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Evening star., 1938-05-07
WAGE BILL ACTION
AT ONCE IS URGED
Rush to Sign Petition Should
Be Considered Mandate,
Proponents Say.
BY the Associated Press.

<h''o"ti1'So 4
House proponents of wage-hou,
legislation. jubilant over the success
of their petition to take the bill from
the Rules Committee, demanded today
that the House be allowed to con-
slider the measure without further
delay.
They asserted the unprecedented
demonstration when 218 members. a
majority of the House. signed the petit
ton in little more than two hours
after it was filed yesterday should
be accepted as mandate for the
Rules Committee to give the bill pref
erential status.
Under House rules May % is the
earliest date the bill could be con-
sidered under the petition,
There was considerable doubt. how
ever. even among the bills supporters.
that the Rules Committee would yield.
Il don't think it will work." Rep
resentative Mead, Democrat. Of New
York. a member Of the unofficial
Steering Committee for the bill. said
OF the agitation for a reversal Of the
Rules Committees stand.
Committees Opposition.
The committee voted 8 to last
week to pigeonhole the bill. resulting
in its supporters resorting to the petit
ton method of bringing it to the floor
Some legislators said the eight COM
mittee men who refused to give the
bill right of the way to the floor
would not be inclined to change their
votes now for fear of being regarded
as having weakened under pressure.
Behind the sentiment for hasten
ing consideration of the bill was the
possibility of prolonged Senate debate
against the measure.
Most House members are anxious to
get home and at work on political
fence-mending for the forthcoming
fSoo WAGE rJ0TrD pooa AoN
Evening star., 1938-05-07
WE WANT FOOD!'
CRY IN CLEVELAND
Relief Offices Besieged as
$4,000 Appropriation
Nears Exhaustion.
(Picture on page A-3)

Ry The AsSc ciated Press.
CLEVELAND. May 7.-Indieent
Clevelanders, facing prospects of a
week end with gaping larders. besieeed
relief Offices today as officials con-
sidered emergency action in an un-
precedented local welfare crisis.
While there are no funds available,
no one will starve." said Mayor Harold
H. Burton, who summoned his cabinet
into conference.
Relief executives said $4,000 STOP
gap appropriation by the City Council
would be exhausted Monday. This
sum was earmarked for only the aged
and families with infants Or beset by
illness.
We want food" demanded men
and women. some with children in
arms. at two relief stations where Sit
down protests have been maintained
day and night since Thursday. A SIM
liar demonstration has been staged
lntermittently at third station.
Brass Band Entertains.
p A brass band composed of demon
strators provided impromptu enter
talnment at one station.
Mrs Della Milder, welfare Office SUI
pervisor. said of her around the-clock
guests:
They are sort of desperate now.
They have been very tense"
Municipal Relief Commissioner
Frank E. Bubna said more than 30O,-
900 out of 100000 residents OF Cleve-
land and its suburbs receive some
form of public aid. Mr.. Bubna said
about $1,000 were on direct relief, while
the others were dependent upon w. p
A. jobs or other sources.
A special relief session of the State
Legislature has been called for
May 16.
The city. based upon faith in
the State, will take every possible
measure to avoid the ghastly effect of
abandoning needy people," the Mayor
said.
A proposal to reduce the wages of
city employees to obtain emergency
funds drew vigorous protest from
the Civil Service Employees Associa-
ton, which told the Mayor in a let
ter that 1T is impossible to keep
competent city employees if they are
constantly forced to assume what is
rightfully community burden"
One councilman said he would
Introduce resolution enabling him to
hold tag days in his district for relief
clients living there.
A destitute mother OF seven chill
dren. expecting an eighth, related that
she fed her family this week through
neighbors' help. The menu yesterday
was: Breakekst-bread and tea: lunch
spaghetti and bread; dinner-sal-
mon and bread. The children had
one quart Of milk for the day.
Evening star., 1938-05-07
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SHANGHAI. May Three thou
sand Chinese guerrilla troops, fighting
recklessly in the streets Of Nantung-
chow. threatened today to annihilate
the Japanese garrison OF that supply
base on the north bank of the Yangtze
River. so miles north of Shanghai
Japanese reinforcements were rushed
from Shanghai in a desperate effort to
save the decimated garrison and retain
possession OF the important base town
The loss of Nantungchow would cut
supply and communication lines serv-
ing a Japanese army of 10000 men
operating in North Kiangsu province
This army was last reported so miles
south of the Lunghai Railway, fight
ing in the vicinity of Fowning
Fighting Hand to Hand.
Foreigners arriving from Yangtze
ports said scores of Chinese civilians
already had been killed and hundreds
were hiding in terror while hand-to-
hand fighting ragged inside the walls
Of Nantungchow.
The Chinese guerrillas infiltrated
Nantunchow three days ago and at
tackled by surprise. inflicting many
casualties upon the japanese garrison
which numbered only 300 men at the
outset. Remnants Of the garrison
were last reported fighting for their
lives.
Port traffic at Shanghai was par
alyzed this morning when the Chinese
customs staff temporarily ceased clear
ing ships after the reformed Chinese
government. set up by the japanese at
Marking. announced it was taking
charge of the customs.
The situation was relieved, however
when Commissioner L. H. Lawford,
speaking at mass meeting. declared
ne was taking orders from the inspec-
torate general; not from the reformed
government. The customs staff then
resumed work.
One Foreigner at NantungchOw.
The only foreigner at Nantungchow
was Miss v. MuShrush, American nurse
attached to the United Christian Mis-
sionary Society Hospital
While the Chinese and japanese bat
tered each other ineffectively in South
Shantung. Chinese reported victories
in Shansi Province They said they
recaptured four cities and Tung-
yangkwan-the Rising Sun Pass gate
way through the Taihan Mountains
from Honan into Shansi Province.
The Chinese said capture of the pass
prevented japanese forces in Shansi
Province from co-ordinating their ac-
tivities with troops along the Peiping-
Hankow Railway to the east.
Blames Foes Numbers.
The japanese Army today blamed
the "slow" progress of its Central
China offensive on the numerical SUI
periority of the Chinese and the fact
that the Chinese are defending strong,
natural positions.
This explanation was given by the
army spokesman here in response to
queries as to why the offensive had
been stalled for nearly four months,
despite the pouring of thousands of
reinforcements into the South Shan
tung war zone.
The spokesman said Chinese have
a numerical superiority of 20 to l. On
this ratio. japanese would have only
about $4,000 troops in Shantung, but
foreign observers declare they have at
least twice that many.
Evening star., 1938-05-07
W.P.A. Picketed
In Protest Ouer
Saturday Work
~ the Associated prszs

BY the Associated Press
CAMDEN. N. j.. May Work
relief employees picketed the Camden
w. p. A. Office today. protesting
new work schedule they said would
make them work every third Saturday.
John Spain. State chairman of the
alliance, said that unless the plan for
Saturday work is discarded a strike
Of all w. P. A. workers in New Jersey
would be called.
w. P. A. officials explained the
New York plan provides that each of
three crews work four days a week
and every third Saturday. Previously
W, P. A. worker1 have worked .
sas straight st,t,s. t,ve-day W T. with no satur-
Evening star., 1938-05-07
MUSSOL|N| GIVES
REICH FREE HAND
TO PRESS CzECHS
Il Ouce Reported to Have
Promised to Support
Demands.
HITLER is FAVORABLE
TO FOUR-POWER PACT
Rain Washes Out Big Aviation
and Artillery Show Planned
for Today.

BACKGROUND -
ReichStuehrer Hitler uisittng Pre-
mier Mussolini in return for lntter's
pisit to Germany last September.
Roman Duce has staged uast mill
tary and ndUdl spectacles for guest
Ne1D deal betUeen dtctdtOrs tor
diplomatic conQuests reported being
formulated in occasional talks they
Tuesday,
By the Associated Press.
ROME. May Premier Mussolini
according to German sources, has
agreed to give Germany a free hand in
Czechoslovakia, so far as Italy is con-
cerned.
MuSsolini was said to have promised
during conversation last night with
Reichsfuehrer Hitler, to bring diplo-
matte pressure to bear upon the
Czechoslovak government to be "rea
sonable" in meeting German demands
The German sources said Mussolini
agreed that Italy was disinterested
party in Czechoslovakia. and that the
Sudeten German problem was one
which concerned only the Germans
and Czechoslovakia.
Aid to Europe's Peace Seen.
MusSolini was reported to have ex-
pressed hope Germany would be able
to solve the problem ION her own
strength" He also was quoted as hav-
ing expressed the conviction that a
solution Of the German problem in
CzechSlovakia would contribute to the
stabilization of European peace
After the dictators had talked in
private for an hour, the German for
eign minister, Poachim Won Ribben.
trop, and Italy's Count Galeazzo Ciano
were called in and the conversations
continued for another hour.
Mussolini's pet project-rejuvena
| ton Of four-poWer pact-was re.
porIed to have been the chief topic.
Hitler. according TO German sources
indicated willingness to join in such
| pact Involving France, Grea,
Britain. Italy and Germany, but left
no doubt that he considered it es.
sential that Italo- o-French and German.
British understandings precede such
an agreement.
Ironing out French and Italian diff
ferences-a project interrupted b,
Hitler's visit-Would take at least 9
wear German SnokeSmep helievo opr
conversations between Britain ane
Germany might require even mors
time.
Talks Sandwiched In.
Hitler came to Rome last Tuesday
and has sandwiched conversation,
with Mussolini in between demonstra.
tions in his honor. Rain today gave
guest and host much more time to.
gether than they had expected.
The downpour washed out a big al,
and artillery show and left tonight!
state dinner at Palazzo Venezia the
high spot Of the days program.
The question of Trieste. the former
Austrian Adriatic port won by Italy
in the World War settlement. was sale
to be one of the topics reserved fol
detailed discussion today.
German spokesmen already have in
dicated Hitler has promised to direct
AuStrlan-German goods under prefer
ential freight rates to Trieste lust
(See DICTATORS, Page A-s)
Evening star., 1938-05-07
Fights Likened
To Their Club.
So Women Lose
BY the Associated Press.


KANSAS CITY, May 7.-Of-
ficials of the General Federation
OF Women's Clubs protested when
they learned a prize fight was
scheduled for next Wednesday
night at the municipal auditorium
arena.
They had planned to hold
symposium of religion and
democracy" there at their trien-
NAL convention.
City Manager H. F. McElroy
ruled for the athletes.
The municipal auditorium is
for all the people" he said. 1T
is as much for a prize fight as
women's club-and there's not
lot of difference between the two
anyway"
Evening star., 1938-05-07
SNOWSTORM IN WEST

Drifts Close Roads in Colorado.
Kansas Is Hit.
DENVER. May 7 (R.-Snow, hail
anad heavy rain pelted Southeastern
Colorado and parts of Western Kan.
sas and Oklahoma last night.
Drifts closed rural roads in Huer-
fano County, Colo. Fourteen inches
of snow fell at Cripple Creek and
Pixies Peak. Snow and rain totaling
81 inches fell at Tribune, Kans., and
S at Goodland.
Two persons were injured heavy
wind and hail storms in Oklahoma.
Evening star., 1938-05-07
By ORLO ROBERTSON,
ASSOcia ed Press Sports Writer.

CHURCHILL DOWNS, Louisville,
KY. May IA bright sun, tempered
by cool northeast breeze, smiled on
the Downs this morning and gave evil
dence that all 10 overnight entries
would face the barrier in the sixty
fourth Kentucky Derby at approx
mately 4:3O pm. central standard
time.
The crowd was slow in arriving al
though the unreserved sections were
well filled an hour and a half before
post time for the first of the nine
races az noon. central standard time)
Continued on Page Ais, Column 81
Evening star., 1938-05-07
A. F. L. MINERS UNION
IS SET FOR CAMPAIGN
Major Skirmish in Labor Battle
Opens Tomorrow in West
Virginia.

BY the Associated Press.
CHARLESTON. w. Va. May IA
new and major skirmish in the Ma
tion's labor battle opens in West Vir-
giria tomorrow when the American
Federation of Labor's new miners
union begins its campaign in the
Mountain State
At stake are the union cards of
100000 bituminous coal miners. now
affiliated with the United Mine Work.
ers of America, whose head. John l..
Lewis. is also generalissimo of the
C., !. O.
Evening star., 1938-05-07
.|ND|ANGUARD|AN
VICTIM OF ROBBER
CoIored Boy Hops on Car
and Snatches Valuable
Papers and Cash.
BULLETIN,

A truck load Of food was dis
patched to the Municipal Lodging
House today by the relief service
of the District to provide supper
tonight for some 100 stranded
troupers of the Tim Mccoy Wild
West Show The supper will be
served at O'Clock tonight at the
lodging house, $40 Third street
NV.
Evening star., 1938-05-07
Gold Arrives From japan,

SAN FRANCISCO May 7 lP.-
The motor ship Kansai Maru arrived
from Japan Yesterday with $3.50. .146
worth of gold bars. which were de-
posted in the United States Mint as
payment for Japanese purchases in
this country.
Evening star., 1938-05-07
ADJOURN MENT SET

Supreme Court to End Sessions
Work on Last Day of May.
The Supreme Court announced to-
day it would adjourn for the summer
after delivering opinions on Tuesday.
May 81.
Evening star., 1938-05-07
Kentucky Derby Results

This afternoons Derby results
will appear in the Sports Final
edition of this afternoons Star,
provided the results are availab BILE
for that edition.
In case the race is delayed be-
yOnd the press time of this edi-
ton. results will appear in a
Sports Extra.
The price of this Sports Extra
will be cents. Pay no more.
Evening star., 1938-05-07
POCKETS $1,241,96
Son of Late Mayor Dore Finds
Letter Was City P. w. A. Grant.

Letter Was City P. w. A. Grant.
SEATTLE, May R.-John F.
Dore, jr., son of Seattle's late mayor,
discovered today the letter he absent
mindedly carried around in his coat
for a week contained check from
Uncle Sam for $l,241.96l.
The check represented a p. w. A.
grant for city power project. It had
Abme addressed to Mayor Dore and
was forwarded to the Dore home.
Evening star., 1938-05-07
GUERR|LLASF|CH
IN APANESE BASE
5000 at Yangtze Garrison
Threaten to Cut Lines
to Lunghai Army.

BACKGROUND
Japanese hare suffered series Of
reperses in Central China starting
rith their defeat by Chinese near
TnierhchUang Although they lat
ter recorered most OF their loss they
Were again defeated at Tdierhch-
pang by reinforced Chinese forces.
Guerrillas reported menacing Piep-
ing. first Chinese city taken at start
OF ndr last JULY.
Evening star., 1938-05-07
Summary Of Today's Star

Page. Page.
Amusements Bis Obituary Aft
Church News, Radio B-S
A-12-ls-14 Real Estate.
Comics B-14-15
Editorials --A-1o Society 40
Finance ----A-18 Sports - A-l6-11
Garden Page Ais Woman's Fea-
Lost e. Found BIS lures -A-9
FOREIGN.
Mussolini gives Reich free hand to
press Czechs. Page Al
5000 guerrillas threaten to cut Japan's
supplies. Page Al
More sacrifices necessary to win war,
Japan warned. Page AS
Sir Samuel Hoare is hopeful for
democracies. Page Al
Britain and France caution Czechs
and Reich. Page Al
Rebels drive foes out Of mountain
positions. Page "A
NATIONAL.
Hopkins says relief program may cost
three billions. Page Al
Cleveland faces unprecedented well
ware crisis. Page Al
jersey City bans talk by two House
members. Page Al
Wage bill action at once urged in
House. Page Al
WASHINGTON AND VICINITY
lirginia Alumni ask Jefferson md bori-
Iss al for university. Page AS
Evening star., 1938-05-07

Fair tonight: tomorrow cloudy and
cooler; showers tomorrow afternoon and
night; gentle eastery winds. Tempera-
lures today-Highest. 70, at pm; low
est, Sc, at $40 am.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-03
l.. A. STOCKS

Los ANGELES, Get. .. (UP)
Los Angeles stock exchange opened
trading for the week with fairly
active session today, increased vol
ume Of sales, greater variety of is
sues crossing the board and two
stocks going TO new high. The
new top marks for the year were
registered by Golden State Dairies.
when 100 shares sold for s, up 21z,
and by Huppmobile Motors with 100
shares sold at 2, up "a.
Other transactions included
Broadway Dept. Store 100 shares 8
up one point; L. A. Investment 100
shares 81. down II l.. A. indus
tries 100 shares 2A. up II ac. Fin
ance 100 shares 13h, down a !; Rob
erts pub. Mkts. 100 shares , ". un-
changed; Security Units 10 at 30.
rrchanged; Transamerica / 0 o
shares 10M, up 4; Uniy. Con. OF
100 shares 3, up y; Hancock on
100 shares Al, up one point; Rich
field oil 200 shares 73-4; up u Re-
nublic Pet. 100 shares 4 y, unchang-
"a. signal oil & Gas A 100 shares
~ "a up 4; Union Oil 100 shares
211L. down u; Consolidated Oil 100
shares 10 ga, down "a Gen. Motors
100 shares 40H. up u; Goodyear
comnon 100 shares %, unchanged;
T,nckheed Aircraft 100 shares 1873,
nm u: Menasco zoo shares 2 "a. up
Y. Edison per cent pfd. 100 shares
M. up Il; Edison 81 per cent pfd.
/ 90 shares 25, up y: SOuthe IN Cal.
Gas A 200 shares 29 "a, up IL.
Approximate sales 10000 Bhares'
is Issues up. four downfive un-
eAGEge1.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-03
MARKET QUOTATIONS
NEW YORK STOCKS

NEW YORK, Oct. 8. UP)-Stocks
advanced today for the sixth con
secutive session and the industrial
average came within a point of the
years high, made early August.
Dozens of issues mounted to new
highs and some higher price q
shares had advances ranging TO
more than 4 points. The main body
of stocks rose fractions to more
than points.
Investment buying was noted in
many higher grade isues. New
highs were made by Du Pont al
1897 up 31h and Allied Chemical al
1853 up 2ss.
Building shares contributed a
Crane Company at 391z up l; Flint
kote 26 up IL; Masonite So up 3.
L. S. Gypsum 106 up 4 points and
Johns Manvlile 1861 up Az.
other issues TO make new highs
included Libbey-owens-Ford Gia -
56A up ga. and L. S. Rubber 48 50
Low priced motor shares were in
demand but leading issues were
laggards. The same applied 70
steel issues. L. :. Steel late in the
session registered a small loss while
Bethlehem had a minor gain.
international Harvester gained
more than points. Others TO ad,
vance points or more iheluuto
Anaconda Wire taDie' mInhea po
lis Honeywell. Monsanto Chemlc;al
and u. S. Rubber preferred. Utll-
tiles and railroad issues reglstere Q
fractional gains. Oils were firm as
were aviations. ,a
Bonds moved up. Wheat gained
K TO y cent. Cotton Futures gam
ed On foreign buying. ,..
Further Improvement in business
was reported. Car loadings report
ID so FAR for the week ended last
Saturday indicated rise TO a new
high since November 13. steel OPP
nrs5fions rose to a new high since
November ]. International Harvest
er announced it would rehire o'ooo
men shortly.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-03

to play, Phoenix mcorked a pass
ing attack that connected for IS
yard pass and touchdown, Muir
ray threw to Shaw on the play.
Diokerson Again
Dickerson smashed through to the
block the attempted place kick to
save the tie score for El Centro
and make Coach Robert Arm
strong'S debut at Central Junior
college an outstanding success.
The entire junior college team
played well. Dickerson was the
outstanding man, among outStand-
ing players He ran well. blocked
with an accuracy that was deadly
and tackled viciously.
Gillette, Domenigoni, Hockett,
Gregg, Kashiki. Ballou, Tagg. Moo
dy, and all other players who saw
action played their best brand of
ball to start the Arabs on o season
that promises to be the greatest
in history of the school.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-03

They turned the school over tt
Central junior colleges two grlo
heroes Monday, following the Arabs
outstanding showing against Phoe-
nix junior college Saturday night
when the C.J.C. gridders held the
Arizonans to a &c tie.
The two grid heroes were Crash
Dickerson and Coach Robert Arm
strong. Armstrong, because he
groomed the finest junior college
team in history: Dickerson, because
he paced the Arabs in the game
Saturday night.
To football players of former
years it seem like old times with
the veteran Armstrong directing
the team from the bench, but there
wasn't a fan in the stands who
could remember when a junior col
lege team showed as much power
as Armstrong's Arabs Saturday
night.
Crash Dickerson, called Crash be-
cause that's what he did to Phoenix
linemen Saturday, scored the Arab
touchdown and stopped Phoenix
plays with a finality that left the
Bears from Arizona in badly
shaken condition.
Then with defeat hinging ON a
Phoenix place kick, Dickerson
crashed through from the secon-
Diary to block kick and save the
junior college cause for the 101st
time in the single game.
Thursday night Crash and Coach
Armstrong will lead the Arabs
against a strong San Diego State
Fi1sh eleven.
FOXX And Henry
James Foxx of the Boston Red
Sox and Hank Greenberg of the
Detroit Tigers were crowned batting
and home run champions of the
major leagues Monday. -.
FoXX, long the leading hitter in
the American league, led both
leagues with an average of .347 for
the season. Greenberg though he
fell short of Ruth's record, hit So
home runs during the season. Babe
Ruth hit 60 homes runs in 1927.
Jimmy Foxx hit so home runs
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-03
Valley High School Gridders
Pitch Into Practices to
Iron Out Revealed Faults

Valley high school football play
ers from Imperial, Ell Centro, Cal
exico, Holtville and Brawley high
schools. rubbed bruised muscles and
prepared to pitch into practices
with renewed vigor to iron out
weakness disclosed in weekend
games.
Ell Centre high, loser to Point
Iona, will tackle Cotton high in
FL Centro Friday night. Cotton won
its opening game and was defeated
last season.
Holtville will meet Herbert Hoov-
er Junior varsity Saturday night.
Holtville defeated ST. Augustine, l2-
to 0 last week.
Imperial, winner over Palm
Springs, will play Blythe Saturday
afternoon in Imperial.
CaleXico losers by a 1876 score
at Yuma, will meet the compara-
lively weak Saint Augustine team
at Calexico Thursday night and
Brawley high school will travel to
Redlands Thursday night to tangle
with the RedlandS high eleven.
Brawley and Holtville were i'm
pressiVe in victories last week while
Calexico and El Centre showed
flashes of power in losing to Point
Iona and Yuma.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-03
Bench. Warming
By Burdette Kline :
Post Press Sports Editor

and drove in more runs than anyl
batter in either league.
The records:
Player and Club G ABB X ii Pet.
F'oxx, Red Sox ...149 sos 139 1877 .349
Heath, Indians ...126 500 104 l72 344
Lombardi, Reds ..129 489 60 167 342
Chapman, Red S. 127 480 80 163 $40
Myer, Senators ..127 437 70 l48 339
Home runs:
Greenberg, Tigers, 58.
FoxX. Red SoX, so.
OFT, Giants, 81.
Cliff, Browns, 34
York. Tigers, 80.
Correction: Dave Acuna, not Ted
Sandez scored the CaleXico touch
down Friday night in Yuma, Cor
rection No. 2, Yoshida scored the
first touchdown for Holtville Thurs
day night instead of Seriguchi. OPP
orators 10 and 20 because confused
when their prognostications went
awry.