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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-11-12
Workman Suspected
Of Plot on Hitler
In Munich Blast
Seven Explosion Victims
Are Buried in Presence
Of Nozi Fuehrer
BY the Associated Press.


MUNICH. Nov. 11.-An odd Jobs
repairman tonight became the OBJ
ject of Nazi suspicion in the beer
cellar explosion whose seven VIC
Tins were buried here today in the
presence of Adolf Hitler.
Heinrich Himmler, head of all
German police forces. announced in
Berlin the unidentified workman,
who repaired a gallery encircling
the beer cellar, was suspected of the
plot.
The police head said it had been
established that preparations for
the abortive plot on Hitler's life
started last August when the man
under suspicion worked frequently
Ut the beer hall.
The blast went OF between the
ceiling and floor directly above the
rostrum from which the Fuehrer
had spoken only a few minutes be-
fore to old-guard Nazis gathered for
their annual get-together at the
scene Of their 1928 putsch.
Prior to Himmler's announce
ment. authorities ordered roundup
of all persons in Germany without
proper Identification papers.
Surveyed Wreckage.
The Fuehrer returned unan-
nounced from Berlin for the state
funeral of the six men and one
woman who died in the explosion
he missed by only IL minutes
Wednesday night.
Afterward he surveyed the wreck
age of the Nazi shrine, heard the
commission of inquiry report. and
visited the So injured by the blast
Rudolf Hess, No. 3 Nazi, delivered
the eulogy at the funeral in the
field marshals hall, declaring:
Just as the Buergerbrau crime
redounded to the Fuehrer's boon, so
the great crime-namely, the war
that has been forced upon us-will
rebound to his and Germany's boon.
"Germany's victory will hinder
the enemies of peace who continue
to incite the peoples to war. Victory
will be ours, thanks to the dead
"Dastardly Plot"
Hess called the Buergerbrau Incl
dent "one of the most daStardly
plots in history.
THE last thought of the victims
was of Adolf Hitler. Their death
brought to the full consciousness of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-11-12
Artist Perishes
On Burning Couch
In Her Apartment
Mrs. Mary EeIin, 50,
Army Flyers Widow,
Dies in Georgetown
picture on Page sA-2.)

Mrs. Mary Oda Eglin, so. an artist
and widow of 1t. Col. Frederick I
Eglin, who persisted in the flaming
wreckage of an Army pursuit plane
three years ago in Alabama, was
burned to death or suffocated last
night in her apartment at 27OO O
street NV.
Her body was found on a fam
ing couch in the living room of her
two-room studio apartment by Prof
Wood Gray, instructor of history
at George Washington University
who lives in an apartment on the
same floor Of the building.
Room Thick With Smoke.
Mr.. Gray said he broke through
the door with the aid Of the night
desk clerk and janitor of the build.
ing to find the unlighted room thicl
| with smoke.
It was several minutes before they
were able to make their way
through the thick smoke to the
source of the fire. Mr.. Gray put
down the flames with q fire ex-
tinguisher before Mrs. Eglin's body
was discovered.
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
said after preliminary investigation
that the fire apparently was started
by lighted cigarette which dropped
to the overstuffed couch when Mrs.
Eglin fell asleep.
DR.. Macdonald said he believed
she might have been suffocated by
the dense smoke before the flames
reached her body.
Mrs. Eglin's son Frederick, 20, a
student at Camp Dix, N. j., prep
aratory school for the United States
Military Academy, was visiting his
mother for the week end but left the
apartment early in the evening.
Paintings Line Walls.
Many of Mrs. Eglin's paintings
which lined the walls of the com.
bination living room and art studio
were blackened by the dense smoke
The fire was discovered soon after
Mr.. Gray and his wife smelled smoke
Mr.. Gray and the building at
tendants went down the hallway
knocking on doors. Raps on Mrs
Eglin's door were the only one.
which were unanswered.
Mrs. Eglin's husband, a former
World War flier, was killed with q
companion when his pursuit SHY
crashed January l, 1887, in cas-
Alabama. They were en- route from
Norfolk, Va, to Maxwell Field, Ala
Survived by Daughter Also.
Mrs. Eglin, native of Crawford.
vile, Ind, remained close to Army
Air Corps circles after Col. Eglin!
death. Most of her paintings wer,
confined to portraits of officers anc
their families and landscapes done
at fields where her husband was or
duty.
Besides her son, Mrs. Eglin i!
survived by a daughter, Jane, &
student at Blackstone Academy ir
| Virginia.
Young Fred, grief-sticken by the
tragedy, said last night. he woule
be able to continue his studies a,
Camp Dix with funds left him BY
his father.
He said he expects to take hi:
West Point examinations next
spring and hopes to enter the Army
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-11-12
Baltimore Police Seize
-Four Wanted in South
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 11.-Baltimore
detectives took three men and a
woman into custody today after a
raid on a fashionable North Charles
street apartment and said later po-
lice of several Southern States
were interested in their apprehen-
sion.
Officers summoned victims of two
recent Maryland holdups to view
the four. Their names were not dis
closed, nor were the men even dock
eted. An open charge of 'tinvestiga-
ton" was docketed against the
woman.
Two pistols, considerable quanti-
ties of ammunition, and between
5000 and $500 were found in the
apartment, officers said.
Detectives declined to discuss the
arrest other than to say Federal
agents in Washington had been con-
tacted and that Virginia State police
would come here to view the pris-
onerS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-11-12
Erkko Takes Issue
With Toss Statement

HELSINK1, Nov. II (F.-Foreign
Minister Elias Erkko tonight took
issue with statement by Soviet
Russia's official news agency which
charged Films with increasing cir
reconcilability" in the Russian Fin
nish negotiations.
He said he could see no founda-
ton for any such allegation and re-
ferred to his own statement of No.
vember that I'VE have gone so far
that almost two-thirds of their (the
Russians) proposals have been &C
cepted in principle"
1t was stated that no new in
structions had been forwarded to
the Finnish delegation in Moscow
and government spokesman said
he was unable to say" when they
would be sent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-11-12
Persons Without
Lorynx Taught
To Talk
~ the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 11.-Per-
sons without vocal cords are being
taught by Temple University SCI
entists to speak with their stomach.
DR.. Nathan M. Levin, surgeon as
sistant to DR.. Chevalier L. jackson
in the latter's famous Department
of Bronchoscopy, announced today
that approximately Is former pa
TENTS now, converse normally-al-
though lacking larynx voice box
In each case, the voice box had
been removed because of cancer.
DR.. Levin explained that as the
patient breathes through a small
opening in the throat, he also swal-
lows air.
Then. through proper instruction
the patient can expel the swallowed
air and form words with lips, tongue
and teeth as normal persons do. The
air vibrations normally produced by
the vocal cords are caused by scar
tissue that grows at the top of the
gullet after the operation.
DR.. Levin frequently is able to
teach satisfactory speech in one day
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-11-12

tory over u. w.,
however, came by
the crushing score
of 1913.
Out at Griffith
Stadium, 15,5 DO
S p e c t a t o r S
watched George
town, as expected,
wallop Maryland,
300, to remain
u n b e a t en- and
d r a W abreast of
the Terps in the
modern series in
augurated in 1884.
Each tie a m now
has won thre e
times.
Ano t h er sur
prise occurr e d
W h e n Michigan,
winner of its first
our 6 a m e S,
dropped its second
in a row, this time
to Minnesota by q
0-7 count. Illi-
nois, W h i c h de-
feated Michigan
last " e e k, beat
Wisconsin, 7 to 0.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-11-12

only TOUR unde-
feated- COL
legia t e football
t e a m S yesterday
as Iowa, and little
st. Anselm's sup
piled the | e t h a ]
t gu hes to the
hopes of the fight
ing Irish" and
Washington's own
Flying Cardinals
for perfect sea-
sons.
Handing Notre
Dame, which had
won four games by
three poin is or
less, q dose Of its
own medicine, the
H a W K es tri-
umphed by 7-6, re-
covering q Notre
Dame tumble on
the Irish" 4-yard
line, from where
Kinnick smashed
over for the touch :
down. Iowa coach,
DR.. Eddie Ander-
son, was captain
of the Notre Dame
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-11-12
Netherlands |rked
By Reports That War
Involvement Is Near
Tension Reported Easing,
But Americans Are
Warned to Leave
By the Associated Press.

THE HAGUE. Nov. 11.-Neth-
erlands oficialdom. taking all pre-
cautions to preserve and defend the
nations neutrality. indicated strong
displeasure tonight over reports
published abroad that the little low
land nation was on the verge Of be-
coming battle-ground for warning
powers.
Well-informed sources said ten
sion over reports Of German troops
movements on the eastern frontier
had eased. The cabinet met and
presumably discussed the interna-
tional situation. but no announce
ment was forthcoming.
An oflcial announcement said
German Minister Count Zech Won
Burkersroda had informed the
Netherlands foreign office the Ger
man government would examine
carefully" the peace mediation Of
fer Of Queen Wilhelmina and King
Leopold.
Americans Advised To Leave.
American citizens tonight received
an urgent notice from the legation
at The Hague and United States
consulates at Amsterdam and Rot
terdam reading. in part:
I'm view of the present situation
all American citizens who have not
urgent reasons for remaining in the
Netherlands are hereby advised to
make arrangements to leave at the
earliest moment possible.
Failure to heed this notice may
result in great difficulties later in
obtaining transportation for leav-
ing the country. Citizens must, of
course, decide on their own respon-
sibility as to their course of action
CA State Department ofncial
said last night that the warning
for American citizens to leave
the Netherlands was issued on
the initiative of diplomatic Of
ficers abroad.
The warning was issued with
out consultation with Washing
ton, it was said. and the State
department was not informed of
the specific developments that
prompted it,
Consular officials said virtually all
Americans stranded in the Neither
lands after the outbreak of the war
had returned to the United States
and those with clear citizenship
status still remaining numbered
probably less than 100. 1t was said
however, there were altogether
about 1000 persons with some claim
to American citizenship.
Situation Still Precarious
An editorial in the Amsterdam
De TELEGRAPH, based on reports from
its foreign correspondents, said that
(see HAGUE, Page A-4O
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-11-12
Garner in Race
# Roosevelt
Runs Or NOT
Preferential Primaries
To List Name of
Vice President
| Garner to Announce
By End of Month,
Says Newspaper

BY the Associated Press.
DALLAS, Nov. 1.-THE News
says that unless present plans
are changed Vide President
Garner will announce by the
end of the month that he will
accept the Democratic nominal
ton for President in 1910.
The newspaper adds the
statement will be made shortly
after the Vice President returns
from hunting trip.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-11-12
Hugh Pritt Dies

PARSONS, w. Va, Nov. II R.-
Hugh Pritt, 81, former member of
the legislature, dropped dead of a
heart ailment at his supper table
tonight after returning from a
rabbit hunt. For the past seven
years he was Tucker County road
supervisor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-11-12
Heavy Gunfire Reported
OFF Coast of Norway
By the Associated Press.

BERGEN, Norway, Nov. IL
Nearby island inhabitants tonight
reported hearing gunfire and see
ing of1shore flashes of what they
said appeared to be the opening
OF an important North Sea naval
battle.
The islanders said they noticed
numerous warships" a few miles
out before nightfall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-11-12
Iowa Stops Notre Dame, 10;
Little St. AnseIm Beats 6. u.

1921
Ole University left defeated St Ansems
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-11-12

(See HITLER, Page A-5)
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(See HAGUE, Page A-4.)
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(See ELIOT pAge A.6)
Nogales international., 1939-05-06
Shooting Trophy
To Be Presented

The first presentation Of the
Horran-Long Shooting Trophy will
be made Sunday, May 7, at ll:45
am. in the customs inspection room
and ell customs Officers in the dis
trict OF Arizona are invited to be
present. The first winner of the
trophy is Joseph L. Klelnman, ap-
prai5er. The presentation will be
made by Hon. Frank J. Duffy, Col
lector of Customs.
The Horrall-Long Trophy is to
be awarded annually to the customs
employee in the Arizona district
who makes the highest score in
heavy calibre pistol shooting. The
donation of the trophy by Geo. Hor-
rail- and G. r. Long is in accord
with a move initiated by the Ari-
zona branch of the National Gus
toms Service Association to have
uniform medals supplied by the
Treasury Department for all mem
bers of the Treasury Department
enforcement agencies who annual
ly are compelled to undergo a
course of instruction in the use
and handling of fire arms.
Nogales international., 1939-05-06
Rural Schools
Close On May II

Following eighth grade gradua-
zion exercises at Patagonia On the
night of Thursday May 18th, all
rural schools in Santa Cruz Coun-
ty viii close for the summer vaca-
Eion May 18th.
The following graduates will be
On the program at Patagonia:
Patagonia school: Jack Combs,
Mary Mapes. Jewell Trask, Frank
Anado, Navo Rodriguez, Henry
Arens, Anselmo Anaya, Tomas
Rivera, Amalia Rada. Dave Quiro-
ga.
Harshaw: Lucia Lopez, Anselmo
Tadec. Angelic Robles, Benjamin
Rivera.
Lochiel: Emilia de la Ossa. Par
ker Canyon: Jack Jones, Louise Nc
Intyre. Elgin: Alexandra M. Lopez,
Mac Owen Wood, Richard William
Telles, Nellie Jane Collie. Sonoita:
Julio Montoya, Clay Howell, Ray
Dojaquez. Santa Cruz: Betty Jane
Hoy, Louisa Castillo, Richard Bark
ley.
The following are also graduates:
Ferriel Allen, Reynaldo Cordiel,
Calabasas; Mercy Valenzuela, Ade-
line Gomez, Romona Lopez, Mercy
Soto Solarez, Sophie SilvaS, Socor-
70 Solarez, Carmen Guaydacan,
Lolita Delsid, Tubac; Lydia Vas
euez, Joe Mary Valenzuela, Amado;
Alton Bell, Tito Marquee, E1nelia
Acevedo, Frank Jimenez, Raul Mi
randa, Consuelo Cordova, Alvino
Majalca, Jose Pineda, Norman
Lola, Fidelian Acebedo, Ruby.
Nogales international., 1939-05-06
One-Act Play
At Fiesta Village

One of the many attractions at
ehe Mexican fiesta village is the
Teatro Mexicano where the No
gales High School Dramatic Club
puts on a one-act play.
The play is under the direction
of Miss Ann Cutting and characters
are Misses Mary Puchi, Maria LuiSs
Arias, Emma Gourdin, Cecilia
O'Hagin and Alex Padilla. Prop
erty manager: Alexander Padilla.
Stage crew: Robert Underwood,
Harry Ellis and Sammy Marcus.
Costumes: Katherine KarnS.
Nogales international., 1939-05-06

and it is our privilege today to
bring you q cordial invitation to
come and participate in her fourth
annual Fiesta Mejicana one of
the most colorful and picturesque
festival occasions to be found in the
length and breadth of the south
Nogales international., 1939-05-06

west.
While other nations growl and
grimace at each other over bristling
bayonets here is a truly interna-
tional fiesta where grudges, griev-
ances and gloom are banished ut
Nogales international., 1939-05-06
Death Claims

Continued From Page One)
Peltier at Juarez, Mexico. the 18th
Of last month, and General Pat
rick Peltier at Versailles, Frances,
in December of last year. The lat
ter was aide to General John Perish
ing during the World War.
Mrs. O'Keefe weS woman who
numbered her friends by her ac-
quaintances and Nogales loses,
through her death, one of its most
interesting and valuable women.
Her daughter, Miss Helen, has the
sympathy Of the entire community.
Nogales international., 1939-05-06

terly. When mundane things rear
their ugly heads during Nogales FL
esta Mejicana, the people here
have an effective means of keep
ing them out. They sing for
no gloom can stand a song.
Nogales international., 1939-05-06
While Nations

Continued from Page One)
of Commerce, and Director King
Strange's Remarks
Merle Strange, who handled the
broadcasting program, which was
heard over vast territory, spoke
Nogales international., 1939-05-06
in part as follows:
HISTORIC GATEWAY
q Coed afternoon

Good afternoon IadleS and
gentlemen. We greet you from Ari-
Zona's historic gateway at the
southern end of El Canine de las
Padres lovely old Nogales :.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-03-31
Mt. Enon Baptist

Members and IrlenuS OF Mt. EnOn
were not disappointed when they
heard DR.. NJ B. Lanier, president of
Simmons University, speak Sunday
morning and afternoon. Dr.. Lanier
preached wonderful sermon Sun
day morning his subject was Jesus
of Nazareth Sunday afternoon he
delivered the anniversary sermon Of
the pastor, the Rev. J. L. Mundy.
His sermon was appropriate for the
occasion. DR.. Lanier spoke on:
Drop Your Net We were very
glad of the opportunity to hear DR..
Lanier.
The Rev. j. G. scruggs, pastor Of
the Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church will
preach at the Mt. Enon Baptist
Church Sunday afternoon at $50
pm. All are invited Communion
services will be held at the evening
services.
Baptismal services for all candi-
dates Of the Mt Enon Baptist
Church will be baptlsed Easter Sun
day at the st. John Baptist Church.
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CONG
Continued from page One)

eighteen congressman sign the peti-
tion 1t is thought that the required
number Of signatures will be OBJ
tanned aud that the Bill will pc
brought to vote and forced TO
passage soon, despite the opposition
Of the almost solid Democratic men-
bership from the southern states.
Congressman Brown stated: This
piece Of legislation should be
brought out and passed by the coai-
gress as a needed protection to the
rights Of one Of our American MINI
critics. Representative government
must guarantee protection To ail
citizens regardless Of race, color OF
creed. The Fish Anti-lynching Bill
will go far to eliminate the terrible
practice of lynching that has beea
for many years blot Oh the shield
v honor Of our country. shalt
lpport the measure To the utmost.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-03-31
THE. FORUM

The inspiring life Of the great
woman abolitionist and woman suf-
fragist sojourner Truth will be re-
viewed BY Miss Sanford in her con-
sideration Of a book by the same
name. sojourner Truth is one Of
the greatest colored women born 70
America and during her time was
nationally respected.
Great men in the proud and dis
tinguished history Of the Negro
country Haiti will be spoken Of by
Miss Sanford in reviewing the po-
pular book, BLACK Jaeobins.
Miss SANFORD, the only eolored
member Of the Dayton public Ii
brary, has fine ability to make
book reviews Of interest 70 even
those who do not custmarily read
books.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-03-31
WHEREFORE
GROUP TO SING
HERE THURSDAY

Torch bearers OF the best and
most pleasing interpretations ot
spaituals, classics, and universally
popular melodies are the nationally
known Wilbelforce University Sing
ais who will come to Dayton, Thurs
Iay evening, April 6 at the Bethel
saptist Church under the sponsor
hip of the Dayton Forum Council
The appearance of the Wilber
oree group in Dayton is Of several
which ii is making in this vicinity
Because all members Of the choir
ire students Of the university all
equasts for engagements cannot be
lied and allow the students oppor
unity to study adequately.
Although from New York City to
Chicago the singers have been
raised bountifully for their ability
% interpret songs as a group, two
on three members stand out pre-
eminentiy. One Of these, Miss Co
reanta ,Hamen, IS beng carefully
coached for concert career. Miss
Hamen possesses q beautiful, ma
tural, unforeed soprano voice and
her singing Is marked with sympa-
thetic Interpretation.
Members Of the forum council
which is presenting the singers here
are AIRS Avery Watson Mrs Cor
neha Lacy, James Parsons, Miss
Dorothy Sanford, pr. g. Stanley
Iiough, Father ]. n. samueis- Bel
bodes, H. f. Wylie, Mrs. Ethel
'rear, Rev. John Irwin, Rev. ]. We'll
BY Broaddus and Mrs. George Tan
nel.
Tickets for the concert are on
sale at the Fifth Street YWCA, and
are priced at IS cents for general
issien and SO cents for patrons.
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HAYES HAS
NO HOBBIES

Hobbies, as they are generally
thought Of, play no part in the life
Of Roland Hayes, distinguished ten
or who sings here Thursday evening
May 1 at Memorial Hall, Dayton.
The obstacles he has had to over
come on his way to the top Of a
world known career have made him
realize that he has no time to kill Il
And hc does not wish an escape
from the things which are most vital
ii his life his music and his desire
to help his people.
The two activities that come
nearest being hobbies are both link
ad to the two vital interests men
toned above. One Is African music,
which he is studying with absorp-
tion, hoping to make its meaning
clear TO his concert audiences one
day. The other is i tract Of land in
Georgia, his native state, bought
some years ago with the noble idea
of using il as the location for l
school and cultural centre.
Perhaps the nearest approach 70
i hobby Il his theory of education,
which he and Mrs. Hayes are apply
ing 10 their fivc-year-old daughter,
Africa tazenda CThe second name
~ d combination Of two grandmoth-
er's names.)
A child should be encouraged to
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-03-31
LEBANON, OHIO
ZION BAPTIST CHURCH
Lebanon, Ohio
Rev. ID. %. Mundy, pastor

We are very glad that God has
guided us to call Rev. y. y. Mundy
as pastor of ouf church. We be-
liexe that Rev Ilundy is man Of
God, and he will lead as on to sue
cess. Rev AIundy has been with
Us cnly Il few Sundays and already
there is an increase in membership
and attendance Of our church. Rev
Mundy's recognition services will
begin il the near future. Plans
have already been made for our
spring revival to be conducted BY
the Rev Il. w. Weathers, pastor OF
Second Baptist Church, Richmond,
Indiana.
Rev q Happy, pastor Of Second
Zion Baptist Church, Troy, O., will
preach for us on Sunday April l6
II the afternoon. The congfega-
tion will accompany him.
We are planning on a song feast
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PAGE. TWO

WASHINGTON - CAMP
IL one is to accept the figures
generally quoted. WPA has
waiting list Of $4,000 unem-
pioHed persons-certitied as
empioyable and in need Of re
lief!
This is certainly not a pretty
picture--nor is il one calculat-
ed to offer much hope for the
future.
At this time, when congress is de-
batting the presidents request for
additional funds to carry on to the
end Of the fiscal year, a look at
what is gong on would be we'll
1t has been six years since the IN
ceptlon Of work relief. In that per-
iod, countless dollars have been
flung into the eating cancer called
unemployment. And today, the
situation is as serious il not more
so-than ever.
Admirable III its concept, the
WPA has served 4 fine purpose but
is it the answer to the question it
was supposed to solve? Evidently,
it is not.
A glance through the work Of
WpA shows some splendid things