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Evening star., 1938-04-02
ROOSEVELT, YIELDING.
APPROVES MODIFICATION
OF REORCANIZINC BILL
Vatican Held Unopprised
Of Broadcast Hitting Nasis
Neos Service Says Papal Secretary of
State Had No Knowledge of Warning
Against PIebiScite.

mano appeared, last night. there was
broadcast over the Vatican radio a
long statement in German on false
political catholicism" which had
brought heavy damage to the honor
and esteem Of the church"
Today there was no official comment
on this broadcast, and L'Osservatore
Romano made no mention of it.
The statement on it made by Vati-
can news service was:
The talk made yesterday on the
Vatican radio in the German language
regarding the Austrian situation was
of private character and was made
without any understanding and even
without the knowledge of the secre-
tary of state.
The coincidence between the talk
and the note in L L'Osservatore Romano,
which established that the Holy See
had nothing to do with the declaration
OF the Austrian bishops, was purely
fortuitouS.
In TACT German language trans
mission is made regularly every Fri
day at 6 pm. and that is the reason
why it conceded with L'Osservatore
Romano's note
Last nights broadcast referred to
pastors who no longer recognize tha
wolf in Sleeps clothing"
The speaker-who was not named or
tSee VATICAN. Page A-3D
Evening star., 1938-04-02
PLANS TO ABANDON
BALTIMORE ROUTE
Capital Traction Would End Bus
Service by Way of 0lney
June 80.

The Capital Transit Co. today filed
notice Of its intention to discontinue its
bus service between Washington and
Baltimore via Olney and Ellicott City
on June 30.
E, D. Merrill transit company presi-
dent, filed the notice with the Mary
land Public Service Commission in
Baltimore. Only yesterday the COM
pany had applied for a change in
schedules and Encouragement of zone
fares on bus lines between Washing
tor. Alta Vista, Rockville and WASH
ington Grove in Montgomery County.
The Maryland commission was in
formed that it was understood one of
the intercity operators may be inter-
ested' in taking over the bus route
from the Capital Transit Co.
At local headquarters of the COM
pany the interested operator was not
identified and officials said there has
been no actual negotiations.
The Washington-Ba Baltimore service
was established in 1880
In seeking to discontinue service be-
tween Washington and Baltimore. the
company stated it was compelled by
"a lack of justifying patronage" and
the exhaustion of all other means to
relieve a continuing operating deficit
of several thousands of dollars a year
Under the Maryland Public Service
Act, 30-day statutory notice must be
given whenever service is desired to be
discontinued. Notices must be posted
in all buses.
Under ordinary procedure. if there is
lack of sufficient protests against the
proposed action, the petition Of the
company is usually granted. Should
the commission feel the protests are
effective, however. a hearing will be
held before the petition is finally acted
upon.
The company expressed its regret
at seeking to withdraw its vehicles and
licenses. but Mr.. Merrill said I'VE find
no other course open to U.S." The con-
tinuing deficit, he informed the COM
mission, can no longer be borne by
the company"
Evening star., 1938-04-02
PRESIDENT LEAVES
FOR D. c. TODAY
Ends His To-Day Sojourn in
Georgia-Rail ParIey Is
Slated Monday.
By the Associated Press.

~ fhe Associated Press.
WARM SPRINGS. Ga. April "A
trip that started out as a vacation
and developed into series O. Official
pronouncements on jor foreign and
domestic policies came to an end to-
day for President Roosevelt
With Mrs Roosevelt, who made a
transcontinental flight to join hlm
earlier in the week the President
planned to leave by special train late
this afternoon after a Today Sojourn
at his Pine Mountain cottage. The
train will reach Washington shortly
after noon tomorrow.
First on his program when he re-
turns will be an important conference
Monday morning with representatives
OF the railroad arrangements and
brotherhoods on how to remedy the
finanfial situation of the carriers.
~ Requested Meeting.
lDohn J. Pelley, president of the As
sociation of Railway Executives. and
heads of some of the rail labor or
SanlZatlOnS nave requested the meet
ing, the President told a press con-
ference yesterday He added he would
not make public the report Of his spe-
clal committee of three Interstate
Commerce commissioners. who have
framed legislative proposals at his re-
quest. until after the Monday parley.
He expects to send message to Con-
gress soon on the subject.
This is only one of many domestic
questions which received the Presi-
dents attention here.
The declining stock market was the
subject OF many telephone commune
cations with Washington.
AS for foreign affairs, the press was
told yesterday that discussions with
Mexico over compensation for seized
American oil properties were progress
sing satisfactorily, but that the own
ers could not expect this Government
(see ROOSEVELT, Page A-7)
Evening star., 1938-04-02
DESTROYS
14F|NE A|RPLANES
De Seversky Experimental
Ship Lost in 100000
Miami Fire.
By the Associated Press.


MIAMI. Fla, April 2-Fire of un-
determined origin early today razed
the No. l hangar at the Municipal
Airport. destroyed IA planes and
caused loss estimated at 100000.
An insurance adjuster made the
tentative damage estimate in a pre-
liminary examination after the flames
had destroyed the $4,000 hangar and
burned some the Nations finest
private planes. The hangar was COW
cred by insurance. but it could not be
determined how many of the planes
were protected.
A series of explosions punctuateo
the crackle of flames when the blaze
was at its height, but these were be-
lieved to have been caused by the
planes gasoline tanks and the fire
was not thought to have been started
by blast
Investigation Started.
City Manager A. E. Fuller aud Mu-
nicipal Aviation Director c. T Han
sen began an immediate investigation
into the cause of the fire. 1t was
announced no air line service into
the city would be interrupted Most
of the ma jor lines use other airports
Firemen used gas masks to gel
through the dense smoke. but heat
was sitting Three persons suffered
minor injuries.
Some of the expensive airplanes
destroyed:
A Lockheed Electra owned by M. L
Benedum. Pittsburgh oil magnate
valued at $4,000. in which Jimmy
Mattern conducted his search for the
lost Russian flyers in the Arctic sev-
eral months ago.
A special experimental ship owned
by Maj. Alexander P. De Seversky. ir
which he has set numerous speed rec.
ords, valued at $25o,OOO.
A Grammar amphibian owned b,
Gar Wood. motor boating enthusiast
valued at about S65.O0O.
Sl,500 Cash Saved.
A nearby administration building
caught fire, but the blaze there wa
checked.
W. R. Davis. weather office EN-.
ploye, was cut on the face and arm.
when he broke window while tryins
to reach fire eXtinguisher.
Mr.. Hansen saved a large portion O.
the files and $500 in cash from the
hangar Office.
Evening star., 1938-04-02
COUPLE RECOVERING
FROM POISON TABLETS
Police Report Dose Was Taken
While Man and Woman Were
in Parked Car.

"A man and a woman were reported
recovering in Gallinger Hospital to-
Gay from poison tablets they are al
legged to have taken while seated in a
parked automobile.
The two were identified by police
as William P. Shorty, 47, of the 24oO
block of Pennsylvania avenue NV,
ana Florence Hathaway. "a. of the
3O0 block of Tenth street NE.
Police said they were taken to
casualty Hospital about am. by
Raymond Kelly of Cottage City, Md.
Mr.. Kelly told police the couple woke
nim up and said they were sick. He
TOOK them to the hospital in their
own car
After treatment at Casualty the two
were transferred to Gallineer.
Evening star., 1938-04-02
SIX POWER PLANTS
SEIZED BY c. !. 0.
CONTINUE SERVICE
Employees Take Possession
of Shops in Michigan
as Par|ey Fails.
CONFERENCE CALLED
MONDAY BY GOVERNOR
Union and Management Unable
to Settle Differences Over
Wage Scale.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
JACKSON. Mich, April 2.-Electric
and gas service continued without
interruption today despite seizure Of
six strategic plants of the Consumers
Power Co. in Southern Michigan by
employees belonging to Committee
for Industrial Organization union.
The employees, members of the Util-
ity Workers Organizing Committee,
peaceably took possession of the plants
last night after negotiations with the
management for renewal of their
contract were terminated.
The company said the union de-
mands included upward revision Of
wages; the union said it sought AS
surance there would be no reduction
in wages.
Gov Frank Murphy, concluding a
Florida vacation, upon being notified
of the situation, called representatives
of the company and the U. W. o. c.
to meet with him in Detroit Monday
morning.
Company to Cooperate.
I'VE will conduct the strike" said
Albert Stonkus, U. w. O. c. national
director, 80 that the consuming pub
lie will suffer no inconvenience, at
least until every means has been ex-
hauSted to settle it"
Dan E. Karn. vice president and
general manager of the power COM
pany. wired Michigan's Governor that
we are willing to cooperate in any
manner We can to avert possible IN
convenience and suffering to the pub
lie"
The union took over a hydro-elec-
trio plant at ZilWaukee. near Sagi-
nav: two electric substations in Flint
and one in Bay City, and gas plants
at Flint and Lansing.
No disorder wa reported Nom
union employees and foremen were re-
quested to leave and complied. A few
pickets were on duty outside some OF
the seized plants. Only union men,
bers were permitted to enter the
plants.
Injunction Blamed.
Except for the presence of the small
number of pickets, there was no out
ward indication of anything unusual
The normal flow of electricity and gas
continued.
The union, one of three in the COM
pany's plants which claim to represent
a majority of hourly workers, had
been negotiating with the company for
several weeks to renew a contract
which expired February %. 1t had
been extended through March by
agreement.
The U. w. o. c. negotiators left the
conference when the management said
it could not renew the contract be-
cause of a court injunction obtained
by an independent union. the Inde-
pendent Power Workers Union.
The power company is a subsidiary
OF the Commonwealth g. Southern
Corp. and has nearly 5000 employees.
1t provides electricity for 948 commu-
mites and gas for 1875 in Southern
Michigan, all outside of the Detroit
area. Many of the States principal
industries are dependent upon it for
power.
Evening star., 1938-04-02
By the Associated Press.


VATICAN CITY, April 2.-Another
chapter was added to the history of
the Catholic Churchs relations with
Germany today by the issuance of an
assertion by a Vatican news service
that a Vatican radio broadcast last
night was made without the know
ledge of the (PapaD secretary of
state
This broadcast spoke of pastors who
"short-Slghtedly join the victorious OF
the day" 1t was made to refer to the
Austrian Catholic Church by quoting
an editorial in LOsservatore Romano.
the Vatican newspaper. which said the
Vatican had no knowledge of the
Catholic bishops declaration read in
Austrian churches March 81.
On that declaration Theodore
Cardinal Innitzer and five other
prelates said it was their duty Ito
declare our loyalty as Germans to
the German Reich (nation)" in the
April 10 plebiscite on union with
Germany.
(There was no comment by Vat
ican authorities on the Austrian
Bishops recognition of Nazi au-
thority until L'Osservatore Romano
said it was made without previous
or subsequent appreciation of the
Holy See")
Shortly after L'OsServatore Ro-
Evening star., 1938-04-02
EARTHQUAKE ALARMS
NEW HAMPSHIRE TOWN
Houses Shaken in 1O-Mile Area,
but Scientists Agree Temblor
Very Weak
Bv the Associated Press.

Bv the Associated Press.
ROCHESTER. N. H., April 2-An
earthquake which shook houses. ratified
dishes and in some communities within
a lO-mile radius of Rochester sounded
like terrific explosion" was dis
missed by scientists today as "very
weak" earth movement of only IS
seconds duration.
Mrs. Helen Piper, Rochester tele-
phone operator, said a "rumbling
sound" preceded what seemed to be an
explosion. She and other Rochester
residents said buildings shook, and in
South Lebanon, Me-, across the Salmon
Falls River from Rochester, house.
wives reported pictures were knocked
from the walls.
Telephone operators reported surge
Of calls from alarmed subscribers.
Evening star., 1938-04-02
(Mdp on page A-7.)
B, the Associated Press.

B! the Associated Press
ZARAGOzA, April 2.-Insurgen.
NaVarrese forces under Gen. Garcia
Vallno today occupied Gandesa, only
II miles from the Spanish govern
ments eastern coast-the last imnor-
tant stronghold in Tarragona Prov
lnce barring the insurgent march
to the Mediterranean.
Inc insurgents reported capture Of
z'OOO prisoners in seizure of the CITY.
Gandesa is at the apex of a triangle
OF which Tortosa and the CITY of
Iarraeona, both on the coast south
west of Barcelona. form the other
points. A drive between the two
coastal cities would dismember Gov
ernment Spain.
Gandesa is the easternmost point
to which insurgent forces have ad-
vanced in their northeastern Spanish
offensive.
Tne city is on the southern flank of
the line Gen. Francisco Franco has
been extending eastward to dismember
spanish government territory.
Opens Ebro Valley.
occupation Of Gandesa, insurrent
military leaders said, would open for
Gen. Frances armies the broad Ebro
River Valley. into the Tortosa Delta
Tor flnal push to the sea.
BY highway Gandesa is 26 miles
from Tortosa. The Ebro curves in a
great bend east of Gandesa and
twists south to the sea below Tortosa.
hsurgent dispatches said the entire
northeast Spanish front was moving
forward except at Lerida. Operations
We're aided by bright, sunny weather.
Persistent government resistance in
the Lerlda sector forced the lnsur-
gents to circle the besleged city, re-
garded as the gateway to Barcelona
and slowly fight their way through its
defenses
The insurgents said they captured
a number of fortified defense posi-
tions around Lerida forcing govern
ment mllltlamen to retire before ma
chine gun fire. The insurgent ad-
vance was supported by airplane STRAIT
ing Of government lines.
1000 Prisoners Taken.
Capture of the village of Villalba,
miles north of Gandesa. broad
ened the lnSureent salient south of the
Ebro River Valino reported taking
1000 prisoners between Villalba and
Gandesa
The insurgent forces advanced to-
ward Gandesa against a hail of ma
| chine-gun bullets from government
emplacements west of the city and
broke through a line of government
tanks that tried to block the way
Meanwhile. Gen. Juan Yague's Moors
occupied heights controlling Lerida
from the west and south and awaited
only the completion of an encircllng
operation before attempting to enter
the provincial capital on Catalonia's S
western front.
The capture yesterday OF Valder-
robres, at the eastern extremity of
! Teruel Province, put the insurgents
within II miles of the Mediterranean
| plains and gave them control Of roads
leading northeast to Gandesa.
| The insurgents shelled the western
II residential section of Madrid this
morning, concentrating fire around
the palace. Idlers basking in the
sun hastily took refuge in cellars and
doorways.
Evening star., 1938-04-02
BY J. A. OLEARY.

The bitterly contested reorganiza-
ton bill faced long drawn-out House
fight today as Speaker Bankhead an
no,mced efforts to close debate will
not be renewed this afternoon.
This was the first reaction to the
preliminary victory won by opponents
last night when they defeated, l91 to
149, motion that would have paved
the way for closing of debate and
possible final action on the measure
tonight.
Administration leaders still eX-
pressed confidence the bill will pass.
but the Speaker would not predict
how many days it will take. Consid-
GRAFTON of the measure will be inter-
rupted Monday by the unanimous
consent calendar and the Senate bill
to enable the Reconstruction Finance
Corp. to make loans to aid business
conditions.
The Speaker said it is apparent the
House wants to debate the reorgani-
cation bill further, and added that
opportunity will be given for full and
fair discussion. The Speaker also
said the bill may be amended in some
respects, but ventured no comment on
specific changes. Their success in
forcing considerable of the bill into
next week encouraged the opposition
bloc.
Chairman Cochran of the Reorgani-
Zation Committee had moved an ad-
journment until noon today, ending five
hours of verbal fireworks that found
Representative O'Connor of New York,
Democratic chairman of the Rules
Committee, assailing the bill, while
Majority Leader Rayburn of Texas
sought to rally Democratic forces
with an appeal to stand by the
President.
Maneuvers Considered.
After the House had adjourned with
the bill still open to general debate,
some members of the opposition bloc
were considering a move today to
prevent the House from resolving itself
into Committee of the Whole to re-
sumo consideration of the subject
If this parliamentary maneuver should
succeed, it would end considera ton
of the bill without permitting it to
come to a direct vote
Even if this is not tried or should
fail, the House probably will continue
the battle of words throughout the
day, pushing the fight into next week
Mr.. Cochran presented the motion
$A AND Inhof 70 -l,orf1y, haf 1fa
he also moved the previous question
which would have shut of discussion
of whether to close debate. Mr.. O'Con-
nor was on his feet insisting he had
sought recognition to be heard on the
question of closing debate Speaker
Bankhead ruled that the previous
question had been called for.
Roll Call Reverses Vote.
A standing vote favored Mr.. Coch-
rams motion, 1877 to los, but as Mr.
O'Connor took his seat there were de-
mands for roll call vote, which re.
versed the decision with a margin ol
A votes against proceeding to act al
once on the closing Of debate.
Following adjournment. Mr.. Coch-
ran said the vote was of no signifi-
canoe, beyond indicating a majority
wanted to debate the bill further. Mr.
O'Connor took the view. however the
vote indicated strengthening of the
opposition line, and predicted the bill
would not pass next week.
The flood of kilograms that con.
tinued to flow into the Offices of HollS<
members against the measure yester.
day figured in the debate throughout
the day. with supporters of the bill
(see REORGANIZATION, Page A-3.l
Evening star., 1938-04-02
Press on to TortOSa.

HENDAYE. France, at the Spanish
Frontier April 2 (P).-GenerallsSlmo
Frances Foreign Legion today had
barely 80 miles of rolling hills to pass
before planting its red and gold BAN
ners on the seacoast and splitting
government Spain.
The Legionnalre Corps. once COM
manded by Franco in Morocco and
brought to the mainland to lead his
insurrection, occupied Valderrobres
and pressed on toward Tortosa on the
Ebro River coastal delta.
Northward Gen. Juan Yague's
Moorish corps hung on to the out
skirts of Lerida, the historic citadel
that guards Barcelona. 80 miles away.
Although Insurgents claimed gov
ernment militia had evacuated the
city, dispatches from observers with
the Barcelona army said eight shock
units of seasoned, well-trained troops
occupied the town.
$4,000 Residents Flee.
The city's $4,000 inhabitants had
fed Insurgents said the town was in
flames. Subjected to incessant artil-
lery bombardment. it rapidly was be-
coming pile Of mortar.
An insurgert bombing expedition
was met by government planes over
the city in a battle that lasted for
hours.
Government officers claimed coun-
ter-attack yesterday had pushed the
insurgents back miles to the south
west on Alcarraz.
But insurgenC advices said Gen.
Yague's men merely were waiting for
advances on the fanks before occupy
ing Lerida.
The government held machine gun
positions south Of the city across the
Segre River and raked insurgent COL
umns.
Evening star., 1938-04-02
Would Let Simple
Majority Kill
His Orders.
EDUCATION OFFICE
TO BE UNTOUCHED
President Shifts Stand
After Being Told of
Setback.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Administration plan to reorgan-
ice Governments departmental
Set-np UaS passed in sections bu
House. Just before enactment By
Senate sudden intense opposition
arose and nolU threatens omnibus
measure being considered as subSti-
tute TN House. Organized tele-
graphic protests against bill close
to record in number.
By the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt, upon advice
Of House leaders, has agreed to a
modification of the controversial
Government organization bill.
Informed sources said today as
the House convened to consider the
program that Mr.. Roosevelt had
given his approval to demand that
the Education Office remain in the
Interior Department and that Con-
gress be permitted to set aside by a
simple majority any of his reorgani-
ration orders under authority of
the bill.
Representative Warren, Demo-
crat, of North Carolina, a member
of the House Reorganization Com
mittee. earlier had told newspaper
men that when the House decided
to resume general debate Oh the
measure he would have "an impor-
tant announcement"
President Rooseveits modified
position was taken, it was learned,
when some of his leaders talked
with him by telephone this morn
ing about the setback they suf-
fered last night when the House
baked move to shut off debate
on the measure.
Earlier, administration leaders
abandoned efforts, for the day at
least, to impose restrictions on
House discussion of the bill.
Evening star., 1938-04-02
REBELS NEAR SEA
IN VICTORY DR|VF:
MORE CITIES FALL
1900 Prisoners Are Seized
as Gandesa Apex Town
Is Captured.
EBRO RIVER VALLEY
OPENS UP NEW ROUTE
Troops Final Action in Sector
Will Sever Loyalists-Lerida
Fighting Continues.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
The Spanish ctril uQr now np-
proaches a climdr as Gen. Fran
cisco FRANCOIS latest mass drtre
gains momentum Begun in March.
IL Was aimed at Barcelona and
at splitting government territory by
or1O'ng to the sea. The ofensiue,
" successful, W0uld isolate the
Prot,nce OF Catalonia, last Loyallst
stronghold. Most OF Frances re-
sources are n1assed in this effort II
u'n the uar, and Loyaltst oppoSt-
ton appears to be uilttno.
Evening star., 1938-04-02
Shanghai Damage $3.50, 500, 900.

A. Bland calder, Commerce Depart
ment attache at Shanghai, estimated
today the japanese invasion has
caused approximately $253,500, 900
damage to Shanghai property and
business.