Evening star. [volume], March 01, 1937, Page A-6, Image 6

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Gun Dealer Is Scheduled to
Be Quizzed Today in
Labor Murder.
By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 1 —On a deal
er in firearms centered today the
ever-widening Inquiry into the violent
death of Norman Redwood, sand hog
union leader, as investigators con
cluded they finally had deciphered the
serial number of a gun used in the
killing.
Through at least two Midwestern
States had run a fruitless telegraphic
pursuit of the weapon's ownership
until, with the help of the manu
facturer, the serial number, badly
scratched, was brought into relief.
It had been sold, the investigators
learned, to an unnamed New York
dealer.
Questioning Due Today.
He was scheduled to be questioned
today and it was hoped his records
would enable officials to trace the ul
timate ownership of the gun and dis
close the first tangible clue to the
identity ot the persons who shot down
Redwood outside his Teaneck. N. J..
home on the night of February 19.
To this development was added
another chapter in an exchange be
tween the Gergen County, N. J.,
prosecutor. John J. Breslin, and
Samuel Rosoff, subway builder who
employed Redwood and members of
his union.
In strong language Rosoff denied he
had anything to do with the Redwood
killing. It was his response to a
statement made Saturday night by
Breslin that "the conclusion seems
unescapable " that Rosoff and another
man were “involved in the plotting
and appear to be directly responsible
for the death of Norman Redwood.”
“Any claim that I would want to
kill anybody because of a strike,”
said a statement by Rosoff Issued last
night, “is so damnably outrageous and
so completely out of line with my
whole life and my actions that it is
contemptible.
“Conscience Is Clean.”
“I never held a grudge against a
human being. I have helped a great
many, but never have I hurt one. My
conscience is absolutely clean"
Like Breslin. Rosoff reviewed evi
dence indicating bitter enmity in
labor circles, adding that Redwood's
union "had no quarrel with the Rosoff
Tunnel Corp.” He cited what he
termed certain evidence that he. as a
contractor and an individual, en
joyed the friendliest relations with
the union leaders.
The prosecutor said his conclusions
were based not only on evidence al
ready made public, but also on the
testimony of an as yet unnamed im
portant witness.
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DEBATES ON COURT
CHANGE ARRANGED
The Junior Section of the District
Bar Association today appealed to
Washington civic organizations to
stimulate discussions of President
Roosevelt's Supreme Court enlarge
ment plan and offered to supply them
With debaters on the subject.
The local program is a part of the
national campaign conducted by the
Junior Bar Conference of the Ameri
can Bar Association to inform the
public of the "issues involved" in the
President's court plan and to persuade
citizens to register their views with
Congress.
In a letter signed by Philip Herrick,
secretary of the committee in charge,
civic groups were informed that the
Speakers Committee "will be glad to
arrange for two members of the Junior
Bar to debate the proposal, for not
more than 13 minutes each, at one of
your meetings as a means of stim
ulating discussion."
Although no public announcement
of the campaign was made until today,
four organizations already have re
quested debaters, the association an
nounced. Benjamin J. Wilkinson, pro
ponent of the President's plan, de
bated Leon N. McGuire before the
Reciprocity Club last Friday, and
James Wilson will argue with Jesse
R. Smith before the Men’s Club of the
Grace Episcopal Church in Silver
Spring tonight.
Wilkinson and McGuire will renew
their debate before the East Sligo
Valley Citizens’ Association Wednes
day and the Central Business Men’s
Association Thursday.
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IN SESSION AT ST. LOUIS
Second North American Wild Life
Conference Discusses Restora
tion of Resources.
By ihe Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS. March 1.—More than
1,500 Conservationists of United States,
Canada and Mexico met today in
I the second North American Wild Life
Conference to dLscuss restoration of
wild life resources.
Heading the opening program of
the four-day session was an address
by Secretary of Agriculture Henry A.
Wallace. Other speakers to address
the conference include J. N. "Ding”
Darling, cartoonist and former chief
of the United States Bureau of
Biological Survey: Ira N. Gabrielson,
present chief of the survey, and for
mer United States Senator Frederic
C. Walcott of Connecticut. Senator
Key Pittman of Nevada also may
attend.
Representatives of six major Federal
bureaus which deal with conservation
of wild life are on the program.
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POLICEMAN DIES
Special Dispatch to The Stai.
HYATT3VILLE, Md, March 1 —
Roland T. Read. 46. HyattsvUle town
policeman and also an employe of
the Washington Suburban Sanitary
Commission died nere early today of
bronchia! pneumonia. He had been
ill for two weeks.
Mr. Read is survived by his wife
and five children.
Funeral arrangements have not
been completed.
Italy’s Triumphal Arch Rise*.
TRIPOLI. Libya. March 1 A
triumphal arch, rising from the Libyan
Desert nearly 500 miles from here and
designed to commemorate for the ages
the foundation of the modern Roman
Empire, was nearing completion today.
The arch is to be dedicated this
month, when Premier Mussolini is
scheduled to make a tour of Italy's
North African possessions.
Mill President Dies.
MIAMI, Fla . March 1 <4»>.—'Walter
L. Bolens. 39. president of the Dakin
Knitting Mills, Milton, Pa , died in
a hospital yesterday after a brief
illness.
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Has Proposals “Constantly
in Mind,” Eden Tells
Commons.
By the Associated Preas.
LONDON, March 1.—Britain may
submit new proposals tor mediation of
the Spanish Civil War after the Inter
national Non-intervention Committee's
plan to isolate the conflict becomes ef
fective. Foreign Secretary Anthony
Eden indicated In the House of Com
mons today.
Eden told Commons the government
has proposals to halt the war “con
stantly In mind,” a declaration inter
preted in informed circles as presaging
new mediation attempts,
i “Every effort" will be made to Insure
the success of the supervised embargo
against entrance of foreign volunteers
and munitions shipments into Spain,
the foreign secretary said.
HU statement was made as the first
contingent of 130 retired British naval
officers to patrol the Portuguese-Span
Ish frontier prepared to leave for Lis
bon soon.
Capt. Markham MacDonald and
Capt. A. H. Smyth began the task,
meanwhile, of directing the land
blockade along the Portuguese border.
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OFFICE UNFILLED
Anti-Saloon League May Not
Name New Superintendent.
ST. PETERSBURG. Fla., March 1
(/Pi—Sentiment developed in some
quarters today to leave unfilled the
office of general superintendent of the
Anti-Saloon League of America.
Meeting for the twenty-ninth year,
some members said the burden of the
league's efforts since repeal of prohibi
tion lies with the State superintend
ents.
Dr. Edwward B. Dunford of Wash
ington. league attorney, has been
| acting general superintendent since
Dr F. Scott McBride of Philadelphia
resigned some months ago to become
I State superintendent for Pennsylvania.
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Necessities of Military Sit
uation in Face of British
Move Issue.
B> the Associated Press.
ROME, March 1.—Premier Benito
Mussolini called the Fascist Orand
Council Into session today under his
presidency to consider expansion of
Italy's war power In the face of Oreat
Britain's $7,500,000,000 rearmament
program.
The meeting, behind closed doors,
was ordered shortly after Britain
officially outlined the full extent of
her five-year defense plan.
"The military situation will be dis
cussed in the light of its necessities.”
the agenda for the meeting tonight
declared.
Well informed sources described
these "necessities" as referring to
British rearmament.
Significance of Meeting.
The meeting, expected to announC’
a new Italian program for Increased
armament in the air and on the sea—
the focal points of the British program
—admittedly was considered one of
the most significant gatherings the
highest body of Italian fascism has
yet held.
"It is no secret," the press declared,
"that the colossal English program of
armaments has created a certain
amazement in Rome.
“But Mussolini remains faithful to
his principle of being prepared for
any eventuality.”
Also before the meeting will be the
| question of Italy's place in foreign af
fairs, the financial situation In view
of new arms requirements and the
need for increasing the population to
produce soldiers.
II Duce s own newspaper, admitting
the “practical” failure of the bigger
birth rate policy, recently said Italy
has "lost between 1934 and today,
through a lower birth rate, sufficient
effectives to have formed 15 divisions.”
Stangle Will Speak.
Charles I. Stengle, president of the
American Federation of Government
Employes, will speak at the weekly
forum of Labor Lodge 13 tomorrow
night, discussing pending Federal
worker legislation. The meeting will
be held at I o'clock in the Interstate
Commerce Building.
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