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Evening star., 1933-05-19
WAR BONUS GROUP
ASKS FOREST Jobs
Leader Says Men, Refusing
Part in Left-Wing Parade,
Will Continue Fight.

Led by John p Dear, field captain,
the Mike Thomas war bonus forces lined
up for reforestation jobs in body today
after refusing to take any further part
in the bonus convention or the parade
to be staged by the left wing faction
of the convention today.
The decision was made at a meeting
last night, at which the vote to stay
out of the parade was unanimous and
the vote for forest jobs received large
majority.
Will Call on President.
President Roosevelt will receive a
delegation from the veterans this after
noon.
1t will be the first time the President
has personally received the represent
atives since they have been here. He
had hoped to be able to go to the
camp personally, but has been unable
to find time and doubts If he will be
able to make the trip to the camp
before the bonus convention ends next
Monday morning.
The President will receive the vet
Grams in his Office at o'clock. In the
group from Fort Hunt will be the mem
bers of what is described as the Con-
vention Committee, of which George
Dewey Brady is chairman.
It is understood that the committee
on this occasion will make known to
the President the resolution adopted at
the convention yesterday asking for
payment of the bonus and extension Of
other privileges to the veterans, and
will take this opportunity to thank the
President for what the administration
has done to make possible the holding
of the convention and for the hospitality
accorded by the Government.
During the various visits of the COM
mittee to the White House preliminary
to the setting up of the camp at Fort
Hunt they had conferred with Louis
M. Howe, the Presidents secretary.
At the camp today there was evidence
that the Thomas group was gaining
support from the left wing The Vet
erans Administration had provided
l 200 application cards for the forest
jobs. These were all gone by II o'clock
and there was line of men standing
waiting for the supply of cards to be
replenished from Washington. The
Thomas faction claims only 600 men,
bers.
Start Set for l PM.
The parade was due to start at
o'clock today at the Washington Monu-
ment and to move east along Pennsyl-
vania avenue to the Capitol, where
delegations will be sent in with petitions
to the Speaker and Vice President. The
arrangements were moving slowly, how
ever. and it appeared that the parade
would be off to late start
The Thomas faction has not yet
decided whether it will stage a parade
Of its own.
Dear, who Is a member of the Con-
vention Committee. issued the following
statement when he signed up for a
forest job:
Il have signed up and am going to
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Evening star., 1933-05-19
WOODIN AGAIN DENIES
RESIGNATION REPORT
Secretary Thinks Record Set by
Six-Day Lapse Since Previous
Report Was Denied.
~ The Ascnciated Press.

BY the Associated Press
Voicing anew his dsnial that he in
tended to resign. Secretary Of the Treas
urv Woodin observed today that record
seemed to have been set in going six
davs before the latest report sprang
up that he intended to quit.
He denied such a rumor recently from
his sick bed, but it came up again yes
terGav.
we have gone six days without it
being reported I was going to resign
and that is a real record Woodm SAID
Il am in perfect health and hope TO De
here a long time.
Il am deeply interested in the work
here. and no man could have more
delightful chief with whom to work. Our
relations are the most cordial that could
exist.
Il have no intention of resigning.
Just deny it as emphatically as possible,
and perhaps this time we can go seven
. days without the report being revived. -
Evening star., 1933-05-19
INSURGENTS FACE HANGING
WITHOUT TRIAL In CUBA
Several Already Executed by Troops
and Coast Is Guarded Closely to
Stop Reinforcements.

who participated in the Gibara expe-
dition of 1881.
Two army airplanes have been re-
connoitering the coast nightly.
Latest reports placed the dead in the
revolt at IL, of them rebels. with ap-
proximately 40 wounded. Two rebels
were reported slain yesterday in brushes
near Sancti Spiritus, the territory in
which Ortiz was operating.
A report that the majors two daugh-
ters. carrying side arms and wearing
uniforms, were serving as aides to their
father was brought here by Representa-
tive Ricardo Campos. He arrived in
Havana from Santa Clara.
Leaders of the Radical Revolutionary
party claimed the time was not yet ripe
for revolution, saying that the Santa
Continued on Page 2, Column ~
Evening star., 1933-05-19
MEXICO WILL REMAIN
IN LEAGUE OF NATIONS
Geneva Advised of Decision Not to
Withdraw After Two-Year
Notice Period.
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, May 19.-Mexico in
tends to remain a member of the League
of Nations despite its announcement
nearly a year ago that it would with
draw at the end of the two-year notice
period.
The foreign Office advised Castillo
Najera, Mexico's representative in &C.
neva, of this decision yesterday.
Najera also was informed OF Presi-
dent Rodriguez reply to President
Roosevelt dealing with Mexicos con-
nection with the League and that there
was a probability better economic con-
ditions would permit Mexico to retain
League membership.
This declaration should be utilized
b. you as a concrete expression that
Mexico proposes to remain In the
League" the message to Najera said.
Evening star., 1933-05-19
MERIT TO CONTINUE
CIVIL SERVICE RULE
Mitchell Says Commission
Will Determine Part Played
by FavoritiSm.

The maintenance of the merit system
in the Government establishment was
pledged today on behalf of the Civil
Service Commission by its new presi-
dent, Harry B. Mitchell.
At the same time, however, he warned
that the commission proposes to deter
mine if political favoritism" has play ed
any part in the operation of the civil
service laws, and to report any breaches
to President Roosevelt with recommen-
dation for corrective action.
Mr.. Mitchell's statement was the first
he has made since taking Office week
ago with Commissioner Lucille Foster
McNdillin. George r. Wales is the third
member of the commission.
Because of the recent reorganlZa-
tion," Commissioner Mitchells state
ment says, there is apparently much
public interest in the future attitude OF
the Civil Service Commission toward
the merit system in Federal employ
ment.
Wales Position Known.
The position of Commissioner Wales
on this point is thoroughly established
through his long years on the commits
si2n Speaking for Commissioner Nc
Millin and myself can give assurance
that we are both supporters of the
merit system m public affairs; that is,
a system in reality based upon pre-
liminary examination and advancement
through merit. Where examination and
proved efficiency have not entered into
the selection of employees in the classi-
fed service, our attitude will be one OF
inquiry.
"There may be instances in which
there have been efforts to undermine
the rea; spirit of the merit system by
the endeavor TO continue and advance
in competitive positions men and wom-
en- whose only claim to those positions
has been political service rather than
pubic service and demonstrated ability
In case any such instances should come
to our attention, there will be inquiry
to determine whether or not men and
women have been brought under the
protection of the civil service laws, or
advanced in position, in violation OF the
spirit of those laws.
"If we decide, as result of our In
vestigations, that there has been viola
ton of the spirit of the civil service
laws because of political favoritism
then we will not hesitate to report to
the President of the United States such
facts as we have ascertained. with such
recommendations as the facts seem to
warrant"
Step Previously Forecast.
In announcing the intention of the
commission to go into those instances
| where Federal workers have been
"blanketed in" under civil service in
stead of entering by competitive test
Mr.. Mitchell is taking a step which
previously had been forecast in an au-
| thoritative quarter.
Prior to the November election
charges were made by Democratic lead
ers that non-classifled jobs held by Re-
publicans we're being brought under
the protection of civil service. This
brought prompt disclaimer from Thorn
as E. Campbell Republican president
of the commission, who emphasized
that all of these inclusions had beer
in furtherance of an established policy
of the commission to spread the merit
system as far as possible. In March
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Evening star., 1933-05-19
20 YEARS TO LIFE
GIVEN BOY SLAYER
Mother Screams and Faints When
Sentence Is Imposed on Harry
Murch, New York.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 19,-Harry Murch,
Queens schoolboy convicted OF stabblng
William Bender, IL years old, to deatn
because he 'snitched," was sentenced
today to serve from 20 years to life in
Sing Sing Prison.
AS sentence was pronounced the
Murch boys mother screamed, Harry
is innocent" and collapsed. She was
carried out of the court room by her
husband
The Bender boy disappeared January
81 and two weeks later his body was
found in closet of vacant house.
Among the witnesses against young
Murch was 10-year-old John Miller,
who told of going with Murch ana
Bender to the house and witnessing the
stabbing
Miller testified that Murch tied Ben
der up "to show what we're going to
do with the peanut man" and then
stabbed him through the heart. He
said Murch was angry at Bender be-
cause the latter had told that 1t was
Murch who had struck an old woman
on the head with a wrench.
Murch took the sentence with ap-
parent unconcern, looking around the
court room and then waving with q
smile to his parents. 1t was at this
point that Mrs. Murch collapsed.
Evening star., 1933-05-19
DAUGHTER OF BISHOP
MARRIED TO ARTIST
William T. Manning officiates for
Observation-Disclosures Son
Is Best Man.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. May 19.-With her
father, Bishop William T. Manning, Of
ficiating., Miss Elizabeth Van Antwerp
Manning was married yesterday to
Griffith Baily Coale, artist, in ST.
James Chapel of the Cathedral OF St.
John the Divine.
A small reception followed at the
home of Bishop and Mrs. Manning
Coale. who has won wide recognition
for his murals, had as his best man his
SON. Robert Duncan Gordon Coa1e.
Evening star., 1933-05-19
PRESIDENT TO ATTEND
MILDLY GRADUATIONS
Address May Feature Short Visit
to Annapolis for Ceremonies
on June 1.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, May 19.-PreSi-
dent Roosevelt will attend the gradu-
alton ceremonies of the Naval Academy
class of '33 June /, according to mis-
notification to the Academy authority
this morning The Presidents accept
ance of the invitation to be present
at the ceremonies was made through
his naval and military aides, Capt.
Walter N. Vernon and Col. Stork, who
came to Annapolis today for the pur-
pose and to confer with the Academy
authorities in regard to the visit.
1t is. expected that the President
will address the graduates and that
he will spend only a short time in
Annapolis. He is also expected to
deliver the diplomas of graduation and
to confer the degrees allowed for the
first time to Academy graduates. Presi-
dent Roosevelt has attended graduation
ceremonies at the Academy on other
occasions when he was Assistant Sec
retary of the Navy.
Evening star., 1933-05-19

BY the Associated Press.
HAVANA, May 19.-Hanging, follow
ing a drumhead court martial, appar-
emily has been decided upon by Maj
Arsenic Ortiz to combat rebel activity
in Santa Clara Province.
Reports reaching here said the army
officer, chosen this week to lead federal
forces against rebels in Santa Clara
and Camaguey provinces. already had
executed several revolutionaries by
hanging them to trees.
Meanwhile, it was learned that a
heavy guard of soldiers had been sta
toned at Banes Beach, west of Havana,
awaiting the arrival of an expedition
from Central America. Among the ex-
pedition were said to be several persons
Evening star., 1933-05-19
FRENCH TO KEEP STRONG ARMY
Further Reduction in Military Expenses
Rejected by Daladier.

PARIS, May 10 LP.-Maintenance
of strong army was the French reply
today to Chancellor Hitler of GERMANY
Premier Daladier. categorically re-
jecting a further cut in military ex-
penses, declared in the Senate that
the French army is strong and must
be kept strong.
This firm stand suddenly squelched
talk of meeting between the premier
and Chancellor Hitler of Germany.
The government also officially denied
that such meeting was contemplated.
The premier told the Senate that
war economies had been made, but
that they had not impaired the army's
strength.
M. Daladier said this was in ac-
cordance with the Judgment of the
chiefs of the army, as set forth at
a recent meeting Of the Superior War
Council.
The Senate Immediately exempted
the defense budget from per cent
additional cut.
The Disarmament Conference may
achieve something, the premier said,
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Evening star., 1933-05-19
Quadruplet Girls
Honor Graduates
In High School
Oklahoma Sisters Plan
College Course and
Year or Two on Stage.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HOLLIS, Okla, May 19.-The IT.
year-old Keyes quadruplets, Mona,
Roberta. Leota and Mary. will be grad
uated with honors from the Hollis High
School today.
One of the sisters is valedictorian of
their class and all four are able STU
dents, three being members of national
scholarship society.
Talented in vocal and instrumental
music, they plan to enter college some
where" next Fall. Then, after college,
a year or two on the stage is the pros
pect.
But not longer than that" ,said
Mona; 1--WE couldn't stand it any lohger
than that"
Evening star., 1933-05-19
PRIME MINISTER BENNETT
MAY RECEIVE PEERAGE
Title May Be Bestowed When
Kings Birthday Honors Are
Announced.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, May 19-"Prime Minister
r. B. Bennett of Canada may receive a
peerage when the Kings birthday
honors are announced" the Daily Herald
said today.
"A peerage, it has been known to his
intimate friends is his dearest ambition,
but so far there has been an awkward
barrier.
."The Dominion Parliament in 1919
passed resolution declaring no Cana
dian citizen should in future accept
any peerage or title, but Mr.. Bennett
is to ask Parliament to declare that
motion no longer binding. Whether q
man can be at the same time men,
Der of the British House Of Lords and
nice constitutional point"
Evening star., 1933-05-19
FIRST LADY TO SPEND
VERY BUSY WEEK END
Plans Stop in Connecticut, Groton,
Mass, and Attend New York
May Ball.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 19.-Mrs. Franklin
D. Roosevelt came to New York early
today by train and will leave IN her
own car late this afternoon for week
end in New England.
She will stop overnight with friends
in Connecticut and then will continue
to Groton, Mass, to visit her two sons
who attend the Groton School and
watch Franklin, jr., captain the Groton
crew in rowing regatta.
Sunday she will motor back to New
York and Monday she will attend the
May ball for the benefit of her Hostess
Houses for Unemployed Girls, returning
to Washington Tuesday.
Evening star., 1933-05-19
NEW YORK WILL SLASH
DRY CLERICAL FORCE
Enforcement Office in Southern Dis
trict Will Drop 81 Woman
Employees.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May ia drastic re-
duction in the clerical force of the
prohibition enforcement division of the
United States attorneys Office in the
southern district of New York has been
announced.
Off1cials said that 81 of 40 women
employed as typists, stenographers and
clerks will be dismissed during June
and that Office boys will go out with
them. Unconfirmed reports were that
the staff reduction might extend to
7 assistant United States attorneys
The reduction was said to be in line
with the Governments proposal to cut
every possible department 25 per cent
Evening star., 1933-05-19
WOMEN IN BANK RAID
SHOOT WAY FROM TOWN
Four in Minnesota Party Include
Two Men Who Get $500
and Join Mates in Auto.

BY the Associated Press
OKABENA. Mimi, May 1.-Two
men and Two women shot their way
out of town today after raiding the
First State Bank of Okabena of $4,000
Secreting themselves in the First
State Bank during the night, two men
subdued several persons with subma-
chine guns.
After looting the place the. gunner
locked their victims in the vault and
fed to a car in which two women
waited
Townspeople opened fire as the car
drove away. The raiders returned the
fire. raking the streets with subma
chine gun slugs.
Evening star., 1933-05-19
Nations Cannot Pay More,
Says Budget Report of
Finance Chief.
DEPUTY STATES ITALIAN
PAYMENT IS IMPOSSIBLE
Rejection of Further Cut in Mill
tary Expenses Is FreIch
Reply to Hitler.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ROME, May 19-An 80 per cent re-
duction in the debts of the former allied
governments to the United States was
suggested today in the budget report of
the ministry of finance, which was pre-
sented in the Chamber of Deputies by
Finance Minister Guido Jung.
Signor Jung returned yesterday from
the United States, where he partici-
pated in President Roosevelt's economic
discussions preliminary to the World
Economic Conference.
Deputy Giuseppe Mazzini, who wrote
the report, said 20 per cent of the
debts Is all the debtor countries can
pay after sacrificing 80 per cent of Ger
man reparations. This was true, his
report said, even If European al
lied debts were cancelled.
The 80 per cent reduction was the
first official suggestion since the Fascist
Grand Council on April 8, 1882, urged
cancellation of both reparations and
debts.
Text of Budget Report.
The budget report said: !,
"PreSuming stroke of the sponge on
the debts and credits among the Euro
pean allies, and admitting that all dam
ages of the war and expenses of re-
construction in the devastated war re-
gionS are to be assumed by the nations
most stricken-Italy, France and Bel
gium-it Is evident that, as result
of the Lausanne reductions in German
reparations, reduction of 80 per cent
in allied payments TO America Is neces-
sary."
Deputy Mazzini emphasized the "im-
possibility of paying" so far as Italy Is
concerned, and asked:
How can Italy, after having recon-
structed the devastated zones, with un-
employment which although less than
in other countries, nevertheless Is heavy,
with a budget deficit after having re-
nounced the indemnities from Austria.
Hungary and Bulgaria under the st.
Germain and Trianon treaties, and not
receiving $45, ,000,0 900 annually in Ger
man reparations, pay an average OF
s36, 6,o0o. 900 annually to the United
States for more than so years?"
Warns Against Japan.
A warning that while Europe en-
cages in useless discussions" Japan is
forging great power in the Far East
which may some day threaten Europes
civilization, was sounded yesterday In
the Chamber of Deputies.
During the chambers debate, Deputy
Eugenio Colseschi said: 1T must not
be forgotten that while Europe Is tied
up In useless discussions, Japan Is at
the door of Peiping and perhaps pre-
pairing later to advance on Vladivostok."
Formation of an immense state of
Man churia, which is being carried out
under our eyes, with Europe helpless,
may bring formidable repercussions in
the future, perhaps for the very exis-
tence of European civilization" he
added.
Evening star., 1933-05-19
ASKS AID AGAINST REDS.
Shanghai Discounts Report Cantonese
VIII Oppose Japan.

SHANGHAI, May 19 RD.-Marshal
Chang Kai-Shek, military overload OF
the national government, it was SAID
here today, has asked army regulars OF
the Canton government to proceed to
Kiangsi Province to fight Chinese Com
munists
Reports that the Cantonese army was
proceeding TO the North to oppose the
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Evening star., 1933-05-19
And Here's Another Racket

Who told you that you could get that grand tinted
photograph with a coupon-the salesman? Did you
read the coupon before you paid for it? Well then,
you're sucker, and you've no right to kick.
That's racket just Of many. Watch The Evening
Star beginning May 22 Dozens of them H be exposed in
briet stories (Which avW appear daily.
Evening star., 1933-05-19
TWO PILOTS KILLED
Planes of Royal Air Force Collide
at Sealand.

LONDON, May 10 R.-Two Royal
Air Force pilots we're killed today when
their planes collided at Sealand. This
was the sixth fatal accident of this
month and the nineteenth this year.
1t brought the death roll to 81.
Today's victims were Flight Lieut..
Murray Meyrick Restell-Little and Act
ing Pilot John Frederick Napier Fair
banks.
Evening star., 1933-05-19
Reich War General Honored.

BERLIN, May 10 (P.-President Won
Hindenburg attended the funeral today
of Gen. Hermann Won Francois, World
War commander who died Monday.
The former Kaiser and Crown Prince
sent wreaths. Numerous generals were
among the mourners.
Evening star., 1933-05-19
68 FACE TRIAL

Charges of Anti-Fascist Activity
Are Preferred.
ROME, May 10 R.-SiXty-e EIGHT
persons, mostly students, are awaiting
trial on charges of nti-Fascist activity,
it was learned yesterday.
The arrests were made in Rome, Flor
ence, Turin and Milan. One is the son
of a doctor serving in the Royal Palace.
His parents have been exonerated OF
any knowledge of his activities.
Evening star., 1933-05-19
T|ENTS|N BOMBING
TAKES HEAVY TOLL;
STATION WRECKED
Japanese Report 100 Were
Killed or Wounded Dis
counted by Chinese.
HURLED INTO RAIL LOBBY
FILLED WITH REFUGEES
Nanking Ready to Give Toxic
Manchuria and Jehol, Canton
officials Say.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TIENTSIN, China, May ia high
explosive bomb flung into the crowded
East Railroad station today partially
wrecked the building and killed or in
jured several persons. r
The Chinese authorities said they did
not know the exact casualty list, but
they declared it was nowhere near 100,
as reported by japanese sources.
THROWN IN CROWDED ROOM.
Bomb Victims Mostly Chinese Soldiers
and Refugees.
SHANGHAI, May 10 (P).--One hun
dred persons were reported killed OF
wounded tonight by a high explosive
bomb which exploded in a crowded
railway station in the eastern portion
of Tientsin.
japanese dispatches telling of the
explosion said the bomb was hurled by
persons unknown.
The bomb went off in the center of
the waiting room, which was crowded
with Chinese soldiers and refugees from
the North China war areas, the jap
anese dispatches said. Most of the
victims were soldiers or refugees.
Fire followed the explosion The
Japanese dispatches said the station
was a scene of horror
Chinese soldiers established patrols
throughout the area, which is within
the Chinese portion of the city No.
body was allowed to enter the district,
according to the japanese reports, which
said that the flames were spreading.
The headquarters of the japanese
Gendarmes on the border of the Japa-
nese concession was one of the build
ings threatened
After the explosion in the East Sta
ton another bomb went Off in the vi
cinity of the Bureau of Public Safety
near the station The people were in
panic, Rengo (Japanese) News Agency
dispatches said.
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Evening star., 1933-05-19

The Stars Carrier system covers every |
city block and the regular edition is |
delivered to city and suburban homes |
as fast as the papers are printed.
Evening star., 1933-05-19

%. g. we&-,-er Bureau ForecastD
Mostly cloudy tonight and tomorrow,
possibly local thundershovers; warmer
tonight; gentle southerly winds.
Temperatures-Highe rs, at 2:30 pm.
yesterday; lowest, So, at S am. today.
Full report on page IL.
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