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The Washington times., 1937-05-08

COLLEGE PARK, Nd, May 8.
The Hindenburg disaster will cause
but a temporary setback in the
development of transatlantic air
commerce, John T. Lambert. pub
Usher of The Washington Times.
predicted last night in an address
before the University of Maryland
annual Publications Banquet at the
Indian Spring Country Club.
Mr.. Lambert, a personal friend
of DR.. Hugo Eckener, designer of
the giant ship, said the expert had
long ago expressed the opinion
there would be many disasters be-
The Washington times., 1937-05-08
RAIN DAMPENS
APPLE BLOOM
FESTIVAL
Thousands Defy Wet
Weather to Attend
Winchester Fete
BY CARROLL PEEKE

WINCHESTER, Va, May ga
steady rain fell here all morning,
dampening thousands of visitors
here for the Apple Blossom Festi-
val, but not their enthusiasm.
AS the rain continued to fall
Festival officials cancelled the
pageant when Beauty Comes"
scheduled to be staged at the
Handley High School, where it was
first presented yesterday after
noon following the coronation of
Queen Shenandoah XIV.
Rain or no rain, the parade.
1.-THE Trail of the Pink Petals" will
go on as scheduled this afternoon,
bringing the two-day celebration
to close.
Despite the storm, thousands of
persons poured into this Valley
City this morning to participate in
the celebration. While they were
disappointed at the change in the
weather, they were still happy and
enthusiastic.
This was the biggest and most
enthusiastic of all the festivals in
the IA years since the Shenandoah
Valley has played host each spring
to the visiting thousands in honor
of the valleys chief industry, the
apple.
Some $4,000 persons yesterday
packed the Handley High School
stadium for the coronation of
Queen Shenandoah XIV, the tall,
stately blonde Miss Gretchen
Thomson, of New orleans.
Business was at a StandStill.
Parked cars damned the streets
If this historic town, which re-
sounded once to the tramp of
feet of soldiers led ny George
Washington, a city which saw
Morgan and his men leave for the
war that won independence Ior
the colonies and which witnessed
bitter fighting between brothers
in the Civil War, were parked
cars from all sections of the coun-
try.
The Washington times., 1937-05-08
Yep Toll Rises to b;
Navy Opens Probe

Continued from Page II
is on her way to America on the
liner Europa.
Report to Swanson
Figures issued here at noon to-
day showed:
Dead: IL passengers. "a crew,
member of ground crew.
Survivors: "a passengers, 80
crew.
All of the German dead, it was
announced, will be returned to
Germany on the earliest departing
Hamburg-American ships.
In calling the naval inquiry to
order, Captain Haynes stated he
had been instructed to investigate
"all the circumstances" attending
the disaster and to reach conclu-
sion fixing responsibility for the
crash.
The naval board will report its
opinion as to the cause Of the dis
aSter, and this report will go to
Secretary of the Navy Swanson.
In addition to Captain Haynes,
the board comprises Lieut.: Comdr.
Roland Mayer. U. s. N. Naval Air
craft Factory; Lieut.. Comdr. Cor
nelius v. S. Knox, U. S. NJ, Naval
Air Station, Lakehurst, and Lieut..
Daniel S. Weintraub, U. S. Naval
Air Station, Lakehurst.
Nine Unidentified
Today's session was devoted en-
tirely to setting the method OF
procedure.
Among the first witnesses to be
called Monday will be officers OF
the Hindenburg. The hearing will
be open.
The body of Mrs. Emma Pannis,
a passenger, was identified today.
Nine unidentified bodies still
are in the temporary morgue here:
Coroner Raymond A. Taylor, OF
Ocean county, announced there
would be no official inquest.
Capt. Max PrusS, commander
of the Hindenburg, was still IN a
critical condition today. He has
been removed from the Paul Kim
ball Hospital at Lakewood to
Medical Center in New York Tor
specialized attention, particularly
by eye experts. He was severely
burned on the face.
Many Seriously Hurt
Also sent to Medical Center for
eye and other treatment was Capt.
william Sammt. chief officer OF
the Hindenburg.
In the confusion that followed
the disaster the sad plight Of
many of the injured has almost
been lost sight of. Many of those
who were forced to leap from the
blazing ship through soaring
flames are in a serious condition.
Theories Of Blast Sifted
Various theories as to what
caused the Hindenburg to blow up
in flames when within 100 yards
OF the end Of a 4,000-mile trip
across the Atlantic were being re-
jected by aeronautical experts.
Theories generally rejected were:
I Sabotage. Nothing con.
IL crete has developed to
support the suggestion that the
tragedy might have been due to
sabotage. t
The Washington times., 1937-05-08
HUGO ECKENER
HEADSGR0UP
OF EXPERTS
'Fifty-Fifty' Chance Of
Sabotage Seen by
Noted Filler

LONDON, May 8 G.N.SJ-T
firmly believe the Hindenburg
was sabOtaged."
Sir Hubert wilkins, famous ex-
plorer, was quoted by the London
Daily Mail today as saying this,
adding:
THE airport lat Lakehurst,
IN. J.) is situated in a great, flat
plain. It would have been easy
for anybody to hit the linden
burg with a tracer bullet from .
distance Of mile or more"
BERLIN, May 8 G.N.S)-
Headed by the Reich's greatest
dirigible expert, DR.. Hugo Eckener;
q sorrowing group of German avia-
ton officials left Berlin for the
United States today to investigate
the tragic Hindenburg disaster.
They took off by airplane for
Cherbourg to board the liner
Europa en- route to New York and
Lakehurst, N. j., where the pride
of the Fatherland lies in ruins.
Eckener, who guided the giant
airship on its first dramatic flights
to the United States last year, left
convinced there is a "fifty-fifty''
chance that sabotage ended the
career of Germany's queen Of the
skies.
But Air Minister Hermann Will
helm Goering said he believed the
cause was not sabotage, but rather
an accident-an "act Of God" He
explained:
although sabotage cannot be
excluded 100 per cent, it is my
personal conviction that the
appalling disaster to our Hin
denburg, which shocked and
stunned all Germany, but did
not diSmay us, was an accident
that comes in the category Of
'HOeher Gewalt.'
"That is what, 1 believe, Is
called by Americans an Act Of
God"
Evening star., 1937-07-19
OLIVER 0WENKUH
DIES IN HOSPITAL
Managing Editor of The Star
SuCCumbs at 51-FuneraI
Service Tomorrow.

Oliver Owen Kuhn, managing ed
itor of The Star. died yesterday morn
ing at Emergency Hospital following
an illness Of several weeks resulting
from a general physical breakdown
He was 81 years old
He was taken to the hospital July 9.
when his condition suddenly became
worse due to uremic poisoning and
other complications. He grew steadily
weaker, however, and physicians held
out little hope for his recovery.
At the bedside we're his wife, Mrs.
Lenora M. r. Kuhn. and a sister,
Mrs. Raymond T. Harrison of Detroit.
Mr.. Kuhn's death was a shock to his
host of friends in and out of the
newspaper world.
Funeral services will be held at 4
pm. tomorrow at the National City
Christian Church, Thomas Circle.
The Rev. Raphael H. Miller, pastor of
the church. will conduct the services.
Burial will be in Rock Creek Cemetery.
Honorary pallbearers will be Theo-
dore w. Noyes. Frank B. Noyes, Flem-
ing Newbold, Newbold Noyes, Victor
Kaufman. Samuel H. Kaufman,
R. M. Kaufman. George Adams
Howard and Crosby N. Boyd. The
pallbearers will be G.. A. Lyon, B. NJ
McKelway Herbert F. Corn, G.. Gould
Lincoln, Leroy w. Heron, William
Gait Burns. J. Russell Young and
William Drew.
Heard Weekly on Forum.
Mr.. Kuhn will be missed by mil
lions of persons who listened to his
voice weekly over the National Radio
Forum, through which he introduced
to Nationwide audience members
of the cabinet. leaders of Capitol Hill
and other persons high in public life.
The forum, which he founded eight
years ago after overcoming many OBJ
stacles, is the outgrowth of his con-
vlction that newspapers should CO.
operate with radio in keeping the
public abreast of news developments.
Intensely interested in civic affairs
OF Washington and the whole metro
politan area, Mr.. Kuhn not only de-
voted much time personally to public
affairs, but he reorganized and ex-
panded The Stars system for re-
porting news Of community activities
in the Capital and its suburbs.
Was Born in Indiana.
A Hoosier by birth. the son Of
crusading minister of the Christian
Church, Mr.. Kuhn had been a re-
porter, foreign correspondent and an
editorial executive on several papers.
He was what is known in journal
ism as "a born newspaper man." with
an inherent nose for news" an abil-
ity to render quick judgment on news
values of happenings in the world
about him. 1t was this capacity plus
magnetic personality which quickly
took him to a position of command
ing prominence in the field of Amer
lean journalism.
Born February %, 1886, in Craw-
fordsville, Ind, he was the son Of
the late Rev. Thomas Harvey Kuhn
and Mrs. Emma Collins Kuhn, both
natives of Hancock County. His mother
and another sister. Mrs. William T.
(See KUHN, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1937-07-19

oesleged by hundreds Of telephone
calls. At first police suspected it was
an explosion, but were unable to
ma one Of large enough proportion
10 explain the phenomenon. Describ-
ing tne tremors, a woman at Douglas
ton, on the north shore of the island
said she felt a distant rumbling mot
severe but bad enough to be frighten-
ing"
Residents of the northwestern Sec
ton of Bridgeport, Conn, said they
"1elt a jar" just before midnight. So
did Brooklyn residents, to whom the
quake sounded like a fleet of heavy
trucks rattling over city streets.
DR.. Leet. first to identify the shocks
as an actual earthquake, said the
movement centered 100 miles from the
seismograph station at Cambridge,
Mass. This would place the quake's
origin. he said, roughly I'm the middle
Of Long Island"
Evening star., 1937-07-19
AcrObut HOists
Communists Flag
Abore City Hall
By the Associated Press.

6s t0e hsSOCld freSS.
. COPENHAGEN, July 19.-An aero
batic Communist left Copenhagen S
police dizzy today when he climbed
the 315-foot tower of the City Hall
and hoisted a long blood-red Com
munist flag
Hours later the flag was still flying
and the Communist doing dangerous
stunts on his high perch for gaping
crowds i'll the streets far below. Po-
lice, unwilling to attempt the dan
gerous climb, shouted up orders to
him from the top window of the tower
to come down.
Come up and get me-" he taunted.
While police held solemn council
on ways and means the acrobat nom
chalantly started doing hand-stands
on the city's highest point.
The climber finally descended and
was arrested. To their chagrin the
police discovered their taunter was
lame.
To add to their worries, no sooner
was acrobat No l down than aero
bat No. 2 started up The human fly
clambered up the tower from the
outside.
Half way to the top. he stopped
and lighted his pipe and then. care
lessly, knocked the glowing ashes
down on the heads Of the police be-
low.
Evening star., 1937-07-19
D. c. FUNDS BILL
PUSHED IN HOUSE
PaImisano Urges Passage
to Allow Borrowing to
Meet Emergency.

The House was urged today by its
District Committee to pass the Ken
nedy bill authorizing the District Com
missioners to borrow Federal funds at
interest not to exceed per cent to
tide the municipal government over
the period of serious financial crisis it
now faces.
The committees appeal was en-
bodied in a brief formal report filed
with the House as prelude to hoped
for consideration of the bill. Later
in the day Chairman Palmisano of the
District Committee plans to ask the
House to consider the measure out of
regular order because of its emergency
nature.
This bill is an emergency measure,
made necessary by reason of the def
cit existing in the District funds" said
the report. 1T authorizes the Secre-
tary OF the Treasury to advance to the
Commissioners of the District of Co.
lumbia, up to and including June 80.
1888. such sums as may be necessary
to meet the general expenses of said
District.
Additional Revenue Bill.
There IS now pending in the
Senate the bill HR7472, which provides
means of raising additional revenue to
meet this deficit. This bill has been
reported out of the committee on the
District of Columbia Of the Senate,
but up to date it has not been pos
sible to bring it before the Senate for
action. In the meantime the gov
ernment of the District of Columbia
is without funds to meet its financial
obligations for the proper functioning
of the District government"
The report also pointed out that
another reason the Kennedy bill
should be passed is that if the tax
bill is enacted into law the additional
revenue it will produce will not be
available for some months.
your committee is, therefore, of
the opinion that as a general prop
osition it should not encourage the
District Commissioners incurring any
indebtedness, feeling that the pay-as-
you-go program is the more desirable"
the report concluded. However, as
the ppsent bill is limited to one year,
and IS only passed because of the
peculiar emergency existing at this
time, your committee feels that 1t is
in the interest of all parties. involved
that this bill do pass"
The Commissioners have warned
members Of Congress that unless the
August l the municipal government
will be unable to pay the salaries Of
its employees or to meet other current
obligations.
Evening star., 1937-07-19
CRUISER OMAHA AGROUND
IN BAHAMAS PASSAGE

Vessel and Crew Safe, Messages
to Navy Department Indicate.
On Way to Charleston.
The Navy light cruiser Omaha is
aground off Castle Island Light at
the approach to Crooked Island pas
sage in the Bahamas, her commando
ing officer, Capt. Howard B. Mecleary,
U. S. NJ, today advised the Navy De-
partment. Apparently the vessel and
her crew are In no immediate danger.
officials here said The ship grounded
at 3:35 am. today.
En- route to the Charleston, S. c.,
Navy Yard, where she is to be over
hauled before departing for European
waters, the Omaha was relieved on
Friday as flagship of the Special Serv-
ice Squadron by the gunboat Charles
ton. In Europe, the Omaha will re-
lieve the light cruiser Raleigh, now
flagship of the special temporary
squadron there. The Raleigh viii re-
turn TO the pn3tsd States.
Evening star., 1937-07-19
FOUR UNIONS SUED.
BY LOCAL BAKERY.
Gundersheimer's Names 1877
individuals in 100000
Damage Action.

Invoking the little-used antitrust
provisions of the Sherman and Clay
ton acts, Gundersheimer's Bakery, SIS
Second street. today filed suit in Dis
trict Court for 100000 damages from
four unions and 1877 individual ofn-
GERS and members.
This is believed to be the first suit
OF its kind filed in the District, al
though the Sherman act was passed in
1890 and the Clayton act in 1914.
Similar suits have been filed and won
in other Jurisdictions, but the difficulty
of collecting judgments discouraged
such litigation.
The baking companys suit contends
the employer engaged only union labor
and operated its plant without diff
Guilty until last April 10, when it be-
came necessary to purchase for resale
certain types of baked goods from
Philadelphia bakery Despite the fact
that the Philadelphia concern also
operated a union shop, the suit said,
the defendant unions objected to the
purchase of the supplies and called a
strike against the local concern July 7.
1t was alleged the purpose of the strike
was to prevent the shipment of goods
from Philadelphia and their resale in
the District and adjacent territory in
violation of both the Serman and
Clayton acts.
AS a result of this alleged con-
spiracy on the part of the union men,
bers and officers, the suit contended,
the local concern was damaged to the
extent of 100000. If the allegations
can be proved, the Sherman act per-
mits the recovery of triple damages.
The suit, filed through ATTORNEYS
Needham c. Turnage and Charles r.
Clayton, named the following union
defendants:
Bakery and Confectionery Workers
international Union of America, In
ternational Brotherhood of Transfers.
Chauffeurs, Stablemen and Helpers Of
America, Bakery Salesmen's and
Drivers Union No. 80 of Washington.
d. c.. and Local Union No. 118. Bakery
and Confectionery Workers Interna-
tlonal Union of America.
Evening star., 1937-07-19
.U[T|MATUM SENT.
CHINA AFTER NEW.
FIGHTING FLARES.
Japanese Army Command
Demands Foes Stop
Firing at Once.
CLASH IN PEIPING AREA
FOLLOWS PEACE MOVE
Planes From Toxic Fire on Train
Near Key City, Says Nanking,
in Protest.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
On July 9 Japanese troops in
might nlaneuuerS" at Peipino
clashed NTH Chinese soldiers. China
charged Toxic uas trying to create
an incident" to justify taking ouer
OF neW territory in North China.
Japan charged Borer protocol guar
dnteeing safety to her troops in
area had been Uiolated. Since clash
other skirr1ishes hdpe been tre-
Quent and both sides are marshall
ing forces.
BY the Associated Press.
TOXIC. July ia Domei (Japa-
nese) News Agency dispatch from
Tientsin tonight said the japanese
Army command there had served a
virtual ultimatum on the Chinese
military, declaring it would take in
dependent action" unless all Chinese
firing against japanese ceased imme-
diately.
The agency earlier had reported
fighting had broken out again be-
tween Chinese and japanese west Of
Pelpng, in spite Of a military agree
ment reached yesterday at Tientsin.
japanese officers said Chinese SOL
diers engaged in the construction of
a concrete pillbox at Lukouchiao. on
the Yungting River, 10 miles west OF
Peiplng. opened fire on a japanese
unit at pm. A japanese captain
named Yamanouchi was seriously
wounded. He was the only Japanese
casualty. but officers at Tientsin said
they took a grave view OF the Incl
dent.
1t was near Lukouchiao that the
first Sino-Japanese clash occurred II
days ago
The Chinese government vigorously
protested to Japan that japanese
scouting planes had machine -gunned
Chinese troop and supply trains in
Hopei Province, violating Chinas ter
ritorial sovereignty.
Japan Accuses China.
The Chinese counter charge came
but a short time after the Japanese
OWL AAAAiNiV Aiau dCCuScQ
China Of aggravating the tense North
China crisis by a direct aggression
against Japanese interests.
A Domei Gapanese) news agency
dispatch from Marking said the
Chinese government had informed
Japan it could not accept the japanese
demand for local settlement of the
conflict in North China and that any
agreement must have Markings ap-
proval.
This communication was handed to
Shinrokuro Hidaka, Japanese charge
daf1alres, by a representative of
Foreign Minister Wang Chung-hui.
Yesterday Japanese Army officers
at Tlentsin reported an agreement for
settlement of the conflict in the
fSee CHINA poro
Evening star., 1937-07-19
BUDCE-MAK0T TEAM
WINS CUP TENNIS
Conquer Won Cramm.Hen.
keI to Give u. S. 2.1 Lead
in Interzone Finals.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WIMBLEDON. England, July 19.-
Americas young California doubles
combination of Don Bulge and Gene
Mako. whipped Baron Gottfried Won
Cramm and Heinrich Henkel, today,
4-6, IS, 8-6, 6-, and gave the
United States 2-l lead in the Davis
Cup interzone tennis finals with two
more singles matches yet to be played.
Bulge and Mako's brilliant victory
in the crucial doubles test was re-
garded by most tennis critics as an
almost certain guarantee that the
Americans would win the series and
thus gain the right to battle Great
Britain for the coveted international
trophy in the challenge round starting
Saturday.
Bulge Seen Certain Winner.
Even should Henkel defeat Byran M.
(Bitsy) Grant Of Atlanta In tomor-
rows singles, Bulge is considered a
virtual certainty to whip Won Cramm
for the deciding point.
The red-headed ace from Oakland,
Calf, trounced Won Cramm in straight
sets recently to win the England
singles crown and nothing has oc-
CURED in the interDone finals thus far
to indicate the titled Teuton can turn
the tables.
Bulge handed Henkel terrific
trouncing in the second Of last Sat-
urday's singles matches after Won
Cramm had whipped Grant in the
opener just as conclusively.
Americans Come From Behind.
Today's match found the Americans
coming from behind in each of the last
three sets to snare the vital point most
observers believe they needed to clinch
the series.
After they had won the opening set
(See TENNIS, Page A-31
Evening star., 1937-07-19
Third Quake in STATES History
Hits Long Island North Shore
b. the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 19.-The Empire
State sighed with relief today as the
third earthquake in its history ended
with no apparent damage except to
the nerves of apprehensive residents
of Long Island, where the earth
tremors centered
The earthquake, described by DR..
l.. Don Leet, director Of the Harvard
University seismograph station, as Of
slight intensity" began at 1852 pm.
eastern daylight time) last night and
lasted for about three minutes.
The shocks were felt in sections of
Connecticut and Long Island, but did
not extend to Manhattan Island, where
a majority Of the metropolitan areas
rock-bedded skyscrapers tower. Bum
galows at nearby beaches rocked with
the trembling earth.
Newspapers and radio stations were
Evening star., 1937-07-19
FORMER MAYOR WALKER
CALLS ON ROOSEVELT

By the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt arranged a
meeting today with James J. Walker,
former mayor of New York.
They have not met, White House
aides said, since 1882, when Walker
resigned from Office in the midst of a
gubernatorial investigation of charges
looking toward his removal. The
President at that time was Governor
of New York State.
White House officials said Walker
asked for the appointment in connec-
ton with a bridge project in New
York.
Evening star., 1937-07-19
PAPER TO DONATE ADS
TO HELP JOB SEEKERS
Lowell, Mass, Sun Also Will
Give Free Space to Employ
ers Seeking Men.

BY the Associated Press,
LOWELL, Mass, July 19-The
Lowell Sun announces in a front-page
editorial its classified pages would be
turned over without charge" to the
unemployed and to employers seeking
to fill positions.
The paper described as plausible" a
suggestion made Friday by James
Roosevelt, son of the President, that
publishers and business leaders CO.
operate to alleviate unemployment
caused by reduction of the Works
Progress Administration.
The paper declared its offer was
open to any job seeker in addition to
dismissed w. P. A. workers.
Evening star., 1937-07-19
COOL WEATHER To STAY
THROUGH TOMORROW
Cloudiness Tonight May Be Fol-
lowed by Showers-Yester-
days High 81.

Cool weather, borne by gentle
northeast and east winds. will con-
tlnue here today and tomorrow, ac-
cording to the Weather Bureau. In
creasing cloudiness tonight, probab
followed by showers tomorrow, will
combine to prevent much change in
temperature.
The temperature, which last week
scared into the COS, dropped to e4
at $50 am. today for the lowest
point recorded since July 4, when it
was 63. At $50 am. it had risen to
49, out was not expected to go much
above 80. Yesterdays high was 81
at pm. and the low was II about
6 am.
Evening star., 1937-07-19

Lost & Found Bill Woman'S Pg Bio
Obituary ----A-10
FOREIGN.
Bulge and Mako give U. s. lead in
cup tennis. Page Al
Japanese send ultimatum to China
after new battle flares. Page Al
NATIONAL.
Motion to recommit court bill likely
tomorrow. Page Al
Haywood Broun hit by William Green
as Communist stooge.' Page Az
Picard records destroyed by fire as
balloons crash. Page Az
Borah wants Senate to act soon on
farm loan veto. Page Al
A. F. of L. group to act on major prob
lens next month. Page AS
Discharged Ford employe says he re-
fused transfer. Page AS
Navy gives up Earhart and Noonan
for dead. Page Al
Army read to test most potent fight
ing plane" Page Ais
Bitter fight looms in Arkansas over
Robinson successor. Page AZ
More than 10000 pass bier of Robin
son in Arkansas. Page Ar
WASHINGTON AND VICINITY.
Oliver Owen Kuhn, managing editor
Of The Star, dies. Page Al
Violations of Bacon Davis contract law
here charged. Page Al
House group urges D. 6. borrowing
bill. Page Al
Labor peace urged at Gibbons memo
rial services. Page B-l
One drowned, eight saved, as flames
destroy boat. P1Os HI