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The Washington times., 1938-04-12
STEEL EARNINGS
BEST SINCE 1929

WILMINGTON, Del, April IL
0N.S0.-Bethlehem Steel's earn
ings and volume Of business for
1887 marked the second best year
in the corporations history since
the war, e. G. Grace, president,
announced today at the annual
meeting of the stockholders.
He pointed out, however, that
the corporations taxes more than
tripled in 1887 over 1884.
TN 1884," he said, "our tax
bill was $6,123, 900: in 1887 it
was $40, 687 900. That is equiva.
lent to more than Sc per share
Of common stock"
Reporting on 1887 business,
Grace said regular dividends were
paid on preferred stock and also
IS per share on common stock,
making total dividend payments
during the year of $23,41 900
as compared with $1O,S91, 900 in
1886.
Earnings and volume of bust
ness were exceeded only by the
year 1929-since the war.
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DUE
HERE FOR Term

DR.. Francis E. Townsend, spon-
sor of old-age revolving pensions,
is expected to arrive here Mon
day to begin serving a 3o-day jail
term for contempt of the House,
it was said today by his counsel.
Machinery for the elderly mans
commitment was set in motion
yesterday shortly after the Su-
preme Court denied his appeal
from the District Court conviction
and sentence, which also carries
500 fine.
In San Francisco today, DR..
Townsend told an International
News Service correspondent he
would "stay in jail the rest of my
life If a House committee ever
tries again to take away my rights
as an American citizen" and that
he would not pay the fine i'm.
posed.
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ENDS
NAVAL FARLEY
ON 7 IMAGE
U. S. Delay AnnOys
Britain, France

LONDON, April IL G.N.S0
Contrary to expectations, the
Anglo French American meeting
on increased naval tonnage broke
up in a fiasco today.
Summoned to discuss further
details of Anglo-American invoca-
ton of the 1886 London naval
treaty escalator clause to permit
construction of battleships exceed
ing $4,000 tons, the meeting ran
into difficulties from the start.
WAITING ORDERS
The United States representa-
tive, Comdr. Gordon w. Nelson,
told the conferees he was still
awaiting explicit instructions from
Washington.
This announcement caused con-
siderable irritation among the
French and British delegates, who
took the attitude the United
States was wasting time.
No definite decision was reached
regarding the next meeting, but
it was suggested ambassadors
should be present in the future
instead of naval experts alone in
view of the confused situation.
BRITAIN DISPLEASED
The British were particularly
displeased over the outcome OF
today's meeting as Admiral Lord
Chatfield and other important
officials were present in anticipa-
ton of q real discussion.
In the meantime it was an
nounced Britain is shortly going
ahead with conversations with
Germany and Russia.
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The Washington times., 1938-04-12
Y DestrOyers
Off Philippines

MANILA, Philippine Islands,
April IL Q.NS0-Inhabitants Of
the Southern Philippine Islands
today were excitedly watching for
the return of a mystery flotllla of
destroyers which lowered off the
coast of Mindanao for at least
three days.
Twenty-Five of the warcraft were
sighted Saturday about 60 miles
off Davao City, Mindanao They
were steaming in formation.
Customs authorities at Davao
said they were informed by craft
which saw the destroyers that they
were either Japanese OF Dutch.
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COughlin Declines
Faneuil Invitation

BOSTON, April IL G.N.S).
The Rev. Charles E. Coughlin will
make no addresses except from
the pulpit of the Shrine of the Lit.
tie Flower at Royal Oak, Mich,
he indicated today.
Regret inability to speak at
meeting. My policy doesn't per-
init me to make addresses from
any place except pulpit at
Shrine. This holds good for the
future as well as the present"
Father Coughlin said in tele-
gram replying to an invitation
to speak at Faneuil Hall.
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Ringling's Circus
Faces Pay Strike

NEW YORK. April IL UN.SO.
Ringing Brothers-Barnum and
Bailey Circus faced possibility CT
a strike today over Interpretation
of the circus term under canvas. !"
Although the circus now is play
ing in Madison Square Garden,
workers have served demand for
"under canvas" pay which is
higher than winter pay and is not
specifically included in contracts
between management and en-
ployeS,
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President Sets
Chat Thursday

(IN.S.) President ROOSe-
welt is going on the air with
another of his famous "fire-
side" talks Thursday night
from 1880 to Ills p. M,
according to announcements
made here today by both the
National BrOadcasting Com
pany and the Columbia
BrOadcasting System.
Both national chains will
set up nationwide hOOk.ups
for the talk, which, it was
said, would be con relief and
other important matters"
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S7,764,OOO in Gold
Arrives on Liner

NEW YORK, April IL G.N.S).
The Red Star liner WeSternland
arrived from Antwerp today with
$7,764,O0O in gold consigned to the
Chemical Bank and Trust Com,
pany and the Manufacturers Trust
Company. Helen Swan, accordion
player and singer, was among the
passengers aboard.
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Official Is Beaten
AS Factions Clash
In Bitter Contest
BaNOtingExpected
Heaviest in
Many Years
BY PHILIP G. REED


CHICAGO, April IL U.N.S0.
Murder, kidnapping and other VIC.
ence ushered in the hottest Illinois
primary campaign in many years
early today even before the polls
were opened.
While 1000 uniformed police
and hundreds of special officers
stood by and cruised the streets
in rowing squads to keep order,
shooting broke out on the South
Side and on the North Side, an
election judge was slugged.
SLAIN IN DISPUTE
Clarence Smith, said to be q
deputy bailiff in the municipal
court. shot and killed Babe Perry
in a political argument. Smith
then fled. Both men are Negroes.
Robert A. Andre. a judge in the
Forty-second ward. was seized by
three men and severely beaten.
Thomas Panisey. Horner-Court.
ney captain in the Fortt.third
ward, was the kidnap victim. He
was seized by two men while walk.
ing, thrown into an automobile
and driven away.
The fate of Chicago,s Tam.
many Hall" was at stake In to.
days voting. .
The opening clash between the
Horner and Kelly-Nash Democrat
factions came when the first of
100 special deputies sworn In by
States Attorney Thomas Courtney
made an arrest and then in turn
were themselves arrested by regu,
lar city police.
ARREST MADE
Irving Felkoff, Kelly.Nash pre-.
cinct captain in the fortieth ward.
was seized by two deputies when
he challenged the right of Leo ].
Jarrett. Horner-Courtney precinct
captain, to watch the voting.
Felkoff was taken to the Irving
Park police station. He was re.
leased, and the two deputies were
locked up on charges Of disorderly
conduct, Capt. Herbert Burns as.
sorting they had no authority to
make an arrest.
The States attorneys office at
once notified Burns it would seek
a writ of habeas corpus, so the
deputies were released. The state'a
attorneys office ordered them to
return to the polling place and
again arrest Felkoff.
First of 43 States slated to hold
primary elections this spring and
summer. the voting drew national
interest on the chance it also win
reveal Roosevelt's present popular.
lty with the electorate.
SEEK BIG VOTE
While both Democratic factions
avowed loyalty to the President
with equal fervor and concen,
trated on the local picture, Re.
publican candidates appealed for
a large turnout at the polls as q
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Express Merger
Planned by Rails

U.N.S) The Railway Express
Agency and 81 railroads, most Of
them affiliated with the Southern
Railway today asked the ICC for
authority to pool their earnings
under a plan contemplating the
dissolution of the Southern Elk
press Agency. The latter serves
virtually all the Southern railway
system.
The Washington times., 1938-04-12
Austria Hero
A Suicide

VIENNA, April IL Q.N.S).
General wilhelm Zehner, former
Austrian secretary of state for
defense and a distinguished World
War hero, committed suicide to-
day, according to an official
announcement.
Zehner was the key man in the
cabinet of former Chancellor Kurt
SchuSchnigg. Just before Ger
many's annexation of Austria,
Schuschnigg placed zehner in
full charge of the army and
militia.
NATE Enp euEEpAcr AppI an
The Washington times., 1938-04-12
TREASURY CONDITION
Mild Weather Due to Bring
Out Blossoms for Easter

showers tonight and tomorrow
but the weather will continue mild,
the Weather Bureau said.
From the nights low Of At de
grees recorded at 5 a. m, the
mercury climbed to 81 degrees at
10 a. m. Forecasters said the ten,
perature would hover in the low
70's today.
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Double blossom cherry trees in
East Potomac Park were unfolding
their buds today as forecasts Of
continued mild weather promised
to bring them to the height Of
their beauty over the Easter week
end.
Gentle southwest winds will
bring overcast skies and possibly
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LOyalist Soldier,
Wife Die in Pact

NEW YORK, April IL U.NS.).
John Brennan, 20, commercial
artist and discharged American
volunteer with the loyalist forces
in Spain, watched his wife drink
poison and then turned on all the
gas jets and ended his own life,
according to police reconstruction
today of their double suicide,
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'Ex-Friend of Duce
Becomes American

CHICAGO, April IL G.N.S).
Prof. Giuseppe Antonio Borgese,
Of the University of Chicago, who
broke his friendship with Premier
Mussolini. of Italy, because of his
hatred for fascism, was to become
a United States citizen in Federal
court here today. The professor
left Italy in 1890 after his nomina-
ton as a dean at the University
of Milan was vetoed on the
grounds he was an enemy of
faSciSm.
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REICH.
ARE WARNED
BY DALADIER'
Clear Troops From
Spain, He Says

PARIS, April IL U.N.SD.-By
a vote of SIS to 5, Premier Dala-
der won q vote Of confidence in
the Chamber Of Deputies for
his new rightiSt government.
Another vote is expected later
tonight after the governments
financial program has been de-
bated.
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His first steps took him from
his cell tier at the Tombs to the
prison yard. His second into a
van with a dozen cheap pick
pockets and common fe Ions,
headed for Grand Central Station
and the train which will carry
him to the ancient cell block
where he is to serve his term.
) The fallen idol of Wall Street
took his ordeal with invincible
aplomb. So soundly did he sleep
during the first night he ever
spent in a cell that he had to be
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FeOdOr ChQliapin Dies
In Paris Despite Fight

PARIS, April 10 G.N.S0.-Feo.
dor Chaliapin, the world.famous
operate and concert basso, died
at his home here at 4:2O p. m. to-
day after a brief illness from
The Washington times., 1938-04-12
Capt. FIN. Edwards
Promoted by d. G..

Fire Capt. Frederick M. Ed.
wards, a veteran of 81 years serv.
ice, was promoted to battalion
chief today by the District Com
missioners.
The Washington times., 1938-04-12
3 Shot AS Police,
Bandits Duel in.
n. Y. Night Club
Patrons and Show Girls Dodge
Bullets in Dark

NEW YORK April II Ns).-Screamng sirens awakened
Greenwich Village to exciting session today radio
dropped so policemen the doors of the Club Howdy for
battle with three bandits which two robbers
The Washington times., 1938-04-12
Ego and Obstinacy Blamed for Course THAI
Started Him to Cell, ShackIed to Thug

NEW YORK, April - C.N.S.).-Shackled to weakened
little West Side thug Richard Whitney, ooer of fortunes
today moved onward to the anonymity of prison number
and a sentence of five to ten years in Sing Sing
The Washington times., 1938-04-12
Wagner Doomed
For n. Y.GOvernOr

NEW YORK, April IL QNS).
Plans to draft Senator Robert F.
Wagner to run for governor of
New York were said to have been
laid here at a conference between
Postmaster General James A. Far.
ley and local Democratic leaders.
Senator Wagner, it was felt, would
bring harmony to the State Demo
cratic ticket.
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TREASURY CONDITION
G.N.S.O Treasury balance
April 9: $3,O2S,797,511.52: internal
revenue. $4,251,3s6.2S; customs
receipts, $7,55s,423.92; receipts,
$4,90s,3 47,7O4; expenditures, S..
891 1920, 07s.
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officer were seriously wounded,
In absolute darkness, while 20
patrons and Is Showgirls ran
blindly about, the bandit trio and
the police blasted at each other
through the doors and windows
until police victory was complete.
DEMANDS ADMISSION
The excitement began with the
arrival of Francis Degnan, %, just
after the club had closed for the
night. Degnan insisted friends
we're inside waiting for him, and
he was admitted.
He entered. dramatically, with
q gun in his hand. It was the
signal for two men already on
the inside-Jol1n Kulka, a. OF
Tottenville, Pa, and Chester Car
son, to draw guns and with
Degnan to announce that:
This is a stickup. We mean
business. Keep quiet and you
won't get hurt!"
CUTS OUT LIGHT
While Carson and Kulka went
about herding the night club
crowd together, Degnan demanded
the nights receipts-about $500
sand a. couple of bottles Of liquor"
from Charles Baker. at the cash
ier's desk.
Baker handed over the money,
but with another motion pulled
the main light switch. throwing
the club into complete darkness.
Someone flashed police alarm
and every radio car in the head
quarters district was directed to
the club. First arrivals cornered
the bandits in a waShroom.
THREE SHOT DOWN
1--WE surrender" they said,
and tossed their weapons on the
floor but suddenly Kulka
whipped another gun out and
fired deliberately at Policeman
Humbert Maruzzi, the bullet
passing through the officers
forehead.
Ku1ka and Carson were
promptly dropped by policemen's
bullets, and Degnan, who grabbed
q gun, had it shot out of his hand
Maruzzi was not expected to
live. Carson and Kulka will re
cover. All three were in a hos
pital, while Degnan was taken di
rect to headquarters for question
A4Ac' ... - .mnrn.nr Anom "a
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LOST

COMPACT, gold. small. marked inside with
Betty Willets Jenkins: $50 reward. Write
to e. K. Jenkins, Warrenton. Va.
GOLD cross and chain small stones and
miraculous medal; reward. Ii. S331-W.
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acute anemia.
Emergency blood transfusions
failed to save the life of the S.
year-old singer.
(Other Details on Page 1Sl
The Washington times., 1938-04-12
Two Are Better
Than One

Advertising in the
Classified sections of
t h Morning Herald
and Evening Times is
the economical way to
reach the most profit
able buying and selling
market in Washington
today. T h eSe two
papers are better than
one, for you get twice
the readers for the sim
gle price. In addition,
the Herald and Times
gives your classified ad
the largest newspaper
audience in Washing.
ton.
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By KENNETH T. DOWNS


PARIS, April IL Q.N.S).
Speaking as head of a nation torn
by strikes and labor disputes,
Premier Edouard Daladier served
notice on Italy and Germany to-
day that France will not tolerate
presence of foreign troops on her
Spanish frontier indefinitely.
Despite the fact Frances main
concern at the moment is the ma
tion.wide wave of sit-down strikes
affecting more than 10000 men
and threatening to disrupt its
major industries Daladier
launched directly into foreign
policy in his ministerial declare.
ton to the chamber of deputies.
TO MAKE ARMS
"My government" he said,
twill not tolerate foreign men,
aces on our frontiers or on our
lines of communications in the
colonies. 4t
ut will not tolerate influences
or agitations provoked by I'M
desirable foreigners.
"It is determined to resume
Immediately the manufacture
of ornaments essential to the
country's security and without
which France would be a prey
to invasion"
STERN WARNING
Daladier'S declaration was in
terpreted as stern warning France
will insist that German and Ital-
ian volunteers in the Spanish war
be removed from the Pryenees as
speedily as possible and that for
eign agitation, particularly Italian,
WILL be stamped OUT In norCh Africa
and Indo- China.
Daladier is asking powers to
rule France by dictatorial decree
until July 81.
An additional 1900 sit-down
strikers today Joined the strike
wave threatening to tie UP
Frances major industries.
The new strike demonstrations
brought to more than 10000 the
number of men who have quit
work in protest against the powers
demanded by Daladier,
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WASHINGTON FORECAST

Cloudy tonight and tomorrow with con.
tinued mildness and low temperature to.
night about 50.
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Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-29
Court Considers
Legal Troubles
OF fWestmoreIands

The tangled snarl of litigation
involving survivors of the late C.
H. Westmoreland again was placed
before the court Thursday.
Kathleen Westmoreland, daugh-
ter, permanently was enjoined from
bringing suit against ner brother
Roy, to force payment of $4,000
promissory note. The court appoint
ed referee to check over affairs
of the estate. The estate is in
volved in three civil suits and a
probate matter.
In a statement filed Thursday,
Mrs. Clara Westmoreland. widow
of C. II. Westmoreland and mother
of Kathleen and Roy, went back
to her marriage in 1887 in an at
temple to prove money left her by
her mother was loaned her huS-
band to form the basis of the eS-
tate. She denied burning valuable
records and deeds relating to the
estate.
Checks, records, letters, bank books
and deeds from 1912 were subpoe-
noed for use early next month in
one phase of the involved litigation
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-29

Picture Gabby Harnett as a
shrinking violet. Try to picture
him standing back in a corner of
the playing field alone, afraid to
speak to a team mate.
That was Harnett l6 years ago.
His first spring training season at
Catalina Island with the Chicago
Cubs.
He had come to the Cubs from
Worcester, Mass, where he had
been spotted by Kitty Bransfield.
one of the Cubs better scouts.
Puzzled KiIlifer
How he had been spotted Mana
ger Bill Killifer didn't know. The
big catcher apparently had nothing
but size. He didn't appear to be
an outstanding receiver and he
lacked the fire of hustling ball
player.
Killifer, now manager of the Sac
ramento Solons, sought out Brans-
field to ask him why he sent that
"misfit" to the Cubs.
81 know that right now he could
Mt catch a butterfly with net
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-29
|HubbeII Ends Giant Losing
Streok with FL Pitching
Min Over Cardinals
MEAL TICKET"
REVIYES HOPES
OF new YORK

CHICAGO. July 20 lUPl-Thats
why they call Carl Hubbell the
meal ticket. After everybody else
had tried and failed, he stepped out
on the mound and with his crooked
left arm pitched the New York
Giants to a 2-1 triumph over the
ST Louis Cardinals, ending a five
game losing streak
Hubbell, onl Giant pitcher to 60
the route in Is days. scored his 18th
victory of the season by holding
the Cards to seven scattered hits
He outpitched Roy Henshaw, the
Cards chunky little southpaw. who
allowed only six hits. Mel OFT hit
his 22nd homer of the season.
Pittsburgh maintained five game
lead by defeating the Phillies, go.
Lonnie F'rey's double with the
bases loaded was the vital hit in
Cincinnatis 4-2 triumph over the
Boston Bees.
The New York Yankees had half
a game slashed off their American
league lead when the st. Louis
Browns beat the pace settlers, 4-3.
The Boston Red Sox scored dou-
bic win over the Chicago White
Sox. 1873 in 10 innings, and 8-5.
The Detroit Tigers triumphed
over Washington. 12-4, for their
fifth straight victory.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-29
TODAN$

eral, the good Mr.. Wear, ana the
rugged Mr.. Brown, replendent Ill
cap and bells-to make the castle
walls ring with their merry rulings.
| think the feudal lords would
have been amused by the commits
sion's recent ruling just as we of
TODAY are. Take this business of
taking the ght-heavyweight crown
away from Lewis, for example.
Everybody knows that champions
are crowned and dethroned right
out in the ring and not in ma
hogany-smeliing office in a lower
New York skyscraper. Lewis will be
champion of the 175-pounders until
he is beaten. The commission can
place the crowns on the heads OF
fighters until they wear themselves
out but the public won't take those
crowns any more seriously than il
the commission were bestowing
Panama hats.
Two and two make four, but the
refusal to recognize al Hostak as
the middleweight champion doesn't
make anything, particularly not
sense. When a fellow knocks the
champion kicking in the first round
of title bout it should make him
the new ruler. What does the COM
mission want Hostak to do-shoot
steele with a shotgun?
No, they want him to meet Apos-
toll and Corbett, a prace of chal-
lengers. In other words, Hostak car
not win the title by beating the
champion but must win it by licking
couple of pretenders. l may be
old-fashioned, but l always thought
that when you beat the head mar
you became the head man your
self
But enouh of this. I positively
fuse to let the boxing commission
get me excited. l will say this
though. If that Edgar Bergen evei
needs a new Char-Oh, skip it.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-29
Jones Compliments
California Banks

LOS. ANGELES, July 90. up
A. P. Giannini, board chairman of
Bank of America, said today he is
in receipt of letter from RFC
Chairman Jesse Jones praising Cal
ifornia banks for pioneering credit
policies that meet new economic
order.
Giannini said a credit survey
made by five Los Angeles banks
shows that local institutions made
249,211 loans in southern Califor-
mia for a total of $451 ,824,872 in
the first six months of 1898. The
survey was undertaken to deter
mine whether recent government
criticism of the nations banks ap-
plies to Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-29


through four rounds with George
Wright of Wilmington in the main
event Graves took the decision
but it was a hollow victory. The
fans were bored, Graves was plain
ly disgusted with the tactics of
his opponent.
The Bomber tried desperately in
each of the four rounds to shake
himself loose from Wright long
enough to land few punches. But
Wright, apparently a member of
the leech family, refused to be
shaken.
Wayne Penn of Wilmington gave
Tuffy Loudermilk boxing lesson
in the semi -windup Penn took
every round to win going away.
frankie Jackson kayoed Ricky
Castro and Johnny Shaw of Will
mington walloped Mike Ray. Vim
cent Mendell bowed to Kid Marti-
nez and Joe johnson defeated Jim
Murphy
Lightning struck in the special
bout when Jesse James Jackson
kayoed Joe Gonzalez in 35 seconds
of the first round.
Jackson lashed out with a left
crossed a right, threw a second
left, then smashed his ko. blow to
the face. Gonzalez had to be car
ried to his corner.