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firemen were able to salvage about
half the furniture in the old resi-
dence, some of it antique pieces
more than century old.
Firemen, after the first hour, de-
voted their main efforts to checking
the spread of the flames to sur
rounding outbuildings and trees.
Mr.. Boswell, Mr.. Brandon and
Raymond E. Kennedy, deputy State
fire marshal, joined the throng of
spectators after all the furniture
that could be saved had been taken
out.
Acquired Farm In 1928.
Mr.. Boswell acquired the estate,
now totaling about 500 acres of fine
Maryland farm land, from the es-
tate of the late SnoWden Hill at
public auction in 1928. The property
previously had been known widely
as Snowden Hill Farm.
The owner returned from Florida
yesterday. Including the original
purchase price and money he has
spent to develop the property in re-
cent years, Mr.. Boswell estimated
damage at $50,000 He said the
house was insured for only half its
value or the full rate allowed by in
surance companies for country resi-
dences without water supply for
fighting fires.
Mrs. Boswell and Mrs. Waffle were
removed from "Thorpland" without
difficulty. Mr.. Boswell said his fam
lily the BrandonS and Mrs. Waffle
would live at the Rhode Island ad-
dress for some time.
Among the fire companies there
We're those from North Beach, For
estville, Bladensburg, Cottage City,
Hyattsville, Mount Rainier, Capitol
Heights and other placse.
Big Dog Among Spectators.
One of the spectators at the fire
was Buck, giant Great Dane owned
by Mr.. Boswell The big black dog
ran back and forth at the fire
scene all evening, visiting first the
wings where the fire was still rag
ing and then place about 100
yards away where furniture had
been placed on the ground.
The original Thorpland, con-
sistlng of 800 acres, was patented
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about other accessories and struc-
tural developments of the plane itself
were not made available to the
French representative.
Shocking, Says Clark.
Senator Clark, Democrat, of Mis-
souri,, commenting on President
Roosevelts disclosure Friday that
Government officials were aiding
the French in their attempts to buy
military planes here. declared:
"I think it's shocking situation
to find the United States Govern
ment preparing to permit the sale
Of planes of the latest development
to foreign country before they are
made available to this Government"
The President pointed out the
plane which crashed near Los
Angeles Monday with q French
observer aboard had not been &C
cepted by the Government and was
purely a manufacturer plane.
Senator Clark said that while he
had no objection to the sale OF
military planes which had been
"on the line" for some time, he was
opposed to the sale to France, or
any other foreign government.
planes which had not yet been
made available to the American
Army. Such q plane, he said, was
the bomber which crashed.
Called Bad Policy.
Both Senator Clark and Senator
Nye, Republican, of North Dakota
insisted that to supply France with
military planes of the latest make
and with devices which were really
military secrets of this country was
bad policy for our own national de-
fense. They insisted such deal"
amounted to military alliance. If
there is to be any such alliance"
they said, it should be in the open.
Members of the Senate commit
tee generally agreed that 1t would
be better to open the hearings and
and end all mystery" which has
surrounded the inquiry.
That there was conflict between
the War and other Government de-
partments over this matter seems
to have been the burden of testi-
mony before the committee. The
Army, it is said, quite naturally
was jealousy guarding its secrets.
The Treasury, Navy and State
Departments all were drawn in And
the President himself is understood
to have given the directing orders
smoothing the course of the French
mission.
Committee Meets Tomorrow.
The Senate committee will meet
again tomorrow, with G. Grant
Mason of the Civil Aeronautics Au-
thority before it. It is expected
that officials of the airplane pro-
ducing companies will be called
later.
While he would not comment on
Gen. Craig's testimony, Chairman
Sheppard disclosed that the COM
mittee intended to dig into the
commercial as we'll as military
aspects of the aviation industry.
Senator Sheppard said the COM
mittee was concerned with working
out legislation to establish a ma
tional policy, consistent with the
best defense precepts, which would
permit aviation plants in this coun-
try to make al Of the foreign sales
possible.
Evening star., 1939-01-29
6y the Associated Press.

LONDON, Jan. 28.-Prime Min
lister Chamberlain injected new
blood into his cabinet today in posts
vital to Britain's defense program
amid increasing European anxiety
over the next moves of Chancellor
Hitler and Premier MusSolini.
Admiral of the Fleet Lord Chat
ffeld, who helped direct Britains
naval rearmament until retiring
from the navy last year, joined the
cabinet as minister for co-ordina-
taon Of defense, replacing Sir
Thomas Inskip, who had held the
post since it was created March 13,
1886. Sir Thomas Long had been
under fire on charges Of slow ad-
ministration.
Remains in Cabinet.
Sir Thomas remained in the
cabinet, being assigned the domin-
ions portfolio, which Malcolm Mac
Donald had held along with the
colonial secretaryship.
A retired farmer, Mai. Sir
Reginald Dorman-Smith, became
minister Of agriculture to push a
vigorous farm program, which, like
Lord Chatfield's new duties, is vital
Evening star., 1939-01-29
Reynaud Says Gold
For 5000 WarpIanes
Pouring Into France
Statement Made After
Cobinet Plons Steps
TO Check Itu'ions
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, Jan. 28.-Finance Minis
ter Paul Reynaud told the Nation
today that enough gold was flowing
into France to "buy If necessary
more than 5000 warplanes."
His address reporting progress in
the economic recovery plan fol-
lowed Z cabinet meeting at which
he reviewed the financial situation
and ministers deliberated safe
guards against complications which
might arise from the failure Of Italy
to withdraw her troops from Spain.
The government already has Or
dered 200 planes from American
manufacturers and q French air
mission, aided by representatives OF
United States Government depart
ments. has gone to the United
States.
Two new DEGREES were issued
ordering reduced expenditures for
highway construction and govern
ment services in municipalities.
Franc Held Strengthened.
M. Reynaud declared his financial
reforms already had strengthened
the franc, brought the capital back
from abroad, increased savings de-
posits, improved government credit
and stimulated the stock exchange.
IF, in the name Of poorly under
stood war economy, we had decided
on exchange control November 2
(when there was controversy over
the financial situation where would
be the hundreds Of tons of gold
which we have received since them"
Reynaud asked.
with these tons of gold France
would have the means to buy tomor-
row more than 5000 ultramodern
planes abroad"
Under discussion by the cabinet
was q plan to increase the two-year
term Of obligatory army service by
three months and new, speedy
mobilization system. A communique,
however, omitted all reference to
military measures.
Italians North Of Barcelona.
Reports that veteran Italian
"Arrow" divisions, which partici-
pated in the capture of Barcelona,
were in the insurgent cleanup north
Of the fallen capital came as dis
turbing factor.
The troops were not driving along
q direct highway toward France and
it was hoped they would not ap-
proach the French border.
Omcials reiterated that France
and Britain would act in accord If
necessary to prevent Italy from
using an insurgent victory in Spain
to press her territorial demands on
France. Two more cruisers left
meanwhile to join the French Medi-
terranean fleet.
French Forbidden to Land.
The captain of the French steamer
Alsina arriving at Marseille reported
his passengers were unable to go
ashore at Genoa, Italy. because
Italian authorities feared demon
Strations.
Large groups of demonstrators on
main Paris boulevards late today
demanded aid for Government
Spain. Police broke up the demon
strations, holding several hundred
participants for check Of identi-
fication papers.
Evening star., 1939-01-29
Presidents Policy
OF French Plane Sales
Support
Sentiment Grows After
Craig Says No Secrets
Have Gone Abroad

Strong sentiment among members
OF the Senate Military Affairs Com
mittee in support OF the administra-
tion's policy to foster sales of mill
tary airplanes to France developed
yesterday after the committee had
received assurance from Gen. Malin
Craig that no military air secrets
have been divulged to foreigners.
The Army chief of staff. it was
learned, specifically told the COM
mittee at a closed session that no
plane devices that the War Depart
ment considers to be military Sc
crets were shown to a French air
mission which came to this country
to purchase the latest type Of bomb
ing and pursuit planes. Representa-
tives of three Government depart
ments have aided the mission.
The committee, however, decided
on further inquiry into this Gov
ernment's policy toward foreign pur-
chases of American-made war and
commercial planes.
Increased Production.
Members supporting the admins
tration policy took the position that
production of planes for France
or for England or any other foreign
nation-in American factories would
help to build up facilities for greatly
increased production in this coun-
try, facilities that would be needed
in time Of emergency.
They also maintained that filling
orders now for France would get
American factories in better posi-
ton to handle the big production Of
planes for the American Army and
Navy, due to be constructed when
the new national defense program
has been put through Congress.
Among the Senators who COM
mended the attitude of the Presi-
dent in this matter were Senators
Minton Of Indiana and johnson of
Colorado, both Democrats. There
were others, including some Repub-
licans, who also gave their approval,
though they preferred not to be
quoted while the Military Affairs
Committee is still inquiring into
orders issued by the Government
which gave members Of the French
access to airplane factories.
King Favors Sales.
While not a member of the Mill
tary Committee, Senator King, Dem
ocrat, of Utah. also took strong
stand in support Of the proposed
sales to France. From his sickbed
last night, he replied to statements
that such policy virtually meant
an alliance with France by reiterat-
ing his denunciation of totalitarian
tactics, adding that I'VE might as
well face the fact now" that our in
terests dictate alignment with the
democratic nations.
Gen. Craig's testimony failed to
satisfy some members of the Military
Committee that proper care was
being taken to keep secret airplane
developments in this country. They
contended regulation of long
standing was broken when q rep
resentative of the French mission
was permitted to go on a test flight
of a plane developed for entry into
competition for an Army contract.
They said that, while the Army's
priced bomb sight apparently was
not attached to this plane, there was
no evidence that full information
Evening star., 1939-01-29
Japan S New Puppet
Project Advancing
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SHANGHAI, Jan. 28.-Prepara-
tions for formation of central
China pacification COMMISSIONS
Japanese-projected government for
conquered parts Of China--have ad-
vanced so far. it was reported to-
night, that some Of the members
have gone to Kaifeng, which Is to
be the seat of the commission.
This report was carried tonight
from Nanking by Domei, Japanese
news agency, which disclosed that
formal Inauguration of the commits
sion was expected early next month.
Domei said the commission would
carry on activities outside areas
under Jurisdiction Of the Nanking
and Peiping provisional govern
ments, "subduing those who resist
and welcoming those who sur
render"
Evening star., 1939-01-29
Vatican Halls Capture
Of Barcelona by Rebels
By the Associated Press

VATICAN CITY, Jan. 28.-The
Vatican newspaper Osservatore Ro-
mano today called the Spanish in
surgent capture of Barcelona dawn
after terrible night"
The paper reviewed what it termed
~barbaric criminal" treatment of the
church under the Barcelona govern
ment and said sufferings of priests
there compared with those of early
Christians.
Evening star., 1939-01-29
Harding Nurse Named
To High Navy Post
BY the Associated Press.

LONG BEACH, Calf, Jan. 28.-
Sue E. Dauser, who was a nurse at
the bedside of President Warren
G. Harding when he died, has been
appointed superintendent of the
Nurses Corps, the highest post a
woman can attain in the United
States Navy, Capt. Kent c. Mel
horn, her commanding ofncer, an
nounced here today.
Miss Dauser. who has been chief
nurse OF the naval dispensary here,
will leave for her new position In
Washington, D. c., some time next
month.
Evening star., 1939-01-29

in 1871 by Richard Perry. In 1914
it came into the possession Of
Charles Hill, in whose family it re-
manned for over 100 years. The large
frame portion of the house, built in
1854 by Charles Hill, replaced q
much earlier and more modest wing
The complete house, including all
additions, had 20 rooms.
Mr.. Boswell is a former president
of the Prince Georges County
Board of Commissioners and Board
Of Education. He is vice president
of the Prince Georges Bank &
Trust Co. and conducts real
estate and insurance business at
Mount Rainier.
New South Wales has q move
Evening star., 1939-01-29

Finland hotels will charge 10 per
cent on the bill in place Of tips.
Evening star., 1939-03-26
BON DS

Transactions in Bonds on the New
York Stock Exchange on Saturday,
March rs, 1889.
BY private wire direct to The Star,
Evening star., 1939-03-26

sUnit Of trading 10 SHARES
rim bankruptcy recevershtp
Ac securities b., such
Rates Of dividend the foregong table
based he last
sd :. divasnd rights Also extr. extras P,id
year Cash or stock Accumulated dividends paid de-
Evening star., 1939-03-26
G u R B

Curb Exchange on Saturday, March
rs, 1889.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-18
Famous Sayings
Bruce Cation in WASHINGTON
Disseets the News

WASHINGTON = Although ad-
ministration spokesman insist that
around so Senate votes are now
certain" for the amended neu-
trality bill, leaders or the isolation
ist group are actually more opto-
mistic now than they were a couple
of days after the debate started
The chief reason is that the bloc
is at least harmonious and solid.
That was the significance of the
statement issued by Senator Borah
after meeting at which the bloc
agreed TO accept the balance of
the Administrations bill if the ad-
ministration would agree TO con-
tinue the arms embargo.
Most of the bloc had felt that
way all along, but its two most
famous members-Senator Borah
and johnson - had been dead
against it. For the administration
bill includes the famous cash-and-
carry plan, and Johnson and
Borah have been bitterly against
that from the start.
AS long as these two disting-
uished isolationists refused to
swallow cash -and-carry, the isola-
zionist bloc could not be united.
Such men as Senator Nye and Sem
ator Vandenberg were insisting
that the embargo clause was the
one thing in the entire bill that was
worth fight; but without Borah
and Johnson it was impossible to
map out strategy on that basis.
What finally happened was that
Borah and Johnson agreed, for the
sake of beating the embargo repeal,
to swallow their objections to CASH
and-carry.
Skinny attendance at recent ses-
sions of the Senate has led to pre-
dictions that vote can be had
much sooner than was originally ex-
pected. The isolationists disagree:
they say a good many speeches
remain to be made, and predict
that if, as and when amendments
to the pending bill are brought up
from the floor a great deal of
time will be consumed-"becaus
then it'll be free-for-all and any,
thing can happen"
1t is an open secret that some
of the most prominent isolationists
are desperately playing for time
not because they want to beat
the measure by a filibuster, but
because they frankly believe there
is a fair chance that the European
war may end within a few weeks
if the embargo is not speedily re-
pealed.
According to their argument
which is based on their own anal
ysis, and does not pretend to rest
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-18

Americans are, in some ways, an
even funnier race than the French
are alleged to be in the words of
the old song. Come war or revolution
come veal or woe, they want their
creature comforts.
The complaints of some of the
passengers on the Iroquois that the
passage homeward from Europe was
rough and the service terrible
makes us think of one of the
greatest of the short stories of w.
Somerset Vaughan, which he call
ed "Mr. Harringtons Washing"
Mr. Harrington was an American
in Russia at the time of the revolu-
ton, seeking certain contracts. So
thoroughly inculcated in him were
his midWestern ways, that he had
no understanding whatever of what
was going on around him. He saw
everything in terms of his own life
and home surroundings. A meek
enough man, Mr. Harrington stood
by until he got his contract, from
cynical official who finalo sign
ed knowing that his government
was doomed and that it meant no
thing. AS revolution lowered over
head. Mr.. Harrington was finally
persuaded to leave the city, but in
sisted that no decent person would
do so without proper clean shirts.
His laundry had been sent out, and
those slovenly Russians, who ne
yer seemed to do anything right,
had not returned it. That the talk
of revolution could really be SER
ious never entered Mr.. Harrington's
head. Such things simply didn't
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-18
Willis Thornton's Editorial on:
Americans Want Their Washing

happen. So he went out INTO the
dark streets to get his washing.
But the patrols of irresponsible
soldiers and revolutionaries roam
inc the streets were intent on 9TH
er things than Mr. Harrington ana
his laundry. The next morning anx-
ious friends found Mr.. Harrington
sprawled in a gutter. riddled with
bullets, a futile and pathetic pack
age of laundry still grasped in his
cold hand.
A few of the Americans in Eur
ope for the summer holidays seem
to have a little of Mr.. Harrington's s
spirit. They resent that Europe
should interrupt their holidays with
a mere war, and they do not pro-
pose to be bothered by it. And when
ships are sent to bring them home,
there are some to complain that
the ships did not ride smoothly in
a storm, and that cabin accomoda-
tions and service were pretty poor
The state department has now
announced officially that each
American citizen in belligerent coun-
tries desiring to ONE back has had
an opportunity to return" Ambas-
sador Kennedy has twice warned
Americans in England to go home
unless their business was urgent
and necessary. Six weeks of actual
war have followed at least two
weeks of urgent crisis Yet ships
returning from Europe come in
half-loaded.
There is a war going on in Eur
ope. Europeans are serious about it,
even if a few Americans seem not
to be.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-18

him-in my presence. She said:
John, look what you've done. Why
can't you learn to serve properly?'
Then turning to me, she added,
He is always making mistakes like
that He just doesn't try"
He may have made a mistake in
his servings, but she made mis-
take a thousand times worse. She
humiliated him before others. He
felt uncomfortable, and I felt un-
comfortable. The truth is, I would
rather have eaten a ham sandwich
in peace out behind the garage,
than to have eaten that Sunday
dinner in an atmosphere of Wrang-
ling and criticism.
And mind you, she is an excel
lent housekeeper. I have known her
fifteen years. She is a good cook.
She is economical. She has reared
two children. She has worked day
and night, and done everything for
her husband except the most i'm
portant thing-made their home
happy place. Her husband would ra-
ther come to happy home, even if
he found the applesauce in the mid
die of the carpet, than to come to
a perfectly kept home filled with
scolding. whining, and fault finding.
I have a bit of advice for both
husbands and wives: Eliminate your
own faults before beginning on
your partners.
Disraeli was one of the most IA
nous Prime Ministers who ever
ruled the British empire. He had a
wife who might easily have irritat-
ed and embarrassed him. But did
he try to make her over? No sir, he
let her alone And she let him alone.
To the end of their lives, their
marriage was strikingly successful.
AS the famous novelist, Henry
James, once put it. The first thing
to learn in relations with others
is non-interference with their own
peculiar ways of being happy" And
Leland Foster Wood, in his book en-
titled Growing Together in the
Family" said this; Success in
marriage is much more than mat
ter of finding the right person; it
is a matter of being the right per-
SON."
Cne marriage out of every six
ends in divorce. And think of the
marriages that would end in di-
vorce if it weren't for children, re-
ligion. economic circumstances, or
soial pressure of smaller commu-
mites! If marriage is a failure. it
is because some one-probably both
husband and wife-has failed to
make the home happy place.
More happiness is wrecked by lot
Of unimportant things than by big
things. Remember, the only way
you can ever change any one is by
making him or her want to change.
That cannot be done by constant
faultfinding and complaining. 1t
may possibly be done, however, by
love, tact devotion and encourage
ment.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-18

on any inside news from abroad
England and France are nearly
ready to negotiate peace, and
are holding off chiefly because
they hope the embargo will be
repealed and American help (this
is still the isolationists' argumenD
will be available.
However that may be, there are
some indications that the fight in
the Senate is still far from decided,
in spite of the recent apparent
drift toward repeal.
One peace organization here,
which tries to keep a realistic check
on Senate sentiment, says that it
has 20 senators definitely listed as
still on the fence. Since the isola-
zionist group now claims % thick
and-thin supporters, this would
mean that neither side as yet has
majority.
Although the House of Repre-
sentatives Unexpectedly maltreated
the Bloom bill last spring, there is
little chance now that it will do
other than accept the administra-
tion plan, if that plan gets by the
senate.
This is at least partly because Of
parliamentary technicality. What
is officially before the Senate is
the House-passed Bloom bill, with
amendments. If it passes the Sen
ate 1t will go to conference COM
mittee of the two houses; what the
House will then get will simply be
a conference report, and in that
case the leadership can very easily
limit debate to a minimum and in
other ways make it simpler to get
the measure approved.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-18
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
No. 1926
Estate of
IRVING G.. HATCH,


Notice is hereby given by the
undersigned, M. D. ZINN, Public
Administrator, as administrator of
the estate of Irving G. Hatch, de-
ceased, to the creditors of and all
persons having claims against the
said deceased, that within six
months after the first publication
of this notice they either file them
with the necessary vouchers in the
office of the Clerk of the Superior
Court Of the State of California,
in and for the County Of Imperial,
or exhibit them with the necessary
vouchers to the said NJ D. Zinn, as
administrator of said estate, at STA
Main Street, Ell Centro, California,
the same being the place for the
transaction of the business of the
said estate in the County of I'm
perial, State of California.
Dated at Ell Centre, California,
this 3Oth day of September, 1899.
M. D. ZINN,
Administrator of the Estate of
IRVING G. HATCH,
O.4 IL 18 rs Deceased.