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Evening star., 1939-08-31
Nazi Liner Bremen
Sails; Aquitania
May Have Convoy
Navy Ships Reported
Standing By; Lindsey
Among 434 Aboard
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. 31.-The $20,-
100000 NaZi liner Bremen plowed
the Atlantic today, homeward bound
after rigid inspection by American
authorities that kept her at New
York pier two days past her sailing
date.
The 898-foot vessel, examined
from top to bottom to make certain
she carried no armaments for pos
sible offensive use In the event OF a
European war, had no passengers
aboard as she steamed down the bay
last night.
The ships band blared the Horst
Vessel" and Deutschland Uber
Allies" as the Bremen slipped out
into the Hudson, but the usual
gaiety of leave-taking was absent.
A few of the crew shouted Hell
Hitler" and the ship dipped her
colors IN an exchange with the
French liner Normandie, but that
was all. Only the navigation lights
shone in the twilight. Port holes
and saloon windows were dark.
Normandie Free to Sail.
The Normandie, at an adjoining
pier, was free to sail at the same
time, but remained in New York on
orders from Paris.
Also sailing eastward about the
same time as the Bremen, but after
somewhat briefer inspections by
customs of11cials, were the Cunard-
White Stars Aquitania and the An
chor Lines Pennsylvania, both
British.
There were reports, lacking con-
flrmation, that two British navy
ships were standing out to sea to
convoy the Aquitania home. Among
her 434 passengers was Sir Ronald
Lindsay, recently retired as British
Ambassador to the United States.
Radio messages to the liner went
unanswered. Her ports and win
dows were painted black.
The Pennsylvania, with nearly 300
passengers, carried a supply of sand
bags for possible defensive place.
Evening star., 1939-08-31
Berlin
Continued From First Page0

showdown. The move aroused indig-
nation in Berlin.
Shortly before midnight the cabi-
net announced from the chancellery
that the special council for defense
Of the realm" was being established
for the duration Of the present
foreign political tension"
Today Sir Neville was closeted
twice during the morning with the
Italian Ambassador, Bernardo At
tolico.
Presumably Attolico went to the
British Embassy to inform himself
Of the nature of the British note
British sources said.
Powers Are Broad.
A decree by Hitler created the little
group Of strong men who will con-
troll almost every conceivable human
activity in Germany.
In addition to Marshal Goering.
who made an impressive record of
achievement by carrying out Ger
many's four-year economic plan, the
members of the council are:
Rudolf Hess, deputy of Hitler and
powerful figure in the Nazi party.
Wilhelm Frick. minister of inte-
rior, who controls the police or
ganization of the Reich, including
Heinrich Himmler's secret service.
Wilhelm Keitel, war veteran, gen.
eral and chief of the high COM
mand Of the German Army.
Walther Funk, minister of eco
nomics and president of the Reichs-
bank, who is driving the German
economic machine even harder than
his predecessor, Hjalmar Schacht.
Hans-Heinrich hammers, chief of
Hitler's chancellery.
Hitler, it was said in government
circles, felt he might be facing one
of the most critical moments of his
strenuous career. It was said that,
to meet the possible emergency, he
was surrounding himself with
small group of able advisers and
administrators with whom he could
share the responsibility Of driving
the German Reich ahead to meet
its destiny.
Evening star., 1939-08-31
Turn in Europe's Crisis
Declared Up 10 Poles
BY PERTINAX,

PARIS, Aug. 81 (N.ANA).-The
international situation is fast de-
teriorating as q result of the mill
tary occupation of Slovakia by Ger
man troops, which is now complete;
OF Chancellor Hitler's far-reaching
claims, as revealed Tuesday, involv-
ing dismemberment of Poland, and
of Hitler's apparent determination
to treat Polish Foreign Minister
Beck as badly as he did Austria's
Chancellor Schuschnigg and Czecho-
Slovakia's President Hacha.
It is difficult to imagine how the
British note sent to Berlin last
night can alter that state of af-
fairs.
Future development is likely to
depend mainly upon the reactions
OF the Warsaw government, which
neither the French nor the British
cabinet Is likely to influence.
In their diplomatic talks Hitler
and Greman Foreign Minister Won
Ribbentrop are careful to spread
the belief that Germany's agree
ment with Russia is more extern
sive than is commonly imagined.
Evening star., 1939-08-31

line. contradicted the report that
any passengers had been released
from the ship. He said that. issue
might be settled today.
The steamship company would be
subject to fine Of 5000 for each
passenger allowed to disembark in
an American port. A Federal law
forbids a foreign ship to transport
passengers from one American port
to another and lend them.
At Seattle. Assistant Collector of
Customs Roy L. Ballinger said the
Portland's owners already had on
file the customary term bond" re-
quired by the customs, and that
penalties of 5000 per passenger
could be deducted from the bond.
Evening star., 1939-08-31

missing ship cleared port was sought
today by customs Officers.
The couple returned to shore after
an hours visit.
A pilot who took the Wiegand
down river from Philadelphia Satur-
day said her captain received a
short-wave radio message as he
neared open sea, turned around
abruptly and anchored OH Marcus
Hook, Pa.
There the two mysterious visitors
came aboard.
The freighter sailed out of the
Delaware River Sunday with clear
ance papers for Norfolk, Va. 1t has
been unreported since.
A. Raymond Raft, collector of the
Philadelphia port, said the Wiegand
violated United States maritime
laws by failing to touch at Norfolk
and that he would move to claim
for the Government the $50 900 bond
posted to cover its stay in American
waters.
Evening star., 1939-08-31

may fall on Italy in her alliance
with Germany.
The division affects only Italy's
mainland army and does not include
colonial troops.
The order becomes effective to-
morrow. Under the Crown Prince
will be the army corps commanded
by Gems. Adriano Marinetti and
Camille Grossi. Grazianis part will
include the army corps under Gems
Vittorio Ambrosi and Ettore Bastico,
the latter a prominent commander
in Spain.
Gen. Graziani's command is be-
lieved to cover the region along the
French frontier. It was thought
likely in foreign circles that the
Crown Prince would be in charge
of the troops in the southern half
of the peninsula.
Traffic Slash Is Ordered.
Another announcement outlined
the traffic provisions for carrying on
urgent and indispensable" private
industry.
These provisions said present
civilian traffic should be reduced by
at least so per cent.
Complete suspension of trains now
using motor fuels and eventual SUBJ
stitution of steam trains was an
other provision.
A new decree law was issued pro-
viding three-year prison sentences
and fines up to 10000 lire (about
$500 for persons illegally raising
prices or otherwise disturbing mar
kets. The same penalty was pro-
vided for merchants boarding goods.
Senator Alfredo Dallolio, the 86-
year-old general who has headed
the general commissariat for war
manufactures since 1884, resigned
on account of his age and was re-
placed by Gen. Favagrossa, chief of
Italian army supplies in the Spanish
war.
Axis Share in Wealth Problem.
The Fascist press contended,
meanwhile, that Europes crisis had
spread from the German-Polish dis
pute over Danzig and the corridor
to the vastly wider question of Civ
ing Germany and Italy their share of
the worlds wealth.
At the same time, Fascists ex-
pressed fear that Polish action
might precipitate war at any given
moment by abusing Germany's
patience"
Rail service apparently was closed
to Yugoslavia and Germany, but
was open to France and Switzerland.
Steamship services have been in
terrupted for several days.
A Japanese mission, headed by
Admiral Osumi and Gen. Terauchi,
arrived at Naples. The mission had
been expected to discuss Japanese
adherence to the Rome Berlin
military alliance, both in Italy and
Germany, but since the announce
ment of the German-Soviet non
aggression pact, this is considered
out of the question. The mission
remained at Naples and may 60 to
Switzerland.
Evening star., 1939-08-31
Tourists Camp
At Ship Office
To Get Money
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, Aug. 3l.-One of the
strangest queues formed in Paris
today was line of determined tour
lists, mostly Americans. who have
held out on camp stools for the last
two days on the sidewalk before the
opera in the heart of Paris, grimly
watching closed and guarded door.
The door led into the main Paris
offices of the Lloyd Triestino Lines
the Italian Lines-whose ships
Cancelled their scheduled departures
from Italian ports for the United
States, leaving hundreds of tourists
stranded.
The tourists want their money
back. Yesterday they were ad-
mitted to the Offices one by one, but
the operation took so long that
many who sat at the end of the line
were back again this morning.
Evening star., 1939-08-31
ment about the bridge when she
reached European waters.
Crrl3sAa EannAIAN

ment about the bridge when she
reached European waters.
Cruises Cancelled.
The Furness liner Queen Of Ber-
muda, Withdrawn from the New
York-Bermuda run apparently for
service to Europe, received clear
ance papers and sailed for an unan-
nounced destination, believed to be
England. She thus abandoned,
under orders OF the British ad-
miralty. a seven-year routine Of
cruising between New York and
Bermuda. She took no passengers.
The German ship Columbus was
scheduled to reach New York Sat-
urday from Willemstad, Dutch West
Indies. She had been held at Gu
racao several days on orders of the
Nazi government. The Columbus has
745 passengers.
OF nine Labor Day cruises sched-
uled out Of New York five have
been Cancelled.
Among these was the Bermuda
trip of the Washington of the
United States Lines. Arriving to-
day from Europe, she was ordered
ready to sail again Saturday pre-
pared to handle passenger list far
above normal.
Capt. William Dreschel, marine
superintendent of the Hamburg
American and North German Lloyd
Lines, declared the Bremen was
bound for her nome port of Bre-
merhaven. He estimated her worth
at $40, ,000, 900 and said the only aim
was to keep her safe, not to use
her for war purposes.
No Contraband Found.
Harry M. Burning, collector of
the port of New York, said no con-
tfaband had been found on any of
the ships and commented 48 hours
was mot a long time to make a
complete search Of these large
ships"
One hundred men made the
search, he said.
Capt. Drescnel said his line
planned to do something" about
the delay, which he contended had
cost several thousand dollars.
Evening star., 1939-08-31
Germon Ship Detained
On West Coast Sails

EVERETT. Wash, Aug. 81 R.-
The German motorship Portland,
held here by its skipper Sunday be-
cause of the European crisis, left
port suddenly at II pm. last night,
presumably for Portland.
The veil OF secrecy that shrouded
the activities of squad of customs
officers and Coast Guardsmen
aboard the vessel earlier in the eve
ming was not lifted by her departure.
Several of her passengers had left
the ship after having been virtual
prisoners in their own land.
The first passenger to leave the
ship, Mrs. Mary Coons Of Sacra-
mento, Calf, said the Hamburg
American line would pay the pas
sengers' railroad fares home, which
was California for most of them.
How many passengers left the
vessel was undisclosed.
Hubert Bode, Northwest manager
OF Sudden & Christensen, Seattle
agency for the Hamburg American
Evening star., 1939-08-31
Flyer Crosses U. s..
In Is Hours 21 Minutes
BY the Associated Press,

Sy the Associated Press.
GLENDALE, Calf, Aug. 81
Arthur Busy flew nonstop across
the continent from east to west in
!3 hours 81 minutes yesterday. The
present east-west record is 10 hours
minutes and seconds.
Il wasn't trying to break any rec
ords, and just took my time," said
Mr.. Busy, Royersford, Pa, flyer.
THE weather was bad on the East
coast when took off Cat TIA am,
e. S. To I flew through several
transforms, but had good flying
weather the rest of the way"
Mr.. Busy arrived over Grand
Central airport at 5:35 pm. 8:35
c. s. T).
He said he would enter the small
tri-motored Bellanca plane in the
Bendix Derby from Los Angeles to
Cleveland Saturday.
Evening star., 1939-08-31
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Continued From First Page.)
Evening star., 1939-08-31
Mysterious Passengers
Identity Is SOUGHT

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 81 R.-
Identity of German-speaking
couple-a fair-haired man and a
well-groomed woman-who drove up
to a Delaware River dock under
cover OF darkness in a long black
limousine, hired a launch and
boarded the German freighter VIE
gand without authority after the
Evening star., 1939-08-31


Italy which might be the some of the earliest fighting
these observers figure might strike
across
The Omaha guide., 1939-10-28
GRAND JURY
INVESTIGATION INTO
CRANBURY NJ. oUTRAGES

Cranbury, N. J. Oct. 26, Calvin
Service)-A demand for am I'M
mediate Grand Jury Investigation
into the background of the recent
outrages at Cranbury, N. j., when
seven Negro potato pickers were
assaulted by a vigilante white
mob who were seconded by an
audience of 200. The demand had
been formally presented the dav
before a group of II which rep
resented the NAACP, the Work
ers' Defense League, and promi-
ncnt Negro and white citizens of
New Jersey. Though of the mob
sters who had thrown themselves
at the mercy of the Court were
already arrested, it was charged
at the meeting that the ring
leaders still remained at large.
It was warned there too that the
League nor its participants would
res until he leaders we're behind
bars.
The Omaha guide., 1939-10-28
Consumer Protection
Urged by President

be protected against runaway
prices caused not by increases at
the farm but by increases in
margins between the farmer and
the kitchen table" He added that
re,ail grocery trade, together
with representatives of process
ing and distributing organizations
can be effective instruments in
aiding consumers endeavors a
gainss rising prices.
Progressive iorces meanwhile
continued to press the a1minis-
tration for more decisiyt actions
against the war profiteers, Rep
resentatives of these groups as
serted that the present monopoly
Investigation should be promptly
utilized as a basic for new legis-
lation to curb mounting prices.
They ase also demanding imme-
date passage of stringent laws
to prevent excess profits.
The Omaha guide., 1939-10-28
CARNEGIE HALL Halls
NEGRO EMPLOYEE OF
FIFTY YEARS

New York, N. Y. Geo. 26 (Cal-
vim Service John Williams Downs
70 yea rold Negro elevator oper-
ator, was te recipient of a watch
from Robert E. Simon, Jr., Pres
ident of the Carnegie Hall Cor
poration. The award was present
ed to mark his fifty years of ser
vice at this Concert Hall. The
many changes in personnel and
the neighborhood this veteran
employee has witnessed in a half
century. He recalled the opening
of the Hall in 1891 and some of
the notables he served as Caruso
and David Belasco and many
others now dead. A great lover
Of music he always heard the
Concerts performed in Carnegie
Hall when he was young. Now
he says he is tired and old and
goes home to rest when the days
work is done.
The Omaha guide., 1939-10-28
Baptist Pastor
Wires Pres. Roosevelt
in War Emergency

In the face of the present
world crisis which faces America
the Chicago Baptist Ministers
Conference representing $50 Ne
gro Baptist Ministers and Pas
tors and 10000 communicates
wishes to assure you of their
earnest prayers that you may be
guided of God. as our leader. As
DIR. l.. K. Williams, President of
the National Baptist Convention
has already said-'we pray for
peace and urge that no means
be left untried to keen our
try out of the tragedy of war.
American Negroes have always
been loyal to this country, wen
though they have not always
shared in the democracy offered
by America to others of its
citizens. We are passionately de-
Dictated to the principle of demo-
cracy for all men regardless of
race or creed. To this end we
pledge our allegiance and coop
Grafton in the great tasks of mod
r democracy.
The Omaha guide., 1939-10-28

Washington, Oct. 26 (CNA)-
President Roosevelt's determine
tion to shield the American peo-
Pit from price gouging by the big
trusts was further emphasized
this week when the Chief Execu-
tive in a letter to the National
Association of Food Chains urged
that consumers be protected
against the unreasonable high
prices of commodities.
The presidents message was an
answer to a letter from John A.
Logan of Washington, president
of the Association, in which Lo-
gan pledged support of his organ
ization in combating the effect
of the European war upon the
prices of domestic foodstuffs.
In his message the President
clearly indicated those responsible
for the mounting prices. He de-
clared: Consumers of food must
The Omaha guide., 1939-10-28
FILE ACTION AGAINST
UNIVERSITY OF TENN.
FOR REFUSAL TO ADMIT
6 GRADUATE STUDENTS

New York, Oct. ga manda-
mus action against the University
of Tennessee, to force that inst
tuition to admit six Negro stu
dents to graduate schools in the
University, was filed in Knox
vile, Tennessee, October 10, by
Cart Cowan NAACP attorney
acting for the students, the Ma
tional Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored People an
nounced today.
Action against the university
was taken shortly after trustees
of the institution refused to act
on the six applications, although
notifying the students that their
applications had been received.
The Omaha guide., 1939-10-28
JAPAN ADMITS
CHINESE VICTORY

Shanghai, Oct. 26 (CNA)-The
japanese military spokesman here
this week admitted Chinese
claims that the Toxic offensive
against Changshas capital of
Human province, has been shat
tered by the Chinese Army. The
spokesman declared that the ia
panese had withdrawn into per
manent positions"
Chinese sources described the
.Japenese defeat as the greatest
Toxic has suffered in two years
of war. Japanese losses were
placed at 10000, killed, an even
higher casualty figure than of the
Tairhchwang battle on the Lung.
hal railway front where Chinese
last spring administered a major
defeat to the invaders.
1t was also reported from
Hankow that Ga Japanese planes
had been destroyed or disabled in
a Chinese air raid ON the Hankow
airport.
The Omaha guide., 1939-10-28

Chicago, Ill. calvin ~Service)--
A. strong telegram condemning
racial injustice in the United
States of America and pledging
Negro loyalty to America was
sent to President Roosevelt on
behalf of 10000 Negro Raptists
in Chicago by the Chicago Bape
fist Ministers Conference.
The telegram which follows vas
signed by the following Negro
Baptist Leaders: DIR. l.. X. Will
liams, President National Bap-
fist Convention; DIR. L. r. Nit
chell, Pastor Zion BaptisA church
East Chicago, Indiana; DR.. D. z.
jackson, Pastor Liberty Baptist
Church; DR.. E. J.. Coles, president
Chicago Baptist Ministers Con-
ference; Dean H. M. Smith, Chi
cago Baptist Institute.
president Franklin Delano
Roosevelt,
White House,
Washington, d. c.
My dear Mr.. President:
The Omaha guide., 1939-10-28
STATE AND COUNTY SCHOOL
BOARDS FIGHT EACH OTHER
OVER EQUAL SALARY ISSUE

Baltimore Md. Oct. 25 When
Walter Mills case against the
Anne Arundel County Maryland
board of education comes up for
hearing in the United States Dis
trict Court here Thursday, Octo-
Der &c it will reveal a fight be-
tween the State and county
boards. of education in their eff
fort to get out of a bad situation.
This is the second time that
Mills, a schoolteacher at Camp
Parole, Maryland has had his case
brought before the Maryland
Courts in an effort to force the
board of education to pay him
q salary equal to that of, a white
teacher doing similar work.
Last March, when attorneys for
the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People
brought his case before Judge
Chestnut, against the state board
of education the Court ruled that
the fight should have been wag-
ed against the county board of
education
The NAACP attorneys have,
The Omaha guide., 1939-10-28
ST. LOUIS CELEBRATES
ISSUANCE OF EMANCIPA-
TION PROCLAMATION

st. Louis, Mo. Oct. 26 Calvin
Service)-5,00O persons of both
races turned out here for the
gala celebration of the 10th An
niversary of the issuance of the
Emancipation Proclamation. The
guest orator was DIR. Emmett j.
Scott, who made an i~mpassioned
plea for true democracy in Amer
lea which grants untrammeled
citizenship rights to colored men
and women.
The Omaha guide., 1939-10-28
To Save
Fugitives From
Ca. Chain Gang

the Cunningham plantation. Facts
in the case have been lain before
Attorney General Frank Murphy.
Defense attorney William Huff
told the Crusader. News Agency
Cunningham is law in Oglethrope
County, Ga, and can have any
Negro jailed by a request to the
sheriff.
Three weeks ago he swOre out
a warrant against the Woods,
father and son, and McCannon
and had them arrested here. He
charged them with burglarizing
his barn on Dee. %, 1885, al
though all three were working for
him in Georgia long after that
date.
The Woods family left on May
2, 1886 after working for Cum
%ningham for 10 years to pay off
a SIS debt.
Strongest evidence for the ae-
cused is a letter from John Alex
ander, white, who was %overseer
at the Cunningham place, to Huff
which states:
81 was overseer at the Cunning
ham place near Sandy Coves on
Dec. %, 1889. Your letter today
was the first information l had
about burglary by these men or
anyone else on that date. l never
had any trouble with these men
about stealing or otherwise"
Witnesses before Judge Bill
The Omaha guide., 1939-10-28
COURTS CURBS ACTIVE IS
OF RACE HATE PEEDLER

New York. Oct. 26 (CN u
The plans of Fritz Kuhn, .er
of the Nazi German-Amar cam
Bund to spread race hatrSd pro-
paganda in other states .ates-
pending his trial on 0ctob I 30
as a common thief were VIE kedf
this week when Judge Cornelius
F. Collins warned the + scise
chisftain that his $4,000 barr
would be revoked and he w1pal&
be reledged in Tombs prison If
he attempts to leave the state be-
fore his trial.
Tho Judges stern ing.
made at the request OF a repre-
sentative of the District Atfor-
ncy's office was interpreted as q
sign of the mounting indigna ioir
of the people against the violent
anti-semetic, anti-Negro and anti
Democratic poison spewed by
Kuhn in various parts of tho
country.
1t was disclosed that following
his release on bail a week agul
Kuhn went to Andover, N. j.
where he made a fiery address,
at a bund rally, attacking Amer
lean democratic Institutions, and
attributing his arrest as usuaf
to international Jewish bankers"
Meanwhile the Grand Jury has
started an investigation into the
circumstances surrounding tine
bail money raised foa the number
one race hatred leader of Asrer1-
ca. The money was handed to the
scout in bills ranging from ten to
one THOUSAND denominations If.
was limited that the larger ILLS
could not possibly have been de-
noted by Kuhn's rank and file
followers, most of whom are mis-
guided people of very meage4s
means.