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any one could see that she has made
a remarkable Improvement"
DR.. Bocock pointed out, however. that
an exact determination Of her condi-
tion, both physically and mentally,
could not be made public until the re-
port of specialists who have examined
Edith has been released for publication.
ANY Official pronouncement on the
case must await the report Of the psy-
biologists and. psychiatrists who have
tendent asserted.
Nurses In charge Of Edith's case dis
closed today she had gained IA pounds
since she entered the hospital three
weeks ago last Friday after being res
cued from dark closet in the home of
her father and stepmother, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Newman Riley, lilo Rhode
Island avenue.
"She weighs So pounds today" said
ago when she came here she weighed
only 49,"
With room full of toys, dolls and
games, Edith is having the time of her
life. Yesterday was Just one continuous
round of visitors who have been at
tracted by the chiid's unusual case.
Each brings some new plaything and
little Edith has received so many that
she now shares her toys with other un-
fortunates in the childrens ward.
Her parents, meanwhile. face trial on
cruelty charges as. q, result of her
alleged Incarceration. Indicted by q
grand jury, they are free on $4,000
bond each pending the trial, date Of
which has not yet been set by the Dis
trict Supreme Court Last week the
Riley's we're forced to flee their home
when two men, one an uncle of the
child, broke in with the announced In
tention Of beating up" the couple.
Evening star., 1931-11-30
DR.. K0O AND CHANG
DECLARE FOR PEACE
Foreign Minister Says He Seeks
Permanent Solution Of Far
East Controversy.
Rx the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NANKING, China, November So
President Chang Kai-Shek and DR..
Wellington Koo, new Chinese foreign
minister, today declared their intention
to stand upon a foreign policy of peace
and moderation.
DR.. Koo announced that his aim
would be to seek a solution of the Man
churian question ION the basis of justice
and permanent peace In the Far East,
with cooperation of the League of Ma
tions and all interested countries"
1.-THE essential thing" he said, 'is the
territorial and administrative integrity
of China"
The occasion was the formal install
lation of DR.. Koo as foreign minister
by the President.
Although armed force Is being ad-
vocated in China, the President said,
as the only means of presenting
China's case against Japan" the advo-
Gates fail to realize that the National
government is presenting the matter
through a different channel.
'T am convinced" he said, that
peaceful measures will be more effective
in the long run and that the National
governments policy of peace and mod
Grafton will be supported by world
opinion"
Evening star., 1931-11-30
CHINESE WAR END
URGED BY WOMEN
National Peace Association Appeals
to Oriental Groups to Help
Avert Battle.

Demands for peace in Manchuria were
made today by the National Committee
on the Cause ana Cure Of War, repre-
senting 100000 American women. A
cable was sent urging sister organiZa-
tions in the Orient to support the use
of available peace machinery to
avert war.
Women of America" the message
said, through the National Commit
tee on the Cause and Cure of War,
composed of IL women's national or
ganizations, with a membership OF
5000, 900, appreciate the effort being
made in China and Japan to bring
about a peaceful settlement of the
present controversy. We feel certain
In each country there is large group
of citizens urging the use of peace
machinery and we hope that women
earnestly support these methods. We
recognize the difficulties, but are stiIl
confident that war may yet be averted. :"
The committee is headed by Mrs.
Carrie Chapman Gait.
Evening star., 1931-11-30
WALTERS, OFFICIAL
OF RAIL LINE, DIES
Baltimore Financier, SO, Be-
gan Career on Valley Road
in Virginia.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, November 30.-Henry
Walters, chairman Of the board Of the
Atlantic Coast Line, died here today.
He was 80. His home was in Balti-
more and he was one of the pioneer
figures in the railroad industry. Death,
1t was said, followed a brief illness. He
had been in New York on business.
Walters began his railroad service in
the engineering corps of the Valley
Railroad in Virginia. After a brief
period with this road he Joined the
Pittsburgh g. Connellsville Railroad.
Then he went to work for the Atlantic
Coast Line.
He became general manager of the
line and expanded the system by merg-
ing it with the Plant system of Florida
and by purchasing control of the Louis
vile g. Nashville system.
During the World War he served on
the staff of the United States adirector
general of railroads as a representative
OF the railroad interests.
Walters was noted as an extensive
art collector and as yachtsman He
was a member of the syndicate organ
lied to build the Americn Cup de-
fender.
Walters died at 4 am. In his New
York residence, in East Sixty-first
street, where he lived during his fire.
quent stays in this city.
He had been Ill for some days and
was In care of nurse, but the exact
nature of his illness was not deter
mined. Death came Unexpectedly be-
cause the veteran railroad executives
condition had appeared to be improved
only yesterday.
walters is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Sarah Wharton Jones Walters.
They had no children.
Walters was remarkably active in
his railroad interests. He maintained
Offices in Baltimore, New York and
Wilmington, N. G.
Private funeral services, 1t was an
nounced, will be held at the Walters
home here tomorrow morning at 10.
Burial will be In Greenmount Gene
terry, Baltimore, tomorrow.
Evening star., 1931-11-30
RELIEF SUMS SPENT
BY So CITIES JUMP
Wilmington Disburses 832 Per Cent
More This Year, Leading
List Of Increases.
Ry tha Associatad press

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, November 30.-Relief
expenditures exceeding by from to
1872 per cent the amounts spent two
years ago were reported yesterday In
SO large cities from a survey made by
the Russell Sage Foundation.
The survey compared relief expendi-
lures in 1929 with those of 1881, the
first half Of each year only being COM
puted. It found that Wilmington, Del,
with an expenditure this year 832 per
cent greater than two years ago, headed
the list, while Denver, Colo, with an
expenditure Of per cent above 1929,
was at the bottom. The average city
was Cincinnati, which increased its ex-
penditure 231 per cent.
For the first six months of this year
New York spent for relief $21 900 900,
an increase of 375 per cent over the
same period in 1929; Detroit, So, SOC, 600.
an increase of 613 per cent: Chicago,
$500, 900. an increase of 319 per cent:
Los Angeles and Philadelphia, each
more than $4,000, 900, an increase of
366 and 532 per cent, and Boston, over
So, 800 900, an increase of ISL per cent.
During September, usually a slack
month for relief. $10,822, 900 was spent
in 81 cities reporting to the foundation.
OF this amount ~ per cent came from
Government agencies. Is
Evening star., 1931-11-30
SHIPS IN COLLISION
RETURNING TO PORT
Schooner in Crash With
Steamer Off CaroIinas Is
lowed by Cutter.
~ the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
NORFOLK, Va, November 30-The
American steamer Herman Frasch and
the schooner Ida S. Dow, which COL
lided in heavy fog OF the North Caro-
lima coast early today, both are on their
way to Hampton Roads, according to a
radio message received by Coast Guard
headquarters here. The schooner Is
being tcwed, stern FIRST, by the cutter
Carrabassett. s.se~ =
No one was injured in the. crash,
Coast Guard officials were informed.
The CarTabassett reported by radio
that the schooner wgS damaged about
her bow, and that lier jib boom was
carried away. The strain was so great
that the schooner was leaking badly.
Steamer Is Damaged.
The Herman Frasch received a hole
in her No. hold, the bow. also being
damaged on the starboard side.
The schooner and steamer crashed
almost head-on in the fog OF Cur
rituck during the early morning hours.
The schooner, Capt. w. r. Plummer
master, was bound from Newport News
for Hamilton, Bermuda, with q load
Of coal, passing out Of the Roads at
pm. Sunday. She carried a crew Of IL
The Herman Frasch was bound fol
Galveston from New York.
Cutter Is Dispatched.
Immediately upon hearing Of the
collision Norfolk division headquarters
of the Coast Guard dispatched the Car
rabassett to the scene. Despite the
heavy fog the cutter got in touch with
the damaged ships, got line aboard
the schooner and started with her
toward Hampton Roads at 1890 am
accompanied by the Herman Frasch.
Nobody was hurt aboard either ship
said Comdr. Benham of Capt. SCOTS
staff, who received the dispatch at divi-
sion headquarters.
Evening star., 1931-11-30
ATTACKS
ECONOMIC SYSTEM
He and Norman Thomas
Plead for Unemployed at
Joint Committee Session.

Responsibility for unemployment con-
tiitions was laid at the door of the
Federal Government today by John
Dewey, former Columbia University
professor. in a talk before the Joint
Committee on Unemployment In the
Hamilton Hotel.
Some two-score delegates, represent
with the Joint Committee, were In at
Norman Thomas, former Socialist
candidate for President, criticized
President Hoover and declared both
major political parties were promoting
misleading propaganda about that
measure Of justice which they call the
dole and fastening upon US the most
miserable system of private charity and
political relief that could be devised in
great and rich Nation"
The Government, Dewey declared,
"up to the present when asked for
bread has given only words with which
1t has been most generous"
DIR. Dewey contended the Federal
Government, by its legislation and its
methods Of taxation, had encouraged
development Of an economic. system in
which 13,Q00,0 900 wage earners received,
at the height of the 1929 boom, only
per cent more wages than In 1923, and
100000 on farms received per cent
less, while the. richest 100000 persons
had their incomes more than doubled.
The unemployment situation. Thorn-
as said. has developed into a world
wide crisis. He contended cure could
EDe obtained only when there became
some sense of fraternity among the
workers of the world.
Our domestic policy In this crisis, -
Thomas said, must be based on the
simple and absolute principle that a
society so greedy or so stupid that It
cannot provide willing workers. owes
them maintenance as a matter of
right, not charity. The cure for un-
employment lies in planned production
and distribution for use, not profit,
which Is socialism"
Evening star., 1931-11-30
WISCONSIN TAX LAW
ON INCOMES INVALID
U. S. Supreme Court Holds State
Cannot Levy on Husband
for Wife's Returns.

BY the Associated Press.
The Wisconsin statutes requiring hus-
bands to pay taxes on the combined In
come of themselves and wives were de-
clared invalid today by the Supreme
Court.
Albert A. Hooper Of Marathon County,
Wis, challenged the constitutions of
the laws. He married widow ON Oc-
tober %. 1927, she having an income
which she continued to enjoy In her
own right. Hooper protested against
having his income tax increased by
having his wife's income added TO his
own.
Justice Holmes delivered dissenting
opinion and was joined by Justices
Brandeis and Stone.
Justice Roberts, in the majority opin-
ion, reviewed Wisconsin laws to show
that the wife's title to income was sep
arate from her husbands and that her
property was subject to her own debts
and not those Of her husband
He said the title Of husband and wife
to property was clearly separate and
distinct under Wisconsin laws and the
husband could not be required to in
clude the income Of his wife In his
tax returns.
Evening star., 1931-11-30
ID|V|NE HAND seen
| IN WORLDS SLUMP
Pope Plus Holds Depression
Too Widespread to Be
| Caused by Man.
By the Associated Press.

.
VATICAN CITY, November 30.-The
worlds present economic difficulties
came by the win of God. Pope Plus said
yesterday in an address which was
published today by the Vatican City
newspaper Osservatore Romano.
Speaking on the occasion Of the read
ing of the decree recognizing the virtues
of Sister Gemma Galgani, candidate
for beatification, the Pontiff said, "It
was God who gave the years of abun-a
dance, years which now we scarcely can.
believe existed. The Lord giveth and
the Lord taketh away"
This crisis is too widespread to have
been caused by men, he said. "It is
evident that the hand Of God is being
felt and that the things of the world
are obeying the hand of God"
The terrible danger" of the present
situation, said he, is that in the con-
ferenceS and discussions Of plans for
relief mo one has spoken of God and
no one ha recognized the divine hand
which events obey"
The pontif said he did not want to-.
be pessimistic, but asserted that he wasi
always optimistic. He asked charity.
for the suffering of today mot only.
from rich survivors of the general ship
wreck, but also from the poor, because
we have faith in the generosity of the
poor"
Evening star., 1931-11-30
CANNON Demurrer
ARGUMENT DELAYED
Justice Proctor to Hear Pleas on
Corrupt Practices Act
Indictment.

Arguments on the demurrer filed by
Bishop James Cannon, jr., of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church South to an in
dictment charging violation of the Fed
eral corrupt practices act In the 1923
presidential campaign, were to be pre-
sented before the District Supreme
Court this afternoon.
Justice James Proctor, presiding in
Criminal Division /, was unable to
reach the court before 80 o'clock.
Arguments had been scheduled for 10
o'clock.
More than 100 pages Of briefs are
ready for submission to the court by
defense counsel and Assistant United
States Attorney John J. Wilson for the
Government at the conclusion Of the
arguments.
Evening star., 1931-11-30
COMEDY MARKS MARCH.

BUFFALO, N. Y, November 80 Dr.
Forty hunger marchers'' set out from
here yesterday In 21s-ton truck and
two touring cars for Washington. Some
100 persons were On hand to give the
party aosend-off, a but there was no DEM
onstration. The departure instead was
marked by near comedy.
The truck proved balky and efforts OF
several volunteers failed to start it
Then it was discovered the machine
was out of gas. A hat was passed
among the spectators and sufhcient
funds were obtained to buy gasoline
However, even after being fueled, the
truck refused to bulge and it had to
be pushed until it could be thrown into
gear.
Two young colored women and six
white women were among the occu-
pants OF the touring cars.
Evening star., 1931-11-30
ITALIAN WINS EXHIBIT

PITTSBURGH, November 80 CP.-
Alessandro Pomi, italian artist, won the
popular prize of $500 for his painting.
susanna" nude. in the tllirtieth
Carnegie Institute international exhihi-
ton.
The award was based on the votes OF
visitors to the exhibition during the
past two weeks. The votes were counted
last night.
Porni studied at the. academy In
Venice, under Ettore Tito.
Evening star., 1931-11-30
A. P. CHIEF IN TOXIC
TO SPEAK ON RADIO
Nationwide Hook-up Arranged by
N. B. C. for Description Of
Activities in Manchuria.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, November 30.-James p.
Howe, chief of the Associated Press Bu-
reau in Toxic, will describe the Man
churian situation and the task Of re-
porting 1t for American newspaper read
ers in a 15-minute talk at 6 pm,
Eastern Standard time, today, over q
Nationwide hook-up of the National
Broadcasting Co The talk, which will
go on the WEAF- chain. was to have
been given last Friday, but was post
poned.
Speaking from TOXIC, Howe win tell
of the activities Of correspondents in all
sectors, based largely on his, own ex-
tensive experience as war correspondent
in Europe and Asia. Howe was with
the American forces In the Rhineland
and later in Poland when the bolshe-
Wiki swept into that country. He also
served through several of the border
wars which were fought in the. Baltic
States which seeded from Soviet
Russia.
A SON of E. P. Howe of Atchison,
Kans., former publisher of the Atchi-
son Globe, Howe worked for many years
on newspapers in San Francisco, Port
land, Greg; Washington, D. c.; New
Orleans and New York before joining
the Associated Press at San Francisco.
Evening star., 1931-11-30
500 J0BLESS MEN
TO GET CITY WORK :
WITHIN TWO WEEKS
CONTINUED FROM E.rst Page,

N0O4elnueQ. from ElISI Fage.l
the city, group of lala6Fers pill be uut
TO work on the grounds and xcadways
around municipality owned institutions
such as Gallinger Hospital and the Dis
trict Home for the Aged under the plan.
The men would be put to work at the
storage places of these blocks located at
strategic points throughout the city.
The third phase of the work viii be
that OF improving streets and alleys
where such work is urgently needed.
Tools and other implements for the
work Will be supplied by. the District
Government. However, funds for the
operation OF trucks for hauling will
have to come from the unemployment
fund, it was stated, since no money can
be allocated from District funds for un-
authorized work.
With respect to the park Jobs, Adams
conferred with representatives of the
Once OF Public Buildings and Public
Parks, and the way is being paved for
taking on the men shortly
Parks officials said today the unem-
ployed will be, utilized in all sorts of
cleanup work in the unimproyed areas
OF the parks on tasks for which the
Federal Government now has no funds
available. This is particularly true.
they said, of dead timber, which will
be cleaned up to remove the fire mence.
For the past month there have been
"a previously unemployed men at work
IN the parks. They have been engaged
IN the Potomac Park area, especially
IN the region of the newly dedicated
District World War Memorial They
have been getting out wood from that
section and this has been used in the
Districts woodward, where workers OBJ
tain enough to get grubstake.
Previously Lieut.. Col u. S. Grant,
Sd, director of public buildings and
public parks, was forced to dismiss
about 200 of his per diem workers for
the Winter. owing to the ruling of
Controller General McCarl that the
work of building the new roads in the
Mall. for which Congress appropriated
100000, had to be done by contract.
~ was noped that this fund would be
available for keeping the per diem
workers on the lob
Evening star., 1931-11-30
WARNED BY MACKEY.

PHILADELPHIA, November 80 R).-
bypass Philadelphia" Is Mayor Harry
A. Mackeyss advice to hunger march
ers" en- route to Washington. The
advice was given in reply to letter
from the United Front Hunger March
Comrnitteey here. which demanded food
and lodging for Ats persons on Decem-
Der 4.
There win be no housing or feeding
Of such a group in Philadelphia by the
city" Mayor Mackey wrote in reply.
IF such march takes place. would
suggest you bypass Philadelphia.
We are engaged In feeding and
maintaining our own unemployed and
unfortunate people and win not aid,
ahet or IN any way sustain q movement
which means men marching to the Ma
tionaI Capital to ernbarrass the Prest-
dent crthose responsible for our lRws,
Evening star., 1931-11-30
FEARS STOOL PIGEONS.

BALTIMORE, November 80 [P.-Her-
bert Benjamin, speaking at the head
quarters of the Communist party here
last night, said the United States De-
pertinent Of Justice probably would
place stool pigeons in the ranks of the
hunger marchers on their trek from
Chicago to Washington.
benjamin Is in charge of arrange
ments for the demonstration in Wash
ington December z.
He repeated charges he made In
Washington, accusing Federal authori-
ties and the press with attempting tc
create lynching spirit" against the
marchers.
Discussing reports that trucks had
been, loaded with stones to repel "at-
tackers," Mr.. Benjamin said he had
learned "stool pigeons would be planted
in the line of march between Chicago
and the Capital. who would attempt tc
break up the demonstration at given
signal
There viii be only 1900 marchers, he
declared.
Evening star., 1931-11-30

agreement signed or even any under
standing arrived at.
Chang was reported to have agreed to
Withdraw his troops from Chinchow to
Shanhaikuan on condition that Jap
anese troops along the Pieping- Mukden
Railway are withdrawn to the Mukden
Railway zone.
Marshal Chang pointed out to the
japanese charge d'affaires a danger
that bandits might take advantage Of
the situation If the area were left en-
tirely free Of troops and emphasized the
need Of Chinese cavalry. patrols to as
sist local officials In maintaining order,
it was reported.
| Dispatches from Marking indicated
withdrawal of both forces was laid down
in the draft of q resolution submitted
by the League Of Nations Council to
China and Japan.
A Spokesman for the Japanese le-
CATION here denied that any Japanese
agreement for a cessation of hostilities
has ibeen signed or concluded. The
conversations between Marshal Chang
and NJ. Yano, he said, were quite un-
oficiAl and he emphasized that any
formal agreement must be made with
the Chinese government at Nanking.
Evening star., 1931-11-30
RADICAL MARCHERS
CLOSELY WATCHED
Secret Service Keeps Tabs
on Group converging on
1 Capital From Many Cities.

4. Prepared for any emergency, Secret
Service headquarters and veterans Or
CARNATIONS here were keeping in close
touch with the advancing caravans of
already rioting hunger marchers" con-
verging on Washington from all points
to demand unemployment and hunger
relief from President Hoover and Con-
sress.
when they get here they will be
handled in a manner satisfactory to all
concerned" was the unflurried state
ment of w. H. Moran, chief of the
Secret Service. in whose possession Is
information that the leaders Of the
movement are mostly Communists of
the worst type" With reports reach
ing Washington Of fighting and disor-
ders along the line of march in the
Middle West and North, Maryland and
Virginia officials were prepared to take
precautionary measures as the caravan
S:;Sscaches the Capital, as it is expected
tosdo by next Sunday and Monday.
- Demands 10 Be Denied.
Demands for food and lodging for the
Nhunger> marchers" when they reach
Washington are not expected to meet
With. ofhcial recognition. While plans
for their reception have not been made
clear, it was pointed out that last week.
when IA of the advance guard were ar
rested for picketing the White House,
the maximum collateral-$500-wa
fixed. These still are locked up and
will be tried tomorrow on charges of
parading without permit on Federal
grounds.
Reports of the disorders connected
With the hunger march" today
prompted the national commander of
the Disabled American Veterans, K. C..
BAbcock, to issue q warning to ex-serv-
ice men not to join any delegations
coming here seeking full payment Of
adjusted service certificates. None OF
the members of his organization are
connected with the f.hunger march,
It is believed, but the presence here OF
large numbers OF veterans at time
when radical demands are being made
upon Congress by suspicious groups
would tend to identify them with the
radicals, 1t was feared by veteran
leaders.
May Impair Veterans.
Pilgrimages. Of veterans went help
bonus legislation, Babcock said, and
only puts a strain on the charity funds
Of veteran groups, who have to send
the men home again.
Meanwhile, secret service agents in
every section along the routes of the
caravans-many Of the trucks being
loaded with stones for defensive pur-
poses-are keeping tab on the move
ments.
Federal agents had received a state
ment from the American Vigilant In
telligence Federation, opposed to the
march, that as many as 1900 demon
strators might be expected in Washing
ton by the time the demonstration
is planned to culninate, December z,
the dav Congress- cOnYeI1eg
The Vigilart Federation said the
marchers had planned to send four
truck loads of demonstrators from Chi
cago, Cleveland, Pittsburgh and Bos-
ton, augmented by other trucks and
automobiles from the West Coast and
points between, and Joined finally by
trucks from Baltimore, Is from
Philadelphia and 20 from New York.
POLICE RoUr MARCHERS.