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Evening star., 1935-11-13

.taken the pledging of the drivers Of
its fleet of 200 cabs as members of
the Star Safety Council. At the same
time Mouser called upon all District
transportation companies. individual
drivers and pedestrians to assist in
the campaign for safe driving and
walking.
With safety OF operation" as the
company slogan. the Washington,
Marlboro g. Annapolis Motor Lines.
one of the pioneer bus companies IN
Washington. has joined The Star safe
driving campaign to aid in decreasing
the number of traffic fatalities in
(See SAFETY. Page 81
Evening star., 1935-11-13
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Fress.
MOSCOW, November 13.-Ernest
Elmer Baker, long, rangy bricklayer
and cowboy from Menard, Tex, who
walked across part of Germany and
all of Poland to preach the gospel
to the Bolsheviks, arrived in Moscow
today.
1t is a year and nine months since
his departure from Menard. He was
brought here by two Soviet guards
from a hospital near Minsk, where
he had been for the past two and a
half months, and turned over to the
United States Embassy. The embassy
has made arrangements to send him
nome
Previous to his disqualification,
Baker spent almost a year in de-
tention camp near the Polish border,
having been picked up shortly after
entering the Soviet Union. He had
entered unnoticed over swamp.
II asked the Russians why they
Evening star., 1935-11-13
NAV|N, BASE BALL
CLUB OWNER, DIES
Boss of Champion Tigers
Stricken While Riding
Horse at Detroit.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, November 13.-Frank j..
Navin, "a, owner of base balls world
champions, the Detroit Tigers, and
vice president of the American League,
died in hospital today an hour after
he fell, stricken with a heart attack,
from his horse at the Detroit Riding
and Hunt Club.
First inkling of the tragedy came
when Mrs. Navin, riding back of the
widely known sportsman on the bride
path, saw his gentle Irish jumper
galloping toward her. riderless.
Mrs. Navin followed the horse to
the stable and with L. w. Droeger,
manager of the hunt club. and Mrs
search of the riding grounds for Is
minutes before discovering her hus-
band in a clump of tall grass.
Found Unconscious.
The base ball owner was unconscious,
one arm thrown across his chest. He
was hurriedly removed to a hospital,
where he died in a few minuts. DR..
]. P. Leonard said there we're no
bruises on the body and said that
a heart attack caused his death. At
tendants at the club said there was no
evidence he had been thrown from
the horse.
Navin is survived by his wodow. and
a nephew. Charles F. Navin, secretary
of ka I'll, xxrHn &c in nj ~
at Battle Creek, Mich.
Navin's sudden death ended a 30
year career in big time base ball which
sporting luck happily crowned with q
worlds championship early in Octo-
ber-his only one in three decades OF
competition.
Around him through the years
Poker Face" Navin gathered some OF
the brightest stars Of the diamond
from the days of Ty Cobb down to
Mickey Cochrane.
News of his death hit like a bomb
shell in the city where he had made
base ball big business from April to
October.
Cochrane Move Lauded.
The fans in Tiger town who knew
all the details of Navin's base ball
story from the turn of the century
had hailed him with louder cheers
since the day he bought Mickey Coch-
rane for 100000 from Connie Mack
of Philadelphia. and installed the pep
perry catcher as manager OF the Tiger
club.
That was the dawn OF a new
championship era for Detroit base
ball, brought on two league pennants
and one world championship, and
shifted the seat of American League
base ball supremacy westward from
New York.
One million home town fans banged
the turnstiles into Navin Field in the
1885 season, the richest in Navin's
years of base ball ownership.
Navin was born April 18. 1871. in
Adrian, Mich, one of nine children
of Thomas and Eliza Crotty Navin,
natives of Ireland.
He studied law, but persuaded
Thomas H. Yawkey, multimillionaire
iumberman, to join with him in the
purchase of the Detroit Base Ball Co.
in 1902 He took over the manager
ship of the club and thereafter de-
(See NAVIN. Page -
Evening star., 1935-11-13

Carrying the campaign for street
and highway safety throughout the
District and into the nearby counties
of Maryland and Virginia in their
public service operations, two bus
companies and a taxicab company
have just joined The Evening Star
Safety Council and now are engaged
in pledging all their drivers to strict
compliance with the II primary safe
driving rules of the council.
The Terminal Transportation Cab
Association, under the leadership Of
L. N Mouser, president. and Adrian
A Duvall, chairman of the Advisory
Board of the association, has under
Evening star., 1935-11-13
FRENCH NAVY FUNDS
BOOSTED S34, ,190,0 900
Budget Figures Disclose Increased
Expenditures for 1936-Main-
tenance Cost Drops.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, November l3.-France will
increase her naval expenditures during
1886 by 526,OOO,0OO francs (about
s34, ,000) over 1885. budget figures
published today disclosed.
The country will spend 3,429, 200, 900
francs (about 223,500,0OO on the
navy. for items which include the addi-
ton of 1850 men.
Naval maintenance costs are lower,
however, because Of reductions in
pensions and indemnities ordered
under Premier Laval's decree laws and
a drop in supply costs. Maintenance
was estimated at l,144.000 900 francs
for 1885, compared to l,228,000,000
francs in 1885.
Evening star., 1935-11-13
THREE SEEK SENATE
JOB TO SUCCEED LONG
Gov. Allen, Shreveport Lawyer
and Alexandria Sociologist
File for Race.

BATON ROUGE, La, November 13
P.-There were three announced
candidates for election to the re-
mainder of the late Huey P. Longs
Senate term today after midnight ex-
piration of the time limit for filing of
candidacy intentions.
The three were. in the order of
filing, Gov. o. K. Allen, Frank j.
Looney, Shreveport. La, attorney, and
DR.. Irving Ward-Steinman, Alexan-
dria, La, sociologist.
Ward-Steinman was the last to an
nounce his candidacy, submitting his
qualification papers just before the
filing time limit.
Already a candidate for the full
Senate >term beginning in January,
1887, he said would seek election for
the 'short term" as well.
Evening star., 1935-11-13
Trujillo Trip Opposed.

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican
Republic, November 13 P).-The AS
sembly today by unanimous vote
adopted a resolution calling upon
President Rafael L. Trujillo not to
take his proposed trip to the United
States.
Evening star., 1935-11-13
Peru Protests to Ecuador.

LIMA, Peru, November 13 P.-A
foreign ministry communique made
public today said Peru repeatedly has
protested" against the presence OF
Ecuadorean Army detachments on the
Northern boundary of Peru.
Evening star., 1935-11-13
REBEL WAR LORD
SLAIN BY WOMAN
Marshal Sun Chuan Fang
Shot While Attending
Buddhist Meeting.
BY the Associated Press.

TIENTSIN. November ia woman
assassin today killed Marshal Sun
Chuan-Fang, bitter opponent of the
Nanking government and often men
toned as the possible choice Of Japan
to lead an independence movement
of North China.
Sun. formerly one Of Chinas most
powerful war lords, was shot while
attending a Buddhist meeting in the
Chinese section of the city by we'll
dressed Chinese woman.
She emptied her revolver into Suns
body. then calmly surrendered to the
police.
The assassin was reported to be the
daughter of the late Gen. SEE Chung
Pin, for whose execution she was as
serted to have held Sun responsible.
Added Provinces to Power.
Marshal Sun once was one of the
most powerful war lords of China In
1928 he was governor of Chekiang
Province. Later he became military
governor of Fukien Province. then was
PAoSSd Al SoAoAO VI tlIC NAlOlC lOWCI
YangtZe area
BY 1926 he was in control of Che
kiang, Kiagsu. Fukien, and Kiangsi
provinces. On September 9 of that
year, alleging that his territory had
been attacked by the Cantonese un-
der Soviet influence, he declared war
on the Canton government.
For a month he was successful in
battle, then, weakened by the deser-
tion of various allied generals, he was
beaten back by the southern armies.
Lost Key City in 1927.
BY February of 1927 he was forced
back to Chuchow and, on February
II, 1927, he lost the key city of Hang
chow to the advancing Cantonese.
At one time it was reported he
might flee to Japan for safety. How
ever. with reinforcements. he retired
to the lower Yangtse Valley, reor-
ganized his forces and kept on fight
ing until June, 1928, when he resigned
command of the Shantung and
Chihli armies, to be replaced by Gen.
Chi Hsien-Yuan.
Evening star., 1935-11-13

Due to its great circulation
concentrated in and about
Washington and its volume
of advertising, which is the
greatest in the United States,
The Star is able to furnish
both reader and advertiser
the greatest value at the
lowest cost.
Evening star., 1935-11-13
Service to
Buyer and Seller

Advertising is of real value to
the reader when the merchant
offers the newest, best and
most desirable merchandise.
The value of circulation to
a merchant is the cost of the
advertising in relation to pur-
chasing power of the readers.
Advertising in The Star
renders the greatest service
to both buyer and seller.
Yesterdays Advertising
Gocal display
Lines.
The Evening Star IS, sos
End Newspaper--- FL, ,465
3rd ,Newspaper--- IL ,461
4th Newspaper S,525
5th Newspaper 6,947
Total NexsDaDsr.. 4 oshsa 4S,39S
Evening star., 1935-11-13
WEATHER.

20. s. Weather Bureau Forecast.)
Fair tonight and tomorrow; colder to-
night with lowest temperature about A
degrees; gentle north or northwest winds.
empeatures-Highest, 72. at 3:45 pm.
yesterday; lowest, 81, at am. today.
Full report on page A-9.
Evening star., 1935-11-13

tSee CHEST. Page -
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-02-20
CHINA IS NOW
 BUYING SILVER

SHANGHAI, FeD. 2O.-The For eign Exchange Stabilization Com mittee revealed it IS in the world silver market with Uncle Sam as competitor. r-4
 The Nationalist Government has purchased $1,08O,0eo worth of sil- yer at London because of the re- cent uped price at Honkong.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-02-20

including beautiful gowns and elaborate white headdress.
 The party was opened with sev- eral lively selections on the fife and drum, by Miss Jeanne Van der Leest and LeRoy West, who were attractively .costumed also. Following this. Mrs. c. H. Van Dugteren, attired as Paul Revere and accompanied by her trusty steed, recited an original poem written by herself and Mrs. Pearl Burford, which was in the nature of welcome to the guests of the evening, and clevery paraphrased on athe well-known poem of the Midnight Ride of Paul Revere"
 Mrs. c. iP 'Jenne, attired in a beautiful colonial gown, gave two pleasing vocal selections, accom- panied by Mrs. Carol .Beery Davis.
 Mrs. Pearl Burford, the club president, gave an interesting talk on International Relations, this being the month in which the club Eives special attention to her for-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-02-20

of Pisa is the villa of the flaps burghs, where ex-Empress zita of Austro-H Hungary and most of her family come for the summer.
 French House at Palermo
 At Pianore di Lucca, near Par ma, is a villa of the Bourbon fam fly. There lives Infanta Marie Antonia, aunt of ex-King Manuel of Portugal.
 At Palermo is one of the head quarters of the French royalists. Here in 1881 Henri, Count of Paris, Frances unofficial crown prince, married Isabelle of Orleans. Last year the Duke de Guise, pretender to the French throne, conferred. with his followers there.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-02-20
VISIT VALDEZ

MT. and Mrs. Angus Mcdonald, fox ranchers of Busby Island, were recent visitors in Valdez.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-02-20
WOLVES NEAR NOME

Bill Dencken, miner on Bangor Creek, arrived in :. Nome recently and reported evidence of large packs of wolves and coyotes in the Nome district. says the Nome Nugget. This is the first time for many years, according to Dencken, that he has seen indies tions Of wolves in such large numbers in this district. Dencken was in Nome to secure supplies for the house he is building this winter.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-02-20
By ANDRUE BIRDING

ROME, Feb. 18.-Mussolini's rig : i'd police protection has combined with the sunny skies of Italy to draw to this country goodly n m b CT of the fugitive royalty whose comfortable throne chairs have been snatched from under them.
 Rome and Florence harbors sev- eral doezn kings, queens, princes and princelings who once played ] leading roles in their own coun- tries but now are reduced to watch ing the drama from afar.
 Most of them are resigned to their fates, go about in Italian Society and try to amuse them yselves as best they can, but some Astill struggle and dream of the great day of return to their capi- tals in triumphant procession, with bugles blowing and throngs lowing in homage.
 
 Greek EannIy At Florence
 Ex Queen Helen of Rumania is Ehe latest addition to the royalist eolony. Giving up her throne by iivorcing King Carol, she migrated Q Florence.
 eShe has a villa on Fiesole hill overlooking the city. With her are her sisters, Princess Irene and Princess Catherine of Greece, and her brother. Prince Paul of Greece, nore exiles. Once year her son, Crown Prince Mihai, comes to visit her. Some say the boy yet may be he means of reconciling Helen nd Carol.
 Queen Sophie of Greece lived s Florence for years. She died anuary IA, 1882, and is buried here. Her husband, ex-King Con- tantine, died at Palermo.
 In Rome ex-King Alfonso of pain has taken up his residence a the sumptuous villa of the op- ra singer, Titta Ruffo. He has his amily with him, except ex-Queen ictoria, now in London and plan ing, it is said, a legal separation
 One Fights-Another Retires
 Alfonso has smsre fight left in i'm than most Of the others. He laintains close contact with the lonarchist party in Spain, spends.
 good deal of money in po- tical way, and has hopes of a rFe-. hrn In Rome, too, is Ananullah, ex- ng of Afghanistan. He has vil-
 and large family. The children to Italian schools. Of the royal
 in Italy Amanullah is probably ke most retiring.
 Prince Christopher of Greece, ho married Princess Francoise of rance. lives in Rome. His first life was the widow of the Amer an tin plate king William B. eeds, Cleveland, Ohio.
 Here also lives Princess Marie
 Greece. widow of Russian Grand nke Georges Michailovitch. shot
 the bolshevists. She now is the ss of sa Greek admiral, Rericles annides.
 At Viareppio on the coast south
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-02-20

Agnes Schloser, Thomas Given and Patricia Herring completed their courses at the Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines at the close of the last semester, accord- ing to the last issue of the Farth- est-North Collegian.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-02-20

CARD PARTY American Legion Auxiliary Feb ruary 2l at Dugout. --adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-02-20
 SPONSORED BY
 WOM ANS CLUB
Business and Professional Organization Meets
 Monday Night

An especially delightful and or iginal party was held Monday ev- ening by members of the Business and Professional Women's Club and their guests in the parlors of the Episcopal Church. The spirit of Colonial Days prevailed, and many of the members ap- pea-sd in costume Of the period,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-02-20

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-02-20

5 / eign sisters, and in this connec- ton she advised the members that Business and professional women's Club have been formed and are now in existence under thirty flags.
 Further mention was made of the National Convention to be held in Seattle next July and the, part this club will take in the enter tainment of the visitors.
 The balance of the evening was given over to, music, games and other entertainment, and conclud- ed with nice luncheon served by the committee in charge.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-02-20

The first public library in North Carolina was established at the town of Bath in TOO.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-04-17
The Hub of
Good Touring

You can see the best worth seeing
in ""The Land of the Sky'-the
Blue Ridge Mountains of Western
North Carolina-and not be away
from YOUR home overnight if you
make Hendersonville and commun-
itv YOUR headquarters. Ask at the
Chamber of Commerce for Scenic
Tour Map
, 1935-06-23
Bible Glasses Begin
Special 20 ny Heraldl


LA FERIA. June 2.-Beginning
Monday night, June "A. and continu-
ing for five nights mission study
CLASSES for all ages will be conducted
nc the Baptist church. according to
Rev. N. B. Moon, pastor. Classes viii
be conducted by Mrs. n. B. Moon
IN missionary Opportunities in
Alaska" Miss Helen Robinson,
@Brave Adventures" Miss Elizabeth
Durham, Around the World in the
southland" Mrs. l. B. MaGee, Mes
Bengers Of Light" Mrs. r. w. Moran,
eat the Gate Of Asia" Rev. N. b
Moon. Europe and the Gospel" OF
special interest will be the class The
Moffetts" taught by Horace Burns
from the Baptist by Horace Burns
New Orleans.
, 1935-06-23
Freak Weather OF
Past Week Leaves
20 Dead in Texas

Texas-ArkanSaS line took four lives.
and Miss Grace Ellis Of Stephen
vile died OF injuries received Mon
day night when a storm destroyed
her home and fatally injured her
father. y. r. Ellis, and seriously
hurt her two sisters.
Dempsey Freeze, farmer, and his
t~Wo-year-Old son. Gilbert were kill
I'd in a storm near TeXarkana, and
the same Wild wind caused the
deaths of Dunbar Mccartney. negro
relief worker, and Cynthia Perkins.
ageG negro woman. Three hours
after Freeze was killed his widow
save birth TO a girl.
The windStOrm damaged l25
houses in the T~eXarkana and New
Boston territory. Thirty homes were
destroyed, crops were badly blown
ana heavy rains did no little dam
age. More than IS persons were
injured.
Less damaging WindStorms hit the
FariS section in northeast Texas
and Dawson county on the south
plains. IL was estimated that 90 per
cent OF the Dawson county crops
we're destroyed.
Meanwhile, the Colorado river.
which Joined half a dozen other
streams the first OF the week in
cutting paths OF destruction through
southern Texas. had reached the
safety stage as the crest of the flood
neared the gulf. Silt-laden torrents
still whipped through the streets
OF Wharton as the relief committee
appealed for donations Of food sup
plies to care for more than 100
homeless victims.
III. r. Keisker, national repre-
sentative OF the Red Gross. with
temporary headquarters in Austin,
estimated that about $500 families
were being cared for in the Colorado
hood zone. He said the most serious
situation apparently was In the
Colorado bottoms where silt from
flccd-waters covered crops. e
The Red Cross reported that hail
and windStorms in various sections
OF the state from Rails to Lamesa
ard across Texas to Texarkana had
caused an additional relief branch.
, 1935-06-23
Certificates
In Shoots Are
To Be Given
Especial 70 The HeraIdl

toUNCtAl 10 lDg hcNMAuD
SAN BENITO, June 22.-MaIor
Harry NJ Carroll has received GER
tificates for distribution among
those who qualified in the small
bore rifle and pistol shoots held
among members Of reserve officer
troops schools in the Valley.
1T. Charles Ludden and 1t. Ar
thur G. Volz qualified as experts In
the small bore shoot with Capt.
Clarence s. Howe, 1t. Harry l..
Keifer. and 1t. Robert T.. Lyon
qualifying as sharpShooters. Quail
flying as marksmen were Lieuts.
Edgar A. Capen. william G. Yer
trees. G. r. Johnson, Arthur p.
Carter, James v. Montgomery.
Chester H. Chambers, Oscar S.
No ing. 4. A. Arnold. J. Lee SIAM
baugh, William "A. Obs. Capt.
Henry z. Snow and 1t. Commander
w. n. @. Slaymaker.
Capt. Arthur l.. Mccullough OF
Brownsville CAir Reserve) made an
exceptional record in the pistol
shoot. He was the only one 10
qualify as an expert with an aver
age Of 9I22 which was far above
the average.
Qualifying as sharpshooters were
Captains Henry X. Snow. Clarence
S. Howe and Floyd S. Worth and
Its. Eugene p. Reagan and James
X. Watkins.
The following qualified as marks
men with the pistol: Majors Elmer
f.. Black and Clement r. Kirby.
Capts. Frank Il. Hinkly. Morris ID.
, 1935-06-23
Oil Interest Near
La Feria Increases


LA FERIA, June ar j. Thomas,
secretary Of the chamber Of COM
merce, was named as representative
from La Feria on the Valley Cen
tennial committee al the special
meeting in the Community Hall
Thursday night. About 70 members
and friends attended TO hear plans
for the future as developed by the
chambers board of directors and
members. There is much talk Of oil
development north OF la Feria, and
the chamber Is actively engaged in
assisting leaders in obtaining leases
On blocks OF land SO that drilling
contracts may be let, according TO
Thomas. Cooperation Is also pledg-
Cd by members of the Chamber Of
Commerce IN the cleanup, paint
up campaign nov underway.
Following the business meeting the
members and their friends enjoyed
a watermelon feast.
, 1935-06-23
MERCEDES YET
HOLDING LEAD
1851 Carloads Shipped At
Point; WesIaco Runs
Close Second

MERCEDES, June 22.-Merced~s
leads all Lower Rio Grande Valley
railway shipping points In the total
number OF railway carlot shipments
of fruits and vegetables during the
l934-35 season now coming to a
close. according to combined reports
of both Southern Pacific and Mis-
souri, Pacific railways.
Mercedes now reports a total Of
1851 cars as compared with a total
OF l.039 + for WeSlaco. Edinburg,
located on both railways, took third
place with 871 cars. The report Is
the final Southern Pacific report
OF the season and the next TO last
for the Missouri Pacific. No cities
but Mercedes and Weslaco report
more than 1000 cars each during the
season.
a total OF So shipping points in
the Valley have moved as many as
two cars each during the current
season, the reports show. Total rail-
way lOadings for the season show
i3,l47 cars, including 4.577 cars Of
citrus, 1887 cars Of vegetables and
IS cars of mixed fruits and vege-
tables. The two roads last season
moved a total Of 1919 cars. in
s'uding 1918 cars Of citrus. 1884
cars OF vegetables and ~ mixed
cars.
Valley shipments by stations are
as follows, according TO the two
reports:
Mercedes. 1881: Weslaco. 1889;
Edinburg, 87l; Raymondville, $50:
San Benito. $40: Harrington. $40:
Pharr. TIC: McAllen. 688; Elsa, 637;
Donna, $40: Edcouch. 563; Mission
EST; Alamo. sol; Brownsville. 367;
S%haryland. $50; Santa Rosa, $40;
La Feria, 327: san Juan. 3ll; San
Carlos. 242; Rio Hondo, $40; Ly-
ford. 100; San Perlita, ia: HauSer
East McAllen), 103.
Los FresnOs. 95; Val Verde, 81;
Prlmera, rs; Progreso. "a; Landrum,
"a. Combes, 80; Stuart Place, 80;
La Paioma. "a; Willamar. "a; 20
zano n: Snavely and Porfirio. is
each; Sonth Point and Carricitos,
Is each: Rio Grande City and
Santa Maria. II each: Lantana and
Cayazos, 9 each: La villa, 8; Ricardo.
Hargill and LaSara, 8 each; Lau-
relies. San Jose, and Cajon. 5 each:
Olmit0. A; Rangerville, 8; Rafael
and Yturria, 2 each