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Evening star., 1937-12-24
MRS. THIELE DIES

Funeral services were held yester-
day In Hillside. N. j., for Mrs. Jane
Thiele, 95. mother of Herman Thiele,
1909 Hamlin street NE, q retired
printer Of the Government Printing
Once. She died there Tuesday.
Mrs. Thiele. born in London, came
to America 68 years ago. She leaves
three sons, daughter, Mrs. George
Wagner of Hillside, with whom she
lived; II grandchildren and 8 great
grandchildren. She was the widow Of
ESgard Thiele, . jeweler and watch
maker.
Evening star., 1937-12-24
Rebekah Lodge Elects.

FALLS CHURCH, Va, Dec. "a (Spe-
ciaD Mrs. w. o. Wiltshire has been
elected new noble grand Of the Laurel
Rebekah Lodge. Others elected are:
Mrs. Marie Groves, vice grand; Miss
Margaret Kimball, recording secre-
tary; Mrs. Elizabeth Good, financial
secretary, and Mrs. Jessie Kearns,
treasurer.
Evening star., 1937-12-24
NATIVES TO MEET

Magician to Be on Program of
Society Monday Night.
can hour of magic" by H. S. Cole,
member of Washington Assembly, No.
80. Society of American Magicians,
will feature the, monthly meeting of
the Society of Natives Of the District
of Columbia at 8 pm. Monday in the
Washington Club, Seventeenth and K
streets NV. Jesse c. Suter is in charge
of the program.
A social hour will be held and re-
freshments served.
Evening star., 1937-12-24
7 N A DEATH grapple with q deer,
Howard Grigsby, q 6O-year-old

TN A DEATH grapple with q deer,
Howard Grigsby, a 60-year-old
Maryland gardener, fought one
4 full hour for his life and prob
ably would have been horned" to
death had not Cecil Graves, super
intendent Of the w. H. Harrison
farm-across the road from Cedar
Hill Cemetery-rushed to the aged
mans assistance.
AS Mr.. Graves told the story
yesterday it came under the head
of thrilling adventures:
Mr.. Grigsby, who bellies his
years, had gone for an early morn
ing stroll in q nearby forest not
long ago. The buck charged him.
Mr.. Grigsby tried to make set-
away. The horns Of the. animal
Evening star., 1937-12-24
Trained Lion Attacks Men.

Caught in a trap near Barberton,
South Africa, a dying lion attacked
three natives, knocking one from a
tree and biting and mauling him until
shot by another native.
Evening star., 1937-12-24
Find Gloves $50 Years Old

A package of unsoiled white gloves
ESQ years old and just found under
the floor of a house in Deal, England,
are believed to have been hidden by
smugglers.
Evening star., 1937-12-24


A recent census of beds at the chill
dren's building at Glenn Dale earlier
this week showed there were 1893
patients and 80 vacancies. But the
vacancies were only in wards for
whites
While there appears to be a differ
ence of opinion over the question of
whether children with the so-called
Juvenile" or childhood" type of
tuberculosis should be hospitalized,
authorities agree that all cases of pull
monary tuberculosis, whether in chill
dren or adults, should receive hos
pitalization.
2,459 Admissions This Year.
So far this fiscal year, according
to the report of the Bureau of Tuber-
culosis, there were 2,459 admissions
to the two clinics, headquarters at 301
c street, and the other at Freedman's s
Hospital. OF these, 301 were dag
nosed as cases of pulmonary tuber-
culosis, including 19 children and 282
adults.
There were 50 cases of children
diagnosed as Childhood" type of
tuberculosis.
In addition to the tuberculosis
patients coming from these two clinics
to either Gallinger or to Glenn Dale,
others come from other sources Some
Of them are found" among medical
and surgical cases in Gallinger Hos
pital. Some are recommended by
other physicians.
It is to care for the stream of cases
which must be hospitalized, that Or
Ruhland says more beds must be
found.
At Gallinger Hospital recent cen
sus Of beds for tuberculosis patients
showed there were Ill patients and
73 vacancies. Both patients and va
cancies were located in all four types
The Washington times., 1937-12-13

and made an urgent appeal for
the Japanese authorities at Shang-
hal to issue orders to the troops to
cease firing.
Gauss protest got immediate
action, the japanese military and
naval authorities declaring they
had sent telegraphic orders for
the attack on Hosien to cease and
had also dispatched a special
plane to the area with duplicate
orders.
Ambassador johnson informed
the State Department shortly
before midnight that DR.. Taylor
had telephoned a second time
from Marking following word
from Atcheson, who said that
the staff of the gunboat (the mes
sage was garbled and the State
department believed staff of the
embassy" was intended) was safe,
that one sailor was dead and the
captain and executive officer of
the Panay were wounded.
REPORT ON OUTRAGE
DR.. Taylor reported that Atche.
son could not go to the river to
board rescue ships speeding to
the scene because the Japanese
were machine cunning HoShien
Japanese patrols we're on the
north bank of the river. Atche-
son stated.
johnson reported the bombing
outrage to Secretary of State Hull
as relayed through DR.. Taylor
The Washington times., 1937-12-13

Vautrin, Shepherd, Mich; Robert
Dry Wilson, Santee, Cal, and
Searle M. Bates, nc address listed.
OFFICIALS AROUSED
The radio flash to the Navy De-
partment of the Panay bombing
reused Secretary of State Hull and
State and Navy Department at
taches from their beds when it
came late last night. They worked
far into the morning hours. Both
departments were scenes Of fever
ish activity. Hull remained at his
hote. apartment studying the brief.
terse dispatches with the acting
chief of the Far Eastern Division,
Max Hamilton. Lesser officials
kept them in minute-to-minute
touch with developments.
Hull would make no official
comment on the bombing last
night. He hoped to have sufficient
information today to determine
exactly what had happened.
Hull said the United States and
other Western powers have main
tanned g'lnboats on the Yangtze
River since 1858 under the treaties
which first opened up China to
the Western powers.
The Washington times., 1937-12-13
BY JAMES r, YOUNG

TOKYO, Dec. 13 GIN. 81.
Most profound apologies" for
sinking of the United States gun.
boat Panay were delivered by
Japan today under a barrage of
protests by both America and
Great Britain.
Speedily acting after Ambassa.
dor Joseph C. Grew called at the
foreign office with stinging OBJ
jections, Foreign Minister Koki
Hirota called at the Embassy and
told Of the. Japanese governments
CONSERVATION and sorrow over the
bombings.
He also cabled instructions to
the Japanese ambassador in
washington to express regrets to
the State Department.
LONDON ANGRY TOO
Equal pressure was applied at
the same time by Great Britain.
Ambassador Sir Robert L. Craigie
thrice called on Hirota, detailing
London's anger with increased
emphasis.
1mpelled by the Panay disaster,
and striving to prevent the series
of incidents from resulting in
Anglo-American cooperation
against Japan, Hirota then went
to the British embassy ano apollo
gized for the bombardment last
week of the British warship Lady
bird.
Clearly showing that Japan Is
The Washington times., 1937-12-13
AUey, Noted
Photo Man,
Missing

Norman w. Alley, Al, missing in
the sinking of the Gunboat Panay,
was one of the best newsreel and
news photographers in the bust
ness.
Alley recently resigned from
Metrctone News, having headed
the Chicago bureau for several
years, and joined Universal. Trans
ferred to China on october l, he
made the flight to Hongkong by
Clipper. At Shanghai. Alley OBJ
tanned outstanding photos of the
fall of the city.
Then he was ordered to Nam
king. No trains, planes or autos
were available. so Mr.. Alley set
out with his equipment on foot.
The Washington times., 1937-12-13
Japanese Fear Joint Action
By America and England

alarmed as never before by the
Panay affair and evidences of
British collaboration with Amer
lea, apologies mounted like a rol-
ling SNOWFALL.
KONOYE I'm HUDDLE"
The admiral, high army com.
mand, officers in the field, and
statesmen expressed their dismay
in addition to the foreign office
An emergency meeting of the
"inner cabinet" was called at once
by Premier Prince Fumimaro
Konoye.
Joseph C. Grew, the United
States ambassador, cabled a full
report Of the Panay incident and
Japan's reaction to the State De.
partment tonight.
CONSERVATION Of Japanese Of.
ficialdom, diplomats said, beg
CARED description"
PRESS CENSORED
In the midst Of the flood Of
apologies to Ambassador Grew and
the State Department direct,
fears were felt that the first
American move would be invoca-
ton of the neutrality act.
Gravity with which the Japa.
neSe government views the stu
alton was reflected in an order pub
lished in the Imperial Gazette.
Publication of the Panay incident
was forbidden on the ground that
affected international relations. "
The Washington times., 1937-12-13
Stern L. S. Protest,
Indemnity Demand
To Be Sent japan
Part of Fleet May Be Sent to Chinese
Waters to PreUent Other Outrdges

'son. Then DR.. H. B. Taylor, a
missionary of the American
Church Mission, an Episcopal
society, telephoned johnson from
Anking that he had heard from
AtcheSon by pnone at Hoshien.
TERSE FIRST WORD
First news Of the attack which
cracked through 10000 miles of
space into the Navy Department,
relayed by Rear Admiral Edward
Jonn Marquart. commander of the
Yangtze River patrol, tersely re-
ported:
"Panay bombed and sunk at
mileage 221 above Marking.
Fffty-four survivors. Many badly
wounded. Now ashore at Hoshien
and Whei. H. M. S. Bee will pro-
ceed this point to assist and
bring survivors to Wuhu. Oahu
fueling Kaiukiang preparatory
departing Wuhu. Names of per-
sonnel lost. Not known. Atche-
son safe. Captain has broken
leg"
The three Standard Oil steamers
reported sunk were believed to be
the Meiping, Meian and Meisian.
All had refugees aboard.
One dispatch from johnson
stated that five oil tankers had
been anchored near the Panay but
it was not known whether all five
had been sunk.
GUNS RAKE SURVIVORS
The last communication to
reach the State Department early
today told of the survivors being
in peril of their lives from Japa-
nese machine gun fire at Hoshien
The Washington times., 1937-12-13
SENATORS URGE
ALL AMERICANS
TO LEAVE CHINA
Thomas of Utah Votes
Against Evacuation

QN.S) Demands for with,
drawal Of American troops from
China came today in Congress,
following the sinking Of the U. s,
gunboat Panay near Nanking yes.
terday.
Senators McCarran CD, Ne
vada, and Shipstead (F.-L), Min
nesota, issued appeals for return
not only of American troops, but
also Of American civilians in China.
They agreed there is danger Of
the troops and civilians jeopardiz-
ing the peace of the United States
with the Orient. Others, however,
insisted upon maintaining Ameri-
can rights in war-torn China.
PERIL IN STAYING
"It is nighttime for the United
States Marines and all American
citizens to get out of China"
said Senator McCarran. "They
are simply jeopardizing the peace
of the United States.
my first reaction to the sink
ing of the Panay is that we
should have gotten out OF
Chinese waters long ago. Our
Government gave notice to
American citizens over there
several weeks ago to get out
and still they stay on and we
hear every dsy of Americans
getting in trouble there.
"The sooner our people get
out of China the easier all Of
us wiH breath over here"
EVACUATION URGED
Senator Shipstead indignantly
demanded that American citizens
in China "get the hell out Of
there" Shipstead who is a mem.
ber of the Senate Foreign Rela-
tions Committee. said there was
no need for U. s. Marines to be
in China, that "they are only
standing around and might get US
into trouble"
He called the sinking OF the
Panay lone of the fortunes OF
war" Such occurrences may be
expected when one stands in the
line Of fire, he said.
The Washington times., 1937-12-13
Passenger List on Panav

among those known to haze been ON board the U. S.
Gun6Odt Panay aCere the foIlouUinq:
The Washington times., 1937-12-13

ADAMS. Charles p. radiOman, sec
class.
BARBA, T0Ry, Jr.. ships cook.
BGRk, Carl H.. engineers mate.
BONOSkI. John A.. EunRer's mate.
BRANCH. Ernest C.. fireman,
BROWNING. Raymond L., engi-
neer's mate.
CHEATHAM. Walter, cOxswain.
COLEMAN, Thomas A., pharmacist.
COWDEN. Edward E.. seaman.
DAVIS, Newton T.. fireman.
DIRNHOFER. John A.. seaman.
DUCEY, Ting. mess attendant,
ENSMINGER. Charles b.. cook.
ERH, Yuan T.. mess attendant.
FTCHTENMAYER. Fred G., ma
chinist.
FISHER. Emery F.. water tender.
GERENT, Michael, machinist's
mate.
GREEN. Cecil B.. seaman.
HEBARD. Robert R., fireman.
HENNESSY, John N, EunneE'R
mate.
HODGE, John L.. fireman.
HOYLE. william T., machiHist.
HUFFMAN. FOD ", water tender.
HULSEBUS. Edgar G., seaman.
JOHNSON. Carl H.. fireman.
kERSkE, Carl H., seaman.
The Washington times., 1937-12-13

from Atcheson in the following
dispatch:
"At 1:30 p. M, December IL,
the radio of the U. S. S. Panay
ceased operating in the midst
of a message which was being
received by the U. S. S. Luzon
at Hankow.
"At that time, the Panay was
anchored 20 miles above Nan
king. 1t is estimated that be-
sides her crew, the Panay car
ried four members of the en-
bassy staff and five other Ameri-
cans. 1t is also thought that
one British subject and three
Italians were on board.
Is SURVIVORS WOUNDED
"At $50 a. M, December 13.
the American Embassy at Han
kow received a telephone mes
sage from DR.. Taylor, an Ameri-
can missionary at Anking, Anhui
province, stating he had re-
ceived telephone message from
George AtcheSon, jr., senior
American diplomatic officer on
board the Panay, that the Panay
had been bombed and sunk and
that 54 of the persons on board
had survived.
"Atcheson was then at Hos
hien and presumably the other
survivors were there also. Atche-
son stated to DR.. Taylor that
ships of the Standard Vacuum
Oil Company, anchored near
the Panay, were sunk as we'll. 1t
is thought that five of these
vessels were there but it is not
known whether all were lost.
The report further stated that
Is of the survivors, including
one Italian, were wounded, some
of them seriously.
~ THE British gunboat Bee is
proceeding from Wuhu to
Hoshien to bring survivors to
Wuhu and the U. S. S. Oahu,
now at Kaiukiang, is preceding
to Wuhu to bring them up
river"
NAMES OF THOSE ABOARD
The members of the embassy
staff on board the Panay, in addi
ton to Atcheson, were J. Hal
Paxton, third secretary; Capt
Frank N. Roberts, of the U. S
Army, a language officer attached
to the embassy, and Emile P
Cassie, a clerk. These four ap
parently escaped injury.
The fate of Is other Americans
who had elected to remain in
Marking and brave the perils o.
the japanese onslaught remained
unknown. Presumably five of then
were the other Americans Atche
son reported aboard the Pana!
when it was bombed.
Atcheson reported to the Stat,
Department on December 7 tha
these Is Americans were Mis-!
Grace Bauer, 438 Rosecroft Ter
race, Baltimore; George A. Fitch
BAT Madison Ave-, New York; E. H
Forster, Philadelphia; Miss ";
Hynds, 2642 Jeffries ST., Los An
geles; John G. MCGEE, Pittsburgh
James H. McCallum. 222 Downe
Ave-, IndianapolN; Charles Yate
Mcdaniel, Richmond; Wilsol
Plumer Mills, 156 Fifth Ave-, Ne,
York; Charles Henry Riggs, 20
First ST., Scotia, N. Y: Levi
Strong C. Smythe, West Porta
Colo; Hubert Lafayette Stone
Chillicothe, Tex: C. S. Trimmer
Long Valley, N. j.; Miss Mimi
The Washington times., 1937-12-13

Published Daily at 1917 H st. n. W,
with Sunday Issue as the Washington
" HeraId-Times
The Washington times., 1937-12-13

KLUMPERs, Peter H.. machlnist'S
mate.
KOZAK, Alex, machinist's mate.
LANDER. william p. seaman.
LANG, John H.. qHartermasteF.
MAHLMANN, Ernest r., boat
swain's mate.
McCABE William A.. fireman.
McEOWEN. Stanley W., seaman.
MURPHY. james T.. jr.. radiOman.
PECK. James H.. quartermaster.
PETERSON, Reginald. radiOman.
PUCKETT. Vernon F., Machintst.
RICE. Kenneth j., engineer.
RIDER, Maurice c., cOxswain.
RINALDI, Antonio. seaman.
SCHRAYER, Charles s., seaman.
SPINDLE. Thomas NJ. jr.. seaman.
SUNG, King F., mess attendant.
TENNY, John T., seaman.
TRAUX. Homer W., bOatswaln's
mate.
TUCK, Harry B., seaman.
WAXLER, Cleo E., bOatswain's
mate.
WEBER, John T., ye0man.
WEIMERS, Gerald L.. machinist.
WILLIAMSON. Marcus, fireman.
WISLER, Andy R.. radiOman.
WONG, Far L.. mess attendant.
ZIEGLER, Peres. D.. cook.
The Washington times., 1937-12-13
Panay, Built in Shanghai,
Lacked Aircraft Guns

The Panay the United States gunboat sunk by Japanese
bombs yesterday constructed in Shanghai in 1928
Material for the craft fabricated in the United States
and shipped to China, where the vessel assembled
The vessel ITO feet long and armed with four
three-nch guns and number of machine guns.
The Panay did carry an antiarcraft battery Navy
officers here sad but machine guns mounted that
they could be used against planes
Reports from Shanghai said that the Panay fired the
plane attacking the ship
The Washington times., 1937-12-13
Continued from Page II

CONTINUED from Page IL
to put off armed landing parties
If necessary. The oahu left Kaiu-
kiang, a considerable distance
from where the Panay was sunk.
BOMBED AT ANCHOR
The Panay and the three oil
tankers of the American Standard
Vacuum Oil Company, were
bombed and sunk while at anchor
20 miles above Nanking. They
had fled there under a withering
hail of shell fire from japanese
land batteries as the Japanese
army closed in on the Chinese
capital
at least one American sailor
was known dead. Fifteen others,
including Lieut.. Comdr. ]. j.
Hughes, commander of the Panay,
and his executive officer, known
wounded. The wounds of several
were serious. One was an italian.
Fate of the crews Of the oil
tankers was unknown here. 1t was
feared that many of these were
blasted to death or wounded by
the exploding aerial bombs.
Official dispatches to the State
Department last night and early
today gave only the barest facts
on the bombing attack. Twenty
hours passed between the time Of
the attack and when the first in
formation of it reached American
Ambassador Nelson T. Johnson,
aboard the U. S. S. Luzon, at
Hankow, who then radioeG it to
Admiral Harry E. Yarnell, COM
mander-in-chief of the American
Asiatic fleet, aboard the flagship
Augusta at Shanghai.
TOTAL DEAD IN DOUBT
Total number of dead or miss
ing remained in doubt. The first
series of sparse reports from
George Atcheson, jr., second sec
retary who had been left in charge
Of the American embassy at Nan
king, reported there were 54 sur
vivors, many wounded" A sub
sequent report gave one American
sailor as dead.
According to Navy Department
records, the Panay carried a crew
of 56. In addition to this, Am
basSador johnson stated the four
members of the embassy staff at
Nanking, five other unnamed
Americans, one British and three
Italian subjects, had gone ABOARD
the Panay.
NO WARNING GIVEN
The japanese air raiders
launched their deadly attack on
the defenseless vessels without
warning as they lay at anchor IN
the Yangtze River. The Panay
flew American flags, with a large
one painted on its upper deck.
The radio on the gunboat was
silenced as it was struck by a
The Washington times., 1937-12-13
Sunken GunbOat'S Crew

There tOere SO officers and aboard the u S. s..
Panay chen she bombed and sunk in the Yangtze,
the Nary Department announced. The officers 10ere
Lieut. COmdr. j. J. Hughes Washington.
Lieut.. A. F. Anders, Werman, Tex
Dr. Lieut.. c. T. Grazier, IngOmar Pa
Ensign Dennis H. Biwerse ShebOygan Wis.
Lieut. -. c. John w. GeiSt. Altoona, Pa.
The the members Of the of the gunbOat
Panay. announced by the Navy Department, follow
The Washington times., 1937-12-13

ATCHESON, George, jr., U.
S. Embassy secretary.
PAXTON, ]. Hall, U. S. EN-
basSy secretary.
ALLEY, Norman, Universal
NewSreel cameraman.
ERIC, Mayell, Fox MOvietOne
cameraman.
SQUIRES, Roy, Seattle.
Believed to have been
aboard Dere::
BATES, DIR. Earl M. S., Hi.
ram, Ohio.
BAUER, Miss Grace, 43S
ROSecrOft Ter, Baltimore.
FITCH, George, BAT Madison
Ave, New York.
FORSTER, Ernest H., PhiIa-
delphia, Pa.
The Washington times., 1937-12-13

bomb at 1870 p m. Nanking time
Sunday. At that time, Ambassador
johnson reported to the State De-
partment. the Panay was sending
q routine message to the Luzon.
The message ceased abruptly.
1t was not until $50 a. m. Mon
day, Marking time. that word of
the bombing attack reached John
The Washington times., 1937-12-13

'tIo10ing:
HYNDS, Miss Iva, Los An
geleS.
MAGEE, John G., Pittsburgh.
McCALLUM, James H., In.
dianapOliS.
MCDANIEL, Charles Y, Rich
mOnd, Va.
MILLS, Wilson p, New York.
RIGGS, Charles H., Scotia, =
N. Y.
SMYTHE, Lewis s., West POr.
tai, Col.
some, Hubert L., ChiIIicOthe,
Texas.
TRIMMER, C. S.. Long Val
ley, N. ].
VAUTRIN, Miss Minnie,
Shepherd, Mich.
WILSON, Robert o., Santee,
Calf.
Smyrna times., 1937-08-26
BRIEF SMYRNA
LANDING NEWS
Budget of News and Person
ais Cleaned About Smyr-
ma River Wharves
CITIZENS MAKE VISITS

Smyrna Landing, August 20
Mr.. and Mrs. Jackson Burris of
Wilmington, were Sunday visitors
of Mr.. and Mrs. S. F. Jackson.
Little Rebecca, the infant baby
girl of Mrs. Frank Bramble of
Smyrna, who is i'll in the Kent
General Hospital, is being cared for
by Mrs. Emma Davis.
Captain Isaac Burris and wife of
Little Creek, spent a visit with her
sister, Mrs. Louis Gaulke, Sunday.
Mrs. Charles Landenberger of
Philadelphia, Mr.. and Mrs Roy
Culleny and sons of Glenolden, Pa,
spent the weekend with her sister,
Mrs. Charles Brown.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bailey and
sons, Of Marcus Hook, spent Sun
day with her mother, Mrs. Louis
Gaulke.
Little Edgar Smith, the infant
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. George Smith,
who has been i'll, is very much i'm
proved.
DR.. John deIpolito and wife of
Vineland, n. T., paid a visit Sun
day to Mrs. deIpolito's parents,
Capt B. A. Keiser and wife at
Woodland Beach.
Smyrna times., 1937-08-26

have moved into their new bunga-
low which has just been completed
out on the Dual Highway.
Miss Victorine Lafferty, Miss
Leona Hazel, Homer Hopkins and
Morris Lafferty spen a day recent
ly at Rehoboth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Barcus Of
Glenolden, Mr.. and Mrs. Herman
Barcus of Philadelphia, John Bar
Gus and daughter Sara, of Milford,
were recent dinner guests of the
later's brother, P. L. Barcus and
family.
Miss Dorothy Schneider of Wood
side, spent several days recently
here with her uncle, Mr.. and Mrs.
James A. Legar.
Miss Sara Buckson and broher,
Chandus, Jr., have been at kits
Hammock visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Heite.
Miss Anna Kipp is spending a
visit with her aunts at Chestertown
and Middletown.
Smyrna times., 1937-08-26

home Monday after e pleasant visit
with relatives in Chicago. Mrs
Lorah's sister, Mrs. r. E. Mier OF
Chicago and Mrs. William Bittmel
and daughters Martha and Ella
also of Chicago, accompanied hel
home and are spending a few days
with her and Mr.. James R. Pryor
Mrs. Frances Rouke and sons
William and Richard, of Chester
Pa, are spending sometime with
relatives.
Mr.. Philip Everhart is spending
sometime visiting his granddaugh-
ter, Mrs. James H. Gentry at Wy
omi1g, Del.
The Home Demonstration Clut
of Oak Hill will meet next Thurs
day, September 2, at the home OF
Mrs. G. Frank Conner at 1870 a
m. IS. T.) for meeting on meal
planning.