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Evening star., 1939-10-05
partisan League
Unions May Be
Barred by A. F. |.
California Federation
Asks Action; War
Chest Is Retcined
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Oct. 5.-Ths
American Federation of Labor may
act in its 59th annual convention
to reinforce its stand against labor's
Non-Partisan League by closing the
doors of A. F. L. State and city
labor bodies to trade unionists who
belong to the league.
A request for such action was made
by the representative Of the Califor-
mia State Federation of Labor.
The federation broke with the
league in 1887 over the C. I. o. issue,
contending that the league was an
arm OF the rival labor movement led
by John L. Lewis.
Through President William Green,
the A. F. L. served notice in 1888
on all directly affiliated State feder-
ations and city central bodies to
divorce their organizations from
the league.
A resolution submitted by the Cali
fornla Federation asked the A. F. L.
convention to reaffirm its stand
against the league and to instruct
Mr.. Green to order all directly affi-
lated bodies to refuse membership
to individual A. F. L. members as
we'll as organizations who have re-
mained in the league.
The convention yesterday voted
to retain for another year the So
called war chest special assess
ment levied in the spring of 1887
when the A. F. L. chiefs began map
ping broad scale counter offensive
against the C. l. O. in the organizing
field.
Imposition of this levy started one
Of the controversies that face the
A. F. L. The International Typo
graphical Union never has paid the
assessment, its membership voting
against the levy by referendum. AS
result, I. T. U. delegates we're
expected to be denied their conven-
ton seats.
The delegates voted down an
effort to side-track temporarily the
question of carrying on the levy un-
til the convention obtained a report
on resolution to raise the regular
per capita tax on international
unions from to cents per member
per month.
Evening star., 1939-10-05
Trial Of Bergdo|I
Gets Under Way Today
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK. Oct. 5.-Pudgy
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll. America S
most notorious draft -dodger went on
trial before military tribunal to-
day on charges of desertion and con-
spiracy to escape from military GUS
tody.
The way for the actual trial was
cleared late Yesterday by the tri-
bunal's overruling of Bergdoll's con-
tentions that the statute of limita-
tions protected him from prosecution
and that he had been placed in
double jeopardy.
If convicted of the charges, the
wealthy playboy of pre-war Phila-
delphia may have to serve total of
six years behind bars. in addition to
the five years he already is serving
for draft evasion.
He based his contention for statute
OF limitations protection on claim
he spent seven years in the Phila-
delphia mansion of his mother dur
In gthe 19-year period of his sup
posed residence in Germany.
Capt. Joseph V. De P. Dillon, as
sociate prosecutor. asserted that
Bergdoll's claim of entitlement to
the benefits of the statute of limita-
tions insults ordinary intelligence"
Evening star., 1939-10-05
England Is Doubtful
OF Effective Control
OF Safety Zone
Says U. S. Alone Would
Be Able to Garry
Out Punumu Plan
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Oct. 5.-British naval
quarters declared today the smaller
American republics might find it
virtually impossible to establish ef-
fective control in carrying out the
safety zone project agreed upon in
Panama.
Only the United States, with a
large and powerful Navy, might be
able to enforce the plan around its
own coasts, a spokesman said.
Britain, he asserted, would do
everything lin her power" to aid
the American republics ideas" but
would not limit or abandon belliger-
ent rights or access to the West
Indies or other colonies.
No Statement on Legality.
The spokesman said that he could
not make a definite statement on
the legality of the safety zone, but
that obviously it would have to be
accepted by the belligerent powers
and enforced by the American par
ticipating powers" to have any
effect.
To a question as to whether the
zone idea might give Germany any
advantage over the allied powers,
the Spokesman only reiterated that
If the project were carried forward
1t would have to be enforced.
Turning to the sinking on Satur-
day of the British freighter Clement
by an armed raider" off the coast
of Brazil, the spokesman said that
all three Of Germany's pocket bat
tleships" most certainly were in
Germany at the outbreak of the
war"
Survivors have identified the
raider as the lo,000-ton pocket bat
tleship Admiral Scheer.
Must Have Run Blockade.
IT any one of the three ships Of
this type was responsible for the
attack on the Clement. the spokes-
man said, she must have succeeded
in slipping through the British
blockade of the North Sea.
Rear Admiral Sir Murray Sueter,
retired naval officer and a con-
servative member of the House Of
Commons, gave notice today he
would. ask Winston Churchill, first
lord of the admiralty, on Wednes-
day:
If he will inquire whether moth
er ships are being used by the
Dominican government to refuel
German submarines operating in
the Caribbean Sea and what ac-
ton is being taken to prevent the
use OF ex-rum-runners of the Amer
ican Coast, North Atlantic, to sup
ply Germany's submarines with oil,
fuel and water"
Evening star., 1939-10-05
Monopoly Hearing
Told Pipelines Lower
Cost Of Gasoline
Washington Attorney
Cites Advantage in
Transportation
BY the Associated Press.

An-attorney for the American Pc
troleum Institute told the Federal
Monopoly Committee yesterday that
pipelines "unquestionably" had low
cred the retail cost of gasoline and
oil.
The witness, Fayette B. Dow of
this city. testified that he believed
the pipelines had done more than
any other single factor to increase
competition in the petroleum indus
try, although he conceded. with
qualifications, that refinery owners
of pipelines held a competitive ad-
vantage over non-integrated COM
panies
Mr.. Dow opposed enforcement of
pipelines companies from the oil
companies on the ground it would
leave existing grievances against
the pipelines unsatisfied and create
some new ones.
He said pipelines rendered the in
dustry something more than Just
transportation service, in that they
furnished both small and large re-
flneries dependable access to their
sources of supply.
Tracing in detail the growth, costs
and trends of petroleum transpor-
tation, the witness cautioned the
committee against formulating con-
illusions about that phase of the in
dustry too soon. He declared the
committee was getting its picture of
the situation while the industry was
in the midst of transportation
revolution"
Questioned concerning the effect
OF pipelines on competition, Mr.. Dow
replied:
Pipelines unquestionably have
reduced transportation costs and,
over the years, unquestionably those
savings have been passed on to the
consumer"
Discussing the effect of the pipe
lines on the railroads, Mr.. Dow said
the latter had hel dtheir petroleum
traffic remarkably we'll" during the
last 10 years in comparison with
their experience with other COM
modities.
Evening star., 1939-10-05
Southeastern Europe
Worried by Next
Russian Move
Long Stoy Of Turkeys
Minister in Moscow
Held Bod Sion
BY RICHARD MOWRER,

BUCHAREST, Oct. 5.-Apprehen-
sions for the future weigh heavily
over Rumania as a complete mystery
continues, the mystery Of conversa-
tions between Turkish Foreign Min
ster Sukru Saracoglu, spokesman for
the Balkans, and Russian Premier
Foreign Minister Vyacheslaff Molo-
toff.
The protracted stay of Saracoglu
in Moscow is taken, in some quar-
ters here, to be bad sign. Belief
is increasing that the discussions
are proving difficult and are of wider
scope than anticipated.
With Russia's precedent in Poland
and the Baltic states fresh in their
minds, the Rumanians cannot help
anticipate with great uneasiness pos
sible Russian action in this direc-
ton. So far Russia has been win
ming the second great war Without
going to war against anybody, Soviet
Russia has absorbed almost half of
Poland, brought the Baltic states
under its control, and seized posi-
tions of strategic value in the Baltic
Sea. 1t is now in process of extend
ing its influence toward the Balkans.
German Influence WeakenS.
/ The fact remains that by advanc-
ing westward Russia has decreased
German influence in this part Of
the world and increased its own.
Allied influence here is secondary
for the simple reason that France and
Britain are far away and on the
defensive and Russia is very near
and shifting its weight dangerously.
For years the Soviets have coveted
Rumanian Bessarabia. 1t seems
likely that the fate of this province
Is being considered now in Moscow.
Since Russia is doing things on a
large scale. it is possible that it will
express the intention of increasing
Its hold on the Black Sea just as it
has increased its hold on the Baltic.
In this connection. it is interest,"
ing to recall that during the past
two years France and Britain toyed
with the idea of converting Con-
stanza into a naval base-this with
gleeful Rumanian approval. They
finally dropped the idea on the
theory that the Dardanelles were
more important and that friendship
with Turkey would insure the main
tenance of the Dardanelles on the
allied side.
Russia Biggest Menace.
Today Russia is believed to be toy
ing with the idea of taking over
Constanta and making it into a
naval base. Nobody here knows for
sure. But it seems certain that Rus
sian pressure is being applied to the
Turks, and that if this pressure is
strong the Dardanelles will come
more under Russian control than
allied control.
The longer Saracoglu is kept in
Moscow, the less many people here
like it. Whatever happens, the fu-
ture looks black for Southeastern
Europe. It looks like a long war.
II Germany is crushed. who will
protect the Balkans against Rus
sia2 If the Germans win, who will
protect the Balkans from Germany?
So far as Southeastern Europe is
concerned, the great menace at the
moment is that great, unknown guam
tity. Soviet Russia, which has begun
to move.
(copyrisht, 1899, By Chicago Daily News
Evening star., 1939-10-05
Bndhouse Keeper
Al Zoo Prepares for
Antarctic Trip.
Malcolm Davis Hopes to
Capture Some Seals
And Peneuins
Ry w, H, SHIPPEN. Jr


Malcolm Davis is completing his
preparations for a jaunt to the
Antarctic after penguins, sea leop-
ards and other creatures.
The chief keeper at the Zoos
bicdhouse has collected animals in
a lot of hot countries, but this is
the first time he ever thought of 60
ing near the South Pole.
When news came that he was to
sign on with Admiral Byrd's expedi-
tion, and sail from Boston in the
North Star in a few weeks, Mr.
Davis began to wonder if he should
ask Mrs. Davis to pack his winter
woolens and perhaps a pair of ear
muffs.
He was relieved to say the last on
learning that the expeditions vet
Grams would outfit him from "the
skin out" as he had picked up prac-
tically no information about parkas,
sealskin boots, ETC., while hunting
tigers in the East Indies, collecting
a rhino in India and jungle speci-
mems in the American tropics.
Working on Nets.
Mr.. Davis is under orders to re-
port to the North Star at Boston
the goth Of this month, and the ship
probably will sail fortnight later
Just now the collector is busy with
q number OF thingSa thick net to
make pen for his penguins df he
gets any and another to spread
over the sea or ice foes for seals.
On former expeditions Admiral
Byrd returned with a flock of
emperor penguins-huge fellows
standing 4 feet high. Mr.. Davis
hopes to come away with some of
these, as we'll as the much smaller
Adele variety. Too, there are four
kinds of seals to be had, Mr.. Davis
hopes.
The most spectacular is the sea
leopard, a spotted specimen with
swapping jaws and long teeth for
feeding on penguins. Also there is
the crab-eating seal. None OF these
ANIMALS in the Far South has any
fear of man, Mr.. Davis has been
told. but he is taking along a few
nets just in case.
Trough by the Cavalry.
The keeper also will take aboard
lumber for building cages and some
collapsible canvas horse troughs.
loaned by the cavalry at Fort Myer,
to serve as swimming pools for his
pets on the way home-that is, II
he gets any
The North Star will 20 through
the Canal and head across the South
Pacific for New Zealand. There
Mr., Davis plans to lay in stock of
sea food for his misunderstanding.
crabs and fish. He understands that
such food is hard to come by on the
ice barrier, beneath which the
ocean is at least 1000 feet deep.
Mr.. Davis probably will spend a
month or six weeks on the ice bar
rier. returning with the supply ship
Bear. This ship should arrive back
in the States next Spring. after a
stop in Southern Chile. The keeper
already is planning to collect speci-
mems in Chile and Panama on the
homeward voyage.
Mr.. Davis will be 40 years old next
Christmas Day. He hopes to cele-
brate the double event in camp near
Little America.
II his friends here give him any
presents, however, they had better
shop early.
Evening star., 1939-10-05
Weekend Retreat
Services Announced

The Washington Retreat House,
1000 Hardwood road NE, will have
a closed weekend retreat, con-
Quoted by the Rev. Herbert F. Gal
lagher. o. F. NJ, of the Franciscan
Monastery, beginning tomorrow for
the Montgomery County Federation
of Catholic Women. Miss Marie
Culver is in charge of arrangements.
The Washington Retreat League
will resume its fall meetings Tues
day at pm. at the house. The
Rev. John S. Spence of the Shrine
of the Sacred Heart, spiritual di-
rector of the league, will make the
opening address, it was announced.
Evening star., 1939-10-05
Invasion Of Sinkianq
By Russians Secuted
BY Radio to The Star,

By Radio to The Star.
TOXIC, Oct. 5.-Col B. r. Mul.
lally, British military attache newly
arrived from India, declared today
that reports of the invasion Of
Singiang (Chinese Turkestan), by
the Soviet Army Should be taken
with the greatest reserve
He said that the British Embassy
here has so far received no word
from the British consulate at KaSh-
gar tending to confirm the Sinkiang
story.
(The Star has received no reports
of a Russian invasion Of Chinese
Turkestan to which the above story
refers. 1t may have been held up
by the censors0
Evening star., 1939-10-05
DohIio Show to Open
In Tokomu Toniqht

The 22d annual dahlia show, under
the auspices of the Takoma Horti-
cultural Club, will open at o'clock
tonight in the firehouse community
hall, Carroll and Denwood avenues.
The final display will open at 9 am.
tomorrow and close at the same hour
tomorrow night.
There will be 40 classes and q
special certificate of recognition
will be awarded to the most out
standing exhibit. The judges are
U. S. Shoemaker and James H.
Kesecker.
Evening star., 1939-10-05

The disturbance that was east Of Man.
tucket, Mass. Wednesday morning con-
tinues to advance northeastward being
central about latitude A. N. and longi-
tude $50 W. Another disturbance is NOV
Ing northward over Minnesota. Bemidji,
p94 g millibars (29.3S inchesl. with .
trough extending southeastward to Iowa
and thence southwestward to Oklahoma.
Atlantic. South Atlantic and east Gulf
states Raleigh. n, C.. 1.923;0 millibars
(3O.2l incheS. and over Utah, Modena,
the last "A hours rains have occurred in
the North Pacific States and showers and
states and the upper Mississippi and lower
Missouri Valleys. Temperatures have risen
in the Mississippi Valley. the Ohio Valley
fallen over the southern Plains States the
southern Rocky Mountain region and the
extreme west portion OF the west Gulf
Evening star., 1939-10-05
Golden Cote Exposition
To Close October 70
By the Associated Press.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 5-The
Golden Gate International Exposi-
ton will close October 70 instead Of
December 2, Leland w. Cutler,
president of the fair. said yesterday.
Lack of attendance was believed
the reason, but Mr.. Cutters state
ment did not mention this.
The exposition, built on a 400
acre man-made island in the bay,
opened February 18 amid forecasts
of 10000, 900 attendance. Attend
ance to date totaled only $3.50, TAT.
Evening star., 1939-10-05
Mason for IS Years

HOLLISTER, Calf. Oct. S R.-
Dan Mcdonald, 102. will receive the
first 75-year pin ever awarded by
the Masonic Lodge at an unprece-
dented ceremony Friday. He joined
the order at his native Lochaber,
Nova Scotia, May 30, 1865.
Evening star., 1939-10-05
Weather Report

furnish ' he
CombiaScatered to broken clouds with slowly rising
gentle south southwest
becoming moderate tomorrow.
vgaParty cloudy tonight slowly
rising temperature.
vginia-Broken tonight rising
peature
Evening star., 1939-10-05
Repsrt for Last p Hours.

Record fer Las4 - Hsurs.
Qrom noon yesterday to noon today)
Hithest. 81. at pm. yesterday. Year
Lowest, ~. 8 An. today. Year ago. ~.
Record TeaDsratures This Year.
highest 100. on September 3.
Lowest, II, on February 23.
Humidity for Last ~ aears.
Urom noon yesterday to noon today.)
Highest. 96 per cent, at am today.
Lowest, IL per cent, at IL an. today.
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers muddy
1t Harpefs Ferry; Potomac very muddy
At Great Falls today.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast
and 0eodetic eurveN)
Fish ----------- l2:Ms an. i:04 an. n
Hish I ----------- 1873 1923 pm. i:3g pm.
TAs San and Neon.
Rises. eetA
sSn. a|Sn. sSsas sonorrov- s:9s S:45
Moon. today----- 1880 Pm. 12;3s pm.
AQtoHobtls lghts must b turned q
Evening star., 1939-10-05

Automatic telephones are being
introduced into 1raq.
Evening star., 1939-10-05

LEADS THE FlELDMe shorey ef Of East Potomac Park is
shown being congratulated by Ralph Beach Of Baltimore Md
president of the Middle Atlantic Professional Golfers
ton, for his early lead of II in the Middle Atlantic p
tournament being held at the Columbia Country Club.
STAR stah Photo.
Evening star., 1939-10-05

FURNISHED by United States Coast
ana 0eodetic eurveN)
Evening star., 1939-10-05

Fsreign Stations.
moon. Greenwich time. today
Stations. Temperaturs. Weather.
Horta QayaD. Asores-. 81 Cloudy
The Valley settler., 1939-08-04

The M@tanuaka Valley and Anchor ; ago Ho@omnlAers Camp is now sched- u96d for Illi@s1ay, Br1dqyand
 Saturday August 1O,1 Il and l2 at Kin1s Ldz e. The charge will be il.C0 DOT person ard all =. those de3i rin5 to attend NU8T ro istor at Miss H.J. .Zimmor1lan Is office not lotor than Monday August 7. Hiss Zimmerman will be in her office in Pal nor all that day. This is important because a sufficient number will be necessary before final details and arrangements can be made. If only afew plan on going, the cCap would not be worth while, therefore, all arc urged to re- Gistor who possibly can.
The Valley settler., 1939-08-04
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The North1and Pioneer Grange will postpone their regular business meeting held every second Thursday of the month. This decision h as beon reached because of the moasle. quarantine in the valleys It is desirable to urge every member to attend the next regular meeting whi ch will be held in the Grange fall September IA. At this meeting S one import ant business will be discussod Whi ch all members should be in- terosted in and must be there to vOto on it.
The Valley settler., 1939-08-04
Seward All members
 Here With Leaders

Here With Leaders TWenty six moEbers of the Seward 4-H Clubs and three Leaders spent Q short time in Palmer and left for Anchorage on Wednesday,. Leaders woro Mr. and Claude Berg in charge Of the girls with Assistant lCcder Miss Myers. Mr. .3allor Was in charge of the garden clubs.
 An interesting program was plan ned for tl-eir intortoinnent by Howard Estelle and Miss Zinrne rnan Mr. .T1i a31t greatly helped to mako their visit Snjoyoblo by grant, in6 worry roGs Onablo rates for the bus transportation Whi ch took all members about the valley on sight, -soeing tours.
The Valley settler., 1939-08-04

Bill and Frod Caslor ere moving onto t1o Ripple place end will harvest tho crop for the ARRC They havo already taken over their duties: and will move in just &o soon as the Pipplo fami ly Vccate the house.
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The Valley settler., 1939-08-04
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Last Saturday there was q daaag- ing raj n and hail storm over in the Expo riment Station vicinity. Garden vegetables wore damaged
 to some extent and the leaves
 foll off the trees like they do in the fall. Other parts of
 tho valley did not got tho hail.
The Valley settler., 1939-08-04
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FLASR--- Speaking of homo town loyality, we suro llavo it horo
 in Palmer. A gentleman WG~s hoard to ask for a ticket to the Worl s Fair at the local depot. The usually ob1igin6 station Agent was hoard to remark, Hell NO, Wero are going to have Q Fair
 in Pal mer this fal1."
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The Valley settler., 1939-08-04
LOCALS

Mir. Barker and family have che cked oub of the Matanuska Valley colony and are moving to Anchorage just as soon as a house can be found for the fanlil ly. Mi. Barker has found employment in Anchorage.
The Valley settler., 1939-08-04
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again resume regular church
 services on the second Sunday of August. The quarantine will be lifted at that time unless more new cases appear which is not
 expected
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-07-13
Czech Patriotism
Cincinnati Enquirer)


 Many persons with some knowledge of the Czech people asserted last March. when Czechosovakia was seized by Germany that Czechs would accept dence of this apart from the sullen reception given to German troops police and officials. But in the last few weeks there has been abundant evidence that the Czech people intend to make their conquerors sorry for their rashness.
 Thousands of former Czech soldiers have escaped into Poland many of these going on to France. There they are enrolled in Czech egons ready at any time to add their skill and courage to the forces opposing Naz Germany They have the advantage of long, thorough training, and the reckless courage of men who must fight to regain their own freedom There are at least 10000 of them already organized.
 The spirit of resistance also shows in the Skoda and other munitions plants-whch were one of Hit ler's strongest reasons for sezing an alien country never part of Germany. Costly machinery that will take months repair replace has been wrecked by discreet bits of sabotage The saboeurs rarely prehended, so loyal all Czechs to their cause.
 Whether the occasional killing of German police to be traced to Czech resistance cannot be de- termined It might just easily be the work of Ger agents provocateurs. Or in the Kladno incident, the assassination" may have come out of a tavern brawl among German police relaxing unduy in their hours off duty.
 Despite the censorship there reports that German troops stationed in Bohemia and Morava are saying they would prefer service at the front when comes to surveillance of stubborn and resource fu people the Czechs. They would feel safer in the firing line than when quartered among people utterly unreconciled to Naz tyranny. The Ger man policy of severe repression only heighten this fierce hostility.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-07-13
Fairy Tale Is Reenaeted al Fritz Cove

There as similarity with the old fairy tale of the witch that drank unwittingly of her own poison brew in the story told about town today of Cliff Brown, the barber's practi- cal joke at Aux Bay.
 Brownie" has home on the Fritz Cove road, and a cruiser moored in. his front yard" to float connected with grotesque tumble into the bay. walk
 Crossing these logs to shore is delicate process and many a friend has furnished Brownie" laugh with grotesque tumble int othe bay.
 Last night, after returning from a successful fishing trip to Aaron Island. Bob Schoettler, manager of the Baranof Hotel, Rod Darnell, operator of the Triangle Cleaners, and Brown, plac d wager Cat Browns cunning instance) that the trickiest of the logs could not be ne- gotiated safely.
 Loss of an outrigger log had made the log crossing worthy of wager. Darnell n eg o t ia ted it safely and Scoettler as well.
 Brownie" fell in.