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The Washington times., 1938-10-14
An American TriIogy'
Author Hangs Himself

RENO, New, Oct. IA U.N.S0.
With an old admission ticket to a
play he wrote. "An American
Trilogy," in his pocket, the body
Of John w. Schuler, 80, New York
author and playwright, was found
hanging by a cord from the tran
som of his hotel room door. police
reported today.
Coroner Harry DunSeath said a
letter addressed to H. C. Rawlings
attorney, instructed the attorney
The Washington times., 1938-10-14
Life SNOed AS
Maid Smells Gas

Seated in a chair clutching I
small rubber hose which was at
tached to an open wall gas jet,
Tom Collins, SO, was found uncon-
Scious today in his gas-filled base
ment room at zoos Kalorama Rd.
N. w.
The discovery was made by Vera
Tiller, colored maid, after she de-
tected the odor of gas.
An Emergency Hospital ambu-
lance and the Fire Rescue Squad
succeeded in reviving Collins and
he was taken to the hospital for
observation.
The Washington times., 1938-10-14
Self Help Exchange
Honors MorQent|1au

Secretary of Treasury Henry
Morgenthau, jr., is now honorary
chairman of the Washington Self
Help Exchange. He accepted the
position after his election yes
terday at a meeting of the board
of directors at the exchange
headquarters, 1929 Pennsylvania
Ave. N. w. The directors stated
Secretary Morgenthau had been
chosen because of his interest in
work of the exchange and in
WaShington's welfare problems.
The Washington times., 1938-10-14

to Spop divorce edings started
several days ago, and said that
Schuler was returning to his vile
in New York.
There also was a letter from
Schuler's wife in which she had
agreed to sign divorce papers. 1t
was written on U. S. Navy Depart
ment stationery. t
Schuler apparently had tied the
cord around his neck and stepped
off a chair.
The Washington times., 1938-10-14
F Fascists Deny
MosIey Has Quit

LONDON, Oct. 14.-An an
nouncement in London news
papers that Sir Oswald Mosley
had resigned as leader of the
black-Shirted British Union of
Fascists" today was described as
a hoax and a forgery by the di-
rector-general of the organization.
The Washington times., 1938-10-14
WiHUs WPA Labor

The project is under the general
supervision of the Civil Aeronau.
tics Authority, which has the bene-
fit of the engineering skill of the
Corps of Engineers of the Army,
plus the labor furnished by the
WPA.
The work could begin today, it
was declared, but the Civil Aero
nautics Authority jrefers to wait
for the prestige Of the Presidents
personal appearance.
The Washington times., 1938-10-14
.ou(her Marks
Founding Today

BALTIMORE, Oct. 14.-Presi-
dents of three colleges will par.
ticipate in the celebration Of the
fiftieth anniversary Of the found.
ing of Goucher College, with ex.
ercises beginning today. Speak
ing at the opening Of three-day
celebration will be DR.. Mildred A.
McAfee, president Of Wellesley;
DR., Isaiah Bowman. president Of
Johns Hopkins. and DR.. David
Allan Robertoon, Goucher presi.
dent.
The Washington times., 1938-10-14
kill priests" ="
CRY OF Vienna.
N All RIOTERS
MObbed AS
Cardinal Prays

VIENNA, Oct. 14.-Anti-Catho-
lie demonstrations gripped this
city today after a night of terror
in which thousands Of frenzied
Nazis demanded the death of
Theodore Cardinal Innitzer.
Sweeping reprisals against the
Catholic Church were openly
promised by Reich Commissioner
Josef Buerckel and the Nazi mob
took this as a signal to storm the
Cardinals palace with all the
menace of a. lynch mob.
"Deoth to Priests"
Death to the political priests!"
was screamed from a thousand
throats in front of the partly de-
molished palace after Buerckel,
in a speech, accused the clergy
Of being responsible for "the blood
guilt of the Schuschnigg regime"
Two priests, caught in the
swirling mob were seriously
beaten and trampled only q few
steps from the palace.
Pickering torches revealed a
crude gallows in front of the pal
ace and cries of Hang InnitzerI"
rose throughout the night.
More than 25O,oOO persons were
in the streets around the palace
when the demonstration reached
its climax at midnight.
Cardinal in Prayer
Meanwhile, Cardinal Innitzer,
whom Nazi officials had advised"
not to leave his palace, knelt il,
prayer and ignored the tumult at
his doorstep. The shouts of the
mob penetrated clearly to the lit
tie chapel where the cardinal
spent most of the night.
Buerckel's reprisals were ex-
pected to begin momentarily.
They were described by informa-
tive sources as:
/. Indefinite imprisonment on
charges of treason for Kurt
Schuschnigg, last chancellor OF
Austria who has been in Jail
since the fall of Vienna.
Schuschnigg is a Catholic.
2. Closing of Catholic schools
and restriction of educational
facilities" for Catholics in pub
lie schools.
8. Postponement Of amnesty
for all political offenders, which
had been looked for as a Ger
man offering for the annexa-
ton of the Sudetenland.
The Washington times., 1938-10-14
Hatch Gets Post

G.N.SJ The Federal Surplus
Commodities Corporation an
nounced today the appointment
Of James p. Hatch as supervising
purchasing agent for the West
Coast region.
The Washington times., 1938-10-14
BoWes in Hospital
For An Operation

NEW YORK, Oct. IA Q.N.S.).
Major Edward Bowes, radio i'm
presario, entered a hospital here
today for a minor operation on a
finger crushed in a mishap aboard
his YACHT last summer.
The Washington times., 1938-10-14
F. D. TO WATCH.
FIRST DIRT FLY.
ATD.C. AIRPORT.
All In Readiness at
Gravelly Point

After II years of fruitless dis
eussion about Washington air
port, work will start on the new
Gravelly Point port about two
weeks from today-and President
Roosevelt himself will be present
to inaugurate the project.
The President made this an
nouncement today at a press con.
ference, He said he intended to
drive down to the airport site soon
after he returns from HHyde Park.
GiUen Priority
He will arrive in Hyde Park
next Sunday afternoon and will
stay there about 10 days and
plans to make the Gravelly Point
Airport inaugural one Of his first
engagements thereafter.
The President has been asked
to manipulate the levers of a
steam shovel to turn up the first
ton or so Of gravel and sod-but
he said he intended merely to
drive down and see the first dirt
II yand not take an active part in
the digging.
The understanding now is that
about 700 acres will be needed for
the new airport and that about
two years will be required to fin.
ish the job. .t.'
The Washington times., 1938-10-14
Temporary Peace

Baruch ended q series of confer.
enoes yesterday with President
Roosevelt and Assistant Secretary
of War Louis johnson. After
ward, in a 'two-hour interview, the
tall, 6S-year-old financier told this
correspondent Of the threat Ger
many's military strength is to
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The Washington times., 1938-10-14
WHITE HOUSE
EYES HEARING
ON NAZI PLOT
Conspiracy Linked
To Hitler Aides

NEW YORK, Oct. IA U.N.SD.
Former Sergt. Guenther Gustav
Rumrich, 81. United States
Army deserter, pleaded guilty to-
day rs the Nazi spy trial opened.
Rumrich faces a maximum
penalty Of 20 years.
NEW YORK. Oct.. 14.-The
greatest spy trial in American
history opened in Federal Court
today, with the White House
watching intently as 40 Govern
ment witnesses prepared to unfold
a story Of espionage conceived and
master-minded by Hitler's right
hand men.
Federal Judge John c. Knox
will be on the bench as a jury is
picked from a panel Of $50 names.
This task is expected to be COM
pleted by nightfa1l.
The trial then will adjourn until
Monday, when United States At
torney Lamar Hardy will reveal
the story behind the story in the
failing Of a German hairdresser,
an Army Air Corps private, an
Army deserter and an airplane
mechanic,
The Washington times., 1938-10-14
Others on List

Others Of equal prominence in.
clude:
Capt.-Lieut. Uda Won BONN, Of
Berlin, in charge of all intelligence
operations Of the German navy.
Capt.-Lieut. Hermann Menzel, Of
Berlin, second in command Of the
German naval intelligence corps.
Capt.-Leut. Ernst Mueller, Of
Continued on Page 2, Col. y
The Washington times., 1938-10-14
Reornlan1ent Plans

Administration circles predicted
the President will announce e
shortly a vast scale rearmament
program to place the armed forces
of the nation on a defense foot
ing adequate to ward off any for
eign attack on South America or
this country.
The rearmament program, on a
five-year basis, is expected to cost
approximately $500. O.O0O, 900.
A major portion of the program
would be aimed at modernizing,
fully equipping and expanding
the Army and air corps. establish
ing powder plants and gun fac
tories, and putting private indus
try on a basis for immediate
manufacture of war materials.
The Washington times., 1938-10-14
BARUCH WARNS
HITLER COVETS
SOUTH AMERICA.
Urges Huge Force
To Defend u. S.
BY ROBRT G. NIXON
Copyright. 1880

G.NS) President Roosevelt
was warned today that Chancel-
lor Hitler plans tc use Nazi Ger
many's military might in a thrust
at the new world.
The secret Nazi plan of strategy
was conveyed to the President by
Bernard Baruch. chairman of the
War Industries Board during the
World War.
The Washington times., 1938-10-14
Four on Trial

4ueS6 IOur Will De on LT1aI, 1aC-
ing prison for 20 years; red-haired
Johanna Hofmann, former hair.
dresser on the liner Europa: Erich
Chaser, a private at Mitchell Field;
Guenther Gustave Rumrich, an
Army sergeant who deserted in
1885. and Otto Herman VosS,
mechanic at the Seversky airplane
factory in Farmingdale, L. I.
Far more important defendants
and this is why President Roose
velt has declared himself to be SC
concerned-will not be on trial
These are an imposing array Of
German officials, sheltered behind
the protecting wing Of their gov
ernment. Their acts, however, are
expected to furnish the most i'm.
portant evidence of the trial.
An important witness for the
Government will be Miss Senta de
Wanger, member of a once wealthy
family of the old German regime.
Miss de Wanger, who lives I'M
Hemnstead, l.. l., is being guarded
by Federal agents.
Heading the list of the IA gone
but-not.forgotten" defendants Is
Capt.-Iieut. Erich Pteifferl, of Ber-
lin, head of the German secret
service.
The Washington times., 1938-10-14

Partly cloudy,
preceded BY light
rain today; tenor.
row partly cloudy.
The Washington times., 1938-10-14
Stronger Defenses

Baruch, who has just completed
a three-month confidential mis-
sion In Europe for this Govern.
ment, was hastily summoned
home by President Roosevelt at
the height Of the German-C Czecho
crisis.
R The distinguished financier and
authority on world affairs told
the President the only way the
United States can prevent a Ger
man onslaught on the new world
is to build Immediately an Army,
Navy and air force second to none,
and mobilize the nations industry
on virtually a war footing.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-12-16
BLOOD DONORS SOUGHT

Major General Milton A. Reckord
this week authorized members of
the Marylsn National Guard to vol
unteer as blood donors with the new
blood TRANSMISSION bureau being
established by the Baltimore Chap
ter of the American Red Cross.
Baltimore is one of ten cities in
which blood donors bureau is be-
ing established. Volunteers will
have their blood classified and II
they qualify, will be subject to call
when an emergency blood trans
fusion is required.
Units of the Maryland National
Guard located in Baltimore City
have been offered an opportunity
to volunteer for this humanitarian
work.
If the new bureau is a success,
it is expected that similar bureaus
will be established in other towns
and cities of the State.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-12-16
FARM BENEFIT PAYMENTS TO
BE MADE

Agriculture departments Officials
state that benefit payments under
the 1888 crop program will be dis
tributed this winter and spring
several months earlier than similar
payments have gone out in rast sea-
sons.
The earlier payments were decid-
ed on, they said, with the objective
of increasing farm purchasing power
at a time when market receipts are
low.
About $500,000,O00 in benefit
payments are to be distributed. Of
ficials said grower applications for
payment would be received during
December and January and the first
checks would go into the mail in
February.
The bulk of payments made under
the 1887 program went out during
the past summer and fall.
When the 1888 checks reach
farmers, Congress may be debating
proposals to substitute some other
type of farm legislation for the pres
ent law. Secretary Wallace has OPP
posed any drastic change in the
present law asking that it be given
longer trial.
Most of the 1888 benefit pay
ments will go to producers of cot
ton, corn, wheat, rice and tobacco
for planting within acreage allot-
ments.
Later next year, possibly in Sep
TENDER and October, the department
will distribute $212,000,000 in price
adjustment payments to growers of
the major crops who comply with
the 1889 program. An additional
$5O,OOO,000 will be distributed to
sugar growers during the spring
and summer.
These payments, totaling $751;
100000 will be the largest amount
ever available for one year.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-12-16
INCOME TAX RETURN FORMS

Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Guy T. Helvering announced today
that the principal income tax return
forms for the taxable year 1898
(Forms 1910, 104O-A, 1865, 1920,
and 1120-A) will be available in
the offices of the various collectors
of internal revenue on or about
January 5, 1889. The exact release
date will be announced later.
AS customary, the forms will be
distributed to the public by col
lectors of internal revenue and not
by the Bureau in Washington.
The Commissioner stated that his
office has been informally advised
that the Superintendent of Docu-
ments of the Government Print ing
Office will not offer 1888 income
tax return forms for sale, as in the
case OF the 1887 forms, and that
the Bureau of Internal Revenue is
without authority to sell any of
it's forms.
All collectors have been advised
by the Commissioner of his desire
to have tax practitioners, banks.
trust companies, etc., furnished
with forms actually needed for tax
purposes. "Tax purposes" is con-
strued to include forms reasonably
required for use as work sheets and
permanent file copies.
The Commissioner stated that
funds allotted to the Bureau of In
ternal Revenue for obtaining print
ed matter are extremely limited and
stressed the necessity for taxpayers
to utilize the forms mailed to them.
In this connection he requests tax
payers who engage accountants or
others to- prepare their returns
to turn over to the persons SO
engaged the forms which will be
received through the mails.
The Bureau is unable to furnish
forms for other than tax purposes,
but it has no objection to their re-
production, provided there is no de-
Walton from size and subject of
matter of such forms, by persons
desiring to- use them for non-tax
purposes or to augment the supply
received for tax purposes from col
lectors of internal revenue. All col
lectors have been authorized to
furnish specimen copies Of the forms
in such cases.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-12-16
CHRISTMAS CACHET

Every December hundreds Of
people from all parts of the United
States have their Christmas greet
ings letters mailed from Bethlehem,
Maryland. This year the letters
will be mailed in a three cOlored
cachet envelope. The envelope will
contain a special souvenir giving a
new version of the Birthday of
Birthdays and a little story about
this peaceful Bethlehem on the
Eastern Shore of Maryland.
The envelops with &c stamp furn-
ished will be postmarked on Christ
mas day With the special souvenir
and special envelope, the cachets
will cost &c each (stamps or Coins)
1 am fifteen years old, Junior
in High School, stamp collector,
and a member of the Jolly Juniors
Club of the Methodist Church.
would like to send every Sunday
school pupil and every stamp collec-
tor one of tehse cachets from our
little Bethlehem this Christmas.
Marjorie Ann Chambers
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-12-16
elimination Of Static
On Plane To Ground Phone
Calls Seen In Near Future
Ultra High Frequency Appa-
ratus Developed By Bell Lab
Orat0ries In Cooperation
With TWA Line

Static-free radio telephone transmits
sion between airplane pilots and land
ing field attendants has been demon
strated in tests made by the Bell Tele-
phone Laboratories in cooperation
with Transcontinental and Western
Air, Inc. Despite thunderstorms and
other atmospheric disturbances, fight
tests of new ultra-high-frequency ap-
paratus, utilizing channels in the
band from 100 to $50 megacycles,
show the system to be substantially
free from adverse atmospheric condi-
tons.
The system has been tested under
actual flying conditions over the New
Pittsburgh route OLIVIA. Should
continuing tests, now being carried
forward to explore the new systems
behavior on other typical anyways,
verify the initial results, radio tele-
phony at these frequencies will find
extensive use, not only for aviation
but also for police radio telephone and
other land services.
Early in 1888 arrangements were
made with TWA for an operational
test of the new equipment on the
Pittsburgh-New York airway. Ultra
high-frequency transmitters and re-
ceivers were installed near the air.
port at Pittsburgh and on top of The
New York Telephone Company build
ing situated in lower Manhattan. The
latter equipment was controlled re-
motley from TWAS dispatch Office in
Newark. In addition to the Labora-
tories airplane, ultra high-frequency
equipment was also installed in a
TWA skyliner, which has been flown
on regular schedule between Pitts
burgh and New York. Both the air.
craft installations and those on the
ground were made separate from the
regular complement of radio transmit
ting and receiving equipment normal
ly employed for airline operations.
A months trial under actual oper-
ating conditions, during which all
types of weather were encountered,
showed the new system to be free
from static disturbances even in the
presence of violent thunderstorms.
Rain static, another common source
of interference, left the equipment I'M
disturbed and the almost total absence
of background noise, which usually
crackles in the pilots ears continu-
ously, proved to be an important adj
vantage through relieving discomfort
and fatigue.
The tests gave additional vertical
ton to the fact thst ultra-high-fre-
ouency transmission will not carry for
any considerable distance beyond the
horizon. Although this characteristic
represents a handicap to the general
application of such short waves, it is
less important to aircraft communica-
ton because the airplane's horizon is
continuously expanded as it gains
altitude. It does mean, however, that
for airline operation, a greater num-
Der of ground stations will be required
along the line of flight than with pres
ent lower frequency equipment oper-
ating between 5000 and 5000 kilo-
cycles.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-12-16
MAY SUPPORT WAR VOTE PLAN

The Ludlow bill, providing for g
referendum on war, may find its
list of supporters increased in the
next session of Congress by the adj
dition of Senator William E. Borsh
Republican of Idaho. The Senator
who came out last week against
the granting to the President OF
breeder discretionary powers In
dealing with foreign affairs, de-
clared that "if this Capitalization OF
powers as to wars and armements
with the constant burdening OF
the people as consequence is tc
continue, l would undertake to put
the Ludlow amendment in practical
form and to support it.
This is the first time that the
Senator has indicated his endorse
ment of the war vote in any form
A strong fight was waged in the
House of Representatives last yeaI
to discuss the Ludlow proposal but
the move was defeated by eleven
votes.
Denouncing the so-called democ-
racies of Europe as not being democ-
rscies at all when it comes to pre-
pairing for war, Senator Borah ex-
pressed the view that 1.-THE. people OF
this country do not want their Pres
ident to pursue such course OF
bluffing and rading which is being
nursuad nv the heads of the Euro
pean powers"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-12-16
Red Coral Always Priced

It is red coral that is and always
has been priced, not solely for jew
elry and buttons, but as charm to
bring safety, health and secrets not
revealed to the ordinary person. As
ancient Gauls rushed headlong in
to battle, they trusted their safety to
their swords, strength and the
"magic" coral imbedded in their
shields or helmets. Many Italians
and Indians regard coral as protec-
ton against the "evil eye." The
worlds red coral comes from the
reefs off the Mediterranean coast Of
Africa, says the Washington Post,
and Is obtained chiefly by Italians.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-12-16
GOOD MORALS AND GOOD
NEIGHBORS

Inc DullQ1uS up VI CIduC UCtWOOh
the nations of the New World is
the main economic problem of the
Conference at Lima. United States
ships are providing the transporta-
ton for goods and products to all
Latin-American nations. Credit fac
ilities to carry ON many times the
present volume of commerce have
been created with the backing OF
the United States Government.
The gesture by the United States
to place the defense of the two con-
tintents of the Western Hemisphere
on a cooperative basis is pretty
liberal offer inasmuch as the United
States will have to foot most IF the
bills.
American capital and enterprise
have pioneered in developing the
natural resources of Latin-America.
Europe wedged in after we opened
the way. 1t is not over-stating his
torical facts to add that the United
States has always pursed lofty
ideals in backing up the weaker Re-
publics of the South, which we
promised to protect-not for a few
weeks, or years-but, forever.
Now, Mexico, just beyond our
borders, goes with it's delegates to
the Pan-American Conference, plan
ming with other nations for the "co-
dification of international law" and
urging the doctrine of Calvo of Ar
gentine that the collection of pc
cuniary claims made by the citizens
of one country against the govern
ment of another country should
never be made by force"
The work of the Lima Conference
involves moral problems. If govern
ments lack morals they cannot pro-
fess to be good neighbors. Mexico
is black sheep in the international
flock. sit is clear" says the Journal
of Commerce of New York ''that
fair treatment for American inves-
tors, regardless of whether they are
bondholders, oil companies or other
enterprises is in no sense a consequ-
ence of fear of armed might" Unit
ed States soldiers chased Mexican
border-raiders back into their hills
a number of years ago, but we are
not apt to use armed force" as a
collection agency. The Mexican
press mis-used the Calvo doctrine
for home consumption.
The fact is that Mexico goes to
Lima with "unclean hands. 1t gave
preference to Germany in foreign
trade; and aid and comfort to Rus
STA in practice and preaching COM
munistic methods-most notable
during the recent international la
Dor conference" in its Capital city.
Many American newspapers are
urging the Lima Conference to issue
a strong declaration to check furth-
or "flagrant wrongs" by one nation
upon the people of another nation.
This particularly interests the
United States inasmuch as our easy
manner so frequently makes us the
goat.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-12-16
ALMOST

Thefrog-as q French Canadian
sees him:
What a queer bird the frog are!
When he sit he stand--almost!
When he walk he fy-almost!
Z When he. sing he cry-almJost!
He ainst got no sense, hardly;
He mint got no tail. hardly, either;
He SIT on what he amt got--almost.
Amt Nature grand-almost?
London Answers.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-12-16

Ambassador Phillips returns to
his post at Rome. Mussolini may
not be running his Government our
way, but the United States does not
feel apprehensive about Italy.
Several grave questions that con-
Germ peace and war have become
the responsibility of the new Con-
gress that will meet soon. The in
ternational situation can be describ-
ed in the single word-Bad. 1t Of
fers a challenge to craftsmanship
and not test of lung power.