Evening Star Newspaper, October 22, 1935, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Cloudy, probably occasional rain to- night and tomorrow; colder tomorrow aft- erncon and night; moderate winds. ‘Temperatures—Highest, 78, at 1:15 p.m. yesterday; lowest, 63, al t 5 am. today. Full report on page A-13. Closing N.Y. Markets,Pages 16,17 & 18 No. 33,411 DARE ASKS NEW DRIVE FOR PEACE BEFORE SANCTIONS G0 INTO EFFECT Hope for Eleventh-Hour So- lution Voiced by Foreign Minister in Ringing Appeal for World Harmony. FUTURE OF ALL EUROPE SEEN AT STAKE NOW| England Has Never Turned Back| on Pacific Solution, Parliament Is Told by Secretary as He, ! Makes Indirect Plea to Mus-| solini. ! By the Associated Press. ‘The British government, a leader in | League of Nations sanctions against Italy for its aggression in Ethiopia, left the way open today for an end to hostilities in East Africa. Opening debate in Parliament on the Afro-European cricis, Foreign Sec- vetary Sir Samuel Hoare declared Britain had never turned its back on a peaceful solution. He said England plans no military action against Italy. “There is still breathing space be- fore the economic pressure can be ap- plied,” he said. “Can it not be used for another attempt at such a settle- ‘ ment?” As if in a direct plea to Mussolini not to press further in Ethiopia, the foreign secretary continued: “Italy is still a mem League of Nations. “I welcome this fact. Cannot this eleventh-hour be used to make it un- necessary to proceed farther along the unattractive road of economic action against a fellow member, an old friend, a former ally?” of the! Entered as second class matter post office, Washington, D. C. he WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, OCTOBER Haile Gives Raw-Meat Feast To 20,000 Ordered to Front Spartan-Like Ethiopian Soldiers Tight- en Long Belts About Stomach to Quell Hunger Pains if Food Is Unavailable. By the Associated Press. ADDIS ABABA, October 22.—The Emperor gave a raw meat feast today to 20,000 warriors under the command of Dedjazmatch Abbera Damtou, the Governor of Gama and Gofa Prov- inces. ‘The grounds of his two palaces were insufficient to hold all the men, so the Emperor pressed into service a third big field for the gargantuan all- day banquet. Three hundred and twenty cows were slaughtered. Emperor Haile Selassie, although he himself ate none of the raw meat, presided over the banquet. The wild-eyed and bushy-haired warriors rose in groups from their squatting postures and rushed ex- citedly before the Emperor, professing their unwavering loyalty and shout- ing that they wanted to fight the Italians. RIOTING RENEWED IN WEST INDIES British Marines on Guard After Looting of Homes and Stores. By the Associated Pres. KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, British West Indies, October 22.—Rioting broke out anew on this West Indian island today while armed marines from a British warship enforced mar- tial law after three rioters had been fatally wounded during the night. The disorders, the outgrowth of la- bor troubles which had gone on for months and were increased by ten- | sion due to the Italo-Ethiopian war, reached a head in a series of battles with police last night. The marines, with gleaming bay- Italy Seen Isolated. Sanctions imposed by the League of Nations would virtually isolate Italy | economically from most of the world. | There were indications from Paris| and Rome the efforts for peace were! definitely shaping up. It was expected 11 Duce’s terms for ending his con-| quest against Haile Selassie’s empire | would be transmitted to London and then to the League through Premier | Pierre Laval of France ‘While Musselini and Sir Eric Drum- mond, the British Ambassador, have | been trying to allay the tense feeling between Rome and London, one of the day’s developments was likely to add to the strained relationship. cnets, held unruly crowds in check at Byeras Hill and Camden Park, just outside this capital tewn. There was uneasiness in Kingstown that colored laborers, subdued by gun- fire, will seek to avenge themselves on the whites. Eight other rioters, had been injured in the wild, club- swinging fights that raged through Kingstown yesterday after a mass demonstration of laborers before Gov. Sir Selwyn Grier. Governor Threatened. The governor's car was smashed, including two women, were wounded, and six police The Italians barred from circula-| as were those of a supreme court tion in Italy the London Daily Tele-| judge and of the island’s attorney graph, a conservative newspaper and general and homes and stores were regarded in political circles as the looted and wrecked before police guns mouthpiece of Capt. Anthony Eden,| subdued the rioters. Britain’s leader a: Geneva. | The governor himself was hemmed While an unconfymed Exchange in by the mob in front of the court | Telegraph report said the Ethiopians, house and freed only after a promise | suffered heavy losses in assaulting the, to meet their representatives. Italian lines. official communiques said| By the time a warship had arrived all was quiet at the fronts. Rains Delay War. | last night fyom nearby Grenada the | riot had spread from Kingstown into Georgetown and Chateau Belair. Heavy rains in the Southeast Ethi-| Plantations along the roads between | opia desert area delayed the north-) ward drive toward Harar of the; Roman legions under Gen. Rudold| ‘Graziani. The Italian forces in the north of Ethiopia likewise were inactive. | the towns were looted as the shout- ing crowd milled along, threatening the owners with sticks, stones and iron bars. Resistance was offered at only one plantation. Barricading himself in Apparently the northern forces were | his home, Capt. C. O. Hazell shot his awaiting the end of the belated rains rifie into the mob. The rioters car- in the south before continuing their edvance into the interior. - In Rome the whole idea of Musso- lini's Fascist government seemed to be this: To conquer as much of Ethiopia as quickly as possible to be in the best | bargaining position. | Premier Laval, who discussed his peace efforts with the French cabinet today, was officially described in Paris as “a sort of buffer” between Italy and England, trying to induce II Duce to modify his peace terms before sub- | mitting them to Lendon i Laval, in his meeting with the Min- isterial Council tomorrow, is expected (See WAR, Page 5.) WALKER RECEPTION " PLANS LAUNGHED| | Reports Persist Former Mayor Will Return to New York Soon. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, October 22.—Reports of James J. Walker's imminent return | from his European elba have become 80 numerous and so definite that plans | have been started to give him a huge | welcome in the harbor. Indications that the former mayor was coming home have multiplied since the Department of Justice an- nounced in August it had no basis for an income tax prosecution agains him. The greatest significance was at- tached to a letter from Walker pub- lished in the New York Sunday En- quirer, in which Walker said he had regained his health but would “not be a candidate for mayor—nor any other public office—and that’s that.” Published reports had him booking passage with his wife, the former Bet- ty Compton, on the Manhattan, sail- ing Wednesday, and on the Washing- ton, departing a week later, and specu- lated on his prospects of winning a city pension. Walker can now meet two or three qualifications for a pension. He can show 20 years in public service—16 as a State Senator and 6!, as mayor until he resigned after the Seabury investigation in 1932. Ard he will be 55 years old next June The third qualification, that he must be in the city service when he applies for a pension, could be met by giving him an appointive office of some kind, such as that of @ssistant district attorney, upon his return. ‘The amount of Walker's potential pension has been estimated at $15,000 a year for life, I3 s R | ried away a wounded comrade. Pillage Homes. But they marched into the home | of Justice G. C. Williams, robbed it and went on to smash into Attorney General G. C. Ross’ residence. Sev- eral dry goods and grocery stores were wrecked after much stock had been carried off. Police attempting to check the riot- ers were overcome time and again. Only the appointment of numerous volunteer special constables gave them enough strength to control the dem- onstrators when it appeared they | were in an ugly enough mood to at- tempt to burn the town. —_— UNRULY TROOPS DIE ATTACKING ITALIANS Heavy Casualties Reported Suf- fered by Northern Ethio- pian Army. ADDIS ABABA, October 22 (Ex- change Tel i) —Runners reach- ing the caj from the war zone said today Ethiopian forces in the north appeared to have suffered heavy cas- ualties at the hands of an Itallan detachment. ‘The runners reported warriors under Dedjazmatch Ayelu, in charge of the military center of Walkait, west of the Italian northern armies, became im- patient and launched an attack. Agelu tried to hold them back, the runners said, but the excited tribes- men became uncontrollable and rushed :xrnd.ly into withering machine gun e, Ayelu was said to be shot. ‘This group of warriors will leave for the front tomorrow morning. ‘The troops rival the Spartans of old in their privations and sacrifices. If wounded seriously, they die on the spot where they fall, unless comrades rescue them from death or from the jackals and hyenas which prowl by night. The principal equipment for the Ethiopian soldiers is a long, sash-like belt extending from the thigh to the chest and usually 40 or 50 feet long. Made of gauze-like material, it is useful in bandaging wounds, but is more frequently used to suppress hun- ger by tightening it about the stom- ach. Lacking any entertainment, they retire at sundown and arise at day- break. Their only light is furnished by torches dipped in oil or wax. When they can afford it they have (See SOLDIERS, Page 5.) State E. R. A. Mails $250,000 Check to Pay $12 Coal Bill By the Associated Press. VINELAND, N. J., October 22— George Duggan, a coal dealer, opened his mail today, looking for a check for $12 from the State Emergency Relief Administration. What he actually got was an in- dorsed check for a quarter of a million dollars. The check was drawn by Lee Pickard, manager of the Finance Division of the State E. R. A, and payable to William H. Albright, isuu treasurer, who had indorsed t. Duggan called E. R. A. head- quarters at Newark and was told to bring the check immediately. The check for $12 he had expect- ed was for a ton of coal sold to a relief client. NAVY CONFERENCE PLANS ARE RUSHED Big Five Expected to Be Represented—May Map- Building Until 1943. By the Associated Press. LONDON, October 22—A naval limitation conference, which under the terms of the Washington naval treaty of 1922 must be held in 1935, began to take form today. Authoritative quarters said it prob- ably will be atiended by representa- tives of the United States, Great Britain, Japan, France and Italy, as well as the British dominions. Invitations are expected to be sent out shortly, asking the powers to name the most favorable date on which they can meet at London. From the parley Great Britain hopes for substantial results, informed quar- ters said, but these naturally depend on whether the viewpoints of the va- rious governments can be dovetailed. Some likelihood was seen that the conference would be one of Ambassa- dors now assigned to London, assisted by technical delegates. British statesmen recently have in- dicated the plan might be for the powers to announce their building programs until 1943, when another conference would be envisioned to hold to a bullding level reached at that time. Hull Is Silent. In the face of reports from London that a naval conference was a virtual certainty this year, Secretary Hull re- iterated today there had been no de- velopments which permitted him to discuss the matter. In response to questions, the Secre- tary of State said at his press confer- ence that this Government hag had a sympathetic attitude all along in pre- liminary discussions looking toward a new meeting of the naval powers. —— o MURDER AND SUICIDE ENGLAND, Ark., October 22 (#).— Lo Wharton, 24, farmer. killed his 23-year-old sweetheart, Miss Odell Martin, and then fatally wounded himself as three witnesses looked on in a field 7 miles east of here yester- day. Coroner Fred Berry of Lonoke re- turned a verdict of murder and sui- BULLETIN Payment of an additional divi- dend of 15 per cent, amounting to more than $256,000, was author- ized today by the controller of the currency, to be paid out starting today, by the receiver of the United States Savings Bank, at Fourteenth and U streets, to :bmlt 6,500 depositors and cred- itors. Wife of Foreign Attache to Set Precedentin Naming U. S. Ship For the first time in the history of | the American Navy, an American war- ship will be christened next Monday in the Philadelphia Navy Yard by the wife of a foreign military attache. When the new U. 8. S. Cassin leaves the slips, Mrs. Helen Carusi Lombard, wife of Col. Emmanuel Lombard, the French military attache in Washing- ton, will break the traditional bottle of California champagne on her bow. Mrs. Lombard is the great grand- daughter of Commodore Stephen Cassin, for whom the new destroyer is named, ‘ E 2 Commodore Cassin commanded in the War of 1812 the U. 8. 8. Ticon- deroga at the battle of Lake Cham- plain and received the Congressional Medal of Honor for bravery in action. The first destroyer to be named for this naval officer distinguished herself in the World War in an encounter with & German submarine, Its com- mander, now Admiral Vernou, and the officers and crew were commended by Admiral Simms and the destroyer was given the distinction of having a silver L i | ‘WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION 3 DEAD, 4 HURT - WHEN HURRICANE STRIKES SANTIAGO $2,500,000 Estimated Loss at Jamaica—Two Drown in Flood Waters. POWERPLANT UNROOFED; BREAD AND MILK SHORT Steamer Is Forced Into Port by Blow—U S. Storm Warn- ing Issued. By the Associated Press. HAVANA, October 22.—A roaring hurricane which engulfed the eastern tip of Cuba and Western Haiti today left three persons reported dead and four injured in Santiago, Cuba. Sweeping up from the Island of Jamaica. where it caused damage esti- mated at $2,500,000, the hurricane, accompanied by torrential rains, wrecked buildings and lifted roofs in Santiago, filling the streets with debris. ‘The city's electric light and power was cut off when the power plant's roof was ripped loose, while there was a scarcity of bread and milk. A message to Havana from Antilla, in Oriente Province, said the steamship | Cuba had been forced to put in there when the force of the storm prevented | it from continuing to Baracoa, near the eastern tip of the land. Wall Crushes Woman. Epifaniaw Perez 39, died of injuries received when a wall fell on her. Her husband, Cipriano Perez, was gravely | injured. The gale was described as being strong enough to knock a walk- ing man down. Kingston, Jamaica, reported today that flood waters from overflowing rivers menaced planters in the wake of the storm. Many estates were in- undated and laborers were hampered in efforts to clear away debris left by the blow. Millions of fruit-laden trees were stripped or completely felled. Two persons were drowned. Two East Cuba towns, Caimanera and Bouqueron, had been evacuated. The storm's course generally was believed to have been through the Windward Passage, between Eastern Cuba and Haiti, only 50 miles across at its narrowest point. From there it was expected to swoop down on the edstern group of the Bahama Islands. Santiago had battened down for the W. Cafes and theaters were closed. ‘Trams and busses were halted. Patrols of firemen, police and soldiers helped secure residences against the force of the storm. Railroads “tied down” all rolling stock except that used for evacuation of the populations of Caimanera and Boqueron. Wires Short-Circuited. In Santiago several high-tension | wires were short-circuited, increasing | alarm among the populace. At least one fire started. Rising waters of the Cauto River flooded large sections of the lower city. Firemen and police aided in removing families and two companies of soldiers searched for persons who possibly were injured. Some residents fled the city, seek- ing safety from the wind. which whirled tiles from roofs and tossed bits of iron and glass through ihe air. ‘Telephones in Santiago were out of commission. Alberto Garcia, a radio operator fighting his way to the sta- tion, was thrown to the street and hurt. He reported for work, however. Families living in the lower sections of Baracoa sought refuge on higher ground. Reports from Baracoa, on the north shore only a few miles from the east- ern tip of Cuba, said the wind had attained such velocity as to necessl- tate cutting off electrical current to thwart fire danger. Families Seek Any Shelter. All vehicles in the town were pressed intd service to hasten the evacuation of families living in the lower sections by the sea. The military ordered families to remain in sheltered areas, and many huddled under anything affording protection along the sidewalks. No other shelter was available after 900 families had crowded into the city hall and army and police barracks. A hundred prisoners were removed from the jail, and 80 patients from & hospital, to hotels and churches as another safety measure. Lack of reports of damage west of Santiago indicated the remainder of T (See STORM, Page 6.) The Family Budget Balancing of the budget is a problem of the family as well as of the Government. To live comfortably within one’s income requires prac- tical economy. The Star is consulted in thousands of homes every day as a guide to shopping. Yesterday’s Advertising. (Local Display.) o The Evening Star_ 28,848 2nd Newspaper___ 10,022 3rd Newspaper_.._ . 4th Newspaper___ Sth Newspaper._ . Total ( xvsdapers. ) 30,128 The circulation of The Star yesterday of 130,708 is con- stantly growing. The char- acter of the people who read ‘The Star is even more impor- tant to the advertisers t! the size of its circulation. T § P 29 A I NEVER DID LIKE ening Sfar 1935 —THIRTY-SIX PAGES. The only in F¥¥ IN THE NATIONAL POLITICAL ART GALLERY HUNTFOR SHOTGUN MAY END INQUIRY, Detectives to Drag River Near Havre de Grace for Wilson Weapon. BY JOHN H. CLINE. Detectives assigned to the Allen B. Wilson murder case left the city to- dav on what may be their last inves- tigation—a search of the Susque- hanna River near Havre de Grace for the sawed-off shotgun used in the slaying of the newspaper route agent. The investigators, it was under- stood, took with them William Cleary, Philadelphia gangster under arrest in connection with the murder. After two weeks of stubborn silence Cleary allegedly broke down under police grilling and told them the shotgun had been thrown from the bridge crossing the river as the slayers fled toward Philadelphia. Hold Out Little Hope. Members of the investigating squad—Lieuts. John Fowler and Floyd Truscott and Sergt. Earl Hartman— were prepared to drag the river, al- though they had little hope of re- covering the weapon. It was pointed out the river is deep and swift at this point and that the gun was thrown in nearly a year ago. Cleary was arrested in a tourist| camp between Baltimore and Havre de Grace by a squad of policewomen and detectives disguised as tourists. He has been held incommunicado in various police precincts, being shifted | from time to time to guard against a possible attempt by his former asso- ciates to free him. Car Found in Philadelphia. Police were inclined to put faith in the statement that the shotgun was thrown into the Susquehanna, point- ing out the stolen car used by the killers was found stored in a Philadel- phia garage after the murder. Wilson was murdered a year ago tomorrow by gangsters, who mistook him for Edward (Mickey) McDonald, local gambler. The newspaper agent was shot as he stopped to deliver a paper in front of McDonald’s home in ‘Takoma Park. McDonald escaped death by return-| ing home earlier than usual. The gunmen, who had lain in wait for him all night, used both a pistol and a shotgun, but the fatal wound came from a shotgun slug. May Mark Probe’s End. Police, therefore, have been espe- cially anxious to recover this weapon, and it is believed today's trip, if suc- cessful, will mark the completion of the investigation. Three other men suspected of com- plicity in the crime are in custody. They are John (Slim) Dunn, serving a robbery sentence in Alcatraz; Albert S. Sutton, held in the District Jail, and Dewey Jenkins, who, it is said, has told police he knew of plans for the murder of McDonald, but denies taking any part in the shooting. — QUAKE ROCKS BRAZIL, CHILDREN FLEE SCHOOLS By the Associated Press. RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, October 22.—A serles of earth tremors rocked the interior of the state of Minas Geraes today, sending children fleeing from schools in panic. The shocks opened huge fissures in the earth and toppled a few walls and roofs. Dispatches said no report was made of casualties or of the ex- tent of the damage. The temblor struck early this morning and was felt late in the fore- noon at Bom Successo, on the eastern fringe of the Canastra Mountain range. Readers’ Guide Washington Wayside ....B-10 | Washington wit] Associated Press News and Wirephoto Services. (®) Means Associated Press. evening paper the Yesterday’s Circulation, 130,708 8ome Returns Not Yet Received. TWO CENTS. U.SHOUSINGUNITS, TAX FREE, DENIED CITY PRIVILEGES McCarl Turns Down Ickes Plea for Fund to Pay Levies. P. W. A. HEAD HOLDS SUMS SHOULD BE MET, Police and Fire Protection and School Facilities Are Services Withheld by Towns. BY J. A. FOX. Many municipalities in which the Government is setting up low-cost housing projects are refusing to fur- nish fire and police protection and educational facilities to the residents of such areas because no realty tax may be levied to compensate the cities for those services. This became known today when Controller General McCarl turned down a request from Public Works Administrator Ickes to pay approxi- mately $9.600 annually to the city of Atlanta, despite Ickes' contention a serious situation will otherwise be created. Ickes said he felt the attitude of Howard U. Asks Safety Pledgel‘munmp., e et Of All Students and Faculty E. S. Hope, Buildings and Grounds Superintendent; Handling Task of Obtaining Promises. Joining forces with other local col- leges and universities to advance the automobile and pedestrian campaign of The Star Safety Coun- | teachers is being handled under the general direction of Dr. Mordecai W. safety | Johnscn, president of the university, | able.” McCarl took the stand it is unreasonable and would be illegal. “One of the most serious difficulties which will be encountered in the op- eration of the low-cost housing and | slum clearance projects constructed by me” Ickes told the controller, “arises from the fact that property owned by the Federal Government is not subject to taxes by States and municipalities. “Unless the tenants of these projects receive police and fire protection and the use of schools and other muni- cipal facilities furnished by cities in such payments by E. S. Hope, superintendent of 'which such projects are located, few cil, Howard University, now in its buildings and grounds. Hope is in sixty-eighth year of continuous serv- | charge of traffic arrangements on the ice, has undertaken to pledge every | Howard University Campus and has faculty member and student who |expressed the desire that every car drives a car to obey the set of 12 on the grounds should display a Star primary safe driving rules sponsored |safe-driving sticker as a demonstra- by the council. Ition of the willingness of the driver “We afe happy to have a part in to abide by the rules for sane driving this worthy and necessary activity.,” as a means of cutting down the heavy said Dr. Emmett J. Scott, secretary annual toll of traffic deaths and in- of the board of the university. | juries in Washington. The task of obtaining the el “We are very strict about the proper driving pledges from students and (See SAFETY, Page 4.) KEY MEN NAMED |W.P.A WARRANTS TOSECUATY 10 RUSHDBY AR Four Appointments Made Force Works in Double Shift| Through Labor Depart- to Speed Up Unemploy- ment—Bane Is Chief. ment Drive. BY JOHN C. HENRY. A sharp pick-up in the Govern- Appointment of four persons who ment's employment drive was in evi- | people will care to reside therein, Taxes Pay Costs. “Normally, these municipal serv- ices are furnished to the inhabitants of a city without a charge therefor, but the cost is met by the city through taxation. “Many cities have informed us that in view of the fact that they will not receive any taxes from these projects, they will not be able to furnish such services to our project. It must be acknowledged that the position taken by such cities is not unreasonable. “The cost to the Government of supplying these services directly would be prohibitive, and for the operation of the projects some arrangement must be made which will be satisfactory to the cities in which these projects are located.” ‘The P. W. A head then outlined the Atlanta situation, where the author- itles have flatly said that no service will be furnished for which they are not paid. There are two projects in Atlanta. One is treated in detail— ‘Techwood. In this, the Government has taken over land on which the city formerly derived about $4,500 in an- nual taxes. “The tax rate for the city of Atlanta is $15 per thousand, and the basis of will eventually hold key positions in the Social Securily Administration was announced here today. Because the administration now is function- ing with funds of tne Labor Depart- ment, the appointments were made by that department with the stipu- dence today as Controller General | assessment is approximately 70 per McCarl, acting under instructions from President Roosevelt, moved to clear millions of pending W. P. A. warrants by the end of this week. Meanwhile, F. E. R. A. officials | were arranging extension of the dole lation that they will be transferred to|beyond November 1 in possibly 42 the Social Security Admims!xnnon‘smes and the District of Columbia when that agency assumes its inde- | until such time as the gains in em- pendent status. | ployment remove the necessity of con- The selections made kmown today | tinuing direct Federal contributions follow: Frank Bane to be executive to relief rolls director, Thomas H. Eliot to be gen-! The necessity of clearing W. P. A. | cent of the properties’ actual value” Ickes wrote. “If the project were privately owned, the city tax which | would have to be paid on the property would be approximately $31,999.50, the | estimated value of the project when | completed being $2,875,000. “The project when completed will house 604 families or practically three times the number of people who for- merly lived in this area, and using the family unit as a basis and measuring eral counsel, Henry P. Seidemann to head an administrative and account- ing division and Merrill Murray to head the unemployment compensation division. For the next few months they will perform the duties of these positions, as members of the Labor Department. Bane, & Virginian, has been director | of the American Public Welfare Asso- ciation since 1932. 1n this capacity, he has been aiding State governments | in development of weifare programs which might now fit into the social security program. Previously. ke served as secretary of the Virginia State Board of Charities and Correc- tions, and later as Commissioner of Public Welfare for Virginia. has served es director of Public Wel- fare at Knoxville, Tenn. Aided Draft of Act. Eliot, who has been associate so- licitor of the Labor Department, served as legal adviser to the Presi- dent’s Committee on Economic Se- curity and did much of the actual (See SECURITY, Page 6.) BOMBS AND GUNS FOUND Discovery Is Made in Insane ‘Ward of Kansas Prison. TOPEKA, Kans., October 22 (#).— Bombs and homemade pistols were found in the insane ward of the State prison at Lansing Friday, the Board of Administration was informed today by Deputy Warden E. M. Stubble- field. Two prisoners were placed in solitary confinement. A plot to tunnel out of the prison was discovered last Tuesday. Aside from the fact explosives had been found, the board had no details concerning the latest discovery. He also | funds through the Treasury with the | least possible delay was demonstrated !by the fact the administration has |only nine days left in which to put 12,000,000 men at work, or a large proportion of that number, if it is to discontinue the dole during No- ! vember. $165,000,000 Funds Released. Since Saturday, McCarl has re- leased about $165,000,000 in W. P. A. funds, clearing the way for carrying out hundreds of work projects throughout the country. Of this amount, $79,852,130 was counter- signed yesterday for work in 24 States, including $4,695,517 for work pre- viously approved in Maryland. Approval by McCarl today released $8,511,821 to carry out W. P. A. projects in five States. This left (See W. P. A, Page 3) PLAN SANCTIONS BILLS New Zealand Leaders to Map Policy Soon. WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Oc- tober 22 (#).—Prime Minister G. W. Forbes announced today that legisla- tion in support of League of Nations sanctions sgainst Italy will be intro- duced shortly by the New Zealand government. J. G. Coates, minister of finance, said all communications between New Zealand and the United Kingdom re- garding the Italo-Ethiopian conflict had been shown to the leaders of the Labor party. The government desired, he ex- plained, that the people of New Zea- land would speak with one voice at a time of international crisis, but this procedure did not compel the Labor party to commit itself in any way. A P. WIREPHOTOS “Today’s Pictures Today” Ruth Nichols’ Airplane Crash, Page A-2 Jockey Saunders Named in Death Case, Page A-3 the amount to be paid to the city, the city would be entitled to $9.192.88. “In discussion with the city of At- | 1anta, the city officials have indicated they will accept 5 per cent of the rentals of this property. “The estimated rentals will amount to $192,000 a year. This 5 per cent is somewhat more than the taxes pre- Vit collected by the city, but 1s muc than the taxes an individual would have to pay based on the value of the property as improved, and is practically identical with the rate per family which the city received before the taking over of the land by the Gov= ernment. “I consider a 5 per cent payment to the city a fair and reasonable come pensation for the services and facili= ties which it will supply, and feel that it would be for the best interests of the Government to enter into an agree= ment with the city of Atlanta to ob= tain such services.” City Held Benefitting. In turning down the request, Mce Carl said that while the houses now are being rented, it seems possible that eventually they will pass to pri= vate ownership and will then become liable for municipal taxation. At that time, he felf, the lag in taxes would be made up. Further, McCarl held, the new building has benefitted the commu- nity and he took the attitude that the city itself should recognize this. “Aside from the foregoing,” he con~ cluded, “the rule is well established that the Federal Government or its activities may not be taxed.” 2 CONFESS FATAL ATTACK ON GIRL Prisoners Rushed to Jail Houston for Safe Keeping. Body Found in Creek. By the Associated Press. COLUMBUS, Tex, October 22.— Sheriff Prank Hoegmeyer said today two colored men confessed to him that they criminally attacked and killed Miss Geraldine Kollman, 19, whose body was found in a creek Thursday. At first it was believed she had drowned. Sheriff Hoegmeyer sald the pair, Bennie Mitchel, 19, and Ernest Col~ lins, 18, made o full confession to the attack and :laying Sunday night, They were rushed to the Harris i ix