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Evening star., 1935-08-25
AIR RECORDS SET
BY GEN. ANDREWS
Flies BOmbardment Plane
to Lower Marks Held by
Col. Lindbergh.
BY the Associated Press.

LANGLEY FIELD, Va. August 25.-
Brig. Gen. Frank NJ Andrews this
afternoon hurled his Martin Biz
bombardment plane over the second
lap of his -kilometer flight at an
average speed of 1854 miles per hour,
which Col Follett Brady, intelligence
officer at Langley Field, said broke
three world records for the 1,0o0-kilo-
meter course, previously held by Col.
Charles A. Lindbergh.
Gen. Andrews elapsed time for the
,000-kilometer course. flying with a
2,2O46-pound $4,000 kilogram) load,
was hours As minutes and 13 seconds.
The general, commander of the
General Headquarters Air Force here,
flew for the record over triangular
course on which the points we're Will
loughby Spit in Hampton Roads,
Floyd Bennett Field. New York, and
Boiling Field. Washington.
The previous marks, set by Col.
Lindbergh, Edwin Musick and Boris
Sergievsky in a Sikorsky S-42 sea-
plane, were 1878 miles an hour over
the prescribed distance, first, without
pay load; second, with pay load Of
500 Kilograms, and third, with pay
load of 1000 Kilograms.
The flying general barely failed in
his attempt to set records for the
1000 -kilometer course, which he COW
cred by twice circling the three pylons
between q minutes and 55 seconds
after 10 o'clock this morning and SO
minutes As $40 seconds after o'clock
this afternoon.
Evening star., 1935-08-25
BOY, AGED II, HELD
IN BROTHERS. DEATH
Colored Youth Admits Having
Hit Child, 6, With Rock for
Chasing Chickens.

Eleven -year-old Douglas Williams,
colored, $500 block of Pierson place
southeast, was ordered held for the
grand jury by coroner's jury yester-
day after he admitted having struck
his 6-year-old brother on the head
with a rock when the lad refused to
stop chasing chickens.
The younger brother, Stanley Pat
rick williams, died of a fractured
skull Wednesday at Gallinger Hos
pital. He had been taken there late
Monday after he was said to have
been taken suddenly i'll while play
ing at his home.
The elder boy testified he had struck
his brother with the rock when the
latter refused to heed his repeated
commands to stop chasing some
chickens. The boy told the jury he Is
fatherless and that his mother works.
Evening star., 1935-08-25

During the last war men went to
jail as conscientious objectors. If
necessary, the unemployed will go to
Jail as conscientious objectors to
forced labor and allow the city to take
care of their families.
THE unemployed are ready and
willing to work. but will not be en-
rolled in Fascist labor battalions."
LASER interpreted the order as
meaning that I'VE are to have the
forced labor Of Hitler's Germany and
Mussolini's Italy"
Drastic in scope and swift in exc
cution, the decision to invoke Jail
penalties against those who prefer the
dole to work, for whatever reason.
had the approval of Federal Relief
Administrator Harry L. Hopkins.
Among the excuses offered by those
who turn down w. P. A. jobs is that
tn. work is not in their line. Relief
officials contend, however. that they
will be transferred from the unskilled
division to work for which they have
been trained as rapidly as possible.
Evening star., 1935-08-25
REPEAL ELECTION
CLOSE IN TEXAS
Vote 144,930 to 124,639
Against Prohibition on
Half of Returns.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DALLAS, Tex, August 24.-Oppon-
ents of Statewide liquor prohibition
in Texas clung to narrowing lead
tonight after approximately half the
votes in a referendum on repeal had
been counted.
In a tabulation covering reports
from 172 of the 254 counties, l6 OF
them complete, the vote on repeal
of the 16-year-old constitutional pro-
vision against hard liquor was 144,s3o
for and 124,639 against.
The reported vote was about one
half of the generally forecast light
total of between 100000 and 600, 900.
Old-age pensions ran away with
the special election which was called
to decide on seven proposed amend
ments to the State constitution. The
vote on payment Of pensions to per-
sons over 65 years of age, not habitual
drunkards and not inmates Of State
institutions, stood 202, ,723 for and 5S.-
743 against in the 10 pm. tabulation
Evening star., 1935-08-25
F|REbUG MANIAC
TERR|F|ES DENVER
City Hall Among IA Build
ingS Attacked in DeStruC-
tive Rampage.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DENVER, August PA maniacal
firebug terrorized Denver tonight with
his mysterious firebrand as he kindled
three fires in the 5000. 900 city hall,
where he endangered art treasures,
and eluded a ring of officers to start
a later fire in an Office building.
Firemen and especially detailed po-
licemen searched frsntically for him.
Fourteen buildings had felt his as
sault in the last three days.
In each instance the fires were dis
covered and extinguished quickly.
Police Surround Building.
Fifty armed officers surrounded the
city hall, blocked all entrances and
corridors, and searched each ONCE.
believing he had secreted himself
there.
Within a half hour after his attack
upon the Municipal Building, fire
call came from the Majestic Building,
two blocks away.
There the firebug had touched a
match to quantity of motion picture
film stored in the mems room on the
fifth floor. Little damage was done.
One blaze in the City Building DAM
aged several prints and pictures do
mated the city by the Carnegie Foun-
dation. Another fire kindled in a
cabinet where especially fine works of
art are kept smoldered and went out
without damaging the prints. Burned
matches we're discovered at the scenes
of nearly all the blazes.
Hospital Book Clue.
At the city hall fires police found
burned sheets of a hospital registra-
ton book, offering the theory that the
man might have been released from a
hospital recently.
The firebug started his incerdiary
orgy Thursday when he fired three
Catholic churches, damaging confess
sional booths and a priced painting
Yesterday six more fires broke out
in rooms in small hotels, Office build
ingS and stores.
Early this morning the man kindied
a fire at the door of the Annunciation
Catholic School in East Denver.
John McAuley, who lives near the
school, fired fusillade of shots at
the bent figure outlined in the glin-
mering blaze, but the man escaped.
Evening star., 1935-08-25
FARM BLOCS FOIL ADJOURNMENT;
PRESIDENT ASKS RECESS STUDY
TO PRESERVE GAINS UNDER n. r. A..
Congressional Staffs' Exodus
Blocked as adjournment Fails
Cancellations Fail to Disturb Railroad
Officials Who Ordered No Special
Equipn1ent for Home Rush.

Failure Of Congress to adjourn
halted wholesale exodus of members
Of Congress, their secretaries, clerks
and lobbyists slated to begin last
midnight
Although the railroad Office in the
Capital sold yard after yard of tickets
all day yesterday-more than 800, to
be exact-a flood of last-minute can
cellations failed to perturb officials
at Union Station, who, said no special
equipment had been ordered. Ap-
parently many had waited for more
definite assurance of adjournment be-
fore making their Pullman reServa-
tionS.
A large part of the citys official
population also would have gone by
today If Congress had adjourned
Rough estimates put the number at
745, divided among these groups:
Evening star., 1935-08-25
LEAVE BILLS DENIED
PASSAGE LAST NIGHT
McKellar Blocks Copeland's Eff.
fort for Action After Read
ing TELEGRAM.

Another effort by Senator Copeland,
Democrat, of New York to get the two
Government employe leave bills
thorugh the Senate failed when Sem
ator McKellar Democrat, Of Ten
nessee again announced he would
oppose their passage.
Senator Huey Long. Democrat, OF
Louisiana, who was in the midst OF
a final speech, yielded to Copeland.
who sent to the desk telegram from
e. Claude Babcock, president of the
American Federation of Government
Employees, appealing for action on the
leave bills. After the telegram had
been read, Copeland asked McKellar
if he would be willing to allow action
on the bills, which have already
passed the House.
Undoubtedly I will not" McKellar
replied. "I have already stated pub
licly I would be willing to 60 into
the question in January and work
out a bill fair to all employees"
Evening star., 1935-08-25

Representatives and Senators. 800;
Congress clerks, ESQ., messengers, 100;
House, Senate and Capitol police. 40;
elevator operators, 35; pages, 20.
The lobbyist good-by was opened
late Friday night by B. B. Robinson,
chief Washington party-giver for the
Associated Gas & Electric, whose busi-
ness here ceases when Congress
ceases
Beware Of Watch Dogs.
AS weary members of Congress toed
the mark for the leap to the homes
they left in January, now set for this
week. Senator Dieterich, Republican,
of Illinois warned them:
THE old watch dog will probably
bite us because we have not seen
him for so long. We shall have to
(See MEMBERS, Page A.
Evening star., 1935-08-25
ROOSEVELT SIGNS
LATE MEASURES
A. A. A. Bill Praised on
Final Approval-0thers
Get Signature.
BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG.

Surrounded by small group Of as
sociateS. President Roosevelt spent
the greater part of last night in his
House signing bills and keeping in
touch with Senate and House leaders
regarding the futile efforts to bring
the Congress to close.
While Mr.. Roosevelt has had a
number Of major bills before him,
yesterday afternoon he signed the A.
A. A. measure which strengthens the
agricultural adjustment act. which ne
regards as of great Importance.
Incident to this signing the Presi-
said:
This legislation supplements the
original agricultural adjustment act,
enacted May u. 1888, which unques-
tionably has heen of great value to
American farmers. 1t carries forward
the agricultural program on the broad
economic basis Of the original act.
This act as a whole will enable the
Agricultural Adjustment AomlnlStra-
ton to move forward in its construc-
tive and essential work in behalf of
agriculture"
d. c. Bills Are Signed.
The only bill of significance to the
District of Columbia, signed late yes
terday by the President, were the one
amending the code of laws Of the Dis
trict to provide pensions and annuities
to the aged persons in this city and
the bill providing annuities for de-
pendent blind persons in the Dis
trict. In addition to this there
are az number of unsigned bills, the
most important of which are the one
providing for railroad pensions, the
rivers and harbors omnibus bill, the
Evening star., 1935-08-25
q. S. Emphasizes Neutrality.

q. S. Emphasizes Neutrality.
BY the Associated Press.
Congress gave stern notice to the
world yesterday by word and action
that America would resort to unpre-
cedented measures to preserve her
neutrality during any foreign war.
Scenes rivaling the feverish, dark
days Of 1917 marked the epochal step
taken by the Senate in sending to the
White House a modified: yet still
sweeping, resolution placing a six
months mandatory embargo on arms
shipments to belligerents. President
RooseveltS signature was forecast
confidently.
The decisive 77-to-2 vote BY which
1t approved amendments to its original
neutrality proposal was capped quickly
by another dramatic Senate inter-
change that eliminated in a refusal
to register what some termed an Off
cial ''rebuke" to Senator Pope, Demo-
crat, of Idaho for statement he made
in England predicting the United
States might become involved in an
other world war.
Resolution Beaten, Al to rs,
Although discharging, AZ to rs, a
resolution by Senator La Toilette.
Progressive, of Wisconsin serving no
tice that the Senate had not author
lied any Of its members to represent
it abroad directly or indirectly"
Senators made it plain that such
CT 70 f6of AF
fortunate" but carried no official
weight
The neutrality resolution, repre-
senting reversal of traditional Amer
ican policy in permitting the Presi-
dent wide discretion in conducting
international affairs, calls for an out
right ban on shipments of arms and
munitions to belligerents until Feb
ruary 29, 1886, two months after the
next Congress convenes.
1t also makes it unlawful for Amer
ican ships to carry arms or imple-
mentS of war to any port of a belliger-
ent or to neutral port for trans
shipment to warning nation And it
gives the President dicretion in re-
stricting use of American water by
belligerent submarines and travel OF
American citizens in war zones and
on ships Of belligerents.
Johnson, COnnally Assail Plan.
Senators johnson, Republican. of
Californi and Connally. Democrat, of
Texas assailed the neutrality pro-
posal, but joined rs others in voting
for it. Connally said he did so be-
cause it was gesture" toward peace;
johnson because it marked triumph
for the international isolationist and
the doom for the internationalist."
Senators Gerry, Republican, of
Rhode Island and Bankhead, Demo-
crat, of Alabama cast the opposition
ballots.
1t was the booming voice Of the
husky Democratic leader-Robinson of
Arkansas-that warned the world
America will not go to war Ito settle
European controversies" He took the
floor to reply to the statement Friday
(See WAR, Page 81
Evening star., 1935-08-25

heads OF families on the home relief
rolls who refuse to go to work when
called on.
Under the plan. effective Monday,
all employables who turn down prof.
fered Jobs will be cut of the dole i'm
mediately. and If they have depend
ents they will be hailed into Domestic
Relations Court on charges Of non
support. The court is empowered to
mete out Jail terms.
I'VE have the money. we have the
Jobs and We have the people who are
out of work." declared Gen. Johnson.
no amount Of alibis in the world can
explain or justify the failure to get
them together"
A bitter protest against the work
or-go-to- Jail" order was voiced by
David LASER, chairman Of the Work
ers' Unemployed Union. a left wing
organization which sided with Amer
ican Federation Of Labor unions In
their recent strike against the w. P.
A. security wage.
Expressing the conviction that "a
free people will not yield to such
bludgeoning." LASER declared:
Evening star., 1935-08-25
Readers Guide
PART ONE.

PART ONE.
Main NeUS Section.
General News-Pages Al to B-6.
Changing World-A-3.
Washington Wayside-A-9.
Lost and Found-A-9.
Death NoticeS-A-9.
Vital StatiSticS-A-9.
Sports Section-PageS BILL.
Boating and Fishing News-B-11.
PART TWO.
Editorial Section.
Editorial Articles-Pages D-1-3.
Editorials and Editorial Fea-
tures-D-2.
Civic News and Comment-D-4.
Who Are You?-D-4.
Contract-D-4.
Public Library-D-4.
Veterans Organizations, Nation
al Guard and Organized Re-
ServeS-D-5-6.
Fraternal Organizations-D-5-6.
Serial Story-D-6.
ReSortS-D-7.
Short Story-D-8.
PART THREE.
Society Section.
Society News and Comment
Pages E-1-9.
Well-Known FOlk-E-3.
Barbara Bell Pattern-E-9.
PART FOUR.
Feature Section.
News Features-Pages F-1-4.
John Clagett Proctor's Article on
Old Washington-F-2.
"Those Were the Happy Days" t"
by Dick Mansfield-F-3.
BookS-F-4.
Stage and Screen-F-5.
MuSic-F-6.
Radio News and Programs-F-7.
Automobiles-F-8.
Aviation-F-8.
Cross word Puzzle-F-8.
Children's Page-F-S.
High Lights Of History-F-9.
PART FIVE.
Financial, Classified.
Financial News and Comment,
Stock, Bond and Curb Sum-
maries-PageS G-1-4.
Stamps-G-5.
Classified Advertising-G-5-l2.
Evening star., 1935-08-25
Sends Special
Message to
Leaders.
HITS CHISELERS
SINCE CODE END
Parleys Planned to
Map Drive for
Laws.

In surprise message to congres.
sional leaders last night. President
Roosevelt called on them to prepar,
legislation during the recess of Con.
gress for preserving permanently tx
the Nation such social and economic
advantages" as were gained in N. r
A. and other previous emergency
legislation.
In identic letters to Chairman Har.
rison of the Senate Finance Com.
mittee and Doughton Of the HOUSE
Ways and Means Committee, tn,
President said evidence had been pre-.
sented to him that serious impair
ment of established standards by Z
minority" in industry had taken plac,
since the Supreme Court declared
the N. r. A. unconstitutional.
Mr.. Roosevelt, it was said in som,
quarters, had considered sending {
special message to Congress dealing
with this problem. He decided, how.
ever, to convey his information anc
recommendation in letters to the
two committee chairmen.
Data On "Chiseling."
The Chief Executive said he wa.
sending certain information bearing
out his conclusions regarding the
"chiseling" of a minority in industry
He added that as additional informa.
tion was gathered he would transmit
it to the two committees for their use
The President urged that in the
meantime industrial groups in in.
creasing numEers avail themselves o.
the provisions of the joint resolution
passed by Congress extending the N
R. A. until next Spring. In this way
industry could put into effect the
minimum wage. hours Of labor ano
prohibition Of child labor under vol.
untary agreements.
He called attention to the fact thai
such agreements. when approved BY
the President. are exempted from tbs
penalties OF the antitrust laws. By
such action, he contended, industry
could do much to preserve the sub
stantial gain made while the N. r. A
codes we're in effect.
Conference Planned.
Mr.. Roosevelt said that during the
adjournment Of Congress he would
call into conference representatives
OF managements and labor and con-
sumers in the hope that discussion
will create among them a general
agreement as to the best means oi
accelerating industrial recovery and
the elimination of unemployment"
He remarked that insufficient time
remained to present to Congress q
complete picture of the post-N. r. A
situation. but asked that the commit
tees analyze the information collected
by N. R. A. thus far during the recess
In that way, he thought. adequate
data would be made available for q
thorough understanding of the COM
plex situation confronting industry
and labor"
Letter From President.
The Presidents letter to Senator
Harrison follows:
My Dear Mr.. Chairman:
Reports upon industrial condi'
tions. covering the short period ir
which commerce and industry. have
been functioning without the advan.
tages of the codes Of fair competition
(See MESSAGE, Page A.
Evening star., 1935-08-25
FIRST SHOWBOAT OWNER
ON MISSISSIPPI DIES
Mrs. Thomlinson and First Hus-
band Started Theater Cruise
on River in 1879.
Nv ths Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DOTHAN, Ala, August 24.-Mrs.
Callie F. Thomlinson, IA. of Columbia,
Ala, reputed co-owner of the first
showboat on the Mississippi River,
died in a hospital here today.
Mrs. Thomlinson and her first hus-
band, Capt. E. B. French, started
their first showboat cruise In 1879.
After Capt French's death, she car
ried on the business with Capt. j. e.
McNair until 1907, when she retired
and moved her residence to Columbia.
In 1915 she married C. H. Thomlin-
son of Columbia. Her original river
vessel was leased for use in the Aim
version Of Edna Ferber's novel, Show
boat"
Evening star., 1935-08-25
STRIKERS BLOCK MAIL
Clash With Police Mark Delivery
Attempt at Iowa Plant.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, August "a
P).-Police and strikers traded blows
today when a United States mail
truck driver attempted to go through
picket lines at the Iowa Manufactur-
ing Co. plant here with parcel post
package.
The strikers are machinists at the
plant. They demand higher wages
and better working conditions.
The pickets have succeeded in pre-
venting delivery Of food to IS or 80
workers in the plant since Friday
night.
The clash came when officers tried
to pull aside a street barricade to
allow the mail truck to pass. Three
attempts to yank down the barrier
we're made, but strikers held their
lines, and the mail truck finally left.
Evening star., 1935-08-25
Chambruns Sail for U. S.

CHERBOURG, France, August "a
R.-The Count and Countess Rene
Adelbert de Chambrun sailed tonight
aboard the Empress Of Britain on a
honeymoon visit to Canada and the
United States.
She is the daughter of Premier
Pierre Laval and the Count is a
nephew of the late Nicholas Long
worth.
Evening star., 1935-08-25
Feverish Days of 1917 Are
Recalled as Senate Sends
White House Sweeping
Neutrality Resolution.
ETHIOPIAN ARMY DIGS
TRENCHES ON BORDER
100000 Italian Soldiers Tramp in
Grim Maneuvers in North
While Other Thousands Leave
Naples for Africa With Cheers
Ringing in Ears.
The Situation Abroad;

ne Sfu0fGon Abroddf
Great Britain ordered the strength of
its Mediterranean fleet concen-
trated around the Suez Canal yes
terday. At valetta, Malta, an off,
cial announcement disclosed war
ships would be stationed at both
entrances Of the canal:
Ethiopia began the construction of
frontier trenches. Emperor Halle
Selassie issued a proclamation in
structing the civil population of
Adds Ababa how to seek safety in
the event Of an air attack.
An army Of 10000 Italian soldiers
moved through the mountains of
Northern Italy, preparatory to
maneuvers beginning at dawn. ST.
multaneously, $50 1000 other Fascist
troops will engage in war drills in
other sections. A tremendous ova-
ton was given the departure for
Africa from Naples Of nearly 5000
troops, including two sons Of
Benito Mussolini and his son-in-
law
Evening star., 1935-08-25
4 Bodies Taken From Tunnel.

BERLIN, August "a R.-After
four days of continuous search for
victims buried in the collapse Of sub
way tunnel under construction near
Brandenburg Gate the first three
bodies were extricated today.
Unofficial estimates are that some
II bodies are still in the debris.
Evening star., 1935-08-25
British Mine Deaths Now 9.

SOUTH ELMSHALL, Yorkshire.
England, August "a P.-Five men
injured in an explosion in the South
Kirby Mine last night died today,
bringing the number Of victims to
nine.
Evening star., 1935-08-25
Three Infants Die in Fire.

TULAMEEN, British Columbia, Au-
gust "a CP.-The three infant chill
son were burned to death today in .
fire which destroyed their home here.
Evening star., 1935-08-25
johnson to Hale Into Court
, Family Heads Refusing Jobs
4 Threatens to Force
Employables With Dependents to
Work or Face Punishment.
BY the Associated Press


Thrown the defensive after their aborte
Administration labor leaders
followers
the relief jobs.
w
Evening star., 1935-08-25

(See SIGNING. Page So
Evening star., 1935-08-25
WEATHER.

%. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.J
Fair today and tomorrow; slowly rising
temperature tomorrow; gentle to moder-
ate north winds. Temperatures-High-
est. 70, at pm. yesterday; lowest, go, at
pm. yesterday.
Full report on page A-9.
Evening star., 1935-08-25

(See WAR, Page 81
Evening star., 1935-12-18
AUCTION sALEs-TOMORROW.
THOMAS J. OWEN 4 son. AUCTIoNEERs
l421 EYE ST. NV.
TRUSTEES SALE OF DESIRABLE THREE
STORY BRICK DWELLING. OCCUPIED
FOX BUSINESS AND DWELLING PUR-
POSES, KNOWN AS PREMISES 1890
I0I IrhRrTA rnAr NnK2KLIINEGrN

STORY BRICK DWELLING. OCCUPIED
EoE BUSINESS AND DWELLING PuR3 PugRRo
COLUMBIA ROAD NORTHWEST.
BY virtue OF q deed Of trust recorded In
a.ber No 6416 at folio l02 Of the land
THURSDAY. THE NINETEENTH DAY or
DECEMBER AID. 1885. AT TWO-THIRTY
O'CLOCK PM, lot IS in Mary 8. McAiiis-
ter's subdivision Of part of block g. Wash
ington Heights as per plat recorded r :, in
Of Columbia in Liber County IL. at folio
92 except the northerly 1871 feet Of said
lot condemned for the widening, Of Co
the District Court Cause No. 577. and part
su division of Washington Heights" ," as
In Lfber County 8. at folio lis; beginning
al the southwest corner Of said lot 5S. and
running THENCE east along the south line Of
thence west 10 feet. thence north 8 feet
to the beginning, also all right, title and
shown upon plat recorded in said survey.
prs ONCE in Liber 90. at folio 172. Said
block 8 being now known for the purposes
Terms Of sale: One-fourth cash balance
IN one two and three years, with interest
at six per cent per annum. payable semi
$4,000 cash balance monthly, or all cash
at the option of purchaser. Deposit of
81 81 ooO I required at time Of sale, Terms
Gays from cate Of sale otherwise The
-rustees reserve the Fight 10 resell the
pro7eriv at the risk and cost Of the default
inc purchaser after five days advertise
ment CT such resale in some newspaper
published in the District Of Columbia or
oepos1t may be forfeited. or without for
feiting deposit. trustees may avail them
selves OF any legal or equitable rights
against oefaulting purchaser. Further
particulars at time Of sale. All convey
anung recording and revenue stamps
etc. at cost Of purchaser.
EDWARD C. BALTZ,
deQ.11 113141611IR Trnstnnr