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Evening star., 1934-02-11
SILENT SHIP CAPTAIN, 20, GOES
BACK TO SEA TO FIND DEATH

the mouth Of the Chesapeake Bay.
Only three of the crew were saved.
Capt. Nicklas, well in his seventies,
was in some ways like q character
out of Joseph Conrad. Taciturn, ad-
dicted to long stretches of silence, he
seldom spoke more than few words
at q time.
IF the old man had even spoken
more than six words continuously,
barring ORDERS" one Of his sailors
said once, "the crew never suspected
it."
The story Is told that on one trip
the Purnell T. White had been bat
Ting waves continuously and the YES
sci seemed likely to go to pieces.
Finally, q great-grandfather Of all
waves, Is the sailors described 1t,
descended on the vessel. The ship
drove down. The frothy water broke
over the poop. The entire ship was
under.
Capt. Nicklas took a squint at the
sinking masts and calmly observed:
IT she comes up this time-if she
comes up this tizns-l sortef believe
shsu zaahs -
Evening star., 1934-02-11

The Naval Building program and
its need will be discussed by Senator
David l. Walsh of Massachusetts,. in
the National Radio Forum Monday
night at 1890 pm.
The National Radio Forum is ar
ranged by The Washington Star and
broadcast over the network of the
National Broadcasting Company.
Senator Walsh is the ranking Demo-
cratic member of the Committee on
Naval Affairs. which has charge of
the bill recently passed by the House
authorizing the construction of naval
vassels to bring the United States
Navy up to full strength authorized
by the Washington and London ma
val treaties. Senator Walsh is a
firm believer in an adequate navy and
in national defense.
Evening star., 1934-02-11
nv the Associatad Press,

By the AsSoctat9d Fres8.
BALTIMORE, February 10-The
Shipping News In Baltimore carried
an item on August 10, 1927, that
started this way:
capt. Charles Nicklas Of Balt-
more, having resigned command OF
the schooner Purnell T. White, has
recorded 4S years of sea life. He has
purchased farm near Westminster
and has already started as breeder
Of chickens"
But Capt. Nicklas could not forget
the sea. He gave up his chickens
and today the newspapers carried
another item:
-Four members Of the crew Of the
schooner Purnen T. White, including
Capt. Charles Nicklas, lost their lives
when the craft capsized 30 miles
south by east of Norfolk"
The schooner was caught in heavy
weather south Of Cape Hatteras and
had wallowed in the sea for days with
her sail canvas Tapping In tatters
and her provisions running low.
Picked up by . Coast Guard cutter.
shs dnsd ws>ha vassr "a tans ~ 70
Evening star., 1934-02-11
WORLD NONSTOP
FLIGHT PLANNED
Pangborn, Who Hoped Pacific,
Sees Two Refuelings
Probable.
BY the Associated Press.


OAKLAND, Calf, February 10
Clyde Pangborn, who made the first
nonstop flight from Japan to the Pa
cific Coast, said today he was search
ing for a plane to make a nonstop
trip around the world, with only two
pauses for refueling in the air.
Pangborn said the proposed flight
was backed by Henry Griffin of Okla
homa City, an executive in the De-
partment of Commerce, and that he
hoped to start from New York City
in July.
I'VE plan on refueling at Moscow,
Russia. and Chita, Siberia" Pang-
born said. "Of course, we would have
to ship our refueling planes and per-
sonnel from New York City to those
points
Our last direct contact with fuel
would be Chita, whence we would
fly directly to New York City. While
I have no illusions about the diff
Guilty Of the flight, 1t can be done"
Pangborn was accompanied here by
his mechanic, H. w. johnson. who
may make the globe-girdling trip.
Pangborn piloted plane with Hugh
Herndon, jr., and crossed the Pacific
October 5, 1881. He has been nying
since 1920.
Evening star., 1934-02-11
$163,225,0()O COLD
SHIPPED TO j. s
CargoeS Total Hundreds {
Tons-DolIar Slips on
Exchanges.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON. February Io.-The t.
has temporarily superseded the poun
sterling and the dollar as the unit {
shipment in the wholesale gold move
ment to the United States.
Eighty tons we're shipped fro.
Southampton alone during the la
eight days, and since President Roosr
welt proclaimed the new gold pric
the strong rooms of 30 westboui
transatlantic liners have been fill
with the yellow metal at various Br
ish and continental ports.
Shipments today from four ports
England and France we're valued
approximately $75,000,000.
Dollar Slips.
AS the rush of gold to New Y
continued, the dollar slipped on
eral principal exchanges. In Lono
it closed at $500, cent lower to
pound than yesterday. In Paris
dollar fell 5 centimes to close at Is
francs (6.47 cents to the france.
1t was estimated here that seven
the largest ships which left variC
ports during the last 10 days carr
gold cargoes valued at about f32.50
600 Approximately s163, ,225 ,O0o).
Thirty tons came from the col
nent by regular and special air sc
ices, consigned to New York-bo
vessels. The air shipments arrive
Croydon Airdrome here from Fra
Switzerland, Holland and Belgiur
Large amounts also arrived at z
lish ports by the ordinary rail-wa
routes, and we're Immediately plac
aboard liners.
More Being Sent.
Further large consignments will |
made within the next rev DAYS. it w
stated here. Paris and Amsterdar
will furnish most of the bulk, and il
reported that more than a score c
liners will be needed to handle tn
total tonnage.
One authority estimated that E
ships have been or shortly will be in
volved in the vast mass movement {
the precious metal.
In financial circles it was said ths
If exchange values, as expected, sloUl
adjust themselves to the new condi
tons, profit made through the ship
ments to the United States will dimin
ish. However, the margin proba bly, vi
continue to be sufficiently ample t
induce further purchases. one au
thority said. and he looks for an in
definite limit TO operations.
Evening star., 1934-02-11
LEAGUE CONSIDERS
NEW ARMS PARLEY
Return of Germany to Con-
ference Outside Geneva
Discussed.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
GENEVA, February l0.-The feasi-
bility Of conducting a supplementary
disarmament conference outside Ge-
neva, in which the United States
would be invited to join. was studied
today m League of Nations circles.
One object Of the proposal would be
to get Germany back into the arms
negotiations as step preliminary to
her return to the League.
The underlying idea is that prog
ress may be achieved if parallel con-
versations," authorized by the World
Disarmament Conference. take a wider
range and have a more universal scope
than current discussions.
The question may be considered in
a meeting of conference officers in
London Tuesday
Besides Great Britain. France, Ger
many and Italy, invitations would be
extended under the proposal to the
United States, Russia. Japan, the lit
tie entente, and perhaps other Euro
pean nations TO send representatives.
The object would be to find basis
for a disarmament convention. Re-
suits would be reported to the Geneva
conference.
Evening star., 1934-02-11
MOVIE CENSORSHIP HIT

NEW YORK, February 10 @.-
Abolition of motion picture censorship,
State and Federal, was urged today
in a resolution adopted by the National
Board of Review of Motion Pictures.
The resolution stated that censor
ship was unnecessary, unscientific
and opposed to the best interests Of
the public"
"The fullest development Of the free
screen depends fundamentally upon
the producers Of pictures being left
free to manufacture and create pic
lures" 1t continued.
Evening star., 1934-02-11

they come before the House and
Senate.
Senator Fletcher, chairman Of the
Senate Banking and Currency Com
mittee, expects that legislation relat-
ing to the insurance of bank deposits
will be pressed, and also relating to
the present securities act. There has
been much agitation to limit bank de-
posit insurance to the insurance at
present in operation, which cares for
deposits only up to $2,500, and to
abandon the provisions which are to
20 into effect next July, whereby
much larger deposits are insured.
While Senator Fletcher has been
opposed to tinkering with the securi-
ties act, he said yesterday that he
would not oppose an amendment
which would limit the extent Of the
liability Of an underwater OF a
security issue to the amount handled
by that underwater Under the ex-
isting law an underwater Is made
liable IN connection with the whole
issue. even though he may have
handled only a small fraction Of it.
Navy Bin Up to Senate.
The House already has put through
with administration approval, a naval
building program bill seeking to bring
the American Navy up to full strength
permitted under the Washington and
London naval treaties. It will soon
be laid before the Senate for con-
sideration, where it will command
strong support despite the fact that
the little Navy. men will attack the
program.
After the Congress has dealt with
the exchanges dealing IN securities, q
bill providing for the regulation of
commodity exchanges, grain and cot
ton, will be brought forward for
passage, it is said, and that, too, will
take time
Despite the speed with which Con-
gress has acted upon important
measures during the five weeks it
has now been in session, 1t still, ap-
parently, has long road ahead Of 1t
before adjn1rnment.
Evening star., 1934-02-11
.BLANTON FAVORS
DISTRICT TAX CUT
Texas Member of Appro-
priations Subcommittee
AssaiIs "WaSte."

A reduction in the District tax rate
from $3.50 to $l.20 was advocated
yesterday by Representative Blanton,
Democrat, Of Texas, a member of the
House subcommittee on appropria-
tions, which will have charge of the
1885 District supply bill.
Blanton's plea for a lower tax levy
came as a sequel to his recent visit
at the District Building, where he and
Representative Collins, Democrat, Of
Mississippi, conferred with the Com
missioners about various municipal
problems. Collins also is . member
Of the House Appropriations Com
mittee.
Taxes could be further reduced,
Blanton said, If the Commissioners
eliminate waste and extravaganza"
in the District Government. He de-
clared the entire municipal service
needed overhauling to put it on q
more effective and efncient basis.
Some Salaries Excessive.
Blanton's chief criticism involves
salaries paid to certain executives. He
pointed out that the pay Of q num-
Der Of oficials had been raised In
recent years without cause"
Collins also believes there should
be a reduction in the tax rate as a
means Of aiding the home owner.
Washington, he said, should set an
example for other municipalities by
lowering taxes to the minimum be-
cause home owners all over the coun-
try are losing their property due to
the inability to pay taxes.
Collins said he called on the Com
missioners primarily to urge early
construction Of the first unit in the
Municipal Center, but also suggested
that steps be taken to provide addi-
tional branch libraries. He declared
library facilities in the residential
areas are inadequate.
Subjects to Be Discussed.
The tax rate, library facilities and
construction Of the Courts Building in
Municipal Center area, are to be
among the principal subjects discussed
during hearings on the 1885 budget
estimates. There is no item in the
budget for construction in the Munich
pal Center, but the Commissioners
are expected to submit supplemental
estimates to cover that item.
The date for the hearings has not
yet been fixed by Representative Can
non, Democrat. of Missouri, chairman
| of the subcommittee He has indi-
Gated, however, that he will call his
group together as soon as the agricul-
ture appropriation bill is reported to
| the House Cannon is a member Of
| the subcommittee which is framing
the agriculture supply measure. His
time has been taken up almost en-
tirely in the last few weeks by this
committee.
Evening star., 1934-02-11
PARAGUAYANS ADVANCE

ASUNCION, Paraguay. February 10
R.-A Paraguayan advance to with
in a short distance Of Cabezon. an i'm
portant sector in the Paraguayar-Bo-
livian Gran Chaco warfare. was an
nounced today in . war ministry COM
munique.
Stiff resistance by Bolivian troops at
Cabezon was expected Paraguayan
forces also were said to have PRO
gressed favorably" in the Margarinos
area, near the Pilcomayo River.
Evening star., 1934-02-11
STEERING GROUP TO MEET.
Convening Of Commission to Be
Decided Soon.

LONDON, February 10 R).-Om-
GERS of the Disarmament Conference
Steering Committee will meet in Lon
don Tuesday to consider the question
of whether the European situation
justifies the convening Of the confer
ence general commission.
Arthur Henderson, British president
of the parley, will preside. Nicholas
Politis of Greece, Dr. Eduard Benes of
Czechoslovakia, Joseph A. c. Avenol
of France, and A. Aghnides Of Greece.
Other officers will arrive tomorrow or
Monday.
They are expected to indicate to the
Steering Committee when diplomatic
negotiations have reached q point to
warrant summoning the commission.
Evening star., 1934-02-11
Noted Paris, Tenn, Mayor Dies.

PARIS, Tenn, February 10 OP.-
Frank B. McNeill, 66-year-old mayor
of Paris. who attained notoriety sew
eral years ago by his attempt to stage
bull fight in Paris, died today of a
heart attack.
Evening star., 1934-02-11
NAZIS PROMOTE MOVIES
Pictures Will Be Given German
Face"

BERLIN, February 10 R.-Art, ir
the opinion Of Propaganda Minister
Goebbels, requires magnanimity, ano
therefore government promotion.
He told German film manufac-
turers and actors today that naziism
has no intention Of using the cinema
for propaganda purposes.
But" he said, I'VE intend to give
the movies q German face, not for
expressing national socialism by Sc
lecting scenarios. but by molding SUBJ
ject matter instead"
Evening star., 1934-02-11

BY the Associated Press.
T IROSHI SAITO, Japan's new
Ambassador to the United
States, arrived in Washing
i L ton yesterday and reiterated
that he does not believe there
will be any war in the Far East.
Il have no special questions to take
up with the Washington Government
at this time" he said. ''and shall
probably remain here for three
months looking around before 1 go
to Japan for a conference with men,
bers of the government"
Evening star., 1934-02-11

saito already is acquainted with
President Roosevelt and Secretary
Hull. He was associated with the
latter in the work Of the London
Economic Conference last Summer
No appointment has been made for
the new Ambassadors formal presen-
tation at the White House, but it
probably will be next week.
Saito succeeds Katsuji Debuchi,
who was called back TO Toxic to make
a report to his government on Japa-
nese-American relations
Evening star., 1934-02-11
WATER SUPPLY CUT
La Guardia Acts Against Tv
Laundries in Arrears.

Laundries in Arrears.
NEW YORK, February 10 LP)-
Mayor F. H. La Guardia announced to-
day that he had ordered the city water
supply cut off from two Brooklyn
laundries because of arrears of their
water rentals and because of labor
conditions in both places.
The employees of both laundries are
on strike, the mayor said, and. he
added, one laundry owes back water
taxes of $40, 900, and the other $4,000
ANY concern that does not pay the
minimum wage under the N. r. A
code does not need much worrying
about" Mayor La Guardia said.
Evening star., 1934-02-11
Storms Kills Five.

RIO DE JANEIRO, February 10 [R).
Five workmen were killed, the Ma
tional Coffee Warehouse in Cantadu-
vas was wrecked, and considerable
other damage was caused today by q
sever storm In Central Sac Paulo
province.
Evening star., 1934-02-11
YACHT GOES AGROUND
WITH SEVEN ABOARD
Two Leave on Tender-Court
Guard Sends Cutters to
Rescue.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MIAMI, Fla. February 10.-Leaving
the channel when broken marker
was passed unseen, the 65-toot auxili-
ary yacht Sachem Of Rowe B. Metcalf
of Greenwich, Conn.,, with Mr.. and
Mrs. Metcaf and party Of five
friends aboard, grounded today on
Turtle Harbor reef, about 30 miles
southeast Of Miami.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Newcomer Of
Baltimore left by tender and reached
Miami. They reported those left
abossd wD4 IA no apparent danger.
Evening star., 1934-02-11
School Provided Jews.

FREE CITY OF DANzIG, Feb
ruary 10 R.-The Senate here to-
day voted to establish q separate
schoof for Jewish children to enable
the Jewish population to train its
yoHa]2 IA H. own way"
Evening star., 1934-02-11
Danger of u. S. Dictatorship
Is Secuted Following Surrey
Red Tape Resulting From Beginning OF
Regulation Getting People Out of Hu-
Official Tyranny Unlikely.

This is the seventh in a series OF
daily articles by Ralph W. Page.
toured the country to discover ,ohat
its people thihk OF the National
Recovery program and is noU put
ting his finding into iDriting.
Evening star., 1934-02-11
Macon Ends Three-Day Cruise.

SUNNYvALE, Calf, February 10
P.-The naval dirigible Macon re-
turned safely today from . three-day
maneuver cruise to Southern Califor-
MIA, and was moorsd at hsr bass hefs
At A:27 pm
Evening star., 1934-02-11
Traylor Suffers Relapse.

CHICAGO, February 10 R).-Phy-
sicians tonight said that Melvin A.
Traylor, banker and Democratic Lead
or. who has been i'll for several weeks
from pneumonia, had suffered another
RELAPSE,
Evening star., 1934-02-11
January Circulation
Daily y..118,115
sundayl28,O5O

District of Columbia SIS:
FLEMING NEWBOLD, Business Manags
Of THE EVENING AND SUNDAY STAT
ber of copies of the paper named SO
and distributed during the month Of ia.
uary. D. 1884 follows:
Evening star., 1934-02-11
D. c. MILK MARKET
PR0BERS TO MAKE
REPORT THIS WEEK

Continued From First Page.)
Evening star., 1934-02-11

ne Stock Exchange regulation
- Introduced by Senator Fletcher
q florida and Representative Ray
hnn Of Texas, in their respective
hpuses, have yet to receive the full
sanction Of the President, who has
nos gone into the detail of these
measures. They are bound to lead,
frst 10 somewhat extended hearings
-and aseond to len0tav dahaAe when
Evening star., 1934-12-16
Exchange Rates Spread Ruin
In French and SlUiss Resorts
Millions Lost by Tourist Trauel De.
clines, and Euen Domestic Trade Is
Lou, Causing Alarm for Outcome. i.

PARIS.-After one Of the poorest
tourist Summers since the end of the
war. French and Swiss Winter resorts
are almost frantic over their pros
poets for the coming Winter. Both
the French and Swiss have literally
lost millions of dollars as a result of
the unfavorable exchange rates.
British and American visitors who
come to France come largely on busi-
ness, and once that business is over
they depart Immediately.
The bans against taking money out
of the country has stopped German
tourists completely. Without special
authorization Germans cannot take
more than 10 or Is dollars out of
Germany. That lasts only day or
two in France and less in Switzerland.
What is even more disturbing to
French and Swiss resorts is the fact
that they are losing their own do
meStic trade as well as the foreign
visitors. Tens of thousands of French,
Dutch. Belgians and Swiss visited
England and the United States this
Summer. With new Winter return
rates being quoted by all the steam
ship lines for 15-day trips to New
York, the citizens of the gold-bloc
countries are gratifying lifelong am
bitions and seeing London and New
York.
In an effort to bolster up their
Winter resort trade, which comes
largely from Great Britain, the United
States and to some extent from Paris
and other European capitals, the Swiss
hotel keepers have decided to arbi-
trarily fix the pound and dollar ex-
change rate. They will quote the
pound sterling at Is Swiss francs and
hold to that rate throughout the
season, they say. The federal govern
ment will be asked to make up the
loss if the pound drops further down
on the exchange market.
Normally, the pound Is IS Swiss
francs. Recently it has been hanging
around Is to the pound. The dollar,
which at par is francs 20 centimes,
seldom gets above 3 francs per dol
lar. Living expenses are unbearable
for both Americans and English in
Switzerland as a result. British
mountain climbers have practically
disappeared from the Alps. The IA
nous toboggans and skiing fields are
deserted and the de luxe hotels at
Zermatt, Adelboien, st. Moritz and
Villars are shuttered or cherries.
An indication what the cheap pound
has done for British tourists is re-
vealed in official figures issued by the
home Office. During July, August and
September there were more than 100,-
900 tourists entering England, a gain
Of over 10 per cent on last years
figures, which in turn far surpassed
previous years. Most Of the visitors
Evening star., 1934-12-16
"W ANNUAL MEETING
SET FOR TOMORROW
Varied Program of Week In
cludes Rehearsal of Glee
Club on Tuesday.

The annual meeting of the Wash
ington Young Mems Christian ASso-
citation will be held tomorrow at $50
pm in the Central Branch. President
A. c. Christie will preside and the
report Of the Nominating Committee
will be made by Luke I. Wilson. The
Board of Managers will meet at din
ner at 6:15 pm
The regular rehearsal of the Y. M.
C. A. Glee Club will be held at 8
pm Tuesday in room 21s, Central
Y M. C. A. The Foreman's Club
of the Capital Transit Co. will meet
in the "Y" assembly hall at the same
hour Page Mex. Etchison will give
a lecture on the Passion Play" under
the auspices of the Brotherhood OF
Takoma Park Presbyterian Church at
8 o'clock. The Government Basket
Ball League will play the following
games in the "Y" gymnasium pm,
Patent Office VS.. Veterans Admins
tration; pm, Division Of Investiga-
ton VS.. Federal Housing Administra-
ton: 10 pm. r. F. C. VS.. Internal
Revenue.
The closing session of the Y. NJ. C.
A. School of Religion for the first
semester will be held at 7;15 pm. on
Wednesday and the final examinations
will be given at sos. The Y. M.
c. A. basket ball team will play the
R. F. c. at pm. in the mems gym
nasium.
Franklin Roudybush, director Of
the Washington School of Govern
ment Administration, will speak on
American Government and Institu-
tons before the Y. NJ. c. A. staff
Thursday at am.
The luncheon meeting Of the US
Mems Club will be held at Olmsted's
Cafe, 1885 G street, at 1890 pm.
Thursday.l The following teams will
play In the Government Basket Ball
Leagues pm, Coast and Geodetic
Survey VS.. F. E. r. A; 9 pm, N. r. A.
vs.. Weather Bureau; 10 pm, Navy
Department VS.. State Department.
The Y. M, G. A. Self-expression
Forum will meet under leadership of
DR.. j. Orin Powers at 8:15 pm. on
Friday. The Civitan Garden Club
will hold a party in the Y. M. C. A.
assembly hall at pm.
DR.. Charles B. Campbell will give
the annual Y. M. c. A. Christmas
message from Radio Station NAL at
5:45 pm. Saturday. There will be
a swimming meet between the Wash
lngton "Y" and the Baltimore "Y" at
8 pm. The Christmas party of the
boys department will be held in the
Boys Building at 7:15 pm.