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Evening star., 1938-04-24
PRINCE RETURNS HOME
FROM VACATION ALONE
Bernhard's Trip to London and
Riviera Gives Rise to
Rumors Of Rift.

By the Associated Press.
SOESDIJK, The Netherlands, April
22.-Prince Bernhard Of The Neither
lands returned home today from a
months vacation alone which gave
rise to reports of q rift in the royal
family.
The Prince, husband OF Crown
Princess Juliana, swept up to the royal
palace in a new italian automobile
purchased at Cannes, France. His
vacation was spent in London and on
the Riviera.
He was accompanied by his
brother Prince Ernst Aschwin Of
Lippe- Chesterfield. He drove from
Paris to the palace in six hours.
(Omcial sources In The Nether-
lands have declined to comment on
. reported rift between Bernhard
and Juliana. A government spokes-
man told the inquisitive not even
to ask about them. Netherlands
newspapers published nothing about
the Princes trip.)
Bernhard's arrival surprised the
entire royal family. He originally had
planned to return home tomorrow.
The beaming Prince found 4 warm
welcome from his wife. But the atti.
tude Of Queen Wilhelmina was un-
certain.
Evening star., 1938-04-24

Clubs In cooperation with the Dis
trict Tuberculosis Association, the
Health Committee Of the Council Of
Social Agencies and the Women's Aux
Hilary Of the District OF Columbia
Medical Society.
In addition to heading the New York
Tuberculosis and Health Association.
Mr.. Kiernan also is executive secre-
tary Of the Society for Social Hygiene
In New York; secretary-treasurer of
the Massachusetts, Central Health
League, and secretary Of the
Public Health Association of New
York.
He will be presented by Mrs. Ernest
R. Grant, managing director of
the District tuberculosis Association
Other speakers will be DR.. Kate Ksr-
peles, who Will discuss the control of
cancer. and DR.. r. A. Vonderlehr,
assistant surgeon general, United
States Public Health Service, who will
talk on control Of syphilis. DR.. Kar-
peles will be presented by DR.. Lauretta
Kress, and DR.. Vonderlehr by DR..
Edith 8. Cole.
Evening star., 1938-04-24
SUDETEN CONGRESS
GROWS AGGRESSIVE
Demands for Equality With Czechs
Expected to Be Made
Today.
1y the Associated Press.


KARLOvY VARY, Csechoslovakia,
April "a congress Of Nan sudeten
German leaders met behind closed
doors here today and cheered demands
for equality Of this nations $500, 900
Germans with the CSechS.
The meeting was expected to cul-
inmate tomorrow In An important
declaration BY Konrad Henletn,
ch-GefmAn leader, voicing q de-
mand for autonomy.
Deputy Ernst Kundt, parliamentary
nocr leader for the sudeten German
party, paved the way for such . de-
mand BY telling the congress today:
I'VE reject the idea OF . minority
status. We want cur position to be
exactly the same g that Of the Czech
nation"
He closed menacingly with m I'M
Piled reference to Adolf Hitler, who
has promised protection to Germans
beyond Germany's borders.
I'VE belong to q great nation which
Is led BY . great man." he said. 1T
has recovered its inner strength and
confidence"
Evening star., 1938-04-24
REUNION SHIELD
BY CLASS Of '&
is Members Attend Annual
Meeting-Miss Jacobs Is
Named President,

The old school days when children
were too good to throw spitballs and
. girl would be sent home for waving
at q boy were recalled last night As
IS members Of the class Of 1886 at
the Washington High School. with
their husbands, wives and friends,
held the flfty-second annual reunion
at the Arts Club.
In q brief address, Allan Davis.
former principal of Roosevelt High
School and president Of the group.
praised the members for their unity,
efficiency and loyalty.
I'VE are not an assorted lot, but .
sorted lot," he explained. why, to
get in the school we all had to take
two-day examinations"
"Three-day. man." interrupted .
member.
Only -Four Got In.
"WeI," continued Mr.. Davis, "only
of the 40 from my grade school
managed to get in. 80 you see we are
the cream. Just think what standards
We could maintain If we culled our
students today like that"
Mr.. Davis admitted the real prob
lem of going to high school in 1886
was in getting there on time. Some
of the boys would arrive late because
they had to help the horses get the
street cars over a hill.
After the reception and dinner the
picture-hung walls of the Arts Club
rang with old songs.
To the tune Of the frying Trapese," !"
words written by Mr.. Davis poked fun
at old age.
"Once we could skip with the
greatest of ease; we could even per-
form on the flying trapeze.
"Our movements were graceful,
the girls We could please,
But those moments have stolen
away"
Miss Jacobs Elected.
Miss Emma s. Jacobs, recently re-
tired head Of the home economies de-
partment in the public schools, was
Evening star., 1938-04-24
DALAD|ER MOVES
TOSTEADYFRANC
Premier Serves Notice He Is
Ready to Make Use of
Decree Powers.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, April 23.-Premier Edouard
Daladier, moving to bolster the sag
ging franc and to build . strong in
ternational position for France, today
scheduled . week Of conference and
gave notice he was ready to make his
frst use Of decree powers.
To prevent further unfavofable de-
velopments in foreign exchange the
strong man" Premier moved up q
scheduled cabinet meeting from
Tuesday to Monday and announced
that q plan for economic and finan-
cial rehabilitation by decree had been
prepared.
The franc fell to 1e6.75 to the pound
sterling in London trading drop of
3 per cent from yesterdays Paris
closing.
The governments inner council"-
the Premier and fve of his minis-
ters-wtll meet Monday morning for
= hnal review of the fnancial-eco-
nomic plan before presenting It to
President Albert Lebrun and the rest
Of the cabinet.
By that time Premier Daladier
hoped to have conferred with British
War Minister Leslie Hore- -Belisha Is
q preliminary to talks in London On
military and political cooperation
between Britain and France.
The premier sought to build morale
before going ahead with plans to bor-
row money from the people for ma
tional defense and government oper-
alton.
Business circles expressed worry over
the possible nature Of his financial de-
crees. A group of dnanciers was re-
ported to have told Finance Minister
Paul Marchandeau that national de-
fense bond issue could not be floated
In the nation now.
Meanwhile. the government let It b.
known that France no longer could be
the setting for foreign political plot
ting.
The Surete Nationaie published a
warning to all foreigners, declaring
that those caught engaging in such
maneuvers or interfering with French
politics would be expelled promptly.
Evening star., 1938-04-24
FOE OF MAYOR HAGUE
GETS 6-MONTH TERM
Durkttt Had Asserted He Would
Bring Back Free Speech
to jersey City.
Dy the Associated Press.

1y the Associated Press.
JERSEY CITY. N. j., April 23.-
James tJefI) Bukitt, who since 1929
had been assailing the administration
Of Mayor Frank Hague, and who
on his return here two months ago
from Baltimore announced he would
bring back free speech to Jersey
City" today heard Judge Anthony J.
Botti sentence him to six months in
the County Penitentiary.
The charge was the outgrowth Of
. Journal Square meeting q week
ago. at which, police charged, Mr..
Burkitt attempted to speak without
. permit. Police said he used loud,
offensive and indecent" language
when they attempted to restrain him.
The sentence was imposed at the
end Of q two-day hearing in Grim
inal Court. Mr.. Burkitt called II
witnesses today. IL of whom testified
they did not hear him use profane
language. Mayor Hague testified last
night Samuel Rothbard, attorney for
Mr.. Burkitt, announced he would ap-
peal Immediately.
Earlier today Mr.. Burkitt. SELF
styled "Jef1ersonian" Democrat, had
said. If live, III speak tonight at
Bergen Square-permit Or not"
Evening star., 1938-04-24
SENATOR REAMES, SO,
Is ILL OF PNEUMONIA
Oregon Democrat Is Taken From
Hotel to Naval Hospital
in Ambulance.
~ the Associated Press.

~ The Associated Press.
Senator Alfred e. Reames, 50, DEM
ocrat, from Medford, Oree.. Is Ill Of
bronchial pneumonia at the Naval
Hospital.
Senator Reames was taken from his
hotel to the hospital Friday night IN
An ambulance. Naval Hospital ply
sicians said his condition was good,
considering the fact that he has pneu-
moniA."
Senator Reames was sworn in Feb
ruarly ii Is the first Democratic Sen
ator from Oregon since 1871. He was
appointed by Gov. Charles Martin to
succeed Senator Frederick Steiwer,
Republican, who resigned. He has an
notmced he will not seek election in
November. when . successor will be
chosen.
Evening star., 1938-04-24
D|OL0GYPRED|CTS
MADE ANIMALS
Mechanical Embryo Change
Is Scientific Possibility,
SavantS Told.
~ the Associated Press.

TOWSON, Md. April 23.-Dr.
Gardner Moment professor of zoology
1T 0oucher College, told Maryland
biology teachers today that artificial
production Of new animals by mechan-
ical changes in embryoes was q scien-
tho possibility.
Dr.. Moment said amphibian en-
bryoes, the young after they are
formed but before they are born, were
ideal as material for experimental At
tack on the problem Of q method OF
mechanical manipulation which would
change the character Of the adult.
In . speech before the Council Of
Maryland Biology Teachers. he re-
Viewed the results already attained
on the symmetry Of the organism as
q whole, on the symmetrical design
Of limbs, and on the symmetries Of
ears.
Dr.. Arthur Bryan of City College,
Baltimore, won the councils award
for the best research work done by
q Maryland teacher. The award was
given him for his work in biology.
This was the first year the award has
been made.
Approximately 100 teachers in high
schools, colleges and universities at
tended the nth annual meeting of
the council at the teachers college
here.
DR.. Margaret Lewis Of the Carnegie
Institute told the teachers that addi-
tional research is necessary to deter
mine the conditions which control the
supply OF white corpuscles In the
blood stream, and that some method
ts needed to grow the cells independ-
emily Of the body for experimental
purposes.
Diatoms. microscopic plants with
glAss-like shells, were discussed by DR..
Paul Conger, custodian Of diatoms at
the National Museum In Washinston.
The shells left By the plants after
their death are economically impor-
tant, DR.. Conger said, because they
are used rs 11ltering material. At the
same time. the diatoms In Washing
tons water supply once grew 10 thick
they choked the regular filter beds
OF the water system, which had to be
cleaned every Is minutes. DR.. Coneer
illustrated his talk with lantern slides
showing some Of the thousands Of
varied but symmetrical forms the
shells assume.
Evening star., 1938-04-24
WEDDING WAS TONIC

NEW YORK, April 23 R.-Fraucis
Pershtng and his bride left tonisht
by plane for San Francisco On the
first lap Of their round -the-world wed.
ding trip.
His father, Gen. John. ]. Pershing.
wartime commander Of the American
Expeditionary Forces, spent the day
quietly in his hotel room, somewhat
exhilarated by the wedding yesterday.
1T was like . tonic for him." his
doctor commented.
Evening star., 1938-04-24
eANDHI, So, PREDICTS I,
HIS OWN EARLY DEATH
AL About Ne II Darkness He
Says, Expected to Live Year
or Little More.

BY the Associated Press.
BOMBAY. April 13.-Ffail, despoud-
ent Mohandas K. 0andhi who has led
midas millions along the troubaesosno
road toward political autonomy. has
predicted his own early death.
Ny days are numbered" ths Co.
yeAr-old former MAhatma wrote IN
the Newspaper Harlan.
4 an not likely to live very long
perhaps . year or . little mors.
FOR the first time in 50 year, I
md myself In the slough Of despond.
All about me is darkness; I am pray
ing for lights. =" I have detected
In me . nav which 10 unworthy Of 4
votary Of truth.
III for several months, 0andhi 4 IA
the midst Of fight for freedom OF
political prisoners in BENGAL province,
Despite hts illness, he observed q day
long fast April Z, during national
week"
Evening star., 1938-04-24
SPANISH REBELSPOST
RIGID CENSORSHIP LAW
Newspapers and Periodicals Put
Under Strict Control and
Policy Dictation.

BY the Associated Press.
BURGOS. Spain, April 23.-The in
surgent government today announced
q new press law placing newspapers
and periodicals under strict cabinet
control.
Bureaus were established In each
province to enforce the measure.
The law authorized the government
to Organize and watch over the press,
regulate the number and importance
of periodicals, intervene in the desig-
nation of editorial directors, regulate
the newspaper profession. establish
and maintain censorship"
Any persons writing directly or in
directly in q defacing manner against
the Nations prestige" were declared
subject to punishment.
Evening star., 1938-04-24
PLANE LONG OVERDUE
Pennsylvania Asked to Hunt
Craft Flying From Albermarle.

COATEsVIlLE, Pa, April ~ R.-
Corpl. c. N. Ross Of the Pennsylvania
State police said tonight he had been
asked to aid In locating . plane which
eft Albermarle. N. c., Tuesday for
Phttsbury, N. Y, and was three days
overdue.
The corporal said H. Lee Davis Of
the Coatesville Airport, where the
plane was due tomorrow. told him the
plane was piloted by F. B. Busvell
ana carried = man named Douglas
Fairbanks Is . passenger. He said Mr..
FAIRBANKS was not the movie actor.
A general broadcast was sent out
over police teletype, Mr.. Ross said.
Evening star., 1938-04-24
BRITISH MINISTER
VISITS SMUSSOL|N|
Duce Makes Another Move
Toward Anglo Italian
Reconciliation.

Dy the Associated Press.
R0AR, April 33.-Premier M3ssolini
made another move toward Anglo
Italian reconciliation today by receiv-
ing British War Minister Leslie Hore-
Belisha for . short but cordial" con-
versation.
Significance vas attached to the
meeting in Premier Nussolini's i'm
prssstve PalaSso Venezia for two
reasons:
First. because Mr.. Hore-Delisha va
on his way home from inspecting
British defenses In Malta which have
been . cause Of friction between Brit
AIN and italy.
Second. because the Bxitish wal
minister was the f1rst British cabinet
member Muasolini had received stnce
June, 1885, when Anthony Eden tried
and failed 10 induce u Duce not t.
make war with Ethiopia.
with Britain ready-throueh the
newly signed Anglo Italian friendshir
accord-to recognise what Premier
Mussolini had accomplished In Has,
Africa todAy's conversation took plac<
In . different atmosphere.
At, . luncheon given BY Foreign
Minister Count 0aleaxzo Ciano fo1
Mr.. Hore-Belisha the war minister
also talked with Marshal Rodolft
figures who aided II Duce to defy
Britain In Africa.
While he was being feted the French
Charge d'A6aires in Rome, Jules
Blondel waited for Italy's counter pro-
posals to French suggestions made yes
terday Is to how the two nations coult
get together - have Britain and Italy
Evening star., 1938-04-24

w o + * B fTOSIeSS
A d m l n istration
head, will be the
speaker at the
p U bile Health
Conference at the
Roosevelt Hotel,
Sixteenth and v
streets NV, to-
morrow at IL am.
Mr.. Kiern . n
will speak on tu-
berculosis control
and prevention.
The conference
was called by the
District Feflera-
alton Of Wouoeu's
Evening star., 1938-04-24
Alexandrian Elected.

NORFOLK. Va, April 73 R.-Lt
COL Jarvis Butler Of Alexandria N,
reelected president Of the Depastmen,
o. virginia, Reserve OmcerS Aaccis-
sioo q ths United States, ct tn Ana
session of the annual oonyent;ou hers
tooaGht Il Harry L Muller q Nor
folk was elected vice presadent
Evening star., 1938-04-24
King's Car Crashes,

WINDSOR, England, April 33 R.-
King Georges limousine locked fend-
ers with . car driven by one Of the
Kings guests In . minor collision to-
day but the monarch was not injured.
Second 1t. r. Levett was the driver
Of the other car.
Evening star., 1938-04-24
HEALTH conference
TO HEAR HERMAN
Successor to Hopkins Will Speak
on Tuberculosis Control and
Prevention.

Frank Herman, who succeeded
Harry Hopkins As director Of the New
York Tuberculosis and Health Associ-
alton when Mr.. Hopkins came here As
Evening star., 1938-04-24
Attend Church-or Pay.

1nglAnd has Just discovered Il has
an E1zabethan law. which has never
hsen repealed. compelling everyone to
at1ond church On Sunday under pain
Of hne Of Is cents.
Evening star., 1938-04-24

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Evening star., 1938-04-24
FRENCH ARREST 1856
Drive Launched to Break Up
Tunis Nationalist Group.

TUNIS. Tunisia, April 23 R.-
French authorities arrested l3S more
Neodestour leaders today In drive
to break up the nationalist group
which has been ordered dissolved.
Those taken into custody included
TamAr Star, who was described as
the last Of the party leaders who had
been at liberty.
Military authorities announced e.
Enlistment Of . concentration camp
N . Tunis suburb capahle Of holding
80 where those suspected es natioa-
1list Asitataoa VII u bald.
Evening star., 1938-04-24
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Evening star., 1938-04-24

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Evening star., 1938-04-24
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Evening star., 1938-04-24
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Miss Jacobs Elected.

Miss Emma s. Jacobs, recently re-
tired head Of the home economies de-
partment In the public schools, was
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-03-24

interested in the welfare Of every community
in the county. They support our local insti-
buttons. They employ local people. They pay
taxes. They offer good merchandise at reason
able prices. s
Can those things be said about mail order
houses to which Ashe county people sent near
ly $1OO,O00.OO last year? Have they ever done
anything for Ashe county? Have merchants
living in nearby cities ever helped in the de-
velopment of this county?
We leave those vital questions for you to
answer. We do not contend that you should
buy here and no where else but we do contend
that local merchants deserve your support and
patronage
On behalf of the merchants we invite you to
come to West Jefferson during the "Pre-Easter
Trade Days..
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-03-24
New Committee For Crippled
Children's League Met Mon.
ALL-STAR GAMES TO
BE PLAYED TUESDAY

Continued from Page One)
used as substitutes by both sides
and the coaches for the games will
select their substitutes by the
"choose-up" method The girls
game will ctart at 7:3O and the boys
at about 8:45. A. S. TIC officials
will referee both games.
AS the various coaches were adj
vised Monday The Posts special
committee. Has recommended that
the teams practice next Monday
night at 1880 O'Clock and urges all
players and coaches of the all-star
teams to be on hand. The sugges-
ton is that the boys practice lat
Jefferson and the girls at West JEFF
ferson.
The Post is underwriting all ex-
penseS of these games, as well as
the trophies and charms, and cordi-
ally invites every one to attend.
Only the usual admission of Is sand
Is cents will be charged. Rain or
shine, SEE THE GAMES!
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-03-24
Lightning Strikes
Three Members OF
One Ashe Family

The adage that lightning never
strikes in the same place twice"
may be true, but believe-it-or-not,
lightning has struck three members
of one Ashe county family within
the past few years.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. c. Eldreth, who
live in the Tuckerdale community,
have 5 daughters and 2 sons Three
of their daughters have been vic
TINS of natures strange electrical
performance that has always mysti-
fed and even terrified mankind
since the beginning of time.
The first two victims were Mrs.
Faye Miller and Mrs. Mae Blevins.
The latter was only lightning shock
ed, but Mrs. Miller sustained seri-
Gus burns when a flash struck her
while she was putting wood in a
stove.
Aisle, 14-year-od daughter who
was the third victim, sustained a
severe shock last Tuesday after
noon when she was returning home
from school A little cousin was
with her at the time and she was
carrying bucket on her arm.
An electrical storm was rising
and suddenly the cousin saw flashes
of fire darling over Aisle. She was
knocked unconscious and remained
in that condition until Sunday. For
tunately, howeVers she was not
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-03-24
To Play donkey"
Basketball Games
At Riverview Sat.
New Style Of Playing Hard
wood Game To Be Introduced
In County. Exciting.

A new way of playing basketball
will be introduced in Ashe county
Saturday night at the Riverview
high school when two donkey
games will be played there on the
local gynn.
All the players will ride live,
rubber-shod donkeys that have been
especially trained for the game, but
trained or not, these burros still re-
tain their stubbornness. AS a re-
suit, they are apt to cause many
of the players who ride them bare
back to land on the floor and may
even toss some of them, including
Principal Wade Eller, through the
basket, provide it Is possible for
them to go through the iron hoops.
eff these animals decide to change
ends, they change and if the decide
to sit down suddenly, they cause
the well known tail-spin," Mr.. FL
Ter statds. 1--WE guarantee you'll
get many side-splitting laughs"
The teams will be composed OF
the. schools basketball squad mem
berrs and many leading local citi-
zens, including Austin Jones, Smith
.Shoemake, Bruce GRAPHICAL, Fred