Evening Star Newspaper, February 20, 1937, Page 3

BREWSTER FLAYS COURT PROPOSAL Advocates Amendment to Give Cengress Power Over Wages. Vigorously denouncing the Supreme Court changes proposed by the Presi- dent, Representative, Brewster, Re- publican, of Maine, yesterday advo- cated a constitutional amendment giv- ing Congress clear power to fix mini- mum wages and redefining interstate commerce as a solution to the Su- preme Court issue. Speaking before the League of Re- publican Women at 1600 Rhode Island avenue, Brewster asserted the presi- dential plan was not going to solve the question. “As Senator Norris has pointed out,” he said, “the proposed plan would simply set a precedent for recurrent increases in the Supreme Court mem- bership. If the bill is passed and there are 15 justices put on the bench, who knows but that 10 years from now there may be 30.” Brewster added, however, that some- thing would have to be done about the problem. “We can't just sit on it,” he de- clared, “or there will be an explosion. But we should use the safety valve provided by the Constitution, namely, the amendment.” The Representative also pointed out that the Democrats, who, he said, de- manded clarified amendments in their platform last Spring, are now dub- bing the prnc?&s as the “last resort of constructionists.” MOTOR CLUB VOTES 4-POINT PROGRAM | Strengthening of Safety-Respon- sibility Laws Here Sought by A. A. A Strengthening the District safety- responsibility law and passage of & compulsory motor vehicle inspection measure are principal objectives in a four-point legislative program adopted yesterday by the A. A. & District of Columbia Motor Clubs Advisory Board. The program was drafted by the board’s Special Legislative Commit- tee and submitted to the board by Bishop James E. Freeman, chairman of the committee. The program also | calls for Federal-aid contributions to | the District and for a law requiring the recording of automobile liens in the traffic director’s office. Full approval of Capt. H. C. White- hurst’s plan for street and bridge improvement was voiced by the board, which stressed the pressing need for bettering the physical conditions under which Washington operates. Special guests at yesterday’s meet- ing, presided over by Isaac Gans, acting chairman, were Leonard E. Kolmer, general manager, and Palmer Nickerson, counsel, of the Automo- bile Club of Maryland. Nickerz n discussing the legislative program of traffic the A. A. A. Club in Maryland, urged | that all members of the District Motor Club, residing in Maryland, join in the fight against threatened diver- sion of $7.600,000 of special motor vehicle taxes to non-highway pur- poses. “With the accident situation in Maryland so serious,” Nickerson said, “we cannot afford to continue divert- ing the amount of money now mis- used—much less take away $7,600, 000 additional from the highway fun THE WEATHER District of Columbia—Probably rain tonight and tomorrow; rising tempera- | ture, minimum temperature tonight ebout 40 degrees; gentle to moderate | east and southeast winds, shifting to | fresh south tomorrow. Maryland and Virginia—Probably rain tonight and tomorrow; rising tem- perature, ‘West Virginia—Rain and warmer | tonight; tomorrow rain, warmer in ex- treme east and colder in extreme west portion. River Report. Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers clear today. Tide Tabdles. €Purnished by United States Coast and Sieecetio Euéve ‘Tomorrow. 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TO, THE STOCKH (back to camera) outside the smile “is absolutely beautiful.” NG STAR, Peggy Garcia, suing Dave Rubinoff for half a million dollars in a breach of promise suit, with her attorney, Barney Sandler door of the court room in New York yesterday where she told a tittering audience the violinist’s She testified she was very much in love with the maestro, or at least “very much infatuated.” —Copyright, A. P. Wirephoto. |BRAMHALL NAMED Latter Retires March 1. Walter F. Bramhall, R street, yesterday chief clerk of Police Court, to succeed was approved at the same time. Sebring had been in office more than 40 years. The appointment was made upon unanimous vote of the four Police Court judges. The appointee will | assume office March 1, the day | Sebring’s retirement will become effective. Bramhall, who has been promi- nently identified with the activities of the Young Democratic Clubs here, is at present an administrative as- sistant in the office of the controller of the Agricultural Adjustment Ad- ministration. He has been employed there for three years. A member of the District delega- tion to the Democratic National Convention last year, Bramhall now is a national committeeman from the District, representing the four Young Democratic Clubs here, Bramhall, a native of Richmond, Mo, is now a law student at National University here. He is a son of John P. Bramhall, an attorney, with offices in the Transportation Building. HOLD HEAD Senate Beer has the time flaver because brewed the old-time POLICE COURT CLERK Will Succeed F. A. Sebring When 32, of 3317 was appointed Francis A. Sebring, whose retirement TAXI PASSENGER ROBS DRIVER, HI-JACKS.CAR Bandit Weapon American U.—Burglars Smash Window. John Earl Belk, colored, 913 Fourth street southeast, a taxi driver, was robbed of his cab, his driver's permit |and 85 in cash early today by a col- | ored bandit dressed in a chauffeur's uniform. Belk told police the bandit hailed his cab at Seventh and T streets about 2 am. and ordered him to drive out Massachusetts avenue. Near American University the man drew & | gun, robbed Belk and drove away in | his cab. Burglars last night smashed the show window of a clothing store at 524 Twelfth street and stole 22 Per- sian lambskins, valued at $399, ac- Draws Near by the proprietor of the store, Philip | Shaffer. | PROBE BRID.GE FATALITY SAN FRANCISCO, February 20 (#). —Collapse of a Golden Gate Bridge construction scaffold, killing 10 work- men, was investigated today by the State Industrial Accident Commission. A previous investigation by a Tcor- oner’s jury brought a verdict of “fail- ure to use certain safety equipment.” A State engineer testified that reinforce- ing bolts had been recommended but not installed before the accident. S ITS HIGH old- it is way cording to a report made to police ! RUBINOFF, And his “beautiful smile,” in- frequently seen during the trial, but recorded by the cameraman yesterday. PEGGY GARCIA DENIES EARLIER MARRIAGE Rubinoff Attorney Claims She Was Wed at Time of “Romance.” BY the Associated Press. NEW YORK, February 20.—Peggy Garcia's denial that she was married before the blossoming of the romance she claims to have had with Dave Rubinoff in 1933 brought a recess to- day in the trial of her $500,000 breach of promise suit against the violinist while defense counsel sought to get witnesses from Virginia to testify. Justice Salvatore Cotillo ordered the adjournment until Tuesday after Abraham Halprin, Rubinoff’s attor- ney, asserted yesterday he had a tele- gram from Peggy's father in Roanoke, Va., to prove she was a married woman at the time she claims Rubin- off gave her the run-around. Miss Garcia, who has testified her real name is Pauline Micheline Taylor and that she took the name “Peggy Garcia” for stage purposes, denied | Halprin's claim she was married in 1925. The only marriage she mentioned was one six months ago to a “young business man” whom she refused to identify further. That romance, she said, ended when her husband learned of her previous association with Rub- inoff. Miss Garcia explained the Virginia marriage brought up by the defense | by telling the court she had a cousin of the same name who was divorced in Roanoke. That statement came after Justice Cotillo had ordered her to answer Halprin's question, warning she was under oath. B JOHNS HOPKINS PIONEER CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY Dr. Howard A. Kelly, 79 Today, Only Surviving Founder of University. By the Associated Press. BALTIMORE, February 20.—Dr. Howard A. Kelly, only surviving mem- ber of the group which founded Johns Hopkins University here, was 79 years old today. No formal celebration was planned. Members of the Pocket Testament League presented the noted surgeon and religious leader a birthday cake at its weekly meeting last night. Dr. Kelly is a regular guest at the league’s luncheons. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1937. Ellen McAdoo Asks Divorce From Debonair Actor Husband PROBE BROADENED BY ADDED FUNDS La Follette Committee Gets $40,000 More—To Investi- gate Violence Groups. BY JOHN C. HENRY. Equipped with an additional $40,000, the Senate committee investigating violations of civil liberties was mak- ing plans today to intensify and make more inclusive the scope of its inquiry. Simultaneously with this gesture of support for an investigation which has been most important to the cause of organized labor, the battle of harsh words between the American Federa=- tion of Labor and the Cemmittee for Industrial Organization broke out again with a stinging rebuke by the executive council of the federation to John L. Lewis and his aides. Basis for the new attack is the movement within the United Mine Workers, C. 1. O. affiliate, to suspend Willlam Green, federation president, from {ts membership, an action termed by the council as “inspired solely by spleen and bitterness.” Labor Split Regretted. After condemnation of the “unwar- ranted” attack upon Green, the Coun- cil expresses regret at the split in labor’s ranks, adding “it shall be our continued purpose to unite labor with- in the fold of the A. F.of L.” In the latter thought, Green told reporters that the “Peace” Committee named by the Council to negotiate differences with the C. I. O. is still awaiting op- portunity to meet representatives of the Lewis faction. The hint that the Federation might be willing to co-operate in further organization work in the automobile industry also was contained in Green's remark that “the individual worker stands helpless in dealing in wages and hours with a powerful employer like Mr. Ford” The C. I. O. has dis- closed intentions of seeking members in the Ford organization. As its closing action, the Federation Council ordered a study made of the sit-down strike technique and its re- lation to law and order. Joint Statement Isued. ‘The degree to which the interest of the Civil Liberties Committee will be | extended is indicated in the following joint statement of Senators La Fol- lette and Thomas, committee mem- bers: “Among its other obligations in this inquiry your committee must study vigilante and violence groups such as | the Black Legion. It must survey the private espionage and strike-breaking forces maintained by industry itself. It must inquire into evidence of in- dividual and communal violations of free speech and assembly by various authorities and organizations. It should analyze relevant State and community statutes and their work- ings.” Facing the committee also are nu- | merous complaints about labor coer- cion and abuses in Government de- partments. Request Cut $10,000. The new appropass.tion was granted by the Senate yesterday without de- bate after the Committee on Audit and Control had cut the amount from RAFAEL DE ONATE AND ELLEN McADOO DE ONATE. By the Assoclated Press. LOS ANGELES, February 20— Ellen McAdoo de Onate was at the home of her father, United States Senator William Gibbs McAdoo, today after suddenly filing suit for divorce from the debonair film actor she mar- ried under turbulent circumstances in 1934. ‘They separated Thursday. The brief divorce complaint charged non-sup- port and asked custody of their son, Richard, 12 years old. “I cannot understand it,” said Ra- fael de Onate, known to the screen as Ralph ‘Novarro. He married the granddaughter of the late President Wilson when he was 38 and she 19. But Mrs. De Onate explained: “Things simply came to the point where my son and I were not getting | proper financial support and I thought it best to take this way out —Wide World Photo. of the situation. I hold no ill feeling | against Rafael, in fact, I wish him | the best of luck.” William H. Neblett, law partner of Senator McAdoo, had predicted in 1934 there would be no marriage when thé Senator threatened to “cut her off without a cent.” “Ellen has been spending $10,000 a year,” said Neblett them, placing De Onate’s income at $1,000 annually. The Riverside County clerk refused to issue De Onate a marriage license | unless he could furnish proof he was | not a Filipino. He admitted he was born in Manila and was arranging to | obtain proof his parents were Span- ish-Basque when parental objection to the wedding was withdrawn. They were married in Albuquerque, N. Mex., November 10, 1934. Mrs. De Onate asks “a reasonable allowance” for support of herse!: and son. more General Motors officials, two of whom are now located in Baltimore, are scheduled for appearance on Mon- day. They are Roy N. Wismer, former plant manager at Baltimore and now at Flint; Cyril Malpas and Walter Canavan. Yesterday the committee heard Arthur J. Dubuc, union member and | former informant of the Pinkertons in a General Motors plant at Flint, tell | how he had been “hooked” into the spy service by A. L. Pugmire, Pinker- ton official, and how he had been con- tinued on the Pinkerton pay roll until this month, receiving his last payment of $62.50 on February 4. Dubuc, who told his story with much profanity and in a unique style of English, also told of being taken to| Pugmire's Washington hotel room and questioned about his expected testi- mony before the committee. Both were under subpoena at the time. | Following Dubuc, the commitee Eheard Harry G. Burk, employment the requested $50,000 to $40,000. The | La Follette group originally had only $15,000 with most of their work thus far being done by employes borrowed from other agencies. A ban on bor- | rowing employes becomes effective next month, with the new appropria- tion being necessary to carry on the inquiry. With details of this extended activ- ity not to be completed for some few | weeks and requiring considerable field activity before hearings may be held, the committee hopes to complete its examination of employment of espion- age services by General Motors Corp. | when early next week. For their Monday session, manager for Fisher Body in Flint, admit, as other G. M. officials had done previously, that he had stripped his filed of all material pertinent to the Senate investigation after the probe was authorized. . French Name for English. | In the Middle Ages the Frenchman’s favorite name for the Englishman was Jean Goddano, from the Englishman’s taste for swearing and cursing. Fish Go on Spree. Thousands of fish went on & spree | a distillery at Queensland, was destroyed by fire and | three | its liquor flowed into the river. 'Man Loses His DON'T JOIN UNIONS, HENRY FORD SAYS Independence, Motor Magnate Declares. Hits Court Plan. BY the Associated Press. WAYS, Ga., February 20.—Henry | Ford joined today those opposmg‘ President Roosevelt's plan to increase | |the number of Supreme Court | | justices. In one of his rare interviews, grant- ed while resting at his Bryan County Winter estate, the motor car manu- facturer said he opposed the plan to change the court because it gives one man “too much power.” Ford advised workers to “stay out | of Jabor organizations.” International financiers, he said, “are behind the labor unions because they want to control industry and | kill competition. They are the cause | of all these strikes.” He added that a man “loses his in- dependence when he joins a labor | group of any kind, and suffers as l) result.” | William Green, president of the | Amer.can Federation of Labor, ad- | vised in Washington of Ford's state- ment on labor, said: “His conclusions, in my juagment, are unfounded and not well based. ““The individual worker stands help- | Bundaberg, | less in dealing in wages and hours | yrpITEREAN with & powerful employer like Mr. | Ford.” 127,000 WORKERS BACKING. M. J0BS Shortage of Materials De- laying Full Operations in a Few Plants. By the Associated Press. DETROIT, February 20.—One hun- dred and twenty-seven thousand -of the 140,000 General Motors employes who were idle at the peak of the re- cent strike, were back at work today, a week after the corporation began recalling workers. Executives reported that 220,000 of the 235,000 employes were on duty, but that shortages of materials have delayed complete resumption of opera- tions in a few plants. The remaining 13,000 are expected to return to work next week. Negotiators representing General Motors and the United Automobile Workers of America, saying they were progressing, recessed over the week end. It was indicated they would resume discussions of seniority rights when they reassemble Monday. International Bankers Hit. Henry Ford, founder of one of Gen- eral Motors’ chief competitors, charged in an interview at his Ways, Gs., plantation that “international bank- ers are behind the labor unions” and advised workingmen to “stay out of labor organizations.” “International financiers are be- hind the labor unions because they want to control industry and kill com- petition,” the veteran automobile manufacturer said. “They are the cause of all these strikes. “A man loses his independence when he joins a labor group of any kind, and he suffers as a result. “Competition in industry will guare antee workers a fair wage, but labor unions destroy their competition. “It is organizations of this type that lead up to war., “I am thoroughly convinced that the cure for strikes and other labor diffi- culties is a high minimum wage. “It is the less-skilled man, working on the smaller wage scale, who causés trouble when his income is insufficient for his family needs. 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