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Evening star., 1937-03-19
HULL'S STATEMENT
AWAITED BY REICH
Foreign Office Spokesman Indi-
Gates Press Criticism Will End
With Communique.
BY the Associated Press,


BERLIN. March ia foreign
Office spokesman indicated last night
that German press criticism of the
United States will cease with a COM
munique concerning the latest repre-
sentations which Germany has made
to Secretary Of State COrdell Hull over
the la Guardia incidents"
Ambassador Hans Luther's report
had not been received last night, 50
the communique was withheld. Un-
officially, the German news agency
informed the foreign Office that Sec
retary Hull had in effect repeated a
previous apology for attacks upon
Chancellor Hitler by New Yorks
Mayor, Fiorello La Guardia.
Meanwhile two new press attacks
were published. The Berlin Lokalan-
zelger suggested Washington issue IAN
edict to protect Government leaders
and institutions of foreign states"
and said anti German agitation has
reached the point of war days"
The Hamburg Fremdenblatt avoWed
La Guardia himself feels encouraged
for news escapades by Washington's
weak attitude
Evening star., 1937-03-19
BAR ASSOCIATION
COMMITTEE LUNCH
Morrison shafroth and Judge
Benjamin H, Littleton to Be
Guest Speakers Tomorrow.

Morrison Shafroth, chief counsel of
the Bureau of Internal Revenue. and
Judge Benjamin H. Littleton of the
Court of Claims will be guest speak
ers tomorrow at a luncheon meeting
Of the Committee on Federal Taxation
of the American Bar ASsocia ton.
Judge Littleton formerly was chair
man Of the Board of Tax Appeals.
Other sessions will be held at 2:3O
and pm.
Chairman Doughton Of the House
Ways and Means Committee, Chair
man Black Of the Board of Tax Ap-
peals and William A. Schnader, former
attorney general of PENNSYLVANIA
Will lead an open-forum discussion at
the afternoon session.
Addresses will be made at the
evening meeting by Senator La Fol-
lette, Assistant Attorney General Nor
rls and Randolph E. Paul, co-author
Of Law of Federal Income Taxation. i"
An open-forum discussion will close
the session.
Chairman Robert N. Miller of the
Federal Taxation Committee will pre-
side at all meetings and introduce
the speakers.
Evening star., 1937-03-19
SWEEPS WINNER
CALLS MEDICAL AID.
Doctor Listens to Radio at
Side of Elderly Widow.
Attorney Sells Share.
BY the Associated Press.

Ds tIt ASsoCldleC fIeSS.
BALTIMORE, March 19-Mrs
Elizabeth N. Myers, holder of the
Lucky JIM ticket on Royal Mail,
whose victory in the Grand National
SteeplechaSe entitled her to $l5O,000,
had her physician by her side today
as she listened to the results of the
race by radio.
The elderly widow of a policeman
said she wanted the doctor, DR.. Will
liam j. Sullivan, near because she
had had several unnerving experiences
recently and did not know how the
news from Aintree would affect her
When the flash came in. she was
stunned and could only smile while
Mrs. William Sullivan and Mrs. Marie
Meehan, her neighbors, Rugged her.
Finally, she exclaimed:
Now l can do what I always have
wanted to-help my friends"
Her Joy was dampened somewhat a
little later when her attorney, Lee L.
Hecht, arrived and informed her he
had sold part of her ticket to some
people in New York" No announce
ment was made of just what share had
been disposed of.
HeCht walked into the midst of the
crowded dining room, where neighbors
had thronged to help Mrs. MEYERS
celebrate her good luck He said:
want to congratulate the winner"
That's fine" responded Mrs. Mey-
ers.
But now l want you to know" re-
sumed Hecht, that sold part of your
ticket"
Mrs. Myers continued to smile.
L am not joking" said Hecht. II
sold part of it,"
The two then went into the kitchen
Tor few minutes. Upon their return
to the dining room, Mrs. Myers ex-
planned that she had wanted to sell a
share of the ticket, had given Hecht
the power of attorney and was per-
fectly satisfied" with what he had done.
Evening star., 1937-03-19
DOCTOR GOES TO JAIL
ON CONTEMPT RULING
Refuses to Answer Question Re.
latlng to Professional Con-
fdence of Patient.
By the Associated Press.

By tine Associated Press.
ATLANTA, March 19-Dr. Sam
Green, former chairman of the city
Democratic Executive Committee, was
sent to Jail on contempt charge yes
terday for refusing to answer a ques-
ton in court about matter he insist
ed was professional confidence"
The physician was witness for
Mrs. E. E. Elliott in $4,000 damage
suit against the Georgia Power Co.
Asked by opposing lawyers to name
a woman on whom certain type of
blood test had been made, he refused
Judge John D. Humphries issued
contempt ruling
Court officials said DR.. Green, I'M
der the law, can be held a maximum
of 20 days unless he answers the
question.
The physician was qualified as an
expert witness, and Judge Humphries
ruled matters between a physician
and patient are not privileged If the
doctor Is testifying as an expert.
Evening star., 1937-03-19
INSURGENTS FLEE
BEFORE EL0YAL|STS
Defeated Soldiers of Gar.
riSon at Brihuega Escape
Into Mountains.
BACKGROUND


Spanish insurgents. after early
successes in provinces, hare Strug-
gled for months to penetrate de-
termtned defense OF Madrid by
loyalist forces. Gen. Franco, Fas-
ctst leader, recently ordered CO.
ordinated attack from tloo direc-
tions, but tUithout important results
so far.
Revolution broke out last year
against popularity elected Peoples
Front government. Italy and Ger
many hare supported rebels, 1Uhile
Russia and France hare aided So
cialiSt government.
BY the Associated Press.
MADRID, March dedicated in
surgent soldiers of the Brihuega gar
rison fled northWard through Guada-
laJara mountain passes to elude
capture by victorious militiamen, gov
ernment commanders reported today.
The insurgent retreat, chara cterized
as completely disorganized," followed
the reported capture of the town yes
terday by the forces of Gen. Jose
Miaja, Madrid generalisSmo. Brihue-
ga is Al miles northeast of the
capital.
Under cover of darkness and rain,
the great mass of insurgents man.
aged TO slip from the war-torn town
before government brigades began
''mopping- operations.
Gen. Miaja asserted Brihuegas
capture effectively blocked the inSur-
gent drive on Sacedon strategic town
in New Castillo, almost straight east
of Madrid
Italian Prisoners Taken.
Propaganda officers attached to the
Madrid troops reported 200 Italian
prisoners were taken during yester-
days fighting.
In a driving rain the milltiamen
charged into the mountain town and
routed its insurgent garrison with fixed
bayonets and fierce rife and machine
gun fire.
Government batteries beat down the
towns artillery defense in a heavy
shelling late yesterday. opening the
way for the charge. The victory sent
hopes of this beleaguered capital soar
ing. frances Guadalajara offensive
was aimed at Madrid
Three lnSurgent planes were report
ed shot down. One hundred Italian
soldiers were reported captured by the
governments Garibaldi Brigade, itself
an Italian unit.
Trucks Captured.
Other prizes of the drive were listed
by a government communlque as go
| trucks, 20 machine guns and 10 field
pieces.
In another, far-removed, Spanish
territory-the West African colony of
Rio de Oro--forces loyal to the
Madrid-Valencia government were re-
ported to have revolted against in
surgent domination and seized the
capital, Villa CisneroS.
Refugees reaching Dakar, Senegal,
said the uprising started Monday
night in the absence from the capital
OF Franco-appointed governor. His
executive assistant was said 10 have
been killed, the Villa CisneroS radio
station destroyed and the whole city
occupied by government forces.
Evening star., 1937-03-19
Russia Has Speedy Locomotive.
Russia will build locomotive hav-
ing speed of SO miles an hour.

down in Mexico on vacation jaunt
and came back enthusiastic over the
sport ne enjoyed, espe tally the shoot
ing. With some friends he had shot
practically everything except a deer,
and only the uncertain shadows of
late twilight had prevented them from
that. The deer got away, disappear
ing over ridge into the night
. Coupls Of weeks after his return
here he received q neat statement,
"Ono hofse-ahot-s50."
Evening star., 1937-03-19
Race
Continued From First Page.)

Continued From First Page)
second turn around the course and
never was headed
Flying Minutes was close behind,
however, as the pair flew over Becher's S
Brook the second time. The American
horse came a crOpper at the canal
turn, leaving Royal Mail far out in
front and with only seven horses still
in the race a mile from the finish line.
Couleen, little fancied mare,
looked like she would pull surprise
about quarter mile from home, but
Evan Williams had plentv of horse
under him. After taking the final
obstacle. Royal Mail pulled away and
won much as he pleased in 1896. The
time was far back of the record of
9.204 established by Golden Miller
three years ago.
"Bookies" Are Happy.
were jubilant as Royal Mail. after
being favorite until few weeks ago,
ran two poor races within week and
fell off rapidly in popular esteem. He
rallied some support at the track, how
ever, as Golden Miller became the
hot thing to repeat his 1884 victory.
His only previous race at Aintree was
when he won the 2l2 miles of the
Becher Chase last year.
Neither his trainer Ivor Anthony,
nor his rider expressed surprise over
the victory, however.
Il expected him to win" said An
thony. He is at his best on left
handed courses and was in fine fettle
for today's race
Williams gave Royal Mail a great
ride. They never made the slightest
mistake. jumping boldly and showing
plenty Of speed on the fiat. 1t was
Williams first triumph in the Ma
tional, and he was so happy he
couldn't say anything when he led
the Irish-bred jumper back to the
winners circle.
The owner Of the winner was for
many years in the diplomatic service
and himself fine rider. having COM
peted at Aintree several times. He
was former assistant private secretary
to the Duke of Windsor, when he was
the Prince of Wales, and IS Charge
DAfaireS at Paris.
AMERICANS WIN S4,327,317.
Evening star., 1937-03-19
Gas Is ''Createst
Blessing,'' Pupil
Wrote on Board
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
NEW LONDON, Tex. March
19-As workmen pulled debris
from the London Consolidated
School today blackboard was
exposed, showing this in scraWl:
oil and natural gas are East
Texas greatest mineral blessings
Without them this school would
not be here and none of us would
be here learning our lessons"
An accumulation of natural
gas was blamed for the explosion.
Evening star., 1937-03-19
TO HONOR BRYAN
Radio Program Today to Mark
Birthday Anniversary.

The birthday of William Jennings
Bryan will be honored today with a
15-minute radio broadcast from the
VOL studios at $50 pm. sponsored by
the Bryan Memorial Association.
Heard on the program will be Rep
resentative Henry c, Luckey of Bryan's
home district in Nebraska and Wayne
G. Williams, special assistant to the
Attorney General.
Evening star., 1937-03-19
Gas Mask Factory.

The first privately owned gas mask
factory in China has been opened in
Shanghai, The masks are made for
both civilians and soldiers and are
copied from Gerl4an designs.
Evening star., 1937-03-19

This story is fine as Jar as it goes,
lUhtch isn't far enough. What t0e
really UQnt is to meet man 1Dho
tUould hdUe the nerUe to enter the
room With those II ,uomen and ask
them all-not their service his
tories, but their actual ages. Our
hero Would then add up the total,
chalk it in large letters on the
blackboard and stroll up to Capitol
HUI to collect his Congressional
Medal.
ONE of our contributors has been
filing some rather insinuating
queries about the personnel of the
proof-reading department down here
Wants to know whether a sense of
humor is barred, or misspelled word
can never, never pass even in the
spirit Of levity
This fellow was walking by laun-
dry not long ago and saw a sign
Shirts l5c; with stiff bussoms 20c."
He sent us a note on it.
Next day the column came out with
the tale corrected and beautiful
cleansed even of its point, 1t read
Shirts l5c, with stiff bosons zoe"
Blessed are the pure in English, for
they shall not write jokes.
LEGAL TENDER.
THREE newspaper lads who share
an apartment together got into
a poker game the other night and
came out as clean as you can get
men who've been dipped in printers
ink. The next night the gambling
fever was still upon them, but they
did not have even enough matches
to make up pile of chips Further
more, they disliked the idea Of a credit
game
Eventually the genius of the three
hit upon plan. They own radio
together four payments in, six to go).
He suggested issuing stock against
the radio equity, each man being
allotted the value of his interest in
the sound box Then the game could
be played with radio currency" It
was done. Within an hour the man
who suggested the idea was holding
all the stock.
Clocks, kitchenware, chairs and
other community property were next.
BY midnight the boys were raising
one another half an egg-beater, call
ing a hand for two spoons. No one
won all the furnishings at that sitting,
so the game goes on. They figure
eventually the landlord will get the
whole business for back rent anyhow,
but we'll keep you posted.
r X X
ADVICE.
Miss Thelnd La Cour of 2039
NeU Hampshire avenue has read
in the newspapers that President
Roosevelt has "sty" on his eye.
She informs US that she Uas
brought up in the South, Uhere
children learn the arts OF "gris-
girls" (Dhateuer that is), and When
she suffered from sty on the eye
she 1pas told to stand in the cor
ner and chant, "Sty, sty, 90 off my
eye and go on the one Dho is
passing by."
She says it usually Works, and
II President Roosevelt Dtll Just
choose a corne-
4 4
Evening star., 1937-03-19
ANNIVERSARY,

When Miss Bessie Glass began
the torty-frSt year OF her SerUice
nth local utility (the telephone
company the other day, Is OF her
tello1O workers gaze surprise
hncheon in her honor. The Seru-
ice records of the II ,uomen attend
ing totdled ass gears, the individual
credits ranging from IS years for
the noUiceS up to 81 years tor some
Others and, OF course, Miss BeSSies
ttUoScore years and day.
Evening star., 1937-03-19
10000 Hams in America.

There are $1,000 amateur short
wave radio operators in the world and
about 10 900 Of them are In America
Evening star., 1937-03-19
Washington
Wayside
Tales
Random Observations
of Interesting Events
and Things.
WAGS.
WAGS.
Y OUBTLESS intending to pep
up the reader appeal of the
J Congressional Record, which
most nennle 1lse as O sn6a tive

up the reader appeal of the
Congressional Record, which
most people use as sedative,
representative Maury Maverick of
Texas and Representative Robert G.
Allen of Pennsylvania have been turn
ing out some snappy subheads lately.
Representative Mavericks witticisms
are of the dialect or Milton Gross
school, while Representative Allen is
reminiscent of New York Times
copy reader at white heat.
On March 16, for example, Repre-
sentative Maverick had Secretary
Ickes' Supreme Court speech at Ra-
leigh, N. c., reprinted in the Record
Then under extension of remarks"
he had such subheads as "Oh, Louis!
Vot Is Dis! Roosia, Italee, Cher
many!'
Representative Aliens extended re-
marks of the same day included the
captions, Hamilton No Sissy" Mar
shall Wins First Round" and The
Supreme Court. Amen"
If this keeps on, maybe we will take
up reading the Record again, no
longer classifying it as one of those
publications to be perused at bed time
because it makes you want to 60 to
sleep and stay there.
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JAPS BOMB NANKING
LEAVING $50 DEAD in
MOST TERRIBLE RAID
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week during fighting in the Vicln-
ity. ..J
In North China an estimated
10000 Japanese soldiers were
locked in battle with 100000 Chi
nese along the Peiping-Suiyuan
railway, the Peiping-Hankow line
and the Observation-Disclosures
line.
The Japanese appeared to be
making slow progress-hghting
in a sea of viscous, yellow mud.
At the country hospital here
physicians said they would not
know before tomorrow whether
the British ambassador could re-,
cover. A machine gun bullet, tlred
from a Japanese naval plan which
mistook the diplomats car for a
Chinese military machine, pierced
his liver and gTazed his spine.
More than 100000 reservists
were being called to the colors IN
Japan proper while the entire
strength of the japanese standing
army, as well as the bulk of the
navy and air force, was thrown
against more than 100000 people
in this peace-loving land.
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GERTON

GERTON, Aug. 27.-Mr. and
Mrs. V. r. Willis and daughter,
Faith; Mr.. Robert Cannon, Mr..
and Mrs. Russell Willis, all OF AK
ron, o., spent the weekend with
Mrs. Walter Stoner, sister Of Mrs.
Willis. .-....
T. C. Cannon, young son of
Mrs. Myrtle Cannon, who has
been very i'll with pneumonia, is
very much improved.
Miss Ethel Edney spent We'd
nesday Of last week with Miss
Mary Sue Bradley. So
Mr.. Robert Spaugh, of Lin
wood, Mr.. Lawrence Spaugh of
Atlanta, Ca, and son, Robert, are
guests of Mr.. w. F. Stoner and
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Stoner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Foy Wall and
Mrs. ]. A. Huntley spent the
weekend with Mrs. Huntley's
brother. w. C. McAbee, of Chero-
kee Falls, S. C.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. +. Bradley
and daughters. Carrie, Mary Sue,
Annie Lou and Marie. visited rel
atives at Henrietta, Monday.
Miss Ethel Edney of Union
Mills is visiting her aunt, Mrs.
Lad Settles.
Mrs. w. f. Oates is visiting
Mrs. Carrie Cannon at Bat Cave.
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more and more workers and, their
wage earners over the highways
in search of employment. Far
eaching effects Of the automobile
trailer on American life were
predicted recently in a monu-
mental national resources com.
mittee report on chronological
trends.
The presence of the "migra-
tory-casuap worker has been de-
scribed BY Harry l.. Hopkins,
WPA administrator, as vital to
the economy of the nation" Com
menting on a WPA research re-
port on problems arising from
their existence, Hopkins said:
Intensive large-scale farming
of such crops as apples, hops and
lettuce; wheet-raising; railroad
right-of-way maintenance; log
cling, road, levee and tunnel con-
struction jobs, oil-well drilling
al lthese are dependent on migra-
tory-casual workers who can be
on hand when large numbers of
workers are required suddenly
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largest single set of active rec
ords, social security officials have
divided the Baltimore office into
divisions corresponding to the So
cial security regions.
AS individual accounts are sent
from division to division the time
which the operations would re-
quire If the records were trans
ferred from city to city is noted.
If the novel experiment - be-
gun August / when employers
completed filing wage records of
their workers for the first six
months of the old age benefit
program-Shows decentralization
would cause delay. CONFUSION and
increased expense, the plan will
be abandoned. .... 49,.
SUCCESS SEEMS DOUBTFUL
1t was learned that the confu-
sion and theoretical delay caused
by scattered wage entries for the
accounts of individual migratory
workers has already jeopardized
success of the proposal.
Still greater difficulty was
anticipated as trailel~homes carry
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SATURDAY, AUGUST 18TH

$3.50 p. m.-Dance, Jack WardlaWs ORCHESTRA
city gymnasium.
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among ~ cities.

Americans among IL cities
The decentralization proposal,
without parallel in the keeping Oh
government agency's intricate
and voluminous files, is undergo
ing test at the wage record u
vision office in Baltimore.
If the three months expert
mental period ending October 81
is successful, wage records on
which social security's old age
benefits will be divided among
the IL social security regional oil,
ficers for efficiency, speed ana
economy in handling. .
THOUSANDS OF ROAMING
WORKERS
1t was understood, however,
that the experiment to date has
not been entirely satisfactory.
The presence of uncounted thou
sands Of workers who roam with
the availability of agricultural
and industrial employment was
said to be to a great extent re-
sponsible.
To test the feasibility of de-
centralizing the government S
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CHICKS, SOLD FOR POSTAGE

"A |. 4 NJ r. ~ A, Cal. (Uf).
Among other qualifications of a
modern postmaster are those OF
auctioneer and poultry fancier.
Postmaster Samuel Ford was
obliged to sell at auction Alb
chicks that were shipped by par
eel post but which the addressee
refused to receive.
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SUNDAY, AUGUST 10Th
MONDAY, AUGUST BOTH

500 D. m.-Street dance, Fourth avenue
$50 D. m.-Girl bid dance, Jack War
chestra, city gymnasium
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SECURITY DATA
Is SNARLED IF
WORKER MOVES
Federal Board May Give
up Plan to Decentrahze
Re cords
BY REED S. DUNHAM
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Aug. 81. (UP).
Confusion caused by migrating
armies of workers today threat,
ened to wreck an unprecedented
plan under which the social Sc
curity board would scatter the
wage records of 30,OOO,OOO
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WEDNESDAY,, SEPT. 1ST

100 p. m.-Rotary Club luncheon, Skyland NJ
500 p. m.-square dance, 'big apple" cont
city gymnasium. '.
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for short periods of time"
OCCUPATIONS ARE VARIED


OCCUPATIONS ARE VARIED
y While farm labor is not eligible
Tor social security oh age bene-
fits, those who follow the crops
from south to north each summer
often find industrial employment
between seasons and become
holders Of social security account
cards. Other 'thousands-no one
knows how many - travel with
seasonal industries, seldom put
ting a hand to farm work.
What to do under the proposed
decentralization with the wage
record of a Dakota wheat har-
Vester who turns up on a Florida
railroad gang is said to have the
social security board baffled.
Regional offices where records
would be sent under the plan are
in Boston, New York, Phiiadel-
phia, Washington, Cleveland,
Chicago, Birmingham, Ala, Min
neapolis, Kansas City, Mo-, San
Antonio, Tex, Denver and San
Francisco. Each city would re-
ceive share of the 5000 en-
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" local affair, not recognize that
a state of war exists, and thus
keep the situation in state OF
status quo. Or, the United States
may continue to watch develop
ments closely and when necessary
Join with other powers in protect
ing vigorously any interference
with shipping.
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The packing of peas is growing
in popularity with California
food manufacturers.
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JUDGE SAYS 2 DAYS

NEW YORK, Aug. 81. tUP)-
The fire truck drew up today and
asked Thomas McGlinchey, 80,
where the fire was. "There amt
no fire." he drawled. 81 just want
ed to see how fast you fellows
could get mere" The judge said
two days.
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u. S. SAID CLOSELY
WATCHING ASIA'S WAR
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flict.
Several courses lay open to the
United States last night if II
wants to intervene in the Sino-
japanese controversy. Mr.. Roose-
welt could invoke the neutrality
act, but in so. doing, observers
pointed out, he would harm CHINA
by shutting off one of her sour
ces of arms and ammunition as
well as to make it possible for
japan legally to impose a navai
blockade of Chinese coasts.
This government may continue
to consider the conflict as a pure
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ployes Of the Baltimore record Of
ARoRIGINE FASHIONS

SYDNEY. (UP).-The fashion
craze has reached Australia. One
night the wind Indicator, con-
sistiny of a long "sock" from the
top of pole, disappeared from
the landing field at the GRANTEES,
a mining field. The next morning
three female abofigines appeared
in white skirts.