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END OF ‘WARFARE’
Ad Men Hear Plea for Labor,
Industry and U. S. to Work
in Peace Together.
By th« Associated Press.
DETROIT, June 14.—Donald R.
Richberg, former N. R. A. adminis
trator, urged industry, labor and Gov
ernment "to cease warfare and sit
down around the council tables of
peace."
“In all three groups,” he told the
Advertising Federation of America,
"are exceedingly active and aggres
sive warmakers who want no peace
unless they can dictate the terms.
"Some of these," he continued, "are
hard-headed zealots who honestly be
lieve that Government or manage
ment or labor must boss the econom
ic system. Some are narrow-minded,
unscrupulous self-seekers who, in their
desire for power or money, are ruth
less enemies of any opposing private
or public interest.
“It is the public clamor and the pri
vate intrigues of these warmakers that
break down every effort to draw peace
loving men together in a joint adven
ture of public service.”
Age of Confusion.
Mr. Richberg asserted an economic
constitution was needed to maintain a
competitive system of private enter
prise.
“We live in an age of confusion and
Insecurity," he said. "It becomes more
and more difficult for Government to
preserve the peace as more and more
people go to quarreling over how they
should develop and control their com
mon enterprises and how they should
share the products.
“At the same time millions and mil
lions of people, suffering from unem
ployment and inadequate rewards of
labor, become much more interested
in changing the rules of the game
than in preserving either peace or fair
play. * • *
“What we need today is an economic
Constitution—a declaration of those
fundamental principles under which
a democratic people can maintain a
competitive system of private enter
prise that will offer to every person
capable of self-support the opportunity
to earn a decent livelihood."
Stressing that there is no panacea
available. Mr. Richberg concluded:
"We do not need any patented pro
grams of reform. We need the com
posite wisdom of many minds. We
do not need to search for panaceas.
There are none. We do not need any
more fighting leaders to array one
class against another. We have been
taught enough bitter lessons about
the cost of fighting each other and
the emptiness of our victories.
Need No Parties.
"We need no more political parties,
no deeper divisions of opinion, and no
more violence of opposition, then we
have today. What .we do urgently
need is to consolidate the power of
all the people, regardless of party,
creed or class, who want an oppor
tunity to work together, to unite them
in a League lor Peaceful Progress,
to unite them In a national drive
against the bullies, the rowdies and
the war-makers in public and private
life who are dividing the American
qpople into warring classes when the
overwhelming majority of them want
t» live and work in peace.
"Here is a great cause. It calls
for more than one leader. It calls
for a faithful leadership in every walk
of life. All over this broad land
there are millions of people who are
utterly weary with being led into bat
tles against their fellowmen, who have
been waiting, waiting for the war to
cease: and are still waiting, waiting
to be led into the ways of peace.”
A program of co-operation between
labor and industry as a means of
averting industrial warfare was urged
earlier by Lewis G. Hines, organiza
tional director of the American Feo
erstion of Labor.
In an address prepared for delivery
this afternoon before the annual meet
ing of the Advertising Federation of
America. Mr. Hines said:
“We believe that co-operation be
tween labor and industry can do more
than anything else to bring this Na
tion back to a prosperous condition.”
Radio broadcasters were told by
Edgar Kobak. vice president of Lord A
Thomas. New York, to tighten censor
ship and pioneer new programs.
Speaking at a meeting of the Na
tional Association of Broadcasters
meeting in conjunction with the ad
vertisers. he said, "the very structure
of business seems to be under fire,”
but assured broadcasters that if they
tune their programs to public taste
"the independence of the radio Indus
try can be preserved*
Co-operation Preferred.
J. H Van Devanter, editor of Iron
Age. who was to serve as chairman
of the conference, explained that
"most responsible labor and indus
trial leaders would prefer to work side
by side for recovery. * • • We feel
an open and frank discussion should
help to break down the barrier.”
Also on the schedule today were
directing advertising conferences, ses
sions, newspaper advertising and a
boat excursion on the Detroit River.
RITES ARE HELD
FOR MRS. TAPLIN
Charter Member of Club of
Colonial Dames Was Resident
of Capital for 40 Years.
Mr*. Horatio N. Taplin. charter
member of the Club of Colonial Dames
and a resident of Washington for 40
years, died Sunday at her home in
the Westmoreland Apartments. Fu
neral services were held this morning
in St. John's Episcopal Church, Six
teenth and H streets N.W.
She will be buried tomorrow in
Montpelier. Vt, the home of her late
husband. Mr. Taplin was business
advisor to senator Red field Proctor
of Vermont, who died in 1908.
Mrs. Taplin was born at Clearbrook
Plantation, Frederick County, Va.. the
daughter of Edward and Virginia Page
Jollifle.
She came to Washington when her
husband became associated with Sen
ator Proctor and had lived here and
in Montpelier since.
Besides being a charter member
of the Club of Colonial Dames she
was a member of the Colonial Dames
Society of the State of Maryland
and a member of the Washington
Club.
She had no children.
Gibraltar is about 14 miles from the
opposite shore of Africa.
Gave Her ‘Queer’ Feeling
Mrs. Esther Cornett of Kansas City “felt queer” after an
operation three years ago, and this X-ray picture revealed the
presence of these forceps. They were removed in an operation
yesterday_ —Copyright, A. P. Wirephoto.
Admitted to Bar
By Court After
14 Years9 Study
Sergt. Maj. Raymond Spencer Sifdol
has realized at last his ambition to be
admitted to the bar of the United
States Supreme Court—an accomplish
fccrft. SifM.
ment which re
quired 14 con
secutive years of
night-school
study.
He began his
studies after en
listing in the
Army 23 years
ago. While serv
ing as stenogra
pher-secretary to
Gen. Charles D.
Dawes, Will
Hayes and half a
dozen major gen
erals, Sergt, Sif
dol enrolled at
the Washington Preparatory School,
graduating as an honor student after
five years.
Later he took his LL.B. and M.P.L.
dagrees from Southeastern University
and was admitted to the Supreme
Court bar last April on motion of
Tracy L. Jeffords, former United States
attorney for the District.
Sergt. Sifdol is to be appointed a
warrant officer some time this sum
mer with assignment to the judge 1
advocate general's office.
IFSI10
Administrator Could Hold
Chances of South Under
Measure.
By the Associated Press.
The South's chances of obtaining
pay differentials in the wage-hour
bill may depend on President Roose
velt's choice of an administrator for
the far-reaching program.
Senator Ellender, Democrat, of
Louisiana, who led the fight for a
flexible wage scale, said today it
would be possible for the administra
tor to interpret the act in such a way
as to nullify many of the sectional
factors which otherwise might help
determine wage minima.
Senator Walsh, Democrat, of Massa
chusetts. expressing the Northern view
point, said Senator Ellender’s state
ment was particularly true in con
nection with classification of indus
tries by boards which will fix the
scales.
Classifications to Be Made.
These boards will be empowered to
classify the units within each industry
and to establish varying wage minima
for each classification, but “no mini
mum wage shall be fixed solely on a
regional basis.”
Senator Walsh contended this elimi
nated all chance for geographical dif
ferentials. Senator Ellender. on the
other hand, said he believed the word
"solely" meant that geographical con
siderations could be brought into play,
but that additional factors must be
considered.
The bill directs the boards to study
transportation, living and production
costs. Senator Ellender said this
would divide the units in an industry
more on a sectional basis than by size.
Representative Ramspeck, Democrat,
of Georgia, who helped draft the com
promise bill, agreed with Senators El
iender and Walsh that reception of the
wage-hour program by the public
would depend on its administration.
“If we get some man with as much
sense as Joe Kennedy i Ambassador to
Great Britain), it will work all right,”
Mr. Ramspeck said. “An irrespon
sible administrator could make the
legislation as big a flop as the N. R. A.”
Early Appointment Expected.
Senator Ellender said he thought the
President would appoint the adminis
trator soon after he signs the bill.
Congressmen professed lack of in
formation on the possible appointee.
Senator Wagner, Democrat, of New
York said he believed Isa dor Lubin,
Commissioner of Labor Statistics,
might be a “happy choice.” Senator
Walsh commented that L.' Metcalfe
Walling, a Labor Department official,
was familiar with that sort of work
through his fixing of wage and hour
standards under the Public Con
tracts Act.
One Senates: suggested Chairman
Norton of the House Labor Committee,
who piloted the legislation through
the House.
Lodge Is Indorsed.
The American University Park Citi
zens Association last night indorsed
Thomas K. Lodge, former president of
the Federation of Citizens Associa
tions, as District Commissioner to
succeed George &. Alien.
Tentative plans were made for a
Fourth of July picnic to bo held at
Fort Bayard Park.
SPAIN TO ESCAPE
Chamberlain Tells Commons
No Retaliation Is to Be
Made for Bombings.
By the Associated Press.
LONDON, June 14.—Prime Minister
Neville Chamberlain told tne House of
Commons today that Britain planned
no retaliatory action because of the
bombing in the Mediterranean, but
was trying to work out a system of
safety acmes to end the attacks.
In his eagerly awaited statement at
the first session following Parliament's
Whitsun recess, Premier Chamberlain
said two proposals had been made
which ‘might go some way toward cea
I sat ion of these attacks.”
The first provides for the establish
ment of safety aones in certain harbors,
I which, "although it presents coosider
| able difficulties, is being actively in
vestigated,” the Prime Minister said.
The second plan, he continued, was
proposed Saturday by the Spanish in
surgent government: That “a port in
Spanish government territory should
be selected outside the gone of mili
tary operations for the use of British
ships, which could enter or leave it
unhindered.”
Spake te Fueled Heme.
Premier Chamberlain spoke to a
puzzled and critical House. He re
ported that since April 11, 32 British
ships had been attacked.
"Eleven of these ships have been
sunk or seriously damaged and in
several cases the attack appears to
have been deliberate,” the Premier
said.
"His majesty's government have
considered retaliatory action of vari
ous kinds • * * but they are not pre
pared to embark on such measures
which, apart from their inherent dis
advantages. cannot be relied upon to
achieve their object.”
Labor to Press for Debate.
| Clement R. Attlee, leader of the
Labor opposition, announced at con
clusion of the Prime Minister's state
ment that "in view of the grave Is
sues” involved Labor would press for
sn early debate on the subject.
The House had reconvened intent
on hearing the government’s plans
for coping with deadly insurgent air
attacks on British shipping.
Premier Chamberlain said that un
less Britain were “prepared to take
an active pert in hostilities” effec
tive protection could not be guaran
teed to British ships trading with
ports in the war zone while In terri
torial Spanish waters.
He said the government felt it could
not recommend a course "which might
well result in a spread of the conflict
far beyond its present limits.”
U. A. W. STRUGGLE
MAY AFFECT C. 1.0.
Member of Faction Ousted
by Martin Calls Move
'War Declaration.’
BACKGROUND—
United Automobile Workers is
young union which enrolled hun
dred* of thousands of members, not
previously trades union conscious,
in few months. Result has been
perpetual division as various fac
tions, inexperienced and impetu
ous, pulled against each other.
Only few weeks ago harmony was
declared, but lasted only short
time.
By the Associated Press.
Homer Martin, who left the min
istry to become a powerful figure in
the Committee for Industrial Organi
sation, staked his leadership of the
United Auto Workers’ Union on a
purge of internal opposition.
Mr. Martin invoked his emergency
powers as International U. A. W.
president yesterday in suspending five
of the union’s officers for leading a
disgruntled minority faction. He
termed them an "irresponsible group.”
Six others out of a board member
ship of 24 promptly threw their sup
port to the suspended men.
The next step will be a trial in
Detroit before the remaining members
of the board.
Vice President* Included.
The suspension order included four
of the union's five vice presidents—
Richard T. Frankensteen. Walter N.
Wells, Wyndham Mortimer and Ed
Hall. The fifth man was George
Addes, secretary-treasurer, whom Mr.
Martin replaced by the temporary ap
pointment of Delmond Garst.
The U. A. W. head warned the six
members who walked out when he
read the suspensions that they were
laying themselves open to the same
disciplinary action. The bolters were
Walter Reuther, Tracy M. Doll, Paul
Miley, Richard Reisinger, Ellsworth
Cramer and Leo Lamotte.
Mr. Martin said at a press confer
ence he did not intend to see the
union "used as a tool to assist or
comfort any alien dictatorship.” He
added that an "insignificant Com
munist element" had influenced "some
unthinking people” in the union.
A member of the suspended faction
termed the Martin move a "declara
tion of war” which threatened to
"split the union wide open.”
Far-Reaching Effect
Members of both sides of the issue
expressed belief the struggle for con
trol of the U. A. W. might have a far
reaching effect on the whole C. 1 O.
movement.
Chairman John L. Lewis of the C.
I. O. was asked to intervene and
listened to the disputants for six hours
Sunday. He left without commenting
publicly.
Factionalism first appeared after
the U. A. W. came out of the General
Motors sit-down strike, in which the
union won a signed contract and rec
ognition as a bargaining agency.
It became more intense at the
union’s national convention in Mil
waukee last year. Mr. Lewis inter
vened then to effect a compromise
that gave both factions a share of the
top offices and board places.
In issuing his suspension order Mr.
Martin charged that the suspended
officers had "repudiated" a 20-point
program for harmony which the
board approved unanimously less than
a month ago. He told reporters "no
body was being kicked out because of
any political affiliation."
At one point in his talk with re
porters the U. A. W. head declared
there would be no more "wildcat"
sit-down strikes in the automobile
industry.
Asked to explain some of the ac
tivities of the so-cailed "Communist
element,” he said its members tried
to prevent ratification of the peace
pact after the Chrysler strike in 1937
and that some of the auto unionists
had conferred with Communist party
ieaders.
CONGRESS IN BRIEF
TODAY.
Wage-hour—Both chamber* expect
ed to approve compromise measure.
Relief—House votes oil *3,753,000,
000 compromise; Senate committee
considers setting up committee to in
vestigate charges of politics^ in W.
P. A.
Rail*—Senate considers railroad job
insurance bill.
Radio—House debates proposal for
radio investigation.
Monopoly—House considers Senate
approved bill for anti-trust inquiry.
‘Distracting’ the Driver
Maj. Ernest W. Brown, superintendent of police, shoots caps
in his regulation revolver in a safe driving experiment. Miss
Car Notar Angelo, 1402 Harvard street, is the subject of the ex
citability test, designed to show how easily a driver is distracted
By noise. Richard Ham, director of safety for the American
Automobile Association, is at the controls. He will conduct the
tests through Saturday at fourteenth street and Pennsylvania
avenue* —,star Staff Photo.
Falling Smdke Slack Causes Near Panic
Workers at the Morningside Laundry & Dry Cleaning Co., in Silver Spring, Md., were thrown
into a near panic yesterday when this 60-foot smoke stack crashed to the roof of the plant. A
transfer truck struck one of the guy wires supporting the stack and toppled it from its base.
Damage was estimated at between $5,000 and $10,000. —Star Staff Photo.
Japan Seeks to Organize China
For Self, Mme. Chiang Charges
Fears of Democracies That Her Country
Might Become Competitive Are
Held Without Basis,
This is the second of a series of
articles by Mme Chiang Kai-shek,
American-educated wife of China's
generalissimo.
By MAILING SOONG CHIANG.
(lime. Chians Kai-afeek.)
WUCHANG. China (N.A.N.A.)—The
last thing the Japanese want is an or
ganizetr, prosperous China. They want
China, of course, but they themselves
want to do any organizing that has to
be done so that they can control Jts
direction and capture the possible prof
its for their own benefit.
The Japanese strove for years to
keep us in chaos; then they brought
war to us; and. with It, they are sedu
lously bringing material ruin. No doubt
by this time tliey are amazed at what
they have done, for they are ruining
themselves; have forged a shackie of
debt for armaments about the neck of
the terrified nations, and, incidentally,
have sown about the world, as Cadmus
sowed in his furiow. swarms of drag
ons’ teeth. I wonder what the harvest
will be?
Some time ago I wrote somewhere
that out of the evil being wrought
against us, good may come. How I
pray for that. I think, as I have said,
that our country will surely find its
soul In the trying torment in which
we are involved. If we do. we shall be
able, without difficulty, to go about the
business of building up our country
upon new lines. In any case, one thing
we should insist upon is that there
shall be no more experimentation with
political or economic theories and
nostrums. We surely should have had
enough of that by now. There is no
more time for it. Above all. we will
have to be eminently practical—even
ruthlessly so.
Mast Inspire Confidence.
We have also to inspire the ad
vanced nations with confidence in us
and in our intentions. I have said
that I thought the democracies were
probably afraid that ill would come
to them if we came out of the war
victorious. If that feeling exists it
is as unfortunate as it is curiously
shortsighted. Recently the general
issimo drew a remark something like
that Trom a foreign visitor. He
promptly quashed the idea with the
statement that it would talce China
30 or 50 years to rehabilitate heraelf
after this war, and 100 years before
she would be able to compete with
any one. even if ever such a thing
would be possible.
On the other hand, he added, for
eign products, especially machinery,
tools and manufactured articles of all
kinds, would be in heavy demand for
many decades, and foreign invest
ments would be a constant necessity.
Foreign countries may well be alarmed
if Japan is permitted to conquer China.
Then there would be reason for tears.
And I do not have to elucidate why.
Japan would swamp the world with
cheap goods of all kinds, and buy
virtually nothing in return.
We are faced with the immediate
necessity of providing our broken peo
ple with the means of livelihood: we
must give our commercial men scope,
but, above all, we must try not to
do that at the expense of vested inter
ests belonging to other nationals. We
must prove that we have no intention
of doing so.
Foreign Trade Aids China.
Foreign trade must go on. Its ex
pansion is to China's direct benefit.
It should be encouraged in every way
because we have great needs, and,
in time, we will have raw materials to
satisfy the needs of others. Invest
ments must be protected.
I have hope of a planned economy
being adopted—something eminently
practicable and tangible which will
give our people a dignified and une
quivocal opportunity to achieve some
thing worthwhile for their personal
respect and their prosperity, as well
as for their national dignity and well
being.
I should like to see village industry
carefully developed wherever It is
possible for raw materials to be pro
duced, and worked up to supply the
daily needs of the people. There will
have to be mechanical aid in cases,
but I hope that machinery never will
be brought to China to save labor as
Its first principle and requirement.
I am against labor being sweated
for the benefit of the conscienceless
plutocrats. I am against It being
sweated in any circumstance.
We have already had a taste of
competitive manufacture, and we
have had a few lessons taught us by
the racketeer, the gangster, the mis
guided labor agitator and his misused
unions. Surely we will be wise enough
to profit by all that, and also profit
by what has happened in other parts
of the world as a result of over
production by labor-saving devices
operating upon a large and uncon
trolled scale. We have an old proverb
which enjoins us to "take warning
a
by the cart ahead.” We will be crim- '
inal if we do not.
If we emerge safely from the calam- !
ities of this war there is one brake
that will be put upon us that should
have restraining influence upon devel
opment of too many large industries.
That is the brake of exhausted
finance. It will not be easy to plunge
into great schemes of factory develop
ment, and that, to my mind, is a good
thing.
I find myself wondering quite a lot
if out of this re-starting (whenever
the chance for that will comet we
might not be able to contribute some
thing definite to the solution of the
problem of world economy. The
whole world is on the verge of war
because it is alleged that there is too
much “hogging” of raw material.
Of course, when Japan forces war
upon us on the alleged ground that
we would not co-operate with her, she
says something grotesque that must
insult world intelligence. Everyone
knows that Japan was able to get any
thing from us on her own terms. She
got all of our iron ore—I said all—
at incredibly low prices; she got all
of our pig iron until the Hanvehping
smelters at Taiyeh went out of busi
ness. at the absurd juice of $3 i Chinese
currency! per ton. equivalent to $1
United States currency; she got all the
soya beans she could buy at low prices
(her nationals controlled the business,
in a sense), and she had the general
market for other things in the palm of
her hand.
She made war, of course, not be
cause she wanted co-operation, but
because she wanted economic domi
nation through administrative control.
She wants China as a base for a Japa
nese continental empire. When her
statesmen reiterate that they have no
territorial designs on China, they arc
guilty of mendacity unworthy of those
controlling a first-class power. They
made similar protestations when they
were busy occupying Manchuria—and
where is Manchuria now? Under
Jajianese control garbed in alleged Im
perial trappings as a puppet empire.
Can Consider DtrdepneaL
But there is, I feel, no possibility of
• similar fate overtaking China. So
we can proceed to consider the devel
opment of our resources when the
time comes (it may be a long time)
with the definite object of co-operat
ing with international producers and
consumers.
Whatever befalls we must develop
our resources on modern lines, with
modern methods adapted to our con
ditions and needs, and, necessarily,
with foreign capital.
If world troubles are primarily due
to lack of raw materials, then let us
open the necessary avenues to allow
the world to buy of our supplies upon
a mutually advantageous basis, with
a fair field to all and no favor to
any one. Of course that would not
suit Japan, who is a monopolist; nor
would it suit those in our own country,
who, for divers reasons, some ques
tionable, favor monopolies instead of
open competition. But what of that?
Proper machinery should be set up
for all national purchases. I am
strong for a water-proof and air-tight
purchasing organisation which would
see to it that all suppliers and tender
ers are equitably treated, have an
honest run for their money, and are
fully protected from sharp practice
and from any unscrupulous officials
who may survive the dragnet of some
sort of purge which will be Inevitable.
(Ci pyrltht, 1938, by the North American
Newspaper Alliance, Inc.)
(The final article will appear to
morrow.)
SENATE PASSES BILL
TO REROUTE PARKWAY
Colonial National Historical
Highway Would Be Placed
Through Williamsburg.
By the Associated Pres*.
The Senate passed and sent to the
House yesterday a bill by Senator
Byrd, Democrat, of Virginia, to reroute
the Colonial National Historical Park
way in Virginia from Williamsburg to
Jamestown Island.
Under previous plans the route was
to be north and west of Williamsburg,
thence to the James River at Glass
House Point. The revised route, ap
proved by the National Park Service,
would take the parkway southward
through or around Williamaburg, then
due south to the James and along the
river for several miles before crossing
to Jamestown Island.
Park Service officials said consider
ation had been given to a tunnel
under Williamsburg to avoid routing
traffic through the restored portions
of the historic city.
»
Two Bodies Found in Old
Roadhouse’After Third
Dies of Wounds.
By the Associated Press.
TAMAQUA, Pa.. June 14.—A mys
terious triple killing was disclosed to
day when State police investigated the
shooting of a man who staggered off a
highway into a tearoom and died.
County Detective Louis Buono said
the men apparently were victims of a
"gang killing.'’ They were slain with
a machine gun in an abandoned road
house.
Two bodies were found in the road
house, near the tearoom, where the
first man died as he sought to tell his
story.
State Policeman Lester Lucas and
Detective Buono said the three appar
ently were Leonard Adduci, 40; Peter
Biscietti and Gustine Starace, all of
Philadelphia.
They left an official reason for the
slayings to speculation.
All had been shot in the head.
Police found the bodies of Biscietti
and Starace in the roadhouse check
room.
The first man staggered into the
tearoom while two women were at
breakfast.
LAter a bloody hat was found about
200 feet from the tearoom. A trail of
blood led to the door.
MRS. MARY EGAN, 81,
IS BURIED TODAY
_
Mother-in-Law of Damon Runyon
Died at Home of Daughter
Here on Sunday.
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Egan,
#1. who died Sunday at the home of
her daughter. Mrs. Mary F. Tierney.
1317 De la field place N.W„ were held
today in St. Gabriel's Catholic Church.
Burial was in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Mrs. Egan was the widow of Michael
P Egan, former superintendent of
the Union Pacific Railroad, and was
the mother-in-law of Damon Runyon,
newspaper columnist and author.
Besides her daughter. Mrs. Egan
leaves two sons. Michael Francis Egan
and James Morris Egan, both of Den
ver; two granddaughters. Mrs. Howard
F. Ralph, this city, and Mrs. Richard
McCann, New York, and two grand
sons, Damon Runyon. jr„ Cleveland,
i and John I Tierney, this city.
Mrs. Egan was a native of Amboy,
111., and later lived for many yeears
i In Denver, where she went with her
' husband. She had been a resident of
i this city since 1920.
FIGHT ON BOAT
10 Men, Boy and a Woman
Arrested—-Some Forfeit
Collateral.
A flurry of fists that broke up a
peaceful Sunday afternoon excursion
on the steamer Potomac wound up in
a regular torrent of collateral for
feitures in Police Court today. Sev
eral defendants among the group of
10 men, a boy and a woman who were
arrested after the fight already had
elected to forfeit their bond yesterday.
Another man said to have been
Involved in the melee took a dive into
the river to cool off when the battle
got too hot. Harbor precinct police
today said: ‘‘He isn’t in the water and
he isn't in jail,” but declined to talk
about whether they intended to jail
him if they could locate him.
Until this morning Donald C. Hen
shaw, 33, of the 900 block of Calvert
street N.W., was the only defendant to
appear in court. He told Judge Walter
Casey yesterday the slugging match
started when the now missing ‘‘Mr. X ’
was thrown off the dance floor.
Ordered Off Flow.
Rumors were that "Mr. X’’ became
so inspired with the swing music on
the boat that he had begun to bounce
around more or leas literally like a
jitter-bug. For this he was ordered
off the dance floor, an idea he didn't
like. Several members of the crew
decided to enforce the order, and they
were holding "Mr. X” firmly out on
deck when a friend came up and said
to the sailors, "My uncle owns this
river, and if you don’t let that fellow
go 111 see that you are all flred to
morrow.’’
One word led to another, one not
quite so good, and soon the sailors
found their hands full of fight. They
released "Mr. X,” who began taking
a few random pokes at the opposi
tion. When a lot of bystanders. In
nocent and otherwise, had been drawn
into the scrap "Mr. X" tired of it all.
Witnesses said he handed his money
to a girl, kissed her bood-by and
jumped Into the river. After hearing
Mr. Henshaw's story. Judge Casey
fined him $15 for assault.
Lloyd Hawk Heavy Loser.
Lloyd Hawk. 21. of the 800 Mock of
F street was the heavy money loser of
the crowd. He was charged with as
sault. on which count he forfeited $50
yesterday, and with destroyed private
property, to wit, a window that got in
the way. for which he posted $25 in
collateral. That also was forfeited.
Today the score against Mr. Hawk
rolled up to $90 when he permitted
two forfeitures of $10 and $5 each on
charges of being drunk and disorderly.
When the case erf Arthur Cook. 26.
of the 100 block of U street N W. came
up before Judge John P. MacMason
this morning. Cook was not present
when called and the $25 he had posted
as collateral on a disorderly conduct
charge was ordered forfeited. Shortly
afterward Mr. Cook appeared in court
and complained about the surrender
of his money, saying he was ready to
stand trial. After hearing the testi
mony against him. Judge MacMahon
set aside the forfeiture, and merely
fined Mr. Cook $25 instead. The Jurist
also threw in a severe lecture on the
foolishness of starting riots on boats.
A few minutes later, as Mr. Cook
was about to leave the building, he was
detained on an assault charge. Just
filed this morning. It was supposed to
come up in court some time today.
One Case Con tinned.
To date the only defendant whose
account has not been settled Is Etherl
bert Miller, 22, of the 900 block of
Tenth street N.E.. who posted $10 on
a charge of intoxication. $5 for dis
orderly conduct and $25 on an assault
count. His case came up today and
was continued until Thursday.
The others arrested forfeited $5
each for disorderly conduct. They
were Prank Aquilano. 23. of the 1100
block of Sixth street S.W.; Ethel
Smith, 2$, of the 200 Mock of D street
S.E.; William Hawk. 19. of the 600
Mock of Massachusetts avenue N.E :
Paul Nash. 23. of the 700 bloek of F
street S W : Bernard Greenwald, 30,
of the 860 block of E street N.W.; Eric
Oaffield. 28. of the 1800 block of Four
teenth street S.E., and Hyman Levin,
28, Gayton, Md.
H. F. Burroughs, traffic manager for
the excursion boat, said he Is going
to apply to United States Commis
sioner Barton Phillips in Alexandria.
Va., to have Federal charges placed
against Cook. GalBeld and Miller.
WEATHER REPORT
District of Columbia—Fair tonight followed by partly cloudy tomorrow;
slightly wanner; gentle variable winds.
Maryland and Virginia—Fair tonight; tomorrow increasing cloudiness
with slightly warmer in the interior.
We.U Virginia—Generally fair tonight and tomorrow; slightly wanner.
A trough of low pressure extends from
the Grand Banks southwestward between
Bermuda and the mainland with lowest
pressure about 29.84 inches, near the
Grand Banks. Pressure is low over West
ern Greenland. Godhavn. 29.42 inches,
while a disturbance is moving eastward
over the Red River of the North Valley.
Winnipeg Manitoba. 29.54 inches, with a
trough of low pressure extending south
westward over the Southern Rocky Moun
tain region Pressure is low over thr Mid
dle Mackenzie Valley and Yukon. Mayo.
Yukon. 29.84 inches. Pressure continues
high east of Bermuda. St. Georges, .30.18
Inches while a high-pressure area is mov
ing slowly eastward over the Ohio Valley,
the lower Lake region and the Atlantic
States. Elkins. W. Vs.. 30.32 Inches.
Pressure is relatively high along the Middle
Pacific Coast. Roseburt. Oreg.. 30.18
Inches. During the last 74 hours there
hare been scattered showers In the North
Atlantic States, the Plains region, the
upper Mississippi Valley and the Rocky
Mountain region. Temperatures have risen
somewhat in the unper Mississippi and
lower Missouri Valleys, while moderate
temperatures prevail over the eastern por
tion of the country.
Report for Last 21 Hours.
Temperature, Barometer.
Yesterday— Degrees. Inches.
4 p.m. _ T5 30-07
8 p.m _ «« ™ 12
Midnight_ 83 30.15
Today—
4 a.m. _ _ 80 30.18
J a.m._ 84 30.23
Noon .. 74 SO.20
Regort far Bait 24 Haars.
(From noon yesterday to noon today.)
Highest. 75. 4:30 p.m. yesterday. Year
MO. 91.
Lowest. 59. 3 a.m. today. Year ago. 94.
Record Temperataree This Year.
Highest. 96. on June 12.
Lowest 18. on January 28.
Hamldtty far Last 24 Hours.
(From noon yesterday to noon today.)
Highest 77 per cent, at 5:30 a.m. today.
Lowest. 41 per cent, at 4 p.m. yes
terday.
Tide TaMes.
(Furnished by United States Coast
and Geodetic Survey.)
Today. Tomorrow.
High_8:44 a.m. 9:22 a.m.
Low _3:19 a.m. 3:68 a.m.
High_9:11p.m. 9:49 p.m.
Low _3:50 p.m. 4:27 p.m.
Precipitation.
Monthly precipitation in Inches In the
Capital (current month to date):
Month. 1938. Average. Record.
January _ 2.84 3.66 7.83 37
February _ 2.37 .3.27 8.84 *84
March _ 1.78 3.75 8.84 ’91
April _ 1.97 .3.27 9.13 '8#
;May _ 3.51 .3.70 10 99 ’89
|June _ 0.36 4.13 10.94 ’00
IjUly _ ___ 4.71 10.03 '88
(August _ _ 4.01 14.41 ’28
[September —. 3.24 17.45 ’34
fSafelEi.E'lB fit? $
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers muddy
at Harpers Ferry: Potomac slightly muddy
at Great Falls today.
The Sun and Moon.
_ Rises. 8ets.
Sun. today . _4 41 T 35
Sun .tomorrow 4:41 7:35
Moon today K:47 p m. S:OS a.m.
Automobile lights must be turned on
one-half hour after sunset.
Weather in Vartan CKiea.
Temp. Rain*
.. .. Baro. High. Low. lalL Weather.
Abi.ene . 29 98 92 72 Cloudy
Albany ... an. 18 74 M ... Clear
Atlanta :i(l 14 84 Hfl Clear
Allan. Cy. 30.10 72 58 0.26 Cloudy
Baltimore 30 IS 7H Ho Clear
Blrm'ham . 30.12 88 02 Clear
Bismarck 20.58 t*o 02 0.04 clear
Boston 30.14 «« 50 (1.02 Clear
Buffalo 30.20 HH 5fl Clear
Charleston 30.14 88 7i» 0.30 Clear
Chicago 20.1H 72 Ho _ Cloud v
Cincinnati 30.20 7H SH _ Cloudy
Cleveland 30.28 70 58 Clear
Columbia 30.18 no H4 Clear
Denver 29.88 82 50 0.03 Clear
Detroit _. 30.24 74 54 _ Cloudy
El Paso _ 29 82 9R R4 _ Clear
Oalvston 30 04 HR so Clear
Helena . 29 94 H4 48 0.00 Cloudy
Huron _ 29.Hfl 78 04 Clear
Indjtpolis 30.24 74 HO Cloudy
Jacksonv le 30 08 92 74 1.48 Cloudv
Kans. Cy. 20 98 80 72 001 cloudy
L. Angeles 29.98 72 58 Clear
Louisville 30.20 78 02 _ Cloudy
Miami _ 30.o« 88 78 Clear
Mn »t r. 29.70 70 02 8.12 Cloudy
N. Orl’ans 30.00 92 78 Claar
New York 30 14 74 00 1.00 Clear
Ok la city 29.98 90 72 Clear
Omaha 29.82 82 00 0 30 Claude
FJHla. ... 3020 78 00
ntaenls _ **.84 94 02 _
Pittsburgh 30.28 70 54 ...
PHI d, Me. 30.10 72 64
P'tl’d. Ore. 30.12 70 50 0.08
Raleigh 30.1* 80 80
St. LpuU. 30.14 *0 68
S. Lake C. 29.98 90 72
S. Antonio 30.02 90 72
San Diego 28.90 08 00
San P-un. 29.98 02 52
Seattle _ 30.10 62 54
?Dokane . 29.88 70 52
amps 30.00 90 70
WSH..D.C. 30.20 75 59 III
Fareiga Stations.
_. [J Oreenwich time, today.)
Stations. Temperature. Weather.
London. England- 59 Cloudy
Paris France- 55 cloudy
Vienna, .Austria- 57 Rain
Berlin. Germany_ 65 Cloudy
Breat, France ..._ 55 cloudy
Zurich. Swltierland_ 5o Rain
Stockholm, 8weden_ 52 Clear
Gibraltar. Spain 67 Cloudy
iNoon. Greenwich time, today >
Horta (Fayal). Aaores 08 Cloudy
„ (Current observations.)
§t. Georges. Bermuda ... 78 Cloudy
i*n Juan. Puerto Rico .. ji Bain
Havana, Cube .. Ti cloudy
1 Colon, Canal zone_ 78 cloudy