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WEATHER. (U. 8 Woather Bureau Forecast.) Increasing cloudiness and warmer, low- est temperature about 48 degrees tonight; tomorrow cloudy and warmer, followed by showers. Temperatures—Highest, 75, at 5 p.m. yesterday; lowest, 39, at 5 am. today. Full report on page A-10 Closing New York Stocks on Page 11 85th YEAR. No. 33,954. Entered as second class matter post office, Washington, D. C. UNIONTHREATENS 10 CITE FORD 10 ~ U.5.LABORBOARD Claims Would Be Based on Alleged Beating of Two Workers. . FIRM OFFICIAL DOUBTS CHARGES WILL BE FILED “Will Have Ford on Run by Mon- day,” Martin, U. A. W. A, President, Declares. BACKGROUND— United Automobile Workers of America, a C. I. O. affiliate, was given its first boost last January when it won at least partial vic- tory in strike against General Mo- tors. Chrysler strike followed and settlement according recognition to union members also was effected. Other auto manufacturers followed suit. Then last week's Supreme Court decision holding Wagner labor relations act constitutional intensified union’s drive against biggest hold-out employer, Henry Ford. Ev the Associated Press DETROIT, April 17.—Ed Hall, vice president of the United Automobile Workers of America, was quoted today as saying charges might be filed with the National Labor Relations Board against the Ford Motor Co., but a Ford official said he believed Hall had “changed his mind.” Hall had said the contemplated eharges would be based upon the beat- ing of two Kansas City union mem- bers, employes of the Ford plant there. “That was a fight among their own gang,” the Ford official said, “and Hall knows it now.” Hall was reported to be in Janes- ville, Wis., today Ford on Run, Martin Says. In Oshawa, Ontario, Homer Martin, president of the U. A. W. A, declared that “we will have Henry Ford defi- nitely on the run by Monday” He also mentioned charges to be filed with the Labor Board, but declined to discuss their nature. Martin was in Oshawa in connection with a strike of General Motors of Canada employes The Ford official said Martin had | no basis for his assertion The U. A. W. A. intensified its cam- | paign to enroll Ford workers rollow-‘ « ing the Supreme Court's upholding of | the Wagner nationa: labor relations act, which provides that a labor or- | ganization having a majority of the workers shall be the collective bar- | gaining agenc: | “We have organized several thou-; rand Ford workers already,” declared ‘Walter Reuther, president of the local union, whose area includes the main Ford plant in suburban Dearborn. “The ‘West Side local already has a sufficient base in the Ford plant to insure a permanent and lasting organization.” In an interview following the court ! decision Ford said his employes were *“free to join anything” but repeated his statement that it was “foolish” to join a union and that it would deprive them of their “liberty.” Ford said “in- ternational financiers” were promoting unions to stifle industrial competition. Martin, whose U. A. W. A. is one of the largest unions in John L. Lewis’ Committee for Industrial Organization, also said the La Follette Civil Liberties Committee would be asked to investi- gate Ford's relations with his em- ployes As part of its program to organize (See FORD, Page A-3.) | D.C. HELP IS ASKED | IN NAMING SUICIDE Man Registered as Washingtonian | Shoots Self to Death in Baltimore Hotel. ‘Washington and New York police were asked by Baltimore authorities | today to aid in identification of a man who shot himself to death in a Baltimore hotel last night, shortly | after registering as “Georges Schluner of Washington.” | Hotel attendants heard a shot | ghortly before midnight and found Schluner sprawled across the bed in his room with a revolver beside him. He had been shot through the temple. Police found a note asking them not to try to identify him and requested ¢ that $75 left in his wallet be used for | his funeral expenses. | ‘The man was described as about 35 ars old, 5 feet 10 inches tall, and eighing 180 pounds. He had dark brown bair and was wearing a gray suit and hat. The hat had a New York label. The man's belt buckle was initialed with a “C.” s GIRL IN BUS ACCIDENT FOUND DEAD MILE OFF Body of Georgia Passenger, Miss- ing Since Tuesday, ldentified by Father. By the Associated Press. A BRUNSWICK, Ga., April 17.—Miss £mma Mae Hough, 18, missing pas- senger of a Pan-American bus wrecked in White Oak Creek early Tuesday, was found dead in the stream today mile from the scene of the accident. R. M. Hough of Lakeland, Fla., her father, identified the body. It was recovered by Coast Guardsmen. ‘Twenty-two persons were injured when the bus left the highway on a fill during a heavy fog, plunged into the creek and turned upon its side. White Oak boatmen rescued them. There were reports the girl had been seen at a tourist camp after the acci- 4 dent. Hough said his daughter was un- married, but sometimes used the name . | of Mrs. Emily Stewart in traveling. She boarded the bus at Jacksonville, ch WASHINGTON, D. C, Their “Hunch” Sheriff Homer Sylvester (left) of Cass County, Nebr., and brother Cass, his deputy, who captured two robbery suspects after they shot their way out of G-Men's trap in Topeka, Kans. The sherif’s won on the “hunch” that the gangsters would get lost in Plattsmouth (population 3,793), where the arrests were made. Federal Agent Wayne W. Baker, seriously wounded in battle with the gangsters at Topeka.—Buckingham Photo. HEIRESS ESCAPES COURT'S GUARDS Helen Daingerfield, Defend- ant in Sanity Hearing, Flees Estate. By 3 Stafl Correspondent of The Star ALEXANDRIA, Va,, April 17.—The legal battle over the sanity of Miss Mary Helen Daingerfield appeared stalemated today following year-old heiress’ escape from court guards last night Reports placed Miss Daingerfield in Union - Station at Washington one hour following her flight and police said she would not be extradited if she had sought refuge in the District or in another State. Miss Daingerfield, member of one of Alexandria’s oldest families, out- witted a special officer who has been posted at Malvern, a beautiful old estate where she lived alone on the outskirts of the city, and fled in a waiting automobile. The getaway apparently had been well planned. Ralph Nalls, the guard, told officers the woman retired to a wash room on the first floor of her home about 10:30 p.m. and was gone for some time before his suspicions were aroused. He entered the room and discovered his charge had escaped through a door leading onto a lawn outside the residence. A few moments later, according to police, Nalls saw Miss Daingerfield running across a field some 300 yards away. The woman entered a yellow auto- | mobile waiting on King Street road and sped away, police reported. Washington relatives of the woman | are reported to have learned she was Capital. TWO STUDENTS KILLED IN CAROLINA CAR CRASH Third Davidson College Youth Sericusly Hurt as Auto Leaves Road on Curve. BY the Associated Press. CHARLOTTE, N. C, April 17— Hoxie M. Thompson, jr., of Houston, Tex., and Archie Campbell Cline, jr., of Concord, N. C., Davidson College students, were killed in an automobile crash near here early today. David McMillan of Norfolk, Va. another student, was seriously injured, but hospital attaches said there was hope for his recovery. McMillan is a son of Dr. Jason H. McMillan, pastor of the First Presby- terian Church of Norfolk. He said Cline was driving the machine, which went out of control on a curve and struck a tree. the 56- | —Copyright, A. P. Wirephoto. VAGNERDECSONS ARE SUMMARIZED U. S. Chamber Expresses! \ Its Interpretations as Meeting Nears. | By the Associated Press. The United States Chamber of Commerce said today the Supreme Court did not hold in the Wagner decisions that Congress could regulate manufacturing operations “in regard to hours of work, wages paid. or any | other such matter.” | The chamber expressed this inter- | pretation in its Washington Review. | “On the contrary.” it said regarding |wages and hours, “the court said | unanimously in the companion rail- | road case decided on March 29 that its decision of 25 years ago still stands, | to the effect that in entering into con- tracts of employment railroads act in the same private capacity as any other employer and Congress can not fix | the terms of contracts of employment | merely because the employer is en- | 3aged in interstate commerce.” Decisions to Be Discussed. The chamber said the court’s de- cisions upholding the national labor relations act would be a subject for discussion at its annual meeting here | April 26-29, and, meanwhile, it was giving members a summary of the decisions. | The summary added that | rights of employers were ‘“‘expressly !confirmed.” It gave as examples the | right to maintain an open shop and | the right to discharge an employe for non-performance of his contract of employment. It said that all questions about rights of employes that may be in- fringed (by the labor relations act) “remain for future cases.” A number of industrial leaders will some here Tuesday to discuss the problems of collective bargaining. 19 Acceptances So Far. fThe conference was called by Sec- retary Perkins, who invited 33. She said today she had received 19 accept- ances. The latest to accept were Daniel Willard, president of the Baltimore & | Ohio; C. M. Chester, chairman of the National Association of Manufacturers, and John L. Lewis, head of the Com- mitte for Industrial Organization. Still to be heard from is William | Green, president of the American Fed- eration of Labor. Office associates said they did not know whether he expected to attend. Resentment Shown. One official of the National Labor | Relations Board, which administers keenly” the fact that Miss Perkins had called such a conference without consulting the board. The board, he said, always was will- | methods of Wagner act, and even had considered arranging a conference to thresh out collective bargaining problems. Labor Department officials said the conference was not called with any thought of infringing on the field of the Labor Board. They pointed out that the department’s machinery for conciliation was related closely to col- lective bargaining. No definite agenda has been drafted. The conferees are expected to develop their own program as the session progresses. Office Seeks Man. EDWARDSVILLE, Ill., April 17 (®). —There were 171 applicants for the position of superintendent of schools here but the board of education unani- mously chose E. L. Alexander, who had not formally applied. Another Huge Crowd Ex pected In D. C. Tomorrow for Blooms All roads will lead to the Japanese cherry trees again tomorrow, and if the sun shines, which is somewhat doubtful, the fragile blossoms will play host to even 1arger throngs than last week end. Recovering rapidly after dropping below the 40-degree mark overnight, the mercury headed upward today and probably will be at comfortable levels tomorrow. i This was the only optimistic note in the forecast, however, the Weather Bureau stating the skies will be over- cast and showers are possible. P2, and was going to Charlotte, N. Cfl' This afternoon, the forecaster g will bring increasing cloudiness and rising temperatures, with the over- night “low” expected to be about 48. Any fear of high wirds shearing off the blossoms was dispelled when the weather man predicted the winds would be moderate and mostly south- erly. District and Maryland authorities, harassed last Sunday by an unending stream of automobiles into the Cap- ital, are prepared for another crush. The railroads reported “very brisk” business today, with most of the travel incoming, and tomorrow’s excursions (Bee BLOBSOMS, MQ) meet with chieftains of organized labor | seen at Union Station in the National | the act, said the members “felt rather | ing to discuss with employers the | compliance with the | | Maryland authorities say man confesses WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION WOUNDED G-MAN BATTLES FOR LIFE; BANDITS GRILLED Two Transfusions Given to Baker at Topeka, but Condition Kept Secret. GANGSTERS SEPARATED LEAVING OMAHA CELLS Federal Agents Hope to Get All Possible Facts—Arrest Made by Rural Officers. By the Assoclated Press TOPEKA, Kans, April 17.—Wayne W. Baker, young G-man shot down on first major assignment, underwent two blood transfusions as physicians sought to save his life today while his fellow agents hammered questions at two New York gunmen. The gunmen, apprehended by a county Sheriff in Nebraska, were sepa- rated and hustled into two automo- biles at Omaha before dawn. ostensibly to be brought here. There were indi- cations, however, that the pair, Robert Suhay and Alfred Powers, alias Le: had been secreted elsewhere by agents The Federal strategy appeared to be, as is usual in such cases, an effort to get every detail possible from each of | the gangsters, from- whom $11.000 of an asserted $18,000 New York bank | loot was recovered. | The agents took unprecedented pre- | cautions to keep secret Baker's exact condition. Even J. Edgar Hoover, di- rector of the Federal Bureau of In- vestigation, telephoned the hospital here to enforce the elaborate instruc- tions. This was in line with a deter- mination to get the story of the two gangsters before they were aware of | Baker's condition Pair to Be Indicted. 8. S. Alexander, United States at- torney for Kansas, said the pair would | be indicted here for the shooting of | Agent Baker “If he recovers the charge will be assault with a dangerous weapon, for which there is a penalty of 10 years' imprisonment. | “If he fails to recover the charge will be murder, for which we will ask | the death penalty.” Alerander said, however, that if the Federal agent, whose condition this | morning was said to be “very law."| does recover and it develops a greater | wis, the | bery of the Katonah, N. Y., bank, | they could be prosecuted there. “But.” he said, “I am inclined to be- | lieve the case will be tried here.” Last night the gangsters lost their Way In the criss-cross Streets of a small Nebraska town and surrendered | without resistance. Ten hours after | T (See GANGSTERS, Page A-10) DU PONT AND RASKOB | CALLED TO TESTIFY Board of Tax Appeals Issues Sub- poenas for Hearing on Income Levies. | B> the Associated Press. | The Board of Tax Appeals has | asked Pierre S. du Pont and John J | Raskob to testify in New York, May 3, | | regarding the Treasury's suit for re- | covery of alleged deficiencies in their income taxes. Subpoenas were issued yesterday for their appearance on that date, when their appeals from tax assessments will be heard. Treasury officials have contended Raskob and du Pont entered into a transaction eight years ago to create | | fetitious stock sales to establish | losses which would permit reductions | in income tax returns. The Govern- | ment contends Raskob owes $1,026,340 SATURDAY, APRIL 17, in taxes and du Pont $617,316. Summary of Page Amusements_C-16 Art __ Books | Church News ..B-5-6-7 Comics - | Society Editorials | Short Story A-10 Financial -._A-11 | Sports ..._C-9-10| Lost & Found A-3| Woman's Pg. B-8| STRIKE SITUATION. Union threatens to cite Ford to Labor Board. Page A-1 19 industrial and labor leaders accept bid to conference. Page A-1 Estate C-1 to 8| SPECIAL ARTICLES. The kidnaping of Gen. Chiang Kai- shek. Page A-4 NATIONAL. Senate Judiciary hearings to close by April 28. Page A-1 ‘Wounded G-man given blood trans- fusions. Page A-1 Senate committee to protest Harlan County witnesses. Page A-1 U. 8. halts Russian plan to buy battle- ship materials here. Page A-2 slaying mother of nine. Page A-3 U. 8. officials seek early showdown on social security act. Page A-3 Wheeler film censorship touches oft fight. Page A-8 FOREIGN. Bpenish loyalists advance in Teruel drive. Page A-2 Rumania fears Nazi coup in stir over Nicholas’ banishment. Page A-2 WASHINGTON AND VICINITY. Another flood of cherry blossom vis- itors expected. Page A-1 New checks to prevent auto ticket- fixing. Page A-1 Gen. J. J. Morrow, former D. C. Com- missioner, dies. Page A-8 Gross receipts tax is backbone of Gov. Nice’s relief bill. an A-14 A ¢ Foening Star 1937 —THIRTY-EIGHT PAGES. #*x* The only evening paper in Washington with the Associated Press News and Wirephoto Services. Yesterday’s Circulation, 142,301 (8ome returns not yet recetved.) (®) Means Associated TWO CENTS. Press. ALL B You'RE A DEMOCRAT! PAGE JIM FARLEY! NEW CHECKS BAR FIXING OF TICKETS | Triple Recording System in! Effect Monday, Says Edwards. A new triple check system of record- ing supposedly minor traffic law vio- lations will be instituted Monday in an effort to prevent unjustified “ticket fixing,” Inspector L. I. M. Edwards announced today At the same time. Inspector Ed- wards confirmed reports that he is investigating a complaint of undue leniency shown in adjustment of a number of tickets in the central traf- fic collateral and ticket adjustment office. The department’s new traffic-ticket policy, Inspector Edwards said, calls for abolition of the central ticket ad- justment office, but he stoutly denied that the complaint under investigation policy. Police Supt. Ernest W. Brown ordered preparation of the order establishing the new policy early in March, weeks before the complaint against the cen- tral adjustment office was received, Inspector Edwards said Warnings to Be Noted. Under the new policy, even the most trivial violation which esults in a verbal warning from a police- man will be noted against a motorist's record and recalled if that motorist ap- peals for leniency within the en- suing year. Full responsibility for adjustment of traffic tickets under the new policy is shifted from the central adjust- ment office to precinct commanders Abolished is the present practice of compelling motorists to deposit col- lateral for all traffic violations, ir- respective of what precinct they oc- cured in, at the Traffic Bureau. Be- ginning Monday motorists may de- posit collateral for traffic tickets at any precinct. But any plea for adjustment of a ticket believed unjustified must be (See TRAFFIC, Page . . 100 Islanders Drown in Floods. TOKIO, April 17 (#).—More than 100 persons today were reported drowned in floods on the Japanese- Russian island of Sakhalin. Whole villages were submerged by overflow- ing rivers. Today’s Star | Three colored bandits fire on hacker and liquor store clerk. Page A-14 Jones Point, Va., suggested as Jeffer- son Memorial site. Page A-14 D. A. R. arranges program for good citizenship pilgrims. Page A-14 | D. C. heads take relief pleas to Senate group. Page A-14 Editors finishing session hear of war news work. Page A-14 Motor cycle officer chasing speeders. Page A-14 EDITORIALS AND COMMENT. Editorials. Page This and That. Page Answers and Questions. Page Stars, Men and Atoms. Page David Lawrence. Page Paul Mallon. Page Mark Sullivan. Page Jay Pranklin. Page Delia Pynchon. Page SPORTS. Faulty stance corrected, sees fast start. Big league clubs tuned up for open- ings Monday. Page C-9 Kelley choice in Boston marathon race Monday. Page C-9 Margie Smith aims at Mrs. Jarrett's swim title. Page C-9 Cunningham, San Romani highlight Kansas relays. Page C-10 Sunday bowling here unlikely to prove gold mine. Page C-10 Hot P. G. A. qualifying tests here are forecast. Page C-10 MISCELLANY. Washington Wayside. City News in Brief. Letter-Out. Shipping News. Vital Statistics. Traffic Convictions. hurt S GQbdbbdbbaaa Chapman Page C-9 A-2 A-7 A1 A-8 A-8 Page A-8 Page A-13 Page B-7 Page B-8 Page B-8 Page C-7 Page C-7 ‘M c-11 b Page Page Page Page Page Service Orders. Gotham Fetes 135 of House And Families Lunch With Mayor on Sightseeing Tour. Bs the Associated Press. NEW YORK, April 17.—Members of Congress by the score were in town today to find out for themselves whether all they've heard about New York is true If they confused the bills that go | into hoppers on Capitol Hill with those things that waiters lay beside one's plate, face down to defer the shock, it did not matter. The Representa- tives—135 new members of Congress Tand their families—were the city's guests and it was on the house. When the visitors awoke to New York's elegant assortment of sights | and sounds, the like of which never | disturbed the pastoral stillnes (or so | they said) of Pennsylvania avenue, penalty could be assessed for the rob- | Plaved any part in formulating tm;“ they faced this schedule of sight- seeing: Visits to the Stock Exchange, the Federal Reserve Bank and other places in the country’s chief money mart; | luncheon with Mayor Fiorello La Guardia, a ride around the harbor, a trip to the top of the world's tallest | building and dinner broiled in eye and ear entertainment. CURRAN SUIT ASKS POST OFFICE 108 Farley Faces Mandamus Action in Massachusetts Post Dispute. The long-awaited mandamus suit to | Massachusetts Democrat, a commis- sion as postmaster of Milford, Mass., was filed in District Court today. Curran had been expected to file | the suit more than a month ago, and | the political aspects of the dispute | have been discussed frequently in the press. Justice Joseph W. Cox ordered Far- ley to show cause by May 17 why the mandamus writ should not be granted. Claiming he was duly appointed postmaster by the President and the appointment confirmed by the Senate | last June 8, Curran charged that Far- |ley refused to deliver the commission | | to him. | Higgiston Confirmed for Post. | Meanwhile, on February 5 the Presi- | dent sent the name of John F. Hig- | giston to the Senate and he was con- firmed for the post Curran claims. A month later, Curran, hearing of the Higgiston appointment, made for- mal demand on the acting postmaster of Milford, Allan J. Cooke, to turn over the books and accounts of his office. Cooke refused, whereupon Cur- ran filed suit in Federal District Court at Boston to enjoin Higgiston from taking office. That suit is pending. Curran’s attorney, H. D. Barbadoro, said today his client expects to file 8 suit in the Court of Claims next 4 week for $2,300, representing salary he would have received had his com- mission been promptly delivered. The court was told that Curran took a civil service examination for the job and, on May 10, 1934, was informed by the Post Office Depart- ment he stood second on the list. First Place Claimed Later. As a result of a reiew examination May 16, which was asked by the Post- master General, Curran jumped to first place, the suit stated. It was following his achievement of that rating that he was appointed, it was said. ‘The suit said that Curran was “re- liably informed and believes that his commission as postmaster of the town ot Milford was signed and issued by the President of the United States to the Postmaster General with instruc- tions to deliver the same to your petitioner, * * * yet, in utter disre- gard of postal reguiations, * * * the respondent has failed to deliver the same to your petitioner.” Curran said he has lost and will lose $13,000 if he does not get the com- mission. He never has been notified of his removal, he stated, and his name never has been withdrawn from the compel Postmaster General Farley to | deliver to John F. Curran, prominent | ECAUSE JUDICIARY HEARING TOEND BY APRIL 28 \ Date Set by Unanimous | Vote of Senate Group, | Ashurst Says. | BACKGROUND— President Roosevelt sought Con- gressional authority to name s new justices to Supreme Cour unless incumbents over 70 retirec after tribunal had invalidated set- eral New Deal laws. His supporter demanded a more ‘“enlightened interpretation of the Constitution Proposal encountered stiff restst- ance in Senate and throughout country. Various compromise pro- posals were advanced, but Presi- dent was reported holding fast to determination that original bill be enacted. The Senate Judiciary Committee de- cided at an executive meeting today to close hearings on the Roosevelt court bill by April 28 Attempts to close the hearings im- mediately failed. The 10-day exten- sion was voted to take care of those | already invited to testify. | All next week will be given over to | opponents of the bill. Friends of the measure then will be permitted to present closing evi- dence for the first three days of the following week, if they choose. It is possible, however, that the adminis- | tration would rest its case and permit the testimony to end next week. | Vote Unanimous. Chairman Ashurst announced that the vote to close the hearings by April 28 was unanimous. Senator Hughes, | Democrat, of Delaware, who made the | original motion to close immediately, | accepted an amendment by Senator | McCarran, Democrat, of Nevada, to provide for 10 days more. Hughes also accepted an amendment by Senator Pittman, Democrat, of Nevada, to permit each side to file statements in addition to the evidence presented orally. Ashurst said the committee would start almost immediately after the close of hearings to consider the legis- lation in closed session. Asked how long it would take the committee to | act, once it began secret deliberations, | the committee chairman replied “no- body knows."” Meanwhile, a new compromise has been advanced by Senator McGill, Democrat of Kansas, who has been | | defending the President's measure during the committee hearings. McGill | suggested Mr. Roosevelt be allowed to | appoint two new Supreme Court jus- tices if those over 75 do not retire. Other Compromises. ‘Two non-committal committee mem- bers—Senators Hatch, Democrat, of New Mexico and McCarran, have of- fered somewhat similar compromises of the President's proposal to appoint six new members to the court unless Jjustices over 70 withdraw. Opposition Senators said submission of these compromise proposals indi- | cated the reluctance of these uncom- mitted legislators to accept the Roose- velt proposal and thelr desire to find | “a way out” which would be satisfac- tory to the administration. Senator McGill said his proposed remove most of the objections which have been raised. His amendment would permit ap- pointment of additional members of the court whenever it contained Jjustices more than 75 years old, pro- vided that no administration could select more than two. President Roosewelt would be able to appoint two justices immediately but no more could be designated until & new administration came into office unless the size of the court dropped below nine. GEISHA GIRLS, INC., HAS STOCKHOLDERS MEETING All Positions Held by Members Who Exclude Public Sub- scriptions. By the Associated Press. OSAKA, Japan, April 17.—Osaka Geisha Girls, Inc, including many of the entertainers who recently staged s Buddhist Temple sit-down strike, held its first stockholders’ meeting in solemn parliamentary manner. All official positions of the newly formed 120,000-yen ($34,308) joint stock company were filled by geishas, who had so much confidence in their | told PROBERS PROTECT HARLANWITNESSES FEARING REPRISAL Status of Government Agents Provided by In- definite Subpoenas. KENTUCKY MINER CHARGES THREAT Senate Committee Told of Mine Superintendent's Words Out- side Hearing Room. BACKGROUND— Senate Civil Liberties Committce turned its attention to Harlan County (Ky.) coal field after a Ken- tucky State commission reported in 1935 that miners in that region home of some of the world’s richest soft coal beds, were living under a “monster-like reign of oppression” directed by mine operators Despite this indictment, violence and bloodshed continued in the dis- trict, and the committee sent its investigators into “bloody Harlan” about sit weeks ago BY JOHN C. HENRY. Witnesses who have testified before the Senate Civil Liberties Committee against the strong-arm rulers of “bloody Harlan” County (Ky.) will be kept under subpoena indefinitely, it was learned today. as a means of affording them protection against vengeful violence i By this device, the witnesses w retain their status of Federal “ag with any attempted redress again: them becoming a Federal offense Without such protection, the pic- ture painted of the workings of Har- lan’s “law” makes it seem possible the witnesses would be risking their lives to return to the “dark conti- nent” of civil liberties in America In a day filled with ensational testimony, heard its most dramatic evidence late vesterday overall-cla R. C. Tackett, mountaineer miner wt is here in custody of a United St deputy marshal and who already hac testified on several occasions, aske permission to return to the stand Granted the privilege, Tackett ther disclosed that Ted Creech, burly superintendent and operator's sor had threatened outside the hearing room early in the afternoon to have Tackett “sent up” for a long tern for his previous testimony against the operators Accusation Confirmd. Immediately, Robert L. Bonham, t! marshal who had Tackett in custos took the stand to confirm the accu- sation, saying that he had overhearc | Creech’s threatening conversation. Called before the committee, Creec: was brought sharply to order after he turned his back on the committee to avoid photographers and then denied Tackett's testimony only to the extent of saying that Tackett had started the conversation by saying he Hed been drunk when he first testified. Recalled, Bonham refuted this and declared that Creech's threat was the first remark between the two men. The committee today was consider- ing possible charges against Creech for tampering with a witness. In an earlier appearance, Creech the committee that William Clontz, a U. M. W. officer, had lied in an effort to get publicity when he testified that Creech threatened him with a .45 caliber revolver. In addition to this incident, Clontz | testified that vigilantes had fired 10 | high-powered rifle bullets into his home one night when he was away, narrowly missing his son, his wife and his aged mother. Appealing to Sher- iff Theodore Middleton for protection, Clontz was refused any help and was advised to “leave the county,” he said. Dog Dragged Out Dynamite. On an earlier occasion, he said, his dog dragged a fuse from under their house and three sticks of dynamite were found attached to it. Lawrence Howard, young miner JAILED U. S. CITIZENS IN FRANCE RELEASED 13 Americans and 5 Canadians, Seeking to Join Spanish Army, Ordered to Leave. By the Assoclated Press. | PERPIGNAN, France, April 17— Thirteen Americans and five Can- | adians, sentenced to 20 days in jail amendment to the Roosevelt bill would | fF attempting to join the Spanish | government forces, were released to- day. They were ordered to leave France within eight days. ‘Their actual sentences were reduced to five days. They had spent 15 days in jail while an examining magistrate at Ceret, 25 miles away, investigated their cases. The Americans gave their names and addresses: Joe Ballet and Vachel Blair, Cleveland; Gene Kosesak, Lor- aine, and Harold Blakesley, Toledo, Ohio; Joseph Fleischinger, William Borer and Louis Gneppe, Philadel- phia; Lawrence Frigman and Sey- mour Herman, New York City; Bela ‘Wimmer of Welch, Gaylord Cormell of New Brighton and Rudolph Loch of Bartlesville (States not given); and Joe Farkasovski Morved, no address. GRADUATE SUES SCHOOL Demands Return of Money Be- cause He Is Failure. By the Assoctated Press. TOKIO, April 17.—A graduate wrots to the president of the Imperial Uni- versity today demanding return of 18,000 yen ($5,146), his seven-year tuition fees, because he had been unsuccessful in life. enterprise they excluded public sub- lc.lm. ‘The president replied that was not the university’s fsult.