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Evening star., 1934-01-16
M0THERSASKNEW
WEST END SCHOOL
State They Will Send Chill
dren to Private Institutions
Rather Than to Grant.

Mrs. Belle Parker, chairman OF the
West End Citizens Associations School
Committee. last night reported the
progress being made by that group i'll
ats rlg Int to obtain new school for the
west ind section. She displayed let
ters Received from mothers In tie
neishborhood declaring they would
send tleIr children to private schools
rather than have them attend the
Gran. School in its present condition.
Pointing out that it had not been
severely cold for some time. Mrs. Par
ker SAID the building was now heated
to the required temperature. but not
satisfactorily.
Complaints against the heating con-
dition OF the school we're now OH file
at the Franklin School Building which
had been made several Years ago by =
former school principal, she said she
had been informed.
Mrs. Parker pointed out the improve
ments made to the Force School, as
serting the linOleum on the kindergar-
ten floor there cost "a 80 yard. and
other improvements amounted TO sew
eral thousand dollars.
A committee OF mothers whose chill
dren attend the Grant School were tC
meet with the District Commissioners
this morning at II o'clock. she said
1t was their aim, she explained, to seek
the erection Of a new school building
for the west end section from emer-
sency appropriations Of the 1885 budget
As a second choice they would ask fol
the construction of a new school OH;
of Public Works Administration funds
A resolution was adopted changing
the meeting place of the association
from the Grant School to No. pre-
cinct. Assembling at the Grant Schoo
last night. members found the building
closed and, upon invitation from Lieut.
John W. McGinness. held the meeting
at No. 3 precinct.
Lieut.. McGinness, present at the
meeting under the ruling by Supt
Of Police Brown. welcomed the aSso-
citation to the precinct
Robert d. Lyons, president OF the
association, lauded the District Po-
lice Department for its fine service
III past years.
Almon c. Barber, secretary, wa,
appointed to head membership drive
for the group. Three new members
registered last night are Mrs. Ruth
Hoover Mrs Gladys Lowry and Laur-
ence T. Vallario.
Evening star., 1934-01-16

Our officials have noted the tone OF
his voice sounds as if he had just been
jabbed with a pin. They think they
know who did the jabbing.
1t seems Japan has been invading all
of 1talys trade markets in the Near
East. Apparently MusSolini does not
care TO 60 to war about that himself
but he would be pleased If some one
else would.
Invades British Areas.
The serious part OF that angle Is that
Japan has not confined her trade III
vasion to 1taly's markets. She went
into 1raq. Persia and India SO forCefully
that Britain recently induced her to
negotiate treaty limiting japanese ex-
ports to India.
The japanese Advantage is her de-
labor She can underseH nearly
anyone anywhere Uith Whaf usually
is an inferior quality OF goods. Only
embargoes cGn stop iAr.
Our officials have given some con-
slderatlon to that subject since they
received reports that she was undersell-
ing us In Cuba. Haiti and Central
America
Planes in Secret Flight.
Foreign correspondents here have
made something out Of q recent article
in all American airplane journal dis
closing that We sent 80 naval planes
on an experimental flight to the leeward
island from Hawaii last Spring.
Evening star., 1934-01-16
DUKE DISBARMENT
CASE NEARS FINISH
Concluding Arguments Scheduled
for This Afternoon in
Supreme Court.

Disbarment proceedings in District
Supreme Court against Attorney Jesse
c. Duke reached the final stage this
afternoon when concluding arguments
were begun.
Duke, who is acting as his own chief
counsel, had an hour in which to speak
in his defense. At the conclusion of
his plea, Lucian Vandoren, representing
the Grievance Committee of the District
Bar Association. was to bring the pro-
ceedings to a close with an address to
the court asking Dukes disbarment.
The proceedings have been in progress
for almost a month before Chief Justice
Alfred A. Wheat and Justices Daniel
w. ODonoghue and Jennings Bailey.
The move to disbar Duke was based
on his allegation that Justice F. Dick
inson Let's and United States Attorney
Leo A. Rover sent a falsified bill of eX-
ceptions to the Court of Appeals in a
liquor conspiracy case two years ago.
The Bar Associations Grievance Com
mittee contended he acted improperly
in making these allegations.
Evening star., 1934-01-16
'DR. JOHNSON ASKS
FUNDS FOR HOWARD
Sees Shortage of Facilities
for Race, in Testimony
Before Committee.

A plea for adequate appropriations
Mordecai w. johnson, president. during
recent hearings ON the Interior Depart
ment estimates for 1885 before the
House subcommittee on appropriations.
DR.. johnson declared as a result of
historical conditions. the colored peo-
Pile of the United States are not ad-
by State and Federal funds. and no
separate universities are established
from public funds to serve them.
Finds Facilities Lacking.
AS a result Of this abnormal re-
lationship," he said there is a serious
shortage Of higher educa tional facili-
ties for colored people of the United
States. While the colored people con-
stitute tenth of the population
Of the Nation they have less than one
fiftieth of the enrolment in colleges.
universities. teachers colleges and
normal schools, and the schools which
they attended are, with very few eX-
ceptions, operating upon such a meager
income that their work falls far be-
low the quality generally available in
institutions primarily attended by
white students For example, the en-
tire income of all the 10 institutions
ministering to the higher educational
needs of this colored tenth of the
population in 1926 was less than the
M q n nf h
igan for that year
Services Also Reduced
DR.. Johnson pointed out this lack
Of facilities has resulted in a serious
shortage of competent services in mat
ters fundamental to the life and de-
velopment of colored people and the
Nation-a serious shortage of compe-
tent school teachers, physicians. nurses
dentists. trained clergymen and leaders
OF every kind.
Howard University DR.. johnson ex-
planned. exists to serve the needs OF
this diSadvantaged tenth of the coun-
try's population 1t constitutes. he said
the only complete university organiza-
ton in the United States including un-
dergraduate. graduate and professional
schools ministering directly to the col
ored people.
Operation Of the economy act dur
ing the current fiscal year, coupled with
the low state Of income among the con-
Stituents of the university. DR. John
son said forced a drastic reduction in
the teaching staff and in planned ex-
pendtureS for materials, supplies and
equipment. He said it is greatly hoped
the coming fiscal year will halt this
decline in resources
Evening star., 1934-01-16
FATAL PLANE CRASH
: PROBE is PRESSED
Five High Officials Among Ten
Passengers Burned When Ship
Explodes in France.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
CORBIGNY France. January 10
Air Minister Pierre Cot spuIred an in
vestigation today of the crash of the
great mail plane Emeraude i'll which 10
persons were killed
Five high French officials were among
those burned to death when the giant
trimotOred plane. flying from French
Indo-China to Paris. crashed and eX-
ploded near here last night.
The victims were.
Pierre PaSquer. Governor General OF
French Indo-China: Emmanuel Chaumie
director OF civil aviation in the air min
'istry; Nine. Chaumie; M. Balazuc, di-
rector Of technical service in the all
ministry; NJ. NOeues. traffic manager ol
the Air France Co: NJ. LarIieu air mln-
istry attache; Capt. Bussault, military
aid of NJ. Pasquier; Pilot Launay; Wire
less Operator QueyYel and McchanI,
Crampbell
The Emeraude was one of the pride'
of the French commercial Meet. An
Minister Cot had commissioned Chau-
mie and two aides to make the trip
the planes first long flight
Mayor Naudin Of Cozbigny, himself
In aviator and witn.ss Of the crash
said: The plane gkimmed the tree
and seemed tc be seeking a landina
place h bowling wind.
Z 1T suddenly seemed to me that {
wing snapped Tie plane reared
shock and then plunged to the
ground like an arrow. II had scarcely
, touched the earth when a terrific eX
plosion took place. The plane was tori
: into a thousand pieces So heavy wa
the explosion that the cockpit Wa:
hurled $50 feet
Investigating officials. tracing th'
, Emeraude's flight. said it left Marseill,
yesterday for Paris on the last stage
, of its flight from the Orient. 1t tool
: off from lie Bourget December 2l, start
: ing its return journey to France Janu
: airy 5.
Evening star., 1934-01-16
NAT|ONAL|STSEND
FOOCH0W REVOLT
Near Panic Occurs in Native
Quarters as Marines
Come Ashore.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
FOOCHOW. China, January 16-
Three regiments of Nationalist govern
ment marines ended the rebel reign In
Foochow today.
A near panic in the native quarter
and great anxiety among foreigners
developed as the forces came ashore
amid heavy firing from Chinese gun
boats. but the marines appeared friend
ly and fears of further disorders were
allayed
Firing in the air to herald their as
sumption of control over this capital
of revolving Fukien Province, the ma
rines extended city-wide patrol into
the foreign quarter.
Thirty sailors from the American
gunboat Tulsa remained ON guard
around the United States consulate
with British and Japanese sailors and
marines also on duty TO protect their
nationals.
Turns Over Government.
Seeking to avoid outbreaks in Foo
chow, with his 18th Route Army already
IN retreat before Nationalist forces
pressing down from the North, Gen.
Tsai Ting Kai rode southwark from
the city on horseback today. He
turned the ShredS of whatever govern
ment existed i'll the region over to
Admiral Chen Sha0-KWan Of the Ma
tlonalist naval forces.
With long column of rebel soldiers
following their erstWhile leader. it was
believed that what rebels remain in the
Min River Valley fighting area north
and northwest of FoochoW would take
the same trail soon.
Fears We're held. however, that Annoy
might possibly be the scene of the next
its progress southwark.
/ Leaves Many Wounded.
1t was said today that United States
Marines and the landing parties sent
ashore by Great Britain and Japan
probably would be Withdrawn in the
eyei-. OF nc further emergencies in
S'oCl Low
The 10Th Route Army in its retreat
left behind hundreds OF wounded and
sick soldiers without food or medical
supplies. A majority OF these were
concentrated in an isolated arsenal on
the edge Of the city, attended only by
small unit of the Red Cross.
Guy Thelen. an American missionary
from Bismarck, N. D.. has undertaken
their care, assisted by other mlsSi0n-
aries
Evening star., 1934-01-16

tion there will be another grouping, and
one or more factions formerly allied will
be in opposition. OF course the control
of the domestic affairs of Louisiana is
the concern and responsibility Of the
people of that State. However, since
the Senate directed the committee to
report upon matters relating to the
election and political conditions in sena-
torial primaries and elections in 1882
which might be Of public interest. the
committee feels that its duty requires
that it candidly and frankly reveal to
the Senate the deplorable and distress
ing political conditions existing in the
State Of louisiana"
The committee concluded its report
with a criticism of the manner it had
been harassed and hampered by polit-
ical groups while it was conducting the
investigation in New Orleans.
Senator Overton interpreted the COM
mittee report as completely generating
OF wrong doing and expressed his per-
sonal satisfaction with the report as
1t related to him.
Evening star., 1934-01-16
FOND OF MATTED MILK.

ANNAPOLIS Md, January l6 (Spe-
cisD Carlos Aurelio Hevis. new
President OF Cuba. Is described as q
versatile, self-confident man, with pol
ished manners and a decided taste
for matted milk. in his biography
which appears in the Lucky Bag. pub
lished by the class OF 1920 at the
Naval Academy.
Hevia entered the Academy In 1916
and graduated in 1919 when the course
was shortened year due to the World
War The Lucky Bag published an
nually. carries = breezy biography OF
each member OF the class
The senior wandered through the
main gate in early plebe Summer and
evidently approved OF the place. for he
has been with us ever since" The He
via biography states. he has in that
time charmed every one with his silken
line and polished manners.
He first honored the New York Mil
itary Academy Wit hhis presence and
there learned his only vice. which he
retains to this day As soon as he en-
ters Moore's, it's two matted milks.
please Considering. however. that he
makes Q liberty only six or seven times
week, this Is not bad He has never
missed but one liberty and that was
when he had 48 in Washington. Like
wise he has never missed q hop and has
strengthened the stag line but once,
when the W., B. Il A. ran off the track
DESPITE this he claims there is a dark
eyed queen in old Havana that would
make the average in a hop rate a cold
sWabo.
His versatility extends also to ath-
letics. in which he has tried fencing
track and base ball with more or less
success, mostly less.
Carlos has great confidence in him.
self, and il you say anything that he
disbelieves he simply says you are
wrong. That is final. 1t Is easy to
picture him in few years as q cap
tain in the Cuban Navy. which he in
tends to put on par with our own.
Here's to you-Almirante Carlos
, Aurelio Heavy Reyes Gavilan.
Evening star., 1934-01-16

They cabled stories about it to papers
abroad using it i'll connection with the
recent naval squadron hop from San
Francisco to Hawaii.
Navy insiders privately confirm the
fact the flight was made, but point out
it is antiquated news now. The islands
are ours.
C0ngresSmen Timid.
A Senator who knows Congress inside
and out has offered privately practical
explanation for the tranquility there
He says most Congressman ,Repub-
Hcan or Democratic) figure Mr.. Roose-
welt is more popular in each congress
Sional district right now than the Con-
gresham from that district.
Most Congressman are going to have
enough trouble getting reelected with
out taking on the Roosevelt enthusiasts
for tight.
Case of Typewriters.
The chief trouble about restoration OF
normal diplomatic relations with Russia
now seems TO be typewriterS.
Stat Department fuss-budgets are
very annoyed.
They ordered American typewriter:
and American service for all embaSSle:
and conSulateS in Russian cities. TIL:
/ typeWriters are being delivered. but the
American companies say they cannot
provide repair service.
; The Russian gOrCrnment has q
monopoly on type'uriter Serrice and
| its SerUicc is Of kind tUhich lCOUld
! be useless on our types OF machines
There are no American typeUritr
agencies in Russia.
| After much discussion, it has beer
( decided that any time the American
! typeWriters need repairing and servicing
! they will be sent over the Russian bor-
| dsr to Poland. where our companies
! have agencies.
Evening star., 1934-01-16
u. S. STEEL DOMINATION
OF RAILROAD CHARGED
Government Claims Firm Controls
Belt Line Around Chi

By the Associa ed Press
CHICAGO January 1G.-Federal at
torneys yesterday began Introduction OF
o".dence designed to support their con-
tention that the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern
Railway for more than a quarter OF
century has been dominated by the
United States Steel Corporation.
The case. being heard by United
States District Judge Charles E. Wood
ward, involves a petition on behalf OF
the Interstate Commerce Commission to
force the Steel Corporation to divest
itself of the railway. a belt line around
Chicago. with terminus in the Gary
steel mills district
Attorneys tor the commission are
attempting to prove the Steel Corpora
ton violated the interstate commerce
act which prohibits railroad from
Transporting the products of the COM
pany which owns it.
Evening star., 1934-01-16
HEV|A TAKES RE|NS.
FACING REVOLUTION
Cuban Situation Complicated
by Seizure of American
Power Company.
Continued From First Page.o

plan to form a concentration cabinet,
Hevla began reOrganizing the body to-
day. First Of the resigned cabinet
members to be chosen for the new
was Manuel Despaigne. who will con-
tinue as secretary of the treasury.
Archer K. Jones. vice president and
general manager of the electric COM
pany, and the SubordinateS were re-
moved by Rafael Giraud. company au-
ditor who was named provisional gen.
eral manager when the government
seized the concern Sunday. Most of
the 66 subordinates removed were de-
partment heads. Giraud. who served
under Jones for several years, warned
all Of those suspended to remain away
from the company's property.
The provisional general manager
stopped payment Of salaries OF all those
removed.
Protest TO Washington.
Regular company officials expressed
alarm at the situation. 1t was known
they were pressing protests with the
United States Government.
1t was understood that jefferson
Caffery. President Roosevelt'S personal
representative, had received instruc-
tons concerning the affair from Wash
lngton.
With picked machine gunners on
guard to prevent disorders around the
company'S plants, the situation was
serious Persons close to the company
agreed grave difficulties might result.
The government took over the plant
after service had been disrupted fol-
lowing the concerns failure to meet
the demands OF striking employees.
Between the time Grau San Martin
resigned and Hevia's decision TO accept,
the utmost confusion prevailed. with
rumors Of an army rift. fears of another
revolution, riOting and military prepa-
rationS for trouble.
Hevia at first said he could accept the
Junta's offer 10 head the government,
but later changed his mind. only to re-
vert to the original decision. The status
OF Grau San Martin was conjectural.
Grau's Aide Arrested
Col. Batista had his troubles. too, at
Camp Columbia, where Maj. Parlo Rod
riqueZ. Graus military aide, who went
10 arrest the army chief. was himself
arrested and held for several hours by
Batistas troops.
DR.. Antonio Guiteras, the retiring
minister of war and the interior who
maneuvered Hevia into power. had his
hands full lining up his Leftist follow
ers. who fought their way to the top
after other factions believed they had
the situation sewed up for Mendieta.
Hevia, despite his Leftist affiliations,
has ties binding him to the RightistS.
He has been closely connected with the
sugar industry for l3 years. He is the
youngest President Cuba has ever had
The major disorder came when 1000
diehard demonstrators ccngregated
outside the presidential palace and
shouted. "Grau. don't quit"
Apparently tired OF the day-long
demonstrations. Bstista's soldiers fired
first into the air and then into the
groups. killing and wounding at
least IA
FONn OE MATTED MIX
Evening star., 1934-01-16

Louisiana. Maine. Maryland. Massachu-
sets. New Hampshire. New Jersey, New
York. North Carolina. Pennsylvania
Rhode Island, South Carolina. Tennes-
see. Vermont, Virginia and West Vir-
ginia
Ickes, in statement after the suit
was filed by attorneys acting both for
the Oil Administrative Board and as
special attorneys for the Attorney Gen
eral. said he considered the prohibition
against giving premiums as provided in
the code applied, as FAR as he was con-
cerned. TO big companies and small
ones alike"
Oil officials of the Interior Depart
ment said the code provision upon which
the suit was based was written into the
code at the insistence of the Standard
Co.
The provision prohibits the use in
connection with the sale Of petroleum
products Of lotteries, prizes, wheels of
fortune or other games Of chance and
further provides:
Except by permission of the Plan
ming and Coordination Committee, re-
finerS, distributors. j0bberS, wholesalers,
retailers and others engaged in the sale
of petroleum products shall not give
away oil. premiums. trading stamps.
free goods or other things of value or
grant any special inducement in con-
nection with the sale Of petroleum
products"
Evening star., 1934-01-16
DEATH REPORT IN ERROR
Woman Gas Victim Was Guest Of
Mrs. Irene Myer,

Mrs Irene Myer Of 1887 Connecticut
avenue was incorrectly mentioned in
yesterdays early editions of The Star
as having been asphyxiated by illumi-
mating gas. The person overcome was
a guest in Mrs. Myers apartment, Mrs.
Joseph Lambert of Athens. Ga, wife Of
Capt. Joseph Lambert, U. S. A., who is
stationed there.
Mrs: Lambert. while delirious from
the effects of the gas, which filled
room where she was found after the
door was forced open yesterday morn
ing by Mrs. Earl Clyde of l7l7
Eighteenth street, told police she was
Mrs Myer. Mrs. Myer was not at
home at the time. ,..
She Is expected to recover, attendants
said today.
Evening star., 1934-01-16
RUTH HELD TITULAR HEAD.
Ball Player Is So Characterized in Oil
Code Violation Suit.

NEW YORK, January l6 CP.-Babe
Ruth is titular head of what the Gov
ernmen today charged was an oil code
violation on the part of the Standard
Oil Co. of New Jersey.
The contest inaugurated by the COM
pany is known as Babe Ruths Boys
Club contest" Three times a week he
goes on the air over l8 States to tell
the boys how to play base ball and to
urge them to form local Babe Ruth
Boys Clubs
The ball players appearance started
on January g. His contract calls for
l3 weeks. The broadcaSts occur on
Monday, Wednesday and Friday at $50
pm.
Each week there is distributed through
Ruth 200 base balls and 100 gloves-to
the winners. In addition, the so biggest
winners have been promised trip with
Ruth to hts training camp next Spring
Evening star., 1934-01-16


House since Mr.. Roosevelt spoiled
the publicity show of the Coinage
Il Committee.
1t was crying shame.
The committee had summoned all
the big theorists in the country for what
was to be Il StupendOuS expose on views
on money. Committeeman reckoned
that the demand for seats would be SC
great that the ordinary committee room
would not be large enough to hold the
crowds. A larger caucus room was en-
gagged.
The publicity TaS going to be tre-
mendOuS. Erery one tCaS to get ms
name and his uieirS on money in the
papers, Unfortunately. and pery in
CONSIDERABLY, Mr.. Roosevelt selected
Mat day TO send his money message
to Congress. The lCires mere loaded
lrith il and the papers tnH OF it.
The committee hearing bareiy got
mentioned.
But the cruelest blow of all was the
fact that only about three people came
to the hearing. With DR.. o. M. w
Spraeue, the Presidents leading OPP
ponent, as first witness, 1t was like
playing the "F'ollieS" to empty seats.
War Talk Is Political.
Much of this current Far Eastern
war talk has a secret political motive
behind it.
If our officials suspected it was sim
cere. they would be running wild. AS
it is. they are laughing. For instance,
consider these Japanese Rdmrals who
are beating in Toxic magazines and
newspapers about the imminenee OF
conflict with the United States.
The truth about that seems to be
, that it is noW getting near budget
making time in Nippon. The Jap
anese are supposed TO be enfertdin-
inc some plans t0r lWther erpdn-
sion OF Their feet.
To get the japanese people to sup
port such expenditures willingly, little
war propaganda usually is necessary
, Rus sia has no fleet worthy TO be al
excuse for the Japanese building ul
further. So they pick on us.
MussOlini Also Worried.
There seems to be something some
what similar behind the extra franz
manner in which Premier MuSsolini has
been shouting about war prospects. lie
has been going out of his way to adVer-
tiSe the fact war between Russia and
Japan probably is coming. He has even
gone 50 far as 10 write pieces for the
papers stating the United States. Eng
land and France will all be dragged
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