Evening Star Newspaper, May 21, 1937, Page 26

STRIKE POSTPONED BY MOVIE CRAFTS Further Discussion to Be Given Demand for 100 Pct. Union Shop. By the Ascociated Press. HOLLYWOOD, Calif,, May 21.—The Federated Motion Pictures crafts post- poned indefinitely today & strike directed against 27 independent pro- ducers pending further discussion of their demand for 100 per cent union shop. The crafts had threatened to walk out last midnight unless they won their point. Separate Agreement Signed. Meanwhile, the 22-day strike at major film studios was given another setback when the Utility Workers’ Union, largest of the eight units of the F. M. P. C. signed a separafe peace Tornado Swishes Auto 1,300 Feet Without Damage By the Assoctated Presa. GRENVILLE, 8. Dak, May 21.—Sometimes even & tornado can be gentle. During a $100,000 windstorm which swept over Northern South Dakota Monday night, an auto- mobile belonging to a Grenville farmer was whisked through the air and set down on a farm a quarter mile away. Leo Wojeck, Grenvill garage man, found it there. The radia- tor cap was missing and there was a scratch on the hood. That was all. Hotel Strike Truce Refused. SAN FRANCISCO, May 21 (#).— Union employes of San Francisco's 16 strike-paralyzed hotels refused today to accept an employers’ pro- posal for reopening of hotels for the duration of the Golden Gate Bridge Fiesta, THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. ¢, FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1937 FATAL GOLLISION DRIVERS ARE HELD 15 Witnesses Heard by Coroner’s Jury in Death of Mrs. Corder. After hearing 15 witnesses, a cor- oner’s jury yesterday held for Police Court action the drivers of two auto- mobiles involved in a collision April 18, which resulted in the fatal injury of Mrs. Annie H. Corder, 88, of 3248 N street. Meanwhile, two persons were injured last night in automobile accidents, one seriously. The drivers held under the negli- gent homiclde act by the coroner’s Jury were Earl N. Rittenour, 41, of 1212 Longfellow street, in whose car Mrs. Corder was riding, and William F. Wagner, 26, Hyattsville, Md. Wit- nesses testified the two machines col- lided as Wagner was driving south on Massachusetts avenue northeast and Rittenour west on Harewocod road northeast. Testimony in Dispute. Rittenour and Elizaveth Motley, s passenger in his car, testified the ma- chine in which they were riding was brought to a full halt at the atop sign before entering the intersection. Sev- eral other witnesses testified the car did not come to & halt. ‘Wagner told the jury he was driving on the inside lane of traffic and, his view shut off by the cars on his right, did not see Rittenour’s car until he ‘was within “5 feet of it.” Mrs. Corder, grandmother of Miss Motley, who is secretary to Police Supt. Ernest W. Brown, was taken to Sibley Hospital, where she died May 13 of internal injuries and other com- plications. The case previously had _Allen’s Foot:Ease address ALLEN’S FOOT~EASE, LE ROY, K. ¥, been heard in the office of the cor- poration counsel. In a second inquest Nicolas A. Argerakis, 42, of 2523 Fourteenth street, a taxicab driver, was absolved of blame in the death of William Han- nan, . 72, who, witnesses testified, walked from between two parked cars and into Argerakis’ machine last Sat- urday on @Sevénteenth street near Rhode Island avenue. Hannan, who lived at 1521 Seventeenth street, died at Emergency Hospital Monday. Sterling James Coley, 3801 Nebraska avenue, sufféred injuries to the head, chest, b: and legs last night when 5% HOME an automobile in which he'was riding crashed into a.Pennsylvania Railroad freight train at 8 and Half streets southwest. The driver of the car, police reported, was Ruth Ridley, 40, colored, 1010 South Capitol street, who suffered a cut chin. Coley was taken to Providence Hospital, where his con- dition was described as undetermined. Robert R. Glover, 16, of 711 Seventh street northeast, was severely bruised and shaken last night when knocked from his bicycle at Fourteenth and Belmont streets by a taxicab operated by Edward F. Fulk, 27, of 45314 Fif- 5% LOANS District of Columbia, Nearby Maryland and Virginia FIRE DELEGATES PICKED TAKOMA PARK, Md., May 21 (Spe- cial) —The Takoma Park Fire De- partment has named its delegates and alternates to the forty-fifth annual convention of the Maryland State Firemen's Association. ‘Those Who Will represent. the local department at the parley, scheduled for Easton on June 23, 24 and 25, are Irving W. Johnson, William E. Lee, Joseph Martin, Herald W. Hirst, - Stephen J. La 8cola. Alternates ara Walter G. Scheller, H. Dewey Hayes, Willlam A. Denekas, Robert Roseman and Wilton Klefer, A NATURAL PARAFFIN BASE OIL ALL IMPURITIES REMOVED SPECIAL-SAE.20-30-40-50-70 * HIGH SPEED SUMMER MOTOR OIL * LUBRICATES AT ALL SPEEDS THIS SUMMER make sure you use Autocrat . . . it's the one Summer 3 to 15 Years Also 20-Year Loans On owner-occupied homes, not over 5 years old, payable $6.88 per month per $1,000, including interest and principal. Other plans on monthly, quarterly or somi-annual ¢ payments, inclsding ¥. H. A insured mortsases. motor oil that flows freely to every bearing at the first turn of the motor. The bearings and cylinders receive proper, safe lubrication. agreement. Seven hundred utility workers were granted union shop and a basic pay scale of 75 cents an hour, & 15 cent increase, in return for going back to their jobs. The agreement was negotiated by the International Alliance of Theatri- cal Stage Employes, whose potent support won the Screen Actors’ Guild a closed shop. The I. A. T. 8. E. has been accused of being a ‘“company union” by the F. M. P. C. Both are affiliated with the American Federa- tion of Labor. One cause for the major studio strike, begun April 30, was the griev- ance of the F. M. P. C. that the I. A, T. S. E. was attempting to “steal” the ntility workers membership. Others Returned to Work. Early this week the F. M. P. C.'s Bolid strike was jarred by the defec- tion of the cullinary workers and the machinists. They preferred to return %0 work and negotiate shop demands wafterward, as the producers had sug- gested to all units of the federation. F. M. P. C. leaders, however, said they would stand by their ultimatum: *“Union shop guarantee to the federa- Mon or the strike goes on indefinitely.” At publicity headquarters of the F. M. P. C, whose plea for a boycott of guild stars was repudiated by its Executive Committee, a spokesman declined comment on negotiations with independent producers. “We're playing dumb,” he said. RANDALL H. 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Mr. Jordan, a World War veteran, served in France with the 327th In- fantry. He had been a Washington resident more than three years, coming here from Tulsa, Okla., where he for- merly was assistant city attorney. He was graduated in law from Cumber- land University, Lebanon, Tenn. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Wini- fred Marie Jordan; two children by a former marriage, Eleanor Read Jordan e&nd John M. Jordan, jr., both of Carthage, Tenn.; his mother, Mrs. Fannie M. Jordan, Richmond, Va., and ihree brothers, William A. and Albert F. Jordan, both of Richmond, and Howard Y, Jordan, Atlanta, Ga. Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Soday in the Fort Myer Chapel. Burial Wwas in Arlington National Cemetery. —_— W. HARRY PERKINS, 68, DIES AFTER ILLNESS Funeral Rites Tomorrow for Re- tired Foreman at St. Eligabeth’s. _ W. Harry Perkins, 68, retired car- penter foreman of St. Elizabeth’s Hos- pital, died yesterday at the home of Minimum wage of $16.50 —which was specified for retail stores when the former Dis- trict of Columbia minimum wage law was in effect—only we pay this minimum for 5 days of 7V hours each instead of 6 days of 8 hours each as befora! (Of course, the great majority of our employees earn more than the minimum wage.) crown Timed Right for You! ALL our Beautiful 8.50 & $10 Summer Hats Rough Straws—Smooth Straws—Lacy Straws—Tuscans—Malacons Fine Felts—Fine Bakus—Fabrics (Stetsons not included) - $ Just when you want them! These fine Summer values in hats of every type! ° Swooping brims, pert Calots, smart sailors, open crowns—styles to wear with every Summer ensemble—trim tailleurs, tegtime prints, spectator sports frocks! Lots of WH‘TEfFUMf Wheat, new Headsizes 212 to 23 and becoming! Vivid colors—Pastels— i Navy—Black—Brown. 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EAST FALLS CHURCH, Va., May B1 (Special) —Mrs. Thomas ‘Tate, 86, one of the oldest residents of Arling- ton County, died at her home near East Falls Church Thursday morning. Mrs. Tate was born in Swanage, Eng- land, coming to this country about 50 years ago. She is survived by three daughters, one son and seven grand- children. Services will be held at the Ives funeral home, Clarendon, Va., st 3 o'clock, tomorrow. Interment will be in Oakwood Cemetery, Falls Church. PROFESSOR GETS POST NORMAN, Okla., May 21 (#).—Dr. A. B. Thomas, associate professor of history at the University of Oklahoma, iwill leave st the close of the Summer pession to accept a similar position wt the University of Alabama. HOSPITALIZATION AM g INSURANCE FOR EVERYONE Ages 5 to 60 (WHITE ONLY) ‘This is not a fraternal erganisation. You are protected by the assets 8 reputable insurance company has served the public for Fears. Inter-Ocean Casualty Ce. E, O. WIELAND. Mgr. 1343 H 8t. N.W.. 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