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- A2 * TROOPS INGREASED | IN LEVEE BLASTING Guard Strengthened With Further Threats of Dyna- miting in Flood Area. By the Associated Press. BELZONI Miss., April 2. —Full strength of troops in the delta levee #war zone” was thrown along protec- tion walls on the west side of the Yazoo River on a five-mile front tonight to prevent recurrence of three determined attempts last night to unloose flood waters bottled up east and north of | Belzoni. Every available precaution was taken by National Guard Officers as per- sistent reports circulated here that an- other effort would be made to dynamite the levee between Big Atchafalaya Dam and French Bayou, scene of last night's disturbance. Shots Fail to Take Effect. None of the several hundred shots exchanged last night between troops, civilian guards and the would-be dyna- miters took effect, a check-up today showed, and the levee system south of the city was intact. Location of three terrific explosions reported by guards between midnight and dawn today, had not been deter- mined. Ammunition supplies were rushed to the troops during the day and al] equipment checked. Prepared for Danger. “We are prepared to cope with any situation that may arise,” Maj. T. B. Birdsong, commander of the guardsmen, said after an inspection of his troops late today. I An order issued yesterday by Adj Gen, Thomas J. Grayson for withdrawal of the troops from the Belzoni sector today was countermanded by the guard commander. DANqEB DECLARED PASSED, { Four Breaks in Levee Release Pressure 3 of Flood. i KENNETT, Mo., April 22 (#).—Four breaks in the St. Francis River levee + have relieved the “pressure on the Mis- . souri side and have flooded about 12 . square miles on the Arkansas side of % the river, Blair Ross, United States Army engineer, said tonight. -~ The crest of a flood on the river had gone on with diminished force toward Senath and Cardwell, Mo. “The danger is virtually past now,” ; said Ross, “and we expect little fur- : ther damage from the water. The % town of Nimmons, Ark. is flooded to { a depth of several feet and most of the ! inhabitants have gone to higher ground. + “Many farmers have left their homes temporarily and will return when the . water recedes.” The civilian force of nearly a thou- i sand men who worked on the levees ; yesterday was reduced to 300 5 4 National Guardsmen from three Mis- 3 souri companies were still on duty, * however. ¢ The river here fell about 5 feet las { night and today. - .HEAD OF MINE UNION " IS SEVERELY BEATEN President of Local Attacked by Group of Men on Street in West Frankfort, IlL By the Assoclated Press. ‘WEST FRANKFORT, Ill, April 22— Another clash in the Southern Illinois coal mine strife occurred here this aft- ernoon when H. T. Taylor, president of Coal Local Union No. 15 of the Progres- sive Miners of America, was severely beaten by a group of men in front of a Justice of the peace office Officers broke up the fight and Tay- Jor, who was recently elected constable of Frankfort Township, made es- ca in the coal fleld as an observer for the Illinois National Guard, so no other trouble was reported from any section todey. Deputy sheriffs last night broke up attempts of progressives to hold a meeting at Zeigler. B SENATORS FAIL TO REACH DECISION IN LONG CASE Subcommittee Weighs Publication of Petitions Urging Unseating of Louisianan. By the Associated Press. A Senate Judiciary Subcommittee dis- cussed without reaching a decision yes- terday the question of whether petitions filed with the Senate urging the un- seating of Senator Long, Democrat, of Louisiana, were privileged for publica- tion. Chairman King said another meeting would be held this week. The committee also discussed whether the Senate had the right to refuse to receive any petition of a defamatory nature and found a precedent in action of Vice President Van Buren, who turned down a petition reflecting on the Senate. The inquiry is being guest of Senator Lon; COBO GOES TO EUROPE made at the re- Colombian Leader in Peru Fighting B Silent on Purpose. COLON, Panama, April 22 (#).—Gen. Alfredo Vasquez Cobo, who has com- manded Colombian military operations against Peru in the Leticia border com- troversy, arrived here on the steam- ship Cali today on his way to Europe. The general refused to give any in- formation concerning his mission. He is arranging passage to Europe on the first ship, possibly via New York. The Colombian colony here gave him an ovation. CROWDS WILL VISIT FINAL DISPLAY OF CHERRY BLOSSOMS \ (Continued From First Page.) announced that no special traffic pe. Maj. McMacin of Salem was on duty | six ATTORNEY GENERAL CUMMINGS. FORUM 70 PRESENT ATTORNEY GENERAL Homer S. Cummings to Speak in Cabinet Radio Series Tomorrow. Attorney General Homer S. Cum-j° mings will speak tomorrow night in the cabinet series of the National Radio Forum, arranged by The Washington sfar and broadcast over a coast to coast network of the National Broad- casting Co. The Attorney General will be heard here through Station WRC, beginning at 10:30 o'clock. Discussing the problems facing the Department of Justice, it is understood the Attorney General will explain to the American people the scope and functions of this department, which in these days has a heavy responsibilitg. ‘The cabinet series of addresses in the National Radio Forum has been at- tracting Nation-wide attention. As the members of President Roosevelt’s cab- inet go before the microphone here, they speak directly to the American people, and tell them of current prob- lems of Government. Mr. Cummings is the fourth member of the cabinet to speak in the National Forum series. TEN ARE RESCUED IN SNOWBOUND WEST Two Persons Still Missing as Three-Day Storm Piles Up Deep Drifts. By the Associated Press. DENVER, April 22.—Ten of the 12 persons missing since a three-day storm piled deep snowdrifts in States border- ing the Rockies were located late today. Rescue parties battled drifts into Coal Creek Canyon, near Denver, to reach young persons trapped in a cabin by the storm. Four others, feared lost in the storm between here and Cheyenne, arrived safely in Greela{htoda}fl A mow plow broke through e road and rescued their marooned motor car. In Southern Colorado, a rescue party still sought two Colorado Springs busi- ness men, who failed to return from a motor car trip to a fish hatchery be- tween Divide and Cripple Creek, 0013 Rising temperatures which caust snow to melt rapidly aided State High- ‘way Department plows in clearing roads into regions where missing persons were last reported. e PRISON FIRE SURVIVOR CAPTURED IN HOLD-UP New Haven Prisoner Says He Was in Columbus Disaster of 1830, ‘When 322 Perished. By the Associated Press. NEW HAVEN, Conn, April 22— George Miginone, 33, of Pittsburgh; Pa., a former inmate of the penitentiary at Columbus, Ohio, today was held in $25,000 bond for a hea ‘Tuesday on a charge of robbery with violence. He had been arrested after a chase. His gun jammed after firing one shot. After his arrest Miginone told police he was in the penitentiary at the time of the Easter Monday fire of 1930, in which 322 convicts lost their lives, one of the number being Lester Boyle, for- merly of this city, who with jone ldmbem sentenced for a bank hold- up after serving of & 15 to 25 year senten Miginone, about 5 am. went to the market place where Aristides Damiani, a grocer, was buying live chickens. The m told police he yelled, n:a: as other U. S. CIRCUIT JUDGE DIES AT WICHITA HOSPITAL John H. Cotteral, 68, Forced From Bench by Heavy Cold Early in Week and Pneumonia Developed. By the Associated Press. rangements have been Premred day. Capt. Doyle O. Hickey, the super- | this intendent, and his associate, Capt. P. J. Carroll, are anticipating that traffic will flow smoothly in the regular order. If it becomes necessary, however, altera- tions will be made on the spot, as re- quirements develop, it was explained last night. Comparatively little traffic is looked for in East Potomac Park to- day, so the park authorities are assign- ing only nine officers on special traffic detail. ~Officers will be stationed at strategic points to insure a steady flow of machines. The widened Fourteenth street, that runs through Potomac Park, has n:g!ved h: lar[;z degree the mt.heru: vexing problem cars coming oul from Hains Point, officials said. Purther, the street car tracks have been removed from lower Fourteenth street, elimi- nating another perplexing barrier to smooth flowing traffic out of East Po- L.;lc Park, police -ufl;mt asserted. Hops From Tokio for Paris. ‘TOKIO, April-23 (Sunday) P).— Hilz, French woman fiyer, who lrflvadhmnw&e'kmonnfllht from Paris, took early today on a . _She left Haneds Airdrome or Seoul, A THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, APRIL 23, 1933—PART ON TVINOFF SCORES BRITISH EMBARGO Step Poor Preparation for World ‘Economic Parley, Statement Says. (Copyright, 1933, by the Assoclated Press.) MOSCOW, April 22—Maxim Litvin- CAMP IN FOREST RAPIDLY SHAPING First Flag Raised to Top of Pine Where Capital Youths' A‘re Working. By & Staff Correspondent of The Star. CAMP T, GEORGE ROOSEVEL off, Boviet forelgn commissar, in & { WASHINGTON NATIONAL FOREST, signed statement today criticized Eng- land for its stand in the Anglo-Russian trade disruption. “Such measures,” the statement sald, “hardly appear a proper preparation for the World Economic Conference, one of the problems of which is to regulate and normalize foreign trade on a world scale.” In one of his rare written statements to the press, the Soviet foreign Lom- missar reviewed the basis of the Soviet government’s external trade policy, but sedulously refrained from mentioning Great Britain by name. Indirectly, but unmistakably, however, he set forth Moscow’s attitude toward recent trade flevehflmm?n between t‘h‘pn:l‘:l%fl cwn";.rxledfl as well as presen - ing trade with all other countries in the Hight of the Soviet-British affair. “Neither trade growth nor stability is possible,” he said, “if the slightest friction or political clash between gov- ernments might dislocate that trade, or if the government assume the right to liberate their citizens or commercial en- terprises from engagements contracted In commercial agreements or treaties.” Voices Soviet Stand. In diplomatic language, M. Litvinoft voiced the Soviet government's deter- mination to adhere to its principle of avoiding purchases from those countries placing restrictions on Soviet exports. He also warned that it would result not only in the largest loss to countries adopting such measures, but that reduc- tion of Soviet exports would contrtbute to a general world crisis because of this country’s consequent lessened ability to buy abroad. On the other hand, the minister con- tinued, if given favorable conditions, Soviet Russia “could increase its im- ports to dimensions which inevitably would have a salutary influence on stopping the world crisis.” The statement, which was signed in red pencil, “M. Litvinoff,” was handed out at the foreign office. It was an- nounced it would be published in Soviet Sunday morning papers. Text of Statement. The statement read: “Russian external trade policy is based on firm foundations which have not been altered since the beginning of our foreign trade, and which we do not propose to alter in the future. “This policy is based on: “1. Economic intercourse between countries of the world, and particularly betwen major powers irrespective of so- :xllnl and political systems obtaining in em. “2. Advantages accruing to each country from trade with other countries and confidence betwen the contracting countries based on a real solvency ap- proved by the fulfillment of commer- cial and financial obligations. 3. Absence of political upheavals in relations between trading countries as an inherent condition of stability of trade relations. ““4. Liberty for official resentatives of trading countries to fulfill the normal functions necessary for trade. “5. Lawful intercourse between gov- ernmental representatives and citizens of trading countries. “6. Subjection of foreigners to the jurisdiction of countries where they are resident. Imports Are Elastic. “Elasticity of imports is an exclusive peculiarity of the Soviet Union. “Regarding the elasticity of our im- ports, it should be borne in mind that not only their very wide expansion, but also their contraction, is possible. “Our interest in imports decreases an- nually. We can already, without detri- ment to the tempo of our canstruction, reduce our imports, and we are natu- rally doing this, and will continue to do so proportionately with the reduction of our exports. “We are convinged not only that those countries which may compel us to re- duce our imports will expgse themselves to the greater loss, but also that such a reduction will react adversely upon the trend of the general world crisis, “Tomorrow is the fifteenth anniver- system the"gut. of other states, and that some of them even attempt to introduce tt partially at home. “At one time it was feared abroad that the Soviet government would utilize the monopoly in foreign trade for polit- ical ends. These fears, however, have oved quite baseless and have never 'n_substantiated. “The Soviet government has had deal- ings with friendly, semi-friendly and hostile countries, and even with those countries with whom it had no official relations, but by its nature foreign trade demands a certain legal frame- work, whose absence affects its develop- ment. Demand Lack of Upheaval “Naturally, trade is developed for preference with countries which have contributed toward the creation of the necessary conditions therefor. Trade development and trade stability demand a certain calm and lack of upheaval. “Neither trade development nor trade stability is possible if the slightest fric- tion or political clash between gov- ernments might at any time dislocate trade, or if the governments assume the right to liberate their citizens or com- mercial ent from engagements and contracts in commercial agree- ments or treatles. “Such measures hardly appear a per mmm for the world eco- ference, one of the problems of which is to regulate and normalize foreign trade on a ‘world scale.” - the spot | JIGSAW PUZZLE CAUSE OF DAMAGE BY FIRE Insurance Company Forced to Set- tle Claim of 50 Cents With Owners of Davenport. By the Associated Press. TOPEKA, Kans., April 22.—Danger, other than the possibility of mental strain, lurks in the jigsaw puzzle. A Topeka com| has set- tled a claim for a fire wi started ‘when members of & family and guests were working one of the puzzles. A piece dropped and rolled under a dav- enport. While hunting it with & match gm#%mmmmm- ven| 5 The claim was for §0 cents. —— EIGHT ESCAPE PRISON Uniforms Changed in North Caro- lina Job Aided From Outside. PAGE COUNTY, Va, April 22—In this Virginia mountain co the first fo! camp in President Roose- velt's t with the unemployed ngl‘diy is taking shape. than a week ago the first con- tingent of 200 undernourished city youths of the Nation's Capital were 2?”‘ unceremoniously in thlatofor- wilderness, supposedly ready to re- habilitate the woodland and, in turn, to_rehabilitate themselves. y, a trim, neat cungnu rising out of a sea of mud left by vy mid- week rains. Rows of Army squad tents raise their blunt noses among the lofty pines. Crushed stone roads went their way through the trees, ready to the e burden of sight-seers, curious to view this un- usual effort to build substantial citi- zens out of dazed and cynical young people, unused to work. ‘The sound of the carpenter’s ham- mer now is heard in place of the wood- man's ax, as these soft “city fellers” make their community among the pines. The hammers may be in strange hands, but their weilders have that youthful determination to get through with the job, to build them- selves a home. first home they have had in these years of economic unrest. ‘To 25-year-old Palmer Lee, lately of Beaumont, Tex., has fallen the job of “‘construction superintendent,” and he is directing the work of erecting the more permanent buildings of the camp with the experience of a veteran. Construction Task Easy. “This is easy work for me” said Lee. “I used to make $500 & month as field superintendent for the Construction Corporation of Charlotte, N. C. In that job I traveled all over the country, and into Canada and Mexico, supervising the construction of chemical plants. “About a year ago, though, I lost my wife and baby and haven't cared what happened since. I spent some of the little money I had saved for an auto- mobile, then took the rest and nt it high, wide and handsome, g to forget my grief. 0 “PFinally, I ended up here, in the Civilian Conservation Corps, a remod- eler of the rustic wilderness.’ His last sentence struck a note of the cynicism that is apparent among the older of the young men in this camp, who range between 18 and 25. “But this is a cosmopolitan camp if there ever was one. There are men from all walks of life—carpenters, brick- layers, university men, clerks, stenog- raphers, bookkeepers and what not, to say nothing ,of plenty of kids who have never done a lick of work.” This was practically the first day any real work could be done, due to the heavy rains. Capt, Leo Donovan of the Regular Army, assigned from Fort Washington as head of the camp, said éh“ Thursday and Priday water came | down in such torrents that it was im- possible to accomplish a thing. “Staying dry was our most difficult job,” he said. “Now that the sun is out again we are rushing our work so everything will be ready if President Roosevelt comes down next week. This road you see here (he pointed to it) was put in for him and the rest of the visitors we expect will pour in on us as soon as the weather gets better.” Flag Raised Over Camp. The American flag was flown over the camp for the first time tonight. A young fellow, able to climb trees like a monkey, shinnied to the top of a tall pine, cut off all the limbs and hung Old Glory at the top. Attractive signs the name “Camp Roosevelt, Civilian Conservation Corps, Camp No. 1,” and directing en- trance and exit traffic, are being painted by a former apprentice-boy sign painter, James E. Whelan, 19, of Washington. Jimmy spent two years in the Abbott Vocational School in the Capital, learn- ing how to ‘g:lnh signs But when he completed course, there were no jobs to be had. Now, as head sign painter at Camp Roosevelt, however, he has opened a school of his own. Al- ready he has one pupil and is willing to teach ony other who want to learn. Luckily. he brought his own equip- ment along from Washington. When the supplies with which to paint the signs were ordered, it happened that a mvy. round pointed brush was sent to “This thing is no good to me,” he told | body Lieut. R. B. Carhart, the quartermas- ter officer. “It’s too big. I need a small, square-pointed brush like this one” (he held up the one he was using). “Where did you get that?” asked the officer. “Oh, I brought it along from home. I kind of figgered there’d be some painting to be done and probably noth- ing to do it with.” But out on the “rock pile” they are not so lucky as Jimmy in as- signed to work they can do. The “rock pile” is a spot on the roadside near the camp from which stone is hewn for the camp road. Men assigned to this “hard labor” are those few mal- contents who are perpetually growling sbout the “tough life” of the camp. They are the ones usually who have fafled to raise their hands to do a lick of work and have let the other fellow do it. Check on Discontent. outside the immediate camp area they are unable to breed discontent among their fellow corps- men, and this makes them all the more al . n'gvyo of them were the first persons this writer talked to as he approached the camp. “Say,” shouted one fellow as we drove up. "Dr‘)‘ you want & good story for your paper?” "gure, Vm have you got?” was the rejoinder. “Well, torted the embroyo forester. terrible and they work you to and there ain’t nothing but rain.” “What are they feeding you?” “They call it ham, but it's nothing LKy breaktast, itoes for “this is & hell of & camp,” re- e “The food's “And we get potatoes for toes 1or‘.¢1nner and pota myge’r.” his companion in, “Yeah, it's lousy,” the other declared. Abruptly, the interview was termi- nated. The Regular Army man assign- And for some it is the | p} speaking, 1|in to say that ed to supervise the “rock pile” suddenly back to work. de the camp, it was easy to learn the reason the men being sent to “make little ones out of big ones.” A “hard-boiled” Army top sergeant ex- lained it. “There are only a few grumblers in camp,” sald First Sergt. R. H. Nesbit, “but we don’t bother them as long as they do their work. But, if they lie around all day doing nothing, while the other men are working, I shoot them out to the rock pile.” Required to Keep Oath. He soon had a chance to show how he handled the “grumblers.” As he Was another sergeant broke three of the men had been “sncoty with the lieutenant and they're waiting for you in the head- quarters tent.” ‘The “top-kick” went to attend the trio who had “got snooty” with the lleutenant. The writer overheard him handle the situation. “Listen, you fellows,” he began, “back at Fort Washington you held up your hands and swcre you would obey all orders for six months. Now, if you're going to get yellow and lay down on the Job, if you lack the guts to stick it out, say s0 now. We'll pack you in a truck and send you back to town. I haven't got time to fool with you. You joined up with this outfit of your own free will, so either be real men and stick it out or be quitters and get out.” ‘The men, mere youngsters, apparently decided to heed the sergeant’s advice and stick it out. There were no trucks leaving for town anyway. Later, Lieut. Carhart and his mess sergeant said the food ration for the civilian army was 33 cents a day, more than 8 cents higher than the barracks ration for the Regular Army. For one meal alone, dinner, 200 pounds of beef are served, while the rest of the daily rations consist of 100 pounds of pork sausage or bacon, 400 pounds of po- tatoes, two cases of eggs, in addition to huge quantities of a green vegetable and some sort of dessert. DEATH THREATENS GIRL WITH BLEEDING NOSE Denver Doctors Unable to Find Suitable Transfusion Volun- teers for Case. By the Associated Press. DENVER, April 22.—Near death from 8 nose hemorrhage which has continued unabated since March 3, Delores Per- singer, 12, smiled bravely in a hospital here today while physicians examined the blood of more than 100 volunteers who responded to appeals issued by the child’s parents and medical authorities. blood similar to the rare type which flows through Delores’ veins must be found soon to save her lift. Her con- dition is caused by a glandular disturb- ance. Tests of the blood of the ma- Jority of the volunteers have revealed none suitable for a transfusion. BODY FOUND’IN RIVER SAVANNAH, Ga. April 22, (®)—A believed to be that of Gilbert Nutini, Philadelphia’ seaman, _who leaped into the Lower Savannah River on March 28 from a coastwise steamer, was found in the river today. Nutini dove or fell from the stern of the steamer Roanoke of the Mer- cmtl;:" = )‘flnm'w de o tch'; as the vessel was lown Savannah River to sea en route to Philadelphia after calling here. A life preserver was tossed Nutini after the Roanoke had been halted, but officers of the ship said he pushed the preserver away. Mrs. Nutini lives in Philadelphia. —_— RECEIVERSHIP NOTICES RICHMOND, Va., April 22 (#).—No- tices of receivership action being taken in the Richmond City Circuit Court the Independent Indemnity Co. and the International =Reinsurance Corporation were filed with the State Corporation Commission today. ‘The commission’s order said one pe- an Girl, 3, Falls 11 Stories. DALLAS, Tex., April 22 (#).—Mary Jean Anderson, 3-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Phil Anderson of Oklahoma City, was killed today when she fell to the ground from the eleventh flood of a downtown hotel. Mrs. An- derson sald the child had been play- ing on a radiator hood. FEW FREE OF SUPERSTITIONS, SCIENTIST SAYS AFTER TESTS Finds People Afraid of Black Cats, Avoiding **13th” and| Other Ominous Signs. , very elegdnt shoulders at very smart dinner parties, of intelligent ‘men express fear because they had seen a_new moon over the wrong shoulder, of looking in vain for the 13th floor in New York office . 24.065‘ officers and | Members of the forestation Below: Lieut. M. J. Kossow, camp typhoid. | ' l army clearing out rock in road work. surgeon, inoculating the recruits against —Star Staff Photos. FORESTRY WORK IS PROPOSED FOR RETIRED OFFICERS (Continued From First Page.) Nlnclonfl Federation of Federal Em- ployes. William _Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, is pre- section which would give the President the right to modify or cancel exist- ing_Government contracts. ‘While this letter apparently is aimed at air and ocean mail obligations, which have been under fire from time to time, fears were expressed yesterday that in the absence of more specific language it might be construed to go far afield. | " Green said that organized labor was | alarmed lest it be used to cancel public | works contracts, to the detriment of | metal trades and buildings unions. Assailed in Senate. At the same time it was assailed in the Senate by Senator Reed, Repub- lican, of Pennsylvania. that “such power is in fufl conformity with the currency expansion embodied in the ‘Thomas amendment,” the Pennsylvania Senator sald news stories interpreted this contract provision to entail even the right to cancel Government bonds. Senators King, Democrat, of Utah, and Ashurst, Democrat, of Arizona, were quick to assure the Pennsylvanian that this could not be, although said they were not fully acquainted with the administration recommendation. King said the recommendation “seems to relate solely” to mail contracts which were under investigation by the Senate last session, which “some of us be- leved were tainted with fraud.” If any such contracts were canceled, King said, the holders undoubtedly would “have their day in court” and be compénsated for any loss. Precedent to Be Avoided. In connection with the plan to fur- lough Army officers, which has already caused a stir, President Roosevelt said this would not constitute a precedent, amplifying similar action was taken following the War of 1812 and the Civil War. In the case of the effort to head off cuts in the War Department, scheduled to total $144,000,000 in 1934, history is simply repeating itself, after a lapse of 113 years. In 1830, War Department records d | show, there was a movement on foot to _curtail materially its activities. » | time strength of 8,000 officers and men by ' the furlough system. The war strength at that time was placed at men. The presen strength of the Army is 12,000 officers and approximately 187,000 men. Eaton in his report warned that the peace establishment of the Depart- ment had more important “duties to h:fom and u;h:xher destinies mt: .ucglb'eve n any other army on Continuing, he said: “It is not the policy of the country to retain, in time of peace, & military establishment, icular) numerous‘Soldiery; but it is of the ut- most importance to educate and retain event of war.” * * ¢ Cites 1812 Conditions. As to this country’s military achieve- ments in the War of 1813, Edton as- serted: “The voice of the whole country was for war, and we Eel it i 2 e £ paring to take a hand in the' fight, both | on tne retirement proviso and on that | they | hecay trative departments, no well digested plans for operations, no combination or concert in the movement of the differ- ent armies; but the strength and re- sources of the country were wasted in puny and unsuccessful efforts or ob- jects, and presented the singular spec- tacle of a powerful nation invaded and defeated at all points. * * * “This is a picture, it must be ac- knowledged, by no means flattering to | our national pride; but it is a true pic- |ture, and the time and the occasion | require that the truth be told.” | Same Argument Advanced. | Army circles today are practically | putting up the same argument to keep | their commissioned personnel intact. | Service men are pointing out thatitisa | well recognized general principle that | periods of economic distress throughout | the world represent times when the | possibilities of conflict—internal as well i as external—are most acute; and that, , 8 wisy policy demands that | military training and armaments be in- | creased instead of decreased during | such times. However, observers have pointed out that the present day Army circles are split into factions over the War De- partment’s appropriations. The pro- | posed -curtailment by $54,000,000 of the | Army’s non-military activities—the En- gineers Corps’ rivers and harbors work —is being indorsed by some officers be- |cause it is their opinion this appro- priation has become a drag on the run- | ning expenses allotted for its military | activities. Army air circles complained that they are being treated unjustly by offi- cers of the line, according to observers, use the appropriation for this branch of the service is also having & tendency to endanger the operating ex- mm m:lor otl?em:"’ ;r;nchu. ‘The ce a fight to avold losing allowances for flying hours. It was reported reliably that the civil- ian workers in the department are backing the campaign of the Air and Engineers’ corps against the regular ‘ine service because of the latter’s stand or: appropriations. Meantime, the admin- istration has let it be known that it will stand firm on its decision to cur- tail the appropriations by $144,000,000. —_— STYRIAN HEIMWEHR JOINS NAZI PARTY IN GERMANY Agreement Is Announced by Aus- trian Faction—For Hitler Co-operation. By the Associated Press GRAZ, Austria, April 22—The Sty- rian Heimwehr (Home Guard), which for some weeks has been considerin, alliance with elements favoring cgn::x: announced the formal conclusion of an agreement of co-operati e peration with the party. At the same time, efforts to bri other branches of the Heimwehr '.l: agreement have been unsuccessful. ‘m'rhs lstyrlu:u movemw= cnnilg;:ed of usual importance lew of mu- nicipal election in Innsbruck tomorrow. The Christian Social (Catholic) part; now holds control of the !muhnw{ municipal council by the margin of only one vote out of 20 mandates. The out- come of the voting tomorrow is expect- ed in many quarters to point the way in the future for the Hitler movement Austria. ; It has been estimated that the Nazis may win five or six seats, BLACK FUNERAL HELD Geological Survey Employe’s Body ¢ Bent to Marshall, Mo. Funeral services were held Friday eve- ning at Gawler’s funeral home for Miss be | Virginia gether with the Nazis under a similar | in VON PRPEN MAY 0 T0 FOREEN OGP Transfer of Premiership of Prussia to Goering Arouses Speculation. By the Associated Press. BERLIN, April 22—Transfer of the functions of the Prussian premiership from Vice Chancellor Franz von Papen to Cabinet Minister Hermann Goering sroused speculation in political circles today about the possibility of the vice chanoellor becoming forelgn minister. Concerning Col. von Papen’s future activity in the government, an official communique said he “will devote him- self wholly to his duties as the chan- cellor’s substitute and especially as the government'’s representative at i~'--na- uomlm:o:flermcu and meetin;s of Slated for Transfer. This was widely interpreted to mean that he was slated for early transfer to the foreign ministry, now headed by Baron Konstantin von Neurath. ‘The fact that Von Papen rather than Von Neurath went to Rome recently to negotjate with Premier Mussolini and the Pope was regarded in political circles as foreshadowing the early resignation of the foreign minister. 1t is reported that Von Neurath is most anxious to resume his old post as Ambassador at London, but the cab- inet, according to the Vossische Zei- tung, also has under advisement a plan to make him governor of his native state, Wuerttemberg. While Dr. Alfred Rosenberg, head of the Nazi party’s foreign political division, has seemed to many Hitlerites to be the logical candidate for Von Neurath’s job, it appears that Chan- cellor Hitler has been warned his ap- pointment now. would be inexpedient because of his bitter animosity toward Desire Amity With U. 8. 8. B. In view of the strained relations with Poland tion of cordial diplomatic relations with the U. S. 8. R. is desirable. But whether or not Dr. Rosenberg must yleld for the present to Col. von Papen, there is no doubt tkat his Nazi foreign political division will exert a determining influence on the German foreign office. - == au $2,125,000 TO BE SPENT TO ADVERTISE COTTON Budget to Be Used On and Before National Week, May 15 to 20, Chiefly in Newspapers. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, April 22—The Cotton Textile Institute announced last night that approximately $2,125,000 will *be spent in advertising cotton merchandise before and during National Cotton week, May 15 to 20. George A. Sloan, president of the in- stitute, said most of this amount would be expended for newspaper space. He said a survey indicated fully 82,000,000 lines of copy, as complete pages or in half and quarter page sections, would be used by retail merchants in centering the advertising spotlight on cotton and cotton products. FARMER, 85, VANISHES Kentuckian Missing ' 12 Days Sought in New York. NEW YORK, April 22 (#).—An 85- year-old Kentucky farmer, who 12 days ago left his home in Hopkinsville to “go down town,” was sought in New York today by two grandsons, Col. William H. Butler, described by his grandsons, Barney and Myron Poole, as a Civil War veteran and “pretty well fixed for a farmer,” disappeared on April 10, they said. The grandsons believe he is here vis- iting & friend. JAPAN HALTS DRIVE, BUT BATTLE RAGES SOUTH OF CHINA WALL (Continued Prom First Page.) the regions that have been cleared of Chinese troops, without seeking any agreement with the Chinese. Counter Movement Scouted. Any Chinese units l'.temg:lnx to re- enter this zone will be bombed by Ja) anese mili od fails to itary planes and if that meth- oust them infantry opera- tions are to be renewed. It is the belief of the Japanese command that no major attempt at reoccupation is likely because of the defeats and casualties o sll:lnueml;lve m.llfne:ed since April ), when mopping-up cam| aes ping-up paign The war office spokesman admitted that the Japanese are anxious, because of a revival of banditry and insurrection in Manchukuo, to move Fm of their troops which have ticipated in the Jehol and North 8 campaigns back to_their old stations in Manchuria. It was asserted that the Japanese government has no intention of assist- ing in the extension of the authority of the Manchukuo government south of the Great Wall. HOPEI CAMPAIGN FEARED, Chinese See Indications of Drive Farther cellor Adolf Hitler of Germany, today | kug creasing indications ready to drive farther into Hopei Prov- ce. ‘These observers expressed the opinion the attackers would not hesitate to en- ter the Tientsin and Peiping areas if Tesistance were continued. Foreign officials said if the Japanese advanced further “marked changes in this area might be expected.” ‘There were reports that Chinese mili- tary authorities had 20 anti- guns in Pei) in anticipation of Jaj uemllr Tal