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Evening star., 1938-04-03
GREEN N|NTERD|CTS
N0NPART|SAN UNIT
All A. F. l. Affi|iates Told to
Withdraw From Dummy
for Lewis C, |, o.

william Green, president Of the
American Federation of Labor. vester-
day ordered all A. F. of L. afiliates to
withdraw from Labors Nonpartisan
League, which he said had attracted
''droVes OF crusading radicals and
Communists" and to shun any ticket
put forward in the name of an inde-
pendent political labor party.
In letter to officers of all A p
OF L. national and international un-
ions. State and city federations and
central labor unions, Mr.. Green called
Tor strict adherence in forthcoming
primary and congressional elections to
the Federation's traditional nonpar-
tisan political policy.
He particularly warned A. F. of L.
members to be on guard against can
didates nominated by Labor's Nom
partisan League, which he called
"ventriloquists dummy for the Com
mittee for Industrial Organization
leaders"
Aimed at Pennsylvania
Coming directly after similar re-
affirmation Of nonpartisanship by the
Railway Labor Executives Association,
spokesmen for the powerful railway
labor brotherhoods, Mr.. Green's reiec-
ton OF the C. I. O.s political program
may have an important bearing on the
outcome of elections in a number of
States IN which the c. I. o. is politi-
cally active
The order to withdraw from the
league was aimed particularly, it was
said, at c. I. o. activities in Pennsvl-
Vanla, where John L. Lewis. c. 1. o.
leader, is backing labor ticket head
ed by Thomas P. Kennedy. secretary
treasurer Of the United Mine Work.
ers, for Governor, and in New York,
where the American Labor party a
Z. l. Q. political unit, has been oper-
ating as an independent labor party
In Pennsylvania Mr. Lewis first OBJ
jective is to capture the Democratic
gubernatorial nomination for Mr.. Ken
nedy and the senatorial nomination
for Mayor S. Davis Wilson, a former
Republican.
Destroys Labor Front.
The A. F. Of L. withdrawal from
Laoor's Non-partisan League which
was formed in 1886 to mobilize labor
support for the reelection Of Presi-
dent Roosevelt, also tends to destroy
the. solid labor front on which New
Deal-indorsed candidates were count
ing for support in the fall congress
sional elections. Mr. Green made it
clear that members OF the Fedora
ton would not be Influenced by party
labels. but would be guided solely by
the attitude Of candidates toward the
legislative and economic policies of the
American Federation of L. Dor.
Mr.. Green also assailed the leagues
opposition to the A. F. of LIS model"
wages and hours bill.
The league, Mr. Green contended.
was nothing more than C. I. o.
agency, of which the United Mine
Workers was the principal financial
agency having contributed 100000
in the last six months of 1887. Its
chief purpose he added. was to pro-
mote the personal political ambitions
OF c. I. o. leaders"
Evening star., 1938-04-03
SMATHERS REPORT
DENIED BY FRIENDS
Story Senator Would Accept
Appeals Court Judgeship
Promptly Denied.

A report published in an Atlantic
City paper yesterday that Senator
Smathers, Democrat of New Jersey
would in all likelihood" accept a
Judgeship in the United States Circuit
Court of Appeals. brought a prompt
disclaimer from friends of the Senator
in the Capital.
They pointed to the most important
barrler-the constitutional prohibition
against a member of Congress taking
an Office created by legislation in
which he has had part, the judge
ship in question having been set up
by bill now awaiting President
Roosevelt's signature.
1t was added that Senator Smath-
ers is too active man for such a
job at this time in his life"
Evening star., 1938-04-03
PART FIVE.
Feature Section.
FLANAGAN is NAMED
FOR NEW HOUSE TERM
9th District Virginia Democrats
Avoid Fight Over Endorsing
Glass and Byrd.

BY the Associated Press.
BRISTOL, Va. April 2.-Democrats
OF Virginia's fighting 9Th" congress
sional district today nominated Rep
resentative John w. Flanagan, jr.,
ardent New Dealer, for a new term
and side-stepped fight over indorse-
ment Of Virginia's United States SEN
ators, who have frequently differed
on questions of policy with the Roose-
velt administration.
The Resolutions Committee report,
adopted without the need Of re-
corded vote, praised and Endorsed the
national and State Democratic ad-
ministrations without mentioning the
names Of President Roosevelt, Sena-
tors Glass and Byrd and Gov. James
H Price. Representative Flanagan,
the only person mentioned by name
in the resolution, was lauded for his
service and reelection predicted.
The harmonious convention session
was in contrast to that of 1886, when
the Senator's were given q strong in
dorsement after a floor battle and a
recorded vote.
Evening star., 1938-04-03
TETANUS TOXIN
F0UND|N SERUM
Supply for Treating Cancer
Patients Is Tested by
Medical Officials.
BY the Associated Press.

~ '''' nooo'iotS tSh ! Aeoos
ORLANDO, Fla, April 2.-Medical
officials announced today tetanus toxin
had been found in two walls of a
supply of serum used for injection
treatment of 10 cancer patients who
died this week.
DR.. Horace Day, president of the
Orange County Medical Society, said
the walls were selected at random from
consignment received by DR.. T. A.
Neal and it was believed the entire
shipment was contaminated.
E. F. Bolte. retired vice president
Of the International Harvester Co., died
early today Eight women and man
died previously Four other patients
were in hospitals
Coroner Eugene Duckworth. con-
ducting separate inquiry. said DR..
Day reported to him the 'serum was
known as Rex" and was manufac-
tured by the Bio-Chemical Research
Foundation of Philadelphia.
Il will ask officials of the Bio
Chemical Research Foundation Of
Philadelphia. manufacturers of Rex
under the Canadian ensol formula
to come to Orlando to testify at the
inquest" said Mr.. Duckworth.
DR.. Day. DR.. w, G. Workman of the
United States Health Service and DR..
J. N. Patterson. director of the State
Board of Health Laboratory at Jack
sonville, tested guinea pigs.
They injected serum from the two
walls into two groups Of guinea pigs,
giving the second group simultaneous
injections of antitetanus toxin. Sew
eral OF the first group were dead this
morning and others showed symptoms
of tetanus, said DR.. Day, while the
group receiving the anti-toxin showed
no i'll effects.
Evening star., 1938-04-03
FRENCH ARBITRATION
OF STRIKE BALKED
Citroen Auto Factory Heads
Reject Basis Accepted by
Workers Delegates.
Py the Also elated Press.

Hy the Also elated Press.
PARIS, April 2.-Settlement OF the
Today strike in aviation and metal
lurgical plantssran into snag tonight
when the management of the Citroen
automobile factory refused to accept
government arbitration on the strikers
demands
In letter to Vincent Auriol cabi-
net minister assigned by Premier Leon
Blum to handle the strike situation,
the Citroen management declared the
wage controversy should be settled
according to existing laws.
Blum Immediately conferred with
Citroen officials after workers dele
gates had accepted the proposed basis
Of an accord, which provided:
That the plants be evacuated at
once by the strikers: that the manage
ment pay employees back wages which
had been held up more than a week
by the strike, and that the government
arbitrate the differences between the
employers and employees.
About 10000 workers. demanding
collective bargaining contracts and in
some cases slight pay increases, were
occupying factories.
Evening star., 1938-04-03
TENNESSEE POWER ACT
is UPHELD BY COURT
States Highest Tribunal Finds
Towns Can Borrow to Build
or Buy Plants.

By the Associated Press.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, April 2.-Ten-
nessees 1885 statute authorizing mu-
inequalities to go into the power busi-
ness was upheld today by the State
Supreme Court.
Enacted to help promote the T. v. A.
and P. w. A. programs, the act en-
powers cities and counties to operate
power systems, borrowing money to
build or buy them if necessary.
1t was attacked by two utilities, the
Tennessee Electric Power Co., in a suit
against Fayetteville, and the Ken
tucky-Tennessee Light and Power Co.,
In cases against Paris and Clarksville.
Because of similar plans for public
power systems, eight other Tennessee
municipalities intervened in support
OF the act in the Fayetteville case.
Evening star., 1938-04-03
GARDENS TOBE SEEN
IN GEORGETOWN TOUR
Annual Pilgrimage to Be for
Benefit of Child Welfare
Work

Plans are being made for the annual
Georgetown garden pilgrimage, April
30 and May 7. for the benefit of
child welfare in Georgetown" it was
announced last night by Mrs. Robert
Whitehead. chairman of the commit
tee in charge.
Among the outstanding gardens to
be seen are Mrs. F. Lamont Belin's
Evermay estate at 1923 Twenty
eighth street and Dumbarton Oaks.
the garden of Robert Woods Bliss.
Many gardens will be open to the
public during these two days. accord
ing to Mrs. Robert Goodale of the
committee, who says some places never
before listed in the annual pilgrimage
will be opened.
Evening star., 1938-04-03
THE ENGINEER PLUS
HELD SOCIETY'S NEED
U. S. Reclamation Head Says
Profession Must Have
Social Conscience.

By the Associated Press.
r. OMAHA, Nebr., April 2.-Society
needs "the engineer plus" to meet
the modern challenge Of drought, dust
and floods, John c. Page, United
States reclamation commissioner, told
the Nebraska Engineering Society
here tonight.
Mr. Page, former Nebraskan, as
serted in an address prepared for de-
livery engineers must have broad,
social vision to qualify as leaders "in
this new era which will emphasize
conservation"
THE engineering profession must
make its influences felt further than
the drafting room," he declared, but
1t cannot unless it applies its thought
to social and economic problems and
lends its influence and leadership to
their correction.
"The times cry loudly for the en-
gineer with q Social conscience, both
Ia the service Of the Government and
In private praeties."
Evening star., 1938-04-03
SKELETON IDENTIFIED:
WIFE HELD AS SLAYER
Coroner's Jury Holds Invalid Was
Murdered-Woman Faces
Quick Trial.

by tuc ASSUSid IleSo
POCAHONTAS, Ark, April "A
coroner's jury returned q verdict today
that skeleton found in storm cellar
at a farm home near here was that
of Will Hebner, 43.
It held he came to his death at the
hands of his ec-year-old wife in q
manner to this jury unknown"
The jury recommended that Mrs.
Hebner be held for trial. She Is in
custody on murder charges. Coroner
H. G. McNabb said he expected a
special term Of Circuit Court to be
called Immediately.
Mrs Hebner was arrested at Miami,
Fla, following discovery of the skele-
ton on farm she formerly occupied.
She denied the Staying.
Three witnesses before the coroner's
jury said a belt found around the
skeleton was Hebner's.
Evening star., 1938-04-03
WOULD ACCEPT
RECRUITS At I
British War Minister Also
Splits Artillery Into
Two Branches.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, April 2.-Vigorous Les
lie Hore-Belkha, Britalns tradition
breaking war minister, has handed his
critics another jolt by publicly ad-
vocating that the age for army re-
cruiting be lowered from l8 to II
years.
Hore- -Belisha now is deep in the
formidable task Of streamlining Brit
aims Army and finding men to fill it.
When Socialists raised a storm in
the House Of Commons yesterday over
Evening star., 1938-04-03
Crittenton Home Plans Tea.

Presidents Of % volunteer women,s
circles aiding in the work of the
Florence Crittenton Home will be en-
tertained at a tea to be given at the
institution tomorrow afternoon by the
Big Sisters, one Of the volunteer Or
ganizations. Miss Beatrice Hodgson OF
the Travellers Aid Society will be guest
speaker
Evening star., 1938-04-03
Readers Guide
News Summary
The Sunday Star, April 8, 1888.
PART ONE.
Main NeDS Section.

FOREIGN.
Chang becomes dictator as China
charts long war Page Al
Insurgent bombs miss 1000 men re-
turning to Spain. Page Al
Foreign oil companies map fight to re-
gain properties. Page AS
NATIONAL.
Reorganization fight due to 60 on,
despite concessions. Page Al
Murphy hastens to join parley on
seized plants. Page Al
A. F. of L. head assails Non-Partisan
League. Pare AZ
Chrysler seeks to have legality Of deal
ers' contracts upheld. Page A-3
King bill on recreation merger indorsed
by co-ordinator here Pare b.
WASHINGTON AND VICINITY.
Retired physician beaten, robbed on
way from race track. Page Al
Police to question North Carolina girl
today in Lands case Page AZ
Navy, Department announces promo
ton of 465 lieutenants. Page AS
Sultan's departure inspires speculation
as to successor. Page B-1
District health group urges standards
for public buildings. Page B-l
Federation supports municipal parking
lots proposal Page B-1
Group health row here may presage
national controversy Page B-1
D. c. tax law amendments urged by
Commissioners Page B-l
Huge parade to mark Army Day here
wednesday. Page b.
SPORTS.
Jones ties for 3Oth and Cooper tops
masters golf Page Be-
Mats rout Millers despite poor slab work
by Ferrell. Page b.
Boat yards going at full blast as big
season nears. Page BIS
Rosslyn bowlers giving full support to
city tourney. Page B-s
Vet G. U. nine opens tomorrow with
ace sophs on bench. Page Bio
Sun Egret takes Rowe Memorial at
Bowie in easy style. Page Bill
MISCELLANY.
Obituary. Page Alp
Shipping news Page Alb
Evening star., 1938-04-03
New Divorce Basis
Seen in Chemical
Reaction of Brain
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, April IA new
cause Of divorces was announced
today before the Federated Bi.
illogical Societies.
DR.. Richard J. Block of the
New York State Psychiatric In
stitute declared that the chemical
makeup of the male brain Is
greatly different from that Of
the female.
Thus it appears that the psy-
chology OF women cannot be the
same rs that Of men. not because
OF environment or education, but
because the chemical reactions
inside their skulls are different,
he declared.
Evening star., 1938-04-03
Golden Anniversary,

sEBR1NG, Fla. April 2 LP).-Gifts,
cablegrams and letters from many
parts OF the world arrived for Gen.
Edward John Higgins. former COM
n1ander of the Salvation Army, and
Mrs. Higgins, who celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary today
Gen. Higgins is 70 years old, his wife
II,
Evening star., 1938-04-03
Body Found in Mill Race.

PULASKI. Va, April 2 tR.-The
body OF Albert Whitaker, about IS.
an unemployed electrician, was found
late today face downward in an old
mill race near here, oficers reported.
DR.. r. F. Thornhill, county coroner,
reported death was due to drowning
and indicated no inquest was neces-
Evening star., 1938-04-03

enllStments, the
war minister an
Swered:
ITO be quite
frank, I can see
no reason why a
man should not
be allowed to en-
list frankly and
openly at the age
Of IT."
The Socialists
protested t h a t
many youths un-
der 18 were being
accepted into the
army b e c a u S e
t hey alse ! y
Evening star., 1938-04-03
THE WEATHER REPORT


CLOUDY ana signify warmer moderate fresh
Maryland and VgnFair
warmer ~ NA''"'
Evening star., 1938-04-03
Michigan Society Plans Dance.

Members of the Michigan State So
ciety, meeting yesterday in the office
of Representative Dingell, decided to
hold a spring dance at the Wardman
Park Hotel April 20.
Evening star., 1938-04-03
THREATENS TO LEAVE
BABY ON DOORSTEP
Note Found in Mail Box Demands
That Farmer Place 5000
Under Stump.

Bv the Associated Press.
FREEMAN. s. OAK, April Paul
z. Wipf. farmer living near here,
reported to authorities today he had
found = note in his mail box warning
him to leave 5000 in a tobacco can
under a stump in the southeast corner
Of the northwest 40 acres or will leave
baby on your doorstep
The note was written on the back
Of . bill advertising q high school play
given recently.
Evening star., 1938-04-03
Report Until IN nm. SATURDAY..

Record Until 10 PM. Saturday.
Hiehest. SO, at l am. yesterday; year
$50 63
ago. ~.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest s4 on March o.
Lowest 1s. on January 29.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED BY United States Coast and
Geodetic SurveyD
Today. Tomorrow
High - 9:4S am. 1922 m
Low ----- 400 am. 4:44 am
High - 1O:l3pm 1l:O3 D. m
Low 4.43 n m k.3O n n,
Evening star., 1938-04-03
PreclpitatiOn.

Monthly precipitation in inches in the
Capital (current month to date).
Month 1919 Ayerapp Record
Evening star., 1938-04-03
River Report

River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah clear at Har.
pers Ferry late Yesterday.
The Sun .nd Annn
Evening star., 1938-04-03
PART TWO.

Editorial Section.
Editorial articles. Pages C-I-3
EDITORIALS and comment. Page CO
Letters to The Star. Page CO
John Clagett Proctor. Page CA
News features. Pages CAS-
Automobiles. Page C-6
Dick Mansfield. Page C-6
Stamps. Page C-6
In bridge circles Page C-6
crossword puzzle, Page CT
Military and veterans
news. Page C-S
CIVIC news. Page CO
Parent-teacher activities Page c.
educational. Page Clio
Vital statistics. Page Gil
City news IN brief. Page Gil
Evening star., 1938-04-03

The Sun and Moon.
Evening star., 1938-04-03
PART THREE.
SOcietu Sectinn
PART FOUR.

Financial. Classified.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-16
A WARM FRIEND OF ALASKA RETIREs

Resignation of Daniel Calhoun Roper as Secretary of Commerce to return to private life takes from the Cabinet warm friend of Alaska and outstanding public figure AS head of the Commerce Department which has jurisdiction the Bureau of Fisheries and thus is concerned with the Territory's No 1 in dustry fishing MT Roper has countless occasions revealed his broad interest in Alaska, its progress and development Under his direction the Bureau has strven for the best interests of the Territory it's people and the industry which contributes the largest portion of tax revenue. It is with regret that Alaskans see him retire from his important post.
 Through the years the retiring Secretary has made an envable record in public life. He began his public career in 1892 as member of the South Carolina House of Representatives. Subsequently he became clerk of the U. S Senate Committee Inter state Commerce an expert special agent of the U s. Census Bureau and clerk of the Ways and Means committee of the House of Representatives From 1913 to 1916 he served First Assistant Postmaster General and then became chairman of the Woodrow Wilson campaign of 1916 The next year made Vice Chairman of the U S. Tariff Commission and the same year became Commissioner of International Revenue post he filled until 1921 when he became head of the law firm of Roger, Hagerman, Hurrey, Parks and Dudley In 1883 he returned to public life Secretary of Commerce in President Roosevelts Cabinet the position he is relnquishing to again return to private life
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-16
DIR. HU SHIH

Of the engravngs decorating the library of the Chinese embassy the time of the arrival of the new ambassador, Dr. Hu Shih several were on one theme ruin reports Preston Grover.
 Half of the dozen engravngs hung high on the wall above the book shelves showed stone buildings in various stages of decay and collapse.
 The most prominent space in the library, the spot the mantel occupied by another engraving This showed Napoleon in that historic pose aboard the British ship he being removed to Eba The British officers deeply in of him, crowded far into the background amidships.
 The library decorations appeared symbolic, for Dr. Hu comes as ambassador to the United States at a time when than half of his country has been put under foreign domination and the national leader Chiang Ka-shek, is backing away, far inland.
 Of the several embassy attaches present during the interview, yards of gold braid on his uniform. The others were in cutaways and striped trousers.
 Reporters who went to see Ambassador Hu for his first official press conference found him reasonably cheerful He is Chinas leading modern philosopher poet well Hu is shortish, but trim perhaps five feet six wears spectacles.
 He studied philosophy and history att Cornell anc
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-16

Columbia taking high honors.
 Altogether it was fairly gloomy affair The re- porters knew in advance that the ambassador would say thing: we will fight on. He said it. Beyond that the business was perfunctory, forced.
 Occasionally pr. Hu recalled that he philo- sopher and so addicted to wshful thinking How ever at one point he said he would indulge himself to enough wshful thinking to look for a time when Japan, strained desperately by the invasion, might attack.
 Perhaps two dozen reporters went out to the am- bassador's home which is in wooded section well isolated among the trees Drinks and sandwiches were served along with cherry, You can't go to a foreign press conference any without running into snacks An alcohol lamp kept silver pot of water hot for tea but none was poured The kettle boiled quietly along during the press conference.
 Dr Hu has spent much of his active life under revolutionary conditions He began writing and speak ing for the revolution which upset the old dynasty in 1911 and has had part in every turnover since all ways as a writer philosopher and teacher not as soldier
 What will happen to him ambassador can not be foreseen If his country totally hquidated it won't be the first this year. Dr Prochnk, am bassador from Austria, was a diplomat day and cbess the next Now he is lecturer in the foreign service school at Georgetown University here He doesn't go about much socially any more. He has been dropped from the state departments official list of diplomats.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-16
Spies
tNew York Times
of diplomats

AS the petty. s0rdid and often ianty humorous drama of Guenther Gustav Rumrch and his accused fellow-spies dragged it's Oppenhem way through the Federal court to it's denouement it became increas
 ngly apparent that The Army and Navy Journal stated recently the spy problem is real problem at all. Not that the problem be judged by the evil dence offered in court in the Rumrich or by that case alone. For there is undoubtedly to the German spy ring than meets the eye and the teSti- mcny adduced sufficeS to show that enterprising and extensive although stupid attempt was made to collect military and other information. Nor does the 2umrch ring exhaust the potentalities of espionage this country Army and navy intelligence officers and agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation buster today in watching the activities of suspicious persons than at any time since the World War But that activity itself symptomatic of the fear psy chcsis which has swept the world rather than of the alarming importance of the international spy.
 The fact is that the peacetme spy in America has scant pickings There few real secrets, military or otherwise, here or elsewhere With such comp- cated instruments iaircraft fire control directors being sold to other nations, with destroyers being built from American plans in Brazilian yards, with American aircraft sold all the world, the spy's role is limited. Much of his time, the Rumrich testimony has shown, is spent in desperate search for the obvious There of course, exceptions to this rule, but relatively few high-ranking military officials regard espionage as a serious problem.
 Nor is there any need to set up another Govern ment agency equipped for counter espionage work and restricted to such activities Modest increases in the budgets available to the intelligence section of the armys general staff and of the office of naval neli genee may be warranted But civilian agency of the Government already has the problem well in hand and the creation of any super espionage military agency is both unnecessary and undesirable. It is alien to American traditions, and no glorfied "OGPU or secret police is needed wanted here.