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Evening star., 1934-10-25

The Russians and Germans gre
having a little private verbal war OF
their own over who killed King Alex
ander Each Is trying to blame the
other.
Ispestid recently carried lead
article saying the Nazis had hand
in it. Berlin iDds inturiGted, and
Goering, premier of Prussia, limited
there was reason to think the So
Diets may haze been implicated.
Now the Moscow press has gone on
the rampage. Says Pravda, The
German Fascists specialize in state
ments that astonish the world. Their
flights of fancy surpass those Of the
celebrated Baron Munchausen."
President Roosevelt's new pet stat
istician these days is DR.. Willard
Thorpe, recently installed in N. r, AS
research and planning division. He
is the brain truster refused confirma-
ton by the Senate as head of the
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Com
merce.
F. T. C. probers are now writing q
five-volume report covering their six
year inquiry into all phases of the
utility interests. 1t will go to Congress
in January with recommendations for
legislation.
fCopyrieht 1884
Evening star., 1934-10-25
AIRPORT TRAFFIC
LIGHTS STILL STAY
Signals Erected to Guard Autoists
to Remain Unless Army
Removes Them.

Ii the traffic lights SAFEGUARDING
Cne Military road crossing at Wash
ington Airport are removed they viii,
nave 70 De torn down by the Army
1t was indicated today.
In a letter to Col. KENYON ,Jovce
commanding officer at Fort Myer. Va
who has Jurisdiction over Military
road, Samuel Solomon, general man.
ager OF the airport, said that while
ne lacked specific authority for erect
ing the lights. he had done so ia
safeguard lives and property. He
expressed the hope the lights would
be permitted to remain and that the
Army would cooperate by requiring
drivers Of military vehicles to obev
the lights as the public has done
voluntarily.
Col. Joyce refused to make any
statement on the situation. He said
no decision on the fate Of the lights
has been reached and that no an
nouncement of a decision would be
made at Fort Myer.
He indicated that when a decision
is reached it will be communicated
to Solomon and that II it is to be
made public 1t will have to be made
public by the AIRPORT management.
I'VE are not going to try this case
in the press" Col Joyce said.
In the meantime the whole question
Of the future of Washington Airport
has been laid by Solomon before the
Federal Aviation Commission, with a
request that the commission recon-
mend to Congress a plan for estab-
lishment Of a permanent, model Fed
eral airport for Washington.
Evening star., 1934-10-25
PERS|ANS ARREST
i. s. DERbYFLyER
Wright and PoIando Charge
Observation-Disclosures Out
on Prize Money.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BAGHDAD, Iraq. October 25.-John
H. Wright and John Polando took of
from Shaiba. Iraq. early today for
Karachi. India, after giving details Of
their unhappy experience as the pris-
oners of Persian authorities for more
than "a hours.
The American flyers in the Mel
bourne Derby were forced down Tues
day.
Wright, in a teiephonic conversation
with the Associated Press, said what
causes me anxiety is that we again
have to fly over Persia. Heaven knows
what will happen if we are forced to
land again.
We had a devilish experience day
before yesterday. We were compelled
TO land because Of trouble with our
fuel supply. The Persians were
greatly excited. Some helpful Britons
hid me away, but the Persians got
hold Of my colleague Johnnie Po-
lando), who was placed under police
guard.
Refused Drink Of Water.
They wouldn't even give him a
drink of water Later I joined him,
so we suffered together. We did our
best to point out there was no pos
sible reason for our arrest. since the
passports we're visaed by the Persian
Legation in London, but they would
not listen.
I'VE spent most unpleasant night.
Yesterday the Persians thought better
and released us. I believe our British
friends were chiefly responsible for our
release. We few back to Basra (Iraq)
where We had the best possible treat
ment.
1T makes us furious to think our
detention in Persia removed all pos
sibility of getting a good place in the
handicap race. guess the people of
America will have something to say
about it."
Evening star., 1934-10-25
PRAISE IS GIVEN
|HLDER'S WORK
Washington Committee on
Housing Accepts Resigna.
tion-Successor Named.

Resignation Of John Ihlder as sec
retary of the Washington Committee
on Housing to become executive officer
OF the District OF Columbia Alley
Dwelling Authority. was announced
today by Clarence Phelps Dodge,
chairman of the committee.
Mr.. Dodge said Ihlder's place with
the committee will be taken by Flor
ence D. Stewart, formerly secretary
of the Housing Committee Of the
Washington Council Of Social Agen-
cies.
In announcing the change, Mr..
Dodge said:
The Washington Committee on
Housing has just accepted with deep
regret the resignation of John Ihlder
as secretary Of the committee. Mr..
Ihlder has left the committee to take
up his duties as executive offlcer OF
the District of Columbia Alley DWELL
ing Authority.
Mr.. Ihlder's experience and
achievement as a city planner and
housing worker in many cities places
him among those foremost in the
housing field. His intimate knowledge
Of Washington. especially Of its slum
areas, will be Of tremendous value In
eliminating Washington's inhabited
alleys and replanning them SO that
they may be converted into useful
areas"
Members of the committee include:
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, honor
ary chairman, Mr.. Dodge. chairman;
Mrs. Anne Archbold, Mrs. Robert
Woods Bliss. Rev Robert w. Brooks.
James A. Cobb, Frederic A. Delano,
Mrs. C. Carroll Glover. jr.: Col. u.
S. Grant Sd; Mrs. Archibald Hopkins,
Maj. Campbell C. johnson, Stanton
C. Peele, Rev. Arson Phelps Stokes
and J. Bernard Wyckoff.
Evening star., 1934-10-25
|MPASSE REACHED
IN GASOLINE WAR
Threat of Scent Price Cut,
However, Made by Inde-
pendents.

WaShington's current gasoline price
war reached a stalemate today when
both the major companies and the
independent dealers awaited the
others quotations before announcing
their own. with the result that 10
reduction was made by either group
when business opened this morning
The threat of q substantial cut.
however, continued as leaders among
the so-called independents attempted
to obtain united action in a cut that
would severely hit their competitors.
A spokesman for the independents
said that If a sufficient number of
dealers enter the agreement q Gu OF
cents or more would be posted some
time today.
The independents contend the
larger companies are trying to de-
stroy the l cent differential they have
enjoyed below the price charged for
the widely advertised brands. The
chain organizations, on the other
hand. declare the reductions are die
tated by surplus of gasoline.
Standard Oil retained its price of
1919 cents and led the way for the
larger distributors. One official Of the
company here said he had expected a
reduction this morning but prices are
dictated from the New York ONCE.
The independents were selling for
liz and IL cents and virtually all
of them insisted on at least Q cent
lower quotation.
The threat of larger reduction. if
materialized, will drop the retail price
to or cents. including the Dis
trict tax. A decision was expected
to be made early this afternoon and
it was indicated that the number of
dealers willing to take the loss will
determine whether the drastic cut
will be made.
Evening star., 1934-10-25
INITIATION HELD
INJURING WORTHY
Princeton Professor Says Great
est Debtors Are Stock
holders.
BY the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
NEW HAVEN, October IS R).-
The present infiationary tendency il
inJuring the country's most worthy
people. Prof Edwin w. Kemmerer OF
Princeton, international monetary ex-
pert. said last night.
In his prepared address before about
1000 Crusaders at q mass meeting
held at Yale University, DR.. Kem-
merer asserted: BY cheapening the
value of the dollar. In which all debts
are payable, imitation obviously tends
to relieve the debtors at the expense
of the creditors"
The Crusaders are a non-partisan
group whose aims are to maintain q
sound currency and oppose measures
of the present administration which
may be detrimental to business. DR..
Kemmerer's address sounded the
opening note of an intensive drive
for members.
The Walker professor OF interna-
tional finance at Princeton said: THE
greatest debtors in the United States
on longtime account are not the
farmers but the stockholders of our
corporations and the greatest
creditors are the people who own the
bonds of the corporations.
Imitation resulting in a heavy de-
probation of the dollar is causing
much injustice to a large proportion
Of the country's most worthy people.
"The sad irony Of our financing ex-
travagant Government expenditures.
through the mechanism of imitation. is
this fact that in subtle way the
Government is financing itself largely
out of the endowment of the Nations
public institutions and out of the life
insurance policies and savings of the
poor"
DIR. Kemmerer said the recent silver
legislation calling for broadening of
our metallic money base by the pur-
chase Of silver will be perfectly useless
from a monetary point of view
with the price of sensitive COM
modities already moving strongly up
ward ne said, and with powerful
infiationary groups both in Congress
and out, still loudly clamoring for
more and ever cheaper money and
credit, is there any wonder that busi-
ness confidence continues low?"
Evening star., 1934-10-25
POLICE SEEK STABBER
AFTER CARD ARGUMENT

Headquarters detectives today were
seeking man who last night stabbed
Okey J. Wofter 81, a Pennsylvania
Railroad Co. employe.
Wofter, found about II pm. on the
front steps of his rooming house in the
100 block of E street with a stab
wound in the neck, is said by police
to have refused to give any informa-
ton on the stabbing. except to say
he was stabbed while passing through
the hallway in the house.
Police claim, however, that their in
vestigation disclosed Wofter had been
stabbed by a man with whom he had
an argument after playing cards at the
z street address. The argument is
said to have begun over q small sum
Of money. Wofter was treated at
Casualty Hospital.
Evening star., 1934-10-25
CULPEPER PETITION
ASKS LIQUOR BALLOT

BY the Associated Press.
CULPEPER, Va, October 25.-A
petition requesting an election in
January on the question of whether
sale of alcoholic beverages shall be
permitted in Culpeper was presented
to Judge Alexander T. Browning of
Culpeper County Circuit Court yes
terday.
There were 201 names on the paper
and its sponsors estimated that 1856
signatures of qualified voters was
sufficient to cause the election for
the town to be ordered. Judge
Browning appointed two local attor-
neys, E. E. johnson and Burnett Mil
Ter, jr., to examine the signatures.
The petition requests vote on the
issuing Of wine and beer licenses. as
well as on operation of State liquor
stores.
Evening star., 1934-10-25
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ROME. October 25-Premier Mus
solini took another step today to let
his cabinet ministers and other high
officials know their jobs do not con-
sist in simply welding pens.
Members of the government and the
Grand Council of FaScism were or
dered to do guard duty at the National
Fascist Exposition Sunday, just be-
fore its close after two years Of
existence.
The guards will march to the ex-
position building i'll uniform and
stand holding a rife, with bayonet at
tached. at the portals until their
trick is over.
Marquis Guglielmo Marconi, in
ventor of the wireless: Gen. Italo
Balbo. now Governor of Libya, and
Evening star., 1934-10-25
Mussolini Orders Dignitaries
To Military Duty at Exposition

other high dignitaries form part Of the
Grand Council. but the orders did not
reveal whether the entire membership
would be called out.
The announcement that "the gov
eminent" will furnish some of the
guards leaves the way open for Mus
Solini himself to do a short trick. (In
addition to being premier, he is min
lister of foreign affairs. the interior,
corporations, war, marine and avia-
tion)
During war maneuvers in August
Mussolini advised his ministers to
put on uniforms and join the troops.
Provincial projects stood guard at
the exposition a few days ago and
the Governor Of Rome was to be a
sentinel today. Nearly 1000, 900 per-
sons have witnessed the exposition.
Evening star., 1934-10-25
BRITONS PLACE FOURTH.
Jones and Waller Reach Melbourne
As Nine Planes Trail.

Jones and Waller Reach Melbourne
As Nine Planes Trail.
MELBOURNE, October IS (R.-
England took fourth as well as first
honors in the England to- Melbourne
speed race today when Cathcart Jones
and Ken Waller landed at asa pm
Q1:54 pm. Wednesday Eastern stand
ard time) on sun-flooded Laverton
Field
Their English plane is q duplicate
of the one in which c. W. A. Scott
and r. Campbell Black won first
place "a De Havilland comet). Amer
ican-built planes finished second and
third.
The appearance Of Jones and
Waller relieved anxiety occaSioned by
lack of news from them after they
passed over Cobar this morning.
May Win a Prize.
Although they took fourth place in
the starting field Of 10. Jones and
Waller will not win a prize unless the
Dutch pilots, K. D. Parmentier and
J. J. Moll. who finished second win
AAohNiNoP PAcS ohN NAOOoC ~ AA
preference.
Nine planes, including that of John
H. Wright and John Polando of
America. stuck to the long derby route
today in the wake Of the four
finishers.
Wright and Polando. who we're
arrested by Persian guards when they
landed near the Tlrco-P Persian border.
took off today from Shaiba, near
Basra, Iraq, for Karachi, India. They
lost "a hours and all hope of winning
handicap money.
MacGregor in Fifth Place.
In fifth position was Squadron
Leader Malcolm MacGregor of New
Zealand. veteran pilot who took of
this morning from Rambang, Lombok,
for Port Darwin, Australia. J. E.
Hewett and C. E. Kay, also of New
Zealand, left Singapore.
A close race was on between Squad
ron Leader D. z. Stodart of England
and Lieut.. M. Hansen Of Denmark.
Both planes left Rangoon. Burma, the
Britons about two hours ahead.
G. j. Melrose of Australia arrived
at Calcutta this morning earlier than
he was expected.
Evening star., 1934-10-25
KINGSFORD.
DELAYED BY WINDS
Australian Flyer Plans to Re.
sume Trans-Pacifc Flight With
Honolulu Hop Monday.

BY the Associated Press
SUVA, Fiji Islands, October as
Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith, Aus
tralian flyer, said today he would not
attempt to assume his trans-Pacific
flight until Monday.
The flyer and his navigator, Capt.
p. G. Taylor. hoped to take of today
for Honolulu, but a strong cross-wind
made 1t dangerous to attempt to lift
the Lady Southern Cross with its
heavy load of fuel.
The pair few to Suva from Bris-
bane, Australia, Sunday.
Evening star., 1934-10-25
W0MEN'S PEACE LEAGUE
TO SUPPORT MRS. O'DAY
Organization Favors House Cam
didate for Whom Mrs. Roose-
welt Will Stump.

The Womens International League
for Peace and Freedom will throw its
support behind the House candidacy
OF Mrs. Daniel O'Day of New York.
for whom Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt
has decided to take the stump.
The action, taken by the league S
national board. marks the first time in
the organizations history that it has
openly supported a candidate for
office.
The announcement said Mrs. O'Day.
a member of the league, had taken an
absolute stand for peace" and that
because "of her high ideals and her
great ability the league would con-
duct "whirlwind campaign" in her
behalf.
Evening star., 1934-10-25
STORE HELD UP

John M Davis, operator Of q liquor
store at 425 Tenth street, was robbed
of $25 last nigh by bandit, who,
after looking at several bottles of
liquor, drew q pistol and demanded
the contents of the cash register.
Davis handed the man the money
and the rohber ran from the store.
Evening star., 1934-10-25

Inc PreSlOent plan was 10 see Sln-
clair briefly at Hyde Park in the pres
ence of two or three other persons
However. he was so charmed by the
fluent Sinclair that the conference
, lasted an hour and quarter. and
later word came out that the meeting
| was wonderful" The natural deduc-
ton was that Mr. Roosevelt wanted
Mr.. Sinclair elected. That impression
was strengthened by the way Messrs
Farley, Hopkins, ct al took the new
conner into the fold.
View Difficult to Change.
1t would be exceedingly difficult for
the White House now to change that
idea. because Mr.. Roosevelt must
maintain the historic pose of taking
no hand in local election contests.
But don't be surprised if some deli
cate means is found of correcting the
miSimpression. For instance, if MI
Roosevelt should be asked whether he
intended to take part in the California
situation, he could answer no. Then,
If asked whether he would vote for
Gov. Lehman, he could answer yes.
That might do the job.
Or it might be enough for Senator
McAdoo or George Creel to say he
is going fishing on election day in
California. (Mr. Creel has been act
ing suspiciously, as if he intended
to come out against Mr.. Sinclair
openlyD
At any rate. keep your eyes open
for something along this line.
incidentally, the chiefs Of the
Democratic command are not very
much impressed with the caliber OF
men they expect to get out of the
coming election
This does not refer TO the large
proportion of Democratic congress
Stondl candidates, but to tetp wild
and Doolly ones Who are hell
Tdisers OF no particular experience
or standing
Few Real Statesmen.
A head man of Democracy recently
returned from looking them over out
in the country and confided to q
friend:
There aren't many statesmen In
the lot and they are going TO be
harder to handle than a flock Of
wild men,"
The Democrats at G. H. @. heard
only few days ago that they hao
an excellent chance to accomplish
the impossible by defeating Repub-
lican Senator Austin in Vermont,
where even the rocks have always
been considered Republicans
AS result, there has been some
cagey strategy developed and some
money raised.
The money is being used to Cir
culdte through Vermont an 11-paoe
booklet, entitled: What Austin Has
Done for Vermont" The 10 sue
ceeding pages, OF course, are ud-
cant. Not single pord ddorns
them.
1t is not new campaign trick
Some New Dealer was reading his
tory and found it had first been done
in Andrew Jackson's time, or there
abOutS.
Hartman Was Right.
Investigation shows that President
Hartman of the Chamber OF Com
merce was right the other day when
he said he saw not single newsman
after his conference with Mr.. Roose-
velt That may help to clear up
some of the misunderstanding with
the White House.
Another recent error was the
prophecy that MacFadden's new po-
litical magazine would be out around
the first of the year. 1t came out
the very day the prophecy was pub
lished, which shows faster action than
most columnar predictions.
Errors usually run in threeS, but
the third one has not yet developed
Evening star., 1934-10-25
WOMAN, SIS, ENDS LIFE

Mrs. Julia T. Wise Dies Of Gas
Poisoning in Home.
Mrs. Julia T. Wise, IS, committed
suicide with Illuminating gas late yes
terday in her home in the 1000 block
of Evarts street northeast. She was
found in the gas-filled kitchen by her
husband, Charles S. Wise, when he
returned home shortly before pm.
Dependency, due to Ill health, was
blamed for the act. Mrs. Wise left a
note telling of her intention to take
her life. A suicide certificate was is
sued by Coroner A. Magruder Mac
Donald.
Evening star., 1934-10-25
Bingo PIT. Party Planned.

LANDOVER, Md, October IS (Spe-
ciaD The Parent-Teacher Associa-
ton Of the Landover School viii hold
a bingo party tomorrow night.
Evening star., 1934-10-25
Phone Lines Underground.

Because of heavy damage by recent
storms IS important telephone lines
in France have been placed under
ground
Evening star., 1934-10-25
What's What
Behind News
In Capital
Graceful Way, Out of
Sinclair MIDDLE Is
Sought by Party.
BY PAUL MALL0N.

BY PAUL MALLON.
has been some whisper
ing and planning about clear
ing up the White House stand
L ing of that Democratic step
child. Upton Sinclair, before
California goes to the polls.
The whispering is among those who
are high enough in the administration
to plan its business.
They believe an erroneous public
impression wds created by Presi-
dent Roosepelt's first meeting NTH
the E. p. l. c. Californian. They
iCiu euen tell you of the record Mr..
Roosepelt himself is restless about it.
Evening star., 1934-10-25
Express Buses Talked.

Glasgow. Scotland, may have ex-
press bus service to its new municipal
houses.
Evening star., 1934-10-25
Chemical Trade Gains.

SPANS foreign chemical trade has
been increasing for two years.
Evening star., 1934-10-25
D. c. BAR CALLS
CITIZENS MEETING
TO WAR ON CRIME

Continued From First Page.)
The Bismarck tribune., 1934-11-17
Livestock
so. ST. PAr1r,


South st. Paul, Mimi, Nov. IT,
(AP-U. S. D. A., and MINI. Dept
Agro-Friday's hog trade opened
about steady but closed strong to IL
higher on weights above 16O lbs.;
bulk good to choice 2l0 to $50 lbs. sold
at $50 to SOS: better ITO to 200 lbs
500 to 5.55; 14O to 160 lbs. 400 to
500; bulk killing pigs ESQ to 800;
mcst feeders $50 to 200; good sows
500 to 535.
Everything considered, the fas cat
tie market made a creditable showing
curing the last week. The generous
supply OF choice beef offered at the
junior show naturally made for some
sloWness in the market and storage
stocks of beef in the country On Nov.
l were about twice as great as the
holdings of year ago. Grain-fed
steers and yearlings sold mostly at
$50 to $50; few 500 to $50; palmer
kinds down to 4.50 and below. Grain
fed heifers brought $50 to 7.5O; most
butcher heifers 225 to 400; medium
to good beef cows 275 to $50; low
cutter to common grades l.5O 20 ESQ;
bulls 200 to ESQ, with heavy weights
at 260 to 2.85, most late sales vealers
400 to $50; good to choice $50 to
$50 lb. stockers and feeders made 3.75
to ATS; medium grades $50 to $50;
others down to LIS; stock calves
earned $50 to 4.50; palmer kinds
down to 225.
Lambs broke late in the week, Fri
days bulk selling at 600; some to
shippers 6.25; one load early in the
session $50.
The Bismarck tribune., 1934-11-17
SIOUX CITY

Sioux City, Ia, Nov. 17.-(P)-(U
S. Dept. Agr.)-Cattle 500: market
for the week: Fat steers and year.
lings mainly 1925 lower; better
grades least changed; heifers steady
to Is off; COWS mainly 25-35 down;
stockers and feeders steady to strong;
car lots choice 96O-125O lb. fed steers
and yearlings 8.O0-35: bulk 5.25-7.25;
few choice kosher heifers 700-25; few
load lots good 750-825 lb. weights
5.75-6.35; majority beef COWS 225-85;
low cutters and cutters mainly 1.50-
ZOO: choice 525-1170 lb. stocker and
feeder steers 5OO-15: bulk 3.0O-4.25;
feeding heifers 800 down; choice
stock steer calves 100000.
Hogs, 1,40O; market slow; better
grade butchers 2lO lbs. up and sows
5-lO lower; lighter weights 1925 off:
top SITS; bulk better grade 200-27O ID
butchers 55O-75: 10000 lb. lights,
5.OO-50; 160-18O lb. weights 4.25-5.00;
13O-160 lb. light lights 3.0O-5.25; soWs
$40 to mostly $50; light weight feeder
pigs 1.00-75.
Sheep, 500; Saturdays trade steady;
native lambs 625 down; market for
the week: Fat lambs and yearlings
mostly Is lower; other classes steady;
weeks top 6.85 on strictly choice ma
tive lambs; late bulk sorted natives
and fed wooled skins 6.0O-25; fed
clippers early 6.l0-35; good to choice
rangers early 625-45: yearlings early
$3.50; few decks desirable feeding
lambs 5.00-15; medium grade and
light weights 4.0O-75.