Evening Star Newspaper, September 24, 1936, Page 3

BROWE KIDNAPING CLUE SOUGHT HERE Federal Agents Examine L Register of Visitors at Monastery. Special agents of the Federal Bu- reau of Investigation are examining the visitors' register at the Franciscan Monastery here in quest of a clue to the kidnapers of Harry Browe, De- troit baby, missing since September 5. With the co-operation of Monastery officials, agents have pored over long lists of names on the record .of vis- itors in the hope of finding the per- son who scribbled a note to the Browe family on a torn post card bearing a picture of the noted Catholic edifice. Such post cards are sold to pilgrims Wwhe visit the monastery. It was said there today the cards are not on sale elsewhere, so far as is known. The card previously had been sent through the mail and an old post- mark torn off. Across the card, in & woman's hand, was scrawled a note telling the baby's parents that their child was safe and in hands of a person who craved to care for such » child, The monastery loaned to the F. B. 1. agents several registers contain- ing names of recent visitors to the shrine. It .is understood handwriting experts of the F. B. I. technical lab- oratory are searching for a signature in a hand that matches that found on the post card. ‘The agents visited the monastery on September 16, it was said. F. B. I. officials declined to discuss the in- yestigation. An average of 100 persons a day visit the Brookland shrine. They come from all parts of the country. The post card note was received by Mr. and Mrs. Browe on September 12, a week after their baby disappeared from its carriage in a Detroit park. A man and woman had talked with a child pushing the carriage a few mo- ments earlier. % Sp;lin (Continued From First Page.) Fascists between two strong govern- ment forces to retard the march on | the capital. Troops of Col. Jose Asensio, con= centrated at Santa Cruz Del Retamar, held their tightened lines while other | columns, commanded by Gen. Julio Mangada near Oropesa, assaulted the insurgent rear guard 20 miles behind | Fascist field headquarters at Talavera | de la Reina, the ministry asserted. In addition, communications be- tween insurgent units in the Talavera eector were destroyed by aerial attacks from Socialist bombing planes, the government declared. (Government claims were made in heavily censored dispatches after the war ministry had issued an official bulletin on the progress of the war, which was described as “most opti- | mistic.”) Heavy Casualties Inflicted. Madrid military authorities declared Gen. Mangada's troops descended from Navalperal, on the southern slopes of the Guadarrama Mountains, to Oropesa to cut the Fascist lines westward. Surprised insurgents suffered heavy | easualties, the government claimed, during bitter fighting between Oro- pesa and Talavera. * Virtually the entire sector between Talavera and Maqueda, an extensive | plateau, was reported to have suf- fered from the effects of the drastic government measure. Socialist commanders declared the | wictorious rear attack, together with | rear guard reenforcements for govern- | ment defenders, may frustrate defi- | nitely Fascist military plans to reach | Toledo and Madrid. The Senate committee investigating the mysteries of strike-breaking, labor spying and indus- trial “protection” obtained some real enlightenment from the witnesses shown here. At left is C. M. “Red” Kuhl, who ezplained how he frequently was in charge of a gang of “gorillas” sent out by Allied Carpomtions Service to break strikes. In the center is Sam “Chow- derhead” Cohen of New York, described by police of that city as one of their most accomplished burglars and boasting a record of 14 arrests and 5 convictions to prove it. The F. B. I. also pro- duced a record of “Chowderhead” yesterday as he told the committee how he had “run the show” in numerous strike-breaking jobs. At the right is A. E. Lawson, former accountant of National and Allied Corporations Services, who described the “stoolpigeon” and strike-breaking activities of those concerns. —A.P.Ph otos. bomb dropped from & government plane. Destruction of a trainload of am- munition and part of a Fascist-con- trolled railroad by Socialist fiyers near Valladolid. Defeat of rebel forces after heavy fighting near Montoro, Cordoba Province. DRIVE FROM NORTH. Rebels Launch Massed Attack From | Mountains. (Copsright, 1936, by the Associated Press.) BURGOS, Spain, September 24— Fascist northern and southern armies converged on Madrid today with the| start of a pounding offensive which insurgent commanders said would be “continual.” The booming of Fascist artillery in the jagged passes of the Gaudarrama Mountains north of the capital sig- | naled the beginning of the drive, headquarters of the insurgent provi- sional government announced. Military commanders outlined this campaign: | Fascist artillery and infantry, con- centrated on the northern mountain- |.ous slopes, laid siege to fortified posi- ‘llnns held by government militiamen to Madrid. Blast Socialist Lines. Other insurgent batteries and troops, located farther west in the mountains, blasted Socialist lines in an attempt to break through to meet a southern column marching due north from Ma- | queda, strategic highway junction 45 | miles southwest of Madrid. ‘The second northern group was or- the vicinity of San Martin de Valdei- glesias, approximately 40 miles straight west of the capital. The third Fascist attack was cen- tered on the highway running north- east between Talavera de la Reina Maqueda and Madrid, where the at- tackers were reported within 20 miles of Naval-Carnero, which itself is only 20 miles from Madrid. The last official report to Burgos | headquarters located the relentless in- | surgent advance only a short distance | northeast of Maqueda, the Fascists’ force apparently slowed by strong gov- ernment defense near Santa Cruz Del Retamar. (The pinching government move- | ment described by the war ministry | apparently would halt the advance | on the capital and force Gen. Fran- | gisco Franco, Fascist southern com- | mander, to send troops back over the Toute they have advanced. (If the government claims are true, the insurgent southern army, witn its ; auxiliary columns moving south and north of the main line of march, ! might have to recapture previously \ occupied territory between Tn]a\ern‘ and Caceres, generally military head- | quarters for the southern insurgents.) | Rebel Reverses Claimed. In addition to the Talavera victo- ries, the war ministry reported these gevelopments: Defeat of a rebel column marching from Gijon to the assistance of be- sieged Fascists at Oviedo. Destruction of a newly-constructed fnsurgent gunboat, the Canarias, at Ferrol, Corunna Province, by a large _— LOST. TLLFOLD —WIIl person finding billfold D e e vice afation "Keep money H. B. 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The junta officials, who continued formulation of plans for governmental organization, denied they intended to send representatives to plead their cause before the League of Nations Assembly, now in session at Geneva. The authorities declared they had “never envisaged such a project be- cause our intentions are concentrated on the liberation and reconstruction of Spain.” ALCAZAR BATTLE RAGES. Pascists Gain Strategic Point on Upper Walls. (Copyright, 1936, by the Associated Press.) TOLEDO, September 24. — Dust- choked government militiamen, or- ganized into dynamite-throwing squads, battled today to crush dog- gedly resisting Fascists inside the ruined Alcazar. The way was prepared for the militiamen by a heavy artillery bar- rage. As soon as the cannonade ceased, the Socialist formations ad- vanced to blow the Fascists out of their war-torn havens. 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Meanwhile, long lines of heavy- loaded trucks rumbled along the Madrid-Toledo highway bringing more reinforcements to strengthen the gov- ernment’s defenses against the in- | surgent army pressing in from the northwest, MOVE TO SAVE HOSTAGES. SAINT JEAN DE LUZ, France; Sep- tember 24 —The International Red | Cross pursued its efforts today to save government-held Fascist hostages in prison ships near Bilboa, Spain. Dr. Marcel Junod, representing the | international organization at Geneva, planned conferences with Basque Na- tionalist leaders at Bilbao in an at- tempt to have the ships moved from Socialist munitions plants in danger of bombardment by insurgent planes. Dr. Junod said he would ask that the ships be brought nearer the neu- tral “international zone” established | by foreign consuls in the center of the coastal city. If successful, he as- serted he would continue negonutions‘ to effect their release, possibly through | an exchange of war prisoners between the government and the Pascists. Probe (Continued From First Page.) dered to meet the southern column in | junta asserted its troops, operating | s all mines in their | “bootleggers” were | | panies plans to g: | properties where | operating. | Sales of tear and nauseating gases | by three companies totaled nearly $500,000 from 1933 to September { of this year, committee evidence showed. Among the individuals figuring in | selling efforts of the company was | E. E. MacGuffin, president of the | | National Corporations Service, de- | scribed yesterday as a “stool pigeon” service. Queried About Sales. MacGuffin, who was an employe of the Railway Audit & Inspection Co. before establishing the National Cor- porations Service in 1931, was first to take the stand today. “Did you have any connection with chemical companies selling gas?” | Chairman La Follette asked. “No, sir,” MacGuffin answered. “Did you aid any arrangements for sale of gas?” “I introduced an agent of the Lake Erie Chemical Co. to somebody con- nected with the Columbia Enameling and Stamping Co. in Terre Haute,” MacGuffin said. It was then disclosed that he re- ceived $373.60 for his part in the sale subsequently made. A. E. Lawson and C. M. “Red” Kuhl, former employes of MacGuf- fin, were listening intently and fre- quently smiling as MacGuffin testified. Kuhl testified yesterday that MacGuf- fin had received a “cut” on street car receipts confiscated by his strike- breakers in New Orleans. Map Places Sales. MacGuffin was excused while the committee introduced a map of the Vestinghouse| 8T\ rLecTrIc 18 SUH I‘l\ (.wum WESTIIG Houul\old Appllonul 240w ROOM LOUGHBOROUGH OlL COMPANY 1022 17th Street N.W. NAtional 2616 “pen Evenings Until 9.30 P M United States with sales of tear and sickening gas to industrial plants marked. The sales were made by the Lake Erie Co., the Manville Manu- facturing Co. and Federal Labora- tories, Iac., from January, 1933, to September, 1936. On a State basis, Idaho, Nevada and Maine were the only ones not having such & purchase recorded. Heavy sales were indicated at strike points in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wiscon- sin, Illinois and California. The sales over the period noted totaled $466,913, Robert Wohlforth, secretary of the committee, testified. Ailes then began his testimony. He afirmed committee evidence that gross gas sales of his company ranged from $149,000 in 1932 to $245,000 in 1933 and $315,000 in 1934. per cent was made to individual plants, he said. Alles then identified & sales cir- cular of his company in which the | “merits” of various kinds of gas were | set forth. Invisible Gas Cloud. One of their “better” products, a circular pointed out, is a “green band” grenade which explodes and releases | an invisible gas cloud. The advantage of invisibility was eyplained, as rioters would be unaware of the actual po- sition of the gas cloud. Bursting of the grenade also fur- nishes an additional weapon, a com- pany circular stated, capable of in- flicting serious injury or death to anybody within 15 feet of the missile. Ailes said the “true flight shell” which may be discharged from a gun, could be directed accurately for 500 yards. It was designed for use against “barricaded bandits,” he said, but ad- mitted they could be purchased by industrial concerns. “Does the imminence of labor dh- turbance aid selling gas to industrial buyers?” La Fallette asked. “I should think 50,” Ailes answered. La Follette then read a letter from Ailes to a Col. J. J. Johnston saying he hoped the strikes around Akron and Barberton “would result in some business.” Participated in Strike, “Did you ever participate in a gas demonstration for wire steel companies around Pittsburgh?” “Yes, about last July.” “Who was represented?” La Fol- lette pressed. “The Pennsylvania Railroad, Jones and Laughlin, Westinghouse, Car- negie-Illinois and Erie Railroad,” Alles answered. La Follette then read a letter from Ailes to his brother, E. E. Alles, telling of the demonstration and the hope of business in the *“coming fight between the unions and the steel companies.” Another letter from W. P. Northcott, agent of the company, to A. S. Ailes told of close contact being kept with SANITARY CARPET & RUG-CLEANING CO. 106 INDIANA AVE. About 35 | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1936, the United States Steel Corp. as labor fight loomed. From Eric Foote, New Haven agent, eame s letter. to Alles wishing a “hell of a strike” would get under way. Foote said he was doing some “mis- sionary work™ toward ‘that end. Foote later reported prospects good for a textile strike in Rhode Island. ‘This letter was written in June, 1935. Foote wrote that he hoped “this strike matures and will de a damned bad one.” Subsequent letters discloasd that Col. Johnston of the Ohio Nailiaal Guard Cavalry Reserve was specializing in “defense” advice to industrial concerns and that the Lake Erie Co. attempted to “keep in good” with him for the sake of business obtainable. In numerous cases, letters revealed, companies purchasing gas or similar equipment desired to keep it a com- plete secret. A colorful account of business prac- tices of the National Corporations Service and its affliate, Allied Corpo- rations Service, was given yesterday by Lawson and Kuhl, former employes. It was Kuhl who told the com- mittee that strike-breaking street car operatives furnished by the Allied Corporations Service for duty in a New Orleans traction strike pocketed all receipts from passengers and later split the total with their strike- breaking bosses and with McGuffin and other officials of the strike-break- ing company. The railroad company, Kuhl explained cheerfully, didn’t re- ceive anything in the way of revenue, but kept its cars operating. In another case, Kuhl testified, a president of a client company had his office wired with a dictaphone ind then proceeded to attempt to bribe employe representatives. His purpose, Kuhl explained, was to trap the em- | ploye representatives and discredit them with their fellow union mem- bers. Both Lawson and Kuhl explained that reports on under-cover investiga- | tions are “always built up” all along | the line. The agent, for instance, | usually fakes them to begin with to! his home office and the latter, pos- sessed of a greater degree of artistry and realization of- what the client | company expects, builds up the report some more. Often, the report is| accompanied by recommendation that “guards” be hired to protect the com- | pany property. Asked if any honest men were in the business of being stool pigeons or | strike breakers, Lawson said they were “few and far between.” “There is something wrong with | most of them or they wouldn't be in | the business,” he added. *Anybody | who comes along is hired.” Defines “Trade Names.” Kuhl, whose sandy red hair and | fiery red face earned him the nick- name of “Red.” frequently aroused | everybody at the hearing to laughter | as he described some of his ventures with strike-breaking “gorillas.” He and Lawson combined to clarify the | following “trade names” for the com- | | mittee: } Fink—A strikebreaker. | Noble—A chief fink, or boss of a | strike-breaking gang. Hooker—An operative who inviegles | | union men into acting as spies on | their fellows, and keeps them “hooked" | | by threatening to expose them to the | union. Missionary worker—An operative Precedent Is Set As G.A.R. Receives Army Honor Place Veterans Assigned First Position in Parade Yesterday. Military history was made yesterday when the Grand Army of the Re- public was given precedence over the United States Army in the parade along Pennsylvania avenue, ‘This is said to be the first time in history that an organization of any kind has marched ahead of the Regu- lar Army in a public procession. OM- cers at the War Department said that, although there did not appear to be any definite records on the subject, it was invariable custom that the Army, as senior military service, al- ways leads off in military processions. So far as could be ascertained, no civilian or veterans’ organization ever before had been accorded the honor granted to the Grand Army, Brig. Gen. Charles D. Roberts, marshal of the 2d Division, who was in command of the Army units in the parade, was asked before the proces- sion how he felt about the Army yield~ ing precedence to the Grand Army. “I am proud to follow the G. A. R.,” he replied. who spreads propaganda to break | down strikers’ moraie. | Both Lawson and Kuhl have “re- tired” from this work, they said. Subpoenas Extended. At yesterday afternoon’s Chairman La Follette announced that subpoenas for P. W. Litchfield, president, and C. Slusser, vice presi- dent of the Goodyear Tire & Rub- ber Co. have been extended to [} session November 1. The Senator said he saw no ample justification for the action in their explanation that they now are engaged in a reorganization | of the company, but added that the | request was being granted im view‘ of their promise to produce their! records within the next few days. At the same time, over the written protest of Alvin Newmyer, Washington counsel for the Railway Audit & In- spection Co., the committee retained possession of records of the Baltimore office of that film, but announced they would be under seal until Committee Counsel John J. Abt may confer with District Judge James M. 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