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Evening star., 1937-09-07
NATIONALS TAKE
FIRST GAME, 11-5
Sington and Lewis Gel
HomerS and WasdeII
Poles Out Triple.
Box Score on Page Alb.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN,
Staff Correspondent of The Star.

? BOSTON, September Home runs
by Fred Sington and Buddy Lewis and
triple by Jimmy Wasdell featured
the opening game of today's double
header as the Nationals pounded
three Boston Red Sox hurlers to come
from behind and win, IL to 5.
FIRST INNING
WASHINGTON - Almada popped
to Cronin. Lewis grounded out to
Foxx. Travis popped to Foxx. No
runs
BOSTON-Mills singled to left.
Cramer sacrificed, De Shong to Kuhel.
Cronin walked Foxx singled to
right, Mills scoring and Cronin taking
third. Higgins singled to right, Cro-
min scoring and Foxx stopping at Sec
ond. Lewis picked up McNair's
grounder, tagged third to force Foxx
and then threw to Kuhel for a double
play. Two runs.
Washington, O; Boston, 2
SECOND INNING.
WASHINGTON - Sington struck
out. Kuhel was called out on strikes.
Mihalic flied to Mills. No runs.
BOSTON-Chapman tripled to deep
center. De Sautels dropped a single
in left, scoring Chapman. Walberg
sacrificed, De Shong to Kuhel. Mills
popped to Mihalic. Cramer went out.
Kuhel to De Shong, who covered first.
One run.
Washington. o: Boston, 3.
THIRD INNING.
WASHINGTON grounded
out. to Foxx r. Ferrell flied to Mills.
De Shong beat out hit to deep short.
Almada singled to center, De Shong
taking third. Lewis was hit by a
pitched ball filling the bases. Travis
grounded out Foxx to Walberg, who
covered first. No runs.
BOSTON-Cronin struck out. Foxx
flied to Almada in deep center. Miha-
lie threw out Higgins. No runs
Washington, 0; Boston, 8.
FOURTH INNING.
WASHINGTON-Si hit q
home run over the left-field fence
Cronin threw out Kuhel. Mihalic
popped to McNair. Wasdell fouled to
Foxx. One run.
BOSTON-Lewis made q nice stop
OF McNair's smash and threw him
out. Chapman singled to left. De-
sautels walked. Walberg grounded
into a double play, Mihalic to Travis
to Kuhel. No runs.
Washington, /; Boston, 3.
FIFTH INNING.
WASHINGTON-R. Ferrell walked
De Shong also walked. Almada lined
to Chapman. Lewis hit in front of
the plate, and when Walberg threw
wildly past first base, r. Ferrell scored
and De Shong went to third and Lewis
to second. Travis singled to center
scoring De Shong and Lewis. oington
(eee BASE BALL. Pass A-l3.)
Evening star., 1937-09-07
ITALY, JAPAN AND REICH
UNITED In WORLD DRIVE,
ON REDS, HITLER WARNS
Uzbek Officials
Are OuSted for
"WiId Parties''
Six Are Accused of
Drinking Bouts
With Girls.
BY the Associat ted Press.

MOSCOW, September THE So
Wet purge" today caught six officials
at Tashkent, capital of the Uzbek
Republic, in the heart of Asia, on
charges of squandering the city's funds
on wild drinking debauches with girls
from rest home"
The Communist party organ, Prav-
da, called the Tashkent officials "bour-
geois nationalists" and accused them
even of slaughtering the municipality S
horses to provide meat for their
revels. Pravda said the six were
eliminated in cleanup" but did
not specify their fate.
Pravda claimed the officials turned
the Communist party rest home at
Tashkent into a "brothel' in their
drinking bouts with girls from the
home.
THE home had been set aside for
active party members, but honest
members were not allowed to go
there" Pravda said. 1T was used
by small group for anti-Soviet activ-
tiles"
Akmal Ikramoff, deposed secretary
of the party's Central Committee, was
criticized as the political boss" of
Uzbek in the Tashkent newspaper
Truth of the East. The paper said
he failed to expose conditions there.
Evening star., 1937-09-07
$3.50, 900 Loser
Slowly Picking
Up at Bdccdrdt
Fy the Associated Press.

BIARRITz, France, September T.
Ice-nerved Amleto Battisti the Uru-
guayan gambling man, reported he
was forging ahead" today in his long
heralded baccarat comeback.
He was dealer and banker at the
big table in the baccarat hall where,
in return engagement, he was at
tempting to recover 27,000,0 900 francs
he lost in 1929. By present standards
that is a good piece of change-about
1880, 900.
Battisti said the bank today was
a million francs ahead and:
Il hope to be able to disprove the
tradition that you cannot win back
money in the same place it was lost. "
The Uruguayan said the play would
continue indefinitely. None of the
players identified themselves. He had
challenged the same players who took
him to the cleaners in 20.
Webster's New International Die
tionary defines baccarat as French
card game played by banker and
punters, in which two cards are dealt
to the hand, with the privilege of a
one-card draw. the object of the game
being to obtain cards whose total pip
value Is nearest to 8 or 8, tens and
picture cards counting nothing"
Evening star., 1937-09-07
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON. September 7.-Great
Britain and France decided today that
their navies were strong enough to stor
mediterranean piracy" without any
help, and determined to go ahead with
a conference on the matter with OF
without Italy's participation.
The decision to go ahead with q
Mediterranean "anti-piracy" confer
ence in Switzerland Friday was dis
closed authoritatively after Soviet Rus.
sia had protested to Italy-and hae
been angrily rebuffed-on charges thai
Italian pirate" submarines were re.
sponsible for the sinking Of two Sovier
frelghters in the sealanes off Spain.
Informed British sources made i,
plain that the Italian-Soviet trouble
does not change the situation at all
This view, apparently, was communi-
Gated quickly to Italy.
t1n Rome it was reported italy.
accused by Soviet Russia Of Medi-
terranean piracy, may attend the
conference in Switzerland Friday
rather than satisfy" Russia by
staying away. Political and diplo-
matte sources said tonight that
this course might be followed be-
cause Fascists believe the Soviet
accusation and protest--angrily re-
1ected by Rome-was q maneuver
to get Italy in bad with Great
Britain, France and other powers
to be represented at Nyon friday
Whether Italy comes to the con.
ference or not, both British ane
French authorities felt that thei,
respective fleets were powerful enough
(See LONDON, Page A-I0)
Evening star., 1937-09-07
ALEXANDRIA HUNTER
MISSING IN WOODS
All-Night Search Fails to Reveal
Trace Of Harry
Stitchka, rs.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special Olspatch TO The star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, September T.
Feared dead or injured, Harry Stitch
ka, rs, Of this city was still missing
today after Alexandria police and
flremon searched the woods near
Hoadley, Va, throughout the night in
an effort to locate him.
According to police, Stichka, with
Thomas Wicker and Harley Swift also
OF Alexandria, started out early yes
terday on a squirrel hunt.
After short while the men became
separated, but Wicker and Swift
met later. They could not locate
Stitchka and reported the man miss
ing to Alexandria police.
The hunting ground, near Hoadley,
Is miles south Of Alexandria, has many
deep ravines and it is feared that
Stitchka may have fallen into one of
them. He Is machinery repair man
employed at the Virginia Public Sery-
ice Corp. power plant here.
Evening star., 1937-09-07
Ignore American
Flags Flown by
Adventists.
OFFENSIVE LIT
BY CITY FLAMES
Naval, Artillery
Guns Lay Down
Barrage.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SHANGHAI, September 8 (wednes-
day.. - The japanese army today
seized the huge American Seventh
Day Adventist Mission property In
the Yangtzepoo district, north of
Shanghai, for military purposes.
The property was conflscated despite
the protests OF its owners and the
fact that the mission few many United
States flags to identify it as American
property
Japanese warships were scattered
down the Whangpoo all the way from
Shanghai to Woosung, about 10 miles
north of the city.
They renewed their heavy gun
bombardment of Chapel, Kiangwan
and other Chinese concentrations in
an effort to crack Chinese resistance
and pave the way for Q Japanese
offensive inland.
Roaring flames across all Northwest
ern Shanghai lighted the path of a
fierce Japanese effort to batter down
the Chinese resistance that has brought
their Shanghai offensive to standstill.
Naval and heavy artillery guns laid
down blankets Of shell fire in advance
OF tremendous Japanese sunset attacks
on the Chinese front lines.
Fires spread across the whole area.
The Commercial Press Building, re-
built after the 1882 Sino- Japanese
hostilities, was reduced to ashes again
after it was struck by three Japanese
bombs.
With the peril to American and
other foreign residents drawing stead
lily closer from the fighting ringing
the International Settlement, the
American Chamber Of Commerce of
Shanghai protested against President
Roosevelt's warning that United States
citizens remain In China at their own
risk.
1t was disclosed, meanwhile, that
the United States transport Chaumont
VIII assist tn further evacuation of
American civilian and naval families
from the Shanghai war area. The
Chaumont Is due here September 20
with 1900 Marine reinforcements.
The Chaumont Is being conveyed by
the United States light cruiser Mar
blehead. Although later disposition of
the Marblehead was not announced, 1t
was believed she would remain tn
Shanghai as part Of the American pro-
tective feet.
The United States submarine tender
Canopus will remove American refu-
gees from Tsingtao September 23, and
the destroyer tender Black Hawk will
Evening star., 1937-09-07
CHINA NON -C0MMITTAC
ON WITHDRAWING FORCE
Reply to Three Powers Protest
Says Japan Is Responsible
for Hostilities.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NANKING, September The
Chinese government, replying TO .
joint American, British and French
protest against warfare along the
Whangpoo River front at Shanghai.
declared today that responsibility for
hostilities in the area rests with
Japan.
The reply neither accepted nor re-
jected the suggestion that both powers
withdraw their forces from the
Whangpoo area. China insisted her
forces were purely on the defensive,
and that the endangering Of civilians
in the International Settlement was
entirely blameable on the Japanese.
Japan has made no formal reply,
but embassy authorities in Shanghai
indicated it would be unfavorable.
The Japanese position, they said soma
days ago, was that the withdrawal
would not remove the danger to either
civilians or foreign warships In the
Whangpoo.
Evening star., 1937-09-07
SEVEN ESCAPE DEATH
AS BUS CATCHES FIRE
Overheated Brakes Start Flames
Which Destroy Vehicle Near
Harrisonburg.

HARRISONBURG, Va, September
six passengers, three of them
women, and the driver escaped injury
early today when a special bus being
used by the Greyhound line was de-
stroyed by fire on the Valley pike 8
miles north of here The travellers
proceeded to Washington in another
bus.
The blaze started from an over
heated brake, which set fire to a tire.
State Policeman E. T. Ritter, who was
travelling behind the bus, discovered
the flames. Efforts on the part of
Ritter and Charles Burkhardt of Bal
tlmore, the driver, to extinguish the
blaze with hand extinguisher proved
futile. The special bus, owned, Ritter
said, by the Mcmahon Transportation
Co. of Baltimore, was almost COM
pletely demolished before Rockingham
Country fire apparatus put out the
fire by pumping water from a nearby
stream.
Evening star., 1937-09-07
RISING TEMPERATURES
EXPECTED TOMORROW

Rain clouds which have hovered
over Washington since Saturday after
noon will begin to disappear tomorrow
the Weather Bureau predicted today
Slowly rising temperatures will ac-
company the clearing weather, the
bureau said.
The mercury dropped to 81 degrees
at am. today and had climbed to SIS
degrees at 10 am. Forecasters said
the comparatively low temperatures
are hot unusual in Washington in
September.
Evening star., 1937-09-07
Arrested in Rio.

RIO DE JANEIRO, September Z
P).-An unidentified man was ar
rested and taken in an armored car to
police headquarters today from in
front of a reviewing stand in which
President Gentulio Vargas of Brazil
and Vice President Julio Roca of
Argentina were watching a military
parade.
The parade commemorated 1rsHl's
Independence day.
Evening star., 1937-09-07
COURT GIVES O'HARA
REVIEW OF CUSTER
Rhode Island High Bench Grants
Plea in Action by Rae
ing Board,

PROVIDENCE, r. l., September I
P).-The Rhode Island Supreme
Court today granted to Walter E.
O'Hara, review of the action of the
State Racing Division to oust him from
the post of managing director of
Narragansett Park. Thursday was
set for a hearing.
Evening star., 1937-09-07
MAKESHIFT ROPE FAILS
Guest, Using Bed Sheets to Lower
Self, Falls 35 Feet.

Sell, Fails 35 Feet.
OMAHA, Nebr., September (P.-
Omaha police said man who identi-
ned himself as Harrison W. Easton, 81,
OF Cleveland, Ohio, fell 35 feet from a
hotel window last night when bed
sheets he was using to lower himself
parted.
Authorities said he told an inco-
herent story of the accident. The
hotel clerk said Easton had registered
only short time before he was found
lying in an alley.
Hospital attendants said he suffered
head injuries, = crushed chest and
fractures of both arms,
Evening star., 1937-09-07
AMERICANS REPLY BITTERLY.
Resent Presidents Warning 10 Depart
From China.

From China.
SHANGHAI, September 7 R.-The
American Chamber OF Commerce of
Shanghai today protested vigorously
to Secretary of State Hull in Wash
ington against President Roosevelt's
warning that American citizens re-
mained in China at their own risk as
seriously damaging to the prestige Of
the United States.
Speaking as the representative of
the American business community,
the Chamber of Commerce telegraphed
the Secretary Of State:
"The American Chamber of Com
merce in Shanghai strongly depre-
Gates any official statement which
can be interpreted as indicating any
withdrawal or abandonment of Amer
lean business interests in China as
seriously damaging to American pres
tige in China"
The chamber, in meeting to con-
slider the representations to the State
Department, said it considered the
situation "untenable."
Express Keen Resentment.
Americans, both missionaries and
business men, expressed keen resent
ment at what they considered the with
drawal Of American protection. Some
business leaders drafted strong tele-
grams to their home offices asking
that further protests be lodged with
the State Department and the Presi-
dent.
The American missionaries and
business men pointed out that the DO
sition of the United States in the Far
East was largely the result of their
years Of labor. They said they were
unable to understand the Govern
ment's attitude and, meeting in in
formal groups, they determined to
maintain standfast policy to retain
Americas hard-won stake in China.
Members OF the community indi-
Gated they expected the United States
Government to support their stand.
The turning point in the situation,
they said, had been reached and all
necessary evacuation of Americans
had been carried out. The atten-
ton of both Americans in Shanghai
and the Government in Washington,
they said, should now turn from
that phase Of the emergency and en-
phasize the urgent need Of protect
ing American interests and American
prestige.
President Roosevelt made clear the
Governments attitude toward Ameri-
cans remaining in China in a talk
with newspaper men aboard the yacht
Potomac while on a cruise Sunday.
He said that many of the 7,780
Americans remaining in China had
declined to leave, while others had
not had sufficient time to reach en-
barkation ports from their posts in
the interior.
Consequently, the President said,
no deadline for evacuation had been
hxed, but those who remain do 70
A. ktafp nNuy1 r4sk
Evening star., 1937-09-07
Edward F. McGrady Resigns.

HYDE PARK, N. Y, September 7
R1.-The resignation of Edward F.
McGrady as Assistant Secretary of
Labor was announced today at the
Summer White House.
Evening star., 1937-09-07
Paris and London
Push "Piracy''
Farley.
HOLD 2 NAVIES
ARE ADEQUATE
Ita1O-SOviet Tiff
Fails to Deter
Plans.

BACKGROUND
Medtterrdnean conference to de-
c1ce upon measures to take for
united protection of shipping
against raudoes of mysterious un-
dersed raiders ,oas proposed by
france and Immediately taken up
oy Great Britain. Preliminary plans
tor the pdrley included both Russia
and Italy among the recipients Of
limitations. Meeting place some
where outside Genera had been
tentatively agreed upon. Date is
September 10.
Evening star., 1937-09-07
UNCONSCIOUS MOTHER
GIVES BIRTH TO BOY
Unaware of Child's Arrival After
Injuries in Auto Accident in
Which Husband Was Killed.

By the Associated Press.
DES MONIES, Iowa, September t.
Fatherless, 3-day-old Welborn cooed
and kicked his legs Justify in the
obstetrical ward Of hospital here
today while his mother, unconscious
since early Saturday, lowered near
death in a room nearby.
She was still unaware Of her baby's
birth Saturday or her husbands death
yesterday.
Hospital attendants said Mrs. Well
born's condition was critical. The
baby was delivered four hours after
Mrs. Welborn was admitted to the
hospital with her husband following
an automobile accident.
Both suffered fractured skulls. The
father died yesterday without regain ,
ing consciousness.
Evening star., 1937-09-07
Behind the War

Behind the Sino-Jap-
anese War is a tumult
of economic and social
forces. Upton Close,
noted American author
ity on the Far East, be-
gins today a series of
articles in The Star ex-
planning what is back
of Japan's thrust into
China. See Page A. ,
Evening star., 1937-09-07
STONE SENT HOME
Outfielder's Injured Shoulder
Keeps Him From Game.
b. Staff Correspos6ent of The Star

b STAN Correspoa6ent Of The Star.
BOSTON, September 7.-Outfelder
Johnny Stone, who sustained a shoul-
der injury yesterday when he dove for
a ball against the Red Sox, was sent
back to Washington by the Nationals
this afternoon for medical care and
X-ray examination.
Preliminary examination here yes
terday failed to disclose anything ex-
cept bruise, but when Stone report
ed that he was unable to move his
shoulder this mornig, Manager Bucky
Harris decided to send him home for
further examination. Dee Miles, a fly
chaser from Chattanooga, is expected
to Join the Griffmen in PHILADELPHIA.
Evening star., 1937-09-07
Summary of Today's Star
WAR IN FAR EAST.

WAR IN FAR EAST.
Roosevelt warning draws fire of Amer
leans in China. Page Al
Japanese batter Chinese line by light
of Shanghai fires. Page Al
Tokio's reply to protest fails to satisfy
Britain. Page Al
Three-power pact revelation spurs new
fears here. Page AS
FOREIGN.
Paris and London push conference on
piracy. Page Al
Hitler proclaims Italy, Reich and
Japan united. Page Al
Press in Soviet scores italian Fascist
aggressors." Page AS
NATIONAL.
N. F, F. E. convention begins shaping
legislative program. Page Az
Madden pledges Labor Board neutral
ity in labor disputes. Page AT
WASHINGTON AND VICINITY.
U. S. citizenship restored to Mrs. Thaw
at District Court. PAGE Al
Girl, is, and her parents held in coun-
terfeiting case Page Al
Bakery foreman shot by employe afte,
pay cut. Page A.,
New regulations in effect today al
Washington Airport. Page B-1
e. c. Duncan named inspector of guard
| force In D. G. Page B-l
Time allotted for public hearings On
| District budget. Page 11
Evening star., 1937-09-07

By the Associated Press.
The American Government today
ordered its consuls at Annoy and Foo
chow, in South China, to close their
offices and proceed to places of safety
as soon as they have done all possible
to evacuate Americans in their dis
tricts.
Annoy and Foochow have been
bombed by Japanese airmen several
times, State Department officials said.
Ambassador Nelson T. johnson ad-
vised the department he issued in
structions to the consuls as q matter
Of precaution.
Order Is Qualified.
The order was qualified to the ex-
tent that the consulates were not to
be closed If the situation changes
definitely for the better before Ameri-
can citizens are withdrawn.
johnson directed that final warm
ings be dispatched to all Americans
living in remote sections of their dis
tricts.
Secretary Hull, meanwhile received
cabled protest from the American
Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai
against ANY ofncial statement which
could be interpreted here as indicat-
ing withdrawal or abandonment OF
American business interests in China"
Hull Won't Elaborate.
Asked at his press conference con-
corning the protests, Hull said there
had been nothing new to add to pre-
vious Official statements concerning
United States policy with respect to
the Far Eastern crisis.
Leland G. Altaffer of West Unity.
Ohio, is Vice Consul in charge at
Annoy in the absence on leave of
Hasell H. Dick. Robert S. Ward of
Washington Is Consul at Foochow.
When and II their Offices finally
are closed, the two consular repre-
sentatives will proceed to Hong Kong.
AMERICANS REPLY BITTERLY.
Evening star., 1937-09-07
u. S. Closes Annoy
and FOOchOW
COnsulates.
BOTH BOMBED
BY JAPANESE
Americans Anger
Up at Warming
by Roosevelt.

BACKGROUND
Grot0ing perils for foreigners in
zone OF Sino-Japdnese hostilities
led President Roosevelt to warn
Americans insisting on remaining
there that they did so at their o,on
risk. This Wds in line Nth declared
policy OF reducing to minimum, pos
sibtlities OF United States inpolue-
n1ent. Fipe Americans hare been
killed and number iDounded By
the undeclared warfare. Millions
in damage haze been caused to
American property in Shanghai.
Evening star., 1937-09-07
Fuehrer Repeats
Demands for
Colonies.
AIM TO GUARD
CIVILIZATION
ENJOYS From Toxic
and Rome Hear
Pact Barred.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Germany, Japan and italy COM
pose bloc OF dynamic nations STRIP
ing for revision of territorial status
quo in their demand for greater
natural resources. All are pledged
to 1udr against communism. Ger
many and Japan last November
entered formal alliance for this
purpose, phile Germany and Italy
haze co-operated against COM
rnuntsn in the Spanish ciuil loar.
Evening star., 1937-09-07

(See BATTLE, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1937-09-07
WEATHER.

%. s. Weather Bureau rorecast)
Mostly cloudy tonight and tomorrow;
slowly rising temperature: gentle winds,
mostly easterly. Temperatures today
Highest, SO, at pm; lowest, So, at
7:l0 am.
Full report on page AS.
Evening star., 1937-09-07

(See LONDON, Page A-10.)
Evening star., 1937-12-17

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Evening star., 1937-03-12
Oregon State Society
Holds Party Tonight

Former residents Of Oregon and
visiting Oregonians will gather this
evening for the annual meeting of the
Oregon State Society Of Washington.
The meeting will be held in the Rose
dining room OF the Hotel Shoreham at
7 o'clock. Preceding the dinner there
will be an informal reception, when
the officers of the society and the
entire Oregon congressional delegation
Will greet the guests. Heading the
line will be Rear Admiral and Mrs.
Norman Murray Smith. The latter is
president of the society. The con-
gressional delegation will include
Senator and Mrs. Charles L. Nc
Nary, Senator and Mrs. Frederick
Steiwer Representative and Mrs.
Walter M. Pierce, Representative and
Mrs. James w. Mott and Mrs. Nan
w. Honeyman, the only woman
elected to Congress in the last election.
Additional officers in line will be the
vice president and Mrs. John W.
Martin, the secretary, Miss Vella
Winner and the treasurer and Mrs
Clyde B. Aitchison.
Dancing will be enjoyed during and
after dinner, also the regular Shore
ham floor show.