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Evening star., 1938-12-14
Speither Letter, Cut,
Offered by Defense
In Army GoodsCase
Missing Witness Says
SiIvermun Does Not
Cause Absence

A highly-censored letter from
Frank E. Speicher, the missing wit
ness today was. offered in District
Court in defense of three men ac-
cused of conspiring to keep him
away from a House probe into War
Department business practices in
1884.
Writing to William E. Leahy, de-
fense counsel, in what was described
as an effort to get out the truth in
the case which started as the
Woodring investigation ard ended
with the Silverman indictment"
Speicher repeated that Joseph Sill
verman, one Of the three defend
ants, had nothing to do with his re-
naming away.
Il knew if I was called and it ap-
peared in the newspapers, it might
unearth an unpleasant offense in
Pennsylvania and ruin my home life
and kill my income and my contacts
I was working on in Washington, ;"
Speicher wrote the lawyer.
Fled D. c. in 1894.
Speicher, it had previously been
brought out, fled Washington in
February, 1884, when the grand jury
had War Department affairs under
investigation, and stayed away until
December. Joseph Silverman, jr.,
and his brother Nathan, Army sur
plus goods dealers, and former Brig.
Gen. Alexander E. Williams, at one
time acting quartermaster general
with the Army, are charged with try
ing to keep Speicher in New York.
Indicted with these three was for
mer Representative Thomas Jeffer-
son Ryan, but he was granted sep
arate trial.
And until I returned to Washing
ton, my actions were in no way in
fluenced by Silverman, but only by
myself" Speicher, a Government
witness. said in the letter.
He had made like statements
from the witness stand yesterday.
With the introduction of the Speich-
er letter and character testimony
from group of witnesses which in
ciuded Maj. Gen. John A. Hull, re-
tired, former judge advocate gen.
eral of the Army, the defense rested
and counsel began arguing prayers.
The trial proceeded today after
Justice James M. Proctor had twice
overruled motions for a directed
verdict of acquittal. One of these
(See SILVERMAN, Page A-12)
Evening star., 1938-12-14
Baseball Season
ToOpen Here
Ion April II
" the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-THE Ameri-
can League today decided to open
its 1899 season April II and close
Sunday, October /.
AS usual. there will be only one
game on the opening day, with the
world champion New York Yankees
meeting the Senators at Washing
ton. The following day all the
teams will swing Into action, with
Boston at New York, Washington
at Philadelphia, Chicago at Detroit
and Cleveland at st. Louis.
Chicago, Cleveland and Boston
will have their openers April 81,
with the Browns meeting the White
Sox, Tigers tangling with the In
dians and the Athletics invading the
Red Sox park. On the same day
the Yankees will be ut Washington.
Evening star., 1938-12-14
Toxic Reported Split
With Envoy to France
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, Dec. 14.-Yotaro Sugi-
mura. Japanese Ambassador to Paris,
will leave tonight en- route to Toxic
for what Japanese officials said were
reasons of health"
The embassy said the Ambassador
recently had a serious operation and
had asked his government to relieve
him of official duties.
Evening star., 1938-12-14
To Enforce Rodio Rule

The Communications Commission
said yesterday it would adhere
strictly hereafter to its rule requiring
broadcasting station to make ap-
plication more than so days before
its license expires If it wishes q
renewal,
Evening star., 1938-12-14
A. P. Head Sees President

Robert Mclean, publisher of the
Philadelphia Bulletin and president
of the Associated Press, called on
President Roosevelt yesterday and
said he had merely "chatted for As
| minutes" with the Chief Executive.
Evening star., 1938-12-14
Reich Recalls
$4,000 Maids
From Holland
By the Associated Press.

oS tuc hSSOClaltO 1ICsS.
AMSTERDAM, Dec. IA
Netherlands housewives faced
an intensified servant problem
today as approximately $4,000
German maidservants were or
dered by a German decree to
return to Germany as soon as
possible. The decree was issued
because of a labor shortage in
Germany.
Many of the servants have
lived in the Netherlands 10 years
or more. Some do not want to
return to the Reich. The final
date for their return was not
announced.
Evening star., 1938-12-14

/ haze noted With consider
able interest the progress OF
the annual Christmas Cam
pdign of The Evening Star, and
certainly the cooperative et-
forts OF The Star and the other
ciUic-spirited organizations in
launching this Yuletide Cam
p1ign are commendatory in
deed.
Those OF US engaged in
ldw enforcement realize cnly
too well the tar-reaching et-
tects OF a friendly gesture to
the less fortunate OF our peo-
pie. Certainly this is a time OF
the year ,Dhen hearts are quick
ened to the realization OF the
responsibilities of those in less
fortunate circumstances, and
tDith the leadership of the ciuic-
spirited groups tDhich are tos-
tering the campaign, surely
success is assured.
J. EDGAR HOOVER,
+ Director Federal Bureau OF
Investigation.
Evening star., 1938-12-14
chamberlain
Warns. ns.Against
Attack on Tunis
Italian Aggression
Cause of Concern,
Commons Told
BACKGROUND

BAChGROUNO-
Prime Minister Chamberlain
policy OF appeGsement, tnaugu-
rated less than year ago, has
reaped harDest OF new aggres-
sions by Italy and Germany. At
Munich Mr.. Chamberlain and
Reichstuehrer Hitler signed anti
Uar declaration, but negotiation
of defnitive settlement has
been prepented by recurrent
periods of GOODNESS bet,Oeen the
t,Uo nations.
B, the Associated Press.
LONDON, Dec. 14-Prime Min
lister Chamberlain served notice in
the House of Commons today that
any Italian aggression toward
French Tunisia would be a matter
of grave concern" to the British
government.
He made the statement in reply
to a question whether undertaking.
in respect of the status quo in the
Mediterranean as embodied in the
British Italian agreement applied to
Tunis."
While he spoke, anger grew in
Parliamentary circles over an un-
usual Nazi rebuff last night when
German diplomats and newspaper
men boycotted a dinner at which
Mr.. Chamberlain spoke.
simultaneously DR.. Hjalmar
Schacht, president of the German
Reichsbank, arrived in London for
economic talks.
Agreement Held to Apply.
Mr.. Chamberlain declared before
Commons that certainly" the status
quo agreement applied to Tunisia.
I'VE cannot, however," Mr.. Cham
berlain added, contemplate the
possibility of such an attack as sug-
gested in the question put by Mr.
Arthur Henderson,
Mr.. Henderson, a Laborite, hao
asked whether, "in view of the fact
that his majestys government was
a signatory of the 1923 convention
affecting British citizens in Tunis
and provisions of the Anglo Italian
agreement (put into force Novembe,
l6) safeguarding the status quo ir
the Mediterranean, his majesty:
government will represent to the
Italian government that aggression
against Tunis will not find thi.
country disinterested."
London diplomatic and politica
circles took serious view of the
German Ambassadors boycott of Mr.
Chamberlain's speech at a foreign
press association dinner here las,
night, although German officials ir
Berlin professed not to be greatl,
disturbed by the incident.
Mr.. Chamberlain rebuke to tn,
Nazi press for its "vituperation" o.
Earl Baldwin, former prime min.
ister-called "guttersnipe" by {
Berlin paper-caused the envoy ane
other Nazi representatives who knew
OF it in advance to stay away from
the dinner.
Despite Nazi press retorts to Mr.
Chamberlain, Berlin foreign Office
spokesman said the speech did moi
disturb the general line of appease.
ment along which Mr.. Chamberlain
and Chancellor Hitler embarked al
Munich September 20.
DR.. Schacht, however, had beer
in London only a few hours before
he himself received an indirect re-
buff from the Executive Committee
(See CHAMBERLAIN, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1938-12-14
Summary of Toduy's Star

Tax Advisory Committee works on
revision of D. C. levies Page B-1
Way cleared for new highway in
Arlington. Page B-1
Evening star., 1938-12-14

(See EDEN, Page A-5)
Evening star., 1938-12-14
Say Directors Benefited.

The commission also declared the
company did through its Invest
ment Committee and directors pur-
chase with moneys of contract funds
and the general fund securities in
so-called special situation in which
ofncers, directors and members of
the Investment Committee of de-
1endant were interested in capacities
1See FTDEI ,TTY pooe El
Evening star., 1938-12-14

(see CHAMBERLAIN, Page A-4
Evening star., 1938-12-14

tSee FIDELITY, Page A-5)
Evening star., 1938-12-14

(See UN-AMERICAN, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1938-12-14

(See SNYDER, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1938-12-14
Weather Forecast

Partly cloudy tonight, followed by gen.
orally fair tomorrow; much colder be-
ginning late tonight; lowest tonight
about 20 degrees. Temperatures today
Highest, 40, at 2 pm; lowest, IS, at
Tam. Full report on page Az
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-03-04

that this was the best of the 80 col
ored weeklies of it's class in the
United States. That opinion was
not an accident. It's findings were
based on facts-a brief analysis of
those facts should prove interest
ing.
In a recent issue of this paper,
l counted the names Of 800 people.
People just casually mentioned in
the ingathering of the weeks news.
In addition, activities that were in
ferentially of moment to hundreds
Of others, a cross section of folks
that included walters Organiza-
tons, wOmen's associations, house.
wives, welfare agencies, profess
SIGNALS, church people, IabOrers,
business men, all of whom wait
more or less eagerly for the week
ly resume of the happenings that
make up the life of a peOple-and
because it is arranged with care,
fOrethOught, and discrimination,
the paper meets a deserved, if
hard fought for popularity.
But even popularity has its un-
easy moments. So we find that
our six-page paper does not always
satisfy everybody even though it
is packed with the best and most
essential as we'll as most interest
ing of Twin City news. But that
is largely because the complainants
don't understand. There's the friend
who writes advertising into his
copy and tries to convince US that
it Is news, Advertising is our life
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-03-04
Health And
Hygiene
Epidenics

Whenever an epidemic spreads
over the country, everyone becomes
panic-stricken. One sees neighbors
and friends cut down almost before
his eyes by an invisible malevolent
power. The cry then goes up about
the insecurity of life and, as a cor
ollary, the need for greater spir-
itual striving. 1t has been thus
since the beginning of time.
A review of the history of all cpl
denies shows that they were con-
sidered as a visitation from a
supreme power because of the vio-
lation of some code of spiritual law
or religion. However, here and
there, some man with an analytical
mind would make cold-blooded, i'm
partial observations and he would
note that there was something else
other than spiritual wickedness
that caused widespread plaques.
Now, these facts are or should be
known to everyone, namely, that all
epidemics are due to virulent germs
spread by personal contact, by the
water or milk supply, by animals,
by insects, entirely dependent on
the specific disease which is being
spread. The problem of control or
eradication depends upon what the
specific germ is.
If the germ is carried by mos
quito, the life habits of the mos
quito must be studied. Then the
breeding places of these mosquitoes
must be destroyed. For example,
if the mosquitoes breed in swamps,
measures must be instituted to
cover these over. Many times this
requires the assistance of an en-
gineer.
Other epidemics can be prevented
by increasing the resistance of the
people to a specific germ. This
means that by giving the germs
or their poisons to every individual
in small or graduated amounts,
these individuals can be made i'm
mune to the disease caused by the
germ.
A great number of epidemics are
prevented by proper attention to
the material that goes into ones
mouth, such as water, milk, and
various commonly used food prod
ucts. Any carelessness, or inatten-
ton to detail in this management
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-03-04
Other Editors Opinions
The Negro in Business

That Negroes successfully engaged business enterprise
would be affirmed at least in the socaed service
establishments the the Census
the United Department of Commerce According
of the United States
bona de establishments having total annual receipts of 0
1852 of which credited the North 49 the
the These establishments
the total payroll employees $50OO0
1t interesting to observe that:
while population constituted the
population United States the $780, 1885 Negro
prpetor nearly 80 cent of all shoe repair shops and
shoe shine paros reported of the cleaning dyeng
ing alteration and repair Shops II cent of all barber Shops 6
of the funeral directors embames and and
of the paror operated the United States
The that Negroes operate small successful business enter
pse And would entirely conception
he believe that these establishments small
purchasing the 100000 Negroes the
United That purchasing concentrated through
would formidable raising the
the Negro and in bosterng his self Up
this the coperaves have found hard going But
there believe that the idea growing Negroes
throughout the country.-Opportunty Magazine.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-03-04

line and if we can't recognize it
when we see it this sheet would
not long endure.
Now about that matter of adver-
Using and especially addressing
those who think the cost excessive.
The thing to consider really, is
what you get for your money.
Four thousand people will read
this issue. Every advertiser who
buys an inch of advertising space
can reach 1000 persons with his
message. If he paid one cent to
reach each person, as he would
have to do if he sent each one a
postal card, that inch of space
would cost him $4,000.
Our charge is "a cents, or one
cent for every 40 persons to whom
your message goes.
This charge is at its lowest
point and will increase as the num-
Der of our readers grows. This is
newspaper custom. The Advertis-
ing Age, of Chicago and New
York, a first class publication de-
voted to advertising, has a circula-
ton of 10000, just 10 times the
number of our paper and its charge
for advertising is in that proper
tion-about $40 per inch.
The persons reached through the
Advertising Age are no more i'm
portant than those reached by this
'paper-only there are more of them
and necessarily they have more
money to spend.
Those who use our paper to sell
to the Negro market-and this is
true whether the object is to sell a
dance, a concert, a sermon or a
dress shirt, wOmen's lingerie or a
radio or washing machine-can and
should appreciate the popularity we
have now.
1t introduces them to a group
of people who enjoy reading all our
paper contains, including the ad-
vertisements. They have money to
spend for the things they want.
There is one more thought l
would like to call to the attention
of our group and to businessmen
who attempt to sell them.
Five per cent (5Ro) of all the
money the householder spends is
spent by the grocer, butcher, fuel
dealer or what not for advertising.
Of the 100000 spent in st. Paul
and Minneapolis by the colored
people, approximately 1884 per
week.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-03-04
Here And
There
By w. M. Smith

POPULARITY-the very letters
form an attractive ensemble and
their sound awakens a vision of
pleasing emotion. It is eysneseent,
difficult to describe, but not to be
mistaken for anything else.
Let no one think that popular
ity is a gift from above. 1t has to
be worked for. Even when in
spired by a turn of the head, a
glimpse of an alluring dimple or
a fash from a pair of black eyes,
there is a need to turn the head at
it's engaging angle, the smile must
invite the dimpIe and there must
be thought back of the flashing
eyes. Very generally popularity
is deserved. This because it gives
something Of value for the admira-
ton it incites. Most people con.
meet popularity with personality
where it is most evident. But it il
not confined to this narrow area,
for both things and movements
can and do become popular.
I know Of no more shining ex-
ample than the paper you are now
reading. Some time ago a ma
tionally known agency published
as a result Of its investigations,
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-03-04
Birth Of the "MarseiIIaise,,

There is a popular story that the
inspiring "Marseillaise" was writ
ten as the result Of a burst of pa
triotism. Actually, the song seems
to have been written not at Mar
seAles, but at Strasbourg as a result
Of the mayor complaining that there
was no real marching song for the
troops. Rouget de Lisle composed
the words, but doubt exists as to the
composer. Of the music. says Pear
sons London Weekly. The Mar
seillaise" was first played at a re-
view Of the Garde Rationale on
April 20, 1892, and first achieved
fame when sung by the Republican
troops that assaulted the Tuileries q
few months later.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-03-04

will quickly result in widespread
sickness and death until the error
is remedied.
This short resume of epidemics
will show that everyone must take
part in keeping the public health
well. This should be a dynamic
part. See that you are protected
against the diseases that your doc
tor advises as preventable.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-03-04
Alone With Me

By Carrie E Lindsay
Did attend church, Sunday,
And send up from the sacred altar
My prayers of praise and thanks
For heavenly favors sent me from above
Have visited the sick,
Did comfort the widow,
Did do unto others as
Would have them do unto me?
Did give my portion to
Help support the house of God?
Or my aims to give aid to the needy?
Have scattered sunshine
In the path of the sorrowful heart?
Dear God, clean my heart
Let me live for Thee and
Meet Thee at the beautiful gates ajar.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-03-04
Letters to the
Editor
Editor:

SAASNAs
In behalf of the Interracial Com
mittee of the Minneapolis Urban
League we wish to thank your pa
per for the very fine publicity
which was given to our Interra-
cial Week Program.
Activities this year were much
broader in scope than heretofore.
Facts about Negro life were car
ried to approximately 500 people
by members of our Speakers Blu
reau. An address and a sympo-
SUM on the subject "Race Rela-
tons" was carried over the air to
many others. While the attend
ance at the art exhibit and the
mass meeting was not what it
should have been, the merits of both
Of these programs were much
higher than any similar programs
undertaken in Minneapolis.
Our Committee feels that the I'M
dertaking was very successful and
that this success was due to the
splendid contributions made by the
cooperation of organizations, and
the individuals who participated in
the various programs. 1t is our
aim to keep alive the interest that
has been created to the end that
interracial goodwill and fellowship
may be reflected in every phase of
the social and economic life of our
community.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-03-04
Stage SuDerstitiOns

An actress must find or have q
rabbits foot given her; 1t is fatal
to buy one. It is bad luck to whistle
in the dressing room or put shoes
on a shelf. An umbrella opened
over a head is, Of course, the worst
kind Of a thing-but it is all right
to open it downways. Cats bring
good luck. especially black ones. A
potato in the pocket shields from
misfortune. Next to breaking mir
ror, bringing peacock feathers into
the theater is a calamity, and many
an actor will grow faint at the sight
of one.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-03-04
Wedding Ring Customs

There are many customs connect
ed with the wedding ring among
different peoples of the world, yet
it would seem that all the wedding
ring ideas had a common origin,
which is shrouded in mystery.
Among the Zulus there is a custom,
called Khehla, Of wearing a ring on
the head. It is made of polished
wax and worked in with the hair.
AS soon as Zulu marries he wears
the ring and he discards it only for
4 time If one Of his wives dies.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-03-04
When Elephant Is in "Musth"

At certain seasons, domesticated
elephants suffer from a disease
called "musth," and then become
fully as dangerous as the rogue ele-
plant Of the jungle. When an ele-
plant is Tin musth," a white spot
appears on his temple between his
eye and his ear where there is a
little hole In his head. From this
hole, fluid oozes out until the ter
mination Of the illness, which is
sometimes a matter Of 60 or 90
days. An elephant ''in musth"
suffers such intense pain that its
mind is affected.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-03-04
HOUSES FOR SALE

South-central - 6 rooms, hot
water heat, $4,000. Near Fourth
Ave. South and Ssth St. $500
down.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-03-04
Friday, March 4, 1888
Welcome, Phillip Randolph

The Twin Cities have had their midst since Monday the most
outstanding Negro developed America rs Phillip Ran
dolph, editor turned labor leader.
Mr. Randolph always welcome in Minnesota This needs
reteraion he knows it
members of Brotherhood Of Sleeping
of their national leader They have right feel
for he is every inch the
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-03-04
Waiting

Louis John Henry and Henry Armstrong-names
conure Lucky brothers private
clean
shopping daily waiting for
lads s knock woody these
prefghng led reproachabe lives than
saes
.-i
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-02-04
G. Arnold Pfaffenbach, Solicitor
Havre de Grace, Md.
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
MABEL v. DEAN VS.. PAUL DEAN
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR
CECIL COUNTY, IN EQUITY
No. $3.50

The object of this suit is to pro-
cure a degree for divorce vinculo
matrimonii by the complainant,
Mabel v. Dean, from the defendant,
Paul H. Dean; for permission to the
complainant to resume her maiden
name, Mabel v. Reynolds; and for
the guardianship and custody of M.
Reynolds Dean, the minor child of
the parties to this proceeding.
The bill recites that the parties
were married on July 9, 1925, in
Chestertown, Md, by the Rev. Mr..
Cochran; that the complainant has
been a resident of Cecil County for
twenty years; and that the defend
ant is a nonresident of the State of
Maryland and when heard from was
living in Paoli. Penna. The bill
further recites that, during the time
the complainant and defendant lived
together, the conduct of the COM
plainant toward her husband was
always kind, affectionate and above
reproach; that, during 'the month OF
August, 1880, the defendant, with
out just cause or reason, abandoned
and deserted the complainant in
Cecil County; that said abandonment.
has continued uninterruptedly fer
more than three years prior to the
filing of the bill of complaint, is
deliberate and fnal and that the
separation of the parties is beyond
any reasonable hope or expectation
of reconciliation.
1t is thereupon this 18th, day of
January, 1888, ORDERED by the
Circuit Court for Cecil County in
Equity, that the complainant, Mabel
V. Dean, by causing copy of this
order to be inserted in some news
paper published in Cecil County once
IN each of four successive weeks be-
.cre the 18th day of February, 1888,
tive notice to the said absent defend
ubstance of this bill, warning him
be and appear in this Court, in
person or by solicitor, on or before
he 10th day of March, 1888, to
show cause, if any he has, why
decree should not be passed as pray
ed. Walter E. Buck.
Clerk of the Circuit Court.
True Copy. Test:
Walter e. Buck
Clerk.