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The Washington times., 1935-10-05
ITALIAN ENVOY
HEARS FROM
WAR ZONE

First official word concerning
the Italian-Ethiopian hostilities
was received today at the italian
Embassy, in Washington, in a
cablegram from Rome addressed
to Ambassador Augusta RoSSo.
The message. sent late yester.
day, recounts the skirmish of the
Italian forces with the Ethiopians
along the Hannor sector. It con.
cludes with the statement "the
morale of the Italian forces is very
high"
The statement follows:
Yesterday Thursday at s
o'clock a division of the armv
and a division Of the Black
Shirts and those natives Of Han.
nor passed over the limits be.
tween Barrachit and Meghec in
order to push back the impend.
ing Ethiopian menace.
OVERTHREW DEFENSE
"They Overthrew segments of
the defense forces, which did
not give way at all, as was re.
ported in Geneva. The Italian
forces pushed forward along diff.
ficult territory. The peoule
awaited the Italian troops at
the entrance to the towns, wav.
ing white cloth. Supply divisions
Of the Italian army provided for
an immediate distribution of
food to the people who were
found in a state Of extreme
misery.
THE aviation segments Of
Italian Army completed three
tactical observations which took
them past Macalle and the
river TacaZze. Other squadrons
dropped leaflets to the peoule
and two bombing squadrons
were the targets of a violent
fire Of rifles and artillery. They
bombarded armed Ethicpian
forces gathered around Adua
this spelling employed in the
cablegram, although news serv.
ives are using Aduwa) and
Adigrat.
ADVANCE BEGINS AGAIN
During the night the troops
held the positions they had
taken. At dawn this morning
the advance troops again under.
took IA second) march.
General De Bono telegraphs
that the morale of the troops
is very high"
Attaches of the Embassy here
explained the leaflets dropped by
the Italian aviators forewarned
inhabitants of the villages of the
impending drive to be launched.
Other than today's cablegram
little is known at the Embassy of
the details of the hostilities.
The Washington times., 1935-10-05

CHEVY CHASE, Md, Oct. S.
Prominent horsemen and horse
women from Washington. Virginia
and Maryland, attired in the
most modern Of riding costumes,
assembled today at the Riding
and Hunt Club showgrounds in
the early events.
Over the beautiful green course
dotted with jumps of various
kinds, the gaily decorated ponies
and their young riders cantered
and walked to the commands of
the judges in an attempt to cap
ture their shares Of the silver
trophies and ribbons.
The first event. open to saddle
ponies under "A inches in height,
was won by Lorna Lands. on Tony
Princess. Second honorS went to
George Hunt, on Glendora. Third,
Billie Harris, on Sis. and fourth
went to Lester Hunt, on Geranium.
The second of the children'S
The Washington times., 1935-10-05
CARS DUE HERE
ON TEST RUN

Six special white test motor
cars will pass through Washing
ton Monday in a 25.000-mile run
being conducted by the Shell Com
pany. The fleet has been routed
through 48 States, Canada and
Mexico.
C. w. L. Briscoe will officially
greet the fleet of six new cars,
two Fords, two ChevroletS and
two Plymouths. The test is under
the supervision of DR.. C. w. Rip
pie, Shell research engineer.
Each car has been equipped
with the most modern scientific
equipment for measuring gasoline
and fabrication performance in
actual operation. Two expert me-
chanics form the driving crew Of
each car.
Extensive laboratory research is
constantly being carried on to
form a basis for comparative anal
ysis of the road test and special
attention in everyday Stop-and-go
driving performance is being
given.
The Washington times., 1935-10-05
BLAST INJURIES
SH|PCREW

GALESTON, Tex, Oct. 5
G.N.SO. Several members of the
crew of the motor ship Federal
were scalded when an explosion
occurred aboard the ship early
today, the Coast Guard here was
advised.
A boat with doctors and medi-
cal supplies was sent immediately
to the Federal which was an
Chored about is miles from here.
The information to the Coast
Guard station here was from the
s. S. Rochester. Details were
lacking, except that the Federal
was in no immediate danger.
The Washington times., 1935-10-05
RULING HELPS
MD.V0TERS

Residence in Washington or
elsewhere during the greater part
Of the year does not deprive ma
tives of Maryland of their vote,
according to ruling by Herbert
r. O'Conor, attorney general.
An \ occasional visit to their
Maryland homes together with
abstinence from registering else
where is all that is required Of
Maryland voters, according to Mr..
O'Conor.
The ruling was the result Of
case involving q Baltimorean who
was employed in Washington, but
considered Baltimore his home
and legal residence.
Change of legal residence, the
ruling pointed out, involved
"actual removal to another habi-
tation, accompanied by an inten.
tion to adopt a new abode as a
place of domicile."
The Washington times., 1935-10-05
Forest Hills Group
To Hear Dr.. Foster

DR.. Stuart Foster, Of the Dis
trict Medical Society, will speak
at the meeting of the Forest Hills
Citizens Association at 8 p. m.
Monday in the Ben w. Murch
School. He will talk on the COM
ing tuberculosis survey. Richard
M. Ham, director Of safety, will
discuss gasoline taxes and a re.
port by a committee appointed
to revise the constitution will be
read,
The Washington times., 1935-10-05
Survey Shows Naval, q,
Air Forces of Europe.

LONDON, Oct. S G.N.S)-"In'
view of the possibility Of the i'm
position of sanctions and other
developments in the Mediter-
ranean," Reuters News Agency
today circulated lengthy survey
of the naval and aerial strengths
of Southern European nations.
The survey included a compari-
son of the number of British,
The Washington times., 1935-10-05
Official Of Virginia
Falls Dead in Bank

RICHMOND, Va, Oct. 5 (Spe-
ciaD Davis Bottom, State super
intendent of public printing for 80
years, died yesterday in the lobby
of the Federal Reserve Bank.
He was appointed in September,
1905, by Representative Andrew j.
Montague, then governor.
The Washington times., 1935-10-05
Times Table
TODAY

8P.M.-Monthly meeting, Wash
ington Story League, at Y. W. C..
A., Seventeenth and K Streets
Northwest. Public invited.
P.M.-Address by Col. George
r. Laird, educator and lecturer,
"How Will Rogers Won the
World" at the League for the
Larger Life. 1414 Sixteenth st.
N. w.
$3.50 P.M-Benefit Bingo Party,
at auditorium Of Northeast Ma
sonic Temple, Eighth and F
Streets Northeast. Miss N. L.
Teeple, $40 K st. N. e.
$50 P.M.-Card Party, at st.
Ignatius, Oxon Hill, Md. Prizes
and refreshments. $780," pitch,
bridge.
The Washington times., 1935-10-05
England Begin Buying
Scrap Metal in u. 5.

NORFOLK, Va, Oct. 5 (Spe-
ciaD England has chartered
two Norwegian and one Danish
steamer to load scrap metal at
Boston, Portland and two Gulf
ports, it was learned here today.
italy, which heretofore has been
the largest buyer Of scrap metal
on the American market, has OBJ
tanned no new ship charters dur.
ing 10 days.
The Washington times., 1935-10-05
Reports
Scarlet Fever Rise

RICHMOND, Va, Oct. 5 (Spe-
ciaD An increase of Is in the
number of cases of scarlet fever
in Virginia during the past week,
was disclosed today at the office
of DR.. G. F. McGinnes, of the
State Heald Department. Thirty
four cases were listed today. The
number a week ago was 10.
The Washington times., 1935-10-05
Will Gives $4,000
To Treasury Worker

A bequest of around $150,0OO
was made to Mrs. Katherine F..
Rogers, employe of the Treasury
Department, in the will of the late
Katherine A. Hunter, it was re-
vealed yesterday. Interviewed at
her home, 201 Second st. N. E..
Mrs. Rogers refused to discuss the
bequeSt or to reveal her relation
ship to Mrs. Hunter. who died .
year ago.
The Washington times., 1935-10-05
CAPITAL YOUTH
PRAISES LAND
OF SELASSIE

Ethiopia was pictured today as
q temperate, pleasant country and
its inhabitants we're described as
normal, healthy and intelligent
race by q young employe Of the
Department of Labor, who spent
eight months in the heart Of Halle
Selassie's kingdom two years ago.
The youthful traveller is Thomas
Baldwin, IS, of 1859 Oak st. N. W.,
a native of this city and a grad
uate of George Washington Uni
versity in the class Of 1882.
Mr.. Baldwin told The Times:
although all the citizens ex-
cept high Ethiopian officials so
barefoot all the time, they are
by no means savageS-be sure Of
that. They may not measure up
to our, educational standards,
but they are cultured in their
own fashion. You must remem.
ber that these people were
Christians centuries before we
were converted to that religion"
Surprised at Reports
Mr.. Baldwin made clear that
his experience had been confined
to travel in the central plateau
region of the country. For this
reason, he pointed out, he could
not speak authoritatively on the
inhabitants and terraine Of the
low coastal plains and deserts. He
said:
1T surprises me, however, to
note the emphasis which news
dispatches place upon the fanat.
icaI nature Of the Ethiopian
tribesmen and on the disease
ridden character Of the land.
ION my journey from DjibOutt
in French SOmaIland up
through Adds Ababa and on to
Lake Tsana, failed to observe
such characteristics"
From the time Djibouti was left
behind and during the long rail-
road trip on tracks built through
lava formations, the days became
increasingly moderate and the
nights cooler, said Mr.. Baldwin.
He added:
During our two weeks stay
in the capital we had to sleep
under blankets every night. Ad-
dis Ababa, you know, Is one mile
above sea level.
"The Adds AbabanS treated
us very graciOuSly, and the eli
max Of our visit was . tea on
the gold service Of the imperial
palace, served by the Emperor,
Halle Selassie."
Conversation at this function,
said Mr.. Baldwin, was carried on
through an interpreter, Selassie
speaking in his native tongue ana
the travellers using English.
At this point Mr.. Baldwin ex-
planned that the Emperor's name
is pronounced as though spelled
Hail Se-lass-ee," with accent on
the second syllable. He said:
"The first name Halle means
power and is rather common
among EthiOpians. 1 know that
it's pronounced like Hail be-
cause several of the native boys
attached to our party had that
name"
The name of the Ethiopian
Capital, according to Mr.. Bald
win, is pronounced as though
spelled "Adh3sdiSs Ab-bab-ba" &C.
centing the first syllable of Adds
and the second of Ababa.
Despite long marches and days
in mule saddle, Mr.. Baldwin was
obviously well satisfied with his
trip. He concluded:
"We ate well-beef, chicken.
vegetables. There was plenty OF
milk and water. We even had
taste Of native beer.
The Washington times., 1935-10-05
TOMORROW

8 P.M.-Free Public Lecture,
Washington Open Forum, in. the
Con tin ntal Hotel. Subject,
Should Recognition Of Soviet
Russia Be withdrawn" by Linn
Evening star., 1935-09-08
French Wheat Benefits.

ORANGE, seeking to become self
= sufficient in SO far as wheat Is
concerned, over-stepped the mark
little last year. with the result that
there was a carry-over Of half a mil
lion bushels.
In order to use up this stock snd
at the same time prevent the farmer
from losing, the government has
pegged the price at the equivalent of
about 81 AZ bushel.
The government, in effect. takes
over this stock, although actual de-
livery Is not contemplated.
Instead millers are required by gov
ernmental regulation to purchase this
surplus wheat at $1.59 a bushel up to
so per cent of their milling require
ments. By this method 1t is expected
that all the carry-over crop will be
eliminated. The farmers are permitted
to sell directly to the millers if they
desire. 8
Despite increased acreage this year
the crop is not expected to be so great
as during the last three bumper years
The profit which the government.
makes out Of the pegged wheat is &c
be used ins the payment of export
bounties, in. rendering wheat unit for
human use while still suitable for stock
feed and other such methods, to take
up the existing surplus.
Evening star., 1935-09-08
LEGION AUXILIARY
PLANS Announced
Details of Convention Pro-
gram Outlined by Mrs.
Clark Hudson.

Mrs. Clark Hudson, chairman Of
the American Legion Auxiliary COM
mittee in charge Of arrangements for
the national convention at st. Louis,
Mo-, which convenes September %,
one day ahead of the Legion con-
vention, has announced the detailed
program.
She explained, in word received
here, that, although delegates and al
ternates will number about 1900, the
auxiliary convention will establish a
convention attendance record. Based
on estimates from various State head
quarters, Mrs. Hudson said it is be-
lieved $4,000 members Of the auxil-
iary will attend the gathering.
Auxiliary headquarters will be in the
Hotel jefferson Business sessions will
be held in Moolah Masonic Temple.
The program in part is as follows;
September 22.
8 a.m.-Aloha breakfast.
1890 am.-National Executive
Committee meeting. jefferson Hotel.
Noon-Fidac breakfast, Missouri
Athletic Club.
2 p.m.-Convention Committee
meeting, Masonic Temple.
3 pm.-Credentials and pages.
4:30 pm-Constitutio and By
Laws Committees of various branches
meet.
$50 pm.-Past presidents parley
supper, Coronado Hotel, with Mrs.
Eliza London Shepard. national
chairman. ,
tbs pm-Department secretaries
dinner, Coronado Hotel.
$50 p.m.-Reception to Mrs. Albin
Charles Carlson, national president,
and national officers, jefferson Hotel.
$50 p.m.-Eight and Forty pouvoir
meeting, Jefferson Hotel.
September 20.
9am.-Attendancea at National Con-
vention American Legion.
l:30 p.m.-Convention convenes,
Moolah Temple.
1:35 p.m.-ProceSsion of national Of
flcers and distinguished guests.
las pm.-Call to order by national
president.
p.m.-Reports of officers, followed
by an address by National Comdr.
Frank N. Belgrano, jr. Oficers of
other branches Of the organization
will also speak.
4:40 p.m.-Reports of Convention
Committees. There will also be a
music contest. The Eight and Forty
Marche will open the Municipal Audi
torium. 1t will have a banquet at
10 o'clock at the Hotel Statler.
September "a.
Committee meetings.
September Is.
8 am.-Convention convenes, Moo
lah Temple.
II a.m.-Address, Princess Alexan-
drlne Cantacuzene, president of the
Fidac Auxiliary of Rumania. Reports
and other addresses will be given.
pm.-State dinner, Jefferson Ho-
tel
September IS.
8 a.rn.-Convention convenes, Moo
lah Temple. Election and installation
Of officers.
Evening star., 1935-09-08
LOCAL MAN HONORED

Maj. Samuel J. McWilliams of
Tawi-Tawi Outpost here was elected
senior vice commander in chief of
the National Society Army of the
PHILIPPINES at the thirty-sixth annual
reunion at Chicago. Other officers
elected were F. S. Lawrence, Cali
fornia, commander in chief, and j.
S. Castle. New York City, junior vice
commander in chief
James B. Freeland was a delegate
from the local post. A special meeting
will be held at the Soldiers, Sailors
and Marines Club on September 81
to muster in recruits from the 46th
Infantry, U. S. v. Charles Ammon
of the Sd Infantry and r. e. Nor
fling of the 5th Cavalry were mustered
in at the last meeting.
Evening star., 1935-09-08

Gainey and Gardner Shrode. cornet
solo by Eugene KuhnS, songs by Jack
Cohn. xylophone solos by Robert Dar-
rough and dances by Rita Zook and
Louise Burgess.
Capt. Arthelia Hill presided over
Capital City Post, Daughters of '9S.
Evening star., 1935-09-08
D. c. .1898VETERANS
TO CO TO SESSION
Members Will Leave for
San Antonio EnCamp-
ment Friday.

Members Of the District Of Colum-
bia department. Spanish War Vet
erans, are making final arrangements
to attend the National Encampuent
at San Antonio, Tex. They will leave
Friday at $50 pm. on the National
Limited.
Department Comdr. McAlear has
appointed Victor l.. Woodbridge chair
man of the Good and Welfare Com
mittee.
Comdr. Calvin B. Lucas presided
over the meeting Of Col. James S.
Petit Camp and greeted Comrades
Gansberg of Roosevelt Camp of New
York, Williams of Harden Camp,
Barnes of Urell Camp and Parrish of
Miles Camp.
President Ethel Finn presided at
the birthday party which Col James
S. Petit Auxiliary gave August 26.
Special guests were President Mrs.
Lucy Graves and her officers from
Alexandria. Va. Department President
Mrs. Mary C. Lipscomb and staff of
the District of Columbia and the
presidents of the other auxiliaries;
Q. NJ. Gen. Patrick j. Callan, Depart
ment Senior Vice Comdr. James B.
'Freeland, Department Junior Vice
Comdr. Victor L. Woolridge. Inspector
Louis E. FELTON,, Chaplain William NJ.
La Roche. Patriotic Instructor Charles
A. Strobel. Historian John A. GAL
ligher. Graves Registration Officer
Charles Appich. Color Bearer William
N. Barnes and Publicity Officer Nelson
B. Durfee.
The program consisted Of the read
ing Of Edgar Guests poems by Past
Department Comdr. Charles A. Strobel,
talk by Vice Comdr. Freeland. piano
solo by Mary Grace Ham. accordion
solo by Charlotte Battenfield. solo by
Louis Sole. trombone solos by Daniel
Evening star., 1935-09-08
Sherman's S March on Air.

A DRAMATIZED version of Gen.
Sherman's destructive march to
the sea will be started by the Roses
and Drums" players on N. B. C. next
Sunday. The first episode will be
titled BLACK Raven"
Evening star., 1935-09-08
RESERVE SCHOOLS
TO BEGIN OCT. |.
Troop Laboratories for D. c.
Officers to Continue
Until May 81.

Troop schools for the instruction Of
local Reserve officers for the 1856
school year will begin October / and
will terminate May 81. Col. w. w.
McCammon. senior instructor of the
Organized Reserves in Washington,
has approved the 1856 schedule of
local troop school assemblies, and
unless otherwise indicated the assem-
blies will be held at District Reserve
headquarters at 8 pm. rooms 36l6-l8
Munitions Building, this city.
They are as follows: Air Corps, sec
ond Tuesday of each month (projec-
ton room, Office chief of Air Co:ps): {:
End Squadron, 306th Cavalary, first
and third Thursdays Of each month;
Chemical Warfare Service, third Fri
day: Coast Artillery. second and
fourth Tuesdays; 376th Engineers,
second Friday; 343rd Engineers, fourth
Friday; Cavalry equitation at Fort
Myer, Sunday following Cavalry
school; 3l3th and 3l5th Field Artil-
lery, first and third Wednesdays; 32oth
Infantry, first and third Tuesdays;
428th Infantry, first and third Mon
days: Judge Advocate Generals De-
partment, fourth Monday Injecting to
be held in the judge advocate gen.
erals office, Otis Building; Medical
Corps, first Friday; Military 1ntelli-
gence, second and fourth Wednesdays;
Ordnance Department, second Thurs
day; Quartermasters, second and
fourth Mondays, and Signal Corps,
fourth Thursday at 7;30 pm.
Instructors who have been desig-
mated to conduct these conferences
are as follows: Medical. Col. Herbert
C. Woolley; Coast Artillery, Lieut.. Col.
Roy S. Atwood; Infantry, Lieut.. Col.
William E. Brougher; Cavalry. Maj.
John G. Mullenix: Signal, Maj. Otis
H. Sadtler; Ordnance. Maj. Raymond
Marsh; Engineers, Maj. Russell M.
Harrington: Field Artillery. Maj. S.
LIE Roy Irwin; Military Intelligence,
Maj. Emil w. Leard, and in addition
42Sth Infantry: Judge Advocate Cen
erals Department, Capt. Eugene F.
Smith; Quartermaster Corps. Capt.
Harvey Edward, and Chemical War
fare, Capt. T. J. Ford.
The distinction of being the first
District Reserve unit to complete its
1855 troop school conference sched-
ule belongs to the chemical group.
which will meet on the third Friday
of each month, beginning in October.
This program of instruction, con-
sisting of eight conferences, will in
volve the following subjects: October,
outline of course. chemical warfare
agents and weapons: November. gas
mask drill, chemical warfare agents
and weapons; December. chemical
warfare agents. gas mask drill and
technique of fire chemical warfare
agents.; January 1886, chemical
warfare agents. gas mask drill, prob
lens of protection; February, special
units Chemical Warfare Service),
research and development procedure;
March. chemical warfare tactics and
development of protective equipment;
April. chemical supply system and
chemical warfare tactics, and May,
chemical warfare procurement prob
lens and chemical warfare tactics.
The deadline for the preparation
Of the conference schedules for the
other units of the Washington group
is September Is. There is consider
able work in drawing up these sched-
ules, especially for those units having
two conferences per month.
Evening star., 1935-09-08
New Morning Program.

WOL has introduced a new musical
w series called Morning Musical"
featuring Roy Comforts Trio. The
programs are broadcast each Tues
day and Thursday at 1890 am.
Evening star., 1935-09-08
JEWISH WAR VETERANS

Jewish War Veterans, Post No. So
will meet tomorrow at $3.50 pm. al
the Jewish Community Center, Six.
teenth and @ streets. The newly
elected commander in chief, Abra-
ham Kraditor of Brooklyn, N. Y, and
the national senior vice commander
Harry Schaeffer. Of Pittsburgh, Pa
will make their first official visit. The
commander, DR.. Ivy Pelzmah, will
preside.
Evening star., 1935-09-08
MARINE GENERAL
SOON TO Be NAMED
Swanson to Appoint Board
to Select Brigadier for
Promotion.

Secretary of the Navy Swanson will
shortly appoint board of naval OFF,
GERS who will select brigadier gen.
eral of the Marine Corps for promo
ton to major general. In this con-
nection, it is stated, a brigadier gen.
eral of the staff may be selected, al
though heretofore it has been the Gus
tom to make these promotions from
the line exclusively.
The promotion of brigadier gen.
eral will automatically cause a va
cancy in the grade of brigadier gen
eral and two of the foremost eligible
colonies are Col. Presley NJ. Rixey. jr.,
and Col. John C. Beaumont. Col.
Rixey is commanding officer United
States Legation Guard, Peiping,
China. Col. Beaumont is command
ing officer 4th Regiment of United
States Marines at Shanghai, China.
Brig. Gen. Richard P. Williams,
commanding officer of all Reservists,
is, in addition to his present duties,
acting assistant to Maj. Gen. John H.
Russell during the absence of Brig.
Gen. Louis McC. Little. who is on
leave.
Maj. Lucien w. Burnham, who has
been detailed to supervise instruction
of the Reservist battalion based at
New Orleans. has been temporarily at
the Colonial Hotel.
Evening star., 1935-09-08

Col. Jeter r. Horton has returned
to headquarters after several weeks
leave.
Evening star., 1935-09-08
Farms Electrified.

More than 5000 farms in England
are now using electricity extensively.
Evening star., 1935-09-08

The James Reese Europe Post, No
5, will hold its regular meeting at
the Twelfth street Y. M. G. "A. Tues
day night. Nomination of officers will
be in order. Installation will be held
September "a.
Evening star., 1935-09-08

A meeting of representatives of all
Legion posts was held Tuesday night
at the Lucky Strike Bowling Alleys,
Fourteenth and Riggs streets, to ar
range schedules and entry of addi-
tional teams in the American Legion
Bowling League for the season of
1886.
Evening star., 1935-09-08

Raymond NJ. Lanigan was elected
commander of George Washington
Post, No. !, last Tuesday night at a
meeting held in Musicians Hall, 1105
Sixteenth street.
Other officers elected included: First
vice commander, Harry Coope; second
vice commander, John F. Dull; third
vice commander, G. Cassard Schroth;
chaplain, Rev. Howard E. Snyder;
sergeant at arms, George Hooven;
,quartermaster, p. w. Jarboe; master
at arms. F. H. Dryer; surgeon, DR..