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PERMITS TRAVIS
TOLEAvE GARDEN
Rich in 0utfieId Talent, Club
Now Has Chance to Trade
for HurIerS.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN.

D. II NNAANOAS Ah ~
~ OY JOHNSON and Carl Rey-
- nolds, freshly imported from
Boston in the swap that
- y shipped away Heinie Manush,
never have done anything defensively
in base ball except chase fly balls, but
the washington ball club today stood
q chance to gain, in sense. a new
shortstop as a result of the deal.
The prospective shortstop will not
be a newcomer to the Nationals, in that
he likely will be either Cecil Travis or
Buddy Lewis, a couple of Southern
lads whose diamond careers and fu-
lures seem to strike an amazing par
allel.
President Clark Griffith, in the
meantime. hopefully is looking for
ward to turning the Washington club
Offices into a temporary American
League outfielders' transient bureau.
With all precincts heard from, the
total Of local gardeners of the more
or less full-fedged variety has swelled
70 seven and Bobby EStellella, a pos
sibility, is excluded.
Part Of the outf1elding battalion Is
expected to be unloaded in move
designed to add pitching strength. but
the most complete flop of the current
trade plans still would leave Griffith
something to look forward to in the in
fielding department.
Kress Regarded as Gamble.
REFoRE many days are up at least
~ two and probably three of the cur
rent gardening patrol again are likely
to be placed on the trading block.
Neither Reynolds nor even johnson
may climb into a 1886 Washington
uniform. while Fred Schultz is almost
certain to be linked in a prospective
deal.
If two or all three are disposed Of,
Travis will remain on the roster as an
outfielder pending young Louis de-
velopment on third base. But if Grit
f1th's trading plans fall through, then
Shortstops Red Kress and Ossie Bluege
undoubtedly will have to battle a
younger and preferred candidate for
the infleld job.
It is no secret that Griff and Man
ager Bucky Harris regard the short
stop shortage as almost as acute as
the shortcomings of the pitching staff,
Kress played bang-up game during
the last half of the 1885 season, but
the veteran, slow afoot is looked upon
as gamble. Bluege has shown that
he still can outfeld any of the short
helders, but the aging Ossie is good for
only half a season
Thus into the picture enter Masters
Travis and Lewis, the former a pretty
good third baser1an and a prospective
outfield star, and the latter an untried
19-year-old upon whose future Griff
nevertheless win gamble a mortgage
on his ball park.
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and u points respectively.

TotaIs----14 5 80 Totals 8 4
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: (see TIGERS, Page 80
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TEMPLE AND DUKE
TEST D. c. CUNTS
Invade for Games Against
Georgetown, Catholic U.
All Four Strong.
By BuRT HAWKINS.

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Evening star., 1935-10-17

Premier Mussolini, based Oh q proposal
that Britain should withdraw its Med
iterranean fleet refnforcements In re-
turn for withdrawal Of Italian troops
from Libya, found scant favor from
either the government or the press.
Even British quarters which, In days
when others doubted, persistently en-
phasized harmony between France and
Britain in connection with sanctions
against Italy now seemed to fear q
sudden crisis in Anglo-French rela-
tions.
British authorities said they were
without details of reported efforts by
Laval to persuade II Duce to state
his minimum demands In Ethiopia
as forerunner to a new peace move.
Government officials were pessi-
mistic as to any results from Laval
overtures to Mussolini. They saw
no indications that Italy was yet ready
to call on its East African campaign.
Evening star., 1935-10-17
DEMAND LAID BEFORE LAVAL
French Premier Asks Time to Consider
Aid Pledge.

French Premier Asks Time to Consider
Aid Pledge.
(Copyrisht. 1885, by the Associated Press.)
LONDON, October 17-Authorita-
tive sources stated today that British
demand on the French government for
its unqualified promise of French
naval support in the Mediterranean
in the event Of an Italian attack on
the British fleet was laid before
Premier Laval of France last night by
Sir George Russell Clerk, the British
Ambassador to Paris.
The same source stated that Laval,
asked by Sir George for absolutely
definite assurance" in turn requested
a few days to consider the matter.
Question Put Monday.
The specific question asked by the
British Ambassador last Monday was
whether, in acting together under the
League covenant. the French feet
could be relied upon to cooperate with
the British in the event of any attack
on the British feet by Italy.
Sir George explained that this sup
port was explicitly provided for under
paragraph of Article XVI of the
covenant, by which the members Of
the League agree to the mutual sup
port of one another in resisting any
specific measures aimed at one OF
them by a covenant-breaking state.
The matter was left in abeyance,
pending the British cabinet meetings
of Tuesday and Wednesday.
Last night, in a second meeting. the
British Ambassador again pressed La
val for a reply as to whether Great
Britain could have absolute and def
mite assurance that, in certain events.
French support Of Great Britain
would be forthcoming.
Fleet Stays in Mediterranean.
British oficials said definitely tina;
the British heet would remain in the
Mediterranean.
They also said that the British gov.
ernment. at the end of September
called to the attention of the italian
government the large reinforcements
of italian troops in Libya. concen.
tration which British sources admit
Evening star., 1935-10-17
1900 Reported at Alexandria Ready

1900 Reported at Alexandria Ready
for War.
BY the Associated Press.
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, October II.
Military authorities agreed today
that the vast establishment for fisht.
ing airplanes, Is miles east of here,
would be the real British defense base
in the event of a Mediterranean con-
f1ict.
This air base. behind the historic
Bay of Abukir where Admiral Nelson
sealed the fate of Napoleon's adven-
ture in Egypt. is the greatest in the
Near East.
Authorities estimate that more than
1900 Royal Air Force planes are mere,
but all private observers can see Is a
barbed wire fence along a road which
bisects a great fleld-that, and nu-
merouS hangers.
Proof that the site is becoming q
congested air base is the fact that
officers quarters are so crowded that
their families no longer are admitted.
Instead they are sent to Cairo.
New construction discloses also now
the Royal Air Force headquarters nave
been protected by sandbags.
In the last few weeks there has
been continuous arrival of squad
rons of seaplanes flying from Great
Britain by way of Greece and now
anchored in Abukir Bay.
They will be combined with more
than $50 planes borne by the aircraft
carriers Courageous and Glorious
Transport workers say many land
planes are at Abukir, still unassem-
bled. Persons in close touch with the
camp say large numbers of planes are
being assembled from cases.
Ancient Fort Restored.
An ancient fort used in the Napo-
leon War is being restored and
equipped with implements for modern
warfare.
Informed quarters say the raising
Of the arms embargo on Ethiopia by
the League Of Nations has aroused
fears that Italian submarines in the
Red Sea or beyond Alden will intercept
arms shipments.
For this reason, 1t is believed, the
Evening star., 1935-10-17
ARGENTINE EMBARGO

BUENOS AIRES, October II CT.-
The Argentine government will place
an embargo on shipments Of arma-
ments to Italy. as ruled by the League
Of Nations, it was stated authorita-
lively today.
On similar basis, Argentina during
the Chaco war enforced an embargo
on such shipments to Paraguay and
Bolivia.
It was said government circles con.
slider satisfactory Argentina's stand
at Geneva, but feel steps must be
taken cautiously.
Evening star., 1935-10-17
De BONO REPORTED
SEEKING TO RESIGN
Ethiopian Communique Says
italian Leader Splits With
MusSolini.

tcopyrisht, 1885. by the Associated Press.'
Adds ABABA, October 1.-THE
Ethiopian government issued an ON
cial communique today stating 1t was
informed there we're grave differences
of opinion" between Premier Mussolini
and Gen. Emilio de Bono, his COM
mander in Ethiopia, leading the latter
to offer his resignation.
The official communique was issued
shortly after Emperor Halle Selassie
informed the Associated Press: Il will
not discuss peace while a single Italian
soldier remains on my SOIL"
Forced to Build Roads.
At the same time government off,
cials stated that Ethiopians who have
escaped from Tigre Province, which
has been occupied by De Bono's forces
said that Ethiopian men, women, and
even children, were being compelled by
their conquerors to work like slaves on
road construction.
The communique stated:
Informed persons say grave differ
ences of opinion exist between Musso-
lini and his general staff in Eritrea
MuSsolini is most displeased with the
stagnation Of military operations
around Aduwa, seriously affecting the
prestige of the Eritrean army"
THE King of Italy is reported tc
have intervened in order to terminate
the dispute
Controversy Reported.
The communique continues:
"Mussolini, it was asserted, remon'
strated violently with Gen. De Bono
even threatening to remove him
whereupon the general is reported t.
have resigned. saying that owing t.
typographical difficulties, the enor'
nous number of sick, the food anc
water supply difficulties and the de-
termined resistance Of the Ethiopian,
the morale of the Italians had beer
lowered and he would not assume the
responsibility Of launching an adven'
ture leading to disaster"
Ethiopians from Tigre Province re-
ported that all their animals havt
been seized for the Italian Army and {
famine is considered inevitable.
Evening star., 1935-10-17

number Of British warships in the
vicinity Of Alden Is being increased.
An increase also is apparent in the
Persian Gulf.
Travellers arriving by way Of the
Red Sea report Is British submarines
are stationed there with the specific
duty Of protecting ships arriving from
foreign countries with ammunition
and arms for Ethiopia.
Evening star., 1935-10-17

to be closely linked with the British
naval concentration in the Mediter-
ranean.
Authoritative sources said that in
pressing the point again with France
the British government was acceding
to the desire Of the British public to
have perfectly clear understanding
as to what support can be expected
from the French under the covenant
obligations.
Minimum Measures Taken.
Oficials explained that the British
took minimum" feet reinforcement
measures in the Mediterranean a
month ago and that the French were
imediately notified of the step.
Since then, the British understand,
there had been increases in the
italian forces in Libya. It was stated
that the British government requires
q definite change in the situation
presumably the removal of these
troops from Libya-before it could
consider relaxing its naval precau-
tions.
Laval was reported to have told
Ambassador Clerk that he would find
it easier to give an affirmative reply
if Great Britain found it possible to
make a gesture in the way of re-
ducing its feet in the Mediterranean
However, authoritative quarters said
today that nothing less than an un-
qualified "yes" or mo" would be salts
factory now to Great Britain.
British Irritation Rises.
Meanwhile, British irritation with
Frances mild policy in the Italo-
Ethiopian conflict rose.
The French attempt to conciliate
Evening star., 1935-10-17
LAVAL PEACE TALK
STUNNED BY ITALY,
Negotiations Impossible Un-
der British Pressure,
Says Rome.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ROME, October 17.-Italy today
watched the peace efforts of Premier
Laval of France, resolved to keep out
Of whatever negotiations there may be.
I'VE cannot talk under British
pressure" q government spokesman
explained. Britain has dagger at
our throat with her feet in the Medi-
terranean and her sponsorship OF
sanctions at Geneva"
Military progress in East Africa Is
slow, 1t was officially explained. be-
cause the Italians are advancing
cautiously.
The government announced that
four more Ethiopian chieftains pre-
sented themselves to military authori-
ties at Entiscio yesterday and made
acts of submission.
Communications Cut.
An Italian telegrapher named Doni-
celli severed telegraphic connections
between Adds Ababa and Ethiopian
troops in the north, the Asmara cor
respondent of the newspaper II Tevere
reported.
Asnara dispatches also told of fur
ther Italian advances on the Somali-
land front along the Webbe Shibeli
River. They also reported that Eth
iopian troops centered at Gerlogubi
had been dispersed by Gen. Graziani's
forces.
Italy directed attention to its home
defenses as informed sources expressed
concern over relations with Great
Britain.
Air force and non-commissioned Of
ficers of the class of 1906 (men born
in that year, we're called out.
officials of the ministries of cor
porations, agriculture, finance, COM
munications and merchant marine
conferred on detailed measures for
facing the food supplies situation, in
case League of Nations sanctions are
applied, and for defense against IA
tions putting sanctions into practice.
Pessimism Replaces Optimism.
Pessimisrl replaced the earlier opti-
mism as the dominant mood in the
capitals political quarters.
4Il1OlIllcO SOuICcS SdIO 1ldilhly tllSy
were worried lest the tension mount
ing between Britain and Italy should
crystalline with unforeseen rapidity.
Great Britain was portrayed ir
these circles as seeking to blockade
Italy and hampering the peace efforts
of Premier Laval of France.
Officially. however. little importance
was attached to French moves for Set
tlement of the crisis.
Britain's Plans a Problem.
Although it was considered gen.
orally that League of Nations sane
tions would probably fail to hurt Italy
Just how far Britain itself might &c
was regarded frankly as problem.
Italian correspondents reported that
Gen. Emilio de Bono, commander in
chief of the Fascist forces in East
Africa, had assured residents of the
captured city of Aduwa that they
would be repaid for any damages suf-
fered during fighting.
The transatlantic liner Saturnia
took aboard 5000 soldiers for an i'm
mediate departure for East Africa.
The steamer Viminale left Naples
last night with 884 troops and 80
officers.
Evening star., 1935-10-17
Duce's Flying Son-in-La,v Tells
Ho,u He ''Pops'' Fleeing Natiues

'ASMARA, Eritrea, October IT
(Reuters).-Count Galeaz1o Ciano,
Mussolini's flying son-in-law today
discoursed on methods Of fighting
Ethiopians from the air.
when you see q concentration Of
Ethiopian troops" said Ciano, min
lister Of press and propaganda in civil
ian life, "you give them a few rounds
with a machine gun. They scatter
and hide in the long grass.
Then, when you fire a few more
rounds at random, each Of them
thinks the bullets are falling near
Evening star., 1935-10-17

him. They promptly emerge and run
in all directions, then you can pop
them on in real earnest"
The Abuna (bishop) Of Aksum. holy
city Of Ethiopia, today issued a
proclamation to the Ethiopian popu-
lation. which, according to the Ital-
ian version, said:
I'VE realize the great civilization
Of Rome. Even Aksum, and especially
its church. owes something to Rome.
We realize Italy has the right to
dominate and that this right Is based
on justice and law"
Evening star., 1935-10-17
Attack
Continued From First Page.)

which made it impossible for the tanks
to move.
They asserted that five of the mo-
bile forts had been begged down near
the wells at Udi.
CThe Havas correspondent at Dji-
bouti, French Somaliland. reported
he was informed that Italian air
planes had dropped gas bombs on the
camel corps outfit in British Somali-
land and that large number OF
camels were felled by the gas. The
Havas report did not state whether
there had been any casualties among
the men.)
REPORT NOT CONFIRMED.
Evening star., 1935-10-17
FIVE AVIAT0RS KILLED
Two italian Planes Crash in
Night Exercises.

ROME, October II HJ.-Five avia-
tors we're killed October 10 when two
seaplanes from the high seas school
at Orbetello crashed in night exercises
over Tuscany Island in Tyrrhenian
Sea, 1t was learned last night.
Fragments Of one plane were found
on the Island of Pianosa. near Elba:
the other at Palamone. point on the
mainland just north Of Orbetello.
Evening star., 1935-10-17

of the British camel corps in British
Somaliland, infiicting casualties.
officials termed the report absurd
and absolutely false" A government
spokesman repeated his assertion of
yesterday that Italy knows where her
military forces are.
PLANES SWARM AIR BASE.
Evening star., 1935-10-17
War
CONTINUED From First Page.)

considered virtually impossible that
any such proposals, which would have
to be within the framework of the
League, could be forthcoming before
application Of sanctions aggravated
the conflict.
Sources close to the Quai d'Orsay,
however. said Laval gave the British
Ambassador certain assurances which
might allay irritation marking the
relations between Britain and France
in recent days.
DEMAND LAID BEFORE LAVAL.
Evening star., 1935-10-17
Cellophane Magazine Covers.

The covers Of magazines are ex-
posed to view and yet are prevented
from becoming torn or soiled by the
use of covers made of a moderately
heavy grade Of cellophane.
Evening star., 1935-10-17
Man to Hold Last Refuge.

Mount Omine, the only holy noun
tain in Japan where women are strict
" prohibited. is to be kept as mans
last refuge.
Evening star., 1935-10-17
II You Are Troubled With
Rheumatism

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Evening star., 1935-10-17
REPORT NOT CONFIRMED.
British Colonial Office Fails to Give
Substantiation.

LONDON, October IT @.-The
British colonial ofice stated today it
was unable to confirm or deny re-
port from Zeila, British Somaliland
| that Italians had fired on British
camel corps unit.
Personally, We do not believe it,
said an official, "but we cannot say
definitely one way or the other"
The colonial Office said that the
| camel corps in British Somaliland was
composed of local native troops charged
with police work, with its headquarters
at Eurac. British Somaliland, IS miles
southeast of the principal port, Ber-
bera.
The colonial office said it was In
close touch with Zeila and should
have any authentic report made there
but that there was no confirmation
Of the attack report.
Foreign Office officials said they die
not believe the camel corps report.
One Of these officials stated he had
heard it as rumor had made a most
careful check and had been unable te
get any substantiation. The same off,
cial said he believed that the news, II
true. would be available to official
sources in London by now.
ROME DENIES CLASH
Evening star., 1935-10-17
81 Hay Fever Causes Found.

In Argentina 81 species Of plants
have been found to cause hay fever
symptoms.
Evening star., 1935-10-17
ROME DENIES CLASH.

Report Termed Absurd and False by
Italian Officials.
ROME, October II (R.-Oficial
sources fatty denied today a report
that Italians had clashed with troops
Evening star., 1935-10-17
Peonies, Red, Pink and White, ea Csc; 3fs ST.

Large selection; all FIRST size.
Tulips, fine variety, SOC per doz.;
S4.25 per 100.
Hyacinths, all colors. S1.35 per
doI.; $1,000 per 100.
Narcissus. $1.O5 per doz., 500
per 100.
Paperwhite Narcissus, 40c Der doz.,
$500 per 100.
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1935-04-20

Then when this was determin-
ed and the total gravy shaved
off the departments budgets,
and the matter of tax needs set
tied, the detail of administering
something of exemplary nature
could be attended to.
When a governor neglects or
refuses to remove departmental
heads, of his own appointment,
when he knows of thousands up
on thousands of the states dol
lars going astray because OF
vicious and nconScionable and
criminal practices on their part,
he is chargeable with corruption
and subject to impeachment
therefor.
And if any of you men with
a legal bent of mind think we
are careless with the word Grim
nal, we'll make it specific and
concrete.
The purchasing agent may not
legally purchase any item for
the state involving an expendl-
ture of five hundred dollars or
more except thru competitive
bidding. 1t has been the practice
of Carl Erickson, state purchas-
ing agent, to purchase items in
volving many times this figure
without bothering himself with
that legal provision concerning
bidding.
Erickson has willfully neglect
ed the duty to comply with that
law and the willful neglect of
official duty, is a gross misde-
meanor, punishable by fine or
imprisonment, or both. That is
a certain provision covering.
: Other more severe provisions
could apply.
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1935-04-20

A press report has it that in
Cleveland they had strike that
was settled without violence, po-
lice, picket lines, armed guards,
or even harsh words between
workers and the company.
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1935-04-20

attention is on Just one OF them
at any certain time. Shift the
attention and, altho' the injury
remains, the patient suffers on
and forgets the matter of apply |
ing remedy.
That is the play of the senate
investigating committee leaders.
The shifts of glimpses from one
injury to another are intended
to be forgotten or to make those
injuries appear as mere pin
pricks when they are in fact raw
cancers.
Having in mind the immense
7CaSte of poor taxpayers money
by the farmer-labor state pur-
chasing agent, listen to Governor
Olson supply shifts. He accuses
his conservative opponents who
are trying to devise methods of
raising more tax, money for his
purchasing agent to manipulate
with the proposal of a vicious
and unconscionable' program to
quadruple the taxes ION the
shoulders of the poor.
We have all been looking for
that senate investigation COM
.mittee to tell us in round num-
.bers what the cost has been OF
the governors purchasing
agents vicious and unconscion-
able" program to fitch the states
treasury, the expense being "on
the shoulders Of the poor.
The committee is not going to
give them to us, nor are they
going to do anything about it
Therefore there is no fear in the
office of the purchasing agent.
We have yet to discover a
contract for the purchase of any
thing in that office that does
not show a faint of irregularity.
There may be some, but they
have not shown up in anything
we have examined. We have
found enough viciossness and
mnc onscionableness to justify
that committees examination OF
every transaction that passed
thru the hands of the purchasing
!. agent. a showing of immensely
/. costly sVaste and 7Vorse which
should have. spurred a, determine
d alton to establish the amount and
d extent of it before considering
new taxes.
Taxes are bad enough for the
states real and honest expenses
i But we should have something
u akin to high respect co. for
taxes to cover perhaps millions
1 in graft and for the support of
4 Farmer-Labor Association cam
paigns.
!. But even if we have to pay a
; bill for graft, it would satisfy
curiosity and perhaps furnish
interesting statistics to know
about how much was being
chareed between the lines for
that item. And how easv It
would be to get a fair approxi-
nation of what is ooinq bv the
II knrsSn g. A. .>.ss~da 49,. - >.AS.
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1935-04-20

office! A statement corld be
drawn from the contracts and
records on file in the purchasing
agents office showing TIE
amounts of and the prices paid
for the various articles purchas-
ed, offsetting each item with a
respective fair competitive price.
Crch &c noSSihly.
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1935-04-20

works soon. And this is going
to be one of those good old-fash-
toned campaigns, with reformers
and everything.
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1935-04-20

The ground work of the city
elections is nearly all completed.
Well be having some real FIRE