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Evening star., 1935-01-20
SUGAR CORNER PROBE
ADVANCE IS INDICATED
Great Western Sugar Co. Head
Returns From Washington to
Denver With Hint.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DENVER, January 19.-W. D. Lip
pitt. president Of the Great Western
Sugar Co., limited today some i'm
portant development may take place
soon in an investigation Of a reported
corner on the December sugar market.
In resolution by Senator Vanden-
burg of Michigan the Secretary of
Agriculture was asked recently to re-
port what information he had on
the corner in the sugar futures mar
ket and "a history Of any dealings
the Department of Agriculture or the
A. A. A. may have had with the mer-
chandising of the 1884 Cuban sugar
quota in the United States
Lippitt returned last night from
Washington.
Officials of the Agriculture and
State Departments said today they
were working on data giving detailed
information concerning the reported
corner in the New York sugar futures
market last month, but were not pre-
pared to make them public.
The study is being made of the
sugar market rigging" at the request
of Senator Vandenberg, Republican,
of Michigan, who introduced the
Senate resolution calling for the re.
port.
Evening star., 1935-01-20
j. s. H0MESTEADS
CHIEF ON FORUM
Charles E. Pynchon Will
Discuss New Deal Plan
on Air.

The Governments subsistence
homestead program and its develop
ment will be discussed by Charles e.
Pynchon, president and general man
ager of the Federal Subsistence Home
stead Corp, in the National Radio
Forum tomorrow at 1890 pm.
The National Radio Forum is ar
ranged by The Washington Star and
broadcast over the network of the
National Broadcasting Co. 1t may be
heard here over Station WMAL.
The subsistence homestead program
includes at present SO projects. To-
Gated in every section of the country.
Already homesteadS have been erected
and homesteaders have begun occupy
ing sites. They have an important
part in the administrations plans
for readjustment and recovery for
the American people.
The subsistence homestead gives to
family an opportunity to care for
itself on land that has not been in
use. 1t aids in removing men and
women from neighborhoods where
they have been unable to make a
living and where they have become
public charges. or partially so, to
places where they can be self-sus-
tanning.
Evening star., 1935-01-20
INTERLUDE AMAzES
HOFFMAN, AUDIENCE
Pianist Halts Recital Of Chopin
Group to Provide Few Min
utes Of Fantasy.
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, January 19.-Josef
Hofmann, presenting his first recital
in Carnegie Hall today after a Euro
pean tour, injected into his program
a bit of pantomine, a lengthy inter-
lude, and a few moments of mystery
for one of the largest audiences of
the season.
The technical master of the key
board as ever, Hofmann was attack
ing the latter part of a Chopin group
with passionate sweep.
Suddenly he ceased to play, sprang
from the piano, flung up his arm
protestingly to the audience, and
stalked off the platform.
The puzzled audience murmured.
Then a piano expert appeared. He
crawled under the instrument, wig
gled the pedals, crawled out again, and
walked off.
Hofmann returned, proceeded to
finish the fantasy in exciting fashion,
bowed and walked of again.
The piano expert returned, wiggled
the pedals again and once more dis
appeared. The recital was finished
without further interruption. Encores
were numerous.
Evening star., 1935-01-20

NSO1IJulucO FTOt11 FuSL fdRe.J
sent A snow plows into service last
night and gangs Of the street clean
ing force were to report for service
this morning If needed. Street clean
ing division officials held special
trucks in readiness to spread sand on
the sleeper grades.
Four persons were injured In a
head-on collision on the Washington-
Richmond highway, just south of
Alexandria, during the storm last
night. Mrs. Mae Schetzen and Mrs.
Henrietta Sherman of New York City
suffered scalp wounds, and Mrs Schet-
zen was said to have possible skull
fracture. Harry Beaner and Aaron
Shinn both colored. Of Occoquan. were
occupants Of truck with which the
car Of the two women collided. Beaner
suffered leg fracture and Shinn a
chest injury. All were treated at
Alexandria Hospital.
Newton Donaldson, i6. Of 602 East
Capitol street, was hurt in a fall on
the snow and was treated at Casualty
Hospital.
Gabriel Naplsa, Al, of 1928 Piney
Branch road. suffered bruises and
shock when his car, driven by his wife,
Mrs Minnie Napisa, skidded into bus
in the 5000 block of Massachusetts,
avenue. The bus was operated, police
said. by william P. Page, 1880 @ street
northeast.
Road Scrapers Busy.
State highway scrapers were being
operated constantly last night on a
half dozen truck roads converging at
Winchester. Va, as well as on many
secondary roads in an effort to keep
lanes open to traffic. The storm in
this Virginia area was described as the
heaviest snowfall Of the season. Fall
ing on frozen ground already covered
with remnants of an earlier fall, the
snow was 5 inches deep, here early
last night.
In the District the highest tempera-
ture yesterday was 81 degrees, which
neld between and pm. The ther-
mometer dropped to 26 degrees by 8
pm. however.
The American Automobile Associa-
ton reported snow was blanketing
roads out of Washington to the West.
To the South, in the vicinity OF Rich
mond the snow was reported turning
to rain, easing the path of motorists.
Travellers were advised to use caution
in travel to the West or North.
Severe Weather Widespread.
For the Nation, Winter drove a
sharp salient down the frozen Yukon,
bringing the menace OF frost to Cali
fornia, new billiards to the snow
bound Cascades, snow as far south as
Texas and bitter Subzero Temperatures
far across the States.
The mercury dove out Of sight to 81
below zero at Endako, British Colum-
bia, and found new low points for the
Winter in the region Of the Dakotas.
Almost a score persons were dead
or missing In the storm that ragged
down the coast from Alaska. Count
less others were killed or injured in
rail and highway accidents caused by
cold, ice and snow.
Seattle shivered in temperatures
around 10 above zero, coldest In Al
years 1t was IA above at Tacoma,
and street traffic was crippled. The
Cascades lay IL feet deep in snow and
more was forecast last night for
Oregon, Washington and Idaho.
Trains battled mountain snowdrifts
and ran five hours late In the North
west.
Evening star., 1935-01-20
SENATE TO STUDY
D.C.FUND|NGb BILL
Hearings on Proposed Al.
terations Slated to Begin
Within Week.

Senate hearings on the District ap-
preparation bill, which passed the
House Friday carrying s39, 1903, ,404, or
more than 81 ,00O, 900 under the budget
estimates, probably will start within
a week, but date has not been fixed.
Senator Thomas, Democrat, of Okla
homa, subcommittee chairman, has
written District officials, inviting them
to prepare to submit proposed changes.
He said yesterday opportunity also
would be extended civic representa-
tives to advocate the addition Of new
items or the elimination of provisions
they oppose. He expressed the hope
that the Senate hearings be confined
TO proposed changes, as distinguished
from provisions of the bill over which
there is no controversy.
More Policemen Sought.
It is expected that renewed efforts
will be made in the Senate to restore
funds for continuing character edu-
cation in the public schools for an
other year and that the plea for more
policemen also will be given careful
consideration.
1t Is believed the Senate also will
go into the Highway and Water De-
partment items that were eliminated
from the budget recommendations by
the House. These highway and water
Improvements are paid, respectively,
from the gas tax and water rent
funds, and the elimination of those
improvements merely leaves balances
lying idle in both these funds which
cannot be used for any other pur-
pose.
Tax Study Being Made.
The House again held the Federal
share Of the bill down to a lump sum
of S5,700,000. Treasury experts are
making study Of the District tax bur-
den, in comparison with other cities,
acting at the request of the President,
and if this study should be followed
by any recommendation on the fiscal
relations problem, 1t could be consid-
cred by the Senate group.
Chairman Thomas said yesterday
he would be interested in seeing the
results Of the tax study. The Senator
also reiterated his belief that the Dis
trict would fare better on the fiscal
relations issue if it could change from
the present high basis Of assessment,
which results in tax rate lower than
other cities which have a low basis
of assessment.
Evening star., 1935-01-20
FARM UNIT MAPS
LEGISLATIVE FIGHT.
Amendments to Strengthen
and Simplify Legal Struc-
ture Aim.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Farm Administration is pre-
pairing to battle for enactment Of
amendments by the present Congress
to strengthen and simplify its legal
structure and administration IA
cilities.
The proposed legislative changes
will be discussed this week at a con-
ference between Chester c. Davis, the
farm administrator, and chairmen Of
the Senate and House Agriculture
Committees-Senator Smith, Demo-
crat, of South Carolina, and Repre-
sentative Jones, Democrat, Of Texas.
Although most of these proposed
changes were blocked in the last Con-
gress by a group headed by Senator
Byrd, Democrat, of Virginia, A. A. A.
officials yesterday expressed belief
they will have comparatively little
trouble in securing the amendatory
legislation. Backing of President
Roosevelt is assured.
Penalties Recommended.
The administration will seek cur
tailment of its power to revoke licenses
of food handlers, since it constitutes
termination of the business of indl-
viduals it is applied to. Instead they
recommend system OF fines and
penalties for violation of provisions
of marketing agreements and licenses.
Another major amendment would
authorize the administration to sub
stitute payments in kind for all or
part of cash benefit payments in max
ing crop adjustments. This would
enable the administration to store
farm commodities under Government
loans, as is now being done for cotton
and corn, and return them to the
farmer as part of the following years
crop in return for reductions In
acreage.
This would not eliminate process
ing taxes. since funds would still be
needed to purchase stored commodi-
ties from the Commodity Credit Corp
loan making OreanlZdLloil'
Another amendment would proVloe
steps to be followed in drawing up
marketing agreements in order TO
give all producers and others inter-
ested full opportunity to participate
in their preparation.
1t also would define more clearly
powers of the administration to regu-
q TNniY1f
which some courts in recent actions
have held the A. A. A. to be uncon-
Stltutional.
License Issuing Authority.
A fourth amendment would specify
more clearly the administrations au-
thority to issue licenses under mar
keting agreements to handlers or
professors of farm commodities when
the agreements are signed only by
producers.
Clarification OF the administration
powers to examine books and records
Of handlers and professors under
agreements and licenses will be sought
under another amendment.
This would be done for the pro-
lection Of the public. administrative
officials and the industries them
selves, it was explained. to determine
the effect Of agreements and licenses
in carrying out the declared policy of
the adjustment act.
Other amendments would exempt
the proven production Of small cotton
producers up to two bales from pro-
visions OF the Bankhead compulsory
control act and would enable the ad-
ministration to continue processing
taxes beyond years in which benefit
payments were made in order to make
possible balancing of commodity
budgets over longer period Of time.
Evening star., 1935-01-20
M.<l:M2,>u<
Miss Amelia Earhart,
Oakland, California.

Amelia Earhart, conqueror by air Of
both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans,
landed here late today from Los
Angeles to join State, Federal and
city officials and former President
Hoover at banquet in her honor
She was escorted to a landing by
II Navy planes.
President Roosevelt sent a message
of praise to be read at the banquet.
Mrs. Roosevelt, Secretaries Dern
and Swanson. Representative Virginia
Jenckes of Indiana. representing the
women in Congress; Senators john
son and McAdoo of California and
Representatives Kahn and Welch of
California also sent messages Of con-
graduation.
Evening star., 1935-01-20
ARMS PLOT REPORT
BRINGS OUT PLANES
Mexico Sends 40 to Patrol U. S.
Border Upon Rumor Of
Smuggling Scheme.
BY the Associated Press.

oy IIle Associated treSS.
JUAREz, Mexico, January 19.-Re-
ports of plots to smuggle arms from
the United States into Mexico brought
40 Mexican Army airplanes winging
to the border today.
Three planes equipped with ma
chine guns and radio sets, arrived in
Juarez under command of Capt. Al
berto Najera Mercado. They began
to patrol the border out of Juarez.
Other ships were dispatched to No.
gales, Nuevo Laredo and Ojinaga.
Gen. Antonio Guerrero, commander
OF the Chihuahua military zone, said
he did not expect a revolutionary out
break and denied rumors that a band
OF Mexican rebels organized in the
United States had tried to enter Chi
fuahua.
Juarez military officials said the pa
troll was ordered purely as a precau-
tionary measure.
Evening star., 1935-01-20
ROYAL RIFT IS DENIED
Countess Covadnoga Says She
Will Return to Husband.

MIAMI, Fla, January 10 R.-
Though an ocean separates them. the
Countess Covadnoga, comely Cuban
commoner for whom the former Prince
Of the Asturias renounced his claim to
the Spanish throne, Joined with her
royal husband today in denying they
contemplated divorce.
The count, in Paris the other day,
declared he would 60 to his wife In
the United States or that she would
rejoin him there In the Spring.
II haven't heard that" she said.
"For mel may 60 back tomorrow or
next year. am living from day to
day. But had to come down here to
see my family. hadn't been close
to home In i've years."
Evening star., 1935-01-20
JOHN BARTON PAYNE
> IN CRITICAL CONDITION
American Red Cross Chairman
Showing Improvement After
Operation, However.

John Barton Payne, chairman of the
American Red Cross, was in q critical
condition at George Washington Uni
versity Hospital last night, following
an operation for appendicitis, but at
taches said he was showing some i'm
provement.
Judge Payne, who Is nearly 30, was
removed to the hospital Friday on the
advice Of his physicians, Rear Ad-
miral Cary T. Grayson and DR.. w. A.
Bloedorn. The operation was per-
formed by DR.. Charles Stanley White
Yesterday, when his condition became
worse. Judge Payne had been Ill at
his home, 1901 I street, for several
days before being taken to the hospital.
Evening star., 1935-01-20

When snowbound planes in the
West yesterday halted an air1nail let
ter of congratulation to Amelia Ear
hart which President Roosevelt had
written especially for reading by the
mayor of Oakland. Calf. at dinner
held last night, the Associated Press
wirephoto service transmitted a copy
of the letter from Washington to
Oakland in eight minutes and the
ceremonies went on as scheduled.
Above is reproduction of the let
ter which arrived at the Associated
Press Offices in The Star Building at
5:22 pm. yesterday. and was received
in Oakland at $50 pm.
OAKLAND, Calf, January 19 (P).
Evening star., 1935-01-20
MISSIONARIES ALIVE
Pair Thought Dead in China Re-
ported Held for Ransom.

CHUNGKING, Szechwan Province,
China, January 10 R1.- Advtces
reaching here today indicated that
two missionaries named Booshardt. a
Swiss, and Arnolis Hayman. an Eng
lishman. kidnapped by bandits in Kwei-
chow Province last October. were alive
somewhere in the southwestern part
Of that area.
The reports indicated they were
being held for ransom. Previous COM
munications had led to the belief
they were dead.
Missionaries here were attempting
TO send food and clothing.
Evening star., 1935-01-20
NEVADA SEEKS TAXES
FROM STEAMSHIP LINE
Inland State Would Compel Pay
ment of Levies on Ocean
Liners.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
RENO, Nevada, January ia pc
tition seeking to compel the United
States Steamship Lines to pay taxes to
the inland State of Nevada on 10
steamships was fled In District Court
today.
The company is incorporated under
the laws of Nevada.
The petition, filed by the Washoe
County district attorney and the at
torney general of Nevada, asks the
court to cite the company to pay
S9,608.75 in taxes for 1894.
The lines Leviathan is assessed at
$4,000 and nine other vessels at
S37.158. All are registered at the port
Of New York.
Evening star., 1935-01-20
ITALY AND ETHIOPIA
AGREE TO NEGOTIATE
League Council Ratifies Agree
ment of Countries to Avoid
Conflicts.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
GENEVA, January 19.-The League
of Nations today apparently averted
another international crisis by induc-
ing Italy and Ethiopia to settle their
African border difficulties in direct
negotiations.
A private session of the League
Council ratified an agreement, previ-
ously accepted by representatives of
the two nations, whereby they pledged
themselves to avoid new military con-
fict.
II the controversy is not settled by
May. the agreement provided, it will
come up for discussion before the
Council session.
Italy previously had questioned the
Leagues competency to handle the
dispute.
Several times in recent months
Italian forces have clashed with
Ethiopian troops along the disputed
boundary line between the African
kingdom and Italy's colonial possess
sions.
Evening star., 1935-01-20
THROWS HAT IN RING
South Dakotan Announces He

VIII seek seat IN congress.
HOT SPRINGS, S. Dak.. January 10
R.-Paul E. Martin today announced
he would be Republican candidate
for Congress In 1895. The early an
nouncement, so the Republicans
- can have ample time to consider
my stand and ally themselves '''H
they see At"
Evening star., 1935-01-20
Typewriter Mechanics End Strike.

CHICAGO, January 10 R.-An-
other strike was settled today. Union
typewriter and ONCE mechanics, strik-
ing since October, return to work
Monday. Wage scale differences
caused the walkout.
Evening star., 1935-01-20
WirepEOtO Sends Presidents
Letter When Airn,aiI Fails
1ne WHITE HOUSE
WASHINoroN

Ny dear Mss Earharta
I an pleased to send you this message OF
congratulations. You have scored again.
By successfully spanning the ocean stretches
between Hawaii and California, following your
Triumphant transatlantic flight Of 1928, y9u have
shown even the "doubting nonasss" that aviation
is a science which cannot be limited to men only.
Because swift advances in this science
OF flight, made possible by Government and private
enterprise, scheduled ocean transportation BY air
is distinct and definite future prospect.
The trail-blszers who opened to civilization
the vast stretches Of this Continent Of ours, Who
moved our boundary from the Atlantic to the Pacte
we're inspired and helped BY women Of courage and
skill From days Of these pioneers to the present
era, women marched step in step With men. And
nos when air trails betseen shores and those Of
our neishbors are being chartsd, you, a. q woman,
have preserved carried forward this precious
tradition.
a1s
Evening star., 1935-01-20
j. s. MISSIONARIES.
FLEE CHINA REDS.
Communists Sweep Before
Chang Kai-Shek, Invad-
ing Human.

The tollowing account OF the
terrors attending the evacuation OF
missionaries in the face OF Ch'no's
weStwarding Communist hordes has
Just been received BY mail from
China. Censorship blocked attempts
yesterday to obtain more complete
details of prevailing conditions by
cable.
Evening star., 1935-01-20
FREEZE OVER SNOW
GIVES CITY PERIL
OF ICY STREETS

Continued From First Page)
Evening star., 1935-01-20
Holds Statement Unjust.

"I think it Is . rank injustice to
the people Of the District Of Colum-
bia," declared Mr.. Dirksen, ITO con-
stantly parade this information that
the tax rate in the District Of Colum-
bia Is $l.50 when, as q matter Of fact,
on the basis on which you are -.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-08-05
PARADE OPENS
LEGION MEET

Members Of the American Le-
gion, Department of D. c., will
open their seventeenth annual
convention with a street parade
Thursday night, it was announced
today by William Miers, conven-
ton chairman.
The parade, composed Of 10
divisions and headed by Col. Ken
yon A. Joyce, Commander of the
Third United States Cavalry, as
Grand Marshal, will be the first
of a series of brilliant events
which the legionnaires have SEIZED
uled for their three-day conclave.
High spot of the sessions will
be the super dance which will be
held at the Mayflower Hotel, Sat-
urday night. Assistant Secretary
of War Harry L. Woodring and
Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Col. Henry Roosevelt have already
accepted invitations to attend the
affair as have Gen. James A
Drain, former national commander
of the Legion, and Gen. Frank T
Hines, Veterans Administrator.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-08-05
YOUTH WINS
/. SCHOLARSHIP

UPPER MARLBORO, Md, Aug.
5.-William Shrewsbury, son OF
the Rev. and Mrs. ]. c. M.
Shrewsbury, has won the highest
rank in the examination for a
four-year scholarship to Washing
ton College at Chesterton, it IS
announced at the offices of the
board Of education here.
The scholarship was available
this year to graduates of Prince
Georges high schools only. Young
Shrewsbury received sos, the
highest score among II candi-
dates.
Philip Hogue, of T. B., ranked
highest among the Is applicants
who competed for a three-year
scholarship to Charlotte Hall. He
made a total of 1,190 credits out
Of a possible total of 1850.
The board of education formally
awards the scholarships usually
to the one who ranks highest in
the examinations.
The washington College eXami'
nation required two days, while
the Charlotte Hall test was com
pleted in one day.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-08-05
Soviet Tests
New Chute.
Balloon

MOSCOW, Aug. 5 G.N.S0
Soviet officials today tested a
strange aerial device called a bal
loon parachute" which ascends
filled with 1900 cubic meters Of
gas and at heiSht Of 10000 feet
empties itself and descends to the
ground.
It was reported the balloon as
cended this morning from a field
near Moscow for its first test
flight, piloted by Ivan Modestov,
in the presence of the inventor,
Tikhon Kulinichenko.
At a specified height the gas
was to be piped out of the bal
loon bag, which would then be-
come a parachute and drop the
pilots cockpit gently to the
ground. The balloon, built in a
dirigible factory here, was said to
be the first of its kind
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-08-05
NORFOLK GAINS
IN SHIPPING

NORFOLK, Aug. 5.-Norfolk
showed a remarkable increase in
foreign shipping during July as
compared with the corresponding
month last year. Eighty ships all
engaged in transporting cargoes
to and from foreign shores were
entered through customs. They
represented nine nations, Amer
lea, England. Japan, Norway,
Sweden. France, Holland, italy
and Spain.
The chief importations were
fertilizer material, ore, bananas,
general merchandise, lumber from
the Philippines, oil, hides and
meat extracts. Forty-eight ships
obtained bunker coal here during
the month and ii fuel oil.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-08-05
Fifty Wilson Liner
Passes Are Stolen

Fifty passes for rides on the
Wilson liner, City of Washington,
were stolen from the company
offices at Seventh Street Wharves
yesterday, and IA were used last
night before the loss was dis
covered, police we're told today.
Two youths were arrested by
Special Officer Walter Hayes of
the steamship line, and told the
policeman the passes they had
were given them by a boy about
Is, to sell for him.