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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-11-14
MRS. CARTERD|ES
OF HEART ATTACK
Former Toast of the Stage
Expires on Coast at rs.
Was Long III.
B. the Associated Press.

B. the Associated Press.
SANTA MONICA, Calf, Nov. 49,
Mrs. Leslie Carter, whose dramatic
brilliance was acclaimed ON two con-
tinents at the turn, of the century,
died in retirement today Of a heart
attack that climaxed a long illness.
She wxs rs years old.
A heart ailment that seized her
several months ago was aggravated
recently by pneumonia and she de-
clined steadily.
With her at her death were her
second husband, w. L. Payne, and an
adopted daughter. She had retained
as her professional name that of her
first husband, who she divorced in
1889 after stormy marital career.
Mrs. Carter, whose meteoric theatre
cal career was coupled closely with
David Belasco's rise as q producer,
won her first fame as q Maryland belle
in ''The Heart Of Maryland"
Her London appearance in "Zaza"
drew compliments from the then
Prince and Princess of Wales, later
King Edward VII and Queen Alex
andria. Her last successful stage
engagement was in 1928.
Belasco broke with her when she
married Payne, in 1906, and for many
years their relationship was bitter, but
later they corresponded in a friendly
manner.
Mrs. Carriers body will be sent to
Dayton, Ohio, Monday for burial in
her family plot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-11-14
SHIPS SWEEP SEA
FOR MISSING z
Six of Crew Saved After
Greek Freighter Sinks
Off HatteraS.
BY the Associa ted Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NORFOLK, Va, Nov. l3-All but
members of the crew of % men
believed aboard the Greek freighter
Tzeny Chandris when she sank off
the North Carolina coast early today
were adrift or drowned in heavy seas
and foggy weather tonight some IS
miles northeast of Diamond Shoals.
Coast Guard headquarters here said
the c. D. Mallory steamer Swiftsure,
which picked up 6 men in a life
boat, reported were adrift in life
belts and IL to IA others in q small
boat.
"The wind is from the southwest"
. spokesman in Coast Guard COM
munications headquarters said. "It
is also getting thick, and there seems
little chance that additional sur
vivors will be picked up before morn
ing, although the Swiftsure and five
cutters will search throughout the
night"
Six Taken From Rough Sea.
The six rescued men we're taken
aboard the Swiftsure. shortly after
$50 am.
The survivors were sighted about
80 miles northeast of the Diamond
Shoals lightship, drifting in a bat
tered, waterlogged lifeboat. They
were brought aboard while q rough
sea was running
, They said the Tzeny Chandris
rolled over on her beam and sank
about 4 am. after her bunkers and
engine room had flooded.
The rescued men said several other
members of the crew went down
with the captain. Nicholas Patronas.
They managed to haul themselves into
lifeboat after the steamer sank.
They saw eight others, in life belts,
struggling through the sea toward
the boat, but they never reached it.
The Swiftsure proceeded to the scene
but found nothing but floating cargo
boom.
Four Firemen Among Rescued.
The rescued men gave their names
rs Demitrois Yannoukakis, steward;
Christos Avaleotis, carpenter; George
Gicas, fireman; Antonis Katheris, fire.
man; Antontis Charpolis, fireman, and
George Kapropulos, fireman.
Just before dawn today sos signals,
sputtering from the mast Of the
steamer caught in the graveyard Of
shipping OF Cape Hatteras, told Of
the tragedy.
The little freighter, heavily laden
with scrap iron-so precious in the
making Of war material-sent its
cries for help hurting to the four
winds for nearly an hour, then plunged
to the bottom.
The first distress signal was picked
up at 400 am. Eastern standard time.
The tanker Swiftsuze and the Coast
guard cutter Sebago Immediately left
Norfolk, and the search for the miss
ing sean1en began. Tonight the cut
ter Modoc from Wilmington and the
Bibb. Mendoza and Dione from Nor
folk also were nearing the scene.
The Swiftsure apparently was the
only vessel In the immediate vicinity,
but the Sebago, some distance away,
started at full speed for the scene.
It was five hours from the time the
sos went out until the Mallory steam
er reported the rescue Of the six men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-11-14
JAPANESE ENTRAP
SOOCHOW 100000
Transportation Disrupted,
Chinese Unable to Heed
Evacuation Order.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
japanese campaign against
Shanghai, stalled for two months
north OF the city by stubborn
Chinese resistance, succeeded tDhen
Chinese retredted first from their
first line detenSes at Chapel and
Kidngpdn and t,Do Ueeks later
from second line at Soochop Creek
lDithin Shanghai. While Chinese
tell back to their "tDinter line" so
miles ,Uest of Shanghai in preporo-
ton for defense of Nanking itself
Japanese tolloD, threatening 500
chou and other cities betiUeen the
capital and the metropolis.
By the Associated Press.
SHANGHAI, Nov. 13.-Sone 200, ooe
Chinese civilians were trapped by
disrupted transportation in Soochow
tonight, unable to heed a japanese
ultimatum to evacuate the ancient
city in the path of their advance to-
ward Marking.
japanese spokesman announced
yesterday Soochow and the neighbor-
ing city Of Wusih would be bombed
because of their industrial areas in
which Chinese military supplies are
manufactured" Leaflets from jap
anese warplanes warned the pop
ulace to flee by midnight.
Pursue Chinese Legions.
The japanese advance swept 80
miles west of Shanghai pursuing the
Chinese legions retreating to their
"Hindenburg line" SO miles west of
the city. A Japanese spokesman an
nounced that the vanguard of the
center column was approaching the
outskirts Of Kunshan, its immediate
objective, 20 miles east of Soochow.
The japanese front, which yeSter-
day was a great arc, quickly changed
tonight into a snaky line from Kia-
ting, Is miles northwest Of Shanghai,
through Kunshan, to Kashan, 40
miles southwest of Shanghai. The
spokesman said the northern and
southern columns were pressing
westward after occupation Of Kia-
ting and Kashan.
Seeks Safety Zone.
United States Consul General Clar-
ence E. Gauss, In Shanghai, was ne
gotiating with japanese officials to
establish a safety zone at Soochow,
known to Chinese for 1000 years as
paradise under Heaven" Gauss was
acting at the request of Ambassador
Nelson johnson, to whom American
missionaries had appealed for help.
Reports to Shanghai, however, said
that all foreigners as well as weather.
Chinese had evacuated the ancient
city, which is one Of Chinas cultural
centers.
100000 Virtually Bankrupt.
With the war far beyond Shanghai.
the Municipal Council attacked food
hoarders and profiteers who had at
tempted to corner the rice and flour
market while 100000 Chinese resi-
dents of the International Settle
ment were virtually bankrupt.
The Chinese boom across the Upper
River was destroyed today
and a japanese gunboat made an
exploratory voyage that indicated
Japan was preparing to use the stream
to supply its westward advancing
armies. japanese officially declared
they intended to use Soochow Greek
to transport supplies through the
International Settlement.
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RECOUNT IS ORDERED
IN new JERSEY VOTE
Loser C1ee Contests Moore's 1880
Margin in Race for
Governorship.
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
JERSEY CITY, N. j., Nov. 49,
Chief Justice Thomas j. Brogan
signed today an order for a recount
OF the votes cast In Hudson County
In the November 2 gubernatorial cleo
ton in which United States Senator
A. Harry Moore, Democrat, defeated
State Senator Lester H. Clee by A.
$50 votes.
The recount will start November "a.
Immediately after the order was
signed, Republican leaders, who
sought the recount, posted $9,795 with
the Hudson County clerk to cover the
cost, which the court fixed at SIS for
each Of the county's $50 boxes.
Moore received $4,000 plurality in
Hudson County, enough to offset leads
By Clee In . majority Of New Jer-
sey's II counties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-11-14

BY the Associated Press.
RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov. 13.-De-
scribing President Roosevelt as lone
Of the greatest statesmen Of modern
times" President Getulio Vargas said
tonight that under the new regime
Brazil would strive for further devel-
opment of "the additionally friendly
relations with the United States"
He said that Brazil's foreign policy
had not been changed by the pro-
mitigation of a new constitution three
days ago and that all treaties would
be respected.
He told foreign correspondents the
new constitution was neither fascist
nor integralist'' and said Brazil was
not likely to adhere to the anti
comintern pact signed last week by
Germany, Italy and Japan.
No Quarter to Communism.
He added, however, that there is
not the slightest doubt that the new
regime gives battle without quarter to
the Communist threat both in doctrine
and by force"
"Brazirs foreign policy is primarily
American" he asserted, land only Sec
ondarily European. Brazil tries not
to entangle itself in other continen D..
we continue to cooperate In a
friendship with the United States
which Is strengthened by the Good
Neighbor' policy predicated by Presi-
dent Roosevelt, whom we regard as one
Of the great statesmen of modern times
and a great citizen of all America"
The President disclosed that impor-
tant new trade policies were effected
by decree signed by him tonight fol-
lowing a cabinet meeting. One Of
these was reduction of the export
tax on coffee from IS to IL milraes
(from 1921 to 800 a bag of 1924
pounds.
Another was abolition of the regu-
lation under which 35 per cent of ex-
port bill requirements must be bought
from the Bank of Brazil at the Official
exchange rate.
Negotiations on new debt payment
scheme, he said, would be launched
Immediately with the nations con-
cerned-the United States, Great Brit
ain, France and the Netherlands.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-11-14

elect and a men,
Der of the House.
As Mr.. Miller
has not yet re-
signed his seat in
the House, he is
entitled to sit
there until the
extra S e S ST o n
ends. He also can
take his seat in
the Senate to-
morrow by re-
signing from the
HO,1So
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-11-14
Z Y YHILE Pittsburgh staged an
M other last-quarter rally to
v " beat Nebraska and remain
IlnheatAn and Notre Dame

defeated Army, TO, in the rain be-
fore $4,000, two Washington elevens-
George Washington and Georgetown
won notable victories yesterday In
games which shared interest here with
the days headliners.
George Washington swamped North
Dakota State, $50, in its home-com-
ing game at Griffith Stadium, while
the Hoyas defeated New York Uni
versity, 60, at the Polo Grounds for
their first major victory Of the year.
Alabama waited until the fourth
quarter to nose out Georgia Tech, TO,
while Duke was upset by North Caro-
lima, 1916.
All the District teams except G.. w.
q. and Georgetown were defeated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-11-14
Miller Has 2 Jobs,
One in Senate and
The Other in House

John E. Miller of Searcy, Ark,
is back in Washington for the
special session of Congress, in
the dual capacity of a Senator
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-11-14

House. Senator Miller.
His decision? After noon to-
morrow 1t will be Senator Miller,
and he will take the seat formerly
occupied by the late majority
leader, Senator Joseph T. Rob-
inson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-11-14
VARGASPLEDCES
CLOSER j. S. TIES
UNDERNEW RULE
Halls Roosevelt as Zone of
Greatest Statesmen of
Modern Times"
ANTI-COMINTERN PACT
LINK is HELD UNLIKELY
Regime to Give No Quarter, How.
ever, to Communist Threat, He
Tells Newsmen.

BACKGROUND
President Getulio Vargas last
toeek stirred up hornets nest In
United States ,pith promulgation
OF neD cooperative" constitution
making Brazil totalitarian state
and announcing the cessation OF
foreign debt payments. Welcomed
tn Germany and Italy as the in
eatdble result OF a Dorld trend, the
coup ioos received ,Uith apprehen-
sion in this country, despite as
surances the basis OF BraziPs GOT
eminent remained democratic and
not Fascist or Communistic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-11-14

One of the toasts of the sparkling
theatrical world in the late COS and
until long after the turn of the CEN
fury, Mrs. Leslie Carter was a slender
Southern beauty with a mass of red
hair and green eyes, a girl who per-
sisted in using the name of her
divorced husband and who rose to
glittering heights with it.
Her career was full of excitement
and successes as well as disappoint-
ments and heartbreaks and a feud
with her "Svenali'-David BelascoN
that amused the Broadway crowd.
Caroline Louise Dudley, as she was
christened, was born In Louisville, Ky,
June 10, 1852, daughter Of Orson DAN
lei and Catharine Dudley. Her father
was an Englishman, associated with
the Standard Oil Co., her mother an
aristocratic Southerner.
In 1880, when she was 10, Caroline
was married to Leslie Carter, scion of
a millionaire Chicago family. Their
marriage ended nine years later in q
startling divorce suit. Meanwhile. a
son, Dudley, had been born. His
death, in 1884. was one Of the many
tragedies in Mrs. Carter's life.
Adjudged Insane.
Mrs. Carter had been adjudged in
sane and was confined to . private
sanitarium. On her release, she sued
for divorce, charging cruelty. In q
counter action, Carter accused his
wife OF infidelity, naming as CORE
spondent Kryle Bellew, . star of that
day. They waged bitter legal battle
for the custody Of the boy, and Mrs.
Carter lost.
When her husband forbade her to
use his name, his wife Is said to have
told him: II will make 1t . by-word. /"
She did. To forget her grief, she went
(See CARTER, Pare A.7.)
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(see BRUSSELS, Page A-4.)
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WEATHER.

%. .. Weathtr Bureau ForecastD
Fair today, colder tonight; tomorrow
fair and colder; moderate west and north
west winds. Temperatures yesterday
Highest. 81, at 4 pm; lowest, 81 at S am.
Full report on page Ais.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-11-14

(See CONGRESS, Page A-3.)
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(See CHEST, Page A-21)
The Washington times., 1937-04-05

this way!" Spake Mr.. Brown,
apparently by making passing
conversation.
But down in his conniving heart
It wasn't conversation by any
means. It was pure "come-on"; |;
that's all.
The promoter, by his very call
ing always wary about too much
small-talk with strangers especially,
pondered a minute, and, rubbing
his chin allowed as how he didn't
know much about handball nor
had any truck with them who did.
'WeII," quOth Brown, II was
Just gonna say that If y'u knew
any who were pretty good I'd
kinda like to take them on, just
as o workout for the fight with
Joe. You see, / train in Wash
ingtOn on a steady diet Of daily ,
handball at our Jewish Com.
munity Center where Jimmy
Mack, here, is the athletic
director"
Continuing, Brown warmed to
his subject:
Admits He's Good
eff / do say it myself, I'm
pretty good. I've whipped all
the club and neighbOrhOOd cham
The Washington times., 1937-04-05

It comes Friday :. with the
Woodrow Wilson and Tech mines
engaging each other at the RooSe-
Welt Stadium at $3.50 D. m.
Originally this contest was
slated at the Tech Stadium. but
trouble over the condition Of the
field neceSSitated a change. . the
stadium, it so happens, is not fit
for baseball games.
And until new diamond Is con-
structed, there'l be no contests,
interhigh or otherwise. u. meaning
Tech will play all of it's games this
spring on foreign fields.
The game Friday promises to be
as good as any former interhigh
openers, if not better. the teams
may not be the foremost in the
series. but what they will lack
in ability, they'll make up in de-
termination to get ahead.
Depend On BOrtz
Woodrow Wilson will depend
upon its talented pitcher. Kilmer
Bortz, a young highlander. who
is blessed with a fine fast ball
and a sharp-breaking curve.
Bortz made his debut against
st. Adams last week and won,
8 to 4. For three innings, Bortz
struck out the side. and in the
fourth got the first two batters
to face him by the same route.
Then Marsh, of the Saints,
raped a single to center. this
hit was followed by a triple by
Russell. an error on the play
allowed Russell to score and the
Saints had two runs.
But Bortz braced and retired
the side by tanning Wentworth,
this latter Strike-out being his
twelfth Of the game.
Bortz famed 10 Saints alto
gether and granted four hits.
giving indication that he might
be the pitcher to watch in this
years series.
Speaking Of watching, the en-
tire Tech nine sat in the stands
during the game. Rusty Thomp-
son, Tech coach, was on hand,
too.
Techmen Scout
The big idea, of course, was to
scout the woodrow wilson's for
Fridays game. .wh e t h Ell they
learned q great deal will be told
when the two teams meet Friday.
Coach Thompson may show the
boys a pitcher himself in this con-
test. he is Buddy Webb, son OF
The Washington times., 1937-04-05

acquisition of Simmons just
about makes Washington the
pennant winner this season."
H. Gabriel Murphy, director Of
athletics, Georgetown University:
"SimonS is a gOdO ball player
and should really go here.
Some think he is washed up
but 1 don't. L0k at Goose Cos
lin. The change of scenery
made him a hero in Detroit.
The same should happen to
SimOns."
o. X. AT TRAFFIC BUREAU
sergt. John Agnew, Traffic
Bureau:
Good addition to the club.
SimOnS has always been right
there in the pinch. He Is .
god money players, and this il
something that Washington
really needs"
Commissioners George e. Al
len:
adding Simmons to the team
will strengthen the Outfields
and with a stronger. Outfield,
Washington will 60 places"
Commissioners Melvin C. Ha-
zen, president Of the Board Of
Commissioners:
ut will be a great thing for
Washington"
Commissioner Richmond B.
CONTINUED on Page %, Col. 81
The Washington times., 1937-04-05
Giants, Pirates,
Cards Loom
In N. |. Loop

Editors Note: This is the
second of tho articles By DaOiS
J. Walsh, picking the baseball
pennGnt races in the ttDo major
leagues for the season of 1871
BY DAVIS J. WALSH
International News Service Sports Editor
NEW YORK. April $40 be
brief, and to the point, and, as
Mr.. Tunney would say, dismiss
the light, airy badinage, the Ma
tional League pennant race for
1887 seems to focus on and
around the following ideas, if any,
this latter being added because,
after all, they're only my own:
The New York Giants can win
if they get a first batSman.
The Pittsburgh Pirates could
Win-if they would.
The st. Louis Cardinals will
if they can.
In a choice, you've got to go
with the latter, because at least
there is always one thing you can
say for and about the Cards:
They'll never beat themselves.
You can't say the same for the
Pirates, and there have been
times when the Giants have
backed up into second anG third
place with superb disorder.
Camilli HOldOut
Still, I'd like to wait week or
ten days on the Giants who have
no first baSeman now. But I would
call your wandering attention to
the fact that Camilli, of Philadel-
phia, is a first baseman and he's
holding out for $4,000. Give the
Giants Camilli and you wouldn't
have to give them the pennant.
They'd probably take it.
AS it is, they rate at least third
ahead of the Cubs and Reds. the
latter being no better, and the
former being, if anything, a little
Continued on Page 20, Col. A.
The Washington times., 1937-04-05
CeIebs
AT Sports Fete

Leo A. Rover, former District
Attorney, will act as POSTMASTER
in the Mayflower Hotel Tuesday
night, April 10, at the testimonial
dinner to be rendered Judge Jere-
miah T. Mahoney, president of the
National A. A. U. Postmaster
James A. Farley will be one of the
guests and will introduce Judge
Mahoney.
All three Of the District Commits
sionerS-Melvin HaZen, George AL
len and Daniel Sultan-wiu attend
the banquet.
Others who have accepted in
vitationS include Mrs. Mary T.
Norton of the House District Com
mittee, and United States Senator
William King, chairman of the
Senate District Committee
The Washington times., 1937-04-05

SO44 ~ANOs
The Washington Times polled
the city, taking cross-section of
expression of fan-thought, as well
as that of people in public or semi
public life, and the result was al
most an unanimous approval OF
the latest gesture of President
Clark Griffith to bolster the weak
rightfield position as developed by
the indifferent showings Of Out
fielders Fred Sington, Jess Hill,
and Rookie Taft Wright, the
stocky lefthand batter.
Times Makes Queries
Herewith is produced the results
of The Times sports departments
inquiring reporter with reference
to washington acquisition Of AL
Simmons, the 34-year.old gardener
who starred with the Philadelphia
Athletics before going to Chicago
and later to Detroit.
M. F. Calnan, president Of the
Liberty National Bank:
Gal Simmons, in my opinion,
has plenty of baseball left in
him. He brings to the Nationals
The Washington times., 1937-04-05

Simmons bounced right
back and hit 1927 last year and
drove in liz runs. He accepted
$50 chances out Of 1865, so you
can see that he was on the job
in the Outfield.
IF he can have a year for us
like he had for the Tigers,
there's no telling what it may
do for the club. The boys here
are glad to have him, and he
is tickled to come to the Wash
ingtOn Club"
Simmons arrived in Orlando
early this forenoon. He's a cocky
sort Of a guy, but he likes to play
ball, and he will play for the club.
His bat just about won the pen
Continued on Page 20, Col. 81
The Washington times., 1937-04-05

the well-known Heinie Webb, Of
Sandlot fame.
The younger Web is a power
fully built lad with an arm of steel
.. he will give BortZ a run for
honors when Umpire George Watt
calls his familiar, play Ball"
One other comparison between
the teams is behind the bat. the
Techites will have Jimmy Wise,
who gained an All-High berth last
year.
The wilson's will have Buck Bar
bee, a likely looking backstop, If
ever there was one. Barbee han
died Bortz in fine style against st.
Adams ana got himself two hits,
one double. If his arm holds up
he may figure largely as All-High
material before the series is over.
The Washington times., 1937-04-05

prompted.
"Wen, it makes the team"
said Harris. Simmons goes
into left field, Stone moves to
right, and we have Chapman
for center. That gives us
what we need.
1--WE got the guy practically
at the waiver price" Harris
said. emphasizing the point
that baffled him most.
1--WE were able to get him at
q contract price which Is
thoroughly reasonable, and the
whole business now shapes up
as . fine deal. Where could
we do better? Here is a fellow
who has failed just once to hit
in more than 100 runs. That
was In 1885 with the White SOx
when he hit only .267.
The Washington times., 1937-04-05
Langley Plans
For League

Lawrence Langley, president of
the Old Dominion Baseball League,
is one Of the busiest figures in Ar
lington county these days what
with planning for the opening of
night baseball in that section on
May 8.
That a stellar night is slated
can be figured from Langley's pro-
gram, which lists such a celebrity
as Gordon Hittenmark, the "Ques-
ton Mark" man. Others are being
lined up every day.
The Westinghouse High band
will be on hand to help enliven
opening night, while the Ballston
and Colonial Village mines will tan
gle. A 1880 p. m. starting hour is
being planned.
The Washington times., 1937-04-05

years of good baseball in him."
Official Washington Speaks
Major Ernest w. Brown, SUI
perintendent of police:
"The acquisition of Simmons
will make for a decided i'm
prOvement in the team"
Inspector William E. Holmes,
commander of Traffic Division:
"The purchase Of Al Sim
mons is very fine indeed. l
am glad to see him on the