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[TALIANS CENTER FURY ON BRITAIN Reprisals to Be Applied to All Sanctionists Equal- ly, However. By the Associated Press. ROME, November 2.—Great Britain was marked down as a sort of “public enemy No. 1” today following the fixing of November 18 as the date to apply boycotts against Italy. Other nations which supported the sanctions program at Geneva will re- ceive the same reprisals from Italy as are planned against Britain, it was authoritatively stated, but feeling against Great Britain was stronger than that against France, with whom Italy wishes to preserve a basis of | g understanding. { Premier Mussolini ordered an ap-| propriation of 1,000,000 lire (approx- imately $80,000) tc build bomb-proof shelters in Messina, Sicily, strategi- | cally situated Italian port in the| Bouthern Mediterranean. 1 Similar Decrees Imminent. Officials indicated that similar de- | crees for the protection of other coastal cities against the menace of air raids by possible enemy European nations are imminent. Messina has| been a big troop embarkation point | and also is an important rail and shipping center. Ttaly added some exports to the steadily growing list of imports which | ghe will prohibit as a means of con-' centrating her war-time economy. | Exporters were forbidden to lessen the nation's resources in hemp, min- | erals, iron, pyrites and other metals. | The Official Gazette, which carried | these decrees, was published for the first time in fine type, enabling the government to reduce its bulk by about half. The long arm of Fascism reached | out into every community and steered | £ &n organized movement to answer boy- | cott with boycott. | British Goods Unwanted. British goods were said to be un- | wanted by many merchants. The movement to “buy Italian” grew. In | Genoa last night posters heading “this | store sells foreign goods” were pasted on many windows. Meanwhile, Gen. Emilio de Bono, commanding the Italian troops in Northern Ethiopia, and Gen. Rudolfo Graziani, leader of the Southern army, ‘were moving for further conquest on the thirty-first day of the campaign. An official communique said the troops were making progress in the region of Haramat and Gheralta in the north, where civil organization of the occupied territory was proceeding swiftly. . Seeks to Ease Discomfort. Premier Mussolini intends to make the discomfort of sanctions as light &s possible and to apply restrictions on Italians gradually, sugaring them with self-interest and patriotism. Meatless Tuesdays were generally expected to be ordered as a compan- fon piece to the decree prohibiting opening of butcher shops on that day of the week. Hotels and restaurants expect to serve many Italian specialties made of other foodstuffs, thus hoping not to disturb their customers. Coal is more of a problem. Fuel for hotels will be rationed when the ‘weather becomes cold about Novem- ber 15. Railroads will reduce service effec- tively November 6, taking many trains off the lines to save fuel. Ethiopia (Continued From First Page.) go into the fray, as final details of the push forward were completed. Three columns will advance, while there will be secondary movements on the flanks to protect the center. Leading the drive will be the | 28th of October Division of Fascist | Black Shirts, the Sabauda Division of regular army troops and the native warriors of Ras Gugsa. Ethiopian chieftain who came over to the Ital- ian side early in the invasion. These three forces were massed in a forward position, ready to move when the orders are given. Reinforcing Units. Reinforcing them will be the 23rd of January Division of Black Shirts, the Gavinana and Sila Divisions of regulars and a native corps led by Gen. Pirzio Biroli. Patrols of skirmishers will precede the main army through the mountain and forest country into which they will advance, guarding against a sur- prise attack by Ethiopian fighters. As the cargoes of war materials were lugged forward, ammunition dumps increased along the 40-mile front between Adigrat and Aksum, which was established at the comple- tion of the Italians’ first major drive into Haile Selassie’s empire. The dumps were marked by red flags. Ethiopian March Reported. Several thousand Ethiopians were reported marching on Makale, travel- ing at night. They were said to be ‘well armed, equipped with machine guns and mountain artillery, The Italians said the Italian ad- vance was required because of reported Ethiopian raids in the Tigre section, causing the population to “beseech” the Italians to occupy the territory. Possession of the territory lying in a triangle between Makale, Adigrat and Aduwa would enable the Italians to avithdraw portions of their large forces < 2rom the Tigre regions and send them elsewhere, officers said. Reports which were continually ‘brought back by scouting patrols indi- cated there was no opposition fm- ediately ahead. ITALIAN OFFER REPORTED. Follows Determination of November 18 for Applying Sanctions. (Copyright. 1935. by the Associated Press.) GENEVA, November 2.—Definite coneessions by Italy for peace were reported tonight after a League of Nations Committee of 52 nations fixed November 18 as the date to begin a world-wide economic siege of the Fas- cist nation. An Italian spokesman told the As- socjated Press that the concessions for a possible peace in Africa were included in a statement given to Premier Pierre Laval of France. Italy’s views of how the war could be settled, it was said, were outlined in the statement. The informant said although Italy still insists upon her right for security and expansion, that the statement contains definite con- cesgions from Italy’s original position. H Speeches Conciliatory. A discordant note from Ethiopia clashed with a conciliatory keynote in cluding British, French, . Spanish and Argentine, had just fin- ~ This ox-drawn wagon and its crew are traveling the pioneer trail in reverse, from the “frontier” of Virginia to the bright lights of New York, where they'll all appear in the National Horse Show next Sunday. No. 1—Mrs, Charles Sabin in & costume of '49 (Hessler- No. 2—Mrs. John Hay Whitney giving her own oxen the “gee haw” (Under- Henderson). COVERED WAGON GOING TO GOTHAM Party From Virginia Hunting Section to Take Trek to Horse Show. The old covered wagon of '49 will g0 into reverse next week, making the | trek from West to East, from the “frontier” of Virginia back to the urban civilization of New York. Drawn by a team of white oxen, guarded by cowboy outriders and manned by a crew of converted Vir- ginia foxhunters, old canvas-top will roll into the brightly, lighted arena | of Madison Square Garden to give patrons of the National Horse Show an idea of transcontinental travel in the days before buggles were stream- lined and carried motors. The oxen are being supplied by Mrs. John Hay Whitney of Upper- ville and the covered wagon is the property of Mrs. Nina Carter Tabb, who lives at Middleburg. With. them they will take a score of prominent Virginians to enliven the pageant in the costumes of the period. The en- tourage also will include a few as- sorted dogs, a cow, & banjo and a whisky tenor to sing “Oh, Suzanna” along the trail. Members of the troupe will be Mrs. Henry Frost, Mrs. John Butler, Mrs. Stacy Lord, Mrs. Charles Sabin, Mrs, Courtlandt Barnes, Misses Janet Har- THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, NOVEMBER 3, 1935—PART ONE. WORKS PROGRAM SPENDING SCORED Job-Giving Plan Called Fail- ure in Spite of “Shock- ing” Outlay. By the Assoclated Press. Representative Chester C. Bolton of Ohlo, chairman of the National Re- publican Congressicaal Committee, charged last night that the admin- istration’s re-employment program is a failure “despite an outpouring of the people’s money in shocking quan- titles.” In a statement Bolton said® “November 1 was the deadline set by the New Deal when 3,500,000 peo- ple on relief rolls were to have been transferred to gainful employment. “Despite an outpouring of the peo- ple’s money in shocking quantities, less than half that number have been given work under the New Deal'’s lav- ish and extravagantly foolisn expendi- tures. “The President complains that while industrial production has reached about 90 per cent of that of five years ago, only 82 per cent as many people are employed in production. In true Rooseveltian fashion, he seeks to ig- nore that his own re-employment schemes—with eight billions of dollars back of them—have failed utterly. ‘The people, however, are not ignoring rison and Hilda Shaw, Gen. William Mitchell, William Hulburt, John But- ler, Willlam H. Lipscomb, Taylor Hardin, Clay Bayly, Benjamin Cain, Dulaney Randolph, Prosser Tabb, J. B. Skinner, Will Lowe and William Mitchell, jr The show will be staged only once, on the gala night of the exhibition, Sunday, November 10. ished stressing the League's desire to continue a search for a pathway to peace when an impatient appeal ar- rived from the Ethiopian delegation for funds. \ “Ethiopia respectfully begs the members of the League,” said the note, “to grant financial assistance to defend Ethiopia’s peaceful existence against a state whose recourse to war and whose attitude is a manifest and undoubted menace to world peace.” Ignoring various peace proposals which have been brought forward in recent weeks, Ethiopia’s appeal breathed an impatient desire to drive Italian troops from her soil. Relied on Guarantee, The note pointed out that, “relying upon the guarantee of collective se- curity embodied in the Covenant (of the League), the Ethiopian govern- ment has created neither arsenals nor arms and ammunition factories.” The appeal cited a draft convention approved by the League Assembly in 1930 providing for financial assistance for weak states which are the victims of aggression. Ethiopia’s appeal for defense funds probably will come up before the Com- mittee of 18 next week. The com- mittee may refer the Ethiopian re- quest to the League’s Financial Com- mittee, which worked out some time ago complete mechanism for carrying out provisions for financial assistance under the convention of 1930. FASCISTS RETREATING. Guerilla Tactics Credited by Addis Ababa. (Copyright. 1035, by the Associated Press.) ADDIS ABABA, November 2.—Daily attacks at dawn upon an Italian transport column, the Ethiopian gov- ernment claimed today, are forcing & Fascist retreat in the northeast. In one of its first official announce- ments of success in the month-old war, the government said guerilla tactics of the Assaimera tribe were resulting in numerous Fascist casualties. The scene of the “retreat™ was said to be northwest of Mount Mussa Ali, named for Moses, and near the border of Eritrea. Italians are establishing an aviation base there. ¥ this failure.” Quotes Roosevelt. ‘The Ohioan recalled Mr. Roosevelt's remarks given upon landing at Charleston, 8. C., “after blithefully fishing while his plans were going awry” that “we are coming back more soundly than ever before because we planned it that way and don't let anybody tell you differently.” Bolton also referred to the admin- istration’s statement that during Sep- temeber 350,000 persons were returned to private employment and that re- porting industries had increased pay- rolls by $12,000,000 in September over August. Bolton added: “But five days later, the President takes industry to task. Can it be that while Mr. Roosevelt vacationed and took with him Secretary Ickes and Harry Hopkins, the two men charged with putting people on relief rolls back to work, that he got oui of touch with the situation? Absence Is Scored. “None of the three was here when the great but late drive of the New Deal to create these jobs was under way. Is it possible that their ab- sence frustrated fulfillment of the task? Or did the work go on better in their absence despite its failure? “It is far past the time when the President should take note of the shortcomings ‘of his own plans. Busi- ! ness is doing a pretty good job of its task even in the face of administra- tion-placed obstacles.” CAMELS FOR ITALIANS BARRED. BY SANCTIONS British in Anglo-Egyptian Sudan May Lose Sale of 10,000 to De Bono’s Army. By the Associated n:- ROME, November 2. —Sanctions ‘may cost British subjects in the Anglo- Egyptian Sudan the sale of 10,000 camels. Gen. Emilio De Bono's northern Italian army has native detachments mounted on camels, and more of the animals are needed. At Khartoum a group of intermedi- aries is willing to sell anything and is working against time to get the caméls to Eritrea before the sanctions take effect November 18, but they doubt they will succeed. When the sanctions go into force, | good as gold.” the British cannot let the camels g0 1o the Italians P wood photo). ' Freed ‘ ) | ducts a number of business concerns. | strictions imposed on paroled pris- oners. Mr. Jelleff said last night the Buf- falo man who will act as Rheem's parole adviser is wealthy and con- In one of these, he explained, Rheem + will be put to work. Because he will EDMUND D. RHEEM. Rheem (Continued From First Page.) and earned a reputation of being “as Although always defending his prac- tices, and laying the collapse of the business to the depression, Rheem went before Justice Peyton Gordon in District Supreme Court on July 10, 1931, and pleaded guilty to a count of carrying away and conceal- ing notes of $162,000 belonging to the company. Justice Gordon, an old friend, plainly feeling the stress of the situation, assessed the maxi- mum penalty of seven years. Rheem, head in air, turned quietly from the bench, was taken into custody by John J. Clarkson, then a deputy United States marshal, and started on the short trip to Lorton, where he be- came No. 2831. In prison, Rheem took care of the books, and also coached foot ball and base ball teams. A short while after his incarceration, his wife, Mrs. Alice Wardman Rheem, obtained a divorce. Scott Refuses to Vote. After previous efforts to obtain his freedom had failed, Rheem was final- ly successful in June. Wilbur LaRoe, jr., chairman of the Parole Board, and Frank R. Jellefl, associate member, approved his application. Dr. Emmett J. Scott, the other member, declined to vote. It was explained that he did not feel it ethical, inasmuch as How- ard University, of which he is treas- urer, had lost heavily when the Rheem bubble burst. In addition to the exile provision of the .parole, Rheem is ilso under the unusual prohibitions against use of in- toxicants, associations with persons of doubtful character, and similar re- E U EISEMAN'S § TROUSERS TROUSERS TROUSERS Thousands of Pairs —Many from Suits s3:.2--.5. and up Match your odd coat—Save the price of & new Suit—Come to Eiseman's, for TROUSERS— Every material, every pattern, b be located in New York, the State parole officers there were required to approve the parole plan, and Rheem’s monthly report will be made to a State representative in Buffalo. Will Watch Him Nine Months. The Parole Board is only required to keep tab on Rheem for the nine months remaining of his so-called “short sentence”—the time he would serve with the allowance for good be- havior. However, Jelleff said, the board would feel itself responsible for the whole course of the term to which he was sentenced. Ordinarily, a prisoner freed on pa- role, comes on into the District Build- ing for the final instructions, but Rheem had asked that he be met on the outside, obviously to lessen the chances of encountering any one. He came into Washington shortly after 8 | o’clock. He appeared “somewhat wearied,” Parole Officer Hales said. “You know, they don't sleep much the last few nights before they leave down there,” he explained. Direct Aid (Continued From First Page.) white-collar workers on relief who are not included in the W. P. A. plan. The purpose of dropping these spe- cial and “made” work programs is to save money, which may be given as direct relief. After November 15, un- der Allen’s plan, only direct relief will be given by the District. New Applications Required. It was emphasized that on that date all now depending on direct re- lief disbursements would be wiped off the list and new applications for re- lief would have to be made. Case workers- would be directed to investi- gate each case. > District officials say they have sent to Federal headquarters sufficient W. P. A, projects to give steady work to all the 12,500 employes said to be on the District relief list. They said 7,564 persons are now engaged on projects approved by the Federal A. Federal officials said the | for London,” which has made many No. 3—Mrs. Nina Carter Tabb, who owns the wagon. with a blue ribbon she won with it at the recent Warrenton show. No. 4—The feather bed, Bible and lard lamp, important equipment on any covered wagen (Machay photo). figure was 8288. The remaining 5.000-odd cannot be included in the | W. P. A. program until Federal ap- proval is given other projects, Allen said. A “crisis” in the situation was de- veloped in the past few days after Allen received new instructions from Harry L. Hopkins, head of the F. E. R.A. and W. P. A. Friday night Hop- kins wired Allen that no persons could be accepted for employment in the works program who were not on relief rolls prior to November 1. On Wednesday Hopkins made a “final” grant of $250,000 for relief here. This was for November. Allen had esti- moted the need at $570,000. On Thursday Allen was notified of a “final” grant of $40,000 for transient relief. Virtually all the District trensient load previously had been provided for in the $5,000,000 low-cost ho:smz project at Berwyn Heights, M $2,000,000 Appropriation. For the entire presént fiscal year the District has an appropriation for relief out of its own revenues of $2,- 000,000, which is being spent at the rate of $166,666 per month. About $1,500,000 of this sum remains. Allen said he found he therefore had about $416,000 in all for relief this month against his estimate of a need for $736,000. If the other District Commissioners agreed, the District could continue relief on the present scale for a tem- porary period by drawing on the re- mainder of the District’s own relief funds. This, however, would be ex- hausted by late January, Allen was told. Should Congress delay approval of a deficiency appropriation, or re- fuse to make one, his assistants said, the District would be left helpless. Allen said there then appeared to be one alternative, that to end relief as it now prevails and to resume in new form on a drastically reduced scale. School Patrons Plan Supper. LAYTONSVILLE, Md., November 2 (Special) —The patrons of Laytons- ville Elementary School are sponsor- ing a supper to be held in the school on Thursday evening from 5 to 9 o'clock. The arrangements are being made by Mrs. Mowatt Windham, Mrs. James W. Bradley, Mrs. Roy Barber, Mrs. John Leizear, Miss Grace Rob- erts and Miss Elizabeth Griffith. HAVE YOU A MONEY PROBLEM? itwo 35,000-ton battleships, placed in DUGE MAY DEMAND STRAITNEUTRALITY Gibraltar Action Expected to Be Made at London Naval Conference. By the Associated Press. PARIS, November 2.—Italy will de- mand neutralization of the Straits of Gibraltar, Britain’s strategic strong- hold at the mouth of the Mediter- ranean, naval circles here said today. The demand is expected at the| London naval conference one month | from today, which the United States will atten Diplomatic circles here said it was a “foregone conclusion” that Britain will be forced to refuse such a de- mand. They acknowledged, however, it would Be “extremely embarrassing pacific declarations recently. Seeks to Bare Intentions. Premier Mussolini’s purpose in the “bombshell,” it was said, is to force Britain to declare in the Mediterranean, where most of her fleet is now massed. 11 Duce is expected to offer to scrap construction last year, as an evidence “her intentions” | WALSH CONTRACT MEASURE PUSHED Fechner Indicates Drive to Get Rid of “Fly-by-Night” Bidders. An administration drive to enact the Walsh Government contract bill at the next session of Congress was indicated yesterday by Robert Fech- ner, director of the Civillan Conser- vation Corps, who sees in the meas- ure a way of getting rid of “fly-by night” bidders and permitting haire splitting by the War Department and the Office of the Controller General. The measure, designed to maintain the gains of N. R. A, at least on Government contracts, Fechner be- lieves, will do much to correct the present “illogical situation” in which the Government in its method of awarding contracts is helping to de- feat its own recovery efforts. Contracts Often Jobbed. After two years as directing head of the C. C. C., which purchases mil- lions of dollars’ worth of goods an- | nually through the War Department, Fechner is convinced legal require- ments often force the award of con- tracts to business men notorious in | driving down wages and prices. In of good faith. Britaln, it was believed in naval circles here, has already sounded out France on the latter's attitude if Italy makes the Gibraltar demand at the conference. What the French stand will be was not learned. Unofficially, however, it was said Britain may have agreed to take a larger percentage of exports from French Morocco to strengthen France's position there in return for support against Italy’s prospective demand. French naval experts said “from the theoretical viewpoint” the ques- tion of whether Gibraltar is fortified or not is of little interest to France. May Need Britain's Help. Neutralization, they said, would guarantee free passage to France for all time but with the traditionally close accord with Britain, “it would be better to have a strong British hold on Gibreltar” in case France got faced with the prospect of German submarines entering the Mediter- ranean to ravage her commerce and stop transport of troops from North African possessions. A possible demand by Spain to enter the conference if the question of Gibraltar is discussed was seen in naval circles. ‘They held that British possession of Gibraltar had long been “a source of | annoyance” to the Spanish, who could be prevented from moving their own ships from their own east coast to the west coast without the permission of Britain. Ttaly, it was believed, will ask that the Straits of Gibraltar be placed under the same status as the Suez Canal. DENIES DEMAND HINTED British Sources Say Proposal Would Meet Rejection. LONDON, November 2—(#)—Au- thoritative sources said tonight that Italy, despite her annoyance at Great Britain, has not given the slightest hint that she will propose neutralization of Gibraltar at the December naval conference here. Any proposal to that effect would forthwith be rejected, it was said, as being outside the subject under con- sideration—limitation of ships and armament. “If Italy wants to bring up this matter there is nothing to stop her, tion,” a high source said. “It has not been mentioned in any prelim- inary talks. The fact is we have not heard of the matter at all.” Wins Lottery. ‘The. first prize in Australia’s recent government lottery went to a ship's doctor at sea. ‘“will and written... His “By all novel since Quixote . . was not * be called Street, Babbitt, A: in & war with Germany and was | but it would not receive considera- | addition, the contracts, after being let, { may be “jobbed” around to factories | willing to meet the terms. | “There is a class of business men,” | Director Fechner said, “who g0 around bidding on almost any kind of Government order. They will take a chance on anything, regardless of | the fact that they have no factories | or offices, and they name prices so low they get the contracts. | “Then they hunt around till they find a factory which will fill the | order at a price yielding a profit to the contractor. The profit, of course comes out of chiseled wages and ex- ploitation of unorganized workers. | Uncle Sam pays this profit to peopl: who do not even produce the goods. | “Government Gypped.” | “Many of these bidders have been gypping the Government for years. They have nothing to lose, because if they fall down on a contract they have no property which Uncle Sam can seize to repay his losses. The only thing he can do is take the con- | tract away, and then the ‘fly-by-night’ concern is free to make new bids for Government business. \ “I hate to see these people getting away with their destructive methods, |but the War Department tells us there is no legal way to stop them, because the law says any Government contract must go to the ‘lowest re- | sponsible bidder.’ | “As interpreted by Controller Gen- eral J. R. McCarl, the ‘lowest re- sponsible bidder’ is any one who can get a professional bonding company to sign a bond.” (Copyright. 1935 FIVE HOURS IN CHURCH WILL MARK CORONATION | Ethiopian Emperor to Celebrate Fifth Anniversary of His Accession to Throne. By the Associated Press. ADDIS ABABA, November 2.—Em- | peror Haile Selassie will start the fifth | anniversary of his coronation tomor- row by spending five hours in church. 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