davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1939-07-09

Spaniards as the most prominent
man Of the Marxist revolution"
Colunga charged that Besteiro
was a member of the MADRID Mu-
nicipal Council, which ordered exc
cutions.
Besteiro sat unmoved in a stufiy,
crowded courtroom, throughout the
prosecution speech and through the
contrastingly soft-spoken defense
plea which followed by Ignacio
Arenillas.
Arenillas declared that Besteiro
should not be accused personally of
crimes charged against his party
and he pleaded mot benevolence
but justice demands Besteiro be &C
quilted"
He said Besteiro never had par
ticipated in the Madrid Council
meetings and that his "only desire
was to surrender without any con-
ditiOn"
Evening star., 1939-07-09
Three Rear AdmiraIs
OF Coast Guard Are
Honored al Dinner
Woesche, CovelI
And Johnson Guests
Of Association

Celebrating the first time the
Coast Guard has ever had three
rear admirals on active duty at
the same time, the Warrant Off,
GERS Association entertained at a
dinner last night at the Shoreham
Hotel for the three ranking officers
OF the service.
Those honored were r. r. Waes-
che. commandant: L. c. Covell, as
sistant commandant, and H. F..
johnson, engineer in chief. Rear
Admirals Covell and johnson were
recently appointed by President
Roosevelt.
These three men, from the head
quarters of the Coast Guard here,
direct the far-fung efforts Of this
branch of service.
Sharing honors with them at the
dinner were, three retired rear ad-
mirals, H. c. West, r. o. Crisp
and H. G. Hamlet.
Others at the dinner included 1t.
T. r. Midtyling, Chief Boatswain
w. A. Skeon, Chief Boatswain Oscar
VlnJe, Chief Gunner H. C. Sumner,
Chief Boatswain R. w. Thresher,
Chief Boatswain A. A. Rohder, Chief
Boatswain L. w. Cartwright, Chief
Pharmacist Theodore LIE Blanc,
Chief Gunner R. j. Hegarty, Chief
Gunner c. N. Hubbard, Chief Gum
ner c. F. Gradin, Chief Pay Clerk
o. F. McClon, Chief Electrician ]. R.
Evening star., 1939-07-09
Besteiro, On Tria|,
Hears Ex-Student
Ask Death Penalty
Republican Spoin's Lost
Head Is Accused Of
Aiding Rebellion
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MADRID, July 8.-Julian Bes-
teiro, 69-year-old Socialist professor
OF philosophy who was the last head
OF Republican Spain, was tried by a
military tribunal today, with his life
at stake, on charges of aiding re-
bellion" during the Spanish civil
war.
The government demanded the
death penalty for Besteiro, and. by
a turn Of fate, the haired old
man heard one of his former STU
dents, fiery young Prosecutor Acedo
Colunga. make the demand in a
two-hour speech.
Tonight the tribunal Of four gen.
erals and two lieutenant colonels
retired to decide Besteiro's fate.
Disposition Read.
The trial began this morning with
the reading of deposition in which
Besteiro said he opposed Com
munism and asserted that ito pre-
vent further bloodshed" he had
sought to end the civil war months
before the surrender of Madrid on
March %.
Besteiro, remaining after other
Republican leaders had fled, was at
the end head of the National Coun-
Gil Of Defense, which was the last
Republican authority in Madrid.
The young prosecutor, scorning
Besteiro's plea, declared he should
die lin the name of all murdered
Evening star., 1939-07-09
Excovotors Hope to Discover
Tomb of Thermopy|oe Dead
300 sportons, 10000 Persions Were
Buried Together After Bottle

that point where the ground is less
rocky.
Digging will be continued in the
neighborhood in the hope of tracing
the remains of the Persian army and
it is possible that the work may lead
to the discovery of stores of orna-
ments and jewels because it is known
that the Persians went into action
wearing their rich trappings and, as
victors, the bodies of the dead we're
not stripped but received honorable
burial with all their ornaments.
Persian Losses Heavy.
Prof. Marinatos declares that the
excavations throw an interesting
light on the whole battle of Their
mopylae, For the first two days
the Spartans and Thespians were
fighting from the protection of the
Phocean Wall and inflicted great
losses on the Persians.
Incidentally, this wall is a very
interesting structure from the point
OF view of ancient military archi-
lecture. On the third day, the battle
snIted TO the narrow pass, but by
that time the Greeks were faced by
largely increased Persian forces.
Leonidas fell and the Greeks, to
avoid encirclement, withdrew to the
little hill by the sea, where they
were killed to the last man.
According to Prof. Marinatos, the
aim of Leonidas was clearly to put
up desperate resistance at Thermo-
pylae in order to delay the advance
OF the Persians as. if the enemy had
been able to advance rapidly, they
could have blockaded and closed the
Straits of Chalcis and bottled up
the Greek fleet. BY the action of
Thermopylae, the Persians were pre-
vented from achieving their objec-
tive and the Greek fleet retained the
control OF the seas. 1t was this mari
time control which enabled the
Greeks later to attack and defeat
the Persian hosts.
Evening star., 1939-07-09
Louis Johnson Asks
To See Plane Makers
By the Associated Press,


Louis johnson, Assistant Secretary
OF War, has invited a group of air
plane and engine manufacturers to
confer with him tomorrow, prepara-
tory to the War Departments
launching of its program to expand
the Air Corps to $500 planes.
Bids covering nearly all the Air
Corps appropriation made avail
able July l have been opened and
contracts will be awarded within a
few weeks.
Col. johnson said he wanted to
take advantage of this few weeks
interval to secure an up-to-date
check on the procurement phases
relating to the Army Air Corps ex-
panslon program, as well as to take
such steps as may be advisable in
co-ordinating Air Corps planning
and the participation of industry
for maximum development of the
industrial mobilization plan"
This will be the purpose OF his
meeting tomorrow with the airplane
lndustrialists. He did not give the
names of the men he has called to
Washington.
Evening star., 1939-07-09
Benjamin F. Chrisman
Dies After Year Illness

Benjamin F. Chrisman, "a, re-
tired foreman of the Merchants
Transfer & Storage Co., died Friday
after years illness at 3720 Upton
street NV.
A native of Hawkinstown, Va, he
came to Washington when 13 years
old and had been a resident ever
since. In the express business for
more than so years, he formerly was
with the Knox Transfer Co. He re-
tired 10 years ago.
He was a member of the Junior
Order of United American Me-
chanics and the Order of the Red
Men. He made his home With his
son, John E. Chrisman, $500 Thirty
first street NE.
He is survived by two other sons,
William F. and James H. Chris
man: a sister, Mrs. Minnie Dunn,
and four grandchildren, all of this
city.
Funeral services will be held at 2
pm. tomorrow at his late residence
and burial will be in Prospect Hill
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1939-07-09

Radio Electrician J. A. Brown, Chief
Pay Clerk H. E. Solomon, Chief
Electrician H. L. Scales, Chief Radio
Electrician G. r. Bush, Chief Boat
swain Joseph Mazzotta, Chief Boat
swain J. r. Ingram, Chief Pay
Clerk G. r. Bailey, Machinist E. F.
Rock. Pay Clerk j. r. Harris, Boat
swain M. M. Hynes, Pay Clerk L.
M. Winkle, Chief Boatswain A. M.
Totzke retireO and Morris Pierson
(retired).
Evening star., 1939-07-09

Mansfield, Chief Pay Clerk r. ].
Calvert, Chief Boatswain N. H.
Church, Chief Pay Clerk P. N.
Wright, Chief Machinist C. D. Good
win, Chief Radio Electrician j. B.
Burns, Chief Pay Clerk w. K. Kehoe,
Chief Boatswain M. A. Ransom,
Chief Boatswain A. J. Craig, Chief
Pay Clerk C. L. Herndon, Chief
Radio Electrician M. G. Shrode,
Chief Machinist j. J. De Carlo,
Chief Machinist j. R. Fredette, Chief
Evening star., 1939-07-09

Sweden's merchant fleet now num-
berS 2,275 vessels.
Evening star., 1939-08-09

Brazil boasts it is the largest Latin
country in the world.
Evening star., 1939-08-09
Roosevelt
Continued From First Page)

main in the same position we held
IN 1918, with the possibility that
our profits in somebody eLses war
might involve us in that war.
Senator George, Democrat, OF
Georgia, one OF the Senators who
voted to bottle up neutrality revision
legislation until the next session,
said Congress rendered a distinct
service" by this action. He declared
that rejection OF the lending bill was
notable accomplishment"
Senator George also spoke out
against third term for the Presl-
dent and demanded prompt set
tlement' OF the issue.
Shortly before leaving for his
home at Vienna. Ga, the Senator
whom President Roosevelt tired
valnly to unseat last year, asserted
that he opposed the third term "un-
der any circumstances or condl-
tons
The prompt settlement of this
issue in line with the examples
set by great statesmen and pa
trlots of the past will substantially
serve the best interests of the Dem
ocratic party and the country" he
added.
Evening star., 1939-08-09
Roosevelt Cruise Ship
Moves to New York
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
NORFOLK, Va, Aug. 9.-Bound
for New York, where she will take
aboard President Roosevelt and his
party for cruise in Canadian wa
tiers, the new cruiser Tuscaloosa left
the Norfolk naval operating base
last night at $50 o'clock.
She had taken aboard supplies, in
cluding fresh peaches, watermelons
and other fruit, presumably for the
Chief Executive and those in his
party.
The cruiser was fitted out at the
yard especially for the presidential
cruise. An elevator was installed
for the exclusive use of the Presi-
dent. A special observation deck
also was installed for him.
The cruiser is to have a short
shakedown cruise before she pro-
ceeds to New York. The President
is scheduled to 60 aboard the ship
this week end.
Evening star., 1939-08-09

forged ahead of former Gov. Connor
in yesterdays Democratic primary
in the State, but both men were
far in front of the field of seven
gubernatorial candidates. The pair
must meet in a runoff primary Au-
gust 20. Victory in this is tanta-
mount to election, Republicans hav-
ing negligible votes.
Senator Theodore (The Nam Bill
bo, frankly an advocate of a third
term for Mr.. Roosevelt, supported
Mr.. johnson, who was seeking the
Governors chair after two unsuc-
cessful tries.
Thomas Bailey Third.
Compilations from 801 of the
States 1850 precincts early today
gave johnson 34,064 votes against
27,495 for Conner. Representative
Thomas L. Bailey, seeking the Gov
ernorship after "a years in the State
Legislature, was a poor third with
17,ll0 and the remainder Of the fielc
was outdistanced.
| Lester Franklin received $50,
Evening star., 1939-08-09
Bogus Money Ring
Link Hinted in Staying
OF Pastor S Daughter
Minister Got Suspended
Sentence in IS on CHARGE
Of Passing Fake IS Bill
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CAMDEN, N. j., Aug. "a Lossi-
bility developed today that a coun-
terfeit money ring may be linked to
the Lovers Lane Staying of Wanda
Dworecki, 17-year-old minister's
daughter.
Detectives, investigating that
angle, recalled the authenticated
girls father, the Rev. Walter
Dworecki. Polish Baptist minister,
was arrested in 1885 on charges of
passing a bogus $5 bill He was
given a suspended sentence in
Federal court.
The Staying yesterday occurred
few days after seven men and
women were held on charges of
completely in a counterfeit rings
/ operations in Camden and several
nearby communities.
Chief of County Detectives Law
renee P. Doran said five young men
were questioned last night but failed
to shed any light on the identity of
| the person who beat and Strangled
Miss Dworecki to death and tossed
her body from an automobile along
a highway, corSage of roses on
| her coat.
I'VE also read every letter found
in the girls home and these were of
no Importance Mr.. Doran said.
Her father told us she did not have
/ steady boy friend"
! Previous AbductOrs Blamed.
Detectives expressed belief that if
! they could locate the men who alb
Quoted, beat and choked Miss
Dworecki last April. then tossed her
from an automobile IS miles from
her home, they would be close to the
solution of her Shaving.
The girls father held a similar
view. Eight members of his congre-
cation formed a volunteer guard
around his home today, spokesman
asserting: We're here to protect
him.
Miss DWorecki left her home Mon
day night to go to a drug store"
Police reported the girl had been
iloIooteu, Uedlel UT threatened by
strange men on at least two other
| occasions.
Warning Cited.
! Mr.. Doran said that after the April
abduction and beating Miss Dwor-
ecki was shown several rogues' GAL
lery photographs, but had not iden-
titled any as her assailants.
He quoted her father as saving
that during her recovery he received
two telephone calls from a man
who warned:
You'd better tell Wanda to keen
Evening star., 1939-08-09
Roosevelt Tackles Bills.
Hits Congress 'GombIino'

HYDE PARK. N. Y, Aug. 9 R.-
Having sent parting shot at those
legislators who blocked his neu-
trality, lending and housing pro-
grams, President Roosevelt tackled
today file of bills which Congress
did approve in its closing days.
He arranged to spend most of
the day in the library of his Hudson
Valley home deciding whether to
sign or veto the measures.
MI Roosevelt said at a press con-
ference yesterday he still had to act
on las bills which he had not vet
examined and about 10 more which
he had sent back, for restudy, to in
terested Government departments.
1t was at that conference that he
said solid Republican minority
and about % per cent of the Demo-
Gratis in the House and 25 per cent
OF those in the Senate had gambled
on neutrality and the lending and
housing proposals.
They gambled, he said, that there
would be no war until they had had
time to act on neutrality after re-
assembling next January, and that
private business would absorb mil
lions of individuals who will lose by
next spring jobs provided by w. P. A
and P. w. A. projects.
From the point of view of the
country and for the good of the
world, the President said he hoped
sincerely the bets were good ones
But he said the Congressional coali-
ton had taken a terrific chance.
Sees Hands Tied.
IT the neutrality wager is lost, Mr.
Roosevelt asserted, $500 900 900 per-
sons may be affected, his hands will
be tied, and he will have virtually
Evening star., 1939-08-09

no power to attempt to prevent an
outbreak of war.
If the bet on the lending and
housing measures is bad. he said,
100000 workers and 5000,0 900 of
their dependents who rely on w. P.
A. and P. w. A. for a livelihood will
be affected.
Repeatedly, the President said re-
sponsibility will rest not on Congress
as whole but on the Republican
and Democratic minorities, if the
bets are lost, There apparently was
no rancor in his tone and he init
mated he had no intention of bring
ing legislative issues before the
country on transcontinental swing
in October.
Mrs. Roosevelt, who was making
rare appearance at a presidential
press conference, suggested that her
husband tell about a precipice in
employment conditions which they
had discussed over the breakfast
table
AAiS ASoLdSllt Wd6SlCQ
toward her and said he had been
telling Mrs. Roosevelt this:
w. P. A. rolls will be cut from
100000 to 100000 and P. w. A.
will have ceased giving jobs to
1000, 900 by next spring. That will
mean a precipitous drop instead of
gradual decline in employment.
The lending bill was designed to
provide a gradual descent, but the
congressional coalition favored the
route OF the precipice when it gam
bled that private industry would
take up the slack in jobs.
1t is difficult to get down a preci-
pice without endangering life and
limb; a safe descent means a slow
| one, he asserted.
Evening star., 1939-08-09

votes, 1t. Gov. w. B. Snider, 6,929;
g. P. Ritchey, 1904, and DR.. Mark
w. CAN'T, 1898.
Senator Pat Harrison, who has
sometimes opposed the New Deal on
the Senate floor, stayed out of the
first primary, but now was expected
to throw his support to Mr.. Conner.
The vote yesterday essentially was
johnson against the field and in
this he fell far short of the ma jority
necessary to give him the nomina-
ton, but showed good strength in
all sections of the State
The runoff will determine whether
Governor friendly to Senator Bilbo
or one friendly to Senator Harrison
will head Mississippi's delegation to
the 1910 Democratic National Con-
vention.
White May Oppose Bilbo.
If Mr.. Connor should win the
present Governor. Hugh White, is
| expected to enter the lists against
Evening star., 1939-08-09
By the Associated Press.

SS Ihe AnsoSldtcu STeS6.
UVALDE, Tex, Aug. 9.-Fisherman
John Nance Garner gets down to
serious business at dawn tomorrow
with a cane pole, canoe and q
crony.
One of the most talked about men
in the Nation, the Vice President
being doomed as presidential timber
will make his first fishing trip of the
season with Ross Brumfield, local
garage man and his constant COM
panion.
The congressional veteran had in
dicated on his arrival home Monday
night he would be content to putter
about his place, rest and read for
several days. But it did not take
him long to succumb to the lure of
the woods and the fishing pole.
Mr.. Garner would not say where
he would give his 1899 fishing luck
Evening star., 1939-08-09
Woodbridge Club Awards
GIodioIus Prizes

The Woodbridge Garden Club
awarded prizes at its annual gladi.
olus show last night at the Sher-
wood Presbyterian Church hall,
Twenty-second street and Rhode
Island avenue NE.
Mrs. F. E. Burgess, 4012 Twenty
second street NE, won the sweep
stakes award for the most artistic
arrangement. w. H Davis of Harye
de Grace, Md, took the sweepstakes
award in the individual flower COM
petition, while w. A. Sinner of
Landover, Md, was awarded first
prize for his miniature exhibit.
Forty-four participants entered
300 separate exhibits, containing al
most 1000 gladioli spikes. The
judges were H. r. Watkins of the
Department of Agriculture and Mrs.
M. Payne, Bancroft, Va.
Evening star., 1939-08-09

Senator Bilbo, coming up for his
second term next year.
Mr.. johnson, 59-year-old Hatties-
burg attorney, served briefly in Con-
gress 20 years ago. He led the
first primary in 1896, but was de-
feated by Gov. White in the runoff
In his campaign he repeatedly
praised President Roosevelt after
Bilbo came out for a third term.
Mr.. Conner, 48, served as Gov
ernor from 1882 to 1896 after two
previous failures. In Mississippi a
Governor cannot Immediately sue
ceed himself. He was an unsuccess-
full candidate for the Senate against
Senator Harrison in 1896.
He and Mr.. johnson are old-time
political foes. having met once be.
fore, in 1881, when Mr.. johnson
ran third behind Gov. White.
Evening star., 1939-08-09

her mouth shut-or somebody is 60
ing to get bumped off"
With the corSage as their leading
clue-the girl didn't have it when
she left home-detectives sought a
strangler with grip strong enough
to break bone" One of her bones
was fractured.
Evening star., 1939-08-09
johnson and Conner
Battle Aug. 29 in
Mississippi Run-0f
Support Of Bi|bo for
Ex-Representotive Raises
Third-Term Question

BY the Associated Press.
JACKSON, Miss, Aug. 9.-Selec-
ton of Mississippi's next Governor
who may have something to say
about President Roosevelts third
term chances-today lay between
Paul B. johnson and Martin Sen
nett Mike Conner.
Former Representative Johnson
Evening star., 1939-08-09
Garner to Go Fishing Tomorrow
with Pole, Canoe, Old Friend

its first try but said he would be
back in time for lunch. Chances
were that Mr.. Brumfield picked the
spot. The fact he has been Mr..
Garners angling partner the last 20
years attests to his skill.
Garner Tobooed Poker
Years Ago, Says Wife
LOUISVILLE, KY. Aug. 9 IP.-
Mrs. John Nance Garner says the
Vice President doesn't play poker
any more
THE truth is" she wrote Richard
B. Crawford, an officer in a local
social club, Mr.. Garner "left off the
practice good many years ago."
Mr.. Crawford said the letter was
received in reply to an invitation
asking the Vice President to test
his skill at draw or stud poker with
club members any Friday night.
Evening star., 1939-08-09
Young Democrats to Meet

LEESBURG, Va, Aug. 8 (SpeciaD
The annual meeting OF the LOU
doun County Young Democratic
Club will be held here tonight. New
officers will be named and delegates
selected to represent the club at the
State convention at Roanoke.
Evening star., 1939-08-09
Combating the Pain of
ArthritiS

Thousands suffering from arthritis pains
have found help in Mountain Valley Min.
eral Water direct from famous Hot
Springs Arkansas Mildly Alkaline Deeply
Satisfying. Endorsed by physicians for
over 80 years. Phone MET. 1862 for case
Mountain Valley Mineral Wote,
MET. IO6?. IiO5 X ST. NV.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-11
America May Slap Sky>High
Duties on Imports From japan

dock viii Midshipman Spivis
now take command of the vessel
and bring it neatly alongside in
such a manner that II the dock
were real the vessel could be
moored without wrecking any
thing?
The third-class men don't have
any such fun as that. They play
the parts of enlisted men. all
through the three months Of the
cruise. BY turns they are oilers,
water-tenders, electricians help
ers. and so on; wear dungarees
and get their faces and hands
beautifully dirty. BY the time the
cruise Is over. each of them has
served in each division of the ships
company-in the most lowly and
mental Of capacities.
second-clsss men cruise on de-
stroyers, for 3la-week periods.
They perform the duties OF petty
officers. When they get back to
Annapolis they fill out the sum-
mer by studying intricate sub
jects like radio operation and pro-
cedure, seronautics. electricity and
marine engineering, take a few
practice dives on submarines, at
tend lectures on various topics,
and read and write reviews on q
certain number OF books.
Comes September and they're
ready for school TO commence
again.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-11
FORT WELCOMES
GUARD GENERAL

FORT WIS Maj. Gen.
George A. White, ranking line Of
Dcer Of all national guard orgsni-
cations OF the Northwest and COM
mander of the 41st division, re-
ceived the 13-gun salute Monday
as he paid an official visit to Maj.
Gen. Walter c. Sweeney, COM
manding the third division and
Fort Lewis.
Gen. White was received at the
main gate at 9 O'Clock where a
guard of honor. including a bat
talon of the 18th infantry and the
regiments band. welcomed him
while battery of the 10th field
artillery fired the salute.
He was then escorted to head
quarters where he conferred with
Ger. Sweeney.
Here from Salem, Ore, Gen.
White is commanding the 41st d.
visions tactical problems being
conducted in this vicinity by the
skeletonized components of the
division, including about 400 Of
ficers and enlisted men, chiefly
from headquarters attachments of
the various units.
The division headquarters are at
nearby Camp Murray on the
Washington state military reserva-
ton.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-11
MAIN STREET
Goimgs, Comings and Doings
OF Tdcomdns as the Re-
porter Found Them.

"Chuck" Tuttie trying to focus
a camera Fred Hoffman still hop
ing for that ono big fish sherman
Rowland telling Johnny Abrams
how he quit smoking Julius
Brecht giving farm life whirl
and liking 1t fine-Mrs. John Bates
Roberts and Miss Presley Ellis
busy at Junior League shop Clar-
ence Wallerlch locking keys in
carr. o. Eng writing meeting
notice-Julius Gius returning to
Bremer o Hugo Metxler jr.
thinking of moving-Dick Rodius
chatting amiably at 7 a. m.-Rose
Gatavara planning picnic - Gus
Paine planning the menu-Luther
Wright hurrying past Annie
Wright Bertha Taylor
arranging Republican festivities.