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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-05-10
Whaens Reinstatement Hearing To Police Force Set For May ~
Dewey's Colored
Record

New York City-Thomas e.
Dewey, Republican candidate for
president, prefers to stand on his
record in the matter of appoint
ing members of all minority
groups to office, including the Ne
gro.
Citizens seeking an answer to
the question: What will Mr..
Dewey as president do when it
comes to the matter of colored
appointments or appointments of
any racial minority?" can find
the answer at 1877 Center Street,
New York. There, Dewey as Dis
trict Attorney of the County of
New York has provided an answer
that cannot be questioned.
District Attorney has II assis-
tants in this office. When he made
those appointments he did SO
without consciousness of the color
issue. He knew Francis E. Rivers
as brilliant lawyer and Phi Beta
Kappa man who had made a
splendid record in New York pub
lie life. He Immediately named
him a full-fledged Assistant Dis
trict Attorney at $500 a year.
His was an appointment made for
the ability alone. Mr.. Rivers pros
ecutes cases in all the General
Sessions Courts without regard to
the color of the defendants. In
fact, he is more often prosecuting
white than colored defendants. On
ly recently was Dewey's confidence
in Mr.. Rivers proved in the drama
tic William ("Wally") Paige muir
der trial. During the month-long
trial of the slayer of a Lincoln
University student, Robert Forbes,
Rivers conducted the States case
against Paige with such perfect
technique that law students of
both races crowded the courtroom
to hear him and to witness the
blue ribbon jury convict Paige of
murder in the first degree.
Dewey also knew Mrs. Eunice
Hunton Carter, one of the nations
most brilliant women lawyers. He
placed her in complete charge of
the Special Sessions Bureau at
$500 year. 1t was Mrs. Carter
who aided in laying the ground
work for the conviction of former
Tammany leader James ]. Hines
on charges of protecting the late
Dutch Schultz number racket.
Later Dewey learned of James
Yeargin, a young colored lawyer
who was placed in the Homicide
Bureau at $4,000 a year to begin.
Last week Mr.. Yeargin made his
first murder prosecution.
Dewey's appointments are not
made in the spirit which most
prosecutors in other cities name
colored lawyers to their staffs. In
most cases such appointments are
inactive" ones. That is, the ap-
pointee is never permitted to ac-
tually prosecute cases. He is COM
parable to a prosecutors investi-
gator. In Mr.. Dewey's offices, Mr..
Rivers, Mrs. Carter and Mr. Year
gin are on the job, IN COURT,
before judges.
Never before in New York's his
tory have colored appointees in the
District Attorneys office been ac-
tive ones. They have been on the
staff, but they never prosecuted
cases before juries.
Evening star., 1940-06-02

eleventh siege in the history of Dun
kerque.
Drive Aimed Southwest.
The Nazi drive along the Somme
was aimed southwest After more
than week on the defensive along
the river the Germans attacked yes
terday morning for the first time,
using light electives. They were
thrown back.
Late yesterday the enemy struck
again with dive bombers and me-
dium tanks. Again the French pre-
vailed.
At dawn today the new German
attack began along several Somme
sectors. 1t was continuing at
nightfall.
The morning communique said the
Germans obviously attached great
Importance to the effort to cross the
Somme.
The French were reported well
prepared at all points on the south
bank of the Sonme with 20-ton
tanks among their assets.
Undecided on Holding Dunkerque.
Earlier at Dunkerque the Allied
position was reported so improved
that many Allied troops were being
added to the defense instead of
being embarked for England.
French military observers said it
had not yet been decided whether to
proceed with complete evacuation of
Dunkerque or attempt to hold it as
a threat against the German flank.
The present Dunkerque garrison
was described as now able to resist
with force" any attack against it..
Low-fying French planes supply
food and ammunition nightly for
the garrison.
The French rear guard forces
covering the Allied retreat toward
Dunkerque slowly fell back. The
stand by this riddled force made it
possible, French spokesman said,
to save many more" troops than had
been hoped for. Its own fate, how
ever, grows more desperate.
The retreat in the north was facil-
itated by bad weather and fog which
slowed down the German air at
tack, by the work of the British air
force and navy, by calculated flood
ing and by stubborn fighting by out
numbered Allied troops.
French Took Bridgehead.
The Somme attack by the Ger
mans was concentrated earlier
north of Amiens. In this vicinity
the French captured an important
bridgehead on the north bank. The
point was needed by the Germans to
get across the river.
Coincident with the German at
tempts along the Somme, fleets of
Nazi torpedo launches were di-
rected against small harbors and
fishing villages between Dunkerque
and Boulogne.
The days developments indicated
the French had become resigned to
Italy's entrance into the war. Ap-
proval of economic accords with
Italy were withheld alomst at the
point of signing.
Something is expected to break
fairly soon," said q government
spokesman.
Evening star., 1940-06-02
Conva|escent Home
For District Sought
In Hospital Bill
New Unit Will Be Asked
II S60, ,000, 900 Measure
Is Passed by House

Funds for construction of another
health center for the District or for
hospital for chronic sufferers and
convalescents will be sought by the
District Health Department if Con-
gress enacts the $4,000, 900 hospital
bill now awaiting House action. DR..
Daniel L. Seckinger, assistant health
officer, announced yesterday.
DR.. Seckinger pointed out that the
District has no hospital for INDECENT
convalescents or persons suffering
from chronic ailments Shortly be-
fore he left his former post as Dis
trict Commissioner. George E. Allen
was authorized by the Board of Com
missioners to seek Budget Bureau
approval of requests for funds for
provision of convalescent home.
Health Department officials said
such project would save money for
the District while extending addi-
tional health services. since a con-
valescent or chronic case can be
cared for much cheaper in such a
home than in a regular hospital.
The proposed project has been rec
commended by the city heads, but so
far without success.
AS passed by the Senate, the bill
would provide funds for construction
of hospitals in areas approved by
the United States Public Health
Service.
Evening star., 1940-06-02
District Is Second
Only 10 Kansas in
Jobs Stability
Figures Show City
Tied With Missouri
And New Jersey

The District of Columbia ranked
high among States in stability Of
employment in manufacturing dur
ing 1898, according to analysis Of
State employment compensation
systems by the Social Security Board.
This city tied for second place
with Missouri and New Jersey, and
was exceeded in employment sta
bility only by Kansas, the study
discloses. The figures show that
the District, Missouri and New Jer-
sey were rated at 95; Kansas at 96.
Pay Rolls Also Stable.
Pay rolls also we're stable in 1898
in Washington, the survey shows.
The District was in fourth place,
rated at 80. Tied for third place
were Wisconsin and Texas, at 91;
with Kansas, 90, in second place,
and Oklahoma, SO, in first place.
Nearby Maryland rate 81 in en-
ployment and 83 in pay rolls. Vir-
ginia was not included because it
did not report first-quarter data.
The statistics exclude all Federal
and local government employees,
domestics, agricultural workers, en-
ployes of charitable institutions and
others, who are not covered by the
Unemployment Compensation Act.
February Employment Low.
February was low, with an average
employment of 153,381 in the six
general classifications of employ
ment covered; next low was May,
with 154,874. December, with Christ
mas business, was high, with 1884,
$40. The monthly average of en-
ployment stood at 158,33l.
The monthly average for the six
classif1cations were: Construction,
13,607; manufacturing, 1854; trans
portation, communication and util-
tiles, 208,864; trade, 65,165; finance,
insurance and real estate, 1910;
service. 30,011.
Pay rolls for 1888 in the six clas-
sifications here were reported as
follows: Construction, 4,799 900;
manufacturing. $22,14l,0OO; trans
portation, $34,360,0O0; trade, $79,-
1000; finance, $19,859,O00 and
service, $39, 1872 900. The total was
$2l0.o33 900.
Evening star., 1940-06-02
Yankee Clipper Reaches
New York With 29 Aboard

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June carrying
six American children, the Pam
American Yankee Clipper arrived
today with a member of British
Parliament and the 2l-year -old
daughter of Ambassador Joseph P.
Kennedy among its 20 passengers.
-Four of the children, ranging in
age from 18 months to II years,
were the sons and daughters of Mr..
and Mrs. Dominicka de Francis.
They were accompanied by their
mother, and are en- route to Urbana,
Ohio. Their father remained in
Lisbon. The other children were
daughters of Mr.. and Mrs. j. c.
Pratt. Their mother accompanied
them.
Miss Rosemary Kennedy, eldest
daughter of the American Ambas.
sador to Great Britain, boarded the
plane at Lisbon after leaving Eng
land.
The Parliament member. Oliver
Simmonds, refused to disclose the
purpose of his "Trip. 4AL, " --.--.
Cyril accompanied him.
The plane made an unscheduled
landing at Bermuda because of fog.
Evening star., 1940-06-02
IS Private Planes Ready
For Shipment 10 Allies
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press. -
NEW YORK, June 1.-Fifteen
privately owned airplanes used for
sport and commercial purposes wer0
on the line at Roosevelt Field today
destined for the Allied armies.
Purchased by agents for the Allies,
most of the planes were brought in
by their owners from the Midwest
and South and will be flown to Hall
fax for shipment to Europe.
The planes are all stinson high
wing monoplanes. They are 1899
models and none Of them is more
than six months old. :
Owners and pilots of the planes
declined to discuss the negotiations,
but it was understood they were
paid virtually the original purchase
price and that the Stinson plant,
unable to meet the demands Of
Allied agents, had referred them
to recent purchasers of Stinson
planes.
1t was reported at Roosevelt Field
that about 600 private planes have
been sold to the Allies for use as OBJ
servers and to direct artillery fire.
It was understood that most of these
would clear through Roosevelt Field,
en- route to Canada. Six Stinson
planes bound for the French Army
landed at Newark Airport last night.
Evening star., 1940-06-02

panies, thus becoming a pioneer in
the development of new transporta-
ton methods. During this campaign
he devised simple portable mess
outfit which provided his troops
with hot meals while on the march.
In July. 1917, he was sent to
France as assistant to the chief
quartermaster in charge of motor
transportation and organized the
newly formed mechanical service
which made important accomplish
ments during American participa-
ton in the war. For this work he
received the Distinguished Service
Medal
After the war he had several as
signments in Washington with the
Quartermaster Corps.
In addition to the Distinguished
Service Medal Col. Pope received
numerous decorations He is an Of
ficer of the French Legion of
Honor.
Evening star., 1940-06-02
Leche
Continued From First Page. J

United States Attorney General. an
nounced that the Federal investiga-
ton which has centered on Louisi-
ana fol- the last 10 months and
shattered the political machine of
the late Huey P. Long now would
turn on Michigan.
Goes North Next Week.
I'VE are now out of the trenches
in Louisiana" Mr.. Rogge said.
Michigan will be our next base of
operations. I will go there next
week"
The verdict against Leche came
within 80 minutes after the case
had gone to the jury in the first of
numerous trials the former chief
executive faces as the result of Fed
eral Investigations which followed
his resignation.
The trial began Monday when l..
P. Abernathy. former chairman of
the State Highway Commission un-
der Leche, and George Younger,
local motor dealer. pleaded guilty
under the indictment in which they
were charged jointly with Leche.
The Government alleged that
Leche, through a go-between, James
Thomas, ordered Abernathy to pur-
chase State Highway Department
trucks from Younger at excessively
high prices and that Leche received
$31 900 for himself in a "kickback"
made by Younger.
State Fleeced of $1,000
The Government charged the total
overcharge to the State was $116,-
571.88.
Leche denied receipt of the $31 600,
but told the court that he had made
about $500,000 in business deals in
which he had invested little or
nothing since he became the Chief
Executive.
Mr.. Rogge, who has successfully
prosecuted several other former
kingpins of the Long regime, de-
scribed the 100000 Leche income
as loot"
Evening star., 1940-06-02
C.I. 0. Board 10 Meet
To Discuss Labor's
Role in Defense
Political Stund Is Also
Likely to Be Topic at
Session Tomorrow

With labor's role in the emergency
national defense program and the
G. I. O.'s part in the 1910 political
campaign likely topics for discus
sion, the Executive Board of the
Congress Of Industrial Organization
under call of President John L.
Lewis. will meet here tomorrow.
This will be the first board meet
ing since the annual convention OF
the c. I. O. last fall in San Fran
cisco. In addition to officers of the
national organization, the member
ship of the board, nearly so in all
includes representative from each
G. I. o. union.
Many c. I. o. groups, in the last
few months. have urged the re-
nomination Of President Roosevelt
for third term. Though the board
is not expected to take a stand on
the third term issue, the question
may be informally discussed.
In a speech at Monongah, w. Va.
on April l President Lewis held the
threat Of a possible third party over
the heads of Democratic leaders il
the Democratic convention failed
to nominate a candidate and write
a platform satisfactory to labor.
At its meeting here last month
the Executive Council of the Amer
ican Federation of Labor appointed
committee to present its proposed
labor plank to the Resolutions Com
mittees of the Republican and Dem
ocratic National Conventions. The
Executive Board of the c. I. o. is
expected to discuss the question OF
representation at the party conven-
tions and the drafting OF labor
planks for suggested inclusion in the
platforms of the two parties.
The question of labor peace may
come up for informal discussion at
the board meeting, but there are
no indications that the c. I. o. and
the A. F.. L. will take any steps
toward uniting in the near future.
Evening star., 1940-06-02
Wisconsin 6. 0. P. Session
Indorses He'll Regime
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
GREEN BAY, Wis. June with
the ovations of delegates ringing in
his ears, Gov. Julius P. He'll tonight
assailed the Progressive n2- a
campaign speech for reelection be-
fore the Republican State Conven-
ton, which gave his administration
UNQUALIFIED Endorsement.
Gov. He'll closed the two-day con-
vention with an attack on the Pro-
gressives. declaring, Il want to say
that if they have ever been in a
battle before, they'll know what it
is when I get through tearing them
apart" he said.
He'll forces had complete control
OF The convention. which saw the
collapse of opposition threatened by
Robert K. Henry of Jefferson, who
offered to run against the Governor
If he could obtain the partys
Endorsement.
The Resolutions Committee came
out with plank indorsing the rec
ord Of Gov. He'll and the Republi-
can-controlled State Legislature and
in effect gave Endorsement . nis
suggestion for an open primary
The committee was supported by
an overwhelming vote.
Evening star., 1940-06-02
Col. F. H. Pope, Last of Famous
West Point Glass, Retires
Graduate Of 1897
Will Make Home
In Washington

Col. F. H. Pope, the last Of the
famous West Point class of 1897 in
active service, retired Friday and
will make his home in Washington.
Col. Pope's last assignment was at
the Quartermaster School in Phil
adelphia, but during his long ca
reer in the Army he saw active
service in Cuba, the Philippines,
Mexico and in the World War.
The son Of Maj. Gen. John Pope
of the West Point class of 1912
Col. Pope went to the academy as
matter of family tradition. His
classmates included 1t. Gen. Albert
j. Bowley, Maj. Gems. Frank r. Nc
Coy. William D. Connor and E. T.
Conley and Brig. Gen. Sherwood
Cheney.
In retirement, Col Pope will find
numerous classmates residing in the
Washington area. Army records
list Is of them living in this vi
cinity.
After graduation from West Point
Col. Pope was commissioned a Sec
ond lieutenant ana assigned to Fort
Riley, Kans. Later he went to Cuba
and participated in the battle of
San Juan and was present at TIE
surrender Of Santiago.
During two years of duty with
the 14th Cavalry in the Philippines
he collected a group of Illuminated
Mohammedan prayer books which
he presented to West Point. He
spent considerable time studying the
Moro language.
After duties here and in the Phil
ippines he was selected to repre-
sent the United States Army as a
student at rEcole de lIntendance
in Paris. In 1914, when the World
War started, he Joined the Ameri-
can Embassy staff in Paris.
When the Mexican expedition was
organized Col. Pope was given COM
mand of one of the new truck COM
Evening star., 1940-06-02
the first chapter Of the German

the first chapter Of the German
western offensive.
The German front was pronounced
organized from Calais, on the French
coast, to the Swiss border and the
next thrust, wherever 1t might be,
could be made anywhere along that
extensive line because the initiative
still was completely with the
Germans.
On the other hand, this COM
mentator observed, Britain must
worry about her coast, the French
about Paris and both about sinister
developments in the Mediterranean.
1t was pointed out that France
could not afford to throw her full
power against Germany because she
must be prepared to meet Italian
action.
Southern Front Live Again.
Coincident with German press in
dications of the approaching offen-
sive toward Paris. the high command
reported the southern front came
to life again after several days of
comparative quiet.
A French attack failed at Able
vile, an army communique said,
and the Germans counterattacked
and gained ground.
The air force co-operated with
ground troops by bombing soldiers
concentrated in forests to the south
OF Abbeville. At the eastern end of
this 185-mile southern front the Ger
mans said they had driven the
French back across the Canal des
Ardennes at Lechesne. The French
had been holding bridgehead on
the north embankment there.
Platform for New Drive.
The newspaper Hamburger Frem-
denblatt said the elimination of the
northern Allied army created a
platform for a new offensive which
extends from the mouth of the
Somme over the Amiens Canal be-
tween the Rivers Somme and Aisne
(and the cities Of Rethel and Mont
medy to contact the German west
wall at the southern tip of Lux
embourg.
Advanced posts on this front
between Laon and Compeigne are
less than 81 miles from Paris" the
paper said.
1t was from Laon that the Big
Berthas of the World War first fired
into Paris.
Maginot Line Behind Germans.
The paper enumerated three
reasons why 'it would not be sur
prising if the weight of coming de-
cisions presently bears down on the
French people" These we're:
l. That Notifications of the ex-
tension of the Maginot Line in
Northwestern France are now be-
hind the Germans, giving them "un-
told possibilities" to break through
In relatively open terrain.
2. That Gen. Maxine Weygand
can hardly foresee where the de-
cisive German pressure will extend.
3. That Gen. Weygand doesn't
have the number of frst-ciass re-
serves necessary to back up the en-
tire length of the front success
fully.
Moreover, the paper said, the
French defense is enormously COM
plicated' by the realization that
Italy has reached "the turning point
in its position toward the war"
Evening star., 1940-06-02
MurseiIIe'
Continued From First Page.

added that in addition German
dive bombers made hits on foul
other warships and IA conmercla
vessels, which presumably wers
serving as transports. 1t stated
many Of these ships were set afire
Nelson Sinking Claimed.
These claims of new successes II
the last hours of the Flanders cam.
paign followed an earlier assertion
by a spokesman. that the battles.ir
Nelson, the pride Of the British
home fleet, had been destroyed. The
high command, however, did moi
claim the Nelson.
The statement that the Nelson
had been sunk came III response tt
inquiries 70 an authorized German
spokesman. He said quickly that
rumors Of her loss were true, add.
ing that 700 members of the crew
had gone down.
But for military reasons" ne de-
clined to give any details. The Mel.
son, 33,950-ton flagship, was com.
pleted in June, 1927, az cost o1
about s37,5O0,00O.
Allies Continually Blasted.
OF Dunkerque. strong units ot
three flying corps roared overhead
necessarily in an effort to defeat
the efforts of Allied remnants tt
ferry themselves in smaller boats
to the warships and transports ly.
ing of the harbor.
The Berlin press acknowledged
that "throngs" of British anc
French might have escaped under
the protection of bad weather
which lasted for part of the day
but insisted:
Troop units were no longer in
volved, perhaps not even soldiers
For whoever has had a taste of the
hell of Dunkerque no longer will
feel desire to pick quarrel with
Germans"
Paris Drive Forecast.
Nazi papers, forecasting a drive
on Paris, said frankly that the
Allies would be given no time tc
catch their breath.
The high commands night COM
munique announcing the sinking OF
the three warships off Dunkerque
followed by some hours claims that
S transports had been sunk. a
destroyer and submarine tor
pedoed and 3 warships and 10 mer-
chantmen badly damaged.
AS to the battle in the north, the
Germans asserted that the last re-
sistance of the French troops had
been broken and that in the Lille
sector alone some $4,000 Frenchmen
had been taken prisoner.
Dunkerque Attacks Continue.
The plight of the Allies around
Dunkerque was called "the most
horrible event Of the war"
The high command stated the at
tacks at Dunkerque were continu-
ing undiminished tonight. Germans
said fires from the blazing British
vessels lighted the area for many
miles around the French port.
The British we're saiu to be using
every type of vessel conceivable tc
get out the shattered northern forces
with greatest confusion" prevailing
at Dunkerque and adjscent waters.
Allied transports were unable tc
enter the harbor, they asserted, and
smaller vessels were taking the
troops to ships in the roadstead.
Last Phase" Of Battle.
A military commentator declared
the harassment of the fleeing troops
near Dunkerque was "the last phase
of the battle of Flanders and that
the whole Flanders action was only
Evening star., 1940-06-02

ready for field training in large
bodies. Without experience of fight
ing in masses, which even the Regu-
lar Army lacked until recently be-
cause of inadequate appropriations,
IAN army isn't much of an army"
on officer said.
To acquire knowledge in mass
maneuvers, Guardsmen, the Regu-
lar Army and Reserve officers
about 100000 of them-will attend
exercises this summer. Troops in
this area will maneuver in Northern
New York from August 3 to 81.
Although deficient in almost
everything making for the 1910
style of warfare, the National Guard
is credited with $1,000 well-trained
officers and several thousand more
non-comissioned officers who have
been attending schools to gain
knowledge Of the new weapons.
To the rank and file enlisted men
the National Guard is coming to
mean less of a dress outfit that
parades publicly on the slightest
provocation and more of a grim
business.
Evening star., 1940-06-02
Dunkerque Living He'll

F'OLkESTONE, England, June l..
"A story of ships sunk everywhere
and human beings moved down as
they waited to get away" was told by
the gunner of one Of the British
rescue ships back from Dunkeruue.
Evening star., 1940-06-02

Australia is educating the public
In the economic use of gasoline.
Evening star., 1940-06-02

Egg prices are higher in Ireland
this year than for a long time.