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Evening star., 1938-01-29
GREECE REPORTED
SCENE Of REVOLT
Premier Metaxas Rumored
to Have Fired Shot
at King George.
BY M. w. FODOR,
Chicago Daily News Correspondent,

chicago daily news Correspondent.
VIENNA, Jan. 29.-Rumors of the
widest nature were current today all
over Central Europe concerning events
in Greece. The most important of
these rumors were:
l. That q revolution had broken
out in Greece.
2. That the Athens garrison had to
be called out to restore order and that
there was bloodshed in the streets.
3. That King George wanted to
abdicate because John MetaxaS,
premier-dictator, was pushing to
introduce dictatorial measures on the
Italian pattern.
4. That In consequence of q quarrel
between the King and his premier,
King George was now virtually .
prisoner.
S. That during discussion Metaxas
fired a shot at the King.
6. That plot against the life of
Metaxas was discovered and, in conse-
quence, is persons were arrested.
Last Appears Confirmed.
Only this last rumor seems to OBJ
tain confirmation, but apparently even
this is invented to justify the halt
measures adopted against the opposi-
ton.
Among other politicians, four for
mer premiers. each q party leader,
have been exiled to Greek "Elbas." 4"
These are Themistocles Sophoulis,
Liberal; John Theotokis, Monarchist
National; George Kaphandaris, Pro-
gressive, and Andrew Michalakopoulos,
Independent Republican.
All who know the arrested leaders
realize that they certainly are not the
type to try to conspire against the
life of their political rivals. This
correspondent talked over the tele-
phone with the official press chief in
Athens who said:
THE only fact IS that oppositional
leaders were deported to islands.
There IS peace and calm in Athens and
Greece"
Non Committl About Plot.
When asked about . plot, he re-
piled:
Il have no further declaration to
make"
(9ress Minister Theologos Nico-
loudis told the Associated Press
that "The dictatorship established
August 4, 1886, has not changed
either In character or object.
Rumors about constitutional or
other changes are untrue.")
At present it Is only certain that
the dictatorship In Greece has been
made more rigid, that all leaders of
the opposition are deported to the
islands and that Premier Metaxas Is
now the undisputed dictator of Greece
until further notice.
News, 1nc)
Evening star., 1938-01-29
THE contingent OF Hollywood
/ stars who will help the Capital
celebrate President Roose-

STARS VINO Will help the Capital
celebrate President Roose-
4 velt's birthday anniversary at
seven gala hotel parties and two mid
night shows tonight was completed
today as sponsors issued final appeals
to Washingtonians to make the cele-
bration a success.
A huge croWd-it took them 10
minutes to push through to their cars
greeted Janet Gaynor, Joe E. Brown,
Tommy Kelley and Ann Gillis when
they arrived at Union Station at $50
am. to join other members of the
film colony already here who will
appear at the local parties.
While thousands are dancing here
and at some $4,000 other birthday
balls" over the Nation in his honor
and to help carry on the fight against
infantile paralysis, President Roose-
velt will observe his Seth birthday
anniversary at quiet dinner at the
White House with his family and a
small group Of old friends.
Talk to BE Broadcast.
The President will speak to the
celebrants from the White House
over . Nationwide radio hook-up at
IL 30 pm, thanking them for their
part in the campaign to raise funds
for new crusade by the National
Foundation for Infantile Paralysis.
Thousands of dimes continued to
pour into the White House from all
over the country to be added to the
money raised by the Birthday Balls"
Seventeen mail sacks, each contain-
ing about 5000 dime" letters, ar
rived at the White House this morn.
ing. These $1,000 dimes brought the
total received so far to $4,000. All
the proceeds will 60 directly to the
national foundation for redistribution
according to needs In the anti
paralysis crusade.
Those who attend any Of the par
ties here tonight at the Shoreham,
Mayaower, Carlton, Willard, WASH
ington, Hamilton, Raleigh and Ward
man Park Hotels and the midnight
shows at the Capitol and Earle Thea
ters will have chance to see all the
visiting screen celebrities, who will
make the rounds separately. Mrs.
Franklin D. Roosevelt also will ap-
pear at the parties.
Already in the temporary film
colony here before arrival of the last
group this morning were Mr.. and Mrs.
Fredric March, Louise Fazenda,
Eleanor Powell, Ray Bolger, Patricia
Bowman, Maria Gambrilla and Ken
Murray. They were entertained
throughout yesterday and last night
at various functions.
As they stepped of their train at
Union Station this morning the latest
arrivals greeted Washingtonians in .
brief radio broadcast. A radio an
nouncer thought it would be q good
idea for Miss Gaynor to show her
pleasure at coming to Washington by
kissing him before the microphone,
Evening star., 1938-01-29
BULLETIN

SALEM, Greg, Jan. 20 R.-
Alfred Evan Reames, Medford At
torney, today was appointed by Gov.
Charles Martin, Democrat. to serve
out the unexpired term Of Fred
orick 6teiwer as United States Sen.
ator from Oregon. Mr.. Reames y .
Democrat.
Evening star., 1938-01-29
DOMINICAN Minister
BRINGING PLANS HERE
Frontier Dispute Terms Expected
to Be Agreed Upon During
Commission Meeting.

BY the Associated Press.
MIAMI, Fla, Jan. 29-Dr. Julio
Ortega Frier, minister Of foreign af-
fairs for the Dominican Republic, took
to Warrington today plans for settle
ment Of tho frontier dispute with
Haiti which some reports said claimed
thousands OF lives last year.
DR.. Frier said he expected . final
settlement would be reached at the
meeting next week Of the Permanent
Commission for Inter-American Con-
ciliation in Warrington.
The Dominican minister was met
when he arrived in Miami aboard .
Pan-American Anyways plane by An
dres Pastoriza, his nations diplomatic
representative to the United States.
The settlement, Dr.. Frier said, "is
. lesson from the New World to ma
lions In the Old World on how prob
lens between countries can and should
be settled"
Evening star., 1938-01-29
7W0D. .C.LAWYERS
ARE SUSPENDED
Board Of Judges Dismisses
Charges Against Two
B0ndSmen.

Two of the four dependents cited
before the Board of Police Court Judges
by the Bar Associations Grievance
Committee during recent weeks were
ordered suspended from practice for
six months in decisions handed down
today by Judge John P. Mcmahon.
Those suspended were Attorneys
John P. Mullen and Henry D. Green.
Charges against Bondsmen Joseph
MCGEE and Lyman Mendelson were
dismissed.
Attorneys for the two lawyers noted
an appeal from the decision, in which
Judges Hobart Newman and Walter
J. Casey concurred with Judge Nc
Mahon, while Judge Edward NJ Cur
ran dissented.
In the case of Mr. Mullen, Judge
Mcmahon declared: "The court finds
the respondent was guilty of making
solicitations to one Hans Otto Stasch
to retain his services as an attorney,
and of procuring the retaining of his
services as an attorney by Stasch in
the manner charged by the committee,
and that the respondent was guilty of
professional misconduct prejudicial to
the administration of justice"
The two bondsmen were tried in con-
nection with the same case.
Arranged Release on Bond.
Mr.. Mullen was alleged to have ap-
preached Mr. Stasch while the latter
was sitting in Police Court on June 8
awaiting trial on charges of driving
while drunk, having no permit and
having an improper registration card
According to the Bar Association petit
ton, Mr.. Mullen told Mr.. Stasch he
was an expert in this type of case and
asked the defendant if he had any
money. The lawyer then arranged for
Mr.. Stasch to be released on $500 bond
signed by Mr.. Mendelson.
Mr.. Mullen is alleged to have &C.
companied Mr.. Stasch to Mr.. Mendel-
sons Office, informing him en- route
that the amount of his bond was $500
At the bondsman's Office, the petition
stated, Mr.. Mullen and MIR. Stasch
talked with Mr.. MCGEE, an associate
Of Mendelson. who is alleged to have
told them the premium was $100. The
court rules provide for a per cent
premium, which in this case woulc
have amounted to only $25.
Mr.. Stasch did not have the 500
and was told by Mr.. Mullen, it was
charged. that If he could raise SIS
that night, the attorney would advance
$25 so he could remain at liberty, Mr.
StaSch was said to have obtained from
his father two checks, one for SIS
which he said he gave to MCGEE and
one for $25 which he presented to Mr.
Mullen. believing the lawyer already
had advanced $25 for him, the petition
said.
$125 Fee Claim AIlexed,
Later it was alleged Mr.. Mullen
asked for q $125 fee and was paid $50
on August IL. Mr.. Stasch was un-
able to raise the balance and on
October 20 Attorney Mullen entered
plea of guilty for Mr.. Stasch on
the ing-while-drunk charge, the
other charges having been disposed
OF by the corporation counsel's Office.
The accused man subsequently was
fined $50 and jailed In default. He
still Is serving time.
The committee charged that Mr..
Mullen was guilty Of unprofessional
(see LAWYERS, Page A-73
Evening star., 1938-01-29
Individual Incomes
AT $67,534,OOO,OOO
In u. S. for Last Year
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Jan. 29.-1ncome
received by individuals in the
United States last year rose to
s67,534 100000 from $63, 1884, ,000,-
600 In 1896, a gain Of SIS per cent,
the National Industrial Confer
ence Board reported today.
The board, a private research
organization, supported mainly
by corporations, pointed out the
gain was not so great in terms
Of actual goods and services as
in dollars because the cost of
living increased a. per cent.
There was still a lag of Is per
cent, compared with the Nations
income Of $79, 9,101 ZOO, 900 in 1929.
Evening star., 1938-01-29
MENINGITIS RACES
Alaskan Village II Hit Fourth

BETHEL, Alaska, Jan. 20 R.-The
fourth meningitis outbreak within. .
year in nearby Nunochuk, one Of
Alaska's most primitive villages. put
Bethel under quarantine today.
Mrs. Lulu Heron, Government nurse,
ordered the quarantine and posted
guards to prevent natives from arriv-
ing and spreading the disease.
Evening star., 1938-01-29
CRAIGAv0N UNoPPosED
Premier and Is Colleagues to Run
for Parliament February 9.

b the Associated Press.
BELFAST, Northern ireland, Jan.
29.-Prime Minister Lord Craigavon
and Is members of his party received
unopposed nominations today for the
February . election, In which she
Northern Ireland government is de-
manding . mandate against union
with Ireland.
Six Nationalists, whose party in
three constituencies boycotted the
election, and one Laborite were un-
opposed. Eighty candidates In oil
were expected to be nominated for
the 50 Parliament seats, 80 -.
Evening star., 1938-01-29
Twelve Are Known Dead.

ROME, Jan. 20 R.-The Bombrino
Pariodi Delfino munitions factory at
Segni was destroyed by explosions
early this morning There were IL
known dead, Red Cross officials said,
and $50 known injured at l pm. q
I'm. E. S. T), Red Cross officials said.
= A series Of explosions continued at
midday after the first damaging
blast, preventing soldiers, firemen and
Red Cross workers from entering the
building.
Seventy Red Cross automobiles were
sent to bring wounded to Rome.
Motorists arriving in Rome from that
direction reported ambulances and
troops speeding towards the town in
Large numbers.
The plant was built within the past
six years as part Of Italy's armament
program.
Evening star., 1938-01-29
FOREIGN.

FOREIGN.
400 believed dead and injured in
Italian blasts. Page Al
Carol rules out pogroms in meeting
problem Of Jews. Page Al
Greece is reported scene Of new up
rising. Page Al
Loyalists seeking truce in air raids to
spare civilians. Pare Al
Grew asks Toxic for explanation of
Allison attack. =. Page Al
Britain Approves U. 8. Plans for Ex-
panding defense. Page Al
Poland blocking assistance for Chi
nese. Page Al
NATIONAL. 49,. ..-
House expected to act on defense pro-
gram by February is. Page Al
Two lawyers suspended for six months
+ In Police Court case. Page Al
Mine workers defer expression on third
term. Page A.
Resignation of West ftNm Interior
post predicted. Page Al
WASHINGTON AND VICINITY.
Hollywood contingent ready for birth
day balls here. Page Al
Bill would allow p. G. police to enter
nearby areas. Page Al
Mipimum Wage Board Group to meet
AondAt. Paeo As
Evening star., 1938-01-29
CAROL RULES OUT
JEWISH POCR0MS
Promises Semitic Problem
Will Be Solved Without
Violence.
By the Associated Press.

BUCHAREST, Rumania, Jan. 29.-
King Carol, monarch of $4,000 ,00(
people. assured the world today il
need fear no Jewish pogrom in Ru.
| mania.
Speaking quickly and softly in per.
feet English, the King, in a half-hour
audience in his quiet study, a sunny
room Of the royal palace in the heart
of Bucharest, said:
"A Jewish problem? Yes, we have
one, and We are wrestling with 1t. How
ultimately the problem is to be met is
not altogether clear, but the first and
most important point of our policy
will be that there shall be no violence
to Jews. OF that we are certain"
Carol, in uniform of khaki and gold
with ribbons of many decorations on
his breast, sat at his great mahogany
desk with its inlaid top.
As he pondered the problems which
have been crowding in on his remote
study he smoked cigarettes reflectively
from a long black holder.
There were three telephones at his
elbow, but during the half-hour audi
ence they did not ring. The monarch
presented picture of utter calmness.
He seemed completely certain of
satisfactory solution to the perplexing
issues confronting the new government
of Premier Octavian Goga-which
made nationalism and anti-Semitism
its chief program.
1T is understandable that the
United States should be interested in
developments here, because you your
self have many Jews, certainly more
than we.
1T Is understandable that in some
quarters there might be concern. But
1t may be stated on the highest author
ity that Rumania contemplates no
inhumanities.
How in all its phases the problem
Is to be met cannot be stated definitely
now"
Asked whether there was prospect
of mass deportations or OF colonization
OF Jews in some other regions of the
world, the monarch said that, on the
part Of the government, the matter
had received no detailed study.
I'VE should be relieved, Of course, to
see some Of our Jews leave |volun.
tarily," he acknowledged. But there
has been no study of the possibility
OF sending them in numbers, and no
thought of where they might 60.
"Such an approach to the problem
hardly is to be taken by Rumania
alone. It would be matter for inter-
national action, and NO one yet has
taken the initiative in it."
Rumania's destiny, he said, is to be
found in the company OF old friends.
These, he added, are France, England,
the Balkans and the Little Entente.
Evening star., 1938-01-29
A. F. L. RECESS CALLED
Executive Committee to Resume

EXeCUt1V0 C0mm1CC8e 20 1GSBUm0
Sessions Monday.
MIAMI, Fla, Jan. 20 R.-The an
nual meeting Of the American Feder-
alton Of LAbor's Executive Committee
-:.ss in recess today, the next session
scheduled for Monday.
Many Of its members scattered for
the week end. william Green, presi-
dent. who yesterday made plans for
. face-to-face encounter with John
L. Lewis the United Mine Workers
Convention. rsmAine1 at . hotel hses.
Evening star., 1938-01-29
|L0YAL|STSSEEK|NG.
TRUCE IN AIR RAIDS.
Armistice Proposed to End
Shedding of Innocent
Blood.
By the Associated Press.


BARCELONA, Spain, Jan. 29.-An
air raid armistice to stop the shed
ding Of innocent blood" in lombard
ments behind the lines was proposed
today by the Spanish government.
Forays such as those which recently
caused hundreds of deaths and an in
calculable number of wounded at
Valencia. Barcelona, Salamanca, Sc
vile and score or lesser towns would
cease by mutual agreement if the in
surgents approved the suggestion.
"The government IS willing to con-
slider any initiative tending to mutual
agreement to cast aside such warefare,
which, besides shedding innocent
blood. accelerates the ruin Of Spain" :"
the government ministry of defense said.
Zone thousand government troops
were killed or wounded, Spanish
insurgents said today, In bitter
battle on the Teruel front. accord
ing to reports from Hendaye,
France)
Insurgent Reply Waits.
The insurgent high command ct
Salamanca thus far has given no indi-
cation whether it would enter into
such q pact
The government. describing bombing
Of cities behind the battle lines as
cruel" warned that every insurgent
bombing will be answered with re-
prisal." The government contended
its air raids on Oropesa. Talavera and
Salamanca yesterday were "reprisals"
for the last bombing of Valencia, three
days ago.
An insurgent communique from
Salamanca told of Is government
planes trying to bomb that insurgent
headquarters city. They were driven
of by anti-aircraft fire and, the In
surgents said, forced to loose their
bombs over the outskirts without caus-
ing damage except near Aldea Tejada,
where several children were wounded.
The insurgents denounced such raids
on "open towns" behind the lines,
which are not at all military objec-
tives." as criminal tactics"
L0yalists Take Offensive.
On the war front the government
took the offensive north Of Teruel, try
ing to cut insurgent communications
in the Aragon, and again southwest of
Teruel, along the salient driven into
government territory last year. Con-
dicting reports were issued as to the
success of these attacks.
Government warplanes bombed and
machine gunned insurgent concentra-
tions at Carinena, 30 miles southwest
Of Zaragoza.
Just north Of Teruel, where the in
surgents for weeks have been fighting
to retake the provincial capital, the
government said the insurgents were
completely halted" by a counter-of-
fensive against the Colamocha high
way. The rebels reported to the con-
trary.
May Abandon Vice Consulate.
VALENCIA, Spain, Jan. 20 R.-
Abandonment of the United States
vice consulate here because of re-
neatAd Sha11in0 anA h<y,nho v.l~.~~.A -
Evening star., 1938-01-29
400 FEARED DEAD
OR HURT IN ITALIAN
ARMS EXPLOSIONS
Munitions Plant DESTROYED.
Burning Wool Bars
Rescue Efforts.
DUCE LEADING WORKERS:
RULERS RUSH TO SCENE
Ambulances and Troops Speeding
to Stricken Factory From
Nearby Rome.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SEGNI, Italy, Jan. 29.-From 800 to
400 persons were believed to have
been killed and injured today in q
series of explosions which blasted one
OF 1taly's greatest munitions factories.
Frantically working rescue crews had
been able to drag but nine bodies from
the wreckage. Firemen believed many
more would be found when they were
able to penetrate the smouldering
ruins.
The explosion was blamed officially
on the carelessneSs of a worker who
broke compressed air tube. A COM
munique announcing the disaster gave
no definite casualty figures, but said
there were some dead and dozens in
jured"
Wool Stores Burning.
Stores Of wool used in making high
explosives were burning in the cellars
and prevented further rescue work.
, Many persons were injured by flying
splinters of glass and the tiles hurtled
from the rooftops of neighboring build
ings by the force of the blast.
Two minor explosions occurred at
7::35 am and 7:50 am. before the
huge blast at 1903 am, just as the
day shift was relieving the night
workers.
Segni, town of 10000 people 80
miles southeast of Rome, suffered
widespread damage. Many roofs were
blown out Merchandise was dumped
all over the floors of stores as shelves
collapsed.
Rulers Hurry From Rome.
King Vittorio Emanuele and Queen
Elena hurried from Rome to the scene
OF the tragedy. They were accom-
panied by the Governor of Rome.
Premier Benito Mussolini was ex-
pected to take personal charge Of the
rescue work.
Thlrty-nine Squadrons of firemen
were rushed from Rome and other
surrounding towns to fight the blaze
started by the blasts which destroyed
three small concrete buildings.
7 Thousands of townspeople watched
the fire from distance, held back by
lines of carabinieri. Detachments Of
the constabulary guarded business
houses to prevent looting.
Plants Were Evacuated.
The superintendent of the Bonn
brino Pariodi Delfino factory, built
some six years ago to speed Italy's
rearmament program, told Mussolini |
the number of casualties would have
been much larger had he not ordered
the plants evacuated after the first
explosion.
The premier visited the scene in
midafternoon and then walked through
the center of the town, inspecting the
widespread damage.
Red Cross figures set the number |
OF injured at 200, but others, who
were known to have suffered minor
wounds, were not taken to hospitals |
The full story of the disaster was
hid in the smoking mass of hot debris |
which defied the flood of water poured
On it by firemen.
The concrete sheds which were de- |
stroyed had been built largely under
ground. These sheds-the explosive |
section-were separated by low-lying
hills from other parts of the munitions |
works.
Evening star., 1938-01-29
Austria Fights Influx.

VIENNA, Jan. 20 P).-The Austrian
State Council yesterday rushed con-
sideration of measures for curbing the
influx of Jews being smuggled by the
underground railway from Poland
and Rumania.
The underground-a system Of
speeding fugitives from one secret
hideaway to another until safety has
been reached-has been geared to high
speed because of the increasing anti
Semitism In Poland and R,1mania.
Evening star., 1938-01-29
Summary Of Today's Star

Chevy Chase home robbed of articles
worth $4,000. Page AS
Virginia Legislature clears calendar
for hearing on budget. Page A-16
Early start on D. G. slum clearance pro-
gram assured. Page A-16
House to pass D. G. supply bill Monday.
Collins predicts. Psge A-16
SPORTS.
Giant holdouts wreck "happy family
tale. Page Be-
Nations outstanding tracksters in
Prout games. Page B-6
Sports writer's forced Scranton clubs
removal, says Quinn. Page B-e
Cochrane predicts York; -Greenberg
scrap In homers. Page B-6
Capacity crowd to see Cards and Terps
box tonight. Page b.
Evening star., 1938-01-29
May Abandon Vice Consulate.

VALENCIA, Spain, Jan. 20 R.-
Abandonment of the United States
vice consulate here because of re-
peated shelling and bombardment Of
the city was under consideration
today.
The British already have trans
ferred their vice consul, w. ]. Sui
livan. to Ell Perello, q small town
ID miles south of Valencia, He
limits his work in Valencia now to
an hour or two each morning.
The United States Embassy stan
has taken quarters ct Fl Perello and
Vice Consul Lee Worley lives there
part Of the time.
Evening star., 1938-01-29
LEADERS PREDICT
DEFENSE PROGRAM
PASSAGE EBYFEB.1 Is
House Action ForeshadoWed
by Beginning of Hearings
on Monday.
M|DWESTERN BLOC
TO OPPOSE MEASURE
Fish and vandenberg skeptical
and Peace Groups Fear
Road to War"
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
For past three years, wars hare
been raging systematically in Africa,
Europe and Asia With those nations
not participating forced to join the
race for heauier ornaments. Most
reluctant to become inuolued in Uar
or euen in heavy armament er-
penditures haze been Britain and
America but former has recently
launched record program for pre-
pdredness and President Rooseuelt's
recommendation of yesterday ap-
porently starts this country in same
direction.
Evening star., 1938-01-29

(See BIRTHDAY, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1938-01-29

(See LAWYERS, Page A-7.)
The Washington times., 1938-02-18
Por|ey Opens
ArchiUists to Hold
TUO-Day Meeting

Scholars from all over the
United States and Latin America
arrived here yesterday for the
first convention Of the Inter
American Bibliographical and Ii
Ibrsry Association, to be held to-
day and tomorrow at the Pan
American Union.
The association was organized
in Washington in 1881 for the
purpose Of promoting bibliographi-
cal studies throughout the Amer
icas. Archives, inter-American IL
brary matters. bibliographieS and
allied subjects will be discussed.
Luncheon and dinner meetings
are being held today at Washing,
ton Hotel.
The closing session will be held
at the Library Of Congress tomor-
row morning.