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Evening star., 1934-03-21
Two Years Tenseness Between
Nations Abated by Exchange
Hinting Parley.
VOICE PEACE AIMS
OF BOTH NATIONS TOWARD ALL
Restoration of Japanese Liberals and
Fear of Defeat i'm Naval Race
Held Significant.
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

Japan and the United States decided
and forget the suspicious
for each other since the Fall of 1881
This became known through significant exchange
between japanese foreign
Corden made public
simultaneously today by the State Department foreign
office in Toxic
The japanese foreign secretary who his
ary Hull after consulting the Emperor his cabinet states
that Japan has intention whatever to provoke and
trouble with other
receive this statement and state my
and no intention to initiate any conflict in its relations with
other countries"
Abroad this exchange letters expected
welcome
government to be kept
informed Of developments if the talks held
would also the SgnaoreS of the Washington London
expiring in 1886
Evening star., 1934-03-21

A heavy truck crushed the life from
5-year-old Alta Fay LumSden, shortly
before noon today. as she played al
most In front of her home at l48 I
street northeast.
Mrs. Louise Lumsden, the mother,
reached the scene first and took up
the little body and carried it home.
She laid it on a couch beside toys
still bright and shiny from the little
girls fifth birthday anniversary II
days ago. Alta Fay's father, George E.
Lumsden is a policeman.
The wheels of the truck struck only
the child's head. crushing her skull
and killing her instantly.
Pending a thorough investigation,
police held the driver, Roy D. Morris,
"a, of IS New York avenue. The
truck is owned by the Hudson Supply
and Equipment Co., Seventh and 1
streets northeast.
Alta Fay had been playing in the
supply tunnel of Mckinley High
School, just across the street from her
home, when the accident happened. d.
With her were Dolores Cage, 5, OF
Evening star., 1934-03-21
SHIP FOUNDERS,
ALL HANDS SAFE
Italian Steamer Which Sent S 0 S
Sinks Off Zambales Coast
in China Sea.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MANILA, Philippine Islands, March
21.-The Philippine conStabulary to-
day reported receipt of a brief
message saying the Italian treighter
Otranto had foundered in the China
Sea 80 miles northwest of here and
that all hands had reached shore
safely.
The report cleared the mystery
which had shrouded the fate of the
steamer since yesterday morning
when her S o S was heard by the
Japanese Kamo Maru. The Otranto
sank off the coast of Zambales Prov
ince of Northern Luzon while the
japanese steamer was looking for her
No indication of the cause of the
laundering was contained in the re-
port, which added that the members
Of the crew were proceeding to Manila
The Otranto, at the time en- route
from Singapore to Shanghai. was
craft of 2056 gross tons. owned by
Societa Anomina di Navigazione
"Puglia.
The number OF men in the crew was
s~t known here. L.
Evening star., 1934-03-21

The decline of postal business has
created a condition where there now
are more than $1,000 postal workers
whose services are not needed, Presl-
dent Roosevelt said today.
The explanation was made at his
press conference in response to a
query about the four day furlough I'M
posed recently in the Post Office De-
partment. This move has drawn
bitter attacks from organized postal
employees.
In applying the furlough the Pres
Ident said the Government was fol-
lowing business principles. and that
if only the dollar and cents side OF
the question had been considered. the
surplus employees would have been
dropped.
Being hopeful, however. that busi-
ness will pick up, the policy of day
a-month furlough was decided upon.
and this will be abandoned II volume
lustifies The business trend now is
upward, 1t was added. n
Evening star., 1934-03-21
Union Delays
Order for
WalkOut.
READY TO QUIT
If TRUCE FAILS
Large Factories in
Several Cities Are
Involved.
BY the Associated Press.

BY me hSSOClaIeO fItSS
DETROIT. March 2l-William
Collins, American Federation of Labor
representative, today made public a
telegram received from President
Roosevelt acknowledging formal no
tification that the strike Of auto
workers had been postponed in ac-
cordance with the Presidents request.
Il greatly appreciate your decision.
the President wired Collins, and will
be glad to receive representatives of
the l3 unions as suggestion. I appre-
ciate the good spirit of your telegram
and am looking forward to seeing you
on Thursday. (Signed)
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT"
Collins had requested in his tele-
gram to the President that representa-
tiveS of each of the l3 union locals
involved in the impending strike be
permitted to participate in the con-
ference. This. he said was important
so that immediate action might be
taken on any proposal made there.
Appreciate leadership.
The telegram said the auto workers
express our sincere admiration OF
your high leadership and pledge to
you our undivided support in every
attempt to bring about, In the spirit
of the new deal. the cooperation OF
labor and capital under the machinery
of the national recovery act"
Announcing the Federated LABOR
Unions of the United Auto Wurkels
had voted to lay their case before the
President. the telegram expressed con-
fidence that in the Interpretation OF
section IA of the national recovery
act the right of free choice Of repre-
sentatives will be maintained
Collins said he had heard OF 10
difficulties at any of the automobile
plants this morning and added.
when the Commander in Chief
speaks, I don't know any one big
enough TO say him nay"
Second Strike Fails.
A. B. Magil, editor of the Auto
Workers News, said that walkouts
called by the Auto Workers Union.
an independent organization. had
been called off because of lack Of sup
port from other unions. Magl salu
all automobile employees would he
asked by the independent union to
suspend work for five minutes at l
pm. Thursday Ito show the President
what we want"
The strike might have affected
plants employing 250,000 persons. Col
linS said the vote of so union dele
gates at Pontiac was unanimous, al
though reached after some difficulty"
Almost 1000 automotive parts en-
ployes in Cleveland voted last night
to join Michigan workers in the truce.
Paul Miley, union president, said:
The President has given labor its
first chance in many years, and when
he makes a request We endeavor to
show our gratitude to him by bowling
to his desire. But if the employers
try to make a dead letter out OF the
law which has given labor its chance
we will take decisive action"
Can Strike Later, He Says.
Collins made a particular point of
the fact the strike was not called
off. but merely held in allegiance until
after President Roosevelt's conference
Thursday with the employers COM
mlttee.
If no satisfactory agreement is
reached at the Washington confer
Continued on Page 4, Column %
Evening star., 1934-03-21
Conference Value Hinted.

Both Secretaries of State indicated
very dscreetly that it might be ad-
visable to have all the nations with
interests in the Pacific Ocean sit down
and talk over their problems and
their troubles.
The occasion for this significant ex-
change of friendly letters was pro-
vided the Japanese foreign secretary
by the eightieth anniversary of the
opening of japanese ports to foreign
trade. 1t is the first time since the
Fall Of 1881, when the japanese en-
tered Manchuria. that the relations
between the two powerful Pacific ma
tions give evidence Of becoming cor
dial again.
knowing the importance Hull at
tacheS 10 the improvement of inter
national relations by m ans of
friendly commercial intercourse. Hi
rota started his message by pointing
out that the interests of the two
countries in the field of foreign trade
are not conflicting; on the contrary.
each supplies what the other wants.
they are good customers of each
others products and they are
strengthening their relations Of inter-
dependence year after year"
Having thus made his polite bow to
the American Secretary of State. the
head OF the japanese foreign Office
goes further and enters a really i'm
portant field by solemnly declaring:
Il can state with all emphasis at my
command that the Japanese nation
makes it its basic principle to COL
laborate in peace and harmony with
all nations and has no intention
whatever to provoke and make
trouble with any other power"
Statement May Clear Air.
This statement is of extreme impor-
tance and may help considerably in
clearing up the atmosphere of dis
trust and suspicion which exists to-
day on the ASiatic continent For
over two years relations between Japan
and Russia have been strained.
Recognition of Russia by the United
States seemed to have further strain
ed the relations between Japan and
the Soviet Republic and while this
country has no direct interest in that
situation, the policy of this Govern
ment remains unchanged; that is to
say. it will not agree to the occupa-
ton Of the territory of any nation
by another. in violation of the ex-
listing treaties.
The assurances Of the Japanese
secretary of foreign affairs that ia
pan has no intention to attack any
other poWer-meaning especially the
/ Soviets-were received with deep sat-
/ isfaction in Washington.
| Secretary Hull in his answer. de-
livered to the Japanese Ambassador
at Washington on March 3, wrote:
You state emphatically that Japan
| has no intention whatever to provoke
| and make trouble with any other
power. 1 receive this statement with
special qualification and I am glad
to take the opportunity to state cate
gorically that the United States on
! its part has no desire to create any
! issues and no intention to initiate
any conflict in its relations with other
countries"
Conference Is Hinted.
Without suggesting. officially or
| otherwise, another Pacific conference,
Hirota hints broadly that such con-
ference might be useful: Il firmly
believe" he wrote. that, viewed in
the light of the broad aspect of the
Continued on Page 3. Column A.
Evening star., 1934-03-21
GOER|NC ESCAPES
ASSASS|N'S BOMB
Fashionable Berlin Street
Scene of Blast That In
jureS Taxi Driver.
BY the Associated Press.


BERLIN. March 2l-An attempt to
aSsassinate Premier Hermann Wilhelm
Goering OF Prussia was rumored today
when a hand grenade exploded in the
fashionable boulevard Unter den Lin
den shortly after Goering's automobile
was said to have passed
A taxi driver was injured in the
explosion.
The grenade shook windows through
out the district. 1t was tossed near
the corner of Unter den Linden and
the Neue Wilhelmstrasse, hitting the
passing taxi.
With Goering in the car. it was
said was Karl Ernst, a Nazi group
leader.
Taxicab Is Demolished.
The taxicab was demolished, but
the driver was hurt only on one arm.
Police removed the wreckage of the
vehicle from the scene and sped an
investigation of the matter. They
determined that the grenade was a
kind of tin can filled with explosives.
There was no visible damage done
to the pavement where it burst, but,
nevertheless, police surrounded the
spot and politely told curious on
lockers to walk on the opposite side
of the street.
A traffic policeman who stood at
the street intersection described the
explosion only as a terrific bang and
said he had no idea from where the
explosive was thrown.
Offices Are Searched.
An emergency police squad rushed
to the scene and its trained investi-
gators entered a big Office building
next to Goering's ministry Of the in
terror. They searched it from top to
bottom. Eyewitnesses said two ar
rests were made, but police refused
information.
Rumors that the attempt was aimed
at Goering were declared unfounded,
they said, stating that at the time
of the explosion he was attending the
opening ceremonies of the ship lock
at Niederfinow
Spectators declared, however, that
they saw Ernst pass in a private car
cne minute before the grenade was
hurled
Evening star., 1934-03-21
CALLS AMERICANS
SPIES CATSPAWS
London Newspaper Says
Woman Is Real Head of
Worldwide Ring.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated HreSs-
LONDON. March 21.-Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Gordon Switz. the two Ameri-
cans held in Paris in the investiga-
ton of an international spy plot. were
pictured today as catspaws of the
vast organization.
The real director of operations in
Britain, the Daily Mail said, was a
woman who has now left the country.
Mr.. and Mrs. Switz natives of East
Orange, NJ j.. and New York. left
London hurriedly 18 months ago, leav-
ing book containing puzZling entries
indicating a code to which different
styles of handwriting were the keys.
the Mail said
A study of the book led to the con-
cluSion that a woman living in a
London fiat directed the SWitzes, but
nobody who ever saw her has been
found.
officials were pictured as confront
ed with a series of riddles concerning
the American couple-the outstanding
one being why, after staying for a
time in a hotel, they eagerly sought
a furnished fat atop high building.
Eventually. it was said. they were
found on the eighth floor of an apart
ment block on the Chelsea embank-
ment. their baggage consisting of sew
eral large trunks.
The only person in daily contact
with them the Mail said, was a wom-
an servant in whose presence they
conversed in a foreign language.
SwitZ was said to have completely
dominated his wife, to whom he die
tated many letters.
Another mystery. the newspaper
brought out. was the fact the couple
bought many eggs daily-the shells
CContinued on PAGE 2 Column 81
Evening star., 1934-03-21
TAXP[AN
GIVEN APPROVAL
Senate Committee Unani-
nous for se5,COO, 900 Rev.
enue From Stock.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the ASSOClaleu fIeSS-
The Senate Finance Committee to-
day unanimously approved a capital
stock tax of one-tenth of l per cent
to take effect July l, 1885, and esti-
mated it would bring in S95 900, 900
in revenue.
The committee also approved 5
per cent penalty tax on corporations
if earnings exceed l2l2 per cent, as
a guard against undervaluations in
determining their own capital stock
valuations. Both propositions were
advanced by Chairman Harrison.
Soft Drink Excise Dropped.
As a partial offset for these new
taxes. the committee eliminated the
excise tax on soft drinks, which bring
in an estimated S6200.000. but in
creased the tax on colOred matches
from 2 to cents per 1000 to meet
japanese competition. and placed
25 per cent tax on automatic lighters.
The tax on furs valued at $50 or
less was struck out This was eX-
pected to lop off another S4,00O,0OO
in revenue.
Further excise and nuisance levles
were left untouched because Harrison
said the committee did not wish to
stop proceeds from this source until
the new revenue from the capital
stock and excess profits levies begins
to trickle in after July /, 1885.
Estate Tax Increase.
The committee also approved a Har-
rison amendment increasing estate
taxes to a maximum of so per cent
if valued at more than $4,000 900,
as against As per cent now. The in
creases would range from / per cent
on estates valued between Sl,000,000
and S1,50O000 up to 5 per cent at
more than S10.000.000.
A proposal by Senator La Toilette,
Republican. of Wisconsin, to raise the
estate levies to a maximum of so per
cent was rejected.
The committee eliminated the House
provision repeating the 2-cent bank
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column g.
Evening star., 1934-03-21
ZINC WORKERS STRIKE

LA SALE, ILL.,, March 81 R.-
Seven hundred employees of the M &
H. Zinc Co. walked out on strike to-
day and 800 workers at an Illinois
zing company mill gave notice they
would quit tonight if demands for a
10 per cent wage increase over the
1929 dav scale were not granted.
The M. & H. Co. rejected Monday
a series of demands from the union,
principal of which was a 10 per cent
boost over 1929 weekly rates.
Evening star., 1934-03-21
HOUSE SETS PAY
VOTE TOMORROW
Veterans Allowances Also
Thrown Back Into House
for Test.

The issues of Government pay res
toration and war veterans allowances
were thrown back into the House for
another test OF strength today, when
the conferees announced their inabil-
ity to reach an agreement.
Emerging from a conference which
lasted nearly two hours, Representa-
tive Woodrum, Democrat, OF Virginia,
chairman of the House managers, said
he would report back to the House as
early as possible and make a motion
that the House further insist on its
amendments.
The House will act tomorrow on the
conference report, Representative
Woodrlm announced later.
Representative Goss, Republican. of
Connecticut, one of the conferees,
served notice a roll call vote will be
demanded. Representative Connery,
Democrat, of Massachusetts, who led
the fight for the Senate amendments
before the bill was sent to conference,
also let it be known he will renew his
preferential motion to recede and con-
cur on the Senate amendments.
That will mean a veto by the
President" shouted Representative
Blanton, Democrat, of Texas.
None of us know whether it will or
not" answered Connery. Let us
find out"
House Amendment Plan.
The House amendment on Govern
ment salaries seeks to restore 5 per
cent of the present pay cut, as of Feb
ruary /, and another per cent on
July l, leaving one-third of the cut to
be determined by the President The
House amendment on restoring war
veterans benefits is the one adopted
about week ago. which is less liberal
than the Senate amendment.
When Woodrum asks the House to
insist upon its program, it will be in
order for one of the advocates of
the more liberal Senate provisions on
pay and veterans to make a prefer
entail motion to concur in the
Senate proposals. If such a motion
should be made and carried, it would
send the bill to the White House in
the form in which the Senate passed
it. On the subject of pay restoration,
the Senate amendment calls for the S
per cent as of February l and all the
remainder on July l..
II the Woodrum motion to further
insist on the House amendments is
adopted by the House the scene of
action will then move to the Senate
side, where Senator Byrnes, Demo-
crat, of South Carolina, will report the
fact that the House is insisting on its
program and ask the Senate what it
wants to do.
Limited Plan Sought.
When the bill was originally up in
the Senate. Senator Byrnes advocated
the limited plan of pay restoration
which the House Is now advocating
and set of veterans amendments not
far different from those adopted in
the House.
In conference however. he and the
other Senate conferees stood for the
action of the Senate and would not
yield today on either the full pay re-
storation or the liberal veterans
amendments voted for by the Senate.
The conferees reached an agree
ment this morning on the non-con-
troversial items in the independent
Offices bill, which bore no relation to
the main issues Of pay and veterans.
Evening star., 1934-03-21
NEW PRISON HEAD
BEING CONSIDERED
New Jersey Official May
Get Projected Post of
Director.

Winthrop D. Lane, director Of the
division Of parole of the New Jersey
Department of Institutions and Agen-
cies. is being considered by the Dis
trict Commissioners for the new posi-
ton of director of penal institutions,
it was learned at the Capitol today
The position is to be created in con-
nection with the proposed reorgani-
zation of the District penal system.
Legislation providing for reorganiza-
ton is now being drafted in the cor
poration counsel's Office and is ex-
pected to be transmitted to Congress
within the next week
Lane is an assistant to William D.
Ellis, head of the New Jersey penal
system. and is regarded as an out
standing penologist and criminal re-
habilitator-the type of man Com
missioner George E. Allen has said
he wanted for the position.
Bischoff Is Witness.
Lanes consideration fer the appoint
ment was disclosed in connection with
the consideration of the Board of
Public Welfare's 1885 budget estimates
before the House subcommittee on ap-
preparations.
j. E. c. Bischoff. business manager
at Lorton. who is slated to be dropped
from the District service because Of
his outside connections, which were
disclosed during the recent investiga-
ton of that institution, was one of the
principal witnesses before the Subcom-
mittee He was questioned by Chair
man Cannon about these connections
and is reported to have declared he
did not undertake the work without
the approval of his superiors. In fact.
he told the subcommittee his Superiors
gave him a leave of absence so he
could make survey of the firm, which
employed him.
Bischoff was criticized during the
investigation because the firm at that
time was furnishing the equipment for
Lorton.
George S. Wilson. director of pub
lie welfare. also appeared before the
subcommittee and explained the well
fare items in detail.
Barnard Faces Retirement.
1t also was disclosed in connection
with the hearing that Capt. M. M
Barnard. general superintendent OF
penal institutions of the District. had
suffered a nervous breakdown as re-
suit of the recent Lorton investiga-
ton and has gone to Atlantic City to
recupeRte. He is expected to return
within a week.
Capt. Barnard has not been in
good health for several years and he
is slated for retirement under the
plan of the Commissioners to reor-
ganize the penal system. His position
as general superintendent of penal
institutions will be abolished under
the reorganization plan.
The appropriations subcommittee
is expected to complete consideration
of the welfare budget at its afternoon
session, which began at ? o'clock
Tomorrow it will go over the re-
manning items in the 1885 District
budget and probably reserve Friday
for hearing representatives of citizens
associations who care to make state
ments about the budget items.
Evening star., 1934-03-21
JAPAN SEEKS HALT
ON BRAZILIAN BAN
Fight immigration Restriction
Sought as 22,310 Change
Domicile in 1888.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TOXIC, March 21.-High govern
ment officials were described as
"gravely alarmed" today at Brazilian
move toward inclusion of restrictive
measures against japanese immigra-
ton in that nations constitution.
The situation was compared to that
of almost exactly 10 years ago when
the Congress of the United States
voted to bar the japanese.
Brazil, in recent years, has offered
the largest outlet to Nippon's surplus
population. In 1898, 22,3l0 Japanese
emigrated there.
The foreign Office instructed Kyujiro
HayaAhi. Ambassador to Rio de ia
neiro, to handle the Brazilian affair
tactfully, but firmly.
Evening star., 1934-03-21
ROOSEVELT FAVORS BAN
PONPOLITICS In RELIEF
Notifies Congress He Opposes Partisan
Appointments in Supporting Norris
Amendment to Bill.

braska. President Roosevelt personally
communicated his desire to Chairman
Steagall of the House Banking Com
mittee
He made it known through Stephen
T. Early. a secretary, that he consid-
cred politics also should be banned in
considering appointments to other
Federal relief agencies such as the
N. R A. the Civil Works Admins
tration and the Farm Credit Admin
iStration.
Speaking in response to an inquiry
Continued on Page 2 Column 5)
Evening star., 1934-03-21
ROOSEVELT is SHAPING
PLAN TO AVERT STRIKE:
MEETS AUTO MAKERS
Factory Car Sales
Rise to February
Peak of 235,376

February factory sales of auto
mobiles manufactured in the
United States we're shown by the
Census Bureau today to have to-
tailed 235,376 vehicles, compared
with l6l.O86 in January. l06,888
in February. 1888, and 117,418 in
February, 1882.
Of the February total. 190,253
were passenger cars, 45.096 trucks
and 81 taxicabS. All divisions
showed gains except taxicabs.
Evening star., 1934-03-21
IVA. CONTRACTS SIGNED
Nine Cities Arrange to Buy Power

Nine Cities Arrange to Buy Power
From Federal Project.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, March 81 up.
Nine cities with a population of
100000 have signed contracts to pur-
chase electricity from the Tennessee
Valley Authority. David E. Lilienthal,
director in charge of power, has an
nounced.
Tupelo, Miss, the first city to sign
for T. v. A. power. is now being
served with low-cost electricity from
Muscle Shoals. Knoxville, another
customer, is making plans to build a
distributing system.
Other cities with which contracts
have been signed are Decatur. Flor
ence. Sheffield, Tuscumbia and Rus
selville in Alabama; Pulaski, Tenn,
and Amory, Miss.