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The Washington times., 1938-03-22
MRS. |. B. SMITH
RITES PLANNED

Mrs. Leonora B. Smith, resident
Of the District for nearly so years
died yesterday at her residence
81 M st. N. W., after q long i'll
ness. She was 76 years old.
Born in Frederick county, Md.
Mrs. Smith came here with hel
family. Shortly after, she was
married to Walter Smith, prom
inent building contractor Of the
District, on February 26, 1875. Mr.
Smith died two years ago in Febru
ary, after celebrating their golden
wedding anniversary.
Funeral services will be held to
morrow at 2 o'clock at the William
e. Sardo funeral home, 412 H
st. N. E. The Rev. Walter Plum,
ley Of st. Johns Episcopal Church
will conduct the service. Inter
ment will be in Rock Greek Gem
etery.
NephewS of Mrs. Smith will be
pallbearers. They are Arthur K.
Warfield, Charles E., George and
Archie Myers, Harry Lorentz.
Clyde Cruit and Mitchell Brooke.
Surviving are two sons, Irving
Smith, superintendent Of Barber
& Ross millwork at lexington; |;
Reginald Smith, in charge of the
carpenter shop for Wardman
properties: three daughters, Jean
cite Smith, Mrs. Leonora Moore
and Mrs. Alice Dugan, and two
sisters, Mrs. Kate -Loranz and
Mrs. Lucy Thompson, all Of this
city.
The Washington times., 1938-03-22
DR.. H. n. CIESE,
War VETERAN,
DIES IN CAPITAL
.C.ChiropraCtor Passes
In Local Hospital

DR.. Howard Nelson Giese, prom
inent chiropractor of the District
died this morning in Emergency
Hospital after a 24-hour illness.
Born in Sweden, DR.. Giese was
graduated with the degree Of med
icine from Upsala University in
that country. In 1915, DR.. Giese
was with the National Red Gross
abroad.
IN ARMY SERVICE
He came to the States in 1916
and entered the Medical Corps
U. S. A. He was detailed for duty
at Walter Reed General Hospital
where he served until the end OF
the war.
He then entered Palmer's
School of Chiropodology in Dav
export, Iowa, and in 1919 re
turned to Washington where he
has been in private practice since
with offices in the Hill Building.
He was a member Of Harding
Lodge, Order of MaSonS, and the
Swedish Society Of Washington.
LEAVES FAMILY
Surviving are his widow, Mrs
Jeanne ProbSt GieSe, formerly OF
Geneva, Switzerland, whom he
married in this city; two sons,
Harold and Charles Giese, OF
Washington, and a sister in Bridge
port, Conn. He also leaves his
mother, brother and sister, all Of
Sweden.
The Washington times., 1938-03-22
Norma Drabkin
Dead in BROOKLYN

BROOKLYN, N. Y, March %.
Death yesterday claimed Mrs.
Norma Loewnstein Drabkin, as
sistant professor Of classics in
Brooklyn College, who died after q
brief illness. She was 80. Mrs.
Drabkin is survived by her hus-
band, DR.. Israel E. Drabkin: her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Solomon
Loewnstein of Jersey City, and two
sisters, Martha and Regina Loew-
enstein.
She graduated from Barnard
0llege in 1926, after winning sew
eral prizes and scholarships. The
following year she became a tutor
at Hunter College. When Brooklyn
College was organized in 1890, Mrs.
Drabkin was appointed an in
structor.
The Washington times., 1938-03-22
Sanskrit Expert
Dies in California

BERKELEY, Cal, March o.
Arthur w. Ryder, 61-year-old head
Of the department Of Sanskrit at
the University of California, died
while instructing a class yester-
day.
Regarded as one of the fore
most authorities on Sanskrit,
Prof. Ryder several years ago
translated "The Panchatantra," a
story written in 200 B. c., which
became a best seller in this coun-
try.
The Washington times., 1938-03-22
Veteran d. C..
EmpIOye
Isl Dead

John C. Armstrong, 81, veteran
of nearly 40 years in the District
government service, died early to.
day in Garfield Hospital following
a brief illness.
Mr.. Armstrong entered the Dis.
trict service in August, 1898, as a
craftsman in the street extension
division. He was transferred to
the surveyors office in February,
1899, and placed in charge Of sub
division work, which position he
held until his death.
He served under three surveyors
William P. Richards, now re-
tired; Melvin C. Hazen, now Dis
trict Commissioner, and Edward
Dent, incumbent. Funeral ar
rangements had not been COM
pleted today.
He resided at the Cavendish
Apartments, Sixteenth Street and
Columbia Road, Northwest, and is
survived by his widow, daughter,
Helen, and q brother.
The Washington times., 1938-03-22
MAI. Gen. WARD
is HONORED AT
MILITARY RITES
New York Veteran Laid
In Arlington Grave

Maj. Gen. Franklin W. Ward,
former adjutant general of the
New York State National Guard,
was buried today in Arlington
Cemetery with full military honers
and with high Army and National
Guard officials in attendance.
LEHMAN AT RITES
General Ward died Thursday at
Albany. He had served with the
New York National Guard in the
Spanish American War, the Mexi-
can Border campaigns and the
World War. Governor Lehman of
New York was among honorary
pallbearers at services at st. Vim
cent de Paul's Church in Albany
yesterday.
HONORARY PALLBEARERS
Honorary pallbearers at the
Arlington service were Maj. Gen.
Albert H. Blanding, chief Of the
National Guard Bureau; Brig.
Gen. Frank T. Hines, Adninistra-
tor of Veterans Affairs; Brig. Gen.
Milton A. Reckord. of the Mary
land National Guard: Col. William
J. Mangine, New York National
Guard; Col. Howard McC. Snyder,
Medical Corps. National Guard
Bureau, and Capt. George G..
Berry, New York National Guard.
The Washington times., 1938-03-22
Woodward BabcOck
Dead in New York

NEW YORK CITY, March %.
Woodward Babcock, prominent
broker and member of the Quar-.
termaster's Corps of the United
States Army during the World
War, died of a heart attack yes.
terday morning at his home here
He was 81.
Babcock was a member of Har.
ris, Winthrop & Co., one Of the
oldest New York brokerage houses,
from 1907 until 1929, when it was
dissolved.
The Washington times., 1938-03-22

Times Excepting children Of
Times emplOyesI.
Any kind of picture may
be sub mite d-althOugh
something larger than .
snapshot is preferred-and
you may send in as many
pictures Of your child as yOu
wish. Just be sure the photo
does your little one justice.
COUPON REQUIRED
Each photo must be identi-
field on the back by the
name and address Of the
child and must be accom-.
panied by the coupon printed
on this page, or q facsimile.
No pictures will be re-
turned unless accompanied
by seIf-addressed, stamped
envelope. All pictures for
this issue of Saturday, March
26, must be in The Times
offices by Wednesday eve.
ming, March %. Address all
entries to:
"Our Beautiful Children"
The Washington Times, 1917
H st. N. w.
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DEATHS

Sidney A. Sherman, IS. o. 8. Sol.
diers HGme Hospital.
Thomas Eagen, SS. 1884 BiIt-
Jesse Cook. II, Ss5s Thirteenth
Mary +. Payne, 10. 1900 Massa-
chusetts Ave. N. W.
Frederick Carress, 90, Georgetown
Harry Wardman, 65. s4ss Massa.
's james BE- B. Lesvitt: "a IS. ss5O wis.
consin Ave. N. w.
Joseph A. Hurd, So, Walter Reed
George 6. Setter. 80. GallinEer
Hospital.
Rnbye C.. Jeffery. 81. -s71O Oak.
Dominic cicale. SO. 1913 n ct.
n. e. ..
Georgetown Hospital.
Beatrice H. Barwick, 49,, Gallin-
ger Hospital.
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Arthur Sanuels
Last Rites Held

NEW YORK CITY. March 20.
Crowding the chapel Of the
Funeral Church authors, artists
and radio stars, yesterday paid
final tribute to Arthur Samuels
executive producer Of radio Sta
ton WOR.
Among those attending were
Edna Ferber, Alexander WOOL
colt, Frank Sullivan and Morris
GeSt.
The Washington times., 1938-03-22

but we want the world t
The Washington Times is
publishing a full page OF pic
lures Of WaShingtOn's beau
tiful children each week.
What's more, the Judges
select from the children whose
pictures are published each
Saturday the child who they
think IS the most beautiful Of
the weeks lot. That child IL
awarded q silver loving cup.
JUDGES IMPARTIAL
It's going to be difficult
each week to choose among
the hundreds of pictures re.
ceived. Th q rs why The
Washington Times has agreed
to leave the choice to q com.
mittee Of impartial experts
chosen BY The Times man
agement.
The rules are simple:
The competition entails
no fee Of any kind and II
open to every girl and every
boy under Is years Of age
whose parents read The
The Washington times., 1938-03-22
Nolan, New Jersey
COP Leader, Dead

sOMERVILLE, N. j., March o.
William D. Nolan, leader Of Re.
publican forces in the State and
three-term member of the New
Jersey civil service commission.
died at his home here yesterday
Mr.. Nolan, who had been i'll a long
time was 81 years old.
The Washington times., 1938-03-22
o, J. RIDER DIES

BALTIMORE, Md, March %.
o. j. Rider, general accountant
for the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road for II years and former au-
ditor of the washington Terminal
Company, died last night.
The Washington times., 1938-03-22

DANIELS, MINNIE EssIE-suddenly, or
Tuesday, March 22. 1888, at her resi-
dence, 1112 Park Place Northeast, MINNIE
JESSIE DANIELS, the beloved wife o1
Arthur A. Daniels and mother of Albert
H. Daniels. Remains resting at the W. W
Chambers Co. Southeast funeral home. ST.
Eleventh Street Southeast.
Funeral services will be held on Friday
March 25. 1888, at 2 p. M, from the
lw. w. Chambers Co. Southeast funeral
home. SIT Eleventh Street Southeast
Relatives and friends are invited to attend
Notice of interment hereafter.
ELLIS, SAMUEL Bon Monday, March
21; 1923, at his Is1deg residence Il 1457 Park m
loved husband of Pearl ". Ellis (nee
Virts).
Funeral from the W. Warren TaItsvull
funeral home. 3619 Fourteenth Street
at 9 80 a. m.
Requiem mass at the Shrine Of the
Sacred Heart at 10 a. M.
Relatives and friends are invited 70
Interment in Glenwood Cemetery.
HOFFMAN, GEORGE E.-on TUESDAY,
March 22, 1888 GEORGE E. HoFF.
MAN. the beloved husband Of Beulah
Hoffman and father of Paul H.. Joseph
v. Martin L.. Donald W., Leons D. and
Remains resting at the W. W. Chambers
Company funeral home. Fourteenth and
lChapin Streets Northwest.
Funeral services will be held on Friday,
March 20, 1898. at II a. m. from the W.
W. Chambers Company funeral home, 140O
IChapin Street Northwest.
| Relatives and friends are invited to attend
| 1nterment in Washington National Gene
terry.
baltimore. Nd, papers please copy)
KING. CAREY E.-on Monday. March 21
1888. CAREY e. KING, the beloved
husband of Valley King and father o.
Carey E. King jr., and Mrs. Grace z
Davis, and brother of Mrs. Laura Osborn
John and Harry L. King and Mrs. Phebe
Perry. Remains resting at the W. W.
Chambers Company Southeast funeral
home. SIT Eleventh st. s. z.
4 Funeral services will be held on Wednes'
lday, March %. 1888. at $3.50 p. m. from
the ". W. Chambers Co. Southeast funeral
home. 517 Eleventh St. 9. E.
Relatives and friends are invited to at'
'sifi Tntermens in Cedar Hill Cemetery. :
Winchester, Va papers please copy.
KNIGHT. LUCINDA BURRIss-on Sun.
day March 20, 1888. at her home
ISpencerviIie Nd. LUCINDA BURRISs
lKETGHT, beloved wife Of the late David
IKnight.
Funeral services at the Free Methodist
Church. Spencerville. on Wednesday, March
l23 1888. at Q 40 D. m.
/, Interment in Union Cemetery.
The Washington times., 1938-03-22
MARRIAGE LICENSES

John W. Gates. 20, 241e Tenth
Is, Cottage City, Md.
Lewis F. WalstOn, 80, and
Daphne G. Borcliff, Is. both Of
Baltimore, Md.
George W. GIL, jr.. 81, Alexan.
dria. Va, and Florence c. simpson,
10, BraddCck. Va.
William G. Spencer, IS, and
g. aelsn " ~ 'O"0S' 1'' OO'" u 40A "
William n. Francis, "a, 5Os6
Seventh st. n. W., and Wilma A.
Dawson, 20, wichita, Kan.
George A. Brownies, 30, Ber.
muda, and Evelyn r. Purdle, Fl,
1900 Rhode Island Ave. n. w.
Weed H. Richmond, 80. and
Madison st. \. w.
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CARDS OF THANKS

MOXLEY, GEORGE Ell wish to az.
press my sincere thanks and appreciation
to friends and neighbors for their Kindness
Idesth q i GEoRaE T. MoxLHSYs.e LEY u Y ssoSes
Thirteenth st. 8. e.
The Washington times., 1938-03-22
Mrs. Shelton Laid
To Rest in Capital

Funeral services for Mrs Louise Bond Skelton of the
Physicians Surgeons Exchange and well known cubwoman
who died Saturday residence 2 Quincy St. Chevy Chase
Nd held today at her home The Rev. j. Hlman Hol
lister pastor of the Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church. offc
aed At the rites Inerment took place Glenwood Cemetery
The Washington times., 1938-03-22
Births, Deaths
Marriages
BIRTHS

George and Margaret Stephen,
boy.
Jeter and Dorothy Smith, girl.
Arthur and Helen MilitZer, girl.
Charles and Priscilla Hyle, boy.
Thomas and Hattie DeVito, boy.
James and Catherine Chaney,
boy.
The Washington times., 1938-03-22

Sticks by the man who killed her hus-
band because he's kind A real life
lean Weekly with Sundays Washington
HeraId-Times.
The Washington times., 1938-03-22
LIVED IN DISTRICT

LIVED IN DISTRICT
Widow of Samuel G. Shelton, an
official with the Bureau Of In
ternal Revenue, who died here in
1928, Mrs. Shelton has been a resi-
dent of Chevy Chase for II years.
She made her home in the District
for three years prior to moving
out to that community.
Born in Brooklyn in 1861, Mrs.
Shelton was educated in Williams
port, Pa. and at the Urseline
Convent in Three Rivers, Canada.
She was the daughter of William
Bond, prominent interior deco
rator in New York city, and
Anna Bond. Lover of travel, Mrs.
Shelton spent much of her early
life in touring Europe and the
United States.
CLUB LEADER
Active in woman'S organiza-
tions, Mrs. Shelton was member
of the Political Study Club, the
Chevy Chase Woman's Club and
the Order of the Eastern Star.
She also took great interest in
charitable and philanthropic or
ganizations in the District.
A granddaughter, Claire Boek-
hoff, Of Chevy Chase, Md,
survives.
The Washington times., 1938-03-22
Woshington's Beautiful
Children in Pictures
ers and fathers of the CAPITAL,

Mothers and fathers Of the Capital.
Yours the attractive children in the land You
know tive know it!
But want the world to know it.
The Washington times., 1938-03-22
DEATHS

ANDREWS, MAJOR ALBERT E-on
Sunday, March 20, 1898, at walter
Reed General HOSPITAL, ALBERT. u. AN
DREWs, major United States Army. Be.
mains resting in the reposing room Of
Walter Reed General Hospital.
Funeral services in Fort Myer chapel
Fort Myer. Va, on Wednesday. March
Relatives and friends invited
Interment Arlington National Gene
terry with military honors. Services by
W. W. Chambers Co. :.
ARMENTROUT, MARY ETHEL--on Mon.
day, March 21, 1888, MARY ETHEL
ARMENTRoUT, the beloved wife of Irwin
L. Armentrout and sister of Beulah Camp.
bell. Remains resting at the W. W. Cham.
bers Co. Southeast funeral home, ST.
Eleventh Street Southeast.
Notice of funeral services and interment
hereafter.
BARTON, JOHN PENTz-on Friday.
Rhode island Ave. n W.. Apt. 8, JOHN
PENTz BARTON. the beloved husband
Pentz and James Ives Barton.
Funeral services from the W. ". Cham
bers Co. funeral home. 1400 Chaplin St.
N. W.. on Tuesday, March %. at $3.50
p. m.
Friends are invited.
Interment in Fort Lincoln Cemetery.
BURGEY, CAPT. SAMUEL F.-on Mon.
day, March 21, 1888. at Walter Reed
General Hospital, CAPT. SAMUEL r.
BURGEY, United States Army, beloved
husband of Gertrude v. F. Burgey.
Funeral services will be held in Fort
Myer Chapel, Fort Myer. Va, on Thurs
day, March "a, 1898. at 2 p. m.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend.
Interment in Arlington National Gene
terry.
Services nv Chambers
The Washington times., 1938-03-22

COHEN, HARRY-on Monday, March FL.
1888, at his residence. 113 Massa-
chusetts Avenue Northwest. HARRY
COHEN, the beloved husband Of Rebecca
Cohen and devoted father of Selma, Irwin,
Sidney, and James Cohen, and Charles
Cohen, of Norfolk, Va.
Danzansky, 3501 Fourteenth Street North
west, on Wednesday. March 23, 1888. at
10 80 a. m,
Interment in George Washington Lodge
Cemetery.
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FLORISTS

so IN up BLACKSTONE, INC. 81 Hf) Up
Funeral Designs
14O7 n st. n. W. Dist. 1900
GUIDE BROS. CO.. Funeral Designs
1919 T st. N. ". MAI. 437s
WADE FLOWERS INC. FLORAL SPRAYS,
$500 UP. S27 14TH ST. NV. RE O62T.
The Washington times., 1938-03-22

SMITH. JOHN Won Sunday, March
20. 1888. at Mt. Alto Hospital. JOHN
". SMITH. the beloved husband Of
Funeral services in the W. W. Cham.
bers Co. funeral home, 14o0 Chaplin Sc.
n. W, on Wednesday, March 20, at
80 a. m.
Relatives and friends invited.
Interment Arlington National Cemetery.
The Washington times., 1938-03-22

RICE. JOSEPH ALvA--on Tuesday. March
22. 1898, at sibley Memorial Hospital,
Joseph ALVA RICE, the beloved hus.
3and of Elizabeth s. Rice and father Of
Joseph A: Rice, ir.. Katherine Elisabeth
Cooke, and John D; Rice.
Notice of funeral later.
Services by Chambers. f-sHs:.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-08-25
IS REPORTED TO
 HAVE FALLEN
Walled City on Yangtze River Said to Have
 Been Taken
FIRST JAPANESE
 VICTORY IN MONTH
Next Attack Is on Nan change, Which Is Air Base
 of Chinese Defenders

SHANGHAI, Aug. 25.-A final and successful drive, according to Japanese sources, on Juichang, one of the major objectives in the Japanese drive toward the pro- visional capital city of Hankow, is reported.
 The victory, if true, is the first notable Japanese avance since the invaders occupation on July 26 of Kiukiang, Yangtze River port.
 The taking of Juichang was in sweltering heat of 40 degrees.
 Japanese observers maintain that the fall of the walled city of Jui- chang put the invaders in a posi- tion to outflank the 30 Chinese divisions deployed along the go miles of railway between Kiukiang and Nanchang, the Chinese air base, another objective in the Han kow campaign.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-08-25
BIG STRIKE IN
 SAN FRANCISCO
All Wholesale Grocery and Liquor Warehouses
 Gradually Closing

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Aug. 25. The warehouse industry and labor dispute spread today to 57 plants and a forecast that was made that a general closing of the wholesale grocery and liquor warehouses would result began to materialize.
 Ten more wholesale grocery com panies and two liquor distributors are closed and two other wholesale liquor concerns, while not closed, said they could not fill orders.
 The spokesman of the Wholesale Liquor Distributors Association of Northern California said dozen smaller plants will probably find it necessary to close within the next AS hours if the dispute is not ended and all of the city's 30 or more wholesale liquor houses will close by the end of the week.
 The dispute started when the warehousemen refused to unload a freight car of school supplies on the ground the car was loaded by "strikebreakers" of the Woolworth plant.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-08-25
Nazi Banners Stream Before
 Hungary Ruler
Hitler Shows Off l6,000 Men in Reafirmation of
 Border Agreements

BERLIN, Aug. 25.-Nazi Germany today followed up it's guarantee of integrity for Hungarian frontiers with the greatest post war military display in history.
 The maneuvers were held before Admiral Horthy, Regent of Hun gary, in a riotous display of swas- tika banners and file on file of marching troops.
 In an exchange of toasts at a sumptuous state dinner last night, Hitler promised the Hungarian rul- CT that We as neighbors have found our definite historic boundaries through historic events" meaning, it is believed, the Austrian annexa- ton.
 Hitler showed Regent Horthy a two-hour parade today of 16,0OO men marching with nearly for gotten old Prussian spirit before a display of sixteen-inch howitzers that are larger than any ever seen in Germany.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-08-25
WILLOUCHBY AVE. PAWN 6, SEWER PLANSAPPROVED
Undertaking Also Wo uld Include Widening South
 Seward, and Sidewalks
APPLICATION MADE
 FOR HARBOR FUNDS
City's Action on Street Im- provenents Still Pend
 ing, Mayor Says

Coming on the heels of assurance from the War Department that the small boat harbor is now to be built Mayor Harry I. Lucas received word from Washington this morn ing that the city's application for a PWA loan and grant of $170,000 for street and sewer improvements had been approved. The Public Works Administration has set aside the money, $93,5OO of which will be a loan to the city and $76,500, or 45 per cent, a grant.
 What portion, if any, of the street improvements project will be ac- cepted has not yet been deter mined, the Mayor said and would not be until the City Council has considered the matter. The fact that a bond issue will be necessary to carry out the city's portion of the small boat harbor projects, now assured, put different light on the street improvements projects, Mayor Lucas said.
 City Must Raise Cash
 The ctiy's cost on the boat harbor is estimated at $88,00O for terminal facilities. the Mayor said, and formal application was made today to PWA for grant of $39,600 and a loan of $48, 400 for the under taking. A bond issue will be neces- sary, he explained, to retire the loan of $48,400 if the proposition is approved by PWA. If it is not ap proved, it would be necessary for the city to raise the $88,000 in some other manner, which probably would necessitate larger bond issue, he said.
 The loan and grant of $170,0C0 approved today by PWA for city Improvements includes paving Will loughby Avenue from Winter and Ponds corner to the city limits at Twelfth Street, cost $107,000; ob- taining right-of way on South Sew ard Street for widening that street, $5,000; constructing concrete side walks in various parts of the city, replacing wooden ones, $9,000; build ing and repairing sewers along Will loughby and in the South Franklin Street district, $31, 200; engineering and contingent expenses, $10,550.
 Costs Outlined
 If the city goes ahead with the street improvements as well as the boat harbor, the total cost to the city would be $141, 300 providing the PWA application for the city's DOT ton of the boat harbor is approved. If the latter should not be, the cost would be $181, 800 as the city would have to raise all the $88,000 in addition to retiring the loan por-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-08-25
COLUMBIA RIVER
 FISHING ENDED
Packers Are Unable to Se- cure Three-day Exten-
 sion-Heavy Run

ASTORIA, Oregon, Aug. 25.-The Columbia River fishing season has closed despite efforts of eight sal- mon packers to obtain a three-day extension from the Oregon and Washington state fish commissions.
 B. M. Brennan, director of the Washington State Fish Commis- sion, advised that the extension was impossible because of obliga- tions to the Federal Government to restock the Columbia River and tributaries on the northern side.
 Packers said they acted because the heavy August run entered the river a few hours late.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-08-25
SHOOT THEM DOWN ORDER
 IS GIVEN OUT
Civilian Planes Flying Over War Area in China
 to Be Shelled

SHANGHAI, Aug. 25.-The Japa- nese Naval spokesman served warn ing today that any civilian plane flying over what Japan designates as the war area in China, is in dan ger of being shot down.
 The spokesman declared that the airliner, piloted by American Woods, owned and operated by the China National Aviation Corporation, forced down near Canton and then machine gunned, was mistaken for a Chinese bomber.
 It is said that at least twelve Chinese passengers or crew mem bers of the r aboard, are still miss ing.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-08-25
PREPARES TO ACT

PARIS, Aug. 25.-A Socialist Party demand for a special session of Parliament was closely followed by an account quoting Premier Da- ladier as declaring, "Germany's mo- bilization of two million men" con- fronted him with "a situation which no Government chief has known since 1914"
 Newspapers witl strong political connections, said the Premiers de- claration was made last night at a closed meeting of the Executive Committee of his own radical Soci- alist party, at the conclusion of which the committee voted him complete confidence"
 Deputy Alfred Wallach, of Alsace, declared Germany's army maneu- vers are now in progress and are designed ito only shorten delays in- cident to beginning a campaign"
 French press reports said Premier Daladier, in speaking his demand to drop to the forty hour week, said, T can't wait for slow changes. am held by the throat and France must be ready immediately-not within the year or even six months. We must begin to produce immediate ly."