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Spain to count the outsiders fighting
for both factions so the plan could be
operative Immediately upon approval
by insurgent and government leaders.
Such approval has been forecast.
Under the plan adopted yesterday
by the full Non-intervention Commit
tee, volunteers in the civil war would
be taken to four Spanish ports, thence
sent home as fast as possible.
Russians fighting on the govern
ment side, under the scheme, would be
brought to London, with Italians and
Germans among the insurgents going
to Genoa and Hamburg, respectively.
Others would be sent to Marseille.
BY approving the plan the commit
tee took the biggest step forward in
nearly two years of existence. It set
in motion the first part of intricate
machinery which may leave the
Spaniards to fight their own war and
grant belligerent rights to both sides.
Observers Would be Named.
Assuming the Burgos (insurgent)
and Barcelona (government) regimes
accept the project, observation officers
would be reappointed at the French
and Portuguese frontiers to prevent
the inflow of men and materials to
Spain. Such officers would be placed
also in 20 to Is main Spanish ports.
France, Germany, Italy and Great
Britain have handed over checks Civ
ing the Non-intervention Board the
equivalent of $250,000 to start the
scheme. Soviet Russia refused to pay
NTH share Of the evacuation ex-
penses on the grounds that govern
ments involved should pay for their re-
spective nationals expenses home.
British Cabinet Meets.
The British cabinet met today to
consider Insurgent Generalissimo
Frances suggestion that Almeria be
set aside as an immune port" in
which British ships would be safe
from insurgent bombers.
Prime Minister Chamberlain prob
ably will tell the House Of Commons
tomorrow what the government thinks
of the idea.
The ministers also considered the
report Of the Earl of Perth, British
Ambassador to Rome, on his talks with
the Italian foreign minister, Count
0aleszzo Ciano. about Italys desire
tor quick consummation Of the Anglo
italian agreement
Evening star., 1938-07-06
D0BBIN HERETO STAY.
VETERINARIANS TOLD

q. s. Is Placed at
$1,73e, ,Oo7, 900.
By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July ct looks like
the horse is here to stay.
DR.. T. A. Sigler of Greencastle. Ind.
reported to the House of Represent
atives Of the American Veterinary
Medical Society yesterday that horses
and mules exceed in value every other
class of animal.
He said the horses and mules of the
United States, valued at $I,739, ,067, 900,
represent twice as much money as all
sheep and pigs and as much as all
beef cattle. sheep and pigs combined
A steady decrease in the number of
horses and mules has been checked
for three years, DR.. Sigler reported.
He attributed Dobbin's increasing
popularity to renewed interest In
riding.
Evening star., 1938-07-06
LOST YOUTH FOUND
Boy, 13, Located by searchers in
Montana Wilds. Unharmed.

ANACONDA, Mont, July s OR-
searchers reported today they found
Robert Russell, 13, missing since Mon
day in the wild Anaconda -Pintlar re-
gion, and declared he greeted them
with Il wish I had fishpole."
The searchers said he was un-
harmed. He was found 10 miles from
the point where he became separated
from his step-father, Charles Tucker,
while on aAfishing trip.
Evening star., 1938-07-06
Gale Hits Liner WASHINGTON,

PLYMOUTH, England, July 8 R.-
The United States liner Washington
arrived several hours late today with
dozen passengers suffering minor in
juries received when the ship en-
countered sudden Atlantic gale Mon
day
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treating foreigners with the same con-
sideration as japanese.
MY wife and I are going to higher
ground tonight. hope to reach
Osaka by launch tomorrow. Also I
hope to find my house standing when
I return"
Kobe, Japan's premier port for trade
with Asia and Europe, lies at the
eastern end of the inland sea. It
occupies narrow shorefront and is
almost surrounded by hills rising
sharply behind it, some more than
half q mile high. Rokko-San, the
highest, is 1850 feet. On the lower
slopes are most of the residences of
Americans and other foreigners.
Domei, the japanese news agency,
yesterday listed 139 dead and al miss
ing in Kobe, with 10000 houses dam
aged by floods.
Osaka, Japan's chief industrial city,
20 miles from Kobe, reported eight
dead yesterday.
The Emperor and Empress have
made money grants for flood sufferers.
The Kobe inundation came on the
heels of serious floods which swept
widespread areas Of Japan. including
Toxic, last week, the result of ex-
tremely heavy rains.
Evening star., 1938-07-06
LANDON BEGINS TRIP
Leaves for Council Bluffs for Radi

Leaves for Council Bluffs for Radio
Speech Tonight.
TOPEKA, Kans., July 6 LR.-AN
M. Landon. 1896 Republican presiden-
tial nominee, left here by automobile
this morning for Omaha, where he
expected to have lunch before going
on to Council Bluffs, Iowa, to deliver
q Nationwide radio speech tonight.
Landon's address, sponsored by the
Republican National Committee and
the county committee at Council
Bluds. will be broadcast from to
$50 pm. &C. 8. To-. His subject will
be True liberalism"
Evening star., 1938-07-06

believed all Americans in Kobe had
escaped the torrential flood. He said,
however, he was making further
checks ON American residents,
Evening star., 1938-07-06

Argentina is becoming one Of the
worlds greatest users Of American X
ray films.
Evening star., 1938-07-06
All Americans Believed Safe.

The State Department received word
from Walter p. McConaughy, American
consul ct KcbA Japan. today that he
Evening star., 1938-07-06
600 School Children Drown.

SAN FRANCISCO, July s (P.-The
Dollar liner President Cleveland re-
ported today at least 900 japanese
school children and 40 Europeans
drowned in Kobe, Japan, when three
water reservoirs, overtaxed by heavy
rains, collapsed.
In . message to Globe Wireless in
San Francisco, H. Estep, chief operator
aboard the Cleveland, said the tragedy
occurred at 9 am. July q pm, E. s.
T., Monday.
Three water reservoirs gave way"
he said, sending q deluge of water
down the streets of Kobe, carrying be-
fore it all that was movable, leaving in
its wake death, disaster and destruc-
ton.
Mr.. Estep said the 600 school chill
dren were drowned and crushed BY
wreckage when . schoolhouse COL
lapsed. He said hundreds Of other
Japanese were believed drowned.
Because Of the collapse OF the water
reservoirs. Mr.. Estep reported Kobe
faced = water shortage All trans
portation was halted. He said pas
sengers aboard the Cleveland destined
for Kobe were temporarily marooned
aboard the vessel and that passengers
embarking on the ship had to walk
and wade through waist-deep water
to reach the ship.
The main streets. he radioed, "were
raging with water and crossable only
at certain points,"
Evening star., 1938-07-06
BAbS' REPORTED
IN NEW ROMANCE
Society Specializing on
Whether Countess Plans
New Marriage.

BACKGROUND-
Count Court Hdng,0itz- Recent
lou, who married Wooluorth heir
ess Barbara Hutton at Reno May
IL, 1885, accused by iDite OF hauing
threatened her with bodily harm
and kidndp their son Lance. Rift
repealed last month When Countess
applied to British court for order
protecting her and son and OBJ
tdined parrant for husbands ar
rest.
Evening star., 1938-04-03
TO ADDRESS 'Y' CLUB
Visitors From China to Be Heard
at Dinner Tomorrow.

at Dinner Tomorrow.
H. S. Young, associate general Sec
retary Of the Shanghai (China) Y. M.
c. A., and D. K. Tong. general secre-
tary of, the Hangchow Y. M. c. A.,
will address the US Mems Club Of
the local "Y" at a dinner at pm.
tomorrow in the central building, 1875
G street NV.
Both Mr.. Young and Mr.. Tong are
scheduled to visit many cities in this
country to study the work of American
Y. M. G. A.
Evening star., 1938-04-03
ESCAPED 'LIFER'
IS CAPTURED HERE
Alabama Convict Is Held for
Quizzing in Recent Crimes
in District.

A man described by police as one
who had escaped from prison three
times-the last time while serving
life sentence for armed robbery
was being held here last night for
questioning in connection with recent
District crimes.
Picked up on tip" the prisoner,
Tom Hamrick, 81, alias Carl Phillips,
was arrested by Detective Sergts.
Tom Sullivan and Elmer Lewis while
walking near Fourteenth and R streets
NV.
At Police Headquarters, Hamricks
record showed his last escape was
from Kilby Prison, Montgomery, Ala.
where he was said to have slugged
guard in making his getaway.
Although without complete details
on Hamrick's activities, police said
they understood he had committed
$4,000 highway robbery before being
sentenced to life at Kilby.
Police said the escape was made
in November, 1886 Hamrick was said
to have been sentenced to Jail on
four other occasions and escaped
twice
Before his record was unearthed. the
prisoner gave his name as Phillips
and said he had been living for three
months in the 14o0 block of Fifteenth
street NV. He gave his occupation as
loom fixer."
Evening star., 1938-04-03
Street Signs
To Be Placed
In Alexandria

The end of a problem confronting
Alexandria, Va, visitors and, in fact,
many Alexandrians-the difficulty of
finding ones way around because of
the lack of street signs-is in view
and will be completely solved if pres
ent plans of city officials are COM
pleted.
Acting City Manager Carl Bud
wesky said yesterday he had been
"rummaging around" and had located
more than 100 street signs which the
city will install this week. These
signs are, however, adaptable fCr
streets in only the older sections of
the city, he said
Complete solution of. the problem
lies in a survey which is now being
made, Mr.. Budwesky stated, which
will determine the cost of equipping
each intersection in the city with.ade-
quate markers.
Mr.. Budwesky admitted the present
lack of signs is source of inconven-
ience to visitors and residents alike.
1t is not uncommon to find many ma
tive Alexandrians asking street direc-
tions of the Police Department or the
post office. One cause of this is the
rapid growth of the city in its sub
urbs.
The downtown area of the city,
however, suffers from a lack of signs
also, and visitors find it hard to follow
directions to many business addresses.
Evening star., 1938-04-03
CATSSTEAL SHOW
AS MICE LAY LOW
Red Mouse Eats Hole in
Box, but Changes Mind
About Quick Escape.

small red mouse gnaWed hole
in his box at the cat and mouse show
yesterday. and then decided against
coming out for look around.
The mouse had been nibbling away
at a wooden section of his cage since
he was sent here by express from
Ohio. He enlarged the exit further
after he was benched at the show
and thrust head and shoulders out
side.
The mouse took one look around
and dived back into his prison. He
was practically surrounded by 1877
cats and kittens.
Their 'meows" drowned the faint
squeaks of alarm, the rustlings that
came from 81 cages for exhibition
rats and mice.
Open Until 8 P. NJ.
Washlngtons first cat and mouse
show will be open from o'clock this
morning to 8 o'clock tonight at the
Lewis Hotel Training School, Twenty
third street NV. at Washington Cir
Gle. Promoters said there were more
types Of rats and mice on display than
had ever been assembled before, with
one exception.
1t seems that Boston Just row is
more or less the center of rodent en-
thuslaSts, and to the Massachusetts,
city went the honor of having the
worlds biggest mouse show last Janu-
ary, Whep breeders from all over the
country entered their pets.
The colors of the mice range from
black and white to various shades of
lilac, chocolate, fawn, silver, cham
payne, cream, dove, pearl, blue, tan
and chinchilla. 1t takes a real mouse
expert, however, to differentiate be-
tween the delicate shades listed in the
official catalogue.
"a Prizes to Be Given.
Thirty-four prizes, ranging from
gold cups to 25-cent pieces, will be
given in 81 classes to be Judged by
Mrs. Virginia Cobb of Newton, Mass.
Thirteen exhibitors showed the 81
mice and few rats. Most of the
rodents were shipped here from Mass
achusetts, Ohio and New Jersey.
The cats are being judged by Mrs.
Mary B. Warfel of Pittman, N. j.,
and include some of the most famous
IN the country More than Is local
are exhibiting cats at
,he show
Miss Mary E. Hantzmon is man.
3ger of the cat show and Miss Dorothy
Mayer the mouse show.
Evening star., 1938-04-03

MADE the trip from West Newton, Pa,
70 Pittsburgh in eight hours. The
modern pioneers" stuck on rocks,
sandbars and nearly hit a bridge in
covering IL miles in two DAYS.
Evening star., 1938-04-03
FREE GARDEN COURSE
TO BE HELD AT M. U.
Seven Lectures Are Open to All
Amateur and Professional
Flower Growers

A free short course garden school
for all amateur and professional flower
gardeners of the State will open at
the University of Maryland tomorrow
night. The course will consist of seven
subsequent lectures on Tuesday and
Thursday evenings.
Prof. A. S. Thurston of the uni
versity staff, in charge of the course,
said it will deal with common mis-
takes in treatment of home grounds,
types Of Towering trees and shrubs
and how to care for them, and how
to select trees and plants in order
to have color in the garden through
out the year.
Horticultural authorities who will
deliver special lectures include Mrs.
Esther c. Grayson of Ridgefeld, N. j.;
DR.. Donald Wyman of Boston; Ivan
N. Anderson of Clarendon, Va; B. Y.
Morrison and E. c. Powell of the
United States Department of Agri-
culture, and members of the univer-
sity's horticultural staff.
Evening star., 1938-04-03
MODERN PIONEERS
HAVE ROCKY PATH
Youths Re.enacting Trek Into
Northwest Territory Slowed
by Shallow Waters.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, April 2.-The strains
Of Beautiful Ohio" chorused by "a
modern pioneers" rolled out over the
murky waters today as the voyagers
resumed a cruise to Marietta, Ohio
their Union Galley" pushed by a
United States Army tug.
The youths shouted and stamped in
celebration Of their departure.
Yesterday the "pioneers,' college
boys re-enacting the trek Of settlers
into the Northwest territory $50 years
ago. rode into Pittsburgh on a bus
after their covered barge lodged on a
sandbar in the Youghiogheny River.
United States Army engineers freed
the craft and towed 1t to a Pittsburgh
wharf.
The first settlers sailed down the
Youghiogheny on flood crest and
Evening star., 1938-04-03
PUBL|CA|D ASKED
IN CANCER FIGHT
High Death Rate in D. C.
DepIored-Apri| Observed
as Control Month.

Deploring the fact the cancer death
rate in the District is much higher
than that for the country as whole,
the Commissioners yesterday called
for public cooperation in efforts to
reduce the menace by means of
prompt diagnosis and treatment.
AS the city heads proclaimed April
to be cancer-control month, in keep
ing with the national program au-
thorlzed by Congress. Health Officer
George C. Ruhland supported the
move with a declaration that many
lives could be saved by prompt atten-
ton to the problem.
Cancer is now second on the list
of chief causes of death in Washing
ton, exceeded only by heart diseases.
The death rate for cancer here last
year was 1902 per 100000 population,
whereas the national average was Ill
per 100000 persons.
For heart disease, the District death
rate in 1887 was 1865. The third
highest cause Of death in the Dis
trlct was pneumonia, with a rate of
,l21.4 per 100000. nephritis was fourth.
with a rate of 982 per 100000, and
tuberculosis sixth, with rate of 94.9.
Frequent Examinations Urged.
Though cancer deaths take heav-
Ter toll in the District than IN the
country at large" said DR.. Rutland.
cit
the medical profession can discover
certain cancers or pre-cancerous con-
ditions in the early stages.
What is more, certain forms can
be successfully treated. 1t means this:
That persons should present them
selves periodically for medical exami-
nation, especially those who have
Jumps which have not been explained
by a doctor. sores that do not heal.
persistent discharges and bleeding"
DR.. Runland coupled with this dec
laration a warning that certain
quacks' will try to take advantage of
publicity on the cancer-control pro-
gram and will try to victimize suf-
ferers from cancer in fake cures" He
aNa>A, AAAC pdDAAS We lIl.
pressed with the fact that worthwhile
cures for cancer come from the or
ganlzed medical profession. This
means that every one should take spe-
clal pains in the selection of a repu-
table physician
Education Program Planned.
DR.. Rutland has planned a program
of education through talks by medical
leaders at meetings of various organi-
cations, by published matter and by
arranging for diagnostic facilities. He
said he hoped it would be possible to
have diagnosis given in the out-patient
service of local hospitals
Statistics released by DR.. Rutland
showed that last year the cancer
death rate IN the District was higher
for white persons than for the colored.
The rate for white persons was 1925
per 100000 as against 1915 for the
colored.
Evening star., 1938-04-03
POISON TABLET VICTIM
is DECLARED SUICIDE
F. H. Herbert, 26, Despondent
Over Loss of Job-Said to Have
Taken Eight of Pills.

A suicide certificate was issued by
the coroner's office yesterday in the
death of Francis H. Herbert, 26, of
6645 Georgia avenue NV. who died
in Gallinger Hospital earlier in the
day from the effects of poison tablets.
Despondent because of the recent
loss of his job with a real estate firm,
Mr.. Herbert was reported to have told
his wife Helen he took eight of the
tablets on returning to the city Fri
day from Rock Point, Md.
Besides his wife, he is survived by
a 14-month-old son, William.
Evening star., 1938-04-03
Ex-senator Gore May Run.

Former Senator Gore, Democrat, of
Oklahoma said yesterday he had re-
ceived many letters urging him to run
again for the Senate and he planned
to go to Oklahoma soon to study the
situation.
Evening star., 1938-04-03
LABOR LEADER STRICKEN
A. Steve Nance in Hospital After
Heart Attack.

ATLANTA, April 2 (P.-A. Steve
Nance, veteran Southern labor leader,
was reported in critical condition at
hospital today after a heart at
tack.
In i'll health for some time, he
was stricken last night at his home.
Attendants said he had not regained
consciousness early today.
MIR, Nance, regional director of
the Textile Workers Organization
Committee, is former president of the
Georgia Federation of Labor and has
held many other posts in the ranks
of organized labor.
Evening star., 1938-04-03
SIT-DOWNERS CLEARED
Charges Against 16 in Crew of
Freighter Losmar Dropped.

BALTIMORE, April CP>-Charges
of misconduct made by the Calmar
Steamship Corp against 16 crewmen
of the freighter Losmar. following a
sit-down strike here last September,
were dismissed today by the Bureau
of Marine Inspection and Navigation.
All the seamen were members of
the National Maritime Union, c. I. O.
affiliate.
The investigation board ruled the
captain of the ship and ships agent
had violated an agreomen, 20 n4Io ln.y
mebers of the National Maritime
Union, by signing on Filipinos to COM
plete the crew, The strikers pro-
tested this action.
Evening star., 1938-04-03
Mems Fellowship Meeting.

A mems fellowship meeting will be
held in the Bethesda (Md) Masonic
Hall next Saturday at pm, it was
announced today.
DR.. Rufus w. Weaver, executive Sec
retary, Columbia Association of Bap-
tlst Churches, will be the guest
speaker. The meeting is opened to all
interested in the work of the Be-
thesda Baptist Church.
Evening star., 1938-04-03
Dead Fly Causes Suit.

Because she suffered from nervous
dyspepsia after seeing dead fly in
a piece of bread at breakfast, Miss
Fay Samuel, a bookkeeper aged "a,
was awarded s75 damages against a
bakery firm, in court in Manchester.
England. Miss Samuels declared that
after seeing the fly she became weak
and depressed and had to remain
away from work two days.
Evening star., 1938-04-03
Golden Cure Sought.

Following the offer of Surajmal
Jalan, a millionaire merchant known
as "the friend Of the poor" to donate
$l87,500 to charity If any doctor can
cure him Of a mysterious disease, his
palatial home in Calcutta, India, has
been besieged by the poor. They COM
pletely obstruct traffic outside the
house praying for the recovery of the
dying man.
Evening star., 1938-04-03
TWO POISON VICTIMS
REPORTED IMPROVING
Man and Young Woman Said
to Have Taken Tablets in
Alleged Death Pact.

William P. Shorty, At, Of the 240O
block Of Pennsylvania avenue NV.
and Florence Hathaway, "a, Of the
300 block of Tenth street NE, said
by police to have taken poison tablets
in an attempted suicide pact early
yesterday. were reported recovering at
Gallinger Hospital last night.
The two were transferred to Gal
linger after being taken to Casualty
Hospital in their own car by Raymond
Kelly of Cottage City, Md, who said
they woke him up and told him they
were sick. Police were told they had
taken poison while seated In their
parked automobile.
Evening star., 1938-01-18
FORUM IS SLATED
ON MEDICAL CARE
Group Health Association
Members Will Attend
Sunday Sessions.

The viewpoint of the medical pro-
fession on problems arising from the
current discussion Of medical care for
semi-indigent persons and the social
ization of medicine will be expressed
in forum to be held Sunday 1T pm.
at the Medical Society Building Au-
ditorium, 1718 M street NV.
Arranged by the Medical Society Of
the District, the forum will open with
brief talks by DR.. Arthur C.. Christie
and DR.. Wallace M. Yater, whose re-
marks will be supplemented by 10
other medical experts seated on the
platform.
The talks and questions put by the
audience, which will include members
OF group health associations, civic
leaders and prominent professional
men and women, will be broadcast
over Station VOL.
The Group Health Association, Inc,
set up by the Federal Home Loan
Bank Board to serve its employees and
those Of the Home Owners Loan
Corp. and afnliated agencies here
with medical care, has been opposed
by the Medical Society but enthusi-
astically indorsed by = number OF
Government officials.
Evening star., 1938-01-18
SLAUGHTER HOUSE
BILL IS SUPPORTED
City Heads Report Favor
ably on Measure to Charqe
for Excess Sewage Use.

The Commissioners today sent =
favorable report to the House Dis
trict Committee on . bill to give them
greater control over so-called nui-
sanoe industries through . Limitation
on the discharge of industrial waste
into the sewage disposal system.
The measure was introduced at the
last regular session of Congress by
Representative Collins, Democrat, Of
Mississippi, chairman of the House
subcommittee on District Appropri-
ations. with view to checking plans
OF Adolph Gobel, Inc, to erect 4
slaughter house in Benning.
Specifically, the measure would
limit the discharge to 10000, 900 gal
Ions year, except by permit issued
by the Commissioners. A firm dis
charging an excess would be required
to pay the cost for conveying, pump
ing and treating.
"The deposit Of large quantities of
waste matter in the sewage disposal
system Of the District of Columbia
by industrial and manufacturing
plants" the Commissioners said, 'im-
poses heavy burden upon such sys-
tenn and it seems only just and reason
able that the persons responsible
therefor should pay the cost of con-
veying, pumping, treating and dispos-
ing Of such waste. The Commission
ers understand that this is the practice
in many other cities and believe such
practice should be followed here"
Evening star., 1938-01-18
G. P. 0. ANNEX HOPE
LIES WITH SENATE
Printing Office Looks for Res.
toration Of 81, 500, 900 Elm.
mated BY House.

The Government Printing Office
looked to the Senate today to restore
IN item in the Treasury-Post Office
appropriation bill for 1899 an item OF
$2,500, 900 for continuation of con-
struction of its annex buildings.
The House late yesterday not only
eliminated the item from the measure,
but cut out q provision increasing the
limit of cost for the buildings from
$5,885, 900 to 100000.
Action was taken on q point of
order raised by Representative Taber
Of New York, ranking minority men,
ber Of the Appropriations Committee.
Previously the House sustained q
point Of order which would have al
lowed use of Indiana limestone in
the exterior construction OF the new
buildings. The original plans called
for the use Of brick.