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Evening star., 1939-04-22
Military Intelligence
Division Expansion
Planned by Army
Woodrine Wants
General Stoff Enlarged
To 102 Officers
By the Associated Press.

The Army is planning quietly to
reinforce its Military Intelligence
Division to keep in touch with fast
moving developments abroad and
safeguard defense secrets at home
Ofhcials said today a request by
Secretary of War Woodring to Con-
gress for authority to enlarge the
general staff from SO to 102 officers
meant that a general instead of a
colonel would be put in charge of
the Army's reporting and counter
espionage service.
In a letter to Speaker Bankhead,
Secretary Woodring noted existing
law provided for only four assistants
to the chief of staff of the rank of
major general or brigadier general,
whereas there were actually five
"co-equal divisions"
The Intelligence or "G-2" Divi-
sion is headed now by the veteran
Col. E. R. Warner McCabe, twice
American military attache in Rome.
Col. McCabe, stocky, smiling Vir.
ginian, retires next year. Oficials
have not disclosed whether it is in
tended to promote him in the event
Congress votes authorization for an
additional general officer.
In conformity with President
Roosevelts recent disclosure of in
tensified administration efforts to
combat spies, both the Senate and
House have approved an increase of
nearly so per cent in funds for the
Military Intelligence Division.
The $4,000, 900 War Department
appropriation bill includes $125, 900
for the M. I. D. OF the increase,
$26, 900 is for strictly military intel
ligence activities. Other increases
are for the maintenance of three
additional military attaches in Latin
America.
Any hints uncovered by the Army
of spy or sabotage activities are
turned over formally to the Justice
Departments Bureau of Investiga-
ton.
j. Edgar Hoover, head of the G.
men, has informed Congress that,
whereas from 1882 to 1887 there was
an average of only IS espionage cases
a year, 634 such cases were handled
in 1898.
Evening star., 1939-04-22
Italian Envoy Named
Vicerot in AIbunio
y the Associated Press.


ROME, April 22-Francesco Ja-
comoni, who was Italian Minister to
Albania at the time of that little
kingdoms absorption by Italy. today
was appointed lieutenant general Of
Albania" by King Victor Emmanuel.
In this capacity he will represent
the King at Tirana. Albania's capi-
tai, his post amounting virtually to
that of viceroy. The King assumed
the Albanian crown last week.
Jacomoni, who is 46, became Min
lister at Tirana in 1896. He con-
Quoted negotiations with the Alba
nian government which preceded
the italian occupation and the flight
of King Zog and his family to
Greece.
Previously it had been expected
that one of the Italian royal dukes.
kinsmen Of the King, would be made
viceroy Of Albania.
Evening star., 1939-04-22
'Bonk Night Legality
Challenged in Court
BY the Associated Press.

MEADVILLE, Pa, April 22.-
Legality of theater bank night"
prizes was challenged in the Penn
sylvania Superior Court today for
the first time since Inauguration of
such operations in the State more
than two years ago.
District Attorney Herbert A. Nook
appealed from Crawford County
Judge o. Clare Kent's ruling that
bank night" awards did not con-
stitute a lottery such as that out
lawed by an 1860 statute on the sun-
ject.
THE appellate courts of the State
have never been asked for an opin-
ion on the matter" asserted Mr.
Nook, 80 believe we might as we'll
settle the case once and for all. I
appealed because of the great num-
ber of complaints received by my
Office against operation Of bank
night
Evening star., 1939-04-22
Snyder, Back in Jail,
Still Hopes for Bond
By the Associated Press.

Sy the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, April 22.-Back
in jail after five hours near freedom
yesterday, Martin Snyder, former
husband of Singer Ruth Eting, said
today he still hopes to raise SIS, 5000
BAIL
A bail bondsman provided Snyder,
who has appealed from his convic-
ton Of attempting to murder Mycl
Alderman, Miss Fittings present
husband, with the $4,000 and a
guard while he was seeking to raise
the amount among friends
The friends. he found, were tenn
.porarily away from town, but I
think I'll be out of jail for goo,
Eaaxt Heek." Snyder said. =
Evening star., 1939-04-22

weeks LONDON another
the end OF the month Most
be other spots In Eastern
tantacles.
White Hiters next Is awaited
Democratic governments hopping trying
'front.'
mostly Of an academic nature
Poland has not yet ocialy signed agreement
1t Will when 1t finds out how far Hitler
nexaton plans If he satisfied incorporation under
some form or other of the city Of Danz
government will try get that
the London
until something more dramatic happens.
Rumania
on the uanan will be only
any arrangements the Fuerer
and political
each other economically.
The Moscow government officially approached by the
french and the British to into the
cagey gentleman He informed his friends
that will fit the British foot
Russia agrees to throw her forces
mania or Great Britain
the same IN the event Hitler turns his
IN oner words the Fuerer should change
and decide to leave Southern
Russia Stain wants to be that all these
Hitler simultaneously Stain
promises He demands something conceteand
believe It,
The weakness of the democratic stop-II
drive lies In the fact that they
Great Britain stick together aspirations
and interests But uperhuman Rumania
to get together with Bulgaria Poland
Russia.
Hitler and Mussolni
or all they are worth There
tries the British want TO align
temporary phase There other might
Evening star., 1939-04-22

powerful German batteries which
naval base At Maoca by the reliable reports
Italian air base was established endangerng French
with Africa Saegcaly speaking Baearc Islands
are vital to operations within the Mediterranean.
Thus far by playing off against other the isolation
minded oyal-tradionast and the proFast
entS IN his support Franco has sought
example the Duke OF Alba of the
royast- -tradionalst Requee group,
Ambassador to London while the
Paris Embassy Quinones favor of
the Falangst, Lequerica.
Heavy forces OF crack Spanish
ne balearlc Islands, making removal of
lar as KNOWN the Italians barter agree
mnt with Germany been terminated
oundy cheated but German continue
ism communications and however
distant may seem this country has how
1t ' 80 ~
(copyrh 1899 Amer Newspaper Alliance. Inc
Evening star., 1939-04-22

that the President has not bowed
his head; that he is still intent upon
leading his party along liberal
lines, and that he intends to fight
for New Dealer for the Democratic
presidential nomination next year.
Indeed, conservative Democrats
or Democrats who have not gone
all the way with the Presidents
New Deal-see a continuation OF
the presidential purge" policy. II
the Presidents head has not been
bowed, neither have theirs in this
intra-party strife. Their reply Is
that If the President wants a fight
he shall have it. Nor have they
any idea Of leaving the Democratic
party.
Charge Hostile Appointments.
Several Democratic Senators hold
that the President, during the at
tempted purge" In the 1898 pri-
mary campaigns, attempted to jolt
them by appointing to Federal office
men in their own States who were
their political opponents. They de-
clared war on some of these ap-
pointees. One of them, at least
Judge Floyd Roberts, appointed to
the Federal bench in Virginia, was
fatty rejected by the Senate on the
demand of Senators Carter Glass
and Harry Flood Byrd.
Now fighting Pat McCarran, Sena-
tor from Nevada, is intent upon de-
feating confirmation of the Presi-
dents appointee. William Sebastian
Boyle, to be United States attorney
in his State. The nomination has
been pending for months before a
subcommittee of the Senate Judic-
iary Committee, Of which Senator
Pittman of Nevada is chairman and
McCarran Is also member. There
is a growing belief that McCarran
who holds that Boyle is personally
obnoxious" to him, will obtain a
victory In the subcommittee: that
the vote will be at least to 2 against
Boyle. Furthermore, McCarra
hopes to defeat the nomination in
the full committee and later in the
Senate itself.
McCarran Fought Court Bill.
The Boyle appointment was pro-
tested bitterly by Senator McCarran
when it was made by the President
last summer, just after Congress ad-
journed. McCarran was a leader in
the fight against the Presidents
court bill in 1887, and an opponent
Of some other pet measures Of the
White House. He was up for re-
nomination and reelection last year
but while he had a New Deal
opponent. the President made no
personal attack upon him when he
passed through Nevada, such as he
did against Senators Tydings OF
Maryland, George of Georgia and
Smith of South Carolina. It was
pretty clear at the time that Nc
Carran could not be unhorsed. any
way. He won denomination and was
elected in November.
Before Congress adjourned, Sen
ator McCarran was asked to submit
recommendation for United States
attorney in Nevada, since the term
of E. p. Carville, then holding that
office, was expiring. He promptly
recommended Carville for reappoint-
Evening star., 1939-04-22

FRIDAY there.
Sharp Rejection Predicted.
An authoritative German editorial
service predicted that Chancellor
Hitler would reject sharply President
Roosevelt's peace appeal as crude
attempt" to establish In advance a
war-guilt thesis.
This much can already be said
without anticipating Hitler's speech
next week end: Mediation from
overseas, which in the opinion of
many represents a crude attempt
to establish war-guilt thesis a
priori, will be rejected most sharply
on the part of Germany" said the
thrice-weekly commentary, Dienst
Aus Deutschland, which is known to
have close foreign Office connections.
1T may also be asserted - that
the Fuehrer, just like Premier Mus
solini, will remind the Western
Powers that peace must not be
treated like a dead organism but as
a living task of finding just solutions
from case to case"
Drafting of Reply Delayed.
Hitler, occupied during much of
the week with two-day tour of
military training camps in Austria
and the celebation of his 50th birth
day anniversary Thursday. has had
little time to work on his Reichstag
speech, but Foreign Minister
Joachim Won Ribbentrop and foreign
ONCE experts have been busy study
ing President Roosevelts message
from all angles.
The Nazi press reported at length
that a military parade during the
birthday celebration struck terror
into the hearts of Germanys enc
mics.
Newspapers said it was warn
Ing to all opponents" that the
United States was amazed" at cabled
descriptions of huge anti-aircraft
guns exhibited for the first time,
That German power impressed the
world" and that a Danish general
called 1t "the greatest experience OF
my ife."
DNB, ofncial German news
agency, continued reports today OF
alleged anti-German demonstrations
and what 1t called Polish violence
against German citizens, especially
In the industrial region of Polish
Upper Silesia.
The agency reported that at An
tonienhuette groups Of uniformed
members Of Polish Logionaries sang
anti-German songs in the streets
and stoned houses Of Germans, and
that numerous Germans were at
tackled. Similar incidents were said
to have occurred in suburbs of Ka-
toWice.
Evening star., 1939-04-22

difference active sympathy for Franco guilty OF serious mis-
calculation Leaving important religious and internal political
considerations there always brua practical question in
voved After Frances victory would Spain become the
Germany and Italy? vehement
negative the unanimous those who indifferent
of the Spanish people much
emphasized 1t argued that after hosttes had ceased
would be sent packing There
regime would
bankers And thus all
pleasant as pie
The whful thinking this prediction has been dis
all OF taking
with bankers He retained his German
advisers his italian until Victory Day parade,
which conveniently H after the present terrible
crisis in expected to have issue
Currently aggression against
Portugal through Portugal England underline the
danger of situation.
High and we'll informed Washington give three
possible courses for Franco He adopt the traditional Spanish
isoatonism ambitions probably
threat this country the Of broker
between the democracies and the relationships leaning
the other and exacng from EACH although
the Portuguese discounted possibly
Evening star., 1939-04-22
W. }. BoIond Injured
In Elevator Shaft Fall

William j. Boland, jr., Al, of Ar
lington, Va, was in q serious condi-
ton at Casualty Hospital today after
he fell two floors in q freight ele-
vator shaft at 929 D street NV.
where he is the building superin-
tendent. Police said he fell aed-
dentally after lifting one of
doors leading to the shaft. y
Evening star., 1939-04-22

New Deal they
should join some
o t h er party,
while distasteful
to many Demo-
Gratis, Is jus t
what the Presi-
dent said in diff.
ferent words to
the older Demo-
Gratis last winter
at other jackson
Day dinners.
The repetition
of these senti-
ments, however,
lie yes 1t ex-
frov~~ Alxy A1no -
Evening star., 1939-04-22
France to Speed Work
On New Algerian Base
BY the Associated Press.

BY the ASS0clAted PfebS.
PARIS, April 22.-The French
government today ordered work
rushed on a new naval base at Mer.
el-Kebir, on the Algerian coast op-
posite Spain, in a fresh step in its
broad effort to strengthen Frances
foreign and domestic position.
The point chosen for the new
naval base, a few miles west. Of
Oran, is of particular strategic value.
since warships could operate from
there In the narrow western section
of the Mediterranean which 10
bounded by fhe Spanish and Span
ish Moroccan coasts.
Evening star., 1939-04-22
Warning From Soviets
To Germany Reported
BY Radio to The Star,

BY Radio to The Star.
PARIS, April 22.-The Soviet
Union, it Is reported here, has
warned the German government
that any attack on Finland, Estonia,
Latvia or Lithuania would be fol-
lowed by armed reaction from the
Soviets.
When Germany this week asked
the governments of these little states
whether they feared attack from
Germany all, with the exception OF
Lithuania, answered mo-" While
the Lithuanians answered that they
did fear such aggression, they were
delighted by the promise OF Soviet
assistance.
(copyrisht 1880. by the Chicaso Daily
News, lnc.)
Evening star., 1939-04-22

ht to
Washington an
interesting cross
section of what
the country is
thinking about
these days.
Primarily, it
was evident that
the people of
A m erica ar e
concerned as to
whether there is
going to be a
war in Europe
and whether, if
there Is war, the
United S t a t e s
Evening star., 1939-04-22

S h / p 5 at sea.
He had never
seen any big
ships, but liked
them and had q
good idea Of
what they looked
like. Today, tool
ing the United
States Fleet Of
around 300 ships
down into the
Pacific, Admiral
Claude Bloch
h a S converted
his youthful art
istic urge into
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Berlin
Continued From First Page J

ton of Memelland, q semi -autono-
nous province Of Lithuania, Ger
many and Lthuania assumed mutual
obligations not to attack one another
and not to support an attack from a
third power against either of the
two signatories.
Finland Confident.
In Finland Foreign Minister Elias
Erkko said his government, replying
to the German queries, had stated
that she did not consider her neu-
trahty threatened by Germany.
Erkko, in a statement to the As
sociated Press, also said that Fin
land had stated she had no prior
knowledge of President Roosevelt S
message.
Belgium was reliably reported In
Brussels to have decided to tell Ger
many she has no reason to suspect
the good faith Of the three nations
which have pledged themselves to
guarantee her independence-Brit-
ain. France and Germany.
The Netherlands government tod
Germany that it does not consider
itself menaced by the Reich, it was
said at The Hague.
The Netherland government S
answer asserted, however, that it
was determined to be prepared for
"any possibility" In the event of
European war.
In reply to additional questions
by the German government, the
Netherlands declared that it did not
ask President Roosevelt to cham
pion its cause and that it had no
knowledge of the Presidents mes
sage.
Some Guard Replies.
The little states of Southeastern
Europe other than Rumania were
making no announcements on how
they were replying to Chancellor
Hitler's questions.
It was regarded virtually certain,
however, that Bulgaria, Yugoslavia
and Hungary would assure the
Fuehrer they did not feel them
selves menaced by Germany.
A spokesman in the foreign ofnce
in Belgrade said Foreign Minister
Alexander Cincar- -Markovich prob
ably would state the Yugoslav at
titude when he visits Berlin next
Wednesday.
In Budapest 1t was said informal
ly that intimate and cordial political
relations with Germany preclude
any possibility Of a German
menace"
Breadth Of Query Unrevealed.
Whether all 81 countries Mr..
Roosevelt mentioned have been
questioned was not divulged in Ber-
lin. At least, most of Germany's
nearest neighbors were included.
German of1cials yesterday ridiculed
reports from abroad that the German
foreign ONCE had moved to refute
Mr.. Roosevelt by asking small coun-
tries directly whether they were
afraid of the Reich. Today the omcials
declined to say exactly how many
replies were received, but they no
longer attempted to hide the fact
that the questions had been asked
and answered.
Practically al the smaller neign-
bors in question sent delegations to
Hitlers birthday celebration Thurs
day, and some of them still are In
Berlin after having been lavishly en-
tertained.
Their presence presumably has re-
tarded Hitler's departure for his
mountain top hdpe near Berchtes-
gaden. He was teheduled to spend
Evening star., 1939-04-22

definite alliance with the dicta-
torships. in which case the threat
to the United States in South
America will be visible and i'm
mediate.
The signs are extremely con-
fusing. There is no doubt that
a Spanish alliance with the die
tatorships would be horribly
damaging to the democracies'
cause. On the heights of Alge-
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Walsh Guards Entrain,

LONDON, April 22 R-The 1st
Battalion of the Welsh Guards Regi-
ment, numbering 600 officers and
men, entrained for Southampton
today to embark in tke troopship,
Dorsetshire, for Gibraltar.
Evening star., 1939-04-22
|HeudlineFo
land What
They Do
Boyhood Dreom
Now q Reality
For Admiral
By LEMUEL F. PARTON

BY LEMUEL r. PARTON.
In the village of Woodbury., KY,
the son OF a Czecho-Slovak immi.
grant was commended by his teach
ers for his excellent drawings Of
Evening star., 1939-04-22

The Germans and the
Italians are tied not only by
the same political philosophy
but by well-defined political and
economic interests,
Their associates are playing
with them because otherwise
they would risk their existence.
1t is no question of will you
please join us when Hitler or
Mussolini approach would be
ally. It Is a blunt "come along
Evening star., 1939-04-22

Italy, serving IN TACT as their
front, Spain is the ideal base for
Fascist penetration of our hemi-
sphere. And even the strictest
isolationists admit that the Mon
roe Doctrine must be maintained,
and the Western Hemisphere's
independence preserved at all
costs.
Meanwhile, 1t is increasing
ly clear that those who viewed
the Spanish struggle with in
Evening star., 1939-04-22

necessar Ths stars Such opinions presented m The
Stars e0ot to 0tue all sides OF questions of interest to It's
readers although such opinions may contradictory among
Themselves and directly opposed to The Stars
Evening star., 1939-04-22
The Capital Parade

Fronco Platform Seen Refuting U. S. IsoIotionsts,
But Urges Penetration Of Hisponc America
BY JOSEPH ALSOP and ROBERT KINTNER
1soaons should consider situation in Spain before
too bandly dismiss the Presidents thesis that this country has
direct interest European affairs They might well begin studying
the verbose highly mperasic national party platform oncay
promulgated by the triumphant They ought
read the panks relating to South with especial
I'VE an the frankeSt these panks, lat unifca-
ton IN culture economic interests and powewt the nations
of Hspanic America"
To be there blather bluser the
PLATFORM all such political documents Without
military and financial backing Frances Spain is not likely to exert
much influence beyond her borders language
blood historical mother country
South American nations
Evening star., 1939-04-22

1IO I1inJoI "dI III IIIc WUIIu, dIlu
will prove with curves drawn In
red, green, white and blue ink
that war is q mathematically i'm.
possibility.
II i
How right or how wrong these
people are the near future will
tell. For the time being, how
ever, there is no change in the
general situation. It Is funda-
mentally the same as two or three
Evening star., 1939-04-22
Editors Assuy
Impact Of
Events
Printing Of News
Seen as Sponsor
Of War Psychology
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

Editorial writer's and managing
editors from all parts OF the United
States who were assembled here this
week for their annual meeting
Evening star., 1939-04-22
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

President Roosevelts message to
the Young Democrats. saying quite
clearly that II conservative Demo-
Gratis feel they cannot stomach the
Evening star., 1939-04-22
This Changing World
The Stop-the- Dietotors Front Hos Had Only
Academic Success, and for Good Reasons
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.


two weeks neither Hitler nor Mssolini have taken
small nations able nd
In the Pacific Outside Of Musons calling President
invitation absurd there have been ncenday
speeches In world capital
bring a optimism
stascians and economists
Evening star., 1939-04-22

III he hits me, I'm sue him." h
sound logic II You don't mind your
heirs Quaffelint over the Judgment.
Evening star., 1939-04-22

with else - and the since
Austria became part of the Reich
that neither Hitler Mussoln joking they
foreign prime minister head of Berlin
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Sharp Rejection Predicted.

most Of the time between now and
Friday there.
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DAYTON VISITORS

DN TON VIoItONJ
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Wheatley Of
Sol S. Williams st., and Mr.. and
Mrs. Andrew Toliver, 1853 German
town ST., had as weekend guests
Rev. and Mrs. William Enoch and
their son Vernon Of Pittsburgh, and
their nieces. Omer Glover Of Flint
Mich, and Loretta Kitchen of Bal
timore,
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NEW TRUSTEES
NAMED FOR
, WHEREFORE

XENIA--President d. o. Walker
Of Wilberforce University refrained
to comment Thursday following the
aannouncement by Governor John
w. Bricker Of the appointment Of
six members---five Republicans and
one Democratic the new board of
trustees Of the university's state
supported combined normal and IN
dustriaI department.
President Walker said the new
board probably will not meet for
reorganization purposes until Nc
vember 2, the date for a meeting
provided by statute. The univer-
sity's representation on the board
reduced BY ripper law, effective
| last Saturday, will include Rev, !.
OTIS Haithcox, Cleveland, chaifiran
| Of the did board; Bishop r. G. Ram
som, Wilberforce, and President
| Walker, as ex-officio member.
Trustees appointed BY the Cover.
nor are DR.. James A. Owen, cleye-
/ land, only Democratic appointee and
only hold-over from state represcn,
tation on the old board; Rev Chas
T. Isom, Dayton; Rev. Wilbur, I
Page, Cincinnati; Mrs. Margaret 81
Barnes, Oberlin, and Ray l.. Hughes
Columbus. William S. Rogers, KENT
prominent Negro realtor, had been Z
candidate for appointment to tht
trustee board and had received
strong local backing.