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Evening star., 1938-05-28

Readers
Queries
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Require Acid
Soil to Grow.

Editors Note: General question:
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should be addressed to Mr.. Young
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OF The Epenirq Star. For personal
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Evening star., 1938-05-28

Some varieties Of roses and peonies
frequently "ball" IN hot, muggy
The Washington times., 1938-09-14
EUROPE TODAY

Todays events IN the crutcia1 European situation:
PRAGUE-Cv breaks out in Sudeten Falkenau Dplo-
fear is the spark that may set off European war;
Naz fight pitched battle with Czech troops Many sudetens
and police slan Tanks blaze fire at rotng Henenists
armed with machine guns and hand grenades.
LoNDoN-Britsh cabinet after laying plans for mobilization
appeals Sudeten Fuehrer Henlen to negotiations
with Prague the only means of avertng war.
BERLN-Lessening the grave tension Reichsfuehrer Hitler
apparently decides that the time not ripe for showdown
the Sudeten issue.
PARIsFance reaches the end Of her compromising tactics
in the crisis and will refuse to urge Sudesn plsbcts Of
the Czech government
PORTLAND England-The United States cruiser Nashville
steams for Gravesend presumably to be call for
ton Of Americans from London in event Of emergency.
The Washington times., 1938-09-14
Winner IN Doubt

The second choice votes will be
tabulated In the convention to
determine the ultimate choice Of
the party and might well result in
nomination OF one Of the candi
dates who trailed in the popular
vote.
With more than 100 precincts
throughout the State still to be
heard from, the vote stood today:
O'Conor, 109,947; Jackson. 90.
449: Gordy, 32,O65; sasscer, 10.
1862.
O'Conor's strength was in Balti
more City, where he swept all six
election districts. But, as Mayor
Jackson's managers predicted be
fore the election, the Jackson ma
chine which broke down in the
city showed amazing strength
throughout the State, and gave
him. on the face Of present returns
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Has Not Received
Any Ain1ony,
She Claims

NEW YORK, Sept. IA d.N.S)
Red-headed Martha Barley Ryan
the Carolina country girl who
married Basil A.. pat" Ryan, heir
to copper fortune, in a confusion
of corn liquor and somebody else'S
love baby and came to New York
and got 1888 monthly alimony-
today was found working in a
downtown restaurant "for about
SIS a week."
"And living on it and saving
some of it," she told a reporter
who recognized her as she
hustled with preparation for the
MONDAY rush. "The alimony?
I havn't seen any of it yet"
She had just come in, pert
figure in a black business dress
and a little black hat with a Grim
son feather in it, and she didn't
appreciate being discovered.
Sure, she could have gotten bet
ter paying jobs.
II must have had a thousand
OFFERS" she said. But they
were from people who wanted to
use me as freak. don't want
to be used as a freak-not even
for all the money in the world"
The Washington times., 1938-09-14

casualties occurred when the flee
ing policemen were sighted by
the Sudetens and shot down.
SEIZE AMMUNITION
The rioters then piled pell-mell
into the police station, seizing all
available weapons, including two
machine guns, 40 cases of ammuni-
tion, and a number of hand gre
nades.
A few minutes later, military
trucks and automobiles with sirens
screaming poured into the main
square, carrying gendarmes from
zwodau and other nearby towns
as well as regular Czech troops.
They Immediately opened fire
on the Sudetene in their police sta
ton stronghold. The fire was re-
turned by the Henleinists and the
Czech troops then threw their
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The Washington times., 1938-09-14

ran to cover.
First reports said from 10 to
15 gendarmes were killed in
the initial fighting. Czech
troops went into action a short
time later and were believed to
have inflicted heavy casualties
on the Sudetens.
Heavy tanks wheeled into
action and hurled small shells
into the Sudeten lines after the
initial outbreak.
Early reports said casualties
anon the Sudetens eventually
p1oved heavier than among the
Czechs.
When the Czech police at
tempted to break up the Sudeten-
Communist clash, the Henleinists
forgot their original adversar:es
and turned upon the compare
lively small group of policemen.
SINGLE SHOT SIGNAL
The latter Withdrew into tie
police station. The crowd milled
angril through the streets out
side, shouting epithets and daring
the gendarmes to come out.
Suddenly a single shot was fired
from inside the police station.
That was the signal for general
hostilities.
A withering volley of fire rang
out from the Sudeten ranks.
Pistols, rifles and shotguns were
brought into play by the Sudetens
and eventually the police, trapped
in the building, sought to escape
by q side entrance as the mob
swept forward. Most Of the Czech
The Washington times., 1938-09-14
MD. GOVERNOR
CONTEST GOES
TO CONVENTION
.O'COnOr Polls 63
Votes, Needs Is

For the first time in history
the Democratic State Convention
Of Maryland will be called on to
determine who is the party's can.
didate for governor at the Novem,
ber elections. it appeared today.
Although Attorney General Her
bert r. O'Conor has a big lead
yer Mayor Howard jackson, OF
Baltimore. in the popular vote,
under Maryland's archaic election
laws the candidate is selected by
the number Of votes he gets in
the State convention.
And the way it looks now, Jack
son viii have about So votes to
81 for O'Conor. AS rs are nee.
essary to win the nomination, the
winner will have to be determined
under the peculiar second choice
system, whereby the voter names
not only his first choice. but his
second.
The Washington times., 1938-09-14
Tonight ..
Georgia Vote
On Station VOL

Georgia purge election"
uOiH Be prsaented tonight
oyer Station VOL, both from
the Heurieh Building and the
city room Of the Warrington
Her0ld-Times Building by a
complete staff Of 0nnOuneeTs
and commentators.
The fiyst reports Wiu Be
xiUen out at 6:l5 p. m. From
7:lS on, returns wiH be an.
nouneed every IS minutes.
From VOL, Frank Blair
and Stephen Mccormick IOilI
broadcast. Fulton Lswis, jr.,
and Walter Compton wiLl di-
rect the bVOGdcGstinS from
the HevGId-TinaGs Building.
using Frank WGldTOp, w. A.
S. Douglas, Theodore Hunt
ley, and other members Of
the stGff UhS haze been in
close contact SOith political
trends.
For complete, accurate
and first Information, tune
in on VOL unG read tOmOr-
rOU's Warrington Herald
and WGshinstSN Times.
The Washington times., 1938-09-14
10 Arabs Die as Bus
Sets OFF Land Mine

JERUSALEM, Sept. IA U.N.S0.
Ten Arabs were killed and ten
injured today when a land mine
demolished a bus on a frontier
road in northern Palestine Troops
and police rushed to Bethlehem
following reports that an armed
band last night raided the police
station and the postoffice, setting
fire to both.
The Washington times., 1938-09-14
'Ad' Group Names
Insurance Co. Aide

OSTERVILLE, Mass, Sept. Il
U.N.SO-Ray c. Dreher Of Boston
Insurance Company, today was
elected president Of the Insurance
Advertising Conference at the
final meeting of the three-day con-
vention. Mr.. Dreher succeeds
Arthur A. Fisk, advertising man.
ager of Prudential Insurance Com
pany. David C. Gibbon Of Mary
land Casualty Company, was
elected vice president.
The Washington times., 1938-09-14
Z Legal Positions
Are Filled by SEC

UN.S.). Securities and Elk
change Commission today an.
nounced appointment Of Joseph
l.. Weiner as special counsel in
the commissions reorganization
division, and of George A. Nc.
Nulty as an assistant general
counsel of the commission. Weiner
formerly was counsel to the New
York city board of transportation.
McNulty has been with the SEC
legal staff since 1885.
The Washington times., 1938-09-14
Nip Sudeten Plot

PARIS, Sept. IL N.N.S.).
Discovery Of q carefully
organized plot by Sudeten
Germans to seize their own
area and declare immediate
anschluss with Germany led
to declaration Of martial law
by Czech authorities. it was
stated by q well-infOrmed aU-
thOrity here today.
Mere disorders could have
been cOped with, 1t was said,
but authorities discovered .
plot instigated by the Nazi
geStapO and storm troopers
in the Sudeten area.
Discovery of the plot, this
informant said. prompted
Premier HOdEa to dispatch
his army to the border areas
and maintain order as well
as reinforce the frontier.
The Washington times., 1938-09-14
Stocks Rail y, Street
Watches War Crisis

Case spurted up 4 at the opening.
Other leaders which picked up
|2 points or more included Beth
lehem, u. s. Steel, Westinghouse,
Chrysler, Loew'S, Montgomery
Ward, Union Carbide, Kennecott.
Macy and International Har-
VeSter.
Wall Street continued to diSre-
gard domestic difficulties, the
while keeping q wary eye on the
critical foreign situation.
The Washington times., 1938-09-14

NEW YORK. Sept. 14.-From
yesterdays panicky selling wave
caused by the Sudeten ultimatum
to the Czech government, the
stock market rallied today, en-
abling leaders to recover half Of
the 2 to 6-point losses.
Largest gains were recorded by
Santa Fe, dupont, Briggs, Sears,
Roebuck. U. s. Rubber, which
went Up 3 points or more. while
The Washington times., 1938-09-14
GO0ernOr's Race

Governor E. D. Rivers, seeking
denomination, led the list Of four
candidates in the campaign for
the governorship on his record of
a Little New Deal" for Georgia.
He is opposed by Hugh Howell, a
political ally Of Talmadge: j. j.
Mangham. New Deal foe. and
Robert r. Wood, who ran on
prohibition platform.
The Washington times., 1938-09-14
Union Is Certified
Bargaining AQeni

Certification of Robbins and
Myers Employees Association as the
exclusive collective bargaining
agency for production and mainte-
nance workers at the Springfield
(Ohio) plant of the Robbins and
Myers, Inc, was announced yes
terday by the National Labor Rela-
tionS Board.
The Washington times., 1938-09-14
LaGuardia TO Visit
Old Arizona Home

PHOENIX, Ariz., Sept. IA
.N.S.).-Mayor LaGuardia Of
New York planned to leave here
today for Prescott, Ariz., his birth
place. He spent his bothood in
Prescott, lis miles north Of here,
where his father was q bandmaS-
ter in the old Whipple Greek bar
racks, now q veterans hospital.
The Washington times., 1938-09-14
Tanks Rushed Into Action;
Nazis Suffer Heavy Losses;
Peace Hopes Dimned
BY GEORGE LANGWE1L

PRAGUE, Sept IA (INs.). sudeten Germans fought
pitched battle with Czechosovaldan troops in the
streets Of Falkenau late today and fragmenary dis
patches hinted casualty list that may mount into tho
scores.
The battle broke out when Czech police attempted to
break up clash between Sudetens and Communists
without use Of weapons.
Two thousand sudetens turned upon the police drv-
ing them into the local police station and later ejecng
them force shooting them down in the seets as they
The Washington times., 1938-09-14
Arizona

United States Senator Carl Hay.
den won denomination by almost 8
to /. Returns from rs complete
and 1856 incomplete precincts out
of 468 in the State gave Hayden
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The Washington times., 1938-09-14
GEORGE TAKES
EARLY LEAD IN
purge" TEST
Camp Runs Second
In Georgia Race

CARROLLTON, Ca, Sept. IA
(T.N.SD.-COmpIete unofficial re-
turns from four rural precincts,
the first to be reported In
GeOrgia's primary today, gave:
For senator: George, 1873;
Camp. 90; Talmadge, 70.
For governor: Rivers, 1873;
Mangham, Ill; Howell, Al.
ATLANTA, Ca, Sept. IA
U.N.S0.-The hotly debated New
Deal issue drew a heavy vote
as the polls opened today fol-
Georgia's primary election.
Greatest interest centered in
the fight waged by Senator Walter
F. George to retain his seat in
the United States Senate over the
objections Of President Roosevelt
The President endorsed the can
didacy of Lawrence Camp. district
attorney In Atlanta, explaining
that he and George did not speak
the same political language.
Talmadge in Race
The third entrant in the tri-
angular race is former Governor
Eugene Talmadge. an even more
outspoken critic Of the Admins
tration than Senator George.
Although the veteran incum'
bent was accorded the best chance
in the election, Camps stock rose
slightly yesterday with the with
drawal of Eugene McRae. who
threw his support to the presi-
Dental choice.
The likeliest outcome. observers
said, is that none Of the three
win poll a majority Of the votes
and q run-off will be necessary in
which George probably will come
out on top.
The Washington times., 1938-09-14
ARMIES At PEAK
ON BORDERL|NE
BY CARROLL PEEKE

Two million men under arms
confronted each other today across
the Czech-Germ border: two Of
the most powerful armies in the
world, ready and waiting for war.
A virtual ring Of steel has been
thrown around the border. with
the German army mobilized at
full war strength, prepared to
march on Prague, the Czech capi-
tai, which also contains the famed
Skoda arms works.
The Washington times., 1938-09-14
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Czechs Ready

But the Czech army is also mobi,
lized, and while badly outnum-
bered, is expected to offer strenu-
Gus resistance should invasion
come.
Military men parallel the situa,
tion to the defense made by the
Belgian army in August, 1914.
when the German army was
halted long enough to allow the
French and British time to
mobilize and turn back that first
German drive.
The Czech army. however, 1t
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The Washington times., 1938-09-14
Results

Following are complete or con-
elusive returns in the primary cleo
tions held yesterday in nine states:
The Washington times., 1938-09-14
Scores Killed in Pitched Battle;
1000 Sudetens Fire on Troops
FLASHES!
LONDON GOLD HoARDERs SELL

LONDON Sept Il INs.)-Fearing confiscation in
event Of national emergency, gold hoarders flung their
holdings into the market in huge quantities today The
change equalization fund snapped up most offerings at the
time selling dollars heavily The dollar rate down
to $3.50 to the pound simultaneously gtedged stocks de-
clined Sh points and the war loan 2A.
The Washington times., 1938-09-14
NO COMMITMENT

Observers here stated that a
similar situation might conceiv.
ably come again in Europe, but
that no definite commitments
were contemplated binding this
country in any manner in the
present crisis.
The Washington times., 1938-09-14

Second installment Of "a Million
for Marty Q sclntIllatlng novel In
the American Weekly: You can start
Delivery.
The Washington times., 1938-09-14
U. S. TO remain
ON SIDE LINES

G.N.SO The United States will
maintain freedom of action" in
the European crisis, it was learned
today on highest authority.
This government, it was as
serted. is not prepared to make
any definite commitments to any
European power in the dynamite.
laden situation.
DISCRETIONARY POWER
Reports from London that
Britain was seeking further
Qualification" Of Americas inten
tions on the neutrality act, should
war come in Europe. were uncon
firmed here. 1t was pointed out
that the neutrality act makes il
mandatory on President Roose
welt to put the act into effect in
event he finds a "State of war" tc
exist.
This mandate, however, is dis
cretionary in that it leaves the
President free to determine when
there is a state of war. In the
instance of the Sino-Japanese con
flict, now in its second year, the
neutrality embargo on sale ot
arms, ammunition and imple
ments Of war has not been in
voked. There has not been any
declaration Of war between Japan
and China.
The Washington times., 1938-09-14
HENLEIN SHIFTS OFFICES

BERLIN, Sept. IA QN.S) -- The official German
agency reported today that Sudeten Fuehrer Henen ordered
the Suetn party offices Prague transferred to the de
tenland grounds that communications between Prague
and the'provinces are unsafe"
The Washington times., 1938-09-14
Hitler Backs
Down, Wants
No War Now
BY PIERRE J. HUSS
Copyright, 1880

BERLIN, Sept. IA (I.N.S.).
Reichsfuehrer Hitler apparently
has decided that the time 10 not
yet ripe for a showdown on the
explosive sudeten issue, this
correspondent was informed by
high Nazi quarters today.
Despite his threatening speech
at Nuremberg on Monday,
when he flatly informed the
sudetens they were entitled to
self determination and that he
would see they got it, the
FuehrSr seemingly has reached
the conclusion that the stage is
not yet properly set for q de-
cisive blow.
The Washington times., 1938-09-14

LONDON, Sept IA )-The dipomatic correspondent
Of the London Evening Standard reported today that France
has notified Czechoslovakia she will mobilize when the
Czechs do"
The Washington times., 1938-09-14
Virtual ReUOlt

His decision was reported
based on hourly reports re-
ceived during the night from
every town and village in the
Sudeten region involved in the
virtual revolt which followed
establishment of martial law
by the Prague regime.
Always late to retire and
early to rise, the Fuehrer kept
himself posted throughout the
night and today on every de-
velopment in the danger-laden
situation.
His exact whereabouts, how
ever, were unknown. Govern
ment headquarters in Berlin
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JAPAN WOULD JOIN GERMANY

TOKYO, Sept IA NS.).-"Japan is prepared as ever
to join forces with Germany in fighting against Red
tons in accordance with the anti Communist pact Japa
nese foreign office spokesman announced TODAY.
The Washington times., 1938-09-14
KING HURRIEs BACK TO LONDON

LONDON, Sept. IA (LN.s.).-King George vi viii
to London from Bamoral tonight owing to the serio,
national situation He will confer with his minister
The Washington times., 1938-09-14

Showers toalght,
probably "a ding
Thursday manIag;
eoOIsr thursday
aft eTAoaA aAd
nigAt; gsAtls
winds.
Evening star., 1938-07-21
Al Smith Can't
attend Fete for
Granddaughter
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ALBANY, N. Y. July 2l.-Grand-
father Alfred E. Smith sent his re-
grets today to Granddaughter Mary
Warner. He can't attend the birth
day party to celebrate her 18th BIRTH
day anniversary.
The reason: Frederick E. Crane.
president Of New York's constitutional
convention, where Grandfather Smith
Is q delegate. won't let him have the
party night off.
It wasn't Marys fault. For the
daughter of Maj. John A. Warner,
State police superintendent, and Mrs.
Warner, asked special permission from
the chief Judge of the Court of Ap-
peals-and even sent her love.
Wrote Mary:
Dear Judge Crane, Monday. July
rs, is my birthday. My grandfather
says you are the boss of the con-
vention. So would you allow my
grandfather to stay down here and be
with me on my birthday. Hoping
that this will not be too much trou-
bic for you, love, Mary Warner"
BOSS" Crane was moved, but ad-
amant about his rule to keep con-
vention delegates where they belong
in the convention.
Evening star., 1938-07-21
RAIL MERGER PLANS
BEING NEGOTIATED
Kansas City Southern Is to Be
Tied Up With Louisiana and
Arkansas Railroad.
By the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
HOT SPRINGS, Ark, July 21.-
Negotiations are under way to merge
the Kansas City Southern and Louis
lana & Arkansas Railroads into
system OF 1,676 miles, extending from
the Gulf of Mexico to Kansas City.
Utility Executive Harvey Couch,
who, with his associates, control the
two lines, last night confirmed reports
OF more than a years standing that
an effort was being made to join the
roads
Active negotiations are being made
to bring the two lines into closer rela-
tionship in the interest of the public
and territory served and for the i'm
provement Of the position of stock
holders" Mr.. Couch said.
IF and when the matter goes
through, it will be in the nature of
onification of the financial interests of
the two systems. Different plans with
the same end in view are being con-
sidered at this time"
MIR. COUGHS statement followed an
nouncement by the New York Sun
that officials of the carriers and Wall
Street banking interests were nego-
tiating actively on the merger and
that Dillon, Read & Co. and Kuhn,
Loeb & Co. were mentioned as repre-
senting the banking side.
Evening star., 1938-07-21
DIONNE QUINTUPLETS
MAY HAVE new HOME
Can IAN Officials Suggest
Domicile Where Children Could
Live With Parents.

NORTH BAY, Ontario, July 21
canadian Press) Attorney General
Gordon Conant and other Ontario
government officials have discussed
with guardians of the Dionne ouin-
tuplets plans for new home for the
famous little girls.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dionne and their seven
other children all will live together in
the new domicile, thus ending one of
the main points of contention be-
tween the parents and government
authorities regulating the lives of the
Qulntuplets as wards of the King.
Two locations for the new dream
home" were mentioned, it was learned,
One was a site on Trout Lake. less
than a mile north of the Dionne
homestead, where the quints were
born four years ago.
A second possible site was under
stood to be south of Dafoe Nursery.
the home erected at Calender for the
quints soon after their birth and in
which they have lived ever since.
Evening star., 1938-07-21
PRESIDENT NEARS
CL|PPERTON ISLE
Houston Skipper Will Make
Observations to Chart
Hazard Correctly.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ABOARD U. S. S. HOUSTON, EN-
ROUTE TO PANAMA, July 21.-The
cruiser Houston, carrying Presiden'
Roosevelt and his fishing companion
on vacation jaunt down the Pacific.
clipped along at 81 knots today toward
French-owned Clipperton Island, poor
ly charted and danger to navigation.
The island, lying 67O miles off the
Mexican mainland on line between
Hawaii and Panama, consists of a low
coral ring of sandlike appearance,
varying in width from few yards to
q quarter of mile and rising from
the sea to a height of to IA feet.
VIII Chart Island.
Within this coral ring is a large,
circular lagoon with depths from few
inches to more than 800 feet. The is
land Is fringed by continuous coral
reef and coral rocks. At the southeast
end huge rock, like ship under full
sail, rises 70 feet.
Ships are warned that the island is
dangerous to navigation, even under
the most favorable conditions. Mari
ners are urged to approach Clipperton
with great caution.
For one thing, the exact location of
the island is not definitely known. 1t
has been reported to lie five miles
north of its present charted position.
Capt. Guy N. Barker of the Houston
plans to make observations. These he
will report to the Nays hydrographic
Office so that officials there can exactly
chart the islandfor the first time.
President Takes Honors.
While Capt. Barker is taking his OBJ
servations, and Prof. Waldo Schmitt
OF the Smithsonian Institution of
Washington, D. c., is making scientific
investigations on the island, President
Roosevelt and others of his party will
resume their fishing.
They had great day with their
rods and reels yesterday while the
Houston anchored off Socorro Island
The fish were so plentiful the party
caught 100, averaging 10 to 20 pounds
each, in only three hours.
The President, for the second time
since the cruiser left San Diego last
Saturday, came off with top honors,
landing a 30-pound bluejack. He
battled shark for half an hour but
the shark won when the Presidents
line broke.