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China
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part OF his consular district north
of the Yellow River to withdraw south
ward to places of safety.
This action followed closely an OH
cial japanese intimation that the
North China zone of hostilities might
extend southwark to the Yellow River,
the natural boundary between North
and Central China.
The Hankow consular district in
cludes . small part of Honan Prov
ince above the river, but not the larger
area in Shantung Province, where
United States citizens, ON advice Of
their Consul at Tsinanfu, already were
reported concentrating at Tsingtao,
on the coast.
In troubled Hankow itself were about
100 Americans, with several score in
mission centers nearby. At Kikung-
shan, famed Central China Summer
resort, in Honan. about 100 miles
north Of Hankow. we're about 800
Americans, missionaries with their
wives and children.
The japanese civilian evacuation OF
Hankow gave every evidence of fears
OF early trouble. The japanese llth
Gunboat Flotilla on the Yangtze River
declared q state of emergency existed
in the area, landed additional marines
to reinforce those already ashore and
ordered the evacuation.
HankoW, with its sister Wuhan
cities Of Wuchang and Hanyang, lies
on the Yangtze some 800 miles south
OF the North China zone OF conflict
on direct line. 1t is the southern
terminus of the 754-mile railway
from Peiping. down which the jap
anese have advanced some 20 mile,
southwest Of Peiping.
REPORTS U. 8. ALERT.
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their plans and begin to prepare their
soil during the Autumn and Winter
months
A forty-first Senator-Pittman,
Democrat, Of Nevada-signed it, but
later asked to remove his name. The
document. he said, might be construed
as interfering with the Presidents
plerogatives.
The demands for agricultural legis-
lation confused the pre-adjournment
situation Leaders hope to end the
session late this month, as soon as
wage-hour, housing and court bills are
enacted.
Barkley told the Senate it is not
contemplated that the session should
continue long enough to pass farm
bill. He urged that the Agriculture
Committee hold hearings Immediately
after adjournment.
Chairman Smith Of the committee,
saying he had just conferred with Mr..
Roosevelt, declared:
Il got the impression that the
President would be thoroughly salts
fed il assurance was given him that
when we meet in January we will NEE.
with bill ready for consideration and
passage before the general planting
season.
Smith Committee Opinion.
His committee believes, Smith said
that ample time should be taken for
an exhaustive study of farm condi-
tions. 1t previously had arranged a
series of regional hearings this Fall.
Smith told the Senate the petition
asking farm legislation before jan
uary utterly astounded" him.
If special session is not called,
leaders said there was one other pos
sible solution OF the impasse: Congress
could accept a resolution offered by
Senators Black, Democrat, Of Ala
bama and Bilbo. Democrat, Of Missis-
sippi directing the Commodity Credit
Corp. to make loans OF IL cents .
pound on this years cotton crop.
r. F. C. Funds Ready.
Jesse Jones. chairman OF the Re-
construction Finance Corp, said re-
Gently both the Commodity Credit
Corp. and the r. F. c. were ready to
make loans assuming the President
approves, and he always has"
Bilbo told the Senate yesterday that
unless crop-control legislation is
passed. Southern farmers will be
robbed Of millions Of dollars by specu-
lators.'
He said the carryoyer Of Govern
ment-oWned surplus cotton is the
smallest since 1880 and. therefore.
there is mo excuse for the 1O-cent
price.
Evening star., 1937-08-06
MOVE TO PROTECT
ALLEYUN|T BEGUN
IhIder Seeks Assurance
Housing Bill Will Not A.
feet Right to Funds.

A move was afoot today to amend
the Federal housing bill so as to re-
move any uncertainty about the eligi-
bility of the District Alley Dwelling
Authority to receive = share of the
$726, 900 900 in loans, grants and con-
tributions provided by the national
measure.
Despite assurances to the contrary
given by Senator Wagner, Democrat
Of New York, author Of the bill, John
Ihlder, executive officer OF the Alley
Dwelling Authority, was advised yes
terday by the boards attorney
Maurice v. Brooks, that the Oil was SC
worded as to shut OF the A. D. A. from
its benefits.
Either Chairman King of the Sen
ate District Committee or Senator
Walsh, Democrat, of Massachusetts,
will be asked today to offer an amend
ment to safeguard the interests OF
the local housing agency. Unless spe-
cif1c provision is made for the District
in the measure, Ihlder feels there is
no assurance that the courts or the
General Accounting ONCE would hold
that the District was meant to be in
cluded within the scope.
King Offered Amendment.
Senator King offered such an
amendment yesterday, but when as
sured by Wagner that the term public
housing agency" means any State,
county, municipality, or other govern
mental entity or public body, he did
not press for its consideration.
The definition is SO worded, accord
ing to the legal advice given Ihlder,
that a public housing agency under
the bill would derive its powers from
a State The State can create such
an agency as sovereign power, 1hlder
explained, but the District lacks that
legislative power.
Senator Walsh told Wagner yester-
day the Alley Dwelling Authority had
held the language in the bill was not
specific enough TO assure the A. D. A
of benefits, and Senator Copeland
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Government would be alert to stop
any such action"
During the session, Gen. Gen Sugi-
yama, the minister Of war, told Parlia-
ment more troops were being rushed
to reinforce the Japanese Army in its
undeclared war on China.
Temporary suspension of American
missionary activity in North China be
cause of hostilities is most likely"
Shoichi Murao, general secretary OF
the Toxic Y. M. c. A., told the Asso-
ciated Press.
He said, however, fears Of American
missionaries that missions would be
wiped out were groundless
Personally do not expect any radi-
cal Japanese military action against
Christians, although Yenching Uni
versity at Peiping considered by its
American leaders as permanently
doomed) is considerably anti-Japa-
nese"
Everything depends on the move
ments Of China's central army" he
added.
Evening star., 1937-08-06
Farm
Continued From First PaRe.)

yet received sufficient assurances
about enactment of crop control leg
islation to warrant him to authorize
loans on this years cotton crop.
At his last Tuesdays press confer
ence the President had said crop
production control invalidated by the
Supreme Courts A. A. A. decision
last year, would have to return before
Federal price pegging was resumed.
Special Session in Question.
In response to another special ses-
sion question today Mr.. Roosevelt
smiled and said it was an easy one to
answer: That he was not consider
ing calling the Senate in special ses-
sion the day after Congress adjourns
to consider Supreme Court nomina
ton.
In connection with the special ses-
sion discussion in the Senate, Majority
Leader Barkley said yesterday the
President may call such a meeting in
October or November if the Senate
Agriculture Committee is ready to pre-
sent detailed crop control and price
stabilization program
Senators La Toilette, Progressive,
of Wisconsin: Shipstead, Farmer
Labor Of Minnesota, and Lundeen
Farmer-Labor of Minnesota, Joined
81 of the IS Senate Democrats in urg-
ing that course.
Simultaneously, it was learned that
Secretory yNo llo "a will lad =, ro,,oa ~
top-ranking Farm Administration Of
f1cials into the corn belt in the next
two weeks to discuss next years soil
conservation program.
Wallace and Aides to Talk.
Some Of these meetings will be mass
picnics at which Wallace and his as
sistants will speak. They also may
take up general farm legisla ton, In
cluding the ever normal granary'
which the President and Wallace con-
tend must be tied in with crop loans.
The Senate and House Agriculture
Committees decided a week ago to
abandon farm legislation until January
because they could not agree on details.
AoApAiCI1l oCAldtOlS dilO cSSllLd-
tives. however, expressed concern over
a slowly falling cotton market and
the possibility Of huge crop. They
advocated Federal help to guarantee
a cotton grower - cents pound for
his yield.
A committee talked to Mr.. Roosevelt
yesterday. The members said he told
them he would consider making loans
not only for cotton, but possibly for
wheat and corn. if congressional lead
ers agreed to pass acreage limitation
regulations at once, at a possible spe-
cial session, or at the start Of the
next regular session in January.
Shortly afterward, the 40 Senators
offered their petition for an Autumn
session, contending legislation next
Winter would be too late.
"A large proportion of the farmers
Of America" the petition said, make
Evening star., 1937-08-06

knowledge Of the American law against
foreign enlistment.
The ofnciak said no communicat ton
had been received from the japanese
about the matter.
The enlistment law dates back more
than century. 1t forbids any per-
son within the jurisdiction OF the
United States to accept commission
to serve against a friendly power. and
also forbids enlistment Of any person
for service with any foreign power
with which this country is at peace
Fines of $4,000 and $1,000, re-
spectively, and Imprisonment for not
more than three years. are penalties
provided for violation of either section.
Evening star., 1937-08-06
P. w. A. HOUSING PROJECT
RENTS AVERAGE $5.37
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
Secretary Ickes received a report
today that rents set for IT low-rent
housing projects to date average S537
per room per month.
The projects were built with P. W.
A. aid. They range from a 42-house
community in Miami to huge apart
ment project in Cleveland
Howard A. Gray, director of hous-
ing. said:
Rents are all within the reach OF
low-income families who previously
were living under bad housing condi-
tions"
Evening star., 1937-08-06
$10Q,0)O,0)D LOAN
FL0ATED BY CHINA
Money Not to Be Considered
War Fund, Says Kung.
Britain Consents.
By the Associated Press.

4
LONDON. August 6.-The Chinese
Embassy announced last night that
Or. H. H. Kung. finance minister, had
reached agreement in principle" for
the flotation of Chinese government
loan Of f2o,000,oo0 (s1O0,0OO, ,0OO) in
London.
DR.. Kung, in Paris. declared the loan
must not under any circumstances"
be considered war loan, although
China is faced with the threat of war
with Japan.
American. French and Belgian
financiers had shown much interest in
the loan, said an Embassy spokesman
and 1t was planned to raise the money
through banking syndicate of which
j. P. Morgan is a member. Part might
be raised by general subscription the
spokesman said.
To Refund Old Loans.
He declared some details remained
TO be worked out. but the loan would
be secured on revenues of Chinas Gus
toms tariff. He indicated it would be
used largely to refund old loans at
lower interest rates.
He said the British government had
given its consent, because without its
consent there would be no loan
Before going to London. Dr. Kung
spent some time in the United States.
He was China's representative at the
coronation of King George VI He is
vice premier as well as finance min
lister of the Nanking regime
Discussions Of the loan, he said, were
opened well before Chinese and Jap
anese began fighting in North China
July Z. He said the loan would run
for 80 years, but he declined to dis
close the interest rate He said it had
been suggested by British bankers and
had not been sought originally by his
government.
Will Remain in London.
1t was understood the money would
remain in London, to be drawn on as
the Chinese government required it.
The 100000 900 loan will be in ad-
dition to two loans, totaling S35. 5.000,-
600. at per cent. which DR.. Kung
had concluded with the British &,
Chinese Corp, a British firm con-
nected in Shanghai with the China
Finance Corp.
These would finance new railways.
One, to cost s2o0O0,oO0. would run
from Pukow, on the north bank of the
Yangtze River opposite Nanking, to
Siangyang. in Hupeh Province. tapping
country now dependent on relatively
slow river transport. The other, cost
ing sl5,O0O.O00, would connect She
klung, on the Canton-Kowiaan Rail-
way. with Meihsien, in Northeastern
Kwangtung Province.
Evening star., 1937-08-06
American Law Cited.

State Department officials expressed
the belief today that Foreign Minister
Koki Hirotas assertion to the JAP
anese Parliament that the United
States was guarding against enlist
ment Of American aviators with the
Chinese forces was prompted by his
Evening star., 1937-08-06
Raid on japanese Beetles.

ndIU UII JdFdlIcSt OcctIeo'
MANCHESTER, Conn (P,.--A crowd
gathered quickly in a field when word
spread that five police officers were
hunting an escaped convict.
Interest in the hunt waned, how
ever, when it developed the "convicts"
were japanese beetles and the cops"
five uniformed Department of Agricul-
ture inspectors seeking them.
Evening star., 1937-08-06
Hirota Says America Guarding
AGainSt Enli1tments.

Hirota Says America Guarding
Against Enlistments.
TOXIC, August R.-Foreign
Minister Koki Hirota assured the Japa-
nese Parliament today the United
States Government 'H carefully guard
ing against" reported attempts to en-
list American aviators for the Chinese
Army.
Previously the Toxic government
had been reported ready to call Wash
ington's attention to Los Angeles dis
patches quoting Russell L. Hearn as
declaring 1872 American pilots were
ready to go to China to fly Chinese
war planes
Hirota declared the United States
Evening star., 1937-04-04
Engagement Announced
Miss Dorothy Lee Parker Will Be Bride
of Mr.. Donald Woodrum.

Their brother, Mr.. Michael kivlighan
jr., who also was home for the holi-
days, has returned to Georgetown
University.
Miss Brooke Cochran of the Uni
versity OF Virginia, Charlottesville,
is with her parents. Mr. and Mrs
Joseph Cochran, at their home Folly"
on the Lee Highway for her Spring
holiday. Mr.. Joseph S. Cochran, jr,
who also spent Easter at home, has
returned to the University of Virginia
Miss Elizabeth Holt, daughter of
Judge Henry Winston Holt, of this
city, sailed from New York Friday for
cruise of the West Indies, on the
S. S. Kungsholm.
Capt. and Mrs. Frank L. Summers
have returned to their home in Ash
land, Va, after spending Easter with
Mrs. Summers parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
]. L. Baugher. Their children, Anne
Summers and Frank Summers, jr.,
who have been with their grand
parents for visit, accompanied them
home
Mr.. Darlington Foster has returned
to his home in Washington after
spending Easter with his mother, Mrs
James c. Foster. His sister, Miss
Harriet Foster, and house guest, Miss
Antoinette Parker, who have also
been visiting Mrs Foster, have left
for Danville, Va.
Miss Glenn Atkinson, Mrs Thomas
j. Roller and Mrs. William Wayt
Gibbs have returned to their respec-
tive homes here after attending the
regional meeting of presidents and
delegates of members of the Garden
Club of America, and a luncheon
given by Mrs. William Holland Will
mer, at the Willard, in Washington
Mrs. Dexter Fairbanks of Chicago
ILL.,, and her son Graham Fairbanks
motored here to spend some time with
her sister, Mrs. Duncan Curry, at
Oakdene, her home here on East
Beverley
Mrs. Clarence G. Hull left Wednes-
day for her home in Greenwood, Miss,
after spending the past month here
with her parents, DR.. and Mrs. Rich
ard P. Bell, at "Stonewold," their
home on the Valley pike.
Evening star., 1937-04-04
Mrs. Galloway Restoring
Colonial Virginia Home
Wedding of Interest to Alexandria I!
Announced-Mi Helen Chapman En-
tertains Small Company at Tea

LExANDRIA April 3-Mrs. Mary Elicit Cabe Galloway.
" recently purchased Norwood in Nelson County Va
the estate of her grandfather, Mr. William Daniel Cabe
first cousin restoring
buildings and grounds and will it Summer home The
part original grant made the Crown the
this country William Cabell Of the British
Navy Virginia early in the 1700 Mr.. William D.
original house his BRIDE Mary Elicit and for
conducted boys school called Norwood College
Cabel Washington conducted
school for girls known Norwood Institute. This school
afterward taken by the late and Beverley
Evening star., 1937-04-04
Speed Timers Exposed.

BY making more than $1,000 tests
at random in various parts of Swe-
den the Stockholm authorities declare
that speed estimates in automobile
cases are of little value. The percent
age of those who judged speed cor
rectly to within per cen. was 18, and
in the case Of so-called experts it was
only 13.
Evening star., 1937-04-04

~ TAUNTON, Va, April 3.-Mrs.
John D. Parker of this city an
nounces the engagement OF
~ her daughter, Dorothy Lee, to
Mr. Ronald Woodrum of Staunton,
formerly of Princeton, w. Va. The
marriage will take place in June.
Miss Parker is graduate OF Har-
risonburg State Teachers College.
The engagement of Miss Agatha
Gay johnson to Ensign Manning
Marius Kimmell, U. S. N, has been
announced by her mother, Mrs. Oscar
Swineford of University OF Virginia.
Mrs. Swineford formerly was Miss
Agatha Gay Allen and made her
home in Staunton with her aunt, Miss
Agatha Gay, at Gaymont. Both Mrs.
Swineford and Miss johnson are fire.
quent visitors here.
Miss Anne Dechert student at
Traphagen School of Fashion, New
York City, is spending the Easter
season with her mother, Mrs. Harry
Lee Dechert, at Stone Lodge, near
Harrisonburg, Va.
Of interest in Augusta County is
the wedding of Miss Elizabeth Larned
Knight, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Gilbert N. Knight of Westfield, N. j.,
to Mr.. John Morgan Sproul, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs William White Sproul
of Laurel Grove, Miff1ebrook, Va,
which took place Saturday, March 27.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
William K. Mckinney in the Pres
byterian Church at Westfeld.
The bride was attended by her
sister, Mrs. Harry Casey of Kent,
Conn, and Mrs. Dan Stickley Of Har-
risonburg, Va, sister of the bride
groom, as matrons of honor. Brides
maids were Miss Cornelia Sproul, an
other sister, and Miss Frances Lee
Maddox of Philadelphia, a cousin Of
the bride.
Mr.. William White sproul, jr.; Of
Sharon, Pa, was best man for his
brother. Ushers included Mr.. Archi-
bald Sproul of Middlebrook, Messrs
Homer Rhinesmith Of Bayonne and
Mr.. Harry Casey.
Among the out-of-town guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Sproul, Miss Cor
nelia Sproul and Archibald Sproul OF
Middlebrook, Va; Mrs. Hugh B.
Sproul and daughter, Miss Agnes
Sproul Of Staunton, Va; Mrs. William
Allnutt of Baltimore, and Maj. Will
liam A. Murphy Of Bethel Green, near
Staunton, Va.
The Misses Margery and Agnes
Kivlighan, students at Strayers Busi-
ness College, Washington, who have
spent the Easter vacation here with
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. M. Xiv
lighan, have returned to Washington.
Evening star., 1937-04-04
Sterilization by Silver.

Successful commercial advantage
has been taken of the discover made
more than 40 years ago that water in
contact with clean copper or silver be-
comes sterilized without any destruc-
ton OF the salts which take place in
dlstillation. 1t is known as the kata-
dyne process. The silver is introduced
into the water by the immersion Of
plates through which is passed very
feeble current of electricity, and this
Is said to effectively kill the bacteria.
The cost Of the current for treating a
hundredweight of water amounts to
few cents. The greatest expense is the
silver, but it is consumed in small
quantities
Evening star., 1937-04-04
War Was Tournament.

War in medieval days was sort of
tournament and attempts were even
made to subject it to regular rules,
80 that men fought for three days a
week and were expected to keep the
Truce of God" from Wednesday night
10 Monday morning, under pain Of
ton.
Evening star., 1937-04-04
Pun Settles Suit.

rendered in payment If s45 debt,
a greyhound pup ended suit in Quar-
tiers Sessions Court at Belfast, North
ern Ireland. The defendant said he
could offer only so cents a week in
payment of the debt but he had two
greyhound pups. On the suggestion
Of the recorder the plaintiff agreed to
accept one of the pups in payment.
Evening star., 1937-04-04
Viking Sword Found.

A beautiful Viking sword Of iron and
an iron implement of chisel type have
been found by Joseph Flanagan OF
Newbridge, Irish Free State, who pre-
sented them to the National Mu.eum
at Dublin. The sword is of a late
type, about $50 A. D., and probably
denotes a crannog settlement. Dis
covery of sword of similar type in
County Westmeath inspired the SCI
entific excavation of the Ballinderry
crannog by the Harvard University
Archaeological Mission.
Evening star., 1937-04-04

ALLS CHURCH, Va, April s.
l. Miss Frances King entertained
/ at buffet supper party at the
Evening star., 1937-04-04

Mr. Paul F. Myers, jr., son of Mr..
and Mrs. Paul F. Myers, was host to
members of his fraternity, Phi Sigma
Kappa, from the University of Mary
land, at a dinner and dancing party
at the Shoreham last evening. There
were 40 guests, including the house
party guests of the fraternity mem
bers
Evening star., 1937-04-04

- TAUNTON, Va, April 3.-Mrs.
John D. Parker of this city an
nounces the engagement Of
. her daughter, Dorothy Lee, to
Evening star., 1937-04-04

Mrs. Bethel Wood Simpson, wife OF
Lieut. Col. Simpson of the United
States Army, will entertain group
of young girls at luncheon at 2400
Sixteenth street today for her daugh-
ter, Miss May Byrne Simpson.
Evening star., 1937-04-04
How Time Flies!

INDIANAPOLIS (P). - Anthony
Wayne Oil Co. employees who were
tardy for work this morning only
laughed. Thieves stole the company S
time clock last night.
The Washington times., 1937-11-26

COAL COAL - COAL
2,24O lbs to ton. Delivered in bags to bin
Oil treated, SITS: Pocahontas Egg,
$1,000: Stove, $10.35; Nut. $3.50, Fa-
NOUS Penna. Anthracite, White Ash, Egg.
Stove or Nut. $12.s0; Pea. S11; Buck
wheat, 1925.
ALLEGHENY FUEL CO., District I77A
The Washington times., 1937-11-26

In eight games, G. w. won three,
lost four and tied one. However,
the Colonials' five major attrac-
tionS, Alabama, Arkansas, Ole
Miss, Tulsa and West Virginia,
proved to be the five best teams
any George Washington squad has
faced in Jim Pixlee's regime. All
Of these teams made their pres
ence strongly felt at one time or
another during the season.
Two of them, Old Miss and West
Virginia, admittedly hit their peak
form of the entire campaign
against George Washington.
And as the Colonial players and
their many followers today turned
from football to other interests,
what does 1898 seem to hold for
them? Ten G. w. men played their
last college game yesterday, strip
ping the squad of five linesEnen
and five backs. Can they be re-
placed? Does the future look in
viting?
Well, Just now, end seems to be
the only position uncertain in the
scheme Of things for next year.
The loss Of Pete Yurwitz, Lloyd
Berry and Tippy Holt from the
flanks is a major one, of course,
and their shoes will not be easily
filled. Leon Morris and Don
Eberle, a Junior and a sophomore,
respectively, are the returning
ends.
The development at guard and
tackle has been strong, only Ted
Cottingham being lost in this
group. while the return of AL
Haringer, out all season from an
operation, will more than balance
the loss of Allen Hallberg at cen
ter. Tim Stapleton, of course,
will be back for service at either
guard or center.
The four first-string backs re-
turn as do most of those pressed
into service frequently as reserves.
Only joey Kaufman, and possibly
Lou Carroll, Of the five gradual
ing backs, experienced much
action the last half of the cam.
paign. With wealth of material
and half-dozen live freshman
prospects, the Colonials will 60
into spring practice in March nu-
merically weak only at end.
PLAY AGAIN
west Virginia. with whom
George Washington continues grid
relations here next year, stamped
itself this season. the first under
Marshall dittle Sleepy Glenn,
as a coming power in the East.
A defeat by Pitt and q tie with
Georgetown were the only marks
on the Mountaineers' slate. It