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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-18
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, Feb. 1s-(UP)-Gov- ernment expenses and receipts for the current year through Feb. It, compared with year ago: This Year Expenses Last Year $4,562,16S.431.17
 Receipts $S,756,12o,211.S4 $2,6o2.141,ss1.s5
 Gross Deficit s97s,722,6So,25 $1.s6o,o2s,5ss.S2
 Net Deficit $e27.5ss,ssO.25 s1,Ss5,14s.1ss-s2
 Cash Balance SS,O15.S55,SS2.44 $1,5s5,sos,ss1.ss
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-18
FATALLY INJURED

New Hartford, Conn.,, Feb, IS - CUP) - Frederick Weber, IT, was injured fatally last night when he fell from ladder while decorating the Town Hall for a Gilbert school Alumni dance. 's
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The Weather

Cloudy, Warmer To- night; Rain Saturday
 Full Weather Report Page 3
Evening star., 1938-01-09

tored. During the winter months he
Is engaged in writing his experiences
While on his trip last summer.
Mr.. Charles Roach, former resi-
| dent Of Friendship Heights, and a
son OF Mrs. Charles E. Roach and
the late Prof. Roach, is still in Lon
don. where he has been in the United
States Treasury attaches ofice for
the past several years. He and Mrs.
Roach. the former Miss Julia Hough-
ton Of Chevy Chase. have taken an
apartment in Chiswick, near London
With his wife and young daughter,
Mary Virginia Roach, Mr.. Roach
hopes to be able to return to Friend
ship Heights next summer for a va
cation with his mother, but as yet
has no definite plans for a trip to
this country.
One of the largest of the post-holi-
day parties in Bethesda during the
past week will be held this afternoon
at the home of Mrs. Eugene Fry.
Mrs Katharine Johnson of Silver
Spring will be joint hostess with Mrs.
Fry and guests have been invited to
the tea from Bethesda, Silver Spring
and other parts of Montgomery
County.
Mrs. Fry and Mrs. johnson will
be assisted by Mrs. John Paul Troy
Of Sandy Spring, Mrs. Angus Watson,
Mrs. Morrison Clark, Mrs. Lewis
Allnut Of Dawsonvills, Miss Alice
Ansley and Mrs. William McKenna,
who will alternate at the tea table,
Evening star., 1938-01-09
Former Nearby Residents
Make Holiday Contact
Remember Friends and Neighbors.
Correspondence Reveals
Present Whereabouts.

IN past the holiday Just brought with
II it, through greeting those special letters which
friends and relatives accustomed exchange at this
time of interesting messages former residents
Of nearby Maryland.
Every community cheshes families who during
their residence In the community have taken part
It's lie and activities and then through force OF
have moved on to other part of the world.
Pressure of activities in their fields may preclude their
corresponding to extent during year with friends
left behind In their previous places
with all its they opportunity to send
CHEEKY to friends home telling about their
Evening star., 1938-01-09
Plans Are Made
To Mark Birthday
Of President.
MRS ROOSEVELT will play an i'm

MRS. ROOSEVELT Will play an I'M
~ portant part in the Presidents s
birthday celebration this year, January
81. Not only will she visit all seven
hotels as she did last year, but she
will ride in the Presidents Birthday
Horse Show to be given at Fort Myer
the evenings OF February and 2.
Invited by Maj. Henry Leonard to
take part in the horse show, Mrs.
Roosevelt consented to ride in useful
park or road hack class. which will be
the third event on the opening night.
Maj. A. w. Roffe, manager Of the
horse show, has arranged an elaborate
program for the two nights, including
the famous "bridleless ride" by the
Headquarters Troop. Sd Cavalry, in
which horses without brides are rid
den over the jumps, the exhibition Of
. dreseage horse by Capt. I. L. Kits.
the famous musical ride Of Troop 4, Sd
Cavalry and an exhibition by Battery
B Of the 10th Field Artillery. There
will be championship jumping events
at each show.
AAC 4AOAoC DIV" 44CACt NOlIIIllttcC
consists Of Mr.. c. Emery Galliher. Miss
Elizabeth Jackson, Miss Maud Preece,
Mr.. Harry H. Semmes, Miss Margaret
Cotter, Mr.. F. L. Oyster, DR.. Fred r.
Sanderson, Mr.. Raymond H. Norton,
Mr.. John o. Gheen, Mrs. James F.
Curtis and Mr.. Fenton M. Fadeley.
The route to be followed by Mrs.
Roosevelt in visiting the seven hotels
the night Of the ball will not be made
public. She will be escorted by q
committee and there will be q recep-
ton committee Of ladies at each hotel
The hotel at which each member OF
the committee will serve has not been
determined. Members Of the com.
mittee are Mrs. Owen J. Roberts, Mrs.
William D. Leahy, Mrs Thomas Hol-
comb, Mrs. George T. Pettengill, Mrs.
Melvin G. Hazen, Mrs. George E. Allen,
Mrs. Dan I. Sultan, Mrs. Frederick H,
Brooke. Mrs. J. Harry Covington, Mrs,
G. Carroll Glover. Mrs. D. Lawrence
Groner. Mrs. Charles B. Henderson.
Mrs. Henry Leonard. Mrs. William B.
Mason. Mrs. Henry Latrobe Roosevelt.
Mrs. Anson Phelps Stokes. Mrs.
Charles I. Warren and Mrs. Jonathan
M. Wainwright.
Evening star., 1938-01-09
Visitors Here.

Representative and Mrs. r. r
Buckler, residing with their daughter
Miss Maxine Buckler, at 1851 Colum.
bta road, have had as their guest dur
ing the past week their daughter, Mrs
Elery storholm, and her two children
Mary Joan and Roger storholm of sau
Diego. Calf. Mrs. Storholm and he,
children are leaving today for thei,
home. They first visited with Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Buckler at their
farm home near Crookston, MINI.
during the Christmas holidays. max
ing the trip to Washington with them
and Mr.. Herbert Buckler, arriving
here last Sunday.
Evening star., 1938-01-09
Gaithersburg
Wedding Is
Miss Hazel Briggs
Will Be Bride of
MIR. HOStetter.
. ATHERSBURG, Nd, Jan. ..
Mr. and Mrs Gaynt1al

- ArHERsBURG, Nd. Jan. ..
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
~ Briggs have announced the
marriag. Of their daughter,
Miss Hazel Louise Briggs. to Mr..
Ora Hostetter Of Lexington, Va. The
ceremony was performed at the home
Of Rev. G. @. Kundafl, pastor Of
Neelsville Presbyterian Church, Sun.
day, December 26.
Mr.. and Mrs Hostetter have re-
turned from a wedding trip to Ohio
and visit to his home In Lexington.
and will reside in Gaithersburz,
where Mr.. Hostetter is employed.
Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Wachter
| Of Etchison were hosts at a turkey
dinner Wednesday in celebration Of
the 62d anniversary of their mar.
riage. Mrs. Wachter was formerly
Miss Cordelia Craver.
Mrs. Carroll Walker Of Russell ave.
| nue. was hostess at an evening bridge
party and late supper Thursday. DR..
and Mrs. Clarence A. Rhodes Of At
| lanta, Ga. brother r-in-law and sister
| Of Mrs. Walker. have returned home
after a brief visit with her and with
their daughter, Mrs. Ward Oehmann
| Of Bethesda.
Miss Grace Walker ard Mrs. James
K. Walker are spending the winter
with Mr.. and Mrs. George Darby Of
Brooks avenue.
Mrs. Sinclair Taylor will be host.
eSs at bridge party at her home on
Summit avenue tomorrow afternoon at
the first Of a series of small parties
to be given for benefit Of Ascension
Chapel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dorsey Woodfield Of
Cedar Grove entertained at dinner
Sunday for Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Schaffer, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Flynn.
Mr.. and Mrs Norman Watkins, Mr.
and Mrs Thomas Woodheld, Miss
jamie Woodfleld, Miss Evie Jane
Woodfeld, Miss Mary Jane King,
Miss Elizabeth Woodf1eld, Mr. Ken
meth Howes, Mr.. Carol SchafIer and
Mr. John Woodfeld.
Mrs. Garry Bell entertained at
luncheon yesterday for Mrs. Clyde
Thomas and her house guest. Miss
Ella Cutler of Frederick: Mrs. McKen-
dree Walker. Mrs. Ralph Walker. Mrs.
Merle Jacobs. Mrs. William Cooley,
Mrs. George Darby. Mrs. Nettie Wa
tiers and Miss Grace Walker.
Evening star., 1938-01-09

Blundon Of Forest Glen. Md: Mrs
Ralph Lee Of spencerville. Md; Mrs
Neil Stubhs Of Wheaton, Md; Mrs
Frank P. Clark. Mrs. Morton Rose
and Mrs. J. H. Cissel Of Silver Spring
and Mrs. Fawn Munroe and Mrs
William w. Dudley OF Woodside.
Mrs. Frank Last entertained al
luncheon and bridge Wednesday al
her home in Silver Spring The guest.
were Mrs Raymond Heilman. Mrs
John B. Revie, Mrs. G. Mayhem, Mrs
Vail Canfield, Mrs. william Shipley
Mrs. A. Perrin and Mrs. John Long.
Mrs. Ralph A. Wells was hostess al
luncheon and bridge Friday at hel
home at Seven Oaks Manor, enter
tanning Mrs. Howard P. Bailey, Mrs
e. NJ Whitcomb. Mrs. 8. ]. Solomon
Mrs. Howard Kacy. Mrs Robert Bains
Mrs. George Butler and Mrs. Lillian
IAmond.
Mrs. Frank B. Proctor entertained
at bridge Thursday night at her home
in Silver Spring. The guests were
Miss Helen willard, Miss Virginia
Fyffe, Mrs. Robert Benner, Mrs J. B
Revie, Mrs. Marion Alley. Mrs. John
Thompson and Mrs. Donald Heizer.
Evening star., 1938-01-09
Board of MANAGERS
Sponsoring Opera
PROGRAM.

THE Columbia Grand Opera Com.
pany will present a program Of Sc
lections from various operas Satur.
day. January ~.
The Board of Lady Managers Of
the Convent of the Perpetual Adora
ton is sponsoring the concert. A large
number Of washington residents will
assist the worthy charity. Among the
boxholders are the Countess van del
straten-P Ponthoz Mrs D. G. Stapleton
Mrs. Irwin Loughlin, Mrs. j. Davis
Broadhead. Mrs. David Mccarthy
Mrs. George p. Scriven. Mrs. Henry
r. Cover, Mrs. Henry Father. Mrs
T. r. Riggs, Mrs. Thomas Moore, Mrs
William Knoblock, Mrs. John e.
woodward and Miss Margaret Lough-
ran.
Evening star., 1938-01-09
Miss Nellie Hewitt
Hostess At Party.


Hostess 1t Party.
Miss Nellie Virginia Hewitt, daugh-
ter of Capt. and Mrs Frank L. Hewitt
Of Silver Spring. entertained at fare
well party and dance Monday evening
for several Of her friends who left this
week for college after the holidays.
Miss Hewitt left the following day to
resume her studies at st. Joseph's COL
lege, Emmittsburg. Md. Among the
guests were Miss Dee Munroe, who left
late that evening for Sullins College,
at Bristol. Va: Miss Joan Sharkey of
Argyle Park, Miss Virginia Saffold Of
North Hills, Miss Virginia Cantwell Of
Linden, Miss Sallie Worsley. Miss Doris
Beck, Miss Virginia Clements and Miss
Frances Fitzpatrick of Silver Spring,
Mr.. Leroy link and Mr.. George Sui
livan, who are students at George
town University: Mr.. Jack Russel Of
Woodside and his cousin. Mr.. Virgil
Seward Of Cambridge, Nd. who is
visiting him: Mr.. Daniel Lee, Mr..
Daniel Giovannoni. Mr.. Raymond
Barrett, Mr.. Harry Barrett, Mr.. Evans
Bargmann. Mr. Arthur West of Silver
Spring, Mr.. Edward Veitch of Lay
hill. Md; Mr.. Wallace Robertson Of
Takoma Park, Md, and the hostess
brothers, Mr.. James Hewitt and Mr..
Billy Hewitt.
Mrs. Raymond Peck has visiting her
for two weeks at her home in Wood
side her mother. Mrs. Claude Shelton
Williams Of Atlanta, Ga, in whose
honor she entertained at q dinner
party Sunday. Mrs. Peck plans to re-
turn with her mother to Atlanta for
an extended visit and later will Join
her husband. Mr.. Peck, at Nashville,
Tenn, to which place he recently re-
ceived an appointment in . branch
OF the United States War Department.
Mr.. Peck left December 26 for his new
post.
Miss Louise Wilkinson and her
brother, Mr.. John Wilkinson, returned
this week to Silver Spring from
Mineral Va, where they spent the
holidays.
Mrs. James Watson
Visiting in Pennsylvania.
Mrs. James A. Watson Of Silver
Spring Is visiting her brother and
sister-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Clement Of sunbury. Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph r. Griffin were
hosts at their home last evening in
Woodside. entertaining members OF
the Fortnightly Club. Among the
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Cook,
Mr.. and Mrs, George v. Chandler,
Mr.. and Mrs. Hermann Hobbs, Mrs.
Mary Dawson, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Koch, Mrs. Mary Sheets, Mr.. w. P.
Wilson. Mrs. Clyde D. Williams, Mrs.
Ellen Wilson. Mr.. George Getty. Miss
Mildred Getty, Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick
F. Weston. Mrs. George Earle Fox and
MIR. and Mrs. Frederick Trumpour.
Mrs. william G. Mcpherson enter
tained at luncheon and cards at her
home in Silver Spring Tuesday. The
guests were Mrs. Ernest Bittner of
Jessups, Nd; Mrs. William Harding
Of Fairland, Md: Mrs. Walter Brown
Of Colesville, Md; Mrs. Martha B.
Evening star., 1938-01-09
Old Chinese Custom.

Ju-justu was originally imported
from China, but the Japanese have
modified It greatly during the course
of centuries
Evening star., 1938-01-09
Wedding Plans Are Made
In Silver Spring
Miss Margaret Agnes Brew
Will Marry January %.
Miss Hewitt Hostess.

n 4 ISIS MARGARET AGNES BREW, daughter Of Mrs
W George w. Brew of Silver Spring Nd has selected
% the date for her her marriage Mr. Arthur
Laney r OF Cumberland Md Washington ceremony
will take place at 230 o'clock and will be followed reception
at the home of the brides parents Montgomery
The brideelect has chosen her maid Of honor her sister
Miss Angela Brew Of Silver Spring. and the best will be Mr.
Zack Laney OF Washington, brother Of the bridegroom.
Miss Brew and her ance the guests in whose honor
dinner party given Monday evening by
l..
Evening star., 1938-01-09
Miss Richardson
Returns.

Miss Coralee Richardson has re-
turned to Washington from Mont.
gomery Ala, where she was called by
the serious illness of her mother,
Mrs. Minnie Reese Richardson, who
died December 49, Mrs Richardson
had many friends in Washington.
where she spent some time with her
daughter, remaining through several
Winters. While here she took an
active part in many of the activities
Of Southern residents.
Evening star., 1938-01-09
Indians Alibi for Weather Man

Something new in the way of fixing
che blame for weather comes in to the
National Park Service by way Of
Wupatki National Monument, Arizona.
Navajo Indians in the neighborhood
pf the famous prehistoric ruin declare
that the airplanes of a newly estab-
lished air route have frightened away
the rain bird.
Evening star., 1938-01-09
Man Freezes in Tree.

Missing for several days, a farmer
was found frozen to death in q tree
in the Province of Braganza in
Portugal. Marks in the snow indi-
Gated that he had climbed there to
escape from wolves, according to .
Lisbon report.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-05-18
Strategic City Reported De-
serted by Gen. Chiang's
Chinese Defending
Army
QUARTER MILLION
SOLDIERS TRAPPED
Chinese Trying to Escape
Japanese Ring About SUI
chow; u. S. State Depart
ment Seeking Right of
Missionaries to Return to
Inland Posts '-s
Harry Slattery
VNAwwv

Shanghai, May 18-tAP)- Japanese
today blasted with artillery path for
tank and infantry assaults on the
strategic city of Suchow, which they
raid had been deserted by Genera
Chang Kai-Sheks central government
rOOpS.
The crack government troops, the
japanese reported, were removed from
Suchow before the invaders cut the
Lunghai railway and encircled' the
city These forces were said to be
moving into position. around Kweipeh
and Kaifeng, west of the important
junction Of the Lunghai and Tientsin-
Pukow railways, preparing for ex-
pected attacks there. 1t. j. 4.
1t was reported, however, about $780,
600 Chinese troops, mostly provincials
were trapped in the Japanese ring
about Suchow with many trying to
escape. Thousands of soldiers and
civilians were said to have left the
city by the east gate, pouring through
the countryside to avoid the Japanese
columns closing in on all sides.
A Japanese communique said the
west wall had already been seriously
damaged by systematic bombardment
from hill positions a few miles away
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-05-18
France Will
Boost Posts
OverAfrica
To Strengthen Colo
MES AS Friendship
Talks With Italy
Halt

Paris, May 18.-(AP)-France NOV
ed to reinforce her African defenses
today as her friendship conversations
with Italy were reported in diplomatic
circles to have begged down over diff
ternces on Spain and Tfnisia.
Recruiting of $4,000 additional ma
tive troops was order I'D started imfne-
d.rtly by General Jules Buhrer, new
chief of staff of colonial armies
Frances colonial forces now number
10000, of which 5000 are Europeans
Trlomats rerorted conversations
between Jules Blondell French
charge d'affaires IN Rome, and the
Italian foreign minister, Count Ciano
had come TO n deadlock because o.
Premier Mussolinis demand thai
France recognize insurgent leader
Francisco Franco as the master Of
all Spain, and assure Italy equal gov
erning rights in the Tunisian protec-
;orate.
The turn in the conversations look
ing toward friendship agreemen
similar to the Anglo-Italian accord
followed II Duce's Genoa speech If
which he expressed doubt last Sat
urday whether France and Italy could
arrive at an agreement.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-05-18
More Testimony
Offered Against
Sheriff of Pitt

Greenville, May 1s.-(AP)-Fi p
Wall, an auditor, added additional
testimony today to the mass of evil
dence already introduced in the hear
ing of the Pitt County Board of Com
missioners' action before Judge G. v.
Cowper seeking to GUST Sheriff S. A.
Whitehurst from office.
The hearing was interrupted to per-
nit the sheriff to make an arrest at
the edge of Greenville and carry the
accused before a magistrate.
Judge Cowper announced no session
would be held tomorrow, so interestd
persons might attend the State Dem
ocratic Convention in Raleigh.
Wall, who testified as to the sher-
ifs handling of fees and accounts
while serving as county jailor, a post
he no longer holds, was still on the
stand at the luncheon recess.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-05-18
HugePlane
Found With
Nine Killed
Charred WreCkage
of Br an d n e w
Transport Located
in Mountain Fast
ness

Los Angeles, Cal, May 18.-(AP)-
The sheriff's office received a report
from a Mint Canyon rancher today
that he had sighted the charred
wreckage of the missing Lockheed air
liner and all nine persons aboard
were dead.
The discovery was made by Walter
Peterson, 20 miles north of Sagus, and
one and a half miles off the Mint
Canyon highway in a rugged area
where two-day search hampered by
fog had been in progress.
Officials estimated it would take
several hours to reach the wreckage
and they expected, difficulty in bring
ing the bodies out of the rough Ser
ra Pelona region which Peterson de-
scribed as the scene of the tragic end
to short cut taken by the liner that
had yet to be delivered into trans
port service.
Air seach yesterday was baked by
fog that still cloaked the mountain
peaks of the region this morning as
Peterson came in with his report.
Peterson said the plane twas al
burned up. He peered inside tbs
cabin, he said, and counted severa
bodies. The two child passengers es
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-05-18
National Chairman Farley
Given Rebuff for Inter-
vention in State
Election
Clio BID FOR POWER
APPEARS REJECTED
Lewis Candidate for Gov
ernor Far Behind in Incom-
plete Returns; Earle Easy
Winner for Nomination
for Senate; Davis Is C. O.
P. Nominee

Philadelphia, May 1S,-(AP)- Re-
turns today in yesterdays Pennsyl-
vania's Statewide primary gave:
Democratic U. S. Senator-(6,O71 of
S.O75 districts Earle, 611818;; Will
son. 247,940.
Democratic governor (6,119 dis
tricts)-Jones, 1892; Kennedy, 1885,
OFT; Margiotti. 1858
Republican U. S. Senator (5,918 dis
trcts)-James, 734,937; Pinchot, 341,-
Dos
Republican governor (6yO24 dis
trcts)-James, 734,937; Pinchot, 3v1,-
O52
The Pennsylvania bid for political
power by John Lewis and the CLIO
faded today as returns from primary
balloting gave the opposing Democrat
c State committee slate a siZeable
lead.
Apparently turned pack with Lewis
on the basis of incomplete returns.
was Senator Joseph Guffey, who join
ed the CIO chief in supporting
Thomas Kennedy for the Democratic
gubernatorial nomination, and Phila-
adelphia's Mayor Davis Wilson for the
United States Senate.
The State New Deal factional strug-
gle, intensified by organized lar,or's
rivalries, was climaxed by the pri-
mary-eve intervention of National
Democratic Chairman James A. Far
ley.
Governor George Earle, who re-
buffed Farley in the latter's eleventh
hour party peace plan, and who split
with Senator Guffey, had shaken
Pennsylvania's New Deal Organiza-
tion to it's foundations, walked away
from Wilson.
Charles Jones, of Pittsburgh, Earles
running mate for the gubernatorial
nomination, whom Farley proposed to
sacrifice for Kennedy, built up a lead
of more than 10000 votes over Ken
nedy, secretary-treasurer of the Unit
ed Mine Workers.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-05-18
Contracts
Ar9PnSSed
For Roads

Raleigh, May 18.-(AP)-The High
way and Public Works Commission
approved low bids on eleven road pro-
jects today, but withheld proposals
for the new Charlotte-Concord high
way and a project in Macon county.
All projects bids must also have
Federal road bureau approval.
A delegation headed by Wallace
Tatem, of Columbia, president of the
Southern Albemarle Association, urg-
cd the commission to provide hard
surface roads to connect the county
seats of Hyde, Dare and Tyrrell coun-
ties. 1t was contended the counties
were the only ones in the State with
out such roads, and that they were
contemplated by the original 1921
highway act.
The delegation also urged provision
Of free ferries Between Fort Landing
and East Lake, and between Mann's
Marlboro and Roanoke Island.
Chairman Frank Dunlap said n
thought it would be late in the after
noon before any action was taken on
the question of free ferries, and tina
it might be postponed.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-05-18
Power Company to
Sell Out to IVA

New York, May 18.-(AP)-Fin-
ancial quarters today said prob
abilities favored the acceptance by
National Power & Light Company
of the offer of IVA and the City
of Knoxville to buy properties of
it's subsidiary Tennessee Public Ser
vice Company.
Last weeks "finaP offer by the
mayor of Knoxville required a
eyes" or "nO' answer not later than
today. but last night he extended
the time limit another "a hours. In
a last-minute shift of plans, the
directors of National Power g.
Light, who met Monday without ar
irving at a decision, decided to ike
advantage of the extended time and
postponed a meeting scheduled for
late today until tomorrow after
noon.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-05-18
Attorney General Says Many
Requests Have Been
Received by His
Department
WHITE HOUSE HAS
ALSO HAD APPEALS
But President Has Not. In
tervened, Cummings De-
clares; Tar. Heels Leave
Washington for State Con-
vention to Be Held in Raj
eigh Tomorrow

Washington, May 18.-(AP)-Attor-
ney General Cummings said today he
had ordered a thorough investiga-
ton" of the general situation. in Jer-
sey City, where complaints charged
that free speech had been denied.
The investigation is in charge of AS
sistant Attorney General Brien Nc
Mahon, chief of the criminal division.
cummings said.
At his press conference, the attor-
aey general asserted that he consid-
cred it would be Improper" to in
vestigate Norman Thomas charge
that he had been kidnapped by Jersey
City policemen, because Thomas al
ready had begun legal action.
Cummings added, however, that the
department would seek to determine
if any persons in Jersey City were
being deprived of civil rights guaran-
teed by Federal law. Cummings said
the inquiry was Icing made at the
request of many persons who had
sent complaints to the White House
and the Justice Department. He said
neither President Roosevelt nor Post
master General Farley were among
those suggesting the investigation.
Meantime, most of the North Car
DINA members of Congress headed for
Raleigh to attend the States Dem
ocratic convention tomorrow Among
carly departers were Representative
Warren, who will deliver the keynote
address, and Representative Barden.
Warren went direct to Raleigh, but
Barden went to Goldsboro, planning
to go from there to the State capital
tomorrow.
Representative Cooley expected to
leave later today
Several members of the delegation
were undecided about attending.
Plans of Representatives Kerr and
Bulwnkle were not known here.
Other developments:
A proposal for cooperation between
the government and the utilities 10
create thousands of new jobs in the
private power industry won substan-
tial support in the Senate.
The Roosevelt administration, ask
ing an immediate appropriation for
$4,000 to establish a coast guard air
station at Elizabeth City, N. c., views
the proposed base as a step toward
a more complete aerial patrol of the
Atlantic coast.