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Evening star., 1936-05-19
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|NL0NDONSCORED
British May Ask Changes
in Staff After Dumdum
Bullet Scandal.
BY tie Associated Press.

&y tA.N ftoooeA0tVN ASoos
LONDON, May 19.-Italy may be
invited to make changes in the staff
of its London Embassy. informed
sources said today, in the Italo- -Ethio-
pian- British dumdum bullet scandal.
Certain members of Parliament
were understood to intend to ques-
ton Anthony Eden concerning the
position OF the Italian military at
tache. The foreign secretary told
the House of Commons yesterday an
attempt had been made to "fabricate
evidence" that British interests sup
piled illegal ammunition to Ethiopia.
The government today cabled Sir
Sidney Barton, Minister to Adds
Ababa. to inquire into two sensational
reports from Ethiopia.
The first was that British diplo-
matte dispatch bag had disappeared
on the railway line between Adds
Ababa and Djibouti. The bag was ad-
dressed to John Lowe. British consul
at Djibouti, French Somaliland sea-
port. Lowe had been advised by tele-
gram from the British Legation at
Adds Ababa to meet the train. He
did so, but the bag which contained
official correspondence, was said to
be missing.
British Officer Held Arrested.
The second report concerned the al
legged arrest of Warrant Offlcer Bon
ner, attached to British ambulance
unit. Bonner, according to the re-
port. was being taken to a hospital
at Alden for treatment for hydrophobia
when italian authorities arrested him
at Diredawa, on the railway line.
The government was being pressed,
informed sources said, to take up the
bassy's association with a Col. Pedro
Lopez" whom Eden described as a
notorious purveyor of false informa-
ton and forged documents"
Eden declared Lopez" a British
subject of Polish origin, known under
a number of aliases. posed as an Ethi-
opian agent. obtained ammunition
samples from British firm through
forged letters, and used the samples
to convince Italian authorities that
dumdum bullets were being exported
to Ethiopia.
Grandi Received Warning.
The foreign secretary made clear
that despite friendly warning" to
Ambassador Dino Grand. Lopez's as
sociations with the Italian Embassy
continued. He made no direct charges
against the Italian government, how
ever, confining his criticism carefully
to the activities of Lopez and the
publicity they received in the Italian
press.
There was no suggestion that Itai-
ians used Lopez deliberately to OBJ
tain false dumdum-bullet evidence,
Eden's statement seeming to show it
was the agent who attempted to i'm
press the Italians with his mis-
chievous activities"
The press followed Eden's lead for
the most part in drawing no deduc-
tions. but the Times said editorially:
That leg which is so proudly ex-
| tended on the map of Europe has been
definitely pulled"
FASCISTS UNCONvINCED.
Evening star., 1936-05-19
TESTIMONY LINKS
THOMAS TO LEAK
Financier's Tip on Ability
to Get Budget Data Told
at British Probe.
pv,he Assoriatsd prssx


LONDON. May ia London
financier's Tip" that he could get
hold of information" from a cabinet
member, whom he named as Colonial
Secretary j. H. (Jim) Thomas, was
described to the British budget leak"
inquiry today by DR.. Reginald J.
Hearn, Cambridge medical graduate
and barrister.
DR.. Hearn testified that P. Vergottis,
who describes himself as a hnancier
and shipowner, told him this during
an after dinner discussion last Sep
tember 26.
At the same time. he said. chances
of making big money" were mentioned
Secretary Thomas has denied from
the witness stand that he revealed
any of the budget secrets, including
higher income and tea taxes, before
Chancellor of the Exchequer Neville
Chamberlain read the budget in Com
mons last month.
Questioned on Budget.
do you remember any words about
the budget?" Justice Porter. presiding,
asked.
LAS far as can recollect," the wit
ness replied, "he said he had ways
and means of getting information from
a member of the cabinet.
Then he mentioned the name Of
J. H. Thomas"
He added
i've heard that same sort of state
ment from other people generally"
Justice Porter quickly interposed:
"It's really in the nature of gossip
and not to be taken very seriously"
Secretary Thomas attorney, J. w.
Morris, was on his feet.
DO you know that Vergottis is
completely unknown to Mr.. Thomas"
he demanded.
It don't think knew it," DR.. Hearn
replied.
Broker at Dinner.
Spiro Savasliano. a stock broker
who was present at the dinner party,
followed DR.. Hearn TO the stand.
Asked if Vergottis had declared he
would know everything about what's
in the budget before it comes out" !"
Savagliano retorted:
TITS an absolute he!"
Earlier a flnancier witness had told
the inquiry that a firm employing
Thomas son spoiled the market" for
income tax insurance before the bud
get was disclosed last month.
Edmund Alfred Waterton said that
on his suggestion a friend, Reginald
Marriott, telephoned broker and
inquired the rate for insurance against
income tax increases in the budget
about to be announced by Neville
Chamberlain, chancellor Of the ex-
chequer.
waterton testified: Marriott re-
turned and said, Tt isn't 10 guineas
per cent; it's Is. One of your crowd
in Belishas (an underwriting f1rn)
has spoiled the market
II at once turned to Marriott and
said, That confirms my assumption,
because Leslie Thomas (son of Co.
lonial Secretary j. H. Thomas) is
with Belishas.'"
Questioned by Justice.
Under questioning by Justice Por-
| ter, Waterton said he was giving Mar
riott a tip which he knew was good
because it came from an important
client who Is q friend of j. H. Thomas" 3"
CThe expression 40 guineas per
cent" means an insurance rate of 10
guineas per fl00. Since guinea is
81 shilltngs and FL is 20, such a
rate would be about 1o2 per cent.
A Is guinea rate would be about i5%
per cent?
Evening star., 1936-05-19
RESULT OF FARLEY.
Chinese Minister Silent on Tot-l
Sales Likely.

SHiHcSc uHIstcr oiicnt On 10b-l
Sales Likely.
BY the Associated Press.
SHANGHAI, May 19.-The United
States agreement to purchase Chinese
silver, providing China with dollar
exchange, resulted from Sino-Ameri-
can conversations aimed at strength
ening further the Chinese currency,
the ministry of finance disclosed to-
day.
The Nationalist government min.
ister of finance, H. H. Kung. said:
During the last six months the Chi
nese government has devoted its eff
forts to developing and strengthens
inc the measures for monetary re-
form adopted November 3, 1885.
which have resulted in attainment Of
exchange stability at a level adapted
to China's economic life.
ITO achieve this further strength
ening of Chinese currency, definite
arrangements have been made to in
crease the gold and foreign exchange
portion Of the nations note issue
reserve"
Declines an Estimate.
Minister Kung declined to estimate
the amount of silver China would
sell to the United States. to achieve
further currency Strengthening. or to
disclose the price the United States
would pay. but he asserted:
The American purchases, which
Secretary Morgenthau's announce
ment anticipates will extend over a
period of months, involving a con-
siderable amount of the white metal"
Refuting circulated rumors
that China was abandoning its in
terest in silver, Kung said the oppo-
site viewpoint was correct in a state.
ment of the official Chinese attitude.
'Henceforth the silver portion of
our reserves will be at least Is per
cent of our note circulation" he said.
Furthermore, We are removing the
restriction governing use of silver in
manufacture of silver articles as pro-
mulgated November IS, 1885"
Restriction Imposed.
This restriction limited TO 80 per
cent the fineness of silver used in arts
and industry. 1t was imposed as an
emergency measure to assist in ma
tionalization of silver and to prevent
smuggling.
Kung expressed belief these supple
mentary measures of monetary re-
form and new arrangements made
would assure China of ability to
maintain an independent currency
system, not linked to any foreign
monetary unit.
He foresaw also permanent stability
for Chinese currency which will in
evitably lead to great economic i'm.
provement and prosperity for the
Chinese people"
To complete reform of the Chinese
coinage system, Kung disclosed, the
Nationalist government will issue sil.
yer coins of 50-cent and 81 denomi.
nations.
These coins. it was explained, will
be token pieces, as their silver con-
tent will be markedly less than that
heretofore used in the Chinese dollars
now withdrawn from circulation.
Kung denied vigorously rumors thst
this action constituted devaluation
Of the nations currency, pointing out
the same principles govern this issu-
ance as control Americas r1inting Of
scent pieces.
Evening star., 1936-05-19

Now, to set the record straight and
to tell the world that the park police
do not operate gas house nor
clothing store, the difficulty arises
over a similarity in telephone num-
bers.
The Washington Gas Light Co. Is
District $500.
One of the largest department stores
is District $500.
And the headquarters Of the United
States Park Police is District $500.
And the public is continually get
ting them all mixed up.
\ r. "
BELL.
A Washington newspaper man
,Ohose life is q succession of minor
disasters toas filled NTH consterna-
ton recently tDhen he dtscouered
the doorbelI toas out OF order. Vis-
ualising long parade OF tntin,ntes
tOho had rung and gone, he called
a repair man.
The man said he iDould be right
oDer, but Uhen the home-owner
checked up the tollowing evening
nothing had been done about the
bell.
"I centainly did shop up." the
repear man said Indignantly ouer
the phone when the trGte scribe
got in touch ipith him. ."T rang
and rang, but no one anstoered th<
bell"
4 4 Il
TEA HOUND.
ONE Of the about-townest Of all
~ the young men in Washington
dropped into one Of the gaudier me-
dium-price eating places downtown
the other cocktail hour to create a
sensation altogether out Of proper
ton to what he thinks reasonable. :
When the waitress approached him
he ordered a pot Of tea and some
toast. From the expression on her
face he gathered that he, had COM
mitted quite conspicuous faux pas.
He was certain Of it during the next
few minutes when he saw waitress
after waitress staring at him - he
Evening star., 1936-05-19
DROPS ON EXCHANGE.
Chinese Currencies Break as Agree.
ment Is Disclosed.
Nv the Associated Press

ment Is Disclosed.
BY the Associated Press.
CANTON, May 19.-Chinese cur.
rencies broke sharply in the foreign
exchange market today following re-
ports on the monetary agreement
reached in Washington between fiscal
authorities Of China and the United
States.
The situation, which was referred to
in some banking quarters as q none
tary panic" apparently followed in
complete information on the nature of
the Sino-American trade of silver for
dollar balances to allow MANAGEMENT
of the external value Of the chinese
monetary unit.
The fact that the amount of silver
involved in the agreement between
Washington and Marking money au-
thorities was undisclosed gave rise to
rumors that the entire national stock
of silver had been pledged to secure
dollar credits.
Posters appeared throughout the
cities today denouncing Generalissimo
Chang Kai-Shek, and rumors were
heard that disturbances were irnmi.
nent.
Evening star., 1936-05-19
Ethiopian Envoy Wanted to Buy
Dumdums, Anyway, They Say.

ROME, May 10 Cp).-Fascist au-
thorities said today they found the
dumdum- bullet explanation Of An
thony Eden unconvincing.
They said Eden has implied be-
fore the House of Commons that Italy
made Col. Pedro Lopez a provocative
agent. pretending to buy dumdums In
England for Ethiopian use. They
likened the implication to "a page
from dime novel"
The explanation was unconvincing,
they asserted, because they did not be-
lieve the foreign secretary had proved
Warqnex c. Martin, the Ethiopian
Minister to London, was innocent of
intent to purchase soft-nosed bullets.
The Fascists also claimed Eden had
disclosed the existence Of large Brit
ish firm willing to send dumdums to
war Zone-even though the pretext
was they were to be used for leopard
hunting.
1921 CASUALTIES BACK.
Evening star., 1936-05-19
BAND CONCERT.

BY the Army Band at Walter Reed
Hospital at $50 pm. today. Capt.
Thomas r. Darcy, leader; Karl Hub
ner, assistant leader.
BY the Soldiers Home Military
Band at the bandstand at 2 pm.
John s. M. Zimmerman. band
master: Anton Potntner, associate
leader.
Evening star., 1936-05-19

grapevine telegraph carried word OF
his order around the place.
Concealing his indignation under
q light cloak Of dignity, he called
the hostess.
whats the matter around here?"
he asked; don't patrons ever order
. cup Of tear"
'Your order" said the hostess. rs
the first we've had stnce the D. A. r.
was in town.
Evening star., 1936-05-19
ANTI.ITALIAN RIOTING
FLARES IN HARLEM
Patrolmen Beaten, Colored Man
Shot During Demonstration
Against Rome.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 19.-More than
100 police restored order in Harlem
today after three patrolmen were
beaten and a colored man was shot
in a disturbance which began as a
protest to Italy's conquest of Ethiopia.
Lee Cornish was shot in the ankle
by Patrolman Michael Roman, who
said the colored man struck SHIN dur
ing a melee between officers and dem
onstrators.
Police said the disorder followed a
speech by Ira Kemp. Kemp was jailed.
Windows in several Italian shops
were broken by colored persons leaving
the meeting, police said. When extra
policemen arrived from nearby pre-
cincts, groups on housetops along
Lenox avenue showered them with
stones and bottles. None Of the police
was hurt seriously.
Evening star., 1936-05-19
BLOND UNPREFERRED.

oAo4ND O4NG G1e1h1O.
TODAY'S story about blonds con-
Germs one who used to think she
was on fate's preferred list, but who
knows better now.
She oversight the other morning and
after that troubles literally showered
upon her. Turning on the water for
her hasty tub, she found her freshly
curled hair suddenly drenched when
the water came pouring out of the
shower faucet above. Worse than
that, the water was hot and it burned
the back of her neck.
Finally, she seemed about to get
through with the bath without fur
ther disaster interchangeable plaster
fell from the ceiling, landing directly
on what little was left of her curls.
She reached the Office at last, hav-
ing swum there through her tears,
but she could not talk to those who
wanted to know what had happened.
please don't ask me now," she
would say piteously, and that ques-
toner would move aside to make way
for the next one.
WRONG NUMBER.
The United States Park Police
headquarters is just as likely to get
telephone inquiries about gas or
women's dresses as 1t is about q
hold-up.
why did you turn or my gas?"
angrily inquiries a dustered woman of
the desk officer, Mark H. Raspberry.
Have you got any size 3Ss on sale
today in red dresses?" Is another
inquiry.
Evening star., 1936-05-19
D. c. MAN NAMED

BALTIMORE, May 10 R.-Albert
Sigmund, Washington, D. c.. was re-
elected president of the Maryland
Delaware-District of Columbia Jewell
ers' Association yesterday at the con-
clusion of the organizations two-day
annual convention.
Other officer named: Joseph T.
Montgomery, Wilmington, Del, first
vice president; H. J. Schwartz, Balti-
more, second vice president; Howard
Collins, Wilmington. secretary, and
Sidney Ross, Baltimore, treasurer.
Evening star., 1936-05-19
OFFICIALS CALLED
TO LYDDANE TRIAL
Absence Causes Montgomery
Board to Postpone

By Stan Correspondent Of The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, May 19.-The
regular meeting Of the board of Mont
gomery County commissioners was
called of today because of the en-
forced absence Of its president and
clerk.
Frank H. Karn, president, and Ira
c. Whitacre, clerk, were at Hagers-
town, having been summoned as wit
nesses in the trial of Mrs. Anne Lyd-
dane on a charge of conspiring to
murder her husband.
Evening star., 1936-05-19
GEN. DICKSON DIES
Retired Gun Expert Succumbs to
o.
Heart Attack.

e.. HAVERFORD, Pa, May 10 P).-
Brig. Gen. Tracy c. Dickson, retired
Army building expert, died Sun
day Of a heart attack. He was 81.
o During the World War Dickson su-
pervised all Army gun construction
by the Bethlehem Steel Co. He was
. graduate of the United States Mill
tary Academy in 1892 and later was
Stationed at Springfield, Mass. He
was native of independence, Iowa.
Evening star., 1936-05-19
1921 CASUALTIES BACK.
Manned and Ill Arrive in Naples from
Ethiopian War.

NAPLES, May 10 R.-The Italian
hospital ship California arrived from
East Africa today, bearing 1921 sick
and wounded. The steamship Aquilea
also arrived, bringing Undersecretary
Of State for Colonies Alessandro Les
soma.
Evening star., 1936-05-19
Washington
Wayside !.
Tales
Random Observations
of Interesting Events
and Things.
Ex-PRECEDENT.

A-E1bCSCAES4N
CARTER GLASS precedent
n has been shattered-and all
~ because of bet between an
4 a Assistant Secretary Of State
and beautiful Washington woman
The crack-up came Sunday, when
the Virginia Senator showed up at a
garden party given by Assistant Secre-
tary of State Moore, an old friend.
Moore, who thought he knew the
doughty Virginian's behavior pattern,
wagered the lady she couldn't produce
Glass at his party-or, for that mat
ter. at any other.
She won. Moore refused to reveal
either the amount involved or the
ladys name.
MARSHALL NOTE.
A nep story about the most COL
ortul Vice President of them all,
Thomas r. Marshall, was told here
the other day BY his friend, former
Senator George Wharton Pepper
OF Pennsylvania.
Marshall. he related, Walked
tovard the tootlights to make
speech one night and proclaimed:
MY names Marshall and I'm
Vice President"
In explanation OF Which Marsh
all told hop the interview began
Uhen he wus met at a train in
Chicago the day before by netrs-
paper reporter.
you're the Vice President, aren't
you?" the newS sleuth inquired.
yes" Marshall responded.
"What's your nume?"
Evening star., 1936-05-19

the League Of Nations and are willing to settle
their debts, or talk of settling them, in the hope
that the bid will attract us. The British are
more frank in their plea that we sign up; sug-
gesting reforms in the League that they might
win us over.
1t is an odd moment to choose to urge us to
discredited; its Ethiopian blufI definitely called.
Unless peoples memories are curiously short
they viii recall that Mr.. Roosevelt Is one of the
League of Nations most ardent advocates.
statement was extracted from him when he
was candidate that he was against joining In
1922 hut his habit of disrerardinn Gamma ion,
Evening star., 1936-05-19
salzburp Garb Full Dress.

SALzBURG, Austria.-The colorful
peasant dress that Salzburg, like other
Austrian provinces, has chosen as the
ofncial garb Of the district, has been
decTeed pgupR for school ceremonies.
Evening star., 1936-05-19
TOUPEE MAN.

p EMEMBER that story of the bald
~ headed man who had two toupees,
one for before" and the other for
after" his imaginary haircuts?
The hero of that yarn has been
raised one toupee by a Washingtonian
known to a Wayside operative.
Evening star., 1936-05-19
German Books.

Ninety-seven per cent Of the books
printed in Germany last year were BY
German authors, the others being in
French, English and Latin.
Evening star., 1936-05-19

This fellow has three-short. me-
dium and long-which he wears in that
order between "haircuts." The de-
ception has been practiced for several
years now and its works perfectly.
Not even the mans best friends have
any idea he is bald, and they prob
ably never will until the day he wears
the longest toupee when telling a
yarn that he lust heard in the bar
Der shop"
Evening star., 1936-05-19
The National Scene
BY ALICE ROOSEVELT LONGwORTH

ME sudden attack of the Frene
about paying the billions they only another way
saying the British state openly: That they want liz
Evening star., 1936-05-19
Alice Longworth.

pledges has created certain warness No feels entirely
where the exponent good neighboness decide lake
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Evening star., 1936-05-19

Continued From First Page.)
Evening star., 1936-05-19

FASCIsTS UNCONvINCED.
The Washington times., 1936-09-05
Hall Bedroom

The hall bedroom, the scourge Of
all city houses a decade or so ago,
finds new use today, with the
magic of modern decoration. No
longer need the tiny cubicle be
Stunned because it is cluttered up
with heavy furniture, its walls dark
and dreary, and the sun which
streams through its one window
too bright, or the room too dark
and airless with drawn blinds.
One housewife decided to do over
such a room in her house. The
woodwork was painted ivory and a
light figured wallpaper used on the
walls. The ceiling was painted a
pale blue, the color Of the sky.
Floors were reprinted and var
nished.
Venetian blinds hung at the win
dows, allowing air without too
much sunlight on hot day. Net
curtains were used to take away
the feeling of baroness without
cluttering up the place with silk
or chintZ.
Furnishings Of the room, bought
with the family's own funds, were
simple. A spool bed, dresser, a
small but comfortable chair and a
table were all that were needed.
Adequate lights provided for read
ing or powdering ones nose. The
result was a cheerful room that
was its own welcome to the over
night guest.
The Washington times., 1936-09-05

This seems perfectly natural
when one considers that the color
chosen for the carpet will, Of
course, harmonic with the walls,
and it has the advantage of in
creasing the apparent size of the
room.
Changing awkward joys in a
wall into interesting recesses is
another new trick of the dec
orator. A shallow alcove in one
wall of a room was painted blue
on its three sides, artistically
contrasting with the beige walls
Of the rest Of the room, and fur.
nishing a perfect background of
an old-fashioned mahogany chest
Of drawers.
CHARMING VISTA
A badly placed passage way
in an old house was turned into
a charming vista by painting the
walls cream color and the end
door and frame Chinese YER
million. The white of the trim
in the adjoining room was con-
tinued on the Dashboard.
The decoration of living rooms
with a fireplace at one end may
be varied by painting the hearth
wall the fashionable jonquil vel
low, to contrast with the side
and end walls in French gray.
A dining room seen recently
with Duncan Phyfe mahogany
furniture, was brought smartly
| up to date by giving it blue trim
and cream walls. Blue uphol'
stored seats on the chairs and a
blue carpet furthered the attrac.
tive harmony.
CONTRASTING SHADES
Painted dados, with the upper
part of the wall another color
give snap to what might have
been a commonplace effect. A
chair rail molding placed at
window sill height or a four
inch wide band of darker color
than the dado may mark the
dividing line.
Instead OF cornice or picture