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The Washington times., 1936-04-29
STATE
IS WON BY
LAND0N
Leads Hoover, II to |;
Borah, Vandenbere,
Knox Trailing

BOSTON. April 20 Q.N.S)
A Landon landslide, a minor break
in official Roosevelt ranks and
surprising strength for former
President Herbert Hoover and
Father Charles E. Coughlin, De
troit radio priest, featured latest
returns today in the MaSsachu-
sets Presidential preference prim.
aries.
Light voting was reported every
where. Less than 20 per cent Of
the registered electorate went to
the polls.
Governor ALI M. Landon Of
Kansas became the Presidential
choice Of Bay State Republicans
by piling up q better than II to /.
majority. In nearly complete re-
turns the Republican preference
vote stood: Landon. r. 1913;
Hoover. 6,832; Borah, 5,037; Van.
denberg, 1904: Knox, 1907.
Although Governor Landon was
the heavy choice of Republicans,
elected delegates are unpledged
and not bound by the preference
expression.
Hoover Vote Surprises
The tremendous backing given
Landon was co-featured with the
surprising show Of confidence
given ex-President Hoover. al.
though far behind the Kansas
the former Chief Execu-
tive was his nearest opponent, get
ting more than $500 votes. Other
candidates, Senator William E.
Borah, Senator Arthur s. Vanden-
berg and Frank Knox, were far
in the ruck.
In both the Democratic and Re.
publican columns the party-backed
candidates for delegates-at-large
were elected.
The Republican slate was un-
pledged, the Democratic official
slate was pledged to President
Roosevelt.
Landslide Hits Richardson
Victim of the Landon avalanche
was John Richardson, Canton, re-
Continued on Page 3, Col. II
The Washington times., 1936-04-29
5. Chamber Trains Guns on Roosevets Policies
Sick Wife
Found on
Liner

HOPEDALE, Mass, April 20
0.N.S0.-Socially prominent Mrs.
Eben S. Draper, wife of a Massa-
chusettS textile machinery manu-
facturer, mysteriously missing
from a Katonah IN. " sana-
tarium, was found today aboard
the steamship Georgia, off Lon
don, England.
Her husband, millionaire manu-
facturer and Republican party
leader, said:
II have just received a cable
gram from Mrs. Draper from
the s. S. Georgia, in Lon
. don. Mrs. Draper is perfectly
well. Her ensuing plans are not
yet determined"
Ever since his wife mysteriouSly
vanished from the sanatarium, 40
miles outside New York city. and
despite reports Of suicide notes,
the young textile machinery mag
nate had chung to the theory that
his wife had not taken her life.
The Washington times., 1936-04-29
BYRNS NAMES
AIRPORT UNIT

House members who will serve
on the joint commission to select
a new airport site for the District
were named today by Speaker
ByrnS.
The members are Representa-
tives Mary T. Norton Cd of New
Jersey, chairman Of the House Dis
trict Committee: Jack Nichols CD
of Oklahoma, and w. Sterling Cole
(R.) of New York. All are mem
bers of the House District Com
mittee.
They will serve with three mem
bers appointed by the President
and three appointed by the Senate
to conduct a study into the airport
situation here and report to Con-
greSs as to the best site for the
airport.
The commission will have the
aid of airport experts, as provided
in legislation passed by the House.
The Washington times., 1936-04-29
PARIS STOCKS
AT NEW LOW

PARIS, April 20 I.N.sJ.-Led
by a drop of SIS francs In Bank Of
France shares, practically all
issues on the Paris Bourse staged
their second debacle Of this mid
election week today in the widest
market session of year.
Growing conviction that left
wing gains in Sundays run-off
vote for the Chamber of Deputies
would exceed earlier expectations
developed into grave fears for the
safety of the franc itself. and sent
bank stocks, induStrials. munitions
and all other leading issues down
from q few francs to several hun
dred points,
Although they had reached
their lowest point in Is years
Monday, Bank of France shares
slid on down to a new low of
6,605 francs today, due to increaS-
ing popular front pressure for the
Government to take over full con-
troll of the institution.
Arms and related shares SUI
fered one of the worst declines.
Again the British and French
Exchange funds were believed op-
Grating to help the franc. and this
accounted for a paradoxical drop
in gold mining shares.
Despite artificial bolstering for
the franc, the shipment of gold
to the United States has already
begun. One million dollars worth
Of bullion in 10 cases was shipped
aboard the Berengaria from Cher
bourg today.
Unloading of their French hold
ings by foreign investors started
the run on the bourse.
The Washington times., 1936-04-29
Girl, 10, Shot, Dying,
Hunt Rejected Lover

DANBURY, Conn. April 20
G.N.S0 .-Riddled with shotgun
slugs, Miss Ethel Morgan, 10, was
near death here today, while a
posse of State and local police
searched wooded areas for her
rejected sutton, Frank Degrotto, 40,
a WPA worker. When Degrotto
appeared at the Morgan home
carrying a gun and demanded to
see Ethel last night he was ordered
to leave, her family said. A short
time later, Ethel was felled in the
living room by shotgun fire
through a window,
The Washington times., 1936-04-29
T0WNSEND|TES
HISS PR0BER

BATTLE CREEK, Mich, April
20 GN.SJ.-More than 200 Town.
senditeS greeted Representative
Clare Hoffman with loud Kisses
and jeers today as he opened his
one-man congressional investiga-
ton into the old,age pension plan
and drew an admission that the
present manager of the Townsend
clubs in Western Michigan for
merly was a Ku Klux Khan or
ganizer.
Floyd r. Moody, western Michi.
gan area manager, was the one
to admit he was a former Khan
official. Hoffman asked:
"Klan members paid $40 inl-
tiatiOn feeS?"
Moody agreed.
"And the organizer got S.,
didn't he?"
~ didn't"
did you ever quote DIR. Town
send as saying Henry Ford would
support the penSiOn?"
Moody grinned. The audience
hooted. .
The Washington times., 1936-04-29
YIELDS
BODY OF MAN

Harbor police today retrieved
the body of a well-dreSSed man,
about 49, from the Potomac near
Hams Point. From papers in a
pocket, police identified the dead
man tentatively as I. Frank, of
1854 Euclid st. N. w.
At police headquarters, 1t was
believed that the body might be
that of Ignatz Frank, 40, of the
Euclid Street address. manager Of
the Family Shoe Store, 312 Sev-
enth st. N. w.
According to Mrs. Sadie Frank,
her husband left last evening to
attend a movie. When he did not
return, she appealed to police for
aid. Mr.. Frank, his wife said, was
to report to Mt. Alto Hospital
today for treatment for a nervous
disorder which had neceSsitated
an operation last September 4.
The Washington times., 1936-04-29
7 AK LAWS
! BRANDED
UNJUST
Social Security Plan.
Federal Spending
Also Denounced
BY EDWARD B. LOCKETT
international News Service

United States Chamber of Com.
merce leaders today picked the
Roosevelt administration tax laws
to pieces, and pronounced them
sadly wanting in wisdom, justice
and stability.
In today's session, the chamber
turned abruptly away from the
somewhat friendly tone which
marked its consideration Of the
unemployment problem yesterday.
Apparently forgotten, for the
moment, was the fact that q
chamber round table conference
of unemployment voted to invite
the Federal Government to for
mally participate in . united
drive to find jobs for idle millions.
On the contrary, speakers be-
fore the twenty-fourth annual
meeting Of the chamber lam
basted the Roosevelt regime on
half a dozen fronts. training
heaviest artillery on its tax poll.
cies. Roosevelt taXeS-those en-
acted and those pending-were
denounced and condemned as
Irrational, inequitable, and q
species Of economic suicide for
the nation"
Spending Criticized
Federal spending was closely
tied in with the tax question, and
marked as the major evil produc-
tive of bad tax tendencies. These
tendencies one speaker declared,
were making Government activity
q circus and vaudeville perform.
ance.
Another target Of the days at
tacks was the social security act.
Continued on Page 2, Col. u
The Washington times., 1936-04-29
'SQUATTERS'
GET0USTER
THREAT
AssembIyman Plans
Action Tonight at
N. }. Capitol
BY KENNETH T. DOWNS
International News Service

TRENTON, N. j.. April 20
G.N.SJ .-Growing bitter over
the continued insolence" Of the
ragged Army of Unoccupation
which has been holding a bur-
leSque legislature here for the
past eight days and night, Re-
publican AsSemblyman JOSEF h
Paul of Essex, today declared he
will move to have the intruders
thrown out Of the assembly
chamber tonight.
The assembly was called to or
der at 1850 q. m. today by
Speaker Marcus w. Newcomb and
Immediately recessed until $50
p. m, so that Republican mem
bers could meet with senate Re
pubiic&Iis IN 81 loint caucus on
Jerseys critical Ielief problem.
It was right after the recess
that Paul announced he will intro
duce a motion tonight to bar mem
berS Of the workers Alliance from
the chamber hereafter.
John Spain, jr., organizer Of the
w. A., which is demanding State
relief, would not say what his
organization will do If they are
ordered out. But he did say:
"If Speaker NewcOmb enter.
tains any such motion he will
be breaking his word to us"
The relief demonstrators, who
had been lampooning the legis-
lators in the dim assembly cham.
Der all night, quietly and willingly
recessed" They agreed to keep
off the floor until after the ses-
sion tonight.
But when informed a move
would be taken to permanently
exclude them. their peaceful atti-
tude changed to one Of surprise
and resentment. Hotheads among
the group muttered threats of
trouble" Several of their leaders
declared they would continue
their siege until the legislature
gives us satisfactory relief, or un.
til hell freezes over"
The Republican caucus this aft
ernoon was struggling with the
new bill proposed by Republican
leaders to junk the State emery
ency relief administration alto
gether, throwing the $4,000, 00O-a-
month relief burden back on
municipalities.
This action, completely ignoring
the demands Of the Workers Al
lance, may bring trouble tonight,
particularly If the move to Dust
the ragged army is taken at the
same time, some observers feared.
The Washington times., 1936-04-29
Vidal Advocates
. Board to Probe
r Air Crashes .
international News Service

Creation of a permanent Gov.
eminent agency separate from
the Bureau of Air Commerce to
investigate air crashes was recon-
mended to the Senate Air Safety
Committee today by Eugene Vidal,
director of the bureau.
Denying charges that the bu.
reau had "whitewaShed" itself Of
blame during investigation OF re,
cent air crashes, Vidal said:
81 personally hope that your
committee will suggest for the
future an accident board con-
sisting Of other than bureau
personnel.
II am quite responsible for
suggesting the amendment Of
1884 to our air commerce law
which authorizes the Depart
ment Of Commerce to openly
hear and make public the prob
able causes Of accidents.
ut is proving embarrassing
to have our own personnel in
position where they must Judge
our own inspection and airways
service along with the air line
operations.
ut has proved more difficult
because of the early attitude Of
certain air line companies that
opposed two years ago the idea
of publiciZing the causes Of acct
dents"
The Washington times., 1936-04-29
Nav End Deadlock

NEW YORK, April 90 G.N.SO.
Possibility that the long-dead.
locked anthracite wage confer
ences may be nearing agreement
was seen this afternoon as a SUBJ
committee Of eight conferred in
secret session here.
Albert JeSSup, of the Jeddo-
Highland Coal Company, one of
the conferees, announced:
I'VE have appointed q. sub
committee of four to work out
the details Of something we are
considering"
The Washington times., 1936-04-29
Denies He Tortured
Spouse for Property

LOS ANGE LES, April 20
Q.N.SO.-Vigorous denial that he
tortured his wife into signing her
property over to him was on rec
ord here today as hearing on the
wife's suit to recover from Ray
mond A.. Carroll, Detroit real es-
tate man, $650,000 in property
continued.
Mrs. Catherine Wilson Carroll,
charged her husband tied her to
a bed post and held her in a tub
Of hot water until she had to
shoot him in self defense.
The Washington times., 1936-04-29
Savage Battle RACES
For SaSa Baneh

WITH ITALIAN SOUTHERN
ARMY, Gorahai, Ethiopia, April
20 G.N.SO.-With Ethiopian
troops offering desperate resist
ance, the bloody struggle for Sasa
Baneh, key center on the south
ern front, entered its fourth day
today following a wild Ethiopian
counter-attack that almoS
brought disaster to the Italians.
The Ethiopian counter-attack,
staged last night, almost over
whelmed the Italians position at
the outskirts Of Sasa Baneh and
only the supreme courage Of ma
The Washington times., 1936-04-29
Six Hurt When Auto
And City Bus Collide

COLUMBUS, Ohio, April %
U.N.S0.-Six persons from Mt.
Vernon. ILL.,. were injured here to-
day when their auto collided with
a city bus. Hospital attaches re-
ported their condition as not seri-
Gus.
Vern Egbert~ %. was driving the
Illinois car. Passengers were Mrs.
Madelyne Egbert, IS: Alan Egbert,
10: Mrs. Clara Egbert, IS: Mrs.
Evelyn MarcusSen, "a, and Betty
Jane MarcuSSen, 9.
The Washington times., 1936-04-29

tive Somali troops, isolated on
the right bank Of the Fafan River,
saved the Black Shirt camp and
the Italian headquarters.
Attack Beaten OFF
In the end, however, after bit
ter fighting at close quarters, the
Philippians were forced to retreat
from a whitening Italian machine
gun fire.
Two men were killed in the
black shirt camp by the Eth
opianS and six we're wounded. So
great was the danger at one time
CONTINUED on Page 2, Col. y
The Washington times., 1936-04-29
Third Trial Ordered
For BusbY Berkeley

LOS ANGELES, April 20
G.N.S0.-Busby Berkeley. must
stand a third trial on three
charges of second-degree murder
growing out of a traffic accident
here last September 8.
That was the ruling on file here
today by Judge Thomas L. Am
brose, who denied a motion by the
district attorneys office that the
charges be dropped. Judge Am
brose said "some new evidence
might be forthcoming."
The Washington times., 1936-04-29
HUGE LEVY
WILL FACE
FIGHT IN
SENATE
Measure Will Become
Issue in Election
Campaign Of '36
International News Service


The 803 million-dollar tax bill
rolled to passage on a wave Of
Democratic votes in the House
today.
The vote was announced as 267
for and 80 against the bill.
The measure now goes to the
Senate, where a protracted battle
over the new corporation tax plan
embodied in the measure was
threatened.
House leaders hailed the vote
as a decisive Administration VIC
tory. although the 1,137 million.
dollar tax program requested by
President Roosevelt in his mes
sage of March 3 was materially
revised.
The measure, as passed, con-
tanned two principles laid down
by the PreSident-the revolution.
airy new corporation tax scheme
and a "windfall" tax on AAA
processing taxes returned by the
courts or unpaid.
Under the new corporation plan
existing corporation tax laws,
yielding 1000 million dollars
year, are Scrapped. In their place
was raised a new tax on corpora
ton income, based on the amount
corporations pass to surplus. Divi-
dendS were made subject to the 4
per cent normal individual income
tax for the first time.
Facing a hopeless task in oppos-
ing the huge Democratic majority
in the House, most Republicans
voted against the measure, and
prepared to carry the issue into
the 1896 campaign.
The Washington times., 1936-04-29
French Public Scared
BVCommunist ViCtory

PARIS, April 90 0.N.SD.
While the French public was
plunged into anxiety by success
of Communists in the parlia-
mentary election, Edouard Her
riot, radical Socialist and former
premier, prepared today to con-
tinue his battle for his seat in the
Chamber of Deputies.
Herriott, who failed TO attain
a clear majority. announced he
would fight it out in the run-off
election next Sunday. Success of
the Communists has thrown a
genuine scare into sober French
citizens,
The Washington times., 1936-04-29
French Filler Is Held
In Plan 10 Rescue
Emperor Se|assie

ROME, April 20 0N.SO.-Con-
firming that Rene Drouillet.
French aviator who repeatedly
aimed to rescue" Emperor Halle
Selassie by spiriting him from
Ethiopia, had been forced down
in enemy territory" the Italian
government today advised the
French embassy that Drouillet was
being detained.
France intends to take no &C
ton against Drouillet. it was
stated at the embassy, although he
left France without permission.
His plane, which Drouillet set
down at Centocelle Airport. out
side Rome. has been Sequestered.
The Washington times., 1936-04-29
MOB IS ROUTED
BY TEAR GAS

HUNTSVILLE, Ala, April 20
U.N.SO.-Fearing mob violence,
Alabama National Guardsmen TO-
day fired tear gas bombs into q
large crowd gathered about the
Madison county court house where
Walter Miller, colored, was being
arraigned on a charge Of attack
ing and killing Vivian Woodward,
18-year-old white girl.
The crowd rapidly dispersed.
Miller entered a plea of not
guilty before Judge Paul Speake,
repudiating a confession it was
reported he made at Birmingham.
Trial date was set for May II.
The Washington times., 1936-04-29
Hungary Foi|s Plot
Of Peasants 10 Revolt

BUDAPEST, Hungary, April 20
UN.S0.-The Hungarian govern
ment today frustrated an alleged
plot by peasants, aimed at Selling
the army barracks on May Day
in an effort to obtain control of
the government.
According to the plan 5000
peasants, armed mostly with clubs.
knives and ScytheS, were to stage
O "horSe.cart march" on Budapest.
The Washington times., 1936-04-29
Astor's Horse Wins

NEWMARKET England, April
20 U.N.S0.-Lord AStor'S Pap Up
won the 1000 guineas classic flat
race today, beating the Aga
Khan's Mahmoud. second, and
Mrs. j. Stands Thankerton,
third.
Pay Up did pay-11 to q.
Mahmoud paid 100 to 8, and
Thankerton, 10 to /, Nineteen
ran.
The Washington times., 1936-04-29
Mexico Seizes Publisher

MAZATLAN, Sinaloa, Mexico,
April 20 Q.N.SO.-M. M. Newisky,
publisher of a chain of European
newspapers, today was taken off
the Grace liner Santa Rosa and
placed under police guard at a
local hotel. Authorities said he
had written articles disparaging
to Mexico.
The Washington times., 1936-04-29
Is 10 50 Years Penalty
For Kidnaper Of Boy

ALLENTOWN, Pa, April 20
Q.N.SO.-Richard D. Taylor, ~,
Akron (Ohio) salesman and con-
fessed kidnaper Of 10-year-old
Henry T. Koch, jr., son Of an
Allentown department store ,ex-
ecutive, today was sentenced to
IS to so years Imprisonment.
The Washington times., 1936-04-29
TIMES INDEX

COMING MONDAY. "A bril-
liant, Informative article by
Elsie Robinson entitled "ShalI
che Little Red SchOOlhOuSe be
Allowed to Run AmuCk?"
Watch for it Monday, May 4, in
this newspaper.
The Washington times., 1936-04-29

WASHINGTON FORECAST
Cloudy, with local showers late tonight and
tomorrow; not much change In temperature
minimum temperature tonight about 81.
MEAN TEMPERATURES
Evening star., 1936-02-20
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing.

National-"B Blossom Time" at $50
| pm.
Palace-"Rose Marie" at 11:3;
am, 2:02, 4:35, 7:o5 and 9:35 pm
EarIe-"The Petrified Forest" al
II am. 1875, 4:20. 7:05 and 9:55 pm
Stage shows at 12:40, 3:25, $40 and
9p.m.
Loew's Fox-"It Had to Happen, "
at II am, 1:40, 4:35, 7:30 and 1905
pm. Stage shows at 1890, 1925
6:25 and pm.
R-K-O Keith's-"The Lady Con-
sents," at 1853 am, 1853, 1858, 5:58,
1853 and 9:58 pm.
Belasco-'Disraeli." at 1902, 2:02,
400, 6:O2, s:c2 and 1902 pm.
Metropolitan-"Ceiling Zero" at
11:15 am. lis, 3:15, S 20, 7:2o and
9:25 pm.
Columbia-"The Bride Comes
Home" at II am, 1:13. 3:25, $40,
7:50 and 1905 pm. Little America -
at 1888, 2:45, S, 1912 and 9:25 pm.
Tivoli- Dangerous" at z, 1855,
$50, 7:45 and $40 pm.
Ambassador-"I Dream Too Much" I"
at 6, 7:50 and 9:45 pm.
Little-"The Thin Man" :27 am,
1877, 3:35, 5:39, 7:43 and 9:47 pm.
Evening star., 1936-02-20
Next Weeks
Film Fare
Is Outlined
Five New Pictures
Are to Open
Tomorrow.

1--WE new films, one holdover and
one return engagement, are fea-
tured on the downtown film program
for next week, which starts tomorrow.
Harold Lloyd's new comedy, "The
Milky Way" in which he plays the
role of milkman who is shanghaied
into the prize ring and by freak of
fate becomes worlds champion, will
be the screen attraction at Loew's Fox.
The stage bill will present Eddie Carr,
leading stage mimic; Carl Shaw, the
Ted Adair Revue and Gautier's Toy
Shop. There also will be a special
overture, Famous February People" +"
played by Phil Lampkin.
Wayne King. the waltz king, brings
his orchestra and his soothing melo-
dies to the stage of Warmers Earle
Theater, and the film feature will be
millions in the Air" musicale about
four young people and a radio amateur
hour. Wendy Barrie is in this. Other
acts on the stage are Eddie White,
singing comedian. and the Three
Queens, In "Six Feet of Rhythm"
film fame for his work in last seasons
"Count OF Monte Cristo," returns in
the new film at Keith's, 1.-THE Ghost
Goes West" This tale of a ghost
who follows the castle in which he
lives to America when it is bought by
rich merchant is the first English
picture directed by Rene Clair.
Rose Marie" the much praised
Metro -Goldwyn- Mayer perturbation of
the operetta, remains at the Palace.
Jeannette Macdonald and Nelson Eddy
have the leading roles in the musicale
"Loyalties," British motion picture
OF John Galsworthy's famous play Of
the same name, comes to the Belasco
as the film feature when the theater
celebrates its first anniversary as a
photoplay house. Basil Rathbone, Miles
Mander and Heather Thatcher have
the leading roles, and the film opens
ct a late preview tomorrow night.
A penal island is the locale for
'King of the Damned" new Gaumont-
British film, starring Helen Vinson,
Conrad Veidt and Noah Beery, which
will be the next attraction at the
Metropolitan.
Eddie Cantor's latest, Strike Me
Pink" returns downtown to spend its
third week on F street at the Columbia.
The film also has Ethel Norman, Park
yakarkus and the Goldwyn Girls.
Evening star., 1936-02-20

road, and most especially at the Ma
tional, have been solved. 1t seems
that both Burgess Meredith and
Myron Mccormick will be in 1t and
that Meredith will be starred. He
will also play the leading role when
R-K-O films it. Anne Shirley will
have Margo's role.
X \
60 YOU thought that that was
- skinny audience at Blossom
Time" Monday night! 1t was. But
60 around there now. The second
balcony has been sold out for the
week, there are only couple Of seats
left in the first balcony and the or
chestra was practically a sell-out at
the matinee yesterday afternoon.
Blossom Time" is dead, is it? Not
on your life!
EDDIE CARR, who comes to the
- Fox tomorrow, is winning new
laurels every day. Seems that last
week, when Jimmie Durante was away
from Jumbo" on account of the flu,
Carr jumped in at the last minute
and sailed through it, with the audi
ence laughing its head off. Further
than that, the Lyons say he's nice
person. He and Harold Lloyd should
make a popular combination at this
theater.
y X
CRACIE BARRIE, who followed
Maxine Doyle as mistress of
ceremonies at the Earle Theater, is
slated for an M-G-M contract. Oracle,
who is now something Of a sensa-
ton in the Scandals" in New York,
has good-looking pair of eyes, a
small, sleek figure and no end Of
ambition. When she first came to
the Earle she announced that she
wouldn't say, Thank you" She
didn't. Now you may see her nightly
on Broadway being bounded by auto
graph bozos, fighting her way in and
out of taxis, listening with theatrical
bliss as Rudy Vale MARBLES love
lyrics in her ears.
Next in line is Audrey Seiher. Come
on, Audrey, stop sewing between acts!
X X X
nICK POWELL writes from Holly
0 wood that he is not planning on
any personal appearance tours. The
reason for this is simple: He hasn't
time. While he would like to come
back to Washington, ETC., the picture
and radio business have him buffa-
loed. He writes that he has just fin
ished Colleen" and that Joan Blon-
dell is excellent in it. He doesn't say
anything about himself. He just
mentions Joan Blondell. Figure that
| out!