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Evening star., 1937-12-13
CHARGE 1SPLANES
ATTACKED PANAY
Standard Vacuum Officials
Reveal Cable From Shang-
hal MANAGER.
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 13-The Stand
ard Vacuum Corp, owner Of the three
American ships attacked in the
Yangtze River, was advised today by
A. G. Cornish, assistant general man
ager at Shanghai, that 18 Japanese
bonbers and pursuit planes partici-
pated In the attack.
(In Shanghai Rear Admiral
Tadao Honda, Japanese naval at
tache, said only three planes, naval
aircraft, had participated)
I'VE regret to advise" read the
cablegram that we are informed by
United States Government officials
that U. S. s. Panay, together with
three of our boats, Meiping, Meisha
and Meian, while proceeding slowly up
river early Sunday afternoon were at
tackled by 18 japanese bombers and
pursuit planes 81 miles above Nanking
Panay sunk, Heian beached and de-
serted. Meishia and Meiping burning
at wharf
The cablegram said the men on
board the three tankers included ]. C.
Pickering, j. B. Sherwood, P. Mender,
Plaslna Carleson, D. S. Goldie, and
some native members of the staff from
Soochow, Chinkiang, Nanking. and
Wuhu. Mr.. Pickering was reported
picked up by the British gunboat Bee.
The Standard Oil Offices said the
tankers were owned by the Standard
Vacuum Co. and were designed for
Chinese river transportation.
The company said it had no in
formation about the officers and crew
Of the ships.
Evening star., 1937-12-13
n \ RS. JAMES ]. HUGHES, wife
M of the commander of the
VI United States gunboat Panay.


Yangtze River above Marking yester-
day, is in Atlantic City, recuperating
from narrowing experiences she had
in China recently.
This was revealed today by her
father, Col Wrisley Brown of 2319
Wyoming avenue NV
Mrs. Hughes returned from China
month ago, Col Brown said. A
bride Of a year and a half, she had
several narrow escapes as she was
leaving the interior of China. Once
she had to leave a train because the
track had been torn up by shells and
was forced to walk some distance.
When she reached Canton, the city
was being bombed from the air.
Mrs. Hughes returned on the liner
President Coolidge She is in Atlantic
City with her mother. They expect
to return to Washington about Thurs
day, = Se F'f'@
Evening star., 1937-12-13
Hull %
Continued From First Page.) }

with . report from the commander of
the British gunboat Bee that he had
picked up seven survivors of the Panay
The aides Mr.. Hull summoned
to his office Immediately upon arrival
this morning included Dr. Stanley K.
Hornbeck. his chief political advisor
on Far Eastern affairs; Maxwell Ham,
ilton. chief of the Far Eastern Divi-
sion of the State Department; Under
secretary Sumner Welles, Hugh Will
son, Assistant Secretary, and R. Wal
! ton Moore, counselor of the State De-
partment
80-Year-Old Treaty Cited.
Explaining the presence of the
Panay in Chinese waters, officials said
a treaty with China nearly 80 years
ago authorized the United States and
other foreign governments to organize
the Yangtze River patrol. The patrols
purpose was to protect church mis-
sionsrfes and also commerce from
pirates and highwaymen.
The Panay was said to have moved
from the war zone to Marking about
week ago, taking the American Am
bassador and other refugees further
up the river. She returned to Nam
king for more refugees, including sew
eral members Of embassy staff and
writer's, and then moved 81 miles
north. where the Japanese had not
penetrated
One message to the Navy said the
Panay's anti-aircraft guns were fired
at the attacking airplane. Apparent
however, the shots did not find ii?
mark.
Refugees Identity Sought.
The State Department was trying to
check exactly the identity of the
American refugees aboard the vessels
when they were sunk. Ambassador
Nelson T. Johnson cabled that three
Italians and one British subject, in
addition to q small group of Amer
leans, were On the Panay.
One of the Italians, he said. was
among Is persons wounded Some of
them were severely injured, MIR. john
son reported. He did not transmit
the name of the sailor who was killed.
Mr.. Johnson's information was re-
ceived indirectly from George Atche-
son, jr, second secretary at the Ameri-
can Embassy in Marking, who was
aboard the Panay.
LIST. Comdr. J. j. Hughes, command
er Of the Panay, who was reported
wounded, is widely known in Wash
ington. He was married here
in May 1886, to Miss Katherine
Brown, and the next month was as
signed to service in the Far East. He
was born in New York November %,
! 1898, and is a graduate of the United
States Naval Academy.
Mrs. Hughes, %, came to Washing
ton from China a month ago While
she was en- route from Hankow to
Canton, she had to walk four miles
when bomb explosions tore out the
railroad tracks.
Her father, Col Wrisley Brown, said
Mrs. Hughes and her mother were
visiting in Atlantic City during the
weekend.
Evening star., 1937-12-13
Wide World Photo.

Col. Brown had received no direct
word from his son-in-law, whose leg
was broken when the gunboat was
bombed. He had only Navy Depart
ment advices. He talked with his
daughter by telephone last night, but
she had not heard directly from her
husband
1t. Comdr and Mrs. Hughes
were married here at naval wedding
at the Church of the Covenant May
19, 1886 The former Katharine
Brown made her debut in 1885. Col
Brown is president of the Terminal
Refrigerating g. Warehousing Corp.
Mrs. Hughes was born in Washing
ton. She attended the Madeira School
here and studied for year in Paris
Comdr. Hughes is a native of New
York City. He was the youngest men,
ber of the Naval Academy class of
1919, which was graduated a year
ahead of time and sent into war
service. Comdr and Mrs. Hughes
went to Honolulu on their wedding
trip and he joined the Asiatic Fleet
July l., 1896. ~ ta.
Evening star., 1937-12-13

Heavy Traders With q. S.
Latin America does about one-third
Of its total trade with the United
States.
Evening star., 1937-12-13
RAIL RECEIVER COST
PUT AT $6,954,859
Kuhn, Loeb Receive $628, 700,
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
Statement Shows.

Bv the Associated Press.
The Senate Railroad Finance Com
mittee put into the record today
statement that expenses of the Chi
cago, Milwaukee, ST. Paul Railway re-
ceivership Of 1925 to 1923 totaled So,
954859.
The road was reorganized in 1928
as the Chicago, Milwaukee, st. Paul &
Pacific and is being reorganized again.
Kuhn, Loeb g. Co.. New York bank
ing house. which acted as one of the
reorganization managers. received
S622,790, the largest individual pay
ment. the statement disclosed.
The National City Bank of New
York, the other reorganization man
ager, was paid $4l5,l93, according to
the compilation.
Committee counsel questioned Rob-
ert T. Swaine, counsel for Kuhn, Loeb
about litigation over the fees.
Evening star., 1937-12-13
HAS CREEPING TERRAIN

MOLALLA, Greg, Dec. 13 R.-
Molalla, undaunted by Idaho's sinking
ranch and Los Angeles skidding
mountain, produced its own creeping
terrain yesterday.
Earl K. Nixon, State department of
geology, said a break on the side Of
q mountain near the Molalla River
appeared almost simultaneously with
the Idaho freak, but covered only a
few feet. Yesterday it WAS 100 feet
long, 80 feet deep and extends down
the mountain so feet in series Of
terraced slips,
Evening star., 1937-12-13
Court
Continued From First Page.)

prepared by Associate Justice Cardozo,
but was read by Chief Justice Hughes
because Justice Cardozo is confined
to his home with grippe
In another important action. the
Justices dismissed as being moot q
suit by the Apex Hosiery Co., of Phila-
delphia, against the American Fedora
tion of Full Fashioned Hosiery
Workers of America.
The union had called a sit-down
strike in the ]company's plant, dis
rupting its business and causing con-
siderable damage to machinery and
the building, the company claimed.
Holding the strike to be in violation
Of the Sherman Antitrust Act, which
forbids combinations in restraint, the
Third Circuit Court of Appeals d.
rected the issuance of an injunction
requiring the union to terminate the
strike. The union appealed, but in
the meantime the dispute was settled
and the employees returned to work.
With these facts in mind, the Su-
preme Court decided the cause was
moot, reversed the decree of the Cir
cult Court and directed the District
Court to dismiss the petition of the
company. Presumably, this ruling
does not nullify separate suit by
the company to collect treble dam
ages from the union for damages to
It's plant.
Justice CardoSo, writing the courts S
opinion in the gold case, made three
principal findings:
l. "The so-called redemption pro-
visions of the bonds are provisions
for the acceleration of maturity at
the pleasure of the Government, and
upon publication of the notice of call
for the period stated in the bond, the
new date became substituted for the
old one as If there from the begin
ming.
Q. 1.-THE Secretary of the Treasury
did not act in excess of his lawful
powers by issuing the calls without
further authority from the Congress
than was conferred by the statutes
under which the bonds were issued.
The argument to the contrary Is in
consistent with the plain provisions
Of the statutes and also OF the bonds
Themselves.
;. I'm issuing the calls, the secre-
Evening star., 1937-12-13

tary of the Treasury was not limited
by the act Of March 10, 1869, which
in its day placed restrictions upon
the redemption by the Government
Of interest bearing bonds"
Discussing that statute, Justice
Cardozo said:
THE aim of that statute was the
protection Of holders of United States
obligations not bearing interest, the
'greenbacks' of that era. Upon
the resumption Of specie payments in
1879 the aim of the statute was
achieved and its restrictions are no
longer binding"
The Government had won two of
these cases in the Court of Claims,
but in the third. suit by Arthur w.
Machen of Baltimore. the fourth
Circuit Court had ruled against the
Treasury Department.
It was in this case that Justices Nc
Reynolds, Butler and Sutherland dis
sented.
Il cannot acquiesce in the conclusion
approved by the majority of the
court" Justice McReynolds said. In
our view it gives effect to an act of
bad faith and upholds patent repudia-
ton. Its wrongfulness Is betokened
by the circumlocution presented in
defense"
In his brief concurring opinion
Justice Black said
Agreeing altogether with the opin-
ion of Mr.. Justice Cardozo, which
deals only with the construction of
the contract and the rights flowing
from the notice, find it unnecessary,
and therefore inappropriate, to ex-
press any opinion as to the validity Of
the joint resolution of 1888 or other
acts of legislation devaluing the dol
lar.
Position of Government.
In their brief in the gold case, Gov
ernment counsel told the court:
1T is obvious that a decision favor
able to the bondholders in the present
cases would seriously affect Govern
ment financial operations even If such
decisions were limited to holding that
those those persons who have not yet
surrendered their bonds are entitled
to retain them and receive interest
thereon.
THE effect Of such a decision as
an interference with the power to
manage the public debt is even more
apparent when it is viewed in the
relation Of the large number of old
laws public debt obligations which
contain a redemption privilege but
which have not yet become callable.
On June 80, 1887, obligations of this
kind in the aggregate amount Of S.
255 ,877. $50 were outstanding. The
computed interest from the call dates
Of such obligations to the dates OF
maturity is in excess of 81, ,000. .000. .o00."
Evening star., 1937-12-13
FOX CAMERAMAN
WAS ABOARD PANAY
Eric Mayell Considered One Of
Best Newsreel Men in East.
Manager Says.

Eric Mayell. Fox Movietone News
cameraman, who was among the
Americans aboard the gunboat Panay,
sunk by bombs in the Yangtze River,
was considered one of the most COM
petent newsreel men in the Far East,
according to Arthur De Titta, Wash
ington manager of the company
He was attached to the San Fran
cisco Office and had been assigned to
the Far East since the outbreak of the
Sino- Japanese war.
Mr.. De Titta said he had been with
the company about IS years. His
home is in Burlinghame, Calf, where
his wife lives.
Evening star., 1937-12-13
You AI,rays Look for
GAIETY i'm NIGHT CLUBS

The band leader waves his baton; the
music starts the dance floor is crowded:
gaiety reigns supreme. And then
intermissiOn made relaxing by
graceful dancers or fine singers. More
music more dancing more en-
tertainment and so on ''far into the
night An old world of cares is left
behind; new one of fun and pleasure
takes its place. Therefore, when you
go to a night club u. you look for
gaiety.
There is no fun in putting blotter on
''red ink; business losses are not con.
ducipe to smiling faces; consequently,
experienced advertisers hare made a
ne,r pOrld to iue in pOrld of con.
tinuous success. And here's hO,r they
enjoy its prosperity: they buy adrer-
tising ,rith a record of successful past
performance; they keep ererlastingly
at it; they meet every sales-resistance
,cith an increased effort to conquer it,;
they kno,c that every decrease in sales.
effort means decrease in sales. The
printed ,cord ,corks shoulder to shoul.
der ,cith the store salesman; if either
one ''lets do,cn'' there's "let.up"
in sales!
You always look for gaiety in night
clubs; it's just as important to look
for RESULTS from your advertising.
Evening star., 1937-12-13
INQUIRY SET IN CRASH
FATAL TO4TRAINMEN

!. SALVISA, KY, Dec. 13.-Witnesses
were summoned for an inquest today
to fix the responsibility for a full
speed, head-on crash between two
Southern Railway freight trains that
killed four trainmen and injured five
Others, two seriously. near here yester-
day.
Apparently conflicting orders" was
given by ]. H. DEWEY, the raj ey's
chief dispatcher at Louisville. the
probable cause OF the collision!
Evening star., 1937-12-13
LINK NEW DEATHS
TO RING IN FRANCE
Authorities Find Missing
Woman's Clothes and
Trunk at Villa.
BY the Associated Press.

PARIS, Dec. 13.-The names of a
second Strasbourg woman and two
more men were brought into the in
vestigation of the murder-for-profit
syndicate today as police became con-
vinced there were more victims than
the five which Eugene Weidmann con-
fessed Staying.
While still further evidence was un-
covered indicating that the missing
Jaime Keller. 30-year-old Alsatian,
had been lured to Weidman's st. Cloud
villa where the young American dancer,
Jean de Kcven, met her death, an
Alsatian named Sibenhaim informed
police his wife had disappeared in
October under mysterious circum-
stances.
Sibenhaim said his wife, like Nine
Keller, came to Paris from Strasbourg
and was never heard from again.
Taxi Drivers Mentioned.
The names of two slain taxicab
drivers were brought into the investi-
CATION because both were killed by the
method which Weidmann said never
fails"-a bullet through the back of
the head
One was a Russian named Markoff
and the other Frenchman named
Douillard. The former was slain near
Thiais October 2 and the latter near
Lyon at the end of October. Both
bodies had been robbed when found
Investigators said five pieces of evi-
dence found at the ramshackle villa
a pair of skates, clothing, trunk, a
picture and passport-definitely con-
nected Mrs. Keller to the ring.
Was to Be Companion.
Mrs. Keller had not been seen since
October when she came to Paris
from Strasbourg, presumably to be-
come companion to an invalid Amer
ican girl known only as Miss Won
der"
The arrangements. made by mail
were with an unidentified man In
Paris. They were said to have in
cluded prospective voyage to Brazil
with the girl.
After a day examining documents
police declared a crew of diggers would
start tomorrow to spade up every
inch" of the villas grounds. They
said there were strong possibilities
that the list of Weidmann's victims
was even lengthier than had been
suspected. They had previously ex-
pressed fear that 10 or more may have
been slain.
Will Talk When Time Comes.
Weidmann. meanwhile, stoically re-
fused to help throw any light on the
disappearance Of Mrs Keller. AS be-
fore he confessed killing Miss De
Koven and the others. the German
repeated he would talk when the
time comes"--not before.
Evening star., 1937-12-13
SALES OF BABY BONDS
CROSS BILLION MARK
1900, 900 Persons Have Bought
Government Issues-Illinois
Leading state.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Cash sales of Government baby"
bonds have crossed the billion dollar
mark. Secretary Of the Treasury Nor
genthau announced yesterday.
About 1900, 900 persons have bought
approximately 4,500,000 of the bond
units since they were first offered
March /, 1895. The bonds are sold in
several denominations, having maturity
values Of $25, $50, 500, $500 and
$1,000. 80
Illinois has been almost constantly"
the leading State, both in the amount
Of sales and number of bonds bought.
From March l., 1885, through October
81, 1887, Illinois buyers took a maturity
total of $132,267 ,925 of the bonds, or
$50, ,046. 800 more than New York. the
Nations wealthiest State.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-02
R. l. FRESHMEN TO
 TEST THOMASTON

Thomaston, Doc. 2.-Due to Q cans cellation by Leavenworth high, ThomastoA was left with an open date. By negotiating with Frank Keaney, ST., athletic director and coach ct R. I. State college, or. arrangements were completed to have the State college freshmen open their season by playing ct Thomas ton, December i0 against the T'tomaston high school team.
 This undoubtedly will Do tho best basketball attraction ever offered by any high school in this vicinity.
 The R. I. team has always been one of the finest freshman teams in the east, being well known aS one of the highest scoring combinations among New England schools. Last seasons team won twelve out of fifteen games against the leading freshman outfits in New England, including double victories, but large scores over the Connecticut State freshmen. Tn these fifteen games the team averaged Bi points per game.
 This years team includes Warner Keaney, c 230.pound, c feet { inch youngster, brother of Frank Keaney, Jr, physical educational instructor at D. l.; Rockwell of Rogers high. R. l.; Abruzzl of Warren high, D. l. (football sensation); eammarchi Of Gomerviile, Mass, and Tranchuck from New Hampden Prep school, R.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-02
RECREATION RUNIBLEs

Last week the teams were evened I'D as much as possible. All in all 1t was an exciting night as some of the past records fell by the wayside:.
 The Red Sox, team that had been losing steadily, turned on the Athletics and took all three games Piedmonte was the individual star, rolling APO. Schultz, also of the Box rolled 359. Chabot Of the As was high man for his team with 333.
 The Up and coming Giants bowled over the first place Cubs two games to strengthen their third place stand. Nelson was high for the Giants with 365. which Erich was the Cubs best with 343.
 The Braves knocked of the second place Tigers 2 games to l. Tn this match they hung up @ new high team single, 637. Manzo was an otit- standing star in this match, rolling q 160 single and 30l set.
 O'Rielly of the Braves had 33S. Rudy Hainel was high for the Tigers with 366. P. Hamel and Mike Di Fronzo also starred for the Tigers.
 The strong Pirates team won the game that meant the match with the Yankees. In this game, Jack Heating rolled 1T2 with scores of 142 and 221 gave him q grand total of 4J5, second to piedfnOntO who has 44e. Tine Yankees in losing two
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-02

Hollywood, Dec. 2.-(UP)-she's Q good skate.
 We all agreed on that at Lake Placid, five years ago, when she was defending her Olympic champion ship. In the evening, when the flags of the nations had been low" cred and the cold winds came down from the mountains, she used to drop in on what we newspapermen called the Cellar A. 0. and sip ct her beer as daintily as she had whirled about the ice on her silver blades.
 She was mighty pretty then, too, and the boys paid her compliment of stopping their play at the slot machines just to sit and look ct her, and listen to her giggly little laugh and appealing Norwegian accent. Even the tremendous brown bear which always occupied the center of the room at the feet of It's tree mendous master, one of the bob- sledding Stevens boys, stopped its growing when she came iHl.'
 I saw Sonia Henie yesterday for the first time since those winter Olympic days in the Adirondacks. She's . movie star now. Her name
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-02
Western Division
Eastern Division
HOPPE HITS l47
 IN BILLIARD GO

New York, Dec. 2.-(UP)-Willie Hoppe of New York and Jake schaefer of Chicago entered the second half of their l2 block 7l-2 billiard match all square today.
 They split yesterdays pair, schaefer winning the afternoon block 25o.l83. and Hoppe coming back for e 26o-l38 triumph last night. In winning Hoppe ran q string of 147 billiards, the longest Of the match.
 Schaefer however still leads in points 1867 to 1851. and In case they split the l2 blocks, points will de- eide the winner. It is the first big time match of the 7l-2 game in this country and the winner will claim the American title. It Is played widely in France.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-02
Football
 Reflections OfPaSt Season
By ERNEST BARCELLA


 (Unlted Prcss Stan Correspondent)
 Boston, Dec. 2-(UP)-Football reflections (being personal observa. tons on games seen during the late and long to be . remembered sea- son):
 Of c general nature
 The uniform improvement among New England teams. ... The ouselay weather. You nearly drown c couple of Saturdays. ... Then you're lucky not to freeze ... And finally, baseball weather for the seasons finale.
 Return of the "bie gate" (sellouts at the Yale bowl for the Dartmouth game and ct Harvard stadium for the Yale game). .. Sharp decrease in criticism of officiating Provision of the forward pass Interference rule c big heip). .. Decline of drinking ct big games and at little ones, too. Development cS trick defense formations (taye. man line, etc.) to offset highly. geared and deceptive offenses .. etc. etc.
 Of c specific nature
 The floating back" in the Spring. field.Hagvard game .. he would have been more useful on the same field three weeks later (the day Of the big fnossoon). .. Browns John McLaughry playing like c otie.sI1an gang against Harvard. Dill osmanski of Holy Gross leaving the Georgia game--injured and deject- cd. . Five weeks later (vs. Boston college) he walks of the saIlie held .-haie, hearty and the hero.
 Viiianova John Wysocki'g grand end play against Boston U. ... Dart. mouth Bill Izutchinsons oiie.iiar show vs. Harvard (three touch- downS) despite mud and ankie.deep water.
 The big scare when most of Dart. mouths gridders were stricken with tummy ache on the eve of depart. iire for the Yale game. Their courageous performance against the Ellis. The crowd of 72,000. . That fourth period Bob Mac. Leeds e0-yard touchdown run. |. Clint Franks iaSt-ditch touchdown pass to 1Iessborg. ]. Humphreys conversion. Yale deliriufn.
 The beautiful blonde doll in sec. ton 6, row i2, seat 6 at Army.Iar. yard game.
 Harvard vs. Yale snow !. 1. cold 1zarvardg e0-yard touch- down drive to victory Franks sensational defensive work. Holy Gross vs. Boston college OsriiAii- skis running, Cahill'S bunting and passing, Oueilette's punt returns D. C.S goaisiine stands Fazzle. dazzle galore.
 on the supeTiative side-- Biggest flop Boston college.
 Most surpriSing team = Dart. mouth. Then Boston Q.
 Best line --lzarvardb. Best backs -I1aftmouth'g. Best player Clint Frank. Most thrilling game -Yaie.i Dart nleuth.
 Duiiegt- Temple Boston college.
 prettiewt spectator That biOn0e 10 section (, row 12, set 6.