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Evening star., 1935-12-23

While Senator Pittman is chairman
of the Foreign Relations Committee,
he spoke on that occasion without Of
fetal prompting and under his own
personal auspices. His views about
the obviousness of japanese aggres-
sion in the Pacific are shared by sew
eral other Congressman who went
with him on the Philippine junket.
However, that is long-range mat
ter and has been for 20 years.
The tDise ones here also thought
they sdw ray of peace light
shouting through the lately head
lined British wdr gloom. Their
ans-AtIantic telephone adpices
led them to believe that British
pessiniiSm ipds the natural reac-
tion to the failure of the Hoare-
LdvdI peace plan. In other words,
By laying the Dar scare on thick,
the British officials coDered their
retreat from their unfortunate
peace scheme
No United States authority can say
anything officially, but all are well
pleased that the scheme failed. They
are confident that another, better
peace program will eventuate.
Evening star., 1935-12-23
Andorra, Worlds
Tir,iest Republic,
Vars for Phones
Dispute of France and
Spain Keeps 5000
in Suspense.

ANDORRA R.-Andorra, one Of
the worlds tiniest republics, Is upset
because she has no telephones.
Her inhabitants, 5,000-strong, threat
en- to take action themselves unless
her powerful co-protectors, France
and Spain, end their long-standing
economic feud over the control Of
Andorra's unborn telephone system.
French linemen started rigging up
wires for the new telephone system,
but were obstructed by a decision of
the General Council of the Valleys,
which refused their assent on grounds
they we're not consulted beforehand.
Spain, taking advantage Of the
strained relations between Andorra
and the prefect at Perpignan, offered
to complete the unfinished work at
less cost than France. The General
Council assented, but more political
difficulties presented themselves and
Andorra Is stiA without telephones.
The political status of Andorra was
settled In 1878. when its 19l square
miles OF territory was placed under
the Joint suzerainty Of the head Of
the French state and of the Spanish
Bishop of UrgeL
Evening star., 1935-12-23

at his side, few small coins in the
palm of his outstretched hand and a
"For Sale-$25" sign in the window
told the simple story.
All Changed Next Year.
On the calendars next year, how
ever, the youngster was emerging
from the shop with his new partner
straining at the leash before him.
The boy In 1882 was pictured Civ
ing the dog its first lesson in re-
sponsibility. Solemnly perched ON an
overturned box beside a stack of news
papers, the dog pays strict attention
while his master gives final instruc-
tions after printing the sign: Home
to Lunch-Back in 10 minits."
The fourth picture of the series shows
the newspaper boy and pet entering
dog show. and next, the pair are
In the center of an arena with the
eyes Of hundreds OF spectators upon
them. A bluetribbon clutched firmly
Evening star., 1935-12-23
GENERAL MOTORS GIVES.
$25 TO EACH EMPL0YE
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, December 23.-General
Motors Corp. prepared to send a S.
100000 cash Christmas gift to its
100000 employees in the United States
today.
The gift was announced last night
by Alfred p. Sloan. jr., president OF
General Motors, who said business
improvement at home and abroad
has resulted in better year for all
of us in General Motors" Corpora
ton officials described the $5,00o,o00
as an appreciation fund"
Checks for SIS each will be dis
tributed Tuesday to every employe
who was in the service July 1. 1885.
Executives participating in the reg
ular bonus fund are excluded. OF
the total, $2,5l5,ooo viii 30 to workers
Ia Michigan cities.
Evening star., 1935-12-23
TOXIC DISCUSSES
CHINESE ALLIANCE
Cooperation Against Reds
in Northern Provinces
Is Desired.
RICECROIND-

BACKGROUND
Encountering little resistance
from China to its program OF donlt-
nation on ASiastic mainland, Japan
has found pro-SoUiet influence most
serious obstacle in ceretdin areas.
In Mongolia, bordering on Man
chukuo, Russian efforts hare been
intensified in maintaining that
propince as bu6er state betUeen
japanese forces and Siberia. Mean
uhile thin link OF trans Siberian
railroad betueen Russia proper and
Pacific Coast has been double
tracked in parts as Souiet prepares
for prospective wdr.
Over meek end. troops cldShed on
Manchukuo-Mdn border. an
other in long series Of border
incidents" which haze maintained
tension for months.
Evening star., 1935-12-23

gle. The squeeze upon Treasury Sec
retary Morgenthau. about a month
ago, could not have been tighter If
the so-called silver nations were
pulling the strings on him in torturous
colluSion.
There are lofty suspicious here
that this is erdctly t0hat happened.
Any official in the kno1O mould need
only one guess as to Which nation
pulled the biggest string.
The influence of silver Senators and
Father Coughlin will undoubtedly be
courted in whatever Is ultimately de-
cided officially. Continued protection
for domestic producers may be sought.
But as far as the international aspects
are concerned. the experiences of the
past few months have been too aggra-
waiting to be overlooked by the au-
thorities here.
Promised Results Fail.
Economic results promised by the
international purchases have proved
to be impossible of fulfillment. In
stead of helping Chinese purchasing
power, for instance, the policy has
pushed or opened the way for China
to be led off silver.
Also, the policy has served its main
practical purpose, namely, to buy of
domestic inf1ationists as cheaply as
possible.
The news about Senator Borah's
entry into the Wisconsin primary
leaked out prematurely. 1t was to
have been announced four days later
This explains why no official state
ment was issued by him until the next
day.
Wisconsin is not the only State
Mr.. Bordh tUiH enter That State
came first because the imitation
,Cas pressed upon him. Also be-
cause there 1Das good ground to
belieUe no opposition ticket mould
be put into the field against him
Similar invitations now are being
arranged in some of the II other
States where primaries will be held
President Roosevelt told this hith.
erto unpublished yarn on himself to O
friend the other day.
The annual Supreme Court dinner
at the White House last year was held
at time when the gold devaluation
clause was under consideration by the
court. 1t so happened that the din
ner was served on the famous White
House gold embossed plates.
Mr.. Roosevelt noted the opportunity
for a chance remark on the appro-
priateness of gold embossing upon
platters provided for the honorable
court.
Just about five justices laughed
but the others, probably four. drew
their lips tightly together and declined
to smile.
No Inner Surprise.
No inner surprise was felt at the
Soviet-Japanese border clashes. Our
boys received advance word that ten
sion was increasing in Outer Mongo-
liza, and that border Incidents were
likely. The answer to it is that the
clash area is a Communist stronghold
at the moment. Japan does not like
that near its puppet empire of Man
chukuo.
The japanese have been trying to
buy off the Mongol leaders without
much success. They always try bayo-
nets next
The Pittman speech in Nevada,
about the same time, sounded like a
second alarm to a Japanese-United
States war No one here responded
to that one. either.
Evening star., 1935-12-23

Copyright. 1875. by the Associated Press.
TOXIC, December 23.-The Japa-
nese government has been discussing
with Chinese leaders "the general prin-
ciple Of sino-Japanese cooperation to
prevent a spread of Communist infiu-
ence" in China's northern territories,
a foreign Office spokesman disclosed
today.
The spokesman said such Communist
influence was not necessarily synony-
nous with Soviet Russia, although his
disclosure followed statements by mill
tarists that indicated the army in
Japanese-advised Manchukuo has
launched a campaign for pressure on
Soviet dominated Outer Mongolia.
The Sino-Japanese conversations
have been confined thus far to discus
sion Of the principle Of anti-Commu-
mist cooperation. the foreign ONCE
representative said, and have not
touched details.
Chiang's Assent Claimed.
He asserted Generalissimo Chang
Kai-Shek, virtual dictator of the GEN.
trail Chinese government, has already
accepted in principal" the genera
thesis of such Sino-Janapese co-opera-
ton. but that the talks have not
reached the stage of considering
whether 1t should take the form Of
military alliance and what territories
should be involved.
The spokesman said Soviet news
papers, possibly because they knew
| such Sino-Japanese talks were II
progress, were printing quantities o.
anti-JapaneSe matter, infiaming anti
japanese feeling.
He asserted this feeling had reached
such intensity at Khabarovsk that
member of the Japanese consulate
general was recently stoned and tina
it was unsafe for members of th'
consulate general to appear in th'
streets. The Japanese government
has already protested the alleged
stoning to Moscow.
Outer Mongolia Is Target.
The spokesman said he had NJ
knowledge of any plans by the Jap
anese Army in Manchukuo to carr,
out a campaign of military presSur
on Outer Mongolia.
Statements by japanese militaristS
both in Toxic and in Hsinking, capi
tai of Manchukuo, indicated the mill
tary had embarked definitely on sucl
q movement, with or without the con
sent of the Toxic government.
The militarists attributed the cam
paign to a delimiting Of the "am
biguous" boundary between Man
chukuo and Mongolia, and the re
cent border clash at the frontier pos
of Balun- Bersun, in which severs
Mongols were reported killed, wa
considered merely the first incident t
come to outside notice.
| Western China Considered.
Articles in the Nationalist pres
indicated the militarist and imperial
ist faction of Japan envisioned ex
tension Of this campaign even as Ia
as expulsion of Soviet influence from
Sinkiang, Western China, as well a
Outer Mongolia.
There was no evidence thus far tina
the civilian element of the Toxic gov
ernment approved such ambitions. al
though the newspaper Miyako as
serted Foreign Minister Koh Hirot'
intended to negotiate with Nankin
and Peiping for Sino-Japanese anti
Soviet alliance.
Evening star., 1935-12-23

THE first suggestion in this country
- that mail be carried by airships
seems to have been made in 1922 ny
the editor of paper in Norristown,
Pa, who urged the Postmaster Cen
eral to consider the use of flying ma
chine invented by James Bennett
Benefits machine could never be
made to fly, however. In 1840 the
Senate was requested to appropriate
a fund for experimental work in air.
mail. but nothing came Of it. The first
experiment with airmail in the United
States was made in May. 1918. when
the Army and the Post Office Depart
ment established an experimental line
between New York and Washington.
Evening star., 1935-12-23
He's Back for Sixth Year
The Star Calendars Give Another
Episode in Life of Newsie.

in the young masters hand is mute
explanation of the triumphant ex-
pressions of boy and dog.
Popularity Well Established.
Popularity of the youngster and his
canine companion seemed well estab-
llshed after five years of calendar
decoration on the walls Of homes,
stores and Offices throughout the Dis
trict. Requests for continuance Of
the series were numerous. Urging
further use of the pair, one admirer
wrote: "Just because he has won the
ribbon is no reason for quitting"
Consequently. the New York artist,
Harry Hintermeister, got busy and
painted his character against the
camp background shown above. Still
holding his papers under one arm
and wearing mis- green cap at a
Jaunty angle, the boy holds his
Evening star., 1935-12-23
BASKETS GIVEN OUT
Phillips Wormley Pupils Garry
Cheer to Needy Families.

Pupils of the Phillips Wormle"
Schools were busy today distributing
Christmas baskets containing food
and clothing to needy families of chill
dren attending the institution and
others in the neighborhood. Christ
mas programs were given Thursday
and Friday.
School officials and parents Of the
pupils we're guests at the programs.
which included plays. recitations and
singing of carols. Greetings were read
by Miss Mineola Kirkland, supervising
principal of division 10. Mrs. Annie
Jackson, mother of the principal, was
a guest at the assembly.
Evening star., 1935-12-23
PIG CROP MUCH LARGER
500 Per Cent Increase Shown by
Agriculture Department.

The Agriculture Department esti-
mated today that the 1885 Fall pig
crop would show a sos per cent in
crease over production in 1894.
The combined Spring and Fall crop
of 1885 was estimated at per cent
below that OF 1894. The department
said there is a prospective increase of
"a per cent in the number of sows
to farrow In the Spring OF 1885 over
the small farrowing In the Spring Of
this yeas. n
Evening star., 1935-12-23
U. S. DROPS APPEAL
ON MILK LICENSES
Court Had Held A. A. A. Rule
for Boston Market Void
and Unenforceable."

BY the Associated Press.
BOSTON, December 23.-The Fed
eral Government dropped its appeal
today from Federal Judge Elisha H.
Brewster's decision last May which de-
clared the A. A. A. milk license for the
Boston market void and unenforce-
able"
No reason for the action was given
by Government officials here.
Evening star., 1935-12-23

capped injury dragged Won Stein from
the blazing plane, which was de-
Stroyed.
The crash followed an theological
flight to make weather observation at
an altitude Of 1900 feet. 1t is be-
lieved that as the plane came in TO
land gust of wind tipped it to one
side. A flare on the under side of
the wing scraped against the ground
and was ignited by friction. An Of
ficial investigating board was to meet
Evening star., 1935-12-23

the Naval Air
Station, in Ana
costa, is believed
to have saved tho
life of Ralph B.
Won Stein, aero
grapher, third
class.
Won Stein was in
Naval Hospital to-
day suffering from
a fractured verte-
bra, injuries to his
head and minor
burns. Physicians
held out hope for
his recovery.
PrankS WhO es-
Evening star., 1935-12-23
IOWA GAMBLING CASE
NEARING LAST STAGES
Special Prosecutor Resumes Argu-
ment as Trial Goes Into
Seventh Week.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SIOUX CITY, Iowa, December 23.-
The gambling conspiracy trial of At
torney General Edward L. O'Connor
entered its last stages today.
Special Prosecutor H. M. Havener
seeking O'Connor's conviction on
charges the attorney general per-
mitted Statewide operation of slot ma
chimes. was scheduled to resume his
argument to the jury.
Today marked the opening OF the
trials seventh week. The case was
expected to go to the jury soon, but
there appeared to be only slim pos
sibility of getting verdict by Christ
mas.
Evening star., 1935-12-23

today to fix the
C ause of the
crash.
The ship burst
.nto fla mes as it
turned over and
but fol- Franks
prom pit ness in
dragging his pas
senger to safety
it W ould have
b e en- impossible
10 effect a rescue,
naval authorities
said.
Won Stein, who
is "a. WAS born in
Hamilton. Ohio.
Evening star., 1935-12-23

and enlisted in the Navy in July,
1929. He has been stationed at Ana
costa since September.
Franks is a native of Portland,
Greg, and is 35 He enlisted in the
Navy first in November. 1919. and
after returning to civil life re-enli6ted
in October, 1888.
Evening star., 1935-12-23

realists who mis-
take filth for flc-
tion and lewd.
ness for lttera-
ture. l wouldn't
say this person
was much Of a
writer, but he
certainly Is a
practical dirt
farmer.
I've never be-
|lieved in censor
ship for creative
work, and as re-
CARDS this group,
I've always gone
on the theory,
Evening star., 1935-12-23

parsphrasing an old line OF an Old
ballad. that they we're more to be
pittied than censored.
But for the individual offender
against common decency-wen, when
I was a youngster down South, they
told me the surest way to destroy 9
skunk was to pen him under a barrel
and Just let him smell himself 70
death on his own personal perfumes.
(oopyriRht. 1895. by the North American
Newspaper Alliance. Incl
Evening star., 1935-12-23
ARMY METEOROLOGICAL
SERVICE JOBS ARE OPEN
Applications Will Be Received
to Fill Vacancies at Posts in
Sd Corps Area.

Announcement that applications
will be received to fill VACANCIES in
the Army Meteorological Service of
the 3rd Corps area was made today
at the Boiling Field headquarters.
All enlistments are in the grade
of private. with opportunity for ad-
vancement after one year. Present
vacancies are at Boiling Field, Lang
ley Field and Aberdeen Proving
Ground.
Applicants are expected to have q
high school education, be Of good
character and have an interest In
the science Of meteoa&logy.
Evening star., 1935-12-23
Irwin s. Cobb
Says:
Literary Skunks May
Kill Themselves Off
in Own Perfume.

WESTWOOD HILLS, Calf. De.
cember 23-I've just been reading
until stopped to gag-the latest
novel Of one Of the new school of
authors-you know, those so-called
Evening star., 1935-12-23
YES o good Scout now. but still

Y YES good Scout now, but still
IL the same barefoot paper boy
with the bandaged toe' the
Il a sleeveless red sweater, the
white terrier dog and the unfailing
smile by which he has won his way
into the hearts of thousands Of Wash
ingtonians.
Proudly extending his left hand in
the official grip symbolizing member
ship in the world wide fellowship of
Scouting. the younester who has
adorned Star carrier boy greeting
calendars for the last FIVE years en-
tiers the sixth illustrated episode of
his career with the painting on the
1885 calendars.
The "newsie" first appeared In
1890 He stood before pet shop
window gazing longingly at an alert
little puppy within. An empty leash
Evening star., 1935-12-23
NAVAL PILOT ACTS
QUICKLY IN CRASH
Drags Aerographer From
Burning Plane at
AnaCoStia.

Quick action by Chief Aviation
Pilot A. L. Franks, U. S. ~, pilot
Of a Navy plane that turned over
and burned in landing yesterday at
Evening star., 1935-12-23
What's What
Behind News
In Capital
New Deal Expected to
Seek Change in
Silver Act.
BY PAUL MALLON.

BY PAUL MALLON.
COURSE, 1t will have to be
denied officially now, but the
administration will probably
~ ask Congress next month to
revise or repeal the silver purchase
act. This intimation may appear
astounding, with the elections coming
on, and all but the topmost minds are
trending strongly that way.
The act has been something OF a
silver straitjacket, to them. 1t Is
stifly mandatory. They cannot wrig-
Evening star., 1935-12-23
NOTABLES CALLED
IN TODD INQUIRY
Grand Jury Looks "for Muir.
der" in Strange Death
of Film Actress.
BACKGROUND

tUell-knotUn screen coDledtenHe dur
ing succeeding years.
On Saturday night, December IA,
she attended party; on Monday she
was found dead in automobile tn
garage near home. Autopsy Uer-
dict pdS carbon monortde poison
ing, coroner's jury and police called
death accidental. County jury re-
fused to agree, continued inUesti-
CATION.
BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, December z3.-The
Los Angeles County grand jury looked
for murder" today in the private life
and strange death Of Thelma Todd,
smiling film funmaker.
THE grand jury will look for mur-
der" said George johnson. deputy
district attorney. IF murder was
not possible, perhaps even probable,
the grand jury would not be inter-
ested. The question Of murder must
be answered.
I'VE must consider the possibility
Of jealousy and the further possibili-
ties Of unrequited love or hatred"
Filmland Notables Called.
A host of FINLAND notables were
summoned to do what they could to
answer the questions of how and when
the actress died, apparently acci-
dental" coroner's jury held, from
monoxide fumes.
Miss Todd's maid. May Whitehead,
who found the crumpled body in her
big phaeton in a seaside garage last
Monday, was summoned as the first
witness.
Investigators stated the car had not
been removed since a cafe employe
placed it in the garage before Miss
Todd's return from Hollywood party
Sunday morning. This tended to null
lify statements of several persons that
they had seen the actress driving in
her car Sunday afternoon.
A central figure in the inquiry was
Roland West. screen director and
Thelma Todd'S partner in the side
walk cafe beside the Coast Highway.
Partner to Be Quizzed.
Jurors indicated they would question
him concerning his business and per-
sonal relations with the film beauty,
whom he said he unwittingly locked
out of her quarters above her cafe
Sunday morning a week ago.
Others summoned included guests at
the Hollywood party with Miss Todd
a few hours before the time police es-
timated she died from carbon monox-
ide poisoning. They included:
Sid Grammar, theatrical impress
sario; Pasquale Di Cicco. her former
husband. returning from the East;
Arthur Prince, dance director, who
said the actress was depressed when
she left for home, and Margaret Lind
say. D1 Cicco's companion.
District attorneys investigators es-
tablished that the death garage could
be filled with lethal amount of mon
oxide from the automobiles engine in
two minutes.
Evening star., 1935-12-23
War

Continued From First Page.)
The Washington times., 1935-03-22
NotabIes At
Concert

The Jerome Napoleon Bo-
napartes, who are well known
here, the Bonaparte family
mansion in K Street being an
old landmark, have deserted
Palm Beach and are in White
Sulphur Springs, where they
will remain for several weeks
before going to the neigh
boring resort, Hot Springs.
They are making their tours
about the country by motor
and do not expect to return
to their home in New York
until next month.
X X T.
A breakfast at 1 o'clock,
and g. tea-dance later in the
afternoon will be features of
the final meet of the Fairfax
Hunt, tomorrow at Sunset
Hills, at the picturesque
clubhouse which has been the
scene Of so many interesting
parties in connection W it b
the hunts run over that part
of Virginia, so popular with
horse-lovers.
That delightful couple, the
Smith Bowmans, are the lead
ers in all activities having
to do with the Fairfax Hunt,
and their home is a gather
ing place for the younger set
from that region and T r ON
Washington as well, for the
two sons of the family, Smith,
jr., and and DeLong, are
fine chaps who have a host
of friends.
Apropos of "horsey"
things, the hunter trials
of the Riding and Hunt
Club are to be held on
March 80 instead of April
6, as the committee in
chdrqe do not Uish to CON-
flict aOith the Army Day
parade set for the latter
date. They 1OiU take place
on the me1V and most at
tractive club grounds, at
st-West High1vay and
Beach Drive in Rock Greek
Park.
Luncheons qUiU be served
at the clubhouse, beginning
at noon, and the trials will
be over a course about a
mile long, qUitk eight or 10
obstacles, including gate,
chicken coop, vaU, ditch,
post and rail.
There 1UilI be five classes,
1Uith prizes given for each,
the judges awarding these
for jumping, manners and
style, condition and con-
formation.