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Evening star., 1938-12-29

LII NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE-Appotrt-
ment$ men 30 OF good taste. an, atmosphere Of dig
hlty Tor those who prefer comfortable &C
Gommodations. with delicious food Phone
Dupont GG15 -
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pUPUNT CIRCLE. 15l2 2lst ny-A
homenEe place for ladies and gentleroen
Renhed guests. Attractive rooms good
aooo moderate rates. Mrs Smith De-
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THE HENDERSON

AGO 18th st. nw-A residential hotel
with mansion atmosphere all modern
conVenlences and service; reas. rates:
permanent and transents. 4.
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ROOMS WITH BOARD WANTED.
APARTMENTS FURNISHED.

BUSNESSWOMAN wants room with board
IN private apt; IN Chastleton Hotel; refer
ence. Box 1896. Star
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IaOh 10th ST. .N.W-Largc double front
epoilr epo' "a siso single; newly decorated: gen.
eioua HieaIS. waking distance.
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COAL, WOOD. FUEL OIL
DOGS. PETS, ETC.

DOGS. PETS, ETC.
COCKER SPANIEL PUPPY registered
stock; black female: reasonable. Wiscon-
sin 466.
ROSEDERE KENNELS has a few choice
Pom and Peklnese puppies at bargain
prices, Miss Hunt, Lee highway, Fails
Church, Va. 29'
TOY FOX TERRIER PUPS, beautifully
marked. well bred. 1927 2Ist st. E.w. Du-
pont 9U6l.
COCKER SPANIELS-If you want small
cog with excellent manners. steady tenn
perament. fine character and sound health
start the new year with q cocker pup: all
colors: reaS. price. Clark'S. Wilson lane
Bethesda. Wis. 5yl6
WANTED-Boston terrier male: describe
July at once and price. T. P. Schuler. 1913
N. Capitol st NV 3Os
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1175 ST. NV, AT CONN. AVE.
beautiful rooms; private, CONNECTING or
without bath: single. double or triple
One beautiful, large room with runaIne
water for young men. Telephone in
every room. Choice food Courteous,
Well-tralned servants. Free parking
WAKING distance SGn 10 SHh
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one 2nd-focr front room for 9 at s45
gsch. including breakfast and dinner
Twin beds, inner-spTlrE mattresses Finest
Of food and all you want of II. Mrs
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a62' a5is' GiRARD ST. NW.vClean. comforts
n5o month. Columbia 4SlS-M
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i32b 18th ST. NW.-Vacancies: single.
uouole' ladies', gentlemen semi-priyate
bath, showers. Dupont aO4a
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You'll BE PROUD TO LIVE AT
22O9 MASS. AVE NV

Slnelc. double: pvt. bath; new. beaut
iurn.: Immediately clean, every comfort
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MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE.

ADDING MACHINE for rent for inventory,
So. United Tyepwriter Co.. Sl3 18th st.
NV. Republic l171.
BASS VIOLIN AND BOW for sale S25.
J. G. Butler. 1877 Montague st. NV. Cali
Georeia 1164
BEDROOM SUITE. studio couch, breakfast
set. rugs, cedar chest, mirrors Crosley re-
1rlgerator. stove. Edelman. 1908 Ga. ave.
BILLIARD AND POOL TABLES. all sizes,
supplies. repairs. pine-ponR tables and ac-
cessories. Conn. $40 9th st. NV Dist All.
PRICK. LUMBER AND PLUMBING ma
terials at bargain prices from hundreds Of
wrecking Jobs. reconditioned and neatly
arranged for your easy SELECTION at Hechin-
gers. You'll save time as well as money
by coming to any of our four yards We
orders Atlantic 400
HECH1NGER co. Used Material Dept.
18th and II sts; NE. 9Th and 6 sts. eW.
6oz5 Ca. Ave. NV. 1905 Nichols Sc.
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CLUB EMBASSY.
TUDOR CHR

132l K s., n.w-One of Washington's s
hnest residential clubs. Delicious food
ciean rooms. spacious and well furnished
Rates most reasonable 4.
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CAPITOL HILL, 203 Md ave. ne.-Dis-
Inctlve coneenial. Oil heat Double. single.
Home cooked food generously served Rea.
sonable rates. All 59o6
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ROOMS FUR. & uNFuR.
ROOMS UkFURNlsHED.

1888 CONNECTICUT AVE- furnished or
unfurniShed rooms. private bath, shower;
very reas rent; unlimited phone
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SITUATIONS MEN.

ACCOUNTANT. does bookkeeping on part
time basis tax returns prepared. financial
statements; reasonable. Box $3.50. Star.
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David Bruce Burnstone. Merwin D..
Mater, Oswald Jacoby Howard Schenken,
the system that has beaten every other
system in existence)
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| E8-SERVICE (World War; men t5) free
| TO traye4; expenses thote,. meals, etc) ad-
| vanced; transportation furnished; spec.
| SSTTsinlng: STa good pay; permanent. Apply
Mr. Henry. Senate Hotel. evenings 70.
Don't phone. Leave for South Sun 3Os
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NEAR 18th AND COLUMBIA ID., 1884
with porch, adj. bath; private home.
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CALVERT HOUSE,
l401 10Th ST. NV.
1888 10Th, COR. R NV.

=-io Mass. ave. n.w.-Beautiful beG-livirE
room for girls or young men: home prIyi
iLeges best food and beds. Also single room
for man -e'o tONAA
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SITUATIONS WOMEN.

EEPER-CoMPANIoN. or combina-
tion; mid6le-aeed, white live in: reliable;
permanent; refs; $40 wk. Woodley 5l45.
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The Washington times., 1938-02-25
DR.. HoLLoMAN SPEAKER

The Rev. ]. L. s. Holloman, pas
tor of Second Baptist Church, will
be guest speaker at the Civic Ma
tional Forum, in the whitelaw Ho
tel, Thirteenth and T Streets
Northwest, Sunday at 5 p. m. His
subject will be "Crispus Attucks
the Martyr and Patriot"
The Washington times., 1938-02-25
Father FIannery Conducts NOvena

streets Northwest, from March 4
to IL.
At Sundays washington Cath.
Ollie Radio Hour beginning at Sis
lp. M, the sermon Of the Rev. I. j.
Shehan will be Indispensable
Christianity-The Law of Love-
The Washington times., 1938-02-25

Rev. Michael Flannery will
at the l2:15 p. m. and 7:45
p. m. services during the Novena
Of Grace at the Immaculate Con.
ception Church, Eighth and N
The Washington times., 1938-02-25
NE. MERCHANTS
WILL WAGE WAR
on BUSINESS TAX
Com mite e to Garry
Fight to Congress
BY A. J. DRISCOLL
Citizens Associations Editor

Denouncing the business taH
as one Of the most unjust pieces
Of legislation ever placed upon
District merchants, the Northeast
Business Mems Association last
night demanded its repeal, op
posed the proposed income tax
and urged the enactment Of
general sales tax as q substitute
for both. -
President Julian o. Cardir
named Louis l.. Bowdlu, R. @
Dunn, Paul Mitchler, Joseph p
Bailey, Robert F. Mccullough and
James P. Farmer to present the
matter to the House and Senate
committees on the District, anc
to the Federation Of Business
Mems Associations.
WOULD BAN SIGNS
Traffic Director William A
Van Duzer, was requested to re
move all "no parking" signs, re
Gently placed on the east side ol
Bladensburg Road Northeast, be
tween Fifteenth and H Streets
. and Gates Street as being harm
fin to business. He also was asked
tai eliminate q traffic hazard al
Eeventeenth Street and Bennings
Road Northeast.
The association asked that
police box be placed at some point
on Bladensburg Road between
fifteenth and H Streets and M
street, the area Of six blocks
being without such equipment.
President Cardin announced the
following committee chairmen:
Legislation, Mr.. Bailey; taxation
Mf. Mitchler; traffic, Louis I
Obergh; sick and indisposed, Dr
James q. Greeves, and member
ship, A. Gerniny. Delegates to
ti1e Federation, Robert E. vii
helm. James P. Rogers, Mr.
Cardin, Mr.. Obergh and Dr.
GTeeves.
SEVEN NEW MEMBERS
i New members elected were
Myer H. Landay, Louis e. Gross
man, Crusty Pie Company; Harry
s. Wender, Maxwell Houston, 8
b I Essex, j. Joseph Sciacca and
c John Berry.
Business must change its pessi
niistic attitude toward the future
and display more confidence In
its national government, Repre-
sentative Lyle H. Boren, Of Okla
h0n1a, told members Of the Co
1ll1nbia Heights Business Mems AS
Sdciation, at their thirteenth an
NAL dinner dance held last night
atsthe Shoreham Hotel. He said;
"Some business groups" Bo-
I'm said, want something for
nothing. They appear afraid Of
the ghost of the national debt.
TEbelieve most Of business wor-
frfes are borrowed from yester-
day, and I call upon you bust.
ness men to plan with more con-
ttidence for the future"
Us OTHER SPEAKERS
other speakers were Theodore
s.. Grape, president Of the Fedora
ton, of Business Mems Associa
tons, and George A. Ford, presi
dent of the Columbia Heights
group.
Mr. Ford introduced the officers
of the association which include
w. T. Gary, H. D. Gordon and
Mrs, Vienna B. HERMAN, vice
presidents, and H. c. Phillips, sec
fetary treasurer.
q faGordon Hittenmark was master
= Of5ceremonies. w. r. Schumacher
served as song leader, with Miss
Ethel Lynch as pianist.
Serving with Wayne C. Stone on
the dinner committee were Car
r.. Donch. Ferguson Gemey and
James Root.
The Washington times., 1938-02-25
BENEFIT DANCE DEcITAL

Eleanor Struppa and her stu
dent dancers from Randolph
Macon Women's College, will give
n recital at Wardman Park The
ater tomorrow night, proceeds to
90 to the students loan fund.
Other students will sing Negro
Epirituals.
The Washington times., 1938-08-19
BRITAIN WARNS
NAzIS ON ARREST

LONDON, Aug. 10 d.N.S).
Great Britain has informed Ger.
many that it takes a serious
view" of the arrest in Vienna Of
Capt, Thomas Kendrick, pass
port control officer, on unspecified
charges.
While the reason for Hendricks S
arrest has not been revealed. it
was believed that his leniency in
granting British visas to Jews
wishing to leave Austria may have
been responsible.
News of Hendricks arrest
caused great indignation here. He
has been assigned to diplomatic
work in Germany and Austria for
more than a decade. and was
taken into custody as he was
about to leave Vienna with his
wife for a holiday in England.
Viscount Halifax, Foreign Secre
tary, took a personal hand in the
case, instructing Sir Neville Hen
derson, the British Ambassador
in Berlin, to obtain full and
speedy explanation.
The Washington times., 1938-08-19
Lindyst0T0 our
RussidbyAir

MOSCOW, Aug. 19 QN.S).-
Col. and Mrs. Charles A. Lind
bergh, after viewing Soviet Rus
sia's annual gigantic air show. pre-
pared today for an airplane tour
of Russia which may take them
to the Black Sea.
Exactly when the famous Amer
lean flier and his wife planned to
leave Moscow and details of their
itinerary were not known. Colonel
Lindbergh was expected to an
nounce his plans at press con-
ference later.
Last night Colonel and Mrs.
Lindbergh attended a perform
ance of the Prisoner of the
Caucasus" a ballet at the Green
Theater, where they were guests
Of the aviation authorities.
The Washington times., 1938-08-19
5 PLANE ES sink
BRITISH VESSEL

LONDON, Aug. 10 Q.N.S0.
The British steamer Stanbrook
was bombed by five Savoia planes
and sunk off Villa Garcia, Spain,
today, according to advices to
the Spanish government press
agency.
BARCELONA, Aug. 10 Q.N.S0. .
Within "a hours after the arrival
of British commission appointed
to investigate aerial bombardment
of open towns in Spain, IA persons
were killed and 80 injured in a ma
tionalist air raid on Barcelona to-
day.
HENDAYE, Franco-Spanish
Frontier, Aug. 10. - General
Frances offensive against the Al
MAIDEN mercury mines, 100 miles
south of Madrid, was halted by a
loyaliSt counter-attack during
which a fleet of planes rained tons
of bombs on the nationalist forces.
The Washington times., 1938-08-19
NLRB's Order Hits
Inland Steel Affiliate

Q.N.S) The National Labor
Relations Board today ordered re-
instatement Of two workers with
back pay at the quarry of the In
land Lime and Stone Company,
Manistique, Mich, wholly owned
subsidiary of the Inland Steel
Company and one Of the largest
national stone producers.
The board also ordered the COM
pany to end efforts to discourage
membership in Quarry Workers
International Union of North
America, Branch No. 259. It
found the company had discharged
George Drew and Alex Durno be-
cause of their union activity.
The Washington times., 1938-08-19
Jones, White House
Naval Aide, Report

Lieutenant Commander Walter
r. Jones has been appointed to
succeed Lieut.. Comdr. A. D. Clark
as commander of the Presidential
yacht Potomac and naval aide
at the Executive Mansion, accord
ing to a report issued by the Navy
Department today.
Commander Jones was ranking
officer aboard the Potomac in
1934-35, and on it's predecessor,
the Sequoia. He also served on
the U. S. S. Oklahoma. Com
mander Clark has been named
navigating officer of the new light
cruiser Phoenix.
The Washington times., 1938-08-19
CANADA SPEECH
misunderstood.
SAYS PRESIDENT.
By GEORGE DURNO

HYDE PARK, N. Y, Aug. 10
G.N.S0.-Interpretation of his
Canadian speech as an extension
of the Monroe Doctrine to Canada
is a false premise, President Roose-
velt indicated today.
He made this observation when
told that Washington was re-
garding his utterance, pledging
United States aid to the Dominion
in the event of aggression. as a
broadening of the application of
one of the fundamentals of Ameri-
can foreign policy.
For a more direct answer he
suggested that his interrogators
study the Monroe Doctrine. Mean
while, he offered the advice that
his Kingston address on the cam
pus of Queens University did not,
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The Washington times., 1938-08-19

When word of the Rev. Hello
Janssen's confession leaked out,
feeling against the clergyman ran
to high pitch and officers feared
a lynch attempt.
Taken to Prison
A few minutes after the SEN
tence had been imposed by Circuit
Judge H. L. Berry the minister was
handcuffed and rushed to the
State penitentiary.
The clergyman offered no de-
fense. After hearing his confeS-
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The Washington times., 1938-08-19
Grooming Own Song,
Slayer Dies in Chair

HUNTSVILLE Tex. Aug. 10
GNS0-Two men convicted of
murder died in the electric chair
at State prison today one with a
song on his lips.
Collan H. Morgan 81, entered
the death chamber first. Asked if
he had anything to say, he growled
no." kissed a crucifix, and was
strapped into the chair. He was
convicted Of killing his wife.
Jesse PoIanco, 22-year.old Mex.
The Washington times., 1938-08-19
New York Teachers
Win Over CHICAGO

SANDUSKY, Ohio, Aug. l9
0.N.S0.-Dr. jerome Davis, New
Haven, Conn.,, today was reelected
head of the American Federatio1 !
Of Teachers over the candidacy
of Lillian Herstein, Chicago, sup,
ported by the powerful Chicago
delegation. DR.. Davis was backed
by the New York delegation.
The Washington times., 1938-08-19
100 Pennies in Pool
go Boys Will Dive

The old penny game so beloved
by lads who live in the tropics,
will blossom forth tomorrow after
noon with 80 boys doing the div
ing.
Instead of plunging deep into
the clear waters Of Bermuda or
Honolulu, however, the lads will
use the pool at the Central Young
Mems Christian Association at
1882 q st. N. w.
A hundred pennies will be
thrown into the pool. One will be
marked. The finder will win a
gym suit.
The Washington times., 1938-08-19

He was IS and had been i'll
more than a year. His condition.
in fact, was so grave last August
10, when James Mcintyre died at
81 at Southampton, L. l., that the
news was kept from him.
"Why don't Tom come to See
me?" Mcintyre murmured in his
last moments.
Tom, a. the time, was suffering
from raralytic stroke and a
severe attack of bronchitis. He
fought on valiantly and, in his
more cheerful moments which
were few, he would regale visitors
with stories about him and me-"
the him" who was dead and
the "me' who was dying.
The last musical show in which
they appeared was America
Sings" IN 1894. They had not
seen each other since 1896
With the noted comedian at his
death bed were his niece, Mrs.
Katherine Brown, with whom he
made his home; Mrs. John T.
Payne. his grandniece. and her
husband. Arthur Rosenbau1n, for
mer stage, manager for Floren1
Ziegfeld.
A resume of the. interesting
careers of Mcintyre fdnd Heath
mill he fOnnd ON Pace z.
The Washington times., 1938-08-19
Their Boast:
We'll LiUe
Forever!
"We'N lice forever"

wen tIOe fOYeOGT.
That was their favOrite gag
as age crept upon James Nc.
1ntyre and Thomas K. Heath,
cementing more firmly than
ever the beautiful friendship
that began when they met at
San Antonio, Tex, in 1874
and formed their partnership.
They trOuped the nation
with their famous vaudeville
Skit, the "Ham Tree" which
cOnvulSed audiences then NC
Intyre was alexander" in the
Skit and Heath was Henry"
This Is an idea of what the
skit was like:
Alexander, do yOu know
why dey lets policemen ride
free on de cars?"
"Why, He1anery9i IA =
&c auSe you can't get
nickels from cOppers."
(which is faster, AIexan-s
duh, heat or cOId?" -
Heat am faster; 70 kin
catch cold easy"
The Washington times., 1938-08-19
Signal Corps Device
Vdnishes Near Fort

CHICAGO, Aug. 10 Q.N.SO.-
One of two newly invented signal
corps devices for testing communi-
cations equipment has been stolen
from a warehouse near Fort Sheri-
dan. The device disappeared at
the railroad station near the fort.
The Washington times., 1938-08-19
POLICY BANKER
BARES FORCED
GIFTS TO HINES.
$125 Weekly Levy
Made, Is Claim

NEW YORK. Aug. 10
(I.N.S.).-Joseph Ison, one
time big shot" in the policy
racket, testified today that
an expense" item Of $125 a
week was assessed on the
policy banks in 1882 and
that he was told by George
Weinberg, Dutch" Schultz
lieutenant, that the money
went to the Jimmy Hines
club"
By JAMES L. KILGALLEN
NEW YORK, Aug. 10 d.N.S0.
District Attorney Thomas E..
Dewey boistered up the testimony
of one fa,tering witness today AMI
forged, with another witness, a
new link in the chain of evidence
to connect J. Richard Dixie"
Davis with Tammany leader James
]. Hines, and Hines with the opera
ton Of the policy racket once con-
quoted by the late Dutch
Schultz.
With Julius Williams, Negro
witness, who yesterday forgot" so
much of what Dewey claimed he
had tolc racket investigators, in
Jail for his forgetfulness, Dewey
put Edward Grant, a shorthand
reporter on the stand to identity
and read from Williams testimony
before the racket grand jury on
July IS.
"BiR Joe" Ison Called
Then he put big Joe" 1son'
one-time policy collector, on the
stand to testify that he had been
a collector" and a banker" IN
his own right and that his counsel
had been "Dick Davis"
Ison recalled for the jury how
he once sat in solemn session with
Dutch" Schultz while the latter.
with a gun on the table in front
CONTINUED on Page 4, Col. II
The Washington times., 1938-08-19

NEW YORK, Aug. 19.-The
market was quiet today. with
little trading and only slight ad-
vances being recorded.
Motors led the advance. with
Chrysler and General Motors
registering almost . point gain.
The Washington times., 1938-08-19

ican, a vague smile on his lips,
came in, shook hands with the
warden and embodied a final
statement in a song he had com.
posed in his cell-"The Sweetest
Girl In San Antonio"
Nobody will believe my
story :" he crooned plain.
lively. Tell all the boys to be
prepared for this may happen to
them"
He murdered a bus driver dur.
ing a holdup.
The Washington times., 1938-08-19
Zinc, Coal Strike
Faced by Mexico

MEXICO CITY, Aug. 10 G.N.s).
Seven thousand zinc and coal
miners in the State of Coahuila
served notice today that they
would strike on August 80 unless
granted increased pay, shorter
hours, and compensation for sick
ness or death.
The Washington times., 1938-08-19
Rockefeller Plans
BiQ Office Building

NEW YORK, Aug. 10 G.N.S0.
John D. Rockefeller today an
nounced plans for construction of
a 1000, 900 nine-story office build
ing on Fifth Avenue. The new
building will not be part of nearby
Rockefeller Center.
The Washington times., 1938-08-19
Stocks Rise Slightly
During Quiet Market

This was later cut down by profit
taking
Steels were firm as the market
opened. but later gave ground.
Rubbers, rails. electrical equip
ment and mail orders were in far
demand.
Volume ran at rate of about
a half.million share day,
The Washington times., 1938-08-19
LaGuardia 10 Attend
Leqion' S Convention

NEW YORK, Aug. 10 Q.N.SI.
In spite Of various disagreements
with New York state officers Of
the American Legion, Mayor F. H.
LaGuardia will attend the national
convention of the legion in Los
Angeles next month, it was learned
today.
The Washington times., 1938-08-19
Japan BIaCkIists
American Writers

SHANGHAI, August 19.-The
American writer's Carl Crow,
Agnes Smedley and Edgar Snow
have been placed on a blacklist"
of the japanese army, it was re-
vealed when the U. S. Con-
sulate General repeatedly pro-
tested to the Japanese Consulate
against seizure of their works.
The Washington times., 1938-08-19
; German Soldiers
Die Under GuiIIotine

BERLIN, Aug. 10 Q.N.S0.
Three German soldiers. convicted
as traitors to the Reich, were be-
headed at dawn today under the
guillotine. They were Karl WieSh-
hoff, Peter Heinz and Wilhelm
Braun.
The Washington times., 1938-08-19
Cleric Poisons Girl
And Burns Body
Feared Exposure of Illicit Relations
Sentenced to Life in Prison
International News Photo
~0AAAATT

STANTON, n D.. Aug. 19-Fearfu that mob might at
tempt to take the law into its hands, 51yearod min
who confessed seducng 6yearod girl then poison
her and setting fire to the to burn her body was
given midnight trial. found guilty and placed behind
the bars Of the State penitentary to life sentence.
The Washington times., 1938-08-19
CONGRESSH1EN CUMMINGS:
SPAIN RECRUIT QUIZ ASKED
United in Death:
United in Death:
Tom Heath Follows
Mcintyre to Crave
Member of Noted Vaudeville Team
Dies Year After Partner

NEW YORK, Aug. II QN.S.).-Death united Mcintyre
and Heath today Just year after the passing Of
his famous vaudeville partner Thomas K. Heath bowed off
the stage of life in his home Setauket L. L. surrounded by
pictures that recalled the gghts of eventu
The Washington times., 1938-08-19
G.MEN SOUGHT
TO SCAN LURES
OF LOYAL|STS
Witness Says U. S.
Boys Slain Fleeing
By WILLIAM s. NEAL

Q.N.SD The congressional COM
mittee investigating un-American
activities officially called upon
Attorney General Cummings to.
day to order an immediate and
thorough Department of Justice
inquiry into methods of recruiting
Americans for the loyalist army
in Spain.
The request was voted by the
committee on motion of a Demo
cratic member - Representative
Mosier Of Ohio-after testimony
had been presented that between
1900 and 100 Americans were
being held virtual prisoners" in
the loyalist army now, and that
others had been shot down and
killed while trying to escape.
G-Man Probe Urged
This testimony by Abraham
Sobell and Alvin Halpern, Of Bos-
ton, former loyalist soldiers. will
be laid before the Department Of
Justice * Z.
The committee asked the Attor-
ney General to have his agents
the G-men-investigate all re-
cruiting activities with a view to
determining whether Federal laws
have been violated.
Representative Mosier displayed
a copy of title 18, section 20, Of
the United states code, making it
a Federal crime to enlist in a for
eign army or persuading anyone
else to join a foreign army. PEN
atty is fixed at maximumS Of q
fine of $1,000 and three years i'm.
prisonment.
Film Stars Accused
The committee acted as Miss
Margaret Kerr of the Better Amer.
lea Federation of Los Angles, "myS-
terry witness" in the Harry Bridges
case, testified that the Communist
wing of the Hollywood movie col
ony contributed to a fund for the
establishment of an alleged Com
munist newspaper on the Pacific
Coast.
The second witness Of the day,
Miss Hazel Huffman, of New
York. was called to the stand as
the committe turned its investiga-
ton to the Federal Theat ect
of the WPA. Miss Huffm&.., sec
retary for group known as the
Relief Status Professional Theatri-
cal Employees, testified the thea
ter project is controlled by Com
munists.
Miss Huffman, who formerly
was connected with the WPA prof.
ect, prefaced her remarks by
charging that Deputy WPA Ad-
ministrator Aubrey Williams had
endorsed the Workers Alliance,
which, in previous testimony, had
been branded a dangerous Com
munist organization"
Mrs. Flanagan Accused
Mrs. Halle Flanagan, director
of the WPA Federal Theater prof.
ect, Miss Huffman testified, was
known as far back as 1927 as q
Communist sympathizer." She
said that Mrs. Flanagan devoted
large part of a book she wrote
to praise of the Soviet theater
system.
A play written by Mrs. Flanna-
Continued on Page 6, Col. u