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The Washington times., 1935-04-06
Million Watch Oxford
Lose to Cambridge

for the Oxford crew this year, for
it had been coached by two Cam
bridge men who put craftsmanship
before college loyalty in desper-
ate effort to find out what is
wrong with Oxford"
With the heaviest eight ever to
sit in a British racing shell, Ok
ford got away to a good start after
losing the toss, but at 200 yards
Cambridge had grabbed the lead
and never relinquished it.
Past the one-mile and two-mile
markers the university crews
rowed strongly and well. with
Cambridge gradually increasing
its lead from a boat length to two
and three.
The Washington times., 1935-04-06
REPORTS
ON 'T|P-OFF'
INQUIRY
Findings in Probe Of Fifth
Police Precinct Kept
Secret by Brown

Covering so pages, the report of
Inspector Thaddeus r. Bean deal
ing with conditions at the Fifth
precinct, especially the "tip-off"
charges developed at the recent
crime inquiry hearings, before a
House subcommittee, today was
submitted to Major Ernest W.
Brown, superintendent of police.
The police chief said he will
study the report over the week"
end and probably will have state.
ment concerning it early next
week. Inspector Bean declined to
comment, referring all questions to
Major Brown.
In his investigation, Inspector
Bean interviewed each Of the
81 men assigned to duty at the
precinct. Statements Of the men
were geographically recorded to
be condensed in the report.
The "tip-off" charges developed
when Capt. Joseph C. Morgan
appeared before the House sub
committee and intimated he SuS-
pected Detective Watson Salkeld
of warning of an impending
raid on a gambling establish.
ment in the 100 block B st. s. E.
Detective Salkeld denied the
charges of his superior. The raid
was fruitless upon the first police
invasion, but the place later was
caught in operation by Lieut.,
George M. Titles police vice
squad
The Washington times., 1935-04-06
BUSINESS SEES
ADDEDUPTURN
international News Service

International News Service
A continued rise in business &C
tivity was predicted today by the
United States Chamber Of Com
merce in a fairly optimistic sum-
mary on business conditions
throughout the country.
The summary, contained in the
Chamber Of Commences official
publication, the Washington Re
view, expressed the belief that
"the rise in business activity
which became unmistakable in
December, and continued through
January and February into March,
has not spent itself" .
The summary also said a 10
per cent improvement now seemed
assured in industrial production
during the first quarter Of this
year as compared with the CORE
spending period last year. 1t
added:
"A corresponding increase i'm
the second quarter Of this year
would mean substantial business
progress"
It pointed to the rise in business
activity as an indication that such
an increase is possible.
The Washington times., 1935-04-06
MuSsoIini's Proposals
Published in London

LONDON. April 6 UN.SO-A
purported description Of proposals
Premier MuSsolini will make when
Britain, France and Italy meet at
StreSa April II was published by
the London Evening Standard
today:
The subjects were listed as
follows:
!. The question Of applying
sanctions to Germany under
Article XVI Of the Versailles
Treaty.
:, 2. Reconsideration Of meas
ures necessary for preservation
Of Austria'S integrity.
8. Discussion of the POSSIBLE
ity Of revising the military
clauses of the st. German,
Trianon and Neuilly treaties.
The last point refers to posi-
bility Of permitting Austria, Hun
gary and Bulgaria to follow Ger
many's rearmament lead.
The Washington times., 1935-04-06
Curb on Juvenile
Delinquency Urged

Miss Louise Mcguire. director
of social service at Juvenile
Court, told members of the In
stitute on Delinquency and
Health for Volunteer Workers
yesterday that the crime prob
lem can best be solved by curb
ing juvenile delinquency.
Many of the boys brought into
Juvenile Court, Miss MCGUIRE
declared, possess the character
istics Americans admire in the
ordinary boy. The alleged Grim
inals," she said, frequently are
endowed with self-reliance, in
genuity and courage.
The Washington times., 1935-04-06
War Opponents
HOnOred on
Army Day
international News Service

While the nation celebrated
the valiant deeds Of the Army
today, opponents Of war honored
three statesmen who opposed
Americas declaration of war 10
years ago.
Under auspices Of the National
Council for Prevention Of War,
wreaths were laid at the statues
of the late Senator Robert M.
La Toilette Of Wisconsin, Speaker
Champ Clark of Missouri, and
Representative Claude Kitchin
at the Capitol.
Miss Jeanette Rankin. only
woman in Congress in 1917, who
also voted against war, was
present when q group Of mem
bers Of Congress paid their
tribute.
The Washington times., 1935-04-06
SLAYER Of GIRL
GIVEN LIFE

William owens, 10, a retired
dredge captain, who was con.
victed recently Of second degree
murder in the death of his IA.
year-old sweetheart, Elsie Louise
Bryant, in July, 1881, was SEN
fenced by District Supreme Court
Justice James M. Proctor today
to a life term in prison.
Testimony in the trial two
weeks ago showed that Owens,
told by the girl that she wanted
to break off her affair with him,
went to the house in which she
lived with a sister, in the 400
block Sixth st. S. W., and shot
the girl five times. A sixth bull
let struck her sister, wounding
her slightly.
Owens had given the girl an au'
tomobile and Showered her with
other gifts.
owens was indicted on a first
degree murder charge, but a
lunacy commission ordered him to
St. EliZabeth's Hospital. A year
ago Owens attorneys asked that
he be released from st. EliZabeth'S
and allowed to stand trial. An
other commission found him sane.
In the trial, Owens commended
he was insane at the time of the
killing, but had recovered his mind
since. Although charged with
first-degree murder, he was con-
victed in the second degree.
The Washington times., 1935-04-06
PUTNEY- ON-THAMEs, England,

PUTNEY- ON-THAMES, England,
April 6 QN.S0.-In another re-
telling Of what long ago became an
old, old story, Cambridge again
defeated Oxford in the annual
boat race between England's lead
ing universities today.
It was the twelfth victory in sue
cession for the light blue, and
latest in the seemingly endless
string of disappointments for OK
ford. It gave Cambridge a total
Of 46 victories and left Oxford 40,
with possibility of breaking the
jinx that has lowered over the
latter for more than a decade as
far away as ever. A crowd of al
most a million witnessed the
classic.
High hopes had been entertained
The Washington times., 1935-04-06
Display
At Public Library

Autographs by Stow Wegen-
roth are being exhibited on the
second floor of the central BULL
ing of the Public Library, Eighth
and K Streets Northwest, Librar'
ian John F. Bowerman an
nounced today. Mr.. Wegenroth,
still in his twenties, has perma-
nent exhibits of his work in the
Library of Congress, the New
York Public Library and the Bal
timore Museum.
The Southeastern branch OF
the Public Library, at Seventh
and D Streets Southeast, has an
exhibition of oil paintings by
Garnet w. Jex, w a S h n g t o n
artist, we'll known for his land
scapes made in this vicinity.
The Washington times., 1935-04-06
EIGHTH ARREST
NEAR|N PLOT
CONTINUED from, Page y

CONTINUED from Page y
with the murder plot to five. They
are:
1. Mrs. Lyddane, charged
with conspiracy to murder and
released in the custody of her
attorneys.
2. John BoIand, charged with
conspiracy to murder and held
in default of $4,000 bond.
3. John "GOOgy" CARMEL, al
legged Intermediary in the plot,
held as a State witness.
BUMP OFF" WOMAN
4. Edwin J. Davis, who
charges Mrs. LyddSne offered
him $1,000 to dump off" Mrs.
Arthur Beall. of Jamestown.
Held on an open charge.
S. William Brown, held on
an open charge.
Two other men were taken into
custody but released after ques'
tioning, and detectives are still
seeking Harry Thomas for ques
tioning in the case.
Mrs. Lyddane hurled the lie al
Davis story yesterday, claiming
she had never seen the man.
Davis, however, was taken tc
Jamestown and pointed out t.
detectives the home Of Mrs. BeaLl
where, he said, Mrs. Lyddane hac
driven him last November anc
pointed out Mrs. Beall.
Politics Involved
Mrs. Lyddane was named q!
correspondent by Mrs. Beall in {
divorce action last year. The cas-
was later withdrawn.
Davis told police he had nevel
been to Jamestown before Mrs
Lyddane drove him there anc
made the murder proposal. HI
had no intention of going through
with the plot, he said.
There are other indications
that the alleged plot will brinl
about a thorough investigation o.
county politics, following the reve
lation that Mrs. Lyddane hac
been given county bonding bust
ness, amounting to close to half {
million dollars.
The Washington times., 1935-04-06
Civilians to Open
Bows Garden Club

The Civitan Club will inaugu
rate the Boys Garden Club today,
at which time 80 young garden.
ers will begin this years acttvt
ties under the leadership of w. r.
Beattie, senior horticulturist Of
United States Department Of Ag.
riculture.
Each boy is given an individual
plot, 30 by so feet, and all crops
grown become his property, to dis
pose Of as he wishes.
The Washington times., 1935-04-06
Paraders Invited
TOK. of G.. Fete

Participants in the Army Day
parade today were invited to an
other of the popular open
house" celebrations at the
knights of Columbus clubhouse
at Tenth and K Streets N. w"
tonight at 8:15 O'Clock, under
charge of Thomas Cullen, one
time K. of C. secretary IN
France. and now a newspaper
man,
Members of the order are in
vited to attend 2 o'clock mass
at Immaculate Concep o n
Church after the reception. The
Rev. DR.. John Heating Cart
wright, pastor of the church, has
Invited non-Catholics also.
The Washington times., 1935-04-06
Cottage City Due
To Acquire Trees

COTTAGE CITY, Md, April
6.-Cottage City will soon start its
Identification program beginning
with a conference with the State
forestry department next week to
determine the number of trees to
be planted on town streets.
The forester reported to the
council last night that 271 sugar
naples would be sufficient. Regi.
stration books for the town cleo
ton May 6 will again be open
Monday for new voters.
The Washington times., 1935-04-06
PUBLIC SEIZED
WITH HORROR
Of CONFLICT
Apprehension Grips Nation As
Eden Tells Results OF
Trip Over Europe
Nv II. n. KNICKERBOCKER
(Warla Copyright, 1855, BY InteRna-
tiOnal News Service. Reproduction

BY II. =. KNICkERBOCAEE
(Worla Copyright, 1885, BY Intsrna-
tiOnal News Service. Reproduction
in whole or part strictly prOhiblted
LONDON, April 6 d.N.S0.
The horror Of possible war
eripped Britain thoroughly today
as Captain Anthony Eden told
the foreign affairs committee Of
the cabinet the results Of his
exploratory trip to Central and
Eastern Europe.
This country'S authoritative
voices begged for calm, like a
man appearing on the stage OF
q crowded theater where fire has
begun to nibble at the curtain.
ut would be wrong to assume a
state of European panic exists" Is
the watchword Eden has given out
to the British press.
Flames Mounting
But the flames keep licking up
ward in front Of the eyes Of
Europe and the Beaverbrook
press, seeing In them a growing
argument for isolation from the
continent, appeals for Britain and
America to stand together I'm an
everlasting brotherhood with our
own kith and kin"
In the strictly military field
these flames were:
First, Foreign Secretary Sir
John Simon'S fiat statement that
Hitler told him Germany'S air
force already equalled England.
Second, the French general
staff order not only to man all
its formidable forts along the
German border but maintaining
24-hour air patrols, constantly
watching the sky across the
Rhine.
Third, 1taly'S mobilization to
nearly full war strength.
Fourth, AuStria'S request to
raise her army to around 100"
900.
In the diplomatic field, tongues
Of fire flicker equally fast.
The isolationist group in Brit
ain exclaimS that the revelations
Of M. Taittinger, member OF the
national defense subcommittee OF
the French chambers finance
committee, probably are true de-
spite q denial by War Minister
Maurin.
Taittinser, in effect. declared
the general stats of France, Rus
sia, Italy and Czechoslovskia al
ready have come to military air
agreement Of mutual defense In
case of German aggression.
The implied hope was to get
Britain to join.
Revelations of Taittinger are
borne out by information reach
ing this correspondent. It has
often been objected France and
Russia could not cooperate be-
cause Poland separates Russia
from Germany.
But best authority points out
that the Red army possesses
hundreds Of bombing planes with
sufficient radius to fly by night
across the narrow strip Of Poland
separating Russia from Czecho-
slovakia, then basing themselves
at Prague to operate over Ger
man territory clear to Berlin.
There Is little doubt that some
such considerations lie back Of
the Franco-Russian entente and
today some British voices are
raised against the prospect Of
Britain supporting any such ar
rangement, which in fact is the
backbone of the eastern pact.
The Washington times., 1935-04-06
SIX HOSPITALS
FORvETSCOST
3M|LL|ONS
Gen.Hines Says President OK.
Given Projects for Care
of Psychiatric Cases
International News Service

Gen. Frank r. Hines, admins
traitor of veterans affairs and
chairman of the Federal board Of
disqualification, announced today
the approval by the President
Of the recommendations Of the
board for seven major construc-
ton projects and alterations
totaling 5000, 500 at six veterans
administration facilities. Funds
for these projects are already
available, and preliminary work
on plans has been commenced.
At Bath, N. Y, 100000 has
been allotted for a new 4O0-bed
hospital to replace existing &C.
commodations considered insult
able for hospital purposes.
At the Veterans Administration
facility at Waco, Texas, 5000, 900
has been allotted for two build
ings for white patients and one for
colored patients to supplement the
existing facility, which cares for
veterans suffering from neuro-
pSychiatric diseases.
The recommendations of the
Federal Board of disqualification
pointed out that the demands Of
both the white and colored pa
tients for hospital beds OF the
neuropsychiatric type have con-
stantly increased and will continue
to do so for some time to come
with the increasing age Of World
War veterans and there are not
existing facilities in the relatively
large area served by Waco which
are available or suitable for con-
version to such use.
Therefore, the board recon-
mended the erection at WACO Of
164-bed continued treatment build
ing and 138-bed acute building for
white beneficiaries and 164-bed
continued treatment building for
colored berfeficiaries, with such re-
placement, remodeling or extern
sion of the existing plant which
can be accomplished within the
LmlC OF CAeSe 1unuS.
Gets Two Buildings
Two new hospital buildings Of
1853 beds and 1873 beds respectively
for colored beneficiaries will be
erected at the Neuropsychiatric
Hospital at North Little Rock,
Ark, and alterations will be made
to other buildings providing an
increase of 50 beds for veteran
beneficiaries at a total cost Of
$500 500.
With the Neuropsychiatric Hos
pital at Perry Point, Md, already
filled to capacity and no beds
there for colored patients. $780,
900 will be expended to provide
1874 additional beds for white
patients and 145 beds for colored
patients.
Gets $50 More Beds
Four hundred and eighty beds
for neuropsychiatric patients and
200 additional beds for general
medical and surgical cases will
be provided at the veterans home
at Los Angeles, at a total expen-
diture of $350,000. The acquisi-
ton of these beds will be accom-
plished by the conversion of the
tuberculosis annex which is not
now required for patients of this
type, and by extensive altera-
lions and remodeling of other
existing facilities.
Togus, Me-, has been allotted
$4,000 to provide new recrea-
ton building.
The Washington times., 1935-04-06
Will Rogers
Says:

BEVERLY HILLS, CAL, April
6.-Got . wire from my sheep
herder friend and he says that
not only Is the sheep business .
mighty ancient business hut
makes mighty good food. So
give the old wOOlly boys > break.
And hogs. Say, hog meat Is so
high that even the GentileS have
gone kosher"
California had q bill in to in
Vestigate lobbying, and the lob
byistS bought off al the vIteS
and they can't even find the bill
now. Putting q lobbyist out Of
business Is like q hired man try
ing to fire his boss.
Copyright. 1SaS, by MeNGuEht =,
Syndicate 1nc.)
The Washington times., 1935-04-06
Catholics to Attend
Play Cradle Song

Catholic organizations through
out the city will attend next
weeks presentation of Cradle
Song" at. st. Paul's auditorium,
1871 v st. N. w.
The cast, directed by Lucy Ann
Rogers, includes Mary Black,
Edith Oriana, Frances S h a,
Jeanne Bateman, Helen Haiti.
gan, Helen NordStrom, Adah
May Brady, Kathleen Crowley,
Adele Endres, Elinor Sguco, Leo
Murphy, Elijah Seidenberg, Ed
gar M. Ford, John Dillon Fitz-
Gerald, Marguerite Nordstrom
and Margaret M. Myers.
The Washington times., 1935-04-06
3 Detroit Bankers
Await Jury Action

DETROIT, April 6 GN.SD.-A
Federal court jury of eight women
and four men today deliberated
the fate Of John H. Hart, John
BalIantyne and Herbert L. Chit
tenden, former officials of the de-
func5 First National Bank &C.
cused of violating the national
banking laws.
The case-first Of "a similar
cases to grow out of the banking
debacle of 1933-was given to the
jury shortly before 1890 a. m.
today. after two Of the IA jurors
who heard the evidence had been
eliminated by lot.
The Washington times., 1935-04-06
30 Years Service
Bv Lucas HOnOred

Testimonials were presented to
John H. Lucas, veteran Weather
Bureau worker. yesterday in cere.
monies marking his 80 years OF
service with the bureau. Mr.. Lucas
has been employed as chief painter
and decorator Of the bureau. He
announced his intention Of retir'
ing April 80.
The Washington times., 1935-04-06

World News
ENGLAND

LONDON, April 6 QN.S).
British holders of American gold
bonds or gold contracts of private
companies today prepared to file
test suit to recover funds lost
through abrogation Of the gold
clause by the United States Gov
eminent.
Organized under the London
Bondholders' Committee, headed
by Sir Harry Armstrong, former
consul general in New York, the
bondholderS rushed action after
hearing from its counsel, Barnett
Hollander, that the recent United
States Supreme Court gold deci-
sions, although making impossible
suits against the Government,
paved the way for litigation
against private companies.
The Washington times., 1935-04-06
JAPAN

TOKYO, April GN.s0.-Ja-
pan, in a note to be handed to
Ambassador Joseph C. Grew next
week, will tell the United States
that the oil monopoly in Man
chukuo is the Manchukuan gov
ernment's own affair and that
Japan cannot interfere, it was
reported reliably today.
The japanese note will be in
reply to the American diplomatic
protest against the monopoly, and
will be similar to Japan'S answer
to Great Britain. Japan will offer
to act as mediator between Man
chukuo and the United States,
the note will set forth, but only
in regard to details of operation
of the monopoly and not on the
principles involved.
The Washington times., 1935-04-06
Marlboro Legion
Plans Initiation

UPPER MARLBORO, Md, April
6.-Charter members of the newly
organized Marlboro post Of the
American Legion will be initiated
Tuesday evening at the high
school by the degree team Of the
Snyder-Farmer post of Hyattsville.
The Washington times., 1935-04-06
L. R. WILSON TO SPEAK

The washington Section Of the
American Institute of Electrical
Engineers will hear Lloyd r. Will
son, president Of the Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone Com
panies, on Tuesday, April 8, in .
talk on Functions Of Engineer
ing"
The Washington times., 1935-04-06
FRANCE

PARIS, April 6 Q.N.S).-Mov-
ing to smooth the troubled trade
relations between France and the
United States, President Joseph
Lebrun has signed the Franco
American double taxation accord,
it was announced officially tocay.
The measure, favored by Ameri-
can business interests, will pave
the way toward negotiation CT a
new Franco-American commercial
pact, the necessity for which is
admitted by both Washington and
Paris.
The Washington times., 1935-04-06
TREASURY CONDITION

International News Service
Treasury balance as of April 4,
$2,436, 603, 036.16; internal revenue,
$10,841, 276.90; customs receipts,
$5,170,l44.23.
The Washington times., 1935-04-06
SWITZERLAND

GENEVA, April 6 Q.N.S0.
Abyssinia today requested in q
strong note to the League Of
Nations that her quarrel with
Italy over African border lands
be placed on the agenda Of the
special meeting Of the League
Council.
Joseph Avenol, League secre-
tary-general, replied Immediately
declining the request, pointing
out it would be impossible since
necessary advance notice was not
given.
The Washington times., 1935-04-06
Today in
Congress
Senate

Senate
Not in session.
House
Meets at noon.
Debates McSwain bill.
Military Affairs Committee re-
SumeS session.
other committees recess over
weekend.
Evening star., 1935-01-08
WORLDS COTTON
OUTPUT S[UMPS
Total of $4,000, 900 Bales
Smallest Since 1923.24
Crop Year.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
World cotton production was esti.
mated today by the Bureau of Agri-
cultural Economics at $4,000. 900 bales.
the smallest since the crop year
1924.
The new estimate was 200, 900 bales
less than the November estimate and
100000 bales less than production
last year.
The downward revision since No
vember was based on reports Of re-
duced crop prospects in India. The
Indian crop is now expected to be
smaller than last year.
Exports Of American cotton during
November and the first half Of De-
cember continued comparatively small.
with shipments during the four
months ending November 80 totaling
81, ,466, 900 bales, A per cent less than
during the corresponding period in
1888 and AZ per cent less than the
10-year average for that period.
Mill activity and total cotton con-
sumption in Europe during the first
four months Of the current season
was reported as materially less"
of last year, while activity and con-
sumption in Japan and China have
been substantially greater"
Little hope was held by the bureau
for any material improvement in mill
activity in Europe in the immediate
future.
Evening star., 1935-01-08
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

r. CHICAGO, January 8 Ep Omitted States
DeIaGiment iId;n Of Ia Agriculturel:1Hoss: 10000.
iisht iights, S.7Ss7.a5; Slaughter @'pigS, PIGS.
Sh 1000 and e6ose sews Gounds sht
6.75a7 80; light weight, 10000 pounds,
77.25s90; T. medium wsight. S90-350 pounds.
escsns Mess suws meSu@ 9ousd and
,.ood, 2?5-55o pounds. 8.50a75o: pigs,
good and choice, l00-l4O pounds. 5:0Oa
Cattle. 5000 commercial. 500 Govern
ernment. Another active and strong to 25
and mgss gssrss in s0S Sp and ehGae o a e
sesriinss " Very " few SeisRty 8a eatae IN
bSt so% Sth
p!ndertone weak; All heifers firm; choice
s+oas boa sSsa demaa best s sSs Beef pS .ad IN
yesIers Steady. " sSieS' sisassRStieerS cattle S and and
veal yealers: Steers; good and CHOICE. 550-
som%on and Medium D0566i 556 800 aouass, SS.
hfess sSSd sad sa0iss SSe
common and medium, 2.75a4. rs; low
fassr nss saS saer sdos soa es 0gs zea5
cutter: common and medium, 3;00a4 25;
yealerS, good and choice 5.25a7.75; me-
dium. 4:25a5 IS: Gull and common. 3. 5Oa
40. Stocker and feeder cattle: Steers.
good and choice. 50O-1,050 pounds. 90
strong: asking uneveniy higher, but as YET
9.25a50 and above; sheep and feeding
lambs scarce and firm. Lambs, 80 pounds
down, good and choice S.50a9 935; COM
pounds. good and Choice. S.s5a4 50; all
weights, common and medium, 3OOa75;
feeding lambs. 50-75 pounds. good and
choice. 6.25a725
Oficial estimated receipts of live stock
for tomorrow: Hogs. $4,000; cattle. H.,
900; commercial. 500; Government sheep,