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Evening star., 1933-02-17
.HARTzE[L FACES
CHARGES IN IOWA
Will Be Returned for Fraud
Trial Based on Mythical
Drake Estate.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February 17.--Oscar M.
Hartzell, charged by the Government
with taking an estimated $1,000, 900
from Middle Western investors on
fabulous stories CT billions they might
collect from a mythical estate Of Sir
Francis Drake, will go back to Iowa
to answer conspiracy and mail fraud
charges.
Deported from England as an un-
desirable alien, Hartzell arrived ye1ter-
day on the liner Champlain, was
arrested when the ship nossd into
quarantine and later arraigned before
United States Commissioner Francis A.
O'Neill.
He was accused specifically of COM
municating with Oscar Hartsock of
Laurens, Iowa, telling him he (HartzelD
owned the Drake estate and would
offer shares to "donaters." Hartzell
waived examination, bail was set at
$4,000 and he indicated he would make
no effort to obtain freedom until he
reaches Iowa.
Assistant United States Attorney
Alvin Sylvester quoted Hartzell as say
ing everything is 100 per cent above
board, the estate is 100 per cent okey
and will prove it,
Beyond that. said Sylvester, he re-
fused to comment upon the Govern
ment's charges that he described the
estate to investors as aggregating S22,-
500, 100000 and promised them $1,000
for every dollar they invested.
The British government, authorities
say, has denied that any such estate
as the unclaimed Drake estate" exists,
though Hartzell is charged with having
told investors he once talked the mat
ter over with the King, who, he said,
was rendered ill by the thought of so
much money leaving the Empire.
Evening star., 1933-02-17
AL Smith Pleased
By Senate Passage
OF Blaine Repeater
W. C. T. U. Leader De.
clares Drys Ready to
Fight Every Step.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February 17.-Alfred
E Smith expressed himself as much
pleased" at passage yesterday by the
United States Senate of the Blaine reso-
luton for repeal of the prohibition
amendment. His statement:
II am very much pleased to see the
resolution passed. It is in the best in
terests of the country, and all thinking
citizens are satisfied"
Mrs. Courtlandt Nicoll. acting chair
man Of the Women's Organization for
National Prohibition Reform, In the
absence of Mrs. Charles Sabin. said:
II am glad that the United States
Senate has at last acceded to the de-
mands of the people and has taken
the first step toward ridding the coun-
try of the evils Of national prohibi-
tior y"
Mrs. Ella A. Boole, president of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union,
said
I'VE will fight every step OF the way.
I have been going around the country,
and find our women more determined
than ever to hold up total abstinence
as the best means of living and to sup
port prohibition as the best means de-
vised of dealing with the liquor prob
lem"
The Senate's action was "deplorable." I"
Mrs. Boole said, adding the w. C. T. U.
would, If the House concurs, center its
action to block ratification in the
States.
Evening star., 1933-02-17
ADVERTISING HAWAII
INDUSTRY IS URGED
Legislative Commission Hits Pic.
lures Of Hula Girls and
Half-Clad Bathers.
BY the Associated Press.

4
HONOLULU. February 17.-Hula
girls and half-clad bathers would be
erased from the outsiders picture of
Hawaii in favor of such things as in
dustry, education and government, un-
der recommendations made to the Leg
islature yesterday by the Hawaii Legis-
lative Commission
ThrlIsting at methods of advertising
Hawaii to tourists, the commission re-
ported:
In appealing to the tired business
man of the mainland, this advertising
has SO emphasized the lure of Hawaii
as a tropical resort as to give an en-
tirely one-sided, misleading picture Of
life.
Its population has been illustrated
in various forms of nudity calculated to
convey the impression it Is wildly for
eign."
The commission recommended the
Legislature take steps toward advertis-
ing to emphasize the commercial. edu-
cational and governmental development
of the Territory
The commission is special body ap-
pointed last year to defend the Terri
tory against proposals to change the
government, curtailing home rule.
Evening star., 1933-02-17
Dry Law History
18th Amendment Was Voted
in Senate August /,
1917.

In brief, here Is prohibition history
since the Senate voted IS to Is, on
August l, 1917, q resolution for the
eighteenth amendment.
December 18, Dollhouse approved
resolution by 276-to-131 vote.
January 8, 19l8-The first State,
Mississippi, ratified the eighteenth
amendment.
January 16, 1s1s-Nebraska, the
thirty-sixth State, ratified the amend
ment and it became effective.
July %, 19l9-Volstead act passed
Senate.
October 27-President Wilson vetoed
Volstead act. 1t was passed over his
veto by the House and the next day by
the Senate.
January 16, 1920-National prohibi-
ton became effective.
December 5, 1932-Repeal resolution
failed in House The vote was 272 for
and 144 against, short of the neces-
sary two-thirds.
February 16, 1933-Senate adopted
repeal resolution, So to %.
Evening star., 1933-02-17
SOVIET MAY SEND
ENVOY TO AMERICA
Ambassador Troianovsk,
Leaves Tokio-DecIared
Slated for U. S. Post.
BY JUNIUS B. WOOD.

Special Gable to The Star.
TOXIC, Japan, February 17.-One OF
the largest outpourinss of Japanese and
foreign officials that ever honored a
foreigner thronged Tokios big main
railway station this evening to bid fare
well to Alexander Troianoysky,' for the
last five years Soviet Ambassador to
japan and in recent months doyen OF
the diplomatic corps here. Trolanov-
sky, with his family, catches the steamer
Tsuruga tomorrow and returns to MOS
cow via Vladivcstok.
Reported Going to U. S.
Vernacular newspapers declare that
he is returning to Moscow preparatory
to going to Washington as the f1rst
Soviet Ambassador to the United States
when the incoming Roosevelt admins
tration resumes diplomatic relations
with Moscow. While the retiring Am
bassador has smilingly indicated his
pleasure at such possible appointment,
he himself says that he expects an
assignment with the commissariat q
commerce and trade in Moscow. I
While Troianovsky. was extremely
active in literary, art and musical cir
CtSS, IkG lldnOtC0 AiulilCtOAS ASAASNAN
diplomatic incidents during his Toxic
career. At the last unofficial affair he
appeared with Joseph G. Grew, Amer
ican Ambassador, and Mrs. Grew, who
were patrons OF the annual ball OF the
Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty
to Animals.
Settles Diplomatic Issues.
While here the Ambassador snoothed
out several ruff1ed relations between
Soviet Russia and Japan, the most i'm
portant being the fisheries question,
which he helped settle twice; the
Chinese Eastern Railroad controversy
and the Manchurian incident. A nom
aggression pact between the two ccun-
tries Is the only big issue still pending.
Constantine c, Yurenev, A years old
and lately Minister to Vienna, left
Moscow on Wednesday and arrives in
Toxic in March to succeed Troianovsky.
(CnDyright. l933
Evening star., 1933-02-17
JAPANESE ATTACK PENDING.
Force Of $4,000 Reported Concentrating
on Jehol Province.

Force Of $4,000 Reported Concentrating
on Jehol Province.
MUKDEN, Manchuria, February IT
R.-Along the frozen snow banked
roads which wind south and west from
this city soldiers are moving day and
night in loose marching order toward
the Jehol province border. Japan is
getting ready to attack.
Japanese troops and the armed
forces of Manchukuo, probably $4,000
strong, are marching to the mobiliZa-
ton points from which the long-plan-
ned Jehol invasion will begin. 1t will
be drive along 200-mile front and
it may become the most serious clash
between China and Japan since their
undeclared war began in September,
1881.
At least half Of this force is made
up of japanese veterans who went
through last years Manchurian cam
paign. Against them China can throw
10000 men, strong in numbers, but
weak In organization.
Japan's headquarters predicts that
the Jehol campaign, once 1t gets under
way, will last less than a month, but
neutral military observers believe it will
last much longer than that unless the
Chinese are stampeded at the very be-
ginning.
The Japanese authorities justify their
designs Of Jehol by the contention that
the province Is part of Manchukuo
and that the drive now in preparation
is policing" operation to bring the
province under the control of the Man
chukuo authorities.
Evening star., 1933-02-17
u. S. RELEASES SHIP
IN LIQUOR SEIZURE
Brkitish Schooner Miss C. B. Not
Within Hours Sailing Distance,
Records Show.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS, February 17.-The
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
yesterday ordered the British auxiliary
schooner Miss c. B. returned to her
owners because she was not within an
hours sailing distance of shore when
captured by Coast Guard cutter with
liquor cargo aboard.
Records showed the Miss c. B.. was
captured in March, 1882, outside the
12-mile limit after a chase which started
inside the limit.
The Southern Alabama District
Court condemned and forfeited the YES
sci. imposed q penalty of $4,000, and
confiscated 1897 sacks of assorted
liquors and 1880 gallons of alcohol.
The Court Of Appeals affirmed a de-
cision Of the Southern Alabama District
Court ordering forfeited the Spanish
Honduran schooner HaIcon, which was
seized by q Coast Guard cutter off the
Louisiana coast on February is, 1892.
with a liquor cargo aboard.
The court held that the Jurisdiction
Is properly In the southern district of
Alabama.
Penalties of $780, S18,813 and $4,000
against the master, L. Samuels, were
also affirmed
Evening star., 1933-02-17
LONG BEACH NAVY BASE
'DESTROYED' BY BLACKS
Planned Assault on Bay Region of
San Francisco Is Beaten Back
by "Blues," However.
BY the Associa ted Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONG BEACH, Cal, February IT.
A naval air raid by the attacking Black
Fleet theoretically destroyed the naval
base here today, but q planned assault
on the San Francisco Bay region was
beaten back by the Blue Fleet defending
the Nations Western Coast line.
Twenty-seven battle planes of the
Black Fleet which left Hawaiian waters
10 days ago, stole through the lines Of
the Blue Fleet and delivered simu-
lated bombing of the herbor district
that was a complete surprise.
The Blue Fleet had Ill naval vessels
patrolling the Pacific Coast in one of
the most extensive naval maneuverS of
the kind ever held.
A general engagement occurred 100
miles west of San Francisco when the
Battleship Oklahoma and other ships
of the Blue Fleet contacted the giant
aircraft carrier Lexington and three
heavy cruisers of the Black Fleet. Due
to the effective action of the defenders,
the attack on San Francisco was de-
clared Intellectual.
Evening star., 1933-02-17
CANADA TO MAINTAIN
BAN ON RUM TO U. S.
House Of Commons Rejects Bill to
Allow Shipments Of Liquor
Across Border.
BY the Associated Press.


OTTAWA, Ontario, February ia
bill which would have lifted the ban
on the export of liquor from Canada
to the United States was defeated in
the House of Commons last night by a
non-party vote Of 100 to A.
Prime Minister r. B. Bennett op-
posed the measure, saying it would
amount to a breach of international
good faith to assist the movement of
prohibited alcoholic beverages into the
United States.
Raymond Moran, Conservative,
arguing for the bill, declared that the
only effect of the export ban had been
to deprive the Canadian treasury of
a large income. 1t was, he said, a
noble gesture" which meant nothing.
Mr. Bennett explained that the pres
ent legislation prohibiting liquor ship
ments to the United States would
become imperative the day the
eighteenth amendment was repealed.
He was joined in opposition to the
bill by Mackenzie King, leader Of the
Liberal party Mr. King said repeal
Of the ban would place the Canadian
government in the position of know
ingly and openly aiding and abetting
smugglers in the violation of the laws
of friendly and neighboring country"
Evening star., 1933-02-17
HOUSTON SUPPORTS
FOES Of INITIATION
Wilson Treasury Secretary
BIameS War and Boom
for Depression.
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
Like many other witnesses preceding
him, David F. Houston, Secretary of the
Treasury under Woodrow Wilson, today
outlined a program for economic recov-
cry to the Senate Finance Committee
which included maintenance of Federal
credit and mo tampering with the
currency"
Houston, head of the Mutual Life In
surance Co. of New York, laid the back
ground of current economic ills to the
World War and too rapid expansion
since. He also proposed:
Far-sweeping bank reforms intended
to strengthen the banking system.
Refunding Of the public debt at low
er interest after the Government as
Sures the country it will maintain its
credit and not bother the monetary
system.
Urges Tariff Revision.
Revision of the tariff laws to break
down 'the water-tight compartments"
into which he said nations were with
drawing.
Legislation to place transportation
systems competing with railroads under
regulation.
John l.. Lewis. president Of the
United Mine Workers, and L. j. Taber.
national master of the Grange, also
were to be heard today.
The committee has summoned $50
national leaders to give their views on
restoring industry and agriculture so
that Preisdent-elect Roosevelt may have
ample information for the basis of an
anti-depression drive.
In the background Of present condi-
tions, Houston said, were SO, ,0OO, 900
killed or wounded in the war and ex-
penditures aggregating $268, 900 900 900.
International exchanges were dis
rupted, he continued, and in the wake
OF the war there came an "upsetting
of governments, diSmemberment of ma
tions and the setting up of new ones 4"
He said this country's public debt
leaped from $4,000, 100000 to 6,00O,-
100000 in the three years following
entry into the war, "or $4,000, ,000. 900
more than the entire expenditures dur
ing our whole history"
State and local expenditures, like
wise, increased, Houston said.
Lamont Is Absent.
During the war, he said, farmers were
urged to increase their acreage, adding.
they responded nobly." But. instead
of reducing their acreage after the
armistice, as they were urged to do
they continued the heavy production,
particularly in wheat and cotton"
Despite warnings that European ma
tions, after the war, would seek to re-
cover world markets, Houston said,
American expansion Of agriculture and
industry continued.
Thomas w. Lamont, New York finan-
cier, due to appear today, was unable
to be present because of an illness in
his family. Committee members said
they expected him at a future date.
Men prominent In many fields have
appeared all week Among those who
presented programs yesterday was E. D.
Dufield, president of the Prudential
Life Insurance Co., who appealed for
sound currency and restored public con-
fidence. He also urged that Congress
take no action that would impair the
validity of mortgage contracts, and
championed balanced budget.
Evening star., 1933-02-17
GARAGEMAN UNABLE
TO OPERATE AUTO
Kentuckian Has Not Slightest No
ton Of How Engine Works.
Can Fill Gas Tank

CONVICTION, KY. CP.-william G..
Blenke is the prosperous operator Of q
Covington garage, but he cannot drive
car, he does not have the slightest
notion of how an automobile engine
works and, like many other motorists,
his mechanical knowledge is Just about
limited to filling the gas tank.
The garage was wished on Blenke.
Forty-three years old now, he spent 20
years in the 1ewelry business. Auto
mobiles were Just pleasant vehicles in
which to ride. And then the former
operator of the garage failed to meet
terms of the lease and Blenke was per-
suaded to take it over.
The garage is strictly business with
the new owner. He lets others with
mechanical knowledge do the repairing.
Evening star., 1933-02-17
STATE FETE TONIGHT
Massachusetts, Society Reception
Will Be Given.

Members of the Massachusetts, con-
gressional delegation and undersecre-
taries of various departments whose
homes are in Massachusetts, will be en-
tertained at reception tonight at the
Shoreham Hotel by the Massachusetts
State Society of Washington.
Entertainment at the reception,
scheduled to begin at 10 pm, will in
clude numbers by the Hoffman Hoskins
Dancers and orchestra music. Frank E.
Hickey, president Of the society, is gen.
eral chairman
Evening star., 1933-02-17
COLORADO RIVER WATER
CONTRACT is REJECTED
Arizona Refuses Agreement to Take
$500, 900 Acre-Feet From
Main Stream.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PHOENIX, Ariz.. February l7.-Ari-
zona yesterday rejected a contract Of
fered the State by Secretary of the In
terror Wilbur. which proposed delivery
to Arizona of 100000 acre feet of water
annually from the main stream of the
Colorado River.
Rejection of the proposed contract
was announced after the organization
meeting of the new Arizona Colorado
River Commission.
Gov. B. B. Moeur, ex-officio member
Of the commission. said Arizona will
oppose construction of diversion dams
on the river and the delivery of water
to california until more favorable divi-
sion of the rivers flow Is agreed upon.
Evening star., 1933-02-17
HIT EXTRAVAGANT IDLE
Workers in Chile Complain Living
Standard Is Too High.

ANTOFAGASTA, Chile (R.-So acute
Is unemployment in the northern prov
tnces that 1t Is estimated that three
fourths OF the population Of this city
lives of the government.
Correspondents of Santiago news
papers found, however, that virtually
none of the unemployed would ACCEPT
jobs and that some ill-feeling was pres
ent among employed workers who felt
the "cesantes," or idlers, were living
better than they who earned their
keep.
Evening star., 1933-02-17
Foil Australian Counterfeiters.

CANBERRA (P)-Ernest c. Bid
die, governor of the Commonwealth
Bank of Australia, announces that his
experts after two years effort, have
evolved a fraud-proof banknote. The
bills will be placed in circulation this
year, but whatever cunning is in their
manufacture will be kept secret.
Evening star., 1933-02-17
BAD LUCK IN BUNCHES
Family of Policeman James Baker
Has Series of Misfortunes.

For Policeman James Baker Of
Quincy, Mass, bad luck comes in
punches. First, all six of his children
had the mumps. Then all six had scar
let fever. After that, the family ply
sician had to make three calls at the
Baker home ih one day-Louis had the
Group, Andrew cut his face In tumble
downstairs and David required eight
stitches for cut on the head after
falling of bicycle.
Evening star., 1933-02-17
Settles Diplomatic Issues.
MANCHUKUO ENVOY IN ROME.
Representative Of Pu-Yi Seeking Recog-
milton of New State.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROME, Italy, February 17-His ex-
cellency, Ting Shih-Yuan, has arrived
in Rome.
He is the special representative Of
Henry Pu-Yi, chief executive Of Japan's
toy republic of Manchukuo, whom he
describes as my august chief"
His mission is to persuade the world
that the existence of Manchukuo is the
result of the spontaneous uprising of
great people and that Japan's part in
the affair was merely a negligible CO.
incidence.
Ting Shih-Yuan has visited most Of
the capitals Of Europe, preaching the
gospel according to the japanese for
eign Office. He is doing what he can
to encourage the recognition Of Man
chukuo. He is also collecting evidence
Of what he claims are recognitions in
fact. II not In law, such as the visas on
his Manchukuo passport.
The Japanese delegation at Geneva
has placed two advisers at his disposal
(Copyright 1933.)
Evening star., 1933-02-17
Hard Labor Gone.

England has no hard labor for
prisoners any more, said Judge White
ley In. the Old Bailey Court Of London,
the only difference from ordinary i'm
prisonment being for the first two
Evening star., 1933-02-17
Greek Memorial for American.

ATHENS P).-Stephen Deltas, Greek
philanthropist, has founded at Athens
College an annual prize for student
essays In honor of the late Charles P.
Rowland, distinguished American
lawyer who served with Deltas on the
Refugees Settlement Commission.
Evening star., 1933-02-17
CHARGES NOLLE PROSSED
Woman and Three Men Had Been
Indicted in Loss of Sum.

An indictment charging Mary Bolita,
Thomas, Steve and Louis Stanley with
stealing $490 from Tinker Demetro was
nolle pressed today by United States
Attorney Leo A. Rover, after the COM
plainant had informed him she would
not prosecute the defendants. The
money was said to have been stolen
February !.
Evening star., 1933-02-17
Old Fruit Aids Birds.

Last Fall the price of berries and
apples was so low many were not har-,
vested in the Carson. Wash, region.
During recent freeze the old fruit
proved to be a life-saver for thousands
of birds denied their usual food because
the ground was frozen.
Evening star., 1933-02-17
Lion Chews Up "Store Teeth"

CHATEAUROUX, France (P.-
Prince, big lion in the local ZOO, has
no use for store teeth" He broke
three of his own and a dentist fitted
him with gold crowns, but Prince
promptly chewed them up.
Evening star., 1933-02-17
ACTION CONTINUES
EASY MONEY PLAN
New York Reserve SIashes
Acceptance Rate and
Buys U. S. Bonds.
BY the Axsociated Press

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February ia two
pointed program was put into effect
yesterday by the Federal Reserve Bank
Of New York in order to provide ample
currency for the needs Of banks and
to continue an easy condition in the
money market.
The bank cut It's buying rate on
bankers acceptances in half and also
furthered its purchases of Government
securities, which is the keystone Of
the Federal reserve systems easy money
program. In banking quarters outside
the Federal Reserve bank, which had
nothing to add through its Spokesmen
to the bare announcement of the ac-
ceptance rate reduction, it was esti-
mated that some 100000 in fresh
cash reserves had been added through
the reserve banks efforts.
Indersed DoubIy.
Bankers acceptances are drafts in
dorsed doubly by business institutions
or individuals and by banks. They are
eligible to discount at the Federal re-
serve banks which, by law, are restrict
ed to loan money on credits of the
very highest rating. A reduction in
rates on such acceptances, therefore,
has powerful eff :ect on rates through
out the entire money market. The new
acceptance rate is p of l per cent on
maturities up to 80 days The pre-
viouS rate had been ! per cent.
No information was available as to
the amount of Government securities
which the Central Bank had purchased
The weekly statement, covering the
period ended Wednesday, showed that
S25, 1896, 900 additional of these securi-
ties had been acquired by the reserve
system as a whole, of which S14,062 900
represented purchases by the New York
bank. Some commercial bankers es-
tmated that as much as $4,000, 600
additional of Government securities had
been purchased by the New York insti-
tuition. The effect, they said, was to
loosen up the money market still fur
ther.
Three Levers Used.
The action was described as another
evidence of the Federal Reserve Sys-
TENS policy to keep the money market
stabilized The systems main levers
for maintaining control of the market
are the reserve banks rediscount rate.
its rate on bankers acceptances and
its day-to-day purchases of Govern
ment securities. The securities buying
operation serves to take over Govern
ment obligations from member banks,
replacing them with cash, which in
turn tends to build up member banks
excess reserves.
Evening star., 1933-02-17
ODD JOB PROSPERS

Rapid Strides in Four Years.
John Petersen of Racine, Wis, was
out Of job. He and his wife went to
work with their capital of As cents
making oilcloth flowers.
That was four years ago. His factory
was and still Is his home, but there
are IA girls at work for Pedersen and
his business is estimated at around
$4,000 a month.
Evening star., 1933-02-17
WINE BILL REJECTED

Arkansas Senate Votes Down
Measure, % to 5.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. february IT
Pl.-The Arkansas Senate yesterday
defeated a bill by Senator Arlington to
legalize the manufacture and sale of
wines and brandy. There was no de-
bate. The vote was 20 to s.
Evening star., 1933-02-17

Sales Of automobiles In Argentina are
Increasing.