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Evening star., 1939-01-18
Lone Dynomiter Stops Attacks
Of Rebel Tanks, Wreckinq 8

banner headlines, with congratula-
tions from Premier Juan Negrin.
A leading editorial on THE Lesson
of Corpl. Garcia" said government
Spain was meeting its deficiency in
war materials with superhuman
bravery and attacked politicians of
the world" who abandoned Spain.
The small. bright-eyed corporal,
dressed in a bulky military blouse
and ill-fitting khaki trousers, talked
about his exploits before going to
visit Premier Negrin.
He related how his bombs burst
under gasoline tanks, disabling the
machines and binding the crews
with fumes. He said he pulled two
Italians out of one tank and threat
ened to shoot If the other two did
not come out.
Madrid dispatches said women
and old men rapidly were filling
civil and military Office posts as they
became vacant because of the gov
ernment's stringent new mobiliza-
ton DEGREES designed to stem the
insurgent advance.
Evening star., 1939-01-18
Ohio Desperate Escapes
From State Penitentiary
Py the Associated Press.

Py the Associated Press.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 18-The
disappearance of Howard Bowman,
one time Ohio desperate, from the
State Penitentiary puzzled prison
officials today.
The 28-year- convict, who was
serving a life sentence for bank rob-
berries. vanished yesterday. Warden
James c. Woodard theorized he
probably escaped on one of several
supply trucks that left for other
State institutions.
Employed in the kitchen as a
cook, Bowman was missed at noon
roll call. Mr.. Woodard said he was
wearing an ordinary gray prison
suit.
Howard was the brother of Neal
Bowman. Both were admitted to
the prison in 1881 for bank robbery.
Later Neal was transferred to the
Lima State Hospital for the Grim
inal Insane. from which he escaped.
For three months ne staged series
of outlaw forays which ended with
his execution in Kentucky for the
Staying of 19-year -old boy.
Evening star., 1939-01-18
Hitler Due to Shift GoebbeIs,
Elevate Goering, Berlin Hears
Field Marshal Expected to Become
Vice Chancellor and War Minister

attached directly to the chancellory
with Secretary of State Otto Dietrich,
Chancellor Hitlers personal press
chief, in charge.
Men from the foreign Office then
would conduct relations with the
foreign press. Goering would take
over the direction of theaters, mo-
ton pictures and the radio, now in
Goebbels' hands
After recovery from his illness,
described as an intestinal ailment,
DR.. Goebbels spent some days at
Hitler's mountain home on Ober-
salzberg, near Berchtesgaden, while
the Fuehrer himself went to Berlin
for the opening of the new chan
cellory and the New Year reception
to the diplomatic corps January IL.
Frick May Retire.
Other rumors said that DR.. Will
helm Frick, interior minister, would
be retired on pension. He will be
81 in March. He may be given the
status of an elder statesman with
reference to domestic policy. much
as Baron Konstantin Won Neurath,
ex-foreign minister and president
of the secret cabinet council, holds
in respect to foreign affairs
In his place at the interior min
istry would be named Heinrich
Himmler. chief of all German police
and of the black uniformed S S
(Elite GllardS) troonS
Political observers see in such
moves, if they are to be made, Hit
ler'S policy of always balancing
moderates and radicals. If Goer-
ing's appointment as vice chancellor
be regarded as a victory for the
moderates, Himmler's elevation to
the interior ministry would be an
offset pleasing to the radicals.
All this still is in the stage of talk
in circles regarded as well informed.
Add admit, however, that in this
situation, as in all other matters,
one man and one man only decides
Hitler.
Evening star., 1939-01-18
British Ministers
Guarded Against
Bombing Attacks
Ten Held for Questioning
In Two-Doy Series Of
Explosions
BY the Associated Press.

6S tue AsSoCidleo ETeSS
LONDON, Jan. 18-Ten men were
detailed for questioning today as
picked Scotland Yard detectives
guarded British cabinet members
lest they be intended victims of
gangs responsible for a two-day Sc
ries of bombings throughout the
United Kingdom.
A Manchester Police Court magis-
trate ordered seven Irishmen.
charged with illegal possession of
explosives. held week for in
vestigation in connection with Man.
chester explosions in which one man
was killed and two injured.
One of the accused, who gave his
name as Mike Campbell of Belfast,
protested against English occupa-
ton of Ireland" Three other men
were detained in London.
Two husky Yard men dogged the
steps of Malcolm Macdonald, who
as dominions secretary deals with
Ireland. Police said they believed
Irish Republican army sympathizers
were responsible for attacks on the
countrys power system.
Guards we're stationed at Prime
Minister Chamberlain residence,
and at the homes of other officials.
A chief inspector and two other
Scotland Yard officers left London
for Birmingham, where a bag OF
homemade bombs and an unexplod-
ed dynamite stick were discovered
at the scene of a previous explo-
sion
Explosions have occurred in Lon
don, Manchester, Liverpool, Birm-
ingham and Belfast.
Evening star., 1939-01-18
BY the Associated Press

BARCELONA, Jan. 18.-The ex-
ploits of young army 'dinamitero," /"
officially credited with halting
single handed two insurgent tank
attacks, wrecking and capturing
3 enemy tanks and putting II others
to flight with well-aimed bombs,
was acclaimed today by the press
and people of government Spain.
A bomb-hurling army corporal,
Celestino Garcia Moreno, was cred
tied first with destroying one tank
in the SAINT Coloma sector, where
insurgents are pressing toward Bar
celona, and bringing back it's ma
chine gun, the semi-off1cial news
paper La Vanguardia said.
In a second attack he faced 13
tanks alone, wrecked two and made
the others flee. With pick-ax he
broke open the door of one tank
and took four Italian officers
prisoner.
Newspapers spread his name in
Evening star., 1939-01-18
By LOUIS P. LOCHNER,

Associated Press Foreign Correspondent.
BERLIN, Jan. 18.-Rumors of far
reaching changes in the Nazi admin
istration involving such men as Field
Marshal Hermann Wilhelm Goering,
Propaganda Minister Paul Joseph
Goebbels and others were current in
Berlin today.
They conceded with the return to
his desk in the propaganda ministry
of Goebbels after nearly a month S
illness. Official sources declined to
confirm or deny them.
According to these reports, circu-
lated by men usually in a position
to know, Goering will shortly be-
come vice chancellor and minister
of war. Both posts have been va
cant for some time-the vice
chancellorship since Franz Won
Papen, its last holder, was made
Special Ambassador to Austria after
the assassination of Chancellor
Engelbert Dollfuss in 1884, and the
war ministry since the resignation
of Field Marshal Werner Won Blom-
berg in February, 1888.
Goering now is chief of the four
year economic self -sufficiency plan
and air minister, in addition to
holding numerous lesser posts. The
additional appointments would make
him more conspicuously than ever
Germany's No. man.
New Job for Goebbels.
DR.. Goebbels, according to the re-
ported new setup, would be placed
above all other gauleiters, or Nazi
district leaders, as obergauleiter. At
the same time, the rumors said, he
will be appointed statthalter, or gov
ernor. of the greater Berlin district.
He will retain his status as min
lister of the Reich, but no longer
will be in charge of the propaganda
and press department, it was said.
Under the reported plans the
propaganda ministry would become
Evening star., 1939-01-18
.ItoIy's Troops Reported
Mussing Near Tunisio
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
TUNIS, Tunisia, Jan. 18.-Reports
OF Italian troop concentrations
along Tunisia's frontier with Ital-
ian Libya were received today by
French officials.
Reinforcements were reported to
have arrived from Italy at the
end OF December and the beginning
OF January, when an Italian CAM
paign, for territorial concessions
from France was boiling and French
Premier Edouard Daladier was pre-
pairing to visit this French protec-
torate in Northern Africa, Corsica
and Algeria.
Evening star., 1939-01-18
U. S. Fleet Quits Canal
Tomorrow for Games

BALBOA, Canal Zone, Jan. 18.-
The U. S. S. Pennsylvania, flagship
of the United States Fleet, left to-
day for the trip through the Panama
Canal to the Caribbean Sea for fleet
maneuvers a month hence
The battleship was scheduled to
remain in Cristobal Harbor over
night, with departure along with
more than 100 vessels for the ma
neuver zone set for tomorrow. The
ships left California December q.
Evening star., 1939-01-18
Plot Against President
Discovered in Salvador
By the Associated Press

oS tIe ASSOCldleu TTeSS
SAN SALVADOR, Ell Salvador.
Jan. 18-The government an
nounced today it had discovered
"subversive movement" against
President Maximiliano Hernandez
Martinez and had arrested most of
the plotters. A war council was
summoned to try those under ar
rest
The President inspected garrisons
in the capital after discovery of the
plot and announced everything was
in order. The government said
many civilians had volunteered for
service to uphold the President, but
that such help had not been needed
and that there had been no dis
orders.
The Constituent Assembly contin-
ued drafting the new constitution,
one article of which provides that
the new six-year presidential term
will begin March /, 1899, and end
January l, 1945.
Evening star., 1939-01-18
Associated Gas Defie,
Power Board Probe,
Wjthho|ds Data
Officers Won't Testify
Unless Ordered by
Supreme Court
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated PreSS.
The Associated Gas g. Electric
system served notice on the Federal
Power Commission today that it
would not submit its records or
permit officers to testify on the
reasonableness of their charges until
and unless ordered to do so by the
Supreme Court
The commission had issued sub
poenas calling for both the records
and testimony by the company's
officers in an effort to determine
whether the IA service companies in
the far-hung Pennsylvania utilities
domian were operating inconsist-
emily with the public welfare.
No books or records were in evi-
dence as the long-heralded investi-
cation got under way, and the first
witness, C. A. Dougherty, defiantly
refused to identify himself or his
connections with the Associated
system.
Hopson's Control Alleged.
The commission, in announcing
that the subpoenas had been issued
said the % officers for whose ap-
pearances the subpoenas called were
reported to be under the control of
H. C. Hopson.'
On advice of counsel" MI. Dough-
erty droned, reading from a type
written sheet Il respectfully de-
cline OF answer until the COM
MISSIONS right to interrogate me is
determined by the Supreme
Court of the United States"
Walter B. Saul, chief defense
counsel, told the commission the po-
sition of the witness was obvious
that the commission lacked the
fundamental right to pursue the in
vestigation until the courts had Sc
ruled.
Real Purpose Held Obscured.
The real purpose" of the investi-
cation, he charged, was not stated
in the commission order. The real
purpose, he said, was to obtain in
formation for the Pennsylvania Pub
lie Utilities Commission so that it
might impose penalties on the Asso-
clated Gas & Electric subsidiaries
for alleged violation of State stat
utes.'
Mr.. Saul challenged the commits
sion authority ito NEEDLE in purely
local affairs
The commission said the hearing
was ordered to obtain, at first hand
information relating to the services
of these companies have performed,
the reasonableness of their charges,
and the extent to which they may
control or are controlled by other
companies or individuals in the
associated system"
Two Boards Desire Data.
The commission said the informa-
ton was desired both by itself and
the Pennsylvania Public Utility
Commission.
Examiner Frank A. Hampton over
ruled Mr.. Saul's objection and
ordered the investigation to proceed,
but said the witness might properly
accept the advice of counsel not to
testify.
Evening star., 1939-01-18
Man Fleeing Murder
Scene Hit by Auto
By the Associated Press.

oy tIIe ASSUCIdteU PfeSS.
MIAMI, Fla, Jan. ia man
who admitted to police that the IA
tally stabbed his wife with an old
Chinese dagger lay near death in an
oxygen tent today. the victim of an
automobile which struck him as he
ran from his home.
He was identified as Paul H. Mar
dorff, so, by officers who, investigat-
ing his injury, found his wife sitting
on the floor of their bedroom, dead.
Evening star., 1939-01-18
Fair, Cold Weather
is Forecast for
Capital Area
Temperature Expected
To Drop to "a
Degrees Tonight

eAA eAAAo SOANNl "CdlllCl
and tomorrow will follow todays
/ snow that increased traffic hazards
and was blamed for several accidents
in the Capital area, the Weather
Bureau predicted
The temperature is expected to
drop to "a degrees tonight, after
falling from a high of ~ degrees
at 3:05 pm. yesterday only to 80
| degrees at 6 am. today, the FORE
caster said. 1t still was 33 degrees
at noon
The light snow, mixed intermit-
tently with rain and sleet, began
falling shortly after midnight With
the temperature ranging just above
the freezing point, much of the
snow melted almost as quickly as it
fell, SO that by noon the Weather
Bureau could measure only about
ll2 inches of snow.
Driving Made Hazardous.
/ The slush on the street made
driving hazardous and rush-hour
traffic was slowed considerably as
motorist proceeded cautiously.
The District had 180 men at work
during the day clearing the snow
away at crosswalks and street inter-
sections. Approximately 600 more
workers were standing by to use
snowplows and trucks in clearing
| the streets tonight, when traffic will
| permit.
The Weather Bureau forecaster
said Washington was on a sloppy
weather borderline, with rain to
the south over most of Virginia, eX-
cept in the northern section. and
snow to the north A secondary
disturbance developed over North
Carolina this morning to draw colder
air toward Washington from the
north, changing to snow here today
the rain that had been indicated.
The forecaster expected the snow
to continue during the afternoon,
with changing winds tonight prob
ably clearing the skies and bringing
colder weather that will increase in
| intensity tomorrow night.
AL Planes Grounded.
The bad weather grounded all
airplanes in this section, airline
officials at Washington Airport re-
ported.
The snow was general over Mary
land and the nearby sections of
Virginia, the Maryland State Roads
Commission calling out 420 men and
1874 plows to clear highways of the
| SluSh
First casualties from a traffic ac-
cident attributed to the bad weather
conditions this morning were nearly
700 chickens killed when a truck
transporting them to local produce
firm from Shelbyville. Del, collided
with an ice truck and overturned at
New York and Florida avenues
NV. The chickens were smotherd
to death when their coops were
caught under the overturned truck.
Many of the remainder of the load
of 5000 chickens, weighing around
21a pounds each. were so bruised in
the crash and they will not bring
full price, officials of the produce
firm said The chicken truck driver,
James Brasure of Frankfort, Del,
said his truck skidded on the slushy
street and he was unable to stop
-
Evening star., 1939-01-18
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

BY vote OF 1876, the Senate Com
merce Committee today approved
the nomination of Harry L. Hopkins
to be Secretary of Commerce.
The committee action was re-
garded as forerunner of conflrma-
ton by the Senate, to which the
nomination was reported
All Democratic members of the
Commerce Committee, with the ex-
ception of Senator Bailey of North
Carolina, chairman, voted for Mr.
Hopkins. Chairman Bailey asked to
be excused from voting. He has pre-
pared written statement giving his
views on Mr.. Hopkins and the rea
sons why he did not wish to vote
This will be submitted to the Senate
tomorrow.
1t is understood Senator Bailey
withheld his vote because of an
alteration which he had with Mr.
Hopkins some time ago while the
latter was head of the w. P. A.
All six Republican members OF
the committee voted against Mr.
Hopkins
The lineup was as follows. For
Mr. Hopkins-Senators Sheppard
Texas; Caraway of Arkansas Clark
OF Missouri, Overton of Louisiana
Bilbo of Mississippi, Donahey OF
Ohio. Guffey of Pennsylvania
MalorSy, Connecticut: Radcliffe
Maryland; Pepper of Florida, Lee
! of Oklahoma, Hill of Alabama. and
Mead of New York, Democrats-l3
G. o. P. Members Against.
Against Mr.. Hopkins-Senators
McNary of Oregon, johnson OF
California, Vandenberg, Michigan;
White of Maine, Gibson of Vermont
and Barbour of New Jersey. Re
publicans-6.
Alter the committee meeting
Senator Bailey said Chairman Shep-
pard of the Campaign Expenditures
Committee, which brought in a re-
port charging political activity ir
the w. P. A. would submit the ma
| Jorlty report for the committee
recommending the confirmation OF
Mr.. Hopkins. He said Senator
Sheppard did not intend submitting
a long written report, but would
merely file with the Senate the COM
mittee's favorable action on Mr
Hopkins.
Minority Leader McNary, who
also is ranking Republican men,
Der OF the Commerce Committee
said no minority report would be
submitted on the nomination. How
ever, it is understood the minority
retained the right to submit such
report later if desired.
1t is expected the nomination OF
Mr.. Hopkins will be taken up in
the Senate tomorrow. Senate,
Barkley, Democratic leader. has ex-
pressed hope the nomination may
be acted upon before adjournment
tomorrow.
However, it is known that a num-
Der OF Senators wish to discuss the
nomination. Mr.. Hopkins qualifca-
tlons for the cabinet post and his
administration of the w. P. A.
Senator Holt, Democrat, of West
Virginia. who has attacked the ad-
mlnistration of the w. P. A. in his
State many times in the past, is ex-
pected to make long speech on
Mr.. Hopkins. A number of other
Senator'S have indicated their wish
to discuss the appointment.
Long Debate Seen.
The debate may run for two or
three days, despite the desire of the
Democratic leader to get vote with
(See HOPKINS page A-30
Evening star., 1939-01-18
Report British, French
For Move to Halt japan
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
GENEVA, Jan. 18-Chinese sources
said today that Great Britain and
France had agreed to give "at least
partial satisfaction to China's de-
mand for an international stop
Japan" committee on which the
United States would be invited to
be represented.
A secret League of Nations Council
meeting was called this afternoon
to discuss the proposal for such a
committee made yesterday by DR..
v. K. Wellington Koo, Chinese AM
bassador to France and League
delegate.
Evening star., 1939-01-18
B bulletin

Effective at Ais pm. tomor-
row, Key Bridge will be open to
afternoon traffic moving into Vir-
ginia. The bridge will be closed
again at 7 am, when construc-
ton begins.
This ruling was made today at
a meeting of city engineers with
Maj. Ernest w. Brown. chief of
police. In addition, a limited
number of emergency passes will
be issued by the police chief.
The group decided it was too
costly to build a detour trestle
because of the limitations of the
appropriation for the construc-
ton of the underpass on the Vir-
ginia side of the bridge.
Earlier story on page BIZ
Evening star., 1939-01-18
House AmpHfiers
| Stress Dental
| Set SibHunts
" the Associated Press.


The new amplifying system in
the House chamber is enabling some
of the eldely members whose voices
aren't as strong as they once were
to make themselves heard.
But few of them have some COM
plants. The apparatus is giving
new emphasis to dental imperfec-
tDns-particularly those sets of false
teeth that whistle at every IS" as
regularly as a train at crossing.
Evening star., 1939-01-18
1ax-Exempted
Securities
End Urged
Treasury Official
Sees 100000, 900
Annual Gain
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
For years. tar-erenpt Federal
and State securities haue been q
problem to the Government. Last
April, President Roosevelt pro-
posed to Congress that income
from future governmental bonds
De tared and that reciprocal tar
alton of Federal and State SAL
aries be alloWed. but nothing Uas
done. Some authorities belieue q
constitutional amendment uould
be necessary to carry out these
measures, but the President feels
the statutory method sohuld be
tried out.
Evening star., 1939-01-18
Foxy Grandpa Creator,
CurI SchuItze, Dies
BY the Associated Press.

bS tHe ASsUCldted PreSS.
NEW YORK, Jan. 18-Carl E.
Schultze, creator of the comic strip
character Foxy Grandpa died Of
heart disease in his sleep today. He
was 72 and had been in failing
health for several months.
Last November he was removed
in a critical condition to ST. Vincent's
Hospital. He recovered, however,
and was able to return to his
furnished room in Manhattan. He
did little work for . time, but had
a relapse few weeks ago.
Evening star., 1939-01-18

since Wen HQUe driUen 1Cedqe
deep into parts of Catalonia still
held by LOydliSt forces. Saturday
rebels had driuen to 1Cithin 81
miles OF provisional capital at one
point. Tortosa and Torragona, on
coast, haze fallen to insurgents,
and big retreat has been under
1cdy to second line OF defense
around Barcelona.
By the Associated Press.
HENDAYE, France, Jan. 18.-The
insurgent high command reported
fresh progress in its swift offensive
against Barcelona today with cap
ture Of a key point where sec
ondary highway joins one of the
Spanish capitals main supply routes
to the French frontier.
The town of Pons, miles north
east of Artesa de Segre, was said to
have fallen before a smashing thrust
of Generalissimo Frances left-Wing
forces moving up the Artesa-Puig-
cerda road.
The left-Wing columns ultimate
objective seemed to be to cut BARGE
lonas communication and supply
lines to France, while southern and
central columns move directly
against the Spanish capital itself.
However, the highway to PUG
cerda, on the French frontier, re-
mained open through another sec
ondary road which branches off
north of Pons to Manresa and Bar
celona. Manresa is now the obiec-
tive of part of the insurgent central
army.
Rebels Cross Gaya River.
Insurgent forces pushing north
eastward along the Mediterranean
fought their way across the Gaya
River, where they had been held
since shortly after the fall of Tar
ragona Sunday
Burgos field bulletins reported
the capture of Altafulla and Ves-
pella, both on the east side of the
river which until late yesterday
had marked the governments de-
fense line. Both villages are about
AZ miles from Barcelona.
While the advance in this sector
placed Generalissimo Frances troops
about miles nearer the Catalonian
capital. the insurgent columns, led
personally by Gen. Franco, directly
west OF Barcelona apparently were
slowed down by stiffened govern
ment resistance.
These forces, moving along the
Lerida- Barcelona highway, were,
roughly. about 35 miles from Bar
celona. They devoted their attention
mainly to cleaning up a wide gov
ernment pocket south and south
west of Cervera, reporting the cap
ture of a dozen villages.
Victories in Southwest.
Insurgent headquarters at Burgos
relayed military bulletins, mean
while, reporting victories in South
western Spain, where the govern
ment has been conducting an offen-
Sive in an effort to force Gen. Fran
co to send reinforcements from the
Catalonian front.
Insurgent troops, heavily REIN
forced from the Toledo sector, were
said to have attacked government
positions in Badajoz Province and
to have fought their way into the
town of La Granjade Torrehermosa.
The dispatches admitted the gov
ernment, which took the town dur
ing the height of the insurgent drive
in Eastern Spain, still remained in
control, but said Gen. Frances ad-
Evening star., 1939-01-18
'y the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, Jan. 18.-United
States Ambassador Josephus Dam
lels, returning from a vacation in
the United States, received mu-
seal welcome from Mexican police
band today when he stepped from a
train in Mexico City's main station.