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Evening star., 1936-06-26

need representation at the September
session OF the League.
A tumultous welcome, unprecedented
in League of Nations history, was
given Halle Selassie today.
Thousands Of residents Of Geneva
massed at the railroad station when
the train carrying the Negus, together
with many statesmen, arrived
The King of Kings, here to plead
his cause against Italy, walked slowly
from the train between lanes of cheer
ing admirers, who shouted Long live
the Emperor
Dressed in a gray silk cape and
wearing a fedora hat, the Emperor
acknowledged the greeting with stately
mods.
A young Geneva Fascist masqueraded
as Emperor Selassie today and fooled
the police in public ceremony.
Dressed and made up as the Negus,
he deposited wreath of flowers on
the foot of monument. Police later
discovered "the Emperor" vas a mem
ber Of the Young Geneva Fascists.
Although the police announced their
Identification Of the imposter, they
were unable to do anything about it,
Tor the youth disappeared.
Previous to his disappearance he
made his hoax complete by motoring
bravely to the League of Nations
Palace, where he received the salutes
Of the police guard, League ushers and
officials Of the League themselves.
British and French diplomats ar
rived with an agreement on the ''prin-
cipal problems" to come before the
Council, after meeting between An
thony Eden, British foreign secretary,
and Premier Leon Blum in Paris.
Other delegates recessed q meeting
Of an international Dardanelles con-
ference at Montreux to attend today,s
meeting.
Primarily, the Council will formulate
recommendations to be presented to
the League Assembly, called to meet in
Geneva Tuesday.
Evening star., 1936-06-26
Bla,,ton Boasts of $4,000, 900
Obtained for Home District
"Watctdog" of Treasury in Congress
sional Record Tells of Triumphs
After Preventing ''Waste.'

owners of his district have totaled
81, 3,6s5,251.
The Reconstruction Finance Corp.
has loaned $l.478,414 to enterprise
in his district, with even more than
this being authorized and available.
The Federal Housing Administra-
tion has insured modernization notes
totaling $350,753 and accepted $40,773
in mortgages for insurance, Blanton
continues.
The National Youth Administration
in Texas has distributed $84,580 to
the deserving young folks of the
Blanton district.
Three Other Sums.
Relief Administrator Harry Hopkins
had sent $2,848, ,272 into the district up
to last December. At the same time,
the Civil Works Administration has
disposed Of $1.237,659 down there and
the Works Progress Administration
was able to find $1,536, 1886 in projects
in that area.
Under the N. I. r. A, Mr.. Blanton
further points out. there were s578,-
703 In Federal projects and 81 ,302,62
in non-Federal projects.
The Resettlement Administration
has done $778,752 worth Of resettling
for Mr.. Blanton's constituents.
The A. A. A. worked of $1,000, ,796
in rentals and benefit payments to
farmers in that district, their activi-
ties including the raising Of cotton,
wheat, corn, hogs, peanuts, cattle,
sheep and goats.
Farm aid also was extended by the
Farm Credit Administration In the
amount Of $s58,476
The Soil Conservation Service spent
$117,764 in the Texas district.
In addition to the sums itemized,
and the construction costs for post
ONCE buildings which are not given,
Blanton states that quite q sum-"
which he was unable to determine, has
been expended in maintaining c. c. G.
camps in his district.
Before closing with his plea to 'get
back to normalcy" by curtailing ex-
penditures and balancing the budget,
Blanton comedies that at is but nat
ural that there was waste" in admin
istration of some Of the generous sllo-
cations to his district and others
throughout the country.
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Cripple Girl Never Absent.

Crippled since birth. 10-year-old
Annie Roddie has just won watch
for five years perfect attendance ut
school in Airdrie. Scotland. During two
of these years she was carried to and
from st. Margaret's School every day
by her father. The day after she re-
ceived the award she was absent for
the first time. She then was taken to
q specialist, who said that an opera
ton on her legs might greatly improve
her walking. k
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SUNSET CONCERTS
TO BEGIN JULY 19.
Opening Date for Water
Gate Symphony Series
Is Announced.

The opening date for a series Of
sunset symphonies" at the Water
Gate of the Arlington Memorial
Bridge has been set definitely for Sum-
day, July 10, officials of the Washing
ton Summer Concerts Association an
nounced today as they completed ar
rangements for q drive for funds.
The date for the first concert origin
ally was set for July IL, but was post
poned when the association found 1t
necessary to conduct drive for ap-
proximately $4,000 with which it is
planned to construct barge for pres
entation Of the concerts.
The Womens Committee Of the
newly-formed association was named
at a meeting yesterday at the home
of Mrs. Walter Nash, who was elected
president. Mime. L. de Sockolof was
named chairman and Miss Sylvia
Meyer secretary and treasurer.
Other active members are Mrs.
Arthur Seaton, Mrs. Jeter Horton.
Mrs. Lester Meumann, Mrs. Paul
Hatch, Mrs. Stanley Thompson. Mrs.
Maxfeld Dunlap, Miss Hazel Gibson
Wood and Miss Gretchen Hood.
A Junior Committee also was
formed, composed Of Miss Lila La
Garde, Miss Katherine Fuqua, Miss
Mary Virginia williams and Miss
Mary Ann Greenough.
As part of the campaign for funds,
tickets priced at 81 will be placed on
sale next Monday at Homer L. kits,
1880 G street; the A. A. A. ticket
bureau, Seventeenth street and Penn
sylvania avenue, and at the Offices of
the Concerts Association, room 6l2,
1406 r street. The tickets will be sold
in booklets of six for IS, IL for $40
and "a for 500.
These tickets will be good for any of
the concerts.
Evening star., 1936-06-26
TAWES|S ELECTED
BYSTATEF|REMEN
Crisfield Man Unanimously
Chosen at HagerstoWn
Convention.
Special Dispatch to The Star


HAGERSTOWN, Md, June 26-
Having elected j. Millard Tawes, Cris-
field, president and selected Easton
for the 1887 convention city, the
Maryland State Firemen's Associ-
alton, was ready to bring its forty
forth annual convention to close with
2-mile long parade this afternoon
and field events later at the Hagers-
town fair grounds. Tawes' election
was made unanimous when B. H.
Shipley, Elhcott City. withdrew
shortly before the balloting began.
The Ladies Auxiliary to the fire.
men also concluded its business meet
ings by electtng Mrs. Virginia Lee
Chenoweth. Pikesville, president. sue
ceeding Mrs. Mary H. Baker, Hyatts-
vile.
The auxiliary will organize State
wide nursing units and first aid
classes patterned after the first unit,
which was organized in Prince
Georges County last year, the first
Of its kind organized in the United
States. Prince Georges County is
represented among the new auxiliary
officials by Mary E. Walker, Berwyn
Heights, secretary. and Mrs. Annie
Burnett, Branchville, as chaplain.
The Prince Georges firemen, how
ever. failed to put over T. Weston
Scott, Cottage City, for secretary.
George Lindsay, secretary since 1928,
being reelected.
Montgomery County's contingent,
however, led a successful campaign
for j. c. Raney, Kensington, who was
elected to the Board of Trustees for
a five-year term in a three-cornered
race with Herbert A. Uric. Rock Hall,
and Marc Bryant. Denton. Raney
received 416 votes, Uric SO and Bry-
ant 81.
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Representative Blanton, Texas
Democrat, who considers himself
something Of q Treasury watchdog,
takes credit upon himself for sending
more than $50, 1000, 900 into his little
Texas congressional district during
the last three years.
Ardent guardian Of the Nations
wealth, the Texan boasts in the June
"A issue of the Congressional Record
that he was responsible for diverting
$30,05l ,s27 in loans and grants Of
one kind or another into an area
where the official population in 1880
was 23s,67l.
Taking eight pages Of the record to
set forth this achievement, Blanton
closes with the following fine sent-
ment:
I'VE must get back to normal
conditions, quit spending money and
balance the budget. As one member
Of the Committee on Appropriations,
pledge my best efforts in the next
Congress, should I be reelected, OF
fighting against all wasteful spend
ing and balancing the budget. While
I did not agree with much Of the
spending that has gone on during
the last three years, I did see to 1t
that my constituents in my IL
counties received their fair share OF
all money expended"
mentions" Achievements.
Mr.. Blanton made it plain in his
eight-pase recital that his natural
modesty was giving way only at spe-
cific request Of . "constituenk." As
requested, he said, II am going to
mention some Of the things I have
secured for my district"
First to be mentioned was ths fact
that II have had new post ofdce
buildings constructed at" Five
towns were listed with others named
q due to receive new buildings. mo
other congressional district in the
United States has received more build
inns than mine" he concluded.
Mr.. Blanton then proceeded to take
personal credit for each Individual
soldiers tonus or pension, this Item
amounting to $5,677,s46 for the three
years. zS
Highway and grade crossing prof.
ects benefited by $2.374,924. the
Congressman continues.
Loans By the II. o. L. q. 10 home
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U. S. Navy Air Base
Planned in Alaska,
Legislator Asserts
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SEATTLE, June 26.-The Post
Intelligencer says Representative
Byron B. Harlan, Democrat. Of
Ohio, disclosed yesterday the
Federal Government plans to
establish another Alaskan colony
TO create q gigantic naval air
base to be operated by q perna-
nent force Of 10000 men.
The newspaper quotes Harlan
as saying he carried complete
plans for the colonization project
as he sailed today aboard the
United States Fisheries vessel
Brant for Alaska.
1.-THE second colony viii be
undertaken as soon as the suc--
cess of the Matanuska colony s
Harlan was quoted.
THE Alaska base win be great
.er than that at Hawaii"
Evening star., 1936-06-26
100000 BEDOU|NS
THREATENING WAR.
Plan March on Jerusalem
to Fight for ''Free"
Holy Land.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Disorders in Palestine during last
.,ttDo months haze claimed lipes OF
scores OF Arabs and Je,Ds. Riots
brought strong reinforcemepts to
British troops. Arab ndtiondltSts
hare continued general strike. The
Arab High Committee for Palestine
has defed British authorities.
-, The disturbances hare found
echo in House OF Commons Dhen
= members Uere tDarned OF uprising
= against British authority as Arabs
refuse to recede from their insist
ence in demanding independence
and freedom from Dhat they assert
is JeUish domination.
By the Associated Press.
5 AMMAN, Trans-Jordan, June 26.-
Leaders of 100000 Bedouin warriors
proposed q march on Jerusalem to.
day to assist their Arab brothers In
the Hold Land.
They laid their demands before
Emir Abdullah of Trans-Jordan ana
ralled for a showdown" after
meeting of 200 sheiks and leaders OF
desert tribes.
+. I'VE must 60 to the aid of Arabs
In Palestine" a big. sun-blackened
chief, enveloped in black robe, de-
clared. I'VE are all one people. These
are our lands.
= Freedom for Trans-Jordan is use
less without freedom for Palestine.
Talk and strikes have won nothing.
I'VE must cross the Jordan and win
Palestine back from the Jews and
the British"
Another sheik, all of whom talked
freely. said:
I'VE will warn the Emir the Arabs
Of Palestine must be given freedom
and freed from Jewish dominance
within 10 days or we will go and free
them ourselves"
Arabs wrecked train on the Jeru-
salem- -Haifa- Lydia Railroad line to-
day, killing the engineer and soldier.
A general fight between Arab at
tackers and the military guard on the
train Immediately developed around
the wreckage.
: The first incomplete reports from the
scene said it was believed the Arabs
had suffered heavy casualties.
A number of Bedouins were report
ed to have already crossed the muddy
Jordan, only guarded on rare inter-
walls by a frontier patrol numbering
1900 soldiers.
Every Bedouin is allowed by law te
carry arms and possess modern rifle:
and ammunition.
: Their plans, they said, called for one
great rush across the Jordan with
one body of men carrying arms ano
ammunition to equip Palestine Arabs
who can be punished with death fol
possessing guns. Already guns anc
ammunition we're said to be finding
their way into the hands of Palestine
Arabs.
The Enir, pale and worn by the
problems of his country, asserted
I'VE look upon the problems of Pales.
tine as local problems"
We have no cause to interfere" HI
added. "Trans-Jordan is peaceful"
Demands Justice.
But" he declared, picking up {
curved blotting pad from his desk anc
putting it between his teeth, "the Arat
will hold on with his teeth like this
He must have justice, he must have
freedom.
Il am afraid if trouble continues
in Palestine, we will have great trou.
bles here"
Evening star., 1936-06-26
WOMAN HELD IN DEATH

May Rose williams, 20. colered, 800
block Of H street southwest, was held
for action Of the grand Jury yesterday
BY . coroner's jury In connection with
the fatal burning during Q night OF
Anna Brown, colored, 40. Of the 100
block L street southwest on March ..
The alleged fight occurred In . house
In the 400 block Of First street SOUTH
west March .. The williams woman
q charged with having hurled .
lighted lamp st her opponent. who
died last Monday.
Evening star., 1936-06-26
GUARDS ARE DOUBLED

BUCHAREST, June 26 R.-Police
and military patrols in Bucharest
streets were doubled today as the gov
ernment decided on Arm measures to
suppress attacks on Jews.
Comparative quiet was felt in the
city after riots during the last two
days in which iron guard students at
tackled distributors of Jewish news
papers and burned their wares.
Evening star., 1936-06-26
RI0TING IN POLAND

WARSAW, June rs (Jewish Tele-
graphic Agency)-Many persons were
beaten and so windows broken in anti
Semitic disorders yesterday at Bodzen-
tyn, near Kielce.
Nationalists attacked q rabbi of
kopitschnitz visiting Hassidic Jews at
Tarnopol, but were driven OIL.
Evening star., 1936-06-26
Sheriff Makes Auto
Jump Open Draw
On Eastern Shore
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHEsTERTOwN, Md. June
26.-Sheriff John N. Bennett
mixed horsemanship with auto
mobile driving to get himself
out of a tough spot.
Crossing the Chester River
Bridge, he was caught on the
draw as it rose to let Q boat pass.
The sheriff stepped on the gas,
his automobile cleared the Is
foot gap and landed safely on
the other side.
Evening star., 1936-06-26

perature Of the sssemblage
Senator Robinson object considerable sympathy he
roard and swated through snvab Of reconcng the
promises 1882 platform with the New Deal per-
forusnces These are words: Roosevelt administration
faithfully complied the Chicago platform promises
right spirit Of black white the spirit OF
sweet using his words correctly But
metaphysical speculation has the word spirit been called
upon to bear such burden holy, possibly somnoent
chairman expounded the mystical
political reached the
supreme Court the audience
simply to relieve its With few whoop
ex without waiting for the
benediction.
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the expressions on the faces Of the thousand del
egates who are assembled for the ceremony. 1t
is not their job to determine the qualifications of
the infant for membership in the family. They
are here merely as witnesses.
The patience Of the delegates was worn
thin during Senator Robinson's speech Wednes-
day night They walked out in droves In fact
the only spontaneous demonstration Of enthu-
sdasm since the convention began took place the
night before, when one Of the speakers said that
he had been . Republican but had become .
Democrat. When 30 many Democrats are taking
q walk the news Of even one conversion, though
Il hannened in the distant past raised the tenn.
Evening star., 1936-06-26
Washington
Wayside
Tales
Random Observations
of Interesting Events
and Things.
NICE PEOPLE.

N4SE cSE bE,s
A YOUNG man here for one Of
~ washington's most fashion,
~ able weddings has left with
\ profound impression of our
poise and hospitality
The impression was one OF the re-
suits of the night of the bachelor din
ner. In the course of that festive
finale to the bridegroom's rugged in
dividualism, the hero of this anecdote
imbibed, and imbibed and imbibed.
Came time to 60 to the home OF his
host during his stay, the young man
directed the driver to an approximate
address in Georgetown.
They finally came to one of the finer
domiciles in that neighborhood In
which the lights were burning brightly.
This is It," said the visitor.
He grabbed his bags, waived an airy
farewell, and vanished through the
door. There was no one to greet him
inside, but he made his way to what
he was sure was his bed room, un-
dressed, bathed and turned in for q
comfortable night.
Getting up late the next morning, he
met the lady of the house for the first
time. 1t was quite surprise to both
of them, but the lady never lost her
poise, said she hoped he had been
comfortable-and that If he would 60
about eight houses down the street,
he would find the home he had been
looking for the night before.
* -
Schmelino fight still are being
heard The 4-yedr-old son OF
fight fans family provided the
latest one.
Far into the night, for one so
young, he had lain listening to his
10-year-old brothers description of
Schmeling's right-the latter hdu-
ing been to see the mouies that
afternoon.
That he had been listening tUith-
out learning became apparent When
he shoped up at the poker table,
where his father sat downstairs. his
fists doubled up, q deadly serious
look on his face.
Listen, daddy" he addressed his
perplered parent, "tUhich is my
lett?"
X y
NATURE.
A VAGRANT breeze furnished the
- passengers of Connecticut ave-
nue. bus little diversion on recent
ride home. The bus was bowling along
with every one occupied with his own
thoughts or meditations when a sud-
den gust of wind lifted the hats from
two ladies sitting we'll uptowardthe
front and hurled the head adornments
to the rear of the bus.
Evening star., 1936-06-26
The National Scene
BY ALICE LONGWORTH

convention adopting the New Deal change
ling that deposited the Democratic cradle
the Inauguration Of Mr. Roosevelt It Is amusing to watch
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Evening star., 1936-07-05
Broadcasting Political Conventions
, Cost Net,UOrk More Than $685. 900

was attributed by N B. c. officials to
the fact that fewer commercial can
cellations were Necessary.
A tabulation of the Democratic
conclave expenses showed a total of
$75,634 in commercial cancellations,
S31, ,209 in salaries to performers, and
$14,500 for commentators, general
program and engineering expenses
This makes a total of $121,343 with
the combined total for both conven-
tions reaching the figure of $265,457
National Broadcasting Co. officials
pointed out that a later check-up
probably will cause the total to 20
even higher. They stated that $1,000
was conservatively estimated for en-
gineering costs at each convention.
because bills for necessary new equip
ment and wire charges had not yet
been received.
During the two onventions-pre-
sented as National Broadcastine Co.
public service to listeners throughout
the country-some of the country's
leading political experts were heard
over the Nationwide N. B. Cred and
N. B. C.-Blue networks, including 81
stations from coast to coast, with out
lets in Canada and Hawaii. Headlining
these were Walter Lippmann, Dorothy
Thompson, William Hard and Frazier
Hunt. The regular N. 3. c. convention
staffs included total of more than
40 program officials, writer's, announc-
ers, engineers and special technicians,
each an expert in broadcasting public
events.
Evening star., 1936-07-05
Teleuision May Get Public Tests
Though Refnements Are Meager
By the Associated Press.

.
NEW YORK, July 4.-High defini-
tion television. may be out in the field
testing, but that doesn't mean it is
any more public around New York
City than it was in its laboratory
status.
This despite the clamor that has
welled itself before the doors of r. c.
A. since that June % date when re-
search engineers moved their latest
developments in television activities
to the Empire State Building and the
Radio City studios from the Camden,
N. j., laboratories.
All sorts of requests have come on
the plea, Lets see" Others have
as their objective the obtaining in
one way or another of a receiver,
only a comparatively few of which
exist at present, and all of which are
to be retained in the hands of the
technicians for some time to come.
The response is:
I'VE are still on work-a day rou-
tine basis the same as in the labora-
tory. We have no plans for an early
change in this arrangement. No date
has been fixed for the conclusion of
the tests; that will depend entirely
upon how well we get along with our
field headquarters"
Although the type of television has
been considerably improved, 1t is no
different than that tried in tests
which r. C. A. put under way more
than four years ago from the same
Empire City site of the present trans
mitter. One important change has
had to do with an increase in detail,
which has been jumped from 120 to
343 lines per picture. Also a fully
electrically operated camera has been
developed to replace the motor.
driven 120-hole scanning disk USED
before.
There have been ref1nements in the
receiver, too, but it still has the same
general appearance as the earlier
models, with the image reflected from
the receiving tube by a mirror placed
in the lid.
Like in those earlier tests, the engi-
neers say 1t is just possible they again
will have to return to the laboratory
before they can consider public trials.
Also, as was the case before, radio set
Evening star., 1936-07-05

-HE cost to the National
Broadcasting Co. of bringing
to American radio listeners
- complete proceedings of the
Republican and Democratic National
Conventions is set at more than
quarter of a million dollars according
to figures released by N. B. C. at Ra-
dio City, N. Y.
The exact total, as computed by the
NBC statistical department, was $685.
457. This total includes the cost of
engineering and wire set-ups; CONNER
cial time which had to be cancelled;
salaries to performers who were in
the studios at the time OF cancellations,
and who were under contract to per-
form; payment To special commenta-
tors and political analysts, and general
program and personnel expenses.
The major expense items of both
conventions were the cancellations of
commercial programs already booked.
For the four days of the Repub-
lican convention in Cleveland-July 9
through 12-the cost of commercial
time cancellations totalled $94,614.
Salaries to performers cost $4,000.
Engineering expenses, payments to
commentators and general porgram
expenses totalled sl3,500, thus bring
ing the entire total for the Republican
convention to $l44,114.
The Democratic national convention
at Philadelphia, from June % through
June 27, cost slightly less despite the
fact that it lasted day longer. This