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Evening star., 1938-10-13
FURNITURE CLEANING.

NATIONAL CLEANING SERVICE-3-piece
suite cleaned and sanitized. SIN your
home. Guaranteed. National Auto Top
Co. Inc. 2l14 14th st. NV. Decatur 234S.
Evening star., 1938-10-13

{oontinusd On NEXT Psss.)
Evening star., 1938-10-13

Statesmen acquainted with taproom cafes
luncheonettes; must have car; food
products: K st. Market. 9th st. NV,
Evening star., 1938-10-13

PIANO small size studio upright. almost
like new, sos; a very nice instrument for "A
tiny room: easy terms. Natl 1928. Arthur
Jordan Piano Co. corner 18th and @ SIS.
Evening star., 1938-05-11
Fund Runs Out.
So d. C.. Jurors
Receive LOUIS

Men and women serving as jurors
or appearing as witnesses in District
Court are having to wait for their
pay until Congress approves def
cheney appropriation, it was disclosed
today.
The fund for these payments dur
ing the current fiscal year ran out
about month ago, the United States
Marshal's Disbursing Office explained.
except for small amount kept in
reserve for paying the expenses of
witnesses from out of town.
Nearly 800 persons, it was estimated,
are being forced to wait for their pay,
which amounts to 81 day for those
on jury duty and $3.50 a day for
those appearing in District Court as
witnesses.
The Justice Department has asked
Congress for a deficiency appropria-
ton to meet the need, but there has
been no indication Of how soon it may
be approved.
Police Court is not affected by the
deficiency. officials there saying enough
money is on hand to pay its Jurors and
witnesses through to the end Of the
fiscal year.
Evening star., 1938-05-11
HOUSING PROGRAM
SEEN SURE IN D. c.
Dual LoW-Rent and SIum.
Clearance Plans Made
at Conference.
BY NEDSON M. SHEPARD.

Provided Congress acts in time on
proposed amendments to the alley
dwelling law. the District of Column
bia was assured today OF a dual low
rent housing and slum-clearance pro-
gram on a much larger scale than
formerly contemplated.
Both Nathan Straus. administrator
OF the United States Housing Author
ity, and John Ihler, executive officer
of the Alley Dwelling Authority, said
they were happy and satisfied as a
result of the turn of events which
now give promise Of a possible ex-
penditure Of s12,000,OO0 for the i'm
provement of local housing condi-
tions. With such assurances of CO.
operation between the two housing Of
f1cials, it was expected the necessary
amendments would be sent to Con-
gress in short while.
President Roosevelt, to whom the
two housing officials had appealed,
settled their differences over policy
in an impartial manner Each appar-
emily was promised what he wants
DetallS OF P1anS.
Mr.. StrauS is assured that the Pres
ident favors the construction of a
loW-rent housing program here in &C
cordance with the policy governing
such operations under the United
States Housing Act Mr.. Ihlder, on
the other hand, was given positive as
surance that the Alley Dwelling Au-
thority may continue its own program
OF alley reclamation and construction
OF economic, -liquidating houses
without interference. In fact, Mr..
Ihlder left the White House yester-
day with the understanding that he
will be given an extra 81 ,0O0, 900 with
which to operate the A. D. A. pro-
gram.
The A. D. A. was allocated 81, ,OOO,-
600 by the President for it's work in
Washington's alleys several months
ago. and a provision for this amount is
contained in the pending third de-
ficiency appropriation bill.
Mr.. Ihlder was in conference today
with Daniel w. Bell, acting director of
the Budget Bureau, on two amend
ments to the act. It was understood
only few kinks remain to be
ironed out.
To Borrow From U. S. H. A.
One amendment, he said, will give
the A. d. A. authority to borrow money
from the U. s. H. A. Mr.. Straus is
anxious to lend $10,000,O00 or more
for two low-rent housing projects here
as starter.
The other amendment Is one which
the A. D. A. put up to the Budget
Bureau nearly two years ago. It would
enable the local agency to 60 outside
inhabitated alleys and acquire real
estate in outlying areas for the pur-
pose of rehousing alley dwellers. Mr..
Ihlder said today such an amendment
had two advantages.
1T will make possible the construc-
ton of less expensive housing and also
it would permit the A. D. A. to go into
areas where the building regulations
are not 50 strict or complicated" he
explained
Under the United States Housing
(see HOUSING, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1938-05-11
By J. RUSSELL YOUNG.

President Roosevelt lacks the power
to decide whether the United States
will sell helium to the German govern
ment for commercial dirigibles, 1t was
learned today. The responsibility rests
with six cabinet officers who comprise
the National Munitions Control Board
Secretary Early. on behalf Of the
President. made this announcement
after Mr.. Roosevelt had conferred with
Solicitor General Robert H. jackson,
Chief OF Naval Operations William D.
Leahy, Chief Of the Army Staff Malin
Craig and Secretary of Interior Ickes.
Mr. Early added that. under an act
of Congress the six members of this
board must act unanimously to au-
thorize sale of helium to foreign
country.
AS matters stand the six members
of the board are not unanimous
Secretary Ickes, as he was leaving
the White House, made it plain that
he still opposes the proposed sale. He
said the sale is not permissible if the
quantity of helium involved Is of
military importance. He said he con-
siders this sale as being of military i'm
portance and for that reason is op-
posed to it.
The Secretary said that so far as he
knows there has never been a meeting
of the members of this control board,
but he expects there will be one very
lSee HEI ,IIrM PAGE AL
Evening star., 1938-05-11
QUAKE, WORST KIND,
INDICATED IN MEXICO
California, Denver instruments
Record Severe Shocks, Thought
to Be on Western Coast.
" the Associated Press.

Sy the Associated Press.
DENVER, May 1.-THE Rev. A. M.
Forestall, seismoloist at Regis College
here, said his instruments recorded an
earthquake "of the worst kind" today.
The disturbance. he said, began at
8:45 am, M. S. T. Q0:49 am, E. S.
IT,, with the shocks reaching maxi
mum intensity at 1857 am and ending
at s:32 am.
II estimate the center of the shocks
was about $500 miles from Denver
and possibly on the North American
Continent" he said. The direction
could not be ascertained. However,
It was undoubtedly very destructive If
it occurred in a populated area"
The quake also was recorded by the
Carnegie Foundation seismograph a;
Pasadena, Calf Dr. Charles F. Rich
ter of the laboratory there said pre-
liminary check indicated it might have
hit Mexico, perhaps on the West Coast
The distance from Pasadena was
estimated between 1000 and 1000
miles.
University of California seismolo-
gists at Berkeley, north Of Pasadena,
estimated the quake's distance at about
5000 miles.
Evening star., 1938-05-11
picture on PAGE BIZ

An unrnanagable crowd OF almost
5000, which included more spectators
and hangers-on than prospective pur-
chasers, today almost mobbed the auc-
tioneer who Is selling some 200 horses
from the defunct Wild West show Of
Col. Tim Mccoy.
Extra details of uniformed and plain
clothes officers were called out to re-
store order, the rest were called out
to direct trafiic and keep at least a
small ring clear in which the horses
could be shown. The spectators and
prospective purchasers kept climbing
over the flimsy rope barricade which
was supposed to hold them outside
the arena.
The sale progressed slowly because Of
Evening star., 1938-05-11
RAID ON SUCHOW
KILLS, HURTS 500
800 Bombs Declared Used.
Bombardment of Annoy
Is Continued.
BY the AssC cia ted Press,

By the AssC ciated Press.
SHANGHAI, May 11.-Chinese re-
ported today 1000 houses had been
damaged and 300 civilians killed and
wounded in an air attack on Suchow,
base of the huge Chinese army de-
Tending the Lunghai Railway.
More than 300 bombs were said to
have been dropped on the city. leav-
ing sections of it burning fiercely.
japanese said large stores of military
supplies had been ignited
japanese warshipS and planes also
continued intensive bombardment of
Annoy. gateway to Fukien Province On
the South China coast where the
United States gunboat ASheville and
the British destroyer Diana stood by
ready to evacuate Americans and Brit
ons if necessary.
Fires were reported spreading rap
ers. including is American mission
aries, watched in comparative safety
from Kulangsu Island nearby.
U. S. Destroyer Dispatched.
The United States destroyer Edsall,
ordered from Tsingtao to Annoy, was
due at Shanghai tomorrow for quick
refueling. A report said the cruiser
Marblehead, en- route from Manila to
Hong Kong. also had been ordered to
Annoy. 1t was also reported the U.
S. gunboat Tulsa had been ordered to
Annoy from Swatow.
Japanese marines reported a section
of the city had been occupied after
bitter street fighting. All hospitals
were said to be filled to capacity as
result of the heavy firing from both
sides.
A japanese naval spokesman said "a
Chinese planes had attempted to bomb
japanese warships off Macao, at the
mouth of the Canton River, but had
been driven off before they did any
damage
CReports from Hong Kong said
Chinese air fleet of at least 80
planes had been transferred sud-
denly to Canton, South China
metropolis, and had sunk jap
anese destroyer and destroyed
petrol depot in raids on Sanchu
Island, near the mouth of Canton
River.
(The planes, according to Chinese
advices, also surprised five Japanese
bombers near Canton and brought
down two of them. They were said
to have made two raids on Sanchu
Island)
Explains University Bombing.
A Japanese naval spokesman said
Annoy University had been bombed
because Chinese had built strong de-
fense works on the university grounds.
He said Annoy was being attacked be-
cause it was a center of anti-Japanese
activity, as well as an important port
of entry for Chinese munitions and
supplies. He asserted also that 10000
Formosans who lived in Annoy had
been oppressed and maltreated by the
Chinese"
Foreign military observers were in
creasingly doubtful that the Annoy
attack was preliminary to South
China offensive, because the Chinese
are well prepared, while the japanese
would have to have q complete new
expeditionary force. About 10000
Chinese troops we're said to be at
Annoy now.
It was believed likely the Japanese
merely werei feking base for in
tensified air (ttacks on the Canton
Railway in effort to cut OF Chinese
military slstplies.
JaparcSe naval guns continued to
shell Chinese shore positions, support
ing landing party which Japanese
spokesman said was strong enough
to capture Annoy, as well rs some
other places"
Evening star., 1938-05-11
CONVICTION ENDS
NUMBERS TRIAL
EmpIoye of Hospital Faces
6-Month Term, $500 Fine.
New Hearing Asked.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Stringent netU anti-nunlbers lap
tDds passed by Congress recently
after it tDds brought out that loop
holes in old la,O left police pirtuaHy
poUeriess in attempts to break up
the numbers racket, mhich ,uds
blamed directly and indirectly tor
large amount OF crime in District.
The ner ld,c makes mere possession
OF numbers slips prima tacie eui-
dence of riolotiOn.
In the first trial under the drastic
new numbers racket law, Robert H.
Williams, IS, colored employe Of Walter
Reed Hospital, was found guilty today
by a jury in District Court of possess
ing lottery slips.
The jury acquitted Williams on the
FIRST count of the indictment, which
charged the felony of conducting q
lottery game. The misdemeanor count
under which he was convicted carries
maximum sentence of six months in
Jail and $500 fine.
Justice Joseph w. Cox deferred sem
tence pending motion for a new trial
BY Denny Hughes, defense attorney.
II the motion is overruled. the defense
plans to carry the case to the Court of
Appeals on constitutional grounds.
Mr.. Hughes attacked the search and
seizure provision of the new law. con-
tending it permitted suspects to be
arrested and searched without prob
able cause"
Jury Out an Hour,
The jury, including one woman,
deliberated for nearly an hour
The case was regarded by the office
OF United States Attorney David A.
Pine and by police officials as a victory
for the new law, which was assailed
on constitutional grounds throughout
the trial.
While the felony count in the in
dictment was not sustained by the
jury, the count making mere possess
sion Of numbers tickets prima facie
evidence of violating the District
lottery law upheld by both the court
and the jury. This section of the
law, which Congress passed this
spring, provided the most radical
change in the old lottery statute.
Bond Continued.
Formerly, it was necessary to prove
actual sale" of a numbers slip to OBJ
tain conviction According to teSti-
mony at the trial. Williams was writ
ing numbers for patients at the hos
pital and turning them to a man
named Joe" q runner for numbers
syndicate. Williams bond of $500 was
continued in force, pending the appeal.
Testimony in the case was closed
yesterday afternoon. The Govern
ment, represented by Assistant United
States Attorney John w. Fihelly, pro-
duced testimony to the effect that
Williams was arrested by military
police at the hospital, and q search
yielded 81 alleged numbers slips be-
meath his clothing.
Police Capt. George M. Little and
Sergt. George c. Deyoe of the vice
squad testified that when Williams
was turned over to the civil authori-
ties and taken to No. 6 precinct he
admitted the slips were numbers bets.
They were in a code devised to "get
around the new law" according to
statements attributed to the de-
fendant.
Sergt. Deyoe explained on a black
board the new method of writing
numbers. He also told the jury the
simpler way in which slips formerly
were written. with only the three
numbers constituting the bet.
Evening star., 1938-05-11
RELIEF SPENDING
TERMED ELECTION
'PR|M|NG' BILL
TreadWay Makes B|istering
Attack on Measure in
House Debate.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Collapse of the Roosevelt recop-
cry mouement last jail has resulted
in widespread unemployment and
left business in position comparable
to depths OF 1882 depression. Be-
heuing premature curtailment OF
Government expenditures con-
tributed materially to slump, Presi-
dent has recommended expenditure
OF some s4,500 900 900 in new
pump printing" penture. Op-
ponentS hate attacked program on
ground it is economically unsound
and colored by political an, bitions.
A blistering attack on President
Roosevelt's $4,000 10000 recovery bill
was made on the House floor today by
Representative Treadway. Republican
Of Massachusetts,. who described the
bill as IAN election priming" measure
Following Mr. Treadway on the floor
as the House resumed debate on the
measure. Representative Maverick
Democrat. of Texas, called for the
creation Of a permanent Department
of Welfare in the Federal Government
There is no use kidding ourselves. "
he said. we are going to have this
unemployment problem for the next
10 or 20 years. if not forever. Why not
meet it efficiently by setting up ma
chinery for dealing with the question
on a permanent basis?'
This view, while repudiated by many
administration supporters. is known to
have the support, in principle at least.
of Works Progress Administrator Harry
Hopkins, who also believes that relief
is apt to be permanent problem in
this country.
Attacked by Minority Group.
Debate on the bill, which Is ex-
pected to give employment to more
than 100000 persons, was resumed
after a report assailing its provisions
had been made by the minority men,
bers OF the House Appropriations Com
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Taber and
Bacon Of New York and Wigglesworth
Of Massachusetts,. Their report was
distributed by the Republican Ma
tional Committee.
Declaring We are in the midst Of
"a Franklin D. Roosevelt depression, -
Mr.. Treadway told the House the
pending bill provides no remedy for
the underlying causes of the present
This bill" he said. 'is comparable
to doping a sick patient rather than
curing his disease"
He said the President has it within
his power to bring about recovery
without spending a cent. This could
be done. he contended. through re-
storing the confidence of business and
industry by definite assurance from
the President that he is going to carry
out the principles enunciated in the
Democratic platform-economy in
and abandonment of the
loose fiscal policy which is leading
this Nation to bankruptcy"
Acts Like = Spendthrift."
Declaring the New Deal already has
added some ,00o,000,O0 to the
public debt. with the end not yet in
sight, Mr.. Treadway said the Presi-
dent is acting like spendthrift who
has thrown discretion to the winds" "
Mr.. Maverick assailed what he
termed 'pious talk of taking politics
out of relief"
He expressed the belief that if con-
troll of relief money should be taken
away from the President and returned
Evening star., 1938-05-11
5000 almost Mob AUCTION
Of McCoy's Circus Horses

the disorder and fewer than a score of
horses had been disposed Of by noon.
The prices were high enough, however,
to surprise veteran dealers seeking
bargains in horseflesh.
The auction began on time at 10
am. and the first horse offered, one
of pair Of dapple gray draft horse
geldings, went for 5000, while his
teammate drew $25 less.
The crowd kept surging in around
Auctioneer Raplh Weschler, who had
set up his stand in a pasture behind
the shed of the Union Stock Yard on
Benning road NE, where the horses
have been quartered since the wild
west show went on the financial rocks
Clear the ring!" the auctioneer
(See AUCTION. Pare A.5O
Evening star., 1938-05-11

BALTIMORE, May II tP.-The
Baltimore Evening Sun, in a staff
dispatch from Washington today,
said within two days Secretary of
State Hull has told an intimate
friend that he Is seriously consid-
ering resigning from the cabinet Of
President Roosevelt"
Evening star., 1938-05-11
SPANISH EMBARGO
REPEAL DOUBTED
Pittman Says Senate Group Will
Follow Wishes of State
Department.

By the Associated Press.
Chairman Pittman, Democrat, Of
Nevada predicted today that the Sen
ate Foreign Relations COMMITTEES
would follow State Department recon-
mendations on the question of lifting
the embargo on arms shipments to
Spain.
Informed persons said the State De-
partment would not advocate approval
of the Nye resolution repeating the
Embargo Act
Asked about the resolution at his
press conference yesterday, President
Roosevelt referred questioners to the
department.
Evening star., 1938-05-11
LACKS
POWER ON HEL|UM
Verdict on Sale Rests With
6 Cabinet Officers-Craiq
Denies Importance.
BACKGROUND


Germany trants to use helium
instead OF infammable hydrogen in
the new dirioibie built to replace
the Hindenberg, which exploded
when it was inflated NTH HYDRO
gen. United States has monopoly
on helium. Congress legalised its
sale only in quantities small
enough not to be OF military i'm
portance. Secretary Ickes has re-
fused to authorize sale OF enough
for its neW dirigible to Germany
on grounds it might be OF mill
tdry importance.
Evening star., 1938-05-11
Many Relics Of Father of
Angling Lost in Fire.

STAFFORD, England. May II (P).
The ancient, half -timbered cottage
of Izaak Walton, the seventeenth CEN
tury father of angling" was de-
stroyed by fire today while the care
taker was frying fish for lunch.
The cottage was restored IL years
ago after previous fire and part of
it was used as a museum 1t stood
near the River Sowe, where the author
Of THE Complete Angler" fished 800
years ago.
Many Walton relics were lost in the
blaze, which broke out in the thatched
roof
Evening star., 1938-05-11
BULLETIN

(See RELIEF, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1938-05-11
WEATHER.


Fair and cooler; lowest temperature
about 46 tonight; tomorrow fair and con-
tinued cool; gentle winds Temperatures
today-Highest, SO, at 10:30 am; low
est, SO, at 6 am; So at 2 pm.
Full report on page Az.
Evening star., 1938-05-11
WAL TON HOME BURNS

(See HEIUM, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1938-05-11

BACKGROUND
Brazilian Fascist party, the In
tegrdliSt Action, UdS Outldped as
political organization after Vargas
coup OF November 10, 1887, but in
March, this year, Rio de Janetro
police repealed Illustration OF plot
attributed to it for the assassination
OF President Vargas and seizure OF
the government
Evening star., 1938-05-11

(See AUCTION, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1938-05-11
President Acts Quickly.

(See BRAZIL, Page A-4.)
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-04-07
AMERICAS SHAME

When an important indus
try reports a shortage of
labor these days it is real
news. And when, despite
such a condition, relief rolls
in that same section shows a
steady increase, there is food
for some sober thought. The
N. Y. Dept. of Agriculture
recently issued a bulletin in
which it said: Many farm
ers of New York state are
seriously handicapped, and
were even in the dull winter
season, by a scarcity of
labor" The reason as set
forth is the unwillingness of
city idlers to leave the secur-
ity and assistance given them
by public and private agen-
cies when they become un-
employed in industry. They
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-04-07
UNSUNG HEROES

To avoid the impending COL
ision he risked his own life
by taking a chance and turn
ing the big truck into a side
road. 1t crashed into the
bank, upset, and he lost his
life beneath the wreckage.
Unselfishness is always a
mark of true heroism. This
unheralded truck driver gam
bled with his own life to save
the lives of others. He lost
the gamble, and the penalty
was death. The great Book
of Life cannot record a deed
more heroic.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-04-07
FORD'S FORECASTS

Henry Ford returned to
his home a couple of weeks
ago from two months spent
in the south, and with him he
brought the customary bunch
of optimistic forecasts that
every citizen we know is al
ways glad to read about.
Nothing that occurred
during the past few weeks"
said Mr.. Ford on his arrival
in Detroit, "has occurred to
change my belief that a pros
porous era is ahead of us. It
will come through a greater
realization that all wealth
comes from the soil and that
there must be a greater Gull
tivation of the land. Reports
from abroad have not served
to make me change my con-
victions about the futility of
wars. Nobody wins in a war
but the financial interests
that promote it and make
preparations for it. If a die
tatorship comes here it will
be because the people have
been asleep and deserve it.
But there will be a way to
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-04-07

There are heroes to be
found in all walks of life,
and every time we read or
hear of their exploits our
faith in the finer quality of
human nature seems to be
bolstered anew. Down one
of the steep mountains in
western Pennsylvania a Mary
land driver was guiding his
heavily-ladened truck. He
discovered that his brakes
were not working, and almost
at the same time he saw two
passenger cars approaching:
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-04-07
AID IN SIGHT

With figures showing that
$500 lives were lost and
$1OO,000,OOO in property de-
stroyed last year by fires in
the farming sections of the
country, the u. S. Chamber
of Commerce has stepped for
ward with what appears to
be the best plan yet devised
for curbing such waste. The
Chamber plans a national
rural fire prevention move
ment, with a branch in every
town. In its effort there will
be enlisted the aid of the Boy
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-04-07

Scouts, the PARENT Teachers
associations, farm organiza-
tons, the rural press, etc.
A little study of it shows
that it has the earmarks of
a worthwhile program, and
it should receive the heartiest
support of the entire public.
With fire-fighting equipment
unavailable in rural areas,
the only other recourse is to
preach and practice fire pre-
vention. Fire losses, as last
years figures reveal, are so
great as to demand every
possible effort to curb them.