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Evening star., 1940-03-30

clean clean car ''s at ss45. e G. G. c G. ousranty y
on over 5000 used cars in the last years.
Ca pitol Cadillac Co. 1922 22nd st. NV.
MA. aa00 Open evenings and SUNDAYS.
dan: dark blue. paint. spotless interior. all
good tires and a splendid, motor. radio.
You will fnd this a very clean car: S4a5.
in the last years. Capitol Cadillac Co,
1922 2"nd st. NV. MA. 5000. Open eve
LINcoLN-zEPHYR 1897 4-door sedan;
upholstery: owned BY Army major. name
':ssen n.s o4s PORK s5s VfSna sv..
white sidevsii tires; driven less than
dcste. ts ns eos by t.
car terms: viii accept trade. Phone Ran
dolph s4al for demonstration. Dealer.
oLDsMoBdLE s1!Is cH,1,LE. 1895 @ de luxe "e" trunk
dition like new; family use only: finish
like new; wonderful motor. battery tires
used ed" very tt sHddsa sas death Box
oL.DsMOBILE 1897 e-cyl 4-door trunk
sedan; one-owner car; clean and ready to
Wisconsin ave. Nj. ass4. Open en- .ves' .Ini' and
Sunday.
OLDsMOBLE 1887 2-door sedan: newly
painted, nearly new tires. custom radio and
heater; tops MECHANICALLY; chs q, y, demon:
writing LOGAN SERVLSCENTER, inter-
section N. =. and Va. aves. NV. ME. 2s1s
oLDsMoBILE 1888 SO" 4-door black
touring sedan; mechanically perfect. heater
and defroster; kept in garage. like new:
10000 miles; original owner; $3.50. 1922
Vermont ave. Hobart 946b. 3l'
OI,DsMOBILE 1887 "s" touring sedan:
automatic transmission. de luxe in every
detail; former owner restaurant owner
name on request; actually 21. .9O2 miles
This beauty must be seen to be appreciated.
sERv1scENTER, intersection New Yorf
and Virginia aves. NV. ME. 2SlS.
OLDSMOBILE 1889 5-pass. 4-door tr
sedan, s-cyl., large trunk. maroon finish,
auto. transmission. excel. tires. spotless
clean car: ssas. 6. G. G. Guaranty o '" on
over 5000 used cars In the last S years
Capitol Cadillac Co.. 1929 22nd St. NV
Ma. 1900. Open evenings and Sundays.
OIDeMOBlLE 1888 b-pass. 4-door TOURING
sedan, a-cyl; large trunk. beige finish
excel. tires radio and heater. Inspect this
car. and compare our price. You CANNOT
ind better value: S545. G. G. c. Guaranty
on over 5000 used cars In the last ( years
Capitol Cadillac Co. 1899 end at. NV
MA. $500. Open evenings and Sundays.
Evening star., 1940-03-30

BUNGALOW WITH LARGE, LAMP
scaped building lot, in Chevy has,s Chase Mo; ID
shnnninr district Two bedrooms with
large bath servants room and laundry;
screened and elassed porches: shade and
frujt trees: two-car garage. House Is
equipped with Frigidaire. new gas range.
oil burner: good condition: priced oy own,
er for quick sale. $3.50 45l2 Stanford
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-24
Kerfess, Linked 10 Nazis,
AssaiIs Dies Methods
Hy the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, Nov. 23.-Dr. Ferdi-
nand A. Kertess, mentioned in the
Dies Committee white paper" as
serted today that the committee
resorted to American methods
in connecting his name with alleged
activities of Nazi Germany in this
country.
81 consider it to be using most
American methods to accuse a
fellow without giving him the most
primitive right of self-defense, DIR
Kertess said at a hospital where
he is recovering from an eye opera
ton.
IF such accusations are guided
by such appalling lack of knowledge
it is still more deplorable, " he added
The Dies report issued in Wash
ington Thursday described Dr. Ker-
tess as an American citizen whose
New York firm, the Chemical Mar
keting Co., was classified as IAN
American concern"
Evidence in the possession OF the
committee discloSeS that DR.. KerteSs
and his firm have and are engaged
in activities which tend TO show
that their allegiance to the Nazi
government is of prime Importance
to the exclusion of any other coun-
try" the Dies report said.
DR.. Kertess said that "the files
in the investigation are in the hands
of his attorney, George P. Hoover OF
Washington.
Testimony before the Dies Com
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-24

Fiber Door Stronger Than Steel.
For example, the tensile strength
of soybean plastic as we now have
it is about one-half that of steel.
But there Is the ramie plant, with
fibers of great tensile strength,
which we may add to the soybean
plastic where the latter needs
greater strength"
BY way of illustrating what door
panel, made of plant fiber, with soy
bean resin binder, will stand in re-
sisting a blow, Ford picked up an
axe and smote nightly with the axe
head on the panel, lying convex sur
face up, on the floor. There was no
dent. He shifted the axe and again
came down on the panel, with the
cutting edge. One blow did not cut.
He hit harder, and the axe went
through, making a clean cut, but
not denting the surrounding surface
A similar blow on steel door
panel cut clear through the metal,
bending in the edges of the cut and
making big dent in the surround
ing metal surface. The fiber panel
weighs about one-half the steel
panel of the same pattern. 1t Is
composed of" 10 per cent fiber and
80 per cent soy resin binder. The
fibrous element is compounded OF
50 per cent southern flash pine
fiber, 80 per cent field cereal straw,
10 per cent cotton and 10 per cent
hemp.
To Make Autos With 1t.
"We will make the entire super
structure of an automobile body.
except the tubular welded steel
frame, of this fiber plastic, and the
first model will be finished this win
ter" Mr.. Ford said
Reverting to the warning world, he
continued: War is all about trade
nothing else. People do not know
how to use the land they possess, so
set out to grab what other people
are getting from the land-with
their ignorant and negligent use
of 1t.
1T is shame that England and
Germany are at war. Many good
and great things have come from
both Of these countries. If they
would make proper Use of the pro-
ductivity of their soil there would
be no incentive to crowd each other"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-24
Dykstro to Speak in Forum
SeIective Service Director to Tell
Of Droft System Operation

DR.. Clarence A. Dykstra, director
of selective service, will speak to-
morrow night in the new series Of
addresses presented in the National
Radio Forum. arranged by The Star.
The program, which will be broad
cast over coast-to-coast network
of the National Broadcasting Co.,
will be heard locally from 1890 to
II pm. over Station WMAL.
DR.. Dykstra will speak on "Se-
lective Service" AS head of the or
ganization which has just begun
to call American youth to the col
ors, under the Selective Service Act,
he is in a position to explain first
hand how this new venture in Amer
lean democracy's defense program Is
operating.
His message comes in the midst Of
the first induction of selectees into
the service as the nine corps areas
of the Army are calling to camp
the first of 1871 men between the
ages Of 81 and SO.
The selective service director has
been prominent for many years in
educational and political science
circles and has had wide experience
in practical administration during
public service. A native of Cleve-
land, Ohio, DR.. Dykstra was edu-
Gated in elementary schools of New
York and Illinois and was grad
uated from the University of Iowa
in 1908. He became a fellow in
history and assistant in political
science at the University of Chi
cago. later was instructor at Ohio
State University. head Of the UNI
versity Of Kansas political science
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-24
Opera Program Should Help
Young Singers, Artist Says
Miss Evonti Hopes Stor's Compoign
Will Stimulate Desire for Programs

Lillian Evanti, well-known WASH
ington concert and opera singer, who
has just returned home from q con-
| cert tour Of South America, said in
an interview yesterday she believes
The Stars opera appreciation pro-
gram should be of great value to
young singers just starting out on
their careers.
ANY American boy or girl inter-
ested in the operate field" she said,
has had limited opportunities to
hear and enjoy grand operas. But
this handicap can be at least par
TALLY overcome oy the use Of Cper-
attic recordings. II you have record
ings in your home to play ard enjoy
at will you begin to understand the
music better.
I'VE can only learn to absorb the
arts by exposing ourselves to them"
she said, adding: Many people who
say they don't like opera do so be-
cause they seldom hear it. 1t isn't
SUFFICIENT to hear an operate work
one time and decide whether or not
you like it. You must hear it over
and over again."
Hopes for Stimulation.
Miss Evanti said she hoped the
biggest effect of The Stars campaign
would be to stimulate in Washington
greater desire for opera per-
formances and strong demand for
establishment of q temple of music
in the National Capital.
The music temple has been and
still is one of Miss Eyanti's pet prof.
ects. About five years ago she SUBJ
mitted to the President and Mrs.
Roosevelt a plan for national
temple of music to be built in Wash
ington and to constitute an Ameri-
can equivalent of the great music
centers of Europe.
Miss Evanti believes such temple
would be of great significance be-
cause it would stimulate national
pride for the musical arts, would
have vast cultural effect and be
source of spiritual nspiration.
The famous singers operatic
career covers a period of about 10
years and her repertoire includes
all the celebrated coloratura roles.
She sings in five languages and is
favorite in operate circles in Eu-
rope as well as the United States
and other countries. Through the
invitation of Mrs. Roosevelt, she has
sung at the White House.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-24

BY a coincidence, the favorite OPP
cratic work of Miss Evanti turned
out to be Verdi's La Traviata," re-
cordings of which were released yes
terday as the eighth offering Of The
Stars campaign.
Il am very happy to indorse this
program" she said, because I feel
it offers a wonderful opportunity for
young singers to become intimate
with the great operas. I wish this
same opportunity had been avail
able when I was starting my career"
Release of the ''Traviata" record
ings yesterday launched the ninth
week of The Stars program. The
distribution is being handled at the
two special booths in the lobby Of
The Star Building. Also available
are the seven previous offerings.
These include two other Verdi
operas, Aida" and "Rigoletto";;
Bizet's Carmen" Gounods Faust"
Puccini's Madam Butterfly" and
La Boheme" and Wagner's Tam
hauser."
Radio listeners will have an OPP
portunity to hear the 'Traviata
recordings in a half-hour broadcast
over Station WMAL this afternoon
at 4::30 o'clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-24
Europe Wouldn't Need to War
If 1t Used the Soil, Says Ford
His Soy Beon Suit
illustrates Fullest
Capacity Of Plants

DETROIT, Nov. q (N.AN.AO-
Those fellows over In Europe are
warning for just one thing-money
gain-and they will never quit war
ring until they learn how to use the
SOIL" said Henry Ford. sitting in a
corner Of the lower floor OF the
chemical laboratory OF the Ford
Motor Co. in Greenfield Village.
There's not 4 country in the
world that might not easily sup
port itself II 1t knew how to use the
soil-and that's what We are learn
ing here in this laboratory.
Because We are learning this, If
this defense program Is not hoax
and here he repeated the clause,
emphasizing the "if"-"the United
States will be strong enough and
wise enough to be the big brother
to the rest Of the world and show
other nations how they can keep out
of war-and why they must"
Mr.. Ford did not elaborate on
that statement, but the inference
was that if the defense program is
not for the purpose of getting us
into war, Its real effect will be to
say to other nations, There must
be no more war" and the big
brother role will be merely showing
the world how easily the soil of
this good earth may be used to sup
ply a thousandfold all that hu-
mainly needs.
Has . Soy Bean Suit.
I'VE are learning here In this
laboratory how this may be done"
Mr.. Ford said. IF I had known
in time that you were coming this
morning I would have worn a suit
of clothes in which the material is
Is per cent soy bean protein fiber"
He asked Robert Allen Boyer
whom Mr.. Ford discovered in his
Wayside Inn and put through the
Ford Trade School, advancing him
in 1929 to head of the chemical
laboratory-to bring in some sam
piles of soy bean protein flber proc
essed with sprayed rubber to make
springy and durable padding for
automobile seats.
THE advantage of this and the
white soybean wool We are making
for upholstery padding" Mr.. Boyer
said, lis that you get several kinds
of wool from every sheep, and their
classification, separation, processing
and manufacture into commercial
wool, together with the constant
variation in supply and changing
market costs, simply put the sleeps
wool out of the running. compared
with this soybean wool.
Mr.. Ford picked up the converse
ton here, with all the enthusiasm
of Mr.. Boyer. As years his junior.
The major thing, after all. is not
soy beans" Mr.. Ford said. I'VE
have only started with beans. I
mean that every bit of vegetation on
this earth may and some day will
be utilized by industry and agricul-
ture to provide most of what people
need In the arts, sciences, and for
wholesome daily living. We are ex-
perimenting with various weeds.
There is something in each of them
that may be utilized.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-24
Montgomery Democratic
Women Lunch Tomorrow

Oflcers will be elected at the an
nual luncheon and meeting of the
Woman's Democratic Club of Mont.
gomery County, Nd, tomorrow a
l pm. at the Columbia Countrl
Club.
Mrs. Ralph A. Wells Of Silvel
Spring is slated for election to 9
third term as president of the club
according to the report of the Nom
mating Committee, headed by Mrs
Townley Gamble.
Guests invited to the meeting in
clude Mrs. Henry A. Wallace, wife
of the vice president-elect: Mrs
William D. Byron, wife of Repre-
sentative Byron of Maryland; Mrs
Frances McFadden. president of the
United Democratic Women's Clubs
OF Maryland; Mrs. Edward ]. Col
gan, Democratic national commit.
teewoman; Mrs. Vesta Cary, mem.
Der of the Maryland House of Dele.
gates and treasurer of the State
organization, and Mrs. Brewer L
Stouffer, Western Maryland chair
man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-24
T., |, O. Makes Plans
For Drive on Ford !
And Bethlehem &
Campaign TO Be Most
Widespread in History,
Murray Asserts
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Nov. %
The Congress OF Industrial Orr
carnations announced TO-DAY
through its new chieftain, Phih1
MURRAY. an intense" campaign u
organize mass production industries
with the Ford Motor Co. and thu
Bethlehem Steel Corp. as the mrs
detectives"
Mr.. Murray, elevated to the nom
salaried presidency as successor Y
John L. Lewis yesterday at the @
los National Convention, confer
red today with the c. I. o. ExecuI
tive Board.
Later he said the organization
campaign will be "the most vide
spread ever undertaken in the hist
tory of America" He added in rel
Spouse to queries about strike posi-
sibilities that he anticipated only
IAN intense campaign to organized
at the Ford and Bethlehem plants
Further Discussions Here.
1--WE have all the essentials" fol
the organization campaign, he said
adding that it will be directed "pri1
marty" at mass production indus !
tries.
Mr.. Murray, who will rest herd
over the week end, said the organi{
Zation drive will be discussed fur
ther at meeting of the C. I. OI
Executive Board in Washington
January 8.
Another of the subjects listed will
be resolutions not disposed of
the national convention which con-
cluded yesterday.
Continue Other Duties.
Mr.. Murray, who had been vic,
president of the C. I. o. since IL
inception in Atlantic City five year
ago, said his new position would
not interfere with his chairmanshitI
of the Steel Workers Organizind
Committee, C. l. o. union.
Mr.. Lewis future plans were UNI
disclosed. He is chairman OF labor
Non-Partisan League and mani
convention delegates speculated tina
he would devote much OF his timl
TO that organization.
As president of the United Mind
Workers OF America, key union In
the c. I. o., Mr.. Lewis could con-
tinue to be strong factor In C. n
Q. activities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-24

search for the working wages in the
communities. and may have to re-
sort to figures from the nearest
United States Employment Service,
or some State employment service
Union Labor Up to Contractor.
When q contract is granted to
some contractor, the choice rests
with the general contractor whether
he will operate union or an open
shop. AS a matter of fact most &c
to union contractors. who have had
experience in the big cities, where
the unions are strong. If for in
stance some big contractor in Chi
cago, who had two or three biz
union jobs under way in Chi
cago, got a contract to build big
camp or cantonment, he naturally
would decide to use union labor. He
could not well do otherwise, for If he
tried to work on an open shop back
in the country, organized labor
would strike on his jobs in the city
If the general contractor insists
on q union job, he requires union
men not only for his own employees
but also requires that subcontractors
use union labor. He may call on
organized labor leaders to provide
the manpower for construction. II
enough are not available in the inn
mediate vicinity. then representa-
tives of organized labor require thai
all men on the job belong to the
union. In this manner. many new
men Join the union-just as at Fort
Meade. What the organized labor
crafts charge individuals to join the
union to work on their jobs is left
to the union only. The arrange
ments between the union and pros
pective union members, as to initia-
ton fees and dues, are not writer
into any agreements between the
union and the contractor. or into
agreements between the contractor
and the Government.
Wage Hour Act Does Not Apply.
The Wage-Hour Act, which sets
a floor for wages and ceiling for
hours" of hundreds of thousands of
workers throughout many activities
in American life does not affect
workers on camps and cantonments
The Davis Bacon Act provides
regulations for the wage scale, in
construction jobs, but does not con-
troll the hours Of work.
One old law providing for an
eight-hour day for defense activities
was repealed some time during the
summer, and raised all kind of trou-
BILE. On many defense projects, it
was found that men were being
worked such long hours that strong
protests were registered in Washing
ton. Men were worked Saturdays
and sometimes Sundays, in excess
Of the old eight-hour day.
Congress then inserted a provision
in the second supplemental defense
appropriation act establishing an
eight-hour day for defense projects.
Following this a general policy was
laid down by the Army and Navy
for defense projects establishing an
eight-hour day and 40-hour week.
Furthermore, provision was made in
this labor policy that workers should
be paid overtime at the rate pre-
vailing in the locality.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-24
New Envoy to Berlin
Appointed by Russio
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, Nov. 23-The Soviet
Government announced today the
appointment of Vice Commissar of
Foreign Affairs v. P. Dekanosoff as
ambassador to Berlin, succeeding A.
A. Shkvartzeff who, an announce
ment said, was relieved of his post.
Dekanosoff accompanied Premier
Foreign Commissar Vyacheslaff Mo-
lotoff on the latter's recent visit to
Berlin and participated in talks be-
tween his chief and Adolf Hitler.
Shkvartzeff took over the Berlin
post on September 2. 1899, the day
before Britain and France declared
war on Germany and one day after
Hitler sent his troops into Poland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-24
Hymie CapIin Freed
On $4,000 Bail in
Card-5harp Case
Fight Manager Broins
OF Gambling Ring,
Police Charge
~ the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Nov. 23.-Hymie
Caplin. 40, stocky manager of five
present and past world champion
fighters, returned to his Broadway
haunts tonight free in SIS 600 bail
on a charge of grand larceny in
connection with a police investiga-
ton Of widespread card swindles.
At the Twentieth Century Sport
ing Club he congratulated one of
his fighters, Lew jenkins, on knock
ing out Pete Lello and retaining
his lightweight championship at
Madison Square Garden last night.
Il was more worried about the
fight than I was about the rap
explained Caplin, who had asked
for and received time out" during
an examination by Assistant Dis
trict Attorney John ]. Rooney in a
Brooklyn hotel so that he could
listen to the fight broadcast.
Nothing to Say in Lineup.
In the lineup at police head
quarters today, Caplin was asked
what he knew of a double-dealing,
deck-stripping syndicate of swind-
lers who authorities said mulcted
100000 from poker playing bust
nessmen.
There is nothing T can say
about It," replied Caplin, looking at
a large glittering diamond on his
finger. His appearance in q rust
brown topcoat, powder blue hat,
dark blue suit, light blue shirt and
dark blue tie was in striking con-
trast to the run-of-the-mill prison.
ers paraded with him across the
lineup platform.
Caplin was charged specifically
with having participated in the
$1,000 fleeing of a Brooklyn bust
nessnan in May, 1888, but Mr.. Roo
ney described him at the arraign-
ment as lone of three partners who
were the head and brains" of the
ring.
Three Others Arrested.
He supplied the bankroll with
which these swindlers operated,
said Mr.. Rooney. For the part OF
the take which he received he guar
anteed protection for the members
Of the ring"
Caplin's counsel, David L. Malbin,
protested that his client had never
taken part in crooked deal and
was loved, admired and respected
by the sporting world"
Three others were arrested yes
terday in connection with the same
syndicate. Mrs. Jenny Rubin, 40,
was held in bail of $40, 900 and Abra-
ham 'Blumenson, 40, and his wife,
Gussie, in bail of 81 900 and 500, re-
spectively.
Mr.. Rooney said the ring, COM
posed of at least 40 members, lured
wealthy men into hotel rooms where
they were taken for sums ranging
from 81 900 to $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-24
Prince Soionji, Lost
Of Genro, Near Death
BY the Associated Press.

a
TOXIC, Nov. "a Sunday Prince
klmmochi Saionji, 9l-year-old elder
statesman and last surviving mem
Der of the Genro, unofficial body
standing between the cabinet and
crown. was reported near death
today at Okitsu.
Premier Prince Fumimaro Konoye
left here this morning for a visit
with the statesman whose patron
age was considered one of the main
factors in Prince Konoye's rise to
power.
Court physicians and special foods
were dispatched to Prince Ssionji's
villa at Okitsu, where he has been
i'll since November 13.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-24
River Report.

River Report.
Potomac River clear. Shenandoah
cloudy at Hsrpers Ferry; Potomac slightly
muddy al Great Falls today.
Texas, Laredo 1,00S.s millibsrs CO. 70
inches, with trough extending north
eastward to the Ohio Valley. Pressure
continues high from the North Atlantic
States Caribou, Me, 1922 miiiibars
t30.4S inehes). westward over the Lake
region. the plains States and the ROCKY
1,041.0 millibars (30.74 inches) During
the last "A hours there have been heavy
rains in portions of the West Gulf States
and moderate rains in the Central valleys.
the Southern plains and the Southern
Rocky Mountain region. The 30-hour
rainfall at Palestine Tex, exceeded IL
inches. Temperatures have fallen in the
middle and North Atlantic States and
over the Southern plans
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-24
Report
FURNISHED by the United {

FURNISHED by the
District of Coumbia-OccaSional
moderate temperature; gentle
tenn
peraure.
Virginia-Cloudy occasional portion
afternoon portion
temperature followed by colder southwest
West Vrgina-Ocasonal today
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-24

mittee, the white paper" said. iden.
tilted DR.. Kertess as having juris.
diction over trade arrangement
between Germany and the United
States and as having promised tc
make deliveries TO Germany through
a damned clever scheme"