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Evening star., 1938-12-16
Rescue Parties Fight
High Seas 10 Reach
Marooned Crew
Food Left for Two Days,
Survivors Of AIosko
Shipwreek Report
Ey the Associated Press.


JUNEAU, Alaska, Dec 16-Rescue
parties, fighting wintry gales and
raging seas, raced against time to-
day to reach 18 survivors of the
stranded motorship Patterson, ma
rooned on the beach near Cape
Fairweather.
The shipwrecked sailors sent word
to the Coast Guard cutter Haida,
standing by the wreckage of their
craft, last night by means of an i'm
provised flashlight signal system
that all were weak from exposure
and sore feet and that they had
enough food to last two more days.
Two of their members are sick,
they reported. Two others of the
crew perished when the veteran
Alaskan whaling ship went aground
early Monday morning.
Pilot Sheldon Simmons, who at
tempted to fly three guides to the
spot yesterday I'd aid the party, was
forced back to Juneau by a heavy
sleet storm.
The guides were taken aboard
the Coast Guard patrol boat Morris,
shallow-graft vessel, which Capt.
Sam Sandvik, veteran halibuter,
said he believed he could pilot to
within Z miles Of the wreck scene.
DR.. Charles G. Smith also boarded
the vessel and stretchers were taken
along.
Through the flashlight signal sys-
tenn the beach party notified anxious
relatives in Seattle that the two
who died in the grounding of their
vessel were Chief Officer Gustaf F.
Swanson of Seattle and James
Moore, able bodied seaman, Los An
geles.
Evening star., 1938-12-16
Greot-GrondchiId
Is Delivered by
Waldorf Doctor
Special Dispatch to the Star.

Special Dispatch to the Star.
WALDORF, Md, Dec .16.-Dr.
Thomas Lynch of Waldorf was
thought today to hold a medical
record. He has delivered his
own great-granddaughter.
The 79-year-old physician,
well known in medical circles in
Southern Maryland, delivered
his own daughter, who is now
Mrs. Belle Lynch Parsons Of
Washington. Later he delivered
her daughter, who is now Mrs.
Charles Klein Of Baltimore. On
December 10 at Sis pm. he
ushered little Miss Mary P.
Klein, his great-grandaughter,
into the world at Waldorf.
Evening star., 1938-12-16
1-2-Cent Railroad Fare
Goal in Southeast
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press. ....
The Southeastern Railroad Presi-
dents Conference voted today to
establish a basic passenger coach
fare of 1la cents per mile as soon
as possible.
The present rate cents per
mile .a ysl
A spokesman said the lower rate
would be put into effect as soon as
tariff schedules could be published,
probably in January.
The railroads represented by the
executives serve the entire South.
The railroads formerly had 1ia-
cent rate, and an official said it
was the consensus Of those attend.
ing the conference that well make
more money with the lower rate"
Evening star., 1938-12-16

BY the Associated Press.
Diplomatic tension between the
United States and Germany mount
ed today with hints that retaliatory
measures might be invoked If Amer
ican property rights in the Reich are
jeopardized further by anti-Jewisl1
and other confiscatory DEGREES.
This possibility came to light as
the United States renewed its seven
month-old quest for adequate, writ
ten. assurances from Germany that
American citizens will not be dis
eliminated against because of their
race or creed. The request was so
drawn as to cover the rights of both
Catholics and Jews.
Kennedy Comes Here.
Meanwhile, Joseph sP. Kennedy,
Ambassador to London, arrived in
the United States to confer with
President Roosevelt. He expressed
himself in New York yesterday as
being mot particularly optimistic
about the outlook for peace in
Europe-but I don't think that's any
reason for not trying"
Mr.. Kennedy left at once for
Washington to report on the general
European situation. All other Amer
lean ENJOYS to major European
countries have talked with the
President in recent weeks. Mr..
Kennedy has taken an active part in
seeking aid for Jewish refugees from
Germany.
He was on the Presidents calling
list for this afternoon q pm, E.
S. T)
Reports to Welles.
Mr.. Kennedy hurried to the State
Department on his arrival here. He
reported first to Acting Secretary of
State Sumner Welles, then went into
conference with George Messer-
smith. Assistant Secretary of State,
who served for many years In Ger
many and Austria and who now
handles many German matters in
the State Department.
The Ambassador to London also
planned to, see william C. Bullitt,
Ambassador to France, who has been
working in the State Department
temporarily for 10 days.
In addition to the German refugee
problem, Mr.. Kennedy was expected
to report to the President on Great
Britain's attitude toward China.
Retaliation Not Ruled Out.
Mr.. Welles, in making public the
latest note delivered this week in
Berlin refused to rule out the ques-
ton Of retaliation, which might arise
both in the Jewish connection and in
the Austrian debt situation, another
point of difference between the two
countries.
State Department officials made
no secret of the fact they considered
Germany's long delays in answer
ing diplomatic notes both unsatis-
factory and unusual.
The United States has sought
since April to obtain Germany's as
surance that it would assume
Austrian debts to the United States
(See TRADE, Pge A-9)
Evening star., 1938-12-16
Storm Warnings Issued
For Chesapeake Bay

The Weather Bureau issued a
storm warning at IL am, E. S. T.,
today for the Atlantic Coast from
Sandy Hook, N. j., to Cape Hatteras,
Including Chesapeake Bay. A dis
turbance over the Bahamas will
move northward or northeastward
and cause strong northeast winds
along the Atlantic Coast, the Bureau
said.
Evening star., 1938-12-16
President Is Silent
On Hopkins as
Roper Successor
Declares requirements
In Cabinet Have Not
Been Decided Upon
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND -
Except for death of tho mem
bers, Roosevelt cabinet suffered
no shake-up during past fue
years. Rumors OF shifts cropped
up after recent elections, ho,D-
eDer. and resignation OF Attorney
General Cummings uas an
nounced teU yeeks ago, that of
Secretary OF Commerce Roper
yesterday. No requirements haze
been announced.
By the Associated Press
President Roosevelt said today,
amid talk that Harry Hopkins might
be the new Secretary Of Commerce,
that he had not yet made up his
mind on cabinet requirements.
designations of Attorney General
Cummings and Secretary of Com
merce Roper have left two vacancies.
Mr.. Roosevelt said he could not
tell when cabinet appointments or
an appointment to the Supreme
Court might be expected.
Also asked at his press conference
whether any more designations in
the cabinet were in prospect, Mr..
Roosevelt said there were none he
knew of.
Bombarded with inquiries about
the filling of number of vacancies
the President said he soon would
fill place on the Home Owners
Lean Corp. Board.
He was asked, too, about reports
that Gov. Frank Murphy of Mich
lgan would receive some high Gov
ernment position. The President
responded that there were many
such reports.
Holt Attacks Hopkins.
Senator Holt, Democrat, of West
Virginia said in statement, mean
while, that if Mr.. Hopkins, the
w. P. A. administrator. were ap-
pointed to the cabinet it would not
be promotion but a move to pre-
vent congressional investigation of
his scandalous handling of relief"
Senator Holt said that if Mr.. Hop
kins did not get a new job before
"the facts are known about his ad-
ministration it would be too late
to even offer him a timekeeper's
job on the w. P. A. let alone a
cabinet post"
For some time he has been build
ing the w. P. A. as political ma
chine" Senator Holt declared. He
now sees an inevitable restriction
on his huge and wasteful spending,
therefore, he will be removed from
the line of fire but that will noa pro-
tect the people. The people know the
man whose political philosophy is
spending, taxing and electing.
In accepting the resignation of the
conservative, 71-year-old Mr.. Roper,
(See HOPKINS. Page A-14)
Evening star., 1938-12-16

LONDON, Dec. 16 R.-Lloyds
agents at Nagasaki, Japan, cabled
today that the British motor vessel
Ridley, reported earlier to be in dis
tress in the China Sea, was pro-
ceeding without assistance. The
japanese Cheribon Maru was stand
Ing by.
Evening star., 1938-12-16
U. 5. Proposes
Sweeping Cut
In Trade Bars
American RepubIiee
Unanimously
In Support
BACKGROUND

BACkGROUND-
United States delegation went
to Lima Conference of American
states Uith hopes of obtaining
agreement for mutual defense OF
wednesday Hemisphere by all 21
republics. but Argentina and seu-
, eral other countries haze opposed
anything but a simple declara-
tton of inter-American solidarity.
United States delegation has
yielded to desires of other groups,
but wants strongest possible dec
L1r1tion against AGGRESSION.
Evening star., 1938-12-16
Per cent

Percentage losses were shown for
the period from 1912 to 1923, bring
ing down the 25-year profit average.
Referring to the percentage jump
from 4.25 to 1887 between 1881 and
1882 in return on investment en-
ployed, Committee Examiner Hugh
B. Cox reminded the committee that
1t was in this period that Hartford
Empire brought Hazel-Atlas and
(See MOPOPOLY. page A-31
Evening star., 1938-12-16
u. 5. RepriisaIs
Against Reich
Are Hinted
Possible if Peril
To Property
Grows

BACKGROUND
United States and Germany
hare been at s,Dords points diplo-
nadttcally eDer since seizure OF
Austria last March. Resentment
here over failure to recognize
Austrian debts has been intensi-
red by anger at treatment OF
Je1Ds and Catholics. Americans
hdue large property Investment
tn Germany, part OF ,Dhict is TN
periled by the Nasi driue against
JeUS.
Evening star., 1938-12-16
By the Associated Press

(See HOPKINS, Page Aid
Evening star., 1938-12-16

(See MUSICA, Page A-5O
Evening star., 1938-12-16

(See CHAMBERLAIN, Page A-30
Evening star., 1938-12-16
Ship Reported Safe

(See MOPOPOLY. Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1938-12-16

(See TRADE, Pge A-9D
Evening star., 1938-12-16

increasing cIoudiness and slightly
warmer; lowest temperature about 80
tonight; tomorrow cloudy and warmer,
followed by rain or snow. Tempera-
lures today-Highest, 81, at pm; low
est, "a, at ITO am. Full report page Az.
Evening star., 1938-09-18

TRENDS women fohons
historical War
selling reflected stylish
wordrobes
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-05-26

It might occur to you that man
ayers and coaches would use word
signs sometimes in much the same
way as football quarterbacks bark
out directions for the next play.
But they won't work, according to
O'Doul, who cited Bucky Harris
experiment as an example.
Harris tried verbal signals for
a while when he was managing the
Washington Senators a few years
ago." Lefty recalled, ''but he gave
them up after fair trial. It's tough
getting over spoken signs when
10000 fans are yelling themselves
hoarse in a tight clinch. Then if
a ball player misses a signal, he
has fine alibi for he can insist
he either didn't hear the signal or
couldn't understand what he
heard"
Woodan recalls how Re-er Peck
inpaugh and his mates of the
Cleveland Indians had almost mi
raculous results batting against
Dutch Leonard of the Tigers one
season. Ty Cobb was furious and
admonished Woodan to guard his
signals more closely. 1t wasn't the
catcher's fault and as it turned out
later, Peck had discovered that
Leonard dipped his knee a bit in
tossing his curve.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-05-26
Picks on Pitchers

One of his tricks was to take ad-
vantage of the mannerisms of two
pitchers who invariably tipped off
the kind of ball they were prepar-
ing to throw.
"Flint Rehm, the Cardinals big
right handler was one of those
pitchers" Lefty said. ''When he
threw his curve he looked at the
ball as he drew his arms over his
head in the windup. When he
threw his fast one he didn't look at
the ball.
"Then there was a pitcher named
Watson with Brooklyn who had a
habit of sticking his tongue out of
the corner of his mouth when he
threw a curve. I didn't tell anybody
about those fellows, or the word
would have got around the circuit
and Rehm and Watson would have
covered up their give-away signs"
Larry Woodall, once a star catch
er for the Detroit Tigers and now
O'Doul's chief aid at San Fran
cisco, is also handy at sign-snatch-
ing. Between them they had a lot
of fun last year at the expense of
Catcher Cooper of Sacramento.
They got his signals to the pitchers
regularly and the Seal batters laid
for every pitch. Cooper unwilling
ly held his glove with the fingers
pointing down when a curve was be-
ing thrown and gave his target for
a fast one with fingers pointing up.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-05-26
Keeping Up
W|{l6SeienfFe
&SeAosMase rnfe
Who First Discovered
Tiny Pacific Isles
Worries Geographers
-vice.-WNU Service.

New York.-Minute Pacific
islands, worthless to any but
their inhabitants and a few
small-scale traders until the
advent of the transpacific air
service, but today essential
Ravens for the giant steel and
alloy clippers that roar through
the sky from continent to CONT
nent across the worlds widest
ocean, are causing geographers
and statesmen sleepless nights
while their ownership is being
disputed.
Discovered, many Of them, before
the invention of the sextant and
chronometer, so that their exact 10
cation was doubtful, these small
land masses in the watery immensi-
ty have been relocated by modern
methods. Ownership of the islands
depends on who first claimed them.
Claims made on the basis Of old
observations are likely to have
wrong locations given because Of the
crudity of the instruments used. The
problem now becomes one Of deter
mining just what islands were
claimed for what nation.
Studies of old whale-ship logbooks
are supplying geographers with
many long-wanted clues to the dis
covery of these Pacific outposts. DR..
S. Wittemore Boggs, State depart
ment geographer, writing in the Geo
graphical Review, cites a number
of the difficulties encountered in this
effort to determine just who dis
covered and claimed what.
Early Mariners Made Errors.
"Medana," Doctor Boggs says,
"by dead reckoning, underestimate
ed the distance from Peru to his
Western Isles (Solomon islands) by
1000 miles. Errors of l 200 miles IN
longitude were not uncommon In the
Sixteenth century," Today, the pi-
lot of a China Clipper must be able
to chit" an island only a mile IN
diameter by use OF navigating H.
struments.
Log books of whaling and trading
ships, diaries of captains and sea-
men, small-town newspapers, and
records of bonds deposited by min
ers of guano on the far off Pacific
islands are all being searched for
evidence of discoveries and occupa-
tons which will make certain some
of the now nebulous claims to the
islands once called American Poly
nesia."
''If the sources are ever adequate
1y studied and reported on" states
Doctor Boggs, IAN interesting and
significant chapter in American his
tory will have been Illuminated.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-05-26
Cornstalk Provides Rival
for Valuable Coal Tar

Dallas Texas.-Coal tar, highly
valuable raw material by which or
ganic chemists fashion scores Of
synthetic chemical products, has a
new rival in ignin tar obtained from
cornstalks, it was indicated in the
report to the chemists meeting
here of Leon Bridger of the chem
ical engineering department of Iowa
State university.
Synthetic resins, plastics, drugs,
dyes, perfumes and flavors may be
manufactured in the future from
agricultural materials like corn
stalks. By digesting cornstalks with
strong alkalis like ordinary I've, IN
the absence of air, a black tar IS
produced which is somewhat similar
to coal tar. It is, however, far rich
er in phenols. Moreover, the yield
of tar is much greater and as a
result about 40 times as much phe-
nols are obtained from a pound Of
ignin as from a pound of coal. The
preparation of phenols from the
ignins by destructive distillation
was discovered by DR.. Max Phillips
of the United States Department Of
Agriculture.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-05-26
of Sports
Sign Stealing
Called Asset
To Ballplayer
BY GEORGE A. BARCLAY

BY GEORGE A. BARCLAY
CONNIE MACK sits in his dugout
~ and fans himself with a score
card. Nice way to keep cool on
hot day. Perhaps. But an even
nicer way to fash signals to batters
or base-runners, for a casual flip of
the cardboard may mean "bunt,"
"take long lead off first" shit
and run" or squeeze play"
John McGraw sat in his dugout
and by cryptic telegraph system
commanded the actions of his play
ers on the field as if they were ro-
bots operated by remote control.
That's how the sign language of
baseball works. A yank at the peak
OF a cap, the wink of an eye,
shoe lace carelessly tied, shift of
the coach's feet, a slight turning of
the hips-al may have a hidden
significance.
The ability to detect the signs and
mannerisms of opposing players is
therefore an asset that pays big
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-05-26

dividends in the major leagues. OF
the old-timers, Chief Bender, the
doughty Indian who pitched for the
Athletics a generation ago, was said
to be the most cunning in DECIDING
enemy's signals. Of the mOderns,
Lefty O'DouI credited his ability
to steal signs with helping him to
win the National league batting
championship few years ago. Now
he's manager of the San Francisco
Seals and makes life miserable for
his Coast league rivals by his IN
canny knack,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-05-26
Lotus Plants Grown From
Seeds Centuries Old

Chicago.-Oriental lotus plants
are being grown from seeds esti-
mated to be from 300 to 500 years
old, at the Field Museum of Nat
ural History. The seeds were OBJ
tanned from soil that had once been
a lake bottom in southern Manchu-
ria, near Port Arthur. Records
show that the lake was drained
some time between leo and $50
years ago, and since then large viii
low trees have grown up on the
ancient lake bed.
The seeds are believed to be the
oldest that have ever been made
to sprout.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-05-26
Canadian Bacon

Canadian bacon is the cured ten
derloin of the hog.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-05-26
Bronze Wall Paint

Moscow.-A new bronze-like wall
paint prepared from the waste
products of mercury plants has
been developed here. Cheaper than
oil paint, possessing a metal-like
gloss reminiscent of silk, the new
product is prepared by grinding and
mixing mercury waste with adj
hesives, it is stated. The paint can
be applied by brush or spray.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-05-26
SMART BUSINESS

''Shine your shoes, Mister?"
''No time, Sonny"
"Well, to start the day right I'll
10 one for nothing"
"All right, go ahead"
"There, how does she look, boss?"
Cline"
"Well, for ten cents I'll do both"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-05-26
Steel-Plated Iron

Berlin.-A German firm has sue
ceeded in plating iron with acid
resisting chrome nickel or chrome
nickel-molybdenum steels, neces-
sary alloy in the prevention of cor
rosion in acid tanks. Only 10 to 20
per cent of the relatively expensive
corrosion-proof alloy is used to COW
er the iron base.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-05-26
NO CUSTOMERS

Teacher Tourist-This seems to be
a very dangerous precipice. It's a
wonder they don't post warning.
Native-Yes, it is dangerous, but
they kept a warning sign up for two
years and no one fell over, so it
was taken down.-Illinois Guards
man.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-05-26
Too Risky
By G. M. PAYNE
By J. MILLAR WATT

Listen, I wouldn't cash a check
for my own brother"
well, of course, you know your
family better than I do"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-05-26
He Is

NE
Cohen-Dot's fine new baby I've
got at my house.
LEWIS he?
Cohen-No, key.
The Washington times., 1938-04-07

NEW YORK, April 7 UN.S0
Working quietly since publicity on
early arrests sent foreign espion-
age agents scurrying into hiding,
Omen had three more suspects
under lock and key today, two
claimed members Of a German.
American uniformed organization
Of Nazi sympathizerS. A fourth
man was sought.
Those held as material wit
neSSes we're Karl Friedrich Will
helm Hermann, wilhelm Boen-
ing and John Baptiste Unkel. The
fugitive was Ewald Rossbelg.
Booming was identified as con-
nected with the Nazi group and as
an ally of Unkel, Gin certain &C
tivities looking toward the deliv-
cry to agents of a foreign power,
certain information relating to the
defense of the United States"
RoSsberg, the missing man, was
identified with the same certain
and Hermann was
claimed to have from time to time
conducted undercover investiga-
tions of an espionage nature on
behalf of a foreign power"
The fact that the three men
we're booked only as material wit
nesseS, was taken as an indica-
The Washington times., 1938-04-07

Asks Line
Of Forts

PROVIDENCE, R. l., April 7
qN.SJ Seeking to fortify
Rhode Island with Implications of
British defenses at Singapore and
Gibraltar. Governor Robert E
Quinn Cd, yesterday telegraphed
details to President Roosevelt.
Quinn's plan. to be carried out
with the naval expansion program
if it passes, calls for establishment
of a naval air base at Narragan.
sett Bay, with outer defense lines
on islands guarding Long Island
Sound. The governor said the cost
would be little more than the
cost of a battleShip."
The project would be primarily
to defend New York city in the
event Of an attack, according to
Quinn.
The Washington times., 1938-04-07

The central nationalist column
captured the loyalist town Of
CorSa, midway between Tremp
and Balaguer, after crossing the
Riba Gorzana River, it was stated.
Other nationalist forces, advanc-
ing from Morella, reached Valli-
bona and, with the assistance of
planes and artillery units, wiped
out a government brigade attempt
ing to hold up the drive toward
Tortosa, a Salamanca announce
ment said.
Meanwhile, the Nationalist po-
sition was reported considerably
improved with the capture of the
village of Alkara and the noun
tain pass of the same name, eight
miles northwest Of Tortoss, the i'm.
mediate nationalist objective.
The Washington times., 1938-04-07

Noda'S comments were made
during discussion of American
Secretary Of State Hull's recent
letter opposing a "stay-at.home"
naval policy for the United States.
PLANS SAFEGUARDS
1T looks" said Noda. "as if
the United States defense lines
are advancing to the West.
ON the other hand, Japan
proposes to safeguard the
Western Pacific Ocean :.
If the United States opposes
tablishment of Japanese
naval frontier, we cannot but
watch her policy with gravest
concern. This is especially true
as we fail to find any reason
for the desire of the United
States to retain the $50 naval
alto"
The $50 ratio places the
American and British navies on
a par, with the japanese navy
limited to inferiority in number
of vessels.
Asked to define the term
western Pacific" the spokesman
declined to specify any limits, but
declared:
Our idea is to include in this
term the area necessary for us
to defend from the point Of view
of Japanese security.
I'VE are now assuming the
position of guardian Of the West
ern Pacific.
The United States is not the
guardian Of the entire Pacific.
PROTECT SUPPLIES
1T is imperative for Japan to
control the Western Pacific. Ma.
tional security makes it neces-
Sary for us to secure our lines
of communication, since we i'm
port most of our food and raw
materials from overseas"
Noda then raped the United
States and Britain for invoking
the escalator clause of the 1886
London naval treaty to permit
London and Washington to con-
Struct battleships of more than
$4,000 tons.
He branded mere trans.
parent trick" the action Of Amer
lea and Britain in using Japan'S
refusal to reveal her naval con-
struction plans as a reason for in.
the escalator clause.