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Evening star., 1933-01-30
Notice Served in Message
From Toxic, Authorita-
tive Report Says.
CHINESE AGAIN FAIL
IN CHIUMEMKOW ATTACK
Hundreds on Both Sides Declared
Slain in Jehol Fights-Air
Raiders Destroy 100 Homes.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
TOXIC, January 30-Foreign Min
lister Yasyua Uchida was authoritatively
reported today to have sent notice TO
the League Of Nations that Japans de-
cision on whether to withdraw from the
League will depend on the character of
the proposed Leagues report on the
Manchurian issue.
Count Uchida sent message to
Geneva which these sources said author
ized the japanese delegation to inform
League officials that if paragraph four
of article Is of the League Covenant
was applied to the Manchurian contro-
versy. Japans decision on continuing
membership would depend on the nature
of the report called for in that para
graph.
tThe League already has begun franz
ing report under this paragraph. II
provides for recommendations Tor
League action when efforts at concilla-
ton of the dispute failedD
The japanese delegates. however. were
reported empowered to continue efforts
at conciliation if they consider it worth
while. Provided Japan'S insiStence on
the independence of Manchukuo, the
new Manchurian state, is uncompro-
missed. the government was said TO care
little whether the League applies para
graph three or four of article Is. para
graph three provided for setting up con-
citation machinery
Evening star., 1933-01-30
1000 SNOWBOUND AS STORMS
LASH PACIFIC COAST 18TH DAY
Blizzard in San Bernardino Mountains and 50 Families
in Lowlands Refugees From Floods After Rescue

Approximately 500 automobiles had
started the trip down from the noun
tainS when caught in the fury of the
storm. Automobiles were abandoned
and motorists walked back to Lake Ar
rowhead Cabins, ordinarily closed to
the public during the Winter, were
opened. and check-up today disclosed
occupants of all stranded machines were
accounted tor at the lake.
The State highway department re-
ported it hoped to have the road open
by noon today, but that the stalled auto
mobiles on the highway, many of them
under huge drifts, slowed the work of
clearing the road. Authorities said un-
less the highway was reopened imme-
diately there was a possibility of food
shortage.
At several other mountain points res
cue parties struggled to reach persons
cut off from sources of supplies by ever
increasing snow drifts.
Historic Donner Summit, transcon-
tinental railroad and highway pass over
the Sierra Nevada Mountains, lay under
more than IL feet of snow. Efforts of
the California highway department to
repeat the accomplishment of last year.
when the highway was kept open for
the first time Throughout the Winter,
were blocked when snow plows and other
equipment were showed under.
Evening star., 1933-01-30
RAIN Or SNOW FORECAST
FOR CITY TOMORROW
Unsettled Weather Is in Prospect
as Disturbance Advances Up
Coast From South.

Rain or snow, beginning late today or
early tomorrow, will probably continue
through tomorrow. the Weather Bureau
announced this morning. No settled
weather is in prospect for the Capital
for three or four days, the forecaster
added
The precipitation. probably beginning
to the south of Washington, will con-
tinue on up the coast, it was said,
reaching the New England coast, torn
by gales of the past few days. probably
late tomorrow. Whether it will reach
Washington in the form of rain or snow
the scientists could not forecast. To-
nights low temperature will probably
be around 80 degrees. they said.
Today dawned clear. but cole. with a
minimum temperature of % degrees
recorded at 1880 am. The wind which
contributed to yesterdays raw weather,
attaining a velocity of almost 40 miles
at times, dwindled to a breeze, and
rising thermometer promised the aver
age temperature for the day might be
few degrees above the normal aver
age of 33.
Evening star., 1933-01-30
n accociatpd preSS

BY the Associated Press.
without a record vote, the House to-
day passed a bill to allow Federal Re
serve banks to use Government securities
as collateral for bank notes and turned
Immediately to consideration OF whether
it will continue the Federal gasoline tax
for another year.
The Glass -Steagall bill was the first
of three the House planned to consider
today under suspension Of the rules.
The measure already approved by the
Senate would extend the power the Re-
serve banks already have for another
year. 1t now goes to the White House.
One-Cent Gas Levy.
The gasoline tax. a 1-cent levy. was
estimated by Chairman Collier of the
Wavs and Means Committee to be
capable of bringing in Sl37 100000 an
nually
The third measure to be considered
was the La Guardia MckeoWn bank
ruptcy BILL designed to ease the situa-
ton for thousands of farmers, business
men and corporations now in stringent
circumstances.
After the action of the House, Steagall
said the G.aS2-Steagall Dill would per-
NIT banks to continue to rediscount
Government securities at Federal Re-
serve banks as a basis for the issuance
of Federal Reserve notes.
Frees Billion in Gold.
This eases the gold situation and
frees more than billion dollars In gold
reserves" Steaga,l said.
This is a fat money bill and Is
advocated by Secretary Mills and
Eugene Meyer, governor CT the Federal
Reserve Board" Patman asserted.
Expressing appreciation of the bill.
Representative Busby, Democrat. OF
Mississippi, said "as administered 1t
has been failure"
Busby said. however, imitation Of cur
rency was needed to ease the credit
situation.
Evening star., 1933-01-30
PACKERS REVEAL
FARM BILL FIGHT.
Senators Told of Letters Sent
to Producers and Conn.,
mission Men.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A Senate committee was told today
that the Institute of A.lerican Meat
Packers had sent out between two and
three hundred thousand circular let
ters asking hog producers and COM
mission men to protest against the do
mestic allotment plan.
G. F. Swift, president of Swift g.
Co. and head of the Public Relations
Committee Of the institute. was ques-
toned about the circular after he had
told the Agriculture Committee the
plan if applied to hogs would cause a
100 per cent increase in the cost of
ham ana bacon and harm the farmer.
He said the letter asked growers and
commission men to protest to their
Congressman or the chairmen Of the
House and Senate Agriculture Commit
tees.
Swift said he saw no hope for bet
ter price for the hog producer until
the buying power was restored to city
residents
At about the same time, Paul Bestor,
farm loan commissioner was putting
before the Senate Finance Committee
opposition expressed by Secretary Mills
in a letter to the Frazier bill to re-
finance farm mortgages. The letter
said the plan proposed by the measure
would disrupt the Farm Land Bank
and Federal Reserve systems and have
harmful results on the Nations cur
rency system. The measure provides
that the Government refinance at / y
per cent interest all farm mortgages,
with the refinancing loan to be amort-
lied at the rate of 1l2 per cent yearly
on the principal
The measure also provides for issu-
ing bonds and currency to supply the
funds. In commenting on the pro-
posal. Mills said. in part:
1T would have to be expected that
there would be an immediate demand to
Continued on Page 2, Column I.)
Evening star., 1933-01-30
DALAD|ER EXPECTS
TO FORM CABINET
New Premier Tells Lebrun He
FOresees SuCceSS-HoIdS
Conferences.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
PARIS, January 30.-Edouard Dala-
dier. requested yesterday to form new
cabinet succeeding that of his chief
Joseph Paul-Boncour, told President
Lebrun today that he thought he was
going to succeed.
He consulted until late last night
and all through today with the vari-
Gus party leaders, concentrating upon
his main objective which is to reduce
the budget deficit to a reasonable
figure
There was some opposition from the
Socialists, who clung to their principle
of state monopolies, but NJ. Daladier
expected that The Socialist party will
meet tomorrow to decide its attitude.
NJ. Daladier, negotiating with the
Socialist party for participation in the
cabinet, obtained this evening an offer
of cooperation, but attached were con-
ditionS which his friends doubted he
would accept
He had expected difficulty with the
Socialists. Their offer to participate
was on condition he accept a program
calling for state ownership of the rail-
roads. reduction in the military appro-
priation and certain other Socialist
doctrines.
The veteran minister, who regained
leadership of the Radical Socialist party
after the downfall of Edouard Herriot,
has already sounded out Joseph Paul
Boncour, whose government was over
thrown Saturday: Camille Chautemps,
whose short lived cabinet two years
ago included Daladier; Anatole de
Monte, another ministerial colleague,
and other Left bloc associates.
Socialist bolts from the Left bloc
caused the Paul-Boncour and Herriot
ministries doWnfalls in the past month
and half
Daladier was determined to form a
cabinet by tomorrow at the latest. He
has already offered Leon Blum, leader
of the Socialists, a cabinet post.
May Approach Moderates.
If the Socialists refuse to join, he
may turn to the moderates In that
event Francis Pietri, minister in sew
eral cabinets, may be offered the post
of finance miniSter-of chief impor-
tance now because of a mounting deficit
and pending action on the attempt to
balance the budget.
1t was Finance Minister Cheron's plan
for 5 per cent increase il, income and
general taxes that caused the defeat
of the Paul-Boncour government.
Georges Bonnet, who succeeded Da-
Ladder as minister of public works un-
DIR Paul-Boncour when Daladier be-
came war minister. was also considered
for the finance ministry.
Meanwhile police were taking pre-
cautions against renewed demonstra-
tons proposed today by thousands OF
Continued on Page 2, Column g.
Evening star., 1933-01-30
e Cab
met Is Selected by
Won Hindenburg.
LONDON ANXIOUS
OVER NAZI'S RISE
Britain Believes France
May Set Up Similar
Nationalist Regime.

Adolf Hitler, the Nazi leader,
became chancellor of Germany
today, with a compromise cabi-
net, while at Paris, Edouard
Daladier, new premier of France,
sought to build a government.
At London, anxious eyes were
turned toward the continent as
Hitler swung into power. Whether
France would counter the Ger
man Nationalist victory with the
setting up of a similar Nation
alist regime became the question
of great interest among BrltonS.
1t showed into the background the
conference of Sir Ronald Lindsay,
British Ambassador to the United
States. at Warm Springs, Ga,
with President-elect Roosevelt.
Word from France indicates
that official quarters, unalarmed
by Hitlers accession, consider
that the Nazis likely will be more
moderate than speeches have
forewarned. The French are
carefully watching developments
and are especially interested in
Hitlers attitude concerning dis
armament and the League OF
Nations.
At Berlin there was startling rumor
that a group of high army officers,
headed by Gen. Won Schleicher, had
threatened to take the law into their
own hands and set up directorate
as prelude to restoration of the
monarchy.
This rumor, emphatically denied in
official circles, was offered in eXplana-
ton CT the unprecedented haste with
which the Hitler cabinet was formsd
Gen. Won Hammerstein, chief of staff.
warned President Won Hindenburg yes
terday that unless the period of political
uncertinty were ended quickly there
WIS the greatest danger OF generals
putsch." it was reported.
The story received credence among
the National Socialists and in some
dio,omatic circles Those who believed
the report recalled that in 1920 Gen.
Won Hammerstein prevented the success
of the so-called "Kapp rebellion" an
anti-Republican movement, with which
the generals father-in-law, Gen. Won
LuettWitZ, was identified.
Evening star., 1933-01-30
SURVIVOR REPORTS $50
TOLL ON CHINESE SHIP
All Except One British Missionary
in Hsin Ning-Tai Accident jan
uary IS Natives.

BY the Associated Press.
SHANGHAI, January 3O.-Five hun
dred and eighty persons, all Chinese
except one British missionary, were re-
ported by. Chinese survivor today to
have drowned when the steamer Hsin
Ming Tai sank January Is in Hanchow
Bay. He said he was the sole survivor.
Shanghai newspapers on January 18
said reports that at least 800 Chinese
were lost when the Hsin Ning-Tai sank
were conf1rmed)
The report today was from Chinese
who arrived in Ningpo.
He said the ship carried an excessive
cargo of wheat and hogs and when it
was struck broadside by big wave,
turned turtle and sank, carrying every
one to a watery grave except himself.
He said he happened to be on deck,
was washed overheard and rescued by
fishermen
(Previous meager reports said scores
of corpses were washed ashore)
Evening star., 1933-01-30
DESTRUCTION OF CELERY
CROP is RECOMMENDED
Florida Growers Act to Stabilize
Market by Resolution
Adopted.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BRADENTON, Fla, January 30-Im-
mediate destruction of one third of the
States celery CROP aggregating 1000
acres, in an effort to stabilize the mar
ket. was provided for in resolutions
adopted by Florida go-owers, effective
today.
R. Hill English, general manager of
the Manatee County Growers Associa-
ton, said he had been informed by
Florida Celery Shippers, Inc. that all
cooperative and independent growers
and shippers had agreed to pillow under
one-third Of their crops in solid rows.
Early shipments have not netted
freight charges. with crate sales bringing
from IS cents to 81 so delivered, English
said, adding this is less than half of
the price necessary to give growers
fair return on their investment labor.
English said growers and shippers
would petition railroads for emergency
rates to further relieve the situation,
which he described as being acute for
both growers and shippers.
Evening star., 1933-01-30
BY the Associated Press.

SAN FRANCISCO, January 30
Caught in a sudden and terrific bliz-
zard. more than 1000 persons were
snowbound in the San Bernardino
Mountains of Southern California today
as Winter stormed the Pacific Coast for
the seventeenth consecutive day.
In the lowlands of Long Beach, Calf.
SO families waited for flood waters to
leave the homes from which they were
rescued by lifeboats yesterday. Nearby
Los Angeles expected more rain after
experiencing the greatest precipitation
in II years-841 inches since January l.
Reno, Nevada, was without power for
the third day as result Of broken lines
in the high Sierra Nevada mountains,
which darkened the city Saturday night.
Snowfall broke all records for Yo-
semitic National Park with a seasons
total Of 148 inches, since settled to much
less.
In the North. gales and high water
were reported subsiding along the Oregon
coast, while storm conditions prevailed
In Washington.
Every available snowplow in South
ern California was turned to the rescue
of the hundreds marooned along the
rim CT the World Drive in the San Ber-
nardino Mountains after they watched
the Lake Arrowhead Winter sports car.
niyal yesterday.
Evening star., 1933-01-30
REVEALS SECRET POLICE
OPERATIONS IN MEXICO
Newspaper Says Ex-Governor OF
Vera Cruz Formed Organization
Along Lines of Cheka.

b. the Associated Press
MEXICO CITY, January 3O.-The
newspaper Excelsior said today secret
police organization modelled along lines
of the Cheka in Soviet Russia, existed
in Vera Cruz under the recent rule OF
ex-Gov. Adalberto Tejeda.
The activities of the organization,
residents now free to talk without fear
of reprisal were quoted as saying, are
rapidly being suppressed by the new
governor, Gonzalo Vasquez Vela. He
took Office December l.
The newspaper said the orga ganization
terrorized farmers, merchants and others
opposing the policies of the former gov
ernor. His state agrarian forces re-
Gently were disarmed by federal troops.
Evening star., 1933-01-30
MOVEMENT SEEKS RECALL
OF CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR
State Grange Orders Petitions
Printed, Basing Fight on Charge
of ExtraVagance.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SACRAMENTO, Calf, January 30
Printing of 10000 copies of a petition
proposing the recall of Gov. James
Rolph, jr., was ordered for today by the
California State Grange
Attorneys who prepared the petition
declined to reveal the specific charges.
They said it will carry the general ac-
cusation of incompetency and that it
does not charge malfeasance in Office.
The 10000 copies are expected to
start circulating in Is or 80 California
counties by the end of this week.
Master George H. Sehlmeyer has said
the Grange bases its recall movement
upon the contention that "the Rolph
administration has been vextravagant"
and that there is very grave danger
of an ad valorem tax which would
smash agriculture of the face Of the
map"
Evening star., 1933-01-30
HITCH.HIKER INJURED
Struck by Car of Capital Man on
Baltimore Boulevard.

BALTIMORE, January 80 R,-A
hitch-hiker identified as Stanley Kaz-
lack. SO, of Pittsburgh, is in serious
condition in st. Agnes Hospital here
from injuries received when struck last
night by an automobile as he was walk
ing along the Washington Baltimore
Boulevard.
Louis H. Otto of Washington. driver
of the automobile, was placed under a
technical charge of assault and was re-
leased pending the outcome of Kaz-
lacks injuries.
Evening star., 1933-01-30
BREAKS INTO BASEMENT
OF BANK OF ENGLAND
Intruder Makes History by Enter
ing Impregnable Financial
Institution.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, January 30.-The bank
Of England. hitherto considered i'm
pregnable as the Rock of Gibraltar and
absolutely burglar-proof. was broken
into some time after midnight ON Sat-
urday.
History of a sort was made in Police
Court today when Timothy Phillips was
arraigned on a charge of breaking and
entering the premises of the Bank of
England with intent to commit q
felony,
A detective testified that a watch
man at the bank had found Phillips
hiding in the basement. The man told
police he had climbed through a back
window. He was remanded for trial.
Evening star., 1933-01-30
BOMBING OF HOSPITAL
CHARGED TO BOLIVIANS
Paraguayan War Office Says Plane
Killed Seven Patients, In
jured Eight.
BY the Associated Pres.

BY the Associated Press.
ASUNCION, Paraguay, January 30
The Paraguyan war Office today an
nounced a Bolivian airplane had bonn
barded hospital at Islapoi yesterday.
killing seven patients and wounding
eight seriously, four were slightly in
jured.
Islapoi, the principal Paraguayan
fort in the Northern Chaco region.
where Bolivia and Paraguay are in con-
f1ict, is the site of an emergency hos
pital. Those wounded recently in the
Chaco fighting are concentrated there
1t was reported that the drive against
Fort Ayala, in progress nine days, was
being continued.
Evening star., 1933-01-30
REPEAL ADVOCATE WINS
New Texas House Member Also
FavorS Cash Bonus.

HOUSTON, Tex, January 30 P).-
Congressional advocates of prohibition
repeal and payment Of the soldiers
bonus gained a supporter in the elec-
ton Of Joe II. Eagle. 63-year- old DEM
ocrat and World War veteran, to fill
both the unexp.red and coming long
term Of the late Representative Daniel
Z. Garrett
Evening star., 1933-01-30
Own Slot Machine
Continues to Take
Money From Loser
BY the Associated Press.


CHARLESTON. S. c.. January
30.-Charles G.. Anderson says he
lost so much money on slot
machines he decided to do some
thing about it-so he is now
losing the money to himself
Anderson bought a machine for
SIG and now. when he has the
urge to watch the wheels turn,
he sticks a nickel in his own
machine. So far, he says, he has
deposited 400 nickels and reports
the most he got back at any one
time is 40 cents.
He says he is still waiting for
the jack pot
Evening star., 1933-01-30
CHINESE AGAIN REPULSED.
Attack on Pass Fails for Third Time
in Four Days.

MUKDEN, Manchuria, January 30
P,.-For the third time in four days,
japanese troops were reported to have
repulsed a determined Chinese attack
early today on ChiumenkoW pass of
nine gates) in the Great Wall of China
Japanese communique said the
Chinese suffered heavy losses and re-
treated to the westward. No japanese
casualties were reported
The attacks on the japanese garri-
son. which has occupied the Chinese
city since January 10. were reported
made by forces under the command
Continued on Page 2, Column g.
Evening star., 1933-01-30
ANGLO-PERSIAN DISPUTE
TENTATIVELY SETTLED
Both Governments Said to Have
Accepted New Arrangements
on Oil.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
GENEVA, Switzerland, January 30
Amicable settlement of the dispute be-
tween Great Britain and Persia over
cancellation of the Anglo-Persian Oil
Co. concession has been tentatively
reached, it was announced today.
Representatives of both governments
have virtually accepted plan advanced
by Edouard Benes of CZechoslovakia
which involves negotiation for a new
arrangement between the Persian gov
ernment and the oil company.
Persia Cancelled the concession several
weeks ago, charging. among other
things. that the company was not pay
ing the royalties it had contracted to
pay. The British government referred
the dispute to the League of Nations
Council.
Evening star., 1933-01-30
HITLER AND CABINET ASSOCIATES
CHERISH FRIENDSHIP WITH u. S.
New German Chancellor Admires America More Than
Any Foreign Country Except Italy.

Herr Seldte, minister Of labor, has
read much about conditions in America
and last November was on the point of
making a tour of the United States.
Herr Won Krosigk, the finance minister,
is well and favorably known in Amer
ican financial circles, and Baron Won
Neurath. the foreign minister. Is familiar
to American statesmen.
But against this pro- o-American lineup
must be set the plans cf Herr Hugsn-
berg. minister of economies, for lowering
interest rates on foreign private loans
and for sharply curtailing imports.
Evening star., 1933-01-30
Ry the Associated Press.

BERLIN, January 30.-Closest ad-
visers of Adolf Hitler, new chancellor
of Germany, said today he would pursue
policy of friendship for the United
States which, with the possible eXcep-
ton of Italy, he admireS more than any
other foreign country.
Gen. Won Blomberg, the defense min
ista-. rince he visited the United States
in 1880. never has ceased to praise that
country whenever the opportunity Of
fered.
Evening star., 1933-01-30
CURRENCY BILL
PASSED BY HOUSE
Federal Gasoline Tax Contin-
uance Taken Up-Bank-
ruptcy Measure Next.

Continuation of the 1-cent gal
lon Federal tax on gasoline for an
other II months beginning June 80
was voted today by the House. The
measure now goes to the Senate.
The vote was 1876 to 49.
Evening star., 1933-01-30
Jail Break Fails.

BY the Associated Press
LEXINGTON. NJ c.. January 30
Sheriff G. V. Bodenheimer was enter
tanning Davidson County deputies at a
dinner, instructing them in their duties,
telling them how to guard prisoners and
the like, when trusty suddenly ap-
peared
Some prisoners are trying to escape"
he said
Evening star., 1933-01-30
Lady Mary Bailey Lands.

BORDEAUX, France. January 80
R).-Lady Mary Bailey. who is re-
turning to England after giving up
fight to Capt Town. South Africa, ar
rived here this morning.
Evening star., 1933-01-30
Rail Men Vote to Strike.

BELFAST. Northern Ireland, jan
uary 80 P).-Railway workers at a
mass meeting yesterday decided to
strike at midnight tonight. More than
5000 men will be affected.
Evening star., 1933-01-30
Georgia Strawberries Ripen.

EDISON, Ca, January 30 (R.-
Strawberries have ripensd. pear trees
are in full bloom and other. vegetation
is sprouting in this vicinity as a conse-
quence of Winters warm weather
Evening star., 1933-01-30
''FrOnl Press to Home
Within an, Hour"

The Stars Carrier system covers every
city block and the regular edition is
delivered to city and suburban homes
as fast as the papels are printed.
Evening star., 1933-01-30
WEATHER.

tU. S. Weather Bureau Forecast)
Increasing cloudiness, followed by rain
or snow tonight or tomorrow; lowest
temperature tonight about 80; warmer
tomorrow. Temperatures-Hi Highest, 80, at
las pm yesterday: lowest, %, at 7:30
today Full report on page g.