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Evening star., 1936-03-01
HAG00D FRAMED
B[ANTON CHARGES
Declares Democrats Sug.
qested "Wise.Cracks" and
Put General ION the Spot"

Virtual acknowledgment that DEM
ocratic members of the House Appro-
priations Committee suggested much
of the "wise-cracking" criticism Of
w. P. A. for which Maj. Gen. johnson
Hagood has been retired from his COM
mand, was made yesterday by Repre-
sentative Blanton Of Texas. member
Of the committee and defender Of
Gen. Hagood.
Blanton's statements, made in con-
nection with letter to Gen. Malin
Craig, chief of stan. urging revocation
Of the order, amounted to admission
that Gen. Hagood had been put on
the spot" by the committee.
~ According to Blanton, the general.
who was relieved Of his command of
the 9Th Corps Area and ordered home.
largely re-echoed the words Of provoca-
tive questions by members which in
turn were deleted from the published
testimony that got Gen. Hagood into
difiiculties with the administration
and the War Department.
Probe May Be Smothered.
The Blanton charges came as q new
high light in the Hagood controversy,
which continued on various fronts
here today despite indications that
demand for investigation may be
smothered in q Senate subcommittee
as q matter outside the sphere Of
congressional action"
Derouncing the punishment of Gen.
Hagood as severe as electrocuting a
criminal" Blanton, in his letter, said:
when Gen. Hagood appeared be-
fore our committee on December II,
in vacation, and before the Presi-
dents budget had been formulated
or printed, there was not Repub-
lican present. We were all Democrats
discussing informally, in an executive
meeting, the wisest way to get the
most for our money from Army ap-
preparations.
Gen. Hagood was put on the spot
BY our committee. Our committee
only is responsible. If any one deserves
punishment, it is our committee and
not this brave officer who. in frank,
truthful manner, gave us his conscien-
tious opinion regarding matters the
committee brought up in our infomal
discussion"
Reveals Letter to Parks.
Blanton asserted the Hagood "stage
money" testimony was n response to
An "off the record" question and he
himself took responsibility for the
suggestion that silver was flowing
like mud"
The Texas Representative also made
(see HAGOOD, Page A-23)
Evening star., 1936-03-01
REVOLT CHIEF ENDS LIFE
|ASTOKIO REBELS GIVE UP:
IOKADA SLATED TO RESIGN
Sait0 DerlOuuces Militarists;
Believes Pacific Peace Secure
Enuoy Says Empire Is
Stabilized by Com.
mon Sense.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Japan,s Ambassador to the United
States, Hirosi Saito, pledged last night
that the peace Of the Pacific would
not be disturbed by the recent mill
tary uprising in Toxic.
Assailing militarists as "menaces to
their country" the Ambassador de-
clared in q Nationwide radio broad
cast that should they gain control Of
his country's government, it would be
a disaster for Japan. Optimisticallv,
he added:
That will never occur in Japan,
where, happily, there is enough COM
mon sense and true patriotism to
cope with any difficult situation. It
was on that very score that she has
succeeded in attaining her present
state of progress as a nation.
II can therefore definitely say that
the recent event will not alter Japan's
policies, either internal or external,
except that the statesmen responsible
for government will have their sense
of patriotic devotion quickened and
will endeavor to exercise even more
care in purifying politics.
1.-THE peace of the Pacific will not
only remain undisturbed. but will be-
come more securely established"
Recounting details Of the uprising
Evening star., 1936-03-01
POLICE ARREST 500
IN ROUNDUP FOR
CRIME WAVE HALT
Compulsory Registration
Step by Brown Seen at
Headquarters.

In a sweeping roundup Of sus-
picious characters police last night
arrested more than 500 men and
women, mostly colored, and took
them to headquarters to be finger
printed and photographed.
Many of the suspects were held on
a technical charge of investigation.
while the majority were released after
being registered. Those held for in-
vestigation were locked up In pre-
| cinct cells.
The second precinct, located in the
heart of a colored section. was filled
soon after the roundup was started
at about $50 pm. Most of the other
prisoners were sent to outlying pre-
cincts
Follows Hold up Staying.
The wholesale arrests, which fol-
lowed on the heels of a fatal grocery
store hold-up Friday and startling
increase in robberies. pocketbook
snatchings and housebreakings, was
believed at headquarters to be the
first step in Supt. Ernest w. Browns
move to institute compulsory registra-
ton of all criminals-all persons who
have served any part of sentence or
committed any breach of the law in
this city or in any State or country
in the past 10 years.
A belief that the roundup may
have resulted in the arrest Of mem
bers of the shotgun bandit gang
wanted for the grocery store murder
Friday of william r. Edmunds., col
ored, was expressed by Capt Ira Keck
after he had questioned 10 of the
prisoners
Capt. Keck declared he had talked
to five prisoners at the fifth precinct,
and five others at No. IL, and is con-
vinced "some of them know something
about the murder" They will be
questioned further today.
Reached at his home late last night.
Maj. Brown said he is planning to
have a conference with the Commis-
sioners and other officials tomorrow
on his proposal.
The police chief said he planned the
roundup yesterday with Inspector
Bernard w. Thompson, chief of the
Detective Bureau. Inspector Thomp-
son, and Capt. Keck, assistant
chief, were at headquarters to direct
the registration, while the entire forces
Of. the robbery and homicide squads
and uniformed officers swept through
dance halls, restaurants and alleged
gambling establishments and herded
prisoners into patrol wagons. 49,.
40 Taken in Single Raid.
More than 20 of the captives were
taken in single raid on . combina-
tion dance hall and restaurant in the
100 block Of G street by Detective
Sergt. George Darnell, chief Of the
homicide squad. and several officers.
Police found knives and other
weapons on several Of the prisoners.
The raids continued until early
this morning and definite figures on
the total number Of arrests were
not available late last night.
The raid was stimulated by . rec
ord number of 418 hold-ups in the
District since December Il, which left
two persons murdered, two others
(See ROUNDUP, Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1936-03-01
MELLON MAY BUY
CLARKE PICTURES
Banker Is Approached as Buyer
for Great Early U. S.
Collection.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press. ., -..-.
PITTSBURGH, February 29-An-
drew w. Melons ofiice disclosed today
he has been approached with regard
to a possible purchase of the Thomas
B. Clarke collection Of early United
States portraits, valued at more than
81, ,000, 900.
Through a secretary, Mellon said:
"Our information about the collec-
tion's sale Is confidential. There Is
nothing to report"
He referred to the recent sale of the
collection by the Clarke executors to
Knoedler g. Co.. New York art house
from which the former secretary
acuired q large part Of his more than
$40. .000, 900 in paintings. 3t
The Mellon collection has been
given to trust along with 100000
in securities for q proposed art
museum to be built In Washington. i,
Thomas B. Clarke, originally linen
dealer, was one Of the greatest collec-
tors of American art. At his death In
1891 he had approximately IT'S pic
lures by IS artists. including 40
Gilbert Stuarts. All were Of persons
important in the history Of New York
or the United States by artists OF I'M
portance during the subjects life
time.
The Mellon collection has . few
select American pictures. including .
Gilbert Stuart reproduction OF George
Washington. =
Evening star., 1936-03-01
HITLER AGREEABLE
TO ANG[0-GERMAN
NAVY LIMIT PACT
Consents to Negotiations in
London for Limitation
Pact.
By the Associated Press.

0y VIE nooUSiotNa 1Coos
LONDON, February ga high
source disclosed tonight that Reichs-
fuehrer Hitler had made 4 gesture Of
friendliness to Great Britain by con-
senting to negotiations in London for
the proposed new Anslo-German
naval treaty.
The instructions from the German
leader, it was said, have been received
by the German Embassy. but will not
be communicated to the British gov
ernment until next week.
The proposed pact was said to con-
tain four points:
l. A limitation of the size of arma-
ments on aircraft carriers;
2. A halt in the construction of
"class A" (heavy) cruisers;
8. A restriction in the size of cruis-
ers to 5000 tons with guns of mod
crate caliber;
4. A limitation on the size of arma-
ments for submarines.
Tempers Are Short.
A shortening Of tempers and the
strain of anxiety was apparent among
delegates to the Internatio Naval
Conference.
Both British and Americans impa-
tiently awaited q statement from the
French as to whether they would sign
a new general naval treaty-the treaty
which Italy already has indicated it
is mot yet ready" to agree.
Other delegations attempted and
failed to learn the French views, the
French delegates saying only they had
as yet received no instructions from
Paris.
The delegates of both the United
States and Great Britain said they
wanted to push the conference quickly
to some kind Of an outcome, either as
q success or q failure.
Americans said they were doubtful
that the French would clarity their
position until Anthony Eden, British
foreign secretary, sees French officials
in Paris or Geneva either tomorrow
or Monday.
Russia Shipping Submarines.
A report that Russia was shipping
"knocked-down" submarines from
Europe to her naval bases on the Pa
cific Ocean circulated among members
Of the naval conference tonight.
The report stated that the subma-
rines. Of various sizes, were being
hastily reassembled in the East ito
meet any emergency"
The exact sizes and tonnages Of
the undersea boats was not disclosed,
According to other sources in Lon.
don, the government at Moscow now
.(See TREATY, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1936-03-01
LAW HELD INVALID
! IN ALIENATION CASE
New York Supreme Court Says
Right to Sue Is Beyond
Power Of Legislature.

8y the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. February 29-A New
York States law making it a felony
for an attorney to file breach Of
promise or alienation Of affections suit
after March, 1885, was declared un-
constitutional today by . Supreme
court justice so far as 1t applied ito
the specific alienation case before the
court"
In special term of Supreme Court,
Camaica, N. Y. Justice Leander b.
Faber ruled:
Such rights Of action. like the
rights of action for libel, Islander, as
sault and battery, negligence or for
the recovery Of debt are beyond the
power of the Legislature to abolish
utterly without supplying some rea-
sonabls adequate and eficient substi-
site."
/ The ruling followed . test case In
which Lawrence Hanfgarn Of Floral
Park, N. Y, charged George Mark
with alternating the affections Of his
wife Jenny. =
Evening star., 1936-03-01
Readers Guide
PART ONE.

Main Ne,Ds Section.
General News-Pages Al to
Changing World-A-3.
washington Wayside-A-7..
Lost and Found-A-17.
Death Notices-A-17.
Vital Statistics-A-17.
Educational-B-4.
Sports section-Pages B-7 to
Bill.
PART TWO.
Editorial Section.
Editorial Articles-pages d.
Editorials and Editorial Fea-
tureS-D-2.
Civic News and Comment-D-4. 1.
Women's Clubs, Parent-Teacher
Activities-Pages DIS, Dc.
Veterans Organizations, Ma
tional Guard, Organized Re-
serves-Pages D-5, D-7.
Serial Story-D-8.
Contract-D-8.
Public Library-D-8.
PART THREE.
Society Section.
Society News and Comment
Pages Ell to E-10.
Well-Known Folk-E-3.
Barbara Bell Pattern-E-9.
PART FOUR.
Feature Section.
News Features-Pages FL, F-4
John Clagett Proctor's Article
on Old Washington-F-2.
l"Those Were the Happy Days"
by Dick ManSfield-F-2.
Radio News and ProgramS-F-3,
Stage and Screen-F-5.
AutomobileS-F-6.
Aviation-F-6.
Crossword Puzzle-F-6.
Childreil's Page-F-7.
Highlights Of History-F-7.
Stamps-F-8.
| PART FIVE.
Financial, Classified.
Financial News and Comment
Stock, Bond and Curb Sum-
laries-Pages G-l to G-6.
Resorts CD.
ClaSsified Advertising
Pages G-6 to- G-l6.
Evening star., 1936-03-01
NAVY MAY BUILD
GIANT NEW LINER
Lack of Competitive Private
Bids May Change
Policy.

By the Associated Press.
Because Of lack Of competitive bids,
the Government turned to the Navy
yesterday as . possible builder Of a
giant new liner to replace the Levia-
than.
The United States Lines has agreed
to build the vessel as compensation to
the Government for withdrawal Of the
old Leviathan from service.
The Newport News Shipbuilding &
Dry Dock Co. was the only one to bid
on the liner, offering to construct a
ship of the type of the Manhattan and
the Washington for between $l1,000,-
900 and $l2,000,000.
Seek Comparisons in Bids.
James Craig Peacock, chief of the
Shipping Board Bureau, said the lack
Of bids from other private builders
required the Government to seek other
estimates in order to make compare
sons. He would not discuss the defi-
ciencies, If any, Of the Newport News
bid. H.
The ship, Secretary Roper said yes
terday, sis looked upon as an extreme
ly desirable addition to our naval aux
iliary forces as well as to our mer-
chant marine. and in view of the sub
stantial loan Of IS per cent which the
Government would be called upon to
make toward the construction Of the
lew vessel in the event Of the ap-
proval Of the contract. the vessel may
actually be constructed In navy yard
If q satisfactory contract price cam
not be greed upon by the parties"
Revised Figures Asked.
Roper said that because Of modifi-
cations in the plans for the ship, the
United States Lines had been given
until April / to submit revised con-
struction figures.
"In the meantime" Roper said, "the
Navy Department also has been re.
quested by the Department Of Cone
merce to prepare an estimate. Of the
cost of construction 50 that the de-
partment may have the benefit Of
this estimate In passing upon the con-
tract price.
''The proposed vessel Is modern in
every respect as to safety, economy
and efficiency Of operation and attrac-
tiveness." 2
Negotiations for the new ship began
last March. Failure to comply with
its agreement would cost the United
States Lines q forfeit OF $1,000, 900.
An original estimate by Newport
News was about $4,000, 900, but was
for q larger. ship than now contem-
plated.
Evening star., 1936-03-01

1t Is true that tickets still can be- and ar
dropped about rs per cent during the past year.
Largely due to the efforts of Corporation
Counsel E. Barrett Prettyman it has become
dificult for a prominent citizen or a member of
Congress to have ticket Cancelled merely be-
cause the recipient is friend.
The change dates back to October a year
ago, when Prettyman decided altogether too
many tickets were disappearing quietly some
where along the way between the violators
windshield wiper and the Traffic Court. In
an effort to find out what was happening to
them, he issued an order requiring his subordi-
mates to fill in a form giving the name of the
person requesting that the ticket be Cancelled.
the name Of the recipient and the reason for
the action.
"Friend" Excuse Is Out.
The early reports showed many requests
from prominent individuals seeking to aid
friend" This led to an order from Prettyman
that no more tickets be cancelled for this reason.
Gradually other similar reasons were
eliminated until finally it got to the point "
have valid excuse. or take his chances in COZ
Evening star., 1936-03-01
MEXICAN. STRIKERS TREK
400 NILES With BODY
13-Day Hunger March Ends at
Capital with Plea for
Cardenas' Aid.
BY the Associated Press.

~ saAS AAocVVl2kC0 EAUoSs 7= 5.
MEXICO CITY, February 2s.-Five
hundred striking miners, carrying the
body Of one Of their companions who
died en- route, arrived here today after
13-day. 4O0-niie hunger march"
from Guanajuato.
Ragged. exhausted and several OF
them seriously I'D. the miners marched
down the main streets to the nationsl
palace, where they were Joined BY
1000 workers. President Cerdenas
was absent, but other officials lis-
tened to delegates plead that the
president intervene to settle the strike.
sOficials of the Reduction Go. At
auana iuAtol continued negotiations
With. The federal labor department. /.
Evening star., 1936-03-01

By the Associated Press.
Increasing talk Of tax on undis-
tributed corporation profits was heard
yesterday above the clamor of a grow
ing congressional dispute over Presi-
dent Roosevelt,s 81 ,000, ,000, 900 revenue
estimates.
Adding his voice to those Of admin
istration leaders in the Senate, Speaker
Byrns Endorsed such profits levy as
''just and equitable" He reported that
many members of the House Ways and
Means Committee, which will draft the
tax bill, were in agreement with him.
Meanwhile, Senator Byrd, Democrat,
Of Virginia, q critic Of some OF the
New Deals spending, expressed ap-
proval of the tax program but called
for constitutional amendment to
make Federal, State and municipal
bonds subject to taxation.
Declares Reforms Needed
"Any real reform Of the tax system
must be based upon taxation Of tax
exempt securities" he said. without
such taxation those best able to pay
will escape"
Despite some hints Of opposition to
. program of such size In q campaign
year. Secretary Morgenthau expressed
(See TAXES. Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1936-03-01
VETERANS HUNT REDS

Form Group to, Examine Relief
Recipients.
NEW YORK. February 20 P.-
About 200 World War veterans today
formed THE Federal Theater Vet
erans' League" and planned secret
service of their own to ferret out
professed radicals and communists on
relief rolls
Maj. william Ball, chairman, said
that documentary evidence would be
presented to relief officials in any
cases In which it was found COM
munists had taken an oath Of aile-
glance to obtain . position.
Committed to opposition & Ill sorts
Of radicals, the league also aims to
encourage election of veterans to pub
lie ONCE.
Evening star., 1936-03-01
SENTIMENT GROWS
FOR PROFITS LEVY
Byrns Reports Many on
Ways and Means Also
Favor Tax.

BACKGROUND
Requirements for cash settle
ment of the bonus obligation and
for financing neD farm program
created necessity OF netD tar legis-
ldtton this year.
As suggested By President Roose-
pelt, administration program ioould
call for nep revenues OF $7S6, ,000.-
600 per year for merit three years:
$620,0O0.0 900 annually for following
sir years, and $soo,oo0.O 900 an
nually thereafter. The latter sum
is the amount believed necessary
to finance permanent farm pro-
gram, tohile the ercess in the pre-
pious years mould dispose OF the
bonus payments by 1915.
Evening star., 1936-03-01
Ellsworth Sails for y. S.

MELBOURNE, Australia, February
20 B.-Iincoln Ellsworth, explorer,
who recently was rescued after being
lost in Antarctica, sailed for the
United States today aboard the steam
ship Mariposa.
Evening star., 1936-03-01
LAND0N PROPOSES
PURGE" OF RELIEF
IN NEBRASKA TALK
Kansan Not Planning ITO
Date" to Enter Any
Primaries.
HITS ADMINISTRATION
FOR DISCRIMINATION
Says Partisan Political Machine
Is Built of Want and
Misery.
The Political battle-ground:

The Political battle-ground:
Col. Henry Breckenridge of New York
sent petitions to Ohio yesterday to
qualify for the Democratic prefer
ence primary there in opposition to
President Roosevelt. Page A-19.
William Ziegler, jr., chairman OF the
New York Borah-for- President
Committee, said candidates for
delegates would be entered in four
districts of Greater New York and
an undetermined number Of up
state districts. Page A-16.
The California Republican Assembly
overwhelmingly approved plan to
send an uninstructed delegation
to the G. o. P. National Con-
vention. Page A-23.
BY the Associated Press.
LINCOLN, Nebr, February 29.-
Gov. Alf M. Landon of Kansas urged
tonight a purge" of Federal relief and
charged the Roosevelt administration
with discrimination" in its agricul.
tural policies.
Landon, here to address the Ne
braska Republican Founders day or.
ganization, said in an interview to-
night before his address he was not
planning ito date" on entering the
primaries of any States as Repub-
lican presidential candidate.
The Kansan still was silent as to
,,,kotk.nr t,a cooko tho v,0yHino finn
Nebraska Republican leaders indi-
Gated, however. that a movement to
get Landon delegates to the national
convention was under way in the
State.
Landon was the overnight guest Of
Nebraska's New Deal Governor, r. L.
Cochran, and Mrs. Cochran.
5000 Hear Address.
John X. Selleck, business manager
of the University of Nebraska athletic
department, said approximately 5000
persons were in the coliseum to hear
the Kansan In his prepared address.
A ."Lendon- for -President" banner
was displayed above the speaker.
His address climaxed q day Of cele-
bration and tightening Of organiza-
ton by Nebraska Republicans. Lead
ers said hundreds of members Of the
party from several nearby States joined
in the observance.
Landon called upon Republicans to
make clear to the needy that the
changes we pledge will bring order
cut of chaos by purging" Federal re-
lief "of partisanship, Of waste and OF
incompetence"
Hagood Case Brought In.
when q national administration
takes millions and millions paid IN
taxes by the American people to build
a partisan political machine out OF
want and misery, that administration
does an indefensible thing.
"And q Congress that failed to pro-
tect its own witnesses, when sum-
moned to testify in regard to the waste
of this tax money, would be guilty OF
deserting one of its gravest response
bilities under the Constitution"
The prepared address, on q Found
ers' day program here. did not spe-
cifically mention the case Of Maj. Gen.
johnson Hagood, but it came at a
time when Congress was debating an
ISoo T.ANnNN Page A.16l
Evening star., 1936-03-01
STATEHOOD PLEA FAILS

House Subcommittee 8 to 2
Against Hawaiian Proposal.
Hawaii,s plea for statehood was re-
jected yesterday by 3-to-2 vote OF
q House Territories Subcommittee,
which visited the islands last year.
The majority, while praising Hawaii,
held 'there should be considerably
more study Of the statehood proposal
before giving . favorable report TO
the King bill" Delegate Sam King
sponsored the, htn.)
Evening star., 1936-03-01

''Tiicket Fixing'' On the Wane
As Officials Tighten System

Although there big shots" political governmental in
isn't successful here might
be "fxed" H, the etotalh
Evening star., 1936-03-01

(see TAXES, Page A-S.)
Evening star., 1936-03-01

(See JAPAN, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1936-03-01

(See ROUNDUP, Page A-2.l
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-09-12
HANGS HIMSELF
ON HONEYMOON
John Langdon Leighton Is
Suicide-Bride DiscOv-
ers Husbands Body

New York, Sept. 12-(UP)-A man
who hanged himself In his honey
moon hotel suite last night was
identified today as John Langdon
Leighton, 80. clubman, World war
naval ofticer, member Of q wealthy
and distinguished family. His bride
a PHILADELPHIA soeietx girl. was ~ "A
state Of collapse at the home Of
friends.
The LeiRhtons came here from
Philadelphia for their honeymoon
Last night Leighton returned to the
hotel, where he had left his bride,
apparently in q cheerful huinor. He
told her that he had ordered a
neighborhood delicatessen t, send a
breakfast TO them this morning, and
retired to the bathroom.
Bride Finds Tragedy
Time passed and Mrs. Leighton
became alarmed. She knocked on
the door. No answer. She pushed 1t
open. 1t moved heavily. 1t moved
heavily because Leighton, using his
belt, had hanged himself from
clothes hook on the other side.
Leighton was q son Of the late
George Bridge Leighton, ship
builder and engineer, Of Boston who
was widely known, particularly In
washington, st. Louis and Phila-
delphia. Leighton served on the
staff Of Admiral William Sims dur
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