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Evening star., 1938-05-04
2((CENT MILEAGE
PAYMENT VOTED
Two Moves to Fight Off
Allowance in Senate
FaiI-Debate Sharp.
By J. A. OLEARY.

The 1922 900 congressional mileage
allowance for the present session vir-
tually was assured today as the legis-
ence. after the Senate fought off two
moves to curtail the travel allotment.
The latest row over mileage. which is
still based on the rate of 20 cents a
mile. developed over the question of
whether the travel payments should
be made again for this session after
having been made available in Deem
ber for the short special session that
started in November
The Senate Appropriations Com
mittee sought to solve the problem by
writing proviso into the bill that
payment should not be made for this
session to any member who did not go
to his home State during the Christ
mas recess in December.
Borah Fights Allowance.
When the bill reached the floor yes
terday Senator Borah, veteran Idaho
Republican. sought to eliminate en-
tlrely the payment for this session,
because Of the mileage allowed in De-
cember and the short period that
intervened between the two sessions.
The Senate first rejected Mr..
Borahs motion. and then sustained
ruling by the presiding officer, Senator
Mcclellan of Tennessee. which killed
on point Of order the committee
plan of paying now only those who
went home in December
oil
move that developed in committee to
transfer control over personnel in the
legislative reference service Of the
Congressional Library from the libra
ran to the Vice President and Speaker
Of the House.
This proviSo went out when Senator
Pittman, Democrat, Of Nevada. presi-
dent pro TEN. upheld point of order
that the transfer Of jurisdiction was
legislation on an appropriation bill.
Appeals From Ruling.
Senator Sheppard of Texas. Defend
ing the transfer of the appointve
power, argued against the point of
order and appealed from the decision
Of the chair.
The dropping from the service last
fall of DR.. George j. Schulz. At that
time acting director of the reference
service, was brought into the debate
Majority Leader Barklry suggested that
that incident was responsible for the
proposal to transfer control over the
reference service. recalling that Sena-
tor Sheppard had offered a resolution
during the special session to have the
Senate go on record in favor Of the
reinstatement of DR.. Schulz.
Senator Sheppard insisted, however,
that the controversy over DR.. Schulz
had no necessary relationship to the
pending proposal. The Texan added
that he had been studying the status
Of the legislative reference service for
some time, and made lengthy argu-
ment in support OF the change
Later, when the Senate had plunged
INTO the dispute over mileage. Senator
Mcclellan, presiding al that time, cited
Mr.. PittmanS decision against the
library amendment in support of his
ruling that knocked out the limitation
on mileage
Before launching his move to elimi-
Evening star., 1938-05-04
CLUB TO CELEBRATE

The 18th birthday anniversary of
the Alexandria (Va) Business and
Professional Women's Club will be OBJ
served by that group next Tuesday at
a meeting in the George Mason Hotel.
A musical program under direction
OF Mrs. D. c. Book has been arranged
and a charter member will review the
history OF the group. The meeting
will be held at pm.
Policemen of Fammersmith, Eng
land, have organized a rowing club.
Evening star., 1938-05-04
RETIRED SOLDIER DIES:
FAMILY is UNKNOWN
Veteran of Spanish h-American War
and Philippine Insurrection
Succumbs at IS.

A 78year-old retired soldier who
endangered his life dozens Of times
during his 80 years Army service. died
OF natural causes yesterday at the
Arizona Hotel, 3l0 c street NV.
The man. James Mcdonald was
found dead on the floor of his room
by Ora Cole, porter.
Born in Lancaster, Canada. he serv-
Evening star., 1938-05-04

ed during the Spanish American War
and in the Philippine insurrection. He
retired in 1911 as a first sergeant, but
served in Washington during the
World War on recruiting duty.
Although he lived at the Arizona
Hotel for number of years, he never
revealed where his family could be
reached. His body has not yet been
claimed at the morgue.
Evening star., 1938-05-04

policy Of supporting recognized gov
ernments.
Senator Borah, Republican, Of Idaho
said he would support the Nye resolu-
tion. and predicted that it would have
strong backing in the Senate IF it
ever gets out Of committee"
Evening star., 1938-05-04
Abbot School Bazaar.

The third annual bazaar Of the
Alumni Association Of the Abbot Vo-
cational School will be held Friday
from 7 to II pm. at the school, Sew
enth and o streets NV. Proceeds
will be turned over to the student aid
fund.
Evening star., 1938-05-04
Fire Group Will Meet,

A meeting of the Statistical and Fire
Prevention Committee of the Prince
Georges County Volunteer Firemen's
Association will be held at the River
dale Heights Md flrehouse at
o'clock tonight
Evening star., 1938-05-04
Mrs. DOyle to Speak.

Mrs Henry Grattan Doyle, president
of the Board Of Education, will be the
principal speaker at exercises dedi-
eating an addition to the Lafayette
School. Northampton street and Broad
Branch road N w, at 8 o'clock tonight
Evening star., 1938-05-04
Wins Scholarship.

Carl D. Ross, a student at Central
High School, has won one of % schol-
arships awarded by Wesleyan Univer-
sity at Middletown, Conn, it was an
nOunced TODAY.
Evening star., 1938-05-04
NAVY RATING PASSE
Steps Being Taken to Eliminate
Aviation Carpenter's Mate.

otcPo ociHS 4dhch " 1llH1lndIo
Aviation Carpenters Mate.
Because planes are shifting from
wooden to metal construction, the
Navy is taking steps to eliminate the
rating of aviation carpenters mate.
The Navy Department today made
public circular letter of the Bureau
of Navigation announcing this to the
service. Accordingly the Navy will
authorize TO further promotions into
or within the carpenters rating for
airmen and will sanction transfers OF
qualified men from this group to equiv
alent pay grades in the rating groups
of aviation metalsmith or carpenter 8
mate for general service.
Evening star., 1938-12-13
Ex-G-Mon Tells How u. S.
Smashed Nozi Espionage Ring
Turrou Reveals Vast Espionage Network
In First of Twenty-Four Articles

were too intent upon their talk.
They were discussing a scheme to
debauch and betray the United
States Army and Navy.
One man, gruf and spare, had a
military appearance. He ha d
cropped hair and cold blue eyes. He
was Kapitan-Leutnant DR.. Erich
Pheiffer, one Of the Nazi Govern
ments most dangerous spy chiefs, in
charge of all Nazi espionage in North
and South America. The other, a
pudgy, dimpled man with thick
Spectacles, was naturalized Amer
ican citizen, as was the woman.
The spy chief raised his glass.
Hell Hitler!" he offered ritual
istically. He thumped the emptied
glass on the table and bent stifny
t. wards the Americans. His face
was grim, his eyes narrowed.
Destiny Is Boundless.'
"You do not know" he said.
Even you, Herr Doctor, do not
know how far we have gone. No
one knows-no one dreams. Our
destiny, under Adolf Hitler, is
bCundleSs! Listen:
I'm every strategic point in your
United States we have an operative.
In every armament factory in
America we have a spy. In every
shipyard we have an agent; in every
key position a trusted man. Your
country cannot plan a warship, de-
sign fighting plane, develop . new
Continued on Page Ais, Column -
Evening star., 1938-12-13
Ch;ldren's Hospital Shut-|ns
To Broadcast YuIe AppeoI

Over the air from Childrens Hos
pital at 7:30 pm today will come
the voices of little girls and boys,
cheerful little ones, even though
they are laid up in bed and forced
to take time out from the excite
ment of normal living in order to
care for their health.
Christmas Day belongs to the
children, and these children are
calculated to warm your hearts and
make you understand the boys and
girls Christmas longings. Their
radio program will come over Sta
ton WMAL as part of the Christ
mas campaign of The Star, Warner
Bros. and the National Broadcasting
Co.
The young invalids will bring you
an understanding of the Christmas
campaigns aim-to help you realize
that YOU are Santa Claus, and that
you can bring real Christmas to
thousands of homes where money
is so Scare that the parents them
selves are unable to assure their
C1lllul Gil q ACdl A1OA1S4dy 4CoC.
Children to Tell Stories.
The children will tell their stories
to Mary Mason of the National
Broadcasting Co. staff, who is IA
miliar to radio listeners in WASH
ington as the mistress of Station
WRC's home forum. The broad
cast is arranged through the CO.
operation of Miss Matte Gibson,
superintendent of Children's Hos
pital.
The Children's Hospital broad
cast is just one of three in the
Christmas campaign program of
radio entertainment for the week.
An entertaining show has been
arranged to begin tomorrow at 8
pm. from the N. B. c. studios in
the Trans-Lux Building, with all
the talent provided by Warner Bros.
(see YULE CAMPAIGN, Page A-3J
Evening star., 1938-12-13

Editors Note - Only q small
segment OF the netUork OF Nasi
espionage 1Oas reUedled in the
trial OF the small fry which
ended ,Uith their conuictions in
Ne1D York last week. The blum
derers 1Dho Uere caugnt toere
merely hired hands.
In bringing them to justice,
former Ace Oman Leon G. Tur-
rou unedrthed a mass of eDi-
derce linking them Dith the
highest authorities in~Berlin.
This spy plot 1Das so ,Dide-
spread thst eDen the President
has urged that the United States
set up Immediately its o,Dn coun-
ter espionage system, to protect
our Army, Navy and industries.
In "a articles, of Dhich this Is
the first, Agent Turrou tells how
he ran the spy ring to earth.
Evening star., 1938-12-13
5peither Explains
Why He Evaded Quiz
On Surplus Goods
Says General Motors Had
Fixed Blame on Him
For Army's Action
By ], A, FOX,

Frank E. Speicher today told a
District Court jury that he re-
manned away from the House probe
into War Department business prac-
tices four years ago because Cen
eral Motors representatives had fixed
their blame on him for changes in
Army motors specifications, which
were under study by the committee.
Speicher, Government witness.
under cross-examination declared
that Joseph Silverman, jrs one of
four defendants charged with con-
spiracy to keep him away from the
House Military Affairs Committee in
1884, actually was attempting to
get him fair hearing before the
committee, where he said Silver
man also had been involved by Cen
eral Motors.
Money which the Government
charges was being paid to keep him
away, he said, was going for infor-
nation he was collecting bearing on
the reputed activities of Norman K.
Haig of Washington, fleet sales man
ager for General Motors, whom he
blamed for his predicament
Replying to question Of William
E. Leahy, counsel for Joseph Silver
man and a co-defendant, his BROTH
er, Nathan Silverman, as to whether
Joseph H. Silverman had procured
money to keep him out of Washing
ton, Speicher said, No
He added he got the money from
Silverman when he told him it was
needed to gather Information on
Haig. who he said had done so
much rotten dirt out there. with his
company Detroit) getting money he
was supposed to have paid to Mr..
Woodring, Mr.. Dern and Mr.. Mac
Arthur
The defense previously had set up
the contention that the present case
grew out of efforts by General Mo-
tors to recapture business that was
lost to Chrysler-Dodge because Army
specifications had been changed.
Several witnesses were called yes
terday afternoon before Speich-
SL gOoh IAIC oUdl1O w 1CS-
ords.
Mr.. Goldstein, who was recalled
from private practice to direct the
prosecution because of his associa-
ton with the case when he was an
assistant United States attorney, is
being aided by Allen j. Krouse, an
assistant United States attorney.
In addition to the Silvermans,
former Brig. Gen. Alexander A
Williams, at one time acting quar-
termaster general of the Army, is on
trial. A fourth defendant, former
Representative Thomas Jefferson
Ryan of New York, obtained sew
erance as the case opened yesterday.
Silverman's testimony today was
(See SILVERMAN, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1938-12-13
Decree Blocks Jews
Seeking 10 Remove
Goods From Reich
Only Strictly Personal
Items Can Be Taken
Out After Jan. !
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN. Dec l3.-The Ministry
of Economics today issued a decree
putting new obstacles in the way of
Jews removing their property from
Germany.
The decree, declared to be neces-
sary to prevent the flight of capi-
tai, forbidS German or stateless
Jews leaving Germany after Janu-
ary from taking any objects ex-
cept those necessary for strictly
personal use.
Although other parts of the decree,
also restricting the right to remove
property from the Reich, apply to all
German nationals and possibly even
to some foreign residents, the ban
on taking anything but absolute
travel necessities outside the country
applies specifically to German and
Stateless Jews.
The new decree covers property
other than money, which already
is governed by regulation that no
one, Jew or non-Jew, may take
more than 10 marks (S4) out of the
country except by special permit.
The new restriction was an
nounced as German Jews hurried
ly sought cash to meet the first of
four installments of the billion
mark fine ($4O0,OOO ,O00) which they
must pay Thursday as punishment
for the killing of Ernst Vom Rath,
German diplomat, In Paris, by a
young Jew.
Under today's decree German
Jew, for example. when going to
England for a visit may not take
doll for his niece in London.
Should he be caught in such an at
tempt he would be liable to punish
ment in addition to confiscation of
the doll
Moreover, all Germans, Jews and
(Sen JEWS pooa ASl
Evening star., 1938-12-13

The people of Washington
1Oil haze another opportu-
nifty this gear to make
Christmas a day of joy and
good cheer for the boys and
girls of the city 1Uho are less
fortunate than those in
more sheltered homes.
The Washington Star is
again providing the means
By Dhich the Yuletide spirit
can be translated into the
terms of a merry and cheer
Jul Christmas for so many
youngsters. This annual
Christmas campaign is, as
alUays, deserving of the en-
couragement and support of
Washington residents.
FRANCES PERKINS,
Secretary of Labor.
Evening star., 1938-12-13
Opera Singer Confers
With Prosecutor in
Smuggling Case
Choperou .Arroigned
After George Burns
Pleads Guilty
By the Associated Press.

~ viz noocSldtSo ieoS.
NEW YORK, Dec. 13.-Colette
D'Arville, attractive dark-haired
singer went into conference with
Assistant United States ATTORNEY
Joseph L. Delaney today as the
prosecutor sought to learn more
about top-flight smuggling plot
which ranged from Paris to New
York and Hollywood
The interview followed the ar
raignment in Federal Court of AL
bert N. Chaperau on two smuggling
indictments which named George
Burns of the comedy team of Burns
and Allen as co-defendant.
Mr.. Burns pleaded guilty yester-
day to charge of buying smuggled
jewelry from Chaperau, Polish-born
film agent.
Chaperau, brought into court from
the House of Detention, where he
has been since his arrest in October,
pleaded innocent to the two indict-
ments.
Mrs. Lauer May Surrender.
He had been held in default of
$4,000 bail on two previous indict-
ments. one of which named him
and Mrs. Elma Lauer, wife of Su-
preme Court Justice Edgar N. Lauer
on charges of smuggling and con-
spiracy to smuggle.
Mrs. Lauer may surrender for ar
raignment tomorrow afternoon. Mr..
Evening star., 1938-12-13
Bomb Dropped
By Plane Kills
Bo0tnQn
By the Associated Press.


LANGLEY FIELD, Va, Dec. 13.-
Milton Hoffman, about IS, of Mes
sick, was killed instantly today when
a high-powered bomb, dropped from
a Langley Field plane during bomb
ing practice on Plum Tree Island,
exploded near his boat.
The plane was in a squadron of
bombers which rained deadly ex-
plosives on the Langley Field bomb
ing range.
Mr.. Hoffman, a former Langley
Field soldier, was claiming in Back
River. Parts of the body were scat
tered over wide area.
Boats had been warned to stay
away from the vicinity of bombing
range today.
A crash boat brought the remains
ashore.
Mr. Hoffman was married. The
couple had one child.
Evening star., 1938-12-13
38 Are Saved From Sea
In Heroic Rescue
By the Associated Press.

LA NOUVELLE, France, Dec. l3.
-Thirty-eight members of the crew
of the Spanish government oil
tanker Lefac 81 were saved from
drowning early today by the heroic
efforts of IL Coast Guardsmen from
Valras
Riding high waves in a cutter, the
Coast Guardsmen took the Spaniards
off the distressed vessel shortly be-
fore she broke in half on a rocky
reef.
The rescued men cheered the
Guardsmen as they made contact
with the Lefac, but once ashore,
dropped from exhaustion brought on
by two nights and a day in a ter
rifle storm.
The French torpedo boat Mistral
stood by.
The rescued seamen, sent to Mar
bonne for treatment, will be re-
patriated when they have recovered.
Evening star., 1938-12-13
BY JOHN C. HENRY.

DiSsension among members of the
Monopoly Committee fiared in open
hearing today as two congressional
members joined in sharp criticism
OF Justice Department examination
of a glass company witness.
Before the verbal fireworks had
subsided, Senator OMahoney
Democrat, Of Wyoming, the COM
mittee chairman, reprimanded both
the examiner, Hugh B. Cox, Assist
ant to the Attorney General, and
the witness, S. F. Parham, patent
attorney for the Hartford Empire
Co.
The dispute started after nearly
an hour of difficult and slow prog
ress at developing the background
of patent policies by which Hart
ford-Empire has maintained sweep
ing domination of the 100000 900
glass -container manufacturing in
dustry.
Remark Precipitates Rumpus.
Tracing more than score of years
of patent litigation of which the net
important result is present owner
ship by Hartford Empire of the
basic manufacturing patents, Mr..
Cox precipitated the rumpus by re-
marking that Hartford Empire sues
everybody in the industry sooner or
later.
Il hardly think this is a very
Illuminating line of examination, !"
Representative Summers, Democrat,
of Texas. interposed.
Il share your views" Senator
King, Democrat, of Utah, snapped.
We'll, the witness is being little
reluctant" Mr.. Cox explained.
But what does this have to do
(See MONOPOLY, Page A-5)
Evening star., 1938-12-13
BY LEON G. TURROU,
as told to
DAVID q WTTTET,S

On the night Of June %, 1887, two
men and beautiful, Junoesque
woman sat at corner table in the
swank Astoria Cafe, in Bremen
Germany, drinking champagne and
talking earnestly.
There was music, and dancing, but
while the woman's gaze wandered
occasionally to the gaiety that
swirled on the floor, the two men
Evening star., 1938-12-13
Minority Curb
Plan Is Given
Lima Group
Brazil Would Deny
Special Privileges
To Aliens
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Eighth Pan-American Confer
ence at Lima, Peru. takes on sig
nal importance in UieD OF Nazi-
Facist Uictories in Europe and at
tempt OF totalitarian states to in
fuse their theology into the
American system. In keynote
speeches Saturday Secretary of
State CordeU Hull, Argentine
Foreign Minister Jose Maria
Cantilo and Peruvian FOREIGN
Minister Carlos Concha joined in
calling for an agreement to bar
foreign military or political inua-
sion OF the Americas.
By the Associated Press.
LIMA, Dec 13.-A Brazilian pro-
posal to deny alien minorities in
Latin America any special minority
proVlleges, such as Sudeten Ger
mans demanded of Czecho- Slovakia.
today was referred to the Pan
American Conference Committee on
International Law.
Brazil, which has large German
ana Italian settlements, advanced
the project yesterday.
An eye to the example furnished
by European events also was dem
onstrated by Mexico, which proposed
a declaration against aerial bonn
bardments in wartime.
Ihe proposal Ito avoid suffering
by defenseless women and children
and at the same time protect scien-
tlflc and historic monuments" was
referred to the Committee for Or
ganization of Peace.
Bloc of 13 Watched.
Delegates of the 81 republics kent
close watch to see how far a newly
formed bloc of 13 nations would
agree on important economic and
political issues up for consideration.
The bloc of 13, by means of prior
agreements, put over all its candi-
dates for conference committee
posts when the conference con-
vened.
The bloc includes Mexico, Hon
duras, Nicaragua, Ell Salvador, Co.'S
ia Rica, Guatemala, Panama, Vene-
zuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Cuba, the
Dominican Republic and Haiti.
Generally favorable to some ac-
ton for continental defense, the
bloc is believed to have done con-
siderable sounding of other dele
cations on this and other ques-
tions to spur conference action.
Trade Plan Studied.
Projects to link the Americas b.
increased trade while co-operatinT
for peace took definite shape a.
the conference speeded its work il.
the hope of adjournment before
Christmas.
The United States delegation led
in the preparation of economic pro-
posals, an important parallel to the
peace endeavors, and these were
to go before the Committee on
Economic Problems.
Secretary Hull in a speech to-
night on the progress of the con-
ference, was expected to touch
further upon the trade issues.
The peace proposals included
plans to guard against both mill
tary and political incursion.
Two of them were before the
Peace Committee, that by Venezuela
defining aggression and proposing
Evening star., 1938-12-13
Files Of Missing Studied
For Clue on Skeleton

Missing persons files were being
searched by police today in an effort
to uncover some lead that might
result in the Identification of a
skeleton that was found last night
in the marshes behind the Arlington
County property yard on South Glebe
road extended.
The lone clue to the identity of
the skeleton, believed to be that of
a man, is key ring containing four
keys. While neither the ring nor
the keys bear any unusual markings,
officers plan to check the key num-
bers in the hope they may assist in
establishing Identification.
Evening star., 1938-12-13
Development
OF Hobbies

Tune in on radio station
WMAL at 4 pm. tomorrow
and hear a dozen youngsters
from the Hardy School tell
you themselves of their Gre
ative work. Learn how the
creative instinct is fostered in
District Public Schools. The
program is the sixth of a series
sponsored by The Star with
the cooperation of the Ma
tional Broadcasting Company
and the public school authori-
ties.
(See story, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1938-12-13
Pay Roll Padding Charge
Probed in PENNSYLVANIA

BY the Associated Press.
WILKES-BARRE, Pa, Dec. 13.-
Representatives of the Pennsylvania
highway department investigated to-
day what a district engineer said
were charges that between 600 and
10 men and boys were listed on the
departments pay rolls just before
the November election and never
were required to work.
The engineer, William j. Carroll,
said at Scranton last night that the
inquiry was started last week and
had reached into seven towns, in
Guiding Plymouth, home town of
Gov.-elect Arthur H. James.