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played despite broken fingers,
Iumbago, pulled muscles and
after being -beaned.' Rest
and warm weather may bring
him into playing condition,
but many persons feel that
LOUIS days as a Yankee regu-
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of Swat

Basebalrs. longest consecu-
tive-game string-2,l3o con-
tests - was snapped May 2
when Lou Gehrig, New York
first-baseman, asked to be
benched because his medic
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lar are over. Gehrig earned
$360,OO0 with the Yankees in
IA years. His seven World Sc
ries checks would boost his
total earnings to 100000. He
still is baseball's highest-paid
player at $34,0 600. Gehrig never
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shows him watching from the
sidelines after being benched
for the first time in IA years.
Gehrig started his streak June
/, 1925. as a pinch hitter for
Shortstop Paul Wanninger.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-17

won the acclaim that was his
due because he came to the
Yankees when Babe Ruth was
the games great star. And,
when Ruth moved on, Joe Di-
Maggie came to take part of
the spotlight. Like Ruth. Geh-
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-17

Gehrig replaced Wally Pipp
next day at first base and
never missed game during
IA years. Only LOUIS stout
heart enabled him to keep his
record alive. Many times he
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ere performances handicapped
the Yankees. These photo
graphs all were taken during
Gehrig's string of consecutive
appearances except for the
picture at extreme right, which
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STANDING OF CLUBS

(Official Standings
Pacific Coast League
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Great Air Shippers

OTNdt TIL Jff'PP0''
Rolling west from the industrial
centers. George and Elizabeth will
cross the great wheat plains OF
Evening star., 1939-09-15
Friendly Enemies Of Three Nations Meet at White House

and had planned to return on a
German ship this month.
But when things began getting
tense late last month, he cut short
his vacation and left Berlin on Au-
gust % for Oslo, Norway, where,
after considerable delay. he obtained
passage on the crowded Norwegian
steamer Oslofjord. He said the boat
went far north of its usual course.
His prize story of the trip con-
cerned a German consul who was
returning to his post in the United
States. With several Poles on the
boat, some one asked the German
consul if he was not afraid they
might attack him.
HE told them he was n OF afraid
Mr.. Sell related with a chuckle, "be-
cause three German submarines
were trailing the ship and every
three hours he went to the stern and
waved his hand as signal to the
submarines that he was all right.
HE solemnly said that If he failed
to make his appearance every three
hours, the submarines would know
something had happened to him and
might try to do something about it
"An Austrian woman aboard swal-
lowed this story so thoroughly that
one day when the German consul
was asleep in his cabin for more
than three hours, she went to his
door and awakened him with 9
nervous plea that he hurry and
signal to the SUBMARINES"
Evening star., 1939-09-15

Destruction of "a number" of
German submarines by patrols OF
destroyers and airplanes was
claimed today by the British
ministry of information as the
number of British ships lost IN
the sea warfare with Germany
stood at 18. More British con-
scripts were called up. Prime
Minister Chamberlain is sched-
uled to deliver his third progress
report on the war next. Wednes-
day. page Al.
German troops are retreatlng
down the valley of the Moselle
River under heavy French pres
sure, it was reported in Paris.
The German troops were leaving
advance positions before the Sieg-
fried line, ripping up railroad
tracks following the river, it was
SAID. Around Saarbruecken the
French continued to pound away
at the city's defenseS on three
sides. page AID
On another part of the Western
front French troops were reported
to have retreated, however. Re-
ports reaching Basel, Switzerland,
said that German troops attacked
fiercely in the Mundat forest
north of Wissembourg, which is
in France II miles east of Lauter-
bourg, where the Maginot line
turns abruptly southwark. page
ADD
Evening star., 1939-09-15
By GARNETT d. HORNER.


"A German was surrounded for a
few moments at the White House
today by an Englishman and a
Frenchman-but they we're shooting
smiles instead of bullets at each
other.
Center of this unique "barrage"
was Kurt G. Sell, Washington cor
respondent of the official German
agency. D. N. B., and one OF the
most popular foreign correspondents
in Washington.
His first encounter with his British
and French colleagues here since
war broke out between their coun-
tries and his came when they gath
cred with other Washington news
writers at the White House for
President Roosevelt's press confer
ence.
Mr.. Sell had returned to WASH
ington earlier this morning after
being away since July l, when he
left for a vacation and a visit with
his 87-year-old mother in Berlin.
Among those greeting him cor
daily in the lobby of the White
House executive Offices were Jacques
c. Baube, Washington correspondent
for Havas, French news agency, and
Denys H. H. Smith of the London
Daily Telegraph and Morning Post.
For = few moments, the three
friendly enemies" stood isolated
Evening star., 1939-09-15
World Series Will Open
In Yankee Stadium Oct. 4
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
CHICAGO. Sept. 15-The 1889
World Series will open Wednesday
October 4, in the New York Yankees
Stadium, with the top price $3.50
for boxes.
After games there Wednesday and
Thursday, the series will transfer
to the park of the National League
winner for games Saturday, Sunday
and Monday, if necessary. Friday
will be left open for travel.
Representatives Of the American
and National Leagues, the Yankees,
Cincinnati Reds, ST. Louis Cardinals
and Chicago Cubs worked out the
details today at meeting called by
Commissioner Kenesaw M. Lands
Games will start at 1:30 pm
Eastern standard time, in New York
and Cincinnati, if the Reds clinch
the National League pennant.
Prices in New York will run
$3.50 for boxes, $3.50 for reserved
seats, $3.50 for general admission
and Sl10 for bleachers.
Because of an additional State
tax in Ohio, the Cincinnati schedule
was set at $3.50, $5.65, $3.45 and
$1.15.
The Yankees were the only team
invited from the American League
Commissioner Lands being con-
vinced their 15-game lead, with but
II games to play, was sufficient
Representatives were invited from
the Cardinals and Cubs.
Evening star., 1939-09-15
Gov. Stark Announces
Candidacy for Senate
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Sept. Is.
Gov. Lloyd c. Stark formally an
nounced his candidacy for the
United States Senate today.
Gov. Stark, Democrat, will seek
the seat now held by Harry S. Tru-
man, also Democrat, who has said
he will seek reelection.
Gov. Stark attracted Nationwide
attention by his intra-party war on
Kansas Uty's Boss Tom Pendergast,
now serving a Federal prison term
for tax-dodging. Senator Truman
was elected in 1884 with Pendergast
backing.
Gov. Stark has been mentioned as
presidential timber and as a poten-
tial appointee as Secretary of the
Navy in President Roosevelt's cabi-
net.
Evening star., 1939-09-15
Number" Of German Submarines
Sunk by Patrols British Assert;
Enemy Retreats French Report
The European Situation

In Poland, German troops were
meeting with new successes, it
was reported in an army COM
munique in Berlin. Germany be-
gan to draw upon Poland for war
supplies and Field Marshal Her.
mann Goering, economic dictator
of the Reich, returned to Berlin
from Silesia to report that Polish
factories there are turning out
bombs for Germanys S army. page
AID
The Netherlands was finding
increasing difficulty in striving
to preserve its peace. Her OBJ
jective is to maintain foreign
trade and to prevent incidents
which might have grave con-
sequences. A full investigation
has been ordered of the shooting
down of a Dutch plane by Ger
man plane Wednesday. page
A-3D
The question of neutrality re-
manned unsettled for Hungary,
with a prospect that it would be
short-lived. Foreign Minister
Count Csaky told Parliament
tary Foreign Affairs Committee
last night that a declaration of
Hungarian neutrality was un-
necessary. He declared that no
danger confronts Hungary from
the adversaries fighting near her
frontiers. page A-4)
Evening star., 1939-09-15
BULLETIN

More than so arrests were
reported made by plainclOthes
police today in a swift series of
carefully prepared raids on
numerous alleged numbers
racket clearing houses scat
tered all over the city and in
Guiding cigar stores, fruit
stands, barber shops, pool
rooms and residences. The
raids, resulting from months
of undercover work, were car
ried out with such secrecy
that none became known until
all had been completed within
six hours. The police used
taxicabs extensively to escape
notice. Most of those arrested
were to be charged with the
felony of operating a lottery.
Evening star., 1939-09-15
Russia and Japan
Reported 10 Have
Reached Armistice
Move Is Expected to Be
Followed by Pact Of
kon-Ageression
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, Sept. l5.-Soviet Rus
sia and Japan were reported to have
reached an "armistice' today m
their undeclared war on the Man
chukuo Mongolian border. Some
observers expected the move to lead
to the signing of a nom aggression
pact between them.
japanese Ambassador Shigenori
Togo and Soviet Premier and For
eign Commissar Vyacheslaff Mo!o-
toff were said by usually unimpeach-
able sources to have agreed upon an
immediate cessation of hostilities
in a four-hour conference.
They will meet again tomorrow
after. which a communique will be
issued, it was said.
Germany has been trying to effect
reconciliation between Moscow and
Toxic since the signing of the Ger
man-Soviet non-aggression pact OF
August "a.
Evening star., 1939-09-15
BY the Associated Press.

DS bllc hSSoeldtco icoo.
BUDAPEST, Sept 15-The Amer
ican Embassy staff and several other
foreign missions arrived today at
Zaleszczyki, little village on the
Polish -Rumanian frontier, in new
move along the trail of Poland S
travelling government.
If necessary now the diplomats
have only to step across the border
into neutral Rumania.
The move was the third for the
American Ambassador, Anthony j.
Drexel Biddle, jr., his wife and
daughter, Peggy Thompson Schulz,
and Mrs. Biddle's secretary, Mary
Mckenzie, since leaving bomb
wrecked Warsaw.
They have travelled by automobit'
an embassy on wheelS-through
the back roads of Poland, setting up
makeshift headquarters wherever
they stopped, living from hand to
mouth.
First Stop at Naleczow.
They stopped first at Naleczow,
just outside Lublin, where the Polish
government established itself tempo
rarily.
The continued German advance
sent them across Western Poland
to Krzemieniec, Is miles from the
frontier of Soviet Ukraine.
There, far removed from the bat
tlefront, foreign staff members felt
(See DIPLOMATS, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1939-09-15
| Sub Sends sos
To Churchill,
Sinks Ship
Ey the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Sept. 15.-A report OF
an SOS on behalf of British
steamer, sent by German sub
marine commander to First Lord of
the Admiralty Winston Churchill,
was given today by the chief officer
Of the Inflated boat.
James Woodruff said the German
officer sent the sos, addressed per-
sonally to Mr.. Churchill, before the
submarine sank the steamer Firby
off the Scottish coast on Monday.
Mr.. Woodruff said the German
gave the Firby's master "a stiff
drink" and nine loaves of black bread
and three roles of bandages for four
crewmen wounded by shells.
The Firby's crew of more than
40 spent 13 hours in lifeboats.
Evening star., 1939-09-15

among the crowd of newspaper men.
They shook hands warmly and
laughed at each others witticisms
about the war.
Somebody said something about
Germany and Russia apparently
trying to gobble up all of Poland,
and Mr.. Sell quickly injected that
he did not think that was the aim
that he believed part Of Poland
Evening star., 1939-09-15
Posts in Front of
Siegfried Line
Given Up

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, Sept. 15-German troops
were reported today to be retreating
slowly down the Moselle Valley in
the face of persistent French pres
| sure.
Unofficial French advices said the
Germans were leaving their advance
positions before the Siegfried line,
ripping up railroad tracks which fol-
low the course of the river.
The Germans apparently feared a
French attack in force toward their
base at Trier, which is Is miles with
in Germany and only a few thou
sand yards in front of the Siegfried
| line.
French forces seesawed flercely at
Saarbruecken's defenses, alternating
attacks from three sides, it was re-
ported, while an offensive northeast
of the frontier town of Sierck carried
them closer to Trier.
Saarbruecken, major goal OF the
operations, lies in Germany's rich
industrial Saar Valley.
The general staff reported local
offensive. toward Trier had estab-
lished ttbng positions near the juno
ton of the French, German and
Luxembourg borders.
The communique also indicated
the French line facing Saarbruecken
was moving slowly toward that rich
prize despite strong enemy reac-
tions, notably by his artillery
Claim Positions Ass-red.
The advance in the Sierck region
the communique said, gave the
French assured positions after five
days of fighting touched off in that
sector by German offensive move
ment"
The communique did not disclose
the extent of the area concerned
in the Sierck sector advance. 1t had
been known that the Germans
shelled the disputed territory. blast
ing roads and railway lines between
| SlerCk ana Irler.
Violence of the combat caused
Luxembourg authorities to remove
residents from the border regior
close by. although the fighting wa.
said to have been confined strictly
to German soil.
/ The French were reported to have
| fallen back about 500 yards at one
point in the battle when heavy ar
tillery poured shells onto their ad.
vancing lines. Later, however, the
French regained the same grounc
and pushed on for an undisclosec
| distance.
Military observers expressed be-
lief that the operations would con-
tinue to be localized.
Germans Reported Retreating.
The German defenders of Saar.
bruecken were reported giving
ground under steady French encir.
clement of the city which Germany
lost in the World War and regainec
by plebiscite only four years ago.
Although Saarbruecken is mile:
in front of the main fortification.
of the Siegfried line, its capture
4 would give the French attacker!
their first big prestige" victory.
French military dispatches sale
the French Army commanded
heights to the west and south o
! Saarbruecken and that other unit!
tSee PARIS, Page A-6D
Evening star., 1939-09-15
Nuzi Mission in Belgium
To Discuss Trade

BRUSSELS, Sept. 15.-A German
mission arrived today to resume ne
gotiations with the Belgian govern
ment over maintaining trade in &C
cord with treaties made before the
outbreak of war.
Germany has asked that such
trade be continued.
Belgium is expected to send per-
manent commercial missions soon to
Berlin, London and Paris.
Evening star., 1939-09-15

would be left to buffer state"
do you mean puppet state?" re-
Joined Mr.. Smith amid burst Of
laughter in which Mr.. Sell joined.
Mr.. Sell said that when he left
the United States in July he did
not think critical situation would
develop in Europe until after the
Nazi party congress-which was
Cancelled by the outbreak Fl fighting
Evening star., 1939-09-15

Rear Admiral Perceval S. Rossiter
former surgeon general of the United
States Navy, today was appointed
by the Commissioners chief of staff
of Gallinger Hospital, in step con-
summating the agreement of last
March between George Washington
and Georgetown Universities and the
District Health Department in a
settlement of the long-standing dis
pute over the hospital administra-
ton.
The appointment was made upon
the recommendation of Presidents
Cloyd Heck Marvin of George Wash
ington and the Very Rev. Arthur
A. OLeary, S. j., of Georgetown
University, and Acting Health Off
Ger Daniel L. SecSinger.
Admiral Rossiter succeeds DR.
Walter A. Bloedorn, who has been
named dean of George Washington
University Medical School His res
ignation had been forecast several
months ago in keeping with the
agreement that a chief of staff fol
Gallinger would be employed by the
university medical schools and ap-
pointed by the commissioners.
DR.. Bocock to Continue.
DR.. Edgar A. Bocock will continue
as superintendent of Gallinger, but
under the new plan. which had the
approval of Representative Ross Col
Inns, Democrat, of Mississippi, who
was chairman of the District sub
committee of the House Appropria-
tions Committee for the past Ses-
sion. the new chief of staff was tC
be fully in charge of all medica
activities of the institution.
In his letter to the Commissioners
Father OLeary said, You will re-
call that in the agreement signed
March 9, 1899, between the Commits
sioners and the presidents of the two
universities, it was understood that
there shall be a superintendent OF
medical services at Gallinger Mu.
nicipal Hospital, who shall serve as
clinical director and be responsible
for the direction, control and CO.
ordination of the professional care
of patients admitted to the hospital.
1t was determined that he should be
appointed by the Commissioners
upon nomination by the Georgetown
and George Washington University
Medical Schools with the concur
renee of the health officer.
I'm accordance with this agree
ment, it gives me great pleasure tC
recommend to the Board of Com
missioners the appointment of Ad-
miral P. S. Rossiter to fill this Office
Admiral Rossiter's long service in
the Navy, both as medical man
and as an executive, which finally
led to his appointment as Surgeon
General of the Navy, suggests to me
that he would be an admirable man
to direct the medical activities OF
Gallinger In this belief I have
the concurrence of DR.. Marvin"
Other Endorsements Given.
There were letters also from DR.
Bloedorn. DR.. Seckinger and Dean
David v. McCauley of Georgetown
University Medical School.
Admiral Rossiter was appointed
Surgeon General of the Navy in
March, 1888, and was reappointed
(See GALLINGER, Page A-3D
Evening star., 1939-09-15
Duce Studies Food Supply

BY the Associated Press.
ROME, Sept. 15.-Premier Musso-
lini was announced today to have
been in daily conference with cab
met ministers for the past week on
provisions for Italy's food supply for
the coming year.
Evening star., 1939-09-15
Rossiter Appointed
Chief Of Ga|Iinger
Hospital Staff
Consumotes Agreement
On Setup Reached
Lost March
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Gallinger Municipal Hospital
1Cas kept in public attention dur
ing past year due to controversy
betaUeen the Health Department
and George Washington and
Georgetown Universities oUer the
issue OF 1Chether polunteer physi-
clans from the medical schools
should be placed under the con-
troll OF fUe resident physicians.
A solution 1U1S reached last
spring, 1Uhen an iron clad"
agreement uaS signed betUeen
the Commissioners and the
schools and by Health O6icer
Ruhland.
Evening star., 1939-09-15
Hunt Defeats McNeiII
In Quurter-FinuIs
BY the Associated Press.

FOREST HILLS, Sept. 15.-Joe
Hunt, Annapolis midshipman, went
on today to defeat Donald McNeill
of Oklahoma City, 6t, 1913, 80,
+6, 60 in their quarter-final
match of the national tennis cham
pionships. They were deadlocked at
sail in the third set when darkness
stopped play last night. Hunt will
play Bobby Riggs in tomorrow's
Evening star., 1939-09-15
Montana Justice Dies

HELENA, Mont, Sept. IS R.-
Samuel v. Stewart, Governor of
Montana during the World War and
for the last seven years member
of the State Supreme Court, died
today at Helena hospital. He was
81.
Evening star., 1939-09-15

NEW YORK, Sept Is CP).-Sen-
ator Walter F. George, Democrat. OF
Georgia, convalescing from an opera
tion two weeks ago, has announced
he would be able to attend the
special session of Congress.
Evening star., 1939-09-15
Nazis Start Operation
OF Captured Polish
Munitions Plants
Berlin Claims New
Successes and Predicts
EorIy Fall Of Warsaw
By the Associated Press.

BERLIN, sept. lo.-Wnlle tne
German high command reported
new successes on the Eastern front
today, the government began to draw
on already conquered regions of Po-
land for supplies with which to wage
war against France and Britain in
the west.
Field Marshal Hermann Goering
director of the Reich's 4-year-plan
returned from a tour of the SileSian
industrial area to report that fac
tories which a week ago were manu-
featuring Polish munitions now were
turning out bombs for German war
planes.
Goering's report closely followed
an announcement the high COM
mand had ordered German subma-
rines and warships to begin an i'm
mediate counter blockade" in an
swer to Britain's determination to
intercept foodstuffs intended for the
Reich.
successes hepOTteO.
A communique issued this morn
ing by the high command describing
operations on the Western front
said French forces which launched
an attack September II neal
Schweig, a border point south Of
Pirmasens, had been driven back
across the frontier under a heavy
artillery barrage.
Successes were reported at widely
separated points on the Polish front
Near Kutno. approximately 10 miles
west of Warsaw, the communique
said, very strong and desperately
defending Polish forces were
thwarted in an attempt to drive
(See BERLIN, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1939-09-15
BiddIe and Staff
Move 10 Town on
Rumanian Border
U. S. Embassy ond Several
Other Missions Follow
Polish Government
BULLETIN.

CERNAUTI, RUMANIA, Sept.
Is GA caravan of foreign
diplomats, their wives and fami-
lies including the American Am
bassadOr to Poland, Anthony J.
Drexel Biddle. jr., arrived in
Cernauti at 6 o'clock tonight to
escape the war which is flooding
swiftly into extreme Southeast
Poland.
Evening star., 1939-09-15

(See PARIS, Page A-6D
Evening star., 1939-09-15

(See DIPLOMATS, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1939-09-15
Senator George Better

tSee NEUTRALITY, Page A
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-08-10

virtue of the state taking over
the intangible taxes. The coun-
tvs part now amounts to only
about $1,000 from intangibleS,
whereas it used to collect around
$1,000, he said.
He also declared that in pro-
portion the Ashe county levy of
$4,000 is not as high as the le-
vies in Allegheny and Watauga
counties. He said that Allegheny
has a levy of $4,000 and only
about one-third as many people
and that Watauga, with about
two-thirds as much population
has levy of $105,00
I'm 1921 our tax levy, when
we did not have much bonded
was 100000 and
during the tWentieS it averaged
$2OO,OOO," it was stated.
In 1888, he said the levy was
S63, 100000