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The Washington times., 1938-05-17

ports received here late today.
In some sectors, 1t was claimed,
the Japanese legions were only
seven miles from the city.
The advices said the Japanese
continued successfully to reduce
important towns in other sectors
OF the Lunghai 'front.'"
Two of the main japanese
columns, it was asserted, were six
and nine miles away from Suchow.
It was stated the Chinese were in
"full retreat"
SHANGHAI, May II Q.N.S0.
Indications that a mighty battle
may be fought for possession Of
Suchow, vital Lunghai railway
junction city, were seen today in
a defiant official announcement
from Hankow denying japanese
claims Of victories in the Lunghai
battle area.
RETREAT DENIED
Chinese authorities at Hankow
stated their troops are still in con-
troll of Suchow and have no inten-
ton Of withdrawing.
They also asserted. in direct
contradiction of japanese state
ments, that the Lunghai railway
''is still free Of Japanese
Japanese advices have claimed
Nipponese legions, which con-
Verged on the railroad from north
and south, already have effected
a junction and are advancing
along the line toward Suchow.
This maneuver, the Japanese
said, was being carried out I'M
another of Nippon's famous
"pincer movements" and has in
flicted enormous slaughter" on
the Chinese. They added the
Lunghai road has been cut in six
places, and that the city Of Hwang-
kow, 81 miles west Of Suchow,
had been captured.
BATTLE IN SHANSI
All of these claims were denied
by the Chinese at Hankow, and q
spokesman there stressed the i'm
portance Of fighting in progress in
Shansi province, where he said
Chinese troops had recaptured "a
cities previously occupied by the
Japanese. He said:
soon Shansi will be cleared
of japanese and the Chinese
forces will use the province as a
base for their drive toward the
Peiping-H ankow railway and for
another offensive against the
Peiping- TientSin road"
ORDER EVACUATION
These Chinese claims were coun-
tered by japanese .adyices that
$4,000 civilians have been ordered
to evacuate Suchow before mid
night.
It was claimed a vanguard Of
1000 japanese troops is only a
few miles from the city and that
the Chinese are planning to de-
stroy what remains Of Sucnow
before it is taken by the japanese.
The Chinese commander in the
Suchow region was quoted as
stating:
japanese forces will occup
suchow, but they will get only
o city Of ashes"
The Washington times., 1938-05-17
Police to Drop
Search for Child

BRADFORD, Pa, May II ct.
P.S0.-Foliowing a conference be
tween Governor Earle and Admi-
raj Percy w. Foote, State police
commissioner, who flew here to-
day, q decision to withdraw the
majority of the 100 police as
signed from the 8-day-old hunt
for missing 4-year-old Marjory
West was announced tonight.
The Washington times., 1938-05-17
Miaja Relinquishes
Madrid Command

. HENDAYE, Franco Spanish
Frontier, May 17.-Gen. Jose
Miaja tonight relinquished his
military command over Madrid.
Miaja, who holds a position as
virtual military dictator over all
government Spain, handed over
the Madrid defense sector to Col.
Segismundo Casado, A, former
commander-in-chief at the Anda-
lusian front.
The Washington times., 1938-05-17

Weird Creatures Of the Sea. 4 Psgs
Of Remarkable Paintings Of ssa. Lin
by William Crowder, Distinguishes
Naturalist and Marine Artist, Repro
duced In All Their Brilliant Natural
CoIors In The American Weekly.
The Washington times., 1938-05-17

representative will be selected
to enter the contest for Miss Dis
trict of Columbia" in connection
with the Atlantic City pageant in
September.
The Washington times., 1938-05-17

say: "Camei buyers sure get the
best tobaccos-that's certain. / guess
that speaks plenty for the fine quail
ity tobaccos in Camel cigarettes.
And, like most planters who know
tobacco because they grow it, !
smoke Camels myself"
Copyright 1883. Z. J. RsyaoIdS Tobacco oOaDaa0.
4instoa- SaIsa, N0EtA Carolina
The Washington times., 1938-05-17

1--WE planters sure
60 for Camels, +"
says Raymond
Craft, whose life
work is growing
tobacco. "At the
auctions, Camel
buyers pay more
The Washington times., 1938-05-17
Georgia Avenue Dance

The Georgia Avenue Business.
mems Association. at a meeting
tonight at 1908 Georgia Ave-, will
make plans for a dance at which
The Washington times., 1938-05-17

John T. Bone, who
cultivates some of
North Cardinals
choicest leaf to-
bacco, remarks on
his last crop: eyes
sir! Those Camel
The Washington times., 1938-05-17

get my finest lots. There's big diff.
ference in those expensive Camel to.
baccos - so smoke Camels myself.
And there's your reason why most
planters I know smoke CamelS."
The Washington times., 1938-05-17

to get the best of the tobacco offered.
Camel bought my choice lots last
year gave me fancy prices for
them. Knowing the quality that's
in them, I smoke Camels myself"
The Washington times., 1938-05-17
.azi Coup in Sudeten
Reported in Paris

PARIS, May II (NS.).-A prediction that Germany will
for decisive settlement of the Naz Sudeten Czech crisis
this month published today by Geneveve Tabou noted
The Washington times., 1938-05-17

New York Times Map
SUCHOW, strategic rail
center, is almost within grasp
Of the japanese forces, &C.
cOrding to reports from their
headquarters, which stated
they were converging on the
Lung-Hai Railway. Arrows in
dicate japanese drives and
reported progress. Chinese
denied railroad had been cut
at any point. O..
The Washington times., 1938-05-17

buyers paid top prices for my best
lots. No wonder l smoke the ciga-
rette made of finer, more expensive
tobGccos-Camels!"
The Washington times., 1938-05-17
Great Battle Near
AS Japanese Troops
Advance on SuChOW
Chinese Dispute NippOnese Claim of Great
Victory in LunghGi RGiLlUGy Drive

TOKYO May II NS Japanese forces this morning
drawn up along average radius of 81 miles around Scho
important Chinese Lungha railway junction according to
The Washington times., 1938-05-17

The best of his last
crop brought top
prices from Camel
buyers for grower
George B. Dew.
Speaking Of the
auction last year,
A. n.LLll
The Washington times., 1938-05-17

u" I'm a tobacco
planter" says Mr..
T. Strickland, who
sold his highest
grade tobacco to
Camels." LastyeaP
those Camel buy.
ers sure bid up to
The Washington times., 1938-05-17

MOUNTAINOUS GOLFERSmen who need steady hands
that winning Strickland millions of other people under the strain everyday
ia appreciate this facts Came suit from single
Naturally CAAELS YOU RIGHT! world pleasure and
enjoyment like that Smoke Cm yourself See why they
really different from other Note the pleas
you from Str tOhaeo
The Washington times., 1938-05-17
ON THE Arr MONDAY NIGHTS
EDDIE CANTOR!

Americas great fun-maker and personality brought you
by Camel cigarettes, every Monday night Columbia
Network. See radio listing in your newspaper for time
The Washington times., 1938-05-17
ON TIVE AIR TUESDAY NIGHTS
BENNY GOODMAN

The great Goodman Swing Bandevey Tuesday night ae
$50 pm EST $3.50 pm ED.S.T), 7:5O pm est, $50 pm
MIST. $50 pm P.S.T- over Columbia Network.
The Washington times., 1938-05-17

tobacco planters make Camels our
cigarette. Then we're sure we're
smoking finer, COSTLIER tobaceos,
and they sure make a big difference!"
The Washington times., 1938-05-17

Marvin Holloman,
well known plant
err, says: "At auc-
tions the Camel
buyers pay more
and take the real
choice lots of tobac-
en- That's whu we
Evening star., 1938-04-17

The high oItor St Motthew oto mode at Ao,o
'"do one OF the most beautiful the Notions Copio
outstanding eso"pe the o OF working semi precious
mobe In the eoed oor eoes moy influence Of the
Toj Moho
Evening star., 1938-04-17

The Mary AItor at the Shrine
OF the Immaculate Conception,
CothoI'e University. This oItor is
the gift Of the Morys Of America
and IS the main oltor Of the crypt
1t IS OF semitronsporent golden
onyx from AI9iers, with q base Of
komon Irovertine morbIe.
Evening star., 1938-04-17

The first oItor Of the Episcopal foth in
the District. at Christ Church, Navy Yord,
founded in 1875. Among the fomous who
hove worshipped there ore Thomos Jeffer-
bon. jones Modison ond Jones Monroe.
Evening star., 1938-04-17

The oltor Of Memorial Meth
odist Church is one of the beou-
tiful new oltors now odorninq
Washington. The morbIe tiles in
the front section ore from Solo
mons Temple, jerusalem. The
pulpit. gift Of Bishop Newmon,
oontoins olive wood from the Cor
den Of Gethsemone and cedors
from Mount lebonon.
Evening star., 1938-09-21
BOND ISSUE APPROVED
FOR VIRGINIA ELECTRIC
Ry the Associated Press,

Gs tHe AsSoClateo FresS.
RICHMOND. Va, Sept. 21.-A pro-
posal by the Virginia Electric & Power
Co. to issue s37,5O0,00O first mortgage
bonds and $4,ooo,00O in serial notes
was approved yesterday by the State
Corporation Commission.
The 41.500,000 proceeds from the
two issues would be used to retire Ss7,.
100000 in bonds issued in 1895 and
to provide capital for erection of a
$500, 900 addition to the companys'
power plant on Twelfth street here.
The Engineers Public Service Co..
it was announced, will, add $780, 900
to the power company's capital and
surplus account to aid in the financing.
The new issue will be secured by a
first mortgage, will carry an interest
rate Of 81 per cent and will mature
IN 1868. The 100000 serial notes
Will carry per cent interest and will
have maturity dates between May /,
1910, and November l, 194e.
Evening star., 1938-09-21
Stock Averages
BY VICTOR EUBANK,
Associated Press Financial Editor

NEW YORK. Sept. 2l.-Wall Street
found the stock markets sensitivity
to European news dulled bit today
and reports the Czech government had
accepted the British-French proposals
excited only a ort-lived buying
furry.
The news, generally anticipated in
the market place in view of French
British insistence upon dismemberment
Of CzechoslOvakia, came as an anti
Climax to events which had moved
stocks and bonds to rally strongly this
week.
However. relief at what appeared
to have been a narrow escape from an
immediate large-scale war in Europe,
still found expression in a leaning
toward the buying side. Near the
finish most stocks retained gains Of
fractions to around point after
yielding part Of their winnings in
noisy forenoon flourish of buying,
touched off by financial ticker flashes
that the Czechs had capitulated.
Hasten to Take Profits.
Considering the breadth OF the re-
covery, which had restored about half
the losses during recent war-frightened
selling, many traders hastened to take
advantage of the early bulge to cash
paper profits.
Moderately higher prices ruled most
OF the day for United States Steel,
American Can, Chrysler, General Mo-
tors, Westinghouse Electric, New York
Central, Eastman, International Tele-
phone, United States Rubber, Ameri-
can Smelling, Electric Auto Lite and
Monsanto Chemical -
Tending to sag were Air Reduction
United States Gypsum, General Elec-
trio and Standard Oil of New Jersey.
Transactions approximated 1850, 900
shares in the let-down of activity from
the previous session.
Curb Shares Gain.
On the curb moderate gains also
ruled most OF the time in Aluminium
OF America, Gulf Oil, Electric Bond e.
Share and Newmont, while American
Cyanamid B and American Gas g.
Electric slipped under profit taking.
At midafternoon the British pound
traded at $4s2l2, up 81 of a cent,
The French franc rose .00as of a cent
to 2.705s
In European security markets and
foreign currency dealings a return to
a waiting attitude was apparent IN
less dramatic fluctuations and smaller
dealings.
Evening star., 1938-09-21
New Orleans Prices.
NEW YORK LIVESTOCK.

NEW YORK. Sept. 21 up Estate Dept.
livestock markets.-Cattle, $50. including
260 direct; No steers sold early. Bulls
and cows steady to 25 lower: medium bulls,
5000 so few. 6.75; cutter to common
4.75-5.25.. Medium cows 6OO-6.25 low
cutter and cutter, 100000.
vealeIs and calves. 2.94O, including
1.94O direct. vealers 25 to 80 lower
choice nearbys, 1900: odd head, 1870;
good to choice Southerns. 10 O5O-1 90: me
dium to good. 9.O0-10.5O. Calves 25 to so
lower; good to choice. 8.OO-S.75.
Sheep and lambs, $3.50. including s.43O
direct. Sheep nominally steady. Spring
lambs steady; good to choice West Virginias,
common throwouts 500; culls. 800.
Hogs 1000 including 1890 direct
Market Is lower: 176-196-pound good
and choice, 0.35
Evening star., 1938-09-21
MIDDLE WEST ESCAPES
CROP FROST DAMAGE
B. the Associated Press.


CHICAGO. Sept. 2l.-The danger OF
frost damage to crops was temporarily
lifted in most of the Middle West yes
terday when the mercury rose under
clearing skies.
Generally fair and warmer weather
was predicted for tomorrow after a
normal night drop in temperature.
Light frosts were general yesterday
in Illinois and some neighborin2
States.
There was killing frost last night
in the vicinity of Park Rapids. MINI,
where the mercury dropped to %. The
same figure was recorded at Bemidii,
Mimi, and on the cranberry bogs near
Beaver Brook, in extreme Northwest
ern Wisconsin.
Precipitation in the last "a hours
extended over the Great Lakes re-
gion and the Atlantic slope. There
was light rain in Northern Illinois,
Northern and Central Indiana and
Eastern Wisconsin, with Watertown,
Wis, reporting .54 of an inch.
Evening star., 1938-09-21
EXECUTIVE TO SPEAK.

NEW YORK, Sept. 81 (speciaD -
E. Dean Fuller, president of Fuller
Sherman Co., Inc, fuel and petroleum
factors, will deliver an address before
the New York State Solid Fuel Mer-
chants Association at its annual con-
vention to be held at Lake George,
N. Y, on Thursday, September %.
The subject of the address will be
'"The Financing Of the Coal Business
With Factors Cash"
Evening star., 1938-09-21
CHICAGO GRAIN
BY the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, Sept. 2l.-Setbacks of
13s cents bushel in the Chicago wheat
market today accompanied reports Of
Czech government agreements to re-
iterations of British-French peace
plans.
Lowest prices for the day were
reached in late dealings. Revised esti-
mates of export takings Of Canadian
wheat totaled 100000 bushels.
At the close, Chicago wheat fu-
lures were cent to N lower COM
pared with yesterdays finish, De-
cember, 63-627s; May, 64as-A; corn,
5s-1A down: September, 5O7s 81; De-
cember, 49-487s, and oats A-5s of.
Evening star., 1938-09-21
CUBA SHIPS LESS SUGAR,

NEW YORK, Sept. II P.-Cuban
exports Of sugar from January l to
September II amounted to 1,952,72l
long tons, raw value, drop Of about
8.3 per cent from 2,l28, 800 tons In the
comparable period last year. according
to Havana advices to Lamborn d Co.,
sugar brokers.
Evening star., 1938-09-21
Deere Directors
Declare Common
Dividend of $1.35
By tfe Associated Press.

By tfe Associated Press.
MOLINE, ILL.,, Sept. 21.-Directors of
Deere & Co.. farm implement makers,
declared dividend of $135 a share
on the common stock today payable
October 20 to stockholders of record
October l.
Last payment on the common was
made October 20, 1887 when stock
holders received 200 per cent stock
dividend and 81 cash dividend.
Evening star., 1938-09-21
NEW YORK SUGAR.

l. NEW YORK, Sept 81 tP,-susar fu-
tures we're easier today under scattered
iiauidation and hedge selling Influenced 81
March No. 3 sold of to 2 cents and MAY
70 203. OF points net lower. while March
no, SOLO down to .05 and May to 1.O7H.
or "a to = points net lower, and the mar
ket at the begtnninE Of the last hour was
Evening star., 1938-09-21
AUGUST GAS SALES
REACH NEW HIGH
Meters Also Break Record,
Show 5O,551 Gain Over
1929 Levels.
By DONALD b. HADLEY.

August gas sales of the Washington
Gas Light Co. set new all-time peak
for that month, despite seasonal de-
cline from the previous month, the
company reported today Sales in the
first eight months of this year also
set a new record for that period.
Sales reached 562, ,535 thousand cubic
feet in August, compared with 542,552
in the 1887 month, and only 360,225 in
the 1880 month August sales in other
wears follow: 394,128 in 1881, 426,639
in 1882. 442,e2l in 1888, 446,789 in
1894, 1875 in 1885, and 5l4,289 in
1896.
The eight-monSh total this year ad-
vanced to 7,424229 thousand cubic
feet, compared with 6,964.l64 a year
ago and only 4,O2o.1l8 in the same 1880
period Eight-month totals for other
years follow: 4706,193 in 1881, 4.922.-
7O2 in 1882, 5.140085 in 1888, 5,62o,961
in 1894, 5,e70,70 in 1885 and 6,782, 300
in 1886.
Meters Gain Sharply.
The number of active meters in
service at the end of August also set
r. new record for that date of 1882
and was 1899 larger than on the 1887
date and 5O,551 ahead of the 1880 date.
Totals for the same date in various
wears follow: l28076 in 1880. 1856, 1877
in 1881, l3S,Oel in 1882, 1884 in
1888, 146,o98 in 1884, l53,4l9 in 1885,
l62,so2 in 1886 and III, 1928 in 1887.
While sales showed seasonal decline
In August, compared with the previous
month, the number of meters at the
end of August was ahead Of the close
Of July. Totals for the first eight
months of 1897 and 1888 follow:
Evening star., 1938-09-21
METAL MARKET.

st,sdy NEW .se,EdS;.,s YORK SEPT; 81 H;-copper.
lO.55. Tin, steady: SPOT and nearly,
-. forward 1880; Lead. steady; spot.
new. h.1O-15; East st. Louis 495. Zinc.
steady; East st. Louis spot and forward.
4.a5. Pig iron. aluminium. antimony.
mite UNCHANGED.
Evening star., 1938-09-21

sActual sales: unit Of trading 10 shares
based the last quarterly SEMI
included " ~ "
BANKRUPTCY Act or securities assumed By such
E1 dividend. xr Ex rights. . extra or extra
bl,lo share Of So preference stock d125 8
IL stock PAID last Cash TAccumuisted
Evening star., 1938-09-21
new YORK COTTON
By the Associated Press.

d. tAe ASooSleteQ 1EeSS.
NEW YORK, Sept 2l.-Recoveries
from moderate opening declines in cot
ton today on reports Czechoslovakia
had accepted the Anglo-French pro-
posals were followed by reactions under
selling by early buyers.
December sold off from S.07 to 7.98
and in mid-afternoon was quoted at
8.0l, when the list was to 6 points
net lower.
Evening star., 1938-09-21

Chicago Cash Market.
Cash wheat, No. 3 red, 6512; No. l
hard, 68: No. yellow hard, 81; No. 3
mixed tough, 62A; corn, No. l, mixed,
1924; No. 2, 52A; No. l, yellow, 52lA-
53A; oats, No. mixed, 1854; No. 2,
white. 27A -282; No. T., 24A -26; bar
ley, No. 3, 60; buckwheat. No. 2, old,
1.40-50; timothy seed, 2.75-85 nom.;
red clover, 1000-12.00; red top.
7.00-75.
Baltimore Quotations.
BALTIMORE Sept 81 R.-Wheat No.
2. red. winter, Rarlicky. spot domestic.
62T.
Evening star., 1938-09-21

American Investment Co. Of Illinois
share earnings for .ix
months ended June 30 were % cents
against 41.o6.
Evening star., 1938-09-21
ODD.LOT DEALINGS.
Ry the Associated Pres,

The Securities Commission reported to-
odd-lot dealers or specisiists on The NsW
York Stock Exchanse for September 20:
o.6e1 purchasers involving 196.931 shares;
6,40S sales involving 177.e72 shares.
Evening star., 1938-09-21
FREIGHT LOADINGS.

NEW YORK. Sept. 81 (P.-Revenue
freight carloading on railroads report
ing for the week ended September II
included:
Evening star., 1938-09-21
DOLLAR GOES HIGHER
IN LONDON DEALINGS
bv the Associated Press.

bv the Associated Press.
LONDON, Sept. 21.-The United
States dollar ranged between 4.81A
and 1895 to the pound in foreign ex-
change trading today, closing at 4.s2
for net gain of 70 Of a cent. The
rate compared with sterling at 1915
in New York overnight.
= French francs eased to 1887 to
the pound, compared with 1881 yes
terday.
PARIS, Sept. 81 LR.-United States
dollars were quoted 1896 francs (2.7o6
cents to the france in final foreign
currency dealings today, compared
with 2.702 cents in New York over
night Exchange on London, 1884.
In the Bourse principal rente issues
ended: 3 per cent, 1850 francs 41as
a." 1870; 4las, 1887, 1885.
Evening star., 1938-09-21

Cottonseed Oil.
Bleachable cottonseed oil futures closed
l TO lower: sales. III contracts: October
81: DECEMBER 7.S5b: January. 7SSb;
March 7.9o-96; May S.02b. Bid
New Orleans Prices.
NEW ORLEANS. Sept. 81 R.-Cotton
futures opened 1-3 points net lower
today under LIQUIDATION and profit taking
by recent buye:s and hedRe selling
Foreign markets were steady, but did
not meet the full advance in domestic
centerS Yesterday. In addition it was
believed that the cotton belt would escape
enect OF the tropical disturbance.
Cottonseed oil opened steady: Septem-
1.4lb; January. 7.43b; March, 7.6I; May,
Evening star., 1938-09-21

There are 1,250,o00 school children
and SO, 900 teachers in New York City.
Evening star., 1938-09-21

Nominal
The Washington times., 1938-02-24

women love. I was crying be-
cause had lost the only refuge
1 had found since the boy went
away and nothing else seemed
to matter.
was crying-hating the emp
tiness, rebelling against the loss
of the thing had loved.
Then abruptly I stopped cry
ing. I stopped crying in amaze
ment. For, while I had cried,
the storm, unnoticed, had lulled.
For a little, things stood clear.
And there, in the clearnesS,
were things which I had never
seen before because the tall pine
had hidden them from me.
There was a long lift Of noun.
tain beautiful as a proud song
...shining and snow-tipped.
There was a wide valley-gentle
and quiet, with the red roofs Of
small homes showing through
the trees-and a brook that ran
like a little boy let out Of school,
leaping from rock to rock. And
round pads Of leaves, showing
through the heaped hail, where,
in a short time, the spring
flowers would be.
All these things saw in the
space where the tall, beloved
pine had been. The soaring sky.
The singing air. The swooping
mountain. And a multitude Of
lovely little things.
I had lost a sheltering wall.
But had gained-new horizons.
And I thought how often life
is like that. Shut in by some
thing we love. :. something we
think we must have. Shut in
and dwarfed. Until suddenly
some storm, some heart-break-
ing loss, tears the wall away. E.
takes the cherished possession.
And suddenly-through our
tears-we glimpse new horizons.
Swooping skies and stirring
challenges we had never seen or
heard before.
New lives for old.
IF WE WILL!
The Washington times., 1938-02-24

Solid, gray walls Of rain,
hurting headlong =.
Blurring, binding. battering .
Gouging the sodden soil into
great, red gaShes scooping
big boulders from their beds.
And always the trees scream
ing straining at their roots
rearing, crouching and
screaming as horses scream.
Then, in a boiling darkness
which should have been dawn,
there came a crash a long,
wild keening D.. and the tallest
pine fell, leaving q gaping
emptiness Of sky where it had
stood.
For a hundred years, at
least, the tallest pine had stood
there-its huge, bronze column
going up and up the pea.
cock-blue gloom Of its great
branches flung against the blaz-
ing brightness Of the sky
holding the turquoise blueness
Of the sky in brilliant, burning
flecks. And because Of that
deep. cool gloom, the cabin was
built beneath the pine its
windows curtained with shadow.
For ten years, nearly, I have
loved that shadow. Found COM
fort in it in this gigantic
Sierra where there is such arro-
CANT beauty and crashing chal.
lenge but so little comfort.
Found release and relief in its
circling wall-in the honey
littleness that women love.
Then, with the dawning, the
tallest pine was gone. And there
was only a vide, an endlessly
wide, openneSs where it had
stood. And looking out. In the
brief lun Of the storm, I tasted
the tears on my lips.
I was crying. I was crying
because I had lost the great wall
that had stood between me and
the heat and the storm and the
terrible loneliness Of the noun
tains. The wall that had given
me the honey littleness that