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Evening star., 1938-06-17
HULL DEMANDS
NAz|SPAY DEBTS
Says Germany Responsible
for Austrian Loans by
Law and Equity
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The United States demanded em-
phatically today for the second time
that Germany assume Austrias debts
to this Government and American
citizens
Hugh Wilson, the American Ambas-
sador in Berlin, delivered . formal
note to the German government, on
instructions from Secretary Hull.
The United States declared its dis
sent from the indicated position Of
the German government a. to its
legal responsibilities"
Germany, through Finance Min
istsr Walter Funk, has statsd it was
not liable for Austria's obligations)
Law and Equity.
The United States note also "ex-
pressed the hope that Germany may
yet undertake the payments incumbent
on 1t both under international law
and under equity"
The note declared that under inter-
national law, the state taking over
another country assumes the debts
and obligation Of the absorbed state.
and takes the burdens with the
BENEFITS"
Austrias debt to this Government
totals $24,055, ,708. American-sub-
scribed loans fioated by Austrian
municipalities, utilities and develop
ment projects aggregate even more.
Debt Totals So, ~, ,ses.
Austria's total debt to the United
States. both public and private. Is
slightly over sec, ,0o0. 900. Most of this
has been purchased back in recent
years by Austrian citizens who now
become the real victims of Germanys
disinclination to pay.
Germany was reminded in the note
that the 1880 loan and the relief loans
to Austria were made in time Of
peace, for constructive works and the
relief of human suffering. The re-
monstrance added:
There appears no reason why
American creditors OF Austria should
be placed in any worse position by
reason Of the absorption of Austria
by Germany than they would have
been in had such absorption not taken
place"
Evening star., 1938-06-17
TWO IN ARLINGTON
INJURED IN BLAZE
Woman Is Burned and Man
Overcome by Smoke
in Apartment Fire.

Two injured persons were rescued
from . burning apartment house in
Arlington, Va, today after volunteer
firemen had prevented a frantic
woman from dashing back into the
smoke filled apartment to rescue her
unconscious husband.
The husband, Charles M. Walters.
was carried to safety by the firemen
after they had dragged his wife from
the building.
The other fire victim was Mrs. c. H.
Knowles, occupant of q basement
apartment. With her clothing in
flames, she was carried out by Collie
King. rs, janitor of the apartment
muse at 27i8 North persaing drive.
Condition Not Serious.
Mr.. King said his attention was at
tracted by the woman's screams. After
getting her out of the building, he
smothered the fire burning her cloth
ing and took her to the Office of DR..
Robert H. Detweiler. Clarendon, who
treated Mrs. Knowles for burns on
the arms and legs. He said her con-
dition was not serious.
Mrs. Knowles three children and
husband, An employe of the Interior
Department. were away when the fire
was discovered shortly before IL am.
Mr.. Walters. who had been over
come by smoke. was carried down q
ladder from his second -foor apart
ment by Ashton Owens, of the
Ballston Fire Department He was
taken to Georgetown Hospital.
Returns to Building.
Mrs. Walters, who had made her
way to the street, dashed back into
the smoke filled building when she
learned her husband had not escaped.
Firemen, however, restrained her be-
fore she could get to the second floor
and half dragged her back to the
street.
According to E. G. Revercomb, who
occupied another apartment on the
second floor. he was awakened and
hurried to the Walters apartment to
give warning. He said the Walters
must have delayed to collect belong
ings, for they did not leave with him.
The Walters have no children. Mr..
Walters is gauge inspector in the
War Department.
Occupants of the other apartments
made their escape without mishap.
The five-unit building is one of three
row apartment buildings which are
separated by fireproof walls.
The owner of the building, F.. W.
Burnett, said the other occupants of
the unit which caught fire are Mrs.
Mary j. Clarkson and son, Mr.. and
Mrs. r. F. Richardson and a child
about one year old, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Metnick
Firemen said the blaze apparently
started in the Knowles basement
apartment and quickly spread up the
rear Of the building. Three fire COM
panies responded from Arlington,
Clarendon and Baliston.
Evening star., 1938-06-17
MATS LEAD TIGERS,
II, IN 4TH FRAME
Simmons Hits Homer in the Third
After Griffs Score Five Runs
in First Inning.

b. Stafi CORRESPONDENT OF The star.
DETROIT. June 17.-Driving Eldon
Auker from the mound and pounding
Jake Wade soundly in the opening in
ming OF today's double-header with the
Tigers, the Nationals were leading in
the fourth inning, I'll.
Six hits rang from the bats of the
Grif1s in the opening inning. most
potent Of which was Cases single.
scoring Myer and Lewis.
Simmons hit home run in the third
inning. .-
Evening star., 1938-06-17
SENATORS READY
FOR v. PROBE
Sheppard Named Chairman
Of New Committee for
Politics Inquiry.

The Senate Campaign INVESTIGATING
Committee today put AL candidates
for the Senate. whether Ia primary or
general election contests. on notice
that 1t was on the job and would tn
vestigate any possible infraction of
the Corrupt Practices Act and any use
Of Government funds to influence
elections.
The committee is expected to in
vestigate particularly any charges that
the w. P. A. Is engaged in political
activity. Indeed, the appropriation
made for the committee was more than
doubled by the Senate when the duty
of inquiring into w. p. A. activities
was turned over to it. The sum was
raised from $4,000 to $50 900 when
the amended resolution calling for the
investigation was adopted by the SEN
ate yesterday.
Meeting for the first time today,
the committee formally organised,
electing Senator Sheppard, Democrat,
of Texas, chairman, and Senator
O'Mahoney, Democrat, of Wyoming,
vice chairman. ~
Meets Next Friday.
Chairman Sheppard announced an
other meeting of the committee would
be held next Friday. So far, no COM
plants have reached the committee,
he said. adding that some might be
on the way. 1t is his plan to develop
an organization Of assistants rs the
occasion arises. not to set up a; large
organization Immediately. ,.1st
The committee will hold hearings.
II necessary, anywhere in the country I"
Senator Sheppard said.
whether they will be public or
Evening star., 1938-06-17
Roosevelt Family Reaches
Scene of Wedding Tomorrow
President Boards Yacht.
Rehearsal Planned.
This afternoon.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NAHANT, Mass, June 1.-THE
entire Roosevelt family, headed by
the President and First Lady, today
took up temporary residence in or not
far from Nahant to attend tomor-
rows wedding of the family's young
est son, John, and in so doing gave
this old town something Of the air
Of a national capital.
The Chief Executive rested aboard
the Government yacht Potomac, not
far from Nahant, after concluding an
all-night trip from Washington by de-
barking at Salem shortly before $50
am. Eastern standard time).
The mother of the prospective BRIDE
groom, who will marry Anne Lindsay
Clark at noon tomorrow, meanwhile
reached Boston by train. Accom-
panied by her son Elliott and her
daughter, Mrs. John Boettiger. and
their respective mates, she drove by
automobile to Framingham and break
tasted at the home of the Presidents
oldest son, James.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, jr., and his
wife, the former Ethel Du Pont. took
up their temporary Massachusetts,
residence after arriving by plane from
New York last night.
As the day wore on the entire fam
lily centered more and more upon this
picturesque, sea-surrounded town.
where this afternoon the wedding of
John and/Anne will go into rehearsal.
The President was cheered by =
crowd Of between 5000 and 1000 as
he left his special train and was driven
about mile to coal wharf, scrubbed
and secured in honor of the occa-
sion, to board the Potomac
Jim and Anne, with Anne's sister
Sally and Charles McVeigh, one of
the wedding ushers, sailed with the
President in a leisurely cruise to
point of Nahant.
The Presidents bridegroom son, tall
and smiling, greeted his father at the
dock in Salem and they shook hands.
Miss Margaret lie Hand, the Presi-
fSee WEDDING Page An
Evening star., 1938-06-17

are handed to his
fellow members
of the class of 80.
Butch" as the
prince IS known
to his friends. re-
vealed this today
a I ter he was
eliminated in the
quarter finals of
the metropolitan
amateur golf
championship by
frankie Strafaci
Of Brooklyn.
He suggested his
father might be
0iyifA Aanwrvo-h.~
Evening star., 1938-06-17
Jury TOLD lands
FEAREDEXECUT|0N
4 Can't Tell TRUTH Former
Fireman Is Quoted by
Police Officer.
BY w. H. SHIPPEN. Jr.

Former Fireman James L. Lands
today was quoted to the jury trying
him for murder in the death of his
wife as having exclaimed to q detec-
tive who was questioning him;
mo, can't tell the truth. If do,
I'll have no defense and would go to
the electric chair"
This testimony was offered by Detec-
tive Sergt. Robert j. Barrett over the
strenuous objection of the defense. At
torneys E. Russell Kelly and Jean M.
Boardman have sought to show that
Lands made the statement under
dureSs.
Justice Jesse c. Adkins ruled, how
ever, that there was nothing In the
evidence Of the Investigators to show
that lands statement was anything
but voluntary and not induced by fear
or hope"
The defense had sought since yes
terday afternoon to stop Lands re-
puted statement from reaching the
jury. Sergt. Barrett said that after
90 COL -Ol0 1dnOlS
was found fatally beaten on the morn
ing Of March "a, he talked to the
young rookie fireman at No. 4 precinct
station. ..
Saw Blood on Shirt.
Il noticed blood on the defendants 8
shirt" Sergt. Barrett said. Il ordered
him to remove his coat and saw the
shirt sleeve had been cut of. noticed
another spot of what appeared to be
blood on Lands neck. I asked him
where the blood came from, and he
replied he had cut himself while shaw
ing. At that time, however, he was in
need of a shave. I accused him of hav-
ing beaten his wife, and asked why
he didn't tell the truth"
1t was at this juncture, Sergt. Bar
rett testified, that Lands made the
remark about the electric chair.
Sergt. Barrett said Lands then ad-
mitted he previously had lied about the
case. Earlier the young fireman had
Evening star., 1938-06-17

he arrives IN Japan without q sheep
skin. Konoye said he failed in all of
my majors"
Ko'loye said he plans to sail for
home July IA. He said he hopes his
father won't put him ito work" and
viii permit him to return to take an
other year at Princeton.
Evening star., 1938-06-17
japanese Say Breaking Of Dikes Killed
Mere Than BSmbers.

TOXIC, June II LF.-Japanese ON
cial spikesmen and the press are pre-
senting the Yellow River foods rs q
great crime committed by the Chinese
government against its own people.
Toxic newspaper accounts have put
the death toll Is high as SOC, 900, en-
phasizing that the government Of
Chang Kai-shek, through breaking
Yellow River dikes, has killed more
Of its own people through drowning
than the japanese air bombers, have
killed accidentally" :
Reports through usually trustworthy
channels; estimate 5000, Japanese
troops have been drowned or are miss
ing. er
- Akira Kazami, chief secretary of the
cabinet, said today Premier Prince
Fumimaro Konoye had ordered = thor
oush investigation to place response
bility for the catastrophe. 49,.
Evening star., 1938-06-17

WILKES-BARRE, Pa, June II R.
The longest way around is the
shortest route for motorists travel
ing the Red Rock Mountain road. "A
rs mile stretch Of the highway Is be-
Ing improved, necessitattng = detour
totaling 80 miles.
Evening star., 1938-06-17
De VALERA FACES NEW
. TEST IN VOTING TODAY
Fire Premier Seeks Two More
Seats and Hopes for Five to
Push Reconstruction Plan,

BY the Associated Press.
DUBLIN, June l7.-Eire's voters
gave their answers in an election to-
day to Prime Minister Eamon de Va
leras appeal for =. working majority
in Parliament to translate his re-
construction program into action.
The American-born prime minister
sought at least two more seats and
hoped for five more than his party
held in the last Dahl, or Lower House
of Parliament.
The tall. professional "Dev" him.
self recently limited that If he failed
to get the majority he asked for he
would move to abolish the propor-
tional representation system OF voting
and call another election.
Evening star., 1938-06-17
BULLETIN

Russell R. Keeper, q Govern
ment employe, was found dead in
his gas-flled apartment, at 2119
H street NV, today by his wife.
Police said he left no note.
Evening star., 1938-06-17
Three Sets of Twins Born,

PHILADELPHIA, June II OP.-
For 10 hours. doctors and nurses at
st. Mary's Hospital saw double prac-
tically every time they turned around.
Three sets of twins were born only
. few hours apart. Boys predomi-
nated-two to one.
Evening star., 1938-06-17

~ tUe ASSoCI8te0 EI0B8.
SHANGHAI. June IA hundred
mile-long blanket OF muddy water
spread rapidly southeast through
Honan Province today rs half-naked
japanese engineers, aided by thou
sands Of Chinese peasants, labored
desperately in rushing currents to
mend broken dikes Of the Yellow
River.
Continuing rain. however, appeared
to doom their efforts Is the yellow
cascade pouring through wide breaks
in the dikes north and west Of Kaifeng
reached the walls Of Chowkiakow,
nearly 100 miles south Of the normal
course.
An Associated Press correspondent,
flying over the, food area, reported
the river appeared to be changing
its course to Join China's other great
river. the Yangtze
The yellow torrent was flowing into
4 tributary Of the Hwai River, whence
it would reach the Yangtse below
Nanking. former Chinese capital
Cutting New Channel.
The water seemed to be cutting .
new channel from which 1t might
not be diverted until japanese could
repair the broken dikes some time
next fall or winter.
Japansse stan officers at Kaifeng
said the task OF stemming the flood
now appeared to Be hopeless. Almost
% per cent q the giant streams
water Was roaring through quarter
mile gaps into the countrywide, 80
feet below the river bed which has
bean built up through centuries Of
sitting. - -
It WAS estimated 5oo, 600 homeless
Chinese soon would be In night before
the flood. travelling by land and water.
John Earl Baker. head. Of the In
ternational Red Gross relief work
here, said, This Is the worst thing
that ever happened to China-the
combination Of war and food"
Refugees Seek Haven.
Directly in front of the devasta ting
current, thousands Of small boats and
crudely fashioned RATS bearing ref
ugees used AL available rivers and
canals to seek haven in the market
towns Of Anhwei Province to the east.
West OF the .noodvaters the land
migration was procsdding by foot,
carts and wheelbarrows toward the
hill country along the Honan-Hupeh
border.
Loss Of life was declared to be rela-
lively light as the Chinese expected
the flood, but famine and threatened
epidemics presented difficulties seem
ingly insurmoutnable.
CALL FLOODS CHINESE CRIME"
Evening star., 1938-06-17
Son of Konoye
Fails in Majors,
WOn'tGraduate
By the Associated Press,

RIDGEWOOD. N. j.. June IT.
Fumitaka Konoye, son of Japan's
premier. won't be at Princeton Uni
versity next Tuesday when diplomas
Evening star., 1938-06-17
Summary Of Today's Star

Planning Commission to consider mu-
nicipal center today. Pare B-1
Warning case trial may go over until
1aA. Page s1.l
Evening star., 1938-06-17

his bed 1T home today, "is when I
tainted. When I regained conscious
ness I was nat on my hack in .
jungle clearing. u twisting my bad
Evening star., 1938-06-17
RAINS HALT MOVE
TO REPAIR DIkES
IN CHINESE FLOOD
Task Of Stemming Waters
Now Appears Hopeless,
Say Japanese.
YELLOW RIVER SEEMS =
TO Be SHIFTING COURSE
Loss Of Life Declared to Be Light,
but Famine and Epidemics
Offer Big Problem.

BACKGROUND
Flood iDaters OF YelloU River
added to horrors OF toar stricken
China this iceek, and engineers said
"0se Of greatest catastyophes" of
the century tOas In prospect. Waters
succeeded. ,Dhere Chinese failed, In
stopping ddrdnce OF Japan's army,
Which Saturday had announced
cdmpai0n ic0uld be made to.pard
HankosU. provisional capital of
China.
Evening star., 1938-06-17

(See CONGRESS, Page A-30
Evening star., 1938-06-17
SO-Mile Detour for Repairs.

(see INVESTIGATION, page A-sJ
Evening star., 1938-06-17

(See TAXIS, Page A-5.1
Evening star., 1938-06-17
Saw Blood on Shirt.

(See LANDIS. Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1938-06-17

Gee MURPHY, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1938-06-17

fSee WEDDING, Page A-4D
Nogales international., 1938-06-11
LIONS HEAR PUCKETT

w. N. Puckett, head of the
United States unemployment serv-
ice here, addressed Nogales Lions
at their weekly meeting Tuesday
on Unemployment in Santa Cruz
County" He outlined the govern
ment's method Of handling unem-
ployed persons and said $7,699 had
been distributed to county resi-
dents in compensation checks dur
ing the past year.
Nogales international., 1938-06-11
NURSES EXAM

The Arizona State Board Of
Nurse Examiners will hold their
next meeting in Prescott, Arizona
on Friday and Saturday, July 9th
and 9th. All applications for reg
istration must be in the office of
the secretary by June Oath in or
der to be acted upon by the Board.
Nogales international., 1938-06-11
been on business.

been on business.
Word was received in Nogales
Wednesday of the illness of Morris
. Thornton, brother of Rube Thorn
ton, well known Tucson business
man and frequent visitor to No
gales Mr.. Thornton underwent an
operation at st. Mary's hospital
Tuesday for appendicitis and is re-
ported doing nicely.
DR.. j. r. Fryklund returned Tues
day from a business trip down the
west coast.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. G. Delemarter
and daughter Elizabeth left Tues
day for California on a two weeks
vacation. From California Mr.. and
Mrs. Delemarter will go to Denver
Colorado, where they expect to
make their future home.
A group of persons have organiz-
ed in view of presenting each year
livestock show at Patagonia un-
der the name of The Southern
Ariz ona Livestock Association.
Those attending the first meeting
were Mr.. and Mrs Frank Cow
lishaw. Mr.. and Mrs. Lee ZinSmeiS-
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. r. c. Larimore,
Jack Colquete, Lon Hunt, Cy
Swycr, Joe Kane, Gordon Farley
and Sam B. Hough. The organiza-
ton elected as their secretary. Jack
Colquette of Patagonia, and called
the next meeting for June 18th
which will be held at Patagonia
and to which the public is cordial
ly invited.
o. H. Oldfather, principal of the
Patagonia Union High School, &C
companied by his small sons and
several friends returned to Pata-
gonia Tuesday after spending sew
eral days on a camping trip in
the Santa Rita mountains.
w. A. Gatlin and family left
Patagonia this week to spend their
vacation with relatives in Texas.
Mrs. Sophia Boosinger was g. No
gales visitor this week in prepara-
ton for leaving on her summer va
cation which she will spend with
relatives: in Minnesota, where Mrs.
Boosinger lived before coming to
Arizona to make her home.
Miss Ann Taylor, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. Harold
Stiles, left Tuesday to join her par
ents in Salome.
Miss Marjorie Sisk. daughter of
H. r. Sisk, has returned from Tue
son where she has been attending
a commercial school.
Robert Marcus. manager of the
Nogales international., 1938-06-11
4OCAIS
FIRST RAIN

Picnickers along Sonoita creek a
short distance from the Circle z
Ranch report a rather heavy show
er fell there Sunday afternoon. It
is believed to have been the first
rain of the month in this part of
the state. Sunday was an unusual
ly warm day in Nogales, the mer-
curry soaring to 107. the highest
of the year. During the afternoon
q heavy windstorm blew down two
large sign boards at the corner
of Ellis street and Grand avenue.
Nogales international., 1938-06-11

Ell Paso store, spent several days
this week in Tucson on business.
Miss Sandra Forch of Los An
geles who has been visiting at the
home of her sister, Mrs. Jake
Capin, returned to Los Angeles
this week.
Judge Ebert r. Thurman will
hold court in Phoenix Monday.
DR.. and Mrs. William Mitchell,
son and daughter-in-law of Mrs.
Lucy T. Mitchell, county recorder
spent the week end in Nogales,
having arrived last Saturday from
Nogales international., 1938-06-11
FELSTED APPOINTED

Having successfully passed an
examination, Hugh (Shorty) Eel
sted, steward at the Elks Club, has
been appointed clerk in the office
of E. S. Edmonson, executive Sc
cretary of the county welfare board.
Notice of his appointment was re-
ceived fnom Arizona headquarters
of the State Social And Security
Board at Phoenix.
Nogales international., 1938-06-11
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Lawrence Burke, %, Tucson, to
Elenor Reed, 20, of New York.
Claude La Fayette Gonli, %, Su-
perior, to Evelyn Maria Chatfield,
81, Superior.
Adolfo Garcia Buena 35, Nogales,
Son, to Vera Luna, 20, Nogales,
Arizona
Eduardo Morales, %, Nogales.
Sonora, to Ramona Ibarra, 18, No
gales Sonora.
Nogales international., 1938-06-11
MISS PIMA TO WE'D

AT card party given by her
mother, Mrs. Julio Pima, Sr., of
Sonora, the approaching
marriage of Miss Alicia Pima to
Remigio Aguilar of Hermosillo, was
announced a week ago yesterday.
The wedding is to be June event.
Nogales international., 1938-06-11
MOVING TO SAN ANTONIO

j. C. Barnes and family, former
residents of Nogales, who have been
living in Phoenix for the pat nine
years, are leaving within the next
several weeks to make their home
in San Antonio, Texas. A farewell
party in honor of Miss Jane Ellen
Barnes was held in Phoenix a few
days ago.
Nogales international., 1938-06-11
WARRANTS CALLED

The county treaSrer's office has
called for payment the following
registered warrants: Salary to July
IS, 1887 and expense to July 81,
1887.
Nogales international., 1938-06-11
CLASSIFIED

FOR RENT-Large partly furnish
ed apartment, upper floor, 222
Potrero avenue. Apply at go
Potrero.
For Rent-Nicely furnished two
o m house with kitchenette.
Phone 206
Nogales international., 1938-06-11
FOREST FIRE

Started by lightning, fire burned
over five acres of forest land south
east Of Monkey Springs, near Pata-
gonia, Sunday.
Nogales international., 1938-06-11
WEATHER

Maximum temperature the past
week was lot degrees Sunday, and
minimum, 66, Tuesday.
Nogales international., 1938-06-11

Misses Mary Allen Smith, Blanche
Davenport and Kay Cheshire will
return today from a two weeks
stay at the girl scout camp on
Mount Lemon.
Nogales international., 1938-06-11

Los Angeles, where DR.. Mitchell is
connected with the Los Angeles
General Hospital.
Nogales international., 1938-06-11

SACRED HEART CHURCH
(Summer Schedule
Sundays: First mass $50 a. m
second mass (English) 8 a. M,
high mass 10 a. m. Rosary and
benediction 7:3O p m.
Weekdays: Mass at $50 a., m.
RT REV. L. DUVAL
Pastor