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Evening star., 1938-10-25
PALESTINE STAND
OF j. S. RESENTED
British Feeling Expressed
In Beaverbrook and
Rothermere Papers.
BY WILLIAM H. sToNEMAN,

Oy VAAAAhNl n. SlONkMAN,
Chicago Daily News Foreign Correspondent.
LONDON, Oct. 25.-No little resent
ment has been aroused in London bv
the extreme interest shown In Pales.
tine by oficial and unofficisl American
circles. and by the pressure which has
been exerted upon the British authori-
ties to prevent them from abandoning
the original terms Of their mandate
over that country.
While official Britishers have been
careful to conceal this feeling in their
public utterances. it has found more
than ample expression in the news.
papers run BY Lord Beaverbrook srd
Lord Rothermere. These papers an
swer American complaints against the
proposed "sell-out" OF the Jews with
the suggestion that if the Americans
90 not like the British method of deal.
ing with the Palestine problem thev
themselves might relieve Britain of ths
mandate.
President Roosevelt, it is said |.
IN favor of retaining Palestine as
national home for the Jews without
any limitations" says the Daily Ey-
press. The President undoubtedly
expresses the views of a large bodv
OF opinion in the United States on
this issue. 1t should now be in order
for Britain. therefore to take the on
portunlty to ask the Americans to
take over from us the Palestine man.
GATE in the interests of humanity.
Inc policy OF the open door in Pales-
tine is apparently acceptable to the
American population. as it is not here.
Britain should now approach Roose-
Velt IN response to his suggestions and
offer the mandate to him.
LORD Rothermere's Evening News is
even sharper in its response. 'Th.
united States" it says. can ask the
League OF Nations to transfer the
Palestine mandate and our govern
ment. If unbereft entirely of its senses.
Will hand 1t over tied up in blue ribbon
ana with a courteous note of thanks,
meanwhile, Britain and not America
saooled With the thankleSs lob of
administering mandate which Is
costing millions of pounds and manv
valuable British lives and. in addition.
is losing this country a lot of loyalty
and prestige among $4,000 coo Moslem
cltlzens of the empire. While we con-
tlnue to hold the mandate We must
reserve the right to handle it in a
way that seems best to us. although
we are always ready to receive any
practical advice or assistance that
other governments decide to offer"
Copyright, 1898. by the Chicago Daily
News. IncJ
Evening star., 1938-10-25
PARTY COERCION
LAID TO OFFICIALS
Montgomery Board Hears
G. O. P. and Democratic
Gift Charges.
By stan Correspondent Of The Star.

6y u SINH COTTespOuQSuL Oh xHe SL&T.
ROCKVILLE, Md, Oct discharges
that Preston L. Snyder. superinten-
dent of school property in Montgom-
cry County, has forced school bus
drivers to contribute to the Republican
campaign fund. made by Commits
sioner Robert D. Hagner, were part Of
a stormy session of the Board Of
County Commissioners here today.
Claiming that Mr. Snyder has been
holding up the drivers monthly
checks, Mr. Hagner demanded that
the superintendent be ordered to ap-
pear before the board late this after
noon to answer the charges.
With the aid Of Commissioners
Plummer and Lansdale, Democrats,
and over the objections of Commits
sioners Karn and Coughlan, Fusion
lists. the Hagner motion was carried
and word sent to Mr. Snyder to ap-
pear before the board.
Counter Charge on Democrats.
Mr.. Coughlan, who said that he had
investigated the bus driver rumor and
satisfied himself that 1t was ground
less, made a counter-char that, &C.
cording to reports reaching him, en-
ployes of the Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commission have been forced
during the last two months to con-
tribute 20 per cent of their pay checks
to the Democratic campaign fund.
Told of Mr. Coughlan's charges, T.
Howard Duckett, chairman of the Sani-
tary Commission. said he had never
heard OF such coercion, but he added
that there are lot of politicians in
Montgomery County over whom l do
not have control" He said that he
would not investigate the report.
Row Over Aid Post.
The county commissioners meetings
nrst fireworks came from a proposal by
Mr. Coughlan, speaking for Mr.. Karn
president OF the board, that the office
OF supervisor Of county aid be de-
clared vacant and that the functions
OF the office be transferred to the
Montgomery County Welfare Board as
soon as possible.
Such a change would cost three
ONHioSAo.o lltII JOOS-MrS. Lillian
Riley, the supervisor of county aid. and
her assistants, Mrs. Harriet Griffith
and Miss Elva Hawkins. They were
appointed under the fusion admins
tration.
Commissioner Plummer's motion
that the Coughlan motion be tabled
was carried with the support of his
fellow Democrats, Mr. Hagner and
Mr. Lansdale.
The meeting opened with the pas
sage OF motion offered by Mr.. Cough
Ian and seconded by Mr.. Hagner that
the county appropriate not more than
$4,000 for survey Of the county gov
ernment as recommended by the
Montgomery County Civic Federation.
The commissioners adopted the mo-
ton unanimously. They will inter-
view representatives OF two or three
agencies which had shown their will
ingness to perform the job of analyz-
ing the county setup in order to effect
a modernization.
Evening star., 1938-10-25
Dies Witness
Asks for Lie
DetectOr Test

Ralph Knox, Detroit automobile
worker, suggested to House investi-
gators today that they give him a
lie detector test to determine the
truth or falsity of his testimony that
an attorney for the old National
Labor Board had invited him to join
the Communist party.
Knox made the proposal by tele-
gram.
He had given the testimony before
the Dies Committee investigating un-
American activities, naming Ben Wolf
as the attorney. The latter denied
the allegation as utterly false"
Evening star., 1938-10-25

The disturbance that was on the South
Carolina coast Monday morning has ad-
vanced rapidly north -northeastward with
greatly increased intensity to the Gulf OF
zoos inches. The disturbance that was
over James Bay has advanced eastward
about $500 inches Another disturbance
Is advancing eastward over Manitoba The
Pas. .9.36 inches. A hish-preSsure area,
central about 500 miles east Of Nevfound-
iand with maximum pressure about 3O.4o
inches is moving eastward High pres
sure prevails over the. Gulf States. New
Orleans. La 5000 inches, with a north
east-squthwest axis, Pressure is also hisi
oyer tS & The middle and northern Plateau and
3o;st inches. DurinR the las, "a hours
rams have occurred on the WASHINGTON
coast and in the Atlantic States and east
srn lower Lake region. Temperatures
States. the Appalachian region and in the
interior Of the North Pacific States while
they have risen in the Rocky Mountain
sssslon stsl,r and In the Plains and West Cult
StateS: Frosts are reported this morning
from the Ohio and Upper MississnDi VAL
leys and the Upper Laee region.
Evening star., 1938-10-25
Trail Club to Hear Talk.

DR.. Guy w. Leadbetter. surgeon from
Maine and former athletic star at
Bowdoin College. will give an illus
trated address on the Katahdin re-
gion in Maine before the Potomac
Appalachian Trail Club at the Pal
isades Field House at pm today A
bill was introduced at the last session
of Congress that would turn the Ka
tahdin area into a national park
Evening star., 1938-10-25
OKLAHOMA is CRIPPLED

NORMAN, Okla, Oct. Is CP,.-For
the first time this season injuries are
threatening Oklahoma's unbeaten rec
ord.
Oil Ouggan, regular tackle. is out
with a broken cheek bone: Bob Sey-
mour, halfback. has a slight concus-
sion, and Novel Wood. reserve center,
has badly bruised hand. And the
Sooners play Nebraska this week.
Evening star., 1938-10-25
PROBE IS ORDERED
IN NORTH DAKOTA
langer Charges Workers
Under w. P. A. Are Beinq
Intimidated.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Senate Campaign Expenditures
Committee decided today to send in
vestigators to North Dakota to conduct
an inquiry into charges that W. P. A.
workers in that State were being in
Inundated in the senatorial campaign.
They also were instructed to investi-
gate complaints that the absentee bal
lot privilege was being abused.
Chairman Sheppard said the in
vestigators would remain in North
Dakota until the election November
8. Gov. William Langer, independent
candidate for the Senate, has charged
that efforts we're being made to pre-
vent W. P. A. workers from sup
porting him.
Senator Nye Counters.
Senator Nye, the Republican NOM
tnee. countered with charges involving
the use of absentee ballots.
The Senate committee also decided
to continue its investigation into al
legged political activity of w. P. A.
officials in Kentucky. Senator Shep-
pard said investigators who reported
today were sent back to Kentucky for
further inquiry.
Among other questions before the
committee for decision is whether re-
cipients of Federal old-age pensions
can contribute legally to senatorial
campaigns.
Senator Sheppard said an investiga-
ton had been made of a complaint
that old-age pensioners in California
had given funds to candidates favor
ing increased pensions. The COM
plant, Senator Sheppard said. named
Sheridan Downey, Democratic sena-
torial nominee, as one of these candi-
dates.
Mr.. Downey has advocated 800
every Thursday" State tension system.
Believed Illegal.
The Senate Committee has con-
tended it is illegal for any person re-
ceiving compensation from the Fed
eral Treasury to contribute to the
campaign fund of congressional can
didate
WI Sdltt lllS SdiiAoi-
MIA investigation was based on this
contention, despite a ruling by the
controller general that old-age pen
sion funds cease to be Federal money
as soon as they are apportioned among
the States.
Besides hearing its California in
vestigators at today's session. the COM
mittee called for reports on campaigns
In Pennsylvania, New Jersey. Wis
consin, Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana,
Georgia, Ohio and other States.
Senator Davis, Republican, of Penn
sylvania has charged that relief funds
we're used for the political benefit of
his Democratic opponent Gov. George
H Earle
Aubrey williams, acting works prog
ress administrator, told the Senate
committee yesterday there was mot
scintilla of truth in Senator Davis
charges. He sent the committee the
results of an investigation which he
said had been made of allegations
by the Senator appearing in news
papers.
Sworn testimony and documented
evidence establishes beyond question
that no employe of the w. P. A. re-
ferred to in these charges has been
involved in any political coercion" Mr..
Williams said
Senator Davis countered with a
statement that he was not surprised at
the result of another of the now
famous elf-inveStigationS' by w. P. A..
Evening star., 1938-10-25
WIND TUNNEL READY

Reconstruction of the wind tunnel at
the Bureau of Standards to afford a
50 per cent increase in air speed has
been completed. it was announced yes
terday.
Built in 1917. the machine has been
converted into a return circuit tunnel
which provides the increased air speed
without altering the size of the power
plant or working section
Habits OF ai- flow and pressure of
wind on large buildings can be studied
more effectively with the new setup,
1t was said.
Evening star., 1938-10-25
Farmers Ask Insurance.

COLLEGE PARK, Md. Oct. Is up.
Paul E. Nystrom, crop insurance
supervisor for Maryland, announced
today 1909 Maryland farmers have
applied for "all-risk" wheat crop in
surance. The insurance is being Of
fered by the Federal Crop Insurance
Corp
Evening star., 1938-10-25
Examination Is Announced.

The Civil Service Commission to-
day announced an examination for
aircraft instrument mechanic at the
Norfolk Navy Yard. The pay ranges
from s7.77 to s873 per day Full in
formation may be obtained from the
Office Of the fourth civil service dis
trict. 9l6 G street NV.
Evening star., 1938-10-25
TRASH SHELL EXPLODES

Bernard M Harding, 81, of the 1900
block of South Arlington Ridge road.
Arlington County, Va, was treated
at Emergency Hospital yesterday aft
ernoon for a gunshot wound on the
forehead, said by police to have been
accidentally received as he was burn
ing trash.
Hospital officials said Mr.. Hardings
injuries are not serious.
According to Arlington authorities,
Mr.. Harding had raked trash into an
outside fireplace. A loaded shell ex-
ploded.
Evening star., 1938-10-25
WEATHER REPORT

District of ColumbaFair
frost the
eoANe "e
ht frost IN extreme heavy portions
emp Wv pN0'"
West Vrginia-Fr with heavy frost rising
Evening star., 1938-10-25

Mohammedans hold festival an
nually in memory of Abrahams Of
fering of Ishmael, which is the ver-
sion of the Koran.
Evening star., 1938-10-25
Report for Last - Hours.

Record for Last 81 Hours.
CFrom noon yesterday to noon todayD
Hiehest 81. 12 80 pm. yesterday. Year
ago Sc
Lowest, A, $3.50 am today. Year ago.
Record Temperatures This Year
Highest 90, on August Is Lowest. is.
on January IS.
Humidity for Last "a Hours
tFrom noon yesterday to noon todayD
terday.
Lowest 90 per cent. at noon today.
Evening star., 1938-10-25
River Report.

River Report
>, Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers clear At
Harpers Ferry
The Sun and Moon
sun TO-DAY 49, S1S
Sun tomorrow ScS 5:1S
Moon. today S4Ism S.5I NV
Automobile lights must be turned On
one-half hour after sunset
Evening star., 1938-10-25
Furnished by United States Coast and
Geodetic SurYeyl
Precipitation.

Monthly precipitation in inches in the
Capital tcurrent month to date):
Evening star., 1938-04-20
BUSINESS BOOMING
AT ARSENAL PLANT
U. S. Arms Factory, in Busiest
Period Since War, to Spend
Over 81, ZOO. .000in '3S.

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA. April 20.-Busi-
ness is booming at the 122-year-old
Frankford Arsenal. where all the small
arms ammunition for Americas armed
forces is produced.
Col. E. D. Bricker. commanding
oficer, said today that the arsenal was
in its busiest period since the World
War because Of recent large congress
sional appropriations and large orders
from the United States Navy.
Production Of 80, As and so caliber
bullets for the pistols and rifles Of
the Army. Navy, Marine Corps and
National Guard will cost more than
100000 for labor and materials
during 1898 at the present rate Of ex-
penditure, the colonel estimated.
The arsenal also develops and man
ufactures instruments used in firing
cannon and guns, and certain COM
ponent parts Of artillery ammunition
Artillery projectiles are not loaded
here, however.
Frankford, one of six large manu-
featuring arsenals in the United States,
keeps pace with research and develop
ment Of small arms ammunition In
other countries, Col. BItcker said, and
In an emergency" could produce all
that would be needed until private
industry could take up the load"
Evening star., 1938-04-20
SUBVERS|VE TA|NT
N|NBUREAUS
D. A. R. Defense Chairman
Says Influences at Work
in Government.

Charging that subversive influences
have penetrated even into the agen-
cies of the Government" Mrs. Vinton
Earl Sisson. aggressive chairman Of
the D. A. r. Committee for National
Defense Through Patriotic Education,
called on her fellow-women today to
guard the country both internally and
externally from the foes Of our form
Of government.
In her last report as chairman OF
the Defense Committee, a post she
leaves this year to become librarian
general Of the D. A. r., Mrs. Slson
told the 1000 delegates to the con-
vention IN Constitution Hall that
America needs the big Navy asked by
President Roosevelt In order to fortify
our aloofness from the interests and
aims of foreign dictators.
Having learned lesson from the
Washington Limitation of Arms Con-
ference" Mrs. Sisson said, in urging
support Of the pending billion dollar
naval program. this Nation has no
intention OF making another Altruis-
Evening star., 1938-04-20
SESSION
CALL IS DOUBTED
Washington Governor, Back
as Acting Executive,
Files Papers.
By The associated Press.

By The associated Press.
OLYMPIA. Wash, April 20.-Act-
ing Gov. Victor A. Meyers filed a spe-
cial legislative session proclamation
with the Secretary of States Office
at 8:08 am 11:08 am. E. S. t. to-
day, but there was question whether
it would be accepted
Mr.. Meyers presented the proclama-
ton three minutes after Gov. Clar-
ence Martin returned to the State
by chartered plane from Washington,
D. c., in an attempt to frustrate Mey-
ers action.
Secretary Of State Absent.
AS Acting Governor Mr.. Meyers ar
rived at the Secretary Of States ONCE
at $40 am, but neither Secretary of
State Belle Reeves nor her assistant
was in Mr.. Meyers walked to the
front desk and presented the proc
lamation he filed last night in King
County with justice of the peace.
A moment or so later there came a
shout from Gov. Martins once that
the chief executive had landed in
Spokane.
A newsman told Mr. Meyers he was
no longer Acting Governor, and Mr..
Meyers replied:
Il know it, but I might as well file
this and get it over with"
He was informed by Ray Yeoman.
corporation clerk. that he would have
to wait until Mrs. Reeves or her as
sistant arrived.
Mr. Meyers said he had done all
he could, and it was up to the attor-
ney general and other officials to de-
eide upon the legality of his action.
Proposed Relief Program.
Mr.. Meyers proclamation declared
thousands of our citizens are in need
of immediate relief" and proposed leg
islation both for social security and
for a housing enabling act.
He proposed equalization of school
funds for poor districts by increas-
ing the price Of liquor cents bot
tie in State-monopolized stores and
by increasing the State sales tax from
2 to per cent.
The proclamation called the Legis-
lature into session Monday.
Mr.. Meyers returned yesterday from
California while Gov. Martin was in
Washington, D. c., comforting with
President Roosevelt about proposed
national park on Washington's Olym-
pic peninsula.
Evening star., 1938-04-20
PRESIDENT TALKS
AID TO UTILITIES
WITH ADVISERS
want to Include Them in
Little Business Men,
Says Jones.
LOAN APPLICATIONS
NOW ON FILE, HE SAYS
Hopkins Tells House Group of
Intention to Increase Relief
Load.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
President Roosevelt, expanding his
recovery drive on still another front,
discussed with fiscal advisers today
how private utilities could be helped
to finance new construction and pro-
vide jobs.
He took up the question at a White
House conference. Just before he did
SO. Harry L. Hopkins, works progress
administrator, indicated in testimony
at the Capitol that he was preparing
to increase the relief load during the
hrst seven months of the next fiscal
year beginning July /.
Appearing before the House Appro-
priations Committee to tell how he
proposed to use $l.250,000,O00 of re-
lief funds requested by the President,
Mr.. Hopkins said this sum would be
sufficient to care for $500, 900 persons
Until February l. 1939 or zoe, 900 more
than are now on the rolls.
Giving an idea of the extent of re-
lief expenditures, the Senate Unem-
ployment Committee reported today
that from 1893 to 1887 $4,000, ,OOO,-
600 had been spent for this purpose.
OF this amount $4,000, 100000 came
from the Federal Treasury, while State
and local governments contributed S.
l00,000,0OO.
Discusses Construction.
The subject of new construction by
private utilities was explored by Mr..
Roosevelt in conference with Jesse
H. Jones, chairman of the Reconstruct
tion Finance Corp; William o. Doug
las, chairman Of the Securities and
Exchange Commission, and John w.
Hanes member of the S. E. c.
Mr.. Jones said the r. F. c. under
new power granted by Congress could
assist the utilities through loans or
purchase of their bonds after the
S. E. c. had approved the issues. The
r. F. c. would not buy their stock,
however. he said
There has been lot of talk" Mr..
Jones said, about utilities not being
able to get money, and We want to
include them in the little business
men"
Mr.. Jones said the r. F. c. had two
or three small applications for loans
from utilities now on file, while Mr..
Douglas asserted some large issues
were being discussed. but had not
reached the application stage
Two other developments were out
standing in the administrations rush
to get the recovery and relief program
under way without delay.
Treasury and Federal Reserve Board
executives were called together to de-
eide how fast they should pump the
81, ,400,000,000 desterilized gold credit
into the lendable resources of the Ma
tion's banks.
At Detroit an informed person said
Henry Ford would discuss business
conditions with President Roosevelt
April q.
Mr.. Ford, who has opposed various
New Deal policies. was said to have
accepted an invitation rendered
through G. Hall Roosevelt, the Presi-
dents brother-in-law. The automo-
bile manufacturer will be in Wash
ington late this week as a guest at the
convention of the American Society of
Editors.
In the absence of word from the
(See RECOVERY. Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1938-04-20
cox TELLN. |. R. B.
NAMES OF BEATERS
Strike Leader. on Way to Capital,
Says He Knows IL Men
Who Lashed Him,
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, April 20 (P,.-C.
r. Jimmy) Cox. 27-year-old Tupelo,
Miss, strike leader, declared here to-
day he knew the names of the IL men
he said gave him lashing at Tupelo
Friday
Mr.. Cox said he was en- route to
Washington to tell the National Labor
Relations Board OF the incident and
Il don't intend to name my assail-
ants before I reach Washington"
Mr.. Cox was the leader of a strike
at the Tupelo cotton mills last year.
The mills closed subsequently and did
not reopen
Resentment against me has been
growing ever since" Mr.. Cox said.
Il have been trying to organize work.
ers Of other mills. After Fridays
beating talked with Chief Deputy
Sheriff Oscar Trapp and County At
torney Claude Clayton They told me
wouldn't be safe in Tupelo, because
it was impossible for officers to give
me adequate protection"
He said he was going to Washing
ton because can get needed pro-
lection" and also to see representa-
tives Of the N l.. r. B."
Il must be in one piece for the
coming board procedure against the
garment plants in Tupelo." he said.
The information I have is plenty
and must be preserved. When I can
get necessary protection in Tupelo I'll
press charges against the workers who
abducted and beat me-"