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Evening star., 1940-02-07
F. B. |. Joins Florida
Prosecutors in Drive
To Stop Gambling
Three Suits to Close
Resorts Are Bosed Upon
Doto From U. S. Agents
BY the Associated Press.


MAIMI, Fla, Feb. 1.-THE Federal
Bureau Of Investigation has Joined
hands with Florida prosecutors in a
drive to stop gambling at the height
of the lower east coasts winter tour
ist season.
Three suits to close alleged gam
bling establishments-the prelimi-
nary step in a drive backed by State
Attorney General George Couper
Gibbs-were based on information
furnished by F. B. I. operatives.
The G-men said their information
was gathered in the course Of other
Federal investigations and turned
over to the State at the request Of
Mr.. Gibbs.
This link Of Federal and State en-
forcement agents developed few
hours after F. B. I. Director J. Edgar
Hooyer's testimony before a con-
gressional committee, describing the
Miami area as an underworld mecca,
was made public.
The first step in the new anti
gambling drive struck three resorts
In South Broward County, about IS
miles north of downtown Miami.
The establishments were named as
The Farm, in Hallandale, and the
F. & w. Bar and the Pine Inn in
Hollywood.
The State asked Circuit Court to
enjoin the night clubs from gambling
operations.
Two assistant attorneys general
continued conferences with other en-
forcement officers, repeatedly pre-
pairing similar injunction proceed
ings against other spots in the same
area and farther south in the Miami
section.
"We have good reasons to believe, p"
Hoover said, that the operations Of
confidence men in the Miami area
are carried on at least with the
knowledge OF some low enforcement
officials"
Evening star., 1940-02-07
Black Spade S|ashing
Hoax, Youth Admits
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
EVERETT. Mass, Feb. 7.-1rate
police described Greater Bostons
latest ''Black Spade" slashing today
as nothing more than a youths at
tempt to share publicity arising
from mysterious threats directed at
Mayor Frank E. Lewis and his fam
lily.
Police Sergt. Thomas E. McEl-
heney reported that 19-year-old
Robert Mckay of Maiden admitted
after long questioning, that his
story Of being slashed on the face
with a nutmeg crater last night
was inspired by desire to see his
picture in the papers, and that his
face scratches were self-inf1ictec
with a pin.
Police, meanwhile, maintained 9
guard over the Mayors two young
daughters as a result of threats
against the Everett chief execu.
tive, contained in notes signed ''The
Black Spade" and wrapped around
stones which have been hurled
through windows of Mayor Lewis
automobile and his home in recent
weeks,
Evening star., 1940-02-07
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 7.-E. Lee
LIE Compte doesn't see how anybody
can coax starving duck down to
the ice and then blast him with a
shotgun.
1t isn't just because Mr.. lie Compte
as commissioner of inland game
and fish is prejudiced in the ducks
behalf, either. He puts his case
strictly on a basis of what's fair
from the standpoint of anybody,
especially the cold, hungry ducks.
"There've been three cases we've
prosecuted in which men killed ducks
these past few weeks when prac-
tically every place they feed was
frozen over" Mr.. LIE Compte re-
ported.
why, one skunk went right to a
feeding ground-right where we
were putting out corn to try and
save these starving ducks-and
waited with a shotgun"
The time his blood pressure went
highest, though, was when deputy
wardens reported that two men had
set wooden decoys out on the ice,
hid in a duck blind and when a
hungry flock circled in to investigate
Evening star., 1940-02-07

home He was arrested February
7, 1899, almost seven months before
the war with Germany started.
He was accused of having fur
nished information to German
agents on the movements Of French
troops in March, 1896. when Ger
many reoccupied the Rhineland. and
in September, 1898, during the crisis
over Germany's claim to the
Czecho-Slovak Sudetenland.
In announcing the conviction last
October, French authorities said it
had nothing to do with Roos' actvi-
ties on behalf Of the Alsatian
autonomy movement in a region
strategically adjacent to Germany.
Roos, however, had been arrested
in 1928 and accused of participating
in Separatist plot against the state.
He was former city councillor for
Strasbourg.
Strasbourg lies in the fortified
zone of the Maginot Line and now
is ghost city, its shops boarded
up and its 165, 900 inhabitants moved
to the French interior.
Six persons convicted along with
Roos and Lobstein were given prison
sentences ranging from three years
to life.
Evening star., 1940-02-07
Firms Are Recruiting
Volunteers in London
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Feb. 7.-Finland's Le-
cation in London "is supervising an
organization for the purpose OF
enabling volunteers to offer for
service in Finland" Sir Victor War
render. financial secretary to the
war office, told the House of Com
mons yesterday.
Sir Victor's statement was reply
to Communist William GALLAGHER
who had asked if the secretary would
inform the House who was respon-
sible for offering inducements at
Maryhill Barracks (British) to leave
the army for services with the forces
of Baron Mannerheim diminish field
marshall"
L am cot aware any inducement
has been given for the purposes sug-
gested," Warrender replied.
Evening star., 1940-02-07
League Preparing
To Widen Sphere Of
Non-PoIiticaI Work
U. S. Expected to Get Bid
To Join in Economic and
Humonitorion Prosrom
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
THE HAGUE, the Netherlands,
Feb. Injecting in the international
peace palace, an organizing COM
mittee Of the League Of Nations
took steps today for wider CO.
operation among nations on eco
nomic and humanitarian problems.
The committee was expected to
set up a semi-independent central
committee to unite all non-political
League activities and invite nom
members to participate.
It was indicated the United States
would be among powers outside the
League invited to name representa-
tives to the 24-nation body.
Hull Letter Cited.
League circles cited letter writ
ten by United States Secretary of
State Cordell Hull February %. 1899,
in which he said the United States
would work with the League to
meet more adequately the problems
relating to health, humanitarian and
economic phases of human ac-
tivities." League members said this
communication encouraged hope
that the United States might accept
place on the committee.
The new body was expected to
convene in the spring, probably in
Geneva. Its work would be CO.
ordinated with the International
Labor Office, although the latter
retains its present autonomy under
a resolution adopted by the League
Assembly in December.
Budget for Nom Political Work.
About so per cent of the League S
budget of $1,000, 900 has been set
aside for economic, health and
refugee work and other non political
activities, such as work on financial,
communications and transit prob
lens.
The Organizing Committees pro-
posals will be submitted to Carl
Joachim Hambro of Norway, League
president, for formal action.
The Organizing Committee is COM
posed of representatives from Great
Britain, France. the Netherlands,
Norway, Portugal, Turkey, Australia
Belgium, Switzerland and Argentina
Evening star., 1940-02-07
Presidents S Mother
Loses Heirloom Rinu
By the Associated Press.

1S VIC ASSOCidteu f-IeSS.
NEW YORK, Feb. Mrs. Sara
Delano Roosevelt lost an heirloom
diamond ring the night of the Pres
tdents Birthday Ball.
1t had two stones, set diagonally
IN yellow gold. She priced it be-
cause it was made from two dia-
mond earrings left . her by Miss
Sara Delano, the aunt for whom
she was named.
In its search the Waldorf Astoria
Hotel, where the Presidents moth
er appeared at the Manhattan Ball,
took up the carpets Of the box she
occupied. A similar search was
made at the scene of the Bronx
Ball, where she also appeared.
Mrs. Roosevelt had changed the
ring from her third to her little
finger to keep it from hurting when
she shook hands. She thought she
lost it when she removed her gloves.
Evening star., 1940-02-07
Pine Base Paper Used
By Two Dixie Dailies
Bv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated freSS.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Feb. T.
Southern-made newsprint, talked o1
for decades and used experimentally
for years, came of age as regular
run" material for two big Dixie
dailies yesterday. while still more
papers awaited first shipments of
the pine base product from Texas.
The Morning Shreveport LAD
Times and the afternoon Little
Rock Democrat used paper from the
recently completed Lufkin (TexJ
plant for all the days editions and
reported that it met every expec-
tation.
The foreman of the Democrat S
pressroom was particularly enthu-
siastic about the loblolly pine paper
manufactured under processes de-
veloped by the late DR.. Charles H.
Herty of Georgia. He declared it
sweet running" and said it went
through all editions without a web
break, fed evenly, reproduced pic
lures clearly, took tension we'll.
The Times also reported no breaks
in the entire press run Of more than
$4,000 copies, with type and picture
reproduction clear.
Evening star., 1940-02-07
Irish Youth, Is, Gets
81 Years for Explosives

LIVERPOOL, England, Feb. Z
.-Sixteen-year-old Brendan Be-
ham of Dublin made speech today
as he was sentenced to three years
imprisonment for possessing explo-
sives.
1T is my proud privilege and
honor to stand in an English court
to testify to the unyielding deter
mination Of the Irish people tc
regain every inch of our national
territory" he said,
Evening star., 1940-02-07
Hunters Fined for Shooting
Starving Ducks on Ice

the feeding prospects, opened fire.
Men who'll do a think like that
ought to be put in the penitentiary
for the rest of their lives" declared
Mr.. LIE Compte. They would do
most ANYTHING"
The three men prosecuted were
fined $50 each. he said. and orders
for strict enforcement of the game
laws were issued to all wardens and
also to Chesapeake Bay conserva-
ton officers.
Evening star., 1940-02-07
keystone Democrats
May Back Candidate
To Oppose Guffey
Lawrence Announces
Conference Series
| Of Party Leaders
BY the Associated Press.


PITTSBURGH, Feb. State
Democratic Chairman David l..
Lawrence announced today a series
of conferences with party leaders
and predicted a candidate would be
named within a week" to fight the
reelection bid Of United States
Senator Joseph F. Guffey.
Apparently confirming predictions
of a primary fight for the post of the
man National Democratic Chairman
James A. Farley once termed PENN
sylvania'S No. l Democrat" Mr..
Lawrence said in an interview:
There is strong demand for an
other candidate from some people
who feel Senator Guffey is not the
strongest candidate we could choose.
These people feel that a stronger
candidate would help insure the
Pennsylvania electoral vote for
President and Vice President"
In effect this declaration bore out
reports current for a week that an
influential group of Keystone State
Democrats were actively seeking to
unseat Senator Guffey. The State
Committee last week declared for an
open primary, suspending a conven-
tion rule to avoid floor fight over
Guffeys candidacy.
In the 1888 primary, Senator Guf-
fey supported a ticket which lacked
organization backing and lost to the
party group.
Mr.. Lawrence's remarks mirrored
those Of Philadelphia Chairman
John B. Kelly, who said the candi-
date would come from among War;
rem R. Roberts, auditor general Of
Pennsylvania since 1887; Walter A.
Jones, chairman of the Pennsyl-
vania Turnpike Commission, and
State Senator Edward c. Coleman
of Scranton.
Evening star., 1940-02-07
American u. Adds
Dr.. Auxier to Fuculty

The addition of DR.. George w
Auxier to the faculty of the college
of arts and sciences, American Uni
versity, has been announced by
Dean George B. Woods
AS special offering in the de-
partment of education, DR.. Auxier
will present Methods Of Teaching
History in Secondary Schools" He
is graduate Of Miami University
and received his Phi. D. from Ohio
State.
Evening star., 1940-02-07

SAN JOSE, CALIF.-GRANT-
ED DIVORCE-Yaltah Menu
hin Stix, 18, sister of Yehudi
Menuhin, violinist, leaving
court yesterday after she was
granted a divorce from Will
liam Stix, Washington attor-
ney. They were married June
7, 1898, and separated six
months later. The complaint
stated Stix was constantly out
of her company, and that this
distressed her and caused her
to become i'll. Stix denied all
allegations. He is employed
by the National Labor Rela-
tions Board.-A. P. Wirephoto.
Evening star., 1940-02-07
Atmosphere of Gloom
Prevails in Dublin

DUBLIN, Feb. 7 (R.-An atmos-
phere of tension and gloom was
evident in the capital of ireland
today as news spread Of the execu-
ton of two members of the outlawed
Irish Republican Army at Birming-
ham, England.
A procession with black flags
marched in Dublin and sent a
deputation to protest to the Irish
government against the executions
Several sporting events scheduled
today in Dublin and other Irish cities
were postponed because Of the
executions,
Evening star., 1940-02-07
Partial Mobilization
Reported in Iran
And Afghanistan
Allies in Strong Position
To RepuIse Russians
In Middle East
By JOHN T.. WHITAKER,

BY JOHN L. WHlTAkEk,
Chicago Daily News Foreign Correspondent.
PARIS, Feb. (By RadiO Par
tial mobilization is taking place to-
day in Iran and Afghanistan against
possible spread of Russian activities
in this forgotten, but nonetheless
Fortunately for the allies, the ac-
tivities of subversive agents in these
areas have failed, and today the
allies can count upon the loyal sup
port of both the Arabs along the
African littoral and the Mediter-
ranean, and their fellow MoSlems,
whose sway extends throughout the
Near East and India.
Turkey, which is allied with France
and Great Britain, is not only a
member of the Balkan entente with
Greece, Rumania and Yugoslavia), :,
but also enjoys through the Q934
pact of Saadabad the opportunity of
close cooperation with Iran, AZ
ghanistan and Iraq.
This extension of allied influence
may be decisive if Fuehrer Adolf
Hitler decides to extend the Euro
peap conflict. Many observers be-
lieve Hitler hopes to contain the al
lies behind the Western Wall and to
use the delay this affords him to
organize petroleum, foodstuffs and
other raw materials in cooperation
with Russia. Many believe Hitler
has tried to persuade Dictator Josef
v. Stain that the moment has come
for the Russians to spread Com
munism into the Middle East, Rus
sia being promised India as her part
of the loot, If the capitalistic de-
mocracies are crushed and dis
membered.
There is no excitement in Paris
over these developments, but the
French are following them with in
terest. France is represented in the
Near East by Gen. Maxine Wey-
gand, commander in chief Of the
French Army in the East, one of her
best soldiers and diplomatists. The
''Blitzkrieg," which Germany en-
ployed so successfully against Poland,
cannot be repeated in these distant
areas where tanks and armored and
motorized columns would have no
chance. But, most important of all,
the allies have the respect and good
will of the peoples involved.
Copyright. 1910, Chicago Daily News, Inc.)
Evening star., 1940-02-07
Executions
Continued From First Page.)

their death despite a great flood o1
appeals for clemency or reprieve
One of these, initiated by De Valera
himself, was carried last night tx
Prime Minister Chamberlain, bu
unavailingly.
Nationalist sentiment had riser
In Ireland, accompanied by plea
for "mercy-if not justice" so thai
British-Irish relations would moi
suffer.
Authorities were confronted
above all, with the possibility of q
renewal of time-bomb explosions
such as thundered yesterday at Lon.
don's Euston Railway Station ano
at post Offices in Birmingham anc
Manchester when it appeared al
chance of escape from the moose hae
vanished.
Five persons, postal employees
were injured at London and two
at Birmingham in yesterdays re-
newal of sporadic, year-long cam
paign of terrorism attributed tc
the I. R. A.
Bombings Hardened Stand.
Sources close to British authori-
ties said the official stand was har-
dened by yesterdays bombings, ano
that the authorities felt a last
minute reprieve would create the
impression his majesty's government
was ION the run"
In the past year, time bombs have
been planted or sent through the
mails to burst in public places
particularly railway stations and
post offces-in power stations and
under bridges. In 1889, bombings
attributed to the I. R. A. totaled
291. Seven persons were killed and
e6 injured.
The bomb which Barnes and
Richards were convicted of plant
ing burst in the crate of a trades
mans delivery tricycle. as it stood
along the curb at Coventry. a manu-
featuring center north of London
But it was the deadliest explosion
of them all. Five persons were
blown to pieces. That was last Au-
gust 25.
Barnes and Richards were con-
victed of murder in connection with
one of the deaths-Miss Elsie An
sell. a shop assistant, who was tt
have been married the following
month.
Declared Innocence.
On December IA, the two men wert
sentenced to be hanged. When sen.
tence was pronounced, Richard.
shouted: God bless Ireland ane
God bless the men who fought ane
died for her!" Barnes declared HI
was innocent.
A new wave of bombing broke ou
at once, and seven days later Bir'
mingham police issued genera
warning against ''letter bombs"
number of which caused explosion!
and fires in letter boxes and thu
general post Office.
Last January %, when appeals o.
the tive men were dismissed, more
than 100 guards were deployet
around the London law court to pre-
vent possible violence.
On February l, a protest meeting
in Dublin moved to ask the aid o1
President Roosevelt to save Richards
and Barnes. This resolution also
asked the intervention Of prominent
Evening star., 1940-02-07
Back Pain and
Kidney Strain

Wrong foods and drinks. worry. colds and
overwork often put strain on the Kidneys.
Backache, Getting Up Nights, Burning Pas
sages, Swollen Ankles. Rheumatic Pains.
Nervousness, Dizziness, Circles Under Eyes
and feeling worn-out. often are caused by
non-organic and non-systemic Kidney and
Bladder troubles. Usually. in such cases. the
very first dose Of Cystex goes right to work
helping the Kidneys flush out excess acids
and wastes. And this cleansing. purifying
kidney action, in Just day or so. may eas.
better than in years. A printed guarantee
wrapped around each package Of Cystex II.
sures an immediate refund Of the full cost
everything to gain and nothing to lose under
this positive money back guarantee 50 get
Cyste1 from your druggist today for only 35c.
Evening star., 1940-02-07

Irishmen in the United States.
Some members of the Irish Parlia-
ment attended the meeting.
AS the execution date drew near,
appeals for clemency poured in on
the British government. Irish lead
ers, including Prime Minister de
Valera, were represented in these.
Resolutions of numerous mass meet
ings added to the flood.
Plea BY Dublin Council.
Typical of the pleas was that Of
the Dublin City Council which called
on Britain ITO avert the risk of
destroying all hope of enduring
peace between the Irish nation and
Great Britain"
A request for clemency was car
ried to Prime Minister Chamberlain
in London last night by John Du-
lanty, Irish high commissioner, but
after a 20-minute conference all
Dulanty could say was that he had
received the prime minister's con-
sidered attention" Dulanty made
the plea on orders from Dublin.
Evening star., 1940-02-07

Approximately 50 per cent Of the
traffic fatalities last year in the Dis
trict were persons over 45 years Of
age, and more than half of this
number were 65 and over.
Evening star., 1940-02-07
Ketcham P.-1. A. to Meet

The Ketcham-Van Buren Parent
Teacher Association will meet Mon
day at 2:30 pm. In the Ketcham
School assembly hall for a panel
discussion of child guidance in
nome and school.
Evening star., 1940-02-07
Belfast kotionoIists
Wear Mournino

BELFAST, Northern Ireland, Feb.
7 R.-The wearing of black arm
bands by men and mourning bows
in the hair by girls was the only
outward notice taken today by Irish
Nationalists of the Birmingham
ovor,1finrc
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-23
A.A.A. APPROVES
WEED SALES PLAN
5-Year Marketing Quotas
Would Be Established
For Tobacco

WASHINGTON, Jan. %. -H9-
Representatives Of the North oaio'
lima Farm bureau said today the
agriculture department had APPROX
ed in principle a plan TO permit
five-year marketing quotas for iiue-
cured tobacco.
r f. Winslow Of Greenvlile, D
c.. president of the organization
and E. F. Arnold OF Raleigh exec
utbye secretary, said a bill for thls
purpose would be introduced soon
bv one or more North Carolina mem
bers Of congress.
1t would require an amendment
to the farm act, which now pro-
vides for referenda to establish one
year marketing quotas on tobacco
cotton, corn, wheat, and rice.
With quotas effective for SO short
q period, they said, there was no
assurance against year-to-year fluc-
tuation in prices. They declared a
five-year control plan would make
for a sterilization Of the market
Winslow said they might be joined
by producers Of other types OF TO-
bacco, who also have expressed IN
terest in lengthening the quota Pc
riod.
He said a point yet to be settled
was whether the maximum life OF
the quota should be three or five
years. He added that North Caro-
lima farmers favored five.
Winslow and Arnold said they also
had received assurances from the
Commodity Credit corporation that
unless something unforeseen pre-
vented, it would be willing to finance
another years agreement with for
eign buyers who customar1ly take
large quantities Of American tobac-
co on option for future delivery.
They pointed out, however, this
had been thrown into uncertainty
by the recently announced embargo
on British purchases of tobacco in
this country.
They said a curtailment of sales
to British buyers would be "disas-
trous' to North Carolina, which de-
ponds heavily upon exports to Great
Britain.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-23
RING ECLIPSE

NEW YORK, Jan. 22.-LR)-
An annular, or ring, eclipse of
the sun will sweep across the
southern United States April Z
from west = Texas to Florida,
travelling eastward.
It will shadow part of the
United States up to the Alas
kan southern border. In Cana
da, the part-shadow will reach
to the Arctic circle.
An annular eclipse is so nam
ed because the rim of the sun
will show in a narrow ring of
light all around the dark moon.
This is due to the fact the
moon is a little too far away
for it's bulk to cover the sun
completely.
The eclipse lasts six minutes,
mucn longer IIlan most IOldl
eclipses. During that time,
the moon Ill cover 93 per cent
of the suns surface.
The central SHADOW will en-
ter Southern California from
the Pacific ocean about 1 p. m.
Pacific time.
The approximate time for
the ring shadow, which is the
same also for the partial shad-
ow over t--c rest of the United
States and Canada, is about
2:30 p. m, mountain time; $3.50,
central time, and 5 p. m, east
ern time.