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Evening star., 1939-08-18
Maverick Invites Dies
To Conduct City Probe

SAN ANTONIO, Aug. 18 (P).-
Chairman Dies of the House Com
mittee on Un-American Activities
was invited yesterday by Mayor
Maury Maverick to conduct a CITY,
financed investigation of the Com
munist party and Nazi Bund in San
Antonio.
A stir was caused here by Mayor
Mavericks approval of Com
munist rally in the Municipal Au-
ditorium August 25 and his refusal
to permit the Elks Club to stage
an Americanism mass meeting on
the auditorium plaza at the same
time.
Representative Kilday wired
Chairman Dies Wednesday, asking
him to have an investigator present
at the Communist rally. The Mayor
has contended refusal of a permit
| to the Communist party would be
in violation of a Supreme Court
/ ruling. While denying the Elks
| permission to use the auditorium
plaza. the Mayor offered them use
of Alamo plaza, several blocks dis
tant.
Mayor Maverick explained: I'm
against Communism and I'm going
to fight Communism. But as long
as anybody wants to talk, whether
1t be the Elks, the Catholic church
Or the Ku Klux Klan, I'm going to
see that their right to talk is pre-
served"
On Washington. Representative
Dies refused to comment on the
Mayors letter, saying he had not
had time to read it carefully
Evening star., 1939-08-18

activities in a series of articles, was
in the hearing room.
Evening star., 1939-08-18
New Japanese Regime
Takes Office in Swotow

SWATOW, China, Aug. 18 CP.-
A Japanese-sponsored Chinese ad-
ministration formally took Office in
this Southeast China port today and
in the name of "Swatow Federated
Committee" Immediately tele-
graphed Chungking severing con-
nections with the Chinese govern
ment.
Another telegram pledged sup
port to the peace movement of
Wang Ching wei, former Premier
of China who has been acting in
concert with japanese leaders since
his break with Generalissimo
Chang Kai-shek's government last
winter.
Japanese headquarters said they
hoped the early formation of the
Swatow regime would gain the sup
port of 100000 overseas Chinese
claiming the Swatow area as their
home.
Evening star., 1939-08-18
japanese Announce
Control Of Hong Kong
Border With China
Planes Reported to Have
Flown Over Crown
CoIony's Territory
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HONG KONG, Aug. 18.-The
Japanese Army announced today it
had gained complete control of
Chinese territory along the bound
ary of this British crown colony.
Japanese units were said to be
holding all important points and
roads from Deep Bay, to the north
west of Hong Kong, to Mrs Bay,
on the northeast.
Japanese naval forces did not at
tempt to patrol the two bays be-
cause both are British territorial
waters. British naval forces MAIN
tanned. a continuous watch.
A number of japanese planes,
however, were reported to have
crossed over British soil this morn
ing.
British troops had taken pre-
cautionary positions on their side Of
the l3-mile land boundary.
Evening star., 1939-08-18

League for Germans in Foreign
Countries.
Dinkelacker," she said, instructed
us to keep our mouths shut about
the whole matter He said it would
be very dangerous if any one found
out about the trip"
Gave Detailed Instructions.
Then, the witness continued.
Dinkelacker showed the travelling
youths a letter from Hugo Haas,
former Ridgewood leader of the
bund now connected with the League
for German Citizens abroad, setting
out detailed instructions as to the
conduct of those going on the trip.
She said the youths were sent to
Germany to get instructions in the
Nazi movement so they could come
back to this country and spread
propaganda about it.
When Chairman Dies asked her
why she was testifying to these
things, Miss Vooros replied:
They (bund leaders, made me do
such things so bad for this Govern
ment that I felt that I was doing
wrong"
She said she quit the bund for this
reason last summer.
This committee wants only the
truth and the whole truth" Mr..
Dies said.
I'm telling the truth" she replied
simply.
Chairman Dies observed that the
witness had testified to IAN astound-
ing state of affairs" in the Long
Island camp, and asked for the
names of others who might be called
to testify in connection with the
immortality charges.
Committee Counsel Whitley ex-
planned, however, that it would be
difficult to obtain such witnesses
because they had gone to different
parts of the country.
Miss Vooros, said that after she
had left the camp, Ernest Weida,
whom she identified as propaganda
minister of South Brooklyn" came
to her and urged her not to talk
about the things she had seen there
After talking things over with her
mother, she continued, she came to
believe she had misunderstood the
events that took place and agreed to
continue in the bund.
In black dress piped with white.
and speaking in calm tones, the wit
ness related how in a South Brook
lyn bund unit, girls in her group
were examined as to their knowledge
after the study of Hitler.
Came From Germany.
Asked where the pamphlets came
from she said:
Il didn't know at the time where
they were printed, but they came
from Germany. She said the girls
10 of them who met every Saturday
were required to speak German at
their gatherings.
I'VE were fined l or 2 cents if we
spoke English" she declared.
Miss Vooros also demonstrated
Evening star., 1939-08-18

with upraised arm and extended
hand how the bund girls were re-
quired to salute when they started
their meetings.
Rhea Whitley, committee counsel,
asked how she happened to affiliate.
"A friend of mine recommended
it to me because of the social activi-
ties going on, but she didn't tell me
it was an arm of the Nazi organiza-
ton. I learned that later"
After she had belonged a short
time, she asserted, she was told she
needed uniform and was sold one
for $1l by Tillie Koch, whom she
Identified as her immediate leader.
Before Miss Vooros began her
testimony, Chairman Dies said it
was the sense of the committee"
that in conducting the investiga-
ton all 'immaterial and inconse-
quential matter" should be excluded.
He added also that henceforth all
voluntary statements would be
stricken from the record.
One voluntary statement was
made yesterday by Fritz Kuhn,
leader of the bund organization, to
the effect that Attorney General
Murphy addressed a bund meeting
in Detroit in 1886.
Mr.. Murphy, commenting on the
statement, said he could not re-
member making the address. but
had addressed Germans during his
campaign for Governor that year.
Mr.. Kuhn told reporters after he
left the stand that in his opinion
the committee had failed to disclose
any un- American activities on the
part of the bund or any connection
with Germany.
Asserting public sentiment was
against the investigation being con-
Quoted by the special House commit
tee, the bund chieftain commen~:
Personally, I believe it has cost
Mr.. Dies his political future"
"Not Interested in Future"
I'm not interested in my political
future" replied Chairman Dies,
| when reporters informed him of the
Kuhn statement.
I'VE have produced circumstantial
evidence that the bund was working
with German agencies" Mr.. Dies
continued. They had a common
sympathy and purpose, at least, and
the bund probably was getting ad-
vice from the German government"
Mr.. Dies said he thought admis-
sions concerning the bunds S activities
and its connections had substan-
tiated charges of John C. Metcalfe
former committee investigator, that
the bund was getting aid from Ger
man official sources.
Mr.. Kuhn had just observed to
newspapermen that only one thing
hurt him during the hearing.
Il had to breathe the same air as
young Metcalfe," he said. Mr.. Met
calfe, former Chicago reporter who
Joined the bund and exposed its
Evening star., 1939-08-18
Asks $4,000 on Chorqe
Of False Imprisonment

Charging she was falsely arrested
and imprisoned, Floie Howell, Pan
anna City. Fla, yesterday filed suit
for $4,000 in District Court against
DR.. Richard M. Rosenberg of the
coroner's office and Nanette K.
Adams Of the Police Women's Bu-
reau.
In the action, filed through At
torneys Julian I. Richards and
Lowry N. Coe, the woman said she
was unlawfully arrested and was i'm
prlsoned at Gallinger Hospital for
SIX days, causing her great embar-
rassment, humiliation and nervous
shock"
Evening star., 1939-08-18
Britons in Tientsin
Warned Anew to Leave

TIENTSIN, Aug. l8 tP.-A new
warning to all Britons to leave
Tientsin promptly was given today
in letters mailed to British Tientsin
residents by the China Patriotic
Youth Association.
The letters blamed Great Britain
for prolongation of the Chinese
Japanese war and said that unless
Britons left quickly they might lose
their lives or property. Firms de-
laying departure, the letters said
might suffer the fate of the Interna-
tional Export Co., Offices of which
were stoned August 4.
Evening star., 1939-08-18
Un-Americun
Continued From First Page.)

kelacker was from the Bronx, New
York.
When she and other bund girls
on the trip learned of this incident
she asserted, they were warned by
Mrs. August Klapprott to say moth
ing about it. Miss Vooros identi-
fled Mrs. Klapprott as a youth
leader and the wife of bund leader
In New Jersey.
Inculcated Nazi Ideals.
Earlier, she said bund leaders at
tempted to inculcate the campers
with the idea that Nazi principles
were far superior to american in
stitutions and ideals"
They said" she testified. that
National Socialism (the party of
Chancellor Hitler in Germany was
the only thing that could save us
I don't know what we were going to
be saved from.
They said we Germans weren't
getting consideration in this coun-
try and 1t was about time we spoke
up"
The leaders, she said at the outset
required bund youth to study the
life of Hitler from pamphlets which
came from Germany.
continuing questions about the
camp, Chairman Dies asked if i'm
morality was not contrary to the
principles of Hitler as enunciated in
his book "Mein Kampf." Represent
atlve Dies said Hitler had told of
efforts Ito break immortality"
That's what they call pure.
Miss Vooros said.
She answered negatively when Mr.
Dies asked whether she entered the
bund movement to become an in
former"
Then why did you quit?" asked
the chairman.
Because these leaders wouldn't
let me alone" she replied.
Left After Three Days.
Saying she left camp after three
days because she was "disgusted,
she declared Frederick Vandenbere
South Brooklyn post leader, hac
made immoral advances to he,
which she repulsed.
Miss Vooros was called as a "sur.
prise" witness in the committee
effort to establish whether the bunc
was tied to Nazi propaganda agen.
cies.
She told the committee of havin.
delivered mysterious sealed lette,
from a former staff member of tn,
German American Bund newspape,
to high political leader on tn,
Hamburg.
She said the letter was given he]
by SEVERN Winterscheidt, now ir
prison on morals charge. Thi,
testimony came after Chairman Die.
asked If she ever had been asked tt
divulge any of this country's secrets
the whereabouts of shipyards ane
munitions factories, while on tn,
trip she made to Germany.
Received Sealed Letter.
Vandenberg, she said, directed hel
to 60 to the office of Winterscheid
to obtain some pictures of bune
meetings which she was to take
on the trip.
She said she got the sealed lettel
then and that when the Hamburs
was about three days out from New
York, a high political leader, whom
she did not name, came and got il
from her.
The witness, who testified thai
because her father was Greek ane
her mother German she had diff
flculty in getting into the bund
provided the committee with tes
timony apparently linking the Buns
to the Nazi government-controllet
Evening star., 1939-08-18
HAMILTON

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Jewels in IA kt. noturoI or
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Poy 81 a week.
$47.5o
Evening star., 1939-08-18
Six Battles RAGE
In New York Test
Of Supply System
Engagements Unrelated;
Horse and Mechunized
Cavalry to Be Tried
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
PLATTSBURG, N. Y, Aug. 18.-
Six separate battles" ragged today
In Northern New York as troops of
the First Army went into action on
an widening front.
Brigades numbering approx
mately $500 men each formed the
opposing units in five major engage
ments in which infantrymen artil-
lery and tanks, blasting away with
blank ammunition, were moved
about like pawns on a gigantic
chessboard
It was regiment against regiment
In the other battle, a modification
of the small scale combat exercises
which occupied the troops during
the first two days of these maneu-
vers, greatest in the Nations peace
time history.
Neither the speedy mechanical
7th Cavalry from Fort Knox, KY,
nor the 101st Horse Cavalry of the
New York National Guard were
engaged in todays fighting. Their
chance to show their relative strik-
ing power, moot question in mill
tary circles, will come next week
when an invading black army OF
$4,000 National Guardsmen meets a
blue army of Regulars defending
the approach to New York City.
Today's engagements, which were
unrelated, have no bearing on the
war between the blues" and the
blacks"
Troops which went into action
this morning, moving out in some
cases soon after dawn, will remain
in the field tonight and continue
the battle tomorrow from the posi-
tions they held at nightfall.
The overnight bivouac is expected
to provide a severe test for the First
Army's elaborate supply system,
with darkness, bad roads and un-
familiar terrain complicating the
task of moving up ammunition and
food to the advancing troops.
Evening star., 1939-08-18
Pershing, Returning Home.
Urges Bigger Army
BY the Associated Press.

BY the ASSOclated Press.
NEW YORK. Aug. 18.-The man
who commanded Americas World
War troops believes the time has
come for the United States to build
a bigger, stronger army.
THE Regular Army should be
much larger said Gen. John j.
Pershing, returning last night from
a 10-week trip to France. He said
Evening star., 1939-08-18
Chinese Gunmen Kill
Dane at Shonqhoi

SHANGHAI, Aug. 18 tP.-Chinese
gunner today invaded a western
residential district of the Interna-
tional Settlement largely inhabited
by Americans and killed H. P
Krough, a Dane
Krough. 80 and an employe Of
the Great Northern Telegraph Co.
recently was accused by the Japa-
nese-controlled government of pull
ing down one of its flags in the
border settlement He was shot as
he left his home.
Evening star., 1939-08-18

the French were ready for it." but
that nobody knows" whether there
will be a European war soon.
Returning last night from a month
abroad, Mayor Maurice j. Tobin of
Boston said he had found the British
"reconciled to war" and the French
doubtful there would be one, but
prepared to meet it.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-03-09

Several Richmond county officials
were at the Capitol yesterday seek
ing immediate action on local bill
to remedy peculiar situation. About
six months ago the register of deeds
in that county died and successor
was appointed. Last week the APP
pointee died. The county commits
;ioners were called in special session
to name a register Four of the five
members showed up. Vote for candi-
dates was two and one, with one
commissioner not voting. The board
announced the appointment and adj
journed The issue was raised that
two votes was less than a majority
of the full board and also less than
"a majority of those present at the
meeting, so it wasn't an election.
A special local law requires that six
full week days intervene between
called meetings of the Richmond
county board. So two or three mem
bers of the board, with the county
attorney, hied themselves to Raleigh
and had passed under suspension of
the rules special local act authoriz-
ing the county commissioners to
meet and elect regitsar of deeds.
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she laughed again.
"Wait until you see the wedding
dress I'm going to buy" she told
him.
It couldn't be white, of course.
With Daddy just laid to rest in
the grassy cemetery back in
Bridgewater she had to pass up
anything reminiscent of bridal
satins and orange blossoms. Blue
was her next best color and it was
upon a demure little fall model of
navy crepe that she decided finally.
With delicious recklessness she
cashed the check Mr.. Sanders had
given her, and bought a trim little
blue felt hat with turned-up brim
and a price tag that would have
sent her Scurrying at any other
time. She even managed a pair of
blue pumps, with the sheerest of
matching hose, and pair of smart
hand-knitted gloves.
Waiting for Jim to call for her
at the hotel on the last evening be-
fore what was scheduled to be their
wedding day, she tried on all her
purchases together. She adjusted
the collar of filmy white organdy
on the blue dress and stood for a
long moment studying herself criti-
cally in the mirror. She looked
slim, and girlish, and not very
bride-like, she told herself severely.
More like a business girl ready for
work.
She f1uffed out her hair a little
more beneath the severe lines of
the hat and wondered if Jim would
like her in it. Funny, to be think
ing of someone's approval. It had
been such long time since she
had had to care about anybody's
opinion of her clothes. Not since
the old days back in Bridgewater
that were gone now, past hope of
return, forever.
With tears starting in her eyes
she sat down, still in her bridal
outfit, and counted the money
which remained in the shabby old
purse that had gone with her
through so many weary days. It
totaled ten dollars. Impulsively she
took pen and paper from the dress
er drawer and penned a letter to
the old minister in Bridgewater
who had buried her father.
She told him she was to be mar
ried, that she would be happy, and
he must not be concerned about
her. Into the envelope she slipped
the ten dollars and directed that it
was to be spent for flowers for the
new grave in the churchyard. Her
eyes were swimming with tears as
she wrote the familiar address and
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sealed the letter. It was, she real
lied, the last thing she would ever
do for Daddy with her own money.
Traces Of her tears still remained
when she met Jim a few minutes
later in the hotel lobby. She had
changed to her work suit again and
scrubbed powder puff over her
face to obliterate them, but her
eyes were still red. His face dark
ened little as he looked at her.
you've been crying, girl" he ac-
cused. aren't you happy?"
"Of course I'm happy, Jim. It's
just that was-lonesome, guess.
I got to thinking of Daddy ;"
"You shouldn't be alone" He
took her arm as they left the hotel
together, and his hand was warm
and strong. Close to him she felt
safe.
"Jimw she brought out, snug
Cling against him as they started
up the street. you're so good to
me, JIM"
He turned then, there on the
street, and looked down at her with
sudden pleading in his eyes. For a
moment she thought he was going
to speak, and she waited. But in
stead, he held up his hand to a
passing taxi, and guided her to-
ward the curb. Once inside the car
he sent the driver off toward the
city park, and took her in his arms.
why must we wait until to-.
morrow, girl 2" he. asked, his lips
against her hair. why do, you
want me to leave you again, ever ?",
"Jim>-"
II love you, girl, love you! And
you want to waste whole day!"
Jim, what do you mean?" She
pulled back a little.
Lets get married now, tonight.
There's still time to get into the
license Office. I'll hire car and we
can drive out into the country and
find a preacher somewhere. Can't
you do it, girl?"
For a moment Iona chung to
him, her heart beating hard. After
all, why not? There was no real
reason to wait.
please, girl" His pleading left
her weak.
Eyes, Jim," she murmured, so
low he had to bend close to catch
the words. It'll do it."
"Girl!"
| He kissed her before he called
out an order to the taxi driver to
turn downtown and go to the mar
riage license bureau. It was gen.
tie kiss, but the promise Of it left
her trembling and shy.
ITO Be COntinue0)
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Plead THIS FIRST:

out of a job. and asked to leave her
boarding house because of the wide
publicity she received as the result of
Alderman is almost desperate because
She cannot locate Jim Claridge, the
only friend she has left, Just before
Iona sped to the penitentiary to see
her dying father. serving life term
love. At the wardens house during her
visit to the prison, two escaping con-
victs force her into the warden's car
and make safe getaway until Iona
grabs the steering wheel ana the car
her father has died in the meantime.
After taking his body home, she re-
turns to the city. Finally Jim calls her
and asks her to marry him.
(NOW co ON WITH THE STORY)
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CHAPTER TWENTY

jim WANTED Iona to marry
him Immediately, that afternoon,
as soon as they could go through
the motions of obtaining a license
and finding a minister. Now that
they had made up their minds, ne
argued, there was no reason for
waiting. But, laughingly, Iona put
him off. It wasn't decent, she SAID.
A bride must have some time to
get ready for her wedding. She
couldn't be married in her crumpled
office suit.
"You look good to me in any
thing, girl" he protested, his eyes
meeting hers across the restaurant
table with a new look in them,
possessive, promising look that
brought warm glow to her
strained face and made her feel
suddenly alive. Alive, after all these
days of just enduring, just getting
through things because they must,
somehow, be lived through.
II hope you're not going to want
any fuss" he brought out. Il hate
that sort of thing. You're not plan
ming any church aisle stuff, are
you?"
She laughed. 1--WE had enough
publicity this last week. I'm won
dering if we could go away some
place, out of the city. Do you sup
pose the reporters will write us up
if they find out?"
They'll eat it up. Prison
Escape Girl WEEDS. Can't you
see the headlines ?" He crinkled his
eyes into a frown over his cigaret
and Iona felt suddenly panicky.
Couldn't we elope 2" she brought
out. ITO Greenwich, maybe? 2"
But he shook his head. Green
witch is too public. All the runa-
ways go there. The reporters watch
the license lists and they'd spot us
right off, unless" He hesitated,
and she sensed sudden tenseness
i'm his eyes. You wouldn't want to
use some other name, would you,
girl? They wouldn't tumble then"
For a moment Iona frowned.
l"But, Jim, that wouldn't be legal,
would it? I thought you had to use
your own name on marriage IL
cense."
"Oh, it would be legal, all right.
It's the intent that counts, not the
name. There's many a man gets
himself hooked up under an alias.
Why, for all you know, maybe I'm
not using my right name. You've
only my word that was born Jim
Claridge."
He grinned at her, and she had
to smile back. Gazing into his face,
it came to her that she really did
know very little about this man
she was planning to marry. Moth
ing but that he was kind and
strong, and that he loved her. She
was sure of that, now. But he had
told her almost nothing about him.
self, and what he had told her
might not be true.
"I'll take your word for it,
Jim," she brought out, abruptly
ashamed Of even the shadow Of a
doubt. "And I suppose there's no
use trying to run from the news
papers. I'll just have to take the
publicity" She shrugged and he
gave her hand a reassuring pres
sure.
"We'll make it Friday" she
promised when he did not speak
Friday afternoon" She broke
off, then, flushing at her own bold
ness.
Friday! That's three whole
days! When we could be hunting
up license right now. You women
are funny" He shook his head and
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same name in Bladen.

A freshman legislator had a neat
trick played on him by Gregg Cherry
Tuesday. The CASTOR iron major
asked the yolngster to send for ian
innocent amendment to the revenue
BILL and the Inexperienced chap was
about to, do. SO, when friend observ-
ed that the innocent" little change
did nothing whatever except strike
out the enacting clause of the BILL