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Evening star., 1937-10-02
OFFICIAL OF UNION
SLAIN IN new YORK
Sam Gaple Shot to Death Shortly
After Another Labor Leader
Is Wounded.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, October 2.-An as
sassin's bullet killed Sam Gapel. a.
treasurer Of painters union. early
today, just few hours after another
union official had been wounded Sc
riously near his home.
Aside from their af11liation with
organized labor there was no appar-
ent link between the attacks. Gapel
was killed on the lower East Side; Max
Rubin, 48. president of Local 24o,
Cloak Drivers and Helpers Union,
was shot from a passing car as he
walked along Gun Hill road, far up in
the Bronx
Police arrested Louis Feinberg. SIS,
Brooklyn, secretary of the Cloak
Drivers and Helpers, and held him
in 100000 bail as material witness
In the Rubin case. Five witnesses
said Feinberg was not one of the two
men in the gunmen's automobile.
There were hints that Rubin was
witness in the racket Investigations
OF Thomas E. Dewey, special prose-
cutor. The Daily News said he had
visited Dewey's Office several times.
but office spokesmen said they did
not know of any connection between
Rubin and any current inquiry.
Gapel's mother-in-law, Mrs. Clara
Singer, ascribed his killing to union
troubles.
Evening star., 1937-10-02
ADMISSION BY BLACK
HE ONCE WAS In KHAN
FAILS TO END DISPUTE
WidOw of Je,U
Black Praised
Lauds Justice
Mrs. Beck Says Hus.
band "Was Mighty
Proud OF HugO.''

Mrs. H. M. Beck, widow of the Jew
ish friend who Supreme Court Justice
Black said he named as sole executor
of his will during the war, was among
the millions who last night heard him
answer the charges he was a men,
Der of the Ku Klux Klan.
At her home In Birmingham. Ala,
Mrs. Beck told the Associated Press:
I'm glad he has had his say, and
now he can rest"
Mrs. Beck said her husband, who
died November 4, 1882, had known the
justice from the time he first came
to Birmingham IS years ago Black.
she said, left his papers and will in her
husbands safe when he went to
France.
'Mr. Beck was mighty proud of
Hugo" she said.
Mrs. Beck was a guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Black in their home here dur
ing the inauguration of President
Roosevelt.
In his address, Black did not men,
ton Beck by name, referring to him
as a Jewish friend who stood so
nearly in the place of father to me
that while in the Army in 1913
designated this trusted Jewish friend
as sole executor of my will"
Of Black, the widow said:
He is an honest, sincere. loyal
man"
Evening star., 1937-10-02
TRANSIT FIRM TO TAKE
YEARS TO "CATCH UP"
Merger Negotiations Put Line
That Far Behind in It's Re-
-. pair Program.

Two years will be required by the
Capital Transit Co. to catch up with
It's track repair program, which fell
behind schedule during the protracted
negotiations for the merger of the old
street car companies, according to an
opinion expressed today by Richmond
b. keech, vice chairman of the Public
Utilities Commission.
The view was expressed after enpi-
neers of the commission and the
company and Capt. H. c. White
hurst, District director of highways,
had reviewed plans of the company
Tor more than $1,OOO,0 900 of track
improvements during the next year.
Among the projects considered were
track Improvements on Fourteenth
street between Decatur street and
Colorado avenue; Fourteenth street
from Constitution to Pennsylvania
avenues; the Peace Monument loop;
Georgia avenue from Florida avenue
to V street and new tracks for the
proposed underpass for street cars at
Dupont Circl.
Evening star., 1937-10-02
YOUTH AND GIRL SHOT
BATTLING HOLD-UP MAN
Both Wounded in Struggle With
Bandit Following Refusal
to Surrender Car.
Ey the Associated Press.

Es the Associated Press
BROCKTON, Mass, October a.
Giving battle when held up in their
parked car, Brockton couple was
shot early today, the youth probably
critically, as their assailant escaped.
Refusing to surrender their automo-
bile, Arthur Gay, 10. attempted to
kick the gun from the robbers hand
and when Gay fell wounded, his COM
panion, Miss Sylvia Paulding, snatched
shoe off her foot and belabored the
man on the head. He dragged her a
short distance, shot her and fled, Miss
Paulding told police.
Gay managed to drive the car
half mile to a nearby farm house,
stopped on the lawn and dragged him.
self to doorstep to summon help.
He was taken to Brockton Hospital
where his name was placed on the
danger list. He was wounded in the
chest and right lung. Miss Paulding
was shot in the left arm.
A man, officers named as Leo
Mockus, 35. was taken to the hospital.
Miss Paulding, a high school junior,
identified him as the man who shot
her and Gay, Patrolman Joseph Get
cieu said.
NJ charges were paaesd against him.
Evening star., 1937-10-02
REACH STANDST|[[
IN SHANGHAI DRIVE
Japanese Still Unable to
Advance on Fifth Day
of Push.
BY the Associated Press.


SHANGHAI, October 2.-Chinese
and Japanese troops fought each
other to standstill today in the fifth
day of battle for Shanghais North
Station, where the Chinese defense
line is anchored only stones throw
from the foreign settlement.
While Japanese warships in the
Whangpoo River blanketed the area
with a barrage of shells, planes drop
ped demolition bombs on Chapel and
several burned, blackened areas for
merly in Shanghai's foreign districts
At nightfall the Chinese still were
stubbornly holding the area around
the Pantheon Theater despite series
Of japanese thrusts to dislodge them.
The 9th United States Marines, on
the edge Of heavy fighting in their
sector along the Soochow Greek, COM
pleted a new row of machine-gun
nests, giving them a complete sweep
OF the embattled district on Shanghai's
north side
A japanese military spokesman de-
clared that the unabated five-day
Shantung Province for the first time.
At Marking a spokesman of the
Central Chinese governments foreign
Office declared that China would press
Immediately at Geneva and in world
capitals for invocation of economic
sanctions against Japan.
In the far north, where Japanese
forces continued to gain, 10000 fresh
troops. so pieces of artillery $50 trucks
and IL cars of ammunition were un-
loaded from Japan at Chinwangtao,
Hopeh province port.
Evening star., 1937-10-02
PALESTINE ARABS
.LEADERSBAN|SHED
Britain Reported Spiriting
Four to Seychelles
Island.
BACKGROUND

ohS h01tOONO- n
NetO terror struck Palestine last
Sunday in assassination of British
high commissioner and bodyouard
at Nazareth as they left church.
Trouble out0ro,Uth OF British pro-
posal to partition Palestine into
Je,0ish and Arab states and neU
mandate for Britain to include
the holy places British officials
outlaUed Arab High Committee and
arrested many Arabs for possible
connection Uith the dnlbuscade.
B, the Associated Press.
JERUSALEM, October british
warships were reported today to have
spirited four high Arab leaders toward
Seychelles Island in the Indian Ocean
after secret transfer at sea while
motorized troops and police kept the
Holy Land quiet at machine gun
point.
The cruiser Sussex, which left Haifa
at dawn with Dr. Hussein Khalidi and
three others ordered deported, re-
turned later and it was believed the
four had been transferred to another
vessel that steamed directly to the
island Of banishment.
At the same time, Jacob Hussein,
leader Of the Arab youth organiza-
tion, who was previously thought to
have fed Palestine, was arrested.
Mufti Guarded in Mosque.
The Grand Mufti of Jerusalem,
Amin Ell Hussein, another object of
the British drive, clung to the pro-
tective holy walls of the Mosque OF
Omar, protected by grim lifeguard OF
200 Arabs sworn to defend the Moslem
spiritual leader to the death.
They stood at the entrance Of the
Muftis private apartments within
holiest Moslem sanctuary in this an
cient city.
British mandate authorities appar-
emily hesitated to storm the mosque
and seize him, in fear of stirring up
disorder even greater than the ter
rorism they sought to stamp out.
Arab Leaders Arrested.
Several Arab leaders were arrested
in the swift drive yesterday, precip-
itated by last Sundays assassination
of the British commissioner of Galilee
and his bodyguard.
Police leaves were Cancelled and
British troops and Palestine constab-
ulary, armed with machine guns
secured the roadways to prevent mass
outbursts. Soldiers off duty were per-
mitted to leave their barracks only by
twos and officers were ordered to carry
sidearms.
Evening star., 1937-10-02
GREEN 70 TODAY
Rhode Island Senator SCOTS at
Idea of Retirement.

PROVIDENCE. r. L., October g.
Senator Theodore Francis Green of
Rhode Island, supporter of President
Roosevelt's idea that Federal judges
should retire at 10, celebrated his
10th birthday anniversary here today,
scoffing at any suggestion of retire.
ment for himself.
'The difference is this" he COM
mented. "A judge holding Office for
life does not and cannot decide II his
faculties are failing with age, while a
man holding public Office at the will
Of the people may be removed when
the people decide he ought to be re-
tired because Of age."
Evening star., 1937-10-02
CANADIAN COUNSELOR
TO BE SENT TO GENEVA
hume Wrong Will Take Up New
Duties Soon-Hector AL
lard Coming Here.

hume Wrong. counselor of the
canadian Legation here since its
establishment in 1927. has been ap-
pointed Canadian advisory officer at
Geneva and will take over his new
outies before the end of the month
IL was announced today.
wrong will be succeeded here by
Dr. W. A. Riddell, Canadian advisory
omcer at Geneva since 1925. He will
san Tor Washington after acquainting
Wrong with his new duties.
Inc Canadian Department of Ex-
ternal Affairs also announced that
hector Allard, third secretary in the
department, is being transferred To the
legation here.
Evening star., 1937-10-02
DR.. SEE IN SHANGHAI,
EMBASSY HERE LEARNS

DR.. Alfred SEE, former Chinese Am
bassador to the United States, has
been in Shanghai with members of
his family throughout recent weeks
of Sino-Japanese fighting there, ac-
cording to word received at the Chi
nese Embassy here
Although no longer an active dip
lomat, officially. DR.. SEE frequently
has been consulted by Chinese gov
ernment officials at Nanking and
Shanghai, 1t was said, on matters of
foreign policy.
Evening star., 1937-10-02
Actress Urges
Crash Victim,
Burial in u. S.
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey Tie ASSOCldteQ fIeSS.
ATHENS, Greece, october 2-Lil-
liam Gish, American actress, requested
through the United States Depart
ment of State today that the body
of John Raymond Henderson, buried
in the Protestant Cemetery, be dis
inferred and sent to the United States.
Henderson, an American, was killed
with two others yesterday when the
British Imperial Airways flying boat
Courtier sank in landing on Phaleron
Bay.
Henderson was representative of
another American actress, Miss Kath-
crime Cornell, for whom he had been
arranging world tour.
Evening star., 1937-10-02
PRESIDENT SILENT
ON BLACK SPEECH
Learns of Justices State
ment on Former KIan Tie,
but Fails to Comment.

cy the Associated Press.
ABOARD ROOSEVELT TRAIN EN-
ROUTE TO GRAND COULEE DAM,
October 2.-President Roosevelt was
| fully acquainted with Justice Blacks
acknowledgement Of former Ku Klux
Klan affiliation today as he travelled to
inspect Grand Coulee Dam, but he
made no comment.
/ En- route home from his trip Of in
spection and speech-making on New
Deal aims in the Northwest, the Presi-
dent received word Of Blacks radio
denial of present Klan connection from
his son and secretary, James. The
| latter heard Blacks address over an
automobile radio.
At the exact minute Black went on
the air, the President stopped l6 miles
out of Tacoma to receive full military
honors at the gates of Fort Lewis, Reg
ular Army post He had a radio in his
own car, but James reported it out of
order.
Contact With Capital Reported.
The Presidents aides were said to
have talked with Washington during
yesterday, but it was not divulged with
whom.
RooseveltS train was speeding today
toward the teeming little boom towns
which have sprung up around the dam
W
! three years ago.
The dam, when completed, is ex-
pected to irrigate and provide power
for 100000 acres of rich Columbia
Basin farming land.
When the President last was at
Grand Coulee, roads were Just being
constructed to the site and only barren
desert was visible.
Sees Rejuvenated Country.
Today he will see a reiuvenated
country. with thriving communities
standing where before there was only
sage brush, sand and a 5000 O0O. 600
dream.
The dream-Grand Coulee Dam
is well along toward completion and
upwards of 10000 dam workers far
mers. cowboys, ranchers and villagers
from the Columbia Basin were gather
ing to hear the President speak.
The Presidents train was routed by
Ephrata, with motor car transporta-
ton to the dam site.
The President entrained after tell
form address that he had wonder
ful 230 miles of it," on his Olympic
Peninsula motor trip
Change Seen Favored.
He indicated strongly he would
favor enlarging the Mount Olympus
National Monument into a national
park. Agriculture and Interior De-
partment officials have differed
sharply over proposal to make this
change.
Standing beside Gov. Clarence d
Martin of Washington on the real
platform after shaking hands with
members of his motor cycle escort or
the drive, the President said he hae
been thrilled" by the tour and wa.
convinced more than ever" it wa.
going to become lone of the greates
Fairgrounds Of the Nation"
On the way to Tacoma, the Presi-
dent saw large reforestation project
OF Douglas fr trees planted by C. C. C
workers, saw Forest Service demon.
stration Of how to fight a forest fir,
and saw Fred Wilson, "a, cut IN,
top from l6o-foot Douglas fir tree.
Evening star., 1937-10-02
Makes Coffin, Then Dies.

ALTON, Ill, October 2 (P).-Since
last Christmas, Seth N. Elliott, IL,
had been working on an ornate casket
OF California redwood while living at
the home of his son here. Friday he
died, and tomorrow will be buried in
1t At Marine, Ill, his old home.
Evening star., 1937-10-02
Summary Of Today's Star

WAR IN FAR EAST.
Chinese will seek League sanctions
against Japan. Page Al
Japanese reach standstill in drive on
Shanghai. Page Al
FOREIGN.
Soviet reported demanding non-inter-
vention end. Page Al
Four Palestine Arab leaders 'reported
banIshed. Page Al
Chautemps drafts ultimatum for
cabinet on franc Page Al
NATIONAL.
Blacks Klan admission fails to end
dispute. Page Al
Justice says he joined Klan and re-
signed later. Page Al
Roosevelt learns Of Black Klan tie, but
fails to comment. Page Al
A. F. of L. maps program making
C. 1. o. mere hurdle. Page Al
Roosevelt retains popularity with vot-
ers OF West. Page Az
Track star faces murder charge in
Staying of pair. Page Az
Honey setting provided by friends for
Black broadcast Page Az
Bar Association asks full hearings on
all judicial nominees Page AS
WASHINGTON AND VICINITY.
Drive for $4,000 for school free
lunches to start. Pare Ala
Evening star., 1937-10-02


By the Associated Press.
DENVER, October 2.-Organized
American labor faced the prospect of
its greatest factional war today.
American Federation of Labor lead
ers agreed their fight so far with John
l.. Lewis c. I. o. will go down as just
preliminary skirmish if their battle
plans materialize.
William Green, A. F. L. president,
gave reporters brief glimpse of the
plans at a press conference shortly
after he arrived for the federation's
annual convention starting Monday.
They call for:
% Division of the organized labor
movement into two groups by cutting
the final, technical bond between the
g. l. o. and the A. F.. L. The
federation's executive council, Green
said, probably would receive authority
to do this by revoking the A. F. L.
charters OF 10 leading c. I. o. unions.
10 NArTy fIgnt 10 l.. i. u,
90 Large scale invasion of C.I O.
territory by both old and new A. F. l..
unions.
90 A play for popular support by a
publicity campaign characterizing
Jonn l.. Lewis as an "autocrat" and a
dictator" in the C. I. o. and that
Lewis political ambitions" led to the
c. L. O.'s formation.
Some of the federation's elder
statesmen advised against expulsion,
and hoped to block it.
With much more force than he usu-
ally displays, Green talked to reporters
about the war" to come as if it we're
already declared, although he admitted
IL was conditioned upon expulsion.
A few hours before he had told the
"A. +. OF L. building trades conven-
ton We'll carry the war into the
enemy's country where we're going
10 win decisive battles"
Invasions of the soft coal and
mems clothing industries are in the
federation plans. Lewis United Mine
Workers and Sidney Hillmans Anal
gamated Clothing Workers, the key
c. I. 0. unions, now include a vast
majority of the workers in those in
dustries.
Ihe Progressive Miners of America.
rival to the U. M. w. In Illinois, but
confined to that State so far, will be
used as the A. F. of L. instrument of
attack.
The United Garment Workers will
carry the A. F. OF L.. flag in the attack
on Hillman's union.
Green discovered his forces already
had started sniping at the United
Textile Workers, the oil field and re-
finery workers and the mine, mill and
smelter workers, three of the smaller
c. I. o. unions.
In those three fields, he said, the
A. F.. Of L. was organizing workers
dissatisfied with the c. I. o. In the
automobiles, steel, rubber and glass
industries, he said, the A. F. of l..
probably would charter new national
unions to fight c. I. o. organizations.
mo one from within or without is
going to destroy the great labor
movement represented by the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor" he con-
tinued. Come what may, the A. F.
Of L. is going to live"
Evening star., 1937-10-02
CHINESE WILL SEEK
LEAGUE SANCTIONS
AGAINST JAPANESE
Moral Condemnations Held
Inadequate to Halt
Invasion.
GENEVA is DISTURBED
By REPORT OF INTENT
Delegates Shy Away From Use Of
Economic Penalties in View
of Ethiopian Failure.


China has carried appeal
against Japanese inpdsion to
League of Nations under Articles
K, XII and XVII of the Covenant,
and early this Ueek obtained undn-
inlouS adoption of resolution
earlier adopted by Far Eastern
Advisory Committee condenning
Japan's ruthless bombing OF cipil-
ians in Chinese cities. Yesterday
China's delegate to Genera, DR.. v.
X. wellington Koo, asked League to
rule China victim OF Japdn's ag-
gresSiOn.
Evening star., 1937-10-02
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NANKING, October China be-
lieving the force of world opinion to
be behind her, will press Immediately
for economic sanctions against Japan,
a foreign Office spokesman declared
today.
Until now our efforts for the
invocation of sanctions have been
quietly behind scenes" the spokesman
asserted, "but now the time is arriving
to press our case openly.
Moral sanctions and condemnations
are source of qualification but moral
pressure alone cannot suffice against
such an aggressor as Japan"
CAT Geneva yesterday, DR.. v.K.
Wellington Koo, Chinese delegate
to the League, asked its advisory
committee on the Japanese
war for q nat declaration that
China is the victim Of Japanese
aggression.
(His appeal followed the League
NA'SSAAAbAJ VI COllOCIlQldLlOIl
Tuesday, by moment Of silence,
Of Japanese aerial bombardments
in China.)
The foreign Office spokesman de-
clared China believes the present
moment opportune to press definite
line OF action in the League of Nations
and in world capitals.
Subcommittee Disturbed.
GENEVA, October 2 LP.--A Nam
king report that China would demand
that the League of Nations enforce
sanctions against Japan disturbed the
Special Sino-Japanese Subcommittee
today as 1t plunged into considera-
ton OF the touchy Far Eastern crisis.
The committee studied voluminous
historical survey of the crisis prepared
by the League secretariat. 1t was not
expected to begin drafting recon-
mendations before Monday.
The prevailing sentiment in League
circles at present was to deal gingerly
with sanctions. The appeal of DR..
V. K. Wellington Koo, China's dele
gate to the League, to have Japan
declared guilty Of aggression was
viewed with apprehension.
Members feared such a step would
set the Leagues sanctions machinery
In motion. They were inclined def
nitely to move slowly In the field of
sanctions because Of the embarrassing
memory Of the Leagues failure to curb
Premier Mussolini's conquest of Ethi-
opia with them.
Evening star., 1937-10-02
Clio. MERE HURDLE.
IN A.F.L. PROGRAM.
Greatest Factiona| Fight
Faced by Labor as Green
Asks Cutting Ties.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
When John L. Lewis drope
Wed0e into ranks of organized
LABOR, industrialists Wondered IL
schism thus developed would not
Kill the A. F. of L. and ultimately
throw into confusion all uorkers'
organizations. Future of c. /. o.
and suspended unionists uho
folloiCed LeDis' banner of industry
unions as opposed to craft unions,
is still undecided. The strike
against little steel" failed after in
different success in gaining con-
tracts Uith automobile makers.
Evening star., 1937-10-02
WEATHER

20 weather nufeau Forecast
Par tonight and tomorrow not much
change In temperature gentle variable
winds Temperatures today-Highest. 10.
at pm. lowest. So. at q 20 am
Pun report on page A-9
Evening star., 1937-10-02

(See SPEECH, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1937-10-02

tSee COMMENT, Page A-3.)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-10-25
Goddess Groups
Aid Made Issue

NEW YORK. Oct. %. (uP)--
Jeremiah r. Mahoncy, Democratic
candidate for mayor. was criti-
cized Sunday by Or. Charles Fran
cis Potter. founder Of the first
Humanist Society. for asserting
that Mayor Fiorello La Guardia
is being supported by goddess
groups" Humanists are nOn-the.
lists. Dr.. Potter said Mahoney
SHOULD he ashamed of himself for
introducing an irrelevant issue
into the campaign" q.
after ALL" he said. 1--WE are
not going to vote on the issue of
whether or not the mayor is a
theist, but on whether or not he is
doing a good human Job as mayor.
"Mavor La Guardia will be re-
elected by the votes Of both those
who believe in God and those who
do not" he said.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-10-25
DAMAGE SUIT
FILED HERE
Lonnie Jackson, Alleging
Negligence in Accident,
Seeks $4,000

Lonnie Jackson, Henderson
vile automobile mechanic, Satur-
day afternoon filed suit for
$4,000 damages against Edgar
Ward and Ben Baldwin, alleging
that he was injured through the
negligence of Baldwin, driving a
truck belonging to Ward.
The plaintiff alleged that on
April 26 he was working under
the front end of a Chevrolet au-
tomobile, which was held up by
blocks, in the shop of the Auto
motive Machine shop. ,
Baldwin, he alleges, attempted
to move q 10 ID ton truck, be-
longing to Ward, struck the car
under which he was working;
knocking it from the blocks and
crushing him under the front
axle.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-10-25
DANzIC SCENE
OF RACEFLARE
Nazis, Now in Control
Deny Stirring Anti-Jew-
ish Demonstration

DANZIG, Oct. 25.-(UP)-
The Nazi party, which obtained
complete control of the "free
city" of Danzig last Thursday,
yesterday demanded punishment
of terrorists who last night invad-
ed Jewish districts and wrecked
many shops. Police arrested 65
demonstrators.
Scores of store windows were
smashed and walls Of Jewish
houses and shops were decorated
with the Soviet star and the
words: Here is the haunt of a
Jew, here it stinks."
Nazis now in complete control
of the Danzig Volkstag, due to
the aboliShing of the Catholic
Center opposition party
The Danzig Nazi party, under
leadership Of Albert Forster, as
serted that it had nothing to do
with the attacks on Jewish shops.