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Evening star., 1939-01-08

was later called Gear" Of the House
when Speaker, had distinguished
career for>achievement and length
OF service. He was still q mem
Der at 81. He first came to Con-
gress In 1873 and served in % Con-
crosses and received So votes for the
presidential nomination at the Re-
publican National Convention in
1908.
Others Well Beyond 80.
Senator Edmund w. Pettus of
Alabama was in service when he
was 86. He had been a brigadier
general In the Confederate Army.
Born in 1921, he came to the Sen
ate in 1897 and served 10 years until
his death in 1907.
Senator Francis E. Warren OF
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Granville Jacobs has personally trained more
business men and 1Uonaen in public speaking,
during the past t,Uo years. than any other
instructor in the United States He has been
training adults in effective speaking and in
dealing Nth people for the past t,DeIue gears
Many leading business and financial institu-
tions haze engaged his services to Improve
their personnel In customer relations and
salesnldnshtp.
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Meet at CherryduIe

The Woman's Club of Cherrydale,
Va, will meet at Pm. Friday at
the Cherrydale Library on the Lee
highway.
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Granville Jacobs directs your from the beginning
to the end Of the You will know hn-he will know
you Coach Rockne developed oAmeeon football players
because he knew his personoIy-they knew him. They
received pesonoized coaching That what this training
gives you
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One Wall St., New York City
he Conducts the Course

Granville B. Jacobs hos had wide experience not only
os on instructor, but oso as proctieoI business
man. Hos held key positions in direct soes, soIes
Corporation Of Chicoeo Awarded the L. c. Roberts
Fellowship for advanced study OF Columbia Uni
versity, New York, le22-le23. Special lecturer ot
the Walton School Of Commerce ond ot LoyoIo Uni
versity, Chieoeo. en9oeed by eodne organizations
such os the White Motor Truck Co.. Butler Brothers,
Baltimore; The Glen FoIs Insurance Co.; The Finon-
eio' Advertisers Association Of America; The Sofe
Deposit Association Of Washington, D. c.; Real
Estote Boord Of Baltimore
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served in Congress from 1895 to
1905.
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Summary Of the Course

you will look forward eagerly every session. Meetings
held week for weeks Each meeting consists
Of two sessions, dinner and class session. You will
speak at both Throughout the course you ore trained
to develop self confidence prepare and boil down
talk hold attention acquire pose improve
your gestures train your voice use quotations
Introduce speaker. Special evenings ore reserved
for Strategy in Dealing with People" remembering
names and foces building mental index for ready
when your feet, before audience
This is condensed outline Of the course. For first
hand impression, visit the open meeting.
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Other ironers claim ",wo open
ends" but only Ironri,e has
double-open.end roll. shoe and
feed board. You can't imagine
how much faster and easier this
makes your ironing. No roll
support TO get in your way.
Irons largest tablecloths with.
out creasing. Irons every gar.
ment from right or left side, on
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Personal COuchine-
sion Except Two Conducted by Granville Jacobs

The Granville Jacobs method bosed on personal insrac.
hon Mr. Jacobs will not accept more students than he
can train personally Personal training important to you
1t you want to develop your speaking obiIy the high
est level Of effectiveness Granville Jacobs conducts every
class session, except woond these two directed by
specialists OF notono reputation in the field Of speech
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Speaking Clubs Formed

In Washington and in other cities where the 0ron-
vile B. Jacobs course hos been given, graduate
speaking clubs have been formed All who have
token this course welcome to attend meetings
Of these clubs.
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either side Of material, with
equal convenience.
You have full use Of entire
roll and shoe. No dual ther.
mostats are needed. More eco.
nomical to operate and far
easier, too. No sliding or twist.
ing on your chair. Ask for
free Ironrite demonstration to.
day!
Evening star., 1939-10-14
Turkey Is Expected
To Sign Soviet and
Allied Paets Together
Most of Russiun Demund!
Believed to Have
Been Rejected
BY Radio TO The Star.

BY Radio TO The Star.
PARIS. Oct. 14.-The simultaneous
signature at Ankara of a nom
aggression pact between Russia and
Turkey and the long delayed accord
between Turkey, France and Great
Britain is imminent
1t is believed here that Turkey
has rejected most of Russias de-
mands and that it's understanding
with Russia will in no way be in
compatible with its forthcoming
agreement with the democracies.
The Straits question is to be set
tied on the basis of the Montreux
tSwitzerland convention signed in
1885. BY virtue of this convention.
in case of Turkish neutrality during
war Turkey would allow the passage
through the Straits of all warships
to total tonnage of 10000 for each
nationality.
1t is understood that in case any
Balkan power is attacked by either
Germany or Russia this clause will
be applied by Turkey. notwithstand-
ing its non aggression pact with
Russia.
Thus Turkeys commitments with
Russia are harmonized with its pact
with the democracies.
tCopyrisht, 1889. by the Chicago Daily
News Inc)
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The War Situation

believed that Turkey had stood
against most of Russia's demands
and that any non-aggression pact
Turkey would sign with Moscow
will not be incompatible with
Anksra's agreements with the
allies. page AID
Norway, Denmark and Finland
welcomed the invitation from
King Gustaf v of Sweden to at
tend a conference at Stockholm
next Wednesday as an opportu-
nifty for a new declaration of
Scandinavian Solidarity" States
men of all three countries
praised Gustaf's suggestion that
they meet to discuss mutual prob
lens created by the European
conflict. page AID
In Moscow Finnish Russian
conversations were indefinitely
postponed, leading diplomatic cir
cles in the Russian capital to be-
ieve that Finland had been faced
with proposals she would find diff
ficult to accept. Reports circu-
lated that Russia had asked the
right to establish naval bases on
certain Finnish islands in the
Gulf Of Finland. page AID
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End of Moscow Talks
Is Expected Today

MOSCOW, Oct. IA (P,.-Soviet Rus
sia, busily engaged in diplomat tic
moves to extend her influence in the
Baltic and Black Sea regions, was
expected today to conclude talks with
Turkish delegation.
Russian Turkish agreement on
control of the Black Sea and the
Dardanelles was reported imminent.
Lacking official comment observers
expressed belief that Russia and
Turkey also would define their mu-
tual attitudes toward the European
war.
The actual pact was expected
within day or two. The Kremlin
had postponed Baltic talks with
Finland in order to confer with For
eign Minister Sukru Saracoglu of
Turkey. DR.. Juho Kusti Paasikivi,
head of the Finnish delegation, was
believed to be awaiting further in
structions from his government.
Tass, official news agency, pub
lished an exchange of greetings be-
tween Russia and Lithuania as a
(See TURKEY. Page A-8D
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Germany scored her second un-
disputed major success in her
campaign against Britain's naval
might today with the sinking Of
the battleship Royal Oak, Is, ,150-
ton veteran of the battle of Jut-
land. The loss of the battleship,
one of the Is capital ships in the
British navy, was announced by
the admiralty in a terse COM
munique which expressed belief
she was the victim of "U-boat
action" page AID
On the. western front military
action was still dragging with the
prospect of a possible German
offensive soon. The French de-
clared they had destroyed three
Rhine River bridges yesterday
in order to forestall an expected
German drive. North of the Up
per Rhine sector the Germans
were said to have big concentra-
tions of tanks. heavy artillery and
about two million men. (Page
AID.
From Paris it was reported that
Turkey was ready to sign pacts
with both Soviet Russia and
Great Britain and France. It was
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Bridges Blasted
To Bar German
Drive, Soy French
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
PARIS, Oct. 14.-French military
advices said today the destruction
by the French of three big railway
bridges over the Rhine River was
to forestall any attempted German
surprise offensive into French AL
SAGE.
This action, which was announced
by the Berlin high command yes
terday. was taken after heavy Ger.
man troop concentrations were re-
ported along the frontier from Lau-
terbourg to Switzerland, heretofore
a relatively quiet area.
The bridges destroyed were those
connecting Haguenau and Rastadt,
Colmar and Fribourg- En- -Brisgau
and Mulhouse and Mulheim. Only
two bridges remain across this por-
tion Of the historic river, both at
Strasbourg, where they are incor-
porated in the Maginot and Seigfried
Lines. 1t was indicated at least one
OF these would be spared for the
time being.
Nazis Ready for Offensive.
North of the upper Rhine sector
the Germans were reported in
French advices to have massed
enough tanks and heavy artillery be-
tween the Rhine and the Moselle to
launch a large-scale offensive at
any moment. On this sector no
natural barrier such as the Rhine
separates the two armies.
The French said the Nazi troops
manning the 1OO-mile Rhine
Moselle front were veterans of the
Polish campaign.
French officers estimated the total
German strength on the two main
fronts, upper Rhine and Rhine
Moselle. and in close reserve at
1000 900 men.
The Rhine-Moselle concentrations,
coupled with sudden lull in per-
slstent activity of German patrols,
Kept French outposts on the alert as
rain and fog settled over the lines
after a day of clear, crisp weather.
A brief period of inactivity after
several days of intense skirmishing
was said by military experts fire.
Quently to presage heavy assault.
Concrete Barriers Remain.
The region in which the bridges
were destroyed Is that which ex-
tends from the Swiss border to the
apex jutting into Germany near
Lauterbourg.
At both the German and French
extremities Of the bridges still
standing. concrete barriers have
been built with open rings through
which the bridges can be swept
from either side by machine guns.
To either side of the bridgeheads
trenches have been dug, wire en-
tanglements erected and the areas
fully manned. Along the German
side are three series of blockhouses,
many equipped with anti-tank guns
and artillery.
The morning communique of the
general staff said the night was
calm" but mentioned artillery ac-
tivity on both sides in the region
east of the Moselle. The unfavor-
able weather. it was indicated,
sharply curtailed aerial activity.
In the south, along the Rhine. the
Germans were reported installing
(See PARIS, Page A-8)
Evening star., 1939-10-14
Scandinavia Halls
Gustaf' s Invitation
To Conference
Statesmen Welcome
Opportunity to Express
Solidarity Of Nations
BY the Associated Press.

STOCKHOLM, Oct. 14-Norway,
Finland and Denmark today well
coined Sweden's invitation to con-
ference here next Wednesday as an
opportunity for a new declaration
of Scandinavian solidarity
From statesmen of all three coun-
tries came words of praise for King
Gustaf's suggestion that they meet
to discuss mutual problems created
by the European conflict.
The Scandinavian press joined
official spokesmen in acclaiming the
call to a conference. The Copen-
hagen National Tidende declared
editorially:
"A meeting of the chiefs of the
Northern states will show the world
that four Nordic states acknowledge
their unity and that an attack
against one of them will be an at
tack against all
Finnish Crisis Held Basis.
While the specific questions to be
discussed were not disclosed. in
formed observers were convinced
that the apparent crisis which Fin
land faces in her relations with
Soviet Russia would play an impor-
tant part in the conversations.
DR.. Halvdan Koht. Norway's for
eign minister. said in a statement
at Oslo that the meeting was called
both because of the general Euro
pean situation and the special sit
uation in connection with Finland" "
In general, it was expected the
conference would deal with a pro-
gram for mutual assistance in main
tanning neutrality and in lessening
the economic hardships created by
the war.
Some diplomatic circles expressed
belief that Sweden. with her gold
reserves, might grant loans to her
tSee SCANDINAVIA, Page ABB
Evening star., 1939-10-14
Four Killed, "a Injured
In BIockout Troin Crash
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Oct. 1.-THE first
serious train wreck during Britain's
wartime "blackout" sent steel
helmeted air raid precaution forces
into action today.
At least four persons were killed
and "a others injured in the acci-
dent last night when the second
section of the Scottish Express from
London ran into the first at Blet-
chley Station, As miles north Of
here, in "blackout" darkness
deepened by a heavy rain.
: Rescuers worked in the rain,
smoke and steam, aided only by dim
blue lights. until authorities lifted
the blackout restrictions h the
vicinity Of the wreck.
Evening star., 1939-10-14
Prince to Seek Citizenship

PULLMAN, Wash, Oct. IA R.-
Prince Hubertus Zu Lowenstein, who
fled Austria when that nation was
absorbed by Germany, said today
he would seek American citizenship.
Zu Loewenstein is at Washington
State College for three weeks of
lecturing and conferences under
sponsorship of the Carnegie Founda-
ton for International Peace.
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st. Johns Wins, 1877

St. Johns defeated . scrappy
Anacostia football team, 13 to I.
in a hard fought game at Eastern
Stadium this morning.
Playing without the services of
Frank Cady, backfield star, and
Ed Fogarty, end, both Of whom
were hurt in the Central game
Monday night, st. Johns scored
all Of its points In the second
quarter.
Evening star., 1939-10-14
Americans Members
OF Russian 0GPU,
Dies Probe Is Told
Former Official Testifies
Much Secret information
Is Obtoined

A former official in the control
department of Amtorg, Soviet trad
ing organization in the United
States. told the House Committee on
Un- American Activities today that
some Americans were members of
the Ogpu. Russian secret police.
The witness. Robert Pitcoff. now
a New York elecA'ician. gave the in
formation during testimony on the
operations of Amtorg and the extent
to which it co-operated with the
Communist party of the United
States. He said he had been trans
port control manager for the agency
for four years. and had been a
member of the Communist party in
this country from 1926 to 1893.
The Ogpu agents are not all Rus
sians.' Pitcoff said. t"Some of them
are Americans"
Offered Secret Police Job.
He then related that in 1881 he
had been offered a position as a
Russian secret service agent In the
naval forces of some foreign power" ("
He said the offer was made by an
official Of the Communist party, but
he demurred against revealing the
name. Rhea Whitley, committee
counsel. said, however, the name
was in his possession.
Pitcof said he hesitated about &C.
cepting the Job on the ground he
was not equipped for it. and was
told he would be sent to Russia for
two years training.
He finally declined the offer, he
said.
In response to questions by Chair
man Dies, the witness said it was
the practice of the Communist party
to recruit American members as Sc
cret agents because they would have
better access" to industrial plants
and other places in this country. =.
Pitcof declared that in the early
days of the party's history in the
United States, a special attempt was
made to establish factory nuclei"
in American plants and that par
ticNlar stress was laid on war in
dustries."
Sent Commissions to u. S.
He said Russia sent numerous
commissions to the United States to
procure any possible information,
secret or otherwise, in American in
dustrial plants. He also declared
Amtorg had q special department
headed by Soviet military officials
which had purchased many engines
and obsolete planes in American
plants.
The witness said the Russians
were especially anxious to procure
any information they could about
the aviation industry because Amer
ican planes were considered superior
to those of other countries.
The Amtorg, he explained, ar
ranged for the visits of the special
Russian missions to study industrial
conditions. One commission, he de-
clared, never stayed more than two
or three months, when 1t was fol-
lowed by another.
Got Much Secret Data.
BY visiting the industrial plants
and through the purchase of equip
ment, Pitcoff said, the Russians
were unable to get much secret in
formation. Some Of this informa-
tion, he indicated. was furnished BY
Communist party members em-
ployed in the plants.
If a Communist party member
in any plant is requested for infor-
nation he's certainly going to try
to obtain it, he declared.
The witness said he Joined the
(see UN-AMERlCAN, Page A-s0
Evening star., 1939-10-14
james Would Rather
Be Country Lawyer
By the Associated Press.

HARRISBURG, Pa, Oct. 14.-Af-
ter 10 months in Office. Arthur H.
James says he would just as soon be
q plain old country lawyer when
his term as Governor of Pennsylvania
Is over.
"Only three more years and two
months" he sighed when asked how
he likes his 8.000-a-year job.
The Governor would like it more
If he didn't have to climb S. steps
to get to his bedroom in the executive
mansion. an ancient building without
elevators.
Evening star., 1939-10-14
Paralysis Bon CunceIs Come

DURANGO, Colo, Oct. IA R.-
The New Mexico Normal-Fort Lewis
Agricultural College football game
was Cancelled because of infantile
paralysis in La Plata County. Health
ofncers banned all public assemblies
In Durango and the county after
nine cases were quarantined.
Evening star., 1939-10-14
u. S. Ship Picks Up
80 Survivors of
Burned Tanker
BY the Associated Press,

NEW YORK, Oct. l4.-The
American freighter Black Hawk
reported today it had rescued
80 survivors of the French
tanker Emile Miguel. destroyed
by fire of the Irish coast
Thursday. One was reported
dead.
Evening star., 1939-10-14
Bulletins

Harry David Absher. 8, of 1929
Alabama avenue Sc died in
Casualty Hospital this morning
of injuries received in fall from
tree in the $500 block of Thirty
second street Sc. Police said the
boy fell 40 feet, landing on his
head. His skull was crushed and
his neck injured. The fall oc-
CURED about 10 am. and the
child died about 1870 am.
He was the son of Vernis M.
Absher, president of the Absher
Motor Co. and prominent in civic
affairs.
Evening star., 1939-10-14
Three Turkey Days SET

DENVER. Oct. IA tP.-Colorado
has three turkey days" Besides
November % and November 80,
Thanksgiving Days proclaimed by
President Roosevelt and Gov. Carr,
Colorado turkey growers will OBJ
serve an October 18 turkey day" as
a promotion event.
Evening star., 1939-10-14
Finland and Russia
Postpone ParIeys
Indefinitely
Helsinki Speeds
Defense Preparations
Against Raids
BY the Associated Press.

HELSINKI, Oct. 14.-Indefinlte
postponement of further Finnish
Soviet Russian talks in Moscow led
diplomatic circles to believe today
that Finland had been faced with
proposals she would find difficult to
accept.
While the foreign Office main
tanned silence on the progress of the
conversations. reports circulated in
| the capital that Russia had asked
the right to establish naval bases on
certain Finnish islands in the Gulf
of Finland.
However. Government quarters
noted with apparent satisfaction
that Russia's negotiations with Fin
land were taking much longer than
those with Latvia and Estonia.
New Erkko Talk Tonight.
Spokesman said they did not think
it likely the Finnish delegation
would return from Moscow before
the Stockholm conference October
18 in which the Kings of Sweden,
Norway and Denmark and the Pres
ident of Finland are to discuss their
mutual interests.
Foreign Minister Elias Erkko,
whose radio speech to the United
States early Friday morning was
Cancelled because the German gov
ernment-controlled radio declined to
relay a political program, will ad-
dress the United States Sunday at
2:45 am, Helsinki time G:45 pm.
Saturday, E. S. t..
Finnish spokesmen said Erkkos
second speech would be relayed
through Germany by telephone to
Basel, Switzerland. where it will be
transmitted to the United States.
Signs of intense activity in the
foreign Office apparently indicated
close study of reports which Dr.
Juho Kusti Paasikivi, head of the
Finnish delegation. was believed to
have relayed from Moscow. Lights
burned far into the night in the
ministry.
Preparations Speeded.
Meanwhile preparations to meet
any contingency went forward at an
accelerated pace. A government
decree, ordering Finnish civilians to
hold themselves ready to work
directly or indirectly for the ma
tional defense put into effect regu-
lations previously drawn up for
wartime emergencies.
Provincial elections scheduled for
December As will postponed in
definitely, usually reliable sources
said. Retail liquor stores, con-
trolled by the Finnish government
liquor monopoly, were closed yes
terday for an indefinite period:
Bombproof shelters were being
constructed in many vacant lots in
Helsinki. Every apartment house
was advised to provide itself with
first aid equipment, and a leader
was named in each to take charge
Of removing the occupants to a
place OF safety In the event Of air
raids.
Evening star., 1939-10-14
Weather Forecast

From the United states Wea ther Bureau report.
Full details on Page A-2
Fair, much colder tonight with light
frost, heavy in suburbs; minimum to-
night about "a, lower in suburbs: tomor-
row fair Temperatures today-High-
est, 81. at pm; lowest, 50, at 6 am.
Evening star., 1939-10-14

(See PARIS, Page A-8)
Evening star., 1939-10-14

(See TURKEY. Page A-8.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-07-15
FOR
silver MINERS
FOR TWO YEARS

BUTTE-'More men viii be
put to work and the relief burden
lightened. The farmers and others
who supply the necessities of life
will be benefited. Producers of
mining machinery and mining sup
plies will share in the break"
This was the comment of
Carl Trauerman, president of the
Mining Association of Montana,
after congress had set the price of
silver at Till cents for the next
two years.
Said DR.. Francis Thomson, pres
ident of the Montana School of
Mines
THE two-year stabilized price pc
riod is even more important than
the price. No producer can afford
to start extensive development work
if he is uncertain how long the
price will continue. 1t is splendid
news for the silver men of Mon
tana and the entire west"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-07-15
RUN TAILINGS
In SPRING MIL
i Mine Ar HELENA

Officials of the Montana Consoli-
dated Mines corporation have an
nounced that the Spring Hill mine
property near Helena was last week
changed to a tailings mill OPP
GRAFTON.
AS a result of the change, the
mining crew at the property has
been laid off, but the mine devel-
opment work will be continued.
The Spring Hill concentration will
operate continuously on a three
ishift-a-day basis as usual, and
will run at capacity of $50 tons
per day The tailings being
handled are those from the 1928
operation of the property, and a
considerable tonnage Of them is
available which must be treated
during the favorable weather sea-
son.
The company recently completed
a concentrate cyanide plant addi-
ton to the S00-ton flotation con-
centrator at the Spring Hill pro-
perry, and the new plant addition
has made possible the effective
handling and treating of the old
tailings at the property. In order
to move the taiHngs, the company
has just installed a new heavy
duty sand pump for pumping the
material up into the mill, and this
new equipment is now in operation.
The Spring Hill mine and mill
have employed a force of rs men,
and it is expected that the same
number of men will be back at
work by early fall. In addition to
the tailings milling operation and
the mine development during the
summer, there will be a substantial
amount of equipment repair work
during that time.