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out. Whether corresponding steps were
actually taken by all Of the II good
neighbors who promised to back up
F. D. r., the State Department doesn't
yet know. 1t assumes such action was
taken. In Uruguays case. it appears
that before the Montevideo govern
ment could get around to it, the
European crisis had passed and, with
it, the occasion for any communication
Of the desired sort. Undersecretary
Sumner Welles, in his recent broadcast
giving the inside Of Uncle Sans 11th-
hour maneuvers, declared that mo
development of recent times has been
more significant than the solidarity
Of the American nations in their plea
for peace"
Secretary Hulls assignment Of his
next in command to tell the country
the story Of the United States dra-
matte plea to Hitler symbolizes policy
which the premier Of the Roosevelt
cabinet has adopted The policy is
that Of giving key men in the De-
partment of State opportunities to
enact roles which will bring them
prominently to the country's atten-
ton. The plan typifies not only Mr..
Hulls innate modesty, but the team
work which prevails in our ministry
Of foreign affairs under his benevo-
lently firm hand. Ever since the
mushroom assistant secretaryship Of
state Of Prof. Moley in the heyday
Of the brain trust, harmony has been
the watchword throughout the baili-
wick over which the silver-haired Ten
nessean presides. Late events. by the
way, have done the 1910 Hull-for-
President boom no harm.
X
Ben Cohen, of the celebrated White
House law firm Of Corcorap q Cohen.
ran true to form as a shrinking violet
when he eluded New York ship news
reporters the other day on his return
from Europe. observing, as he lodged
them, that I'm not in politics" Dur
ing the bitter holding company fight
in the Senate, when Cohen was at
Senator Wheelers elbow, unobtrusively
assisting in plotting the chamber
through the mazes of that complicated
measure. the young Hoosier legal
Evening star., 1938-10-05
A Hint to the Parson.

A clergyman, bereaved Of his wife
began looking around for another-and
rather too attentively for his congre-
cation. So the deacons commissioned
one to give the parson a hint, which
he did in the following way: II
thought Of changing my pew" said the
deacon. Why SOP" asked the parson
We'll, I'll tell you," went on the dea-
con. Il sit, as you know, clear over
the backside Of the meeting house; and
between me and the pulpit there's
Molly Warren, Judy Smith and half a
dozen old maids, who sit with their
mouths wide open, and they catch
the best Of your sermon, and when it
gets to me it's mighty poor stun"
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simplified, uniform rules Of civil pro-
cedure governing litigation in district
courts. The rules went into effect
September 16. They are pretty much
the personal creation Of Attorney Gen.
eral Cummings. At the recent meet
ing Of the American Bar Association
in Cleveland, Judge Parker Of North
Carolina, the presiding ofiicer, in in
Producing the Connecticut Yankee who
is Uncle Sans chief Law omcer, said
that If Cummings had done nothing
else in his career at the Department
of Justice, this one achievement would
suffice to mark him as an outstanding
A. G. In laymen's language, the new
rules seek to give litigants a trial
based on merits rather than techni-
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the last generation Mr. Cohen met down the
partner power, Thomas
story, which equivalent
country tell how the
c private cutter bstlng with agents described
the regular cutter carrying and immigration officers
delayed for half hour while aboard the And
1t nimated the Manhattan,
Randall had been ordered his until
sinister team Of Cohen and Corcoran finally reunited
AS the physical facts the story strictly accurate
yet the itself is utterly untrue Benjamin Cohen who
surrounded by system and protection 1t shipment
Of 100000 silver Spanish Loyal
dop the unwaned metal pouring into the Treas
under the strange provisions Of the Silver Purchase Act
The precautions IOyast
ments right disputed by Frances rebel forces
the Sullivan & Cromwell
Treasury might
attempt to attach the bullion the Assay ONCE And
the shipment unusually extra
us to protect both from and other bruuer individuals
who might have attempted to get possession of it.
intimate
Government official he had applied for permission to out the
regular Coast Guard had granted But the Coast
Guard feeling wangled
p W. when
cal cutter provided for the
The central mistake the confusion
Ben Cohen with Of silver bullion the assumption
that Corcoran and Cohen either enough command
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annual wage for labor. That's the
real fallacy here-the interest of the
administration Is in group government
rather than In national unity or CO.
operation Of all economic groups to
bring about job security. Some politi-
cal leadership some day will tackle job
security and make it understandable
to the voters Of the Nation.
Copyright, 193Sl
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calities, so that relief can be granted
regardless Of how the case started.
Judges receive wider discretionary
power, much red tape has been dis
carded, prospective expenses can be
cut, and by mutual consent less than
II jurors can hear case. Criminal,
admiralty and bankruptcy procedure
is not affected.
Copyright, 1889
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grasp. Wnat nap
pens at the age
of IS or there
abouts isn't halt
as concrete as
something tina t
might happen n
tomorrow.
MIR. Roosevelt
has sensed to a
certain extent the
issue Of job Sc
curity and men,
tions 1t every now
and then in pub
lie utterances, but
hesitates to tackle
it boldly. as it
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fallen completely the dominance
the New Deal patronage which
bures their position President
With there
nn his all that left strong
headed by Mayor Benjamin r. Stapleton.
This the danger that cononts today
its significant that that
perpetate the establishing
organized farmers
from such liberals Henry Wallace.
Moreover almost instinct a
certed effort backen the
the New Deal who might develop
velan lines This lay behind the
secret OF the effort to pin campaign scandals Aben Bary
Kentucky This why like Hopkins
sitenty held to the public for
At the time the praise
renegades to the liberal
their allegiance to the New Deal William
Unsuitable
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darling Of the Tories until refused
pretty small
reform Of Texas institutions three
effect this
becoming liberal
which always conveniently denounced dctatorsw
knowledge that
will the single leader
ment through which to impose their
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What the United
States did was
simply to suggest
to the 20 sister
Americas tina t
prompt support
of Presi d e n t
Roosevelt's appeal
might help mat
ters along. With
the exception of
Brazil, Paraguay
and uruguay, as
Surances were re-
ceived here from
all Of them that
t h e suggestion
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Job Security
a Problem for
Statecraft
Roosevelt So Far Only
Hints at Tackling
Real Issue.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
~ NE Of these days the politicians
are going to discover the
really paramount issue in
American life today-job Sc
curity. President Roosevelt coined
the phrase social security" but it is
too abstract teerm for the worker to
Evening star., 1938-10-05
Policeman Jails Hog.

FLORENCE. s. C. R).-Motor Cycle
Policeman Herbert Fields, on his mid
night cruise, collided with a 100-pound
hog.
He Jailed the animal for reckless
walking at night without lights"
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BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.
A PART from the fundamental
~ fact that peace was preserved,
~ the Washington Government
= is chiefly gratified over its
Intervention" with Hitler because of
the opportunity it provided for a
demonstration of American unity.
Evening star., 1938-10-05
We, the People
Great Weakness of Liberalism Held Dependent Upon
One-Man Leadership.
BY JAY FRANKLIN.


dependence leader, acceptance
interest, q their
In ID A to a liberal
Edward
Colorado liberal Democratic
and vigorous politician mutually
loyal followers
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than other Americans
The President them because
his theory
He the ideas,
being visible devil
expected Because they the Presidents
wisely avoided the public
GENTLY they had explain the
RADIO their
to their
But there quarrel should
Ben Cohen 1t should be- first with
And should
House staff which makes employ
ncal ~ 1870
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combat John L. Lewis he became
almost darling to the conservative
press. Jim Farley was cartooned
and slandered as the "paymaster
general" Of patronage system
which was branded-always with
out evidence-as corrupt: then
when some people hoped that Mr..
Farley might be persuaded to buck
the President, he was suddenly
spoken Of in terms Of respect and
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1sh enough to desire, the System
Of secrecy and protection" which
accidentally enveloped them.
That the pair are exceedingly
important figures in the Government
1t would be foolish to deny. They
are the Presidents technicians and
odd Job men, and, as such, they
have their fingers in q dizzying
number Of pies. But 1t is pure
nonsense to say that they "wield
more influence with the. President
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uted powerfully to the New Deal
movement which swept Franklin
D. Roosevelt into ofiice and has
since kept him there.
Some time ago Mr.. Costigan
suffered serious breakdown in
his health, had to surrender his
seat In the Serate and has aban-
doned all thought Of returning to
public life. As result, the Colo
RADIO liberals have disintegrated,
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HE opinions OF the rtters this page their otr
necessarily The stars Such opinions are presented n
The Stars effort to gDe all sides questions Interest Its
readers although such opinions may contradictory among
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars.
Evening star., 1938-10-05

BenJamln v. Cohen, one
Of the two young lawyers said
to WELD more influence with
President Roosevelt than any
other Americans, returned
from Europe on the liner Man.
haitian last night surrounded
by a system Of secrecy and
protection more elaborate
than any remembered in the
port by customs men and
others who had met ships for
Evening star., 1938-10-05
The Capital Parade
Guard for Debarking Cohen Held Mere Move to
Protect Silver Bullion, Not Brain Truster.
BY JOSEPH ALsOP and

BY JOSEPH ALsOP and RoBERr KNTNER
divergence between history and actay
unner than the other when
. Times chronic
following family awensping Language:
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Hazardous Mental Pastime.

Hazardous Mental Pastime.
Many industries are better equipped
than they ever have been, in a statis-
tical sense, to forecast probable de-
mand, but when a national admins
tration, by its controls of credit and
purchasing power, shoots the business
Evening star., 1938-10-05
Headline Folk
and What
TheyDo
Czech Writer Thinks
Nation Will Retain
independence.
BY LEMUEL F. PARTON.

TOR a citizen who has just been
* run over by truck, had his
arms and legs amputated and
NH l... Ill E,si~ L.
Evening star., 1938-08-09
Three Boys, Z, 10 andH, Admit
RObbing Rockville Bank of $50

times before for minor thefts. They
readily admitted that this was their
first attempt at big job," officers
said. Even the oldest of the trio,
police said, was small enough to
squeeze through the narrow ventilator
opening. Once inside they rifled all
the cash drawers and found several
rolls of nickels, dimes and quarters
Stu1ing the loot into a tobacco sack
they made their escape on the Sum
day afternoon expedition without being
seen, although hundreds of automo-
biles were passing by only a short dis
tance away on Travelled Frederick
highway.
At the Rockville Fuel & Feed Co.,
owned by Sheriff G. Ellington Bell,
the boys are accused Of taking 8 cents
IN cash. They caused considerable
trouble. however. in trying to open
the company safe, left unlocked be-
cause Of faulty combination which
made it difficult to open. Instead of
opening the safe, the three locked it..
Sheriff Bell yesterday had to hire a
locksmith to get to the company books,
which are the only valuables kept in
the safe.
During questioning the youths, who
confessed breaking into other places
during the day Sunday, said they had
spent most Of the money they had
taken on all-day suckers, ice cream
and peanuts. They were apparently
still In good health.
Evening star., 1938-08-09

Meanwhile, the Alexandria Hospital
began to receive the victims. Cars
bearing the injured deposited their
burdens and disappeared quickly.
Joseph Walsh, 904 Twenty-seventh
street NV, Washington, the most
seriously injured, was treated for q
bullet wound in the shoulder and cuts
Of the neck, arm and chest.
Albert Holland, ~, colored pro-
prietor Of Holland Inn, located at the
picnic ground, took Walsh to the hos
pital and was arrested BY Police Sergt.
Lawrence Padgett and Pvt. w. D.
Scott Of Alexandria. He was charged
With felonious assault with intent to
kill Walsh.
Harvey Gray of r. F. D. /, Alex
andria, was given first aid for lacera-
tions Of the chest and left arm, and
Harvey Carpenter, 3210 Reservoir
road NV, Washington, was treated
for q minor bullet wound
Hospital attaches, lost in maze Of
records, were unable to tell this morn
ing which Of their patients came from
the Jolly Clubs outing.
Omcers still are trying to sift the
stories of witnesses to learn what
trarSpired after the club arrived at
Gum Springs. The general but un-
confirmed belief Is that q number Of
colored residents from the vicinity Of
Gum SurinRS tried to smuDcle In" On
the party. 4
Evening star., 1938-08-09
Riot Ends Clubs Stra,u Ride:
Raz0rs Flash-Ma,y Arrested

The jolly Manhattan Club of WASH
ington, . colored organization dedi-
Gated to providing amusement for its
members, held It's annual straw ride
last night and Fairfax County police
are still endeavoring to determine the
exact result.
So far, officers have ascertained
that two men were shot and that an
unknown number, including woman,
suffered stab wounds and bruises in
hicted with razors, knives and various
other implements.
Lodged in the jail at Fairfax are
many suspects and witnesses. Sheriff
Eppa p. Kirby said this morning he
has not yet been able Ito count them
ALL"
The scheduled straw ride ended at
Gum Springs, near Fort Belvoir, Va.
as planned, but the Jolly Manhattan
Club, numbering some $50 persons,
had been on the scene only q short
time when . general riot broke out.
Pistol or pistols-the police are not
quite sure-began to blaze and knives
flashed. Sticks fell on unprotected
heads and bodies and in q few minutes
the straw ride became q brawl Of no
mild proportion.
Telephone calls for help poured into
Sheriff Kirby's ONCE and all available
county policemen, reinforced by State
troopers, sped to the scene and locked
up a number Of those sti1l on hand
when the law" arrived.
Evening star., 1938-08-09
By Stan Correspondent OF The Star

BY StaQ correspondent OF The Star
ROCKVILLE, Nd, Aug. 9.-Three
colcred boys, 7, 10 and IL years old
are being held by juvenile authorities
here today in connection with rob.
bcly Sunday afternoon of the Farm
ers Banking & Trust Co., in which
about $40 in small change was taken
and an Scent theft from the county
sheriff's store.
The bank robbery apparently was
not noticed yesterday, and it was only
after the boys made a second expedi-
ton into the bank that the theft was
discovered.
Last night a passerby noticed q
shadowy figure inside the banking Of
fees, which are at the intersection OF
Rockville's main street and the Fred
erick highway, and opposite the court
house where police are quartered. Po-
lice were notified but the boys had fled
before they arrived.
At loss for clues, police decided
that only a child could have gotten
through a ventilator in a rear window
where the entrance obviously had beer
effected. All other windows in ths
bank are heavily barred. A roundup
of all boys in the town was started
and the three now in custody finally
confessed their guilt, according to
police.
The three boys were on probation
after having been arrested seYoEal
Evening star., 1938-08-09
BREEZE C00LS D. c.:
CLOUDY FORECAST
Low Of 70 Degrees Registered.
Boy Il Drowned-Man, so,
Overcome by Heat.

Famed by q northwest breeze,
Washington today experienced some
measure Of relief from the heat and
humidity which caused one prostra-
ton yesterday and was indirectly re-
sponsible for a death by drowning.
The forecast was for partly cloudy
tonight and tomorrow without much
change i'll temperature" The maxi
mum temperature yesterday was 90
degrees, accompanied by high hu-
midity. and the low this morning 73
degrees.
Temperatures this morning were
several points under those of yester-
day, and the breeze out of the north
west afforded temporary relief.
During the hot weather yesterday
afternoon, 9-year-old James williams
colored, No. 2 Wonders court NV.
was drowned while swimming in the
airport basin with playmates.
He dived and failed to come up
His body was recovered and taken tc
the Morgue.
George Stewart, 50, of OFT d street
NE. collapsed from the heat yester.
day afternoon on a downtown side.
walk. Treated at Casualty Hospital
he was not believed to be seriously af.
fected.
Evening star., 1938-08-09
BRITISH MAY SEEK
PEACE ON BORDER
Mediation Likelihood Seen
in London Talk With
Russian, Japanese.
By the Associated Press.

by the Associated PfesS.
LONDON, Aug. 9.-The possibility
Of British mediation of the dispute be-
tween Japan and Soviet Russia over
the Siberian -Manchukuoan border
was seen today in talks at the foreign
Office by both Soviet and Japanese
diplomats.
Ivan B. Maisky, Soviet Russian Am
bassador. just back from a lengthy
visit in Moscow, hurried to the foreign
Office and conferred with Sir LAncelot
Oliphant. who is in charge during
the absence of Foreign Secretary Wis.,
count Halifax on vacation.
Expected to See Halifax.
Mr.. Maisky had expected to see
the foreign secretary, and the foreign
Office first said he had seen Lord
Halifax Later it corrected this to
say the viscount had not returned
from his Yorkshire home, and Sir
Lancelot saw the visitor.
A representative of the japanese
Embassy also called at the foreign
office
Prime Minister Neville Chamber
lain returned to London from a
Scottish fishing holiday at the same
time for treatment of catarrh and per-
haps to attend to some diplomatic
business
Request Is Awaited.
An informed source. in discussing
the so-Japanese dispute on the
Siberian n-Manchukuoan border, said:
''The question Of mediation un-
doubtedly has been discussed by Brit
ish officials. but they will take no
steps in this direction unless invited
by either the Soviet or japanese gov
ernments.
Evening star., 1938-08-09
RED ARTILLERY POUNDS
JAPAN'S POSITIONS WITH
WORLD WAR INTENSITY
Cernan-Italian Air Aid Topic
In Balb0 Visit With G0eriing q
Duce's Auiation Marshal Flying to
Berlin Today-C5echs Expected to
Be Center of Discussion.

today. giving special point to the
Goering-B -Balbo conversations.
The tenser German-Czech relations
become. the more important it is for
the Nazis to understand clearly what
Italy will do If and when the Sude-
ten German question leads to open
conflict. If such conflict should be
confined to Germany and Czechoslo-
vakia there would be little Italy could
do to the advantage of either Ger
many or itself. If the German
Czech conflict should draw in other
major powers, however, Italy's atti-
tude would be Of vital importance to
all the countries involved.
Germany is far from altogether sure
that Italy would be on the Reich's
side in q major war. What Italy
would do in such event would depend
on the circumstances, just as it did
during the first World War. Pre-
mier Benito Mussolini himself once
(See BALBO. Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1938-08-09
FREED IN DEATH
OF MAJ. DALRYMPLE
Driver Cleared as Judge Directs
Not Guilty Verdict in
Traffic Case.

Police Court Judge Edward NJ.
Curran today directed q verdict OF
not guilty to clear Douglas Vincent,
%, of 1926 Sixteenth street NV. of
negligent homicide charges in the
traffic death Of Mai. A. v. Dalrymple,
81, former national prohibition direc-
tor, who was injured fatally when
struck by an automobile operated by
Mr.. Vincent on July "a.
Principal testimony In behalf of Mr.
Vincent was given by Policemen
Thomas Nolan and J. R. Milstead OF
the third precinct, who told the jury
that, from their observation, Mr.. Vim
cent did not appear to be intoxicated
when they talked to him Immediately
after the accident.
Evening star., 1938-08-09
.TOhn Roosevelt
Takes Job in
Boston, Store
BY the Associated Press.

BOSTON, Aug. 9.-John Roosevelt,
youngest son of the President. will go
to work in Filene's department store
soon after his return from a wedding
trip with his bride, the former Anne
Lindsay Clark, the store announced
today.
John and Anne will return to Boston
next Monday from Bermuda, and he
will report for work late in August.
A spokesman for the store said the
Presidents son will receive the same
treatment as any one else; he will
start at the bottom and take whatever
job is available at modest salary"
The amount Of the salary, the
spokesman said. was not decided upon
at an interview before John and Anne
left on their honeymoon, but an at
tache Of the store ventured an $lS-a-
week estimate.
Evening star., 1938-08-09
NATIONALS LEADING
YANkS, 1 TOO, IN I'd
Bonura Continues to Hit, Driving
in Lewis With Single in
Opening Game.

OpOAAA6 NdAIV'
NEW YORK, Aug. 9.-The Washing
ton Nationals we're leading the New
York Yankees in the opening game of
their series here todeay.
The score was l to o.
FIRST INNING.
WASHINGTON-C was thrown
out by Crosetti. Lewis singled to right.
Gordon threw out Simmons, Lewis
taking second. Bonura singled to left,
scoring Lewis. Travis walked. Hoag
made a sensational one-handed catch
OF Vests drive. One run.
NEW YORK-Lewis threw out Cro-
setti. Rolfe dragged out bunt past
Chase for hit. Hoag hit into dou-
bic play, Travis to Myer to Bonura
No runs.
Washington, /; New York, 0.
SECOND INNING.
WASHINGTON singled to
center r. Serrell grounded out to
Gehrig. Myer taking second. Chase
was called out on strikes. Crosetti
threw out Case. No runs.
NEW YORK-Di Maggie was thrown
out by Lewis. Gehrig took q third
strike. Selkirk walked. So did Cor
don. Chase tossed out Glenn. No
runs.
Washington. i: New York, 0. a
Evening star., 1938-08-09
SOCIETY COUPLE
BURNED T0DEATH
Baby Saved From Flames
in Home by Heroism of
Maid and Fireman.
(Pictnye or Pare AIM
(Picture on Page Ait
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
TUXEDO PARK, N. Y, Aug. 9.-Mr.
and Mrs. William T. Adee, prominent
in Eastern society. were burned to
death early today in fire which de-
stroyed their big, rambling home.
Their 21-months-old son, George T.
Adee. their only heir. was saved by
the heroism Of young nursemaid
and volunteer fireman with a broken
arm.
The fireman. Anthony Ress, handy
man on . neighboring estate, was
awakened by smoke and found the
north end Of the mansion, where Mr.
and Mrs. Adee slept, enveloped ir
smoke and flames.
Jumps With Baby.
He heard q woman screaming and
in the nursery window. 81 feet above
the ground on the south end of the
house. he saw the maid, Lillian Henion
10. with the baby in her arms.
Ress. who had broken his right arm
several days ago and was carrying it
in q sling. shouted: Jump"
Miss Henion jumped, holding the
baby tightly. Ress broke their fall
by catching the weight on his left
side.
Both man and girl were stunned by
the impact. The baby was unhurt.
Meanwhile, new arrivals tried to
get ladder up to the Adees' bedroom
wnere Mrs Adee could be seen pound
ing frantically on tightly shut win
dow. Flames blocked them.
Floor Gives Way.
Suddenly Mrs. Adee toppled back
ward from the window. The floor
gave way beneath her and they saw
her body drop into the room below.
When the wreckage cooled, firemen
found Mrs. Adee's body where it had
fallen into the basement.
Coroner Edward B. Garrison said
there were no indications as to the
cause Of the fire.
Mr.. Adee, 81 years old, was a star
tennis player who had participated in
many Eastern tournaments.
His wife was the former Miss Sally
Comfy, the daughter of the late Maj
Garrard Comfy and Mrs. Comfy, who
survives.