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A—2 <= THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D _C., FRIDAY, MAY 31, 1935. DENORATS Sc0UT COALITION THREAT Pattangall and Colby Are| Discounted as Foes of New Deal. Roosevelt Democrats in Washington today declared they did not regard as & scrious threat to a re-election of the | President the announced purpose of | Chief Justice William R. Pattangall | of Maine to lead Democrats in the Republican camp or into the inde- pendent Democratic camp in the na- tional election next year. They were inclined also to discount the move made by Bainbridge Colby. | Secretary of State under Woodrow | ‘Wilson. for a conference of Democrats, | preferably in a Southern city, to start | a movement for some form of.political action that is “for country and above party.” Mr. Colby, they pointed out, broke with the Roosevelt leadership | during the 1934 campaign and got no- where. Chief Justice Pattangall in the past has been a dominant Democratic leader in his State, and has played an important part in national Demo- | cratic politics. His announcement | that he would resign from the bench | and give his time to politics. and particularly to a movement to defeat the re-election of President Roose- | velt was ccotained in a letter written 10 a friend 1n Washington. Pattangall supported Roosevelt in 1932, Renomination Expected. The renomination of President Roosevelt by the Democrats is confi- dently expected. The Democrats who oppose his re-clection have as alter- natives the formation of an inde- pendent Democratic party, with a candidate of their own. or amalga- mation with the Republicans. It is not likely that the Republicans would | ever consent to follow a Democratic | presidential nominee of the anti- Roosevelt persuasion, although it has been suggested that Alfred E. Smith might be put forward as such a cand:date. The plan of Democrats who feel as does Chief Justice Pattangall, if car- ried out, might parallel the course followed by Republicans like Senators | Norris of Nebraska, Johnson of Cali- fornia and the late Senator Cutting of New Mexico and also Senator La Follette of Wisconsin, who has since become a Progressive. They all cam- paigned and voted for President Roose- velt, and took many Republicans with them into the Democratic camp in 1932, | Quite naturally Chief Justice Pat-| tangall would like to see such a coali- tion of Democrats and Republicans who oppose the New Deal back a Democrat for President and perhaps a Republican for Vice President. But he said in his letter that the positions of the ticket might be reversed, with the Republican at the head. Letter Tells of Break. In the letter received here Pattan- gall i1s quoted a:+ saying ne had “enthusiastically supported President Roosevelt in 1932, but the course of the administration has been such that about a year ago I became thoroughly convinced that a continuance of its volicies endangered constitutional gov- | ernment. “After I am relicved of my judicial duties I shall be perfectly iree to devote considerable time to poiitical matters, and intend doing so. I hard- | 1y need to say that my age precludes | any personal ambiticn to serve in'! office, but I am erxious to assist in the restoration of orderly government, | if it is possible to bring it about. | “Very obviously, the present admin- istration is Democratic in name only and, quite as obviously, the Republican | party, alone, is incapable of defeating the leaders of the New Deal, mas- querading as Democrats. Seeks Hope for Coalition. | “If the election of 1936 is conducted | on the old party lines, the Southern | and border States would be sure to give their electoral votes to President Roosevelt, and this would also be true | of the Rocky Mountain States and Probably California and Nebraska. “If, on the other hand. a combina tion could be effected between the ! members of the Republican party and Democrats who still respect demo- cratic principles and believe in demo- cratic ideals, it might be possible to replace the New Deal with a maspon- | sible administration. | “I sincerely hope that such a coali- tion may be brought about and see no reason why it cannot be done. “If an acceptable candidate for | President could be nominated by in- dependent Democrats and indorsed by September, 1933. | tory production was 84 per cent nor- | What’s What Behind News In Capital Production at Pre-N. R. A. Level, Jobs and Pay Show Mild Rise. I chart. There you may trace precisely what it has accom- plished in the way of equalizing em- ployment and wages in relation to in- dustrial production during the 21 months of its existence. The N. R. A. became operative in At that time fac- BY PAUL MALLON. HE proof of the N. R. A. pud- ding lies buried in the Govern- ment’s own monthly business mal, employment 78 per ceni, wages 5.1, It became inoperative this last week of May. At this time fac- tory production is authoritatively estimated at 84 per cent mormal; employment 81 per cent; wages 68.5 per cent. You need not be a mathematician to fipure out that production now is just where it was when the N. R. A. started, employment is roughly 5 per cent better and wages 10 per cent | tacks would center upon the A. A. A. | better. Objective Fades, a memory is good enough to recall | now that its original objective was to equelize wages and employment with preduction. It was started because ranufacturers were cutting wages and | firing men while requiring the re- tained empioyes to produce more. This ubjective has been lost sight of, at least publicly. Gen. Johnson turned chiseler-chaser and introduced some innovations which even he had not thought of at the time he helped to write the origi- nal N. R. A law His basic problem is disclosed by the figures for the July preceding the application of the N. R. A. codes. For that month production was 100, but employment remained unimproved at 725 per cent and pay rolls were down to the unbelievable figure of 50.8 per cent. & "‘”A{V( 6701 WHEAT VOTE ENCOURAGES AAA. |But Administrators Show Alarm Over Adverse N. R. A. Verdict. | By the Associated Press. ! A vote of more than six to one for | continued wheat control was an- nounced officially today in “practically | complete™ returns from the referendum | the A A. A. held last Saturday. The count announced by the A. A. A. gave 379.840 votes for continuation of | an adjustment program and 61,133 | against. Unofficial figures had been | made public earlier. In only one of the 37 States in- volved—New Jersey—did the voting | | farmers fail to give majorities in fa- | | vor. In New Jersey 58 votes were | | cast for the program and 72 votes | | against. | Meanwhile, their pleasure with the | wheat vote overshadowed by the Su- | preme Court’s N. R. A. decision, offi | clals of the Farm Administration ex- | | pressed growing concern over fate of | the A. A. A. Concerned Over G. O. P. Rally. ‘The officials said they feared at- now that N. R. A. has been declaced | unconstitutional. They plainly feit % ! some concern over the impending Re- | The impcrtance of this is funda- | publican “grass roots” convention at | mental in measuring N. R. A. Hardly | Springfield, 11, in June, when it is' | believed the farm program will be & | topic. | The A. A. A. reported that of the | total of 458973 votes cast, 392383 were by contract signers and 66,590 non-contract signers. The contract signers voting were said (o constitute 1 68 per cent of the total of approxi- mately 575,000 contract signers on the records. Of the contract signers voting. 89 per cent, or 349 495, favored the pro- | gram, while 42,888 opposed continua- tion. The tabulations said that 48. 345, or 725 per cent of the non- signers voting, favored the program. | | A total of 18.245 non-signers opposed continuation. | Davis Pleased at Verdict. The A A A. press agents distributed | a statement by Chester C. Davis, A. A | A. administrator, saving: “The results of the wheat referen- dum are particularly encouraging. The | wheat program was the first drafted under the broad principles which were embodied in the adjustment act. We feel that the verdict by the farmers themseives on this program conclu- sively demonstrates that the great ma- jority of them believe they are pro- ceeding in the right direction ™ George E. Farrell, director of the | Perhaps some N. R. A. enthusiasts division of grains for the A. A. A, would rather take the July figure for the purpose of measuring N. R. A. ac- complishments to claim a better showing for the Blue Eagle in that way, but, of course, basically the July situation was arti- ficial. You may trace for yoursell the pre-N. R. A. business situation, and the fluctuations since its in- auguration, in the chart which follows. All figures are official, except those of the last month, which are unofficially estimated. Each figure represents the percent- age of normal existing at the times are Normal is the monthly stated. Seasonal fluctuations eliminated. averages for the years 1923 to 1925, inclusive, except for the price index, which is basec on 1926. You may also note from the chart that business this Spring continues | to show slightly less than the normal seasonal improvement—the May stock market to the contrary notwithstand- in e general level of production, employment, wages and sales is about the same as at this time last year. Only one feature is strongly improved, prices. However, prices involved a spe- cial situation reflecting the condition brought by last year's drought. Gen- eral business prices have undergone littie change recently. Prospects in Fog. Few economic®authorities will be foolhardy enough to make any prom- ises about the next few months. The situation seems to be entirely in the hands of the administration. The out- | come depends entirely on how the New Deal readjusts the details of its economic policies. They are at liberty !saw in results of the vote a “man- | date” to continue adjustment and an- nounced that a new contract for 1936- 39 1s being drafted. This contract. he said. will be offered to the farmers by July 1. It will provide for a maximum pos- sible reduction of 25 per cent. com- i pared to the 20 per cent provided in present contracts, but it was said that it is unlikely that maximum re- | duction would be asked. The largest | asked for 1934 was 15 per cent. TALMADGE CHOICE STIRS DEMOCRAT | Governor, Foe of New Deal, to { Represent Georgia as Com- | mitteeman. | By the Associated Press ATLANTA, Ga., May 31 —The se- lection of Gov. Eugene Talmadge as Democratic national committeeman from Georgia opened new speculation today as to whether he plans to try to wrest the presidential nomination from Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1936. policy, Talmadge was named commit- ieeman yesterday by his hand-picked State Executive Committee. The State Executive Committee backed the Governor in his criticisms of the administration, called on | Georgians to reiterate their adherence |to the party platform and extolled | Talmadge as the exponent of *pure | Jeffersonian Democracy.” An avowed foe of administration ! In general, aside from the all-im- provement Washington situation, there is nothing particularly signifi- cant in the existing business condi- tion; nothing to be pessimistic about; | nothing to cheer about. Some author- Talmadge has frequently charged from Jeffersonian Democratic princi- ples. Talmadge succeeds the late Maj. aaministration leaders with departing | John S. Rohen as national committee- Republicans with an equally prom- | ities expect a boom: others are an- | inent and acceptable member of the | Jatter party selected as a vice presi- | dential candidate, there are several | States which could be placed in the | proper column, which otherwise would be lost before the battle begun and, of | course, the same thought obtains if | their positions on the ticket were re- | versed. _“If anything is to be done on this line, the movement ought to be in- dtiated in the very near future. “I hope that this eeneral policy will appeal to men of sufficient influence to bring it thout. | BUSINESSES URGED TO ABIDE BY CODES; Collifiower Asks 400 Merchants | and Manufacturers to Retain Spirit of N. R. A. James E. Collifiower, president of | the Merchants and Manufacturers’ | Association, today addressed letters to 400 Washington business houses, call- ing for maintenance of a status quo on prices, wages and hours despite the disruption of operation under N. R. A. codes. | and coal loadings have been subnor-| | and food prices continued to increase man. From Representative Cox, Democrat, of Georgia, in Washington came a prediction that Gov. Talmadge would not have voice in the national party ticipating & milder improvement. The failure of industrial produc- tion to measure up to seasonal expec- tations may be traced to several spe- | cial factors. The curtailment of’ textile production is one. Another is | the fact that coal consumers stocked up in expectation of a strike April 1/ fare on the party and its leader, the President.” Referring to the Governor as “one | who lives on vanity.” Cox said. “When mal lsince the striked failed to ma- terialize. Lumber output was cut by | ot pe ynreasonable to expect him to a recent strike in the Northwest. | 4o orvincation.” The level of other manufactur- | —— ing generally continued at about normal. Plate glass, tobacco and shoes showed some increases. | The bellwether automobile industry | was strong in April, but fell off in~‘ May due to the strike. The output for | one week in May was 110. In dropped | to 87 in the strike week. Steel figures | shortly to be announced for May will probably establish a new low for the year. Textiles have lately been show- | ing some new signs of life. A sub- stantial increase has been noted in rayon, cotton is slightly better, wool activity is keeping up. p— By the Associated Press. TODAY. Senate. | House. Takes up routine business. TOMORROW. Price Comment. There is no use trying to measure | what the N. R. A. did to prices. Too | l‘:mn% ot.hebrl factors are Invu!;:d. It | Senate. possible to segregate what in- | " fluence was exerted by N. R. A., money | Hm' bly will'not be in session. policy, the drought. But you can say flatly that farm | House in recess. In these letters Colliflower reiterated & statement he made earlier in the week after a meeting of merchants: “While the decision of the Supreme Court has nullified the codes under which the stores and business houses have been operating during ‘the past several months, the leading merchants who have been operating under the retail code have assured the officers of the Merchants and Manufacturers’ Association that they will make no change at the present time in their hours of employment or reduce wages below the minimum specified in the retail code. “These business leaders feel while the codes are no longer in effect legally, it would be unwise to make any change in policy at this time.” | Gypsy Girl to Face Charges. NORTH BEAUMONT, Tex. May 31 (#).—Anna Stanley, Gypsy girl wanted in Boston on charges of steal- ing $2.500 from Cecil McPherson in a fortune-telling scheme, withdrew from March to April, while the level of all other prices shrank almost im- | and note how much there is behind perceptibly. Farm prices jumped up | the stories in current circulation about to 804, food to 84.5, while all others | the big Spring boost in construction. lagged at 77.2. This condition con- | The Spring rise in that industry has tinued basically unchanged through | been slightly less than seasonal, and May. is exactly where it was at this time Cast your eye on the building figures | last year—25 per cent normal. (1926 equals 100.) Industrial _ Pactory ight Dept. store Bldg. Wholesale Pre Ye production. employment. Pay roils. loadings. sales. E 1929 average......119 1048 = 1091 1060 ‘11 111" ess 1930 average. 88.7 92 102 92 86.4 1931 average 6715 5 92 63 73.0 1932 average 453 56 69 28 64.8 1933— March 60 589 371 50 57 14 60.2 66 509 427 53 67 14 60.4 78 62.9 388 56 67 16 62.7 | 84 780 59.1 60 70 30 70.8 vese 85 810 64.8 66 7 33 737 86 822 61.3 62 i 32 733 82.4 611 63 i 26 731 739 579 59 6 27 1.8 8.8 19.5 9.8 64,1 69.1 108 yesterday her appeal/jto the State 80.1 80.2 0.7 affairs “until he has ceased his war- | it comes to his being seated, it should | bllll)eb"u utility holding company | With the opening of the California Pacific International Exposition at San Diego, some of the more curious visitors rushed to the fence-inclosed Zoro Gardens, where the pretty nudists hold forth at the world fair, to peek through the chinks in the fence, TRADE AIDS HELD A OF ANERL ! Phillips Speaks at Exposi- tion—Amusing Incidents ‘\ Feature Opening. | By the Associated Press SAN DIEGO, Calif, May 31 —Mis- adventures climaxed by a nudist who almost put his clothes on came to light today as San Diego smiled back on the successful opening days of its California Pacific International Ex- position San Diego chuckled at how close it came to embarrassing one of its honored guests, Gov. Frank F. Mer- riam. Had he arrived on the ap- pointed hour, he would have found himself forced to resort to a s0ap box oration. In the swirl of activities at the California Building the speaker's platform was lost. A frantic search followed without avail. emergency carpenter's crew Was en. listed and the last plank was nailed | into the new structure before the Gov- | ernor arrived | The near reversal of a Doukhobor | demonstration came when King Adolph of the nudists’ colony threat- ened to put his clothes on and de- part after an argument with the man- ! William Phillips, Undersecretary of State, told an exposition audience | vesterday that the United States is | doing everything in its power to “de- vise means whereby we may avoid, so far as possible, restraint upon the | natural exchange of commodities.” “1 am particularly gratified.” said | Mr. Phillips, “to see the contributions | which the peoples of other countries | have made to the exposition.” The Undersecretary expressed sat- isfaction over the active partici tion here of the Latin American countries. On the subject of the Pacific Coast's trade with the Orient, he expressed belief economic problems involving commerce with Japan would be ironed out satisfactorily. . HERRIOT CABINET SEEN AS FLANDIN SUCCESSOR FAILS (Continued From First Page. — s and the uncertainty of the cabinet situation appeared to have inspired | traders with caution. ) the records of several brokers and conducted an inquiry into private bank, which closed yesterday. | " Bouisson's design was to form a coalition cabinet to carry France through the monetary crisis resulting reserves of the Bank of France. | The Flandin government fell when premier's demands for dictatorial powers to combat devaluation. They voted their lack of confidence in his regime. after hearing the pre- | mier's warning that devaluation would be inevitable if his successor were denied the same powers he sought. Those powers would have enabled the government to adopt by decree measures to balance the budget, re- store business activity and defend the currency against speculators. Despite the handicap of a frac- tured arm, Flandin took the rostrum to argue for his program. His face was deeply lined. After his appeal, Flandin was as- sisted to an anteroom where he col- lapsed from his exertions. Presented by Herriot. In the chamber, Herriot, leader of the radical socialists, and Flandin's staunch ally in the battle to defend the franc, presented the question of confidence which spelled the govern- ment's downfall, The premier returned to his bed while the votes of the deputies sig- nalized his removal from office. He was unable to accompany his cabi- net colleagues when they called on President Albert Lebrun to present their resignations. Bouisson already was in conference with the President when the cabinet arrived at the Elysee Palace. In a final gesture to save the life of his government, Premier Flandin | sacrificed his finance minister, Louis | Germain Martin. He announced to the chamber that the minister, who has borne much of the brunt of the battle .to obtain approval for the Flandin program, had resigned his portfolio and that he himself was as- suming it. The strategy was of no avail, how- ever, the deputies receiving the in- formation without enthusiasm, and remaining adamant in their opposi- tion to the government’s program. —_— $600, for Tree Planting. ‘The Irish’ State has appropri- Finally an! NESBT S VINNER AT HORSE SHOW Day Captures Three Blue Ribbons. Spectal Dispatch to The Star. FREDERICKSBURG, Va., May 31. —Mrs. Allen Potts' Nesbit was crowned champion of the third annual Predericksburg Horse Show here yes- terday as the race for the coveted | tricolor took a surprise turn on clos- | ing day. Edwin Vaughan's Sir Gray- stone, which held a long lead in the contest at the end of the initial ses- sion, was forced to bow repeatedly in his next meeting with the Gordons- ville sportswoman’s entry. Nesbit was still well behind when the program swung into its final stages, but suddenly came to life in the late afternoon and won three blue ribbons, finally cutting down Sir Graystone’s lead with the last vie- | tory. The ultimate score was 21-17. | Miss Margaret Cotter of Washing- ton also shared in the day’s honors her Rocksie, which won two °d and a vellow. Mrs. Margo another Washingtonian, young thoroughbred Repul- riumph in the class for hunters vears old and under, end place second in the green hunters sweep- stakes | The summary: and ridden 1v M Patr.cia Anne r de World Photo. C. E. SHELTON DIES N. B. C. Employe \;7;1 Be Buried in Carolina. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. LYON VILLAGE, Va.. May 31.— E. Shelton, 32, a salesman for National Broadcasting Co.. in Wash- ington, died last night at his home here of pneumonia. Before joining the broadcasting com- M. ‘Shelton was a newspaper ising salesman in Washington. He was from High Point. N. C. He is survived by his widow. Burial will be i in Greensboro, N. C. PARITY 1S SECURITY - EDEN DECLARES }England Ready to Talk Air Pact—Simon Asks Conference. By the Associated Press. LONDON, May 31 —Capt Eden, lord privy seal and the man many believe will be the next for- eign secretary of Great Britain, told the House of Commons today: “The lyardsuck for the collective security of the four great powers (Great Britain, Germany, France and Italy) is that of parity. He told the legislators that Great | Britain was readv immediately to negotiate a treaty combining the | military aviation parity of the four Western Europeen powers with | pledges for instantaneous mutual | assistance among the signatories of a | | treaty against aerial aggression. { He was preceded by Sir John Simon, the foreign secretary, who sug- | gested that Great Britain believes the | time is ripe for calling a European nference at which the iation problem may be threashed out. Progress, he said, is “being made. and very rapidly.” on an air pact. He added: “We have now received, after | prehensive. Reichsfuehrer Hitler's speech, pro- | | posals in a preliminary and tenta- | the German government | tive form | | | < INVASION BY JAPAN | Anthony | European | Hu by Re ing, CHIVA FEARS NEW Change in Northern Govern- ment Is Rumored in Ef- | D~ Lee | thode Ras. owned by fort to Avert Break. | L&l S be. Cae ss Elizabeth Nesbit Neshit. Mrs d. Miner Bird By the Associated Press. PEIPING, China. May 31—Fears of a new Japanese invasion of Northern China arose here today after an- nouncement of the Japanese army’s latest damands upon the Chinese Nationalist government There were widespread, unverifiable rumors that changes in the North China government were impending in an attempt to avert the possibility of such an invasion. The seat of the provincial govern- ment was transferred from Tientsin to Paotingfu after Japanase troops con- ducted demonstrations outside the residence of Gov. Yu Hsueh Chung. Chinese sources said the demon- strations were prompted by the gov- ernor’s refusal to remove from office, as the Japanese demanded, the magis- trate of Tsunhua after the recent bandit incursion of the North China demilitarized zone, t Prederick<- C. Archer Smith by entry of T second, L. R hunters owned by second. Rej Alexandri N Miss Marga d. Yourway. Mrs Ibert. Pred. owned by ricksburg Demands More Sweeping. d The Rengo (Japanese News Agency) was informed that the Japa- nese demands affecting the North China area were even more sweeping than disclosed yesterday in Tokio. Rengo’s information said they in- cluded Removal of anti-Japanese magistrates in North China, abolition of the Peiping Military, Affairs Coun- cil, dismissal of Yu Hsueh Chung as provincial governor, removal of the | provincial capital to Paotingfu, sur-| render of the Chinese accused of the murder of the two pro-Japanese pub- !lishers in Tientsin, abolition of the | Peiping gendarmerie, suppression of subversive Kuomintang activities in | North China, and submission of polit- | ical appointees in the area for ap- proval by the Japanese miltiary authorities. The Japanese military attache here | go i1 accociated Press denied the demands were 85 COM- pITTSRURGH. Mav 31— A move- ment by insurgent “rank and file” | leaders of the Steel Workers’ Union to | call a strike in the Carnegie Steel Co.’s vast plant in suburban Duquesne was interrupted today by the arrrest ampionship Edwin Vaughan 8 CARNEGIE STEEL AGITATORS JAILED Insurgent “Rank-and-File" Lead- ers Held on Charge of Pa- rading Sans Permit. BRITISH ARE PREPARED. Surprise Showing on Last Budget SPENDING THREAT HANGS OVER BILL Parings Believed Needed on $300,000,000 Measure. | By the Associated Press. Democratic congressional leaders yesterday contended they had found | way of more than balancing next vear's “normal budget” despite a deficit fast climbing above the $3,- 111,000,000 mark. In brief, they outlined this situa- tion: On June 30, end of the present fiscal vear, these leaders foresee a deficit of around $4.000.000,000. But nearly all of | that is attributed by Democrats to ! “emergency” expenditures, that is, spending they term necessitated by the depression. It will be added to the public debt—which will be around $30,000.000,000 on June 30—a matter the administration maintains should be paid off in the future rather than now. Meanwhile, Congress is at work on the next financial vear’s budget, of which $4,000,000.000 will be classed as “emergency” and $3,202,000,000 as “normal.” The $4,000,000,000 will be added to a debt which President Roosevelt has figured will reach $34,- 239,000,000 by June 30, 1936. | $300,000,000 in Pending Bill. But included in the $3.202,000.000 “normal” budget was about $300,000.- 000 which Congress was to allocate to various projects, like roads, the Army, the Navy and T. V. A. The bill in- cluding this $300.000.000 now is pend- ing before the House Appropriations Committee, and Chairman Buchanan plans to close hearings on it this week. Until that bill was reached Congress had gone $34410,000 over the “nor- mal” budget estimates. In other words, it was on the way to increas- ing the $3.202.000,000 “normal” budget by $34,410,000. But reports are that the $300.000.- 000 measure will be cut by nearly 50 per cent when it is presented to the House. The exact ways of achieving that cut were Kkept cret, as are all changes made in appropriations bills unt lxhp_v get final committee ap- proval. Tentative Changes Listed. But it was said, privately, that tentative changes had been these A reduction of $7,000,000 in the $50,000,000 originally asked for the Tennessee Valley Authority. Transfers of funds from the al- ready appropriated $4,000,000,000 public works fund. In other words, Congress alreadv has ted $4.000,000,000 for public works. The committee was said to have decided tentatively that instead of appropriating an additional $300,- 000.000. some of the money for the Navy, Army, Federal public buildings and the like should be taken out of the $4.000,000,000. Thus a 50 per c reduction in the $300.000.000 fund would make “nor- mal” expenditures for the next fiscal | year more than $100,000,000 under budget estimates. Tax experts already have calculated that if such a reduction could be | made, it would not be necessary for this Congress to make any changes in present tax rates. Receipts are expected by the Democrats to be more ithan enough to meet the ‘“normal™ | budget and pile up money for interest on the “emergency” debt. EMRS. FANNY K. WATHEN | IS BURIED IN MARYLAND Was Vice President of S§t. Mary's Hospital Auxiliary—Active | in Charity. | Special Dispatch to The Star. LEONARDTOWN, Md., May 31 Mrs. Fanny Knight Wathen, 64, of Morganza died Wednesday at her home after a brief illness. She was | buried today following requiem mass in the St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church. She was vice president of the St Mary's Hospital Auxiliary and well known through her charity work in Southern Maryland thinks it would be useful to effect. Troops Ready for Defense in Tientsin | We have had indications from some | and Peiping. | other governments. The point is | being very rapidly reached when un-|{ LONDON, May 31 doubtedly it will be desirable to have | thoritative source stated today that !a more intimately connected ex- | the British military forces at Tientsin ! change.” (A .—An au- | and Peiping, China, are prepared for | She is survived by her husband, Raley Wathen: two daughters, Misses Victoria and Frances Wathen: one son, ! Carol Wathen: one sister, Mrs. L. A. Wilmer, and three brothers, Morgan Knight, sr., of Leonardtown: Carrol ! of William J. Spang and seven of his | followers. Unable to pay fines, all eight were | committed to jail on charges of parad- ing without a permit. Spang, expelled from the union the deputies refused to approve the | The foreign secretary was replying | defensive measures if fighting between Meanwhile, judicial police searched | to Sir Herbert Samuel, Liberal mem- |the Chinese and Japanese threatens banks and | ber, who had urged that Great Britain | those cities. | take advantage of Hitler's speech. | diplomatic vagueness.” | Urges “Air Locarno.” | said Sir Herbert: “There is no rea- | press on in the ‘Locarno air pact.”” Sir John disagreed with the opposi- | program is inimical to peace, and ex- | pressed pleasure at the declaration | of Hitler that Germany is prepared to enter the discussions. He expressed the hope that not only | would an air pact emerge from the talks but also a limitation of air armaments, and “the repudiation of indiscriminate bombing which would give a lead to the effective abolition | of one of the most terrible and haunt- |ing dangers which threatens the ‘world." Hope for Treaty Brightens. Hopes for speedy conclusion of a five-power Western European defensive air pact brightened as the government studied Hitler's proposals. Hitler's suggestions were laid before | the government simultaneously with opening of debate in the House of Commons on Great Britain's foreign policy. PUPILS TO S;-iOW WORK IN LIBRARY SCIENCE Exhibit to Begin Tomorrow at | Lisner Hall, on Campus of G. W. U. An exhibit of student work in the Division of Library Science of George Washington University will begm to- morrow in Lisner Hall, on the campus, and continue through Wednesday. Maps, charts and posters illustrat- ing the various fields of library work and problems of the profession, il- luminated manuscripts and rare books and term papers and bibliographies compiled by students will be on dis- play. There also will be special exhibits of the work being done by alumni. The exhibit will be opened with a tea tomorrow afternoon. Faculty di- rectors are Dr. Alfred F. W. Schmidt, director the Division of Library Science, Prof. Elizabeth A. Lath- rop. Mary Fitzgerald is student di- the affairs of Tumin & Co., a smail | with its “absence of platitudes and | ernment had been aware for some from a persistent drain on the gold son at all why we should not actively o rities had complained that the negotiation of &/ jepnilitarized zone south of the Great tion view that Britain's air expansion | everal months ago along with other ‘rank and file” leaders, said: “The people who caused this arrest are being hurt more by it than we are. It will only delay the strike action.” The arrests came just before Spang and the others were to confer on plans This source stated the British gov- time of the danger that warfare would be renewed in North China | and had received official dispatches confirming that Japanese military au- | mill to force the company to “recog- nize” their group. TRAFFIC TIPS by the NAMONAL SAFETY COUNCIL ‘Wall was not being maintained by the | Chinese. | STATE DEPARTMENT SILENT. | \ | State Department officials declined today to comment on reports that the Japanese army has threatened to take | action in the demilitarized zone in North China unless its demands on China are met. | Legation and consular officials are | keeping the department informed of developments. | The United States maintains a | Marine guard at the American Lega- | tion in Peiping and the 15th Infantry | | is stationed permanently at Tientsin | for the protection of Americans and | their interests. NIGHT CLUB OWNER HELD IN GEM PROBE Albert J. Contento Follows Noel| Scaffa, Sleuth, Into Custody | in Jewel Case. | Song of the Hills. To pass on & curve may result in a swerve that will ring down the curtain for you; or, in case of a smash or a hard head-on crash, you may kill other motorists, too. Now there may be a thrill if you pass on a hill, when you think that the highway is clear. But sometimes it's not quite as clear as you thought By the Associated Press. | NEW YORK, May 31.—Albert J Contento, owner of the Embassy Club | in Miami, Fla, was arrested last night. it was disclosed today, by De- | partment of Justice agents investigat. ing the alleged jewelry theft and re covery racket. He was held incom municado until this morning. Contento, who Federal men said. | was in New York preparing to open a night club, was taken into custody about 24 hours after the arrest of Noel Scafa, private detective, who steer.” | Under no circumstances should drivers take chances on roads where the vision is blurred. The graveyards are filled with folks who were killed by autos, unseen and unheard. Nine times out of ten you may make it, but then, the very next time that you try, a big motor truck may wipe out your luck and for you it's “The Sweet By and By.” Yes, there’s many a spill én the curve and the hill and the Grim Reap- 'gt scythe gives no quarter. Reflect ofPthe waste—and, cut down the haste. Life is too short now—why make it shorter: was arraigned in Federal Court on a charge of violating the Federal trans- portation act for allegedly taking to New stolen jewels from Miami York. A Federal jury last month quizzed | Scaffa connection with the theft and lvery of $185.000 worth of gems belonging to Mrs. Hawkesworth to throw a picket line around the steel | nd your hunch may be just a “bum | Knight of Oakville and Eugene Knight of Washington, D. C. CITIES ARE RAZED | BY TERRIFIC QUAKE IN NORTHEAST INDIA (Continued From First Page) area was either destroved or seriously damaged The shocks were felt severely in the upper districts of Sind province. The populace of Larkana. Shikarpur and Ratdero spent the remainder of the night in the open, many praying to their Hindu gods. The quakes were so strong that even birds were thrown from their nests. Of the 44 killed at the airdrome, 1 | was an officer. The No. 3 Indan | Squadron and two “army co-operation™ squadrons are stationed here. QUETTA CITY OF 49,000, | | Capital Has Been Made Powerful Fortress by British. Quetta is the capital of British Baluchistan and the southernmost. point in the line of frontier posts and strategic railways on the northwest | frontier of India. It is situated 536 | miles north of Karachi. ! The name also is applied to the district in which the city is located, | an area of 5127 square miles. | The capital has a population of approximately 49,000. It stands in an open plain about 5,500 feet above sea | level within a ring of mountains which rise above it to an altitude of more than 11.000 feet. In recent years the community has been transformed from a dilapidated group of mud buildings into a power- ful fortress. It is the trade center for much of Western Afghanistan, East- ern Persia and parts of Central Asia. | Commerce in fruit is one of its prin- | cipal activities. Earth shocks January 15, 1934, | wrecked whole cities in the Calcutta area, rocked all India, and caused 2,000 deaths and injuries to twice that number. Great fissures were opened in the Bihar district, causing untold damage to farm lands in the Valley of the Ganges, where there is a population f 21,000.000. The shocks continued (intermittently for several days, keep lmg many homeless persons in a state of terror. |