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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-09-11
White House Denies
Corcoran and Cohen
Status Changed
early Says President
Didn't Mention Them
In New Stoff Setup

The White House denied today
that the status of Thomas G. Cor
coran and Benjamin v. Cohen, cele-
brated administration advisers, has
been changed by the presidential
order turning the White House staff
into an agency designed to provide
smoother and more effective flow
of work. 49,
AT the same time Stephen Early,
White House secretary, remarked
at his press conference in answer to
a question:
! "Corcoran and Cohen are not in
; the White House. They never have
been and one is employed by the r.
F. C. tMr Corcoran) and the other
by the National Power Policy Com
mittee CMr. Cohen.
Il see no change in their status.
except that by executive order for
the first time the President def
nitely has assigned prescribed du-
ties to his Office staff and secre-
tariat."
Speculation on the place of Mr..
Corcoran and Mr.. Cohen in the
administration had been inspired by
the announcement issued at Hyde
Park concerning the new distribu-
ton of duties of the White House
staff.
In response to questions of
whether the rowing commissions" of
Mr.. Cohen and Mr.. Corcoran have
been withdrawn and their work as
signed to others, Mr.. Early told
neWsmen today that their names
had never been mentioned in the
present setup and he had never
heard the President speak the
names of either in that connec-
ton.
Asked how seriously stories of the
brain trust being put on the shelf
should be taken, Mr.. Early countered
with questions of his own. He
asked whether there was a brain
trust and where it might be,
A reporter said that st seems to
have dWindled to Corcoran and
Cohen" The secretary said the
| tense Of the statement was good.
Some one noted that under the
order Mr.. Early and Brig. Gen. z.
M. Watson, another secretary, were
assigned to handle contacts with
Congress. 1t was suggested that
| that fact might provide the answer
to whether the work of Mr.. Corcoran
and Mr.. Cohen, outside their Official
duties, had been handed to some one
else.
Mr.. Early told reporters to draw
| their own conclusions.
| The Hyde Park order made provi-
sion, too, for the establishment in
the executive Office of a division
which would supply, in the event
of national emergency or threat of
a national emergency" an agency
for emergency management"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-09-11
By JOSEPH s. EDGERTON

Possibility that the major phase
Of Germany's Polish campaign may
come to conclusion before the end
of the week was seen by military
authorities here on the bases OF de-
velopments today in the heavy
fighting north and west of Warsaw.
The main German effort today
apparently is being put into drive
to close off the bottle neck" be-
tween Warsaw and Western Poland,
trapping in ring of steel the Polish
forces remaining in the field west OF
Vistula and San Rivers.
German forces, preceded by fleets
of tanks and mechanical cavalry
and artillery, are making their big
push" today toward the north and
northwest, west of Warsaw, with
their right flank on the Vistula
River. 1t is their apparent aim to
meet the German forces which have
been pushing southwark from the
Polish Corridor and East Prussia.
100000 May Fall in Trap.
The uniting of these forces, now
virtually accomplished, would seal
the fate of Polish forces of an un-
known number, estimated as up to
$50 900 men, in the trap the Ger
mans have prepared for them in
Western Poland.
1t also was reported here that
another, smaller Polish force has
been trapped and surrounded by
the Germans west of the Vistula
River in the vicinity of Radon, al
most due south of Warsaw.
The German armies today are re-
ported to be in battle position along
practically the entire length of what
is believed to be the Polish main line
of resistance, along the Vistula, San
and Bug Rivers with Warsaw at the
northwest salient. The Polish army
is reported to be heavily engaged
along the line Of the Bug River
north of Warsaw attempting to hold
off the German drive to the south
from East Prussia
The whole industrial area of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-09-11
| Blankets
To Be in Order
Toniqht

Blankets will be in order tonight,
says the weather man. predicting a
drop to 50 degrees Today will be
fair and cooler, following week
end of record breaking heat and tor
rental rain.
For tomorrow he forecasts increas-
ing cloudiness and slowly rising
temperature.
Washington experienced two
hour thunderstorm early yesterday,
during which time 0.88 inch of rain
fell. Nearby the storm was accom-
panied by a hail, damaged crops
and shattered windows in the St.
Andrews section near LeonardtoWn,
Md, the Associated Press reports.
In Baltimore an electrical storm
early yesterday set two homes on
fire and temporarily disrupted tele-
phone and electric service. In Har-
ford County bolt of lightning
killed 10 cows. valued at 81. 200.
One farmer, reporting hail the
size of turkey eggs, filled several
bucketsful and used them in his ice
box. Little damage was reported
here.
The temperature dropped to go
degrees this morning before slowly
rising to 66 at 10 am.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-09-11
President Probably
Will Attend Regatta,
White House Says
Formal Invitation
Extended for Races
That Stort Saturday

A formal invitation was extended
President Roosevelt today to attend
the 18th annual Presidents Cup
Regatta which opens Saturday with
sailing events and concludes next
week end with power boat races.
John A. Remon, general chairman,
and Harry P. Somerville, secretary
of the Cup Regatta Association,
who called at the White House,
were told that the President is much
interested in the event and that if
he is in the city he probably will
attend one or both parts of the
program.
The President, an enthusiastic
yachtsman. was present at last
years power races and the year
before viewed the sailing events.
Invitations have been extended
to radio announcers of four local
stations to assist in the large-scale
public address system planned for
the two week ends. Speaking from
the Coast Guard cutter Calypso, an
nouncers will keep spectators lining
Hams Point sea wall informed OF
the events.
Among those who will speak are
Gordon Hittenmark of WRC, Bill
Coyle, radio director of The Star;
Lee Everett and Edwin Rogers OF
WMAL, Raymond Michael, William
Crago, Stanley Bell and Bryson Rash
of NBC.
Mr.. Coyle will assist John D. Fox
in announcing the sailing races
trophies for which have been do
mated by The Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-09-11
Gasoline Plant Fire
DESTROYS Most of Town
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MANTEO, N. c., Sept. ia spec
tacular fire, fed by blazing gasoline
and accompanied with series of
detonations from exploding storage
tanks of two oil companies, de-
stroyed today 16 buildings, or three
quarters of the business section Of
this fishing village of SAT persons on
historic Roanoke Island, not far
from the sites of Sir Walter Raleigh S
lost colony and where the Wrights
first learned to fly.
The fire, believed started by an
electric wire in a gasoline storage
plant on the water front about $50
am, was brought under control
three hours later by the combined
forces of the Coast Guard, Elizabeth
City Fire Department and c. G. c.
campers.
Ths total loss WAS placed at $780,
600.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-09-11
Grandson Of McAdoo
Is Killed by Gunshot
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DEVON, Pa. Sept. 11.-A rife
bullet killed Clayton Plat, Sd, 20
year-old grandson of former Senator
William Gibbs McAdoo of Cali
fornia, and the police chief of this
fashionable residential township said
today the death undoubtedly was
suicide"
With an inquest scheduled, Chief
of Police Charles Clemson said, I'VE
have only couple of questions
we want to ask the father"
Chief Clemson said the youth and
his father had been sitting in the
kitchen Of the home, after enter
tanning guests most of the day, and
young Platt was examining %
caliber rife. The father, Chief
Clemson said, several times tried
to take the gun from his son
and when the elder Platt's back
was turned there was a shot. The
bullet pierced the youths heart.
Young Platt's mother is the for
mer Miss Harriet F. McAdoo,
spokesman for the family said. She
married Mr.. Platt in 1918, three
years after the death of her first
husband, Charles Taber Martin of
Philadelphia. A resident of nearby
Whitemarsh, she is visiting in Cali
fornia. The spokesman for the
family said the Platts have been
separated four years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-09-11
Aviation Progress
Vital, President Tells
Aeronautic Group
z Weeks of Observonces
Open in ! 900 Cities in
U. S. and Alaska
P. Wirephoto.

Few detectives are more important
to the commerce and national de-
Tense of the United States than con-
tinued progress of aviation, Presi-
dent Roosevelt said in letter to the
National Aeronautic Association.
made public in connection with the
opening today of two weeks Of Ma
tional Air Progress observance.
The President congratulated the
association on its aviation education
program, opening with air progress
celebrations today in approximately
1000 cities in the United States and
Alaska.
Federal aviation agencies, cham
bers of commerce, aviation groups
and local governmental and civic
organizations are cooperating with
the N A. A. in observances which
will continue through September "a
Every measure of aeronautical
achievement shows that during the
past year We have accomplished
great things" Mr.. Roosevelt said
TO insure a continuation of these
advances the Government has, dur
ing that period, enacted many i'm
portant legislative measures. The
Civil Aeronautics Authority has been
set up to stabilize the future of air
transportation and private flying in
this country. It's program, designed
to train at least II 900 new civilian
pilots during the coming scholastic
year, will be under way within the
next few weeks. Provision has been
made for the expenditure of great
sums to increase the size and effec-
tiveness of our military and naval
air forces.
But equally vital, if progress is
to continue, is the awakening of the
American public to full realization
of the Importance of these efforts
l am sure that the program outlined
by the National Aeronautic Associa-
ton for an Air Progress observance
will do much to accomplish this end. >
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-09-11
Army Men Here See Major
Phase of Poland Battle ENDING
German Drive to Close Bottleneck
West of Warsaw May Trop 100000

Southwest Poland today is reported
here to be in the hands of German
forces which have been advancing
from Slovakia and East Germany.
The Germans have overrun much
of the so-called last stand" tri-
angle, in which it was contended
prior to the start of the campaign
that the Poles would make their
final defense.
Poles Put Hope in Rains.
Opinion among military authori-
ties here is that the Polish Army
Is being overwhelmed under a far
superior force armed with the most
modern mechanical equipment and
that even its defense along the lines
of its main rivers now is in ques-
ton. The extraordinary rapidity of
the German drive has been made
possible by long period of dry
weather, which has left the Polish
road system in condition for the
movement of tanks and motorized
equipment, against which the Poles
have no adequate defenses.
1t has been the Polish hope that
the start of the seasonal rains about
the middle of September would aid
them by begging down the German
mechanical equipment and reducing
the opposing armies to something
more nearly approaching physical
parity. 1t was apparent today, how
ever, that the Germans are con-
tinuing their strategic plan of push
ing the attack to the limit of speed
of its mechanical forces, leaving
Polish troops behind the van of the
attack to be mopped up by the Ger
man infantry.
Should the Germans be able this
week to breach the Polish main line
opinion here is that the backbone
of the Polish resistance will be
broken and that the Germans will
be free to begin reducing the
strength of their eastern armies and
divert troops and equipment in large
numbers to the western front for
use against the French and British
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-09-11
Three Die as Grain Train
And Another Collide
By the Associated Press.

oS vic hSSOSldtc 1tcSS.
WARROAD, Mimi, Sept. IL
Three persons were killed and sew
eral hurt today in a head-on COL
lision between two Canadian Ma
tional trains The crash occurred
just across the border on the Cana
dian side about $50 am. &C. S. t..
One train was a long freight
carrying grain and the other COM
prised an engine and caboose
The dead, all of Winnipeg, are:
H. Dietrich and Nels johnson, en-
gineers on the two trains; w. w.
Cody, brakeman on the grain train
The three dead still were in the
debris several hours after the
collision. Both locomotives were
smashed. Grain cars were heaped
on top OF the engines.
The engine and caboose travelled
about 60 miles per hour. The
freight train of about so cars was
headed west.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-09-11
George ". Wallace, ST.,
Dies of Lone Illness

George w. Wallace, ST., SO, Navy
Yard employee, died yesterday at his
home. 918 c street NE, after a
long illness. He was employed at
the Navy Yard "a years and was
a native of this city. He was a
member of Lebanon Lodge of the
Masonic Order.
Besides his wife, Mrs. Cora l..
Wallace. he leaves a daughter, Mrs.
Louise Lucas: two sons, Samuel r.
and Willmarth Wallace; two sisters,
Mrs. Lydia Echloff and Mrs. Cora
Hodes, and three brothers, Charles,
Andrew and Elmer Wallace.
Services will be held at the Lee
funeral home at pm. Wednesday
and burial will be in Glenwood
Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-09-11
Hull Will Continue
To Press Trade Pacts
Despite War
Hopes to Preserve
Economic Framework
For Future Years

BY the Associated Press.
The guns of war are not to silence
the guns of Secretary Hull's trade
agreement program.
The firm peace which Secretary
Hull believed would come if the
nations would liberalize trade has
been shattered, but not Secretary
Hull's belief in his idea. With a
new Assistant Secretary of State
Henry F. Grady, in charge of the
trade agreement negotiations, Sec
rotary Hull is going ahead with the
thought that when peace does come
nations will have some economic
framework into which TO fit Their
shattered commerce.
The problem facing the State
Department, however is that
the belligerents are among Amer
icas best customers. The United
Kingdom, Canada, France, Ger
many, British South Africa, Aus
tralia, India, New Zealand ano
Poland account for Al per cent OF
all United States exports.
If the various British colonies
taking part in the war are included
fully half of this country's tota
normal exports are to nations now
engaged in fighting. In 1898, thai
meant around $500, 900 900 worth
of goods.
Decline Is Seen.
Under wartime conditions, what
will happen to American commerce
with those nations and what will
happen to the trade agreements:
Exports to Germany and Poland, il
is believed, will radically decline
Exports to the other belligerents
probably will increase, but their ma
ture will change. Exports of raw
materials essential for waging wal
and foodstuffs for sustaining the
population will increase. But ex.
ports of luxuries and non-necessi-
ties will fall off sharply.
Britain, the United States best
customer is expected to lower tariffs
| further on some raw materials. Tc
this, the trade agreement people
here do not object. Britain may
however, increase tariffs or place
quotas on luxuries and this might
have to be made the subject of ne.
gotiations-but it will not invalidate
the trade agreement reached last
November. A
Nor, officials believe, will the
shrinking of the British pound
When the trade agreement was ne
gotiated the pound was around $485
Now it stands at 81. That ordinarily
should give British exporters an ad-
vantage over American exporters in
the world markets, enabling them
to undersell this country's producers
Also, it would normally enable Brit
ain to invade the American market
on better terms
Currency Clause.
There is a currency clause in the
trade agreement providing for this
contingency. 1t says that in case
of violent currency fluctuations
either party has the right to de-
nounce the agreement after 80 days
advance notice.
But it is expected that this coun-
try will not take advantage of the
clause. officials figure the apparent
advantage given British manufac-
turers and exporters by the devalua-
ton will be overcome in three ways
Costs of production in wartime
Britain are expected to rise. Many
plants manufacturing in part fol
export will find their facilities alb.
sorbed in making war equipment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-09-11
Weather Conditions Last RI Hour,

The disturbance that was over the North
ern Lake region Sunday morning has moved
eastward to Maine and the Canadian Mari
time Provinces, Caribou. Me, 800 millibars
go 8 inches. and trough extends thence
southwestward to the Georgia coast. A
disturbance of wide extent is central over
Montana. moving slowly eastward, Fort
Peck. 1915 millibars (2946 inches. These
disturbs noes have been attended by show
ers in New England, New York and, the
North Pacific States. and showers have
occurred also in portions of Texas. the
Southern Plateau and Southern Rocky
Mountain regions and extreme Southern
California. An area of high pressure is
moving eastward over Ontario and the
North Central States, Fort Wayne, Ind,
1920 millibars (3O.1S inchesl, and an
other is moving eastward over Alaska Fair
banks. 1.024;7 millibars t30.26 inches
Pressure is high also over and east Of
Newfoundland. Cape Race. 1.O196 millioars
Go: IL inches> The weather has become
cooler from the Mississippi River eastward
to the, Atlantic coast, but there has been
. marked rise in temperature in the Gen.
trai and Northern Plains States and West
ern Minnesota.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-09-11
Germun Veterans Silent

RIDGEFIELD PARK, N. j., Sept.
IL (P.-German World War vet
Grams. an organization of men who
served in the Imperial German Army,
has agreed to cancel all social
activities and refrain from discussion
of the European conflict with other
persons to avoid "misinterpretation
of our actions"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-09-11
{. !. 0. Director
Denies Support Of
Communist Party
Writes Dies Committee
Thut GitIow's Statement
Is Wild, SIonderous'

9y the Associated Press.
John Brophy, director of the G.
I. O.. wrote the Dies Committee on
american Activities today that
an assertion that he had received
financial support from the Com
munist Party was wild, lying and
slanderous."
Ben Gitlow, former secretary OF
the American Communist Party,
testified before the committee last
week that an effort by Mr.. Brophy
to unseat John L. Lewis as president
Of the United Mine Workers was
financed by the Communists.
After reading Mr.. Brophy's letter,
Chairman Dies, Democrat, of Texas
said the letter was no evidence
and If Brophy wants to appear to
refute the charges he may do So"
Il deny completely and emphati-
cally," Mr.. Brophy wrote, that
ever received one penny from the
Communists for my 1926 campaign
! am not Communist nor an agent
of the Communists He added that
he had always been opposed to the
philosophy of the Communist Party.
Gitlow Reiterates Statement.
Mr.. Gitlow, still on the stand, re-
iterated his previous statement.
1T is general Communist prac-
tice," he asserted. If Brophy re-
ceived no money from the Com
munists why didn't he come here
with the books of the campaign to
show where the money came from
He couldn't have gotten to first base
without Communist help, and he
came very near to defeating Lewis u
Earlier, Mr.. Gitlow told the COM
mittee that a confidential secretary
of the Soviet Embassy was the CON
Meeting link" between the Russian
government and the American
Communist party.
He identified the secretary as
Beatrice Hyman, daughter of Julius
Hyman, one-time Socialist organ
Ner in the United States.
miss LYMAN said Mr.. Gitlow's
statement about her was "a COM
plete untruth" when she was told
at the Embassy about what had
been said about herr
Charges Against Board.
In answer to questions concerning
activities of key officials of the
G. I. O., Mr.. Gitlow said % of the
40 members of the c. I. O. Executive
Board were now or had been men,
bers Of the Communist party or
"carry out the party line"
He added that Communists had
"penetrated the A. F. L. but not to
q great extent"
Representative Dies commented
that it was the duty of the unions
'to expel Communist members be-
cause they belong to an organization
which exacts obedience from its
members"
Mr.. Gitlow said Powers Hapgood,
a member of the C. I. o. Executive
Board, was "a secret member" of
the party at one time. He added
that Haywood Broun, also board
member, was generally considered
to carry out the party line"
The witness testified that Michael
Quill, head Of the c. I. o. Trans
port Workers. had Communist con-
nections," and that Lewis Merrile
of the once Workers Union was a
member of the party. Both are c.
I. o. board members.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-09-11
Building Dedicutions

The new animal and dairy hus-
bandry buildings at the University
of Maryland, College Park, will be
dedicated October 81, officials of the
university announced today. Those
in charge expect the largest gather
ing of stockrnen and dairymen ever
held in Maryland to attend.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-09-11
Weather Report

Furnishe the States Weat Bureau
50
north winds becoming moderate southeast
MaryandFai and somewhat tonight increasing
Vhgnia-Fa tonight;
with
increasing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-09-11
Just OFF the Press
Map Showing Europe
Today

Just of the press, a new map
Of Europe showing all changes
up to and including the alb
sorption OF Albania by Italy.
To follow the news dispatches
intelligently you will have to
know what has taken place on
this continent, and our new
map brings you right up to
date. Printed in five colors,
81 by % inches in size. A
wealth of statistical material
Is given on the reverse side OF
the map. Order your copy
now. Ten cents, postpaid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-09-11
Miscellany

Owing to the eastward motion of
the moon amongst the stars being
much more rapid than that of the
sun, the moon is continually over
taking and passing the sun.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-09-11
Report for Last 4S Hours.

Record fer Last "A Hours.
tFrom noon yesterday to noon today)
Highest. "a, at IL noon yesterday.
Lowest, SO. at e:15 am. today. Year
ago. 81.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest. 100. on September q.
lowest. II. on February %.
Humidity fer Last "a Hours.
CFrom noon yesterday to noon today.)
Highest. ~ per cent. at $40 am
Lowest, ~ per cent. at 2:30 am.
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers cloudy
at Harpers Ferry; Potomac muddy at Great
Falls today.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey
Today Tomorrow.
High - 5:30 an. 6:33 am.
Low - 1888 am
Hieh - 6:12p.m. 7:05 pm.
Low ---- 1887 pm. 1929 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-09-11
Editorial and Comment
Sports.

Cards cut Reds lead for pennant to
three games. Page Ala
Nova's boxing to beat Galento. is
view of Loughran Page Ais
Jeffra 81 choice over Yack in ring
here tonight. Page Ais
Hot fight due as Turnesa defends
U. S. golf crown. Page Ais
Bromwich and Quist, irked, may
cause tourney fizZle. Page Ais
Only Southwest Conference escapes
grid coach shakeup. Page Ais