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Evening star., 1938-11-12
Troin FeIIs Man Here

Oliver Moore, colored, rs, of 212 G
street NV, was said to be recov-
ering in Emergency Hospital today
from severe injuries believed to have
been received, police said, when hit
by freight train backing on the
Pennsylvania tracks at New York
avenue and Fourteenth street NE.
He was found unconscious beside the
tracks and was treated for q possible
skull fracture and cuts.
Evening star., 1938-11-12
Sniper Kills
Man in Parked
Auto Here
3 Companions Cut
By Glass as 5 More
Bullets Hit Car

Police today warned couples
parking on secluded roadways that
they may be the next target for a
demented sniper believed respons-
ible for killing colored man and
wounding his companions last night
after shooting white man the
night before
Edward Roper, 81, colored, 327 C
street S.W., was shot to death last
night as he sat with woman COM
panion and another couple in a
parked automobile near lockwood
Parkway and Tilden street NV.
One of six bullets that were fired
without warning from out of the
dark, foggy night entered his right
side just under the shoulder and he
died almost instantly. The other
five bullets spattered the automo-
bile, breaking three windows.
Mr.. Roper's companion, Ruby
Moore, %, colored, 1917 Hunton
court S. E.. and the couple in the
back seat, Clarence l. White, 80. COL
ored, sos o street NV, and his
woman companion who disappeared,
were cut by the flying glass.
BalIistics Tests to Be Made.
Washington and Montgomery
County Md police believed the
gunman was the same who shot and
wounded John G. Clements, %, of
6l00 Fourteenth street NV. Gov
ernment Printing Office employe, as
he sat with woman companion in
his automobile at Curtis street and
the East-West Highway, near Be-
thesda, Thursday night.
Ballistics tests we're tc be made
today to determine definitely if the
bullets fired in both attacks, appar-
emily from the same type .32-caliber
pistol, were shot from the same gun.
Inspector Bernard w. Thompson.
chief of detectives, said investigators
of the two shootings were working
on the theory that an insanely
Jealous men was on the lookout for
some particular person and perhaps
started shooting on suspicion, before
fully identifying his victims.
Another possibility. he pointed out,
was that demented sniper was on
a rampage in an attempt to wipe
out all couples parking in secluded
spots.
In any event, he said, the mystery
makes it unusually dangerous for
such couples, and he reiterated pre-
vious warnings against parking be-
side isolated roads.
Gunman Not Seen.
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
joined in the warnings pointing out
that someone not responsible" may
be at large. He planned to perform
an autopsy on Mr.. Roper's body
/ today.
| The gunman was not seen by his
victims last night and DR.. Mac
Donald said the scene of the shoot
ing was SO dark and osbcured by
fog that it would have been inn
possible for him to identify the per-
sons at whom he shot.
After the shooting, the Moore
woman, blood streaming from cuts
inflicted by flying glass, ran to a
drug store at Forty-fifth and Nc
Comb streets NV. to report the
attack. She and Mr.. White were
held over night for questioning by
| police, who still were seeking the
woman who disappeared in hope she
might be able to throw some light on
the mystery.
Physicians and hospitals were
/ asked to be on the lookout for her,
in belief she would seek treatment
| for cuts she was said to have suf-
fered.
i Meanwhile. Mr.. Clements was re-
ported recovering in Georgetown
/ Hospital from his three bullet
wounds.
Evening star., 1938-11-12
Band Concert

BY the United States Soldiers
Home Band Orchestra, this evening
at $50 O'Clock, in Stanley Hall. John
S. M. Zimmerman, bandmaster;
Anton Pointner, assistant.
Program.
March, Franklin D. Roosevelt"
Woodin
Overture, Dramatic -Snoek
Entr 'acte:
AN Apache Dance" "---Offenbach
"Astarte" dntermezzo),
Mildenberg
Excerpts from Irish musical COM
edy, Eileen" Victor Herbert
Popular numbers:
Things Look Brighter Again"
Coots
There's New Moon Over My
Shoulder" --Fain
Valsette, "Forget-Me-N Not Mckee
Finale, Hail to the Spirit of
Liberty John Philip Sousa
The Star spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1938-11-12
Newspaper Errors Laid
To Ignorance, Not Evil
Bv the Associated Press.

Bv tDe ASSOCIATED Press.
MORGANTOWN. w. Va, Nov. l2
DIR. Lawrence w. Murphy. dean of
the School of Journalism at the Uni
versity of Illinois, last night defend
ed the Nations newspaper editors
and reporters who are pictured by
critics of the press as instigators of
sinister, selfish and anti-social mo-
tives.
Speaking before more than 100
persons attending press dinner of
the 18th annual State journalism
conference here, the chairman of the
National Council on Education for
Journalism said that SO per cent
of the mistakes of newspaper men
are mistakes of ignorance and not
of bad intention.
Evening star., 1938-11-12
Mrs. Nicholas N. Mock
Heads War Mothers

Members of the Admiral r. E
Coontz Chapter, American War
Mothers, chose Mrs. Nicholas N
Mock as president at a meeting held
recently in the national headquar-
tiers, 1927 New Hampshire avenue
NV.
Other officers elected included Mrs
Mary Glascock, vice president; Mrs
E. c. Wagner, secretary; Mrs. Sophia
Pearce, chaplain: Mrs. Joanna Hyn-
son, custodian of the records, and
Mrs May c. w. Settle, treasurer.
Mrs. E. Walter, State president of
the organization. conducted the in
stallation of officers. Mrs. Pearce
retiring president, was presented
with the past president jewel by
Mrs. Estella Thiele, past State presi-
dent.
Evening star., 1938-11-12
0'Conor Will Fill
10 Jobs That PAY
Large Salaries .
Other Appointees to
Receive Incomes
From Fees
BY the Associated Press.

hS Une ASSOCIATED fTeSS.
BALTIMORE, Nov. IA host
of State jobs await supporters of
Herbert R. O'Conor when he be-
comes Governor.
The victorious Democratic admin
istration will take over positions
vacated by Republicans appointed
by Gov Nice, including 10 jobs which
rank highest as political plums and
which alone cost the State $3.50, 900
annually in salaries.
Mr. O'Conor in campaign speeches
pledged himself to appoint efficient
executives to the high posts, selected
from Democratic ranks if available,
but otherwise selected for their
ability.
Most of the other jobs to be filled
are -salaried jobs in which in
come depends on fees. Some are
by executive appointments and
others must be confirmed by the
State Senate.
Three High Posts Excluded.
There would be more jobs for the
Democratic faithful. but three of
the highest paid positions are now
filled by Republican appointees
whose terms will not expire for
several years.
They include:
State Employment Commission, a
post now held by Col. Harry C. Jones
at salary of $1,000. His term
expires in 1943.
Chairman of the Public Service
Commission, now held by O. E. We'll
ler, whose annual salary of $4,000
ceases in 1941.
Chairman of the State Tax Com
mission. now held by Harry o. Le
vim at $4,000. His term expires in
l943.
Democrats. however, may console
themselves with these jobs:
Parole commissioner, $4,000; State
auditor, $500; bank commissioner
$4,000; State insurance commits
sioner, $4,000; one member of the
State Tax Commission, IS 1000; State
purchasing agent, $1,000; State
treasurer, $2,500; chairman of the
State Roads Commission at $4,000
and two other members at $1,000
each: commissioner of motor vehi-
cles, $4,000.
State Police Chief.
Superintendent of State police,
$4,000: chairman of the Conserva-
ton Commission, $500 and two
members at $4,000 each; one men,
ber of the Public Service Commis-
sion, $4,000; commissioner of labor
and statistics, $4,000; chief inspector
of the State tobacco warehouse,
$4,000; chief clerk of the tobacco
warehouse. $4,000: chairman of the
Board of Movie Censors, $2,40O and
a vice-chairman at 50 400. one men,
ber of the State Unemployment
Compensation Board. $1,000: chair
man of the Maryland Racing Com
mission, $4,000
Director of welfare (penal system)
$4,000; budget director. $4,000; sec
retary of State, $4,000 and many
other jobs which pay less than
$4,000.
The list of appointments made by
Gov. Nice when he assumed Office
contained 228l names for jobs which
needed Senate approval.
Evening star., 1938-11-12
Quuntico Marine Dead
Three Hurt in Crash
BY the Associated Press,

6y lDe hSSOClAteO fTeSS.
JERSEY CITY, N. j.. Nov. Ii
James H. Young. 81, Marine sta
toned at Quantico. Va, died last
night in the Medical Center after an
auto accident in which three others
were injured.
The youth. two companions who
served with him at Quantico and
the driver of the Car which police
said stopped near Newark Airport
to give them lift we're injured
when the machine struck a con-
crete abutment on Pulaski Skywav
in heavy fog. Hospital authorities
said Young suffered skull fracture.
William Lynch, 81, and Leonard
Smith, 25, we're treated at the CEN
ter. Edwin Ford, %, of Jersey City.
driver of the car, was detained at
the hospital.
Evening star., 1938-11-12
Artist to Hold Preview
Of Paintings at Tea

Julius Lee Settlemyre, jr., Wash
ington and Kings Mountain, N. c.,
artist. will hold a preview of his
paintings at a tea at his studio
at 900 Independence avenue S.W.
today Assisting as hostesses will
be Mrs. Katherine S. Mccormick
of Middleburg, Va; the Misses Jean
Elizabeth Laughridge and Maude
Marian Carruth. and Mrs. Virginia
Corley and Mrs. Barbara Ann Ader-
holdt.
A public showing of the work
of Mr. Settlemyre, who specializes
in portraits, is being planned by
friends for the near future.
Evening star., 1938-11-12
Education Committee
Issues Pamphlet

The Presidents Advisory Commit
tee on Education today issued 81
page pamphlet summarizing its off,
cial recommendations to President
Roosevelt and Congress.
The pamphlet, entitled "The Fed
eral Government and Education, u
may be obtained in limited quanti-
ties from the committee headquar-
ters in the North Interior Build
ing. Larger quantities may be had
through the superintendent of docu-
ments at the Government Printing
Office
Evening star., 1938-11-12
Plans Film Company

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, Nov. IL up.
Douglas Fairbanks, ST., announced
plans for formation of Albion Pic
lures, Inc, to make two pictures a
year here and one in London, with
the arrival here yesterday of Mon
tagu Marks, London financier. The
former film star said he would &C
company Marks to New York next
Tuesday to complete details of the
project.
Evening star., 1938-11-12
Democrat, 1890; Walter Dawson
Republican, 8,761.


For county commissioner, 1st dis
trict, Robert w. Farmer, Democrat,
1929; William H. Fulks, Republi-
can, $3.50; I'd district, Clay Plummer,
Democrat, 1O,305: Walter P. johnson
Republican, 12,577; Sd district, John
E. Oxley, Democrat, 1880; Frank
H. Karn, Republican, 9,180; 4th dis
trict, Thomas Earle Hampton
Democrat, 13,OS5; Chester Wells,
Republican, 9069; 5th district,
Odorion w. Roby, Democrat, 49,
100; Paul M. Coughlan, Republican,
1895.
For three judges of the Orphans
Court, Lewis F. Hobbs, Democrat,
1888; Charles M. Irelan, jr., Demo-
crat, 1886: Washington Waters,
Democrat, 1906; William H. Bur-
dette. Republican, 8,598; Guy Clin-
ton, Republican, 7,781; Esther E.
Fleishall, Republican, 1854.
For States attorney, Ben G.
Wilkinson, jr.. Democrat, 1887;
Thomas M. Anderson, Republican,
10,482.
Evening star., 1938-11-12

M. Boone, were
unopposed for
election as coun-
ty commission
ers. Also elected
without opposi-
ton were Ed
ward j. Ede-
len, Democrat,
States attorney;
j. B. Monroe
Republican, and
James F.. Mat
thews, Democrat,
House Of Dele
gates. Warren
M. Albrittin, Re-
rr,hlioo~ olarlx
Evening star., 1938-11-12
Mans Refusal to Arque
Figures in Divorce Case
BY the Associated Press.

SAN JOSE. Calf, Nov. 12.-The
"dignified, unruff1ed calm" of Law
renee Lund in the face of domestic
criticism, only served to infuriate
his wife, he charged yesterday in
asking divorce.
He said he refused to argue, and
that because Of this Mrs. Icie Lund
flew into violent RACES and made
married life intolerable.
They married in 1926 and sepa-
rated last June. He charged she
picked" on him over trivial do
meStic matters.
Evening star., 1938-11-12

mutual protection, aid and develop
ment.
The Cuban people feel strongly
grateful to the President for the
Justice and democracy Of his policy
toward US" Col. Batists said later.
Evening star., 1938-11-12

bombs, let's have the strength to
keep our heads in the air."
Many of us said, Never again, "
he said, "but, now that we are learn
ing that it takes two to have peace,
let us talk force"
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-10-04
To
Press Claims
Upon Czechs
Soldiers Called to Col
ors in Readiness For
Emergency; T error
Reported

Budapest, Hungary, Oct. 4.-(AP)-
Numerous war veterans more than
As years old had orders to report to
the nearest army recruiting station
today as the Hungarian government
pressed it's claims to Hungarian
minority territories of Czechoslovakia.
The requisition of certain raw ma
terials and orders prohibiting the ex-
ports of metals, textiles, chemicals
and leather were made known today,
apparent indications that Hungary
was preparing for all eventualities.
While the foreign office waited
Prague's answer to note in which
the immediate beginning of negotia-
tions for the return of Hungarian ter
ritories was asked, cabinet meet
ing was called for this afternoon to
decide wha measures should be
taken should Czechoslovakia refuse to
comply with Hungarian demands
Newspaper reports of increased
Czech terror angered Hungarians,
meanwhile. Mass meetings in various
parts of Hungary demanded imme-
date occupation of Czech territory in
habited by 100000 Hungarians.
The government handed Czechoslo-
vakia a new. note last night asking
negotiations, to assure quick solu-
ton.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-10-04
Burgin Will
Ask; For Writ
Of Mandamus

Raleigh, Oct. 4.-(AP)-Counsel for
w. 0. Burgin. of Lexington, served
notice today that a motion would be
filed with Judge w. c.. Harris in
Wake Superior Court Wednesday ask
ing peremptory writ of mandamus,
requiring the State Board of Elec-
tons to certify Burgin as Democratic
congressional nominee for the eighth
district.
The notice set 10 o'clock Thursday
morning for hearing. The court will
be asked to restrain permanently the
State board from certifying C. B.
Deane, of Rockingham, as the nomi-
nee.
Chairman w. A. Lucas, of the
board, which announced in August it
would certify Deane as the nominee,
said at Wise. he had not heard of the
new move.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-10-04
Litigation OF
Firm
Is Ren1anded.

Richmond, Va, Oct. 4.-(AP)-The
fourth United States Circuit Court IT
Appeals today affirmed judgment Of
district court at Washington, N. c.,
awarding $14,775 to the Plymouth
Box and Panel Company. The ap-
peal was by the Travellers Indemnity
Company. The box company was i'm
sured by the appellant against explo-
sion at the time of an explosion in
1886. The circuit court held the only
issue was the extent of loss, a question
of fact. aAs4
Because it disagreed with the DIS
trict court of Eastern North Caro-
lima in the admissibility of certain
evidence, the circuit court reversed
and remanded for a new trial a.the
case of the Coca-Cola Bottling Com
pany of Henderson, appellant, VS.. Car
land Mum. Mum had been given q
judgment of 1854 for injuries alleg-
edly suffered drinking a soft. drink.
1t was CHARGED the company negli-
gently allowed ertain injurious chem
icals to be botficd With a beverage.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-10-04
Roosevelt Pleads
For Labor Peace
Throughout Nation
Sends Letter to A. F.
of. L. Convention In
Houston; Resolution
Attacks Jesse Jones'
RFC Policy of Lend
ing to Firms Paving
Low Wages

Houston, Texas, Oct. 4-(AF)-
President Roosevelt made an appeal
for peace between the A. F. of L. and
the Clio today in a message to the
5Sth annual convention of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor.
Because for more than a quarter
of a century have had so many as
sociations and friendships with Of
ficers of the American Federation
of Labor and of the internationa
unions which it represents" Mr.
Roosevelt said in his letter to the
delegates. Il venture to express the
hope the convention will leave open
every possible door of access to peace
and progress in the affairs of or
ganized labor in the United States.
IF leaders of organized labor can
make and keep peace between various
opinions and factions within the labor
group itself, it will vastly increase
the prestige of labor with the coun-
try, and prevent the reaction which
otherwise is bound to injure the
workers themselves"
Nearly 100 resolutions, Including
one attacking the Reconstruction FL
nance Corporation for reputed loans
to employers paying sub-standard
wages, were under consideration by
committees of the A. F. of LIS an
nual convention.
The brotherhood of operative pot
tiers submitted the resolution, CEN
surfing the RIGS loan policies It
. proposed that the federation officers
either demand removal of the RFC
officials or seek legislation (which
will prevent chiseling exploiters of
labor" from obtaining loans of Fed
eral funds. Jesse Jones, chairman of
the RFC, is one of Houston's leading
business men.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-10-04
Hitler Tells
Sudeterl Folk
Who He Is
Every Reason To Be
p r gu d of Reich,
wv h O. e Fuehrer |
AM" He A $ sure S
Them

Karlsbad, Sudetenland, Oct. A.
(AP)-Chancello Adolf Hitler, MAX
ing a triumphant tour of his newly
annexed Sudeten territory, told an
electrified Sudeten German audience
today, II didn't know how I would
sometime get here, but I did know
that 1 would come"
Speaking only a short distance
from where Sudeten Leader Konrad
Henlein last April "a formulated his
famous eight demands, the fuehrer
said:
-'ror 20 years you remained faith
full to your volkstrum (racial nation
alism), and for 20 years I remained
faithful in my belief in the German
people. So, we both find each other
in our common racial community in
our greater Reich, which nobody will
ever be able to destroy again"
Thousands of "heils" by the enthu-
siastic crowd punctuated the fueh-
rers speech.
1--WE have every reason to be proud
of this great German Reich, whose
fuehrer I am" he continued. "And
this Germany is just as proud of you
Sudeten Germans. In this hour, we
can do nothing else than think about
our eternal German people, and our
German Reich"
Hitler was given tremendous oya-
ton when he arrived. The streets
before the theatre where he spoke
briefly were jammed with enthusiast
tic Sudeten Germans, gathered to
welcome their fllehrer
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-10-04
Capacity OF
&.
Plans For
Defense Seen

Fort Bragg, Oct. .4-(AP)-, Air
Corps pilots used tricky tactics with
flying bombers and other war planes
today to test the efficiency of the
plans for defense of American cities.
Stimulating raid on an air based
ringed with real anti-aircraft artil-
lery, successive aerial waves" of
planes from Langley Field, Va,
sought thus to BATTLE the defenders
in the biggest peacetime maneuvers
of the kind in America.
Squadrons fit quickly into flights
of three planes and head in different
directions after dropping imaginary
bombs. The flights separated into sim
gle planes to defend pursuit ships las
well as to confuse the gunners.
The "black" invaders represented
hostile planes from an aircraft car
rier off the Atlantic coast. Whether
the raids could be considered success
full was undecided as there are no win
ners in the war game. What was
sought was technical data of future
value to the coast artillery and the
mobile general headquarters air force.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-10-04
Cuarantee0f
~ 40
Czech Front"
Is One Issue
Labor Delegate Also
Wants Loan to Pra-
que t h orou G h | y
Threshed Out Now

London, Oct. 4.-tAP)-An angry
opposition today renewed its assault
on Prime Minister Chamberlair's
peace with honor" Munich accord in
the second day of vital debate on for
eign policy, as triumphant Nazi le-
gions occupied further Sudeten areas
of Czechoslovakia.
The attack was renewed by Gle
ment Atlee, leader of the Labor op-
position, with private notice of an
urgent" question to the prime. min
lister. .N'~"
Atlee demanded that debate not be,
shut off before the black benches
the rank and file of the house, had
an opportunity to speak He also
urged that questions concerning Bril-
tain's guarantee of Czechoslovakia's
new frontiers and the British loan to
Prague should be threshed out thor
oughly.
The debate was expected to CON
tinue through third day. 1t opened
yesterday with bitter attack on the
four-power Munich accord for Czech
oslovakia's ACKNOWLEDGMENT, by AL
fred Cooper, who resigned as first
lord of the admiralty because the
Munich terms "stuck in my throat"
and Chamberlain's spirited defense.
The Labor opposition, at a meeting
today, decided to introduce "a reason
ed amendment" to the governments
motion 1888
Meanwhile, Great Britain rushed
into an urgent new re-armament race
IN an effort to preserve the Munich
peace.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-10-04
Girl Admits
Freeing OF
OneFugitive
Daughter of Davidson
Tailor Being Held In
Jail Pending Develop
ments There

Lexington, Oct. 4.-(AP)-Sheriff
Raymond Bowers said today Lula
Kimel, daughter of Jailor T. C. Kimel,
told him she unwittingly aided James
Kodwin, of High Point land Bill Wiki
inson, of Hickory, in their escape
from the Davidson county Jail yes
terday.
The sheriff said Miss Kimel was be-
ing held in Jail, but no charge had
been brought against her, pending a
conference with the solicitor. He
quoted the girl as saying Goodwin had
osked her to unlock a door to a
companionway in the cell block, and
let him out. Goodwin promised Miss
Kimel, she was quoted as saying, he
would not leave the jail.
This companionway opens into the
jail offices and waiting room, Bowers
said. Miss Kimel complied with Cod
wins request, whereupon he imme-
diately obtained keys with which to
release Wilson, the sheriff said. The
two armed themselves and the escape
followed
Bowers said the jailor summoned
(COntinnpd IN PaoHa Four
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-10-04
States Utilities Valued
At Half Billion Dollars
Some Made Money
and Some Didn't In
Compilation Issued by
Utilities Commission
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In The Sir Walter Hotel.

Raleigh, Oct. utility companies
regulated by the State Utilities Com
mission have value of more than
half billion dollars, according to the
most recent figures compiled by Edgar
Womble, of the commissions staff.
The exact total of Mr.. Womble's
figures is $528, 1922, 400, with the 1887
values used for power companies.
motor carriers and telephone COM
panies, and 1886 figures for railroads
and express companies. Mr.. Womble
said the two years would differ little
for them.
Telegraph values are not included
in the total, but Mr.. Womble said that
in comparison to the other utilities
these values would be practically neg
iigible.
In the case of companies which OPP
crate both within and without North