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Evening star., 1938-07-19
DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED

NEW YORK July 10 fP)-Prepared BY
the Standard Statistics Co.:
Accumulated.
Pc Stk of Pay
Rate riod. record. able.
Pitts Brewing $3.50 pf 81 - T-29 SIS
Stott BriQuiet So pf SOC - 7-22 81
Participating.
Merchants g. Mfrs Sec
So ptc pf 26c - SO Sis
Resumed.
q &, Internatl Sec
SIS 1st pf Sl.H5 1-2S 81
Reduced.
AXelson Mfg FAC T-15 I'D
Brewer q Co Ltd SOC NJ 1-2O 20
No Action Taken.
Whitaker Paper
Passed.
Colonial Trust Co. Bait.
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FREIGHT CARLOADINGs.

NEW YORK. July 10 0P-Revenue
freight carloadings on railroads report
inc. today for the week ended July 10
included:
July 18 Prev wk Yr. ago
Ches., & Ohio 25.906 22.442 3l.s55
Nickel Plate 1262S 10.617 14.772
Pee Marquette 1887 6S1O I0S99
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MONTREAL SILVER.

MONTREAL. July 10 A.-silver fu-
lures opened unchanEe9 to I'VE points
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a Also extra or extras.
Declared or paid so far this year.
RPaid last year.
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NEW YORK RUBBER.

NEW YORK. July 10 0P-Cruds rubbsa
futures opened 1914 hishsF. july yns
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FOREIGN BONDS

ww-With warrants xw-Without war.
rants. New. st (stp)-Stamped
sNegotiability impaired by maturity
tCompanies reported in receivership.
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Bid and Asked Prices.
BONDS.
PUBLIC UTILITY.
MISCELLANEOUS
STOCKS.

Chevy Chase Club 1st 4h4s l04
Col Country Club 1st 44s 1O2
Ter Ref g. w Cor lst 4As 10l
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By private wire direct to The Star.
The Washington times., 1938-12-22
FQSCiStS Led
Franco Plot
Continued from Page u

L L
cording to information reaching
Paris. Franco officials decided to
take a firm stand.
The frontier between France
and insurgent Spain was closed,
and a purge of the dissident ele-
ments was set to begin December
4. For reasons not yet known,
action was delayed.
Great confusion continued to-
day about the internal situation
In nsurgent Spain as Franco Of
ficials denied reports of trouble
and Spanish government sources
countered with allegations that
Franco is no longer master of the
situation behind his own lines.
FRANCOCISTAS AWAKE
Reports from Hendaye on the
Franco-SpaniSh frontier asserted
rumors were widespread of a
weakening of Frances position.
Franco officials, while denying
these rumors, admitted spies had
been arrested, and steps for the
defense of the regime taken after
the Harold Goodman incident, in
which important military plans
were found in a British diplomatic
pouch.
The inSurgent press agency in
Paris today denied the ridiculous
reports about plots, cOnSpiracieS
The Washington times., 1938-12-22

largely to his adamant refusal to
permit export of helium to the
Reich for use in the new trans
Atlantic Zeppelin.
The Nazi government has
stamped him in the German mind
as the Reich's public enemy No.
l." 1t was believed the Wilhelm
strasSe objected not only to the
Secretary's attack on Hitler but
also to his criticism of Col. Charles
A. Lindbergh and Henry Ford for
accepting high Nazi decorations.
How can any American"
Ickes asked, accept a decora-
ton at the hands of a brutal
dictator who, with the same
hand, is torturing thousands of
his fellow human beings? Per
haps Henry Ford and Colonel
Lindbergh will be willing to
ansWer?"
The Washington times., 1938-12-22
SLIM VICTORY
FOR DALAD|ER

PARIS, Dec. % O.N.SO. Pre-
mier Edouard Daladier today won
narrow victory in the Chamber
Of Deputies on a test of an essen
tial part of his four-year plan for
national reconstruction.
Thirty-four abstentions made it
possible for the premier to win a
seven-vote majority in the second
test of his parliamentary strength
since the general strike fiaSco.
BY 291 to 284, the chamber rati-
fled insertion in the 1899 budget
appropriation of a section approx
ing Finance Minister Paul Reyn-
aud'S decree laws.
Daladier's scheme of putting
Frances economic and financial
house in order by the use of de-
cree laws will face further par.
liamentary examination tonight
and tomorrow. It is expected,
however, that the government will
be able to win by narrow majori-
ties.
The Washington times., 1938-12-22
lCkeS Denounced
By German Press
.aziS Angry Over
His Attack
On Hitler
CONTINUED from Page II

CONTINUED from Page II
less interest what Mr.. Ickes has
now to say. If he remains ST.
lent, only one remark can be
made. That is that he is under
the same cover as the Bolshe-
vikS. and thereby is aiding the
revolution in America"
The words under the same
cover" are a popular German
idiom. It means much the same
as the American expression bed
fellows"
Ever since publication of Ickes'
speech, political observers here an
ticipated a formal German pro
test, but the vigor of the repre-
sentation caused some surprise.
1t has long been acknowledged,
however, that except for Mayor
LaGuardia, Iekes is the American
most hated in Germany, due
The Washington times., 1938-12-22

and executions" in Franco Spain.
Certain spies, it was said, had
been arrested, as happens in any
war, but "there have been no
other arrests since those made
after the OppOrtune disclosures
0t Irun."
1t was at Irun that a package,
containing plans for Francois long
delayed new offensive against gov
eminent forces. was found in
pouch en- route in custody of Good
man, British vice consul, from
San Sebastian to ST. Jean de Luz.
A communique from insurgent
headquarters at Burgos admitted
seizure of Goodman's diplomatic
bag which, it was said, was found
to contain documents and mill
tary information undoubtedly des-
tined for the enemy" A quantity
Of money also was said to have
been found in the bag, leading to
suspicion of smuggling of unde-
clared sums of Spanish. currency
GS4 700 VAC U1CI4SI1 UOL NC1
CENSORSHIP STRICT
Burgos authorities confirmed
rumors a number of arrests have
been made in San Sebastian and
in the province of Guipuzcoa, con
tiguous with the southwestern tip
Of France. The arrests, it was
stated, were made in connection
with the discovery of a network
Of spies, sending information to
France by land and across the Bay
Of Biscay.
One of the persons taken into
custody in San Sebastian was said
to be a Spaniard employed by the
British consulate in domestic SER
vice.
Censorship made contact with
Franco officials very difficult.
The Washington times., 1938-12-22
HeiI!' SUibes CIV
In Salute 10 Ickes

1.N.S.) Secretary Of the
Interior IckeS knew he would
be questioned at his press con-
ference today about his latest
criticism of dictatOrS and a
Nazi protest filed with the
State Department.
But he wasn't ready for a
rOOmful of nearly As reporters
standing, as he entered, at
stiff attention with arms I'D
raised in the Nazi salute, and
shouting, HE'LL"
MOmentarily taken aback,
a broad grin creased Ickes'
face, and he asserted that he
would have the incident in
veStigated by the Department
of Justice.
There probably are some
spies in this group" ne said.
The Washington times., 1938-12-22

Kesson stock, and the balance
after paying off my loans, plus
profits.
"In Like Measure"
IN conclusion, as you shall
deal with my poor, unfortunate,
wife, her family and mine in
like measure, shall God reward
you all.
And know that there are no
hidden treasures anywhere.
MY poor wife is the innocent
victim of my frantic operations
to hold up this concern of Nc
KeSso n-my brotherSin-law,
Leonard and John Jenkins, who
did what I asked them to do,
thinking and believing in me
that it was right, have no bust
ness. and so confident in me,
which I betrayed.
George and Robert Dietrich
took orders.
"McKeSSOn should have been
in receivership in 1880 and
again in 1892 if its profits had
not been bolstered IN a fran
tic attempt to save the COM
pany-and the alleged millions
loss are simply profits to save
Cle company from the lands of
the bondholders, and afford a
dividend at least to the pre-
ferred stock in hands of inno-
cent stockholders that were not
getting salaries for the rotten
est kind of management.
Just "Wash Sales"
"In other words, in the main
they were wash sales to create
a profit that did not exist, and
what is missing is the alleged
profits, plus expenses, and black
mail money paid to maintain it,
"It was a case of who would
put the company in receivership
to stop the orgy, first-Wall
Street lawyers on the board won,
GAS God is my judge, I am the
victim of Wall Street plunder
and blackmail in a struggle for
honest existence.
"Oh, merciful God, bring that
truth to light.
"F. D. CosTER."
The Washington times., 1938-12-22
Girl
Found Slain

CONTINUED from Page II
been doubled and her knees placed
under her chin before a heavy
clothesline was bound around the
body.
AUTOPSY INCOMPLETE
After a preliminary examina-
tion, Coroner Ray w. Greenwood
expressed belief death may have
resulted from strangulation. Au-
topsy geons found finger
bruises about the girls throat but
must await the results of their
autopsy to determine whether she
had been criminally attacked.
They estimated Margaret had
been dead at least "a hours be-
fore her body was found in the
isolated district about 80 miles
northwest of Kingston.
BLAMED SEX FIEND
Major William H. Clark Of the
State police has from the start
held to the theory that Margaret
was seized by a sex fiend.
The manner in which the body
was bound and stuffed into the
bag, the opening of which had
been stitched with a twine con-
vinced him the murder took place
elsewhere. One knot of the tWine
apparently slipped, permitting the
girls arm to protrude.
Wilkes-Barre authorities, near
where the girl lived, working on
the belief that Miss Martin had
been slain in Luzerne county, has
tened to Tunkhannock, in Wyo-
ming county, this morning. Dis
trict Attorney Leon Schwartz and
Chief County Detective Richard
Powell headed the Luzerne delega-
ti0n
The Washington times., 1938-12-22
BRITAIN'S AIR
DEFENSE HELD
BEST IN WORLD
Raid Shelter Planned
For 100000

LONDON. Dec. % I.N.SD At
tention was forcibly turned to
Britains air defenses today after
two cabinet ministers virtually
challenged other European ma
tions to match British accomplish
mentS in this field.
Apparently with the Italian
drive for the worlds greatest
air force in mind. Air Secretary
Sir Kingsley Wood told the House
Of Commons
During 1888 the monthly
rate of aircraft production was
more than doubled. 1t is still
showing an upward trend which
will continue during 1889"
CALLED BEST IN WORLD"
Sir Thomas Inskip, minister for
coordination of defense, in a
speech at Stoke.upon-Trent, an
nounced BritainS air defenses are
now the best in the world"
In addition to having tie
best defenSes," he said, British
output of newly designed
anti-aircraft gun has attained
the maximum point so far as
existing capacity is concerned"
SHELTERS PLANNED
These two statements followed
Commons by Sir John Anderson.
minister for civilian defense, that
the government would spend near.
ly $100,000,000 to construct air
raid shelters for 100000 per-
sons-half the population of the
Rn.ificl Hcinc
The Washington times., 1938-12-22
FIDELITY firm
IN COURT MOVE
TO PACIFY SEC
Agrees to Conform, But
Will Deny Fraud &.

DETROIT, Dec. % GN.S0
Federal Judge Edward ]. Moinet
today signed a consent decree un-
der which the Fidelity Investment
Association of West Virginia
agreed to put itself under the
jurisdiction of the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
Under the decree the 10000, 900
corporation, charged with fraudu-
lent practices by the SEC in a
Federal court suit, agreed to read
just it's practices to meet the OBJ
jectionS of the commission.
CHARGES TO BE DENIED
Association Attorney Chester P.
IO'Hara said the decree was in no
way an admission of the eight
charges of the SEC, but a legal
document designed to permit the
association to continue operations
without further litigation.
O'Hara said specific denials of
each SEC charge will be presented
to Judge Moinet.
The concern has 10000 inveS-
tors in Michigan.
SECS ALLEGATIONS
Last week the SEC filed the fol-
lowing charges against the asso-
citation in Federal court:
l. Deposits of insufficient Sc
curities and securities beneath
the requirements of the State of
West Virginia, under whose in
surance laws the association
operates.
2. Failure to segregate de-
positS as required by law and
failure to maintain separate re-
serve funds for different types
of contracts.
3. Marginal stock trading.
4. Interfund transactions to
artifically initiate the cost of
securities.
SUBSIDIARY FIRMS
5. Payment of dividends from
Surpluses or profits created
questionably.
6. Purchase of securities to
benefit certain officers, direc-
tors and employees.
7. Maintenance of subsidiary
firms to facilitate fraudulent
practices at the expense of con-
tract purchasers.
8. Acquisition of money or
property by means of false
statements or statements omit
ting material facts.
The Washington times., 1938-12-22
30 Million E. & 0.
Bonds Authorized

The Interstate Commerce Com
mission yesterday authorized the
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad to
issue 30 million dollars of refund
ing and improvement 31a per cent
bonds, to be sold at not less than
par and accrued interest. The
proceeds will be used for retire
nent of maturing bonds.
The Washington times., 1938-12-22
BREWS
IN CONGRESS-
ON PWA FUND
Shift of Relief Control
to States Proposed
Continued from Page u
ruary 28, but the law provides
it," said Woodrum,
Funds Expected

~ SdIO WOOuC UNI.
Funds Expected
Under the Woodrum amend,
ment an exception was made
upon the happening of some ex-
traordinary emergency or unusual
circumstance" 1t provided that
expenditure of the entire fund
could not be advanced more than
month. President Roosevelt was
given power to cite an emergency
but was required to report to Con-
gresS.
Both Democratic and Repub-
l1can leaders agreed that emer.
gency funds would be provided to
avert a complete WPA shutdown.
But the method of spending prom.
ised to be big issue.
Il have an idea that there
will be fireworks when addi.
tional funds are sought" said
Representative Woodruff (RO.
Michigan.
NeU Relief Plan
Senator King CD, Utah, will
introduce a bill to turn relief ad.
ministration back to the States
and deprive the WPA admins
traitor 0f all connection with it.
Il am unwilling to turn any
more money over to WPA in
view Of the revelations of its
incompetency and political &C.
tiYity," said King.
Other Senators predicted a Bit
ter fight over the Governments
future relief policy. Senator Hatch
CD of New Mexico favors States
handling relief, but does not think
they are able to do it at this
time.
There will be no opposition
from the Republicans to aEy
relief appropriation that is nee.
essary," Said Senator McNary,
Oregon, Republican Senate
leader.
Senator Wheeler CD of Mon.
Cana, SAID Che WPA is SnOC full
of politics" but added that he has
mo quarrel with any relief appro-
priations."
Abandonment Doubted
Congress won't let relief be
abandoned" said Senator
O'Mahoney CD, Wyoming. 81
WPA officials were pledged
strong backing of organized labor
in their effort to obtain big
emergency appropriation to keep
{, ,000, 900 persons on the WPA pay
roll during the winter and spring.
Both AFL and CIO officials joined
hands, with indications that they
would ask an emergency appropri-
alton of 5000, 100000 q month.
The Washington times., 1938-12-22

the accounts of Steiner, Rouse
was opened. I simply wanted
to make her gift with which
she could make little for her
maintenance in case anything
happened to me.
Il asked her to sign a check,
that I wanted to make some
money for her-the money
came out of the jenkins ac-
count, which I ordered him to
pay over to his sister as person
ally I wanted no profit.
He referred to q brOther-in-
law.
This amount originally given
to Jenkins was my money,
realized from the sale Of NC
The Washington times., 1938-12-22
IS Italians Hanged
In Franco Revolt

LONDON, Dec. % U.N.S.).
FOrty.five Italian soldiers
have been hanged from trees
near Frances Spanish cap
ital of BurgOS, the London
News Chronicle reported to-
day.
The report said travellers
crossing the Franco-Spanish
frontier reported a virtual
state of seige at BurgOs, with
hatred between the Spanish
and foreign soldiers fighting
for the NatiOnalistS increaS-
ing daily.
The Washington times., 1938-12-22
Secret Campaign

4N4S4ASScNAAs
Secret Campaign
"The wholesale division in 10
years has failed to do its part
in selling our manufactured
products at any profit to the
plant. The heavy. secret cam
paign fund paid by bankers en-
abled them to turn the cards on
me as the goat, incidentally
making me the political pawn of
three investigating agencies to
see which could get the jump
and glory on the other.
Il have not tried to ruin the
company or stockholders. If
did, l could have sold my hold
ings in 1928 for over $4,000, 900.
Instead. I am a ruined man
through the treachery of legal
intrigue.
From time to time, and the
rest of directors who are now
running to cover-some of them
either had knowledge or were
totally unfit to serve as direc-
tors-one in particular, now ex-
trustee, was selling his common
stock and that of his friends, to
the public with full knowledge
of the situation under inVeSti-
cation.
In my case, I was making a
desperate effort to salvage some
thing out of the wreck
Wife Exonerated
ANY gift or present I have
made my wife or any member of
my family is not company
money. She had no knowledge
of any nature or description of
my situation or operations.
My brother-in-law both did
as I asked them because they
thought it was right and proper
to do so, and trusted me. They
received no material reward,
and did so blindly-at my re.
quest.
MY wife was in Florida when
The Washington times., 1938-12-22
Drug Firm Bled, Says Coster

Continued from Page y
pand the sales of patent medi-
cine of an old house, such as
McKesSon.
The Washington times., 1938-12-22

Kesson stock, and the balance
after paying off my loans, plus
profits.
The Washington times., 1938-12-22

RATES BY MAIL FOR VIRGINIA,
MARYLAND. WEST VIRGINIA
AND NORTH CAROLINA
The Washington times., 1938-12-22

Published Daily at 1917 H st. N. W
With Sunday Issue as The Washington
Herald-TimeS
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-09-08
Notice To Creditors

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN,
that the Subscriber of State of Vir-
ginia has obtained from the Orphans
Court Of Montgomery County, in
Maryland, Letters Testamentary on
the Personal Estate of
A. T. PYLES
late of Montgomery County, deceased.
AL persons having Claims against
the deceased, are hereby warned to
exhibit the same, with vouchers
thereof, legally authenticated to the
subscriber on or before the Gath day
of February next; they may other
wise by law be excluded from all
benefit of said Estate. All persons
indebted to said Estate are requested
to make immediate payment.
Given under my hand this oath
day of August, in the year of our
Lord, one thousand nine hundred
and thirty-eight.
RALPH w. PYLES,
TOO Mulberry St.,
631 Martinsville, Va.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-09-08

The celebration of the seventy-fifth
birthday of Mr.. Albert Stabler started
at midday with a family dinner party
at "Edgewood". In the evening Mr..
Stabler drove his guests in a two
horse wagon from his home to near
by meadow, where a picnic supper
was held, by a bon fire, for his family
and about sixteen others from the
Washington offices of the Provident
Life and Trust Co. kilograms of con-
graduation were read, sent by the
head Office in Philadelphia.
A bridge party honoring Miss Jean
o. Coulter was given on Friday in
her apartment in Sandy Spring, by
Mrs. Herbert Adams.
Mr.. and Mre. c. B. Hurley enter
tanned the Home Interest Society, at
"Glenlander", on Tuesday. Mr.. Eric
England acted as chairman, Miss Jean
10. Coulter read a numerous paper and
forethoughts on gardening were read
by Miss Sallie P. Brooke and Mr..
Sydney Stabler. The next meeting will
be at "Holly Cottage" in October.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hurry's house guest
for the weekend are Mr.. and Mrs.
Ross Hurley and son of New York.
Mrs. Ridgley Brown Chichester was
hostess to the eight members of her
bridge club on Wednesday at Spring
land". Mrs. Washington B. Chichester
is in Charles Town, w. Va, visiting
her daughter and family.
Mrs. C. L. Gilpin returned from
Glen Arm, Md, where she stayed with
her daughter, Mrs. Clagett Dorsey.
On Monday Mrs. Gilpin had birth
day party for her granddaughter,
Rose Hannah Gilpin, asking twelve
little girls to play games.
Miss Betty DeVries was hostess to
a large number Of her friends at a
dance at Glenwood, Howard county,
on Friday night. A great many
young people from Sandy Spring en-
joyed the event.
Miss Connie Lyon has come home
from a summer spent at Camp Red
wing as councillor. Mr.. and Mrs. P. G..
Ligon had as guests over Labor Day,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fisher and daughter,
Betty, from Elizabeth, N. ].
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard B. Thomas,
Jr., are at Camp Kewadin, near Ann
apolis, for Young Friends Confer
ence being held over Labor Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Miller and
Miss Helen Gray Miller returned this
week from Martha's Vineyard and
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Hyde, w, ar
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-09-08
CABIN JOHN

Miss Marjorie wilkins, of Cabin
Road, entertained at luncheon on
Saturday for friends leaving soon
for college. Among her guests were
Misses Mariana Trowbridge, Mary
Ellen Applebee, Mildred Curtis,
Frances Osborne, Nancy Reeves and
Marjorie Gould, of Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Suther-
land. of Tomlinson Avenue, were
guests of Mrs. Sutherland's parents
in New York over the weekend.
They expect to bring their little
daughters, who have been spending
the past two months in New York,
home with them.
Miss Sara Allen, Of Cedar Lane,
and Miss Catherine jenkins will
spend the next week with Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur jackson of Aide, Vir-
ginia.
| Mrs. Rosa Selby motored with
friends to Sedonia in the mountains
near West Virginia, on Wednesday.
Mrs. Earle Ellis and daughter,
Gayle, of Washington, were luncheon
guests of Mrs. Arthur Selby on
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ode Lynch and
daughters, Thelma and Ruby, of
Cedar Lane, and Miss Geraldine
Redden, of Conduit Road spent the
lpast week at North Beach.
Master Charles Long, of Wash.
Iington was the overnight guest o,
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Allen, o.
Cedar Lane.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jewel Ricketts, ant
daughter, Margaret, spent the week
end at their farm home in. Seneca
Their guests numbered about thirty
five consisting of several generations
Miss Mary Louise Burdette, O.
Woodfeld, will be the guest of Mis-.
Joyce Lee Wolff for the next few
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Mahlon Selb!
had as their guests on Sunday Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Boteler, of Wash
ington, and Mr.. and Mrs. Jane
Purcell, of Mt. Rainier.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bertram Mauric,
entertained at a small party las
Saturday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Selby ant
son.. Alvin, spent the weekend will
Mr.. and Mrs. Preston Sayler, O.
Union Bridge.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-09-08

rived home from a camp in Maine,
where they and their four sons, spent
the past month.
Misses Gertrude Massey of Wash
ington who has been staying a few
days of the past week at the home of
her cousin, Mrs. Samuel B. Wrether-
aid, entertained with a delightful
luncheon on Friday last at the Toll
House Tavern. Her guests, besides her
hostess and daughter, Miss Dorothy
Wretherald, included Miss Lulu B.
Stabler, Miss P. Miller, Mrs. Francis
M. Hallowell, her sister, Mrs. Nathan
Winslord and Miss Jean Coulter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Stabler, Jr.,
have with them for stay of several
months, Mrs. Stabler's mother, Mrs.
Anderson of South Carolina.