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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-02
House Controversy
Over Policy Letters
Still Unsettled
Whether to Strike Them
FrDm Record Not
Decided by Debate
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated PreSA.
Instead Of settling the Dies Com
mittee controversy over the "Pelley''
lettersEcalled forgeries in secret
testimony turbulent House debate
left unanswered today the question
Of whether they should be stricken
from the Congressional Record.
Representative Hook, Democrat,
Of Michigan placed the letters In
the record last week. Then the
committee declared that David
Mayne Of Washington had admitted
forging them, and Mr.. Hook tried
yesterday to withdraw them.
But Representative Keefe, Repub-
lican, Of Wisconsin blocked him on
the ground that the letters reflected
on Chairman Dies, Democrat, of
Texas, and that Mr.. Hook himself
had not admitted their falsity. The
letters purported to link Mr.. Dies
with William Dudley Policy, chief
Of the Silver Shirt Legion.
The argument in the House which
followed Mr.. Hooks unsuccessful at
tempt brought from Representative
Voorhis, Democrat, of California, a
committee member, the statement
that Mr.. Mayne once served as q
committee agent.
Tell Of Search for Policy.
Mr.. Voorhis, who described the
letters as rank forgeries," told the
House of a long-and still active
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-02

ing for violations of law among
ministers of the gospel. On the other
hand, he said, a policeman in the
performance of his duties over
period of % years is likely to be
seen in the company of criminals of
various kinds.
Helped Guard Royalty.
He pointed out also that Police
man Brodie was one of a group of
detectives selected to guard the King
and Queen of England last summer,
which the Senator said hardly indi-
Gated he was regarded as inefficient.
He emphasized that he had no
further interest in the matter, but
had felt the officer was entitled
to a trial.
Policeman Brodie, a native of
South Carolina, was denoted last
fall from the rank of detective SER
geant to private, thereby losing an
additional 5000 compensation that
goes with the higher rank. Mr..
Brodie is now stationed at the
eighth precinct.
The nomination of Mr.. HaZen had
been reported favorably to the Sem
ate Monday after Chairman King
had polled the District Committee.
Shortly before it came up for con-
firmation in the Senate yesterday,
however, Senator Byrnes made
known he had written to the Com
y,icciopor opd would ock fbot q rtion
be delayed for the time being.
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Huzen

Continued From First Page.)
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Democracy League
Disbands;; New Type
Setup Seen Needed
Members to Fight on
To Keep U. S. Out Of
War, Leader Says
BY the Associated Press.

1S tAC HooOCinteo 1ECSo
NEW YORK, Feb. 2.-The Ameri-
can League for Peace and Democ-
racy, described by the Dies Commit
tee as front" for the Communist
party, has been disbanded by its
national board of directors.
A board resolution said the league
was extinguished because 'the COM
ing Of the war has created q situa-
ton IN which different program
and type Of organization are needed
to preserve democratic rights in
wartime and thereby help keep the
United States out of war"
The action was taken at a meet
Ing honoring the Rev. DR.. Harry F.
Ward, head of the league since 1894.
The Rev. Thomas Harris, national
executive secretary, announced that
the league had $4,000 members in
lit cities throughout the country.
Defends League.
In his swan song" address to
the board, DR.. Ward defended the
league against the Dies Committee
charges, asserting the organization
never was controlled by the Com
munists."
The committee charge, he said,
was an attempt to paint a false
picture of the league" in a CAM
paign 'by reactionary forces to get
America into the war;
The fact that the National Board
of the League for Peace and Democ-
racy has ceased activities and gone
out of existence" he continued,
docs not mean that our members
throughout the country are ceasing
their activities in defense of demo-
cratic rights and to keep this coun-
try out of war"
League officials declined to say
what discussion preceded the de-
cision to disband or how many
board members attended.
Besides calling the league a Com.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-02
Edison Questions
Failure 10 Close
Valves Of Squa|us
Hints Disaster Might
Have Been Prevented;
Mechanism Blamed

BY the Associated Press.
The Navy has ascribed the loss OF
the submarine Squalls, with rs OF
it's crew, primarily to mechanical
rather than human failure.
The report last night of three
man court of inquiry blamed a
mechanical failure in the operat-
ing gear of the engine induction
valve" for the sinking of the S.
100000 vessel last May Is off Ports
mouth, N. H.
mo serious blame" was attached
to officers and men.
Secretary Edison, however, in a
review of the findings. questioned
whether the tragedy could not have
been lessened or prevented by the
closing of four secondary valves
within the hull.
Mr.. Edison said there was mo
adequate explanation" why two of
these valves leading to the after
battery compartment were not
closed.
There was also, he said, Sub
stantial doubt" that the inside hull
stop valves were closed habitually
as a precaution, suggesting that
training and supervision was lack
ing in emphasis
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search for Pelley. He said that Mr..
Mayne had been recommended to
the committee by "a very prominent
person in Washington" whose name
he would not disclose.
MIR. Mayne, Mr.. Voorhis contin-
ued, presented himself to the COM
mittee last December and said he
could turn up Pelley. He was dis
patched to North Carolina, Pelleys
home, with the committee paying
his expenses, but Pelley never has
appeared at committee hearings.
I'VE never felt Mr.. Mayne was q
paragon of virtue" Mr.. Voorhis said.
"but we were clutching at straws
and hoping he might accomplish
that purpose"
In the blazing give-and-take de-
bate in which some of the hottest
words were retracted, Representa-
tive Marcantonio, American Labor,
of New York declared that Rhea
Whitley, Dies committee counsel,
had resigned.
Robert STRIPPING, committee clerk,
said later that Mr.. Whitley's COM
mission as counsel had expired with
the end of the year and that he had
requested that it not be renewed.
Mr.. Whitley, a former Oman, was
said by Mr.. Stripping to have pleaded
that he needed to spend more time
on his private law practice.
Letters Allegedly Signed.
The letters which caused the con-
troversy were said by Mr.. Hook in
his original statement last week to
have been addressed to Mr.. Mayne
and signed by Policy.
Despite committee members in
sistence that the letters were spuri-
Gus, Mr.. Hook refused repeatedly to
call them false until the signatures
were checked by the Justice De-
partment.
Representative Dempsey, Demo-
crat, of New Mexico broke in to
say that a Justice Department agent
had advised the committee that all
the letters were written on type
writer owned by Mr.. Mayne.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-02
Breakfasts on Poland
OFF Vatican Radio

ROME, Feb. 2 (P).-The Vatican
radio station does not plan further
broadcasts such as the two made
recently on conditions among Poles
under German rule, Vatican
source declares.
This source described the broad
casts as private in character and
also stressed that the Vatican has
nothing to do" with circulation of
white papers by the Polish embas-
sizes charging atrocities in German
occupied Polish territory.
The Vatican keeps track of all
such information coming from any
source, it was said, and the attitude
of Pope Plus XII toward the Poles
was defined clearly in an encyclical
expressing sympathy and in similar
remarks in his Christmas message.
Kidnapings Charged.
A new white paper, issued last
night by the Polish ENJOYS to Rome
and the Vatican, says half million
Poles have been deported and a
campaign of determination aimed
at the entire population"
1.-THE most frequent practice" 1t
says, "is to kidnap Poles to send
them to forced labor on farms in
Germany. For this purpose, raids
on the streets are organized. ="
It accuses the German Army of
putting to death hundreds of per-
sons at Bydgoszcz and of similar ex-
ecutions in nearly every city in
Poznan, Pomerania and Silesia.
Then" the paper says, came a
new series of mass executions Of
which members of the SIS (Nazi
elite guards and police OF the
Gestapo German secret police)
we're the authors.
"These executions are continuing"
Forced to Deposit Money.
The Polish pamphlet, detailing
economic restrictions, says Poles
with money are required to deposit
it and allowed to withdraw weekly
not more than 100 zlotys (about $18
by pre-war standards.
It cites numerous instances OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-02
California House Passes
Convention Bid Bill

BY the Associated Press.
SACRAMENTO, Calf, Feb. a.
The California Assembly voted last
night to appropriate $l50,OOO to
bring the Democratic or Republic
can National Convention, or both,
to California this year. The vote
was 81 to 10.
The bill goes to the Senate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-02
Norton Line to Sturt
Service to Argentina

BY the Associated Press.
BUENOS AIRES, Feb. 2.-The
Norton Line will start regular serv-
ice March 10 between Buenos Aires
and Philadelphia and Baltimore.
The 1,486-ton Swedish motorship
Freja will sail first and will be fol-
lowed by the 1,636-ton Gdynia and
the 1,673-ton Venzia, also under the
Swedish flag.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-02
THE EVENING STAR WASHINGTON FRIDAY FEBRUARY

IIlullkSt 4kOAAtg VIC A/AC6
released hundreds Of names 1t said
were on the leagues mailing list.
The list included many persons In
governmental positions in Washing
ton, several Of whom stated they
were not members Of the league and
had not asked to be placed on the
mailing list.
The board said the leagues Ma
tional Committee also adopted the
disbanding resolution. which added
that the war brought with 1t "the
increased attack on democratic
rights for which we thought to pre-
pare the American people"
DR.. Ward, who is president of the
American Civil Liberties Union, was
asked whether he intended to resign
this position. He replied without
further comment that he had sent
letter to officers of the union
which he understood would be made
public next Monday.
Plans Trip to Mexico.
The league, he said, did not toll
crate control by the Communists, I"
nor did the Communists desire to
control the league"
The theologian, who expects to
leave for Mexico soon on sabatical
leave, asserted Communists had
been accused Of having "evil inten-
tions," and added the question:
isn't 1t simpler to believe that the
Communists are a good people?"
He said the league voted in 1887
to keep out all political parties.
Because Of Indebtedness, he said, the
league received donations and "as
matter of honor the Communists
contributed, after they had been
dropped out, their proportionate
share to meet the debts
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-02
D. &. Branch to Close
In About Two Weeks

Washington headquarters of the
American League for Peace and
Democracy will close in about two
weeks, it was announced today fol-
lowing receipt of word from New
York that the league itself has dis
banded.
The local branch at 8O4 Seven
tenth street NV. will continue in
operation only long enough to clean
up loose ends" A decision to dis
continue came last night at a meet
ing of members here.
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said he was told a trial board of
three civilians would be appointed.
Senator Byrnes said that when
Mr.. Brodie first learned of his trans
fer the only reason given was for
the good of the service" When the
officer sought more specific informa-
ton, Senator Byrnes said, it was
claimed he had been seen in the
company of gamblers.
The South Carolina Senator said
he told the District officials that If
the policeman had been accused of
being seen in the company of cler-
gymen he would feel he had been
inefficient in spending his time look
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executions, such as the shooting Of
10 Poles arrested in Otorow, where q
Nazi flag had been torn down. Five
were shot on the spot, 1t says, and
the others taken to Szamotuly where
a. crowd in the market place saw
them slain while they shouted with
their dying breaths, Long Live
Poland!"
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Time saved at the price Of an
accident is no bargain.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-10-05
NEWS FROM THE NORMAL CAMP IS
ACTIVITIES OF GENERAL INTEREST CONCERNING
/ FACULTY MEMBERS AND STUDENTS
acted as hosts and hostesses to the

acted as hosts and hostesses to the
group.
Announcements were made at
the close OF the Sunday program
with the student class at 5 p. m
under the leadership of Prof. any
Mrs. Frank Whitehouse. At 6 p.
m. there will be a fellowship sup
per and at 7:15 p. m. the service
OF worship.
The reception committee was
composed OF Harold Vroman, Al
pena- president of the group;
Muriel L. McKercher, student di.
rector; and Helen Reid. Port Hu>
ron, and Kathleen Marquand, Davi-
son.
The women of Circle nine under
the leadership OF Mrs. Louis Hud-
bard. served refreshments of
punch and prettily decorated cook
les.
There was group singing and the
party closed with the Friendship
Circle which is one of the meaning
full traditions OF the Wesleyan
Guild.
Next Friday the group will have
wiener roast at the homes OF
DR.. r. R. Gorton and Prof. and Mrs.
B. H. VandenBelt, 217-19 n. Nor
NAL, at p. m.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-10-05
Cooperative Nursery y
Organized at Woodruff

The third. cooperative nursery
school for four year olds has been
organized and meets each Monday,
Wednesday and Friday In Woodruff
School The IL youngsters meet
from 2:30 to 4:30 p. m. and are I'M
der the supervision of a mother, &
mother who is responsible for
transportation. and Miss Elizabeth
Bell. student at the Michigan State
Normal College.
Nursery rooms at the school with
complete play equipment are used
by the group. Children are trans
ported to and from the school arG3f
one mother furnishes juices and
waters for the afternoon tea party.
Enrolled in the new nursery
school are Keith Block. 800 Miles
St.; 10 Ann Scharbat. 971 N. River
ST.; Marilyn Milne, 5i1 W." Forest
Ave-: Peggy Joyce Rominski. 210
Washtenaw Ave-; Bobby Lord.
zoos W. Cross St; Martin DeHas a.
$50 Clubview Dr.; John HarfiJ.
1906 Whittier Rd.; George Wallace.
1902 w. Cross St.; Sue Ann
Wright, 945 Sweet Rd.; Sonny
Warner. 609 Oak ST.; Richard Otto,
1l3 River St; and Marilyn Jean
Maxwell, Rice Rd.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-10-05
Many From Here at
First Conference of
New Methodist Group

Women from the Methodist
Church who attended the first con-
ference of the Methodist Women's
Society OF Christian Service. Friday
in Pontiac were: Mrs. Walter Hey
Ter. Mrs. Harvey Holmes. Mrs. Ray
Burrell. Mrs. Fred Spencer, Mrs.
Henry Frain. Mrs. Elwyn Bailey,
Mrs. R. A. Weir Mrs n. F Kenady,
Miss Caroline Lewis. Mrs. Louis
Hubbard. Mrs. ]. Vail Throop, Mrs.
]. Lynn Houck, Mrs. Leon Hatha-
way. Mrs. George Lockwood. Mrs.
o. VI. Miles. Mrs. John c. Spring
man. Mrs F. G, Simons, Mrs. w A.
Merritt, Mrs. Lowell Lee. Mrs.
Lloyd Barnes, Mrs Media Fulford,
Mrs. Otis Lee, Mrs. f. ]. Ross and
Mrs. L. r. Morningstar.
At the morning session 344 socie-
ties reported with over 10000 char
ter members. Bishop Wade at the
afternoon meeting after short ad-
dress. installed the new conference
officers Mrs. Wilbur Ale. Detroit
was elected conference president;
Mrs. Cunning Idle. Port Huron, for
merly OF this city. was elected re
cording secretary and Mrs. Marshall
Reed also a former resident, sec
rotary.
Nominating committees for dis
trict officers we're named and will
report at ~the Ann Arbor district
meeting in Plymouth. Oct. % Mrs.
Walter Dixon was named on the
committee Mrs. Ivan Rau is mem
Der of the converting committee.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-10-05

served refreshments OF punch and
cookies. Members OF the commit
tee included Mrs. James NJ. Brown
chairman, Mrs. owen ]. Cleary,
Mrs. George A. Veins. Mrs. Fran
els C. Pryor, Mrs. George L. Ennen,
and Mrs. James OSullivan.
Faculty guests were c. p.
Steimle. registrar of Michigan
State Normal College, and George
Veins, OF the Cleary College.
The students allied with the Con-
gregational and Baptist Churches
were entertained Friday night with
a reception at the Baptist Church.
Flowers from the DR.. II. L. Turner
garden decorated the rooms. A
mixer was provided by students
gathering autographs within a spe-
Gifted time on cards handed out.
each endeavoring to secure the
largest number.
Guests included Rev. and Mrs.
w. r. Shaw and Rev. and Mrs.
Gordon C. Speer. representatives.
from the executive boards from
both churches and of the Christian
Youth Fellowship, the new organi-
zation in which the youth OF the
two churches are merged; and Miss
Kathleen Shannon. the director Of
the Fellowship. The two ministers
made welcoming speeches. and Miss
Shannon responded to the cordial
welcome she had been given.
Prof. William Wilcox, accom-
panied by Mrs. J. w. Kelder, sang
a solo. Miss Marie Turner. plan
mist. and Miss Eleanor Stoltz.
violinist, played.
Future plans for the Fellowship
were told by Robert Tower. Miss
Jean Creswell was in charge Of
games. Community singing was
led by DR.. Turner. then refresh
ments were served.
The Wesleyan Guild cabinet were
hosts Friday evening to students.
faculty and members OF the Wesley
Foundation Board. There were
1870 in attendance with social
rooms in the church filled to ca
pacity.
There was group singing, led
by William Wiltse, Saginaw. with
Edward Bowles. Detroit, at the
piano. Beth Siddall and Don
Fulford, both OF Ypsilanti. were
co-chairmen for the evening and
led the group in mixer games.
The larger group was then divid-
ed into smaller groups with the
following people in charge: Beth
Siddall. Harlan Townsend. Pitts
ford; Earl Lockwood. River Rouge:
Grace Simpson. Brighton; Barbara
Hubbell, Plymouth; Margaret
Vroman, Alpena. and Christine
Powers. Vermontville. The re-
naming members of the cabinet
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-10-05
In The Sick Room

Mrs, John Mott has returned
home from the hospital and is rest
ing comfortably.
Mrs. Ina Borck is in Boyer Hos
pital where she is recovering from
a major operation which she under
went September 27.
Sixth grade pupils at Prospect
School sent basket of variegated
flowers and letters to Eugene
Thayer. son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy
c. Thayer. 2l0 Z. Forest Ave, a
sixth grade student who was in
jured while playing Thursday. The
boy was reported much improved
today.
Mrs. Homer Wolford is getting
along nicely after the appendectomy
she had Monday in Boyer Memorial
Hospital.
Daniel Campbell. u, pupil at
Roosevelt School who was struck in
the eye by a sling shot missile
Thursday noon while playing on the
school grounds may require hos
pitalization. The boy is the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Campbell,
Plat.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-10-05
Miscellaneous Shower
HOnOrS Miss Goodwin

Miss Isabel Boik and Mrs. Harold
Dapprich were hostesses at lovely
surprise miscellaneous shower for
Miss Marguerite Goodwin at the
Merle Renton home, Friday evening
Miss Goodwin's marriage to Arthur
Prins will take place Oct. 26.
Twenty guests enjoyed bingo dur
ing the evening and the prizes were
turned over TO the guest of honor,
all being kitchen utensils.
Miss Goodwin received many
lovely gifts presented to her in a
clothes hanger.
Delicious refreshments OF ice
cream and little cakes were served
by the hostesses.
An. out-of-town guest was Miss
Eleanor Cobb of Detroit.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-10-05
FAREWELL PARTY
GIVEN IN HONOR
OF MARVIN FRYE

Geraldine and Harold Frye enter
talned 16 friends Friday evening
at their home in honor OF their
brother, Marvin r. Frye. who will
leave soon for Camp Beauregard.
Alexandria, La.
The evening was spent in dancing
and playing games. A delicious
luncheon was served. Prizes were
won by Lucille Mumaw, Howard
Thorpe and Robert Hutchinson.
Guests from out OF town we're
Mr.. and Mrs. Gray Mumaw. Tecum.
sch, Doris Gresewater. Adrian. Ear
nest Gauss, Ann Arbor, Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Lawrence. Willis, and
Walter Merritt. Stony "reek.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-10-05
Normal, Cleary Students
Guests at Church Events

Students at Normal and Cleary
Colleges were entertained Friday
night at a variety OF church az
fairs.
A steak roast was held by the
Presbyterian Church for its local
college students friday at River
side Park, Plymouth. cars leaving
the campus at 4:30 p. m.
Football. softball, singing. and
various contests provided the en-
tertainment.
Miss Genevieve Lowry and Miss
Barbara Geddis were in charge OF
making the arrangements for the
roast
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph L. Wither.
spoon are the student directors.
Transportation committee includ-
ed: s. E. Driscv>f. William Craw-
ford Raymond Dell. Rev. Raymon
Bair, Ralph Witherspoon; enter
tainment; Louise Lockman, Donald
Ridderlng; food committee: Mrs.
Raymon Bair, Genevieve Lowry.
Barbara Geddes, Mrs. Ralph With
erspoon; advertising: Margaret
Snow, Leota Williams, Donald
Riddering, Barbara Geddis, Gene
We've Lowry and Alice Remer.
st. Luke's Episcopal young peo-
pies party was held for the Gle
airy and Michigan State Normal
College students Friday evening
in the church house.
Rev. R. T. Appleyard spoke a
few words OF greeting. and then
conducted a trip through the
parish.
Games and dancing provided en-
tertainment.
Later in the evening refresh
ments were enjoyed.
Several important announce
ments were made by the Rev. FIR.
Bernard Kearns when the Catho-
lie students OF the Cleary and
Michigan State Normal Colleges
met in the rectory Friday evening.
FIR. Kearns announced that a
semi-formal dance would be given
for the Catholic students Oct. 10
at Charles McKenny Hall.
1t was also announced that the
first regular Newman Club meet
ing will be Oct. Is, and every first
-and-thiFd Tuesday of each fellow,
ing month.
FIR. Kearns explained that three
Communion breakfasts will be held
this year, as has been the practice
in the past. They will be sche-
duled, one each before Christmas,
before Easter, and the last before
graduation.
The largest group to ever attend
the first meeting of the year was
present.
The League OF Catholic Women
made plans for the meeting, and
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-10-05
Relief Corps Planning to
Entertain National Guard

Carpenter Women's Relief Corps
at their meeting Friday afternoon
in GAR. Hall. made plans to enter
tain the local national guard before
the men go TO camp and to send
delegates to the Relief Corps dis
trict convention in Dearborn. We'd
nesday and Thursday.
Mrs. John Slater is to investigate
and report on plans for entertain
ing the national guard.
Those who expect TO attend the
district convention in Dearborn next
Wednesday and Thursday are; Mrs
Arthur Ferguson. senior aide and
Mrs. Bert gillette and Mrs lyele
Grubb. delegates, Mrs. Grannis,
president Of the corps, Mrs. Slater
Mrs. J. d. Rust, Mrs. Floyd Ring,
Mrs. Walter Horner and Mrs. Del
bert Golf.
Mrs. Edward Grannis presided at
the business meeting. Two Depart
ment officers were visitors. Mrs.
Mayme Curtis, Monroe, Depart
ment president. and Mrs. Flora
Barley. Monroe. Department sec
rotary