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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-11-07
Jay Franklin Doth
Protest Too Much.

To the Editor of The Star:
Abuse, facetiousness and ridicule-all
these things Jay Franklin is direct
ing against the Dies Committee in his
column in The Star And all because
Representative Dies and his efficient
committee are pulling up the rotten floor
ing IN the old hog pen and causing the
rats to run for cover
read Mr.. Frankins facetious column
IN recent issue of The Star in which
he mockingly suggests that he is begin
ming to fear he himself may be accused
OF being a Communist because he owns
a Phi Beta Kappa pin; said pin being
the emblem of a Greek letter fraternity:
said Greek being foreigner; all for
eigners Communists, etc.
have never been rewarded with a
Kappa key. am just poor guy trying
to get along under the handicaps of the
New Deal like millions Of others. Also
like them, know when a thing needs
investigating and that John Q. Public
is almost hundred per cent behind Mr..
Dies and his committee. Jay Franklin
and others Of that ilk may as we'll make
up their minds to that fact.
October rs. S. H. MUMFORD.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-11-07
Aftermath of War

All was quiet along the Ohio State
University front. In fact, no one
knew that front existed, until
wandering skunk chose to attack a
weak sector, the Phi Kappa Sigma
Fraternity house. This creature de-
clared no war. Instead, he put on
gas attack without warning. The
casualties were appalling, and only
the prompt evacuation of the Phi
Sigmas prevented complete disaster.
Caught with their masks down, they
demobilized rapidly into the night
air accompanied by the shrieks Of
the stricken, and leaving as rear
guard but one lone member and
Skull, their pet dog. Against over
towering odds, Skull engaged in
dogfight with the enemy bomber
and laid him low. The lone member
seized a field telephone and sent
out the all clear, somewhat prema-
turely as was later discovered.
Technically, the fraternity won the
battle, but like other wars that could
be mentioned, no one really won.
The Phi Kappa Sigmas saved their
lives, but only at the cost of their
democracy. No longer are they free
individuals in a land of liberty. AS
a hideous aftermath of the war, they
are regimented and segregated.
Ohio State is at least temporarily in
the grip of the caste system. The
Brahmins are those lucky enough to
belong to fraternities on the other
side of the campus. Lower in the
scale come nearby fraternities, and
way down at the bottom is the M Pu
Chapter of Stigma House.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-11-07
New Milk PIun


Another chapter in the perennial
debate over milk prices in Washing
ton will open late this month with
hearings by the Agriculture Depart
ment's division of marketing agree
ments. But unlike many of the pre-
vious hearings which have been held
by various local and Federal govern
mental agencies, the new one prom
ises definite benefits and much less
controversy than has resulted here
tofore.
Basically, the plan, proposed by
the Maryland and Virginia Milk
Producers Association, would tend
to equalize the cost of all milk COM
ing into Washington. At present the
producers receive contract price for
part of their class one milk, and are
forced by market volumes to sell the
rest at much lower price as surplus.
Under the new plan a special price
would be provided for milk which
would be destined for families on re-
lief, and those in the loW-income
group. This would be higher than the
present surplus price, but consider
ably lower than the contract rate for
the best fluid milk for general sale.
The milk sold at the special price for
the poor would, of course, be of the
same quality as that available to
more fortunate homes. The result
would be to increase the volume of
class one milk sold without making
any material difference in the gen.
eral retail prices.
Thus the producer would be able to
sell more of his product as class one
for fluid use). rather than as class
two (for butter, cheese, and butter
milk, or as class three for ice
cream. The price for part of the milk
would be lower than the present
price, but higher than that now re-
ceived for the other two grades. And
the provision of a larger supply of
lOW PI1SSd 1illlh 1Ol CllOSS VIII lllOSL
need its nourishment is a progressive
step.
The plan, while it is similar to the
marketing agreement which operated
for few months in 1886, differs from
the latter in some of its details.
The proposal still does not offer
solution to the argument that milk
prices are too high in Washington.
But this is matter that involves
many agencies of government, from
the Health Department to the De-
partment of Agriculture, as we'll as
the producers, distributors and con-
sumers. If it succeeds in providing
sufficient supply of vital food to
major portion of those families which
now must compromise health with
purse, the greatest objection to the
general retail price will have been
overcome.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-11-07
Welcomes Interest in
Virginia Poll Tax.

To the Editor of The Star:
It is interesting to note the growing
interest in Virginia in the question of
payment of the poll tax as prerequisite
to voting. In the neighboring county OF
Arlington, the current campaign has pre-
cipitated considerable amount of public
discussion regarding this question. re-
gard this as very healthy symptom.
The preservation of democratic institu-
tons depends upon widespread discus
sion of public issues by the electorate I
only wish that more of this discussion
were going on in Fairfax Efficient rep
resentation of a county in the State Leg
islature is more likely when the people
of the county are articulate regarding
legislative affairs.
No doubt citizens will become increas-
ingly alive to the importance of the suf-
frage and to the necessity of securing
accurate information and defining cor
rect principles. Nothing would give me
more pleasure than to participate in dis
cussions Of this question where the par
Elephants are sincerely anxious 70 ascer-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-11-07
Comment Evoked by Article
On the Destroyer Kearny.
To the Editor of IT

10 the Edltor OF The Star:
Commenting on your article of October
II concerning the scheduled launching
of the destroyer Kearny next January, I
would like your readers to know that
Commodore Lawrence Kearny was born
and died at Kearny Cottage, Perth Am
boy, N. j., and not only fought pirates,
as you say, but was Mayor of Perth
Amboy and above all, established the
open door, policy in China in 1912.
Strange to say, however, our town is not
named for him, but for his famous
cousin, Gen. Philip Kearny, and the
Federal Shipbuilding Co., where the
launching is to take place, is located in
Phil Kearny's town, not the commo-
dores. Furthermore, Miss Mary Kearny,
the sponsor, was born here in Kearny
Castle, or Kearny Arms, which be-
longed to her father, a Washingtonian.
Kearny, N. j. BRIDGES LEACOCK.
November 3.
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MeddIinq MoIotoff

'AeAA VI ooo olSt CSdlu 1OI
amenities of international relations
not so much through ignorance, to
be sure, as through deliberate in
tent to divide the American people
against themselves-Soviet Premier
Molotoff turns a meddling hand
again to American affairs.
In a speech yesterday marking the
twenty-second anniversary of the
start of the Bolshevist revolution
the disingenuous chairman of the
council of peoples commissars heap
ed new vituperation upon the United
States, and particularly the "Ameri-
can bourgeoisie,' for the repeal Of
the arms embargo, thus seconding a
broadside issued earlier by the Com
munist International.
American neutrality revision, Mol
otoff said, was only "a mask to cover
their (the United StatesD struggle
for profit" and the Comintern said:
"The American bourgeoisie, very in
terested in further developing the
war, repeats the embargo on the ex-
port of arms in order to secure huge
profits to the kings of the munitions
industry"
Both these blasts echo recent arti-
cles in Soviet newspapers-the gov
ernments Izvestia, the Communist
party's Pravda, and the army's Red
Star-which denounced the badly
concealed exultation" of Wall Street
at the outbreak of the war and the
alleged attempt of American reac-
tionaries" to draw the United States
into the conflict.
In effect these declarations, couch
ed In characteristic Communist ter
minology, constitute an open attempt
to subvert the working classes not
only of Great Britain and France,
where it is hoped they will thwart
their governments war aims. but of
the United States, too, where it is
hoped to make Americans the tools
of Soviet policy. Certainly intelli-
gent American workers will not lend
themselves to such strategy.
More offensive to Americans than
this clumsy divisive effort is the i'm
putation of insincerity and impurity
of motives to all those who supported
and fought for the changes in the
Neutrality Act sought by President
Roosevelt
Molotoff's denunciation is not in
comprehensive in the light of the
historic Soviet aim, now brushed up
after a period of desuetude, to work
world revolution, and his sweep
ing attack upon capitalism, not only
in Britain, France and the United
States, but in Italy, too, can be read
only as revival of the program of
world revolution which it was hoped
had been shelved.
But less understandable is the fact
that ostensibly neutral Soviet Rus
STA thus takes to task another neu-
trail for purely national measures of
prOIectlOn against war. why Russia,
which is selling vital raw materials if
not finished war supplies to Germany,
one of the belligerents in Europe's
war, would deny the United States
the right TO make it's resources avail
able for cash purchase by the allies is
one of the imponderables of the
Russian enigma.
The explanation probably lies in
the purely formal nature of Russian
neutrality negatived in effect by
definite partisanship-at least for
momentary purposes with Nazi
Germany, and in the likelihood of a
much closer agreement on the con-
duct of the war than the rest of the
world officially knows.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-11-07
Chicken Thievery on
International Scale.
To the Editor of The Star:

Will some qualified person be kind
enough to explain the following enigma:
Two men mutually agree to rob chicken
roost. One robs one half and the other
the other half. If both are guilty of the
same illegal act, why is one part free
and the other part guilty?
1t is clear case of particeps criminis,
but according to modern international
authority, this is not so. Is 1t possible
that one of these chicken thieves is too
large to handle, or may be eventually
used to rob another hen coop?
November 8. LOUIS =. DnaER.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-11-07
C0mmends Star for
Court Articles.

Court Articles.
To the Editor of The Star:
want to tell you that am glad you
are publishing the series of articles
started on Sunday re the relations of
tenants and landlords and the uses made
OF the publicly supported courts by those
landlords who are long on alertness and
short on principles. We, the citizens,
need awakening.
November 2. BLANCHE M. CRAPO.
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A., The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to
the use foi republication of all news dispat ches
credited to 1t or not otherwise credited in This
paper and lso the local news published herein
herein also are reserved
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-11-07

Another phrase illustrative OF
damning with faint praise: LAS sweet
a. counter sugar."
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Suggests Planetarium

Suggests Planetarium
As Gift to d. C.
To the Editor Of The Star:
1t is fine to know that there is a pos
sibility that the $50000,000 Widener art
collection will be given to the National
Capital.
Wouldn't it be great If some of our
philanthropists would present the Capital
with . planetarium?
FRANK q. CAMPBELL
November Z.
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-12-11
Fighting Firms Strike
Back Very Suddenly
Continued from Page u

ed. including about 10 neutral YES
sells.
AS the league assembly took up
the Finnish plea against Russia
there was sudden furry of talk
about new German peace move
but 1t was denied In Berlin that any
Nazi concessions" were planned in
an effort to end the war.
The Scandinavian countries were
eager to try to use the League OF
Nations machinery to restore peace
between Finland and Russia, but the
outlook was slim. Finland appealed
to the league only by invoking the
covenant machinery for Cancellation.
What Covenant Says
The covenant implies that II con-
Citation fails the other machinery
for denunciation of an aggressor or
application Of sanctions or EXPULSION
of a member from the league might
be invoked, and the Latin American
countries led by Argentina are de-
manding the expulsion of Russia on
threat that some Of them will with
draw.
The Soviet government, however
has refused to recognize the Hell
sinki government as representing
the Finnish people, having given Its
support to the rebel peoples govern
ment set up at Terjoki under pro-
lection of the Red army. Soviet rep
resentatives did not attend the
league council meeting Saturday
and were absent when the assembly
convened today.
Whether the assembly would back
the Argentine demand for expulsion
of Russia was uncertain. The Scan
dinavian countries are so fearful Of
losing their neutral status that they
probably will hold back. The same
Is true OF Belgium and Holland. Ru-
mania wants to improve her rela-
tons with Moscow. Turkey. while
standing strongly against any
threats, desires TO maintain good re-
lations with Russia. Latvia, Esthon-
la and Lithuania would not be like
ly to make any move unapproved at
Moscow.
While the league assembly met
Italy's membership expired and
Premier Benito Mussolini was be-
lieved to be planning to strengthen
the Fascist frontiers against future
developments In the European war
The logical conclusion drawn by
observers as that the Fascist Prem
Ter was planning to reinforce his
frontier defenses against France but
there was no definite indication OF
which border would be the scene Of
action.
Pope Plus, at secret consistory,
was understood to have impaired
directions to the Cardinals In con-
nection with the stand OF the church
against the spread of Communism
neo-paganism and totalitarian forms
OF government that put the state
above all else.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-12-11

approved the proposed Canoniza-
ton OF the Blessed Marie Pelletier
and Comma Calgami, French and
italian nuns respectively. after the
Pope had praised their virtues and
miracles.
Approval of the canonization was
taken In church circles to mean that
the Pope desired TO encourage relig-
ious sentiments and devotions
throughout the world.
Especial Importance was attached
TO the fact that the Pope did not
follow the usual custom Of holding
a public consistory after the secret
one. This was believed due to a
desire to maintain secret the details
of instructions and exhortations to
Cardinals.
Appointment Of Cardinal Lauri as
Camerlengo was regarded as iildicat-
ing desire by the Pope to maintain
a middle course In church matters
while earnestly combating Goddess
ness. Cardinal Lauri, q great author
ity on canon law, Is a scholar rather
than O political figure.
The fact that the Pope appointed
no Cardinals, though there are IL
vacancies In the Sacred College, waA
interpreted to be sign Of his
mourning over the international sit
uation.
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there has been fierce fighting and
where the outcome is still uncertain
in connection with Soviet attempt
to break through an important Fin
nish defense sector near Lake La
doga.
Allies War Second Fiddle
The Allied German war continued
to play second fiddle to Finland's
fight aaginst the Red army but sew
en- more ships were sunk In naval
conflict over the weekend in addi-
ton to six sinkings last week One
was the British steamship Willow
pool of ABS tons, which struck a
mine in the North Sea and another
was little British navy vessel, ay
of Hope, a drifter, which is a type
of rawler-minesweeper.
The sea casualties boosted British
losses In the war to approximately
100 ships of more than 100000 tons
total. In all there have been almost
200 ships sunk since the war start
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NS0ANtAAAdCd 4AOAAl EdkC ~
for a moment by telling her there
was a fire at a nearby farm. While
her head was turned, he picked up
his loaded shotgun which was In the
front seat.
Blewett was reported to have said
he fired one shot at the girl and 1t
struck her In the back of the neck
but did not cause serious wound.
The girl got out of the car and
struggled with her assailant Blew
EFT said that he struck her with the
shotgun. shattering the stock and
breaking her neck.
He thought another car was APP
preaching SO he rolled the girls
body into q ditch according TO the
confession and later returned plac-
ed the body in his car and drove it
into the garage on his parents
farm.
He went to his room and took
stiychnine. His parents heard his
means, called authorities and then
discovered the girls body. Blewett
was brought to Charles City hos
pital and placed under guard.
He Is the son Of Mr.. and Mrs. II.
D. Blewett. The girl was the daugh-
ter Of Mr. and Mrs. High Garter.
The families lived on farms about
-four miles apart.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-12-11
WIRE TAPPING
EVIDENCE OUT
Continued from Page u


telephone conversations. OF this
practice, Justice Felix Frankfurter
said:
ITO forbid the direct use Of meth.
dds thus characterized Gas destruc.
tive Of personal liberty but to put
no curb on their full indirect use
would only invite the very methods
deemed inconsistent with ethical
stahdards and destructive to per.
sonal liberty
In a 8 to / decision with Justice
James G. McReynolds dissenting and
Justice. Stanley F. Reed taking no
part, Frankfurter wrote:
THAT decision was not the pro-
duct Of merely meticulous reading
Of technical language. It was the
translation into practically Of broad
considerations of>morality and pub
lie well-being.
This court found that the logical
ly relevant proof which congress had
outlawed, 1t outlawed because TN
consistent with ethical standards
and destructive Of personal liberty
1.-THE knowledge gained by the
governments own wrong cannot be
used by 1t simply because It is used
derivatively."
The other case concerned q group
of New York men convicted ON
charges Of classifying claims to in
slirance companies. Evidence used
In the case had been gathered by
wire tapping and they alleged that
such evidence was not proper
whether the call was interstate or
interstate.
They also challenged the practice
Of overlapping as q violation Of the
search and seizure immunities guar
anteed by the constitution. The con-
victed men. DR.. Macmillan Gold
stein, Joseph ]. Weiss and Martin
Gross. commended that interstate
calls travel over the same wires as
interstate messages.
In barring the admission Of intra-
state messages. the court, speaking
unanimously through Justice Owen
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-12-11
ATTORNEYS LOSE
in EXTORTION CASE
Continued from Page y

NSOkatAAuGu AAOALl GukG ~
ed to provide experts for the de-
tense.
Pickering was the government
agent who testified that the hand
writing of the extortion note was
not that Of Thomas P. Kelly, as
MasSucci claimed. Guastaferri
claimed that II Pickering were pres
ent in the court this morning, he
could prove that the handwriting
Of the note was Kelly's.
Technicalites were then INDUCED
In, Guastaferri claiming that the
letter &c" did not agree In both
notes.
In answer to Guastaferri's ques-
ton Of the power of Judge Hincks'
eyesight, Judge Hincks retorted
Are you able to see it?"
At this point Navin and Guasta-
ferri were both on their feet argu-
ing at one time. Judge Hincks said
that he could listen to one only, and
asked that they choose one to do the
speaking.
Guastaferri took that role, and
questioned Hincks on the photo
engagements Of the handwriting Of
the note.
I'm not on the stand said
Judge Hincks, do not question
me-"
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Continued from Page u
tria--a free plebescite under inter-
national supervision, according to
the reports. 1t was said In this con-
nection that Germany was confident
Austria would vote to stay IN Ger
many.
AS part of Polish settlement, ac-
cording to the reports, the White
Ruthenian and East Galcian areas
would be declared independent, lii
order TO form buffer state in the
area where Russia, Poland, Czech
oslovakia, Hungary and Rumania
would meet.
Italy Would Benefit
II was SAID that Italy, under any
such agreement, would obtain Bal
kan zone OF influence and the right
to pursue its "aspirations55 In the
Mediterranean.
There was no immediate official
comment on the reports In London,
Usually reliable quarters said, how
ever, that the reports caused no
surprise here because there mad been
indications that British quarters mad
recently anticipated such a move
because OF the latest international
Developments.
The United Press Geneva Bureau
had reported that Geneva was over
run" with Germans, Italians and
Russians, who were holding private
meetings in hotels and talking III
marginal" conferences with some
delegates to the assembly.
Germany Not In League
Germany Is no longer a member OF
the league. Itays membership OK
pired at midnight last night. by vir-
tue OF her resignation, due to The
imposition OF penalties for her war
on Ethiopia. Russia has announced
that she would not take part In lea
que consideration OF Finland's APP
peal. ,,
Before the reports of the alleged
peace move were circulated 1t was
learned that Viorel v. Tilea, Rum
anian Minister to London, had left
for Bucharest by airplane Saturday.
The Rumanian legation said that he
would take short holiday and re-
turn to London Dec. %. Other an
formants said Tilea would naturally
take advantage of his visit to dis
cuss Rumanian- Russian relations III
light of the British guarantee OF
Rumanians safety.
When this guarantee was given,
the possible aggressor in mind was
Germany. Recent developments
have raised the point whether the
guarantee would be effective against
Russia. Authoritative quarters
without committing themselves, said
merely that the guarantee was of
the broadest nature. The Daily
telegraph. regarding as close to
the foreign office. said firmly that
Tilea's visit home was connected
with Soviet threats against Ru-
mania"
Emphatic Denial
Berlin. Dec. 11.-(UP)-An auth
orized source denied today reports
of a new German peace move. and
said that the reports were regard
ed as a diplomatic trial balloon.
AS to a report that. as part of a
peace move. Germany would con.
sent to a plebiscite. the informant
said:
I'VE have already held a pleeis-
cite in Austria. Why hold an
other? The report that we have
offered to sign pact with Bril-
tain and France Is merely q resur-
rectlon Of old rumors.S