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to protect the innocent. but he said
it would make the evidence public.
Before the subcommittee suddenly
halted it's proceedings late yesterday
Miss Spargo was preparing to out
line the results of an investigation
she said she made at the Navy
Yard.
Miss Spargo said she was employed
by the Dies Committee to investigate
the Washington angle" OF A. P. M.
and "the part Government employees
played in it,"
She said during her investiga-
ton "a number of individuals" had
told her they would like to appear
before the Dies Committee and give
it information but were afraid to do
so for fear of losing their jobs or be-
cause of fear of political vio-
lence" These individuals. she de-
clared, are willing to testify at an
executive session.
On every desk on the eleventh
and twelfth floors of the Coal
Commission March 18, Miss Spargo
testified. there was a handbill an
nouncing meeting of the Wash
ington chapter of the A. P. M. These
handbills, she said she had been
informed by one of the women en-
ployes, had been kept in the desk
of one of the officials she named.
Later, she declared, the employe
who named the official in whose
desk the handbills had been seen,
denied TO her she had seen them.
Miss Spargo further testified she
had heard reports in both the Coal
Commission and the Civil Service
Commission that Government EN-
ployes were afraid" to appear be-
fore the Dies Committee.
Il was very much shocked and
did not believe there were people in
this Government who were afraid
to testify against Communism, she
declared
Nevertheless. she said, investiga-
tors in other Government agencies
confirmed reports she had heard
that those who testify against
Communists lose their Jobs"
Representative Voorhis, Democrat
Of California, a member of the In
vestigating subcommittee, suggested
that some of her information shoulc
be given in executive session.
The United States is at an ex-
tremely critical point in its history,
he declared mo committee should
do anything or allow charges to be
made which would lead the people
of this country to lack confidence in
their Government"
Chairman StarneS added:
This is not blanket indictment
The committee is not making any
charges. We are merely hearing tn,
testimony of responsible witness
Evening star., 1941-05-22
Mediation Unit Enters
Soft Coal Dispute
Again Tomorrow
Southern Operators and
Lewis Break OFF Talks
With Flare of Hot Words
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
The National Mediation Board
prepared today to act for a second
time in the soft coal wage contro-
versy. Meanwhile, a hitch developed
in an effort to end a strike at the
Ravenna (Ohio) shell-loading plant.
Contract negotiations between the
e. I. o. United Mine Workers and
the Southern Appalachian opera
tors were broken off in New York
yesterday, with both sides issuing
sharp public statements. In news
paper advertisements the Southern
mine owners charged that John L.
Lewis, U. M. w. president, was at
tempting to become dictator of
this country" by gaining a death
grip" on the flow of bituminous coal
to industries. In answer, K. c..
Adams. spokesman for Mr. Lewis,
called the Southern operators mock
patriots"
The union and Southern operators
we're to appear before the Media
ton Board here tomorrow and the
Northern operators and the union
Saturday.
Longshoremen's Strike Settled.
A longShoremen'S strike at Buff
falo N. Y, was reported ended. The
A. F. L. longShoremen switched from
a previous stand and decided to
accept a pay increase of 712 cents
an hour which had been awarded
by a Federal arbitrator who was
called into the dispute involving two
Great Lakes package freight lines.
A threat of a strike vote, possibly
by Monday, arose at the Los Angeles
factory of North American Aviation
Corp, where c. I. o. employees are
seeking wage increase. The unions
aims call for a 10-cent hourly raise
for all production workers. whose
pay ranges from so cents to s1.25 an
hour. and an increase in beginners
wages from so to rs cents an hour.
The company has 1000 employees,
and is making planes for the United
States and Great Britain.
Hudson Production Resumed.
Production at the Hudson Motor
Car Co.'S three Detroit plants was
resumed today, exactly a week after
the United Automobile Workers
&C. 7. o. called a strike for wage
increases.
An agreement approved by 5000
TO 1000 members of U. A. VIC. I. o.
Local 154 yesterday afternoon pro-
vided for an Scent hourly raise for
the company's $500 workers. The
union had demanded a 15-cent
hourly increase.
In San Francisco partial returns
from a referendum of striking A.
r. L. cannery workers today showed
them 20 to l in favor of returning
10 work under a new Federal con-
eiliation plan.
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division of battleships, a wing Of
aircraft, flotilla of destroyers and
q number of submarines"
He said he could not disclose to
the committee how such forces
might be used.
The proposed legislation threw
little light on the reasons behind
1t, merely stipulating that in addi-
ton to the officers now serving in
the grade of vice admiral, any off,
Ger designated by the President to
perform special or unusual duty, or
to command a naval unit af1oat or
ganized for the purpose Of perform
ing q special or unusual rission,
may, within the discretion of the
President, have the rank, pay and
allowances of a vice admiral while
SO serving"
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French
Continued From First Page)

welt had called the German occupa-
ton of Syrian airdromes a sinister
development in Vichy policy" Mr..
Eden added that French statements
that there is to be only political
and economic" collaboration between
France and Germany were un-
satisfactory.
These explanations" he said,
cannot conceal that they have en-
barked on q course which must place
the resources and territories of
France and her empire increasingly
at the disposal of a power which is
the enemy not only of Frances
former ally, but of France herself.
1.-The French government will, his
majesty's government are sure. re-
gard this policy as incompatible with
the honor of France, nor will they
believe the future of France and
her empire will be better served by
surrendering them to Hitler's So
called new order than by resolutely
maintaining and defending their in
dependence until such time as VIC
torious allies have completed their
liberation.
His majesty's government must,
however. take account of the acts
of the Vichy government.
Hold Selves Free.
IF the Vichy government. in pur-
suance of their declared policy of
collaboration with the enemy, take
action or permit action detrimental
to our conduct of the war or de-
signed to assist the enemy's war ef-
fort. we shall naturally hold our
selves free to attack the enemy
wherever he be found, and in so
doing we shall no longer feel bound
to draw any distinction between oc-
cupied and unoccupied territories
in execution Of our military plans.
"On August 7 last his majesty's
government assured Gen. de Gaulle
it was their determination when vic
t0y was won to secure full restora-
ton of the independence and great
ness of France.
ut rests with the French people
to determine whether they will play
their part in assisting those who
have continued to fight for the lib
Grafton of France or whether
France will henceforward serve in
the ranks of Germany's satellites"
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Trans.Jordan Airport,
Blasted by |raqis,
Nazi Radio Says
Post on MosuI-Haifu
Pipeline Captured,
British Declare
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 22.-The Ger
man radio relayed today Baghdad
report that Iraq planes had made
surprise attacks on a British air
drome at Amman, trans-Jordan-
the first reported attack on that
British-protected country.
This was the first Iroq air attack
against British stronghold outside
Iraq," said the German broadcast,
heard here by G. B. S.
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under oath and developing the In
formation the public ought to know
about"
But" protested Mr.. Voorhis, this
type of testimony is extremely un-
fair unless you say who's who and
who isn't who"
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u. S. Army Grows
To 1874, 800, Near
June 80 Quota

The strength of the United
States Army, rapidly approach
ing its June 80 quota Of 1,418,-
900, was estimated today at
1,324,8 officers and enlisted
men.
The number of selectees now
under arms totals $4,000. War
Department figures showed the
total number of enlisted men
was 1,242,000 and of officers
$4,000.
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tCOntlnued From FIrSt PageJ
to reporters the difference in mill
tary tactics of the German Army in
the Yugoslavian campaign and the
mass frontal attacks of % years ago
on the old western front.
From Col. Louis j. Fortier, Amer
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Robey Makes Peddie Nine
spe cial Dispatch to This Star

HIGHTSTOWN, N. j., May "a
r. H. Robey of Washington, D. c..
has made the Junior varsity baseball
team of the Peddie School.
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Stinson

Continued From First Page.)
Evening star., 1941-05-22

4 Look for the HANEs Label whom
you buy underwear. II is your
assurance OF qualitY garments
at moderate prices.
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EIyto Play NashWauk :.
Here in Next Test

will be heard many times this season
for it isn't often that the horsehide
gets a ride outside the Virginia park.
To add insult to injury Langen fol-
lowed Glavan with a single and came
home with the fifth run of the in
ning-which proved to be the win
ming one of the game-when Don
Prola poled out a single.
Prola, former Legion player, turned
in an Al exhibition at right field,
playing his first full-time assignment
on the city team. In 10 innings of
play against Hibbing and Virginia,
Prola has collected two singles and two
runs, and in five times at bat has
landed one base, either through
earned or donated means, every time.
Pitcher Frank Vertnik, another
graduate from the Legion club who
turned in his third consecutive victory
with the Virginia win, along with
Prola, led the Ely clubs youthful
players. Vertnik has especially proved
valuable find for the Ely club, and
for the first time in many years
local man is handling the pitching
duties. The Ely infield gave him great
support at the Queen City, playing
nine innings of errorless ball.
In its half of the last two innings
Virginia pushed over two more runs
in a desperate but futile attempt to
pull the game out of the fire.
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Boy Scout Troop III
Registers With Council.

Boy Scout troop No. 174 of Ely spon-
sored by st. AntiIony's Catholic church
has reregistered under the Head
waters Area Council, according to
word received from A. Mattioli, Scout
executive, Hibbing.
Steve Smrekar is again serving as
Scoutmaster, with M. j. Kapsch and
Bernard Hutar as the assistants. E.
T. Buckley, T. j. Murn, A. j. Slab
odnik and John Buccowich are COM
mitteemen.
The following boys have registered
with the Troop: Tony Grahek, Frank
Chimzar, Dick Buckley, Joe Kochevar,
Albert Malner. Edward Keene, Leonard
Vertnik, Dan Mestnik, Al Lenich,
Louis Senta, John zupancich, John
Fink, Arthur Zorman, Bernard Ora
hex, Patrick Markovich, Paul Yadlos-
ky, Donald Scufsca, Al Lozar, Anthony
Jurja, Frank Kuzma and Joe Turk.
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Surprise Team of League
DOlUns Virginia to
Lead Circuit.

Ely, continuing the amazing pace it
set at the start of the Range league
season, defeated Virginia on the Queen
City diamond Sunday, thereby topping
the league standings for the second
successive week.
Like the preceding game against
Hibbing, Manager Fritz Banks boys
won the last game in the eighth in
ming when John Glavan polled out a
home run that scored three men. That
scoring spree was good for five
counters, but one under the six
that came in in the eighth against
Hibbing.
From the opener with Cook which
Ely took, 8-6, after coming from be-
hind, the Vermilion range club has won
the hard way. Along in the seventh
inning with Hibbing in the van, GO,
Ely fans groaned and figuratively
marked up defeat for the home club
But a wild eighth proved the Hibbing
clubs undoing, as five singles and a
double brought in six tallies.
At Virginia the Queen City had the
game in the bag, except for the shout
ing, leading Az as the eighth started.
But when the eighth was over it was
an entirely different story, Ely 60
ing ahead, IA, a margin large enough
for victory
One of the few league teams in the
state off Minnesota to be undefeated,
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Ely team Sunday, Manager Banks has
announced. Team President w. B
Langen, who has been holding down
the first sack position in a creditable
manner, will be moved to the outf1eld
home country for the veteran player.
Buckley, who has just completed his
second season on the Crimson nine,
and Joe Miller Novak, talented
fielder and pitcher this spring at
Manchester college, st. Paul, who has
already been in two of the three
games played by Ely, will bolster the
Ely lineup considerably.
1t took the big, powerful bat of
John Glavan to decide the issue be-
tween Ely and Virginia. With Al and
Fritz Banks and Tony Stukel on base
and no one away, Glavan connected
with a honey that didn't stop going
until it landed outside the green
board fence that surrounds the Queen
City park. Echoes from the smack
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CONSERVATION
BRIEFS

Walleyed pike production in rear
ing ponds is getting boost in the de-
partment of conservation this season
The greatest number of ponds in de-
partment history will be in operatiin
officials said So ponds = compared
with SO a year ago-have been stocked
with an estimated 100000 walleyed
pike fry. In addition, officials are
bringing into play the latest walleye
pond-rearing techniques. Several ponds
are being conducted experimentally
while others are being operated on a
nominal yield basis.
Technicians and propagation men
generally differ in their appraisal OF
the value of planting large lingering
sized pike over the smaller fry. AL
agree, however, that the larger fish
have a much greatr survival ratio
Some experts say this survival is at
least ten time greater than that OF
fry. other estimates run up to SO
times and 100 times. in favor of the
fingerlingS.
Don't pick up fawn deer! That was
the warning issued this week by the
department of conservation.
Paul R. Highly, department. MAN.
malogist, said that fawns that appear
TO be abandoned usually are not. The
parent deer is usually nearby, watch
ing her offspring and feeding it. Max
ing pets out of fawn deer is contrary
to law and often results in death OF
injury to the animal.
With summer vacations under way
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Visitors to Challenge EIy's
Indicated Range
League Record.

Meeting the next challenger to its un-
defeated Range Baseball league record
Ely will take on Nashwauk here Sun
day at p. m.
Game time has been advanced to ]
o'clock because of the large schedule
of Legion convention activities set for
Sunday afternoon.
Jubilant over their eight-inning win
from Virginia last Sunday, the local
club will be strong favorite to down
the NaShwuak nine, but even so will
definitely be on the spot. 1t isn't
often that a Range league club main
tainS long consecutive winning streak,
because there is nothing better that
fellow club members like than to nip
in the bud the aspirations of title
cycling teams.
The team will be further strength
ened for the NaShwauk encounter by
the addition of Jimmy Buckley to the
lineup. Buckley, who arrived home
this week from Harvard university, will
be at his old first base post for the
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youngsters are apt to take out the
old BIB gun or air rifle and do a
little pot shooting at song birds.
Parents are urged by the depart
ment of conservation to warn their
children that shooting robins, blue
birds, cat birds, woodpeckers and other
song and inSectivorous birds is a fed
eral offense bringing a maximum
sentence of $500 in fines, months
in jail or both.
Birds may be given credit for being
one of the greatest controlling factors
in limiting the development of insect
pests and in preventing many disas-
trous outbreaks. conservation officials
say.
An estimated waterfowl population
of 20214 on the Thief Lake game
refuge in Marshall county was reported
to the department of conservation
this week by census crews.
Department officials pointed out
the same area was an unsightly dust
bowl for two decades following 1909
when it was drained in an unsuccessful
attempt to create new farm land
The Department of Conservation
constructed a dam and plugged the
drainage bitches around the lake in
1882. In the years that have followed,
Thief Lake is restored again as a
natural nesting place and migration
sanctuary for waterfowl.
An incident tending to disprove the
theory that pheasants and prairie
chickens don't get along" in the
same area was reported to the de-
partment this week.
C. Edward Carlson, department
technician, found pheasants and
chickens actually "fraternizing" in
Norman county. Some observers have
attributed the marked decline of the
prairie chicken to a supposed intoler-
ance between the species.
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YOUTH PREDOMINATES
ON LEGION BALL CLUB

Youth predominates on the Legion
baseball team of Coach Edward T.
Buckley, which will defend its YER
Million esabi district title in this
summers campaign. Most of the can
didates for positions on the team are
eighth and ninth graders, and few
are near the 17-year age limit.
Candidates for the team are still
being solicited, for it is expected that
this year as in the past requirements
for boys who happen to get jobs on
the days games are scheduled will be
one of the big problems to solve.
The age limit of II years applies only
to boys who were that age before
January l, 1941. Those having their
18th birthday in 1941 are eligible.
Only four veterans reported to
Buckley when practice started last
week. They are william Rowe, pitcher
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and outfielder; John Rom, catcher;
Leo Kuzma, second baseman, and
Joe Buckner, fielder. The rest of the
candidates are newcomers.
Buckley has three men for the pitch
ing assignment, with Rowe heading
the list. Others are Kenneth Janek-
sela. who has been displaying plenty
of power in practice, and Bob Pucel.
Rom will undoubtedly be on the re-
ceiVing end of the balls coming over
the plate.
Joe Buckner has been working at
first base and Jimmy Klobuchar and
Kuzma at second Other team candi-
dates include Eddie Drobnik, George
Samarzya, Rudolph Pulls, John
Peruhsek. Donald Kuzma, Dominick
Marolt, Johnny Spreitzer, Louis jan
esich, Dick Buckley, Bob Somers, and
John Vlkelich
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START nature
CAMP PROGRAM

A new recreation program in day
camping and nature lore will be mi
tiated at the Lincoln school beginning
today A program featuring campfire
building, camp cookery camp craft.
and nature study will be the main
features. Glasses will be conducted
from to II A. M. and l to P. M.
daily. The regular summer program
of outdoor activities will be conducted
by Howard Sheik, George Volt and
Ralph Majerle.
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Ely, Eveleth Girls Teams to
Inaugurate Season on
Local Diamond.

The diamondball season will be in
augurated here this week when an
exhibition game will be played by
girls teams from Eveleth and this
city.
Hackey's All Stars of Eveleth will
meet the East End All Stars Friday
evening at $50 o'clock at the diamond
ball grounds at Whiteside park.
Miss Julia Marolt will handle the
pitching assignment for the East
Enders, while Miss Audrey Somers
will probably catch
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Human Sacrifice

The ancient Aztecs of Mexico did
not practice human sacrifice be-
cause they held human life cheap,
but, on the contrary, because they
considered human life the most
precious of gifts and the only one
worthy of being offered to their
gods, according to an article in
Natural History.
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Bone Crusher Handshake

Beware of the bone-crushed hand
shaker, says DR.. Joseph Ranald of
Mount Vernon, N. Y. He has been
studying handshakes and personali-
ties for Is years, and he says the
bone-crusher is domineering fell
low who viii stop at nothing.
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chine, after which he carefully avoided
every set of steps on the place.

chine, after which he carefully avoided
every set of steps on the place.
The bears are entirely harmless if
left alone, and through the experience
of one or two foolish enrollees who
leased the animals, the boys have
learned not to monkey with a bear.
With one well-placed slap to the
side of an enrollee's head a bear
knocked a boy unconscious after he
had waved a piece of bread under the
bears nose few times and refused to
give it to the animal. Another fatal
mistake is to carry candy in a pocket
that is not easily accessible and per-
NIT bear to poke around your per-
son for food. You are apt to lose a
shirt or your pants if the candy can
not be gotten quickly.
Often before the kitchen crew gets
half way to the incinerator with the
garbage can, bear will commander
the can and the enrolIees have no
other choice except to turn it over to
the animal.
OF the many bears who have
visited the camp in the past eight
years, Old Bruno is the most famous.
Weighing in the neighbOrhOOd of 500
pounds and well over six feet in
height when he rears on his hind legs,
Old Bruno first came to the camp as
a cub seven years ago. He has shown
up every summer since then
Old Bruno, because of his early
acquaintance with humans, is quite
tame, but he will not permit anyone
to touch him.
His fame reached a high point two
years ago when he wrecked a concrete
and-brick garbage incinerator that the
camp had built in an attempt to rid
itself of the animals. For doing this
he got his picture on page one of
the Duluth paper. Another and
stronger incinerator was put up, and
for while its efficiency kept the
bears out of the camp. But it was only
for a while.
They are again putting in an ap-
pearance to start another summer sea
son. Before long they will be COM
ing virtually by the dozen. While
they occasionally are pests of the
most persistent sort, they are not en-
tirely unwelcome by camp personel.
For the tourists, they are one of the
most thrilling sights of the border
country.
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Ely, singles, F. Banks 2, Langen,
Prola; doubles, Al Banks; home runs,
Glavan. Virginia, singles, S. Gentilini
2, A. Lamppa, E. Lamppa, Carlson;
doubles, H. Tamminen 2, j. Eaton.
Winning pitcher, Vertnik, losing, E.
Lamppa. Vertnik, three strikeouts,
five walks, hit two batters. Lamppa,
zukosky, Carlson two strikeouts, six
walks.
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PrickIY Heat Rash

During hot weather baby often
has a prickly heat rash. To relieve
this, give the baby sponge bath
adding one teaspoon of baking soda
to each quart of water.
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RANGE LEAGUE

Sundays Results.
Ely z, Virginia 6.
Chisholm z, Nashwauk 2.
Cook 5, Hibbing 8.
Taconite 6, Eveleth 4.
Sunday, June 22nd.
Virginia at Cook.
Hibbing at Eveleth.
Nashwauk at Ely.
Chisholm at Taconite.
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Ely Maintains Place
at Top of Standings

Ely is the surprise club of the Range
circuit and has already accomplished
more than its most ardent hackers
would have dared to predict a month
ago