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Evening star., 1939-07-29
Americun-Frunce Line
Contract to Be Dropped

oy tle associated Press.
The Cosmopolitan Shipping Co.
has notified the Maritime Commits
sion 1t would not renew it's contract
70 operate the Americana France
Line.
The present agreement expires at
the end of August. The company
however, has expressed a willing
ness to continue to operate the line
through September. It acts as man.
aging agent for the Government
owned line.
Officials said they understood that
the company had chartered four
Norwegian vessels and planned to
establish line between New York
Philadelphia, Boston and Hampton
Roads, and Havre, France, and Ant
Werp, Belgium.
A commission spokesman said the
American-Fran Line would be con-
tlnued lin some form" He added
however, that the method of further
operation had not been decided.
Evening star., 1939-07-29
$4,000, 900 More
To Be Sought for Defense
Pv the Associated Pre-,

BY the Associated Press.
Congress will be asked before ad-
journment to add $50,000,000 more
to the total of about $1,700, 900 900
already appropriated for national
defense.
Informed persons said the De-
ficiency Appropriations Subcommit-
tee would send to the House in the
last catch-al supply bill of the ses-
sion recommendations for expendi-
lures slightly in excess of 10000, 900,
mostly for Army Air Corps activities
Included in the huge sum, they
said, will be about $17,000,000 for
new air bases and perhaps half of
the S25 100000 President Roosevelt
has asked for purchase of strategic
war materials.
The subcommittee also has ap-
proved tentatively an undisclosed
sum for a new aeronautical research
laboratory to augment the expert
mental work now being carried on
at Langley Field. Army Air Corps
officials have contended another was
necessary if the United States were
to keep step with airplane develop
ments of foreign countries.
Evening star., 1939-07-29
F. {. {. Posfpones Further
World Program Action

The Federal Communications
Commission has decided to defer
until fall any further action on its
now suspended rule requiring inter-
national radio stations to broadcast
only such programs as reflect the
good will and culture of this coun-
try.
The widely-attackeo rule was sus-
pended recently at the opening of
public hearings and until the COM
mission takes further action, inter-
national stations will be permitted
to continue their operation without
fear of censorship of their program
patterns.
Meanwhile, the commission is
preparing to hold hearings on re-
quest for license renewal submitted
by Station KIEV, Glendale, Calf,
whose application has been held up
pending an inquiry into differences
between promised program service
and the service rendered"
Station KIEV's application out
lined program of live" talent
which the commission contends has
not been carried out. It is alleged
that large part of the stations
time is used for recorded programs.
One commission member, T. A.
M. Craven, contended that submit
ting the station to such an inquiry
amounted to censorship, since the
law specifically prohibits the COM
mission from interfering with the
freedom of stations to set their own
programs as long as they follow the
rules. However, the commission de-
cided to 60 ahead with the hearing.
Evening star., 1939-07-29
Plane Unreported
On Flight 10 CAPITAL

A small monoplane. unreported
since leaving Pittsburgh for Wash
lngton at 4:57 pm. yesterday, was
sought today by Pennsylvania and
Maryland State police.
Fearing the plane had crashed
police centered their search in the
rugged country of Western Mary
land and Pennsylvania.
Municipal airport officials at Pitts
burgh said the pilots name was
Lewis and he was flying a single
motored monoplane whose number
was NC-2O725. The registration di-
vision of the Civil Aeronautics Au-
thority here gave the owners of the
plane as Selwyn F. Lewis and Merle
Sutton, both of Fraser, Mich.
The plane arrived at Pittsburgh
Yesterday from Detroit. The flight
from Pittsburgh in small shin
normally requires about two and
one-half hours.
Evening star., 1939-07-29
Representative Boykin
Best Man at Weddino

Marriage last night climaxed the
Capitol romance of a congressional
secretary and a House of Repre-
sentatives doorman.
The principals were Miss Mary
Belle Prados, 81, secretary to Rep
resentative Boykin of Alabama,
and John L. Bryan, So. They had
been acquainted for some time in
their native city, Mobile, Ala, and
Mr.. Bryan obtained his Capitol post
shortly after the former Miss Prados
came to Washington.
Representative Boykin acted as
best man for the bridegroom dur
ing the ceremony, which was per-
formed In Trinity Methodist Church,
Fifth and D streets Sc.
Evening star., 1939-07-29
Congress
Continued From First Page)

lucky in his effort to obtain a final
vote last night. Senators Bridges,
Republican, of New Hampshire and
Nye, Republican, of North Dakota
wanted to make speeches on other
subjects, however, and Senator
Barkley finally recessed the cham
Der after failing to obtain unani-
nous agreement on limiting future
debate.
Agreement Killed.
Republicans, fearful that the
agreement might shut off debate on
an expected motion to reconsider
the action striking out the highway
funds, demanded that they be
granted unlimited discussion time
If the road provision were taken up
again.
Senator Barkley agreed, thereby
giving them the potential weapon
OF a fllibuster against any effort to
upset the vote eliminating the high
way program.
With all in seeming agreement,
Senator Holt. Democrat, of West
Virginia, a consistent administra-
ton critic, rose from his rear-row
seat with the words: "Mr. Presi-
dent, I object"
The objection killed the agree
ment and Senator Barkley quickly
recessed the Senate until II am.
today. He told reporters later he
did not know when the Senate
would act finally on the bill, wheth-
er further restrictive amendments
could be adopted or how late he
would hold the chamber in session
today.
Two heated arguments developed
during last nights debate-one be-
tween Senators Wheeler, Democrat,
OF Montana and Minton, Democrat,
OF Indiana, and one between Sena-
tor Barkley and Senator Tobey, Re-
publican, of New Hampshire.
Wheeler and Minton Quarrel.
Senator Wheeler, striding back
and forth behind his seat and point
ing long forefinger to emphasize
MS points, said the proposed rail-
road equipment program was "abso-
lutely unnecessary" would leave the
Government with vast holdings of
worthless equipment on it's hands
and would not be self-liquidating.
Senator Minton, Democratic whip.
Jumped to his feet with a charge
tnat Senator Wheeler was trying to
tear this bill limb from limb"
Senator Wheeler snapped that he
would not let Senator Minton put
words in my mouth" and Senator
Mlnton shouted in reply: And I
won't let the Senator from Mon
tana put them in my mouth"
You ought to-" Senator Wheeler
shot back, "it's big enough"
The packed galleries roared with
laughter, bringing a gavel-banging
warning from Senator La Toilette.
Progressive. of Wisconsin. who was
presiding, that order must be main
tanned.
In the Barkley- -Tobey set-to. Sen
ator Tobey said that Jesse H. Jones
the Federal loan administrator, had
testified before the Senate Banking
Committee that he was ashamed"
to forecast possible losses on existing
r. F. c. business loans. But, Sem
Evening star., 1939-07-29
Won't End Concessions
On SakhaIin, Says Soviet
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, July 29.-Soviet Rus
sia last night disclaimed any inten-
ton of annulling japanese oil and
coal concessions in the northern
half of Sakhalin Island, where dis
pute has arisen between the two
powers over operation of the i'm
portant fuel supply sources.
The Soviet government last Mon
day rejected japanese note of April
27 which alleged obstructionist tao
tics against japanese oil and coal
concessionaires in the northern, or
Soviet, half OF Sakhalin, which is
half Russian and half japanese.
The dispute took a serious turn
July 81 when naval ministry
source in Toxic said Japanese war
ships were assembling in northern
waters as a result of a Soviet threat
to confiscate the japanese conces-
sionS.
TOXIC, July 20 (P.-An army
communique from Hsinking, Man.
chukuo, asserted yesterday Japan
ese-Manchukuoan forces had def
nitely" downed 715 Mongol planes,
destroyed $40 tanks and trucks and
found 5000 dead since May 20 in
fighting on the border between
Manchukuo and Russian-sponsored
Outer Mongolia.
Evening star., 1939-07-29
Six Typewriter Firms
And Heads Indicted
In Price-Fixing Case
Monopoly Toeties Alleged
Include Consultation on
Bids to Be Submitted
Ry the Associated Press.

Hy the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 29.-Six type
writer manufacturing firms and
their presidents were indicted by
a Federal grand jury yesterday on
charges of conspiracy to fix prices
and operate monopoly in the $780,
'000. .000-a-year industry.
Those indicted: Underwood Elliott
Fisher Co. of Delaware, Underwood
Elliott Fisher Co. of New Jersey
Remington Rand, Inc, of Delaware
with offices in Buffalo; Royal Type
writer Co. of New York; L. G. Smith
and Corona Typewriters, Inc, of
New Jersey.
Also, Philip D. Wagner, presi-
dent of the Underwood firms; James
H. Rand, jr., of Remington Rand:
Edmund c. Faustmann of Royal
and Hurlbut w. Smith of the L. c.
Smith and Corona firms.
The indictment alleged that the
defendants formed coalition in
1880 to eliminate competition and
that they now controlled 95 to 98
per cent OF the trade. The eXecu-
tives often met, it said, in the ex-
elusive Union League and Cloud
Clubs IN New York.
The Government acted under the
Sherman antitrust law, accusing
the defendants of entering into writ
ten agreements relative to prices,
discounts and trade-in allowances
Tor used typewriters and setting a
standard price on new machines.
Prices on new machines were
raised from sos to $115.5O in three
years under the agreement, the in
dictment said.
The defendants were also accused
OF consulting on bids and submit
ting identical offers.
Maximum penalties upon convic-
ton are two years in Jail and a
$4,000 fine for each individual and
$4,000 fine for the firms.
Evening star., 1939-07-29
Harrington, 10 Today,
Concerned About PLAY

BY the Associated Press.
KENNEBUNKPORT. Me, July 20.
Booth Harrington, the affable lit
erary gentleman from Indiana,
reached the 10th milestone of his
life today, his wit and pen unblunted
by the years.
The husky author chose charac-
teristically to ignore" the fact he
had added a year to a long and
useful literary life. He was more
concerned with the progress of his
play, 'Karabash," which will have
its world premiere at the playhouse
here next Tuesday night.
"Karabash,' a rewritten version
of his postwar play, ''Poidekin," :"
gives democracy a boost by pictur-
ing the plight of a group of Euro
pean refugees in America.
Mr. Harrington says "Karabash" is
"a comedy dealing with human be-
ings and social PHILOSOPHERS in a
humorous way"
Evening star., 1939-07-29
Simple DIET Changes
Can Delay Old Age,
Scientists Are Told
Experiment on White
Rots in Juggling Food
Content Is Successful
B, the Associated Press
Ry the Associated Press.


BERKELEY, Calf, July 90
Relatively simple diet improvements
can postpone the onset of old age
and lengthen the life span, DR.. H.
c. Sherman and Dr. H. L. Campbell
of Columbia Universitys chemistry
department told the Pacific Science
Congress today.
They reported repeated successes
in experiments on white rats. They
made no reference to the possible
effect on humans, but said the diet
was probably as good nutritionally
as many or most American diet
aries"
Two methods were used. In one
they added extra proteins, minerals
or vitamins, or all three. to the
regularly prepared food. In the other
they added no outside substance,
but simply varied the proportion of
the various staple food articles in
the diet.
The changes were so arranged as
to keep bodily growth and develop
ment of the animal symmetrical"
that is, these two phases of life
progress were kept in step. This
prevented the accumulation of ex-
cess fat and kept the rate of growth
down sufficiently to prevent any
lessening of vitality.
Animals thus treated, they said.
attained maturity somewhat earlier
than normal, had a longer period of
adult vitality and reached senility
later.
DR.. c. A. Baumann, DR.. H. p.
jacob and DR.. H. P. Rusch of the
University of Wisconsin reported
diets high in fat content speeded up
the formation of tumors artiflcially
induced in mice. OF % diets thus
tried, only those containing an
abundance of fat caused the accel-
Grating effect. Some of the diets
slightly restricted tulmor forma-
tions.
DR.. James F. Rhinehart of the
University of California Medical
School reported studies indicating
lack OF sufficient vitamin c in the
body might be contributory factor
in the development of rheumatoid
arthritis.
Evening star., 1939-07-29

flames which spread quickly over
the wreckage.
Rescuers rushed to the burning
plane, but were forced back by the
intense heat.
Wreckage was strewn for a great
distance, some persons reporting
they found pieces of the ship two
miles from the spot where it came
to earth.
Il heard plane in distress and
I saw the wing fall off," said Fred
Balshaw of nearby West Kirkby.
"The main part of the plane ca
reened in circles out of control, but
the pilot was trying to reach the
Dee shore. He failed and the plane
fell short of the bank"
One eyewitness said the plane
was burned so completely that "only
the r. A. F. insignia remained"
The plane had left Speke Airdrome
here for test flight and had ne
gotiated only a few miles when it
got into difficulty near Birkenhead
Airport.
Balshaw said one of the Amer
leans had his parachute loosened
"as if he had made vain effort to
jump free of the spinning plane"
Evening star., 1939-07-29
Clerk Toking $220
To Bank Vunishes

Police were trying today to trace
a grocery clerk who vanished yes
terday while on his way to a bank
with about $500 of his stores funds.
Preston E. Merryman, Is, of 9O2
Ninth street Sc, left the Sanitary
grocery at 5000 Georgia avenue NV,
about f3O pm, to deposit $173 in
cash and SAT in checks, according to
Manager Willie Parsley. When he
did not return Mr.. Parsley notified
police.
John w. Gordon, 81, of 1853 N
street NV, reported that he was
held up and robbed of SIT early to-
day by colored bandit who stopped
him as he walked in the HOO block
of Thirteenth street NV.
Evening star., 1939-07-29

BY the Associated Press.
LIVERPOOL, July 2s.-Pilot Frank
w. Anderline, one of three Amer
leans killed yesterday in the crash
OF a bomber on a test flight, was
credited by observers today with a
gallant maneuver to save occupants
of nearby row of cottages from
injury by the falling plane.
Witnesses said the planes tail
disintegrated, wing dropped off
and it Swooped toward the cottages.
Mr.. Anderline gunned the engines
and shot the big plane safely over
| the homes before it went into final
spin, crashing 300 yards away.
Mr.. Anderline, AZ, came from
Seattle, Wash He and the other
two MISUNDERSTANDING Fred Taylor,
35 OF Burbank, Calf, and Inspector
John c. Hagadorn, 27, of Long
Beach, Calif.,-were employed in a
Liverpool reassembly plant of the
Lockheed Aircraft Corp. of Bur-
bank. The plane, a Lockheed-H -Hud-
son bomber. was being tested prior
to delivery to the Royal Air Force.
All three men were burned by
Evening star., 1939-07-29

ator Tobey charged, the testimony
had been revised in the officially
printed record of the hearings.
IF it was changed" Senator
Barkley shouted, banging his desk
1T was changed by Mr.. Jones, much
as Senators revise the remarks they
make on the floor"
Il think it may have occurred to
some one that Mr.. Jones spilled the
BEANS Senator Tobey shot back,
waving his arms
You can't say that Mr.. Jones is
oossed," Senator Barkley roared. IF
there's an Embossed man in Wash
ington, it's Mr.. Jesse H. Jones'"
Existing Provisions of Bill.
AS it stood today, the Senate lend
ing bill totaled $1,640, ,0O0, 900, and
still carried the following loan au-
thorizations: Rural electrification
$500, 100000; farm tenancy and rural
rehabilitation, $6O0,OOO,OOO; non
Federal public works projects, $780,
100000; reclamation projects, $780,
100000; export-import bank au-
thorization, $100,000,000.
Although not unexpected, the vote
on the roads item reversed decision
made by the Senate Friday. Then
it voted 40 to 38 against Senator
Byrd's amendment to eliminate the
roads program. But Senator Byrd
and his advisors, scanning the voting
list, quickly noted several absentees
who would favor their side.
They began campaign to re-
consider the action. Senator Byrd
was the leader, Senator Gerry, DEM
ocrat, of Rhode Island was his whip
The two were in frequent consulta.
ton with the Republican leadership
Convinced that it could be done
they easily persuaded Senator Van
Nuys, Democrat, of Indiana to offer
a motion to reconsider. 1t carried
AZ to &c. That made the original
Byrd amendment the pending ques-
ton. Voting Immediately, the Sen
ate adopted it, AZ to 38.
Farm Aid Passed.
A bit earlier, the Senate stampeded
to the support of an amendment by
Senators Wheeler, Democrat, of
Montana and La Toilette, Progress
sive, of Wisconsin to liberalize the
terms under which the Government
now comes to the assistance of
mortgage-harassed farmers. The
amendment authorized loans to re-
finance farm mortgages. The inter-
est is not to exceed 3 per cent and
the loans are to come from any
available money of the Federal Farm
Mortgage Corp. The vote for the
proposal was "a to 7.
The Senate rejected, Al to 80, an
attempt by Senator Townsend, Re-
publican, of Delaware to prohibit
further purchases of foreign silver
by the Treasury and shouted down
proposal by Senator Ashurst.
Democrat, of Arizona to make s150.-
100000 available to set up a mines
finance commission to make loans
OF not more than $4,000 each to
miners.
The House spent most of the day
on a bill by Representative Smith
Democrat, of Virginia to make it
unlawful to exert any subversive in
fuence on officers and men of the
Army and Navy. Mr.. Rayburn said
the chamber would continue on
that today.
Evening star., 1939-07-29
Netherlands Awaits
JuIiuno's S Second Child
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SOESTDYK, The Netherlands
July 29.-The Netherlands roya]
court speeded up preparations today
for the birth of an infant to Crown
Princess Juliana.
DR.. j. De Groot, one of two ply
sicians attending the Crown Princess
took up residence today in the
royal palace.
Juliana and her husband, Prince
Bernhard, have one child, Princess
Beatrix, who was a year old last
January 81.
An official statement issued last
February 3 announced Juliana
would rest for happy event "
to be expected about the middle OF
August"
Evening star., 1939-07-29
Easy Mark

KANSAS CITY P.-Frank Col
ley, director of the American Asso-
citation Press and Radio Bureau,
aere for Tuesdays all-star game, tells
this story:
Near the end of last years all-star
battle in indianapolis, the club Sec
retary gave Colley the attendance
figures and remarked well, this
looks like a new record"
Not quite" said Colley and cited
the figures.
The business manager returned in
a few minutes with a higher total
which did set a record.
He'd personally purchased the few
tickets necessary to eclipse the old
mark.
Evening star., 1939-07-29
$39,750, 900 Gold Sent
To S Spoin by France
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HENDAYE, France, July 90
Forty-five tons of Spanish gold
valued at 1,500, 1000, 900 francs ($39,-
75o,O0O yesterday was handed over
to Spanish authorities.
with more than 100 special
french and Spanish guards, cara
van of armored trucks crossed the
Spanish frontier.
The gold had been pledged with
the Bank of France by the Re-
publican Bank of Spain during the
CIVIL war as security for a bond is
sue. A Paris court Wednesday
awarded the hoard to the National
lst successors of the Republicans.
Evening star., 1939-07-29
Plane Traffic to U. S.
Reaches New Hiqh

By the Associated Press.
Record-breaking airplane traffic
from foreign countries to the United
States was reported yesterday by
the Customs Bureau.
In the fiscal year which ended
June 80, 1873 airplanes brought 54,-
799 passengers into the country.
Breaking of this record is as
sured this fiscal year because of the
Inauguration of transatlantic serv-
ice.
Last year, 28,513 plane passengers
arrived at Miami from Latin Amer
lea.
Evening star., 1939-07-29
N MentaIIy Alert?

Games testing your mental
alertness are popular today. The
Evening Star Map of Metropolitan
Washington lists All subdivisions
of D c. and nearby Md and Va.
Entertain your guests by learning
who can correctly locate the great
est. number. Just to test yourself
write the. following list and place
D. c.. Md. or Va. after each.
(Answer in last paragraph below
Wilmar Park. Mount Rainier,
Woodside Brandon Village. Twin
ing City. Brookland. Edgemoor.
Brentwood. Spring Valley. Lyon
Park
This map also indicates the most
direct automobile route to these
All subdivisions and is on sale
10c) in Business Lobby. Star Build
ing, or send 10c in coin or stamps
to Map Dept. Evening Star, 11th
and Pa Ave NV.
Crate each correct answer 10.
Located, in order listed above. Va.
Md, Md. Va. D. c.. D. c.. Nd,
Md. D. c.. Va)
Evening star., 1939-07-29
DoubIy Charmed

WAUPUN, Wis. P).-Thomas Nc
Shane, Milwaukee, was stopped for
speeding. Instead of arguing with
the officer, he reached into his
pocket, pulled out four-leaf clover,
and asked:
will this help any?"
The officer took one look, climbed
oack on his motor cycle, and grinned:
"Okay, Buddy, it'll work this time"
The officers number, McShane
said, was 13.
Evening star., 1939-07-29
Morgenthous to Sail
BY the Associated Press.

Secretary Morgenthau, with Mrs.
Morgenthau and their three chill
dren, will sail Wednesday from New
York for visit to Scandinavia.
They expect to tour Norway, Den
mark and Sweden and possibly Fin
land, and will return about the
middle Of September.
Evening star., 1939-07-29
Rail Loans Vote
Senate Eliminates
$3.50, 900, 900 Plan

BY the Associated Press.
Here is the vote by which the Sen
ate last night adopted an amend
ment to the lending bill to eliminate
proposed $35O,OOO,0OO railroad
equipment program:
FOR THE AMENDMENT-45.
Democrats-23.
ADAMS K1Nc-
BONE McKETJsap
BULOw MILES IIl-AH
BURKE russell
CLARK. Mo. sTEWARr STEW
GGE0RGE TRUMAN
GSEEEY TYDINGS
H0LT Io2ITso VAN NUYs
JOHNSON. Colo. WALSH
WHEELER
Republicans-aO.
BoRaR BsooRaRoS i00bNsoN' i0hSsS Calf.
BRIDGES NYE
DANAHER TAFT
DAVIS TOBEY
eEA1tEH a9kNEH T3NDENSEao TT23MNsEKP
HALE WHITE
Farmer-Labor-1.
LUNDEEN
NORRIS
AGAINST THE AMENDMENT-s2
Democrats-3l
BANkHEAD MALONEY
BILBO MEAD
BROWN MINTON
BYRNES MURRAY
CHAVEZ NEELY
CLARK. Idaho O'MAHONEY
DOWNEY PEPPER
ELIENDER PITTMAN
GILLETTE RADCLIFFE
GREEN SCHWARTZ
GUFFEY SCHWELLENBAcH
HITCH SHEPPARD
HERRING SLATTERY
HILL THOMAS. Utah
HUGHES WAGNER
LUCAS
PreEressivs-l.
LA TOILETTE
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-02
Willis Thorntons Editorial on:
Womens Privilege, Yes-But It's Costly

article several times because 1t does
not suit her. is adding materially oo
the general cost of distribution.
All this would be perfectly an
right. of course, if the people VINO
did the returning paid for the extra
service. But they don't. All Gus
toners pay their share OF 1t, even
those who never use it.
The odd thing about this survey
is that almost half of the women
interviewed admitted that they
themselves were at fault, others
variously blaming the retailer, man.
ufacturer, salespeople, or the state
of their bunions.
At time when the whole dis
tributive system is being studied
with view of cutting its cost and
thereby widening it, this Is an In
teresting sideiight.
And it reveals again that one rea-
son why things are high in the
United States is because the people
of this country have become accus-
toned to and demand, levels OF
service, convenience, and choice
known nowhere else.