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ALLOWEDTOWORK “We Do Not Refuse Pain,” - He Is Quoted by Vatican ' Newspaper. By the Associated Press. VATICAN CITY, January 7.—Pope Plus is improving “progressively,” an official bulletin from the Vatican said fonight. = *This improvement permits him to earry out his constant and ardent de- Bre for work which, with his admir- &ble resistance, form two of his most Deloved characteristics,” the bulletin declared. Osservatore Romano, official Vati- oan newspaper, quoted the 79-year- old pontiff as saying “We do not re- Suse pain—we ask for it.” - He referred to neuritic pains in his Jegs arising from circulatory obstruc- tions which, with _arterio-sclerosis “(hardening of the arteries) and a ‘Wweakened heart, have kept the holy father in bed for more than a month. - Has Good Night's Sleep. +'The Pope, refreshed by a relatively night's sleep, eagerly inspected m_v the specially constructed wheel “ehair he expected to bring back a measure of his old activity. . Well-informed circles said the holy father was eager to undertake all work his doctor, Prof. Aminta Milani, "would allow. The Pope received Cardinal Pacelli, papal secretary of state, and read some of his correspondence, dictating replies to secretaries seated beside his bed. He alsc spent some time reading “blographical accounts of the lives of +former Popes. © 'As an indication of his continued “4nterest, prelates said the pontiff was “earrving on his fight against com- ‘munism from his sickbed. He was said to hope the Eucharistic Congress in Manila in February would help check communism's spread in the Philippines. Take Advantage of Typhoons. Vatican sources said red influence was gaining ground in the islands despite the efforts of authorities. Prel- “ates expressed belief Communist or- +ganizers were taking advantage of the . recent devastating floods and typhoons +to work on the emotions of the home- +less, hungry and unemployed. When the holy father's new chair . was wheeled into his sick room this morning, attendants described the scene as like the presentation of a gift. The chair will allow the Pope to , 8it up, but will keep his afflicted legs _straight and immobile. It is light and can easily be wheeled about the papal apartments. Sleep Less Troubled. Although the Pope's sleep last night “was less troubled with pain than the inight before, well-informed circles ; said concern was felt lest he attempt i more than his strength would allow. { Reports from the sick room indi- | eated the holy father had rallied from ¥4he prostration he suffered yesterday, ! but there was no really appreciable change in his serious condition. His doctors maintained constant waich to prevent recurrence of sink- ing spells which carry the pontiff to the verge of unconsciousness, Spain (Continued From First Page.) leral times in the past 24 hours, , spreading death and wrecking fac- | tories and humble homes. INSURGENTS ADVANCE. ‘ . Fight Way to Madrid Suburbs From New Sector. WITH FASCISTS, OUTSIDE MA- “DRID, January 7 (#).—Spanish in- ysurgents fought their way to the § suburbs of Madrid from a new sector ytoday and were reported to have oc- scupied the railroad station and sur- ixounding buildings at Pozuelo de yAlarcon, 5 miles northwest of the scapital. ¥ Driving from recently captured Las yRozas on the Madrid-El Escorial high- «way, the Fascist troops advanced, \steadily pushing the capital's defend- ers along the road before them. s Suddenly at Pozuelo, the insurgent commanders said, the Socialist re- ssistance seemed to crumble. y They reported the government smilitia was evacuating the sector in & #long stream of trucks & Tetuan, ¢Madrid's extreme northern district. L The government has stubbornly held +Pozuelo, separated from Madrid only by the Casa de Campo, in the face Jof repeated insurgent blows from their ssouthern column. Their defenses gave only under the scombined assault of the northern and sbouthern wings of Gen. Francisco 4¥Franco’s army. & The insurgent push 6 miles south «2rom Las Rozas and then 4 mjles east- Zward toward Madrid was described as sone of the greatest marches on the .siege front in many weeks. ‘The Fascists announced their troops had advanced steadily from Las Rozas, capturing a continuous string of chalets and villas in the fashionable suburban district around Majadahon- da, Pozuelo and Aravaca. Insurgent planes repeatedly bombed the retreating Socialist militiamen. Counter-Attack Repulsed. ‘The general advance started when insurgents beat back a determined government counter-attack to relieve isolated Socialist comrades in the snow-peaked Guadarramas. ‘The government drive, centered on the recently captured town of Las Wayside Tales Random Observations of Interesting Events and Things. MAIL. ONGRESSMEN get some funny letters in their mail, it's true. Representative Krank Kloeb of Ohlo answered one the other day which was productive of considerable mirth. The constituent asked: “Is it true that Presidents, in exer- cising the pocket veto, must carry the bills in their pockets while in the process of using that form of veto?” And Representative Mon C. Wall- green of Washington received the fol- lowing . request: “I understand there is money in bullfrogs. Will you see that the Gov- ernment loans me $400 so I can buy two bullfrogs and start & bullfrog farm?” % x % POKER. There’s a group of Government employes that meets one night a week for the purpose of testing their wits in the ancient and honorable game of poker. For 10 years they have used the same set of chips. They are old, discolored and battered, but the members of the group wouldn't L| tonight with Prince ENVOY IN PARLEY British Secretary Expounds Gravity of Spanish Vol- unteer Issue. By the Associated Press. LONDON, January T7.—Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden expounded the increasing gravity of the Spanish volunteer question in a frank talk Otto von Bis- marck, the German charge d'affaires. Facing anxiously-awaited Italo= German replies to a plea to stop such volunteers, the foreign secretary closeted himself with the German envoy after an important conference with Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin. Informed said the replies of the Fucm% (Italy's was de- livered late in Rome) might have a vital effect on the peace of Europe. Britain, with a warning eye on her mighty fleet massing in Spanish wate ers, looked and hoped for “construc- tive” answers. Observers pointed out British men-of-war were moving toward Spain in sufficient numbers to enforce a blockade of the peninsula should such action become necessary. At the same time a statement in Glasgow last night by Sir Thomas Inskip, defense co-ordination minister, that there would be no army conscrip- tion during peace time, was taken to mean Britain was ready to draft sol- diers immediately peace was endan- change them for the world. The reason: The chips belonged to a man who died five years ago. When he died his wife, who knew of his en- joyment of the weekly pastime, re= quested the surviving members to see that the chips remained in the game. She said her husband would have liked that. His memory is thus kept alive in an unique way. % % WILLIE. A WANDERER, home from a vaca- tion trip in the South, brings us this story. Visiting his sister in the country, he saw her little boy set off down the road one morning, holding the hand of a giant colored boy named Willie who worked around the place. It was explained that Willie often walked up the way to buy eggs from a ‘peighboring farm, and the child, only 2145 years old, went along to get & ride on a pony belonging to the farmer’s kids. to see if he could borrow the d bring it back. I want to take ictures of my bambino riding.” little while the big buck, the y and the pony returned. The to put on his best face, “Oh, wait a minute,” said the mother. “Willie, put that pony over there where I'll not have to face the sun to get it in the camera.” “Yas'm,” said Willie obediently, and picked up the pony, the baby still astride, and set them down safely in | the proper place. Ther he folded his | arms and stood by to wait for the pic- ture taking. * % % » | TIME'S MARCH. | ’I‘o THE student of the Bible, the : flood dates back to Noah's Ark,| while to a Mississippian it could mean | almost any month of the year. To! the mind of Judge Isaac R. Hitt of Police Court, “The Flood" was chron- icled in the Bible. { He learned differently, however, | when a 10-year-old girl took the stand to testify in his court. “How long have you lived in Wash- ington?” the jurist asked. “Since the flood,” was the reply. Further questioning by the court brought out that the child’s family had lived in the District since her parents’ home was washed away by the Potomac flood last year. * % % X OBLIGING SANTA. O FAR as we are concerned, this kisses off the subject of Christmas until the season rolls around again in 1937. But we did hear just this day of a youngster who was faced with a serious problem at the last Yuletide. Her house has two chimneys on it, one that is real, the other a false affair, built merely for the effect of symmetry. Couple of days before Santa was due to come whipping around the housetops, the little girl decided it would be prudent to put up & sign explaining the situation to Santa, who otherwise might imagine he'd fallen into a den of practical Consequently she borrowed a laun- dry cardboard from one of poppa’s shirts and scrawled on it, in heavy black pencil, “Please use the other chimney.” Christmas eve her father obligingly climbed ladder and stuck the sign on the phony flue. Next morning the little girl's stock- ing was loaded, and when she went out to have a look at the sign, printed at the bottom of it, in a generous hand, Rozas, vital junction point on the Madrid highway to the mountain po- sitions, was repulsed with heavy artil- lery and machine gun fire. Fascist battalions pressed their ad- vantage and forced the Socialists to withdraw to Aravaca village, north- west of Madrid. Stronghold Nearly Circled. Insurgent troop movements were reported on the northern fork of the Guadarrams road toward Torrelo- dones, forming a deep pocket around the government stronghold of El Esco- rial. ¢ The Fascist tactics appeared de- signed to isolate the government forces in the Escorial sector, at the same time encircling Madrid. weather dispelled fog that had shrouded the trenches for days and brought renewed aerial activity. A fleet of government bombing planes was driven off- by anti-aircraft batteries shortly before a massed in- surgent raid on government lines. g Accompanied by 30 pursuit planes, %14 _bombers soattered &t least 15 tons i~ of bombs on: the Socialist lines in the - porthwest corner of Madrid from * Univensity Ctty to Oustro Caminos. was the notation: “Many thanks. I did. Santa Claus.” R MEAN. A Maryland woman who rents & house in Berwyn says she has found the “meanest” painter. She hired him to repaint the kitchen of the house remted last Summer and thought he did a pretty good job until her temants ‘moved last week. Then she found he had painted around a calendar and a couple of pictures that were hanging on the walls. AN T S o T C. OF C. DIRECTORS DINE ST 8pecial Dispatch to The Star. % PAIRFAX, Va, January 7-iDi. rectors of the Fairfax County Cham- ber of Commerce will hold a dinner at the Fairfax Southern Church at 6 o'clock tonight, followed by s business meeting. LIk "The dinner will be served by _the “This morning,” she said, “I told| was brought out and baby, gered. Confers With Baldwin, Foreign Secretary Antnony Eden conferred with Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin this afternoon concerning the Spanish situation, while another meet- ing of the International Neutrality Subcommittee was summoned for Tuesday. Then delegates will study expert reports on technical aspects of the re- cruiting of foreign nationals for service in Spain, as well as the various forms of financial aid which parties to the war have received from abroad. It was believed likely the Italian and German replies on the volunteer question might not be published for several days following their receipt. U. S. Strengthens Position. ‘The British position to enforce isola- tion of Spain's “little world war” was considered in informed circles to be strengthened through American action sides of the civil conflict. Fears had been expressed that any European action might be made inef- fective through ability of the belliger- ents to obtain aid in the United States. Speeding up of congressional action o strengthen American neutrality laws by removing any loopholes through | tain aid was felt to have placed the | problem definitely in the hands of | Europe. | Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden | confidently expected the Italian and German answers to be delivered today, after what were reported to be strong representations over the delay in re- plying to the joint Anglo-French note of December 27. Hopes for Direct Answer. Informed sources said Eden hoped the answers would not evade the issue and. return the situation to the con- fusion that existed before Christmas. The ordering of “routine” fleet maneuvers in Spanish waters almost simultaneously with the dispatch of the urgent demand for Germany's and Italy’s non-intervention answers was regarded as significant. Reports from Berlin and Rome in- dicated the two "Fascist powers would | present a joint front with their replies, | which were described as “conciliatory,’ without giving a flat “yes or no" an: swer to the demand that aid to Spain's | insurgent army be halted. Neutrality (Continued From First Page.) reship to Spain any munitions sent from the United States. The embargo resolution as approved provides a $10,000 fine and five years' imprisonment for violations. It is a mandatory ban, but the ad- ministration did not object to this feature. President Roosevelt, how- ever, is seeking broad discretionary powers under the forthcoming general neutrality bill. > . In the brief Senate discussion of the presidentially requested embargo Senator Nye, Republican, of North Dakota contended it should not be passed in the name of neutrality. He said it was beneficial to Spanish Pascists, - Chairman Pittman of the Foreign Relations Committee replied that, although the pending licenses were for sales to the Madrid government, “another junk dealer” might contract to sell munitions to the insurgents. in the House, Representative Sau- thoff, Progressive, of Wisconsin de- clared a “blunder” by the Foreign Affairs Committee was responsible for the emergency. He said the com- mittee allowed no amendments to the neutrality act passed last session, which provides for embargoes against arms shipments to warring nations, but not to those suffering civil strife, as at present in Spain. Chairman McReynolds of the Foreign | W27 Affairs Committee snapped back that if Sauthoff had offered his wisdom to the committee when it was con- sidering neutrality, “no one knows it.” SHIP DASHES TO SEA. Cuse Wins Race With Congress on Spanish Carge. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, January 7.—A squat | to bar shipments of armaments to both | which factions in a civil war might ob- | The Coast Guard cutter Icarus shown from the air as she poked her nose into the path of the Spanish [reighter Mar Cantabrico off Sandy Hook yesterday, causing the vessel to turn back toward New York. Later the reighter, carrying airplanes and war materials to Spanish Loyalists, was permitted to continue its voyage. Neutrality Text President Given Power to Discontinue Arms | Embargo. | Bs the Associated Press. The text of the Spanish neutrality | resolution adopted yesterday by Con- | gress follows: | “Resolved. that during the existence | of the state of civil strife now ob- | taining in Spain it shall, from and| after the approval of this resolution, | be unlawful to export arms, ammuni- | tion or implements of war from any | place in the United States, or posses- | sions of the United States, to Spain or to any other foreign country for transshipment to Spain or for use of | | either of the opposing forces in Spain. | Arms, ammunition or implements of | | war, the exportation of which is pro- | | hibited by this resolution, are those enumerated in the President's proc- Strike (Continued From First Page.) United Automobile Workers. Murphy | returned to Lansing, the State capi- tal, to address thé¢ Michigan Legisla- ture. The Governor would not say that a conference between union and Gen- eral Motors leaders was a certainty, but said he would keep in “constant touch” with Dewey. Strikers Refuse to Move. The Federal conciliator, returning for another conference with Willlam S. Knudsen, executive vice president of General Motors. said the union had declined to remove its members from the Fisher body plants at Flint, Mich., held by “sit-down” strikers since De- cember 30. Dewey added, however, there was “hope that the negotiations were pro- cesding satisfactorily.” General Motors refused to negotiate | until strikers vacate its plants, lamation No. 2163 of April 10, 1936. | Murphy several times has ta “Licenses heretofore issued under with leaders of both the corparati existing law for the exportation of | and the union in attempts to break arms. ammunition or implements of | the strike deadlock. which General war to Spain shall, as to all exporta- | Motors said todsy had thrown 51.803 tions thereunder, ipso facto be deemed | of its wage earners in 19 plants cut of | Special Entertainment to Be Pre- to be.canceled. “Whoever in violation of any of the provisions of this resolution shall ex- port, or attempt to export, or cause | to be exported, whether directly or | indirectly, arms, ammunition or im- | plements of war from the United | States or any of its possessions shall | be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, | or both. “When, in the judgment of the | President, the conditions described in this resolution have ceased to exist. | | he shall proclaim such fact, and the | provisoins shall thereupon cease to apply.” FOOD SHOW OPENS ON MONDAY NIGHT sented by United Food Stores. Fifty exhibitors will participate in | the sixth annual food show, which | opens Mondsy night in Calvert Hall | under suspices of the United Pood | Stores. A number of District oficials | and civic leaders have been invited | egy,” which has been empowered 10 | said Charles P. Howard, I T. U.| { call & general strike in General Mo- | h the | tors factories, hurriedly left their | to attend. The show will continue throug! coming week and will be open after- | noon and night. Hundreds of prizes will be distrib- uted, and special entertainment events will be presented daily. Tickets can be secured from any of the 150 United Food Stores, it was announced. tional law,” Coast Guard Comdr. John | Baylis said, in reluctant farewell. The cargo included eight airplanes —one of them named the Lady of Peace, which Harry Richman and Pilot Dick Merrill used in & recent trans-Atlantic flight to England. Loyalist Aid Refused. A band of Spanish loyalist sym- pathizers wanted to help load the cargo, but was turned away. Instead, it was reliably reported that even the crew turned to. So grest was the ! hurry that five minutes after the last crate was aboard the ship was under Not one of her eight planes was 1ashed down. Foodstuffs and medicine were included in the hold cargo. Not until the last moment did the | Government give up. Even after the Mar Cantabrico had been given her second permission to go ahead, the Coast Guard cutter Icarus trailed along until any other sttempt to halt the vessel was obviously out of the | question. ‘The suit that brought the libel action against the cargo was by two American fiyers, Bert Acosta and Gordon Berry, who clsim they were not paid for their employment. “Flint Alliance” Formed. At Flint, where strikes in two Fischer body plants left approximately 15,000 idle, George E. Boysen. former Mayor, announced ofganization or- ganization of “the Flint Alliance,” to combat strike sentiment. Boysen said the alliance was in- tended “for the security of our jobs, our homes and our community. It is not simed at any organization. The enroliment will show how Flint and its_workers stand.” Representing General Motors in the conference with Murphy and Dewey this morning were Knudsen, Edward F. Fisher, head of operations of the Fisher Body Co., seven of whose plants are closed by strikes, and M. E.. Coyle, general manager of the Chevrolet Motor Co. Five Chevrolet assembly lines have been suspended because of lack of parts supplied by the Fisher plants. Due to Address Legisiature. Murphy arrived at the conference | just two hours before he was sched- uled to address the Legislature, in ses- sion at Lansing, 75 miles away. Coyle and Fisher emerged from the conference room after 10 minutes, but the others remained. Soon afterward, Homer Martin, president of the U. A. W. A, and members of the union “board of strat- headquarters. Martin said they would confer with Gov. Murphy in the Fisher Building, which is directly across the astreet from the General Motors Building and connected with it by a tunnel lead- ing under the broad expanse of Grand boulevard. Requested to Participate. ‘The Governor said he was requested by Dewey to participate in the con- ferences. He sald he would deliver his message to the Legislature at noon, one hour later than the ad- dress originally was scheduled. ‘The single obstacle blocking the start of negotiations between General Motors and its striking employes, the Associ- ated Press learned from reliable sources, was whether General Motors would sssure the union that during the ne- gotiations it would not remove equip- ment from plants now occupied by | “sit-down” strikers if the men evacu- ated the factories. The corporation stipulated that it would not enter into conferences with the U. A. W. A. until the men had departed. Union spokesmen were represented as expressing fears that the company might place the tools and machinery in operation elsewhere if the strikers left the buildings. ‘Three Proposals Made. High executives of Genersl Motors were known to have advanced three terms under which, they would meet recent fiying services for the loyalist & government. The Mar Cantabrico, once clesr at long last, lost no time. She feirly bucked down the bay and out toward | OPD. the sea. Meanwhile, in Wilmington, Del., E. I du Pont De Nemours & Co., Inc., snnounced no military rifles “of any kind whatsoever were produced or sold by the Remington Arms Co. dur- ing the year (1936),” and that the com] had manufactured and sold only - 3} ‘ military rifies since the World Warj Ammunition sales to foreign govern- ments 1936 were said to have Dbeen less than 134 per cent of Reming- sole bargaining agency representing all employes. X | headquarters to come to Detroit and | | was closeted with other executives of the world's largest automobile-produc- ing company. Talks With Advisers. Martin talked frequently with his| advisers in the union and the Commit- tee for Industrial Organization, with which it is affiliated. John D. Brophy, director of John L. Lewis’ C. I. O., came to Detroit last | night and immediately visited Martin | at the union headquarters. | Martin sent a letter to the Michigan | House of Representatives, in session | at Lansing, asking impeachment of Circuit Judge Edward D. Black, who issued a sweeping injunction forbid- | ding employes to remain in the (wo} | Fisher body plants at Flint “outside of | regularly designated working hours” | lor to picket the factories. The union president accused the judge of “corrupt conduct” in office and of violating a 1929 State law on the ground that he owned a large block of General Motors shares, and, therefore, was not qualified to act in the case. Judge Black confirmed the fact that he held “some stock.” “When Judge Black issued the ex parte tnjunction of most drastic char- acter,” Martin wrote, “he was and is a substantial owner of General Mo- | tors Corp. stock. At the time Judge | Black 1ssued the injunction he owned | approximately 3.665 shares of stock valued at $219.000.” Strikers Defy Injunction. The “sit down" strikers have re- mained inside the two plants despite the injunction, issued last Saturday. | | Judge Black said it was up to General | Motors attorneys whether any of the | men were brought before him before | the injunction expires today. Sheriff | Thomas Wolcott has served copies of the order on several union leaders, but no action has been taken to evict the strikers. R. C. Travis, union organizer for the Flint district, said he sent a telegram to Gov. Murphy asking him to investigate alleged “intimida- tion” of employes at the Buick, Chev- rolet and A. C. Spark Plug plants at Flint—all General Motors subsidi- aries—into signing a statement say- | ing that good feeling exists between | them and their employers. The Detroit and Wayne County | Pederation of Labor voted last night | | o support the U. A. W. A. in its |dhp|m with General Motors and | adopted a resolution recommending the impeachment of Judge Black. | L T. U. Pledges Suppert. | Msrtin said his union had been | pledged the support also of the In- | ternational Typographical Union. He president, sent him the following message: | “We whole-heartedly support the demand of automotive workers for | genuine collective bargaining, wage | rates that will maintain proper stand- | ards of living, reduced hours to pro-| vide more regular employment and | working conditions that are conducive | to well-being of workers. Advise if | I can render any assistance.” 1 The I T. U. is & member of the American Federation of Labor but is not aligned with the C. 1. O. The Fsher Lumber Co., General Motors subsidairy at Memphis, Tenn., laid off an additional 200 workers “because other plants are unable to | absorb our materials.” Keith Spur- rier, vice president, said about 1,000 of its 2,250 workers were idle. Non-union employes of another di- vision, the Guide Lamp Co., at An- derson, Ind., circulated & petition say- ing they were “satisfied” with work- ing conditions and asked to be per- mitted to return to work. “Road Patrel” Dispersed. Indiana State police said a group had halted six trucks hauling Gen- eral Motors shipments near Ander- son, but that they were later released and the “road patrol” had dispersed. Hugh Thompson, U. A. W. A. or- ganizer there, said he had issued or- ders to union members not to inter- fere with such shipments. ‘Two labor federations in Ohio took action similar to that at Detroit in | supporting the auto workers. The Cleveland Federation of Labor voted to support the striking U. A. W. A. members at the Pisher Body plant in that city. The Central Labor Coun- —Copyright, A. P. Wirephotos. from other unions for the idle em- ployes of the Fisher and Chevrolet plants at Norwood, Cincinnati suburb. Cram’s Automotive Reporting Agency said at Detroit that the Ford Motor | Co. has been forced to curtail produc= tion because of a glass shortage cre- ated by the strike of glass workers in plants of the Pittsburgh Plate Glass| and the Libbey-Owens-Ford Cos. Chrysler Shortage Seen. Cram said also that the Chrysler Corp. soon would feel the glass short- | age, but that General Motors had about an 18-day supply on hand. County relief headquarters at Flint began to notice the effects of the| Fisher Body strikes and other lay- offs at Flint for the first time. Victor Woodward, administrator, said there was a perceptible increase in appli- U. . GIRL AIDING REVOLT OF CHINESE 200,000 Soldiers of Chang Join Communists in New Empire Move. By the Associated Press. SIANFU, Shensi Province, China, January 7.—Agnes Smedley, an Amer- ican, is credited with playing an im- portant role in a campaign to estab- lish a Communist empire in Northwest China openly opposed to Generalis- simo Chiang Kai-shek's government at Nanking. The movement, reported to have ate tracted support from 200,000 mem- bers of Marshal Chang Hsueh.liang's former Manchurian Army, together with Chinese Communist forces num= bering 50,000, has emerged into the open with a burst of propaganda led by Miss Smedley. Reliable sources declared Commue~ nists in Shensi and Kansu Provinces are in open revolt against the central government as a development of Mar- shal Chang’s military rebellion, in which the generalissimo was held prise oner for two weeks last month. Miss Smedley’s activity has been confined to radio propaganda. Every few hours she broadcasts appeals—in English—for new recruits to the move ment. Britons Protest Activity. Her propagandizing, it was reported, has brought opposition from British residents in the interior provinces, who recall her deportation from India some years ago, where she was alleged to have conspired to provoke a nationalist uprising. Until recently she was reported live ing in Shanghai, coming to Sianfu about the time of Marshal Chang’s re= volt December 12. The sudden resurgence of communis= tic influence in the past 24 hours caused widespread fears Sianfu was doomed to renewed disorders like thnse of December 12, when Marshal Chang rebelled against the Nanking governe ment and captured Premier Chiang Kai-shek. 65,000 Form Roving Gangs. An estimated 65,000 of the troops who ook part in the December 12 coup have suddenly become restive gangs, roving leaderless through the streets, intimidating the populace, threatening merchants, looting shops nd causing business to come to @ standstill, with many stores closed. Officials were uncommunicative bus apprehension was growing that the crisis precipitated with Marshal cations for relief and that he expected these to increase until the labor dif- | ferences are settled. Woodward said he did not know how many of the new applications were from families of strikers, but that one-fourth appar- | ently were due to the present situ- ation. Martin announced that Ed Hall, an | international vice president of the union, will fly to California to attend | & meeting of Chevrolet and Fisher workers in Oakland Sunday. | Copper (Continued From First Page.) tions to the wage and hour stipula- tions. Some observers expressed the be- | lef that the failure to bid in suffi- cient quantities for the Navy's copper requirements constituted a deliberate attempt on the part of industrialists to break down the Walsh-Healey act. Specifically, the labor sections of the | ,act forbid employers to work em- ployes more than 40 hours a week without payment of overtime, where they have contract with the Gov- ernment. ‘The Navy declared an “emergency” | Chang's revolt—for which he was pardoned after freeing Chiang and giving himself up—was far from ended Military authorities ordered the | sudden erection of sandbag barricades nd a system of trench fortifications about the city proper. Missionaries Worried. The large foreign missionary come munity was fearful of possible devel opments, because every avenue of pose sible escape was closed to its resie dents. That the Nanking government was taking a serious view of the situatior was shown by reports from Westers Honan Province that the troop withe drawals begun after Gen. Chiang’l release had been halted suddenly. The troops formed part of the puni tive expedition based at Loyang Honan Province, which had been di- rected to free the premier by foree U | mecessary The Nanking army was reporteq | again to have taken up its westward | march, preparing to meet any pos: sible emergency here. VICTOR H. WALLACE DIES HERE AT 6¢ need in making the copper purchases. | The contracts call for 200,000 pounds each from the Kennecott Sales Corp. of New York City and the Calumet & | Hecla Co. of Boston. The Kennecott price was 12.175 cents per pound and the other 12.205. The total price was said by the Navy to exceed $48,000. Building Plans Threatened, The Navy said the difficulty in ob- taining copper had threatened to ob- struct the Navy's building program, since copper is used in munitions, ships, engines and equipment. The shipment from the Kennecott Corp. is for delivery to the Washington Navy Yard and the other to the navy yard at Portsmouth, N. H. Last month the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts of the Navy Departe ment advertised for 2,600,000 pounds of copper, but when bide were to be opened, on two occasions, no bid was submitted. One firm wrote in the latter time and informed the depart- ment that there is a shortage of cop- per and it was unable to make de- liveries, but submitted no figures. Some observers believe the failure to | submit bids is due to the lucrative for- A\gn business occasioned by the Span- | ish civil war and the war scare in Europe. Some explain that the Gov- ernment drives a hard bargain, that contractors are required to submit to rigid inspection and post bonds, and that they prefer to deal with private industry, especially in more prosperous | times. Other Purchases Affected. ‘Whatever the explanation, and no one really seems to know all the causes, the Navy has béen unable to purchase aleohol, machine tools, copper, oil and steel in the ordinary course of busi- ness in sufficient quantities at the time it called for bids. While it is true some bidders submitted figures, the Navy was unable to accept them, either becguse the firm did not abide by the Walsh-Healey act or for some other legal reason. The oil and alco- hol situations are being cleared up, officials said. The Navy has wanted to buy around 25,000,000 pounds of steel, but actu- ally has been able to close contracts only for around 7,000,000 pounds, for use in submarine and destroyer con- cil of Cincinnati authorized the auto union members to seek financial aid — Night Final Deli it in The Night Final Sports will start at once. struction and for repair of naval ves- sels. vered by Carrier Anywhere in the City ' { Full Sports Race Results, Complete Market News of the Day, Latest News Flashes from Arofind the World. Whatever it is, you'll find Edition. THE NIGHT FINAL SPORTS and SUNDAY STAR—delivered by carrier—70c & month. Call National 5000 and service Descendant of John Washingto Was Prominent in Law Circles of Capital. Victor Harris Wallace, 65, descend ent of John Washington, ancestor o the first President died last night it Garfield Hospital after an illness o several weeks. He lived at the Stone leigh Court Apartments. Mr. Wallace was prominent here i law circles. He was a member of th District, Georgia and Oklahoma bar: After his graduation from Columbial College, now George Washington Lat School, Mr. Wallace practiced her until 1918, when he became directo of compensation for the Air Nitrate Corp., working at Muscle Shoals, Als i He held that position until 1920, an | resumed his law practice until 192¢ | when he became an assistant_solicito in the office of the Secretary of th Interior. He held that position unti 1933. Mr. Wallace, a native of Athen: Ga., moved to Washington with hi mother at the age of 12. He was edu cated in local public schools. bein graduated from Central High Schoo He was the great-great-grandson o Dudley Cary, prominent Virginian, anv a relative of Sampson Harris, fo many years a Representative from Ala bama. Mr. Wallace was a Maste Mason of the Washington Centennis Lodge. He is survived by his widow, M Katherine Bryant Wallace. Masonic rites will be held at 2 p.o Saturday at Gawler's funeral parlor: Services and burial in Rock Cree Cemetery will be private. —_— Champion Misses ‘Houyhnhnm, Bui Wins on ‘Yirmilik Can you spell paillasse? Or frane¢ tireur? Or plemyrameter? If 0, you might have been in th spelioft of the Capital City Spellin Club at the Mount Pleasant Librar last night. Ora E. Haines won, but only afte a bitter struggle with the other final ist. Face to face with his opponen Haines missed “houyhnhnm,” by countered with “yirmilik,” whia proved too much for the other—a M Smith. Then the pair spelled the followin correctly: Casse, escholtzis, cruiv franctireur, Pali, logaocedic, Pyreneas paktong, erysipelatous, Henri Deu: appendicectomy, plemyrameter, grava men, rasse, miniaceous, phthonian. Senate and House in recess. House Ways and Means Committ4 meets at 10 a.m. to make commitid sasignments.