Evening Star Newspaper, July 9, 1937, Page 4

A—4 xx THE EVEN G STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, - FRIDAY, JULY 9, 1937 L] _— e e e e e e Quit U. S. Steel Wall Street Told ALCOA FIRM BALKS STRIKE MEDIATION Company Official Spurns 0f- fer of Governor for Board to Arbitrate Dispute. B the Assoctated Press. ALCOA, Tenn, July 9.—Efforts to settle a three-week-old strike at the Alcoa plant of the Aluminum Co. of America were in a new stalemate to- day, after the refusal of company of- ficials to accept arbitration of the dispute. Peaceful picketing of the plant con- tinued while more than 200 State troopers patrolled the strike area where two men were killed and 28 others in- jured Wednesday in a clash between plant guards and pickets. A. D. Huddleston, regional manager of the company, declined last night an offer by Gov. Gordon Browning to ar- bitrate the dispute. The strikers are seeking an increase in wages from 45 to 60 cents an hour to give them parity with rates in the company’s Northern mills. Fred Wetmore, president of the Aluminum Workers' Union at Alcoa, had asked the Governor to name an arbitration board. He said the union would “accept any decision by such a board as our cause is fair and just.” In reply to the Governor's request for the company'’s attitude, Huddleston reiterated a previous contention that the issue is one of wage differentials based on varying living costs in differ~ ent sections and said that as such the question “is not one which lends itself to arbitration.” Huddleston said about 766 men re- turned to work on the early morning £hift yesterday and were relieved by the 639 who went back to their posts ‘Wednesday. About 3,000 men were af- fected by the strike called May 18. GIRL, 9, STABBED:; ATHLETE 1S HELD Police Say Youth, 17, Admits Criminal Assault in Apart- ment Basement. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, July 9.—John Ardelean, 17-year-old high school honor stu- dent and star athlete, confessed to- day, Sergt. Eugene McNally said, that he stabbed, beat and criminally as- saulted a 9-year-old girl in the base- | ment of an apartment building on the West Side. McNally said the youth admitted luring the girl to the basement of the building for which his father fis Janitor, and striking her with an iron bar. She was stabbed with an ice pick and slashed with a garden tool. Physicians said the child was suf- fering from eight wounds in the chest and 15 slashes on her back. Her con- dition was serious. ‘When police arrived at the apart- ment last night, Ardelean was lying on the basement floor, apparently un- oonscious. Later he said he had been feigning unconsciousness to lead offi- cers to believe he had been beaten by another attacker. GIRL DRINKS KEROSENE, BUT ATTENDS PARTY On her 2d birthday anniversary yes- terday, little Nolene Cook, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Cook, 1901 First street southwest, learned that kerosene as a delicacy can't compare with ice cream and cake. While her mother was busy arrang- ing a party for her, Nolene early in the day took two large drinks of kero- sene from a milk bottle. She thought it was water. When she was rushed to Casualty Hospital, neighborhood chil- dren thought sure the birthday party would be canceled. But Nolene re- turned a short time later, to preside at her party, showing no ill effects of her experience. Taylor Plans to Chairmanship, Move Held Contingent on Financing and Dividend Program. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, July 9.—Wall Street, where the possibility of Myron C. Taylor’s appointment to a diplomatic post has been long rumored, apecu- lated today upon a newspaper report that he expects to retire January 1 as chairman of the United States Steel Corp. .A company spokesman refused to confirm or deny the report. In Florence, Italy, where he is vaca- tioning, Mr. Taylor said he could not comment on the report. The New York Herald-Tribune said Taylor’s retirement “is contingent on the completion of a financing and common stock dividend resumption program, on which his heart is set. “If this program is not carried through by the year end, he has in- dicated that he will continue as chair- man until July 1, 1938, at the iatest.” The newspaper said: “It is scaroe- ly a secret in Wall Street that Mr. Taylor would be available for appoint- ment as Ambassador to the Court of St. James if the present incumbent, Robert W. Bingham, should resign.” Decision Believed of Own Making. “Those intimate with the affairs of United States Steel,” the Herald- Tribune said, “declare that Mr. Tay- lor's decision to retire was not forced on him by the bitter feeling which he stirred up in the steel industry in March of this year, when he departed from the industry’s traditional anti- union policy and arranged for the Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp., a United States Steel subsidiary, to sign an agreement with the Amalgamated As- sociation of Iron, Steel and Iron Workers of North America, a member of John L. Lewis’ C. I. O. family. “Several of the independent steel producers are reputed to feel that Mr. Taylor let them down, mnot only be- cause he made peace with Mr. Lewis, but also because, they charge, he failed to give them due warning of his intent to sign « union agree- ment,” the paper added. Concerning Taylor's desfte to achieve his ends in the financial affairs of the steel corporation, the newspaper said, “with the corporation’s earnings showing up more favorably than they have since 1930, it is understood to be Mr. Taylor's conviction that, barring | unforeseen developments, -he can see the financing and common dividend resumption plans consummated by the end of the year.” Accumulations Reduced Sharply. Paving the way is the steady prog- | ress made in clearing up arrearages on the preferred stock. Since the third quarter of last year, when ar- rears totaled $18.25 a share, accumu- lations have been reduced to $1.25 a share. Last payment on the senior issue was $2 on June 29. “‘Most frequently mentioned” as Tay- lor's successor as chairman of the | steel corporation, the Herald-Tribune said, is 36-year-old Edward R. Stet- tinius, son of the late partner of J. P. Morgan & Co. Since Taylor went to U. S. Steel in 1927, he has had a triple-action pro- gram. He eliminated the company’s heavy bonded debt; he reorganized plant facilities, and he infused young blood into the organization. Stettinius, top young man of the corporation, succeeded William J. Fil- bert as chairman of the Finance Com- mittee January 1, 1935. POST NOT OFFERED. Roosevelt Tells Reporters He Has Not Conferred With Taylor. President Roosevelt told reporters today he had not offered a diplomatic Corns Shed OFf Core and All Hardest corns shed right off when magic-like E-Z Korn Remover goes to work. Smothers pain—softens up dead skin and core comes right out. Easy to use—fast in action. Thousands use lit. 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Ave. N.W. qt. 17¢ pt. 10c MYRON C. TAYLOR. post to Myron C. Tuylor, chairman of the United States Steel Corp. Published reports have sald that Taylor was available for appoint as Ambassador to London in the event Robert W. Bingham resigned. DECLINES TO COMMENT. Py the Associated Press. FLORENCE, Italy, July 9.—Myron C. Taylor declared today he wished people “would stop” staying he was planning to retire as chairman of the board of United States Steel on De- cember 31, “They have no right to say that!” he exclaimed, when told of the report current in America he would retire provided the steel common dividend was renewed and the financing of new plants arranged. “I wish they would not say such things while I am away.” Taylor said: “I do not want to say anything,” when asked to confirm the report. “I cannot comment on that.” Taylor, on a vacation here, said he was leaving for the United States in & short while, but has not decided exactly when. HEADS PHOTOGRAPHERS Horace C. Wilcox of the Agriculture Department was elected president of the Photographers Group of the United Civil Service Employes at its first regular meeting last night. Other officers elected were Charles A. Foldenauer, vice president, and John D. Faust, secretary. The group photographers. OF MEN’S SOX | Blows by Air, Land Intended is composed of permanent civil service | Sierra (Guadarrama) front, inflicting LOYALISTS SMASH REBELS, TAKE CITY to End for Good Franco’s Threat About Madrid. By the Associated Press. Spanish government troops struck heavily at insurgent forces on the southern and western fringes of Madrid today while government planes & paved the way with terrific bombard- ments. Tanks led the way as government Spain’s central armies engulfed Qui- jorna, 18 miles west of Madrid, in what the defense ministry announced a3 a brilliant attack. The town is about 2!2 miles north- west of Brunete, also taken by the government in its offensive intended to end for all time the threat of in- surgent armies about Madrid. Simultaneously the government army speared westward and south- ward at other points on the Madrid front and officers announced wide- spread aerial warfare successes. ‘The 5th Army Corps captured Qui- jorna and along with it some 200 prisoners and many materials of war. The government defense ministry said bombs destroyed a number of in- surgent planes in an attack on an airport near Segovia. Troop concen- trations, artillery batteries and insur- gent trains and trucks were bombed. The 27-nation Non-Intervention Committee adjourned after a three- hour session in London, still dead- locked on plans for keeping arms and men from reaching Spain. Great Britain, having been rebuffed by Germany and Italy on her proposal that she and France take over the international naval patrol of Spain's coasts, looked to Germany and Italy to take the initiative in new proposals. Air Raids a Success. At Segovia bombs exploded in a group of 10 to 15 rebel craft and at least half of them appeared to have been blown up. Artillery emplacements near Naval- gamella and Boadilla were bombed and machine-gunned. Government bombs crashed into a truck caravan at Navalcarnero and a train near a station at San Martin de Valde Iglesias. A government squadron attacked five Junkers (German made) planes near Quijorna. Twelve Fiat (Italian made) pursuit ships came to their aid. One of the insurgent pursuit ships was shot down and a Junkers was damaged but the government squad- ron came back unscathed. Government troope also repulsed an insurgent counter-attack on the | the heavy losses, the ministry said, and | 7th & K took some new positions which they hastily fortified. “We have consolidated our positions (in the Sierra sector) which were captured in former operations,” the war communique said, ‘and all -enemy counter-attacks have been repulsed.” “Portification works in the few po- sitions are being carried out very ac- tively. In the Usera sector (just southwest of Madrid) the enemy car- ried out a severe counter-attack to regain positions which they lost Wed- nesday. “A counter-attack was repulsed in El Basurero with heavy losses for the enemy. On the Aragon front in the Albarracin sector, the enemy counter- attacked, bringing into play tanks to dislodge us from sundry positions which we captured yesterday. “Their attempt was fruitless and ‘we maintain our positions.” Observancve Day Urged. A national observance July 18 of the first anniversary of the ctvil war, to promote greater unity among groups composing the Spanish peo- ple’s front, was proposed by the Liaison Committee of the Socialist and Com- munist parties. ‘The committee asked that the day be made the occasion for a demon- stration by “loyalist Spain” of its ap- preciation of aid from Russia and Mexico as well as of sympathetic manifestations by both Socialist and Communist internationals and work- ers over the world. The committee expressed hope the observance would be a step toward creation of a single proletarian party in Spain. Moscow (Continued From First Page.) allow Japanese and Manchurian troops to cross Soviet frontiers fnd upon their appearance to drive them out with all means.” Orders to Soviet Troops. As an indication of the stiffening of the Soviet attitude in that crisis, Litvinoff told Shigemitsu frankly, the | communique said, that Soviet troops had had “to drive out a Japanese and Manchurian detachment from Mount Vinokurka on the Soviet side, where Japanese and Manchurian am- munition was found as well as blood— an indication Japanese had been wounded in the fighting.” (According to reporis from Hsin- | king, capital of Manchukuo, the battle referred to took place Monday and resulted in 20 Soviet casualties while only 1 Japanese was killed and 2 wounded.) Shigemitsu was summoned to the fdreign office yesterday to discuss the latest outbreak of" hostilities on long-disputed Soviet-Manchuku- oan border. As soon as he had registered his government's protest with the foreign commissar he was handed the Russian counter-warning. W MEN'S SHOPS OPEN SATURDAY—14th & G NOTHING CHANGED BUT THE PRICE! 83"50 885 Al 3212 14th PAIRS 85¢ & 3 PA RS 1.35 FRANCE STARTING |GENERAL STRIKE 10 MEET DEFICIT) - INW. P. A FAILS| ~ o wun spens Budgetary Decrees Up Tax on Incomes and Boost Services Charges. By the Associated Press. PARIS, July 9.—Forty-five million Frenchmen began to mold their eco- nomic lives to a new pattern today— one decreed by the second People’s Front government to wipe out & regu~ lar budget deficit of some 8,000,000,- 000 francs (about $308,800,000). ‘The average citizen awoke to find his taxes and costs of living increased and his government arranging to in- crease railway fares and freight tariffs. The Council of Ministers, under the new ier, Camille Chautemps, last night published the sweeping finan- cial decree to replenish the treasury by a total of 10,500,000,000 francs (about $410,000,000) and thus meet the fiscal emergency ‘that brought the downfall of the first Popular Front premier, Leon Blum. Some of the results under this eco- nomic deal are: The French citizen must pay one- fifth more income tax than last year if he earns 20,000 francs (about $760) or more & year. The rate on an in- come of 20,000 francs was boosted from 8 to 28 per cent. Cigarettes, which formerly cost the equivalent of 10!, cents, now cost more than 12. It costs 2'; cents to mail an ordi- nary letter instead of the former ap- proximate charge of 2 cents. Telephone bills were increased about one-third. The tax on transfer of securities was raised from 8 per cent to 12. Fuel for motor trucks was increased in price, but that for private auto- mobiles remained unchanged. The new indirect taxes raising the cost of living, however, do not apply to what the government calls the necessities of life—groceries, wine, clothing and coal, Venezuela will give 7,000 machines to its small coffee planters. 6 or 8 Exposure Rolls Developed & Printed Majority of Women Return to Sewing Machines in Tampa Today. By the Associated Press. TAMPA, Fla,, July 9.—A general sit- down strike threatened by local Work- ers’ Alliance leaders on all projects of the Works Progress Administration here had failed to develop today, sev- eral hours after approximately 200 #omen returned to work at & W. P. A. sewing room in which work was halted by a strike yesterday. . Between 60 and 100 women, however, continued striking for higher wages. The striking women remained in Ppossession of the building throughout the night after the remeinder of the 400 women who had sat idly at their sewing machines and tables yesterday left the building late in the day. ‘Those who left were told they could return to work this morning and when they arrived they found more than a score of city and county officers, led by Sheriff J. R. McLeod, ready to pro- tect them. There were no disturb- ances. E. F. 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