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Evening star., 1938-06-20
Killing>Of War N0nc0n,batants
Hit By Davis IN Red Cross Talk
Ne,O Chairman of Board
Asserts Something
Must Be Done.
Rs the Associated Press,

Rs the Associated Press.
Norman H. Davis, president Of the
American Red Cross, declared In
London today that something must
be done to restore civilization to a
sanity" which will stop the killing OF
non-combatants by warning forces.
His speech before the international
conference of the Red Cross was
broadcast to the United States.
1T is our manifest duty to do what
we can to prevent the needless
slaughter and suffering of women and
children, irrespective of what may be
called military objectives." said the
text made public here in advance.
Speaking as new board chairman Of
the League of Red Cross Societies,
Mr.. Davis applauded discussion Of q
project for "neutralized hospital
areas" and suggested the Red Cross
also consider:
Means of preventing or restricting
the bombing of open towns and cities,
through international convention.
Establishing zones Of immunity In
which innocent women and children
may find sanctuary.
Mr.. Davis remarks followed recent
speeches by Secretary of State Hull
and other American officials deplor-
ing the bombing of non-combatants
IN Spain and China. Last week, the
Senate voted an unqualified con-
demnation of the inhuman bombing
of civilian populations.
Evening star., 1938-06-20
BUDGE EASILY WINS
WIMBLEDON MATCH
Bunny Austin Is Extended Before
Defeating Filby in English
- Tennis Title- Play. l. --
BY the Associated Press.


BY the Associated Press.
WIMBLEDON. England, June 90
Donald Bulge Of Oakland, Calf, hold
er Of every major world tennis cham
pionship, opened the defense of his
all-England title today with an easy
victory over Kenneth Gandar- Dover OF
England. The scores were 60, 6-3,
e3.
Henner Henkel of Germany, another
seeded star, opened with a 60, 60,
60 victory over D. NJ Bull of Eng
land, while Kho Sin Kie of China elm
mated Herbert Hare of England, 6-3
-, g.
Bulge, suffering from a sore throat
went to bed Immediately after beating
Gandar- Dover.
Il picked it up coming across the
channel" said Don and I'm going to
do nothing but rest until feel better u
H. w. Bunny Austin, England's s
No. player. was carried to five sets
before he managed to eliminate the
comparatively unknown Briton, Eric
Filby, 4-6, 81, 16, Ga, e3.
Roderich Menzel, Czechoslovakian
ace, advanced to the second round with
a 6-3, IS, 6t3 victory over G. W.
S. Fit of England.
Franz Kukuljevic of Yugoslavia. who
pushed Bulge in the French court
championships, was forced to five sets
before he beat D. w. Butler, English
Davis Cup player, 2-6, 2-6, 6-3,
Ga, 60.
William Robertson, one Of the five
Americans entered in the mems sim
giles. was eliminated by B. Maneff of
Switzerland, 6-3, 6-4. Is, 6-3.
Evening star., 1938-06-20
STOCKS SWEPT UP
ST TO S. OR MORE
First Broad Upturnlin More Than
a Month Pushes Volume Above
1000, 900 Mark.
BY the Associated Press,


NEW YORK, June 20.-The stock
market shot upward today, with the
leaders gaining 81 to S. or more in the
first broad upturn in more than
month.
Buyers, taking 250,000 shares in
the first hour, the biggest for that
period since May ~, set q pace that
carried transfers beyond the 1000, 900,
mark for the day.
The upward dart of prices hit a
wholly unprepared Wall Street. Week
end brokerage letters had been filled
with gloom, but with the rush of buy
ers after the opening gong. sentiment
quickly shifted to the cheerful side.
All departments shared In the ad-
vance. Prominent on the upturn
were U. S. Steel, American Tele-
phone, Chrysler. J. I. Case, Inter-
national Harvester, American Smelt-
ing, Westinghouse and Dupont. Rails
and Utilities joined In the advance
to lesser extent.
Bonds were strong.
Wheat was ~ to ~ cents a bushel
better, with cotton and other COM
modities also advancing.
Brokers attributed the upturn to be-
lief the stock market had been over
sold in discounting recession trends,
and to hints Of family improving
business.
Evening star., 1938-06-20
spy INDICTMENTS
CITE IS, INCLUDING
GERMAN LEADERS
Three True Bills Found in
First Big Espionage
Probe Since War.
SURPRISE WITNESSES
HEARD BY GRAND JURY
Directing, Heads of Alleged Ring
All Nazi Officials, Asserts
District Attorney.
Hy tie Associated Press

Ry the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 2O.-Three in
dictments naming l8 persons we're re-
turned today by the Federal grand
jury which has been engaged in the
Governments first intensive espionage
investigation since the World War.
The indictments were based on sew
eral months of inquiry and four weeks
Of closed hearings, during which scores
Of men and women were questioned.
Two surprise witnesses-Johanna
Hofmann. 26, hed-haired hairdresser
on the North German Lloyd liner
Europa, and Pvt. Erich CHASER, at
tached to the Army Air Corps at
Mitchell Field-were called before the
grand jury shortly before the irdict-
ments were returned Each is now
held in $25 900 bail on complaints al
leging espionage activities. Neither
had previously appeared before the
grand jury.
Is Persons Are Named.
The jury filed conspiracy indict-
ment naming 18 individuals, some OF
them German officials residing in
Germany, and two substantive in
dictmentS, setting forth activities al
legedly engaged in by the various de-
PENDANTS.
Lamar Hardy. Federal district at
torney. said the directing heads of the
alleged espionage ring live in Ger
many and are connected with the gov
ernment Of that country He said
they operated through agents living
here and also through crew members
of ships plying between Germany and
the United States.
Those named included:
1t. Comdr. lido Won Bonin and 1t.
Comdr. Herman Mcneil, both believed
to be residents of Berlin and con-
nected with the defense office of the
Reich war ministry, counter -espion-
age section.
Ernest Mueller. belived to be a resi-
dent Of Hamburg, Germany.
Capt.-Lt. Erish PfeifIer, believed to
be resident Of Bremen, Germany.
hcCcnuy Sentcnceu.
Mrs Jessie Jordan, recently SEN
fenced in England to a four-year Jail
term
Johanna Hofmann. hairdresser or
the German liner Europa, who is II
custody.
DR.. Ignatz Theodor Griebl, Amer
ican citizen who fed to Germany on
the eve of the spy inquiry.
Warner G. Gutenberg, who followed
DR.. Griebl as a fugitive.
Otto Hermann Voss, aviation me-
chanic, who is in custody.
Erich. CHASER, United States Army
private stationed at Mitchell Field
who is in custody.
Guenther Gustave Rumrich, United
States Army sergeant who deserted
his post in 1885 in Missoula, Mont.
Schmidt and Sanders, first names
unknown, believed to be German resi-
dents.
William Lonkowski, Karl Schlueter
Theodor Schueltz, Herbert Jaenicher
and Karl Eitel, all believed to be Ger.
man residents.
Evening star., 1938-06-20
kennedy is UNTOUCHED
BY PRESIDENTIAL BEE
Tells Reporters Such Ambition
Would Be Breach of Faith
With Roosevelt.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 20.-Joseph p.
Kennedy, United States Ambassador
to the Court Of st. James, today dis
claimed any intention to seek the
Democratic presidential nomination in
1910.
He made the remark in response
to a question asked him as the Queen
Mary, in which he was returning from
Europe, came up the harbor.
Such an ambition for him, he said,
would be q breach of faith" with
President Roosevelt.
Mr.. Kennedy said he would see
President Roosevelt at the White
House on Thursday and would report
to him on his economic and political
observations"
While here he also would attend
the graduation OF his son, Joseph, jr.,
from Harvard University in Boston,
De said.
James Roosevelt, the Presidents
cov, ,~aa< NJ, X>~~>AS, An-,,n kl~> 49,,
Evening star., 1938-06-20
Blast Injuries 2 Virginia Boys
Driuing Nail in Shrapnel Shell

living several hundred yards away re-
ported seeing large cloud of smoke
following the sound.
The nose" to the shrapnel had
been used as . mantlepiece ornament
by the Mocks for several months. Yes
terday while the parents were asleep
the two little boys crept upstairs. Sc
cured the explosive and went out to
. well platform, where they proceeded
to drive the nail into the fuse Of the
3-inch 3s-MM shell
The pieces. from the '.nose" wore
spread over q large AREA. several CUT
ting through the side- OF nearby out
house. Both youngsters were recov-
sring IN the hospital today.
Tho shall wAs Nsand In . barn on
The placa nacre tt4 : year ago, but
Evening star., 1938-06-20
FATE Of LOCAL
YOUTH H|NDOUBT
Son of U. S. Official Said to
Be Aboard '0Iympian.'
Two Others Safe.
picture on Page A-3.)

The fate of youth from the Wash
ington area believed to have been
aboard the train wrecked in Montana
yesterday was in doubt today.
Two others from here, one the
grandson of the late Secretary of War
Dern, emerged safe.
Unheard from was Randolph Per-
kins, II, son of Milo D. Perkins, as
sistant administrator of the Farm
Security Administration, reported by
his grandmother to have taken the
lll-fated train out of Chicago.
Among those known to be safe were
John Baxter. 10, of 1913 Twenty
eighth street NV, Mr.. Dern's grand
son, and y. A. Wright" whose
Washington address was not learned
Immediately.
Although the name of young Per-
kins, who lives at 5601 Edgemoor lane,
Bethesda. Md, was not on the list of
passengers carried by the Associated
Press. it was said at his home that his
grandmother telephoned from Chicago
that she had seen him take the train.
A special dispatch received by The
Star later today said the Perkins
boy was believed to have been on
Car B, which was submerged, and
that body, thought to be his, had
been recovered, but not definitely
identified.
The youth, former student at the
Landon School, was said to have been
on his way to Avery, Mont, where he
was to work during the summer. He
left Washington Thursday and de-
parted from Chicago Friday night.
The Baxter boy was with his mother,
Mrs. Mary Dern Baxter, and his
sister Joanna, 6, when he left WASH
ington Thursday night to spend the
summer with his paternal grand
father, Ernest Baxter, on a ranch
near Harlowtown, Mont.
His grandmother, Mrs George Dern,
said she had received word Johns
mother and sister had stayed in Chi
cago while the, boy continued his
trip. Mrs. Dern said she understood
the boy had gone on to Harlowtown
by another train after the wreck.
John just completed the sixth
grade at the Jackson School and is
scheduled to enter junior high school
in the fall. His father, Harry Baxter,
died several years ago.
Evening star., 1938-06-20
EX-POLICE CLEARED
OF KIDNAP CHARGES
Florida Drops All Counts in
Flogging of Three Political
Workers at Tampa.
By the Associated Press.

. By the Associated Press.
Y BARLOW, Fla, June 2o.-The State
of Florida today dropped all charges
against five former Tampa policemen
accused Of kidnapping and f1ogging
three political workers more than
two years ago.
Judge John L. Moore approved a
motion by the prosecution to nolle
PROSE- the remaining indictments.
Victims of the flogging were Eu-
gene F. Poulnot, Sam J. Rogers and
Joseph E. Shoemaker. The latter died
Of his injuries.
The five former policemen once were
convicted Of kidnapping Mr.. Poulnot
but won acquittal recently in q second
trial. A directed verdict freed them
of second-degree murder charges last
October.
/. The indictments dismissed today
charged kidnapping OF Mr. Rogers and
Mr. S1aoArn kGr
Evening star., 1938-06-20
SEEK 'HIGHER-UPS'
IN BALLOT FRAUDS
Federal Jury Told by Judge Time
Has Come to Extend Kansas
City Inquiry.
Ey the Associated Press.

KANSAS CITY, June 20.-In q
scathing indictment of Kansas Citys
vote fraud debauchery," Federal
Judge Merrill E. Otis told a grand jury
today the time has come to look for
higher ups" possibly responsible for
the scandals.
II don't say there are any," Judge
Otis said. That's for you to find out
You are free to do your duty as you
wish. The United States district at
torney will serve you"
Under the prosecution of that dis
trict attorney, Maurice M. Milligan, So
election workers and precinct officials
have been convicted in series Of trials
-unmarred by one acquittaEof vot-
ing dead people. changing ballots and
stufhng ballot boxes at the 1886 gen.
eral election. Thirty-two others
pleaded guilty and 142 placed them
selves at the mercy Of the court.
Evening star., 1938-06-20
BODY OF WOMAN
|. FOUND IN CREEK:
L MURDER limited
Expectant Mother, rs, Is
Discovered Dead in
Calvert County.
LABEL OF D. c. STORE
ON SOME OF CLOTHING
Police Hold Theory Victim Might
Have Been Slain Before Being
Thrown Into Ravine.

The body Of young expectant
mother with Washington store Ia
bel on her clothes was taken from a
creek in Calvert County, Md, about Is
miles below Upper Marlboro today.
under circumstances that indicated
she had been murdered.
The attractive 25-year-old bru-
nette's body was found in a ravine in
Lyons Creek, just of the Southern
Maryland Boulevard, road heavily
Travelled over the week end by beach,
bound Washingtonians.
An autopsy revealed the lips were
missing and there were two cuts be-
hind the ear No water was in the
lungs. a fact which led police to
believe the woman might have been
slain before being thrown into the
ravine.
Investigators said the woman would
have become a mother in four months.
Her step-ins bore the label of Gar
flnckeps store. The other garments,
including dark blue dress with red
figures and buttons, bore the labels
Of manufacturers.
In Water Two Days.
Capt. E. N. Dixon, chief of the Anne
Arundel County police, said the woman
apparently had been in the water be-
tween "a and 48 hours. He said she
could have been tossed into the creek
from an automobile driving along the
southern Maryland boulevard.
She had two gold crowns on each
side of her upper teeth and long Jet
black hair. Silk stockings were rolled
to the ankles.
The water is about feet deep where
the body was found. State Police
Corpl. Charles w. Magaha dragged the
body out of the water. 1t Was taken
to the Prince Frederick Hospital for
the post mortem.
Despite the theory the body may
have been tossed from car, Justice
of the Peace william W. Duke Of
Prince Frederick said q search would
be made along thA- hanks of the creek
to see whether any marks Of q strue-
gle could be found. The magistrate
impaneled a coroner,s jury on the spot
and set an inquest for II am. TONER.
row.
In Good Condition.
Mr.. Duke said the body was In good
condition. and despite the missing lips,
could be identified easily. He asserted
the woman was not known in the sec
tion where the body was found.
Police said the body was discovered
about am. by Richard Gray and
Vernon Ijams. colored, who were
walking along road beside the creek
They notified w. L. Greenwell in the
store Of James F. Fouse In the little
community of Lyons Greek, who
called States Attorney Arthur W
Dowell
The creek forms the border line
between Anne Arundel and Calvert
Counties, and authorities from both
counties as well as state police hur-
ried to the scene
The case was turned over to Cal
vert officials when it was found the
body was on the Calvert bank OF
the creek.
Evening star., 1938-06-20
ARLEGRAFTQU|z
BY Jury ORDERED
Supreme Court Authorizes
Probe Of Charges Against
Keystone Governor.

BACkGROUND-
During bitter Democratic pri-
mary campaign in Pennsylvania
last May charges OF graft and CO.
ercion uere made against the ad-
ministration OF Gop. Earle, Uho
,oas seeking the senatorial non1ina-
tion. The charges were made
mainly by Charles J. Maroiotti,
,oho tDas in the 0opernorship race
and ,Dho had been REMOVED from
Office by GoU. Earle.
BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, June 2O.-A CRANE
jury investigation OF political graf
and coercion charges against Gov
George H. Earle and 13 others high il
Pennsylvania Democratic ranks wa.
authorized today by the State Suprem,
Court.
The court named Judge Paul M
Schaeffer of Berks County to sit i,
the grand jury inquiry.
Earlier, the high tribunal had &C
ceded to a request of the three Dau
pnm County judges that another judg,
be named to supersede them. Tn
petition for a grand jury investigatio,
was filed originally with the Dauphil
County Court.
Most Of the charges upon which tn
grand jury was asked were made in tn,
Democratic primary campaign-man,
by former Attorney General Charle
j. Margiotti, an unsuccessful candi
date for the gubernatorial nomination
1t was charged in petitions for
grand jury investigation filed later b,
District Attorney Carl B. Shelley o
Dauphm County that there was
conspiracy" among persons in an,
closely connected with the administra
tion<to "cheat and defraud" the Stat.
for gain, political and otherwise.
Evening star., 1938-06-20
By the Associated Press.

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, June 20.
Dewey Mock, 8, and Thomas Mock,
10, sons of Mr.. and Mrs. j. +. Mock
Of Spotsylvania County. were badly
injured yesterday afternoon at their
home when the 'head'' Of q World
War shrapnel shell exploded while
they were driving naif into the end
Of the missile.
Thomas, who was holding the shell,
had his left hand 20 badly injured
that It Was amputated at Mary wash
ington. HoGpitAl Dewey. who was dfiv-
ing the man Into the detonat0. had
part Of hts right 1oct torn on. Both
suffered cuts On th4 nxms and face.
The ncise caiisetlt The explueton
-. - IA
Evening star., 1938-06-20
JAPANESE LAUNCH CREW
FIGHTS FILIPINO POLICE
Nipponese Escape After Battling
Officers on Landing in North
of Luzon Island.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MANILA, June 20.-NeWs dis
patches from Sabtang in Batanes
province north of Luzon Island told
today Of a brush between Sabtang
police and the crew of Japanese
launch which anchored at Sumnanga
without permission.
Police attempted to arrest the crew
when the launch anchored Sunday
but the japanese fought free and
escaped after injuring one of the po-
licemen. Sabtang authorities said one
of the japanese was shot in the leg.
Evening star., 1938-06-20
Four Rescued
In Jail Blaze
At aberdeen
sS the Associated Press.

ABERDEEN, Md, June 2O.-Fire
rescue squads dashed through heavy
smoke into the burning Jail here to
release four prisoners and carry two
Of them, unconscious, out of the blaz-
ing structure.
The fire. Of undetermined origin,
wrecked the one-story building. Chief
Raymond Budnick and w. j. Toal led
their f1remen into the structure to
bring out the prisoners, awaiting trial
for minor offenses.
Evening star., 1938-06-20
DEFENSE RESTS
: |NLAND|S TRIAL
Last Testimony for Him
Holds Wife Had Sought
Reconciliation.
By w. H. SHIPPEN, Jr.

The defense rested at noon today
after testimony offered for 23-year-
old James L. Lands at his trial on
charge of numbering his estranged
wife had backflred when a woman
witness in District Court told the
jury Mrs. Lands was devoted to
her husband to the end" and had
vainly sought reconciliation.
Mrs. Francis de Sales Sprogins,
1900 block Of Nineteenth street Sc,
was put on the stand by the defense
to substantiate Lands story Of how
his. wife came to see him at the Ma
tional Guard Armory in October of
last year.
Lands had testified that Mrs.
Lands visit was to discuss possible
reconciliation. but that she wasS1In-
willing to leave her mother, and he felt
there was too much family influence
being exercised to make q satisfactory
arrangement under such conditions.
Mrs. SpDgins told the jury she had
known Mrs. Blanche Gertrude Lands,
%. for some eight or nine months
prior to her death. She said she
knew Lands "only slightly"
Says He Wasn't Concerned.
Defense Attorney Jean Boardman
asked the witness If she visited the
armory with Mrs. Lands and she re-
piled that she had on two occa-
sions. At that time Lands, q member
Of the National Guard, had been
estranged from his wife for almost
two months.
Did you hear what was said?" Mrs.
Sprogins was asked.
She said she was going around
to see If she could effect q reconcilia-
tion with her husband, but he did
not seem to be bothered about it,
Mrs. Sprogins replied
Assistant United States Attorney
Cecil r. Heflin then asked:
WAS Mrs. Lands devoted to her
husband until the end?"
"She was" Mrs. Sprogins replied.
The mother of the defendant, Mrs
Millie Jones, then took the stand to
testify in behalf of her only SON
She was asked by defense counsel II
she knew Miss Virginia Lee Simpson
the pretty student nurse TO whom
Lands gave a wrist watch last Christ
mas and diamond ring on her birth
day, March Is.
Knew He Was Married.
Mrs. Jones said she met Miss Simn,
son in August, 1887, at q nurses home
and that they went to q nearby drug
store for long conversation.
Il asked her If she knew Jimmy
was married" Mrs. Jones said. "She
replied that she did and that It wa.
her tough luck to meet married men
as she had known two others before. >
Mrs. Jones said that in October
Miss Simpson asked her If she knew
Jimmy was seeing Blanche"
Mrs. Jones testified that she replied
in the negative and asked Miss Simp.
son how she knew. The girl replied
according to Mrs. Jones, that Landis
had told her his wife had come te
see him at the armory.
This story was given in contradic.
ton to Miss Simpsons statement to
the jury that she did not know Lands
was married until she read in the
newspapers that his wife had been
found on Twenty-fourth street NE.
on the morning Of March "a, dying
with q crushed skull.
Walter B. Brown told the jury he
was riding with, Lands and Miss
(See lands, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1938-06-20

Mr.. Davis praised the Red Cross
as "a powerful factor in promoting
such habits of thought and impulses
to action as are indispensable. If man
kind is to triumph over the disastrous
tendencies toward international mis-
trust and strife which are causing
so much distress and anxiety today
Mr.. Davis said Red Cross groups
had responded generously to help war
sufferers in Spain. but added that
although substantial sums have been
sent to China. the funds are still
inadequate to meet the needs"
Evening star., 1938-06-20
Mayor Erupts Again

LEGAsPI. Philippines Islands, June
~ tR.-Mayon Volcano, after five
days OF loud rumbling but little &C
tivity, roared into action again today
with a heavy eruption lasting more
than an hour,
Evening star., 1938-06-20
Reich Guillotines -Four.

BERLIN, June 20 R.-Ploetsensee
Prisons guillotine claimed four lives
ct dawn today. Liselotte Hermann,
2s, and three male companions, josef
Steidle, Stefan LoyAcx epd Arthur
0oeritz, were beheaded. they were
convicted OF high treason allegedly
Evening star., 1938-06-20
PAN-AMERlCAN LINER
Is MISSING IN CHILE
Land, Sea and Air Searches Are
Organized for Ship Lost With
Crew Of Four.
BY the Associated Press.

By the ASs0ciated Press. -
SANTIAGO, Chile, June 20.-Iand,
sea and air searchers were organized
today for . Pan-American-0race air.
liner missing with 6 crew Of four on
. flight from hare to Antofasasta- Tho
plane carried freight and man but no
passengers. Two Of the crew. Pilot
nmald Sheets and Co-pilot Robert
anpple, were Americans, and two, Sub
o1ncer = Cpugain and Purser Jose
Risau, were ChiIeans.
Tho plane left Santiago at 3 am.
q. 3. T) yesterday On . flight thls
Evening star., 1938-06-20
Summary Of Today's Star

FOREIGN.
Aryan food shops are closed to Jews in
Berlin suburb. Pare "A
Japanese warn aliens to quit vast
Chinese area. Page Al
British Columbia oficials probe VAN
couver riots. Pare Al
Britain and Italy spur application Of
April 16 pact Page Al
NATIONAL.
Probe Of charges of graft against Gov
Earle ordered by court. Page Al
Business is reassured on monopoly
quiz. Page Az
WASHINGTON AND NEARBY.
Defense rests in Lands murder
trial. Page Al
Two boys hurt driving nail into
shrapnel shell. Page Al
Fate Of youth from D. c. area in train
wreck still in doubt. Page Al
Mount Vernon savings depositors get
funds. Page Al
D. c. man drowned on fishing trip
near Leonardtown, Md. Page B-1
Four killed, nearly score hurt in week
end traffic accidents. Page B-1
Bar committee probes charges made
against D. G. police. P1ke B-1
Cab insurance regulations are 6rdered