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Evening star., 1938-09-17
TO SEEK
GREATER SPEED
Wants to Boost Record
Somewhere Beyond 36O
Miles Per Hour.
~ thu ASsneiafnA PYAsa

BY the Associated Press.
BONNEVILLE SALT FLATS, Utah,
Sept. 17.-Sandy-h haired George Eys-
ton. unquestioned king Of speed. wants
to travel SO fast next week he can
forget all about superacceleration for
year and concentrate on a mere
200 -mile-an-hour endurance run.
This was disclosed by his attaches
today IS Capt. Eyston prepared his
Thunderbolt automobile, which now
holds the world record Of $751; miles
an hour for the measured mile. for
lust one more" speed dash, probably
next Wednesday.
Capt Eyston hopes. members Of
his crew said. to boost his mile record
80 extremely high-''somewhere be-
yond 360"-that 1t will be almost
untouchable for at least year.
Has Two Prime Motives.
Two prime motives foster this ambi-
ton. one informant said.
Firstly, Capt. Eyston wants to be
free next year to concentrate on
endurance runs. He wants to be
king Of all high speed, from the
mile run to the 48hour mark.
Then, too. the Thunderbolt is to
60 on exhibition at San Francisco's
World Fair next year, and Capt.
Eyston's contract will be good only
If It's still the worlds fastest car"
Capt. Eyston has spent the summer
here in q speed duel with John Cobb,
fellow Briton. He raised his own
1887 record Of 31142 m.ph. to 345 40
only to have Cobb establish . mark
Of $50. m.p-h. just "a hours before
the $3.50 record was set yesterday.
Cobb b Going Home.
Mr.. Cobb, abandoning further quest
for the record, planned to leave at
once for New York, from where he
will sail Wednesday for England. Mr..
Cobb said. however, he planned to
return next year to demonstrate that
his Railton automobile could develop
sufncient power to set 4 still higher
mark"
Capt. Eyston said he would bring
his endurance car, Speed Of the Wind,
now being "stepped-up" in England,
to the salt flats next summer
Meanwhile, Utah-born Alb jenkins,
holder of most of the endurance rec
ords, said he would bring . new lop-
sided car from Indianapolis late this
month in an attempt to set new en-
durance marks, and next year would
attack the mile record with still an
other machine.
Evening star., 1938-09-17

Lne disturbance that was over Manitoha
5iqs1 - 1sts merninK has moved southeastxaId
inches. and broad trough extends thence
SSouthwestward to the middle Missouri Val
s1uy ~ wnete Git another 4o center has deyeloped
remains low from Hudson Strait southeast
ward to Newfoundland and a broad trough
GrsaN;u Ga.en1S; utnense southwestward to Georgia.
pressuTe preysls Also sass avsq INCHES S.
District 5d tJ Of Mackenzie. Bsrrox AIS Aiasfs. it
EEHE EsaE. lnenes o and M Copper Mine. District OF
ee siates 9es inches and the
ing eastward over New England and South
ern Quebec San Maur Quebec. 3O.a4 inches.
is mSyns anS M.nuS.
Manitoba. 30. IA inches. Pressure is hish
also from the vicinity of Bermuda east
~ Sgard T. n1d and northesstSard over the ocean;
It Is relatively high over the Rocky Noun
tam region. Missoula Mont. 3O.IO inches.
SSnn9wers have occurred in portions of the
MMioas Nee eNcH Atiantis and South ATLANTIC States
and and. the 1pakotas The Weather has be.
Sorth SHms e09ie5 atant,i in the Midds Atantc and
Northwestern Minnesota while the tenn
perature has risen from Northern Michigan
o. North and, Middle Atlantic States
day: otherwise generally fair Cooler
neSday and cooler by Friday. Temperature
will be below normal much of week.
sunday nishs and probably IN upper osio
middle Of week Cooler Sunday nisht and
Monday. warmer by Wednesday cooler
Temperature will be below normal much OF
week.
Evening star., 1938-09-17
JAPAN USES GAS
IN HANKOW DRIVE
Employed on Large Scale
in Move to Rout Foe
From Mountains.
BY A. T. STEELE,
Chicago Daily News Foreisn Correspond,

Chicago Daily News FOREIGN Correspondent.
HANKOW. Sept. 17.-Japan's Army
has turned to chemical warfare on q
larger scale than ever before In this
war in an effort to dislodge Chinese
troops from the mountain barrier
protecting Hankow.
Seizure of the Yangtze River village
Of Matowchen-Japan's most impor-
tant victory Of the week-was made
possible, according to Chinese claim,
by the use OF gas. Matowchen is
the gateway to the so-called Split Hill
FORTS most powerful of Hankow's river
defenSes.
Gas also figured in other Japanese
advances on both the North and South
Yangtze fronts and partially nullified
the typographical advantages held by
the Chinese armies. Chinese troops
are so widely dispersed and 50 well
intrenched in the brush-covered hills
that artillery, airplanes and other
heavy armament have proved rela-
lively ineffective.
Against gas the Chinese are de-
fenseless, for not more than 10 per
cent of the front-line troops are
equipped with masks. The manufac-
ture of masks was begun ON . small
scale within the past month. but it Is
doubtful II the primitive type produced
will provide adequate protection.
Chinese claim the japanese are using
gas in several forms-in artillery
shells and grenades. Rather than
risk costly sacrifices in hand-to-hand
combat, the Japanese are resorting to
chemical warfare in sectors where
conditions are favorable to its use.
Foreign military experts are con-
vinced, on the basis of the rather
scanty evidence available, that both
lethal and nonlethal gases are being
used. Quantities Of tear gas and sneez-
ing gas were captured but the only
evidences Of the employment Of more
virulent forms are gas-blistered,
coughing, retching victims and clouds
Of horrible greenish chlorine waves.
Demonstration Witnessed.
In some cases the Chinese stood
their ground while battalions were
decimated or wiped out. In other
cases. terrified by the strangling clutch
OF the unseen enemy. they ned.
Foreign correspondents and mill
tary attaches have just witnessed an
all too realistic demonstration OF cap
tured japanese sneezing gas at the
ministry of propaganda. The news
hawks were driven, weeping. coughing
and sneezing, from the room and the
entire building had to be evacuated
until the fumes cleared. Inhalation
was accompanied by . smarting and
sitting sensation of the membranes
OF the nose, throat and lungs which
could not be dissipated for an hour
or more
Copyright. 1898. by the Chicago Daily
News. Inc)
Evening star., 1938-09-17
0'CONN0R PURGE
DRAWSNEAR TEST
Final Week End of Campaign
Is Prelude to Showdown
at Polls Tuesday.
By the Associated Press,


NEW YORK. Sept. ia final week
end Of campaigning opens today in .
noisy prelude to the last showdown
in the New Deal effort to defeat con-
servative. Democrats whose activities
in Congress have drawn President
Roosevelt's condemnation.
Standing for denomination in Tues
days primaries in this, the Presidents
home State, is Representative John
O'Connor, chairman Of the powerful
House Rules Committee, whose name
is the only one remaining on the list
Of Democrats for whose defeat Mr..
Roosevelt has spoken.
Running in G. o. p. Primary.
Mr.. O'Connor, Tammany veteran,
is running also in the Republican
primary, in an effort to head of with
. bipartisan conservative coalition the
New Deal American Labor
Party bloc which seeks to turn him out
in favor of James H. Fay, a deputy
collector of internal revenue.
Mr.. Fay, . regular Democrat, will
get the American Labor Party nominA-
ton without opposition. Mr.. O'Connor
faces him in the Democratic primary
and. in the Republican lists, opposes
Allen w. Dulles. who is being supported
generally by the party leadership in
cluding Republican National Commit
teeman Kenneth F. Simpson.
Mr.. O'Connor has made what he
termed "the purge" his principal issue,
accusing the President of Offering "a
challenge to America and its present
form of government" by his nterven-
ton.
Communist Support Charged.
He has charged Mr.. Fay with bene-
fitting from Communist support.
Mr. Fay's response has been that
Mr.. O'Connor has gone "out OF his way
to besmirch the President" after hav-
ing ridden into Office more than once
on the Presidents prestige.g
He also has accused his Democratic
opponent of speaking the words coined
by mercenary publicity agents in
the employ Of the power trust and
other big financial interests which are
out to get the President and destroy
the New Deal"
In district-the 18th congress
sional normally Democratic, Mr..
O'Connor has concentrated the attack
upon Mr.. Fay, almost to the exclusion
of Mr.. Dulles.
Mr.. Dulles has based his criticism
Of the Roosevelt administration not
upon its reforms, most Of which he
has Endorsed in principle, but upon its
fiscal policies.
Mr.. O'Connor is the only Represen-
tative against whom the President
spoke. The Senators who drew White
House pronouncements urging their
defeat-Smith Of South Carolina, Tyd-
ings OF Maryland and George of Geor-
gia-have been renominated.
Evening star., 1938-09-17
COM MMITTEES READY
FOR RED CROSS.CALL
Financial and Speakers Groups
Advance Preparations for
Annual Drive.

Preparation for the 1898 Red Cross
roll call, scheduled to begin Septem-
Der rs. was furthered today As the
chairmen of the Financial and Speak
ers Committees reported their or
ganiza tions in readiness for the an
nual drive for funds.
H. G. HoSkinSon, vice president Of
Riggs National Bank and president
OF the District Bankers Association,
is chairman of he Roll Call Finan-
cial Committee He reported that
Washington banking institutions will
provide campaign financial volunteer
workers during the roll call. Mr..
Hoskinson announced the appointment
of the following vice chairmen: I. j.
Roberts. assistant cashier Riggs Ma
tional Bank; A. M. McLachlen, presi-
dent McLachlen Banking Corp, for
banks and trust companies; Fred A.
Smith. for building and loan asso-
Citations and real estate companies;
John E. Parker, for investment bank
ers and brokers and finance corpora
tions, and Charles w. O'Donnell, for
insurance companies and agencies.
Brig. Gen. Albert L. Cox, in report
ing the progress of his organization,
said the Speakers Committee, OF
which he is chairman, is Offering the
additional feature of dramatic skits
this year adaptable for presentation
at luncheons The dramatic presen-
tations already are scheduled to be
shown before a number Of clubs. The
Civic Theater Players are co-operat-
ing with the committee in the presen-
tation of the skits. which are di-
rected by Mrs. Frederick Warren,
daughter Of Presidential Secretary
Marvin Mcintyre.
Vice chairmen assisting Gen. Cox
are: Mrs. Eugene Meyer, Raymond
Clapper, newspaper columnist; DR..
R. E. Moran and 1t. Col. P. G. hewitt
of the District National Guard.
Evening star., 1938-09-17
Class Letter Tells
Tydings Democrats
Rejoice at Victory

BALTIMORE, Sept. II R.-
Senator Millard E. Tydings, vic
tor for denomination over New
Deal = supported Representative
David j. Lewis. received a letter
yesterday from Senator Glass of
Virginia stating that nearly
every real Democrat In the coun-
try" is rejoicing" over his victory.
Il remained up until long after
midnight Monday to hear the re-
suit and when it became apparent
that you would win. I slept peace
fully for the first time tn many
days" Senator Glass wrote.
Evening star., 1938-09-17
FUNERAL RITES TODAY
FOR JOHN c. KRAMER
Former Veterans Bureau Lawyer
Died In Hospital Wednesday
of Heart Attack.

Funeral services for John c. Kramer,
49, Of 1901 Sixteenth street NV, law
yer, who died Wednesday in Emer-
gency Hospital Of . heart attack after
being stricken while at lunch, were
scheduled to be held at 2:30 pm. to-
day In Gawler's chapel, 1850 Penn
sylvania avenue NV. Burial will be
in Fort Lincoln Cemetery.
Honorary pallbearers. named by the
District Bar Association, were as
follows: Thomas H. Patterson, Philip
w. Austin, Wade B. Hampton, Donald
8. Mace, Claude NJ Houchins, Wilbur
L. Gray, Paul B. Elcan and Warren E.
Miller.
Mr.. Kramer, formerly an associate
counsel for the Veterans Administra-
ton, had been In private law practice
since 1925.
Evening star., 1938-09-17
DIES GROUP is ASKED
TO HEAR w. P. A, AIDES
Un-American Proberp Chided for
Not Inviting Them to State
Their Side.
B, the Associated Press.

% the Associated Press.
Ellen S. woodward, An assistant
works progress administrator, yester-
day called on the House committee
investigating un-American activities to
hear ofhcials responsible for art prof.
ects Of the w. P. A.
She wrote Chairman Dies that "im-
mediately upon learning that you were
investigating charges in connection
with their work, the national directors
OF both the Federal Theater and the
Federal writer's projects" volunteered
to appear before the committee. They
have not been invited to testify. she
said.
You will agree with me, I know ;"
Mrs. Woodward wrote, that one of the
traditional safeguards of American
justice Is recognition of the right Of a
hearing. To depart from that prin-
ciple is to forfeit the right to any
confidence on the part Of the American
people In the findings Of the COM
mittee."
Evening star., 1938-09-17
C.C.C. AIDES DENY CAMPS
IN PUERTO RICO RAzED
100000 Worth Of Structures
Torn Down Belonged to
Another Agency.
BY the Associated Press.

hJ the Associated Press.
Civilian Conservation Corps otic;a
Yesterday contradicted statements b
senator Rafael Martinez Nadal q
Puerto Rico that c. C. c. camps cost
ing $2,ooo,0o0 had been torn down on
the island because Puerto Ricans OBJ
]ected to "regimentation" in camps.
Senator Martinez Nadal expIained
meanwhile. that he had been mis-
taken in confusing Puerto Rico Re-
construction Administration camps
with c. c. c. camps" He said Puerto
Rico Reconstruction Administration
had erected camps costing $4,000 900
and that these camps later were torn
down and the electric and plumbing
fixtures offered for sale,
c. c. c. officials said 1s camps now
were in operation in Puerto Rico and
none had been demolished.
Evening star., 1938-09-17
WHEATLE TO HEAD
COUNTY ROLL CALL
Hyattsville Corporation Counsel
Named for Drive Starting
September 26.

Appointment Of H. Winship Wheat
ley. jr., corporation counsel of Hyatts-
vile. rs chairman of the Prince
Georges County Red Cross roll call
was announced today by W. r. Beat
tie. vice chairman of the county
chapter.
Mr.. Beattie said the roll call would
open September 26 and continue until
November II. The county quota this
year. he said. woald be 5000, an In
crease Of $500 over last year.
William Bowie OF Hyattsville will
serve rs vice chairman and local COM
munity chairmen will be announced
within the next few days, according to
Mr. Beattie.
DR.. c. P. Close Of College Park is
chairman Of the county chapter.
Evening star., 1938-09-17
U.F. W. MAKES PLEA
Cites Need for Changes in Farm
Credit Labor Policy.

Declaring there is need for change
in the labor policy Of the Farm Credit
Administration, the United Federal
Workers of America has urged Presi-
dent Roosevelt to keep this in mind
when naming a successor to Gov. w. I.
Myers, who has resigned.
The U. F. w. said in . statement
yesterday that subordinate ofhcials
Of the F. c. A. have refused to recog-
nine the right Of employees to Or
ganiSe, and will not discuss working
conditions with them, and called for
the appointment as Governor of -
vigorous, outstanding liberal with a
good understanding Of labor policy
that can be made effective through
out the whole organization"
Evening star., 1938-09-17
BIDS TO BE OPENED
School Plans Changed to Cut
Price Within Limit.

New bids for an elementary school
at Alexandria, Va, will be opened
September 20 it was announced today
by T. G. Williams, superintendent of
schools.
First bids on the proposed structure
were rejected last month by the City
Council as "too high" Since that time
new plans and specifications have
been drawn, calling for . building of
the same capacity with 100000 less
cubic feet Of space because of = new
structural arrangement.
Evening star., 1938-09-17
New Library Hours.

The Public Library at Eighth and
K streets NV. will be open until 8
pm. on Saturdays, beginning today,
according to Miss Clara w. Herbert,
acting librarian. Tomorrow and each
Sunday thereafter the Library will be
open from 2 to 6 pm. for reference
only.
Evening star., 1938-09-17
WEATHER REPORT

OF CumbiaMosty
tonight and tomorrow slowly rising
ing e Ne "AA10 00~'Aa-
Maryand-Coudy probably tonight and Tomorrow
slowly rising In the ~ "'
ena-coudy; probably occasional showers
sngnty warmer in the portions
West
cooler tomorrow night omor afternoon
Evening star., 1938-09-17
Morning Mass Resumed

st. Michael's Catholic Church, Sill
yer Spring. Nd, will resume 1870 am.
mass tomorrow, with the Rev. T. A.
Calnan, pastor Of the church, rs cele-
brant. The service at that hour was
discontinued during the summer.
Evening star., 1938-09-17
Polish Club Social.

The f1rst fall social Of the Polisi,
Club OF Washington and Group s4s,
Polish National Alliance. will be held
tonight at O'Clock in Stansbury Hall.
1892 Georgia avenue NV
Evening star., 1938-09-17
Teeth's Owner Awaited.

CHICAGO P.-A set of false teeth
uppers-await their owner at the Shelf
neld police station. A policeman picked
them up at Wrightwood and Lincoln
avenues.
Evening star., 1938-09-17

This Is the second in series OF
three articles on hotD the presi-
Dental purge" Is Working In the
campaign OF Representative John
}. O'Connor, chairman OF the House
Rules Committee, for denomination.
Evening star., 1938-09-17
Report for Last "a Hours.

Record for Last "a Hsufs.
rrom noon yesterday to noon today.)
Highest. 70. 1918 Pm. yesterday. Year
ago. g..
Lowest. b6. z Am. today. Year ago. 81.
Humidity fer Last n Hours.
Hrom noon yesterday to noon today.)
HiRhest. 81 per cent. at Q an. today.
Lowest. 53 per cent. at noon yesterday.
River Report.
Potomac River slightly cloudy and 9hen-
andoAh muddy at HArpers Ferry: Potomac
muddy At Great Falls today.
Tide TabIes.
Qurnished BY United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey
Today. Tomorrow.
High ---------- 1:0S am. 2:15 am.
Low - sos am. 0:16 am.
High ---------- 1:42 pm. 2:53 Pm.
Low ----------- S.ll pm. Q.29 pm.
Ths sun and Neon.
Rises Sets.
Sun. today - S:5i ak
Sun. tomorrow S:Sl ala
Moon. today--- 11;S3 m I:4S m
Autopobils liehts must h tnrne6 a.
ono-hA0 hour A2ter sunset.
Evening star., 1938-09-17
Royal Family Traced.

6weden's royal family traces its de-
scent from . family of old lineage
which had it, home In . httls noun.
tain district In the Pyrsuees.
Evening star., 1938-09-17
Record Temperatures This Year,
Highest. 96. on August Is.
Lowest, Is. on January 90.
Precinffaf}n
Precipitation.

Monthly precipitation in inches In the
CAPITAL (current month to datel:
Evening star., 1938-09-17

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Evening star., 1938-09-17
BY WILL p. KENNEDY.
Star Sta6 Correspondent.


contrast-at street corner rally for
Mr.. Fay. a man in the crowd mudged
his neighbor and asked: Which Is
the candidate?" Immediately several
called out: Hey, Jim. here's q fellow
wants to meet you" and the questioner
was showed forward to the sound truck
70 shake hands with Mr.. Fay.
Thursday night Adolph A. Berle,
Assistant Secretary of State, who lives
IN the 18th congressional district,
appeared on behalf of Mr.. Fay at q
labor recovery forum. held jointly
with the Ministers Union. The Re-
publican candidate, Mr.. Dulles, also
appeared, but Mr.. O'Connor declined
to attend.
Corcoran q Boomerang.
Thomas q. Corcoran. one Of the
ardent and versatile New Deal ad-
Nsers, has come to town and is ac-
cused Of using moral sausion" on
some w. P. A. and other groups of
Federal employees. But he made a
slip. saying that professionally. am
deaf, dumb and blind"-and the work.
ers took it seriously and said I'VE
can't hear him. we never could see
him-and We don't care If he does
hear that"
The persons interviewed in the in
dependent survey included 10 police
men. letter carriers, Catholic
priests, 1s small store proprietors, 50
persons In grocery stores. lunch rooms,
baroershope and tailoring establish
ments, . school teachers. I truck driv-
ers, II persons In four garages, 90
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-10
Britons Abandon Plan To Split
Palestine Into Arab-Jewish States
New Troop Units Are Dispatched to Holy Land to End
Scourge of Interracial Violence

LONDON, Oct. 10. (UP)-The
British Colonial office yesterday
ordered new troop units into Pal
estine to end the scourge of Arao
and Jewish violence in the Holy
Land.
Dispatch of four additional bat
talions was announced as ndlca-
tions grew that attempts to settle
the racial and territorial problems
by negotiations were far from
successful. -,
One of the new battalions Will
be sent to Palestine from Britaln's
strategic Mediterranean base, the
island of Malta. The Malta con.
tingent is the second battalion OF
the Royal Irish Fusileers, part OF
an infantry brigade. 1t will SAL
today on the transport Neurall:aa;;
The other. three battalions Will
include a battery of artillery, an
armored car contingent and aux
iliary troops.
When the new units arrive IN
Palestine-the movement is ex-
pected to be completed in two or
three weeks-the British armed
strength in the Holy Land VIII
amount to II battalions of lnfan-
try, two cavalry regiments and an
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-10

artillery battery.
Diplomatic sources meanwhile
reported that the British cabinet
had found it impracticable to d.
vide the Holy Land into separate
Jewish and Arab states-a plan
discussed for several months but
which failed to reduce disorders
in which hundreds of lives were
lost. :.
1t was revealed that, as result
of conferences with Sir Harold
MacMichael, high commissioner
for Palestine who flew to London
to report on the situation, govern
ment officials decided to take
strong measures in the Holy Land.
In addition to outright military
measures, it was understood, the
government contemplates action
against many hill billages known
to harbor terrorists. 1t was sug-
gested that supplies might be cut
off from many of these villages,
virtually isolating them.
In addition to the new military
reinforcements announced Sun
day, two cavalry regiments, three
infantry battalions and machine
gun battery also are en- route to
the Holy Land.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-10
CIVIC BALLET
TOSHOW HERE
Extension of Asheville Idea
Seen as New Cultural
Influence

A dance concert by the Ashe-
vile Civic Ballet will be presented
at the Hendersonville high school
auditorium on Friday evening, DC
tober ID. under the sponsorship
of the Livingston School of the
Dance, directed by Miss Mile
Livingston.
The Asheville Ballet is under
the direction of Virginia Earle
and recently appeared in AsheVllle
in the first concert of the season
and was we'll received. go,
The Hendersonville concert Will
be the first in a series of concerts
to be presented in cities OF the
South. Considerable interest IS be,
ing shown in the concert here and
a number of prominent people Will
serve as patrons and patronessses'
The Asheville Ballet is UNIQUE
as an organization in the South;
1t is essentially a civic group ana
was organized five years ago 1or
Continued on page four)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-10
OCTOBER TERM.
OF SUPERIOR.
COURT OPENS.
Judge Pless Presiding;
Grand Jury Drawn in
March on Duty

The October term of Henderson
county superior court convened
this morning with Judge j. Will
Pless, Jr., of Marion, presiding,
and Solicitor C. o. Riding of For
est City, representing the state.
The court will be in session for
two weeks and will hear some 70
odd criminal cases listed on the
docket.
Judge Pless convened the court
this morning and sent the grand
jury to its room without further
charges. The jury was drawn at
the March term. Solicitor Rulings
sent number. of bills to the
grand jury for action this morn
ing.
In calling the calendar of cases
this morning, the case of Walter
S. Montgomery, prominent Spar
tanburg, S. c., man who has a
summer home at Lake Summit,
was set for o'clock Wednesday
afternoon.
The defendant was indicted on
three counts at the March term,
charging him with manslaughter
in the deaths of Fate Black, ST.,
Fate Black, Jr., and Thomas Mar
tin, all of Anderson county, S. c.,
community. The three drowned
in Lake Summit on September 6.
1886, when a small motorboat in
which they were riding capsized,
as Montgomery passed in large
boat.