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Evening star., 1939-02-03
Judge Hoyt Storts War
With Allegheny Mob

At this stage of the stalemate
Judge Samuel Hoyt, president of
the National A. A. u, raised his
hand and guaranteed that John
would run in the Millrose festival
Saturday. This made the Millrose
mob happy, and they have gone and
printed Johns name in their pro-
gram and he seems to be booked to
run.
Meanwhile, all the rest of the
countrys observers are trying to
figure out where Judge Hoyt gets
off in the matter, since he has no
jurisdiction over the Allegheny mob
or the University of Pittsburgh,
either.
1t is very confusing, and I men,
ton the details only to show you
that Woodruff is lucky to have any
thing left of himself, for himself,
when the boys have finished cutting
up his fair brown body.
Johns size is an advantage to
him during the partitioning and
yanking process, but, when it comes
down to actual business of running
indoors, this greatest of all middle
DISTANCE men distinctly is handi-
capped. There is too much of him
to fit handily into any kind of
building confined to one State.
Outdoors, with ceiling unlimited,
Woodruff can kick his long knees in
any direction, any distance. In
doors, he is apt to stick his left
arm through the roof and his right
leg into seat D-21. If the seat is
occupied, John has to wait till the
usher straightens things out, and,
by this time, the rest of the field
has decided to move on and they
are handing out the medals for
win, place and show.
Evening star., 1939-02-03
Indoor Training Plant Hancap Central Track Field Squad
Sports Mirror
BY the Associated Press.

Today year ago-Max Bishop,
former second baseman with
Philadelphia Athletics and Bos-
ton Red Sox, named Navy base
ball coach.
Three years ago-Hal Schu-
macher, Giants pitcher on honey
moon, signed for estimated
$4,000.
Five years ago-Agua Caliente
$500 open golf tournament won
by Witty Cox with 282.
Evening star., 1939-02-03
Mat Matches
By the Associated Press.

LEBANON, Pa.-Danno CMahoney,
225. Ireland threw Jack Kennedy. 22o.
Houston, 1918.
CAMDEN. N. J.-Cin Olsen. 21s,
New York 26:OS.
NORTH BERGEN, N. J.-Br,nko
Nagurski. $50. International Falls.
MINI. defeated Hans Steinke. 242'
BOSTON.-Gus Sonnenberg. 21O. de-
feated Ernie Dusek 215, Omaha. Nebr..
two Of three falls.
234. defeated Ernest Pat Kelly, 219.
two Of three falls.
COLORADO SPRINGS. Everett
Marshall. 22O. La Junta Colo., defeated
Chief Ostel Saunooke, 302, Oklahoma.
two straiRht falls.
Evening star., 1939-02-03
From the
Press Box
A. A. U.-Pitt Fuss Strain
:On Woodruff's Anatomy
BY JOHN LARDNER,
Special Correspondent of The Star.

:, NEW YORK, Feb. 3.-It's happy
thing for or John Woodruff, the
Pittsburgh half miller. that he is
3 or feet longer than Czecho-
fSlovakia, over all, because, when
the various amateur athletic groups
are through pulling him apart, there
always will be something left of OF
dohn.
Everybody had something to say
about Woodruff destiny this week
except the Negro runner himself.
The idea in the first place was that
the Millrose group, promoting the
big winter track meet in Madison
Square Garden Saturday, wanted
John on the program to swell the
gate receipts which pay the salaries
of the other amateur athletes.
The University of Pittsburgh was
willing to send John East, but at
someone else's expense, namely, the
Allegheny Mountain A. A. us.
The Allegheny tong was willing to
foot the freight bill, but only if OF
John would promise to run in the
Allegheny meets this winter.
OF John was willing, no doubt, to
comply with the request, but the U.
of Pittsburgh was not.
Evening star., 1939-02-03
Eight Scraps on Card
At 18th Street T

Eight bouts are scheduled tomor-
row night in the semi-flnal round of
the Twelfth Street Y. M. c. A. boxing
tournament.
The card.
S5-pound class Alexander Baken (unat-
tachedD VS.. William Randolph tY. ~. c. A.;
1O0-pound class, Joseph Wilson VS.. Samuel
johnson IF, A c.: 126-pound class, Way
mon Stewart tY. NJ c. Al VS.. Lewis Peace
tP. B. CO: 135-pound class. william Moore
". NJ. C. Al VS.. Eugene Cole tP. B. c.:
147-pound class George Jacobs ~ M
pound DC n eli Class, % Bob % Young APEX Pc vs.. verlin
Wells (unattached) and Charles Manning
(Y. NJ. C. A VS.. Ray Jackson unattached ::
VS.. Bucky Wicks (Y. NJ. C. Al.
Evening star., 1939-02-03
Indians to Keep AveriII
BY GEORGE HUBER.

DELRAY BEACH, Fla, Feb. 3 [P.
&c. c. Slapnicka, vice president of
the Indians, said Cleveland had re-
jected a Detroit offer for Outfielder
Earl Averill.
Evening star., 1939-09-30
British Convoy Ships
Off u. s., Norfolk Learns
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NORFOLK, Va, Sept. 30.-The
Norfolk Virginian-Pilot says it has
learned on good authority that
British merchant ships are being
conveyed from point to point on the
American East Coast.
Ships leaving Norfolk, it says, are
being escorted by British warships
to a point off the Canadian coast
where large convoy is assembled
for the voyage across the Atlantic.
The paper adds:
Mine British ships, all loaded with
merchandise obtained in America,
were in one convoy leaving the as
sembling point early this week.
British ships are moving out of
ports in numbers so as to expedite
their movement to the assembling
point. Four British cruisers are re-
ported to be cruising along the
American coast between Galveston
and Canada.
From Hampton Roads recently
four British ships moved out to sea
simultaneously. They were loaded
with general cargo for the United
Kingdom. Outside the Smile limit
at sea they were met by British
cruiser that escorted them to q con-
voy assembling point, from which
the voyage across the Atlantic be-
gan"
Evening star., 1939-09-30
Release of Polish Officials
By Rumoniu Reported Sought

this matter was taken under a Ger
man threat to invade Rumania un-
less the Polish government was in
termed. Rumanians have asserted
the Polish ministers were held be-
cause they were carrying on political
activity on neutral Rumanian soil.
The exact nature of diplomatic
steps being taken was not disclosed
as negotiations are still in progress.
It was indicated, however, that ma
tions allied with or friendly to Po-
land were making representations
at Bucharest, urging the release of
Polish government members.
Before leaving their own soil, the
neutral ofhcial said, the Polish gov
ernment adopted . declaration of its
intention to carry on the war from
allied soil and transmitted the dec
laration to Paris by q mobile short
wave radio station from the Polish
border town Of Kuty on Septem-
bcr II.
The ofncial said it was this decla-
ration which was invoked by Ru-
mania In ordering the detention Of
| Polish ministers.
Evening star., 1939-09-30
U. 5. Pacific Security
Fleet Reported Planned
By the Associated Press.


SAN PEDRO, Los Angeles Harbor.
Calf, Sept. 30.-The Los Angeles
Time ssays fully balanced, fast
striking" force will be detached from
the United States Fleet here Thurs
day and dispatched to Pearl Har-
Dor, Hawaii, to form a powerful
spearhead of security" in the Pa
cifiic.
Unoflcial reports said the force
would include the 1st and I'd De-
stroyer Squadrons. the tender Dob.
bin, cruiser Raleigh and carrier En-
terprise. with her 80 fighting, scout
ing and bombing planes. Ofiicial
confirmation could not be obtained.
Already stationed at Pearl Har.
Dor are u giant flying boats of Pa.
troll Wing 2, IA submarines of Squad.
ron 4, four units of Destroyer Divi-
sion % and nine units of Mine
Squadron /.
The Times says the new shift
will enhance the fleets strategic
position in the Pacific and relieve
the growing congestion of naval
base facilities at San Pedro and
San Diego, particularly as to air
operations. =
The 100 ships and 400 planes which
took part in four days of tactical
exercises OH the Southern California
! coast returned to their San Pedro
and San Diego bases last night.
Evening star., 1939-09-30
Father Is Sued
|For Support by
| Woman, 43
BY the Associated Press.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Sept. 3d.
In one of the most unusual cases of
record in Massachusetts history, q
43-year-old woman, claiming she is
poor and ill and unable to work
seeks to have the courts force her
father to support her and pay her
debts, amounting to $500.
Miss Rose M. Stanley of Boston
a graduate Of Boston law school
asked Judge Franklin P. Hammond
OF Middlesex Superior Court yes
terday to prevent her father. Daniel
w. Kelley, Woburn druggist. from
encumbering his estate until her
petition for support and debt pay
ment had been acted upon.
Miss Stanley appeared IN her own
behalf, and the bill in equity was in
her own hand. She said she re-
ceived IS week from q fund her
father established for her, but that
it was not enough and that she
owed 81 500 for food, lodging. cloth
ing, laundry and medical attention
She related, in her petition, that
her parents were divorced when she
was less than 4 year old.
Evening star., 1939-09-30
Soviet Press Echoes
Nazi Pact's Warninq
To Allies 10 End War
Russo-Estonion Accord
Ratified; Turkish ToIks
Are Delayed Further
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MOSCOW. Sept. 30.-Russia' offi-
cial press today echoed the Moscow
accord's implied warning to the
western allies-to end the war or
face joint German-Russian actor,
while the presidium of the Su-
preme Soviet ratified the new Rus
sian-Estonian mutual assistance
and trade pact.
Foreign Minister Karl Setter Of
Estonia and his delegation having
signed the 10-year agreement which
makes their little republic, former
Russian territory. a virtual Russian
protectorate, returned to Tallinn.
Russian negotiations with a third
nation, Turkey, were reported
further delayed because today was
the free day." the Russian day OF
rest. They had been suspended
Thursday and Friday by the German
and Estonian negotiations.
Izvestia Warns Powers.
Izvestia, government organ, stern
ly warned other powers not to
interfere with the German Russian
pacts signed Thursday because the
signatories do not recognize any
ones right to interfere with the
affairs of two neighborly states
which wish to live in peace and
friendship"
1zvestia saw in the German-Soviet
non-aggression treaty a safeguard
for peace.
Were it not for the Soviet
(see MOSCOW, Page A-e.)
Evening star., 1939-09-30

arations to meet any threat of a
big-scale Nazi offensive to back
up the peace offer. Premier Da-
Ladder and military officials met
to review the French advance
between the Maginot and Sieg-
fried lines. page AID
Russia's official press echoed
today the implied warning in the
German-Soviet agreement that
the allies must end the war or
face united German-Soviet ac-
ton. At the same time the pre-
sidium of the Supreme Soviet
ratified the new Russian -Esto-
nian mutual assistance pact. The
next Moscow Berlin move was
expected to be a search for a
neutral which would place the
peace terms before Great Britain
and France. page A-1D
Consolation for the Poles over
the loss Of their homeland came
from Pope Plus in an audience
granted to 200 persons, mostly
priests and nuns. The pontiff ad-
monished the group to "remem-
ber that Poland is not going to
die" and urged that they place
their trust in God. page A-3)
Italy's cabinet levied new taxes
to meet the unbalanced budget
and provide for military expenses.
Italy stood ready to cooperate
with Soviet Russia and Germany
for peace as Rome diplomatic
quarters feared that allied re-
lection of the German-Soviet
peace terms would bring the
Balkans into the war. (Pase
A.ol
Evening star., 1939-09-30
Hitler Statement Is Expected
On Poland, Russia and Allies

that in response to its invitation
Count Galeazzo Ciano, italian for
eign minister and Premier Musso-
lini's sin-in-law, would arrive in
Berlin tomorrow.
(The foreign ministry in Rome
announced that Ciano would
leave for Berlin at 6 pm. this
evening moon, E. S. To.
Ciano last visited Germany Au-
gust 1913, three weeks before Hitler
launched his invasion of Poland.
The Italian minister conferred with
Hitler and Foreign Minister Joachim
Won Ribbentrop at Berchtesgaden
and Salzburg.
Hitler conferred with number
of generals and admirals at the
chancellery late today. Informed
circles, insisting the conference had
no political significance, said it was
natural that the supreme COM
mander should be in constant con-
tSee BERLIN, Page A-6)
Evening star., 1939-09-30
French Intensity
Preparation 10 Meet
Big Nazi Offensive
Drive Is Expected to
Back Peace Offer;
Leaders Confer
BY the Associated Press.

PARIS, Sept. 30.-The French
government, apparently turning a
cold shoulder to German-Soviet
Russian peace gestures, intensified
preparations today to meet any
threat of big-scale Nazi offensive
to back up the peace offer.
The French general staff reported
the night was without incident, -
but said patrols were active
throughout the region east of the
Saar River on the northern half of
the western front. Apparently the
zone referred to is south of Saar-
bruecken.
Premier Daladier and military Of
flcials held strategic conference
this morning to review the French
advance between the Maginot and
Siegfried Lines.
Among those attending were Gen
Maurice Gustave Gamelin, COM
mander in chief of French British
forces; Admiral Jean Darlan, COM
mander in chief of the French Navy;
Gen. Alphonse Georges, representing
the air force, and Gen. Jules Decap,
head of the Premiers military cab
met"
Informed quarters reported aerial
forces of both sides continued fire.
quent flights, with the Germans
losing two planes and the French
one in scattered combats yesterday
Meanwhile, semi official French
sources said that Saarbruecken, in
dustrial center of the rich Saar
Basin and key point in the Nazi de-
lenses across Frances northeastern
frontier, was three-fourths encircled
These sources said the Germans
would be forced to abandon the city
shortly or risk being cut off from
the main Siegfried Line defenses
several miles to the rear.
Military information received in
tSee PARIS, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1939-09-30
Threatened Mutiny
Of Liner Manhattan
Stewards Revealed
U. S. Ship Back With
1868 After Trouble
In England
BY the Associated Press,

0y tne ASsOClAteu fIeSS.
NEW YORK, Sept. 3O.-The Unit
ed States liner Manhattan, carrying
1858 passengers, the largest number
to arrive aboard an American ship
since the war began, docked today
after an uneventful voyage from
Southampton and LIE Verdon, France.
Daniel Moriarity, representing the
stewards union on the Manhattan,
said the stewards nearly "mutinied"
at Southampton when they were not
allowed to 60 ashore at first to get
gas masks. They were afraid of an
air rade, he said, and the nearest
shelter lay 200 yards away.
Finally, he said, they got word to
the military commandant of South
ampton and protested. After that
they were allowed ashore.
He also declared the military COM
mandant told him the stewards of
the Manhattan, most of whom are
German by birth but naturalized
Americans, would be interned the
next time the ship docks there as
Hitler doesn't recognize such change
of citizenship and has interned
British citizens of German birth.
Passengers included Lord Beaver
brook, British publisher; Arturo
Toscanini, the orchestra conductor; !;
Fanny Ward, former actress; Lloyd
Stratton, assistant general manager
of the Associated Press, and an
other installment of the children of
Ambassador Joseph P. Kennedy
Patricia, Is; Jean, II. and Teddy, 7,
en- route to their home in Bronxville
and school.
Evening star., 1939-09-30
The War Situation

A bombshell fell in the Bal
kans today with the reported
notification of Great Britain and
France by Turkey that the lat
ter's mutual assistance pacts
with them. which are reported
ready for formal signature, will
be annulled if the Allies become
involved in war with Soviet Rus
sia. Turkeys foreign minister,
Sukru Saracoglu, has been in
Moscow discussing Turkeys role
in the Near East. page Alb.
Rumania also will join the con-
versations in Moscow. 1t was an
nounced in Bucharest that For
eign Minister Grigore Gafencu
will go to Moscow Monday with
a staff of experts to confer with
Russian officials. 1t was reported
that Rumania had received Rus
sian assurances that the Soviet
had no intention to seize Bessa-
rabia. page AID.
Germany's Reichstag was sum-
moned for next week, and Chan
cellor Hitler's government was
expected to present a statement
on the partitioning of Poland,
German Russian relations and
the stand toward Great Britain
and France. Some diplomatic
quarters in Berlin wondered
whether the German Soviet
terms were not in the nature of
a "last chance" to avoid full-
scale warfare. page AID
The French government, cold
shouldering the German-Soviet
peace overture, intensified prep-
Evening star., 1939-09-30
Shipstead May Run
As an Independent
By the Associated Press.

6y tne Associated freSS.
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi. Sept. 3d.
Friends of Senator Henrik Shlpstead
told the Tribune today that he would
seek reelection next year as an in
dependent candidate, free of pledges
to any party.
The Senator was last elected as
Farmer-Laborite and he was once a
Republican. In view of the Re-
publican successes in Minnesota in
1898, considerable speculation has
arisen on the possibility of the Sen
ator seeking or being offered the
Republican nomination.
The Tribune was told that the
Senator felt he would be better of
campaigning solely as an individual
rather than a standard-bearer for
any party. This would mean he
would not have to run in the Sep
tember, 1910, primary election, but
could enter the November general
election against party candidates
on petition signed by 1000 voters.
Evening star., 1939-09-30
81 Degrees Predicted
Tonight After Showers

The heavy mist that shrouded
Washington early today was due to
give way to local thundershowers
this afternoon and tonight, accom-
panied by a 20-degree temperature
drop.
The Weather Bureau predicted
the mercury would fall to about 81
degrees by night. Before noon it
was "a degrees.
Fair and cooler weather was fore
cast for tomorrow. replacing the
low-hanging mist of the two pre-
vious days.
Evening star., 1939-09-30
Foreign Minister
Gufencu Will Go
To Red Capital
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BUCHAREST, Sept. 3O.-Foreign
Minister Grigore Gafencu and a
staff of experts will leave for Mos
COW Monday, it was announced to-
day, to confere with Soviet Russian
officials.
1t was said they would participate
in talks already started by Russian,
German and Turkish leaders.
At the same time it was reported
in official circles that Rumania had
received assurances through a
third party" that Soviet Russia
had no intention to seize Bessarabia.
Bessarabia was gained by Ru-
mania from Russia after the World
War. The province has an area
of l7,l46 square miles.
Evening star., 1939-09-30
Auto Kills Boy, 5,
Going Home With Cond,
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WILLIAMSBURG, Pa, Sept. 30.-A
queer twist Of fate turned q bit Of
happines sinto tragic death for s.
year-old Harry Brenneman, jr.
All day yesterday he begged Mrs.
Brennerman for "a penny to buy q
sucker" The mother said he was .
good boy" 80 she finally gave him
the money.
The lads eyes glistened as he ran
homeward from q store with his
candy. In the excitement he didn't
see an approaching automobile and
Was crushed to death.
Bystanders who lifted Harry's body
from the street said he still clutchsd
the sucker" In his hand.
Evening star., 1939-09-30
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, Sept. 3O.-The Reichstag,
called only to hear Reichsfuehrer
Hitler give an exposition of his
policies, was summoned today to
meet lin the coming week"
The Reichstag last met September
l and heard the Fuehrer proclaim
himself the first soldier of the
Reich just before he plunged into
Poland behind the Nazi legions
which since have ended the Eastern
republics existence
The announcement that the
Reichstag would meet again said
only it would hear a declaration of
the government
1t was assumed this time it would
hear statement on the Partition
ing of Poland, German-Soviet Rus
sian relations and the stand toward
Great Britain and France in their
war against Germany.
The government also announced
Evening star., 1939-09-30
Rival European Powers
Woo Balkan States

BUDAPEST, Sept. 80 P).-Eu-
ropes great rival powers today
pressed determined efforts on many
fronts to win the friendship and
economic assistance of the small
neutral nations of the southeast.
A German economic mission. seek
ing ways to increase the flow of vital
supplies to the warning Reich, ar
rived in Budapest to confer with
Hungarian officials. The mission
headed by DR.. Karl Claudius was
expected to remain at least two days.
In Athens it was announced that
King George II had received in
audience British naval. military and
air attaches. The purpose of these
talks remained secret.
Tension Raised by Bulgaria.
In Rumania, tension over the
diplomatic situation was increased
by reports of the impending de-
parture of Bulgarian Prime Minister
George Kiosseivanoff for Moscow.
Bulgaria already has made demands
for return of territory now held by
Rumania.
The German economic mission
now in Budapest apparently has
been making a tour of what Ger
many envisages as her "lebensraum
diving space) in an effort to assure
uninterrupted supplies of food, oil
and other necessities in spite of the
British blockade.
The commission came from Bu-
charest, where conferees termed
mutually satisfactory" a new
agreement to increase Rumanian
exports of cereals, wood and oil to
the Reich.
An official announcement in
Budapest said the missions purpose
was to discuss goods, payment and
traffic"
Meanwhile Rumania, apparently
fearful of developments that might
upset the status quo in the Balkans
sent Gen. George Argesanu into
Bessarabia to direct strengthening
of defenses along the Soviet Russian
border
Argesanu's highly mechanical I'd
Corps yesterday replaced troops
protecting the long frontier of Bes-
sarabia, which Rumania obtained
from Russia after the World War
and which she fears the Soviet may
attempt to regain.
Argesanu, who served temporarily
as Premier following the assassina-
ton of Prime Minister Calinescu
last week, is regarded as one OF
Rumania's most astute military
leaders.
Rumania, tie greatest military
power in the Balkans, has an esti-
mated 100000 men under arms
with 100000 trained reserves avail
able on call.
Evening star., 1939-09-30
u Train Runs Wild
As Motormun CoI|opses
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Sept. 30.-A runaway
elevated train, its motorman
stricken, carried 80 frightened pas
sengers on a wild l5-block ride last
night before 1t stopped.
The three-car train roared
through two stations before the con-
ductOr entered the motorman's cab.
The motorman, Harry Carr, top
pied out, thereby releasing the
dead mans control" on the air.
brake which the weight of his body
had kept from functioning. The
train jerked to stop.
An ambulance physician said Carr
suffered m epileptic seisure, and
that his condition vas not serious.
Evening star., 1939-09-30
Turk Swing to Soviet Reported;
Rumania to Join Moscow Talks;
Reichstag Called for Next Week
WAR BULLETIN

COPENHAGEN, Sept 80 Q9.-German warshps today
seized three Danish frehers in the Kattega
to German port according to report from lghtshp
at Laeso Island
The Kategat is stretch of between Denmark and
Sweden German high command communque earlier today
said IS vessels had been searched for contraband
number of them captured"
The Rota $40 tons and the DIANA 942 TONS bound
for England with bacon and BUTTER the Lyneas 656 tons
bound for the Netherlands with pulp Sweden