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Evening star., 1938-06-05
OPS0NGUARD
INsYR|AN TENSION
AIexandretta Under Army
RuIe-3o,00o Turks
Reported Ready.

PARIS, June Veteran French
Moroccan troops and Foreign Legion
naires patrolled the Sanjak (district)
Of Alexandretta tonight under martial
law. with 10000 Turkish troops said
to be across the border watching their
efforts to keep order
Foreign Minister Georges Bonnet
and Suad Davaz, Turkish Ambassador
to Paris, conferred again in the tense
Arab-Turk dispute over pending
plebiscite in the region on Turkeys
southern border, which France rules
under her Syrian mandate.
Both insisted, however, despite the
display of military strength in the
Near East. that their differences over
rule Of the strategic elbow" of the
Eastern Mediterranean were near set.
tlement.
Population of 10000 at Stake.
The territory at stake Is the city
Of Alexandretta and a surrounding
district with a total population of
about 100000. 1t lies between Tur-
key and Syria, with at least seven
distinct nationalities and races. It
is considered a melting pot of Near
Eastern peoples.
The date of the plebiscite, to be
conducted by a League of Nations
committee. still Is indefinite, but there
have been mounting casualties In Bit
ter prediction strife.
If the vote favors the Arabs, the
territory probably will continue for
some time under French mandate. II
the Turks win, eventually it will be
annexed by Turkey.
Separate State Demanded.
Since october. 1896, Turkey has
demanded the creation OF separate
state with plebiscite to decide wheth-
er Alexandretta should be under
Turkish or French rule. The French
agreed, despite their mandate over
Syria, which called only for two Arab
states-Syria and Lebanon.
About 80 per cent Of the popula ton
OF Alexandretta is Of Turkish descent.
French officials declared Turkeys
present objections are inspired by fears
Alexandretta's Turks are far from
solid for annexation by Kamal Alta
turks government
TN Ankara, capital Of Turkey,
officials denied French reports of
heavy Turkish Army concentra-
tons on the frontier and disputed
the view that the Alexandretta
Turks support was doubtful. They
declared France. in disregard Of
League pledges. was prosecuting
Turkish populations to prevent a
preponderant Turkish vote in the
plebiscite and that thousands of
Turkish natives of Alexandretta
had returned there to vote)
Registration Resumes Monday.
Registration for the election, halted
at Turkeys request after 100 deaths
In political street fights, will begin
again Monday under the strict super
vision of French troops. They are
patrolling the entire district, including
the zone near the Turkish border.
Early enrollments had shown Ar
menians. Kurds, Circassians and other
nationalities solid against Ankara.
Frances fiat refusal to permit Turks
to share In the policing. officials here
indicated. showed Turkey the French
had no intention OF "surrendering" the
Sanjak.
Evening star., 1938-06-05
ConuictedSpy
Free on Pledge
Become Nun

By the Associated Press.
RENNES, France, June A French
girl convicted of spying for Germany
during the World War and sentenced
to life imprisonment was liberated
today when she promised to become
nun.
Marie Ducret, who entered prison
in 1918 at the age Of ~, walked out
OF Rennes Prison accompanied by .
sister from q convent at Ecommoy,
where she will prepare to take her
vows.
A military tribunal condemned the
girl to death, but her sentence was
commuted to life imprisonment At
hard labor.
Evening star., 1938-06-05
Nasi Form of 'Apostle's Creed
i States Faith in Adolf Hitler

I'VE believe in our holy motherland
which is called Germany. We do not
believe in the promised land of Pal
eStine, with its Jerusalem.
I'VE believe in the unwritten divine
rules and laws. We do not believe in
dogmas, denominations and holy
letter.
I'VE do not believe in the Pope at
Rome, nor the evangelical popes
(bishops), but we do believe in our
Fuehrer. Adolf Hitler. and his ulti-
mate victory for the future welfare of
our Fatherland. as desired by God and
blessed by God.
I'VE do not believe in the power
Of the keys and the spiritual authority
of priests. But We do believe in the
power Of submission and sacrifice of
the German people. willing to serve,
and in the power Of the true COM
radeship.
We do not believe in the churches,
denominations and sects, claiming the
monopoly Of all means of grace. But
we do believe in religious liberation
and reunion Of people in a positive
Christian community of faith for all
Germans" .r. .
tcopyriht, 1888, New York Tribune. Incl
Evening star., 1938-06-05
Mustiness Banished.

Ten years ago young scientist, Dr.
Robert F. James, moved into an apart
ment which had an obsolete electric
refrigerator that emitted a musty odor.
Practical scientist that he was, he de-
vised a means of banishing that musti-
mesa special ultraviolet lamp
father Of the lamp now finding wide
application in the food industries in
killing mold and bacteria. Food In
dustries.
Evening star., 1938-06-05
Orange Millers Popular.

A manufacturer with q fiair for ex-
perimentation painted three identical
hand milling machines each differ
ent color-red, orange and standard
machine tool gray. respectively. The
orange machine is the most popular,
particular on the night shift. with the
red machine second and the gray q
poor third. The chief attraction
seems to be the cheering. appearance
Of the orange miller-like sitting in
front of . IRE on cold night.-Amer-
ican Machinist.
Evening star., 1938-06-05
Flour Made From Wood.

A University of Danzig professor has
succeeded In producing flour from
wood cellulose. After this -four is
subjected to a special chemical treat
ment it is said to be particular suit
able Tor diabetes. and 1t is baked
into bread called rofa (rohfaser)
bread. Without special processing the
wood Hour Is suitable for animal feed.
Iwenty-seven pounds Of pork fat can
be produced from 180 pounds Of
wood flour fed to pigs; this $50 pounds
costs 10 to IL marks (about ~ to
produce Industries.
Evening star., 1938-06-05

days. Only Wednesday and Thurs
day were there respites.
(In Toxic, Domei, japanese
news agency, said well informed
source" indicated British and
American denunciations of air at
tacks on civilians would not alter
Japanese tactics.)
40 Planes in First Raid.
About 40 warplanes took part in the
first raid. appearing over the city
shortly after 10 am. and unloading
their explosive cargoes for IS minutes
before heavy clouds and rain ended
the attack.
Thirty bombs fell near the munich
pal government Offices in the central
section Of the city and the Taishatou
Railway station.
Damage was heavy and many per-
sons were crushed beneath falling
masonry when buildings were wrecked
by three missiles in Winghon road,
Canton's main street.
Saichuen, where electric power and
water works are situated, also was
bombed.
The raiders flew over the Shameen
International quarter and released ex-
plosives on nearby Chinese buildings
Hospitals Overlooking.
Hospitals were filled to overfiowing
and doctors scarcely had time to at
tend to one lot Of wounded before an
other arrived.
Sirens for the second raid sounded
while rescue work was in progress for
victims of the first.
Thirty-five planes swept over the
city In the second attack but finally
We're driven off by Chinese anti-air-
craft fire.
The intensity of the firing indicated
Canton's defenses had been augmented
greatly since the start of the series of
raids last Saturday.
WI Teh-chun, governor of Kwang-
tung, fed to dugout. Several bombs
exploded within 100 yards OF his
refuge.
Evening star., 1938-06-05

at Alicante. killing the second en-
gineer. a British subject.
Four warplanes bombed Barcelona
twice, killing five and wounding four.
One Of the attackers. which pre-
sumably were from Mallorca, was
reported to have been struck by anti
aircraft fire and to have plunged into
the sea in flames.
Evening star., 1938-06-05
ITALIAN CROWN PRINCE
HAILED IN SOUTH TYROL
Ey the Associated Press.

~ IHe AssocIated FfeSB.
BOLzANO, Italy, June 4.-The
Italian Tyrol acclaimed Crown Prince
Umberto and Crown Princess Maria
Jose today in an oficial welcome de-
signed to show that this region, de-
spite its Teutonic population. is Ital-
ian in sentiment.
The "Italianism" Of the South Tyrol,
lying just across the border from the
new Germanized Austria, was stressed
throughout the celebration--in flags
and decorations, with band music and
speeches. and by officials as quoted In
the press.
There are 100000 persons of Ger
Evening star., 1938-06-05
Boston Man
issing in
Spanish Var
Ry the Associated Press.

ny the Associated Press.
BOSTON, June 4.-Barton Carter,
%, son Of Winthrop L. Carter, former
president of the New England Coun-
Gil. today was reported missing in
Spain since March 81.
Carter has been engaged in chill
drens relief work in Spain for nearly
year, but informed his father, in
a letter dated March 10, that he had
Evening star., 1938-06-05

enlisted in the Loyalist army and
was in training in the medical corps
at Valencia. That was the last direct
word from him, his father said.
Today his parents received a tele-
gram, through the State Department.
from friends in Spain. saying young
Carter has not been found In any
hospital and has not been reported
killed, though possibly he may have
been captured"
His father asked aid OF the State
Department.
Evening star., 1938-06-05
Parcel Post Ran,

Czechosloyakia has restricted the
importation of precious stones by par.
, Gel post. A.
Evening star., 1938-06-05

man blood living in Italy's Tyrol. ac-
quired from Austria after the World
War.
Evening star., 1938-06-05
FRANCOBREACHES
. LOyAL|ST LINES
Artillery and Planes Help
Drive in Direction of
Lucena del Cid. -
By the Associated Press.


HENDAYE, France, June Span
ish insurgents aided by artillery and
warplanes succeeded today in smash
ing government lines in drive toward
Lucena del Cid, gateway to Cas-
tellon de la Plana and the Mediter-
ranean.
The offensive in Eastern Spain, di-
rected from the southern side OF the
insurgent wedge to the sea toward
Castellon de la PlanA and Valencia,
remained virtually halted at other
points.
Luoena de Cid. a town of 5000 and
a center Of iron and lead mines, Is in
Castellon Province. 46 miles south
east of T'eruel and Is miles north
west of Castellon de Ia Plana.
Reported 2 Mics Away.
A concentration of thousands of
troops drove through Chodos, 8 miles
north of Lucena del Cid, and Villa
hermosa, an equal distance northwest
Of the town. Late this afternoon the
insurgents were reported miles from
the mining center.
The advance was made by Galician
troops and the 1st and seth Navar-
rese Divisions.
Dispatches from insurgent head
quarters at Salamanca said the in
surgents repulsed government coun-
ter-attacks in the Sierra Esparraguera,
IA miles northeast Of Lucena del Cid,
and launched their own attacks to
control the entire Sierra and cut the
westernmost roads through Albocacer
to Castellon de Ia Plana.
Attacks Repulsed Elsewhere.
In other sectors the government
forces were reported to have with
stood powerful insurgent attacks.
These occurred principally south
west Of La Puebla de Valverde, l3
miles southeast Of Teruel ON the Ter
nel-Mediterranean highway, against
Valbona. 7 miles farther east, and in
the Culla zone, southwest of Albo-
cacer.
Strong government lines between
La Puebla de Valverde and Sarrion,
Q miles down the highway to the
sea. prevented the insurgents from
moving along the road for fear they
would lay themselves open to hank
attacks.
Rebel BOmbers Attack.
MADRID, June (P.-Insurgent
bombers made repeated attacks in
their campaign Of destruction against
Spanish government Mediterranean
ports today.
Sixteen were killed and 81 injured
in the bombing Of Van de Uxo in the
Province of Castellon, north of Va
lencia.
The 4.870-ton tanker Maryad, owned
by the Pallas Oil g. Trading Co. Of
London, was bombed and set afire
Evening star., 1938-06-05

Panama is feeling the decrease in
the number Of tourist visitors.
Evening star., 1938-06-05
China

Continued From First Page.)
Evening star., 1938-08-07
Len Grant, Ne,u York Grid Star,
Killed by Lightning on Links
Tackle Was One.Time
College Boxing
Champion.
Hy the Associated Press.

Hy the Associated Press.
DEDHAM. Mass. Aug. 6.-Leonard
T. Grant. 80. former captain Of the
New York University football team
and for eight years a star tackle for
the New York Giants Of the National
Professional Football League. was
killed by lightning this afternoon
while playing golf on the Norfolk Club
course here.
Grant. who was to have reported
next week to begin his winter season
with the Giants, was a member OF
foursome which also included Roger
Shine, Calvin Tucker and James Nc
Cartney. All three were stunned by
the bolt which struck the husky foot
ball player.
A caddy, Leonard O'Brien. suffered
burns on the foot and was thrown
Is feet.
Grant, whose home was in Ded-
ham, was believed 10 have died almost
instantly. He and his companions
we're on the fourth fairway when the
thunderstorm broke suddenly. Physi-
clans worked for nearly an hour in
an attempt to revive him, being Joined
in their efforts by Grants sister. Alice.
rs, who is a nurse in Boston hospital.
Len Grant, a former national inter-
collegiate heavyweight boxing cham
pion while at New York University,
played his last game Of football against
the Washington Redskins at the Polo
Grounds in New York last December
when the Washington team won the
Eastern division championship OF the
professional league by routing the
Giants, 40 to IA.
Earlier in the season. Grant had
appeared at Griffith Stadium against
the Redskins. One of the most power
full men in professional football during
his long playing career. he also had
served as physical education instruc-
tor for the New York Police Depart
ment.
Grant, during his intercollegiate
career, had played twice against
Georgetown. having been = member,
along with Ken Strong. Of the famous
New York U. eleven Of 1928, which
Evening star., 1938-08-07
LABOR ACT SHIFT
IS SEEN FAVORED
Senator Burke Believes
Roosevelt May Ask for
Changes.
BY the Associated Press.

bS ne SSSUtih'co 1lees.
Senator Burke, Democrat, Of Ne
braska, a frequent critic Of the Ma
tional Labor Relations Board. pre-
dicted yesterday that administration
support would be given eventually to
efforts to revise the Wagner Labor Re-
lations Act.
The Nebraska Senator, who will sail
this week to make personal study Of
labor conditions in several European
countries, said he believed President
Roosevelt was dissatisfied with the
operation Of some portions Of the act
and sooner or later would recommend
changes in it.
These changes might be made, Sena-
tor Burke added. on the basis of in
formation turned up by a special COM
mission appointed by the President to
investigate operations of the British
labor laws. President Roosevelt has
denied however, that the commission
was appointed for the purpose Of
changing the Wagner law.
In an interview, the Senator said
he intended to study particularly the
English system Of licensing labor
unions. Such governmental licensing
Is on voluntary basis, he explained,
adding that its advantages to the
union were such that practically all
of the strong unions in Great Britain
had taken out licenses.
Senator Burke said he hoped to
learn whether such a system would
be Of value in making American labor
unions equally responsible with in
dustry in the matter Of living up to
contracts.
There is a common ground on
which labor and industry can meet to
produce industrial peace" he declared.
The Nebraskan said he would urge
at the next session of Congress that
the Wagner Act be changed to "estab-
lish the responsibility" Of labor unions,
to permit employers as we'll as en-
ployes to call on the National Labor
Relations Board for elections to desig-
nate workers representatives for coll
lective bargaining, and to prohibit
the coercion of employees either by
employers or labor unions.
Evening star., 1938-08-07
FRANK C|TESF0UR
POLITICAL ISSUES
Charges New Deal Policy Of
Capitalization PeriIs.
Economic Life. :.
BY the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, Aug. g. Chairman
Glenn Frank OF the Republican Pro-
gram Committee accused the Roose-
welt administration Of persistent un-
dermining of economic leadership In
its drive for political monopoly Of
our economic life"
He asserted in radio address the
American people must answer with
their ballots four questions which he
said were posed by the administration.
Mr.. Frank, in amplifying the COM
mittee's report yesterday Of its prog
ress after a fve-day forum on social
and economic problems, said the COM
mittee's work had convinced its MEM
bers that answers must be speedily
found for these questions:
81. Shall we retain and perfect rep
resentative self-government, in the
American tradition, or shall we, in the
newer European tradition. shift vir-
tually all power to the Federal Gov
ernment and henceforth trust
for progress to the decisions Of an un-
duly centralized authority?
20. Shall we carry on our economic
life under a system Of free enterprise,
adequately regulated to prevent abuse
- =, or shall we turn to politically
planned economy dominated and con-
trolled from Washington?
"3. Shall we take full human advan-
tage of the plenty we are equipped to
produce, or shall we legislate re-
treat to an age Of scarcity = .?
q. Shall we maintain the Bill Of
Rights tradition Of free speech, free
press. free assembly, right Of petition
and guaranty OF unreasonable search
and seizure or shall we assume that
the liquidation of oppositions, freely
practised elsewhere, is q new ethics Of
American politics and that, once we
put an administration in power. it be-
comes social treason not to beat the
drums for its every policy?
Evening star., 1938-08-07
Daniel Misunderstands.

FALLS CITY, Nebr. P9.-Daniel
Allen, IS. Of Rulo, misunderstood when
a relative drove alongside freight
train near Fortescue, Mo-. and asked
him to "detrain."
The relative meant for Allen to get
of at the next station. but Allen
thought his kin meant Immediately
He jumped while the train was trav-
cling 80 miles an hour. His left leg
was fractured.
Evening star., 1938-08-07
REPUBLICANS SEE
.,SHAKED0WN PLOT
Say Democrats Attempt to
Force Donations to
Campaign Fund.
By the Associated Press.

6y tHC AhSOClateu 1IebBs
The Republican National Commit
tee called on the Civil Service Com
mission yesterday to protect Federal
workers from q "shakedown" which it
said had been undertaken by Oliver
A. Quayle, jr, treasurer Of the Demo-
cratic National Committee.
The committee made public what
it said was copy Of q letter sent
out over Mr.. Quayle's signature to
civil service as we'll AZ non-civil serv-
ice employees. It said the Democratic
treasurer had written as follows:
I'VE have before us this year q
very essential congressional election
which is most vital to the Democratic
administration.
"Your national committee. there
fore, is charged with grave respon-
sibility and gifts are needed to as
sure another New Deal victory.
Nov, under these circumstances,
may I ask you to lend your assist
ance in the interest Of the Democratic
party. I will be happy indeed to ac-
cept it personally should you prefer
to call at my Office"
The Republican committee said
Mr.. Quayle had sent out a less firm
letter previously, but that the re-
sponse to it apparently had not been
encouraging.
Under civil service regulations, the
committee declared, no Federal en-
ploye was under any obligation to
contribute to any political party.
Tn view of Mr.. Quayle's activi-
ties" it added, 'the Civil Service
Commission should now publicly come
to the protection Of Federal workers. "
Evening star., 1938-08-07
His Five Wars Shotless.

When American-bor George Kable
celebrated his Goth birthday ami
versary in Johannesburg, South
Africa. he said he regretted that he
had been in five military campaigns
without firing single shot. In the
Civil War. He sailed to Florida with
Federation reinforcements for the
siege Of Fort Morgan, only to learn
when landing that the garrison had
already surrendered. He then went to
South Africa and joined the Frontier
Mounted Police, became head con-
stable. but had no chance to shoot
sxn,isting in three sectional wars he
never got into q battle.
Evening star., 1938-08-07
0THERPLANETARY
+. SYSTEMS LIKELY
Number of Suns in Universe
Makes Probable Many
Such as Ours.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN JOSE, Calf, Aug. 6.-The
chances that there are other planetary
systems like the solar system and other
earths are, in the opinion Of DR.. Rob-
ert g. Aitken, director emeritus Of
Lick Observatory, very good.
In fact, he suggested, If you assume
only one star in q million has q sys-
tenn Of planets grouped about it, you
still would have. say, 1.5o0, ,o00. .00o, 900
such systems in the known universe.
At once he admitted I'VE have never
observed such system and cannot see
how it will ever become possible to
observe one because Of the extreme
isolation Of the sun in space" and be-
cause planets have only reflected light.
Nor, he said, can 1t be expected
that planets would pull their sun out
of its regular course enough to prove
their presence.
Mass One Part TO 745.
1T all the matter in the solar sys-
tenn outside of the sun itself-all the
planets, satellites, comets and other
bodies-were welded into one great
planet" DIR. Aitken said. that planet
still would be only about l-745 as
massive as the sun.
ANY argument for the existence Of
other systems like our own must be
based solely upon the theory Of prob
abilities"
DR.. Aitken pointed out that the early
nebular hypothesis suggested that the
sun. q great gaseous star, rotated 30
Of gas which gradually collected into
planets.
This gave way at the beginning Of
the present century to the planetesi-
NAL hypothesis." he said, which as
sumed that passing star raised enor-
nous tides in the sun, finally drawing
out enough material TO create the
planetary system.
Double Star Theory.
"Quite recently the suggestion was
made by II. A. Lyttleton that the sun
originally was the principal compo-
nent Of double star and that q pass
ing star carried away the companion.
leaving fragments enough to consti.
tute the planetary system.
This theory. like the others, Al
ready has been criticized. and 1t is
fair to say We do not yet know how
our system originated
Our conclusion then must be that
the development Of solar system is
rather an exceptional event, but that
is no reason for believing our system
to be unique.
Put the odds against any star being
the central body in q system like our
own at a million to one. That would
still provide 10000 solar systems In
our own stellar system, and there are
fully 52,00o,0oo stellar systems outside
our own already within the range of
our telescopes
Evening star., 1938-08-07
Ants Sabotage Fire Box.

WABASH. Ind. CP).-A mysterious
false alarm forced firemen here to
begin a methodic check of the town S
26 fire alarm boxes.
They found the trouble-in the 25th
box. Ants had crawled up through
the ground pipe and packed inches
Of sawdust into it.
Working through the damp sawdust.
they caused short circuit that
sounded the alarm.
Evening star., 1938-08-07
u. d. c. Chapter Elects.

Mrs Mangus Thompson was re-
elected president Of the Loudoun
chapter, United Daughters of the
Confederacy. for the 18th consecutive
year at the annual meeting in Lees
burg The only new officer elected
was Mrs. Westmoreland Davis. corre-
spending secretary Other officers re-
elected were Mrs Robert Preston, first
vice president; Mrs. Maud Galleher,
second vice president; Mrs. Joseph
Paxon. third vice president; Mrs. w.
S. Jenkins, recording secretary; Miss
Mamie Mcintosh, treasurer; Mrs.
Joseph Paxson, custodian of flags,
and Mrs. Graves, custodian Of dishes.
Evening star., 1938-08-07

Georgetown defeated in what was con-
sidered among the major upsets of the
season.
While at New York u, Grants run
ming mate at tackle was the giant Al
Lassman, who also met a tagic end.
Lassman. who earlier had received a
near fatal brain injury in football, was
drowned while trying to rescue boy
camper in q New England lake after
q boat overturned. Grant succeeded
LaSsman. close friend. as inter-col-
legiate boxing champion.
Another member of the same N. Y.
U. football team met an accidental
death some years ago when Halfback
Ed Hill was killed when a revolver be-
longing to policeman friend was
fired while he was holding it.