Evening Star Newspaper, December 3, 1936, Page 1

(0. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Oceasional rain tonight and probably tomorrow morning; not much change in temperature; lowest tonight about 36 de- grees. Temperatures—Highest, 42, at noon today; lowest, 37, at 8 a.m. today. Full report on page 23. Cluml New York Markets, Page 22 84th YEAR. No. 33819. Entered as second class matter * post office, Washington, D.: C. @b WASHINGTON, Wl'fl{ SUNDAY MORN D. C, ING EDITION ¢ Toening Sfar TH‘URSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1936—SIXTY PAGES. ### The only Yesterday’s in Washington wit! Associated Press News and Wirephoto Services. evening paper the Circulation, 138,391 (Bome returns not yet received.) P Means Associated Press. TWO CENTS. KING WINS FIRST SKlRMlSH WITH CABINET STUBBORNLY REFUSES TO DROP MRS. SIMPSON OR GIVE UP THRONE Must Avoid Abdication, Says Laborite, Pointing to Mon- arch’s Popularity. PRIME MINISTER DECLINES STATEMENT BEFORE HOUSE Edward Takes Refuge at Country Estate | With American Woman and Duke and Duchess of York. By the Associated Press. LONDON, December 3.—King Edward of England won in a first show of strength today in his all-critical fight with Britain’s government to keep his throne and his American | friend, Wallis Warfield Simpson Defiant, yet with his empire’s fate close at heart, Eng- | 1and'’s sovereign insisted stubbornly on his right to a private | life. Gray and shaken, Baldwin, his first minister, stood be- fore the House of Commons in emotional anti-climax to in- sist he had nothing to say to the British people. Must Avoid Abdication. Then, dramatically, the Laborite colonel, Right. Hon. | Josiah Clement Wedgwood, told the British Press Associa- tion in apparent confirmation of the authoritative impres- sion that the King was winning at least the first phase of his empire-stunning battle: “The King is beloved. The thing we have got to avoid | more than anything else is abdication. Any change will | tear this country in two. If a general election comes, the outcome will be on the side of the King.” His words echoed those of the liberal Afternoon Star, which #aid: “Why should he (the King) be denied the common hmpineu of mankind?” With his heir-presumptive brother and Mrs. Simpson herself | at his side, the King refused to yield to Baldwin on throne or friendship. But, some sources said, he may have thrust aside the first minister’s attack with a pledge he would make no arrangement Storm Center not satisfactory to the government, the church and himself. ; Question for Parliament. | Col. Wedgwood, commenting on his statement that a general | election would result in favor of the King, said: “The vast bulk of the people hate seeing a man bullied when he thinks he is right and they respect a man who will stand up for his rights. “Obviously the question is not one for the cabinet to decide, but for Parliament as a whole, as in the case of Richard IL.” Wedgwood's statement arose from the motion he formally | —— entered for debate as soon as possible: “That in the opinion of this House the oath of allegiance which | they have already taken to King Edward VIII is unaffected by any | form of coronation ceremony, or by the presence thereat or absence therefrom of any dignitary or personage whatsoever; nor will they substitute any other for the King of England.” The involved parliamentary language, which puzzled even the members of Commons, means that if the House passed the motion it would in effect extend the King a vote of confidence. It was considered unlikely, however, that the question will be | debated. Wedgwood, who on the authority of Parliament recently pub- lished the first of a 40-volume history of Parliament, said the coro- nation was a church service only and had nothing whatever to do with the British people aside from their desire to keep up old | traditions. “No Statement to Make.” Baldwin, in an unprecedented House of Commons setting, stood, white and stubborn, to say, “I have no statement to make” on & constitutional crisis. Clement R. Attlee, the opposition leader who reputedly has sided with Baldwin against the King in the prime minister’s demand that Edward relinquish the American, asked as the tense members | of Parliament and the amazed citizens of the empire waited: “I would like to ask the prime minister.on private motion a question—whether any constitutional difficulties have arisen and whether he has any statement to make?” Baldwin replied: “I have no statement to make today. While there does not at present exist any constitutional difficulty, the situation is of such @ nature as to make it inexpedient that I should be questioned about it at this stage.” Stunning Anti-Climax. 1t was a stunning anti-climax to a day which saw these breath- taking developments: 1. The King, at his Fort Belvedere country residence with the Duke and Duchess of York, Mrs. Simpson and his closest counselors, represented by the highest sources as determined to hold both his friendship for the American woman and his throne—a situation which might ultimately lead to his abdication. 2. Baldwin reputedly threatening, with the support of his op- position, mass cabinet resignation unless the King renounces any fdea of marrying Mrs. Simpson. 3. The excited, astonished people of the British Isles and their dominions, engulfed by a sudden flood of vivid publicity about their sovereign and his twice-divorced friend, groping for a decision and & stand with King or cabinet. 4. The Anglican Church, openly opposing any ;uh.net Whatso- ever between the King and Mrs. Simpson. All day long rumors ran like lightning that the King had abdi- cated, that the annouricement was imminent. A government source said the rumors were not true. Announcement Amazes People.. As for the prime minister, his announcement that no “consti- tutional difficulty” now exists amazed a people stirred to their emo- tional depths by the long-suppressed story of their monarch’s pri- vate life. nn;uument'umdcmthcfmo!lhtuddbdpm- t:umeemcnu throughout the Bril A new picture of Mrs. Wallis Simpson, taken as she at- tended a London social event recently. Copynght A. P Wirephoto. KING STANDS FIRM ON PRIVATE RIGHTS Holds Personal Life Apart ‘From Responsibilities as Monarch. BY the Assoctated Press. LONDON, December 3.—Unruffied by a government crisis over his pos- sible marriage to Mrs. Wallis Simpson, Britain’s bachelor King stood firm to- day in his insistence on private lib- erty. From accurate, definite and authori- tative representations the Associated | Press learned King Edward’s position could be stated this way: “While still insisting upon his pre- rogatives as an individual to seek per- sonal happiness in his private life, he nevertheless realizes the great re- sponsibilities of his high office. “Above everything, what he con- siders to be for the best interests of the British realm will continue to T (See EDWARD, Page A-2) JAPANESE LANDED By Raaio to The Btar. PEIPING, China, December 3.—The h-fln(o(nuuuhluemn ‘Tsingtao today, foillowing the hdlmb:nluhun- cotton mills there, has again revived the Shantung question, while the Sulyuan erisis remains unabated. i NATIONAL. IPRESDENT CIVEN WARM REGEPTION IN MONTEVIDED Stresses “New Era of Friendship and Confidence Among Americas.” ROUTE THROUGH CITY STREWN WITH FLOWERS ‘.Inter-Americnn League of Nations Proposed at Buenos Aires Conference. Text of President’s speech, Page B-4. BY the Associated Press. MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Decem- ber 3.—President Roosevelt declared today “s new era of friendship and confidence among the Americas” was | born at the Pan-American Conference here three years ago. Addressing & luncheon given for him by President Gabriel Terra and Senora Terra after an enthusiastic | reception by Montevideo's populace | and officialdom, the United States Executive declared: “I believe that when history comes to be written the origin of the new American era will be placed here in the memorable vear 1933. “Truly it is an inspiration for the average citizen of all our republics that that conference is giving back 1ts fruits in terms of achievement for | | the people of the world.” Enthusiastic Reception. President Roosevelt, stopping here on his return journey to the United States, was welcomed today with a | shower of flowers from the enthu- siastic populace as he rode through Montevideo's streets with Pmident Gabriel Terra. The Uruguayan president emhnned | the visiting United States executive as he stepped from the cruiser In- dianspolis at 9:56 a.m. (7.56 am., E. 8. T.) for his last halt before head- ing northward toward the United States. A few In the crowd which lined ibe.-streets shouted “Viva!” and “Roosevelt! Roosevelt!” but the great majority were silent, in accordance with Uruguayan custom. The throng showed its enthusiasm by waving miniature flags, hurling flowers and surging into the streets | ahead of the motorcade. | Police rushed the crowd in some | places to restore a clear path, only to see the path wiped out a few| minutes later. The two Presidents, riding together, smiled and waved their hats at the populace. Wreath Is Laid. In a last-minute change of pro- | gram, they drove to the monument to Gen. Jose Gervasio Artigas, Uru- gua! independence hero, where | James Roosevelt, the President’s son, | |laid a wreath. The ceremony orig- | | inally had been scheduled for the | afternoon. As Mr. Roosevelt arrived from | Buenos Aires, where he had addressed the opening of the Inter-American Peace Conference, a large crowd awaited him on Montevideo's be- flagged shore, packed behind 3,000 khaki-uniformed soldiers and brav- ing a cold rain and wind. ‘The troops both cavalry and in- fantry, lined 12 blocks of the route arranged for a Roosevelt-Terra mo- tor tour. Escorted by Uruguay’s one-ship WAITING TO RECOGNIZE THE WINNER THE SPEAKER'S A'I'I'ITUDE STRIKE SPREADS 10 TIRE GOMPANY 15,000 Workers in Plant at | Akron Are Affected by Action. B the Associate~ Press Strikes in industries supplying units | for automobile production extended today to the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. at Akron. Company officials announced’ they would not discuss grievances of em- ployes until operations have béen re- sumed. Approximately 5,000 workers were affected as 400 employes in the truck tire and bead room departments re- mained idle last night at their ma- | chines in protest against what John House, Goodyear local president of the Rubber Workers' Union, termed an | “accumulation of grievances.” Production continued at the com- pany's No. 2 plant, where approxi- mately 6,000 are employed, but com- | pany officials said it was doubtful how | long it could continue, since operations depend largely upon crude rubber from the No. 1 unit. Goodyear employs a total of nearly 14,000 workers. Meeting Announced. House announced a meeting today of employes of the departments in which the “sit-down” was staged to discuss its causes. The “sit-down” was one of a series| T (8ee STRIKES, Page A-7) Protest Action of Reich. PRAHA, Czechoslovakia, December 3 (#).—The government today joined the Franco-British protest agsinst Germany’s return of her waterways to Nazi control. The protest note, handed to the German Minister here, termed the German action a one-sided repu- " (See CONFERENCE, Page A-3.) Summary of Page. Amusements. D-8 | Puzzles . | Army Orders_C-12 | Sports C Lost & Found A-3 Obituary ....A-14/ FOREIGN. King wins first tilt with cabinet in Simpeon dispute. Page A-1 Damage is slight in new air raids on Madrid. Page A-1 | Inter-American League of Nations pro- posed at peace parley. Page A-1 President Roosevelt given warm wel- come in Montevideo. Page A-1 Woman's Pg.. C-8 Dr. Townsend and two aides indicted here on contempt charges. Page A-1 Congress may be asked to continue nuisance taxes. Page A-1 Strikes in automobile supply industry spread to Akron firm. Page A-1 Misrepresentation charged in 21 auto companies’ financing. Page A-1 Senator proposes Federsl law on auto driving standards. Page A-2 Army and Navy unaffected by mar- riage restrictions. A-2 Senator Guffey reported active in fight over House leadership. Page A-6 proposed by Borah. Page A-19 | Foot mmmumnammw -January. Page A-20 wulmommvwnrn'v Stars join in radio plea for Yule toys. Page A-1 Mother, in dazed condition, found with child in doorway. Page A-3 Bandit suspects, nnhdbucrum. face special line-up. Page A-3 Transit inspector victim in two suc- diation of the Versaille peace pact. Today’s Star . | “Scholastic® dropped from approved list for schools. B-1 | Booming business increases demand for U. 8. stamps. Page B-1 Court orders removal of abandoned street car tracks. Page B-1 New traffic warrant scheme discussed by officials. Page B-1 Nolan closes defense in bribery trial without Page B-1 Approval is given mernr of local gus firms. Page l-l Catholic U. to construct new $200,000 faculty building. Page B-1 Final Community Chest figure of $1,- 125,127 reported. Page B-11 EDITORIAL AND COMMENT. This and That. Page A-12 Answers to Questions. Page A-12 Political Mill. Page A-12 Stars, Men and Atoms. Page A-12 David Lawrence. Page A-13 L Page A-13 Page A-13 Page A-13 Page A-13 Page A-22 Page A-23 Page A-23 Stocks move up (table). Curb list mixed (table). Clearings held above 1935. Aluminum Co. cuts arrears. Page A 23 Building gains in South. Page A-23 SPORTS. Foot ball shows marked increase dur- ing 1936 season. Page D-1 Mahoney strokes note for peace at A. A U. meeting. Page D-1 Phelan would come to Midwest despite Coast success. Page D-2 Prize list of $500 is announced for Star D-3 cessive accidents. Page A-3 Celanese strikers agree to return to work after compromise. Page A-7 $42,000 in Pairfax W. P. A. projects await availsble labor. ~ Page A-17 Jingle bells touched the hearts of | tional Broadcasting Co. devoted the | The Star-Warner Bros-N. B. C. Christmas toy campaign and the six- | teenth annual Metropolitan Police Christmas Performers from -the Earle Theater sang for other people’s suppers and mmimlmmo—wmmyol N. B. C. Broadcast anmmu.wbm entertainment folk and WRC radio | sudiences last night when the Na-| | first of & series of three programs to| STARS JOIN IN RADIO PLEA 'FOR CHRISTMAS CHEER Songs and Skits Go on Air to Tell Capital No Child Shall Be Forgotten by Santa This Year. appeal for toys, clothing and food for the destitute of Washington this Christmas. With Audrey Sieber, ceremonies at the Earle Theater, act- | listeners, and Gordon Hittenmark, | | “Your Timekeeper” of WRC, the mas- ter of ceremonies, the program led off #t 10:30 o'clock with that old-time producer of holiday spirit, “Jingle Bells.” played by the Lotus Club Or- chestra. How new toys and clothing for the (See TOYS, Page A-2) DAMAGE 15 SLIGHT Fascist Bombs Again Burst in City—Miaja Virtual Dictator of Defense. BACKGROUND— Civil war in Spain, starting last July with revolt of Fascists against popularly-elected Leftist govern- ment, finds insurgent attack stailed in recent weeks after early suc- cesses resulted in advance to edges of Madrid. s Meanwhile, fears for peace of all Europe spread as major powers split in sympathies for either Left- ists or Fascists. Germany and Italy, accused of giving matérial support to rebels, have recognized regime of Gen. Francisco Framco before he has overcome legal gov- ernment. Russia and France have demonstrated sympathy with aims of Loyalists. By the Associated Press. MADRID, December 3.—Fascist bombs burst again in Madrid in two new air raids today. While artillery and machine-gun fire and the dull boom of hand gre- nades sounded incessantly on the Uni- versity City and Model Prison fronts in Northwestern Madrid, planes dropped & score of bombs in the Ro- sales section. Several others fell in Retiro Park, near government bat- teries. Damage was comparatively slight. The war spread on many fronts, from the Guadarrama Mountains north of Madrid to the Cordoba sector of the south. Dispatches from Mo- toro in the Pozoblanco area said gov- ernment dynamiters had blown up the railroad between Cordoba and Villa- harta after a battle. Continued fighting also was re- ported in Asturias, to the north. Miaja Virtual Dictator. Gen. Jose Miaja became the vir- tual dictator of Madrid’s defense. Creation of a single command for the whole Madrid ares was believed prob- able as a result of a shake-up of the T (8ee SPAIN, Page A-19) By the Associated Press. The Federal Trade Commission IN'MADRID RAIDS NUISANGE TAXES $150.000,000 Brought in for 5 Months of This Year. Problem Studied. BY the Associated Press. Congress may be asked to continue most of a group of “nuisance” taxes scheduled to expire by next July. The taxes, which provided more than $300,000,000 of revenue in the last fiscal year and returned about $150,000,000 during the first five months of this year, include levies on gasoline, radio sets, mechanical re- frigerators, firearms and automobiles and parts. Although saying no definite de- cision has been reached as to whether the taxes should be continued, fiscal officials nevertheless added that reve- nue they produce will be needed if next year's budget is to show an ap- proximate balance. Collection Cost Probed. A joint congressional committee and the Treasury are investigating to de- termine whether the cost of collect- ing some taxes is excessive in relation to their returns, and tax experts said some expiring “nuisance” levies may fall into this category. Such taxes, they added, could be eliminated with- out cutting seriously into revenue. Biggest revenue producer of the special levies is the gasoline tax, which returned $177,000,000 during the last fiscal year. Next highest receipts were realized from the taxes on automobiles and parts, which to- taled $55,000,000. President Roosevelt has announced he does not plan any additional taxes, arise in the next Congress. Studied for Changes. Secretary Morgenthau reported the Treasury is studying both the undis- tributed profits and the capital gains perfections” should be remedied. Some fiscal experts have expressed the view that a downward revision of the capital gains tax rate might produce more revenue, because this would encourage profit taking. 21 Firms’ Auto Financing Ads Misrepresent Rate, U. S. Avers commission charged, the interest pay- ments total about 12 per cent. The commission said the following automobile companies had been named in the complaints: “The Nash Motors Co., Kenosha, Wis.; General Motors Corp., Detroit, | and s subsidiaries, which produce Chevrolet, Oldsmobile, Pontiac, Buick, Le Salle and Cadillsc cars; Chrysler Corp., Detroit, and its subsidiaries, | Chrysler Sales Corp. and those man- ufacturing De Soto, Dodge and Ply- mouth cars; G Motors Fage A-6.) mistress of | ing in the same capacity for radio MAY BE CONTINUED but, besides the “nuisance” imposts, several tax questions are expected to ' taxes to determine whether any “im- | D. C. GRAND JURY HOLDS TOWNSEND AND 2 EX-AIDES 'Doctor Accused of Refusing to Testify and Bolting Senate Inquiry. WUNDER AND KIEFER ALSO ARE INDICTED {No Immediate Steps Will Be Taken to Arrest Trio, Officials Decide. BY WILLIAM S. TARVER. Dr. Francis E. Townsend and two of his associates, Dr. Clinton Wunder | of New York and John B. Kiefer of Chicago, were indicted today by the District grand jury, charged with contempt of the House. The charges are the outgrowth of an incident last Spring when the elderly head and founder of Old Age Revolving Pensions, Ltd.. clapped on his hat and deflantly walked out of a committee hearing. Wunder and Kiefer, both former regional directors in the Townsend organizations, were charged with re- fusing to appear before the commit- tee investigating old age pension or- ganizations, while Townsend was ac- cused both of refusing to testify and of walking out of the committee room without permission. The indictments followed & long period of inaction by prosecuting offi- cials. Although the alleged contumacy was cited to United States Attorney Leslie C. Garnett six months ago by | the House, no serious effort was made | until after the presidential election to get the necessary witnesses before the grand jury. No formal explana- tion of the delay was advanced, but it was understood that members of Congress desired to have the matter lie dormant until the campaign was over. After a conference today between Garnett and his assistants, Harry L. | Underwood and Charles B. Murray, | who presented the case to the grand | jury, it was decided to take no im- mediate steps toward the arrest of any of the three indicted. The officials said they would come municate = with former Senator Thomas W. Hardwick of Georgia, Townsend's attorney, in an effort to arrange for Townsend’s voluntary surrender. Meanwhile nothing will be done in regard to Wunder and Kiefer, since both have promised to come to Washe ington whenever their presence is desired. Wunder, it was said, is now in New York and Kiefer in Chicago. The district attorney did not know the exact whereabouts of Townsend. The penalty on conviction for con= tempt may be imprisonment for 1 to 12 months and a fine of from $100 |to $1,000. Officlals’ expressed the opinion the punishment must carry & fail sentence. The offense is a mis- demeanor. The three were charged in separate indictments, all of whick set out in full the House resolution creating the investigating committee, which was headed by Representative Bell, Demo- crat, of Missouri. Indictment’s Statement. The Townsend indictment stated a summons for the physician was is- | sued April 20, commanding him to appear before the committee May 5. He was served April 22 by William A. | Weber, deputy sergeant at arms of the House. and “responded and testi- fied on diverse dates prior to the 2lst day of May.” It was on May 21 that Dr. Town- send arose from the witness chair and, over the protests of Chairman Bell, read a prepared statement as- serting he considered the inquiry a persecution of him and his associates and that he would answer no mere questions. “Thank you, gentlemen, and good day,” he concluded, placing his hat on his head and walking out the door as the amazed committee and spec- tators arose in confusion. The first count of the indictment |charged that he “unlawfully, know- | ingly and wilfully and without leave FALL FIGHT TO HOLD HOME IS CONCLUDED Former Interior Secretary’s Ap- peal on Doheny Firm’s Suit Is Dismissed. BY the Associated Press. SANTA FE, N. Mex., December 3.— | Secrecy marked the apparent end today of the bitter and long-drawn sequel to Albert B. Fall's conviction of accepting an oil man’s bribe while Secretary of the Interior—his fight to hold residence in the beautiful ranch home at Tres Ritos, N. Mex. On stipulation of counsel, New Mex- ico’s Supreme Court dismissed late yesterday the bed-ridden former public official’s appeal from a lower court decision in the ejectment suit brought by the Petroleum Securities Corp., a unit in the vast oil empire built by the late Edward L. Doheny. Attorneys for the Harding cabinet member and for the petroleum cor- poration signed the stipulation, which was approved by Chief Justice Daniel K. Sadler. Terms were not announced. Fall, who turned 75 on November 26, has been directing the battle from his hospital bed in El Paso, Tex. where he lies unable to walk. Pall ‘was convicted and sentenced to a year’s imprisonment for accepte ing a bribe, but Doheny was aec- quitted of & charge that he offered & bribe.