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The Washington times., 1938-03-08
North 9TH St. Bloc
Meets Tomorrow

Ways and means Of improving
the neighborhood in which they
are located will be discussed at
the first business meeting Of the
Northern Seventh Street Business
Mems Association tom orrow
night. The meeting is to be held
at $3.50 p. m. in the Abbot Voca,
tional School, Seventh and o
Streets Northwest. Bertram Wise
is president and John M. De,
Marco secretary Of the organiza.
ton.
The Washington times., 1938-03-08
Flood Curbs Vital,
Pa. Official Warns

HARRISBURG, Pa, March 8
GN.SD.-At least is years and
$20C .0OO, 900 are the fundamentals
required to give Pennsylvania ade-
quate flood protection, a State
official told International News
Service today.
"You can't rectify in a few
years the errors and lack Of in.
terest of past generations" he
said.
The Washington times., 1938-03-08

I couldn't help but think of
what my grandmother used to say
to all the sad, childless women:
what never made you laugh
will never make you cry"
PALE AND DISTRACT
Josephine Boland was weeping.
Josephine Boland had the pallor
of death. She was barring her
heart. And my sympathy was
more with that mother than the
slip of a girl with the square jaw
and the bowed head who is stand
ing trial for the murder Of her
policeman-huSband.
This was the first murder trial
I had ever witnessed.
But it didn't seem real. What
was that long queue outside the
courtroom doors? Were they wait
The Washington times., 1938-03-08
4 KILLED IN CUBA
las TROOPS RAID
PLOTTERS' MEET
Group Planned to SIay
Batista, Is Claim

HAVANA, March 8 QN.S0.
-Four persons were killed and one
wounded when military authori-
ties raided a group Of alleged
antigovernment plotters meeting
in a cave near Cojimar last night,
it was learned today. Sergt. Full
gencio Batista, military dictator
of Cuba, was quoted as saying
"prcminent politicians" were in
volved in the plot. The dead in
cluded two sailors in the Cuban
navy.
AIMED AT BATISTA
Army headquarters alleged the
plot was aimed at the assassina-
ton of Batista and had been in
preparation since before he
visited Santiago on February "a.
The Havana newspaper Diario
de Ia Marina declared Batlsta
himself knew of the plot and
separated himself from group OF
school children accompanying
him at Santiago to protect them
from injury should an attack
materialize.
SCORES ESCAPE
Scores of conspirators were re
ported to have escaped into the
bush when they were surprised in
the cave by troops of the Seventh
Field Artillery. A sergeant
attached to the raiding party was
seriously wounded in the en-
counter.
It was recalled here the Incl
dent was the first clash between
Batista's troops and conspirators
since Antonio Guiteras and two
companions were killed in an
attempted uprising in MatanzaS
in 1885.
The Washington times., 1938-03-08

ROME, March 8 G.N.SO-Con-
trary to reports from Vienna, Pope
Plus has not yet granted the dis
pensation necessary for the mar
riage Of King Zog of Albania to
the Countess Geraldine Apponyi,
a Vatican official stated today.
The Washington times., 1938-03-08
UNION MEETING

Office and professional workers,
whether employed or out of jobs,
are invited to attend the meeting
of the United Office and Profes-
yEional Workers, Local q, at 532
Seventeenth st. N. w., at 8 p. m,
tonight.
The Washington times., 1938-03-08
RUSSELL ENTERTAINED

Charles T. Russell, who retired
from the Bureau of Internal Reve-
nue. March l to enter private prac-
t1ce. was guest of honor at a din
ner at the Manor Club, given by
200 former associates last night.
Russell was formerly in charge of
the bureaus income tax unit.
The Washington times., 1938-03-08
Judge, Irked Denies
Mrs. Ryan's Appeal
oDelay Testimony
mo More Recesses,'
Jurist Orders
AS She Stalls
Nv DOROTHY KILGALLEN


NEW YORK, March 8 d.N.SJ.
no the disappointment Of a
crowded courtroom, Mrs. Patricia
Ryan claimed again today-for
the second time in as many days
that she was not ready to take the
stand at her trial for the Staying
of Michael Ryan, her patrolman-
husband, last october.
"Your honor" Defense Attor-
ney H. Bennett Solomon told
Judge Patterson, mrs. Ryan Is
not yet ready to take the stand.
I have decided to go on with my
case by recalling her mother.
mo MORE RECEssEs"
Obviously nettled, Judge Patter-
son observed:
yesterday I gave the defeno'
ant half a days recess on the
understanding that she was 10
take the stand today. There
will be no more recesseS for the
defendant"
The State, which has rested lCS
case, produced witnesses VINO
quoted the 20-year-old widow as
saving she killed her husband be-
cause he was mean" to her. The
defense is expected to be based
on Ryan's alleged "lustful and
drunken abuse" Of the defend
ant.
MOTHER is CALLED
salomon's first witness today
was Mrs. Josephine Boland'
mother of Mrs. Ryan, who said
on the night Ryan was slain IN
his Bronx home, she took care OF
her daughters two small chill
dren.
Above everything, Mrs. Ryan
would like to avoid telling why
she killed him, for she is bitterly
ashamed to recite the details OF
their married life.
OWN STAR WITNESS
But she will do it.
She will be the first witness OF
the day, her own star witness, ana
she will tell her tragic story to a
room packed with avid listeners.
AS she waited to be summoned
to the stand for the second time
the first time she was called, she
shook her head in silent refusal
and would not go-Patricia Ryan
was a picture Of fright and agony.
She is 81, but looks 40. Her
face is stained from many tears,
her eyes Redeemed and hah-closed
with weeping. Her black hair,
limp and uncared for, hangs
about her cheeks in wisps; she
wears black, and she sits huddled,
as il q chill wind of adversely
blew about her.
She cries and often falnts.
There is no observer in the court
room who believes she will be able
to get through the hours of testi-
flying without collapsing several
times, especially since facing the
ordeal is so painful that she
begged to be let off,.
The Washington times., 1938-03-08
Ry.MARY PTCKFORD

NEW YORK. March QNS).-I witness to grief
the nth degree From the table in Bronx county court
watched Mrs. Josephine Boand mount the stand to try
save her baby Patricia Ryan from electric chair.
The Washington times., 1938-03-08
Ryan Trial a Study
Of Mothers Heart

Editors Note-Mary Pickford getting tirst-hand I'M
formation the gathering of neaOs the Ryan
der trial feature aUriter for the JOmGIAmericGm
today Her story foLlOaUs-IN.S.
The Washington times., 1938-07-26
Motorists Escape Serious Injury
Trailer Truck Overturns Avoiding Crash

ARLINGTON, Va. July 26.
Several motorists narrowly es-
capped having their cars plowed
into by a large trailer-truck at the
intersection Of Columbia Pike and
the Washington Richmond High
way last night as the truck driver
was forced to use an embankment
to stop his heavily-loaded van.
Witnesses to the accident said
the van was heading toward Wash
ington on the highway when the
traffic light changed as 1t ap-
preached the intersection. I'm
mediately a stream of cars pro-
ceeded on the highway from Co
lumbia Pike.
Realizing that his power brakes
had failed, the van driver, who
failed to give police his name,
turned his huge van toward an
embankment on the right. The
big truck ran up the grade and
overturned. The driver escaped
unhurt.
In less than 80 minutes the van
had been put back on its wheels
and the road cleared.
The Washington times., 1938-07-26
ENGLAND Halls
R U n NCIMAN AS.
CZECH MEDIATOR.

LONDON, July 26 G.NSO.-A
statement by Prime Minister
Chamberlain to the House of Com
mons was eagerly awaited today as
speculation ran high over the "in-
side" diplomatic negotiations
which led to appointment of Wis
count Runciman as mediator"
between the Czechoslovakian gov
ernment and tn e Sudeten Ger
mans.
Decision of Prime Minister
Chamberlain to dispatch the
former president of the Board Of
Trade to Prague on a mission
which may go a long way toward
ameliorating a dispute which has
long threatened to plunge Europe
into war was hailed on all sides in
England.
But there was keen discussion
regarding the diplomatic negotia'
tions which preceded Runciman's
selection.
The British Government was
firm in insisting Lord RuI1ciman
will function as an advisor
rather than as an arbitrator, but
observers pointed out there would
be little likelihood of his mission
attaining success unless he were
vested with considerable mediator
powers.
Primarily, 1t was understood,
Lord Runciman's job will be to
help the Czech government leaders
find solution of their problems
in reaching a minorities statute
for the 100000 Sudeten Germans
equally acceptable to both sides
in the dispute.
The Washington times., 1938-07-26
DER FuEHRER IN CHARACTERISTIC GREETING

for all minorities except them
selves.
1t would also mean endanger
ing the military security of the
Sudeten region
The Czechoslovak government
refuses thus to violate its demo
cratic constitution and its duty to
safeguard its borders. Here is
deadlock even in the surface con-
flict.
Beneath the surface is the fact
that the Henleiners, as their Off
cials freely admit in private, do
not want merely autonomy, nor
merely the annexation of Sudeten
Germany to the Reich, but want
the whole of Bohemia and Mo-
ravia, and intend to throw the
100000 Czechs back into the
servitude they endured for 300
years under the Austro-Germans.
Thus the German minority prob
lem IN Czechoslovakla is insoluble
so long as the NaZi government
lasts in Germany. The NaziS for
their part cannot relinquish their
program to expand southeastward
through Czechoslovakia.
That is the path to the Balkans,
to the wheat and Oil of Rumania,
essential for the fulfiliment of the
eternal German desire for fully
rounded empire, sufficient unto
itself at least to the degree that
America, the British empire, and
the Soviet Union are Self-sufficient.
It is also one way to block
Soviet Russia, considered by Hitler
to be his implacable enemy, the
Bolshevik devil to whom Der
Fuehrer is Saint George. Finally
it is the gateway to the East, with
nothing less than India as the
final goal, for in the last analysis
it is world power the NaZiS claim,
Meanwhile, England is the arbi-
ter, because the Germans believe
the Czechoslovak government will
do what England wants done. So
the HenleiIers are striving to
prove to England that they have
a fair case. worthy Of support by
any lover of fair play, while the
Czechs must prove that they have
done everything short Of national
suicide to satisfy the Germans.
That is the meaning of the
Prague negotiations. If an agree.
ment Is signed at all, it will not
be a treaty but a truce.
The Washington times., 1938-07-26
ReuoLt Threats
Often Heard

In April, 1882, interviewed him
at the moment Chancellor Bru-
ening had dissolved and forbidden
his storm troops.
This will be his end" predicted
some. Hitler laughed when I
asked him what it meant.
Wait and see," he exclaimed.
-Four months later Hindenburg
invited him to take a seat in the
cabinet, but he refused in order a
little later to become chancellor
Half a dozen times he was
threatened with revolts within his
party, sometimes of such serious
ness as to encourage the belief he
could be overthrown. He always
suppressed them with ease.
On June 80, 1884, many pre-
dicted Hitler's fall, because he an
nounced a revolt of the storm
troops against him. Hitler killed
upward of 5O0-some estimate
more than 1,000-of the so-called
rebels, including the commander
in-chief of the storm troops Cap
tain Roehm, the only man to
whom Hitler said Thou" and not
q survivor stirred a finger.
The Washington times., 1938-07-26
Italy Opens Drive
To Restrict Jews

ROME, July 26 UN.S.O.
Apprehension gripped Italy'S
$4,000 Jews today after Pre-
mier MuSSOlini announced the
beginning of an "aryaniza-
ton" drive similar to that in
Germany.
II Duce revealed his new
campaign through an an.
nOuncement by Achille Star.
ace, secretary general of the
Fascist party, who informed
a delegation of university pro
fessOrs Of legislation to regu-
late the Jewish and racial
problem"
Gas to the Jews" said the
cOmmunique, "they have for
thousands of years considered
themselves a race apart and
superior to the others. It is
notorious that despite the
tolerant policies of our regime
the Jews have in every nation
with their men and means
constituted a general staff of
anti-FaScism."
The Washington times., 1938-07-26

members of the Jewish RevisioniSt
organization in An effort to ap-
prehend those guilty of planting
the bomb, which made a ShambIeS
Of the Arab market.
Outside Haifa, three Jews were
killed and some 20 were wounded
in Arab attacks.
SCENE OF DESOLATION
The region about the market
in Haifa presented a scene of
abject desolation. Flames ignited
by the blast spread to nearby
Arab houses, whose occupants sat
in the streets beside the meager
belongings they had rescued.
Immediately after the blast
Arabs launched a series of repris'
ais in the Jewish quarter of the
city,
The Washington times., 1938-07-26
HenIeiners Firm
In Nazi Demands

To this first reason for expect
ing a renewed German attempt
on Czechoslovakia come the facts
about the present negotiations be-
tween the 100000 Sudeten Ger
mans, represented by Hitler's fol-
lower, Konrad Henlein, chief of
the Sudeten Germany party, and
Dr.. Milan Hodza, prime minister,
representing the whole nation of
100000.
The chief fact is that there is
no chance of any permanent
agreement, because the Henleiners
mean to disrupt the CzechoSlovak
state, while the state refuses to be
disrupted.
The minimum demands Of Hen.
lein after the Austrian conquest
were for absolute autonomy within
the CZechoslovak state, plus the
abandonment by Prague of its
alliance with France and Russia
BY autonomy, the Henleiners
mean that they shall have police
power over all Germans. and the
right to administer their autono
nous territory according to Nazi
principles. This would mean giy
ing the German minority of So
cialiSts, Democrats, Communists
and Jews into the hands of mer
who believe in concentration camp
The Washington times., 1938-07-26
JAPAN'S CLAIM
TO CAPTURE OF
KIUKIANG DENIED
Port Is Defense Key
to Chiang's Capital

SHANGHAI, July 26 0.N.SO,
japanese authorities today claimed
capture of Kiukiang, vital Yangtze
River port which had been a
strategic key in the Chinese sys-
tenn for defense of Hankow.
The Nipponese claim, issued inan
official communique released at
Hongkong, followed a month.long
battle that took thousands Of
lives and "scorched" huge areas
of territory.
DISPUTED BY CHINESE
Chinese officials, hours after the
japanese claim was issued, did not
concede- fall of the city, situated
1876 miles east of Hankow, Chang
Kai-Shek's provisional capital.
Latest Chinese reports indicated
the defenders were still holding
out at Kiukiang, though appar.
emily fighting a losing battle.
These advices sadi street fighting
was still proceeding inside the
city, but that the japanese river
fleet had passed beyond Kiukiang
and was shelling retreating
Chinese forces.
AMERICANS IN PERIL
The Japanese claimed they had
secured control of Lake Poyang,
near Kuling, and were threatening
the Chinese rear guard between
Kukiang and Nanchang.
Meanwhile, Americans and
other foreigners in the resort city
of Juling, also in the path of the
Japanese drive against Hankow,
were ordered to evacuate the city,
according to adviceS received by
the American consulate here.
The United States gunboat
Monocacy and the British gunboat
Cockchafer lay at anchor off Kiu-
kiang and were believed endan-
gered by shells hurled into the port
by Japanese warships.
FEARS FOR SAFETY
Anxiety arose here as to the
safety of the vessels and of Ameri-
cans and other foreigners in Kiu.
kiang as hours passed without d.
rect news of their situation.
The Washington times., 1938-07-26
ARAB -JE WISH
VIOLENCE TOLL.
MOUNTS TO 81.
5 More Killed in New
Holy Land Rioting

JERUSALEM, July rs U.N.S.).
Five new deaths occurred today
In fresh outbreaks Of riOting
between Jews and Arabs in
various cities of Palestine, jump
ing the twO-day death toll to 50.
Two Jews were killed when
an Arab gane raided q Jewish
settlement in Upper GalilIee.
Police rounded up and killed
two of the marauderS.
A Jew was stabbed to deatk
in the Old City Of Jerusalem
just as police found Q priIni-
tive homemade bomb and .
dangerous land mine planted
near q movie house. The infer
nal machines were set to explode
at 8 q. m. and were discovered
only an hour before the dead
line.
HAIFA. July 26 0.N.S).-Ar
mored cars, troops and police
patrolled the streets Of this Holy
Land port today to prevent repeti.
ton Of yesterdays bloody Arab.
Jewish disorders, which left Al
persons dead and more than So
wounded.
Explosion Of a huge bomb in a
crowded Arab market-place, and
resulting riots, were responsible
for the casualties. The dead COM
prised 43 Arab men and women
and four Jews. Forty-one Arabs
and II Jews were wounded.
MANY WILL DIE
Many of the injured we're ex-
pected to die. In an effort to pre-
vent new clashes, Haifa was
placed under rigid military rule
as British marines, soldiers and
police patrolled the city.
Police hunted for extremist
The Washington times., 1938-07-26
Exemption Sought
By Cuban Veterans

HAVANA, July 26 G.N.S).-Ex-
emption from the provisions of
Cuban native labor laws for the
125 United States veterans of the
World War residing in Cuba has
been asked by the local post of
the American Legion from DR..
Portuondo Domench, secretary of
labor. Exemption has already
been given veterans of the Spanish
American War.
The Washington times., 1938-07-26
Hitler MOUeS On:
Hitler MOUes On:
TREATY DECLARED FUTILE
IN PRAGUE NEGOTIATIONS
Truce, No Real
Peace, Seen by
KniCkerbOCker

The innate characteristics OF
ReichStuehrer Hitler demand
that he knock again at the
gates OF CsechOSloUGki1," dc-
cording to H. r. Knickerbocker,
foreign correspondent, 1Dho dis
cuSSeS this psychological aspect
OF the situation in the tolouing
article. second of a series OF sir.
By H. R. KNICKERBoCKER
Copyright, 1883, by International
The Washington times., 1938-07-26
Carnegie Castle Ready
For Heiress' Marriage

DORNOCH, Scotland, July 26
0.N.S). Last-minute prepara-
tions we're rushed today at Skibo
Castle, home of the late Andrew
Carnegie, for tomorrow's brilliant
wedding uniting Louise Carnegie
Miller, granddaughter of the steel
king, and James F. Thomson,
Scottish lawyer.
The marriage ceremony joining
the 18-year-old American heireSs
and the 41-year-old attorney will
be performed in Dornoch Cathe-
The Washington times., 1938-07-26

dral. While the wedding is in
progress, Skibo estate workers will
place flowers on a stone cairn
overlooking the castle in honor OF
the late steel magnate, who once
predicted:
Wedding bells will yet ring
at Skibo for Carnegie"
The castle will be the scene Of
a magnificent reception for 1000
wedding guests. Bonfires will
blaze to signalize the event. After
a wedding trip the couple will re-
side in Edinburgh.
The Washington times., 1938-07-26
Youth, 20, Cleared
In Brother KilIinu

CHICAGO, July 26 Q.N.SJ. g.
Leo O'Rourke, 20, won speedy ex.
oneration by O coroner'S jury to-
day for the Staying of his elder
brother, Thomas, 25. O'Rourke
claimed he shot his brother wher
the latter, an ex-convict, threat
ened to kill the brothers father.
The Washington times., 1938-07-26
Checked Only Twice
In Foreign Affairs

Hitler has been checked only
twice in foreign affairs. The first
time was on July Is, 1884, when
$50 Nazis killed Chancellor Doll
fuss in the Vienna chancery and
waited for Hitler to send the
Austrian Nazi legion from Bavaria
to complete their putsch. Musso-
Ini modified on the Brenner and
Hitler was checked, but four years
later, just last March, he got his
revenge.
It was revenge richer than that
The Washington times., 1938-07-26
Copyright. 1888, by International
ServlCel
PRAGUE. July 26


l. next year or many years
from now, Hitler will return
again sometime 10 knock at
the gates of CzechOslovakia.
He may turn aside for a mo-
ment to direct his attention
to Danzig. or Memel, or
Schleswig -Holstein, or Hun
gary. but there are several
reasons for the belief, now
held almost unanimously
throughout Europe, that he
will eventually V come back to
the attempt that failed last
May.
The first is the character and
experience of Der Fuehrer. Te-
nacity is Hitler's leading charac-
teristic He has never yet been
permanently stopped. A score of
times it looked as though he had
been defeated, but every time he
came back and won.
In November, 1923, I saw him
blown off the Odeonsplatz
by the machine-gun fire of the
Reichswehr, and then I saw him
tried and condemned to fortress
confinement for high treason. His
party went to pieces without him
and he was forgotten. Ten years
later the has-been was dictator Of
Germany.
The Washington times., 1938-07-26

granted to most men, even lucky
ones.
He had to wait four years, until
he got his army, but he finally
won Austria more easily and bril-
liantly than anyone had believed
possible. The cap on his triumph
was his message to Mussolini who
was forced this time to remain
passive. Hitler telegraphed gen.
erously, gratefully:
"Mussolini. / will never forget
this from you." a line which drew
more bitter laughs than any polit-
ical event in this decade.
Now Hitler has been checked
once more by the one people he
hates as badly as he does the
Jews. The Czech army made the
German army, commanded in
chief by Adolf Hitler, draw back!
Evening star., 1938-08-25
Another Maritime Advance.

Early in 1910 the United States is ex-
pected to have riding the North Atlantic
waves passenger ship which will rival
those OF foreign countries which an
nually take thousands Of Americans
abroad. The keel for the big ship, to
displace $4,000 tons, was laid this week
at Newport News, Va, Rear Admiral
Emory S. Land, chairman of the United
States Maritime Commission, driving
home the first rivet.
1t is one Of the substantial moves to
make the United States a maritime na-
tion in reality, but to carry out its work
the Maritime Commission must have
the support Of Americans who cross the
Atlantic for pleasure and business, much
more In fact than has been given re-
Gently to certain public officials who
have gone abroad.
The new vessel will have the latest
appointments. 1t will have accommoda- =
tions for 1,2ls passengers and carry a
crew of 639-a crew that will work for
wages guaranteeing them the American
standard Of living and working condl-
tions. This, Of course, will make operat-
ing costs greater than those Of foreign
vessels, but those who travel for pleasure
and demand certain standards should not
look at the mere price of q ticket when 1t
comes to a choice between a vessel n.y.
ing their own flag and one flying that
of foreign country.
But 1t goes deeper, even, than this, for
these vessels are the ones which will
serve with the Navy in the event of a
conflict in later years. and the patriotic
spirit of the American public should he
great enough to move them to support
the American lines as a part of the
move for national defense system that
will have floating material when it is
needed.