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Evening star., 1933-11-06
REMOVAL OF FLEET
BY j. S. ASSA|LED
AS TRICK IN JAPAN
Big Navy Advocates in Toxic,
Fearing Budget Cut, Open
Attack Upon America.
By the Associated Press.


TOXIC, November 6.-Japanese nava
propagandists, fighting to retain one ol
the most effective arguments supporting
the navy's demands for 1s34-35 budget
of 100000 yen-concentration OF
the United States fleet in the Pa
cific-deluged the smaller vernacular
papers today with denials of improved
Japanese-American relations.
Widespread comment concerning les
sening of Pacific tension because OF
projected removal of the fleet to At
lantic waters had appeared In Japan's
more influential dailies.
Japan viii be caught In an American
trap II we reduce our building program
because of interpreting the United
States fleets Summer cruise as a gesture
Of friendship" was typical comment
accompanying today's denials.
Although a spokesman for the naval
Office had said it was "quite unsuitable
that we comment on movements of the
United States Navy" anonymous naval
personages quoted in the vernaculars
bitterly limited at American trickery
and deceit"
The newspaper Chugai Shogyo pub
lshed typical interview:
Japan might be justified In reducing
her naval program were all the Amer
lean battleships destroyed or the Panama
Canal rendered useless, but plans an
nounced at Washington mean little or
nothing"
Fighting for inclusion of a huge naval
appropriation In the 1934-35 budget, the
propagandists saw in the projected de-
parture of the American feet the loss
Of their best argument for bigger navy.
Evening star., 1933-11-06
LOCAL committee ASKED
FOR M'LEAN'S PROPERTY
Attorney Charges Former Publish
er's Wife Is Actuated by
"Ulterior Motives"

Charging that Mrs. Evalyn Walsh
Mclean was actuated by "ulterior mo-
tives" in instituting lunacy proceedings
against her husband, Edward B.
Mclean, former attorney for Mclean
today asked the District Supreme Court
to appoint a local committee to handle
all of McLean's property in Washing
ton.
Mclean was adjudged of unsound
mind at Towson, Md, recently, and
Rear Admiral Mark L. Bristol. United
States Navy, retired, appointed as a
committee to handle his estate.
Attorney George B. Fraser, acting
as McLean's next friend, filed the petit
ton here today asking for the local
committee on the ground that the ap-
pointment Of Bristol came at the sug-
gestion of counsel for Mrs. Mclean.
Fraser asked the court to restrain
Admiral Bristol from assuming any
Jurisdiction over McLean's property in
the District. His petition also stated
that Mclean had no property in Mary
land
Evening star., 1933-11-06
DENIES PREJUDICE
IN CRAWFORD Jury
Loudoun County Judge QueS-
toned on Failure to Call
Negroes for Service.
BY Staff Correspondent of The Star.

By STAFF Correspondent of The Star.
LEESBURG, Va, November g.
Stoutly maintaining that the question
Of race discrimination never entered
his mind in making up the grand jury
list Of Loudoun County, Judge J. r. H.
Alexander took the stand today as the
first witness in the hearing on a mo-
ton to quash murder indictments
against George Crawford, colored. ac-
cused OF Staying Mrs Agnes Boeing
Ilsley and her maid, Mrs. Nina Buck
ner.
Seated In the Circuit Court room
where Judge Alexander usually presides
was the defendant Crawford, brought
here from the Alexandria Jail in sur
prise move. The man was conducted
to the court house by squadron of
State police, some of them armed with
sawed-off shotguns, and sat listening
quietly while his chief counsel, Charles
H. Houston. colored, Of Washington,
cross-examined the Loudoun County
circuit Judge.
Although he admitted no Negro ever
had served on Loudoun County grand
jury, or jury of any description to his
knowledge, Judge Alexander insisted
throughout the examination he had
never been moved by race prejudice in
his selection Of grand jury panels.
Since he took Office In 1929, the jurist
said, he had attempted to follow the
course prescribed by Virginia law, which
orders him to impanel 48 persons over
the age of 81 for grand jury service.
He testified the law required him to
select persons suitable in all respects
to serve as grand jurors"
Since his acquaintanceship was lin
tied mostly to white persons in this
county, Judge Alexander said, he had
selected them for grand jury service
because he was aware of their quail
fications. Judge James L. McLemore
of Suffolk is hearing the case. The
motion to quash is being argued by the
defense on the ground the indictments
against Crawford are unconstitutional
because Negroes were not summoned on
the grand jury. In addition, counsel
for Crawford Is filing a plea In abate-
ment to save time If the motion to
quaSh Is not granted.
Admits Knowing Some.
The plea Is a legal move intended to
inject into the trial proper the charge
that the accused is not receiving fair
trial because Negroes are not qualified
for jury service In the county.
In his questioning of Judge Alexan-
der before the crowded court room,
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Evening star., 1933-11-06
SENATE FINANCE
COMMITTEE HEAD
SEES PAY RAISE
Harrison Confident Roosevelt
viii Act on Increase for
U. S. Workers.
SENATOR WAGNER JOINS
GROUP FOR RESTORATION
Six Others Indorse Upward Revi.
sion Soon, Including Hatfield
Of West Virginia.

Confidence was expressed today by
Senator Harrison, Democrat, of MiSsis-
sippi, chairman of the Senate Finance
Committee, that action would be taken
ct an early date BY President Roosevelt
to restore all or some part of the Is
per cent cut in Government salaries.
THE Government pay cut" Senator
Harrison said, was enacted as part Of
the administration economy program,
and with stipulation that when sur
vey by governmental agencies showed an
increase in the cost of living the SAL
aries should be raised. Such study is
being made, and 1t is pretty generally
understood there has been an upward
trend In prices.
''I feel sure the President will take
action at an early date"
Period Soon to End.
Several weeks ago Senator Harrison
announced he favored an increase in
Government salaries.
The Finance Committee handled the
bill which provides the Is per cent pay
cut. Under the bill the President is
authorized to adjust the amount of the
cuts at the end of each six-month pc
riod In accordance with any changes
in the commodity price index, within
the Is per cent range. The present six
month period will end in December.
Senator Wagner, Democrat, Of New
York, who stood with the administra-
ton and voted for the Government pay
cut, also advised e. Claude Babcock,
president of the American Federation of
Government Employees, today that he
was in favor of restoring Federal SAL
aries to their former level
The New York Senator, who is chair
man Of the Labor Advisory Board of the
N. r. A, was one of six members of
Congress who reported favorably today
on the poll being taken by the fedora
ton on the question of restoring pay.
Others giving their Endorsement were
Senator Hatfield, Republican, of West
Virginia; Representatives Traeger, Re-
publican. of California, and Knuteaffili
Of Washington, Bean of Illinois and
Sweeney Of Ohio, all Democrats.
Ill for Restoration.
There are now Ill members of Con-
gress favoring pay restoration. accord
Ing to the poll.
"I was never in favor of the reduc-
ton of pay of Government workers,
although / voted for it when it was
made part of the general economy act"
Senator Wagner wrote AT the present
time, with prices rising and with the
Government urging private employers
to increase wage payments, am In
favor of removing the reduction which
has been placed upon the salaries of
Government employees
Evening star., 1933-11-06
Deserving Jobless
To Get Preference
For Postal Posts
Farley Irrstructs Postn,as.
ters Regarding Filling
of Christmas Jobs.

Conforming to custom. the Post Office
Department will use as many unem-
ployed as possible in lining up extra
help for the holiday mail rush, it was
announced today by Postmaster Gen.
eral Farley. At the same time the Post
master General called attention to the
fact that the post Offices will be closed
December "a and 25, and urged that
early mailing be the order Of the day.
In connection with the employment
situation, 1t was said at the local Office
that it was expected considerably less"
help would be taken on this year than
last, when about 1000 persons were
employed. There are already about
5000 applications In. There will be
about one weeks work available around
the middle of December; the workers
will get approximately SIS cents an hour
and be limited to 10 hours day. While
the general instructions pave the way
for employing both men and women, 1t
was said at the local post Office that
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Evening star., 1933-11-06
LIFE SENTENCE ASSURED
IN M'ELROY KIDNAPPING
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY, November 6.--George
MCGEE was assured life prison SEN
tence on conviction by a jury of the
kidnapping Of Miss Mary McElroy,
daughter of the city manager of Kansas
City. His brother, Walter, previously
was sentenced to hang for the same
crime
The verdict, returned by a Criminal
Court jury Saturday night, was re-
garded by Mrs. Albert Brewer, a sister
Of the brothers, as strong talking
point" in efforts to obtain a commuta-
ton of Walters death sentence.
At one time during its three hours Of
deliberation the jury was reported un-
officially as standing IL to l for the
death sentence, a penalty the State had
asked
MCGEE testified he was not impl-
Gated in the abduction last May. Pre-
viously he had been identified as one of
the kidnapers by Miss McElroy. her
father, H. F. McElroy. who paid the
$4,000 ransom shortly before the girls
release, and Miss Lucille Gates, divorced
wife of Walter MCGEE.
Defense attorneys were allowed 10
days in which to file a motion for a
new trial.
Evening star., 1933-11-06
JOHNSON in CHICAGO TO ANSWER
RECOVERY CAMPAIGN CRITICS

of boosters is greater than the number
of kickers."
With Gen. johnson was z. r. Nc
Grady. Assistant Secretary of Labor
They were greeted at the station by
Gov. Henry Horner of Illinois
Commenting ON the recent apparent
increase in opposition to the N. r. A.
Gen. johnson said the big industrialists
were still back Of the program.
"The Manufacturers Association II
New York last week defeated resolu-
tion attacking the N. r. A." he said. "A
committee of so of the Chamber Of
Commerce did the same"
Asked II there were any basis for re-
ports that he was going to resign, Gen
Johnson said: Somebody ought to get
that story copyrighted"
Evening star., 1933-11-06
Rooster Plays Part
Of Bridegroom, in
Wedding by Proxy
Odd NuptiaIs Performed
in China That Brides Par
ents May See Them.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CANTON, China, Nov. Ga wedding
in which pretty Cantonese girl mar
ried a rooster was solemnized today.
Although her fiance, Shih Kwang
Tung, was living in Singapore, the girls
parents decided her marriage must be
performed while they were still alive
Accordingly, a graceful appearing
bird from neighboring poultry farm
was selected to act as the bridegroom
All of the elaborate ritual accompany
ing an old-fashioned Chinese marriage
was observed while the beautiful bride,
18 years old, received the congratula-
tons Of friends, and the rooster must
remain her husband"
Evening star., 1933-11-06
VOTERS WARNED GERMS LURK
IN ALL POLITICAL HANDSHAKES

Stretococcus hemolyticus, streptococ-
Gus viridans, staphylococcus aureus,
meningococcus epidemicus, micrococcus
catarrhalis, bacillus infiuenzae, vibrion
septique-not to mention some others
harder to SPELL
"If the candidate could only just wash
his hands with strong soap after each
handshake-" muses. the doctor. But
I guess that would be impossible"
He thought politicians might adopt
the Chinese custom: When a candidate
glimpses a prospective balloteer, be
would clasp his fists together, shake
hands with himself, bow low, exchange
pleasantries and cigars.
Besides the health of the public, the
doctor is concerned with the effect on
politicians themselves.
Some Of these remarkable men, he
said, would be hard and even impos-
sible TO replace"
Evening star., 1933-11-06
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, November 6.-Gen. Hugh
s. johnson, national recovery admins
traitor, arrived today on the first stop
of swing through Middle Western
States by which he hopes to sound out
sentiment on the N. r. A. and meet
the objections of its opponents.
citation of Commerce today, the gen.
eral will 60 to Minneapolis, probably
by plane, tomorrow.
I'm going to let them fire questions
at me-" said the administrator We're
making progress under the N. r. A.
Naturally there has been some dissatis-
faction. We expected that. There has
been certain amount Of dissatisfaction
In Chicago. But we believe the number
Evening star., 1933-11-06
CHIEF RAPS LIES"
ON REICHSTAG FIRE
London Brown Book" Attacked
by Nazi Edmund Heines in
Trial Testimony.
BY the Associated Press

by the Associated Press.
BERLIN, November 6.--The London
Brown Book" was attacked from the
witness stand in the German Reichstag
building fire trial today by Edmund
Heines, Nazi police chief of Breslau.
Testifying in the trial, in which i've
men are accused of arson last February,
HeineS branded the accusations in the
book gainst him as a pack of lies.
He pointed out that he was at Glet-
witz on party business before, during
and after the fire and had nothing
whatsoever to do with it.
As soon as learned Torgler CErnst
Torgler. Communist defendant) mad
been IN the Reichstag on the evening
OF the FIRE, felt sure he had some
thing to do with It,"
Heines participated in Chancellor
H1tler's famous beer cellar putsch in
1923, for which he was sentenced 70
10 months IN prison. Later he was
elected to the Reichstag.
Georgi Dimitroff, one of the three
Bulgarian defendants. remained ex-
cluded from todays session for en-
sulting remarks"
Evening star., 1933-11-06
GOERING CAUSES STIR
BY FLIGHT TO ROME
italian Embassy Circles Deny ANY
Political Significance Is At
tached to Visit.

Hy the Associated Press.
BERLIN, November g. Hermann
wilhelm Goering, minister without
portfolio, accompanied by a retinue
which included Prince Philip of Hesse,
son-in-law of the King of Italy, flew to
Rome today "for an inspection OF the
PruSsian institutes in Rome"
Since this is the last week of the
Reichstag and plebiscite campaign,
when the Nazi party's big guns are
greatly needed for stump speeches,
Goering's sudden departure gave rise
in political circles to speculation with
regard to the possible deeper signifi-
canoe of this visit.
Italian embassy circles denied any
political significance was connected with
the visit so far as the Italian govern
ment was concerned.
Another version connected Goering's
visit with the Vatican, where both the
papal nuncio to Germany, Cesare Or
senigo. and Rudolf Buttmann of the
Reich's propaganda ministry are So
tourning for important conferences.
The Pope is said to be preparing an
encyclical calling attention to the fact
that the concordat is not being applied
to the Vatican's satisfaction.
Evening star., 1933-11-06
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, November 6.-Now that
election time Is here again in many
States, DR.. Bert Estabrook wishes tc
warn Mr.. John K. Public that lurking
In the hands of politicians are things
worse than campaign cigars.
'"BugsI" said the doctor. Millions Of
bugs"
But being deputy commissioner Of
health, he feels duty bound to warn
the voters and their babies against the
political handshake.
Politicians as politicians are all
right" he said, "but they are potential
disease carriers, because Of their hand
shaking exposure to the good old
public"
Bound by time-honored tradition to
extend the brotherly paw to everybody.
politicians pass along lots OF fierce
germ diseases, such %:
Evening star., 1933-11-06
TWO ARRESTED AS AIDES
OF MASSACRE FUGITIVE
Gotham Truckman and Employe
Charged With Conspiracy to Har-
Dor Machine Gun Suspect.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, November 6.-Two men
were held here yesterday on charges OF
conspiracy to harbor Verne Miller.
sought by Federal agents in connection
with the Kansas City massacre last June
in which five persons were slain with a
machine gun.
The prisoners gave the names of Alb
raham Shalt, 34-year-old truckman,
and Herman Borenstein, 2l-year-old
employe of Shalt.
Authorities said Shalt admitted he
instructed Borenstein to obtain auto
mobile license plates and an operators s
certificate under the name of Prank
Glaumbeck." He said he did 1t at the
request of friend.
Federal Agent Thomas II. Clancy
said that the license plates were seen
Thursday in Chicago on a speeding au-
tonobile and that Miller was at the
wheel. Clancy said he had information
Miller left Brooklyn two weeks ago.
Evening star., 1933-11-06
Mass Flight Halted.

ISTRES AIRPORT. France. Novem-
Der R.-The departure of an air
armada Of 30 planes, all set today for
a mass flight to Africa, was postponed
until tomorrow or later because of q
storm at Barcelona, Spain, on their
route.
Evening star., 1933-11-06
Dies of Heart Attack.

TARBORO, N. c., November 6 CP).--
David Lerner, head Of the Lerner Me-
mortal Works, Newark, N. j., was found
dead In his hotel room here early today
q heart attack and notified Lerners
relatives.
Evening star., 1933-11-06
BRITISH SHIP ON VISIT
Admiral P1unkett Leaves Balti-
more for Capital.

BALTIMORE, November P)-His
majesty's ship Norfolk, under command
of Vice Admiral r. A. r. Plunkett-
Ernie -Erle-Drax, arrived in Baltimore
today for a good will visit Of several
days.
by Mayor Howard Jackson of Baltimore,
Maj. Gen. Paul B. Malone, ranking
Army officer here, and Comdr. Wolcott
E. Hall, ranking naval officer. The
visits were returned later In the morn
ing by the vice admiral. The admiral
then went to Washington.
Evening star., 1933-11-06
REPORT STIRS ECUADOR
Minister in Washington Said to

GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador, Ncvember 6
R.-Reports that Eloy Alfaro, Ecua-
dorean Minister to Washington, had
announced his acceptance of the can
didacy for the presidency of the republic
caused sensation here yesterday.
Minister Alfaro could not be reached
at the legation here in Washington for
a statement today.
Evening star., 1933-11-06
COTTON MILLS OPEN

All Plants in Augusta, Ga, Held
iQ Full Operation.
AUGUSTA, Ca November 6 (P.-
All cotton textile mills here, except one
small plant shut down for repairs, re-
sumed operations today, following set
tlement of labor troubles last week.
Mills also were running as usual In
the Horse Greek Valley area IN nearby
South Carolina.
Evening star., 1933-11-06
Fifth of Population.

The six States voting on repeal will
record the decision of one-flfth of the
Nations population.
These States contain 24976,0 900 out
Of the country's l25,000,000 inhabi-
tantS.
When these six have voted the ex-
preston of 80 States, comprising 101,
685, 900 people, or almost 88 per cent of
the country's total population, will have
been recorded. In the 33 States which
have already voted 15,064,847 ballots
have been cast in the repeal battle.
Those for repeal numbered IL 1923, 100;
those against 3,735,657.
The votes of the six additional States
probably will increase the total to al
most 100000. The total vote for
President in the same 80 States two
years ego was 36,375 ,243 out Of the &c.
734,351 cast in the whole country.
Evening star., 1933-11-06
SCHEDULE MADE PUBLIC.
Recognition VIII Be Discussed Thurs
day or Friday,

BY the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt and Maxim Lit
vinov VIII discuss Russo American re-
lations Thursday or Friday.
AS shown by schedules made public
Continued ON Page 2, Column n
Evening star., 1933-11-06
WEATHER.

y.
Fair, with lowest temperature about 80
degrees tonight; tomorrow fair with ris-
ing temperature; gentle northwest winds.
Temperatures-High A, at pm.
yesterday; lowest, IS, at pm. yesterday.
Full report on page AT.
Evening star., 1933-11-06

Continued on Page 2. Column 81
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-04-11

The baromerc pressure moderately low most of South Alaska with light to moderate that district moderately high
 
  fallen the Boring coasts.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-04-11
OLDTIMERS ARE BOUND WESTWARD
 ABOARD STEAMER

Nick Ratenburg, well known old timer who formerly mined in Can dle, Council and Nome mining dis tricts is enroute to Fairbanks on the Alaska to be on hand for work with the opening of mining activi- ties there in the Spring. He is an expert blacksmith and repair man and has been employed as such for many years by the Hammon Con- lsclidated Gold Fields in the Nome country.
 Fred Carlson, former general fore man of thawing operations for the Hammon Consolidated Gold Fields at Nome and later with the Fair banks Exploration Company, both of which are subsidiaries of the United States Smelling, Refining and Mining Company, is on his way to the interior metropolis on the Alaska. MT. Carlson has just returned north after a stay of two years in Siberia where he was en- gagged in charge of thaWing oper- ations and as instructor in the mod ern cold water thawing On his return from Siberia he traveled from Vladivostok via the Yokohama route, took the liner Europa at Southampton for New York and completed his transcontinental trip New York to Seattle by bus line.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-04-11

working on regulations governing the traffic in such liquors in the Territory; and when these Terri torial regulations become effective they will also, in addition to the Federal regulations, govern the manufacture and dispensing of such liquors in the Territory. The manufacture. importation, trans portation and sale of spirituous liquors such as alcohol, whiskey gin, rum, etc, is still unlawful ir the Territory"
 No Beer Shipped
 Not a single case of beer was received here today aboard the steamer Alaska which sailed from Seattle last Saturday, the day fol- lowing the beginning of legal sale Several hundred cases had been ordered by local retailers for that sailing.
 Seattle and Tacoma brewers, said reports received here today, were not nearly. able to keep up with the demand. Mid-western beer has not reached the Pacific Coast yet It may be several weeks before local orders can be fully executed and for sometime the beer of the Northwest probably will be rationed out so that everybody will at least share in it.
 Licenses Are Here
 The licenses from the Internal Revenue Bureau for beer and wine dealers have been received in Ju- neau by United States Marshal AL bert White and may be obtained from him.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-04-11
DR. AND MRS. DAWES HOSTS
 AT DELIGHTFUL OUTING ON | MOTORSHIP PRINCE WALES

Aboard his motorship the Prince of Wales, Dr. L. P. Dawes enter tained a party of nurses of St. Ann's Hospital and their friends Sunday afternoon.
 The Prince of Wales, Capt. w. o. Carlson, left Juneau early Sunday morning for Limestone. where the boat stopped and luncheon was served, then continued to Taku Harbor before returning to Juneau at 2 o'clock Sunday night.
 In the party were the hosts, Dr. and Mrs. Dawes, MT. and Mrs Lance Hendrickson, Miss Helena Albright, MT. and Mrs. Donald Haley, Miss Eunice Anderson and Miss Alice Moran.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-04-11
B. M. Behrends Co.,, Inc.
 Junau's Department
PASSION WEEK
 SERVICES ARE WELL ATTENDED

Increased attendance was noted at the Passion Week noon-day meeting held today in the Coliseum
 Theatre under the auspices of the
 Juneau Ministerial Association, and the congregational singing, aided by the use of the grand organ, was hearty and inspiring. The subject for today's meeting
 was To-day Shalt Thou Be With Me in Paradise, E the second of the Seven Last Words of the Cross. ?
 Tomorrow's meeting will be cen
 tered in the third word Woman,
 Behold Thy Son."
 The meetings begin promptly at }12:15 o'clock daily and close not
 later than 12:45 o'clock. All the people on the Channel are invited to attend. No offering of any kind
 is received.