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The Indianapolis times., 1935-10-10
CITY TO BE STOP ON
FLORIDA PLANE ROUTE

Eastern Air Lines Chicago Miami
Service to Begin Tuesday.
A new mail, passenger and eX-
press service from Chicago to Mi
ami via indianapolis is to be inau-
gurated Tuesday by the Eastern Air
Lines. Stops are to be made at
Louisville, Nashville, Chattanooga,
Atlanta, Jacksonville, Daytona
Beach and Vero Beach.
The last airmail flight in the
United States in an open cockpit
plane will be flown over the Eastern
Air Lines in Mailwing, leaving
Chicago for Jacksonville, at 10 Mon
day night.
The Indianapolis times., 1935-10-10
FREE DEATH CAR PILOT
Monroe County Indictments Ruled
Invalid by Special Judge.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. Oct. 10
Winifred Bales, 80, driver of an
automobile in which Louise Hendrix,
1S, was killed May 25, was free TO-
Gay after indictments returned were
ruled invalid by special Judge Frank
REGISTER in Monroe Circuit Court.
The Indianapolis times., 1935-10-10
HAZARDS OF HANDLING
FILM WILL BE SHOWN
Operators to Receive Instructions at
Playground Tomorrow.

The fire prevention committee of
the Indianapolis Chamber of Com
merce and the city fire prevention
bureau. have arranged to instruct
motion picture machine operators in
proper methods of handling film
and combating fires caused by them,
at the Indiana University building
on the state Playground at 4 to-
morrow.
Chief Bernard A. Lynch, of the
fire prevention bureau, and In
dianapolis Film Board of Trade
members will inspect film exchanges
tomorrow.
The Indianapolis times., 1935-10-10
ERNEST BARRETT TO
HEAD INDIANA LODGE
City Man New Grand Master of
State I. O. o. F. Organization.

Ernest B. Barrett, indianapolis, is
to succeed Paul A. Pfster as grand
master Of the Indiana lodge, indie
pendent Order of Odd Fellows, at
the closing session of the ninety
ninth annual convention to-day Mr..
Pfster is to be sovereign grand lodge
representative.
Elmer Weeks, former warden, will
become deputy grand master. Nine
candidates have been named for
warden.
George P. BornWasser of New
Albany and Harvey Blythe, Terre
Haute, are candidates for secretary,
and Frank McConaughy of Frank
lin is unopposed for treasurer.
Delegates visited the lodge home
in Greensburg yesterday with men,
bers of the Rebekah lodge, auxiliary
order.
The Indianapolis times., 1935-10-10
Car Looted of Vacuum Sweepers

When David McClain, 1929 N. New
Jersey-st, examined his automobile
today, he found that thieves had
stolen two vacuum sweepers. valued
at STAT. The car was parked in
front of his home.
The Indianapolis times., 1935-10-10
LANDLORDS JOIN FIGHT
Support Taxpayers Association in
Attempt to Get Lower Taxes.

Apartment Owners Association of
Indianapolis will support the In
diana Taxpayers Association in it's
attempt to reduce local tax budgets,
Joseph G. Hayes, legislative COM
mittee member, announced.
The Indianapolis times., 1935-10-10
L0W-PRICED PLANE TO
COME, AIR CHIEF SAYS

EHu UI COIHIHeTCe Bureau UrIVe TOT
500 Ship Announced.
The era of loW-priced airplanes
is still in the future, but eventually
will come, John Geisse, Washington,
chief of the development section of
the Federal Bureau of Air Com
merce, told the indianapolis Aero
Club at the Lincoln last night.
The bureaus compaign for a $500
safety airplane with ease of ham
ding features has ended, he said,
and stated that planes developed
this year in the campaign would sell
above that, some as high as $4,000.
The Indianapolis times., 1935-10-10
Named Auto Iicense CIorI

William G. Datterer. Kokomo. rep
reSentative in the 1885 Legislature
has been appointed state automobile
license department clerk.
The Indianapolis times., 1935-10-10
HO0SIER EDITOR DEAD
Monroeville Publisher Passes at Age
Of 81.

MONROEVILLE, Ind, Oct. 10
John D. Alleger, 81, owner and pub
Usher of the Monroeville Breeze, a
weekly publication. died at his home
here last night of paralysis. He had
been Ill for six years.
, 1935-08-16

al attention III August, 1880, when he
won the nonstop air derby from Les
Angeles to Chicago. From that time
on, he was almost constantly In the
hmelight of aviation, following soon
with the rcund-the-world flight with
Gatty. then hts solo record breaker.
and recently his attempts to rc-ch
super-speed In the shakespeare.
Post used his faithful winnie
Mae" the ship that carried him to
the heights, In hts four unsucceSs-
full attempts &c span the continent
In the stratosphere.
His reason for this. he said, was
pure sentiment" and IL was with
reluctance that he saw her head for
retirement recently after the last
attempt.
The ship, a high-wing monoplane,
was named for Winnie Mae Fain,
the daughter OF Hail Posts early
financial hacker.
On these high altitude flights he
used q landing gear fastened In such
a manner that IL could be detached
upon taking off. TO reduce the wind
resistance. The plane was landed en-
its belly" on a small wooden skid.
His primary purpose, Pests aid, was
not to break the existing speed record
but to "prove my theories as 70 the
possibilities CT shakespeare flying.
'The Winnie Mae Is not q racing
plane" hes aid. The only special
equipment on II Is the supercharger
and radio. It's normal cruising speed
nc ordinary attitudes, with landing
gear, Is $50 miles an hour"
, 1935-08-16
FLIGHT KEPT
DEEP SECRET


Los ANGELES. Aug. Is. R-The
departure Of VIII Rogers with wiley
Post on the preliminary legs OF Posts
projected flight TO Russia was guard
ed by the strictest secrecy.
The Associated Press was inform
ed in advance Of the actual takeoff
that Rogers, noted screen comedian
and writer. would accompany his
old time Oklahoma friend on the
hazardous flight. Rogers denied he
planned TO make the trip and Pest
said he knew nothing OF 1t.
Shortly In advance OF the flight
north Post. Mrs. Post and Rogers
left Union Air terminal, Burbank,
heading north, but landed in New
Mexico for n brief fishing excursion.
Returning here. the three lett for
the north. but Mrs. Post left her
husbands powerful new low-winged
monoplane nc Seattle. Rogers con-
tinued on to Alaska, but even there
he did net say whether he contem-
plated going on &c Nome, where
Wiley was to establish his base for
the projected flight across Siberia in
to Moscow.
Rogers and Post beth had aver
sions to being greeted by crowds at
airpOrts. Post, especially after the
failure Of his four attempts to span
the country In the shakespeare this
year. refused tc discuss his plans.
Rogers. one OF the top notch draw
ing cards IN the motion picture in
dustry. recently completed work on
q movie and was free for several
weeks. This gave credence &c the
report he was TO make the Russian
flight with Post. but he would not
admit the plan and even went so far
as to say In his syndicated news
paper column that those who fore
cast his Russian adventure with
Post had their geography twisted.
Rogers probably flew more miles
, 1935-08-16
Election Judges
Named In Hidalgo
Especial % The Heraldl

MERCEDES. Aug. l6-Announce-
ment has been made OF the election
judges to serve in the 23 precincts
OF Hidalgo county nc the constitu-
tional amendment election Aug. "a,
as follows:
Precinct /. east Mercedes, Gene
Brown and II. K. Hager; Precinct
u, west Mercedes. j. A. Glover.
Judges for other precincts OF the
county are as follows: precinct 2,
East Weslaco. Charles Jones; 3
East Donna. Clarence Elliott and
Guy Ennis; 4. Alamo. G. o. Williams
and Jack Hodgson: s, San Juan,
Amos Robinson and II. II. Kidder:
8, Pharr, II. I. Wessling and A.
Cawthorn: q. North McAllen. c. j.
Fitz and Jack Howell: 9. South Nc
Allen, w. c. Tisdale and I. p. Mar
tinez; 8. North Mission, George
Baxter and o. j. Anderson; 10,
South Mission, Pete Longoria and
Tom Loughman; II. La Joya, ". L.
Reyna and Fred Michla; II. Cipres,
Fabina Hinoiosa and Ienacio Ire
vino; Is, West Edinburg. Faye
Blackman and Albert Reese; "a,
East Edinburg, T. j. Bader. afi
Albert Potter; Is, Elsa, j. ID. Pick
ems and I. L. Hayes; Is. Edcouch.
r. r. Held: ~, Panchita, Carl
Baker; IS. Hargill. Jack Collier and
Ivan Richards: 10. San Manuel
Amado Cavazos and Jesus Villa
rreal; 20, Hidalgo, q. p. Baker and
Melba 3 Rodriguez: p, West Wcs-
laco. M. l. Dew. Sr.; %, West
Donna, Clarence Elliott and Guy
Ennis.
, 1935-08-16
HAD SET
MANY RECORDS
Famous winnie Mae Took
Filler TO All Major
Achievements

NEW YORK. Aug. lG. E9-HerB
are the aerial exploits OF Wiley Post,
who with VIII Rogers. film come
dian. was killed Friday IN N air
plane crash in Alaska
With Harold Gatty. Post flew
around the world In eight days. TO
hours. and 51 minutes. ln 1891.
In 1888. he made a solo round
the-world flight. IN seven days. I'D
hours, and 49H minutes.
The following year. Post annuunc-
ed he would concentrate on the
practical side or aviation. He made
two sensational high altitude trips
YER his home town OF Bartlesvtlle.
Okla, wearing "Supercharged
suit of his own design
Post made four unsuccessful 1T
tempts to make a transcontinentai
flight through the stratosphere. Each
time he was forced down or the way
from Burbank. Calf. Go New York.
the last failure June !. this year.
Tie used but one ship I'm NIL off his
achievements-the winnie Mae"
, 1935-08-16
John Garner Bowed With
y y
Grief Over Loss of His
= = & = = = = y
Close Friend Will Rogers

could say on hearing Of the AlOska
crash.
Intimates OF both knew how much
this companionship Of vice presi-
cent and humorist meant for each
The annual Garner dinner to Pres
ident Roosevelt never can be the
same again without droll, WISE
cracking viii Rogers in his "old
blue serge" TO "lambaSt everybody
For Jack Garner-his fellow
hater OF dress suitS-WM was In his
finest fettle at the January dinner
each year.
Around his fun-poking the dinner
revolved on President Roosevelt's
only social night out" Of the year,
as guest OF the vice-president on
the washington hotel roof. January
20, 1884 and January IL, 1885.
To enjoy Rogers the more, the
president each time fingered far
past the hour he was supposed To
20 home, and Garner-famed for
retiring early-stayed up until three
in the morningl
Rogers described the magician at
the first Garner party as good
eLnugh TO read a senatorial mind
sac there were Just enough repub-
itcans there for disturbance pur-
poses:" reported Lewis Douglas,
then budget director, was called on
TO add a column OF figures but "he
couldn't do 1t because there wasn't
but 10 and he never had used SO
few making up the budget"
Both the Vice President and Mrs.
Garner r proudest Of the picture
OF themselves In the embrace of
the jolly VIII OF any In the small
and intimate gallery hanging IN
their inner office.
Speaker Byrns. incredulous at
first, later said he could not find
immediate words to express his sor-
row
Patrick J. Hurley, secretary Of
wal in the Hoover administration,
friend OF Rogers since they were
boys together in Oklahoma. Called
him zone OF the cleanest, finest
characters I have ever known. He
YVES one OF natures noblemen.
Il knew Wiley Post well also. He
vas q brilliant and intrepid flier."
Mayor Frank s. Shaw, OF Los An
geles, here on business. said Il was
with VIII only two weeks ago. No
words I could say now would COM
pletely express my sorrow."
, 1935-08-16
WIVES OF z
AIR VICTIMS
|. FRUSTRATED
Mrs. Rogers Always
Evaded Spotlight;
Mrs. Post Planned
To Go Along

eKOwHEGAN, Me-, Aug. l6.-F)
MARY Rogers, 10. only daughter
Of VIII Rogers. actor, famous
comedian, killed in a plane crash
IN Alaska Friday, was In rehearsal
with the Lakewood Summer Theatre
players when word OF her fathers
death reached here.
Mrs. Rogers, widow OF the man
whose humor had placed him high
in American life, also was here.
Ebe arrived Tuesday afternoon
from California with Miss Theba
Blake, her sister.
Rogers son, James, had planned
10 come here next Monday.
Mrs. Rogers, always stunning
publicity, only Thursday decfred
to pose for news pictures with her
daughter.
Word Of Rogers death cast q pail
Of gloom over the summer colony
here where Rogers had visited a
year ago 70 c his daughters stage
performances.
, 1935-08-16
HEADS
ARE ANNOUNCED
Sweeney Names Assistants
For New Set-Up In
Valley District
Especial 70 The Herald)

EDINBuRG, Aug. is. Personnel
organization Of District lib OF the
Texas Relief Commission which has
It's headquarters here, was ccmplet-
ed Thursday and names Of county
administrative staffs in Hidalgo
Cameron, Willacy, Brooks and Starr
counties were announced by G. j.
Sweeney, district administrator.
The district administrative staff
includes Mr.. Sweeney, j. w. G.
Hicks, formerly of Denton, district
auditor; M. l.. Dew, Jr, Weslaco.
district commodity supervisor Miss
Ruth Bailey, Donna. district case
supervisor James Walsh. McAllen
district certification officer; and T..
N. Vance, istrict imbursing officer.
The following county staffs were
announced:
Hidalgo county-C. d. Wiggam,
case worker in charge; Edinburg-
Cecil Boone, Miss Mary Virginia
Plat. Miss Laura Lou Bryan, Mrs.
Helen Eldridge. Mercedes - Cecil
Eppright, Mrs. Myrtle Lee. Donna
r. w. Laird. Miss Ruby Bailey, w.
z. McWhorter. McAllen II. L.
Lemburg. Miss Elnora Smith. Elsa
Il. Z. DoShier. Mrs. Neila Mae
Smith. Weslaco-Ned Brown, Mrs.
Adelaide Hough. San Juan-W. Z.
Best, Miss Ethel feathers. Mission
Albert Cox. Harold Leavell, Miss
Mary Garrett. Hidalgo-Ed Vela,
Miss M. I. Rodriguez. Commodity
department-Rufus Ballard, O.. l..
Pore, j. r. Patterson.
Cameron county - Mrs. Emma
Howard, Brownsville, case worker
in charge. Brownsville-W. E Scar
lett, Ed Hockaday. G. X. Elder, Don
Barton. Miss Lucille Bosio. Mrs.
w. w. Murphy. Miss Blanche
Warden, Miss Essie Marchman;
Los Fresnos-Tom Schock. M. A.
Potter. Harlingen - Tilton CARR
son, Miss Lillian Gurley. II. J.
O'Cosnell. J. b. Hulsey, Miss Fran
ces Gum, Miss Veda Bell Morris.
San Benito-Paul Cottrel, r. B.
Tankersey. Miss Ceeste Long. La
Feria-Paul Houghterling. Mrs. Vi
Wan T. Jones. Commodity clerks
Sam Cobb and w. j. Lang, Browns
vile: and w. T. Wright. Harrington.
Janitor and Waterman, Tomas
Abrego. A. Z. Faw.
Brooks county-Falfurrias. T. j.
Dromgoole, Mrs. r. G. Rachel.
Starr county-W. A. Shaley,
Librado Cara. Rio Grande City;
Francisco Gonzalez. Roma.
Willacy county-Fred Stanford,
Joe Keepers. M. H. Luebbert, r.
o. Adams. Raymondville.
, 1935-08-16
FRIENDS.
DEEPLY CRIEVED.
Filler Born In Texas Arose
To Fame From Humble
Beginning

NASHVILLE, Okla, Aug. 16. Up
Wiley Pests home town, where he
was always q home town icy and
a friend Of everybody" was incoher-
ent Friday with brief over the noted
flier's death.
Friends were dispatched to bear
the news to his father and mother,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. +. Post who live CT
q little farm two and q half miles
out Of this little town In the north
ern part Of Garvin county. There
Is no telephone at the modest resi-
dence.
1T is Just toe early to tell about
things" said William X. Shower,
publisher Of the MaysVlle News and
one OF Wiley's first hackers In his
aerial career. Il don't know wheth-
er burial will be here but certainly
there will be memorial services Tor
he most famous of-Maysvlle's sons"
Word Of the death OF Post and
his friend VIII Rogers spread rapid
ly through the town. People gath
cred in little groups TO talk OF IL.
their faces mourntul. their voices
nushed.
1t Is Just too early, we don't
knew what we'll do" Shower con-
tinued. This Is the thing that Mays
Vile has always been hoping against.
You know, ] was very close To
Wiley but for that matter, so was
everyone else In town. He was our
big hero. We liked him more because
ne was such q regular "hCme town
COY. The more famous he got, the
triendlier he was. There was moth
ing "Diggety" about our Wiley.
He came here with his folks along
about 1921 when they bought their
farm. he was always tinkering with
something and it wasn't long before
he had the flying bug badly. l don't
know just how he got his early train
ing but / do know that I sort Of
passed that hat" and raised $50 TO
back Wiley In his first parachute
Jump here, alCng about 1922.
The stocky flier had Harold Gatty
for q navigating partner In June and
July, 1891, on his first record-mak-
ing flight around the globe. Their
time was 207 hours, and 81 minutes.
less than ten days.
In 1893 Post set out alone from
Floyd Bennett field. New York, bent
on breaking that record without the
help Of q navigator. Less than nine
days later, in Just 1876 hours and aga
minutes he had flown around the
earth, and landed again at New
York.
Post was born at Grand Saline,
Texas. The aviation bug" first bit
him in 1919 while he was a rigger's
helper In the Oklahoma oil fields.
His original investment in avia-
ton was SIS. which ne took from the
lean purse Of a transforming pilot
to give him "the works" OF an an
cient Jenny"
II was five years later before Post
flew again, but the virus CT the fly
ing bug" had taken effect. This
time, he went out as O parachute
jumper. at SIS a leap.
He saved enough 10 learn flying.
but in 1926 he tired Of flying Dor
rowed machines and went back 70
the oil fields TO get together a stake
for a ship OF his own. The second
day at work he lost his left eve when
struck by a steel splinter Clipped off
a link pin.
Posts flying first attracted nation
, 1935-08-16
WESLACO GETS
NIGHT FOOTBALL

Especial 70 The Herald)
WESLACO. Aug. l6.-Three Wes-
iaco service clubs agreed at a joint
luncheon meeting here Thursday
TO Gnderwrite expense OF installing
floodlights to make night football
games possible at the Weslaco
high school athletic field this sea-
son.
Members of the Weslaco Rotary
Kiwanis and Lions clubs met in
the Joint meeting TO discuss the
project. Supt. +. o. Mcconnell OF
the Weslaco public schools explain
ed the possibilities OF the night
games from a financial standpoint
and representatives Of the Central
Power and Light company explain
ed costs Of the installation.
members OF the service clubs de-
cided to issue a series OF baby
bonds" drawing four per cent
and maturing in 1887. TO cover the
$500 cost Of the lights. The bonds
will be sold TO Weslaco business
men and boosters Of the Weslaco
High School Panthers. II Is ex-
pected that increased patronage
at the night games viii pay out
the bonds at their maturity date.
Sale OF bonds will get under way
Is soon as they can be prepared.
Weslaco is the second Upper
Valley city to arrange for night
football thus far this season. Nc
Allen school district officials 49,
ed a night lighting contract We'd
nesday and Mission officials are
organizing q Mission Athletic Asso-
citation to arrange for lights there.
Night football win again become
popular In the Valley this season.
according to present indications.
Harrington played under lights last
year. Brownsville has Just COM
pieted q campaign TO finance lights
there. and Raymondville Is con-
templating similar installations.
, 1935-08-16
Applications For Crop
Are Being Made
Especial to The Heraldl


MERCEDES, Aug. i6.-Averaging
about $500 each. q total CT So Emer-
gency Crop Loans applications have
been handled through the Mercedes
Chamber Of Commerce 10 date. &C
cording to Secretary l. F. Boiling.
Applicants personally contact the
field supervisor, Eugene Torbett. be-
fore application papers are sent into
the main office. Torbett Is in the
Mercedes office each wednesday
afternoon.
Farmers from Santa Maria, Santa
Rosa, Donna, Edcouch, Stuart Place
and Elsa districts are among those
applying for crop loans. One reason
for the large number OF applicants
coming 10 the Mercedes office Is
that there are nc notary fees
charged for filling out application
papers according to II. T. Hager.
president of the chamber.
, 1935-08-16
Captain Departs

RIO HONDO. Aug. Ia Captain
Harry Hupp and family left tins
week for Louisiana after completion
Of the Arroyo Colorado Flood Con-
troll project.
Captain Hupp was In charge OF
the dredge ut. Worth" and was
In direct charge Of the channel work
for the Atlas Construction Co.
The dredge has been floated 10
Rio Hondo at the new port site
where II Is expected 70 be dis
mantled and shipped to the next
scene Of work.
, 1935-08-16
LUCKY Is
Claussner's Gift to You

No obligation-just come in and register-get
your membership card. Each purchase Il regis
tered on the card and when you have purchased
IL pairs OF Claussner Hosiery you receive q gift
pair Of the same value as your IL pairs have
averaged. Claussner Hosiery is priced from Toe
to sl35 and viii 90 on the club plan and
friends may help you fill your card.
, 1935-08-16

than any person I'm the United States
not actually connected with an ali
line. He made all hts business trips
BY air. He had complete confidence
In Post and referred 10 him several
times as one CT the best pilots IN
the business.
, 1935-08-16

A purple caullfower I'm grown in
Sicily.
, 1935-08-16
Winsor Rites Held

AEpEIAAA 20 4N@ nmEMANV
SAN BENITO. Aug. 16-Stcres
rites for George II. Winsor. former
resident. were held nc All Saints
Episcopal church. The body ar
rived here Friday from Laredo
where Mr.. Wlnsor died suddenly
wednesday afternoon.
Graveslde services were held by
the Masonic Lodge.
Winsor. who spent the past few
years In Houston, at one time was
an active. civic. lodge and church
worker In San Benito where ne was
president and general manager of
the San Benito and Rio Crande
Valley Railway.
A purple caullf1ower I'm grown in
, 1935-08-16

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16%R-
Usually jolly Jack Garner had his
head bowed Friday. His real friend.
VIII Rogers, was dead.
Awful bad" was almost all he
, 1935-08-16
MRS. POST Is
FRUSTRATED WITH GRIEF

AhOG LII WAAh 0AAA6
PONCA CITY, Okla, Aug. l6-
R1-When advised OF the news Of
her husbands death In Alaska, Mrs
wiley Post, staying at the L. A. Gray
home here, vas Frustrated with
grief. Mrs. Post at first planned to
make the northern trip with her
famous husband but returned here
for an operation
Mrs. Post slipped quietly into
Pcnca City a day or so ago. seeking
to escape publicity attending the
fight.
L. E. Red) Gray. Posts brother
ir-law. has been q filler himself for
about Is years.
When told OF the crash. he said
ct feel confident that the accident
was caused by some motor trouble,
for Wiley never took chances with
defective mechanical parts.
Ills past record and his care IN
m4king those flights into the
gtrntosphere prove that"
Mrs Post, was possibly spared the
fate OF her husband and VIII Rog-
ers because she wanted to be
comfortable II was recalled here
Friday
En- route from Seattle. vNere she
hade Wiley goodbye ten days ago,
e. Ponca City. Okla. Mrs. Post
paused here briefly between planes
ard explained why she didn't ac-
eOmpany her husband northward
az planned.
II wanted Wiley TO be more COM
Portable" she said. "And besides,
there are other reasons"
TIE "Other reasons" evidently
Included an operation. which was 70
be performed IN Ponca City, reports
from there said.
PumOrs or a marital rift between
herself and Post she branded
"haloney' and said her failure 10
Join the intrepid flier on his Arctic
flight was not due 10 a quarrel.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-12-12
@ Western Newspaper Union

the oil ban. And now they are getting
very sore at France, despite Laval's
efforts to maintain friendly relations
between the two countries. There We're
reports that Italian troops were being
masSed along the French frontier.
The British government was en-
crossed with the trOublous situation.
Sir Samuel Hoare, foreign secretary,
received timely orders from his physi-
clan to take rest in Switzerland,
and it was announced he would stop in
Paris for a conference with Premier
Laval. The admiralty was preparing
for eventualities and ordered officers
of the royal navy reserve to report at
once for duty at Plymouth. These men
have been serving as officers and en-
gineers in the merchant marine.
All members of the League of Ma
tons, including Italy, are exceedingly
anxious to know what will be the
course of the United States concern
ing the oil embargo. 1t was said in
Washington our government was not
likely to take any neutrality steps soon
beyond those already taken to discOur-
age the shipment of war supplies to
both Italy and Ethiopia.