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. WEATHER. (U 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Cloudy, possibly occasional light rains tonight and tomorrow; - slightly warmer tonight; slightly colder tomorrow after- noon. Temperatures—Highest, 71, at noon today; lowest, 49, at 6:30 a.m. today. The only evening paper in Washington with the Associated Press News and Wirephoto Services. Full report on page A-14. Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages 17, 18, 19 No. 33,407. Fniered as second class matter post office, Washington, D. C. ah WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION ¢ Foening Star WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1935—SEVENTY PAGES. BRITAIN TELLS FRANCE SHE WON T WAR ALONE; . NATIONS BEGIN EMBARGO < London Insists . Risk Be Taken Collectively. PARIS STILL AVOIDS PLEDG England Expects Promise of Aid Next Week. By the Associated Press. Great Britain has no intention of warring on Italy alone., That statement came from authori- tative London sources today. The British view was made known shortly after reports from Paris said | that France wanted Britain to re- nounce formally any blockade of Italy or any thought of individual sanctions against I Duce’s government. Said France, in effect: “You must say to us that you plan no individual ! action either at arms or by boycott. If you give us your promise, then we will be in a better poistion to give a | *yes’ answer to your request for our support in carrying out the edicts of | the League of Nations against Italy. Insist on Collective Risks. A British spokesman said today that his country had always insisted that if risks must be run for peace, they must be taken collectively. The Britsih position, &s explained today, is this: She has never suggested military sanctions against Italy, has never pro- posed a blockade and has not sug- gested closing the Suez Canal to Italian ships. ‘The British government is waiting for a reply from France to its ques- tion: “Will you back us in case of an Italian attack upon British ships in the Mediterranean?” A direct “yes” or “no” answer has been asked. Paris L Issue to British. (Copyright 1915, by the Associated Press.) PARIS, October 18.—Authoritative sources disclosed (today that, before France moves in any direction in the present international crisis, she must know: 1. How far Grezt Britain will go in naval sanctions against Italy. 2. Just what Premier Mussolini of Ttaly demands as a minimum in re- turn for calling off his war against Ethiopia. Until Premier Laval and his cabinet are definitely informed on these two points, these authorities declared, France will not reply to the British demand for a definite “yes” or “no” | answer on the critical question of whether the French Navy will rein- force the British warships in the Mediterranean if Italy attacks those ships. Laval Sees Envoys, This attitude was represented as determined upon by Premier Laval today in conferences with Sir George Russell Clerk, the British Ambassador, and Vittoria Cerruti, the Italian Am- bassador. ‘When the premier had finished talk- ing to the two envoys, he called in Marshal Philippe Petain, former minis- ter of war, in what observers inter- preted as a grim gesture of prepared- ness on the part of France. An authoritative source declared that the premier consulted the marshal on “the military possibilities for France” in the unsettled European situation. Considers Petain an Expert. It was stated that jhe called in the marshal because a conference with the French general staff would have been “too official” and, besides, he considers Petain the outstanding mili- tary expert of the nation. Ambassador Clerk was told in his hour's talk during the morning that France considers guarantees of mu- tual support among members of the League of Nations under Article XVI of the covenant sufficient protection for Great Britain in any case arising out of the enforcement of League of Nations sanctions against Italy or any other nation. “Why does Great Britain want a specific guarantee?” Laval was report- ed as asking of the British. “Has she any action in mind which is aot covered by the guarantees of Article XVI? “France has engaged herself clearly and formally within the League. She does not see herself able to undertake &n engagement for a specific case.” Prince Paul of Yugoslavia, who also (See BRITAIN, Page 5.) PLANE HITS TOWER, PILOT IS KILLED" 0. K. Bevins of Kentucky Is Vic- tim of Crash Northwest of Cincinnati. By the Assqglated Press. MASON, Ohio, October 18.—An air- plane pilot, tentatively identified by Marshal Richard Cox as O. K. Bevins of Fort Thomas, Ky., crashed to death in his-plane during a heavy fog near here today. Cox said he was told the plane struck a radio tower of the Crosley Radio Corp. Mason is about 25 miles northwest of Cincinnati. The marshal said residents nearby told him the small two-seater cabin plane hit the high tower about three- fourths of the way up and then @ | | Marconi Offers War Ray Secret To Native Land | By the Associated Press. | GENOA, Italy, October 18.—Gugli- | elmo Marconi, reported to have been turning radio into a weapon of war- fare, sought an inteiview with Premier Mussolini today to offer his services | with troops in East Africa. | 'The inventor of wireless communi- | cation already had volurteered to take | his place with the Fascist forces war- | ring on Ethiopia when he sailed for | Brazil last month. He returned here yesterday. Marconi's experiments with the micro-wave, latest of his developments in the field of wireless transmission, led to conjecture as to the nature of his work should he be attached to the | communications branch. The efficiency of the waves, only 60 | centimeters long, was demonstrated | last May when the scientist showed {11 Duce his latest contribution. Mo~ | torists on the Rome-Ostia highway discovered their motors slopped sud- | denly, refused to yield to any persua- | sions and then suddenly started again. That demonstration coincided with | reports that Marconi was experiment- {ing to determine whether he could | stop the motors of airplanes in mid- | air. The micro-wave radiophone can be | transported on a few pack mules. A | | set with a range of 100 miles or more | costs about $20,000. | ETHIOPIANS UNITE FORMAJOR BATTLE | Three Leaders Concentrate Forces to Repel Attack on Makale. (Copyright. 1935 by the Associated Press.) ASMARA, Eritrea, October 15 (De- layed in Transmission).—The first real | opposition to the Italian advance through Ethiopia was believed to be developing today around Makale, | major objective, 60 miles south of | Aduwa. | Three important Ethiopian leaders | were reported concentrating their forces in that district, where it has long been predicted there was a good chance for a big battle. Ras Seyoum, Ethiopian com- ,mander and former Governor of Aduwa, who fled when the Italians | took his capital, was said to be uniting his troops with those of Bierondi of Lalibela. A third Ethiopian chieftain, Asfau Casga, was moving with another large force toward Makale, the region from which Haile Selassie Gugsa, now Italian-appointed ras of Tigre Prov- ince, withdrew his forces when he went over to the Italian side. Makale was occupied by Italian forces in 1894, but, after a siege by a superior body of Ethiopian warriors, | they were driven out. * ERITREA ITALIANS LEAVING. Ethiopians Claim Colonists Quitting Homes in Fear of Britain. (Copyright. 1935. by the Assocated Press.) | ADDIS KBABA, October 18.—The | Ethiopian government stated today that many Italians were quitting their | colony of Eritrea for the Sudan, fear- | ing that Great Britain may cut off their exit from Africa, leaving them helpless in the face of an Ethiopian attack. The government also said the Italian merchants and officials at Massaua, Eritrea, had been instructed to send their women and children away at the earliest opportunity. The government reported great ac- tivity along the Italian front in Tigre Province, where the Italian expedi- tionary force was said to be digging trenches and constructing barbwire entanglements. Gojjam Revolt Denied. Reports of an alleged revolt in Goj- jam Province were described as fan- tastic. Count Luigi Vinci-Gigliucci, the Italian Minister who failed to get out of town when the government asked him to move, appealed to the govern- ment today for reading matter. Em- peror Selassie sent him bundles of French periodicals, books and papers. Other members of the diplomatic corps have been asked by the govern- ment to serve as witnesses to the man- ner of the Italian envoy's eventual de- parture in order to forestall any pos- sible Italian allegations that his treat- ment has been discourteous. (The Reuters correspondent in Addis Ababa reported the Emperor had or- dered 25 Wolamo tribesmen flogged (See WAR, Page 4.) French Set Apple Quota. PARIS, October 18 (#)—The im- port quota on apples and pears from the United States today was set at 58240 quintals (6,406 tons) for the last three months of 1935. Reqdera’ Guide smashed to earth approximately 600 feet away. 5 Bevins was killed instantly, his body to Cin- mail pilot, Bevins attempted a West- East transcontinental non-stop flight several years ago but was forced down in New Mexico, ----A-11 -B-13 Sports Washington Wayside _._.._C-1 Women'’s Features..C-8, C-10 Russia Leads in Applying Sanctions. SCANDINAVIAN NATIONS JOIN Netherlands Also in Line to Ban Arms to Italy. BULLETIN.’ GENEVA, October 18 (#).—A naval blockade against Italy ap- . peared to many delegates to the League of Nations as a possibility today, despite a statement in offi- cial British circles that a blockade is not now contemplated as a new sanction for Italy's attempt at conquest in Ethiopia. By the Associated Press. GENEVA, October 18.—Three na- tions—Russia, Norway and Sweden— today put into operation an arms em- bargo against Italy. A fourth—the Netherlands—has a bill pending in Parliament authorizing an embargo. Russia notified the League of Na- tions that it also had accepted and put into operation financial sanctions against Italy. Twelve nations now have embargoes. Simultaneously the League of Na- tions Subcommittee on Economic Sanctions decided that British pro- posals to place an embargo on all im- | portations from Italy should be dis- | cussed directly by the Co-ordination | Committee of 18 Nations. Swiss Raise Two Objections. The delegates said difficulties cor- fronting such a boycott seemed to be becoming too great for the subcom- mittee to handle, and that clarification of questions by the larger committee was deemed necessary. Switzerland raised two objections to the proposed “buy nothing from Italy” boycott. The subcommittee decided to add rubber and pack animals to the list of key products on which prohibition of exportation to Italy is to e placed. ‘The committee of 18 will meet to- morrow morning to discuss both the list for the key products embargo and the British “buy nothing from Italy” proposal. Its approval is expected. British spokesmen said the fact that Anthony Eden’s proposal had been sent to the committee of 18 meant it had the preliminary approval of the Economic Sanctions Subcommittee. The following was added to the “bu§ nothing from Italy” plan: “Inasmuch as it is necessary to as- sure for the measures recommended that there be collective action snd also simultaneous action, each govern- ment is requested to inform the com- mittee as soon as possible, not later than October 28, the date on which it will be ready to put the measures into operation. The committee will meet again October 29 to decide in accord- ance with the character of the replies received, the date on which the meas- ures will be put into force.” Whether to place certain procucts like ships, automobiles, vehicles, rail- way material, machine tools and nitrates on the list of products not (See GENEVA, Page 5.) Sunday in— “THIS WEEK” “First Family of Dogdom” ~ CECIL ALDEN —internationally known thor of dog stories tells of a rare breed of Phoenician dogs —the oldest and purest of the canine race. Y L/ “Who's the Real Hero?” LOU LITTLE —famous foot ball coach, says the man who carries the ball gets the plaudits when often another player deserves the hand. He describes spectacular mmummmm- “Sealed Under Glass” MARTHA OSTENSO, —noted authoress, writes a tri- angle story with a new twist. She tells of a husband who car- ried his wife's secret for five tormented years unmtil . . . ! These, a Host of 'Other Features and a Fine Array of New Fiction Will Be Ready for You LAN SAKES! 1 JUST KNow HUGHIE WALL STRT SOMETHING! USTRIA TIGHTENS TIES WITH 1L DUCE Von Starhemberg Consoli- dates Power—Cabinet Up- set Dims Otto’s Hopes. (Copyright 1935 by the Associated Press.) VIENNA, October 18.—Prince Ernst von Starhemberg, close friend of Pre- mier Mussolini of Italy, had gained military ascendency over his political | foes today through a cabinet reorgan- | 1zation, and political observers said | they expected to see even closer co- | operation in the future between Aus- tria and Italy. Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg. who{ owes much of his political power to Von Starhemberg’s support, shifted | | his cabinet around yesterday, depos- ! ing Maj. Emil Fey, who long stood in | the way of Von Starhemberg’s rise. Austrian Monarchists, who long | have had in mind a plan to make Archduke Otto King, restoring the Hapsburg throne, were characterized | as disappointed and surprised by Von | Starhemberg’s sudden seizure of vast political power and some of them de- | clared that the cautious movement | was under way to make the prince, | who is vice chancellor, the King of | Austria. Plans Labeled Absurd. This declaration was immediately denounced in government quarters as “absurd, mischievous and a fantastic | misinterpretation of the quick events | of last night.” The more conservative of the Mon= archists said they did not share their friends’ view, but they conceded that their hopes for an early restoration of Hapsburg rule had suffered a set- back. At the closely guarded chancellery, Chancellor, Schuschnigg and Von Starhemberg labored together to re- organize Austria’s private armies into a national militia and to carry through other reforms designed to unify many national activities. It was announced that Austria's variety of youth movements also would be joined so as to work for a common purpose. Heretofore, the Catholic storm troops, the Heimwehr (home guard), and other groups had individual youth organizations. The details of what the control would be were not announced. Protect Rights. Roman Catholic elements, who saw their storm trooper and youth organ- izations slipping out from their direct control, were reassured by a statement that Austria would observe to the let- ter its concordat with the Vatican. Von Starhemberg long has been known for his close friendship with Il Duce of Italy. The prince has a per- sonal army of 175,000 Heimwehr sol- diers devoted to Fascist principles. It was largely through the strength of this army, paid out of his own pocket, that he attained political prominence, His trips to Italy where he often has PRESIDENT ASKS Lutheran Men Wil Be Urged |0 IALKT0JURORS To Sign Safe-Driving Pledges v Committee in Charge of Rally Declares It Is “Christian Duty” to Sign “and Abide by It.” Declaring that it is the “Christian duty” of every Lutheran man in Wash- | ington to sign the safe-driving pledge | of The Star Safety Council, “and abide by it,” members of the commit- | tee in charge of arrangements for the second annual Lutheran Men's Rally of the District, to be held at 8 o'clock tonight in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Atonement, North Capitol | street and Rhode Island avenue, will ask that representatives of 25 local | Lutheran churches enroll for safety. | Attendance of at least 500 is ex- pected at the rally and each man, on ! entering the auditorium of the church, will be given a safe-driving-pledge | card provided by The Star Council and requested to sign the pledge immediately after the opening of the meeting. Windshield stickers will be | the enroliment of those in attendance distribute to all who have taken the pledge to be displayed as a constant | reminder of the need for safe driving. | The committee in charge “has voted | that each and every Lutheran man present at the meeting is obligated | by his Christian duty to sign the | safety pledge of The Washington Eve- ning Star, and abide by it,” The Star Council was informed by Martin A.| McGory, chairman. Rev. Howard E. Snyder, pastor of Atonement Church, said in approving at tonight's rally in the safety cam- paign: “If these careless and wild drivers | were taken in hand before they have thoughtlessly maimed some one and | (See SAFETY, Page 8. | *SOUND” BACKING Neutrality Stand Reaffirmed in Appeal for Constant Vigilance. By the Associzted Press. NEW YORK, October 18.—President Roosevelt, reaffirming the United States’ neutrality stand, looked to- day for the support of “a healthy, sound, and, above all, thoroughly American opinion on the subject.” He appealed particularly to Amer- ican women to “seek the truth and a sound application of the truth” in a message delivered last night at the closing session of the New York Herald-Tribune’s Forum on Current Problems. “Constant vigilance is necessary in a Nation like ours,” his message said, “to see that forces that make for dis- cords are discovered and discouraged. I have pledged myself to do my part in keeping America free of those en- tanglements that move us along the road to war.” Read by Mrs. Roosevelt. The message was read by Mrs. Roosevelt because wireless transmis- sion from the President’s cruiser in the Caribbean was not feasible. Commending an examination of “the fundamental principles on the (See PRESIDENT, Page 6.) been entertained by Mussolini have been frequent. Associated with Adolf Hitler during the 1923 beer parlor putsch, though he wheeled savagely on Nazism later, Starhemberg began an active rap- prochment policy with Mussolini later in 1933. The prince set up his own Fascist government in the Tyrol at the time he broke with the assassinated Chan- cellor Engelbert Dollfuss. Chancellor Schuschnigg, in posses- sion of the portfolio of defense minis- ter, is in nominal control of the fed- eral army. Once author of a prophecy of an (See AUSTRIA, Page 4.) JAPAN TELLS BRITAIN NAVY VIEWS UNCHANGED Tokio Reply to British Note Says, However, That Door to Nego- tiations Stands Open. By the Associated Press. Economy of Advertising “The economic effect of ad- vertising in The Star is felt in more than 100,000 Wash- ington and suburban homes every day. Advertising in The Star lays BLACKFACECANG before you the best there is in the things you need and helps you solve your buying problems, Yesterday’s Advertising (Local Display.) Lines. The Evening Star_ 60,485 2nd Newspaper___ 40,171 3rd Newspaper_.. 28,677 4th Newspaper... 18,568 Sth Newspaper___. 6,883 Total ( xS ) 94,299 The Star’s circulation con- tinues to grow by many thou- sands every year and it is the paper read in practically all of the better homes of all classes of people. SUSPECT CAUGHT 1. E. Fitzpatrick and D. C.| Girl Held in De- troit. Joseph Edward Fitzpatrick, 35, al- leged member of the gang of “black- faced bandits,” whose leader, Morris Beck, was killed during a hold-up here last Sunday, has been arrested in Detroit, police announced today. Arrested with Fitzpatrick was Vivian Jenkins, 19, who gave an address in | the 900 block of New York avenue. Both will be brought back to Washing- ton by Detective Frank O. Brass. Police said Fitzpatrick drove the car used by Beck when the latter -t- tempted to rob the Blue Bell Cafe, 2335 Bladensburg road northeast. and | was killed by Detective Earl Baker, who had gone to the restaurant for & cup of coffee. ‘The connection of the Jenkins girl was not made clear, but police said a worhan drove the bandits’ car in sev- eral other robberies. Beck, before he died, told police he planned to finance his honeymoon with the money he expected to get in the cafe hold-up. Members of the gang. police said, blacked their faces before engaging in a robbery, this:being the source of the soubriquet applied to them. The car used in the cafe hold-up, Dpolice said, was stolen in Detroit and recovered later in Maryland. After being shot, Beck staggered to the ma- chine, but was thrown out by his flee- ing companions. PLANS ROGERS MEMORIAL NEW YORK, October 18 (#).— Starting on a 40-day flying tour which will take him over every State and during which he will visit 78 cities in the interests of the “Will Rogers Memorial Fund,” Lieut. Comdr. Frank M. Hawks left today for Hartford, Conn. Hawks is flying a Navy ship loaned for the purpose and estimates he will fly 16,000 miles. Hawks will announce Yesterday’s Circulation, 130,585 Some Returns Not Yet Received. Ll 23 Roosevelt Clergy Letter Sent Eaton 16 Years Too Late Representative, Out of Pulpit Since 1919, to Send Advice Anyway. (Copyright. 1935. by the Associated Press.) Representative Charles A. Eaton, a Republican from New Jersey, expressed incredulity, amazement, and then amusement today over a letter he found awaiting his return to the Capital. It was a copy of the now-fa- mous request of President Roose- velt to the clergy of the country for advice and com- ment on New Deal acts and policies — a d - dressed to Rev. Charles A. Eaton. He has not served in his ministerial capacity since 1919, and for the last 11 years has been a member of the House. It was Eaton who, during the last (See LETTER, Page 5. GAMBLER REFUSES Rep. Eaton clines to “Incriminate Self” When Called by Wilson Probers. BY JOHN H. CLINE. Washington's “big-shot” gambler— suspected of complicity in the murder of Allen B. Wilson—was taken before the District grand jury this week, but refused to talk on the grounds he might incriminate himself, it was learned today. The case in which the gambler was called before the jury Monday did not directly involve the Wilson mur- der. but it established two things— is not doing any talking. Two peculiar circumstances con- nected with this incident have aroused speculation concerning the possibility there may have been an undisclosed motive in attempting tq get the gam- bler before the grand jury. First, it was pointed out the case in which the gambler was asked to testify is closed for all practical purposes. The principals involved have been indicted, tried and con- victed. The apparent futility of put- ting any further evidence before the grand jury, it is believed. may have led the gambler to believe the real purpose of the move was to get him “to talk.” Speculation on Refusal. The gambler’s refusal to testify also aroused speculation in view of the fact that he was not involved in the case in any way himself. Why, one official asked, should he refuse to testify on the ground he might incriminate himself when he was not involved in the case? This same official expressed the be- lief the gambler thought the proposal that he testify before the inquisitorial body was nothing more than a “fish- ing expedition” by investigators as- signed to the Wilson case, whq hoped he might say something that would tie him in with the investigation. In the meantime, the gambler’s at- torney scoffed at published reports | that his client was hiding out of the city. “My client,” the attorney said, “is right here in the city. If the police want him, all they have to do is come and get him.” Police on Mystery Trip. Two of the special investigators as- signed to the Wilson case—Lieut. Floyd Truscott and Sergt. Earl Hart- man—Ileft last night for an unan- nounced destination. Lieut. John Fowler, third member of the special (See WILSON, Page 2. ITALIANS IN BRAZIL PLAN BRITISH BOYCOTT Move to Ban Goods From Eng- land, Which Total $125,000 in Daily Sales. By the Associated Press. SAO PAULO, Brazil, October 18.— Outstanding industrialisty among Bra- zil's million Italians informally dis- cussed today a boycott of British goods, which sales in Brazil they esti- mated at £25,000 (about $125,000) daily. Several industrialists whc as poor immigrants came to Brazil from Italy & quarter to a half century ago met at the offices of Count Rudolfo Crespi and drew up tentative plans for a rigorous campaign throughout Brazil. Under the plans, Fascists and’ sym- pathetic Italians in Brazil would turn from British merchandise to Brazilian substitutes, Italian imports and goods from the United States and other nations which did not vote at Geneva the Rogers memorial campaign. for sanctions against Italy. White Man Sacrifices Sight To Halt Indians’ Blindness By the Associated Press. ALBUQUERQUE, N. Mex., October 18.—A white man’s sacrifice may aid mology reports the experiments, as conducted by Dr. Phillips Thygeson of the department of opthalmology of the College of Medicine of the University of Iowa; Dr. Francis I. Proctor of Santa Fe, consultant on trachoma for the United States Indian service, and Dr. Polk Richards of Albuquerque, director of trachoma work for the In- dis- | dian service. The experiment proygd also that the is s0 small it can pass through lection of the inner which leads to () Means Associated Press. that he is not in hiding and that he | TWO CENTS. D. C. JOB PENSION BOARD COMPILES TENTATIVE RULES Conclusions Are Subject to Hearings to Be Held at 10 A.M. Nov. 4. | INTERPRETATIONS GIVEN GENERAL CIRCULATION Employers Having More Than Seven Workers Pay No Added Tax Under Act. BY DON S. WARREN. ‘The District Unemployment Com- pensation Board today made public |the first section of tentative in- terpretations of the multitude of ques- tions dealing with employment, re- ! ports on employment, wages and a host of other problems dealing with the forthcoming payment of benefits to the jobless. | Tentative regulations dealing with | procedural questions will be released | early next week. Public hearings will | be held at the District Building be- ginning at 10 a.m. November 4 before rules and policies are adopted. The interpretations released today by the board were drafted by Corpora- | tion Counsel E. Barrett Prettyman and {John A. Marshall, superintendent of insurance, who has been appointed compensation director in co-operation with consultants from the Treasury Department, the United States Work- men’s Compensation Board and the | private insurance field. Rulings Widely Distributed. Because of the thousands of compli- cated problems associated with admin- istration of the law, Commissioner Melvin C. Hazen, who is chairman of the Compensation Board, directed that copies of the tentative rules be dis- tributed promptly to the Board of Trade, Merchants & Manufacturers’ Association and many other organized | groups and to interested individuals to post them on proposed rules. Other members of the board are Commissioner George E. Allen, En- gineer Commissioner Dan I. Sultan, Daniel J. Callahan, employer repre- sentative, and John Locher, employe representative. | Prettyman and Marshall explained first that collection of a tax of 1 per cent on the pay rolls of all employers begins in 1936, that the tax in 1937 will be 2 per cent and in 1938 it will g0 to 3 per cent, “The District act includes every | employer of persons performing the | greater part of their service in the District, with a few exceptions noted in the act and these regulations,” | Prettyman and Marshall stated. to employers of eight or more pere | sons, this act does not impose an in- creased tax burden. Such employes | are already liable to the United States for taxes of 1, 2 and 3 per cent for |11936. 1937 and 1938. The question for them under the District law is merely one of securing credits against | that Federal tax. As to employers of | seven persons or less, the District act | aione applies.” | All Employers Included. ! The tentative rules of Prettyman and Marshall find that the District | law brings within its terms every in- | dividual, company, corporation, assos ciation, partnership and organization | of any nature who ar which employs | one or more persons under the con- tract of employment. except for em- ployers who are specifically exempt, so long as the greater part of the service is performed within the Dise trict. “Any one who occupies the position of master in the relationship of mas- ter and servant is an employer,” they find. “This relationship exists where the employer has the right to direct | or control the manner in which the services of the employe shall be per- formed apd the results accomplished. | The right to discharge is essential to the power of control.” They find that the act applies to resident and non-resident employers alike, so long as the employes perform | the greater part of their services | within the District. Non-resident employers, as well as resident employ- ers, are entitled to credit against their Federal tax, they agree. They held the act applies to minors as well as to adults, as employers. Also, receivers, trustees, administra- tors and executors for whom services |are performed under contract of em- p_lo,vmegt pnd who pay lhg wages for (See COMPENSATION, Page 4.) 'BLASTS ON ITALIAN VESSEL KILL “SIX Passengers on Ausonia Aided to Safety by British Craft at Alexandria. By the Associated Press. ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, October 18.— | Six of the crew of the Italian liner | Ausonia were killed and 20 injured in two boiler explosions which set the vessel afire as it entered this port to- day from Haifa, Palestine. Most of the casualties were among the ship's fueling staff. Three of the men died outright and three others died of their injuries aboard the British Navy's hospital ship Maine, which is on duty in the harbor. The explosions occurred just after British and Egyptian quarantine of- ficials boarded the Ausonia at the entrance to the harbor. Passengers were removed safely and the vessel was beached, still blazing furiously, after a British sailor aboard a small ship cut the anchor chain with an acetylene torch, despite the clouds of dense smoke and flames rolling from the Ausonia. British naval craft in the harbor assisted in the rescue and fighting the blaze on the 12,995-ton vessel, which was built in 1928 and had been engaged in regular weekly pass- enger service from Triests, Italy, to Alexandria, The Ausonia’s captain praised the 'otk of the rescuers.