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The Washington times., 1938-05-05

~N~O~-~-O~~~ ~ ~-O' U.
did you notice how Brazil, Immediately it
saw that Mexico got away with grabbing all
American oil plants, announced that the state
would take over all oil refining? This is blow
to Standard Oil of New Jersey, which is building
O huge costly refinery there.
But you can expect much worse to come.
American companies and investors have very
large sums invested in such countries as Argen-
tina, Chile, Brazil Colombia, Venezuela.
Amount Lost Is Serious
SNTNHE amount lost by American investors in
l. Mexico is serious, but it is small in pro-
portion to the total amount of American capital
invested in other countries to the SOUTH
'If the United States Government does not
stiffen its stand toward Mexico, if the whole
matter of compensation be allowed to drift
which seems most probable, in view of the
The Washington times., 1938-05-05

very friendly notes Washington has sent Car.
denas-other Latin governments doubtless will
feel free to act exactly as Mexico has acted, de-
pending upon Washington to offer no effective
protest.
After all, it will be difficult for Washington
to treat other countries expropriating American
properties any differently from the easy way
Mexico is being treated
1.-THE American people do not seem to realize
the gravity of the precedent being SET"
The Washington times., 1938-05-05

Mexico Indictments $685., 100000
TOTAL American investments in Latin-Ameri
can countries including Central America,
South America and the West Indies-approx
mate $4,000, 100000 $4,000, 100000 of which is
in South America. Estimated investments in
Mexico aggregate $6350O00OO.
President Cardenas declares in his note to the
United States, Mexico will know how to honor
its obligations of today and its obligations of
yesterday"
The lamentable truth is that Mexico has not
honored her obligations but has fallen down in
meeting them for many years. It has been un-
usual rather than usual for Mexican bonds to
maintain interest payments or to be repaid at
maturity. Mexico's financial record, indeed, has
been deplorable. Exclusive of appropriated rail-
roads, two national issues, three state issues and
one corporations ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ISSUE to-
falling $62,266,5O0, have been defaulted.
What Britain will do is awaited with intense
interest. The whole situation is beset with the
gravest, most farreaching potentialities.
Copyright, 1898. by B. c. Forbes)
The Washington times., 1938-05-05
Federal POwers Centralized

ES0STUI EOWGTS NSHCT0EGZGo
RUT in every instance this trend led to greater
~ and parallel, Capitalization of the Federal
Government to exercise more control. And to-
day what have we as a result?-a topheavy
business structure bankrupting itself by frequent
depressions; and top-heavy political structure
in a centralized Federal Government bankrupt
ing the people.
But Mr.. Roosevelt ignores the political CEN
tralization and denounces the business centrali-
zation. Had his reorganization bill aimed to de-
centralize the Federal Government, he would
have been applauded vigorously. On the con-
trary, it decentralzed nothing; simply froze his
own political monopoly the more tightly to the
national back.
Roosevelt justifiably denounces business price.
fixing. Price-fixing never has been sound
philosophy. But Roosevelt is the greatest price
fixer America has ever seen.
The Washington times., 1938-01-28
KniCkerbOCker Survivor Recalls Disaster
M uSicidn Tells
of Miracle

ent Ambassador Theater, which
was erected on the site of the
Knickerbocker.
IT knew the Ambassador would
be the safest theater ever built
in Washington" she says.
Miss Clarke is familiar figure
to Washington theatergoers. She
comes from a musical family; her
uncle Julius Kempter, of Hamburg,
Germany. was one Of Europe's
most famous organists. His niece
started her career when she was
Isix years old. astonishing those
who heard her at the piano.
IN VAUDEVILLE AT II
At II, she married Eddie Clarke
of the George Primrose Minstrels,
and together they played the Keith
Vaudeville Circuit as Eddie and
Ida Clarke" She played the
piano and accordion while he sang
and danced.
Besides playing at the Knicker.
booker, Savoy, and Ambassador
Theaters, Miss Clarke has been
organiSt at the Tivoli and the
Earle. For six years now she has
played the accordion in the
Shoreham's Blue Room under the
direction of Maxim Lowe. She
plays only request numbers.
Home on the Range" President
Roosevelt's favorite song, is also
one of her favorites, and is often
requested by Marvin Mcintyre,
the Presidents secretary.
Besides entertaining diners atI
the Shoreham, Miss Clarke plays
frequently at private parties and,
in the daytime, gives lessons on
the piano, accordion, and organ
at her studio at 1885 Eleventh st.
N. w.
In-between times she has found
time to bring up a son, William T.
Clarke, who was years old at the
time of the Knickerbocker dis
aster. He is now a promising stu
dent at Columbus University
School of Law. Also his mother
says he is a brilliant pianist-and
she ought to know.
The Washington times., 1938-01-28
RETIREMENT UNIT MEETS

The twenty.fourth anniversary
of the organization Of the Joint
Retirement Committee of the EN-.
ployes Of the Naval Gun Factory
will be celebrated February 4 with
a dance at the willard Hotel.
The Washington times., 1938-01-28
BRIDGE CLASS SET

Monday Evening Bridge Glass Of
the Southeast Community Center
Will hold classes for beginners un
der supervision OF Paul T. Phin
ney. Meetings are held in Hine
Junior High School at 8 o. m.
The Washington times., 1938-01-28
Health Film Show By Church Group

"For All Our Sakes," a talking
slide film sponsored by the United
States Public Health Service and
the American Social Hygiene Asso-
citation will be presented by the
The Washington times., 1938-01-28

young peoples group Of the Mt.
Pleasant Congregational Church,
Sunday at Z p. m. The film is in
tended to encourage the battle
against the spread of syphilis.
The Washington times., 1938-01-28
Woman OrgdniSt'
Escaped Death

If you happen to be in the Blue
Room Of the Shoreham Hotel to-
night and ask vivacious, blonde
Ida Clarke to play your favorite
piece on her accordion, don't be
surprised if you see a far'away
look in her eyes and you have to
ask her twice.
Tonights an anniversary.
Just Is years ago today at ex-
actly 9:05 E. m, Miss Clarke left
her seat at the organ in the old
KnicSerbocker Theater an d
walked around to the managers
office to call her husband on the
phone. Three minutes later. with
A dull thunderous roar the roof
fell in made shambles of the or
chestra pit and smashed the organ
into a mass of Splinters.
"It was miracle" Miss
Clarke says today. looking on
her escap. from one of Wash.
ington's greatest tragedies in
which 81 were killed and hum
dreds injured Il was the only
one of the % musicians who
was not killed or badly hurt"
LIKE THUNDER CRASH
Her first impression Of the acci-
dent as she stood in the managers
office was that a thunderstorm
had broken. She stepped into the
lobby Just in time to see the far
side of the theater's snow-laden
roof collapse.
"The blast blew me clean
through the theater door into
the street." she says, "and would
you believe it, all it did to me was
to blow both heels off my Shoes"
Picking herself up, she ran down
the street convinced that an earth
quake had hit the city. There
was not a person in sight. Finally
she went into a store and forced
herself to wait quietly through the
screaming of sirens until 10:30I
o'clock when she met the taxi her
husband had sent for her exactly
on schedule.
The Washington times., 1938-01-28

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famous Supreme Quality Red RGspber-
ries. They're the popular Cuthbert
variety which are famous for flavor and
sweetness. Splendid as breakfast fruit
and for desserts. Stock up your pantry
shelves during this early spring sale.
Evening star., 1938-09-18

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Why not start now to enjoy the double
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Come in today, or write for free literature.
Evening star., 1938-09-18
Py the Associated Press.

Hy the Associated Press.
REICHENBERG, Czechoslovakia,
(near the German frontier). Sept. II.
A frontier bristling with soldiers,
steel and fortincations guarded
Czechoslovakia independence tonight
against possible invasion.
One kilometer Cthree- -flfths of a
mile) from the red and white barrier
at Hradek, which marks the line be-
tween Germany and Sudetenland. |.
guards with fixed bayonets halted all
traffic for rigid inspection
Travellers wishing to 60 to the from
tier line were required to be accom-
panied by an armed infantryman
Surveillance was stricter today because
last night a soldier who was on duty
near q textile factory in a fortified
zone was shot and killed.
Sentries Pace Streets.
Inside the border town of Hradek
sentries carrying rifles paced the
streets near the branch railway line to
Reichenberg
Mounted machine guns poked their
dull. black noses out Of second-floor
windows which commanded the main
streets and the town square.
The number of troops was not i'm
pressive, but their precision and atten-
ton to duty showed strict military
control throughout the zone.
The political dispute in Reichen.
berg. one Of 16 communities under
martial law, has faded into the back
ground with what residents called the
flight" Of Konrad Henlein, Sudeter
German leader, into Germany.
They said there had been no dis
orders for days and only small argu-
ments" between groups of Sudeter
Germans and German Social Demo
| Gratis.
General Strike Dead.
The general strike called in Reichen.
berg Thursday virtually has died away
Street cars were running, stores wer,
open and factories were operating.
A hotal proprietor laughed wher
asked by French tourist if any res
taurants were open.
mo one missed anything because
Of the strike" he said. 1T still Is IL
effect, but you would never know it."
In addition to the border fortifica
tions-some underground and som,
in plain sight - military engineering
squads were hastily constructing aux
iliary lines more than 3 miles behint
the border.
Evening star., 1938-09-18
ch-Cerman Border Bristles
With Troops, Steel and Forts
Political Dispute in Reichenberg Fades
With Flight of Henlein Into
GERMANY.

Most Of the new positions are ma
chine gun nests with reinforced con-
crete dugouts and heavy wooden abut-
ments. Their sloping fronts are COW
cred with sod, making them almost
invisible.
These nests are placed at angles to
the paved highway leading from the
border. Engineering detachments were
working openly in the fields.
There were only a few soldiers on
duty in the streets of Reichenberg
during the day and a few more went
on duty after pm.
No civilians are allowed on the
streets after pm unless they have
obtained special passes from the mill
! tary authorities.
Evening star., 1938-09-18

natural bulwark on the north, west and
southwest frontiers of the western part of
Czechoslovakia. Railway lines indicate where
passes cut through the mountains Many Of
these passes have been the high roads of inva-
sion in the past The famous Moravian Pass
1t will be noted, is well inside Czechoslovakia's
borders.
Czechoslovakia is the largest and most
important country Of Europe that lacks an
outlet to salt water. Hence its railroads and
rivers are vital arteries Of trade From busy
industrial areas In the west, the republic
stretches for 800 miles eastward to region of
primeval forests and primitive farms.
Evening star., 1938-09-18

DE modern. Install the new General
ID Electric Gas Winter Air Conditioner.
This remarkable combination unit does
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when you want it, where you want it, and
in addition-circulates healthful, condi-
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And you know what that means! Better
Evening star., 1938-09-18

ject rather than on the customary
four or five, Is q revision Of an expert
ment begun = year ago to see If first
year students won't progress faster
mentally under the one-subject scheme
than they would under conventional
methods.
Further development Of discussion
classes in which leading instructors
and professors lecture to 5 to Is stu
dents rather than to large groups, Is
planned at Yale.
Princeton's major change is away
from specialization. Its John c. Green
School Of Engineering will give four
year course in basic engineering"
the curriculum depending less upon
technical subjects and more on a broad
education In history. English and
ethse sabjeots.
Evening star., 1938-09-18
BY the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, Sept. 17,-Many OF Amer
icas vast army Of collegians are COM
ing to grips this fall with curr1cular
changes - designed to narrow the
bridge between school and jobs.
More frst-hand practical experience
and greater cooperation with business
and industry are embraced in educa-
tional moves to help graduates compete
more successfully with "oldsters" In
the scramble for jobs.
Aptitude tests to uncover latent abil-
tiles in freshmen, arrangements for
part-time jobs and intensif1cation OF
college personnel and employment de-
partments are among other procedures
being stressed in some Of the Nations
educational institutions, disclosed in
Nation wide survey today.
A two-way job exchange plan, with
engineering students taking turns at
the same position, is under way at
Alabama Polytechnic Institute at Au-
burn, Ala.-with industry co-operat-
ing. The course is so arranged that
college instruction for three months Is
to be alternated with three months in
industry An employer gives one job
to two men registered in the co-opera-
tive endeavor, and while one Of them
tolls away in factory or shop the other
attends school. At the end of each
quarter they are to exchange places.
Course to Take Five Years.
m f1ic hocie hA Uri11 70 Ia
five years, but upon graduation the
students will have had two and half
years Of actual experience in mechan-
ical, electrical, industrial, civil, chem
ical and textile engineering.
Cornell University at Ithaca, N. Y,
its placement bureau enriched by ad-
ditional appropriations, is bearing
down" on the Job question with ar
rangements for special faculty COM
mittees from each college to work for
greater employment opportunities.
More contacts with the personnel
ing urged to interview prospective
graduates, are being bade at the Uni
versity Of Oklahoma and other schools
| Of higher learning.
Columbia University in New York
City plans to continue to let students
get hard boiled, straight from the
shoulder" advice from guest advisor,
at occupational conferences. These, a.
Robert F. Moore, secretary on appoint
ments puts it. are designed to "break
down common false notions and fail.
ings Of students throughout ths eoun-
ty," including tie ~belief that ID.
Evening star., 1938-09-18
MAP OF czECHosLovAKIA AND ADA

MAP OF CZECHOSLOvAKIA AND ADA
CENT SECTIONS OF GERMANY, POLAND,
RUdANIA AND HUNGARY.-The accompany
ing map of Czechoslovakia was compiled from
the latest official sources by the map depart
ment of the National Geographic Society to
show as fully as possible the cities, villages
railways and important mountain passes which
have figured in the news dispatches from Cen
trail Europe in recent weeks, and which may
be involved in further developments in that
region.
The map indicates the rim Of mountains
that encircles nearly all Of the frontier with
Germany. These mountains, somewhat lower
and less rugged than our Appalachians, form
Evening star., 1938-09-18
Colleges Reuun'p Curricula to
Bridge Sc1ool.to-Job Cap

vancement and salary raises come
automatically and rapidly to the COL
lege man, irrespective of other things"
Aptitude Tests at Omaha u.
All students entering the municipal
University of Omaha are required to
take aptitude tests on the basis Of
which a counselor recommends the
course of study. The students. how
ever. are not forced to follow the rec
concentrations. Actual work on paid
Jobs in the particular fields they elect
to study. is also called for under the
schools program.
Many other curricular innovations
rejecting the changes in the Nations
social, economic and governmental
pictures, are under way.
Americanism has been made = re-
quired subject for undergraduates at
Seton Hall College, Roman Catholic
institution at South Orange, N. j.,
with this announcement from its
president, the Rev. DR.. James F. Kelly:
Every one is tired of hearing
speeches about the dangers Of Com
mupism and Fascism and wants to see
something done about them"
Curricular innovations at the prin-
cipal universities at Washington, D. c.,
are pointed toward keeping graduates
abreast of changes in the Federal Gov
ernment. Among them Is an expan-
sion bys American University of its
School Of Public Affairs. It Il offering
Federal workers degrees Of bachelor OF
science in public administration.
Purdue, Yale, Kentucky Act.
Purdue University at Lafayette, Ind.
is expanding its course in industrial
education to meet what it says Is . de-
| mand for increased instruction in this
field.
Northwestern University's part-time
division is Offering training for the
public service, with courses on 80.
cial security in the United States" and
unemployment compensation"
University Of Kentucky students o1
civil and mining engineering are hop
ing to reap benefits from an innova-
ton which established first-hand expe-
rience in surveying at q summer camr
at Nobel, in the heart Of the coal and
lumber district Of Eastern Kentucky
School officials are counting on th<
move to help graduates land-ant
hold-jobs.
American social trends" correlated
with English, has been selected for in.
tensive study by q group Of $50 picket
freshmen at the University Of Wash
ington at Seattle. The plan. calling foa
concentration q o6ogts "a cne sub
Evening star., 1938-09-18
STEAL PRAYER BOOKS
2 Youths Hunted for Snatching
Woman's Pocketbook.

In deviating from the straight and
narrow path, two colored youths came
by means Of returning to the fold If
they make use Of part Of their loot
obtained in a purse snatching late yes
terday afternoon near Fifteenth and
r streets NV, for included in the
pocketbook were two new prayer books.
The theft was reported by Marguerite
Schear of No. 3 Thomas circle. who
said the youths dashed of with her
handbag containing the religious tones,
several letters and other personal ef-
fects but no money.
Evening star., 1938-09-18
Bv COMDR c. N, PELLY,

BY COMDR- c. N. PELLY.
HEsToN A1RDRoME. England,
Sept. II (N.ANA).-Prime Minister
Chamberlain practically never moved
from his comfortable armchair on both
the outward and the homeward jour-
ney.
The weather remained perfect on the
outward journey until Cologne was
reached. There. however. dirty
weather was experienced and the ship
had to gain altitude in order to pass
above the disturbance
Throughout the journey. Mr. Cham
berlain discussed matters OF state with
his colleagues. He ate and drank moth
ing, nor did he appear to take much
interest in his surroundings. Owing to
the altitude Of the machine, the ground
was not visible
Thanked Plane Crew.
As We neared Munich, Mr.. Cham
berlain left his seat and walked toward
the cockpit. He opened the door, and
putting his head through. spoke = few
words Of thanks to the pilot and crew
and then sat down again
On the return journey from Munich
Mr.. Chamberlain broke the flight q,
Cologne. The weather throughout
was all that could be wished for. There
was strong headwind, however
which slightly reduced the speed o.
the plane.
Unlike his outward journey, Mr.
Chamberlain followed the course of thu
plane on map Of Europe which hae
been specially supplied for him. Al
Heston came in sight, he agar
crossed to the pilots cabin and thanket
| the crew.
Ate But Little.
Alighting from the plane, he ex
pressed his appreciation of the "splen
did arrangements which had beer
made" despite the fact that, Of tn,
large quantity OF sandwiches an6
! wine which had been taken on boar,
before the commencement of the home
ward journey, all that Mr.. Chamber
lain had tasted were two thin bee
sandwiches A bottle of claret hat
been opened and remained three part
full, but none of this had been con
sumed by the Prime Minister
Judging by his cheerful smile whel
he alighted. it appeared Mr.. Chamber
lain thoroughly enjoyed the time spen
In the air. Nevertheless. in his shor
speech to the crowd, he mentione,
that the next talks would not be he'll
at Berchtesgaden because Chancello
Hitler was journeying to meet hir
halfway Ito spare an old man such
long Journey"
Evening star., 1938-09-18
REICH EXPERTS IN CHINA
REPLACED BY RUSSIANS
Advisers and Technicians Filling
Gap Left by Withdrawal Of
German Mission.

BY Gable to The Star.
HANKOW, Sept. 17.-Russian mil
itary advisers and technicians have
arrived in China in increasing num-
bers during the past two months and
are gradually filling the gap left by
the departed German military mission.
While the majority are instructors
in the use of artillery, tanks and
other mechanized equipment, few
Russian strategists and tacticians are
also understood to have reached here
and will be augmented.
copyright. 1898. Chicaro Daily News, 1nc)
Evening star., 1938-09-18
Two Sides of Contribution.

They were passing the hat, taking
up = collection for something or other.
One notoriously miserly soul insisted
he had already donated. Il believe
you," said the collector, though I did
not see it." And l." said bystander,
saw 1t, but I do not believe It,"
Evening star., 1938-09-18
PREMIER RESTED
ON TRIP TO HITLER
Never Left His Armchair
on Flight to Munich
and Return.

HoU Prime Minister Chamber
lain OF Great Britain reacted to
the first afr trip OF his lite. his
historic Journey to discuss the fate
OF Europe and the World NTH
Chancellor Hitler Of Germany, is
described here By the captain of
the po,Derful Lockheed roropldne
that carried the British statesman
to and from Germany.
Evening star., 1938-01-12
Stock Averages
By VICTOR EUBANK.


NEW YORK, Jan. l2.-Buyers se-
lected their targets choosily in the
stock market today and mildly boost
ed rail, utility and gold mining shares.
Near the final hour gains of frac-
tions to around a point we're about
balanced by losses of the same di-
mensions.
Transactions were at the rate of
about 100000 shares.
Large blocks changed hands in
an active opening. with the tendency to
the upside. Later profit realization
entered the picture and activity
slowed.
Higher much of the iime-extreme
gains were shaved in many instances
were Consolidated Edison, American
Water Works, Public Service of New
Jersey, Santa Fe, New York Central,
Great Northern. Dome Mines. Nc
1ntyre Porcupine. International Nickel
and American Can.
Chrysler, with large force return
ing to work in the company's plants
today. went counter to the general
trend of motors with small gain
New York traction issues likewise held
fair advances.
Lower were United States Steel,
Bethlehem. General Motors, Boeinc,
Douglas Aircraft, Westinghouse. Du
Pont. Texas Corp. Anaconda Copper,
Allis Chalmers. Montgomery Ward and
International Harvester.
Foreign markets sagged. with trans
Atlantic issues generally lower at the
close. Commodities pointed lower and
bonds were mixed. =.
Traders displayed interest in the
forthcoming meeting. set for Janu-
AIRY 19. between the President and so
members of the National Advisory
Business Council 1t was expected
that at that time definite recommen-
dations for haltine the current busi-
ness recession would be laid before the
Chief Executive.
A cheerful note was sounded In
Cleveland with disclosure that foreign
machine tool orders had increased>
sharply recently. although domestic
bookings had fallen off somewhat. A
broadening of . demand for cotton
goods was noted.
Heaviness in the copper shares was
attributed to drop in that metal in
the London market and consequent
easing of export quotations.
Evening star., 1938-01-12

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