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Evening star., 1938-09-04
picture on Page A-4.)
Py the Associated Press.


Py the Associated Press
YUBA CITY. Calf. Sept. 3.-Wil-
liam R. Meeks tonight issued an "ap-
peal to hdnapers" OF his 55-year-old
wife saying he feared to contact them
because OF publicity and asking them
to arrange new means of contact.
The statement. designated for news
paper publication. said:
Appeal to kidnapers-afraid to con-
tact due to publicity. Arrange new
contact. Lines clear Awaiting.
"(Signed) W. r. MEEKS."
Mr. Meeks did not amplify the state
ment, but the Lines clear" phrase was
taken generally to mean that he was
ready for a meeting.
Several hours previously the official
hunt for the missing woman was
brought to standstill and shortly
thereafter Mr.. Meeks said law-enforce-
ment agencies had retired from the
picture to permit him to contact the
abductors and try to meet their de-
mands. which he said was for $4,000
by midnight tonight.
District Attorney Lloyd Hewitt. act
ing as spokesman for the family, de-
MED at a press conference that the
kidnapers had set midnight for the
ransom deadline. as reported previ-
ously from several sources.
Mr. Hewitt also answered negatively
when asked If the ransom sum
Originally was ordered placed at a
loading zone" on the highway near
the Meeks home. Sources close to
the family previously had indicated
the loading zone had been designated
as the pay-off spot
The abrupt withdrawal of Justice
Department agents and l20 National
Guardsnen from the case late last
night was followed a few hours later
by a statement from Mr.. Meeks, a
well-to-do orchardist. that he had re-
quested their retirement in order to
have free opportunity to negotiate.
Evening star., 1938-09-04
Fy the Associated Press.

BORDEAUX, France, September 3.
United States Ambassador William
c. Bullitt caused sensation at City
Hall banquet here tonight by declaring
France and the United States were
"indefectively united in war rs in
peace"
The Ambassadors extemporaneous
speech was cheered by Foreign Minis
ter Georges Bonnet, Minister of Col
onies Georges Mandel, Minister of
Pensions Auguste Champetier de Ribes
as we'll as three senators and eight
deputies who were present.
Bullitt, who was not scheduled to
speak. followed Bonnet, who had de-
clared he and Premier Edouard Dala-
dier were doing their utmost to pre-
serve peace Throughout the current
crisis over German aims In Czechoslo-
vakia."
France and the United States, Bul.
Evening star., 1938-09-04
WOMAN 1O8 TODAY
Work Like the Devil Is Her
Recipe for Long Life.

OMAHA. Nebr. Sept (P.-Mrs.
Cornelia Granny Weatherford, Oma-
ha. preparing to celebrate what she
says in her l08th birthday tomorrow,
said tonight, I'm about to cross the
river"
She has been bedfast the last year
At the home Of daughter and can
enjoy only an occasional smoke, mostly
cigars.
Her recipe for long life: Work like
the devil. do your scrubbin' and wash
in and let the rest take care Of itself, +"
Evening star., 1938-09-04
FIVE DIE, a HURT
AS BUS HITS AUTO
Transport PIunges Down
Bank, 0verturns-Car's
Occupants Killed.
BY the Associated Press.

r, the Associated Press.
BELMONT, N. c., Sept. 3.-A Grey
hound super-transport bus crashed
into an automobile near here late
tonight. killing five persons and injur-
ing at least IA.
The bus. en- route from Atlanta to
New York. crowded with SO passengers,
careened down l5-foot embankment
and overturned
The dead were all occupants Of the
automobile. Coroner c. c. Wallace
said that none Of the bus passengers
was killed. although an undetermined
number were rushed to hospitals in
Charlotte and Gastonia.
Two OF the dead were identified as
Howard Rhodes, 30, and Hall Austin,
Is, both Of Charlotte.
The occupants Of the car, two
women, two men and a small child,
were killed instantly. The automo-
bile was demolished, and the bodies
were mangled beyond recognition.
yAOh 4SIAOOCS VI AIlAIlId, NJd.,
midshipman from the Naval Academy
and a passenger on the bus. said he
heard q deafening crash and then
saw sparks flying. About that time,
he said. the heavy bus tumbled down
the embankment.
The injured included:
w. Ray Householder OF Charlotte,
N. c.. driver Of the bus. cuts on face
and mouth: Mrs w. r. Forest and son
Herbert Of New Orleans. La; Herbert
Dewberry and son Virgil, IA, of Fink,
Fla. slightly hurt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Meier of New
York. r. L. Brady of Charlotte, Mrs.
o. M. Westbrooks of Columbus, Ga. !:
Mrs. Sara Nelson of Greensboro and
her 3-year-old son, J. G. Newman of
New Orleans, Miss Bessie Richards
OF Charlotte, Midshipman Layman
Rhodes of New Orleans and Harry
Kessler Of Brooklyn, N. Y.
Also on the bus, but uninjured
were Miss Thelna McColl of Winston
Salem and A. T. Ayala of Corpus
Christi. Tex.
Evening star., 1938-09-04
RANSOM CONTACT
CHANGE IS SOUGHT.
Meeks Issues Appeal in
,Wife's Abduction Due to
Much Publicity.

BACKGROUND:
Kidndpers Thursday night in
Ddded the home OF ". R. Meeks.
nell-to-do orchardtst, near Yuba
City. Cdlit.. bound Mr.. Meeks aud
his wite and carried of the latter.
The Meeks car. used by the dbduc-
tors, Dds found tep hours later
IL miles dDdy.
Evening star., 1938-09-04
Fy the Associated Press.

Fy the Associated Press
Secretary OF State Hull last night
called upon the Republican party to
defy its national chairman. John D.
M. Hamilton, and support the admin
istration's trade agreements program
That program provides for the re-
ciprocal reduction of import duties by
negotiations with foreign nations.
Accusing Chairman Hamilton of
misusing trade figures so as to arouse
"unwarranted fears and prejudices"
among American farmers regarding
the agreements, the Secretary de-
clared:
Il hope that those for whom you
speak will rise to a great opportunity;
will abandon futile attacks on this
program, and will concentrate on serv-
ing the paramount interests of the
Nation"
Answers Hamilton Letter.
In an open letter, Mr.. Hull replied
to Mr.. Hamilton's letter of August l3
to him, charging the State DEPART
ment with issuing false information in
connection with trade agreements.
The Secretary criticized the G. o. p.
chairman's strange denial" that the
trade agreements program contrib
uted to peace, saying:
1T is serving the great cause of
peace at this critical time when every
possible weight should be cast into
the balance on the side of peace"
Secretary Hull long has contended
that the trade treaties promoted peace
by removing artificial trade barriers
and increasing the flow of needed
goods between countries.
Although State Department declara-
tions are generally the composite work
of a number of experts. the Secre-
tarys 2.500-word letter abounded with
phraseology typically his own.
After asserting the trade agree
Evening star., 1938-09-04
; Die in Second Crash.

LOUISVILLE. KY, Sept. 3 (R.-
Three members Of an Indianapolis,
Ind, family We're killed In a collision
Of their automobile with q Grey
hound bus tonight near Elizabethtown,
KY. The bus overturned, but its oc-
cupants were reported to have escaped
serious injury. The dead were Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Franklin Kennedy
and their 3-year-old son.
GLASGOW, Del, Sept. 3 (P.-The
bodies Of two men burned to death in
the cab of Pulaski, Va, furniture
van that overturned and caught fire
near here were identified tonight as
Ray Harmon and Carlos Mabe of
Hillsville, Va.
Both were pinned in the cab of the
truck which overturned early today
after 1t was in collision with an
automobile operated by william c.
Knight, IS, Of Baltimore. An explod-
ing gasoline tank set the truck on FIRE.
Knight was released under $4,000
bond on an assault and battery charge.
Evening star., 1938-09-04

(See GREENBELT. Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1938-09-04
AID TRADE PACTS,
HULL LURCESG.O.P.
Desert Hamilton, Secretary
Asks, Charging Misuse
of Figures.
BACKGROUND

bAChGhOUND-
Tradtttondlly Democratic in its
tdrit policies, the Ne,D Deal has re-
duced customs leuies by reciprocal
trade agreements in accordance
utth an act passed by Congress in
1884. Secretary OF State Hull is the
chief ddpocdte OF the agreements.
He sees in them courtets of peace
as Dell as aids toWdrd free enter
prise.
Evening star., 1938-09-04

(See HULL, Page A-5D
Evening star., 1938-09-04
WEATHER.

~. 8. weather Bureau Forecast.)
Mostly cloudy and slightly warmer pos
sibly light local showers today; tomorrow,
generally fair, cooler by tomorrow night.
Temperatures Observation-Disclosures, 73, at
IL am; lowest 80, at S am.
Full report on page Az.
Evening star., 1938-09-04

Continued on Page A-10, Column
Evening star., 1938-09-04

(See RESOURCES, Page A.
Evening star., 1938-09-04

tSee BENDIX. Page A-7.)
The Washington times., 1938-10-18
TWO STABBED
IN CAFE FIGHT

NEW YORK, Oct. 18 QN.S0
Two visiting night club proprie
tors, who couldn't find Their
hats when they got ready to GO
home, were stabbed and critically
wounded today in a brawl that
turned the swing club into.
shambles.
Both are in the hospital with
deep stab wounds.
The victims, Raymond and Don
aid Fine, brothers, of Albany
passed up the hat check girl when
they entered the club at 1:30 a. m
The orchestra had gone home
and the floor show had taken its
last bow when the brothers rose
to go.
A wordy argument followed
when the brothers could not fino
their hats. Somebody swung q
fist.
The fight ragged in the barroom
and out into the hallway. A heavy
front door glass panel was shat
tered. The battle continued into
the street. One of the brothers
pulled a fire alarm box.
When firemen and police radio
cars arrived they found bott
brothers on the sidewalk, so bat
tered they couldn't talk.
The Washington times., 1938-10-18
Huge Throng Gathers
For Eucharistic Mass

society the democratic form Of
government is the highest
achievement. All of our hopes
have their bases in the demo
cratic ideal.
even before the adoption Of
our Declaration Of Independ-
ence, George Mason, in the Viz
ginia declaration of rights,
voiced what has become one Of
the deepest convictions Of the
American people: That religion,
or the duty which we owe to our
Creator, and the manner of dis
charging it, can be directed only
by reason and conviction, not by
force or violence, and therefore
all men are equally entitled to
the free exercise of religion, &C
cording to the dictates of con-
science and that it is the mu-
tual duty of all to practise Chris
ton forbearance, love, and char
ity towards each other
Faith of Fathers
I'VE still remain true to the
faith of our fathers who estab-
lished religious liberty when the
member, too, that our forebearS
in every generation, and wher-
ever they established their
homes, made prompt and gener-
GUS provision for the institu-
tionS of religion. We must con-
tinue their steadfast reliance
upon the providence of God.
Il have said and I repeat to
this solemn eucharistic congress
that no greater blessing could
come to our land today than q
revival of the spirit of religion.
I doubt if there is any problem
in the world today-social, politi-
cal or economic-that would not
find happy solution if ap-
preached in the spirit Of the ser.
mon on the mount.
May your prayers hasten the
day when both men and nations
will bring their lives into con-
formity with the teaching OF
Him, who is the way, the light
and the truth.
"Very sincerely yours,
"FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT"
The Washington times., 1938-10-18
Hundreds Killed
In Polish RiotinQ

Riga, Latvia, Oct. 18.-Hundreds
of persons have been killed and
wounded in widespread rioting the
past two days throughout Polish
Galicia, according to reports re-
ceived in warsaw. UkraintanS
opened the terrorist campaign
against local Polish institutions
and for the first time units of the
Polish army have been called out
by Polish authorities, who have
been unable to restore order.
The Washington times., 1938-10-18
Priests Battle
To Stop Arrest

VIENNA, Oct. 1S QN.S0.-Six
Catholic priests, including bishop,
were in custody Of secret police
today for alleged political activi.
ties against the state. Their
names were not revealed.
In addition, Gestapo agents ar
rested an official at the palace OF
Theodore Cardinal innitzer, arch
bishop Of. Austria, charging him
with distributing copies Of the
Catholic version of the demonstra-
tions against the cardinal Octo-
ber 7. y va5
The Washington times., 1938-10-18
'CzECHS TO TEAR
AWAY FROM OLD
MILITARY AIDS
Russian and French
PaCtS to Be Cancelled
By PIERRE J. HUSS

BERLIN, Oct. 18 Q.N.S0.-Th
CzechoSlovakian government, as
soon as its domestic reorganization
is completed and the Czech-Hun-
garian dispute settled, is planning
to announce cancellation OF its
military pacts with Soviet Russia
and France, it was learned here
today.
The new position of the CzechS,
it is pointed out, will make mill
tary relationships unnecessary ex-
cept with their closest neighborS;
while their economic relations
with their neighbors are expected
to resemble those of a customs
union.
RED BAN LIKELY
AS relations between Germany
and Czechoslovakia enter into q
new phase, it also is anticipated
that the Prague government will
officially ban Communist organi-
Zation.
From both Berlin and Rome,
pressure was being brought today
on Prague and Budapest to reach
a settlement of their territorial dis
pute through negotiations.
According to the German view,
sufficient territory probably will
be ceded to Prague to return
zoo, 900 Hungarians and 300, 900
Slovaks to Hungary, but the Hun
garians will not get German sup
port for further territorial claims.
In return for the support which
Hungary has received from Ger
many, it is expected German
minorities in Hungary will receive
cultural privileges and other
rights.
DEMOBILIZE RESERVES
Meanwhile, a 1arge-scale demob-
iliZation of German reServiSts,
called up during the crisis, is TAX
ing place. Among these are re-
servists whose two-year military
terms expired a month ago. Rail.
way lines leading from the Austro.
Czech frontier are jammed with
trains bringing returning soldiers.
The Washington times., 1938-10-18
NaZiS Extend Trade
Grip Into Poland

BERLIN, Oct. IS (I.N.S. .)-NGzi Gern0ny's spread
ing economic influence, aimed at spanning all Europe
stride fOrtO0rd today the Reich concluded i'm
pOrtGnt trode-credit agreement with Poland.
Fruit of the Reichs drOe tOlU0rd the East, the
existing German-POlish trade treaty, Poland uUiu
purchase from Germany machinery factory equip
and tools OGIued at 10000 900 zOlty (about
$22t56O,OOO).
In exchange, Poland uOiU make deliveries of uOoOd
and grain the Reich in accordance Wth the usual
barter arrangements Of German trade pacts.
Announcement of the ReW pact followed state
naent by German Economics Minister Walter Funk
that Germany has UirtuGl economic domino
ti0n of Balkan Europe.
The Washington times., 1938-10-18
Continued from Page II

ILeche of Louisiana were promi-
Inent among the lay speakers.
Farley came to the congress as
the personal representative OF
President Roosevelt.
Without naming any nation nor
mentioning any names, Farley de-
clared that religious persecution
would ultimately prove itself a
dangerous Frankenstein.
Farley asserted he was aware,
as a Catholic, that the history Of
the Catholic church sis a singular
proof that there is no force in the
world today, nor has there been
in past ages, that can destroy
foundations established on the
firm bedrock of eternal truth"
Presidents Greetings
He brought to the congress a
letter from President Roosevelt to
the Most Rev. Joseph Francis
Rummel, archbishop of New
Orleans, in which the President
added the weight of his words in
behalf of religious liberty.
President Roosevelt's letter. a.
read by Farley, follows:
Il send hearty greetings to
you and through you to all who
gather within the hoSpitable
borders of the archdiocese of
New Orleans on the occasion of
the eighth National Eucharistic
Congress. I trust that the
deliberations will quicken the
spiritual life of all who partici-
pate and inspire them with
new zeal for the work of the
master whom we all serve.
I'VE have just celebrated the
one hundred and fiftieth ami
versary of the adoption of our
Federal Constitution, which
guarantees freedom conscience
as the cornerstone of all our lib
critics. We in this country are
upholders of the ideal of democ-
racy in the government Of men.
We believe with heart and soul
that in the long struggle of the
human race to attain an orderly
The Washington times., 1938-10-18
SN|PERS RAKE
SACRED CITY

LONDON, Oct. IS N.N.S.).
British military authorities have
decided to declare martial law
In Palestine tomorrow, the diplO-
matte correspondent Of the Lon
don Evening Standard said TO-
day.
JERUSALEM, Oct. 18 U.N.S0
The crack and stutter of rifle and
machine gun fire, echoing through
the historic old city Of Jerusalem
brought increasing nervousness tc
the new town today, with reports
that fighting in the ancient sec
ton was virtually at a Stalemate
Large areas adjoining the walls
of Jerusalem were cordoned off by
troops as Arab terroriSts pressed
forward with their anti-JewiSh
campaign against both Jews and
British troops seeking to put down
the Arab revolt.
Intermittent Sniping anc
machine gun fighting began al
dawn and continued throughout
the day.
Virtual martial law was de
clared throughout the city while
police and troops Skirmished with
Arabs roaming the Jewish quarter
where new murders were reported
Two battles, resulting in {
large number of casualties, tool
place within the winding alley
ways of the ancient city and
along its outskirts. Sandbags
barricaded the Jewish area, where
British troops patrolled the
streets,
The Washington times., 1938-10-18
SPY CONFESSION
UNCOVERS TRAIL
TO WASHINGTON
HitIer'S Personal Aide
Involved by Story
Continued from Page II

Continued from Page II
In addition to pretty Johanna
Hofmann, the Government is seek.
ing convictions against Erich
Glaser, a former U. S. Army pri-
vate, and Otto Herman Voss,
skilled airplane craftsman.
Rumrich told of mailing a pack
age containing photographs of
troops on parade and an Army
training manual to Sanders. San
ders acknowledged receipt of Rum
rich's offerings and said he was
forwarding them to Berlin "for
approval"
In September, 1897, a messen-
ger, a Mr.. Schmidt. brought Rum
rich another letter from Sanders.
Schmidt said he had lust arrived
from abroad"
The Washington times., 1938-10-18
JAPS SMASHING.
CHINESE B A C K.
AGAINST CANTON.
Violent Battle Raging
Near Important Port

HONG KONG, Oct. 10 d.N.S0.
A major battle, In which japanese
forces unleashed q series OF re-
Ilentless attacks against massed
Chinese defenders, was reported
raging today near Tanghsing, 4S
miles east Of Canton.
While accounts confiicted. the
most reliable advices seemed to
indicate the Nipponese forces,
heavily reinforced, were advancing
rapidly toward the huge southern
Chinese port.
PREDICT CANTON'S FALL
Japanese officials and residents
here freely predicted Canton will
be occupied within twoN weeks.
other versions of the fighting,
prominently published in Hong
Kong newspapers, were to the
effect that the Chinese forces
were holding fast and had delayed
the Japanese advance SO hours.
Ofici0l dispatches to Tokyo
from the South YGngtse front said
NipponeSe troops haze occupied
Yanghsin, Chinese base on the
HankoU-Canto rGiltUGy and haze
captured TeiGn.
another column launching q
drive totOGrd KiSIlui reported that
their aircraft had oUert1ken and
maSSGcred 5000 Chinese fleeing
toWdrd that city.
Before the battle got under way,
well-equipped Chinese army Of
12O, 900 was reported to have i'm
peded the NipponeSe offensive,
which is seeking to effect capture
of Canton by one Of Japan'S "a
nous "pincer" maneuverS.
RESISTANCE STRONG
A Japanese communique. stat
ing the Nipponese forces had cut
the Canton.Kowloon Railway at
several points, admitted the Japa-
nese invasion Of South China was
encountering serious opposition.
Reports from the front indicated
the defending Chinese army in
cludeS the First, Seventh and
Fifty-first Divisions entrenched in
the Wongtong region east Of Can
ton.
Another large Chinese force was
reported maSsed in the hills some
eight miles behind the strategic
center of Waichow, captured by
the Nipponese troops last week.
KAI-SHEK IN CHARGE
Chinese reports said the armies
Of GeneralisSimo Chang Kai-Shek
are stretched behind q defense
line extending from Tsengehen to
Shekiung. Gen. Pal Chungshi,
noted Kwangsi province strategist,
was reported to have arrived in
Canton to take charge Of the
city'S defense.
At Hankow, objective Of the
japanese drive down the Yangtze
River valley, a Chinese communi-
que stated the defending troops
had recaptured Shiweiyao, SO
miles from the former provisional
capital,
The Washington times., 1938-10-18
CIOiSte1ed NeG4eS
To Hear POHUtiff
international News Photo

NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 1S.
Nuns of three clustered orders
will hear a male voice today
for the first time since they
took their, vOweS, when Pope
Plus beStows his blessing by
radio upon the eighth Ma
tiOnal Eucharistic Congress.
Some of the nuns have not
heard a man speak for more
than rs years. Nuns Of the
House of the Good Shepherd,
q fourth clustered order, will
adhere strictly to its rules
and not listen to the broad
cast.
The Washington times., 1938-10-18
18th Street to Elect

Election of officers will be held
during the regular monthly meet.
ing of the Sixteenth Street High
lands Citizens Association tomor-
row night at the Brightwood
School, w. E. Stoutamyer, presi.
dent announced today.
The Washington times., 1938-10-18

Better believe it NOW -. The
'Believe 1t Or Not" Contest starts
next Monday 80. You may win a
trip to the worlds fair -. or a
journey to Bermuda Read
complete details in next Mondays
Washington Herald. Tel. RE. 1894
for Home Delivery.
The Washington times., 1938-10-18
$50 ENCLOSED

presence, Rumrich found $50 in it
in American money, together with
q receipt form for him to sign and
hand back to Schmidt.
In the letter, Sanders said he
had been advised by his central"
that Rumrich would be allowed
$50 per month but would have to
show results from now on"
Sanders also enclosed torn
postcard with instructions to Rum
rich to keep one-half and turn the
other over to Schmidt.
"He told me that from now on
I would get my letters by mes
senger and I would know the
messenger by the other half Of
the torn postcard which he
would show me"
Schmidt didn't like the neigh
borhood where Ru1nrich lived be-
cause there we're too many Jews
around there" Rumrich said. He
advised him to move.
GIVES PHOTOS
Before Schmidt left, Rumrich
"looked around" for something to
give him in the line of military
information" and dug up some
troops pictures from the IsthmuS
from his photograph album.
A week or two later, Rumrich
heard from a Mr.. Wiegand" who
telephoned but would not state his
business. use your imagination"
Wiegand told him on the phone,
and suggested an appointment.
Schmidt came around to Rum
rich's home about a week after
the Wiegand incident. He was
angry because Rumrich had not
moved, told him he must get into
q better, cleaner neighborhood.
He had another vague letter
from Sanders which merely ac-
knowledged receipt of the troop
pictures.
fhOFGI ONL1 SSU
It was now November, 1887, and
Rumrich had profited only $50
from his several months dealings
with Sanders.
The mysterious Mr. Wiegand
bobbed up again in that month.
Rumrich heard of him through
Erich Glaser, who lived with the
Rumrichs.
Glaser handed him a crude
sketch of a man and told him this
man was. looking for you and is
very anxious to meet you"
Glaser said that the man would
meet Rumrich in the lobby of the
Taft Hotel. Armed with the sketch,
Rumrich went to meet and did
meet the subject-Wiegand.
Wiegand had a letter for Rum
rich. Enclosed with it was a $50
bill. Wiegand said he had just re-
turned from Washington and a
visit with Fritz Wiedemann.
MISS HOFFMAN GAY
CHASER and VoSS were sober,
solemn as court opened. Miss
Hoffman, unworried and gay,
chatted with a court room artist.
She wore a two-tone brown
sweater and skirt, alligator shoes
and light stockings.
Rumrich, no longer seated with
the other defendants since his
guilty plea, was brought in after
the others. He was chewing gum
as he took the stand.