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Evening star., 1937-09-15
PUERTO RICANS PLAN
PROTEST ON MURAL
Resident Commissioner to Lodge
Official Complaint on Kent's
Propaganda"
Hy the Associated Press.


Resident Commissioner Santiago
Iglesias of Puerto Rico said today he
was preparing protests to Secretary
Ickes and Postmaster General Farley
against Rockwell Kent's Puerto Rican
mural in the new Post Office Building.
THE painting does not represent
Puerto Rico at ALL" Iglesias said,
'and I want to disabuse the minds
of people who may have been misled
to thinking it symbolizes our culture.
1t is nothing but perverse propa-
ganda against our country"
Rafael Martinez Nadal, president of
the Puerto Rican Senate, declared
the mural was calumny and insult
to Puerto Rico, because it depicted
"a bunch of half-naked African
bushmen" receiving an airmail let
ter from the Eskimos.
The lettering on the mural was
translated by Vilhjalmur Stefansson.
Arctic explorer. as an exhortation in
Kuskokwin, one of the lesser known
Eskimo dialects. Stefansson gave the
lNi&oWlse Aid4iSAdllOlA, W NillCu lttc
artist agreed.
"Tc the people of Puerto Rico, our
friends; go ahead. Let us change
chiefs. That alone can make us
equal and free"
Iglesias and Senator Martinez
Nadal said the message was OF nc
significance politically in the island
1t was the subject matter of the pic.
ture to which they objected.
Evening star., 1937-09-15
than the Tyrrhenian Sea and thu
Adriatic.
Considerations for Italy.

Adriatic.
Considerations for Italy.
1t was expected by some persons
that Mussolini would be induced to
behave with caution by two major
considerations. First, he has not yet
obtained from Germany promise of
absolute support In case q conflict
would break out with the Western
powers, and 1t is held unlikely he will
succeed in persuading Hitler to comply
with his request during the coming
conversations in Berlin, since Der
Fuehrer still hopes to detach Great
Britain from France.
Second, Neville Chamberlain. the
British prime minister, is determined
to make a wholehearted attempt to
reach some kind Of understanding
with Italy. In that spirit, he had the
long contemplated Anglo-Italian ne
gotiations postponed to Autumn on
the calculation that, meanwhile. cir
cumstances would become more IA
vorable.
Mussolini must realize that he can
not afford permanently to align Eng
land against his impoverished country.
Nevertheless, he has turned a success
full gambler and = successful gambler
is proof always of increased stakes.
He has been caught unaware by the
speedy action At Nyon. He had con-
f1dently believed that the Mediter-
Evening star., 1937-09-15
125,ODO JAP PANESE
ADVANCE IN NORTH
Chinese Forces Estimated
at Nearly 100000 Are
Withdrawing.
a. the Associated Press.

PEIPING, September 15.-A Japa-
nese army of 125,ooo men struck at
Chinese positions along the entire
North China front today, from the
hills 40 miles west of here to the
Tientsin-Nanking railroad, so miles to
the east
The bitterest battle of the nine
weeks old undeclared war was believed
developing. The japanese reported
almost instantaneous victories on both
flanks and at the center of the 100
mile battle line.
The Chinese northern army, esti-
mated at nearly half million men,
was believed slowly withdrawing to
their prepared first line positions,
stretching like a solid wall of con-
crete, steel and flesh from Tsangchow,
so miles south of Tientsin, through
Paotingfu, so miles southwest of Peip-
ing, into the hills west of this con-
quered capital Of China's dragon en-
perors
Advance Holds Up Japanese.
Since the outbreak of the war hun
dreds Of thousands of Chinese have
been building the modern great wall"
while strong, mobile advance detach-
ments held up the Japanese push with
almost paralyzing stabs at close quar-
ters.
A force of 10000 Japanese cavalry
thundered across steel pontoons over
the Yunting River, Is miles south Of
Peiping, at dawn yesterday to open
the concerted drive. simultaneously,
warplanes and artillery rained bombs
and shells on the Chinese advance field
headquarters at Kuan Hsien, three
miles beyond the river.
South of Tientsin the Japanese were
being harried by small raiding parties
from the villages to the west Of the
railroad and at Machang a Japanese
military train was blown up.
Despite the success of the Japanese
attack in the hills west of Peiping
after two weeks Of bloody battle, re-
ports persisted that several thousand
Japanese .cavalrymen 10 miles further
to the west were surrounded and in 9
desperate plight.
The Japanese are preparing new
autonomous government for South
Chahar Province at Kalgan. Tu Wei
yu, former finance commissioner of the
old provincial government, will ap-
parently be put in as it's head.
The autonomous regime set up in
Northern Chahar some months age
by the renegade Mongol Prince Teh
still is functioning and presumably
will continue as it is now constituted
with its Japanese adviser.
Evening star., 1937-09-15
JAPAN MAY FACE
LEAGUE BLOCKADE
Chinese Invoke Article II,
Strongest Clause in
Covenant.
By the Associated Press.


GENEVA, September 1S.-The faint
possibility of an international naval
blockade of Japan by League States
appeared with Chinas action in In
voking article IL.
This article often is considered the
covenants most powerful clause.
If the League Council finds that
Japan has launched an unprovoked
war of aggression upon China, it can
act on Article IL, which permits any
action which effectively will safe
guard peace.
In past Assembly resolutions, the ar
ticle has been interpreted as suggest
ing the possibility of measures like a
naval blockade.
BY invoking article 10 China also
laid the foundations of possible League
punitive action against Japan. Un-
der this, League members undertake to
preserve respect for and counteract
aggression against the political in
dependence and territorial integrity Of
fellow members.
Should Japan refuse to accept tenn
porary membership in the Council
to defend the case against her, as
provided in article II, which China
also invoked. economic and financial
sanctions, and even an invitation To
League members to contribute army
and navy forces for Chinas protec-
ton might be brought against the
Land of the Rising Sun.
Such sanctions were decreed against
Italy in a futile attempt to stop her
Ethiopian campaign. The Leagues
power rested in article l6.
Evening star., 1937-09-15
PARIS AND LONDON.
WINNERS At NYON.
Totalitarian Regimes Not Al
lowed to Deter Their
Accord on Piracy.
BY PERTINAX.
By Radio to The Star.

0y ftdOlc tC ne Star.
PARIS, September is (NANA).-
The far-reaching Importance of the
Mediterranean agreement signed yes
terday at Nyon is that, for the first
time, the British and French govern
ments have not allowed the totali-
tartan states to deter them from
carrying out joint undertaking in
order to vindicate international law.
Up till now they had recoiled from
taking any action to which Germany
and Italy had not given assent. This
time, having resolved to suppress
piracy, they have waved aside the
objections raised in Rome and Berlin
and apparently they have not been
impressed by the absence of the
Fuehrer and the Duce.
They have been studiously mod
crate. Hardly any doubt is enter
tanned here that Italy bears at least
a partial responsibility for what has
happened in the Mediterranean in
the last month. The French and
British governments are informed
from the most trustworthy sources
that four submarines which up to Au-
gust had not been included in Gen.
frances naval forces have now been
let loose in the Mediterranean and
that two of them had left Italian
shipyards at comparatively recent
date. They were being built there for
some foreign state and were diverted
to serve under the flag of the Spanish
Nationalist, being painted with the
distinctive letters and figures charac-
teristic OF Frances navy, which,
think, have become known in compe-
tent quarters here.
BelIigerency Recognized.
However, neither the French nor
British government is willing to dis
close its information and use it to
lodge an official complaint. Moreover,
as can be seen from the text of the
agreement, French and British naval
units will be instructed to refrain from
interfering when Spanish merchant
men, either Republicans or National
lists, are sunk in the high. seas or
when, even outside of territorial waters,
foreign shipping is interfered with or
even destroyed, provided that before
hand the crew has been taken on
board the attacking submarine. Thus,
to some extent, both Spanish factions
are recognized as belligerents, right
they had been denied in the past.
However, these rights are limited by
dispositions to the effect that no sub
marine can, in practice, take On board
the crews of merchant-ships and that
every signatory Of the Nyon convention
remains free to act directly snd in
dependently in defense cf its shipping
by overstepping the rules set forth in
| the convention, and that any sub
marine can be summarily suppressed
within the zone where deed Of piracy
has been recently recorded. The above
articles concerning submarines will
soon be supplemented by others relat-
ing to airplanes and surface ships
The impression here is that some
compromise may be struck on Italy's
demand for larger zone Of control
Evening star., 1937-09-15
ARMS UNIT REVIVED

GENEVA. September Is LF).-The
League Of Nations Assembly laid a
basis for discussion of disarmament
today. 1t reconstructed its Disarma-
ment Committee, long dormant.
There was one dissenter-Hungar
The delegate Of that World War loser
said he could not sit on the COM
mittee because another year has
passed without Hungary being &C
corded equality at arms"
Evening star., 1937-09-15
FRENCH FIRE UPON
|NSURGENT PLANE
Bomber Flying in Menacing
Circles Over Freighter
Near Portbou.
By the Associated Press.

oy tLe ASSOCihteu fIeSS.
PERPIGNAN, France, September
15.-French anti-aircraft batteries
opened fire today ON Spanish insur-
gent bombing plane after the plane
had flown in menacing circles over a
French freighter.
The bomber first dropped several
bombs in the Portbou. Spain, area of
the Hispano-French Mediterranean
boundry
Then it swept out to sea and few
low over the French freighter, which
was enroute to Port Vendres, France.
Coastal defense batteries at Col
houre, France, fired four shells at the
plane None of them hit.
The bomber Immediately came into
shore, to be driven away again by four
Spanish government bombing planes
The incident disclosed that all
coastal defense units in France are
under orders to fire on planes which
attack or threaten French shipping
REBELS BATTLE WEATHER.
Evening star., 1937-09-15
Identified as Film Star.

PORT ANGELES, Wash. (P).-
Teller B. N. Phillips suggested Warren
William Krech of Hollywood wire his
bank for funds when he presented
check. Other bank employees later
identified the stranger as Warren
William, vacationing film star.
Evening star., 1937-09-15
Cloudy at North Pole.

SOVIET NORTH POLE CAMP (By
radio to Moscow, September Is (P).-
Cloudy skies limited visibility to az
10 6 miles today. The temperature
was 5 degrees Fahrenheit and the
barometer stood at 80 inches.
Evening star., 1937-09-15
Three HIS Disastrous.

OGDEN, Utah (P).-Three HIS
hooch, haste and huggin'-cause IS
per cent of all auto accidents, City
Judge Hyrum Belnap observed as he
sentenced man to 80 days in jail for
drunken driving.
Evening star., 1937-09-15
European Diplomacy Is Keyed
To Impress american Public
Britain Based Protest to Japan to At
tackS on NOn-COmbatants Rather
Than Insult to Imperial Ma iesty.

eighth articles
bloody Developments
The
NGLAND sends stiff the
but talks softly Italy the shooting British
of
Spanish
the sinking is diplomacy
Evening star., 1937-09-15
CANADIAN LABOR ASKS
REFERENDUM ON WARS
Unalterable Opposition Voted at
Session-Strikes to Gain OBJ
jective Sidetracked.

OTTAWA, September Is Canadian
Press) The Trades and Labor Con-
gress Of Canada proposed yesterday
that the people themselves should de-
eide if ever the question of war should
arise.
The congress adopted resolution
declaring itself 'unalterably opposed
to war" and asserting that there should
be no declaration Of war before the
people of Canada are consulted" by
referendum.
The Laborites, however, voted from
the resolution . section which would
have committed the congress to a
general strike ito enforce a complete
stoppage Of all work until such
referendum has been granted or held"
Evening star., 1937-09-15

rAnean powers would not be able to
agree within so short time. Will he
easily overcome his sense Of irrita-
ton?
Newspaper Alliance. Inc.)
Evening star., 1937-09-15
: CHINA FORBIDS FETE
Bars Homage to Moon Goddess in
Fear of Japanese Raid,

Fear of Japanese Raid.
NANKING, September Is R.-
China's age-old mid-Autumn festival
Of homage to the moon goddess
September l9, memorializing the spirits
of the dead, was forbidden today to
save the living.
The custom of burning candles and
incense lanterns was banned because
Of the fear Of attracting and Japanese
air raiders. The eating of the
ritualistic moon cakes" was prohibited
and the money ordinarily spent on
them was ordered into the nations
war chest.
Evening star., 1937-09-15

Switzerland entertained more Brit
ish tourists than did any. other coun-
try this year.
Evening star., 1937-09-15
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Evening star., 1937-09-15
Austurians Slowly Retreat Before Two
Columns.

HENDAYE. Franco-Spanish From
tier, September Is (P).-Two Spanish
insurgent columns battled westward
toward Gijon today against noun
tain fog, rain and snow and slowly
retreating bands of Asturian soldiers.
A column of Navarrese succeeded
In passing Mazucha Peak, which they
captured Saturday, and occupied the
mountain village Of Masuco yesterday
In driving toward a junction with
coastal troops near Rivadesella, about
33 air miles east If Gijon
Deploying throughout the rocky
sector yesterday, the troops won nu-
merous heights and several hamlets
from the Asturians, backbone of the
army defending the Valencia govern
ment's last hold on the Spanish North
west.
The insurgent communique today
said the defenders lost heavily in
men and war materials.
A government attack on the Aragon
front, in the Spanish Northeast, near
Val de Scalera, was turned into SAN
culinary rout by fierce counter
attack The government troops left
more than 300 dead, the insurgents
reported.
Evening star., 1937-09-15
New Attack Shakes Madrid.

MADRID, September IS (P).-The
thunder of fresh insurgent attempt
to smash into Madrid, this time
through the southwestern suburbs,
rolled over this war-tried, war-bored
metropolis today.
Defense commanders shrugged and
commented: "No substantial gains"
A fierce bombardmenJ by trench
mortars Monday in the Usera sector
was followed yesterday with open in
fantry attacks which 2 government
officers said had been repulsed. 1t
was the first major combat Oh the
Madrid front In weeks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-13
144 ARE CERTIFIED
FOR CIVIL SERVICE
Group Transferred to Maritime
Commission Are Notified
of Action.

Certif1cation to the Civil Service
Commission of IA employees of the
former Emergency Fleet Corp. and
Shipping Board who have been trans
ferred to the rolls of the Maritime
Commission, was announced late yes
terday as the first step in placing
all employees Of the commission I'M
der civil service.
The employees affected were notified
personally of the action by Chair
man Joseph P. Kennedy at a meet
ing in the auditorium Of the Com
merce Department. Kennedy praised
the high character and ability of the
personnel selected for certif1cation and
called for their unified support in
the task Of administering the new
merchant marine act
The merchant marine act stipu-
lated that after preparatory period,
all employees of the Fleet Corp. and
Shipping Board, whose services are
satisfactory should be placed on civil
service status by certif1cation of the
Maritime Commission. One Of Chair
man Kennedy's first acts after taking
Office last month was to obtain an
extension Of the deadline for this
certif1cation and Officials Of both COM
missions have been at work ever since
on the problem Of classifying the per-
sonnet
The employees certified yesterday
include those in the Administrative,
Technical and Regulation Divisions OF
the commission. Employees of other
divisions will be certified as rapidly
as personnel studies can be COM
rleted, it was announced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-13
huff DECISION DUE
SOON ON PENAL POST
Delay May Be Due to Possibility
OF Advancement in U. S. Set-up.
Is Indication.

Ray L. Huff, parole supervisor for
the Federal Bureau OF Prisons, who
recently was offered appointment as
the Districts new penal director, to
succeed Capt. M. M. Barnard, is ex-
pected to decide within several day.
whether to accept the post, 1t was said
today.
At the District Building, the sue-
gestlon was offered that the delay in
Huf1's decision might be due to the
possibility of advancement in the
Prison Bureau set-up It was recalled
that Sanford Bates resigned as direc-
tor OF Federal prisons April l to take
position in the Boys Club movement
and that there are prospects of some
shifts in the lineup at the present
bureau.
HUFF has been parole supervisor for
about six years, and about two wears
ago was given the added duties of
secretary to the Federal Parole Board
HUFF himself merely said he was con.
sidering the offer made by the Com
missioners. He was in MONTGOMERY.
Ala, when the selection was an.
nounced, and returned to Washington
Saturday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-13
DAYLIGHT TIME
HEARINGS M0NDAY
All Organizations and |ndi-
vidua|s Interested Invited
by House.

The first congressional battle over
the proposed daylight saving plan for
Washington is scheduled to start
before special subcommittee OF the
House District Committee Monday
at 10 am.
At that time, the subcommittee will
start public hearings on the bill that
would force Washington to advance
its clocks an hour. and join with
Philadelphia. New York and number
of other Eastern cities in enjoying
the questioned advantages of an extra
hour Of daylight
Representative Sacks, Democrat, Of
Pennsylvania, sponsor of the daylight
saving bill, has issued a blanket in
vitation to every organization and in
dividual interested in the plan to at
tend the hearing. He is chairman of
the subcommittee. Serving with him
will be Representatives McGehee, DEM
ocrat, of Mississippi, and Bates, Re-
publican. Of Massachusetts.
Espouses Daylight Plan.
Sacks, incidentally. vent before q
WRC microphone last night to espouse
his daylight saving plan, and drew on
the works OF Tom Moore, celebrated
Irish poet for his theme. Quoting
from Moore, he said:
THE best of all ways
To lengthen days
Is to steal a few hours from the
night"
Sacks also answered the arguments
of opponents of daylight saving and
declared Scientists tell us that light
is among the best and greatest of Gods
gifts to mankind. 1t is the enemy of
disease and death-in fact the greatest
of physicians
On Measuring Sleep.
Sleep cannot be measured by the
clock Sacks said in reply to the argu-
ment that daylight saving would force
the average person to lose an hours
sleep each day. TT is the depth of
sleep rather than the length of sleep
that is important to the individual, u
he declared, and the first hours OF
sleep are the deepest no matter what
the hour of the clock may be-"
Sacks is confident the daylight saw
ing plan will be approved by Congress
so that Washington may "enjoy its
benefits" before the end of the Sum-
mer. He said letters and petitions re-
ceived by him and the District COM
mittee show ratio of to ! in favor
Of the plan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-13
AIRPORT DECISION
|SDELAYED AGAIN
Absence of Gen. Westover
and DeIano Causes Post
ponement.

Disappointing its chairman. Senator
King of Utah, who announced his be-
lief a week ago that the 10-year odd
quest for an airport for Washington
would be settled yesterday afternoon,
the District Airport Commission has
postponed making a final decision on
a site.
The question will not be settled
until after the return to Washington
Of Maj Gen. Oscar Westover, chief
of the Army Air Corps, who was
called to California in connection with
Air Corps massed maneuvers there,
Senator King explained late yester-
day after the longest meeting of
the commission for nearly year.
King refused to comment on what
progress was made by the commission
during its long session behind locked
doors yesterday except to admit that
no decision has been reached because
OF the absence of Westover and
Frederic A. Delano, chairman Of the
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission. The latter is now re-
covering from long illness. Delano
also had been expected to be present
yesterday. No date has been set for
another meeting of the commission,
but King indicated that the group
will be called together again soon.
Last week Chairman King an
nounced that the search for site
for Washington's air terminal had
been narrowed down to four areas
which he refused to specify.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-13
BONNET WILL PRESENT
FRENCH MEDALS TODAY

Award of Is silver and bronzs
medals to student winners of a COM
petitive French examination will be-
made at O'Clock today by the French
Ambassador and Nine Bonnet at cere-
monies in the George washington
University court yard.
Cloyd Heck Marvin, president of the
university, will greet the junior and
senior public high school and private
school winners. The medals are q
gift of the French Ambassador.
Mrs. Corrington c. Gill, president
Of the American Association Of Teach-
ers of French, under whose auspices
the competition is held, will introduce
the speakers. Prof. Merle I. ProtNman
Of the university's department of roe
nance languages, will preside.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-13
HOSPITALS $120,000
ONE.FOURTH RAISED
Charles D. Drayton, Committee
Head, Urges District Resi-
dents to Contribute.

Declaring only slightly more than
one-fourth of the $4,000 sought by
the emergency appeal of the united
hospitals has been raised, Charles D.
Drayton, chairman Of the Hospital
Presidents Committee, last night
urged District residents to contribute.
In a radio address given in connec-
ton with National Hospital day, Dray-
ton explained the campaign still is
being carried on in behalf of nine
voluntary hospitals to enable them to
continue their help to the needy sick.
He pointed out separate appeal was
held necessary after the Community
Chest found it was unable to supply
sufficient funds for the hospitals.
Drayton declared I'VE need educa-
ton in sacrificial giving" He said
there are many persons in Washing
ton who are unable to pay for their
own disqualification, and described sew
eral instances in which specialists
have given much of their time, free Of
charge, to care for the INDECENT sick.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-13
TWO CAPITAL YOUTHS
TO ENTER WEST POINT
Patrick II. Tansey and E. Lloyd
Powell, Jr., Notified They
Passed Tests.

Patrick Henry Tansey, jr., II, Of
1905 Thirty-seventh street, son Of the
Assistant Engineer Commissioner and
Mrs. Tansey, and E. Lloyd Powell, IT,,
II, Of 1926 Emerson street, son OF Mr..
and Mrs. Edwin l. Powell, were noti-
fed by the War Department today
that they had passed medical and
physical examinations for admission to
West Point July /.
The youths won the principal ap-
pointments of the District Commis-
sioners in competitive examinations in
February
Tansey attended Willard Prepara-
tory School here. Powell was grad
uated last year from Central High
School, where he was captain Of Com
pany A of the Cadet Corps, and during
the past Winter attended the Bulls
Preparatory School 1T Silver Spring,
Nd.