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Realty Developer
Heads Additional
Grand Jury
23 Are Sworn In for
Probe Of Charges Of
Subversive Activities

Arthur S. Lord, SO, real estate de-
veloper, was chosen foreman Of the
additional grand jury which con-
vened today at District Court. JUS
tice Peyton Gordon in Criminal Court
No. swore In the % inquisitors.
The additional grand jury will in
vestigate Justice Department charges
of subversive activities against the
United States.
Supervising the inquiry are Henry
G. ODonnell and Floyd M. Rett,
special assistants to Attorney Gen.
eral Frank Murphy.
In his charge to the grand jury,
Justice Gordon said the exigencies
of the public business are such that
it was necessary to select the men,
bers as an additional grand jury to
serve for the rest of this term, ex-
piring around April l, unless dis
charged earlier.
After being sworn in the jurors
went to the Police Court Building,
where they will be in session. Fore
man Lord lives at 1904 Eighteenth
street NV. The other members Of
the additional grand jury are:
Walter L. ingalls,, SO Longfellow
street NV; Dennis D. Nelson, ST.,
243l K street NV, Government
employe; James E. Law, ST., 5623
Eighth street NV; Winthrop A.
Trotter, 44O7 Seventeenth street
NV; Victor Cahill, 1901 Connecti-
cut avenue N. W.; Walter j. Shell
ings. 4915 New Hampshire avenue
N. W.; Joseph A. O'Bryhim, All New
Jersey avenue Sc; Huber F. Nash,
1923 r street NV; Mrs. Annie E.
Coyle. 228 Tuckerman street NV;
William j. Tidball, 1349 Montague
street NV, Government worker;
Harry L. Kern, 1902 Girard street
NV; Joseph o. Nash, 1921 Thir-
teenth street NV; Mrs. Frances B.
Bastian, 4130 Garrison street NV,
housewife; Ralph K. Gilchrist, 1903
Evarts street NE; James E. Tuttle,
1881 Emerson street NV; John F.
Nalley, 1924 Brentwood road NE;
Mrs. Beulah w. Cleaver, 4710 New
Hampshire avenue NV: David r.
Wallace, ASH New Hampshire ave-
nue. NV; Mrs. Kathryn w. CALI
her, 1890 Mckinley street NV:
Elmer S. Kyler, tbs Girard street
NV, Government employe; Warren
G, Kicker, 1919 Concord avenue
NV, and James K. Ragan, 725
Quackenbos street NV.
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R. Hook, president of American
Rolling Mills, had refused to sign
the stipulation, but did not know
"if it is fact
The committee learned yesterday:
That one trial examiner told his
Washington Office at the start of a
lumber company hearing at Eureka,
Calf, that if he had anything to
say about 1t the employer would
get the works." and that during
the Omaha Armour e. Co. hearing
this examiner wrote that the case
was lin the bag:
That another trial examiner
stopped a hearing in Los Angeles,
postponing it Indefinitely, to give
the boards attorney prosecuting a
charge against the California &
Hawaiian Sugar Co. time to pre-
pare his case more adequately.
Having stripped the Labor Board
files Of correspondence pertaining
to trial examiners and their re-
ports and interoffice memoranda
Mr.. Toland has been putting the
examiners on the stand and ques-
tioning them closely about certain
cases and their attitude toward the
various interests involved. He
hoped to close this phase OF the
case by tonight.
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Most of the fleet Is anchored in the
James River, and the rest is at New
Orleans.
The commission said the only
exception to Its policy concerned
four obsolete liners at Solomons
Island, Nd, on which bids had
been asked.
The commission announced, how
ever, that bids for purchase or
charter Of the American Pioneer
Lines Australian and Far East
services and for the Puget Sound
Orient Line operating from Seattle
to the Far East would be opened,
respectively, on February Z and
February IA. Openings of both bids
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forego such training in the absence
OF financial assistance.
Octavio Pinto, husband and repre-
sentative of Miss Novaes, shares his
wife's appreciation for this early
help, but feels the program could be
carried another step profitably.
"As it is, when you feel you want
to fly, the help is all over" he says.
Mr.. Pinto says he has been sug-
gesting to the government of Brazil
that concert tours of young artists
be sponsored by it in the United
States to instill them to TRY their
wings" He points out numerous
talents are lost to the public be-
cause, finding no immediate oppor-
tunities to perform publicly after
they have completed formal educa-
ton, their young possessors become
discouraged and start looking for a
job"
During the concert, scheduled to
begin at $50 O'Clock, DR.. Hans Kin
dler will direct the orchestra in
Stravinsky's "Firebird" suite and
Handel suite arranged by Sir
Hamilton Harty.
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Incidentally, have your examiner
stay In Ashland rather than Cat
lettsburg, as the hotel facilities in
Catlettsburg are very poor. There
Is direct bus service, however, from
Ashland to Catlettsbury, and the
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A new composition by the con-
temporary Brazilian composer,
Heitor Villa-Lobos, will be intro
duced tonight by Guiomar Novaes,
renowned Brazilian pianist, during
her appearance as soloist with the
National Symphony Orchestra in
Constitution Hall.
The work, which Miss Novaes con-
siders one of the outstanding mod
ern efforts of a Latin American
composer, Is Mono Precoce,' =
sprightly musical delineation of
carnival time in her homeland.
She also will contribute a per-
formance Of Mozart's Concerto in
E Flat"
A concert artist of worldwide
reputation for many years. Miss
Novaes was aided along the road
to musical fame by the Brazilian
government, which arranged for her
musical education at the Paris Con-
servatoire. That government S policy
of encouraging youthful artists
musical and otherwise, enables those
of proven talent to study abroad
whereas they nigh be forced to
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attorneys for the board and others
will be able to provide motor trans
portation if he needs the same for
any particular emergency. The Hotel
Henry Clay is the best hotel in
Ashland, but it is company owned,
and from past experience, company
wire-tapped, etc. My suggestion is,
therefore, that he stay at the Hotel
Ventura, which is very livable and
not at all bad"
Mr. Bokat told the committee the
hearing was held at Catlettsburg
but he and the attorneys stayed in
Ashland.
ct might add" said the witness,
that I stopped at the Ventura a
couple of days and did not like the
accommodations. I then went to
the Henry Clay, where l stayed
several months. I was not afraid
of any wire-tapping."
Did you destroy the copy of Mr..
Phillips letter which Mr. Pratt sent
you?"
II did"
Mr. Pratt had written: when
you have read the inclosed letter
please destroy it."
Another Copy Found.
Mr. Toland said another copy was
found in the files of the Cincinnati
office.
Mr. Bokat said he might have
been influenced by the Phillips let
ter, but there were other factors.
I'VE had the use of the Federal
courtroom at Catlettsburg. he said.
1--WE would have had to rent place
in Ashland"
Mr.. Bokat denied assertions read
in other N. L. r. B. inter-of1ice cor
reSpondence that he almost got
down on his knees" to the company
in an effort to persuade it to settle
the case.
Il don't think that's a fair state
ment of it," he said, adding that
he made every effort to effect set
tlement, since the hearings were
dragging along for months and
threatened to last year.
$4,000 Pages of Testimony.
Mr.. Bokat said he had not been
able to complete his report on the
Ashland case, as there were $4,000
pages of testimony and several
thousand exhibits.
The complaint was filed by the
G. I. o. in December, 1887, and the
hearings were closed last May.
Mr.. Toland presented correspond
ence showing Regional Director
Phillips wrote the board during the
Ashland hearings, saying he did not
think company attorneys were ION
the level in wanting to settle the
case and expressing belief the pro-
ceeding should go on and the board
should show it ''is just a little
bigger than Little Steel"
Case Is Pending.
Chairman Smith brought out that
the American Rolling Mills case is
pending, although labor disputes at
the Ashland plant growing out Of
c. l.. O. efforts to organize the steel
workers date back to 1887.
DO you think" Representative
Smith asked, that a situation like
that ought to be permitted to exist
for three years while the board de-
cides what it is going to do?"
mo, DON'T" Mr.. Bokat replied.
"As matter Of fact, the complain
ant did reach an agreement with
respondents company counsel"
The witness added he telephoned
Washington about the proposed
stipulations and later explained
them in person and board officials
thought there would be no difnculty
in completing a settlement.
Asked what held up a settlement,
Mr.. Bokat said: II don't know to
this day."
He added he had heard" Charles
Evening star., 1940-01-17
Laidup Merchant Fleet
Not for Sale or Charter
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Maritime Commission issued
a statement yesterday that its laid
up fleet was not for sale and not
available for charter.
The commission said it was max
ing this statement because Of "the
persistence of wholly inaccurate re-
ports" concerning the fleet of about
10 cargo vessels which were built
during the World War and now
are held in q state of semi-readi-
ness as a reserve for emergencies
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Subway riding New Workers
spend two to three weeks . year un-
derground.
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originally were scheduled for jan
uary Is.
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Gig Harbor S
Board to Meet
Ceiling Auditorium
Will Be Discussed

GIG HARBOR The Rosedsle
Mixer club win hold a O'Clock
picnic luncheon 1t the home Of
Mrs. NJ. n. Pike on Wednesday.
The Gig Harbor Union high
school board meeting On Tuesday
evening viii be open and all voters
are urged to attend at the i'm
portant matter Of ceiling the audi
forum win come up for decision
The meeting win be held at the
high school at 7:30 o'clock.
At a meeting of the Peninsula
Federated clubs last week a dele
cation from the Tacoma Federated
clubs was present to request CO.
operation in a countrywide clubs
picnic. Messrs. o. X. Wilcox and
Charles Glenham were appointed
on local committee. Glenham has
made arrangements for a picnic
site at Horseshoe lake for Sunday,
August IS.
Mrs. Ellery Cram entertained
her Sunday school class at beach
supper on Tuesday. Those enjoy
ing wiener roast. taffy pull and
games were: Stella Guy, Wanda
Reynolds, Martie Jacobson. Claire
Weaver, Shirley Carlson, Dick
Meyer, Betty Sloat. Mona Jean and
Vivian Eide. Dianne Murphy, Oar
rell Eide and Patty Cram. Mrs.
John Eide assisted Mrs. Cram.
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den of taxes. Every housewife
will have to plan little more
carefully.
II speak plainly because you
must not be deceived about the
difficulties of the future. You viii
have to be hard of muscle, clear
Of head, brave of heart.
ACCUSES DEMOCRATS
To-day, great institutions Of
freedom, for which humanity has
spilled so much blood, lie In ruins.
In Europe those rights Of persons
and property-the civil liberties
which your ancestors fought for.
and which you still enjoy. are vir-
tually extinct. And 1t is my pro-
found conviction that even here in
this country. the Democratic
party under its present leader
ship, will prove incapable Of pro-
tecting those liberties of yours.
The Democratic party to-
day stands for division among
our people; for the struggle
of class against class and fac
ton against faction; for the
power Of political machines
and the exploitation Of pres
sure groups. Liberty does
not thrive I'm such soil.
The only soil in which liberty
can grow is that of a united peo-
pie. We must have faith that the
welfare of one is the welfare Of
all. We must know that the
truth can only be reached by the
expression of our free opinions,
without fear and without rancor.
We must acknowledge that all are
equal before God and before the
law.
LOOKS TO FUTURE
"And we must learn to abhor
those descriptive pressures. wheth-
er religious, political, or economic,
that the enemies of liberty employ.
The Republican party, and
those associated with it, consti-
tute a great political body that
stands prominently for liberty
without commitments, without
fear, and without contradictions.
This party believes that your hap
piness must be achieved through
liberty. rather than in spite of
liberty.
I'VE ask you to turn your
eyes upon the future, where
your hope lies. We see writ
ten there the same promises
that has always been written
there; The promise that
strong men win perform
strong deeds.
With the help of Almighty
Providence. with unyielding de-
termination and ceaseless effort.
we must and we shall make that
American promise come true"
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LEARNED LIBERALISM

II learned my liberalism right
here at home. From the factories
that came into this town many
years ago. large fortunes were
made by a few individuals. who
thereby acquired too much power
over our community. Those same
forces were at work throughout
the rest of the nation BY 1929
the concentration Of private power
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tell u that government spending
insures recovery. Where Is the
recovery
The new deal stands fer doing
what has to be done BY spending
as much money as possible. / pro-
pose 70 do It by spending - little
money as possible. This Is one
great issue n domestic policy and
I propose in this campaign to make
IL clear.
And make this grave charge
against this administration:
81 charge that the course
this administration h Follow
Ing win lead ~. like France.
tn the end Of the road. say
that this course win lead us TO
economic disinfegration and
dictatorship.
Il say that we must substi-
tufe for the philosophy of
spending, the philosophy Of
production. You cannot buy
freedom. You must make free
DOM
This Is a serious charge. II Is
not made lightly. And Il cannot
be lightly avoided by the opposi-
ton.
II. therefore. have a proposal to
make.
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Puyallup Infant
Swallows Open Pin

SEATTLE - Sixteen-months-old
Kelvin Sullivan of Puyallup was
rushed to Providence hospital to-
day for an operation to remove an
open safety pin from his throat.
The infants parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Gene K. Sullivan, brought the
child here. Doctors said the baby
was in no danger. Sullivan is
superin en- d e mt of the Hunt
Brothers Packing Co. in Puyallup.
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AtCN Aa11C A6He@y. anu - NoAAAteA
be lightly avoided by the opposi-
ton.
II. therefore. have a proposal to
make.
wuLKIE CHALLENGES
The president stated In his &C
ceptance speech that he does not
have either the time or the In
cIination to engage in purely po-
litical debate. / do not want 10
engage in purely political debate,
either.
But I believe that the ira
dition of face TO face debate
Is justly honored among our
American political traditions.
believe that we should set an
example, ut this time, of the
workings Of American democ-
racy. And do not think that
the issues ut stake are purely
political. In my opinion they
concern the life and death Of
democracy.
II propose that during the next
two and a half months. the presi-
dent and appear together on pub
lie platforms in various parts If
the country. to debate the funda-
mental issues of this campaign.
These are the problems of our
great domestic economy as well as
of our national defense.
PROPOSES TOPICS
THE problems of agriculture, of
labor, of industry. of finance, of
governments relationship to the
people, and of our preparations
to guard against assault, and also
I would like to debate the question
of the assumption by this presi-
dent, in seeking a third term, Of
a greater public confidence than
was accorded to our presidential
giants, Washington, jefferson,
jackson, Lincoln, Cleveland, Theo-
dore Roosevelt and Woodrow VIII
son.
IT make this proposal respect
fully to a man upon whose shout
.ders rest the cares of the state.
But make it in dead ernest.
ct accept the nomination of the
Republican party for president of
the United States.
POINTS THE WAY
II accept it in the spirit in which
I know it was given at our con-
vention in Philadelphia-the spirit
of dedication. / herewith dedicate
myself with all my heart, with all
my mind, and with all my soul to
making this nation strong.
''But 1 say this, too. In the
pursuit of that goal 1 shall not
lead you down the easy road.
III am chosen the leader of
this democracy, as 1 am now
of Republican party, l shall
lead you down the road of
sacrifice and Of service to
- your country.
What I am saying is a far
harsher thing than I should like
to say In this speech of accept
ance-a far harsher thing than ]
would have said had the old
world not been swept by war dur
ing the past year. I am saying
to you that we cannot rebuild our
American d EN- ocracy without
hardship, without sacrifice, even
without suffering. am proposing
that course to you as a candidate
for election by you.
TOLL LIES AHEAD
when Winston Churchill be-
came prime minister of England
few months ago. he made no
sugar-coated promises. I have
nothing to offer he said, but
blood, toll, tears and sweat These
are harsh words, brave words; yet
II England lives, it will be because
her people were told the truth
and accepted it.
Fortunately, I'm America,
we are not reduced TO blood
and tears But we shall not
be able to avoid the toll and
sweat.
In these months ahead Of us.
every man who works in this
country-whether he works with
his hands or his mind-will have
to work a little harder. Every
man and woman win feel the bur-
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those suffering people. We live
in the same world a. they, and we
are created in TIM same image.
EFFECTS PROFOUND
In all the democracies that have
recently fallen. the people were
living the same peaceful life thst
we live. They had similar ideals
Of human freedom. Their methods
Of trade and exchange were similar
to ours.
Try as We will, we cannot brush
the pitiless picture of their destruc-
ton from our vision, or escape the
profound effects Of II upon the
world in which we live.
NO man Is so wise as to foresee
what the future holds or TO lay out
a plan for 1t. No man can guar
antee TO maintain peace. Peace
is not something that a nation can
achieve by itself. II also depends
on what some other country does.
at Ia neither practical, nor :
desirable, TO adopt n foreign
program committing the
United States TO future action
under unknown circumstances.
The best that we can do II 10
decide what principle shall
guide us.
For me. that principle can be
simply defined:
in the foreign policy Of the
United States, ~ In its do
nestle policy, l would do
everything 10 defend Ameri-
can democracy and I would
refrain from doing anything
that would injure II.
I'VE must not permit our emo
tions--our sympathies or hatreds
to move US from that fixed prin-
riple.
For instance, we must not shirk
the necessity OF preparing our sons
10 take care of themselves, in case
the defense of America leads to
war.
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SEES NEED oFAID

SEES NEED OFAD
when the present administers
ton came 10 power in 1898, we
heard a lot about the forgotten
man. The government. we were
told, must care for those who had
no other means of support.
with this proposition all of
us agreed. And we still hold
firmly to the principle that
those whom private industry
cannot support must be sup
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FOR CONsCRIPTION

II shall not undertake to analyze
the legislation on this subject that
is now before congress, or TO ex-
anime the intentions of the ad-
ministration with regard to 1t.
concur with many members of my
party. that these intentions must
be closely watched.
Nevertheless. In spite of these
considerations, cannot ask the
American people to put their faith
in me. without recording my con-
viction that some form of selective
service Is the only democratic way
In which to secure the trained and
competent manpower we need for
national defense.
ALSO. In the light Of my
principle, we must honestly
face, our relationship with
Great Britain. We must ad-
init that the loss Of the Brit
ish fleet would greatly weaken
our defense.
This is because the British fleet
has for years controlled the Attain
tic. leaving us free to concentrate
In the Pacific. II the British fleet
were lost or captured, the Atlantic
might be dominated by Germany. a
power hostile to our way OF life,
controlling in that event most of
the ships and ship-building facil-
tiles of Europe.
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HAVE NO FEAR"

we must face brutal. per-
haps. a terrible fact. Our way
Of life is in competition with Hit
ler's way Of life.
This competition IL not
merely one of ornaments. It
Is q competition of energy
against energy. production
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MIGHT RE EXPOSED

This would be calamity for
us. We might be exposed to at
tack on the Atlantic. Our defense
would be weakened until we could
build a navy and air force strong
enough to defend both coasts. Also,
our foreign trade would be pro-
foundry affected. That trade is
vital to our prosperity.
But II we had to trade with
a Europe dominated by the
present German trade policies,
we might have to change our
methods to some totalitarian
form. This Is n prospect that
any lover of democracy must
view with CONSERVATION.
THE objective of America Is In
the opposite direction. We must.
in the long run, rebuild a world in
which we can live and move and
do business in the democratic way.
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SUPPORTS PRESIDENT

The president of the United
States recently said: We will ex-
tend to the opponents of force the
material resources of this nation,
and at the same time we will har-
ness the use Of those resources in
order that we ourselves. in the
Americas. may have equipment and
training equal to the task Of any
emergency and every defense.
81 should like TO state that
am In agreement with these
two principles, Ms l under
stand them as implying mill
tary involvement In the pres
ent hostilities.
AS an American citizen, I am
glad TO pledge my wholehearted
support to the president in what
ever action he may take in ac-
cordance with these principles.
CRITICIZEs ROOSEVELT
But ! cannot follow the presi-
dent in his conduct Of foreign af-
fairs in this critical time. There
have been occasions when many
of us have wondered If he is de-
liberately melting us TO war.
Il trust that have made il
plain that in the defense Of Amer
lea, and Of our liberties. ! should
not hesitate to stand for war.
"But, like n great many
other Americans. l saw what
war was like nj first hand In
1917. l know what war can do
TO demdralize civil liberties at
home. And l believe Ii to be
the first duty Of n president
TO try 10 maintain peace
But Mr.. Roosevelt has not done
this. He has dabbled in inflamma-
tory statements and manufactured
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n Af04-AA 1AAAA1-fAN
To-day we meet IN a typical
American town. The quiet streets.
the pleasant fields that lie outside,
the people going casually about
their business, seem far removed
from the shattered cities, the
gutted buildings, and the stricken
people Of Europe. II is hard for
us TO realize that the war in Eur
ope can affect our daily lives.
''Instinctively we turn aside from
the recurring conflicts over there,
the diplomatic intrigue. the shifts
Of power that the last war failed
70 end.
Yet - instinctively also - we
know that we are not isolated from
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panics. o. course, we In Amer<ca
like TO speak our minds freely. bat
this does not mean that AZ a
critical period in history our presi-
dent should cause bitterness and
confusion for the sake Of a little
political oratory.
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"wHERE Is RECOVERY"
The new deal believes. as fire.
quently declared. that the spend
ing of vast sums by the govern
ment is a virtue in itself. They