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Evening star., 1933-12-25

75); and said section as amended by
the act approved August 81, 1918 C4o
Stat. 955); and
Whereas. the emergency contemplated
by the aforesaid statutes has long ex-
pired;
Now, therefore be it known, that I,
Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the
United States of America, in considera-
tion Of the premises, divers other good
and sufficient reasons me thereunto
moving. do hereby declare and grant a
full pardon to all persons who have
heretofore been convicted of violation
of any of the foregoing statutory pro-
visions or of a conspiracy to violate Ghe
same, and who have complied with the
sentences imposed on them; provided.
however, that such pardon shall not be
construed to pardon such persons for
any offenses other than those desig-
mated herein, whether committed prior
or subsequently to the offenSes herein
designated.
In witness whereof. have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal of the
United States to be affixed.
Done at the City of Washington this
twenty-third day of December, in
the year Of Our Lord. nineteen hun
dred and thirty three. and of the
independence of the United States
of America the one hundred and
flfty-eight.
Evening star., 1933-12-25
.B0RAH CONTINUES
FIGHT ON OIL CODE
Asks Ickes to Give Personal
Consideration to Six
- Objections.

Following up his attack on the pro-
posed agreements for regulation of the
petroleum industry of several days ago,
Senator William E. Borah of Idaho
today asked Oil Administrator Harold
L. Ickes to give his personal consider
alton to the agreements, outlining
specific objections
Saturday 1ckes wrote Senator Borah
asking the Senator to confer with
Nathan R. Margold, chairman of the
Petroleum Administrative Board. on
his objections to the oil agreements
At the same time Ickes asked Senator
Borah for specific" objections to the
agreements, rather than the general
criticism earlier voiced by the Senator.
Borahs objections were listed today
as follows:
First, it would enable the major
companies to control the petroleum in
dustry.
Second, they would have the power
TO hx the price of crude oil, gasoline,
or fuel oils
Third. they could punish any one by
cutting off all supplies
Fourth, it would be within their
power to wipe out independent Oil
companies.
Fifth, it would be within their pow-
er to raise prices to the consumers
to any extent which they might think
the traffic would bear
Sixth. do not find any reviewing
power upon the part of any public
Official, or impartial and uninterested
tribunal"
Evening star., 1933-12-25
Amnesty Proclamation
President Grants Release to Persons Convicted Under
Espionage and Selectiye Service Acts
During War.

The text of President Roosevelt Is
proclamation granting amnesty to per-
sons convicted of the espionage and Sc
lective service acts during the World
War follows:
Whereas. in and by the constitution
Of the United States Of America, it Is
provided that the President shall have
power to grant reprieves and pardons
for odenses against the United States,
except in cases OF impeachment" and
Whereas, various persons have been
from time to time convicted in the
courts Of the United States Of viola
tionS Of certain statutes enacted during
the war between the United States and
the imperial German government and
imperial Austro-3iungarian government,
to wit:
Section Of title I of the act ap-
proved June IS. 1917, entitled, IAN act
to punish acts of interference with the
foreign relations, the neutrality, and the
foreign commerce of the United States,
to punish espionage. and better to en-
force the criminal laws of the United
States, and for other purposes" 40
Stat. 2lO; and said section as amended
by the act approved May 16. 1918 t40
Stat. $3.50; or of a conspiracy to violate
the same;
Conspiracy to violate section Of the
act approved ON June IS, 1917. entitled
IAN act to authorize the President to
increase temporarily the military estab-
lShment Of the United States" 40 Stat.
Evening star., 1933-12-25

1t was-but not far enough to cause
any yelling.
On December 1 the total amount oi
money in circulation in the United
States was s5,743,000000. 1t is ex.
pected the increase in silver coinage
will be around $4,000, 900 a year. That
means the new issue of silver will be
about - Of per cent of our monetary
stocks.
Any one except an inf1ationist car
see that you cannot initiate a $5.000,-
000 900 currency with an $l8,O00,000
wad of silver.
Actual Results in Doubt.
What it will do to foreign trade can
only be a guess.
The silverites contend it will restore
the purchasing power Of silver countries
such as China, India. Mexico. An in
creased price for their basic metal
naturally would give them better ex-
change rate abroad.
The anti-silver people say that theory
will not work out in practice. In the
first place. the world price of silver
will not increase materially. The ex-
perts say the influence of our price
on the world price will only be psyche
lOglcal-proDaDly s 10 cents a1ter the
initial excitement dies down.
That will not make much purchasing
power.
There also seems 10 be some doubt
as to erdctIy holU many countries
haze q ,SflUeT standard.
China is about the only one which
has a direct silver base. India Is tied
to sterling and her currency fluctua-
tions follow sterling rather than silver
prices. Mexico's silver standard Is
complicated by other bases.
As for the use of silver coins in our
own country, no one will believe how
little it amounts to. On December 1
we had in circulation only $3.50 000, 900
Of silver coins Tin addition to 1894, 900
600 of silver certificates).
Also. we have Silt 100000 in nickels
ond nnnnipc
Evening star., 1933-12-25
AMERICANS REMAIN
IN JAIL AS SPIES
Mr.. and Mrs. Swift Allowed No
Special Privileges in Cells
at Paris.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, December 25.-Mr. and Mrs
Robert Gordon Switz, despite vigorous
pleas Of innocence on charges of impli-
cation in a vast European spy plot be-
fore French magistrate, spent Christ
mas in separate Jail cells.
The young American, native Of East
sOrange, N. j., and his wife, the former
Marjorie Tilley of New York, will be
permitted to order their own Christmas
dinners, but the French system permits
no other change Of regimen to lift the
gloom Of prison bars.
/: Mrs. Switz remained In the little cell
! Of which she had complained to au-
thorities as "too cold"
+, Meantime Magistrate Benon contin-
! of the pair that they had been framed, -
) and that supposedly incriminating doc
uments found by police did not belong
: to them and were planted"
Switz insisted the police search Of
his quarters was contrary to. law, since
: no magistrate was present, as required.
Police claimed to have seized in the
Switz's quarters four documents headed
+. Ministry of War" and Secret" They
. said the documents included a letter
sent by Gen. Belay to the ministry Of
J war and another letter to general in
command Of artillery, both letters con-
! eerning machine gun liaison.
Since Monday. when the Switzes and
eight other persons were arrested Ii
/: connection with the spy plot, the couple
had been held virtually incommunicado.
They met for the first time since their
! Imprisonment Saturday at the hearing
before the magistrate.
Examination of others accused Of
completely Will be continued this week.
Evening star., 1933-12-25

war and to the enforcement of the
draft. They have paid the penalty
that the law imposed on them. The
emergency that made 1t necessary to
punish them has long expired. Fiji
teen years have elapsed since the end
Of the war
Accordingly have issued a Christ
mas amnesty proclamation extending
q full pardon to all persons who were
convicted of such wartime offenSes.
and who have complied with the SEN
tences imposed on them. The effect
of this proclamation is to restore to
such persons their full civil rights.
Amnesty Limited.
1.-THE benefit Of the proclamation eX-
tends to all persons who were convicted
Of violations of Section of Title l Of
the espionage act or Of conspiracy
to violate the same: or Of conspiracy
to violate Section 5 Of the selective
service act provided that they carried
out the terms Of the sentences which
the courts inflicted. The former statute
relates to the publication of seditiouS
literature and the making of seditious
speeches: the latter provision covers
conspiracy to obstruct or interfere
with the enforcement of the draft.
"The proclamation expressly pro-
vldes that the pardon does not extend
to any other 0ffenSes than those
specifically enumerated, whether COM
mitted before or after such orenses."
Evening star., 1933-12-25
Typographical Expert Continues
3 activities T0tdling $50 Years
Thomas c. Simpson, 79,
Served s'GeOgrdphic''
As Years.
Still Teaches Bible Class
He Founded in
1905.

Forty-flve years proof reader for
the National Geographic Magazine and
still at it, 81 years a teacher Of the
same Bible class and still at it. so years
q subscriber to The Star, that's Thomas
C. Simpson of 624 D street northeast
who was 70 years old Friday and who's
still as gay as anybody on Christmas
day.
Mr. Simpson. despite the number of
his years. today holds one Of the most
exacting positions in the publishing
world. As final" proof reader on the
Geographic, he is charged with respon-
sibility for the ultimate perfection OF
the topography Of this periodical, which
Is nationally known as one of the finest
examples of the print craftsmanship
industry. While Mr.. Simpson has been
reading proofs for the magazine for As
years, he has been employed by the
firm of Judd & Detweiler, printers of
the publication, for SIS years.
The Simpson Bible class Of the Sec
end Baptist Church is one of the Oldest
organizations of its kind In the Capt.
tai Mr.. Simpson founded it 81 years
ago-when he was 18 years old-and he
has taught 1t continuously ever since.
And in all his last SO very active years
Mr.. Simpson has been a subscriber to
The Star. He still reads this newspaper
regularly every evening.
Mr.. Simpson. who has spent most o1
Evening star., 1933-12-25
RAILS LO0SENED
TO CAUSE WRECK
Southern Officials Say Evi.
dence Shows Spikes Re-
moved From Track.
BY the Associated Press.

DS TIC hSSuCldlcQ EEcss.
ATLANTA, Ga, December 25.-The
discovery of definite evidence that the
wreck Of the Southern Railways Royal
Palm Express. near Powder Springs, Ga,
Saturday night, resulted from the re-
moval of spikes from the track, was an
nounced yesterday by Hugh c. Couch
assistant to the vice president Of the
railroad.
Two trainmen were killed and three
others injured as the engine, tender
and six cars of the 10-car train left
the rails on curve, but none Of the
passengers was hurt. The express was
en- route from Cincinnati to Jackson
vile, Fla.
Couch said a preliminary inspection
Of the track convinced investigators it
had been tampered with, and this opin-
ion was confirmed, he said, when q
crowbar was found hidden under q pile
OF straw near the right of way.
Slow Speed Saves Cars.
I'VE are certain that some one tam
pered with the track" he said "The
spikes had been removed on both sides
OF the rail on the outer edge Of the
curve for distance of about two rail
lengths Fortunately the train was not
running fast, or the result might have
been much more serious"
Couch said railway detectives so far
had discovered no clues except the
crowbar.
The dead and injured, all members
Of the train crew, are:
Joe M. Hord of Atlanta, fireman.
dead when citizens, aroused by the
sound of the wreck. dug him out of a
pile Of coal from the smashed tender.
In the cab of the engine.
X. E. Mckenzie of Rome, conductor
who died in a hospital here about q
am today from numerous injuries suf-
Tered as the baggage car on which he
was riding. was reduced to wreckage.
Engineer Is Burned.
j. c. Hill of Atlanta, engineer, in a
hospital here suffering from burns, but
reported not in critical condition.
Herman Regman of Ludlow, XIV, and
G. E. Sanders of Atlanta, baggagemas-
ter, who were working in the baggage
cars, under treatment for minor injuries.
Railroad officials said they had no
reports Of injuries to any passengers
although six Pullmans left the rails and
were considerably twisted by the i'm
pact. All of the passenger coaches,
however, remained upright.
The locomotive landed en- its side
only a short distance from the track,
in a cotton field.
The tender apparently had turned
end for end over the engine, spilling its
load Of coal and crushing the fireman,
who was on the low side, and came to
rest about 100 feet away.
The first baggage car. badly smashed,
was about 100 feet from the locomotive
The other two were turned over.
Evening star., 1933-12-25
ARCHBISHOP SLAIN
DURING SERVICES
IN GOTHAM CHURCH
Continued From First Page.)

the cause of the attack was the militant
pro-Soviet attitude of the archbishop,
against which minority OF the Ameri-
can Church membership have consist
emily fought. an antagonism which had
become so acute as to cause the arch
bishop to hire bodyguard and to en-
ploy the utmost precautions at the hotel
in which he lived, where a complete
identification was necessary for admis-
sion into his apartment.
Archbishop Tourian, who was SIS years
old, came to this country in 1881 from
Armenia. where a republic supported by
and friendly to the Soviet had been es-
tabliShed in 1920. The archbishop had
been 0utspoken in his approval both OF
the government and the Soviet. Exiled
supporters of the old regime have bit
terly opposed him for this attitude.
Last Summer a meeting which the arch
bishop was addressing at the Century
of Progress Exposition was broken up
by gang which took possession of the
speakers platform and planted on it
the flag of the former government
Christmas bazaar which was to
have been held at the church last night
was postponed. Because of the murder
the church cannot be used again until
it has been reconsecrated. Police are
continuing their investigation.
Evening star., 1933-12-25

Rhone and Thomas Nalley finally per-
suaded him to go to Emergency in the
hospital ambulance.
His head was gashed in a score of
places and % stitches were required to
close the wounds. Physicians said his
condition Is serious and that his skull
may be fractured.
Police investigating at the scene Of
the robbery found pieces of the pistol
which had been smashed during the
fight. Mayhem told them that three
colored men stood across the street and
watched the fight, but took no part in
It, A search was in progress, however,
for all five of the men.
Relatives Of the beaten man said they
believed the two robbers must have
seen the money some time when Nav
new was displaying it. 1t was all he
had.
Filling Station Robbed.
Asa L. Patton, manager of a filling
station at Fifth street and Rhode Island
avenue, was robbed Of $l2.50 last night
by an armed man. Angered because
Patton had SO little Nancy, the bandits
locked him in room, from which he
later escaped and called police.
Bevn r. Greene, &c, 1900 block N
street, said he was beaten in an alley
by three men and robbed Of $40.
Using q duplicate key. thief en-.
tered the home of John Holbrook, 900
Eastern avenue northeast, and stole
clothing worth SIS. Lorenzo N. Cooke
1925 Randolph street, said a diamond
ring valued at SIS had been stolen from
his home.
DR.. Darrell Grain of Emergency Hos
pita1 reported the theft of a watch
and chain worth SIS from a room in
the hospital. while DR.. Henry G. Had
ley. 1882 Sixth street southwest, said
surgical instruments worth SAL were
stolen from his ONCE.
Evening star., 1933-12-25
M0NTEv|DE0 MEET
TO END TOMORROW
Adjournment Will Leave
Chaco Settlement to League
Of Nations Groups.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MoNTEVIDEO, December 25.-The
Pan-American Conference decided yes
terday to adjourn tomorrow, leaving
negotiations for settlement of war in
the Chaco Boreal in the hands of the
special League Of Nations Commission.
A resolution adopted in plenary ses-
sion said American countries were dis
posed to offer aid in accordance with
the special circumstances and policies
of each formula OF settlement to which
the Chaco conference is carried for
solution"
DR.. Alberto Name, foreign minister of
Uruguay, announced that new Bo-
livian protest against an alleged Para
guayan attack last Friday in the Plan
tanillos sector Of the Chaco had been
referred to a subcommittee of the
League commission.
Paraguay Denies Attack.
gates accepted this disposition of the
case, The former adding that Paraguay
United states sources pointed out
that countries not members of the
League Of Nations could now, without
entanglements, support the League of
Nations Cnaco Commission, under the
final draft Of resolution which origi-
nally proposed merely to support its
efforts.
The conference approved a proposal
to set up an international body to pass
P0H1fRQfinnC Of inf ,a1 1otr
recommended by committee Of consuls
which will be named. These codifica-
tions would be accompanied by treaty
agreements regarding such subjects as
definition Of Intervention.
A Cuban proposal that governments
be urged to allow the return of polit-
1cal prisoners unmolested unless held
for common crimes, was approved.
Money Issue Is Delayed.
Studies regarding the sterilization
Of money and the possible establish
ment OF a common monetary system in
the Americas was referred to the forth
coming economic conference at San
tiago, Chile, in 1884.
Revolt broke out in the ranks Of the
inter-American Commission of Women
during the plenary session when Angel
TAiOcAtO SuD6l1 delegate, uOVSQ
that women delegates at the seventh
Pan-American Conference who had
been given the recognition Of their own
governments, form special committee
to continue studies of women's topics.
Miss Doris Stevens, against whom
the maneuver apparently was directed,
got Mexico to move postponement of
Consideration, after which Giraudy,
blushing and laughing, withdrew his
own proposal.
The opposition, led by Bertha Lutz
Of Brazil clair- that Miss Stevens
had agreed In advance to accept the
Giraudy proposal with the proviso that
a rotating craftsmanship. which appar-
emily would eliminate her from the
Office. be dropped.
Miss Stevens denied ever being con-
suited over such an agreement and
characterized the motion as an
"eleventh-hour trick" Miss Lutz said
later. I'VE will carry the fight into the
eighth Pan-American Conference"
Evening star., 1933-12-25
IMPORTS INCREASE
IN 29 COUNTRIES
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Survey Reveals Figures for
Nine.M0nth Period.
BY the Associated Press,

by tne ASSOcl1teQ freSS.
Twenty-nine countries were shown
by the United States Chamber of Com
nlerce today to have increased their
purchases from the United States in
the first nine months Of 1898.
In survey by the foreign commerce
department Of the chamber, 1t was said
that especially encouraging were the
increased purchases by IA countries In
the Western Hemisphere
Italy Heads List.
The following list shows the gains
for the 20 countries in the first nine
months OF this year compared with the
similar period Of 1882:
Italy, 20.1 per cent; Belgium, 03 per
cent: Spain, "a; Poland and Danzig,
113.9: Portugal, 1873; Finland, Z; Ru-
menia, 144; Mexico, 143; Argentina,
9.5: Brazil. 35; Panama. 0.3; Colombia,
43: Venezuela. 15.4; Dutch West In
dies. 474;. Dominican Republic. 13:
lat; Salvador, s.5; Nicaragua, SO; Boz
llvla, Az, Trinidad and TObagO, ll5,
Pslestine tine, 51s; ;r,a Kwantgns; s7s: 5sae
Mozambique, 1l.8, and Canary Islands,
1876.
After reporting o 2 Per cent increase
quarters of 1888, the survey said:
Although dollar depreciation would
be expected to curtail our import trade,
the necessity for replacing our de
pleted stocks of materials, together
with our increased industrial activity,
were major factors in affecting the
heavy increases in our purchases
abroad. Nearly two-thirds Of our prin-
cipal sources Of supply shared In these
gems
Chief Imports Gain.
Sixty-eight out of los chief import
items or normal times were imported In
larger amounts during the first nine
months of 1888 than during the same
period Of 1892. Measured by value,
more than half the SO chief imports
made gains.
Total imports. down 26 per cent for
the first f1ve months of the year, showed
an increase OF more than per cent
for the nine months.
Coffee continued to be the leading
import. Its import total climbed per
CcIlI ObcT Tic liTSl nine IllOilttlS VI 1907.
Cane sugar imports continued to de-
cline in quantity. though their value
was 13 per cent greater than last year.
Raw silk imports were per cent less
in quantity and. because of decline in
the average import price. their total
value was 73 per cent less.
Imports of standard newsprint paper
were per cent under the 1882 figure
in quantity. but wood pulp for Ameri-
can converting mills recorded a % per
cent increase in quantity.
A spectacular rise in the price OF tin
and heavy demand caused 1888 imports
to exceed those of 1892 by 1913 per
cent in quantity
Raw hides and skins imports nearly
doubled. but sharp advances in the price
of crude rubber caused imports of that
commodity to drop 85 per cent
Unmanufactured tobacco, fertilizer,
fish. burlaps. manufactured wool and
unrefined copper imports also advanced.
Imports of bananas declined by one
fifth.
Evening star., 1933-12-25
ST0TESBURY PLAYS
TRAPS FOR CHILDREN
Millionaire Takes Part in One of
Many Christmas Fetes at
Philadelphia.

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA. December 25.-
Everything from battleship to ball
room, from a railroad train to q trap
drummer, who is one OF Americas
wealthiest men, contributed to give un-
derprivileged children in the Philadel-
phia area a merry Christmas.
A party was held on the U. S. S. New
Mexico yesterday. and wide-eyed chill
dren from tenements near the navy
yard mingled with the boys and girls
of officers and crew.
The trap drummer-84 years old and
an expert with the StiCkS--is Edward T.
Stotesbury, who with his wife and
grandson, Walter B. Brooks, Sd, of
Baltimore. entertained 600 at a recrea-
tionj center. Borrowing q drum from
Boy Scout band, the financier proved
one Of the stars Of the afternoon.
On the New Jersey side Of the Della
ware River, the Camden Railroad
Young Mems Christian Association held
It's party aboard q special train, while
in the glamorous ball room of the Penn
Athletic Club, $500 children thrilled to
children's show. It was given fou.
tines to accommodate the crowd.
Evening star., 1933-12-25

Continued From First Page.)
includes Allan Hoover, younger son of
the former President, started the Yule
observance yesterday with distribution
OF gifts to friends on the Stanford
campus and in PalO Alto.
Christmas evening activities centered
around a brilliantly decorated tree in
the dining room. Then. at bedtime,
came the hanging of the children's
stockings.
Mr.. Hoover. who is to preside at the
turkey dinner, accompanied the family,
all IN one automobile. on the gift
distributing excursion. Merry Christ
mas" was his greeting to a group of
well wishers in front Of the nome.
1ntimates Of the family said the
Hoovers' Christmas activities are be-
ing limited generally to the circle Of
relatives and close friends, though Mr..
ana Mrs. Hoover are known to have
contributed generously to many cnar-
local.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hoover appeared to be
enjoying the lack Of formaIity attencui
ant on their White House celebration
" rs their f1rst Christmas here in se
years and their first "at home"
the grandchildren.
Evening star., 1933-12-25
What's What
Behind News
in Capital:
Roosevelt's Present to
Silver States Costs
Nothing.
BY PAUL MALLON.

TINE silver policy present Mr.
Roosevelt handed to the Western
L. congressman was quite an in.
L expensive gift.
The President was not playing
Santa Claus in any spectacular way
He was only doing for the silver peo-
pie what he did for the farmers
He merely was giving their Congress
men a little something to keep them
quiet on the money issue during the
coming session. He made no effort
to mislead any one as to the value Of
the toy. That was done by the silver
politicians. They praised 1t to the
skies for their own political purposes.
Actually, it was not as much as they
wanted, but quite as much as they
could expect.