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Dewey's Siren Voice Cuts Into Hopes of Lehman Forces Politico-Criminal Issue Rallying Votes to G. 0. P. Cause By G. GOULD LINCOLN, Star Staff Correspondent. NEW YORK, Nov. 3. -Thomas E. Dewey, youthful racket buster, with a radio voice that charms, has caught the imagination of New York. If there is any glamour in this gu bernatorial election, the Republicans have the benefit of it. For, good Governor as he has been, Herbert H. Lehman is not a glamorous person. After the Democrats had per suaded Gov. Lehman, at the Demo cratic State Convention in Septem ber, to seek re-election, they shook hands with themselves and said the election W’as in the bag. As the race swings into the home stretch, they have revised their early view that Lehman would walk away from Dewey. Particularly is this true in view of the strides which Dewey has made upstate, the old Republican stronghold. Newspaper and other polls, testing sentiment for and against Dewey, show him breaking even, or perhaps a little better, with Gov. Lehman. Democratic leaders rub their eyes and say they don't believe these polls. Betting odds have been forced down from 3V2 to 1 to 9 to 5, with Lehman on the long end. Vitalized Politico-Criminal Issue. In addition to Dewey's personal ity and his newness, he has an issue; he is against crime, and particularly against the hookup of the under world with the politicians. It's diffi cult to get any voter to admit he is for crime or for politico-criminals. Dewey has vitalized the issue by put •ing a lot of racketeering criminals behind the bars and posecuting some Tammany politicians. So his issue is hot off the griddle and popular. He wants, he says, to stamp out the link between crime and the political machines in Buffalo and Albany and other upstate cities as well as in New York City. To do it, he Insists, he must sit in the Governor's chair, not just the chair of the district at torney of New York County, the Borough of Manhattan, his present office. To show how deeply this issue has cut into the sensitiveness of the Democratic leaders, it is only necessary to say that they are now accusing Dewey himself of having been "the mouthpiece of swindlers’’ during his private law practice in 1935. Postmaster General James A. Parley, chairman of the Democratic National Committee and chairman of the Democratic State Commit tee, unleashed such a statement against Dewey yesterday. Points to Court Records. Farley said in part: "The records of the Federal Court in the Borough of Manhattan, where Dewey is now district attor ney, show that he personally repre sented conspirators who connived and nearly succeeded in foisting a scheme for the sale of millions of shares of the worthless stock of the Eurydice Gold Mining Co. to the public, a typical gold brick, blue sky swindle.” And at another point in his state ment Mr. Farley said: "How easily Dewey wears the shabby cloak labeled ‘Republican righteousness.' He conceals his own close political connection with George Z. Medalie, the mouthpiece for Arnold Roth atein, the .murdered gambler, and the Legs Diamond of hotsy-totsy mur der case fame and others of the tame ilk.” The Dewey camp simply ignored Mr. Farley’s statement; did not dig nify it with a reply. Privately, Dewey supporters said that such charges had been made against Mr. Dewey by the Tammany leaders when Dewey was running last year against Hastings, Democratic and Tammany nominee for district at torney, whom Dewey defeated. Trained Voice as Singer. Dewey in action is something to warm the hearts of the G. O. P„ which has been looking longingly for a candidate who could stand up on his hind legs and talk. A trained singer with a baritone voice to which he looked for a livelihood before he tackled law, he knows how to speak. He is entirely self possessed, gives the impression of knowing just what he wants to say and of having the courage to say and do. There is nothing amateur ish about him on the stump. I journeyed out to the Bronx last night to see and hear Mr. Dewey make his first speech as he tackles Greater New York, where he will campaign until election next Tues day. The auditorium of the Con course Plaza was jammed with men and women. The Bronx is a Demo cratic stronghold. Some of those present may have come out of curi osity to see the much-discussed Dewey. The crowd gave him a great hand, however, both before, during and at the close of his ad dress. I And what a speech' It may make Borne of the Old Guard Republicans gasp, for it sounded like nothing ever put forward before in this part of the country by a Republican candi date. His subject was the public utilities and he tramped up and down Gov. Lehman's back because during the 6 years he has been in office he has not been able to bring lower electric power rates for the people of New York. “In each of the last four cam paigns my opponent has told the people he has brought them cheap electricity,'' said Dewey. “He stands on his record. Let’s take a look at the record now. The astonishing fact today is that New York is one of the nine most backward States of America in getting cheap electricity for its people. “The measure of victory is your electric light bills,” said Dewey. A typical family in New York City us ing just enough electricity to light a few rooms and make the morning toast, he said, pays $2.41 a month for its electricity, while a similar fam ily in Chicago pays only $1.94, in Cleveland $1.60, in Washington $1.56, and in Cincinnati $1.46. “Are these the fruits of victory?” demanded Dewey, and the crowd roared “No, no.” Whatever the final result on elec tion day, the Republican nominee has stirred the Republicans to greater pitch than any of their gubernatorial candidates for a long time. He has had great crowds as he has traveled all over the State Not since 1920, in the Harding land slide, have the Republicans elected a Governor of New York, and if Dewey turns the trick, it will be amazing. t A. U. Romance Culminated With Campus Marriage Today MISS MARY EVAUL in her wedding gown. —Harris-Ewing Photo. A romance that began on* the American University campus four years ago when he was a sophomore and she a freshman will be culmi nated on campus today when Phillip Gilbert, '37, and Mary Evaul, ’38, are married in the university chapel at 4 p.m. The double duty of giving the bride away and performing the mar riage ceremony will be assumed by the bride's father, the Rev. Dr. Harry Evaul, district superintendent of the Methodist Church for the Hagerstown. Md., district. Dr. Evaul, friends said, will ac company his daughter down the isle and after responding “I do” to question who gives the bride in mar riage, will take over and complete the ceremony. He will be assisted by the Rev. William A. Keese, pastor of the church. In the bridal party of 10, all but one, Raymond Thompson, the best man, are graduates of the university and three of the ushers are married to A. U. girls. Maid of honor is Elisabeth Craig, with Ruth Humphreys, Carol Laise, Margaret Walker and Mrs. Randall Book as bridesmaids. Ushers are Randall Book, Kenn Hoover, Ells worth Tompkins and Hugh Tate. Messrs. Hoover and Tate are married to A. U. graduates, it was said at the school. After their marriage the couple will live at the groom's home at 1431 Geranium street N.W. Mr. Gilbert is 24 and Miss Evaul 21. On the university campus, the couple were typical students and went together during the three years they were in school together. He was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity and she belonged to Phi Mu Sorority. Dan Cupid, it seems, is shooting straight and hard on the campus, for, according to Miss Mary L. Brown, dean of women, one out of every four A. U. "grads” marries an A. U. “grad” and. as far as she knows, there has been only one divorce. Troops on Guard As Lorillard Plant Reopens Workers Return to Jobs Without Interference BACKGROUND— Tobacco Workers' Union struck October 3 at P. Lorillard Co. plant in Middletown, Ohio, de manding closed shop and check off. Pickets and employes clashed October 25, when attempt was made to open plant. Bs the Associated Press. MIDDLETOWN, Ohio, Nov. 3.— Under the protection of troops ordered here by Gov. Martin L. Davey, the P. Lorillard Co. tobacco plant resumed operations today. Closed since October 3 by a Com mittee for Industrial Organization strike one shift of approximately 500 workers entered the plant at 8 am., without interference. The plant employs 1,100. Five hundred Guardsmen were ordered here by Gov. Davey after city officials warned that reopening of the plant while the strike was in progress might result in rioting and bloodshed. The Pioneer Tobacco Workers’ Union, which struck for a closed shop and the check-off, agreed shortly before midnight to end the dispute and return to work. Vote Is 557 to 1. C. I. O. Organizer Sam Sponseller said the vote was 557 to 1. The plant reopened today. Gov. Davey said calling off of the strike was an admission that John L. Lewis had only a small per cent of the employes in the tobacco workers’ union and dem onstrated that Mr. Lewis “cannot operate when the State government stands for law and order.” The Governor said that if a large majority of employes had been enthusiastic C. I. O. members "it would not make any difference how many troops were in town; the plant could reopen, and so many would remain away from work that it could not operate.” In Washington Mr. Lewis said ‘‘Gov. Davey probably considers it most unfortunate that the settle ment of the Middletown strike leaves his soldiery on the ground with no one to shoot.” As troops were en route from Co lumbus, Paul W. Fuller and John Owens, regional C. I. o. directors, urged the strikers to return to their jobs "in orderly fashion.” Charges to Be Filed. “We do not intend to have our people murdered by a ;ame-duck Governor * * * who has proven him self to be America’s notorious No. 1 strikebreaker,” Mr. Fuller wired Mr. Sponseller. Mr. Fuller said he would file charges with the National Labor Relations Board. Mr. Owens said the troop order was “the most inexcusable of the many vicious acts by Gov. Davey during his term of office." "There was no violence in Mid dletown, and there was no threat of any by the C. I. O.,” Mr. Owens said. Gov. Davey’s act is a further wanton waste of taxpayers’ money so he can vent his personal revenge on a labor organization which helped throw him out of office.” Governor Explains. Gov Davey, who last year sent troops into Ohio’s steel centers to maintain order during the C. I. O. “little steel” strike, said he ordered out the Guardsmen yesterday to “preserve law and order” at the re quest of City Manager Walter J. Braun for protection. An attempt on October 25 to open the plant, employing 1,100 persons at processing tobacco and manu facturing chewing scrap, precipi tated a clash between union pickets and employes seeking to resume work Terming this a "serious riot,” Gov. Davey flayed what he called the “brutal, lawless and tyrannical invasion of this State by the C. I. O. high command.” Man Gets 9Vi to 17 Yrs. In Total of 17 Cases Sentences aggregating from 9>/i to 17 years were given John S. Lomax, colored, by Justice Jesse C. Adkins in District Court today. Tne cases, numbering 17, involved, for the most part, housebreaking and larceny, and the majority of the sentences were from 6 months to 1 year on each case, but the jurist ordered them to run consecutively. In two cases, in which grand lar ceny was involved, the sentence im posed was from 1 to 3 years. \ Insurgents Pushing Loyalists Back On Ebro Front Government Admits That Rebels Better Position At 'Heavy Cost' B> tftc Associated Press. HENDAYE, France, Nov. 3.—A steady insurgent advance today pushed government troops slowly along the Ebro front in General issimo Francisco Franco's seventh effort to recapture the strategic river bend in Northeastern Spain. The insurgents reported their cap ture of Pinell, strategically important town 5 miles southeast of Gandesa, and the talcing of a large number of prisoners. Government dispatches admitted today “the enemy succeeded in bet tering his position slightly at the cost of heavy losses.” At the same time what appar ently was a serious engagement was being fought on the outskirts of Madrid, which itself was shelled heavily by insurgent artillery. Advices from Madrid gave no indication whether the offensive there was launched by govern ment defenders or insurgent be siegers of the one-time capital. These reports merely said since last midnight heavy rifle and ma chine gun fire in the west could be heard in the heart of the city. Insurgent information at the bor der indicated it Was merely a ques tion of a short time until the gov ernment’s Fbro front collapsed and the militiamen would be forced to flee across the river to positions from which they launched on July 25 the offensive that began one of the bloodiest battles of the civil war. Not only did the insurgents say they controlled all dominant posi tions in the range of hills that forms the backbone of the front, but they contended government communi cation lines were cut and their po sition therefore made precarious. Part of the insurgents' advance apparently was due to air suprem acy. The official spokesman at in surgent general headquarters in Salamanca said the government’s loss of 18 planes yesterday brought their total air losses for four days to 62 planes without costing the Insurgents a single plane. The government, however, listed insurgent machines as having been shot down in combat as well as by anti-aircraft batteries. Auto Show to Be Best In D. C„ Sanders Says J. M. Sanders, president of the Washington Automotive Trade Asso ciation, predicted yesterday the 19th annual auto show to be held at the Chevy Chase Ice Palace, 4400 block of Connecticut avenue, will be the finest in the history of Washington. In a talk before the Cosmopolitan Club, Mr. Sanders said 70 new cars will be exhibited at the show, be ginning Saturday. He called atten tion to the ideal location and facili ties of the new building for holding an auto show. Francis G. Addison, jr., president of the Board of Trade, will be prin cipal speaker at the exercises for mally opening the exhibit at 11 a.m Saturday. The job of placing the cars in position started this morn ing. It was found necessary to cut an aperture through the wall of the second floor and to hoist the cars with a huge crane. Pennsylvanians Plan Rally Tonight The Pennsylvania Democratic Club will hold a political rally to night at the Willard Hotel with Ramsey S. Black, Third Assistant Postmaster General, and Henry Harner, solicitor for the Pennsyl vania State Authority, as guest speakers For the convenience of Pennsyl vania voters, special election trains are being run to Philadelphia and Pittsburgh tomorrow, Saturday and Monday. Reduced fare tickets for these trains may be obtained at the meeting or at the office of the club, 312 Insurance Building, 907 Fif teenth street N.W. Movie to Be Shown A color movie taken in Europe this summer by Maj. and Mrs. Arnold W. Shutter, 1613 Forty-fourth street N.W., will be shown at 8 p.m. tomor row at Perkins Hall, Universalist National Memorial Church, Six teenth and S streets N.W., it was announced today. The last execution for piracy in New York occurred in 1899. to Gov. Nice Predicts Landslide Victory; Lauds Jackson Republican Headquarters Claims 17 Out of 23 Counties By JAMES E. CHINN, Star Staff Correspondent. BALTIMORE, Md., Nov. 3.—Gov. Harry W. Nice is so confident of vic tory in the general election Tuesday, he reiterated today a prediction he would be re-elected by “a landslide plurality.” He Indicated he expected to beat his Democratic opponent, Herbert R. O'Conor, by at least 40,000 votes. The forecast, the Governor inti mated, is based on his own personal observations during an extensive campaign trip through all of Mary land’s 23 counties, plus reports reaching his Baltimore headquarters from lieutenants throughout the State. Repeatedly during the campaign Gov. Nice declared he was certain of re-election. But for the first time, he prophesied a “landslide” victory last night in the second of his series of special broadcasts over WBAL. In that radio speech, the Governor declared: “I confidently predict that on November 8 I will be returned to office by a landslide plurality.” Claim 17 Counties. Reports trickling into the Gover nor's Baltimore office—biased, of course, because they originated in Republican sources—show that Gov. Nice will carry all counties in the State with the exception of Mont gomery, Prince Georges and St. Marys, on the Western Shore, and Queen Annes, Kent and Worcester on the Eastern Shore. The remaining 17 counties, according to the reports, will give the Governor a sufficient number of popular votes to sur mount Mr. O'Conor's undenied ma jority in Baltimore. Gov. Nice made his broadcast shortly after returning from an all day campaign tour in Southern Maryland, during which he spoke at political rallies at Mechanicsville in St Marys County and at La Plata in Charles County. At both places he took full credit for procuring a P. W. A. grant for construction of a bridge across the Potomac River from Morgantown, Md., to Dahlgren, Va. ‘‘I brought home the bacon.” he declared, "and that bridge is going up in the next few months.” Pays Tribute to Jackson. In the broadcast over WBAL, Gov. Nice paid a glowing tribute to Mayor Jackson of Baltimore, whom Mr. O'Conor defeated in the Democratic primaries for the right to enter the gubernatorial race—a move regarded by Baltimore politi cal experts as a bid for the support of the Jackson forces in the elec tion. “Mr. O'Conor has been saying, from Crisfleld to the hills of Gar rett County,” said Mr. Nice, “that if he is Governor he will seek the best advice he can get. That’s the trouble. He is getting too much ad vice from too many people with too many self interests to protect. That's why he is out of breath. “If Mr. O'Conor really sought ad vice from within the real Democra tic party, he couldn't find a more able adviser than Mayor Jackson. “Mayor Jackson has proved him self an able executive. Why doesn't Mr. O'Conor seek the advice of Mayor Jackson? Why isn’t Mayor Jackson within the council? I’ll tell you why. They do not want Howard Jackson. What "can Mr. O'Conor do? The boys have him on the spot. Sees Issues Evaded. “He therefore is obliged to evade the New Deal issue. He has to be silent on labor, because why would his financial godfather, whose bank failures lost thousands of dollars in the savings accounts of the people, really and actually concern himself over the problems of the worker. After all, he isn't raising a family on a salary of $20 or $30 or even $60 a week. There is your answer.” Earlier in the broadcast, the Gov ernor criticized Mr. O'Conor for “sidestepping” the lottery issue, for failing to have a definite fiscal plan, and also for his alleged evasion of a stand on the New Deal. The Governor propounded a series of questions to “the good people of Maryland.” These included the fol lowing: "Will you turn over your public school system, now among the finest in the whole country, to the tender mercies of partisan political ma neuvering of Mr. Herbert O’Conor? “Will you turn your State of Mary land over to Mr. Howard Bruce, Democratic National Committeeman, who, five or six years ago was so intimately connected with the dis astrous bank failures of Maryland —bank failures which resulted in the loss of the savings of thousands and thousands to Maryland deposi tors and stockholders? “Will you turn over Maryland— your Maryland—to Messrs. O’Conor, Bruce, Curran and the others?” After the broadcast, Gov. Nice made two more speeches at political rallies in different sections of Balti more, and returned to Annapolis to rest in preparation for tonight which threatens to be the most strenuous period of his campaign. Nine speeches are on his schedule tonight, and several others are ex pected to be added. Mr. Nice first appeared last night at a rally of the North Baltimore Club and afterward went to South east Baltimore to speak to a Polish group. Election Clerks Named ROCKVILLE, Md., Nov. 3 (Spe cial).—In place of D. Proctor Ames, resigned, the supervisors of elections for Montgomrey County have ap pointed Mrs. Marion K. Sayer Re publican clerk of election for the third precinct of Wheaton district. The board also has named Sheridan Ferree Republican clerk of election for the first precinct of Bethesda district in place of William C. De Lacey, resigned. O'Conor Stores Nice For Accepting Grants While Criticizing Hints Hypocrisy in Attitude and Predicts Own Victory By J. A. O’LEARY, ■tar Staff Correspondent. BALTIMORE, Nov. 3.—Gov. Harry W. Nice has claimed credit for Fed eral expenditures in Maryland and at the same time abused the na tional Democratic administration, Herbert R. O’Conor, his Democratic opponent, charged as the campaign for the governorship swung into high speed in this city today. In the space of 3 hours last night, Mr. O’Conor took the platform at more than a dozen Democratic rallies, predicting victory next Tues day and extending the olive branch to all factions within the party in the recent primary. A last-minute development today was the publication of a petition signed by 1.500 lawyers of the State, praising Mr. O’Conor’s record and ability. It was made public as a newspaper advertisemyit. Meanwhile, Clarence W. Miles, chairman of the Democratic Cam paign Advisory Committee, predicted the city will give Mr. O’Conor a ma jority of 50,000, sufficient to insure him victory. Information reaching headquarters here from the counties included reports from party leaders that both Montgomery and Prince Georges Counties would return ma jorities for the Democratic nominee for Governor. Challenges Oyster Claims. Mr. O’Conor criticized Gov. Nice’s attitude toward the New Deal in ad dressing more than a thousand per sons at Catonsville, in Baltimore County, on the outskirts of the city last night. He first challenged Mr. Nice's claim that increased oyster production is the result of conserva tion measures adopted during the Republican administration. Mr. O’Conor insisted the present increase in oyster production is the result of shells and seed oysters planted dur ing the Ritchie administration. Con tinuing, Mr. O'Conor said: “In much the same way Gov. Nice, in his eagerness to find some thing in his administration to which he can point with pride, claims credit for many contributions to public works in Maryland obtained from the Democratic administration in Washington, an administration which Gov. Nice has never missed an opportunity to assail and abuse. "In his radio address last night, Gov. Nice had the effrontery to say that the people of Maryland ap proved his administration for not attempting to build up a political machine when every one knows that his appointments to office have been motivated almost entirely as an Inducement or reward for politi cal support.” Jackson's Supporters Present. Backers of Mr. O’Conor were en couraged to find supporters of Mayor Howard W. Jackson during the recent primary presiding and introducing Mr. O'Conor at six of the meetings he attended last night. Mr. O'Conor, who defeated Mayor Jackson in the primary, responded by assuring his audiences that he recognized the right of every mem ber of the party to vote for the man of their choice in the primary. He told them he respected them for following their judgment. He has : no scores to settle, he added, "but I believes the Democratic party is big i enough for all groups to unite, now that the primary is over.” Before beginning his tour of this city last night, Mr. O’Conor jour neyed to Havre de Grace, in Har ford County, yesterday afternoon, where he paid tribute to the accom plishments of women in the public service. “Women are entitled to greater recognition from those in authority and the State needs their more active participation in the affairs of government,” the Democratic nominee asserted. "I want to see the Democratic party in Maryland avail itself of the opportunity of including an in creased number of representative women in its party councils,” he continued. ‘‘I want to see them on the State Central Committee, in the State conventions, in the city councils in the Legislature, and in other elective and appointive offices. Would Give Them Key Posts. "Despite the boasts of Gov. Nice and the Republican party, I do not think that women have been given proper recognition under the Re publican administration. They have been given certain unimportant po sitions, but women are conspicuous by their absence in important posi tions of the State government. I intend to have women in key posi tions so as to have the benefit of their services in the interest of the State ” One of the meetings last night took Mr. O’Conor into the tenth city ward, where he grew up and played during his boyhood. A large crowd turned out to greet him, and cheered as he predicted that a native of that ward would be elected Gov ernor next week. Senator Tydings, whose re-elec tion has been expected since he won renomination over Representative David J. Lewis in the Democratic primary last month, also made the tour of neighborhood rallies last night, but the senatorial race is being over-shadowed by the keen interest in the fight for the gover norship. Again assailing Gov. Nice for bor rowing funds to meet current oper ating expenses of the State govern ment, Mr. O’Conor last night de clared: "If Gov. Nice claims credit for this unsound and slipshod method of meeting the State’s obligations, there is a clear intimation that he intends to pursue the same course if he is re-elected.” On his way to Havre de Grace yesterday, Mr. O’Conor also stopped in Aberdeen. Passing a school on the way, he stopped to shake hands and chat with the children. Automobile Show Section Next Sunday The Star again this year will contain a complete descrip tion of the new automobiles, including the various mechanical changes and safety features of the 1939 models. In The Star next Sunday will be found Rotogravure pictures of the cars, helpful hints for safe operation, tours to Florida, and interesting stories on traffic and the automo bile industry in general. Make sure of obtaining your copy of Sunday’s Star by ordering now. Inspection of Canal Project Is Being Completed J. H. Speaker, 88 (left), and Charles Stewart, 76, lock-keepers on the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal at Cabin John, Md., are among 36 veteran canal employes taken into the Government service. They are sitting on top of old lock gate at Lock 11, one of a number to be restored to operating condition. —Star Staff Photo. An Inspection trip which may de termine development plans for much of the old Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, Just acquired by the Na tional Park Service, now is being completed by C. Marshall Finnan, superintendent of National Capital Parks. At the same time Uncle Sam took into his official family 35 employes of the old canal company, who will continue under Federal supervision the daily tasks along the canal which they have been carrying on for decades. A number of these employes have given 40 and 50 years of service to the canal company. It is regarded as likely that much of the old canal right of way will be continued as a natural recrea tional area and wild life refuge. Sur veys by park officials show that there are large undeveloped areas, long inaccessible due to abandon ment of the canal, which are full of small game. Present Use to Expand. In the vicinity of towns and cities the canal right of way is in use for recreational purposes, and in these cases a more formal development for increased public use is antici pated. Present plans call for restoration of the canal from Washington to Seneca, Md. Civilian Conservation Corps workers now are engaged in cleaning up this section of the canal. Preparing to convert the old canal property to a unique type of public playground following its purchase for $2,000,000 from the receivers of the canal company, the National Park Service announced today that Secretary of the Interior Ickes has ordered the retention of the old canal workers, whose services are to be required in connection with maintenance, operation and recon struction of the waterway. Employes affected by the order ’ are scattered all the W'ay from Georgetown to the western end of the canal. 180 miles away, at Cum berland, Md. One of the employes, Albert Sahli. on duty in the canal offices in Georgetown for 40 years, will be retired at his own request, leaving only Mrs. Frances J. Worthington of the local office force on the job. i She has been assigned to the office i of Mr. Finnan. Oldest in Group Is 88. Most of the oid employes are lock tenders and will remain at their stations despite advanced age in some cases, it was announced. Oldest of the group is J. H. Speak er, 88, who tends lock 11 at Cabin John, Md. He has been at that i post 35 years. At lock 30, Jeffer- j son, Md„ S. Sigaforce, 85, with 50 ! years of service behind him, will | continue at his post. Charles Shaf fer, 82, who for 45 years has been at lock 7, near Glen Echo, will stay i at that point. S. Pennifield, 80. now | a foreman in charge of locks 1, 2, 3 and 4 in Georgetown, has been with the company 50 years. Sam Taylor, 78. with 50 years of service, will continue at lock 49, near Big Spring, Md., while Mrs. A. L. Violette, 77, will continue tending lock 23 at Seneca, 22 miles up the canal from the Georgetown end. Charles Stewart, 76, who also has spent a half century in the service, will stay at lock 14, at Cabin John. Altogether, it was announced, the Pa>k Service will retain five fore men, with service ranging from 30 to 48 years; 15 lock tenders, with a tenure up to 50 years; 6 supervisors, most of whom have been with the company for 40 years or more, and 4 laborers and one carpenter, who have had only a few years’ connec tion with the canal. U. S. Envoy Protests To Japan Against Killing of Girl, 3 Investigation Demanded In Bombing Monday Of Tungpeh Mission B* the Associated Press. The United States registered at Tokio yesterday a vigorous protest against the ki’ling of a 3-year-old American girl in China. Ambassador Joseph C. Grew de manded an investigation of the killing of Phoebe Nyhus and the wounding of her mother and elder sister. Ruthie, when Japanese air planes destroyed the mission of her father, Arthur E. Nyhus of Fertile, Iowa, at Tungpeh on Monday of last week. The Ambassador told the Japanese vice minister for foreign affairs that the mission building was marked by an American flag. The vice minis ter promised an immediate investi gation. Meanwhile the United States of ficially ignored a proclamation issued in Tokio asserting Japan's intention to institute a new order in East Asia built on "a tripartite relationship of mutual aid and co-ordination be tween Japan, Manchukuo and China in the political, economic, cultural and other fields.” It was indicated here that there would be no official reaction to it. The United States is awaiting Ja pan’s reply to her note of October 6 demanding respect for American rights in China. The note made three demands—discontinuance of discriminatory exchange control in China, discontinuance of monopolies giving Japanese merchants prefer ence in China, and discontinuance of censorship and of interference with American property, travel, trade and shipping. Nearly 50% of School Quitters Lack Funds By the Associated Press. Nearly half of 'the young people who drop out of school do so be cause of lack of money, the National Youth Administration reported to day. It said a study being made In seven cities shows that about 3 out of 10 quit classes because they feel they have had enough educa tion, and 1 in 10 quits because of a preference for work experience. Ill ness and a desire to get married are other reasons given. The study is being made in Bing hampton, N. Y.; Birmingham, Ala.; Denver, Duluth, St. Louis, San Francisco and Seattle. \ _ Denmark shipped over 7,000 tons of flint to the United States last year. —— ■ ■ ■ • — Salt water has just been found be neath the Jordan Valley in Palestine. Legal Fight Facing Dayton in School Closing Dispute Education Board Head Calls Members to Talk Over Teachers' Stand By the Associated Press. DAYTON, Ohio, Nov. 3.—A long" legal fight over the closing of Day ton’s schools appeared in the mak ing today while President Frank Miller called the Board of Educa tion to discuss the teachers' adamant stand against returning the 34,000 pupils to their classes on any but a pay-as-you-go basis. The board also was to go to Common Pleas Judge Null M. Ho dapp’s court for a hearing on the original petition filed by a dissent ing member, Richard Withrow, for an Injunction against execution of the closing order. On Monday Judge Hodapp gave the board 24 hours to find a way to reopen the schools, on pain of citations for contempt of court, Then all proceedings against the board were dropped when counsel for all agreed to the compromise proposal which was turned down by the teachers yesterday. But the original petition remained. A new petition by Mr. Withrow asking the Probate Court to as sume responsibility for the schools under a hitherto unused section of the Ohio code created fresh com plications. This section provides that when a financial emergency develops in a school system, the Probate Court has jurisdiction and may take over operations, borrow ing from county funds. Mr. Miller declared that to his knowledge the Probate Court action was the only way out of the diffi culties, created by a bare treasury and a $61,000 deficit. He urged support in Tuesday’s election for a two-mill school levy. Diphtheria Immunity Drive Set for Schools Administration of diphtheria tox oid to hundreds of pupils of public and parochial schools will be started within 10 days in an intensive drive for immunization of children against the disease, according to plans an nounced by the District Health De partment. It is planned to give the immun ization to all school children not already immunized in the kinder gartens, first, second and third grades. Parents of children of pre school age of from 2 to 5 years also are invited to participate in the program. School officials are sending cards to parents asking their permission for immunization of their children. The work will be done at the schools by teams consisting of a physician, a nurse and a clerk. There will be four teams who will make the rounds of the schools. This is the first year the parochial schools have been in cluded in the District's program. The program is under the direction of Dr. James G. Cumming, head of the preventable disease section of the Health Department. U. A. W. Is Due to Elect C. 1.0. Delegates Today B> the Associated Press. Tre International Executive Board of the United Auto Workers Union is expected to elect delegates here today to represent the union at the C. I. O. constitutional convention in Pittsburgh. November 14. Homer Martin, union president, said the delegates would be selected from the 24-man board. The union is entitled to 10 delegates, he said, representing 381,000 organized auto workers. Other matters awaiting board ac tion this week include a revamping of the U. A. W.'s policy for a new or ganizing drive in Ford Motor Co. plants. Gas Death Probed Coroner A. Magruder MacDonald today issued a certificate of suicide in the death of Mrs. Margaret Emer son, 34. Post Office Department em ploye who was found dead from gas yesterday in her apartment at 2505 Thirteenth street N.W. Weather Report District of Columbia—Fair tonight and tomorrow; slightly warmer tonight; lowest temperature about 48 degrees; gentle east shifting to southeast or south winds, Increasing tomorrow. Maryland—Fair tonight and tomorrow; slightly warmer in west por tion tonight and in north portion tomorrow; rain Saturday afternoon or night. Virginia -Fair tonight and tomorrow ; slightly warmer tonight. West Virginia—Fair and w'armer tonight; tomorrow cloudy with mild temperature; Saturday rain and colder. The disturbance that was central over ' Southern Manitoba Wednesday morning has moved north-northeastward to Western Hudson Bay. Churchill. Manitoba 29.20 inches, and a trough extends thence ,-outh southwestward to Texas. Wichita. Kans. 29.64 inches, and Laredo Tex.. 20.08 inches. Another disturbance is moving rapidly eastward over British Columbia and Alberta. Prince George. British Colum bia 20.14 inches These disturbances have been attended by precipitation, mostly In the form of rain, almost generally west of the Mississinni River High Pressure pre vails from Quebec and Neve Scotia south westward to the Eastern Gulf of Mexico and from the Pacific Coast eastward to Colorado and Western New Mexico, i Bangor. Me ."in 62 inches, and Reno Nev . ! •10.26 Inches. The temperature has iallen In Maine, the Rocky Mountain and South- I ern Plateau regions Minnesota and the Plains States, but it Is still unseasonably i high almost generally over the eastern half , of the United States. Report for Last 21 Honrs. „ . - Temp. Baro. YesterdaT— Deg. Inch. 4 p.m. - 74 30.25 8 p.m. . ^- 54 30.29 Midnight _ 47 30 33 Today— 4 a.m. _ 46 30.37 8a.m.- 47 30.47 Noon - 60 30.44 Record for Loot 24 Houra. (Prom noon yesterday to noon today.) Highest, 74. at 4 p.m. yesterday. Lowest. 44. at 7:15 a.m. today. Record Temperatures This Tear. Highest 06. on August 15. Lowest 18. on January. 28. Humidity for Lost 21 Hours. (Prom noon yesterday to noon today.) . Highest. 98 per cent at 10:30 a.m. to day. Lowest, 22 per cent, at 4:30 P.m. yes terday. • Tide Tables. (Furnished by United States Coast and Geodetic Survey.) —_. . . Today Tomorrow Hiah _ 4:00 a.m. 4:52 a.m Low -10.51 a.m. 11.38 a.m. Hiah - 4:34 p.m. 5:23 p.m. Low -11:26 p.m. . Precipitation. Monthly precipitation in Inches in the Capital (current month to date): Month. 1938 AveTaae. Record January - 2.64 3.55 7.83 -37 February _ 2.37 3.27 6 84 '84 March -1 2.23 3:?5 8.84 '91 April - 1.67 3.27 9.13 '89 May - 3.51 3.70 10.69 '89 June - 2.26 4.13 10.94 '00 SSu,f:8S i:Si H® « tf! iM 'ill 4 December .I"” I.. 1.32 7'.56 -01 River Report. Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers clear at Harpers Perry; Potomac clear at Great Palls today. The Sun and Moon. Rises. Sets Sun. today _ 0:30 500 Sun. tomorrow 6:38 5:05 Moon, today 2:34 p.m. 2:03 a nt Automobile lights must be turned on one-half hour after sunset. Weather in Various Cities. _ „ Temp. Rain Stations. Barom. Hiah.Low. fall. Weather. Abilene 20.8(1 84 50 0 00 Clrudv Albany 30.52 50 .34 Cloudy Atlanta 30.38 78 48 _ Clear Atlantic C 30.48 OK 50 _ Clear Baltimore 70.40 70 48 _ Clear Birm'ham 30.20 78 00 _ Clear Bismarck 20.08 42 30 _ Cloud* Boston 30.50 oo 48 _ Cloudy Buffalo 30.32 70 58 _ Cear Charleston 30 3<i 72 00 _ Clea' Chicago 30.02 7fl oo . Cloudy Cin’nati 30.20 70 52 _ Clear Cleveland 30.28 70 50 Cloudy Columbia 30.38 70 52 Clear Denver 30.10 42 28 0.42 Cloudy Detroit _ 30.22 74 54 Clear El Paso _ 23.00 70 38 _ Clear Galveston 20.84 80 74 Cloudy Helena 20 80 42 32 Cloudy Huron 20.04 40 34 0 02 Cloudy Indian'olis 30.22 70 60 Clear Jackville 30.20 70 58 Cloudy Kansas C 20.08 80 fio 0 06 Rain L. Angeles 30.10 72 54 C’rar Louisville 30.20 78 56 Clear Miami 30.06 78 74 Cloudy Mpls-St, P. 20.70 70 54 0.24 Rain N Orleans 30.02 SO 64 Clear New York 30.50 60 52 Cloudy Okla Cl»y 20.70 70 52 1 02 Rain °>"»ha 20.70 74 44 1.12 Rain Phila 30.50 72 50 Clear Phoenix 30.04 70 46 Clear Pittsburgh 30 34 72 50 C’^ar P land Me. 30.60 60 32 Clear P land. Or. 23.80 54 48 1.02 Rvr> Raleigh 30 38 70 44 Cloudy St. Louts 20 00 78 64 Cloudy S. Lake C 30.22 30 32 0.34 C'cudy S. Antonio 20.72 84 72 0 02 Rain San Diego 30.00 00 52 Clear S. F’cisco 30.22 04 54 Clear Seattle 23.60 50 40 0.24 Cloudy Spokane 20.74 52 38 0.22 Rain Tampa f!0 14 70 60 Cl*ar WASH ..DC. 30.44 74 44 Clear FOREIGN 8TATIONS (7 a m.. Greenwich lime, today.) . Temperature. Weather. London. England _ 40 Cloudy Paris. France _ 50 Cloudy Vienna. Austria_ 40 Cloudy Berlin. Germany_ 43 Cloudy Brest. France _ 55 Cloudy Zurich. Switzerland _ 37 Cloudy Stockholm Sweden 41 Cloudy (Noon. Greenwich time, todz • Horta iFayall. Azores 72 Clear (Current observations.) St. Georges. Bermuda 70 Cloudj San Juan. Puerto Rico 80 Clear Havana. Cuba _ 74 Cloudy Colon. Canal Zone_ 74 Cloudy