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Evening star., 1938-06-28
TURNER MUST HANG
FOR ATTACKING GIRL
Judge Says Ends Of Justice
Demand Death After Plea
Is Shifted to Guilty.
By Stan Correspondent of The Star.

By Stan Correspondent of The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, June 2s.-James
Albert Turner, rs, colored. wes sem
fenced to death today by Circuit Judge
Urner for criminal assault May 81 on
12-year-old Eta May Coleman of
Middlebrook.
Sentence was passed after three
hours Of testimony. Turner, withdraw
ing plea of not guilty, pleaded
guilty and threw himself on the mercy
Of the court.
Judge Urner, in pronouncing SEN
tence, stated that the ends Of justice
clearly demand imposition of the ex-
treme penalty Of the law" He ordered
that the prisoner be kept in solitary
confinement until the Governor should
sign the warrant for his execution and
then that he be hanged.
Defense counsel called only one wit
ness, DR.. Ralph M Crowley of Norbeck,
an alienist, who said he could not say
positively what Turner'S mental con-
dition was.
Evening star., 1938-06-28
MAY GET
SMELLS POSITION
Minority Leader of House
Decides to Retire After
"a Years.
BY the Associated Press,


Attempts to liberalize the House Re-
publican leadership in the 1899 Con-
gress appeared likely today as . re-
suit Of the retirement of Minority
Leader Bertrand H. Smell.
Representative Smell, outspoken
critic Of Roosevelt policies, announced
he would not be . candidate for re-
election. After ~ years in Congress,
he said, he had decided to devote
himself to his varied business inter-
ests in Northern New York.
Politicians, specuAting as to Mr.
SHELLS successor, recalled the efforts
made in 1896 by Representative Fish,
Republican, Of New York to replace
him with a leader favoring q more
progressive" program. The insurgent
movement. however, was unsuccessful
Among the few Representatives still
in Washington the first name gen.
orally mentioned for Representative
SHELLS post was that Of Representa-
tive Joseph w. Martin Of Massachu-
sets. assistant minority leader. He
Is So; Mr.. Smell is 81.
Friends Of Representative Martin
asserted his political viewpoint was
liberal enough to satisfy all factions
of the party. They noted that while
he opposed many Roosevelt measures
he supported much Of the Presidents
social legislation. including the wage
hour bill signed Saturday by the
President.
Representative Martin, q newspaper
(See SMELL, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1938-06-28
SURPLUS FORECAST
IN WORLDS WHEAT
Crop Will Be At Least Equal to
Last Years Abundance,
Institute Predicts.
Bv the Associated Press.

Bv the Associated Press. >
ROME, June 2S.-The International
Institute Of Agriculture reported today
that this years world wheat crop
probably would be sharply above the
worlds needs.
"The institute estimates that in the
present state of things it would re-
quire an exceptional series Of un-
favorable circumstances tor world
wheat production not to be at least
equal to that Of last year, which was
abundant" the institute stated.
1T Is very probable that countries
normally producing more than their
needs viii have = strongly excessive
exportable quantity. while the de-
mands Of important countries, 1t ap-
pears, should not be much above tie
level Of the closing period"
Evening star., 1938-06-28
Earth Due for Better Times
As Stormy Sun Gains Do,on
.at many to . few to . great many

great many to few to great many
again.
This time, DR.. Harlan T. Stetsm
Of the Massachusetts, Institute Of
Technology told astronomers attend
ing the meetings Of the American
Association for the Advancement Of
Science here, the maximum came
about two years before 1t was ex-
pected, was more intense than any
thing since 1a70, developed more
rapidly than has been the case before
In the 800 years since 0allileo dis
covered the phenomenon, and the
sun Is now getting back to normal.
The maximum was not expected
before this summer, at least. It ac-
tually came last July, DR.. stetson
said. Sunspot ajnaxima are Known
lSee AsTRQNl1fEaA Paae A.k
Evening star., 1938-06-28
SMASHED DOOR
FOLLOWS THREAT
Store Here Damaged After
Piano Firm Receives
$500 Demand.

Twenty-fcur hours after letter
asking $500 ransom" had been re-
ceived at the main ONCE Of the r. A.
North Piano Co., Philadelphia, plate
glass door of q branch ONCE of that
firm at 900 Eleventh street Sc. was
smashed in an undetermined manner
early today.
Residents Of the neighborhood told
police they thought q bomb had been
thrown through the door, but no evil
dence supporting that theory was
found.
Francis x. Regan, manager of the
branch, which is used as a showroom,
estimated the damage at $3.50. Sew
eral pianos were SCARED by flying
glass, but the interior was not dam
aged otherwise.
Piece Of Tire Found.
Police found piece Of automobile
tire casing in the rear Of the shop.
A smudge mark on the wall led them
to believe the casing might have been
hurled through the glass door, pos
sibly by a bursting tire.
Mr. Regan said the letter received
in Philadelphia had been mailed in
New Jersey and contained a threat to
blow up the stores Of the piano con-
cern unless the ransom" was paid
He said the letter had been turned over
to postal authorities. The North Co.
has branches in Washington, New
York, Brooklyn, Newark and Johns
town, Pa.
Street Deserted.
Mrs. Horace Inskoe, 906 Eleventh
street Sc, said she was awakened at
1 am. by an explosion" which shook
the windows Of her home. Police be-
lieve that was the blast which smashed
the door.
Mrs. 1nskoe said she ran to the win
dow on hearing the noise, which she
thought was an explosion at the navy
yard, but that the street was deserted.
Another resident of the neighbor-
hood, Mrs. BERTHE Speisser, 1909 Ninth
street Sc, said the blast shook her
bed.
The smashed door was not discov-
cred until Mr.. Regan came to the shop
at 10 am.
Evening star., 1938-06-28
BY THOMAS r. HENRY,
star Correspondent Of The Star.

OTTAWA, June 28.-The sun Is
calming down after its stormiest three
months in 70 years.
Also, II there Is anything to wide
spread current opinion, better times
may be due on earth.
For the past 18 months the 1000
mile-deep atmosphere Of flaming
gasses which blankets K. stars white
hot disk has been churned by titanic
whirlwinds. Seen on the face Of the
sun these rapidly moving hurricanes
Of IRE, thousands Of miles In diameter,
appeared as dark patches, the So
called "sunspots." Some Of them
are present all the time but every II
years and months on the average
they pass throusp : cycle from
Evening star., 1938-06-28


The Chinese pilot. they said, dived
headlong to the gunboat's deck when
japanese anti-aircraft fire set his
plane afiame. exploding his bombs
and breaking the back Of the man-of-
war"
Bomber Shot Down.
The officers pridefully called the
deed another case of Chinese flyer
heroically sacrificing his life at terrific
cost to the Japanese"
A Chinese bomber was shot down
west of Anking. Japanese reported.
They said its crew escaped by para
chute and was not located.
Japanese planes carried out new
bombing raids on Nanchang, an i'm
portant Chinese air base.
With the war begged down on all
fronts. most japanese operations were
confined to aerial attacks over South
China.
The island of Hainan of the coast
of Kwangtung Province was bombed
yesterday. No new sign of = major
Evening star., 1938-06-28
TOXIC CLAIMS MASSIE
CASE REPORT LACKING
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TOXIC, June ga foreign Office
spokesman today told Eugene H. Doo-
man, counselor of the United States
Embassy, information was lacking con-
cerning Tsingtao reports q Japanese
sentry had slapped Mrs. Thomas H.
Massie, wife Of an American naval Of
1cer.
The spokesman said authorities on
the SPOT would be instructed to settle
the incident amicab.y" when . report
Is received In Toxic.
Evening star., 1938-06-28
French Sentence Spy.

BORDEAUX, France, June 28 R.-
A German cafe waiter identified only
as Schmidt" by military authorities
was sentenced today to Is years ut
hard labor for spying. A military
court found him guilty Of sending
French naval building pllps to Ger
Evening star., 1938-06-28
BIG 3 Of j. s. co
To NET SEM|-F|NAL
Mrs. Moody, Helen Jacobs
and Alice Marble All Win
in Wimbledon Play.
Nv the Associated Press,

WIMBLEDON, England, June 28.-
America placed her big three" Of
Helen Wills Moody, Helen Jacobs and
Alice Marble in the semi-final round
Of the all-England tennis champion
ships today, but the fourth bracket
went to towering, angular Nine. HildA
Krahwinkel Sperling Of Germany.
The semi-flnal round pairings will
send 6NS Marble against Miss Jacobs,
and Mrs. Moody. seeking her eighth
Wimbledon crown, against Mime. Sper-
ling, who recently beat her in the Lon
don championships.
For . time it appeared that an all
American semi-fln was assured. Ap-
pearing in the last of the fourth quar-
ter-final matches, tiny Mrs. Sarah
Palfrey Fabyan of Brookline, Mass,
won the opening set against Nine.
Sperling, but the tireless, indomitable
German finally won out in three sets,
+6. Ga, 6I4, after the hardest
fight of the day.
Bulge and Mako Win.
The three Californians all won in
straight sets and In surprisingly easy
fashion. Mrs. Moody trounced Kay
Stammers, English star, 60, el;
Miss Marble disposed Of Nine. Rene
Matthew, the French champion, 60,
j3, while Miss Jacobs, playing In
brilliant form, eliminated the power
full Polish hitter, Jadwiga Jedrze-
jowska, also by 60, 6-3 count.
Meanwhile Don Bulge and Gene
Mako moved ahead in mems doubles,
outpointing the veteran French COM
bination Of Jean Borotra and Jacques
Brugnon in straight sets, 6-S, e4,
rs.
The Americans had little trouble
disposing Of what once was tennis
greatest doubles combination. The
Frenchmen began by breaking Mako's
service in the opening game, but some
great smashing by Bulge squared it
against Borotra in the second and
then the Americans broke through
Brugnon in the fourth for q decisive
margin, which they never lost.
Serving against the wind, Mrs
Moody scored three straight winners
with oblique forehand drives and swept
the first game to love. Three times in
the second game Miss Stammera
double faulted. She pulled up from
$40, but lost after four deuces.
Mrs. Moody swept the next, game Il
is and led, 80.
Miss Stammers Upset.
Upset by the wind and clearly afraid
Of her old bugaboo. the double fault
Miss Stammers came within q point Of
losing her fourth In row. She pro-
duced . beautiful drop shot, however;
pulled out and trailed, Is, but the
American mercilessly took the next tc
love for Al advantage.
Miss Stammers took the sixth game
to IS but Mrs. Moody made it 5-2 In
the seventh, twice humping the ball
(see WIMBLEDON. Page A-lo.)
Evening star., 1938-06-28

BICKNELL, Ind, June 2s (P.-
Twenty tons Of slate crashed today
upon two miners in the American No.
l coal mine near here crushing them
to death. The victims were Clifford
Page, 46, and John Fairhurst, so.
Herman Collins dived beneath . con-
veyor and escaped the falling slate.
Evening star., 1938-06-28
BULLET IN

The body Of q man tentatively
identified as Frederick Stanley
Mcintyre. about so years old, was
found floating in Chesapeake Bay,
about 100 yards of the long pier at
Seaside Park. Calvert County, Nd,
this morning.
A social security card in his pocket
Identified him as having been en-
ployed by the D. c. Developing Co.,
and that he lived at 753 Twelfth
street Sc.
Evening star., 1938-06-28
Sales Make Jobs

People naturally will not
buy unless they are sold. Mil
lions OF people today are
working at good jobs and can
be stirred to action by good
salesmanship. If statesmen
slow down there will be fewer
sales, but If they speed up
the public will respond and
business thrive.
More sales make more work
and more jobs.
Evening star., 1938-06-28
SENATE PROBERS
CH|DE WILLIAMS -
SPEECH0N VOTING
W. P. A. officials Plea to
Workers Unit to Keep Our
Friends in Power Hit. 4
CAMPAIGN BODY HOLDS
TALK UNFORTUNATE
Hopkins Aide Says There Was
Nothing Political in What
I Said'-Note Is Accepted. i

3ACKGROUND- y
Effort to influence potes OF relief
clients has been major political is
sue since 1886 campaign. Contro-
Dersy ,ods brought into sharp focus
recently Dhen W. p. A. Adminis-
traitor Hopkins interpened in Iona
primary against Senator Gillette
despite earlier assurances that his
agency ,Dould stay out of primary
fQhts.
Evening star., 1938-06-28
Summary Of Today's Star

Letters to The Star. Page As
David Lawrence. Page A.
@. Gould Lincoln. Page As
Constantine Brown. Page 40
The Capital Parade. Page A.
Della Pynchon. Page A-s
FINANCIAL.
Corporate bonds mixed. Page Ais
Pullman boost granted. Page Ais
Stocks impressive after dip
(table). Page Ais
Business loans drop. Page A-17
Oil output reduced. Page ALI
Santa Fe shelves preferred
dividend. Page ALI
Gate records loom Is result Of tight
pennant races. Page Ala
American League I'll over National
in al-star game. Page Ala
Sammy West helies age in boosting
the Nationals. Page A-12
Mud threatening 'Biscuit-Admiral
turf duel tomorrow. Page Ala
Burke Of Georgetown among leaders
In college title golf. Page Ala
Fenske Big Ten star q coast easily
wins track meet. Page Ala
Navy crew sets record winning for
its injured coach. Page Alt
Riggs, Grant In semi-fnal tilt for
clay court title. Page Ala
MISCELLANY.
City News In Brief. Page AS
Vital Statistics. Page As
Natures Children. Page B-s
Crossword Puzzle. Page B-14
Bedtime Story. Page B-l4
Letter-Out. HPage B-14
Winning Contract. Pase BIS
Service Orders. sYPase ALI
Evening star., 1938-06-28
FOREIGN.

FOREIGN.
Chinese "dare-to-die" flyer sinks gun
boat. Pare Al
Count Haugwitz- Reventlow to face
wife;s charges. Page Al
NATIONAL.
Senate committee censures williams
speech as unfortunate" Page Al
Aubrey Williams political" plea may
bring Senate probe. Page Al
Civil Service Commission prepares to
push reforms. Page Al
Fish fails in effort to oust Hamilton as
q. o. p. chairman. Page Az
indiana and North Dakota senatorial
contests in spotlight. Page AS
Appointment of wage hour law admin
istrator due soon. Page As
WARRINGTON AND NEARBY.
Glass door Of ofhce here smashed after
threatening note. Page Al
Lands Is sentenced to imprisonment
for life. Page Al
Murder theory probed in death Of girl
found hanging In barn. Page Az
Doctor admits Adams may have died
Of stroke. Page B-l
Bids for Warrington Memorial Park
way unit received. Page B-1
Inauguration Of new bus service an
nounced by Commissioner. Page B-1
Mrs. Wampler gives her version of
handymAn's death. Page B.l
EDITORIAL AND COMMENT.
Editorials. Page As
TINS and That. 1Ase Al
Answers 70 ousstioaa, AsN As
Evening star., 1938-06-28
MATS RAlNED OUT
Leonard Will Hurl Against Boston
Red sox Tomorrow.

BOSTON, Mass, June 70 Especially.
The scheduled opener Of . three
game series between the Nationals and
Boston Red Sox here today was post
poned due to rain. Dutch Leonard
will huri for the Mats tomorrow against
Johnny Marcum Of the Red Sox.
Evening star., 1938-06-28
Five French Army FLYERS Die.

REIMS, France, June 28 R.-Five
French Army flyers were burned to
death today when their military plane
crashed and caught fire about 200
yards from the airfield here.
Evening star., 1938-06-28


his burning, bombladen the
Chinese arforce oces said the Ankng
that damaged least three
Evening star., 1938-06-28
Yesterdays Advertising
Local Display

The Star is a super sales
man for the people of WASH
ington and many thousands
Of transactions are made
through 1t Hery day.
Evening star., 1938-06-28

BACKGROUND
Repeated bombing Of British
merchantmen in Spanish ports has
caused mounting indignation IN
London. While Prime Minister
Chamberlain has refused aggressive
action, demands haze been made to
arm the ships. Continued charges
OF a "Gibraltar threat" By Franco
guns came to head tuhen Duchess
OF AthoN supplied detailed list.
Evening star., 1938-06-28
Chinese Flyer Crashes Plane
And Sinks Japanese Warship
Auiator Brings Flaming
aircraft Loaded With Bombs D0,vn
on Vessels Deck.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND-
With the nndecaed ground alono
all YeLop on RAM
the conflict bobnss By and de-
fender The japanese haze number
In prosecuting the from
Evening star., 1938-06-28
Slate Crushes Miners.

(See SMELL, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1938-06-28

(See w. p. A., Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1938-06-28

(See COMMISSION, Page A-4.
The Washington times., 1938-10-19
HONOR GUARDS
d. C.. Militia Officers
Win AW0rdS

The District Commissioners last
night reviewed 1,400 officers and
men of the District of Columbia
National Guard on the Mall at
Fourth and Sixth Streets, N. w.,
as Brig. Gen. Albert L. Cox pre-
sented an award for meritorious
service to Col. John w. Oehmann,
of the 121St Engineers.
The rifle teams that repre-
Sented District guardsmen in the
annual matches at Camp Perry,
Ohio, last summer also received
awards, and service bars were
given to the following officers:
Mai. Ralph S. Childs, 20 years;
Mai. Sidney Morgan, Maj. Walter
S. Welsh, Capt. G. F. Harbin, and
Sergt. Perry w. Michaelson, Is
years; and Capt. Williams Bulls
and Capt. Louis Gosorn, 10 years.
Philip Belt, District of Colum-
bia Department Commander of
the Veterans of Foreign Wars,
presented a cup for the best at
tendance at drill during the past
year to the 10Th military police
company, commanded by Lieut..
Donald A. Falk. The company
has won the award annually for
the past 10 years.
The Washington times., 1938-10-19
GRAND JURORS
HEAR TAUSSIG IN |
MEDICAL PROBE.
.InduStriaIiSt Friend Of
U. S. Health Program

Charles w. TausSig, nationally
known industrialist, was the first
witness summoned today before
the Grand Jury which is inves-
tigating the American Medical
Association.
Taussig, who is president of the
American Molasses Company, the
concern of which Rexford Guy
Tugwell, former "No. l Brain
Truster," became vice president,
was formerly connected with the
National Youth Administration.
FOR HEALTH PROGRAM
A firm believer in President
Roosevelt's national health pro-
gram, Taussig came to Washing
ton to attend the National Health
Conference last summer.
In stirring address he indorsed
the $3.50, 100000 health program,
and declared that "big business"
would not be alarmed by that
expenditure.
Business now bears a much
greater financial burden because
of neglect of adquate health con-
troll, he pointed out, and so would
welcome program designed to
make for better health.
LINNENBERG NEXT
Following Taussig before the
grand jury will be Glen Linnen-
berg, staff economist of the anti
trust division of the Department
of Justice.
The extraordinary grand jury
investigating alleged violations Of
the Sherman antitrust act by the
Medical Association and the Dis
trict Medical Society entered its
third day today.
DR.. Malcolm M. Davis, of New
York, chairman of the Committee
on Research in Medical Economies,
supported by the Rosenwald
Foundation, was the sole witness
yesterday. DR.. Davis led the
investigation of medical cost which
was initiated by Secretary of
Interior Lyman Wilbur during the
Hoover administration and is a
pioneer in group health insurance.
The Washington times., 1938-10-19
BY "EVIE" ROBERT
This is War Chief

BY "EVIE" ROBERT
This is War Chief
Nine years ago when Tim NC
Coy was looking for big pala-
minO (cafe au lait) horse to use
in his circus, he ran across
War Chief. Then q 2-year-Old,
the big stallion showed promise
Of great intelligence and pliabil-
ity. Tim Mccoy bought him, and
trained him The horse sur
passed himself, was for some
years in the circus and in the
1t was he (if you saw the
movie where the horse killed the
villain) who chased the villain
and really DID nearly kill him
He was acting too well, it
was decided by everyone, espe-
ciaIIy the "villain" in the hos
pital So Chief was in no
more movies and lived a straight
circus life
The handsome big horse is
wonderful color, with a beauti-
full long ash blond name and tail
I won't tell you all his
tricks, because you'll see him
yourself, but I will tell you that
when he finishes his routine, he
bows the most beguiling bow to
the audience
How he came to find a home
in Maryland is quite a story
in itself Tim McCOy'S circus
was here in Washington and
was stranded. No funds coming
in, equipment going bad, ami
mails hungry go. Some were
sold for almost nothing, the
funds from the sales going to
feed the animals that hadn't
been sold
The situation was desperate;
and one day the entire troupe
diSbanded War Chief was
left on an open lot with a piece
of old canvas thrown over his
then lean rump The AMI
NAL Rescue League brought him
to their shelter, Shivering and
with a very bad cold They
kept him there for several days,
fed him, treated him kindly, and
The Washington times., 1938-10-19

went to great expense to nurse
this great-hearted horse back to
health
Old admirers who had known
the Chief in his glorious days
heard of the situation and sent
for him. He was housed in q
nice, snug stable and close to wide
pastures where happiness and
comfort are assured him for life.
Then, wonder of wonders! MINI
mo, the rider who had shown
Chief around the Sawdust ring
for some years, showed up from
the West He wanted to be
with Chief and had heard where
the horse was So you will
see Chief at the horse show be-
ing put through his tricks by
his old friend, with whom he is
now happily reunited
Quite a story, don't you think?
Well, wait It'll you see him-if
you don't fall in love with him,
arrangements can be made for
you at St. EIizabethS.
The Washington times., 1938-10-19
Six Die as Planes
Collide in Mid-AiI

DUNMOW PARK ESSEX. Eng,
Oct. 19.-Six members of the royal
air force were killed last night
when two Bikers-Wellesley long
distance bombing planes collided
in mid-air. A note found near
one of the wrecked machines read:
WHAT will this plane look like
In a few minutes,
The note obviously contained
the last thoughts CT one of the
fliers, written in the few seconds
after the collision before he was
burned to death.
The Washington times., 1938-10-19

Joseph v. Connolly cry" he said.
II had to sit up in my seat, it
was so severe. Then the right
motor caught on fire and fell.
IT never saw such cool-headed
flying as Pilot Dave Hissong ex-
hibited. The flames covered
the right wing. With that side
Of the plane ablaze, Pilot His
song circled neatly, searching
for a safe landing place. 1t
looked like he was unconcerned
about the fire and was just
making an emergency landing.
Things were pretty tense in
the cabin of the plane. The
steward told us to keep our
safety belts on and remain in
our seats. We did. The plane
circled lower and lower and
then Strengthened out and
landed. There was no bump
and we didn't move far over the
rough, cultivated field. I don't
think we were going more than
20 miles an hour when we
landed. 1t was beautiful piece
Of plotting.
LAST TO LEAVE
"The instant the plane
stopped, the steward threw
open the door and the passen-
gers got out and moved away
from the flaming plane. The
co-pilot, Clyde r. Russell, came
out of the emergency hatch
over the pilots cockpit and
dropped to the ground. Right
behind him and the last to
desert the sinking ship was
Pilot Hissong, the man to whom
we owe our liveS.'
Although head of a great news.
paper organization, Mr.. Connolly
did not forget his early training
as q reporter. s.g ~ .
TURNS IN STORY
With another man, he raced
across the fields to the nearest
telephone. He said:
There were lots of barbed
wire fences along the way. I'd
hold one down for him and then
he would hold the next one
down for me. When we got to
the telephone he called the land
ing field and reported the acci.
dent and I called New York and
turned in the story"
Another passenger on the plane
was e. D. Rivers, jr., son Of
Georgia's governor.
The Washington times., 1938-10-19
Arlington, Va.
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