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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-03
IVA Given Clean
Bill In Report
Continued From -age One)

Continued From -age One)
ator Davis, Republican, Pennsylvania
and Representatives Jenkins, Repub-
lican, Ohio, and Wolverton, Repub-
lican, of New Jersey, recommended
a complete reorganization of the
IVA. They accused the power agency
of 'waste and inefficiency," and said
its policies had been arbitrary, die
tatorial and unbusinesslike'
1t was Morgan's removal by Presi-
dent Roosevelt that precipitated the
investigation.
Dr. Morgan, the report said, "was
largely responsible for the excellent
engineering work done by the au-
thority, for its enlightened labor pol
icy, and for certain other progressive
aspects of its work."
At the same time, his differences
with the other directors were declar-
ed to have lied to serious internal
stresses in the organization that ham
oered its effectiveness.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-03
MRS. DAVIS SISTER
PASSES in VIRGINIA

News was received IN the city this
morning of the death of Mrs. c. o.
Duke, sister of Mrs. H. A. Davis, Sr.,
in Edgerton, Va, today at a. M
Few details of her death were learn
ed here by friends and relatives.
Funeral services were announced
for tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock
from Reedy Creek, near Edgerton.
Mrs. Duke was a resident of this
section at one time, it is said.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-03

Deed RecOrded-Two tracts Of
land were conveyed in a deed re-
corded Saturday at the Vance Reg
istry office. Henderson Grocery
Co., made the conveyance to w. H.
Lassiter and wife for $40 and con-
siderations. The tracts were of
SO IA and Is 1-2 acres, and are in
Sandy Creek township.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-03

We like to see the faces of the
grandchildren of the future when
they're told grandma hooked on
false eyelashes and grandad was a
jitterbug.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-03
Legion to Meet

The regular monthly meeting Of
the American Legion will be held to-
night at 7:3O o'clock at the Hut, ac-
cording to r. w. Dixon, adjutant.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-03
Around Town

Rotary Meeting-The weekly meet
ing Of the Rotary Club will be held
Tuesday evening at o'clock at the
Vance Hotel.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-03

Wire ShOrtcircuits - Wires to a
lighting fixture in B. M. Newman's
Grocery on Wyche street shortcir-
cuited today shortly before l o'clock
and firemen were called to the scene
There was no damage, other than to
the fires.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-03

License Issued-A marriage Ii
cense was issued Saturday at the
Vance Registry office to a colored
couple, James Edgar Henderson
and Lille Evans, of Virginilia, Va.
Evening star., 1939-12-30
Bethesda Woman Gets
5000 From Estute

A bequest Of 5000 to Irene Hall
Oracle of Bethesda, NJ, was among
the individual legacies left by Mrs.
Mary Clark De Brabant in will
filed for probate in New York yes
terday, according to the Associated
Press.
Mrs. De Brabant was the widow
of Marius De Brabant and daugh-
ter of the late United States Sen
ator William A. Clark of Montana.
The estate was valued formally at
more than $4,000" Mrs. De
Brabant inherited a fortune from
her father, a copper magnate.
Aside from a few charitable and
individual bequests,. the estate was
left to her daughter, Mrs. Kather-
Inc Culver Williams Of New York.
Evening star., 1939-12-30
partment employees would take its
$25, 900 annual tax assessment from
the county hooks

partment employees would take its
$25, 1000 annual tax assessment from
the county books.
But the white-garbed keepers Of
New York City's streets said cash
spent by some 10000 city workers
and their families would more than
make that up.
They held a formal opening July
9 with nearly 10000 persons con-
verging on the place in 5000 cars,
80 chartered buses and two special
trains. They also proceeded to
change the main building to provide
more sleeping quarters and install a
cafeteria; to place beds in garages
and in the gardeners cottages and
to change several formal pools into
swimming pools.
It was this, the board said, that
caused the trouble since no appli-
cation was made for an alterations
permit, nor for any certificate of
occupancy.
Thus the place, once assessed at
81. 100000, but more recently at
about $500, 900, because tenantless,
to remain so until, and if, the Hunt
ington Town Board grants the
necessary applications.
Thus the men who had been
dwelling in marble halls went back
at least tsmporarily-to granite curb
stones,
Evening star., 1939-12-30
Finn Travels by Plane
And Dog Sled 10 Fight
For Native Land
Former Olympic Wrestler
Was Once q Lieutenant
Under Baron Monnerheim

BY the Associated Press.
MONTREAL. Dec. 30-Hastening
home to fight for Finland, Herman
Nykamen rested briefly here today
after a journey of more than 5000
miles by dog sled, airplane and train
from Great Bear Lake, in Canadas
distant Northwest Territories.
Il wanted to get there right away"
said the 42-year-old Finn. who as
young man was a lieutenant under
Baron Nlstaf Mannerheim in fight
ing the Reds after Finlands dec
laration of independence
A 200-pound former Olympic
wrestler. he came to Canada as a
professional in that sport in 1927.
but lately has been employed at
Great Bear Lake as miner.
The trip to Montreal required 100
miles by dog sled, 1,400 miles by air
to Edmonton, Alberta, and 1900
miles by train.
From here he will 60 to New York
to sail for Finland, where he hopes
TO- join0a brother, who is q captain
on the Mannerheim Line. He said
he had last heard from his mother
when she was removed from Viipuri.-
Evening star., 1939-12-30
White Wings 0usted
From Kahn Home
Used as Resort
Violation Of Building
Ordinance Busis
Of Court Order
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Dec. 30.-New
York's 10000 white wings" are out
in the street again. elected from
their magnificent Long Island resort
which once was the home OF the
late Otto. H. Kahn.
A Supreme Court injunction yes
terday restrained their occupancy
of the 441-acre estate which con-
tains a main house of 86 rooms
many servants quarters, golf
course, formal gardens and pools.
The blow was softened bit
paradoxically-by the fact that the
eviction ruling came in midwinter,
because the street sweepers had pur-
chased the place from Mrs. Kahn as
a summer vacation spot
Violation of fashionable Hunting
tons builing ordinance was given as
the basis of the order which followed
a long fight by wealthy Huntington
residents on suit filed formally by
the town board.
Neighbors had claimed that trans
fer of the palatial estate-reportedE
for 500 900 from the Department of
Sanitation Employees welfare fund
as a recreational center for de-
Evening star., 1939-12-30
Uruguay May 0ust
Nazi Freighter That
Aided Spec Crew
24-Hour Ultimutum to Go
Or Be Interned Expected
At Montevideo Today
Nv the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
MONTEVIDEO, Dec. 30.-A Uru-
guayan ultimatum that the German
merchantmen Tacoma get out Of
Montevideo Harbor in "a hours, or
be interned, was expected momen-
tarily today.
The alternative order was report
ed decided on by President Alfredo
Baldomir on grounds that the Ia
coma had served as an auxiliary for
the German pocket battleship Ad-
miral Graf Spec, now a dynamited
mass of wreckage in the silt of the
River Plate estuary.
The commander of the Graf Spec,
confronted by similar order, chose
the middle course between intern
ment and facing British warships
which had driven the Graf Spec,
heavily damaged by gunfire, into
Montevideo Harbor.
Picked Up Spec Crewmen.
Capt. Hans Langsdorff scuttled
the Graf Spec December II on
Adolf Hitler's orders, and three days
later took his life in the Buenos
Aires Naval Arsenal.
Observers waiting for the Uru-
guayan order to the Tacoma Won
dered what show of allied naval
force would confront the vessel, if
she chose to put to sea.
At least one factor in the reported
decision that the Tacoma acted as
q warship auxiliary-thus becoming
Ineligible for refuge rights accorded
merchant ships of belligerent ma
tions-was that the Tacoma picked
up crewmen from the scuttled bat
tleship. Uruguayan officials were
said to hold that the Tacoma did
this at Capt. Langsdorff's orders.
Tacoma Still at Anchor.
President Baldomir decided on the
ultimatum, it was learned, after
conference with Foreign Minister
Alberto Guani The Tacoma, mean
while, lay at anchor, her swastika
banner flying.
The decision was said to have fol-
lowed study of the effects of the Ar
gentine reply to Germany'S protest
against internment at Buenos Aires
of about 1000 Graf Spec crewmen.
The seamen were hauled to Buenos
Aires on barges after the Graf Spec
was blown up, and the Tacoma re-
turned to her Montevideo anchor
age. -Four of the battleship crew re-
NAMED aboard the Tacoma.
In reply to Germany, Argentina
held that the Graf Spec crewmen
were belligerent seamen and not
shipwrecked sailors, as Berlin in
sisted.
Evening star., 1939-12-30
Candy Salesman Is Sought
In Death Of Cafe Hostess
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 30.-Poice
investigating the fatal stabbing of
Alice (Jerry) Burns, blond cafe
hostess, last night asked Western
and Mexican officers to hold John
Frank Reavis, 26-year-old candy
salesman, for questioning.
Police Capt. Edgar Edwards said
Reavis' description is similar to
that of the man with whom she
rode away from a cafe at am.
Thursday.
Her body was found in a vacant
lot about two hours after she left
the place with man driving a
light delivery truck.
The victims bridegroom of eight
months, Lanuel Clinton Burns, 26,
railroad worker. wept at the county
morgue as he recalled that he
asked her Christmas Day to "be
good" He had to 60 back to work
Christmas night.
Evening star., 1939-12-30
Chamberlain Is Uroed
To Reform Cabinet
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Dec. 3.-Lord Beaver
brooks Evening Standard yesterday
edltorially urged Prime Minister
Chamberlain to "clear away the
dead wood, particularly old stumps, "
IN the administration.
1t named Oliver Stanley, president
OF the Board of Trade; Sir Reginald
Hugh Dorman-Smith. minister of
agriculture; w. S. Morrison, food
minister: Euan Wallace, minister of
transport and Admiral Lord Chat
field, minister for coordination of
defense, as not possessing "the CALI
Der for a great war time administra.
ton"
THE next IL months will de-
termine the fate of our country-for
such high task we need the best
measures and the best men," the
paper said.
1t commended the war office, the
admiralty, the exchequer and min
istries of air and supplies. but said
failures were equally apparent"
Evening star., 1939-12-30

New Turkish Quakes
Raise Fears Of
Greater Disaster
Erzincun Province Dead
Now Put at 10000;
Injured Reach Ankuru
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ANKAHA, Dec. 30.-New violent
earth tremors in the vicinity Of
Tokat in Northern Anatolia brought
fears today Of an additional disaster
as ofncials reported direct from
Erzincan Province that deaths there
would total at least 10000.
The extent Of damage from the
new quakes was not determined i'm
mediately.
The first trainload Of injured from
the great earthquake of Wednesday
was en- route to Ankaha. The VIC
Tins, all in need Of surgical atten-
ton, included a number Of high
ranking Turkish officers and one
general.
Planes Drop Food, Clothing.
Military planes flew over Erzincan,
dropping bundles of food and cloth
ing to survivors who huddled half
naked in snow-covered fields.
Gen. KAHN Orbay was in charge
OF aiding survivors and digging VIC
Tins from the countless ruined
buildings. Rescue of many persons
IN the isolated districts appeared
hopeless as snow continued to block
highway and rail communications
Of11cials said children and women
particularly were falling victims to
the continued bitter cold, Is and 30
degrees below zero.
Nation Modified for Relief.
The entire Turkish nation was
modified for relief, and help was
sent from other countries.
1t was announced that Great
Britain contributed 100000 (about
$500, ,0OO).
All New Year parties in Turkey
were Cancelled to help work out the
relief problem and care of the
homeless survivors.
Developing reports from the
stricken districts of Anatona Dor
trayed tragic losses which will take
at least many months to remedy
even II the new quakes do not in
terfere.
Evening star., 1939-12-30
Mexican Officials Quit
En- Musse to Cumpuiqn
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, Dec. 30.-Dozens
of public officials resigned yesterday
to participate in Mexicos current
political campaign.
President Lazaro Cardenas, in an
executive order Wednesday, direct
ed all civil and military officials
under his jurisdiction to leave Office
If they were candidates or engaged
actively in any political campaign.
designations yesterday included
the chief of the department of labor
and the undersecretary of COM
munications and public works, who
are Senate candidates, and the
undersecretary of agriculture, who is
candidate for Governor of Chi
huahua.
Gen. Vicente Gonzalez Fernan-
dez and Feliz Ireta took leave from
their commands to run for Cover
nor in Oaxaca and Michoacan, re-
spectively.
Evening star., 1939-12-30
$350,00O Tax Settlement
By Pendergast Reported
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Thomas j. Pendergast, former
Kansas City political boss now serv-
ing a prison term for Federal in
come tax evasion, was reported yes
terday to have settled for about
$350,O00 all civic tax claims OF the
Treasury.
The tax claims were the same ones
he was accused of avoiding when
he was sent to Leavenworth. but
after his conviction the Treasury
still asked him to pay up. The
settlement was said to have wiped
off approximately $7o7,o0 of claims
against Pendergast.
The Treasury would make no Off
cial statement about the reported
settlement pending completion Of
legal details.
Evening star., 1939-12-30
3 CoIIed-Anti-S
Get Prison Terms
~ the Associated Press.

0y tae ASSoClAteu EIecS.
CHICAGO, Dec. 30-Three men,
bers of an organization called anti
Semitic by its foes, were sentenced
to serve from one to 10 years in the
penitentiary by Criminal Court
Judge John Scarboro yesterday. A
jury had convicted them on felony
count in an indictment charging
they smashed plate glass windows
of a Goldblatt Brothers department
store October %. The defendants
were Homer Herman Maertz, 25;
Fred Pokorny, SO, and Douglas
Campbell, 81.
Prosecutor Richard Devine said
those convicted and George Hepp-
ner, as, and Joseph Schimpf, As,
who were acquitted, were members
Of the Dearborn Crusaders, an anti
Semitic group, and that the three
convicted admitted membership in
tho Silvershirt League, an organiza-
ton Of similar aims.
Evening star., 1939-12-30
R. Walton Moore Named
On Joint Commission
By the Associated Press.

6y Lhe ASSOClAtcu EIeoo.
President Roosevelt yesterday ap-
pointed r. Walton Moore of Fairfax,
Va, State Department counselor, a
member of the International Joint
Commission of the United States
and Canada to fill a vacancy caused
by the resignation of former Gov.
John H. Bartlett of New Hampshire.
Mr.. Moore will remain with the
State Department, taking on the
added duties of a commission men,
ber without extra pay The appoint
ment was in line with a presidential
policy of placing Government en-
ployes or officials on commissions
and other agencies to save the sal
aries of members previously selected
from private life.
Evening star., 1939-12-30
French Munitions Chief
Will VisitLondon
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Dec. 30.-Leslie Bur-
gin. minister of supply, announced
yesterday that the French minister
of munitions would visit London
next month to confer on the CO.
ordination of the allies war supply
efforts
Burgin said Britain's shell out
put had doubled since the war be-
gan, while production of guns in
some cases had increased eight
fold.
He asserted that next year the
gun production rate would exceed
the highest rate achieved during
the World War.
Evening star., 1939-12-30
Films Receive Men,
Money, Medical Aid
From Varied Sources
Italian Writers Arrive
In Helsinki to Cover
Volunteers Work

BY the Associated Press.
Men, money and medical aid for
Finland came today from . variety
Of sources.
The Copenhagen newspaper Poll
tiken reported that italian journal
lists had arrived in Helsinki to re-
port the work Of Italian volunteers
expected in the next few weeks to
fight for Finland.
A writer for II Popolo d'Italia,
Premier Mussolini's paper, was
quoted as saying 1000 Italians were
ready, but arrangements for their
journey were not complete.
British reports previously had said
1000 Italian volunteers already were
in Finland, as we'll as a number Of
Italian planes.
Reuters British news agency re-
ported from Stockholm that a group
of Finnish volunteers from Canada
had arrived In Helsinki. The num-
ber was not given.
Jon Olof Soederblom, son-in-l law
Of Sweden's Premier, left Stockholm
with the fourth party of Swedish
volunteers for Finland. Numerous
high-ranking officers were reported
giving up their Swedish Army COM
missions in order to fight for Fin
land.
More than 1000 workers in one
Stockholm factory voted to give a
days pay to Finland.
1t was reported in Stockholm yes
terday that 100 doctors, 100 nurses
and several dentists and veteri-
narians would leave soon for service
with the Finnish Red Cross.
A Swedish ambulance unit is
scheduled to leave for the front
soon. Others already have left.
Four members of an American am
bulance unit were reported to have
reached Malmoe, Sweden.
Evening star., 1939-12-30
German Freighter
Reported Captured
BY the Associated Press.

RIO DE JANE1RO, Dec. 30.-The
newspaper o Globo said yesterday
it had been informed reliably that
the German freighter Bahia Blanca,
which left here several weeks ago,
was captured last week by the Brit
ish cruiser Shropshire.
The Shropshire. $3.50 tons, left
Rio this morning for an undisclosed
destination after two days here for
refuelling and taking food supplies.
Neither the British nor the Ger
man Embassy would confirm the
report of the capture.
OGlobo said the captain and crew
Of the Bahia Blanca were taken
aboard another ship and that the
Bahia Blanca now is being guarded
by a second British warship.
Evening star., 1939-12-30
Civil Disobedience
Campaign Prospect
Raised by Gandhi
Intends to Gauge Temper
Of Porty at Jonuory rs
independence Rites
HH the Axaociated Pre6S.

By the Associated Press.
BOMBAY, Dec. 30.-Mohandas X.
Gandhi proclaimed his personally
pivotal position in the campaign for
1ndia's independence today with the
declaration:
"A vast organization like the Con-
gress (NationalisD party will not
move in the direction OF civil re-
sistance unless give the word"
Writing in his newspaper, Gandhi
gave deep significance to the Con-
gress party's annual independence
day" observance of January 26, at
which he intends to gage the temper
and discipline Of his followers be-
fore deciding on a disobedience
drive against British rule.
1.-The pledge (of civil disobedience)
Is to be taken this time for a def
mite purpose" he said. Grave re-
sponsibility rests on my shoulders"
He then expressed his feeling Of
humility in confronting his self-set
task.
At meeting of party leaders De-
cember ~, Gandh1 was represented
as willing to undertake active lead
ership only if a non-violent atmos-
phere prevailed through the country
and If strict discipline obtained
within the party.
1t was decided that the January
26 celebration would be the test after
Gandhi was reported to have de-
clared:
"Give me the country, and I will
start a movement"
He and the Congress party are
demanding complete independence
as the price of cooperation with
Britain in the war. although Gandhi
himself has said the issue is "a
moral one" since Britain can con.
troll the manpower and wealth Of
India"
Evening star., 1939-12-30
Germany Declared
Gradually Lowering
Czech Standards
Secret Policies Tactics
Blamed for Refusal
To Talk to Newsmen
(42d of a Series.)
By WILLIAM L. WHITE.

BERLIN (By AlrmalD. so
you're going to Czecho?" said the
American who speaks beautiful
Czech. Eyes, maybe I could give
you a few pointers. But I don't
think you'll find out much"
Wont they talk to me as an
American?'
That's just it. They won't. The
secret police down there have
worked all kinds of games against
them. Sent cops down there, pre-
tending to be sympathetic Ameri-
cans, to land them in the jug.
Even sent agents down there to
organize Czech underground move
ments, sympathetic to Benes, and
for democracy, and all kinds of
beautiful things. Then when they
had the Czechs all signed up and
ready to do business, they tossed
them in the can. II you could
convince them you were a sym
pathetic Nazi there's a chance the
Czechs might warm up and tell
you their troubles. But to an
American, no. They'd be sure you
were phoney"
Standards Fall Gradually.
What is there to find out?"
mot much that you can't see
without asking. It used to be
beautiful little country, brimming
with wonderful beer and roast goose
and coffee and democracy and
Czechs, all doing calesthenics in
formations.
These people are slowly pulling
it down to the level of their own
economic Jail. But they were smart
not to do it all at once. 1t would
have made the Czechs too bitter,
and they'd be even harder to handle
than they are. So they're doing
it by degrees-may take couple
of years-you can still buy lots Of
stuff in the protectorate that you
can't get here. Say, don't forget
to bring me back some soap"
What are their politics like?"
"Well, they run their own show,
after a fashion. With the Gestapo
and the Sudeten Germans butting
in all the time, of course. You see,
after the occupation last March
they asked permission to set up
their own political party-the Ma
tional Czech Unity party they
called it. And the Germans let
them. Didn't think they'd ever
succeed, I guess Thought the
Czechs would get all split up, I
guess, and then they could move
in, saying the Czechs had shown
themselves unfit to govern them
selves. But the Czechs fooled 'em.
Signed up for the unity party 100
per cent"
Opposition From Fascists.
"Any opposition"
"Well, the Czech Fascists of
course. Not many of them, mostly
criminals and gangsters, and the
Czechs are sure it is a Gestapo
setup, formed to embarrass their
unity party. Which it is always
doing.
But the Germans know they'd
have a hell of time governing
the Czechs if they put those GRIM
inals in charge. They just keep
them going to warn the Czechs
they can, if they want to. Matter
of fact, the Czech unity party is
useful to both sides. Through 1t
the Czechs get some concession
from the Germans and the Ger
mans get some voluntary obedience
from the Czechs. The Czech party
does for the Germans a few of the
dirty jobs the Germans would
rather not take the rap for-would
rather have it look as though a
Czech regime was doing it. OF
course if the job is too dirty, the
Czech regime can always threaten
to resign, and this sometimes wins
q few points from the Germans"
Evening star., 1939-12-30
Louisiono National
Committeewomun Dies

E> the Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 3O.-Mrs.
Emile Bienvenu, ST.. Democratic ma
tional committeewoman for Louisi-
ana, died yesterday.
Prominent in New Orleans social
and civic life, she had served as
conmitteewoman since 1882 when
the late Senator Huey P. Long was
at the helm of Louisiana politics.
Evening star., 1939-12-30
Roosevelt Expresses
Sympathy for Turks

BY the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt yesterday sent
the President Of Turkey a message
expressing his deepest sympathy"
for the distress caused by earth.
quakes in Anatolia.
Meanwhile, the American Red
Cross cabled $4,000 for relief of
earthquake victims.