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Evening star., 1939-09-29

The western disturbance has moved
northeastward to Michigan. Grand Rapids.
Mich, l0O37 millibars (29.64 inches, and
Tulsa. Okla. 1005.4 millibars 20 90
inches). Pressure is high over the Atlantic
States, and from the Pacific Coast eastward
to Minnesota and the Middle Missouri VAL
ley, Eastport. Me-. 1024.7 millibars go ~
millibars 1923 inches). Showers have
occurred almost generally between the
Rocky Mountains and the Mississippi VAL
ley and the Upper Lake region and in
portions Of the Gulf States and the in
terror Of virginia. The weather has be
come warmer in the Lake region, the Ohio
Valley. the Atlantic States and the West
Gulf States, but the temperature has fallen
decidedly in the Rocky Mountain region:
the Plains States and the Missouri and
extreme Upper Mississippi valleys. The
temperature is freezing this morning as
far south as Wyoming. South Dakota and
Minnaenta
Evening star., 1939-09-29
Raymond N. Martyr
To Be Buried Tomorrow

Raymond M. Martyr, 81, partner
in the firm of Leaman g. Martyr,
merchandise brokers, who died
Wednesday at his home, 2901 Thirty
fourth street NV, will be buried to-
morrow in Cedar Hill Cemetery after
services at the home at 1:30 pm.
A lifelong resident of the District,
Mr.. Martyr was educated in local
public schools. He was member of
Lebanon Lodge of Masons and the
Columbia Country Club.
Surviving are son, Ray, and a
daughter, June Martyr; two BROTH
ers, John w. Martyr, administra-
tive assistant and chief clerk of the
War Department, and DR.. Herbert E.
Martyr, all of Washington, and two
sisters. Mrs. r. Roy Miskimon OF
East Orange, N. j., and Mrs. Ray
P. Whitman of Buffalo, N. Y.
Evening star., 1939-09-29
The War in Europe-Doy by Day
New Pact coed Veied Come to Terms
With Rusio's Role Left Very Much Underlined
BY DEWITT MCKENZIE.

|. Associated Press Foreign Affairs Writer.
The new Russo-German pact is
labeled by informed circles in Paris
and London as an ultimatum to the
Anglo French allies to make peace
on Hitler's terms or take the con-
sequences.
1t is backed by what is described
as "veiled threat" that If the allies
don't acquiesce the Soviet may throw
its vast military machine into the
war to support Germany against
them.
Hitler's terms thus far indicated
provide that the British and French,
who have pledged themselves .up to
the hilt to restore Poland, must ac-
cept the Polish controversy as set
tied with the partition of that coun-
try between the Communists and the
NaZis.
The allies also have pledged them
selves to crush Hitlerism," but the
peace would liquidate that.
The agreement places full respon-
sibility for continuance of the con-
f1ict on allied shoulders. This payes
the way for possible Inauguration of
the complete war" about which
Germany has been talking-that Is.
war which would be without quar-
ter or limitations if carried out to
the extreme.
Russia's Role Left Underlined.
The question of just what part
Russia might play if the allies refuse
the peace (as they have said they
wild is purposely left wholly un-
answered. The document merely
says Moscow and Berlin will CON
suit each other regarding necessary
measures"
Observers generally don't believe
Stain has any present intention of
entering a military alliance with
Germany.
The Soviet doesn't have to fight
to come out of this upheaval a big,
II not the biggest winner. Moscow
can just sit with it's feet up and
draw dividends while Germany and
the allies batter each others heads.
However, the phrasing of the pact
is calculated to make Hitler's posi-
ton as strong as possible in his
effort to compel the allies to make
peace.
There is no doubt that the "veiled
threat of Russian military inten-
ton is the blunderbuss with which
the allied stage-coach is to be held
up.
Russia to Supply Germany.
One point of vital concern to the
allies is finally cleared up. Russia
agrees to supply Germany with ma
terlals on easy terms.
Expectation of this has led the
Nazis to boast that England cannot
squeeze Germany into submission
with the naval blockade. However
that may be, access to Soviet supplies
certainly nullifies in some degree
the effect Of the blockade, and may
protract the war Indefinitely.
simultaneously with the signing
of the pact there was another sud-
den shift in balance of power which
tipped the European political raft.
Little Estonia finally acceded to
Soviet demands and agreed to allow
her big neighbor to establish naval
bases and airdromes in Estonian
Evening star., 1939-09-29

Europe is being remade. or more
accurately. is continuing the process
of evolution started by the World
War.
AS a matter of fact, the present
conflict really is a continuation of
the World War-interrupted by the
Versailles armistice whose terms
have been going through the man.
gle. Only now we have new factors
new isms and new ambitions
which compGcate the show.
Whichever side wins-if 1t is hu-
manly possible for anybody to win
in a war like this-it will find a far
different setup in Europe to deal
with.
Evening star., 1939-09-29
Bad Well Water
PropeIs Automobile
For Maryland Man
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ADAMSTOWN, Md, Sept. %.
Thomas Carlin says all he has
to do to fill his gasoline tank is
back the car up to the well and
pump it full.
Mr.. Carlin discovered his
gasoline supply when he dropped
a match into a bucket Of what
he thought was water, pumped
out of the we'll in an attempt
70 learn why the water tasted
SO bad. After the liquid burned,
he filled his tank and drove
around telling neighbors.
Whoever owns the under
ground gasoline storage tank
leaking into the well hasn't
stopped the seepage yet.
Evening star., 1939-09-29

=
olic action an
nuauy awarded
by St. Bonaven-
ture c OIL e 6 e,
N. Y.
The a " a r d
was announced
y e S t e r d q y by
college authori-
ties, the Asso-
ciated Press re-
or t e d. 1t is
given with papal
approval to the
lay pers n
thought to be
outstanding in
Evening star., 1939-09-29

CdtnOIlC HClIOn. MT. MOntaVOn Is
the sixth recipient. the medal hav-
ing been presented for the first
time in 1884 to former Gov. Alfred
E. Smith.
Mr.. Montavon was made a knight
of st. Gregory in 1929 by the late
Pope Plus XII. A native of Scioto
County, Ohio, he spent 20 years as
an educator in the Philippine Islands
and in diplomatic posts in Central
and South America.
Evening star., 1939-09-29

territory. The small state thereby
comes under control of Moscow.
This move puts Russia in position
to become the overload of the Baltic
"a position which will make Nazi-
dom swallow hard. It also will per-
NIT Moscow to shift her ships to
keep pace with the Red Army,
should that be employed for any
further move westward.
The War Is Out of Hand.
These nom entous overnight
changes. and the other events which
have happened in the first month
OF this strangest of all wars, have
made it apparent that its ending
will be wholly unlike the objectives
Evening star., 1939-09-29
A. U. RoIIy Tonight

Several hundred students are ex-
pected to attend a weiner roast and
pep rally to be held this evening
on the campus of American Uni
verslty. AS is customary each year.
the freshman class will stage a
series of stunts as a feature Of the
evenings entertainment.
Evening star., 1939-09-29
Census
Continued From First Pase)

on the job. They were cleaning
| up excavation. Under the original
schedule of construction 1T had
been expected that about 1000 Of
various crafts would have been on
the job rushing the structure for
ward to completion by January,
when work on the new census must
begin.
Several alternatives have been
under consideration in attempts to
| prevent moving the census work
to different cities, which would de-
centralize the records. not only
making the work more expensive
but hampering its accuracy and
timeliness.
Space Here Inadequate.
Space in Washington is in
adequate. That was one of the
reasons for construction of the new
building here. on a schedule which
would have finished it in a record
breaking time.
The contract was let only last
August l to McCloskey g. Co., firm
which has erected several big Gov
ernment buildings in Washington.
Strikes, however, delayed construc-
ton.
When it became apparent that a
crisis on space might develop, the
Government began casting about to
meet the situation. The census is
mandatory, required by the Con-
stitution, for purposes of reappor-
tioning congressional districts.
Several cities were surveyed for
space. including Chicago, ST. Louis,
Philadelphia. Baltimore and New
York. Previously Chicago had made
a strong bid for the 1910 census
workers, offering, it is understood, to
erect a building there sufficiently
large to house the 1000 temporary
workers. Baltimore, Philadelphia
and New York are most favorably
considered now for space.
Possibility of placing extra shifts
Of workers on the incompleted build
ing was considered-first a double
shift and later on a triple shift,
with men working three 8-hour
tricks, around the clock. Today a
high official estimated that even
with three shifts, with work going
on constantly, it would be i'm
possible 10 complete the building
early in January. Some considera-
ticn has been given to finishing up
one floor at time, putting workers
in, and completing the building
above them.
Census Plans Progress.
Plans for taking the census have
been rolling ahead steadily, and the
machinery for this gigantic decen-
nlal job has been set up at a pace
which is well on time. This pace
cannot be slowed up without threat
ening regular progress.
One other alternative presents it.
self to officials who by now are ha-
rassed by the necessity of making
an early decision. Congress could
be asked to change the law regard
Ing the census so as to provide more
funds to finance the work in the
field, or might even be asked to
delay the work Of taking the census.
But provision for the population
census, it was pointed out, is included
in the Constitution of the United
States. That is one provision which
could not be changed by Congress
alone
To move the 5000 people out OF
Washington ard decentralize the
Office not only would require far
more appropriations from Congress
to carry on the work, it is believed
but would take about 1000 workers
who live in Washington, nearby
Maryland and Virginia away from
their homes, probably separate them
from their families. or force these
workers to maintain two establish
Evening star., 1939-09-29
$500 Prize Offered
For Literary Work On
Italy's History
n..:,.tc..3i}fqN
Are Announced by
Fernando Cuniberti

A prize of $4,000 Italian lire,
amounting to about 81 500, has been
offered by the Permanent Committee
for the San Reno Prizes on Art and
Literature to the winning foreign"
author of a critical. historical mar
rative or poetic work which will IL
lustrate one aspect of Italy's his
tory. Sc
This was announced today by
Fernando Cuniberti, 1924 r street
NV. president Of the Dante Ali
ghieri Society of Washington, who
received official notice of the COM
petition from the Italian Embassy.
Mr.. Cuniberti formerly was an at
tache of the Embassy.
The competition, he explained, is
open to all persons except Italians.
The prize will be awarded at a cere-
mony of national Importance at
San Reno, a city on the Italian
Riviera, at a date to be determined
later.
December 81 Deadline Set.
Applications for entering the con-
test, Mr.. Cuniberi explained, must
bear the name, address and sigma
ture of the competitor, and must be
sent to the "Comitato Permanente
Premi San Reno" at San Reno,
Italy, together with six copies of
each work entered. They must
reach the committee not later than
December 81, of this year. No work
will be accepted after that date
Works entered in the contest will not
be returned.
In accordance with the bylaws,
1t was further explained, the secre-
tary of the committee will notify
those interested Of their elimina-
ton from the competition for non
compliance with the rules or on
account of their works having been
received by the committee after the
deadline, the last day of 1899.
The jury will submit to the COM
mittee, together with a detailed re-
port, the names of three authors,
who may be selected even though
their works were not entered in the
contest, if such works are considered
worthy of selection.
Decision to be Final.
AS soon as the jury has COM
pleted its work and submitted its
choice, the committee will publish
the decision, which according to the
bylaws is final.
Entrance in the contest implies
full acceptance of all conditions set
forth in the bylaws of the per-
manent committee.
To be eligible for the contest, Mr..
Cuniberti explained, it will not be
necessary for the work to have been
written after this announcement.
Some Americans, for instance, who
have been interested in italian lit
erature may have prepared already
something along the line of the COM
petition, which very well may be
eligible for submission.
The ceremony to take place on
the occasion of the official presenta-
ton OF the prize is to be one of
several occasions of a similar ma
ture conducted under auspices of
committees at San Reno, noted for
its various entertainment attrac-
tions.
Those desiring further informa-
tion on the contest, Mr.. Cuniberti
announced. may obtain it at the
Italian Embassy,
Evening star., 1939-09-29
Report
FURNISHED by u

CFurnshed by the
of CombaShowers tonight and tomorrow cooler toor
continued
tomorrow
Maryland tonight and tomorrow cooler in
a continued cool.
night
Evening star., 1939-09-29
Bv WALLACE 2 DEIrrI

Chicago Daily News Foreign Correspondent.
WITH THE GERMAN ARMY AT
WARSAW, Sept. % Oelayed) -
Black and gray and as broad as
the city itself, a huge column of
boiling, seething smoke rises into the
heavens from burning Warsaw
today.
The smoke thins out as it rises
and gentle wind draws it like a
curtain across the cold pale blue
sky. Three small wooly white clouds
ride bravely above the curtain.
Much of City Spared.
Warsaw has been burning for 10
days. German officers here in the
front line say. Certainly much of
the city has been spared thus far.
The long white building of the STU
dent House." for example, can be
seen from factory rooftop miles
from the center of Warsaw and
seems to be untouched. The declin-
ing sun blinds and CLEANS on the
windows of other buildings still in
tact.
But 1t is heavy pail which hangs
over Warsaw. pillar of smoke by
day and fire by night. and thou
sands of shops and factories and
homes must have been destroyed by
the flames already.
At first the Germans undertook to
treat Warsaw as an open city, off,
GERS here say. That is, they under
took to bomb and shell only the
known military objectives in and
around the city.
Later. though, the retreating Pol
ish troops poured into the city, an
energetic commander in chief took
over, hasty defenses were thrown up,
and Warsaw prepared to defend
itself against the invader.
The Germans still tried to spare
the city, they say.
First, they warned the commander
in chief that they would have to
treat Warsaw as military objective
and shell and bomb it unless he sur
rendered. No answer to this warn
ing came.
Next. the Germans called on the
commander in chief to send nego-
tiators to the German lines. No
negotiators appeared.
The Germans made still another
attempt. They sent planes over the
city which threw out handbills call
ing again on the city to surrender
and promising in recognition of the
bravery of its defenders that the
officers would be allowed to keep
their swords and the men would be
sent unharmed to their homes. But
there was no response to this offer,
either.
So Warsaw has been bombarded
and shelled. An attempt has been
made to attack only military OBJ
jectives in the city, but no such
attempt can altogether succeed, least
of all when-as is the case here
one of the objectives has been an
encampment of troops in a park in
the heart of the city.
Exchange Of Firing.
It is quiet now in the cold late
afternoon in the most advanced
German position in the Praga sec
ton of Warsaw. There was q sharp
exchange of firing here this after
noon in spite of the truce declared
for the duration of the parleys, but
there is no fighting at the moment.
The burning parts Of the city are
far enough away from here % that
no sound comes from the flames. A
Evening star., 1939-09-29
Snakes Owner SOUGHT

Found wiggling along a main
shopping street in Manchester. Eng
land. a snake was locked in the
pigeon loft of the nearest police
station while police searched for
the owner.
Evening star., 1939-09-29
New Diving Sphere

Two French journalists descend
ed $50 feet of Toulon in a new
diving sphere, which when placed
in the water can move under its
own power, and the inventor plans
to go down 1,50O feet.
Evening star., 1939-09-29
W.T.. Montayon 10 Receive
Catholic Action Medal

William r. Montavon, director
OF the legal division Of the Ma
tipnal Catholic Welfare Conference
here. Wednesday will receive the
Evening star., 1939-09-29
Summary Of
Todoy's Star
Foreign

Foreign.
Threat of Red military aid to Reich
seen in Moscow. Page Al
Three Norwegian ships sunk in two
days in North Sea. Page Al
Britain. France consult on Reich
Soviet peace overture. Page Al
Allies claim sinking of IL German
submarines. Page Al
NotionoI
U. S, wartime plans not to be made
public, President says. Page Al
Communist official defends Soviet
Capital may lose 5000 workers due
to building delays. Page Al
invasion of Poland. Page Az
w. e. T. U. to war on "anti-social,
Immoral conditions" Page B-e
Washington and Vicinity.
Red Gross Roll Call enlists 2,58l on
opening day. Page B-1
Trafhc ticket fixing" halted in Po-
lice Court. Page B-1
Evening star., 1939-03-02
Ice Hockey Leaders
To Meet Wednesday
Al Rink Here

Two leading teams in the Eastern
Hockey League - the Baltimore
Orioles and the New York Rovers-
tied for the lead in the Walker Cup
series-Will clash Wednesday night
on the ice at Riverside Stadium.
The Orioles boast one of the
leagues highest-scoring forward
walls in Norman Calladine, Doug
Greig and Ed Vitarelli. Calladine is
the loops leading scorer and Greig
is tied for third honors with his
teammate Johnny Squarebriggs. The
latter makes up another front line
combination with Jack Riley and
Creighton Lowther.
Riley, a newcomer to the league
and only 19 years old, is one of those
responsible for the Orioles recent
squirt. LoWther is regarded as the
fastest man on the team and one OF
the speediest in the league
Defensively, too, the Orioles rate
high. Mainstay of the blue line
patrol is Audley (Bruiser) Tuten, an
Alabama boy who learned his hockey
in Saskatchewan. Teamed with
him is Fred 10th, drafted a month
ago to fill vacancy caused by an
injury to Jack Tuten, Audley's
brother. Omer Kelly, the goalie,
registered four straight shutouts in
his early appearances as an Oriole.
Evening star., 1939-03-02
Sportsmanship Court
Tournament Opens
With Six Games

The 11th annual Rockville sports
manship basket ball tournament
opens today at Richard Montgom-
cry High School, Rockville, with six
games scheduled from 4:30 to $50
pm. Winners of junior high, girls
and boys division games will meet
tomorrow night in finals.
Clean play is stressed in the
tourney, and points are taken away
for each foul counted. Teams hav-
ing the highest point total at the
conclusion of the final games to-
morrow night will be declared VIM
ners. Bronze cups will be awarded
successful teams. and individuals of
winning outfits will receive sports
manship medals.
The program:
Today-4:30, Montgomery Junior
VS.. Gaithersburg Junior: $50, Sher-
wood Junior VS.. Friends Junior; 6 30
Sherwood Girls VS.. Montgomery
Girls; 7:30, George Washington
Girls VS.. Poolesville Girls: $50
Biadensburg High VS.. Charlotte Hall
Military; $50, Sherwood High VS.
Montgomery High.
Tomorrow, junior high finals:
8, girls finals; 9, boys finals.
Evening star., 1939-03-02
Tennis Future Briqht
For Pauline Betz,
New Coast Star
Sensational Indoor Play
Warrants Praise Given
Her Game by Sobin
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, March 2.-Indoor
tennis being a breed distinct from
the outdoor variety, the outcome OF
the national board court champion
ships rates no consideration in
national ranking Yet these cham
pionships occasionally do bring to
light prospects who look good
enough to win matches on any
sort of surface.
The current tournaments hkeliest
conner" is an attractive 19-year-
old Los Angeles miss named Pauline
Betz. Though this is her first ap-
pearance in the East and her first
on boards, she is in the semi
final round-the only non-New
Yorker and only unseeded player
to have gotten that far in the
women's division.
Praised by Sabin.
Her loudest booster is Wayne
Sabin, himself favored for the
mems singles title and matched in
today's semi-final with Jack Tid-
ball of Los Angeles. Wayne thinks
so highly of his fellow Westerner
that he's quite sure she'll break
into the country's top five this
summer.
Already she has built up a con-
siderable reputation in Southern
California, where she ranks eighth
in a group that includes National
Champion Alice Marble. Dorothy
May Bundy, Dorothy Workman and
Barbara WinsloW. In last falls
Pacific Southwest championships
she defeated Thelma Coyne, Aus
tralian internationalist, and was
beaten in a close match by Mrs
Sarah Palfrey Fabyan, who ranks
second among the Nations woman
players. Before coming North to
the indoor she won two tourna-
ments in Florida.
But Sabin, more than her record
or her sound, forcing game, stresses
her spirit. 1t is evident not only
in the type Of tennis she plays but
also in the fact she has played
through her schedule without a
whimper although suffering pain
fully from back injury that re-
quires daily medical treatment.
Faces Taubele Tomorrow.
1t is the type of spirit that makes
her good bet to make good on her
personal slogan, "The Wightman
Cup team or bust"
In the semiflnals tomorrow she
will face Norma Taubele, cham
pion in<1934 and No. l seed. Helen
Bernhard, No. 2, will meet Milli-
cent Hirsh, No. 3, in the other
match.
Today's program. in addition to
the duel between Tidball and Sa-
bin, who gave yesterdays custom
ers an added attraction in a prac-
tice match with Fred Perry, called
for quarter-finals in mems, women's
and mixed doubles.
Evening star., 1939-03-02
Hockey Aces 10 Clash
In Schoo|boy Game
Here Saturday

The leading scorer and the top
ranking goalie Of the Maryland
Scholastic Hockey League will be on
opposite sides Saturday night when
Gilman Country School takes on
Forest Park High of Baltimore at 8
o'clock at the Chevy Chase Ice
Palace
Charley Pitt of Gilman, for two
years leading sharpshooter in the
loop. this season has 3S goals and
assists to his credit. Aided by Pitt,
Gilman took the league title this
year and pushed Forest Park into
second place, a reversal of the previ-
GUS seasons finish.
Don Loeschke is the Forest Park
goalie He has 1T saves on his re-
cord to top all other net guardians
in the schoolboy loop. Public skat-
ing will follow the game.