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Evening star., 1938-10-12
PICKETING Renewed
AT MILLING PLANT
Warehousemen and Packers on
Strike in Wage.Hour and
Recognition Row.

About 20 warehousemen and pack
ers were on strike today at the Wilkins
Rogers Milling Co., 1851 K street
NV. in dispute over wages and
hours and the refusal of the manage
ment to recognize their local A. F. OF L.
Warehouse Union as q bargaining
agency.
The strikers walked out yesterday
and today renewed their picketing of
the plant. About a dozen truck driv-
ers, it was said, refused to take their
vehicles through the picket lines.
The strikers claimed % of SO eligible
workers. S. H. Rogers. vice president
of the company. declared. however,
that no more than 20 of A employees
went on strike.
The strike came as a surprise to
u.s. Mr.. Rogers said. The manage
ment does not believe that the ma
jority of employees want to be repre-
sented by the union Our offer to
call vote on the question with the
aid of the National Labor Relations
Board has been rejected"
The strikers said % of the employees
had sought union cards. They de-
clared some of them worked as much
as so hours week and that wages
were as low as $l8 a week after a
dozen years of experience.
Mr.. Rogers. on the other hand. in
sisted no employe worked as much as
&c hours. He said the amximum was
ST, and that the company was paying
higher wages than other plants in
the same production.
Evening star., 1938-10-12
BY THOMAS r. HENRY.

An appeal for people to will their
eyes to hospitals was made here today
by DR.. Ramon Castroviejo, New York
eye surgeon and developer of the cele-
brated corneal window operation which
is restoring sight to scores of the other
wise hopelessly blind.
There are probably 10000 persons in
the United States who might benefit
from this operation, DR.. Castroviejo
said. A healthy human eye is essen
tial. These can be obtained legally
only in cases where an eye of a living
person has been removed for some
cause not affecting the cornea, or
thick covering of the eye before the
lens, or from still-born babies, which
are the most fruitful source. Eyes
cannot be removed from dead person
unless there is provision in the will
giving permission to do SO.
,-.At-the same time, DR.. Castroviejo
characterized as pure noonshine the
scores Of stories coming from all parts
Of the country In the last few months
about grating In whole new eyes, or
Evening star., 1938-10-12
ORATOR IS HOPE
OF |LL|NO|SG. 0.P.
Party Pins Hope on Lyons,
Young Opponent of
Lucas for Senate.
BY G.. GOULD LINCOLN.
Star STAFF CORRESPONDENT.

CHICAGO, Oct. 12-As in New
York, the Republicans in Illinois are
building their campaign about young
man.
Richard j. Lyons, the white hope of
the G. O. P. here, has no such colorful
record as a racket-buster as Tom
Dewey. He is, however, staging a great
show. AS an orator he is a kind of
cross between Billy Sunday and Gov
phil La Toilette. He stalks up and
down the stage, and when he really
warns up he tears off his collar and
necktie. He has travelled 10000 miles
since he began his campaign. way
back in the primary days, crisS-cross-
ing up and down and across the State
Lyons is the Republican nominee for
Senator-Illinois has no gubernato-
rial election this.year. He is running
against Representative Scott Lucas
Lucas won the Democratic nomination
against Mike" Igoe, the United States
attorney and a former member OF the
House Lucas was the candidate of
Gov. Horner and Igoe of the Kelly
Nash Chicago machine.
Son of Immigrants.
Life began for Mr.. Lyons AZ years
ago. He is the son of Irish and Eng
lish parents who inmigrated to this
country in $780, At IL years of age
he was messenger boy Later he was
telegrapher, salesman, business
man and the owner of real estate
firm in Mundelein.
For five consecutive terms Lyons has
been a member of the State Legisla-
ture. He is credited with sponsoring
the present laws providing for the
(See ILLINOIS, Page A-5)
Evening star., 1938-10-12
Patent Attorney Is arrested
In Income Tax Cor Seizure
Agents Charge He Kept
Then, From Taking
Over Auto.

B. Alexander Singer, local patent
attorney, was arrested in his office in
the 1900 block of F. street NV. today
a few hours after he allegedly thwarted
the efforts of two Internal Revenue
Bureau agents to seize his automobile
for non-payment of income taxes.
Singer, medium tall, baldish man
of about middle age, was taken into
custody on warrant charging him
with resisting the Internal Revenue
men and interfering with their duties.
Accompanied by the two agents and
Deputy United States Marshal N. L.
Botsford, Singer ran into further
trouble when he was threatened with
contempt during arraignment before
United States Commissioner Needham
c. Turnage.
Pleading not guilty to the charge,
Singer shouted angry protests when
Commissioner Turnage set his bond at
$2,5OO.
That's too - much," he shouted
ITS - outrage"
At this, Commissioner Turnage
leaped from his chair and shouted:
What did you say? You'd better
watch your language or I'll hold you
for contempt"
Early this morning Everett H. Kueb-
Ter, special agent of the Internal
Revenue Bureau, and Jackson w. Mas
lin, deputy collector of taxes, went to
the Shoreham Hotel, Singers resi-
dence, to seize his car.
After notifying the hotel manager
from the hotels garage they placed
Internal Revenue Bureau stamps on
the machine, large sedan, and one
of the agents got into the car. Accord
ing to the agents. Singer appeared and,
after threatening to remove the agent
from the car forcefully, snatched the
key from the dashboard
John r. Cox, agent in charge of
the District area of the bureaus in
telligence unit, said Singer during the
last six years has filed returns showing
a net profit of approximately $4,000
year, but has failed to make pay
ments He said his unpaid tax for this
period is in excess of $4,000.
Mr.. Cox said the intelligence unit
has about five other similar cases under
investigation in Washington. In one
instance, he said, man filed a return
showing a net income of 100000, but
has made no income tax payments
since the first quarter.
Evening star., 1938-10-12
ESTATE HUNT ON
FOR GIRL SLAYER
Assault Victim, II, Killed
With Hammer-PIanned
Vows as Nun.
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
LARCHMONT, N. Y, Oct. 12.-An
eight-State alarm for a blood-stained
motor car was broadcast by police to-
day in their quest of the slayer of IT.
year-old Mary Imelda Coyle, red
haired parochial school graduate.
whose bludgeoned and ravished body
was found early yesterday behind a
movie theater.
Westchester County authorities, or
ganiZing the most intensive search
since the kidnap-slaying Of 12-year-
old Peter Levine last spring, were
baked by paucity of clues.
These possibilities for identification
Of the attacker stood out:
/. The voice of the killer, who
choked off Mary's desperate cries for
help. might again be recognized by a
woman who heard girls screams at
| 1:30 am.
Hair Clutched In Hand.
2. Between 10 and IS strands Of
brown hair each about inches long
and without the reddish tint charac-
terized by that Of the victim. were
found clutched in her hand
! 3. She was slain with blunt instru-
ment such as ball-headed hammer,
with which the killer inflicted from
| five to eight fractures of the skull. A
search for the weapon in the hope of
finding fingerprints was started.
A. Absence of blood under the body
| ho ri n
was committed elsewhere and the body
dragged to the vacant lot Bloodstains
led 80 feet to a back road where fresh
tire marks were visible.
S. The girls maroon beret and brown
cloth coat with puffed sleeves, which
she wore on setting out to attend
church services on the night of the
! Staying, were missing.
Mary, pledged to become nun.
was believed by police to have met her
death at the hands of some one she
knew and trusted
Awakened by Cries.
Authorities pinned some hope of
identifying the killer by his voice on
Mrs. Mortimer Hersh, whose home is
about mile from the Coyle's house.
boat home on the way from New Ro-
chelle to Larchmont. She told of be-
| ing awakened about 1:30 am. yester-
day by girls cries of distress.
Mrs, Hersh said she leaned out of
the window and saw a parked car.
She aroused her husband, who shouted
at the occupants of the car that he
would call police unless they quieted
| down.
A girls voice came in reply: "Oh,
please do! I'm being hurt-terribly
hurt!"
Then mans snarling voice
Keep stiu-or I'll sock you!"
Mrs. Hersh said her husband dressed
and ran downstairs but that as he
opened the front door the car sped
away toward Larchmont.
Acting Medical Examiner Edwin H.
Huntington said an autopsy disclosed
beyond all doubt" that the girl had
been criminally attacked.
The girls father, Frank, returned
here last night after an absence of
more than yeai, He told authori-
ties he had been working on farm
near Bristol, Pa.
Evening star., 1938-10-12
SIAMESE PLOT REPORTS
ARE DENIED IN BANGKOK
No Arrests Were Made or Are
Contemplated, Says Police
Commissioner.

By the Associated Press.
BANGKOK, Siam, Oct 12.-Reports
last Saturday of plot to overthrow
the Siamese government were called
sheer nonsense today by Police Com
missioner Luang Adulej.
There has been no plot and no
arrests were made or are contem-
plated" he said.
Informed sources said the rumors
were caused by certain differences"
amicably settled Monday, among sup
porters of the present regime under q
regency established just after King
Prajadhipok abdicated March 3, 1885,
and was succeeded by his young
nephew, Prince Amanda, who was then
9 years old.
Evening star., 1938-10-12
BULLETIN

LINDEN, N. j., Oct. IL R)-
Twelve tanks, each with a capacity
Of 10000 gallons, exploded this aft
ernoon in the plant of the Cities
Service Refining Co. It could not
be learned Immediately whether
there were any casualties.
The heat from the flames was so
intense that employees of the Amer
ican Cyanamid Co., one-quarter of
q mile from the Cities Service plant,
were forced to evacuate their
building.
Evening star., 1938-10-12
TULANE EDUCATOR GETS
THREAT, GERMAN JAILED
Card Notifies Professor That q. s.
Aryan League May List
Him as Jewish.
nv the Associated Press,

Ry the Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 12.-Joseph
Hahn-Korf, IS, German, was held
in jail today on charge of sending
defamatory and scurrilous matter
through the. mails threatening to list
DR.. Alton Ochsner of the Tulane Uni
versity School of Medicine as a Jew.
United States Commissioner R. H.
Carter, jr, set his bond at $4,000.
Post Office Inspector F. w. Peterson
said a post card, signed by Hahn
Korff as secretary of the League for
the Restoration of Aryan Supremacy
in America" sent to DR.. Ochsner,
read:
AN effort is being made for the
benefit Of unsuspecting gentiles to list
all racial Jews in this territory.
"Your name as well as your charac-
ter suggests, according to testimony by
a number OF former associates Of yours,
that you are either 100 per cent or
partly Jewish .......... ...---..ga
Inspector Peterson said Hahn-Kord
entered this country about 10 years
ago but was never naturalized as an
American citizen.
Evening star., 1938-10-12
PUNITIVE DRIVE
ONARABS BEGUN
Six Are Killed in Clash With
British Force in NabIus
Area.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Ardb-JeUish conflict in Palestine
aggravated BY European crisis and
indications OF sympathy by Ger
many and Italy for cause OF Arabs.
Jeus seeking to complete establish
ment OF national home in Holy
Land. Arabs determined to preserve
their present numerical superiority
and resist proposals for stimulation
OF JeUtsh immigration.
By the Associated Press.
JERUSALEM, Oct. II. - British
troops spreading out over the Holy
Land in punitive expeditions to enc
Jewish-Arab violence killed six Arabs
in clash with terrorists today.
The troops were attempting to de-
molish a house in the Nablus district
from which bombs had been thrown
Monday when the -terrorists attacked
soldiers from nearby housetops.
Reinforcements arrived and the
British fighters subdued the band in 6
Commute skirmish. Other reinforce.
ments started for strategic posts in
the Holy Land.
Cheered by Villagers.
Columns of infantry and mecha.
nized units were cheered by villagers
as they followed Palestine highway!
travelled by the crusaders of another
day.
The troops. assisted by Royal Air.
force warplanes, inflicted heavy cas-.
ualties on band of raiders in mid.
night battle near an Arab village
southwest of Jerusalem.
One British soldier was killed ane
one was wounded seriously.
Activities Intensified.
Observers here said events of tht
past 48 hours indicated the "rebe
high commands" ordered intensified.
ton of activities before arrival of tht
reinforcements
The 2,400 reinforcements included
the Royal Scots Greys from India
one of the last remaining horse regi.
ments in the British Army. Britain i.
bringing her armed strength in Pales.
tine to about 81 900 soldiers and police
An attempt to assassinate the Brit.
ish district governor of Jerusalem, Ed.
ward Keith-Roach, yesterday spurreo
new precautions. Four bombs were
hurled at his auto, but he and his mill.
tary escorts were unhurt.
Troops Fight Arab Band
Troops battled an Arab band neal
Mount Carmel. Northern Palestine
through the night. Five prisoners
were taken and rifles and ammunition
were confiscated when the fight ended
at dawn.
From the Jewish side there appeared
today a sharp reaction to anti-Jewisf
measures in Italy. DR.. Judah Magne!
of New York, president of the Hebrew
University on Mount Scopus, Jeru.
salem, returned funds offered by the
Italian government for teaching the
Italian language.
Evening star., 1938-10-12
Bees Take Over Porch.

CHESTER, Pa, Oct. IL R.-A
swarm of belligerent honey bees has
taken over John McClearys front
porch for a winter home. Mr.. McCleary
smoked them out once, plugging the
entrance holes with putty. But the
bees returned and dug their way
through the putty. Resigned, Mr. Nc
Cleary hung out the welcome sign.
Evening star., 1938-10-12
Riders Escape Death
By Electrocution as
Horses Die in Pool
By the Associated Press.

BY tHe HSSUCIdleu PIeSS.
AMARILLO, Tex, Oct. Ia
M. c. Hancock and w. B. Harris,
riding horseback, decided to cut
through a pool of water.
Their horses stumbled and fell
dead in the pool. Hancock and
Harris were thrown to the
ground.
Only by the inches separating
them from the water did they
miss death.
Both horses had been electro
cuted. The pool was charged by
a broken electric wire.
Evening star., 1938-10-12
Britain Reminds Japan.

LONDON, Oct IL (P)-With Japan
ese forces landed in South China for a
drive on Canton, the British govern
ment today let it be known that Japan
had been reminded" that any damage
to British interests in South China may
involve risks for Anglo-Japanese rela-
tions."
A source close to the government
said that Sir Robert Leslie Craigie,
Ambassador to Japan, had delivered
"a reminder" to the Toxic foreign Of
flee on this subject within the last few
days.
Other reminders, this informant
pointed out, had been given Japan con-
(See CHINA, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1938-10-12
No Further Deaths Expected.

FORT FRANCES, Ontario, Oct. -
canadian Press) ).-Volunteer concen-
trated near Of Lake today in an effort
to stop disastrous forest blaze from
spreading to Clearwater Lake, in the
heart of the tourist and hunting area.
Threatened areas along a 50-mile
front in Northwestern Ontario were
evacuated and rangers expressed be-
lief the heroic efforts of scores OF VOL
unteers and additional fire fighting
equipment had increased chances OF
quelling the blaze
Chief Fire Ranger William Darby
said last night "the situation Doks
somewhat better" The fire fighters
had their hands full as they battled
the blaze near Of Lake, 40 miles north
Of Fort Frances.
Evening star., 1938-10-12
FIRE DEATH TOLL
INCREASED To q
Thousands Fight Forest
BIazes Along Border of
u. S. and Canada.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Finding of four more bodies in the
Dance township, Ontario, forest fire
area brought to 21 today the known
dead from the blazes that swept the
Minnesota Canadian border region
Monday. Several others were missing,
including six members of the Stone
family.
The latest victims accounted for
were Mr. and Mrs Sam Fyle, age 81
and 10, respectively: an 18month-old
son Donald, and Mabel Larson, 12-
year-old sister of Mrs Fyle.
Their burned home was in the area,
so miles northwest Of Fort Frances,
Ontario, where at least IA others per-
ished.
Rescuers found the four bodies along
a trail where they had been trapped.
Provincial police learned Mrs. Fyle,
an expectant mother, had been stay
ing at her parents cabin, some dis
tance from the Fyle place When the
fires threatened Monday she left with
her small boy and sister to warn
her husband, who was cutting pulp
wood. They apparently reached Mr.
Fyle and all died in vain attempt
to flee the sweeping flames. Her
mothers home did not burn.
Also missing was family named
Stone which lived in Kingsford Town
ship which. like Dance Township. was
swept by the roaring fire. The Stone
family included the parents and four
children. Police said it may be days
before fate of all residents of the area
is learned.
Thousands Patrol Area.
Airplanes, National Guard trucks
and thousands of men patroled the
fre-ravaged area.
Although scattered showers and lower
temperatures had greatly improved
conditions, authorities said, grimy,
weary fire fighters were watching
blazes from Warroad, Mimi, eastward
on both sides of the border to prevent
new outbreaks of the fires.
Several hundred settlers from the
ontario Ganger zones were Drought
into Fort Frances last night, and a
crew of 500 men remained to fight the
fires. The weather was clear and there
was little wind today.
Vic Lofgren, forest ranger at Little
Fork, Mimi, said he had about 1900
men guarding the smouldering fires
in the International Falls district.
Minnesotas adjutant general, Ell
lard A. Walsh, in st. Paul, ordered q
National Guard airplane and several
trucks and ambulances to the danger
zone to aid in fighting the fires and
evacuating settlers. Ontario police and
forestry officials ordered all residents
out of the Dance township area and
rushed in crews of fire fighters.
Evening star., 1938-10-12

ry the Associated Press.
TOXIC, Oct. l2-The japanese
government today urged the United
States and other powers to refrain
as far as possible from moving troops
warships and aircraft in South
China" in view of the landing of a
Japanese expedition, presumably for
drive on Canton.
Notes were sent to the Toxic
Embassies of the principal powers
asking for cooperation to prevent
incidents in connection with the South
China campaign.
Area Is Designated.
The notes designated the area be-
tween Swatow, 200 miles northeast of
Hong Kong, and Pakhoi, about $50
miles southwest of that British colony,
as the area in which neutral powers
were to refrain from moving their
forces.
Japan asked that 10 days notice be
given the Japanese command if sheer
necessity should compel such move
ments.
CA Hong Kong dispatch said
that the United States gunboat
Mindanao, with Capt. John T. G.
Stapler, commander of the South
China patrol, on board, had arrived
at Hong Kong to provision and
would return to Canton shortly.
Presumably such movements come
within the scope of the japanese
warning.)
"Wil Respect Foreign Interests"
The foreign Office issued a state
ment asserting that Japan would re
spect vested foreign interests" in the
zone of the South China campaign.
The notes to foreign powers recalled
that similar requests had been made
by Japan on June %, this year. Ac-
cording to a version published by the
foreign Office, the notes said, in part:
THE japanese government requests
foreign governments concerned to take
adequate and effective measures to
prevent the Chinese from deliberately
constructing military works near for
eign property or continuing resistance
while retreating toward foreign prop
erty
Under such circumstances the
japanese government holds that the
Chinese troops must assume the re-
sponsibility (for any damage. ut is
ardently desired that the foreign
powers concerned refrain from any
action calculated to give misgivings to
the Japanese forces.
Fears Accidents"
Secondly, the japanese government
desires that the foreign powers con-
cerned refrain as far as possible from
moving troops. warships and aircraft
in South China from SWatoW to
Pakhoi during the japanese military
action, lest unforeseen accidents occur
between them and japanese troops,
warships or aircraft.
'The japanese government further
desires that japanese authorities
should be notified 10 days in advance
If sheer necessity should compel for
, eign movements.
Thirdly, the imperial government
trusts and requests that foreign pow
ers concerned will not permit Chi
nese troops to utilize foreign territory
or territorial waters or air, though
the Chinese may possibly attempt to
do So"
The landing of thousands of troops
at Bias Bay near Hong Kong was
described thus: AN unnamed de-
tachment aboard warships sailed un-
noticed into an unnamed bay on the
China coast" where they were ferried
ashore. The attack was said to have
caught the Chinese unawares, with the
defenders fleeing in panic" after
firing few shots.
Evening star., 1938-10-12
JAPANESE REQUEST
POWERS TO AVOID
SOUTH CHINA AREA
Toxic Asks Cooperation to
Prevent Incidents in
New Drive.
BRITISH REMIND NIPPON
OF PERIL TO RELATIONS
Effect of Canton Offensive on
Hong Kong Interests Are
Feared in London.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Canton and Hong Kong hare
been main highWay for arms and
war supplies going to Chinese Ma
tiondlist Armies defending Han
ko,D. Japanese hare tried repeatedly
and 1Uithout success to cut of fo1D
OF supplies. Yesterday thousands OF
Japanese troops were landed on
South China coast, presumably for
offensive against Ca7 ton.
Evening star., 1938-10-12

(See CHINA, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1938-10-12

Thousands of women this morning
stormed the fourth precinct police sta
ton where applications for employ.
ment as Federal charwomen were
being distributed, got from under po-
lice control and forced officers of the
Civil Service Commission to suspend
their distribution of the applications.
Sporadic fighting broke out in the
milling throng which filled E street
between Fourth and Sixth S.W. and
spread for several blocks in the vicinity
and several persons were at first re-.
ported injured
Evening star., 1938-10-12
WEATHER.

Fair and warmer tonight; tomorrow in
creasing cloudiness, followed by rain at
night; moderate winds, Temperatures to-
day-Highest, rs, at 2 pm; lowest, SIS,
at $50 am.
Full report on page Az.
Evening star., 1938-02-25
WEATHER SLOWS
RETAIL VOLUMES
Sales Averages Unchanged
to 7 Per Cent Below
Previous Week.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Feb. 25.-Retail buy
ing at leading centers Of distribution
this week averaged unchanged to 7
per cent under last week and 8 to 8
per cent under a year ago, Dun B.
Bradstreet reported today.
"Unfavorable weather and unem-
ployment spread stemmed the course
of retail distribution. with deep price
cuts failing to attract consumer in
terest," said the credit agency
Cautious buying. it was pointed out,
throttled wholesale markets and
heightened the dip from 1887 levels.
Though retail trade Jagged, some
bright spots were noted.
Winter apparel was we'll cleared
In sections where cold and snow pre-
dominated" the agency declared.
"Women's spring coats. checked tweed
suits, dresses, hosiery, gabardine shoes.
infants wear and wash goods we're
among the most active items.
While mems suits moved well, the
call for furnishings diminished Stu
dents clothing was In strong demand.
February promotions Of furniture and
housewares were better patronized
than when launched. Except for the
slump at some industrial centers. dol
lar volume Of grocery sales was about
even with last years"
Regarding wholesale trade the
agency said:
observance of Washington's Birth
day reduced the number of visitors in
the principal wholesale markets this
week. and mail requests started to
slacken. Forward buying came
almost to a standStill in some branches
as the price situation was watched.
ssH
While some markets were back al
most to last years showing, others
still were 20 per cent below it, and
the decline for the week reduced the
estimated wholesale volume 8 to Is
per cent under the 1887 comparative
Mail orders continued heavy, how.
ever. for piece goods and domestlcs."