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Evening star., 1933-04-14
MERG|NG0F DRY
UNTS7APPROvED
Inclusion of Narcotics Bu-
reau With Prohibition and
Alcohol Opposed.

Consolidation of the Bureaus of Pro-
hibition and Industrial Alcohol has been
approved by the administration. but q
proposal to include. the Bureau of Mar
cotics in the merger has struck snag.
The snag is a provision In interna-
tional drug trafhc agreements for crea-
ton Of an independent narcotic agency
In each Of the countries participating In
the war on opium.
Plans for merging functions of the
prohibition. industrial and narcotics
units had progressed to an advanced
stage when the State Department STEP
PED In to call attention to the drug
treaty provisions.
, Attorney General Cummings said
yesterday that 1t was quite clee :" there
would be financial savings If t-s Tree
bureaus were consolidated. but in view
OF important objections" raised by
legal experts who had examined the
narcotics treaty, the question of includ-
Ing the Narcotics Bureau was "stin
OPEN" .
Submitted by DaIrympIe.
The three-bureau merger proposal
had been submitted TO the Attorney
General by Maj. A, ". Dalrymple, new
prohibition director.
There appear to be no objections to
the merging of the Prohibition Bureau
and the Industrial Alcohol Bureau. Mr..
Cummings said. This much of the con-
solidation scheme will go ahead, he in
dicated, for 1t will bring about marked
economies and increase efficiency.
The saving that would result from
inclusion of the Narcotics Bureau would
not be so great as that which would
accrue. from the joining of the other
two bureaus, the Attorney General
stated. Furthermore, he said, opponents
OF the plan point out that the work of
the narcotic agents differs widely from
that of the prohibition and Industrial
alcohol employees. :.
h Many Merger Proposals.
Mr.. Cummings said there have been
recurring proposals for consolidation OF
all Federal investigative agencies under
the Justice Department, but that moth
Ing definite along this line is under
consideration at present. The sugges-
tions, he added, "are interesting"
Asked what the name Of the new
prohibition establishment would be, Mr..
Cummings invited assembled newspa-
permen to submit recommendations. He
jotted down several of the proposed
names on a scratch pad.
The Attorney General said he is con-
tinutng his economy campaign In the
Justice Department with a view TO
wedding out unnecessary employees.
More than so attorneys, special assist
ants to the Attorney General and other
employees have been dismissed and only
few Of the vacancies have been filled.
The savings amount to more than $780,
600 at the present time. he declared.
Evening star., 1933-04-14
FROST DAMAGES FRUIT
IN CUMBERLAND AREA
Injury to Trees Is Expected Only
in Thinning Out of Buds,
Heaviest in Years.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CUMBERLAND, Md, April 14-The
mercury's drop to 80 degrees in this
territory yesterday morning resulted in
damage to early fruit, but it is not re-
garded as serious, other than meaning
thinning out of buds. The fruit bud
ding has been noted as the heaviest in
years. Early Spring bulb and rockery
plants that were advanced somewhat
by the recent warm spell have been
damaged.
In the high attitudes, where the drop
was to 18, little damage was done. be-
cause consistent cold temperature has
held back vegetation. At Thomas,
w. Va, on the Western Maryland Rail-
way, the drop at 6 o'clock was to 18,
while at Altamont, Md, the mercury
registered 26.
Evening star., 1933-04-14
JAPANESE TAKE TSIENAN
Creation Of Buffer Zone Between Man
chukuo and China Seen.

MUKDEN, Manchuria, April IA tR.-
Continuing its advance south Of the
Great Wall of China, the japanese army
today occupied the important town "
Tsienan, about 100 miles northeast Of
Tientsin.
With the taking Of this town the
japanese were in control of more than
1000 square miles of Chinese territory
below the Wall, and 1t was evident that
they intended to expel all Chinese
troops in the region to the east Of the
Lwan River, which cuts through the
Wall from Jehol and empties into the
sea more than so miles below the Walls
eastern end.
This district east Of the Lwan, 1t was
authoritatively indicated, will be made
a buffer zone between the state Of Man
chukuo to the north and China proper,
and will be under the control Of Japan
ese and Manchukuan forces. The area
of this projected wedge is about equal
to Delaware.
Evening star., 1933-04-14

He disclosed, however, that although
he was resigned to the operation his
wife was still obdurate. He said he
stayed home from work today to try
to convince her.
) It was sudden fever contracted by
Anna, the second of the two-year-old
twins to fall sick, which precipitated
the barricade and the threat to use
boiling water. Previously the parents
had merely refused permission for the
operation on Helen. Today Anna was
reported entirely recovered.
Little Helen's affiiction was described
today ss glioma or tumor ON the
retina of the left eye. It was said that
its removal might not necessitate re-
moval of the eye ball, but would cause
blindness in that eye, as it Is the retina
on which the optical image is received.
Evening star., 1933-04-14
JAPAN MAY QUIT
COURT AT HAGUE
Toxic Reveals Plan in Pact
Negotiation With The
Netherlands.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TOXIC, April 1.-THE foreign Office
indicated today, in connection with
negotiations at The Hague for an arbi-
tration between Japan and Holland.
that the possibility existed Of Japan's
withdrawal from the Permanent Court
of International Justice at The Hague.
Japan recently served notice Of her
secession from the League Of Nations.
The Japanese-Dutch negotiations are
nearing agreement. with the principal
difference concerning a proviso that Is
sues would be submitted to the World
Court. Because of the possibility that
she may withdraw from the Court, Ja-
pan declines to be committed to this
A foreign ofIice spokesman said Japan
was proceeding most carefully in this
matter because the Japanese-Dutch
treaty was expected to be q pattern for
treaties of arbitration Japan hopes to
conclude with the principal world
powers, offsetting the isolation resulting
from her secession from the League.
Evening star., 1933-04-14
TWO SECRETARIES NAMED
BY YOUNG REPUBLICANS
Branch of Maryland League Is
Being Formed in Upper
Marlboro.

BY a staff Correspondent Of The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO, Md, April
14.-Apparently expecting huge men,
bership, two secretaries were appointed
when the nucleus of a local branch of
the Young Republicans League of
Maryland was formed here yesterday.
The two secretaries are William H.
Brooke and John Garner.
officials Of the league from Baltimore
conducted the meeting, which was held
at the home of George B. Merrick,
member of the county G. o: P. State
Central Committee. Sheriff w. Curtis
Hopkins, United States Commissioner
j. Frask Parran and numerous other
prominent Republicans attended.
The local branch will formally or
ganize soon, it was said, and stage a
dance as its first oficial function next
month.
Plans to form branch Of the Or
ganization in Hyattsville last night were
indefinitely postponed.
Evening star., 1933-04-14
BAN ON OUTSIDE WORK
FOR u. S. CLERKS ASKED
Hotel and Cafe Employees Charge
They Are Infringing on
Rights of Jobless.

President Roosevelt has been request
ed by the Hotel and Restaurant En-
ployes' Alliance, Local 781. to issue an
executive order prohibiting Govern
ment employees from accepting outside
time.
The letter charged that many Federal
employees who already have steady Jobs
at fair pay infringe on the rights Of
the unemployed by accepting outside
work" 1t was said that this infringe
ment affected the waters trade in par
ticular. Charles E. Sands, secretary
treasurer of the local, signed the letter.
Evening star., 1933-04-14
OPPOSITION ARISES
TO $5(D,0DO,O(0 AID
Luce and Busby to Oppose
Measure-Leaders to Con-
fer at White House.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated PreSs.
While the administration rounded
into shape plans for far-reaching en-
ployment program designed to bring
Federal, State and local agencies be-
hind an enormous public works drive,
opposition was arising today In the
House to the Roosevelt approved $780,
900, 900 relief bill.
The whole question of relief was. to
be discussed at the White House late
in the afternoon by President Roosevelt,
and Senators Wagner, Democrat, Of
New York, Cutting, Republican. of New
Mexico, LaFollette, Republican, of Wis
consin and Costigan, Democrat, Of
Colorado.
A visit by La toilette and John A.
Lapp of Chicago to the White House
in the morning aroused speculation that
Lapp might become director Of . ma
tional relief program. *,
From a Republican and Democrat
opposition was expressed in the House
Banking Committee to the Wagner bill
designed to distribute $500, ,ooo. 900 among
the State for direct relief.
Representative Luce, Republican, OF
Massachusetts, said it might stimulate
talk about q dictatorship. Representa-
tive Busby, Democrat, Of Mississippi
said he would not support the bill.
While Allen T. Burns, director of the
Association of Community Chests OF
America, was asserting that the Fed
eraI Government must come to the
rescue of States In relief work, Luce
interrupted to say:
1--WE look upon Illinois as one Of the
richest States In the Union, possibly
the second richest, yet we see 1t trying
to saddle its obligations on the United
States Government for political pur-
poses" r'- ~4.e.-S-t's'' t.*-ssf :,
Busby, recalling that the Government
was trying to- reduce expenditures and
at the same time proposed to give
ner bill, told Burns "these things you
say sound nice and oily, but they won't
put the bill through the House" ~
In emphasizing the necessity for Fed
eral relief, Burns said that although
the Federal Government had been
spending $4,000 900 a month for that
purpose recently, needy families were
getting only an average Of $21 a month.
He used Illinois as an illustration, re-
marking that when oficials there
sought to borrow money on tax war
rants issued In anticipation of receipts
from State levy on gasoline, Charles
@. Dawes and others "figuratiyely held
a gun to the heads Of the bankers" to
convince them they should accept the
warrants.
Dawes had to tell the bankers that
their very lives were in danger unless
they took the tax warrants In antici-
patton Of revenues" Burns testified.
Evening star., 1933-04-14

By the Associated Press.
r ASTINGS, N. Y, April 1.-THE
barricade was raised today at
the humble home of little Helen
L i Vasco whose parents had
threatened to pour boiling water
on any one who sought to bring medi-
cal attention to the child.
John Vasco, the father, announced
that he was reconciled to having a
tumor removed from Helen's left eye,
even though the operation cost the
sight of that eye, if the appellate di-
vision Of the Supreme Court upholds
an order of the Children's Court di-
recting the operation.
1.-The law knows best" he said, after
removing the barricade from his front
door. IF law says take child's eye, I
say all right"
Evening star., 1933-04-14
RUSSIAN WORKERS
TESTIFY TO BR|BES
Thornton, Macdonald and
NordWeII Charged With
Buying Information.
Continued From First Page.)

declared he hoped to have chance to
correct the statements. When he called
the Judge "comrade' he was quickly
corrected and informed to address him
as Citizen judge"
Secretary Testifies.
He denied witness statement that
he obtained information concerning
military products concerns served by
the electrical equipment installed by
the Metropolita -Vickers Co.
Anna Kutuzova, blonde secretary
engaged by Monkhouse, testified sqs
heard the British engineers discussing
plans to wreck machinery in Soviet
plants.
She is .one Of the Russian defendants.
The other English defendants are A. w.
Gregory and Joh1i Cushny. They also
are accused. ST sabotage and bribery.
The trial is being held in October
ter-revolutionary trials since the Boil
shevists came into power. Formerly it
was gathering place OF Moscow mo-
bility. Soldiers of the Red army were
on guard in the court.
Shifting to alleged counter revoln-
tionary acts at Zuievka Electrical Sta
ton on the eastern slope Of the UralS,
the prosecution called M L. Kotlyarev-
| sky, one OF the defendants. He is 29
years old ana manager of the stations
| turbine 6eetion. z3
Kotlyarevsky declared Macdonald
paid him 1000 rubles (about 5000, for
plans for the enlargement of the, sta
tion, to conceal defects of the Metro
politan-Vickers machinery and to dam
age one Of the turbines.
Confirms Testimony.
"I was lonely there and Macdonald
had gramophone and we became
friends said M. L. Kotlyarevsky.
Gramophones are highly priced in
Russia.
I'VE talked about Soviet power ano
policies" the Russian continued. "On
his instructions, I threw piece of iron
In generator No. which disabled the
turbine for 10 days"
Macdonald, still sticking to his orig
inal confession, was interrogated by the
prosecutor and confirmed Kotlyarevsky' s
story in all details.
Kotlyarevsky, also dressed in a worn
blue suit, is pudgy and dark with a
heavy shock of black hair. and receding
chin. He, too, was clean shaven.
| He wiped his hands Snervously with q
handkerchief while testifying.
Editorializing today on the trial, the
newspaper Pravda, organ of the Com
munist party Central Committee, de-
clared the first days Of the trial had
shown up "the ridiculous campaign OF
England, insisting the prisoners were
innocent"
1.-THE third degree methods alleged in
two white papers ISSUED by the British
government) to have been employed Oh
them were finally disposed of by the
failure of the English prisoners to COM
plain, despite opportunities afforded
them" said Pravda. 'MacDonald's plea
of guilty shows why the British officials
were so anxious to prevent the trial"
Evening star., 1933-04-14
SAYS U. S. DESERVES FAvoRs.
Official Declares Brazil Is Disposed to
Grant Advantages.

RIO DE JANEIRO: April IA R.-
Revealing that the Brazilian repre-
sentative at the washington economies
discussions called for by President
Roosevelt viii be accompanied by COM
mercial and financial experts, Minister
of Finance Oswaldo Aranha stated yes
terday that Brazil is disposed to give
United States products certain ad-
vantages."
He commented that the United States
is Brazils best customer, taking SO
per cent Of her coffee exports without
ievying tariff, while other countries
burden it with imposts."
"a country which treats US thus de-
serves something on our part" ne
said.
The newspaper Anoite said it was re-
liably informed Joaquin Francisco de
Assis, the present Ambassador at
Buenos Aires, will be named as the
envoy to the Washington conference.
Evening star., 1933-04-14
O'CONNOR SUPPORTED
FOR CONTROLLERS POST
H. H. Cotton of Los Angeles Back 9
Attorney, Statement
Here Says.

BY the Associated Press.
Support Of Hamilton H. Cotton Of
Los Angeles for J. F. T. O'Connor Of
that city for controller Of the currency
was announced today In q statement
issued by Jackson Parks from the Of
flee Of Senator McAdoo, Democrat, Of
California.
O'Connor is former law partner Of
the Senator, who had suggested Cotton
for the position In the statement
Parks quoted Gotten as saying: II
have not sought and will not seek that
or any other governmental position" !"
adding:
1T gives me pleasure to say that I
favor the appointment of ]. F. T..
O'Connor Of Los Angeles. who is law
yer Of high standing and will, in my
opinion, make an admirable public Of
f1cer."
Evening star., 1933-04-14
CINTAs TO REPRESENT CUBA.
Named to Take Part In
Economic Talks.
ISHII LEAVING MAY 4
Japan's Farley Delegation to Arrive in
Washington May FL.

TOXIC, April IA P1.-Viscount XII
kujiro Ishii, 81, former foreign minis
ter and former Ambassador to the
United States and France, was officially
designated by the cabinet today to lead
Japans delegation to the forthcoming
economic conversations at Washington.
The chief Japanese representative
and his party will sail on the Tatsuta
Maru from Yokohama May 4, arriving
in San Francisco May II and reaching
Washington May 81, the foreign office
said
The party will include Eigo Fukai,
vice governor of the Bank of Japan. as
financial adviser. Viscount Tsuneo
Matsudaira, Ambassador at London, and
Mr.. Fukai will be the delegates to the
London parley.
Before his departure the viscount will
confer with Gen Sadao Araki, the war
minister, and Admiral Mineo Osumi,
the naval minister. They will discuss
disarmament questions.
Evening star., 1933-04-14
URGES ECONOMIC PARLEY
TO MAKE SACRIFICES
Women's International League for
Peace Group Votes Recon-
mendations to Roosevelt.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
GENEVA, April 14.-With Miss En-
lily Balch Of Boston representing the
American group, the Womens Inter-
national League for Peace today voted
to urge President Roosevelt to convoke
the World Economic Conference at the
earliest, with all delegations prepared
to make sacrifices in the interest of the
whole.
The league recommends q reduction
In tariffs, declares that generous con-
cessions In the problems Of the world
are best and asks the inclusion of
qualified women in the delegations, to
protect the interests 0 Consumers.
Evening star., 1933-04-14
REICH RECALLS ENVOY,
yoretzsh Failed to Hoist Nazi Flag at
Toxic.

BY Radio to The Star.
TOXIC, Japan, April 14-Though it
is not admitted officially, German en-
bsssy circles say that DR.. Ernst Arthur
Voretzsh, Reich Ambassador to Japan,
has been recalled by Chancellor Adolf
Hitler's government because the envoy
had failed to fly either the imperial
colors or the Nazi swastika flag over the
embassy building.
A three-line item in the Japanese
newspapers discreetly announced that
DR.. Voretzsh and his wife were return
ing to Berlin ION leave" DR.. Voretzsh
has been stationed in Toxic since Janu-
ary %. 1921. and Is now dean Of the
diplomatic corps.
Nobody in the embassy knows how
to make the swastika flag" an attache
solenInly Informed an inquirer, discios-
ing for the first time the difficulties of
mastering the crude totem.
Evening star., 1933-04-14

moved transfer of the petition from
the Elections to the Judiciary Committee.
Ashurst Sympathetic.
Chairman Ashurst of the Judiciary
Committee, declared on the floor that
If Senators were more careful regard
ing the human character and reputa-
tions" of others they would receive more
sympathy when petitions Of the kind
directed at Long were presented to Con-
gress.
He said he was mot without SYM
pathy" for Long In the present situ-
alton, however. .s..,. -. -..
Freedom of the press, as Ashurst
saw it, meant citizen may publish
whatever he sees fit, but he must take
the consequences for his publication be-
fore the courts of the country" He con-
tended Long undoubtedly had the right
to bring suit for damages If he had
been hbeled.
Long disagreed, but said the matter
should be cleared up and If such docu-
ments were privileged I'VE should
amend our rules"
A sharp attack on former Gov. John
M. Parker of Louisiana, one of the
signers of the petition, had been loosed
earlier in the Senate by Long. Parker's
name headed the list Of signers Of the
petition.
This petition" Long said, looking at
the copy of it that lay before him on
his desk, ''is signed by former Gov
ernor of the State, with whom I have
been involved in court proceedings for
IS years and political contests for about
that long.
This gentleman ha/ been very much
unsuccessful before the courts and just
as much unsuccessful before the people.
Same Old CIaptrap."
"This is the same party who. while
Governor of the State about IL years
ago, came to Washington and said that
his own State of Louisiana was in COM
mand of the outlaws and would have
to have the United States Army to
rescue it.
''It is the same old claptrap and rot
tenness that he has undertook to
parade over Louisiana for IL or IS
years"
The petition signed by about 20
Louisianans, was referred by Vice Presi-
dent Garner to the Elections Commit
tee. Chairman George told newspaper
men that if it showed evidence Long
had no right to his seat it would be
investigated.
Evening star., 1933-04-14

q class between the two, and thus
proving general stimulant to private
industry.
However, she said, the ultimate aim
must be to return people to the mills,
mines, factories and telephone offices
where they normally work. @
The mobilization of industry by
opening large numbers Of factories i'm
mediately, she pronounced "highly de-
sirable, but difficult to achieve ,.nder
any artificial. plan."
Miss Perkins said bath rooms and
sewage systems were examples Of
which could wen' be stimulated.
Horrified by Figures.
"I am somewhat Mortified by figures
of the National Industrial Conference
Board showing that 80 per cent of peo-
pie In cities have no bath rooms, 90
per cent of the rural population have
no baths and so per cent Of the in
corporated towns and villages have no
sewage systems that would permit ade-
quate bath facilities" she added.
Miss Perkins said she had received
an estimate that 1t would take 10 years
for the plumbing supply people to
manufacture enough goods to supply
the country with bath rooms.
Miss Perkins emphasized that the
labor gathering at the White House
represented both organized and unor-
ganized labor and was way beyond
the scope Of any one organization"
The White House callers included
the spokesmen of the recent labor con-
ference called here. The delegation:
William Green and Frank Morrison,
president and secretary, respectively, Of
the "A olo - rob,
B. B. Robertson. president Of the
Brotherhood Of Locomotive Firemen:
Donald Richberg, counsel Of the Rail-
way Labor Executives Association;
Miss Rose Schneiderman of the Ma
ttonal Women's Trade Union League,
and Sidney Hillman, president Of the
Amalgamated Clothing Workers Of
America. @
Green Wants Bond Issue.
'The President expressed his interest
and his convictions In the general di-
rection Of the program" Miss Perkins
said after the conference. THE idea IS
to build UP the purchasing power for
wage earners. This meeting was way
beyond the scope OF any one organi-
zation,"
I'VE want the bond issue to be ss
large as conditions permit" said Green.
The President already has urged the
Governors in the industrial States to
sponsor minimum wage law such as is
pending In New York State. He Is
looking kindly upon the 30-hour work
bill passed by the Senate and now be-
fore the House Labor Committee. pro-
vided 1t Is given elasticity Of adminis-
tration.
The suggestion yesterday was thk
lirst for the inclusion of the, miniuurA
wage clause in the legislature, and the\
attitude expressed by Miss Perkins was \
believed py observers 70 indicate ad-
nir-.--.-stion favor fox tt =
Evening star., 1933-04-14
FRANCE GUSTS NAZIs.
Police Rescue Group Of Hitlerftes From
Crowd.

METZ, France, April IA CT.-A group
of Hitlerites coming from Elberfeld, Ger
many, in an automobile bearing swas-
tika flag, was requested by police today
to return to Germany after they had
been hooted by a crowd.
French authorities were advised of
the incident by police, who were obliged
to rescue the men from possible vio-
lence by the crowd which gathered
around the car quickly when it stopped.
Evening star., 1933-04-14
LIGHTNING KILLS TWO
Child Is Critically Burned as Bolt
Strikes Group.

FORT SMITH, Ark, April IA (P.-
A brother. and sister were killed by
bolt of lightning during a thunder
storm near Rena yesterday and a child
Of one of them was shocked and burned
The two, Mrs. Matte Turner and jim
Davis, were hurrying home from fish,
ing trip with Mrs. Turner'S three chill
dren. Davis and his sister were struck
down together and died instantly. Two
Of the children were uninJured. but one
is in q critical condftjon.
Evening star., 1933-04-14
News Travels Slowly.

News Of a recent earthquake in re-
mote Kansu. China, in which hundreds
were killed and injured, took seven
weeks to reach the outside world.
Evening star., 1933-04-14
Charlotte Capitalist Dies.

NEW YORK, April IA R.-Eli
Springs, retired capitalist and former
mayor Of Charlotte, N. c., died in the
New York Hospital early today after
an operation for gall stones. Mr..
Springs was 81 years old. He was .
bachelor.
Evening star., 1933-04-14
Married 65 Years.

Aei2ate; England, recently. celebrated
- 'sixty-fifth wedding aS iiversary.