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Evening star., 1934-03-07
Uar1H uf Uhanka.

FARMER. SUSIE p. wish to extend my
sincere thanks to my many friends Tor
their beautiful noral tributes and ex.
presstons Of sympathy at the death OF
my dear wife. SUSIE p. FARMER.
ERNEST FARMER. =
PROCTER. RUTH M. We wish to extend
our sincere thanks to our relatives.
friends and neighbors for the kindness
shown during the illness and for the
beautiful foral tributes and expressions
OF sympathy at the death Of our dear
daughter. RUTH NJ. PROCTER.
SEROT. AND MRS. C. RUSSELL.
Evening star., 1934-03-07
ENSIGN PAYNE BURIED
IN RITES AT ARL LINGTON
Capt. Sydney K. Evans Omciates
at Services for Native of
West Virginia.

Ensign Edwin Kent Payne was
buried with full military honors to-
day in Arlington National Cemetery.
He died March l at the Naval Hos
pital at Mare Island, Calf.
The chief of the Nays corps Of
chaplains, Capt. Sydney K. Evans,
officiated at the funeral.
Ensign Payne was a native Of Min
den. w. Va, whre he was born Sep
tember !. 1909. He was named to the
Naval Academy in 1928 from his
native State and was graduated four
years later. He was commissioned an
ensign and served aboard the battle
ship Colorado. Bronchial pneumonia
caused his death Surviving Is his
father, Edwin j. Payne of Hunting
ton. W. Va.
Honorary pallbearers were Lieuts.
w. S. Mayer, Brooke Schumm. A. r.
Quinn, H. c. Pound, H. M. Shana-
han and r. S. Lamb.
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Dratha.

TAYLOR. ANNIE l. On "wednesday;
Srth M sslozsd S w. Of HYh2s ihe l.ie James snss
1.sd:Sde dsyer Eqnsrs Sss M9e5 f,9% the asoys
and Y SITS. Sc. at o am. Relatives
and friends invited. Interment Con-
sressional Cemetery. 8
THOMAS. BETTE BURRELL. On Sat-
Irdfay rf,n..da March 2. 1914 a. her 5ss!dsnss
@ss and Saf Roihs1 sa s.: asfsHR sso
ts1s ana Sot Of other relative. sn ss
T. Rhines funeral chapel. 3rd and Eye
M T pm hsfa from isalsSay BetSfehem Mi5sn ssntss
Church. Stafford. Va.
life after brief illness. Monday, March
5, 1884, at her residence. 1925 Union
s: M III 1kA Wsn a. r4T2MPsoh TRomesoS dsose nosse4
feayes to % mourn f Their loss snso two sisters Rs
friends. Remains resting at Barbour
Bros funeral home 48 K st. ne.
Funeral Friday, March 9. at 1870 pm.
from Galbraith Church, 9th st: between
Cemetery.
TRICE, MAMIE. On wednesday. March
z. 1884. at $50 am. at her residence.
4Is .sE, 2 st. ,rn, Sc; after a LINGERING illness
vile iff Of Thomas Trice and devoted
daughter of Theodore and Martha
Young. Notice of funeral later.
TURNER. GEORGE A. Departed this life
Wednesday morning. March z. 1884. at
5:55 o'clock at his residence. 10l1 4th
st. Sc. GEORGE A. TURNER. devoted
husband OF Annie T. Turner. loving IA
ther Of Norman E. and George A. Tur-
ner. jr. He also leaves six sisters. one
brother and host Of other relatives
and many friends. Remains resting at
the John T; Rhines funeral chapel. 3rd
and Eye sts. sw. Notice Of funeral
later.
UPPERMAN. EMMA. On Wednesday.
naaiGi,,. March Z. 1924. 1924. at go an; a her
PPERMAN. PERM. :, beloved wife Of the late
Garrison and grandmother Of Malvin
and George Garrison. Funeral from
the above residence Friday. March 8. at
1:30 pm. Relatives and friends in
vited. Interment Arlington National
Cemetery
" Monday MAJ March 5 1ps4 pRarsed ss 20 !hs me- me-
EMMA c. WHITE. devoted mother of
Della Willis of 141 S st. NV. grand
mother of Otto j. Willis. aunt Of James
A. Banks. mother-in-law of william L.
Willis. Remains resting at Moons fu-
neral home. 1922 You st. NV. Funeral
Thursday. March s. at . pm. from
above-named funeral home. Interment
at Lincoln Memorial Cemetery.
Evening star., 1934-03-07
PLAY IS SCHEDULED

Church BENEFIT Will Be Held Sat
urday Night in Browningsville.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
CLARKSBURG, Nd, March T.
Here Come Three knights" is the
title OF play to be presented by a
group Of young people Of Clarksburg
and vicinity In the hall at Brown
ingsville Saturday night. It will be
directed by Mrs. Ellen Day, and the
cast will include Mrs. Julia Purdum,
Miss Evelyn Purdum, Miss Mary
Catherine Miles, Miss Lorraine Dron-
enburg. Leroy Barnes, Levi Price, jr.
and Robert Green.
= The presentation will be for the
benefit Of the Clarksburg M. e
Church and is sponsored by the
Ladies Aid Society of Bethesda M
E. Church. Browningsville.
Evening star., 1934-03-07
WAR BY FALL is SEEN
SAULT STE. MARIE, Ontario.

SAULT STE. MARIE. Ontario.
March (P.-Sir Arthur Balfour,
noted British industrialist, declared in
an address yesterday that Russia and
Japan would be at war by Autumn.
but that there was no prospect of war
in Europe for the next 40 years.
War between the United States and
Japan, he declared, was impossible.
He said tariffs and negotiations be-
tween nations. which bring acrimo-
nious discussions, were more likely to
cause war than cruisers, battleships
or armaments.
Evening star., 1934-03-07
FRENCH ROUT REBELS
Moroccan Tribesmen Give Way
to Foreign Legion.

RABAT, Morocco, March Z R).-The
last Of the fierce rebel Berbers were
reported on the run today before ad-
vancing French troops.
Dispatches said $4,000 tribesmen
have laid down arms and that French
Foreign Legion and colonial soldiers
are attaining most Of their objec-
tives in Q campaign to conquer and
occupy the remainder Of the vast
Moroccan territory.
Evening star., 1934-03-07
FOREIGN.

Whitlock Reported Better.
CANNES, France, March 7 R).-A
doctors bulletin last night said Brand
Whitlock. former American Ambassa-
dor to Belgium, was progressing sat
isfactorily" from an attack of shingles.
Evening star., 1934-03-07
FOUND.
LOST.

FOR LOST ANIMALS apply Animal Res
cue League II o st. NV. North $3.50
Evening star., 1934-03-07
Report for Last "a Hours.

Record for Last "a Hours.
(From noon yesterday to noon today.)
Highest, 56, at AIS pm. yesterday.
Year ago, 56.
Lowest. 3e. at 7 am. today. Year
ago, 80.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, 10, on March S.
Lowest. -6l2, on February 9.
Humidity for Last "a Hours.
(From noon yesterday to noon today.)
Highest. go per cent, at pm. yes
terday.
Lowest. % per cent, at noon yester-
day.
Tide Tables.
Furnished by United States Coast
and Geodetic Survey
Today. Tomorrow
Hish. ......... 1886 am
Low. 500 am. 6:54am
High......... 12:l4pm. 1:14pm
Low.......... 7:06pm. s:lopm
The Sun and Moon.
Rises. Sets
Sun, today -. 6:33 6:07
Sun, tomorrow 6:32 GOT
Moon' To-Day l2:07 am. 9:31 am
Automobile lights must be turned on
one-half hour after sunset.
Precipitation.
Monthly precipita ton in inches in
the Capital (current month tn date,
Evening star., 1934-03-07
The Sun and Noon.
Precipitation.

Automobile lights must be turned on
one-half hour after sunset.
Evening star., 1934-03-07
Tide Tables.

FURNISHED by United States Coast
and Geodetic Survey
Evening star., 1934-03-07

me meMDe5s WI H1sss g. a. tHe Idt1 M resi st
NV. Thursday night. March s. at s:l5
O'Clock. for recitation Of prayers for the
deceased. NJ: J: RACIOPP1. G.. K.
DR. A. D. WILKINSON. F. 8. 8
SNOOK. MARY C. on. Wednesday. March
q. 1884 at her residence. Chain Bridge
I'd. near .Tysons Gomez. va, MARY e:
SNOOK. beloved wife of the late Charles
w. Shook and mother OF Harry w.
Shook of Cleveland. Ohio. and Mrs.
Mabel 3. Scrivener. Remains resting
at the Ives funeral home. $40 Wilson
Blvd, Clarendon. Va. Funeral Friday
March o. at PM. from Ives chapel.
Interment Lewinsville Cemetery. Lewins-
VILE Va
Evening star., 1934-03-07

Monthly precipitation in inches in
the Capital (current month to date)
Evening star., 1934-12-01
Camera Man, as Accurate Historian,
Has More Victories Than Defeats

his second-beSt denunciation was the
late Mrs. Hermann Oelrichs. Eddie
claims a decision over Mrs. Oelrichs
II is a long story; by tying up with
Mrs. o. II. p Belmont. he and other
photographers eradully wore Mrs
OelrichS down. and finally had her
Org anizins the Oelrichs set into groups
and marching them up TO the cameras.
The photographers, how ever. have not
yet completely won the battle OF New
port. They are still excluded from
Bailey's Beach. In order TO take pic
lures there they have To Use long
focus lenses and work either from Cliff
Walk or from small boats. The girl
bandit who wounded the dignity Of
the camera historian vas Jane Logan.
Caught after long series of robberies,
she said. Shoot your picture: it may
get me III the movies" But as Jack
son shot she knocked the camera out
of his hands and punched his jaw.
Women think faster than men in the
face of the camera, according to Ed
die. JackSon's camera has been COM
pletely smashed only once. That was
done in 1926 by William Phillips, a
witness in the Hall-Mills murder case
Because newspapers had quoted Phil
lips as claiming to know something
about this case, he had been thrown
into Jail as material witness. He had
spent three months in a cell nursing
his grievance against newspapers. On
the day of his liberation Phillips
caught Eddie swapping him, and left
the camera in bits. Immediately after
that jackson started OH his regular
gymnasium workouts
Evening star., 1934-12-01

Diamond Jim through business, but
later knew him so well and became so
enthusiastic over his spectacular ca
reer, combining solid capitalism, wild
plunging, gargantuan eating. and
amazing soft-heartednesS, that this
biography is the result. Starting as a
poor Irish boy, Jim Brady became ''the
Cophetua of the Mauve Decade"
"Manhattan's Sultan" He used to
say: If you're gonna make money,
you've got to look like money" as he
swung his cane whose ferrule was set
with a 3-carat diamond. He paid $50
for his first ring and when he died he
owned 30 complete sets of jewels, one
for each day of the month. He blazed
with No. l diamond set in his coffin
In an appendix Mr.. Morell describes
Diamond Jim's jewel collection and
gives its estimated value.
KIT: SPIES AT WAR. As Told to
Burke Boyce by George F.. thinner.
New York: d. Appleton Century
Co.
Mr.. thinner tells 16 true spy stories.
With settings on all the fronts of the
World War, which came into his own
experience while he was a special
agent of the United States Naval In
teiligence An introduction authenti-
Gates each narrative and the illustra-
tionS are from the authors collection
| of photographs. Spy Against Spy
shows how Germany spied on her own
spies. THE Flying Spy" tells how
an enemy spy landed a plane on a
British flying field and was invited to
dinner. Mr.. thinner is known to radio
audiences as "K-7."
Evening star., 1934-12-01

registers the purchase. The sale
OF pistols still goes forward, with
little or no regulation in many of
the States, and clever gangsters of
the Dillinger type can fashion
presentable submachine gun from a
Colt automatic. We are still far be-
hind the British in regulating the
small arms trafic. Oficers of the
law and innocent citizens will con-
time to be shot down from behind
as long as the purchase of an auto
matte pistol or revolver is as simple
as the purchase Of a glass Of milk
shake. And in many States it is as
simple as that.
Evening star., 1934-12-01
Trade Body Praised
For Pedestrian Aid
To the Editor of The Star;

To the Editor OF The Star:
! mink the Board of Trade Is en-
titled to the everlasting gratitude Of
the pedestrians for taking their side
in the controversy about trafhc acci-
dents, because all of the officials ap-
pear 10 think that they have no rights,
regardless OF what the law Is.
II has been my experience during
period of about one year that
have lived here, that pedestrian on
the streets of Washington gets less
consideration than he does in any
one Of a number of other cities OF
comparable size that I have lived in
The law, for instance, says he has
the right of way at crossings, but
just let him try and get it. Take any
busy corner and watch the reception
he gets when he tries to make his
way across. And if one motorist is
pedestrian get across, the cars behind
Immediately set up a loud "hOnking.'
And does he get any more cOnSid-
Grafton from the officials? l fire.
quently cross the intersection OF
Seventeenth and II streets northwest
in the morning when an officer is
directing traffic. The pedestrians start
to cross with his signal. but i'm
mediately there are loud "squaks
from q string of cars turning the
corner and driving those on foot back
on the sidewalk Does the officer
make any move to help them to get
across? If he does, for one would
like TO know when. The same con-
dition exists at Fourteenth and H
northwest and at any one of a dozen
other intersections
So I say, more power to the Board
of Trade. JAMES c. JENSEN.
Evening star., 1934-12-01
Japan Scraps the Ratio.

Japan has at length formally noti-
fled the world that she proposes to
abolish the naval ratio hitherto in
force as among herself. Great Britain
ment to that effect was made by For
eign Minister Hirota in the Diet at
Toxic on Friday. Claiming to be
actuated by the principle of non
menace and non-aggression," the Jap
anese would substitute for the ratio
system common upper limit of tom
mage" and at the same time bring
about drastic reduction and limits-
tion OF offensive armament, so as TO
render 1t ditricult for any power to
attack. but easy 10 defend itself" 4"
Amid such language and claims is
hidden Japan's demand for equality
with British and American sea power,
in order that Nippons national honor
and prestige shall be preserved from
the stigma" of inferiority.
Mr.. Hirota's declaration, which is,
OF course, in no sense q surprise, falls
in the midst of the lingering tripartite
naval conversations at London. There
neither Great Britain nor the United
States has been moved by japanese
argument for equality. The English
speaking powers adhere to the belief
that the 5-5-3 ratio which Japan
accepted at Washington in 1922 is
still fair to all concerned, and, from
the standpoint of the two Western
powers, constitutes an irreducible
minimum.
Representative Vinson, chairman of
the House Naval Affairs Committee,
proposes that Americas answer to
Japan's abrogation of the ratio
should be a program calling for five
United States ships to every three
laid down by Japan. That proposal,
despite Senator Borah's alsrmist
charge that its execution would be an
Indictment to war, contemplates not
Q rivet or bolt more OF American
naval power than we have professed
to maintain. under OUR treaty rights,
for the past twelve years, though We
have lamentably failed, in fact, to
build in accordance with them. Ger
tainly events in the Far East, since
Japan launched her drive for the
conquest of Manchuria in 1881, have
not been of character to encourage
the belief that Western interests in
That region of the. world need less
Evening star., 1934-12-01

protection than they have hitherto
had.
History Is likely. on the contrary.
to record that if whirlWind had to
be reaped. In the form of augmented
naval strength, it was not the Eng
disappearing powers-least of all, the
United States-that sowed the wind.
Representative Vinson Is on safe
ground In believing that public senti-
ment in this country will support any
action Congress takes to preserve in
violate a 5-3 margin of American sea
power over that of Japan.
Evening star., 1934-12-01
Nation Applauds Appointment
OF Fried for Ship Inspection

spirit and the best traditions Of the
sea as the man whose life and per-
formance have so nobly eXemplided
them" The New York Sun feels
that his acceptance of such a berth
is complimentary to the Steamboat
Inspection Service" while the South
Bend News Times is convinced that
the American public will have COM
plete confidence that the work is being
done the way it ought to be done"
Hailing the captain as hero of ex-
plOitS outstanding in maritime his
tory and recipient of high honors
from his own and foreign govern
mentS for courage and seamanship,"
the Newark Evening News adds: NO
doubt Capt. Fried will miss the sea,
which he has followed for more than
80 years, but it may be even in his
case that a feeling of an acme of
things accomplished should spur the
desire for service in another and
quieter, though no less important,
field"
No ship that he commanded ever
went to sea lacking disciplined crew
or with any of its life-saving appara-
NNio III bs'u SAldpC, dNSiS Tile tO1lldIlU
tMe) Press Herald. The Miami Her
aid records expectation of more rigid
safety regulations, which are needed
along with better inspection and en-
forcement of existing rules" The
Port Arthur (Tex) News predicts IAN
overhauling of the ancient sea laws
and the Federal agencies charged with
enforcing them" The New Castle
pa News feels that he should prove
OF even greater service in preventing
future disasters at sea than he has
been in the past in lending his aid
to ships III distress"
mot even Capt. Fried or a whole
! staff of men of his ability" in the
opinion of the Dayton (Ohio) Herald,
could achieve the hoped-for improve
meHt in maritime safety without
whole hearted cooperation from the
shipping interests and the support in
Congress of men who will be on the
alert to detect and correct weak spots
in the system of Federal supervision.
But this appointment is a welcome
indication that the Federal Govern
ment will do its utmost to effect i'm
provements all along the line"
Evening star., 1934-12-01

The appointment of Capt. George
hero of reScues at sea, as head of the
Steamboat Inspection Service at New
York is accepted as meaning that the
Government does not intend 10 let
the lessons OF the MORO Castle dis
aSter go unhceded.
Capt. Fried is one OF the most
widely known and generally respected
officers in the American merchant
marine" says the Kansas City Star,
with the conclusion that his appoint
ment Ito the key position OF super
visor OF steamship inspection i'll the
district that includes the chief port OF
the country is said to be the begin
ming of general reorganization of
the service" The Star feels that the
fact that he was drafted FOR the work
plainly indicates the importance that
is attached to it in Washington"
1T is possible" thinks the Buffalo
Evening News, that Capt. Fried will
be able to give the personnel of the
American merchant marine newer
and better moral. although much will
depend upon the cooperation given
him by the operators. His recon-
mendations for reform will undoubt-
edly be given due consideration by
Congress wien it next meets. 1t
would be great pity if the lesson of
the MORO Castle were to be lost. That
dismal occurrence showed conclu-
sively that the officers of too many
ships are intent mainly on saving
company property. the members of the
crews animated mainly by the desire
to safeguard their own necks."
"Our guess" remarks the Milwaukee
Journal, lis that the President has
picked the right man to make steam
boat inspection in New York lIarbor
something real. and if that proves
true, lives will be saved" The San
Francisco Chronicle. conceding that
"other men could do the job as ably
and efficiently as Capt. Fried yet
maintains that there is none other
who could infuse into the service the
Evening star., 1934-12-01
Bonus Compromise ?

Is the administration yielding to
the pressure for the immediate cash
payment of the soldiers bonus?
Since Senator Pat Harrison Of Mis-
sissippi returned from Warm Springs
and q conference with the Presiden.
to make q suggestion OF compromise,
the impression has gained ground
that the end OF the bonus fight is rot
far Of. The Mississippi Senator, It IS
true. did not attempt to speak for the
President. But he is closely tied in
with the Administrations fiscal policy,
being chairman OF the Senate Finance
Committee. And, furthermore, he de-
clined to say. when questioned spe-
cifically. whether the President was
opposed to the cash payment OF the
bonus to an extent that he wO'.ld
veto q bill for that purpose. Instead,
he insisted that the administration
was giving the bonus question "sym-
pathetic" consideration and study
from every angle.
The Harrison compromise suggeS-
ton looked to the payment OF the
bonus to all veterans of the World
War who could show they were in
actual need No "pauper's OATH" Mr..
Harrison said, but 3 sufficient demon
stration that q veteran was really in
need. Need" may we'll have q wide
variety Of interpretations. Whether
the payment now is 10 be the same in
amount as if it were made in l945 Is
being considered; whether the pay
ments might be scaled down, and
| whether the interest which would
have accrued on date Of maturity Is
to be paid to the veterans. Estimates
Of the cost OF such immediate pay
ment are being prepared.
The President in the past has taken
the position that the finances Of the
Government do not warrant the cash
payment of the bonus, which is not
due to the veterans until l945 under
the law. His contention has been that
the payment OF more than 50 900 900, :
900 at this time would strain the
credit of the Government, and that
1t would diminish the resources Of the
Government for the relief Of the many
destitute and unemployed in the
country, whether veterans or nom
veterans. II the administration starts
compromising on the bonus issue, the
chances are that it will be forced to
20 the whole route before the fight in
Congress is over.
Either the Government can or can
not stand the strain Of paying out
So 900 900 900 in cash to the veterans
at this time. Jude ing from the size
of the deficit, the extra strain Of
this payment might seriously affect
the national credit. Senator IIarri-
son said, it is true. that the Presi-
dents estimate of the Treasury def
cit for the fiscal year 1884 had
been almost three billion dollars high
er than what had been spent. But
in the next breath he revealed the
|
year 1885 would in all probability be
a billion dollars higher than the esti-
mate for that year made by the
President. How much Is going to
Ee needed for relief, for the care
of the millions of persons out of work
and destituteo That is question
which should be determined before
bonus" payments are made.
Evening star., 1934-12-01
Opportunity for Correction.

The Attorney General has ruled
that the 900 revenue agents OF the
Alcohol Tax Unit. Bureau of Internal
Revenue, who would have been dis
charged today under the So-called
patronage rider" attached to the last
deficiency bill may keep their jobs
and await the more definitely eX-
pressed will of Congress as to whether
they get their pay checks. The Attor-
ney Generals ruling is eminently fair
and goes as far as it could 90. The
results are twofold
First, the efforts of Secretary Nor
genthau to wage continued warfare
on bootleggers by building up an ef-
fective force OF experienced agents
will not be weakened by the immediate
loss to the service of the very nu-
cleus of that force.
Second, Congress will be given op-
portunity to study at leisure pro-
posal which it accepted in haste in
the closing days OF the past session
which not only placed a great hsndi-
cap IN the way of the Government s
anti-bootlegging campaign but was
wholly contradictory to the spirit OF
the civil service.
This second result is especially i'm
portant. 1t has been said that many
members Of Congress did not realize
when they voted on the patronage
rider last Spring. the significance OF
the step they were taking. 1t had
been represented that the agents in
question wert Republicans covered
into the civil service presumably
without examinations. AS matter OF
fact, they had all taken competitive
examinations. and the spirit Of the
merit system in the Federal service is
to forget politics in seeking the best
available material. Should the prin-
ciple of the patronage rider. which
forced men to take new and different
examinations, be permitted TO stand
a devastating blow at civil service In
the Federal Government will have
been struck, and its immediate recov-
cry would have been q question.
The aim of the legislative and ey-
ecutive branches of the Government
should be to strengthen. and never to
weaken, the protection Of the civil
service-a protection that extends not
only to the harassed dispensers of
patronage and to the efficient workers
in the Federal service. but to the tay-
payers who foot the bills and who
suffer in more ways than one from
inefficiency and waste in government
1nefficiency and waste are the hand
maidens of the spoils system.