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Evening star., 1936-02-12
u. s. ASKS ETHIOPIA
FOR EXPLANATION
Fuller Information Is Sought
on Missionary's Arrest
in Gamo Province.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Adds ABABA, February IA
United States Minister Resident Cor
nelius Van H. Engert requested fuller
information from the Ethiopian gov
ernment today concerning the de-
tention of the American missionary,
Rev. Harold Street, in remote Gamo
Province
The Minister indicated he was con-
cerned over a possibility that rul-
ing calling for removal of foreign
ers from Ethiopian danger zones
might be used as tool for extortion.
Native Landlord Blamed.
The miSsionary's wife, in letter to
the Ethiopian government. disclosing
that her husband and Rev. John
Trewin, a Canadian member Of the
Sudan Interior Mission, had been held
since January 81 and taken from their
Shama station to Chencha, capital of
Gamo, blamed native landlord for
the arrests. charging blackmail.
Mrs. Street. who said she and her
four children remained under guard,
charged that the landlord, failing in
attempts to obtain money from Rev.
Street. persuaded the local chieftain
to order the missionaries to leave
Shama under the regulation that any
foreigners could be ordered out of a
dangerous area.
This ruling was invoked last Au-
gust with the approval of Engert and
| Sir Sydney Barton, British Minister
to Ethiopia.
Ethiopian Foreign Minister Bell
aten Gueta Herouy, who proposes the
regulation, assured Engert that Rev.
Street would be released Immediately,
but there was not yet any official in
formation that the government order
that the missionaries be freed had
been carried out.
Letter First Information.
The only detailed information con-
corning the case to reach the capital
thus far from the southwestern prov
ince, $50 miles distant, was Mrs.
Streets letter, written after her sepa-
ration from her husband.
Crown Prince Asia Wosan, acting
for his father. Emperor Halle Selassie,
had ordered the local chieftain three
days ago to release the missionaries
after their arrests became known.
Meanwhile. the Ethiopian govern
ment announced officially that Xora
Ali, town south of Sasa Baneh, on
the southern front, was recaptured
from the Italians.
Details of the operation were not
given.
Bombs Fall Near Ambulance.
A government communique said an
! italian plane bombed Waldia, a town
on Lake Ashangi, midway between
Dessye~and Makale, on the northern
front Yesterday. bombs falling within
500 feet of British ambulance.
The communique reported two Brit
ish Red Cross trucks, en- route to
Koreb, just northwest of Dessye, also
were fired upon purposely. The am
bulance was not damaged, however,
the announcement said, and the
| trucks were not hit.
A reliable source said that Emperor
Halle Selassie, after staying in Adds
Ababa for the last few days, started
out for the interior by airplane again
yesterday after giving new orders to
his military chiefs in the capital.
Evening star., 1936-02-12
POLICE CAPTURE
FOUR IN GUN FIGHT
Wanted in Baltimore, Quartet
Seized in Battle at Col
1epe Park.
v a STAR cnrresnondent of The Star.

BY STAFF Correspondent of The Star.
HYATTSVILLE, Md, February H.
-Four colored bandits, wanted in Balti-
more for a series of robberies, were
captured today in College Park by
Prince Georges County police after an
exchange of several shots. The men
we're armed with an automatic snot-
gun and pistols.
Acting suspiciously, they attracted
the attention of Officers Warren Peake
and Howard Slater, who stopped them
for questioning.
One of the quartet drew revolver
and attempted to shoot, while the
man armed with the shotgun removed
1t from, under his coat and leveled it.
Peake and Slater fired over the
heads of the men and they broke into
q run, with one attempting to fire
over his shoulder as he fed through
o field.
When the police opened fire again
on the men they threw down their
weapons and surrendered. Examina-
ton of the suit case revealed 1T con-
tanned two revolvers, three blackjacks
and a full kit of burglars tools. The
prisoners gave their names as John
Scott, Albert Gaskins, Buster Stokes
and Ollie Smith. They are to be
turned over to Baltimore authorities
Today.
Evening star., 1936-02-12
picture on Page %

One man was rescued by fire.
men and four other persons es-
capped by descending rope improvised
from bed sheets when fire destroyed
the home of William j. McEmery, Sc
curities Exchange Commission econ
omist, on Montrose drive, Chevy
Chase, Md, early today.
A fireman, Louis p Oldfield Of
Bethesda, was overcome by smoke dur
ing the three-hour fight which volun-
teers from three departments waged in
a futile effort to save the structure,
but was revived by members Of the
Bethesda rescue squad.
McEmery awoke shortly before s
o'clock to find the house filled with
smoke and flames and aroused his
wife and 5-year-old son Yawman. a
friend, Mrs. William F. Whitehead of
Washington, who was visiting the NC
Emery family. and Marion c. Hud-
dleston, owner of the building.
Mr.. and Mrs. McEmery, their son
and Mrs. Whitehead, who lives at
Evening star., 1936-02-12

The Merchants and Manufacturers
Association, like the Washington Board
of Trade, is throwing its influence
behind the mass meeting called by
the District Medical Society Sunday
afternoon to protest inadequate ap-
preparations for the health needs OF
the District.
Meanwhile, physicians in charge
announced that Right Rev. James E.
Freeman, Bishop of Washington, had
accepted the honorary chairmanship
Of the meeting, although he will be
prevented by a previous engagement
from attending. A personal repre-
sentative Of Bishop Freeman viii read
a message to the meeting.
Rabbi Abram Simon Of the wash
ington Hebrew Congregation win pre-
side.
Both the Merchants and Manufac-
turers' Association and the Washing
ton Board of Trade will be represented
at the public meeting.
DR.. Sterling RuIsa. chairman Of the
Evening star., 1936-02-12
Naral Destroyer Rushes Serum
To Meningitis Victims at Sea

destroyer, carrying an ample supply
of serum.
Col. Edgar King, superintendent Of
the hospital, said all serum available
here was sent to sea, with the local
supply to be replenished by airplane.
Col. King said four colored hospital
orderlies volunteered with "excep-
tiona! spirit" to accompany the doc
tors on their mission.
The doctors are United States Army
Capt. r. B. Skinner, DR.. w. r. Davis
and DIR. Kenneth Courtney. They were
accompanied by the four male order
lies and four men from the Army Hos
pital Corps.
The California State carried ~
cadets and 23 crew members when It
sailed from San Francisco January
81 on its annual practice cruise.
The ship Is the oficial training
vessel Of the State Nautical Scnooi
and is under the command e CAPT.
r. G. DWyer.
Evening star., 1936-02-12
ACTION DELAYED
ON AIRPORT BILLS
House Committee Busy With
War Department Ap-
preparations.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Scared by roadway running
across landing strip, Washington
Airport for many years has been
considered inadequate and danger
Gus for Capitals air traffic.
Crisis arose last tDeek lUhen man
dgement threatened to renlope trGt-
fc controls from highDay;; Com
merce Department countered NTH
threat to close port and Post Of
flee Department talked OF npouing
mail operations to Baltimore.
Capitol committees notr are
pressing plan tor solution OF prob
lem.
Although Saturday has been set fol
the closing of Washington Airport a.
a result of the long fight over Military
road, Senate and House Military AT
fairs Committees failed to act today
on joint resolutions introduced late
yesterday providing for closing anc
sale of the road
The House Military Affairs Com
mittee met in executive session, but
because of the pending War Depart
ment appropriation bill failed to
reach the local airport matter. Chair
man McSwain of the committee said
he was not disturbed by threats to close
the airport Saturday.
They are not going to bulldoze Con-
gress into hasty action" he said. 81
am willing to bet my last dime that
the airport will still be in operation or
Sunday, Monday, next week. mex
month, and for a reasonable length o
time in the future.
More Important Matters.
Il do not think that Washington
Airport can afford to close now and
am sure that the War and Commerce
Departments will see to it that Wash
ington does not lose its air transpor
service. We are pushing the bill
as fast as possible, but Washington
matter facing Congress today"
The Senate Military Affairs Com
mittee was not in session, but Chair
man Reynolds said he thought tn,
Military road bill would be hurried
along before the end of the week.
Chairman King of the Senate Dis
trict Committee said he is awaitins
conference action on the Senate ant
House bills providing for appointment
of commission TO select permanen
airport for Washington He said h,
thought the report might be submit
ted later today.
Senator Byrd, Democrat, of Virgins
(See AIRPORT, Page 81
Evening star., 1936-02-12
BRITAIN WEIGHS
DEFENSE PROGRAM
Ministers Thresh Out Propo.
sal to Spend ST 500, ,000,-
900 for Expansion.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Britain's consideration OF erten-
siue defense program tollo,0s policy
of all major potDers OF Dorld at
present.
Within past fetu years Germany
has built up army and mary to
effective fighting lepel;: Russia has
army and air force believed second
to none; Italy has squeezed epery
ounce of effort and finances into
Development OF War strength;
France has ringed herself Dtth
underground tortifcations and kept
army at top strength; Japan has
been under control OF nilitdrists as
army and nary gre,D to parity t0ith
any possible opponent; Poland.
YugosldUia and other smaller ma
tions maintain armies that stretch
their every ability to support.
Meanwhile, legislators in Wash
ington talk OF great programs OF
naval and air defense; consider
largest peace-tinle War Department
appropriation bill.
Evening star., 1936-02-12
Rv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, February 12.-Great Brit
aims ministers met around the green
baize covered table of the famous
cabinet room at No. 10 Downing
street today to talk in terms of mil
lions about strengthening of the en-
pire's defenses.
For the first time, they studied in
completed form the gigantic program
for expanding the nations fighting
services and threshed out the question
of how the cost-popularly supposed
to be about f300,000,O00 (about ST.
SOC. 900 .0OO)-should be met.
Super Ministry Weighed.
Informed sources believed a project
for creation of a super-ministry to
control all aspects of defense prob
ably would be turned down in favor
of some less sweeping form OF closer
coordination between the admiralty.
war Office and air ministry.
Members of the cabinet we're under
stood to be of two opinions as to
ways for raising the money necessary
for the defense plan.
Some ministers favored issue of
short-term treasury bills in the early
stages of the program, to extend for
about three years, with national
loan to be floated when the defense
expenditures reached an accelerated
pace.
Others were understood to advocate
an immediate defense loan to impress
other countries that the British gov
ernment was fully backed by the people
in the proposed measures.
House Gets Proposal.
Rear Admiral Sir Murray Sueter
submitted to the House of Commons a
private members bill which would
at one stroke empower the creation OF
a ministry of defense and in effect
bring an empire defense board into
being.
This bill presented three-fold pro-
posals:
To establish a ministry Of defense
under a principal secretary of state,
linking the navy, army and air force.
To empower the government to ap-
point a defense council under the
presidency of a minister of defense.
To empower the King, by order in
council, to appoint representatives OF
the dominions to join the council
thereby creating in effect an empire
defense board.
Evening star., 1936-02-12
Sheet Rope Saues -Four in Blaze,
Firemen Carry Fifth to Safety
Early Morning Fire in Chevy Chase
Home Endangers Family of Securi-
ties Commission Economist.

the Martinique Hotel. climbed through
a bed room window onto the roof
of a porch and made their way to
the ground by means of a rope which
McEmery fashioned from bedsheets.
Huddleston, however, was trapped
in his room and firemen from Chevy
Chase raised a ladder to the window
and carried him to safety shortly
after their arrival.
Firemen said the blaze apparently
started from an overheated furnace
and swept through wall partitions to
every section of the house before it
was discovered. Chevy Chase,
Kensington and Bethesda volunteers
made a vain effort to save it.
The building was owned formerly by
Mrs. E. L. Pugh, mother of States
Attorney James H. Pugh. and for
many years was the ancestral home
of her family. 1t was being purchased
by Huddleston, a contractor, who
rooms with the McEmeryS.
Damage was placed by firemen at
nearly $4,000 after a cursory inves-
tigation.
Evening star., 1936-02-12
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALBOA, Canal Zone, February IL
The United States Navy destroyer
Tatnall raced into the Pacific today
bearing physicians and serum to the
training ship California State, which
appealed for assistance against an
outbreak of meningitis.
The training ship, bound for this
port at the Pacific end of the Panama
Canal, was about 1000 miles at sea.
In its call for aid the vessel reported
the first case of meningitis arose last
Saturday and the victim died Mon
day-the same day on which second
case was reported.
The Navy destroyer, in quick re-
sponse to the appeal, put out to sea
at 9:20 pm, E. s. T., last night and
was expected to contact the training
ship some time tomorrow.
Three physicians from the Goreas
Hospital OF Balboa were aboard t..
Evening star., 1936-02-12
GAMBLING EVIDENCE
UNEARTHED BY FIRE
Numbers" Books Seized by Po'
lice in Building Under Sur
veillance 2 Weeks.
(See NAZIS, Page 81

A dozen numbers games" books
and other evidence of gambling were
in the hands of police today as the
result of a fire on the first floor OF
the building at 623 e street last night.
The evidence probably will be
turned over to the district attorneys s
office for investigation in connection
with the activities of several Wash
ingon gamblers.
The numbers books were found on
the second floor of the building when
firemen and police answered an alarm
in a shoe repair shop on the first
floor. Assistant United States Attor-
ney Roger Robb said the establish
ment had been under surveillance
| for two weeks.
Evening star., 1936-02-12

cial counsel in connection with GER
tain pending tax cases he has been
handling.
Pleads Pressure of Business.
The tall Florida lawyer is under
stood to have told his superiors he is
compelled to quit public service by
pressure of business in his old law
firm. 1t is reported he will open a
Washington branch of the firm, Wide
man, Wardlaw g. Caldwell, headquar-
ters of which are in Palm Beach. Fla.
He severed connections with the firm
upon taking Office here more than
two years ago.
Efforts to reach Wideman this after
noon were unavailing. 1t was said
at his Office he had gone to the Su-
preme Court in connection with a
Government case.
Attorney General Cummings and
(See WIDEMAN. Page 2)
Evening star., 1936-02-12
CATHO[|CSSE|zED
NNAl CAMPAIGN
CoIIuSion With Communists
Charged-PoIice Ar
rest Many.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Successful in remtlttGrtzdtton OF
Germany and persecution OF JevS.
Hitler and Nazi party hare been
blocked in attempts to bring en-
tire Christian church in Germany
under political control.
With unyielding determination.
confessional syr1ods OF Protestant
faith hare refused to unite under
ReichSbiShop, Uhile Roman Cath
olic Church likeDiSe has declined.
Fundamentally, Communism, and
Naziism are in direct opposition:
eventually, observers beliepe this
opposition pM lead to ,Uar between
Germany and Russia.
BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, February 12.-Charges of
collusion between Roman Catholics
and Communists were heard in Ger
many today. as at least 100 Catholics
and Communists were under arrest
after simultaneous raids by secret
police.
Catholics were particularly charged
with conspiracy with Communists in
the Rhineland, the center of the police
roundup
The official organ of Adolph Hitler's
Black Shirt Guards, Das Schwarze
Korps, issued sharp challenge today
to charges that the Catholic Church
in Germany was being prosecuted.
Called an "OId Story"
The fact that the Catholic Church
feels itself menaced and prosecuted in
National Socialist Germany" can be
clearly seen in sermons and pastoral
letters, the publication said.
In reality, the organ asserted. it was
the old story, as "old as the church
ITSELF" which Das Schwarze Korps
said, always raises a cry of "persecu-
tion" whenever its political ambitions
were thwarted.
The "SS" organ took its stand
while Nazi secret police roamed the
Catholic Rhineland district, making
what informed sources said appeared
to be the greatest number of wholesale
arrests since scores of nuns and monks
were seized year ago.
Reports of the arrests spread rapidly,
by word of mouth, with anxiety in
creased by seemingly exaggerated re-
ports that a number of priests, laymen
,Coo NA7IC pooe Al
Evening star., 1936-02-12

private practice
of law, it was
learned today in
reliable quarters.
Wideman. who
W as congratu-
lated recently by
President Roose-
welt on his rec
ord of winning
II out of IA cases
he argued per-
sonally before the
Supreme Court. is
planning to re-
main with the de-
partment tie m
r,ororiIu aS Sre
Evening star., 1936-02-12
Four Dead in Mystery Fire.

JACKSON. Mimi, February IL GP).
-Four members of the Paul Poelart
family were burned to death when a
fire Of mysterious origin destroyed
their farm home IA miles from here
last night. Poelart, suffering a head
wound. was held under guard in a hos
pital here.
Evening star., 1936-02-12
80 Meat Packers
Sued by Retailers
For s33,52O,O 900 Tas
plaintiffs Claim None,
Wds Paid in Price
Increases.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the ASSOCIateu PTeSS.
CHICAGO, February l2.-Thirty
meat packing corporations were de-
PENDANTS today in test suit filed in
Cook County Superior Court to con-
test ownership of s33,52O, 900 in proc
essing taxes refunded by Federal
courts here.
The bill, set forth that the money
belonged to retail dealers because they
(See PACKERS, Page 3D.
Evening star., 1936-02-12
STRIKE PARLEY CALLED
Rail Officials Join Efforts to Avert
Mexico Walkout.

MEXICO CITY, February IL CP.-
A conference of employees and officials
of the Southern Pacific Railway was
called today in an effort to avert a
strike scheduled to start February 20.
Although company officials said it
would be impossible for them to meet
workers demands for new collective
labor contract, increased salaries and
payment for a seven-day week, they
agreed to attend the conference at
the Federal Department of Labor.
The railway serves most of the west
ern part of Mexico.
Evening star., 1936-02-12
FRANK !. W|DEMAN
TO RESIGN POST
Assistant Attorney General
Reported Planning to En-
ter Private Practice.

Frank J. Wideman, Assistant Attor-
ney General in charge of the tax
division of the Department of JUS
tice, will resign shortly to resume the
Evening star., 1936-02-12
GIRL DIES OF GAS FUMES
Sixth Member of Family at Pitts

burgh Succumbs.
PITTSBURGH, February II P.-
Pretty 19-year-old Marie Fusco died
early today of carbon monoxide
poisoning, almost eight days after
the other five members of her family
were killed by the deadly gas in their
suburban Rankin home.
Evening star., 1936-02-12

(See POLITICS, Page So
Evening star., 1936-02-12

20. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast)
Cloudy, not so cold tonight, lowest about
Is degrees; tomorrow probably snow,
changing to rain; rising temperature.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, IS, at 3:45 pm.
yesterday; lowest, 5, at am. today.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1936-07-17

cept a more permanent position"
Queen Anne's Record viewed the scene
in the county commissioners office
in this manner when Mrs. Parks si-
multaneously submitted her withdraw
al and a notice of her engagement:
"And the manner in which she
withdrew displayed showmanship Of
high order to the end.
Tripping into the County Commits
sioner's office wit a twinkle in her
eye, she said: "I wish to withdraw my
application. I have decided to accept
a more permanent position"
To the members of the Board she
handed a perfumed bit of paper On
it was this message:
"Mrs. Ida Skipper Parks announces
her engagement to DIR. Frank w.
Holden, of New York"
And so, at least for the present,
Queen Anne's must get along with
out an arm Of the law, feminine
gender"
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1936-07-17

Japanese beetles are now emerging
by the thousands in Elkton and vicin-
ity. Beetles will continue to increase
in abundance, over period of several
weeks, until they reach their greatest
numbers, around July 20.
Judging from its ravages in other
areas, the japanese beetle, in time,
will probably be one of the most SER
ious insect problems with which the
people of the county have ever had to
contend. 1t is an imported insect
coming from Japan to this country in
1916 and was first found near River
ton, N. j. 1t feeds on more than 200
plants and is a destroyer of foliage
and fruit. Apple, peach, grape and
cherry, as we'll as many vegetable and
ornamental trees and shrubs are
greedily devoured.
Control of the japanese beetle is
difficult due to the wide range of
plans upon which it feeds. Relief
from damage may be had by following
several simple control practices.
Spraying in conjunction with trap
ping, jarring, soil treatments and care
fully selected planting plans are eff
fective for control.
Sprays of hydrated lime, 1 pound in
three gallons of water, will protect
grapes, small fruits and the foliage of
tree fruits. This spray is readily
available, and non-poisonous. Orna-
mental shrubs and shade trees may be
protected by spraying with common
arsenate of lead, pounds; and wheat
flour, 2 pound in so gallons of water
Pyrethrum soap sprays are effective
for killing beetles on flowers and ten
der foliage.
A lawn may be made immune tt
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1936-07-17

injury, for a period of five years, by
treating with arsenate of lead, 10
pounds to 1000 square feet of lawn.
Traps are efficient for catching
large numbers of beetles. The jar
ring of heavily infested trees and
shrubs, early in the morning, over
sheets spread on the ground is also
an excellent way to collect beetles.
The most effective way to control
the beetle is to avoid its damages by
the selection and planting of those
plants that are not attached. This is
not always practical or profitable,
however, it should always be given
careful consideration.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1936-07-17

children spent the weekend with Mr..
Dryden's mother, Mrs. Marion Dryden
at Snow Hill.
Miss Adella Sterling of Snow Hill,
is visiting Mrs. w. H. Marshall.
Miss Dorothy Brandon is spending
part of this week in Salisbury.
Miss Clara Tull and friends of Yea
don, Pa, spent the weekend with Mr..
and Mrs. w. E. Tull.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Kendall spent
the weekend with her father, Mr.
Warren Smith.
Mr.. German Tull of Philadelphia
is spending some time with his moth
er, Mrs. Florence Tull.
Little Dicky Fleming spent the week
end with his grandmother, Mrs. Jen-
ME Milligan.
Mr.. Lanton Coulbourne returned to
Philadelphia Sunday after spending
some time with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Coulbourne.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Parsons Of
Salisbury spent the weekend with Mr.
and Mrs. T. S. Parsons.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Short Of Phila.
delphia, visited Mr.. and Mrs. D. H
Hancock, Sunday.