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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-19
.DiesAgentsSe Sent
ToFour Cities 10
Seize Records
More Witnesses
Called in Probe
Of Axis ConsuIs
By the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, Nov. 19.-Chairmar
Dies announced today he was send
ing seven agents of his House Com
mittee on Un-American Activities
to four cities Immediately" to seize
records OF what he described as
German and Communist organiza
tons.
He said the agents, half of his
staff, were dispatched to Detroit, two
cities in the East and one in the
South. He declined to identify the
three cities other than Detroit.
This activity followed raids yes
terday, Representative Dies said, in
Chicago, New York and other cities
on German and Italian organiza-
tons" He announced that docu-
ments and records were seized last
night or early today at five Chicago
German and Communist organ
izations.
"Gestapo Agent" Held.
Chairman Dies emerged long
enough from his secret investigating
hearing to make these announce
ments He said that, meanwhile, he
was questioning today Ernest Ten
Eicken, former president of the
American National Alliance
in Chicago.
Mr. Dies said that he planned to
question four persons in a continual
ton of the committees investigation
of evidence unearthed by commit
tee agents here.
The Texas Representative identi-
fed one of yesterdays mysterious
witnesses as Heinrich Peter Fass-
bender, alias Harry Smith of Dus-
seldorf, Germany, an agent of the
GeStapo.
FasSbender, who is %, was seized
on the West Coast, taken to Wash
ington and then brought here for
questioning by the committee Mr.
Dies said that the agent carried au-
thentic credentials. checks from the
German government and other pa
pers in his possession when seized.
Checks With Other Evidence.
After Fassbender had testified be
fore the committee. Mr.. Dies stated
'Fassbender's testimony checks
up with evidence We have received
from the files of German organiza
tons. He was in the secret service
His speciality was espionage"
Mr.. Dies declined to answer a re.
! porter's query concerning whether
/ Fassbender had asked the commit
tees protection but said:
Its a pretty hot situation. VIVA
he's told us links up certain repre-.
sentatives of certain government
with his activities. Fassbender ha
been operating in all parts of tn,
United States for over year.
! IF the committee authorizes tn
publication Of the white paper tina
would be authority to make publi
this mans testimony Until tina
authority is given, can't tell 20,
any more"
Fassbender told newsmen that h
had been Gestapo agent sine
1885, working in Spain and Belgium
before coming to this country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-19

cally, but that decision on just
what supplies might be released
to Greece rested with other de-
partments. He said the matter
had been referred to the appro-
pirate officials, presumably those
in charge of allocating priorities
In national defense manufac-
tures)
Italians Leaving KOritza.
Nicoloudis spoke as Italian troops
were reported moving slowly out
of Koritza after two weeks of Greek
battering against the fortified AL
bantam city.
I'VE won't make the same mis-
take as heroic Finland which, con-
tent with her first successes. failed
to ask for help from abroad Nico-
loudis said.
Despite our epic victories. despite
our unshakable faith in our cause
which is blessed by God, we appeal
with all our force to public opinion
of our allies and of foreigners while
there is still time so that aerial
support given Greece may be ex-
tended without delay"
Cites Size of Enemy.
The Greeks, he continued, are
fighting an enemy six times greater
in war materials In the KoritZa
area. he declared, the Italians are
using 400 planes.
CReuters. British news agency,
In dispatch from Belgrade SAID
Koritza fell to Greek mountain
troops at l am. today
Greek military sources, however
made no immediate claim of captur-
Ing the strategic crossroads city lC
miles inside Albania. but a govern
ment spokesman declared last night
that Fascist defenders in the Korltza
sector had given up counter attacks
and called on their dive bombers
to cover their withdrawal to posi-
tons farther back.
Even this. it was reported, failed
because of counteraction by Greek
and British warplanes in which
the Greek high command said to-
day. nine Italian planes were sho
down to two Greek planes lost.
The Belgrade newspaper
Vreme carried dispatch from
the frontier today that several
British soldiers had been captured
by Italians on the Koritza front.
They were said to be members of
British North African units sent
to the Greek battlefront two days
ago.
The spokesman reported thai
1--WE continue to crush successfully
the enemy lines" in squeeze tc
cut off the Italians road of re-
treat.
The Greek communique today
said fierce fighting" continued in
these operations, in which some
"stubbornly defended Italian pc
sitions were taken.
The advancing Greeks were said
to have taken an unestimated num-
Der of additional prisoners and
seized stores and war material in
GLIDING 10000 blankets, quantities
of grain, 10 field guns, 80 anti
tank guns and IS mortars.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-19
Midnight Navy Yard Fire
Damages Destroyer
By the Associated Press.


BOSTON, Nov. ia midnight
fire aboard the half-completed de-
stroyer Gwynn at the Boston Navy
Yard-the second fire at the yard
in three days-was investigated to-
day by naval officers.
They asserted the Gwynn was not
damaged and that flames which sent
smoke swirling about the aft smoke
stack were confined to scaffolding.
Officers said they believed the fire
started when waste material came
in contact with hot metal.
A fire Saturday on the top floor Of
a storage building near the Gwynn
and three other destroyers under
construction was said by investiga-
tors to have been caused by spon-
taneous combustion in stored life
preservers, and that the loss was
$500.
Last nights blaze was extinguished
in about half an hour.
Approximately 4500 yard en-
ployes going to work on the mid
night shift were detained outside
the yard gates temporarily while
firemen fought the flames.
By the Associated Press
CAMP GRANT. Ill. Nov. 10
Drastic fire regulations were in
force here today as the aftermath
of two fires Saturday which Army
officials investigated as suspicious. "
Camp Fire Marshal George B.
Stock announced there would be
no smoking permitted on the res
ervation, either by workers, soldiers
or visitors. except in certain des-
ignated areas, where employees may
smoke during the lunch hour.
He said the two fires, one a
prairie fire Saturday afternoon and
the other in one of the main build
ings, already had resulted in ban.
ming the military reservation to
hunters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-19
B uII etin'
Mrs. George r. Cassidy, "

Mrs. George r. Cassidy, wife Of
a Veterans Bureau official. was
found dead of gas in the kitchen
of her home at GIL Forty fourth
street, Bethesda, Md, shortly after
noon today. She was found by
her sons John, 10, and James, 8,
when they returned home from
the Bethesda Elementary School
for luncheon. They entered by
forcing a window and summoned
the Bethesda Rescue Squad. DR..
c. E. Hawks, county medical ex.
aminer, Is investigating.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-19
Conference Report
On Ramspeck Bill
Approved by Senate
Nichols Opens Fireworks
In House by Asking
Rejection Of Plan

The Senate today approved the
conference report on the Ramspeck
civil service bill, which permits the
President to blanket in the CLASH
fed civil service approximately 300
600 Federal job-holders through
competitive examinations. 1t
also authorizes that the Federal
pay scales, which are now standard
in Washington. be extended to the
field service
While the Senate was acting on
the conference report on the bill
Representative Nichols, Democrat,
of Oklahoma, author Of the So
called quota provision in the bill,
opened fireworks in the House by
admonishing his colleagues to re-
ject the conference report.
Hopeful for Agreement Today.
Friends of civil service legislation
have been hopeful that the confer
ence agreement would be approved
in both houses today. There are
only two matters at issue between
the House and the Senate in the
Ramspeck bill The first is in re-
gard to ingerprinting of applicants
instead of requiring photographs
This was a Senate amendment and
was eliminated because the Civil
Service Commission said that this
would be required by a commission
order. The fingerprinting proposal
had been opposed by Southern
Democrats in the House.
The Nichols amendment was the
second item in controversy. A com
promise was agreed upon by the
conferees. This provides that none
of the present employees would be
affected. but that when vacancies
occur in the future they must be
filed by persons from under-quots
States and also when and if present
employees qualify under the blanket
ing-in provision, they are to bt
charged individually to the States II
which they claim residence. In thai
way the State quotas would be in.
creased.
Rejection Is Urged.
Nichols urged his colleagues II
the House that when this confer
ence report Is called up they shoulc
reject it because his amendment
on the quota law was strapped b,
the conferees. He pointed out tina
the House, by an overwhelming vote
| had instructed the conferees to in
sist upon this amendment.
The conferees nave absolutel,
100 per cent ignored these instruc
lions of the House" shouted Mr.
Nichols. land have agreed to so
called compromise. This simply add
to the evil we are trying to cor
rect. The underquota States ar
given no protection. 1 hope tina
the House will refuse to approv'
the conference report. The Hous
membership ought to insist that it
conferees pay some attention to th
instructions given. The only wa.
now to do this is 70 reject tn
conference report"
The unclassifed Federal worker
who could be blanketed into TN
classified civil service under tn,
Ramspeck bill. are reported 10 b,
located chiefly in the F. H. A., H. Q
L. c., R. F. c. and the A. A. A.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-19

Sdry steps 10 meet SUCH IldIlh
attack.
B, the Associated Press
ATHENS. Nov. l9-Greece APP
pealed to the free countries OF
| the world today to help her in hel
war against Italy. with the decla
ration by Theo Nicoloudis, press
minister, that they should not be
misled by current Greek successes
In the field
He appealed especially to Britain
and the United States, in talk
with foreign newspaper corresponds
ents. to send the greatest possible
number of planes and compared
Greeces present situation with that
of Finland in the struggle with
Russia a year ago.
The United States is giving
sympathetic consideration to ap-
peals from Greece for the oppor-
tunity to purchase airplaneS and
other munitions here, Acting
Secretary of State Sumner Welles
said today.
Through the American Lega-
ton in Athens and the Greek
Minister here, Greece has ap-
pealed specifically to this Gov
eminent for the opportunity to
purchase ornaments, particular
ly airplanes, Mr.. Welles said at
q press conference.
Gle added he had assured
Cimon P. Diamantopoulos, the
Greek Minister here, that the
appeal was received sYmpatheti-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-19

Foreign.
Greece appeals for U. S. assistance in
war on Italians. Page Al
10 more British vessels destroyed,
Germany claims. Page Al
Hungary is next on list for axis dis
cussions Page AS
Enemy attempt to seize Gaidaro re-
pulsed, Italians assert. Page AS
Notionol.
Murray insists he doesn't want c. I.
o. presidency. Page Al
Congress meets for showdown deci-
sion on adjournment. Page Al
Dies sends agents to four cities to
seize records. Page Al
Navy to rush work on bases acquired
from Britain. Page AZ
| Straus warns A. F. L. of arms boom S
end. Page AS
All-night meeting fails to reach Vul-
tee strik accord. Page A-9
Washington and Vicinity.
Chest workers expected to report so
per cent raised today. Page Al
Washington's first two selectees
cleared for service. Page Al
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-19
Defenses Are Many, Damage
Slight in English Countryside
Demolished in London Means Bubble
Where Building Used to Be

IngerSoH editor OF the PM has returned from
Urn series OF unCenSOred articles
Star This the second article the
third WiH appear tomorroWJ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-19
Summary Of Todoy's Star

Board of inquiry criticizes handling
of tax funds. Page Al
Federal conciliator renews efforts to
end Sanitary strike. Page B.
Man accused in poison case found
unconscious. Page B.
Two women killed In auto accident
in Maryland. Page B-1
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-19
Greeks File Appeal With U. S.
For as Many Planes as Possible;
Seek to Avoid Fiin|ond's Mistake
Press Minister Warns
Against Being MisIed
By early Victories
BULLETIN.

BERN, Switzerland lP,.-Diplo-
matte sources said today that
German Bulgarian drive toward
the Aegean Sea and Salonika in
Greece may be effected at any
hour" A Greek spokesman said
his country had taken all neceS-
sary steps to meet such flank
attack.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-19

(See CHEST, Page A-5)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-19
Weather Forecast

Fair and slightly warmer. lowest about
80 tonight; tomorrow increasing cloudi-
ness and warmer. Temperatures to-
day-Highest, 81, at pm; lowest,
80, AT 6;45 am
From the United states weather bureau report.
Full details on PAGE A..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-19

(See SHORTAGE, Page A-14D
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-19

(See LONDON, Page A-2)
The Phoenix index., 1940-01-20
The Lack Of Prosecution

The act of prosecution the injury and death of
number of in Phoenix recently Could say that
the judge and jurors that set free when
he has wfuy taken the life of another is fair and just
with himself He puts his life at stake The Bible tells
plainly to take not that not give Why should
not reasoning power? is hard sure hear
the judge life in prison the death sentence to
of loved STILL it is just hard for loved
to take the life of others
The Negro newspapers are recognized as the mouth
piece through which the entire speaks their opinion
you feel that the time ripe for you speak, would
be delighted to have your opinion This year. 1940 cleo
tion year throughout the country especially in Arizona
idea that few special favors will help them think voice
the sentiment of the majority when tell votes are
right We in sympathy with you when there is
but otherwise in sympathy with your loved
for the misery that have caused them We ask not
one but for all the full extent of the law.
The Phoenix index., 1940-01-20
Worker Is Struck
With AK, Robbed

". r. Toleston, % years old,
cotton picker, resident OF the
Jarnigan camp at Lateral % 1-2
and Avenue o, was knocked I'M
conscious with the fat side of the
head of an ak about ! o'clock Sat-
urday afternoon and robbed OF Sl5.
Glenn Leonard, Glendale con-
stable, took him to a Glendale ply
sician for treatment, then to his
home. He suffered cuts on his
head.
The constable said two other
colored men witnessed the assault
and robbery, which occurred at the
Butler camp, Lateral % and
Northern avenue.
Leonard said he was told that
Toleston was counting his money
when another colored man snatch
ed the axe struck him twice on his
head and once ON his back, snatch
ed the money and fled along
Northern avenue.
The Phoenix index., 1940-01-20

Negro business men and wo-
men will enjoy the biggest business
year in history during 1910, and
the businesses which are best quail
flied by experience to satisfy the
Negro marked of Detroit and
Michigan, will very likely top
'38 and '39 business by three mil
lion dollars" So spoke James P.
Cobb, owner and president of
Cobbs Friendly Service Station, on
the occasion of the second annual
banquet given for his many en-
plcyees at his palatial residence
during the holiday season.
Mr.. Cobb thanked his managers
and employees for their ever
friendly and progressive spirit and
fine salesrnanship qualities and
policy of being helpful to all Gus
toners, however large or small.
He attributed the full success of
his business in the gasoline and
oil business, to the fact that
every one of his employees is well
trained in his line.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cobb were pre-
sented with two very beautiful
gifts from the employees of the
company, the presentations being
made by Mrs. Eddie Mae Jackson
and John Duncan.
After the dinner, John c. Cow
lig, of the Tribune staff, address
ed the group on Business In 1910
ando How to Corner Business"
Guests present enjoyed games
and motion pictures The pictures
were personally taken by Mr.. Cobb
during his recent trip to Arizona,
the Grand CANYONS, Boulder Dam.
Fort WaIhauchta, the Petrified
| Forest, the Rocky Mountains and
many other interesting places in
the West.
Mr.. Cobb will continue to give
The Phoenix index., 1940-01-20

It might be a relatively easy
matter for one of the belligerent
nations to convince us that the
cause which they represent Is the
very cause of God,'' according to
DR.. Mordecai w. Johnson, Presi-
dktnt of Howard University, in
COMMON SENSE NEUTRALI-
TY," which was published by
Hastings House, January Is, 1910.
"They might convince u.s. DR..
johnson writes, "that their cause
is a crusade for the liberation of
mankind, and that it Is a sin
against God for us not to put all
of our resources and our man
power at its disposal.
The views of one of the leading
Negro educators is among the
opinions of twenty. five prominent
Americans in various fields of ac-
tivity on the vital question OF
keeping America out of the war in
Europe contained in the book.
Edited by Paul Comfy French,
COMMON SENSE NEUTRAII-
The Phoenix index., 1940-01-20
No Mention Made Of
Equal Pay For Tutors

leadership of the colored Ala
bama P-TA was too busy to pro-
mote. Though the program among
the white youth, designed to havS
those coming into their twenty-one
register and vote, went over none
too big, Negro youth with the
hardest barriers before them met
no help at all from their P-TA
group.
Like in Congress, Alabama's
name heads the roll-call of the
NCClPT. Except for the answering
by ex-President McDavid, the
records failed to show the attend
ance for the current Alabama PIT
president BY a lope-sided vote
last year, Mrs. Odessa Mckinney
of Birmingham was elected to
succeed Mrs. McDavid. Her record
of P-TA building in Jefferson
county established something of
a record, probably helping her to
the first office.
One gets the view by reat.ing the
national P-TA proceedings that
state and local branches have
quite like programs. But such a
view would hardly mould into
the actual picture as 1t is seen in
Alabama, among the community
city and state units. Membership
campaigns dominate, or money
drives to pay for what clearly is g
responsibility of the boards Of
education leaving undone the
real work of P-TA's. Cases are
not needed to prove the point.
Fetish attitudes in many in
tances by principals hamstring CT
discourage P-TAs. Oftimes the.
want P-TA's for purposes moi
helping the general welfare OF the
school. And the various comlnuni-
ties all too often fail to under
stand the work of the P-TA.
The Phoenix index., 1940-01-20
Southern NeWSman
Cites Value OF
NOrth'S Race Vote

FLORENCE, S. C.-(ANP)-As-
serting that passage of the Gava-
gan Anti-Lynching Bill would lay
the foundation for an unprecedent-
ed era of race-baiting and per-
haps abolish the Democratic Party,
John Temple Graves. Alabama
newspaperman, giving an address
here Monday, admitted that "the
vote of the Negro in the North is
now more valuable than that of
the white man in the South"
Graves compared the South's
three recorded lynchings for 1899
with the 500 llomicides of New
York, calling these figures to the
attention of the Anti-lynch bill
sponsors, Mr.. Gayagan and Repre-
sentative Hamilton Fish; He fur
ther deplored the poverty of the
South, pleading development OF
regional spirit to offset this.
The Phoenix index., 1940-01-20
By EMORY O. JACKSON

MONTGOMERY, Ala.-lSNS)-
~Our National Family" quarterly
publication of the National Con-
press of Parent Teachers Associa-
ton, carried in its December num-
ber proceedings of the thirteenth
annual session together with o
body Of other news-making mater.
ial.
Absence of any comment deal
ing with the nation wide movement
to equalize salaries OF Negro
teachers to those of whites with
essentially the same training and
experience and doing the same
type of work certainly is provaca-
tive, If not news. Unless / mis-
read the 12Ipage combination
proceedings-news report of the
national body of parents and
teachers, nothing touching fair
salaries for Negro teachers and
educational justices for Negro
children appeared in the closely
written Christmas time report.
On the first page is this ex-
tracted item about Mrs. Mary Fos-
ter McDavid, president-elect o.
the body and past two two-year
term sevring president of the
Alabama branch of the NCCPT:
MRS. McDavid has done val
liable piece of work. 1t develop
ed that Mrs. Nc David had taken
over the work of Mrs. Davidson,
for president, and worked up it
with the cooperation of the white
group in Alabama.
Point to notice is the sustained
and concrete cooperation of the
white Alabama group who went SO
far last year as to offer assistance
to the colored group in sponsoring
a Citizenship program which the
The Phoenix index., 1940-01-20

Howard Presidents S
Views In Publication

TY" contains the views OF DR..
Harry Elmer Barnes, Mrs. Della
Towne Blake of the American Gold
Star Mothers; Rabbi Philip Book
staber Senator william E. Bcrah,
Mail Glen. Smedley D. Butler.
Boake Carter, DR.. Frank P.
Graham, President of the Univer-
sity OF North Carolina; Rev. A.
Herbert Haslam of Toledo, Her
bert Hoover, Jay G.. HORNED CT
Austin, MINI, Rufus M. Jones OF
the American Friends Service
Committee, Raymond j. Kelly,
national Commander of the
American Legion, Senator Robert
M. La Toilette, Jr., John L. Lewis,
Gel. Charles A. Lindbergh, Rt.
Rev. Msgr. John A. Ryan Of the
Catholic University of America,
Norman Thomas, Senator Arthur
IT. Wandenbergs Congressman
Jerry Vcorhis, Ernest T. Weir,
Sumner Welles, under secretary Of
State, Eleanor Roosevelt, Elliott
Roosevelt and Charles A. Beard.
The Phoenix index., 1940-01-20
Trial Ordered In
Phoenix Staying

George Wilson, 28 years old, a
Phoenix orchestra player, Satur-
day was ordered to face prelinlin-
ary hearings on first-degree mur-
der charge at II a. m. next Thurs
day in the Staying of Harry Essex,
81, also colored.
Wilson fatally shot Essex with
a pistol on the grounds of serv-
ice station at Ninth and Jeffer-
son streets January 2 as the out
come of several months of a diff
ference over engagements for an
orchestra in which both played.
Then the former police depart
ment janitor surrendered to po-
lice.
Justice Harry E. WestfaI Of
East Phoenix precinct court order
ed him returned to the county
Jail without privilege of bond.
The Phoenix index., 1940-01-20

the Advancement OF Colored re
of this city to give better suppor
Three public school teachers at
tended our last meeting, yet I know
of no group that could be better
served by this organization than
our colored teachers" said the
president. "We cannot help you un-
less you are willing to give us at
least your moral support. You say
we aren't doing anything. We can't
do anything without you. Some
how, We must get out of this vi
cious circle of complaints and get
together. I promise you action on
all matters that merit action, but
no one can carry the multiplicity
Of ills effecting the entire group"
he continued.
81 am appealing to the masses OF
Ntgroes, young and old, to give sup
port to the local branch" Alexan-
der urged in his report.
He pointed out that 'full ninety
five per cent" Of the cases brought