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Evening star., 1939-03-04
China's S Last Port
North Of Shanghai
Taken, Say Japanese
Hoichow, SEQ Outlet for
Lunehoi Roi|rood, Is
Reported Captured
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SHANGHAI, March 4.-The jap
anese capture of Haichow, the only
port north Of Shanghai in Chinese
hands and control-point of the vital
Lunghai Railroad between Suchow
and the Yellow Sea, was reported
today by Japanese pilot of scout
ing plane.
The occupation brought to
climax the invaders mopping up
campaign along the railroad and
enabled the Japanese to exert in
creased pressure in pincer move
ment designed to pacify Northeast
ern Kiangsu Province. Haichow is
275 air miles north of Shanghai.
The Japanese announced also that
13-day mopping up drive in Central
and Southern Hopeh Province re-
suited in the killing of 4,311 Chinese,
while 400 were taken prisoner. Jap
anese losses were said to be So dead
and 152 wounded.
Japanese military leaders were re-
ported planning to enlarge their
westward drive from Hankow along
the north bank of the Yangtze River
by striking at unconquered areas
south OF the stream.
Chinese advices said the invaders
were massing troops for campaigns
against Nanchang and Changsha,
capitals of Kiangsi and Human Prov
inces.
West Of Hankow the Chinese re-
ported increasingly heavy fighting
and stalemate in Japanese efforts
to cross the Han River.
In Kiangsu Province, on the coast
north of Shanghai, another Japanese
army was mopping up in an area
bounded by the Yellow River, Yellow
Sea, Grand Canal and Lunghai Rail-
| road. Japanese naval officers
warned third-power ships to avoid
that part of the coast because naval
operations were possible there. They
said they would not be responsible
for neutral ships in the zone.
Japanese naval, army and gen.
darme officials called on command
ers of the United States, British
and Italian defense forces of the
Shanghai International Settlement
and requested and received pledges
of cooperation designed to end ter
rorism within the settlement. Fifty
three political killings have occurred
in or near the settlement in the last
Is months.
Although settlement authorities
charge that considerable crime ana
terrorism has occurred in areas ad-
jacent to the settlement and unde-
Japanese control. the Japanese re-
Trained from making any reciproc5
pledges of cooperation with settl'
ment police in cleaning up the "ba
lands" areas.
Evening star., 1939-03-04
Russian ChiIdren's
Pointinqs on Exhibit

An exhibition of water color paint
ings by Russian children, illustrating
poems of the Russian poet, Alexan-
der Pushkin, opens today at 2 o'clock
at the Children's Federal Art Gal
lery, 8l6 Independence avenue S.W.
The paintings are the result OF a
Nationwide competition in Russia
for children under is years of age.
The competition was held in con-
nection with the celebration of the
Tooth anniversary of Pushkin's death.
The exhibition, assembled by the
American-Russian Institute of New
York City, will be OF public view
daily from l to S pm. and on Sat-
urdays from 10 to S.
Evening star., 1939-03-04
Gov. Leche Orders Probe
Of Tax Reductions
PS the Associated Press.


CONVICTION, La, March A.
Charges of tax reduction racket
in New Orleans brought from Gov
Richard w. Leche last night an
order for complete investigation
of all assessments lowered during
the last three years.
Hugh M. Wilkinson, New Orleans
attorney, told the Board of Cover
nors Of the State Bar of Louisiana
this week that the irregularities
existed in New Orleans through
which the State lost thousands of
dollars of revenue.
He said two attorneys. an en-
ploye of the State Tax Commission
and others would arrange with
property owners TO get tax assess
ments lowered for monetary con-
siderations.
Gov. Leche said he had written
Allen H. Generes, member of the
tax commission in charge of the New
Orleans office, to compile list of
every person. firm, association and
corporation" that had received tax
reductions in the last three years.
The Governor previously had said
property holders should be prose-
cuted as well as others implicated,
II facts warranted.
Evening star., 1939-03-04
Al pho Lumdu DeIto PIedoes

Two Washington girls and one
from Prince Georges County were
among the 10 pledges to Alpha
Lambda Delta, national freshmen
women's honor society at the Uni
versity of Maryland yesterday.
Among those offered membership
are Doris Kluge, 1926 Jefferson street
NV, and Beatrice Shuman, 243
Gallatin street NV, and Charlotte
Stubbs of Mount Rainier, Md.
Evening star., 1939-03-04
Robinsons Indicted
With I Others in
Passport Frauds
Action in New York
Revives Mysterious
Spy Cose
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, March 4.-Indict-
ment of nine persons accused of sup
plying faxed passports to a ring of
European spies reopened today the
mysterious Robinson -Rubens case,
an enigma in international intrigue
A Macabre note was lent by the
charge that the ring-in at least
two cases obtained names for fraud
ulent passports from tombstones in
New York cemeteries. Birth certi-
ficates of the dead persons were used
to provide fresh identities for the
alleged spies.
Topping the list of eight men and
a woman indicted yesterday by a
Federal grand jury we're Donald L.
Robinson-also known as Adolph
Arnold Rubens-and his wife. Ruth
Marie Rubens, who were whisked
away from their Moscow hotel late
in 1887 by Russian secret agents.
Never Seen Again.
Robinson, a writer, never was seen
again. An American envoy inter-
viewed Mrs. Rubens later in a
Moscow prison. where Soviet au-
thorities held her on suspicion of
espionage, but no announcement
ever was made of her release.
Federal investigators said they did
not know whether either Robinson
or his wife still was alive.
Only three others of the nine in
dicted were named fully. They were
Aaron Scharfin, former clerk in the
Egyptian consulate here; Ossip Gar
Der, Russian-born photographer, and
Edward Blatt, an attorney.
Activities Began in 1884.
The other four indicted were iden-
tilted only as John Blank, believed a
key figure. and Ivan Doe, Dimitri
Doe and Alexis Doe.
The indictment asserted the ac-
tivities of the ring began January
/. 1884, and that frauds were perpe-
trated in New York City, Merrill,
Wis: Chicago, ILL.,; Quebec, Canada !;
Stockholm, Sweden; Basle, Switzer-
land; zagreb, Yugoslavia; Spielfeld,
Austria: Eyer, Germany; Cheb,
Czecho-Slovakia, and Moscow.
Evening star., 1939-03-04

North and Middle Atlantic States: Ram
over south and snow or rain over north
portion Monday and again about Thurs
day Otherwise senerally, fair. Much colder
Monday and Monday night warmer middle
Ohio Valley and Tennessee: Rain over
south and rain or snow over north portion
M0aday Sa7Gs1 y,dnS and aeain middle Of week Much
and warmer Saturday
The dissuE6ance that was central over
Mississippi. Valley. Dubuque Iowa. 1865
inches. and pressure is low and falling from
Eastern Washington southeastward to
Texas. Grand Junction, Colo. 294s inches:
oTss :sss !nesss 's'nei Minor 'ns s.vs s'df[
Carolina coast. s. S. ouirisua, 30.i5
inches. Another disturbance is moving
eastward over Alaska, Kodiak. 2a.O4 inches,
Hua,dn ns ss is low also from
Iceland area, and thence southward over
the ocean to latitude 100 ~, AngmaR- alik,
Greenland, 29.ls inches, and Chesterfield.
0, area of ab inches II
s. Talisse. 3O.42 inches High pressure
prevails also from British Columbia east
yard to, Northern Ontario and along the
wan. 3O.4O inches, and Eureka. Calif 30. 10
inches. Rain has fallen in portions Of the
Southern States and the Pacific States and
snow has fallen in the Plateau and Rocky
and the Lake Superior region The weat ather
has become warmer over the Eastern half
of the United States. but the temperature
has fallen decidedly from British Columbia
tario, Edmonton. Alberta. reporting a min
imum of 30
Evening star., 1939-03-04
East Capitol Auditorium Site
Backed by More Civic Leaders
n. 6. Meem and G. c. Shinn Favor Location;
Importance of Room Stressed

| three functions therefore be COM
bined in one building. to be con-
structed on the East Capitol street
site. priority being given to thi.
project.
TO my mind" Mr.. Shinn said
"the East Capitol street location is
far preferable to a location in any
Of the congested areas of the city
1t is about flve-minute ride from
the downtown sections. The East
Capitol street site COR one similarly
located) affords plenty of room to
spread out. That, it seems to me,
is important.
Too Much Concentration.
1T is my humble opinion that
there has been too much concen-
tration OF public buildings in one
section. causing the closing of
streets, congestion and a demorali-
zatlon OF street car and other trans
poration service, especially in the
mornings and evenings"
Mr.. Shinn called attention to the
numerous buildings which have
been erected below PENNSYLVANIA
avenue In the Mall. resulting in
the closing of through streets,
among them Sixth and Thirteenth
streets.
Il would also like to cite the
situation at Walter Reed Hospital
where the authorities insisted on
closing off streets. with the result
there is no thoroughfare leading
out to the north In that vicinity
except Georgia avenue and Six.
teenth street." Mr.. Shinn said.
1T would seem to me-" he added,
that when planning for public
buildings some thought should be
given to the question of traffic con-
gestion and other kindred subjects
related to such public improve
ments."
Evening star., 1939-03-04
Bombay Government
Anxious Over Health
OF Gandhi in Fast
OfficioI Flies to Side Of
Leader Whose Vitality
Is Reported Very Low
b the Associated Press.

b the Associated Press.
RAJKOT, India, March 4.-The
health minister of the Bombay
Presidency flew here today to watch
the health of Mohandas K. Gandhi
as the frail, ascetic leader of mil
lions Of Indians entered the second
day Of his protest fast unto death"
=. Gandhi, wearing little besides a
pair Of cheap horn-rimmed spec
tacles, slept peacefully throughout
the night on simple cot placed in
the bright moonlight outside his
hut. He apparently has suffered no
Ill effects thus far.
The Bombay Stock Exchange and
cotton market closed today in pro-
test at Gandhi's strike. Prices on
other Indian stock exchanges de-
clined.
Government Reforms Aim.
Already in precarious health, the
little, bald, 69-year-old spiritual
leader hoped by his fifth hunger
strike to persuade the native ruler
of Ralkot state, Thakore Saheb Shri
Dharmendrasinhji. to introduce
government reforms, including a
voice in the government for the
people of the tiny Western India
state.
Gandhi sent curt letter to
ThaKore Saheb demanding that a
reforms committee meet Immediate
ly and that its recommendations be
supplemented week after a decision
Is taken. He also said that he would
agree to revise the list of names of
committeeman he had proposed.
Miss Sushila Magyar. his personal
medical attendant, declared Gam
dh:'s vitality was low because of the
great strain under which he has
been working recently.
.. Advises Against limitations.
Before he started his fast Gandhi
advised his followers, who sang
hymns with him, against initiating
him.
AT a very early age I began fast
Ing for self publication, he said.
And, in addition, I have had the
experience of priceless peace and
unending joy. The weapon of fast
Ing can easily SAVIOR of violence
unless used by one skilled in the art.
I claim to be such an artist"
On September 26, 1882, he broke
Fast OF six days and five hours after
the British government approved a
plan granting depressed classes 148
seats in provincial Indian legisla-
lures; he completed a scheduled
three-week hunger strike and added
20 minutes May 20, 1898, on behalf
OF the lower castles, the "untouch-
ables'; he ended an eight day fast
August %, 1888. also in connection
with the untouchable class: he fast
ed seven days in August, 1884, to ex-
plate injuries inflicted by his fol-
lowers on Pundit Lal Nath, orthodox
Hindu leader who had opposed his
campaign against untouchability.
Physicians said his vitality was
very low. but the Nationalist leader
said he would give his life, which
has no insurance value to get the
reforms he said the ruler had prom
1sed. He remarked that mo fast.
howVer prolonged. can dissolve the
body" Last April he predicted, after
an illness Of several months, that
Il am not likely to live very long
perhaps year or little more"
Evening star., 1939-03-04
Eden Reoppointed
Referee in Bunkruptcv

Fred J. Eden, referee in bank
ruptcy, will start on his new two
year term March rs.
District Court, by a general term
order, yesterday reappointed Mr.
Eden for the statutory period of two
years. He has held that post since
March. 1929, and his reappointment
came in general term order of the
court. His new term will expire in
1041.
Evening star., 1939-03-04
Amateur Models
Will Show Gowns

Senorita Erma Castillo Naiera,
daughter of the Mexican Ambas-
sador, heads the list of IL amateur
models who will show gowns at a
spring fashion show to be held for
the benefit Of st. Andrews Epis-
copal Church at the Hotel Roosevelt
from 5 to 7 pm. today.
Mrs. Harry L. Engelbright, wife
of the Representative from Cali
fornia, is chairman of the commit
tee for the show and tea.
Evening star., 1939-03-04
Epworth Leuoue Teo

Clinton E. Wonder, senior member
of the faculty of the Dale Carnegie
Institute, will be guest of honor at a
tea given by the Burtonsville-Ash-
ton CMdD Epworth League at 6 80
pm. tomorrow in the Burtonsville
Church. Mr.. Wonder also will speak
at the church services Immediately
following the entertainment.
Other guests will include the Rev
and Mrs. E. B. Wilcox, Miss Doris
Thrift, Miss Audrey Thrift, Miss Ha-
Eel Jacobs, Murrell Lank, Tup Sha-
fer, Samuel Leishear and Everett
Jones.
Evening star., 1939-03-04

This is the 21st of a series OF
articles dealing NTH the audi
torium-stadium problem no,D
pending in Congress. Further
discussion 1Uil tollow, and the
opinions OF readers are inpited.
Two additional local civic leaders
today came to the support of the
East Capitol street site for the pro-
posed local auditorium They are
Harry G. Meem, president of the
Washington Loan & Trust Co. and
member of the Washington Board
Of Trade, and George Curtis Shinn,
attorney and chairman of the Board
OF Trade Committee On Bridges.
ITO my mind" Mr.. Meem said.
"the end of East Capitol street would
be a very desirable location for such
a building, because of the space
which could be acquired there. al
lowing plenty of room for parking
around the auditorium.
In these days of automobiles the
building would be as accessible to
the public, believe, as in any other
location in the city,
Il have read with considerable
interest and approval the editorial
in The Evening Star of January 81,
1899, concerning the proposed loca-
tions for the projected public audi
torium,' Mr.. Shinn said.
Importance Of Room Stressed.
This editorial. in question and an
swer form, discussed various phases
of the auditorium stadium problem
and gave voice to the opinion that
there is virtually no likelihood of
Congress providing both an audi
torium in downtown Washington and
the proposed National Guard Ar
mory sports center building on the
East Capitol street site. 1t was sug-
gested in the editorial that these
Evening star., 1939-03-04
Seal Ship Safe in Port
After 9-Doy SEQ Bottle

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, March 4
-(Canadian Press The 67-year-
old sealing ship Ranger was anchor
ed safely today in outer Trepassey
Harbor after three-day battle with
heavy seas that flooded her engines
and threatened to swamp her.
The Ranger was towed to port late
yesterday by another sealer, the
1mogene, which finally put a line
aboard the leaking vessel.
Evening star., 1939-03-04
Perok Gets New SuIton:
Sweurs Britoin LOYALTY
b the Assooi q ted Press.

SINGAPORE, March 4.-Swear-
ing loyalty to Great Britain. the 81
year-old, tennis-playing Sultan Alb
dull Aziz was installed today on the
throne of Perak, in Kuala Kangsan,
the royal town of that wealthy tin
producing Malay state.
The installation Of the new ruler
was conducted with Oriental pa
geantry and was proclaimed by Sir
Shenton Thomas, governor Of Singa-
pore, Britain's key naval. military
and air base in the East Indies,
Evening star., 1939-03-04
D. c. Student Honored

Miss Marcia Morgan of 271l
Thirty fourth place NV. has made
second-quarter honorable mention
at Edgewood Park, where she is a
member OF the high school depart
ment, it was announced here to-
day.
Evening star., 1939-03-04
Congress in Brief
T0nAv

Senate and House meet at noon,
In joint session, with speeches by
President Roosevelt and Chief Jus
tice Hughes, in commemoration of
150th anniversary Of the meeting of
the First Congress under the Consti-
| tuition.
Evening star., 1939-03-04
BewiIderinq Reception

PHILADELPHIA, March 4 Ldo).--
Pretty Dorothy Matthews laughed
and laughed when a man pokeG
a pistol at her in bakery YESTERDAY
She thought it was joke. Tt
robber, bewildered, fled.
Evening star., 1939-03-04
Report for Last "a Hours.

Record for Last "a HoUrs.
(From noon yesterday to noon today)
Highest, 4s. 4:3O pm. yesterday. Year
ago. 80.
Lowest, 80. 8 Am. today. Year ago. 20.
Record Temperature This Year.
Highest, "A, on February 16.
Lowest, II, on January 20.
Humidity fer Last "a Hours.
(From noon yesterday tc noon today
Highest, "a per cent, at $40 . m. today.
Lowest. 26 per cent, At 2 pm. yesterday.
River Report
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers very
muddy at Harpers Ferry; Potomac muddy
At Great Falls today
Tide Tables.
Uurnished BY United States Coast and
C5eodetic 4uryeyl
Evening star., 1939-03-04
Precipitation

Monthly precipitation in inches in tn,
Capital tcurrent month to date):
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-02-16
Ohio Constubulury
Is Proposed In Bill
Offered In Senate
HighwdY Patrol to be Given
Police Powers Under
Proposal
(By Ohio Labor News Service)

Columbus, O.-Among the l5O-odt
legislative proposals introduced in both
branches Of the 93rd General Assembly
last week was measure proposing tc
give the Ohio highway patrol full po.
lice powers, and two resolutions ask.
ing the appointment Of legislative com.
mittces empowered to investigate un.
American activities at Ohio State Uni.
versity, other state supported schools
and the state in general.
With Monday, February l3, estab
lished as the final date on which legis.
lation could be introduced in the House
of Representatives, the number of bills
and resolutions proposed by the mem.
bers was expected to fall short of the
number introduced in the 92nd General
Assembly by several hundred.
Under the provisions Of Senate Bill
No. SS, introduced by Senator Robert
H. Hoffman, Columbus, state depart
ment Of public safety would be estab-
lished as an administrative division OF
the state government, with the direc.
tor a member of the Governors cabi.
net at $6,5OO year.
The director would have supervision
over the highway patrol, the state bu-
reau of criminal Identification and the
bureau Of motor vehicles. Highway pa
trolmen are vested with all police
powers under the bill, but the measure
specifically states that such officers
shall never be used as peace officers
in connection with any strike or labor
dispute.
A somewhat similar bill was intro.
duced in the House by Representative
Robert A. Wilkinson, Van Vert, who
said it was not authorized by the
Bricker administration.
The Wilkinson bill, H. B. No. 23O
provides for an Ohio Bureau Of Grim
inal Investigation in the Department
of Public Welfare. State police Off
GERS (highway patroD), are vested
with all police powers.
Section 10 of H. B. No. 230 provides
"The personnel of the state police shall
not be used in the settlement of labor
disputes, except in conjunction with
the Ohio National Guard, and except
to protect the persons and property of
persons not directly interested in such
disputes -"
A resolution introduced by Repre-
sentative John j. Carney, Cleveland,
proposed the appointment of a COM
mittee Of ten legislators to investigate
the character and extent of reported
un-American activities throughout the
state. The Committee would have
subpoena powers.
The educational institution probe
was proposed by Senator Robert A.
Pollock, Canton.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-02-16
Monoger-CounciI
Scheme 1obooed
BY Duluth Labor
Too Much Power In Hands
OF One Man. Says Can
udidn Unionists

Duluth, MINI. (AFLWNS). - The
proposition to have the city Of Duluth
governed by manager council scheme
has drawn forth the opposition of the
organized labor movement here. The
Central Labor Political Committee
composed Of unions affiliated with the
American Federation Of Labor and
lodges Of the Railroad Brotherhoods,
adopted resolution condemning the
plan. Delegates declared the proposal
was "dictatorial" and delegated too
much power into the hands Of one man.
The city manager-council form Of
government the resolution said, will
not operate to the best interests Of la
Dor in Duluth, but rather for the bene-
fit Of special interests.
"The plans thus far proposed offer
salaries for council members so small
that it makes it prohibitive for labor
man to aspire to public office"
Under the plan Of redistrcting the
city for the purpose Of representation
on the council, plus the election Of four
councilmen at large (including the
mayor, it would seem that the dis
tricts having heavy labor population
would be Disseminated against, and as
result the elements Of labor would
not be properly represented.
"a city manager would be imported
at substantial salary to the exclusion
of Duluth resident"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-02-16
Members Discuss
Coming agreement
Meetings Through March to
Be Important Ones For
Local No. l60

Akron, O.-The last regular session
Of Local Union No. lG0 was called to
order with all officers present and q
really fine attendance.
Many discussions, all relative to the
benefits to he derived from the organ
lied labor movement, held the interest
Of the members during the course of
the meeting.
The meetings through March will be
Of great Importance TO the member
ship. The time will be taken up in the
main with discussing and preparing
the new agreement which will be pre-
sented before April.
All members are urged to be pres
ent at all the meetings in order to ad-
vance ideas which will make the new
contract satisfactory to everyone con-
cerned-O. &. lG0.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-02-16
Investigate. Then
Vote. Urges OC l22
Every Member Should Vote
lntelligently For
Officiuls

Cambridge, O.-With the election OF
national officers not far distant, pot
ters, no doubt, are giving this matter
serious consideration, or at least, they
should.
There are entirely too many mem.
bers who do not take the trouble tc
investigate the qualifications Of the
various candidates for the office they
seek. 1t is not question Of whether
|, or anyone else, agrees with your
thoughts on the matter, but rather a
question Of your satisfying yourself
as to the mans ability.
Do not wait until election day and
then take someone else's word for it
as is SO often done. This statement is
made in fairness to our present officers
and all those seeking office. In other
words, it makes no difference to me
how you vote, but you should vote, and
vote intelligently. Keep in touch with
the list Of candidates through the
Herald.
Now that have that off my chest
l wish to inform Cambridge potters
that Brother Frank Pierce has pur-
chased a poultry farm near Dogtown
and is now in a position to furnish this
section Of the country with eggs and
poultry at prices that are right, says
Frank.
Brother r. L. Gladhart is back at the
bench after several days illness
Brother Chick Moore is hobbling about
his work with a broken Toe. Chick says
it all happened when he tried to find
his way through the house without a
light, but that isn't the way / heard it
Butter Lawton, a member of the
dippers' bowling team carried away
the honors last week with high indi-
vidual score for three games. Butter
is busy now putting out his autograph
Brother John Hamilton, who has al
ways taken an active part in all our
"Buy American" activities, is busy as
chairman of committee to celebrate
its first birthday in Cambridge. Large
ly due to his efforts and those of
Trades Council, the movement has