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SALARY INCREASES LAID T0 GOVERNOR Two Democrats on Maryland Board Deny Any Action on Boosts. By the Associated Press. BALTIMORE, October 19.—Full re- sponsibility for recent salary increases for State officials was charged to Gov. Harry W. Nice today by the two Dem- | ocratic members of the State Board | of Public Works. The increases were made from | *“cushion” funds, of which $500,000 was under supervision of the board and approximately $98,000 under the Governor. The board is composed of Republican Gov. Nice and Controller Willlam S. Gordy, jr. and State Treasurer Hooper S. Miles, both Dem- ocrats, Never Discussed. “All responsibility for the budget amendments by which these salary changes were made rests with the Governor,” Gordy said. “I have no recollection of a singie salary change being discussed by the Board of Public ‘Works. “Mr, Blakeman (W. H. Blakeman, State budget director) presented an involved tabulation to the board, but I did not bother with it because the board had no authority.” ‘Treasurer Miles said: “We approved disbursements to the departments in lump sums. Mr. Blakeman and the Governor worked | out themselves any adjustments of | salaries in the departments. Until I| §aw it in the newspapers, I had never | heard of the increases given heads of | certain departments while employes in those departments were taking pay | cuts.” Cuts Are Denied. Blakeman has denied that minor | employes took salary reductions while | palaries of heads of departments were | raised. The budget records were| thrown open to the public after Willis | Jones, counsel for the Maryland Clas- | sified Employes’ Association, had | made such a charge. In the majority of cases the in- ereases granted department heads amounted to restoration of pay cuts imposed by the 1935 General As- sembly. SAFETY PLAN OFFERED Expert Tells Kiwanians Stricter| Traffic Laws Needed. SAVANNAH, Ga.. October 19 (A — Stricter traffic laws, better enforce- ment and stiffer penalties were advo- cated today by Robert Scott, nation- ally known authority on safety mat- ters, as a means of reducing motor car accidents. I Scott, director of safety of the At- lantic Coast Line Railroad, Wilming- ton, N. C., was on the program today of the Georgia Kiwanis convention. “It is estimated about 10 per cent of drivers are responsible for 90 per cent of the accidents.” Scott said. “If this 10 per cent of accident-caus- | ing drivers could be prevented from | operating, it would seem that the problem largely would be solved, but each year brings with it new drivers | of the careless and reckless type.” | FRENCH SH.IP AGROUND | MARSEILLE, France, October 20 (Sunday) (#).—A wireless message was received early today from the French steamship Adrar saying it was in distress. Lloyds of London reported shortly afterward that the vessel was aground on the Island of Sylt off Denmark. Harvard Paper’s Smuttiest Issue Banned by Police Letter of Alumnus Leads to Action Against Staid Advocate. By the Associated Press. CAMBRIDGE, Mass., October 19.—| Harvard's staid literary bi-monthly | undergraduate publication, the Har-| vard Advocate, was banned from the | Cambridge news stands today by the| police after an anonymous letter had denounced two of its articles for “in- | decency” and “the smuttiest of vulgarity.” H The action was taken by Police Chief Timothy F. Leahy, who said the | letter was written by an alumnus who graduated in 1902 and was himself a | former editor of the Advocate. It ap- peared today in the Harvard Crimson, | daily undergraduate newspaper, nnd.‘ | Leahy said, formed the basis for his ban. Other Bans Recalled. Harvard student editors, especially of the Crimson and the Lampoon, monthly humorous magazines, are well known for their inspiration of similar police bans on their publications, it was recalled after the police acted. How much log-rolling might be in- herent in the Crimson’s publication of the “protest” was not immediately apparent. ‘The letter said that “never since its foundation in 1866 has the Advo- cate printed such un-Harvardian| trash. The Lampoon has been penal- ized for less offense.” One of the articles was entitled, *A Natural History,” Leahy said, and was written by James Laughlin, 4th, of Pittsburgh, Pa. “Glittering Pie,” the other article which Leahy said caused police action, was by Henry V. Miller, a writer who lives in Paris and has never had any connection with the university. “Bare-Faced Indecency.” The letter in the Crimson said “the | conclusion of the Turtle Egg story contains bare-faced indecency” and “Glittering Pie” was described as “the smuttiest of vulgarity.” Laughlin recently won a prize in a national short story contest conducted by the magazine Story. Shortly after the seizure on the newsstands Leahy said officers visited the editorial rooms of the Advocate and informed the editors they would hear from him soon. Leahy said he planned a conference with them Mon- day. The current issue of the Advocate has been available since the latter part of September and the allegedly offensive articles had attracted no especial attention until today’s letter in the Crimson drew attention to them. A statement issued by the editors of the Advocate said the articles were “published with the best of inten- tions as examples of recent experi- mental writing.” » THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, 'Wild Tribes Halted in March On Addis Ababa to Kill Aliens ADDIS ABABA, Oclober 19 (Ex- change Telegraph). —What was de- scribed as an attempt by thousands of wild Gofa tribesmen to storm Addis averted today by Emperor Halie Selas- sie's imperial troops and armed police. (There was no confirmation of this report from other sources.) When he learned of the impending march, Emperor Haile Selassie threat- ened instant death to any rebellious tribesman who dared to set foot in the capital. The tribesmen, nevertheless, left their encampment and started toward the town. Imperial troops rushed out and compelled the turbulent warriors to march beyond the town. | It was beileved a number of Greek | shopkeepers on the outskirts of the iclty were held up by the Gofas, who | intended to loot their stocks, but the timely arrival of armed police saved | Abeba and kill all foreigners was|the situation. The Gofas, with flashing swords and wildly beating war drums, acted in a frenzied manner when the Em- peror reviewed his troops Thursday, | They have little reverence for the | throne and pay obedience only to their | tribal leaders. 2 — Civiliag Stool Pigeons. Barbers, hotel keepers and restau- | rant proprietors in Germany have | been ordered to report any customers who make slighting remarks about the | government. Ena meled Drop-Side Crib Choice of enamel, or maple. ends; drop sides; with link spring. ivory ¢ Use the J. L. or Paneled green omplete $8 95 Budget Plan. Nothing added for credit. Seamlegs FOUR MOTOR FIRMS END WAR EXPORTS |But Subsidiary of G. M. C. at Alexandria Has Large Un- filled Orders. By the Assoclated Press. Three of four motor companies re- ported to Government officials yes- terday that they had no unfiled or- ders for shipment of automobiles or trucks to Itallan Africa. The Ford Motor Co. recently was revealed to have stopped shipments to the Italo-Ethiopian war area. Fur- ther information showed that com- pany's last shipment was August 7, though prior to that date it had sent 2,026 vehicles, valued at $1,352,911. The Chrysler Corp., which sent 36 units to Italian Africa in 1935, valued D. C, at $36,207, likewise reported mo une filled orders. The Mack International Motor ‘Truck Corp. had no orders pending, and said it had supplied no trucks to the area. When the General Motors Corp. itself showed no shipments, a sub- sidiary, General Motors Near-East, at Alexandria, Egypt, had shipped 1,173 trucks and automobiles of American manufacture, valued at 215,511 Egyp- tian pounds, and had 218 unfilled or- ders, amounting to 47,076 pounds. CLIPPER IN HONOLULU ALAMEDA, Calif., October 19 (#).— Pan-American Airways officials an- | nounced here tonight that the 19-ton | fiying clipper arrived at Honolulu at 9:54 pm. (Eastern standard time), Midway Island. It made the hop in 9 hours and 22 minutes, completing its 1,323-mile flight from | ! Roberts, Donovan and Richards, who | tee to study new forms of revenue,” OCTOBER 20, 1935—PART ONE. TAXPAYERS’ GROUP URGES ECONOMIES| D. C. Association Opposes New | Levies and Points to High Cost of Government. The Washington Taxpayers Associ- ation will oppose at this time any program of new taxes for the District, it was announced after a meeting of its Executive Committee last week. “We have the utmost confidence in the ability of Messrs. Prettyman, compose the Commissioners’ Commit- the association’s statement said. “They will do as well as any in the difficult and thankless task of trying to devise new and so-called painless methods of raising additional funds. the District government, however, | would it not be well if this commit- tee, and indeed all District officials, first made a determined effort to| eliminate waste, cut out duplication of effort and stop entirely certain un-| necessary activities, before thinking | of raising more money? 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