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Evening star., 1937-10-03
TRAFFIC CONVICTIONS
SECOND-OFFENSE SPEEDING

SECOND-OFFENSE SPEEDING.
Nathan Levin, 543O Thirtieth street.
$40.
FIRST-OFFENSE SPEEDING.
Gilbert E. Ford, 606 East Capitol
street, IS.
Eleanor A. Rinaldi, Maryland. $40.
Hampton p Reed, 1909 Sixth street
southwest, IS.
Harry w. Allan, 1904 Park Road,
$40.
Morton H. Ullery, 1853 California
street. IS.
John Andrews, 274O Thirty-second
street. $40.
Archie l.. Ford, TIA Fourth street,
IS.
Paul E. Dameron, 1894 Summit
Place northeast. $40.
Fred Washington, 416 Franklin
street northeast, SIS.
Edward A. Ehrmantrout, 1886 Q
street, IS.
James Fleet. Virginia, S..
Husey Martin, 2l4 H street north
east. $40.
Oliver Harper, Maryland, S..
Evening star., 1937-10-03
BIRTHS REPORTED

Roy and Mita Hiedon twins, boys.
Ben and Betty Barnett. boy.
Edward and Rosie Lake. girl
Cabs and Camilla Harnsbereer, zirl.
George and Esther Macdonald boy.
Myer and Pauline Chidakel boy.
Glenn and Sarah Peart, boy.
Russell and Ruth Hite. girl.
Frank and Pauline Bell. girl.
Shakir and Rouiina Ilyas. girl.
Guy and Mabel Wills. boy.
Loronz and Frances Mills. boy.
John and Ruth williams. girl.
Henry and Pearl Williams. boy.
William and Willie Brown, boy.
Tom and Ruby Atchison, girl
James and Gladys Hawkins, sirl.
Evening star., 1937-10-03
CHURCH'S LEADERS
OFF TO CINCINNATI.
Triennial General .Conven.
ton of Episcopa|ians Opens
Wednesday.
B, the Associated Press.


CINCINNATI, October 2.-Leaders
OF the Protestant Episcopal Church
from far sections of the globe headed
toward Cincinnati today, the van
guard of an estimated $4,000 expected
to attend the church's ffty-second
triennial general convention, begin
ming Wednesday.
Solemn pageantry of the church,
coupled with reviews of canon law
and social problems. stretched ahead
in a two-week program for those par
ticipating. The convention will close
October 20.
Church sources listed these as mat
ters Of Importance on the program:
Proposed liberalization of the
church's marriage and divorce can
ons; election of presiding bishop
or reelection of Right Rev. James
Dewolf Perry of Rhode Island, to sue
ceed himself; proposed transfer OF
national headquarters from New
York City to Washington: rehabilita-
ton and mission work, with cogni-
zance given to what churchmen termed
the purse e-shrinking effect of mill
tary and economic unrest in China
and other portions of the world; con-
tinuation of the Forward Movement
instituted in Atlantic City in 1894, and
church debts.
Liberalization of marriage and di-
vorce canons-a topic brought to the
fore in part by the union Of former
King Edward and Mrs Wallis War
field Simpsons scheduled for full
debate, with indication already appar-
ent that it may wax bitter.
The convention long since has ex-
hausted the supply Of hotel accom-
modations; private rooms were re-
ported scarce and at least 200 dele
gates will be quartered for two weeks
aboard an Ohio River steamer which
has been chartered for dormitory use
Evening star., 1937-10-03
JEREMIAH MCCARTHY
RITES SET FOR TUESDAY
Retired Policeman, Veteran of
Indian Wars, Was 72-Bur-
ial in Mt. Olivet,

Funeral services for jeremiah Nc
Carthy, retired policeman and veteran
OF the Indian Wars. will be held at
$50 am. Tuesday at his home at TOT
D street southeast, followed by requiem
mass at ST. Peters Church, Second
and c streets southeast, and burial in
Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Mr.. Mccarthy. who was 70, died
early yesterday, shortly after he was
found lying unconscious on the floor
OF his bed room by his wife, Mrs.
Anne Mccarthy. Coroner A. Ma
gruder Macdonald last night was
awaiting completion of an autopsy
report before issuing a certificate as
to the cause OF death.
Mr.. Mccarthy is survived BY his
widow, three sons. jeremiah. jr.: JUS
tin and Eneas, and a daughter, Agnes
Mccarthy.
Evening star., 1937-10-03
MRS. |. A. FULLER
DIES IN HOSPITAL
Wife Of Army Officer and Daugh-
ter of Gen. Ely Was Widely
Known Here,

Mrs. Margaret Hunter Ely Fuller,
"a, wife Of First Lieut.. Leigh A. Fuller
and daughter OF Mai. Gen. Hanson e.
Ely, retired. died yesterday at Walter
Reed Hospital after a short illness.
Mrs. Fuller had lived in Washing
ton most of her life and was widely
known here. She was a member Of
the Junior League and was educated
at the Sacred Heart Convent. Her
husband is stationed at Fort WASH
inston. Md. She leaves two young
children. Leigh A. Ely. jr, and Dwight
Hunter Fuller Ely. Her parents and a
brother, Hanson E. Ely, jr., live in
Washington.
The funeral will be held at 9 am.
tomorrow in the Walter Reed Chapel,
with burial in Arlington National
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1937-10-03
lUMBERJACK, 95, DIES
Colorful Ottawa Figure Boosted
of Seven Wives.

OTTAWA, Ontario, October 2 (Can-
adam 'Press) Big. bearded Sandy
Macdonald, for years a familiar, ro-
bust figure on Ottawa's streets, died
today at the age OF 95.
The former lumberjsck, full Of roar
ing stories Of the northern frontier.
boasted Of seven wives and "a chill
dren. Now at his death, authorities
puzzled over finding relatives about
whom he never spoke seriously. He
was born Alexander Macdonald at
Inverness. Scotland, in 1S42, and cams
to Canada at the age OF 8.
Evening star., 1937-10-03
DEATHS REPORTED

Wilhelminia E. Widmayer. IS. 500 Butter
nut st.
Edward Richardson, -. National Homeo-
pathic Hospital
Ethel REID. 6S, Garfield Hospital
Evelyn H. Connell. 81. 25l2 Wisconsin ave
Hannah Katzman. 81, Veterans Admin
istration Facility
William S. Hatton. IL Sibley Hospital
Ella Siegles, 10, St. Elizabeths Hospital
Julia Lawson, so, 1908 Stanton rd. sc.
Horton Wells. 50. Potomac River.
Charles Campbell, 81, Gallinger- Hospital
Matte Johnson. "a, 1910 Delaware ave
sW.
Norman Lawson. ~. Freedmens Hospital
Helen W. Kerrick. 70, 3949 Bennins
rd. ne.
Lottie Asel. "a. Freedmens Hospital.
Nogales international., 1937-07-03
INDEPENDENCE DAY

ON July 4th T76 the Decoration Of Independence
adopted United States of America asserted it's
rights numbered among the sovereign nations of the
world That 161 years years ago Since then the
nation developed power and achievement far beyond
the dreams of it's It has enjoyed of de-
~ " tcTs
velopment growth and prosperity 1t has slrnounted
lean years and eras hard Today has proved
itself better able meet the problems of worldwide eco
adjustment it's leadership than of
the other of the world We shall owe tribute to
foreahes who the sound foundation of
independence upon which to build
Evening star., 1937-12-19
panga back in 1923, the proceedings Of
Yx~ -

panga back in 1928, the proceedings Of
the Naval Institute relate.
1t was July IA, when the Pampanga
was escorting American merchant
craft. laden with mail and wounded
Chinese refugees and the Kwangsi SOL
diers decided to fire on the gunboat
with artillery and rifle fire in the
vicinity of the city of Dosing. Al
though the Pampanga gave a pre-
arranged neutrality signal the fire con-
tinued and 1t. Lovette decided to re-
turn 1t.
The Pampanga's commanding off,
Ger made = vigorous protest and Fung
Fo Shau, commanding the soldiers at
Wuchow, made an oficial apology. Two
large American flags were displayed
on the Pampanga, which was familiar
in that region, but in the face of this
identification. the Chinese contended
that mistake had been made. A
somewhat similar situation has arisen
in the case Of the gunboat U. 8. s.
Panay-save that the Pampanga es-
capped with q whole hull.
In 1847 the British penetrated into
the Chinese seaports and the opium
wars ragged. The English persuaded
the Emperor to give them q foothold
in that part of the vast continent Of
Asia. Commodore Matthew G. Perry
opened up Japan to the western world
in 1854 and Comdr. Shufeldt, another
American naval ofilcer, commanded the
expedition that in 1883 brought about
the opening up Of Korea. About 1858,
the United States, by treaty. secured
the right to maintain q patrol on the
Yangt1e River and this has been car
ried forwaSd since.
Evening star., 1937-12-19
Reich Barring League Return
Serious BIO,v to Peace HOPES
Refusal to Go Back to Geneva Blasts
All Expectations of Settlement Con.
tanned IN Halifax Talks.

priced its neutrality. 1t would not
be surprising if Austria and Hungary
were the next states to leave the
League. as they will be subjected to
strong pressure from Germany and
Italy to do so. Poland and Yugo-
slavia are also showing signs of wish
ing to quit Geneva
Col. Josef Beck, the Polish Foreign
Minister, has been a friend to the
League, and when he recently ex-
changed toasts with the French For
eign Minister, Yvon Delbos, it was
noticeable that he made no mention
OF the League In his speech. A hint
OF possible Polish withdrawal from
the League in the near future Is con-
tained in a recent communique issued
by the Warsaw foreign office, stating:
III the Geneva institution mani
tests a tendency to engage itself in a
battle OF theological doctrines, the
Polish government would feel COM
PEELED to ascertain whether this ten
dency was not in contradiction with
the fundamental bases of Polish policy
and, II so, would reconsider its future
attitude toward the League"
Evening star., 1937-12-19
GANNETT AND PINCHOT
DECLINE G. O.P. POSTS

Frank E. Gannett, Rochester (N.Y.)
publisher, and Amos Pinchot, former
Governor of Pennsylvania, have de-
clined to serve on the Republican
Policy Drafting Committee, it was an
nounced yesterday, because of their
association with the Committee to
Uphold Constitutional Government.
They were reported to have said
they feared their committee might be
given partisan tinge if they became
identified with the Republican group.
Mr.. Gannett advised Dr. Glenn
Frank, head Of the policy drafters,
that he felt the constitutional issue
was paramount and for that reason
must be absolutely free from any
entanglements or commitments that
would prevent me from working with
Democrats as we'll as with Repub-
licans to arouse citizens" Mr.. Pinchot's
message was similar.
Evening star., 1937-12-19
GUARANTEES
DEMANDEDBYU.S. s.
Officials Scout Reports of
Toxic Reluctance to Give
Satisfaction.

In the light Of multiplying oflcial
dispatches corroborating suspicious
that the attack on the y. s. 8. Panay
and three other American vessels was
not accidental but premediatYd, Presi-
dent Roosevelt and the State De-
partment were reported last night
more determined than ever to exact
the strongest possible guarantees
against any interference In the fu-
ture with Americans or American in
terests In China.
State Department officials said they
put no stock in reports from Toxic
indicating reluctance on the part OF
the japanese government to 60 any
further in making amends than the
note Of apology and offer Of indemni-
fication placed in the hands Of Joseph
c. Grew. American Ambassador to
Japan. before the American protest
was submitted. This government, it
was said. fully expects and is insist
ing upon a satisfactory reply
Denies Navy Demonstration Plan.
Stephen T. Early, White House sec
retary, said that no naval demonstra-
ton was contemplated. He repeated
what has been stated by the Navy De-
partment that plans for Pacific Fleet
maneuvers in March or April were
made long before the Panay incident
and are in no sense intended to give
point to remonstrances already made
to the Japanese government.
State Department officials, in dis
cussing the possibility of a naval DEM
onstration. have said that there would
be need of considering methods of i'm
plementing the American protest un-
less Japan indicates that she is not
disposed to give proper safeguards to
Americans and American rights In
China. In denying that feet move
ments had been or are now contem-
plated, these officials made it clear
they were not implying that firmer
measures would not be taken If a salts
factory reply is not forthcoming or If
Japan again imperils the lives of
Americans in disregard OF pledges
given.
In the event of another violation
OF American rights in China, it was
pointed out. there are several strong
measures that might be undertaken.
When friendly power persists in un-
friendly acts it is not unusual, it was
pointed out, to sever diplomatic rela-
tions. 1t was also suggested that a
navy is not maintained by this Gov
ernment merely for dress maneuvers.
Usual Games Planned.
Plans for the Pacific Fleet maneu-
vers made months ago contemplate
the usual war games between the
blue and the red" fleets east of
the Aleutian Islands-Samoa line, in
close proximity to Japan's line of de-
fense. Navy officials insist that there
is no thought Of advancing the date
OF these maneuvers, nov set for March
or April
The Navy Department has refused to
Evening star., 1937-12-19

confirm reports that an optional plan
for the Pacific maneuvers has been
prepared. This plan, it is said, would
place the maneuvers on an axis run
ming from Seattle to the Philippines,
. line almost exactly comparable to
the line the fleet would take If it set
out from its California base for Japan.
The aim Of conducting maneuvers
along this line, it has been suggested.
would be to familiarize the Navy with
the conditions under which the fleet
would operate in the event of war with
Japan.
1t Is no secret, however, that many
Navy officers are itching to move into
Japanese waters. This feeling is mani
fest In the ranks Of junior officers who
believe that q clash with Japan is in
evitAble and that now Is the time to
bring 1t of. This group, who obviously
do not speak for the Navy Department,
would like to see the entire fleet based
at Hawaii or the Philippines 30 as to
permit speedy action in the event the
Japanese continue affronting Ameri-
can citizens.
Memorandum Confirmed.
The administration, however. is
proceeding more cautiously. aware Of
the strong isolationist and peace
any-price feeling in Congress. The
State Department confirmed reports
that Ambassador Grew had left with
the Japanese foreign Office a mem
orandum summarizing Official reports
on the Panay incident at complete
variance with the japanese explana-
tion that the bombing Of the Panav
was an accident, caused by poor
visibility.
These on1cial reports, it was learned,
bear out eyewitness reports by news
paper correspondents that four hours
before the bombing q detachment of
Japanese soldiers in command of
lieutenant boarded the Panay %
miles above Marking and questioned
the commanding ofiicer, It. Comdr.
James j. Hughes, about the nation
ality and destination of his ship. The
lieutenant was accompanied by SOL
diers carrying rifles with bayonets.
In the light Of this sort of evidence,
State Department officials are de-
cidedly skeptical about the Japanese
explanation that the identity of the
Panay was unknown to the attackers.
Copyright. 1887, by New York Tribune
1ncD
Evening star., 1937-12-19
PARIS PLOTL|NKED
T0FRANCO'SME
Uniforms Seized in Raid
Once Destined for Use of
Spanish Rebels.
By the Associated Presx

bS tbe hs3ocla<d PreS3.
PARIS, Dec. ia link between a
widespread French revolutionary plot
and the Spanish insurgents was dis
closed today by government investi-
gators.
Police found that quantities Of uni
forms, seized as part Of the equip
ment cached by the secret revo-
lutionary committee, had first been
consigned by . Paris merchant to
San Sebastian, ostensibly for use by
the Spanish insurgent army.
Quantities Of cartridges found In
at least one Of the series Of raids
came from a Toledo, Spain, arms fac
tory, police said.
Suspect Met Troncoso Aide.
Jacques Percheron. under arrest for
completely in the plot, was said by in
vestigators to have met, at least
once" the Capt. Ibanes who was the
liaison officer for Maj. Julien Tron-
coso, former insurgent military gov
ernor of Irun. Troncoso has been
charged with attempting to steal a
Spanish government submarine from
a French dockyard.
The presence Of three air bombs In
an arms cache found by police near
Amiens today started an investiga-
ton into the possibility that revolu-
tionaries had planes at their dis
posal.
33 Held in Plot.
The number of persons held IN the
plot was brought to 80 with the ar
rests Of Jacques Percheron. former
city employe. and Pierre Proust, off,
cial of the Wheat Committee OF the
Paris grain exchange.
At Percheron's home Surete Nation
ale agents seized a notebook said to
contain list of the principal chiefs"
of the revolutionary group known
as the Conite Secret d'Action Revolu-
tionnaire. Percheron and Proust in
sisted the committee was organized
to combat communism rather than to
establish French military Dictator
ship.
Evening star., 1937-12-19
WOMAN HANGS SELF
WITH PAIR OF STOCKINGS

Certificate Of suicide has been is
sued in the death of Mrs. Margaret
E. Crothers, IA. who was found yes
terday hanging by the neck from
a bedpost in the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Jennie Walker, 739 Butter
nut street NV
Mrs Walker found her mother sus-
pended from the bed by a pair of
stockings which had been looped
around her neck. She was dead be-
fore a physician could be summoned
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
said he was informed Mrs. Crothers
had been in ill health for several
wears
Evening star., 1937-12-19
By JOHN ELLIOTT.

New York Herald Tribune orrespondent.
PARIS, Dec. 18.-Italy's announce
ment of her withdrawal from the
League of Nations, and Germany's
declaration that she will never return
to 1t, have raised the question whether
the Geneva organization has anything
to look forward to except its COM
plete disappearance.
OF these two events the German
demarche Is by far more important
Although Premier Benito Mussolini's
declaration from the balcony of the
Palazzo Venezia was highly dramatic
it did not really change the existing
situation, for the Fascist govern.
ment has been virtually out of thu
League for year and half since
that spring day in 1896, when II Duc<
recalled Baron Pompeo Aloisi from
Geneva because Of the Leagues at
titude in the Ethiopian conflict.
But Germany's announcement that
she will never return to the League
Is a serious blow to the prospects
Of peaceable European reconstruction
1t completely blasts all hopes centered
in Lord Halifax's mission to Berlin
that it would be possible to obtain q
general settlement. one part of which
would be the Reich's return to Geneva
1t marks q complete reversal Of the
position that Chancellor Adolf Hitler
has hitherto taken. For although more
than four years have passed since
the German government announced
its retirement from the League, Del
Fuehrer has until now held out hope
to the other powers that one day
the Reich might re-enter the League
Return Forecast In 1886.
When. for example, Chancellor Hit
Ter made his dramatic coup by send
ing the Reichswehr into the demili-
tarized Rhineland in March, 1896. he
accompanied it by speech in which
he said:
"Germany's equality Of rights and
the re-establishment Of its full soy-
ereignty over all the Reich's terri
tory now being acquired. the German
government considers that the prin-
cipal reason for its withdrawal from
the League no longer exists, and 1t is
therefore ready to return"
But now Germany not only has used
pressure to bring about Italy's re-
tirement from Geneva, but has gone
a step further by declaring its own
secession to be final and irrevocable
The German press is already speaking
scornfully of the Geneva Pump" (al-
luding to the British Parliament
which Cromwell's army purged OF
many Of its members and most Of It's
dignity in 1648).
OF the seven great powers in the
world only three are now members OF
the League. The United States has
never belonged to the League and
Japan, Italy and Germany have gone
out noisily slamming the door behind
them. And England and France will
have to work hard to prevent further
secessions.
Small States Position Difficult.
The position of the small and So
called neutral states Is now exceed
ingly difficult and painful. They are
faced by the problem Of how to recon-
cile their permanent position of neu-
trahty with membership in an in
ternational organization which, 50 far
from being universal league, as
originally intended, has become spe-
cif1cally associated with certain pow
ers generally known as the "haye''
states in antithesis to the have
nots," which have left it.
This is particularly true in the case
Of Switzerland, which has always
Evening star., 1937-12-19
South China Patrol.

In addition to the YAngtze patrol.
there is the South China patrol, now
carried out by the U. s. s. Mindanao,
gunboat In charge Of Capt. William
G. Stapler, formerly assistant director
of naval intelligence 1T the Navy De-
partment. 1t. Comdr. Leland P. Low
cite, now press relations officer at the
Navy Department, was q Lieutenant in
command Of the apnboat U. 8. s. Pam
Evening star., 1937-12-19

John cher president of Washington Central Labor Union
Istl Is shown presenting scroll to D. WILLARD of
WJSV "CounrbGs Station for the Nations Capital" The
aOard ,oas uoed by TIE wasngon Union Label
to the cooperation OF the radio station
labor radio in the United States "The Labor
ReuteU produced by Albert N Dennis With other
leaders, Mr. Dennis participated the program night
177th consecutive 1ceeklu Photo
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-09
A Thought for Today
Clamors For Attention

State Senator J. Kenneth Bradley fairly clamors for attention when in the course of public address he states that 10000 illegal votes were cast in Hartford at the last national election. When we first read this statement in the news papers we construed it to mean 10000 illegal votes were cast in the entire state. We found upon investigation that it was Hartford alone which committed this heinous crime. Naturally the remark did not go unchallenged
 We presume that the Westport legis- lator has good proof to back up such a strong claim as this Or is this merely another in the procession of publicity utterances that he is making during the current session of the Legislature. Some time before the accusation he also ad- dressed a Hartford group and publicly endorsed the bill that would prevent legislator from holding any other state office, particularly one in the judiciary. We pointed out that Senator Bradley in making this defense for the proposed legislation put himself on trial as he is a fudge of the Westport Town Court.
 However, he was we'll aware of his posi- ton and had notified the proper authori- ties that he would not be desirous of reappointment to the Town Court bench by the General Assembly. That must mean he intends to keep his senatorship. We have no fault to find with Senator Bradley nor his political activities which have been many and varied in recent years. His allegiance to the republican party has not yet won him undivided support for he failed to win the minority leadership in the Senate. But any such claim like that made about Hartfords voters in the last election is so serious as to warrant more than mere mention at gathering of the Hartford Republican Women's Club.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-09
Ahead of His Time

The reputation of Thomas Paine, revolutionary patriot whose 200th birth day was celebrated recently, long suffered from the charge of atheism" Probably it was never true. Probably Paine's idea of God was merely different from that of most Americans in his time. Nowadays we are more tolerant about such questions, and judge men on broader grounds. By any civilized standard, Paine must have been very great man, almost inconceivably ahead of his time Here are few of his many enlightened ideas.
 He was advocating equal civil rights for women a hundred years before Susan B. Anthony. He urged abolition of slavery 90 years before Lincoln. He pro- posed League of Nations to outlaw war 150 years before Wilson. He anticipated the Monroe Doctrine. He invented blaming machine and foresaw steam ships and steel bridges The copyright law was his idea, as were public schools, compulsory education, old age pensions, labor unions, graduated income and inheritance taxes, the draining of swamps to prevent yellow fever and sanitation for various other diseases. Such men fertilize human thought and can never be too highly honored.