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Continued from Page D weather was clear, but the sky latsg became overcast and when the patrol turned back hours later the ceiling was only TOO feet.
 Just what happened to the bomb- CT between the time 1t swung back toward the base and the beginning of its observed difficulty had not been established. It seemed apparent that it became lost and with its fuel sup- ply dwindling, attempted a danger ous landing on the Rrourt. It crashed 10 miles inland.
 Its plight was first noticed by men at the naval radio station in Chollas Heights, East San Diego. It came webbing out of the low lying clouds and struck either a radio aerial or tower, then wobbled crazily at a low altitude for about mile, and crashed. Immediately attendants at the radio station heard a terrific blast and saw flames spout up from the wreck.
 Rescuers Driven Back
 Radio station attaches summoned ambulances and fire trucks but the intense heat of the fire drove back rescuers.
 San Diego police and firemen and attaches of the naval station roped ooff 6 large area surrounding the scene. The naval authorities with held comment regarding the cause of the crash pending an investiga- ton.
 The plane was of a class of fly ing dreadnaughts," pride of the navy air fore. They are designed to fly non -stop 4,00o miles with load of bombs and a defensive armament of machine guns.
 A full crew consists of pilot, navi- gator and radio man. and four others to man the machine guns and bomb levres. Folding hunks are provided for part of the crew to sleep while of duty on all-day and ali-night bombing forays.
 The planes have taken over the scouting duties formerly performed by the destroyers and light cruisers of the fleet.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-08
EARTHQUAKE HAS
 BEEN RECORDED

Harvard, Mass, Sept. e-(UP)- A severe" earthquake apparently in the North Pacific ocean was rec- orded at 8:i5 a. m. lEDT) today. Dr. l.. Don Leet, director of the Harvard university seismograph sta- ton here, reported.
 Leet estimated that the center of the earthquake was 4e300 miles away. apparently northwest of here, He believed 1t began ct about SOS a. m. lEDT). the waves" taking about ii minutes to reach here
 shocks still were being recorded nearly an hour later when the rec ord ran off the end of the recording chart.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-08

lines and the FTencn MaBinoe AleS Those now rule out the possibility of a swift war movement such as that in Poland, 1t was said. Rush Reinforcements
 The fact that the German high command was rushing up reinforce ment, however, was taken here to indicate that the French pressure and advance were now regarded seriously.
 The Lauterbourg- -Wissenbourg re- zion has been the scene of some of the bloodiest campaigns of past cen- turies. Lauterbourg, which IS of Roman origin, was a center for war fare from the middle ages to the present. The city was the center of operations during the 30 years war and the French revolutionary wars. The Prussians captured 1t in 1793 but it was retaken the same year. The Prussians took It again in 1870.
 Wissembourg has been the scene of big battles. The French won a | great victory there in 1705. The Austrians were smashed there in 1793.
 French, British Air Attacks
 It was reported also that French British air force activity was gain- ing in intensity daily. German troops diverted from the Polish front were thrown into a vigorous counter-attack against the French on the Saar front yesterday.
 Experts Interpreting today's com- munique No. g said that operations still consisted of advance guard ac- ton, aimed at clearing up forward positions held by the Germans.
 The supreme national defense council met this morning at the Elysee palace with President AL bert Lebrun presiding. Premier and War Minister Edouard Da- ladier, French Commander in Chief Maurice Gustave Gamelin and all members of the geenral staff were present. No communique was issued after the meeting but 1t was said that the council studied the situa- tior of the armies and the conver- sion of the nation to a war footing.
 Hitler Forced to Help
 Reliable informants said Adolf Hitler had been forced to withdraw from six to eight divisions from the Polish front in order to enforce the Saarbruecken sector of his west wall. :.
 By the reinforcement it was said. the Germans saved a considerable force threatened with entrapment in French advance from the Magi- not Line.
 It was added. however. that the French continued slow. cautious advance.
 Imformants said that the French attacks were led by gigantic 7O-ton tanks mounting 3-inch guns, called rolling fortresses.
 6 Miles Inside Germany
 The spearhead of the French advance was said to be e point 70 miles southeast of Luxembourg. The French troops were believed to be more than nine miles inside Ger many at this point and perhaps others. Their spearhead point seemed to be directed in the vicinity of Neunkirchen, which is inside Ger many and . little less distance than that northeast of saar- bruecken.
 The German counter attacks were said to be centering in the Saar- bruecken sector.
 As 1t was put here. the counter attacks were not entirely successful but did save the men threatened with isolation.
 Frances Idea in It's offensive op- eration which 1t was indicated was developing steadily, was to force Germany to divert troops from Po-
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reported that the German sub. marine crew which sank their ship had been very courteous.
 Captain Giles Chester stedman. the Washingtbn's master. got this story from the rescued crew:
 "rhe Olive Grove was stopped by q submarine and ell hands were or- dered to abandon ship. When boats were in the water clear of the ship. torpedo was fired. The Olive Grove sank by her stern in six nin- utes. The sub commander was most courteous in his treatment Of the survivors. furnishing them course. checking their compass. offering . tow, and finally firing two red rockets which were sighted by the Washington.
 The Olive Grove was bousd from Cuba to Lands End with c cargo of sugar.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-08

because the money, collected from bank branches was enroute to fed eral reserve bank vaults. Messengers c. Ralph Young Jr, of Braintree and Daniel ], Murphy of Dorchester said that when they stopped their sedan to avoid hitting truck, three men leaped on the running board.
 At gunpoint, one bandit forced Young out of the drivers seat while second crawled to the rear seat The third remained on the running
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-08

Trailed by . second car, the ban- dts drove about a nSile, stopping on Q Roxhury side street where they
 transferred the money to the sec. ond machine in which they fled.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-08
French Armies Pushing Ahead Into Germany
tContinued from Page N

I land. It was recognized now. in- formants said, that Poland's situa- ton had been extremely serious.
 Luxembourg reported that the sound of guns was heard through out the night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-08
SEEK BANDITS IN
 BOSTON ROBBERY

Boston, Sept. B. (uP)-G-men and police sought four bandits who robbed two United States Trust Company messengers of $22, 200 in Q kidnap-holdup yesterday.
 Federal agents entered the search
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-08
YOUNGEST TEACHER

Madeleine Carroll, starring today
 in Paramount's My Love For Yours" taught school in England
 following her graduation from the Sorbonne at the age of 16.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-08

Australia is to have a plant for rolling aluminium sheets for air- craft.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-08

lines and the French Maginot lines Those now rule out the possibility of a swift war movement such as that in Poland, 1t was said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-08
NINE SHIPS ARE
 SUNK IN WAR

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-08
SIX NAVAL
 FLYERS KILLED

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-08

GENOA. Italy. Sept. e-(uP)- The liner Rex. starting of Italy's re- sumption of normal steamship serv. ices, sailed for New York today filled to capacity with 2000 passengers. mostly Americans.
Evening star., 1939-11-21

ginia and the premarital legisla-
ton now under consideration there.
He said that while the present law
makes 1t a penal offense to marry
with the knowledge Of having a
venereal disease, the proposed legis-
lation would require prospective en-
trants into marriage only to consult
a doctor and offer proof Of having
done so before being given a license
to wed.
I'm other words" he said, "a man
could present a doctors certificate
branding him a venereal disease
sufferer to the marriage license bu-
reau and could demand and be
given a license although the clerk
in question knew that man would
In future be liable to arrest"
Aid Promised by Everett.
Ray H. Everett, director of the
district of Columbia Social Hygiene
Society, who presided during Mr.,
Jonnson's speech, declared his or
ganization was prepared to back
any such suitable law as that pro-
posed by Mr.. johnson.
Mr.. Everett said a move was al
ready underway in the District to
provide mandatory premarital phys
ical examinations and that his group
and the Board Of Trade were be-
hind 1t.
He agreed with Mr.. johnson that
the proper approach was to attack
one disease at a time, and that
one syphilis in the communicable
stage.
Evening star., 1939-11-21
Monday Evening Club
Told Benefits Of
Premarita| Tests
Attack on Social
Diseases, One at q
Time, Suggested

Bascom Jackson, associate direc-
tor of the American Social Hygiene
Association Of New York, last night
outlined the progress Of State con-
troll of social diseases in the United
States to members of the Monday
Evening Club at the Y. w. G. A. and
recommended requiring premarital
examinations in the District of
Columbia to further the control of
syphilis.
The purpose Of such q law, he
said, would be threefold: To pro-
tect the institution of marriage
from disintegration through physi-
cal or mental disability; to protect
the children's health through con-
troll of congenital syphilis, and to
cut down expense in taxes by
stamping out disease that gives
rise to a need for money to cure 1t.
Regarding the last purpose, Mr..
johnson said, TT would be a sort
of enlightened selfishness on the
part of the voters to save their
money"
His talk and recommendations
were, for the most part. enthusiast
tically received.
Favors One Step at . Time.
MIR. johnson said that while
many States have premarital ex-
animation requisites of one sort or
another, he believed that the best
way to undertake such law was
to strike at one dangerous disease
at a time. He said the concensus
of medical opinion considered
syphilis the most dangerous of all
communicable diseases.
eve must take one step at a
time" Mr.. johnson said, "and since
syphilis is the most easily and ef-
fectively diagnosed, it is reasonable
to begin with that disease
He said he wanted it understood
that under such a law it would not
be necessary for person proved to
have syphilis to be completely cured
in order to qualify for marriage,
adding that while there was as yet
no certain cure for the disease, it
was yet possible in every case to
render it incommunicable
1--WE are most interested" he said,
"in the communicable aspects of the
disease"
Cites Districts Peculiar Situation.
At one point in his talk. Mr.
johnson was questioned by DR..
Mitchell Dreese, professor of edu-
cational psychology at George
Washington University, who re-
minded him that the District wap
faced with a peculiar situation in
being f1anked by two States-Vir-
ginia and Maryland-which are
seemingly opposed to premarital
medical legislation.
Mr.. johnson then called DR..
Dresses attention to discrepancy
between the existing law of Vir-
Evening star., 1939-11-21
Cathedral Staff Honors
Edwin Newell Lewis

Edwin Newell Lewis, executive Sec
retary Of the National Cathedral
Association and editor of the Cath
edra1 Age, was honored at a farewell
party by the staff of the Washing
ton Cathedral last night in the
refectory of the College of Preachers.
Mr.. Lewis, who was a member of
the Cathedral staff for Is years, has
resigned to join the Coca-Cola Co.,
with his headquarters in Whining
ton, Del.
The Very Rev. Noble G. Powell,
dean of Washington, presided over
the supper meeting, at which the
Right Rev. James E. Freeman,
Bishop of Washington, was one OF
the speakers.
A number of important. tributes
were paid to Mr.. Lewis by the
clerical and law members Of the
Evening star., 1939-11-21

Brown, 1t. q. 81 Alfred w.. jr.. from
New London to Brooklyn.
Logsdon. L. q. - Earl W., from o. .. D.
Ovrom, 1t. q. g. Robert j., from. q. q. D.
Phoenix to U. s. 8. Bailey.
Schade, 1t. q. g. Arnold r, from o. 3. 3.
Montgomery to U. 8. 8. Dent.
Becker, Ensign Clarence W.. from q. .. o.
Memphis to U. 8. 8. Bailey.
Forbes. Ensign George w, jr.. from O.
8. 8. California to q. g. 8. Benham.
Fryer. Ensign Norman E.. IT,. from o. o. D
Craven to Y. 8. 8: Maury.
Hun. Ensign Emery H.. from q. 3. 3. Lex
ington to U. s. s. Welles
MEDICAL CORPS.
Savage. Comdr. Charles H., from Washing
ton to home.
Fulton. 1t. Comdr. James R.. from Roches-
ter, Mimi, to Philadelphia.
ington to Quantico.
SUPPLY CORPS.
Klunk, 1t. g. g. Richard g.. from New
port to Coco Solo, G. z.
Evening star., 1939-11-21

Cathedral stan and a gift was
presented by his colleagues.
The clerical and lay delegates Of
the northern and southern convoca-
tions Of the diocese of Washington
convened at the Cathedral yesterday
for a joint meeting. Bishop Free
man presided and holy communion
was celebrated.
Canon William M. Bradner, canon
precentor Of the Cathedral, spoke
at the business session, which took
place in st. Adams Parish Hall.
Evening star., 1939-11-21
Service Orders
NAVY.
BURFAU OF NAVIGATION.

BUREAU OF NAVIGATION.
LAnnom, Comdr. Joseph r.. from Rock
Island to Washington.
Grimes. It. Comdr. Clifton g., from o. Q. ..
Maury to q, 8. 8. Welles.
Hall. 1t. Comdr. Stephen K. from New
York to Washington. -
Kelly. Il. Comdr.- Matthew L., from o.
8. 8. Chester to q. 8. 8. Tippecanoe.
Murphy, 1t. Comdr. John williams, jr,
ray.
Richter. It. Comdr. Henry E., from o.
3. 8. Conyngham to U. 8. 8. Bailey.
Fairchild, 1t. Milton D.. from Washington
<to home.
Printup. Ii Carter A., from q. 3. B.
Reid to U. 8. 8. Mackenzie.
Query. 1t, James v. jr.. from Pearl Har-
bor to u s g. Beaver
Evening star., 1939-11-21
Itchy PimpIes
Kills Romance
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Evening star., 1939-11-21

The French Army Is divided into
the Metropolitan and the Colonial
Armies.
The Washington times., 1939-01-04
STAIN LOSES
FAITH IN ARMY

BERLIN, Jan. 4 Q.N.S))-So-
Wet Dictator Josef Stain has
ordered a new oath Of allegiance
from every officer and man Of the
Red army, the Nazi newspaper Der
Angriff asserted in a Moscow dis
patch today.
Recent clashes between army
leaders and political commissars
following the disappearance" Of
Marshal VASTLY Bluecher has re-
suited in grave uneasiness at the
KremIin, the dispatch said.
AS a result, Der Angriff con-
tinued, Stain demanded a per.
sonal new oath of allegiance from
the entire army on February %,
the twenty-first anniversary Of the
Bolshevik revolution. In addition,
all soldiers will be compelled to
sign a declaration of loyalty to the
Soviet regime.
The Washington times., 1939-01-04
Sails Secretly to
Join Recalled
Diplomat

NEW YORK, Jan. 4 U.N.S0.
Mrs. Hans Dieckhoff, wife of the
German Ambassador to the United
States who was recalled" after
the American envoy to Berlin had
been summoned home. sailed Sc
cretly on the liner Europa today
to join her husband.
The summoning home of United
States Ambassador Hugh Wilson
and the subsequent return Of
Dieckhoff to his homeland re-
suited from the alleged persecu-
ton Of minorities in Germany.
Wilson was called home to report
on conditions in Germany over
which residents of the United
States, President Roosevelt as
serted. were deeply shocked.
Although Mrs. Dieckhoff's name
did not appear on the passenger
list, it was learned she departed
alone, leaving her daughter, Char
lotte. in Washington, where she
is attending school.
The Washington times., 1939-01-04
Fleet of Franco Planes
Bombs Passenger Train

Infantry columns rushed the
loyalist positions following a
heavy barrage and at noon one
inSurgent column captured the
villages of Ana and Vernet, north
west of Artesa, later crossing the
River Segre where it joined an
other column advancing from
Lerida along the SEQ de Urgel
Road. Finally, after stiff battle,
the heavily fortified town was
occupied.
In the battle for Artesa, the
insurgents claimed, their troops
captured some 2,400 foes.
A Barcelona communique ad
Initted the insurgents had i'm,
rroved their positions in the
Albages and Cogull sectors.
Maorid announced five tri-
motored insurgent planes bombed
Valencia, hitting hospital and
prison and injuring 10 persons.
The Washington times., 1939-01-04
Former D. c. Belle
To Be Bride of
Alexandrian

Mrs. Margo Couzens Chewing,
who was Washington belle when
her father, the late Senator
CouzenS of Michigan, was in Con-
gress, will be married tomorrow
to Herbert Bryant, of Alexandria,
Va, at the Bloomfield Hills
CMich.) home of the brides
mother, according to dispatches
reaching here today.
However, at Mr.. Bryant's home
relatives said they knew nothing
about it, and added that he had
gone to Winchester on a business
trip.
After a three weeks honeymoon
trip in the South, the couple will
live in Alexandria, dispatches said.
In 1880, Mrs. Chewing eloped
with William Jeffries Chewing,
jr., of Fredericksburg, Va, from
whom she separated in 1885, and
obtained an uncontested divorce
last January. She has custody of
the two children.
The Chewnings came into the
news again recently when Mr..
Chewing filed q suit in Novem-
Der contending that she had
agreed to pay him $4,000 annually
until their eldest child reaches
the age of 81 or until he should
remarry. in return for his re-
linquishing any claim to the
CollZenS estate,
The Washington times., 1939-01-04
Stern Warning to Congress


ITO save one, we must
now make up our minds to
save all"
In few days, be said, he
would transmit to Congress
concrete recommendations for
strengthening the United States
against the forces Of aggres-
sion that now surround it and
the whole Western Hemisphere.
"WiN Do Our Share"
To protect this hemisphere,
it's peace and it's democratic
ideals, he said, eve propose to
do our share against storms
from any quarter" and he
added:
"From that determination
no American flinches."
This by no means implies, he
continued, that the Americas stand
against the world, or disassociate
themselves from other nations. We
will stand, he said, on an offer to
sit at the council table with other
countries and work for peace and
diminished armament.
But the world has grown so
small" he said, land weapons of
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The Washington times., 1939-01-04
Strong Defense
Onlu Safetu'

""* But the world has
grown SO small and weapons
Of attack so swift that no
nation can be safe in its will
to peace so long as any other
single powerful nation re-
fuses to settle its grievances
at the council table.
For If any government
bristling with implements of
war insists on policies Of
force, weapons Of defense
give the only safety.
In our foreign relations we
have learned from the past
what not to do. From new
wars we have learned what
we must do.
We have learned that ef-
fective timing of defense, and
the distant points from which
attacks may be launched are
completely different from
what they were 20 years ago.
We have learned that sur
vival cannot be guaranteed
by arming after the attack
beginS-fOr there is new
range and speed in Offense.
Excerpt from President
RooSeDeIt'S message today.
The Washington times., 1939-01-04
japan Names
FASCIST Chief
new premier
Baron Hiranuma to
Succeed KOnOye

TOKYO. Jan. 4 .SD.-Baron
Kiichiro Hiranuma, president of
the privy council and aggressive
extreme-right wing political leader.
was summoned to the imperial
palace tonight and commanded to
form a new cabinet to replace that
of Premier Prince Fumimaro
Konoye.
The advent to power to Hira-
numa after resignation of Konoye
because of disagreement over
policies affecting the Sino-Jap-
anese wal, was interpreted in
Tokyo as a long stride in the direc.
tion of outright fascism.
Backed by Army, NaUy
He enjoys the widest support of
the Japanese army and military
circles generally. He is said to
have already chosen several pro
spective members Of a militant
and reactionary cabinet.
Baron Hiranuma left the winter
resort town of Kanazawa yesterday
for Tokyo. evidently in anticipa.
tion that he would be called upon
to- lead Nippon in future conduct
Of the Chinese war.
Resignation of Prince Konoye
climaxed a period Of rapid, but
secret, political activity, which
was only partly explained in
Konoye's statement of his position.
K0noye's Statement
Konoye, who also was repre-
Sented as relinquishiI1s his post on
grounds of i'll health, declared:
The China incident is enter
ing a new phase and the time
las come to build new order
in East Asia. To meet this new
situation, it is necessary to con-
Struct new political shape and
form a new cebinet to revive the
public mind.
Japanese policy, neverthe-
less, will remain unaffected as
established previously under i'm
perial sanction. It is now time
Continued on Page 2, Col. A.
The Washington times., 1939-01-04
British IndustriaIists
To Negotiate in Berlin

LONDON, Jan. 4 G.N.S).-An
important mission representing
British export industries is ex-
pected to leave for Berlin late this
month or early in February to
negotiate so-called cartel agree
ments with corresponding Ger
man industries. It was reported
here that United States industries
are prepared to collaborate with
the projected Anglo German agree
ments.
The Washington times., 1939-01-04
D. c. relief
HEADS DENY
Use OF PULL
Reply While Lewis
MOdifies Charge

District officials today denied
charges that politics and political
"pull" play an important part in
the administration of relief.
At the same time Burdette G..
Lewis, who completed the investi-
cation Of the relief setup here, and
whose report is now in the hands
Of members of Congress, modi-
fled his charges along those lines.
Lewis said he did not mean to
imply that political influence was
used to get on relief, but that
pressure groups" did exert such
influence. He declined to amplify
on this, or explain what he meant
by pressure groups"
DATA WELCOMED
Elwood Street, director of the
Board Of Public Welfare, and Miss
M. Alice Hill, of the Public Assist
ant Division, said they knew of no
political pressure, but would like
to have any data Lewis might
furnish them.
Deputy WPA Administrator Otto
Cass said that while politicians
had referred cases to his office,
there had never been any attempt
to exert pressure.
Lewis reported he had found
that more than one-third Of the
families which receive grants here
for aid to dependent children are
CONTINUALLY facing starvation"
In the third section of an analy-
sis now in the hands of the chair
men of the House and Senate
subcommittee on District Ap-
preparations, Lewis said he based
his conclusion regarding depend
ent children on 125 sample cases
Of Aid to Dependent Children
and SO cases under the home-care
category.
S.S PCT. IN ''MIDDLE CLASS"
OF these, he said, So per cent
are continually facing starva-
ton" with incomes of less than
$50 monthly and $50 per cent
are fighting poverty" on in
comes of between $50 and $120 a
month. He placed in the com
Portable middle class" 8.8 per cent
of the cases which he found en-
joyed monthly incomes ranging
from $12O to 5000 or more.
Employing the same income
brackets, Lewis estimated under
the home.care classification that
81 per cent of the households are
continually facing starvation" !"
65.4 per cent are fighting pov-
erty' and 25.5 per cent are in the
comfortable middle class" An
other 10 per cent, he said, have
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