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Evening star., 1935-03-23
Epidemic of "Dust Pneumonia"
BRINGS Colorado Red Cross Call
Six Dead in TmO TOirnS and 100 Re-
ported W in Farming District Half
Buried Under Silt of Freak Storms.

edly brought on by the dust storms.
In some sections. the dust was feet
deep and live stock on many ranches
has perished.
Gov E c. johnson telephoned
Springfield physicians last night, after
learning the seriousness of the Situa
ton. 10 offer equipment and nurses to
help care for the sick.
Previously, Kenneth WEIGH. F. z. r.
A. administrator in Baca County
obtained permission from State head
quarters here 10 move stricken chill
dren from dust-torn prairie ranches
to private homes at Springfield. so
they could be given better medical
attention.
Some remote highways in the
county. Welch said are impossible
and doctors cannot get their patients
to the county's only hospital at amar
Harve AdamSon. county supervisor
for the Rural Rehabilitation Depart
ment Of the F. E. r A., reported last
night that many residents of the
county are "bewildered"
He said he made a hurried trip
over Baca County and found farms
and ranches deserted and. in some
places. deep drifts of sand and dirt
virtually covering buildings and farm
equipment.
The storms in the last four days
have been so severe that street lights
have been in use throughout the day
to safeguard motorists and pedes-
trians.
Evening star., 1935-03-23
Washington Girl in Group
To Be Presented to King

At the second court the following
will be presented:
Miss Virginia Bell of New York,
Mrs. Maturin Livingston Delafield of
Hewlett, Long Island; Mrs. Dudley
Dwyre, Denver, Colo, wife of the
American consul at London.
Miss Mildred Booth Mckinney.
Richmond, Va; Miss Allison Osborne
of Illinois. Miss Joyce De Lewis Priz-
er, New York; Mrs. Harry G.. Siedel,
Providence, r. I.
Mrs. T. Walter Seligman, New York
City; Miss Elizabeth Tweedy of New
Jersey.
Ambassador Bingham will present
Ambassador Straus at the first court.
This presentation will not be with the
debutantes and matrons, but will be
a more formal introduction as Straus
is attending the first British court
without having attended any Kings
levee. which is the formal way men
are presented" to the King.
Evening star., 1935-03-23
LEAPFROM BRIDGE
KILLS WOMAN, 4S
Miss Martha Avord Sher-
man Recovered From River
by Policeman.

After leaving her pocketbook, coat,
hat and gloves on Key Bridge.
woman identified as Miss Martha
Avord Sherman, 48, Of 302 Clifton
terrace, leaped to her death of the
bridge this morning.
A sister, Miss Dorothea Sherman
of the same address. confirmed the
identification through a description
furnished by police.
The woman's body was recovered
by Policeman Carl G. Mccormick OF
No. z precinct, who reached the body
in a rowboat manned by a boy, Aus
tin Thompson, after 1t had f1oated
about 100 yards down the river.
Resusitation efforts Of No. res
cue squad proved futile. The woman
was pronounced dead by DR.. Charles
Buono of Casualty Hospital.
An automobile drivers permit bear
ing the name of Miss Martha A.
Sherman was found by police in the
woman's pocketbook. She was de-
scribed as being S feet tall, wearing a
green dress, brown shoes and stock
ings and having dark hair.
A note saying please take these
things to Miss Sherman, 302 Clifton
Terrace" was found with the woman's
belongings.
Police were told that the woman
lived with two sisters. Misses Dorothea
and Caroline B. Sherman, at the
Clifton Terrace address. Her family
home Is said to be at Mclean, Va.
Bystanders on the bridge first
noticed the body floating face down.
ward beneath the structure.
Evening star., 1935-03-23
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DENVER, Colo, March 23.-
Alarmed at the growing list of dust
pneumonia" victims after this weeks
black blizzard" officials of Baca
County. in the southeast corner Of the
State. waited today for help from the
Red Cross and the Colorado Board Of
Health.
Six were dead at Springfield and
Lamar. Colo; 100 we're reported seri-
ously i'll and the once thriving farm
ing district was desolate today. half
buried under the silt heaped up by
the freak storms.
An appeal for Red Cross workers
to be sent at once to the afflicted
area was dispatched to the Red Cross
headquarters at st. Louis by E. s.
Transue, a disaster-reliet agent of
the organization.
To determine whether the dust was
the actual cause OF the six deaths or
only 8 contributory factor. the State
Board of Health was making an in
vestigation today.
As reported here. the list OF dead
includes Mar Sloan. l9, and Charles
w. Winters. SO, both of Springfield;
Mrs. E. F. Duvall, 81, and Ora Man
ley. II, both of Lamar; James M.
Martin, rs, of Utleyville. and Dale
Waterman, infant, Of Elder.
Baca County health authorities re-
ported more than 100 persons seri-
ously i'll from lung infection, assert
Evening star., 1935-03-23
"P0WERD|VE" LAST
FOR PILOT COLLINS
Noted Military Test Flyer
Killed in Spectacular Plunge
of "Mystery Plane"
BY the Associated Press.

by tne ASSOClateQ FTeSS,
FARMINGDALE. N. Y. March %.
james H Collins, noted test pilot
of military airplanes, has made his
last power dive"
Screaming earthward at more than
400 miles an hour, he Strengthened out
a new Grumman fighting ship with
a snap which he knew from expert
ence would leave him momentarily
unconscious. He had told friends it
would be his last dive before taking
up the quiet life of an aviation writer.
But the engine and propeller tore
loose from the plane. The craft spun
more than a mile and a half to the
ground, carrying Collins to his death.
Collins, 80, was an Army-trained
flyer. He had been a classmate of
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh at Brooks
and Kelly Fields, Tex
The test shortly before dusk yes
terday was the tenth and last dive
demanded of the mystery plane" by
Navy inspectors.
Lieut.. Comdr. Andrew Chinkley,
Navy spokesman, said Collins was
killed outright, but two civilians who
were among the first to reach the
wreckage said the flyer asked them to
pull him out and then said:
Never mind wiping my face. I'm
done"
Only a few days ago he brought
his wife and small son from Okla
homa City to live in Garden City.
How a $4,000 mystery plane went
to pieces when sent into power dive
by James Collins here in 1928 was re-
called by Naval Air Station pilots to-
day on learning of the noted pilots
death.
Collins had gone into side slip at
more than Ii 900 feet and was hurting
earthward at terrific speed when at
about 1000 feet he cautiously began
to ease out Of the dive.
1t was at this point the ship began
to break up, everything giving way
with rendering crash, Collins related
afterward.
He said he was stunned by a blow
on the temple and next recalled blindly
struggling to get out of the plane with
out loosening his safety belt.
After finally freeing himself. Collins
cove headfirst through the wreckage,
barely clearing the trailing wires and
torn wings.
Collins fell nearly 1000 feet before
opening his parachute, taking care to
avoid the falling ship.
Evening star., 1935-03-23
STRACHEY COUNSEL
THREATENS ACTION
Would Take Deportation Case
Against British Economist
to Court.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March 23.-Counsel for
Evelyn John st. Loe Strachey threat
ened to throw his case into the courts
today If the Department Of Labor
orders deportation of the British
economist.
Strachey termed it "an insolent
presumption" for a capitalistic gov
ernment to accuse him of advocating
violence when every capitalistic gov
ernment is preparing to use force
and violence on an unparalleled
scale" He predicted the entire world
soon will be plunged into a capital
istic war.
At a two-day hearing before immi-
grafton officials, Strachey'S attorney,
Arthur Garfield Hays, said two favor
able precedents were established when
the press was admitted to hearings
and when the defense obtained copy
OF the hearing record.
The case will be appealed 10 the
courts. Strachey and Hays declared,
If the Labor Department orders de-
portation after receiving reports Of
the Chicago hearings.
Evening star., 1935-03-23
FRENCH DELAY REPRISAL
AT ENCLAND'S REQUEST;
IL DUCE ARMINC 100000
Million Prepared to March
As 1911 Class Is Summoned
MussOIini Fires Nation With Announce
ment Italy Is Ready for Any
Threat of War.

collaboration is based upon some MIL
lions of bayonetS."
The communique also followed
statement of the undersecretary OF
war on Thursday that the class OF
1918, which would have been dismissed
in the next few days, will be kept
under arms
Since each class comprises more
than 100000 men, and there will be
three classes under arms at one time.
Italy will have in uniform around
$50 900 men ready to move on instant
notice.
Today's communique stated that the
recall of the 1911 class was meas
ure of precautionary nature"
Since the Ethiopian situation does
Continued on Page 2, Column 81
Evening star., 1935-03-23
SENATE EXPECTED
TO ADOPT BONUS
Hearings and Discussion of
Tax, However, Would
Require Time.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Jubilant supporters of the bopuS
flushed with sweeping House vic
tory, made their plans today to move
on the Senate. Despite the Roose-
velt administrations opposition, they
expressed every confidence they would
win again, and place upon an un-
willing Presidents desk a bill calling
for immediate payment of $4,000 .000,-
900 to World War veterans
Private polls indicated they would
succeed and that the Senate, by
narrow margin, also would vote the
bonus. Whether it would choose the
Patman new currency bill remained
to be determined. What would hap
pen after a presidential veto also was
for the future to decide. Administra-
ton men have been predicting the
Senate would uphold a veto.
New Taxation Prospect.
President Roosevelt made no COM
ment on the bonus, though his re-
marks Yesterday on taxation recalled
his warning that for every collar
above budget estimates Congress
spends it should provide a dollar of
revenue through taxation. He said
yesterday that The question of levying
new taxes depends on how much
money Congress appropriates. He
added, smiling. that this was not
threat.
With a whoop, Democrats and Re-
publicans joined yesterday to deal
two blows at President Roosevelt first
in approving the bonus, and, second.
in voting 10 pay with newly printed
money. The final vote for the Pat
man bill containing these provisions
was 318 to 90.
Roosevelt leaders in the Senate do
not look for direct and conclusive
test on the issue for at least six
weeks. Chairman Harrison Of the
Finance Committee said reasonable"
hearings would be held. At present
his committee is tied up with N. r. A.
hearings.
Talk of Compromise.
After the House action. new talk
of an administration compromise
cropped up, but there was nothing
official to show it was anything but
speculation. Veterans organizations
have said bluntly they would accept
nothing but immediate cash payment.
Indications we're that If a COM
promise is to be proposed, based on
paying off veterans in actual need. it
would not be made at least until after
the Senate Finance Committee has
concluded hearings. At that time.
Harrison may seek its adoption, some
observers think.
Even so, test on the Patman bill
still would have to be met. Senator
Thomas, Democrat, of Oklahoma, has
indicated an intention to propose the
Patman measure. He could offer it as
a substitute for any administration
compromise.
The Senate situation was further
confused by the currency expansion
provisions of the Patman bill. Some
believed this feature would make
enemies, while others, including Off
cials of the Veterans of Foreign Wars,
said it was attracting unexpected
support.
BY the slim margin of three votes,
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column ~
Evening star., 1935-03-23
(copyright. 1885, by tn. Associated Press)

(Copyright, 1885, by the Associated Press)
ROME, March 23.-Premier Musso-
lini as minister Of war today ordered
the recall of the entire military class
of 1911, estimated at about 100000
men. This brings Italy's armed
strength to about CTS, 900 which. to-
gether with more than 400 900 Fascist
militia, fotals more than 100000
Italians ready to move under arms.
An official communique announcing
the recall followed a sweeping speechI
by II Duce to the nation on the 10th
anniversary of the founding Of the
Fascist party in which he said Italy
was ready for any threat of war;"
and punctuated it with the remark
Our desire for peace and European
Evening star., 1935-03-23
TORSO MURDERS LINKED
BY SCOTLAND YARD
Believe Canal Victim Was an Ac-
complice of Perpetrators of
Trunk Crime No. l."

By the Associated Press
LONDON, March 23.-A theory
that the Brentford Canal torso
victim" was an accomplice of the
slayers in Brighton's trunk crime
No. 1" was considered today after the
long questioning of a convict in
Wandsworth prison.
Scotland Yard saw links connecting
three gruesome finds in Britain-the
woman's torso in trunk at Brighton
last Summer. a mans severed legs
under a railway coach seat in Water
loo station, February 26, and a mans
torso in gunny sack in the Grand
Union Canal at Brentford Tuesday.
The theory has arisen that the canal
victim was an accomplice, in the
Brighton crime and was slain in
strikingly similar fashion because he
had threatened his associates.
The Brighton crime was referred to
as the trunk crime No. l." because
two trunks with women's torsos were
found.
Evening star., 1935-03-23
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, March 23.-Eighteen
American matrons and debutantes
will be presented by Mrs. Robert w.
Bingham, wife of the United States
Ambassador, at royal courts March
% and 90, it was announced today.
The names of those to be presented
to their majesties, King George and
Queen Mary, at the first court follow:
Mrs. Jesse Isador Straus, wife OF
the Ambassador to France; Mrs. Gas
par Bacon of Jamaica Plain, Mass;
Miss Mary Pye Hutcheson of Houston,
Tex.
Miss Jeanne Millet, New York City;
Miss Carolyn Nash, Cartersville. Va;
Miss Anne Richardson Of Mississippi.
Miss Stellita Stapleton, Washington,
D. C.
Miss Jean Watts, Lynchburg, Va:
Mrs. Medley G. 3. Whelpley of Con-
necticut.
Evening star., 1935-03-23
HOPE is ABANDONED
FOR HOWE'S RECOVERY
Pleurisy Adds Complication to
Grave Condition-Presid
Trip Uncertain.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
All hope for the recovery Of Louis
McHenry Howe, first secretary to
President Roosevelt, has been aban-
doned by attending physicians.
Howe's condition became more grave
late yesterday when complications set
In. He suffered an attack of pleurisy
in addition to the bronchial and car
diac attacks which sent him to his
bed more than a week ago.
Members of his family are with him.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt maintain
a close watch on the sick room on
the second floor Of the White House.
Because of Howe's condition, the
President held in check all plans for
a fishing trip off Florida which he
had intended to begin this week end.
Evening star., 1935-03-23
GERMANY is HOPEFUL.
Expects Favorable Results in Simon
Farley.

BERLIN, March % (P.-From a
frank discussion of the pending i'm
portant European questions the Ger
man government expects favorable
results, high political quarters inti-
mated today. and with that end in
view Sir John Simon, British for
eign secretary, will be given a cordial
welcome.
Sir John, Capt. Anthony Eden and
British experts will come to Berlin
tomorrow preparatory to talks with
Adolf Hitler on questions covered in
the Anglo French conversations in
London last month.
These high quarters in the capital
were eager to impress upon the
watchful European scene that mo
sensational developments are expected
from the Simon visit, the purpose OF
which is primarily to clear the air
and remove stubborn prejudices."
The thorny Memel and other ter
ritorial questions, for instance, are
not to be touched upon in the Simon
Hitler talks, according to one in
formant.
Evening star., 1935-03-23
MARYLAND'S LAW
MAKERS WRANGLE
House and Senate Unable
to Agree on Tax
Program.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, March pa weary
Maryland Legislature today set about
untangling the worst legislative snarl
of years.
Yesterdays Whirl-wind develop
ments found the Legislature agreed on
only one thing-that funds must be
provided for relief and provided at
once.
But, all yesterday the House and
Senate fired broadsides across the
State House corridors at each other.
The Senate passed on third reading
and sent to the House the bill pro-
posing a tax on gross sales of utility
companies. That tax formed one of
the components of the Senate plan 10
raise relief revenue.
The House wasted no time in killing
the bill.
And the Senate, knowing the House
already had turned thumbs down on
its measure-which went through the
Upper House by 22-to-6 vote-went
calmly ahead with the other parts
of its program.
Situation at StandstilI.
So, when the Senate adjourned
early this morning, its Finance Com
mittee still had the per cent sales
tax bill which the House has passed
as its way of solving the problem of
raising relief revenue. Leaders of
that committee indicated that the bill
would remain just there until the
Senate was convinced that the sales
tax was indeed last resort"
AS the Senate adjourned at 1918
am. today, an informal conference
committee went into session. faced
with the task of prying loose the
legislative knot. Two hours later that
committee reported that it had an
Continued on Page 2, Column 81
Evening star., 1935-03-23
MacDonald's Daughter in Port.

VICTORIA. British Columbia. March
% R.-Miss Sheila Macdonald,
younger daughter of Prime Minister
Macdonald OF Great Britain, arrived
here yesterday from the Antipodes on
the motor ship Niagara, en- route to
Hollywood. She will visit friends in
the United States for a month.
Evening star., 1935-03-23

"Siamese" Twins Boy and Girl.
OSTROVA, Czechoslovakia, March
% R.-The birth of "Siamese" twins
at nearby Peterhofen was disclosed
Yesterday.
Evening star., 1935-03-23
WEATHER.

20. 8. Weather Bureau ForecastJ
Showers this afternoon and tonight.
lowest temperature tonight about so de-
grees; tomorrow fair and colder. Tenn
peratures-Highest, 66, at pm. yester-
day: lowest. so, at S am. today.
Full report on page A-l6.
Evening star., 1935-03-23

Continued on Page 2, Column 3.
Evening star., 1935-03-23

PARIS, March % (P.-The
three-power conference here be-
tween France, England and Italy,
announced this afternoon that
complete unity of purpose" among
their governments was apparent
from the day-long conversations on
German rearmament.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-11-22

were Max Dohrman, Frank Sunder- land, V. V. Solovieff, Bob Daley and Harold Hargraves. The latter testi- fled to seeing Peterson and Agoff as defendants at the scene of the trou ble. Daley named Nick Kobak, one of the defendants, as man he had seen with a policeman's club. Solo, vieff named Graner, Ed Rennie, Mat thews and Benny Larson as alleged participants Soloyieff said t h a t Stanley Nygren, defendant not in custody, told him during the trou- ble, that he (SoloviefD was one of the first that should have his neck broken
 Al Nygren, brother of Stanley and President of the Alaska Mine Work CTS Union, also was brought into the case again today when Witnes Beamer testified that Nygren had told him the day after the trial that he had better get out of town.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-11-22

across the mouth, and said c. w, Farlin was one of the union men blocking the street. He also identi- fled Benny Larson, another defend- ant. as a man he had seen police pull out of the crowd at the A. J. office the morning Of registration.
 Other Witnesses
 Other witnesses called this morning were A. J. Balog, Harold O. Godfrey, Walter Beamer, Walter Butts and Assistant Chief of Police William J. Markle.
 Markle named Frank Asoff, liar " Datoff, Alex Daroff, Simon Gran- CT. Cliff Matthews and Mentur Pet erson as defendants he said took part in the trouble on the day of the riot. Agoff. Markle said, was push ing U. s. Marshal William T. Ma honey when he saw him. Datoff, he said, was in the group blocking the street and he said he saw Alex Daroff on the back of Hollis Jones, a special officer. and hitting Jones with his fists. He pointed out Daroff from among the defendants and eX- plained he had arrested him. Daroff, the officer said, struck him with his fist when he was making the ar rest.
 The Assistant Chief said he called to the men to clear the street but that the response was, ITO hell with him; hold the line, boys" When the men refused to disperse, he said he tear gas Graner, Matthews and Peterson, Markle recounted, were at the A. J. office and he said he saw Graner in a fight with Wal ter Butts and Peterson, he charged, was trying to keep those wanting to go to work from registering.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-11-22
AFTERNOON SESSION

Everett Novel;, well known Juneau resident and a special city officer on the day of the alleged riot, June "A, occupied the witness stand this af- ternoon and identified Ed Rennie, C. w. Farlin. Ernest Giovanetti, Frank Agoff, Alex Daroff and Bill Taroff, defendants, whom he said, partici- pated in the trouble of that day in connection with the registration at the A. J. office. He also named Stan ley Nygren. who is indicted but not app.ehended, as man he had heard calling those wishing to register for work "scabs."
 Novel; described the much discuss ed trouble which centered around Sam Elstad at the A. J. office. The witness said Elstad had attempted to strike Norman Banfield; that Ban field had tripped over a hose lying on the ground; that Arthur Fox. an- other special officer, had gone to
  on Fox. It was at this time, Now ell said, that Percy Reynolds, anoth- CT special officer, interceded and struck Elstad two or three times when the latter attempted to assault Fox
 Brief Clash
 Defense Counsel Goodman ques- toned Novel; closely as to how he knew Agoff and the witness replied that he had been pointed out to him as Sc ere tary of the Communist Party. Goodman demanded the re- mark be stricken, and the court ruled reference to the Communist party should be stricken and the jury or dered to disregard it.
 Ed Herrin, another government witness, told of what he said was an assault on Ted Danielsen, President of the Juneau Mine Workers As- sociation. He declared a man whom he did not know ran out in the street and struck Danielsen in the face. Then another man, whom he later learned was Harry Datoff, one of the defendants, struck Danielsen on the head with club, knocking him down.
 The witness declared that Warren Beavert, defendant, told Daniel sen, 'I'd like to see you some time when you haven't got the law to protect you"
 No trial of the case is expected tomorrow as it is motion day in court, and the court was expected to adjourn late this afternoon until 10 o'clock Monday morning.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-11-22
Names Defendants

Witness Beamer named DatOf1, Beavert and Peterson as defendants he had seen at the scene of the trou- b,e. He said he saw Datoff hit an officer over the head and he had stepped in to break up the encoun ter and himself had struck Datoff with his club. Beamer said he lived above the union hall and had occa- sion to see many of the union men and said that was how he was able to identify the men he named. De- fense Counsel attempted to bring out that Beamer had weapons in his room above the union hall the day before the alleged riot but the wit ness denied it and the court upheld the objection of the government that it had no bearing on the case.
 Defense Attorney Goodman asked Beamer if he had said he had come here ito make this another Centralia case" The witness denied any such statement and the court upheld the government objection, ordering the jury to disregard the testimony and question.
 Goodman is defense counsel for Ray Becker, one of the men alleged to have participated in the Armistice Day shooting in Centralia, Wash, in 1919 when several American Legion men were killed.
 Butts On Stand
 Witness Butts told of how Gran CT had struck Albert Norman and how he himself had fought with Graner and both men had been ar rested, Butts later being released. He testified he told Graner he was sorry it had to happen.
 Witnesses called la te yesterday