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Evening star., 1933-12-17
WOMAN ENDS OWN LIFE
JUMPING INTO POTOMAC
Richmond Resident Leaps From
Balustrade Of Approach to
Lincoln Memorial

A colored woman, identified by DO
lice as Mrs. Margaret Bush Of Rich
mond, Va, ended her life late yester-
day afternoon by jumping into the Po-
tonac River from a balustrade Of the
Rock Creek Parkway approach to the
Lincoln Memorial.
According to Charles Heasty of 4443
Greenwich Parkway, Foxhall Village,
and Miss IAvina Clapham OF 1886
Forty-fourth street, who witnessed the
leap, the woman climbed to the top
of a stone railing near the water gate,
to the North Of the Memorial Bridge,
and jumped without an outcry.
The body was recovered a short dis
tance from the sea wall after half an
hour, and was taken to Emergency
Hospital by Rescue Squad No. l. Physi-
cans at the hospital pronounced tile.
woman dead. Her body was removed
to the morgue.
Park Policeman W. R. Lashan found
a number of letters in her pockets, CIV
ing an address at 1409 Kemper street,
Richmond Va. Police were endavor-
ing to communicate with Mrs. Edna
S. Gibbs at the Richmond address. in
the belief that Mrs. Gibbs was Mrs.
BuSh's mother.
Evening star., 1933-12-17
FORD SEES NATION
ON RECOVERY ROAD
Plans to Increase Output and Buy.
ing in Anticipation of Trade
Gain.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 16-Henry
Ford said today that national recovery
is on the way.
In an interview with the Sun, Ford
said he was backing up his conviction
with plans for increasing materially the
production of automobiles in his plants
in this country and abroad.
Ford asserted he would place larger
orders for steel as his plants increased
their production He declined to make
any comment on the N. r A or COM
plants lodged against his plant at
EdgeWater, N. j., with the National
Labor Board
The automobile manufacturer was in
terviewed as he strolled about the Ford
exposition, inspecting exhibits and oc-
casionally stopping to autograph books
thrust at him.
The newspaper said Ford. when
asked if he anticipates any substantial
degree of industrial recovery during the
coming year. replied emphatically:
"YeS I do"
Evening star., 1933-12-17
SOVIET TO DEMAND
MANCHUKU0 Am ENDS
Reported to Have Delivered Dec
laration on Chinese Eastern
Rights.

By the Associated Press
MOSCOW, December 16.-The Soviet
consul general in Hardin was reported
in a dispatch from Khabarovsk today
to have delivered to the Manchukuan
diplomatic agent there a declaration
that the Soviet government would hold
Manchukuo responsible for past and
future losses suffered as a result of
illegal activities against Russian rights
in the Chinese Eastern Railway.
Accusing Manchurian authorities Of
trying to get complete occupation of the
road by depriving the legally appointed
Soviet officials of a voice in its man
agement, the consul general recalled
the numerous arrests of Soviet en-
ployes in recent months, damage to
railroad property. and the recent re-
fusaI of the Manchurian assistant to
the manager of the c. E. r. to submit
to orders issued by the manager, a
Russian.
"It is regrettable that Manchurian
authorities not only have failed to take
steps to defend the c. E. R., but have
participated in activities against the
railroad at the expense of the rights Of
the Soviet Union had in violation of in
ternational agreements" the Soviet con-
sui general said.
Evening star., 1933-12-17
ALL JAPAN PRAyS
FOR THRONE HEIR
Fifth Child of Royal Pair
Awaited With Nations
Deepest Concern.
Continued From First Page.)

IdBc-J
rulers who have carried on the "line
for ages eternal" Orthodox
Japanese historians trace this dynasty
in one continuous succession from the
establishment of the empire by Jimmu
Tenno, the first Emperor, great-great-
grandson of the sun goddess, which
tradition assigns to the year 660 BIC.
Succession Is Limited.
The modern law of the imperial
ing to female heirs, although Japan in
previous ages was frequently ruled by
woman.
There have been at least 10 female
Mikados, and two more dim names in
the list of sovereigns, belonging to the
misty period of proto-history, are
usually identified as women. The last
reigning Empress was Go-Sakuramachi,
who reigned from 1853 to ITO.
There has been great activity in
recent weeks in the inner precincts Of
the Emperor's palace in Toxic in
preparation for the arrival of the i'm
perial child The lying-in quarters in
the Empress, built when her first baby
was born in 1925 and outfitted accord
ing to the latest wisdom of modern
science, have been refurbished and re-
equipped.
Two eminent japanese physicians
are in constant attendance. Early this
month two wet nurses were appointed
for the expected princeling, selected
from candidates sent to the capital by
the governors of seven prefectures, who
were commissioned to choose young
women "of the best physical condition
and unimpeachable moral character"
for this post, considered one of great
honor.
Ancient Ceremony Held.
On November % there was held In
the palace the ages-old ceremony of
wearing the band" marking the be-
ginning of the ninth month Of ex-
pectancy. For this the auspicious
days OF the dog" according to the
ancient oriental calendar, was chosen.
For that one day only the 90-day
mourning into which the court was
plunged by the death CNovember 81 of
Princess Nobuko Asaka, aunt of the
Emperor, was lifted, mourning dress
laid aside and the court assembled to
Evening star., 1933-12-17
COTTON CAMPAIGN
BEGINS JANUARY |
approximately $125, 900, 900 to Be
Paid Planters Next Year,
Says Davis.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The cotton reduction sign-up CAM
paign will begin January !, it was an
nounced yesterday by Chester C. Davis,
farm adjustment administrator.
Davis said he would join Secretary
Wallace in requesting Governors of cot
producing States to issue proclama-
tions designating the first week in jan
uary as the time for all agencies in the
South to unite in the drive to obtain
farmers signatures to contracts aimed
at restricting the 1884 crop to 25,000,-
600 acres
Davis said approximately $125,000. 900
would be paid to planters next year
under the adjustment program in the
form of land rentals and parity pay
ment of not less than one cent a pound
on farm allotmentS.
The decision to start the campaign
was made by Davis after a conference
with Gully A. Cobb. chief of the cotton
production section of the farm admin
Stration.
Evening star., 1933-12-17

see Prince Kan-In. head of one of the
collateral branches of the imperial
family, present Empress Nagako with a
fine lacquered caSket containing the
girdle, II feet OF unbleached silk,
which, according to the custom of more
than a score of centuries, the expectant
mother of an Emperor must don.
Reports of their majesties expecta-
tions were then made before the sanctu-
aries In the palace, the Koreiden, where
are enshrined the spirits of all the
123 Mikados who have reigned before
Hirohito: the Shihden, where are wor-
SHIPPED all the 'eighty myriad" deities
of the Shinto Pantheon, and the
Kashikodokoro, or holy of holes, rest
ing place of the sacred Miro, symbol of
divine ancestreSs Of the Japanese race.
Empress Health Perfect.
The Empress, who will be 81 next
March g.. has been pronounced in ex-
cellent health by her physicians.
OF the four girls previously born to
Empress Nagako only three are living;
the second Princess HiSa, died in in
fancy in March, 1928. The three living
are Princess Teru, years old on De-
cember 6: Princess Taxa, born Septem-
Der 80, 1929, and Princess Yori, born
March 3, 1881.
If yet another daughter is born to the
sovereigns, Prince Chichibu must con-
tinue to occupy the uncomfortable posi-
tion of heir presumptive. Should this
modern-minded young man of 81, partly
educated in England, eventually sue
ceed his brother, his American-educated
princess, formerly Miss Setsuko Mat
sudaira, daughter of a one-time Am
bassador to Washington, will become
Empress. According to common report
which officials of the imperial house
hold naturally will not confirm-Prince
and Princess Chichibu, after their ex-
periences of the freedom permitted
young people in America and England,
find the restrictions of their present
position rather cramping.
Evening star., 1933-12-17
HAGERST0WN DIARIES
REDUCE MILK PRICES
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated fIeSS.
HAGERSTOWN, Md, December 10
Three of the largest dairies in Hagers-
town, which have been operating un-
der the milk code, announced today
a reduction in the prices of milk from
IL cents quart and 6 cents a pint
to 8 cents quart and 5 cents a pint.
The reduction Is effective Immediately.
In their announcement the dairies
said that, while showing a desire to
cooperate with the administration by
raising the price of milk and passing
this increase to the farmers, other
dealers refused to increase prices.
we feel it is fair to the consuming
public to reduce the prices of milk until
such time as the Secretary of Agricul-
ture is in position to see that all milk
dealers maintain the same price," the
announcement said.
The dairies said they are now, and
will be in the future, ready to CO.
operate with the President and the
administration.
Evening star., 1933-12-17
DOG SAVES 2 FROM FIRE

DULUTH. Mimi, December 16 P1.-
The barking of their collie dog
awakened Leonard, %, and Clarence
Carlson, 19, In time to Jump from their
bed room window in their night clothes
early today and save themselves from
a fire which destroyed their home:
Their parents, A. w. Carlson, "a, and
his wife, Amanda, 81, were burned to
death.
The brothers suffered severe face and
body cuts from broken glass. The dog
was saved.
The origin of the fire, which ap-
parently started in the first floor Of
the farm home, near Wentworth, Wis,
vas not determined. The loss was
7stipated ct $4,000.
Evening star., 1933-12-17
MILK AGREEMENT
SIGNEDFOR RICHMOND
Retail Prices to Be Increased l
Cent to 13 Cents a Quart De-
livered and at Stores.

Acting Secretary of Agriculture C. W.
Marvin signed today a milk-marketing
agreement and license for the Richmond
Va, milk shed under which, it was
announced, retail prices would be in
creased l cent quart to 13 cents, both
delivered and at stores.
The license will become effective on
December 20. After tentative approval
of the agreement by Secretary Wallace,
it was signed, today's announcement
stated. by the Richmond Cooperative
Milk Producers Association and by 100
per cent of the distributors of milk for
the sales area.
Evening star., 1933-12-17
PARAGUAYANS CAPTURE
FORT ON CHACO BORDER
Help Rushed to 1000 Bolivian
Troops Reported at Asun-
cion as Starving.

By the Associated Press.
ASUNCION, December 16:-A defense
ministry communique today reported
that Paraguayan troops had captured
Fort Tinfunke from the Bolivians in
the Gran Chaco border area.
The outpost is not far from Forts
Murgia and Saavedra, which Paraguay
an troops recently captured, repeatedly
taking thousands of prisoners.
Reports came from prisoners that
1000 starving Bolivian soldiers were
stranded in the woods near Fort Tin
funke and were dying from thirst. Para
guayans were said to be rushing help
to them.
Evening star., 1933-12-17
HEADS MASONIC BODY
Albert B. Schneider President OF
Trestleboard Club.

Albert B. Schneider was elected presi-
dent of the Trestleboard Club Of Master
Masons of the Government Printing
Office at the clubs monthly meeting
last night in the Masonic Temple. Mr.
Schneider succeeds Jack Mursell.
Other officers elected were Edwin A.
Eckels, vice president; Thurston G.
Brown, secretary; T. Homer Hall, treas
urer, and William T Martin, sentinel.
A program of entertainment followed
the business meeting. More than 300
members and guests attended the affair.
Evening star., 1933-12-17
Two Children Testify.

Two children, one aged and the
other 6, gave evidence at the DunScroft,
England, inquest. on their cousin
Edith Oliver, aged 2, who was acci-
dentally drowned in a dyke.
Evening star., 1933-12-17
Tennis Players Engaged.

Fraulein Hide Krahwinkel, the Ger
man lawn tennis champion, has an
nounced in Berlin her engagement to
Herr Sperling. also a weu-known Ger
man tennis player.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-23
TAX RECEIPTS
SHOW DECLINE

SACRAMENTO, Oct. 23. UR) =
California collected $3,319,OO2 in
gasoline taxes during September,
Fred E. Stewart, member of the
staUe board of equalization, re-
vealed today. The amount was 81
per cent less than was received in
the corresponding month: of 1882
Tax receipts from keer totaled
ST., ,260 compared with S77,942 in
August. The decline was considered
a natural result of seasonal change.
Beer drinkers consumed 3,897,l35
gallons in August, and 3563,006 i'll
September.
Motorists paid 50 ,485 ,22314 in gas
oline taxes during the third quar-
ter ending September 30, and of this
amount s3,16l, ,74l.05 was reappor-
toned to the counties, Ray L. Riley
state controller, announced today.
Los Angeles, with the largest reg
istration, led the cCrrties with an
apportionment of Sits, ,375.66.
Tax funds retained by the state
will lend impetus to tirhway devel,.
opment work, according to Eric Gull
lepward, deputy director of the state
department of public works.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-23
GRAF ENROUTE
TO VISIT FAIR

MIAMI, Fla, Oct. 90. W.P - It's
huge motors purring leisurely, the
Graf Zeppelin, Germany's giant
dirigible, landed at Miami at $50
am, today. The big ship was en-
route to Chicago to visit the Gen.
tury of Progress exposition.
The giant dirigible will leave to-
night at 8 pm, scheduled to arrive
at Akron. Ohio, some time tomor-
row.
The Graf Zeppelin, holding a
record as the most successfully op-
Grated passenger dirigible of all
time, made one of its speediest
crossings of the south Atlantic air
lanes in its history. She was well
ahead of her schedule when she
reached South America.
Her course carried her from Erie
drichshafen, southwestward to the
Cape Verde islands, and thence di-
rectly to the eastern tip of the
southern continent, Pernambuco.
DR.. Hugo Eckener, her veteran
commander, was at the helm Of
the big ship once more, and among
the other veterans aboard is
Mrs. Ella Parker, of Cleveland, who
is making her fifth trip.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-23
NIX R1A~'
o,s,, nsNassh, syattsats. ln>
Ne " 7 RIAL
To Be ASKED
IN LAND CASE

Counsel for the defense in the
alien land law trial which was
brought to close late Saturday
afternoon when the jury returned
its verdict are preparing argu-
ments to be presented to the court
when the convicted defendants
are to appear before Judge R. D.
McPherrin tomorrow afternoon for
sentence, it was learned this morn
ing.
These motions are to be for a
new trial based on insufficiency of
the evidence presented by the
prosecution to warrant the con-
viction on the conspiracy charge.
Should these motions be denied by
the court the notices of appeal
against the verdict will in all prob
ability be filed.
The verdict by which seven of
the defendants named in the or
1ginal grand jury Indictment were
found guilty of conspiring to violate
the alien land law, was returned
late Saturday afternoon. Ollie
Stewart was foreman of the Jury
which heard arguments presented
by prosecution and defense coun-
sci during the past three weeks.
Those against whom the verdict
of guilty was returned are: Car
roll L. Post, owner of the valley
ranch alleged to have been leased
to aliens; Friedrich HauSeur, real
estate broker, Ray D. johnson, To-
cal attorney, j. Labh Singh, NICOLA
Singh, Rolla Singh and Mehar
Singh.
Not guilty verdicts were brought
in favor of j. w. Robbins, an
other valley land owner, and
Eugene Kelly, Los Angeles attorney
named in the original indictment.
Earlier in the trial the indictment
against J. B. Antrobus, another
real estate broker, had been dis
missed on motion Of the district
attorney.
A. l.. E. Sampson, H. L. Ellis
and F. A. Braun. three Nevada
women named in the original in
dictmentS, were not on trial during
the recent action as extradition
papers requested by the prosecution
had been denied by the Nevada
governor.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-23
FARMERS ASK
LABOR : AID
Reno Confers With Trainmen's
Head To Seek Support Of Or
ganized Labor In Strike.

CHICAGO, Oct. %. UP)-Labor
and agriculture sat down to con-
ference table today and discussed
the national farm strike.
Representing labor was A. w
Whitney, president of the Brother
hood of Railway Trainmen, an or
ganization that has used the strike
as a bargaining weapon for many
years. Representing agriculture
was Milo Reno, leader of the Farm
erS' Holiday association, an organ
ization that seeks to adapt the
strike principle to the old home
stead
Reno, accompanied by John
Chalmers, president of the Iowa Or
ganization of the Holiday aSSocia-
tion, came to Chicago to meet
Whitney and seek the endorsement
of organized labor for the national
farm strike which began last Sat-
urday noon. Picketing such as re-
suited in bloodShed and unrest in a
previous strike attempt has been re-
ported from northwestern Iowa.
Cheese factories were reported
closed in northern and central Wis
conSin.
1--WE already have the support of
the Continental Congress of Work
ers and Farmers and the Techno-
Gratis of the World,' Reno said as
he posed for pictures. s'It Il be a
long fight but it is a fight to the
finish this time -
Reno, who clair's two million
followers in 81 states against esti-
mates of only a few thousand by
his opponents, launched into a re-
neWal of the doctrine for agricul-
ture he has been preaching for two
years. President Roosevelt was the
chief object of attack today in
stead of Herbert Hoover, who was
President when Reno's first farm
strike was organized.
Reno characterized President
Roosevelt as "tne great architect
instead of the "great engineer, -
and accused him of drawing up
blue-prints to take care of the for
gotten men of industry, of finance
and of labor but leaving the farm
er still forgotten
In his address last night said
Reno, 1.-the President gave us no
hope for guaranteed cost of pro-
duction for the farmer and that IS
the basis for this strike. The bat
tie will not be halted.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-23
FALL CLAIMS
LIFE OF u. S.
FOREST CHIEF

WASHINGTON, Oct. %. U.H -.
Robert Y Stuart, chief of the
United States forest service, fell
from seventh floor window of the
forest service building today and
died while being taken to emergen-
cy hospital.
The police report listed death as
due to ali accidental fall Stuart
had been hard at work for months
on details of the Civilian Conserva-
tion Corps camps set-ups.
William Terry, Negro messenger
boy, said he saw Stuart fall. The
body hit the fender of an automo-
bile
Stuart. so years Old, had been
chief Of the forest service since
1928. He is survived by his widow
and two daughters.
The accident occurred at 8:15 a.
III. Stuart, due to the pressure Of
work rad often arrived at his Of
flee before regular opening time at
9 a. m, officials said.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-23
CLAIMS
WILLIAM DOAK

WASHINGTON, Oct. %. U.H -
William Nuckles Doak, who rose
from a railroad yardhand to sec
retary of labor during the Hoover
administration, died at his home
across the Potomac from Washing
ton today. Death was due to a
heart ailment.
Doak was 81 years old, native
of Rural Retreat, Va, and son of
a Confederate soldier.
Over the opposition of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor he was
named labor secretary by President
Hoover Dec. 9, 1880, succeeding
James j. Davis. AS cabinet men,
ber he launched a drive for depor-
tation of undesirable aliens, and
/ figured in a heated congressional
controversy over establishment of
federal employment agencies.
When 18 years old he obtained a
yardman job with the Norfolk and
Western Railway. After joining
the Brotherhood of Railroad Train
men in 1908 he rose from local
grievance committee chairman to
national legislative representative
in 1916, post which he held for
many years.
Mrs. Doak was with her husband
when he died. He had been Seri-
ously i'll for several weeks.
Masonic funeral services will be
held here at 1870 am. Wednesday
The coffin will be placed in Abbey
Mausoleum, near Arlington Gene
terry, pending burial later at Rural
Retreat, Va.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-23
PLEDGE MADE
BYPRES|DENT
WILL BE KEPT
Roosevelt Summons Financial
Advisers To Decide Course In
Raising Price Level.
INITIATION NOT EXPECTED
Managed Currency" Plan To
Be Given Thorough Try-Out
Is General Belief.
By RICHARD L. GRIDLEY
United Press Finance Correspondent

bg hlSflihD l.. DhIDLE1
United Press Finance Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23.-Pres!-
dent Roosevelt called in his finan-
cial advisers today to carry out the
pledges he made to the nation last
night looking toward further in
creases in commodity prices as the
prime step toward economic recov-
cry.
The Cl:ief Executive summoned
to the White House Jesse Jones,
chairman of the Reconstruction FL
nance Corporation; Dean Acheson,
acting secretary of the treasury.
and Henry Morgenthau, jr., gover-
nor of the Farm Credit Administra-
ton.
1t was expected that in this meet
ing Mr.. Roosevelt would perfect
plans looking to creation of gov
ernment market for newly mined
gold in this country and to discuss
various phases Of his broad recov-
cry program.
President Roosevelts sound
money prOnouncement, coupled
with plans for managed currency
led to belief in informed circles to-
cay that the administration would
use all other means possible to boil
ster commodity prices before resort
ing to direct currency initiation.
The managed currency idea of
the Presidents was reiteration Of
his earlier plans for currency
with a steady purchasing power to
| be adjusted to offset rise and fall
in commodity price levels. Under
this plan the American currency
would be changed in gold content
from time to time to keep its pur-
chasing power constant.
Sliding Value Planned
When prices rose too high the
gold content oil the dollar would be
raised and when prices fell the gold
content would be reduced. This
would give the effect of keeping the
money at constant purchasing
| power.
Establishment of the Presidents
managed currency was said to be
dependent upon reestablishment of
prices on the basis where debts can
be paid off at the present time with
collars of the same purchasing pow.
er as they were contracted years
ago. Reaching this price level, ths
President indicated, might take one,
two or three years.
Considerable doubt existed in le-
gal quarters as to the authority of
the federal government. through It's
RFC subsidiary, to buy gold at otE..
er than the value set by the gold
standard act of March IA, 1900.
This act, never repealed, states:
THAT the dollar, consisting of 258
grains of gold, 90 fine (S20.67 an
ounce for gold) shall be the STAN
Gard unit OF value and all forms OF
money issued or coined by the
United States shall be maintained
at parity of value with this stan-
ward and it shall be the duty OF
| secretary of treasury to maintain
such parity