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Evening star., 1934-10-19
NAVY COMPROMISE
BY JAPANESE SEEN
Toxic May Seek Place Mid
way Between Present
Ratio and Parity.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, October 1s.-Some In
formed observers said today they be-
lieve Japan may suggest globsl ton
mage naval basis, giving her posi-
ton midway between the present
5-5-3 ratio and parity.
This belief was advanced as diplo-
matte and naval circles speculated
over the extent japan might go
toward compromise with the United
States.
These two countries open bilateral
conversations next week with Great
Britain in an effort to lay the ground
work for the 1885 Naval Conference.
The biggest problem Is to bridge the
wide disparity between japanese and
American views.
Admiral Isorok,i Yamamoto's refusal
to say Japan wants equality in actual
tonnage, as well as equality in prin-
ciple, led to the belief he may take
o stand midway between parity and
the $50.
Oppose Changes.
So far British and American dele
kdLtOt1S OPPOcC SAAah6AhS SA@~
present relative positions. Spokesman
for the three nations, however, said
the hope of a compromise is growing
stronger.
This is due in part to interchange
of views between Norman H. Davis,
American delegate, and Sir John
Simon, British foreign secretary. on
the necessity for continued naval
limitation.
The Japanese expect to finish writ
ing their plan today. The British
and the Americans continued their own
separate consultations, but expect to
do little until Tokio's program Is dis
closed
Britain stands with the United States.
France and Italy-against Japan-in
wanting to continue basic principles of
the Washington and London treaties, an
official British source has said.
Demand Treaty scrapprng.
That was Britain's reply to Japan's
demand that the treaties be scrapped
and others means of limiting navies
be set up.
As the British and American dele
BdUcS W IIlS COLlfCIodbAOIiS CcLdblAoklCu
their first contact the British spokes-
man said his government wants the
treaties continued with only relatively
minor changes.
At the same time, he said, the Brit
ish will favor reductions in naval ton
nages.
Although Britain has opposed the
Global tonnage plan at previous con-
ferences, the government is willing to
discuss that phase of Yamamoto's pro-
gram with an open mind, he stated
It was indicated Great Britain would
be willing to consider the Global plan
if it could be worked out so as mutually
to satisfy the United States, Japan
and Britain.
Both British and Americans have de-
MED they had actually started talking
(Contjnled IN PAGE & Column II
Evening star., 1934-10-19
new SEAPLANE MARK
CLAIMED BY ITALIAN
Mario Stoppani Reported TO Have
Completed 2,556-Mile
Nonstop Hop.
By the Associated Press.

ny bnc ASSOClhLcQ ETcSbs
TRIESTE, Italy, Ocober l9.-Ofi-
cials of the Monfalcone Airport re-
ceived a radio report today from
Massaua, Eritrea. that an Italian sea-
plane piloted by Mario Stoppani had
landed there at IL 80 IN. completing
4,122 kilometer (2,556-mile( nom
stop flight
If the record Is confirmed by the
International Aeronautic Federation,
the flight will be a new world record
for seaplane distance. The present
record is held by the American Navy
air squadron Of six planes COM
manded by Lieut.. Comdr. Knef1er Nc
Ginnis and Mark A. Mitscher, who
last January new from San Francisco
to Oahu, Hawaiian Island, distance
Of $3.50 kilometers (2,494 niles.
The Italian record is 262 kilometers
16I miles) longer than that Of the
Hawaiian flight.
The Italian ship left Trieste at
am. yesterday.
Evening star., 1934-10-19
AKRON YOUTH REPORTS
TWO MEN KIDNAPPED HIM
Forced to Drive Pair to Pitts
burgh, He Says-Money Taken.
Wires for Funds.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, October 1s.-James
Snider, II, son Of an Akron, Ohio.
insurance official, told police today he
had been abducted in Akron last
night by two men who held him cap
tive on m automobile ride to Pitts
burgh.
Snider said the two men pointed
revolvers at him while he was sitting
In his car in Akron last night and
forced him to drive them here.
Near New Castle, Pa, the men held
up q gasoline station and at Pitts
burgh they forced him to leave the
car. Snider told police.
He said the men took his money.
He wired his father for funds ana
returned to Akron by bus.
Evening star., 1934-10-19
NV fha Aesariated press

BY the Associated Press.
BELGRADE, Yugoslavia. October
1s.-King Peter gave his toys to his
brothers today.
The 11-yesr-old monarch, having
recovered from the first shock of his
fathers assassination, began his reign
by turning his playthings over to
Tomislav and Andreas. who danced
with JOY.
Peter II now is free to enter seri-
ously his royal tasks under the re-
gency.
The King took an early morning
ride with his brothers through neigh
boring woods. He was mounted on q
big. brown, spirited horse which Alex
ander gave him on his 10th birth
day to replace the fat old pony on
which he learned to ride.
He then returned to the palace,
where he received a number of Yugo-
slav delegations who came here for
his fathers funeral. A patriarchial,
Evening star., 1934-10-19
CITY POLICE COURT
IS PR0BED BY j. s.
Irregularities in Bonding of
Prisoners Reported Under
Scrutiny Here.

Agents of the Division Of Investiga-
ton, Department of Justice, are max
ing a thorough-going investigation Of
the District Police Court as a result
of reported serious irregularities in
procedure there involving the bonding
of prisoners and other related subjects.
The investigation, under the per-
sonal direction of J. Edgar Hoover.
has been under way for several weeks.
and it was reported today that several
more weeks would be spent in COM
pleting it.
While Justice Department officials
would not reveal any findings in ad-
vance, from other sources 1t was
learned that allegations under inyes-
tigation involve a series Of cases In
which defendants on bond have left
the Jurisdiction without the usual
legal result Of having their bond for
feited.
Bond Application.
In one case. it was said, there was
an application before one Of the Police
Court judges for release of a prisoner
on his personal bond. A routine in
vestigation by the judge Is said to have
shown that not only was the defendant
in that case out Of the District, but his
record showed he was on bond in an
other case, and the first bond had
not been forfeited.
There was a report that United
States Attorney Leslie c. Garnett is
-
the facts in this and other cases had
been called to his attention. This re-
port. however. could not be verified, as
Garnett is in West Virginia hunting
pheasants
Nor would Police Court officials COM
ment on the investigation. The presid-
ing justice, Gus Schuldt, said there
was routine investigation" in
progress but this was merely an audit
of the courts books, now being handled
by the division of investigation, instead
of another branch of the Department
Of Justice. because of change in the
governing legislation last June.
At the Department of Justice, how
ever, it was learned that two separate
investigations are Under way, one the
inquiry into possible criminal prac-
tices, and the other the routine audit
of the court books, such as is being
made of the books of all Federal
courts throughout the country.
Hoover to Report.
Hoover said today that when the in
veStigation is complete, the facts will
be reported to Attorney General Cum
mings, who will decide what action
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column ~
Evening star., 1934-10-19
yUGOSLAv TROOP
MOVES REPORTED
Rumor of Concentration on
Hungary's Border Is
Unconfirmed.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MARIBOR, Yugoslavia. october 10.
An unconfrmed report from a usu-
ally reliable source said today that
Yugoslavia was concentrating troops
along the Hungarian border.
Neutral observers here regarded the
situation along the Hungarian-Yugo-
slav frontier as dangerous"
Four former opponents of the re-
gime of King Alexander were freed
today from the government ban
against them. They are DR.. KoroshetZ,
former premier of Yugoslavia; DR..
Kulovec, DIR. Natlacea and DR.. Obrivec.
It was generally believed here that
a general amnesty soon would be
granted all Croatian leaders who are
in prison.
The release of these four prominent
leaders of the Slovenian Clerical party
was viewed here as inaugurating a
new deal" in Yugoslavia' internal
policy and as the death of the harsh
military regime instituted by King
Alexander
The amnesty affecting the Croatian
leaders at present in jail, was expected
to be extended to a large number of
Croatian political leaders living abroad.
The liberation of DR.. Koroshetz, once
Alexander's premier and later one of
his most formidable opponents, was re-
garded as an expression of the re-
gency's announced policy to bring real
political peace and unity among the
racial groups of Yugoslavia.
urrNyC Adv rrErn CUrrv rUEcS
Evening star., 1934-10-19

Red Cross activities in Silver Spring,
Nd, halted today on the eve OF the
annual roll call, with the resignation
in a body of officers Of the Silver
Spring Branch of the Montgomery
County Chapter of the American Red
Cross.
The officers resigned, it was ex-
planned by Mrs. William Wight, chair
man Of the branch and acting chair
man of the county chapter. as q
protest against lack of cooperation"
by members of the branch and "in-
difference" of the community to well
fare needs.
The officers who submitted their
designations at a dpeeting Of the
Evening star., 1934-10-19
Red Cross Heads Quit in Body,
Protesting Members Lethargy

branch in the new Jesup Blair Com
munity House last night, were Mrs.
Wight, the chairman: Mrs. Charles
z. Gebhardt, vice chairman, and
Harry Trainor, secretary. Mrs. Walter
Oliver. treasurer, was not present OF
the meeting, but also resigned.
The registrations came, it Is said,
after officers had tried in vain to get
members of the branch to cooperate
In necessary work of the organization.
Meetings were called two or three
times but no one appeared.
National headquarters Of the Amer
lean Red Cross had received no
ofiicial report on the designations to-
day. No action on the part Of the
CONTINUED On Page 5. Column -
Evening star., 1934-10-19
VON KLUCK DEAD;
LED PARIS DRIVE
Former German Army Chief
Recently Observed
88th Birthday.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, October 19.-Gen Alex
ander Won Kluck died at his home to-
day. He was 88 years old.
The aged field marshal long had
been saddened by the death of his
only grandchild, Alexandra, who suf-
fered fatal injuries in a motor acci-
dent near Bordeaux last March.
Won Kluck's name stood out among
those of German military leaders as
the man whose forces nearly took
Paris in 1914.
The name of Field Marshal Alex
ander Won Kluck, "the man who nearly
took Paris" always recalled to Ger
mans of the old school of patriotism
that thrilling first month of the
World War when their victorious
armies. after sweeping through Bel
gium, came within an ace of enveiop-
ing the French capital.
1t was Won Kluck, as commander
Of the German first army in the west,
whose name was in everybodys mouth
when official bulletins announced on
September 3. 1914, that his cavalry
patrols were sweeping westward of
Paris" Great was the jubilation in
the fatherland for, after barely a
month of fighting. auguries pointed
to another peace of Versailles like the
one that ended the Franco-Prussian
conflict of 1901 and evolved into
proclamation OF a greater Germany.
Then the tide turned. Won Kluek's
frnnrNc knI 81 -,
Buelow's I'd Army, which had got
ten into difficulties through q French
counter-move. Tacticians have stated
than Won Kluck here missed a chance
not likely ften to occur in war.
German Hopes Dashed.
The outcome of the Battle of the
Marine dashed German hopes of CAP
turing Paris, and Won Kluck with
drew to the Aisne positions, where he
was seriously wounded, March 20
1915, by shrapnel splinters while sur
veying positions in the front trenches
near Chateau Vauxel He had to give
up his command and was placed or
the retired list in October of the fol-
lowing year.
Taking up residence first in Koenigs-
berg, then in the pleasant western
suburb of Grunewald, in Berlin, he
employed his leisure in writing a
couple of books on the conduct of the
war on the western front.
He gained the Iron Cross of the
first class for his exploits in that
section of the theater of war almost
simultaneously with his younger son
Eberhard, winning the same order OF
the second class for courage in the
field while in charge of field tele-
graph section
His eldest son, Karl Egon. a naval
lieutenant, fell January, 1915, in an
encounter at Lombartszyde in Belgium.
In 1924 he celebrated his golden
wedding. Frau Won Kluck was for
merly Baroness Fanny Won Donop.
One single grandchild, Alexandra Mo-
limo Won Kluck, who has made name
on the stage, frightened the old
couples evening of life.
Hale and hearty on his 85th birth
day anniversary, May 20, 1881, the
old warrior received countless tokens
of affection. Flowers and touching
messages from old comrades, ranging
from President Won Hindenburg down
to plain troopers, testified to his
popularity as a soldier and man.
Alexander Won Kluck was born a
commoner. the son of Karl Kluck, an
architect of Muenster, Westphalia,
May 20, 1846.
Evening star., 1934-10-19
KINGSF0RD-SMlT HOPS
TO BRISBANE AIR BASE
Weather Conditions May Block
Plan to Start Flight to u. 8.
Tomorrow.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BRISBANE, Australia, october l9
Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith ar
rived today from Sydney, completing
a 540-mile hop in three hours, and
said he may start his trans-Pacific
flight tomorrow
weather conditions, however. may
delay until Sunday or Monday his
takeoff for Suva, Fiji Islands. en- route
to Honolulu and San Francisco.
Aviation experts pointed out Sir
Charles has q 4,00o-mile cruising
range when flying at 1855 miles an
hour, which. they said. should enable
him to make his three over-water
hops comfortably.
Evening star., 1934-10-19
STOLL K|DNAPE
EvADES PURSUERS
NEARPH|LADELPH|A.
Delaware Police Certain
Robinson Was One of Trio
in Light Sedan.
CAR BEARING MARYLAND
TAGS CHASED 10 MILES
Abductor Also Reported Seen in
Reading, Pa, and Spring
field, Ohio.
pictures on Page A-3.J

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, October ia
man believed to be the kidnaper of
Mrs. Alice Speed Stoll roared toward
Philadelphia at 10 miles an hour today
with Delaware State Police in pursuit.
A search for the car, containing three
men, was concentrated in southwest
Philadelphia and adjoining towns.
Delaware policemen, who chased the
machine for more than 10 miles, said
they are certain one of the trio in it
was Thomas H. Robinson, jr., who is
the object of an intensive search
throughout the Southern and Eastern
sections of the country.
Spotted at Marcus Hook.
The fleeing car was spotted last in
Marcus Hook, Delaware River town
about midway between Philadelphia
and Wilmington, Del. 1t was said to
be carrying Maryland license plates.
Motor cycle policemen and police
squads in radio cars started a sys-
tematic search of Southwest Phila-
delphia. Township authorities ordered
lookouts in upper Darby and Eddy
stone.
Robinson is charged with holding
Mrs. Stoll for the $4,000 ransom
which her family paid before she was
returned safely to her Louisville, KY.
home a few days ago.
Supt C. C. Reynolds of the Delaware
State police said the chase was made
by Pvts. William Workman and William
Davidson. and that one of them said
he thought Robinson was occupant
of the car.
Car Had One Headlight.
About am. they were patrolling
the Du Pont highway at Hare's
Corners, about four miles south of
Wilmington, when they noticed a light
sedan, with only one headlight burn
ing. approaching them
When they whistled for halt, the
driver increased his speed. The troop
ers, also in an automobile, started in
pursuit. The fleeing car sped through
Wilmington streets without slacken-
ing speed and headed toward Pl:ila-
delphia.
At Penny Hill State police station,
3 miles north of Wilmington, the po-
licemens then far behind, paused to
call Marcus Hook police to ask them
to watch for the car.
Marcus Hook policemen were sta
toned on the main highway. One of
them saw the "one-eyed" car ap-
preaching and stepped into the path
to signal for halt. The driver swung
the wheel toward him, barely escaped
striking the officer and sped away.
SEEN NEAR READING.
Evening star., 1934-10-19
Wernersville Mans Tip Leads 10 ALI
Night Search.

READING, Pa, October 19 @.-A
man described as resembling T. H.
Robinson, jr, abductor of Mrs. Alice
Speed Stoll, was seen in nearby Wer-
nersville last night, and State police of
the West Reading Barracks conducted
an all-night search for the fugitive.
A. r. Schenauer, Wernersville mer-
chant, said: He came into my store
to make a purchase. He was accom-
panied by another man. recognized
him by pictures I have seen. but the
realization that it must have been
Robinson or his image didn't dawn on
me until after he left the store"
u. S. AGENTS IN PURSUIT.
Evening star., 1934-10-19
ALEXANDRIA SLAYER
OF THREE INDICTED
Former Policeman Roberts Named
by Special Jury After Three
Witnesses Testify.
By a STAFF Correspondent of The Star.

By STAFF Correspondent Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, October 19-
After hearing only three witnesses,
special grand jury Of the Corpora
tons Court today returned as true
bills three indictments charging for
mer Policeman George D. Roberts.
20, with murder of three members of
the Stuart family.
Roberts is alleged to have shot and
killed Willie E. Stuart. Sc, and his
two sons, Ward Stuart, AZ, and
George Stuart, 81, at a supper table
at their home last Sunday night.
The date for trial will be set next
week, Commonwealth Attorney Al
bert v. Bryan said Immediately after
the indictments had been returned.
Evening star., 1934-10-19
PLOT TO KILL MACHAD0
BELIEVED TO Be NIPPED
Dominican Republic Bars Eight
Havana Students Thought
Bent on Killing.

BY the Associated Press.
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Re-
public, October 19.-Authorities said
today they believed they had blocked
an attempt to assassinate former
President Gerardo Machado Of Cuba.
here in exile, through the barring yes
terday Of eight supposed University
OF Havana students who attempted to
land at Puerto Plata.
The eight students, who were not
identified, arrived at Puerto Plata on
the S. S. Cuba. Authorities did not
permit them to disembark.
University of Havana students were
among the leaders in the revolution
which resulted in the overthrow OF
President Machado.
Evening star., 1934-10-19
SLAIN CONTRACTOR
is FOUND IN ALLEY
Body of Well.to.Do Man Discov-
cred With Head Badly
Battered.
nv the Associa ated Press.

ny the Associated Press
KEENE, N. H., october l9.-Joseph
Sevigny, Sc, well-to-do contracting
carpenter. was found dead with his
head badly battered in an alley in
the rear of his Marlborough street
home early today. Local and county
officials Immediately began an in
vestigation to determine the cause
of death
Medical Referee Arthur F. Weston
was ordered to make an examination.
County Solicitor Arthur F. Olson and
Chief of Police Harold Tibbetts were
investigating. They ordered that
photographs be taken in the vicinity
where Sevigny was found.
Sevigny, contracting carpenter
here for several years, owned consid-
cradle property in Keene.
He had been recently living alone,
police said.
Evening star., 1934-10-19
j. s. TO BUILD 30
RURAL-|NDUSTR|AL
TOWNSFORNEEDY
Hopkins Says He Is Certain
Projects Will Be Self
Liquidating.
IL TO BE STARTED
WITHIN SHORT TIME
Communities to House Between
$50 and 700 Families-Gov.
ernment May Lease Homes.
By the Associate Press,

BY the Associated Press.
Harry L. Hopkins, relief adminis-
traitor, said at his press conference
today that IL rural industrial COM
munities, housing from $50 to 700 FAM
lilies each, would be built immediately
with relief funds in different sections
Of the country
The administrator disclosed that de-
tailed plans for about so such projects
have been made at relief headquarters,
but that money to build all of them
was not yet available
I'm convinced that every one of the
II communities which we're going to
build at this time will be self -liquidat-
ing" Hopkins said
He asserted it had not yet been de-
cided whether the relief built homes
would be sold to the occupants or
leased to them. but said that in any
event the cost of occupying these houses
would be very. very cheap"
s1.60e Cost.
Displaying pictures Of one Of the $50
small houses now being built at the
rural industrial community Of Red
House w. Va. he said the house and
the 10-acre tract on which it stood
cost only 81 1900. He said 200 more
homes were planned at Red House.
Pointing to another project in prog
reSs in Arkansas, he said 200 houses
already had been built there at q cost
Of between $3.50 and 5000. This prof.
ect is to include TOO homes ultimately,
scattered over $4,000 or $4,000 acres.
HAr,lkv1~ eafA %AA a~n ~,
being laid out" for each unit. includ-
ing farming tracts Of 20 to 80 acres,
was between $1,000 and 1900.
All Of the rural communities built
with relief labor and relief funds are
to be occupied by families taken from
relief rolls.
Industries Seek Sites.
Hopkins said i've or six industries,
two or three of them nationally known.
were trying to 60 into the Red House
community. He said some Of them
wo1ld be permitted TO establish plants
there, and that relief oficials in
charge Of the project would make no
effort to regulate the industries estab-
lished.
Some day we've got TO have hous-
ing IN America where people can pay
Is per cent of their income for q de-
cent place to live Hopkins declared.
Asked how soon that day was COM
ing, he added:
As far as I'm concerned, it's COM
ing damn soon."
He told reporters he was mot i'm
pressed" by the just-announced Lit
erary Digest poll regarding the popu-
larity of the Roosevelt administration.
Just wait until election day." he
grinned.
Hands OFF Coal Mining.
Asked II he intended to prevent
State relief administrations from us
ing Federal funds to mine coal with
relief workers. he replied:
That's State matter"
Representatives of the commercial
coal operators and the United Mine
Workers protested recently against re-
ported plans of relief administrators in
the Southwest to lease idle mines and
put persons on relief rolls to work
digging coal for the needy unemployed.
Hopkins reiterated that the handling
| of fuel supplies for the destitute this
Winter was to be left up to the State
relief organizations.
Evening star., 1934-10-19
WRITERS TO SEPARATE

HOLLYWOOD, october 10 P).-
Adela Rogers St. John, writer and
scenarist, and Richard F. Hyland,
sports writer, have separated and
plan a divorce, she said last night.
Hyland formerly was a Stanford
University foot ball star. They mar
ried in March, 1928.
Evening star., 1934-10-19
FREIGHTER REFL0ATED
q. S. Craft, Aground Off Ger

many, Towed to Hamburg.
HELGOLAND, Germany. October
10 R.-The American freighter Topa
Topa, which went aground several
miles of Helgoland yesterday, was re-
fioated today after all-night work.
Five tugboats then attempted to
tow her to Hamburg, 90 miles away,
despite a heavy sea- A great part OF
the cargo OF cotton was placed on the
tugboats.
The vessel, owned by the Waterman
Steamship Corp. Of Mobile, Ala. was
en- route to Bremerhaven from Mo-
bile and Wilmington, N. C.