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Evening star., 1939-07-20
CAPITAL Man 10 Command
Byrd Antarctic Gutter

A Washingtonian will command
the Coast Guard cutter Northland
when 1t accompanies Rear Admiral
Richard E. Byrd to the Antarctic
this fall He is 1t. Comdr. William
w. Kenner. a graduate of old Tech
High School in 1922.
Well known among yachtsmen In
this area as commander Of the
cutter Calypso which for the last
two summers has "chaperoned" re-
gattas here and on Chesapeake
Bay, Comdr. Kenner left by plane
for the West Coast last night to
take command of the Northland
The ship will be brought to Boston,
where Admiral Byrd and his party
are outfitting for the expedition
which gets under way in October.
With his twin brother, Frank T.,
Comdr. Kenner entered the Coast
Guard Academy soon after grad
uating from what is now Mckinley
High School. Both men have ad-
vanced at the same rate and 1t.
Comdr. Frank T. Kenner is now sta
toned in Honolulu. They are the
sons of the late Wilson T. Kenner,
chief engineer of the Mcmillan fl
tration plant for a number OF years.
Other officers to serve with Comdr.
Kenner In the South Polar expedi-
ton. according to Coast Guard
headquarters here, are 1t: K. C..
Phillips. now stationed at Balti-
more; 1t. H. B. Roberts, At San
Francisco; 1t. r. F. Rea. stationed
at Norfolk, and 1t. Glenn Rollins,
who is at Juneau, Alaska.
Comdr. Kenner is IS years old.
At the time of his appointment to
the New London Academy the Ken
ners were living on Park road.
Evening star., 1939-07-20
Canadian-American
Amity Held Based on
Love Of Democracy
Lions Club Convention
At Pittsburgh Hears
Ontario Official
BY the Associated Press,


PITTSBURGH, July 20.-A Cana
dian leader today credited common
love Of democracy for the friendly
relations between his country and
the United States and warned that
both Nations must resist temptation
IN "difficult' days to turn to some
thing new and revolutionary"
There is nothing that can be
accomplished by any other form of
government that democracy can
not more expediently accomplish. !"
said w. L. Houck of Niagara Falls,
vice chairman of Ontario HYDRO
electric Commission, in an address
to the Lions International Club
Convention.
More than 10000 Lions turned to
business of their 23d convention
after finally getting in a rain
delayed parade with a blaze of
color and enthusiasm.
Nominations for new officers and
next years convention city high
lighted packed program. First
Vice President Alexander T. Wells
Of New York City is slated to sue
coed President Walter F. Dexter of
California. Delegates from Cuba
and Detroit are fighting to take the
1910 gathering to their localities.
The SO district governors Of Lions
International elected DR.. C. L. Ken
nedy, Montgomery, w. Va, chair
man Of tho Pnord of Covorpors for
the next year, with Dr. H. l.. Barker,
Carrollton, Ga. vice chairman.
Police estimated 200 600 watched
the service club members march for
two and one-half hours last night
in a razzle dazzle procession show
cred with ticker tape and paper from
skyscraper windows.
Evening star., 1939-07-20
us Chinese Elected
From Koifeng Hospital

TSINGTAO. China, July 20 lPl.--
About 100 Chinese patients and rs
employees of the China Inland Mis-
sion Hospital at Kaifeng were re-
ported today to have been elected
by police in last weeks anti-British
campaign at the Japanese DOM
mated capital of Honan Province.
Accounts of the weeks events
were brought to Tsingtao by British
missionaries and Chinese co-work-
ers. All British residents of Kaifeng
were reported driven out in the
campaign carried on by the local
Chinese regime apparently with the
saction of the Japanese Army. An
ultimatum demanding their depar-
ture expired yesterday.
All British mission compounds
were isolated last week. Food sup
plies were blocked and entrance
even of scavenger coolies was
denied.
At the weeks end the Anglican
Mission Hospital was emptied Of
patients, nurses and doctors. The
patients most needing attention
were taken into the American
Southern Baptist Mission despite a
warning to its Chinese employees
against caring for them
Evening star., 1939-07-20
Bishop Urges U. 5. Warn
Aqqressor Nations
BY the Associated Press.

9N tfie hssbSldLtu GIcoS.
PITTSBURGH, July 20.-Catholic
Bishop Robert E. Lucey of Amarillo,
Tex, declared here that America
could exert tremendous influence
for world peace merely by informing
aggressor nations that she would
sell munitions to their victims in
event of war.
He emphasized there was no such
thing as isolation" because I'VE
cannot shake off our membership in
the human race" and declared it
was not necessary for America to
police the world
I'VE do demand, however," as
serted the bishop in radio address,
that unjust aggression be recog-
nized; that our country stop trading
with international murderers; that
we confine our trade in time of war
to the nations that stand for peace
Il quite agree that we should mind
our own business; and it is very
much our business that we should
make some effort in support OF
peace. The mere threat of our
munitions may be all that stands
between Europe and chaos"
Bishop Lucey is in Pittsburgh to
address a conference of diocesan
priests.
Evening star., 1939-07-20
Soldiers Home
Resident Dies

Benjamin F. Mason, 50, = resident
Of Soldiers Home here, died last
night In Pittsburgh, according to
the Associated Press. He was on
furlough and had gone to the Penn
Sylvania city two weeks ago on q
visit when stricken.
Most Of his % years of Army serv-
Ice was In the Hospital Corps. On
his retirement December 26, 1913,
he was . hospital steward, = rank
similar to sergeant, flrst class.
He was a native Of Bens Run, w.
Va, and had been . Soldiers Home
resident q year and . half. The
body will be sent to his native town
for burial.
Evening star., 1939-07-20
Government Witness
Again Under Fire
Al Bridges Trial
Defense Attorneys
Hit Statement on
Communist Activity
B, the Associated Press.

6S tnS hSSOClAteQ 1TeS.
SAN FRANCISCO. July 20.-De-
fense attorneys at the Harry
Bridges deportation hearing leveled
a renewed attack today on Aaron
Sapiro. Government witness, who
testified Bridges once boasted he
was running the Communist
party"
The dapper. sleek-haired Sapiro,
an attorney himself. was a wary
witness on REORGANIZATION, but
in his direct testimony yesterday
he went further than any one yet
produced at the Department of
Labor hearing in describing the
Australianborn labor leaders as
serted close connection with the
high command Of the Communist
party.
Declared Hard to Handle.
Sapiro quoted Earl Browder. gen.
eral secretary of the Communist
party in the United States, as call
ing Bridges "one OF the hardest
members we have to handle in the
party"
He said Browder told him, in an
Interview in August, 1896, at Los
Angeles that Bridges, as head of
the Longshoremens Union, pro-
vided jobs enough for Communists
to support half the party" on the
Pacific Coast.
"A great deal of actual money
and support. and powerful support,
comes through Bridges" Sapiro
quoted Browder. and we don't like
to fight with him, but I will give
orders that he line up and that they
make a united front so far as the
snlpowners are concerned"
Cross Examination,
On cross-examination the attor-
ney witness said he had not heard"
he had been expelled from the
Sailors Union. in which he held
honorary membership. tThe union
publication recently announced the
attorneys expulsion "for 80 years"
1t was in connection with the
Sailors Union differences that
brldges asserted boast about run
nlng the Communist party was
made, the witness testified. He told
OF an interview here in June, 1896.
with Bridges.
Defense attorneys lost no time
when their turn came. to elicit
ADMISSIONS from Sapiro that
ne was once indicted in Chi
cago with Al Capone and 81 others
IN an investigation of an asserted
ory-cleaning racket" and that he
was olsoarred from Federal court
practice after his acquittal two
years ago on charges of jury fixing.
Evening star., 1939-07-20
Billboard Dispute
May Be Settled
Out Of Court
Amendments to ARLINGTON
Ordinance Would
Ease Zone Rules

Negotiations for settling out Of
court controversy between Airing
ton County, Va, and an advertising
firm involving the county's efforts
to remove billboards are now un-
der way and there is a possibility OF
an agreement being reached this
week, it was learned today.
The county, In cooperation with
the roadside identification depart
ment OF the State Highway Depart
ment, is endeavoring to remove
many billboards and other smaller
signs and has an ordinance limit
ing the placement of billboards in
only heavy industrial" zones. At
the last meeting of the County
Board the ordinance was advertised
for public hearing on August IA on
several amendments. including the
permission to erect billboards in
heavy industrial" light industrial"
and general business zones, pro-
viding none is built within 200
feet of residence in the general
business" areas.
On May the General Outdoor
Advertising Co. Of New Jersey filed
suit against Donald r. Locke,
zoning administrator for Arlington,
and asked the Circuit Court to issue
declaratory judgment and in
junction to restrain the county from
removing 81 of its signs. 1t is
believed that the proposed amend
ments to the ordinance will take
the case out of the courts, if the
advertising firm finds the terms
acceptable. It was learned that
the company would then be re-
quired to remove only II signs.
The company seeks from the court
a declaratory judgment that there
are no provisions in the ordinance
requiring the billboard removal in
local business" general business" "
Eight Industrial and heavy indus
trial; zones. The 81 signs listed in
the suit about which the court action
arose included Il on Lee highway
and 26 on the Washington Richmond
highway.
The company alleges it obtained
permits to erect the signs from
proper county officials and that each
billboard costs an average Of $3.50.
The displays are on properties which
have been leased for long terms and
the 81 signs represent an investment
of several thousand dollars, it Is
alleged.
Each of the 81 billboards was
erected prior to the adoption of a
county Zoning ordinance on April
26, 1890, the company contends. 1t
is charged that the section of the
ordinance regulating signboards vio-
lates the State and National con-
stitutions, is arbitrary and unrea-
sonable and that the County Board
exceeded it's police powers In adopt
ing the law.
The suit points out that the zon-
ing ordinance permits the continued
use of non-conforming property
which was erected prior to the ordi-
nances adoption, but that the section
regulating signboards requires the
removal of conforming signs
| within 80 days.
Evening star., 1939-07-20
Toxic Police Guard
britain's 5 Envoy as
Bitterness Grows
japanese Is Arrested
After Climbing Wall
Around Embassy
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TOXIC, July 20.-Japanese police
kept special protective guard over
British Ambassador Robert Leslie
Craigie today as the anti-British
campaign in Japan produced new
manifestations of bitterness.
1t was disclosed that a japanese
man, who had surmounted the walls
of the British Embassy grounds, was
arrested while hiding there last
night.
Sir Robert is Britain's chief nego-
tiator in the Toxic conference seek
ing settlement of the Japanese
British dispute in China-a confer
ence in which two long sessions have
produced little evidence of agree
ment and signs of additional fric-
ton.
"NO Britishers Allowed"
Toxic movie theaters today posted
signs, mo Britishers Allowed" and
widely displayed poster read:
Your fathers, brothers, sons and
friends have been killed in China
because third powers have prolonged
the hostilities"
japanese employees of the British
Embassy reported they had received
numerous anonymous threats de-
manding that they quit their jobs.
The Ambassador conferred five
and half hours yesterday with
Foreign Minister Hachiro Anita in
the second session of the Toxic me-
gotiations. They are to meet again
tomorrow.
Farley Failure Predicted.
Informed sources said that in
huential Japanese elements were
urging closer relations with Ger
many and Italy-Japan's allies in
the anti-comintern pact-insisting
that the Toxic parley is bound to
fail and a frontal clash between
Britain and Japan in China to fol-
low
Japanese Army men here and in
China have insisted all along that
there was no chance of an accord
| with Britain.
However, informed sources said
that the cabinet, and especially the
foreign Office, wanted a solution of
British-Japanese issues.
Belief was expressed that tomor-
rows meeting would produce either
breakdown or continuation of the
| parley in better atmosphere,
Evening star., 1939-07-20
Vigorous |. 5. U. Probe
Promised by Murphy

BY the Associated Press.
Attorney General Murphy de-
clared today the Federal Govern
ment would pursue its investigation
Of corruption in Louisiana vigor-
ously, regardless Of who was in
volved.
At his press conference. the At
torney General was asked about q
newspaper report which spoke of a
CLOSE hook-up between Washing
ton and New Orleans" 1t related to
the Governments prosecution Of al
legged political and business corrup-
ton in Louisiana.
Mr.. Murphy said he was in con-
slant communication with O. John
Rogge, head Of the Justice Depart
ment's Criminal Division, now In
vestigating the Louisiana tangle, and
Rene Viosca, Federal district at
torney at work on the indictments.
Evening star., 1939-07-20
j. ). Antarctic Service
Formed as Permanent
Interior Agency
Government Sponsors
Byrd Expedition to
Claim Lunds

Formation of the United States
Atlantic Service, to be a permanent
branch Of the Interior Department,
was announced today by Secretary
Ickes.
The agency was organized as
result of Investigations by an inter-
departmental committee named by
President Roosevelt to co-ordiante
preparations for an expedition de-
signed to investigate this countrys
territorial claims in the Antarctic
and to survey that continents nat
ural resources.
The Government thus sponsors the
new expedition of Rear Admiral
Richard E. Byrd. Plans call for
three ships-the Northland. Bering
Sea cutter of the Coast Guard; the
Bear of Oakland veteran of previous
Antarctic expeditions, and the In
terror Department ice ship. North
Star. The first two vessels will leave
Boston early in October to establish
bases, one at or near Little America
and the other at point, to be de-
lermlned later, some hundreds of
miles eastward of Little America.
The North Star will leave early in
November.
The Bear Of Oakland already is in
Boston undergoing repairs, and Ad-
miral Byrd plans to sail on her soon.
United States claims in the Antarc-
tic are based largely on the ex-
plorations of Admiral Byrd and
Lincoln Ellsworth.
The new United States Antarctic
Service will be administered by the
Interior Department through its Di-
vision Of Territories and Island Pos
sessions. Roger Hawthorne, an as
sistant field representative in the
department, has been assigned to
prepare information relating to fu-
ture Antarctic expeditions.
Evening star., 1939-07-20
McNutt Will Leave
For Capital Today
b the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
INDIANAPOLIS, July 20.-Paul
Y. McNutt made several calls on
political associates here today before
leaving for Washington to resume
his duties as head of the new Fed
eral Security Administration.
He was silent regarding his plans
10 obtain the 1910 Democratic presi-
dental nomination.
He planned to leave for Washing
ton by train late this afternoon.
I'm thinking more about the
Federal Security Agency right now
than I am of anything else" Mr..
McNutt said.
He indicated Clarence A. Jackson,
Indiana unemployment compensa-
ton director, would join him in
Washington soon to help him set
up the Federal Security program.
Mr.. McNutt celebrated his 48th
birth anniversary in Martinsville
last night. He ate q Hoosier dinner
of fried chicken in his boyhood
home.
Evening star., 1939-07-20
Aerial Photographs
10 Be Tried Out in
Army Maneuyers
Maps to Be Replaced by
As Is Views for Third
Corps Action at Bull Run
~ the Associated Press.

- the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, July 2O.--Third
Corps Area troops will give a new
Army device one of its toughest
tryouts when they use aerial photo
graphs instead of maps in the
area maneuvers on Bull Run battle
field August 5-19.
This isn't as simple as it sounds.
For one thing, the terrain looks
whole lot different on the ground
than 1t does from the air. A map
Shows streams; photograph shows
. line of trees, which may be a fence
row or stream. Luckily, streams
are usually crooked and fence rows
are straight.
For another, the photographs
don't show the heights of hills. This
Is particularly important to the
artillery, which wants to be sure
It is protected by hills from enemy
rifle fire
Looks Like Mosaic.
For the maneuvers, at Manassas,
the Sd Observation Squadron from
langley Field photographed the
whole area and the various pictures
were pasted together to form a
mosaic. This was rephotographed
and the map plant at Fort
Humphries turned out 1000 itho-
graphic copies to be used as the
principal field map.
Battalion, regimental and division
headquarters will be furnished the
regular Geological Survey map. Com
pany captains will be given one of
the aerial photographs. Lieutenants
and non-c commissioned officers will
have to use whatever maps the en-
gineers' regiment of each division
produces with its portable equip
ment. These maps may be made
from the Geological Survey plat,
from the photographs or from OBJ
servation of the ground.
The purpose is to accustom junior
officers to working from aerial pic
lures and to give the engineers
practice in producing maps in the
field.
Mapmakers have worked up a
special form of map to overcome
the artillery objections about the
height of hills, but these maps will
not be used at Manassas.
Under the special form, simul-
taneous aerial photographs are taken
from cameras few feet apart. One
is printed in red, one in blue. on the
same sheet. 1t looks blurred to the
naked eye. But artillery officers
view it through special spectacles,
with one red and one blue lens
Each eye then sees only one image
and the map appears to be three
dimensional. The principle is that
of the stereoscope, which used to
give a three e-dimensional view of
Niagara Fills in almost every parlor.
Photographs, although harder to
read than maps, have two adyan-
tages. One is they show much more
detail than any map can.
The other is that they show what
Is there and not what the map
maker thinks is there. For instance.
during the World War the Lost
Battalion was given an old-fash-
toned map and told to advance to
take the line Of railway marked
on the map.
Nobody ever did find that rail-
road-not even after the war.
Evening star., 1939-07-20
Congress in Brief
TODAY.

Senate:
Considers bill to require labelling
Of wool products; noon.
Banking Committee considers
81 800, 900 900 lending bill in closed
session; 10:3O am.
Joint committee seeks compromise
on Senate House differences over
social security amendments; 10 am.
Labor Committee continues hear
ings on Wagner Act amendments;
10 am.
House:
Debates proposals for Labor Board
investigation and Hatch politics bill;
IL am.
Banking Committee continues
lending bill hearings; 1890 an.
Rules Committee reconsiders pro-
cedure for consideration Of trans
portation bill; 1890 Am.
TOMORROW.
Senate:
May take up the Sheppard bill
to prevent discrimination against
graduates of certain schools and
those acquiring their legal educa-
ton In law Offices, In the making
Of appointments to Government po-
sitions requiring legal experience.
House:
May consider Lea railroad bill.
Invalid Pensions Committee con-
siders miscellaneous bills ut 1890
am.
District Committee considers mis-
cellaneous bills at 1880 am.
Evening star., 1939-07-20
Slot Machines Go
In Prince GEORGES
After 5 Are Seized
Devices Disappear
With Arrest Of Two
Men by Police

Slot machines which recently were
put in stores and taverns in Prince
Georges County contrary to orders
Of States Attorney H. Winship
Wheatley, jr, today had vanished
after confiscation of five OF the de-
vices and the arrest by county police
of two men. Three others were held
as State witnesses.
Raiding of establishments where
slot machines were in operation was
ordered by Mr.. Wheatley after it
was reported that merchants were
practicing a new ruse to circumvent
the gaming law. Mr.. Wheatley said
he had been informed that the ma
chimes were equipped with a third
box which received the "payoff" in
side the devices and that the mer-
chants were paying off over the
counter.
Although 200 of the machines had
been in operation in the county
few hours before, short time after
the raids on the Home Stretch Inn.
on the Marlboro pike, and at
Youngs Place, at Hillside, Md. po-
lice reported they were unable to
locate any other machines in oper-
alton.
Eddie Roach of the Home Stretch
and A. R. Young of the Hillside
establishment were charged with
setting up and maintaining gaming
tables They were ordered to an
swer the charges before Judge WAL
ter L. Green in Police Court at
Upper Marlboro Friday.
Acting under orders of Mr.. Wheat
ley Policemen Richard Earnshaw
and Francis Richards attempted to
keep the raids secret, but the news
travelled so fast that more than 200
of the machines were taken out of
operation within q few hours.
Despite appeals from owners and
operators Of slot machines yester-
day, Mr. Wheatley said every one
OF the machines found by police
would be confiscated and the op-
orator arrested. He hinted he might
close any place which persists in
violating the law.
Evening star., 1939-07-20
Luncheon Is Held
by Luymen's League

DR.. M. Darcy Magee. president
of the Washington section OF the
League of Laymen's Retreats, who
presided at yesterdays luncheon OF
the league at the willard Hotel.
urged the members to continue their
"laudable work."
The Rev. Robert s. Lloyd. 8. j.,
spiritual director Of the Manresa
Retreat House, Annapolis, an
nounced that q check for - 700 had
been received to reduce the building
debt. The chairman of the executive
board of the local section, Rosa F..
Downing, spoke briefly.
The meeting adopted plans for
monthly luncheons to begin the
third Wednesday In August.
Evening star., 1939-07-20
Postal Revenue
Hits Record of
| $745,098,350
BY the Associated Press.

BY The Associated Press.
Postal revenue during the IL
months ending June 30 reached a
record high Of $745 5,O98,35O.
Postmaster General Farley report
ed yesterday that the total exceeded
the previous years by $1,000, 900.
He said there was a net operating
surplus of $l0,0000O0, exclusive Of
non-postal items-free mail and air
mail subsidies.
The actual expenditures and the
bookkeeping deduction for the nom
postal items will not be announced
until the departments annual report
is submitted to Congress next winter.
Evening star., 1939-07-20
Currency Depreciation
Brings Reossuronces

CHUNGKING, July 20 lP.-The
Chinese finance ministry says the
present depreciation of its currency
in foreign exchange need not dis
turb the basic Chinese economy.
After all-day conferences yester-
day among DR.. H. H. Kung. premier
and finance minister. and other Chi
nese officials. the ministry issued
statement to explain the present
monetary complications in China.