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The Washington times., 1938-10-26
CHINESE DRIVEN
I FROM WUCHANG

HANKOW, Oct. 26 U.N.s0.
japanese forces occupying Han
kow sought today to bring some
semblance of order out Of the
chaos left by the Chinese retreat,
while other Nipponese columns
completed the occupation of the
neighboring city of Wuchang.
Two Japanese detachments,
marching into Wuchang early in
the morning, met unexpected re-
sistance. Chinese troops hurled
themselves at the invaders, but
the Japanese overpowered them.
Authorities in Hankow reported
that all the 1000 foreigners in
Hankow were safe. The foreigners,
including 1875 Americans, were
cared for inside the recently estab-
liShed administrative districts.
The Washington times., 1938-10-26
Retort by Dies
Accuses Cabinet

dent was induced to permit. the
prestige of his great office to be
used for the purpose of discred-
iting the investigation"
Dies asserted that if Mr., Roose
Velt had read the testimony by
the committee, he would have
found that Democrats testified
the same as Republicans regard.
ing the Michigan strike situation
and activities of Communists, that
former officials of the United
Automobile Workers testified. and
that the principal witness, Lieut..
Mulbar, chief of State police. holds
a Civil Service position and is non
partisan.
That the President has only
been wholly miSinformed is OBJ
Vious from his statement" Dies
said. "Of course, the President
did not hear the testimony, and
has not read the record. He is
evidently relying upon reports
that have reached him in from
prejudiced sources"
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Urges Board of 3

Asserting that a committee in
vestigator spent two months in
Detroit with Instructions to con
duct fearless investigation, Dies
asserted that the question oi
politics was not considered. He
continued:
The evidence which we re-
ceived would be acceptable in
any court and if the President
has any doubt about this, I sug-
gest that he appoint some ex-
perienced lawyer and I will do
likewise. Then the two can ap-
point a third and together they
can examine all of the evidence
with reference to the Michigan
situation and report to the
country as to whether or not
this evidence was competent and
admissible"
The Washington times., 1938-10-26
Good Will Keynote
For. ArnliStice Day

President Roosevelt today called upon the people of
America to dedicate November II, Armistice Day, to
the belief that enduring peace can be attained only by
respect for the rights of others and good av among
the nations of the aUorld
The President in his proclamation calling for
ondl observance of the Twentieth anniversary of the
armiStce 1Ohich ended the World War took indirect
slap at dggressor nations ,Ohen he said:
"The tWenteth anniversary of the armistice should
be Obserued Utk suitable ceremonies manfesting oar
belief that peace be attained only By mon-Gggres
sion and be made enduring only by respect for the
rights of others and good Oi among nations OF the
qcorld."
Under an act of Congress Armistice Day aUiU be a
legal holiday throughout the land The President d.
reced that flags be toun from all Government build
ings on that day.
The Washington times., 1938-10-26
HITLER ON VISIT
TO SCHUSCHNIGG
VIENNA Oct. 26 0NS.).-Chancelor Hitler, visit
ing Vienna after touring the Sudeenand, conferred

day with former Austrian
Chancellor Kurt Schu-
schnigg at the Hotel Metro
pole, according to reliable
reports.
The two men were said
to have discussed arrange
ments for Schuschnigg's
future"
Schuschnigg has been
held in custody of Nazi
authorities since he
Austro-German anschluss.
The Washington times., 1938-10-26
$17,5OO, 900 Fleet
Planned by Egypt

CAIRO, Egypt, Oct. 26 QNS0.
The Egyptian council of defense
has decided to build an Egyptian
fleet of 36 units. mostly light
cruisers, mine layers and Subma-
rineS, it was announced today.
The fleet will cost an estimated
ST, ,5OO,O 900.
The Washington times., 1938-10-26
THIRD CAVALRY.
RIDES TO MEET.
WAR GAME FOE.
BY CARROLL PEEKE

The famous Third Cavalry at
Fort Myer started its own per-
Sonal war game today.
Under simulated war conditions,
and carrying full field equipment,
two platoons of the regiment left
the post today. starting Cruel
ling two days field maneuvers.
Technically. it is known as the
Leadership Test for Small Cav
airy Units" but actually it is &
test to determine what the Off
GERS and men can do under war
conditions.
It also will determine which is
the best platoon in the regiment;
and as there is a prize for the
winning outfit, competition is
keen.
AS this is the last maneUver to
be held before Col. Jonathan
Wainwright, commandant Of the
post. leaves the regiment, having
been made a Brigadier General,
each platoon is anxious to have
the winning honor conferred
upon it by him.
THREE JUDGES
The board of judges which will
decide which platoon is the win
ner consists of Major George H..
Millholland, president; Captain
T. ] H, Trapnell and Captain L.
G. Smith.
"E" Platoon was commanded
BY Lieut.. Charles B. McClelland
and Fl" Platoon by Lieut.. Fletcher
Cole. These officers and their
alternates, Lieut.. John R. PughI
and Lieut.. B. S. Cook, went
through a strenuous field test this
morning, preparatory to the ma
neuver and as part of it.
The officers made a ride OF al
most five miles around the post
and were required to cover this
distance in 20 minutes, carrying
full field equipment. During the
ride they fired at targets while at
a full gallop, and also fired dis
mounted.
SCOUT MYTHICAL FOE
Each platoon was given orders
on leaving the post. Under the
situation given they were sent out
to scout an enemy force which had
landed down in Virginia near Fort
Belvoir.
With cartridge belts filled and
knapSackS containing bacon, po-
tatoes, onions, and other food that
they will cook in their mess kits
in the field tonight, the men
started out on a mission fraught
with danger" They will be fired
upon by enemy aircraft, with the
judges determining how fast they
take cover and how efficiently
they can combat surprise attack.
They also will battle armored
cars and detachments of enemy
troops, under the Watchful eye of
the judges.
WILL RIDE IN DARK
Much OF tl,o ~; ;Ji,oo will loo Jo,oo
The Washington times., 1938-10-26
Ickes, Perkins Hit

"The Shirley Temple fabrica-
ton was conceived by certain
radical writer's whose sympa-
thies for Soviet Russia are mat
tiers of common knowledge. I'M
mediately, and as if by pre-ar-
rangement. Secretary Perkins
and Secretary Ickes repeated
this crude and silly fabrication,
thus hoping to lend the color
of truth and reSpectability. Even
the President was induced to re-
fer to the Shirley Temple fabri-
cation in one of his press con-
ferenceS."
Dies was referring to testimony
before his committee that many
movie stars, including Shirley
Temple, were "Dupes" when let
ters of greeting were published in
a Paris Communist newspaper
After this testimony, Dies com
planned that many people twisted
the testimony to make it appear
that the committee branded the
little movie star as a Communist
President "Used"
when the campaign utterly
failed and recoiled upon the
heads of those who conceived
and engineered it," Dies con.
tinued, the next move was to
exert every conceivable pres
sure to stifle this investigation.
When this likewise failed, as a
last desperate move, the Presi-
The Washington times., 1938-10-26

eventually will be brought
to trial because of his op-
position to the union of
Austria and the Reich.
Hitler remained with
Schuschnigg for half an
hour.
The former chancellor
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Continued from Page II

be supplied with adequate per-
Sonnel, but they have thrown
every obstacle in the way of a
successful investigation.
I'm addition to this, a well
planned campaign of misrepre-
sentation, ridicule, and sarcasm
was conducted by those who
hoped to discredit the investiga-
ton. This campaign was aided
by members of the Cabinet.
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WILL RIDE IN DARK

Much of the riding will be done
in darkness, and it will be up to
the commanding officers to find
their way with only their pocket
maps to guide them.
After a night in the field, the
platoonS will have certain missions
to perform tomorrow, and then
will return to the post, where the
judges and umpires will determine
''the winner of the war"
The Washington times., 1938-10-26
PRESIDENT PUTS.
HIS POWER TO.
MICHIGAN TEST.

Q.N.S) President Roosevelt
yesterday came to the assistance
of Governor Murphy in Michigan
| in his best twofisted manner
and incidentally set the stage TO
prove definitely how strong the
New Deal and organized labor are
in that State.
He eulogized Murphy, one of his
floor lieutenantS at Chicago in
1882, and later his governor gen.
eral of the Philippines, as "a pro
foundly religious, able and law
abiding governor"
GROUP ASSAILED
He charged the Dies committee.
in a quest for headlines, had per
mitted itself to be used in a
flagrantly unfair and un-American
attempt to influence an election"
this by letting "a disgruntled Re
publican judge, a discharged Re
publican city manager and a cou-
pie of officious police officers make
lurid charges against Governor
Murphy" in connection with his
handling of the automobile sit
down strikes two years ago.
Murphy was charged by. the
Dies committee witnesses with
&C owardice and Unreasonable
action" because he failed to call
out the National Guard to enforce
a court injunction ordering the
election of sit-down strikers at
Flint.
EFFORTS KNOWN
The President said that he, the
auto manufacturers, labor leaders
and the press had been kept fully
advised of Murphy's Step-by-step
efforts to settle the strike with
out bloodshed, which ultimately
were crowned with success. Muir
ply did not call out the National
Guard, said the President, only be-
cause the National Guard officials
assured him there would be riot
ing and bloodshed if that drastic
step was taken.
Speaking of the Dies committee.
which he said had made no effort
to get at the facts behind the
charges against Murphy or to per-
NIT rebuttal testimony, the Presi-
dent declared:
Most fair minded Americans
hope the committee will abandon
the practice of merely providing
a forum to those who for po-
litical purposes, or otherwise,
seek headlines which they could
not otherwise obtain. Mere
opinion evidence has been barred
in court since the American sys-
tenn of legislative and judicial
procedure was started"
The Washington times., 1938-10-26

was described as suffering
from the effects of deep
depression. He is con-
stantly under the observa-
ton of four detectives sta
toned outside his resi-
dence and one inside the
villa.
The Washington times., 1938-01-17
HIGHEST COURT
UPHOLDS VETO

Q.N.s). The Supreme Court
today ruled a bill does not become
law where, on the tenth day after
the President receives it. he re-
turns it without his signature to
the House of Congress originating
it during a recess.
The ruling on the unusual Situa-
ton was handed down on the ap-
peal of David A. Wright of Win
ona, Mo-. whose claim bill was re-
turned to the Senate unsigned by
President Roosevelt in 1886.
The President returned the bill
with a veto to the Senate, where
the bill originated, but the Senate
was in recess. The House was in
session.
The Presidents action, Wright
claimed, was not constitutional
veto and the bill became law.
Chief Justice Hughes read the
courts opinion.
The Washington times., 1938-01-17
DIRKSEN STALLS
D. C. TAX LEvIES

Upsetting original plans for
continuation of the business priv
ilege tax and the ascent increase
in the real estate levy, Repre-
sentative Everett M. Dirksen (R.)
Of Illinois, today insisted on fur
ther consideration of his income
tax proposal.
The House District Fiscal At
fairs subcommittee, headed by
Representative Jack Nichols Cd
Of Oklahoma, met today to report
a bill to provide for continuation
Of the two taxes enacted last
year as emergency measures,
planning to consider introduction
Of a separate income tax bill to
become effective in the fiscal year
1910.
DirkSen, however, requested a
Qualification Of intention.
The subcommittee then went
into executive session, after which
Mr.. Nichols announced a bill would
be finally drafted on Wednesday.
Representative Nichols stated
that the new bill would include
any two of the three proposals.
the 2/5 Of per cent tax on gross
receipts, known as the business
privilege tax, the ascent increase
on the $1.5O real estate tax or. the
income tax. ...
The sales tax, as recommended
by the Commissioners Tax Ad-
visory Committee, was definitely
deleted from the program.
He explained that the subcom-
mtttee is predicating its tax pro-
gram on a $4,000, 900 deficit, which
is a maximum figure.
The Washington times., 1938-01-17
3 Buried by Cave-i11 Saued
Bu Picks of D. C. Firen1en

Fields and two other men, James
Bradley, %, and James Johnson,
also colored, from beneath the
.piled-up earth.
Fields was trapped first by a
small slide. The other men began
to dig him out and a second ava
lanche entombed Fields and par
TALLY trapped the rescuers.
Barely able to breathe, Fields
was extricated by the firemen,
by passersby, after fran
tic digging. He was taken to
Emergency Hospital suffering
shock and a dislocated hip. Bradley
also was treated for a hip injury.
The Washington times., 1938-01-17

must by now have reached
hundreds of thousands.
In China, the death toll
across a continent has IN SIX
months approached at least
a half million.
In all three war stricken
countries the civilian pOpula-
ton has suffered most Of all
and a figure of 10000, 900
refugees would be the barest
minimum for a world which
from our vantage point still
firmly declares it is at peace.
I have just circumscribed
an area containing around
Continued on Page 4. Col. u
The Washington times., 1938-01-17
Transient Falls
Through Ice, Dies

SPRINGFIELD, Ill, Jan. II
GN.S). - While spectators S
watched helplessly, Harold Rice,
SO, Franklin, Pa, transient,
drowned today in the icy waters
of an abandoned brickyard pond.
After falling through a thin sheet
of ice while he was hunting for
firewood, Rice clung desperately
to a rim of ice Is feet from shore
while a paSSerby summoned city
firemen and police. Ladders and
ropes on the fire truck were too
short to reach him.
The Washington times., 1938-01-17
10 BUS DRIVERS
CHANGE PLEAS

Ten of the II striking bus
drivers of the Greyhound Lines
who recently forced a bus to the
curb in the 1700 block of New
York Ave. N. E., and severely beat
the driver, withdrew not guilty
pleas in United States District
Court today and pleaded guilty to
simple assault.
The strikers were indicted on
charges of, simple assault and
assault with a dangerous weapon,
the latter charge based on the
use Of their automobiles to force
the bus from the highway. AS
sistant United States Attorney
George Mcneil indicated the more
serious charge will be dropped.
Justice Joseph w. Cox probably
will sentence the defendants next
Friday.
The Washington times., 1938-01-17

Buried for five minutes under a
slide of several tons of earth, a
workman was seriously injured to-
day at a construction project in
the 570O block Of Georgia Ave.
N. w.
Two others, also trapped, es-
capped with minor hurts.
Proximity of No. II Truck Com
pany of the District Fire Depart
ment probably saved the, life Of
the victim, Levi Fields, 38, of 248
Eastern Ave. N. E., and STAYED off
injury to two others.
The truck company crew, situ-
ated less than a 100 yards from
the cave-in scene, hurriedly dug
The Washington times., 1938-01-17
LIE BRUN TURNS
TO CHAUT'|EMPS Il
BY MICHAEL WILSON


PARIS, Jan. II Q.N. 50 Ca
mile ChautemptS, who was forced
to resign as premier last week
when Socialists rebelled at his
conservative financial policies,
agreed again today to try forma-
ton of a cabinet.
Although he had once before re-
fused, and two other premier
designateS had failed to end
frances political crisis, Chautemps
promised President LeBrun he
would attempt to gain sufficient
Centrist support to permit his gov.
eminent to stand up.
"In view Of the length of the
crisis" Chautemps said, "tne
president called me in a second
time. I thought it my duty to
accept in, principle and I shall
do my best.
IA few days ago I outlined a
code for social peace. I am
now going to submit to parlia-
ment code for political peace"
During the cabinet discussions,
the franc closed at 1880 to the
pound, the lowest of the day, and
$50 to the dollar.
Leon Blum, Socialist, who tried
to line up a Leftist- -Centrist cab
met, failed earlier today because
he lacked a finance minister.
Chautemps, it was believed, now
will drop Georges Bonnet, his for
mer finance minister, and make
Paul Reynaud head Of that minis
try in Differences to the wishes of
the Socialists and Communists.
The Washington times., 1938-01-17
Stain Passed By
AS Supreme Chief

MOSCOW, Jan. II Q.N.S).
Michael Kalinin, president of the
executive committee of the U. s..
S. R. since 1928. today was elected
chairman of the presidium Of the
Supreme Soviet, Russia's new gov
erning body.
Dictator Stain, expected to be
elected by acclamation, was merely
named a member of the presidium.
Marshals Budenny and Blucher
and the widow of Lenin were
among IL vice presidents named
to represent the constituent U. s..
S. R. republics.
The Washington times., 1938-01-17
House Group Approves 553 Millions for Navy
Great War Already Here,
Declares KniCkerbOCker
Initial Skirmishes' in Ethiopia,
Spain, China Cited by Writer

(Editors Note: The full horror of the three 0drs
that haze shocked civzaton and taken toll of 100000
ives IN the last oOo gears graphically described IN
the fooaOng article by H. r. Kmickerbocker, Pulitzer
pryze-uinning correspondent of international News
Servce 1t is the first of series of r. prepared after
125OO-mie journey from Shanghai to Paris to deter
mine the lessons uvhich lie for America IN he yeoo ty
pkoon and red storm ,Oarnings.D
ByHR KNICKERBoCKER
Throughout the World
Reproduction in Prohibtsd)
PARIS, Jan. II Q.N.S,).-One million men, women
and children are dead,
Ten million are refugees
Great centers of civilization are destroyed.
Three continents have been visited by wars which
during the last two years have accomplished these CO.
lossal casualties and yet the Western world is still
asking:
"'When will the great war come?''
great war is upon us already. Abyssnia, Spain and
now China are baefeds for the initial skrmishes of grow
ing disaster.
CIVILIANS SUFFER MOST
In Spain half million have fallen been butchered be-
hind the lines.
In Abyssna already aforgotten deaths among natives
The Washington times., 1938-01-17
Portland Printers
Persist in Strike

PORTLAND, Ore, Jan.17 Q.N.SO
For the third straight day Port
land was without a daily news
paper today due to a printers
strike. Between 1000 and 5000
employees of the three newspapers
were thrown out of work by the
strike. OF this number, approx
mately 700 full-time, salaried en-
ployes signed a petition urging
striking printers to arbitrate their
trouble. Governor Charles Martin,
in a public statement, criticized
the strikers for refusing to sub
NIT the dispute to arbitration.
The Washington times., 1938-01-17
CLAWS BARES
.|NTER|ORPHONE|
WIRE TAPPING
g or 10 Fires, He
Tells Senators

GN.SD Telephones Of employees
of the Interior Department were
tapped by the departments bn-
reau of investigation with the re-
suit eight or 10 persons were dis
charged, Louis R. CLAWS, former
chief of the bureau, told the Sen
ate Public Lands Committee to-
day.
At the same time CLAWS denied
that he had "shadowed" Senator
Pat McCarran Cd Of Nevada or
had "ransacked" the Senator's Of
flee in the Capitol. McCarran
said he had received an anony-
nous communication saying that
CLAWS had broken into the office.
CITES RUMORS
After noting there had been
rumors that the Interior Depart
ment "seeret police" had investi-
gated several Senators and Repre-
sentatives, McCarran said CLAWS
was the one to explode" there re-
ports
$50 far as the investigation
of Senators and Representatives
is concerned" said CLAWS, there
has not been any at the request
of the Secretary Gnterior), and
/ didn't ransack your office.
1--WE had reports that some
employees in the department
had contact on the outside and
we tapped q few telephones,
We listened in on sPme conver-
sationS."
(Picture on Page s.
The Washington times., 1938-01-17
VAST SPENDING
PLAN OFFERED
BY LAGUARD|A|
Only SlumpR Remedy,
Senators Told
BY ROBERT A. McGML

OJ "OOGGb4 a. NAON4AAA
Q.N.SD Relief quirements
for New York will be substantially
increased by the business reces-
sion, Mayor Fiiorello LaGuardia
told the Senate Unemployment
and Relief COMMITTEES today.
Applications for relief increased
from an average low of 2,781 cases
per week in September, 1887, to
7,400 per week in January, La
Guardia said. ...
FOUR MAYORS TO TESTIFY
LaGuardia was the first Of four
mayors to appear. Others were
Harold Burton, of Cleveland; An
gelo Rossi, Of San Francisco, and
Richard w. Reading, of Detroit.
Stressing the need Of Federal
assistance to cope with increasing
unemployment and relief require
ments, La Guardia said:
'"The city of New York and
other large cities cannot get
along without aid from the Gov
ernInent."
Declaring business missed the
ball'' LaGuardia urged further
cooperation between industry and
Government as a means Of COM
Batting the recession.
OPPORTUNITY IGNORED
LaGuardia charged that bust
ness and industry failed to take
advantage of an opportunity"
created by the Governments huge
relief spending program.
'"They missed the ball." he
said, "and the forward pass was
3ncolnpleted." -.,
They should have kept down
prices. LaG Guardia added. "They
should have decreased their in
ventories and gone along with
the Government in a spirit Of
cooperation. 49,.
LaGuardia called upon business
and industry to "rectify its mis-
takes"
Business and industry should
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The Washington times., 1938-01-17
Hague Declines
Seat in Senate

JERSEY CITY, N. j., Jan. II
G.N.SO.-Mayor Frank Hague Of
Jersey City, foe of the CIO cele-
brated his sixty-third birthday by
declining appointment to the
United States Senate today. 1t
was offered him by A. Harry
Moore, retiring United States Sen
ator, who becomes governor of
Jersey at midnight when Harold
G. Hoffman leaves office.
The Washington times., 1938-01-17
UAW Man Beaten
Near Ford Plant

DETROIT, Jan. II (I.N.S).-A
Unionist was reported beaten up
today in front Of Henry Ford's
main plant in Dearborn, as the re-
hiring of 10000 laid-off workers
there Signalized a renewal Of the
CIO drive against Ford. Roy
Davis, a member of the JAW, was
the reported victim.