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Evening star., 1938-05-14
Old Battleship Goes to Sea.

BREMERTON, Wash, May IA up.
The U. S. s. Kearsarge, form bat
tleship converted into one of the
worlds large crane ships, went to/ sea
again today.
The 11,000-ton ship was towed by
three Navy tugs into midstream,
where the transport Sirius planned to
take her in tow on a 6.000-mile voy-
age to the East Coast for use in con-
struction of new naval vessels.
Evening star., 1938-05-14
Hiding of 4 Inualids in Flat
IA Years Charged to Family

dumb, he said, and all were suffering
from disease.
The four were patients at Psyco-
pathic Hospital today. pending prob
able removal to State institution for
specialized training.
Two other daughters, who worked
IS domestics, supported the family in
poverty, since the father was forced
to give up his trade as a carpenter,
Mr.. True reported
A minister's report that neighbor-
hood children saw shadowy figures
moving around in darkened rooms Of
the nat prompted the society's inves-
ti9ation.
Evening star., 1938-05-14
Doughton Under Knife.

Representative Robert L. Doughton,
chairman Of the House Ways and
Means Committee, underwent an ab-
dominal operation today 1t Garfield
Hospital
DR. w. Calhoun Stirling, who per-
formed the operation, said Mr.. Dough-
ton probably would spend two weeks in
the hospital and about two more at
home before returning TO his duties.
Evening star., 1938-05-14
BY the Associated Press,

BOSTON, May 14.-Children's Or
ganizations today pushed an investiga-
ton Of the case Of two Roxbury BROTH
ers and two sisters said to have been
hidden in a squalid nat for IA years
because none of them was able either
to walk or talk.
Robert c. True, agent for the Mas
sachusetts Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Children, said the four,
onsprings Of 73-year-old father and
53-year -old mother, included boys, Is
and is, and girls, 23 and II. The
younger boy was blind, q well Is
Evening star., 1938-05-14
SERGEANT IS CONVICTED
OF REMOVING PAPERS
Three-Year Labor Sentence Is
Reconsidered by Court After
Clemency Plea.

BY the AsSc cciated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, May IA mil
itary court yesterday convicted Sergt.
Samuel B. Edgeman, 30th Infantry
ofiice attache at the Preside of San
Francisco, of removing ofhcial and
confidential records from the office
files
Edgeman was dishonorably dis
charged and sentenced to three years
at hard labor, but plea for clemency
resulted in a decision to reconsider
the punishment
Maj. L. F. Daniels, who presided,
said among papers taken were rec
ords of Army and Navy maneuvers
and part Of the files Of the Army In
telligence Service.
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5y the Associated Press,

5y the Associated Press.
SHANGHAI. May IA Japanese
Army communique said today the vital
Lunghai Railway-objective Of Japans
Central China campaign-had been
cut east Of Tangshan. Mobile troops
reaching the line Immediately blew
up bridge
Trafiic over the railway, running
east and west through the heart of
Central China's rich agricultural area,
had been blocked shortly before by
aerial bombardment, disrupting trans
portation Of war supplies to Chinas
huge army defending the region.
In reaching the railway the Jap
anese achieved goal for which they
have been battling five months.
Japanese Army spokesmen declared
100000 Chinese troops were trapped
in the Suchow area. with no choice
other than to surrender or face ami
hilation. Suchow was violently bonn
barded, with 100 civilians killed.
Troops Land Near Foochow.
While the japanese were furiously
pressing their advantage in Central
China, warships landed troops near
the South China port OF Foochow-
evidently for an attack on the Canton
Hankow Railway.
japanese planes swarmed overhead,
protecting the ground troops as they
planted the rising sun nag on the
Lunghai Railway.
At least 200 planes were reported
supporting the operations, bombing
and notwithstanding Chinese de-
lenses And dumping huge quantities
Of explosives on Suchow, junction
point Of the Lunehai and Tientsin-
Pukow railways.
Thrust 1T Railway Seen.
Military observers believed the land
ing at the mouth of the Min River, 10
miles below Foochow. was preliminary
to 4 determined effort to cut the
Canton-Hankow line over which China
has been receiving most of the NUM-
tions and other supplies coming to
her through South China ports.
It was the second landing on the
(See CHINA, Page A-9.)
Evening star., 1938-05-14
STORM ON WAY
Warnings Up for Coastal Ships
From Virginia Northward.

An eastbound storm centering over
Illinois and Indiana caused the
Weather Bureau today to warn ship
ping along the Atlantic Coast.
Warning flags were ordered up from
the Virginia Capes to Block Island,
R. l., at 10:30 am.
The bureau said the storm ap-
parently was moving east northeast
ward and that it would be attended by
increasing southeast and south winds
reaching gale force at times late this
afternoon or tonight.
Evening star., 1938-05-14
B BULLETIN

A man identified by police as E.
J. Patchell, 50 years old, was found
dead from q pistol wound in the
Hotel Lee House shortly after noon
today. A pistol was found beside
the body, according to police.
Evening star., 1938-05-14
Summary Of Today's Star

WASHINGTON AND VICINITY.
Boy convalescing from effects of
unique skull operation. Page AS
tuberculosis group to make inspection
at Glen Dale. Page A-2O
McCarran, ired by amendment. to fight
own aviation legislation. Page A-2O
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CH|NA'S Lifeline
CUT AT 1ANGSHAN,
JAPANESE REPORT
400, 900 Chinese Troops Are
Declared Trapped in
Suchow Area.
CAPTURE CULMINATES
FIVE MONTHS BATTLE
Invaders Also Land Forces Near
Foochow for Attack Upon
Canton .Hankow Line.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
japanese hare stripen for fue
months to conquer East Central
China by means OF o6ensipes from
North and South toward East-West
Lunghai RailDdy Resistance bu
overwhelming superiority of Chi
nese numbers held up Japans dripe
from North and caused one major
setback for Nipponese forces at
TGierhchWdn0 more than a month
ago.
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FOREIGN.

= CO3A6A0ANs
Hungary drawing closer to Rome
Berlin axis. Page Al
Anglo Mexican break embarrasses U. s.
in oil dispute. Page Al
Lunghai railway cut Ut Tangshan,
japanese report. Page Al
Mussolini hurls def at U. S., threaten
ing fight to end. Page Al
New Hungarian premier starts anti
NaM drive. Page Al
Fifty new Loyalist planes strike rebel
offensive. Page Az
New cabinet formed in Belgium by
Spaak. Page As
Great Britain angered by Mexican
diplomatic break. Page As
Czechs' Minister In London sees Hen
lein. Page As
Chile threatens to leave League If re-
forms are barred. Page As
Berlin denies charge Jewish rules hit
United States. Page A-s
NATIONAL.
9. I. O. issue gags Lewis In Pennsyl-
vania primary. Page Al
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g. I. O. issue gags Lewis In Pc
vania primary. Pa
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VO o. WcdtIeE burcHU TOreC9st.J
Rain this afternoon and probably early
tonight: tomorrow fair; not much change
in temperature; lowest tonight about 81
degrees. Temperatures today-Highest,
IS, at midnight; lowest, 81, at pm.
Full report on page Az
Evening star., 1938-10-22


the girl. She was treading gracefully
through the tall grass. Lance reached
out his arms, half rose to meet her.
Then it was over. The scene changed
Cruel reality was about him. Voices
were at his elbow.
He turned at the sound of voice.
A girl stood above him. He jerked
himself away from the memory and
got clumsily to his feet.
Hello, Sally" he said. II didn't
know you were here" He was suddenly
conscious of Sally's exquisite beauty,
suddenly ashamed as thoughts of how
he. had neglected her of late came
crowding into his mind. He was glad
that she was real, glad she was here to
talk to him. He felt lonesome.
Il came over with Nate" Sally was
saying. "Just stayed to see Mrs. Vardo
dance. She was good, didn't you
think?"
Lance stared. MRS. vardo!" he
gasped. "Not-not-"
Sally arched her brows. "Of course
She dances at all the charity affairs.
Makes a hobby Of donating her serv-
ices to such things, since she retired
from the stage. Poor dear. She's past
40, you know"
Lance gulped. He tried to straighten
out the tangle of thoughts that were
rushing through his mind Vaguely he
knew that Nate Perkins had come up
and was leading Sally away.
Suddenly things cleared. He went
stumbling across the floor.
Look here" he said, grasping Nate
by the arm. II say, Nate, Is this just
right-taking my girl out? u. He
saw Sally's questioning eyes and fall
tered. Forgive me, Sally, didn't in
tend to be rude. But-but, after all,
we're engaged, you know. 1t doesn't
look right.
Sally turned and hurried outside.
Lance and Nate followed. II thought" :"
said Sally coldly, that you were occu-
pied with a dream. Nate asked me to
60 and"
Nate grinned from the doorway, and
at length shrugged and turned away.
It wasn't very exciting watching Lance
Hobart make an idiot OF himself over
girl.
Sally. Sally" Lance was murmuring.
Dreams are 50 foolish. And you're
real!"
Evening star., 1938-10-22

beat the
All this his brother
Richard had the profit Both excellent
representatives the
enough being
Bamns they inherited their predecessors
Massachusetts, made chiefly by
Bahmins political alliance Denbtz Brands
Felix But of generation
Saltonstalls briefly forgot that tradition.
Massachusetts Legislature, Saltonstan
not exactly the matters Of
policy he had consulted members
big widely uncompronng
Lieu
tenant Governor in 1885, and consider
able popularity he badly beaten opponent.
That and the Henry Cabot
Lodge whom call constituted lesson
which Dick Salonsta profed
campaign they examined their situation decided that without
method the would election impossible
promptly Joined forces with Cabot Lodge
all probably
Republican politician
official secretary
White who political
retirement
Uncle genial individual
behind the his
who exclaimed
things things beautiful things everything
cost nothing"
Uncle became the Satonsal
stronghold
the leading Republican
justfoksy
take the curse off saonsa speech procming that
Evening star., 1938-10-22

a.
610,0o0,00o. Britain's reported co.
operation with Japan, supposedly to
protect her 1,200-mile Indian border
on the far western province of Sin
Kiang. China, is regarded by many
Informed persons as assuring the full
success of Premier konoyes pan
Asiatic drive. Thus, with more than
a half billion subjects, he may make
even his major competitors look like
sand-lot dictators.
Like Mussolini and Stain, he was q
Marxist in his youth, engaged in sew
eral forays against privilege, with his
liberal associates. He spent 10 years in
Paris, and absorbed both Nietzschean
and proletarian PHILOSOPHERS at the
forums in the Boul Mich cafes, where
he was a carefree boulevardier. But all
this was jut an Intellectual wander
jahr. Returning to Japan. he took his
birthright seat in the House of Peers.
He differs in one important detail
from all other dictators. He cannot
claim infallibility. That prerogative
belongs solely to the Emperor.
In the blizzard Of pamphlets, its
printing presses belching in unison
with its guns, Japan has told the world
that it is out to wreck competitive
capitalism. 1t has tolerated the great
industrialists and entrepreneurs Of
finance and commerce because it needs
them, but the newly ascendant Japan
is essentially feudal, as is the dominant
military caste, and it has never come
to terms with its occidentalized Bour-
geois. The latter, according to all this
writer can CLEAN, seem to be on the
spot-including even the fabulous
Mitsuis and Mitsubishis. Just II
words Of Japan's new manifesto Of
absolutism, if read in their full con.
text, bring back the Samurai and oust
the modern industrialists. Item 2
reads: To reject utilitarian culture
and seek to establish moral culture"
There will be no outbreak of shirts
OF any given color. Premier Konoye
is not demagogue, although he does
eat raw fish, sometimes a bit ostenta-
tiously. to show friendliness for his
subjects. As to the shirts, the final
Fascist millennium may find nobody
having any. It's like the story Of the
kings illness. He was to be cured by
wearing the shirt of a contented man.
His couriers finally found a contended
man-but he had no shirt.
Evening star., 1938-10-22

Of Missouri Democrats and Repub-
licans these days when discussing
politics with visitors from beyond the
State lines. The first is will Roose-
welt be q candidate for third term?"
The second, what chance do you
think Bennett Clark has for the
Democratic presidential nomination
in 1940?" These questions are merely
indicative Of the fact that Missouri
is thinking strongly Of its favorite son
candidate for the presidency.
It is clear to the Missouri Democrats
that If President Roosevelt determines
to seek a third term nomination or
to accept If one is offered him, the
Clark candidacy will be more difficult
than If the President takes himself
out of the race. II the President
becomes candidate, Senator Clark
might be the rallying post Of conserva-
tive, anti-third-term Democrats-not
all of the latter belong to the con-
servative class by jugful-in an
effort to prevent the Roosevelt NOM
ination. If the President is out Of
the race, then Clark might be the
candidate not only of the anti-New
Deal Democrats, but also Of a great
many Democrats who have gone along
almost 100 per cent, If not entirely,
with the President.
Escaped Purge Efforts.
Senator Clark was not included
in the presidential purge list of
Senate Democrats who had come un-
der the displeasure of the New Dealers,
Senators who had attacked the court
bill, the reorganization bill or other
pet measures of the President. Yet
Clark was leader in the fight against
both of these measures when they
were before the Senate, and he has
opposed the administration on other
important bills. He has been an i'm
portant factor in the group which
has defied the President. The obvious
reason Clark was not included in the
purge was because the New Dealers
felt they had not ghost Of show
to eliminate" him. A bit of scouting
was done, it is reliably reported. to
find a candidate who might challenge
Clark, but no one appeared willing.
Certainly not Gov. Stark, if he was
seriously approached.
Although Gov. Stark Is Q warm
friend of President Roosevelt, he and
Bennett Clark apparently have moved
along together in harmony in Missouri.
If the Governor has any aspirations
to go to Washington it is in the capac-
ity of Secretary of the Navy rather
than as President, according to his
friends. Stark is a graduate of the
Naval Academy at Annapolis When
the World War engulfed the United
States he joined the Army, however,
and served with distinction. There is
a feeling out here that Stark may one
day succeed in achieving his ambition
to head the Navy Department.
Pendergast Aided Election.
Gov Stark was elected two years
ago with the aid and blessing of Tom
Pendergast. He was elected with an
overwhelming vote. He had an under
standing with Pendergast regarding
patronage appointments to State Office.
But he took new tack which dis
Evening star., 1938-10-22

this, and the faint hope that some day
his search for her would result in sue
cess, that famed the smoldering flame
of his love.
Sally Holiday regarded herself in
the mirror and fr6wned. She was
black-haired and black-eyed. with the
figure of Venus. The froWn which
her thoughts provoked added to her
beauty.
sally" she said, pouting her lips,
''it looks as though you're going to
lose the only man you ever loved.
That is,' she went on, wrinkling her
forehead, unless you do something
about it quick. suppose if you had
any sense you'd not bother with Lance
Hobart. He's an idiot and very foolish,
passing you up for cheap dancing
girl. However, this is merely passing
fancy with Lance. He'll come back and
be glad to have you. Right now, your
problem is to get him back before he
makes a complete fool of himself"
Sally slipped an evening wrap over
her sheer black and gold gown, and
surveyed herself once more in the mir
ror. 1t was at this point that she heard
the front doorbell ring.
She descended to find Nate Perkins
awaiting her. Hello, Nate. I'm ready
and eager to get it over with. You're
sure he'll be there?" she asked anxi-
ously.
Positive" Nate laughed. "And,
Sally, you look stunning. If your plan
doesn't work, you can consider me a
candidate in Lance's place"
Ten minutes before the curtain went
up Lance Hobart found himself nerv-
GUS and perspiring freely. Now that his
search had ended, now that he had
found his memory girl, now that the
moment of her appearance was at
hand, he wasn't sure that he was equal
to it. Down in the pit of his stomach
he had a queer feeling of despair, a
strange fear gripped him, fear that
she would not fulfill his dream picture.
At last the lights dimmed; a hush
fell over the place, the orchestra swung
into the familiar, pulsing, chanting
tune of the dance.
Lance's hands gripped the table.
The curtains parted. A girl in shim-
mering white glided into the glare OF
the spotlight. She poised . moment
Evening star., 1938-10-22

mentioning the New Deal Saonsa credit all
brutal practical r with special interest
calculated
with Salonsta the Governors chair Saonsan he and his
different people
compromising their
election
This State be the Eastern aboard and out Of the main
political
Republican Coolidge
n
mel
Evening star., 1938-10-22

the probabilities
arms manufacturers have been giving Chang
still afraid Of showdown in and their
and mechanical forces trim That
liberal in their sending
physical difficulty namely the long trip the
railroad terminal to China by
In the meantime, the British
next step Of the japanese will
might them tackle
with running that colony economically?
The Importance OF Hong Kong Of
the
be sent out that
and nothing
Import houses belonging other
nationals moving out No left
Asiatc squadron is there ready for
The admiralty London realizes
Far East match for the japanese
Mediterranean fleet concentrated Alexandria
Singapore
That detachment lately
SO units including three modernzed
were ADDED ships
would have force worth while considering
impress Toxic with her naval Great
squadron number Of heavy units from
the admiralty willing fully
Germans and the Italians will
months 1t for this that
and Rome for definite
be in an eventual clash in the
For the time being there good Europe coming
quite
politically
have given Hitler chance Eropes troubles
seems that little Lthuania being
anians have had the misfortune of being the Mee
Evening star., 1938-10-22
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Oct. a.
Missouri's Clark and Stark are pair
to draw to in national and State
politics. Both Of these comparative
ly young men have shown they do
not like to wear any n>1's collar,
except their own. Bennett Champ
Evening star., 1938-10-22
DREAMS ANDREALITY

in mid-stage, a pic
ture of personifed
grace. Then she
was moving, rap
idly, rhythmically,
breathlessl.
Lance's eyes riv-
eted themselves on
the 1.-the body as
the spotlight fol-
lowed it across the
stage. It was she,
his memory-but
now a livin ng,
breathing memory.
She was like a flame
with a soul, like a
reed bent against
the current, a sway
ing undulating, liv-
ing passion.
The room sud-
denly changed to a
meadow at sunset.
There was no one
there save he and
Evening star., 1938-10-22

Lthuania
matter say the Germans, but it cannot be helped
Czechosovakia much bigger
been thrown to the wolves by Great Britain and France
Lhuana?
1ndlscrmlnaey they
tions in building They work
because otherwise the what NAV
Evening star., 1938-10-22

Clark, as a Dem
ocratic Senator,
has broken rather
violently with the
Roosevelt Ne W
Deal on occasions.
Lloy d G. Stark,
Governor OF Mis-
souri,, has defed
Tom" Pender-
gast, iron . hsted
Democratic boss
OF Kansas CT ~
and in a measure
Of the W h oil e
State.
Two questions
. - 49, 1tr-
Evening star., 1938-10-22

Lance Hobart was
in love with the
memory of a girl
who danced and
sang and laughed;
a girl with golden
hair and smiling
brown eyes.
He had seen her
once as she Whirled
through her dance
at the charity ball
It h e n she was
gone.
That was more
than six months
ago. For Lance it
was six months of
d r e a m i G, six
months of ecstasy
and despair. six
months of loving
only a memory. The
picture was still
there, vivid, clear,
a1l1lrinp IT wa 6
Evening star., 1938-10-22
Recognizing
Possible BY
Compromise
Roosevelt Plan Open to
Question on Several
Basic Points.
By DAVID LAWRENCE.

President Roosevelt, with commend
able tenacity, insists that he wants
Congress to pass at the next session a
law recognizing the executive depart
ments and agencies of the Govern
ment.
The odd part of it is that Mr.. Roose-
Evening star., 1938-10-22

USED 70 be German until 1913.
There Is a Nazi party and a Ger
man minority in that region. But
Hitler does not aim at taking that
port for the Reich. He wants to
use 1t in his political barter with
Poland. He is believed to have
promised Col. Joseph Beck that
outlet to the sea for Poland in
exchange for the corridor which
separates East Prussia from the
rest Of the Reich. And If in that
Evening star., 1938-10-22

Whatever his name may be, Lev
Saltonstall not only has South
Boston face, he also has q South
Boston heart"
Then Lodge, the Saltonstalls
and Uncle Tom stage-managed a
remarkable Republican convention,
at which, amid scenes of strange
enthusiasm, the ToWnsendite can
didae for Governor promised his
support on the public platform,
while I,dope made a Speech scarcely
Evening star., 1938-10-22

Is joining Ger
many to end the
Chinese War as
Canton falls, and,
from The Hague.
there Is a news
dispatch report
ing alarm among
t h e Netherlands
over Japan's out
reach in the Pa
ciic.
Premier Prince
Fumimaro Kono.
ye will rule about
160, 5000 per-
sons, or, with
q saa
Evening star., 1938-10-22
Fall Rush Dance.

Alpha Rho Chapter of Sigma Delta
Kappa, legal fraternity, Washington
College Of Law, will hold its annual
fall rush" dance at the college on
October 20 at 9 pm.
Evening star., 1938-10-22

welt could have
had such a law
at the last session
If he had not
been poorly ad-
vised and If he
had permitted the
re or 6 a n i z a
ton plan to be
completely dl-
vorced from poll
tics and from two
basic points--the
discontinuance OF
an effective audit
of expenses by
the a Cent S OF
ION gr eS S ana
Evening star., 1938-10-22
Headline Folk
and What
TheyDo
Japan's Premier May
Be Ostentatious, but
No Demagogue.
BY LEMUEL F. PARTON.

AS this is written. there Is news that
the new japanese totalitarian state Ii
now openly established, with Premier
Konoye as the dictator: that Britain
Evening star., 1938-10-22

necessary The Stars Such opinions are presented n
The Stars EFFORT to gDe all sides questions OF interest to It's
readers although such opinions may contradictory among
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars.
Evening star., 1938-10-22
This Changing World
Canton's Quick Fall May Bring Strong Threats By
Japan Against Frances Aid to Foe.
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

CONSTANTINE BROWN.
Canton expected foreign military
observers This Chang
Western world
The Chinese chief
Kong and Canton importing tanks apane
He still
Indo1China through
Evening star., 1938-10-22
FANNY BRlCE VICTIM

Comedienne and Her Daughter
Lose So, 900 Gems in Theft.
HOLLYWOOD, Calf, Oct. % (P).
Fanny Brice, comedienne, and her
daughter, Frances. yesterday reported
the theft Of $4,000 in jewels.
Police said burglars entered the
Brice home through window and
took diamond. ruby clips and several
rings and watches.
Evening star., 1938-10-22
The Capital Parade
Bay State G. o. p, With Big Business Ousted From
Control, Moves Toward Victory.
By JOSEPH ALsoP and ROBERT KINTNER.


BOSTON, (NANA)-n
Massachusetts, the political State
Republicans
After making all reasonable
governoship
James Michael Culey.
ingenuity writhing public
beat Saltonstal
ending of the of Pennsylvania.
Evening star., 1938-10-22

ing protests with the French gov
ernment regarding their unneutral
attitude by allowing war materials
to reach their enemy. It is likely
now they will make these protests
more severe and threatening.
Because the French are not
ready to come to a showdown with
the Japanese and because of the
increasing anti-French and pam
Asiatic propaganda in the colony,