Evening Star Newspaper, March 15, 1935, Page 27

ITALY WILL SPEND HEAVILY IN AFRICA Colonial Operations to Top Estimates for Military Forces. By the Associated Press. ROME, March 15.—Italy's operations in East Africa will result ir a govern- ment expenditure of 78,000,000 lire (about $6,552,000) in excess of the budget allotted for the war, navy and air ministeries before June 30, the offi- cial gazette disclosed today. The expenses are listed as extraor- dinary items “in the interest of the colonies,” required before the present budget term expires ‘They include an cutlay of 40,000,000 lire (about $3,360,000) for the war ministry; 18,000,000 lire for the navy and 20,865,000 for aviation. ‘Total Expenditure Listed. The total extraordinary expenditure of the three ministries, including domestic as well as African operations, which will be met by an appropriation decree to be published today, are: ‘War, 75,980,000 lire (about $6,382,320) ; navy, 34,920,000 lire; air, 33,705,000 | lire. The complete budgets for the three departments are War, 2,500,000,000 lire (about $210,000,000); navy, 1,225, 000,000 lire (about $102,900,000), and air, 720,000,000 lire (about $60,480,000). Meanwhile it was persistently re- | ported that the extra expenditures inj Africa might easily be increased due to the strained relations with Ethiopia. | Munitions Shipment Watched. Diplomatic circles said the situation was in no way eased by reports that a cargo ship, said to be of Russian origin, had debarked from the coast of Yenem bearing 20,000 rifles, con- signed to Ethiopia. An Ethiopian military mission headed by Ato Kassa, Ethiopian customs director, accom- panied by & German expert, vill direct the transfer of these arms to Ethiopia, these reports stated. ‘These sources indicated the German expert was to instruct the Ethiopians in the use of lethal gas and other modern weapons of warfare. It has been persistently rumored, these circles said, that Italy and Eng- land may sign an aerial accord which will permit Italian planes to use British air bases in Egypt and the Sudan and establish a regular air force in East Africa. An Italian air fleet is ready to start the new service which in the beginning will be restricted to the shipment of mail. Gen. Giuseppe Valle, undersecretary for aviation, who is at present in Africa, is re- ported to be organizing the air service. ABERCROMBIE FACES DESERTION HEARING| Denies Deserting First Wife After ‘Withdrawing Big Sum From Bank. By the Associated Press. ARDMORE, Pa., March 15.—George A. Abercrombie, former executive of two big companies, whose mysterious disappearance six years ago was solved when he was found cooking dinners for his second wife, faced a hearing | today on charges of desertion and non-support. : ‘The warrant, sworn out by his first wife, Mrs, Mary Abercrombie, charged him with abandoning her and leaving her in difficult financial circumstances 8ix years ago, ! As the first wife was reported ready | to fly here today to attend the hear- ing, Abercrombie denied he had ever “deserted” his wife. “I just got tired and left,” he said. Police state that he had disappeared from Melrose after withdrawing $100,- 000 from a bank. They said he is now & statistician, employed by a Phila- delphia brush company. Abercrombie said the second mar- riage took place after he obtained a Mexican divorce from his first wife. SEEe g Auto Crash Fatal to Two. MONROE, La. March 15 (P)—A /| head-on automobile collision near | here Wednesday night claimed its second victim yesterday with the death of Ralph C. Cutler, 32, of| Delhi, La., in a Monroe hospital. H. | ©O. Williams, 47, of Pittsburgh, Pa. | died shortly after the crash. Four | other persons were injured. Re - Papering ? Then Specify “IMPERIAL" WALLPAPERS The Proven WASHABLES! Give your home new charm — lasting beauty — at low cost! Re-paper with Im- P! s—the genuine, proven washable wallpapers that will not crack, chip or fade. Every washing removes all dirt, grease and fingermarks —restores Imperials’ beauty —renews their life! Beware of imitations—only Imperial ¥ you proven washability! ey are shown only by paperhangers who have the 1935 sample books of « « « THE EVENING Relief Families’ Birth Rates Trouble Government Agencies Babies Arriving Fastest Among Those Least Able to Take Responsibility, Report Declares. By the Assoclated Press, Birth rates among families on relief are becoming the concern of gov- ernmental agencies as relief rolls reach the 20,000,000 mark. There were 19,900,569 persons on relief rolls in December, the lasb month for which accurate figures are avail- able. The expense of maintaining them totaled $179,502,799 for the month, including Federal, State and local expenses. The Federal Govern- ment paid $138,616,690 of the bill. Babies are arriving st the fastest rate in the classes “least capable of the responsibility,” says one report— among families on relief, among fam- ilies not yet on relief but without em- ployed workers, among families with less than $1,200 a year income, and even among those whose economic status dropped from moderate to poor in the last few years. Facts Shown in Study. The facts came to light in a spe- cial study made by G. St. J. Perrott and Edgar Sydenstricker through the co-operation of the United States Pub- lic Health Service and the Milbank Memorial Fund. A less extensive study has been made by F. E. R. A, which is respon- sible for providing food and shelter for the impoverished millions. It was found in October, 1933, that there were 1,849,771 children who were 5 years of age or less in fam ilies living on public funds. The grea majority of those can be figured as “depression babies,” since many of | the families were on relief before the | 1929 crash. In another study made by Prof. James H. S. Bossard, sociologist of the University of Pennsylvania, it was found that families on relief have a birth rate 60 per cent higher than other families living on the same eco- | nomic scale, but not accepting public aid. Three Angles Considered. | The Perrott-Sydenstricker study | considers the birth-rate figures from three angles—first, as compared with varying degrees of low incomes; sec- | ond, in comparison with employment | figures, and third, in comparison with | relief figures. In almost every case the greatest | number of children were born to those | families least capable of assuming the responsibility. Their chart shows: Births rate | per 1,000 married women Social and employment Status. aged 15-44. | Unskilled labor (average). 182 No employed workers Part-time workers Full-time workers Skilled labor (average). No employed workers Part-time workers . Full-time workers .. Salaried workers (average) No employed workers Part-time workers . Full-time workers .. Incomes Compared. Then, considering the birth rate in conjunction with the family incomes, | the following facts were found: Births rate per 1,000 married ‘women Income. aged 15-44. 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