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Evening star., 1939-12-07
Ickes Is Doubtful
|Of Roosevelt Aid
IFor McNutt
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Secretary Ickes told his press con-
ference today he did not believe
President Roosevelt had ever indi-
Gated he would support Paul v. Nc
Mutt for the Democratic presidential
nomination.
II don't think the President has
indicated he would select Mr.. Nc
Mutt" the Interior Secretary said.
II personally have not heard that he
intended to, and don't believe that
Mr.. McNutt has ever said anything
to that effect"
Secretary 1ckes said he believed
now, as he said he always had, that
Mr.. Roosevelt was the only choice
Of the liberal element for President
in 1910.
"Of course" he said, II don't
know whether he will run. I don't
know any one who can speak for
him"
Mr.. Ickes commented that the bid
made last night In Minneapolis by
Thomas E. Dewey for the Repub-
hcan presidential nomination was
'baby talk"
Evening star., 1939-12-07
French RepeI Repeated Assaults
AIonq Entire Northern Flank
Enemy Is Dis|odeed From No-Mon's Lond
With Infantry Counter-Attocks

Rhine where the river flows into
Germany.
Other units were active near
Bitche, in the region west of the
Vosges, west of Wissembourg.
The high command communique
said:
During the night. marked activity
of patrols on either side. Consequent
artillery reaction"
More extended reports said the
Germans made heavy use of trench
mortars.
Military sources in Paris said the
wars most important theater OF
operations, however, was still the
sea.
In this connection, the chief of
the British censorship service, Vice
Admiral c. v. Osborne, retired, said
yesterday the British Navy must
Evening star., 1939-12-07
Toys to Be Collected
At 18th and M NV.

The Christmas Toy Center,
headquarters for toys COL
lected in this years Christ
mas campaign, will be located
in the old Magruder store at
Eighteenth and M streets NV.
Toys collected at the toy
matinees sponsored by The
Star, the National Broadcast
ing Co. and Warner Bros
Theaters will be delivered at
this center for distribution to
needy children, under the di-.
rection of the Council of So
cial Agencies.
Any one not planning to
attend the toy matinees who
wishes to add his gift Of toys
to the campaign may send
them direct to the Christmas
Toy Center.
Evening star., 1939-12-07
Georgia Road Chief
Elected From Office
For Second Time
Dragged Out Feet First
In Free-for-AII After
Winning Court Writ
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ATLANTA, Dec. 7.-W. L. Miller
was elected bodily, feet first, from
the chairman's ONCE of the Georgia
Highway Department today for the
second time since Gov. E. D. Rivers
ordered him dismissed as road
chairman.
After being evicted last Saturday
night, Mr.. Miller inaugurated sur
prise move early today and walked
into his of1ice unopposed after
temporary injunction writ had
been served on his successor, Law
son L. Patten.
AS on Saturday night, three
scuffles ensued before the slender
chairman was dragged from his
office with gubernatorial aide S.
Marvin Griffin gripping both ankles.
In two previous morning scufaes
four Capitol guards had not elected
Mr.. Miller
The ousted chairman demanded a
proper order" before he would con-
slider leaving the Once. As one of
the guards left to get an order, Mr..
Griffin entered.
Lets 60, boys" Mr.. Griffin said,
addressing the guards.
Mr.. Miller's brother, Representa-
tive T. e. Miller of Lanier County,
and his son, w. L. Miller, jr., piled
into the fray and five men hit the
floor.
In a. few moments the whole
struggling mass was dragged
through the door Of the chairman's s
office into an adjacent reception
room and the connecting door was
slammed. --.
Evening star., 1939-12-07
Philadelphia Girl Dies
As Trunsfusions Fail
Ev the Associated Press.

Hy the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 7.-Seven-
year-old Kathryn Felt, whose
mother made a national appeal
for blood donors to save her from
an infection, died today of pneu-
monia.
For seven months she fought
acute Emphatic leukemia-a blood
disease in which the white cor
puscles destroy the red. Medical
authorities said no person had ever
been known to recover from the
affliction. The mother, Mrs. Harry
Felt, made public plea, however,
in the hope some one might be
found who had recovered.
A woman, Mrs. Joseph Root, jr.,
of Westport, Conn.,, who said she
once had been treated for the
disease, gave the girl blood several
weeks ago.
Evening star., 1939-12-07
Dutch Ship Is Sunk
By Torpedo; Six Of
Crew Are Missinq
All Passengers and 48
Others Rescued, Says
Message to Amsterdam

BY the Associated Press.
AMSTERDAM, Dec. THE 8,159-
ton Netherlands motor ship Ia
jandoen was torpedoed and sunk
in the English Channel today. Six
members of her crew were missing.
All passengers and 48 members of
the crew of 81 were rescued, accord
ing to information received by own
ers of the vessel which was bound
for the East Indies with a general
cargo.
The message said the Belgian
steamer Louis Scheid had landed
% crewmen and of the IA passen-
gers at Weymouth, England. All
the passengers were Hollanders,
among them several children.
The Tajandoen had passed Dunge-
ness, England, short time before
being attacked.
1t was the eighth Netherlands
ship sunk during the wsr and the
second reported a submarine victim.
Evening star., 1939-12-07
Prairie Fire Advances
Along 10-MiIe Front
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MALTA, Mont. Dec. IA wind
whipped prairie fire blackened a
quarter million acres of grassland,
destroyed ranch buildings and hay
stacks and roared along a 10-mile
front today toward Beaver Greek,
Is miles south of Malta.
No persons had been reported in
jured in the huge blaze or in another
fire that burned over $4,000 acres on
the Crow Indian Reservation of
South Central Montana. The smaller
fire was brought under control last
midnight after threatening to en-
gulf the town of Wyola.
Harold Thomas, foreman at the
Malta C. c. c. Camp, reported that
"some ranch homes were burned
but many were saved by backfires. y
He said hot ashes blown from the
Malta City dump probably started
the fire.
Reports from the fire lines, Mr..
Thomas said. indicated livestock
"took to its heels and escaped. He
predicted a really big roundup
would be necessary to restore the
animals to their owners.
Evening star., 1939-12-07
Reich and Soviet Planning
Population Exchange

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN, Dec. IA sweeping ex-
change of populations, involving ap-
proximately 10000 persons, is plan
ned by Germany and Soviet Russia
as the result of their partition of
Poland.
A joint commission to arrange the
exchange will meet tomorrow.
Germans said that about 100000
Germans would be brought west
ward, chiefly from Wolyn (Volhy-
nia), eastern Polish province an
neXed by Russia.
Possibly 100000 Ukrainians and
others in former Poland will be
shifted into territories under Rus
sian control, Germans said.
Evening star., 1939-12-07
Santiago IgIesios' Body
Is Sent to San Juun

The body OF Santiago Iglesias,
Puerto Rican Resident Commis-
sioner who died of malaria Monday
here, was sent by train to New York
today to be placed aboard the s. S.
Borinqyen which sails late today
for San Juan. The body was ac-
companied by the family and Repre-
sentatives Mary Norton CD Of New
Jersey, and w. Sterling Cole (R0
of New York, and Kenneth Romney i,
sergeant at arms Of the House, the
Associated Press reported.
Evening star., 1939-12-07
Toxic Discusses
Security Pact
With Russia
Both Sides Reported
To Have Advanced
Tentative Offers
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TOXIC, Dec. Tt WAS learned on
reliable authority today that con-
versations looking toward non-
aggression pact with Soviet Russia
now are in progress, although OBJ
servers expressed belief they might
be intended by Japan merely for
effect abroad-particularly in the
United States.
Despite official denials, it was said
both sides had made tentative pro-
posals while seeking to avoid the
appearance Of taking the initiative.
Tending to support observers be-
liefs. the japanese news agency
Domef published report yesterday
that the United States attitude to-
ward Japan would affect "to some
extent" the future relations of Japan
and Russia.
Seeking to Settle Issues.
Domei said such a statement was
understood to have been made by
Seijiro Yoshizawa, chief of the
American Affairs Bureau of the
japanese foreign Office, in conversa-
tions with Eugene H. Dooman, coun-
sellor of the American Embassy.
Poshizawa was reported to have
said that Japan did not contemplate
a non-aggression pact with Russia,
but was seeking to settle outstanding
issues.
The United States has denounced
its trade treaty with Japan, effec-
tive January 26, and Ambassador
Joseph c. Grew has expressed re-
sentiment at japanese treatment OF
American interests in China.
Japanese newspapers said that
Mr.. Grew was more conciliatory"
in his most recent talk with Foreign
Minister Admiral Kichisaburo No
mura, and attributed this to jap
Russian negotiations.
Anti Soviet Agitation Ceased.
Sentiment in Japan for nom
aggression pact with Russia fol-
lowed the Russian treaty with Ger
many last August. In mid-Septem-
ber an armistice was reached in
the undeclared war between Japan
and Russian on the Manchukuoan-
Outer Mongolian border.
Thereafter, anti-Russian express
sions by government officials and in
the press ceased.
Some observers also regarded as
significant the refusal of the foreign
office spokesman. Yakichiro Suma,
to comment on Russia's invasion of
Finland November 30.,
Domei reported today the opening
at Chita, Siberia, Of a Japanese
Russian conference for demarcation
Of the Manchukuoan-O Outer Mongo-
Ian border.
Evening star., 1939-12-07
langley Junior High
Broadcast

Students and faculty mem
bers of Langley Junior High
will present a broadcast on
health and safety in the Dis
trict junior high schools today.
The program will be heard
over WMAL at 4 pm.
This is another in a series
Of educational features spon-
sored by The Star with the
cooperation of the National
Broadcasting Co. and the
Board of Education.
Evening star., 1939-12-07
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, Dec. 7.vFrench advance
positions withstood repeated shocks
of savage German patrol attacks
along the entire northern flank of
the western front today after a
night of activity, in which the
French reported inflicting heavy
losses with automatic artillery fire.
A new German strategy was re-
ported by French military reports.
After being halted during the night
by deadly French fire, the German
patrols, instead of retreating as
usual, dug in on bare no-man's-land.
The French countered by raining
shells on the attackers and then
dislodged them with infantry coun-
ter attacks.
A company of German infantry
attacked near Wissembourg, which
lies short distance west of the
Evening star., 1939-12-07
Judge Newman JaiIs
Juror 48 Hours for
Absence From Court
Holds Engineer Guilty
Of Contempt; Gives
Him q Lecture

The second juror within two
weeks to feel the wrath Of a Judge
stood before the bench in Police
Court today and was sent to jail
for 48 hours after being cited for
contempt by Judge Hobart Newman.
The Juror, Arthur j. De Koven,
37-year-old engineer, was arrested
last night at his home, 1896 r street
NV, and released on 500 bond.
His trouble started Tuesday when
he, with the other jurors, was ex-
cused for lunch and told to report
back at 1880 pm. Twice that day
the roll of jurors was called by the
bailiff, but no De Koven.
Search Is Begun.
When he failed to appear for duty
yesterday, Judge Newman ordered
a bailif to call the jurors home.
Mr.. De Koven was alleged to have
said he was not feeling well but
would report at once. Another
phone call several hours later re-
vealed that he was still at home and
taking a bath at that time.
Judge Newman then issued q
bench warrant directing that De
Kovcn be taken into custody. Pre-
cinct Detective w. E. Perry called
at the jurors home about 8 pm.
with the attachment paper, but
De Koven was out. The detective
returned about II O'Clock and made
the arrest.
The Juror told Judge Newman he
suffered from nervous spells and
that while on duty Tuesday he
became panicky and had to get out
In the air"
Judge Newman declared: "You
did not notify this court Tuesday
that you were Ill and I shall hold
you in contempt Of court and have
you committed to jail for - hours."
In q similar case recently Justice
T. Alan Goldsborough In District
Court fined . Juror $25 after citing
him for contempt Of court.
Evening star., 1939-12-07

of Christmas. your contributions to
The Stars Christmas Heart Fund
will 60. Gifts of a dollar. $40 or even
a few nickels may be sent to the
cashier of The Star and will be
acknowledged in the news columns.
Evening star., 1939-12-07
Parliament Will Meet
In Secret Wednesday
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Dec. IA one-day Sc
cret session of Parliament to debate
supply measures will be held next
Wednesday, Prime Minister Cham
berlain announced in the House of
Commons today. Parliament will
be in recess for Christmas holidays
from December IA to January 16.
Evening star., 1939-12-07
B uII etin

Attorney General Murphy said
today the Justice Department
would take its inquiry into the
activities of foreign agents to a
grand jury in the District of Co.
lumbia within "a couple Of
weeks"
Evening star., 1939-12-07
British Naval TrowIer
Sunk by North Sea Mine
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press,
LONDON, Dec. THE admiralty
announced today that the British
baval trawler Washington, 209 tons,
was sunk by a mine yesterday in the
North Sea with the loss of eight
lives.
Evening star., 1939-12-07

NLIiStuldS campaign ldSt year.
Here's what the mother of three
children did with three dollars:
Mary, brush set, SO cents.
Nellie, brush set, 40 cents.
John, two neckties, 20 cents; mar
BILE set. Is cents.
Christmas tree, Is cents
Christmas balls, 20 cents.
Other decorations, 10 cents.
Apples, oranges and nuts, 20 cents.
Candy, Is cents.
Two loaves of bread, IA cents.
Mary, bloomers, Is cents.
Nellie, bloomers, Is cents.
Can of corn, 10 cents.
Three boxes of matches, 3 cents"
Another Christmas Saved.
And another mother, writing her
thank you note" last Christmas
Day, preceded her itemized account
with, IF 1t had not been for you,
my children would have awakened
this morning without anything"
Here's her ust:
Stockings, six pairs at Is cents
a pair, which was 80 cents. Un-
derwear, 80 cents a suit I bought
three suits, which was SLIT. A
sweater for Alice, so cents, and a
game for Bill and Chester, which
was Is cents apiece. That was so
cents. All together was $3.07."
"Someday," she added, II hope
I will be able to repay you for all
you have done"
To mothers like these, mothers
for whom every penny means bit
Evening star., 1939-12-07
Few Dollars Go a Long Way
In Stars Christmas Cornpoiqn
Letters of Mothers Reveal Gratitude For
Dimes or Checks the More Fortunate Give

Two letters have to The Star which demonstrate,
fully than appeal, a
to provide Christmas for her children.
Both notes genuine penny accounts of what
these mothers did with the money them through The Stars
Evening star., 1939-12-07
Delinquent Tax List

Notice of sales Of property
In the District of Columbia
for default in the payment
Of general and special taxes
levied thereon and in arrears
on July l, 1899, and q list of
said property will be found
in = Special Section In
TODAY's STAR
Pages c-3 to Gil
Evening star., 1939-12-07

(See CHRISTMAS HEART, Pg. A-6)
Evening star., 1939-12-07

(see REPUBLICANS, Page A-3D
Evening star., 1939-12-07

(See PARIS, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1939-12-07

(See HELSINKI, Page A-4O
Evening star., 1939-12-07

Fair, warmer tonight, minimum about
A degrees: tomorrow partly cloudy:
colder in afternoon and at night. Tenn
peratures today-Highest, Sc, at !
pm; lowest, 80, at $50 am.
From the United states Weather Bureau report.
Full details on Page Az
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-10-13
Halle @. Brown
House Announces

"Six Personality Chats" for out
of school youths, ages 1925 years,
beginning Monday, November g.
December IL. Registrations taken
through month of October.
From informed circles comes the
word that a committee composed
of youths as well as adults has or
ganized and outlined a series of
personality chats for the purpose
of aiding young people in their per-
sonal social problems which arise
from day to day.
The registration will include
young men as well as young wom-
en- between the ages of Is and %
years. Specialists in various fields
have been enlisted to give their
service and talents.
Members serving on the commit
tee are: Warren Grissom, John
Patton, Alverta Coram, Wynn
Flanagan, Myrtle Garden, Ruth
Benner, Mabel Hickman, Marcella
Copeland, Earline Stokes, Beatrice
Vassar and Martin Wellington.
Details of the series will be given
at later date as to subjects,
speakers and other, information
that might be necessary. Out of
school youth keep your calendar
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-10-13

know that you have been married
twice and never have been happy.
You'll never get a good man grip
ing all the time.
M. L. B.-Your column is so in
teresting to me and ! need advice
badly. Should / make the trip
south that / am planning for this
month?
Ans: Your chances for employ
ment would be greater down in
Florida than they are in your little
town this winter if you can get
the money ahead to go on, then the
change would be beneficial finan-
cially as well as physically. Your
health would be better down there.
C. Bile told me that he was
through with this other woman and
when we were together the other
day, she came up and they had a
fuss. Does he still care for her
Ans: Yes :. but she is through
with him. This woman isn't going
to stand in your way one bit and
you can win the man if you want
him. / assure you, that you won't
want him so badly in few weeks
as you thought you did, for he isn't
the man for you.
R. CT took trip the latter
part of September and am back
home now. / intend to move my
family to another town since visit
ing there and wish to know if
it is a wise idea?
Ans: l feel that it would be the
best thing for you as you are quite
sure of regular employment in this
city and wherever you go, your
family should be with you. The
change shouldn't affect your chill
dren any, as they can enter school
in the city without being incOn-
venienced very much.
E. L. S.-My husband and were
married about a year ago. He just
beat me all the time with anything
he could find and 1 quit him. Do
you think it was best?
Ans: Indeed you did the only
right thing by getting out and go
ing to your mother. Although he
did need taste of his own medi-
cine, but since you are away from
him, let him entirely alone. Get
you a job and go to work and pay
your board -. choose your friends
carefully and lay off the rough
boys.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-10-13


N. E. WI am making plans to
buy me home and ! want to know
if will do so and how do l stand
with these fellows?
Ans: Wise you are to want to
begin investing your savings in a
home :. and you will have a place
before many years have passed. II
is indicated that you will choose
one of your present companions
for a husband and will be quite
happy with him, too.
R. B. S.-Please tell me what's
wrong with me all of a sudden?
Ans: Nothing a bit self
conscious over going to college.
There's no reason for worry, as it
takes but a few short weeks to be-
come accustomed to your duties
and routine, and life there will be
gay and entertaining.
w. F.-Have been a reader of
your column for eight years. My
problem concerns my husband. Tell
me will he return?
Ans: Yes, he will come back,
but not until he gets over his pOut-
ing spell and stops feeling sorry
-
for himself. Both of you were in
the wrong >. guard against such
fOOlishness in the future and hold
your tongues when you become
angry. All the harsh things said
only makes you both lose interest
in the other.
A. M. J.-Will ] graduate in
June as l am hoping and will I be
able to go to college?
Ans: There seems to be some
doubt as to the amount of units
that you have >. get busy and find
out how you stand right now SO
you won't meet with disappOint-
ment in June. From my calcula-
tons, you must make two extra
units between now and June in or.
der to graduate. When you finish
school you will enter college.
G. XII have worked hard all
my days and it seems to me that ]
deserve a good husband. Is there
anything in sight for me and what
should l expect from life?
Ans: Good husbands are a Bit
hard to find but you will gel
yours as a very happy marriage is
indicated in your life during 1910
1 urge you to make more friends
and Spruce" yourself up to look
your best and stop letting people
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-10-13

clear on Monday night between No
vember 6 and December IL so that
you can take in the Personality
Chats because you won't want to
miss not even one of them. The
subjects are really and truly in
triguing, but they will be saved for
another writing. Watch the paper
for them.
The 10th Century Mothers Club
is planning to have a steak fry at
Tanners Lake Oct. 81, at o'clock.
Each member is allowed to invite
one couple. A good program. and
a good time is looked forward to by
all attending.
At Halle Q. Brown the 10th
Century Club meeting which was
October 6, Miss Garden, on her
birthday, was surprised by two of
the members with ice cream and
cake. Mrs. James Lacey made her
a delicious cake and Mrs. Jones a
freezer of home made ice cream.
The club presented her with an al
manac birthday card. The. next
meeting will be October 20.
John M. Whitaker's Glee Club
has started off with great enthu-
siasm. The group meets on Tues
day and Friday evenings at TOO
P. M.
The Odako Camp Fire girls of
Halle @. Brown House had cleo
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-10-13
WELCOME HALL MIDGETS 0
ST. PAUL BOYS CLUB Z


The Midgets of the Welcome
Hall, although much improved over
their previous showing, were still
on the short end of z to 0 score
at Cunning Field Thursday after
noon, October 4th, with the st.
Paul Boys Club Midgets. Due
largely to the off-side penalties the
Welcome Hall lads were set back
on their heels at the start Of the
game and were never able to get
going until the closing minutes of
the last half. Lynch for the Hall
made several interruptions running
them back for neat gains, but this
same lack of pass defense cost the
Hall boys the bacon.
For Welcome Hall it might be
said that the most improved player
on the field was Raymond Presley,
who by all means the smallest man
on the field, showed much courage
and determination. Several times
he attempted to stop fellows on the
opposing team who were many
times his size. Others for the Wei
come Hall included John Preston,
Oliver Dotty, Earskin Lewis, and
"Pew Wee"
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-10-13
WELCOME HALL Is
RICE ST. ROMRERS O

Welcome Halls Junior Heavy
team playing in the st. Paul Mu-
nicipal League was able to follow
the leader by tripping the Rice
Bombers 18 to 0 at Cunning Field
Saturday, October 7th, thereby
keeping their goal line uncrossed.
Cotton, leading scorer for the Hall
men, crossed pay dirt early in the
first period standing up after a
long heave by Tabors to Ellis
which set off the scoring march.
So completely outplayed were the
Rice Street boys that never once
did they reach dangerous territory.
The entire Hall team gave won
derful demonstration of courage
and fight in that there was not a
single substitution throughout the
whole game. Cotton again showed
what it takes to develop into a
great ball player, having accounted
for >two of the winning markers
himself. The longest run of the
game was chalked up by Sturgeon
for Welcome Hall, Tabors also
proved himself to be a potential
triple threat; however, the Hall
team did not have to punt a single
time.
In the line the blocking of Brown
and Archer was largely responsible
for the sizable gains made by the
backs. The real test, however, pre-
sents itself in the form of the
strong Oeins Grocery team Satur-
day at Dunning, October IA.