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Evening star., 1936-05-14
FRENCH GOLD LOSS
$181,689, IN WEEK
Flight of Capital Since Leftist
Victory Reveals q Per Cent
Decrease for Year.
BY the Associated Press.

PARIS, May 1.-THE flight Of capi-
tai after the Leftist victory in the re-
cent parliamentary elections drained
2,739, 100000 francs (s181, ,689, ,000) in
gold from the Bank of France during
the week ending May 8, bank state
ment revealed today.
The loss, the heaviest this year, in
creased the lowering of the gold re-
serves to 7,670,000,000 francs $685.
100000 since March 20.
The remaining gold stock, valued at
So, ,029, 100000 francs ($3,849,296, ,000)
was further reduced by the outflow OF
several hundred million francs. said
financial circles, before the banks un-
official restrictions on currency trans
actiors last week stanched the leak
The gold in the banks vaults, to-
falling 8O,2S3, 100000 francs on May
10, 1895, thus has dwindled by 81 per
cent within a year.
The large amount Of discounted
commercial and government bills re-
ported meanwhile indicated that the
bank still was heavily supplying treas
ury funds, said financial authorities.
Writers warned that failure to re-
strict credit might lead to imitation,
thereby undermining money"
Discounts were 1908, 100000 francs
as compared to only 3,753,000, 900
francs a year ago.
With the banknote circulation 49,
988, ,0OO, 900 francs, the gold coverage
is at 62.33 per cent. a drop from the
CABS per cent coverage of the pre-
ceding week.
Evening star., 1936-05-14
REVENUE AGENT
SLAIN BY SUSPECT
Indiana Police Seek Two
Men in Coupe After Shoot
ing Near Hammond.
BY the Associated Press.


HAMMOND, Ind, May 14.-John
r. Foster of Marion, Ind, member
of the alcohol tax unit of the Bureau
of Internal Revenue, was shot and
killed today by two men he and
another agent were trailing on a
highway south Of Hammond, near
st. John, Ind.
George L. Winkler. area alcohol
administrator. said in indianapolis
he had learned that Foster, assigned
to the Calumet area, and Milwaukee,
Wis, agent were trailing a coupe
which Foster had identified as carry
ing Indianapolis rum runners.
AS the agents closed in on the car,
winkler said, a rifle was fired from
the other car, the bullet striking Fos-
ter in the heart.
Federal, Indiana and city police
throughout the Calumet area imme-
diately closed all roads around the
area.
Foster Joined the alcohol tax unit
January %, 1885. He was married.
State police and men from the
Marion County sheriff's Office began
checking on suspected bootleggers in
Indianapolis when the report came
that the killers car carried license
plates with five numbers, which
identified it as from Marion County.
They said they knew one suspect
who had quick trigger finger" and
who drives a black coupe similar to
the one used in the Staying of Foster.
Evening star., 1936-05-14

An official solution to the 100-year-
old mystery surrounding the origin of
the term "Uncle Sam" was announced
today at headquarters of the Federal
Writers Projects, after a score OF re-
search workers in as many cities trailed
the legend from coast to coast and
finally brought it home (again) to a
Yankee meat inspector during the War
of 1912.
But this conclusion merely confirmed
that of the Daughters Of the American
Revolution in Troy, N. Y, who re-
Gently erected monument to the in
spector and former slaughter house op-
orator, one Samuel Wilson, known far
and wide to his contemporaries as
Uncle Sam"
According to an early writer, who
since has been verified. the nickname
originated as "a silly joke" In the
midst Of beef. pork. pickle, mud, salt
Evening star., 1936-05-14
Oriein of ''UncIe SAM Traced
Bv W.P.A. Writers to 1872 War

and hoop-poles" Almost a century
ago this writer said, who knows but,
q hundred years hence, some learned
commentator may puzzle his brain to
furnish some ingenious explanation
Of the origin Of the national ap-
pelation-"
w. p. A. workers have at least
tentatively located picture of Uncle
Sam" himself. The picture was traced
to California, where it was in the pos
session of Uncle Sans granddaughter
until her decease. She willed 1t to
son in Kansas City. The picture
probably will be published soon.
Experts were uncertain today
whether the picture Of Uncle Sam"
might be an early tin-type or the work
Of some artist.
They felt sure, however, that the
(see UNCLE SAM, Page a.
Evening star., 1936-05-14
TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHT
IN BALLOON PLANNED
Demuyter to Attempt Trip From
North America to Norway
in Spherical Bag.

ny-the Associated Press.
PARIS, May 14.-The Belgian avia-
tor M. Demuyter. twice winner of the
Gordon Bennett Cup, today announced
plans for a Transatlantic fight in
Q spherical balloon, starting from a
point on the North American coast
He said he expected to land in Nor
way within 80 or 80 hours after the
take-off.
The balloon, Demuyter asserted,
would have a capacity Of between
5000 and 10000 cubic meters, with
an extremely light basket"
M. Charlier, a French engineer, will
accompany him, Demuyter said. His
announcement, appearing in Le Petit
journal, did not set a date for the
attempt.
Evening star., 1936-05-14
ROBINSON ENTERS
ATLANTA PRISON
StoII Kidnaper Rushed to
Penitentiary to Begin
Life Sentence.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Thomas Robinson, ttDice inmate
OF insane asylums, collected S50,-
900 ransom for release OF Mrs. Alice
Speed Stou in october, 1884, and
since then managed to elude De-
partment of Justice agents as he
spent the ransom money. Captured
Monday in Glendale, CalJ, ,Dhere
he had been liping for several
months, he 1udS rushed to Louis
pille, Ky, and, on his plea OF guilty,
sentenced to life.
By the Associated Press.
ATLANTA, Ga. May 1.-THE last
of the kidnapers of the big money
abduction era of 1933-35 to be captured
was hustled, under heavy guard TO-
day, into the steel and stone of Atlanta
Federal Penitentiary.
Thomas H. Robinson. jr., 20, under
sentence of life Imprisonment, wa'
brought to Atlanta from Louisville
KY, at e:35 (E S. T) today after he
pleaded guilty to charge of kidnap-
ing Mrs. Alice Speed Stoll in 1884 fol
$4,000 ransom.
His arraignment and sentencing by
Federal Judge Elwood Hamilton came
within 48 hours of his arrest by Fed
eral agents in Glendale, Calf.
Kidnaper Smiles.
Tieless and dressed in tan suit
Robinson smiled family but said moth.
ing on his removal from the train.
He was handcuffed to a marshal
Federal agents deployed in a circle
about him and marched swiftly
through a silent crowd of approx
mately 100 persons to side entrance
of the station, where motor convoy
awaited.
There was no demonstration.
Robinson was thrust into the middle
car of three lined up at the curb. -Four
agents seated themselves with him and
the others entered the front and rear
machines.
Officer Chides Robinson.
AS Robinson was sandwiched be-
tween the G-men in the rear seat, w
o. Billiard, an Atlanta patrolman
chided the notorious female imper-
senator with:
You don't look like a woman"
Robinson laughed and touched the
brim of his hat.
ITO tell you the TRUTH" he said,
I'm not"
Sirens screamed and the procession
moved swiftly to the prison gates
Robinson was checked in at the prison
at $50 am.
Not gun was in sight outside the
penitentiary.
Robinson waved and smiled to officers
(See ROBINSON, Page s.
Evening star., 1936-05-14
SOVIET PATROL CROSSES
BORDER, JAPAN REPORTS
40 Cavalrymen Confront Nippon
Forces in Manchukuo,
Officer Asserts.

BY the Associated Press.
HSINKING, Manchukuo, May IA.
japanese general headquarters re-
ported today that a frontier patrol
made up Of japanese and Man
chukuoan troops confronted 40 Soviet
cavalrymen across the border south
west of Vladivostok.
The communique did not state
whether there was a fight. The point
was the scene of clash March 26.
The situation followed a clash yes
terday, when Japanese and Man.
chukuoan troops alleged they had
found Russian cavalrymen in Man
chukuoan territory and, firing on
them, drove them across the frontier.
No casualties were mentioned.
In another communique the JAP
anese headquarters said a protest
would soon be made against an Outer
Mongolia incident of May 8, when
a Mongolian airplane was alleged to
have landed In Manchukuo, east of
Lake Bor. The flyers, it was stated,
questioned inhabitants and returned
to their own territory.
Evening star., 1936-05-14
Auenby, Jerusalem, Hero, Dies;
Last of Britain's War Chiefs
Marshal Led RecOnquest
of Holy Land From
Turkey.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the ASSoclateu FIeSS.
LONDON, May 14.-Lord Allenby,
Britain's soldier hero of Palestine,
died suddenly today at his Kensing-
ton home. He was rs years old.
The last of the empires outstanding
military leaders of the World War, the
viscount and field marshal led the
triumphal allied entry into Jerusalem,
but lived to renounce "the glory Of
conquest with its gain of Dead Sea
fruit"
That remuneration came less than a
month ago, when, at his installation
as lord rector of Edinburgh University,
be advocated establishment of a
world police force for the maintenance
of world peace.
That, too, was his last public ap-
pearance,
Except for his functions on state
(See ALLENBY, Page ~
Evening star., 1936-05-14
LOYALTY TO ITALY
IN COUP PLEDGED
. BY SCHUSCHN|GG
Austrian Chancellor, 0usting
Won Starhemberg, Sends
Assurance to Ally.
LEADER OF HEIMWEHR
NOT TO FLY TO ROME
II Duce's Cooling Friendship for
Home Guard Leader Suggested
in Vienna.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Reichstuehrer Hitler, in Berlin,
long has looked SouthDdrd to Vi
emma, desiring "dnSchluSS," or
union of Austria tuith Germany. II
Duce Mussolini, in Rome, has giUen
cooling support to Prince Ernst Don
Stdrhemberg, whose rise to Aus
trian leadership, backed by his
Heimwe1r, a pripate army OF $780,
900 men, led last october to his
appointment as Uice chancellor
and "co-dictator" ,Dith Chancellor
Kurt Schuschnigg.
(Copyright, 1885. by the Associated eressD
VIENNA, May 14.-After removing
Prince Ernst Won Starhemberg as vice
chancellor of Austria, Chancellor Kurt
Schuschnigg's first act today was to
promise Austria's loyalty to Italy.
Having thrown the powerful prince
out OF the government, the scholarly
Schuschnigg rushed an assurance to
Premier Mussolini that Austria re-
manned Italy's loyal ally. Indications
were that Schuschnigg's move may
have improved the friendly relations
already existing between the two ma
tions.
Reports spread through high quar-
ters that II Duce was actually in no
hurry to see Won Starhemberg, al
though the prince, wealthy head of
the Heimwehr (home guard, long
had been regarded as close friend
Of the Italian leader.
Airplane Trip Cancelled.
These reports were accentuated
when Won Starhemberg suddenly can
celed an airplane passage to Rome
and his headquarters announced he
would leave by train instead for the
italian capital tonight. Heimwehr Of
ficIals said they were not even sure
the prince would see Mussolini, ex-
planning that he was going there pri-
marily to see a foot ball match next
Sunday.
Officially Won Starhemberg now
holds only one single post under the
government, that of sports front leader.
OpccIfCI WIN odFO IllCy IldA AiOI1SCA
the relations between Won Starhem-
berg and MuSsolini cooling recalled
that the prince in 1929 received an as
signment to make Austria Fascist.
The progress was too slow to suit Mus
solini, and the Fascist idea gained
little popularity despite the large ex-
penditure on the project under Won
Starhemberg.
Austria Likes Pact With Italy.
1t was emphasized at the chancel-
lery that Italy's interest in maintain
ing Austria's independence was as
great as ever, and that Austria re-
mains firmly convinced of the value
Of the independence pact with Rome.
Austria was quiet but tense, the
populace recalling apprehensively
that Won Starhemberg declared in a
Evening star., 1936-05-14
Britain, to Make
3O,OOO,OOO Masks
For Gas Defense
Official announcement
Says Equipment viii Be
Prouided for Civilians.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON. May 14-Geoffrey
Lloyd, undersecretary Of the home
Office, announced today that the
British government plans to pro-
duce 10000. 900 gas masks to safe
guard civilians against any type of
gas in war time
He told questioners In the House
Of Commons that the final design for
the respirators had not been decided
upon. but assured the members all
would be of British manufacture.
Evening star., 1936-05-14
Sentenced for Treason.

BERLIN. May IA R.-Two Czech
citizens were condemned to peni-
tentiary today for treason against
the German State"
A peoples court passed the sent
ences Of life and eight yeaers respec-
lively. against Alfons Boehm Of Pod
mokly and Josef Boet1m Of Dectn.
Evening star., 1936-05-14
Shanghai Hears $25, 600, 900 viii
Be Extended

Be EXTENDED.
SHANGHAI, May IA tP.-Chinese
financial circles here reported today
that recently completed Sino-American
financial discussions in Washington
had resulted in an agreement whereby
the United States will extend q $25,-
000, 900 loan to China. The money
would be In United States dollars.
Evening star., 1936-05-14
DUCE'S SONS GO HOME.
Two Leave Efitrea After Receiv-

ing Promotion to Lieutenants.
ROME, May IA R.-Premier Mus
solini's aviator sons, Vittorio and
Bruno, who have been promoted to
the rank Of lieutenants, left Massaua,
Eritrea. Tuesday aboard the Conts
Verde, homeward bound. it was an
nounced today.
Evening star., 1936-05-14
JEW-ARAB TENSION
GROWS IN PALESTINE
Fears of Outbreaks Beyond Walls
Of Jerusalem Bring British
Troops.

JERUSALEM, May IA (Palcor
Agency The tension into which the
old City of Jerusalem was plunged yes
terday with the killing of two Jews
spread wider today when an Arab was
found dead following an Arab demon
stration, which police dispersed.
Fears Of further outbreaks extended
beyond the boundaries of this old city,
which are under heavy police guard,
to the new districts of the city built
up during the past decade.
CAIRO, Egypt, May IA P).-Addi-
tional British infantry reinforcements
were sent to Palestine from Cairo to-
day. Recent reinforcements total
1000, making 1000 British troops now
in Palestine. Their presence is re-
quired by the present Jew-Arab ten
sion.
Evening star., 1936-05-14
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The struggle centering about the
proposed SLABS 100000 relief appro-
priation became a three -cornered one
today as Rexford G.. Tugwell was in
vited to Capitol Hill to testify about
future financing of his Resettlement
Administration.
A bloc of legislators backing Tug
wells agency carried on a drive to
induce a Senate Appropriations Sub
committee, now considering the relief
bill, to make specific provision for
funds for r. A. Otherwise, they
contended, its money would run out
July /.
Use for w. p. A. Favored.
President Roosevelt and Harry L.
Hopkins, head of w. P. A., have ia
vored turning virtually all Of the
$1,425, 100000 over to Hopkins to
handle.
Senator Hayden, Democrat. of Ari-
zona already has offered an amend
ment to expand the $2,364, 1000, 900
deficiency bill, which includes the
relief fund, to provide 100000, 900
for the Public Works Administration,
headed by Secretary Ickes.
Ickes said today that if the Senate
Evening star., 1936-05-14
FARMER KIDNAPPED
BY FIVE OKLAHOMA
CONVICT FUG|TNES
Prison Guard Hostages Are
Feared to Have Been
Slain.
SPLIT IN TWO PARTIES,
FEIONS ELUDE CHASE
Posses Spread Out Over Kiamichi
Mountains as Quarry Heads
for Arkansas Border.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Warden Roy Kenny's "nerit sys-
TEN" at Oklahoma State Peniten-
tiary offers. by series of rewards,
inducements to CONFLICTS to obey
rules and fit themselves for re-en-
trance into society. All forms OF
capital punishment hdue been abol-
ished. "Conuicts are like college
boys-only they play rougher," said
Kenny recently. The rules OF
leniency, ho,DeDer, ,Dere not applied
to group of hardeSed criminals tDho
engineered yesterdays bloody
break.
Evening star., 1936-05-14
THREE BIG GROUPS
IN FUNDS BATTLE
TugWeII Invited to Tell Re.
settlement Needs-W.P.A.
and P.W.A. Push Claims.
BACKGROUND

The issue which Ne,p Deal op-
ponents find most paldtable is re-
lief. The same question has long
diuided the RooSerelt family
against itself, NTH the Hopkins
clique advocating small jobs for
many men and the Ickes circle de-
tending the theory OF large workS
Of more lasting Udlue, but Uith
smaller employment possibilities.
Hopkins ,Don in the 1885 s4,S00,-
100000 appropriation, and he
seemed to haze tpon in the current
$500 100000 struggle until Tug
neil, who up to NON has draDn his
money from Hopkins on executive
order. leaped into the breach.
Evening star., 1936-05-14
BULLETIN.

A warning that the Resettlement
Administrator will have to be ter
minated unless additional funds
for it are provided by Congress
or President Roosevelt by July ]
was given a Senate Appropriations
Subcommittee today by Rexford
Guy Tugwell, administrator.
Evening star., 1936-05-14

(See AUSTRIA, Page 81
Evening star., 1936-05-14

(See RELIEF, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1936-05-14
INITIATION KILLED
WITH FARM BILL
Democratic Leaders GIoat
in Defeat of Frazier
Lemke Measure.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Initiating the currency to increase
Americas riches is q pandced often
and vigorously advocated in Con-
oress since the ddDent of the NelD
Deal. but tro,Dned upon by NeU
Deal leaders. An infationdry bonus
measure ,Cas stalled of and an in
fationary authority granted the
President in the A. A. A. bill OF 1888
t1ds neper employed. For a year
the Frazier -Lemke bill UaS threat
OF fiat imitation. A tetu days ago
pote tDds insured BY completion
of O House petition.
Evening star., 1936-05-14
U. S. LOAN TO CHINA

(See PRISON, Page 2.)
Evening star., 1936-05-14

(See ROBINSON, Page So
Evening star., 1936-05-14
WEATHER.

tu. o. weather Bureau ForeeastJ
Fair ard continued cold tonight: to-
morrow fair. rising temperature; moder-
ate northerly winds, becoming variable.
Observation-Disclosures. 86, at 3:15 pm.
yesterday; lowest. 48. at 6:45 am. today.
Full report on Page Bit.
Evening star., 1936-01-31

II continued a previously initiated
partial restoration and % cities made
their first partial restorations.
Fourteen cities, including San
Francisco, Milwaukee, Newark, Nash
vile, Syracuse, Jacksonville, Tampa.
Yonkers, Peoria and Sacramento, al
ready had made entire restoration or
had arranged to do SO, the report said.
During 1884" the mayors state
ment added, there was evidence of a
better condition in municipal finances,
as evidenced by number Of restora-
tions of previous pay slashes. During
1885 conditions continued to improve
and We now find there is a definite
trend in the larger American cities to
Evening star., 1936-01-31

Of Labor attempted to organize the
employees there. More than 80 per cent
Of the workers said they preferred to
continue without union, the COM
pany stated.
The A. F. of L. filed charges that
the company coerced its employees.
Hearing for the charges was set for
February 4, but by agreement the
hearing was postponed until the suit
Is settled.
Evening star., 1936-01-31

establish a permanent organization
for the Young Republican National
Federation.
The new federation takes the place
Of the Young Republican National
Committee. which was discontinued at
meeting held at Des Moines, Iowa,
November 8 and 10.
Evening star., 1936-01-31
FIRM OPENS ATTACK
AGAINST LABOR ACT
Injunction to Prohibit Enforce
ment Sought on Ground of
Unconstitutionality.

A new attack on the constitutional
fly OF the national labor relations act
was begun in District Supreme Court
yesterday by Heller Bros. Co., hard
ware manufacturers Of Newcomers
town. Ohio, which has been charged
Evening star., 1936-01-31
MAYORS REPORT
PAY RESTORATION
Survey of so Cities Shows General
Return of Cuts to
Employees.

BY the Associated Press.
A general restoration Of depression
cuts in the salaries Of city employees
in 1885 was reported last night by the
United States Conference Of Mayors.
OF 80 cities included in a survey,
Evening star., 1936-01-31
Salt Water Good.

Drinking Of salt water can change
q mans life from one of acute fatigue
and inertia to one of brightness and
activity, said Prof K. Neville Moss in
a paper read to the Intitute of Civil
Engineers, London.
Evening star., 1936-01-31
by the National Labor Relations Board
with unfair labor practices.

Through Attorney Theodore B. Ben
son, the company asked for an injunc-
ton to prohibit enforcement Of the
act against it. Petitioning the court to
declare the act unconstitutional, the
company argued that the legislation
destroys freedom of contract; permits
unreasonable search and seizure; Is an
invasion of rights reserved to the
States; is an Illegal delegation Of legis-
lative authority, and violates the due
process clause Of the Constitution.
The court was told that the COM
pany's plant had no. union until last
Fall. when the American Federation
Evening star., 1936-01-31
CANDIDATE LACKS FEE
Nebraskan on SO a Month Relief
Awaits Friends Action.

ELYRIA, Nebr. R.-1f and when
friends contribute the $40 filing fee,
announced j. w. Liberski OF Elyria,
he will become candidate for Ne
braska's first unicameral Legislature.
He is on relief at Sc a month. Five
other candidates, who had $40, al
ready have filed from his district.
Evening star., 1936-01-31
Valuable Bowl.

Produced in China 200 years ago, an
emerald green jade bowl was sold re-
Gently In London for $4,000.
Evening star., 1936-01-31

bring back the 1880 and 1881 wage
and salary levels for city employees"
Evening star., 1936-01-31
FLETCHER TO ADDRESS
YOUNG REPUBLICANS
Chairman Of G. o. p. Committee
Will Speak at Organization OF
National Federation.

Chairman Henry P. Fletcher Of the
Republican National Committee will
address a meeting Of the Executive
Committee Of tie new Young Repub-
lican National Federation at the MAJ
flower Hotel Monday morning.
The purpose Of the meeting is to
Evening star., 1936-01-31

These handsome clocks are
trusty arousers. Round or square
shape in smart colors Tor
every room in the house. They
look much more expensive
than this low price.
Evening star., 1936-01-31

Creamy. pure. wholesome milk
chocolate velvety smooth
it simply melts in your
mouth.
The Washington times., 1936-10-29

LdndOn DOdgeS
Guard TO Take
Long Walk

NEW YORK, Oct. 90 dN.sJ.
Governor Alfred M. Landon took
a walk today.
Quite a walk it was, too, for he
set out at 7:15 a. m. from his head
quarters at the Murray Hill Hotel
and was gone for 40 minutes. Pc
lice assigned to guard him were
waved aside as the Republican
presidential nominee erg e d
from the lobby with another man,
as yet unidentified. He said:
I'm just going for a walk.
You fellows don't have to come
along"
So the officers, in difference to
the governors wishes, trailed him
at a respectable distance-about
three blocks. Governor Landon
didn't know they were following
him.
From all accounts, the gentle
man from Kansas had a lovely
morning of it for the streets at
the hour he chose to meander
about Bagdad-on-the-subway were
relatively clear and he was not
stopped by anyone.
The Washington times., 1936-10-29
Radicals in Shipping
Declared U. S. Threat

American shipping will soon
pass into oblivion unless the radi-
cal element is controlled, Capt.
w. j. Peterson, of the Pacific
American Steamship Association
declared yesterday at a meeting
of the Propeller Club here.
The Government has been aid
ing the radicals by "harassing"
the merchant marine, he de-
clared, and added:
"The Communist Brain Trust
wants to place merchant ma
rine transportation under con-
troll of the Third InternatiOnale
Just as surely as that Interna-
tionale dictates to Stain his
orders for control of the Soviet
state"
Assailing Harry Bridges, long
shoreman leader on the Pacific
Coast, Captain Peterson declared
Bridges organization had brought
"a strike of lawlessness and blood
shed without parallel in the labor
history of the Pacific Coast"
VOTE AMERICAN