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disregard the Russian mandate, China in the end may have to rely on help that is near home, Out of the whole conflict may come a Red China, and if that re- suit occurs, the rest of the world will have themselves to thank for placing too much confidence on bare noise in condition that alled for action.
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There appears to be legislative opinion that the country is aiding Japan in the war in the far east, unintentionally but effectively nevertheless, by supplying too much war material, and the old but not always satisfactory ex- pedient of an embargo is suggest ed.
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Such, generally stated, believe it or not, like it or not, consti- tutes what is intended to be an unprejudiced review of what is going on in that portion of this world of ours represented by the capitol dome and the territory that can be seen from its pinnacle
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The Brussels conference, con- vened in the hope of doing some thing for China, seems likely to expire peacefully and be buried with decorum, at no very distant date. There is an almost forgot ten college song which begins: When you hear the roll of the big bass drum, then you may know that the Dutch have come" The reference to the Dutch or Germans, has nothing to do with the situation and was quoted merely to finish the couplet. The Brussels meeting had no more potent weapon than sound, the roll of the big bass drum, behind it. The lack of substantial means toward an acknowledged end made the conference an affair that ranged from formal and dip lomatic chatter to what Shakes peare calls angry parle", and when all was over the Chinese found themselves right where they were when the confag be- gan. Soviet Russia has warned Japan to keep her hands off Mon- golia. Japanese ambition may
Evening star., 1937-02-03

of his age, was blocked twice when
the Police Court judges interceded
with President Hoover and secured
special orders to keep him in office.
In asking the President to waive
the terms of the act, the judges said
Ibis capability, sound Judgment and
energy and capacity for work has not
been diminished because of his age"
His request, if granted by Police
Court judges, will not become effect
i've until March / at the earliest, it
was announced today, in order to
allow sufficient time for the closing
of his affairs.
The veteran court clerk is widely
known here for his affiliations with
Masonic lodges He is Thirty-third
degree Mason, past master Of Temple
Noyes, No. 80; past potentate of Almas
Temple. past high priest of Mount
Vernon Temple, No. 80, of Scottish
Rite, and past commander of Columbia
Commandery, Knights Templars.
Sebring was born at Chatfield, Mimi,
and came to Washington as a young
man after having been admitted to
the bar in North Dakota. He was
graduated from the University Of
Rochester, N. Y, in 1886. He was per-
sonal page to James G. Blaine during
part of Blaine's tenure in the House Of
Representatives and then worked for
the Census Bureau and the Treasury
Department before going to Police
Court 43 years ago.
Evening star., 1937-02-03
President Forbids Trick Regalia
In Dipl0matic-C Consular Seruice

During the early days OF the Re-
public many ENJOYS would wear uni
forms. In 1890 Jefferson issued regu-
lations that diplomats might wear
the naval uniform Of the day:
Deep blue coat with red facings,
lining and cuffs, the cuffs slashed
and a standing collar: a red waist
coat and blue breeches; yellow but
tons with foul anchor, and black
cockades and small swords"
In 1915 gold embroidery repre-
senting a vine of olive leaves" and a
gold eagle ornament on the black
cockade were added.
A little later it was specified diplo-
mats might wear "a three-cornered
chapeau-bras, not so large as those
used by the French nor so small as
those of the English"
A democratic revulsion against frills
in 1853 resulted in an order to wear
the simple dress Of an American
citizen"
George Harvey. Ambassador to Lon
don in the early 1920s, created q
furore when he appeared az court
wearing silk knee breaches.
Evening star., 1937-02-03
1,679M0RE PUPILS
ADDED IN YEAR
Total District School En-
roIIment Is 87,O40 for
Second Semester.

District public schools show a sec
ond semester enrolment increase OF
1879 students over the number listed
a year ago at this time, figures COM
piled by statisticians in the Franklin
School showed today.
The report showed 87,040 pupils
enrolled as of February /. against
85,361 last February 3. The statistic
clans pointed out. however, that these
figures do not represent a total en-
rollment peak. The high point OF
each semester is seldom reached be-
fore it is about half over. they said.
Senior High Increase Greater.
Senior high schools showed the big
gest increase, with 627 more students
than at this time last year. Junior
high schools had 601 more. elementary
schools 420 and vocational schools SIS.
The Teachers College was the only
type to show a decrease, and the total
there was "a less than at this period
last year. This was due to a drop
in enrolment at Wilson Teachers
College of IS, which turned the in
crease of one student at Miner Teach
ers' College into net loss.
The figures showed that the three
colored high schools have an addi-
tional 312 pupils to accommodate over
last year at this time, while the Junior
high schools have an extra 208. If
the increase continues it will almost
certainly result in double classes at
Armstrong, according to DR.. G. c.
Wilkinson. first assistant superin-
tendent of schools. He pointed out
that the colored high schools. with a
single exception, are operating far
over capacity. with an average class
of about AZ pupils where 40 is ca
pacity.
Relief Later Is Seen.
"The outlook is very depressing"
DR.. Wilkinson said. "Of course, the
budget provisions as offered to Con-
gress provide us some relief in the
nature of a new junior high school
at Georgia avenue and Euclid street,
two annexes and some land for future
use, but this will not be anywhere
near sufficient. Besides, the relief
won't be available for at least 18
months"
As the latest addition to the school
system, the senior high school section
of Anacostia Junior High was opened
for the second semester and has
around 800 students. Many Of these
were transferred there from Eastern
High in accordance with the decision
of the Board of Education at its last
meeting. The building was planned
as a combined junior-senior high,
but had operated only in the former
capacity until this semestT. Sixteen
teachers we're added to the eStaff there
under PRINCIPAL ], P, Collins.
Evening star., 1937-02-03
CHEST AUTHORIZES
HOSPITALS DRIVE
Rules Are Waived in Face of
"Desperate Situation"
in Short BUDGET.

Waving its rules in the face Of a
desperate situation" the Community
Chest has authorized nine Washing
ton hospitals to conduct a joint ap-
peal to the public for $4,000 to meet
deficits incurred last year and to pre-
vent similar financial shortages again
this year.
The institutions, all affiliated with
the Chest, are Children's, Emergency,
Episcopal Eye, Ear and Throat,
George Washington University,
Georgetown University, Garfield, Ma
tional Homeopathic, Providence and
Columbia.
In the same motion which granted
permission for the hospitals to make
this appeal, the bylaws of the Chest,
which had formerly forbidden any
solicitation of Chest subscribers by
institutional members for current eX-
penses, were amended.
The reason for permitting the sepa-
rate drive for funds. according to
Clarence Phelps Dodge, Chest presi-
dent, is the desperate situation in re-
gard to the care of the sick which was
left unsolved when the Chest failed
to reach its goal last November.
At a meeting of the Chest trustees
yesterday the urgency of the relief
situation and the inadequacy Of relief
funds in the family agencies was
stressed. The trustees voted to au-
thorize the Executive Committee of
the Chest to work out plan whereby
the family agencies might appeal for
help through the churches, provided
a consultation with various denomi-
national church leaders proves such a
plan would be considered by the
churches.
For 1896 the Chest budgeted $276,-
600 to hospitals to pay for the care
of persons certified by the Central
Admitting Bureau. This fell 100000
short of meeting the actual costs Of
service to persons eligible for Chest
aid.
With an increased population and
an increasing amount of illness. 1t is
deemed fair to assume, the trustees
stated, that demands will be as heavy
or heavier in 1887. This year the
Chest again has been able to budget
only $276,0O0 for this work.
Evening star., 1937-02-03
Hazen IN Market for Creeter
AsD. e.. "SOciaI C. Commissioner"

an all-day inspection trip Of District
penal and welfare institutions, along
with members of the House District
Subcommittee on Appropriations.
One Of the Commissioners was sup
posed to attend a hearing on the pro-
posed civic auditorium and all three
Of the city heads were asked to attend
a luncheon gathering.
"Oficial matters are one thing, but
If we had a personal representative
who could attend to the social func-
tions 1t would help lot" said Hazen.
There are so many luncheons, din
ners and night meetings, however, the
greeter would have to have good con-
stitution."
Asked who might make a good
greeter, Hazen mentioned Claude w.
Owen. past president. and Edgar Nor
ris. president of the Board Of Trade.
Hazen did not Ay when he might
make the suggestion oficial.
Evening star., 1937-02-03
Horse and Buggy
Business Is Good,
Report Discloses
Census Bureau Reports
Moderate Increase to
Vehicle Makers.

Those who have grieved because
they fear the passing Of that noble
beast and friend Of man, Equus. the
horse, in this machine age, need la
ment no longer. The horse and buggy
days are still here. the administra-
tion to the contrary notwithstanding
Behold:
The Census Bureau reported today
that manufacturers Of drawn
vehicles enjoyed "a moderate increase
in employment and a pronounced in
crease in production" in 1885, as COM
pared with 1888.
At the same time, Representative
Howard w. Smith of Virginia has in
introduced in the House a resolution
calling for the reprinting of 10000
copies of the Agriculture Departments
Special Report on the Diseases of
the Horse" The report, first pub
lished in 1907. is to the horse owner
what the Book of Instructions was
to the f1ivver owner of two decades
ago.
During the period covered by the
census report there were 1892 Ameri-
cans making their living building
horse drawn vehicles and wheelbar-
rows, an increase of 13 per cent. They
received 39.2 per cent more wages
than two years before and they pro-
duced s6.769,465 worth of vehicles
for Old Dobbin to drag around. an
increase of Al per cent in value.
The largest increases were in the
number of farm wagons, from 10,3l6
In 1881 to 37,420 in 1885, and in farm
trucks from 16,043 to 36,752.
Evening star., 1937-02-03

There was need today for nine Dis
trict Commissioners instead Of three.
as the city heads scanned the list Of
special duties they were supposed to
attend to by the end Of the day.
Making the best Of the situation,
they divided forces and delegated au-
thority, and even then had to defer
attention to most Of their regular ad-
ministrative duties. The crush OF de-
mands On their time already had in
spired Commissioner Hazen to suggest
appointment of an official District
greeter.
The Commissioners found first they
all were supposed to attend a public
hearing on requested zoning changes.
incidentally the list is the longest since
the original zoning map was plated
in 1920.
Next they found that two Of their
number at least were called to make
Evening star., 1937-02-03

and the engineers were called on to
condition a phonograph which had
been sent up so that the chiefs could
be properly entertained. The Moros
showed no signs of excitement at the
musical parts of the program. but
when farm scene was put on and
the cocks crowed and the pigs squealed.
their enthusiasm knew no bounds.
They laughed and poked each other
in the ribs at hearing sounds which
were familiar.
Summers Golf Aide.
Gen. Samuel Summers. then in the
Philippines, was an enthusiastic golfer
and found out that Fries had some
clubs and, what was more important.
l3 old gutta percha golf balls. the
only balls on the island. 1t was one
of Fries duties to play golf with the
general every day. Near the first
tee, however, was a ditch which seemed
to hold particular attraction for the
generals drives. The l3 balls retained
their full quota, however, because
Gen. Summers detailed some of the
prisoners to rake the ditch every time
a ball was lost until they found It,,
sometimes far into the night.
Although Gen. Fries had many in
teresting experiences in later life as
supervisor of engineering projects in
the West, especially Los Angeles har-
Dor, and as chief of chemical war
fare, branch Of the Army which he
was detailed to organize on short no.
tice when the A. E. F. landed in
France without gas protection, they
have not served to make him forget
his experiences as young engineer
In the Philippines.
Evening star., 1937-02-03
PAPERF|RM ASKS
$125,0DO AWARD
Would Collect Sum Granted
by !. C. C. Against Re-
batting Railroads.

The District Court was asked to-
day by the International Paper Co.
to enforce a $125,000 award against
l6 railroads granted it by the In
terstate Commerce Commission.
The reparations represent rebates on
freight shipments over a period of
two years prior to 1928 on clay con-
signments from South Carolina and
Georgia to the company's nine plants
in New York, New Hampshire and
Massachusetts,.
The company said the commissions S
order was entered November 9, 1886,
and that the l6 railways were given
a month to pay, but refused to comply.
Besides the sl25,000, Attorneys
Wilbur La Roe. jr.; Frederick E.
Brown. jr, and Arthur L. Winn, asked
$23.750.
The defendant railroads are the
Baltimore g. Ohio, Boston & Maine,
Canadian National, Central of Geor-
gia, Central of New Jersey. Delaware
g. Hudson. Macon. Dublin g. Sa-
vannah; New York Central, New
York, New Haven & Hartford; Nor
folk & Western, Pennsylvania, Read
ing. Richmond, Fredericksburg g.
Potomac; Seaboard Air Line, South
ern. and Western Maryland.
Evening star., 1937-02-03

the brother and sister. Young Matt
son said:
If they ever catch the kidnaper Of
my brother I think you'll be sur
prised TO see how much he looks like
these pictures"
Bergman was asked TO draw pic
lures of the Lindbergh kidnaper while
investigators were still searching for
the man who had negotiated with
John F. (Jafsie) Condor. He did
some sketches for the Bureau Of In
vestigation, from descriptions fur
nished by Condor, which bore re-
markable resemblance to Bruno Rich
ard Hauptmann.
Bergman took the Mattson assign
ment after Federal agents had run
down such meager clues as they had
b IN able to uncover. He worked
largely from the description given by
young William Mattson.
William had seen the kidnaper for
about three minutes as. with drawn
gun. he invaded the sun room Of the
Mattson home and made off with
Charles. William had q good look
at the mans full face. while his sis
ter saw his profile.
Evening star., 1937-02-03
Perils of Philippine Warfare
Recalled by Maj. Gen. Fries
'Tightest Spot Crossing
Lake Under Hail of
Moro Bullets.

A small detachment OF American
soldiers was almost across a narrow
arm of lake near Camp Vickers. in
the Philippines, when their bamboo
raft ferry stuck in patch of lily pads
and the rope broke in trying to pull
1t off.
The Moros were descending to the
shore of the lake through grass tall
enough to conceal man on horse
back, taking pot shots at them from
time to time. Other American SOL
diers on shore started firing over their
heads, but not far up so that they
didn't know whether the bullets
striking the water were friendly rifles
or from the MoroS. They finally got
the rope fixed and got back to shore"
This. according to Maj. Gen. Amos
A. Fries. retired. was the "tightest
spot" he was ever in. He was in
service as an engineer lieutenant
under Gen. (then captain) Pershing.
in the Philippines. and was on an
expedition from the fort to recapture
seven rifles from the Moros. Pershing
ordered him to build the ferry which
laid the scene for this incident.
Sentries Attacked.
every night about IL O'Clock the
natives started shooting at the fort
and, if the sentries were not watch
ing. would attack them. They had
novel way of overcoming sentries.
Waiting until the man was in the
sentry tent they would crawl up and
cut the tent ropes, roll the man in
the tent and then proceed to dispatch
him with kris" the general related.
While on duty on the coast Gen.
Fries went one day to supervise some
blasting for rock to be used in build
ing wharves. The foremen of the
blasting crew started out over the
broken rock on tour of inspection
and dropped dead when he had gone
40 feet. Seven other men went the
same way before it was found out
that carbon monoxide was Seeping
up through the rock. This later aided
Gen. Fries in his work as chief Of
chemical warfare in the World War
when he was called on to explain the
cause of the death of German officers
in a dugout who remained in natural
positions at a card table. Carbon
monoxide would be one of the dead
liest of gases if it could only be liqui-
fled to make it heavier than air.
One day at the fort in the Philip
pines Gen. Pershing wanted to give
a reception to friendly Moro chiefs,
Evening star., 1937-02-03

The descriptions given by the
brother and sister varied somewhat
and were not as clear as those fur
nished Bergman by Condor in the
Lindbergh case. Condor had seen
the kidnaper on two occasions and
had conversed with him for at least
20 minutes.
The Mattson brother and sister de-
scribed the kidnape- as a man Of
about 80 years of age, S feet and 7
or 8 inches tall. and weighing from
las to 165 pounds.
He had a swarthy complexion. a
dimple in his chin. high cheek bones,
a nose which appeared to be broken
a little below the center, hairy hands.
a slight Stoop and spoke in a foreign
accent. He appeared to be Of South
ern European extradition.
The Mattson boys beaten body was
found January II in ( woods about
6 miles south Of Everett, Wash. He
was kidnapped from his home on the
night of December 81. The children
saw the kidnape- in a room lit by
two floor lamps.
Evening star., 1937-02-03
TO ADDRESS D. A. R. UNIT

Capt. John G. Bradley, chief of the
division Of motion pictures and sound
recording, National Archives, will ad-
dress the Daughters of the American
Revolution tonight at o'clock at the
meeting of the State Motion Picture
Committee at the Willard Hotel.
The educational program Of the
Washington group, under the chair
manship Of Mrs. Edwin ]. Ryan, Is
placing particular emphasis on photo
play appreciation. Motion pictures
based on historical fact are much In
demand In the educational field.
Evening star., 1937-02-03
By the Associated Press.


President Roosevelt has officially
turned thumbs down on knee breeches,
gold braid or other trick regalia in the
United States diplomatic and con-
sular service.
An executive order made public by
the State Department yesterday said:
mo person in the diplomatic Serv-
ice shall wear any uniform or oficial
costume not previously authorized by
Congress. Consular officers are not
authorized by law to wear any uni
form, and the prohibition imposed by
statute on diplomatic officers Is ex-
tended to consular officers"
The prohibition is largely academic,
because no diplomat or consul now
affects a uniform, so far as is known.
However, the order gave official status
to a long-standing antipathy to or
namentation for such officials.
The new regulation supersedes in
structions issued in 1866 which per-
.mitted volunteer officers OF the Ciy3
War to wear their military uniforms
when they became diplomatS.
Evening star., 1937-02-03

S~ SsSiit.
DR.. ]. F.. Man.
ley, president of
the district chap
ter, will preside
at the luncheon
Saturday noon in
the Georgetown
School of Den
t is try cafeteria
and will present
Rev. Arthur A.
O'Leary, presi-
dent Of George
town University;
Rev. David v.
McC Cauley, regent
of the GaOrre.
Evening star., 1937-02-03

town School of Dentistry, and Rev.
w. N. Cogan, dean Of the Georgetown
Dental School.
Papers will be presented in the clinic
by DR.. George I. Connolly, South Bos-
ton; DR.. H. r. Churchill, Philadel-
phia; DR.. Ralph B. Snapp, Winches-
ter; DR.. Michael L. Mullaney, Provi-
dence, and DR.. c. j. Schweikhardt.
Newark, all Georgetown Dental School
alumni.
Following the clinic tour will be
made of the new dental school build
ing at Georgetown. The tour will be
followed by . review Of the CONNER
cial exhibits, class reunions and the
atA0 erfArkainn
Evening star., 1937-02-03
OOK out for the man in the
above sketches.

7 OOK out for the man in the
above sketches.
From the best descriptions
- availa BILE he is the kidnaper OF
l0-year-old Charles Fletcher Mattson
of Tacoma, Wash, who later was mur-
dered.
The drawings were done last week
in the Mattson home by Jim Berry,
man, sports cartoonist OF The Star,
who went to the West Coast on the as
signment at request Of j. Edgar
Hoover, director of the Federal Bu-
reau of Investigation.
Photographs Of the two drawings
we're distributed to newspapers and
enforcement officers by the bureau,
along with descriptions Of the kid
naper.
Bergman spent several days in the
home of DR.. and Mrs. w. W. Mattson
sketching the fugitive from descrip-
tions given him by l6-year-old Will
liam Mattson and Muriel Mattson. IA
brother and sister of the murdered
boy.
After Bergman had completed some
20 sketches he developed the drawings
published here and showed them to
Evening star., 1937-02-03

from servic c e.
His request was
contained in a
letter addressed
to Presi d ! n g
Judge John P.
Mcmahon a n d
was based on a
recent illness Of
several W e e k S
which has con-
fined him to his
home.
Sebring's re-
tiremert in 1892
under provisions
of the economy
act. OIL account
Evening star., 1937-02-03
DENTISTRY CLINIC
GIVEN FOR ALUMNI
300 Graduates of GEORGETOWN
School Plan to Attend
Event SATURDAY.,

Attendance reservations from more
than 300 alumni of the Georgetown
Dental School for the first anniver-
sary alumni clinic of the association
here Saturday have been received by
DR.. Philip Robin, general chairman of