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Births Reported

Emmeet an: ana nsssi Hunt Hunt. boy ooy'
John and Beulah Carver. girl.
9eorge and Mildred Vaitsas. boy.
Charles and VirGinia NUM-, IT,. boy.
Charles and Hazel Eaton. boy.
John and Winifred 0steau. boy.
Elmer and Margaret Adams. boy.
fna .nd sasas Helms ashman boy z
EMMETT and virginia Kitchen. girl.
Joseph and Wanda LouEhrey. boy.
William and Dorothy Mills. boy.
Clay and Velma Otley, boy.
Philip and Mary Terrana, boy
Logan and Catherine Beach. boy.
pDsioeIt and Edna Lowe; boy.
freeman and Hone Weiss. boy.
Hafold and and s Msrion Sss sier boz So,
Samuel and Claire sAslaw. eirl.
Thomas and Martha Churchill. girl.
Willie and Beulah Franklin. boy
ana ana o onsds RS5ses boy Boy
Elmer and Estelle Hill. girl.
John and Ida Minor. girl.
James and Corine Howard. boy.
GEORGE and Rebecca Mathis. girl.
James and Pdessa Williams. boy.
Porter and Elsie Shreve, boy.
Neal and Agatha Price. girl
William and Muriel Klotz. girl.
lawrence and Dorothy Lancour, girl.
Everett and Isabella Luckenbach, girl.
Clyde and Mae Holsinaer. girl.
Paul and Eve Canter, girl
Solomon and Hannah Kahn. girl.
Leslie and Edith Plummer. boy
Hammond and Elean0y Kent hoy
James and Henrietta Vaughan. girl.
Charles and Laura Harris. girl.
Minter and Bertha Clun, boy.
George and Mary Olfus. boy.
John and Gwendolyn Cupid. boy.
Woodrow and Pauline Gill, boy
Robert and Mary Weaver. boy
Robert and Thelma Clarke, girl.
Edward and Ocie FELTON,. girl
Ralph and Sally Fra2klin. girl
Arthur and Martha Collins. boy
Edward and Omeara Smith. girl.
George and Ada Williams. boy.
Randolph and El'en Haskins. bow
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-06-09
Man, 70, Will Receive
Public School Diploma
BY the Associated Press.

FreSS.
ALBANY, N. Y, June 9.-New
York's 70-year-old education COM
missioner, Frank P. Graves, will
receive his first secondary school
diploma today
Holder of more than 80 college
and university degrees, DR.. Graves
omitted his senior year in the
Brooklyn Polytechnic Preparatory
School when, by private study, he
passed entrance examinations into
Columbia University in 1888.
Now, 81 years later, he will get
diploma along with 80 seniors of
the class of 1899.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-06-09
CT. 0. Workers Pass
Through Pickets
In Flint Strike
Go to Jobs With Only
One Fight Reported
At Chevrolet Plant
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
fractional differences betWeen
CT. O.-U. A. w. and Homer Mar
tin headed A. F. L. group haze
fared for past year. c. I. o. called
strike in Briggs Detroit plant on
May %. Both sides agreed to
Federal conciliators proposal
and 100000 1Dere returned to Uork
Wednesday, Martin yesterday
called strike in General Motors
plants.
BY the Associated Press.
FLINT, Mich, June 9.-United
Auto Workers affiliated with the
C. I. o. crossed picket lines and
went to work today in spite of a
strike called by the Homer Martin
U. A. w. GA. F. L. in the Flint
plants of General Motors Corp.
Pickets made no particular effort
to stop those who went to work, al
though there was fight at Chevro-
let Plant No. between members of
the two unions and scattered scuf-
f1es were reported No one was in
jured seriously police said.
No true test of strength was pos
sible today. Martin followers said.
because reduced working forces are
customary the last two days of the
week.
Arthur Case, c. I. GU. A. w.
regional director, said the strike was
"a last desperate effort of the Mar
tin group to save themselves and
declared that the people who are
picketing don't even know why they
are doing So
Showdown on Monday.
A showdown was indicated for
Monday when the Martin forces
plan to throw heavy picket lines
around four plants of the Chevrolet
division and two plants of the Fisher
Body Co. Division. An effective
strike covering these units would
throw 10000 men into idleness.
Approximately $4,000 Buick work
ers probably would have to sus-
pend operations also for lack Of
! bodies
! pidlll wv. was SlOSCo
Thursday as result of the strike
1t ordinarily does not operate on
Friday except for skeleton crew.
However, thousands of Chevrolet
workers were scheduled to report.
A company survey of the four
Chevrolet plants Thursday night
showed the strike call was answered
by only 50 men.
Terrell Thompson, president of
the c. I. GU. A. w. local of Chew
rolet. called the strike "a joke" He
added:
IF this we're a legitimate strike
our men would not 60 through the
picket line
Called wildcat Strike
General Motors Corp. issued a
statement saying "a wildcat strike
had been attempted in its plants at
Flint and Saginaw and had mis-
carried except in the case of Fisher
Body plant No. l, where no ex-
! tended operations were planned
until Monday All other units were
to continue operations, the state
ment said.
Flint, center of the far flung sit
down strikes of 1887, was entirely
quiet and peaceful during the first
several hours of the present dis
pute, although police indicated they
were prepared for a clash between
| the unions.
Martin spokesman denied the
strike was wildcat" and indicated
they sought more complete recogni-
ton by the management.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-06-09

sideration an appeal from a verdict
which condemned Herman Petrillo
to die for the murder of Ferdinand
Alfonsi. He was the first to be tried
in the murder plots Investigators
said extended through q half dozen
Eastern States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-06-09
Ex-Moyor Of Revere
Acquitted of COMPILING
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
BOSTON, June "a jury today
acquitted former Mayor James M.
OBrien of Revere, Massachusetts
Coney Island, and 10 others of con-
spiracy to maintain a gaming
nuisance in the north shore resort
city.
Several other conspiracy indict-
ments against the former Mayor
then were dropped by the posecution
1t was the second time within two
weeks that O'Brien was absolved of
completely in alleged gambling in
the roller coaster capital, but he
faces sentence next week for en-
bezzlement of $4,000 of the city's
funds when he was city treasurer.
Assistant Attorney General John
S. Derham announced he would con-
tinue prosecution of more than 80
cases against individuals indicted
after an investigation into alleged
vice and crime in Revere was
launched by the unsolved Staying Of
Louis Gaeta, petty racketeer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-06-09
Deoths Reported

Katherine. s. Clabaush, 80. 2435 Kalo-
rama I'd
Mary Delahay, 70. go H st. ne.
Annie yesterday. 73. 1907 Buchanan st.
Margaret Aten. ~. Emergency Hospital.
James p Moore. 20, Gallinger Hospital
Mary c. Stanton. 20. 1927 Newton st.
John y. Rogers. S. United States SOL
., diers' Home Hospital
Mary C.. Pearson. SO. 1923 Webster st.
Bertha A. Heckrotte. 50. 33CS 18th st ne
John r. Sisson. ~, Casualty HOSPITAL.
George H. Roach. As. 1888 Good Hope
Francisco Sarabia. 30, Anacostia River 3D.
posite Boiling Field
Harvey T. Peck. 81, Emergency HOSPITAL
Baby Roy Colvin. infant. Garfield Hospital
Howard Pinn., So. Veterans Administra-
ton Hospital
Will Denning. SO, Freedmen's Hospital
Sam Haden. n. Walter Reed Hospital
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-06-09
Welsh Society Picnic

The annual picnic of the Welsh
Society of Washington will be held
at Sixteenth and Kennedy streets
tomorrow. All Welsh Americans
and Welsh people visiting Wash
ington were urged to attend.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-06-09

Henry and Lettuce Baines, boy.
John and Sadie Sanders. boy.
Maxwell and Mabel Mitchell. boy.
James and Leila Thompson. boy.
George and Ressie Brittosl. girl.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-06-09

Many Office buildings are under
construction in Rio de Janeiro.
Evening star., 1939-10-20
The War Situation

President Roosevelt today took
the position that the territorial
limits of the United States at sea
are flexible and in some cases
extend hundreds of miles from
the coast line, depending on cir
cumstances. He made clear that
this extension of territorial rights
did not apply to submarines, how
ever. page AID
Senator Hiram johnson of CAL
ifornia, isolationist veteran and
one of the "irreconciliables" of
the League Of Nations fight, as
sailed the proposed repeal of the
arms embargo in a vigorous Sem
ate speech. Particularly, he rid
iculed as an "idiotic assumption"
the contention of some repeal ad-
vocates that Adolf Hitler might
attack this country if victorious
over Great Britain and France.
page AID
Great Britain appeared today
to be avoiding giving any offense
to Soviet Russia in the wake of
the Anglo-French- Turkish treaty,
exempted war with Russia as an
occasion for application of the
pact's mutual assistance pro-
visions. 1t was revealed yesterday
in London that in previous guar
antees to Poland the contingency
OF aggression by Russia had not
been included. page A-l)
The Edinburgh area of Scot
land had another air raid scare
today with the sounding of two
alarms on the appearance of un.
Evening star., 1939-10-20
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
EDINBURGH, Scotland, Oct. 90
Air raid warnings were sounded and
precautionary measures were
taken against the threat OF Nazi
bombing planes over the important
Firth of Forth today. but the air
ministry said no bombs were re-
ported dropped
The air ministry and the ministry
of home security tonight issued the
following communique:
"A number of aircraft believed to
have been German attempted to
make reconnaissances in the Firth
OF Forth area during the morning
and early afternoon
Royal Air Force fighters took of
to intercept them, but they disap-
peared before contact.
"An air-raid warning was sound
ed over Edinburgh shortly after II
Evening star., 1939-10-20
German Communique

The German high command
today issued the tollo1Utng CON-
munique:
Quiet returned in the west
after the conclusion of fights in
the border region southeast of
Saarbruecken.
Except for local artillery and
scouting troops activity, no spe-
cial occurrences along the entire
'front.'"
Evening star., 1939-10-20
Plune Workers Warned
To Keep Mouths Closed
By the Associated Press.

o1 VIC ASSOclACeQ FfeSS.
BUFFALO, N. Y, Oct. 20.-Em-
ployes Of the Curtiss Aeroplane d.
vision Of the Curtiss- Wright Corp,
which is building planes for both the
United States Army and Navy, were
warned today to avoid discussion of
their work with outsiders.
mo employe is expected to dis
cuss his work or any subjects which
pertain to the Curtiss Co. with peo-
pie not connected directly with our
organization" q notice in Shop
Slants, company publication, said.
"1f you are approached with ques-
tions concerning your work, you
must reply that you have no COM
ment. We are operating under the
Espionage Act and you, as an en-
ploye, are bound to compliance"
Evening star., 1939-10-20
u. 5. Representations
To Britain on Mail
Seizures Weighed
Hull Reveals Receipt Of
Reports Some Censored
And Returned Here
By the Associated Press.

DS tue hSSoCthteO FEeSS.
Secretary Hull said today the State
Department was considering whether
to make representations to Great
Britain over the seizure Of American
mail en- route to Germany.
Hull said the department had just
received reports that in some in
stances ships carrying American mail
addressed to Germany had been
stopped by the British, the mais een-
sored and returned to this country.
Earlier, Port Office officials said
they were routing all mail to Ger
many by way of Italy in the hope of
escaping the British blockade. Re-
turned mail also will be sent to Italy
for reshipment. The department
said it hoped that the change would
permit letters to reach Germany.
Mail Was World War Issue.
State Department officials recalled
that British seizures of American
mail became the subject of an ex-
change of notes between the United
States and Great Britain during the
World War.
After some seizures had been re-
ported, Secretary of State Lansing,
on January 4, 1916, addressed a
note to London in which he said
this Government would not admit
the right of British authorities to
seize neutral vessels, bring them
into British ports and remove or
censor mails carried by them.
He received joint promise from
Britain and France that they would
refrain on the high seas from seiz-
ing and confiscating genuine cor
respondence." meaning letters or
dispatches from private citizens to
private citizens, and would insure
their speediest possible transmits
sion as soon as the sincerity of
their character shall have been
ascertained.'
Proposed Arbitration.
Later in 1916, Mr.. Lansing consid-
cred that the British and French
were violating their promise and
proposed that the extent and exer-
else of belligerent rights to detain,
inspect or seize mail should be SUBJ
mitted Immediately to arbitration or
to a joint commission of inquiry.
The day the United States en-
tered the war in 1917, Secretary
Lansing informed the allies this
Government reserved all rights to
(See MAIL, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1939-10-20
| British Aviation
Is Likened to
| Express Service
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Oct. 20.-The weekly
Spectator today sounded a note of
criticism at the lack of air attacks
on German military objectives by
British planes.
Policy has muzzled them" the
Spectator said.
What Is impossible to understand
is the policy that turns our airmen
into an express postal service"-a
reference to leaf1et raids over Ger
many.
why are they not allowed to
attack military objectives?" the
paper asked.
Evening star., 1939-10-20
Submarine, Is Sighted
Off Daytona Beach
b. the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DAYTONA BEACH. Fla. Oct. 20.
George Messer. an employe Of the
Ocean Pier here. reported he had
sighted q submarine several miles
at sea of the pier today
He said he could distinguish the
coming tower and the outline of
the craft plainly through binoculars,
but could not tell its nationality.
While he was looking at it, he said,
1t began to submerge and soon dis
appeared from view.
Clarence v. Haden and John r.
Good, who were fishing OF the pier,
corroborated Messer's statement.
Evening star., 1939-10-20

enemy finally broke through and
captured those not already killed.
A communique said the lost French
patrol defended itself bravely."
New Pact Hailed by Press.
On the diplomatic side, the French
press hailed the new British French
pact with Turkey.
Gen. Maxine Weygand, COM
mander in chief of French forces in
the Eastern Mediterranean, and
1t. Gen. Archibald P. Wavell, Brit
ish Middle East commander, are now
comforting with Turkish military
men in Ankara on implementing the
pact.
Evening star., 1939-10-20
Raid Alarms Sound in Scotland,
But Nuzi Planes Fail to Arrive
Aircraft, Believed German, Turn Away
As R. A. F. Takes OFF for Bottle

am. and extended to Dundee. ALL
clear signals were given about mid
day, but second AFRAID warning
was given in Edinburgh some min
utes later on the appearance of
other unidentified aircraft in the
Firth of Forth area.
mo raid developed and the all
clear signal was given shortly after
1:30 pm"
Warning in South England.
An air raid warning also was given
in the south OF England later in the
day, but within minutes the all
clear signal was sounded. Civilians
responded calmly to the warnings.
The Press Association said it was
believed the south of England warm
ing was given in error. Only one or
two sirens sounded and they were
heard over small area. No air.
Evening star., 1939-10-20

identified planes, believed Ger
man, over the Firth of Forth. A
British communique declared
that the planes turned away after
Royal Air Force planes went aloft
to meet the expected attackers.
page AID
Rain was begging down action
on the western front, but it was
revealed in Paris that French ar
tillery had shelled the German
road from Perl to Sehndorf, Just
across the frontier from Luxem-
burg, in an effort to break up
troop concentrations there. page
AID
In Berlin German spokesman
minimized the assistance Turkey
might be able to render to Britain
and France under the mutual as
sistance pact, and were skeptica1
of any allied assistance to Turkev
Nazis failed to conceal their con-
Germ over signature Of the agree
ment in Ankara, however, but 1t
was not indicated what counter
action Germany might take.
page AID
The question of seizure of
American mail en- route to Ger
many arose as an issue between
the United States and Great
Britain today with Secretary of
State Hull declaring that this
Government was considering
whether to make representations
to the British government. Post
Once oficials said they were
routing all mail to Germany by
way of Italy. (Page A-1.)
Evening star., 1939-10-20
French bombard
Nazi Troops Massed
Near Luxemburo
Troop Action Is Slow as
Result Of Heavy Rain;
Patrols Active
BY the Associated Press.

PARIS, Oct. 20.-French artillery
today shelled the German road from
Perl to Sehndorf. just across the
frontier near Luxembourg. in an
effort to break up troop concentra-
tions at the point where the Ger
mans spilled over into French soil
earlier in the week.
The latest military information
said troop action was slow because
of heavy rains and German reor-
ganiza ton of the lines which they
seized when the French went on
the defensive and withdrew from
territory in front of the Siegfried
Line.
The general staff reported last
night had been quiet, as rain con-
tinued on the western front and
only patrols were active.
French Say Losses Light.
In announcing prearranged
withdrawal along 22-mile north
ern section of the front for dis
tances up to 6 miles, the French
high command said its losses were
light and that the line still was
'far in advance" of the permanent
Maginot Notifications.
One officer and so men, outflanked
in a German maneuver that began
Thursday, were all either killed or
captured. military sources related.
They said that the patrol, operating
in a muddy advance area, became
cut of from it's own lines, but the
Evening star., 1939-10-20
Disclosures by Red
Agent Held Matter
For State Department
Tells Dies Committee
Russio Shielded Him
From US. Justice
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Chairman Dies of the House Com
mittee on Un-American Activities
suggested today the State Depart
ment should look into future rela-
tions with Russia because of testi-
mony that Communist labor
organizer fleeing a North Carolina
prison sentence, found refuge in the
Soviet Union.
The testimony was given by Fred
Erwin Beal, at present North Car
olina convict brought here to tell
about various labor disturbances in
which he said he participated a
decade ago.
Resuming today the testimony he
started Wednesday, Beal said the
Communist party had financed a
trip he made to Russia while he was
a fugitive from justice and that he
entered Russia on a false passport
with the knowledge of Soviet ON
cials.
TT seems to me that this ought
to cause considerable concern down
at the State Department about our
future relations with Russia" Rep
resentative Dies commented.
Sentenced for Conspiracy.
Beal is serving from II to 20
years for conspiracy to murder
Police Chief o. F. Aderholt during
the 1929 Gastonia, N. c., textile
strike. which he said he helped Or
ganize.
The witness testified Wednesday
that he made one trip to Russia
in 1880. while on appeal bond, with
money and encouragement from
Communist party headquarters In
New York. He did not like condi-
tions there and so returned to this
country early in 1881, he added.
Meantime, he resumed today, the
North Carolina court refused his ap-
peal, his 5000 bail was forfeited
and he became a fugitive.
When he returned from his first
trip to Russia, Beal said, the Com
munist party ganged up" to get him
to 60 back.
He mentioned William z. Foster,
present party chairman; Leon
Josephson, whom Beal identified as
"a Communist Party Ogpu man in
this country" and George Maurer
OF the International Labor Defense
as persons who argued he should
return.
"JoSephson was of the opinion
that they should have shot me be-
fore I left" Beal said.
Planned to Give Up.
All three offered persuasive argu-
ments to him, he said, but he re-
mained in the United States until
September, 1881. While here. he
testified, he stayed a short time at
the camp of Roger Baldwin of the
Civil Liberties Union with the un-
derstanding that he would 20 to
North Carolina and give himself up.
Later. Beal said, he spent several
months at the farm of Corinna
MichaelS0n in Connecticut.
When finally he agreed to return
to Russia, the witness asserted, his
visa was obtained for him by Jack
Hardy, identified as a New York
schoolteacher. He said he used the
same false passport he had obtained
for his earlier trip. 1t was made out
to Samuel Cohn."
At the conclusion of Beal's testi-
Evening star., 1939-10-20
BY LELAND STOWE,

Chicago Daily News Foreisn Correspondent.
HEINOLA, Finland, Oct. 20.-This
is the place to find the people who
rarely make news in anybody's war.
They are the unknown civilians to
whom monuments are never erect
ed. Theirs are the lives which are
uprooted and destroyed by dicta-
tors ambitions and imperialists'
greed.
In this village and in hundreds of
others, here in South Central Fin
land, the story Of the onward march
Of dictatorship is being stamped
into the flesh Of aged women. dod-
dering men and helpess children-as
once in Spain, then in Czecho- -Slo-
vakia, then In PolandS Here Il where
Evening star., 1939-10-20
British Rulers Tour
Balloon Borroge Sites
BY the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Oct. 20-King George
and Queen Elizabeth made a two
hour tour of balloon barrage sites
in London today, the British Press
Association said in dispatch passed
for publication.
The King and Queen gazed into
the sky, tracing the balloon cable
UP to the balloon. The King wore
the uniform of marshal of the Royal
Air Force.
At another site their majesties
saw defense balloon on the ground
being refilled with gas. Next they
visited the central cook house for
the area.
Evening star., 1939-10-20

authoritative quarters said Germany
viewed the agreement with critical
eyes" in the fear it might hold the
spark for general war.
On a whole, the Nazi political
world appeared stunned by the
treaty which last night made Tur-
key, Germany's World War ally, q
partner of Britain and France.
Some officials looked for repercus-
sions of the Anglo-French-T Turkish
(See BERLIN Page A-6O
Evening star., 1939-10-20
BY LOUIS r. LOCHNER.

Associated Press FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT.
BERLIN, Oct. 20-Authorized
German sources pointed today to
the protocol to the French English
Turkish mutual aid treaty, which
provides that Turkey cannot be
forced to fight Russia as a Joker"
which will prevent Turkey from
giving the allies the help they
expect.
Although these sources did not
amplify their statement it was evi-
dent they assumed that Russia and
Germany would continue to work
in close collaboration in inter-
national affairs.
No Berlin morning newspaper
mentioned signature of the Anglo
Turkish mutual assistance pact, but
Evening star., 1939-10-20
Finnish Evdcuees Suffer Much
Willingly to Escape Dictotors
Schools Are Jommed as 200, 900 Flee,
Fearful of StoIns Demands

the first high price of Moscow's So
called security is being paid-by peo-
pie who are neither Russians nor
Slavs.
Perhaps it is no longer news that
over zoe, 900. persons-at least one
out of every six In Finland's popu-
lation-have been rendered home
less py Stains demands upon the
Helsinh government. But here the
effects of Soviet Russia's expan-
sionist policy are to be seen In terms
Of flesh and blood-in schoolrooms
crowded with mothers, babies and
children under 10. In such i'm
provised refugees Finland's evacuees
have lived for nearly two weeks, and
may live for weeks to come with the
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