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Evening star., 1934-06-14
N. R. A. CUPID'S AID
Youth Complains About Girl
Keeping Him Waiting.

CLEVELAND, June IA CPo.-A young
man who had to wait from Is to 80
minutes on a downtown corner for
three successive nights because hts girl
friend was late finally reported the
matter to N. r. A. headquarters here.
when a dame tells me $780," he
said. IT expect her at $50, not some
time later"
The N. r. A. promised to look into
the matter.
Evening star., 1934-01-14
HARRISON TO TALK
ON PROBLEMS
Will Discuss Proposed Laws
on National Radio Forum
Next Wednesday.

Tax legislation proposed for this ses-
sion and the tax problem in general
will be discussed by Senator Pat Har-
rison of Mississippi in the National
Radio Forum Wednesday, January II,
at 1890 pm. The National Radio
Forum is arranged by The Washington
Star and broadcast over the network
OF the National Broadcasting Co.
Senator Harrison is chairman of the
Senate Finance Committee. which has
charge in the Senate of all tariff and
revenue legislation. Both houses have
passed the bill increasing the tax on
liquor. There are to come, however. i'm
portant amendments to the income tax
law. President Roosevelt in his budget
message estimated there would be a
Geficit of S7,000O00 at the close of the
present fiscal year. He has indicated,
however, there would be no proposal
for additional tax legislation at the
present session Of Congress beyond the
liquor tax bill and amendments to the
income tax law and its administrative
features.
The tax problem, however, in view Of
the financial situation of the Govern
ment is one of great importance.
Evening star., 1934-01-14
SITES CAREER COLORFUL.
Missing d. c. Missionary Once Before
Captured BY Bandits.


Dr. C. NJ L. Sites. who was sent out
to China by the Methodist Episcopal
Church in 1906. has led an adventurous
life in that turbulent country. Just
prior to his return to America for a
brief visit two years ago, he was cap
tured by brigands near Fuchow and
held for ransom.
The chief Of rival band, however
had once received favor at DR.. Sites
hands. The native rescued the mis-
sionary and released him before the
ransom demands of the other faction
could be met. The story of DR.. Sites
adventures was chronicled in Methodist
Episcopal periodicals and received con-
siderable mention in the press.
Scarcely Remembered Here.
This much of DR.. Sites career was
recalled last night by fellow mis-
sionary, DR.. Louis Havermale. who re-
turned from China two years ago and
now is serving as pastor of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church at Camp Springs
Md. DR.. Havermale. however, was sta
toned in another section of China and
knew DR.. Sites only slightly
Veteran church officials here could
not recall that either Dr. or Mrs. Sites
had lived in washington prior to the
time Dr. Sites went to China, to be
followed by his wife a year later.
May Be In Danger.
After Is years in China, Dr. Haver-
male was convinced that the party of
missionaries might we'll be in grave
danger from bandits and native Com
munistS The Communist party" DR.
Havermale said, lis stronger in South
ern China.
THE unreported missionaries may be
in grave danger, as Communists in that
quarter of China have reSorted at times
to extreme measures against foreigners
particularly those of Christian faith"
DR.. Havermale did not know person.
ally the other members Of the missing
group.
Evening star., 1934-01-14
STRIKE THREATENS
ANTHRACITE FIELDS
500 Delegates of Miners Vote to
Call Walkout in Penn
sylvania.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
WILKES BARRE, Pa, January l3.-
Twin specters of strike and possible
disorder hung tonight over the northern
part of the anthracite fields.
A tense convention of nearly 500
delegates representing the United
Anthracite Miners of Pennsylvania. or
ganized in opposition to the United
Mine Workers of America, today voted
to call a general strike in District No.
l, embracing the Scranton and Wilkes
Barre territory.
Shortly after the strike call had gone
out. Judge E. C. Newcomb of the Lacka-
wanna County Court. granted two rules
to show cause why the new union
should not be restrained and enjoined
from picketing at eight collieries of the
Penn Anthracite Mining Co. in Lacka-
wanna County. The hearing on the
restraining order will be held Monday
afternoon.
Meanwhile the State government has
prepared for action. Capt. William A.
Clark. in charge of the State police in
this area, announced that the troopers
will be reinforced by rs to 100 men
from Western Pennsylvania. He said
protection will be afforded all men who
desire to work.
There are conflicting claims of the
number of men affected by the strike
call. The new union claims its men,
bership takes in a majority of the
10000 mine workers in the upper
fields. The United Mine Workers insist
the dual movement includes only a
small minority of the workers employed
The convention condemned the at
titude of the National Labor Board
toward the new union, which is de-
manding recognition and the elimina-
ton of alleged discrimination and in
justices attributed to the operators.
Evening star., 1934-01-14
Primitive Rites to Be Used
) In Coronation of Henry Pu'Yi
Mnnchu Ruler to Offer Sacrifice and Do
Obeisance on Day of Enthr0nement.
$1,000 Is Set Aside for Ceremony.

the coronation. It was learned today,
the chief executive Of the government
set up under Japanese auspices in land
formerly belonging to Manchuria. be-
comes Emperor. As young boy he
ruled China, before the establishment
of q republic In 1912
Other details include an amnesty for
prisoners. an inspection Of troops. wor-
ship at the tombs of Pu-Yi's ancestors,
and a state banquet. There will be no
foreign delegates; Japan alone has rec
ognized Manchukuo.
The government today ordered 100,-
600 bricks and 10000 pounds Of sand
and cement for building the founda-
tions of o new temple of heaven near
Pu-Yi's new palace, patterned after the
famous shrine OF the same name in
Peiping.
This temple shall remain the eternal
symbol Of Pu-Yi's elevation"
Pu-Yi adopted the orchid As the i'm
perial symbol of the new monarchy, in
contrast to the chrysanthemum Of the
Japanese Emperor.
He ordered artisans to construct q
new throne chair of sandalwood, gold,
silver and jewels. It will be lacquered
In red.
A million dollars In gold was appro-
priated by the government for the en-
thronement ceremonies and for the
celebration Of the second anniversary
Of the founding Of Manchukuo.
Evening star., 1934-01-14
1000 CUBANS FACE
HOSPITAL ELECTION
Troops on Guard as Medical Lead
ers Fail to Settle
Dispute.
BY the Associated Press.

0y the ASSoCldteo fress.
HAVANA, Cuba, January i3-Two
thousand patients, many Of them bed
ridden. faced election from Spanish So
ciety Hospitals tonight as leaders in the
three -cornered fight over certain medi-
cal practices remained at loggerheads.
Meanwhile. armed soldiers stood
guard over hospital property after dis
order f1ared at one hospital Friday
night.
The controversy arose over a decree
signed by President Ramon Grau San
Martin compelling all physicians TO be-
come members of the Cuban Medical
Federation.
The decree stirred the wrath of Span
ish societies, embracing membership
of over 100000 Spaniards, and the So
cieties continued to employ unfederated
physicians TO carry out their program
of Joint medical service to members.
The federated physicians jumped
into the fight when the Spanish So
cieties refused to discharge non-feder-
ated physicians who previously had lost
their right to practice under the Grau
decree.
Notification of their intention to close
their hospitals was given President Grau
and Spanish Ambassador Luciano Lo-
peg Ferrer by the presidents of the
three leading societies-Centro Asturi-
ano. Centro Gallege and Association
de Dependencies
Secretary of Sanitation Carlos Fin
lay told the Associated Press he was
working hard to find a compromise
solution to the problem, as it is i'm
possible to leave over 1000 patients
without medical attention overnight" !"
DR.. Octavio Montoro, president OF
the medical federation, who threatened
to call a strike of 5000 practicing
physicians If the government did not
force the Spanish societies to discharge
unaffiliated doctors. said today 1t was
not his intention ito make war on the
societies"
They have never done anything but
good to Cuba" Dr. Montoro said. but
their methods have hurt the medical
profession. Our only demand is that
they cease to employ physicians not af-
filiated with the medical federation"
Jesus Perez Cabo, president of the
Centre Gallego, acting as spokesman
for all societies, said the governments
attitude was arbitrary to the extreme"
and without precedent" The govern
ment has issued orders for the hos
pitals to meet the requirements of the
decree at once.
Evening star., 1934-01-14

(COntnueo from f1rSC fage.l
Government believes that evidence that
has been gathered over the past three
wears. and which has been laboriously
and carefully pieced together. indicates
there has been a very large loss Of tax
revenues justly due the Government. ?"
mo Tax Paid in Period"
During this period mentioned" he
added, "the law permitted industrial
alcohol to be manufactured and sold
on permit, but exempt from tax. and
likewise the internal revenue laws pro-
vided that where such alcohol was di-
verted for beverage purposes tax OF
sc. 40 per proof gallon should be paid.
mo such tax has ever been paid
during this period, although the Gov
ernment contends tax has become due
, through the diversion of a large guam
tity Of industrial alcohol to beverage
Conceding such diversion was illegal
during prohibition laws, the Attorney
General enunciated the principle which
sent such notorious bootleggers as Al
Capone and Waxey Gordon to Jail fol-
income tax delinquencieS:
Taxes due the Government may not
be evaded by reason of the illegaltty OF
the transaction under which they
arose"
Silent on Exchange.
Negotiations looking to doubling
Portugals 60,000-gallon liquor import
quota are nearing completion.
State Department and Alcohol Con-
troll Administration officials declined to
reveal what American exports would be
| accepted by the Lisbon government IN
exchange.
During the day, the Alcohol Admin.
istration announced that the first period
for importation Of alcoholic beverages
had closed and that no further original
or supplemental permits would be issued
u-1il FchrI,orr %
Evening star., 1934-01-14
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
HSINKING, Manchukuo, January 10.
Primitive religious rituals 5000 years
Cid will be observed when Henry Pu-Yi
becomes Emperor Of Manchukuo
March l.
As Orientals believe only heaven can
make an emperor. not mere man, the
28-year-old ruler, at sunrise on the day
Of the enthronement, will offer sac
rif1ce and do obeisance to his god
under the open dome of the sky in
order to indicate in the traditional
Manchu manner his right to rule.
Dressed in rich sacrificial robes, the
"son 0 heaven" will then repair to the
temple of Confucius where, in the
presence Of the spirits of his ancestors,
he will kneel in reverence before the
supreme master and give expression, In
the name of Manchukuo's 80 millions,
to the loftiest idea of Chinese worship.
His is a belief in the spirit Of the
great blue dome overhead, discarding all
base idolatry and superstition"
A burnt offering of a bull will be
made, and while the smoke of incense
is curling upward the new Emperor,
conscious of divine descent, will be-
come mediator between heaven and
man."
As the father Of his people, Pu-Yi
then will invoke heavens blessing on
the new Manchukuo empire.
T,,cse viii be the 9ain feature OF
Evening star., 1934-01-14
RICH WIDOW HELD
PRISONER WITH SON
AS TRIO R0BS HOME
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weighing 180 or thereabouts, He had
dark, curly hair and wore a gray suit.
The description of the other man was
similar.
All three descriptions were broadcast
to police precincts throughout the
city, and headquarters detectives, un-
der Capt. Bernard w. Thompson, began
q search for them
The jewelry, according to Capt.
Thompson, included a diamond bar pin,
several pearl necklaces, q diamond ring,
o bracelet and several diamonds that
had been in the family so long that
they had come to be regarded as heir
looms
Mrs Lawrence is the widow Of Nor
timer Lawrence, former publisher of
several farm papers issued in Cleveland.
He died in 1922. The Lawrences have
made their home in Washington for
many years.
Young Lawrence, q graduate Of the
Massachusetts, Institute of Technology,
recently purchased Q ranch In Arizona.
Evening star., 1934-01-14

sales of stock in the Consolidated Dis
tributors. Inc. Lamar was enjoined by
the State Supreme Court from par
ticipating in further transactions of
the stock. The injunction also applied
to the stock firm of Ayers, Wright g.
Co.. in which it was said Lamar had an
interest.
In recent months little was known OF
his activities.
1t was learned he lived in the upper
Times Square section since last Fall.
He stayed in his room at the hotel
most of the time since registering there
He informed maid early Thursday to
leave his towel supply outside the door
so he would not be disturbed.
Lamar's real name was said to be
Levy. He refused to give his real name
to authorities. but his brother Henry
signed his name to a legal document a.
Henry M. Levy. He once explained
that they had taken the name of g
noted Mississippi Senator to facilitate
their business dealings.
When Lamar got into newspaper
headlines people in Atlanta identified
him as the same David Lamar who
had been active there in 1892. He pro.
NOTED various schemes successfully
until he was arrested. Then he left
quietly
In the nineties he had a Fifth ave-
nue. house and was known for his trot-
ting horses. his diamond-studded walk
ing stick. his appearances as a man
about town.
Found in Mexico City.
Convicted with him on the wartime
indictment was Franz Won Rintelen, the
German spy. Before his arrest, Lamar
surprised acquaintances by buying a
$50,000 estate at Pittsfleld. Mass.
BY watching that estate. operatives
learned his wife was sending mail te
Mr.. Lehman in Mexico City. They
found Lamar there. negotiating with
important figures in the Obregon re-
gime and high in its councils-unti
his identity was revealed.
Two amazing hoaxes he played un.
successfully were when he had an oh.
scure mechanic, James H. Lancaster
and an employe of Lancaster pose as
experts in "hold-up" suits he brought
against the United States Steel Corpo.
ration and against the Great Northern
& Pacific Railroad. Both experts
were exposed.
Edward S. Moran. an attorney fol
Lamar in several cases, said the vol
had not been "in the money" since
1929.
Lamar's first wife, Marie Anderson
Who divorced him in 1924. died several
months ago, the lawyer said. His
second wife, Mrs. Edna French Lamar
is somewhere in New York, while q
daughter, Dorothy. is believed to be ir
Pittsfleld.
Evening star., 1934-01-14
|b0RAH WOULDBA
DEFAULTERS' LOANS
Joins Johnson to Curb Finan-
Cial Transactions-BiII
Up This Week.
By the Associated Press.

oy the Associated Press.
Senator Borah yesterday gave his
support to the johnson bill to prohibit
financial transactions with foreign debt
defaulters. The measure comes I'D for
reconsideration in the Senate this week.
The Idaho Republican Independent
said in an interview:
"The only proposition regarding the
debts Is how best to deal with the sub
Ject and deal with it effectively" he
said.
The amounts due are now becoming
very large. We are entitled under all
the rules OF equity and justice to pay
ment.
Belong to Taxpayers"
"The debts belong to the taxpayers
OF the United States and certainly the
taxpayers are entitled to payment at
this time. I'm going to support any
proposition which seems to accentuate
the fact that the debts due ought to be
paid.
Il have always been quite willing to
adjust certain international problems,
such as trade and peace, which bear
upon the debts, but there is no chance
apparently of getting Europe interested
in those questions.
$50 the only thing to do is to ask
that they meet their obligations"
The bill, introduced by Senator john
son, Republican, of California, provides
penalties of $4,000 and five years i'm
prisonment for any person or corpora
ton buying or selling future issues of
securities Of nations behind in their
debt payments, or lending funds to
such countries. It was passed unani-
mously Thursday when only handful
OF Senators were on the floor. It had
been on the unanimous consent calen-
dar for a year or more.
Debt Data Requested.
It's passage came after the Senate
had reversed itself on an amendment
to levy heavy penalty taxes on liquors
from defaulting countries. This was
done after President Roosevelt had
sent word to leaders that the penalty
taxes would tie his hands in bargain
ing on tariffs.
Borah is awaiting report from the
Treasury showing the exact status of
all the foreign debts. He intends to
follow this with a request for all cor
respondence dealing with the question
and to use all the data in preparing
for arguments on reciprocal tariffs and
other measures which conflict with his
debt principles.
The Idahoan feels the administration
has been too lax in impreSsing on the
debtors the attitude of Congress that
payments IN full were expected.
Evening star., 1934-01-14
.PROBEO A|RMA|L
JUST BEGINNING
Committee Compares Income
Returns With Replies to
QUESTIONABLE.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Chairman Black of the special SEN
ate committee investigating airmail
contracts said yesterday the inquiry was
lust beginning"
As more replies to committe ques-
ttonnaires came in from persons prom
inent in the fields of aviation. finance
and politics. the committee investigators
checked them against income tax rec
ords obtained from the Treasury De-
partment. About 200 individuals and
corporation groups have been ques-
tiCned.
Among them, committee members dis
closed, were Charles A. Lindbergh,
former Postmaster General Walter F.
Brown and Herbert Hover, jr.
The committees probe of Browns
returns brought the number of in
vestigation of returns by Hoover cabi-
net members at least to two. Justice
Department officials said this week they
were looking into payments by Andrew
w, Mellon, former Treasury Secretary.
Members of the committee refused to
say whether the comparisons had de-
veloped any discrepancies. Many of
OF those replying apparently had ex-
amined their own records of tax reports
as convenient source Of information,
"details being requested for years as far
back as 1924.
Brokers Reports Used.
A further check is afforded the COM
| mittee in brokers reports of transac-
tions in aviation securities. The report
from one large Wall Street concern
covered hundreds Of pages, including
| only large dealings.
Black said the entire investigation Of
IY- arld 1hStl inc RI
require several months. much of which
would be devoted to the air contracts.
Witnesses to be heard when the hear
ings are resumed Tuesday, Black said,
have not been determined.
The investigation so far has been
| largely an attempt to show that air
contracts were parceled out on favor
able terms to large operators. with the
smaller independents left outside or
forced to combine with larger COM
panies.
The story Of the corporate growth
| and financial set-up of the Nation
large air enterprises is yet to be told.
viii Study Real Value.
Black said ne would attempt to show
ton companies are much less than indi-
| that in many instances the capltaliza-
tion is based largely on the value of
mail contracts.
The methods by which some Of the
companies were promoted is to be given
careful scrutiny, Black said
Among those slated for investigation
is the huge Aviation Corporation OF
Delaware, holding company.
The investigation into financial set
ups will bring the relation between air
plane manufacturers and operators Of
mail contract routes into the picture,
and probably will bring to the witness
stand men prominently :ientified with
the airpiane and automobile industries.
Along this line, the connection of au-
tomobile manufacturers with transport
subsidiaries and afiiliates is being close
| ly scanned.
Evening star., 1934-01-14
LEAGUE IS GIVEN
CHACOPEACEPLA
Commission Seeks Advice on
Three-Point Proposal for
Settlement.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
GENEVA, January 13.-A League Of
Nations commission which seeks to
effect peace in the Gran Chaco border
warfare between Bolivia and Paraguay
sent q message to the League Council
today asking advice about handling the
dispute and suggesting a three-point
plan for a settlement. -
The proposal provides:
First, the adoption of a procedure
of substantive legal question by which
the conibatants can submit their claims
to a permanent court of international
justice
Second, q system Of security in
volving the withdrawal of the armies
to the edge of the Chaco, demobiliza-
ton, limitation of ornaments, the re-
moval OF terrorism, and international
supervision OF security measures.
Third, an endeavor to devise meas
ures which, apart from any territorial
consideration, may improve relations.
The League Council will meet
Monday.
Commission members after converse
tionS with Paraguayan representatives
indicated that Paraguay was not pre-
pared to accept this plan unless a
system involving the occupation by
Paraguayan troops of security zone
In the Chaco would be considered.
All efforts of the commission to con-
ciliate the points of view of the bel
ligerentS and to prevent resumption
OF hostilities fell through with the ex-
piration of a recent 18-day armistice,
the commission reported.
The message concluded:
The commission, which offers to
reconcile the parties, considers a con-
tinuance of its negotiations to be in
compatible with the resumption of hos
tilities and intimated this to the two
governments.
"As the councils mandatory to the
commission left it to Judge the situa-
ton the commission awaits the
result of the councils deliberation."
Evening star., 1934-01-14

Continued From First Page.)
and headed southwark, seeking a safe
seat for the Junta.
Heading the steady, relentless Ma
tionalist advance, behind heavy bom-
bardment. is Gen. Chang Kai-Shek.
Nationalist generalissimo and strong
man"
A Rengo Gapanesel News Agency
dispatch from Foochow said Japanese
marines landed in Foochow to protect
Japanese nationalists.
The American warship Fulton has
been anchored off Foochow for days,
ready to protect American lives and
property. 1t was believed the 144
Americans. mostly missionaries, in the
immediate vicinity, as we'll as those
in other parts of the province, were
safe
American and japanese officials have
warned Nationalist leaders that the
Chinese would be held responsible for
loss Of life or property damage to their
Nationals, despite Chinese warnings to
foreigners to evacuate the danger zones
Evening star., 1934-01-14
Honduras Deficit SO, 500, 900.

Tegucigalpa, Honduras, January Is
@.-Finance Minister Julio L0zant
submitted to Congress today his 1934-3S
budget proposals, which indicate q de-
ficit of nearly $2,500.000, or about 50 per
cent of the total sum involved.