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Evening star., 1937-11-26
New Orleans Prices.

NEW ORLEANS. Nov. % tP-Cotto or
futures opened steady today. . to 5 points
net higher in response to better cables and
little trade demand.
Additional notices for delivery Of 3.4OO
bales of December cotton were issued In
early trading. but apparently were stopped
promptly and failed to affect the market
December opened at 500 January at
500, March at $40. May at SOS, July
at 500 and october s13. Price change:
were mixed after the start and toward
the end of the first half hour active posi-
tions were :, points lower to > points
higher
Cottonseed oil opened steady: December.
6.34b: January, 6.35b; March, 6.39b: May.
6.43b: July, 6.4Sb. Bid
Evening star., 1937-11-26

president of the
District of Co.
lumbia Building
and Loan League,
it was announced
today.
w I'LL ia m N.
Payne, jr., presi-
dent of the East
ern Building g.
Loan Association,
was re- el e c t e d
vice president; F.
William G a m p,
S e c r G t ary. and
Millard T. Dixon.
treasurer. At the
annual meeting
Evening star., 1937-11-26
FOREIGN MARKETS.

LONDON. Nov. c6 dP.-Stocks closed
senerally hisher today. Buying BY invest
ment groups increased volume in late deal
Gilt-edsed issues were in demand. Bra
lillian bonds eased further.
.be tsd.9 on su.fs9. ns S9rrse arm.s
and demand improved for international
issues. Rail shares moved unevenly.
Evening star., 1937-11-26

Illinois Central Railroad-October
net railway operating income was ST.
554,099, against $2,2l4.029. In 10
months net railway operating income
was $l3,87s,241, against $l2,063, ,7s7.
Evening star., 1937-11-26
Is TONS OF LEAD SOLD.

NEW YORK, Nov. 26 R.-St.
Joseph Lead Co. reports IS tons of
pig lead from Southeast Missouri
mines sold Wednesday at Sass per
100 pounds, St. Louis.
Evening star., 1937-11-26
BISHOP TO HEAD
BUILDING LEAGUE
Board Chief of Perpetual
Association Elected by
District Group.
BY EDWARD C. STONE

Arthur G. Bishop. chairman of the
board Of the Perpetual Building Asso-
citation and president of the District
Title Insurance Co., has been elected
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-08-18
SEEKS TO BAR SEAT
TO SENATOR BLACK
Former Federal Judge and Aide
to Cummings Asks Court to
File Petition.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Albert Levitt, former Federal Judge
in the Virgin Islands, sought today
to prevent Senator Black of Alabama
from taking his seat on the Supreme
Court bench.
Levitt, who recently resigned as a
special assistant to Attorney General
Cummings, asked the high court for
permission to file petition praying
that Black-confirmed by the Sen
ate yesterday-be required to show
why he should be permitted to serve
as an associate justice.
Levitt contended Black was pro-
hibited from going on the court be-
cause he was member of the Sem
ate when the 'emoluments" of the
justices were increased by legislation
permitting jurists to retire on full
pay. Levitt also asserted that Justice
Van Devanter legally was still a
member of the court and that there
was no vacancy to be filled.
Legal experts said the action was
unprecedented in the annals Of the
Supreme Court. The petition, in nor
NAL course, will be acted on october
II. Black is eligible to present himself
for admission to the court on Octo-
Der 4, the first meeting day after
the Summer recess.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-08-18
TO LEAVE
SENATE At ONCE
First Roosevelt Appointee to
Supreme Court Dons
Robes in October.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Hugo L. Black, who came out Of the
deep South as a liberal Senator 10
years ago, will put on the robes Of a
Supreme Court justice next October.
The 5l-year-old ALBANIAN, con-
firmed by his colleagues late yesterday
by 63-l6 vote. is the first Roosevelt
appointee to the high tribunal.
BY their one-sided confrmati ton Sem
ators rejected the contention of OPP
ponents that he once belonged to the
Ku Klux Khan and was temperament
tally untitled for the bench.
Black, accepting congratulations
with broad smile, said he will resign
from the Senate at once. After vaca-
ton he will take the seat of the con-
sentative Justice Van Devanter, retired,
when the Autumn term of court be-
gins.
Black pledged himself to serve the
people to the best Of my ability" He
will have opportunity, if he wishes, to
help pass on constitutionality Of laws
which he helped make.
Despite the vehemence of the oppo-
stion, fewer Senate votes were regis
tered against him than against con-
firmation of either Chief Justice
Hughes or the veteran Justice Bran
deis.
Burke Climaxed Debate.
A handful of foes pounded all after
noon against the advisability and
legality of his appointment. Their at
tack reached a climax when Senator
Burke, Democrat, of Nebraska, de-
clared two men now in Washington
were ready to testify they witnessed
the initiation of Black into the Khan
many years ago.
Blacks supporters did not reply
directly. DR.. Hiram w. Evans, i'm
perial wizard of the Khan, had said
earlier in Atlanta that Black was not
Klansman.
Burke afterward refused to discuss
(See BLACK, Page A-4.)
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us. WARSH|P BLAST.
KILLS 4, HURTS 10.
Steam Pipe ExpIodes on
Destroyer Cassin at
Philadelphia.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA. August l8-Four
men were killed and ten injured by a
steam explosion aboard the U. S. de-
stroyer CaSsin today at the Philadel-
phia Navy Yard, the commandments
Office announced.
The Cassin, one of the Nays new
est destroyers, was in drydock at the
navy yard for repairs when an explod-
ing steam pipe showered a crew of
workmen in the fire room with metal
and scalding steam.
The announcement was made by
Rear Admiral w. T. Cluverius, COM
mandant of the fourth naval district.
after a board had inquired into the
cause Of the accident and the casual
ties.
Navy Yard firemen extinguished a
blaze which resulted from the explo-
sion and assisted in removing the
injured men to hospitals
Lieut.. Comdr William w. Behrens,
aide to the commandment, said: I'VE
do not know the cause of the &C
tioSHl' ~ oOoiu VI 1IlNeSlledtlOIl has
already been appointed"
Three of those taken to the St.
Agnes Hospital were identified as
civilian workers at the navy yard.
They were burned seriously.
They were Daniel Vautier of Cam
den, N. j., jerome Sullivan and
Louis Sherry of Philadelphia.
The dead we're civilian workers at
the navy yard
One of those injured was Lieut..
Henry Marshall, engineering officer
of the vessel. Six others injured
were Navy enlisted men and three
were civilian employees. Their identi-
ties were not Immediately available.
The Cassin was launched in Navy
day exercises at the Philadelphia
Navy Yard on October 20, 1885. 1t
is the second naval vessel to bear the
name of Capt. Stephen Cassin, who
commanded the Ticonderoga in the
battle of Lake Champlain in the War
of 1912.
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SPURNED MOTHER
TRIES TO WIN SON
Sees Boy, II, in Court in
Effort to Make Him Love
Her Again.
" the Associa ted Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ELIZABETH, N. J.. August 18.-
Mother love began crucial test today
in the struggle of Mrs. Rose Frankel
of Brooklyn to win the affection OF her
12-year-old son against his outspoken
preference for his stepmothr.
BY court order. Mrs Frankel must
gain her sons love or lose him to the
stepmother.
Nervous in her eagerness, Mrs.
Frankel met her solemn-eyed little boy
today and made hating efforts at
getting acquainted" in half-nour
interview in the Chancery Court
House.
Il feel have broken the ice" the
mother said after the interview in an
emotion choked voice. Il know that
have made definite progress with my
little boy"
Will Bring Cookies for Him.
She said she would bring cookies
che always liked them very much")
when she comes to the court house
next week for another get acquaint-
ed visit.
Then there will be only two more
visits before Advisory Master Doueal
Herr decides whether the boy, How
ard, will go to her or to his fathers
second wife, Betty, whom he says he
loves better than his real mother.
The boy was shielded from ques-
TONERS both on his arrival and de-
parture.
What happened during the meeting
was recounted by Mrs. Frankel. who
brought 13-year-old niece with her
so that the childs presence might
make the boy less self conscious of
the occasion.
Voice Is Uncertain.
Il showed him pictures of him and
myself and he seemed very enthused,"
Mrs. Frankel said, but her voice
sounded uncertain. She told how she
reminded the boy of vacation they
had spent swimming and playing to-
gether when he was 6.
Then she asked him Of the sports
lie enjoyed uoW. odSe Odu! OWlm-
ming? The boy answered many of
the questions with quick nod of his
head, his mother said. but she indi-
Gated he had not been very demon
strative.
Il was only with him IS minutes,
but it was worth the two and half
hours I waited for him. she said
HE looked very good. I'm going to
do everything in my power to win my
boy back to me-"
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anchor or darted swiftly about the
waters from Shanghai to the mouth
of the Yangtze.
I counted 38 destroyers, six cruisers,
four dreadnaughts, an airplane carrier
and numerous gunboats with their
decks cleared for action.
The pilot houses and turrets Of all
OF them were barricaded with sand
bags
From the bridge of the President Nc
Kinley, bringing me up from the China
Sea, it seemed as though fully half of
Japan's entire navy was concentrated
between the mouth of the Yangtze
estuary and Shanghai.
Only few of the japanese ships
were anchored Most of them were
parading swiftly up and down the
Whangpoo River inviting guerilla war
fare with Chinese on the shore.
The Mckinley, on which I came
from Kobe to Shanghai, had ploughed
through forest of japanese warships
that stretched all the way from the
mouth of the Yangtze estuary at the
China Sea SO miles on up the Yangstze
and Whanpoo to Shanghai.
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PRESIDENT TAKES
BOAT TO ISLAND
Boards Cutter at Elizabeth
City on Way to Virginia
Dare Celebration.
BY the Associated Press


ELIZABETH CITY, N. c., August
18.-President Roosevelt embarked on
Coast Guard cutter shortly before
10 am. (E. S. to today for Roanoke
Island, where he will make an ad-
dress this afternoon.
Hundreds of spectators lined the
streets over which the President rode
after leaving the special train which
brought him here from Washington
A band joined in the welcome.
At Roanoke Island Mr.. Roosevelt
will speak at the 350th anniversary
OF the birth of Virginia Dare, first
child born in the Lost Colony
whose brief and tragic history was
prelude to the settlement of
America
With him was party of Senators,
Representatives and administrative
officials appointed to represent the
Federal Government at the exercises
which have been in progress since
July T.
On that date was memorialized the
landing in 1887 of Sir Walter Raj
eigh's second expedition to these
shores. Virginia Dare, born a month
and half after the party landed, was
the daughter of Ananias Dare, as
sistant to John White, Colonial Gov
ernor, and Eleanor White Dare.
Gov. White left for England nine
days after her birth, but when he
returned three years later there was
no trace of the Dares or any other
members of the colony.
The President will watch a historical
pageant tonight before he starts back
to Washington.
In the Presidents immediate party
were Secretary Marvin H. Mcintyre,
Capt. Paul Bastedo, naval aide, and
Capt. Edwin M. Watson, military
aide
The congressional group on the
train, changed in personnel after
some appointees decided to stay in
Washington, included:
Senators Reynolds Of North Caro-
lima, Clark of Missouri, Dieterich of
Illinois, Bilbo OF Mississippi and Blu
low of South Dakota, all Democrats;
Representatives Rayburn of Texas,
Warren. Doughton and Barden of
North Carolina, Bland of Virginia and
Boland of Pennsylvania, all Demo-
Gratis. and Plumley, Republican, OF
Vermont.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-08-18
POWERS WARNED
ON WAR DAMAGE
u. S. to Hold China, Japan
Responsible for Losses
to Americans.
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

The Chinese and japanese govern
ments have been informed by the
State Department that they will be
held responsible for any damage which
the present war in Shanghai may
cause to citizens of this country who
have important investments in that
metropolis of the Far East Other
governments, including that of Great
Britain and France, have made SIM
liar representations in Toxic and
Marking.
These steps were taken only after
the Chinese and the japanese disre-
garded the repeated and urgent re-
quests of all governments interested
in saving Shanghai from being the
center of military operations Toxic
and Marking were told by the diplo-
mats of these powers that Shanghai
has been made into one Of the most
prosperous cities in the world, thanks
to relentless efforts of foreigners who
settled in that former sWampy region.
These people have invested billions of
dollars and worked for many years
to make those sWamps into one OF the
richest and most progressive cities in
the world
Powerless to Protect Buildings.
The military forces Of the United
States, Great Britain and France are
in a position to protect the lives Of
their respective citizens and help their
evacuation in an emergency case, but
they are poWerless to protect the
buildings and the stores, representing
hundreds of millions of dollars, against
destruction from airplanes and gun
shells. Because of this situation the
foreign ministers of China and Japan
have been earnestly requested to think
twice before deciding to make Shank
hal a theater of war
The Chinese government was willing
to leave Shanghai out of their scheme
Of military operations. But the Jap
anese decided otherwise. The Man.
king government pointed out to- the
Ambassadors of the Western powers
that at no time since July Is have any
troops of the national government
been sent near the city. The only
military forces were those of the local
government which for many years
have exercized police duties outside
| the international settlements.
Marking disclainls any responsibility
for what may happen to the Pearl of
the Orient: it maintains that the
Japanese naval forces in Shanghai
have created an incident, like in 1882,
in the hope of occupying the city by
surprise, before the Marking regular
forces could arrive to protect the rights
of the Chinese government This has
not succeeded and the battle which
has been raging for the last six days
is the result Of Japan's unprovoked
aggression.
Cannot Force Evacuation.
While all the American women,
children and aged persons have been
instructed to leave the war area, the
various governments have no means
to force the evacuation of the able
bodied men.
Consequently, it appears probable
that many Americans who have i'm
portant business interests in Shanghai
will remain there regardless of the
dangers Of war, under the protection
OF the American Marines and warships.
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SIGN PAY ACCORD

TOPEKA, Kans., August 10 tP.-
Oncials of independent unions rep
resenting 5000 employees Of the Santa
Fe Railroad said they had signed
agreements with the company for
blanket 5-cent-an-hou increases in
pay, effective as Of August /.
The new pay rates mean an increase
of $3,244,800 a year in the Santa Fe
system pay roll, they said. with ST.
97.6o0 going to $4,000 members rep
resented by the Association of Main
tenance of Way and sl.747,200 a
year to the 5000 members of the
Carmen's Association and the 5000
members Of the Consolidated Metal
Crafts.
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"ASS Silo1S olSIlCu VII
the tender. Once Chinese bullets
whistled over the President McKin-
leys decks and through her rigging
when riflemen along the shore began
peppering the rlverful of japanese
destroyers
The first fright came when bombs
from japanese war planes fell danger
ously close to the liner itself in the
Yangtze River, although Capt Bryant
had ordered huge American flags flown
from every mast
company of United States Marines
aboard the Dollar Line tender which
took the women and children from
Shanghai to the ship and trans
ported so passengers back into Shang-
hal tried to reassure the Americans
The most dangerous moment oc-
Cured on the tenders return trip,
when third battery of Chinese
snipers. evidently mistaking the tender
for a japanese craft, twice opened fire
on her.
More than so japanese men of war,
display of naval might that seemed
formidable enough to blow Shanghai
from the map. tonight swung at
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SHIP IN DISTRESS

CASABLANCA, French Morocco,
August 10 R.-A distress signal from
the Dutch freighter Willemsplein was
picked up today by the Casablanca
radio station.
The report said the freighter had
struck an unidentified ship IN fog at
4l.3l north latitude and e.S4 west
longitude.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-08-18
YANKEES LEADING
GRIFFS, 80, IN I'D
Dickey Crashes Homer With Two
on Base in Opening
Inning

By Stan Correspondent Of The Star.
NEW YORK, August 1s.-Bill
Dickey poked his twenty-fourth home
run OF the season into the right-leld
pavilion IN the opening inning of to-
days game between the Yankees and
Nationals, scoring Di Maggie and Gro
setti ahead and the Yanks were lead
ing, to 0, at the end of the second
inning.
Linke and r. Terrell composed the
battery for the Grif1s. while Malone
and Dckey worked for the Yankees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-08-18
Croues to appoint His Wife
To Succeed Senator Black

Congressman from Alabama said to-
day they understood Gov. Bibb Graves
Of that State had decided to appoint
his wife, Mrs. Dixie Graves, as tenn
porary Senate successor to Hugo L.
Black, new Supreme Court justice.
They said Mrs. Graves might be in
Washington tomorrow to take the oath
as Senator.
The Governor was expected to call
an election next year to fill the va
cancy for the remainder of Blacks
term, which expires in January. 1899.
If SO, Mrs. Graves would serve dur
ing at least part of the 1888 session
of Congress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-08-18
RELIEF CLIENTS WARNED

WINDSOR, Ill.,, August 10 R.-
Husk corn or don't eat was Relief
Supervisor Art filings edict to Windsor
townships welfare clients. Fling
learned of a farm labor shortage and
declared mo relief orders will be issued
to able bodied men after August 10
until after corn husking Is completed"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-08-18
BY the Associa ted Press.

By the Associated Press.
SHANGHAI, August 18.-Japanese
uarplanes crashed bombs into Chinese
positions in a moonlight attack to-
night against the Chinese hordes that
are pushing japanese land forces to-
ward the sea.
While japanese warships shelled
Chinese positions north and east Of
Shanghai, eight high-1ying bombers
passed westward over the foreign
areas to drop explosives in the direc-
ton of the Chinese Hungjao Airdrome,
on the city's far west side.
From this beginning there devel-
oped, by II pm, the heaviest night
aerial artillery duel of the week of
fighting.
Finished for the time being with
Western Shanghai, both the japanese
planes and Warshlps pounded Chinese
Pootung, on the east side of the
Whangpoo with tons Of explosives.
Chinese artillery in Pootung pumped
ners sprayed bullets into the sky at
the japanese planes.
The planes appeared as full moon
illuminated the cloudless sky. They
few over both the French concession
and the International Settlement,
bringing thousands of foreigners to
rooftops to watch the raid.
First Night Bombing Attack.
1t was the first night bombing at
tack of the six-day Shanghai warfare.
On land, japanese were outnum-
bered almost four to one and were
reported slowly giving way in the
northeastern sector of the Interna-
tional Settlement. Japan threw its
combined first and third fleets into
the battle to keep land forces from
being hemmed in completely.
During the day Chinese and Jap
anese planes subjected outlying areas
to the most terrific bombardment
since the Shanghai warfare started.
From Shanghai to the mouth of
the Yangt0e more than so japanese
men of war lay at anchor or shuttled
back and forth, their decks under the
fire of Chinese snipers.
Volleys fired by Chinese rif1emen
whizzed over the decks of the Dollar
liner President Mckinley as she lay
in the Yangtze. More than 300
Americans fell to the decks of the
liner or her tender to escape the
fusillades.
Six Steamers Scuttled
Earlier, farther up the Whangpoo,
daring Chinese soldiers seized six
nloored japanese steamers from the
Pootung wharf, sailed them away and
scuttled them in the channel, to block
japanese Warships from the upper
reaches of the river. This was well
south of the course Of evacuation.
From 8 o'clock tonight to 8:4O
the japanese war fleet on the Whang-
poo bombarded Pootung with gusto;
then ceased fire for the time being
That was just after the japanese
planes had roared over the city toward
Hunjao sirdrome.
Meanwhile, there were excited ru-
mors that a heavy Chinese bombing
squadron was winging down river
from Marking.
The Japanese planes carried out
their work methodically. The explo-
Nons of their bombs rocked Western
Shanghai.
Civic Center Shell Target.
The Kiangwan civic center, head
quarters of the municipal govern
ment of Greater Shanghai, was one of
the principal targets of the Smelling.
Many direct hits were scored on the
(See CHINA, Page A-3)
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Election Next August Seen.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. August 8 (Py.
Mrs. Dixie Graves, a source close to
her NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. said today, will
be appointed to the United States Sen
ate as soon as Hugo L. Black, DEM
ocrat, of Alabama formally resigns to
become Supreme Court justice.
Gov. Bibb Graves will call a special
election for about next August l."
the same usually reliable source said
with primaries to be held simultan-
eously with those regularly scheduled
in May and June, 1888.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-08-18
JEWS HAVE OWN SEATS
02 Of 100 Benches in Berlin Park
Limited to Aryans.

BERLIN, August 10 (P.-Strollers
in Teutoburger Platz today found 90
of 100 park benches stenciled "For-
hidden for Jews" On the other eight.
constituting the Ghetto section" Jews
could sit.
Similar arrangements will be made
In other Berlin city parks and public
squares.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-08-18
JAPANESE FALLING BACK.
BOMB CHINESE HORDES:
REFUGEES DODGE SHOTS
344 americans aboard Ships
Targets for Chinese Shippers
II omen and Children Fall Flat on Decks
of S. S. President Mckinley to
Escape Rifle Fire.
BY JAMES A. MILLS.

SHANGHAI August Is LqChnee bullets
lied Americans today while the Dollar liner Mckinley
women and children refugees off Shanghai
dent Mckinley
vessel despite American
Topped
protection
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-08-18
TWO FLYERS KILLED
IN VIRGINIA CRASH
Army Plane Fell in Flames in
Powhatan County, School
Officials Say.
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
MAIDENS, Va, August 18.-Om-
cikls of the Virginia Industrial School
for Boys reported two airrnen were
killed today when an Army plane
crashed and burned in Powhatan
County.
c. G. Coppege, an official Of the
school, telephoned the Virginia attor-
ney generals Office shortly before noon
that two bodies could be seen in the
flaming wreckage of the airplane.
Residents of Maidens, which Is sit
uated on the north side of the James
River across the stream from the
school, said more than two men may
have been in the plane, which crashed
to earth in the late morning.
Boiling Field officials are investi-
eating the crash near Maidens, Va,
but they said they did not believe the
plane was from the local airport.