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Evening star., 1935-11-07
CHARGES HUSBAND.
TRIED TO KILL HER.
Fired Her Clothing and
Threw Her Into Tank,
SAYS Marines Wife.
BY the Associated Press.

by lnc hSSUCldtCN
NORFOLK, Va, November 7.-Po-
lice listened today to a lurid story
told by Mrs. Margaret Perry, who said
her husband beat her severely. poured
kerosene on her clothing and threw
her, burning like torch, into a septic
tank to die
Then they arrested the woman'S
husband, Jake Willis Perry, Marine
Corps corporal, on warrants sworn out
by his wife's relatives. charging that
he attempted to burn her tc death.
He denied the charges and police
began an immediate check Of his alibi.
Kerosene was on her clothing and
smudges indicated that the garments
were burning when she was thrown
into the tank, but inches Of water
in the bottom put out the fire and
saved the woman's life.
Mrs. Perry said she climbed from
the 8-foot tank by placing bricks
against the side. Dazed and bleed
ing from three deep cuts on her head
she was found staggering across the
4NdVdA odcC OAAA6S SAA WIZ As~ssSA
Creek road late last night. A passing
motorist brought her to st. Vincent's
Hospital, where attendants said she
would recover.
Questioned by police, she said her
husband came to her home last night
and that she went out to the car to re-
ceive from him a sum of money due as
a separation allowance. She said Perry
dragged her into the car, choked ner
and drove away, threatening to Kill
her
Just west of the naval base bridge.
the 22-year-old woman Continued, ne
pulled her out of the car and beat ner
until she lost consciousness. She was
in the septic tank, she said, when she
regained her senses.
Perry was dancing at road house
when police arrested him. He denied
knowledge of the crime and said he
had no reason to desire the death of
his wife.
Evening star., 1935-11-07
Doctor Confesses Killing Fire
Incurables, Without T,vinge

The doctor said, the newspaper re-
ported:
1--WE broken the law. and circum-
stances being similar, I'd do it again.
II need be I'm prepared to
face any tribunal in the land-my
justification is not my excuse, for what
I've done is, humanity knows, un-
lawful"
The five cases, the doctor explained
in the interview, included one Of q
newly born baby, clearly doomed to
imbecihty," and four adults afflicted
with incurable diseases.
Sponsors of the right to die" So
ciety, headed by Lord Moynihan, IA
nous English surgeon, plan to intro
duce a bill into the House of Lords.
Other sponsors are Prof. Julian
Huxley, the Earl of Lstowel, Lord
Denman, former governor general of
Australia, and Lady Denman, chair
man Of the National Federation OF
Institutes.
Evening star., 1935-11-07
Republicans Elect
Entire Ticket by
Strategic Policy
BY the Associated Press.


KANAB. Utah, November 7.-Strat-
egy wins in politics, Kanab Republic
ans smilingly informed the Democrats
today.
The Republicans named a town"
ticket October 18. Next day the Demo-
Gratis followed suit. Two days later the
Democrats pulled fast one" Gov.
Henry Blood proclaimed Kanab a
third-class city. The Democrats then
filed peoples" ticket, leaving the
Republicans with slate of candidates
for non-existent town The Demo-
Gratis laughed.
Indignant Republicans organized a
house-to-house campaign and sue
ceeded in electing every member OF
the G. o. p slate by "write-in" ballots
The Republicans now have the last
laughter four years.
Evening star., 1935-11-07
Italy Calls Reserpe Corporals
As European War PrecalltiOn
Mont commissioned Officers of Glasses
From, 1000 to 1910 Are Ordered to Be
Ready for 30 Days Service.

matte representatives Of italy. Great
Britain and France, for easing Of the
Mediterranean tension arising from
the East African war, proceeded with
great secrecy.
Italian sources said the negotiations
afforded basis for hope that some
way might yet be found to reconcile
the Italian and British views OF
Fascisms campaign in Ethiopia.
Italy still saw Germany as po-
tential market outside the ring OF
sanctionist countries created by the
League Of Nations.
An official spokesman said the as
surance the German consul general
at Geneva gave that the Reich has
taken measures against purchase of
materials which might be resold at
a profit was not interpreted as an
indication of Germany's cooperation
with the sanctionist countries.
He declared Italy feels that Ger
many was compelled to take these
steps in view of unbridled specula-
ton which cropped up after sane
tions were voted. He said Germany's
declaration does not constitute a
reply to the communication which
the League sent to all governments.
whether members or not, asking their
reaction to the sanctions plan.
Evening star., 1935-11-07
GOVERNMENT UNIT
BEGINS CAMPAIGN
Donovan Tells 1900 Work.
ers Chest Must Go 20oZo
Beyond Goal.

With the impetus Of grim warning
that people will starve in Washing
ton this Winter" unless relief needs
are met by adequate Community Chest
contributions. Chest workers began
their canvass of governmental agen-
cies today.
Maj. Daniel j. Donovan. District
auditor, late yesterday told mass
meeting in the Labor Department
Auditorium of 1900 workers for Com
munity Chests governmental unit that
20 per cent oversubscription of the
Chests $l,877. 900 goal was the min
imum requirement to prevention of
starvation in the Capital during the
coming months. 1t is his personal be-
lief, he said, that so per cent over
subscription should be attained.
As q challenge" to other Govern
ment agencies Maj. Donovan declared
employees of the District Government
would give a larger oversubscription
of their quota and larger per capita
gifts than those of any branch of the
Federal Government in Washington
with a thousand or more employees.
mo resource lies in sight for the
relief of the employable but unem-
ployed in the District in the months
ahead except gifts to the Community
Chest" Maj. Donovan said.
S2,0O0,o 600 Inadequate.
The 100000 congressional appro-
priation for District relief during the
current fiscal year sis entirely in
adequate to care for the relief burden
which now faces U.s." he declared. This
is barely sufficient to care for the un-
employable persons who are now on
the relief rolls of the public assistance
division Of the Department of Public
Welfare. 1t is manifeStly not enough
to care for the people who are still
unemployed and who are not assigned
to works projects jobs"
Citizens must give "far beyond the
standards of previous years" Maj
Donovan said, if the principle that no
one shall starve in Washington" is to
be upheld.
The regular congressional appropria-
ton is barely sufficient" to care for
5000 families of unemployables and
cannot provide for the prevention of
crime and poverty. he added.
There should be no conflict in our
minds" Maj. Donovan said, between
the public welfare activities which the
District carries on for its people as
the result of Congressional enactment
and appropriations through our pay
ment of tax funds and the things
which the Community Chest. through
its member organizations. must do for
our neighbors out of what we con-
tribute
Responsibility to Meet.
Declaring 20 per cent oversubscrip-
tion of the Community Chest goal
"is the smallest amount We can do
for those in need" Assistant Attorney
General John w. Dickinson, vice
chairman of the governmental unit,
told the meeting, mo community the
size of Washington can live healthy
life If human want goes unrelieved."
"The day has passed when We can
perform our acts of charity person.
ally" he said.
A highly specialized Government
such as that of the United States
cannot be centered in any but the
most highly civilized. peaceful and
Co. T1TIEcr pocn A.
Evening star., 1935-11-07
Speech by Hull Follows Ban
by Germany on War
Profits.
AMERICAN DECLARATION
ON EMBARGO is AWAITED
State Secretary Cites Difficulty Of
Legislating Infexible Rules
for Event of War.
Tert of Secretary HulPs mes
sage on Page 3.

BY the Associated Press.
GENEVA, November League cir
cles today gave hearty approval to the
proposal of Americas Secretary Of
State that the United States enact
more elastic neutrality statute.
Information on Secretary Hulfs
speech, in which he declared negative
measures like embargoes were not
enough, came on the heels of Ger
many's ban on war profits.
International quarters find real
hope for permanent peace rests on
worldwide cooperation for removing
the causes of war and a British sug-
gestion for an international confer
ence on more equitable distribution OF
raw material is meeting new favor.
League Awaits U. S. Stand.
The League, in its efforts to halt
the Italo-E ethiopian War. awaits in
formation as to whether the United
States will join the embargo on key
products. especially in the projected
embargo on oil. coal. iron and steel.
1t was pointed out that League
states have expressed readiness to pro-
hibit export of these commodities on
the condition that non-member coun-
tries do not profit by the situation
and will, in some manner, join the
general embargo.
League spokesmen said adhesion to
such plan by such non-member
States as the United States and Ger
many would indeed be a welcome and
appropriate" influence in helping to
stop the war.
Hope for Consultative Aid.
They also expressed the hope Wash
ington will arrive at some arrange
ment for regular consultative cooper
alton with the League on all problems
affecting world peace.
The conviction was expressed this
could be dcne without erdangering
the special position of the United
States or risking that that Nation
would be involved in conflict
What the League wants Is some
system whereby the League states will
have free and open method for dis
cussion with Washington. whose power
and help in peace everybody knows is
colossal" one spokesman said.
EMBARGO FREEDOM URGED.
Evening star., 1935-11-07
BY the Associated Press.

=
ROME, November 7.-Fascist Italy
took precautions today to meet
"eventualities" in case current diplo-
matte negotiations for a peace formula
to prevent a spread of Italo-Ethiopian
hostilities to Europe should fail.
A new decree called corporals Of
the infantry, artillery, engineering and
other special lines Of the military
classes from 1900 to 1910 Unen born
in those years) to the colors.
The call to the corporals ordered
them to be in readiness to serve for
80 days. indicating they were for
home service and only If needed.
They were estimated to number a
few thousand.
This summons followed indications
that Premier Mussolini considered his
East African armies virtually complete
for the campaign of conquest IN
Ethiopia. Seven large transports were
restored to civil work.
Vessels already had carried some
100000 Italians to Africa, giving II
Duce full third of a million troops
on two Ethiopian fronts and in Libya.
The rest of his million-man army re-
manned on guard at home.
The conversations between dipo-
Evening star., 1935-11-07
BILLY SUNDAY
DIES IN CHICAGO
Ball Player Who Gained
Fame as Evangelist VIC
tim of Heart Attack.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated rress.
CHICAGO, November 7.-"Billy''
Sunday has exhorted his last convert
to "hit the sawdust trail"
The famed base ball evangelist, Rev.
William Ashley Billy" Sunday, died
last night at the home of relatives
here. He was 72 years old
His picturesque base ball terminology
and acrobatic gestures characterized
his preaching of the gospel. Success
of his revivals led his friends to term
him "the man who saved million
souls"
While many ministers questioned
his methods, few ever doubted his sin
cerity.
Billy" Sundays evangelistic career
began in 1896 at Gardner, Iowa. In
1903 he was ordained Presbyterian
minister in Chicago.
He was born at Ames, Iowa, Novem-
ber 10. 1868. the son of Union SOL
dier who died Of pneumonia without
ever seeing the child.
Reared in Orphanage.
Reared III al oIPIldudse, Ills uSt
job was with an undertaken in Mar
shalltown, Iowa. where he started his
base ball career.
Mrs. Helen Ma" Sunday was with
him when he died His last words
were typically homely:
Ma. I've got a dizzy spell"
Then his head turned on the pillow
I'm glad he went that way-quick-
ly." Mrs. Sunday said. Billy always
prayed, o Lord, when I have to 60
please make it quick
There were gloves on his hands
when he died, but not the fielder's
mitt he loved SO well in his younger
days and so often used to illustrate his
(See SUNDAY, Page ILL.,
Evening star., 1935-11-07
ANG[0-U. 5. NAVAL
ACCORD EXPECTED
Washington Circles Hold
Parity Maintenance
Will Be Easy.
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

Responsible quarters in Washington
believe that there will be no serious
difficulty in reaching an agreement
with the British at the coming Naval
Conference in London with view to
maintaining the present parity be-
tween the navies Of the two countries.
The same opinion is being expressed
in London, according to a dispatch
from the Associated Press In that city,
who reports that "a belief that the
United States and Great Britain would
agree to continue their naval parity,
no matter what happens at the forth
coming apparently ill-fated Navel Con-
ference. was expressed today in au-
thoritative circles"
Conversations regard the naval
status OF the two countries have been
progressing for several months.
No Question Of Reduction.
In the light of the present interna-
tional situation it has become evident
to all concerned that there can be no
question of any reduction in the exist
ing naval forces-quite the contrary
the December conference will see
substantial increase in all the navies
of the world
The American Government is in
clined to accept the claim the British
admiralty has made since 1927-that
Great Britain needs more cruisers and
is apparently ready to concede to
the British 20 more units of that
type.
At the same time, the British are
quite willing that the United States
should build an equivalent tonnage
in any other categories our Navy De-
partment may find it necessary in or
der to maintain the principles Of
parity established at the 1880 con-
ference.
According to the Associated Press,
"a spokesman for informed naval
quarters pointed out that parity
would not necessarily mean the United
States and Britain would build ship
for ship and keep their navies in
exact counterbalance."
Won't Compete in Ships.
While the two countries will not
engage in q new naval competition,
the United States will build in &C
cordance with its needs the types
of ships most fitted for Americas ma
tional defense.
Both countries feel that the exist
ing 5-5-3 ratios are just and should
be maintained.
According to reliable reports the
controversial question Of the tonnage
of the battleships will not play as i'm
portant a role as in the past. The
British admiralty is still in favor.
theoretically at least, of the 26,000-ton
battleship. But the British naval ex-
perts realize that this Is not the time
Evening star., 1935-11-07
BY tho Associated Press.


LONDON, November 7-An un-
Identified English doctor has admitted,
the Daily Mail said today, taking the
lives Of five private patients whom he
could not cure.
In what the newspaper called the
doctors confession" the medical
man declared:
1--WE taken life on five different
occasions. My conscience never
pricked me. I still carry with me
memories of those cases and the
happy faces before they died"
The interview with the doctor. de-
scribed by the Mail as kindly
faced. elderly family DOCTOR" was
used as an argument for formation
Of the proposed voluntary euthanasia
legalization society. designed to allow
patients safferipA from incurable dis
eases "the risht die"
Evening star., 1935-11-07
NIAGARA GORGE ROAD
PRESSES DISSOLUTION
Constant Danger of Rock Slides
Given as Reason for Request
to Service Group.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ALBANY. N. Y, November THE
Niagara Gorge Railroad Co., rubber
neck" trolley line that curls along
the gorge below the American falls.
today asked the Public Service Com
mission to approve its petition for
dissolution.
The road wants to 60 out Of business
because Of the constant danger OF
rock slides crashing down on its open
air, slat-seated cars.
In the heyday Of the horse and
buggy and Niagara Falls honeymoons.
the lines "barkers" pointed out points
of interest to large crowds. But busi-
ness has slackened in recent years.
Conversion Of the park into q pic
mic grove and construction Of roads
close to the scenic route have drawn
away many customers.
Evening star., 1935-11-07
CHANDLER HOLDS $4,000 LEAD.
Democrats Expected to Sweep Ken.
tucky BY Record Majority.

LOUISVILLE, KY, November Z LP>.
Election of Lieut.. Gov. A. B.
Happy" Chandler, young New Deal
Democrat, as the next Governor Of
Kentucky by a record-breaking ma
jcrity, was indicated today on the face
of slowly accumulating returns from
Tuesdays Statewide balloting.
Maintaining a definite trend eStab-
lished early in the count, Chandler
held a lead approaching $4,000 over
his Republican opponent, Judge King
Swope, with tabulations slightly more
than one-third complete.
Returns from 1,462 of the States
4,219 precincts gave: Chandler, 2l2,-
124; Swope, 1928.
Chandler was leading his State
ticket to victory. Every Democratic
candidate for a State office held a
lead over his Republican opponent
and a Democratic majority in the
State Legislature was clearly indi-
Gated.
Kentucky also voted for repeal Of
its l6-year-old prohibition amend-
IHSIlL dllh 1OL oil " RNA~
NIT State old-age pensions.
Despite a stiff fight carried on by
prohibitionists. and despite definitely
dry" trend in rural communities, a
steadily mounting majority was being
piled up for repeal. Returns from
1857 precincts gave l23,684 for repeal;
101, ITO against.
The State voted almost to / in
favor of the old-age pension amend-
ment, today's returns indicated. Tab
ulation of 1,178 precincts showed 49,.
OCT votes for, and 21.027 against.
Chandler held substantial ma jori.
ties in seven of the States nine con-
gressional districts. Swope was lead
ing in the seventh and in the ninth
district, a traditionally Republican
stronghold, in Eastern Kentucky.
Chandler was elected over the vig-
orous protest of the present Demo.
cratic Governor, Ruby Laffoon, cham
pion of the State 8 per cent sales tax
which Chandler lambasted in some
600 campaign speeches in every corner
of the State.
The Laffoon-rontrolled State Leg
islature had stripped Chandler Of most
of his powers, and Chandler. a 81
year-old happy-go-lucky lawyer, ap-
peared to be headed for political limbo
only few months ago. He skyrocketed
suddenly into public attention last
Fall, when, in the absence of Gov.
Laffoon from the State, he dra-
matically called the Legislature into
special session to enact a compulsory
primary law.
Laffoon forces succeeded in writing
a double primary law into the stat
utes, and thereby wrote their own
downfall Thomas S. Rhea, Laffoon-
backed candidat" for the Democratic
1Sae rI ECTIONS PAGE 5l
Evening star., 1935-11-07
100000 MAJORITY
seen BY CHANDLER
AS LEAD MOUNTS
Democratic GubernatoriaI
Candidate Carrying Party
to Victory in Kentucky.
POLITICIANS AT ODDS
OVER ELECTION RESULTS
Farley Sees 1886 Success in Penn.
sylvania-Fletcher Declares
"Boondogglers' Going.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Republican and Democratic party
leaders continued today to place con-
fiicting interpretations on Tuesdays
off-year election.
Republicans, contending the results
were "rebuke" to the New Deal,
stressed victories in New York and
New Jersey Assembly elections and
in the Philadelphia mayoralty contest.
Claims Disputed.
Disputing these claims, Democrats
pointed in turn to Kentucky, where
A. B. Chandler, Democratic candi-
date for Governor, piled up an ap-
parently insurmountable lead over his
Republican opponent. Chandler and
other leaders predicted a 100000
majority.
James A. Farley, chairman of the
National Democratic Committee, pre-
dicted last night that President Roose.
welt would carry Pennsylvania by
hundreds of thousands of votes il
Democratic gains in Philadelphia,
are representative Of the Statewide
picture.
Statement by Fletcher.
This optimistic statement was placed
alongside of one by Chairman Henry
P. Fletcher Of the Republican Ma
tional Committee, who said the boom
dogglers are on their way out"
Melvin c. Eaton, chairman of the
New York State Republican Com
mittee, accused Farley of trying to
"alibi" Republican gains in the New
York Assembly and insisted the re-
suit was defeat for the New Deal"
Evening star., 1935-11-07

Cne NUMBER OF accloenCS at certain
points before and after the lights
were decreased or dimmed, will be
made by w. E. Kern, electrical engi-
neer in the District Building. Mr..
Kern Is on a short leave of absence
from the city, but probably will COM
plete his report soon after his return.
Statistics obtained from other COM
munities bear out Mr.. Van Duzer's
contention that poor lighting is dan
gerous. Reports from "a cities, total
ing 100000 in population, reveal
that with lighting increased II per
cent, or about 8 cents per capita,
night trafiic accidents were reduced
"a per cent.
In 20 cities where lights were re-
Evening star., 1935-11-07
EMBARGO FREEDOM URGED.
Hull Criticizes Legislation Of Inelastic
Regulations.

BY the Associated Press.
The Roosevelt administration is be-
lieved to be planning to seek more
flexible" neutrality law that would
give the President freer hand in i'm
posing embargoes.
This belief was strengthened by a
radio speech last night, in which Sec
retary of State Hull made the point
that since every war presents different
circumstances and conditions. it was
difficult to legislate "inelastic" rules to
apply to all of them.
Specifically, he recommended that
the President be given more leeway In
determining when an embargo should
be laid. The present law, enacted at
the last session of Congress, makes ii
mandatory for the President to en-
barge arms and munitions intended for
warning powers when he finds that q
war in fact exists.
Stronger Law Request Seen.
The Secretary's speech, which was
believed in some quarters to pave the
way for a request for a more far
reaching neutrality law, also declared
the American policy was to use all ZAP
propriate" means to stop foreign wars
while still steering clear of entangle-
ment.
The speech was read by Acting Sec.
retary of State Phillips in Hull's alb
sence from the city.
"Our own interest and our duty as
q great power forbid that we shall
sit idly by and watch the development
of hostilities with feeling of self
sufhciency and complacency when by
the use Of our influence, short of be-
coming involved in the dispute itself
we might prevent or lessen the scourge
of war;" Hull stated.
ANY discussion of the avoidance
Of war or of the observance of neu-
trality in the event of war;" the Sec
retary wrote at another point, would
be wholly incomplete if too much
stress we're laid on the part played in
the one or the other by the shipment
or the embargoing of the shipment of
arms, ammunition and implements of
war.
ITO assume that by placing an
(See NEUTRALITY. Page Al
Evening star., 1935-11-07
WRITER DISAPPEARS
FROM THE BERENGARIA
Harold Scarborough, Former Lon.
don Correspondent of New York
Paper, Missing.

don Correspondent of New York
Paper, Missing.
BY the Associated Press.
SOUTHAMPTON, November T.
Harold Scarborough, former London
correspondent of the New York Her
aid Tribune, was reported to have
disappeared overheard this morning
from the inbound S. S. Berengaria of
Ryde, Isle of Wight.
A passport and wallet belonging
to Scarborough, who was returning
from a trip to New York, were found
on the deck.
Fellow passengers said the veteran
foreign correspondent had appeared
depressed. A lifeboat was launched
to search off the island while the
liner docked. Scarborough married
Gladys Mary Jones in 1921 and they
have a daughter, Elizabeth Anne.
Scarborough was born october rs,
1897, at Bel Air, Md. He was grad
uated from Johns Hopkins University
in 1917 and began his newspaper
work as a reporter on the Baltimore
News that SINE year.