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Evening star., 1935-12-13

Farley Offices Damaged.
Before Lauber'S inspection other IN
vestigators were inclined to the belief
carelessly tossed cigarette had
started the blaze, which broke out on
the Twelfth street side of the sixth
floor and spread into the seventh.
While the fire damage was confined
to these two areas, water damage was
far more widespread even the huge
reception room in Postmaster General
Farley's suite on the third floor, one
Of the show places of the Govern
ment, being affected. Farley, how
ever, was at his desk as usual this
morning.
There also was water damage in the
Interstate Commerce Commission
Building, which adjoins the post
Office to the south.
The blaze was discovered by a
watchman Just before midnight.
The first firemen 70 arrive on the
scene were met by dense black cloud
of smoke on the sixth floor, which
repelled them from the filing room, q
large area near the center OF the build
ing on the Twelfth street side. The
filing room contained no windows and
the gas generated In the almost air
tight area overcame several Of the first
hremen on the scene.
Nearby Volunteers Called.
Every available gas mask was or
dered and the formidable nature Of
the fumes encountered esulted in sue
cessive alarms at 1902, 1927, 1:20,
:35 and a special alarm at l:52 am.
All fire apparatus in the District raced
to the fire or shifted stations, and VOL
unteer companies from surrounding
communities were summoned to man
some Of the empty engine houses.
Up to noon today, almost 40 fire.
men had gone to Emergency Hos
| pital to have their eyes treated after
the fumes had strongly affected them.
! or to receive first aid after being
overcome. At least score OF the
firemen were admitted to the hoSpl.
tai, although none was believed Sc
riously affected.
The hospital was so crowded with
emergency cases that some Of the
firemen we're placed on cots In the
basement and others assigned, two
and even three, to q room on the
upper floors
Tons Of Water.
This afternoon firemen aided by
several hundred Federal janitors and
laborers were sluicing and sweeping
| the water from several floors OF the
elaborate building.
During the peak of the battle last
night, water from at least 16 hose
lines was being played on the burning
files. The overflow ran into the cor
ridors and made twin cascades down
the beautiful spiral staircases, which
descend for eight floors on either side
Of the main entrance.
The elaborate, high-paneled recep-
ton room Of Postmaster General Far
ley, located three floors below the
fire-swept filing room, showed conA
siderable damage. Some Of the wal
nut paneling was cracking from water
seepage and fine rugs and furnishings
(See FIRE, Page 81
Evening star., 1935-12-13
BY the Associated Press.


KALGAN, Chahar Province, China,
December IA Saturday "A small
detachment of Japanese troops en-
tered this gateway city of the Chinese
northwest early today while the popu-
lace and Chinese soldiery gaped in
wonderment. Not shot was fired
and not voice was lifted in protest.
1t was the first appearance of jap
anese armed forces here and the in
vasion" was viewed as manifestation
Of the Japanese Army's determination
to clinch its hold on North China by
acquiring military control of strategic
centers.
Where the troops came from and
what their immediate purpose might
be was not disclosed, but the arrival
of 20 Japanese buses from Peiping was
Evening star., 1935-12-13
LEAGUE HELD VIOLATED.
Selassie Asks Assembly to Consider
Proposal Of Powers.

Selassie Asks Assembly to Consider
Proposal Of Powers.
By the Associated Press.
Emperor Halle Selassie asked the
League of Nations to call special
meeting o. the League, Assembly on
the grounds that the nco-British
peace plal. violated the spirit Of the
League Covenant.
The plan already has resulted in
a call for q session of the Council
next Wednesday.
Many of the smaller nations in the
League were represented as opposed
to the plan on the grounds that it
would give Premier Mussolini his
objective in East Africa.
Rebellion against the peace pro-
posal threatened in the House of
Commons today as the impression
grew in Geneva the plan would be
turned down.
British Protest Move.
BY letter and telegram, British
constituents protested to their rep
resentatives In Parliament against the
settlement suggestion.
The sentiment reflected the reported
efforts of smaller powers at the League
conference to exert their influence
for peace terms which would uphold
League principles without approving
Italian aggression by a grant OF
territory.
At Dessye, Selassie. who has not yet
received the proposals, said personally
he would summarily reject them II
they provided for partition Of Ethiopia.
An offieial communique from Adds
Ababa reported the defeat Of an italian
post near Deabu, north Of Makale, by
Rstrong Ethiopian patrol. Seven Italian
(See WAR, Page Sd
Evening star., 1935-12-13
Young Washington

Today's young washington"
will be found on page B-l Of this
edition-one Of the series being
published each week In The Star
The pictures show the Capitals
young generation at school, at
play and at work, the boys and
girls being snapped at random
throughout the city.
watch for your friends and
relstives.
Evening star., 1935-12-13
G. o. P. Convention Asked.

CHICAGO, December Is P.-A
citizens committee headed for WASH
ington today to present Chicago's bid
for the 1886 Republican convention
to the partyis national committee.
Robert F. Carr and Albert D. Lasker
chairmen Of the Chicago group. said
Mayor Edward J. Kelly would join
them In the Capital.
Evening star., 1935-12-13
SILVER PURCHASE
STRATEGY YELLED
Reason for U. S. Buying in
.Marts Outside London
Is Not Clarified.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Determined to "do something
for silver," Congress passed siluer
purchase act in June. 1884. di-
rected Treasury to -,;,5viVu5e no
silper at otgn price until iUorld fig
we reaches t1.2S per ounce or hold
inos equal one-third of gold hold
ings. Buying principally through
London, Treasury became biggest
customer; on Tuesday, English
mart closed because OF absence OF
buying bids in face OF huge Offer
inCs from Far East With price far
belo,c- $12s and great gold imports
blocking efforts to establish three
to-one ratio, continuance OF Treas
urv policy iDas Questioned; real
frned yesterday.
Evening star., 1935-12-13
Driver in Auto Teeter-Totters
Over 30-Foot Drop. .

CHICAGO, December Is Rl.-
Moritz Mommsen, As, held his breath
today as his automobile hung peril
ously over 30-foot drop at the end
Of a dead-end street.
He carefully crawled out Friday
the 18th was his lucky day, he de-
cided.
His car crashed through the 3-foot
concrete barrier just far enough to
balance like o teeter-totter.
He escaped with cuts and rib
injuries.
Evening star., 1935-12-13

By the Associated Press.
ROME. December 13-The Franco
British plan for peace between Italy
and Ethiopia. made public today
would give italy sovereignty or control
over approximately two-thirds oi
Ethiopia.
An Italian government spokesman
said his government could make nc
comment on the proposal at present
but that "they are being examined
with care"
There are five points to the plan
sS follows:
/. Italy would get sovereignty over
Tirre Province. already conquered by
her military forces except for the
sacred city of Aksum and corrldor
connecting that city with Ethiopia.
2. The Danakil frontier would be
''rectifed' so as to give the Aussa
region to Ethiopia in full sovereignty.
3. The Somaliland frontier would be
"rectified" running from the Kenya-
Somalilaud boundary intersection to
Gorranei. west of Guramdab, to the
intersection of the 45th degree and
the British Somaliland frontier.
Ethiopia Would Get Port.
4, Ethiopia would get free port on
the sea, preferably Assab, and a cor
ridor leading to it; France and Great
Britain would undertake to get from
Ethiopia guarantees against the I'M
portation of arms and munitions.
S. France and Great Britain would
agree at Geneva to urge Emperor Halle
Selassie to grant Italy zone OF in
fluence running from the new Somall-
land frontier established under point
8 and extending all across Ethiopia
from the twenty-fifth to the forty
fifth longitude and northward to the
eighth parallel; Emperor Halle Selas-
sic would have sovereignty over this
zone of Italian influence but would
have an adviser who might or might
not be an Italian.
There would be League of Nations
commission to advise the Ethiopian
monarch on internal affairs, but no
member of this commission could be a
citizen Of any other interested power.
Italian Privileged Company.
In the italian zone Of influence the
active administration would be
through an Italian privileged COM
pany with exclusive economic rights
which, however, would have to recog-
nize the existing property rights. This
company would be obliged to contrib
ute to the expense of the social i'm
provement of the natives.
The proposal was offered with the
hope that Premier Mussolini would
answer it as speedily as possible.
It urged him to accept the plan in
principle as a basis for discussion
without prejudice for the final settle
ment.
The preamble to the proposals said
the settlement of the Italo- Ethiopian
conflict should be handled by the
Leagues Committee of Five which
delegated Great Britain and France
to find q solution.
Evening star., 1935-12-13
PILOT REPORTED MISSING
Caught in Snowstorm in Virginia
Mountains.

MIDDLESBoRo, KY, December ls
R.-Sam Jones, 20, of New Albany,
Ind, was reported missing today in
the mountains Of Southwestern Vir-
ginia after the open airplane he was
flying from Big Stone Gap, Va, to
Middlesboro was caught in q snow
storm yesterday afternoon.
Pilot Harry Boggs, who left Big
Stone Gap Airpot at the same time
in another ship, said he last saw Jones
near Pennington Gap. Boggs said he
had great difnculty in flying through
the storm 10 Middlesbcro.
Evening star., 1935-12-13
HOLDING COMPANY
TEST HITS |MPASSE
Government and Utilities
DeadIocked Over Way to
Sound Out law.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Center OF bittereSt congressional
fight since Democratic adnrinistTG-
ton took over Government in 1888.
ldw to regulate and eliminate
utility holding companies brought
flood of court actions seeking in
functions against enforcement. In
opposition, Government fled case
against Electric Bond & Share,
mould prefer to test lGtO through
this action. Requirement Of regis
tration OF all companies by Decem-
Der ignored by many major units
Principal indication thus far OF ju-
dicial attitude toicard laaO found in
opinion OF unconstitutiondlity
handed dossn BY Federal Court in
Baltimore.
By the Associated Press.
The Government and the utilities
were dealocked today over the proper
way to test the constitutionality o.
the Roosevelt holding company law
The impasse appeared unlikely to b
broken for at least two weeks.
Attorney General Cummings step
ped into District Supreme Court yes
terday to argue that the test cas-,
should be narrowed down to q sui
the Government has brought against
Electric Bond 81 Share Co. in New
York.
In his first appearance as the Gov.
ernment's chief lawyer in a subordinat,
Federal court. Cummings asked tina
seven injunction suits brought in thl
local court by utility firms be stayeC
pending a United States Suprem,
Court ruling In the Electric Bond &
Share case.
Explains His Presence.
Without referring directly to Solici
tor General Stanley Reed, who suf
fered Q fainting spell at the end o
(See UTILITIES. Pare g.
Evening star., 1935-12-13
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The reason for a change in tactics,
which has led the Treasury to buy
silver "in many different places" in
stead of concentrating its purchases,
remained officially q mystery today.
There were hints IN some quarters
that it may be seeking to thwart
spectators. It was also suggested
that when the United States, biggest
customer for silver, buys in London.
the brokers can guess the amount Of
purchases with fair accuracy. and
thus seem to penetrate American in
tentions.
The. London market collapsed last
Tuesday and dispatches told OF the
Treasury's apparent refusal to buy
there In the face Of huge offerings
from the Far East. There were gen.
eral rumors that the Treasury was
not buying any more silver.
Secretary Morgenthau acted to dis
pei these rumors yesterday. He said
he was still carrying out the man
date" of Congress which calls. for
purchases until the price reaches
sI.2e an ounce, or until silver is one
quarter of the monetary stocks.
Morgenthau added that he had
bought every day this week" but
''in many different places" This, he
agreed, was o change from past prac-
tices.
There was renewed confusion In
the markets after his remarks. The
price dropped again yesterday In
London and New York., but rose In
Montreal. -
The Treasury said it has acquired
7sI, ,T44, 600 ounces to date. The prices
paid are supposed to range from IS
cents to IT'S cents an ounce. (Yes-
terday's quotation In London was 5s'6
cents.)
Because of huge imports Of gold,
however, little or no progress has been
made In attaining the silver acts goal.
This calls for q ratio OF to in
the silver and gold stocks. The ratio
is now believed to be, roughly, to z.
Evening star., 1935-12-13
NEW NEUTRALITY
LAW IS SOUGHT
Roosevelt Bares Effort to
Gain Substitute When
Present One Expires.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Aroused by findings OF Senate
Investigating Committee of great
munitions profits and by tDar scare
in Europe, Congress last Summer
hurriedly passed neutrality law.
Most effective provision ioGs uu-
thorization to President to prohibit
export of "Udr materiels" to bel
Hgerent nations; applied last Oc-
tober Uhen President Roosevelt
proclaimed italy and Ethiopia In
state OF war. Definition OF "tCar
nlateriels" present principal prob
lem In application of act, iUhfch
expires In February. Admtnistrd-
ton seeks Dide range OF diScTe-
itonary po,1ers in such legislation;
congressional bloc favors rigid def
nition and direction by lGtO.
BY the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt will seek new
neutrality legislation early in the next
session of Congress.
In making this known at a press
conference today, Mr.. Roosevelt re-
marked that the present temporary
neutrality law expires next February
Obviously, the President said. he Is
trying to find something to take its
place.
But the Chief Executive declined to
discuss the probable form the ad-
ministration,s proposals would take.
The exact date of expiration of the
present law making it mandatory
upon the President to declare an en-
barge on arms, ammunition and i'm
plementS of war upon the outbreak Of
hostilities, is February %.
Many Proposals Advanced.
The President said he did not know
whether he would refer to the sub
ject OF neutrality in his message to
Congress next month. But, he indi-
Gated, he would reach a decision on
the outline Of several proposals already
advanced within the next two weeks.
His comment was prompted by q
questioner who asked If the admin
istration intended to seek neutrality
legislation in line with its appeals for
voluntary steps to discourage war
profits.
In addition to invoking the embargo
on implements of war. the Govern
(see NEUTRALITY, Page 81
Evening star., 1935-12-13
TWO-THIRDSOF ETHIOPIA
GIVEN ITALY In TERMS
OF POWERS PEACE PLAN
japanese Troops Enter Kalgan,
Gateway to Chinese Northwest
Invasion Viewed as Manifestation of
Army's Determination to acquire
Control of Strategic Centers.

thought possibly to indicate an expe-
dition deeper into the interior.
Hostilities between Manchukuo and
Chinese forces In Southeastern Chahar
Province meanwhile lulled with re-
ports that q settlement had been
reached involving installation Of Mon
gol police In the disputed frontier ter
ritory.
To Increase Troops.
TIENTSIN, December Is (P.-High
Japanese officers formulated at a con-
ference today their policy" toward
North China involving sharp in
crease of Japanese army forces in this
area and close collaboration with the
new, semi-autonomous regime.
The conference was called by Maj
(See JAPAN, Page So
Evening star., 1935-12-13

By the Associated PreSs.
LONDON. December 13.-Japan
granted Soviet Russia the right to q
feet equal to its own in arguing fol
tonnage equality for all nations before
the international naval conference,
authoritative quarters disclosed today
This widening of the scope OF
Japan's position was regarded as one
of the most significant developments
Of the f1ve-day-old conference.
The delegation from Toxic developed
the theory that a single standard
should apply to all nations indis-
criminately, regardless of their defense
requirements or colonial commitments
other delegations reported
Japan'S delegation lnaneuvered TO-
day to win the support of France and
Italy In the ASiatic empires demand
for sea power equality.
The Japanese revised their request
for a common upper limit on naval
tonnage to include the five powers
Japan, the United States, Great Brit
ain, France and Italy-instead Of the
first three only. as previously sug-
gested.
The French and Italians opposed
the japanese demands yesterday be-
cause they were not included. How
ever, informed sources said they did
not consider the new tactics would
prove successful. although they will
bring the French and Italians more
into the general debate.
AS a result Of the new japanese
plan, the French and Italians are ex-
pected to present more detailed view
points when the session is resumed
Monday after a week end Of confer
ences within the delegations.
Delegation Heads to Confer.
Next Mondays meeting will be for
the heads of the delegations only
Observers saw significance in this
limitation and said they believed ii
Evening star., 1935-12-13
JAPAN COMEDIES
PARITY TO RUSSIA
Maneuvers to Win Support
in Demands for Naval
Equality.
BACKGROUND


Warning that success OF present
Naudl Armament Conference
hinged upon reaction of dominant
pot0erS to her demands tor equality
NTH Britain and United States,
Japan refused consideration OF
other problems until tonnage issue
iUas settled. Denied paper parity"
compromise at previous session by
objection of United States, Japan
yesterday encountered solid front
Of opposition from Britain, France
and Italy. Original naual drnla-
ment limitation of 1921 established
5-5--3-3-3 ratio OF capital
ships, Nth Britain and United
States allotCed maximum. London
agreement OF 1850 increased Japd-
nese allowance for smaller ships.
but tDas still far short OF parity.
Evening star., 1935-12-13
New york Price FANS.

NEW YORK, December 13 CP1.--H
Foreign bar silver dropped another
cent in New York today to 6osz cents
an ounce, the lowest since last March
-, and . decline Of ~ cents this
week.
Evening star., 1935-12-13
Tigre Province
Would Go
to Duce.
NEW FRONTIER
LINES DRAWN
Free Port on Sea
Is Provided for
Africans.
BACKGROUND


Strength OF League OF Nations
lies in faith Of small nations that
increased protection results from
maintenance OF organization.
Claiming this faith shaken by
Franco British proposals for Ethto-
pian land cessions to Italy, small
nations haze criticized suggestion,
,sopardized its chances OF dp-
proual by League. Meanwhile, en-
forcement of economic sanctions
and inpokfno of oil embargo
against dggressor Italy stand in
ubeydnce. At London and Paris
political forces opposed to present
administrations are making capt
tai of present stdlenldte.
Evening star., 1935-12-13
WEATHER.

20 3. Weather Bureau FOFeCAbtJ
Rain tonight and probably tomorrow
morning; not much change in tempera-
ture; lowest tonight, about S6 degrees.
Temperatures-Highest. As, at noon to-
day; lowest, 80, at $50 pm. yesterday.
Fun report on page AS.
Evening star., 1935-12-13

(see UTILITIES, Page g.
Evening star., 1935-12-13
Delegation Heads to Confer.

Next Mondays meeting will be for
the heads Of the delegations only.
Observers saw significance in this
limitation and said they believed it
Evening star., 1935-12-13
ESCAPES ON H0OD00 DAY

(See FIRE, Page 80
Evening star., 1935-12-13
To Increase TroOpa.

(See JAPAN, Page So
The Lexington advertiser., 1935-10-31
25 GALLONS GASOLINE FREE-WITH EACH
CAR ADVERTISED!

No. 461 Chevrolet Coach, 1881 . . j.. $4,000
No. 463 Chevrolet Coach, 1929 $1,000
No. AIT Chevrolet Coach, 1881 $4,000
No. $40 Chevrolet Coach, 1880 . . . $4,000
No. 541 Ford vs. Coupe, 1885, like new S495.OO
No. sol Ford VS. Fordor Sedan, 1892 S295.OO
YOUR OLD CAR MAY MAKE DOWN PAY
MENT -BALANCE ON EASY TERMS!
The Lexington advertiser., 1935-10-31

B. White, of Cruger, was among
unsss visitors in the city Wednesday.
White is among county fire wardens
Ms section.
The Lexington advertiser., 1935-10-31
Lexington Diaries
High In Grading

There were cities in Mississippi for
which milk sanitation ratings of 80 per
cent or more were reported by the State
Milk Sanitation authorities to the Pub
lie health service. In the list two of
Holmes county's cities were listed in the
states total. They were Durant and
Lexington.
According to 0. W. Thompson, sani-
tartan of Holmes county's health depart
ment, the inclusion of a city in this
list means that the pasteurized milk
sold in the city, is of such degree of
excellence that the weighted average of
the percentages of compliance with the
various items of sanitation required for
grade A pasteurized milk is 80 per cent
or more, and that, similirly, the raw
milk sold in the city is of such de-
gree of excellence that the weighted
average of the percentages of compliance
with the various items of sanitation re-
qured for Grade A raw milk is 90 per-
cent or more.
Other cities in Mississippi listed in
the milk sanitation rating of cities in
cluded Brookhaven, Cleveland, Green
wood, Jackson, Ocean Springs and Yazoo
City.
The Lexington advertiser., 1935-10-31
Founders Week Sale
At The Jitney Jungle

With more than so national manufac-
turers of high grade foods cooperating,
L. P. Hand of the Lexington Jitney
Jungle, announces his regular annual
Founders Week Sale" for eight days
of fast selling, beginning Friday morn
ing, November l and ending at closing
time November 9. In discussing this
event Mr.. Hand stated that Jitney Jun
gle proposes to make its 1885 Founders
Week Sale the greatest in the history
of the local store.
Regular customers and the people in
general of Lexington and trade terri
tory, are familiar with the big array of
bargains offered each year and this one
will be no exception. Unique in con-
ception will be the Jack Pot window to
be given away absolutely free to some
one Saturday November at p. m. The
scheme of the window is to watch it
grow, for each day additional packages
will be added to it by the store and by
manufacturers participating so that it
is most likely that the winner will get
wagon load of groceries. The name
of the winner will be posted in the
window Immediately following the draw
ing. An advertisement setting forth
some of the bargains featured are to
be found in this issue on Page but
better still visit the store and see the
whole outlay where the entire stock
has been made savings for grocery
needs.
The Lexington advertiser., 1935-10-31
Certificates Filled
Out Subsidy Payment

Many producers have asked as to
whether or not in submitting informa-
tlon on sales of cotton they are auto
matically agreeing to sign up in the
1886 program, states the county agent
The records being submitted are merely
statements made by the buyers to the
effect that they purchased a given
number of pounds of cotton on GER
tain date from a certain producer and
have no bearing whatever upon the prog
ram for 1886, except that this nforma-
tion is used in preparing statements to
secure subsidy payments which are paid
only in the event said producer signs
1886 contract.
Lack of forms is handicapping the
buyers in filling these statements out.
Ten thousand of these were run off by
The Advertiser job plant to bridge over
the time the forms are expected from
Washington.
Detailed instructions from the Wash
ington office on the systematic method
of filing this information as per serial
number, where tenants are involved, is
also a handicap. The only information
that the county agents office has, was
CLEANED from the daily papers. 1t is
hoped that this information is correct
as it has been in the past.