Evening Star Newspaper, September 17, 1935, Page 9

WIDER NEUTRALITY LAWT0BE SOUGHT Munitions Committee Prob- ing Commercial Influence in Entering War. By the Associated Press. The Senate Munitions Committee is 1aying the ground work for an attempt to obtain broader neutrality legisla- | tion at the next session of Congress. Its members say it is gathering evi- dence which shows commercial con- siderations were involved in Amer- ica’s entry into the World War. Senator Bone, Democrat, of Wash- ington, a member of the committee, | said today: “The investigations al- ready made and now underway con- vince the committee that commercial considerations got us into the war.” The committee’s studies, he said, will be used in a drive at the next session | to broaden the neutrality law to in- | clude a prohibition against American loans to warring nations. While committee members have | been reticent about their recent dis coveries, there have been rumors in | Benate circles that they have uncov- ered sensational documents tracing the forces which put the United States into the world conflict. | Already they have placed in their | record a communication from Walter Hines Page, war-time Ambassador to Great Britain, advising President Wilson that a defeat for the allies would jeopardize American loans, and | & report to the President from the | State Department in 1915 advising that failure to advance credits to the | THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1935 “Don’ts” and “Dos” for Parks Point Way to Enjoy Them More than keeping pace with the Capital City's growth, the public park system of Washington has increased from 700 to 5,549 acres during the past 25 years. 343 reservation, today there are more than 680. According to officials of the Na- tional Capital Park and Planning Commission, the land valuation for this extensive domain is estimated at approximately $50,000,000. With money recently made available by the P. W. A. and W. P. A, improvements such as curbing, top soiling and land- scaping are being planned for many of the park areas with a consequent increase in their valuation. Hopeful of encouraging as much public use and enjoyment of the park system as possible, officials of the commission have attempted to refrain from issuing an extensive list of pro- hibitions. And even in these cases, the United States Park Police are instructed to give warnings rather than make arrests whenever such a course is possible. For the guidance of those who do use the parks, however, the following 'do” and ‘don't” suggestions are made by C. Marshall Finnan, superin- | tendent: Do not— Scatter lunch papers or trash in | the park system. Swing from trees, damage flowers or shrubbery. ~ Pick wild flowers. Disturb birds, Build camp fires at unauthorized places. Park automobiles on lawn areas. Remove park benches from their bases and moorings. In 1910 there were | Damage or remove signs. Make short cuts over lawn areas. Be untidy or damage plumbing in comfort stations. e Climb about or molest park struc- tures or statuary. Cut trees in park areas. On the other hand—Do— Use the parks and thcir facilities beneficially, to the fullest extent. Particlpate in regreational events in the parks. Enjoy motoring over highways, Attend the Summer festivals at the Sylvan Theater. Hear the band concerts in the parks. Listen to the National Symphony Orchestra’s sundown concerts during the Summer season. Go into the parks on hot Summer nights. Utilize the picnic groves. Enjoy the bridle paths and horse riding. Participate in civic ceremonies and patriotic exercises. . Study nature and take part in na- ture trail hikes. Co-operate with the authorities in rooting out abuses, misuse of the park system and evil practices. Arouse the interest of your friends in the forthcoming campaign of edu- cation. the park Clockwork Car. It is impossible to discover who ac- tually made the first self-moving ve- hicle, but in the sixteenth century one Johann Haustach, a Nurembe:g watclmaker, produced & vehicle that derived its motive power from coiled | springs and was in fact a large edi- tion of our modern clockwork toys. t ¥ i , WEDNESDAY ONLY Two and Three Piece SPORTS SUITS 20 Plain tweeds! Monotones! Chevron weaves! Nubby Mono- 3-piece suits with full-length topcoats! Plain and novelty combinations! Many with stun- ning wolf or raccoon collars. Wine, Rust, Brown, Green, Ox- ford, Wine. Such very new notes as full-back swaggers. Just tomorrow—so shop early. Misses’ sizes. tones! Two-piece swaggers! warring countries would throw the na- tion into an economic slump. Bone said today the committee was studying the causes of America’s par- ticipation in the war, with a view to plugging up all loop-holes to prevent similar developments from getting the United States into a future conflict, Another development in the muni- tions inquiry was a disclosure last | night that investigators working for | the committee are examining the books of shipbuilding, airplane and arms | concerns to determine what it would | cost the Government to own and ope- | rate its own plants to provide imple- | ments of war. It has been the con- tention of some Senators that the | Government should take over the | munitions industry. | The specific concerns whose books are being examined were not disclosed, | but the list was understood to include | many of the firms whose officials have | testified before the committee during | its long inquiry into the affairs of | the munitions industry. | Among them were the Newport | News, New York, Bethlehem, Federal and United shipbuilding concerns and Wright and Pratt Whitney airplane manufacturing companies. PHILIPPINE-JAPANESE LAND DISPUTE PROBED Eji Wajima of Foreign Office Is| on Way to Province. By the Associated Press. MANILA, Philippine Islands, Sep- tember 17.—Eji Wajima, a Japanese | foreign office official, passed through Manila yesterday en route from Tokio to Davos, Province to inquire into difficulties: between the Philippine government and Japanese landholders. | “I am on leave and am investigat- ing the situation on my own account,” he said. h | ‘The Philippine government recently launched a program looking toward eancellation of the allegedly illegal subleases held by the Japanese. Jap- | anese protested vigorously. | Last week it was reported Japanese | plantation owners, who produce the bulk of the hemp sold to Japan, were prepared to pay $4,500,000 to legalize the subleases. ‘Wajima, attached to the Bureau of | American Affairs, formerly was sta- | All gOOd Paiflt and Hardware Stores tioned in the embassy at Washington. 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