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Errors in Tactics Beginning
With Long Crest" Before
7 March on Adds Ababa Are
! Blamed for Failure.
SUEZ CANAL CLOSING
THREAT ALSO HINDERED
Short Rainy Season Opens, Men
acing Already Built Roads and
II Duce Knows His Troops
Cannot Get to Ethiopian Capital
During Present Year.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Aoqressor against Ethiopia, Italy
encountered dntagonisn, OF League
of Nations and threat OF military
opposition from Britain and
France.
VitaIly concerned oper control OF
Suez Canal. Straits of Gibraltar and
rest of ocean route to Orient,
Britain has maintained strong
fohting fleet in Mediterranean
since Italy began offensive last
Fau. France pledged measure OF
support to Britain, other Medtter-
ranean nations gaze assurance OF
naval cooperation.
Meanwhile, economic pressure
against Italy continues, ,oith threat
of oil embargo still in allegiance.
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.
Mussolini has failed in Ethiopia tt
date and news of the serious effect ol
the fiasco on the Italian dictator has
lust reached official quarters in Wash
tngton.
Lack of political foresight, weak
ness of the military leadership, poll
tics mixing with strategy and tactics
1ealousies between Fascist troops ano
regular soldiers, economic sanctions
difficult terrain and climatic condl-
tions ell have contributed to delay the
grandiose plans of Italy's ambitious
leader, according to American official
information. From the Italian view
point the story is a tragic one.
When Gen. de Bono. retired army
man put in command OF the Italian
forpes,ir East Africa because he was a
prominent Fascist, began his campaign
his chief worry was Lot tofrepeat the
mistakes which caused the Italian
army to meet with disaster at Aduwa
in 1896. Hence he followed a strictly
conservative plan of action known by
strategists as a logistical war plan'
This meant that the italian high COM
mand did not worry about the enemy
in front Of the troops but took into
consideration the question of supplies,
political circumstances and transport.
No commander Of an army group dared
move before he got the signal go
from the auartermaster general, the
chief of engineers and the political
agents.
This method of warfare was i'm
portant, but De Bono pushed it to
such an extreme that the Italians
we're crawling instead of advancing.
Gen. De Bono Rests.
The plan involved the occupation
of Adds Ababa at an early date. This
was considered possible-on paper
before the beginning OF the rainy
season. Not that the occupation OF
the Ethiopian capital had any mill
tary importance. but the moral effect
would have been great.
After the occupation of Aduwa, Gen.
de Bono, who had 250,000 men at
his disposal, rested. This, military
experts considered his first capital
mistake. Instead of pushing advanced
forces to pursue the Ethiopians and
refusing them a breathing spell, the
Fascist general surrounded his troops
with barbed wire and kept them in
active.
The fault is not entirely De Bono's.
Mussolini at that time, in October.
was worried lest the British close
the Suez Canal. in which eventuality
Mussolini would have had his At
rican expeditionary corps cut of in
(Coo WAP Page a.
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Final Unit of Marine Movement
to Refuel at Camaguey.

OPA LOCKA, Fla, January IA R.-
Twenty-Five Marine planes, the final
unit of a mass movement into the
West Indies for Winter maneuvers,
left here today.
The squadron was scheduled to re-
fuel at Camaguey, Cuba, and alight
for the night at Guantanamo.
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Alfonso Arrives in Paris.

PARIS, January IA R.-Former
King Alfonso Of Spain arrived here
today from Rome.
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.tsee HU6IIE. Page D
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A new farm bill which bears
the approval of the President and
is expected to meet the situation
resulting from the Supreme Courts
recent adverse decision will be in
troduced in the Senate this week,
Democratic Leader Robinson said
today.
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(See BRUNO, Page A.
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RY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

(See WAR, Page 81
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FLYERS LEAVE FLORIDA

(See SHIPS, Page 3.)
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(See A. A. A., Page So
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(See BONUS, Page So
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Paper 100 Years Old.

(See McCARL, Page 81
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.tSee NAVAL, Page 81
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20. 3. Weather Bureau Forecast.)
Increasing cloudiness and warmer to-
night, followed by rain beginning late to-
night or tomorrow; colder by tomorrow
night. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. SO. at AIS
Pm. yesterday; lowest, 80, at tbs am.
today. Full report on page ALI.
Evening star., 1936-04-19
AUTOP[ANTSGET
BEHIND ON ORDERS
Reappearance of Six-Day
Week Emphasizes Failure
to Keep Up With Rush.
Ry DAWN T. WHKIE.
BY DAVID J. WILKIE,
Associated Press STAFF Writer.

DETROIT, April 18. - Something
reminiscent of 1928 is taking place In
tine motor car industry. The steady
thud of giant presses. the whir Of
mammoth drills and the almost mo-
notonous rocker motion of huge stamp
ing machines tell the story-the as
sembly plants are behind on deliveries
and orders continue to pile up.
In the first three months of 1928
the motor car industry assembled
100000 cars and trucks. In the first
quarter of the present year it manu-
factured approximately 100000 units.
For the entire year of 1928 factory
output reached 4,601 ,141 cars and
trucks and the industry appears to be
headed for just about that many new
cars and trucks during the present l2-
month period.
The six-day week has reappeared ir.
many of the industrys assembly plants,
emphasizing that once again produc-
ton schedules have not kept pace
with consumer requirements. There
probably has been no time in the mo-
tor car industry's history when the
outlook for domestic and foreign con-
sumption has been as favorable as it
is at the moment.
Coupled with this encouraging pros
pect is the fact that nowhere in the
industry is there even a trace of labor
unrest, raw material shortages or de-
livery complications to impede a con-
tinued upward movement of factory
assemblies and deliveries for the next
several weeks.
Evening star., 1936-04-19
MILFORD APPOINTED
BRANCH BANK HEAD
Former F. D. I. C. Official Is As
signed to Reserve Office
in Baltimore.

W. r. Milford, until recently as
sistant to the chairman of the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corp, has been ap-
pointed managing director of the
Baltim Ore branch of the Fifth District
Reserve Bank, according to an Asso-
ciated Press dispatch from Richmond.
Chairman Frederic A. Delano said the
appointment will become effective
May l.
The vacancy at Baltimore was
created when Hugh Leach was trans
ferred to Richmond and made presi-
dent of the reserve bank. Mr.. Mil
ford is native of South Carolina and
has always lived in the fifth district.
For eight years he was field repre-
sentative of the Richmond Reserve
Bank and for seven years a bank OFF,
Ger in Charleston, w. Va.
More recently he held positions as
chief of the examining division of the
R. F. c.. chief of the reorganization
division Of the Office of the controller
of the currency. going from there to
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
Evening star., 1936-04-19
SOUGHT
FOR TIDE WATER
ASSOCIATED MOVE
Getty and Grimm Outline
Changes Opposed by
Management.
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK. April 1S. Letters
signed by J. Paul Getty and H. Paul
Grimm have been mailed to stock
holders of Tide Water Associated Oil
Co., seeking proxies for the annual
meeting to be held May 7.
The letter states the proxies are re-
quested in order ito amend the certifi-
cate of incorporation ard bylaws
so as to provide for annual election
of the entire board of directors, to
amend such bylaws so as to permit
holders of 25 per cent or more of the
outstanding common voting capital
stock of the company to call a special
meeting of its stockholders, and to
amend such bylaws so as to provide
that the stockholders by a majority
Of "a quorum may amend the COM
pany's bylaws, and fourthly to elect
directors"
Getty and Grimm are directors of
Tide Water Associated, seeking proxies
in opposition to the present manage
ment.
The latter contends the Getty in
terests, through stock ownership In
Pacific Western Oil Corp. and Mission
Corp. control 228 per cent of Tide
Water common stock and that the
other directors own about ~ per cent.
Evening star., 1936-04-19
NEW PEAK is PREDICTED
in YEARS RADIO SALES
Hamilton Institute Forecasts Industry
Will Distribute 6,l2O,OOO Sets and
87,OOO.OOO Tubes i'm 1886.

this trend. Newcomer purchases are
expected to at least hold at the 1885
level, with the prospects favorable for
some increase.
Automobile radio set sales in 1886
can be estimated at about 100000.
Exports in 1885 were slightly lower
than in the previous year. The pros
poets for 1886 are favorable for q
moderate increase.
Taking into consideration the re-
placement and the newcomer demand
for the home the automobile and the
export radio market the prospects
are that radio set sales in the cur
rent year will reach the new record
high figure of about 6,120,000 sets
This compares with the actual sales
in 1885 of 5,375 900 sets. Adding to-
gether the replacement and the manu-
facturers' demand, total tube sales in
1896 are expected to approximate st.
100000, as compared to 75,4o0,000 in
1885.
Evening star., 1936-04-19

on Diesel power for trucks and pas
senger cars. Locomotive construction
work will center, however, at La
Grange.
The personnel of the electro-motive
division of the corporation will be
headed by H. L. Hamilton. The his
tory of the factory goes back to 1922,
when it was organized by Mr.. Hamil-
ton to build railroad equipment, with
headquarters in Cleveland.
The company first produced Diesel
and gasoline propelled rail cars. More
than 600 units had been constructed
before officials of the company de-
cided to concentrate on Diesel loco
motives. As the Electro Motive Corp,
it was acquired by General Motors in
1880.
Economy, fast service and reliability
of streamline trains powered by the
company's Diesel engines focused at.
tention Of the railroad world on the
operations Of this q. NJ. infant. The
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Quarterly Nets Top Year Ago
In Large Majority of Firms

tor to profits-continued at the highest
levels in history. Westinghouse and
Caterpillar Tractor both chalked up
better -than-average increases.
From a sizable loss in 1885 Youngs-
town Sheet g. Tube net rose sharply
to profitable levels. Eliminating this
important unit from the steel group,
earnings for the quarter were SIS per
cent under last years aggregate.
Declines in the net profits of auto
mobile accessory and building supply
companies were 12.4 and Ill per cent,
respectively.
The Al miscellaneous corporations
reported q 20.1 per cent pickup in
earnings.
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Ne,u Diesel Plant Extends General Motors
Operations Further in Railroad EqM pment

first three orders for locomotives were
filled in plants outside the General
Motors fold. As demand for the new
locomotive equipment increased, the
parent corporation began to lay plans
for the construction of factory.
Ground was broken on 74-acre site
near La Grange on March 27, 1885.
Construction work was completed last
Fall and since then the work of
equipping and tooling the plant has
been in progress.
1--WE are firmly convinced" says
Alfred P. Sloan. jr, president Of Gen.
eral Motors, that the railroads are
entering a period of important devel-
opment, in which new and economical
equipment will enable them to improve
their service to the public. We be-
lieve that the present trend of apply
ing Diesel power to railroad require
ments In the form Of locomotives and
switch engines Is only in its infancy
tcopyrtght, 1886. By the Moth American
'Newspapes Alliance, 1nc.1
Evening star., 1936-04-19
WEATHER CHECKS
BRITISH BUSINESS
0NLYTEMPORAR|LY
Nation in Boom Which Even
Political Shocks Fail
to Disturb.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


NEW YORK. April 18.-Cables and
wireless dispatches to Business Week
give the following survey of business
abroad for the week ended today:
LONDON.-"The vile Easter week
end weather has nomentarily tenn
pered the business outlook in the
transport and retail field, but it will
soon pass, for Britain is in the midst
of boom which not even the serious
political shocks of the Winter and
early Spring have affected.
steel production during the first
quarter was nearly 20 per cent ahead
of last year and March ingot output
established an all-time high for any
month, more than $4,000 gross tons.
Blast furnaces as well as steel works
are operating at practical capacity.
Automobile production is running
far ahead of last year, and estimates
now for 1886 are for a total output
10 per cent ahead of last year.
Industrial share values reflect the
optimistic outlook. Average price
gains over the first three months Of
1886 were per cent. There is still
no evidence that the building boom is
going to collapse.
There is now hope of a new and
satisfactory railways wages agree
ment. OF the 2l2 per cent cut now
remaining from the per cent origi-
nally imposed, half will be restored,
meaning about $5,500,00O for the
workers"
French Bills Increase.
PARIS.-"Treasury bills are being
passed on to the Bank of France for
discount in increasing volume. The
monetary crisis has passed tempo
rarily, but the way is open for credit
imitation. Paris is negotiating with
Holland for loan of 100 million guild
ers. This should help to strengthen
the franc until after the elections.
Representatives of both the United
States and France have completed
their work on the new trade agree
ment and detailed copy has been
forwarded to Washington for final
scrutiny. Paris expects it to be signed
soon, possibly before the first of May"
Reich Trade Improves.
BERLIN.-"Business Is better this
week, but there is some worry here
over the threatening attitude of the
French. Executives are aware that it
is going to be difficti1t to reconcile
German aspirations with French and
British concessions, in spite of the
present tendency of London to nego-
tiate.
Employment received a boost In
March with the resumption of the gov
ernment's large-scale road building
program. More than $4,000 men
found jobs with the return of Spring,
pulling the number of unemployed be-
low 100000 again.
THE automobile industry continues
to be a highlight in the industrial pic
ture. Production is still at record lev
els. Registrations in March were Is
per cent above the number year ago."
Evening star., 1936-04-19
Large Gain Shown
In Net Profits of
Edward Budd Co.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April lS-Edward @.
Budd Manufacturing Co., makers of
steel products for the automobile in
dustry with plants in Philadelphia
and Detroit reported for the first
quarter net income of 1884. $50. in
cluding homecoming income OF
$638,000 resulting from the sale by
its subsidiary, Budd international OF
its interest in British Pressed Steel Co.
This compares with sl5f,589 in the
first quarter a year ago. The COM
pany offered its common stockholders
as of July 16, 1886 rights for the
purchase of additional stock which
expire on October, l6, 1886. Earn
ings per share are therefore not
calculable.
Budd Wheel Co., an affiliate, re-
ported first quarter net !ncome OF
S20s,605, equal to 10 cents a share
on 99O,675 common shares. compared
with 1921 800, or % cents a share
on 965,258 common shares in the
like quarter of last year.
Evening star., 1936-04-19
CONTINENTAL SHARES
SETTLEMENT is ASKED

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, April 18.-The re-
ceiver for Continental Shares, Inc,
requested court approval yesterday Of
a proposed s3,6OO,OOo settlement of
conflicting claims with the Chase Ma
tional Bank.
The petitioned, filed in Circuit
Court No. 8, said the settlement would
dispose of the New York banks claim
of $5147,25 against the invest
ment company.
1t also would compromise Continent
al Shares unliquidated claim against
the bank in connection with a $780,
0Oo, 900 transaction involving dealings
of Cyrus Eaton. The receiver would
drop the s5O,0o0,ooo damage suit
against the bank.
Evening star., 1936-04-19
JOHNS-MANV|[LE
EARNINGS DECLINE
Increased Costs and Low
Prices Blamed as Net
Says to $176,764.
Bv the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, April 18.-Johns- Man.
vile Corp, producers of asbestos prod
ucts and building materials, with
plants throughout the United States,
today reported a profit of $l76,7
for the quarter ended March 81.
against s246,57s for the same period
last year.
After deducting preferred dividends
in both periods balances for common
stock were 6 cents share, against Is
cents in the 1885 first quarter. The
decline in earnings was attributed to
increased costs and low prices on one
of its major lines.
Complying with the request of the
New York Stock Exchange made re-
Gently to all listed companies, Johns
Manville also reported for the IL
months ended March 81, showing net
income of $2,095 ,044, or S2.09 a share
on the common, against s1,072,461, or
73 cents share for the IL months
ended March 81, 1890.
General Refractories.
General Refractories Co., producers
of clay and other refractory materials
with plants in the Midwest and South,
reported net income for the March
quarter of $230.583, equal to 81 cents
a share on asa ,281 capital shares. COM
pared with Sl97,802, or SO cents a
share on 394,255 shares in the first
quarter of 1885.
NJ A. Hanna Co.
The M. A. Hanna Co., investment
concern, and owner of companies in
the ore and coal business, with head
quarters in Cleveland, Ohio, reported
consolidated net income for the first
quarter of $43O,373, equal to rs cents a
common. share, compared with $422.-
BIT, equal to 20 cents share in the
March quarter last year.
Chicago Yellow Cab.
Chicago Yellow Cab Co., Inc, and
subsidiaries, affiliated with Parmelee
Transportation Co., reported 1885 net
profit of s185,424, equal to 46 cents a
share, compared with sl14,002, or %
cents share in 1884.
Universal Pictures.
Universal Pictures Co., Inc, pro-
ducers and distributors of motion pic
lures in this country and abroad, re-
ported for the 13 weeks ended Febru-
ary /, net loss of $161,702. In the
quarter ended January 26, 1885, the
company reported a net loss of $272,-
725.
A. p. w. Paper Co.
A. P. w. Paper Co., Inc, makers of
paper speciality poducts. with plant
in Albany, N. Y, reported for the nine
months ended March 81, net loss of
$45,345, compared with net loss of
$104,252 in the nine months ended
March 81, 1885.
Sterling Securities.
Sterling Securities Corp, investment
company, reported assets value of pref
erence stock as of March 81, at ap-
proximately $13.28 a share after allow
ing for unpaid accumulated dividends,
compared with $3.50 share on De-
cember 81, 1885.
Evening star., 1936-04-19
REVENUES OF POWER
INDUSTRY INCREASE
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 18.-Edison
Electric Institute announces that the
electric light and power industry had
total revenue from ultimate con-
sumers in February of 171,219, 500.
compared with $162, ass. 900 in the
same month last year. Total sales to
ultimate consumers were $500 ,033 600
kilowatt hours. against 1881 900 in
February, 1885.
Evening star., 1936-04-19
FUNDING BONDS OFFERED.

NEW YORK, April 18 (SpeciaD -
Railway Equipment g. Realty Co., Ltd,
holding company for the Key System,
East Bay Street Railways, Ltd, and
other subsidiaries, operating interur-
ban and street railway cars and ferry
boats in the San Francisco Bay region,
engaged in a refunding operation with
the public offering today of $500, 900
AZ per cent equipment mortgage
bonds,
Evening star., 1936-04-19
SILVER MOSTLY FOR MONEY.

NEW YORK, April 18 R.-Cur-
rent industrial demand for silver,
says Poor's Publishing Co., is of
distinctly minor importance in COM
pariscn with its time-honored use as
a money metal. Out of a normal
world production of about 250,000, 900
ounces annually. scarcely 60.000,000
ounces find their way into industrial
channels"
Evening star., 1936-04-19
Special Dispatch to The Star.

opeClhl DlSpdCCu 10 Iuc star.
DETROIT, April Stretching
forth another arm in its far-f1ung
activities, the General Motors Corp.
has seen within the last few days the
opening of its new Diesel locomotive
plant at La Grange, Ill.
The new G. M. unit begins. work
upon approximately $3,500,000 worth
of equipment. It's development has
been based on the work done on a
two-cycle Diesel engine by the staff
of the Winton Engine Corp. (now q
General Motors subsidiary and by the
members Of the General Motors re-
search laboratories under Charles F.
Kettering. This engine attracted the
attention of railroad executives after
it was exhibited at the Century of
Progress Exposition in 1888.
General motors will continue to
rely on the Winton factories for Diesel
engines. Nor is the corporation ex-
pected to abandon experimental work
Evening star., 1936-04-19
Special Dispatch to The Star.

NEW YORK, April 1s.-The out
look for the radio industry in 1886 is
favorable, with prospects for a new
record year the Alexander Hamilton
Institute finds.
1t has been estimated that of the
81 100000 homes in the United States
22,400,000, or tbs per cent of the
total are equipped with radios.
In 1885 the number of radio sets
purchased for replacement amounted
to 2,664,000 If the gain in 1885
over the previous year is taken as
the minimum increase the replacement
demand in 1886 is expected to total
approximately 100000 sets.
New owner purchases in 1885 totaled
$4,000. While the number of radio
sets bought by new owners has shown
steady decrease for the last two
years. it is reasonable to assume that
the current year will see halt in
Evening star., 1936-04-19
S189,391 CLAIM FILED
AGAINST PIPE LINE
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated fIesS'
WILMINGTON, Del. April l8.-
Chancellor Josiah o. Wolcott has given
permission to H. Harper Mckee OF
the firm of Brokaw, Dixon & Mckee,
as trustees, to file claims amounting
to S18s,39177 against the Missouri
Kansas Pipe Line Co., a receivership
estate.
The firm holds 243 two-year per
cent gold bonds, dated April /, 1881,
and due April /, 1888, of Kentucky
Natural Gas Co., which, the petition
for claim states, were guaranteed by
Missouri Kansas.
Kentucky Natural Gas became in
solvent and failed to pay obligations
to holders. Foreclosure proceedings
were instituted and a total of $685.
608 % was paid on the bonds. leaving
a deficiency of $189, ,391.77.
Evening star., 1936-04-19
sy the Associated Press.

Ey the ASSOClhIeu EIcco.
NEW YORK, April 1.-two out OF
three of the first SO corporations re-
porting earnings for the initial quarter
of this year bettered comparable 1885
results, compilation by the Associ-
ated Press today indicates.
Net income of the entire group ad-
vanced 26 per cent over the total
year ago although trends within the
individual industries ranged widely.
Outstanding gamers were oil, elec-
trical and farm equipment companies.
Net income of the eight oil companies
more than doubled, as gasoline con-
sumption-most important single fac
Evening star., 1936-04-19
GAIN OVER 1885 HELD
BY TRANSIT REVENUES

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, April 1S.-Revenues
of the transit industry for the week
ending April IL, 1896, based on tele-
graphic reports from a representative
group of operating companies. recorded
continued improvement over last year.
Transit Journals revenue indicator
stands at 1915 as compared with the
corresponding week in 1895.
. For the week ending April 4, 1886,
the indicator stood at 105.88.
The indicator figure for the latest
week, which covered the before-Easter
shopping period, is the highest that
has been recorded during the present
year. Every company reporting showed
a substantial gain over last year.
Evening star., 1936-04-19
CHAIN VOLUME RISES.

NEW YORK, April 18 (P.-March
volume of 27 chain companies, 10
cluding 2 mail order concerns, was
196,252,994 against $184,256,274. for
March, 1885, an increase of 6.51 per
cent according to a compilation by
Merrill, Lynch g. Co., investment
dealers.
Evening star., 1936-04-19
DRIED FRUITS FIRMER.

NEW YORK. April 18 R.-Eastern
markets for dried fruits are reported
firmer as a result of the increase of
x cent a pound put into effect by
California packers on all types of
1885 crop raisins.