Evening Star Newspaper, October 31, 1935, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. B. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Increasing cloudiness, possibly followed by rain late tonight or tomorrow; not much change in temperature; gentle winds. Temperatures—Highest, 68, at 4:15 p.m. yesterday; lowest, 52, at 5 a.m. today. ClonngN Y. Markets, Pages 21, 22&23 No. 33,420. NOVEMBER RELIEF ALLOTMENTOF U.S. 100.C.CUTINHALF $570,000 Asked, but Notice Is Given Only $250,000 Will Be Supplied. PROSPECT OF PROBLEM IS FACED BY OFFICIALS Jobless Situation May Be Acute Unless More P. W. A. Projects Are Approved. Notice from Federal authorities that the District has been allotted only $250,000 instead of a requested $570,- 000 for direct relief during November left officials facing the prospect of a serious problem in handling the unem- ployment relief situation before the end of next month, unless more W. P. A. projects are approved without | delay. Other developments in the relief situation here today were: Announcement by Commissioner George E. Allen that, with the end of October, transient bureaus in the Dis- trict are to be taken over by the Re- settlement Administration, which is | gradually employing the men in these bureaus on resettlement work, in- cluding the development near Berwyn Heights, Md. It was understood at the District Building the transient bureaus would be used to house these men. The taking in of new transients was dis- eontinued some time ago in accord- ance with the general aim to wind up the transient relief service in No- vember. Bolling Field Report Explained. Replying to reports in War De- partment circles that 1,000 men were Full report on page A-13. Entered as second class matter post office, Waskington, D. C, 30-Day Loss of Cars Or Jail Is Choice Of Traffic Violators By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, October 21.—Motor- ists arraigned in Traffic Court today were threatened with de- privation of their automobiles for 30 days. Municipal Judge Eugene Hol- land announced convicted traffic law violators would be given a choice of a jail term or of having their machines impounded by the court in a public garage at the defendant’s expense. P.W. A. ORDER AIDS CITY POWER 106S Projects Attacked in Courts Exempted From Starting Date of December 15. By the Associated Press. The New Deal sought today to go to the rescue of municipal power projects beleaguered by attacks in the courts. Secretary Ickes issued an order exempting “unfairly attacked” proj- ects from a previous administration decree, saying all work relief projects which are to be carried out under contracts must be_ started by Decem- | | ber 15. Public Works Administration offi- | cials, asserting they had ‘reason to believe” power companies were con= ducting a concerted legal drive to hold up the power developments and force their concellation, said Ickes’ new order was issued with the knowledge of Pres- ident Roosevelt. Ickes, who contended recently there was a “common source” for much of the litigation contesting P. W. A. al- lotments for power and distribution systems, declined to comment on the order. Temporary Injunction Issued. needed for work at Bolling Field, District W. P. A. officials said they had already offered the Army all the unskilled labor available and could give it more of such labor only by taking it from desirable and necessary local W. P. A. projects, such as street grading and improvement. On October 23, however, Edgar Young, manager of the Public Em-| His action followed issuance of !‘ ‘temporarv injunction in District Su- preme Cowit against allotments of P. W. A. money for distribution sys- tems at Bessemer, Ala, and Tarrant City, Ala. Chief Justice Alfred A. Wheat set November 9 for a hearing | on the suit, which was brought by the | Birmingham Electric Co. P. W. A. officials said “half a dozen @h the |or more” similar suits had beel District by the Labor Department, | brought since the President fixed hi told a representative of Q. M. Gen. L. | December 15 deadline. They con- H. Bash 1,000 men were available on | tended tke suits were brought to force local relief rolls for the Bolling Field delays in advertising for bids. work. | Declaring the Supreme Court had That same day Bash's office sent to | refused to interfere in the only P. W. Allen a request for 1035 workers.|A. municipal power case yet to reach The request was never acted on. |it, they asserted the result of a suit Other dates on which the Army involving a Hominy Okla, project gought relief workers for the landing | would govern P. W. A’s entire $8- field construction were July 12, July 073,325 program for municipal power 18, July 31, August 5, August 28, Sep- | projects financed out of the new $4.- tember 5, October 8 and October 12.| 000,000,000 works funds. The Circuit ployment Service, operated in | dence of good reputation over a long U. S. Seeks to End Direct Aid. In its drive to end direct relief | during November by speeding up the transfer of employables to W. P. A. jobs, the Federal administration a few days ago notified the District to have its maximum quota of 10,000 at work on W. P. A. projects by | November 4. When this order arrived the Dis- | trict had 7500 persons at work on W. P. A. jobs, and Allen, District ad- ministrator, declared the remaining 2,590 could not be given employment unless additional W. P. A. projects were approved by Federal authorities. He indicated the projects under way were using all who could reasonably be employed on them. The Commissioner was still strug- gling with this problem today when word was received that the District’s final grant for relief purposes had been fixed at $250,000, or less than half of the amount requested. This means the city will have for direct relief in November this $250,000 of Federal money plus one-twelfth of the District's own relief appropria- tion, or $166,000. Conference to Be Sought. Allen said he plans to confer as soon as possible with Federal officials to see what can be done to ease the situation. It was estimated that even with the 7,500 already on W. P. A. jobs, the District still has sbout 4,500 em- ployables on the relief rolls, so that if it is possible to bring the W. P. A. roll up to the 10,000 quota about 2,000 employables still would be left on the relief rolls to be provided for in some way. Discussing the Bolling Field situ- ation, District officials explained that two distinct W. P. A. projects, one Federal and the other District, were authorized at different parts of Boll- ing Field, and that it was agreed at & conference recently that 300 men on each project would be a fair allot- ment of labor. Transfer Considered. District officials further declared an Army official was told later they also would consider transferring the 300 men from the District project to the Federal job if it could be worked out with those in charge at Bolling Field. Although willing to transfer the labor, District officials indicated they were not willing to have the money that was allotted for materials and sup- plies on the District project trans- ferred to the Federal job, pointing out that this should be used on Dis- trict improvements. ‘William C. Cleary of the local W. P, A. office pointed out today that the District does not have any unskilled (See RELIEF, Page 5.) Readers’ Guide Amusements - Cross-word Puzzle_ Editorials _ -D-1-2-3-4 Court of Appeals is expected to render its decision shortly on the case, which | officials said probably would then be | carried to the Supreme Court. $192,000,000 for Power Plants. Ickes, who frequently attacked pub- lic utilities in Illinois before becoming | a member of the Roosevelt administra- | | tion, allotted $192,518,900 of old P. W. A. funds for public power plants. This included $146,250,000 for Bonneville and Grand Coulee Dams on the Co- lumbia River, Fort Peck Dam on the Missouri River, Boulder Dam in Colo- rado and the Casper-Alcova project in Wyoming. Allotments to munici- palities totaled $46,268,900. The new $4.000,000000 work-relief fund, in addition to supplying P. W. A. with $6,106,835 for 63 municipal generation systems, and $1,966,490 for 23 distribution systems, also has pro- vided $5,000,000 for the Passamaquoddy Bay development in Maine, —_— LIGGETT FAILS TO RALLY Condition Grave—Spends Restless Night. SAN FRANCISCO, October 31 (#). —Lieut. Gen. Hunter K. Liggett spent a restless night, physicians at Letter- man General Hospital said today. The grave condition of the 78-year-old war-time commander remained un- changed. General's Remains DERN IN HONGKONG HONGKONG, October 31 (#).— George H. Dern, Secretary of War of the United States, arrived early today from Canton. After a conference with V. M. Grayburn, manager of the Hongkong Shanghai Bank, he attended luncheon g kt’he guest of the Fan Ling Golf lub. ‘He was to leave with Mrs. Dern later today for Manila, where he is to attend the inauguration of the Commonwealth government. WASHINGTON, FATE OF COOPER ON FRAUD CHARGE IN JURY'S HANDS Prosecution and Defense Arguments at Close Are Spirited. 0’DONOGHUE INSTRUCTS VENIREMEN CAREFULLY Court Stresses Evidence of Good Reputation of Defendant Over Period of Years. BULLETIN. ‘Wade H. Cooper, former presi- dent of three local banks, was ace quitted by & jury in District Su=- preme Court this afternoon. The fate of Col. Wade H. Cooper, on trial in District Supreme Court for alleged misapplication of funds of the defunct Commercial National Bank, was placed in the hands of a jury of 10 men and 2 women this afternoon. The case was given to the jury at 12:40 p.m. after spirited closing argu- ments by prosecution and defense at- torneys and careful instructions to the jury delivered by Justice Daniel | W. O'Donoghue. In his final instructions to the jury | Justice O'Donoghue said that to find Cooper guilty as charged the jurors must be convinced of three things: 1, that he misapplied funds of the Com- mercial bank; 2, that he did so wil- fully, and, 3, that in doing so he in- tended to injure and defraud the bank. Ordered to Ignore Events. The court instructed the jury to| disregard newspaper accounts of the | trial and also to ignore what has hap- pended in the banking world subse- quent to the closing of the Commer- cial Bank in February, 1933. Justice O'Donoghue said that “much has happened” in banking history dunng the past two years, and that “most of what has happened hu{ been unfavorable,” but these happen- | ings should not influence the jury in | any way in judging what the defen- dant did at the time of the alleged | improper action charged. He pnmu-d | ut that “hindsight is always better han foresight.” The court also stressed that evi- | period of years must be taken into account and that such evidence might be sufficient alone to raise a reason- able doubt of guilt. The defense appeared well satisfied with the court’s instruction to the Jury. Col. Cooper was pictured as & “financial Colossus of Rhodes” whose ambitions for power and money caused him to betray his trust as bank presi- dent by Irvin Goldstein, assistant | United States attorney, in his address | | to the jury this morning. In a stirring response, Chief Defense | Attorney William E. Leahy accused the prosecution of distorting the facts and of making “fallacious arguments” | n “an unjust effort to send this man to prison.” Prosecutor Traces Loans. Goldstein traced various loans and | other complicated financial transac- | tions which followed the affiliation of | the Commercial Bank with the old Continental Trust Co. in January, 1930. He declared the evidence had shown some of these acts were illegal and that Cooper was responsible for them. “I think the defendant himself,” Goldstein said with rising inflection, “showed that if ever there was a mess in banking, there was one at the time of the affiliation of these banks.” He charged that the affiliation was “just a plan of Golden Donaldson (former president of Commercial) to unload hig stock, and Cooper was will- ing to pay him for it with money from Continental. Neither gave any con- sideration to the welfare of either bank. Donaldson was anxious to un- load and Cooper was anxious to get into Commercial.” He likened Cooper to the Colossus of Rhodes, standing “with one foot at Fourteenth and H street (location of the old Continental bank) and one at Fourteenth and G” (Commercial’s lo- cation). “Why, Cooper hadn’t been in Com- mercial three hours,” Goldstein as- serted, “before $175,000 was taken.” He referred to a loan for that amount made to Continental by Commercial on the day of the affiliation. ‘The next thing that happened was a raid,” Goldstein continued, “on the $2,400,000 collateral which Conti- nental pledged to Commercial to se- cure Continental’s deposit liabilities. They took $232,000 of this pledged collateral as security for the $175,000 loan. “When the money for liquidating (See COOPER, Page 2.) D. C. Parent-Teacher Congress Joins Star Safety Campaign 68 Local Associations Rally in Support of Movement—12,582 Individual Members Actively Pledged. I Traffic Deaths to October 31—92; Same Period, 1934—103 I Intensifying the safety work which it has carried on for many years in safeguarding the lives of school children, the District of Columbia Congress of Parents and Teachers has joined with The Star Safety Council in the effort to enroll every driver of 2 motor vehicle in and near Washington in an army of pledged safe drivers dedicated to the fight against unnecessary street and highway deaths and accidents. Under the leadership of Mrs. Louis$: B. Castell, president, Mrs. Gene Starr, | 12,582 mem he teachers' and chairman of the Safety Committee, | and other officers of the congress, the m‘l of Washington public school enrollment of officers of the congress s and delegates from all the member| MIS Castell has been actively con. bodies throughout the city has been carried on. E In pledging its support to The Star Council in its campaign, the Congress ‘Washington Wayside. Women's Features...C. of Parents and Teachers has called for the support of every ome of its WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION D. C, THURSDAY, ¢ 7nenmg %im’ OCTOBER 31, CHEER UP, Cn»ff THERE'S NOTHIN'TOIT! A L il 3 DEAD, 6 INJURED INPLANE CRASHES Hunt Is Begun for Flyer Believed to Have Fallen Into Chesapeake. (Picture on Page A-2.) By the Associated Press. Five persons were killed, one was missing and six injured in airplane accidents throughout the country yes- terday. Four men were killed when their | (Boeing) air liner, on a test flight for United Air Lines struck a hilltop only 25 minutes after it had left its home port in Cheyenne, Wyo. List of Casualties. The company's chief test pilot. M. T. Amold; Hanley A. Cohn, a veteran pilot of another air service, and Edward Yantis and Harold Kaufman of the company’s instrument shops died in the wreckage. Maj. P. P. Hill, chief of the flying branch at Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio, was killed, and four passengers with him hurt when the “Flying Fortress,” biggest bomber in the United States, | built for the Army by the Boeing Co., crashed and burned during a test at | Dayton. Navy Flyer Sought. i ,f,, BUI.I.ETIN HELENA, Mont., October 31. (#). ~—The most severe earth move- ment since October 18, when Helena was badly shaken, hit the city at 11:37 am. (Mountain stand- ard time) today, causing estimated thousands of doliars of damage and turning the city again into confusion, Whether there had been any deaths could not be determined immediately. The new high school was believed a total wreck. The ROAD ROW BRINGS GOVERNOR' HERE Johnston Hurries to Capital While Troops Guard New Board. By the Associated Press. 1935—SIXTY-SIX PAGES. ##%% ITALY OFFERS PEACE Northern Pacific depot was report- ed gearly demolished. NEW YORK FLOOD COLUMBIA, S. C., October 31— Gov. Olin Johnston left for Wash- ington today while bodyguards of | troops escorted his new Highway Board on every move, presumably to forestall service of court orders. Reports that the Governor had | hurried to confer with national au- | and Ethiopia has been virtually non- The only evening paper in Washington with the Associated Press ' News and Wirephoto Services. Yesterday’s Circulation, 130,648 Some Returns Not Yet Recetved. TWO CENTS. (®) Means Associated Press. TALK AS ARMY WINS BATTLEAT GORRAHEI Fascists Facing Economic Isola- tion as 42 States Join Boycott. 45 Put Ban on Arms. NEW U. S. NEUTRALITY ACTION HINTED IN SCRUTINY OF TRADE Speculation Aroused by Statement of Roosevelt, Warning That Govern- ment Is Watching All Exports. By the Associated Press. Fascist Italy, faced with the threat of economic isolation from most of the world, gave ground today and offered to negotiate peace with Ethiopia. One of Mussolini's spokesmen at Geneva said: “Italy is willing to negotiate.” ‘This change of front, obviously, was Italy's reaction to the ever-strength- ening war of sanctions the League of Nations is waging against the aggressor in the East African conflict. League economic experts said they could detect already the beginnings to a serious disorganization of Italian financial and economic activities The League's sanctions staff of 52 nations convened today to lay down the deadline for the imposition of the drastic economic sanctions—the “buy- nothing-from-Italy” boycott and the prohibition on exporting key products to Italy. Amongz the delegates, early in the forenoon, deadline would be around November 15. Two Weeks' Waiting Period Favored. While some, including Anthony Eden of England, wanted the deadline earlier, the two weeks’ date found wider favor. This would give Il Duce two weeks to consider the possible consequences of continuing his drive into the interior of Ethiopia. Then the League published the latest figures of the nations accepting the economic sanctions—42 of them. The number of countries accepting the arms embargo mounted to 45, those accepting financial sanctions to 43 and the 42 declared their readiness to enforce economic. sanctions—a “buy-nothing-from-Italy” boycott and an embargo on shipment of certain key products to Italy. Adhesions to the mutual assistance proposal for equalization of burdens among countries participating in the economic war against war reached 30. In addition to this, the United States had reiterated its neutrality policy with us moral support to the League President Roosevelt said he was watching the lists of those who exported to the warring nations—but, inasmuch as trade between the United States istent, the President’s words and the cautions against trade apply the pressure primarily to Italy. there was the feeling the DAMAGE IS HEAVY Farms Inundated and High- ways and Bridges Weak- ened in Chenango Valley. By the Associated Press, | | thorities over Federal road funds for South Carolina could not be con- firmed, but his action Monday in oust- ing the State Highway Commission with militia was viewed at Washing- ton as possibly jeopardizing road fund allotments. Thousands of tardy motorists were perplexed, meanwhile, over whether to buy 1936 licenses, due tomorrow, Some Washington quarters thought it likely the administration might | publish the names of firms violating neutrality policy Doubts Conflict Desired. “I do not believe,” the President said, “that the American people will wish for abnormally increased profits that temporarily might be secured by | greatly expanding our trade in such ‘mm.erlals nor would they wish the from a highway administration whose | struggle on the battlefield to be pro- right to sell them was challenged in the State Supreme Court, and 2,300 | | NORWICH, N. Y, October 31.—A | highways employes wondered whether | |longed because of profits accruing to a comparatively American citizens.” small number of E3 the spirit, if not the letter, of the practical purposes, put the economie boycott into effect without waiting for the League to set the deadline. An official announcement referred to Italian trade debts to British firms and added: “In these circumstances, esty his maje government cannot assume ree | flood described as worse here than‘they would be paid today, since road " (See WAR, Page 5.) |farms and highways, weakening that which swept Southern New York | expenditures were banned by in- in July roared down the Chennngo,;uncuon River Valley early today, inundating | D. W. Robinson of Columbia, coun- sel for 13 ousted commissioners who Seaplanes and subchasers sought | bridges and damaging villoge streets. | obtained the finance injunction and | | Lieut. M. M. Marple, a Navy fiyer, who disappeared en route from Dover, | Del, to the Dahlgren, Va., Navy air proving ground. A plane believed to have been his land type Boeing wrecked and dropped into Chesapeake | Bay near Annapolis in a heavy fog. Two Army fiyers escaped with minor | injuries when their plane crashed south | of Omaha, Nebr, after the engine failed on the take-off. CRASH IS MYSTERY. Two Explosions Mark Accident Killing Four at Cheyenne. CHEYENNE, Wyo., October 31 (). —A silver-hued airliner roared out of a snow-flecked sky last night, hurled four airmen to death on a tiny hill- top and left a puzzle for investigators today in an ugly mass of molten metal. What caused the 13-passenger plane, undergoing a trial flight, to crash on a low knoll 6 miles south of here; why it exploded as it dived to the earth and why it leaped again into the air to burst into a ball of | flames, were questions confronting investigators. The victims, who had taken the United Airlines plane on what was to have been a leisurely cruise through zero weather, were: M. T. Arnold, 35, chief of test pilots of the U. A. L., Cheyenne. Hanley G. Cohn, 32, veteran Wyo- (See CRASHES, Page 3.) THE CURTAIN RISES * ll“l“llln ====== The automobile industry rings up the curtain on its 1936 offer- ings. New models, the last word in modern motoring, will be in the spotlight. See them at the auto show on Saturday. Read all about them on Sun- day in The Stars Special Illus- trated Auto Show Section. With Two Pages of ROTOGRAVURE PICTURES Watch for the Latest News of the Auto Werld Completely Covered —IN— The Sunday Star No loss of life was reported and at ' charged 7 am. the water was reported to be “forcibly and illegally” | slowly receding Policeman W'liam Harold Mattice ' order completed, the Johnst: board had | seized control, | said he considered service of the court although National | said farmers had sent in calls for boats | Guardsmen had ejected the server yes- vdurmg the night, but no boats were | available. One highway bridge was | washed out, others were closed. The | Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad and the New York, Ontario & Western sent out emergency crews to protect their tracks. At Oxford, a few miles farther down the valley, Clarke Creek established & new channel and began running through Scott street, ripping out pav- ing, lawns and driveways newly re- paired after the July floods. Mattice said the river was several feet higher at Norwich than during the July floods, which took more than 40 lives in Southern New York. Early reports indicated that today’s flood was localized in the Chenango River region. The Chenango runs nto the Susquehanna at Binghamton. Steady rains have fallen in Central and Southeastern New York for two days. TEXAS HOUS.E DEFEATS NEWSPAPER TAX BILL Proposal to Levy 1 Per Cent on Gross Receipts Hit by Rep- resentative Worley. By the Associated Press. AUSTIN, Tex., October 31.—A pro- posal to levy a tax of 1 per cent on gross receipts from newspaper adver- tising was defeated in the Texas House today, 67 to 34. Representative Eugene Worley said newspapers were not given an oppor- tunity to be heard on its fairness. | “We are simply following the policy | of taxing in the dark,” he said. Service to Readers The advertising columns of The Star render a real service to its readers—through econ- omy, convenience and effi- ciency. Yesterday’s Advertising (Local Display.) The Evening Star_ 2nd Newspaper__ . 3rd Newspaper___ Lines. 42,179 20,019 15,595 9,851 6,355 Total ( newgarers. ) 51,820 The delivery service to The Star subscribers is a far-flung organization of more than 1,000 regular employes, includ- ing supervisors, route agents and carriers. The Star’s circulation yes- n.the city and suburbs only, was greater thap 126,000, | terday. The official, who said service was made, was acting for the Supreme Court, Robinson pointed out, and courts usually accept the statement of their servants. He added that no further attempt would be made to serve the order, | fixing a court hearing for Novem- ber 11, —_——— DUTCH PLAN AIRLINE FROM JAVA TO MANILA | | the belligerents. Commercial Service Will Start in February, Closing Last Gap in World Route. By the Associated Press. Following this Great Britain, to all Broadened Embargo * Is Studied to Avert | Profit ‘Temptation’, By the Associated Press. The fact the Roosevelt admin- istration is bearing down harder than ever in its efforts to ““discourage” trade with Italy and Ethiopia caused in- formed observers to wonder today whether some new action may not be | under consideration. | This speculation was aroused b)‘ President Roosevelt’s statement of yesterday, in which he hit at war profits and warned that the govern- | ment “is keeping informed as to all| shipments consigned for export to both belligerents.” A short time | earlier, 4Secretary of State Hull had | said bluntly the United States is seeking to “discourage dealings” with | What the Government might do to implement this campaign of “moral pressure” if the African war should stimulate a boom in American exports destined for the warring countries, | MANILA, October 31.—Plans for | W8S & question officials did not answer commercial air service between Java | and the Phihppmes, starting in Feb- ruary, were'disclosed here today. The | line would close the final gap in air | service around the world. Heinrich Nieuwenhaus announced the service would be inaugurated by the Royal Dutch Airlines, which ne represents. The first flight, he said, would be made in co-operation with the Tloilo-Negros Line, a Philippine concern, which tomorrow will inaugu- rate a weekly service between Manila and Davao, in the Southern Philip- pines and on the proposed line of flight to Java. s HUNGARY SEES AID Claims She Can Appeal to World Court if Sanctions Hit Her. BUDAPEST, October 31 (#).— Hungary would have the right to ap- peal to the World Court at The Hague if sanctions were imposed on it by the League of Nations for its refusal to participate in the boycott against Italy, the semi-official newspaper Pesti Hirlap said today. The treaty of Trianon protects Hungary in this respect, the paper insisted. Embargo Move Watched For. Informed circles, however, spec- ulated as to whether the admin- istration would broaden its present arms embargo to include a ban on other commodities useful in the man- ufacture of war materials or in the conduct of war. Officials have said they are studying the problem of whether the embargo should include such “key” war ma- terials as copper, oil, cotton and scrap iron. There has been no indication, however, that such a step would be taken. The idea of a broadened embargo involves the question of what the cotton-raising South, the iron and steel regions, the oil districts, etc.. would say about such a move and what effect their reaction would have on Congress and the administration. Some commentators have said | America’s new neutrality policy will get its first big test when “temptation” offers itself in the form of greatly increased demand and higher prices induced by war. | For example, Senator Thomas of | Utah, Democratic member of the Sen- ate Foreign Relations Committee, said recently: “Whether we are strong enough to (See NEUTRALITY, Page 4.) Follow the War With Color Maps Italian Army Wins Bloody Conflict at Gates of Gorrahei | (Copyright. 1935, by the Associated Press.) ADIGRAT, Ethiopia, October 31.— Italy's southern army yesterday beat off Ethiopian defenders in a bloody ! battle, unconfirmed press dispatches said today, and penetrated to the vicinity of its next objective—Gorrahei. The reports, issued from Mogadiscio, Italian Somaliland, said the battle raged for several hours between Gor- | rahet and Scillave, a fortified Italian center. The dispatches did not esti- | mate the number of dead or wounded. Thousands of Italian troops and na=- tive Dubats were reported to have ene gaged in the combat, and to have swept aside successfully the Ethiopian warrior hordes. Reports Not Confirmed. The reports were communicated to this northern front, but could not be officially confirmed here immediately. Native troops on the northern front, | meanwhile, deployed tactically as far as Hauzien—half way to the objective of Makale—and took possession of the | famous natural fortress of Maba Sion. The Ethiopian garrison retreated. In a sharp action on the northwest | border the Italians crossed the Setit | River. dispersed and drove back a | concentration of Ethiopians at Nla- ghin. | The Fascist forces then recrossed the river and resumed the defensive | on their side of the frontier between | Ethiopia and Italy’s colony of Eritrea. Another Ethiopian chieftain, Degiac | Menegus Chenfie, ruler of a northern region, arrived at Aduwa to make his | submission to Gen. Pietro Maravigna, commander of the right column of Italy’s northern army. 30 Miles From Makale. ‘The taking of Amba Sion by native Askaris carried their advance within 30 miles of Makale. That fortress had been the object of scores of battles between Ethiopian | chieftains because it stands on a high plateau, has much water and good pasturage and receives tribute from & few villages at its base. Recently it has been in the posses- sion of Emperor Haile Selassie him- self. Artillery Coming Up. ROME, October 31 (#).—Gen. Ru- dolfo Graziani, Italian commander of the southern front, was reported today to be bringing up his artillery for an assault on Gorrahel after his native | troops drove Ethiopians from the re- gions between there and Scillave. Italian press dispatches also re- ported that a force of native Dubats had met and broken up Ethiopian re- sistance between the two points in The Star will publish next Sunday two maps cover- ing the theaters of action in the Italo-Ethiopian conflict and the Mediterranean crisis. The maps, in four colors, showing the possessions of the major powers, are suitable for home or school use. The map of Ethiopia contains all the towns likely to be involved in the ltalian drive, while that of the Mediterranean area extends from Gibraltar on the west to the Suez Canal on the east. Turn to the Color Section of The Sunday Star bloody fighting, but the numbe:r of casualties on either side was not given. The region now cleared between | Scillave and Gorrahei was described as | & well-watcred area which would re- lieve the Italians of one of their chief problems—water. Press reports from Mogadiscio, Italian Somaliland, said that the main oodies of Italian soldiers were proceed- ing up the valley leading to Gorrahei | behind the native troops. Correspondents with the northern army reported that the lines there ap- | peared ready to move forward again | within the next two or three days.