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Evening star., 1939-06-15
MacLeish Charges
Verified 4, Thomas SAYS
In New Attack
Poet Joined in Call
To Writers Congress,
Legislator Asserts

Representative Thomas, Repub-
lican, Of New Jersey renewed in the
House today his attack on the NOM
ination by President Roosevelt of
Archibald MacLeish as librarian of
Congress.
Representative Thomas said he
had received additional information
concerning the activities of Mr..
MacLeish and that all the facts
verify completely the charge which
I made that he has been one of the
ranking fellow travellers of the
Communist party"
Last week, Representative Thomas
defined a fellow traveller" as one
who goes along with, but does not
necessarily join"
TO a large extent, we may know
man by the company he keeps"
continued Mr.. Thomas. when the
Dies Committee recently brought
out evidence that Gen. George Van
Horn Moseley had met company
OF persons which included Fritz
Kuhn, head of the German -Ameri-
can Bund, it was assumed that Gen.
Moseley had placed himself in the
light OF being fellow traveller of
the crowd which Fritz Kuhn repre-
| sents. MacLeish has not only fire.
quently been in the company of the
Communist leaders of this country,
| but has accepted Official positions in
the united front organizations set
up for the purpose of propagandiz-
Ing their particular brand of totali-
tartan revolution in this country"
Representative Thomas said Mr.,
MacLeish joined in cali to the
National Writers Congress In New
York in June, 1887, with the fol-
lowing, whom he termed Commun-
lists or fellow travellers: Erskine
Caldwell, Langston Hughes, Robert
Morse Lovett, Paul De Kruif, NAL
colin Cowley, John Howard Lawson,
Clifford Odets, Donald Ogden
Stewart. Waldo Frank, Claude Nc
Kay and Ella Winter.
There can be no doubt that the
Communist party was behind the
setting up Of the League of Amer.
lean Writer'S" Mr. Thomas insisted
He quoted at length from the Daily
Worker and from proceedings al
the congress to confirm his con.
tention.
He also said the nominee ad.
dressed group of $50 Communist
sympathizers, mostly Harvard Uni
versity undergraduates. at Cam.
bridge, Mass, last October IL.
Without the slightest strainine
OF the evidence which is too volum-
inous to burden the record Repre-.
sentative Thomas asserted, lit i.
clear that Archibald MacLeish ha!
been fellow traveller of the Com.
munlst party and is, therefore, alb.
solutely disqualified to fill the highly
important post to which he ha.
been named by President Roosevelt.
Evening star., 1939-06-15
U. S. Missionary Accused
Of Assisting Chinese
B., the Associated Press.

~ the Associated PreSS.
SHANGHAI, June 15-An Amer
lean Methodist Episcopal missionary,
the Rev. L. w. Holland, was reported
today to have been accused by jap
anese authorities at Nanchang of
carrying on anti-Japanese propa-
ganda.
Domei, Japanese news agency, said
officials reported finding propaganda
leaflets in his possession and charged
him with lending $4,000 Chinese dol
lars (about $6,50O to Chinese ON
cials.
Mr.. Holland denied the accusation,
the agency said.
Evening star., 1939-06-15
Weather Report
Furnished by the

Furnished by
ColumbaParty
tomorrow "
Maryland-Pay cloudy slightly n
tonight; tomorrow showers; slightly
Vhgnia-Coudy, with in portion
night; slightly south
West VHgnPary cloudy slightly tonight tomorrow
Evening star., 1939-06-15
Race Results
Suffolk Downs
By the Associated Press.

FIRST RACE+Purse. $1,000: claiming;
3-year-olds; 8 furlongs (chute).
..}ans nra2n,m tm;dT ~ =; Ta'lor' $50 d9 rs
Grimes Golden (Dickey, $50
Also .ran-Ebony Blue. Recall Link
3roomorta. Real Money. Pribahy, Genera
Hay and Soon.
Evening star., 1939-06-15

People living on barges were tele-
vised In London, with A. p. Her
bert, member Of Parliament, - COM
mentAtor.
Evening star., 1939-06-15

AOSoA oAAoWSAo oAAo oAASAltly VOL ulCl.
The disturbance that was over New
Hampshire Wednesday morning is advanc-
ing northeastward. being central over
Labrador. Belle Island, Newfoundland,
2942 inches. Another disturbance is ad-
vancing eastward over Lake Michigan Es-
canada. Mich. 90 66 inches with a trough
extending southwestward to Kansas, Dodge
City. 1886 inches and thence westward
and northwestward to Idaho Pocatello
2s42 inches. Pressure continues high
south and southeast of Newfoundland, and
thence southwestward to Bermuda. St.
GEORGES 3O.22 inches. Another high
pressure area Is moving eastward over
Pennsylyania, Philadelphia. 3O.1O inches
and another high-pressure area is NOV
ing eastward over Manitoba and saskatche-
wan; Minnedosa Manitoba. 5000 inches.
CURED on the Washington coast. in the
Plains States. the Upper Mississippi VAL
lantic. States and portions Of the South
Atlantic and East Gulf States. Tempera-
lures have risen in the Ohio and upper
Mississippi Valleys and the lower lake re-
slon; while they have fallen over the
Northern Plains States and Eastern Mon
tana.
Evening star., 1939-06-15

Indians in Kenya are cooperating
in trench digging and other afraid
precaution activities.
Evening star., 1939-06-15
Humidity for Last p Hours

Humidity for Last "a Hours.
tFrom noon Yesterday to noon today
Highest. "a per cent, at $50 am TODAY
Lowest. 40 per cent. at 5 so m. yester-
The Sun and Moon.
Rises Sets,
sun today 4:41 7:35
sun tomorrow -- 4.41 T.35
Moon today ----- 3:07 am. $40 PM
Automobile lights must be turned on
one-half hour after srpset
Evening star., 1939-06-15

Crowds are attending night dog
races In PariA
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u
DR. Ella
OF
n O o
Evening star., 1939-06-15
Preeipitation.

Monthly precipitation in inches In the
Capital tcurrent month to date):
Evening star., 1939-06-15
River Report.
Report for Last "a Hours.

Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers clear
1t Harpers Ferry; Potomac slightly muddy
at Great Falls today.
Evening star., 1939-06-15
Record for Last "a Hours.

Record for Last "a Hours.
IFrom noon Yesterday to noon today)
Highest. ~. noon today. Year ago. 80.
Lowest, 50. am. today. Year ago, SO
Record Temperature This Year.
Highest. 95. on May 81
Lowest. II. on February %.
Tide Tables.
Evening star., 1939-06-15
.rts in Government.

Bachelor Of Arts in Library Science.
Hays. Kenneth N. Sharp. Charlotte D.
johnson. Kirt w. Wasgener. M. L.
Lewis James H. Webner. W. G.
Master Of Arts in Library Science.
Burnett. E. g. Simpson. T. ".
Matthews. Annie NJ. VogedinR. M r.
Master Of Arts In Library Science.
Smith, Mary P.
Doctor Of Philosophy.
Cole. Charles w. Irvlns G. W., jr.
Critchfield. c. L. Kerr. Peyton A.. jr
Irish. Oliver J.
Evening star., 1939-06-15

FURNISHED BY United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey)
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-07-14
ORIGINAL BRIDGE
STILL IN SERVICE
First Iron Structure of
It's Type In America Is
On National Highway

The first iron bridge built in
America, the S0-foot span single
arch span across Dunlap's Creek
in Brownsville. Pa, between Cum
berland and Wheeling, w. Va,
still carries the traffic of the IA
nous National Highway U. S. 40.
This historic structure was COM
pleted July 4, 1889, just one hun
dred years ago. During the palmy
days of the Old Cumberland Road,
stage coaches and Conestoga
wagons passed over this bridge in
a constant stream.
For more than half a century
after the coming of the railroads,
the National Highway, the first
improved highway between the
eastern seaboard and the inter
ior, was little used except for To-
cal horse drawn travel. Now an
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-07-14
RACE MEETING

Baltimore. President and
General Manager Harry A Man
ley, of the Cumberland Fair Asso-
citation. who visited here to confer
with Race Secretary Edward j.
Brennan, relative to his Today
meeting, beginning August 8, in
Cumberland. said that horsemen
in every section of America were
applying for stalls. Coming on
the heels of the Today session at
Bel Air Cumberland will have
more thoroughbreds than it can
house. Eight races will be run
daily - seven flat and a steeple-
chase. A gigantic fair, during
which $4,000 in premiums will be
distributed will be held in connec-
ton with the forthcoming sport at
Cumberland.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-07-14

come the longest continuous i'm
proved road in the World.
The National Highway Z. S. 40
Association. with headquarters in
UniontOwn, Pa. has recently been
organized to promote and public
re the advantages of National
Highway travel. It's members CON
9ist of many Of the leading bust
ness interests in the principal
cities and towns through which
this highway passes.
1t is publishing for free distribu-
ion a history Of the National
Highway between St. Louis, Mis-
souri, and Baltimore. Maryland and
now has fer anyone interested, a
tree copy Of George WashingtQn's
own account of his first battle,
eought at Fort Necessity. July 3.
1854. This is contained in a fac
smile Of the Virginia Gazette
published in Williamsburg, Va,
Julv 49, 1854 and is Washington's
own. account to Governor Dinwid
lie. Ii is the first authentic ac-
count of this battle ever published
and was found in a preserved file
in London after a search Of many
months. Persons desiring a free
copv of the history Of the Nation
al Highway or a facsimile copy Of
this old paper are requested to
write National Highway I. S. 40
Association, UniOntOwn, Pa.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-07-14
CARL j. SCHLOTTERBECK
NOW FIRST LIEUTENANT

Carl j. SchlOtterbeck, who has
been second lieutenant of Com
pany B. Maryland National Guard.
since 1929. has been promoted to
the rank Of first lieutenant after
successfully passing TIE eE2mina-
ton emitting him to the promo
ton. He fills the vacancy occa-
stoned by the illness and c0nfine-
ment to the Walter Reed Hospital
with arthritis Of First Lieutenant
Guy S. Mckee.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-07-14
NIGHTINGALE

Why does the nightingale sing in
the dark
And not as the lark in the day?
Why does the Evening Star shine
in the night
And not as the suns bright ray?
And my heart, bordering this,
Said, 'Tis not only in bliss
That l need songs and lights of
tomorrow
But with joys that l miss
When the swift fleeing kiss
OF happiness changes to sorrow
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-07-14

endless procession Of automobiles
and motor trucks pass over this
bridge at high speed and carry
much greater loads than were
dreamed of by its bold, able de-
signer
Captain Richard Delafield, U. S.
Army Engineer Corps, designed
and erected this bridge. His prin-
cipal assistant was Lieutenant G.
w. Cass. The brilliant careers of
these men explain the worth of the
first Iron Bridge erected in the
New World. Captain Delafield
was later superintendent of West
Point, our observer at the Siege
of Sebastopol and finally Chief En-
gineer of the U. S. Army and Re
gent of the Smithsonian Institute
in Washington. Lieutenant Cass
entered civil life and helped organ
ize the Adams Express Company
of which he became President. He
was subsequently President of the
Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chi
cago Railroad, part Of the Penn
SylVania system and lastly, Presi-
dent Of the Northern Pacific Rail
road
In a letter to General Charles
Gratiot, Chief Engineer of the Z.
5. Army. dated March q, 1896,
Captain Delafield describes the
plan Of this bridge as different
in its principal of construction
from any of which | could find a
notice by either English or French
Engineers
The eighty foot arch of this
bridge is composed Of five large.
round, east iron ribs which paral-
lei each other. The abutments are
u sandstone masonry, each rs
feet wide, fourteen feet thick and
'orty-two feet high. They are fac
ID with east iron plates. each
Tenty-eight feet eight inches long
md two and one-half inches thick.
1oon which the ends CT the five
lbs Of the arches rest.
There are $50 castings in the
}ridge as we'll as the wrought iron
"oilings. Although Captain Della
Geld. knew thar cast iron strongly
"esists rust he took the precau-
ion after the superstructure had
been erected. Immediately to cover
it with a coat of gas tar and three
coats of white lead paint.
The construction of the bridge
was started late in 1896. it's com
Dletion and formal opening taking
place Independence Day, 1899. The
total cost was $39.901.63. 1t was
built as part of the reconstruction
Of the National Highway, under
taken by the Federal Government
preparatory to turning it over to
the respective states through
which it passes.
George Washington personally
located much of the route of the
National Highway, first known as
the Cumberland Road, across the
mountains. 1t was the only high
way ever constructed by the Fed
aral Government and has now be
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-07-14
SUNDAY BAN IN VIRGINIA

The sale of beer and wine on
Sundays has been prohibited in
25 of the 100 counties in Virginia.
The 25th county is Northumber-
land, the supervisors of which
county unanimously voting for the
law which becomes effective July
16. State laws provide a local OPP
ton provision governing the sale
of beer and wine on Sunday.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-07-14

Plans are being made by the
Maryland Appalachian Trail Club
Of Hagerstown for the construc-
ton Of two lean-tos along the
trail at points near lSmithsburg
and SmOketOWn.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-07-14

Yes. laughter is a good medi-
cine. But if you can laugh, you
don't need medicine; and when
you need medicine, you can't
laugh.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-07-14

Watch The Globe Grow.
Evening star., 1939-03-12
Spring Inspirations
from famous
American Mininers

Read this roster of brilliant names
Marian Vale, Milgrim. Bernice
Charles, Jay Thorpe, Stetson, Draper!
Then see the extremely new, extremely
feminine hats they've designed for you
this Spring. Some take their cue from
Paris-some set their own merry pace
all give you fashions utterly captivat-
ing! Going Little Girl' with Bretons,
topping suits with Sailors, accenting
old-fashioned charm with Bonnets,
playing up to the picturesque with
Peach Baskets! Flowering, brilliantly
beribboned, misty with veils-these are
the straws and felts you will truly call
"CreatiOnS"!
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-17
MEXICAN CONSUL ADDRESSES LEAGUE
COMMEMORATIVE PAN-AMERICAN DAY

Servande Alzati, Jr., of the
Mexican Consulate, speaking in
behalf of the Consular Corps of
Miami, addressed the Pan-Am-
erican League in commemora-
ton of Pan-American Day, April
14th.
Alzati traced the history of
the day from its inception in
1880 to the historic Eighth In
ternational Conference of the
American States held in Lima,
Peru, in 1888, and paid tribute
to those whose efforts have made
possible the high degree of
mutual understanding now exist
ing between the twenty-one Am
erican Republics. He particular
ly hailed the Lima Conference
for its Declaration of American
Principles and the Declaration of
the Principles of the Solidarity
of the Americas.
mo doubt we all. realize that
the work for practical Pan-Am-
erican Solidarity has not yet
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-17
MARQUESAS Af0LL PICTURESQUE
Plenty OF Blue Channels And Fish Through Islands
YACHTING STOPOVER Is MILES AWAY

a cloud of sand and boiling wa
tiers just under your boat. Keep
ing on toward the island you can
get across by fitting the cupboard
and having a high tide, and
there is a landing with deeper
water on the left side of the
sandy spot.
This little sandy spot is really
beautiful with mounds and hills
as picturesque as those of deserts
with the exception that this sand
IS of the finest, most delicate
white you can imagine Just
overhead is a cloud of the large
man-of-war or frigate birds
wheeling. In the little island to
the right can be heard young
birds croaking from their nests. A
splash in the water just off the
sandy beach and you'll see fright
ened mullet jumping in the air to
elude the speedy barracuda.
Take the outside along the two
mile long beach to your left In
the waters close to the beach will
be seen huge shark and stinga-
rces, which offer good narpoon-
ing targets. As you pass along,
you will notice sandy strips on
both sides of blue channels
breaking in from the sea. These
are very pretty spots and worth
exploring. On one sandy strip,
one can occasionally see schools
of tarpon slowly moving back
and forth. On your right as you
go down, about ten miles away,
are the dreaded quicksands,
which have swallowed up sailing
vessels whole, masts and all.
These quicksands are formed by
the Gulf and Straits of Florida
meeting.
When you come to the shoals
you may strike crawfish with
grains pole, or you may bottom
fish, or you may troll for group
er and snapper, or look at in
describaly colored coral bottom.
Marquesas lies about five miles
west of Boca Grande, which may
be reached through protected
waters of three-foot depth all the
way from Key West with the ex-
ception of mile crossing II
Northwest channel just out of Key
West. During the winter and
summer you VIII find either other
yachtsmen or fishermen anchored
IN the middle of the lagoon
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-17

been concluded, Alzati declared
Every one of US must bear. N
mind that we win have 10 work
continuously for the cause Of
Pan-Americanism with the great
est optimism and goodwill to-
wards one another.
Il wish to express on behalf
{ the Consular Corps our sppre-
citation TO the inhabitants Of
Florida, and especially South
Florida, for their friendly stti-
tude towards each of the c0un-
tries of Latin America. Let US
hope that now and IN years TO
come the common history Of our
three Americas may find US as
united as today. and even more,
looking forward with the same
eagerness for liberty, Justice.
solidarity and progress; and that
through parallel efforts we can
carry on, today and tomorrow,
the great task of making the
American Continent a veritsble
leader of the civilized world"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-17
This Washington Inquiry:
Brought Quick Results
Try Associated Prcssl

CARLSBAD, N. NJ, April IT,
Thanks to congressional inves-
tigation, the cost of elevator rides
in Carlsbad Caverns are on the
decline.
Immediately after an inquiry
the National Park Service an
nounced the charge was being re-
duced from so to IS cents.
Col. Thomas Boles, cavern SUI
perintendent, said he favored the
50-cent fee because a lower price
encouraged too many people to
ride. Thus, he said, they missed
seeing many of the points of in
tereSt.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-17
'DESTROYERS TO
ARRIVE In PORT
ON WEDNESDAY
CALLAHAN AT
NAVAL STATION RECEIVES
WORD AS TO TIME OF AR
RIVAL 81

United States DestroyerS Dale
and Cummings, which were
scheduled to reach port tomor-
row morning will not reach Key
West until Wednesday morning
at 6 o'clock, and will berth al
Pier B, at the naval station, for
supply of fuel oil
Information as to the arrival
of the vessels, which are of the
most modern type and as yet are
unassigned to any division, was
received Friday at the naval sta
ton by Lieutenant Fort Gala
han, officer in charge, as pub
lished in The Citizen of that
date.
Yesterday the information was
received in a radio message that
the arrival of the vessels would
be one day later and has been set
for 6 o'clock Wednesday morn
ing.
The Cummings is under the
command of Lieutenant Com
mander A. H. Todd, and the Dale
is commanded by Lieutenant
Commander A. Womble. Both
vessels have recently been COM
pleted and are on a shake down
cruise and are returning from
Gulfport, Mississippi, en- route to
Norfolk Va.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-17
Try Disease B|ightGd
Sponge Beds Last Time

Most of the sponge fishermen
who have been shocked greatly
by finding their source of revenue
shut off with the fungus growth
attacking the sponge beds are
planning one more trip to Bay
areas to see if there are any
areas which have not yet been
attacked.
There are approximately $50
sponge fishermen, representing
l 200 heads, who operate in this
area. The vessels were just
starting to bring in good catches
when the blight was discovered.
The texture of the sponge is
ruined by the invading fungus.
Sponge hooks placed under the
sponge to bring it up are brought
through the sponge from the eff
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-17
SPONGE SALE
Held HI Id TODAY
FOUR HUNDRED AND SEVEN.
TY-SIx PUNCHES
OFFERED

Sponge offerings at the Munich
pal dock this morning totalled
476 punches of which nine bunch
.es were of yellow and 467 were
wool.
Wool prices offered were as
follows: For 129 punches, $813.99:
for 156 bufches, S1,004.99: for
178 punches, $1,066.66, and for
two punches, $3.50, all of which
were refused. The only open
sales made were two punches of
wool, S1.21 and nine punches of
yellow, S2-25.
It was said by one of the buy
ers that all of the owners of the
sponge, sought to secure better
prices and in his opinion they
would be successful in having
the prices raised -Rr
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-17
Expect European War
In Week Or Ten Days
Kennedy, Bullitt Wire u. S.
Government; d a n zig,
: Poland Next German
Aim In Thrust
6By Associated PresSl

LONDON, April 17.-With re.
liable sources stating that Mus
solini and Hitler will not accept
Roosevelt as a mediator and will
accept part of the plan he pro-
posed in regard to some of the
countries, Ambassador Joseph P.
Kennedy told President RooSe-
welt that there would be war in
week in Europe.
Ambassador Bullitt, in Paris,
has also wired the State office in
Washington saying that the war
would be within ten days.
RooSevelt's plan named 80
countries which he asked Hitler
and MusSolini to effect non-ag-
greSSion pactS with guarantees
of non-aggression in return. He
said he would be willing to act
as friendly mediator then for a
world disarmament.
The next act of aggression is
expected to be against the free
city of DanZig, which is near the
Polish-Germany border. It's pop
ulation is composed of nearly
9ose of Germans. This will be a
birthday present for Hitler the
sources informed press agencies.
1t is believed also that Poland
will pay back of its own accord
So, 5000 it owes the German
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-17
STEAMER CUBA
ARRIVES HERE

Steamship Cuba, of the P. and
o. S. S. Co., arrived in port this
morning from Tampa and st. Pc
tersburg, with two first and one
second cabin passengers for Key
West; As first and eight second
cabin passengers for Havana.
Arrivals for Key West were:
Maria Garcia, Carmen Fernandez
and Armando Elizarde.
Listed on the manifest of the
ship were the following items:
For Key West, 40 tons of freight
and five sacks of mail, and for
Havana, two tons of freight and
SO sacks of mail.
The ship sailed shortly before
IL O'Clock with 80 first and seven
second cabin passengers booked
at Key West, five automobiles
and nine sacks of mail.