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The Washington times., 1938-09-19
CZECHS WON'T
FORFEIT LAND
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the Anglo-French plan on their
visits to Benes, but gave him only
a verbal transcript of the agree.
ment.
AS the hours passed, the govern.
ment and public failed to recover
from the shock of nglo-French
"deSertion." Authoritative sources
termed it a complete capitula.
tion," with Czechoslovakia being
placed in the position of making
all the sacrifices.
Up until the last minute, Czecho-
!slovakia felt certain that at least
France would stand behind her.
"The attitude of France is
simply incomprehensible,"
spokesman said. For the first
time in history France has for
Saken one OF her allies"
Meanwhile the crack of rifle
fire along the border and further
|repressive measures by the govern.
ment added new threats to Eu.
ropes tottering peace.
Several Sudeten Germans, try.
ing to join their fellow-refugees in
the Reich, were shot and wounded
as they crossed the German
frontier.
AS part Of the rigid rule i'm.
posed under the now nationwide
state Of emergency" a form Of
martial law; most foreign news.
papers, including even French and
British publications, were confis'
Gated. .E.:
Perhaps even more than Adolf
Hitler or Neville Chamberlain OF
Edouard Daladier, the big ques
ton mark in the crisis today was
President Benes, who has repeat
edly given indications that the re
public is not willing to yield one
square kilometer of territory to
Germany.
This attitude was Enthusiastically
reaffirmed by Bene's second-in
command. Premier Hodza, in a
radio broadcast.
While German stations tried to
drown out Hodza's talk with Morse
broadcasts on the same wave
length, the premier proclaimed
his governments firm stand
against a plebiScite.
The Washington times., 1938-09-19

mands, it was learned that the
Anglo French plan will be pre-
sented to Prague on this basis:
1-Cession of the purely Ger
1manic areas Of Czechoslovakia
to the Reich.
0-An international guarantee
a of Czechoslovakia's security,
providing she abandons her al
liances with France and the
Soviet Union.
Warning is being given tc
Prague that Chancellor Hitler
served definite notice on Prime
Minister Chamberlain that Ger
many intends to march unless the
whole German areas are given over
to the Reich.
If Prague remains aoamant, au
thorities said, the further threat
will be implied that it is now
questionable whether public opin
ion in Britain and France would
support a European war for the
purpose of maintaining allegedly
unhappy Germans within the
Czech state.
Grave fears prevail here thai
Hitler will act quickly if Prague
refuses to accept the London
scheme. Little time remains be
fore bad autumn weather sets in
which would prevent the speedy
victory toward which Hitler is said
to be aiming.
The Washington times., 1938-09-19
DOOM GR|EvES
CZECH ENVOY

PARIS, Sept. 10 GNS0.-"My
country has been condemned with
out even being heard!"
This was the outraged eXclama-
tion of Stefan Osusky, Szechoslo-
vakian ambassador to Paris, after
a long interview with Foreign
Minister Bonnet today in which
he was informed of the Anglo
French decision to sacrifice his
country in behalf of peace.
Osusky was in tears when re-
porters encountered him outside
the Quai D'Orsay. His shoulders
were hunched and his feet
dragged as he walked slowly down
the steps to his car.
The Washington times., 1938-09-19
'DaIadier, Bonnet
Will Go to Prague
Justice All
Hitler Asks

LONDON, Sept. 10 u.N.SO
A dramatic moment in the
Berchtesgaden talk between
Prime Minister Chamberlain
and Chancellor Hitler was re-
vealed for the first time
today.
Mentioning the difficulty
of getting CZechOslOvakia and
other powers to agree to .
Sudeten plebiscite even after
three years, Chamberlain
turned SUI d enly to the
Fuehrer:
"Will you guarantee peace
for three years?" he de-
manded. Hitler replied:
"If the Germanic peoples,
for the first time since Yer
saiIles, are given justice, then
not for three years but for
my lifetime will I guarantee
peace"
The Washington times., 1938-09-19
Synthetic Rubber
Failure in Russia

WARSAW, Sept. 10 G.N.SO.
Soviet Russian experiments in
production of artificial rubber to
make the country independent
from foreign imports have failed,
according to information reaching
here.
Soviet chemists produced a rub
ber substance from plants found
in Central Asia. To prove the
adaptibility of the artificial rub
Der for manufacturing of car tires,
the Soviet military authorities or
dered tests on a fleet Of trucks.
According to reliable information,
the commissar in charge reported
to Moscow that the artificial tires
were of no use at all.
The Washington times., 1938-09-19
Poland
DEMANDS
.LebiScife

WARSAW, Sept. 10 Q.N.
S.).-POIand's demands for
q plebiscite in the SilesiOn re-
giOn of CZechOSlOvakia, a rich
industrial district with .
Polish population of about
10000, were redOubIed today.
Carried along by the inter-
national trend toward grant
ing . plebiScite to the Su-
deten Germans, the national
unity party council adopted
. resolution saying: POLAND
demands the right of self
determination for the Polish
population Of CZeShOslO-
vakia."
The resolution had the
powerful backing of President
1gnacy MOScicki and Mar
Shal Edward Ridz-SmigIy,
strong man" Of Poland.
The Washington times., 1938-09-19

PARIS, Sept. 10 QN.S).-Witt
lightning speed and a single pur
pose - prevent war - the French
council of ministers today unani
mously indorsed the Anglo-French
plan to hand over Sudetenland to
Germany.
Premier Edouard Daladier and
Foreign Minister Georges Bonnet
rushed back by air from London
today and hastened to the council
meeting.
After a time that was amazingly
short for the verbiage-clodded me
chanciS of French craftsmanship,
this communique was issued:
"Messrs. Daladier and Bonnet
gave the council an account Of
the negotiations in London, and
the conditions in which an agree
ment had been reached with the
British government.
THE council unanimously ap-
proved the declarations and the
attitude of M. Daladier, and the
solutions prepared with the
British government"
Meanwhile frightened France
looked to President Roosevelt to
use the power of his person and
his nation to keep Europe from
war.
Leon Blum, minister of state
Socialist leader and former
premier, led the supplications to
Mr.. Roosevelt with the appeal in
his newspaper LIE Populaire:
isn't it time for him to warn
Europe with the whole prestige
of his person and the authority
of the state which, with its
moral and material support,
would finally decide a WARP"
The Washington times., 1938-09-19
N. Y. Boy Attacked
By Spotted Fever

NEW YORK, Sept. 19.-Peter
Van Cortlandt Morris, 7-year-old
son of Newbold Morris, President
Of the city council and acting
mayor, has been i'll for six weeks
with Rocky Mountain fever, said
to be the only case of the disease
in the State at present. Mr.. Nor
ris said the disease was contracted
from the bite of a tick while the
boy was at the Morris summer
nome at Southampton, L. I.
The Washington times., 1938-09-19
ITALY TO FIGHT.
BESIDE FUEHRER,.
DUCE PROMISES.
Firm on "Separation''
Policy For Jews

TRIESTE. italy. Sept. 19
I.NSD.-Stronger than any
written pact. far stronger than the
triple alliance which collapsed in
1915, a verbal commitment by
Premier Mussolini today bound
Italy to fight with Germany if the
Czechoslovakian crisis results in
general war.
If war comes, "Italy's place is
already crosen" on the basis of
the Berlin-Rome axis, II Duce told
a laundering crowd in this port,
once part of Austria.
SEPARATION" FOR JEWS
His speech also advised the
world that Italy's policy OF
separation" would be followed
towards the Jews.
During his tour of the country
surrounding Trieste, Premier Mus
solini briefly set foot on Yugo-
slav::an territory. He inspected al
The Washington times., 1938-09-19
u. S. MILL BUSY
|. ON SHELL ORDER

PITTSBURGH, Sept. 19 G.N.S0
The Pittsburgh Crucible Steel
Company's Midland plant today
was repeatedly handling large
shell and bomb orders from
France and England.
The mill, normally employing
5000 persons, is operating at SO
per cent of capacity after a virtual
shutdown several weeks ago.
Mill workers reported Shrapnel
components gre being provided
for shells and AERIAL bombs said
to have been ordered by the
foreign powers.
The Washington times., 1938-09-19
"a HOURS GIVEN
|BENES TO REPLY
TO PEACE PLAN
French, British Cabinets
Agree on Terms

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cabinet broke up after q morning
long session, with every indication
that Prime Minister Neville
Chamberlain dramatic surgical
operation" on Czechoslovakia
had been approved in full.
ut tDdS understood that tentG-
the plans Dere drafted today to
summon the British parliament
early nert tOeek. possibly Tues
day.
Czechoslovakia today will be
asked to reply within "a hours
whether she will permit herself to
be partially carved up in the in
tereSts of European peace.
AS the British and French
cabinets met to ratify capitula'
ton of the western democracies to
Germany's bayonet-reinforced de
The Washington times., 1938-09-19
Provincial Superior
Of Sacred Heart Dies

FALL RIVER, Mass, Sept. 10
Il. N. S.. Rev. Mother Anna
Theresa, provincial superior of the
North American province of the
Holy Union of the Sacred Heart,
was dead today. A native of Ire
land, Mother Theresa was in her
siXty-seVenth year. She was ap-
pointed provincial superior in 1929.
The Washington times., 1938-09-19
Only Way to Peace

Another argument being deliv-
cred to the CZechS is that the re-
public can never expect internal
peace so long as 5000, 900 disSatis-
fled Germans remain within her
boundaries.
In yesterdays historic eight
hour meetings here with Premier
Edouard Daladier and Foreign
Minister Bonnet of France, it was
learned, the British experienced
considerable difficulty in winning
the French over to the plan.
The Washington times., 1938-09-19
Pope Plus AssaiIs
"ReIigions Of State"

CASTEL GANDOLFO.
Italy, Sept. 10 I.N.SD.-Fric-
ton between the Italian
state and the Vatican per-
sists. 1t was evident today,
after Premier MuSsOlini'S
speech at Trieste.
Pope Plus at his villa here
listened to II Duce, then un-
exepectedIy delivered sharp
attack on religions of state"
in tOtalitarian countries
which, he insisted, SOuld not
claim the souls of mankind.
In MuSsOlini's talk, a
pointed denial was made to
the POpe's earlier charges
that, in its racial program,
Italy was aping Germany.
The Washington times., 1938-09-19

number of YugoSlav detachmentS
praised the soldiers for their brav,
cry ard promised them italian
non-aggression.
There is only one solution to
the problem which now agltateS
Europe said Mussolini:
"Plebiscites-plebiscites for
all nationalitieS that demand
them. for all nationalities that
were forced into what aimed to
be great Czechoslovakia, but
which today reveals its organic
inconsistency"
Many foreign listeners won
dered what Mussolinis attitude
would be If the Germans in the
italian Tyrol demanded plebis
cite.
HASTE NECESSARY
But" II Duce went on, "at
Q certain moment events be-
come an avalanche and, there
fore, we must hurry if we want
to avoid disorders and compli-
cations.
The idea of making haste in
solving the problem must have
been shared by the British
prime minister in leaving Lon
don as a flying messenger of
peace. since any delay does not
hasten the solution, but brings
on a final collision.
I'VE hope that in these late
hours a peaceful solution is
reached. We wish also that if
this is not possible, the result
ing conflict will be limited and
circumScribed.
But, if this does not happen
and a lineup of universal char
acters is brought on for or
against Prague, let it be known
that Italy's place is already
chosen"
The Washington times., 1938-09-19
Lovette Speaks

Democracy on Trial" was the
subject discussed by Edward P.
Lovette. local attorney, at the
opening fall program of the Civic
National Forum at the Whitelaw
Hotel yesterday. L. w. Farrar
president of the forum, presided.
The Washington times., 1938-09-19
BLOC IN SENATE
TO OPPOSE U. S.
WAR MEDDLING
Borah Likely Leader
Of IsoIationiStS
mo Change"

There is mo reason at present
for a change" in the cOntrOver.
sial neutrality act, Chairman
McReynOlds Of the House For.
eign Affairs Committee said to.
day after a. conference with
President Roosevelt.
Although declining to give Mr..
ROOseveIt'S views, McReynOldS
declared that there will mot be
a special session of Congress to
revamp the act unless an acute
situation develops in Europe.
The Washington times., 1938-09-19
North Illinois Utility
Calls Bond MeetinQ

CHICAGO, Sept. 10 G.N.S).
Public service Company of North
ern Illinois has called a special
stockholders meeting for Septem.
ber % for a vote on a proposal to
refund $8O.000,0O0 outstanding
bonds.
The Washington times., 1938-09-19
Captain and z Perish
When Ship Founders

HALIFAX, N. S., Sept. 10
UNSD.-Capt. Akiah Conrad and
two members Of his crew, Charles
Lucas and Carmen Bower, per-
ished today when their fishing
schooner Nelson L. foundered in
high seas off the Nova Scotia
coast,
The Washington times., 1938-09-19
Will Urge BeneS
To Accept Plan
For Partition

PARIS, Sept. 10 u.N.S).
Premier DaIadier and Foreign
Minister Bonnet will journey to
Prague on Wednesday for an in
terview with President Benes,
the newspaper L'ItranSigeant re-
ported tonight. BeneS' approval
of the Anglo French plan for
CzechOSlOvak partition will be
sought.
The Washington times., 1938-09-19
BORAH LEADER

Senator William E. Borah (R)
Of Idaho, long regarded as q
leader of American isolationists, il
expected to mould the course Of
congressional forces.
Revision Of the neutrality act,
which is certain to be thrust before
Congress in January, is expected
to furnish the battle-ground for
groups who favor American en-.
trance into collective security
agreements and those who favor
American isolation.
AS a result of q temporary
limit put upon important sections
of the neutrality act, it must be
considered by Congress in the COM
J. ing session. Passed as a compro-
mise measure, it has failed to sat
isfy many groups active in inter.
national affairs.
Strengthening of the law to pro-
vide automatically for neutrality
and embargo upon all munition
shipments in the event Of war is
expected to be the goal Of the iso.
lation group.
NYE TO SEE BORAH
Under the present act a presi.
Dental proclamation must be Is
sued whenever the President finds
state of war exists. Those who
favor strengthening the measure
point out that, since formal war
between Japan and China has not
been declared the neutrality act
has not been imposed.
Borah, who has returned to
Washington after a six weeks
rest in Maine, is determined, II
possible, to prevent the United
States from being embroiled In Q
European war.
The Washington times., 1938-09-19
Nv WILLIAM s. NEAL

0N.S). In spite Of traditional
American sympathy for small
democracies, organization Of q
powerful Senate bloc to prevent
the possibility of the United
States being entangled in a Euro
pean conflict was held certain
today.
Initial steps toward organize
ton of a Senate group, should it
appear necessary, already have
grown out Of informal conferences
of influential Senators in the
Capitol,
The Washington times., 1938-09-19

"a MILLION FOR MARTY" :,
. new novel q new feature Of
the added fiction section with color
illustrations in the American Weekly
with Sundays. Washington Herald
Times Tel. RE. 1884 for Home
Delivery.
The Washington times., 1938-09-19
War Risk Rates Up

LONDON, Sept. 19 U.N.S.)
An entirely new schedule Of
war risk inSuranceS, in which
all rates were increased ire
mendOusIy, was issued by
LlOyd'S today.
Evening star., 1938-11-19
B. & O. to Exhibit New
StreamIined Troin

The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad s
new stream lined, Diesel-engined
Capitol Limited will 60 on exhiH-
ton here for the first time Tuesday
and Wednesday, D. L. Norman,
B. & o. general passenger agent, an
nounced today.
The Capitol Limited is the only
train of its type running between
Washington and Chicago, Mr.. Moor
man said. Its new stream Lined ap-
pearance In blue, gray and gold
reflects the latest modern develop
ments In engineering design and
decoration, he declared.
Public exhibition and inspection
Evening star., 1938-11-19
Speok on Public Relief

Peter Kasius associate director
of field activities of the Social Sc
curity Board, and Mrs. Dorothy w.
Cotton Of the Child Welfare Divi-
sion OF the Board OF Public Welfare
will speak on public relief at
meeting of the Monday Evening
Club at the Y. w. C. A. at 8 pm.
Monday. Miss Rhoda j. Milliken,
chief of the Police Woman's Bureau,
is president Of the club.
Evening star., 1938-11-19

CothoIic Dance 1oniaht

Veterans units Of the Catholic
Students Mission Crusade will hold
their annual fall dance at the Ward
man Park Hotel tonight at 10
o'clock.
The dance, a formal affair, Is
sponsored by the crusade's WASH
ington council, composed of presi-
detns of each of the eight units and
two delegates from each chapter.
Hobo married couples are appear
ing on highways of South Africa.
Evening star., 1938-11-19

will be held at Union Station Tues.
day from to 10 pm. and Wednes.
day from 10 am. to 3 pm, after
which the train will be christened
and go into regular service to and
from Chicago.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-09
Bench Warming
By Burdette Kinne
Post Press Sports Editor

Like the return of Jack Dempsey
to the ring, Imperial Valley grid
fans this week looked forward TO
Coach Robert Armstrong; return
to the grid wars at Central junior
college.
Armstrong started coaching foot
ball in Imperial Valley at Ell Cen
tro high school in 1922. He men
tored football, basketball, track and
baseball teams at the institution
until 1888 when he was replaced
by w. S. Taylor.
In that period Armstrong amas-
sed one of the outstanding ath-
letic records in the history of val
ley schools.
A bit gruff, he was nevertheless
admired by his player. He insist
ed on strict training rules and on
tough practice sessions. He drilled
on fundamentals until his charges
blocked and tackled in their sleep.
Monday night, Coach Armstrong
will return to the profession he
loves after an absence of five
years. His gruff voice will be heard
shouting instructions again. His
sarcasm will again make players
seek cover when they make errors
But the odds favor the best jay
Gee team in history of the school
The Arab machine will be well
coached. Only those players who
heed the training rules will be al
lowed to take their places on the
field.
The star who does not trair
will be on the bench instead Of
on the field of battle.
Armstrong pointed out that he
will spend an entire week drilling
| fundamentals before he seriousl,
tackles the problem of working
out an offense.
Give me a team that can blocl
and tackle" Armstrong said, "ant
four good plays and pass O.
two will be enough to turn in NOR
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-09

came near breaking up in a riot.
Frank Demarees two home runs
featured the Chicago Cubs IA vic
tory over the Cardinals in 10 in
nings.
The victory enabled the Cubs to
gain a full game on the leading
Pittsburgh whose margin was cut
to four games when they dropped
a So decision to the Cincinnati
Reds, who retained third place,
only a half game behind Chicago.
The game, a night affair. marked
the first time Johnny double no.
hiD Vandermeer had started a
game since Aug. 10. and he scat
tered seven hits, lonl a ninth in
ming homer by Johnny Rizzo.
In another night tilt, the Brook
lyn Dodgers hlanked Philadelphia
40 behind Luke Hamlin'S seven
hit flinging. The New York Giants
remained a half game behind Gin
cinnati by beating Boston Ga with
a Is hit attack
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-09
MARKET QUOTATIONS
NEW YORK STOCKS

NEW YORK, Sept. 9. CUP) -
Stocks and ionds declined today
on uncertainties of the Czecho-
sloVak-Gsrrnan problem. Grains
strengthened, with wheat up IA
to IA cents. Cotton and rubber
futures weakened.
Many stock traders lightened
positions as precautionary meas
ure pending delivery of Adolf Hit
ler's speech TO the Nazi party con-
gress Monday.
Stocks opened fractions to a pt
lower, held fairly steady until late
in the second hour when a burst
of selling extended losses to three
points. A mild rally was followed
by another decline.
High priced issues registered de-
clines ranging TO points in West
tnghouSe Electric mad Columbian
Carbon. Santa Fe with a 2 point
loss led a weak railroad division
down. The drop in rails was ac-
Companied by weakness in their
bonds and this had a tendency to
produce some selling in other sec
tions of this list.
Domestic business news contin-
ue Of a highly favorable tenor, bu:
price movements We're dominated
by the grave international situa-
ton.
At its low Chrysler sold at u
off 212 points. General Motors
touched 461a off 2Is. U. S. Stee.
575s off Is. Bethlehem Steel 57A
off 1&; American Smelling As 5s
off 29s; U. s. Rubber ASS off Is ii;
Standard Oil New Jersey 5l%
off 21z New York Central l75s off
-. and Southern Pacific l7ls off
u.
Losses of l TO 2 points were
nted in American Tobacco B, Bull
ova Watch, Canada Dry, Borg Wa~~
ner, Du Pont, Eastman Holland
Furnace, Johns Manville,
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-09
ANGELS HOLD
OFF SEATTLE
WITH WIN
By UNITED PRESS

A pennant drive by the second
place Seattle Rainiers and a fight
between San Diego and San Fran
cisco for a first division berth
highlghted Pacific Coast league
standings today.
Seattle and the league leading
Los Angeles Angels retained their
one-two standings as both teams
won their games yesterday. The
Angels staged a run rally in the
fifth to defeat Sacramento, 3-2,
with Prim allowing the Solons nine
hits. The Angels touched Sheriff.
for 10 hits and capitalized on two
Sacramento errors.
The Rainiers took their third
straight victory over Hollywood,
So, in a night game. 1t was Dick
Barrett's 18th win of the season.
San Diego, despite losing to
Portland, 6-5, stayed in fourth
place as San Francisco suffered a
9-5 defeat at the hands of the
Oakland Oaks.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-09
DODAYS
SPORIhPA4RAsD!2Ea ! !!
h5ARHRb1D9
BY HENRY McLEMORE

NEW YORK, Sept. 8. (UP)-On
the tennis court he is as cold a
proposition as ever swung a racquet.
Winning or losing, he always scorns
the safe shots and hits out for the
sides and crners. The crowd neither
bothers nor inspires him because
he ignores it. At match point, for
or against him, it is his policy to
pound away at the ball with all
the power in his towering frame. 8
That is Ellsworth Vines. An icicle
in white pants.
It's an even money bet, however,
that when he steps on the first tee
Monday in the National Amateur
golf championships at Pittsburgh, he
will have a momentary attack OF
jitterS that will knock his knees,
bring respiration beads to his brow
large enough for a goldfish 20 swim
in, and make him long for the fam
liar feel of a tennis racquet.
There won't be more than a few
hundred spectators around the first
tee. but to Vines they will loom
larger than all the tens of thous-
ands who have watched him play
tennis all over the world. I have
yet to meet a champion at some
other sport who, when he turned
TO tournament golf, didn't get a
case of galloping buck fever" on
the first tee.
There never was a tougher, cold
er competitor than Tyrus Raymond
Cobb was a. baseball. The bigger
the crowd, the more crucial the
moment, the finer Cobb performed,
But you should see him in a golf
tournament. He suffers II deaths
on that first tee, and even in friend
ly games he likes to start on the
second hole if there is a gathering
at the first one.
But back to Vines. If ELY can
manage to master the "jitterS" at
Pittsburgh he should stay around
until well into the week His is a
pretty sound game. Harry Cooper,
fair judge of golfing style, said
as long ago as last December, after
watching Vines play a round or
two, that all he needed to become
one Of the finest amateurs was
few refinements. Vines, a patient,
hard worker at anything he sets
his mind on, probably has gained
those refinements.
Let us hope so, anyway, because
amateur golf could stand a little
additional color.