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The Washington times., 1938-05-10
Mystery
SeGbiscuit Trials
Puzzle Checkers

BELMONT PARK, May 10.
Seabiscuit. who races War Ad-
miral in special 100000 match
Memorial Day. has come to be a
mystery horse, insofar as the
colony of clockers here is con-
cerned. Nobody has a line on his
condition.
They can't imagine that Trainer
Tommy Smith hasn't had Sea-
biscuit out lor time trials, yet not
a human eye has seen Seabiscuit
in a trial and there is getting to be
considerable talk.
The only solution that can be
offered by the initiated is that
Smith has been sending Seabiscuit
through his PAGES either in the
very early dawn or in the after
noon previous to the opening Of
Belmont Park yesterday, when
the clockers had to be at Jamaica.
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INVITATION GOLF
AT CHEVY CHASE.
HAS FAST FIELD.

With 18 added starters accepted
last night by the golf committee,
a field Of 100 golfers will tee off to-
morrow in the twenty-eighth an
nual Chevy Chase Club Invitation
tournament.
Although the field is small, it is
one of the best in entire history
of the local classic. Such names
as Levi Yoder, recent winner of
the Washington Invitation tourna-
ment and the defending champion
in this event; Harry G. Pitt, three
time holder of the Chevy Chase
title; B. Warren Cochran, 1918
winner; r. L. FinkenStaedt, 1918
winner; Ralph Quinter, 1885 win
ner; Frank Allen, of Pittston, Pa,
runner-up in last years event:
Page Hufty, former North and
South amateur champion, grace
the list of starters for the tourna-
ment.
Approximately half the field
turned out for practice rounds over
the difficult course yesterday
s:15-MeIton schlosser, Manor, and j.
P. owens. Army and Navy.
10:10-D. F. STAGE. Army and Navy
and r. G. Rogers. Army and Navy.
11:15-John r. Miller. Beaver Dam
and DR.. R. A. Keilty. Congressional.
11:6O-Otto Elble, Congressional and
]. AutoD, Columbia.
11:56-Jack stadler, Manor and T. N.
Foley. Chevy Chase.
1:55-F. G. Mott, Beaver Dam and
partner.
2:O5-Bm. Harvey. Manor and W. ].
DuBose, Chevy Chase.
2:35-W. B. Mason. Chevy Chase, and
Frank Reside, Chevy Chase.
2:4O-Max Taylor. Manor and Earl Nc
Aleer. Congressional.
2:45-Page Hufty, Chevy Chase and
]. s. Brooks, Chevy Chase.
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DODCER CASTOFF
PROVES FIND OF
JUNIOR LEAGUE
By FRANK BUCK" O,NEILL

by thANA BUN " NEALA
The steak sizzled on the broiler
in the home Of Emil Dutch"
Leonard. The big hurler sat at
ease as the table was being set.
News flashes swept into the living
room over the air lanes.
washington, with Dutch
Leonard pitching, passed the
New York Yankees and ousted
the Cleveland Indians from the
lead.
yes, indeed, Washington
now is first in war, first in
peace, and first in the Ameri.
can League pennant race. It
was great triumph for the big
knuckle ball pitcher"
The phone rang in the apart.
ment.
Yeah, this is Dutch" he an
sWered. Thanks, I'll be in there
trying. Nav, pitchin' is moth
ing. But did you hear what I
did with that bat? Yeah, man:
a triple with two on and a
single with one on. Just a cool
three runs.
whats that? I was lucky!
Listen. you mug. Why, when I
was with the Dodgers "
But before he could finish the
story of the Dizziness boys, the
person on the other end hung up
the receiver.
zone of the fans calling" re-
marked Dutch.
A REAL QUESTION
How did they ever let you
out OF the National League?"
Leonard was asked.
Skip it," came the answer.
That's ancient history. What
counts now is that I'm in the
American League. that the club
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Barring a tied game. victory
is due for a high school team
today which has yet to score a
win, when AnacoStia and Cen
tral play at Central Stadium
at 3:15.
Anacostia will present Otis
Scott at first, Lambert Ander-
son at second, Perry Seaman at
short, Earl Smith at third, Bob
Hagedorn, catching. Flash Cor
don, Art Faircloth and Tom
Hutchinson in the outfield and
Jack Burroughs on the mound.
Central will have in it's in
field, Lorenz Zimmerman, Pat
Hurley, Tony DiBlazi and Benny
Steiner. In the outfield will be
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Central Tilt
T0bS School Baseball

Jimmy Middleton, Dick Smith
and Jimmy Clark. Either JACK
Rizzelle or Dizzy DeZerne will
pitch and Kenny Bransdorf will
catch.
Other scholastic games on to.
days schedule are: Bethesda.
Chevy Chase VS.. Briarley at
Ammendale; George Washing
ton High VS. Fredericksburg at
Fredericksburg; Episcopal High
VS.. Virginia Freshmen at Alex
andria; Montgomery-Blair VS..
Charlotte Hall at Silver Spring:
Tech High VS.. Hoya Freshmen
at Georgetown University and
Maryland Freshmen VS.. Rock
vile High at Maryland.
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CELTIC - VIES
IN TWO GAMES

ALEXANDRIA, Va, May 10.
Two diamond tits are slated for
the Celtics this coming weekend,
providing a further test of the
merit they showed IN defeating the
Dixie Pigs of Washington last
Sunday. The Naval Air Station
nine provides the second home
game competition next Sunday,
following a trip to Newport News,
Uo
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Carr Bros. Capture
County Lid Litter

Carr Bros. and Boswell's, cham
pions of Prince Georges county,
overwhelmed Riverdale by 10 to l
in the opening game of the county
league. But two safeties were al
lowed by George Ronchi, winning
pitcher.
Sunday, Carr Bros. play the
crack Berwyn team at Magruder
Park.
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In Safe Hands

You learned that 43,548,986
passenger miles were flown last
March and that more than
$4,000 passengers were carried:
that SAC, ,309, ,637 express miles
were flown and more than half
q million pounds Of freight were
carried. Nearly one million peo-
pie were air passengers in the
last half of 1897.
The story Of the increase In
cruising speed, oil and fuel con-
sumption flowed steadily from
the lips Of this product Of West
Point. He had the history Of
aviation throughout the world
at his finger tips.
You left him feeling that the
affairs Of Americas fastest
growing industry was in safe
hands: that the swiftest and
strongest agency Of Uncle Sam,
should emergency arise. is in
the hands of a man whose motto
Is now. as it was when he wore
the grey of West Point: Honor,
Duty. Country"
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Brown, ChisOx
Hurler, in Hospital

CHICAGO, May 10 GN.SO.
Clint Brown, Chicago White Sox
pitcher, underwent an operation
in Michael Reese Hospital today
for removal of a bone chip from
his right elbow. He injured his
arm in Washington last week, and
will be out of action for two or
three months.
The Washington times., 1938-05-10
HELEN MOODY
TENNIS VICTOR

LONDON, May 10 QN.SO. .
Making her first appearance in an
English tennis tournament since
her arrival here to compete at
Wimbledon. Mrs. Helen Wills
Moody, playing in the North Lon
don Club tournament at Highbury,
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form To-Day as
she prepared to
sail for England
t o engage in
t h e Wightman
c up matches.
She showed her
m e t t lie yeSter-
lay by beating
F r a n C is T.
Hunter, former
Davis Cup dou-
bleS champion,
.6-4, and fought
off match point
in the second
set when play
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a n d swiftly
drew a line
from Puget
Sound to Fair
b a ks. He
traced swiftly
and graphic
ally the road
of the near
future to our
northern do
m ain. Alas
ka's isolation
soon will be q
thing of past
as mighty lin
ers of the air
link II. with
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BEST PERFORMANCES

Medal Play-Harvey johnson, George
town, ss (vs. Pennsylvania over Manor
Club course; new course record).
Twosome Match Play-Paul Jamison,
Yale, 8 and Tvs. Gerald Anderson, Holy
Cross).
Foursome Match Play - Christie and
Thayer. Brown, and Tvs Flohr and
Harris, Dartmouth).
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MATS ALERT NOT LUCKY SAYS LEONARD
SPEAK

Final plans for Georgetown University's an
nual varsity &c" banquet were completed to-
day when it was announced that Harry Hines
WOOdring, Secretary of War, bad accepted an
invitation to address the gathering. The affair
will be held at the MayflOwer Hotel, Wednes
day. May Is.
Other guest speakers at the event include
Frank DObsOn, football coach at Maryland
u, and Father OLeary, S. J.
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Baseball STANDINGS
AMERICAN LEAGUE

*GameS behind leader.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
WASHINGTON, 7; st. Louis,
Boston, Is; Cleveland, 3.
Detroit at Philadelphia rain i.
Chicago at New York (rain).
TODAY'S GAMES
st. Louis at WASHINGTON.
Detroit at Philadelphia.
Chicago at New York.
Cleveland at Boston.
TOMORROW'S GAMES
Detroit at Washington.
St. Louis at Philadelphia.
Cleveland at New York.
Chicago at Boston.
The Washington times., 1938-05-10
It's This
Way

By FRANK BUCK" O'NEILL
Dennis Mulligan, director Of
the Bureau Of Air Commerce,
pointed to the map of Alaska,
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In Form
Alice Marble Wins
Tuneup Test

NEW YORK, May 10 Q.N.SO.
Alice Marble, national tennis
champion in 1896, was in keen
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today defeated Miss C. e. Wyard,
6-l 60.
A short while later, the Ameri.
can star trounced Miss L. M.
Thorne, 60, 6-1, in a second
round encounter.
Mrs. Moody'S strokes showed her
old vigor and confidence, and she
hit with great accuracy, mainly
from the baSeline.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE

SGameS behind leader.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
Cincinnati, 8; Philadelphia, 4.
Boston, I; Pittsburgh, s..
st. Louis, 8; Brooklyn, I.
New York at Chicago post
pOned).
TODAY'S GAMES
New York at Chicago.
Boston at Pittsburgh.
Philadelphia at Cincinnati.
Brooklyn at st. Louis.
TOMORROW'S GAMES
Brooklyn at Chicago.
Philadelphia at Pittsburgh.
Boston at Cincinnati.
New York at st. Louis.
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Simple Explanation


air, mighty liners that soon will
span the seas and mountains,
linking our Western hemisphere
closely together. His talk chak
lenged the imagination, but he
spoke in terms that the laymAn
could fathom.
You had played touch and go
with this Stalwart nephew Of
Uncle Sam over a period Of
years. There was that day many
years ago when you were coach
Of a high school football team
and a big, gawky kid named
Mulligan was playing tackle on
the rival outfit. The other
tackle was Arthur Carney, but
they were just names then. All
you recalled about them was
that they smashed your power
plays, and tore your line wide
open for their own backs to
score and win.
Later, you visited West Point
and met this same Mulligan
playing tackle for Army. You
attended practice at Annapolis
and there was Arthur Carney
in Blue. And you sat in the
stands at the Polo Grounds and
watched these youthful giants
battle it out. Navy and Carney
held the edge. Finally, in Phila.
delphia. they met in the final
game Of their careers.
Mulligan was captain Of
Army, and at the end Of the
scoreless conflict, the Kaydet
cheering section rose and gave
the long Corps yell for a gal.
liant leader. You saw him wave
o detected hand in response.
plunged into the task Of writ
ing your Story-and forgot him
and his heart aches.
Trails Cross
The trails crossed again. You
shook hands with the boy grown
up in the service of his country.
He wouldn't talk about him.
self. Here and there he dropped
a word or two. He had made
several trips on the i'll fated
Hindenburg, but was not with
it when it burned at Lakehurst.
He knew Herr DIR. Eckner.
who is seeking some OF our
helium gas.
You learned Of the triangle
formed by imaginary lines from
the Canal Zone to impregnible
Hawaii, with the apex at Alaska.
Rapid talk of the new Boeing
air liner that challenges the
imagination of Verne flowed
from his lips. And there was
something about the new
Douglas ships that would make
great reading.
The new Boeing plane.
nightier in every respect than
the Flying Fortresses that make
America monarch of the air, will
soon be ready, equipped with
more horse power than the
united cavalry forces Of the world
could muster.
Seating himself behind his wide
desk, Director Mulligan sketched
the advance in aviation over a
period of years. He presented
the picture in increase Of planes
from a few hundreds to the
thousands of controlled and in
dependent planes that hum
across the skies. He was a
kindly Gradgrind, who dealt
wholly with facts.
The Washington times., 1938-05-10

Fred Perry disclaims having
much knowledge of Budge's plans.
But he feels that Don will Ln-
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6 all. Hunter said no quarter
was asked or given in the match.
The Washington times., 1938-05-10
DIZZY'S UNIFORM

BROKEN BOW, Neb, May 1O.-Clarence
Mitchell, manager of the volunteer fire de-
partment baseball team here, recently wrote
the management of the st. Louis Cardinals,
asking for a discarded uniform.
The club officials complied with his re.
quest, forwarding Dizzy Deans old suit, along
with the following message:
1--WE haven't any use for 1t any more"
Mitchell is a former Cardinal pitcher.
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the West Coast of the country.
"Northward the course of de-
velopment lies," said Mr.. Multi
gan. He stood erect, as befitted
q retired officer of cur Army.
He spoke softly, but with the
firm assurance Of q man Of his
calling. And through his tones
you caught a breath Of the auld
country, for Dennis Mulligan is
sandy Of hair, blue Of eye and
square of jaw, as an Irishman
should be.
"Northward the course Of de-
velopment lies," he said. North
ward to Alaska, where many
natural resources lie. There is
wealth in the seas; wealth on
land in furs. Wealth in the vast
sealing industry, and in the
myriad industries that can be
developed to the north. The
strategic Importance of Alaska
cannot be overeStimated."
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was stopepd at
The Washington times., 1938-08-06
DOUG TO review
TROOPS, JOBS
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appearances, with a binder for
four weeks work.
L want to stick in aviation"
he explained.
That let out 8 flock of other
fancy offers.
AS for the movies-he has three
offers, tentative or final, from
major companieS-he is doubtful.
He is shying away from the
thought of going before camera.
definitely balky on going before
one with a girl.
On the other hand, he'd like
to do a book-like Lindbergh, his
inspiration. More to his taste, too,
is scheduled conference with E.
G. Bern, of the American AirlineS,
in connection with an unfulfilled
contract which he made solely on
the basis of a cross-country flight.
He has endorsed five products
which, he said, Il really used on
the flight"
Some time during the morning,
he must find time to have X-Rays
taken of his chest, injured during
the welcoming process, when a
crowd of admirers rushed in on
him and cartilage in his chest
was torn.
Despite the painful injury, the
young flier went through the ex.
haustive program mapped out for
him. Many hours elapsed before
he even mentioned the sharp
pain that had been Stabbing his
chest. DR.. Willard Ellsworth was
finally called in and diagnosed it
as an injury to the cartilage about
the ternum.
Doug wouldn't think Of calling
off his engagements. So DR.. Ellis
worth bound his chest and advised
the X-rays today. Last night Cor
rigan walked slightly stiff; when
he waved to adoring crowds theEe
was an almost imperceptible winc'
ing of pain in his face. Practically
nobody noticed it, except Mrs
harleS Guggenheimer, who
greeted him at the Lewisohn Sta
dium, where a special Irish con
cert was given in his honor.
The Washington times., 1938-08-06
Eight Cities Adopt
Civil Service Plan

Eight cities have installed Civil
Service systems in local govern.
ment, it was announced today by
Pu blic Administration Service
The cities are Shorewood, Wau,
watosa and Madison, Wis; Fargo
and Minot. N. D., and Alameda,
Roseville and Coalings. Cal.
Positions we're classified and
wage scales drawn in each city
The systems also provide for serv.
ice ratings. in-service training
and competitive examinations.
The Washington times., 1938-08-06
YELLOW LINES
AT CORNERS in
WRONG PLACES
New 20-Foot Parking
Regulation Likely

Those three yellow lines painted
on the curb Of nearly every down.
town intersection are probably in
the wrong places.
Commissioner Melvin C. Hazen
admitted as much today. when
he said that he would call a con-
ference with Traffic Director
William A. Van Duzer and Super
intendent of Police Major Ernest
w. Brown next week in an at.
tempt to solve the parking di.
lemma.
LEGALITY STUDIED
The lines as they are now
painted on the curbs are 20 feet
from the buildings, but this loca.
tion has in many cases no bear
ing on the building line.
The legality of the 20.foot
parking regulation is under the
scrutiny of Corporation Counsel
Elwood Seals office, and Judge
Walter Casey has taken under
advisement cases Of violation of
the regulation.
NEW REGULATION
Ultimate purpose of the confer
ence next week, Commissioner
Hazen said, is to draft a new regu.
lation which will accomplish the
purpose for which the present
one was drafted, namely to leave
all intersections clear for 20 feet,
in order to lessen the danger of
blind corners"
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Traffic Drive
Cuts Toll
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Hazen, today pledged himself to
do everything in my power"
to safeguard Washington child
ren.
II think that parents should
play the leading parts in this
safety campaign by seeing that
their children do not play in
the Streets" he said.
II intend to see that the order
Of Major Brown to all police
men to pick up children playing
in the streets Is rigidly m-
forced"
Meanwhile, Inspector L. I. H.
Edwards, acting head of the Po-
lice Department in the absence of
Major Ernest w. Brown, called
upon precinct commanders to
speed reports regarding streets
which may be roped off and used
as play spaces for children.
Inquests Today
washington youngsters will be
given additional sanctuary from
hazards of the city streets on Mon
day. Thirteen Fairgrounds will
be opened by order Of Lewis r.
Barrett, coordinator of District
recreational centers. Instructions
in traffic safety will be a part
of the program at the Fairgrounds,
Barrett said. The centerS will be
supervised by WPA workers.
In the Southeast section repre-
Sentatives of civic and business or.
ganizationS met to map safety
plans. They agreed additional
play spaces are needed for chill.
dren, pointing out only three
Fairgrounds now serve the entire
section-two for white children
and one for colored.
Coroner's inquestS were to be
conducted today into the deaths
of two recent traffic victimS-Wil.
liam Baylor, colored, of the 300
block Of c st. S. W., who was the
fifty eighth person to die this year
in local traffic mishaps, and
George E. Slaughter, colored, one
of three men felled by a hit-and
run driver Tuesday night.
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.DAVEY SUCCESS.
MENACES PARTY.
COX DECLARES.
Cites Charges Made
Against Governor

MBUS, Chic, Aug. 6
U.N.SD D.-Renomination Of Gov.
Martin L. Davey in next Tuesdays
Democratic primary would lead to
a Democratic rout in the NoVem-
ber election and might injure the
party'S chance in the 1910 PreSi-
Dental election, former Gov.
James M. Cox declared today.
Cox, choice of bis patty for
President in 1920, Urged the nomi-
nation of Charles Sawyer, Demo
cratic National Committeeman.
TAFT FIGHTS BACK
Referring to widespread charges
made against the Davey admins.
tration by a legislative inveStiga-
ting committee and grand jury.
Cox said they stand unanswered
and unrefuted.
Much attention was focused on
the Republican U. S. Senatorial
contest of Robert A. Taft and
Judge Arthur H. Day. Answer
ing Days charges that he seeks
the Senatorship to protect his
own family'S fortune, Taft said:
"Of course that is pure dema-
goguery. Many liberals and
even radicals have owned stocks
and bonds"
Senator Robert j. Buckley bases
his appeal for a second term on
his record as New Deal sup
porter.
His Democratic primary oppon-
ent, former Gov. George White,
promised to support the President
on measures which he feels are
to the best interest Of Ohioans.
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WRITER TELLS
OF SOVIET WAR
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stantly appeared in the sky around
the red planes as Japanese anti
aircraft guns kept up a steady rat
tie of fire. One Soviet plane was
shot down, its pilot leaping to his
death just before 1t smashed into
the ground.
The furious onslaught on the
Japanese positions around Chang
kufeng apparently came as a CON-
plete surprise to the Nipponese
commanders, who apparently
placed more trust in their diplo-
mats than the Russians did.
Early in the day the Japanese
told me they did not believe the
Soviets would risk an actual as
Sault. although they were aware
that troops, tanks, and artillery
batteries were being concentrated.
1t was only a short time later
that the dull boom of guns was
heard from across the Tumen.
Rifle and machine gun fire
quickly followed, then came the
big bombs of Soviet planes at
tacking the japanese lines.
Through field glasses I could
see the Soviet shells bursting
around Changkufeng, throwing
up big clouds of dust and smoke
After a day of fighting at close
quarters, with almost inceSsant
artillery fire, Changkufeng and
Shaotsoaping hills were believed
tonight still to be in Japanese
hands.
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ROOSeUelt'S
Prestige at
Stake inKu.

0.N.SD President ROOse-
welt was in Panama today,
but 1t Is entirely probably his
thoughts were in Kentucky.
For in Kentucky, as no
where else in this political
Off-year, Mr.. Roosevelt has
made an issue of the New
Deal, and Staked his personal
prestige as well, in the pri
mary contest between Sena-
tor Alben w. BarkIey, his
Senate leader. and Gov. A.
B. Happy Chandler, for the
Democratic Senatorial nOmin-
alton.
Only a few weeks ago. Mr..
Roosevelt faced an audience
of thousands of Kentucky
Democrats and appealed to
them to return BarkIey to the
Senate.
Few Presidents have gone
down the line further for a
favored lieutenant.
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NIPPONESE ASK.
Immediate END.
OF HOSTILIT|ES
Withdraw Troops First,
SAYS Litvinov

TOKYO. Aug. 6 1N.SD.-Ja
pans version of the dramatic
RussoJapanese conversation lr
Moscow today revealed the wide
divergence of viewpoints which
brought the Far Eastern rivals tC
a diplomatic impaSSe while guns
and bombs continued to roar on
the Siberian front.
In the drab setting of the So
Wet foreign office, the principals
In a talk which may have a great
bearing on European peace were
MAXIM LITVINOV, Soviet
foreign commissar, recognized
generally as one of the worlds
most aStute diplomats.
MORU SHIGOMITSU,
japanese ambassador to Mos
COW: former consul in Portland,
Ore, and minister to China.
His right leg was amputated
after Chinese bomb was
thrown at him in Shanghai six
years ago.
LOCAL QUESTION
The japanese government, says
Ghigomitsu. views the present bor-
der incident as a local question.
It's policy is to exert every effort
toward its peaceful and rational
solution,
The japanese government pro
poses immediate cessation of hos
tilities on the spot and opening of
diplomatic negotiations for SET
tlement.
If the Soviet government is
ready to accept these proposals,
the Japanese government is pre-
pared to enter discussions on con-
crete matters.
Litvinov says that if the Japa-
nese stop their military operations
and withdraw completely from So
Wet territory, Russian authorities
will have no reason for continuing
their military activities. They will
not then oppose the proposals of
the Japanese government.
WANTS GUARANTEE
Litvinov wants a guarantee by
the Japanese of the inviolability
of the border as established in
the Hunchung Treaty. The map
attached thereto is in RusSia's S
possession and Japan disputes its
legality.
Shigomitsu wants immediate
cessation of military activities,
''for which concrete negotiations
on the spot" should be held.
Tokyo considers practical
settlement of the present incident
possible without touching on the
legal aspect OF the border ques-
ton.