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Evening star., 1932-11-27
President Orders
Better Fare at All
Army Garrisons
Fresh Eggs, Milk and
Chicken to Be Regular
Articles First Time.

President Hoover has signed an ex-
ecutive order establishing a new and
more appetizing garrison ration for the
Army after April 1 next.
Fresh eggs, milk and chicken are to
be provided for the first time as regu-
lar articles at all messes. One egg for
each soldier at breakfast is the alot-
ment. Fresh pork is added to the meat
dishes for the sake of variety; butter
Is to be substituted at all times for
oleomargarin and greater variety OF
vegetables and fruits will go toward
making up a better balanced diet.
Army e-ietitians have concluded that
a monotcnous diet impairs the efficiency
and cheerfulness Of Uncle Sans SOL
diers.
Based on July prices, the average
cost of this new ration will be 1854
cents per day compared with 29.77
cents for the present one.
The trouble with the old ration. die
titians claim, was too much bacon and
beef and not enough vegetables and
fruits. Canned peas, corn and beans
are added to the ration. Under fruits,
canned apples, peaches and pineapples
are added and the evaporated fruits,
never popular, are discontinued. With
respect to relishes, more pickles, cucum-
bers. sirup and vinegar will be pro-
vided after April !.
Evening star., 1932-11-27
NEVADA MAN FACES
EXECUTION BY GAS
Everett T. Null to Die Tomorrow
on Staying Charge-Painless
Death Is Forecast.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PreSs.
CARSON CITY, New, November 90
Arrangements were completed at the
State Penitentiary today for the execu-
tion in the lethal gas chamber Monday
of Everett T. Null. formerly Of Nor
gantown, N. c., who shot and killed
John c. O,Brien at Las Vegas more than
year ago.
Instead of at sunrise, as has been the
custom at previous executions, Null will
be put to death at 6:15 am, approxi-
mately one-half hour before sun UP,
Warden Matt Penrose announced. Tests
this week convinced the warden, he
said, that spectators can better witness
the execution at that hour with the aid
of electric lights than they can in the
half-light of the dawn.
A deadly acid gas, generated by spill
ing powerful chemical into an acid
solution, will be the means whereby the
State exacts the extreme penalty. Four
men already have been put to death by
this method. Each became unconscious
at the first inhalation and all heart ac-
ton stopped within is minutes. Death
to each apparently was painless.
Null, who was convicted under the
name of John Hall, is a former sue
cessful building contractor of Morgan
ton. He disappeared from home in
May, 1881, and not until after he was
found guilty of numbering O'Brien dur
ing bootleggfng quarrel did relatives
in North Carolina learn Of his where
abouts.
Evening star., 1932-11-27
FRANCE GIVEN BID
TO ARMS PARLEY
Invited by Norman Davis to
Session Next Week-Ger-
many Expected.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, November 26.-Norman H.
Davis, American disarmament repre-
sentative, asked Premier Herriot today
II he could attend five-power disarma-
ment parley in Geneva next week and
said Germany was expected to partici-
pate.
A government spokesman said the
premier might be unable to go because
he now was entirely occupied with the
American debt question. The spokes-
man asserted M. Herriot expressed sur
prise that Germany now was ready to
participate after making such a strong
point Of its demand for arms equality.
Germany announced its Withdrawal
from the Disarmament Conference last
August, to be effective until it was
granted juridical equality in armaments.
It refused to join a four-power con-
ference proposed by Great Britain when
1t was suggested that it be held In
Geneva, seat of the Disarmament Con-
ference
U. S. Not Taking Sides.
Mr.. Davis assured the premier the
United States was not taking sides on
the disarmament question and merely
desired to speed up the work OF the
Disarmament Conference.
The government spokesman said M.
Herriot told Mr. Davis he would not re-
fuse to go to Geneva, but would insist
the French plan for disarmament be
discussed as whole. He said M. Her
riot remarked that he believed it was
not an opportune time to talk with
Germany because of the present uncer-
tainty of Germany's internal situation.
Will Call Again Monday.
Mr.. Davis will call on the premier
again on Monday. The debts problem
was not discussed except that the pre-
mier commented that negotiations would
be long and difficult.
M. Herriot previously had planned to
go to Geneva, and it was believed pos
sible he would go late in the week. Mr..
Davis said he was desirous of injecting
new life in the conference, and believed
M. Herriot's active collaboration would
be powerful element in bringing sue
cess.
He pointed out the immediate goal of
a five-power parley would be to bring
Germany back in the conference.
It was learned from reliable quarters
that Mr.. Davis told the premier that
Foreign Minister Won Neurath of Ger
many had expressed willingness to at
tend the proposed five-power parley.
Evening star., 1932-11-27
Text of Debt Note to Poland
Castle Emphasizes Necessity for Payment Of Install
,nent Due December IS to Provide ''Satisf factory
Approach to the Whole Question"

The text of the American war-debt
note to Poland, which was virtually
identical with that transmitted at the
same time to Czechoslovakia, follows:
81 fully appreciate the Importance OF
the proposal that you made to me on
November % and the seriousness of the
situation upon which 1t Is predicated
The mere fact that your government
suggests the necessity of review Of the
inter governmental financial Obligations
now existing between our two nations
presents q circumstance which must be
given most serious consideration. In
a matter of such Importance there must
be allowed no opportunity for misunder-
standing or failure to reach conclusions
satisfactory to both governments and
peoples.
with this end in view, you will
permit me to recall very briefly some of
the essential conditions and limitations
which would control on the part of this
Government such review and might
affect its result. Not only Is there re-
served to the Congress of the United
States the ultimate decision in respect
to the funding, refunding or amend
ment of these governmental obli-
cations under consideration, but the
Congress in the past has itself provided
the machinery in the shape of the
World War Foreign Debt Commission
for the investigation Of the facts and
for making recommendations upon
which such action might be taken. The
Executive might recommend, but the
facts and evidence were submitted to
and the decision was made by the Con-
gress, acting through this machinery.
IT am not oblivious of the fact that
the worldwide depression and the con-
current fall of prices has increased the
weight of debts in many parts of the
world; nor to the fact that the decrease
In international trade has increased the
difficulties of obtaining foreign ex-
change. I also recognize the relation
Evening star., 1932-11-27

which these facts may bear to the
process of recovery. On the other hand,
it must be remembered that these in
cidents of the depression have also fall
en- with great weight upon the Ameri-
can people and the effects upon them
directly as taxpayers or otherwise OF
any modification of an agreement with
respect to debts due to this country can
not be Gisregarded. assume that it
was for the purpose Of deliberately and
carefully giving due weight to such con-
f1icting elements in the world situation,
differing as they would in various
countries. that this Government adopt
ed the system which I have described.
THE attitude of the President, there
fore, is that for any suggested study
of intergovernmental financial obliga-
tionS as now existing, some such agency
as I have referred to should be Gre
ated to consider this question indi-
vidually with each government as here
tofore. The President is prepared to
recommended to Congress that it consti-
tute an agency to examine the whole
subject.
GAS to the suspension Of the INSTALL
ment of the Polish debt due on De-
cember IS, no authority lies within the
Executive to grant such an extension,
and no facts have been placed in our
possession which could be presented to
the Congress for favorable considera-
ton.
Such Importance is attached by our
Government and people to the main
tenance of the original agreements in
force by the payment on December Is
as to far outweigh any reasons now
apparent for its suspension, and by such
payments the prospects of a satisfac-
tory approach to the whole question, in
my opinion, would be greatly increased.
Accept, Excellency. the renewed as
surances Of my highest consideration.
wv. r. CASTLE, JR.,
Acting Secretary of State"
Evening star., 1932-11-27
MRS. ROOSEVELT PARTY
ATTENDS GRIDIRON GAME
Guests Of Senator Cohen at Atlanta
on Bus Trip From Warm
Springs.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ATLANTA, November 26. - Mrs.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, her daughter
Mrs. Anna Roosevelt Dali, and others
of the President-elect's entourage at
Warm Springs came here today for the
University of Georgia Georgia Tech foot
ball game as guests OF Senator John
S Cohen.
The foot ball party included Prof.
Raymond Moley of Columbia Univer-
sity, adviser Of the President ELECT;
M. H. Mcintyre, another associate Of
Mr.. Roosevelt; several members Of his
secretarial staff and about Is news
paper men who came South with the
Roosevelt party.
Senator Cohen sent a bus from
Atlanta to Warm Springs for them. A
few arrived in private automobiles.
Others in the group were Col. Louis
McHenry Howe, friend and personal
adviser Of Mr. Roosevelt; Mrs. Eleanor
Patterson, publisher of the Washington
Herald; william H. Woodin Of New
York, president of the American Car
and Foundry Co.. and Miss Malvina
Thompson, the Governors private Sec
retary.
Evening star., 1932-11-27
.FRANcO-RUSS|AN..:7 II
TREATY IS HAILED
Non-Aggression Pact Is Held
Important instrument
for Stable Europe.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, November 26.-The new
Franco Russian pact of Cancellation and
non-aggression, which has been ap-
proved by the French cabinet and Ia to
be signed Tuesday. waS hailed by the
Paris press today as an important IN
Strument of stability in Europe
Each country undertakes in the treaty
never to resort to arms against the
other, either alone or in conjunction
with a third power, and each promises
to respect the territories under the
sovereignty Of the other.
The pact also provides that If third
power attacks either Of the signatories,
the other will aid the aggressor neither
directly or indirectly. And neither
France nor Russia will make any inter-
national agreement hampering the COM
merce Of the other or interfering with
the granting of credits.
Commercial Pact Planned.
Diplomatic circles attached consider
able political Importance to the pacts an
1t was learned that negotiations have
just been begun in Paris for a Franco
Russian commercial treaty. France
therefore is planning to increase her
exports to Russia.
Press comment, in addition to en-
phasizing the Importance Of the agree
ment as an instrument of stability,
declared that it Offset the Soviet treaty
with Germany because it obtained Rus
sian neutrality. Russia never would aid
any power which attacked France, these
commentators pointed out.
The Moscow government agreed In
the treaty to refrain from propaganda
in France and French colonies. All
propaganda efforts have been stopped,
it was said, in Tunis, Morocco and
Indo- China.
According to an Interpretation fur
nished by official sources, Russia also
will abstain from protecting, aiding
or admitting to Russian soil members
of organizations pretending to repre-
sent France or French colonies, such
as the Young Tunisians" and the
Young Annamites" White Russians
who have taken refuge in France will
be permitted to remain here, providing
they are not armed.
Delayed for Rumania.
An official spokesman said France
had delayed in signing because of the
aggression pact negotiations be-
tween Rumania and Russia. These ne
gotiations have been interrupted, but
Rumania has informed France that in
terruption was no reason for holding
up the Franco-Russian accord
In the interest Of Rumania, France
requested Russia to make a declaration
that the Soviet respected the Briand-
Kellogg pact and consequently would
abstain from any recourse to arms
over oeustions pending between Russia
and Rumania. This was explained as
an allusion to the Russo-Rumanian
dispute over Bessarabia, now held by
Rumania.
The conciliation convention, practi-
cally copy of the similar agreement
between Germany and Russia, provided
for a permanent conciliation commits
sion which will meet regularly. 4
Evening star., 1932-11-27
LEADERS SUGGEST
BARGAIN ON DEBTS
u. S. Chamber of Commerce
Committee Proposes Con-
cessions by Europe.
Continued From First Page.)

lor, and under the Craftsmanship of
Silas H. Strawn.
Cancellation was specifically opposed
in the report, which said, however, that
the American Government, on ''satis-
factory proof" of economic conditions
materially altering the bases of existing
debt agreements, should negotiate such
notifications es may be found in
the interest of world recovery and the
American taxpayer and producer"
IF the United States makes further
adjustment of the terms of the debt
settlements with the European debtor
governments" the report continued,
such adjustment must not throw the
undiminished tax burden upon the
American taxpayer.
Most important among the measures
Of relief which can be brought to the
American taxpayer, and the taxpayer
of all countries, is substantial re-
duction of armament. Neither the in
terested debtors nor the rest of the
world should look to the United States
to forego debt payments without as
surance that such armament reduction
will be achieved.
"a further measure of relief which
In amount can equal or exceed the re-
lief through reduction of armamentS,
can be brought about through opening
of foreign markets to American trade
on fair competitive terms. In our
opinion, the United States Government,
In any further negotiations with foreign
debtor countries with reference to ad-
justment of debts, should seek such
treatment for our trade as to accom-
pish this purpose"
Fayors Reasonable Tariff.
1.-THE payment Of international obliga-
tions and the maintenance and develop
rnent of international commerce" the
committee concluded, "can be facilitated
by the enlightened policy and action Of
government. The world economic con-
ference in 1927 urged the removal Of
excessive trade restrictions and exces-
sive tariffs. We are on the eve of an
other international economic con-
ference.
while not in any degree urging de-
parture from the policy of reasonable
protective tariff for the United States,
for which the National Chamber stands
committed, we would urge in the in
terest Of world recovery and for the
benefit of American producers, traders
and investors, the effective co-opera-
ton of the United States Government
in world efforts to remove all unneces-
sary and excessive barriers to interna-
tional commerce"
Signing the report besides Strawn and
Traylor were Julius H. Barnes, New
York; William Butterworth Moline, Ill. !;
Charles Donnelly, st. Paul; Henry I.
Hartman, president of the National
Chamber: Lewis e. Pierson, New York;
William Cooper Proctor, Cincinnati, and
II. r. Stafford, Houston, Tex.
Evening star., 1932-11-27
MARCONI PREDICTS
CHEAP RADIO PHONES
Inventor Says Ultra-Short Wave
/ Service Will Soon Be in Every
day Operation.
Rv the Associated Press.

by the ASSOClaleu FIesS.
ROME, November 26-Within a few
months ultra-short wave radio telephone
service is likely to be in everyday COM
mercial operation, Guglielmo Marconi
said today as he left for London, where
before meeting Of scientists, he will
make an address in which he is expected
to reveal some of the secrets of his
revolutionary method of transmission.
The worlds first ultra-short wave
wireless telephone, invented by Senator
Marconi, now Is operating experiment
tally between Vatican City and the
papal Summer home at Castel Gandolfo.
This system Is complete except for
the substitution of permanent wiring
for temporary wiring, but it will not be
formally inaugurated until the inventor
returns from London.
Marconi has no doubt about the prac-
tical application of the system. The
present apparatus is small, reasonably
simple and quite cheap in comparison
to the long-wave commercial system.
The power consumption Is only 80
watts, the equivalent of small electric
light. The ultra-short wave telephone
Zine" l. secret, the inventor pointed
out, and no other waves can obliterate
1t. Nor is there atmospheric interfer-
erce.
Evening star., 1932-11-27

Geneva. Prime Minister Macdonald,
who is spending the week end at
ChequerS, where he is studying the debt
question, plans to return to his Down.
ing street residence tomorrow night, and
most of the other cabinet members
also will cut short their week ends.
Treasury officials already are prepar-
ing data on which the British note will
be based. In general the government
proceeded in the belief that a method
still could be found to pass the De-
cember payment.
Sterling Up Slightly.
The pound sterling showed apprecia-
ton today, closing at S3.22A. Yester-
day it registered low of only frac-
ton above $500.
Reports were widely current tonight
that the cabinet is divided on the ques-
ton of whether to pay or default on the
December obligation If the American
Government finally insists upon pay
ment.
Neville Chamberlain, chancellor of
the eXchequer, and Sir John Simon
were expected generally to take the po-
sition that payment is impossible and
that Britain should so inform the
United States. Stanley Baldwin, lord
~ ColuCAb Va I41C COuAO44 dAA0 ACdACA VA
the Conservative majority in the cabi-
net, and j. H Thomas, secretary for the
Dominions, we're expected to favor pay
ment.
Leading ministers of the cabinet will
meet with Prime Minister Macdonald
tomorrow night. The cabinet as whole
will pass on the new note Monday
morning and it may be on President
Hoover's desk some time during that
day.
The British contention that world ex-
changes are likely to be upset or even
demoralized II payments are made prob
ably will be stressed in the new note
1t was said In government circles. II
was expected that an attempt would be
made to show that payment would hurt
the United States as much as Great
Britain.
Tax Increase Feared.
II payment is made-and conserva-
tive voices in London were quoted in
newspapers as saying 1t will be made
If demanded-gold may be obtained
from f140,000,000 gold note coverage
in the Bank of Englands vaults.
There has been no budgetary antict-
patton OF the payment, however, and in
that event further drop in sterling ex-
taxes Is regarded by newspapers as GER
tain.
j. L. Garvin, writing in the Sunday
Observer, will say: LAS regards the next
| installment and that only-mark the
| distinction-we are convinced that II
America still insists that the next in
| stallment of f29,00o,o0 be Forthcoming
December Is this country by hook Oh
| crook must pay on that date. :" -
His article will say that date, II pay
ment is made, would be 'black Thurs.
| day and the last date of it;
kind on the calendar of this country. y
Baron George Ranken Askwith, In
J dustrialist and arbiter in many trade
disputes, said in an address at Rugby
! he hoped the business of inventors
| would not have to devoted during thu
next few years to "inventing synthetic
gold to pour down the throats of those
people who wanted to get it out of thi:
country"
Evening star., 1932-11-27
LETICIA is REPORTED
IN HANDS OF PERUVIANS
Dispatches From Western Frontier
of Brazil Tell of Seizure of
Border Settlement.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARA, Brazil, November 26.-Dis-
patches from the western frontier to-
day said detachment of regular Peru
Wan troops had occupied the town of
Leticia, border settlement over which
Peru and Colombia have been in dis
pute for some time.
They were led by Gen. Hordonez, the
reports said. He left after the occu-
patton and went down the river to
Putomayo.
Some weeks ago a group of Peruvian
civilians moved into Leticia and took
OYER the town. Heretofore it had
been accepted as Colombian territory
The Peruvian government replied. whe-
Colombia protested, that the action
the civilians lacked official support
Since then meager reports have told
Of the gathering Of armed forces in the
vicinity, and in some quarters open hos
tilities have been feared.
BOGOTA, Colombia, November 2t
(P).-The minister of war said today il
was very possible" that Peruvian troops
had occupied the town of Leticia, a:
reported in dispatches reaching here by
way of Brazil, but he refused further
| comment.
Evening star., 1932-11-27
H|NDENBURG SEEKS
CABINET ARM|ST|CE
Scouts Sent Out to Find Way
of Tiding Over Winter.
May Find Leader.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN, November 26.-President
Paul Won Hindenburg closed q week OF
fruitless negotiations over the cabinet
stalemate today by sending out two
political scouts to determine whether 1t
would be possible to call an armistice
for the Winter.
The men charged with this mission
are Gen. Kurt Won Schleicher, the de-
fense minister, and DR.. otto Meissner
the Presidents political secretary.
Indications were that the President
would postpone for several days the ap-
pcintment of chancellor to succeed
Franz Won Papen, resigned.
Possible Alternative.
If the "armistice' feelers prove sue
cassful it was possible that the Won
Papen interim cabinet might attempt
to weather the Winter.
If. however, a man IS found whose
personality would command the tolera-
tic1 or the approval Of the Reichstag
he would, of course, be asked to form a
cabinet.
Among the possibilities mentioned by
politicians are Gen. Won Schleicher-
although it was reported that the con-
dition of his health might make him
decline-and DR.. Karl Goerdeler, who
has served as the federal governments
price commissioner. There also has
been talk of Baron Konstantin Won
Neurath, the Won Papen foreign min
lister.
Interest In Speech.
There has been considerable interest
in recent speech by Gen. Curt Won
Hammerstein-E -Equord before an as
Semblage of soldiers at Nuremberg.
After discussing the cabinet crisis the
general said: IT wish to remind you
that we are facing serious times. and
military spirits are more necessary than
ever"
Adolf Hitler, National Socialist leader,
whom the President refused to appoint
as chancellor over a cabinet responsible
to the executive instead of to the Reichs-
tag, went to Weinar today to address a
mass meeting.
Evening star., 1932-11-27
PRISON FUGITIVE BACK
Return After 4 Years Secretly Ar.
ranged to Spare Ill Wife.

AUBURN, N. Y. November 26 R.-
william Doedema, 80, Auburn prisoner
who escaped four years, ago and sur
rendered recently at Detroit because he
wanted to remove the fear of his pos
sible arrest from his wife, an expectant
mother, was returned to the prison TO-
day. He was under 10 to 20 year
sentence for a pay roll robbery at the
time he fed from the prison camp near
Aurelius in 1928.
Doedema came back voluntarily, but
he had the assurance of Circuit Judge
Vincent M. Brennan that the latter
would write to law officers in New York
State pointing out the mans straight
record in his years of freedom.
Evening star., 1932-11-27
AMPLIFIED NOTE PLANNED.
Belgium Expected to Explain Plea for
Debt Delay at Length.

BRUSSELS, November &c (P).-An
opinion was expressed in financial and
political quarters today that the Belgian
government would send another and
more explicit note to Washington eX-
planning its request for reconsideration
of the war debts due to the United
States
No official statement on the reply
from the United States, which said the
payment of s2,I25,o0u would be eX-
pected on December Is, was anticipated
until Baron de Broqueville calls the
cabinet into session. In Official and
financial circles it was expected a new
note would explain what was described
rs the critical condition Of the treasury.
the newspaper LIE Soir said: Quar-
ters aware Of the financial situation are
convinced of the impossit.dty OF meet
ing debt payments on December Is"