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Evening star., 1939-08-28
Mackenzie King Told
Il DuceW Will Make
Effort for Peace
10000 Civilian Soldiers
Called Up to Guard
Cunudo's Coasts

OTTAWA, Aug. % Canadian
Press. Premier Mussolini cabled
Prime Minister w. L. Mackenzie
King yesterday that he would
leave untried no effort to safe
guard the peace of the world-a
lasting peace that is a just peace" "
The Italian Premier sent this
word to Mr.. Mackenzie King in
replay to message which the
Canadian prime minister addressed
to II Duce Friday. Mussoliri' S
brief reply was:
I'm reply to your message, wish
to asure you that I shall leave un-
tried no effort to safeguard the
peace of the world-a lasting peace
that is a just peace"
Civilian Soldiers Called.
The Mackenzie King message,
made public Saturday, urged Mus
solini to use his influence to pre-
vent war. Similar messages were
sent to Hitler and President Ignace
Moscicki of Poland.
In his message Mr.. Mackenzie
King said that Canada was pre-
pared to join what authority and
power she may possess to that of
the other nations of the British
Commonwealth in seeking a just
and equitable settlement of the
great problems with which nations
are faced.
Defense Minister Ian Mackenzie
disclosed yesterday that approx
mately 10000 of Canada's civilian
soldiers, members of the non-per-
manent militia, were under arms
manning the coast defenses on the
Atlantic and Pacific and guarding
vulnerable utilities and public prop
critics.
Ready for Emergency.
The orders were issued Friday.
Military members, whose service is
entirely voluntarily, responded swift
ly. Civilians in all walks of life
dropped their usual activities and
reported to armories Saturday.
In brief public statements last
week the Prime Minister said the
government had moved swiftly to
be in readiness for any emergency
and he indicated the war measures
act of 1914, which has remained on
the statutes, would be invoked If
necessary pending assembly of Par
lament, which would be called i'm
mediately if it became apparent
peace efforts would fail.
Evening star., 1939-08-28
ernment for America and spreading

ernment for America and spreading
the written word.
That he was adept at the latter
occupation was established beyond
doubt in THE Door to Revelations. ="
Il had mastered my craft and
know it," he wrote in chapter 16.
In fact, he estimated at one point
that his writings would measure 10
feet.
AS might have been expected
Mr.. Pelleys career reflects its ups
and downs and one of the downs
involved the collapse of GaIahad
Press. The final blow to this enter
prise being dealt by a Washington
creditor seeking to collect Sill.
Although the Washington credi-
tor didn't get the Sill, Mr.. Barker
said that Mr.. Pelley had diverted"
some 100000 from the Galahad
Press treasury during its brief
history.
On the down side for Mr.. Pelley,
however, was criminal action
brought against him and finally
resulting in his conviction in 1885
on charges of misrepresenting the
financial condition OF Galahad
Press and selling stock Illegally.
On payment of costs, the Silver
Shirter was placed on probation
for five years. a period of good
behavior which extends to Feb
ruary, 1910.
Pelley Publications Exhibited.
, Exhibits of the Pelley publications,
submitted by Mr. Barker, included
booklets praising Maj. Gen. George
Van Horn Moseley, U. S. A., re-
tired 90 cents, attacks on the Dies
Committee and advice on how a wit
ness should behave before the COM
mittee 90 cents), and slightly
higher priced attacks on President
Roosevelt, Secretary of Interior
Ickes, F. B. I. Director j. Edgar
Hoover. Jews are assailed at all
prices in mail going out under the
label of Little Visits weekly
magazine called Liberator, and ex-
pressed material from foundation
fellowship" etc.
Here's booklet on Miss Perkins
for Is cents" Mr. Barker showed the
committee, but, of course, you can
get all of these at reduced prices
when ordered in volume"
Evening star., 1939-08-28
Peiley Denied Injunction
Against Dies Probers

ASHEVILLE, N. c., Aug. % LP.-
United States District Judge E.
Yates Webb denied today a request
by William Dudley Pelley that the
Dies Un-American Committee be
restrained from investigating the
personal activities of Mr.. Pelley
and the Silver Shirts, an organiza-
ton he founded.
Judge Webb told attorneys for
Mr.. Pelley that he rejected their
motion because their client had,
otherwise, IAN adequate remedy at
law"
The affidavit on which the petit
ton was based was witnessed by
Nell Duncan, identified as a notary
public of Washington. 1t was dated
August "a at Washington.
At session of the committee last
week, after a witness had testified
as to alleged activities Of the Or
ganization, Chairman Dies, Dem
ocrat, of Texas remarked that he
wanted to question Mr.. Pelley but
his process servers had been unable
to find him.
Evening star., 1939-08-28

Another disturbance of moderate in
tensity is centered about 400 miles south
southeast Of Sable Island. Nova Scotia, and
moving northeastward with increasing in
tensity. Pressure is high from the Gulf of
St. Lawrence est-southwestward over the
lake region Father Point Quebec, 1922 q
millibars t3O.1s inches). while pressure is
rising slowly south of Bermuda. Another
disturbance is moving eastward over Hudson
Bay and Northwestern Ontario, Psgwa,
Ontario 1OOa.s millibars ,2a.S2 inches.
Pressure continues low over much of the
Plateau and Northern Rocky Mountain
regions. Kalispell. Mont, 1006.4 millibars
t29.72 inches while slight disturbance
is centered over the western portion of the
Middle and Southern Plains, Lamar Colo.
1010S millibars (2g.S5 inches During
the last "A hours there have been rains in
the Carolinas and Southern Virginia and
southwark over Florida. while scattered
showers occurred in portions of the Middle
Gulf States Temn.Ssfnrss ana bsvs .ne fsiien TsSS
somewhat over the Northern Plains Else
where chanses have been slight.
Evening star., 1939-08-28
Soviets' Parliament
Prepares 10 Ratify
Russo-German Pact
Agricultural Toxotion
And Compulsory Army
Service on Aeendo
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, Aug. 28.-Soviet Rus
sia's Parliament took the first steps
toward formal Endorsement of the
German Russian non aggression
pact today.
The lower House in 4-minute
session, at which Premier Foreign
Minister Molotoff was given a huge
ovation. adopted an agenda which
included agricultural taxation and
compulsory military service meas
ures along with the non-aggression
pact-the two preceding bills max
ing it likely the pact would not
reach formal ratification before to-
morrow.
The upper House was called into
session at 4 pm. g am. E. S. T) ,
and the two houses were summoned
for joint meeting tonight.
Stain, War Commissar Marshal
Klementi Voroshiloff, French Am
bassador Paul Emile Magyar and
the British envoy. Sir William Seeds,
were among absentees at the first
session. A number of displomats
attended.
Soviet Papers Accuse Britain.
Wide prominence was given yes
terday to a statement by Vor-
oshilof blaming the refusal of
Great Britain, France and Poland
to allow Russian troops to cross
Polish territory for the breakdown
of mutual assistance negotiations
among Moscow, London and Paris.
Soviet newspapers also have &C
cused Britain of "under-handed
diplomatic dealing"
French Ambassador Magyar was
believed preparing to fly back to
Paris today to report. He was ex-
pected to 60 by way of Scandinavia.
He was called home on leave" after
Russia and Germany signed their
pact.
1t was understood that French
quarters consider the French-Rus-
sion treaty of mutual assistance a
dead letter now. but said they
doubted whether France would de-
nounce it. They were understood
to feel that no useful purpose could
be served by such an act.
Expect Britain to Yield.
The Soviet public displayed calm
in the belief that no war would
break out from the German-Polish
dispute over Danzig and the Polish
Corridor. There was an air of
confidence here that British Prime
Minister Chamberlain would make
concessions to Germany at the ex-
pense of Poland.
Unofficial reports that the Soviet
might now follow up her agree
ment with the Reich by improving
relations with the latter's axis part
ner, Italy, were seen in the disclosure
that Italy has an official delegation
attending the huge agricultural ex-
hibition in progress here.
A reception was given in their
honor two days ago. number of
Soviet officials attending.
The British Embassy was reported
unof1cially to have advised British
subjects leaving Russia not to travel
on Soviet ships which go through
Germany's Kiel Canal. The Embassy
repeatedly feared that in case of
war Soviet ships would be halted
by Germany and all British sub
| Jects of military age interned.
Evening star., 1939-08-28
Fire to Be Neutral,
In War, Envoy Here Says
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SCRANTON, Pa, Aug 28.-Robert
Brennan, Ireland's Minister to the
United States, told interviewers yes
terday that in the event of Euro
pean War his country would remain
neutral.
That's definite" declared Mr..
Brennan, here to address an Irish
outing. Belgium and Holland will
be neutral, and they're far closer
to the center of the trouble than
we'll be If they can be neutral,
why can't we?"
But If any one attempts to seize
or even touch Ireland-I repeat,
any one-theyu ind that wen be
able to hold our own"
Evening star., 1939-08-28
Blind to Detect Planes

Italy has plans to use blind men to
listen for raiding airplanes in any
future war. They will be stationed
in Rome and other strategic places.
In experiments blind operators Of
airplane detecting devices were
found to have more sensitive hear
ing than those with unimpaired
sight.
Evening star., 1939-08-28
Weather Report
FURNISHED BY U. 8. Weather Bureau)

o. g.
winds. - ~
MryandCloudy portions tonight and
probably tomorrow morning; much change
occasional
and probably northeast portion
West vnginiaPart cloudy
mpe
Evening star., 1939-08-28
Hurt in Foil From Horse

Charles A. Haine, o. of 423 Ninth
street NE, was treated at George
town Hospital yesterday for a frac-
tured shoulder, received when he
fell from a horse near Colesville,
Md.
Evening star., 1939-08-28
China Shifts Workers

The Chinese government is offer
ing inducements to Shanghai and
Kwantung skilled workers In linen
embroidery and straw braid to move
to Southwest China and teach the
industry there.
Evening star., 1939-08-28
prepare the basis of a true peace
which we must apply even if war
should come"
Sightseeing Trips Planned.

prepare the basis of a true peace
which we must apply even If a war
should come"
Sightseeing Trips Planned.
Talks by the Right Rev. Michael
j. Ready, general secretary of the
National Catholic Welfare Confer
ence, and the Rev. Vincent Mooney,
director of the Youth Bureau and
Youth Council of the National
Catholic Welfare Conference, were
to be heard at luncheon on the
campus, after which the delegates
were to visit the headquarters of
the conference.
Sightseeing trips to the Lincoln
Memorial and the Washington
Monument today and to the Tomb
Of the Unknown Soldier tomorrow
were also scheduled.
After dinner on the campus,
Ukranian vespers will be observed,
as prelude to the Ukranian mass
tomorrow. The first study session
will be held after vespers. THE
Spiritual Life as the Foundation of
the Apostolate' will be discussed.
Evening star., 1939-08-28
BuriuI Urn Reconstructed

A second century glass burial urn.
unearthed In hundreds Of frag-
ments near Colchester, England, has
been reconstructed and is being ex.
htbited In q museum.
Evening star., 1939-08-28
Report for Last 4S Hours.

Record for Last "a Hours.
From noon yesterday to noon today
Hishest, 80, 2 pm. yesterday. Year
Lowest, SO. 4:so Am. today. Year
ago. 66.
Reeerd TenDersturs This Year.
HiEhest. 90. on August g.
Lowest. II. on February %.
Humidity fer Last "a Hsurs.
From noon yesterday to noon today)
Highest. 90 per cent, at 5 pm
Lowest, 4S per cent at 1890 an.
River Report.
Potomac River slightly cloudy. Shenan-
doah very cloudy at Harpers Ferry; Poto-
mac slightly muddy At Great Falls today.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED By United States Coast and
0eodetic Survey
Today. Tomorrow.
HRh -------- 6:47 an. 7:2S An.
Low --------- 1:19 am. 2:03 In
aasn fn1 --------- 1:l9 :19 Pm Pm. 5:59p.m.
The San and Neon.
Sun. today $ sss''' !ss q ~
Sun. tcmcrrov---.. 5:33 Gas
Automobile ltghts must b turned on
ons-half hour after sunset.
Evening star., 1939-04-30
Trade Executives
To Convene Tomorrow

The midyear session of American
Trade Association Executives will
open at the Mayflower Hotel tomor-
row with more than 200 executives
expected to attend.
The climax of the session will be
the annual banquet Tuesday night,
when the A. T. A. E. award is pre-
sented to the trade association which
has made the most notable contri-
button to industrial advancement
during the year.
Banquet speakers will be Elmer
r. Andrews, wage-hour administra-
tor, and Edward j. Noble, assistant
to Secretary of Commerce Hopkins,
who will make the award presen-
tation.
The program of the two-day meet
ing includes addresses by Govern
ment officials and trade executives
on subjects ranging from antitrust
laws to industrial mobilization.
The speakers will be Herman
Fakler of Washington, vice presi-
dent of the Millers' National Fed
Grafton and president of the A. T.
n. T., VIII WILL opCdh OlA SO-OPCA a.
ton Between A. T. A. E. and the
United States Chamber of Com
merce";; Roscoe c. Edlund, New
York, manager Of the Association
of American Soap and Glycerine
Producers, who will talk on CO.
operation With the National Indus
trial Council" and Ray Tucker,
newspaper columnist, who will dis
cuss Trends of the Day"
Government officials who will ad-
dress the meeting will be Col. Harry
K. Rutherford, director Of the
planning branch, Office of the As
sistant Secretary of War, who will
speak on Industrial Mobilization,
and L. Metcalfe Walling, admins
traitor of the Division of Public Con-
tracts, Department of Labor, who
will discuss "The Importance of the
Walsh-Healey Act to American In
dustry and Its Relation to Trade
Associations"
Evening star., 1939-04-30
THE SUNDAY STAR WASHINGTON G.,
were taken to guard confessed
woman principal in the plot who
twice ATTEMPTED suicide while shout

were taken to guard a confessed
woman principal in the plot who
twice attempted suicide while shout
ing witches" were chasing her.
High police officials said no official
report had been made, but guards
declared on one occasion they found
Mrs. Carina Favato with a hand
kerchief knotted around her neck.
Several hours later, they said, she
plunged a safety pin into her
arteries.
The two suicide attempts occurred
during a period of hysteria, the
guards said, in which the 200-pound
confessed poisoner screamed repeat
edly from her cell:
They're coming in here! There's
no use keeping the door closed.
They're coming"
To a guards question she re-
piled:
II mean the witches"
The widows confession during her
trial two weeks ago that she Killed
her step-son, her common-law hus-
band and another man led to the
arrest of several others.
Eleven In all have been taken into
custody on charges of homicide in
connection with the murder OF pos
sibly 100 persons in several Eastern
States by a gang that collected an
untold amount Of insurance. Two
others are sought.
Petrillo has been quoted by Dis
trict Attorney Charles F. Kelley as
saying he sold "witch's brew" a So
luton of poison which sold at $500
a pinto other members OF the
ring.
Evening star., 1939-04-30
Cab Driver Lynched
In Florida After
Killing Of Child
Two Brothers Of Victim
Named as SIoyers
By Constable
By the.Associated Press.

By be;Associatsd Press.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla, April 20.
Lee Smell, colored taxi driver, was
shot to death on a highway near
here today while being taken to
Jail, and Constable James burden
told a coroner's jury the slayers
were two brothers Of boy fatally
injured by SHELLS cab several hours
earlier.
burden identified the two as
Everett and Earl Blackwelder. Smell
had been arrested after the death
OF Benny Blackwelder, II, who was
struck by the taxi while riding a
bicycle.
The constable said the men,
armed with a shotgun and a rifle,
overlook him and his prisoner west
Of the airport on the Daytona
Beach Deland highway, blocked
the road and forced him to halt.
He said he scufned, but was over
powered.
Then, said the constable, Earl
Evening star., 1939-04-30
Soup Box Derby Rules

CNote to boys: The Star and
the American Legion again are
sponsoring a Soap Box Derby
this summer for boys of the
Washington metropolitan area.
The Derby is a race Of motorless,
gravity-powered, miniature au-
tomobiles or coaster racers, built
and driven by boys. The winner
will represent Washington in
national and international
finals at Akron, Ohio, in
August)
These rules are your guide
for the second WASHINGTON
SOAP BOX DERBY:
/. Eligibility: Boys of Wash
ington and vicinity not younger
than 10 nor older than Is may
enter. A boy who has passed
his 18th birthday on the day
of the local race is ineligible.
Members of the immediate
family of employees of The Star,
the Chevrolet Motor Co., Chev-
rolet dealers or employees Of
Chevrolet dealers will not be
allowed to compete.
2. Rule books and entry
blanks: Secure these and sign
your safety pledge at the sales
rooms of your nearest Chevrolet
dealer in Washington, Alexan-
dria or Clarendon, Va; Silver
Spring or Hyattsville, Md. You
must be accompanied by your
parent or guardian, who must
also sign.
Road The Star Regularly TOR
Derby NetDs.
Evening star., 1939-04-30
Soap Box Derby
To Be Held July 8;
Site Yet 10 Be Picked
Race Won't Be Run at
Lost Years Track;
Rule Books Available

The second annual Soap Box
Derby for boys of the Washington
metropolitan area, sponsored by The
Star and the American Legion, will
be held Saturday, July 8.
This date is more than two weeks
earlier than last years races, which
were run on July %, and comes
only short time after the closing Of
schools for the summer.
Announcement of the site for the
Derby will be made later. A new
place is now being selected for the
amateur coaster racing event, which
is open to boys 10 to Is years old, in
elusive. The 1888 Derby was run
over a downhill course on New
Hampshire avenue NE, in front OF
the Eastern Star Home, but the
sponsors have decided new track
will assure better Derby this year.
Setting the date for the 1899
Derby brings the racer-building
campaign into full swing. The 1899
official rule books, complete with all
rules and regulations, plans for
building coaster cars, with draw
ings, pictures, photographs Of past
worlds Derby champions and list
Of last years 112 city title winners,
are now available to boys who al
ready have registered for the Derby
or plan to enter.
Registration for the Derby is be-
ing handled by II Chevrolet dealers
in Washington, Alexandria and Ar
lington, Va, and Hyattsville and
Silver Spring, Md. Boys who wish
to enter must be accompanied by
a parent or guardian and both must
sign the application for member
ship In the All-American Soap Box
Derby and the Safety Pledge which
will be furnished by the dealer.
Among the latest Derby entrants
are Hobart H. Simms, II, of 500
Maple Ridge road, Bethesda, Md,
who attends Bethesda Elementary
School; Sidney Conderman, l3, of
44O1 Leland street, Crevy Chase,
Md, Leland Junior High; Stanley
Dobschultz, Is, of 80 Atlantic street
Sc, Anacostia Junior High; Robert
w. Mollonee, 13, of 731 Kentucky
avenue Sc, Hines Junior High;
Winston Radford. jr., IA, of 1916
Twenty-fourth place Sc, and Lloyd
Hagerhorst, 1926 Ridge place Sc,
Anacostia Junior High; Thomas
McClung, -, of 207 E. Raymond
avenue. Alexandria, Va, Mt. Ver-
non School; Arthur Heinzman, 10,
of 1046 North Edgewood street,
Arlington, Va. Henry Clay School;
Robert Cole, Is, of 508 North Ivy
street, Arlington, Va, and John L.
Leech, 13, of 1909 North Wayne
street, Arlington, students at Wash
ington-Lee High.
watch The Star for Derby Ne,Ds.) }
Evening star., 1939-04-30
Doomed Killer Tells
OF Il Murders
For Insurance,
Detuils Are Promised;
Chased by Witches
Woman Guarded
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, April 29.-Her-
man Petrillo, doomed to the elec-
trio chair for the poison murder of
Ferdinand Alfonsi, told detectives
today he knows Of 21 murders COM
mitted to collect insurance.
Chief County Detective William
Connolly and Capt. James Kelly of
the homicide squad, said the former
spaghetti salesman, after admitting
he had taken part in dozen "jobs
with others implicated in the poi
son-for-insurance ring, said he knew
Of at least 81 victims.
Pressed for names and details In
the new cases, he told the detec-
tiveS:
Whats the hurry? We got
plenty of time. I guess I'm going
to the electric chair anyhow. I'm
not In any hurry"
They said he promised the details
by Monday.
Meanwhile additional precauti ons
Evening star., 1939-04-30

Blackwelder shot Smell with the
rifle and Everett fired shotgun at
the Negro.
Il had hold Of the shotgun when
1t went off," said Burden. II
thought he was going to shoot me-"
The constable said one of the
brothers covered him with the gun
while the other turned their car.
The two drove of toward Daytona
Beach.
Three colored motorists who said
they saw part of the action cor
roborated burdens description of
the Staying.
Evening star., 1939-04-30
Students Will Portroy
Life of Mozart

A Mozart operetta, 1.-THE Gift"
will be presented before a Washing
ton audience by the students Of
Trinity Preparatory School, Ilches-
ter, Md, May 7 at pm. The
music is entirely Mozart's and the
dramatic background is built around
scenes from his life.
Miss Katherine Flaherty of WASH
ington will take the part of Marie
Antoinette; Miss Anne Donehue Of
New York will impersonate Mozart.
Other Washington members of the
cast are: Patricia Chagnon, Doro-
thy Wilson, Lorraine DAILY, Mary
Louise Kennedy, Mary Helen Ben
nett, Regina Goddard and Betty
Jackson.
Evening star., 1939-04-30
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7th Street Store.

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