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Evening star., 1939-04-21
Charge Of Stealing
Letters in Missouri
Row Dismissed
Judge Not Convinced
Of Act Of Larceny
In Broun Cose

A charge against a woman do
mestic of stealing seven letters VAL
ued at figures from 81 900 each to IS
each, containing damaging infor-
nation" against a Democratic party
faction in Kansas City, Mo-, was
dismissed in Police Court today.
Judge Edward M. Curran dis
missed the case against Mrs. Mar
garet Braun after Percy B. Soyey.
secretary to Representative Joseph
Shannon of Missouri, testified that
the woman came to his office with
the letters Ito see whether our fac
ton in Kansas City might want to
use them against the other faction"
Mrs. Braun was charged with
stealing the letters from Lambert S.
O'Malley, a Civil Aeronautics Au-
thorlty attorney, the son of r. E,
OMalley, former Missouri State in
Surance commissioner, indicted along
with Thomas Pendergast in the cur
rent Kansas City probe.
Photostatic Copies Made.
Mrs. Braun testified that she had
got IN touch with the Federal Bu-
reau OF Investigation after hearing
IotS OF conversation that tended
10 SHOW the O'Malleys were trying
10 Illustrate evidence that might 20
to the grand jury" She said that
a Mr.. Dana, whom she identified as
an F. B I. agent. asked her II the
O'Malleys received any letters. She
SAID She told him they did and he
asked her to get them.
Mrs. Braun told the court that
photostatic copies of the letters had
oeen turned over to the Intelligenca
Division OF the Bureau of Internal
Revenue. '''''
Mr.. Sovey denied on the stand
tnat Mrs. Braun tried to sell r,,c
letters to him, but that she d.
clared, They were worth sl.n""
each to some one in Kansas City
Mrs. Braun declared that s.
went to Mr.. Shannon's Office be
cause Il thought he was a me- :
and would aid her in reaching
Maurice Milligan, United States at
torney for the Western district of
Missouri, in charge of the ers1d
jury investigating the OMalley and
Pendergast affairs.
Reason for Getting Job.
Detective K. H. Davis. who ar.
rested the defendant on a warrant
sworn out by Mr.. OMalley. said
Mrs. Braun told him she got the
Job with the family expressly to
get information to make an expose
OF conditions in Kansas City"
Another point of law raised was
whether Mr.. OMalley still had any
property right in the letters after
Mrs. Braun testified that she took
them from the wastebasket after
some Of them had been torn up
However, Mr.. OMalley declared the
he had had no intention of aba,-
doning the letters regardless O.
where they had been found.
Judge Curran dismissed the cas-
on the grounds that he was m
reasonably convinced that Mrs. Brau
had consnitted the act of larcer
after the testimony as to whe,
she got the letters.
After the courts finding. T.;
OMalley arose in the spectator
bench and declared that he wante
Mrs. Braun held for assertedly steal
ing two decks Of cards. Judge Cur
ran said he would have to take ths
up with the district attorneys otfice
After a consultation there, M
OMalley decided not to press the
charge,
Evening star., 1939-04-21

PARIS. April 81 (P.-The cabi-
net meeting tonight with Presi-
dent Lebrun approved a series of
new decree laws which it was
estimated would increase Frances
financial resources 1900, 600, 900
francs ($448 800 ,0OO for strength
ening national defense.
By the Associated Press.
PARIS, April 21.-Premier Dala-
dier called his cabinet to approve
new financial measures for the ma
tion's heavy ornaments program
today as the German fleet slipped
down the French Atlantic coast
toward Spain.
Finance Minister Paul Reynaud
planned broadcast telling of the
new DEGREES and why new sacrifices
were necessary to meet the dangers
OF Europe's congealing coalitions.
Informed quarters said President
Albert Lebrun would put his sigma
ttre to so DEGREES, among which
would be general tax on all pay
ments Of over 100 francs ($2.64),
probably at the rate of francs per
thousand. This tax would substi-
tute for the present tax on produc-
tion and would be expected to yield
more revenue.
Another decree was expected to
rearrange Frances working hours in
an effort to. gain more production
without raising industrial expenses.
To raise immediate funds the Gov
eminent was said to contemplate is
suing national defense bonds similar
to those circulating in the World
War.
Meanwhile the steady exodus of
Americans and others from France
continued with every steamship sail
Ing. One shipping company reported
full passenger lists up to the end of
May.
Events in Spain still worried in
formed French circles despite Span
isa assurances from the Ambassa-
dor here that Italian, German and
Moorish troop movements were not
aimed at France. Britain's Gibraltar
or Tangier in North Africa.
Reports from Rome said the grand
military review which Generalssimo
Franco is planning in Madrid, origi-
nally scheduled for May and then
for May IS, probably would be post
poned until May 80.
From Burgos, the capital of Ma
tionalist Spain, it was reported more
than $4,000 Italian troops were pre-
pairing to return home but not until
after the parade.
Some circles expressed fears for
the integrity of Portugal.
The Nationalist deputy, Henri de
Kerillis, said: Portugal today can
count only a handful of defenders
In the face of the large army sup
piled with quantities of modern ma
terials at the disposition of Franco"
He said it would be no more diff
cult for Spain to take Portugal
than it was for Germany to take
Czecho-Slovakia or Italy to take
Albania.
Evening star., 1939-04-21
RuiIroud Shops to Close

HORNELL, N. Y, April 81 F.-
w. E. Harrison, assistant superin-
tendent of motor power of the Erie
Railroad, announced today the Erie
shops here would close indefinitely
tonight because of a shortage OF
coal. He said between 500 and 600
men would be affected by the
closing.
Evening star., 1939-04-21
Weather Report

ColumbiaShowers
tonight followed by fair and slightly
tonight about 48
MerylandShowes tonight generally fair and slightly
' $500 ~ "'eA''
showers in west portion this
portion tonight tomorrow fair cooler
West Vrgnia-Coudy and cooler by east
portion tonight tomorrow generally fair with
Evening star., 1939-04-21
|Chulledon Is Made Fuvorite
In Chesapeake Stakes
Special Dispatch to The Star.


HAv2E DE GRACE, Md, April 2l-Chaledon owned by W. L.
Of has been installed early 5to2 vore to
the 9th renewal chesapeake Stakes
mile and sixteenth feature
Chesapeake attracted
the kentucky Derpy or Preakness to be
Il - -
Evening star., 1939-04-21

Don't cross in the middle of the
block when cars are approaching.
Evening star., 1939-04-21

Learn the rules and play the game
for safety,
Evening star., 1939-04-21
Balkans 10 Weigh
Bulgaria S Demands
For Territory
Sofia Bors Participation
In Entente Until
Claims Are Met
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Balkan question mark in An
glo-French effort to organize an
ti-aggreSsion bloc has been Bull
garia, ,Uhich lost territory to its
neighbors in Balkan and World
Wars. Last summer Bulgaria
1Oos freed from military restric-
ttons OF peace treaties by volun-
tary action of the Balkan Entente
-Yugoslavia, Rumania, Greece,
and Turkey. Bulgaria also 1D1s
inuited to join the entente but
declined to do so until its terri
torial claims are met.
BY the Associated Press
BUCHAREST, April 81. -Bul.
garias demands for territory from
three of her neighbors will be sub
mitted to the Council of the Balkan
Entente. it was said today at th'
Rumanian foreign Office.
1t was understood here that Bull.
garian Premier George Kiosseiva.
noff, speaking before his parlia.
mentary Foreign Affairs Committe,
yesterday. said that Bulgaria coule
not consider joining the Balkan En-.
tente until her demands on Ru.
mania, Yugoslavia and Greece were
satisfied. Turkey is the fourth en-.
tente state.
Premier Kiosseivanoff's attitude
caused no surprise here. There was
favorable comment on the fact thai
Bulgaria emphasized her desire te
achieve territorial revision by peace
full means.
Bulgaria wants to recover from
Rumania Southern Dobrudja, Black
Sea region which she lost in the
Balkan and World Wars. Her other
claims are for an outlet to the
Aegean Sea through Thrace, which
belongs to Greece, and for a Strip OF
Macedonia at the expense of Yugo-
slavia.
The Entente pact requires all
member states to participate in dis
cussion OF demands raised by any
Balkan country.
Political circles observed that Bull
garia apparently had chosen q
moment to raise the territorial
issue.
1t was believed that Yugoslavia
apparently adopting a policy OF
more intimate cooperation with
Italy, feels more disposed than at
any time since the war to conciliate
Bulgaria. Turkey, informed quar-
tiers said, also seems well disposed
tnua ri P111Cario
Evening star., 1939-04-21

the lover saint lawrence valIey Thursdsy
Northern Labrsdor: Resolution Island.
Hudson Strait. 2s.96 inches. Another dis
iSe Lake 2saon rsDdy sDs u. he ,y
INDIANAPOLIS Ind. .29.62 inches. Pressure
falling ,5 Sxs5 the NeTthern Psseau region
sask.tehexsn. a.s4 inches. and and ser: ssEer
Greg: 1880 inches; Pressure continues
nshes essn sk, IS Dih
Nova Scotia. Nantucket. Mass sosa
Ws eonnass n:h sSe cafs ds
tence southeast Of Newfoundland and east
Of Bermuda. Pressure is rising over the
Ksns. SO % inches; and over Northern
Alberta; Kes River 3O0s inches. During
ss .i' Huis srs s ys sys Tsn 5
risen in the East Gulf States and the Ohio
overspread the Middle and Northern Plains
States.
Record fer Last "a Hours.
Nrom noon yesterday to noon today)
EoHess 4. sGn sm. tedsy Year Year :sS sso s.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest. IS. on March 26.
Lowest. II. on February %.
Humidity fer Last "a Hours.
rrom noon yesterday to noon today)
Highest 06 per cent at 7.3O am today.
Lowest. 81 per cent. At pm. yesterday.
Tide Tables.
U,lrnished BY United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey
To-day. Tomorrow.
E.:n ea - ----- ss:sS ssS am I'M: e:et e:et am am
Low --- 4:O7 pm. 4:47 p.m
The 0un saa Neon.
Rises. Bets.
Sun Sun. tss:s ,sn.,zov S::$$ss Az
Noon. 1ai 'ov To-Day w. - S:24 am. 1907 1907 pm.
Automobile lights must be turned on one.
half hour after sunset.
PrsciDitatien.
Monthly precipitation in inches In the
Capital (current month to date):
1889. Average. Record.
January ------ 3.41 $3.50 1.83 9!
February ------- 6.7l 3.27 .6.S4 q
nalSn --------- S.SS S.rS S.Sa %
ApfH ---------- S.4o S.z1 zig 80
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River Report.
ftesss ed s1sn.sSc:n se.s paSs Ssr: :. pSasy y
Evening star., 1939-04-21

River Report.
ppto0se and shenandoah Rivers muddy
e Has1Fs rsrry; Potomac muddy st ossst
Evening star., 1939-04-21
DaIadier Summons
Cabinet 10 0. K. New
Financial Measures
Lebrun Expected to Sign
so DEGREES; Americans
Returning Home
BULLETIN.

PARIS, April 81 (P.-The cabi-
net meeting tonight with Presi-
dent Lebrun approved series Of
new decree laws which it was
estimated would increase Frances
financial resources 1900, ,O0O, 900
francs ($448 SOC, ,0O0) for strength
ening national defense.
Evening star., 1939-04-21

Automobile lights must be turned on ons-
half hour after sunset.
freciDitatien.
Monthly precipitation in inches In the
Capital (eurrent month to date):
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-07-06
Wade Nine, With Frank Cinotti
At Helm, Is Seen as Factor
In City B League

Unless Frank Cinotti has lost the
seventh baseball sense and cunning
that made him the most successful
sandlot manager in this precinct
decade ago, Wades Auto Service will
exhert much influence in the second
half race of Section B, National City
League, which goes into its second
week Sunday.
Cinotti, who was combination OF
Higgins, McGraW, Mack and Grit
fifth when his st. Joseph's Clubs
lorded over all opposition, is begin
ming his first full term with Wades,
and the steadying influence of his
hand on the helm is certain to help
the club. Frank took over midway
in the first half race, but too late to
right a ship already scuttled by
enemy shots.
Adds Some Star Players.
The Northeast veteran also boil
stored his squad Dy the addition of
three veterans whose stickwork and
defensive play should be no draw
back to the club in Huck Wynne,
Pepco Barry and Huck Hilleary. Ten
years ago when St. Joseph's captured
five consecutive pennants Hilleary
was an ardent Cinotti foeman as a
member of the famed Knicker-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-07-06

booker Club. Wynne still was sport
ing stovepipe panties, much like
Johnny Cinotti, Franks son, who
now holds down third base on Wade
nine. Barry was charter member
OF st. Joe's, and a perennial star.
Eddie Cinotti, Franks brother,
and one Of the city's ablest short
stops, Freddy Neun and Lenny Rob-
erts, all stars and veterans of more
than one championship play-off, are
others who figure to help the cause.
One OF the pilots biggest worries.
however, will be getting his full
squad on the field for games, for
much as in the old days, the boys
are prone TO miss game here and
there. Once in while they all miss
the game, and the teams prestige
consequently does Steve Brodie.
But Cinotti faces a major task in
unseating Gilly Steele's Service Bat
tery-first-half champions, if his
charges make perfect record for
attendance. Woodrow Bousman and
Jack Hudson are new names on the
Battery roster for the second swing
around the circuit, and Steele thinks
his men will repeat their undefeated
performance of the first half.
Another team that has added
strength is Bill McCrea's Cameo
Furniture club, which finished we'll
up in the flrst-half struggle under
the Southwest Market banner. jim
my De Chard, who is being primed
for a professional heavyweight ring
campaign; "Jiggs" Slattery. his old
batterymate, and Alfred Shorty
Yates, a shortstop, are the latest
additions to the squad. Although
his team lost its first game McCrea
predicts a high rating for them.
Teams Are Bolstering.
Teams adding three players for
the second half in section A, as al
lowed by the rules, must file their
signed contracts with President Vic
Gauzza by Friday night, and indi-
cations are that every club, includ-
ing the champion Klein's Tavern,
Will take advantage of the ruling.
The battle in this section shapes
up as one of the closest and most
exciting in many years. with Klein S
facing an added threat in the j. C.
Flood Plumbers. who have skyrock-
eted to the top of the sandlot
world in the last few weeks. Sun
days schedules:
Section A 81 PM.
Klein's Tavern VS.. Tex Tavern, South
Ellpse
Small Motors VS.. Reads Pharmacy, No.
( ., Monument
Cameo Furniture VS.. D. G. g.. East
/ Ellpse
Retail Clerks VS.. J. c. Flood. No. /,
/ Monument.
Section b on ANY.
Arcade Pontiac VS.. Arcade Market. No.
/ ., Monument.
De Molay VS.. wade's Auto Service. South
| Ellipse.
Cameo Furniture VS.. Dyer Co, No. /.
Monument
Chillum Heights VS. Service Battery, East
| Ellipse.
/ Junior Division a PMJ.
Uline Ice VS.. P. B. c. No. 5, South
E,ipse
=, Orlando VS.. p. B. c. No. 10. No. 2,
Monument
/ Deoudes VS. P B c. No. 4 East Ellipse
Cardinals draw bye.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-07-06

20 Years Ago
In The Star

Jimmie Spencer, former pro at
Town and Country Club, scored
an ace on No. Is hole at the
Hampton Roads County Club,
where he now is stationed.
Washington Canoe Club repre-
sentatives covered themselves
with glory in the regatta at
Georges Island on the Hudson.
The crew of Harry and Karl
Knight, Wagner and Burch, won
the Gould Trophy and then &C
counted for most of the individual
and doubles prizes.
Suzanne Lenglen of France de-
feated Mrs. Lambert Chambers of
England in three sets for the
Wimbledon tennis championship.
Jack Dempsey has been offered
100000 to defend his title against
Willie Meehan at Atlantic CITY
on Labor Day. The champion
is scheduled to open a vaudeville
tour tomorrow at Cincinnati, re-
ceiving $1,000 a week.
Washington broke even in a
double-header with the Yankees.
winning, lis, after losing, Ga
The first inning of the second
game lasted As minutes and pro-
duced eight Washington runs.
Mike Menosky connected for a
homer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-07-06
Chess

July II is the opening date for the
annual open tournament Of the
American Chess Federation. This
summer the championship matches
will be held at the Hotel George
Washington, New York City, and
will require at least three weeks of
unceasing chess labors on the part
of the most eminent masters in the
United States, Canada and Mexico.
The exact amount of cash prizes
has not been determined.
Players may register now by ap-
plying to Tournament Director Mil
ton Hanauer, $50 West Eightieth
street. New York.
Eight groszmeisters who partici-
pated in the world renowned AVRO
fray in Holland. conducted by the
Dutch Broadcasting Co., are busily
compiling what is to be a loose-leaf
reference work on the games played
at the AVRO, Hastings, Leningrad-
Moscow and other major tourna-
ments up to 1914.
American Reuben Fine Is aiding
in the compilation. When the study
will be available for public approval
has not been announced.
The all-inclusive phrase of Chess
Archives is being applied to the
reference work. The name certainly
is misnomer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-07-06
Kramer, Thrice Near
Defeat, Hangs on
As Net Champ
By the Associated Press.

B, the Associated Press.
HAVERFORD, Pa, July 6.-Still
favoring a painful blister on his
racket hand, Defending Champion
Jack Kramer joined quarter final
lists in the national interscholas-
tic tennis tournament after three
narrow escapes from defeat.
Owing to a tardy arrival, Kra-
mer, the ace player of Monticello
(Calif) High School. was obliged
to play Wednesday in order to catch
up with the rest of the singles
field.
Shifting his grip continually to
relieve his blistered hand, Kramer
was hard pressed to run out his
match with Al Everts. Boston. Mass,
after dropping the initial set. To-
day he meets Richard Bender of
Elizabeth, N J.
Another Californian with his eyes
on the coveted title, Ted Alewine,
Santa Monica schoolboy, will engage
John Arthur Prochaska, West Hart
ford, Conn.
In the other matches Bill Nc
Ghee, Scarborough, N. Y, meets
Emery Neale, Portland, Greg, and
Paul Wilson, Ventura, Calf, en-
cages Earl P. Bartlett, jr., New Or
leans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-07-06
Phillips and Henson
Added 10 Middies'
Coaching Staff
Former Champs to Help
With Gymnostic and
Wrestling Squads

ANNAPOLIS, July 6, - Naval
Academy has added two intercol-
legiate champions in their branches
of sports to its athletic staff in
Chester (CheD Phillips, Temple ST,
and Stanley Henson, who graduated
from Oklahoma A. and M. this year.
Phillips, winner of the all-around
championship of the intercollegiate
Gymnastic League in 1884, 1885 and
1896, will assist with the coaching in
that branch.
His best performances are on the
horizontal and parallel bars and in
tumbling, in which he also held
intercollegiate titles.
Henson, for two years national
intercollegiate champion wrestler at
AS pounds, is regarded as one of the
most finished matmen the college
has produced.
While assisting with the coaching
in that branch at the academy, he
expects to study medicine at Johns
Hopkins.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-07-06
Tennis Opportunity
Raps for Parsons
Al Louisville
Pero's Conqueror Faces
Mako in Third Round
Of Kentucky Open
BY the Associated Press.


LOUISVILLE, KY, July eight
een-year-old Deacon" Parsons Of
Huntington, the West Virginia ten
mis- champion, was in a good spot
today to make himself a name
The Deacon, who eliminated De-
Tending Champion George Pero of
Miami, Fla, in the Kentucky open
tournaments first round Monday,
was scheduled to play Gene Mako;
the Nations No. man in. singles
and the top-seeded tourney entrant,
in the only remaining third-round
match.
The winner steps into the round
Of eight along with Frank Parker of
California, seeded second Gard
ner Mulloy, fourth; Frank Guernsey
of Orlando. Fla, national intercol-
legiate champion. fifth; George FOLEY
OF Miami, sixth; Welby Van Horn of
Los Angeles, seventh; Russell Bob
bitt of Atlanta, Ga, eighth, and
Louis Faquin of Memphis. 18th.
The first two quarter-final
matches were scheduled today be-
tween Parker and Bobbitt and Null
10y and Van Horn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-07-06
Florida S East Coast
Books 10 Big Golf
Events in 1910

Ten major golf tournaments are
to take place next winter on the
East Coast of Florida. st. Augustine
and Palm Beach each will be the
scene of four events while the re-
naming two will take place at Or
mond Beach.
The 1910 campaign will get under
way at the Palm Beach Golf Club
January 8, when the five-day Lake
Worth tourney will start. The sea-
son will be concluded on March 10,
when the sixth annual national
amateur professional best ball
match-play championship will start.
The schedule:
st. Aueustine-January 1925. winter
championship of Florida
February 1917, national championship
of golf club champions.
March SO Florida, East Coast women's
championships; 1877. national amateur
professional best-ball ma h-play champion
ship.
Palm Beach-January s-12, Lake Worth
tournament.
February SO womens championship of
Palm Beach; 1928 South Florida cham
March 4-s mems championship of Palm
Beach.
Ormond Bea ch-February $40. Ormond
Beach championship: February 21-March .,
womens South Atlantic championship.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-07-06

Association all-star game in
Memphis tonight in the shape of
a baseball certainly were nifty.
Paul Hug, former University of
Tennessee end, has succeeded
Nick Denes as head coach at the
University of Tennessee Junior
College. Denes, a former high
school coach in Kentucky, has
joined the staff at Western Ken
lucky Teachers College.
The veteran Arthur Ham, for
mar professional at Charlotte,
N. c., is experimenting construc-
ton of new golf course at
Mariana, Fla. The course will
be completed some time in August.
Atlanta has placed a sign on
the scoreboard to let the fans
know whether q batsman gets .
hit or the fielder an error.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-07-06
Southeastern Scholarship System Raped
Money Talks Loud Says Critic imp 23nnne Debut

conference really needs is a CEN
trail governing Office for scholar
ships. Once a youngster signs a
professional baseball contract he
is hooked-at least as soon as
the contract is sent to head
quarters. But the collegers never
know if they have a prospect
solidly sailed away until they
get him through the formality
of at least one intercollegiate
freshman game. That one game
constitutes PRONUNCIATION of the
contract"
Spike Clines of Louisville, who
recently won his third Kentucky
golf crown, is a brother of
Tommy Clines, Chattanooga
tennis player.
Invitations sent out by league
headquarters for the Southern
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-07-06
U. S. Net Pair Is Easy
For Australians
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
SAN ANTONIO. Tex, July g.
Australians Davis Cup tennis players
easily polished off the opposition
yesterday in an exhibition.
Adrian Quist and John Bromwich
worked like a well-oiled precision
machine in trouncing Wilmer Allison
and John Van Ryn of Austin, IS
Ga, 6A
The Americans, just getting into
serious training after a long lay-off,
were cratic.
Allison held Bromwich to a TT
draw in one-set match, which
they called off to start the doubles
Quist, smashing effectively, whipped
Van Ryn, 81, and Jack Crawford
defeated Paschal Walthall, captain
Of the University of Texas team
Ga.