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Evening star., 1938-09-11

Even old Mr.. Botherway, the one male guest at
Miss Teeny's frightfully exclusive boarding
place. managed to interpose few mothy ac-
cents of surprise and CONSERVATION.
VERY WE'LL" Dale said sweetly. "Ill 60. -
think III take a stroll first. Do you mind,
Auntie?"
"Of course not, child. You can find the place.
1t is near the old Trivington home. A small
stone church at the brow of the hill -"
Dale said, "Oh, yes. remember. And the
tombstones are really pretty. They stick up
through the grass every which way, like slabs of
sweet chocolate"
Dale, DEAR" cried her relative. Sweet
chocolate" The rest all seemed mildly alarmed.
Miss Valentine assembled the long stairway
to her room caught up straw hat, pressed it
over her thick dark hair, took it off again.
sailed it in disgust across the room, muffled
bootlegged package of cigarettes IN her green
handkerchief, and ran down the stairway. She
called from the door of the dining hall Bye
and vanished.
In the dining hall, the heavy dessert spoons
clinked restrainedly for time. Miss Peacock
whispered to Miss Applegate and Miss Apple
gate lifted her chromium brows and nodded
chastey in return 1t remained for Mrs Graves
to voice the common opinion of the room.
Marcia" she said, Il think your little niece is
homesick."
Aunt Marcia shook her head. Nonsense!
The child was simply delighted at the prosr~ -,
of coming to spend the summer with me here. ),
Her mother had wished for long time that
Dale could have the advantage of new and
broader outlook Travel. you know"
Old Mr.. Botherway cackled amiably. She's
from Omaha or Chicago or some such place.
isn't she?'
Fargo, North Dakota" Aunt Marcia cor
rected him.
"Ah, really Indians, trappers. traders, gyp
sizes. covered wagons and the like go"
Aunt Marcia said firmly, mot at all, Mr..
Botherway They are quite modern out there.
Really" exclaimed Mr.. Botherway.
Certainly But - the East ="
People said, 'Of course. The East -"
Miss Peacock gestured with her nose glasses.
Il have relatives in the State of Iowa. They
tell me that Iowa stands fifth among her sister
states in the matter of paved roads"
II can't help that" Aunt Marcia defied her.
"A girl like Dale needs the influence of very
much older civilization"
Roundly, everyone agreed AT any rate
Mrs Graves roared, "the child will have the
companionship of her own wngenerationtomorow.
My son comes for his vacation.
Roundly once more, the guests expressed
their pleasure at the prospect. Mrs. Graves and
Aunt Marcia exchanged glances fraught with
Evening star., 1938-09-11

Hls was the two hundred and twenty
seventh consecutive meal which Dale
d Valentine had eaten at Miss Teeny's. And
this was August. 1t might as we'll have been any
other month.
'And he will be waiting for US, Aunt Marcia
was saying, lat two o'clock"
Mistily, Dale heard her words. She started in
sudden guilt "Wl1o will?"
Aunt Marcia blinked at her niece. my
DEAR" she sighed, Il fear that you were day
dreaming again"
There was fluttery ripple from the aged
fellow boarders at other tables nearby. Table
conversation was common property; after all as
old Mrs. Graves often doomed at the others,
they were all like one big family.
Dale wrenched her face into smile. I'm
very sorry, Aunt Marcia Who will be waiting
for us?"
Professor Spoonwell, my dear"
"Oh," said Dale. Professor Spoonwell. And
where will he be waiting for us?"
I'm the churchyard at Saint Stephens"
1.-The churchyard?"
I'VE are going to study the tombstones,"
explained her aunt.
Dale with her salad fork. Il have often thought
that Professor Spoonwell's age was against
him." she r,1mbled. C'You should talk
thought Dale sadly)
From the next-table- but-one, Miss Lydia
Meredith and her mother twittered their dis
agreement. But he has such - ah - COM
mand, Mrs. Graves. Such personality! One
might almost say - n,ellos0. You know that he
was given the newly established chair of
Americana at Poindexter College. When he
addressed the Danes of the Eighteenth Gen.
tury at our last oonvocation, he -"
Dale folded her serviette neatly. Il won't
have dessert, Auntie. And if you don't mind
awfully, think I'll not go to the churchyard.
l."
Aunt Marcia Valentine looked alarmed.
But, my dear. Saint Stephens has the most
authentic antiquity of any churchyard in the
state And Professor Spoonwen consented very
kindly"
Everyone else looked alarmed, too, and all
said, "Why, my dear -" and But, Saint
Stephens -" and Professor Spoonwell -"
Evening star., 1938-10-28

Ihere are about 10 times as many
radlos In farm homes in the United
states today as there were in 1925.
survey by the Bureau Of Census
indicates.
Evening star., 1938-10-28
was born In johnson County February

was born In Johnson County February
IL, 1928. =
The Rev. w. @. Ratlif1, employed
as coal mine blacksmith, said he
pronounced the marriage vows In .
simple hill country ceremony In front
Of neuly-constructed log cabin near
here where the couple will live. Coal.
blackened miners looked on silently
during the ceremony.
The two-room cabin is located on
Abbott Creek, 3 miles north OF Pres
tonsburg, in an isolated section OF
rugged Eastern Kentucky mountain
country. In it. with Rosie and her
husband, will live the girls mother and
father, Jim Columbus, two younger
brothers, an older sister and some IN.
laws. '-a
But it means luxury to Rosie. A
dozen miners said she and her family
had lived under q rock cliff on Q
hillside near the cabin for two
winters.
Mr.. Ratliff, the blacksmith minister.
said he first believed Rosie's elder sister
was the bride-to-be when he was sum.
moned to the cabin. He was arnaSed,
he said, when the younger girl stepped
forward instead, but performed the
ceremony because the license appeared
to be legal"
Rosie, clad in childish-cut gingham
dress. cotton stockings and badly
scuf1ed shoes, had been called to the
cabin for the marriage from the nearby
hillside where she was playing. A
shy, unassuming girl, she weighs about
10 pounds and is almost feet .
inches tall.
Evening star., 1938-10-28
MUSSOL|N| FINDS
HORIZON CLEARING
Further Improvement Seen
on 18th Anniversary of
March on Rome.
b. the Associated Press,

6S lue hSSoClAteo FreSS.
ROME, Oct. 28.-Premier Mussolini
told Fascists celebrating the 18th an
niversary Of the march on Rome today
that 1.-The political horizon Is clearing"
with promise Of further improvement
THE clearing Of the political horizon
is becoming accentuated and Is con-
tinually becoming more vast and prom
ising." II Duce declared before crowds
massed under his balcony in the Piazzi
di Venezia.
But We Fascists continue and will
continue to march with the same In
flexible energy with which we marched
in the eve of that never to- be forgotten
October"
Foreign hearers regarded the Pre-
mier's few words as his Interpretation
OF the European situation since the
four-power Munich accord on Czecho-
slovak partition, which was followed
by the French recognition Of Italian
domination Of Ethiopia, the withdrawal
Of 10000 Italian troops from the Span
ish civil war and the reported British
decision to re-establish normal rela-
tions with italy.
As Mussolini spoke his foreign min
lister. Count Galeazzo Ciano, was In
conference with German Foreign Min
lister Joachim Won Ribbentrop on the
joint attitude Of the Rome Berlin axis
on the outstanding European problems,
among them Hungary's territorial
claims on Czechoslovakia.
Ceremonies throughout italy hon.
ored party heroes on the anniversary.
Thousands crowded into the Piazza di
Venezia to see Premier Mussolini re-
ceive party membership card No. /. for
the l7th year of fascism. from Achille
Starace, Fascist party secretary.
Evening star., 1938-10-28
THE EVENING STAR WASHINGTON C.,
MEXICO INITIATES
DRIVE TO SELL OIL
Large Order From Italy Is
First of Big Sales to
Fascist Nation.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, Oct. 2s.-The
Mexican government today began q
drive to regain world oil markets and
predicted an Italian order was the
first Of large sales in that country
and its colonies"
Azienda Generate Italiana Petroli
Of Rome contracted to buy several
million dollars worth OF oil, the gov
ernment announced.
Representatives were named to pro-
mote sales also in the United States
and Brazil. The delivery also was
announced Of the FIRST 500 tons Of a
quantity Of asphalt purchased by Costa
Rica.
Storage Tanks Loaded.
OIL has pressed the capacity Of
storage tanks since Mexico expropri-
ated II American and British oil
properties on March l8 in the inter-
ests Of q program Of socialization.
The oil companies controlled sea-
going tankers and refused to transport
oil from the appropriated wells, for
which Mexico has not yet paid and
over which litigation still is in prog
reSs.
President Cardenas at first said Mex
leo would sell oil only to the demo-
cratic nations, but later asserted re-
fusal by the democracies to buy would
force the nation to seek other markets.
Japan Bought With Beans.
A small quantity was sold to Japan,
which paid with beans. A New York
oil man, w. r. Davis, was reported to
have agreed to peddle 10000 900 bar
rels in the United States and Europe,
partly for cash and partly for credits
in Germany.
The government statement said the
sale to Italy proved Mexican petro-
leum is regaining world markets with
great success" A spokesman added
the italian firm presumably had or
could get tankers for transporting the
purchase.
Evening star., 1938-10-28
CZECHS GIVE REICH
RAILWAY CORRIDOR
Travel Distance From Silesia to
Austria Will Be Cut by
$50 Miles.
~ the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN. Oct. 2s.-Germany and
Czechoslovakia, it was disclosed to.
day, have signed an agreement where.
by Germany is granted a railway
corridor" across Czechoslovakia from
Silesia to Austria without passport or
customs control.
This will shorten the railway dis.
tance between Northeastern Germany
and Southeastern Germany--which
almost inclose dwindling Czechoslo-
vakia-by $50 miles.
This service will begin October 81,
when international railway tranic
across Czechoslovakia from more than
so border points will be resumed for
the first time since the Czechoslovaks
interrupted service during the Sep
tember war scare. Il
Passenger and freight trains will
be run through the corridor" much
as German trains now cross Poland's
Pomorze district to East Prussia. They
will not halt on Czechoslovak soil.
The agreement was hailed here al
another step toward closer economic
collaboration between Germany and
Czechoslovakia.
Evening star., 1938-10-28
Canton -Hankow line 10 miles south

Canton Hankow line 10 miles south
west Of HankoW.
japanese reports said their war
planes and field guns exacted an in
estimable toll' from the Chinese in
their strategic" retreat. which was
being turned into virtual rout. The
army command estimated 100 Cl,lnese
divisions were Withdrawing ives ward
from the Hankow area.
From Macheng, so miles mort beast
OF Hankow, another Japanese column
was driving westward and claimed to
have taken Hwangan.
Kuo Min, semi-of1lcial Chinese news
agency, reported from Kinhwa, Che
kiang Province, that the WoLlen's
Model Corps-Chinese AmaSsns-
Joined the Youths Corps in a. sur
prise night attack on japanese gar
rison at Wangtien, . station o. the
HangchoW line.
Evening star., 1938-10-28
GUFFEY ASKS PROBE
OF N. |. ANNENBERG
Senator Seeks Justice Bureau
Inquiry on Alleged Race Wire
Service Monopoly.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Senator Guffey. Democrat. of PENN
sylvania, asked the Justice Depal ment
yesterday to investigate immet 4ately
what he said was a Nation-wide mo-
nopoly in the dissemination of race
track information.
In letter to Attorney General Cum
mings. Senator Guiiey asked that the
investigation also include M. L. Annen-
berg. publisher Of the Philadelphia In
quirer.
Mr.. Annenberg has obtained an in
junction in Dauphin County Court at
Harrisburg restraining legislative
committee from questioning him in an
investigation ofrace wire services.
Evening star., 1938-10-28
Japan
Continued From First Page.)

C.J
trails linking.her northwest with So
Wet Russia.
A 3,000word protest against "un-
warranted interference" with Ameri-
can rights in China, made public in
Washington yesterday, was not pub
lished here but Asahi, nevertheless,
dealt with the subject of the OPEN
door policy generally.
The foreign Office spokesman said
the date OF replying to the United
States note. presented October by
Ambassador Joseph c. Grew, was In
definite but belief grew here that the
reply would be soon.
The statement by Asahi, said in in
formed quarters to be an ofiicial view,
set forth:
Japan will no doubt fully respect
the powers rights and interests in
China. But, in the light of the fact
that the new situation, resulting from
the fall Of the Chang regime (gen-
eralissimo Of the China government
and the birth Of a new Chinese re-
gime, had modified the nine-power
pact system, the American Govern
mentS insistence on an open door and
equal opportunity in China on the
basis Of the former status in the Far
East is unsuitable in the present sit
uatiOn."
Aim to Convince U. 8.
The paper predicted the Government
would attempt to Induce the United
States Government correctly to recog-
nize the new Far Eastern situation
and acquire thorough understanding
Of Japan's real intentions"
An authoritative spokesman agreed
with the editorials intimation the
nine-power pact must be modified in
consideration of the greatly changed
situation in China" since the fall of
Hankow and Canton. (The nine
power pact on respect for the terri
torial integrity Of China includes as
signatories China, Japan, the United
States, Great Britain, France, Italy,
Belgium, the Netherlands and Por-
tugal)
The spokesman said there likely
would be many changes affecting the
foreign settlement concessions in China
and previous foreign privileges, but
that does not mean the abolition Of
the concessions"
Authoritative sources, meanwhile,
looking toward the prospects of peace,
said only the resignation OF Generals
simo Chang Kai-shek, dissolution of
his government and rehabilitation of
au Chinese forces would bring an end
to hostilities.
Negotiations thereafter, these
sources insisted, then would be con-
Quoted with new Chinese regimes, and
not with Chang or any representa-
tives of his government.
Evening star., 1938-10-28
New Navy
Continued From First Page.)

tails will not be disclosed for the pres
ent.
Both Germany and Great Britain
have combat planes for which they
have boasted even greater speed than
that attained by the P-37. But the
Air Corps has ready answer.
It. Kelsey's flight and earlier trials,
with full military equipment. Ger
many claimed some $50 miles an hour
for its Messerschmitt, but reports here
are that 1t was stripped for racing.
Although Britain's Spitflre exceeded
400 miles an hour, it was aided by q
75-mile tailwind, American officials
Contended.
Officials took particular satisfaction
in the performance of the American
plane because high-poWered bombers,
both here and abroad, have been
threatening to outspeed pursuit ships,
whose primary function Is to intercept
the bombers.
After months of testing a single ex-
perimental model, the Army gave a
S531,3 order to the Curtiss plant at
Buffalo for the first P-37 squadron.
In order to incorporate improve
ments, it has been necessary to turn
out the new fleet with little regard
for the possibility Of mass production
That possibility is involved in the
administrations restudy of defense
needs.
The new pursuit plane is an all
metal, low-winged monoplane, with
single engine and single seat. It is
similar to the Curtiss P-36 pursuit,
2l0 Of which are being delivered to the
Army. Ofiicials credit the new plane
with high rate of climb and great
maneuverability.
The Army also has ordered a squad
ron Of fighting planes Of another type,
the Bell "Airacuda," which has two
motors, propellers in the rear, six
guns, including two aircraft cannon,
and a crew of five.
Its speed has not been announced,
but the War Department said it was
believed sufficient to overhaul and
vanquish any modern bomber now in
production.
Evening star., 1938-10-28
Police Capture
10000 Numbers
Slips, No Man

Police today had evidence on a num-
bers runner. but lacked the man,
whereas a couple of weeks ago they
had the man minus the evidence.
The evidence. 10000 numbers slips
and $35 in cash, was found yesterday
in an abandoned sedan on a parking
lot at Fourth and Monroe streets NE,
after Sergt. George Deyoe and Officer
William McEwen Of the vice squad
had been outdistanced by the car in
a wild chase through the northeast
section.
The suspected numbers runner, we'll
known to police, was caught on Oc-
tober 5. but no evidence on which he
could be convicted was obtained.
Police were on the lookout for the
Suspect today.
Evening star., 1938-10-28
JEWS FAMED MUSEUM
SEIZED BY vienna NAZIS
Many Costly Temple Relics, Large
Library and Portraits Of
Leaders Confiscated.
b, the Associated Press,

b. the Associated Press.
VIENNA, Oct 28-Nazi party on
cials seized Vienna's famous Jewish
Museum, the property Of the Israelitic
Cultural Community. today
The museum has exhibits Of the
history of Vienna Jews and contains
many costly Jewish temple relics, a
large library and portraits Of leading
Viennese Jews.
Jewish tenants in all houses and
streets bordering upon Morzinplatz
were ordered to leave their homes
within a fortnight. The Hotel Metro
pole, secret police headquarters where
the last Austrian chancellor, Kurt
Schuschnigg, is held, is on Morzin-
platz, . square in downtown Vienna.
Evening star., 1938-10-28
Branch's Son Honored.

Jack L. Branch. son of Harllee
Branch, vice chairman Of the Civil
Aeronautics Authority, Is one Of the
four students at Emory University.
Atlanta, Ga, who were nominated as
candidates for the l939-40 Rhodes
scholarship awards, it was announced
today. Enrolled in the Emory Uni
versity Law School, Branch was named
by Davidson College, from which he
graduated in 1887. He will appear
before the Georgia State Examining
Committee in December
Evening star., 1938-10-28
China to Fight On.

HONG KONG, Oct. % (P.-A Gen.
trail News Agency (Chinese) dispatch
from Chungking today said Gen.
eralissimo Chang Kai-shek had de-
clared China would fight on and that
"a decisive battle" between a united
China and the japanese armies would
be fought west Of the present area of
japanese conquest.
The dispatch quoted telegram sent
by the Chinese leader-presumably
from new headquarters somewhere
west of fallen Hankow-to the Peoples
Central Political Council at Chung
king, provisional capital.
Gen. Chiang's telegram said the
decisive battle" would be fought west
of the Canton -Hankow and Peiping-
Hankow railways-both partially in
JapanS possession-according to q
carefully prepared Chinese plan.
The Chinese were said to be attack
ing the invaders near Tsungfa and
Lungmoon, respectively 40 and 80
miles to the northeast.
Severe fighting was reported at
Leunghow, near Tsungfa, and the Chi
nese said the japanese were retreat
ing and facing defeat unless reinfo;se-
ments arrived.
A high military official, believed to
be Gen. Ho Ying-Chin, was reported
en- route to Kwangtung Province to
direct operations against the japanese.
japanese Take Sienning.
SHANGHAI, Oct. % (P.-Japanese
troops captured Sienning, SO miles
south of fallen Hankow, today and
established spearhead for an advance
down the Hankow-C Canton Railway to-
ward strategic Yochow.
The invaders thus followed up their
conquest Of Hankow by slashing of 4
vast swamy area, and asserted they
trapped large numbers OF fleeing Chi
nese troops.
War maps showed, however, that
an unoccupied corridor about 20 miles
wide between the railroad and the
Yangtze River would allow the fugi-
tives to cross the stream or retreat to
Yochow. . Tung Ting Lake city that
controls both the Yangtss ana the
Evening star., 1938-10-28
CZECH-HUNGAR|AN
AGREEMENT NEAR.
Budapest's Note to Prague
Accepts Offer to Cede
$3.50 Square Miles,.
~ the Associated Press,

- the Associated Press.
BUDAPEST, Oct. 28-Hungary and
Csechoslovakia appeared today to be
on the way to peaceful settlement OF
their long standing and often-threat-
ening territorial dispute.
The Budapest government in a new
note last night accepted the Czecho-
slovak offer to cede to Hungary about
$3.50 square miles Of land with pre-
dominantly Hungarian population.
Hungary also agreed that military
experts should meet Immediately to
organize Czech evacuation and Hun
garian occupation Of the area and that
a German-Italian arbitration commits
sion should deal with eight disputed
districts.
Full Settlement Demanded.
CZechoslovakia had demanded that
the arbitrators settle the entire dispute
and fix a time for the occupation of
the whole area demanded by Hungary.
Diplomatic circles believed, however,
that this would be no major obstacle
because German and Italian arbitra-
tors were likely to permit Hungary to
occupy the undisputed regions as soon
as the Arbitration Committee was
formed.
Hungary also adhered to the original
demand that plebiscites be conducted
in autonomous Slovakia and Ruthenia,
but 1t was understood the government
felt the request necessary to satisfy
Hungarians.
Next Move Awaited Tensely.
Reports from the Czech Hungarian
border, meanwhile, said residents Of
Komarno. directly across the Danube
IN Czechoslovakia, were awaiting
tensely the next move in the quarrel.
Czechoslovak soldiers continued
guarding entrances to main roads and
bridges into Hungary. Thousands of
troops were concentrated in that i'm
portant shipbuilding and railway CEN
ter.
Residents of Komarno, described as
a pure Hungarian community of "a
600 people, were prohibited from
staging demonstrations or displaying
Hungarian flags. A curfew regulation
was enforced rigidly.
Hungarian Troops Ready.
Hungarian troops on the Komarom
side Of the Danube were ready to
cross the bridge whenever the order
was given. There was no indication,
however, that the soldiers would make
any attempt to cross into KomarnO
until the Czech and Hungarian gov
ernments agree.
The main Danube bridge between
the two towns was heavily mined for
instant destruction if necessary to halt
any invaders.
Ofhcers commanding the Czecho-
slovak soldiers said the troops would
obey an order to withdraw from
agreed-upon areas despite their rest
lessness and desire to fight.
Andrew Brody, who resigned We'd
nesday Is Premier Of autonomous Ru-
thenia after holding the post two
weeks, was arrested on a treason charge
after police said the Czech national
governments Central Parliamentary
Committee accused him of negotiat-
ing secretly with Hungary for seces-
sion Of Ruthenia.
Evening star., 1938-10-28
France Denies Arms Traffic.

PARIS, Oct. % (P.-A Japanese
protest to France against alleged ship
ments OF arms to China through
French 1ndo-China today brought a
reiterated denial that such a traffic
existed.
The foreign office expressed "sur-
prise" that Japan again should pro-
test When Toxic made similar ac-
cusations early this year, spokesman
said, it was unable to substantiate"
them.
Evening star., 1938-10-28
BY the Associated Press.

PRESTONSBURG, KY, Oct. 2s.-
Rosie Columbus has changed her child
playthings for husband
DR.. L. B. Sheppard, johnson County
health officer. said today records in his
ONCE showed the girl is 10 years old.
She was married Monday to 34-year-
Evening star., 1938-10-28
Vulcanized Rubber.

Vulcanized rubber possesses widely
varying characteristics of elasticity,
softness or hardness depending on the
amounts Of sulphur and other mate
rials incorporated with it, the length
Ct the time vulcanized and so forth.
Evening star., 1938-10-28

old Fleming Tackett, a widowed coal
miner.
The marriage license was obtained
=: the FLOYD County courthouse here
by the girls mother, Mrs. Grace Co.
Iu..lbuS, who gave Rosie's age as Is
At Paintsville, DR.. Sheppard said
health Office records showed the girl