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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-02-07
JAPS READY
TO MAKE war
With SOVIET
Belief Prompted BY ADJ
vices on Preparations
in Manchoukuo
By FREDERICK KUN
United Press Staff Correspondent
CopYright, 1884, by U. P.


LONDON, Feb. T. (UP). :
Japan's allegedly strategic mill
tary preparations in Manchoukuo
were revealed in exclusive au-
thentic advices reaching here yes
terday.
The Japanese in case of war
could roll an enormous army up
to the Soviet's Siberian borders,
the reports declared, while the
Japanese air force was repeatedly
assured of a network of bases in
ManchOukuo from which they
could execute raids far into ST.
berian territory.
Japan and Manchukuo are CO.
operating in rushing work on
good roads throughout that area,
the advices continued. They are
hurrying construction on strategic
highways in North Manchuria to-
falling more than 1900 miles.
The most recent additions to
these military highways, it was
asserted, are roads to Handshur
and Manchouli, along the shore
of Lake Dalainor, in Northwest
ern Manchuria; from Kirin to
Changchun; from Hardin to La
hasusu, in the direction of Khab-
arovsk; and from Tsitsihar to
Changchun.
The Japanese have constructed
air ports at Hailar, Mergen, on
Saghalien, Manehouli, Ninguta,
Mishan, Pogranitchnaya, and else
where along both the Soviet
frontier and the Chinese Eastern
railway. the reports alleged.
The report further stated that
Japan's military program already
had resulted in the completion of
four vital strategic railways, with
two more under construction and
two others planned.
All were believed to be pointed
at readiness in an emergency to
set a gigantic military steam
roller in motion against Russia.
These reports aroused consid-
cradle interest in London, parti-
cularly in view of reports from
Moscow that the Red army like
wise is prepared for an emery
encv on the Far Eastern front
and Notifications are being rush
ed in that zone by the Soviet
strategists.
TOXIC, Feb. s. (UP). = A
foreign office spokesman said
that the government was not wor-
ried by Moscow's revelations of
Notifications in Eastern Siberia
and that the Japanese would re-
main silent on these reports.
The general impression in To-
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WASHINGTON JITTERY, HOVERS
ON BRINK OF TWO POTENTIAL
SCANDALS; BUT HILL IS CALM
McCarran Declares Air Mail Lettings Comparable to-,
if Not Greater Than Teapot Dome ocandalS oi
Harding's Day

The senate adopted a resolu-
ton by Steiwer, Republican, Ore
gon, calling for complete reports
on activities, functioning and ex-
penditures of all corporations set
up by the government to handle
phases of the recovery program.
Secretary of Interior Ickes was
understood to have asked the
treasury to take special precau-
tions to see that all persons and
corporations profiting from en-
Urgency expenditures paid full in
come taxes.
Not since 1923. when the oil
scandals kept Washington on the
edge of hysteria for months. have
such rumors circulated as spread
about hotel lobbies and clubs late
Yesterday, after the war depart
mept announced that Joseph Sill
verman had been barred from the
department.
United States District Attorney
Garnett Yesterday opened a grand
Jury investigation, calling Assist
ant Secretary of War Harry
Woodring. former Democratic
governor of Kansas and former
state commander of the American
Legion, as an early witness
Woodring waived immunity, as
government officials automatlcal-
" do when they testify regarding
affairs of their departments.
]. B. Woodside. former assist
ant to Comptroller General Nc
Carl and now connected with the
General Motors company, Ben
iamin Ourisman, head of the
| Ourisman Chevrolet company
here and Captain Thomas H. Nix
on of the army ordnance depart
ment were other witnesses. Gar
nett said he had 10 additional
witnesses to call.
Secretary of War Dern said he
had asked the justice department
investigation because of "loose
talk" about the power of certain
Hobbies" in connection with the
big contracts being made for me-
rhanizatiOn of the army and 9TH
er purposes. Part of the army
expenditures are financed by pub
lie works funds but of 100000
900 allotted only 100000 &C
tually has been spent.
Silmerman was something of a
imam of mystery" in the affair.
He had a prominent part, it was
! understood. in contracts for dis
/ posing of surplus army goods aft
er the war. but it was reported
: that his recent activities were
connected primarily with sales to
the army through officials declin-
ed to reveal what interests he
represented.
Great care was taken to pre-
vent any semblance of official
information as to the exact ma
ture of the charges involved but
it was conceded that the grand
jury was investigating an alleged
Conspiracy"
On Capitol Hill, the Democrats
breathed more freely than they
did downtown. There the air in
vestigators were directed chiefly
at the last administration, rather
than at this one. Senator Nc
Carran, celebrating on his state
ment that the airmail inquiry
would eclipse Teapot Dome, said
that before we get through the
results of our investigation will
have greater effect than those OF
the oil scandals"
Boeing, the western airplane
manufacturer and airline opera
tor testified yesterday that he
J made potential profits of SS,904,
AGA in 1928 from an original in
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There Is no ,ub,6s,
newspaper adver,;,;;H
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told Governor Ehringhaus that
with all the thousands his bust
ness has provided in sales taxes
the merchant finds small objec-
ton to it and sees its good work
every day in the reduced number
of foreclosures and the relief
burdensome property taxation.
Mr.. Nichols watches its workings
on small scale. He says he will
not vote to repeal it If he is
chosen.
The only other person in the
race is Mrs. Stella Barbee who
was on the repeal ticket in No
vember. Mrs. Barbee has an
nounced. The county has three
members and generally has about
20 candidates. Mr.. Nichols got
here Is years ago by the country
vote. He now lives in town. He
got no votes in Raleigh before.
He counts on them now.
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vestment of $3.50. The total ac-
tual cash investment in the Doe
ing Air Transport company was
$3.50, Chairman Black Of the in
vcstigating committee said. but
the company made net profits of
S1.488, BOG in 1880 after obtain
ing mail contracts. That year the
company, Black said, declared a
cash dividend of 1867, 900; a
stock dividend of $2,402,234 and
made profits of S1,488,3O6.
1t was after this testimony that
Chairman Black read into the rec
ord the list of alleged aviation
LOBBYISTS, which included in addi-
ton to Kremer at $4,000 year,
Paul Henderson S22,500; Hainer
Henshaw, $4,000; George s.
Wheat, $4,000; C. C. Thompson,
$4,000, and James T. Murray
$4,000.
Kremer withdrew from the
Democratic national committee
shortly before President Roose-
Welt started his campaign to rid
the committee of all members en-
gagged in law practise in Washing
ton.
Chairman Delaney of the house
naval affairs committee announc-
ed that former Secretary of the
Navy Adams and former Assist
ant Secretaries ingalls, and War
ner would be called to explain
why aircraft engine companies
continued to receive big contracts
after it was known that they had
made profits ranging up to &c
nor cont
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Lawrence Casts
Ewes On States
Jobs, Declared
IT,. Times-News Bursa"
Sir Walter Hotel

RALEIGH. Feb. 7.-signs Oh d
,,ovomont to GUST r. R. Lawrence
from the presidency of the stare at e
I[oia s of Labor on the
Ground that he is more lnt I,,et Of
in politics than in the cond hi;she Cd
his office, are the first PuDli o ;s
i,,I that Mr.. Lawrence IS
e VIZ n running for the commits
aga narsbin of labor which is now
held by his successful oppohe1i'
of the 1882 race, MAJOR A. L.
That isn't the kick that the
crafts in their insurgency are
making. The commissionershlp is
tbe natural office for Mr.. Law
renee but the criticism that is
made of him most frequently is
that he isn't combining his asplr-
atoms to the state office, that he
is looking for any government po-
sition that is available. And the
Greensboro labor members who
started the assault are not the
first to- open on him.
Raleigh's union has not taken
any interest officially in this
quarrel but members do not hest
tate to say that they have been
hearing many compliments who
think Mr.. Lawrence should re-
sign. They charge that he isn't
in sympathy with their measures
and that he is using the fedora
ton politically. The Greensboro
Insurgents, however, are the first
to bring the rift in the organlza-
ton before the public.
There will be in Raleigh dur
ing April a meeting at which the
voters league composed of organ
lied labor members is to be form
ed. It's purpose is to instruct
voters in the duties of citizen
ship, but it is understood that the
organization is going to fight any
and all candidates who are not
known to be friendly to organ
lied labor. The members OF the
local union do not relate this
movement to the proposed custer
of Mr.. Lawrence.
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Good For Bilio,,,,.

u decided to take ~.
Black Draught, as Ihsdss
ing bilious spells" ~
Charles E. Stevens, O. I'll
Ind. when I get bltor !,
sleepy and tired and d =.
like doing my work..Ir, %. .. 81
dizzy. After I foAt Inv \
Black-Draught is, tia, /, II
have used. I guess it Nd, 81
the bile, for I feel bet,s \
feel like I am dropping Of fl
every time l sit down. Tu.,l
is a very bad feeling"
- Children like the ney. 81
tasting SYRUP Of B!a,s.nt
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LONG LOST WATCH !,

REVERE, Mass. mi
watch lost under 10, vi
Putnam 20 years as rs;
by workmcn clearin,, ~
race. Although one =. o2|
had rusted off. tho y" y
wound up and began ', !
regularly as ever. %
Evening star., 1934-02-25
CrO,Uded School
May Force Father
To Withdraw Child
TtUO Teachers Haze Four
Glasses Each in Same
Room at Same Time.

Unless action is taken to relieve
over-crowding at the Bunker Hill
School, Sixteenth street and Michi-
gan avenue northeast, one member of
the Michigan Park Citizens Associa-
ton contemplated Withdrawing his
child from classes there.
The association already is on record
asking new eight-room building with
auditorium included, and a formal
complaint will be forwarded to the
Board Of Education in the near future.
The disgruntled father cites the fol-
lowing conditions to show pupils are
not receiving adequate attention:
One teacher has to teach the 3a
3-b. "A and Alb in the same room,
while another teacher conducts the
la, lib, "a and 2-b in another room
across the hall The teacher assigns
one "class" certain work and doesn't
return to that group until the other
three in the same room have been given
their lessons. This arrangement may
require As minutes to an hour between
contacts with each "class"
The kindergarten, located IN the
hall on the first floor, is partitioned
off so that two hot-air registers, emit
ting heat supposed to be for the hall,
fills the class room instead with re-
sultant unhealthy conditions.
Evening star., 1934-02-25
BOARD Of TRADE
READY To START
TRAFFIC SURVEY
Exhaustive Study to Get
Under Way This Week.
Conventions Listed.

With some Of the largest employers
In the city pledging cooperation by
circulating questionnaires anon g
their workers, the Capitals first COM
prehenSive traffic and transportation
survey is expected to get under way
this week under sponsorship of the
Washington Board of Trade.
The trade body is cooperating
closely with the Public Utilities Com
mission in making this study, which
will cover a variety of questions rela-
time consumed in transit, causes of
congestion, parking facilities, etc.
On the basis of the survey, the
boatd expects to make definite rec
concentrations to the Public Utilities
Commission for betterment of travel
here Three committees of the Or
ganization are working jointly on the
project. They are the Public Utilities
and Transportation Com m t t e e,
Streets and Avenues Committee, and
Traffic Committee Chairmen of these
groups, respectively, are John j. Esch,
George v. Graham and Wallace B.
Robinson.
The circularizing of the question
naire has been placed in charge of
Miss Elizabeth Glenn of the boards
staff, Robert ]. Cottrell, executive
secretary, announced. She will dis
tribute the forms being supplied by
the Public Utilities Commission and
Catalog them on their return.
Evening star., 1934-02-25
Trolley and Bus Subject OF
Comnlaint. Demand and Study.

~IyIC proups are continuing to
grapple with different phases
Of the local transportation
problem. Complaints regarding
service Of the street railway are
regular features Of most OF the
neighborhood meetings.
Glover Park Citizens Association
asks for more frequent service on
the Wisconsin avenue line, and
Takona Park Citizens Association
wants the Georgia avenue line re-
routed through Seventh street in
stead of through Florida avenue
and Ninth street.
Burleith Association asks for
more buses for its neighborhood
and fewer for Glover Park. This
demand is protested by the Glover
Park Association, which also COM
plains at the bad condition Of some
Of the busses now on that line.
American University Park Asso-
citation is asking for more extended
bus line, and another group Of
neighborhood associations Is ask
ing for extension of the service Of
the w. r. T. Co. buses into their
territory. These associations are
the citizens Of Takoma, D. c.: Chill
lum Heights and Manor Park.
They ask an extension from the
terminus at Fifth and Emerson
streets through to Takoma Park.
The foregoing is indicative of
the complexity Of the problem con-
fronting the transportation com.
panies and the Public Utilities
Commission. In recognition Of
this condition, the Washington
Beard Of TFade hes under vev a
Evening star., 1934-02-25
RANDlE HIGHLANDS UNIT
REAFFIRMS DRY STAND
Police Support in Community Bet
terment Promised at Groups
Executive Meeting.

Reafirming a stand taken several
months ago opposing on-sale hcens-
ing of any liquor establishments
within its area, the Randle High
lands Citizens Association held an
at No. IL precinct station. This ac-
tion was taken, according to Eleanor
Lynham, executive secretary, to en-
phasi1e the groups opposition to any
public drinking place.
The Black bill, permitting horse
and dog racing In the District. now
pending in Congress, was considered,
but no action was taken. Indica-
tions were, however, that this ques-
ton will come up for further con-
sideration when the association meets
Lieut.. Emil Desh of the eleventh
precinct was present at the meeting
and pledged the police support in
the cleanup campaign or any other
endeavor of the group to better the
Randle Highlands community.
A. w. Lee presided at last nights
meeting. Other officers present were
Eleanor H. Lynham, executive secre-
tary; M. G. F1nchas, vice president;
A. H. Leapley. secretary; c. A. Frey
man, treasurer. Committee chairmen
present were A. H. Bacas, r. H.
Randall, j. W. Locke and Sergt. Ros-
coe Steith. M. G. Finchas, delegate
to the Federation of Citizens Asso-
Citations, reported on the membership
drive to be inaugurated soon.
Evening star., 1934-02-25
Will Discuss Coal Code.

The coal division of the Merchants
and Manufacturers Association will
hold a luncheon meeting in the Ham
tlton Hotel Tuesday to discuss the
code of fair competition for the re-
tail solid fuel industry, which has
been approved by President Roosevelt
1t will become effective tomorrow.
Organization of a group to admin
lister the code in the District, as re-
quired by the National Code Author
ity, will be discussed at this session.
The code of fair practice for the
restaurant industry was discussed at
q meeting of the restaurant division
OF the association in the Raleigh
Hotel Thursday. interpretations of
the code were offered by Robert j.
Wilson, southeastern representative
of the National Restaurant Associa-
ton; Maj. Raymond j. Walter, Dis
trict compliance officer, and Edward
D. Shaw, secretary of the M. & NJ,
and of the Retail Code Authority for
the District.
The restaurant group decided to
form local chapter of the National
Restaurant Association, and a mass
meeting of all local restaurant pro-
prietors will be held at an early date,
at which Albert Carter, president of
the national association, will speak.
Evening star., 1934-02-25
Women to Direct
March Meeting
OF TakOn1a Group
President Says Too Much
Talk of Men Has Kept
Women Aicay.

The women of the Citizens AsSo-
citation of Takoma, D. c., will have
their chance to show how the organ
ization should be managed at the
March meeting, President Wallace G.
Magathan announced yesterday.
For some reason President Maga-
than said, the women do not attend
in large numbers-perhaps it's be-
cause the men talk too much-so at
the March meeting they will preside
and do all the talking"
Almost all the wives of the associa-
tion members also are members in
their own right, and the association
is hoping to stimulate their interest
in the groups work by the coming
meeting.
The only item on the program that
will call for word from the men
will be the nomination Of officers by
the following committee appointed by
President Magathan: W. N. Hurst,
chairman, and Past Presidents Samuel
H. McCrory and Dr. D. N. Shoemaker.
Evening star., 1934-02-25
FUNDS TO BE URGED
TO ENLARGE EASTERN

When the House Subcommittee on
Appropriations calls for the hearings
on proposed school items for the Dis
trict, A. H Gregory, chairman of the
Federation of Citizens Associations
Committee on Schools and Educa-
ton, will request a special appropria-
ton for an additional wing to the
Eastern High School to relieve over
crowding.
Mr. Gregory Is also chairman Of
the Stanton Park Citizens Associa-
tion's Schools Committee.
The Lincoln Park Citizens Asso-
citation and the Northeast Citizens
Association also have urged that
some action be taken.
DR.. Ballou has asked the opinion
of his committee regarding combi-
nation Junior and high school for
the Anacostia section, Mr.. Gregory
said. This might possibly take away
from Eastern a number OF pupils
from the Anacostia section.
"Such q school," Mr.. Gregory said,
considering all the details, could not
be built before 1887, and" he ques-
toned, what would happen at East
era during tlals tigaee"
Evening star., 1934-02-25


trict. Just why nothing has come
from so reasonable a proposal has
not been explained.
1t is indicated in the press that
the House subcommittee will
shortly begin its secret hearings of
District officials on this bill. Just
why the taxpayers of the District,
who OF all people of the country
are the most interested, should be
kept in the dark until it is all over
is something groups have never
been able to understand. In these
times when most of the matters
which were formerly considered by
the Senate in executive session are
considered in the open why the
need for secrecy In framing the
District appropriation bill?
The District appropriation bill
surely mas a tortuouS and rough
and rugged road to travel before
II reaches the stages OF being re.
ported to the House. To the Com
missioners and other District off,
c1als it is narrowing experience
TO travel along with this measure
through its various stages. The
department heads have to justify
their recommendations to the
Commissioners and then modify
them to meet the Commissioners
Ideas or the necessities as seen by
the Commissioners. This whole
ground must then be gone over
with the employees Of the Bureau
OF the Budget. When the modifi-
cations arbitrarily required by the
budget people are made then it
goes to the House.
The next step Is before the DOW
erful subcommittee Of the House
Committee on Appropriations, the
committee which comes very near
governing the District, and then
the Commissioners and other off,
cials are erquired once more to
Justify the various items.
When the bill passed the House
and goes to the Senate the District
Commissioners and their aids
again are required to justify their
recommendations. In this age Of
efficiency it is hard to imagine a
more cumbersome procedure than
the foregoing or to imagine any
large private business concern fol-
lowing such a course.
Organized civic Washington
would rejoice in the adoption by
Congress of a new and more ef1-
cient, and above all, a more open
method Of framing the Districts
annual appropriation bill.
Evening star., 1934-02-25
Status of Bills
District of Columbia Legis.
lation Of Civic Interest
Is Reviewed.

THE congressional status of Dis
trict bills of interest to Wash
tngton citizens associations Is as
follows:
Old Age Pensions: HouSe.-Norton
bill ordered reported with amend
ments. Senate-In District Com
nlittee-
Alley Clearance; House, District
Committee Senate.-passed at last
session of Congress.
Bill to Legalize District Horse and
Dog Racing: HouSe.-In District Com
mtttee. Senate.-Unintrodu
Merger of Washington and George
suwn Gas Light Companies: House.
On table. Senate-On calendar.
Blu to increase gasoline tax from
2 to cents a gallon: House-In Dis
trict Committee. Senate.-Unintro-
duced.
Bill creating special commission to
settle District Virginia boundary dis
pute: House.-Passed. Senate.-In
District Committee.
Proposed amendments to liquor con-
troll act: House.-In District Commit
tee. Senate.-In District Committee.
Bill to safeguard releasing and re-
cording of deeds of trust: House
In District Committee. Senate
Passed.
Bill changing name Of B street
southwest to Independence avenue:
HouSe.-In District Committee. Sen
ate.-PaSsed.
Bill authorizing sale Of old Potomac
School: House.-Ordered reported
Senate-PaSSed.
Bill to broaden general powers Of
the Commissioners: House.-In Dis
trict Committee. Senate.-On cal
endar.
Bill to license and regulate real
estate business: House.-In District
Committee. Senate.-On calendar.
Bill to legalize amateur boxing:
House.-Ordered reported. Senate
Passed.
Budget estimates for 1885: Hear
ings to begin tomorrow before House
Subcommittee on Appropriations