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Evening star., 1938-06-18
bridal party aboard the Government

bridal party aboard the Government
yacht Potomac.
Lying at anchor just 500 yards
OF the rocky shore OF the town, its
brilliant lights marking long streaka
in the dark water, the Potomac af-
forded near-perfect setting. A huge
blood-red moon hung low. outlining
the four rakish tunnels Of the Navy
destroyer Hamilton, which served "a
. presidential convoy.
Afterward John and Anne led their
bridesmaids and ushers to Z dance
at the Nahant Club.
During tlse hours before the cere-
monies this morning, the bride and
bridegroom took the most elaborate
precautions to follow time-honored
marriage customs. In order that
neither should see the other before
they met ut the altar, the mother OF
the bride assigned each = separate
wing Of her new seaside home.
The full bridal party, in addition
to the parents Of the bride and BRIDE
groom, was made up Of Russell Sturgis,
Annes uncle; her sister Sally, as
maid Of honor; another sister, 10
year-old Joan, as flower girl. and these
attendants: Mrs James Roosevelt, Mrs.
Charles r. L. Sturgis. Ledlie LAughlin,
Nancy Cassils, Elizabeth Jaques and
Mrs John Boettger, the former Anna
Roosevelt.
Johns ushers were John Boettiger,
Elliott Roosevelt. James Roosevelt,
John M. Graham. Charles s. McVeigh,
Marshall Field. jr.: John NJ Lyman,
Charles r. L. Sturgis. Nathaniel Clark.
John Drayton, Thomas Husband. Eliot
Bacon and D. Jackson Eldridge.
Evening star., 1938-06-18
TWO DIE OF GAS,
/ ANOTHER IS SHOT
Man and Woman Pen Notes
of Farewell, Referring
to C0WardiCe.

Two persons were found dead yes.
eerday in their gas-filled apartments
after leaving notes referring to COW.
ardice. and third died of a gunsho
wound in her head, inflicted shortly
after losing employment with the
Works Progress Administration
Russell r. Reaper, "a, Treasury De.
partment attorney in the General
Counsels Once, was found dead by
his wife when she returned to their
apartment at 2l19 H street NV. after
. shopping tour.
"Cowards die many deaths before
their time, the valiant die but once, u
was penned on a pink memo slip by
Mr.. Reaper. Jets on the kitchen stove
were open. Mrs. Reaper found him
crumpled on the floor alongside q
chair placed near the stove.
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
issued suicide certificate.
Woman Found in Kitchen.
Police a few minutes later were
called to $50 Twentieth street NV,
where a woman registered as Mrs.
George Wyman was found overcome
from gas in the kitchen of the apart
ment she had rented a few hours
earlier.
She was found on the floor by two
elevator boys who forced their way
into the apartment after smelling gas.
A rug had been placed against the
kitchen door. Nearby was a note
scribbled on the back of an envelope,
which contained a $1,000 life insur-
ance policy, and addressed to George
Parker Wyman
Dear George, this is the best way
out Raise Muggsie not to be a cow
ard the missive read. 1t was signed
Agnes" and added as a postscript,
Sorry to let you and Betty down."
Police have been unable to learn who
'Muggsie" and Betty" are.
Had Norfolk Address.
Mrs. Wyman, who was Is, had an
address at the Marine Hospital in
Norfolk. Va. Her body was taken to
the Morgue to await positive identifica-
ton by her husband.
A pistol shot brought investigators
to the apartment of Mrs. Gladys
Daugherty, AZ, of 3944 Seventh street
NE, where they found her near death
from wound behind her ear A .32-
caliber revolver lay nearby.
She died few minutes later in
Casualty Hospital. Acquaintances told
police Mrs. Daugherty lost her w. P. A.
clerical job Thursday.
Evening star., 1938-06-18
Wedding
Continued From First PAGE J

organdie gown embroidered with o2C
yards Of satin ribbon, and q tulle veil
and train. that required 10 yards o,
material.
The. marriage ceremonies were per-
formed by the Right Rev. Henry Knox
Sherill. Episcopal Bishop Of Massa-
chusetts, and the Rev. Endicott Pea
body. sl-year-old headmaster Of Gro
ton School, who has taught all the
Roosevelt boys and ofhciated at their
marriages as well.
The bridal couple were played out
Of the church up the right, red-car-
peted aisle-missing the traditional
center aisle because the church has
none-by the strains Of the Men
delssohn wedding march.
Republican Tinges.
Republican tinges were present. but
not prominent at the ceremonies.
From wall near the pulpit, a bronze
bas relief Of Anna Cabot Mills Lodge,
grandmother of Republican Senator
Lodge Of Massachusetts,. looked down
upon the President The pew occu-
pied by the Chief Executive and
Mrs. Roosevelt bore the name Of the
Lowells.
Present were 20 persons bearing the
Roosevelt name. but absent were the
more prominent Republican members
OF the Roosevelt clan. including Mrs.
Alice Roosevelt Longworth, daughter
OF Teddy" who sent her regrets, :"
and the Theodore and Kermit Roose-
velts.
Reception at Club.
And behind the ancient organ, in
stalled in 1879 and played today BY
Malcolm Lang OF Boston, were two
youthful organ bumpers who confessed
themselves to be Of Republican lean
ings.
The ceremonies ended, the bridal
party led the $50 who could squeeze
into the church to join 300 others at
the century-old Nahant Club for q
reception highlighted by a champagne
toast to the bride.
John and Anne set their honeymoon
escape" for 4:30 pm. (E D. IT,, con-
cealing their destination, but accord
ing to persistent report, they were
headed for the Roosevelt summer
home at Campobello Island, New
Brunswick, before sailing for Ber-
muda.
Hours before the ceremony, Nahant
police. bolstered by more than 100
officers from metropolitan Boston,
completed preparations to handle one
Of the largest crowds In the history of
this old town.
All automobile traffic, save for the
cars of a chosen few, was shut of
soon after dawn at the mouth of the
narrow causeway that provides the
only entrance to this peninsula that
is almost an island. Pedestrians were
welcomed, however, If they could sur
vive the 3-mile walk to the center Of
activities.
The presence Of the President and
the colorful round of pre-nuptial and
marriage ceremonies gave the entire
town q vibrant air and q sense Of
being, for the moment at least, the
Nations capital.
Couple Danced Day In.
John and Anne, having danced
their wedding day in, could look back
today upon one of the most colorful
rounds Of pre-nuptial ceremonies ever
accorded young couple.
The climax came in 3 dinner by
President Roosevelt for the entire
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Landis
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knew he was married at the time she
was going with him. He explained
he met the nurse in July of last year
several weeks before he separated from
his wife.
The ex-fireman admitted seeing
Miss Simpson frequently and acknowl-
edged buying her a diamond ring
which he presented on her birthday
March IS. He said he also gave the
girl a watch, but it was not the one
he had previously presented to
his wife when she graduated from
Mckinley High School
Says Wife Fell From Car.
Under cross-examination, Lands
said he was married in November,
1895. at Annapolis, Md, and that
he and his bride went to live on Law
renee street NE Previously, Lands
had told the jury his wife fell from
his moving automobile early on the
morning of March "a at a secluded
spot on Twenty-fourth street NE,
while the couple was returning from
q drive
In his direct testimony Lands de-
elared his wife parted from him last
August over his protest, and he made
repeated efforts to effect a reconcilia-
tion.
Lands told the jury he, made ar
rangements for his wife to live with
her sister because he was going to
a National Guard camp early in
August and did not wish to pay an
extra months rent.
Did you look for another home
when you learned the people with
whom you were living were about to
move?" Lands was asked
mo, not at that time" was the
reply.
Admits Court Order.
The prosecutor sought to bring out
IN further questioning that Lands was
not particularly concerned about sup
porting his wife at the time of the
separation.
He was asked If he was under a
court order to pay his wife $45 q
month separate maintenance at the
time she was fatally hurt. He replied
in the affirmative, but denied he had
ever seen another court order that he
pay the stipulated amount. He de-
clared he paid his wife voluntarily.
Previously, Lands testified he was
hit twice on the jaw by Detective
Sergt. Robert j. Barrett before he
signed a written statement as to his
movements before and after his wife's
injury.
The defendant declared the detec-
tive at first said, 1--WE policemen and
f1remen are buddies. Why don't you
want to talk to me?"
lands said that when he declined
to make the required statement, Sergt.
Barrett grew angry and hit him twice.
The prisoner declared he asked per-
mission to communicate with his
Evening star., 1938-06-18
COOLER WEATHER DUE

Showers Tonight OF Tomorrow to
Break Hot Spell.
Slightly cooler weather is in store
Tor the District tomorrow, following
showers tonight and possibly tomor-
row morning, the Weather Bureau
said today.
The temperature climbed from Q
24-hour Tow" Of eS degrees at S am.
today to n by 10 am. which was 3
degrees higher than ct the same time
yesterday when the mercury reached
. maximum Of g s1aortty altar I pm.
Evening star., 1938-06-18
BOYS BAND TO PLAY

The Prince Georges County (Md.)
Community Boys Band will give its
first open air concert tomorrow at 5
pm. In Colmar Manor Park.
The band Is composed Of boys from
Colmar Manor. Cottage City, Mount
Rainier and Riverdale and Is directed
by Harry A. Thompson.
Evening star., 1938-06-18
VALENCIA DRIVE
| PUSHEDBY REBELS
viIlareaI Again Seized by
Franco in Campaign
for City.
BACKGROUND

Gen. Francois rebel forces IN
Spain. aIreay victorious In cam
pdt0ns on the Mediterranean coast.
IN recent .ceeks haze been concen-
frattng on Castellon In preparation
tor big drtre on Valencia, one OF teu
important cities roD held by Lop-
aifsts. The city OF Villareal, once
reported taken BY rebels as tmpor-
tdnt position, Das recaptured by
Loydltsts Thursday.
Bs the Associated Press.
HENDAYE, France CAT the Spanish
Frontier, June 1s.-spanish insur-
gents today drove Gen. Joe Miaja's
militiamen from their Mijares River
defense lines south Of Castellon de la
Plana as the offensive against Valencia
gained new momentum.
Insurgent dispatches reported av-
erage gains Of three miles on q 30-mile
front from Castillo de villamalesa to
the sea east Of villareal.
The insurgents asserted they again
had captured Villareal, which was
taken by the government in Thurs
days counter attack.
Madrid dispatches told of in.
tense lighting for possession of VIII
lareal, but said the town still was
held by government troops. They
said the insurgents were driven
back four times in attempts to re-
take Villareal.)
Capture Of the Sierra de la Pedrizes,
midway between Villamelesa and VIII
lareal, turned the tide of battle In
favor Of the insurgents.
The high peaks of the range gave
Frances Legionnaires dominating po-
sitions.
1nsurgent aviation, meanwhile, con-
tinued to pound government lines in
the co-ordinated drive on Valencia,
now only little over 80 miles from
the spearhead Of Frances forces.
Evening star., 1938-06-18
Donkey Baseball Game.

GArTHERSBURG, Md, June 10
(SpeciaD Member Of the Gathers
burg Washington Grove Volunteer
Fire Company and the Pride Of Mont
gomery, I. o. o. r.. will play . game
Of donkey baseball" on the Gathers
burg Athletic Field tomorrow 1t pm.
Evening star., 1938-06-18
BLAMED |
IN RAILWAY ILLS
Industry Is Ready to Go to
Wall,' Executive Says in
Hitting Union Chiefs.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
With some experts estimdtina
that only eight major railroads
icould earn fred charges this year
and that oper 80 per cent of ths,-
Nations rail lines would be cdndt-
dates for bankruptcy. the question.
OF Uhdt to do about the Industry
has been a major problem. But
nothing tcds done about 1t bp Con-
0ress. After the Prestdent recetped
an Investigating conmissions re-
port, legislation ,oas drafted, but.
Congress adjourned uhtle It pus
being btckered oper. ~.
By the Associated Press.
HOT SPRINGS, Va, June ia
Fitzgerald Hall OF Nashville, Tam.
president Of the Nashville, Chatta i.
nooga g. st. Louis Railroad, said today
the railway industry rs as q whole
about to 60 to the wall" because Ger
tain labor union leaders and politicians
have tried to do things that would
make inevitable Government owner.
ship and operation"
He told the Virginia Bankers' Asso-
citation that fundamental" factors
causing railroad troubles were "the
departure of the Government from it's
proper field Of regulation and SUPER
vision and its invasion of the domain
Of management" the Governments
failure to treat all forms of public
carriage in the same way" and the
lack Of q national transportation
policy"
Robert M. Hanes of Winston Salem,
N. c.. told delegates to the convention
that money and credit have become
the football Of politics"
Mr.. Hanes, president Of the Wa
chovia Bank & Trust Co. Of Winston
Salem, said the supply and fiow Of
credit are no longer controlled by the
natural laws of supply and demand,
but are regulated by artificial devices
whose effects are no longer predictable
with any degree of success.
Evening star., 1938-07-12
RESORTS,
VIRGINIA.

RRVCE,S HOTE AND COTTAGES
A~AS NA@ - in the mtns. Of Va. 2lSt year.
Reputation built on food & service. All sports
wk Bklet. Mr.. l. Mrs. VIM. B. Bryce, Basye, Va.
Evening star., 1938-07-12

are able to improve our exports, they
will be progressively better Oh. Not
only they. but everybody In the region.
We have already planned to devote .
percentage Of the returns to rosds and
schools. and, above al, to improving
the health conditions in the region.
We must get decent drinking water
AMI raise the standard Of living.
IT We are not able to export? We
can get along. You have seen some
Of the figures. You may see Is many
more Is you care to. What We con-
sumo in Mexico itself can keep the
industry going, although naturally 1t
would not be able to expand 50 rapidly
~ otherwise. Also, the major part OF
the governments income from this
industry comes from the internal con-
sumption revenues. What we lose II
We do not export as much as before
Is not serious enough to make the kind
Of crisis the companies hope for.
Companies Export to Fascists.
"As to whether We Will export to
Fascist countries. first Of Ill that Is
Evening star., 1938-07-12

question that the companies bring up
q . political maneuver. = It not ,
fact that they exported oil from here.
and are now exporting from else-
where. to every Fascist country in the
world? Do they consider whether
they are doing the American people
or tho EnslAh people . service in
supplying oil to their potential
enemies?
However. We are not the oil COM
panies. and We do consider these mat.
ters. We have stipulated in our con-
tracts that no oil 60 to Japan, since
that might be considered . disservice
to the peoples Of America. We cannot
tell whether the boycott on our oil in
the world market. being carried on by
the companies, will force US to accept
contracts whose holders ship oil and
supplies to fascist countries other than
Japan. It is possible that the needs
Of the industry, under the economic
pressure Of the companies, will divert
Evening star., 1938-07-12
D G, TUESDAY, r.

pletely hypothetical-they would have
to throw up their hands in two weeks
and beg US to take the industry back.
They could no longer run 1t.
Lafsr Has 70 De Work.
1T would Be an acute conflict, even
worse than We had before, and they
know 1t. When situation like this
exists, and capital and labor can
no longer work together, then one or
the other must remain In complete
control. And the only practical thing
is to let labor run 1t, because it Il
labor that has to do the work.
Are the workers discontented with
the present situation? You have been
there; you can Judge that for your
self. In their conversations with Us,
We have been given to understand that,
whatever their problems or dimculties,
they would not 60 against US.
"The oil workers are Just AS free,
and they have their organizations. II
they were In . discontented state Of
mind, everybody would hear about 1t.
But they realize that. Is soon as We
Evening star., 1938-07-12
BY ANITA BRENNER.

JALAPA, Vera Cruz, July IL (N.A.
N.A0.-In the longest and probably
the frankest conversation he has ever
held with a foreign correspondent,
Mexico's President. Lazaro Cardenas.
reviewed the condition of his country.
The slow-moving. soft-spoken SOL
dier, who is now the master of Mex
leo and obviously almost a god in
the eyes of the masses, had just COM
pleted 40-day tour of the oilields.
He travels slowly, because the presi-
dental motorcade of some 10 to 20
automobiles, headed by the chief
executives car, is blocked in every
town and village by packed crowds of
admirers, complainers, message bring
ers, petitioners and mammas bringing
their families to see and touch the
endlessly patient man.
Since Madero, the President who
overthrew the 30-year Diaz dictator
ship, Mexico has seen no popularity
like it.
In the glare, in the dust. in the
pouring rain. President Cardenas
walks along listening. so long and so
much that it may take an hour to
walk a block. To reach the President
through these crowds, his secretaries
and ministers, who are obliged to re-
cord the business transacted here as
we'll as in more formal audience
rooms, have to wrestle and elbow
their way.
Hates Show of Guns.
To guard him is impossible under
such conditions. and, moreover, for
hidden. Gen. Cardenas hates a show
of guns, and hence the majority Of
his retinue consists of civilians. Even
some Of the military people who travel
with him, mostly lifelong army
friends, dress, like the President him.
self-in the everyday clothes of a
Mexican rancher.
President Cardenas is somewhat
suspicious of the press. and the foreign
press especially, believing that his
policies and his people are being de-
liberately misrepresented. He talks
hesitantly, apparently wondering
whether each question contains a
trap. But he answers them, making
no attempt to create impressions or
dodge issues He never uses the word
IT" On subjects that are close to
his heart, he plunges rapidly into
detail, eloquently. His green eyes
light in his mask-like Indian face,
Evening star., 1938-07-12

DRI.SOx OFFERS AMAZING new way
TO END DISCOMFORT OF SWEATY FEET

And it is also unusually effective for
treatment of "Athlete's Foot"
Then too, DRI-SOX is revolution
ary in its ease of application. Being
neither sticky salve or a mussy To-
ton. it's effectiveness does not depend
on constant fuss and bother. Put it
in your shoe, not on your foot! You
simply apply DR1-SOX to the in
terror Of your shoes at bedtime. ac-
cording to directions in the package.
That's all!
A few applications of DRI-SOx
will amaze you. Your shoes and your
feet will feel grand And you'll rid
yourself of the constant discomfort
caused by sweat-soaked stockings
and shoes. Get DRI-SOX today.
Use it tonight. Your druggist has
DRI-SOX. Your money back If not
satisfied.
Evening star., 1938-07-12

Now modern science has good news
for people who suffer the discomforts
Of feet that perspire excessively. Due
to an amazing new discovery there's
no need to silently bear the unpleas-
antness of wearing sweat-dampened
stockings in soggy, sodden shoes.
For now, thanks to revolutionary
DRI-SOx. excessive foot perpira-
ton can be checked and you can en-
JOY the pleasant cleanliness of dry
shoes and stockings.
Because DRI-SOX is basically new
and unique in its action and results,
1t arrests excessive perspiration in
an utterly new way-a way that has
given proven results in thousands
OF cases. Definite results show that
DRI-SOX has been effective for over
97fo Of the people who have used it!
Evening star., 1938-07-12
some Of our exports In those direc.

some Of our exports In those direc.
tionS.
1T Is true. ~ you suggest. that ship
ments Of oil to Germany under con.
tracts providing for exchange Of ma.
chinery for oil products might scri-
ously affect American export business
to Mexico. We would regret this very
much. as We prefer to trade With the
United States, but We cannot pay too
great price for this preference.
(ccpyright. 1885. b. the North Americ An
NewspaDer Alliance, Inc.)
Evening star., 1938-07-12
Mexican Oil appropriation
Laid to Politics by Cardenas
Companies We're Foes Of
Government, He Says
IL, Ir,teruie,U.

President Cnrdenas frankly dis
cusses here Merico's appropriation
OF foreign oil companies and other
policies-disclosing his imitation to
foreign technicians to aid Mericon
industry and his decision not to sell
oil to Japan-in an interuie,D NTH
an American ,Driter, who is an au-
thority on Merico and Spain. She
is the author OF "Your MEXICAN
Holiday" and other books. This Is
the first of t,Do articles presenting
Miss Brenner's interuieD Dith Car
denas. The second ,Dill appear to-
morroU.
Evening star., 1938-07-12
DODGE WEDDING

DODGE CITY, Kans. R.-Dodge
City ministers frown upon public
weddings. The ministerial alliance
recently was asked to choose one o1
its members to oinciate at . public
wedding arranged Is . feature Of the
county fair but the organization voted
Ito have nothing to do with such Z
ceremony"
Evening star., 1938-03-27
THIS WEEK
BeforeX You Plan q alone!
bv the founder of "Better Homes in America"

,. If you have chimney at one
end of your house, have chimney at
the other end, if possible, for balance.
Q. Try to avoid variation in size of
windows on the front or side.
I. Avoid cut-up spaces in the in
terror. If you plan a parlor and den,
you will have better luck combining
them into one room.
o. Try to avoid stairways going
straight upstairs from near the front
door. Better design stairway in the liv-
ing room, but be sure to consider drafts.
=. A door at the top of the stairs
will obviate drafts.
". Allow plenty of wall space for
beds and bedside tables and ample
wall space in the kitchen.
Evening star., 1938-03-27

!. Study the neighborhood in which
you are going to build. Make sure your
house neither initiates nor violently
clashes with surrounding architecture.
4
4. Avoid square houses if possible
1t is an economical form of construc-
ton but not always beautiful
). If the main part of your house is
square and your lot is wide enough.
you can build an extra room on one side
and garage on the other. There are
excellent plans for houses of this type.
q. If your house is as wide as thirty
feet. try to plan a beautiful doorway.
Few parts of your design will lend as
much distinction and character as
wide door with fan glass, if you have
the space. If you can't afford that.
there are beautiful and inexpensive
door frames which come in stock.
Evening star., 1938-03-27
How To Fight Crime

The army of crime be wiped say those who know
most about it, only if honest citizens everywhere will join
the battle Will you enlist the fight? Then send for How
Fight Cme the primer crime control for which J. Edgar
Hoover director of the Federal Bureau Investigations has
written Introductory article.
1t will be you free. Simply write to THIS WEEK
Magazine. in care of this newspaper.
Evening star., 1938-03-27
|tHoppened
In

WYALUsING, PENNSYLVANIA: Not far
from this little place, on the Susque-
hanna River, is the site of "Asilum,'
a city which was laid out but never
built. A number of French Royalists,
escaping from France during the Ter
ror, in 1889, decided to found colony
in the New World and build a summer
palace which would be place of
refuge for their queen, Marie
Antolnette. They chose site 800
miles up-river from Chesapeake Bay,
laid out streets and made elaborate
plans. But before they began to build.
word arrived that Marie Antoinette
had been guillotmed "Asilum, named
but never born, died with her. The
tracings of streets and park areas can
still be distinguished on the rolling
farmland which now covers the spot.
PLACERvILLE, CALIFORNIA;: The
original name of this town was Hang
town" The citizens used to have a
big bell which they rang whenever
there was going to be hanging. In
the days of the great gold rush, the
bell rang very often.