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Evening star., 1933-03-01
PRATT WILL RETAIN
POST OF NAVY CHIEF
Decision Reported Reached by
Roosevelt After Talk With
Hoover.
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

Admiral William v. Pratt, chief Of
naval operations, who today reached the
retirement age Of "a, has been retained
in active service, and, 1t Is said in we'll
informed quarters, will continue in his
present post until the four-year as
signment is ended In September, 1884.
Admiral Pratt had contemplated re-
tirement today, but was advised in q
telephone message last night by Presi-
dent Hoover that he was to remain at
least until the new administration takes
hold. This is permitted under the act
Of 1929. which provides that a naval
officer above the rank OF vice admiral
need not retire for age II his services
still are required.
President Hoover, informed quarters
say, discussed the matter with Presi-
dent-elect Roosevelt, and the latter, who
has known the naval officer since his
days as Assistant Secretary Of the Navy,
plans to continue Admiral Pratt in his
place until next year, 1t Is stated re-
1iably.
Admiral Pratt has served as chief of
naval operations for az years.
The previous chief of naval opera
tions did not avail himself Of the 1929
law, but those were normal times.
Today, when the situation Is serious,
1t is considered inadviSable to change
the chief of the United States Navy In
the midst Of o crisis, especially when
that chief enjoys the confidence Of the
rank and file Of the Navy, Of Congress
and Of the incoming and outgoing
Presidents.
The news Of his retention came as
much of surprise to Pratt as to others
in the Navy Department.
The admiral, certain that he would
retire today had closed his house on
Observatory Hill, packed his trunks
and was ready to leave for California.
The usual round Of farewell dinners
were given BY his fellow ofncers, and
Mrs. Pratt le1fSf for Europe three
days ago.
Evening star., 1933-03-01
100 OFFICERS TRAP
YOUNG MAIL BANDITS
Postal Authorities, Learning of
Plot Four Months Ago,
Prevent Hold-Up.

BY the Associated Press.
WHEELING, w. Va, March 1.-One
hundred policemen and deputies am
bushed two young men and prevented
the robbery of mail car In the Bal
timore g. Ohio passenger station last
night.
Officers said the pair, Don Wilson, %,
and Charles Braddish, %, confessed.
Postal authorities were told Of the
plot four months ago, they said. No
estimate was made of the value of the
contents Of two mail bags which the
boys threw into taxi before their cap
ture.
Joseph Doyle, 80, driver Of the cab,
was held for questioning. Police said
the boys held him up and ordered him
to drive to the rear Of the station.
where mail from the train was being
unloaded. The mail cars crew submit
ted to the hold-up with pistols.
Ten shots were fired at the pair, and,
seeing men closing in on them from
every direction, they surrendered. None
of the shots took effect.
Evening star., 1933-03-01
BANKRUPTCY. BILL
SENT TOPRES|DEN1
Drastic Emergency Measure
Revises Laws Covering
Receiverships.

By the Associated Press.
The drastic emergency bankruptcy
revision bill today received final con-
gressional action and was sent to the
White House for President Hoover's
signature.
Supported by the leadership Of both
the Democratic and Republican parties.
the House approved the Senate amend
ments designed to aid railroads. indi-
v:duals and farmers, but excluding cor
porations. The vote was 207 to 26.
The purpose of the railroad section is
to let railroads reorganize under In
terstate Commerce Commission and
Federal court approval to avoid going
into expensive receivership proceedings.
The reorganization Is to be effective
through creditors and stockholders.
The provisions affecting individuals
and farmers permit them to make vol
untary readjustments Of their debts
without recourse to formal bankruptcy.
Both President Hoover and President
elect Roosevelt are understood to have
approved the legislation.
Action came after an hour of debate
in which opposition was led by Repre-
sentative Tarver, Democrat, Of Georgia,
on the ground it would not benefit
farmers, but railroads.
Evening star., 1933-03-01
LINGYUAN REDUCED.
14th Brigade Captures Fourth Strategic
Point.

14th Brigade Captures Fourth Strategic
Point.
SU1CHUNG, March CR.-Gen. Hei-
jiro. Hattori. commanding the 14th Jap.
anese Brigade, reduced the town ol
Lingyuan, Jehol, late today, seizing an
other strategic point in the advance or
Jehol City.
Rengo (Japanese) News Agency dis.
patches said there was heavy fighting
before the Chinese defenders submitted
The Hattori brigade started its in
yasion Of Jehol from this city, striking
at the passes Of Shamoshan and OF
Paishihksumen. where for a time they
were checked by Chinese regulars sent
up by Marshal Chang Hsaio-Liang.
There were conflicting reports of the
fighting there, but both sides agreed
the engagement was one of the heayi-
est thus far in the campaign.
The brigade struck northwestward
after carrying those two passes. Mean
time another column which had ad.
vanced toward Lingyuan from Chao-
yang diverted its attack northward to
Chienping, which was reported to have
fallen today.
Lingyuan is midway between Chao-
yang and Jehol City, ultimate objective
OF the invasion. It is one of two points
where the Chinese were expected to
put up their strongest defense. The
other is Chinfeng, half way between
Jehol City an Kaiu. Chihfeng also
was reported to have been captured.
All the previous dispatches relating
to the japanese plan of operation have
indicated that nothing could stop the
advance once these two cities were
taken. Lingyuan is about rs miles from
Jehol City. Chihfeng is a little more
than 100 miles northeast of the capital
Evening star., 1933-03-01
ROOSEVELT ASKS
WOOD|N T0PARLEY
Domestic Finances Will Be
Discussed-White House
Secretaries Named.
Rx the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HYDE PARK, N. Y, March L.
President-elect Roosevelt today invited
William H. Woodin, his Secretary Of the
Treasury, to a conferencet this afternoon
at the Roosevelt New York City home
Woodin has been busy at washington
The general domestic financial situation
is I'D for discussion. Roosevelt is watch
ing events closely, but there is no indi-
cation that he is going to take any hand
in affairs before he takes office on Sat-
urday.
The President-elect Roosevelt has
completed the selection of his Official
family.
He picked Louis, Mac and Steve" Tor
his secretariat-Louis NJ Howe, senior
secretary, and Marvin H. Mcintyre OF
Kentucky and Stephen T. Early Of Vir-
ginia as his other chief aides IN the
White House.
The cabinet was completed officially
last night with the announcements OF
Miss Frances Perkins, New York state
commissioner of labor. as the Secretary
of Labor and Daniel c. Roper OF South
Carolina as Secretary OF Commerce.
So far as immediate appointments
are concerned, Mr.. Roosevelt has mn
ished his task and has surrounded him.
self with trusted friends.
White House STAFF Kept.
He will carry on the present White
House staff that has continued through
past Democratic and Republican ad-
strations-Rudolph Forster as ex-
ecutive clerk, Pat McKenna as execu-
tive Office doorkeeper and Erwin H.
Hoover as head usher. These are men
who know American offcialdom and
how to keep the wheels spinning
smoothly at the White House.
With this groundwork Mr.. Roosevelt
is in a position to take active control
of the Government next Saturday noon
Servants Going Along.
Mr.. Roosevelt was to leave here late
today by automobile for New York tc
spend the night He takes with him
to Washington his family and personal
secretary, Miss Marguerite Leland. They
have a carload of personal correspond
ence and official business to haul along
Continued on Page 2, Column %
Evening star., 1933-03-01
DRY LAW VIOLATORS
TO GET NO LENIENCY
Prohibition Enforcement Promised
by Incoming Attorney Gen
eral Walsh.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla, March l.
Senator Thomas J. Walsh, who will be
Attorney General in the Roosevelt cab
met, said here today that liquor law
violators need expect no leniency from
the Department of Justice merely be-
cause Congress has sent the repeal
question back to the States.
AZ long as the prohibition laws are
on the statute books, said Senator
Walsh, his department will do It's best
to enforce them, and there will be no
lessening Of Federal enforcement unless
Congress reduces the appropriations
for 1t.
Senator Walsh stopped of here briefly
while en- route to Washington with his
Cuban bride, the former Sonora Nina
Perez Chaumont Truf1n,
Evening star., 1933-03-01
DRY FEBRUARY IN LOS ANGELES
UPSETS FIVE AMATEUR PROPHETS
Colorful Weather Guessers Undsmayed by Failure Of
Forecasts Last Month.

February Z, 10 and "a and Aubert fore
cast rain ON the 7th and Gath.
These forecaSters are q colorful
group. Gin Chow, who gets most into
print, relies on an ancient and secret
weather book Of his ancestors. K.
Imamura, Japanese astrologer Of La
g,ma Beach, also uses the Chinese sys-
tenn with secrets from the Pyramids Of
Gizneh.
Wilcox watches the thickness on the
hulls of walnuts, the amount Of fur
on rabbits and other homely signs.
Aubert often mistaken for George Ber-
nard Shaw, watches the winds, tides
and birds. william Ford, city ofncial
Of Huntington Park, keeps his eye on
phases of the moon, the wind and
other natural phenomena.
Gin Chow comes forward with pre-
diction rain will fall on March, 9, 10,
26 and 30. Wilcox predicts q big food
In the Los Angeles River March ~.
preceded by three days Of rain.
Ford sees rainstorms March Al.
11-l4, 1921 and 25-28. Aubert pre-,
diets rain An<m March to 6 and hin4
winds from Asrch . to II.
Evening star., 1933-03-01
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, March Los
Angeles slipped through February
without a drop Of rain, leaving five
prophets, who had made public fore
casts. high and dry, and with spirits
undampened.
They came forward today with new
representations Of wind and rain for
Southern California In March.
Los Angeles citizens were inclined to
award the February palm to Cecil VIII
cox, veteran editor OF North Hollywood,
who said: Following the law Of aver
ages, February should be comparatively
dry, as the heavens were drained IN
January, but n''-and he went ahead
allowing seven days Of rain.
Since the forecast included the whole
Of Southern California, check with
the United States Weather Bureau
shows George Aubert Of Redoudo
Beach. scored two hits. The Weather
Bureau reported scattering rains ou
Evening star., 1933-03-01
Won Hindenburg Orders Death
for Disclosure of Mill
tary Secrets.
"STAGGERING MASSACRE"
PLANNED, LONDON HEARS
Wild Rumors Seem Unsupported,
However-Threats Of Revolt
Made in Bavaria.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, March 1.-President vor
Hindenburg issued q decree toda!
against treason to the German peopl,
and highly reasonable Vaccinations,
sharply increasing penalties for espion.
age, treason and subversive acts.
The death penalty was provided fol
attempting to secure or disclose I'm.
portant military secrets.
Ten years imprisonment was speci.
fed for transmitting to foreign gov
ernments objects or news, even Il
false, which should be kept secret ir
the interest Of the Reich.
Not less than three months impris-
onment for publicly printing or dis
cussing news which should be kept
from foreign governments. irrespective
of whether the news was correct OF
faxed, was specified.
Meaningless Ballot Indicated
Concerning subversive propaganda
the decree provides that whoever de-
signs. circulates. or keeps in stock for
the purpose of circulation, printed mat
ter whose contents, in inciting TO use
force against state authorities, or In in
stigating preparations for or incitations
to strikes In vital plants, shows trea-
sonable intent, may be punished up to
three years imprisonment.
Because Of the greatly disturbed con-
dltion OF German politics the minister
Of the interior today forbade all motion
picture theaters to exhibit q news reel
showing the attempted assassination OF
President-elecr Roosevelt.
While the Hitler government insist,
next Sundays selections of the new ma
tional and Prussian state Parliaments
are to be held as scheduled, the CHIEF
of the governments Information Blu
reau indicated the balloting will be
meaningless.
Parliamentary and democratic time.
are over for Germany" declared
Walther Funk, head Of the government,
Press Department. One Of his assist.
ants declared all the Communist vote.
cast Sunday will be thrown out. Tit
Communists polled nearlH -k 10000
votes in the last election. increasing
their Reichstag representation from
14.6 per cent to 1853 per cent, and they
were even stronger In the Diet.
Meanwhile there were no signs *
give credence to wild rumors that ths
week end would bring a terrible fatt
to the foes of. Chancellor Hitler. These
rumors, circulating in European capi-
tails. appeared based on the recent or.
ders issued by Minister William Goerins
to Prussian police to protect Nationals
tic groups, such as the Nazi storm
troops and Steel Helmet War Veterans
and to ruthlessly suppress others.
Massacre Plot Reported.
(The London Herald reported today
what it called a plot Of Hitlerites In
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Evening star., 1933-03-01
SUFFERING IS DUE TO FATIGUE,
NOT COMPLExES, PROFESSOR FINDS
Research Convinces Him Almost Every One Stammers,
and With Their Hands Also.

his words in numerous syllables-the
oftener he pauses, said Priof. Bills.
To record suffering Prof. Bills has
constructed laboratory that might
be taken for broadcasting studio.
His patients" are required to talk
and run their fingers over keyboard.
First one talks into microphone
that carries the voice respones through
series of wires, ending with series
Of marks on a tape. Breaks in the
record are caused by time out for
suffering.
Results obtained have shown that
one shutters with his hands also, Prof.
Bills said.
All of which indicates to Prof. Bills,
who said he took up the study as q
matter Of curiosity, that suffering is
closely related to the nervous system
and is not matter Of COM Diexes-
infericgity or other. ~
Evening star., 1933-03-01
CHICAGO COUNCIL SEATS !.
WON BY 36 DEMOCRATS
Republicans Victorious in Nine
Contests-Five to Be Decided
in April.
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March 1.-Democrats ap-
peared today to have increased sub
stantially their strength in the Chicago
City Council by yesterdays aldermanic
elections.
Thirty-six of the IS aldermen elected
we're Democrats. Nine were Republic
ans and five contests will be decided
in the April supplementary elections.
Thirteen newcomers were elected to the
Council yesterday, most Of them Demo-
Gratis.
Six aldermen were defeated and 80
were. reelected, 10 Of them without
oppositi The April election will
decide contests in wards where no
candidate received clear-cut majority.
Evening star., 1933-03-01
Letter Threatens
Death to Animals;
Youth Is Seized
BY the Associated Press.

ATLANTA, Ca, March l.
A threat against the animals in
Asa G. Gambler. jr.'s, private zoo
If he refused to grant a $1,000
anonymous loan resulted in de-
tention of a young man booked
on suspicion as John Lee Butler
here today.
Postal inspectors and city de-
tectives said they arrested Butler
late last night when he picked
up a package left under the seat
in a theater on directions in q
letter Gambler received.
The letter said the $1,000 was
desired for girl friend who was
very i'll and that it would be re-
paid in three months with $500
interest. There was no sigma
ture, but the officers said Butler
admitted he was the writer.
Evening star., 1933-03-01
DEMOCRATS FACE
FIGHT FOR SPEAKER
Deadlock May Develop at
Party Caucus Tomor-
row Night.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

Democrats of the House, in party
caucuc tomorrow night, will undertake
to select nominee for Speaker to sue
ceed John N. Garner Of Texas, who or
Saturday will become Vice President.
With three major candidates in the
field and three who have few votes or
the first ballot beyond their own State
delegations. the prospects are for 9
real contest. Unless one of these candi-
dates develops a commanding lead In
the early balloting, a deadlock is with
in the possibilities. And out of dead
lock no one Is yet able to say what win
develop.
= Representative Rainey 81 Illinois, the
party floor leader; Representative Nc
Duftie of Alabama, Democratic whip
and Representative Byrns of Tennessee
chairman of the Appropriations Com
mittee, are the candidates with con-
siderable numbers Of votes promised
them. Representative Crosser OF Ohio
Representative Cullen of New York and
Representative Rankin Of Mississippi
are to be put forward by their State
delegations. with perhaps a sprinkling OF
support from other States. Rainey
McDufne and Byrns all have insisted
they would win the nomination.
RSiney Holds Lead.
Supporters of Crosser, pointing out
that he comes from a strategic State,
Ohio, and q his record of progressive
service in the 16 years of his service
IN the House, are doing all they can to
bring about his selection in the event
of a deadlock in the caucus They say
Crosser has friends in many of the
State delegations who would be entirely
willing to 60 to him as second choice
II the caucus is tied up.
Rainey has seemed to OCCUPY the
strategic position in this race for a Ions
time. He is at present floor leader
He halls from Illinois. He is the rank
ing Democratic member Of the i'm
portant Ways and Means Committee
II he steps into the Office of Speaker
the Craftsmanship of the Ways and
Means Committee and the floor lead
ership are open to other gentlemen. Il
he fails to be Speaker, he may fill
either the post of foor leader or the
Craftsmanship of the Ways and Means
Committee. It would look as though
A3S kAoa A4AoAC w Ol4CI AL ally
that might be underway-and If re-
ports be true there Is a great deal OF
dickering going on today among the
Democrats with regard to floor leader
whip, and important committee as
signments.
McDuffie has been reported to have
the influence Of Speaker Garner back
Of him in the race for the Speakership.
There are also a number Of NortharT,
Democrats, who, not being in the run
ming for Speaker themselves, would
be glad to see McDufie, a Southerner
placed in that position so that one
OF these Northern Democrats might
be made floor leader or chairman of
the Ways and Means Committee.
Attitude Of Southerners.
On the other hand, there are Demo-
Gratis from the South who would look
with favor upon Representative Rainey
or Representative Crosser, If the lat
ter became the compromise choice of
(Nopf{v,,,oi ~, nooo o CoI,,yn,, \
Evening star., 1933-03-01
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March Heres cheer
for sufferers!
Prof. Arthur G.. Bills of the Uni
versity of Chicago psychology depart
ment said today series of tests had
convinced him that almost everybody
stammers.
when the public speaker pauses In
his address and says "A he's just
Suffering" said Prof. Bills. IF he
didn't do it he'd stumble over the next
word
But in claiming to have found the
cause of suffering ng-fatigue-the pro-
fessor said so far he had no cure to
offer.
The more fatigued the normal per-
an-one not addicted to dragging out
Evening star., 1933-03-01
new GERMAN ATTACHE
TO COME TO WASHINGTON
Gen. Friedrich Won Boetticher,
Commander Of Academy, De-
tailed to d. 8.

Py the Associated Press.
BERLIN, March 1.-Gen. Friedrich
Won Boetticher, commander Of the Mill
tary Academy of Jueterburg, was ap-
pointed today as military attache al
the Washington embassy, effective
April l.
Certain other changes also were made
in the diplomatic service. The attache
at Rome was accredited also to Buda-
sels and The Hague, the attache al
Moscow also to Kovno, and the Prague
attache also to Bucharest and Belgrade
Attaches at Washington, Paris and
Warsaw are accredited to those coun-
tries only.
Evening star., 1933-03-01
MOTHER AND 5 CHILDREN
DIE WHEN HOME BURNS
Three Other Youngsters Escape or
Are Rescued From Burn
ing Building.
~ the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TULSA, Okla, March LIN vain
attempt at rescue, mother was burned
to death with five of her nine children
in their little home at Sand Springs,
q suburb, this morning.
The dead: Mrs. Ernest G. Kepner,
"a, wife of cotton mill worker; Robert
and Charlotte. her 13-year-old twins;
Jewell, II, a daughter; Wayne, 10. and
Frank, 7, sons.
Three other children escaped or were
rescued, while Kepner and a l7-year-
old son, Earl were at work in cotton
mill A wood stove, left burning, was
blamed.
Evening star., 1933-03-01
Self-Styled "King'' :
OF Island Is Seized
-
On Fraud Charge
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, March Marion
Coles Harmon. the self-styled
"king" of Lundys Isle. on the
welsh coast, and three other
prominent financiers were at
liberty on $4,000 bail each today
on charges of conspiracy to de-
fraud.
and E. G. Changeat were the
others arrested yesterday on
charges involving operations OF
Korean trade company and other
business concerns they organized.
Harmon issued his own coinage
on the island and claimed he was
the sovereign there. It has about
As inhabitants.
Evening star., 1933-03-01
FOUR CITIES CAPTURED.
Main japanese Ofensives in Jehol
Victorious.

Main japanese Offensives in Jehol
Victorious.
CHINCHOW, Manchuria, March l
R.-Chinese defenders at Chihfeng
commercial and transportation center
OF Jehol Province, surrendered today and
three other towns on China's inner de-
tense line were captured almost stimuli
taneously, the japanese military COM
mand announced.
Victories were reported for the
main Japanese offensives which are
swinging on successfully widening arcs
over the province with the capital, Jehol
City (ChengtefW, as their common OBJ
jective.
The Army of the North, which has
made the longest swing, reached Chih-
feng, 81 miles north of Jehol City, and
reported the Chinese Gen. Shih Wen
Hua, commander of the Jehol cavalry
force under Gov. Tang Yu-Lin, SUBJ
mitted to the Japanese gov
eminent of Manchukuo.
The towns of Chienping and Pei
changyintze were reported captured by
the Japanese Central and Southern Of
fenstves. The 14th Brigade reduced
Lingyuan.
The Northern Japanese force, with
the veteran 4th Cavalry Brigade un-
der Maj. Gen. Kennosuke Mogi leading
the way for the 9Th Division, had ex-
pected its hardest battle at Chihfeng.
Once beyond the walls of that city,
dominating a mountain pass, it was ex-
pected to move rapidly upon the capital
With the northern army came the
native Manchukaun forces undeh Gen.
Chang Hai-Peng. This Japanese
coached army set up headquarters at
Kailu last Friday-the border city
where the drive began-and planned
to move next to Chihfeng.
Despite bitter cold and snowstorms
these forces swung over the northern
edge of the Cobb Desert at a rate of
almost SO miles day.
The 18th Infantry Brigade under
Maj. Gen. Kunizo Matsuda was reported
to have captured Chienping, midway
between Chaoyang and Chihfeng. Re
ports said it was continuing west
ward.
Other japanese forces were NOV
ing into the province along the eastern
border, and various Manchukuan
forces were active also in the north.
Part of the swift advance of the
Japanese in the north was reported
due to about 10000 Mongol and other
volunteers switching to the japanese
side, taking up the banner of Man.
chukuo. e I.
Evening star., 1933-03-01
AMERICAN AT FIRE
Reichstag Building Inquiry Fails
to Develop Charge, However.

/ BERLIN, March R.-A report that
an American was found In the Reich
stag Building during Monday nights
FIRE was published today In Chancellor
Hitler's organ, Volkischer Beobachter.
Police declined to say khether he was
connected with the hdarism.
Evening star., 1933-03-01
1000 JAPANESE REPULSED.

PEIPING, March / @.-A dramatic
Sino- Japanese clash in o snow-driven
pass in Central Jehol was described in
Chinese oficial dispatches today from
Failing to fsrce their way through
strongly held Chinese positions at
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