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Evening star., 1932-03-01
C0BLENTZ TO FACE
TRIAL ON MARCH 21
Prosecutor Not to Consider Pro.
posed Demand for Immediate
Hearing.
Special Dispatch to The Star,

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, March 1.-The trial of
State Bank Commissioner George W.
Page and State Senator Emory L. Cob
lentz of Frederick County, indicted
with four other men on charges grow
ing out of the failure of the Central
Trust Co., probably will be held during
the March term of the Circuit Court at
Ellicott City.
James Clark, States attorney for
Howard County, said:
1T is unlikely any OF the cases will
be brought to trial before the next
term, which begins March 81"
He added he had given no considera-
tion to the public statement of Page
that he would demand immediate
trial"
Page, believed to be the first State
Department head indicted in the last
AZ years, is accused of having abettec
the merger last June of the Washing
ton Trust Co., Ellicott City, with the
Central Trust Co., when, it was alleged
he should have known that the Cen
tral Trust Co. was not able to carry
out its part of the merger contract.
He also is indicted jointly with Sen
ator Coblentz on a charge of conspiracy
to defraud. Others indicted include
Charles McC. Matthias, Grover L
Michael and C.. Thomas Summers, vice
presidents Of the Central Trust Co., anc
S. Elmer Brown, treasurer. All Of the
men appeared yesterday and furnished
bail.
Evening star., 1932-03-01
ASSOCIATION PLANS
BOYCOTT OF JAPAN
Mrs. CorIiss Lamont and viii.
liam Loeb, Jr., Head Priv
vate Organization.
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, March 1.-Formation oi
the American Boycott Association, to set
up a countrywide, non-governmental
boycott against Japan in the hope OF
effecting arbitration in the Sino-Japa-
nese crisis, was announced today.
Mrs. Corliss Lamont, daughter-in-law
of Thomas w. Lamont, one of the j. P
Morgan partners, and William Loeb, jr
are executive secretaries, and the or
ganization has its headquarters in New
York.
A statement issued by Mrs. Lamont
and Loeb predicted that, should japan
gain control of Manchuria and DOM
mate China, "the Japanese military
machine will be so strengthened by the
coal, iron and oil resources taken by
Japan in China and Manchuria that it
would be next to impossible to check
the military group should it again op-
pose itself to peace and world order"
Japan" the statement read, must
be taught that the Kellogg pact, the
nine-power treaty and the League of
Nations are not mere idealistic express
sions Of unattainable desires"
Evening star., 1932-03-01
MORE FUNDS VOTED
|. TO SEABURY PROBE
.S250,000 Appropriated to
Continue inquiry Into New
York City Affairs.
BY the Associated Press.


ALBANY, N. Y, March AFTER
three hours of angry debate the AS
sembly of the New York Legislature
early today passed the bill appropriat-
ing an additional $250,oOo for the New
York City investigation.
The bill passed the Senate some time
ago and now goes to Gov. Roosevelt.
The appropriation brings the cost OF
the legislative investigation Of the Tam
many administration of New York to
$750,000. OF this sum, the Republicans
have decided to give Samuel Seabury
investigator for the committee, 100000
as his fee.
The debate in the Lower House was a
reiteration of what had been said for
and against the inquiry numerous times
previously, with the Democrats opposing
it and the Republican majority forcing
it through
The vote was II for and 81 against,
strictly on party lines.
The debate was in the nature of an
anti-climax, for it was known from the
day the Republican leaders announced
weeks ago that they planned to continue
the investigation that the money would
be voted.
Last nights debate saw the Demo-
Gratis again charging the investigation
was nothing but political fishing ex-
petition" with the majority spokes-
men saying the revelations had already
justified the expense.
Evening star., 1932-03-01
HOUSE COMMITTEE
VOTES WHEAT BILL
Approves Release of 40,-
100000 Bushels to Red
Cross for Distribution.
Ry the Associated Press.

| BY the Associated Press.
A Senate bill to release 10000, ,000
bushels of Government wheat to the
Red Cross for relief distribution was
approved today by the House Agricul-
ture Committee by 15-to-6 vote.
The action reversed a previous re-
lection of the measure by a 14-to-9
baiiot.
Live Stock to Benefit.
The bill was amended to provide that
part of the wheat may be used for
livestock feeding in crop-failure areas.
This applies particularly to the Dakotas,
Nebraska, Montana, Iowa, Wyoming,
Colorado and New Mexico.
The measure would allow the Red
Cross to requisition the wheat from
timesto time as needed, with q maxi
mum limit Of 100000 bushels.
Committee approval came after Chair
man John Barton Payne Of the % Ameri-
can Red Cross testified that the Presi-
dents plan for raising Community
Chest funds for unemployed had left
the rural areas without any organized
help and that his organization was
lending hand.
Community Chest funds applied only to
cities OF 5000 and over" Payne said.
1T left the rural areas without any or
ganized help. We felt that was a very
large order for the Red Cross, but We
sent out field representatives and or
ganized these areas.
1850 Counties Covered.
Eve have been carrying on such or
ganizations in 1850 counties in every
State. That Is about half the country"
Payne, who had been called to testify
on the Norbeck bill to use 5000 900
bushels of Farm Board wheat to help
those in crop failure areas, said his or
ganization was willing to distribute the
grain If it would not have to bear the
expense of distribution
"The Red Cross will not favor or op-
pose any legislation" he said We
will accept commodity allotment from
the Government, but we will not accept
cash donation.
The Norbeck measure was designed
to aid drought and grasshopper stricken
areas, chiefly in Montana, the Dakotas
Nebraska, and Washington.
Payne said that in 80 counties of
this area the Red Cross now is dis
tributing feed for livestock.
1T is not usual activity of the Red
Cross" Payne testified. I'VE are only
doing it because We felt unless we did
very serious results would follow and a
very large number of livestock would
die We do it reluctantly and have
hoped we would be relieved.
I'VE feel the Agriculture Department
is better qualified to handle livestock
feeding. I must modestly admit, how
ever, that we are competent to do it."
Evening star., 1932-03-01
League Envoy to
Be Told to
Accept.
TRUCE PARLEY
GETS APPROVAL
Powers Expected to
Try for Permanent
| Solution.

(Copyright. 1892, by the Associated Press.)
TOXIC, March Peace pro-
posals to end the conflict al
Shanghai, made by Joseph Paul
Boncour, French delegate at the
League of Nations Council, al
Geneva, yesterday, were accepted
by the japanese government to-
day.
The proposals of M. Boncour
which called for a conference o1
the powers at Shanghai, with
representatives of China ant
Japan, were also accepted by Ad-
miral Osumi and Gen. Araki
heads of the war and navy de-
partmentS, at conference with
Foreign Minister Kenkichi Yoshi-
zawa.
They were reported to Toxic by Mao.
take Sato, Japanese representative al
the League Council, by cablegram Tht
terpreted M. Paul-Boncour's sugges.
tions as meaning that a conference al
Shanghai, covering a long period o.
time, would be likely and that the con.
ference would seek permanent solu'
ton of the problem there.
1t was understood that instruction.
would be sent to M Sato advising hin
to accept the Paul Boncour proposals.
In government circles, however, il
was asserted that the conferences al
Shanghai seemed to be making very
little progress toward arranging for q
cessation of hostilitiss and spokesman
referred to the communique published
here announcing general Chinese re.
treat, intimating that the japanese
Army was likely to clear the 1211a-mile
zone Of Chinese troops before any ar
rangement could be negotiated.
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Evening star., 1932-03-01
WILL ENTER VERMONT.
Democratic Fight Carried North as Re-
suit of Conferences.

NEW YORK, March R.-The
rivalry between the Smith and Roose-
velt political camps is to be carried into
Vermont's green hills.
In a series of pow-wows yesterday
supporters of Alfred E. Smith discussed
plans for carrying into New England
an intensive fight to make the former
Governor of New York the Democratic
presidential nominee.
One decision was announced: That
the Smith men will attempt to corral
Vermont's eight votes. They will seek
the election at a State convention May
18 Of delegation pledged to Smith.
Friends to Make Fight.
The 1928 Democratic standard bearer
reiterated that he would not personally
fight for delegates, but would not stop
friends who wish to do so.
The announcement was made by
James A. Kennedy of Burlington after
Frank Hague Of Jersey City, who is
directing the Smith movement.
Kennedy, a former member of the
Democratic National Committee re-
ported there was a strong Smith senti-
ment in Vermont. From Bennington,
in that State, however came a dec
laration from Fred C. Martin, State
committeeman, that he did not believe
Smith slate could be obtained
Pledged to Roosevelt
He said that at a recent meeting all
of the State committee present except
one pledged support to Gov. Franklin
D. Roosevelt.
Another conferee yesterday with
Smith and Hague was John J. Curtin,
recently back from visit to his native
city, Manchester, N. H. Newspapers
understood he reported two Smith del
egates were almost certain to be elected
in the Manchester congressional dis
trict and that Smith had an excellent
chance to win the delegates at large.
Roosevelt forces have claimed all Of
New Hampshire's eight votes.
Evening star., 1932-03-01
FIRES SWEEP FORESTS

CHARLOTTE, N. c., March l (R.-
Forest fires ragged at scattered points
along 100-mile front in the mountains
OF Western North Carolina early today
In Mcdowell County flames, driven
by high winds. had raced through hun
dreds of acres.
to halt wall of fame three miles long
Bryson City reported that fire in the
Great Smoky Mountain National Park
had been brought under control after
burning 100 acres and one home.
Evening star., 1932-03-01
DRIVER MAKES MISTAKE
IN CAR HE FOLLOWED
Jailed for Reckless Driving After
Dumping Auto of Woman
He Thought He Knew.

When he bumped into car occupied
by three women after following them
for more than miles, Thomas Byrum,
. 4100 block Of Davenport street, was
sent to jail for 80 days by Traffic Court
Judge Ralph Given today on a charge
of reckless driving.
Louise Wellborn, $500 block of Sew
enth place, told Judge Given that
Byrum first bumped into the rear of
her car on Connecticut avenue and
then followed her down Tilden street
hill through Rock Greek Park. Accom-
panied by two woman companions, she
said, she became frightened and tried
TO outdistance the pursuing machine.
Byrum's car continued to follow, how
ever, and bumped her machine several
hnore times until Miss Wellborn finally
eimmoned policeman at Georgia ave-
hue and Spring road and had him ar
rested. Byrilm said he thought he knew
4Giss Wellborn.
Evening star., 1932-03-01
WALC0TT TO HEAD
SHORT SALES FIGHT
StieWer and BulkIey Asked
to Help Draft Motion.
Approval Likely.

By the Associated Press.
A Senate Banking Committee today
appointed a subcommittee to draft q
resolution authorizing complete inves-
tigation OF the stock exchanges.
Senator Walcott, who has led the
administration drive for an investiga-
ton Of bear raids on the market, was
named chairman.
Chairman Norbeck Of the Banking
Committee announced after a lengthy
executive session that it was "the con-
sensus of the committee to go into
the abuses on the stock exchanges"
Approval Expected.
As soon as the resolution Is ready the
Senate will be asked to authorize the
investigation. There seems little doubt
Of formal Senate approval.
Senators Stiewer, Republican, OF
Oregon, and Bulkley, Democrat, of Ohio,
are the other members of the SUBJ
committee who will go ahead and con-
duct the investigation, once 1t is ap-
proved
The demands for the stock market
investigation were made today by Bank
ing Committee members as 1t met to
hear testimony on short-selling opera
tions.
After Senator Walcott proposed that
the Senate be asked for authority to
subpoena witnesses and documents.
Senators Glass and Barkley, Democrats,
and Blaine, Republican, of Wisconsin
proposed that bulls be investigated as
well as bears.
Scope to Be Widened.
The committee then got tangled in a
lengthy wrangle whether to question
William R. Perkins, New York attorney,
before voting oman investigation. 1t
decided before hearing Perkins to close
it's doors and determine in executive
session whether to make a formal in
vestigation.
After the executive session, 1t was
learned it was the view of the commit
tee that all phases of stock market
speculations should be inquired into
bull activities as well as those of bears.
However, Norbeck indicated that first
attention would be given to the bears.
Walcott, who has a list of the princi-
pal operators whom the administration
believes have indulged in deliberate
raids to force down prices of securities.
did not make public that list-awaiting
the time for subpoenaing.
Authority Questioned.
Some doubt was expressed on the
authority of the Senate to inquire into
stock market activities and this was
one of the subjects laid before the sub
committee to determine finally.
However, both Norbeck and Walcott
voiced the conviction the Senate had
full power.
Evening star., 1932-03-01
WITHDRAWALS BLOCK
RECALL AT ATLANTA
Petition Against Mayor Key Fails
as $50 Names Are Removed
From List.
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
ATLANTA, Ga, March 1.-The num-
Der of petitioners for an election on the
recall of Mayor James L. Key has
dropped below the required total as
a result of Withdrawals and forgery
charges.
Checkers said last night a total of
the original petition, which contained
5,283. This left 64 too few to bring
about a recall election.
Some names were dropped because
the signers were unqualified, but 142
were withdrawn by requests of individ-
uals
The Atlanta Federation Of Trades
officials said they planned to file ad-
ditional petitions for the recall today.
Evening star., 1932-03-01
EXPEDITION GOING TO BERMUDA
TO FIND FIRE-BREATHING DRAGONS
Dr. William Beebe Head Scientific Party Search for
Strange Sea Monsters.

a luminous substance out Of their
mouths like squids shoot their ink; they
are covered with spines and are alto
gether fearsome"
DR.. Beebe revealed his plan at a re-
ception In his honor, which conceded
with the return to Los Angeles of two
scientific expeditions to South America
and another to the Galapagos Islands
Stories Of fish that sing, birds that
bark and snakes that fly were brought
back by an expedition which went to
the upper reaches of the Amazon River.
In the party were Albert z. Colburn,
Los Angeles furrier and entomologist
John v. Deuel.. author and aviator, and
Willis ]. Hole. naturalist and yachts
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Evening star., 1932-03-01
WOMAN GETS ID YEARS
FOR POISONING NEPHEW
State Says Youth, II, Was Killed
by Material Extracted From
Fly Paper.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March IA Criminal
Court jury took just three hours to
convict Mrs. Margaret Summers, At
year-old widow for killing her 17-year-
old nephew. Thomas Meyer, with poi
son which the State said she extracted
from fly paper
The verdict came shortly before mid
night last night and its form auto
matically set her punishment at IA
years in the State Penitentiary. Life
Imprisonment or death in the electric
chair were possible under the statutes,
but the prosecution did not ask.a death
penalty.
State witnesses testified Mrs. Sum-
mers had nine insurance policies total
ing $3.50 on Meyers life. Mrs. Sum-
mers, clad in black and speaking in a
firm. low voice, denied she killed her
nephew.
Evening star., 1932-03-01
DEBUCHI VOICES OPTIMISM.
Hopes Shanghai Negotiations VIII Sue
ceed-Favorable Nanking Action Seen.

ceeu-faV0faDie NAnkinS ActIon occn.
BY the Associated Press.
Toxic notified the Japanese embassy
here today that it has accepted in
principle the armistice arranged in
Geneva, and negotiations will be con-
tinued at Shanghai between military
officers Of the contending powers to
prepare the actual document, which
must be signed before hostilities can
be stopped.
Ambassador Debuchi is hopeful for
the successful outcome of the Shanghai
negotiations.
As yet, DR. Hawking Yen, Chinese
charge d'affaires here, has not been ad-
vised by the Nanking government of
its acceptance of the armistice terms
approved by DR.. w. w. Yen, the Chi
nese representative at Geneva, but he
believes approval will be given by
Marking.
Announcement of the formal ap-
proval of the Geneva agreement by the
Japanese foreign Office created a hope
full atmosphere at the White House and
in the State Department, and the fur
ther developments at Shanghai are be-
ing watched with intense interest by
the President and Secretary Stimson.
Evening star., 1932-03-01
EXCHANGE OPENS QUIZ.
New York Members Asked to List Ac-
counts and Owners.


NEW YORK, March l (P.-Coinci-
dent with the start Of the Senate Finance
Committee hearings on short selling
the New York Stock Exchange today
called on its members for additiona
data on that practice.
In special bulletin issued this morn
ing the Exchange asks that all mem
bers forward to its Committee Of Busi-
ness Conduct information as OF Feb
ruary 20 on the following points:
81. The total number Of accounts
in which there is short position.
90. The number of such accounts In
each State of the United States.
"3. The name of the owner Of each
such account in alphabetical order and
the number of shares of each stock
short in 1t"
The Stock Exchange instructs that
such information be forwarded to 1t
"as soon as possible. but in any event
not later than March T."
Evening star., 1932-03-01
Nv the Associated Press.

LOS ANGELES, March 1.-"Fire-
breathing" dragons will be sought in
the Atlantic depths off the Bermuda
Islands this Summer by scientific ex-
pedition to be headed by DR.. william
Beebe, noted deep-sea explorer of New
York
During the work of our expedition
last year." said DR.. Beebe, I'VE saw
Shiny huge shapes that came floating
up from the depths. No one has seen
them before and feel sure that further
work at deeper levels will reveal the
presence of unknown monsters.
I'VE have already found creatures
that answer all the descriptions Of
medieval. dragoni These things shoot
Evening star., 1932-03-01
Cunard Line Offers
Installment Plan
Trips to Americans
Ry the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, March Tour
lists can go to Europe or the West
Indies now on the installment
plan-25 per cent down and the
balance in monthly payments.
The Cunard Line announced
the innovation yesterday, effec-
tive today, and pointed out that,
strangely enough, this typically
American custom is first applied
to foreign travel by a British
shipping concern"
It was described as the first
time a large scale installment
financing project has been ap-
piled to an Intangible"
Evening star., 1932-03-01
URGES BONUS BONDS
Senator Thomas Bill Would Boost
Circulating Money, He Says.

Immediate full payment of World
War veterans adjusted service certifl-
Gates was proposed to the Senate today
by Senator Thomas, Democrat. of Okla
homa. under a bond-issue plan which,
he said, would greatly increase the
amount of money in circulation.
The bill proposed would provide that
on issuance of the bonds they be de-
livered to the various Federal Reserve
banks instead Of being offered to the
public.
The banks would be authorized to
issue Federal Reserve notes for the full
amount and pay them to the ex-service
men in satisfaction Of their certificates.
Evening star., 1932-03-01
COUNTESS DIES AT 101
Childhood Playmate of Empress
Elizabeth Published Memoirs.

VIENNA, March CP).-The Countess
Helen Erdoedy died in her castle near
Steinamanger today at the age of 1O1.
As child she was the playmate OF
Archduchess Elizabeth, later the EN-
press of Austria. Countess Helen be-
came the Empress lady in waiting. and
her memoirs three years ago embraced
80 years Of the social history Of the
Austre- Hungarian Emptra Aa-
Evening star., 1932-03-01
Colombian Colony Planned.

BOGOTA, Colombia, March / H).-
The foreign minister announced today
that the International Colonization
Corporation Of st. Paul, Mimi, is seek
ing title to 100000 acres in Colombia
Tor colonization project. The cor
poration, 1t was said, plans to establish
10000 Canadian and 10000 European
farmers in this country.
Evening star., 1932-03-01
Trotsky Plans Trip.

ISTANBUL, Turkey, March R.-
Leon Trotsky, exiled Bolshevist war
lord, came here today from his resi-
dence on the Island of Prinkipo and
applied at the Czechoslovakian con-
suiate for permission to visit that coun-
try. The consular officials said there
had been no decision.
Evening star., 1932-03-01
BOWERS FORESEES BYRD
ELECTED IF NOMINATED
Democratic Leader Also Says Vir-
ginian Would Be wholly
Acceptable"
BY the Associated Press,

oE t4Ee 1hSSONIHVcu EI0SS.
RICHMOND, Va, March 1.-The
Richmond Times-Dispatch today quoted
Claude G. Bowers, New York writer
and keynote speaker at the 1928 Demo-
cratic National Convention, as predict
ing former Gov. Harry F. Byrd's Ger
tain" election il nominated as Demo-
cratic presidential candidate, and said
that his nomination would be wholly
acceptable
Evening star., 1932-03-01
REINFORCED JAPANESE
BREAK KIANGWAN LINE:
TOXIC FOR PEACE PLAN
Pilots Would Give Up
Canada Citizenship
To Fight for China
By the Associated Press.

oy llC <ASSONAetSN ANoS'
OTTAWA, Ontario, March l.
Royal Canadian Air Force men,
bers who have offered their serv-
ices to China are willing even to
renounce their Canadian citizen
ship to carry out their plans, a
spokesman for the flyers said to-
day after a meeting last night at
which representatives of airmen
at Winnipeg, Camp Borden and
Tenton, Ontario, conferred with
Ottawa leaders of the movement.
I'VE would do this with great
reluctance" the spokesman said,
but, after all, the air is our nat
ural element and we have our
families in many cases to con-
slider"
Air force officers said the %
pursuit planes and % bombing
planes they would require could
be obtained in the United States
in few weeks. 1t is estimated
equipment and maintenance of
the squadron for a year would
cost $9,000,o00.
Evening star., 1932-03-01
Gandhi's Son Sentenced.

MEERUT, India, March (P.-Davi
Das Gandhi, youngest son Of Mahatma
Gandhi, who was arrested February 2
on charge Of abetting the civil dis
obedience campaign of the Mahatma,
was sentenced today to SIX months i'm
nriSonment
Evening star., 1932-03-01
U. S. Friendship Is Goal.

HELSINGFORS, Finland, March
R.z-An American Finnish Society was
established last night at a meeting Of
prominent citizens, to further indus
trial. cultural and social collaboration
of Fms and Americans. -
Evening star., 1932-03-01
Porto Rican Tax Protested.

SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, March Up.
One thousand merchants of San Juan
closed up shop today and held a meet
ing of protest against imposition Of
2 per cent sales tax, and as results
the city took on q Sunday-like appear
ance, with most Of the retail stores and
hanks clossA
Evening star., 1932-03-01
CONSTRUCTION GAINS
All Glasses of Building Show 16

PHILADELPHIA, March / CR.-A
16 per cent gain in the value Of con-
tracts awarded for all classes of con-
struction from December to January is
reported by the Federal Reserve Bank
of Philadelphia
The report stated this gain occurred
in face OF the usual seasonal decline
Of about 3 per cent and that there
also was a further gain in the early
part Of February.
Evening star., 1932-03-01
VOLCANO IN ERUPTION
Dense Cloud of Smoke and Ashes
Hides Alaskan Island.

DUTCH HARBOR, Alaska, March 1
R.-The crew of the motor ship
Eunice, arriving here yesterday from
the west, reported Amukta Island was
throwing out dense cloud Of smoke
and ashes.
Amukta is small volcanic island to-
ward the tip of the Aleutian group off
the southwest coast of Alaska