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Evening star., 1937-10-07
GUARD is SLUGGED
BY FLEEING CONvICTS
Second Used as Hostage as Three
Make Escape From
Joliet Prison.
By the Associst ted Press.

by the hSSOClBleQ tIeSS.
JOLIET, Ill.,. October Three
convicts slugged guard into uncon-
sciousness and temporarily used an
other for hostage in making an
escape from the Statesville Prison
Honor Farm early today.
The felons, all serving terms fol
robbery, waylaid j. w. Black during
the change of shifts, and then forced
Albert Drungen. another guard, tc
accompany them.
Drungen, in whose car the con-
victs fed, was dumped out of the
car 2 miles north of the prison. HI
was unharmed, prison authorize.
said.
The attack on the guards occurred
in dormitory in which $50 trustie.
were alseep The three convicts fellee
black with rock
The prisoners, whose escape wa.
flashed over police radios in Illinois
and nearby States, we're:
Gene Moorhead, %; William Han.
ley, 81, both serving to 20 year sen.
tences. and James Poge, SO, serving {
l. 1-to-10-year sentence.
Warden Joseph Ragen said the trio
was not involved in a hunger striki
at the prison proper this week. Prison
rules were frightened last Sunday
when 1000 convicts went on thu
hunger strike.
Evening star., 1937-10-07
A.F.L.LEADERSASK'
BOYCOTT ON JAPAN
Would Jail Buyer Of Goods,
Howard, c. !. 0. Aide,
Declares.
BY the Associated Press.

DIV luc hSSOCldLcu FIeSS-
DENVER, October T. American
Federation of Labor leaders called for
boycott today on goods made in
Japan.
Il am confident the American people
will not want to assist Japan indirectly
in its campaign Of violent aggression
and exploitation Of Chinese resources
by purchasing Japanese products in
this country" said Matthew Vol, a
federation vice president.
I'm not only in favor Of boycott
but I'm for putting any one who buys
japanese goods in Jail for 80 days."
said Charles P. Howard. president of
the International Typographical Union
and c. I. o. secretary.
NJ Ornburn. secretary Of the fed
eration's union label department, said
I'VE buy japanese goods and it is our
| money that permits the war lords over
there to wage war"
All three favored adoption of a boy
colt resolution at the federation's con-
vention, although Woll added boycott
should be handled carefully.
I'VE do not want to interfere with
what the State Department is doing to
carry out the purpose to which we are
all agreed-bringing to an end the
unjustified and unwarranted invasion
OF the privileges. rights and property
OF the Chinese people," Woll said.
Both Vol and Ornburn pointed
out, however. that:
Even before the war American
labor seriously felt the competition OF
Japanese goods produced with labor
standards far below ours
Daniel j. Tobin, president of the
truck drivers union, said in a radio
speech that Harry Bridges. Pacific
Coast c. I. o. director. could set aside
the United States neutrality laws with
a word if he so chose.
War for Control Of Coast.
Tobin's truck drivers and Bridges
longshoremen have been at war fcl
control of West Coast warehousemen
If Japan and Russia were to have
war, as a sympathizer with Russia
Mr.. Bridges could stop all shipments
to Japan, Tobin said. "Neautality
laws enacted by Congress could bt
set aside by Mr.. Bridges"
The Labor Relations Boards deci-
sion yesterday in the General Stee,
Castings Corp. case (Granite City
lid failed to stop the federation's
cry for an amendment to the Wagner
labor disputes act to protect Graf,
unions.
The board decided skilled crafts
men in the plant should vote sepa-
rately whether they wanted to bt
represented by the c. l. O. industria
union of A. F.. of L. craft unions.
William Green, A. F. of L. president
called the decision a step in the
right direction" but said enactment
of the amendment would be pushed.
Evening star., 1937-10-07
u. S. PARTICIPATION CERTAIN
Hull Indicates Firm Intention to Join
Nine-P0wer Talk.
Hy the Associated Press

Es the Associated Press
Secretary Hull indicated today this
Governments firm intention of par
ticipating in nine-power conference
to consider the Far Eastern conflict.
The Secretary of State said at his
press conference that no invitation to
such parley thus far has been re-
ceived, but that naturally, as one of
the signatories to the nine-power
treaty guaranteeing China's terri
torial sovereignty, he presumed" this
Government would accept if and when
the bid is received.
The conference is being convoked on
the recommendation of the League of
Nations Assembly to consider possible
measures to halt the Sino- Japanese
conflict.
No Communication Received.
Hull said this Government has re-
ceived no communication proposing
that the conference be held in WASH
ington, birthplace of the nine-power
treaty, and he declined to comment on
suggestions that this city might be
designated Such suggestions have
been made unofficially in both Geneva
and London.
The Secretary of State pointed out
that the League action looking toward
the summoning of such conference
was directed to signatories Of the pact
which are members of the League OF
Nations.
These signatories In turn are being
(See FARLEY, Pare A-3)
Evening star., 1937-10-07
HUBERMANN INJURED

Noted Violinist Is Hurt in Crash
of Airliner.
PALEMBANG, Sumatra, October Z
R.-Bronislaw Hubermann, cele-
brated Polish violinist, received a
broken radius bone In the left forearm
and broke two fingers Of the right
hand in the crash of K. L. M. Royal
Dutch Airways liner near here yester-
day. Four persons were killed.
A dispatch from The Hague, the
Netherlands, said that preliminary in
vest1gation revealed failure of one Of
the airliner's two engines caused the
crash.
Evening star., 1937-10-07

telephone from bismarck, N. OAK.
I'VE are in position comparable
with that which existed in 1851"
Il do not know that we are going
into war, but the situation is risky"
said Senator Borah, speaking on the
telephone from his home in Boise. He
continued:
Il do not believe that Japan will
enter any conference under the nine
power treaty. We have denounced
Japan as an aggressOr nation. Can
we expect any nation, after it has
been denounce, to sit at conference
table with us?
If We hoped for any conference
with Japan we should not first have
denounced that nation.
The only thing we could and
should do is to pursue Our own course
and keep aloof from entangiements.
las I see it. this is just another
case of Great Britain expecting every
American to do his duty
The policy of the administration, as
Borah views it, looks to a new league
in which the United States will have
a part.
Senator Pittman, in All Associated
Press dispatch from Reno, was quoted
as demanding the "ostracism" of
Japan by other nations.
Japan, in the opinion OF Senator
Thomas. does not want war with the
United States and will take part IN
the projected conference under the
nine-power treaty pledging the in
tegrity of China. .~
Senator Nye said that Sin spite of
our fine words, and Notwithstanding
our resolution not to mix in other
Evening star., 1937-10-07
Urges Peace Farley.

NEW YORK, October Z R.-A
world peace conference Of theologians
and political philosophers-but with
diplomats barred-is proposed by Mrs
Carlton L. Hommel, State president
Of the Women's international League
for Peace and Freedom.
Evening star., 1937-10-07
BRITISH STEAMERS
SEIZED BY REBELS
Two Captured Off North
Coast by Spanish
TraWIer.
Py the Associated Press.

Ry the Associated Press.
LONDON, october 1.-Two British
steamers were captured off the North
ern Spanish coast by a Spanish in
surgent trawler, the admiralty said
today.
The vessels were the Yorkbrook and
the Dover Abbey
The admiralty said presumably"
the ships were within territorial wa
ters. It was pointed out that such
vessels had been warned repeatedly
they entered territorial waters at
their own risk.
The capture was not observed by
British wa'rships ION regular patrol
along Spanish coasts.
Evening star., 1937-10-07
"DECIsIvE ACTION" STUDIED.

Britain Considers Counter Moves
Against Italian Intervention.
By the Associated Press
LONDON, october with the
powerful backing of the United States
in moves to curb the Japanese in
vasion of China, Britain, with France
at her side. today considered decisive
action" to counter Italian interven-
ton in Spain.
The United States State Depart
ment's formal condemnation of Japan
(See STEAMERS. Page A-5o
Evening star., 1937-10-07
See the World Series on
The Stars Scoreboard

The Stars electric scoreboard daily will reproduce
the playby- play details of the world series, under
way in New York
The scoreboard description will be accompanied by
running account of the game as broadcast from
the playing field by the National Broadcasting
Company and made available to The Star audience
through the public address system.
After Seeing the Game on the Scoreboard
Read About 1t in The Star-AssOciated
Press Wirephotos Will illustrate the Plays.
Evening star., 1937-10-07

Strikeouts---By Melton. 2; by Ruffing. 8;
by Gumbert. 1; by Coffman. /.
Hits.0n Melton. 8 in innings tnene cut
OF Conman. 2 in 274 innings.
Winning pitcher-Ruffing.
Losing pitcher-Melton.
Umpires-At plate. Barr IN. L.): first base.
Basil "A. L.; second base, Stewart
IN. L.: third base. Ormsby "a. L.. -
Evening star., 1937-10-07

Vy the Associated Press.
LONDON, October Britain and
France began today a preliminary
exchange of views with the United
States on convocation of nine-power
conference in an effort to curb the
6ino-Japanese war, with the possibility
that the conference will be held in
Washington.
Omcials would not say whether a
hat request had been made to hold
the nine-power parley in Washington,
but they did point to suitability of the
American capital which in 1922 was
the scene of negotiation for the nine
power treaty. guaranteeing territorial
integrity of China.
There were indications that WASH
Its opinion, the nine-power parley
should be held there.
Chautemps Lauds Speech.
In Paris Premier Camille Chau-
temps, lauding President Roosevelt's S
appeal for efforts to preserve world
support ANY peace offensive or any
Initiative intended to tighten the
solidarity Of pacific nations"
Terming the American President S
address in Chicago decisive moral
support" for efforts to keep the world
from war, the French premier sug-
gested "conciliatory" study of political
,o ro1o o. of
nations-(the Spanish wa, the Sino-
Japanese conflict.
Addressin, the Paris American Club,
Chautempts said France was ready to
seek solution of such problems with
"the most profound spirit of equity
and conciliation."
Churchill Halls Speech.
Winston Churchill told the Scar
borough conference of the British Con-
servative party that President Roose-
velt's speech was bound to bring an
enormous contribution to the con-
solidation of those forces in the world
which stand for peace and freedom. 3"
Churchill first lord of the admir-
atty during the World War, urged sup
port of the government and Foreign
Secretary Anthony Eden in this time
of grave anxiety" when terrible
deeds" of brutal violence are being
perpetrated at different ends of the
world
Churchill warned against eXagger-
ated expectations from the American
Presidents action, but insisted that
President Roosevelt expressed in "elo-
quent language exactly the same ideas
as are in our minds"
In Rome United States condemna-
ton of Japan was laid to British in
f1uence by Editor Virginio Gayda in
Giornale dItalia.
Gayda, who often reflects official
italian attitude, defended Japanese
military operations in China as "puri-
flying"
Secretary Hull's condemnation of
Japan caused a mild sensation in So
Wet circles. Reports from Moscow
said officials made no effort to con-
ceal their pleasure at the State De-
partment'S outSpokenness.
II. 6 PARTICIPATION CERTAIN
Evening star., 1937-10-07

Runs batted in-Ott. SeIkirk t3). Run.
ing t3), Dickey. HozE.
Two-base hits-Barteli Hoag. Selkirk.
RuffinE: Moore.
Mccarthy.
Left on bases-Giants. 8; Yankees. 6.
Bases on balls-On Melton. I; OF Ruff
ing. 3; of Gumbert. 1; of CofYman. 4.
Evening star., 1937-10-07
Girl. IA, Remarries.

HOUSTON, Tex. October 7 (P).-A
Texas girl who married at IL and was
q widow and mother at 13 was re-
married at IA today.
Evening star., 1937-10-07
us BRITAIN ANDFRANCE
PREPARE 9-POWER TALK;
NYE SEES DRIFT TO WAR
BOrah Joins in Denunciiation
Of Americas Policy in China
Pittma' and Thomas Rally to Defense
Observation-Disclosures of De-
n,a1,ds Japan Be Ostracized.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

The Roosevelt Far East policy round denounced
the administrators defense
the
member of
drifting War said Ny speaking over the
Evening star., 1937-10-07
E, the Associated Press

E, the Associated Press
SHANGHAI, October 7.-More than
500 Chinese civilians were reported
today to have been killed by mass
bombing raids of japanese war planes
on the rich southern province Of
Kwangtung.
The Chinese Central News Agency
reported that eight Japanese planes,
including two huge bombers. were shot
down by surprise Chinese defense Of
the strategic military railway linking
Canton on the south coast and the
Yangtze River port of Hankow
The massed japanese planes took to
the air yesterday just as the League
of Nations and the United States were
condemning Japan for violation of
her treaty obligations by invasion of
Chinese territory.
A dozen railway centers were bombed
along the route from Canton to Han
kow, Chinese dispatches said, killing
and wounding more than 800 nom
combatants in those towns alone.
In Northern Kwangtung Province
the raiding planes were said to have
caused several hundred more casual
ties. Twenty bombs fell on the de-
partmental capital city of Shiuchow
alone, demolishing some 80 dwellings
While the massed flight of 80 Japa-
nese planes followed the railroad to
the north, dropping bombs on each
village as they came to it, Chinese
said a spirited attack by 70 Chinese
planes kept the line from being more
than slightly damaged.
Out of the SO japanese planes, Chi
nese said eight were shot down, while
the Japanese were able to take q toll
of but two Chinese pursuit ships.
At Shanghai, where a desperate
battle was raging through the rice
paddles northwest Of the city. the
Japanese flagship Idzumo today sent
countless shells screaming over the
International Settlement in an efforl
to blast the Chinese out of stubbornly-
defended positions on the Chapel ant
North Station battle fronts.
In an effort to break sharp Chi.
nese counter-attack, tons OF lead ano
steel were poured into the maze ol
Chinese lines just across Soochov
Creek from the area guarded by th<
United States Marines.
Evening star., 1937-10-07
BLUM TO VISIT U. S.
Debts and Cooperation Topics o.
Talk With Roosevelt.

PARIS, october z @.-Former
Premier Leon Blum will go to the
United States to confer with Presi-
dent Roosevelt, probably to discuss
war debts and general Franco-Amer-
ican cooperation, it was learned au-
thoritatively today. No date has been
Evening star., 1937-10-07
JAPANESE PLANES
KILL 500 CIVILIANS
Southen China Attacked as
League and U. S. Con-
denim Toxic.
RACKGPOUND-

BACRGROUNU-
Japdn's inUasion of China shifted
to air after failure OF infantry
forces to break through strong
Chinese detenses of Shanghai.
Japanese haze conquered right
bank OF Yangtze RiUer and short
distance inland. Nearly 100000
Japanese soldiers declared fighting
in Shanghai area. japanese planes
haze carried warfare to Canton, in
South China, and inland to the i'm
portant Canton-HdnkoD RdiltUay.
Thousands of non -combatants haze
been killed.
Evening star., 1937-10-07
Washington Looms
as Possible Site
of Farley.
3 GOVERNMENTS
EXPRESS VIEWS
Chauteinps Praises
Roosevelt Plea
for Peace.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Nine-po,cer treaty, signed at
Washington in 1922 BY Great
Britain, Francs, Japan, China,
Portugal, Italy, Belgium and
Netherlands, 1Das inpoked unsuc-
cessfully in 1882 by Secretary of
State Henry L. Stimson. Use in
present crisis in China demanded
during last month and hall since
japanese campaign spread ouer
Central and Southern China.
Evening star., 1937-10-07
Summary Of Today's Star

WASHINGTON AND VICINITY.
OConnor approves revised Federal re-
organization plan. Page Al
Mrs. Harry L. Hopkins, wife of w. P.
A. chieftain, dies Page Al
Slain attorneys effects re-examined
in search for clues. Page AS
Palmisano agrees to joint meetings Of
two D. c. committees Page B-1
Education Board blames Commission
ers for cold schools. Page B-1
Evening star., 1937-10-07
WEATHER.

~. 8. Weather Bureau ForecastJ
Partly cloudy and colder tonight and
tomorrow; gentle to moderate northwest
shifting to north winds. Temperatures
today-Highest, 70, at pm; lowest, IS,
at $50 am.
Full report on page BIZ.
Evening star., 1937-10-07
THIRD INNING.

GIANTS-Rolfe threw out Meltc.
Crosetti threw out Moore. Bartc.
fouled one into the left-feld stands
and hit the next pitch into left field
for single. Hoag came in for OTIS
fly. No runs.
YANKEES-Selkirk popped to OFT.
Lazzeri singled to center for the
Yankees first hit. Ruffing hit into a
double play. Bartell to Whitehead to
Mccarthy. No runs.
Giants |: Yankees n
Evening star., 1937-10-07
Ruffing and SeIkirk Poke
Out Doubles With Mates
on Bases.
Dl MAGGi0 FANS TO END
FIFTH-INNING RALLY
National Leaguers Score in First
on Bartell's Fluke Double
and Otis Single.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN,
staff Correspondent of The Star

NEW YORK, October 7.-The
Yankees shelled Rookie Cliff Melton
from the box in the fifth inning and
then went on to win the second game
of the world series in Yankee Stadium
today, making it two victories in a
row
Evening star., 1937-10-07

(see FARLEY, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1937-10-07
FOURTH INNING.

G1ANTS-Crosetti went into short
left for Ripple's pop. Ruffing tossed
out Mccarthy. Lazzeri tossed out
Chlozza No runs.
YANKEES-Crosetti popped to Bar
tell. Rolfe grounded out to Mccarthy.
Di Maggie singled to center. Melton
got two strikes on Gehrig, and then
threw four straight balls. Dickey
took third strike. No runs.
Giants, /; Yankees, O.
The Washington times., 1937-12-04
PhiLGteLic Agency
Sales Hit SI69.2I6

Total sales at the Philatelic
Agency Of the Post Office De-
partment here amounted to
$169,215 for the month Of No
vember.
The Post Office Department
announces that the plate num-
bers for the Virgin Islands 3.
cent commemorative postage
stamps, to be first placed on
sale at Charlotte Amalie, Viz.
gin Islands. December Is, are
2173O, 21731, 21732 and 21733.
The designer for this stamp is
Victor s. McCloskey, jr., while
the engravers are Carl r. Arlt,
vignette and ornaments, and
James T. Vail, frame and letter.
ing.
It was further announced that
244,054 Puerto Rico postage
stamp first-day covers were can
celled at the San Juan, Puerto
Rico, post office on November
25, the date on which the new
stamp was first placed on sale.
First-day sales at the San
Juan post office on that day
amounted to $14,5o7.31, repre-
senting 4s3,577 stamps.
Sales Of the Puerto Rico
stamp at the Philatelic Agency
Of the Post Office Department
in Washington on November 20,
totaling $17,394.7s, and repre-
senting 579,S26 stamps,
The Washington times., 1937-12-04
TiSh Turns
Up Again

Here's q chance to renew old
acquaintances.
Mary Roberts Rinehart Is
back and so is Tish. BY no
means is this an announcement
Of Mrs. Rinehart's return to
Washington to take up her
residence here but a delightful
Introduction Of her return to
the book stalls with '"Tish
Marches On" Tish as you may
remember has been gathering a
few years. II to be exact, locked
tight in the imagination Of her
creator and now she comes
through with a new set Of her
highly exciting and humorous
adventures.
There are the stories Strange
Journey" 'Tish Marches On"
"The Mouse" Tish Goes to
JAIL" 1.-THE oyster" and 'The
Dipper." all nicely packed into
one volume. A series Of short
stories which string along into a
novel length volume centered
around the spinster, her two
friends, Aggie and Lizzie and
her nephew, Charlie Sands.
The adventures include shark
fishing in a blimp, the visit to
the national parks, being ma
rooned on a desert island, land
ing in jail, spending some time
in the psychopathic ward of a
hospital and then, Of course,
the very timely report on the
coronation.
It is one Of the best Of the
books to come from the prolific
pen Of this one-time resident Of
old GEORGETOWN. E.W.
("Tish Marches on" BY Mary
Roberts RinehGrt, published By
FGTTGr and Ri1ehGTt.)
The Washington times., 1937-12-04
This Lovely
Likes Dance

She'd be a professional dancer
if she could manage it, because
that's the thing she likes best
in all the world. Somehow you
can imagine her in tulle skirts
dancing on top Of a prancing
white horse, for there's def
nitely a bit Of mystery and
glamour lowering about pretty,
red-haired Marguerite Clark.
To be sure she spends her
days in the arduous and exacting
business of running a compto-
meter, and does it efficiently
and is happy to have a job,
because that's what makes the
wheels go round in her particu-
lar world. But-there must be
times between duties, when she
is mentally plroueCC1ng before
admiring applauding crowds,
when the strains Of gay tunes
accompany the noise Of the
machines.
"I've always studied dancing"
Miss Clark said. "and have
danced at amateur things. 7
really love to dance. and think
is must be wonderful to be able
to spend all your time doing
what you like best"
Miss Clark likes to wear all
black, although the attractive
gown in which she is pictured
is bronze net with gold seuuins.
Her favorite perfume is "Tou.
1ours Nor"
The Washington times., 1937-12-04
Best Sellers

FICTION
The Turning Wheels
Stuart closts Houghton
The Rains Came
Louis Bromfield Harpers
The Citadel
A. ]. Cronin Little
Imperial City
Elmer Rice Coward
Northwest Passage
Kenneth Roberts Doubleday
So Great a Man
David Pilgrim Harper
NoNFICTIoN
This Is My Story
Mrs. Roosevelt Harper
The Arts
Hendrix W. van Loon Simon
Woollcott Reader
Alexander woollcott Viking
How to Win Friends
Dale Carnegie Simon
Americas Sixty Families
Ferdinand Lundbsrg Vanguard
Washington Correspondents
L. c. Rosten Harcourt
The Washington times., 1937-12-04

the local book stores.
It is by no means necessary
to know what went on in 1.-The
House in the Hills" to appre-
ciate the complex situation pic
tured here. M. and Nine.
Durras, their two children and
their little niece, make their
bow in the prologue. 1t is at
once apparent that theirs is no
ordinary domesticity. Not that
1t is easy to name the trouble.
They have a comfortable home.
They have a capable servant.
M. Durras is a good provider.
His wife, most reSourceful
lady, could well be celebrated for
her loveliness. All, in short, is
very serene on the surface.
In truth, Isabelle Durras car.
Eies the burden Of not one, but
four lives. M. Durras is a
French version of the tyrannical
MIR. Barrett, Of Wimpole Street.
But for Isabelle and her almost
tnexhaustible ingenuity. he
would have been very much
worse. He has a stiff. imperious
nature, seething with ill-sup-
pressed bitterness. This reacts
on the stormy son, Laurent.
who, in turn, vents his fury on
his mother and sister.
He cannot, in fact, forgive his
family for loving a lad who loves
himself so little. He is bent on
self-destruction and sick with
self-disgust. Lise, the sister, is
more easily managed, although
o bit precocious in her own
right. And little Crow, the
niece, presents a problem of a
different sort.
From the choice Of schools to
the selection Of a doctor in the
case of serious illness there is
never a laggard moment. Nor
Q dull one either, we should add.
Isabelle is in herself a rare de-
light. It takes the French point
Of view to handle a novel like
this and in Simonne Ratel we
have the French point Of view
ct its finest.
~The Green Grape" q family
saga By Simonne RGtel. Pub.
Nshed By MGcMilld1t.)
The Washington times., 1937-12-04
Deems Taylor Has
NeW Book on Music

Music is written for our en-
joyment and only incidentally
for our edification, and many a
potential music lover is fright
ened away by the solemnity of
music's devotees. So holds Deems
Taylor, who writes for musicians
ard laymen alike in "Of Men
and Music" (Simon and Schus-
teri. The emphasis is on mod
ern music and musicians,
The Washington times., 1937-12-04
New Alqerians

Algeria has released four
stamps to commemorate the
centenary Of the city Of Con-
stantine. The adhesives picture
the town as 1t was in 1897, sit
uated atop a rocky promontory.
Values and colors are 65c., rose
carmine: 1Fr., dull brown: 1Fr.
75c., blue green; and AFR. 15c.,
violet.