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The Washington times., 1935-02-26
SHIP REFORMS
. RESULT FROM
DISASTERS
More Rigid Regulations and
Inspections Provided in
Dozen New Bills
international News Service

President Roosevelt's answer to
the Moro Castle and Mohawk sea
disasters-a sweeping reform In
navigation and inspection regula-
tions-came before Congress today
in the form of a dozen legislative
measures.
The bills we're drafted by Secre-
tary of Commerce Roper and intro
duced in the Senate by Senator
Copeland CD of New York. Sem
ator Copeland predicted this Con-
greSS would speedily enact a
safety y-at,sea program.
Disaster PrObed
A Senate committee will con.
slider the bills during the scheduled
inquiry into the Mohawk and
Moro Castle disasters. The in
vestigation will start when the
Senate approves a $4,000 appro-
priation to pay the costs.
Under the board reforms pro-
posed, the steamboat inspection
service would be enlarged and
called the Bureau of Marine
and Inspection. All merchant
vessel construction above 100
gross tons, and all alterations
would be subject to approval of q
highly trained technical staff in
this bureau.
Rigid Inspection
Load lines would be established
for freight and passenger craft,
and the most detailed inspection
of all craft at regular intervals
provided by law.
One bill would set up a staff
of 10 experienced inspectors in
the bureau to hold hearings and
investigate any m is con duct
charges or accidents. They would
see that three eight-hour watches
are maintained on merchant ships
and that owners or masters do
not overwork crews and reduce
their efficiency.
The Washington times., 1935-02-26
THEIR OWN IDEA

TOKYO, Feb. 26 GN.S),
Theft after theft troubled the
villagers of Magi, in the Fuku.
shima prefecture. At their wits
end, they agreed to gather at the
temple and cast votes to decide
the identity of the thief. Cinichi
Oyama and his wife Mokio got
the largest number of votes and
were declared the criminals. 1t
was they who had first proposed
the ballot should be held.
The Washington times., 1935-02-26
Honest Frank"
Violently Insane

NEW YORK, Feb. 26 GN.SD.
Frank Greges, whose troubles all
started when he found $4,000 in
securities, returned them to their
owner, and was rewarded with
money and a job a few weeks ago.
IS violently insane again, it was
learned today.
An attache at the Bellevue
Hospital, where the unfortunate
''honest sandwich man" is con.
fined, said Greges had delusions
Of grandeur and his insanity now
takes the form of fearing people
are trying to poison him, and
steal his money. Recurring fits
Of violence have caused him to be
returned to a strait-jacket.
The Washington times., 1935-02-26
Arkansas Plans
Broad Red Probe

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. Feb. 26
UN.SD.-The joint legislative
committee investigating alleged
Communistic activities at Com
monwealth College, a cooperative
labor institution near Mena, Ar
kansas, will confer tonight on a
proposal that increasing authority
be sought so that inquiry may be
made into reports Of radicalism
in various parts Of the State,
Marcus Miller, of Polk county,
chairman of the committee an
nounced.
Representatives of the college
are strenuously opposing a so.
called anti-sedition bill which has
already been passed by the House.
The Washington times., 1935-02-26
SANG ON SCAFFOLD

BELGRADE Feb. 26 Q.N.SO.-A
lively drinking song was cut short
in Belgrade prison when sentence
of death was carried out on ORA
gutin Nikolitch, who had been con
victed of two brutal murders. Niko'
Itch sang a sentimental love song
as he walked to the scaffold and
burst into the drinking song dur.
ing his last few minutes.
The Washington times., 1935-02-26
Air Conditioning
Campaign Planned

A widespread newspaper adver-
Using campaign to promote the
sale Of air conditioning being un'
dertaken by the General Electric
Company, according to A. c. Roy,
advertising and sales promotion
manager of the division.
The campaign will be carried
on in approximately one hundred
cities where there are air con-
ditioning dealers and will be
Jointly sponsored by the dealer
and the General Electric Com
pany,
The Washington times., 1935-02-26
BOLIVIA

La PAz, Bolivia, Feb. 26
G,N.SO-After more than a week
Of fighting with 1000 Para
guayans reported slain, the Para
guayan forces have abandoned,
temporarily at least, their assault
on Fort Valla Monies, Bolivian
headquarters in the Gran Chaco
campaign. a communique issued
here today said.
The Washington times., 1935-02-26
Today in
Congress

SENATE
Met at noon to consider minor
bills on the calendar.
2::30 P. M.-Interstate Commerce
subcommittee: open hearing on
the Guffey coal bill.
HOUSE
The House met at noon to con
slider the Rice bill, an amendment
to the Agricultural Adjustment
Administration.
The Washington times., 1935-02-26
JAPAN

TOKYO, Feb. 26 G.N.SO.
Members of the Super-Patriotic
Society huddled in a group out
size the police station near the
American Embassy today and
threatened a hunger strike until
police returned their Skull-and.
crosshoneS flag.
The Washington times., 1935-02-26
ITALY

MESSINA, italy, Feb. 26 CU.S0.
War supplies and 1900 additional
soldiers have been dispatched to
Africa. The troops and supplies
were aboard the liner Blanca
mano. They are presumably en-
route to Eritrea or Italian Somali-
land, Italian colonies recently
raided by Abyssinian tribesmen.
The Washington times., 1935-02-26
Red Cross Chapter
To Meet Tomorrow

SLIGO PARK HILLS, Md. Feb
26.-The Sligo Park Hills auxiliary
unit of the Silver Spring branch
of the County Red Cross Chapter
will meet tomorrow afternoon at
l o'clock at the home of Mrs
John B. Mertie on Park Crest
Drive.
The Washington times., 1935-02-26
JAPAN

TOKYO, Feb. 26 (U.S).-Carry-
ing black flag with skull and
crossbones, a delegation repre-.
senting the Patriotic Mass Party"
paid a call at the American EN-
bassy to present a petition de.
manding that Arizona authorities
withdraw the alien land bill,
The Washington times., 1935-02-26
LARGEST CLOCK

MONTREAL. Feb. 26 Q.N.SD.
Next summer Montrealers will set
their watches to the booming of
the largest clock in the v'orld-a
clock with a dial seven times
larger than the dial on London's
Big Ben.
The Washington times., 1935-02-26
COAST STORMS DUE

The Weather Bureau today
ordered storm warnings displayed
from Boston to Cape Hatteras,
because of severe winds which are
sweeping up the Atlantic coast.
The Washington times., 1935-02-26
House Bill Seeks
Made in u.s. FLAGS
International News Service

International News Service
Representative Henry Ellen
bogen CD of Pennsylvania, intro
duced a bill in the House today
which would prohibit the use of
the United States of American
flags and emblems made in for
eign countries.
Representative Ellenbogen said
his attention was called to a
luncheon held last week at which
the American flags used as table
decorations were stamped made
in Japan"
The Washington times., 1935-02-26
CHINA

PEKING, Feb. 26 U.SO.
British and American mission.
aries stationed at Shensi were
evacuating the district and flee
ing northward today as hordes of
Communists advanced on the
city after capturing the neighbor.
ing town of Ningkiang. An Aus.
tralian couple, Mr.. and Mrs. S.
C. Frencham, were reported miss.
ing.
The Washington times., 1935-02-26

World News
CANADA

TORONTO, Feb. 26 .QN.SO
David A. Croll, Ontario minister
OF welfare, requested authority to
designate guardians for the Dionne
quintuplets.. Elzire and Olivia
Dlonne, parents of the children,
have begun an attempt to regain
full parental control of the five
baby girls.
The Washington times., 1935-02-26
TREASURY CONDITION

Treasury balance as of Febru-
ary %, $2,061 975,55896; internal
revenue, $2,965,515.44; customs re-
ceipts, $19,65O,423.O8.
Evening star., 1935-12-05
Santa on Radio Again Tonight
To Instruct ''Little HeIpers''
Expects Best Christmas of All for Needy
Children, He Tells Young
Friends in Letter.
Santa Claus called in his steno

Santa Claus called in his stenog-
rapher.
Take letter." he said.
ITO whom?" she asked.
ITO the boys and girls of Wash
ington," the old gentleman instructed,
leaned back in his chair and began
to dictate:
MY dear young friends
'I am so glad you liked me on the
radio last night. 1t was good to hear
from so many of my little boys and
girls. And I am glad you are going
to help me get new toys for those who
need them II every one of you ask
your parents to buy an extra toy. so
you can give toy to some boy or girl
who might be forgotten, you will make
me very, very happy. 1t looks to me
as If this will be the best Christmas
OF all. I, am very busy making toys
in my shop. So busy that I may not
have enough to go around. That is
one reason I am asking your help.
with lots Of love,
"Your friend.
SANTA CLAUS"
The stenographer folded her book,
and put her pencil away. "Do you
Evening star., 1935-12-05
EIktOn Policemen Fined $25
For Assaulting Persian ENJOY

tered a complaint with the State De-
partment, demanding punishment for
the officers, the case rushed to a cli-
max. A series of executive sessions
followed, involving the Governor, the
town officials and Cecil County au-
thorities.
The secret meetings were capped
here last night when Magistrate Wal
ter Miller Unexpectedly hailed Biddle
and Ellison before him on charges Of
assaulting Djalal. States Attorney
Edward D. r. Rollins prosecuted and
the fines we're imposed. Biddie and
Ellison have contended Djalal resisted
arrest and attacked them.
Informed the fines had been i'm
posed Gov. Nice said:
"I'll probably have to write q letter
of apology But when do I'll do 1t
as quietly as possible. This is difn-
cult situation"
Evening star., 1935-12-05

want these letters mailed to all the
children?" she asked Santa Claus.
The old man chuckled: THAT would
be too much of a job" he said. "Just
ask my good friends on The Evening
Star in Washington to publish the
letter, so all the children san see it
tomorrow. That is ALL"
? So The Star today publishes the
letter from Santa Claus to the little
boys and girls of Washington. They
are banding together, calling them
selves Santa Claus Helpers"
Santa Claus Helpers are out to get
toys-and lots of toys-for little boys
and girls who have no other way to
get toys. Clothes, too. With the cold
blasts Of yesterday, the cold wind
biting and shipping ears, the little
children who have nice, warm homes
began to feel right sorry for those
who have no warm shelter. So they
went to work with added ambition.
John j. Payette, zone manager for
the Warner Bros theaters. was del
uged with telephone calls and letters
this morning from little boys and
girls all around the city, asking where
(See SANTA Page ~
Evening star., 1935-12-05
M'CONIHE IS DOOMED
AS D. C. POSTMASTER
Request for Endorsement Of
Realty Man Here Is Made
to Chairman Norton.

The name Of Malcolm S. McConihe
was projected into the contest for ap-
pointment as postmaster. of Washing
ton when it became known today that
a request for his Endorsement had been
made to Chairman Norton Of the
House District Committee.
McConihe has long been a resident
of the District. He has been prominent
in Democratic affairs here and has
served as District delegate to Demo-
cratic national conventions. After
President Roosevelt entered the White
House he was candidate for appoint
ment as District Commissioner and
had, strong Endorsements. He is ell
gagged In the real estate business.
Mrs. Norton also has been asked to
indorse for the postmaster appoint
ment here Allen Rowe of Columbus
Ohio. Rowe is constituent of Rep
resentative Lamneck of Ohio, who Is
strongly urging his appointment.
Evening star., 1935-12-05
CROWDED OFFICES
MAY QUIT CAPITAL
Space Shortage May Force
Moves to Nearby Cities,
IckeS Says.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A possibility that continued expan-
sion of New Deal agencies may force
transfer of some offices to nearby
cities was suggested today by Secre-
tary Ickes.
He said that in addition to a.
000, 900 square feet Of space in Gov
ernment-owned buildings, the admin
istration is renting another 2,500,0
square feet, adding:
The shortage of space is
becoming more acute as the execu-
tive branch of the government under
takes tasks laid out for it by Con-
gress."
AS an example, he mentioned the
Social Security Board, whose skele-
ton organization now is housed in the
Labor Department Building, but which
soon will require $4,000 to 100000
more square feet.
Ickes is in charge Of assigning
space to the agencies. He said one
of the worst examples" of the situa-
ton was his own department, now
spread over IA different buildings.
Others cited: War Department, Is;
Resettlement Administration, Is; Gen.
eral Accounting Office, 10; Works
Progress Administration, 10.
Among buildings rented are three
town houses, two apartments, and an
abandoned theater.
Ickes suggested Baltimore as one
of the nearby cities to which some
agencies might be transferred.
Evening star., 1935-12-05
BABY IS DECLARED
ANNA WARES SON
Special Commissioner Urges
Court to Rule Out Mrs.
MuenCh Plea.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS, December 5.-Rush H.
Limbaugh. special commissioner, who
heard evidence in the Gift of God"
baby case, declared today the infant
was the child of Anna Ware, unwed
servant girl, and rot the son of Mrs.
Nellie Upton Muench, former St.
Louis society matron.
Limbaugh's assertion was made in a
report to the st. Louis Court of Ap-
pealS, recommending the child be re-
turned to Miss Ware. The court
will make its decision later.
Miss Ware, 19, sought through
habeas corpus action to recover a
baby sne alleged was born to her in
st. Louis, August ~, and which, she
testified, was being held by Mrs.
Muench and her husband, DR.. Ludwig
o. Muench, who sought to palm
it off" as their own.
Mrs. Muench, A, announcing the
birth of son August 18. termed it
"a gift from God in my time of
distress" She then faced kidnap
conspiracy charges OF wnlcn sne SUD-
sequently was acquitted.
Sees No Reasonable Doubt.
"That the child, now in custody
of the court and taken from the
home of Respondents Muench
is a child of the petitioner (Anna
Ware) there can be no reasonable
doubt" said Limbaugh in his report
The order and Judgment of the
court should therefore be that the
child be delivered into the custody OF
petitioner as prayed in her petition
and the special commissioner SC
recommends"
Since the infant, now more than
three months old, was brought into
court last october by judicial order, it
has been a ward of the court. 1t will
continue to be until the conclusion OF
all legal matters pertaining to the case
The child is at Children's Hospital
Miss Ware identified it in court as her
child.
The court today granted Mr.. and
Mrs. Muench, Mrs. Helen Berroyer
and Wilfred Jones, friends Of the
(See BABY, Page Sd
Evening star., 1935-12-05
WEATHER OUTLOOK
is CLEAR AND COLD
Near Freezing Tonight-Firemen
Answering Call Embarrassed
as Own Engine Blazes.

Clear and fairly cold weather is the
prediction for Washington today and
tomorrow.
The maximum this afternoon will
be around As degrees, but tonight the
temperature is expected to near the
freezing mark.
The mercury did not drop to 16 this
morning as predicted by the Weather
Bureau, but it reached a new low for
the season. The 23-degree recording
at am. was one degree below the
previous low.
Twenty-seven fires, traced directly
or indirectly to the weather, were re-
ported over night. Most were caused
by overheated furnaces.
The engine Of No. % Company
caught fire while flremen were ex-
tinguishing blazing automobile at
Thirty-sixth and o streets. The f1re
was confined to the brake lining OF
the engine and did little damage
Evening star., 1935-12-05
BANDIT is SLAIN
IN OHIO H0LD-UP
Woman Motorist Kidnapped in
Escape of Two Others.
Sheriff Wounded.

BY the Associated FreSS.
FRANKLIN, Ohio, December S.
One of three robbers who held up the
Franklin National Bank today was
killed by Marshal B. B. Graham. who
was wounded in an exchange of shots.
The two other robbers escaped after
kidnapping a woman motorist.
The men commandeered the ma
chine of a passing woman motorist
after they found the ignition key of
their own machine, which they had
left standing in front of the bank dur
ing the hold-up. missing.
1t developed that a passer-by, sens
ing a hold-up was in progress. shut of
the motor removing the ignition key.
The passerby also notified Marshal
Graham, who exchanged shots with
the robbers.
Evening star., 1935-12-05

By the Associated Press.
Great Britain and France have
given Italy set Of suggestions" for
ending the Italo- Ethiopian War in
East Africa with an appended COM
ment which said in effect, Take it or
leave it,"
Diplomatic sources said today it rep
resented the last word of London and
Paris before an oil embargo is applied
against the government of Premier
Benito Mussolini.
In the face of assurances by Fascist
sources that such an embargo would
mean "aght," Premier Laval of
France was reported authoritatively to
have given the suggestions" to Italian
Ambassador Vittorio Cerruti late yes
terday.
Italy Still Unyielding.
The conference at which the pro-
posals were advanced was called pre-
sumably to discuss French desires
that Mussolini make some move to-
ward peace before the December IL
League of Nations meeting to consider
oil sanctions.
No change in the attitude of the
italian government was apparent
Only cold silence has greeted Premier
Laval's efforts to have Rome indicate
on what basis it would negotiate-or
even whether it would negotiate at ALL
Emperor Halle Selassie Of Ethiopia
already has been reported as having
applied to a high authority of the
Coptic Christian Church to intervene
with Italy in behalf of peace.
At Rome. meanwhile, the Fascist
regime sought by reduction of its
gasoline consumption and by develop
ment of substitutes and new sources
for oil to forestall any motor fuel
shortage arising from further League
sanctions.
United States Watched.
The Italians were watching the
United States closely for further indi-
cations Of the attitude here. This
country has been furnishing about
per cent of Italy's Oil imports, but
could, If 1t desired, meet all Italy's
emergency requirements. italy has
been importing 100000 tons of
petroleum products year, and pro-
duces itself only about 10000 tons.
Italy has spent large sums develop
ing Albanian oil deposits, and the
premier has arranged for sudden
big increase in italian production Of
alcohol, which is being used with
gasoline on a $3.50 basis in some
motor fuels sold widely in the country
Gasoline is selling at $l08 a gallon,
with the imposition Of new taxes
A royal decree imposed oficial
Evening star., 1935-12-05
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ELKTON,. Md, December 5.-For
assaulting Persia's Minister to the
United States-arresting and hand
cutting hirn-two Elkton policemen
today had paid fines of $25 and costs
each.
And, it appeared, the end was not
yet. Reports gained credence that
Town Officer Jacob Biddle and Con-
stable Clayton Ellison. the officers in
volved, soon would be dismissed.
When Ghaffar Khan Djalal, the
envoy from Iran (Persia), was
charged with speeding by Biddle here
last week, and Constable Ellison clap
ped on the handouts at the climax
of the argument, the State OF Mary
land became involved in an exceed
ingly delicate and serious situation.
said Gov. Harry w. Nice.
And when Djalal formally regis.
Evening star., 1935-12-05

Of safety and in this way hopes to
perpetuate the true meaning of its
drive. Safety pledges now on hand
have been turned over to the director
of traffic as an honor roll Of the
citizens of Washington who have
given their time and effort In the
interests of safety. Additional pledge
tSee SAFETY, Page ~
Evening star., 1935-12-05
BLIZZARD IN NEW YORK

ALBANY, N. Y, December tP.-
A "snowstorm of blizzard proportions"
was reported raging near the Cana
dian border today as milder tempera-
lures displaced a bitter cold wave in
New York State.
Temperatures rose in the State
capital after yesterdays cold snap.
With the mercury only few degrees
above zero yesterday, traffic police
mans whistle froze.
Evening star., 1935-12-05
Father Is "ShOt"
At Trial to ShOlU
Pistol Harmless
Grandson of "T. r." and
CLaSsnidte Held on
Assault Charge.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass, December S.
Louis De Florez, New York engineer,
exposed himself in court today to
shots from an air pistol to demon
strate that his son, Petro, 20, and
Cornelius Van Shack Roosevelt
were innocent Of discharging danger
Gus weapons.
Roosevelt, 81, grandson of former
President Theodore Roosevelt, and De
Florez were on trial charged with
assault with a dangerous weapon on
two policemen and a newspaper man
after allegedly shooting at passersby.
The two were held for the grand
(See SHOT" Page 81
Evening star., 1935-12-05
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 5.-Gov.
Harold G. Hoffman of New Jersey
today disclosed that he had visited
Bruno Richard Hauptmann in his
death cell at Trenton, N. j.
This disclosure followed reports
published in the New York Evening
Journal that the Governor had OBJ
tained new information which might
save the convicted slayer of the Lind
bergh baby from the electric chair,
or "at least delay his execution in
definitely,
Gov. Hoffman said his visit to
Hauptmann occurred about a month
ago.
"Just a casual VISIT" the Governor
said. adding:
some people have been working
in the matter, but I am not at liberty
to discuss it."
Talked With Parker.
Earlier the Governor, in state
ment issued through the Trenton,
N. D., Office of Ellis Parker, Burlington
County chief of detectives, said:
when I went into Office the first
thing Mr. Parker did was to come in
and talk over the matter with me. !
am interested in it, naturally. because
am a member of the Court Of
Pardons, which is a court of mercy"
The New Jersey Court of Pardons
is the final tribunal to which Haupt-
mann may bring his case should he
fail in his fight before the United
States Supreme Court.
The Governor said that while he
did not direct Parker to investigate
the Lindbergh kidnapping case, 'all
along, since have been in ofhce, he
| (Parker) has discussed the matter
whenever there were any new de-
velopments."
Later, william S. Conklin, the Gov
ernor's press aide. revealed the Cover
nor also had urged all other members
of the Court of Pardons to visit
Hauptmann "and learn his side Of the
case first-hand."
"The Governor says he visited
Hauptmann one night early in Octo-
(See HAUPTMANN. Page A.
Evening star., 1935-12-05
JERSEY GOVERNOR
VISITS HAUPTMANN
Hoffman Admission of Trip
to Cell Follows Report
of New Evidence.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Bruno Hduptmann may knotC BY
December % hotD soon he must
toalk the last mile for the Lind
bergh kidnapping. That day the
Supreme Court irin decide Dhether
to reviep his trial II reuiep is
denied, he must die in chair early
in 1886, unless the NeU Jersey
Court OF Pardons commutes his
sentence to life imprisonment.
Hduptmdnn tods conpicted Febru-
Gry 13. Neto Jersey Court of Err
rors and Appeals upheld uerdict
October 9. Petition for revie,D iUds
presented Supreme Court Nouem-
Der IL. II petition is granted, rul-
ing wiH be forthcoming probably
in March.
Evening star., 1935-12-05
LastPlanCiven
Before Ban Is
Applied.
ROME OFFERED
BARREN LANDS
British Win Paris
Agreement to
Terms.
BACKGROUND


A udst erpanse OF barren land,
mostly desert, tCould jail to Italy
in Southern Ethiopia il Mussolini
accepted land-eTchange peace pro-
posal OF France and England.
Ethiopia's corridor in the north,
about 40 miles long, tDould run to
the seaport of Assab. or perhaps
Ebb or Meter or Bardsol. ASSdb
is but teto miles north of Straits
Of Bah FL Mandeb, Joining Red
Sea and Gulf of Alden and sep
arating Africa from Arabia, iDhere
Italy hopes to establish major ma
udl base in hdrbor ceded last Jdnu-
Gry by France from her Somali-
land colony.
Evening star., 1935-12-05

WELLINGTON, New Zealand, De-
cember S (R.-New Zealand's first
Labor government named Michael J.
Savage prime minister, minister for
external affairs and minister for ma
tive affairs today as it made public
the cabinet list.
Evening star., 1935-12-05
BY G. ADAMS HOWARD,
Directnr Star Safety Council.

representing 333 organizations Star concludes its safe-drng
campaign which has carried three months to date
The Star hopes its campaign has accomplished something definite
the
and Is