Evening Star Newspaper, November 26, 1936, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Generally fair and colder tonight and tomorrow; lowest temperature tonight about 24~ degrees; gentle to moderate northwest winds. Temperatures—Highest, 53, at 2:30 p.m. yesterday; lowest, 30, at 7 a.m, today. Full report on page A-12. New York Markets Closed Today 84th YEAR. No. 33,812 Entered as second class matter post office, Washington, D. C. * SIXTY AMERICANS FLEE MADRID AS ARTLLERY ROARS Start Is Delayed by Heavy Firing Near Residence of D. C. Couple. J STRANGE DINNER READY FOR THANKSGIVING DAY Omelets, Ham, Bread and Oranges Only Food Taken by Group in Flight to Valencia. BACKGROUND— First European showdown strug- gle between communism and jas- cism finds Spanish civil war in fifth month as insurgent advance is stalled after reaching edges of Madrid. Leftist Loyalists continue to control wedge-shaped area ex- tending from capital to eastern - seacoast. Non-intervention Committee of powers formed in September, dbut two members—Italy and Germany —have extended recognition to rebel regime of Gen. Francisco Franco. BS the Assoclated Press. MADRID, November 26.—In pour- Ing rain and with the crash of an | artillery bombardment ringing in their ears, 60 Americans left the United | Btates Embassy for Valencia today. They traveled in busses and private ears, seeking a new haven after the «» Official refuge was closed by the State | Department. It was one of the strangest Thanks- giving days most of them had ever spent—and certainly the strangest ‘Thanksgiving day dinner they ever Jooked forward to. The dinner, packed in two crates and taken along to be eaten by the | roadside, included 60 Spanish omelets, | 60 slices of ham, 15 loaves of bread and 60 oranges. ‘ Four Children in Party. 4 Just as dawn broke the caravan left the Embassy in two busses, one bag- gage truck and three private cars. There were four childten among the Fefugees. About 4 am, the travelers were awakened and told to get ready to fleave. Some were up all night, pack- ing and making final preparations. After a hasty breakfast, the refugees climbed into busses wh ch the Spanish government sent from Valencia last | night and which were parked in the | Embassy courtyard. v. The departure was delayed some- | what by heavy firing in the neighbor- hood of the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Succar of Washington, D, C, who had to reach the Embassy from the Chamartin district. Eventually they arrived safely and the caravan drove off. For the most part, all the native | American citizens left in Madrid are | newspaper men and a few men and women who preferred to remain be- cause of business or family reasons. Embassy Plans Changed. Last minute instructions from his | eompany caused Riley Williams to re- | turn to France and plans for the Em- bassy organization had to be changed. Prank Cannaday of East Radford, | Va., took Williams' place as head of the Embassy committee. The refugees were expected to reach | Valencia tonight where most of them | * will board the United States cruiser Raleigh and go to France. The Embassy staff will remain in ! Valencia. All foreign members of the staff of | the National Telephone Co. of Spain, | mostly Americans, left for Valencia | following the transfer of the Ameri- can Embassy to that city. Leave in Private Cars. ‘The group left in eight private cars several hours after the refugees had | evacuated the United States Embassy. | The group was accompanied by| American Charge d'Affaires Eric C. @ Wendelin, who had remained behind to care for last-minute details of the evacuation. Among-those in the caravan were Col. Sosthenes Behn, New York finan- cier and international communications executive, and Fred T. Caldwell of | Ottawa, Ohio, and New York City, managing director of the telephone company for Spain. Others were Omar Bagwell, Cleve- ’ Bride Killed BAKER. CHARLES J. BAKER. BRIDE, 22, KILED IN AU_I[]A_I}BIDENI' Mrs. Beatrice M. Baker Is| Victim—Two Other Traf- fic Deaths Here. A 22-year-old bride of a year was killed early today when the machine in which she was riding with her hus- band and a friend collided with an- other car and overturned at Con- necticut avenue and I street. The victim, Mrs. Beatrice Mullin Baker of the Dupont Circle Apart- ments, a stenographer at the Federal Power Commission, was pinned be- neath the automobile, Mrs. Baker, a Western High School graduate, was the eightieth person to die of traffic injuries in Washington this year. Several hours later a colored woman became the eighty-first victim when she died of injuries suffered three weeks ago. At this time last year there had been 99 traffic fatali- ties. Mrs. Baker's husband, Charles J. Baker, an economist at the Agricul- tural Adjustment Administration, and an instructor at Georgetown Univer- sity, and James T. Lowe, 23, of 1309 Floral avenue, driver of the machine, were treated at Emergency for shock. The taxi was said by police to have been driven by Malcolm Crockett, 29, of 1111 Ninth street. Both drivers will be summoned to an inquest, which probably will be held tomorrow. Mrs. Baker was the daughter of Mrs. Julian A. Shuler, 3809 W street. ‘The other victim was Irene Corbitt, 37, of 1133 Sixteenth street northeast, who died in Casualty Hospital of in- juries received November 7. Police re- ported she was hurt at Oates street struck by the rear fender of a car. She is believed to have walked into the side of the automobile operated by Tudor W, Mast, jr., 28, of 648 L street northeast. A third Washington resident—Wil- liam Richardson, 173, of 320 Seven- teenth place northeast—died today of injuries received in a Maryland acci- dent. He succumbed in Casualty. where he was taken by the Prince Georges County rescue squad October 21 after he was injured near Greenbelt, Md. Other mishaps here early today re- (Bee ACCIDENT, Page A-6.) SHIP’S EXPLOSION IN PACIFIC FEARED Reports of Terrific Blast on Coast o Launches Coast Guard Hunt. B7 the Associated Press. SANTA MONICA, Calif,, November 86.—Reports of a terrific blast and a brilliant burst of flames off Santa Monica Bay—resembling a ship ex- plosion—sent the Coast Guard cutter Ewing speeding on a wide search today. For nearly 20 miles along the coast windows and dishes in homes from Santa Monica to Malibu Beach were reported shaken by a single, sharp Jar last night. Many residents said they saw a flery flash at sea just before hearing the explosion. At the same time the keeper in Ana- eapa Lighthouse, 25 miles northwest of here, reported he had sighted a vessel spparently burning two red flares. A lighthouse radio message was Te- ceived by the cutter Ewing, which hurried to the scene while lifeguard craft and private boats put out from ashore. Although it was a clear. night and visibility good, no trace of wreckage ‘was reported. ‘There were conflicting theories on the source of the blast. Sheriff’s deputies sald it might have beea an exploding meteor. It was thought the blast was & single shot from ESCAPES FROM PRISON Convict Leaves Only Five Days Before End of Term. SYRACUSE, N. Y., November 26 (P)—Maybe James Francis Moran, alias William Moran, wanted to go home for Thanksgiving. He left the Jamesville Penitentiary early today after sawing two bars from & store room window. Moran, sentenced for a year for tele- phone coin box thefts, had only five days remaining to serve. Lieut. Col. Alex M. L. de Luxem- bourg, who claims to be a former Rus- sian nobleman exiled by the Czar, and who has spent much time haunting congressional anterooms here in an effort to sell sculpture heirlooms to the United States Government, ate his Thanksgiving dinner in jail in a Philadelphia suburb today as the re- sult of an allegedly unpaid board bill, according to the Associated Press. ‘The Russian stormed about his cell this morning in high indignation at the authorities. He says he is the owner of half a million dollars’ worth of art. The $257 board”bill he al- legedly owed in Lower Merion, & Philadelphia suburb. ‘The Russian officer said he has been trying to get $125,000 from the Gov- ernment for his marble bust of the German :Gen. von Steuben, executed Navy T in night. battle prac- ice, but fleet officials reported no warships were in the vicinity 3 & by the French sculptor, Jean Antoine Houdon. He says he has other works ah near Bladensburg road northeast when | WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, N CROWD OF 25,000 TOSEE G W, PLAY WEST VIRGINIANS Three Records in Peril as Buff and Blue Takes on Mountaineers. COLONIALS SEEK TO TIE MARK OF 1908 ELEVEN Record Throng Indicated by Ad- vance Ticket Sale—Marylanu Encounter Out of Town. Fired by a three-fold ambition, the Colonials of George Washington Uni- versity marched against the Moun- taineers of West Virginia at Griffith Stadium today in the greatest of all G. W. home-comings. A crowd of 25,000 or more was presaged by the strongest advance sale in Buff and Blue history. The “| kick-off was set for 2 o'clock. Hard bent upon equaling the record of the 1908 team, which won seven games, tied one and lost one, the best record in G. W. gridiron annals, the Colonials moved into battle as firm favorites. | They were determined to equal or | better the showing made by George- | town against the Mountaineers who lost to the Blue and Gray, 28 to 0. On the outcome of today's battle may rest the top ranking for the District, with only George Washington and Georgetown still in the running. Kelley Moan Chief Threat. Taken by surprise by Georgetown, the warriors from the hills come to | town today thoroughly prepared in | every way for the toughest sort of grid strife. Their principal hope of vic- tory lay in the uncannily accurate right arm of Kelley Moan, forward passer extraordinary, who also runs | and boots the pigskin with uncommon skill, Hoping to match the Mountaineer ace was George Washington's Joey Kaufman, a triple threat and a star in all of the Colonials’ big games this season. “To stop West Virginia,” said Jim Pixlee, head coach at G. W., “we've 8ot to stop Moan. If our fellows can hurry his passing, their job will be made easier by plenty.” By rushing | Moan, Georgetown was able to inter- cept three passes and score three of its four touchdowns, G. W. Has Three Goals. To equal the 1908 record, made dur- | ing the coaching regime of Fred Niel- son; to gain No. 1 rating for the Cap- |ital area and to hang up an all-time record for attendance are the Colo- nials’ aspirations. To top their season home attend- | ance mark of last Fall, roughly 102 | 200, they needed 22,500 customers this afternoon. This is the final contest for both teams. West Virginia, beaten in its | last two games by Georgetown and a | strong Western rve eleven, moves against the B d Blue in danger- ous mood. A triumph over George Washington would go a long way to- | ward making the Mountaineers forget | those two recent trimmings. Maryland was the only other mem- ber of the Capital Big Four to see | action today. The Terrapins, in the | throes of a reaction from their fa- | mous battle last Saturday with | Georgetown, are playing Washington and Lee in Baltimore in a Southern Conference game rated a toss-up. LABOR RIFT FLARES IN MEXICAN OIL ROW Rival Federations Again Quarrel Over Threatened Walkout in Petroleum Fields. By the Associated Press. MEXICO CITY, November 26.—Old animosity between rival labor federa- tions flared up again today over the threatened strike of oil workers. The Regional Confederation of Mexi- can Workers (C. R. O. M.) demanded the right to participate in parleys between the companies and the Con- federation of Workers of Mexico (C. T. M) oil syndicate. The C. R. O. M. contended the C. T. M. syndicate's proposals, con- tained in a suggested blanket .labor contract, demanded the right to con- trol stevedores on oil company docks whose unions were affiliated with the C.R. O. M. Twice-delayed negotiations were scheduled for late today. Persons in close touch with the situation saw the possibility a strike might be averted. They said the syndicate’s leaders were worried in the belief they were on shaky legal ground. The companies’ reply to the strike threat contended most labor contracts in the oil industry were not yet subject to revision, which the Mexican labor law authorizes only every two years. Russia_n “Nobleman” Is Jailed On Unpaid Board Bill Charge by the same artist which he values at several times this amount. Lieut. Col. de Luxembourg only yes- terday addressed the Upper Darby Rotary Club and told how he served in the United States Army Intelligence Corps during the World War. He claims he was responsible for the arrest in San Antonio, Tex., of a Ger- man spy who was supposed to have distributed bacteria in this country during the war. The Russian has a daughter living in Washington on Sixteenth street, he said, He has visited here frequently in past years while trying to sell his bust of Von Steuben to the Government. Lieut. Col. de Luxembourg told today how he was an officer in the Czar’s army when exiled before the Russian revolution for political activity. His HOEPPEL AND SON FAGING OCCOQUAN Return From Richmond to Begin Workhouse Term in Cadetship Sale. ‘The District Workhouse at Occo- quan, Va., has been chosen as the in- stitution in which Representative | John H. Hoeppel of California and his | son, Charles, must serve their sen- tences of 4 to 12 months, imposed last December after a District Court jury found them guilty of conspiring to sell a West Point appointment, it was learned today. The pair were returned to Wash- ington last night from Richmond, Va. ;where Justice Department agents ar- | rested them November 7 on fugitive | warrants. Both were Jaughing as they entered the District Court House for formal surrender to the United States mar- | shall for the District. They were in | custody of B. A. Delano, a deputy | marshal from Richmond, who brought | them here by automobile. The elder | Hoeppel handed reporters two type- written statements. In the first, he complained about conditions in the | Henrico County Jail at Richmond, | where they were confined 18 days, and | in the other, he asserted his faith in the “inherent justice of the people.” Ordinary Prisoners. Father and son then were ushered |into a.prison van and driven o the | jail. Both there and at Occoquan, an | official asserted, they will be treated just as other prisoners. They were assigned a cell to them- | selves last night, but it was said that | overcrowded conditions probably in | both the jail and the work house will ‘mnke it necessary to put other prison- ers in with them. ‘ Sudden withdrawal of an appeal from a Federal Court ruling denying their petition at Richmond for a writ of habeas corpus cleared the way for removal of the Hoeppels here to start serving their sentences. Before their arrest in Richmond they hadi been the objects of a Nation-wide search in (See HOEPPELS, Page A-5.) _ PROCLAMATION DELAYED But Puerto Rico Will Observe Thanksgiving Anyway. SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, November 26 (#)—It's Thanksgiving day in Puerto Rico but only because acting Gov. Rafael Menendez proclaimed it so. For the first time in many years, President Roosevelt’s official procla- mation did not reach the island in time. So Menendez named the official day. Summary of Page. | A-12| Woman's Pg_.C-3 —c4l NATIONAL. Peace prospects appear brighter in Coast maritime strike. Page A-1 Labor will vote tomorrow on Supreme Court curb. Page A-3 Nice names co-ordinating committee on jobless insurance. Page A-3 Report of Blast in Pacific Points to Ship Explosion. Page A-6 President Roosevelt and mother launch Christmas Seal sale. Page B-7 FOREIGN. 60 Americans flee Madrid at dawn by bus and car. Page A-1 Japanese plan appointment to Anti- Communistic Committee. Page A-5 French act to reopen negotiations on war debt. Page A-6 WASHINGTON AND VICINITY. Hoeppel and son to serve sentences in Occoquan Work House. Page A-1 Bride Killed in Auto Crash; Two Other Traffic Deaths. Page A-1 Thanksgiving day celebrated in many Wealthy Virginian on trial for P:::o:ln: wife’s companion. S Fox Hunters rights held subordinate to landowners' VEMBER 26, 1936—FORTY-SIX PAGES. ## Wed 50 Years, Have Had No Family Death 49 Other Members of Circle Come for Holiday. By the Associated Press. SALEM, 111, November 26.—Mr. and ! Mrs. Elmer Edwin Morton celebrated their golden wedding anniversary at their home near here today and re- | called it an occasion for real Thanks- | giving—there has not been a death in the family for 50 years. To add to the enjoyment of the day all 49 other members of the family as- sembled for a home-coming. The couple still live in the house to which Morton brought his bride after the | wedding. In the family now are 10 children, 30 | | grandchildren, one great-grandchild, five daughters-in-law, two sons-in-law | and one grandson-in-law. 10 JAPANESE KILLED BY RUSSIAN GUARDS Clash Described as “Most Serious” in Series of Border Encounters. BY the Associatea Press. HSINKING, Manchukuo, November 26.—Ten Japanese soldiers were killed Tuesday in a clash with Russian fron- | tier guards north of Pogranichinaya, the Domei (Japanese) News Agency reported today. (The Russian government at Mos- cow announced receipt of informa- tion of the border fight, on the Far Eastern Russo-Manchukuoan frontier.) The clash was described as the “most serious” in a series of border encounters between soldiers of the two states. Japanese casualties were set unoffi- cially at 10 dead, 7 wounded and 8 missing, Domei declared. The Manchukuoan government pro- tested to the Russian Consul General at Harbin, the agency said. (Moscow also declared the Rus- sian government had protested to Japan, sponsor of the autonomous state of Manchukuo.) CENTRAL HIGH WINS, 18-0 NEWPORT NEWS, Va., November 26 (#).—Central High of Washington defeated Newport News High School here today by the score of 18 to 0. The Washington team scored in the second, third and fourth periods. Several thousand spectators wit- nessed the holiday grid classic, which was played under ideal weather con- ditions. Today’s Star .| Expert believes Prince Georges police set-up illegal. Page B-1 Police ordered to seize illegal pinball machines, Page B-1 Son of D. C. doctor killed on New Jer- sey railroad fracks. Page B-1 G. W. U. dedicates new science hall. Page B-1 Organization heads plan Greater Alexandria Week. Page B-16 EDITORIAL AND COMMENT. ‘This and That. Answers to Questions. Political Mill. Stars, Men and Atoms. David Lawrence. Paul Mallon. Mark Sullivan. ¢ Foening Star JAPAN T NAME ANTHRED GROUP Police and Diplomats May Serve Under Pact With Germany. BACKGROUND— Sharp Leftist developments in France and Spain and the recent Franco-Russian military alliance, coupled with increasing commu- nistic influence in Asia, gave rise to reports of a growing German- Japanese rapprochement, which culminated in the signing of the anti-Communist agreement. By the Associated Press, TOKIO, November 26.—Police offi- clals and diplomats were reported as prospective members today of the in- ternational commission to combat communism under terms of the Japa- nese-German alliance. Tokio newspapers declared Foreign Minister Hachiro Arita has.the names of officials in both classifications under consideration for appointment to the anti-communistic group. The Japanese government, it also was understood, intends to make over- tures to a third nation to join the pact, signed yesterday at Berlin. Tokio officials were jubilant over conclusion of the accord, under dis- cussion since Premier Koki Hirota formed the existing government. Foreign Minister Arita embraced a picture of Reichsfuehrer Adolf Hitler when the news was telephoned to him from the German capital. Leading officials of the foreign office toasted the agreement in sherry wine at Arita’s residence. Official comment from secretaries of three Japanese political parties dis- closed two groups approved the accord while the third went on record | against it. “The Communist party is incompati- ble to our national structure, being bent on bolshevization of Japan and other countries,” the secretary of the Minsei-To party said. “The Japanese-German agreement provides a joint defense for measures against communism. It must be re- membered it is directed against the Communist party, not against a par- ticular country.” The Seiyukai statement was similar, although it added: “The agreement is further proof Japan has abandoned her policy of isolation in favor of co-operation, this being a change for which we should congratulate ourselves.” “The conclusion of this agreement (See JAPAN, Page A-6) —_—— EXTRA SESSION DUE IN PENNSYLVANIA Legislature Called for December 1 as Social Security Act Deadline Nears. By the Associated Press. HARRISBURG, Pa., November 26.— Gov. Earle has called a special session of Pennsylvania's newly-elected Demo- cratic Legislature for December 1 to enact an unemployment insurance law and remove a threat that the State will lose $22,500,000 in pay roll taxes. ‘The Governor issued the’call yes- terday after a series of conferences by Attorney General Charles J. Margiotti at Washington failed to develop as- surance that Congress would extend the December 31 deadline for State compliance with the social security act. M Turkey Has Two Hearts. OGDEN, Utah, November 26 (#).— When Dean McCarty of Ogden cut into his 19-pound Thanksgiving day turkey, he found that the bird was Five G. W. players in last game in playing West Virginia. C-1 Alabama, Auburn, Tulane each has trio on picked eleven. Page C-1 Trade rumors affect nearly every big league aggregation. Page C-2 $80,000 to be whacked up by golf pros in Winter tournament. Page C-2 MISCELLANY. > & o City News in Brief. Betsy Caswell Dorothy Dix. Bedtime Story. Nature’s Children. gertg fiaasaan equipped with two fully-developed hearts. It appeared normal otherwise. The only evening paper in Washington with the Associated Press News and Wirephoto Services. Yesterday’s Circulation, 140,298 (Some returns not yet received.) Turkey at D. C. Zoo On Receiving End Of Holiday Dinner ‘Today, of all days, one turkey found himself on the receiving end of a Thanksgiving dinner. He is Jerry the Gobbler, an inmate of the National Zoo. Zoo Director William Mann said: “For years I have witnessed silently on this day the most one- sided encounter in history—man versus the turkey. We decided something ought to be done to even the score.” 8o the keepers prepared a spread of especially fine grain and cranberries for Jerry. INPRESSVE RTE FORTHANKSCIVNG Church Services, Foot Ball Games and General Holiday Mark Day. Grateful Washington officially and unofficially celebrated Thanksgiving today with impressive ceremonies at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, the Washington Cathedral and other churches, foot ball games and a gen- eral holiday spirit. Federal departments and business houses were closed for the day. Public and parochial schools yesterday after- noon closed their doors until Monday. Missions and relief organizations held open house and served Thanks- giving dinner to hundreds of needy and homeless, and distributed baskets of food to hundreds of other poverty- stricken families. Probably for the first time in the history of the United States the Presi- giving day as Mr. Roosevelt sped | southward toward Buenos Aires and | the Pan-American Peace Conference. With Vice President Garner back | home in Texas and Secretary of State Hull in Buenos Aires, the task of leading the Nation in the celebration of Thanksgiving devolved upon Act-| ing Secretary of State R. Walton | Moore. Moore, because of the spanish! situation and other responsibilities, | indicated he might have to spend a| part of today at his desk in the State | Department. He hoped, however, to 80 to the family ancestral home at Fairfax, Va., for dinner. From there | he will keep closely in touch with the | State Department to keep himself posted on the anticipated evacuation of the United States Embassy staff | and other Americans from embattled | Madrid to Valencia. President Roosevelt’s personal and official families both were widely scat- tered for the holiday. Mrs. Roose- velt will have a family dinner at Hyde Park, N. Y., for some of her children and grandchildren. James Roosevelt is with his father aboard the U. S. S. Indianapolis en route to Buenos Aires. Elliott Roosevelt and his family will be at their Texas home. Hull and Farley Away. Secretary Hull, in Buenos Aires, was not the only cabinet officer away from the country. Postmaster Gen- eral Farley is in London- For most of the cabinet members today will be a busy day. Secretary Ickes planned to spend the morning at his | desk in the Interior Department be- fore a midday dinner at home. At- torney General Cummings also said he would put in a full day at the Justice Department, but would find time for turkey, also. Secretary of Commerce Roper was the speaker at union Thanksgiving services of four churches in North- east Washington today. Family din- ner followed at the Roper home on Woodland drive. This evening the Ropers will be dinner guests of Ad- miral William H. Standley, chief of naval operations, and Mrs. Stand- ley. With Secretary of the Navyi Swanson and Mrs. Swanson, the Ropers and Standleys will attend the Navy relief ball tonight. Miss Perkins Joins Family. Secretary of Labor Perkins left ‘Washington yesterday to join her family in New York for the holiday. Secretary of War Woodring was to have a few intimate friends for din- ner. Secretary Wallace was sched- uled to return from a two weeks’ tour of the Southwest today in time to dine with his family. Secretary Morgenthau expected to spend the day at his home in Dutchess County, N. Y. ‘The crisp, clear weather of the morning was expected to continue through the day, with increasing cold tonight and tomorrow. A minimum temperature of about 24 degrees was anticipated during the night. Winds were expected to continue from gentle to moderate, from the northwest. Federal departments and local stores and business houses were closed for the day- Public and parochial schools yesterday afternoon closed their doors until Monday. Foot Ball in Spotlight. Foot ball occupied the sports spot- light today. Thousands of Washing- tonians were expected to attend the George Washington-West Virginia game this afternoon at Griffith Stadium, the Washington-Lee High (®) Means Associated Press. dent is out of the country on Thanks- | TWO CENTS. MARITINE STRIKE VIEWED NEAR END, ONE CURB IS EASED Obstacle to Sending Food Ships to Alaska Removed. “Break” Forecast. CALIFORNIA OFFICIAL CHEERED BY REPORT, McGrady Tells Rossi Outlook for Agreement in Coastwise Trade Is “Bright.” BACKGROUND— Strike of maritime workers, nou several weeks old, has paralyzed Pacific Coast ports and to a lesser extent affected Atlantic and Gulf shipping. Since September 30 West Coast unions have been unable to agree on workers’ “fundamental” demands concerning hiring of labor. Chief point in dispute is union control of “hiring halls.” Strikes elsewhere than on the Pa- cific Coast have been sympathy ac- tions. By the Associated Press. | SAN FRANCISCO, November 26.— | One obstacle to the immediate send- | ing of food ships to Alaska was re- moved today, and peace prospects ape peared brighter here in another sec- | tion of the paralyzing Pacifi¢ Coast | maritime strike. 1‘ W. H. Cannon, president of the | Railroad Chapter of the American Federation of Government Employes, | said at Anchorage, Alaska, today his union, which works the piers in Alaska, agreed to a rotation system for the hiring of longshoremen at Seward. He said Col. O. F. Ohlson, general manager of the Government-owned Alaska Railroad, here to charter relief vessels, asked the union to substitute the rotation system for the seniority system now in effect. The International Longshoremen's Association and Government Em- ployes’ Pederation were at loggerheads on these two methods of hiring, and the I L. A. refused to sign agreements to man food vessels until Alaska steve= | dores agreed to the rotation system. Coastwise freight operators and one union group talked over peace terms yesterday and spent Thanksgiving studying proposals prior to resuming negotiations tomorrow. | The coastwise shippers, who oper= | ate 75 smaller boats and handle 10 | per cent of the cargoes, had reached tentative agreements with the mae Jority of the maritime unions just bee fore the strike was called October 29, Yesterday's discussions involved the marine cooks and stewards. They are asking for an eight-hour day and control of hiring, an issue which has blocked peace meetings between unions and the off-shore or deep sea operators. Rossi Encouraged. Assistant Labor Secretary Edward F. McGrady informed Mayor Angelo Rossi last night the “outlook for an agreement in \the coastwise trade is very bright.” Rossi later said he expected break in the maritime strike within 48 hours.” Resumption of operations by the coastwise freighters would provide an outlet for the Pacific Northwest's lumber industry. Col. Ohlson scheduled a new meet= ing today with unions and hoped for speedy agreement to man ships. President Roosevelt authorized the railroad to charter and operate suffi- cient ships to assure adequate food supplies to the territory, cut off from normal trade by the 28-day strike. In Honolulu, where the walkout also has curtailed food shipments, non- union stevedores yesterday began un- | loading cattle and poultry feed from | the strikebound liners President Hayes and President Pierce. Approximately 240 striking seamen were arrested at Port Arthur, Tex., last night on charges of violating an order enjoining “rank and file” seamen from picketing. FRENCH FEAR STRIKE. Wide Sympathy Walkout of Dock- workers Threatens. BY the Assoclated Press. PARIS, November 26.—A wid{'strike of French dockworkers, in sympathy with United States strikers, threat- ened today as laborers at Le Havre persisted in their refusal to unload the United States liner Washington. Leon Jouhaux, head of the General Confederation of Labor, was attempte ing personally to aid in getting the liner on her way, however. American negotiators said Jouhaux had promised to try to hold up the international sympathy strike until the Washington was unloaded. Talks between line officials and union dele~ gates were proceeding. AGREEMENT ENDS NEWS GUILD STRIKE School and George Washington High School game for the championship of Northern Virginia at Ballston, Va., and the game between Maryland and Washington-Lee at Baltimore. Most of the Washington churches (See MOORE, Page A-6.) Child, 6, Narrowly Escapes Mystery Bullet Fired at Bed A few minutes after 6-year-old Joseph Potter had been taken from ‘his bed at 1317 H street northeast to- nearby rooftop or second-story win- dow, shattered the window. She said she heard no gun report. Police were unable to determine immediately the caliber of the bullet and declined to say whether there were any suspects in the case. Mrs. Potter said she had no reason to sus- pect any one of wishing to harm her or her son. The slug entered the rear window of Mrs. Potter’s first-floor apartment. (] Seattle Post-Intelligencer Will Resume Publication Monday. By the Associated Press. SEATTLE, November 26.—Charles B. Lindeman, associate publisher of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, and Richard H. Seller, president of the Seattle Chapter of the American Newspaper Guild, announced last night the guild strike against the newspaper “has been settled.” Lindeman’s statement said: “The news room strike onr the Post- Intelligencer has been settled. The terms were upon the basis incorpor- ated in the draft prepared by the Executive Committee of the Amer- ican Federation of Labor.” Publication will be resumed Mon- day, November 30, Lindeman said. Seller described the settlement as & “victory for the guild.” The strike started August 13. Pull terms of the settlement were not an- nounced immediately.