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Evening star., 1933-06-27
INDICTED FOR HI-JACKING
Six Men, Including Chicago Po-
Iiceman, Held for Selling Truck.

CHICAGO, June 81 CP)-Six men
including a Chicago policeman were
indicted by a Federal grand jury yes
terday charged with hi-jacking a truck
load of merchandise worth $4,000. A
conspiracy indictment also was re-
turned.
The merchandise was shipped from
Columbus, Ohio, last March on truck
of the Universal Car Loading and Dis
tributing Co. The goods were found
later in a South Side garage here.
Those indicted we're Edwin F. Cusack,
Evening star., 1933-06-27
PLOT CASE DISMISSED

EDINBURG. Tex. June 81 P).-A
grand jury reported in Ninety-second
District Court yesterday it could find
no evidence to warrant an indictment
in a purported conspiracy to slay Harry
Ridgeway, manager of the Donna Irri-
CATION District.
Rangers we're called to investigate
the alleged scheme several weeks ago.
Evening star., 1933-06-27

policeman: Robert w. Bainbridge,
Christy Winters. Walter Sheppard.
Joseph French and George Mccarthy,
garage owner.
Evening star., 1933-06-27

This is enough of this famous paint to give
average porch and steps two full coats-and y
get S-W 3-inch brush included while t
special combination offer lasts.
Evening star., 1933-02-20
legations Liquor
Taken and Bottles
Filled With Water
Theft at Sea Discovered
as Is Cases Reach
Baltimore.

Angry attaches at the Rumanian le-
cation today are verbally belaboring a
group of unidentified persons who
helped themselves to some of the le-
cations choice liquor. carefully reseal-
ing the bottles after hllIng them with
water.
The theft was discovered when a
consignment of 13 cases, less than
had been shipped, reached Baltimore
Friday A butler who had gone to
Baltimore to bring the liquor back to
Washington noticed that some of the
cases had been tampered with. Fur
ther investigation revealed that the
cases contained 10 empty bottles or
bottles that had been emptied and re-
filled with sea water.
The matter was at once reported to
the port authorities, who said 1t was
apparent the cases had been rif1ed on
the trip across the Atlantic.
The affair might not be regarded so
seriously by the legation staff were it
not for the fact that this was the first
shipment to be received by Minister
Charles Davila in some time. AS mat
tiers now stand, it was pointed out, the
legations supply of whisky, champagne
and brandies is at low ebb and it may
be necessary to inaugurate program
of short rations until new supply can
be brought over from Rumania.
Evening star., 1933-02-20
PAID
OUT BY R. F. c, AND
$A7,237,111 REPAID
105 Loans Are Made to
Railways, With B. & O. Most
Extensive Borrower.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Reconstruction Finance Corpora
ton has paid out s1,78S, ,666, ,oos to bor-
rowers and received repayments of
$347,237111.
These totals were shown today in
the corporations report detailing figures
up to January 81 The loan author
izations amount to more than S2000,-
100000.
The report for January contained a
complete listing of the los leans made
to railroads since the corporation was
formed, February 2, 1892. 1t shows
S340, ,435 ,093 in loans authorized, s291,-
894, 1923 paid out, s264,740 Cancelled CT
withdrawn, s1l,881,07O repaid and
s4s,275,530 still subject to withdrawal
by the borrowers.
The most extensive railroad borrower
Is the Baltimore & Ohio, which the cor
poraticn has agreed to lend S67,125, 900.
The road had received S39,126,244 up to
January 81
Monthly Summary
The monthly summary of the corpo-
ratlon's activities gave the following
cash advances:
Lent by Secretary of Agriculture for
crop production, $64,204,5 SOB.
Stock in home loan banks, $500 900.
Loans to banks, trust companies. in
Surance companies and other financial
Continued on Page 2. Column 6l
Evening star., 1933-02-20
HOOVER MARINE SLASH PLEA
REJECTED BY HOUSE GROUP
Action Follows Opposition to Proposal by Secretary
Adams and Maj Gen. Fuller Commandant

duced below its present appropriated for
enlisted strength of 15,343, and it has
added to the bill, by way of draft
upon the clothing and small stores fund,
the amount necessary to avoid any re-
duction"
Admiral William v. Pratt, chief of
naval operations. was another who told
the committee he would hate to see
the Marines co.
Number of New Cruisers.
Eve have put in number of new
8-inch cruisers and we have not made
any demands on Congress for addi-
tional personnel" Pratt said. I'm fact,
to keep the Arkansas going and work
ing in the Pacific, we have had to in
clude Marine battalion on board do
ing the work of bluejackets.
I'VE put them right into the turrets
on the Arkansas and they fire the guns
and do everything. A man Is Q man."
Fuller said this appears to be no
time for the reduction of the national
defense"
Evening star., 1933-02-20
HOUSE VOTES DRY LAW REPEAL. 289 TO III
CHAPLIN SURE s'RENOVIZE''
DRIVE WILL HELP TRADE
Commerce Secretary Joins Congress
sional and City's Leaders in Indorsing
Home-Improvement Loan Pool.

Secretary of Commerce Chaplin joined
today with congressional leaders, the
District Commissioners and other Off
cials in commencing the business and
civic interests of Washington for their
planned assault on unemployment and
trade stagnation by means of a $500,Oo0
credit pool for home improvement loans.
Declaring that carefully planned re-
modelling and modernization work is
certain to help alleviate unemployment,
stimulate business and generally i'm
prove community morale" Secretary
Chaplin was quick to lend his indorse-
ment to the 'renovize Washington
campaign" now starting.
Washington being the Nations Cap
ital," Mr.. Chaplin said in a statement,
1T is logical to assume that any con-
structive effort of this nature success
fully developed in this city will serve
as an outstanding example for other
communities throughout the country"
In this connection it developed today
Evening star., 1933-02-20

that at least one other large city, in
trigued by details of the novel small
loan plan announced by the District
Bankers Association, has decided to call
a meeting of bankers with a view to
working out a similar plan. This city
is Philadelphia, which originated the
"Renovizing" idea, but without the i'm
portant financing feature adopted here.
Chapin's Statement.
cit is a pleasure" Secretary Chaplin
said, ito indorse the purpose of the
program developed by business, civic
and other organizations in Washington
designed to aid local employment and
business.
II sincerely believe that every COM
munity and public spirited organization
or individual of that community must
at this time give serious consideration
to any practical plans for relieving of
unemployment and stimulating business.
During the past two years the De-
partment of Commerce, through its
Continued on Page 4, Column o.
Evening star., 1933-02-20
TROOPS MOVE ON BORDER.
Ja2anese war Machines Are Massed at
Concentration Points.

CFINCHOW, Manchuria, February
20 (P).-A stream of troops toward the
Jeilol border made it apparent today
that the great Japanese drive to wrest
Jehol Province from Chinese rule is
imminent. Military traffic choked the
Mukden- Chinchow Railway.
1t looked as if the actual campaign,
the most extensive operation since
Sino-Japanese hostilities began year
and half ago, would begin this week.
"a foreign office spokesman in
Toxic said he would not be surprised
if the campaign began tomorrow-the
day the League Assembly takes up Its
Manchurian report)
Once under way, the japanese COM
mand was certain its troops would be
at the gates of Jehol City, the capital
Of the province and seat of Gov. Tang
Yu-Iin within five days. The Japa-
nesa have determined to occupy the
capital and bring the entire state under
the rule Of the Japanese maintained
government of Manchukuo.
Troops were streaming through the
city en- route TO the border, 80 miles
west of here. From there it is about
200 miles farther west to Jehol City.
Continued On Page 2, Column 1)
Evening star., 1933-02-20
WILL VOTE
ON RELIEF TODAY
Aid for District Included in
Both Proposals Under
Consideration.

The Senate is scheduled to vote late
today on the question of Nation wide
unemployment relief, with the decision
lying between the Costigan-La Toilette
bill, authorizing direct grants to aid
the States in meeting the problem, and
the Wagner substitute proposal to en-
large the borrowing facilities of the
States through the Reconstruction FL
nance Corporation. \ The Senate has
an agreement to vote not later than
4:30 O'Clock. but the vote may come
sooner If debate is concluded at an
early hour. Under either plan of relief
the District of Columbia would be in
cluded along with the States.
The Wagner proposal, which Is likely
to be voted on first, would increase
from S300,000,000 to S600,000, 900 the
amount available to the Reconstruction
Finance Corporation for loans to the
States and also would nberalize the
conditions under which loans could be
made for construction projects to
create employment as well as for the
relief of needy persons.
The CoStigan-La Toilette bill author
ICES fund of $500, 100000, Of which
S200,000000 would be apportioned
among the States on the basis of pop
ulation. On this basis the District of
Columbia would be entitled to $780,
572.94 In order to provide an in
centive to local effort, it is provided
that payments on the population basis
in any one year could not exceed two
thirds of the amount to be made avail
able for relief from all sources within
the State. The Wagner substitute con-
tains provision to enable the District
government to apply to the Reconstruc-
ton Finance Corporation for loans,
just as the States are already permitted
to do. Both plans carry authority to
lief for transientS.
Evening star., 1933-02-20
OUTLAY FOR NAVY
NEXT YEAR PLACED
AT 313 MILLIONS
Bill Provides Same Pay Cut
as Other Branches for
Yard Workers.
By the Associated Press.


The House was asked today to spend
$313,o00,ooo on the American Navy
next year.
In the annual supply bill approved
by the full Appropriations Committee,
and which will be taken up tomorrow.
A direct appropriation of S308, $50 900
would be permitted In addition.
S4,591 900 would be taken from special
funds of the Navy and spent. The
measure carries .$4,5o0,00o more than
President Hoover's budget asked. .,...
The subcommittee that drafted the
measure had declined to act on a
budget recommendation for adjustment
OF wages in Navy Yards. That recon-
mendation. the subcommittee said,
would have meant 80 per cent pay
cut In some instances.
When the matter was presented to-
day to the full committee, it decided
to override that budget recommended
tion and restore $9,510,000 to the bill
so navy yard workers would be re-
quired to take only the same pay cut
as already is applied to other branches
of the Government-about 8Ia per
cent.
Marine Corps Cut Rejected.
Another budget recommendation
for reduction of the Marine Corps en-
listed strength from 15,343 to 49,
600-also was rejected
The bill as presented to the House
for consideration would appropriate
$16,416,000 less than is being spent on
the Navy this year.
The reduction under the current year
included $10,000,000 provided in emer-
gency legislation last Spring for con-
Struction at naval shore stations.
Last of Big Fund Bills.
Expenditure of some money on every
ship the Navy has authority to build
except two, would be allowed under the
bill, reported today-the last of the big
annual appropriation measures.
The committee said it was allowing
altogether, including transfers from
other funds, reappropriation and direct
appropriation. $53 3,345 900 for increase
and repair of the Navy With this
amount. it said, the Navy could do
work on all its new ships exceps a
transport and an experimental sub
marine
These include nine cruisers, three SUBJ
marines, an aircraft carrier. eight de-
stroyers and four DESTROYER leaders For
Continued on Page . Column 8l
Evening star., 1933-02-20
AVIATOR ARRESTED
IN WOMAN'S DEATH
7-Story Plunge From, Hotel Win
dow Said to Have Followed
Screaming.

By the Associated Press.
HOUSTON, Tex. February 20.-After
a pretty brunette hurtled to her death
from a seventh story hotel room here.
H. NJ Edwards, who described himself
as an aviator from Reno, New, was
arrested on a murder charge. Police
said he was in the room when Miss
Ivy Young, former stage dancer,
plunged from a window.
Police said they we're informed the
couple had quarreled st a night club
Saturday night, that the 32-year- -old
woman had sought admittance to the
room about 4 am, yesterday, and that
violent struggle in which she screamed
that she was being choked occurred
Just before she fell.
Hotel employees told of trying to open
the room door from which came a
woman's cry Of "Oh, you are choking
me" Edwards was quoted by police as
saying ''sfle fell out"
Police were advised the couple had
been registered as man and wife since
February l3.
A sister OF Miss Young living in
Freeport. Long Island, Mrs. Al B. White,
> instructed that the body be sent to
Gloucester, N. j.
Police said Miss Young recently was
divorced at Reno from Herbert Griffin
& hagen of New York. She met Edwards
81, in Reno.
Evening star., 1933-02-20
Rules Are Suspended to Has
ten ACtion-15 More Votes
Cast for Measure Than
Required Number.
BILL Is INTRODUCED
FOR STATE CONVENTIONS
Machinery Proposed Would Follow
General Lines of Law Governing
Presidential Electors-Galleries
Crowded With Many Seeking
Admission.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

An avalanche of wet votes in
the House today carried to victory
the Blaine resolution for the re-
peal of the eighteenth amend
ment.
The vote was 2Ss to 121, or Is
more than the necessary two
thirds to adopt a constitutional
amendment.
With the action of the House
today, the resolution proposing
repeal of the eighteenth amend
ment passed it's final congression-
al stage. 1t now goes to the Sec
retary of State, who in turn will
notify the Governors of the States
of the submission of the amend
ment.
The battle goes forthwith to the
States themselves, which must act for
ratification through constitutional con-
vention. Three-fourths of the States
must ratify the proposed amendment
before national prohibition can be
stricken from the Constitution.
Debate Limited to 40 Minutes.
For 40 minutes the pros and cons or
national prohibition were debated In
the House today before the vote was
taken. The drys repeated again and
again and in varied form the argu-
ments that the adoption Of repeal
IA roAN 80 -
This undoubtedly will be the slogan Of
the drys in the fight they must now
wage in the States to prevent ratihca-
ton OF the repeal amendment.
The vets on the other hand ridiculed
the drys and national prohibition which
tney insisted had proved an utter fall
ure after more than 10 years Of trial.
Saloon Issue Discarded.
The vets said there was no question
OF the return of the old saloon which
they themselves oppose, but merely q
question OF the return of the control Of
liquor traffic to the States. They In
sisted that the national Government
never should have invaded the right of
the States to deal with this question.
In a statement issued Immediately
after the vote was taken, Represent-
ative Mccormack Of Massachusetts, said
that he had wired Gov. Ely urging
that the Massachusetts, Legislature,
which Is In session, take inlmediate
action" MIR. Mccormack said that the
adoption of the repeal resolution was
a complete vindication of the consist
ent action taken by the Democratic
party in Massachusetts, in opposition
to national prohibition. He said the
States should cooperate with the Fed
eral Government in seeing that con-
ventions are brought into existence
pose of taking action on the repeal OF
the eighteenth amendment.
The announcement of the vote by
Speaker Garner and his declaration
that the resolution had been adopted
was signal for a loud burst of cheers
Continued on Page 3, Column ID
Evening star., 1933-02-20
HUSBAND IS HELD
IN WIFE SHOOTING
Lewis Oliver Alleged to Have
Wounded Mate and VIII
mer H0Ibr0ok.
BY Staff Correspondent of The Star.

BY Staff Correspondent of The Star.
FAIRFAX, Va, February 2o.-Al-
legedly shot by her estranged husband,
Lewis Oliver, Mrs. Barbara Ritchie
Oliver, 26. daughter of A. C. Ritchie,
former judge of the Fairfax Juvenile
Court, was in a serious condition at
Georgetown Hospital today, while her
husband is lodged in the Fairfax Coun-
ty jail on charge of assault with in
tent to kill.
Wilmer Holbrook, 27, of Fairfax. also
shot in the affray, is recovering in his
home here.
Mrs. Oliver had part of her ear
blown away and suffered severe in
jurieS to the shoulder and arm from
the full charge of a 16-gauge shotgun
She has been given blood TRANSMISSION
and hospital authorities said today,
that while her condition is serious,
there was some chance OF her
recovery.
Playing Cards.
The shooting occurred at about IL 80
O'Clock last night, when young Oliver,
the son of the late Walter Tansill
Oliver, former State Senator, is claimed
to have suddenly appeared in the room
where his wife and Holbrook had been
playing cards with Mrs. divers sister,
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column %
Evening star., 1933-02-20
STRIKES THREATENED
AGAINST SALARY CUTS
French Government and State EN-
ployes Issue Warning in.
Proposed Reduction.
,y\the Associated Press

Blythe Associated Press.
PARIS, February 20.-State and gov
ernhent employees throughout France
today defied the government and ex-
ecuted brief warning" of strikes in
public services in protest against pro-
posed wage cuts.
Last Thursday merchants closed thou
sands of stores throughout the country
as protest against higher taxes and
an apparent reluctance by Parliament
to economize. Even a number of res
taurants in Paris closed for time.
Street cars, busses and subways were
halted for 10 minutes today, causing a
traffic jam. Telephone service was in
terrupted for an hour and postmen de-
layed distribution of the mails for an
hour. Hundreds of thousands of en-
ployes in public offices folded their arms
or left their places of employment.
School teachers announced a half-hour
delay in the afternoon sessions.
Police were massed at strategic points
and no disorder was reported
Evening star., 1933-02-20
GLASS ADVOCATES
ABOLITION OF R. r. C.
Federal Agency Is Denounced az
Destruction Corporation
by Virginian.
BY the Associated Press.

ty IIIt ASSOCldItu PTtSS.
Abolition of the Reconstruction
Finance Corporation was advocated in
the Senate today by Senator Glass.
Democrat. of Virginia, who denounced
it as destruction corporation"
The Virginian, who is considering
an offer to be Secretary of the Treas
ury in the Roosevelt cabinet, attacked
the r. F. C. during debate ON un-
employment relief.
II have cast my last vote for these
temporary expedients for so-caIled re-
lief" Glass said
II would vote to abolish the r. F. G.
at once. 1t hasn't been a reconstruc-
ton corporation. It's been a destruc-
tion corporation.
1T has merely postponed the agony
for all except those States that don't
expect to pay back"
Evening star., 1933-02-20
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
President Hoover's recommendation
for a cut from 15,343 to 13,600 in the
enlisted strength of the Marine Corps
was rejected fatty by the House Appro-
priations Committee in considering the
Navy appropriation bill
The decision was reached after Secre-
tary Adams testified he should very
much regret" the reduction, and Mai.
Gen Ben H. Fuller, commandant of the
Corps, vigorously denounced the pro-
posal.
Saving Costly to Defense.
"The total saving in the budget esti-
mates by reason of reduction Of the
Marine Corps by 1.743 men, namely
81 1853, ,687, will be effected at very Sc
rious cost in terms of national defense" /"
Fuller said.
The committee reported to the House
1t was mot willing to recommend at
this time that the Marine Cor14 be re-
Evening star., 1933-02-20
PARD0NED PRISONER
INVOLVED IN ROBBERY
Lew" Edwards Made a Fortune
When 1ncarcerated in Peni-
tentiary Before.

BY the Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA, February 90
Lew Edwards who made fortune in
prison and lost it outside, is back in
a CELL
Serving a stretch" in the Eastern
Penltentiary, he invented a radio ship
model and made $25,000 from it. He
was pardoned
On the outside again, he put his
fortune in a bank The bank failed.
The money was lost.
There was a robbery at coal office
two days ago. Six hundred dollars was
taken. Police said Edwards was in
Volved.
Perhaps again he may invent some
thing worth 5000.
Evening star., 1933-02-20
War Machines Assembled.
Force of $4,000 Ready to
Attack - Three Month
Drive Forecast.
LEAGUE WITHDRAWAL
DECISION NOW Definite
Invaders Will Face Force of 100,-
900 or More-Resistance Or
dered by Nanking-City Tense,
Editorials Urging Chinese to
Sacred War"
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The japanese cabinet has def
pitely decided that Japan will
withdraw from the League of
Nations unless the League assem-
bly, upSets all predictions and
votes against its prepared report
on the Sino-Japanese controversy
this week.
This also will mean Japanese
withdrawal from the World Dis
armament Conference.
A foreign Office spokesman in
Toxic said he would not be sur
prised if Japan's campaign to
annex Jehol to Manchukuo began
omorrow-the day the League
2lies up its Sino-Japanese re-
2rt which condemns japanese
litary activities.
VIII Use $4,000 Troop.
japanese military traffic choked the
Aeo41Ndy dlO1lS J1lG CdSLBIu
border of Jehol and indications were
the zero hour was at hand for the big
push. About $4,000 troops will be
poured into the province, opposing at
least twice as many Chinese
The Japanese command was conf
dent Jehol City, capital of the province.
which is 200 miles from the present
battle front, will be occupied in five
days after the drive starts.
Chinese VIII Resist.
Marshal Chang Hsiao- Liang, back in
Peiping after inspecting Chinese de-
fense preparations in Jehol, informed
the League of Nations he is complying
with his governments orders to resist
the japanese.
If, and when, the japanese occupy
Jehol City, they will be in striking dis
tance of Peiping and Chinese fear they
will attack the ancient imperial capital.
Tension was at high peak at Nam
king. seat of the Nationalist govern
ment. Newspapers published stirring
editorials, urging the nation to
sacred war" against the japanese.
Evening star., 1933-02-20
ACTION WILL BE SOUGHT
ON DISTRICT BEER BILL

Encouraged by the wet victory in the
House today, the District Judiciary
Subcommittee will make an effort
"Wednesday to get the House District
Committee to report out the Black
bill to legalize the sale of 80 beer IN
the District.
1t had been previously understood
the subcommittee would make no ef-
fort to force action on the bill until
the contemplated extra session Of Con-
gress The adoption of the prohibition
repeal amendment, however, has given
the subcommittee a new hope for Ia
vorable action.
The bill also would repeal the Shep-
pard law and give the District Com
missioners authority to regulate and
control she sale of beer. ~
Evening star., 1933-02-20
Kansas Husband Shot After Quar-
rel Over Another Woman.

WICHITA, Kans.. February 20 (P).-
Police said Mrs. Faye Martin, 20,
bride of four months, had confessed she
shot and killed her husband, Thomas
r. M. Martin, 80. early yesterday after
a quarrel following her discovery of
Martin in a restaurant with another
woman.
Mrs. Martin, the police said, con-
fessed she fired one shot with revolver
as her husband was leaving their hotel
with suit case filled with his clothing.
Evening star., 1933-02-20
INAUGURAL COMMITTEE VAINLY
SEEKS BLUE VETERAN FOR PARADE
Several Who Had Agreed to Ride Have Dropped Out
Owing Ilness-Many Confederates Entered.

The thin blue ranks" of the Union
soldiers of the Civil War have become
so thin that the Roosevelt Inaugural
Committee has not been able to find a
single Union veteran to appear In the
inaugural parade.
Col E. M Watson. chairman of the
Parade Committee today, issued pub
lie, appeal for help in his search for
representative of the Union forces
in the Civil War to appear In the
parade.
Several of the aged veterans had