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The Washington times., 1938-11-01
U. S. ACCUSED
OF "FRAME-UP"
IN SPY TRIAL
Court RapsLawyer;
TurrOu Testifies

NEW YORK, Nov. 1 U.N.S0.
Leon q: Turrou, the Department
of Justice agent who headed the
investigation into espionage in
New York and then quit the ser
vice after the arrest Of Johanna
Hofmann, Guenther Rumrich.
Otto. VoSs and Erich CHASER, took
the witness stand in Federal court
today where the alleged spies, ex-
cept Rumrich, are on trial.
Turrou's first testimony con-
cerned meeting with a represen-
tative Of the State Department at
which he was given letters, al
legedly from German espionage
agents, which had been taken from
Rumrich.
Prior to the former G-man's APP
pearance on the stand, Reed Vet
terli, former chief of the New
York office of the Department
of Justice was a witness.
LGsOyer Rebuked
Vetterli's testimony on direct
examination was routine but when
the Government objected to cross
examination of the witness by At
torney George Dix, counsel for
Miss Hofmann, the , lawyer
shouted:
You honor, I have the right
to, question the witness. L
charge frame-up and corruption.
by the Government in this
case"
The outburst brought rebuke
from Judge Knox but also permis-
sion for Dix to cross-examine.
Dix asked the witness if it were
true that he resigned from the
Government service because of
this case" The question was OBJ
jected to and objection sustained.
Then he asked:
Have you written any articles
on this case?"
That question, also, went un-
answered. Vetterli volunteered
that he resigned from the Govern
ment service to enter private bust
ness.
Turrou told Of taking a state
ment from Rumrich and another
from Erich Chaser.
The Washington times., 1938-11-01
Slash in WPA Rolls
To Depend on Farms

U.N.S.) Continued reduction
in the number of WPA employees,
providing agricultural unemploy-
ment does not increase materially,
was predicted today by Aubrey
williams, acting WPA admins
traitor. Citing a reduction Of
$4,000 employees during Septem-
ber, williams said that "if agri-
cultural areas do not offset these
gains, we can be confident Of
further material reductions. He
added that agricultural unemploy-
ment in the South and West has
failed to decrease.
The Washington times., 1938-11-01
2 Girls, ; Boys
Lost IN WiIdS
of Mount Pi1sC1S

SANTA BARBARA, CAL, Nov. I
G.N.SO-Three boys and two
girls, all of Los Angeles, missing
in the Mt. Pinas area of Los
Padres National Forest, were
hunted by rangers, who organized
a systematic search at dawn to.
day.
The five young people disap.
peared Sunday. Late yesterday
their automobile was found some
miles from Mt. Pinos recreationaI
camp.
The missing ones, who left their
car to go into the park on q pic.
mic. are June Schaefer, 10; Rosa,
belle Haddis, II, and three broth.
ers, Clifford Carver, 81, a sailor:
Richard Carver, 1S, and Gordon
Carver, IT,
The Washington times., 1938-11-01
Four MOgoSJS
Of Business
To Visit F. I'd. II.

QN.S) Four well-known fig
ures in The world of industry and
finance appeared on President
Roosevelt's engagement list to.
day.
Scheduled for 15-minute ap.
pointments were Louis E. KRISTEN,
Boston department store execu.
tive; Clarence Groesbeck, chair.
man of the board of Electric Bond
and Share; Charles F. Kettering.
vice president of General Motors,
and Henry I. Hartman, former
president of the United States
Chamber'of Commerce.
The Washington times., 1938-11-01
Blast Tons of Rock
To Save Trapped Dog

CLARKSBURG, w. Va, Nov.
/ G.N.SJ-Using dynamite. res
cue workers today continued blast
ing their way through a solid
rock mountainSide to reach Sport,
the frolicsome beagle hound who
has been imprisoned for IL days
in a crevice into which he tum-
bIed while on a hunting trip.
Sports yips are no longer heard
and although he was so weak he
was able to move little of his body
except his head, his rescuers hope
The Washington times., 1938-11-01

to reach him alive.
Food was dropped to the animal
through q narrow 25-foot hole, at
the bottom of which he is i'm.
priSoned.
Howard Walls, Sports owner.
and his friends in the community
of Spelter, nearby, have blasted
away two tons Of rick from Spell
ter Mountain, but it was believed
another four or five tons must be
moved before Sport can be
reached.
The Washington times., 1938-11-01
Freight Rate Slash
Asked 10 Move Crop

U.N.S0 Secretary of Agricul-
ture Wallace today requested the
nations railroads to reduce freight
rates on oranges and grapefruit
in order to encourage marketing
of the all-time record surplus Of
both crops. The Secretary said
''it seems reasonable to believe
temporary reductions in freight
rates would enable a substantial
part of, if not all, of the surplus
crop to be made available for
movement by the railroads"
The Washington times., 1938-11-01

The new Nipponese invasion was
engineered by troops landed from
SO warshipS.
Futsing is situated 30 miles
south of Foochow and slightly
more than 400 miles south Of
Shanghai.
Reports received here said the
port was completely diSorganized
by the Japanese assault. Bank and
government offices were evacuated
and the customs services were sus-
pended.
The Washington times., 1938-11-01
Chang to Wear
Down Enemy

LONDON, Nov. / I.N.S).
GeneralissimO Chang Kali
Shek. in a manifesto made
public here today, declared
that the Chinese people, de-
spite the tremendous re-
verses they have suffered,
would continue to resist the
Japanese.
Chang emphasized his de-
termination to wage q pro-
lOnged war based on the
strategy, of wearing down
the enemy.
The Washington times., 1938-11-01
$1,000 Reward Posted
For Fireman S Killer

NEW YORK. Nov. G.N.SO.
Search for the gunman who
killed Fireman Thomas J. Hitter,
80, before relieving him of So, 400,
the salaries Of % fellow-firemen,
was Spurred today by a $4,000
reward. One gunman shot Hitter
fatally and then Snatched an
envelope containing the cash
from the victims pocket before he
Joined two or three companions
and escaped.
The Washington times., 1938-11-01
Dog Saves Mother, Son
As Puppies Die I'm Flames

Nothing is too good for Minnie,
the mother police dog who saved
the lives of Mrs. Thelma Lawson
and her baby son, Leaven, from
flaming death today. But Minnie
isn't looking for any reward.
Minnie is looking for her litter
of puppies that she had to leave
behind to die while she warned
the Hillside, Md, family of the
danger.
Flames were already roaring
Through the Lawsons' frame
The Washington times., 1938-11-01
Al Smith Neutral
In Governor Race

NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-Former
Governor Alfred E. Smith win
remain neutral in the guber-
material battle between New York's
Democratic governor, Herbert H.
Lehman, and District Attorney
Thomas E. Dewey. Smith will de
vote himself to support Of con-
stitutional housing and grade
crossing elimination proposals be-
ing voted uron,
The Washington times., 1938-11-01

house when Minnie succeeded in
awakening Mrs. Lawson. Then
the dog ran frantically to baby
Leaven'S crib.
Under the crib was Minnie'S lit
ter of six newborn puppies. She
ignored these, tugging at the
sheets which covered the baby.
Mrs. Lawson seized the infant
and fought her way through the
flames to safety. Somehow, Min
ME managed to escape, too. And
the next instant the house col
lapSed In o roaring inferno.
The Washington times., 1938-11-01
Riddle ENTRY
PICKED, TRACK
HARD AND FAST.
California Cash
May Shorten Odds
Skies Clear,
TrMCk Fast

PIMLICO RACE TRACK,
Md, Nov. l U,N.S.)-Weather
clear-track fast!
It looks like nothing short
Of another marian inva-
sion" can stop the long
awaited Seabiscuit-War Ad.
miral battle.
Thousands of racing fans,
pouring into Old Hilltop
hours before the two turf
champions were to meet in
their Often-pOstpOned duel,
we're greeted by a bright
autumn sun. 1t was pleas
antIy warm and the course
was solid and fast.
The Washington times., 1938-11-01
Student
Killed in PLUNGE

NASHUA, N. H., Nov. i.
John F. Meigs, jr., of Havre de
Grace, Md, 22-yearold Harvard
senior, died last night in Memorial
Hospital of injuries suffered yes,
terday when he fell so feet from
a cliff on English Mountain. His
parents, Lieut.. Comdr. J. F. Meigs,
U. s. N, retired, and Mrs. Meigs,
were at his bedside.
The Washington times., 1938-11-01
British Ship
Is Bombed
ROLAND WOOD, IS

BARCELONA, Spain, Nov.
1 (I.N.SJ.-The British YES
sci Gothic and two Spanish
ships were seriously damaged
today when two inSurgent air
SquadrOnS bombed the Bar
celOna waterfront, the gov
ernment announced today.
HENDAYE, Franco Span
ish Frontier, Nov. 1 I.N.S.).
Violent fighting ragged in the
CabalIOs Mountains of the
bitterly contested EbrO River
front in Catalonia today as
the new insurgent offensive
entered its third day. Each
side claimed the upper hand.
The Washington times., 1938-11-01
Futsins Falls
Into Japs' HANDS

SHANGHAI, Nov. d.N.s).
Striking another blow at South
China, japanese troops landed at
Futsing today and threw that i'm.
portant southern port in turmoil.
The Washington times., 1938-11-01
Suspects Jailed
Vienna ChurChman
Seized by Police

VIENNA, Nov. 1.-The Rev.
Alois Illek, curate Of st. Stephens
Cathedral, was among those ar
rested in Vienna within the last
week. Charges against him have
not been revealed.
The Washington times., 1938-11-01
Son Of Owen YOUNG
To Join the Treasury

UN.S.) Philip Young, son of
Owen D. Young, the financier,
win join the Treasury as a re-
search assistant, it was learned
today. Young will be associated
with Undersecretary John M.
HaneS and is expected to engage
In work relating to budget and tax
matters,
The Washington times., 1938-11-01
WHAT'S
IN A NAME?
ATTENTIONS!

ATTENTION!
Washington School Chill
dren!
Two new Bengal tiger cubs
arrived at the Zoo today.
ONE OF YOU
Is going to have the honor
of naming these tigers.
The Patterson Newspapers,
with the permission of DR..
William M. Mann, director
of the Zoo, today launches
a contest among all the chill
dren of the grade schools of
Washington to select suit
able names for the animals.
Turn to the first page Of
the second section of today's
Washington Times to learn
the details.
The Washington times., 1938-11-01
$4,000 CHINESE
REDS WIPED OUT
REPORTS

!. TOKYO, Nov. / QN.SJ.-TheI
japanese foreign office reported
today that $4,000 Chinese Com
munists were wiped out" by JAP
anese troops near tire sacred WI
taishan Mountain in northeastern
Shansi province, t. X
The Washington times., 1938-11-01
ARABS IN STRIKE
AGAINST BRITISH

JERUSALEM, Nov. I QN.S).
A three-day Arab general strike
began throughout the Holy Land
today in protest against British ef-
forts to stamp out the Arab revolt
by force of arms.
Arab leaders at Haifa called
upon native workers to go on
strike as a means of combating
the British military measures.
Arabs Routed
The general walkout got under
way after British troops completed
occupation Of the Arab city of
Jaffa and the seaport Of Haifa
following a series of skirmishes
with bands of rebel outlaws.
The Arabs, concentrated in the
Nablus and Haifa areas, were
routed and several were killed as
the British pressed forward vita
their campaign to crush the Arab
anti-JewiSh revolt.
Suspects Jailed
Arab leaders at Haifa called on
native workers to go on a general
strike today in protest against
the British military operations.
At Haifa many Arabs, including
Hanna Asfour, q leading lawyer,
Continued on Page 2, Col. ~
The Washington times., 1938-11-01
L. D. R. Names
BOARD TO STOP
c. P. 0. WASTE
Ban on Duplication
and Idle Blurbs
BY EARL GOODWIN

President Roosevelt's determine
ton to cut down the waste in
government printing, and process
sing, took a step forward today
with the PRONUNCIATION of an execul.
tive order creating an interde.
partmental committee headed by
a representative Of the Bureau Of
Budget.
The President started the print
ing economy move several months
ago when Public Printer Giegen-
gack was called into conference to
help decide Just what constitutes
printing and what is processing
or duplicating.
Labor Protects
Several protests had reached
the White House from labor groups
which declared that much process
ing work done in Government Of.
fices is work which should properly
be done by the Government Print
ing Office.
Also the Presidents move is said
to have put an end to a political
propaganda put out by various
agencies solely to circulate argu.
ments for their continued exis.
tence.
Today's executive order cre-
ates a committee composed Of
representatives Of the Bureau Of
Budget, Government Printing
Office, Department Of Agricul-
ture, Department of Interior,
Treasury, Department Of Com
merce, Social Security Board,
Tariff Commission, Post Office
and any other agencies the conn
mittee may designate. The Bu-
reau of Budget member Is to
serve as chairman until the COM
mittee shall make its own selec-
tion.
Purpose Outlined
Purpose Of the committee is
outlined in today's executive or.
ders as follows:
"The committee shall promul-
gate rules and regulations "a.
lating to the establishment, co.
ordinatio nand maintenance of
uniform policies and procedures,
consistent with law, for the et.
ficient and economical utiliza-
tion Of printing and processing
in the Executive branch of the
Government"
The Washington times., 1938-11-01
LOST


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inside collar. Reward. AT. 1865.
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Continued on Page -, Col. 81
Art and artists are her speciality.
And Elizabeth Poe knows now. Brings
to you closeup Elimpses and birds
eye views Of art In WaAhlngtOn.
Makes a sometimes stOdGy subject
peFeOlate. YOu1l Hike Elizabeth Pee
tomorrow In the HeFald.Timess
The Washington times., 1938-11-01
By FRANK "BUCK" o'NElLL

PIMLICo RACE TRACK, Nov.
1.-Will the weight Of California
gold bring Seabiscuit to even
money with War Admiral here
today when the two equine
heroes of the American turf face
Starter George Cassidy? Today'S
classic race has fired the enthu-
siasIn Of thoroughhreds lovers
throughout the land. A delega-
tien from the Golden State arrived
here this morning to witness this
horse match, known officially as
the Ptm1ico Special, their wallets
lined with bank notes that they
are prepared to pour through the
mutuel windows on the Biscuit.
Charley Kurtzinger will be
astride War Admiral and G. Woolf
win ride Seabiscuit, disposing Of
overnight reports that Wayne
Wright might be engaged to pilot
the Admiral.
Expect IS, 900
A mighty host Of $4,000 thrill
hunters viii march to the historic
old course that traces its begin
nings back more than a century.
And with a majority Of the crowd,
there is just one horse in the race,
War Admiral, winner of his last
five starts. The Admiral was
quoted in the morning line III
Baltimore at 3 to 5, "the Biscuit
6 to 5. But if the California gold
is as heavy as rumor report it to
be, those odds may change before
race time.
This is the day of days for
Pimlico. The aged timbers of the
quaint old stands, on which the
Continued on Page Is, Col. y
The Washington times., 1938-11-01

r PATTERSON NEWSPAPERS r
Evening star., 1938-07-10
that sound of menace. She wasn't dead either,

that sound of menace. She wasn't dead either,
then She was praying aloud.
Another vast explosion shook the world.
Nevertheless, that bomb was further away.
They must dash out before the house en-
tombed them. Shaking in all his limbs he
struggled up; plucled the lashlight from his
pocket, switched it on.
DiOs! There was no way out to the street!
The entrance hall was choked with fallen
masonry that had cascaded through the cell
ing. Above them the staircase was also
choked. They were imprisoned. 1t was a
miracle that they had not been crushed.
The woman had ceased her prayers. He
turned the torch on her. She was seated on the
bottom stair, young woman, pretty, aris-
touatic-looling despite her shawl.
''Maria!'
The dark eyes in her white face looked
steadily into the beam of his torch.
JOSEF
She was only just audible in the pam
demoni,m of noise, the furious anti-aircraft
guns. the repeated earth-shaking descriptions
of bombs, some near, some more distant. He
was utterly mnerved, shaken to the core,
unable to hold the torch steady. In a lull, he
heard her speak.
Il knew | should see you again. prayed
so hard for it.
Would these bombs never end? They were
as good as dead. Dead together. Gods ironic
answer to her prayer, he thought. bias
phemorsly. in the renewed darkness.
He had switched of his torch. Make it last
as long as possible. Minutes passed - min
utes that were eternities, in chaos of ultra
human noise, the floor, the walls shaking with
each upfomt of death.
Now the bombs fell less frequently, were
further away. Perhaps no more would fall in
this area. Perhaps the raid was ending. People
would come and dig them out. Hope sprang
up in him. He gripped himself, recovered
something of his normal clarity of mind.
He switched ON the torch. Maria still sat
on the bottom stair. She was pale and thin,
but oddly younger. more good-looking since
she had lost her plmpness No more bombs
had burst. After their devasting crashes. the
persistent anti-aircraft fire, muf1led by the
masonry that imprisoned them, seemed al
most like silence. She expected him to say
something.
The Reds did not get you then?''
NO." she answered quietly. II was pro-
tected."
All! OF course. He'd been sure she would
pick up with someone. where have you been
iving?"
In our apartment, of course"
That gave him rather a jolt. He resented
that stranger in their apartment. But she had
a perfect right - he reminded himself in
this city of free love.
WHAT he ike?"
She stared at him, trying to see him behind
the beam of light. "Who?"
whoever you're living WITH
Josef! She was indignant. Il have been
waiting for you to come back. knew should
see you again"
She meant her prayers would bring him. If
she had not been 60 maddeningly pious, per-
haps he would not have left her. He spoke
cmtly. How did you get money!"
II found a job at the hospital. was on my
way there tonight. God is good to me-"
He snezed. Are you so sure? We're both
going to die here of starvation. Unless another
bomb hits u.s.
She spoke with unaltered mildness. Turn
the torch ON your face, Jose. So that can
see you."
SSY ~ -H-HH -
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-11-03
Management And Workers
Assures F. D. r. They Will
Cooperate In Agreement.
AID is PROMISED

Washington, Oct. 31.-Railroad
management and labor assured
President Roosevelt today they
would cooperate in an effort to
settle their wage dispute peace
fully, and received in return the
chief executives promise of Wig
orous support for legislation to
help the carriers.
John J. Policy, president of the
Association of American Rail
roads, and George M. Harrison,
chairman of the Railway Labor
Executives association, conferred
separately with Mr.. Roosevelt.
Both spokesman said the Presi-
dent expressed confidence that a
helpful legislative program for
Athe carriers would be presented
by an informal committee of six
for consideration by the next
Congress. Mr.. Roosevelt appoint
ed the committee-three repre-
sentatives of management and
three of labor-some months ago.
Policy added that Mr.. Roose-
welt said he would "do everything
he could to get such a program
enacted into law"
The rail management leader
said he was asked to find what
their attitude was toward a re-
port made Saturday by the Pres
ident's special fact-finding COM
mittee.
Policy said he would gladly do
that, and later he summoned the
railroad heads to meet in Chi
cago Friday.
The fact-finding committee re-
port asked the railroads to with
draw their order for a Is per
cent wage reduction, scheduled to
60 into effect December l. Near
ly 100000 railway employees
have voted to strike if the wage
cut, estimated by officials to total
$250,000,000 annually, is made
effective.
The fact-fnding committee was
appointed by the President to
hear both sides of the dispute
and report back to him. It acted
. Tqring the 60-day period which
must elapse, under the railway
labor act, before either the wage
cut may take effect or a strike
may be called. That period ex-
pires December l.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-11-03
Presidents Action To Avert
Railway Strike Successful

daughters, of Raleigh, N. c., Wis
tied relatives here last week.
| H. R. Sexton and daughter,
Miss Helen, were business visit
ors in independence, Va, Wed
IInesday.
] Mr.. Joe Thomas visited his
sons, Edison and Paul, here Wed
nesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. c.. Sexton,
Welch, w. Va; Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarke Sexton and Mrs. Andrew
Reedy, Norrisville, Pa; Mrs. Eli
hu Good, Stewartstown, Pa; Mr..
and Mrs. Bradley Sexton and
Miss Myra Sexton, York, Pa;
Miss Clara Sexton, Washington,
D. c.; and Lacy Sexton, Wilkes
Barre, Pa, were here last week
to visit their father S. B. Sexton
who continues ill at his home.
Mr.. Cleve Reeves and MIR. Wal
ter Wood attended the funeral OF
Mr.. John Reeves at Independence,
last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Olaf Melgram,
Wytheville, Va, were guests of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. l..
Anderson last Sunday.
Mr.. Charlie Haynes and neph-
ew, Billy Haynes, of WEIGH, w.
Va, visited his father H. P. Hayn-
es this weekend.
Mrs. Daisy Eller, Crumpler, and
Mrs. Fannie Porter, Wyoming,
visited Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Spen-
Ger last Sunday afternoon.
Gives Birthday Party
Miss Hattie Wagg entertained
| number of her neighbors and
friends with birthday dinner
Sunday evening. A delicious
dinner was served to twenty-sev-
en- guests.
Miss Wagg received many use
full gifts. The guests present were:
Mrs. w. J. Pugh, Mrs. Paul Blew
ings and daughter, Diana; Mrs. T.
w. King, Mrs. M. w. Reynolds,
Mrs. r. c. Pierce, Mr.. and Mrs.
Tom Wagg, Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
Hash, Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Davis,
Mr.. H. P. Haynes, Mrs. Fred Hal
sey, Mrs. John Williams, Mrs. j.
c. Pierce, Mrs. Sallie Wagg, Mrs.
H. R., Sexton, Miss Alta Dixon,
Miss Ada Wagg, Miss Minnie
Haynes, Miss Eloise Young, Miss
Julia Hager, Miss Myrtle Pugh,
Miss Helen Sexton, Mr. Hale Will
liams, Mr.. Jack Thomas and Mr..
Roy Idle.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-11-03
Fleetwood News

Misses Mary Nell Bledsoe and
Ruth Norris, of Brentwood, are
spending this week with Miss
Norris in Johnston City, Tenn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jennie Watson
spent the weekend with Mr.. and
Mrs. Lee Watson at Deep Gap.
Miss Violet Vannoy was the
dinner guest of her cousin, Miss
Mildred Bledsoe Sunday.
Mrs. H. H. Lemly spent last
weekend visiting her sister Mrs.
H. o. Helsabeck at Rural Hall,
N. C..
Misses Beulah Osborne and
Marguerite Weaver, member of
the faculty, made a business trip
to Bristol, Va, Saturday.
Prof. James A. Stanley spent
the weekend visiting friends in
Charlotte, N. G.
Mrs. Kermit Greene and little
daughter, Anna Lou, were in
town shopping Saturday.
The people of the community
are glad to welcome Rev. H. O.
Huss back as the minister at the
Methodist church.
Mrs. A. D. Phillips spent last
week in Jefferson taking the first
aid course given by the Ameri-
can Red Cross.
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Grassy Greek News

Mrs. F. c, Nye has returned to
her home here from a five days
visit with relatives in Chapel Hill
and Greensboro, N. c.
Rev. and Mrs. J. o. Spencer
Bel Air, Md, have been visiting
relatives here for the past two
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. w. Wagg spent
last weekend in Kingsport,
Tenn, with friends.
Miss Myrtle Pugh was a bust
ness visitor in w. Jefferson last
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Barker visit
ed relatives at Phoenix Greek
last weekend.
Miss Julia Hager spent last
weekend with home folks at
Max Meadows, Va.
Mrs. w. M. G. La Rue and