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Evening star., 1938-01-26
MAI. GEN. EDWARD CROFT
IN CRITICAL CONDITION
Retired Chief Of Infantry Ill at
Greenville Is. C.) Home-Is
62 Years of Are.

Maj. Gen. Edward Croft, q. 3. A.,
retired chief Of infantry, IL critically
i'll at his Greenville Is. c. home. it
was learned here today. He was
reported by friends to have contracted
pneumonia after suffering q paralytic
stroke recently.
Edward Croft, jr., who lives in
Washington, was summoned to his
fathers home last night. It was
hoped that the general could be
brought to Walter Reed Hospital for
treatment, but his physical condition
will not permit the trip.
Gen. Croft, who is 81, was pro-
noted to chief of infantry In August,
1888, and was retired in October,
1887. Both he and his wife are
well known IN military and social
circles hero.
Evening star., 1938-01-26
GETS SECURITY POST
Victor Sadd Made Manager of
Local Field Office,

q. r. Parker, regional director of
the Social Security Board. today an
nounced the appointment of Victor
Sadd as manager of the Washington
neld office of the board. Mr.. Sadd was
detailed as acting manager on De-
cember Is.
The f1eld Office includes the Dis
triet and five counties in Maryland
and eight In Virginia.
Evening star., 1938-01-26
LEGION SHOW TONIGHT
Cooley Mccullough Post Will
Sponsor Benefit.

The Cooley Mccullough Post Of the
American Legion will present an enter
tainment at 1880 o'clock tonight for
the benefit Of veterans in Mount Alto
Hospital. Charles Kohen Is in charge
Of the program, the first ever to be
conducted by the post, he said.
Participating in the program will be
Miss Chester Coakley, dancer; Miss
Grace Simon, accordionist and singer;
Miss June Truett, dancer; Haughawout
and brother, Hawaiian guitar artists;
Miss Rens Cournyn and her dancers:
Joe King, ventriloquist, and Winnie
Mae; Miss June Walling, dancer; Ward
Duvall and Miss Airline King, &C
cordionist and soprano duet; Bills
Plain, II, colored, baritone, and
Marion Dawn, blues singer.
Evening star., 1938-01-26
G. o. P. CLUB TO MEET

WOODSIDE, Md, Jan. Is (Spe-
ciaD Representative Melvin j. Mas
Of Minnesota and Wilton T. Allen,
supervisor of assessments for Mont
gomery County, will be The speaker at
q meeting Of the Thirteenth District
Republican Club at the Woodside
School tomorrow at 8 pm.
onace1 VII b elected during the
business session.
Evening star., 1938-01-26
DISTRICT WILL SEEK
v. P. A. LUNCH AID
Temporary Help Aim Pend
ing $4,000 Deficiency
Appropriation.

Pending an effort to obtain from
Congress an emergency deficiency ap-
preparation Of $4,000 with which to
continue the feeding of hungry school
children beyond Friday, the District
Commissioners will seek immediate
temporary aid from the Works Prog
ress Administration.
Maj. Daniel j. Donovan, District
auditor, was instructed to confer this
afternoon with Harry L. Hopkins or
one of his assistants with a view to
impressing them with the urgency Of
the school lunch problem and ascer-
tanning whether Federal funds can be
made available as stop-gap measure.
Seal Opinion Asked.
Maj. Donovan, meanwhile, asked
Corporation Counsel Elwood H. Seal
for an opinion on authority of the
auditor to turn over to the Citizens
Permanent Committee on the Feeding
OF Hungry School Children a balance
of slightly more than $4,000 in the
trust fund for school lunches.
Mrs. John Boyle, jr., president of
the committee, has asked the auditor
to release this money Immediately in
order to continue the purchase of
lunch supplies as long as possible. Mrs.
Boyle yesterday presented to the au-
ditor's office certain legal papers in
support Of her committees claim to
proprietorship of the fund. She plan
ned to supply additional data today.
Mrs. Boyle said the auditors Office
has prepared voucher for $500 to
the credit OF the committee, which
will be held until the committees legal
right to the money is established "as
a matter of form" She said the Dis
trict planned to retain a small balance
to meet any unforeseen expenses that
might arise.
Deficiency Fund Asked.
The Commissioners decided to re-
quest an emergency deficiency ap-
preparation following long conference
yesterday afternoon with DR.. Frank
w. Ballou, superintendent of schools;
Elwood Street, director Of public well
fare; Maj. Donovan and other officials.
Today Maj. Donovan submitted to
the Commissioners list Of relief fund
ALLEGATIONS made to the District from
w. P. A. money. He was instructed to
see If any of these funds could be
used for school lunches, and to find
If any other funds are available.
Evening star., 1938-01-26
POLICE RADIOS SILENT
Squad Cars Stand By Telephone
Boxes for 20 Minutes,

For about 20 minutes this morning,
robbers could have gotten a head start
on police, If they'd only known it.
Because the central radio broad
casting system at the tenth precinct
was temporarily out of order, all radio
squad cars in the city were commanded
to stand by telephone call-in boxes for
their orders.
The difficulty, which originated in
the Harvard street substation power
plant, was repaired In q shogt TINA
Evening star., 1938-01-26

The officer explained later that he
merely wanted to file a report on the
case, but young Toney, apparently
worried over being taken to head
quarters, disappeared when the police
man went into the building.
He was always such a good boy"
Mrs. Toney said today. II think he
simply figured he was going to get
in trouble even though he didn't do
any thing wrong"
Evening star., 1938-01-26
A. & P. FOUND GUILTY
Trade Commission Orders Firm to
Stop Accepting Allowances.

The Federal Trade Commission
found the Great Atlantic g. Pacific Tea
Co. guilty today of violating the
brokerage provision of the Robinson
Patman anti-price discrimination act.
The commission ordered the COM
pany, which owns and operates more
than $4,000 retail grocery stores in SO
States, to stop accepting all allowances
and discounts, in place of brokerage.
in any form paid it by sellers.
Evening star., 1938-01-26
YOUTH, 20, DISAPPEARS
AFTER QUESTIONING
John Toney Believed to Have
Imagined Self in Trouble
Over a Bicycle.

Mrs. Virginia Toney, 1927 Ninth
street NV, today anxiously awaited
news of the whereabouts of her son
John, 20, who, she believes. ran away
because he imagined himself in
trouble"
Evening star., 1938-01-26
Audubon Society to Meet.

The forty-first annual meeting Of
the Audubon Society Of the District
of Columbia will be held at o'clock
tonight ct the Washington Club, 170l
& street INV.
Evening star., 1938-01-26

Thomas Jefferson, having m aver
sion to formalities, frequently re-
eeived distinguished guests whilA alad
in dressing gown and slippe1s.
Evening star., 1938-01-26

T he you t h,
whose m o t h e r
said he has been
the principal sup
port OF her and
his five younger
brothers and sis
tiers, has not been
seen since Mon
day, when he dis
appeared a t t e r
questioning by a
police sergeant in
connection with
a bicycle which
young Toney said
had been left in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-13
MAYOR HAYES IN ORDINANCE VETO
Repub lican Aldermanic
 Board Recently Passed E New Law About Liquor

Mayor Frank Hayes has vetoed the recently adopted ordinance re- stricting establishment of hquor- purveying places 1t was disclosed today. But reasons for the veto will not be made public until pre- scented to the board of aldermen at their next meeting, November 2. url- less Q special meeting should be called in the interim.
 The ordinance. providing that no tavern, cafe, hotel or package store shall hereafter be established with in 75O feet of & concern holding an identical permit, any one of the four classifications cited, was sub ject of controversy over several months.
 >f Republican Presented It
 When first presented by Alder man Joseph Reiner, Republican, the original ordinance called for spac- ing the liquor establishments 1000 feet apart and that should 8 liquor permit be suspended for a period of 30 days or longer that the permittee affected might not reopen under the city statute.
 This measure was contested at public hearings where property owners protested that such an ordi- nance would infiict undue hardship on them, particularly in view of economic conditions and the large amount of tax burden already im- posed upon them. The report of the committee to the board of alder men at that time failed of passage. some of the Republican members voting against adoption of the ordi- nance.
 Passed by Aldermen
 Last month. following another hearing at which property owners still voiced objection to the manner of restricting liquor establishments as Alderman Reiner proposed in his second ordinance outline, the provi- sion passed the aldermen and was to become effective in SO days.
 The current ordinance calls for the 750 feet zoning line between the
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-13
Italy Brings Troops Home
 But Gets Little h Return

lini was not pleased with the effect of his repatriation order on Great Britain and France.
 It seemed that Mussolini had hoped that when the British govern ment learned he was bringing home 10000 infantrymen, 1t would agree to put the British Italian friendship agreement into force, and recognize Italy's conquest of Ethiopia. But Britain has, shown no enthusiasm. The British government apparently insisted that Mussolini bring home far more than 10000 soldiers. and bring aviators, artillerymen and tank corps men as well as iufan- try, as the price of recognition of the Ethiopian conquest.
 Nor did Frances decision to name an ambassador to Italy, and thus recognize the Ethiopian conquest. seem to please the government. Vir- gfaio Gayda, regarded as the spokes- man for the foreign office. said in his newspaper Giornale D'Italia last night that "this belated act proves nothing"
 Then he attacked French news papers for their belittlmg articles regarding the heroism of Italian troops in Spain. These troops, Gayda said. even after 1S months of fighting in Spain "still are ready to take up their arms even if 1t is against France in order to maintain respect fov their country's honor"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-13

Rome, Oct. 1S.-(UP)-Italian troop casualties in the Spanish civil war have totaled 12,i47, 1t was an- nounced today as Fascist authorities prepared e jubilant welcome for an estimated 10000 homecoming sol- diers scheduled to reach Naples Oct. 20. The casualties were classi- fled as follows: Killed: Ofiicers 227, enlisted men 2,4S0; died of disease: Officers and men 278; total killed or died of disease 2,eS5. Made pris- oner: Ofiicers three, men S5i; total 364; wounded: Ofiicers 607; men 8,l61; total g,e5S. Grand total l2,- l47. It was added that about 2,000 of the wounded were permanently crippled or invalided.
 Italy's losses in the Ethiopian war totaled 2,3l3 native Italians killed, died of wounds or missing. according to reports. No figures are available for wollnded.) '
 It was announced that a naval escort would be provided for the troopships Liguria, Piemonte, Gala bria and Sardegna which are bring ing home the 10000 men to be re- patriated froi Spain. where they have been fighting in behalf of the Spanish Nationalists. King Victor Emmanuel was expected to 90 to Naples to participate lin the otiiclal welcome. From the political aspect. 1t was indicated with increasing clarity that Premier Benito MussQr
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-13
STATE CAMP AICN IS PROGRESSING
Senator COoney Tax e $ Slam at Baldwin Because
 He Opposed Labor

Hartford, Conn.,, October l3. - (UP) The Connecticut Democratic party was accused today of being ruled by "bosses" who have commit ted many abuses" in the current political campaign.
 The man who made the charge was Francis A. Pallotti, Republican candidate for attorney-general
 At the same time, State Senator Joseph F. Cooney, Hartford. charged the Republican candidate for gov- ernor was nominated because "the machine can depend on him."
 Baldwin Record
 Senator Cooney said Raymond F. Baldwin, Republican candidate Tor governor, had a record of reaction and conservatism, and that he op- posed "old age pensions, shorter hours for women and minors, and labor sponsored measures"
 Cooney enumerated various atei meaA ures opposed by Baldwin dur ing his two terms in the house, in 1881 and ie3s, when he was majority leader.
 Representative Herman P. Kop- plemann, Democrat. seeking Q 4tl1 term as first district congressman charged Republicans were preparing to kill" the Social Security Act, "the best thing ever given to the working men and women of America.
 "WhyP" Kopplemann asked. Be cause they don't want to pay theii share of the cost. That's all. They don't want to pay what 1t costs to provide social security.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-13
OIL PLANT FIRE
 IS CONQUERED
Linden, New Jersey Blaze Is Extinguished This
 Morning After IS Hours

Linden, N. J., oct. 13 - (U.P) - Fire that ragged more than lS hours through the l2-acre Cities Service Company plant, fed by ale most 100000 gallons of gasoline, naptha, kerosene and oil from ex- ploding storage tanks, was extin- guished today after 1t had caused more than $500,000 damage.
 Fire fighters, who had waged a losing battle most of the night, gained their first advantage early today when with four feet of foam ite they extinguished blazing 40- foot tank that had threatened to ex- plode and spray the whole area with 100000 gallons of flaming crude oil.
 Numerous pools of oil, boiled over from unexploded tanks, were still burning, amid a mass of steel wreck age from the 20 tanks that had blown up or split their seams and spilled out their contents in the terrific heat. Some of the thunder ing explosions had broken windows in houses three miles away. At its height the fire spurted 300 feet into the air and was visible 10 miles away. The pail of smoke spread as far as New York City.
 500 Fire Fighters
 Five hundred fire fighters were on the scene, struggling to keep the flames away from the nearby Sim clair oil Company plant, which has 30 storage tanks, and the standard oil Company plant, largest refinery in the world, with 800 tanks.
 Twenty Cities Service tanks, con- taining from 480,000 to 2.l00,000 gall Ions of gasoline and oil each, al- ready had been destroyed.
 Fire companies from five cities had been waging a losing battle since l p. m. yesterday, when the fire started with the violent ex- plosion of 1880, ,000-gallon storage tank. A three-ton mass of molten iron, dislodged by that blast, was hurled l50 yards onto tracks of the Central Railroad of New Jersey.
 William Cordell, official of Cities !, Service, estimated today that the loss already had been more than $500,000. All workmen at the plant escaped but seven fire fighters had been burned or injured.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-13
TROPICAL STORM
 MAY HIT NORTH

New Orleans, Oct. l3-(UP)---A strong tropical disturbance was ex- pected to strike the northeastern gulf region late today.
 The weather bureau, in an advisory at l:45 Q. m, (CST) said indications were that the center would pass in ls :. between Mobile, Ola, and Pen sacola, Fla.
 Northeast storm warnings between Morgan City, La, and Port Arthur, Tex, were ordered down but small craft from Morgan City to Tarpon Springs, Fla, were advised to re- main in port.
 The advisory said: "The tropical disturbance has moved very little during the last six hours and was centyal at midnight, Q. S. T.. 275 to 200 miles south of New Orleans, at tended by strong shifting winds and squalls up to 48 miles per hour"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-13
Schools Closed, Teachers Fired

Heads of school departments, priii- cipals, maintenance crews, janitors-. all would be affected by the pros visions of the report if it were placed in effect.
 A saving in ie4o of e9es.s2i .5S. alone on the reduction of teachers' salaries would result. if the report become an ofiicial order.
 The board of education recently drafted c budget requesting si,e06,- 0ei.ie for the new year. This repre- sented afi increase Of 94i. .43e.i0 over that which was granted last year.
 Argued Four Hours
 The board Of education considered tho merits of the report at an ad- journed meeting last Friday after- noon, and for more than four hours carefully weighed each requirement.. At the conclusion of the conference they were in accord on the under standing that they are unwilling to agree to the acceptance of the coii- ditions of the report.
 The final decision on the report rests with tho special budget eom- mittee Of the board Of finance. The education board points out that during the past six years 1t has saved 9i00000 annually and yet has maintained efficiency in the schools. A complete copy of the letter sent to the finance committee by tho board of education is included else- where in todays Democrat.
 At the very outset of the meinor- anda, the cost per pupil n average daily attendance is cited in Water bury as 920,i8 higher per pupil in average daily attendance than were costs in Lowell. Mass. tconsidered the median city of the U. 6. between a6 900 and i0b 900 popuiation). Costs in Waterbury in io3B-90. according to the U. 6. Office of Education were Sioo.26 per pupil. Aartfords costs
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-13
ARAB ATTORNEY
 SHOT TO DEATH
Leading Lawyer Is Ab' ducted From Jerusalem,
 Killed By His CaptOrs

Jerusalem, Oct, i3-(UP)-A lead- ing Arab lawyer and nationalist spokesman, Nassau Sidky Dajany, 70, abducted from the city yester- day. was found shot to death in a field today.
 He was the first high-ranktng Arab leader slain during the current rebellion. Jews and Arabs alike were shocked by the crime.
 He had been councillor of the mu- nicipality of Jerusalem, a former candidate for mayor and unofflcial representative in Palestine of the Emir Abdullah of Transjordan. Be- fore the British conquest during the World war, he had been an officer in the Turkish army and was a member of a noted Arab family identified with the Husseini faction whose bitter political and religious feud with the Nachashibi faction prevented Arab solidarity fin Pales- tine until their compromise Is 1856 for joint action against British troops.
 Riots, Murders
 Elsewhere throughout Palestine riots and murders continued despite the daily arrivals of British rein- forcements, Murders of Arabs ailo sacking of government officers were reported from Haifa, Samaria and Jaffa. The government had resorted to Q system of Identification cards for Arabs to offset rebel strategy in ordering all Arabs to wear the Bedouin headdress. Tn their iden-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-13
School Supt. Thomas I
 Condon Claims H WiH Impair Morale OfDept.
Board of Education Unanimously Op. posed to Proposed Cuts - So Re-
 ports to Finance Board
WAGE CUTS, CLOSING OF
 SOME SCHOOLS REQUESTED

Economy recommendations of the Grifenhagenl Associates with regard to the Waterbury board of education would "impar the morale and usefulness of the teachers and other school employees, or be de- structive of the high standards which the board has sought to maintain" the special budget committee ot the board of finance has been informed by Supt of Schools Thomas J. Condon.
 Made Public by Superintendent
 Dr. Condon, with the permission of the board today released the complete report of economy made by Grenhagen and Associates with particular rel erence to the school department
 Board Is Much Opposed
 The Board of Education unanimously opposed to the adoption of the recommendations and their sentiments have been presented to the finance board in letter dis patched by pr. Condon who Is clerk of the board
 Drastic curtaiment of schools and school departments including employees of all divisions of the department are recommended New reductions In pay of per cent for hgh school teachers and three and one-haf for grammar schools are recommended s''@""a-s"~Asa"
 Schools Closed, Teachers Fired
 oronoke, Lincoln, Bucks Hill and Roosevelt schools would be closed and their students shifted to other schools At least 30 teachers and perhaps many as 70 would pc dismissed Five to seven kindergarten assistants would pc released,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-13
ANOTHER STORY
 ABOUT GOERING

London, Oct. l3.-tUP).-A book, "Goering," by II. Wam Blood- Ryan, published today, related another of the many stories told of Field Mar shal Hermann Goering, German air minister, and his assortment of uni- forms.
 It was alleged that Goering and Adolf Hitler attended rendition of Lohengrin and that while Hitler dozed. Goering left their box to talk to friends. The singer who took the part of Lohcngrin, clad in shining armor. was escorted to the box to be introduced to Hitler, 1t was said. The story continued that Hitler, starting up from his sleep, saw the armored Hiegfried and said:
 Really. Hermann, this Is going too far"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-13
Auto Industry Sho1Os Workers Going Back
Almost Every Big Plant Is Now Putting Men to Work; May Obviate Need of 3z Hour Week
 Says Survey
BY JOSEPH MORGAN (Copyrlght 1888 By United Press)

Detroit, oct. i3--tUP)--A survey of the automobile industry revealed a marked acceleration of re-employ- ment today.
 The. pace had quickened 50 that 1t promised to meet one of organ iSed labor's most insiStent demands that the automobile industry find work for all It's workers, It was suggested that the industry might be operating on production sehed- ules soon, which would obviate the need for the a hour week solution of unemployment advanced by the United Automobile Workers.
 All Buick Plants Operating
 The Buick Motor Car Company announced that virtually all it's plants were operating two shifts on the five day week. The company said its dealers had reported more orders for 1889 cars than they had had at any time In the past 10 years.
 ], B. Graham, president of the Graham Paige Motor Company, said that "the outlook right now is better than 1t has been for two years"
 A. E. Barit. president of Hudson, said the general business trend presents encouraging prospects"
 Alfred P. Sloan, Jr,, chairman of the board of General Motors, pre- dicted that his corporations 1889 business would exceed that of i93a and said he believed there were in- dications of "a long upward pull for all business.
 What Survey shows
 Company by company, the survey revealed:
 Buick; - Now employing ii,90C men at Flint plant and will recall (ContinnAd m pape i0l
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-13
YANKEE CUNBOAT
 MAY BE TRAPPED
With Three British Ships It Is Caught In Midst of
 Japanese Drive
BY HAROLD GUARD United Press Stan Correspondcnt) J

tUntteu FfcBs btAH SVrrohpOHucUV
 Kong Kong, Oct. i3.-tUP)-The American gunboat Mindanao and three British guneeats may be trapped in the Pearl river ct Can- ton during the Japanese South China drive, 1t wag feared today.
 British naval authorities received information that tho Chinese in. tended to throw an obstructive boom across the river today, to keep out Japanese warshipS.
 Above the place where the boom would be constructed are the Min- danao and the British gunboatS Cic. ala. Moth and Tarantula,
 Four boatloads of refugees arrived from Canton today, including 90 for- eign women and children Of whom "a were Americans.
 co Jap Planes 1amb...g
 Sixty Japanese war planes, "eyes" of Japan's new south China army, bombed railroads and highways be- tween Hong Kong and Canton to- day while the Cantonese army moved toward the coast to challenge the invaders.
 British authorities here mobillSed the special constabulary reserve te take care of the heavy flow of TO. fugees into the colony. Japanese troops moved inland on e path paraileiing British leased ter. ritory on the mainland, but afout At miles away.
 Japanese navy sources asserted that already the Japanese had sey' cred the @anton- Hong Kong rail- road, life line of supply for ell south crn China.
 It was asserted that Japanese hat met little serious resistance ant that e force of 2.000 Chinese wa wiped out at one point along the iin' of advance. Chinese reported that advancl guards of the defending and iivad Ing forces had met at three point near the coast and that there va fierce fighting in each instance.
 Amerlca'' U. Clost
 Fearing devastating Japanese ai
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