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of 3 to 5 for the United States and
Britain under present limitations;
French and Italian rivalry in Cthe
Mediterranean: sanctions develop
mentS in the application of League OF
Nations war penalties on Italy, ten
sion arising from the North China
autonomy movement and other con-
troversies.
The United States, Great Britain,
France, Italy and Japan were repre-
sented, as well as India and the
British dominions.
Prime Minister Baldwin, welcom-
ing the delegates, made a reference
interpreted generally as alluding to a
possibility that Germany and Soviet
Russia might be asked later to become
parties to any new treaty.
"Our responsibility will be all the
greater in that the hope Of agree
nent with the naval powers not rep
resented here must necessarily depend
on the result of our labors," he as
serted.
He proposed retention of principles
of the Washington and London
treaties, but with notifications to
take into account altered interna-
tional circumstances and the needs
Of individual powers"
Davis, without direct reference to
japanese demands for equality, also
urged continued limitation of sea ar
maments, advancing President Roose-
velt's proposal for a maximum 20 per
cent decrease.
Davis, the Presidents Ambassador
at large" read to the conference a
letter addressed to him by Mr.. RooSe-
velt october 5, 1884, before prelim-
mary conversations between Britain,
the United States and Japan, in which
the President said:
II suggest a total tonnage reduction
of 20 per cent below existing treaty
tonnage. If it is not possible to
agree on this percentage please seek
from the British and japanese lesser
reduction-15 per cent or 10 per cent
or per cent. The United States must
adhere to the high purpose OF pro-
gressive reduction"
Alternatives Limited.
The President, taking firm stand
against any new treaty calling for
larger navies, instructed Davis:
only if all else fails should you
seek to secure agreement providing
for the maintenance and extension Of
existing treaties over as long period
as possible"
After the opening addresses the con-
ference was to organize general COM
mittee, the delegates beginning their
efforts to reconcile their positions.
No regional committees were op-
pointed at the start, the British
hoping thus to prevent the Mediter-
ranean, Pacific and other political
situations from overshadowing the
main purposes.
The conference, convened by Great
Britain, opened promptly at 10:30 am.
(5:30 am. Eastern standard time),
with Baldwin welcoming the delegates.
World peace and the interests of
taxpayers Of all nations were directly
at stake in the conference, which may
last three weeks or three months, de-
pending on whether the delegates can
prevent the generally predicted early
breakdown.
= A ruinously expensive shipbuilding
race, perhaps imperiling peace, was
recognized by the delegates as the
Evening star., 1935-12-09

had been In Ill
health since the
death, a few
years ago, of her
husband, Joseph
King, a proprie-
tor of Kings Pal
a C e Department
Store, to whom
she had been
married m o r e
than 40 years.
Mrs. King was
well known for
her charities, al
though she was
not disposed to
Evening star., 1935-12-09
mrs. KING DEAD;
!. LIVED HERE LONG
Department Store Owners
Widow SuCCumbs After
-5 -
Long Illness.

Mrs. jeanette Michel King, long
time resident of this city, died early
today in her apartment at the Bever-
" Courts, 1875 Columbia road. She
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Farley

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The Washington times., 1935-07-17
VE is CONT Err
On BENEFITS

NEW HAVEN, Conn, July II
ON.S0-Representatives of Gen.
Frank T. Hines, National Admin
istrator Of Veterans Affairs, and
representative Disabled American
Veterans of the World War today
conferred on restoration of sol
diers' benefits removed by the
national economy act.
Upon outcome of the confer
ence, D. A. V. national conven-
ton leaders said they expected
to base a demand for restoration
of all benefits lost under the act.
The soldiers bonus will come
up for hot debate on the conven-
ton floors, leaders intimated, de-
spite earlier prediction it would
be sidetracked.
Active campaigning for election
as national commander was car
ried on today by Michael A..
Whalen, of Detroit: Paul Mer-
cier. of Utica, N. Y: M. Froome
Barbour, of Cincinnati; M. A.
Harlan, of FL PaSo. and owen
Calvin. Of Minneapolis.
Hollywood (CalifD and Mil
waukee delegations were bidding
for the 1896 convention.
The Washington times., 1935-07-17
FAXED MIDDLE
TALE PROBED

BERLIN, July II 0.N.S).-Uni-
ted States diplomatic authorities
and German government officials
today launched an investigation
into the origin of a fake story
cabled to the United States yes
terday charging Midshipman E.
w. Wood of the U. S. S. Wyoming
was arrested and imprisoned in
connection with the recent anti
Jewish riots here.
The American naval attache,
the consul general and Lieutenant
Commander Kidder. in charge of
the visiting midshipmen, ques.
toned Wood at length.
They characterized the report
of his arrest as a cock and bull
story" whose origin was not clear.
The suggestion was made some
jokester might have taken ad,
vantage of an unsuspecting foreign
correspondent.
Wood denied all knowledge of
the reports.
A German government official
who made a thorough check Of
all police blotterS. announced no
Americans had been arrested dur
ing the disturbances. He de-
nounced the Wood story as an
"arrant falsehood."
The Washington times., 1935-07-17
AAA' 8 HOG TAX
HELD INVALID

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that the cotton processing taxes
are invalid.
Decision Independent
While basing part of his rul.
ing on some of the points covered
in the Boston opinion, the jurist
announced that it does not fol-
low the former because it was
completed last weekend.
The District court decision, rem
dered specifically in the case of
a Philadelphia pork packing firm,
directly affects 10 other similar
concerns against whom the Gov
eminent has claims for 1891, 1888
for processing taxes due last May.
1t is also reported to have a di-
rect bearing on cases of other
meat companies, seven tobacco
companies, paper manufacturing
company and professor of pea
nuts, all of whom have attacked
the validity of the tax as it applies
to their business.
Altogether the taxes involved
are approximately $1,500,O0O for
the last few months. The Internal
Revenue Bureau already has CO.
lected more than five million dol
lars in processing taxes in this
area. and upwards of 900 million
dollars throughout the country.
In the cases decided today,
Judge Kirkpatrick granted no in
junctive relief.
The Washington times., 1935-07-17
"a Planes, First of 800
Italian Ships, to Ethiopia

ROME, July II Q.N.S0.-Bombs
for Emperor Halle Selassie and
snubs for any interfering third
powers will be Italy'S formula for
dealing with the Italo-Ethiopean
crisis, it was revealed today.
A series of rapid developments
in the past few days have crystal
lized Premier Benito MuSSolini'S
plans for the world to see, plans
which have been in careful max.
ing but which just now are round
ing out into a difinite program.
Italy'S fellow members in the
League of Nations may approve or
disapprove of II Duce's program,
but whatever attitude they take
will not swerve italy in her plotted
course.
First of 800 Planes
Twenty-four great bonn b / n G
planes, each capable of flying at
a top speed of 204 M. P. H. for
1900 miles with a load of a ton
of bombs, were on their way to
the Italian colonies bordering on
Ethiopia today. and they are only
the first consignment of a total
Of 800 such planes destined for
African service.
Italy already has 300 planes in
Africa, so the world now can
plainly see the potential power
italian forces will have to deal
death to the Ethiopians from the
air. The great planes could easily
fly from Nassau. in the italian
colony of Eritrae, to Adds Ababa,
Emperor Halle Selassie's capital,
raze the city, and return.
The fact that Italy is prepared
to use 600 planes against Ethiopia
reveals the extent of which II
Duce will rely on an air victory
over the African soldiers who
dealt Italians such a singing de-
feat at Adowa in 1896.
Incidents Awaited
Then the Italians were wiped
out in humiliating defeat by troops
working under familiar home con
ditions and fighting their owr
kind of guerilla battle. The italians
| had no choice but to die or flee
The Washington times., 1935-07-17
Italian Soldiers Dying
From Heat in Eritrea

ALDEN. July II. G.N.SO-Be-
tween 10 and IL Italian soldiers
are dying every day in Eritrea,
Italian colony adjacent to ETH
opia, because Of the intense heat,
it was reported here today.
The weather was reported un-
usually hot even for natives Of
the country. and as result the
Italians from a more moderate
climate were said to be falling ill
and dying in increasing numbers.
In addition a large number Of
sick Italian troops embarked at
Mogadiscio, in Italian Somaliland,
and already have sailed homeward
through the Sue7 Canal, and evac-
uation of italian families from
this region was we'll under way.
Forty-nine Italian families ar.
rived here from Djibouti, capital
of French Somaliland, and were
placed aboard an Italian steamer
for passage back to Italy, an Ital-
ian warShip stood by for further
evacuation.
The Washington times., 1935-07-17
High Court to Rule
On 3 New Deal Laws
international News Service

Constitutionality of three New
Deal acts may be decided by the
Supreme Court before January /
The AAA processing tax heads
the list, with the Government
planning to rush an appeal from
the decision of the First Circuit
Court of Appeals at Boston hold.
ing the levies invalid.
Another appeal from the de.
cision of the Sixth Circuit Court
at Cincinnati, holding that the
Federal Government cannot con.
denim land for low-cost housing
projects, also will be pushed.
The Bankhead cotton act is
already before the highest court.
Before adjournment in June. it
granted review in case in which
constitutionality of the law is at
tackled.
With the entire crop reduction
program imperilled by the de-
ciSion on the processing taxes and
with scores of firms either obtain
ing injunctionS against the levies
or striking" against payment,
the Department of Justice hoped
for an early decision by the
Supreme Court.
The Washington times., 1935-07-17
AAA RULE
MAY COST j. s.
A BILLION
Vast Sur Collected and Most
OF It 0pent Under Tax
Law Held Invalid
International News Service

The thousand million dollar
AAA bubble was fluttering today,
pricked by the sharp pin of the
United States Circuit. Court Of
Appeals decision at Boston hold
ing the processing tax on cotton
unconstitutional.
Though but one decision on
only one phase of the extensive
AAA, it hit at the foundation of
the AAA program of collecting
processing taxes on basic COM
modities and paying out the
equivalent to producers OF cotton,
wheat, corn, hogs, tobacco, pea
nuts and dairy products.
More Than Billion Collected
In the two years AAA has been
operating more than $1,031, 850,-
900 has been collected in process
ing taxes; more than $960,77 900
paid out to producers in rental
and benefit payments.
These figures are taken from
officials reports of the AAA up
to April. Since then, more mil
lions have been collected and
paid out.
In administrative costs-jobs
of the more than 5000 employees
of the AAA, including travelling
expenses, auditing, reports, issues
of pamphlets and broadsides Of
publicity and literature-had cost
$50, 833, 1926 up to April /, date
of the last report available, ap-
proximately $1,50O,O0O a month.
How Money Came In
Processing taxes on the various
commodities as of April l had
totaled:
Hogs, $254,315.586.
Wheat, $212,546,6 $3.50.
Cotton, $236,624,912 May 30.
Paper and jute. $11,935, 120.
Tobacco, $42, ,098.
Corn, $10,860.650 april 800.
Sugar cane and sugar beets,
$40, 459,991.
Peanuts, $1,829, 189.
In addition, cotton ginning
taxes under the Bankhead act to-
tailed $685., 1886, and tobacco pro-
ducers' sales taxes under the
Kerr-Smith act. $3,132,554, both
handled by the AAA.
How Cash Was Poured Out
Farmer producers had received
as of April !, in rental and ben
eft payments:
On hogs, 1882 ,356,oO6 april
3N.
Cotton, 1925, ss5,152 MAY y.
Wheat, $162, 444,856.
Tobacco, $31,216,317.
Sugar, $6,256,933.
Additional payments by the
AAA, in removal of surplus prod
ucts, paid out of the processing
taxes, for hogs, $46,081 ,425;
wheat. $6,097 ,239; dairy products.
$1O,958,431: sugar, $365.536, and
peanuts, $350,911.
An appeal of the decision to the
Supreme Court. to reach the
court at the October term, is
planned.
The Washington times., 1935-07-17
Will Rogers
Says:

BEVERLY HILLS, CAL,
July 17.-Say, wait a minute,
this heat out here is just about
as tough as it is anywhere.
Went down and spoke at some
lawyers meeting last night.
They didn't think much Of my
little Squib about driving the
shysters out Of their profess
sion.
They seemed to kinder doubt
just who would have to leave.
Pretty serious for some Of EN-.
But the big percentage are
regular guys. Had three ex-cabi-
net members there from three
different Presidents, Hurley,
Secretary Of War under Mr..
Hoover; Wilbur, Secretary Of
Navy under Mr.. Coolidge, and
will Hays, who elected, and
served under Mr.. Harding. New
Governor Of Maryland, Cover
nor Nice seemed a fine fellow
and he accomplished something.
i told him, you beat Man of
War. Ex-Governor Richie.
Copyright. 1898, by McNauEht
Syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times., 1935-07-17
Brides Father Knows
What's in the Papers

COLUMBUS, Ohio, July II.
G.N.SD.-Telephone calls to the
home of Mrs. Viola Brown Lin,
bride of the Chinese Presidents
son, today brought no response.
Previously, her father had told
International News Service he
knew nothing about his daughters
romance except what he had read
in the newspapers about mar
riage license being obtained Sun
day in Ashland, KY.
Meanwhile, young Lin was con-
fined to his room in a university
district loding house, reputed to
be suffering from an influenza at
tack.
At Ohio University, which Lin
attends as a graduate student,
Dean Joseph Park said:
'Mr. Inns. martial affairs are
his own business. He has many
friends here and is well-liked by
his teachers and associates"
The Washington times., 1935-07-17
JAPS ANGERED.
At L DUCE
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ment regarding my conversation
with II Duce Is exact.
TT was approved by me at the
end of my conversation with
him. 1t is perfectly true that I
said Japan has no political aims
in and does not intend to inter-
vene in AbysSinia.
This has been said with au-
thOrity of the Tokyo govern.
ment and formed part of the
instructions issued to me when
1 accepted the nomination to
Rome.
my visit to and conversation
with Premier MuSSOlini yeSter-
day had the object of cancelling
the equivOcal impression made
by recent reports from Japan
suggesting that Japan was think
ing of possible Intervention in
the ItalO- Ethiopian dispute"
Sugimura was believed referring
to a dispatch recently circulated
by a German news agency. pur'
portedly quoting General Nigaki,
of the Japanese general staff, as
stating Japan could not remain
neutral" in event of an Italo-
Ethiopian war. This dispatch was
later discountenanced in Tokyo.
French Peace Plan
Meanwhile. it was reported in
diplomatic circles that the visit
paid to Mussolini yesterday by
Count Rene de Chambrun, French
ambassador, had as its aim the
presentation to II Duce of a pro.
posal for peaceful settlement OF
the dispute.
French circles promptly denied
the truth of the report, but a
widely circulated version said
France proposed italy should ap
peal to the League of Nations
under Article 10 of the Covenant
asking reparations for incidents
and offenseS endured at the
hands of Ethiopia.
The request supposedly would
be predicated on the assertion
Ethiopia failed to comply with
pledges taken upon her entrance
into the League.
The latter, according to these
reports, would then grant Italy a
limited mandate over Ethiopia in
the event the latter declined to
make reparationS and Ethiopia
would be expelled from the
League.
The next step, according to this
information, would be for Italy to
apply for full and permanent
mandate over Ethiopia.
The Washington times., 1935-07-17
B | D v 7 D AAA
NOT WORRYING
PRESIDENT
Declares Program Will Go
Ahead UnaItered Until the
Supreme Court Rules
BY GEORGE r. HOLMES
International News Service

Attired in a white suit that he
said was made Of Texas goat
hair" President Roosevelt dis
cussed a wide range Of questions
with several score reporters today
at his regular Wednesday press
conference. but failed to throw
much light on some of the con-
troversies that are now burning
in Congress.
He did not manifest much con-
Germ about the latest judicial blow
to the New Deal, the Boston Court
of Appeals decision holding the
AAA processing taxes to be un-
constitutional.
The Administration, he said.
will go ahead with its AAA pro-
gram as is. at least until the SUI.
preme Court has passed upon the
matter.
Awaits Final Ruling
No plans have been made to
alter any part of the Triple A.
and none is contemplated, he
said. He expressed the hope that
the AAA amendments now being
debated in the Senate. comforting
vastly greater powers in the Sec
rotary of Agriculture to control
production and fix prices, will be
enacted at this session. The Su'
preme Court then will have the
complete picture of the AAA be.
fore it when it acts, probably in
the late autumn or early winter.
Mr.. Roosevelt's attitude in the
face of the AAA setback was in
sharp contrast to that after the
Supreme Court had killed the
NRA.
In his press conference that fol-
lowed that decision, the President
appeared more gravely concerned
as he told reporters that the time
was approaching when the Ameri-
can people we're going to have to
decide whether to revise the Con-
stitution to meet modern economic
and social problems. Today, he
appeared in his Enthusiastically
gay mood.
Backs Tax Program
Asked if he wanted his taX-the.
thrifty tax program to go through
this session, he replied in three
words:
IT recommended it,"
The question of enacting the tax
program. he conceded. is involved
with the date for Congressional
adjournment. AS to that, he said
he had not discussed the matter
specifically" with Congressional
leaders.
Calls Delay Strategy
Over the weekend at Jefferson
Island, Mr.. Roosevelt was reported
by Democratic leaders to have in
formed them that he would like
to see the tax bill put through this
session if it would not unduly de.
lay adjournment, but that if Con-
gress wanted to quit after agree
ing to come back and tackle it
later it was agreeable to him.
The President said the furore
over the tax program reminded
him of the days when he was
practicing lawyer in New York.
When the defense had a bad case,
he observed, the strategy was al
ways to delay, to get postpone
ment whenever possible. In this
case, he thought the opponents
of the tax program had a bad
case, and the plaintiff (the Ad-
rainistrationl a good one.
The Washington times., 1935-07-17
Anderson Etzler
Burial Tomorrow

FREDERICK, Md, July 17.-An-
derSon H. Etzler. prominent Fred
erick county farmer, miller and
banker, will be buried Thursday
afternoon at / o'clock from his
home near Thurmont. His death
eliminated Monday after an i'll
ness of nearly year of complica-
tions. For many years he was a
well-knoWn member of the lower
house of the Maryland Legislature.
The Washington times., 1935-07-17
NATIONS AFRAID.
TO TELL ALL
To PEOPLE
Only Revolutionary Countries
of Europe Have Given Hint
of "What'S to Come"
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it "unimaginable" that any such
promise was given and formally
substantiated the italian govern
ment communique which disclosed
the pledge.
The japanese foreign office had
branded this as "colored YER
sion" of Sugimura'S remarks and
Tokyo newspapers bluntly accused
Mussolini of trick diplomacy"
The Ambassador said:
"The Italian official state
Europe have openly determined to
"tell ALL" Only three have fully
adopted the policy that the air
arm will be decisive.
These three are the three reVo-
lutionary governments. the dicta-
torships, Russia, Italy and Ger
many.
Give Full Warning
Because armies are like the
church, the most conservative of
human institutions, only the
armies Of the revolutionary coun-
tries where the old authority was
swept away have had the initia-
tive boldly to put military tradi-
ton behind them.
Carefully, insistently, the Rus
sian, Italian and German govern
ments explain to their populations
what menaces them should war
break out.
Regularly they put their popu-
lations through afraid drills.
Sternly they command their peo'
Piles to keep discipline when the
whine Of bombs assails their ears
and leaping flames their dwell
ings. They exhort:
Keep your nerve, but this is
what you must expect. First
comes a gas attack. We will
warn you about that. When
you hear the sirens, you put on
your mask and 90 to your Gel
lars. You must do that because
the green cross will drown your
lungs in your own blood, and the
yellow cross will eat your skin
off and the blue cross will make
you want to sneeZe and throw
your mask away, but don't do
that because the death dew will
get you If you do.
BURN HARDER
''Next come the incen6iary
bombs and your air defense fire
brigade will tend to them, but
stay away from the thermite
bombs because they eat through
steel and If you throw water on
them it only makes them burn
harder.
FINALLY come the high ex-
plOsiveS, and they mean to shat
ter your windows and let the gas
in, or drive you out on the
streets where the gas lies heavy,
but you stay in your coy cellar
and everything will be all right"
To this the reply "oh. YEAH"
has been heard in IL languages,
and. that is the reason why the
authorities fear panic. They fear
it more in London than in any
other city.
One may not agree with Major
Victor Lefebure, wartime head of
the chemical liaison between
Britain and the other allies, when
he declares:
ut would only require a few
thousand tons of carefully
chosen gas bombs to produce
death, mutilatiOn and chaos
with medical organization and
facilities helpless before the
catastrophe, only able to handle
. decimal fraction Of one per
cent of the casualties.
London, Paris or New York
could easily be reduced to the
worst shambles the world has
ever known in the space Of
few hours"
BRITISH DISAGREE
More conservative British ex-
perts say this can't happen, but
every expert agrees that enough
of It can happen to panic the
The Washington times., 1935-07-17
Stoppani Sets Record
In ItaIy.AfriCa Hop

TRIESTE, italy, July II QN.SO.
Showing the world Italy is but
one day away from the Italian
colonies bordering Ethiopia, an
italian flier today set a new world
distance record for hydroplanes.
Antonio Stoppani, who left
Trieste, in northern italy, at Sis
a. m. today, bringing his hydro
plane down on the water at a
point almost due east Of Adds
Ababa, Ethiopian capital.
Stoppani flew 3,104 miles. The
The Washington times., 1935-07-17
WEEDS
j. 8. GIRL
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Of local men. A. A. Klaiman
and L. Nelson.
1.-THE ceremony didn't bring
me much of a fee considering
the prominence Of the young
man."
Pressed for the exact amount,
Justice Ireson finally admitted it
was IS, but, he added:
II didn't pay that much
when I got married"
Lin and his bride came here in
a small automobile. They re-
turned to Columbus Immediately