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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-26
President Will Run
Only in Emergency
Murphy Predicts
Third Liberal Party
Would Bring Election
Of 'Reuctionory,' He Says

By tie Associated Press.
DETROIT, Dec. Is. - Attorney
General Frank Murphy, who said
that he expected to be back in Wash
ington today, predicted here that
President Roosevelt would seek a
third term only in event of dire
national emergency" and expressed q
belief that a third liberal" party
would be disastrous to the pro-
gressive cause"
Interviewed while spending the
Christmas holidays with relatives in
Detroit, Mr.. Murphy said that Mr..
Roosevelt "can, Of course, win re-
election easily If he should decide
to run"
However" said Mr.. Murphy, ut is
difficult for me to conceive of his
becoming a candidate unless forced
to do so by some national emer-
gency."
Concerning the third party sug-
gestion," Mr.. Murphy said, Harold
Ickes and a few others seem to think
such a party would be wise. I do not.
AS a matter of fact, I think it would
be sure way of getting reaction
airy in the White House The OBJ
vious step is a realignment of pres
ent party membership with liberals,
all entering single party
The Attorney General was asked
about rumored possibilities that he
will be a Democratic vice presiden-
tial aspirant or will gain appoint
ment to the Supreme Court.
II can only say he replied, that
I am an obscure and tired public Of
fetal who enjoys his present job"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-26
9 Traffic Tickets Cancelled
By Diplomatic Immunity

Nine traffic tickets were Cancelled
because OF diplomatic immunity in
the list of SO fixes" for the week
released today by the Police De-
partment. Senator Thomas of Okla
homa and Representative Mcleod
Of Michigan were on the list.
Those whose tickets were taken
care of by their diplomatic status
included Mrs. Blanca de Vargas,
whose husband is secretary at the
Colombian Embassy; Simon Pusch-
mig, employe at the German En-
bassy; Jesus Dorado, footman at
the Spanish Embassy; Manlo Maj
folio, employe at the Italian En-
bassy; K. S. Wang, attache at the
Chinese Embassy; Andre Chevalier
and Paul Zarada, caretaker and
butler, respectively, at the French
Embassy; Helene Nielebock, a sec
rotary at the German Embassy, and
RENO x. Java, messenger at the
Finnish Legation.
The tickets were given for park
ing violations, which also were true
in the cases of Senator Thomas and
Representative Mcleod.
A ticket for parking violation was
fixed for Genevieve Mclaughlin,
senior medical student at George
Washington University, who said
she parked illegally in an emer-
gency-she assisted in the delivery
of q baby.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-26
Two More LibeIs
Are Filed Against
Freighter Arauca
Owners Must Post Bond
Of SIT, $50 Before Nozi
Ship Con Sail
Rv the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MIAMI, Fla, Dec. 26-Two more
Federal Court attachments for libel
claims totaling more than 100000
were placed today against the Ger.
man freighter Arauca, chased into
port at Fort Lauderdale, Fla, last
week by British cruiser.
The new ibels, with an earlier at
tachment for $38.451 by a Texas SUI
gar concern, brought the total claims
against the Hamburg American Line
to s138,845 .48.
In order for the freighter to sail
before the claims are disposed of the
owners must post bond Of double
the amount claimed, or s277, 690.96.
o. D. Bachelor, Miami attorney,
said one claim, for 500 ,394.48, was
brought by Ledward Bibby & Co.,
Inc, of New York and represented
the expense of transporting sugar
undelivered by two Hamburg
American freighters. Havelland and
Friesland. The company charged,
he said, that the ships left Manila
with the sugar, consigned to the
United States, but fled to Latin
American ports when war was de-
clared.
A $1,000 libel was filed by M.
Grumbacher, New York merchant,
for alleged water damage to paint
brushes shipped aboard the S. S..
Hamburg from Hamburg to New
York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-26
Three Horses and Pony
Die in Stable Blaze

Three saddle horses and pony
belonging to Mrs. Mango Couzens
Chewing Bryant were burned to
death last night when fire de-
stroyed the stable In which they
were housed on the Bryant's farm
in Fairfax County, Va.
Mrs. Bryant, wife of Herbert
Bryant of Alexandria, Va, and
daughter Of the late Senator
Couzens of Michigan, was at her
home at Bellehaven, suburb, when
informed of the fire. She and Mr..
Bryant rushed to the scene too late
to prevent the tragedy.
Earlier. neighbors had called the
Fort Belvoir Fire Department, but
firemen arrived after the small.
wooden stable had burned to the
ground. Trapped in the blaze, the
horses and pony had persisted.
Mrs. Bryant said the value of the
animals was small, probably less
than $1,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-26
Food Stamp Plan
To Be Tried With Cotton

The Federal Surplus Commodi-
ties Corp. is completing arrange
ments to try experimentally the
distribution of cotton goods to per-
sons on relief In manner similar
to the food stamp plan, it was dis
closed today.
Details are now being worked out,
and the plan, it was said, will likely
be placed in operation in the early
part of 1910. The raw material will
be processed into shirts, dresses and
other articles, which will be distrib-
uted to persons on relief through
stamp plan.
In the food stamp plan persons
on relief buy 81 worth of stamps
and then receive free so cents worth
AS in the case of the food stamp
plan, the arrangement for disposing
of cotton SURPRISES and at the same
time aiding those in need will be
tried experimentally in limited
number Of cities. If it proves sue
cessful, the plan will probably be
extended.
The food stamp plan proved sue
eessful and is now being broadened.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-26
Returning Red Cross Official
Stresses Crisis Facing Europe
Ernest J. Swift Sees Grave Problems
In Movements Of Populations

through Polish committees to Chris
tians and Jews alike" Mr.. Swift
said. Food is plentiful in Poland,
but medical supplies and warm
clothing are desperately needed.
Epidemics have been avoided so far,
but in wrecked Warsaw, with its
congestion and disorganized life.
danger of typhoid and typhus would
be imminent without adequate med
ical and sanitary assistance.
american Red Cross supplies for
Poland are being shipped in via
Trieste, Italy, and the principal
distribution point will be Krakow.
Many Polish committees are now
functioning in Poland, including the
Polish Red Cross and Jewish groups,
and these will handle the actual
distribution.
Little Finland also needs all the
help the Red Gross can give it. AL
ready from London in the early
days of the conflict with Russia the
American Red cross sent supplies
by airplane to the Finnish Red Cross,
and supplies will continue to be
sent. The latest news comes from
Wayne Taylor, now in Finland, to
the effect that there is need not
only among the wounded, but also
among the civilian population, which
has been forced to evacuate many
cities because of the bombing of
enemy planes.
is American Organizations.
"Our commission found some 16
different American organizations at
work in France, many concerning
themselves with war relief. Because
of the extraordinary character of the
conflict there have not been enough
casualties to keep all these people
busy, but there is a great problem in
the movement of populations.
TN the central part of France
alone there are today over 5000
evacuees from Alsace and Lorraine
many of them living in unsanitary
and distressing circumstances. In
addition, there are more than 75,0O(
Spanish refugees left over from the
civil war. This problem is engaging
the attention of the French private
and governmental agencies and is
one in which American philanthropy
could be most useful.
In England the problem of those
removed from large centers is not
50 acute, but the need is there and
it is being met through inside and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-26
Mrs. Woodring Loses
Son at Birth

Mrs. Harry H. Woodring, wife of
the Secretary Of War, was said to be
in satisfactory condition at Walter
Reed Hospital today. Mrs. Wood
ring yesterday bore son, which
died at birth.
She was taken to the hospital
Sunday night and the child was
born during the early morning
hours. Secretary and Mrs. Wood
ring have three children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-26
Rubber Geometry
Designed 10 Solve
Atomic Problem
Complex 'TopoIoey'
Seeks to Clarity Source
Of Atoms Energy
BY the Associated Press.


COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. GA
system of rubber geometry" de-
signed to clarity the source of energy
of atoms was discussed today before
the American Mathematical Society.
In a session preceding the OPEN
ing meeting of the American Asso-
citation for the Advancement Of
Science tomorrow 10 distinguished
mathematicians discussed in tech
nical equations the geometry known
as "topology" beside which high
school and college geometry looks
like a set Of children's Christmas
blocks.
In ordinary geometry, points on
all lines, planes, circles and other
curves are considered in strict rela-
tionship to each other, and every
point is always in the same relation
ship to another. Thus there are
immovable right-angled trianglec
and equilateral triangles.
Useful In Physics.
However, in the topology geometry
mathematicians consider all points
in a triangle or curve as movable
and Tin fact, we may think Of all
figures in topology as movable, and
two different figures may be stretch
ed as though they were made OF
rubber" he added.
Thus any kind of a triangle, II
cut from sheet of rubber, could
be stretched to coincide with another
triangle of different shape. In the
same way the surface of a billiard
ball could be stretched to look like
a doughnut.
Such concepts may seem purely
theoretical, DR.. ]. R. Kline OF the
University of Pennsylvania de-
clared, but they are of fundamen-
tai Importance in the science Of
physics to explain the behavior Of
the spinning particles of matter
around the nucleus of the atom
where ordinary geometry does not
fit. It is expected to prove helpful
in present experiments on thu
transmutation of elements and at
tempts to unlock the tremendous
energy of the atom.
Seek to AnalyZe Process.
The transmutation of element!
was one of the most ancient dream!
| of the alchemists of the Middle
Ages, yet only recently have scien'
lists accomplished the feat with
practically every one of the 9:
known elements And less than {
year ago were they able to un'
lock the energy of the atom, OBJ
tanning as much as 100000, 900 cleo
iron volts of electricity from the U.s.
of only IS volts shot into the nu
cleus of atoms.
Physicists accomplished this bu
are still not able to explain natne
matically the process by which it wa
done. The mathematician are nov
attempting to prove by analyst
not only how it was done but hov
the process may be improved.
Approximately 5000 to 5000 scien
fists from all parts of the countr.
and from several foreign countrie
were expected to attend the annua
meeting of the association whicl
will continue throughout the week
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-26
Dies Committee
To GET Report on
Reds in Hollywood
Document Is Based
On Findings Of Three
. Special Investigators

Attaches of the House Committee
on Un-American Activities, 1t was
disclosed today, plan to turn over
to committee members before the
end of the week 20-page report on
Communist penetration among the
Hollywood motion picture colony.
The report, it was said, will be
based on findings of three special
committee investigators who spent
eight months on the West Coast.
limitations from committee head
quarters are that the report will
name a score or more well known
motion picture actors and scenario
writer's as having been Communists,
attended party meetings or con-
tributed heavily to party funds
either directly or through so-called
front" organizations. Evidence was
found, it was said, that contribu-
tons to the Los Angeles Communist
party alone at one time reached
$4,000 month.
Await Dies Return.
A special meeting of the committee
will be held as soon as Chairman
Dies returns from his home in
Orange, Tex, after which time q
decision will be reached as to whether
the report should be made public.
Chairman Dies is understood to
be anxious to make the report public
to set at rest a whispering campaign
to the effect that the committee has
Laid off" the Hollywood situation
through the influence of James
Roosevelt, president of the Goldwyn
CO.
The Pacific Coast investigation
was ordered in anticipation of public
hearings in Los Angeles and Seattle
which the committee was unable to
conduct because of the lack Of time.
Will Seek Continuance.
Chairman Dies, it is understood,
plans to use the Hollywood situation
as one point in his request to Con-
gress to continue the committee for
at least another year, so 1t can
complete its investigation OF sub
versive movements. The committee
will expire automatically when Con-
gress convenes January 3. A resolu-
ton now pending in the House to
extend the committees life probably
will be acted on early in the new
session.
The drive to communize Hollywood
is said to have been begun inten-
sively in 1885, at which time a
special organizer was sent out from
New York to take charge of the
work.
A two-fold purpose was said to
have been accomplished: i. To gain
prominent names for propaganda
purposes in the party and in its
front" organizations. 2. To procure
funds from high salaried members
of the I'm colony.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-26
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critical of administration measures,
said that in his judgment the trade
treaty program offered the best
chance of improving international
relations and world commerce Of
any system yet advanced.
Senator Clark said he had not
always approved of some of the
concessions made in trade agree
ments with other countries, but
added:
II am not going to oppose prin-
ciple which I think is sound be-
cause I may or may not like the
application of the principle in a
particular instance.
I'm my opinion" he continued,
"the suicidal policy initiated by the
United States and unhappily fol-
lowed by other nations in the enact
ment of prol1ibitory barriers against
the avenues of trade was one of the
chief contributory causes of the
worldwide depression, which in
turn was one of the chief contrib
uting causes to the present tragic
international situation"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-26

The vast movements of popuia-
tons in war-torn Europe are Great
ing one of the gravest problems
now confronting a troubled world,
in the opinion of Ernest ]. Swift,
vice president of the American Red
Cross, who has just returned to his
desk here after a three-month sur
vey in Europe.
People are being moved indis-
criminately in all directions" Mr..
Swift said. Germans are being
brought home from the Baltic
States and Russia in great numbers,
Russians are being sent from Ger
many to their own country, Poles
are being transported to the new
Polish district from the provinces
recently taken over by Germany.
Prisoners of War;
Then there are 100000 prisoners
of war working the farms Of their
conquerors. Added to these are
hordes of Poles who fled during the
war into adjoining countries, and
the Jews who have been or will be
forced to migrate. Hundreds of
thousands of people in France, Eng
land and Finland are being moved
because of the war.
while they have not been made
to leave their own countries they
are still evacuees in the sense that
their lives have been disrupted and
their economy disturbed. The pic
ture is not happy one and there
is bound to be much distress no
matter how hard we try to pre-
vent 1t.
Refugees from Poland present a
particularly difficult problem. They
are scattered throughout the Balkan
countries while the Baltic States
also have their share. Although
there are more than 100000 Polish
refugees, both military and civilian,
in Latvia, Hungary, Yugoslavia and
Rumania. In all of these countries
the American Red Cross has fur
nished war clothing, medical and
surgical supplies and in some in
stances food, their aid being supple
mented to that furnished by govern
mental and private agencies"
Medical Aid Given Poland.
I'm Poland, through an arrange
ment made with the German au-
thorities while we were in Berlin,
relief in the form of medical aid and
clothing is now being distributed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-26
|. R. A. Prisoners Riot
In North Ireland Jail
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDONDERRY, Northern Ire
land, Dec. 26.-Approximately 60
prisoners, all suspected of member
Ship in the outlawed Irish Repub-
lican Army, locked their warders
in a cell and rioted for five hours IN
the Londonderry Jail yesterday be-
fore they were subdued.
The men, interned for the dcra-
ton of the war, set fire to bed
ding, smashed furniture and leaned
out of windows to sing Republican
songs and shout slogans to CROWDS
in the streets.
A fire brigade turned the nose
on them and forced them to sur
render.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-26

outside help. Clothing of all kinds
and also medical supplies and hos
pital equipment are in demand.
Supplies and not money find the
greatest use in Europe today as it
is almost impossible to buy and
ship from neutral countries because
of restrictive regulations placed on
the articles most needed"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-26
New Orleans Windstorm
DAMAGES Yacht Club

By the Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. ga
severe windstorm arising from q
Gulf of Mexico disturbance de-
molished the cupola atop the
Southern Yacht Club on Lake Pont-
chartrain, moved four-room house
so feet and injured one person to-
day.
The yacht club draws entries
from the entire Gulf Coast for the
annual Upton Regatta and the
Sugar Bowl Yacht Races.
Mrs. Jennie Zanco, Is, was injured
when the wind wrecked her small
home after whirling 1t Oh it, folln-
dalton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-26
12-Second Earthquake
Rocks Nicoroguon Coast
By the Associated Press.

MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Dec. o.
An earthquake shook the Pacific
coast of Nicaragua today starting
about 6 am. and lasting about IL,
seconds.
Houses swayed in the towns Of
Leon, Chinandega and Corinto, but
this city was not seriously shaken.
No damage was reported immedi-
ately.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-26
Descendant Of Wagner
Shoots Self in Chest
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 26.-Wilfred
Ashland, "a, described by Detective
Robert Hetticher as the son Of
Baroness Leonie Won Wagner, a
descendant of Richard Wagner, the
composer, was taken to Bellevue
Hospital today with critical bullet
wound in his left chest.
Detective Hetticher said Mr.. Ash
land shot himself after telling his
wife he was depressed by the
memory of their sons death on
Christmas Day, 1884, and by the
fact that he was jobless.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-26

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an official and actual period In q
persons life, and It u accorded
honor and dignity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-26

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comes from deposits in Southern
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-26

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-17
PREP SWIMMING LEAGUE

Stadium's league leading tank
team will take on the second place
Longview swimmers tomorrow
afternoon IN the Stadium pool at
$50.
The meet. which will be the
second time that the two schools
have met this season. Is expected
to be close despite the fact that
the Bengals won their first en-
gagement with the LumberJacks
By some 20 points. This is true
because since that first meeting
the Longview squad has improved
and looms as one Of the strongest
teams in the league.
The Lumberjacks are excep-
tionally strong in the 220-yard
free style, the 100-yard breast
stroke, the 1o0-yard back stroke,
the diving and medley relay.
In the 220. they have w. Lamb,
who will give Stsdium's Wally
Boolwalter close race.
Their diving star Is VI.
Lamb. who should force the
Tiger diving aces to extend
Themselves II they are to win.
johnson and Gaudett. Lumber
jack hackstroke stars are ex-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-17
Diamond Dust

NEW YORk-signing of Earl
Whitehill by the Cubs empha-
sizes anew that the National
league is a haven for castoff
American lesguers There
are now 26 ex-American leagu-
ers in Ford Tricks circuit and
every club has at least one man
who has outlived his usefulness
in the junior loop or failed to
make the grade there Brook
lyn, with nine ex-American
leaguers. tops the list.
Brooklyn's highest tout d
rookie pitcher is Whit Wyatt.
who spent seven years kicking
around the American league
with the Tigers, White sox and
Indians The Reds have one
Of the youngest squads going
south this spring, with ali but
four of their IS players under
80 Their only veterans are
Weaver, "a; Derringer. 80:
Berge-. -. and lombard. 81.
Chuck Dresser, Dodgers
coach. bet Bill Terry 500 the
Giants wouldn't run one-two and
another 500 that the Giants
wouldn't outdraw the Dodgers at
home by more than 100. 900 .
Gene Lillard, who came up 10
the Cubs a couple of years ago
as third hasomsn. will be back
this spring trying to win
pitching berth He turned in
10 victories for Los Angeles
last season His brother.
Bill Lliard, is regarded as hag-
ing chance to win the short
stop berth with the Athletics.
Dick Bartell. Cubs new short
stop, says he is looking forward
TO playing alongside Of the best
second and third basemen in the
National league this season and
adds. We should have a lot #
fun this season" Its 2 good
bet that Bsrtell and Billy
urges. who went 70 the Giants
IN exchange for Barten. VIII
stage round two 81 their fist
fight sometime during the 1889
season.
Earl Ayerill. Cleveland center
fielder, Is still on the trading
block even though the Detroit
deal Is temporarily cold because
Of the Tigers inadequate offer
Van Mungo's contract. sent
back twice BY the pitcher. is IN
Secretary John McDonald's desk
and the Dodgers don't plan TO