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Evening star., 1938-07-03
WARN|NCT0JAPAN
SEEN|N NREVS|0NS
Walsh Doubts If U. S. Navy
Will Build 45,OOO.Ton
Ships Authorized.
ry the Associated Press.

Senator Walsh, Democrat, of Mas
sachusetts expressed belief yesterday
that the recent revision of the 1886
London naval treaty would prove an
effective warning to Japan thai this
country was prepared to build $4,000
ton battleships.
He said he doubted it would be nee
essary for the United States actually
to build such super-warcraft
The treaty revision was agreed to
by the United States. England and
France. Senator Walsh. chairman Of
the Senate Naval Affairs Committee,
commented in an interview:
I'VE are not going into any naval
race. This agreement implements our
expansion program and permits the
Navy to build 45,O00-ton battleships il
the President finds that Japan or any
other country is planning such ships.
But do not believe the occasion will
arise for constructing such large craft "
10000 Tons British Limit.
Although the tri-power agreement
permits construction Of 45,o0O-ton
ships, England and France have indi-
Gated they would not build craft in
excess Of 10000 tons. preferring slight-
ly smaller dreadnaughts.
One naval expert said the United
States would need battleships of
$4,000 tons If it wished to obtain
practical" parity with England in
fighting craft. He said this was true
because Great Britain maintained
many naval bases where ships could
be refueled, while the United States
did not.
In order to have the same cruising
radius, he added. United States ships
must be constructed to carry a larger
fuel supply.
Many Castings Available.
The tri-power limitation of arma-
ment to l6-inch guns, instead of the
1S-incn weapons previously sug-
gested, also may work to The advsn-
taee OF the United States, it was
pointed out. This country already has
the castings available for large num-
Der Of such guns and can finish them
rapidly. the expert said.
Senator Borah, Republican, of
Idaho, expressed hope that it would
not be necessary to build 45,0O0-ton
ships.
Have they picked out a bay to
hide them in if war comes?" senator
Borah inquired caustically.
Evening star., 1938-07-03
T|M|D BANDIT QUITS
HOLDUP OF GROCERY
Shoots Bullet Into Floor as He
Backs Out Door-Purse
Recovered.

Attempting to hold up . Sanitary
Grocery at 1901 F street NE. last
night, young bandit became fright
ened and fired a revolver shot into the
floor as he fled.
Irving Brewer, 40 I street NV,
manager. and his assistant, Clyde
Kirkes. were the only persons in the
store when the robber entered. He
first ordered the manager to close the
front door. then changed his mind
and, while keeping the two men COW
cred with his gun. started backing out
the door, He fred just before leap
ing through the entrance and starting
to run.
Fast work by two detectives in q
radio cruiser last night recovered
$17.20 In purse which q colored
couple had snatched few minutes
before from Ella steinett, 1927 N street
NV, while she was walking neaI
Thirteenth street and Logan Circle.
Detective Sergt. Walter Beck and
Precinct Detective F. M. White were
driving in the neighborhood when
they heard broadcast description Of
the thieves. They arrested the couple
q few blocks away and took them to
police headquarters, where they were
held for investigation.
Evening star., 1938-07-03
CENTRAL PLAYERS CLUB
TO FEATURE FESTIVAL
Washington Civic Orchestra to
Share Program Spotlight
Tuesday at s Pm.

A concert by the Washington Civic
Orchestra and a three-act play,
"Moonshine and Honeysuckle." pre-
sented by the Players Club of Central
Community Center. will feature the
summer festival program at the Ma
tional Sylvan Theater on the WASH
ington Monument grounds at pm.
Tuesday.
The orchestra will be conducted by
DR.. Kurt Hetsel and the play directed
by Miss Eileen Fowler. Boy Scouts
will serve as aides and ushers.
Other Tuesday night programs this
month follow: July IL, concert by
the Washington Gas Light Band, and
The Inspector General by Federal
Bureau Of Investigation Theater group:
July 10. contert by Washington Civic
Orchestra and numbers by the Marian
Chace Dancers, and July 26, concert
by the United States Army Band and
"As You Like It" by the Washington
Players.
Evening star., 1938-07-03
IS CHOSEN:
ASSISTANT CHIEF
Takes Aeronautics Bureau
Post in Navy Second
Time in Career.

Capt. John Towers, U. 8. NJ, who
proposed and organized the first trans
Atlantic airplane flight, made in May,
1919, by the NC boats under the
command Of 1t. Comdr. Albert c,
Read. yesterday became assistant chief
Of the Bureau Of Aeronautics. Navy
Department, for the second time in
his career.
Capt. Towers was one Of the first
three naval officers to be placed on.
air duty in 1911 and one of the officers
who saw the Navy through the three
experimental years of its airforce,
acting as instructor, pilot, test pilot
and at the same time keeping up
with his regular duties as a naval
officer at early naval aviation posts.
Observer in London. e.
When, in 1914. Glenn Curtis pro-
posed the first transatlantic flight,
Capt. Towars was picked to be the
pilot, but the flight never materialized
due to the start of the World War.
Capt. Towers was sent instead to
London as aviation observer, FORE
runner Of the present post Of air
attache. -
In the early days of naval aviation,
Capt Towers was picked to be the
aviation camp at Annapolis in 1912.
He narrowly escaped death when a
subatmospheric disturbance hurled
him and a companion officer from
their plane at an elevation of 1,70O
feet. The other officer plummetted to
his death, there being no parachutes,
but Capt. Towers saved himself by
hanging to the plane throughout its
downward plunge. This experience,
naval officials said yesterday. led to
the use Of safety belts.
In 1912 Capt. Towers made a world
record for seaplane endurance flying
hours and 10 minutes.
Supervised Camps in War.
During the latter half of the World
War Capt. Towers was brought to
Washington to supervise naval avia-
ton flying camps and in 1919 be-
came assistant chief of the Division
OF Aviation in operations, forerunner
OF the Bureau of Aeronautics.
He became commander OF aircraft.
battle force, in 1881 and has served
with the fleet and at air posts since.
He was born in Rome, Ca. in 1885
and graduated from the Naval Acad-
emy with the class Of 1906,
i
Evening star., 1938-07-03
ORGANIZE TO WIN,
WILLIAMS URGES
Only Sure Method to Get
Industrial Benefits, He
Tells Workers.
Ey the Associated Press.

Ry tie Associated Press.
CLEVELAND. July 2.-Aubrey Will
liams, deputy w. P. A. administrat tor
told planning conference Of the
American Youth Congress today:
You must organize to get power
into the hands of the workers.
That is the only proved and sure
method of benefiting from our great
industrial machine" he said. If you
haven't got that idea, you are just
fooling yourselves.
You must have a referee in this
industrial game and the referee must
be the Government. The game must
be played by rules laid down by
the referee.
coed sports will play the game ac-
cording to the rules laid down. Poor
sports will be put out of the game.
Corporate wealth seems to increase
as fast in depression as in prosperity
Yet 1t is harder and harder to en-
ploy people who want and need work
The nature Of our industrial ma
chine is that the more it produces
the fewer workers it needs.
You must think for yourselves. Sift
the true from the false. Don't be-
lieve everything you read. Get your
own fundamental workers philoso-
ply"
Discussing W. p. A., Mr. Williams
said:
Because our industry needs fewer
workers, we have 100000 out OF
work. They're working for the Gov
ernment now.
Some people don't like this. but
seeing is believing, These workers
CMr. williams did not mention W. p
A. by name) are making the country
better place to live in"
Evening star., 1938-07-03
Inventors Grounds Dedicated
ToNe,u Cause Parking of Cars
Hyattsuille Opens Free Municipal Lot
on Property Where DR.. J. Harris
= Rogers Conducted Experiments.
BY GEORGE HURD.
Stan Correspondent Of The Star,


HYATTSV1LLE, Md, July up
to his death in 1929. James Harris
Rogers contributed nearly so inven-
tions to science-all of which had been
thought and worked out in a small
laboratory at the corner of Rhode
Island and Johnson avenues here.
Today ofiicials of the town are open
ing up the historic grounds as a con-
tribution to a new sort Of science
solution Of the parking problem.
Now owned by the State Roads Com
mission. the small plot OF ground on
which DR.. Rogers worked out his in
vention Of an underground wireless
antenna which proved invaluable to
shipping and submarines during the
World War. is up for sale. but mean
while Hyattsville onicials are going to
conduct an experiment in parking.
Three carloads of cinders have been
ordered to pave the parking lot the
first municipality owned lot in this sec.
ton. and workmen are to be employed
to cut the dense undergrowth and dead
trees just as soon as the permit. which
has been promised. arrives from the
State Roads Commission.
Won't Disturb Laboratory.
But in establishing the parking lot
particular care will be taken not to
disturb the laboratory where DR.
Rogers spent 50 many hours TN re-
search for scientific betterment. The
town authorities hope that some day
this small building will be established
as shrine to one Of the countrys
great patriots.
One of the first things Gen. John
P. Pershing did after the furor and
celebrations followed In the wake OF
his return from France was to call on
DR.. Rogers with his congratulations on
the inventors contribution to the coun-
try's fighting forces.
1t was close to the little laboratory
that DR.. Rogers is believed to have
actually met his DEATH While the IN
cident which started the decline to-
ward his eventual death occurred in
1917 while he was working on his un-
derground submarine communications
system. 1t was believed that monoxide
gas which he inhaled in an expert
mental cave on his estate weakened
his heart.
Brother Occupies House.
When the parking lot is opened to
the public many of the cars will be
huddled close against the small work.
shop while others will be shaded BY
the rambling old white house which
was the Rogers home place. On
another side parkers will drive their
radiator caps to within q few inches
of the green-trimmed white house that
Is now occupied by ]. c. Rogers,
brother Of the inventor.
Col. w. T. Jennings. town commits
sioner who will have charge of the
development Of the free parking lot,
announced that two new entrances
will be made to 1t for the convenience
Of the parking public. It is hoped
through the free lot to discourage
parking along the busy Washington
Evening star., 1938-07-03
c. G.U.DENTAL DEAN
WILL LEAVE POST
DR.. William N. Cogan Aided
in Founding School
in 1901.

Retirement Of Dr. William N. Cogan,
who completed Is years Of active
service as dean Of the School Of Dem
tistry at Georgetown University when
Evening star., 1938-07-03
BOYS ESCAPE OFFICER
IN APPLE ESCAPADE
He Fractures Left Ankle In
Scaling Brick Wall to Glimpse
Situation.

An apple day has given Policeman
Henry D. Larey large supply Of doc
tors to keep away-if he can.
Ohicer Larey. late of 1875 r street
NE. but now to be addressed In care
OF Georgetown Hospital. was cruising
in scout car No. 81 late yesterday
when orders came over the police
radio.
Go to the 5000 block Of O street
NV" said the radio. Boys are
shaking apples out OF an old apple
tree"
Dashing to the scene. onicer IArey
jumped on q brick wall for ohszva-
ton. He suffered . fracture Of the
left ankle.
The boys escaped with the apples.
Evening star., 1938-07-03
D. c. WOMEN TRIUMPH
IN BRIDGE TOURNEY
Mrs. West and Mrs. White Take
Pair Event in Annapolis
Roads Club Meet.

Mrs. M r. West and Mrs. H. B.
White Of Washington yesterday won
the women's pair event of the An
napolis Roads Club bridge tournament,
conducted by the American Contract
Bridge League. with a score of 1861.
Mrs. Ralph Woodside and Mrs.
Charles Kavanaugh of Washington
finished in q tie with Mrs. Calder Kirk
and Miss Marie e. Crow of Baltimore
for second place. with 102 points.
In fourth place were Mrs. C. M. Hall
and Mrs. P. E. Henninger of WASH
ington, with a score Of 100a.
The mixed pair event of the tour
nament was being played last night.
The open pair event Is scheduled at
2 pm. and 8 pm. today. with the
team -four event to be played at
noon and at pm. tomorrow.
Evening star., 1938-07-03
MARYLAND OFFICIALS
QUELL FIRE ON YACHT
~ the Associateff Press.

By the Associated Press.
CRISFIED, Nd. July "A party
Of prominent Marylanders donned
lifebelts and scooped water from
Tangier Sound today to quench q fire
In the hold Of the yacht, Pathfinder,
owned by J. Millard Tawes, clerk Of
the Somerset County Circuit Court.
Clenwood Evans of Crisfield, MEM
Der Of the State Legislature, steered
the yacht safely to Smith Island.
Also aboard were former Gov.
Emerson G. Harrington and Emerson
G. Harrington, jr., Of Cambridge; B.
Frank Sherman Of Claiborne, DR..
Robert H. Riley, director Of the State
Health Department; Samuel Z. Shan
nahan, chairman Of the Board Of
STATE Aid and Charities, and q. r.
ahsrman q 1alttmoes. 4
Evening star., 1938-07-03
PROBE MAY OFFER
CAMPAIGN ISSUE
Monopoly Investigation Is
Likely to Be in Full Swing
for Final Months.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The administrat ation n-sponsored in
vestigation OF monopoly may provide
q major issue for the congressional
election campaign.
Members Of the Investigating Com
mittee said yesterday hearings might
be in full swing during the final
months of the campaign. Hearings
could not be started before a month
or so from now. they said. because
the committee must first make a pre-
liminary fact-gathering survey.
Politicians observed that public
questioning Of witnesses might pro-
vide much material for campaign
speeches.
The committee. In recess over the
holiday week end. will meet again
Thursday. A decision may be reached
then on the scope of the investiga-
ton.
Legislation Principal Aim.
Some members. including Senator
Borah. Republican, of Idaho, have dis
counted the value of extended hear
ings. contending the committees main
Job is to draft anti-monopoly legisla-
ton as quickly as possible.
Other committee members have
argued that the group should make a
thorough analysis Of the Nations busi-
ness machinery. If the latter course
were pursued, committee members
said, the steel. cement. motion picture
and oil industries probably would be
included in the inquiry.
Senator Borah has suggested that
the committee investigate charges OF
price-fixing In the oil industry
If We can find some way to pre-
vent these oil magnates from sitting
down at a table and fixing the price
Of oil We will have accomplished q
great DEAL" he said.
Oil Complaint Made.
Senator Borah received a complaint
from George Tunison of Omaha, Nebr.,
attorney for an independent oil dis
tribution company. that operations by
large oil companies were having a re-
strictive effect on independent dis
tributors
Mr.. Tunison talked with Senator
Borah. Senator O'Mahoney, Democrat
Of wyoming. chairman of the COM
mittee, and Senator Burke, Democrat
of Nebraska. The latter said the
attorney declared large companies had
been buying up oil supplies from in
dependent producers, making it diff
cult for Independent distributors to
purchase.
Chairman O'Mahoney said that,
while he had not studied the COM
plant. it might come within the scope
of the investigation.
One member of the committee
Representative Echer, Democrat, OF
Iowa-announced he would retire
from Congress to devote his entire
time TO preliminary investigative
work.
Evening star., 1938-07-03
DR.. Charles Pergler Of National
University Law School to Talk.

The history of the development of
the Czechoslovak state and the prob
able results Of German efforts to DOM
mate that republic will be discussed
tomorrow by DR. Charles Pergler, dean
OF National University Law School, at
q meeting of the Institute of Public
Affairs at the University of Virginia.
DR.. Pergler has an intimate knowl-
edge of Czechoslovakian affairs, hav-
ing served that country in diplomatic
capacities and as member of its
Chamber of Deputies.
Other speakers on tomorrow's pro-
gram include John Hamilton. chair
man of the Republican National Com
mittee; Senator Pepper. Democrat. Of
Florida and Prof E. F. Phillips of Cor
nell University
The meetings of the institute will
continue through Saturday, July Is.
Evening star., 1938-07-03
Doctor Dies on Call,

BURBANK. Calf. R.-Lee Teel
called A. H. Pawnell. 60-year-old
veterinarian. to treat an ailing horse
When he went to the barn later, Teel
told Police 1t. w. L. Dixon, he found
the doctor and horse dead. Dixon
said Pawnell apparently died Of q
heart attack.
Evening star., 1938-07-03

Although Jefferson's Declaration Of
Independence was adopted ON July A,
Its, the Colonies had adopted The
resolution Of independence July a
Evening star., 1938-07-03

ne observed MS
82nd birthday an
niversary May 81,
" as announced
yesterday by the
Very Rev. Arthur
A. O'Leary. S. j.,
presi d ent OF
he u n l versity.
DR.. Cogan had
assisted in found
ing the denta !
school in 1901,
sc vi n 6 as its
hrst d an for
about 10 years.
Then he resigned
- k-S.
Evening star., 1938-01-01
BY the Associated Press.

SHANGHAI. Jan. Five bursting
hand grenades hurled into a body Of
marching Japanese soldiers and gen.
darmes in the heart of the Interna-
tional Settlement today aroused ap-
prehension that Chinese campaign
of terror was under way in this
Japanese dominated metropolis.
Four of the Japanese we're injured,
two seriously, at the busy intersec-
ton Of Fukien and Hankow roads,
along with several Chinese pedes-
trians, including one woman.
Cooperating with municipal police,
japanese troops and gendarmes i'm
mediately surrounded the district and
made a room-to-room search of a
large Chinese hotel from which it
was thought the bombs were tossed.
simultaneously 1t was reported that
a small bomb had been thrown at a
Japanese cotton mill on Robinson
road and pistol fusillade fred into
the building. No one was reported
injured in that incident.
Several Suspects Seized.
The Japanese were marching to the
Shanghai race track for exercise when
two, then three, grenades burst about
them. Several small groups of Jap
snese sightseers also were in the
vicinity.
Japanese authorities dispatched
troops into the Settlement and aided
by police they threw q Gordon around
Evening star., 1938-01-01
SIX BOWL GAMES
TODAYTOATTRACT
CLOSE TO 10000
Contest Between Alabama
and California Tops Choice
Football Menu.
$1,000 TO WITNESS
SAN FRANCISCO TILT
East Rules Slight Favorite.
Louisiana State Favored
Over Santa Clara.
pictures on page A-3.)

BY the Associated Press.
Close to 100000 football fans,
maybe more II the weather Is good on
all fronts, are expected to watch
dozen picked football teams wind up
the season in six New Year Day
bowl" games today.
Most of them will be in California,
where the mighty Alabama and Cali
fornia teams clash in the classic Rose
Bowl game at Pasadena, the daddy
OF all the New Year contests, and
the East-West all-star encounter at
San Francisco.
Ofdcially there's no championship
angle attached to the Rose Bowl, but
nearly 10000 fans who will pack the
stadium figure it's the nearest thing
they can find to scrap for the ma
tional title. There may be better
teams, but the California power house
that won the Pacific Coast Confer
ence title and the Crimson Tide, un-
defeated for two seasons, will do for
the present
Alabama's Stock Rises.
Alabama was rated the under dog
at first. but the teams appearance
and the Tides record Of three victories
and a tie IN previous Rose Bowl en-
gagements has brought the odds
down very close to even money.
At San Francisco some $1,000 GUS
toners are expected to watch the
picked teams from East and West of
the Mississippi do battle for charity.
The East is favored, but coaches on
both sides figure their squads are fur
ther advanced than usual and
close game is expected.
Second only to the Rose Bowl game
as an attraction is the Sugar Bowl at
New Orleans, pitting Louisiana State
against Santa Clara for the second
straight year. About $4,000 specta-
tors are expected at this return en-
gagement. in which L. S. U. is a
slight favorite to reverse last years
decision.
Briefly, here's how the other Bowl"
situations shape up:
Cotton Bowl CDallas), Rice vs.. Col
orado: The Rice Owls, Southwest
Conference champions, are strong IA
vorites over Colorado's undefeated
Rocky Mountain titleholders despite
the presence Of All-America Byron
(Whizzer) White. in the Colorado line
up. The Owls hackers figure White
will have to live up to all his best pub
licity to win this one Predictions are
for pleasant weather and a crowd of
better than $4,000
Orange Bowl (Miami), Auburn vs.
Michigan State: A crowd not quite
up to the Bowls new $4,000 capacity
is expected to watch this North-South
scrap which finds Auburn favored to
give the South its first victory of the
series. An injury to Ole Nelson, the
Spartans' star pass receiver, may
hamper the Michigan State attack.
Sun Bowl Gel Paso), Texas Tech VS..
West Virginia: Passes may decide
this scrap between two teams that
don't claim to be champions, but are
willing to give any team run for its
money. Tech IS q slight favorite, and
about 10000 fans are expected.
Evening star., 1938-01-01
PERIOD OF GRACE
ALLOWED FOR TAGS
Mai. Brown Orders That No Ar.
rests Be Made Before s AM.
Monday for Old Plates.

Washington motorists who failed to
get their 1898 license tags before the
New Year began today may drive their
automobiles over the week end without
fear Of arrest within the District.
Mai. Ernest w. Brown, superin-
tendent Of police, has ordered that no
arrests for driving without the new
tags be made before 8 an. Monday.
The decision for . two-day post
ponement Of the tag requirement was
reached at q conference late yesterday
attended by Maj. Brown, Commits
sioner Melvin G. Hazen and Trafhc
Director William A. Van Duzer. The
officials acted after receiving pleas
for grace from scores Of the approxi-
mately 5000 motorists who were un-
able to obtain the 1898 license plates
before the Trafic Department closed
for the holiday week end at I pm.
yesterday.
Maj. Brown warned motorists that
the period Of grace Is effective only
within the District and we cannot
guarantee what would happen" II
District auto owners drove their oars
into Virginia oe Maryland with 1887
Evening star., 1938-01-01
FAULTY GUN SAVES
BUS DRIVERS LIFE
Weapon Misses Fire, but
Bandit Escapes After Rob.
binq Auto. .RaiIer Man.
By 4 stan Correspondent OF The star.

BY stan correspondent OF Ine star.
CLARENDON, Va, Jan. 1.-Wil-
liam H. Loveless, 4l-year-old auto
railer operator, had a bandits faulty
gun to thank for his being alive to
greet New Year Day.
Robbed of $l3 in fares and beaten
into semi-consciousness at a lonely
point on his route, Loveless escaped
death last night only because q pistol
in the hand Of his assailant missed
fire.
Loveless. operator Of an auto-railer
on the Fairfax Railway,
was robbed and attacked by a colored
man who remained on his bus during
two trips between Green Valley, in
Arlington County, and Washington.
Forced Into Woods.
Reaching Green Valley at the end
Of the second trip, Loveless said to-
day, the man, sitting alone at the rear
Of the bus, arose from his seat, pulled
out the pistol and ordered Loveless
from the bus.
The driver was forced to precede
the bandit into the nearby woods for q
short distance and then surrender
$13 in fares.
After robbing me-" Loveless stated,
"the man pulled the trigger several
times in an attempt to kill me, but the
gun wouldn't 60 of.
Beaten Over Head.
HE beat me over the head with the
pistol, then, and I finally sank to the
ground in q daZe."
Loveless, who lives at 450S Wilson
boulevard. Clarendon, made his way
back to the road after the robber fled,
and a passerby picked him up and
took him to his home, where he Is
under physicians care.
The robbery occurred shortly after
pm