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Evening star., 1938-09-03
Prospect of Showers Fails
To Dal.1,t Labor Day Plans

town last week. according to the best
figures available.
All highways from the city were pa
trolled by special details of police to-
day to expedite the movement Of the
heavy traffic and to prevent accidents.
The patrols also will be on duty Mon
day to enforce the regulations among
homeward- bound motorists.
Calling attention to the heavy acci-
dent tolls Of Labor Day week ends in
the past, three agencies joined hands
in appealing to motorists to drive care
fully-the American Automobile Asso-
citation, the Keystone Automobile Club
and the National Safety Council.
Traffic by railway. bus and airplane
also was heavy. The Pennsylvania
Central Airlines expected the best
Labor Day business in its 12-year his
tory. The added attraction of the Air
Races in Cleveland is increasing travel
over the line, it was said. Some IS
extra sections have been added to &C.
commodate the heavy tramc.
Evening star., 1938-09-03
YOUTH AND WOMEN
KILLED IN FLOODS
Colorado Town Is Left a Muddy
Morass of Crushed Buildings.
Damage Is Heavy.
By the Associated Press.

by tilS hSSUCldleu FleSS.
DENVER. Sept. 3.-Cloudburst-f fed
streams roaring out of the Rockies
in Northern Colorado drowned two
women and boy. swept through three
communities and continued to rise to-
day.
The resort town of Morrison, Is
miles southwest of Denver. was left a
muddy morass of crushed buildings
by flood that rolled down Bear Creek
and Mount Vernon Canyon.
The bodies of woman and a boy
about were recovered from Bear
Greek near Morrison.
Mrs. Walter Boyd. about 30, wife of
physician at Louisville, Colo.
drowned when the couples automobile
plunged into Coal Greek. 2 miles east
of Louisville.
Residents Of Morrison estimated
Damage would run into millions.
Several motorists hastily abandoned
their automobiles and fled for higher
ground when they heard the flood
waters approaching, and said thev
saw their machines carried into the
churning river.
Morrison has a permanent popula-
ton Of about ITO.
Sheriff Richart said he believed "15
or 20" bridges were carried away bv
eCoal Creek and Rock Creek.
At Erie, about seven miles northeast
OF Louisville, Coal Greek rose 3 feet,
forcing the evacuation of score or
more families in the coal mining COM
munity of 1000.
The floods paralyzed highway, traffic
throughout most of North Central
Colorado.
Evening star., 1938-09-03
THREE DIE IN FIRE
AFTER ROAD CRASH
Baltimore Auto Driver Is Held
Following Collision With
Truck in Delaware.

Ry the Associated Press
NEWCASTLE, Del, Sept. 3.-Three
unidentified men were burned to death
today in the cab of a wrecked truck
near here.
William C. Knight, 46, of Baltimore
was placed under $4,000 bond in con-
nection with the accident.
Patrolman Walter Shaffer of the
Delaware State police said the truck
and Knights automobile were going
north on the Philadelphia road.
Knights automobile was passing the
truck when the heavier vehicle left
the road, struck a power-Iine pole,
plunged into an embankment and
burst into flames.
The trucks cab was telescoped into
the front Of the trailer body, trapping
the three men in it, Flames enyeloped
1t Immediately.
The truck was so badly burned NO.
lice were unable to determine owner.
ship Immediately, but began a check
of Virginia license plates attached to it.
Evening star., 1938-09-03

A prospect of showers tonight and
tomorrow failed to daunt the Labor
Day week enders who were departing
and arriving in Washington today in
record numbers.
The closing Of Federal departments
on Labor Day gave thousands Of
Washington residents long week end
and an opportunity to visit nearby re-
sorts for the final outing of the sum-
mer season. A corresponding influx Of
sightseers was expected.
The current forecast called for
mostly cloudy weather and probable
occasional showers tonight and to-
morrow; Monday probably fair and
cooler" The low this morning was
81 degrees, the Weather Bureau re-
ported.
The sightseeing business began to
boom yesterday and today as thou
sands Of visitors arrived for the holi-
day. The number of visitors this week
end probably will double the total in
Evening star., 1938-09-03
Is Lose Relief
Benefits After
Drinking Liquor
Mayor Finds Some in
Tour Who Asked
for Shoes.
By the Associated Press.

6S tfe Associated Press.
WOBURN. Mass, Sept 3.-The
names of Is relief recipients today
We're ordered stricken from welfare
rolls after Mayor William E. Kane
who several months ago fathered and
then abandoned cage-for -drunks
plan. found them drinking in liquor
establishments.
Mr.. Kane reported that in a per-
sonal tour of 10 drinking places last
night he found men and woman who
were receiving relief drinking beer and
highballS Some of them he said
had only recently filed applications
for shoes for their children.
Mr.. Kane, who dropped his cage
for-drunks plan only after some ques-
ton arose as to its legality. said he
didn't sneak up on any Of these
people"
Il walked right in the front doors, -
he said.
Evening star., 1938-09-03
RIVER VICTIMS
BODY IDENTIFIED
Fingerprints Reveal Man
Was Soldier on Duty
at Fort BeIv0ir.

The weighted body washed ashore
near Fort Belvoir Thursday was identi-
fed today as that Of Pvt. Charles
Slinkamp Of Company D, 5th Engineer
Corps, who had been A. w. o. L. from
the military reservation since August
%.
Identification was establishe d
through fingerprints by agents Of the
Federal Bureau of Identification. The
prints were taken of the badly
decomposed body by Detective Sergt.
Russell A. Hawes of Alexandria, who
took special course in fingerprinting
recently at the F. B. I.
Earlier, Sergt Jud S. johnson of
Company D viewed the body at
Wheatley's funeral home in Alexandria
and stated he believed the dead man
was Pvt. Slinkamp. The partially
amputated finger of the left hand and
the lack of teeth corresponded, he said,
with those features of the missing SOL
der.
1hNCstiBAkfOu SOHtinueS.
F. B. I. agents and several officers
at the camp continued the investiga-
ton today to determine how the SOL
der came to his death.
The body, when found on the shore
Of the Potomac River was weighted
with cast iron section of manhole
cover, which apparently came from
the fort, Sergt. Johnson said. The
weight was secured about the mans
neck with tent rope.
Fairfax Coroner C. A. Ransom, who
performed the autopsy, said the man
could have committed suicide despite
the fact there was no water in his
lungs. The coroner explained that
the rope wound twice about the man S
neck was tied with a slip knot and
that when the weight was released, the
force could have strangled the man
before his head went under water.
Transfer Had Been Denied.
Pvt. Slinkamp recently had applied
for tour of duty in Hawaii, but the
transfer had been denied, due to his
ill health. This had made him de-
spondent. friends at the fort said.
The soldier had a service record Of
% years. He was 50.
Maj. H. R. Cole. post adjutant, ex-
plained that though Pvt. Slinkamp
had been listed as absent from the fort
since August %, he was reported to
have spent Saturday night at the bar
racks. Coroner Ransom said the body
apparently had been in the water for
at least four days.
Evening star., 1938-09-03
PUSHPR0SECUT|ON
IN PRISON BAK|NCS
Attorney to Ask Grand Jury
to Indict Warden and .13
on Jury Finding.
BY the Associated Press.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 3-The
Commonwealth took prompt steps to-
day to prosecute vigorously two Phil
adelphia County Prison executives and
II subordinates charged by coroner S
jury with criminal negligence" in the
sweat-box cell deaths of four convicts.
Assistant District Attorney John A.
Boyle. who directed the States inves-
tigatiOn of the baking alive of the
prisoners in "Klondike" punishment
pen two weeks ago. announced he
would ask grand jury next week to
indict the IA. including two physicians
A specially selected jury Of four bus
mess men and two club women, at the
conclusion Of three-day inquest yes
terday, found these persons were re-
Sponsible:
Warden William B. Mills, Deputy
Warden Frank A. Craven. Capt. OF
Guards James MCGUIRE, Dr.. George
Enoch and DR.. Hans Abrahams, prison
physicians, and Guards Alfred w
Broush, Francis Smith. Edward Cork
cry. Samuel James. Thomas Cava-
naugh, John Mulhern, Sylvester
Weaver. William Staines and Robert
Morrow.
Mr.. Mills. Mr.. Craven and most OF
the others were arrested Immediately
All were held for the grand jury. Bail
for the warden and his deputy was
fixed at $4,000 each, while that for
others was less.
The jury exonerated Guard Sergt.
James Hart. ACCUSED by Mills and
Craven OF giving-Without authority
the order that sent steam kissing into
a battery Of radiators lining the pun
ishment block corridor.
Evening star., 1938-09-03
D0NAHEY RECESSES
committee ON IVA.
Chairman Says He Could Charge
No Bad Faith Either to the
Authority or Probers.'
By The Associated Press.


KNOXVILLE. Tenn. Sept. SITS
seven-week inquiry here closed. the
T. v. A. Congressional Investigating
Committee today was recessed subject
to call. with its chairman. Senator
Vic Donahey Democrat, of Ohio, leav-
ing behind the word that he could
charge no bad faith either to the
Authority or to this committee"
Prospects were. said Senator Dona-
hey, that the group would be recon-
vened within the next two months
at Washington to hear the report of
auditors and examine the agency's
power program.
Before leaving for Washington, the
chairman declared:
The T. v. A. has willingly brought
us everything asked for-I can charge
no bad faith either to the Authority
or to this committee. For myself. !
would say no organization spending
such sums as have been spent could
fail to make some mistakes. I am
surprised that no more have been
discovered"
Representative Wolverton. Repub-
lican, of New Jersey said he would
remain in Knoxville several weeks
"inquiring into matters we have not
touched UPON"
Evening star., 1938-09-03
Summary Of Today's Star

Page. Page
Amusements Bib Radio ---~---A-9
Church News Real Estate
A-6-7 B-1-2-3-4
Comics Biol Short Story "A
Editorials - AS Society ---- A-1O
Financial ALA Sports ---A-12-13
Garden Page ALI Women's
Lost & Found B-5 Features ALL
Obituary ---A-4
FOREIGN.
Insurgents launch big attack along
Ebro front. Page Al
Henlein's accord with Fuehrer is
closely guarded. Page Al
French strikers seize textile factories
at Amiens. Page Al
Chinese power sets japanese back on
heels. Page AS
Jewish purge already begun in Italian
schools. Page AS
5000 japanese land on Yangtze
bank. Page AS
Easing of war fever doubted as sure
change for better. Page AS
NATIONAL.
F. B. I. and State withdraw from Cali
fornia kidnap hunt. Page Al
Steps taken to prosecute IA in prison
"bakings." Page Al
Foreign trouble holds Roosevelt in
Capital. Page AS
WASHINGTON AND NEARBY.
Weighted body from river Identified
as Fort Belvoir soldier. Page Al
Probable showers fail to daunt Labor
Day week-enders. Page Al
Lewis barnstorms prior to Presidents
Maryland visit. Page AZ
Evening star., 1938-09-03
Fy the Associated Press.


REIDSVILLE, N. c., Sept. Am
Army pursuit plane from Langley
Field, Va, crashed into three-room
house near here today and injured
three of the eight occupants in a fog
and rain that forced down IL other
pursuit planes in this vicinity One
of the II was slightly damaged.
The planes. flying from Langley
Field to Montgomery. Ala, left their
base about 2 am. today.
The three occupants of the wrecked
plane bailed out before the crash and
were reported not hurt. The names
on the wrecked planes plate were
Comdr. L. P. Beverly. Aerial Gunner
c. S. Downer and c. L. Guyer. They
left the scene for an unannounced
destination before reporters arrived.
Six-year- Fred Lee Cams was
the most seriously injured when the
plane plummeted through the roof of
Share -cropper Harry B. Cams house
about am.
His brother, 9-year-old Donald, and
the father suffered minor cuts. Some
Evening star., 1938-09-03
RAILROAD REHIRES 1900
New York Central to Put Men to
Work in indianapolis Shops.

CINCINNATI. Sept. 3 (P,.-C. S.
Millard. vice president of the New
York Central Railroad, announced to-
day that 1900 men would be put
back to work in the Beach Grove
shops at indianapolis.
Work will be resumed next We'd
nesday in the locomotive and pas
senger car shops The reopening of
the shops, Mr.. Millard reported. is due
to an accumulation of maintenance
and repair work.
Evening star., 1938-09-03
KNOXVILLE BEGINS USE
OF T. v. A. ELECTRICITY
Current Is Switched Into City
at Midnight without Break
in Service.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Sept. 3.-More
than $4,000 homes here<were energized
today with T. " A.-generated elec-
tricity, marking the end of the citys
f1ve-year struggle for T. v. A. power.
Current from the Norris transmits
sion lines was switched into the city
last midnight, flowing through the
system acquired by the city and T.
v. A. yesterday in New York from the
Tennessee Public Service Co.
Factory whistles blew and sirens
screamed as the change-over was
made without interruption Of service.
Knoxville is the first of the larger
cities in the valley to acquire T. v. A.
power and its "yardstick rates.
Mayor Mynatt said operation by the
city would result In an annual saving
to residents OF about 31,o35, ,000."
Evening star., 1938-09-03
New Record Predicted in
$4,000 Cross. Country
F|ight-40,00O Watch.
THREE TO MAKE OHIO
LEG NONSTOP TRIP
Miss Cochran, Only Woman Entry,
Flying Plane That Set New
East-West Mark.
picture on Page A-5.)
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, Sept. 3.-Ten planes
sped toward Cleveland from Burbank,
Calf. today in the eighth renewal
OF the Bendix. opening event of the
National Air Races.
They sought 100000 in prizes
$4,000 for reaching Cleveland, $4,000
more for flying on to Bendix, N. j.,
and $4,000 for a Bendix transconti-
mental record better than that of
9 hours IS minutes set last year by
Frank Fuller.
Fuller, millionaire San Francisco
manufacturer and sportsman, was in
today's race, too.
The pilots took off from Burbank
in this order ttimes given are East
ern Standard
Ross Hadley, Los Angeles, ,>4:47 am.
Max Constant, New York. 5:37 am.
Jacqueline Cochran, New York,
6:13 am
John Hinchey and Charles Laiotte,
Los Angeles. 6:l9 am.
A. Paul Mantz, Los Angeles,
6:25 am
Frank Fuller, San Francisco, ITO
am.
George Armistead, Los Angeles,
1885 am.
Lee Gehlbach, New York, 8:0s m.
Robert Perlick, Los Angeles, 8:l5am.
Frank Cordova, New York, 8:43 I'm.
Last year Fuller averaged 255 miles
an hour across the country, reaching
Cleveland in hours 81 minutes.
Ofhcials freely predicted that speed
records would be lowered.
Cars were jammed for blocks around
the Burbank airport and estimates OF
the number of spectators ran as high
as 10000
Miss Cochran, plotting ship No. Is,
was one Of three entrants who hoped
to reach Cleveland without a refuel-
Ing stop The others were Cordova
in Bellanca and Perlick in .
Beechcraft. They planned to fly at
around 10000 feet. The remaining
seven. all flying the Southern route,
expected to land for gasoline at
FL Paso, Texas, or Wichita, Kans.
LiApScO lime counts.
Alexander P. de Seversky gave a
hint OF what could be expected TODAY
when he flew Jacqueline Cochran's
plane here from New York last Nom
day at an average of 260 miles an
hour for new East-West trans.
continental record While the East
West flyers usually encounter head
winds, tailwinds aid the West-East
Speedsters
Miss Cochran, the only woman in
today's classic. placed third in 1887.
She alone seeks the s25o0 women's
prize.
The fastest elapsed time between
here and Cleveland will determine the
winner, who must cross the finish line
at Cleveland Airport between IL noon
and pm. today
The winner to Cleveland gets Se-
600, with four other prizes. in order.
OF $4,000, $4,000. $4,000 and $1,000.
The winner to Bendix will get 81 600
and $4,000 more if a new record is
set. Second place pays $500 and third,
$70O.
Evening star., 1938-09-03
PHILC0 PARLEY CALLED

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 3 @.-
Union representatives and officials of
the Philadelphia Storage Battery Co.,
makers of Philco radios, called a
conference today for next Tuesday
to discuss reopening of the company's
plant, closed since May by strike
Three locals Of the United Electrical
Radio and Machine Workers voted last
night to accept a new contract and re-
turn to work. The agreement provides
for wage cuts, job reclassification, a
preferential shop and unlimited manu-
facture of parts in the factory.
When operating at capacity produc-
ton the plant employees $4,000 workers.
Evening star., 1938-09-03
Crisfield Mayor Will Ignore
Roosevelt, Coming as Politician,

cal ne1DS on Page Az
Crisf1eld as President of the United
States, I would be only too glad to
meet him and extend the hospitality
OF the city due the occupant of that
great Office the Mayor said.
But Mr.. Roosevelt is coming to
the Eastern Shore as a politician and
SO I am not going to pay any atten-
ton to him.
There isn't going to be any deco
ration OF the town either. unless
somebody wants to pay for 1t out Of
his own pocket"
Evening star., 1938-09-03
SLAYER Ruled Insane.
BY the Associated Press.

MARTINEZ. Calf, Sept. 3 R.-
Superior Judge A. F. Bray adjudged
Mrs. Emile Reinecker, 40, innocent
by reason of insanity after hearing
testimony yesterday that she shot and
killed her 76-year-old invalid mother
July 7.
Mrs. Reinecker said fear that she
had an incurable disease and would
be "sent away" leaving her mother,
Mrs. Marie Renkwitz, destitute, led
her to commit the deed.
Evening star., 1938-09-03
RED FLAG RAISED
ABOVE FACTORIES
IN NORTH FRANCE
DaIadier's Resignation Is
Demanded by $4,000
Textile Strikers.
WORK WEEK EXTENSION
PROTESTED BY 10000
Labor Urged to Remain Calm in
Face of Czechoslovak-German
Crisis, However.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Ne,D Franch labor troubles haze
arisen out OF Premier Daladiers
abandonment of the 40-hour Ueek
in defense and allied industries.
Workers hare been urged to defy
the cabinet decree issued seperal
days ago. Ddladier seeks to spur
defense in face OF big German
mobilization for army maneuuerS.
By tae Associated Press.
PARIS, Sept. 3.-Thousands of
workers occupied textile mills in the
Amiens region of Northern France
today in the first of series of strikes
threatened by French labor to force
the cabinet to respect labor laws" "
Chanting aladier premier
Edouard Daladier) Resign!" $4,000
workers took possession of the build
ings and raised Red flags over "a
factories in Amiens and Abbeville
after hasty arbitration efforts of the
government-worried also by the in
ternational stuation-failed.
100000 at Mass Meetings.
Labor leaders estimated 100000
workers throughout France Joined in
mass meetings last night, protesting
against Daladier's extension of the
work week beyond the legal 40-hour
limit in industries outside those work.
ing for the national defense.
The main demonstration was con-
Quoted in Paris, where Leftist labor
leaders reiterated their support for
any workers refusing to work the
illegal additional hours ordered by
government decree.
A hopeful note was seen, however.
in the fact that most of the speeches
urged the workers to remain calm
in view of the CZech-G German crisis
and declared labor had never raised
obstacles to the increase of production
for national defense.
Strikers Reduced Temporarily.
Representatives of the Labor Minis
try, fearing that 100000 workers would
make good their threats to strike un-
less they got satisfaction ON pay and
collective contract demands, were able
to cut the number of Amiens strikers
from $4,000 to 2,500-but onlv tenn
porarily.
Soon after the short lived arbitra-
ton efforts, all the employees walked
out again. Demonstrators paraded
with banners demanding that the
premier respect the social laws or
resign"
Five hundred armed Mobile guards
and 500 police were alert against dis
orders.
Train Strike in Lille.
At Lille 800 street car workers re-
NAMED on strike for the re-employ-
ment of 81 discharged laborers.
The French cabinet met yesterday
In 2i2 hour session devoted mostly
to the international situation.
Constant interviews have been 60
Ing on with diplomats at the foreign
office. During the conferences For
eign Minister Georges Bonnet was
said to have gone little farther than
to express Frances warm hope of
peaceful settlement of the crisis"
Political observers said they be-
lleved European tension arising from
the Czech-Nazi dispute over minority
rights was slightly relaxed.
Evening star., 1938-09-03
W|THDRAWS
IN K|DNAP HUNT
Officials Believed Acting to
Permit RanCher to Make
Contact.
Pictures on page Az
y the Associated Press.

/ BY the Associated Press.
YUBA CITY. Calf, Sept. 3.-Fed-
eral and State forces were abruptly
Withdrawn from the hunt for kid
napers of Mrs. w. R. Meeks in what
observers suggested today might be a
move to permit her abductors to
| make a contact with her orchardist
I husband.
Shortly after Gov. Frank Merriam
recalled 12O National Guardsmen and
100 State highway patrolmen, N. j. L.
Pieper, Federal Bureau of Investiga-
| ton chief from San Francisco, an
nounced that the F. B. I. was with
! drawing from the case.
There is no evidence thus far"
Mr.. Pieper said. "of the violation OF
any Federal law. I am withdrawing
F. 5. l. men from the case, but the
facilities of our office will be open. "
The "G-n1en" withdrew just "a hours
after Mr.. Meeks reported two roughly
dressed men had kidnapped his S.
year-old wife, demanding $4,000 ram
som.
Ranchers who had joined in yes
terday's extensive hunt for the trace
of the kidnapers of Mrs. Meeks' body
expressed belief outside law agents
withdrew to permit the abductors to
give Meeks details of how to pay the
ransom.
Fears for Woman's Life.
Sheriff Bert Ullrey. who again as
sumed full charge of the hunt, eX-
pressed fear for the life of Mrs. Meeks,
whom, he said was in the hands of
desperate men.
We are hoping that our search does
not yield the body of Mrs. Meeks," he
said, but there is a possibility that
it may
Mr.. Meeks, who said he could not
raise $4,000 even if he sold his ranch
and all his other possessions, was
quoted by Sheriff Ullrey as saying the
about midnight Thursday, shortly after
the departure of some guests.
One man was armed, Mr.. Meeks
related, and the pair bound the couple
ransacked the house, then carried Mrs.
Meeks outside and departed with her
in the ranchers' automobile, which
was found abandoned in Marysville, II
miles away, several hours later.
Unless you pay $4,000 by midnight
Saturday you'll never see your wife
again. Mr.. Meeks said one of the
abductors told him.
We'll contact you in a couple of
days for that $15,000"
Had "Oklahoma Accent"
Mr.. Meeks described the men as
speaking with an oklahoma accent, u
which Sheriff Ullrey said might indi-
cate they were here for the fruit har-
vest along with hundreds of other
migrants from dust bowl areas.
Discovery yesterday of some burned
clothing and a torn piece of stained
pillow slip in dry river bottom was
discredited by National Guardsmen,
who found the articles as being con-
nected with Mrs. Meeks' disappearance
Finding of tire marks and shoe
prints beneath a bridge near the
ranch home was investigated on the
theory they might mark the spot where
the woman was transferred to a Sec
ond automobile before the Meeks car
was abandoned
Federal agents refused to disclose
whether they found fingerprints of
any value on the rancher's recovered
automobile
Evening star., 1938-09-03
SEWING MACHINE HELD
Handbook Raiders Say Owner Can
Have It, Win or Lose.
BY the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, Sept. 3 LR.-The State
attorneys police possessed a sewing
machine today as result of the cur
rent raids on handbooks.
1t was found by ax-wielding officers
yesterday while they we're chopping
up the furnishings of the 46th hand
book raided during the last fortnight.
1t was tagged: Personal loan.
Lady $2."
1t. Thomas Kelly said the woman
can have her sewing machine if she
can prove it's hers, whether she won
the race bet or not.