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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-07
$4,000 Fire Races
School at ChiCaQC

CHICAGO, Dec. 7 G.N.S0.-A
$4,000 fire swept the Colman
Elementary School on the south
side early today Firemen were
endangered by falling floors and
the collapse of a large section OF
the rear wall. Fire department
authorities said the blaze might
have been of incendiary origin.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-07
PWA, Wall Street Deal
Charged by Sen. Bridges

House favorite financial wizard
to pull some of PWA's power
chestnutS out of the fire to the
benefit Of all concerned"
Bridges contended that before
PWA approved the bond issue for
what he called the broken down
PWA-financed waterpower dis
tricts Of Nebraska" it should have
requested an opinion from Con-
gress and obtained specific au-
thorization for its action"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-07
German Espionage Plot
Fooled in Scandinavia

LONDON, Dec. 7 Q.N.S0.-The
London Evening Standard re
ported in a special dispatch today
that an elaborate German spy or.
ganization has been uncovered in
Scandinavia.
The report said the espionage
ring, which asSertedly extended
through Sweden, Denmark, Nor
way and Finland, is believed to
have been broken up.
In addition to the recent ar
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-07
Record Heat
In California

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 7 G.N.SO.
Southern CALIFORNIA; balmy sum-
mer weather continued today with
record highs for December.
In Los Angeles the temperature
again rose to 88, while San Ber-
nardino, on the edge Of the desert,
reported high Of SO.
Crowds flocked to local beaches
as the temperature went up.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-07

rests in Copenhagen of number
of spy suspects, alleged to have
carried out espionage in connec-
ton with foreign ships in Danish
ports. the Finnish Nazi Party has
been dissolved.
The Evening Standards in
formant declared that Nazi spy
ing has developed since 1888 to
extend virtually to every port and
important town in Scandinavia In
the guise Of consular operations.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-07

G.N.S) Senator Bridges CR) OF
New Hampshire today urged a spe-
cial Congressional committee to
investigate the proposed $90,000,-
900 bond issue to finance water
power projects IN Nebraska.
"One of the first duties Of the
new Congress-" Bridges said,
should be a careful scrutiny of
the deal which PWA has just
engineered with certain Wall
Street bankers and a White
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-07
BORG|A NEAR
COLLAPSE AS
SON VISITS HER
Oscar Then Leaves
To See Governor
By JAMES L. KILGALLEN

ny JAMG0 II. hAANAAAGN
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 7
IN.S.). - Blonde 32-year-old
Anna Marie Hahn, condemned
poison slayer, was in a SEMI
hysterical condition in her pri-
son cell today as her attorneys
made an eleventh hour move in
Federal court to save her from
the electric chair at s o'clock
tonight.
Mrs. Hahn's chief counsel, JOS
eph Hoodin, filed petition for
writ of habeas corpus before
Judge Nell G. Underwood in Dis
trict Court. She had signed the
petition this morning.
Spurns Food
The petition charges that her
constitutional right to a fair trial
had been denied and asks that
Warden James c. Woodland of the
Ohio State Penitentiary be re-
strained from executing the death
penalty.
Mrs. Hahn did not eat break
fast. In fact. she hadn't tasted
bit Of food since she was in
formed yesterday afternoon that
Governor Martin L. Davey would
not intervene.
Planned Grimes
The Governor said Grimes COM
mitted by Mrs. Hahn were so cold
blooded, so deliberately planned
and executed, that they Mortified
the people who followed the trial"
He further declared he could
find no reason nor excuse for
staying the execution.
MRS. Ham was Specl1lcaIIy con-
victed in Cincinnati over a year
ago for the poison murder of Jacob
WagneI, an elderly German. Dur
ing her trail she was accused of
having perpetrated several other
poison murders.
Visited by Lawyers
The condemned woman's law.
yers visited her for an hour in
death row. this morning.
Attorney Hoodin and his CO
counsel then proceeded to Federal
court and filed the petition. Frank
CONTINUED on Page 4, Col. II
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-07
Nationalist Close
Border at Hendaye

HENDAYE, Franco-Spapish Dor.
der, Dec. 7 QN.S0.-Spanish in
surgent officials have closed the
frontier between the territory they
control and France, it was re-
ported today. Only officials of
the insurgent regime are permit
ted to cross the border into France,
the advices said.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-07
TROOPS QUELL
ANTI-FRENCH
RIOTS |N|TALY
Germans in Naples
Join Outbreak
b LLETIN!

(I,N.s.) The American
Government has made new
and strong representations to
the Nazi German govern
ment demanding that the
rights of American citizens
be fully protected, Acting
Secretary of State Sumner
Welles said today.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-07
Nationalist Bombs
Damage British Ship

MADRID, Dec. 7 G.N.SD Five
nationalist planes raided Alicante
today, dropping approximately 100
bombs. The British steamship
Lake Geneva was damaged.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-07
Hot RESULTS
on
Electric Ranges

Burning With enthusiasm is the
District Electric Co., No. I
Dupont Circle, OVsr the sure
fire results they got from their
Herald Times WGnt Gd. They
offered electric ranges fe*
sale. Sold SI74.50 North in
four days. Results like that
would warm GnybOdy's heart.
TWo big papers at one lou
GdVeTtisinR cost (TsachinG ;
out of 4 WGshGnStON fGmiliss),
is the reason for results like
these. Phone YOUR wGnt ads
to RE. 1884.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-07
BY FRANK GERVAsI

ROME, Dec. Z G.N.S0.-Twc
thousand five hundred Germans
from three steamers which arrived
at Naples today from Palermo
joined several thousand italian
students in an anti-French demon.
stration as a wave of Italian an
nexationist manifestations swept
through italian cities.
French consulates in Rome and
other Italian cities were heavily
guarded as crowds of black-shirted
students, shouting for Italian an
nexation of Tunis and Corsica,
marched through the streets OF
Naples, Florence. Pisa and Perugia.
Similar demonstrations took place
yesterday in Rome, Turin and
Genoa.
Met by Troops
The largest of today'S demon
stations took place at Naples
where the throng of students was
joined by $500 Germans from the
steamers Der DeutSche, Ozeana
and Sierra Cordoba.
The students cried out for
Italian annexation of Tunis,
Corsica, Nice and Djibuti as they
marched through the streets Of
the port to the French consulate
where they were met by a heavy
guard of regular troops and sew
eral hudred Fascist militiamen.
Frustrated in their intention to
stage a demonstration in front
of the consulate, the students with
the reinforcements of German
sympathizers proceeded to the pre-
lecture and the Fascist party head
quarters. There, they chanted
Continued on Page 2, Col. p
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-07
Mrs. Hahn Asks Court to Halt Execution Tonight
Reconciliation Seen
As Joan Crawford
Bids Tone TO Party

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. G.NS.).-With reservations made
bags packed leave for New York last night Fanchot
received telephone call from Joan Crawford that
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-07
LOST

LOST
HOSE from gasoline truck, Monday morn
ing. Call Met 1875.
MONEY. $12-$13. bet. The Woodshed, W
Hibbs Co.; lib. rev. DI. 1888. Elk. 24t
WRIST WATCH, lady's Hamilton, yellow
gold, link bracelet, rev. Hyatts. 75-J.
$50 REWARD for the return or informa
ton leading to recovery of baggage. con
tanning personal belongings of Col. Clar
ence Chamberlain, taken from Lincoln
Zephyr at Union Station, Monday night
name is on suitcase and blueprints. Ed
Stitt, Capitol Airport. Mgr. Greenwood
500 REWARD for the return or inform
ton leading to the. recovery of fraternity
jewelry line consisting of pins, rings
and novelties. No questions asked. Pro
perty of Burr, Patterson & Aud Co
Detroit, Mich. Call Washington number
Chestnut 0317.
(Other Lost and Found Ads ON
PAGE 80. Col. 81
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(Other Lost and Found Ads ON
PAGE 80. Col. 81
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1938-12-29
MRS. (SIS}|{|$I](|B[z|LJ'

THIS NEW YEAR

Nary E. VanCleave
Loath as we females generally are to accepting
another year. than merely satisfied with
the past year. We eagerly looking forward the
ity.
For the ladies who cook, cooking has become
pleasure, rather than must. A electric
range work wonders with "in-the-rut" menus.
For the ladies who take their dish washing with a
groen, there IS adorable little sink light mg
click with a flourish. Who Doesn't 20 on with
the grim mess of"ashing-up"with renewed energ7
For the ladies who keep neat home and who like
to put all those articles which not in Immediate
use out of sight. there are plenty Of closets.
Hash IT ample closet space what spent all
those other years looking for2
From all Of who love the great out-of-doors I,
the past year has been like living in park. The
lovely, sunny summer seemed more like dream, or a
heady sniff Of perfume too fragrant and bewitching
for reality. Fho, having gazed upon sloping
lawns and friendly trees, when all blanleted
der swirls Of soft. crVnchy snow, say that
winter. in Greenbe1t, is without it's ms pirations?
Before stands 1889, virginia.. and utriedI
Before US our lives. imperfect. but hopeful and
determined Before have Greenbelt, beauti full.
beneficial and beatifici
We not help but make of living here
this year.
FROZEN FOODS PRODUCED BY FARM CooPS
Housewives, we'll consumers who buy for hos
pitals railroads, and steamship lines, will be in
terested in the rapid of the frozen food
industry by the farmer cooperatives in the and
Middle West. l2 Of the quiok-frozen food OUT
put is credited to these cooperetives and it is
predi cted tia this will be materially increased if
the progress keeps at its present rate. It is
evident that the rice. which prohibitive
to the frugal housewife, will down to the levd
Of the most conservative consumer purse. This
thod will, doubt eliminate the old method Of
ming fruits and vegetables, for these commodities
will be preserved by quick freezing in the fields
where they grown. Many innovations in the trans
on, storing, and merchandising of food will
be introduced.
Consumers should watch this devel orment and en-
courage the farm cooperatives to further their
pansion in that field that food monopoly does
not develop to keep the prices up.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1938-12-29
We Offer You The
Improved ZORIC
Dry Cleaning


7 WILL show interest in the quality Of foods
and drugs.
WILL. attempt to learn some important facts
corning foods, drugs and textiles.
WILL, urge Government Grading canned foods
and meats because when the foods graded they
priced according ly. shall then be able to make my
choice according my specific need, thereby keep
ing ithin my budget.
WILL learn that high prices do not necessarily
high quality.
WILL learn that natl onally advertised goods may
not mean best quality.
WILL make it my business to find out whether
the price Of bread. mi TX, etc. is justified.
WILL join group organi cation that has
for it's ideals and purposes the protection Of the
HUMAN BEING, THE WORKER, and THE CONSUMER.
OUR WOMEN ATHLETES
by
Pauline Trattler
Well, girls. did sh ov them did we not? Yes
sir, good?---------And, now, friend husband,
you give "wifie" nice kiss for winning the
game La st week. The high school girls made put
up fight hough.----------They have nice team
and most Of them good little players should
day be listed among best----------And,
big shots lovely ladies from George
Washington University. namely Jane Castell and
bara Feiler, refereed the game. Thanks again gals
for the swell job you did.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1938-12-29

Just in you didn't know, under girls rules.
guards do not shoot for the basket----------Next
gym class will be held January 5-----Non't you
all help start this nov year wi tn bang by coming
to gym regularly? Miss DUNCAN has great plans for
and Will welcome any suggestions from the ladies
that Will help make gym classes interesting
you all next year.
Evening star., 1938-01-27

Strangely enough, the bidding was
Identical at all tables also. West
opened the jack Of hearts and in gen.
eral declarer now took two spades, two
hearts, one diamond and six clubs for
a total of II tricks. But at one table,
and one table only, East, by means
OF an ingenious false card. caused the
declarer to adopt line of play which
produced only four odd. Here Is the
play.
After winning the opening heart
lead, declarer laid down the king of
clubs and the particular East player
IN question dropped the nine-spot.
Now declarer overlook his own queen
With dummy's ace, reasoning ca that
II East held jack-nine alone, it could
DO him no harm: (b) II East held the
singleton nine, he would be able to
clear the clubs while still retaining
the ace Of spades as = re-entry; while,
IN this event, if he failed to overtake,
he would lose the hand entirely.
At the other tables, East simply
played his low club on the king. Now,
with the nine-spot still out, declarer
could gain nothing by svertaking the
queen with the ace and, accordingly,
when the suit broke SO, made IL
tricks.
The declarer who made the safety
play" naturally got low score on the
hand. While in rubber bridge his
play would unquestionably be correct
IN duplicate 1t was somewhat doubtful
All We can say is that he might have
been right, but he wasn't.
(copyrisht, 1e3SJ
Evening star., 1938-01-27
Winning Contract

By THE FOUR ACES.
David Burnst;ne, Merwin D Maier.
Oswald Jacoby. Howard Schenken,
worlds leading team OF -four. inveutors
Of the system that has beaten every
other system in existence)
Evening star., 1938-01-27
Right Play, Wrong Time.

hgnt flay, wrong lime.
IN ONE Of the recent Cavendish Club
duplicates, every South player
reached final contract of three no
trump on the following. hand Every
one got the same opening lead-the
jack of hearts-and all played the
hand, which is more or less a lay
down, correctly. Yet one declarer
made four and the rest made five.
South, dealer.
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4 1073 N "a J6 2
KJloes VIZ vs<3
q 81 8 = K K105
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The bidding:
South West North East
H. dH Pass "a Pass
Pass Pass
Evening star., 1938-01-27

STRANGE as it seems. for 20 years
- Hungary. kingdom, has existed
without any king. The head of the
government for the past l8 years has
been Admiral Nicholas Horthy, regent.
No greater political turmoil ever ex-
listed than that in Hungary during the
closing years of the World War.
Charles Nv. Emperor of Austria and
King of Hungary, and last of the
Hapsburg rulers, abdicated. The Ma
tional Council proclaimed the Hun
garian Peoples Republic" and dis
solved both houses Of Parliament.
The time was ripe for Bella Kun,
Bolshevist, to enter Hungary from
Russia on forged passport. On March
~. 1919, the provisional presidency
was overthrown by Kun's faction, with
himself as commissary of foreign af-
fairs and ruler in fact.
An opposition government was quick
ly set up, however. In 1920 the link
with Austria was formally dissolved
and Admiral Nicholas Horthy de Ma
gybanya was elected regent.
Hungary was proclaimed to be still
kingdom. but the decision regarding
the execution of the sovereign power
was postponed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-19
WORCESTER'SCITY
 HALL IN TURMOIL

Worcester, Mass, March 19.-(UP) Extra police guarded City Hall to- day as Republican and a Demo- crat prepared for showdown in their claims to the mayors office.
 Republican William A. Bennett, declared the winner of last Novem- ber's election by supreme court yesterday, said he would take over the executive offices by force If necessary. .....
 Equally determined was Democrat John s. Sullivan, retiring mayor, who has held the office pending the supreme court ruling. The original court gave Sullivan 8 majority of 25, but in the recount Bennett was declared the winner by 92 votes.
 Immediately after Justice Stanley E. Qua upheld the recount, the al- dermen laat night certified Bennett as the winner and witnessed the administration of the oath of of- flee. "A
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-19
SUDETEN GERMANS
 TO SECURE RIGHTS
CzechOslovakia Moves to Ease TensiOn-POst-War
 Sore Spot to Be Solved

Prague, March 19-(UP)-Czecho- slovakia moved today to ease the European crisis by giving 3,231, ,688 Germans within its borders a pro- portionate share in local and na- tional administrations.
 The government, seeking to wipe out a postwar sore spot that has threatened the peace of Europe be- cause of Fuehrer Adolf Hitler's de- termination to place a protective" hand upon Germans living outside of Germany's frontiers, announced that bill would be introduced in parliament to improve the status of the German minority.
 Under the measure, the number of Germans entitled to hold office in every branch of the various ad- ministrations would correspond with the number of Germans living within the jurisdiction of each ad- miniStration. Thus, in the national government, Germans would be en- titled to approximately 9 per cent of the posts because they consti- ute 9 per cent of Czechoslovakia'S s population of 14,729,536.
 The same principle would be ap- piled to provinces, districts and mu- nicipalities. In the Province of
 (Continued on Page 9
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-19
JEWISH LEADER IN
 VIENNA ARRESTED
Police Refuse to Discuss Case-Synagogue Is
 Closed Today

Vienna, March 19. - (UP) - Jewish sources asserted today that Desider Friedmann, temporary leader of Vienna Jews as president of the Jewish community" and his two vice-presidents had been ar- rested. Police refused to discuss the report.
 The Jewish community's buildings including Vienna's largest Syna- gogue, were closed today and guard ed by Nazi SS and SA storm troops. At the closed entrance to the syna- gogue was sign:
 "No Sabbath service today"
 Jewish sources expressed belief that the measures were taken be- cause of allegations that the com- munity had contributed to the fund raised for the independence" ple- biscite that was to have been held under the former Schuschnigg gov ernment.
 Numerous other synagogues were closed but it was understood that this was by voluntary action of jews who intended in that way to avoid concentration of Jews at a few places.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-19
SCARLET FEVER SHOWS INCREASE
IA New Cases in City Last Week-Warning Issued
 to Parents

Great increase in the number of cases of scarlet fever in the state, and an increase of fourteen cases in Waterbury last week, caused Dr. Ed ward J. Godfrey, city health officer, to issue a warning to parents today concerning watchfulness of their children for the symptoms. Sore throat, a fever and skin splotches indicate the disease and the after complications in this ailment prin- cipally affecting children can be serious.
 While public health nurses in all of the schools are taking extra care in their inspections, there have been a few cases reported among these children. Not enough so as to war rant closing down of classes, how ever, 1t was explained.
 A three-weeks' quarantine is put into effect by the health department at homes where the disease is pres ent. And scarlet fever is highly con- tagious, SO contagious, in fact, that food handlers exposed to the dis ease also are subject to quarantine restrictions.
 Parents are urged to be watchful for the first symptoms and to report them at once to their doctors. Evil dence of the spread of the disease this season is in the report of the state board of health for last week, which shows 107 cases of scarlet fever in the state, 19 in Bridgeport, B in Hartford and increases with in the last few days will raise this amount, it is reported.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-19

In other words, during his five years in the national arena Jim has learned to distinguish between principle as related to issues, and tactics as related to an election campaign.
 Strategy and Principle
 This is illustrated by Jim's con- duct in two historic battles. They also throw 8 penetrating light on the real character of the man who has been called the 'politi- cal hatchet man of the adminis- trati0n.
 Principal
 The first battle was over the Supreme Court.
 With the single exception of Harold IckeS, Jim was the only member of the Cabinet who took off his coat and went to bat for the President. Wallace, jittery over his puny presiden- tial hopes; Morgenthau. Roper.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-19
FORMER DOLLFUSS
 AIDE IS A SUICIDE
Neustaedter=Steusmer l: Led By Fey's Example
 in Shooting Himself

Vienna, March 19-(UP)-Odc Neustaedter-S -Stuermer, minister oi public welfare in the Engelbert Dollfuss government, committed suiside last night at his country home where he was under protective custody, 1t was disclosed today.
 His suicide followed that of Maj Emil Fey, who was minister of de- fense under Dollfuss when the martyr chancellor" was killed in the Nazi putsch of 1894. Fey shot his wife, their son and himself We'd nesday; Neustaedter-Stuermer shot himself, at his estate near Moedling.
 It was understood that Baron Karl Karwinsky, who was minister of justice under Dollfuss, was ar rested several days ago.
 Baron Karwinsky and Maj. Fey were the only two ministers with Dollfuss in his chancellery when the Nazis seized the building and shot Dollfuss, who bled to death.
 Neustaedter-Stuermer was outside the chancellery, commanding forces loyal to the government. He threat ened to lombard the chancellery with artillery if the Nazis did not surrender, but Fey, in a dramatic appeal from a balcony, with Nazis guarding him, induced him not to. From that time, Neustaedter-Stuer- mer and Fey were bitter enemies.
 (Noratinl1ad on Page 2l
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-19
KELLY SEEKING
 FIFTH VICTORY

Medford, Mass, March 19-(UP) Johnny Kelley of Arlington seeks his fifth consecutive victory today in the North Medford clubs seventh annual 20-mile road race.
 Sixty-nine men are expected to start at 2:30 p. m. in the race, which is regarded as an important training preliminary for the 42nd annual B. A. A. marathon.
 Last year Kelley won in record smashing time, defeating Walter Young of Canada, who won the B. A. A. classic in April. Chief op- position to Kelley's monopoly was expected from Leslie Pawson, George Durgin, Johnny Semple, Hawk zamparelli and Jean Ber- thelot.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-19
US. WILLING TO
 WORK FOR PEACE

London, March 19-UP)-Joseph P. Kennedy, in his first public ad- dress as U. s. ambassador to Great Britain, declared last night that the United States lis willing to do more than merely talk about peace.
 My country" he said at the Pill grims' dinner at Claridge's hotel, would be glad to join and encour- age any nation or group of nations in a peace program based on economic recovery, limitation of armaments and a revival of the sanctity of international commit mentS.
 We in the United States believe these three steps must be taken be- fore permanent peace is assured"
 However, Kennedy explained that the United States realized that this seemed to be an unfavorable time for launching an international peace program.