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Evening star., 1937-01-15
MORGAN RESCUE
AIRED At PROBE
Guaranty Trust Co. Board
Head Tells of Loan to
Van SWeringens.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Evidence that J. P. Morgan bank
ing syndicate rescued the Van
Sweringen empire in 1880 was un-
folded today before the Senate Rail-
road Investigating Committee.
william C. Potter, board chairman
Of the Guaranty Trust Co. of New
York, testified that part Of a s39.-
100000 loan made by the Morgan
group was used to close out S19,-
100000 Van Sweringen account with
Paine. Webber g. Co., New York stoc.:
brokers.
Describing the situation as "very
delicate" he said this action kept the
Van Sweringen interests from dump
ing million shares of Allegheny Corp.
stock on the market" TO protect thei'
margin requirements
Unloading" of such a huge block
stock might have started a gener
market decline, Potter explained.
1T might have wrecked q lot c
banks and brokerage houses?" aske
Chairman Wheeler.
IF you emphasize the word might
decidedly So" Potter answered.
Earlier, Francis Ward Paine Of
Paine. Weber g. Co. testified that the
Van SWerinpen accounts made I'm "10
to Is per cent" of the firms total
business, and that they we're "in
state OF unusual tension" in 1880.
Wheeler said yesterday Van swer-
ingen corporation used proceeds of a
$50. 1000. 900 note issue to buy "specu-
lative securities" of other Van Swer-
ingen firms.
Evening star., 1937-01-15
Washington
Wayside
Tales
Random Observations
of Interesting Events
and Things.
SAFETY MEN.

-HE ways of would-be aviation
inventors are wonderful to
behold. Every airplane acci-
Il dent which makes the front
pages brings to the Commerce De-
partment a score Of proposed inven-
tions or suggestions for improving
conditions. Most Of them find their
way to the desk of Irving r. Metcalf
in the development section OF the
Bureau of Air Commerce.
One of them contained a sugges-
ton for the old problem of reducing
the noise from airplane engines and
propellers The inventor suggested
installing a microphone behind each
engine to pick up the sound. This
would be carried into the fuselage Of
the airplane, where it would be am
plified into a box" Of special construc-
tion land there suppressed"
Another gentleman asked that "a
representative young Americans be
selected to meet specifications he
would supply and proposed to confer
with them in person on means OF i'm
proving the airplane in accordance
with directions which he claimed
were to be found in the Bible. He
was fussy about the conference room,
which he described in detail. Over
the door was to be a large rainbow
upon which his name was to appear.
X
rrNEAPTHED
Three years ago, Miss Mary
Rome borrowed book from q
friend.
Recently. she began tOork on q
new JOHN the same office in
which another woman. tUho had
borrowed the same book from the
same friend also was employed.
THAT 1Uonlan has had my book
euer since you returned it, Mary"
said the friend. Il 1Uish you'd get
it back for me. Tell her you ,Dant
to read it-that said you could
borroU it,"
Well, Mary got the book and,
looking through it. came across a
poem she had dashed of in pencil
three years before!
X X X
PUP.
THEY are pretty efficient. these
modern chain stores, in the ar.
rangement of their merchandise
However, it takes the elfin innocence
of puppy sometimes to disclose Ger.
tain features on which the merchan.
disc arrangement Is not so sound a!
the experts think.
Evening star., 1937-01-15
VIOLATION OF LAW
IS DENIED BY A. & P.
Firm Has mot Consciously
Broken Any Provision of
Robinson. .Patman Act.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. January l5.-The
Great Atlantic g. Pacific Tea Co.. re-
plying to charges Of the Federal Trade
Commission that the company had
violated the Robinson-Patman act.
said today it had mot consciously
broken any provision of the law.
The act prohibits chain stores and
other large buyers from receiving spe-
cial discounts ON purchases.
A statement issued by Caruthers
Ewing, general counsel for the COM
pany. said:
I'VE have not consciously violated
any provision of the Robinson-Pat-
man act, but on the contrary have
undertaken to obey 1t in letter and in
spirit.
After the complaint is served We
will investigate each transaction men,
toned therein, and the facts should
not be matters Of dispute"
Evening star., 1937-01-15

ging began was that he was med
ding" in their business. Their threat
was that he would be loaded with
lead" if he told what happened.
Following Gelders to the stand.
Sergt. McClung told how his superior
had placed him on the case with Or
ders to break it" If he needed every
man on the force. McClung broke It
sufficiently, he testified. SO, in his
opinion, indictments should have been
returned against Hanna, Williams and
two other men.
Asked his opinion why such indict-
ments were not returned, the veteran
officer replied:
You know, Senator, the T. c. l.
owns about fifteen-sixteenths of that
country"
Both Gelders and McClung testified
that the prosecuting officer made no
real attempt to convince the grand
juries of guilt Of the men, citing cir
cumstances calculated to turn them
against Gelders.
Evening star., 1937-01-15
MRS. SPIES BURIAL
TO BE HELD IN IOWA
Revenue Bureau General Counsel
Secretary Was Member Of
Eastern Star

Funeral services for Miss Ethel Daw-
son Spies, secretary in the office of the
general counsel for the Internal Rev
enue Bureau. were held yesterday in
Hysong's funeral parlors, 1900 N street,
Rev. DR.. william S. Abernethy, pastor
of Calvary Baptist Church, officiated.
The body was taken to Remsen, Iowa,
for burial tomorrow.
Miss Spies. who lived at 1922 Nine
teenth street, died suddenly Monday.
She had been a Government worker
for a number of years She was
member of the Order of the Eastern
Star and the Baptist Church. The
funeral was attended by many Of her
friends, including a large contingent
from the Internal Revenue ONCE.
Evening star., 1937-01-15
PRIVACY.

A Mckinley High School boy
Ue don't know his name, but they
call him eddie" and he liues at
los Rhode Island GUenue northeast
has solued the problem OF hoD
to carry on telephone conuersa-
tions Uith his girl friend Dithout
having his family ouerhear eDery
iDord he sdys-dnd, perhaps more
Importantly, tDithout going out to
a pay booth.
At least, that's tDhat ,Ue make
OF phat we saw as we walked past
his house the other day. Eddie
,Das on the front porch, telephone
In hand, ,pith the tDire coming
through the bottom OF q nearly
closed ,Dindow. And, as ,ue passed
on, tDe heard him shout: "Get
dtody from that pindow-can'tcha
see I'm tdlking?"
II
SPELLING.
CPELLING Of names is purely sec
- tional-take the word OF Mrs
Polly Hurshman-and . Ramsay o
Evening star., 1937-01-15

Virginia becomes plain Ramsey in
Maryland.
Mrs. Hurshman denies, however,
that she has o modern streak of
contrariness" as told in Wayside Tales
recently. She operates "Ye Olde
Ramsay House" on King street in
Alexandria. The house has been
standing since 174s. but despite the
huge sign on the front and q bronze
PLAGUE put up by the Virginia Con-
servation Society marking it as an
historical site, modern femininity
gone "arty" paints her own signs and
spells 1t 'RAmpey,"
Evening star., 1937-01-15
Goods Like Good Takers.

DENVER P).-Denver University
co-eds listed the qualifications they
desire most in the men they date.
In the order of preference. they
want: A pleasing conversationalst; :;
an intellectual: an athlete: the matinee
idol type: one who is quiet and re-
served; the fellow with plenty of money
to spend.
At the bottom of the list, co-eds
agreed, is the date who knows it all'
and doesn't mind advertising the fact.
Evening star., 1937-01-15

May I make a suggestion?" he
finally doomed, his voice carrying
to the distant reaches Of the depart
ment. Apparently he was told that
he could.
Then. shorten the slip which goes
with that dress. Her slips are always
showing"
Oblivious of the attention he had
attracted. he dropped back into his
silent contemplation of world full
of women whose slips show.
Evening star., 1937-01-15
Congress in Brief
TODAY.


Senate:
Considers extension of Recon-
struction Finance Corp.
La Toilette Committee continues
civil liberties investigation.
Wheeler Committee studies new
chapter in Van Sweringen rail
deals.
Banking Committee takes up
extension of stabilization fund
and Presidents power to devalue
dollar.
In adjournment until Monday.
Coinage Committee considers
bill to extend Presidents monetary
powers.
Appropriations Subcommittee
continue hearings on deficiency
and regular appropriation bills.
Agriculture Committee opens
hearing on crop production loan
bill.
Evening star., 1937-01-15
Night Final Delivered by Carrier
Anywhere in the City
Full Sports

Race Results Complete Market the Day. Latest News
Flashes from Around the World Whatever is you'll find
it in The Night Final Sports Edition.
THE NIGHT FINAL SPORTS and SUNDAY STAR-delivered
by carrier-70c month Call National 5000 and service
will start at once.
Evening star., 1937-01-15
MAI. CHARLES w. FOSTER
RITES TO BE. TOMORROW
Services at Walter Reed Chapel
Canceled-Ofice Won War
Decorations.

Burial services for Maj Charles w.
Foster. As, U. s. A., retired, who
died last Saturday at Denver, Colo,
will be held at 10 am. tomorrow in
Arlington National Cemetery. There
will be no services at Walter Reed
Chapel, as originally planned and
announced. the War Department said
today.
Maj. Foster held the Distinguished
Service Cross and the French Croix
de Guerre, with Palm, for his World
War service overseas.
He was q brother of Mrs. Wallace
De Witt, wife of Brig. Gen. De Witt,
assistant to the surgeon general, sta
toned at the Army Medical Center
here.
Evening star., 1937-01-15
Nickel Plant Started,

Japan's first nickel-producing plant
Is being constructed in Gumma Prefec-
ture, where it will have q mine said
to contain 80 ,00o. 900 metric tons of ore.
Evening star., 1937-01-15
SIMPSON MURDER
CHARGE DROPPED
Prosecutor Asks Dismissal
Of Staying Case Against
Band Leader.
BULLETIN.

NORWICH, Conn, January Is
R.-Robert A. Simpson. blond
band leader, was acquitted of
charges of murder and rape today
by court Of three judges.
Evening star., 1937-01-15

Take, for example, the case Of a
little girl and her pup in a Chevy
Chase store the other afternoon. They
went promptly over to the book
counter. where the child stood for a
few minutes scanning the juvenile
literature stock Beneath that coun-
ter, exposed to full view, is the stores
assortment of rubber balls. As the
girl eyed the books. the pup eyed the
balls and although she went out with
out making purchase. the pup fol-
lowed at her heels stumbling over
rubber ball that he had selected as
the most colorful thing he had ever
laid his teeth on.
Evening star., 1937-01-15
SLIPS.

THERE was one man in the women's S
dress department of one of the
larger department stores on F street
the other day. He sat by the door
of one of the booths where, quite
obviously, his wife was being decked
out in something new. For long
time he was rnorose and silent, but
moroseness and silence are two other
things that come to an end in this
world
Evening star., 1937-01-15
ONE-PRICE CRIME.

A YOUNG fellow around town was
in rage the other night
when he came out of Connecticut
avenue apartment to find his un-
locked car pushed half way across a
side street and decorated with a traffic
ticket Pocketed the ticket mumbling
and went his way.
Somewhat later when he arrived
at an embassy dance, he was even
madder to find absolutely no parking
places within blocks and blocks. He
circled around bit, then swooped
straight into the space marked EN-
trance-no parking" Got out of his
car, stuck the ticket back on the
windshield and went into the party.
Proving there is at least law Of
averages in the line of justice-noth-
ing happened the second time.
Evening star., 1937-04-04

more luck and management, the defense of the
Soviet Union will be carried out on the battle
fields Of France.
Despite the similarity of their ideals, Italy
has no innate compusion to fight on the side
of Germany Mussolini consults Italys in
terests and Italys only He seized the oppor-
tunity, when Europe was obsessed by the
fear of greater war, to seize Abyssinia
His policy hitherto has been to extract the
largest fish possible out of troubled waters.
A strong Germany stretching to the Brenner
Pass is Italy's nightmare. But doubtless if
Germany were in death struggle between
Russia and France. Italy would rally to Ger
many's side Italy could not afford to see a
Sovietized France (still dream of Moscow
which is not too fantastic) and perhaps a
Sovetized Spain.
However, before taking such a step, Mus
solini has to consider England. England still
holds Gibraltar, and can lock the door upon
Italy's intercourse with the outside world The
DuCe recently gave spectacular twist to the
lions tail. But that is far from killing the
beast.
WHERE VIII England line up. Inc answer
will perhaps decide whether there is to be
war or not. All that is international in the
world, whether in finance, race or idealisms,
hates Nazi Germany. Those influences in
England, currently personifed by the Foreign
Secretary, Mr.. Eden. are doing their utmost
to align England against Germany, side by
side with fear -crazed France
But they do not have it all their own way
Popular feeling in England is, curiously,
definitely pro-German and anti-French. 1t
would be impossible to mobilize the English
people for the defense of Soviet frontiers
which is the real issue. Furthermore, England
is not the British Empire - and it would be
extremely difficult to persuade Canada Aus
tralia and, above all, South Africa very anti
Evening star., 1937-04-04

southeast (away from the barrier represented
by Britain) which had been behind the Berlin
Baghdad project before the war.
If Germany could conquer the Ukraine
dividing it with Poland if need be- she would
have a wheat-supply immune from any
British blockade, and thence she could easily
stretch out to the oil of the Caucasus But to
do this, Germany must feel sure that France
would not stab her in the back during the
process. Hence Hitler's many overtures to
France, protesting quite sincerely that there
was no reason for war between the French
and German peoples.
The Soviet Dictatorship contemplated the
prospect with acute alarm A German attack
would only too probably be assisted by
revolt among the martyrized peasants of the
Ukraine, and another in the Caucasus Mos
cow saw, with yet more alarm, Germany win
Poland away from French influence, and
thereby gain road to the Ukraine without
uampling over Czechoslovakia
Immediately Moscow bent all its efforts to
achieve military alliance with France. 1t
tried to mollify Japan by selling the Chinese
Eastern Railway. 1t built up, feverlshly, the
biggest military machine in the world. 1t
renomced internationalism (for Soviet citi-
zens only and by every possible means
exalted new and illogical cult of patriotism.
France, whose conservative Right was still
hypnotized by the traditional terror of Ger
many. and whose Left wing proletariat voted
for the distinctly ''non-Aryan' government of
M Blum, signed the Franco Soviet pact And
just recently, M. Blum's government bribed
Poland away from Germany.
So a Russo German war now necessarily
means that Czechoslovakia will be involved,
and automatically France will have second
reason to fight Germany. The diplomacy of
NJ Litvinoff, Soviet Commissar for Foreign
Affairs, has been very shrewd. With a little
Evening star., 1937-04-04

- the day that write this article it
is announced that the British Gov
eminent will not proceed with the
huge new block of government
offices, to cost E1, ,25O,OOO and to house several
ministries and some 5000 civil servants, which
was to tower magnifcently in Whitehall,
London. The reason given is the fear of aerial
attack, for which the new block would be at
once guide and a target. 1t is a startling
illustration of the reality of the war fever
in Europe.
1t is in fact universally assumed that an
other great war is imminent. The only matter
in doubt is the exact lineup of the great
powers for that struggle which may be the
suicide of civilization. Very particularly, on
which side will Britain be? Can the United
States remain neutral? The side which has
both Britain and the United States in its
team would undoubtedly win. The armed
neutrality of the United States would largely
cancel out the power of Britain.
The bemused idealists who, crying their
ignorant watch-words, are the most dangerous
of war-makers today, persist in visualizing
democracy and the relationships of Germany
and Italy, branded in current cant as "Fas-
cist." That is travesty of the important
issues which are giving insomnia to the
governments of the world.
The real antagonists in the war which
threatens are that antithesis of Democracy,
the Soviet Dictatorship, and resurrected Ger
many. All the other oombatants will be merely
assistants to one side or the other. The
Germany of the Weimar Republic got on
extremely we'll with the Soviet Union. Its
civilian heads we're attached by all sorts of
bonds to the Russian dictatorship. The
German military chiefs, evading as best they
could the prohibitions of Versailles. used
Russia as vast background for their for
bidden aircraft and so forth, pending the day
when they could have their revenge against
France. The advent of Hitler entirely reversed
this situation.
The financial backing and the personnel
(high and low of the Weimar Republic - as
we'll as of the Russian Dictatorship were
largely "non-Aryan." Hitler committed him
self to dangerous feud, and simultaneously
gave a new orientation to the plans of the
German General Staff. Why fight France
France really had nothing that Germany
wanted The way for Germany was toward the
Black Sea - reviving that innate drive to the
Evening star., 1937-04-04

Semitic) to fight Germany if no imperial
interest were involved.
Also, England now has to count Japan as
definite German ally in such war - and the
japanese fleet would play havoc with British
power in the Western Pacific. Manchukuo
is measure of British sensitiveness in that
area)
And then there is the great enigma of the
United States Europe is anxiously waiting to
see what alignment Britain takes up Ger
many is angling for an alliance or a neutrality
which would automatically assure victory
against Russia and France). Britain is even
more anxiously looking to the theoretically
equivalent but practically preponderant naval
power of America. The freedom of the seas"
might have very much more serious meaning
in the next war. One 1872 was enough
Only an American is competent to diagnose
the attitude of America. But, as European,
it seems to me that the dominant desire of the
American people is to keep out of any war
whatsoever. Nevertheless, the idealism of the
American people has been powerfully mobi-
lied against everything that is Fascist The
Chancelleries of France and England white
hall still thinks in terms of the last war; are
doing their best to entangle the United States
into common front against Germany, in
which they have the cordial assistance of
every international" element
If Japan should 60 to war in the Pacific as
Cermany's ally, it would vastly facilitate the
bringing of aid to Russia and France by their
friends in the United States. The American
public for many years has been educated to
the probability of war with Japan
What, then, will the alignment be if, as
seems certain in not distant future, the
piled-up explosive in the world is detonated?
As matters stand. England as whole would
desperately endeavor to remain neutral
America as whole would endeavor to remain
neutral also. Except to say that such a war
would be cataclysm for civilization, the re-
suit cannot be predicted. Either side might
win.
But what can be predicted is that it would
not be a national war as was l914-18 In all
countries where public opinion can still mani
fest itself there would be vertical - and
perhaps dangerous - split. The hostile
sympathes evoked by the Spanish civil war
are merely prophetic indication.
Happily however, it is when the world has
most completely forgotten what war is like
that one occurs.
Evening star., 1937-04-04
CHOOSING Sides 1kdz WAR

On the goth anniversary of our entry
into the war, Europe is again preparing for deat
struggle How will the nations line up?
Can we stay neutral? noted British writer
and World War veteran replies
by F. BRITTEN AUSTIN
Evening star., 1937-04-04

\ the day that write this article it
is announced that the British Gov
eminent will not proceed with the
huge new block Of government
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-14
116 From County
Attend School in
Another State

One hundred and Is students from
Imperial county are attending high
school in Yuma, said G B. Collins,
county superintendent.
This county has to pay tuition
for these students who attend the
Arizona school since it is nearer
their homes than any in Imperial
county. The students come from
homes in the River district and the
nearest Imperial county high school
is Holtville.
County agencies advocated a bill
which would require that the school
districts from which these students
come pay a part of the tuition
costs and a measure was passed at
the last session of the state legis-
lature but failed to become law
since Governor Frank F. Merriam
did not sign it. AS a result the
county has to bear the entire cost,
amounting to several thousands OF
dollars annually.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-14
Keating Reelected
Brotherhood Head

Hugh Heating was reelected
president of the Baptist Mems
brotherhood at the opening meet
ing of the season Tuesday night
in the First Baptist church.
Frank Brewer is vice-president
and Ralph Sibley, secretary trea-
surer.
j. Sterling Oswalt was the chief
speaker, explaining the various ways
in which the community may coop
crate with the police department.
BY unanimous vote Chief Oswalt
was elected a member of the Broth
erhood as were all men on the Ell
Centre police force.
Special music for the evening was
presented by Miss Allene McChris-
ty and Miss Annie Lee Rapson.
Upon suggestion by Frederic Rap
son the brotherhood made plans
to sponsor a program for men and
missions Sunday, Nov. IA. Special
morning and evening programs will
be given on that date.
The program was preceded by a
dinner prepared and served by the
men.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-14
Early Paintings
Begin to Appear
In Lettuce Fields

Lettuce fields show traces OF
green as early paintings are begin
ming to come up, although the pres
ent warm weather, and the warm
nights In particular, is bad growing
weather for lettuce. Cool nights are
necessary If lettuce is to mature
properly
Fall pea paintings are making
rapid growth but looper infesta-
tions have forced growers to dust
Weather permitting, said B. A. Har-
rigan, agricultural commissioner
the entire acreage will be busted
on an average Of once a week.
Notices have been sent out to
all beekeepers in the valley NOTIFY
ing them of the impending dust
ing.
Grapefruit shipments are going out
daily, three or four concerns ship
ping now. Fruit, said Harrigan,
meets the requirements for sugar
content but growers are warned
that it must also meet the 25 per
cent color requirement.
Alfalfa has been re-seeded and
the fields are greening over, the
crop making rapid growth. Within
the next two weeks growers in the
south will begin to harvest the last
fall cutting Hay prices have jump
ed this week. sales having been
made as high as sic per ton fob
ranch for u. S. No. l.