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Evening star., 1937-10-29
DAVIS MAKESF|RST.
PARLEY CONTACT.
Visits Belgian Minister of
Foreign Affairs-Asserts
Developments Lacking.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BRUSSELS, Oct. 29.-Norman H.
Davis, Ambassador at Large to Eu-
rope, visited the Belgian minister of
foreign affairs, Paul Spaak. at noon
today to establish the first official con-
tact of the United States delegation
to the Nine-Power Conference with
the Belgian foreign Office.
Davis, head of the delegation,
emerged with Hugh S. Gibson, United
States Ambassador to Belgium, after
a brief call, which he described as
merely courtesy visit. He had no
new developments to report concern
ing the Nine-Power Conference, set
for November 8.
Davis and Spaak arranged to meet
again at luncheon given by Ambas-
sador Gibson in honor of the United
States delegation. So far the United
States delegation is the only one that
has arrived for the conference.
Political Situation Uncertain.
While the Americans were eStab-
fishing their first contact. the Bel
gian political situation remained un-
certain. Henri de Man, a Socialist,
who formerly served as minister of
finance, was seeking to form a new
government to succeed that of Paul
van Iceland, who resigned this week.
De Man, invited by King Leopold
to form a cabinet, was holding Sc
ries of conferences with various po-
litical leaders, but at noon had not
succeeded in working out combi-
nation which he could present to the
King.
He said at press conference, how
ever, that so far he had encountered
no "insurmountable obstacles" He
hoped to have something definite to
report tonight or tomorrow.
Germany Not Participant.
BERLIN, Oct. 20 (P).-Germany
formally notified Belgium today she
would not participate in the nine
power pact conference starting next
Wednesday at Brussels.
The formal reason given was that
Germany was neither signatory nor
an adherent of the treaty guarantee
ing China's territorial integrity.
Evening star., 1937-10-29
THREE BR|T0NS DIE
AS JAPAN SHELLS
SHANGHAI SUBURB
U. S. Citizens Flee Homes
Under Fire to Inter-
national Zone.
EXPLOSIONS DAMAGE
MISSION PROPERTIES
Maj. Gen. Telfer-Smollett, in Com
mand of British Forces, Pro-
tests to Hasegawa.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Steady encroachment OF Jap
dneSe forces in China has met aUith
stubborn resistance at Shanghai
Determined to Wipe out effective
"campaign of hatred" against
Japan, arartare has brought about
slaughter OF thousands OF non
combatants. Japan points to need
for stabilized peace in Far East,
frequently charges Marking goU-
ernment ,Dith collusion 1Uith CON-
munistic forces.
Evening star., 1937-10-29
Moffett Arrives to Testify.

(See 8. E. c., Page A-4)
Evening star., 1937-10-29
HOUSE COMMITTEE
ACCORD REPORTED
ON CROP PROGRAM
Soil Conservation Will Be
Continued in New Plan,
Jones Declares.
EVER.NORMAL GRANARY
SCHEME ALSO APPROVED
Any Benefits Will Be Paid on Basis
of Titled Acreage Rather
Than Production.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
With a farm bill listed as the
No. item on the legislative calen-
dar for the special session, House
Agricultural Committee began
hearings Wednesday in effort to
haze draft OF bill ready ,0hen
Congress assemblies November IS.
Fine subcommittee luere named to
draft provisions for corn, tobacco,
dairying, ipheat and rice and cot
ton.
Evening star., 1937-10-29
Argentina Holds Wheat.

(See CHINA, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1937-10-29

(See DR.. SMITH, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1937-10-29

(see sLAsHING, Page A-5) 4
Evening star., 1937-10-29
Summary Of Today's Star

Planners back move for new D. C.
zoning law. Page B-l
Evening star., 1937-10-29

%, s. Weathef Bureau FOrecaStJ
Fair tonight; tomorrow fair and
warmer; gentle to moderate west winds
tonight, shifting to moderate southwest
tomorrow. Temperatures today-High-
est, 60, at 2 pm; lowest, Al, at tbs am.
Full report on page A-19.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-21
POLO TOURNEY
IN SECOND ROIJND

LOS ANGELES, April 81. UP
The Uplifters and the Riviera Reds
Won their first round matches in
the opening of the Pacific Coast
eight-goal polo tournament yester-
day. .saN
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-21
SUCCESSFUL MEET
SLATED FOR FRIDAY
NIGHT AT CENTRAL

The arc lights at Central Union
stadium" glared forth last night,
and after a brief inspection, Coach
w. S. Taylor announced Friday
nights Imperial County track and
field meet will be the most success
full in history.
Six high schools, Ell Centre, CAL
eXico. Calipatria. Imperial, Brawley
and Holtville, will send athletes to
the meet and if their squads are
as strong as the coaches claim. this
years competition will be the most
outstanding in recent years.
The sprint races are slated to
carry most of the thrills in Fridays
meet with close events scheduled
in every dash.
The class A 220 promises to be
one of the most hotly contested of
the program. ThibedeauX of Ell
Centre, woodland of Holtville and
Minter and Fowler of BraWley are
the favorites. Woodland, according
to Holtville reports, has travelled
the distance in % seconds and
ThibedeauX has been steadily i'm
proving his time in the event.
The football throw will bring to-
gether list of last years football
heroes. Aaron and Smith of FL
Centre, Ellis of Brawley and Der
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-21
HOGUE TWINS
RECORD WINS
AT BRAWLEY

Brawley, April 21.-That Bill
White is tough was definitely prov
ed in the Brawley A. G. arena Tues
day night when the San Bernardino
whirlwind took a severe drubbing
from the fists of Shorty Hogue,
but refused to go down.
White, realizing he was in for
mighty tough bout, was cautious
throughout the fight. He stopped
backpeddling only two or three
times and then Shorty's powerful
blows would send him back to his
bicycle.
Which is Best?
The Hogue twin won every round
and when it was all over fans still
did not know which twin was the
best. Bigboy whipped White in El
Centre Thursday and Shorty was
just as decisive last night.
Bigboy threw three terrific left
hooks and a short left uppercut to
stop Jimmy Lyons of San Diego in
the second round of the semi wind
up.
Lyons, who last year kayoed Gene
Boatwright, and who this year was
undefeated, sent in furry of blows
in the first round to make the fight
interesting. But just before the
bell Bigboy nipped the San Diegan
with sizzling left and Lyons drop
ped like window weight. The bell
saved him from a k. 0.
When Lyons went down in the
second round, however, he was down
for keeps and seconds carried him
to his corner.
Art Gonzales, of San Diego, grab
ed a decision over Everett Jure in
the sixth battle. Gonzales was
too tough and threw too many
punches for the Ontario middle
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-21
TODAY'S
Sports Parade
BY HENRY MclEMORE

I and had it changed to AL Simmons.
Clark Griffith, Washington owner,
bought Simmons from the DetroitS
for $4,000, and he's the biggest bar
gain since Alaska. AL his foot still
in the bucket punched out home
run and two singles in five times up.
Watching Simmons get his three
for five, brought back the memory
of a hot September day in Chicago,
two years ago. Al was getting the
second highest salary in baseball
from the White Sox then, and still
wore a dazzling purchase price. But
he was a miserable gent. His bat
ting average was down in the $50
neighborhood, and along with ev-
erybody else he knew he was the
biggest flop Of the 1885 season.
He could talk of nothing but his
batting slump.
The Sox sold him to Detroit-for
SIS 5,000-and AL, in 143 games bat
ted 1927. For some reaSon-the re-
port is that club diSSeiltion was be-
hind it all-the Tigers let him go
to Washington for song-and not
a very elegant song, at that. And
now he's happy In addition to his
hitting, he's fielding Just as bril-
liantly as he did when he was with
the Athletics and was the best out
fielder in either league. He still
does that silly jig while waiting for
a ball to drop into his arms, Twice
yesterday he came tearing in to
handle balls that seemed sure hits.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-21

NEW YORK, April 81 UP)-Boy,
you better get on those Washing
ton Senators of mine while the get
tings good, because it looks like a
breeze for 'em from here on in.
I don't see how they can miss
With only 152 more games to 90
it's cinch. They knocked off the
Yankees yesterday and would be
leading the league today if they
hadn't made gesture toward old
man Mack's age and semi-pros in
the opener, and dropped courtesy
one TO the Athletics.
If the Yanks are world cham
pionS-and they had mail order
pennant saying thew we're, floating
from the centerfield maSt-then
the Washingtons have a right to
sue them for taking glory under
false pretenses.
Senor Lefty Gomez, who pitched
for the Yankees. has ridden some
rough bronchos in his day out there
in Rodeo, California, but he never
had a rougher ride than the Sem
ators took him for at the stadium
That fireball of his had signs on it,
and his curves and dipsy-dogs were
about as puzzling as swing door.
And who do you think led the
attack on Senor GomeZ's alleged
deliveries. None other than Alloy
sius Szymanski, a gentleman vino,
Immediately on learning that his
parents had christened him that,
hastened to the courts of the land
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-21
Giants Win, Yankees
Lose in Opening Day
Games; Simmons Star

NEW YORK, April 21 (UP)-Tght pitching duels
featured five of the six big Day. games in the major
league Tuesday.
Only one of the six tits turned into suggng spree,
and that PHILADELPHIA where the Boston Red SoX
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-21
FEM GOLFERS
OF BRAWLEY
EMIT Err MATCH

BARBARA WORTH COUNTRY
CLUB, April PA large delega-
/ tion of linkSwomen from the Del
Rio club at Brawley today entered
the first annual Women's Coli
Championship of Imperial Valley
Led by Mrs. Frank DeArmand and
Miss Mary Louise Ford. the north
ends leading fairway aces, the
Brawley women will play the first
l8 of the 36-hole medal play event
Sunday. Mrs. DeArmand and Miss
Ford both shoot consistently around
80 and should be a dangerous
threat to the fayorite, Mrs. Ernie
Beale of Barbara Worth.
Among those who are entered
from BraWley are: Mrs. Fred Trude,
Miss Mary Ellen McAllister. Mrs.
Floyd Shank. Mrs. Hollis Wood,
Mrs. Charles Morrow, Mrs. ]. Keyes
Mitchell, Mrs. Loveridge Marsh,
Miss Valerie Vaul.
Two leading valley golfers, Mrs.
Cap Stevens and Mrs. Earl Rob-
erts. are entered from the Inter-
national club at Calexico.
Entries from Barbara Worth in
clude: Mrs. Ethel Hooper, Mrs.
MaSSie Horton, Mrs. Bob McNa-
MARIA. Mrs. Carson, Mrs. Paul Jen-
kins, Mrs. Henry Loud, Mrs. w. j.
Burke. Mrs. Jerry Asher, Miss
Frances Erskine, Miss Ester Bar
loga. Mrs. Clarence Smith, Mrs.
jim Stone, Miss Katherine Nuffer
and Mrs. Allan Nuffer.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-21
LoudermiIk, Luckadoo
To Fight PreIirninaries
Al FL Centro Arena

know all the tricks Of boxing they
are always willing to mix it. As
a result they often make the pre-
liminary bouts faster and more
exciting than the main events.
Loudermilk will tackle Chatter
Adams. WOOlridge will take on
Manuel Herrera of Riverside and
Luckadoo viii attempt to outSlug
jess Alfaro.
The main events will match any
thing shown in the valley this
season with Herman Graves in the
headliner. and ViilegaS and Ortiz
in the TWO preceding battles.
Graves meets a tough customer
in Lloyd Mackay and a victory
over Mackay will entitle the Bomb
er to a scrap with the best amateur
in the state.
Villegas. prepping for his all I'M
portant bout with Bigboy Hogue
next week. will meet Joe Guer-
rero. Manuel Ortiz will attempt TO
lengthen his win string at the eX-
the valley ring expert will have
penSe of Tommy Magdalena but
to put forth his best stuff.
Jack Arnold and Ralph LechneI
will clash in the opener. Both boys
disregard boxing style for slugging
and should provide four rounds |
If lightning fast action.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-21
Midget Records
TO Take BEATING

Midget race records are due for
terrific beating Friday night at
the FL Centre midget speedway for
valley and coast drivers announced
they would send their tiny autos
to the speedway in perfect con-
dition.
The addition of two new valley
cars will also make me races faster
than they have been in recent
weeks and though midget officials
will not guarantee a race as thrill
ing as last weeks main event, the
competition is certain to provide
an exciting program.
Ward Swarthout, Fred Salmen
and Frank Hetzel are prepared to
renew their feud of last week with
Swarthout and Hetzel determined
to leave Salmen in the background.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-21

hammered three pitchers for 18 hits
to swamp the Athletics. LIS. WeS
Farrell kept the Athletics scoreless
until the Sox had added UP all
eight run lead in the fourth inning.
johnson of the AS hit the only
homer of the game.
The best hurting performance of
the day was the mound work of
Cy Blanton of the Pittsburgh Pir-
ates who pitched SO shutout over
the Chicago Cubs. Blanton turned
the Cub batsmen back with five
hits.
Hal Schumacher of the Giants
also turned in five-hitter to win,
4-3 over the Brooklyn Dodgers. Hal
had a bad inning in the second
when the Flatbushers punched
three of their safeties with walk,
an error and two fly balls 10 score
all of their runs. Van Mungo, who
was found for nine hits, famed an
equal number of the Terrymen
After scoring once in the third, the
Giants came from behind to count
twice in the sixth and tie the score
Schumacher won his OWL game in
the ninth with a long fly that scor-
ed Davis.
Dizzy Dean did 6 fine job of hurl-
ing in the pinches when he shutout
the Reds, 20, although giving up
13 hits. The st. Louis Cards found
Peaches Davis for only nine safe
ties, but single by Leo Durocher
and successive doubles by Joe Med
wick and Johnny Mize turned the
trick.
Monte Weaver hurled the WASH
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-21
PADRES ANNEX:
STR { N CT H s N
LEAGUE LEAD

The San Diego Padres strength
ened their lead in the Pacific
Coast League by defeating Sacra-
mento; the San Francisco Missions
trounced Oakland and Los Angeles
defeated last years pennant WIN
ners, the Portland Beavers, yes
terday.
Rain prevented the San Fran
cisco Seals and the Seattle Indians
from opening at Seattle yesterday.
Portland failed to produce for
its home town and Los Angeles
won 4-3.
In San Diego the home town
boys opened their series by holding
the Sacramento Solons to one run
and piling up runs for them
selves. The Padres virtually sewed
up the game in the first inning
by scoring four runs.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-21
Pacific Coast
League Results

Sacramento 010-000- 000--i al
San Diego 400-00l -00x--5-11- o
Siensoth. NeWsome. Murray and
Clark: Ward and Detore.
Los Angeles 100 -100-0l1-4- 100
Portland 00-0l0-00l-3-- -8-2
LiebeT and Collins; IiSka and
Wilson.
Night game:
Oakland 0-000-200-2-7-3
Missions 30l- l01 -00X-6- AL
Miller, Serventi. Olds and Baker;
Lamanske and Outen.
San Francisco at Seattle. game
postponed, rain.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-21
200 ATHLETES
TO CONFER,

DES MONIES, Iowa, April 81.
U.P)-The best collection of track
talent to be assembled on any one
field so far this year will attack
existing world, national and meet
records in the Drake relays Friday
and Saturday. Approximately 1000
athletes will compete.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-21

Loudermilk, Woolridge and Luck
adoo. Holtville's fighting amateurs
Thursday night viii don the gloves
IN three preliminary bouts at the
FL Centro athletic club.
While the Holtvillians do not
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-21

rick of Holtville will be among the
leaders when the final measure
ment is made. Aaron, who was sec
ond last year, is expected to take
the honors but will be hard pushed
by Derrick and Ellis.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-21

ington Senators to a 80 victory
over the World champion New York
Yankees by effectively distributing
10 hits, the same number garnered
off Lefty Gomez and Johnny Muir
phy by the Senators.
Evening star., 1937-07-17
WARRENTON MAN
BUYS EASTWOOD
Former Home Of Pittsburgh
Woman Changes Hands
at $9,10O.
Special Dispatch 10 The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The STAR
WARRENTON. Va, July l7.-East-
wood. 2 miles from Warrenton, for
mer home of Mrs. r. H. r. Blickle OF
Pittsburgh. was sold at auction this
week and bought by Newton M.
Brooke of Warrenton for se,loo.
Mrs. Elizabeth N. Weldon of Ma
nassas, widow Of Austin o. Weldon,
former mayor OF Warrenton. has sold
her house and lot on High street
here TO Robert L. Risdon for $500.
Miss Lea NJ. Bouligns~, principal OF
the Warrenton Country School. has
purchased from John Mason Mcclan-
.ahan and wife as acres OF land at
Turnbull, miles from Warrenton.
This adjoins Miss Bouligny's farm
where the school horse shows are
held.
The former home Of Mr.. and Mrs
Eugene A. Garrett was sold at auc-
ton and bought by Nelson MofTett.
The place is Waterloo street, War
rentOn.
Evening star., 1937-07-17
addition. ais Upehur street; TO cost

addition. ais upehur street; to cost
$500.
The Covenant. First Presbyterian
Church. Eighteenth and N streets,
owners: Thomas H. Urdahl and John
G. Loehler. designers: William P.
Lipscomb Co., Inc. l406 G street.
builders: to make alterations. Eight
eenth and N streets; to cost $4,000.
H. E. A. Kahn Silk Corp, owners
NJ. Cladny IL Co.. s35 F. street. build
ers; to make repairs, l00s-l0 F. street;
to cost 81 1000
Muth Co.. 40 Thirteenth street.
owner: Porter 4, Locke. architects;
Walter B. Avery. e29 F street, builder:
remodel show windows, 7l0 Thirteenth
street; to cost $4,000
Thomas Mathews, 1923 c street
southeast. owner and builder; Gus N.
Bull. designer; TO erect one l-story
frame - rooms, dwelling, 1923 c
street southeast; to cost ST. 500.
Mary r. Reynolds and Salvadora E.
Smith. $50 Massac chusetts avenue.
owners and builders; Clauehton West,
architect; to erect one l-story frame
dwelling, AIS Douglas street north
east: to cost 81 500.
McLachlen Banking Corp, Tenth
and G streets, owners; A. B. Gilbert.
1927 I street. builder; to erect re-
volving door, Tenth and G streets, to
cost $1,000.
George A. Crouch, 1907 Quincy
street, owner; Carroll Meigs, archi-
tect: Mohler Construction Co.. 1929
Connecticut avenue, builder: to erect
one 2-story brick addition, 1907
Quincy street; cost $4,000.
Gardner James OBoyle. owner:
John NJ. Walton. architect: NJ. Bosnia,
Berwyn, Nd, builder: to make repairs,
1903 Rttenhouse street to cost 81 900.
RAYMOND Lurba, e26 Earle Bldg
owner; Wilfred " Worland. archi-
tect; Joe Rife. $40 Tuenty-second
street, Arlington. Va. builder: install
a dumb waiter, 1907 E. street; to cost
$1,000.
Stanley Ferguson. 1914 Montello
avenue northeast. owner and builder:
L. w. Giles. architect: to erect one
2-story frame dwelling q rooms,
1853 Bass place southeast; to cost
| $1,000.
Stone Construction. Inc. 927 FIJI
teenth street. owners and builders; to
erect four brick garages, 1891 and
1887 Huidekoper place: to cost $1,000.
Sam and Rose Kaminsky, $3.50
Georgia avenue. owners: A. 8. J. At
kinson, architect; Kaminsky Construc-
ton Co.. builders: to erect one l-story
brick addition and repairs, $3.50 Geor-
gia avenue. to cost $l,75O.
Wise Shoe Store. lll3 F. street.
owners; Lloyd c. Mayers. designer;
Ross-Frankel. Inc, New York City.
builders: to make repairs, ll13 F
street; to cost $4,000.
Max Neattles. 437 Seventh street.
owner; J. B. Smith. 522 Fourteenth
street southeast. builder: to make re-
pairs. 3l44 M street: to cost 3l.40o.
Katie G. Lannon, 293s Upton street,
owner and builder; w. r. Russell, de-
siRner: to erect one 2-story brick gas
station addition, s3l Twenty fourth
! street to cost $l.s00.
Evening star., 1937-07-17
for every 40 people, or one for every

for every 40 people, or one for every
107 families.
AZ 4 countercheck on the above
findings, the association tabulated re-
turns on the ~ cities identical In
the above groups. These ~ identical
cities combined population, 4,s4l, ,40o)
show ratios AZ follows: One detached
house to every $40 Of population or
one for every l60 families; one fam
lily apartment unit for every 1000
Of population. or one for every $50
families; one vacant lot purchased
for every 800 people. or one for every
n families
Large cities are showing the great
eat volume per capita Of new apart
ment construction. In IS cities hav.
Ing combined population Of 7,002,-
o7S. there were produced an eeti-
mated total OF lo.23e family units:
An average Of about one for every
$40 persons, which would be approxt-
mately one for every % families.
Evening star., 1937-07-17
BUILDING GAUGED
BY CITY LOT SALE
Figures Reveal Gain in De.
tached Residences
Constructed.

The number Of residential city lots
sold since January over the country
averaged we'll over twice the number Of
new detached houses built during the
same period in the same areas. That
Is the proportion, striking A. meas
nre Of post -depression advance. found
In reports from 1s2 cities made to the
National Association Of Real Estate
Boards In the first cumulative ma
tional study ever to be made Of home
site sales
Member real estate boards made the
estimates for their localities. Find
ings are to be detailed in the current
issue Of Freehold, new magazine Of
real estate published by the associa-
ton. which will be circulated Monday.
The 152 cities reporting indicate sale
in the flrst four months Of the year OF
total OF 29.553 subdivision lots.
Since the reporting cities have 4 COM
bined population OF 1852 the
selling ratio indicated is one lot to
every 400 persons, or one to every 100
families.
Measure Of Commitment.
The figures become an interesting
measure Of substantial commitment in
the direction Of new home production.
II the ratio reported by the 1872 cities
tprobably in general the cities of most
active markeu were to hold good for
the entire urban area OF the country
1t would mean the taking up Of l76, 900
lots
The study indicates home sites pur-
chased in the Nation in the first four
months OF 1887 may we'll have totaled
approximately 100000 or $50 600 lots
New detached houses built since
January totaled an estimated a.
323 in 2l5 cities. The cities report
ing have combined population OF
81 ,84a,4 ,4l4 This indicates 4 rate OF
building OF about one house for ever,
900 population. or OF one house for
every 225 urban families II thi,
ratio were to hold good for the tota
urban population OF the country II
would mean a four-month nationa
production OF $4,000 houses.
Allowing for lag in cities which the
figures did not report indicate ar
actual national production total ap.
preaching 10000 urban homes.
Apartment Construction.
Apartment construction il providing
new family units At rate roughly
half that OF family units provided
through construction OF detached
houses. the survey finds In A numbe,
of cities reporting. the number OF
new family units produced in new
apartments is beginning to BE- large,
than the number OF units represented
in detached houses. In other cities
OF course. not a single apartment uni,
has been built in the four month.
studied. In SO cities reporting. hav.
ing "A combined population OF 1887.
$50. the production total WAS 81 ~:
apartment units. an average OF on