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Evening star., 1939-05-01
President Nominates
Ex-5ecretary Roper
As Envoy 10 Canada
Surprise Choice Likely
To Be Confirmed by
Senate Soon

Daniel c. Roper, who resigned
recently as Secretary of Commerce,
was nominated today by President
Roosevelt to be Minister to Can
ada.
Mr.. Roper, who is 70 years old and
has been prominent in Democratic
politics and official life for nearly
half a century, will fill the vacancy
caused by the transfer of Norman
Armour to Chile.
The Presidents selection of the
former cabinet member came as a
surprise. Early confirmation by the
Senate is considered likely.
Mr.. Roper first came to Washing
ton in 1894 to accept an appoint
ment as clerk to the Senate Inter-
state Commerce Committee. Before
coming here, he had been a member
of the South Carolina House of Rep
resentatives He served with the In
terstate Commerce Committee until
1897, when he was appointed as
special agent for the Census Bureau,
serving in this capacity until 1907
when he was made clerk of the
House Ways and Means Committee.
Mr.. Roper played prominent part
in the 1912 campaign which elected
Woodrow Wilson President, and as a
reward he was appointed First As
sistant Postmaster General in 1913
In 1916, he was named to the
Federal Tariff Commission, serving
as vice chairman. The following
year he was appointed Commissioner
of Internal Revenue, holding this
post until the end of the Wilson
administration
When he resigned from the cabi-
net, it was with the announced in
tention of practicing law here. Mr.
Roper is graduate of the National
University Law School.
The President hastened Mr.. Rop-
er's appointment SO as to get him to
Canada in time for ceremonies there
this month in the reception of King
George and Queen Elizabeth of Eng
land.
Evening star., 1939-05-01
House District Unit
Reports Bill 10 Force
Pistol Registration
Another, Compelling
Jail Terms in Major
Crimes, Also Approved
By JAMES E. CHM.

Two drastic crime control bills
one requiring registration Of every
pistol in Washington and the other
making Jail sentences mandatory in
cases involving major crimes-were
favorably reported today by the
House District Committee.
Action was taken at the demand
of Representative Schultz, Demo-
crat, of Indiana, a member OF the
committee, and author of the two
measures, who declared if crime is
to be checked in the District, his
proposed legislation is the only So
luton.
Himself a victim about a year
ago of an armed holdup here, Rep
resentative Schultz called attention
to what he described as the shoot
ing without provocation" Saturday
night of a taxicab driver and de-
clared:
Crime conditions in Washington
are bad. Those conditions are due
in some respect to the leniency OF
some of the judges, who have i'm
posed light sentences for holdup
with a gun. The gambler is ar
rested but the fellow with the
smoking gun is still running up and
down the streets"
Charges In Smith Case Asked.
Behind closed doors, the committee
discussed the appeal of DR.. Carrie
Weaver Smith, former superinten-
dent of the National Training
School for Girls, for a hearing on
the charges which led to her dis
missal by the Commissioners several
years ago.
The committee is understood to
Evening star., 1939-05-01
Hoop-Ro|Iing Harvard Junior
Wins Famed Wellesley Contest

= He already had been awarded a
wreath emblematic of victory when
a student, sharper-eyed than most,
discovered the fraud. and started her
classmates chorusing, Into the lake" !"
In a matter of minutes, Read was
sailing through the air into the chill
water, losing his wig and most Of
his girlish dignity.
Before he was uncovered, how
ever, Read had pointed out to the
girls w. r. Bowie, jr., Harvard, Al,
Of New York, and named him as his
"fiance."
As the first girl across the finish
line, Margaret Peggy" Cahill Of
New York City. who said she was
engaged to Thomas McGrath, a
Dartmouth graduate, was given the
victory wreath which was errone-
ously awarded to Read. Phyllis
sweetser Of Newton Highlands,
Mass, was second.
Evening star., 1939-05-01
STRONGEST Quake in rs Years
Routs 10000 japanese

coming in tonight from some Sec
tions, railway and telegraph COM
munication having been disrupted by
the shocks.
The first tremor, lasting ~ Sec
onds, shook the needle Of the seis-
mograph in the Toxic Meteorologi-
cal Bureau of its base. The shocks
continued tonight.
Japan, frequent victim of earth
quakes, lost an estimated 500 lives
in two days of quakes and storms
last July 4 and S. The most dis
astrous Japanese quakes in recent
years, although not necessarily. the
strongest, have been:
April ~, 1935-3,185 killed on Jap
anese Island Of Formosa.
March 8, 1933-1,535 killed In tidal
wave and fire following quake on
Honshu Island.
1927-3,274 killed at Kyoto.
September /, 1923-ee, 1871 killed in
quake and IRE, taking chief ton in
Toxic and Yokohama.
Evening star., 1939-05-01
j. :. Chamber Gets
five-Point Plan for
80-biIIion Nation
'Homstrineine' Trade
IfWor Comes Opposed
By Official Of Body
By ]. A. FOX.

A five-point program to raise the
national income to eighty billion
dollars" was outlined today by John
w. OLeary of Chicago, chairman
of the Executive Committee of the
Chamber of Commerce of the United
States, as 1000 delegates were ar
irving for the 9th annual meeting
opening tomorrow.
Addressing a preliminary session
of the national councillors at which
the outlook over the country gen.
orally was discussed, Mr.. OLeary
said business felt it was desirable
to take these steps:
Remove uncertainties Of the
future due to Government con-
trolls beyond those needed to
correct abuses;
Revise those laws which create
strife and separate labor and
management to restore again the
mutual regard and recognition
Of joint interests;
Revise the tax laws to follow
the rule of revenue purposes
rather than reform;
Stop unnecessary Government
spending and lessen Government
expenditures to bring approach to
a balanced budget with resultant
confidence;
Modify restrictive laws to re-
store the flow Of capital.
s'We Have Been Patient"
I'VE have had word" assurance
both from the administration anc
from Congress Of encouragement
toward business" Mr.. OLeary said
There is need now that word as.
surance be translated into action.
Mr.. OLeary saw encouragement
in the signs of the past year thai
there is developing better under
standing Of the dangerous trenc
toward central government and 6
greater unity in determination tt
hold the line"
But to resist further change i!
not enough" he continued. wv,
have been patient while experiment.
have been tried; we have done al
that we could to make them work
able Now, with renewed conviction
Evening star., 1939-05-01
BY theIASsociated Press.

AK1TA, Japan, May Sixty
thousand terror stricken residents Of
this Northern Japanese coastal city
fled to the open spaces today during
a series of earth shocks described as
the most severe in Is years.
The home ministry's official re-
port listed five persons dead and
scores missing, more than 400 homes
demolished and about 200 others
badly damaged. Parts of nearby
Okla Peninsula and of the southern
coastline Of Akita prefecture were
understood to have sunk beneath
the sea.
The quake, the epicenter Of which
was believed to be in the Japan Sea,
shook widespread sections OF North
ern Japan. The town of Funakoshi
was burning and known damage in
Akita included the collapse Of homes
and the shattering of nearly al glass
showcases in the stores.
Only fragmentary reports were
Evening star., 1939-05-01
Wheeler to Discuss
Railroad Problems

Senator Wheeler of Mon
tana, chairman of the Senate
Interstate Commerce Commit
tee, will be the guest speaker
tonight on the National Radio
Forum over WMAL at $50
o'clock.
The subject of Senator
Wheeler's speech will be
Railroad Problems and Their
Relief"
The National Radio Forum
Is arranged by The Star and
broadcast over a Nationwide
network of the National
Broadcasting Co.
Evening star., 1939-05-01
Pictures on page A-4.)
BY the Associated Press.

0y Tic ASSOCt8tCA 1AVoos
WELLESLEY, Mass, May l.
Wellesley Colleges annual hoop
rolling contest-which tradition
says is won annually by the first
senior to marry-was captured to-
day by a bewigged Harvard Junior,
who coyly named his "fiance" be-
fore he was unmasked.
He paid for his coup by a ducking
in nearby Lake Waban.
Skillfully disguised in feminine
garb and makeup-black skirt, white
blouse, silk stockings, red wig and
lipstick-Edward c. Read Of Villa
nova, Pa, president Of the Harvard
Lampoon, hid behind shrubbery on
the mile course, worked his way into
the pack Of shouting senior girls
and outdistanced them easily to the
finish.
Evening star., 1939-05-01

was not SCaCeQ, puC was lHleIpTcIeo
in official circles to mean instant
discharge or suspension.
So far as is known, Secretary
Ickes is the first cabinet member
to warn employees to refrain from
lobbying against the reorganization
plan now pending before Congress.
1t was expected that the order to
P. w. A. employees would be followed
by similar warnings to the staffs of
the Office of Education, the public
buildings branch Of the National
Park Service and the United States
Housing Authority, all agencies un-
der the Secretary of the Interior
which are proposed for transfer in
the new reorganization plan.
Secretary Ickes had refrained
from any public comment on the
reorganization plan, although 1t
Evening star., 1939-05-01
Bud Thomas, Pitcher,
Comes to Mats by Waiver

Bud Thomas, young right-hand-
ed pitcher, came by the waiver
route to the Washington ball club
today from the Philadelphia Ath-
letics. He will report Immediately
to the Grif1men, with whom he did
q stint before Philadelphia got him.
Thomas is q former sandlotter Cf
this section.
Evening star., 1939-05-01

tends to take approximately $4,000
employees from under his jurisdic-
ticn.
The huge P. w. A. which Mr..
Ickes has directed since the start Of
the New Deal recovery drive in 1888,
would be placed with the Works
Progress Administration in the pro-
posed new Public Works Agency.
The Ickes memorandum stated in
part:
The plan, as proposed to Con-
gress, represents several years of
study. Employees of the Public
Works Administration are without
authority in any circumstances, to
seek to oppose this plan, regardless
of any changes which it may mean
(See ORGANIZATION, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1939-05-01
Freedom Of Press Trial
OPENS in Mobile
BY the Associated Press.


MOBILE, Ala, May six per-
sons, charged with conspiracy to in
terfere with freedom of the press,
went on trial in United States Dis
trict Court here today.
Attorneys for the Government
and defense called approximately
100 witnesses.
The defendants are Bart B. Cham
berlain, jr., assistant State solicitor;
Sam B. Powe, political figure; John
Powe, brother of Sam Powe; Peter v,
Crolich, former barroom operator,
and George and Miriam Mckenzie.
The Government charges the six
conspired to interfere with rights
of Henry P. Ewald. who as former
executive editor of the Mobile Press
Register, directed an expose of lot
terry activities In Mobile.
Evening star., 1939-05-01
Wants Canal Built
At Once, Somoza
Says in New Orleans
Investments und Aid in
Extending Highway
Also PorIey Topics
BY the Associated Press.

NEW ORLEANS. May 1.-Anas-
tasio Somoza, president OF Nicaragua
and salesman extraordinary for con-
struction of the Nicaragua Canal,
came to the United States today
confident for the future so long as
the United States remains free and
powerful.
1--WE regard the United States as
the protector of our freedom" the
genial, middle-aged former Nicara-
guam general said shortly after
landing here for a months business
and good will trip which includes
stay at the White House as guest
of the President and Mrs. Roose-
welt.
LESS happily situated we might
look forward to being a colony OF
some European power he said. LAS
it is we can look forward to con-
tinued freedom, protected by the
freedom and power of the United
States. approve most strongly
of the Monroe Doctrine and all 1t
implies and of President Roosevelt's
good neighbor policy, which is bring
ing us all closer together day by
day"
Three Purposes in Visit.
The President, who together with
his wife and party were Immediately
taken over as guests of the city and
State for several days, frangly dis
cussed the purpose of his visit, which
he said was three-point one.
1--WE want to see the Nicaraguan
canal built at once for the better
defense of the continent, as well as
the United States" he said. PRO
viding the route over which 1t will
60 is our contribution to future
safety and we want to make 1t at
once"
President Somoza said that he
also hoped to further interest Amer
ican capital in development of
Nicaragua, particularly the gold
mines there, and gain United States
aid in extending the projected pam
American highway across Nicaragua.
Naturally know capital will not
come to us for love, but for profit"
he said. And we will meet Ameri-
can businessmen half way, maybe a
little more than half way"
Receives Huge Ovation.
The heavy-set Nicaraguan chief
executive, who spoke perfect Eng
lish, received one of the largest
ovations New Orleans ever accorded
visitor on his arrival shortly
after am, aboard the steamer
Cefalu. The delegation which
greeted him was headed by Gov.
Richard w. Leche.
After being feted here and in Baton
Rouge for several days the President
and his party will go by train to
Washington, where he and his wife
will be guests of President and Mrs.
Roosevelt at the White House.
Greeted by Daughter.
He was greeted here by his daugh-
ter Lillian, student in Washing
ton. The Presidents sister, Mrs.
Blanca de Portocarrero, Of Tampa,
Fla, was among those meeting the
executive party.
Gov. and Mrs. Leche tomorrow
will receive the party at the execu-
tive mansion in Baton Rouge,
where the President will receive a
doctor of laws degree from louisiana
State University after reviewing the
cadet corps.
The Nicaraguan executive and his
party will leave here Wednesday
night for Washington.
Evening star., 1939-05-01
Poland May Seek
Control Of Danziq
To Check Reich
Appeal to League Is
Hinted by Official
Newspaper
BACKGROUND

In recreating Poland peace
makers 20 years ago gaze her
Corridor, comprising former Ger
man territory, and placed Danztg
under League of Nations. Poland
in 1884 signed non-aggression
treaty ,Dith Germany. Chancellor
Hitler denounced the agreement
last Friday. German pressure on
Poland has increased since seizure
OF Memelldnd and MoraUia IN
March. Poland and Great Britain
haze exchanged mutual as
sistance pledges.
BY he,Associated Press.
WARSAW, May 1.-The possibil-
ity that Poland might seek control
of Danzig Free City to forestall any
German action toward forceful an
nexation was raised today by the
official GaZetta Polska.
The newspaper, pointing to what
it termed German violation of in
ternational agreements, said "the
policy OF Berlin creates . situation
which will cause the Polish govern
ment to further its demands con-
cerning establishment Of new guar
antees for Polish rights and Polish
property in Danzig."
Gazetta Polska's article was inter-
preted as meaning Poland might
ask the League of Nations-nom-
inally the highest authority in Dan
zig-to transfer certain of its rights
to Poland.
Could Obtain Police Powers.
The League could invest Poland
with police powers in the Free City
which already lies within the Polish
customs administration.
Although Danzig, detached from
Germany by the Treaty of Yer
sailles, is predominantly inhabited
by Germans, the port handles q
great deal of Poland's foreign trade
and, at the Baltic end Of the Polish
Corridor, would be invaluable fol
protection Of Polish territory In
case of conflict.
It was reliably reported that
Reichsfuehrer Hitler had followed
up his demands of last Friday re-
garding the Free City and the
Polish Corridor with more details
of what he wants, including setting
the width of proposed trans-C -Corri-
dor German highway at no less
than Is kilometers U5.5 niles.
The additional details were said
to have been conveyed privately tc
Poland
Demanded Return Friday.
In his Friday Reichstag speech
and in a note to Poland, Hitler de-
nounced the 1894 Polish German
non aggression treaty and demand.
ed as his lone and only offer" thai
the Free City be returned to the
(See POLAND, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1939-05-01
Richberg and Curdenos
Resume Oil PorIey
~ the Associated Press.

MEXICO CITY, May 1.-Dis-
patches from Saltillo, Coahuila State,
told today Of a two-hour Sunday
conference by Donald Richberg,
Washington lawyer; DR.. Francisco
Castillo Najera, Mexican Ambassa-
dor to the United States, and Presi-
dent Lazaro Cardenas.
Mr.. Richberg, representing Oil
companies whose properties were
confiscated last year in negotiations
for a settlement of the controversy,
arrived at Saltillo with DR.. Castillo
Najera. Cardenas was there on a
tour of northern states.
Evening star., 1939-05-01
Hull Expects Proposal
From Rumuniu on Debt
By the,Associated Press.

Secretary of State Hull said today
he expected to receive from Ru-
mania within the next few days q
proposal for a settlement of that
countrys debt to the United States.
Dispatches from Bucharest Sat-
urday said the Rumanian govern
ment was considering making q
proposal.
Evening star., 1939-05-01

BALTIMORE, May R.-Tires
on 80 automobiles in a three-block
area were punctured by an ice-pick,
car owners reported to police today.
Evening star., 1939-05-01
Summary of Toduy's Star

Page. Page.
Amusements, Obituary ---A-1o
Comics B-1S-19 Short Story -B-9
Editorials ---A-8 Society BIB
Finance 49, Ais Sports --A-12-14
Lost, Found BIS Woman's Pg B-14
Foreign.
Poland may seek control Of Danzig
Free City. Page Al
Strongest quake In rs years routs
10000 Japanese. Page Al
Estigarribia, envoy here, elected
Paraguay President. Page Az
Reich pressing to split Poles from
Hungary. rage A-4
Lord Lothian's second article on
American opinion. Page Az
kotionuI
U. s.. establishes military depart
ment in Caribbean. Page Al
c. of C. gets five-point program to
raise national income. Page Al
Former Secretary Roper appointed
Minister to Canada. Page Al
Nicaraguan canal topic in talk Nre,
somozo saws. Page Al
Russian flyers rest at Soviet Con-
s,Ilate. Page Al
Danish royal couple arrives to visit
President. Page Al
Evening star., 1939-05-01
Ickes Warns P. w. A. Workers
Not to Oppose Reorganization
Any EmpIoye Found Lobbying Against
Plan Will Be Disciplined, Memorandum Says
Bv NELSON M. SHEPARD,

1cke warned the 10000 employees the Public Works
Roosevelts reorganization plan would be disciplined
The antobbyng warning contained in confidential memo
Washington regional dis
ricts the disciplinary threatened
Evening star., 1939-05-01
Green Urges
New Five-Man
Labor Board
A. F. l. Head AssoiIs
N. |. R. B. Before
Senate Group
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
The National Labor Relations
Act 1Uds passed in 1885 and up
held by the Supreme Court in
1887. Agitation for its reDision
has mounted in last ttDo years.
tDith Congress finally taking
cognisance OF complaints to point
OF considering amendments.
Labor, split on Dtrtually every
front, also is dipided on this
question.
Evening star., 1939-05-01
Drop
Defense in Tax
Fraud Case
Charles and Leo
Enter Plea
Ending Proceedings
BACKGROUND


Emmitt Warning, his brothers,
Charles and Leo, and Gordon L.
r. Sadur, a tar accountant, tDere
indicted more than a year ago on,
charges of conspiracy to detraud
Government OF income tares
from the numbers game. First
trial resulted in hung jury. Sec
ond trial ended in mistriul in
February When jury tampering
1Das reUealed. Emmitt Uas sent
to prison for rs months for try
ing to influence Jurors. His
brothers and Sadur, not inpolued
in the jury plot, 10ere granted q
separate trial in the tar case.
Evening star., 1939-05-01

Sports
Pitching surges by Chase, Krakky
boost Mats chances. Page A-12
Diz Deans arm gets test today in
Stratton benefit. Page Ala
Trainer FitZsimmons ION spot" with
Derby favorite. Page AIR
Terps, Generals face great duel on
track Saturday. Page Ais
Three regattas this week to clear
East's title situation. Page A-13
Bumper crop Of pinettes opens fire
In tournament. Page Ala
Evening star., 1939-05-01
Miscellany


Natures Children.
Bedtime Story.
Crossword Puzzle.
Letter-Out.
Uncle Rays Corner.
Winning Contract.
Evening star., 1939-05-01

(See CHAMBER, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1939-05-01

1see D. G. BILLS, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1939-05-01
80 Auto Tires Punctured

(See WAGNER ACT, Page A-10D
Evening star., 1939-05-01

The committee is understood to
Montana labor news., 1939-11-09

task of our time-clearing away the
slogans and myths of capitalist demo-
cracy so that the average of us can
look through to the reality of tasks
that must be done. Like Thurman
Arnold's 1.-THE Folklore of Capital
ism and and Jerome Franks Save
America First" Lerner's book gets
down to cases in a hard-headed and
realistic way. It states the broad
truths that must be the educational
basis of revolutionary work in
bringing America to the fulfillment
of her dream.
The truth is that America has a
revolutionary tradition, that social
equality and economic opportunity
were the main things the colonists
were fighting for in 1776. The pow
er of their fight for those detectives
made necessary our constitution with
its guarantees of political democracy
and civil liberties. Yet economic
power was firmly, though adroitly,
retained in private hands. And in
our time we have seen the Bill of
Rights used to protect property first
and civil liberties later. The pres
sure of our economic and social de-
velopment has pushed us to see the
Continued on Page A.
Montana labor news., 1939-11-09
WESTERN SINGER APPEARS ON
METROPOLITAN OPERA ADDITION

Eleanor steber, soprano from Wheeling,
West Virginia, and Gean Greenwich, bass
baritone of ogden, Utah, will broadcast
for the Metropolitan Opera Additions of
the Air Sunday, November IL, from $3.50
to 4 p. M, over KGIR. Guest speaker
will be Mime. Lena Abarbanell, formerly
of the Metropolitan, now a talent scout
for a Broadway producer.
Miss Steber, who studied at the New
England Conservatory of Music, is soloist
in a New York church. Greenwell, after
training at the Juilliard School of Music,
appeared on Broadway in "Fioretta" and
has sung with several symphony orches-
tras.
Musical selections will include "Ah,
Fors L Lui" from Verdi's la Traviata"
INT the "Indian Love Call" from Friml's
Rose Marie" sung by Miss Steber; Green
wells offerings of Mephistopheles' Sere-
made from GOunOd's Faust" and "The
T%rumpeter'' by Dix; both candidates in
the duet from the Second Act of Mesa
gers "Veronique,' and by the orchestra,
under the direction of WiIfred Pelletier,
Rachmaninoff's G Minor Prelude.