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Evening star., 1934-04-26
U. S. MOVE PLEASES CHINA.
News Of Request That Japan Explain
Causes Sensation.

NANKING, April 26 (P.-Word
that the United States Ambassador
had asked a further elucidation of
Japan's new hands-off China policy
created sensation today.
The news of the request was 'front.'
page material for all vernacular news
papers. They expressed the belief
editorially that the United States and
Great Britain have agreed on a COM
mon policy toward the Far East.
These newspapers further stated
that all Japanese consular officials in
China, from Shanghai southwark,
would confer together at the middle
Of June in Formosa to formulate q
new japanese policy In South China. F"
The newspapers said the Japanese
were terming the gathering IAN oppo-
site shore conference" because of the
proximity of Fukien Province. where
Japanese interests are large, to
Formosa.
Said the newspapers: 1.-THE meet
ing is but further development Of
Japan's continental policy aimed at
the domination of East Asia"
Evening star., 1934-04-26
SENATOR KING TO TALK
ON SCHOOL SITUATION
Discussion Will Be Held at
PIT. A. Meeting in observ-
ing Fathers Night"

Chairman King of the Senate Dis
trict Committee will discuss the public
school situation in the District in an
address at pm. tomorrow, before
the Parent-Teacher Association Of
the James F. Oyster School, 2709 CAL
vert street.
The occasion has been christened
Fathers night" and a large male au-
dience is expected to be present. Henry
w. Hayden, jr., chairman of the COM
mittee on arrangements, will introduce
Senator King.
Teachers will hold informal recep-
tions in their class rooms. There will
be roll call and prizes will be awarded
to the class having the most parents
present.
There will be entertainment and re-
freshments.
Evening star., 1934-04-26
Suburban Activity Growing
In 81, 200 Better Homes Driue
Kensington c. of C. Indorses Move and
Orders Committee to Deuelop
Support for Campaign.

mittee on The Star Better Homes
Contest. composed of DR.. r. j. Haskell,
DR.. j. A. Gamble. Mrs. A. L. Foster,
L. M. Clarke and w. H. Gannaway.
The contest was indorsed last night
also by the Randle Highlands Cit
liens Association, meeting In the
Benjamin Orr School.
The organized support Of the cit
liens associations in Montgomery
County is expected shortly. as plans
went forward within the Montgomery
County Civic Federation to call a
special meeting for the purpose Of
promoting the home improvement
campaign in that section.
Resolution Is Adopted.
The North Capitol Citizens Asso-
citation today forwarded to The Star
a copy of resolution adopted by that
body at its meeting Tuesday.
The resolution follows:
Whereas The Evening Star has
given evidence Of most praiseworthy
public spirit by the Inauguration of
the Washington Better Homes Con-
test and the offering Of very substan-
tial cash prizes to be awarded to the
successful competitors in the contest,
thereby stimulating a spirit Of COM
petition which should prove of great
benefit ito each community in the
District of Columbia and to each
participant in the contest: There
fore be it
Resolved. That the North Capitol
Citizens Association commends the
Better Homes Contest launched by
The Evening Star to all home owners,
property owners, and residents of the
territory embraced within the boun-
daries of the association and urges
them to enter the contest where it is
possible for them to do so.
Resolved further, That the presi-
dent of this association be authorized
to appoint the necessary committees
and JUDGES to cooperate with The
Evening Star in an effort to bring this
worthy undertaking to a successful
conclusion"
How to Enter Contest.
A home owner may enter the con-
test by simply filling out an entry
blank. obtainable from The Stars
Better Homes Contest Editor, or
through the individual citizens asso-
citation, and submitting it, accom-
panied by photograph of the sub
lect to be remodeled, to the contest
editor or to the citizens association.
Later, another photo showing the
completed work, and taken from the
same angles as the first, must be sub
mitted
The cash prizes will be awarded by
the Silver Star Model Homes Commit
tee. which for years has selected
homes of merit for public demonstra-
ton under sponsorship of The Star.
The total of 81 600 in prizes in The
Stars contest will be distributed in
two groups, as follows:
For homes valued at $4,000 and
less, first prize, $3.50: second prize,
500; third prize, $50. and four honor
able mention prizes of S25 each.
For homes valued at more than
$4,000, first prize, $3.50; second prize,
500; third prize. $50. and four honor
able mention prizes of $25 each.
Evening star., 1934-04-26
Activity Of suburban Washington

Activity of suburban Washington
ians in the 81 900 Better Homes Con-
| test being sponsored by The Star is
spreading rapidly In the metropolitan
areas of both Maryland and Virginia.
The Kensington Chamber of Com
merce at meeting last night Endorsed
the home improvement and modern
ization movement, and delegated to
its Committee on Public Improve
ments the task of building up support
of the campaign within its territory.
At the same time, Arthur Orr,
president of the Arlington County
Civic Federation, who was named by
citizens of that section as chairman
of a central committee to sponsor
the contest in nearby Virginia, an
nounced the personnel of this group,
as follows:
I. c. Buchanan, Lyon Village Citi-
zens' Association; George Damn,
Ashton Heights Citizens Association;
Mrs. Elizabeth w. Chambers, Lyon
Park Women's Club; Mrs. Olive E.
Odom, Neighborhood Club; Edward
c. Kriz, Arlington Ridge Civic Associ-
alton; Mrs. Jessie L. Roberts, Organ
lied Women Voters of Arlington Coun-
ty, and Miss Evelyn D. Cannon,
Naborhood Garden Club.
Contest Is Indorsed.
The Highland Park Citizens Asso-
citation, affiliated with the Arlington
County Civic Federation, meanwhile
Endorsed the contest at meeting last
night and authorized its Welfare Com
mittee to foster the contest in its ter
ritory. Mrs. w. w. Diehl of High
land Park, Va, is chairman of this
committee
The resolution adopted by the Ken
sington Chamber of Commerce in
dorSing the contest follows:
Whereas The Evening Star is con-
Quoting a Better Homes Contest for
the improvement of individual homes
throughout the metropolitan area OF
Washington, and
Whereas this contest will increase
certain local business activity, result
ing in more employment and serving
to beautify the homes throughout the
District and nearby. now therefore
BE 1t resolved, that the Kensing-
ton Chamber of Commerce approves
and indorses The Star Better Homes
Contest, and directs that the chair
man Of the Committee on Public
Improvements develop and supervise
this work throughout Kensington and
vicinity"
The motion was unanimously car.
ried.
Rhode Island Group Approves.
In addition to these developments
the Rhode Island Avenue Citizens
Association, meeting in the Sherwood
Presbyterian Church Hall. Twenty
second street and Rhode Island avenue
northeast, last night gave its approval
10 the contest.
"Neighborhood News" the official
publication of the association, features
the idea of home improvement in its
current issue. In addition to an
article on The Stars contest, it car
ries an editorial in which all residents
of the community are urged to enter
the contest.
George l.. Gee, president of the as
sociation, appointed Special Com
Evening star., 1934-04-26

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interested in silver legislation were
not the big bankers and business men,
but farmers, small business men, and
laborers.
The "dud' characterization was
challenged by few in the Senate and
there was apparently little desire for
further investigation such as sug-
gested by Morgenthau.
Secretary Morgenthau submitted the
list to Chairman Fletcher of the Sem
ate Banking Committee. The Secre-
tary suggested a further inquiry"
Even before Fletcher had received
the list. Senator Robinson, the Demo-
cratic leader, said on the Senate floor
that it should be sent direct to the
Senate instead of to the committee.
No Time Is Lost.
Before these directions could be
communicated TO Morgenthau. how
ever, the list was on its way to
Fletcher
His letter to Fletcher said, in part:
There is not included in the at
tached list any reference to holders
of less than $4,000 ounces of spot
silver or of less than two futures con-
tracts. Because such small holders
were very numerous, no systematic
attempt was made to obtain complete
information with reference to them.
Further Aid Offered.
'If further information in this mat
ter should come to me, I shall turn
it over to your committee"
Fletcher said he would leave the
question of a further investigation up
to the committee.
He expressed the view the inquiry
could be conducted under the COM
mittee's present authority, but said it
would require "a lot more money"
Evening star., 1934-04-26
Reporters Members
OF Third Estate to
Cannon's Counsel

Robert H. McNeill, defense
counsel for Bishop James Cannon,
jr.. has a high opinion of news
paper men. but insists on referring
to them as members Of the third
estate"
In opening his arguments to
the jury at the Cannon conspir-
acy trial this morning, the lawyer
paid tribute to the reporters COW
ering the trial.
"I was an editor myself for
80 days" McNeill said, and I
know the difficulties they work
under"
Bishop Cannon. who apparently
had been doing at the trial table,
laughed.
The press has been known as
the fourth estate" for $50 years,
the expression having been coined
by Edmund Burke, famous Eng
lish orator.
Evening star., 1934-04-26

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be used as the latter saw fit. Cannon
testified he wanted a free hand in
spending the money because he had
dealt with the Liquor crowd and po-
litical ring in Virginia" before.
What prophetic statement" Nc
Neill cried. But he didn't know when
he made it that the same corrupt
crowd would hound him to the very
doors of this court house."
McNeill protested mildly against the
Governments charge that Bishop
Cannon cooked up the story that
there was a General Committee and a
Virginia State Committee in the anti
Smith campaign.
81 wish my opponent had some Ian
guage other than the language Of the
police courts to describe u.s." he said
To illustrate more fully his con-
tention, that Bishop Cannon properly
accountd for all funds, McNeill had a
blackboard brought before the jury
and wrote on 1t an itemized account
of receipts and disbursements.
Ridiculing the Governments evi-
dence. McNeill told the jury he
wouldn't convict the mangiest yellow
dog in the darkest alley in Washing
ton" on such testimony.
eU vo,, roep,harc pf tho iIlrv
for a verdict in their favor" he said
They'll have something left after
that, but much less than they had q
few years ago"
He asserted the Government had
deliberately brought into evidence
testimony designed to prove Bishop
Cannon handled improperly money
intrusted to him for political pur-
poses. But he insisted all Of this
goes out of the window unless it can
be shown to be a part of a con-
spiracy entered into by the church.
man and his secretary.
Remarks Hint Of Split.
Indications of split between
Bishop Cannon and Miss Burroughs
were seen yesterday after wilson hao
accused the churchman of hiding
behind his secretary's skirts" in an
effort to escape conviction.
M. j. Fulton told the jury he was
not responsible for Bishop Cannon
II am not his counsel" he said. But
I will say that. regardless of what
James Cannon has or has not done
my client had nothing to do with it.
Z don't care how honorable or dis
honorable any acts Of Bishop Cannon
may have been. You can't convict
my client on the strength Of that"
Evening star., 1934-04-26
ROOSEVELT SEEKS
| TOXIC STAND DATA
Will Be Given Information
on Situation in ParIey
With Hull.
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Continued From First Page)
II declaration and restatement OF
policy as published in Toxic was &C
curate.
Official Nature Denied.
Hirota countered that the declara-
ton was not official and hence there
was no authoritative translation. but
later he promised to consider supply
ing an accurate version.
The interview lasted IS minutes.
Shortly before Grew called on the
foreign minister, Chinese Minister
Chang Tso-Pin visited Hirota for q
discussion of the policy.
According to version of this meet
ing given by Rengo (Japanese) News
Agency as having been obtained from
Hirota, the foreign minister warned
Chang Of the danger Of China's pur-
chasing arms from the Occident, EN-.
ploying Occidental military advisers
and "contravening the spirit of CO.
! operation for maintenance Of the
peace in East Asia"
Hirota asserted Japan had not well
coined signs that China is preparing
for some sort of crisis and recalled
that Japan had suffered severely from
Chinese boycotts.
Reiterating the main points sci
forth in the declaration Of April IT.
Hirota asserted that the Toxic gov
ernment desires that China consult
Japan before accepting Occidental as
sistance which is likely to produce
unfortunate results"
Then, softening the lecture. Hirota
said Japan had no intention of violat-
ing principles Of the "open door" ano
hoped soon to open direct negotiations
for settlement of pending Sino- -Japa-
nese questions.
Evening star., 1934-04-26
21 COMPANIES FIGHT
100000 MYSTERY FIRE
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, April ga five-
alarm fire fought by 81 downtown fire
companies roared through a five-story
brick building occupied by the Mutual
Drug Co., in the wholesale district
early today and destroyed the struc-
ture.
Fire Chief James E. Granger esti-
mated the loss at 100000 and said
the arson squad has started an in
quiry.
A score of residents at the Alpine
Hotel, nearby were routed out until
after the blaze was brought under
control
Leo Smith, night watchman in the
drug company building, told police he
felt an explosion as he was making
his rounds and discovered the fire In
a packing room on the second door.
Evening star., 1934-04-26
TROTSKY SPIRITED
AWAY FROM VILLA
Russian Exile and Wife in Hid
ing Awaiting Deportation
From France.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BARBIZON, France, April 26.-
Leon Trotsky has been spirited away
from his forest villa near here. He
is in hiding pending word from some
other country willing to accept him.
The Russian exile's secretary re-
vealed that both Trotsky and his
wife had fed, but declined to say
where they went or when.
It was understood, however. that
French authorities, who have ordered
Trotsky out of France, helped him
make his secret plans and we're
guarding him pending his departure
Trotsky's baggage and Is cases Of
books were carted away for storage
in Paris today.
Evening star., 1934-04-26
CITIZENS PRAISE
HOMES CONTEST
RandIe Highlands Group
Also Urges Action on
P. w. A. Grant.

The Better Homes Contest spon-
sored by The Evening Star was COM
mended last night by the Randle
Highlands Citizens Association at q
meeting held in the Benjamin Orr
School.
Association members waged a vigor-
Gus fight for the bill now before Con-
gress to appropriate s20,000,0O0 for
needed projects In the District. A
motion was made that the bill be
approved by the association, with the
provision that the budget director
will not at any time have power to
curtail the allotted funds to finish
the projects.
Parking Ban Approved.
The ban Of all-night parking in the
District favored by Traffic Director
Van Duzer and Police Chief Ernest w.
Brown was approved. Sergt. R. C.
Spieth of No. II precinct, and men,
Der OF the association, stressed the
hazards of parked cars in the streets
and pointed out that with cars off the
streets automobile thefts would be
reduced.
The parking of cars around large
apartments was especially condemned
as a fire hazard, and Spieth related
several instances in his experience
where at large fires fire trucks were
unable to get close enough to the
scene of the blaze because of street
congestion.
The change of name of the square
at the east end of Pennsylvania
avenue bridge, from L'Enfant to
Twining Square was brought before
the meeting and after a heated dis
cusion it was decided that the name
should again be changed and made
Randle Square. The new name will
be submitted to the Office of National
Parks, Buildings and Reservations, as
well as the Fine Arts Commission, for
consideration.
A committee report on the Boy
Scout troop sponsored by the associa-
ton was given and several members
pledged financial support to this
movement.
Meeting Is Announced.
A special meeting will be held Fri
day night IN the Fountain Memorial
Baptist Church, Naylor road and @
street, celebrating the reorganization
of Boy Scout Troop, No. 26. which is
sponsored by the group
Donations amounting to SIS for the
Scouts have already been received,
and the neighborhood will be can
vassed for further donations. ,
A lot, located at Twenty-ninth
place between R and S streets opposite
the Randle Highlands School, was
donated for the erection of building
for the Boy Scouts by U. s. Randle.
resident and large property owner in
that section of the city.
It has been the constant aim In Mr.
Randle's life to support youth move
ments and he has requested that on
the corner stone of the building these
words be placed-"Dedicated to
Youth"
Nine new members, H. P. Maier,
Samuel F. Hancock, John Mccall,
Mrs. Marion Doolan. George w.
Bruffey. George Slater. j. A. Lang
ley, william Jenkins, and G. p. Fine
han, were welcomed into the associa-
ton.
Evening star., 1934-04-26
FRAUD is DENIED
IN RECEIVERSHIP
Judge Rules No Collusion on
Court in insult
Cases.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
CHICAGO, April 26.-Tederal Judge
Walter c. Lindley ruled in an opinion
handed down today that no collusion
or fraud had been practised upon his
court in the insult receivership cases.
The judges opinion ended one Of
several inquiries into how the insult
operating and securities companies
were put into receivership.
One effect of the decision, it was
explained, will be to continue Charles
A. McCulloch as receiver for Middle
West Utilities, the giant insult holding
company and key concern of Samuel
insults light and power empire.
Evening star., 1934-04-26
OFFICERS WIFE DIES
Mrs. Stella B. Ruddock Expire
in California Home.

Mrs. Stella Beehler Ruddock. wife
dock, jr.. gunnery officer aboard the
battleship U. S. S. Nevada, died Mon-
day at Long Beach, Calit.. the Navy
Department was advised today.
Mrs. Ruddock was the daughter Of
the late Commodore w. H. Beehler.
U. S. NJ, and Mrs. L. P. Beehier of
Annapolis, Md, and was the sister of
Comdr. w. P. Beehler, D. s. NJ, re-
tired: of Mrs. Paul D. Bunker. wife
OF an Army colonel; Mrs. Mary B.
Satterfield and Mrs. Louis B. Hayes.
Mrs. Ruddock is survived by two
daughters, Claudia and Ruth The
department is not advised concerning
funeral arrangements.
Evening star., 1934-04-26

will be required to file a separate
statement with his return. giving his
name and address, total gross income,
total deductions. net income, total
credits against net income and tax
payable
1t Is made mandatory that this
statement shall be made available for
public examination under regulations
prescribed by the Treasury.
Should a taxpayer fail to file such A
statement, the Treasury would do 1t
Tor him, but would charge s5 for the
work
AS for the bill as whole, the SAT-
oO0,000 which experts estimated the
conference draft would raise in the
first full year of operation, does not
take into account the s55.0O0.OO
which the added one-year 10 per cent
income levy would bring in
The House conferees won their prin-
cipal victories on the income tax
schedule. Their smaller surtaxes on
the lower income brackets to l9 per
cent on net incomes from $4,000 to
1000 in lieu of the Senates to 81
per cent-were agreed to- The max
imum surtax is SO per cent, compared
with SIS in existing law.
Compromise Made.
The earned income credit provision
was compromised, with the 10 per cent
deduction from net income for tax
purposes being allowed on net incomes
up to $4,000 instead of $4,000 pro-
vided by the Senate and $4,000 by the
House. The fat normal income tax of
per cent was not in controversy.
The Senate estate taxes. ranging
from / per cent on net estates of S20,-
900 to go per cent on those above
$4,000, 900 were accepted. The House
group. however. won restoration of the
existing s50.000 gross estate exemption
as against the Senate's $4,000
The Senate's provision abolishing
the privilege of corporations to file
consolidated returns was retained,
with a modification to permit rail-
roads to continue to file single re-
turns.
The controversial Philippine COCO
nut oil tax was modified to make
the levy 3 cents pound on imports
from the Philippines and S cents on
the oil from other countries. The
House had provided scent tax from
all countries and the Senate cents.
The Senate provision returning all
revenue from the Philippine levy to
the island treasury was retained.
Opposed by President.
President Roosevelt had opposed q
tax of any kind on the Philippines
on the ground it would conflict with
promises in the independence act, but
Senator Harrison, Democrat, of Mis-
sissippi, head of the Senate con-
ferees, indicate some other remedy.
He said there was talk of the
President asking approval of a joint
resolution authorizing appointment of
a commission to visit the islands to
speed up independence.
Republican conferees emerged from
the smoke-filled room last night with
long faces. Senator Reed, Repub-
lican, of Pennsylvania said:
Everybody is satisfied but the tax
payer"
Representatives Treadway, Repub-
lican, of Massachusetts and Bacha-
rach, Republican, of New Jersey said
they would not sign the conference
report.
Revenue Estimates.
Experts figured the following yield
OF additional revenue from the revised
bill, excluding the 10 per cent addi-
tional income levy, for the fiscal year
l934-35 and the first full year of
operation of all provisions:
Evening star., 1934-04-26

The congressional leaders could not
even catch any fish during their
foray at Hoover's camp on the Rapi-
dan. The only one who caught a
fish worth mentioning was Represen-
tative McReynolds. The consensus
was that the Hoover camp fish are
all Republicans who have not heard
about the change in Government
management.
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