Evening Star Newspaper, August 17, 1937, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Fair and slightly warmer tonight; to- morrow partly cloudy; gentle to moderate southwest winds. Temperatures today— Highest, 91, at 2 p.m.; lowest, 66, at 6am. Full report on page B-4. Closing N.Y. Markets—Sales—Page 16 85th YEAR. No. 34,076. Entered as second class matter post office, Waskington, D. C. ch WASHINGTON, 1 ‘WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION . A SHANGHAI THREATENED BY FIRES AS SHELLS RAKE FOREIGN AREA %) U. S. SENDS 1,200 MORE MARINES 100,000 Battling for Terror-Stricken Metropolis. 2,000 ESCAPE, IN GRAVE PERIL apanese Bombers Raid Chapei and Kiangwan. BACKGROUND— “Undeclared” o-Japanecse war enveloped Shanghai as r. of killing there last week of Japanese officer. Chinese, attacking Japa- nese concentrations Saturday d several thousand persons, including three Americans. Evacuation of American women and children be- gun yesterday as battle becomes more bitter. uit (Pictures on Page A-3.) By the Associated Press SHANGHAL August plinters sprayved pe foreign fhome areas with de: vy day and freat guns roared out terror tonight for the Chinese-Japanese battlefield f Shanghat One hundred thousand men with uns and bombs fought on to a goal one could foresee. Fires ringed the ity. (The Japanese Navy office in Tokio said the Japanese bluejackets in Shanghai were “maintaining” their lines against “heavy odds.” It was contended that Japanese air forces had shot down, destroved or grounded 27 Chinese airplanes ‘Tuesday.) Unconfirmed reports said Chinese | roops had pressed hard on Japanese ositions along the lines northeast of hanghai facing the Whangpoo River eyond the International Settlement n some places they were believed to iave penetrated Japanes advance po- Fitions. Darkness also disclosed three huge res started by Chinese bombs and hells within Japanese lines. One aged in Chapei, across Soochow Creek rom the International Settlement. | [rhe other two roared skyward, un- ontrolled, in the mill district north- | ast of Shanghai. 17.—Shell 1 Chapei Blaze Unchecked. International Settlement firefighters rithdrew to south of the creek, leaving he Chapei blaze unchecked. to pro- ect the settlement itself from the | hdvancing flames | Japanese big guns boomed after dark n a renewal of the duel which earlier | loday threw shell fragments into the | rench Concession, where most Amer- cans in Shanghai live. | Concession police were unable to earn the number of dead or injured. ut estimated 50 persons, all Chinese, prere struck by shrapnel or shell plinter Business utterly collapsed. More than 2,000 American and Brit- sh women and children fled from Fhanghai. They played hide and seek | prith death down the Whangpoo River | o reach waiting liners under the blaz- ng guns of the Japanese fleet. Sunset found “French Town" ready | or another dark night of siege. For- | igners and Chinese alike feared a rep- | ptition of last night's terrific battle | ver Pootung. industrial area across | he Whangpoo River from the conces- | fon. Japanese Begin Bombardment. At dusk guns of Japanese warships n the river began a terrific bombard- | ent. The direction of the shells| ould not be ascertained. | There were no estimates of casualties n outlying areas, but it was believed | any were added to the thousands al- eady kiiled and wounded in the five- day battle. | Chinese-Japanese air duels shook | he city until early in the afternoon, | praying hot steel throughout the JFrench Concession. | Here struggling business crumbled | before the gravest emergency in | hanghal’s history. Stores were locked | pnd barred, with only a few handing | ut supplies from a slit in the door or carefully opened window. In the International Settiement the empty Broadway mansions, apart- jment hotel and the Astor House [Hotel began to bar their doors. However, before it could close, the! apanese military quartered 1,500 | apanese refugees in the Astor House, | virtually ejecting the management and taking over the property. The anager said he had removed the otel records and left. Many foreign households were vir- tually without food. The first bombardment today came | vhen Japanese warships sprayed the | lwestern edge of the foreign areas with shell fragments as they sought to [down a Chinese pursuit plane. Later 13 Japanese bombers launched (Sce CHINA, Page A-4.) BRAGGING OF ATTACK BLAMED FOR KILLING By the Associated Press. LOUISVILLE, Ky. August 17 Clyde T. Jaggers, 26, a pipefitter's| helper at the local shops of the Louis- ville & Nashville Railroad, was held last night in connection with the fatal shooting yesterday of Leslie Bramlett, 20. Bramlett had been at liberty under | $500 bond on a warrant sworn to by Jaggers’ wife, Ella, 27, charging hire | with attacking her several weeks ago. Jaggers told police he stepped up to Bramlett, a fellow worker, yester- day to remonstrate with him for “bragging” about the attack. Bram- lett, said Jaggers, turned and laughed DY REFUREES ?Sm'iet Reported Offering Arms s To Help Chinese Battle Ja pan Field Marshal Blmu-h('rl Said to Be Talking to Chiang’s Aides. BY CON NTINE BROWN, here is increasing concern in re- | Sponsible quarters here that the Sino- | Japanese conflict might develop into a first-class embroglio in which other | | important powers might be drawn in | the near future. According to confidential reports received within the last 48 hours, Russis might become involved in the present conflict, despite her desire to preserve peace. Information from the Far East in- that Field Marshal Vassily commander-in-chief of the berian forces, arrived July at Oula Bator, capital of Outer Mongolia, and had long conversations there with some of Chiang Kai-Shek's trusted advisors. Bleucher, who was reported in dis- | grace a couple of months ago after the execution of Marshal Tukhachev- sky, appears to have cleared himself of all suspicion and has been entrusted FIELD MARSHAL BLEUCHER. with the important task of organizing collaboration with the Chinese forces on the pattern of that which exists T (see BLEUCHER, Page A-4) PRAYERS OFFERED Women and Children Bid Men Joyless Farewells in Sailing. ROOSEVELT T0 G0 TOCAROLINATODAY Will Visit Roanoke Island, N. C., for Anniversary of ‘“Lost Colony.” Bs (he Associated Press. SHANGHAI, August 17.—Pravers of thanksgiving were offered on the cus- | toms jetty today before the first Dol- lar Line tender left for the refugee liner President Jefferson with 337 American women and children. It was a strange scene, barren of joy even among those fortunate | enough to escape the terrifying bom- | bardments and the threat of hunger here. ‘There were no shouts of bon voyage, no waving handkerchiefs, no steamer baskets, no flowers, nor were there any tears and long embraces. Fathers watching their wives and children sail to safety stood on the pier until the tender disappeared down the river. Then they turned, silently, toward the embattled city. Women Faces Show Strain. ‘The women, their faces lined by the strain of long nights of impatient wait- ' ing amid bursting bombs and anti-| aircraft shells, trudged wearily aboard. ! Most of them had a suit case—their | only luggage—in one hand and a child or two clutching the other. One baby was carried aboard in an incubator. | There was no panic. There were no | | faintings. The women and children | had to go, leaving husbands and fathers behind To identify the tender as a neutral refugee ship, officials stretched a big American flag across an upper deck like a canopy. | It was the craft's only protection against the water front aerial, war- ship and artillery duel between the Chinese and Japanese along its peril- | ous 10-mile trip downstream to the Jefferson’s anchorage at Woosung. Tenders evacuating British refugee | women and children were given a naval convoy. | Put Safely Aboard. When the Dollar Line tender re- turned late today from Woosung, | sailors and United States Marine Guards who accompanied the refu- | gees brought word they had been put | safely aboard the Jefferson. They told of women weeping with | joy and relief to find themselves safe | aboard the ship, a floating island of | refuge from booming guns, with nurs- eries and food for their children. Among those who left for Manilla on the President Jefferson were Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, jr., and her son Quentin. Mrs. Roosevelt said she would | return to the United States by the| quickest route possible. Seamen said the tender ran a gant- let of opposing fire, but that both sides apparently respected its errand of mercy. They said the firing was almost incessant during the whole run down the “Vhangpoo River, starting with a burst of Japanese anti-airciaft fire at Chinese planes that disappeared in the clouds a few moments after the tender pulled away from the city. 146 FLEE BUILDINGS IN BALTIMORE FIRE Child Pushed From Pier by Crowd and Drowned Duting Specte- ular Waterfront Blaze. By the Assoclated Press. BALTIMORE, August i7.—A spec- tacular fire on Baltimore's water- front forced 146 persons to flee yes- terday from buildings owned by a bag manufacturing company and two lumber firms. The flames were confined to the property of the Commercial Bag Manufacturing Co., Inc., but the ad- joining lumber yards were damaged by smoke and water and employes in them were forced onto the streets. Dense clouds of smoke attracted thousands of spectators from east and central sections of the city. Dur- ing the excitement a colored child was pushed from a pier and drowned. Three firemen were slightly injured. Three fireboats joined the reguiar city quipment in pouring water in‘o at him. The shooting followed, Jag- gers added, “before I realized.” the bag factory. The building was gutted. ; Expert Is Assigned To Keep Mosquitoes From Roosevelt B3 the Associated Press. RALEIGH. N. C, August 17— Frank L. Hill, jr, set out today for Manteo, N. C., where he will serve tomorrow as A& one-man committee to prevent North Carolina mosquitoes from biting President Roosevelt. Hill, an assistant in the Divi- sion of Sanitary Engineering, was sent to Manteo, where the Presi- dent will speak at the 350th an- niversary of the birth of Virginia Dare. by the State Department of Health. An amphitheater at Manteo, where Mr. Roosevelt will view a presentation of the symphonic drama, “Lost Colony,” is sprayed nightly. By the Associated Press Presiden' Roosevelt will leave to- | night by special train for Roanoke | Island, off the North Carolina coast, | to Join in celebrating the 350th anni- versary of the founding of Sir Walter Raleigh's “lost colony.” Ten members of Congress will ac- company him. A feature of the pro- gram will be commemoration of the birth of Virginia Dare, first child born of English parentage on this con- | tinent. Mr. Roosevelt's address, at 3:30 p.m. tomorrow, will be broadcast. He will remain for a musical drama telling | the story of the ill-fated cclony, which | began its short-lived existence on | July 4, 1587. The settlement antedated James- town, Va., first permanent English | colony, by 20 years. Because of the Chinese-Japanese | conflict and the likelihood that Con- gress will adjourn this week end, the President will return by train tomor- row night instead of cruising back from Norfolk. He will be accompanied by Secretaries Marvin H. McIntyre and James Roosevelt. The Congres- sional Committee will be composed of the following: Senators Reynolds and Bailey of North Carolina, Barkley of Kentucky, McKellar of Tennessee and Lodge of Massachusetts; Representatives War- ren of North Carolina, Rayburn of Texas, Bland of Virginia, Boland of Pennsylvania and Snell of New York. CZECH ARMS FIRM GETS CHINA ORDER $50,000,000 Commercial Credit to Be Provided for Purchase of “Industrial Goods.” By the Associated Press. VIENNA, August 17—Dr. H. H. Kung, Chinese foreign minister, has concluded arrangements with the Skoda armament concern for an ap- proximate $50,000,000 commercial credit to China for the purchase of “industrial goods” in Czechoslovakia. The disclosure was made today by Kung's secretary in confirming & re- port from Praha, Czechoslovakia. Skoda is a Czechoslovakian firm. Rumors that the foreign minister might have negotiated purchases of war materials in Austria when he conferred yesterday with Chancellor Kurt von Schuschnigg were discounted by authoritative sources, including some leading Austrian munitions makers, The Chinese diplomat meanwhile issued a statement to the Austrian press in which he warned the world not to underestimate China's arms. “United China is better prepared for war today than ever before and it has accumulated resources which are still unknown o the world,” he said. A a =i 500,000 Is Sought From Congress for Relief. RESCUE OF 1,400 DUE THIS WEEK Neutrality Action Being Studied, ays Hull. By the Associated Press, Secretary Hull said today this Gov- ernment had ordered 1,200 Marines to sail from San Diego to Shanghai to protect American nationals from vio- lence. Hull also announced the department was asking Congress to appropriate $500,000 for all necessary relief and evacuation expenses arising from the Chinese-Japanese emergency. The Marines will sail within 10 days, Hull said. He added that it would | require five weeks to land them in Shanghai. The secretary made it plain that the recnforcement of American guards already in strategic places in China was being taken primarily as a pre- | cautionary measure and for use pos- sibly as replacements for guards who | are there, 1400 to Leave This Week. Approximately 1400 American women and children are expected to be evacuated from Shanghai by the end of this week, Hull said. It was understood most of them would be leaving on commercial vessels. The Secretary of State said he thought only about 0 nationals would be left in the strife-torn inter- national city by the end of this week There were about 4000 in Shanghai before hostilities broke out. In discussing the Far Eastern situa- tion with reporters, Hull said that Maxwell M. Hamilton, assistant chief of the State Department’s Division of Far Eastern Affairs, would be made chief, succeeding Dr. Stanley K. Horn- beck, who will continue as adviser to the division. Removes Burden From Hornbeck. He added that the great difficulty | and time required to formulate the United States policy was “almost over- whelming” and that the new State Department arrangement would re- move a burden from Dr. Hornbeck and i 1 | policy. Asked if this Government was ap- proaching a decision on invocation of the neutrality act against China and | Japan, Hull replied that the depart- ent was giving this matter careful (See MARINES, Page A-3.) FORCED FROM SHERIFF, SUSPECT SLAIN BY BAND Man's Bullet-Punctured Body Is Found Hanging Beneath Bridge in Tennessee. By the Associated Press. COVINGTON, Tenn., August 17.— ‘The bullet-punctured body of a 35- vear-old Negro slaying suspect was found hanging beneath a highway bridge 12 miles east of here early today. The man, Albert Gooden, was taken from Sheriff W. J. Vaughan by a| band of six masked men late yester- day while the Sheriff was bringing his prisoner by automobile from Memphis to Covington. Gooden was accused of slaying Mar- shal Chester Doyle of Mason, Tenn., July 17 and was being brought here for a hearing today after having been held in Memphis for safe keeping. Sheriff Vaughan said an automobile carrying the six men drew abreast of his car about 8 miles from here and forced him to stop. While two of the masked marauders held pis- tols on the sheriff and a companion, Wooden was hauled from the offi- TUESDAY, AUGUST facilitate formulation of questions of | o= biffe 17, 1937—THIR' ¢ Foening Star Y-FOUR PAGES. The only evening paper in Washington with the Associated Press News and Wirephoto Services. % %k koK Yesterday’s Circulation, 136,109 (Some returns not yet received.) (®) Means Associated TWO CENTS Press. WHAT'S THE, MATTER WITH HES ALL s THE CHEER LEADER! RIGHT! v | | COPELAND RAISES ISSUE OF KLAN'IN DEBATE ON BLACK New Yorker Leads Fight on Nomination, but Faces Defeat. SENATOR NOT MEMBER, Miss Mar) Dewson, Economist, ’ HRSI []F J[]BI_ESS tal Se(turity Board " Named to Soc By the Associated Press. President Roosevelt today nominated i Mary W. Dewson of New York to be a | member of the Social Security Board Miss Dewson was named to the post now held by Vincent M. Miles of Ar- kansas, whose term has expired. She is a former director of the women's division of the Democratic National | Committee and is now chairman of that division's General Advisory Com- mittee. She also has been vice chair- man of the National Committee since | 1928. | A native of Quincy, Mass., Miss Dewson has been an industrial econo- | mist in the Labor Department since 1933, She was a member dent’s Committee on Economic Se- curity, a member_of the Consumers’ Advisory Board of the National Re- | covery ~Administration and is now | chairman of the Labor Standards Com- | | mittee of the National Consumers League. | Women's division officials said today Miss Dewson is at her Summer home in | Castine, Me. of the Presi- | | | | | | | | | alliance, MISS MARY W. DEWSON. 'GERMANY OFFERS BONDS | TO RAISE $280,500,000 !15-Year 44 Per Cent Securities | Are Issued for Funding—About $40,200,000 Subscribed. By the Associated Press. BERLIN, August 17.—The govern- ment announced a new offering of 700,000,000 marks (about 3280.500.-[ 1000) today in 15-year, 4', per cent | | treasury bonds with funding opera- | tions The issue conformed with Ger- many's established policy of such peri- odic reductions of its internal debt, which now stands at 2465,000,000 marks (about $990.000.000). Officials said 100,000,00 marks (about | $40,200,000) already have been sub- scribed. The balance will be offered for public subscription at 98.75. PALESTINE DISCUSSED | France Fears Repercussions of ' Partitioning by Britain. PARIS, August 17 (#).—France, fear- ing a British plan for division of Pal- estine would bring trouble to the French Syrian mandate, opened con- versations with London today on Brit- ain's Near East policy. Officials said Britain's eventual de- cision on the proposed division of Pal- estine into Jewish and Arab states and a British mandated area is of greatest importance to France because of pos- sible repercussions throughout the en- cer's automobile. Summary of Page. -B-14-5 Page. Radio . . _-A-14 Serial Story B-2 Editorial - Short Story-B-16 Finance Society Lost & Found B-11 | Sports A-12-14 Obituary ____A-6| Woman’s Pg. B-10 Comics Drama FOREIGN. Shanghai menaced by fire as shells rake city. Page A-1 Soviet reported offering arms to help China fight Japan. Page A-1 NATIONAL. Roosevelt in Far East. Page A-1 Senate group calls night session on tax-loophole bill. Page A-2 Senate group approves revised reor- ganization bill. Page A-3 weighs steps WASHINGTON AND VICINITY. New York woman named to Social Security Board. Page A-1 Jobless marchers start arriving, ask for Army tents. Page A-1 District group formed for Constitution sesquicentennial. Page A-3 Police Chief Brown opposes bill to legalize horse racing. Page B-1 Fish calls for liberalized Republican party in Forum speech. Page B-8 EDITORIAL AND COMMENT. Editorials. Page This and That, Page Questions and Answers, Page Political Mill. Page Stars?Men and Atoms. Page David Lawrence. Page 4 A-8 A-8 A-8 A-8 A-3 A9 tire Moslem-Arab world. Today’s Star H. R. Baukhage. Mark Sullivan, Jay Franklin. Delia Pynchon. FINANCIAL. | Japanese bonds slump (table). 0il output jumps. D. C. phone total higher. Stocks supported after drop (table). Curb list eases (table). Crucible Steel net gains. SPORTS. Fast play marks opening of D. C. Jjunior title tennis. Page A-12 Comeback of Griffmen faces acid test against Yanks. Page A-12 Pirates and Reds big obstacles for Chicubs. Page A-12 Henry Armstrong rated surefire com- ing ring champ. Page A-13 Britain resigned to defeat of Farr by Louis. Page A-13 Three D. C. women to compete for U. 8. golf crown. Page A-14 Shoreham swimming team captures D. C. A. A. U. title. Page A-14 MISCELLANY. Washington Wayside. Nature’s Children. Shipping News. Vital Statistics. Traffic Convictions. Dorothy Dix. Betsy Caswell. Cross-word Puzzle. Bedtime Stories. Letter-Out. Page A-15 Page A-15 Page A-16 Page A-16 Page A-17 Page A-17 Page A-2 Page A-11 Page A-11 Page A-11 Page A-11 Page B-. Page B- Page B- Page B-14 Page B-18 Page B-15 Winning Contract. YANKEES DEFEAT NATS 40 NFRST Appleton Chased After Bril- | liant Start—Dickey and Lazzeri Homer. Gomez Takes Hill Knowing of Mother’s Death in California By a Staff Correspondent of The Star NEW YORK, August 17.—Ver- non (Lefty) Gomez, brilliant le handed pitcher of the Yank: sought to end the Yanks' three- game losing streak today against the Nationals, taking the mound with full knowledge of his moth- er's death in Rodeo, Calif. The 67-year-old mother of the Yankee star passed away at noon today, shortly before Gomez be- gan warming up for the first game of today's double-header. She dled of a heart stroke. Gomez recently returned from an airplane trip to visit her. BY FRANCIS E. STAN, Staff Correspondent of The Star. | it will be up to the marchers to decide | Whether they will stay longer. NEW YORK, August 17.—After Pete | Appleton fanned the first four men | to face him in the opening game of | today’s double-header between the Na- | tionals and the Yankees, he went tn“ pieces and was knocked eut of the box in the third inning, and the Yankees | went on to win, 8 to 0. | Bill Dickey, the fifth man to face| Appleton, connected for a home run, and after Jake Powell flied out, Tony Lazzeri hit a circuit breaker. In the third inning the Yankees staged a batting bee at Appleton’s expense, and scored five runs before Kendall| Chase came to his relief. FIRST INNING. WASHINGTON—AImada flied to| Hoag. Lewis walked. Travis forced Lewis, Crosetti to Lazzeri. Stone grounded to Lazzeri. No runs. NEW YORK—Crosetti and Rolfe struck out. Di Maggio also struck out. No runs. ‘Washington, 0; New York, 0. _SECOND INNING, WASHINGTON — Kuhel walked. Myer fouled to Rolfe. Rolfe tossed out Simmons, Kuhel taking second. R. Ferrell flied to Di Maggio. No runs. NEW YORK—Gehrig struck out. Dickey hit a home run into the right fleld bleachers. (It was his twenty- second of the season.) Powell flied to stone. Lazzeri hit a home run into the left field stands. (It was his twelfth of the season.) Hoag grounded to Lewis. Two runs. ‘Washington, 0; New York, 2. THIRD INNING. ‘WASHINGTON—Appleton popped to Lazzeri. Almada was called out on strikes. Lewis singled to right. Travis singled to center, Lewis taking third. Stone flied to Di Maggio. No runs. NEW YORK—Gomez singled to right. CQrosetti forced Gomez, Myer to Travis. Rolfe singled to center, sending Crosetti to third. Di Maggio singled to center, scoring Crosetti and (See GAME, Page A-2) ARRIVE, ASK TENTS Main Body, Expected Next Week, Can Feed Itself, Lasser Believes. (Picture on Page A-5.) Appeals for the use of Army tents to shelter the group of unemployed they have summoned to Washington were renewed today by officials of the ‘Workers' Alliance of America as the advance guard of the jobless caravans crossed the District line. David Lasser, president of the said Federal officials have been urged to erect tents to shelter | the 200 men and women—mostly from New York and New Jersey—who ar- rived in the advance contingent. The main body of marchers, ex- pected to number between 3.000 and 4.000, will not begin pouring into | the city until Sunday night and early Monday, Lasser said. “Obviously, it is hopeless ta expect to find shelter in private dwellings | for that number of people,” Lasser | said. “We expect the Government to place public-owned equipment at our disposal.” Congressional Pleas. | The advance contingent came here to ask individual Congressmen not to |’ vote for an adjournment resolution un- til Congress enacts the Schwellenbach- Allen resolution, which would halt W. P. A. lay-offs, Lasser said. Present plans call for a two-day! meeting of the thousands expected next week, Lasser said. He added that Pointing out that locals of the al- | liance have raised approximately $40.- | 000 to finance the march, Lasser said he believed the “unemployed delegates’ | could provide their own food during| their stay if the Government prov ided | them with shelter. | The advance guard of the jobless army reached the District line in six large buses shortly after 9 a.m. | Motor Cycle Escort. Inspector L. I. H. Edwards, assist-| ant superintendent of police, sent a | motor cycle escort to meet the caravan | at the District line and conduct it through rush-hour traffic to headquar- | ters of the alliance at 1211 I street. Inspector Edwards said Lasser called | at his office yesterday and asked per- | mission to stage a parade of the job- | less next week. Lasser was given a parade application blank, which he has not yet filled out, Inspector Edwards | said. The advance guard paused for break- fast at a barbecue stand near the Peace Cross in Bladensburg. The | marchers were led by Miss Ellen Lynch. She said they represented teachers, artists, writers and other | white collar workers who had been | fired from W. P. A. rolls. VIRGINIA EXTRADITES TWO UNDER LYNCH LAW | | West Virginia Governor Grants | Plea for Return of Men Ac- cused as Mob Members. By the Associated Press. CHARLESTON, W. Va., August 17. —Virginia's request for the extradi- tion of A. M. Keen and Leonard Keen, indicted in Buchanan County in July, 1936, under the Byrd anti-lynch law, was honored yesterday by Gov. Homer A. Holt. The Keens were charged with being members of & mob in the assault of L. D. Combs, James Richardson and Reece McClanhihan. ‘The prisoners were in custody at Lewisburg, W. Va., where they will be held pending arrival of Virginia of- ficers. Virginia’s anti-lynch law, enacted in 1928, during the administration of Harry F. Byrd, as Governor, pro- vides prison sentences of one to 10 years upon conviction. In the event of the death of a person assaulted by a mob, the law provides that any member of the assembly shall be guilty of murder. ———— Robbers Get $6,400 Haul. MALDEN, Mass.,, August 17 (#)— Two men held up the Malden Loan Co. today and escaped with jewelry worth EVANS, WIZARD, SAYS Administration Supporters Move to Confirm Alabaman for Court During Day. BACKGROUND— Retirement of Associate Justic Van Devanter dealt telling blow to President’'s Supreme Court reor- ganization plans, but gave Mr Roosevelt his first appointment to high bench. Selection of Senator Black of Alabama, strong supporter of administration policies, to suc- ceed Van Devanter has been at- tacked on ground he is ineligible as member of Congress that passed Supreme Court retirement act Senate Judiciary Committee, hoy« ever, has approved nomination, BULLETIN. Senator Copeland, Democrat, of New York was denounced today by Senator McGill. Democrat, of Kan- sas for raising Klan against the no; Black to the Supreme C: Kansan accused Copeland of ba. his opposition on “prejudice.” the issue i By the Associated Phess Senator Copeland, Democrat. of New York raised the Ku X Klan issue against Senator Black the Senate today with a statement that he felt “outraged by proposal to put a Klan sympathizer” on the Supreme Co! Opening the debate before crowded Senate galleries on the nomination of Black to the Supreme Court, Copeland said the nomination should be rej “if the K relationship is ace as true,” but that if there was do about it in senatorial minds. it sho: be sent back to committee for an vestigation. Burke Continues Attack. When Copeland speaking for an hour out a single interr on, Senator Burke, Democrat, of Nebraska, arose and carried on the attack Criticizing the precedent for quick Senate confirmation of a nomination of a Senator, Burke said “immemorial rule” was “unwise and dangerous.” He urged special caution in confirmation of nominations of Senators. He asserted Black did not possess an impartial mind,” and questioned whether he was * to admir T even-handed justice to all who come before him, regardiess of religion or race.” Black himself was absent from his usual seat in the center of the Dem cratic side of the chamber as the b attack went forward A small group of Republicans and “old line” Democrats, facing almost, certain defeat, were lined up in t fight against Black. Meanwhile, in tlanta, Ga, Dr Hiram W. Evans, imperial wizard of the Klan, said Black “is not a mem- ber.” He expressed indifference to Copeland’s statement that the Ala- bama Senator was a “Klan sympa- thizer,” and added “I'm hoeing my own row. I don't care a dern about either one of them “Copeland is running for mayor of New York. He has to have an issue, I don't intend to become the issue." concluded after a half with- Foes Claim 20 Votes. Senate opponents of Black’s cone firmation claim only 20 votes. The 13-to-4 favorable vote yesterday by the Judiciary Committee broke the opposition campaign, they said Their hope for delaying confirma- tion rested with Copeland, whose speech bringing in the Ku Klux Klan issue dealt with a subject previously discussed guardedly in Senate cloak rooms, Copeland, just back from New Yo where he conferred on his mavora candidacy, took the floor at the out- set of today's session, which Senate leaders called an hour earlier than usual in an effort to confirm the Black nomination today Discussing the nomination in the light of what he called “the Klan re- lationship,” Copeland said, “I have no doubt of what my action should be.” Copeland Cites Responsibility. Other Senators will be governed. as they should be, by their convictions,” he continued, reading a prepared speech, “but there rests upon us a re- sponsibility, in importance second 2 (See BLACK, Page A-5.) House to Drop Several Rules Rest of Session By the Associated Press. The House took another stride to- ward adjournment today by adopting a resolution to dispense with some of its rules for the remained of the ses- sion. The tape-cutting resolution would: Permit dispensing with the morn- ing prayer and reading of the journal; allow a motion at any time to sus- pend the rules and pass a bill by a two-thizds vote; authorize day-to-day recesses instead of adjournments, and let the Rules Committee bring in rules and obtain their approval the same day by a majority vote. The resolution was passed despite a suggestion by Representative Ran- kin, Democrat, of Mississipoi that it might apply to a special session, if any were called in October or No- vember to consider farm legislation. Chairman O'Connor of the Rules Committee said that theoretically the resolution might apply to a special $6,000 and $400 in eash. Philip All- man, the proprietor, estimated the loss. A session, “but that is not likely to happen.”