of
the Reconstruction Fina n C e
Corporation will make available
practically $500, 600, 900 to bust.
ness and industry throughout
the country.
The appropriation which will
come forward later for work
under the Works Progress Ad-
miniStration will maintain and
probably increase employment,
which will reflect itself in in.
creased business.
If additional provision
should be made for loans to mu.
inequalities and other political
subdivisions there would un.
doubleday be further stimulation
OF construction work of all
kinds"
RFC DUE TO BE FIRST
With the President in the Lead
relief officials and Congressional
leaders mapped the recovery
drive. The basic program shapes
up thus:
l. Appropriation of $780,
100000 for WPA.
2. Flotation of a $500, OO0,.
600 bond issue for noninterest
bearing loans to cities, States
and political subdivisions for
public works projects.
8. Quick loans totalling ST.
500, 100000 to big and little bust
ness through the RFC.
The RFC lending program is ez
pected to be first in operation
The House yesterday, in an ur
precedented move, interrupted tn
bitter reorganization bill debat
to approve for the second time
bill Sanctioning the loans an
sped it to the White House.
The remainder of the program
is slated for similar emergenc
treatment. Decks were bein
cleared by congressional appropr
ationS committees to receive tn
Presidents recommendations an
estimates for WPA funds.
ASHURST WARNS SENATE
AS the Capital resounded wit
echoes of a dozen developments Il
the campaign to stop the economi
downswing, a warning from tn
usually placid and jovial Senate
Ashurst of Arizona, staunch AZ
'ministrationite, startled the Ser
ate.
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Hitler Says
He'LLKeep
Austria

VIENNA, April 9 I.NS.j,
Germany's annexation Of Austria
is an Interchangeable" achieve
ment, Reichsfuehrer Hitler told
the mayor Of Vienna today on his
arrival here for his final cam.
paign speech for tomorrow's
plebiscite on the annexation.
II regard Vienna as a pearl"
he said, land I will endeavor
to give it a setting worthy of
its value.
THE situation that has arisen
with regard to the .amalgama-
ton Of Germany and Austria
Is an Interchangeable one"
WELCOMED BY MAYOR
Coincident with the Fuehrer's
arrival, new leaflets threatening
his life appeared on the streets of
Vienna. Some were printed with
rubber stamps and others in type.
On his arrival, Hitler went di-
rectly to the city hall, where
Mayor Neubacher received him
with complimentary address.
This house and this town
now belong to you," he said.
you have won us. Our enemies
and your enemies may have en-
trenched themselves here, but
you have taken us under your
protection"
OVATION ON ARRIVAL
Hitler received a laundering
ovation as he entered Vienna.
Thousands of residents were on
hand to cheer him and the ancient
capital Of this Province of
Austria" was ablaze with swas-
tika and eagle emblems, topping
huge pylons that marked the
Fuehrer's route.
It was his second triurnphal
entry here since the "Nazi Caesar"
staged his bloodless conquest of
Austria March 10, the conquest
which tomorrow's vote Is expected
to endorse with an overwhelming
majority.
PREVIEW OF PLEBISCITE
Shortly after Hitler's arrival a
dramatic "preview" of tomorrow'S
plebiScite occurred simultaneous
throughout the entire Reich.
From the Baltic to the AuStro.
Hungarian border there was two
minutes Of silence in every city,
town and hamlet-a silence sud.
denly punctured by sirens, church
bells and auto horns, and roaring
motors Of war planes overhead.
The advance demonstration be.
gan at a radio signal from Vienna.
When the signal was given. T..
500, 900 persons stood stiffly at
attention in commemoration of
AuStro- German anSchluSS.
ADVANCE CELEBRATION
To all intents and purposes, the
demonstration amounted to an ad-
vance celebration Of tomorrow's
foreordained plebiscite victory and
formal inauguration Of the
Greater Germany"
In Berlin, Field Marshal Goer-
ing, Hitler'S right-hand man, de-
clared in a campaign speech that
"always>where there is might there
is right" Goering sought to Jus
tify Germany's rapid and vast re-
armament.
He added, however, that Ger.
many is a peaceful nation, though
highly armed, and then pointed
to "crises in America, France and
everywhere in the world where
people do not get enough rest to
be able to work."
PraiSing Germany's anti-Com-
munist allies, italy and Japan,
Goering exclaimed:
THANK God there are states
where order prevails. Strangely
enough all these states are on
Il friendly terms with TSe1.noaY1v -
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Yes, Mae, CensOrs
Watch the Babies!

MADISON, Wis, April 9 G.N.SJ.
Mae West comments on the ban.
ming from the newstands in many
tiles of national magazine carry.
ing a series Of pictures on child
birth:
What! Are they cenSoring
babies noW!"
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How to hold q husband" It may
seem strange for o woman who has lost
nine Of them to pose as an expert on
martial performance, but, after all, prac'
tlce does make perfeet-mRybe. An Illus
trated feature in the American Weekly
with Sundays Washington Herald.Tthes