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Evening star., 1938-06-22
Soap Box Derby
Rules

(Note to boys: The Star and
the American Legion are sponsor
ing a Soap Box Derby this sum-
mer for boys of the Washington
metropolitan area. The derby
will be a race of motorless minia-
ture automobiles or coaster racers,
built and driven by boys. The
winner will represent Washington
in national and international
finals at Akron, Ohio)
These rules are your guide for
the first Washington Soap Box
Derby.
l. Eligibility: Boys not younger
than 8 nor older than is may
enter. A boy who has passed his
18th birthday anniversary on the
day Of the local derby is ineligible.
You must live in Washington or
nearby Maryland and Virginia.
Sons Of Chevrolet dealers or sons
Of employees of the Chevrolet
Motor Co. and The Star will not
be allowed to compete. There is
no admission fee.
2. Rule books and entry blanks:
Secure these and sign your safety
pledge at the salesrooms Of your
nearest Chevrolet dealer. You
must be accompanied by your
parent or guardian. who also must
sign. Observe to the letter the
rules, regulations, dimensions and
other building requirements for
your derby racer. Registrations
will not be accepted by The Star,
nor will rule books be issued by
the newspaper.
3. Groups Of boys, as we'll as
Individuals, may enter racers. No
adult may assist, except by giving
advice. Chevrolet service mana
gers and mechanics will be glad
to advise you.
4. No racing car can cost more
than $40.
Derby Watchwords!
Read the RHie Book Carefully.
Obserpe Your Safety Pledge.
Read The Star RepalayIv for
Derby News.
Evening star., 1938-06-22
BITUMINOUS COAL PRICE
TO BE FIXED FOR FALL
Commissions First Hearings on
Production Costs Are Completed
in Denver.

in Denver.
By the Associated Press.
New prices for sale of bituminous
coal probably will be fixed by the peak
Of the coal marketing season next fall.
The Bituminous Coal Commission,
with first hearings on productions
costs completed at Denver. Colo, pre-
pared for additional conferences with
operators boards throughout the soft
coal fields.
Those hearings will be followed by
call for suggested prices from the
various district boards to substitute
for the old minimum prices aban-
doned after numerous court contests
this spring.
The second series of hearings-on
the recommended prices-probably
will start in August. leaving Septem-
Der for study of evidence submitted
on suggested minimum rates.
Decisions based on the various hear
ings will determine the prices to be
fixed for soft coal sales for the next
year. These decisions were expected to-
day to be ready "some time in Octo-
ber"-when soft coal sales climb to-
ward the peak of marketing usually
reached in Observation-Disclosures the
hearings are prolonged.
Evening star., 1938-06-22
Derby Question Box

For the benefit of boys who
have questions to ask about the
rules and regulations for build
ing Soap Box Derby racer, The
Star inaugurates today the Derby
Question Box.
Questions must be submitted
by mail to the Soap Box Derby
Editor of The Star. First, be sure
that you have read carefully the
1898 official rule book for the
All-American Soap Box Derby.
Answers will be given in the
next series of derby broadcasts
beginning tomorrow night and
continuing for a week. The.
broadcast schedule will be an
nounced tomorrow.
Evening star., 1938-06-22

leHpt LOT material OD1ect1veS and
their unswerving devotion to q cause,
the Chinese Reds are rivaling even the
most devout of the Christian mission
aries. To them the war against Japan
is truly holy war.
In conversation with red army lead
ers, I ventured the remark that il
the reds were as rich in material
things as they are in spirit their power
and influence would be enormous. To
this one Of the communist command
ers made prompt retort:
III we were rich materially We
might be weaker spiritually"
Yenan Is City Of Song.
Yenan is city Of song. One can
not walk through the streets without
encountering groups Of singing stu
dents and soldiers. In the red tradi-
tlon there exists a cameraderie be-
tween officials and citizens, between
army officers and the rank and file.
Many of the Red leaders are members
OF the Chinese Communist party, but
the system they have imposed on the
territory under their control is a far
cry from true communism. Red China
Is hodge-podge of democracy and
socialism. with a dash of Marxism
here and there.
When the Red army marched into
Northern Shensi two years ago one
of its first and most drastic reforms
was the confiscation OF all farm lands
and its redistribution on an equitable
basis to tenant farmers. Landlordism
was abolished, and land owners, many
OF whom had accumulated their DOS
sessions by dint of hard and honest
labor. were dispossessed. Small mer-
cnants were not interfered with II
they proved cooperative.
Taxation Is Equalized.
A committee form of government
was set up, with an elected member
snip. All citizens of adult age, male
and female. were accorded the right
TO vote. Taxation was equalized on
the basis of ability to pay. The rich
were soaked, but the very poor either
went tax free or We're allowed to paw
tribute in commodities.
The changes brought to Red China
by the reconciliation of the Commu-
nists and the Kuomintang have been
chleny surface ones. The hammer
and sickle emblem has been discarded,
ana China's national flag flies every
"nere IN Yenan. Soldiers of the Red
army no longer wear the Red star
instead their caps are adorned with
the blue and white sun of the Kuomin-
tang
Evening star., 1938-06-22
ReaSsures Commons

LONDON. June % (P).-Prime Mini
lister Chamberlain told the House OF
Commons today that Italy was anxious
to put into effect the Anglo Italian
agreement covering Mediterranean
| issues but denied that Rome was trying
to drive a wedge" between Britain
and France.
The prime minister's statement, re-
plying to opposition questions, was
made after receipt Of news of the
bombing and sinking of two more
British merchantmen by an unidenti-
fed air raider at Valencia.
From Mr.. Chamberlain's previous
statements it was clear Britain would
do nothing to retaliate for the repeated
sinkings of British ships by planes
which the London government believes
to be Italian craft in the service of
the Spanish insurgents
Bebore Mr.. Chamberlain spoke in
the House the cabinet met, presumabl
| to discuss the prime minister's efforts
to convince Premier Mussolini of italy
that he should join in efforts to bring
about truce in the Spanish civil war
Evening star., 1938-06-22
At a Disadvantage.

LONG BEACH, Calf. (P.-In thu
bathtub when the doorbell rang, B. K
Beatty jumped from the tub. poked hi.
head out the door and shouted
"Come in
A stranger did and thrust revolver
In Beatys face with the command
stick 'em up"
Beatty complied, and his visitor tool
an $500 diamond ring from his finger
then forced him to hand over hi.
wallet containing $40.
Evening star., 1938-06-22
SKY RAIDER SINKS
TWO MORE SHIPS
British Vessels Attacked
as Chamberlain Denies
Protection Possible.
Ey y e Associated Press,

Ey u Associated PreSS.
VALENCIA, Spain, June 22.-Two
British ships were sunk just outside
Valencia harbor today by a lone sky
raider in a continuation Of the lons
series Of warplane attacks on foreign
shipping in ports OF government
Spain.
(The sinkings came after British
Prime Minister Chamberlain yes
terday admitted to the House Of
Commons that it was impossible
to protect British shipping from
inSurgent air attacks without in
tervening in the Spanish civil war;
The 3,O54-ton Sunion. British ship
formerly Of Greek registry, struck by
incendiary and explosive bombs
burned furiously for six hours and
then settled to the bottom.
Previously the 4,789-ton freighter
Thorpeness, shattered by an aerial
torpedo. had gone down with 1000
tons of grain.
Crew of 81 Saved.
All the Sunion's crew OF 81. includ-
ing a German observer for the Non
Intervention Committee, were taken
of safely.
Flames from the Sunion's burning
cargo lighted the whole roads. After
toc,,,Io;,r tho Tho.nopasc tho plone
returned and machine-gunned her,
splintering the captains cabin.
Today's attacks brought to 81 the
total of airplane attacks on British
ships since the Spanish war started
nearly half in the last three months
All the crew OF the Thorpeness was
saved except one Chinese. The vessel
was pierced amidship and sank within
five minutes in 80 feet Of water.
Captain Jumps Into Sea.
Chief Officer Norman Goater o1
Southampton, son-in-law OF Alexan-
der Baillie, Seattle. managed to get
away IN one boat with IS members OF
the crew. The captain. William Ker-
mode, and eight others jumped into
the sea.
The seaplane returned later and
dropped explosive and incendiary
bombs on the Sunion, firing her cargo
Capt. Kermode swan a mile in his
lifepelt to the Sunion. which put out
boat to help rescue some of the
ThorpeneSs' crew.
The Thorpeness' Non Intervention
observer. Jean de Mersuay of Paris
said the raider barely cleared the
British vessels masts before loosing
the torpedo, which crashed into the
engine room and tore huge hole in
the side of the ship
1t was the second attack on the
Thorpeness during the Spanish civil
war. She was bombed January 20 in
Tarragona Harbor. and four members
of her crew killed.
The ship arrived Monday from Mar
seille and anchored outside the har-
Dor expecting to enter today and dis
charge her cargo.
Goater, who said he lived in Seattle
for 10 years and was a friend OF John
Boettiger. son-in-law of President
Roosevelt, explained that he signed
with the Thorpeness week ago be-
cause Of the large bonus offered.
Evening star., 1938-06-22
RACERS WILL TOLL
WITH SCHOOL OUT
Soap Box Derby Activity
Gets Big Drive-Shop
Schedule Given.

Tune in on Station VOL at
S:15 o'clock tonight to hear Eddie
Valentine, II, OF 1928 T street
NV, Gordon Junior High stu
dent, interviewed by Announcer
Walter Compton on the Soap Bor
Derby.
Evening star., 1938-06-22
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SHANGHAI. June %. japanese
planes twice bombed Swatow. Kwang-
tung Province treaty port 220 miles
northeast Of Canton, today while 10
warshlps stood by after landing sew
eral hundred marines on the nearby
island Of Namoa under cover of a
barrage
The attack led to the belief that
the long-awaited South China often
sive to cut Canton off from the CEN
tral battlefront was underway.
Occupation of Namoa was completed
by nightfall yesterday, though Chinese
troops resisted, reports here said.
Repeat Annoy Technique.
The japanese technique was the
same as was used May IL in occupa-
ton of Annoy, another South China
port, l20 miles north of Swatow.
The United States gunboat Ashe-
vile, standing by at Swatow for emer-
gencies, said fighting had not yet
started there. United States Consul
Whitney Young last reported So
American men, women and children
residing in the Swatow consular dis
trict.
The British destroyer H. M. S.
Duchess was en- route to Swatow from
Hong Kong as a precautionary meas
ure
SWatow, situated on a promontory
yc
large American trade, especially for
rice, sugar. camphor and embroidery.
Flood Stops Campaign.
Meanwhile. the japanese campaign
IN Central China still was stopped by
the Yellow River flood. Though the
river dropped 18 inches, rain con-
tinued.
Japanese dropped rubber boats by
parachute to isolated units to permit
their escape, and sweeping shift of
troops to the Yangtze front for a
thrust at Hankow began.
Thousands of troops were moving
down the captured Tientsin- -Pukow
Railway through Suchow and Nanking
and upriver by motorized fishing boat
to the new front. Chinese sources
said $4,000 Japanese troops were NOV
ing through the Shanghai area to
the same sector.
Severe fighting has occurred the
last three days along narrow strips of
marsh land bordering the Yangtze
above Wuhu, with Chinese defending
both banks from concrete blockhouses
and trenches protected by mazes of
barbed wire.
Evening star., 1938-06-22
EIGHT RAIDS MADE
UPON BARCELONA
Is Caproni Bombers Drop
More Than 100 Missiles
in Two Hours.
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
BARCELONA, June 22.-Barcelona
was heavily attacked by insurgent war
planes today in . series Of eight raids
by is big Caproni bombers covering
two hours, beginning At 4 am.
Ten bodies have been recovered but
the death toll Il expected to rise as
search Of the ruins continues. Twenty
persons were injured. More than 100
bombs were dropped.
The comparatively low number OF
casualties was attributed to early
warning by sirens and to the fact that
most Of the sections bombed were
working class quarters in which shell
tiers are plentiful and the people are
accustomed to their use.
Evening star., 1938-06-22

o. Henry, best known for his stories
OF New York, was born in North
Carolina, and spent his early life in
the South and Southwest.
Evening star., 1938-06-22
Red China Is Poverty Stricken
In AU but Spirit and Morale
Almost Fanatical Zeal of Crusaders
Liues Again in Eighth Route Army's
Devotion to Var A gainst Japan.
Second OF Series.
BY A. T. STEELE,



YENAN Shens, is
morale There
but there
count for 1890
In the Chinese
1anaca zeal Of the
Evening star., 1938-06-22
.NAz|S TERMINATE
JEWISH POGR0M
Violence Ordered Halted,
but Legal Drive to Be
Continued.
By WALLACE r. DEIJEL

Chicago Daily News Foreign Correspondent
BERLIN. June 22.-The Nazis' latest
hot pogrom' against the Jews is to
stop as it began, suddenly. and by
official edict. The cold pogrom" will
however, continue.
Beatings, raids on stores, the smash
ing of shop windows and the daubing
of anti-Semitic signs and cartoons will
cease for the time being at least But
mass arrests will continue. apparently
and the destruction Of Jews economi-
cally, morally and In other respects
will 60 ahead even more ruthlessly
than before
These, at least, are the conclusions
it seems safe to draw from develop
ments here during the past "A hours.
Orders appear to have gone out yes
terday to stop violence and attacks on
Jewish stores. DR.. Joseph Goebbels,
minister Of propaganda. announced in
a speech here last night that Jews
should be dealt with by the party and
state and not by the street," And
the street" campaign does in fact
seem to have slackened off today.
The party and state, however, are
going ahead with vengeance in their
own program for dealing with" Jews
Police action against them will pro-
ceed. Jewish stores will soon dis
appear" DR.. Goebbels promised in his
speech. The Nazi post Office has an
nounced that hereafter Jewish firms
will be allowed to send circular ad-
vertising through the mail only to
Jews. Party authorities in Vienna are
reported to have sent out orders to
non-JeWlsh firms in Austria that they
must get rid of all their Jewish en-
ployes no later than July l.
(Copyright, 1888. Chicago Daily News Inc J
New Laws Promised.
BERLIN. June % P.-Any hone
among Berlin's Jews of relief from the
anti-semitic drives has been smashed
by a forecast of Propaganda Minister
Paul Joseph Goebbels of new laws
to break Jewish influence soon"
Goebbels' announcement that the
time was not far distant when Jews
Will have lost their last foothold in
Germanys economic life was renewed
indication that Reichsfuehrer Adolf
Hitler's program against Jews would
be fulfilled to its last dot.
Evening star., 1938-06-22
SWATOW BOMBED
TWICE BY JAPAN
10 Warships Stand by After
Landing Marines on
Nam0a Island.
BACKGROUND

japanese campaign in Central
China at StdndstiH as Yellotr RiUer
fo,Us through destroyed dikes north
of Hanko1o. provisional seat OF
Chinese Nationalist government
and goal OF japanese driue. Sim
ultaneously attempt has been made
to cut of supply OF arms going to
Chinese armies by repeated air at
tdcks upon Canton and the railWay
nhich links it to Hankop.
Evening star., 1938-06-22
New Laws Promised.

The camel is still retained as the
chief beast of burden in Northern
China.
Evening star., 1938-06-22
Sweden Prospers

Sweden reports that all branches
OF economic life in the country were
very prosperous in the last year.
Evening star., 1938-06-22
Prepares BAreelona Drive.

HENDAYE. France, June % P.-
Insurgent advices indicated today
0eneralissimo Francisco Franco was
preparing q fresh offensive against
Barcelona in the belief . successful
Evening star., 1938-06-15
FOREIGN EXCHANGES,

NEW YORK. June Is R.-Despite a
today it was still under. its position Of yes
terday in terms of leading foreign curren-
cies in the foreign exchange market.
=, The pound sterling reached 81 .9SN and
then went on the offered side at S4p7ss.
only 70 above yesterdays close Volume was
comparatively small. with no sign of on
cial control.
Money experts said wholly unconfirmed
devaluation rumors persisted despite re-
peated ofncial denials both in this country
and abroad.
The franc, too. eased q bit. but at noon
was also V higher than last nights close
rencies moved accordingly
Great Britain in dollars others in cents
Great Britatn-Demand. 4.97ss; cables
4.971s: 6O-day bills, 4a6h France-De-
mand, 2.79: cables. 2.7S. Italy-Demand
1894: cables, 5.26K.
MISUNDERSTANDING. 1903: Germany
40;4b: benevolent, 2O.95: travel. 23.45;
25.66: Denmark, 2222: Finland. 80:
SwitSerland; 100: Spain. unquoted; Por-
1897; .Czechoslovakia. 3.47s4: Yugoslavia.
S:35: Austria: unauoted: Hungary. 1888:
free: s.s9n; Toxic: % 90: .S'si shanshai ai
S2 :0on: Montreal In New York. 9s.s47s;
New York in Montreal 1O1.15ss.
Nominal.
Evening star., 1938-06-15
CHICAGO PRODUCE.

CHICAGO. June Is R.-Butter,
l,230.611 pounds. Arm: creamery spe-
cials (93 score), 25A-26A; extras
(92), 251a; extra firsts (o0-s1), 24h-
IS; firsts (88-89). 23A-34: seconds,
(s4-87h), 21-21h; standards 600 CEN
tralized carlots). 25A Eggs. 1924,
firm; fresh graded, extra 1lrsts, local,
20; cars, 20A; firsts, local, 1911: cars,
20; current receipts. 10; storage pack
ed extras, 20A: firsts, 20A.
Potatoes. 1877. on track. 4s5: total
United ststes shipments. 973; new stock
ger hundredveight. Bliss TIiumphs, United
spotted sacks. I 1855; Arkansas, GOOD con-
dition. 2.00-0s; showing heated. spotted
hsatsd asst,d 'potted s:c.: 15s-ss3s; Texas Texas
Caroline ccbblers generally good condition,
1.eo-S5; showing heated spotted sacks:
states No. 1; 2 oo:2o: United ststss COM
merctals, 1.00-2.0S: old stock. no sales
repQgted.
Evening star., 1938-06-15

the country since the last annual
committee report was presented to
the association. The economic ma
cnlne was running in high gear at
that time and is now running in low
gear
In looking at the Washington sit
uation Mr.. Willard notes that at the
close of 1887 banks in the District of
Columbia showed aggregate deposits
In excess of $4,000, 900, up about
sl10,000,000 from June, 1888.
Here in Washington, he continues,
the non-industrial character of the
city and the monthly payroll, public
and private, Of about SAC, ,000. 400 have
served as reaSsuring bulwarks and as
steadying influences in checking the
anroads of the present recession.
Despite these factors the first three
months of 1888 showed department
store sales off about per cent from a
year ago and automobile sales, new
and used cars, down to an even greater
degree, there being total sales of IT,
600 for the first three months of 1898.
against $4,000 for the like period in
1887.
On the other hand, he adds, local
gas, power and telephone companies
continued to report growth in the
number of customers and District
banks increased deposits ircm De-
cember 81, 1887, to about $685. 900 900
as OF March 7, 1898, or only S6.00O.-
Oc0 under the all-time high mark es-
tablished on March 81, 1897.
However. the economic storm is
still here" he says in conclusion, and
the clouds are still dark
will it stop raining?" he asks. to
which question he replies cneerfully:
1T always has!"
Other bankers concurring IN The
trade report were John Alden, M. F..
Calnan, F. P. H. Siddons and Aubrey
o. Dooley.
B. g. o. Net in Sharp Drop.
A. summary of the annual report of
the Baltimore & Ohio R. R. for the
year 1887 was distributed to stock
holders today. President Daniel Will
lard reports railway operating reve-
Evening star., 1938-06-15
SHARP DROP SEEN
IN TIRE EARNINGS
Second Half May Make
Better Showing With
Write-DoWns Ended.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. June 15.-Earnings of
tire and rubber companies this year
will be sharply below those Of 1897,
but there is a possibility that the
second half will make q better show
ing than the first, as additional in
ventory write-downs may not be
necessary at the year end and replace
ment tire sales are expected to hold
up fairly well, according to a sur
very Of the industry by the Standard
Statistics Co.
Although the decline in sales of
tires for replacement has been less
sharp than that in some other con-
sumers' goods lines, total sales OF rub
Der companies have been drastically
reduced by the substantial falling off
in demand for original equipment tires
and for mechanical rubber goods.
In the first four months of the year
with replacement sales seasonally low,
factory tire shipments were of 40 per
cent from last year. Replacement
sales are believed to have been off
appreciably, but better comparisons
are likely in later months, and full
year sales in this market are not
expected to be much below the 29,-
100000 total of 1887.
On the other hand, with automobile
output this year probably less than
half that of last year. total tire ship
ments may be 80 per cent below the
SIS, ,466 900 of 1897.
Present tire prices are based on II
to 18 cent crude rubber Although
manufacturers tire prices have been
maintained surprisingly well in the
face Of the drastic decline in rubber
quotations-particularly when the past
history of price cutting in the trade
is remembered-the danger of a cut
in tire prices has not passed, by any
means
There has been sporadic weakness
and mail-order prices have been re-
duced. Prices have also been shaded
in sales to operators of large fleets.
These so-called commercial accounts
are normally more sensitive to chang
ing economic conditions than sales to
dealers.
The offer Of price guarantees to
dealers until mid-July indicates strong
attempts by manufacturers to hold
present prices. but if demand contin-
ues subnormal and rubber prices do
not rise sharply, an eventual adjust
ment in tire prices is indicated. Prices
for original equipment tires for 1899
automobile models will feel the general
pressure of automobile companies on
suppliers for lower prices, and a down.
ward adjustment in this division is
likely.
Evening star., 1938-06-15
COTTON EXPORTS TO JAPAN.

The Commerce Department reports
United States cotton exports to Japan
declined to $3l $40, 900 in the 10 months
ended May 80. compared with sl0l,-
1000 in the similar period OF the
previous season. The United King
dom, increasing its purchases from
ST.. .74S,00o to s8o,454,o0o, displaced
Japan as the principal customer for
American cotton.