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Evening star., 1933-01-19
THIEVES USE ROPE LADDER
TO LOOT SPEEDING TRAIN
Throw Merchandise Along Right
of Way, but Flee Without
It When Discovered.

Thieves climbed down a rope ladder
frcm the top of speeding Baltimore
g. Ohio freight train near Muirkirk,
Md, early today in an attempt to rob
a freight car. but were frustrated by
railroad police.
They succeeded in throwing about
s420 worth of cigarettes from the car.
but alert police noticed the booty lying
along the right Of way as the train
sped past and recovered it. The
thieves escaped. however.
1t was explained that the train was
travelling at too great a speed to per-
NIT the officers to walk along the top
Of the long line Of cars and reach the
marauders before the train reached
Baltimore There the thieves jumped
off and eluded the officers. The train
was bound from Potomac Yards, Va,
to Baltimore.
Evening star., 1933-01-19
Canadian Minister
Ter1nsImprovement
OF Technique Curse
Sees Production Increase
Damning Accusation
of Scientists.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, January 19.-Improve-
ments in technique might be classi-
fled as the great curse of the modem
world. said Maj. Walter Elliot minis
ter of agriculture, speaking today at a
luncheon in connection with the forth
coming world grain exhibition and con-
ference at Regina. Canada.
Some internal scientist comes along
and shows us how two blades of grass
can be made to grow where one was
before" said he. instead Of that being
the highest praise. it is one of the most
damning accusations you can make
against any man or any country just
now.
We've got to see how to manage
this flood of production which is being
poured upon the markets of the world.
If governments try to regulate produc-
ton they are immediately led into the
gravest difficulties If the producers
themselves can CO it they will GER
tainly do it much better than any gov
ernment. 1t is our desire to make
government the hand-maiden of indus
try rather than to make it the police
nan over industry
Evening star., 1933-01-19
SUES FOR MANS ESTATE,
CLAIMING TO BE WIDOW
Woman Seeks to Prevent Her Re-
moval From Home by Sister
of Deceased.

M Adelaide Dougherty, 647 I street
southeast, has filed suit in District Su-
preme Court, claiming to be the widow
of Maurice T. Dougherty, wealthy
plumber, who was burned to death at
North Beach, Md. october 16 last.
She names as defendant Miss Mary A.
Dougherty, 725 Virginia avenue south
east, sister and only heir Ct the
plumber. She asks that a dover in
terest in Dougherty's estate be assigned
to her.
The court is also asked to enjoin the
prosecution of a suit brought by Miss
Dougherty in the Municipal Court to
eject the plaintiff fr1m premises CAT
l street southeast, where. she declares,
she and Dougherty had lived for three
years prior to his death.
Attorneys Albert A. Stern and Albert
Lyman appear for the plaintiff.
Evening star., 1933-01-19
ABANDONS REVISION
OF PHILIPPINES PLAN
King Not to Revive Issue of I'm
mediate Freedom at Extra
Session.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Senator King, Democrat, Of Utah,
long an advocate of immediate inde-
pendence for the Philippines, said to-
day he had no intention of reviving
the issue in the hope of gaining this
end at the next session.
Although opposed to the 10-year bill
enacted over President Hoover's veto
because he believes it will provoke
sharp controversy in the Islands, King
said further consideration by the Fill
pinos might soften the existing opposi-
ton to it."
King was absent and impaired when
the Senate vote was taken Tuesday.
He said he had received a cablegram
from Manuel Quezon. president of the
Philippine Senate. Just before the vote,
which was rather cryptic" but from
which he .deduced' Quezon preferred to
postpone decision on the 1O-year meas
ure until he could size up the situation
in the new Congress.
QueZon will come to Washington in
April to confer with Philippine Mission
members before determining whether to
try for immediate independence or ac-
cept the act passed Tuesday.
Evening star., 1933-01-19
POMERENE FAV0RS
SCHOOL FUNDPLAN
Suggests Forming of Local
Corporations to Borrow
on Tax Liens.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Creation Of local corporations to bor-
row on tax liens for financing school
operations was suggested before SEN
ate Banking Subcommittee today by
Atlee Pomerene, chairman Of the Re
construction Finance Corporation.
He advanced this pan as an alter
Democrat, of Georgia, which would have
the corporation make leans for school
maintenance Pomerene had been
called to give his views on this measure.
If local corporations were created
Pomerene said. county authorities could
turn tax liens over to them, upon which
they could go out and borrow money
II the money was not forthcoming from
the banks. he said, Congress might
authorize loans from the Reconstruction
Corporation.
Police, Firemen Question.
Senator Couzens, Republican. OF
Michigan, pointing out that most OF
the money loaned to schools would GO
for salaries. asked Pomerene:
If this should be dcne. would 1t not
be reasonable to expect these munich
palities to come in here for loans 1or
policeman and flremen?'
Pomerene replied:
Senator, you have given expression
to the fear that is in my heart
Endorsed by Ludlow.
The George bill however. was in
dorsed BY Representatives Ludlow. DEM
ocrat of Indiana; Busby and Ellzey,
Mississippi Democrats: Joe Elmer Nor
gan of the National Education Assocla-
tion. and, in principle, by DR.. William
John Cooper, Federal commissioner ol
education.
Cooper suggested notifications to de-
fine the districts to be eligible for loans
Morgan told the committee that the
present situation "is not matter ol
ordinary policy, but crucial emer-
gency." in which Congress should make
available to the States funds to SAFE
guard educational institutions in fnan-
cial crisis.
Chicago Situation.
"Where would Chicago be If the
teachers there had laid down on their
tasks and turned the children out into
the Streets" Morgan asked.
Senator George told the committee
the bills purpose was not to inject the
Federal Government Into the contro-
versial field of supporting public
schools" but solely to authorize Recon-
struction Corporation loans during the
emergency.
Evening star., 1933-01-19
Living Cost Drop
229 Pct. in U. S.
Since 1929 Crash
Labor Department Sta
tistics Show Variances
in Chief Cities.

The cost of living in the United
States has slumped 22.9 per cent since
the break in the stock market in 1929
the Labor Departments Bureau Of Sta
tistics announced today.
During 1882, the bureaus report said,
living costs dropped 9.4 per cent, and
on December 81, last, was II. per cent
lower than on the corresponding date
in 1881.
Between June and December Of last
year there was a reduction in living
cost Of 27 per cent, the bureau reported
as the result of survey made in prin-
cipal cities.
For December. the costs were To per
cent less than in 1917. but were higher
than in 1913 by 32.l per cent. For food,
however. the December 1892. prices were
1.3 per cent lower than in 1913
The bureau said that between Decem-
ber, 1929. and the same month last year
food decreased. 375 per cent; clothing
decreased 24.3 per cent; rents. 22.3 per
cent: fuel and light. 1872 per cent =;
house furnishings goods, 25.4 per cent,
and miscellaneous items. Al per cent.
Evening star., 1933-01-19
|QUEzON T0IGVE
LEGISLATORS SWAY
Would Submit Independence
Act to People if Body
Declines Vote.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MANILA, p. l.. January 19-With its
foes Calming a majority of the insular
legislators are ready to reject the Phil
ippine independence act, Manuel Que
zon, president of the Senate, said he
was ready for the lawmakers to assume
the responsibility without submitting
the measure to vote Of the people.
The act provides it may be accepted
or rejected by convention called spe-
cifically for that purpose.
II do not know what opinion is held
by the Legislature" the veteran leader
said, "or whether the members are dis
posed to act on the bill. If they are
not and believe it should be submitted
to the pepole, have no objection"
Formal Transmittal Needed.
He said Gov. Gen. Theodore Roose-
welt. jr., has received official notice and
an official copy of the act with only
formal transmittal needed to empower
the Legislature to act.
Quezon previously indicated, however,
he did not plan to precipitate any action
on the act which he has opposed. He
is scheduled to sail March II for Wash
ington. D. c.. to confer with the Inde-
pendence Mission, which advocted the
bill
Opponents OF the act claim so of the
SO members Of the Insular House have
signed resolution ratifying opposition
to the proposed form Of independence
and thus far only have refused tc
sign. Quezon previously claimed over
whelming opposition to the present act
Jose Clarin, dean of the Senate, flayeo
the terms Of the act in q speech from
the floor.
Il fear the tragic scenes of Santo
Domingo, Haiti and Nicaragua will bs
repeated" he said.
Fear of Disturbance.
Clarin expressed fear any disturbance
among the unruly Moros of the South.
ern islands would be made an excuse
for Intervention.
In not informing Congress of the
real sentiment that prevails in the
Legislature. which also represents thai
of the people," the veteran Senator said
the mission has converted itself int
a dictator Of the fate of the Philippines.
He said the emotions of the Filipino!
are mixed. While they are happy be
cause the action Of Congress has proved
that the American people have renounc.
ed all imperialistic intents toward thu
Philippines and recognized the right o.
the Filipinos to take part in the concer
Of Independent nations" he said the &C
is unsatisfactory
Clarin said the high commissioner
would be arbiter of the affairs of the
islands, and declared limitations on FIRE,
imports are unfair because the Filipino.
are not given commensurate rights.
Evening star., 1933-01-19
OREGON GOVERNOR ASKS
PHONE MONOPOLY CURB
Company So Powerful It Defes
u, S. and State, Legislature Is
Told by Meier.

BY the Associated Press.
SALEM. Greg, January 19.-Charg-
ing the American Telephone & Tele-
graph Co. has become SO powerful that
it has succeededin avoiding Federal
regulation and in defying State con-
troll" Gov. julius L. Meier yesterday
recommended to the Legislature 1t me-
morialize Congress ito pass legislation
conferring on the Interstate Commerce
Commission or some other agency the
adequate authority to investigate and
regulate interstate telephone rates and
services"
1T is In the interest. Of the rate
payers" he declared, that the State
utilities commissioner be provided with
financial resources comparable to those
Of the utility"
He had previously referred to the in
vestigation of the Pacific Telephone &
Telegraph Co., now under way by the
State utilities commissioner, with linn
tied funds"
Evening star., 1933-01-19
NOTED SURGEON MAKES
23D. VISIT TO U. S.
DR.. Adolph Lorenz Of Vienna Re-
grets He Can't Straighten Out
Brains of Man.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, January 19.-Dr
Adolph Lorenz. Viennese practitioner
Of bloodless surgery, arrived on the
Saturnia today bemoaning the fact he
cannot do for the human brain what
he can do for the body.
"An my life," said the famous IT.
year-old doctor, 1T has been q matter
of limb Strengthening. How unfortu-
nate there is not also method for
Strengthening out the brains of man. u
As he approached the city for his
tweEty-third visit to American patients
DR.. Lorenz voiced his opinions concern
ing the value of pacifism.
IF man should begin another war, y
he said, ''he should be Anuihilated. He
would not be worthy any, more to tread
Gods earth" - Isr
Evening star., 1933-01-19

lists outside the doors of the Senate
chamber, ready to seize every Senator
as he goes out to urge him to vote for
this bill"
Blaine said the lobby urging the
passage of the bill included organized
banking interests of the country, which
wished to put over the branch banking
OF chain system and to destroy the
independent unit system of banking"
He charged that merchants who were
under the thumb" of bankers had
been forced to write to members of
the Senate urging the passage OF the
bank BILL
The Wisconsin Senator named J. C.
Thompson of the Northwest Bank Cor
poration aS lobbyist who buttonholed
Senators and urged them to vote for
the Glass bill.
Senator Norris. Republican. Nebraska,
yesterday indicated the possible outcome
| of the cloture motion when he, said 1t
| involved a fundamental question be
yond any particular controversy" and
| that many Senators opposed it on prin-
ciple.
Therefore" he said, "in voting upon
cloture, there will be many Senators
who will feel disposed to vote against
| cloture. under any circumstances. who
have no sympathy with any fllibuster
that is going on"
Long then interjected that he had
devoted the day ito getting a consent
agreement from those who have op-
posed this bill, and after having Ia
bored the entire day, and having Sc
| cured that consent, one Of the pro-
ponents Of this bank bill has objected
tn JinanfmOlIs consent" "
Replying. Couzens said Long "has
spent four hours Of the Senate's time
in trying to get an agreement and at
ABS. perhaps two hours counting out
the overnight recess) before the time
of voting on cloture, he desires now q
unanimous consent agreement"
$50 far as the two hours delay Is
concerned" Couzens added, II am en-
tirely willing to accept the response
bility for that"
Evening star., 1933-01-19
SWITZERLAND JOINS
U. S. IN DEMANDING
RIOT INVESTIGATION
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Continued From First Page)
Nineteen on Manchuria last night, the
League today appeared to be willing to
concur in the japanese request that the
United States should not be invited to
partake in further conciliation, on the
grounds that this is mere matter Of
procedure.
But the League has put 1t up to the
Japanese Government to state whether
it rejects what is called the fundamental
principle of the Lytton report, namely.
modification of the Japanese backed
Manchukuo regime.
Many well-informed observers believe
the committee of nineteen is under the
influence of the small powers and
Great Britain and thus is going ex-
tremely slow in passing on to a grave
recommendation, which would go over
Japan's head in order to place Japan in
the position OF obstructing concilia-
tiOn
A definite stand by the League will
thus be delayed considerable time.
Evening star., 1933-01-19
OBJECT SEEN FROM TRAIN.
Oran Rail Conductor Reports Sight
Resembling Plane.

ORAN, Algeria, January 19 P).-The
conductor of a train on the Southern
Oran Railroad reported today that he
saw an object resembling an airplane
on a sandy plain south Of here, which
might have been the machine flown by
Lazy Mary Bailey, missing South
African aviatrix.
A plane from the Saida Air Club was
to investigate the report today.
Evening star., 1933-01-19
PHILIPPINE FREEDOM
IS HAILED IN JAPAN
Toxic Newspaper Sees Removal Of
Potential Base for At
tack by U. S.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
TOXIC, January l9.-The Toxic
newspaper Jill shimpo editorially vel
coined today the action of the United
States Congress in offering freedom to
the Philippines.
Their independence means the ul-
innate removal of potential base of
attack against Japan. 1t will improve
the prospects Of peace In the Orient
Congress- vigorous action in defiance
of Secretary of State Stimsons recon-
mendations indicates a majority Of
Americans reject Stimson's suspicious
of Jaran."
Evening star., 1933-01-19
Small Tornado Damages Town.

SALEM. Mo-, January 10 R.-A
small tornado struck the southern part
of Salem last night. tearing down about
dozen barns and smaller buildings,
damaging two residences and '>yroot-
ing nearly SO trees. No ope. ID In
jured. It was the first GdWt ater
tornado ever reported In ts:is Soutnern
Missouri district.
Evening star., 1933-01-19
DOCK BIDS STUDIED
Baltimore Firm Is Low Bidder or
Navy Work at Norfolk, Va.

The Bureau of Yards and Docks. Navy
Department. today was studying bids
opened yesterday for constructing a
steel sheet pile cofferdam at the en-
trance to dry dock No. at the Nor
folk, Va, Navy Yard OF the six bids
received, the low bidder was Merritt
Chapman & Mclean Corporation OF
Baltimore, Md, with a figure of $37 40C
for constructing the bidders design
while the Temple Construction Corpo-
ration of New York was the low bidder
The Arundel Corporation of Balti-
more was the second low bidder on both
items, Offering $54, 1910 for the bureaus
design and $49,923 for its own.
Evening star., 1933-01-19
School Fee Paid in Gold Dust.

BUTTE. Mont. January 10 R.-A.
G Clark produced vial Of glittering
yellow gold dust to pay his registration
fee for the miners short course Of the
Montana School of Mines here yester-
day. Clark, Butte carpenter. explained
the gold was sluiced from sands near
Butte. He was entered as q student.
Evening star., 1933-01-19
UNITED LUTHERANS GAIN
80, 900 Increase in Congregations
of Missions Is Reported.

NEW YORK. January 19 (P.-Mis-
sion congregations of the United Lu-
theran Church gained $4,000 members
during the past year. 1t was reported
yesterday to the denominations Board
of American Missions
DR.. Franklin r. Fry, executive secre-
tary, said the board would approve a
budget of $734,000 at its closing session
today. OF this amount, $465,000 would
go for the salaries of the church's 535
missionaries United Lutheran Missions
congregations in this country, Alasaka,
Canada, Nova Scotia and the, West In
dies now number 675, the board was
told.
Evening star., 1933-01-19
Il FRENCH PLANES
SEEKlOIST FLYERS
Lady Bailey in. Sahara and
HinkIer in Alps, Objects
of Intensive Search.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, January IGNORE than .
dozen French airplanes were enlisted
today in searches over French territory
in Africa and the Alps region for Lady
Mary Bailey and Bert Hinkler, two Of
the British Empires foremost flyers.
Planes were starting from various
points in Algeria and Morocco to search
for Lady Bailey, wife Of South African
millionaire and mother of five chill
dren, who has been missing four days
on an England-South Africa speed
fight. At least a dozen planes, mostly
military, were engaged.
French authorities said other planes
would explore forest regions in the
vicinity of Dijon and the French Alps
for Bert Hn4kler, missing II days since
he began an attempt to recapture the
England Australia speed record.
Capt. C. D. Barnard, Lady Baileys
instructor, left England for Northern
Africa yesterday to join in the search
for his pupil. Capt. j. A. Mollison,
transatlantic flyer, was reported in Lon
don as ready to join the search in
Africa too but it was understood this
woulo be deferred pending the result Of
French operations)
New Clue Reported.
The Paris newspaper lie Journal said
the British flyer, Capt. w. L. 'Wally"
Hope, who has been in Switzerland Eev-
eral days looking for his friend, Hinkler.
had discovered new clue. He be-
lieved the Australian flyer may have
fallen in mountains south OF Wetter-
horn, one of the most imposing Of the
Bernese Alps having three peaks, each
more than 10000 feet high. He plan
ned to explore there today.
The Paris paper also said Amy
Johnson Mollison, the noted British
aviatrix and wife Of Capt Mollison. had
offered to help in the searches. Lady
Bailey was attempting to beat Mrs.
Mollison's record of four days. six hours
and 55 minutes for the London-Cape
town fight.
Hinkler the first pilot to make The
South Atlantic eastward crossing
alone. was out to beat c. w A. Scotts
record of eight days 20 hours 40 min
utes from England to Australia. Hinkler
was expected to make his first stop az
BrlnclSl, Italy. Dut II was feared ne
never got beyond the Alps.
Believed in Othe Forest.
French authorities believed he may
have been forced down in the Othe
Forest. failing to reach Simplon Pass in
| the Alps where Capt. Hope was search
! ing.
Lady Bailey showed symptoms of in
| cipient influenza when she left Oran,
| Algeria, Sunday on the second leg of
her fight. She was forced to turn back
to Oran the day before when she
started over the Sahara Desert, because
of slight illness. It was feared she met
disaster in the Atlas Mountains or the
desert. French authorities said nothing
was learned of her possible whereabouts
at Gao, Nancy or Tinlbukto. on the
| Upper Niger or at Colomb Bechar,
Morocco. She was expected to stop at
| Niamey or Gao.
Evening star., 1933-01-19

Translation Of the Belgian Civil Code
from French into Flemish has just
been completed In accordance with
royal decree.
Evening star., 1933-01-19
HOUSE DEMOCRATS
SEEK TO ELIMINATE
DOUBLE TAXATION

Continued From First Page)
Evening star., 1933-01-19


Senator Blaine sought to ridicule
declarations by Senator Glass, Demo-
crat Of Virginia, the sponsor of the
bill, that he had been flooded with tele-
grams from every part of the country
urging the passage of the bill. The
wisconsin Senator said telegraph COM
panies mad addressed messages to busi-
ness men in Wisconsin saying Senator
Glass would appreciate greatly tele-
grams recommending the passage of
the bill.
"Of course, these telegraph COM
panies were trying to drum up busi-
ness" said Senator Blaine, "but un-
doubtedly they have been responsible
for some of the kilograms sent to Sena-
tor Glass. I turn to more serious
phase. The Capitol has been infested
with lobbyists. There have been lobby
r.ytl, ~
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-02-11
CHANGE IN MANCHURlA
Is UNACCEPTABLE

TOXIC, Feb. IL. (UP)-
Japan's delegation to the League
Of Nations will be instructed to
refuse a suggestion that Japan
agree to nominal Chinese sover-
eighty over Manchuria, Informed
circles believed today.
General opinion here was that
Yosuke Matsuoka, principal Jap
anese representative at Geneva,
would be. instructed to inform
the league his nation stands firm
on recognition of Manchoukuo
as an Independent nation. Fol
lowing that declaration, it was
believed, that Japanese delegates
would be instructed to return
home.
At an extraordinary cabinet
meeting yesterday, Yasuya Urchi-
da, foreign minister, was given
authority to advise Matsuoka to
reject proposals for Chinese SOW
ereignty over Manchuria, reli-
able reports said.
Coupled with this weeks an
nouncement Of the war Office
that Japan would ''police' Jehol
province on behalf of the Man
choukuon state, indications were
that league efforts to comprom-
Use the Sino-Japanese situation
would break down.
Japan was expected to con-
tinue its answering policy of
resisting all Chinese efforts to
occupy or govern the three pro,
vinces in Manchuria proper, and
the disputed province of Jehol.
Jehol is claimed by Chinese as
part of China proper, and by
Manchoukuo as part of the sin
dependent state"
The conflicting claims appar-
emily will lead to military acti-
witty within q short time. Chi,
nese troops are in Jehol, anc
concentrated inside the Great
Wall on the Jehol border. Japan
in announcing its intention OF
policing" the province, gave no
tice of intention to drive the
Chinese from the province.
Following today's brief cabl'
net meeting, unofficial spokes
men predicted Japan would with
draw from the League Of Ma
tions within a month.