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WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Cloudy, followed by rain beginning late tonight or tomorrow; colder tomorrow night; moderate south winds. Temper- atures—Highest, 79, at 3 p.m. yesterday; lowest, 57, at 7 a.m. today. Full report on page A- 4. Closing N. Y. Markets,Pages 14,15& 16 No. 33,410. Entered as second class matte post office, Washington, D. C. he Foening Star WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1935—THIRTY-FOUR PAGES. MUSSOLINI PEACE PLAN IS REPORTED IN PARIS AS TROOPS OPEN NEW DRIVE Laval Awaiting British Cue to Act. PREMIER GETS PEOPLE’S VOTE| Terms Acceptable to Geneva Are Sought. By the Associated Press. PARIS, October 21.—Premier Pierre Laval was reported in unofficial circles today to have received suggestions from Premier Mussolini for settlement of the Italo-Ethiopian War. The premier was said by these sources to be awaiting the debate in the British Parliament this week be- fore submitting the suggestions to Lon- don. Officials declined to comment on | the report, although they said “the greatest problem now seems to be to | get Emperor Haile Selassie to accept Italian terms.” Laval held a virtual vote of confi- dence to oroceed in his troublesome task of finding a way to “legalize” Italian occupation of Northern Ethi- opia and to give Mussolini benefits in the rest of the empire. The premier, after wining two seats and a double victory in the senatorial elections Sunday, enjoyed a sheaf of | editorial congratulations on his peace- seeking methods. Role of Mediator Hard. A member of his official staff, how- | (3 | | Fears for Sons At War Hidden By Duce’s Wife Donna Rachele Fol- lows Spartan Creed of Dictator Husband. By the Associated Press. ROME, October 21.—Donna Rachele Mussolini, following the Spartan creed of her premier husband, keeps to her- self any fears for her two soldier boys, aviators on the East African front. Both Vittorio and Bruno, II Duce’s eldest sons, have been under fire as their planes flew over Ethiopla and passed through antiaircraft barrages. Mussolini’s reputation for personal bravery is assurance enough that he would aot encourage premature tears at home. He encouraged his sons to fly and sent them to the East African front with a smile. If they should be killed, Fascists would expect him to take his grief as he expects all Fascists to take theirs —it is part of his creed to “live dan- gerously.” Donna Rachele, who is entitled by law to be called “your excellency,” is the mother of five children. Her life is devoted to her husband and her children. She lives up to Il Duce’s belief that woman's place is in the home. Few know exactly what she thinks of the risks of war. She is one of the most isolated women in Italy. GERMAN LEAGUE ever, said he failed to see how that would rescue Ethiopia from Italy's | campaign of conquest. This authority conceded that Laval’s role as mediator was a hard one, par- ticularly if he submitted to London a suggestion for an Italian mandate over the Ethiopian lowlands, with eco- nomic and administrative control over the rest of the country. Officials generally agreed that the| diplomatic atmosphere had been cleared of distrust for 10 days of ne-| gotiations before the deadline set by the League of Nations for economic and financial sanctions. Yet they considered Mussolini cer- tain to refuse to relinquish any oc- cupied territory. Their quandry was how to let him keep it and to save the League’s face after calling the offensive on Ethiopia a violation of the covenant. “The danger for Europe is not yet over,” said even the moderate press, although the French felt they had averted a blockade or military sanc- tions, which might mean war. Thus far Laval has been almost exclusively occupied with keeping Italy and Britain close enough together so that the French ceuld count on help | from both in the event of trouble with Germany. One way to keep the war Iroml spreading would be to let the League | machinery run down slowly while ' Mussolini and Emperor Haile Selassie | came to terms. 4 That would depend on how strongly | London pushed sanctions, in the opin- don of the French. British Satisfaction Feared. Anxiety, meanwhile, was expressed | widely lest British satisfaction at Laval's interpretation of the mutual | support provision of the League cove- | nant meant London intended to use | it as a precedent for slow action in | case France were attacked some day “by Germany. France long has sought an inter- pretation of the Locarno pact's guar- antees of assistance as automatic in the hope that the British air force would fly to France's aid in the event of a German attack. . Now there was some uneasiness in high quarters lest Britain would wait for the League to decide whether French precautionary mobilization, for instance, would constitute a prov- ocation. This was reliably reported to be France’s attitude toward the massing of the British fleet in the Mediter- ranean, as expressed in Laval's note to London in reply to a request for assurance of French aid in the event the British fleet was attacked by Italy. England Sees New Hope. LONDON, October 21 (#).—Authori- . tative quarters dropped hints today that a new plank for peace in the Italo-Ethiopian conflict had begun to crystalize at Rome, Paris and London (See PEACE, Page 4.) E LAURA LA PLANTE, ILL, ESCAPES FIRE DEATH NENBERSHP 405 Officially Drops Out—Ex- pected to Take Neutral Attitude on Ethiopia. By the Associated Press. GENEVA, October 21.—Germany ceased to be a member of the Leagus of Nations at noon today. Just before midday two years ago | the German consul, whose office is adjacent to the League secretariat, walked across the street and deposited the two-year preliminary notice of | resignation. Today, fust after Germany juri- dically left the League, the German consul, Dr. W. Krauel, prepared to entrain for Berlin to discuss with his government the new cHaracter of re- lations between the Third Reich and Geneva. It was anticipated that Germany would follow the example of the United States and co-operate with the League whenever prssible. Dr. Krauel was expected to return by the end of the month to observe the pro- cedure of the 52 nations which will then fix a date for enforcement of economic sanctions against Italy if the war in Ethiopia has not been halted. Authoritative German sources said the Reich planned to take no advan- tage whatsoever of the Italo-Ethiopian conflict from a political, financial or economic standpoint, and expected to adopt a neutral atitude like that of the United States. ——— CZECH BERLIN LEGATION IS ATTACKED BY TRIO Reception Hall Wrecked by Youi:g Men Shouting for German Cause. By the Assoctated Press. BERLIN, October 21.—The recep- tion hall of the Czech Legation was wrecked today by three young men who shouted: “We fight for the Ger- man cause in Czechoslovakia!” They entered the legation under the pretext of calling on the Minister, then systematically smashed chairs, tables and pictures. Police immediately arrested them. They were said to be members of the German minority in Czechoslovakia and in possession of Czech passports. As the police guard marched them out of the house the three prisoners raised their arms in salute and called to the spectators in the street, “Heil Hitler!” The Czech Legation awaited further details from the police investigation before filing a formal protest at the foreign office. Gen. Frank Parker Injured. MANILA, October 21 (#)—Maj. Gen. Frank Parker, commander of the Philippine Department of the United States Army, suffered a broken Film Actress Is Carried From House by Doctor Just Before Roof Falls. By the Associated Press. DORKING, England, October 21.— Laura La Plante, American film actress, narrowly escaped death to- day in & fire which badly damaged her home, a house formerly occupled by James J. Walker, one-time mayor of New York. Miss La Plante, collar bone Saturday night, when his horse stumbled and threw him. A hospital examination disclosed the in- Jury yesterday. L3 March to North Follows Fall of Fort. ADVANCE SET AT 60 MILES Somaliland Forces ‘Set Record in Penetration. By the Associatec Press. ASMARA, Eritrea, October 21.— Official Italian sources announced to- day that the Italian Somaliland forces were driving northward to take Gor- rahel, in Ogaden Province, following the capture Friday of the fortress of Dagnerrel. . Today - Gen. Rudolfo Graziani's forces had already advanced 60 miles beyond their original line, according to this report, and were farther into | Ethiopia than the northern army. The complete possession of the rich oases such as those in the Sclavell region was said by military authorities to be of the highest importance. Center of Resistance. The region has been the center of | Ethiopian resistance and furnished food and water in abundance in the otherwise desert region. During their forward movement, it was stated, the Italians took and oc- cupied the towns of Burdodi and Sciavell, which, like the stronghold of | SPEAKING OF DICTATORS ANDAllTOCRATS CREDIT THAW AIDS P.W.AJ0BS DRIVE! Private Funds Now Seek to Finance Projects—More Cash Released. By the Associated Press. Hundreds of proposals to finance & fleet of 100 vehicles and that 35 per Dagnerrei, are along the Webbe Shi- | major ‘portions of public works proj- cent of all their operations are in the beli River. Military authorities said Gen. Graz- | today by the Public Works Adminis- | ington, the Railway Express Agency | ects with private funds were cited | congested downtown section of Wash- Railway Express Joins Drive To Curb Traffic Accidents DERN IN SHANGHAI, upt. Frame Is Supervising Enrollment of Drivers of Company’s 100 Vehicles. Stressing the fact its drivers operate | safety message home to every motorist and pedestrian and for permitting us to share in the work.” Frame is chairman of the Traffic Committee of the Merchants and The only evening paper in Washington with the Associated Press News and Wirephoto Services. Lt 2] Ruth Nichols Hurt With Five Others As Plane Crashes Quick Rescue Saves All From Death by Fire. Injuries Serious. By the Associated Press. TROY, N. Y., October 21.—Miss Ruth Nichols, one of America’s ace airwomen, and five of her employes were injured today in the crash of a juries,” a hospital attendant said. “She is in the operating room. She is quite badly injured, and also suf- fered severe burns.” The other four apparently escaped with minor injuries. They were: Ray Hanes, Xenia, Ohio, mechanic. William Holt. Miss Gladys Berkinheiser. Miss Nena Berkinheiser, sister of Gladys. It was the third crash for the rec- (See NICHOLS, Page 6.) —_— PLANS CONFERENCE { Secretary of War Will Meet Chi- nese Premier in Nanking Tomorrow. | By the Associated Press. | SHANGHAI October 21—George | | H. Dern, American Secretary of War, | | here for a visit while en route to | Manila for ceremonies establishing the ATURDAY'S 124 678 !I”"'“"i-u Returns Not Yet Received. P Means Associated Prass. iani soon was expected to take GOT-| tration as evidence of a Nation-wide | has joined The Star Safety Council in rahei, which is on the way to the | jmprovement in municipal credit. Harar region. (Gorrahei is sometimes spelled Gorahai.) by Plane. ‘The report of the Italian victory ¢ame here by airplane. After the battle a pilot flew the length of Ethio- pia to bring the report to headquar- ters. He sald there was hard fighting over difficult ground. He described the Dagnerrei fortress as located high on a cliff, with a sheer drop from its battlements of 250 feet. Various parts of the redoubts were protected by iron spikes. He said that two columns of bat- taliéns charged up the two sides, that the fighting was slow, but that the victory was overwhelming. Burdodi. which was merely report- ed as “occupied,” also was taken by assault and was burned as the defend- ing force fled. Zero Hour of Qffensive Nears. (Copyright. 1935, by the Associated Press.) FIELD HEADQUARTERS, THE ITALIAN ARMIES IN NORTHERN ETHIOPIA, October 19 (Delayed) — The zero hour for Italy’s second ma- jor offensive thrust into Ethiopia ap- peared close at hand today after slight flank advances strengthened the Fascist front line. As a result of these operations, the line now extends almost 70 miles, from Adigrat on the east through Aduwa to the Ethiopian holy city of Aksum on the west. Except for these activities, military movements along the front were at a virtual standstill, as if caught in the calm before a great storm. A renewed attack, however, was looked for possibly within 48 hours. Aerial reconnaissance continued along the entire 515-mile scouting line extending from the border of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, on the west, to the vicinity of the Ethiopian city of Harar, to the southeast, about half-way to the southern front, where the second great Fascist force oper- ated out of Italian Somaliland. Quiet on, Seuthern Front. Quiet prevafled on the southern front, where have been hold- ing up the advance, the northern command announced. Only a slight forward movement has taken place there in the last few (Bee BATTLE, Page 4.) KENYA ORDERS ITALIAN STEAMER OUT OF PORT Colony Government Acts on In- structions From London_to Preserve Neutrality. By t* 0 Associated Press. MOMBASA, Kenya, October 21.— The Kenya government ordered the Italian steamer Sursum Corda to quit this East African seaport within 24 hours, it became known today, after the vessel arrived Friday night. Nairobi authorities said the action Officials said that while credit re- covery was apparent in all sections | of the country, it was particularly | strong in Washington, Inwa and the New England States. Some 500 eciplents >f P. W. A. loan and gran allotments were said to have been given permission to change over to a plan under which they take the grant from the Federal Government but go to private sources for the loan. This is dome, officials said, because applicants have been able to obtain loans from private lending agencies at an interest rate lower than P. W. A8 4 per cent. $100,000,000 for Reallotment, ‘The changes have made pdssible an expansion of the P. W. A. program by releasing around $100,000.000 for reallotment to projects on the wait- ing lists. The changes are being made both under the old P. W. A. program with its 30 per cent grant and 70 per cent loan basis and the new with a 45-55 per cent arrangement. A further indication of the thawing of the private money stream was seen in the ability of the Reconstruction Finance Corp. to sell bonds taken over by P. W. A. in financing projects. Officials said that bonds which were quoted at 60 to 70 when P. W. A. re- ceived them and which had been turn- ed down by Banks as poor investments, brough par or better when put on the market by the R. F. C. To date the sales have brought a $807,000 profit above the $220,000,000 face value of the bonds, it was said. Proceeds are turned into a revolving fund which P. W. A. can use for ad- ditional loans. Competition Is Keen. Thirty or forty premium offers for one block of securities have not been uncommon, P. W. A. spokesmen as- serted, and some of the country’s largest investment houses, banks and insurance companies have bid against one another for the bonds. P. W. A. statisticians asserted that in the middle of 1933, private lending had virtually collapsed and almost every application’ was for a grant and & ioan. Under the $329,000,000 pro- gram set up with money from the $4,800,000,000 work-relief appropria- tion. however, a large proportion of applications has been for grants only. In Massachusetts every loan and grant allotment has been converted into & grant only. MARTIAL LAW LIFTED, Bulgarian Premier Denies Invent- ing Plot Story to Jail Foes. SOFIA, Bulgaria, October 21 (#).— Martial law, proclaimed October 3 after the government reported it had unearthed a plot to assassinate King Boris, was lifted today. Premier Andrea Toschefl’s govern- ment, however, is defending itself against charges that the government merely invented the report in order to its campaign to curb the traffic acci- ! dent and death rate in Washington. Under the direct supervision of C. H. Frame, superintendent, the enroll- | ment of drivers and employes of the agency in Washington is being carried on in co-operation with The Star Council. “Although we have had our own safety campaign in operation for some years,” Frame said, “we realize that the necessity for safe driving and walking cannot be too strongly stressed and we are grateful to The Star Council for its efforts to bring the Manufacturers’ Assoclation, which also | New Philippine Commonwealth, will has indorsed The Star campaign and | 80 to Nanking Tuesday night for con-; is working to spread the safety message to all its members. ‘The Railway Express Agency op- erates a fleet of trucks varying from 60 to 100 units, depending upon the volume of business, and covers the city of Washington and nearby Mary- land suburbs. The main organization operates more than 9,000 trucks in all parts of the country. ‘The agency trucks average 650 miles & day on Washington streets, approxi- (See SAFETY, Page 4) TRIAL OF GRAYSON IGEN AW, GREELY ORDERED BY COURT Plea of lil Health by Former Treasury Official Overruled. John Cooke Grayson, former Treas- ury official, must stand trial Novem- ber 21 on the two-year-old indictment pending against him in connection with shortages at the closed Park Sav- ings Bank, despite his plea his health will not permit his transfer to Wash- ington from his Charlottesville, Va., Home. This announcement was made to- day by Justice Daniel W. O'Donoghue of District Supreme Court after Gray- son’s attorney, George B. Frazer, asked for another continuance. To support his request Fraser presented affidavits from two University of Virginia physi- cians stating Grayson is too ill of heart disease to stand trial. “All Have Ailments.” “To continue this case now would be the same as dropping the charges,” said Justice O'Donoghue. The phy- sicians made no reference to possi- bility of recovery, the justice pointed out, adding “people are brought up for trial from the jail right along with heart trouble and the court hears their cases. In fact, we all have heart ailments as we get older.” Assistant United States Attorney John W. Fihelly had told the court that the Government will not nolle prosse the charges. By questioning, Justice O'Donoghue brought out that Grayson was indicted in June, 1933; that a demurrer to the indictment was overruled in No- vember, 1934, and that since then, a number of physicians have ex- amined him and reported he was suf- fering from hardening of the arteries and a heart disease. Ruling On Trial. From this information, Justice O’Donoghue concluded that Gray- son’s “condition sppears to be no was taken in accordance with instruc- | make wholesale arrests of its oppo-| worse now than it was when these tions received from the imperial Brit- ish government and represented ap- plication of certain international rules of neutrality unrelated to sanctions. Instead of taking on 1,000 tons of coal the steamer was allowed only 125 tons—enough to take her to Chisi- maio, one of the southernmost ports of Italian Somaliland. Selassie to Have Substitute To Draw Fire on Battlefront tract the attention of the enemy to Likamokwas and to divert notice from the real Emperor, who dresses in plain raiment and occupies a prptected po- sition while the enemy is sttacking. Legend has it that failure to pro- nents. ARMY FLYER HUNTED Capt. Henry Walker Long Over- due at Boeing Field. SEATTLE, October 21 (#).—Planes at Boeing Fleld prepared to take off on s be gone only an hour toward Portland. CHINESE GENERAL DIES Gen. Ngai Bogg Ping Was Police Commissioner of Canton. i . i t7 ,g! 5;3 ! i ] examinations began some time ago” and thst he should stand trial. There are two indictments, one charging conspiracy to defraud the Government by giving advanced in- formation cone prospective visits of national bank examiners, and the other conspiracy to embeszle $4,000 of the bank's funds. Robert 8. Stuns, bank official who committed suicide after collapse of the institu- ARGTIC HERD, DIES Funeral Rites Tomorrow Aft- ernoon for Explorer, War- rior and Scientist. Maj. Gen. Adolphus Washington Greely, 91-year-old Arctic explorer, warrior, scientist and Medal of Honor holder, died yesterday at Walter Reed Hospital of complications following an attack of intestinal influenza. He had been in poor health for months, but his condition did not become serious until about two weeks ago. Removed to Walter Reed Hos- pital, he made a courageous battle against death—an enemy he had de- feated more than half a century ago in an agonizing siege in the bleak wastes of the Arctic. 3 A failing heart and clotting arterial system were too much for his once rugged constitution. Physicians were amazed, however, by his vitality and cheerfulness almost to the end. Tentative funeral arrangements pro- vide for services tomorrow at 2:15 it will be transferred to an artillery caisson. Military Honors. Full military honors dered starting at 3:15 caisson begins its journ gate to the grave site, section of the cemetery ton House. At minute in artillery battery will boom a salute as the procession moves toward the grave, and upon arrival there the usual 13-gun Artillery salute to a major general will be fired. Rheem’s Creditors Lose F ight For Money in Supreme Court | ferences with Premier Wang Ching Wei and War Minister Ho Ying Chin. Landing from the cruiser Chester | today, Dern said no problems of state would be discussed at Nanking. Asked whether an international con- ference would be necessary to guar- antee the security of the Philippines with the establishment of the com- monwealth, he commented: “There is no need to worry about that now. The American flag will fiy in the Philippines for 10 years He reiterated no change was templated in the status of the Amer- jcan fleet in Asiatic waters as & re- sult of the 3 ‘The round of entertainment plan- ned for the American Secretary of War included dinner tonight as the guest of H. H. Kung, minister of finance of China. PRESIDENT IS SAFE U. S. 8. Houston Heads for Wind- ward Passage in Tropical Disturbance Zone. By the Associated Press. JACKSONVILLE, Fla., October 21. —President Roosevelt's cruiser, the U. 8. 8. Houston, and & late-season tropical storm headed today for the windward passage, which separates Eastern Cuba and the Island of Haiti. ‘The President’s ship apparently was in no danger, but Government weather men here warned all vessels to take precautions in the waters south of Cuba and through the windward pas- sage. The disturbance, first located south- west of Jamacia, was reported moving in a northeasterly direction, ac- companied by shifting gales and hur- ricane winds near the center. iy HAVANA, October 21 (#).—The Belen Observatory announced today that the present tropical storm no danger to Florida, but some to the extreme eastern tip of Cuba.” —_— AIR CRASH KILLS CADET Another Seriously Hurt in Crack- Up Near Smithfield, Va. NORPOLK, Va., October 21 (F)— Cadet Frank William Brendle, 22, of Langley Field was fatally injured and Pvt. Paul Hamerla seriously hurt when their plane crashed yesterday in a corn fleld near Smithfleld while they were attempting a forced landing. Cadet Brendle had been at Langley Pleld since July 1, having completed his fiying training at Randolph Field, Tex., last June. Both hjs parents are living. but officers at ley Field IN STORM REGION, 138,207 [ERT TWO CENTS. NEW FARM DEBT RELIEF MEASURE IS HELD ILLEGAL llinois Federal Court Rules Against Amended Frazier- Lemke Act. U. S. SUPREME TRIBUNAL CONSIDERS COTTON CASE Directs Government to Show Cause Why Georgia Should Not File Suit. By the Associated Press. PEORIA, I, October 21.—The amended Frazier-Lemke farm debt re- lief l]aw was held unconstitutional to- day by Judges Charles P. Briggle and J. Earl Major of the United States District Court. The ruling was given on petition of Willlanm W. Young, Fulton County farmer, who sought to come into court under the amended law, passed by Congress after the United States Su- preme Court held the original measure unconstitutional. Young’s creditors objected, alleging the unconstitutionality of the amended law, COTTON ACT PETITION. Supreme Court Acts on Test Sou-ht by Georgia, By the Associated Press. The Supreme Court today directcd the United States to show by Novem- ber 11 why Georgia shouldy not be permitted to flle a suit to test the constitutionality of the Bankhead cot- ton control act. A petition to file the suit has been presented in behalf of Gov. Talmadge of Georgia. The court’s action delayed decision on whether it would consider the case brought by Georgia, which had been expected today. Already, however, another suit is pending before the court, filed last session, which would give it a chance if it desired to pass on the validity of the compulsory cotton control law But some attorneys claim it could narrow its decision in that case so that its ruling would not affect th entire measure. Talmadge, an outspoken eritic of the Roosevelt administration, con- tended in the petition filed in his be- half that the Bankhead act was un- constitutional and was rendering farm id owned by the State of Georgia o bstantially worthless.” ‘Thomas J. Mooney today asked the Supreme Court to reconsider its latest refusal to review his conviction of participation in the 1916 San Fran- cisco Preparedness day bombing. A Wisconsin Supreme Court deci- sion holding invalid the State grad- uated tax on gross incomes derived from chain stores was permitted to stand today by the Supreme Court. It refused to pass on the contro- versy raised by a challenge of the tax by the Wadhams Oil Co., operating 120 service or filling gasoline stations in Wisconsin. The company contended the chain store tax did not apply to its filling stations and insisted if it was held to cover filling stations it was dis- criminatory and unfair and therefore unconstitutional. Other court actions today included: The Root Refining Co. of Dela- ware lost in its attempt to set aside rulings by lower courts it had in- fringed oil cracking patents owned by the Universal Oil Products Co. of Chicago. Lawyers for the Root company said widespread use of “anti-knock gasoline will force independents to pay $40,- 000,000 in royalties to Universal in the next three years. Universal re- plied it had collected only $33,500,000 royalties from all companies, large and small, up to 1930. ‘The court upheld a lower court de- cision that income taxes should be paid by corporations on past con- tributions to charity. Three American corporations, owned chiefly by the British-American To- bacco Co., Ltd., lost in their effort to escape paying more than $115,000 taxes for the year 1928 The court declined to review the ruling June 24 of this year by the Second Federal Circuit Court of Ap- peals that the three were not entitled to file a consolidated tax return within two other corporal controlled oy British-American;-whose principal of- title to its val City failed in the court. The tribunal declined to review the action of lower Federal courts dismissing a suit brought by the heirs of Thomas Hall to cbtain land between Broadway, the Hudson River, Christopher and Charle ton streets. AUSTRALIA HOP STARTS Poles Leave Warsaw in Ship Meant to Average 313 M.P.H. WARSAW, October 21 (#).—Stanise law , Polish army aviator, took off at 6:30 a.m. today on a flight to Melbourne, Australia. ‘With him went Stanislaw Rogalski, who designed the military type aire plane Lublin 13, which supposedly will average 313 miles an hour in the air. gi § AL i i ¢ i ‘The flyers headed for Istanbul to re fuel, then will go on by way of Persia, India and Indo-China. GIVES LIFE NEEDLESSLY Man Dies in Fire With Three Grandchildren Already Safe.