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Evening star., 1934-08-28
BIG FRENCH FLEET
GOAL OF MINISTER
Trend Parallels Mussolini's An
nouncement and Meets Ger.
man Program.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS. August pa powerful bat
tleship feet, alone capable of deci-
sive action, was sought today by Fran
co.'s Pietri, minister of the navy, who
is vigorously pushing a program mod
ernizing the French feet.
The French swing toward battle
ship strength parallels Premier Mus
solinis announcement that Italy is
planning two new capital ships and
continued construction by Germany
of her pocket battleships.
The battle cruiser Dunkerque, which
is Frances answer to Germany's
pocket battleships, will be finished in
1887, while her sister ship, the Stras-
bourg, will be ready in 1888. Three
battleships of the Provence type are
being modernized while squadrons at
the four chief French bases are be-
ing reorganized.
Evening star., 1934-08-28
DENTAL WORK CLUE
TO IDENTIFY WOMAN
Authorities Mystifed to Find
Cause of Death After Find
ing Nude Body.
Sy the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
SAN MATEO, Calf, August 28.-
Unable so far to identify the nude
body of a woman found in the hills
west of here Sunday, police returned
today to their first and apparently sole
clue to identification, the woman's
dental work.
Authorities were equally as mysti-
fed concerning the cause of the death
Of the woman, who apparently was
killed two months ago.
Belief that the woman might have
been Nellie Barnes, known also as
Sally Hollister, fan dancer, was dis
PEELED last night when Miss Barnes
returned to the home of friends in
Barkeley,
Evening star., 1934-08-28
Scottsboro Session Denied.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, August %
AD.-The Alabama Supreme Court
announced yesterday 1t would not call
0 special session of the court to act
or the application for rehearing of
its decision confirming the death SEN
tences of Clarence Norris and Hay
wood Patterson, colored defendants in
the Scottsboro case.
Evening star., 1934-08-28
BOY, 8, KILLS SISTER, 5
Levels Fathers Rife at Her
While Playing.

BLUFFTON, Ind, August 28 R.-
Sedelia Fay Wiley, 5-year-old daugh-
ter of Willie E. Wiley, residing two
miles west of Liberty Center, was shot
and killed by her 8-year=old half
brother Besonia at their home late
yesterday.
Sheriff DRY Lands, who investi-
gated, said the two children were to-
gether with two other sisters when
young Besonia pointed his fathers
rifle at his sister and pulled the trig-
ger.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-03-30
mrs, ERIC HANSON
DAWSON DIES HERE
Funeral Services VIII 30 Held
Monday Tor Well Known
klddsr County Woman

Ma Hio Hanson, 3, q Dawson,
n. y, dad at . local hospital at 2:30
p. m. Thursday. Funeral services viii
b held ct : p. ID. Monday from the
Lutheran church Of Dawson With Rev.
Gene Henden Of Tappen, officiating.
Mrs. Hanson was the daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Swanson Of north
Of Dawson. She was born Nov. 40
1900, 1t jamestown, n. D. For sew
eral years prior to her marriage she
had taught In the Dawson school.
She was married June II, 1924. to Eric
Hanson, and besides her husband
leaves two daughters. Betty Jean, 9
years Of age and Helen Lenne, II
months old: her parents, two brothers
Alton Swanson, Dawson merchant
and Ralph Swanson, who lives Will,
his parents: and . sister, Margaret,
also Of Dawson.
She was q member of the A. o. U
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-03-30
Local Youth to Join
National Fraternity

Fargo. N. D.. March a0.-Among the
members Of Delta Kappa Sigma, To-
cal fraternity at the North Dakota
State college, who win become a{fll-
lated In the near future With Sigma
Chi. national social fraternity, = Har-
vey Erlenmeyer, Bismarck. Erlen-
meyer Is Z junior In the school Of ed
ucattou and has been . prominent
figure In Bison football during the
last three years.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-03-30
SIGNIFICANCE seen
IN HOOVER journey
Political Tongues Wag % Form.
Or President Meets Md
western Republicans

Kaaoas City, March 30.-(R,--A
lniling, sun.tanned Herbert Hoover
headed for his boyhood state o6 Iowa
Friday, leaving political tongues wag-
ging.
The former president spent the
night here-the scene Of his nomina-
tion Tor tho preddency-the latest
stop On IN automobile trip through
the west that seems 70 sven In extent
ana dsmficauce With every mile.
Friday 10 had - . companion,
Lawrence Richey, one Of his White
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-03-30

W.. president Of the Ladies Home
Circle and ex.president Of the Par.
ent Teachers Association a Dawson.
Evening star., 1934-02-27
Cherry Blossoms
Bv Easter Sunday,
Official Forecast
Park Etecutire Reports
Trees 4ided by Serere
UinfPr Weather.

A prophecy of cherry blossoms was
in the wind today, even as Washing
ton shoveled snow and dug in for
another mercury dip toward zero.
From Albert Clyde Burton. as
sistant superintendent of National
Capital Parks. comes assurance that
the cherry trees will bloom after all,
probably around Easter, April l.
The trees appear to have suffered
nothing and. perhaps. gained some
extra potency of flower because of the
rigors of the coolest Winter in years.
They have never bloOmed earlier
than March 20 or later than April 90,
and the best Judgment of park Off
c1als points to an Easter Sunday
climax this year
Already railroad and aircraft firms.
steamship companies. tourist agencies
and countless individuals are inquir-
Ing as to the blooming date Of trees
frlnging the Tidal Basin and adorning
Potomac Park. Schedules must be
made up in advance and literature
printed, so that visitors may arrive
in proper season at the mecca Of
bloom
Intense cold. officials said. has held
the sap dormant and probably will
prevent a too-early blossoming.
But Easter is at least a month off
and in the meantime the city shoveled
snow.
Evening star., 1934-02-27
LEAGUE MAY FAVOR
GRAN CHAC0 POLICE
International Force to Maintain
Order Is Reported Rec
commended.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LA PAZ, Bolivia. February 27-An
international police force to guaran-
tee order in the disputed zone was
understood last night to be one of the
suggestions offered by League of
Nations Cancellation Commission sor
settling the Gran Chaco War between
Bolivia and Paraguay.
The exchange of prisoners, the re-
nunciation by both nations of armed
reserves along the North Paraguay
River and Brazilian Bolivian border
police along that frontier, it was said
in reliable circles, also have been
proposed.
An official communique meanwhile,
said that Besides encounters of ad-
vance patrols, in which the enemy
was Systematically repulsed, no major
activities were noticeable" in the dis
puted border area.
A Bolivian foreign Office Advisory
Commission studied the League COM
mittee's peace proposals at length
today
A former foreign affairs minister
said: I'VE are studying the concrete
points in the proposal in full spirit
of equity" He added: Bolivia main
tains thoroughly peaceful attitude
and honors American tradition"
Evening star., 1934-02-27
FARLEY "HANDS OFF"
PARTY PRIMARIES
Statement SAYS No Democratic
Candidate to Be Opposed
or Indorsed.
b. the Associated Press.

b. the Associated Press.
Roosevelt Democrats declared a
'hands-of" policy today with regard
to Democratic candidates in the
coming primary elections.
James A. Farley, as chairman, in
statement said the National Com
mittee would take no part for or
against any Democratic candidate.
The statement. however. was under
stood not to apply to progressive Re
publicans known to have the approval
of the administration, such as Senator
johnson of California.
In view of the approaching pri-
maries in many States" it read. 1T
is only fair that it be thoroughly
understood at this time that the
Democratic National Committee is not
taking part either for or against any
Democratic candidate in a Senate,
congressional, State or municipal
campaign"
Evening star., 1934-02-27
STOCK EXCHANGE
ALLOWED COUNSEL
Senate Banking Committee
in Extraordinary Move
Grants Privilege.
BY the Associated Press.

BY he Associated Press.
The Senate Banking Committee In
an extraordinary move, today granted
the New York Stock Exchange the
privilege of being represented by
counsel IN its hearings on the Fetch
er-Rayburn bill to regulate the stock
market.
AS the committee opened it's second
day Of hearings on the measure,
Chairman Fletcher granted permis-
sion for Roland Redmond. exchange
attorney. to sit at the table and ques-
ton witnesses.
Sits as Jury.
TIE action left the committee sit
ting as jury on the stock market
with its own counsel, Ferdinand Pc
cora, acting as prosecutor and Red
mCnd as chief defense counsel
Meanwhile, before the House Inter-
state Commerce Committee, opposition
to the Fletcher -Rayburn bill was ex-
pressed by Charles A. Collins, presi-
dent of the Boston Exchange who
cOntended it would work a hardship
on the New England public as whole
and On the security houses serving
New England"
He registered IAN emphatic and
special protest" against the provision
of the legislation which makes it
unlawful Tor a concern to be both
dealer and broker"
Michael J. O'Brien, president of the
Chicago Stock Exchange. warned
against too strict Federal regulation
Of the exchanges.
Certainly this is not the time" he
asserted, TO put unnecessary reStric-
ton on liquidity, when freezing of
assets and destruction of values have
nearly paralyzed our economic life
OBrien, head Of the Nations third
largest stock exchange. suggested that
the bill in its present form goes too
far
Act Also as Dealers.
Collins said approximately IS per
cent 81 the Boston Exchange men,
berS "act not only in the capacity OF
Continued on Page 2, Column A.
Evening star., 1934-02-27
PARTIES PR0BED
IN ARMY INQUIRY
Lobbyists Are Reported to
Have Lost at Poker to
U. S. Officials.
By REX COLLIER.

As the grand jury resumed today
its prolonged Interrogation of As
sistant Secretary of War Harry H.
Woodring. it was learned that Inves-
tigatOrs aiding in the Army contract
inquiry are delving into poker parties,
Yachting excursions and similar func-
tiOnS said to have been attended by
lobbyists and certain Federal en-
ployes involved IN contract nego-
tlations.
A series of poker parties over a long
period during which lobbyists and
manufacturers agents are reported
to have lost regularly and heavily
to men on the Government pay roll,
has aroused the curiosity Of inquiry
officials, il was disclosed today.
Conferences" Scrutinized
Several yachting trips down the
Potomac allegedly enjoyed by an Off
cial of the previous administration
at the expense of a person seeking
a Government award. have been the
subject of inquiry
Semi-official conferences outside OF
the War Department. at which busi-
ness was mixed with pleasure BY
departmental employees and lawyers
representing firms seeking valuable
Government contracts, also have beer
under scrutiny.
Meanwhile. Assistant Secretary
Woodring again went into the grand
jury room with a brief case bulgine
with papers. The grand jury is re-
ported to have been desirous of queS-
tioring Woodring intensively about
cryptic entries in confidential diary
kept by his private secretary, Mrs
Kate Buckingham.
Jury May Hear Lyons.
1t was expected Woodring would
| spend most of the day before the
! grand jury-as he did yesterday on
his second appearance. If the grand
| jury dismisses him this afternoon, il
| will hear Robert w Lyons, New York
| and Washington attorney. who has
/ asked to testify under a waiver of i'm
munity. Lyons asked for hearing
after he learned that his name had
! been mentioned by other witnesses in
connection with negotiations of the
/ Fargo company. Chicago Dodge dis
tributor, for an Army motor truck
/ award
/ Ralph T. O'Neil, former national
commander of the American Legion
who also has been brought into the
inquiry through War Department
Continued on Page ?. Column 81
Evening star., 1934-02-27
TUGWELL TO co TO PUERTO RICO
TO STUDY PROBLEM OF POVERTY

tically at the subsistence level.
In other words, the island is sup
porting, not the number of people who
can be properly fed, but the number
of people who can be kept alive.
Puerto Rico is almost exclusively
an agricultural community and yet
it is in the anomalous position of
importing most of its food. This
means practically the entire moons
of the island is sent out in exchange
for foodstuffs. in consequence of
which money is scarce and the ls>@
of the population lives in abject
poverty.
"If the Puerto Ricans could raise
their own food and keep their money
at home, it should be possible to raise
the standard of living of the masses
very materially.
Evening star., 1934-02-27
New Offensive
Will Follow
Corrections
CUT TINWORKINC
HOURS DESIRED
Agency Is Success
Despite Enemies,
Chief Says.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Hugh S. johnson today welcomed
a hall iammed with critics Of N. r. A.
to cut loose with anything they had
to say on the organization "actS.
errors, mistakes and blunders." re-
vealed an already drafted program
for code reviSions and denounced
"dishonest criticisms
Loud and vigorous applause greeted
his N. R. A. review which included
an emphatic assertion that it had full
filled the predictions made for it.
He promised that whatever of worth
was developed at the ensuing hear
ings by the critics would be included
with his - points in the revision to
be done next week by the massed code
authorities of industry.
Thereupon he turned the platform
over to Donald Richberg, N. r. A.
counsel, who emphasized that its pro-
gram is one of economic revolution,
but not political revolt.
Toward Old Goal"
"Somc people may prefer marching
black shirts. brown shirts or red
shirts" he said, but we in the N. R.
A. believe in marching toward the old
goal. the greatest happiness for the
greatest rurber of people. We may
not be marching in step, but our
hearts are beating in tune.
Before the hundreds invited to
complain could voice a single Critl-
cism. the N R. A administrator an
nounced wide code revision would be
be effected, if possible, by sweeping
presidential mandate.
Individual industries, Johnson told
the opening session of his field day
for criticism" will be allowed m0dlh-
cations only if justification can be
shown in public hearings.
Code revision. he added. will be
followed by bigger and better Blue
Eagle compliance campaign call
it what you will" he said-to make
the emblem indispensable to all busi-
neSses.
We are going on as We have be-
gun" he said in paragraph aimed at
N. R. AS enemies. These meetings
are the first move in a closing up of
our ranks for a new forward move
ment by N. R. A.
Cannot Stop It,"
"Chance or circumstance may stop
1t, but you are not going to stop It
or even make it falter.'
Thus. with a bang. the bluff and
hard talking administrator threw
open sessions which will run in five
simultaneous performances, day and
night. until everybody who wants TO
present objections to the current pro-
gram or complain of the codes has
had at least Is minutes to do it in.
His talk was aimed not only at
the immediate audience but over their
heads to the country itself. Into a
microphone he challenged enemies,
denied that N R. A. had fallen short
of its promises. and spoke a confident
claim that the industrial program will
march on.
The II corrections which he said
already gathered data has shown to
be necessary were:
/. A more uniform and equitable
rule of national price stablilzatlon
in those cases where it Is necessary
to maintain wages at decent stand
ard against the certain results OF
Continued on Page 4. Column -
Evening star., 1934-02-27
ADMITS TAX FUND
USE FOR CAMPAIGN
ReeCe, on Trial in Nashville,
Says Senator BaChman
Knew of Plan.
By the Associated Press.

q bN lIlt SShOOIdltu russ
NASHVILLE, Tenn, February o.
Testifymg in his own defense. J. I.
Reece. former State bank commits
sioner of insurance, accused Of steal
ing 100000 in bonds from the State
Insurance Department. said today he
delivered $4,000 in cash for use in
the 1882 gubernatorial campaign of
Gov. McAliSter.
All of this was from the unadjusted
back tax account, except $500. which
Reece said he put up personally.
He said all the funds were deliv-
cred personally to A v Louthan
Nashville attorney, in a hotel room
here.
$4,000 Asked Later.
About October 3, 1882. he testified
to delivering around $500 and on
october l6 the sum of S650O. That
constituted the full amount he had
agreed to advance, the witness said,
adding that later he was told ''un-
favorable developments" had arisen
and that J. j. Lynch. Chattanooga
attorney had insisted on his putting
up $4,000 more Ito put the program
over"
Reece said he got the $4,000 and
took it to Louthan's room on Novem-
Der 3, 1882 After the delivery was
made, the witness continued, Paul NJ
Davis. banker. came in and part of
it was allotted to him for use in West
Tennessee to fight coalition" be-
tween the independent and Repub-
lican candidates for Governor.
The defendant added, however. he
was unable to say whether Louthan
actually gave the money to Davis.
but it was lying on the table before
both of them when left"
Reece said the agreement to use
the money was made with j. j. Lynch,
Chattanooga lawyer, and Nathan L..
Bachman. former member of the
State Supreme Court and now a
United States Senator, who was then
a private citizen
Sought Republican Votes.
The former commissioner who is on
trial on a charge of larceny Of $780,
900 in bonds from the insurance de-
partment, said his Republican brother,
Representative B. Carroll Reece of the
first Tennessee district, was witness
to the compact.
McAlister, Bachman and Lynch are
Democrats, and Reece said one of the
objects of the agreement was to de-
liver Republican votes in East Ten
neSsee to McAlister.
Louthan. Reece declared, said he
wanted to sweeten up the McAlister
organization in the first district" and
put salt on the tails of the Repub-
licans so we could catch them in No.
vember for Mr.. McAlister."
Evening star., 1934-02-27
SNOW VANISHING
AS 1900 SHOVEL
c. w. A. Workers Launch
Mass Attacks Degrees
Tonight Predicted.

Sundays six and a half inches of
snow was disappearing from Washing
tons streets today under the on
slaught of the shovels of some 1000
C. w. A. workers A day late. the
municipality got down to the business
of mass attack on the snow after
last nights minimum temperature of
eight degrees had formed hard crust
on its surface. Permission for the
use of c. w A money for the pro-
gram was obtained late yesterday
afternoon.
According to the Weather Bureau.
there is no more snow in prospect
Immediately, but the cold spell will
continue through today and tonight
A low temperature of five degrees is
looked for tonight. Fair weather,
with slowly rising temperature, Is
promised for tomorrow.
The C. w. A. workers receive As
cents an hour for their efforts, and
are limited to a six-hour day. so that
the days work will represent about
$4,000 in wages. This can be re-
peated tomorrow. but after that any
snow left must be moved at the Dis
trict's expense. The snow was being
dumped down sewers at various points
in the city.
Trolley Service Improves.
Although street car service was get
ting back to normal, there were still
delays caused by ice-coated conductor
bars in the underground system
Rush-hour trips from Eighteenth
street and Columbia road on the
Mount Pleasant lines took more thar
an hour to the central part of town
The American Automobile Associa-
ton, whose severe criticism yesterday
spurred District officials to unusual
activity to get the snow off the streets
was only partially satisfied today with
what had been done.
Its attack today centered principally
on the Districts failure to clear out
lying streets of ice which has caked
them for three weeks or more.
A spokesman for the association as
serted that the ice will crack the
pavements and cause repair bills ir
the Spring far in excess of its re.
moval cost.
THE Districts motorists are pay
ing taxes for the use OF the street:
and they should have the use o.
them" it was stated The excuse
Continued on Page Z, Column l.)
Evening star., 1934-02-27
4O .sHTTNGER M4RCHERS'' FAIL
IN PROTEST TO MACDONALD

Donalds ear didn't deter the woman
marchers. They sent two leaders to ask
the premier's daughter. Miss Ishbel
Macdonald, if she would not receive
them quite informally"
The marchers arrived from the
provinces Friday to protest an unem-
ployment bill before Commons.
Terming MacDonald's action a
grave personal insult" one of the
marchers' leaders. MaXton, member
of Parliament, said "if they close all
constitutional doors against the un-
employed, there will be other doors
that will have to be dealt with"
Evening star., 1934-02-27
u. S. GOLD HOLDINGS
NOW TOTAL 7 BILLION
Dollar Devaluation Brings Big
Profit-Shipments From Abroad
Increase Sum.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
United States gold holdings have
climbed 1922 900 900 during February
to a record figure of S7.34O.318 902.
Accompanying the increase in gold
assets has been boost in the dollar
profit on devaluation. On February
l the dollar profit was S2805, ,5l2, 900.
On February "a. the latest day for
which figures were available. the
profit stood at S28O7. $4,000.
The increase of 0,000, 900 in the
last four DAYS represented final pay
ments on large shipments from abroad
between February 10 and February 20.
Evening star., 1934-02-27
GERMANY AND POLAND
SIGN PROPAGANDA PACT
Offensive Articles and Remarks
Barred From Press, Radio
and Theater.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, February 27.-A ban on
offensive propaganda between Poland
and Germany is in effect today with
the signing of pact perhaps unique
in international affairs.
Newspapers and radio broadcasting
stations of Germany may no longer
serve as media for attacks on Pollard
And, by the same token, Germany
may expect a like courtesy from the
press and radio of Poland.
Neither may the screen in either
land portray motion pictures regarded
as likely to give offense to or arouse
public animosity toward the other.
The pact provides also that thea
tiers must ban stage performances be-
littling, attacking or besmirching the
other country.
Evening star., 1934-02-27
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
In an effort to raise the standard
Of living of Puerto Ricans, the United
States plans to send commission
headed by Rexford G. Tugwell. AS
sistant Secretary of Agriculture. to
the island to study the "abject
poverty" problem.
Secretary of War Dern said today
that Tugwell and other experts from
the Department of Agriculture would
go to Puerto Rico soon to make the
survey in collaboration with Gov.
Blanton Winship.
From information that has been
furnished me from time to time. "
Dern said, II have reached the con-
clusion that there is a very serious
agricultural problem in Puerto Rico.
am informed the population IS prac-