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Evening star., 1937-06-27
Miss Anne Evans
To Wed Mr.. Brown.

MRS. PL1NY TAYLOR EVANS Of
~ Washington and Riverside, Calf,
announces the engagement of her
daughter Anne to Mr.. Charles Vines
Brown, jr. The wedding will take
place in Washington in October Mr.
Brown is the son of Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Vines Brown of Philadelphia
Miss Evans is graduate of Girls
Collegiate School in Los Angeles and
the University of Southern California,
and is q member of Delta Delta Delta
Sorority. She made her debut in
California in 1885. Her fiance is a
graduate Of Fishbourn Military Acad-
envy and also of Drexel Institute.
Miss Evans ancestors are closely
Identified with the development of
California. Her grandfather, Samuel
Cary Evans, was one of the pioneer
landowners there. Her father, the
late Mr.. Evans, was active in the
growth of Riverside, and her brother,
Mr.. William Cary Evans. is now mayor
Of that city. Miss Evans is the niece
Of Anne Cameron of literary note.
Evening star., 1937-06-27

Arrive on
North Shore
Will Spend Season at
Their Manchester
Summer Home.

EVERLY, Mass, June zo.-Mr.
and Mrs. Andrew Carnegie, I'd,
have arrived from Washing
IL ton for the season at their
Evening star., 1937-06-27

Lett: Mrs Charles S. Coakley formerly Miss Catherine
Edelbu, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William AndreO
Edelblut. Underwood e. Underwood Photo
Right Mrs E. oru!e Johnson married Tuesday at the
home OF her parents Mr.. and Mrs. George Finch She
Miss Mary Roberta Finch Hesser Henderson Photo.
Evening star., 1937-06-27

Seven American corporations were
registered in the Philippines in recent
month.
The Washington times., 1937-07-27
VIEWS DIFFER
ON JAP ED|CT
BY JOHN GOETTE

PETPNG, July ~ G.N.SJ.
Japanese officials, inflamed by q
"treacherous" Chinese Sortie IN
Peiping in which many japanese
soldiers were killed. claimed today
that Chinese authorities had &C.
cepted terms of Japan's ultimatum
for demilitarization Of the Peiping-
Wangping zone.
But Chinese officials, elated by
success of the Peiping ruSe, called
the situation here hopeless"
Following the battle within the
walls of Peiping, in which esti-
mats of Japanese casualties ran
as high as IS, japanese military
strength in the North China
area was rapidly increased.
Japanese air strength was
doubled with arrival of 80 war
planes at Tientsin.
Assertion by Japanese officials
that the ultimatum, specifying
that all units of the thirty
seventh division of China's
famous Twenty-ninth Route
Army leave the Peiping-Wang-
ping zone by noon today, had
been accepted by Chinese authori-
ties left the situation in : state
of great confusion. ! q
The Washington times., 1937-07-27
$500 LISTED
. IN i. F. WA.

Membership Of approximately
$500 during its first five weeks
Of existence was reported today
by the United Federal Workers Of
America, c. I. D. affiliate.
President Jacob Baker said 20
locals have affiliated with the
U. F. w. A., and that their paid
up membership at the time of ad-
mission totaled 1880. Since affilia-
ton he declared, a gain Of TOO
members has been recorded.
Although several locals here are
stressing efforts to avert unpaid
overtime and bans on promotions,
national officers are continuing
to stress organization as a fore
most objective.
Offices have been established
in connection with C. I. o. organ,
izing units in st. Louis, Philadel-
phia, New York, Chicago, and De.
troit. Henry Rhine, head Of the
organizing staff, is now in the
South, setting UP organizing COM
mittees in cities where Federal
employees are stationed. Rhine
also has been given authority to
appoint regional organizers at all
points where he establishes Of.
fices. :
The Washington times., 1937-07-27
ASKS
INJUNCTION

CLEVELAND, July 81 GN.SO.
Attorneys for Republic Steel Cor
poration today filed an injunction
suit in Common Pleas Court here,
asking limitation Of pickets at the
company's Corrigan Mckinney
plant, scene Of steel strike rioting
yesterday and last night, in which
one man was killed and 80 hurt.
Eight men remained in hos
pitfalls as the aftermath OF the
rioting. Others injured were re-
leased after treatment.
Six Held by Police
Six men, said by police to be
strike pickets, were held without
charge at Central police station
in connection with the most seri.
Gus Of the outbursts.
At least so persons were injured
during the violent three-hour night
fighting. marked by the invasion
of the C. I. o. steel workers or
ganizing committee headquarters
by a crowd of more than 800 non
strikers. Windows in the building
were smashed and furniture over
turned.
Alex Balint, C. I. o. subregional
director, charged the wrecking Of
the union headquarters was de.
signed ITO cause trouble and pro-
vide an excuse for bringing the
National Guard back"
Mayor Harold II. Burton, how
ever, said today he believes the
local authorities can control the
situation.
Strikers Blamed
Sheriff Martin L. O'DOnnell said
he would not request Gov. Martin
L. Davey to send troops back to
the city unless asked to do so by
Mayor Burton.
Asked for his version of the
strike rioting, Mayor Burton said
it was simply disorder caused by
strikers"
The Washington times., 1937-07-27
Hungry Turkeys Aid
War on Grasshoppers

GREELEY. Colo. O.N.SJ.-Car-
loads Of turkeys have been rushed
into northeastern Colorado farm
ing regions as shock troops in the
war being waged on graSshopperS.
The birds, lean and hungry,
were shipped from Utah. The first
carload consisted of $500 turkeys,
eight weeks old, sent by fast
freight from Murray, Utah.
The idea of using turkeys in
the battle against insect hordes
occurred to Utah farmers who
had seen them attacking armies
Of Mormon crickets and other de-
structive pests. Later, they will be
finished out on a diet of corn
and marketed during the holiday
season.
The Washington times., 1937-07-27
Board of Trade Warns
Of Excess Taxation Here

Warning against raising more
revenue from taxation than is alb
solutely necessary, a delegation
from the Washington Board Of
Trade called on the District Com
missioners today and submitted
program the organization ap-
proved to raise $8,500,0oO in
revenue.
The boards program and the
estimated yield included: Business
privilege tax at a rate Of three
tenths of / per cent, $4,000, 900;
automobile weight tax, $500, 900;
increased insurance taxes, $780,
600: estate and inheritance taxes,
$500 900: a 20-cent increase in real
estate, tangible and intangible
personal property taxes, $2,50O,-
600; and collection of the personal
tax increase, 100000.
In a statement issued by the
trade delegation, the organization
declared more funds than neceS-
sary sis bad administrative prac-
tice and creates a danger of
severe economic stress on the
community which should be al
lowed time to adjust itself to a
sudden change and huge increase
as is demanded under the current
appropriation bill"
The statement further declared
that If more money is raised than
is expected under the new revenue
mea sures, the Commissioners
should take steps toward reduc-
ton in the tax burden next year.
The Washington times., 1937-07-27
News IN Brief

BNGHAMToN, N. Y, July ~
QN.S0-Joe Greenburg, Govern.
ment witness in the John j. O'Con-
nell kidnapping case, for which
seven men are now on trial here,
was found in the water at the
foot of a bridge today, his leg
broken. Insisting he had not been
pushed, Greenburg merely told
authorities: II can't talk"
PORT HURON, Mich, July ~
Q.N.SO. - Death of 16-year-old
Mary Jean NOLAN in the $4,000
fire that destroyed the Day Break
Inn, near New Baltimore, last
Thursday was accidental, st. Clair
county officials declared today.
LOS ANGELES, July q dN.SJ.
The body of Wesley Williams Val
ker, IS, was found in his wardrobe
trunk today by a maid in his
boarding house. He had COM
mitted suicide with monoxide gas
taken through a hose into the
trunk, police said. He left a note
asking that his sister be notified.
LONDON, July 81 0N.S0.
Britain has brought renewed
pressure to bear on the japanese
and Chinese governments to avert
q major clash in the Far East, it
was learned today. The British
representations urged moderation,
and warned that foreign interests
in North China might be endan-
gered by open warfare.
NEW YORK, July 81 Q.N.S).
Mrs. Julia Addison Roosevelt, 49,,
second cousin to Mrs. Franklin
The Washington times., 1937-07-27
PARLEY0ND.
TAX MEASURE
POSTPONED
King Announces Delay
Caused by Meeting
OF Senate Group

The scheduled conference on
the District tax bill was post
poned early today because OF a
meeting of the Senate Judiciary
Committee.
At noon, Senator King, chair
man of the Senate conferees, left
the Judiciary Committee long
enough to announce that the con-
ference on the tax bill would have
to be delayed as long as the
judiciary Committee met. He
said, however, that he was so
anxious to hold the conference
that he would make an attempt
to meet as soon as the Senate ad-
iourns today, about 5 o'clock.
Insistence by the House con-
ferees on the business privilege tax
and a 20-cent increase in the levy
on real estate was promised by
Representative Vincent l.. Patml-
sano CD of Maryland, chairman
of the House District Committee.
Representative Palmisano, who
is chairman of the House con-
ferees, declared his delegation will
fight for the House provisions as
against the taxes recommended by
the Senate-a levy on income and
a 81 tax on unimproved land.
Although PalmiSano does not
approve of the present form Of the
business privilege tax, by which
business is taxed on the basis of
three-fifths of l per cent of gross
receipts, he said he is firmly con-
WINGED tax on business Is very
necessary"
The Washington times., 1937-07-27
Truck DriUer Exonerated in Deaths
OF Seven in Auto Crash
Coroner's Jury Finds
Fatal Accident
Unavoidable"

UPPER MARLBORO, Md, July
PLATTER hearing grief-stricken
truck driver tell the tragic story
of the burning to death of seven
persons in an auto crash on Grain
Highway last Thursday night, a
coroner'S jury rendered a verdict
Of unavoidable death" after IS
minutes of elaboration here last
night.
Henry hammers, father Of four
Of the dead children, several mem
bers Of his family, and nearly 100
neighbors were in the county
courthouse last night to hear the
jury determine the cause Of the
The Washington times., 1937-07-27
Japanese Ultimatum
Called ELASTIC"

LONDON, July ~ G.N.sJ.
An Exchange telegraph dispatch
from Tientsin, China, today quoted
japanese spokesman as assert
ing the Japanese ultimatum to
North China authorities for troops
Withdrawals is elastic"
The message said the Spokes-
man declared there is not likely
to be any Japanese action to en-
force its terms until its "expiry
at noon Wednesday
The dispatch added that it was
reported Chinese forces had with.
drawn from the Lukuchiao and
Papaoshan areas.
Editors note: All precious re-
ports indicated the ultimGtum. 1DGS
to expire at noon todayJ
The Washington times., 1937-07-27

Delano Roosevelt, and wife Of
George E. Roosevelt, New York
banker and philanthropist, IL
dead.
LONDON, July 27.-King Carol
of Rumania left here today to
visit Germany after a week Of
which the high spot was an in
vitation to lunch at Buckingham
Palace last Friday.
BERLIN, July ~ (C.T.P.S).
Every Nazi registrar must warn
couples he marries that it is their
duty to refrain from increasing
the population if he believes they
are not capable of producing
healthy children, Chief Of Ma
tional Union Registrars Krutina
announced today.
PRAIRIE DUCHIEN, Wis, July
~ (C.TPSO.-George Dvorak, 81,
farmer living near Wauzeka, COM
mitted suicide at the time his
wife was appearing in court here
in her suit for a divorce. He died
four hours after he shot himself
between the eyes with a revolver.
The DvorakS had been married IS
years.
ELLISDALE, N. j., July ~
A quarrel over bobbed hair was
said by police today to have
caused the double shooting here
in which Joseph Cawley, 5S-year.
old farmer, shot and wounded his
wife, Laura, As. and then killed
himself. Police said Cawley had
been insanely jealous of his wife.
She was shot in the hand.
The Washington times., 1937-07-27

to war.
In Tokyo, the war ministry
compound was a virtual beehive
of activity as cash and supplies,
donated by the public for the
army, poured in.
Claim Self.Defense
General Sugiyama, vice chief Of
the general staff office, stated in
a speech in parliament:
"The japanese garriSOnS in
north China decided to take
punitive measures of Self-defenSe
against Chinese troops. The Jap.
aneSe war office decided to take
corresponding measures"
Premier Prince Fumimaro Kon-
The Washington times., 1937-07-27
WE5 IRNES

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Editor and Publisher,
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Associate Publisher,
William C. Shelton
Entered as second-claSs matter
Tuesday, July 27, 1887, at the
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The Washington times., 1937-07-27
Father Hears Sad Stov
OfHoW Children
Were Burned

accident. The decision abSolved
B. H. Benny" King, truck driver,
Of Mundy's Point, Va, of blame.
Justice of the Peace, Percy Du.
vail, acting coroner, ordered the
decision read to the court, and j.
H. McClelland, Of Bowie, Nd,
spokesman of the jury, stated:
1--WE find the deceased were
burned to death in an unavOid.
able accident on the part Of the
truck driver, b. M. King"
After q few minutes of prelimi-
nary questioning by Alan Bowie,
States attorney, King, in low,
hating tones told his story.
The Washington times., 1937-07-27

Surveying Japan's foreign rela'
tons, he added:
Representation relations
have been of late really good,
being marked by ever-growing
amity and goodwill"
Hirota stressed the theme of
peaceful aims in Asia with this
passage:
"Our national policy aims at
securing Japan's position as a
stabilizing force in East Asia,
and at contributing toward es-
Enlistment Of true peace
throughout the world"
The Washington times., 1937-07-27
TODAY IN
CONGRESS
Senate

Met at noon.
Began consideration of Black
Connery wage-and-hour bill.
judiciary Committee resumed
court substitute study.
Commerce Committee consid-
cred New England Flood Control
Compact.
House
Met at noon.
Began consideration Of bill Civ.
ing President Roosevelt six addi-
tional secretaries.
Naval Affairs Committee con.
sidered replacement of airship Los
Angeles.
Military Affairs Committee con.
Sidered enlargement of Washing
ton Airport.
Agriculture Committee conSid.
cred farm program.
The Washington times., 1937-07-27
Hunts Son Is Years,
N0W.Asks Police Aid

NEW YORK, July 2S.-After
she had searched vainly for her
missing son for Is years, Mrs.
Kate Daniel, widow of Brooklyn,
has appealed to the Missing Per
sons Bureau to help her in her
hunt. The son, William, then 81
years old, disappeared in 1921.
A year later, hearing from
friends in Los Angeles that they
had seen him there, Mrs. Daniel
and her husband sold their sta
tionery store here and went to
California where they searched
until the father died last April.
The Washington times., 1937-07-27

At railway stations scenes Of
elaborate and colorful farewellS
continued to be enacted. Rela-
tiveS, mothers, sisters, wives and
SweetheartS bade good-by to sol
dierS and reservists called to the
colorS, many of whom are to be
sent to North China-and perhaps
The Washington times., 1937-07-27
Japs Kill 800 Chinese
Refusing to Disar71

oye, in his address to the Diet
"Japan'S sole aim Is preserva-
ton Of peace in eastern Asia.
Japan has been compelled
to come to q grave determine
ton regarding the North China
dispute, and we cannot but re-
sent the latest outbreak in
China"
The Washington times., 1937-07-27

action in North China was fore
seen as a result of unanimous
support of the cabinet for the
armies report that defensive &C
tivity" is necessary to dissolve
the impaSSe" in North China.
War preparations rolled omi-
nouSly forward throughout Japan.
The Washington times., 1937-07-27
These Managers Can Hit

The Texas League has managers
who can pound the apple this
year Homer Pell, at Fort Worth,
is hitting around 400; Johnny
Watwood. Of Houston, is so points
Lighter, with Jim Keesey, Of Okla
homa City, well over 300.
The Washington times., 1937-07-27

tigue, nervous tension, sweltering
heat. Tea is the jungle belts most
popular drink. Tea gets you cool and
keeps you cool far longer than other
so-called cooling drinks"
The difference between tea and
other so-called cooling drinks is
this: Tea does more than merely
quench thirst. Tea actually LOW
ERS body temperature. Its cooling
effect is more LASTING.
Besides its cooling, vitalizing eff
fects, iced tea tastes delicious. To get
real flavor and VITALITY, select o
good brand Of Orange Pekoe that
comes from india, cOyIOn, and Java.
Sunsatra.
The Washington times., 1937-07-27

Foreign Minister Koki Hirota,
in an significant speech, declared:
"There Is danger Of an I'M
toward outbreak at any moment.
China holds the key to settle
ment of the present incident"
The Washington times., 1937-07-27
KEEPING COOL NO
PROBLEM TO
TROPICS EXPLORER!

Mr.. Anthony
Fiala, noted
jungle explor-
er,says: "When
hit the jungle
trail tea is q
No. / necessity.
I vitalize with
A. L. l--L E.
The Washington times., 1937-07-27

ADVERTISEMENT
Evening star., 1937-07-24
Miss Humphrey and
Mr.. Kenneth II. Havs
To Wed in the Fall
fR. AND MRS. WILLIAM c.

Mr.. AND MRS. WILLIAM c.
Avn HUMPHREY announce the en-
gagement of their daughter, Frances,
to Mr.. Kenneth Newton Hays, son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Clifford Hays
Of Wichita, Kans. The engagement
Was announced to a group OF the
briGe-elect's close friends at a lunch
con given today by Mrs. Humphrey
1t the Columbia Country Club. Old
fashioned bouquets with tiny cards
announcing the engagement formed
the place cards on the table and the
centerpiece was in keeping with the
nosegays.
The guests included Mrs Neitah
King, Mrs, Alfred Powers Davis, Mrs.
Wilbur r. Garrett, Miss Barbara Gar
rett. Miss Gloria Grosvenor, Miss Bet
ty Mattingly, Miss Eleanor Mating
ly, Miss Mariana Grogan, Miss Su-
zanne Barrett. Miss Katherine Friant,
Miss Randolph Richardson. Miss Bet
ty Marsh. Miss Eula Council. Miss
Betty Gait, Mss Pauline Whitacre,
Miss Anne Graham, Miss Laura John
son and Mss Jean Machlin.
The wedding Will take place in the
early Fall.
Evening star., 1937-07-24
OF Mrs Daly's aunt, Mrs. James NJ.
Pickens of Washington


Pickens of Washington
Miss Maude Henry returned today
to her home in New York City after
passing a fortnight with her nieces,
Mrs. J. T. Lewis, jr, and Miss Flor
ence Henry in Country Club Grove,
Va
Miss Henry came to Virginia to at
tend the seventy-slxth anniversary
celebration of the first Battle Of Ma
nassas, which took place Wednesday.
She Is lineal descendant Of DR.. and
Mrs. Isaac Henry, on whose farm the
battle was fought. The Henry House
on the battle field, has been made into
a museum.
DR.. and Mrs Erie G. Brown of
North Highland street. Arlington
will have as guests DR. Browns uncle
and aunt. DR.. and Mrs. Wade Brown
Of Greensboro, N c., who will arrive
tomorrow en- route to New York City
and from there they will sail THURSDAY
for a trip abroad Dr. Wade Brown
was IolineEiy uedn VI music at Lne
Woman's College of the University of
North Carolina.
Miss E1lnor Rowe Sullivan has ar
rived from her home in Fredericks-
burg, Va, for a few days visit in
Arlington, and is dividing her time
between visits with her aunts and
uncles. Mr.. and Mrs L. w. Ellis of
Thrlfton Village and Mr. and Mrs. H.
c. Bates Of Livingstone Heights. She
will also visit her cousin, Miss Frances
Finn at the home Of her parents in
Takoma Park, Md.
Evening star., 1937-07-24
Miss Gatling to Wed
Pierson c.. Jones

Mr.. and Mrs. George Bodie Cat
ling OF Orlando, Fla. announce tho
engagement OF their daughter. Sarah
Louisa, to Mr.. Pierson Calvin Jones.
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Edward
Jones of Takoma Park.
The wedding will take place In Or
lando at the Seventh Day Adventist
Church Wednesday evening, August
18, at 8 o'clock.
They will make their home In Ia
koma Park
Evening star., 1937-07-24

a law. Mrs. Gordon Tibbitts,
who came from her home in Alton,
Ill, to be their guest for several weeks.
Her two sons, Chase Tibbitts and Will
liam Tibbitts, accompanied her to
Somerset. Mrs. Tibbitts will return
to Illinois next week but her two sons
will remain with their grandparents
until about September l.
The members OF LeeSburg and the
nearby younger society set gave
very delightful dance at the Thomas
Balch Library in Leesburg last eve
ming. The dance was sponsored by
the Misses Glare Briggs, Helen Corbel,
Ada Perry Gibson, Sarah Harrison,
Janet Harrison. Lalla Harrison, Emily
Lewis, Fanny Lyon, Mary Owen Lyon,
Mary Meter, Betty Musgraves. Nancy
Rogers, Jane Rust, Betsy Rust. Mary
Rust, Caroline Rust, Hebe Waters. Peg
gy Wilmer, Mary Bouy Wright and
Mrs. Frances Patton, Mrs. Woodrow
Williams, the Messrs. John Alexander,
Billy Bailey, Mervyn BLY,, John A.
Gibson, jr., Sterling Harrison, Powell
Harrison, Miles LefIerts. Freddy Lint
ner, Frank Littleton, Fred Maline. Billy
Martin, George Martin. Baylor Metzer,
Elmon Miller, jr.; Francis Patton,
w. F. Rust, Jr.; Charles S. White, jr.,
and Winslow Williams.
Among those who entertained pre-
Evening star., 1937-07-24
Miss Mary Parker
Will Make Debut
During HOLIDAYS

An INTERESTING addition to the
debutante bouquet is Miss Mary
Parker, daughter OF Mr. and Mrs.
John Scott Parker Of Chevy Chase
Miss Parker, however, will only take
part In debutante festivities during
the holiday seasons, as she will enter
Duke University in September. Miss
Parker graduated cum laude from
Holton Arms. She is now visiting Miss
Barbara Boiling. debutante daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Richard w. Boiling
at Blue Hill Md
Miss Parker also will be presented
at the first Monday German in Balti-
more by her uncle Col. John L. G.
Lee, and her cousin, Mr. John B.
Stump.