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Evening star., 1939-08-17
Van Nuys Says IS
Democratic Senators
Reject Third Term
Declares Roosevelt
Could Be Renominuted
But Not Reelected
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated PreSS.
A prediction that at least Is Dem
ocratic Senators would refuse to
support President Roosevelt if he
were nominated for third term was
made today by Senator Van Nuys,
Democrat, OF Indiana.
Senator Van Nuys, who some
times has opposed New Deal legis-
lation, told reporters:
1T is not unlikely that the Presi-
dent may cudgel another nomination
from the Democratic Convention,
but if he does 1 do not believe he
will be reelected"
The Indiana Senator said he
would work against denomination of
Mr.. Roosevelt within the party, and
that if the Chief Executive again
were the nominee, he would remain
inactive in the campaign. He did
not name the Is other Democratic
Senators whom he predicted would
follow similar course.
Believes in Tradition.
Senator Van Nuys reiterated a
previous statement that he would
not support Mr. Roosevelt or any,
body else for a third term, because
L believe If the sacred tradition
against three terms is broken, it will
be the end of the Republic"
Although saying it might be pos
sible for Mr.. Roosevelt to be renomi-
mated, he added that the Hatch law
curtailing political activity of Gov
ernment employees will put little
quletus" on any third-term effort.
The Senator said he thought the
Presidents recent assertion that he
would have no part in a campaign
for a conservative" or Zip service"
Democrat meant:
If he doesn't get the nomination
himself or if one of his choice is not
nominated, he will bolt the Demo-
cratic ticket"
Supports McNutt.
If Vice President Garner should
get the presidential nomination,
Senator Van Nuys said, then 1
think Mr.. Roosevelt would bolt"
A candidate chosen by the Presi-
dent might be elected, he added, IF
Mr.. Roosevelt doesn't try to pick up
one of these political capons that
make up part of his administration. "
While declaring he would support
any Democratic nominee other than
Mr.. Roosevelt, Senator Van Nuys
continued:
ut would be pretty hard for me
to throw my hat in the air for any
one of half dozen men who have
been heard of in the Democratic
party only since 1888"
Senator Van Nuys is supporting
Paul V. McNutt, Federal Security
administrator, for President. He
said Mr.. McNutt "has made consid-
cradle progress" with his campaign
since he returned from the Philip
pines this summer.
Evening star., 1939-08-17
Two Messenger Boys
Injured in Traffic

Two Western Union messenger
boys were injured this afternoon
within a few blocks of each other.
one seriously, when knocked from
their bicycles by automobiles at
about the same time.
Both accidents occurred near Sec
ond street NV.
Robert L. Vaughn, II, of 1901 B
street NE, suffered what may be a
fracture of the skull, conclusion and
scalp wounds when thrown from his
bicycle at Second street and Consti-
tuition avenue NV. His condition
was described as undetermined at
Casualty Hospital
Shortly later, James Gindle-
SPENCER, 10, of 1708 r street Sc,
was hit by delivery truck at Sec
and street and Massachusetts avenue
NV. He also was taken to Casualty
Hospital, where he was treated for
injuries to his left arm.
Evening star., 1939-08-17
BY ROBERT A. ERWIN,
Star Stan Corresnondent

BRISTOW, Va, Aug. 1.-THE
"lost company of the l03d Medical
Regiment, Pennsylvania National
Guard, was found this morning
leading life of contentment in
captivity.
1t was Company F, from Ligonier,
Pa, quartered in two shady barn
yards at Buck Hall, in the country
occupied by the enemy Black
forces of the Regular Army. The
medicos are part of the 28th Divi-
sion, which, with the 29th, is fight
ing the Blacks.
They are friendly enemies" COM
mented a Regular Army officer at a
road junction Just below Buck Hall,
the hot spot" of today's windup
battle between the Blacks and the
Blues. They are like some of the
German prisoners Of the World War,
who liked American food better than
their own"
Evening star., 1939-08-17
Donzig's Return Not Enough,
High Nozi Circles Hint
Time Is Held Ripe for Settlement
Of Polish Corridor Issue

nationals living in Polish regions
bordering on Germany.
These well-informed sources said
the viewpoint is rapidly gaining
ground that Danzig is not enough
and that Germany should increase
its demands. Danzig was described
as no bargaining point at all.
Semi-official and controlled press
comment was to the effect that it
was nobody's business but Germanys
and Poland's to solve the problem of
Danzig and Pomorze-the strip of
land known as the Polish Corridor,
which separates German East PruS-
sia from Germany proper.
A conference with any one over
Danzig, government spokesmen said
plainly, could be only to discuss the
method of handing over the Free City
Internationally to Germany.
Circles close to the foreign Office
(See GERMAN, Page A-4D
Evening star., 1939-08-17
BY the Associated Press.


BERLIN, Aug. 17.-Guarded hints
were thrown out today that Germany
has left the door open to Poland for
direct negotiations over Danzig, but
that bigger issue than mere I'M
conditional return of the Free City
to Germany is at stake.
Informed Germans said, however,
no signs were discernible today that
Italian warnings to Poland to nego-
tiate with Germany had been needed.
The cituation remained unchanged, ="
it was said
The press indicated Germany
would prefer direct dealings with
Poland, and denied reports that an
other Munich" settlement involv-
ing other powers was in prospect.
Circles close to the government
said they considered the time ripe
for the settlement of issues involv-
ing the fate of more than 100000
Evening star., 1939-08-17
Lost Company Found, Enjoying
Life as Prisoners of Blacks
Pennsylvania Guordsmen Rest in Shady
Bornyord, Awaiting End of War

A tour of the barnyards revealed
the medicos, however. had been
sending their captive" ambulance
through the lines since their cap
ture yesterday morning to bring
back food from their own camp.
The company's men weren't sure
why they hadn't been sent back to
28th Division headquarters, since
prisoners aren't supposed to be kept
very long in this game of war. They
were sure of one thing, though. They
didn't want to 60 back to the 28th
until the war was over. Under shady
trees and in the shade of the barn
yards they stretched on the green
grass with the utmost tranquility,
read papers, joked and occasionally
hiked around the farm where blue
denim-clad Regular Army men were
in retreat before the Guardsmen.
I'VE don't want to 60 back" ex-
claimed one medico who rested
Evening star., 1939-08-17
Regulars Are Forced
Back -Four Miles
By Guardsmen
Superior Numbers Count
Heavily in FinoI
Bottle of War
BY JOSEPH S. EDGERTON,
Star Stan Correspondent,

MANASSAS. Va, Aug. 17.-Smash-
ing through all opposition in a mag
nificent frontal drive along an entire
corps front between Manassas and
Occoquan Greek, the Blue 28th and
seth Divisions had driven an in
vading' Black Provisional Division
of Regular Army troops nearly 4
miles today when an official arm
istice was signed at II am. ending
the war
The drive was marked by a num-
ber of daring and skillfully ex-
ecuted exploits by Blue troops and
by spectacular raids by tanks and
armored cars of the Blacks, which
created havoc among Blue ranks, but
failed to halt the dogged advance of
"a battalions of National Guard in
fantry, supported by field artillery
and hoWitzers.
1t was final test of the solidity
of the World War division, with it's
heavy infantry backbone, against the
mobility of the highly mechanized
provisional army division created for
the exercises, which officially clased
with today's armistice after two
weeks of the most strenuous field
training for the 1900 National
Guard troops, including the whole
District Guard.
Guards Press Forward.
With the Guard divisions throwing
their whole weight into the attack
against less than 1000 regular
troops, even the smashing effect of
massed tank and armored car at
tacks failed to hold up the advance,
even though columns of tanks ripped
through the rear echelons of the
Guard brigades at 40 miles per hour
One of the sharpest fights of the
day occurred in dense woods 2 miles
south of Buckhall Church, when the
111th Pennsylvania Infantry. COM
manded by Col. 5. A. Warner. ad-
vanced undetected through 2 miles
of thick forest on the Blue left
flank and swept over elements of the
Regular Sd Cavalry and 10th Field
Artillery. The action ended with
an artillery-infantry duel at point
blank ranges, which was stopped by
umpires to avoid possible injury to
the opposing troops.
Caught Cavalry in Column.
The regiment, officered largely by
World War veterans, caught part of
the Sd Cavalry in column, theo-
retically wiped out a whole troop
and drove the remainder of the
squadron along {. narrow woodland
road toward Buckhall. This left
the guns of the 10th Field Artillery
without support.
Battery G and the Headquarters
Battery, hastily limbering up, were
caught in march column in the road
by unseen infantry in force on both
f1ankS. Both batteries were awarded
to the exultant Eastern Pennsyl-
vania Guard battalions, oficered by
Maj. Joseph Michael Reilly, Sd
Battalion, and Maj. William Bergey,
LIST Battalion. The I'd Battalion had
been detached to operate directly
(see TROOPS, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1939-08-17
Justice Butler Is III;
Patient al Garfield
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Associate Justice Pierce Butler of
the Supreme Court is a patient at
Garfield Hospital here.
This was learned today, but hos
pital authorities declined to give any
information concerning the condi-
ton or ailment of the 73-year-old
justice, and an attending physician
was said at his Office to have gone
to the country" for the day. This
was taken as indicative that JUS
tice Butler was not in immediate
danger.
At the same time, it was learned
that he suffered an illness shortly
after the close of the court term
in June. He left his Washington
home then for a farm he has de-
veloped in Howard County, Md.
Evening star., 1939-08-17
Yanks Leading Mats,
7 10 |, in I'd Inning
" a Stan CORRESPONDENT of The Star.

BY Stan Correspondent of The Star.
NEW YORK, Aug. 17.-Joe Kra-
kauskas, Nat hurler, was wild in the
opening inning of the first game of
a series here this afternoon and the
Yankees were leading the Grifmen
2 to l at the end Of the second in
ming.
Donald was the Yankee hurler.
Evening star., 1939-08-17
Boy Hero of Rescue
Dies From Burns
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
CR1SFIELD, Md, Aug. 17.-Burns
suffered in an explosion after he
had aided in the rescue of 10 per-
sons from a blazing boat caused
the death last night of Eugene Mar
tin, IL, of Saxis, Va.
He died in the hospital here, where
ms father, Parson Martin; Capt.
Herbert Drummond of the Virginia
Fisheries Patrol boat Richard C..
Armstrong and Prentiss Bull, who
was passenger aboard the Arm
strong, are receiving treatment for
DurnS. All are expected to recoYer
Evening star., 1939-08-17

BY the Associated Press.
Fritz Kuhn. leader of the German
American Bund, told the Dies Com
mittee today Attorney General
Murphy addressed a bund meeting
in Detroit in 1886.
Mr.. Kuhn made the remark VOL
unfairly at the conclusion of the
committees meeting session on un-
American activities.
Il tell you something" he said.
"The General Attorney, Mr.
Murphy, he once talked at our
meeting
do you mean the Attorney Cen
eral?' asked Representative Thomas,
Republican, of New Jersey, who had
been questioning the bund leader.
In Detroit in 1886.
'Yes," Mr.. Kuhn replied, nodding
his head forward.
Where did he speak?" Represent
ative Thomas inquired.
I'm the German house in Detroit" !"
"When?"
"In 1886"
did he speak?"
He was invited and came and
spoke about 10 minutes"
What did he talk about?"
About German citizens"
Did he praise the Bund?"
"Oh, no."
Chairman Dies then raped the
gaVel for q recess.
Mr.. Murphy was elected Governor
Of Michigan November 6, 1896. for a
two-year term. The bund leader
did not indicate whether the
Murphy speech was before or after
the election.
Mr.. Kuhn at one point during the
morning questioning grabbed his
brief case as if to walk out on the
hearing, after the committee refused
to let him have lawyer.
you sit right there" Chairman
Dies ordered the bund chieftain, who
had Slid forward to the edge of the
witness chair, protesting in his Ger
man accent what he called unfair"
questions.
Questioning Resumed.
Mr.. Dies apparently soothed him
with an assertion that the commit
tee wished to be fair and Repre-
sentative Starnes, Democrat, of Ala
bama resumed the questioning.
Mr.. Kuhn previously had demand
ed unsuccessfully that he be given
a chance to obtain a lawyer, after
Committee Counsel Rhea Whitley
had attempted to trace Federal re-
lief money into a $4,000 fund the
witness collected for winter relief
in Germany in 1886.
so these unemployed members
contributed money that the United
States Government gave them for
relief for you to take over and turn
over to Mr.. Hitler for winter relief?"
asked Mr.. Whitley.
yes" the witness replied and
then, apparently realizing the i'm
pllcations of the statement, he de-
manded How do you know that?"
Under questioning by Mr.. Whitley
the bund leader agreed there were
many unemployed members of his
organization who, as American citi-
zens, were entitled to relief. He
said the bund made no attempt
to provide aid to these members
itself, although he collected funds
for German relief needs.
Earlier Mr.. Kuhn had denied
tensely that the influence of his
(See UN-AMERICAN, Page AID
Evening star., 1939-08-17
German Troops Dig Trenches
300 Feet F rom Polish Border
As Nozi Peace Price Goes Up
Soldiers Rush Work
Along Closed
Frontier
BACKGROUND

under League of Nations protec-
tton since the World War, has
= been pressed vigorously since the
Reich'S absorption OF Bohemia,
Morapia and Memel last March.
Poland, united in customs union
tUith Ddnsig, has expressed a de-
termination to fight rather than
yield on the Free City. Britain
has guaranteed to aid Poland it
she is attacked.
By the Associated Press.
GLEIWITZ, Germany, Aug. H.
German troops moving into the
Upper Silesian region have dug In
within 300 feet of Poland's border.
A 4O-mile ride along the German
Polish border today showed that
with the closing of "a section OF the
Polish border" yesterday German
engineering troops have speeded up
work on an already well-developed
trench system.
From behind blinds 18 feet high
erected in the region of the village
of Schoenwald, 6 miles south OF here,
came the sound of grinding con-
crete mixers, the chugging OF Diesel
engines carrying little material cars,
and the sucking of ground water
pumps. !.
In the middle of wheat and oat
fields dungaree-c soldiers are
digging bombproof shelters and
roofing in communication trenches.
Barbed Wire Put Up.
Driving on the Schoenwald road
to the Polish border patrol house
e-yard- wide stretches of barbed wire
were seen to extend over the rolling
farms to the right and left.
Directly behind this maze OF wire
stand rusty iron tank obstacles, IN
the shape of gigantic jacks said TO
have been taken from the former
Czecho-Slovak border Notifications.
So-called Spanish horsemen," or
concreate tri-pronged tank obstacles
are also being placed on the border
Heavy military trucks, residents
say. are in service around the out
skirts of this city, also originally
CzeChO-SlOVaK.
Border Reported Closed.
A Polish customs agent near the
town of Knurow said he had been
given no information as to why the
border here had been closed.
Yesterday afternoon" he said,
"our border police came up here and
told me that until further orders the
border between here and Schoen-
valid should remain closed"
A second Polish customs agent on
the border at Beuthen said:
80 long as you have a passport
you can cross our border"
Germans claimed, however, that
permission for passes for local per-
sons to go from one side Of the bor-
der to the other to work and to mar
ket had been withdrawn by the
Polish authorities.
Evening star., 1939-08-17
Rhode Island to Observe
Thanksgiving Nov. 30
By the Associated Press,

PROVIDENCE, R. l. Aue IT.
Rhode Islands Thanksgiving Day
will be November 80, presidential
edict to the contrary, Gov. William
II. vanderbilt said today. Strong
opposition to the change in date
by jewelry and textile manufao
turers, he said, have led him to the
conviction that any change would
hurt rather than help business
Evening star., 1939-08-17
Mrs. John Coolidge
Has Second Child
BY the Associated Press.

NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, Aug. IT,
New Haven Hospital authorities dis
closed last night that Mrs. John
Coolidge, wife Of q son Of the former
President, was convalescing there
following the birth Of q daughter
earlier this week.
Evening star., 1939-08-17
Spoke
Al Bund Rally,
Kuhn Says
Official Talked 10
Minutes in Detroit
In 1886, Quiz Told
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Special House committee, head
ed by Representative Dies, Demo-
crat. OF TeraS, 1UaS set up more
than a year ago to inquire into
SubDersiUe activities in this coun-
try. Hearings pere 1Didely pub
licised. and at one point CON-
mittee 1DdS rebuked By President
Roosevelt, ,Uho criticized its man.
ner OF taking testimony. Ho1O-
eUer, additional funds ,Uere Uoted
for continuance OF Investigation.
Evening star., 1939-08-17

(See COMPANY, Page AID
Evening star., 1939-08-17

(See TROOPS, Page A-6o
Evening star., 1939-08-17

(See GERMAN, Page A-4D
Evening star., 1939-08-17

From the United States Weather Bureau report.
Full details on Pase Az
Mostly cloudy tonight; local showers
tomorrow; not quite so warm tomorrow.
Temperatures today-Highest, 80, at
pm; lowest, II, at am.
Evening star., 1939-08-17
Summary Of Todoy's Star

Union officials protest P. w. A. per-
Sonnel cut here. Page B-1
Evening star., 1939-02-10

Alumnae of Convent
To Be Tea Guests

A tea for alumnae of Georgetown
Visitation Convent will be given
tomorrow at the Sulgrave Club by
the committee of the District Of
Columbia Chapter.
Appointed in June at the annual
meeting of the Georgetown Convent
Alumnae Association by Mrs. Joseph
Letter, president of the association,
this committee was formed to Or
ganize a local chapter, which in
turn will hold social reunions during
the year of all former washington
pupils of the convent.
The committee is composed of Miss
Jeanne Murphy, chairman; Miss
Borredell Cover, Miss Eleanor Con-
molly, Mrs. John E. Murdock, Mrs.
Robert Cahill, Mrs. James M.
Leahigh, Miss Agatha Munhall, Miss
Peggy Walsh, Miss Dorothy john
ston, Miss Caroline Byrne, Miss
Ann Mahoney, Mrs. Edwin Joseph
Madill and Miss Mary Kolb.
The convent, which was founded
in 1899, has a large number of
alumnae in Washington and vicinity
and is the oldest Catholic private
school in the 13 Original Colonies.
Evening star., 1939-02-10
American Pen Women
To Honor Poets

Poet members, the special ac-
tivities group, and chairmen Of the
creative arts group of the District
of Columbia branch of the League
of American Pen Women. were en-
tertained last night by Victoria
Faber Stevenson, past national
president and chairman of the radio
group of the District of Columbia
branch.
The hostess planned the evening
as a poets "poW-WoW" as a special
courtesy to the District of Columbia
president, Inez Sheldon Tyler, whose
field work is poetry. The guest of
honor, Lesley Frost, daughter of
Robert Frost. the poet, talked on
poetry technique. Mrs. Tyler spoke
on poetry from the editors view
point, and Ida Elaine James, on
poetry anthologies. About 20 poets
took part.
Other guests were: Leona Tiller,
Minnie L. Briggs, Ida Hoyt Cham
berlain. Faith Henderson Davidson,
Leslie Dykstra, Blanche Parker Nell
son, Pauline D. Ogden. DR.. Frances
Moon Butts. Matte Richards Tyler,
Florence Bushman, Barbara Whit
ney. Leila Pier King, Harriet Cham
bers. Maidy Campbell, Claudia Rice
Scott, Myrta Cawood, Ethel Davis,
Isabel Anderson, Rose Cohen, Helen
Orr Watson, Anne Singleton, Thora
Seaton. Phronsie Marsh Filmer,
Alethea Anderson, Dorothy Schott,
Marie Sprinkle. Mrs. Frederick Cobb
of California. May West Owen of
the Denver branch, Mary Futrelle,
Bess Heath Olmstead, former presi-
dent of the District of Columbia
branch, now of Fort Monmouth, N.
j.; Elizabeth S. Tilton, Agnes Giles
Newman and Ivy Lindsey.
Evening star., 1939-02-10
Florist Shop
TOBe Given
BY D. A. r.
47th Anniversary
Of Chapter
To Be Observed

A comedy, THE Florist Shop" will
be featured as part of the program
to be presented on Tuesday at 8 pm,
at the Washington Club by the
Mary Washington Chapter, Daugh-
tiers of the American Revolution, in
celebration of the chapters 47th
anniversary.
The play, by Winifred Hawkridge,
will be directed by Mrs. Charles
Conard, wife of Rear Admiral Con-
ard, and will include in the cast 1t.
Onnie Lattu, Comdr. Frank c. Dun
ham, 1t. Norman Helfrich, Miss Bar
bara Conard, daughter of Admiral
and Mrs. Conard, and Mrs. Howard
Shaffer, wife of Comdr. Shaffer
Miss Beth Thompson, daughter of
Mrs. Smith Hempstone, will read a
prologue describing a scene in
flower shop.
Mrs. Conard has had considerable
experience directing amateur theat-
ricals, while Miss Thompson has
beeen a student of dramatic art
both in New York and Hollywood,
Comments on the Life of Mary
Washington" by Mrs Frank Hassell,
and Our Early History by Miss
Janet Richards, chapter historian,
will complete the program, after
which there will be a reception for
members and guests.
Mrs. Elliott H. Haag, regent, as
sisted by DR.. Josephine Baird Ben
nett. vice regent, and former regents
of the chapter, will receive. The
guests of honor will include the
State regent, Miss Lillian Cheno-
weth and State officers: Mrs Charles
Carroll Haig, vice president general
Mrs. Howard L. Hodgkins, honorary
vice president general; Mrs. William
H. Pouch, president general national
society, c. A. r.: Mrs. James Henry
Harper, State president. national So
ciety, C. A. r., and Mrs. Lee R.
Pennington, historian, national So
ciety, c. A. r.
Evening star., 1939-02-10
Beta Chi Chapters
Honor Founders
Tomorrow

The nine chapters of the WASH
ington district of Beta Chi, ma
tional sorority, will meet tomorrow
at 7:3O pm. at the Powhatan Hotel
for their annual founders day ban
quet and dance. 900,
Speakers are: Miss Louise Mills,
Rho Chapter, national president,
and Mrs. Virginia Murray, Eta
Chapter, national editor OF the
Talisman, the sorority newspaper.
1t is expected also that two OF the
sorority's charter members from out
of town will be present to speak.
Mrs. Mary McCleary, Mu Chapter,
chairman of the Entertainment
Committee, who made arrangements
for the banquet, will preside.
Entertainment will include sklts
by girls of Mu, Rho and Gamma
chapters, and dancing.
This celebration marks the 2lst
anniversary of the founding of Beta
Chi Sorority.
Evening star., 1939-02-10
Funeral Tomorrow
For Mrs. Courtenoy

Funeral services for Mrs. Edith
King Courtenay, who died at Glen
Side, Pa, Monday, will be held in
the Chapel of the Resurrection,
Washington Cathedral, at $3.50
o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
The Right Rev. James E. Free
man, Bishop of Washington, is to
conduct the memorial rites.
Mrs. Courtenay was the mother
of the late Miss Adrienne Courte-
nav and sister of Mrs. c. Tyson
Allen and Miss Frances King.
Evening star., 1939-02-10
Luncheon Hostess

Mrs. Robert Mckinley entertained
at luncheon today in the cocktail
lounge of the Hotel 24O0 in honor
of Mrs. Harry Porter, who will leave
soon for the West. Other guests
were Mrs. Frank Kennedy, Mrs
John Lever, Mrs. James Hanley,
Mrs. Richard Dunbar, Mrs. James
Harper, Mrs. Karl Giles and Mrs.
Lloyd Kilhken.
Evening star., 1939-02-10
Women of the Moose
To Mark Anniversary.

Columbia Chapter, Women of the
Moose, will celebrate its 18th ami
varsary tonight at 14l4 I street
NV. with initiation of class Of
candidates presented by the Men,
bership Committee and entertain
ment by the Junior Moose dancing
class The dancing exhibition will
include 10 novelty numbers by pupils
of Miss Irma Baker, with Jack Hoff :
man of the junior chapter as master
of ceremonies.
John Lowe, president of the
Maryland and Border States Moose
Association, will be the speaker and
the members of Columbia Lodge
will be guests. A buffet supper will
be served.