Evening Star Newspaper, September 15, 1936, Page 5

IN FRENCH PLANTS 16,000 Quit in Textile In- dustry—100,000 Threaten Lille Showdown. By the Assoclated Press. PARIS, September 15.—Strikes spread deeper through the French textile industry, accompanied by scat- tered disorders, today on the heels of employers’ refusals to accept gov- » ernment arbitration. In the Vosges department 16,000 workers abandoned their posts. Five hundred struck in Razebrouck. Mobile guards and police were called out at Thaon-Les-Vosges to restore order after 2,500 dyers refused to heed the strike order and battled pickets. 100,000 Threaten Showdown. Labor, supporting the government's industrial reform program, threatened + to organize 100,000 militant workers to force Lille employers to agree to a 40-hour week. The Lille union of public service employes voted to support the gov- ernment “with all the means at its command” and threatened to occupy public buildings “at an opportune time” in sympathy with the city’s tex- tile workers. Market workers also threatened to strike. Premier Leon Blum, Roger Salengro, minister of interior, and other minis- ters conferred, but did not announce any decision on their reported plan to impose arbitration on the Lille mill owners. May Defer Decision. The decision, informed sources said, may be deferred until after a full cabinet meeting later in the day. ‘The Lille deadlock tightened with the workers' announcement rejecting the mill owners’ condition for settling the strike. Union delegates declared the wage- scales proposed by the employers were “notoriously insufficient.” They‘ turned down any procedure from which the government would be ex- cluded in the efforts to end the dis- cord and notified Salengro of their stand. German Aviators (Continued From First Page) fards because these planes go off to work at all hours of the day, and there would be no need to train avia- | tors capable of doing bombing service. | The German commander has an of- | * fice building next to Gen. Franco's headquarters, and the German pilots, dressed in white except for two, one | in a blue coat and the other in a | brown coat, are staying at the Hotel | Alvarez, where they eat at a huge | table in the center of the dining room, | watched by awed townsfolk. ‘The writer took his life in hisI hands and asked to see the list of guests in order to get the names of the fiyers. He was informed that none of the Germans had signed the register. Line Badly Stretched. On how quickly Gen,, Franco can take Madrid and Toledo much still depends, however, for there is con- siderable nervousness at headquarters, which increases the further behind the lines one goes. Censored dis- patches from rebel territory paint in the picture, for Gen. Franco's line is badly stretched out and the Loyalists | are still attacking it at Merida where | the insurgents have been unable to} take the flanking village of Don | , Benito or the neighboring territory. | To the north of Badajoz the fields | and mountains are ablaze. The rebels | hold the roads and the towns, but Leftist peasants in the hills still carry on unrelenting warfare. Fires have been set in the mountains by the Of fog in & cow pasture. London was secondary rebels to flush their human quarry, and the peasants have been sneaking cown and setting the fields ablaze. | Savage slaughter of Leftists in rebel | territory is continuing. All reports in Badajoz agree that 4,000 have been killed or executed there and the shoot- ings are still continuing wholesale. A few miles north of Merida this writer saw gasoline being poured over & hundred dead and set afire. Some stomachs are beginning to turn and the writer heard one officer of the Moorish regulars declare to| & brother officer: “And they say we are fighting for the salvation of Spain!” Children in Uniform. Everywhere one goes one now sees youngsters, 6 or 7 years old, dressed in uniforms of the Fascist Baliila. One officer remarked that these youngsters were the future of a healthy Spain. This may be, but it is a horrible example that is being set for them. So nervous is the feeling behind the lines and in his ranks that Gen. Franco is unable to wait for the release of the rebel troops at San BSebastian and in the north generally to make his bid for Madrid and Toledo. While the capture of San Sebastian may release additional troops for him he must send heavy forces against Bilbao 1if the insurgent rear in the north is not to be endangered. ©Officers returning from the front say that up to the time the new air base was established at Caceres two days 8go the troops at the front had spent most of the time lying in fields with loyalist planes bombing them merciless- ly. Badajoz was bombed persistently for 48 hours by loyalist planes, as was Merida and other towns, but now government - planes no longer dare venture over the rebel lines. —_— LAW ALUMNI TO MEET Deputy Immigration Commission- er to Address G. U. Club. Edward J. Shaughnessy, deputy com- missioner of immigration and natural- ization, is scheduled to address the Georgetown Law School Alumni Club at a luncheon meeting tomorrow at the Raleigh Hotel. His subject is to be “Deportation Practice and Proposed Legislation.” P. H. Marshall will report on the proposed forum planned by the club for the Winter. E. Barrett Prettyman, who will preside, will report on the recent annual convention of the Amer- ican Bar Association. ids The Home of ; SRACK SRR, g 1 roscher, Get s, on S e T 5 : ...M...‘.“m*....s 4 at drug stores, CRACK-SHO | ROACH DEATH On Way to THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, Aid Flyers Eddie Rickenbacker, left; Joseph Kelly, co-pilot, and George Branson, pilot, right, as they and three others from airline headquarters in Newark, N. J., stopped in Boston today while en route to aid the trans-Atlantic Merrill. fiyers, Harry Richman and Dick Map showing where flyers were forced down, 3 miles north of Musgrave Harbor, Newfoundland. —Copyright, A. P. Wirephotos. Richman (Continued From First Page.) Harbor was at 1:20 p.m. yesterday, or 15 hours and 17 minutes after their departure. “Our plane sank into that bog like it was a feather bed, it seemed to me, and, boy, it felt good.” Richman said shortly after they landed. “It sure is soft stuff.” After enjoying favorable weather during the early stages of their flight, | Richman and Merrill had to combat rain, fog and even sleet as they drove the Lady Peace nearer toward land. Radio reports were sketchy through- out the day as compared with the flight from New York, which ended ! when their plane ran out of gas over Wales and the fiyers landed because their eastern destination. Radio signals from the Lady Peace became so indistinct during the flight it was impossible to determine loca- tion of the ship when it neared land. Shortly after they were forced down the flyers sent this message to Ricken- backer, official of the airline employ- ing Merrill: “Marooned Musgrave Harbor, 150 miles from Harbor Grace. Need mechanic and battery. Small ship can land on beach where we are. Signed, Richman and Merrill.” Flying with Rickenbacker in the res- cue plane, which left early last night, were George W. (Pete) Branson, chief pilot; Joseph J. Kelly, co-pilot; Earl | Powell, Richman's private mechanic and pilot; John Dobbon McPhail and Jewell Nurenhouse, mechanics, Supper on Gridiron. FREMONT, Nebr. (#)—Until their opening game of the season Fri- | day night, Midland College foot ball players’ evening meals will importance | Coach Carl Eggerbrecht ordered them | served on the gridiron. He will con- | duct skull practice while his players | eat. A 90-minute workout will follow. INTRODUCES THE WIDER BRIM We present the new wider, smarter brim Dobbs Hat with the —that can be worn brims up, or snapped. $7.50 and $10 DOBBS CROSS COUNTRY from $5 Sidney Wesf, Inc. 14“‘ & G EUGENE C. GOTT, President be of | to practice. | CHINESE TROOPS (BILBAD CONSULATE RESIST JAPANESE Clash With Sailors Seeking to Force Landing of Probers. Pv the Associated Press. SHANGHAI, September 15.—Jap- anese sailors, who sought to force the landing at Pakhoi of Tokio in- vestigators into the death of a Jap- anese national, were reported today to have clashed with Chinese soldiers. | ‘The vernacular newspapers Hunpao declared in a dispatch from Canton the Japanese sailors met opposition from remnants of the old nineteenth route Chinese army which fought Japanese forces at Shanghai in 1932, Before the reported clash, six Japanese fighting ships were declared to have assembled off the north coast of Hainan Island, where they had been sent by the Tokio government to “protect Japanese interests in south China.” The investigation which the Jap- anese sought to carry out was into the reported slaying by Chinese of Junzo Nakano, Japanese proprietor of a drug store in Pakhoi. Nakano was declared to have been fatally stabbed September 3 by a party of Chinese who burst into his home and attacked him. Forced to Act. Japanese navy officials in Shanghal declared they would be forced to act unless the Chinese subdued their re- bellious countrymen at Pakhoi who oppose the landing of the investigat- ing agents. (Previous reports declared rebels from the old 19th Army were leading the opposition against the Japanese and had also expressed strong de- termination to oppose a Chinese in- vestigation ordered by the Nanking government.) Japanese officials charged Generalis- simo Chiang Kai-Shek, war lord of the Chinese National government, with being reluctant to use force to expel the 19th Army rebels from Pakhoi. They declared Chiang's fail- ure was a “demonstration of his in- sincerity in assisting to clear up the incident.” The rebels in Pakhol, the Japanese | claimed, total 6,000, while Chiang has under his authority 16 divisions of Kwangtung provincial troops and 60 alrplanes. Shigeru Kawagoe, Japanese Ambas- sador to China, began negotiations with the Nanking government for the settlement of the Pakhoi incident and also the Chengtu incident. (The Japanese have demanded reparation also for the killing of two Japanese and injury to two others at Chengtu, West China, August 24 by a Chinese mob.) INVESTIGATOR CHASED. Hostile Mob Attacks Japanese Probing Slaying at Pakhoi. HONGKONG, September 15 (#)— A Chinese investigator, attempting to inquire into the death of a Japanese national at Pakhoi, was chased from the scene today by a hostile mob. The Chinese succeeded in reach- ing the home of Junzo Nakano, re- ported slain by Chinese attackers, but was forced to give up his investi- gation after threats from unfriendly residents of the district. Gen. Oong Chao-Yuan, commander of the 19th Chinese Army, which is leading the opposition to both Jap- anese and Chinese investigations of Nakano's death, refused to evacuate Pakhoi despite requests by Generalis- simo Chiang Kai-Shek, military overlord of the Nanking government. ABANDONEDBY U.S. Official and Staff Flee to Safety on Orders of Hull. Hy the Associated Press. Secretary Hull has authorized tem- porary abandonment of the American Consulate at Bilbao, Spain, so the Consul and his staff might flee to safety in France, the State Department an- nounced last night. The action was ordered after an insurgent warning that the harbors of Bilbao and Santander were being mined and that it would be dangerous after last midnight for ships to enter or leave those ports. Reporting this to Washington, Consul Willlam E. Chapman asserted there Wwas no means of leaving except by warship, before the midnight deadline. He asked for instructions as to whether he should leave aboard the American destroyer Kane, which then was avail- able in nearby French waters. Replying, Secretary Hull authorized the temporary closing of the Consul- ate and ordered Chapman to depart on the Kane with American members of his staff and any other Americans who might wish to leave Bilbao. Chapman left on the destroyer at 3:06 pm. (Spanish time) yesterday, accompanied by Vice Consul Manuel J. Codoner of New York City, his wife and son and 15 American nationals and 24 foreigners of other natlon- | alities. Latest reports said 84 American nationals still were in Bilbao consu- lar district as late as September 8. The district extends along the coast and considerable distance into the interior. Santander is about 40 miles west of Bilbao on the Bay of Biscay. Spanish (Continued From Pirst Page) clared, and halted an insurgent at- tempt to march on Toledo from the south, The ministry reported these devel- opments: On the northern front: Govern- ment forces continued to bombard | Oviedo. Twenty Fascists were re- ported killed and 35 wounded by government artillery. On the Aragonese front: Insurgent columns were routed by government gunners near Huseca. A Fascist | fighting plane was forced down inside the government lines because of lack of fuel and its occupants taken pris- oners. On the southern front: Socialist militiamen defeated a Fascist column near Campilos, in Malaga Province, and captured three field guns and a truckload of ammunition. The ministry asserted government columns in the northeast had cap- tured the town of Sletamo after hard fighting. The Socialist soldiers hast- ened to extinguish fires in the city caused by artillery bombardment be- fore the city was occupied. In Madrid, seizure of $14,000,000 worth of securities, jewels and cash was reported after a search of homes of wealthy aristocrats. (Reports from Gibraltar declared two British warships, the Arrow and the Anthony, were called to the as- sistance of a British steamer stopped by a Spanish government destroyer. (The steamer Gibel Zerjon asked o5 F STREET answer GROSNER to the question “WHERE DID YOU GET THAT HAT?” and make it Lo-Crown Brims are wider . .. colors are darker. tomorrow! (Sketched above, new Lo-Crown) —-cccceeee-o Fall models The New AA-1 $7.50 WIDE WELT %5 GRO . ..crowns are lower See the newest Grosner’s The New SPORTSMAN %5 SNER TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1936. Spanish government vessel ordered it to change its course while en route to ‘Melilla, Spanish Morocco. The destroyer departed shortly after the British warships appeared in re- sponse to the Gibel Zeyon's request.) DRIVE TOWARD BILBAO, (Copyright, 1936, by the Assoclated Prass.) SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain, Septem- ber 15—Spanish Fascists renewed their campaign to subdue Socialists in Northern Spain today with an ad- vance toward the government lines at Orio, 10 miles west. The first contingent of Fascist sol- diers drove forward while others of the victorious insurgents hurried re- pairs to the war-damaged northern railroad in San Sebastian. ‘The object of the new military ad- vance, Fascist commanders said, is Bilbao, approximately 50 miles west- ward along the northern coast. U. S. Abandons Consulate. Renewal of the offensive resulted in hasty evacuation of Bilbao by foreign- ers and abandonment of the United States Consulate. William E. Chapman, the American Consul, closed his headquarters on in- structions from Washington and, with his wife and son, Vice Consul Manuel J. Codoner, 15 American nationals and 24 foreigners, arrived at Saint Jean De Luz, France, aboard the United States destroyer Kane. Fascist and government threats to lay mines in the harbor of Portu- galutte, the port of Bilbao, resulted in the abandonment on instructions from Washington. STIL N DOLBT Family of Couple Killed in| Crash May Not Be Able to Take Them, ‘The future of the Tompkinson children, orphaned by the death of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Tompkinson, in an automobile acci- dent near FPredericksburg, Va, Sat- urday night, remained in doubt to- day as preparations were made for the double funeral. The youngsters had returned to their home at 1301 Fourth street southwest from the Receiving Home with the arrival of their grandmother, Mrs. Irene Corley, and uncle, Charles Corley, from Mount Holly, N. C. An- other brother of Mrs. Tompkinson, James Corley, who lived with the famuly here, had cared for them since he received the news that his sister and brother-in-law were fatally in- Jjured when their truck in which they were returning from Fredericksburg | | Deeply satisfying. Don't risk life- was sideswiped by crashed into a tree. The bodies have been brought here from Fredericksburg and funeral ar- rangements are in charge of the Oatholic Charities. The services prob- another and *x A—S Mrs. Corley, mother of 12, and her son Charles were not sure what could be done with the five children here— Earl, jr, 12; Clarence, 11; Jack, 9; Ruby, 7, and Preddie, 3—and the sixth, Aloha Jean, 5, who is at the Corley home in Mount Holly. “We want to keep them together, the way they have always been” Charles Corley said, “but I don't know just how we can do it. It's go- ing to be pretty hard for any of us to take care of six more children.” Meanwhile, members of the family are endeavoring to learn the name of the insurance company in which Mrs. Tompkinson had & small policy, in order that a claim may be entered to help pay funeral expenses, Mrs, Tompkinson had the receipt book with her at the time of the crash, but it has not been found since the accident, so0 far as relatives have been able to learn, - French shipyards may have to close down for lack of orders. Allaying the Irritation in Cystitis To neutralize the acids causing cystitis—bladder inflammation— drink Mountain Valley Mineral Water direct from famous Hot Springs, Arkansas. Mildly alkaline. long suffering. Phone for free de- scriptive booklets. Mountain Valley Mineral Water Met. 1062 1405 K St. N.W. 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