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Evening star., 1936-01-12

years ago solved lost child" mys-
terry which had gruesomely different
ending from that of the Whalen case:
a mystery that paralleled the Lind
bergh tragedy in its chief details.
At 2 AM. on June /. 1920. Mrs.
George II. Coughlin, of Norristown.
Pa, woke with the involuntary cry:
"Wh0t does God sOant with nle'"
She thought she had been dreaming.
She and her husband settled down
once more to sleep. Less than half an
hour later she was awakened again,
this time with an impression of hear
ing child's muffled cry and the
tinkle of glass.
Her thirteen-month-old baby son,
Blakeley, slept in the next room. He
was getting over a bad cold. Vaguely
worried, Mrs. Coughlin sent her hus-
band into the nursery to make certain
Blakeley was all right.
The crib was empty. The top of a
ladder showed above the sill of the
open window.
Followed the usual chastity weeks of
police search, false clues and ransom
notes. At last the kidnaper ordered
Coughlin to drop package containing
5000 from the Atlantic City flyer,
between Philadelphia and Egg Harbor.
on a given afternoon. Coughlin was
to scan the track until he should see a
white sheet tied between two trees
somewhere along the line. Just beyond
this sheet he was to toss out the money.
Some minutes ahead of the flyer
that afternoon shabby-looking spe-
cial train was sent out. 1t was full of
plainclothes policemen and state
troopers. In the rear car sat Corporal
John Russell. of the Pennsylvania
State Policies Troop A. Between his
knees stood a leggy and dismal reddish
bloodhound. Commissioner by name.
At the edge of long stretch of
marshy woodland a smear Of white
showed against the green foliage. 1t
was the signal sheet, hung between
two trees. The special train thudded
on for another mile and around a
curve. Then it came to jarring stop.
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cakes of the Ohio River long enough
for the bloodhounds to catch up with
them. they might have found the ter
rible four-legged trackers the incest
playmates on all the length and breadth
of the stream.
The tabloid saga of another historic
brace of bloodhounds, and I am done.
They belonged to DR.. J. B. Fulton. Of
Pueblo, Colorado. They fiourished in
the first few years of the twentieth
century, though their exploits are
local legends to this day. They were
X-Ray and his mate, 10 10. Never did
they turn aside by a hairsbreadth from
a trail, once they had struck it.
In 1903 a burglar was looting the
neighbrhood of Oneida, Kansas. DR..
Fulton and his two dogs we're sum-
moned. The burglar heard the hounds
were coming. He knew their miraculous
tracking prowess. He decided this was
no part of the country for him to
linger in. So he stole horse and buggy
and headed for the state line.
When the hounds and their master
reached Oneida, the only clue avail
able was curry-comb that had been
used for a long time in grooming the
stolen horse. X-Ray and 10 10 shifted
it, and recorded the scent of the horse
it had massaged. Then they set of.
For nearly $50 miles they followed;
pausing only for short rests and for
food. The long trail ended at Elwood,
Kansas. There they caught up with
their man.
10 JOS self-imposed rule. never to
swerve from the track of any fugitive,
had grim results. A year or so after
the chase for the burglar and the stolen
horse, DIR. Fulton put her on the trail
of an escaping thief. This was at
Pueblo. The fugitive had crossed a
railroad trestle above a wide gorge.
Nose to the track, 10 10 followed
her quarry's footsteps. An express
train reared out onto the trestle in
front of her. She had plenty of time to
shrink to one side or the other. But
that was not 10 JOS way when she was
on the trail. She knew her job. Straight
ahead she loped, hot on the scent;
until the locomotive hit her and
crushed her to death.
Perhaps many human has died less
gloriously in the shining pursuit Of
Duty.
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The Skin He Loves TO Touch
is yours

Skin, Blackheads and Coarse Pores.
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women who participated amazed
even the eminent skin specialists who
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cheek, you can be grateful for this
Woodbury's Facial Soap which for.
merly cost 25c-is now only l0c q
cake! At any drug, department, ten
cent store or at your grocers.
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Evening star., 1936-01-03
.|CKES LAUNCHES
BIG HOME PROJECT
Secretary Hits Old Order in
Defeating $12,783,0OO
Brooklyn Program.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, January 3-Secretary
of the Interior Ickes started con-
struction today Of the Public Works
largest low-rent
housing project, at the same time
swinging a verbal spade at the old
order of special privilege" and "the
harsh cackiings of its senile prophets"
The scene was in the Williamsburg
section of Brooklyn, where IL blocks
of sllIms had been razed so that bet
ter homes for 1925 families might
rise, at cost Of sl2,7s3,0o0
Defends Program.
At ceremonies initiating construc-
ton Of the new housing, Ickes. as p.
W. A. administrator, defended in a
prepared speech the Governments
slum clearance program and then
challenged cities to become its sue
cessor in carrying on such work.
Somewhere along the line" he
said, "a tapering of in the flow Of
public housing from Washington
must begin, and I hope to see the
incoming Congress provide for this
while accepting responsibility for con-
tinuing the Governments attack on
this grave social problem"
He said Senator Wagner, Demo-
crat, of New York was preparing a
bill to fix the Government policy that
will, If adopted, "be one of the great
landmarks in social legislation in this
country for all time to come.'
Saying there is no agony equal to
the birth pangs Of new idea," Ickes
declared: "Reactionists usually shout
that enlightened progress is unconsti-
tutional. They would have us believe
that the founding fathers deliberately
saw to 1t that millions of their de-
scendants should live like animals.
Hopes Old Order Is Passing.
"The slum is but one vicious product
of that old order. whose passing. we
hope. is at hand" he said. "I refer
to the old order of special privilege.
The harsh cacklings of its senile
prophets are still heard in opposition
to every progressive proposal"
He called slums "a tribute to the
coupon clipping gentry who affect to
believe that, unaided, private enter
prise can properly house the people of
our Nation"
Local initiative must be fully exer-
cised If we are to take care of this
load" he said. "A matching basis,
with loans and grants to be extended
by the Federal Government, would
place responsibility for the ameliora-
ton Of housing conditions on the re-
spective localities"
Evening star., 1936-01-03
j. s. DEFICIT HITS
NEARLY2 BILLIONS
Expenses Exceed Income by
s1,87e,651,1e2 First Half
of Fiscal Year.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Government closed 1935-half
of the current fiscal year-with ex-
penditures exceeding income by ST.
879,651,192.
This deficit, compared with the S.
281 1892 900 figure which President
Roosevelt has estimated for the full
fiscal year ending next June 80.
The Treasury year-end figures were
made available as Mr.. Roosevelt pol
ished his budget message for the 1887
financial year beginning next July l..
They go to Congress Monday.
Debt Hits An-Time High.
The public debt at the end of 1885
was $50. O.557, ,324,062.
This debt figure was an all-time
high. It compared with S28, ,478, $685.
924 at the end Of 1884
The Treasury's statement showed
the Government spent $3,78l, 600, ,7O2
in the July 1-December 81 period,
while its receipts we're only $780,
o09,509.
For the full year, receipts OF S4,-
470 ,349, ,140 and expenditures of ST.
752 2,332, 900 had been forecast.
OF the half-year outlays, $1,674,-
BOT ,226 was attributed to recovery
and relief, the remainder to general
governmental operating costs.
Sinking Fund Included.
The deficit was more than half the
amount estimated for the full year.
But the annual figures included $751;
100000 for the sinking fund. On De-
cember 81, $685., 5,224,sco-more than
half-had been paid.
Current receipts are running slight
ly ahead Of the $1,845, 900 900 reported
during the same period last year, de-
spite tagging of an estimated $780,
100000 in farm processing taxes. In
come taxes brought in '$554,8l4 900
through December 81 to run $134, ,000,-
600 ahead of last year. Miscellaneous
internal revenue amounted to s974,-
900 900, or 12o,ooo.0oO ahead Of last
year.
Evening star., 1936-01-03
CAPITOL LIFT DROPS
2 STORIES WITH LOAD
Accident Just Before Opening Of
House Causes Scramble.
None Hurt.

A Capitol elevator, overloaded with
House members rushing to today's
opening ceremonies, dropped two
stories to its well below the subway a
few minutes before Congress con-
vened. No one was injured. In fact,
some Of the members did not know
the lift was out of control.
About 20 members OF the House
were in the elevator at the time.
All scrambled out into the subway
and climbed two long flights of stairs
to the House chamber Among them
were Representatives Caroline CDay
of New York, Dies and Cross OF Texas,
Jacobsen Of Iowa and Delegate King
from the Hawaiian Islands.
The elevator is one OF the new
automatic self-leveling type installed
in the Capitol last year. 1t is used
exclusively by members Of tAe House
and newspaper men.
Evening star., 1936-01-03
10 INJURED IN FIRE
DESTROYING HOTEL
Atlantic City Hostelry Razed by
Flames-40 Guests Flee
in Night Clothes.

BY the Associated Press.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., January 3.
Ten men were injured when fire
destroyed the 100-room Biltmore
Hotel at Rhode Island and Oriental
avenues, early today, driving more
than 40 guests into the street In their
night clothes. The hotel was valued
at 100000, the owners said.
The fire started in the rear Of the
five-story frame building and hours
later firemen we're still pouring water
into the ruins. All furnishings were
destroyed or damaged by water and
most of the guests lost their jeweiry,
clothing and other valuableS.
Battalion Chief Eben Mathis, one
of those injured, said the reports Of
how the fire started we're conflicting.
but that he believed the flames origt-
mated in garage in the rear Of the
hotel.
Manuel Malamut, manager, was
aroused by employees and directed
flight Of the guests.
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80 MISSIONARIES
IN BESlEGEb CITY
Inland Chinese Town Cut Off by
Observation-Disclosures in
Desperate Plight.

By the Associated Press.
NANKING, January 3.-Thirty mis-
sionaries were in a desperate plight at
Chinkiang, Western Honan Province.
with the city cut of and besieged by
a Communist army. 1t was reported TO-
day to the United States Embassy.
United States Ambassador Nelson T.
Johnson telegraphed Honan author
tiles, requesting an immediate dis
patch Of troops to relieve the city.
Authorities believed most Of the be-
sieged missionaries were Germans and
Americans. including Catholic mis-
sionaries and members Of the China
Inland Mission, with American head
quarters In PHILADELPHIA.
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Bitter Attack Is
Launched on
Message.
SMELL ASSAILS
HOUSE STATUS
Says Majority Is
''Spineless'' and
Hits President.
RY GOULD LINCOLN.

BY u. GUILD LANSOLN.
The Seventy-fourth Congress, meet
ing at noon today, prepared the stage
for presentation of President Roose-
velt's annual message at o'clock to-
night.
The resolution providing for joint
session of the Senate and House In
the House Chamber tonight, was
adopted by the Senate without COM
ment.
A vitriolic attack on the plan for a
night session, however, was delivered
in the House by the Republican lead
er, Representative Smell of New York.
When Smell completed his statement,
in which he charged the President
with playing politics and the Demo-
cratic majority with being "spineless, u
Representative Bankhead of Alabama
the Demo cratic floor leader, replied
briefly that he saw no reason for
wasting the time of the House in
answer to the somewhat feeble" re-
marks of Mr.. Smell.
Bankhead asked unanimous consent
that he be permitted at any time to-
day to move recess of the House.
Under the rules of the House, consent
for recess must be given, or special
rule adopted permitting it.
Zioncheck Threatens Objection.
From the rear of the House cham
ber came the voice of Representative
Zioncheck, Democrat, of Washington,
threatening to object unless he was
given unanimous consent to have read
into the Record a letter he had writ
ten to Dr. Francis E. Townsend, au-
thor of the S200-a-month old-age pen
sion pan.
Speaker Byrnes refused to recognize
Representative zioncheck for that
purpose. 1t looked for a moment as
though Zioncheck might throw a
monkey wrench into the plan for
quick passage of the resolution for a
night session. However, several of his
Democratic colleagues gathered about
the Washington member and per-
suaded him not to persist in his OBJ
lection.
After Zioncheck had subSided, the
resolution was quickly adopted.
Representative Smell in statement
to the House declared:
I'VE are confronted with one of
The most unusual and unprecedented
situations that has been presented to
us since have been a member of
this body. The Constitution provides
that the President shall deliver mes
sages to Congress at various times, and
he usually does that at the beginning
of each regular session. This is sup
posed to be the most serious, business
like, dignified function of the entire
session.
THE Presidents message has always
been delivered at the convenience of
the Congress and at regular session.
Emergency Situation Denied.
''Now, why the departure from this
custom? Does any one contend that
an emergency exists at present justi-
flying departure from the rules and
practices of this body as they have
existed since its establishment? Has
any one assigned any reason why Con-
gress should be assembled in joint ses-
sion at night in order that it might
be addressed by the President? Will
not this message stand the light of
the usual midday sun?
II well know my right to object to
(See CONGRESS Page
Evening star., 1936-01-03
Freedom of Seas Held Lost
Under Neu Neutrality Bill
Tradition in Trade Seen
Forfeited If Limits Are Left to
Presidents Discretion.

Since the Italo- Ethiopian War broke
out this has been a policy Of the
President, who warned exporters that
they cannot count on the support Of
the Government in case of trouble. but
there was no actual law to enforce this
advice.
The new neutrality bill gives the
President discretionary powers to de-
clare an embargo on exports to bel
ligerent countries of raw materials in
excess of the normal peace-time con-
sumption of these countries.
The bill, which is the product Of
1s months labor of State Department
(See TRADE, Page A-6.)
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Drire for adequate d. c. Aid
Funds Opens as Congress Meets
Figures Shou 81 1,OOO, 900 Not Sufficient
to Care Properly for Part of Unem-
pIOyed- -ChiIdren's Case Pleaded.

caring for the 10000 heads Of families
who are either unemployable or lack
w. P. A. eligibility because they ap-
piled for relief after November l, the
Commissioners will point out to Con-
gress, it would permit spending
exactly 500 on each family for the
coming six months.
One hundred dollars a half-year is
equivalent to $l6.66 a month, or $4.l6
a week.
The ultimate result Of seeking to
make it possible for families to live
on s4.16 a week" a high official said
today, will be race emaciated by
undernourishment and ravaged by
wasting diseases
Although there are a few gold
brickers in the group. most relief
(See RELIEF, Page 81
Evening star., 1936-01-03
RAIN SWEEPS ICE
FROM DC. STREETS
Bright Sun Follows, ThaW.
ing Slushy Remnants.
More Cold Forecast.

Fair weather and normal tempera-
lures returned to Washington today
after 21a-inch rain swept the streets
of ice deposited in fortnight OF in
tense cold and snow.
A bright sun, aided by tempera-
lures we'll above freezing, today was
eliminating the slushy remnants OF
the cold wave. The rain, unusually
heavy for this season, began early
yesterday in the form of a freezing
mist and ended at 9 o'clock this
morning.
The rain partially disorganized
rush-hour traffic again this morning.
but conditions were much better than
Yesterday. Taxicabs were at a prem
ium and busses and street cars were
overloaded.
More Rain Tomorrow.
The current forecast calls for fair
weather with a low tonight Of about
"a degrees. Tomorrow cloudy with
slight rains in the afternoon or night.
and colder tomorrow night and Sun
day."
At noon today, the mercury was
rising well into the 40's under a
bright sun. The low during the last
last night.
While food threats were reported
today from Elkton, in Northeastern
Maryland and melting snow had
raised the Jackson ano Cowpasture
rivers in Virginia feet in the last II
hours, officials OF the Weather Bureau
here saw little prospect of an imme-
diate rise in the Potomac
Sudden Thaw Unlikely.
The Weather Bureau said the ground
was too cold throughout the Potomac
basin to permit sudden thaw. There
are heavy snow deposits in the noun
tains, however. and creeks are choked
with ice and snow.
An Associated Press report from
Elkton said sections Of roads in Cecil
County were closed, with feet of
water standing in one part Of the Will
mington, Del, to Baltimore highway.
There also was water on the Elkton-
Newark road.
Covington, Va, reported melting
snow in the Alleghenies is sending into
the James River the heaviest volume
of water to head toward Lynchburg
and Richmond since the flood Of last
Spring.
Swollen tributaries are sweeping
large amounts of ice into the James,
| it was said. Meanwhile, trains were
running an hour late in that section
although bus schedules returned to
normal as the highways were cleared
Virginia Roads Sanded.
Sanding crews were working last
night in the Shenandoah Valley oi
Virginia and the neighboring noun
tains. although rain and milder tenn
peratureS this morning were expected
| (See WEATHER, Page A.
Evening star., 1936-01-03
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

America is abandoning the tradi-
tional policy of freedom of the seas
which she has been following for the
last 142 years as soon as the new
neutrality bill is put on the statute
books.
The bill, sponsored by the State De-
partment and majority leaders in both
Houses of Congress, provides that
American citizens are free to trade
within certain limits with the
belligerent nations, but this trading
must be done at their own risk and
responsibility.
Evening star., 1936-01-03

As Congress convened today admin
istrative heads of the District gov
ernment launched a drive for House
and Senate approval Of a special ap-
preparation to ease the critical emer-
gency relief problem of Washington.
Lacking constitutional power to
raise funds on their own authority.
District leaders regarded with panic the
insignificant balance of sl.000,000
with which until July l they must:
Care for all the needs Of the TO-
900 families now on the dole
Care for the 500 additional families
beseeching admission to the relief
rolls each month.
Pay a large group of low-wage w.
P. A. workers supplemental money to
prevent their starving or freezing.
II the problem were limited to
Evening star., 1936-01-03
Eden May Head Farley.

LONDON, January 8 R.-Naval
conference observers today said Anth-
ony Eden, the British foreign secre-
tary, probably would be named presi-
dent of the naval conference. sue
ceeding Sir Samuel Hoare, when the
delegates resume their sessions Mon
day.
Eden succeeded Sir Samuel as for
eign secretary recently.
Evening star., 1936-01-03
FOUR BODIES RECOVERED

ALEXANDRIA. Egypt, January 8
R.-Bodies Of Of the IL persons
who were killed New Year eve in the
Mediterranean crash of the Imperial
Anyways flying boat City Of Khar-
toum, were recovered today by divers
who cut through the cabin Of the
sunken plane.
The bodies were those Of the two
English women passengers, one mem
Der Of the crew and an Unidentified
man.
Evening star., 1936-01-03
COAL OPERATORS
REFUSE TOPAy TAX
ONLY Scattered Few Comply
With Guffey Bill Pro-
visions.
BACKGROUND

BAChGhOCND-
Seeking "to stabilize bitumirous
coal industry" Congress last Sum-
ner passed Gufey bill establishing
industry board, and containing
price firing. taring and collective
bargaining provisions. Opponents
dubbed set-up little N. r. A" i'm
nediately launched legal UGr
against laaD.
Louisville Federal Court has de-
cldred ldtp constitutional, District
Supreme Court upheld all but COL
lective bargaining provisions. More
recently Kansas City court ruled
ldp inUdlid;; Pittsburgh Federal
Court expressed doubt as to legality.
BY the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, January Cash
drawers in the Bituminous Coal Com
mission office remained nearly empty
today, "a hours after the zero hour"
for paying processing taxes under the
Guffey little N. r. A" bill.
Only scattered few payments OF
the Is per cent tax-based on the
price of coal at the mine-have been
made.
Many producers are contesting the
soft-coal code in the courts; still
others agreed to comply with the code,
but have obtained temporary restrain
ing orders against tax payments. The
complying operators say opponents
would be given a better competitive
position if tax payments were made by
code signers Immediately.
As a result situation so complex
that apparently only Supreme Court
decision can break the jam has arisen.
No Direct Action Taken.
The National Bituminous Coal Com
mission took no direct action to en-
force regulations calling for collection
of the sales levy, even though 1t
claimed to have enrolled companies
producing 10 per cent of the Nations
output. Under the Guffey act. these
compliers would receive back all but
1k per cent of their payments.
The five commissioners have been
working assiduously for several months
without funds other than loan" be-
cause in the closing minutes OF the
last Congress the appropriation for
their activities was lost through fall
ure of deficiency bill.
In addition, approximately go court
actions and numerous preliminary in
functions granted by jurists from
Kansas City to the District Of Colum-
bia have virtually tied the commits
sion's hands. In Pittsburgh last week
some 200 actual code compliers were
given court permission to operate
without paying the tax.
Cold Weather Factor.
Meanwhile, the industry has profit
ed from the severe cold spell. An ex-
ecutive of one of the Nations largest
producers asserted this has done more
than any one thing to stabilize
prices.
Operators in the big Northern West
Virginia field have ANNOUNCED they
win not pay the stabiltzing tax, even
though they are subscribing to the
Guffey bill. Their attorney was
quoted as advising them to wait foi
the Supreme Court decision.