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The Washington times., 1938-10-13
Russia Duplicates
'Maginot Line on
Western Frontier
Formidable DefenSes Set Up From
Baltic to Black Sea

LONDON Oct. 13 1NS).-Soviet Russia, dipomacally
isolated from western Europe increasing her defenses
on major scale.
The Washington times., 1938-10-13

bors. Three radio stations will
broadcast the warning. Because
of the need for power in hos
pitals and other institutions, the
main power switches will not be
thrown. Otherwise war conditions
will be in effect during the time
Of the blackout.
The purpose Of the blackout Is
twofold. First, it is to prevent the
enemy planes reaching their OBJ
jective, and second, to prevent
them bombing any towns or cities.
Military officials pointed out
that once a bomber starts out
with a load Of bombs, it never
returns to its base with the load
of explosives if the objective OF
the raid is not reached. Instead
any city that can be seen will be
bombed in an effort to do some
damage, both to property and to
the morale of the people in the
zone under attack.
The Washington times., 1938-10-13
Boy Takes WGUIc-
Finds Adventure

A 12-year-old child, who has
been a charge OF the Board Of
Public Welfare, decided last night
to take a walk.
Having been in the Receiving
Home for some time, the child
was not familiar with the "'vaSt"
territories outside of the Capital.
The result of the boys lust for
adventure was that he became lost
near the washington Airport and
was rescued by Arlington county
police about midnight. Early TO-
day the boy, who said his name
was Frank Morris, was turned
over to authorities from the home.
The Washington times., 1938-10-13
British Aide
RebukeS
Hitler

LONDON, Oct. 13.-RObert
Bernays, parliamentary secre-
tary of the ministry of health,
today delivered a rebuke to
Reichsfuehrer Hitler for his
speech Sunday in which he
accused certain BritOnS, such
as Anthony Eden and Alfred
Duff Cooper of plotting a new
world war against Germany.
at cannot be said that
Herr Hitler'S speech is a help
full contribution. to the
agreement concluded by Mr..
Chamberlain at Munich
Bernays declared. "The tone
of Herr Hitler's speech is a
proof of the wisdom of the
prime minister's warning
that his (Chamberlain's) pol
icy of appeaSement must be
backed with increased arms
strength"
The Washington times., 1938-10-13
Bx CARROLL PEAKE

FORT BRAGG, N. c., Oct. IL.
Three-quarters of a million Of peo-
pie will sit in darkness tonight as
the first major "blackout" in the
history of the nation is staged as
part of the aerial defense rnaneu-
Vers here.
An area of $4,000 square miles
will be thrown into absolute dark
mes when the signal is flashed
from defense headquarters here
some time tonight when the squad
rons of enemy bombing planes
start coming in.
Through use of the radio, tele-
phone and amateur radio opera
tors, word will be flashed to the
residents of the area, warning
them of the approach of the
planes, and asking them to lmme-
diately darken all lights.
Street lights will be turned Oft.
Motorists will have been asked to
stop their cars on the highways
and wait until the signal that the
attack is over is given. Filing sta
tions have been requested to
darken their signs so enemy fliers
will be unable to- spot the main
highways.
State, county and municipal au.
thorities have pledged full coopera-
tion. AS soon as the warning is
sent out from defense headquar
tiers, fire sirens and church bells
will be sounded in towns to warn
the people to turn out all light:
outside and pull shades down tc
darken the windows.
For those in rural sections, tele
phone operators will call all alons
the lines, and ask that those with
out phones be notified by neigh
The Washington times., 1938-10-13
DR.. Adair 10 Address
6. W. Medical Society

George Washington University
Medical Society will be addressed
by Dr.. Frank E. Adair, of New
York, one of the country'S out
standing authorities on cancer. at
its first meeting Of the season
Saturday at y. m. in the medical
school auditorium. DR.. Adair's
talk will be followed by a panel
discussion led by DR.. Robert J.
Bosworth, DR.. Eugene r. Whit.
more. Dr.. Arthur c. Christie and
DE-. H. H, Kerr.
The Washington times., 1938-10-13
BRITISH CABINET
SHIFTS PEND IN
REARMINC DRIVE
By KINGsBURY SMITH

LONDON, Oct. 13 QN.SO.
Important shifts in the British
cabinet, designed to aid the gigan-
tic rearmament drive, were fore
cast today as Prime Minister
Chamberlain planned to hold a
vital cabinet meeting.
The cabinet session, scheduled
for next Wednesday. almost imme-
diate1y after Chamberlain comes
back from his Scottish vacation
will deal especially with plans for
intensifying the British armamen!
drive.
Chancellor Hitler'S announce
Hnent at Saarbruecken that the
Reich will rush its western forti-
fications to completion is believed
to have spurred Chamberlain to
prepare Great Britain for any war
like emergency.
DISTRUST HITLER
It was said the cabinet also may
consider a hint from Berlin that
certain qualitative arms limita-
tions might be instituted by inter
national agreement, such as an
accord fixing maximum sizes for
artillery, tanks and planes.
It was pointed out, however,
that a majority of the British
cabinet ministers are somewhat
distrustful of Hitler and are urg'
ing that the British arms cam
paign he rushed.
Meanwhile, publication of new
official map of CzechOslOvakia re
VesIed that Hitler gained more Of
the Sudeten districts than he de
manded even in his conversations
with Chamberlain at GadeSberg
This estimate, furthermore, doe!
not include Czech areas where
plebisciteS may be held to deter
mine whether they, too, will bt
handed over to the Reich.
YIELD RESOURCES
The map shows Germany Wor
slightly less than she demanded il
the southwest of CZechoSlovakis
but obtained larger areas in tht
north than Hitler demanded.
: 1t also shows the CzechS cedec
to the Germans, Poles and Hun
Ssf
resources, half of her metal anc
clothing and ceramic industries
virtually all her Ignite and por
celain resources and two-thirds O
her textile industries.
The Czech armament industries
largely concentrated in the Skod.
works at PilSen, are retained b,
Czechoslovakia, but are surroundet
by Germany on three sides.
The Washington times., 1938-10-13
EinStein Red
Dies Is Told
ByLegiOn

(COntirucd from Page II
cause Of their sympathy for the
Spanish loyaliStS.
Reynolds did not 60 into detail
about Einstein, refugee from Ger
many-n0w at Princeton Univer-
sity.
The Washington times., 1938-10-13
Merger Plan

4. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
idations only when in the public
interest after searching" exam
ination by the ICC with provision
for fair and equitable treatment"
of labor in mergers; and elimina-
ton of the present railroad prac-
tice of paying rentals" to the
roads which they take over.
5. FINANCIN G-Short-term
loans by the Federal Government
for relief of the railroads, con
ditioned on meeting all Of the
above requirements.
Harrison said the program was
submitted with the approval Of
the presidents Of 18 of the 81
brotherhoods. Three brotherkoodS
including the Railway Trainmen
headed by A. F. Whitney, did moi
participate in formulating the
plan which was drafted, Harrison
indicated, in Washington last
night,
The Washington times., 1938-10-13
Labor Offers
Rail Plan
Continued from Page II

CONTINUED from Page II
Sions, lower rates in periods of
prosperity, through creation of a
new rate base Sufficient to enable
the railroads to create reserves to
tide them over periods of depres-
sion" Amendment of existing law
to require railroads to establish
reserves of three times their an
nual fixed charges, and restriction
on divided payments until debt is
reduced to a reasonable" level.
3. REORGANIZATION-Under
the heading financial reorganiza-
ton, existing law should be
amended to further restrict the
ICES authority to approve funded
debt issues so that the debt could
not exceed 40 per cent of the rate
making value of the property. Per
nit voluntary reorganization, but
reorganizations enforced by law If
after reasonable" probation pc
riod the debt limitation had not
been met.
The Washington times., 1938-10-13
Mrs. Firestone
III in Virginia

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Oct.
Harvey Firestone, widow
Of the rubber magnate, Is q
patient today at the University
of Virginia Hospital. Physicians
declined to reveal the nature Of
her illness. Mrs. Firestone was
in Charlottesville on q visit to
her son-in-law and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs, Raw Graham.
The Washington times., 1938-10-13
JEWISH LEADERS
PROTEST BRITISH
PALESTINE PLAN
View Told Envoy Here;
See Hull Tomorrow

O.N.S.) Prominent Jewish in
terestS today vigorously protested
to the British government against
the proposed barring Of further
Jewish immigration into PaleS
tine, while the American Govern
ment prepared steps to make q
demarche on London to retain the
status quo in the Holy Land.
A group of distinguished He
brew leaders, led by Rabbi Stephen
s. Wise, of New York, called on
Sir Ronald Lindsay, the British
Ambassador, this morning and de-
livered a stiff protest against any
move that would close the gates
Of the Holy Land to Jewish refu-
gees. now fleeing persecution In
Germany and Central European
countries.
SEE HULL TOMORROW
The delegation has an appoint.
ment with Secretary of State HUI
tomorrow to urge American inter
vention under the League Of Ma
tions mandate, in which the
United States is given a voice in
administration by Britain Of the
Holy Land.
The group Of Jewish leaders to-
day petitioned Sir Ronald to COM
municate their views to the Brit
ish government, and urged that
no step be taken which would bar
the Holy Land as a refuge home
for the Jew.
The delegation, in addition to
Rabbi Wise, included DR.. Solomon
Goldman, Chicago, president OF
the Zionist Organization; Henry
Monsky, Omaha, head Of 'B'nai
Birth; George Backer. Of New
York, president of the Jewish
Telegraph Society; Louis Lipsky,
of New York, chairman of the Pal
estine Foundation Fund; Israel
Goldstein, of New York, chairman
of the Jewish National Organiza-
ton; DR.. Abba Silver, Of Cleve-
land, chairman of the United
< d1CSIAAEC APPCoAS 3S4A D. ONSAAVAA SSk~
stein, Of New York, president OF
HadasSah, and Israel Worth, Ma
tional commander Of Jewish War
Veterans.
PLANS STATEMENT
So great has been the pressure
upon Hall and President Roosevelt
to use this country'S influence to
keep Palestine open as haven foI
oppressed Jews, that Hull side
tracked other matters to prepare
a public statement on this coun
try's position.
Most Of the appeals stated that
the spread of German Chancellor
Hitler's oppression of the Jews to
Poland, Hungary and Rumanis
would work "intolerable hardship
upon the Jews in those countries
They said cutting off immigration
to Palestine would be "doubly
catastrophe" to members Of Their
race driven out Of their home coun
tries.
The Washington times., 1938-10-13
U. S. Officials Accused

Reynolds charged high govern
ment officials are attempting to
"Sell" the CommuniStic idea to
American, saying:
"The Communism Of the
United States met with conSid-
cradle lack of sympathy from
previous Federal AdminiStra-
tions. Under the present setup,
however, it is not only tolerated
and propagated, but some ad-
miniStratorS Of the highest ma
tional affairs exert great effort
to sell this idea to the American
public under various subter-
fugeS, asserting they are living
in a new era and not in horse
and buggy days."
He charged American universi-
ties are "hotbeds" of commun-
ism, saying the attitude of the
average university was summed
up by Professor Curtley H. Math-
er, Of Harvard, whom he quoted
as saying:
American citizens fighting
in the Spanish civil war are
fighting for democracy. Every
thing possible should be done to
aid the loyaliStS."
Treason Alleged
He charged the friends of Span
ish democracy with actual trea-
son" against the United States
Government. The organization,
he said, was dominated by A pro-
feSsors in 18 American univer-
sites.
"Next to New York" Reynolds
said, Michigan is the most
Communist-infested State in the
Union.
"The CIO is Communist
controlled, and Homer Martin
and his United Automobile
Workers Union know this"
He said four university of Michi.
gan professors are actively en-
gagged in spreading Communist
doctrine and promoting sympathy
for Communist causes"
He named the four as DR.. Fred
erick AmaSa Collar, DR.. Reuben L.
Kahn, DR.. L. H. Neuburg and John
Sundwall.
Reynolds listed the new Black
Legion at VasSar, the Silver Le'
gion, and the German-American
Bund camp at Brighton as the
three chief fascist organizations in
the State, but said they were not
q serious threat.
WITNESS THREATENED
Shortly before the hearing
opened today Padl Padgett, 10
year-old high school graduate who
testified yesterday he was a for
mer member Of the young com
munists league and was almost
recruited for Spanish war service
said he would ask Federal protec
ton because of threats.
He said twice last night an un
identified man telephoned hi
house and said he would "get me.
The Washington times., 1938-10-13
MzSMisAzS7S
&REINES
.ATES BY CARRIER IN WASHING.
TON. D. c.. AND SUBURBS

RATES By NAIL FOB VIRGINIA. MARY.
LAND, WEST VIRGINIA AND
NORTH CAROLINA
The Washington times., 1938-10-13
'BIack-out Signal Sounds
Tonight for Enemy Air Raid
Flash to DQrker1
$1,000 Miles of
Coast Area

FORT BRAGG, N. c., Oct.
13.-Heavy fog rolling in from
the Atlantic Coast forced can
collation. of the war games here
today. While planes were
grounded, officials said that
they expected the fog to lift be-
fore night, when the great
"blackOut' maneuver will be
staged.
Evening star., 1938-02-04

she could read in hise eyes that ha
didn't wish to talk about her. She re-
fused to believe that he was 4 wicked
man.
Don't misunderstood me-" he plead
ed. "All that expect from you Is the
smile that you give me whenever
chance to bump into you. Is it q bar
gain? A merry expression for 4 guar
anteed radio"
But 1t must have cost 80 much
money" she started to protest. His
having q wife made her reluctant to
accept such an expensive gift.
He laughed. Listen, young lady"
he said. Mac and I are going to be
millionaires before we're IS. know
this little island looks pretty grubby to
you, but it's gold mine nevertheless.
The little bit that amazing piece OF
wood and metal cost me Is about as
much as I make in q half days work
Evening star., 1938-02-04

age blared into the senSuous rhythm
Of An American orchestra. It seemed
perfectly natural for the two expatri-
ates to whirl about the spacious, we'll
furnished room, once again captivated
by the dance melodies Of their native
land. He guided her masterfully
through the maze Of furniture and
kicked-up rugs until he was out Of
breath and the music had stopped.
"Just think" she gasped after the
announcement was finished and she
was able to speak, "it's way after mid
night back there!"
He nodded. And way after time
for me to be going back to camp, too" "
he said ruefully. I'm glad that you're
pleased with your new toy. It's worth
all the trouble had in getting it,
He went to the door.
She went to him as he stood there
and gazed tenderly up at him. you're
Evening star., 1938-02-04

IT'S yours. because you've kept your
chin up during the whole first round.
Now keep quiet"
Even 10" she began, but he
shook . warning finger beneath her
chin.
Listen" he said. II don't want to
hear any more about it. Where's q
chair? I'll string up the areial along
the ceiling molding."
After struggling between her con-
science and the attractiveness OF the
radio. her conscience won. No." she
said firmly, II Just can't accept it.
Harry. I'm sorry"
He stopped looking about for chair
on which to stand. Hmm" he unused
quietly. II see. You can't be bought
or sold by my filthy lucre." He
laughed good-naturedly.
Denise could tell that he was hurt;
that he had been afraid that she would
Evening star., 1938-02-04

dangerously. "Ons more peep out Of
you and I'll revert to my Jungle hab-
It's"
Denise felt that to continue the
stupid argument would result in .
quarrel and she was too tired to fight.
Besides. even II $50 was . ridiculous
price for such an excellent short-wave
set. still her conscience was quieted on
the score.
20. H." she said. "You win. Now
put 1t together"
He grinned In triumph and pro-
ceeded to do 50. Il could kiss you," he
declared, "only don't want to spoil
you. Where do you want it,"
She was amused by the thought that
he considered her unspoiled. Put 1t
wherever you WISH" she replied. "Ill
change 1t around q thousand times
just to break the monotony."
Ten minutes later the marvel Of the
Evening star., 1938-02-04

put that Interpretation upon his gift:
that he was disappointed. Still, she
couldn't help herself. She remem-
bered what she had left behind her In
the United States and flushed. I'm
sorry" she said again.
But he hadn't given up hope. per
haps we can compromise" he sug-
gested.
'How?" she demanded instantly.
"Well," he said, the gadget isn't
exactly new'-she could see by Z
label on the radio that his statement
was false-"and there's the question
Of depreciation. What do you say If
sell it to you?"
She sighed. I'm already in hoch
for ticket back to the States"
"You don't want to go back to the
States" he said knowingly. so don,
pull that line. I'll sell it to you for SC
bucks. And that's that" he concluded
Evening star., 1938-02-04
9Ra!n on IIm0Ia .A...
by Charles Henry ~

within me. I'm not q very good man,
and"-he hestitated-"I'mm married"
She waited for him to continue. She
had never seen him in this soft mood
before-it was almost miraculous to
her that this big, powerful man could
be so gentle. His confession, far from
repulsing her, confirmed him in her
respect. He was honest and fair with
the woman he had married, though
Evening star., 1938-02-04
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AND IA <

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violent reaction and inconvenience"
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Sample write Dill Co, Room 1910, $50
w. 57th st., New York.
Evening star., 1938-02-04

The story thus tar-Denise
Hdmpden lands at Timora Island,
in the Dutch East Indies. haping
been sent from San Francisco by
Jones OF the Jones-MacCauley En-
porting Co. to 10 the company ac-
counting at the Tinlord Offices, of
,chich Douglas MacCauley is sup
erintendent MacCauley RACES at
the idea OF girl 1Dorking for him
but consents to let her stay until
she earns her passage back. De-
mise meets Harry Lane, MacCauley's
assistant. and John Pearson who
is described as Office boy. John is
Is years old. and promptly falls
tn loue NTH Denise. She doesn't
return his affection, being keenlp
interested in Lane and the MIS-
tertous Englishman. Christopher,
'rho hDes in beautiful house on
the island and does tpork of uhich
no one kno,Ds the nature.
Evening star., 1938-02-04
sweet. Harry. I'm happy that we're

sweet. Harry. I'm happy that we're
friends"
Lane nearly crushed her hand with
squneeze as he resisted the tempta-
ton to sweep her appealing little f,g-
ure into his arms. 80 am l." he said.
"Good-by."
She watched his lank body swing
along the trail. then raced over to the
radio.
Until late that evening MacCauIey
sat in his bedroom staring across at
the bungalow from which music tin.
kled into the cool night air. Just 4
little longer" he thought to himself.
(Copyrisht. 193s)
Continued tomorrow.)
Tomorrow: A mysterious package
arrives for Christopher and Denise Is
unable to learn its significance. Pear
son runs afoul Of MacCauley.
Evening star., 1938-02-04
CHAPTER v.

CHAPTER v.
w YHEN Denise and Pearson re-
turned to their quarters
wv after spending a pleasant
wv afternoon at Christopher's,
The Washington times., 1938-02-11

be pieced together from the un-
communicative participants:
THOSE eleven Congressman,
L the conferees. spent a month
In a hole at the Capitol working
out mainly an alright voting
pool. Their primary job was to
get rid of the Boileau amend
ment which was so restrictive
that a farmer could not have
given away a fried egg if the
chicken that Matched it had
been fed non-conforming crop
restriction corn. Their second
ary job was to make a solid
meat loaf out Of the hash farm
bills passed by the House and
Senate.
They extricated themselves
from their dilemma by the novel
process of digging through the
bC tom of the hole. In the first
place they could not revise the
BCileau amendment legally
unGer the rules of Congress as
both houses hao approved it.
So they revised it under an
overstretched legal subterfuge
that the Senate had put the
duplicate amendment at a diff
ferent place In the bill than
had the House. Therefore it
was a different amendment,
ard subject to their jurisdiction.
mo GET away with this and
l. other revisions it was neces-
Sary for the hole workers to
pool a sufficient amount of ap-
proving support in both Houses.
They went about this boldly.
They bought off the support Of
the three most powerful blocs--
cotton, wheat and corn-by the
process of writing into the bill
these following new provisions:
(A) An extra 2-cent subsidy
for cotton which would give the
cotton people IL cents a pound
instead of 9. cents (the increase
being considered excessive even
by the Agriculture Department..
(B) A crop insurance provi-
sion for wheat, and only wheat.
This left them with nothing
to give the corn crowd. So they
just upped the mandatory loan
figure for corn land corn only
to go into effect whenever the
price drops 10 IS per cent of
parity instead Of So per cent as
for wheat and cotton.
A s THE tobacco boys already
"A had all they wanted. this
marketing arrangement brought
The Washington times., 1938-02-11

mar k e tin g
agreem e n t S
of modern CO.
operative his
tory not in
the farm pro-
duce market
ing provisions
in the bill it.
self, of course,
but in the
political pro-
duce deal by
which it was
put over.
Here is the
story as near
lV as il can
The Washington times., 1938-02-11

the cotton, wheat, corn and to-
bacco blocs into majority vot-
ing pool which could override
any other bloc combination in
either House on a showdown
vote.
Thus the leaders got a big
major..y for a special rule in the
House preventing anyone from
even raising the point that the
action of the conferees was IL
legal. Thus also they were
able to adopt a rule in the House
limiting debate to four hours on
a most complicated measure of
121 pages, containing Is to 20
pages of wholly new material,
which no one except the experts
understood.
THE leaders insist it is a good
L bill. No one knows any
thing to the contrary. The
House was not permitted time to
find out before voting. Unlim-
tied debate in the Senate may
develop some light on the ques-
ton of how good the bill is.
But from the great voting
strength of the new political mar
keting agreement it appears
likely that this particular ques-
ton will be left for the Agricul-
ture Department to determine
in applying the bill during COM
ing years.
WHAT caused Mr.. Roosevelt
w to rush his relief recon-
mendationS before he had
planned to. was a flock of late
reports on automobile unem-
ployment, particularly in De-
troit, Cleveland and Akron. At
least this was the explanation
privately offered to congress
Sional leaders.
Formidable minority groups in
both Senate and House think
they smell smoke somewhere in
Mr.. RS Navy program, but can
not find out just where it is.
Since State Secretary Hull an
nounced no foreign agreements
existed of any kind, Leader Nav
erick of the House leftwingers
has been privately trying to
force out certain reports of
bombing operations during
Navy maneuverS last summer
and fall off San Diego. The idea
is these reports indicate battle
ships did not stand up we'll in
airplane bombing attacks.
THESE rumorS that Mr.. Roose-
Il velt is daily about to send
an anti-monopoly message to
Congress are coming from anti
monopolistS who wish he would.
Best indirect information indi-
Gates the President still has no
antitrust revision program, is
likely to recommend a joint con-
greSSional investigation, with or
without a skeleton Federal in
corporation bill as a starter.
An inside Germany source,
trusted by some of the best for
eign aut horitieS here, has
warned them to look out for
heavier trouble in hinterland.
Under-cover religious feeling has
lately become more intense.
Extra precautions are said to
have been taken to protect der
ReichSfuehrer.