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UINN TESTIFIES FOR COL. OEHMANN Supports Advice Given in 1932 That Building Be Vacated. Testimony in behalf of the defend- ant was offered this morning by Henry 1. Quinn, lawyer and member of the District School Board, in connection with the last of the charges of mal- administration brought against Build- ing Inspector John W. Oehmann. The charge in question was to the | effect that Col. Oehmann had urged the vacating of the Logan Hotel in June 1932 when condition of the prem- ises did not justify such action. In his testimony today, Quinn said he represented Mrs. Manolah Bren- nan, tenant at that time. He said he had received a copy of Col. Oehmann's notice about the dangerous condition of the building and that he made a | personal examination of the structure. At that time, Quinn continued, he saw cracks in the basement wall and other indications which made him believe | the building not safe. Advised Vacating Building. “I advised Mrs. Brennan for her own sake and the safety of her guest.” | the attorney said, “that she had bet- ter get out.” Quinn then testified concerning the financial relations between Mrs. Bren- nan and the owner of the building, explaining that the owner held a note | for $3.300 from Mrs. Brennan which was due on February 15, 1933. At| that time, however, he continued, Mrs. Brennan was paying interest on the “nte and was not in arrears on cur- Tant rent. | Asred if it was not to Mrs. Bren- nsA ¢ Advantage to vacate the prop- erty. Quinn said he didn't see how it could be, since her best chance of profit was in the sale of the enter- prise as a going business. In outlining the charges agmnst Col. Ochmann. the prosecution last | week had indicated Mrs. Brennan had | profited from the or@er of the building | inspector to vacate the hotel premises. [ since such action would invalidate | terms of the rental agreement, in which she was in arrears. i Return to Fourth Charge. Today's proceedings before Com- missioner George E. Allen and H& Winship Wheatley opened with a re-| turn to the fourth of the nine charges, | this one dealing with failure of the building inspector’s office to serve promptly and to secure compliance of | an order for fire escapes at 908 E street H. W. Bangs, agent for the owner of the property. testified he had received 1o notice regarding fire escapes until | early this year and then only mdn-} rectly through the tenant. The charge ‘ specified that such an order had been | directed in September, 1932, and had | been served in April, 1933. | Bangs, first called by the prosecu- tion, then became a witness for the | defense as he testified to the courteous | service and helpful advice which he had often received from Col. Oeh- | mann on building matters. ; Oscar A. Estep, assistant building | inspector, later testified that he had | served the notice on April 5, 1933, THREE DI DIG ouT OF FAIRFAX JAIL! Traffic Officer Discovers Break as Last of Men Emerged From Wall. Special Dispatch to The Star. FAIRFAX, Va., November 4. —Police | of Northern Virginia were searching today for three prisoners who executed a jail break here last night by crawl- ing through a hole they had dug in the brick wall of the county jail with a piece of iron bedstead. The escaped prisoners are Walter | Glenn, 25, colored, of Herndon, await- ing trial on a shooting charge; Nor- man Henderson, 28, of Winchester, and Marvin Penn, 22, colored, of Fairfax, both of whom were awaiting transfer to the State penitentiary at Richmond to serve sentences for grand larceny. The escape was discovered by Traffic Officer Carl McIntosh, who drove up in his car just as the last of the three men emerged from the | narrow opening and fled. ——— SPECIAL NOTICES. 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Close to 5.000.000 persons are reg- istered for the Empire State elections. In a statement published today, Republican State Chairman Melvin C. | Eaton predicted his party would win control of the Assembly by at least 10 seats and “the most severe set-back for Roose- velt re-election hopes received thus far.” Democrats have stressed local issues, | though Postmaster General Farley pre- dicted that the vote would “reflect the satisfaction of the people that com- p]ew prosperity is nearly here.” Gov. | Herbert H. Lehman attacked Republi- | can leaders in the State for what he termed “reactionary opposition” liberal legislation. May Lose Assembly Control. A total of 150 seats is at stake in the Assembly balloting now control the Assembly by a mar- gin of four votes. The Philadelphia mayoral joust is between John B. Kelly, who is trying | to be the city's first Democratic mayor in over 40 years, and S. Davis Wilson, city controller, a Republican. Of the more than 800,000 registered | over 500,000 are enrolled as Repub- licans, with Democrats slightly under 300,000. Cleveland also will elect a mayor. The fight is between Ray Miller, Dem- ocrat, and former mayor, and Harold L. Burton, Independent Republican, who nosed out the incumbent, Harry | L. Davis, Republican, and former Gov- | ernor, in a three-way non-partisan primary. New Jersey, Virginia and Missis- sippi will choose new Legislatures and the latter also will select a Governor and State officers. NEW YORK BATTLE BITTER. Farley Stresses “General Confidence” in Plea for Support. NEW YORK, November 4 (#).—As a battle for control of the State As- sembly neared its finish both parties viewed the signs as hopeful. The Republicans have made the New Deal the main issue in their campaign to recapture control of the Assembly in the hope that a victory would be construed throughout the country as a forerunner of what 1936 may bring. The Democrats, on the other hand, have stressed local issues. “It will be time enough to fight out national issues after next July,” said Postmaster General James A. Farley, who is chairman of the Democratic State Committee. “I doubt if very many will vote in a way that would cause a setback to the present general confidence,” he asserted, “For many months, and as a matter of fact for over a year, in my travels around the country, and I have been in many States, I have definitely stated that business was improving— there was evidence on every hand. And, now the newspapers which in their editorial pages are making se- 33| vere, untair and insidious attacs on this administration, on their financial pages tell the true story. “The New York Times business in- dex published this morning, Sunday, November 3, shows that business has reached a high of 91.2 per cent of normal, as compared with 62 per cent . | at the time when the Republican re- gime of ruination, selfishness and dis- aster gave way to the Roosevelt ad- ministration of economic progress, “The Increase since the first of the year has been steadily upward. Peo- ple in every walk of life, be they bus- iness men, professional men, bankers, working men or farmers, will vote in E | thelr own and their country’s in- terest. “I look for the vote to reflect the | satisfaction of the people that com- plete prosperity is nearly here.” In addition to electing assembly- men, two members of the House of Representatives, two State Senators and numerous local officers, the voters will pass on three proposed amend- ments to the State constitution and a $55,000,000 relief bond issue. LAWYERS' BRIEFS RUSH PRINTING BYRON 8. ADAMS Griffin's plurality in 193¢ | said the election will be | to| The Democrats | —A. P. Photo. Oystermen Given 30 Days Grace in Getting Licenses | | |Gov. Nice Takes | Responsibility” for Legal Consequences. By the Associated Press. BALTIMORE, November 4. —Gov. | Harry W. Nice today granted hard- pressed Maryland oyster dredgers a 30-day “period of grace” in which to! obtain their State licenses. The Governor said he took “full and- personal responsibility for read- ing a degree of elasticity into the con- | | servation laws.” He took action on | behalf of a number of dredge boat ! operators who said that they must have a chance to take oysters in order to get the money for their licenses— | required by law at the opening of the dredging season last Friday. Shortly before the Governor's an- nouncement of the period of grace, a report came from Princess Anne that | 23 Somerset County boats had been | driven ashore because they did not‘ have licenses. A number of other oystermen were said to be making use of a $1,000 loan fund provided by Howard Jackson, mayor of Baltimore, to aid the watermen in purchasing | their State permits. The $1,000 fund was placed in the hands of E. L. Quinn of Crisfield, where many of | the dredgers live, to be lent to “worthy” oystermen. CIGAR STORE OWNER HELD IN KIDNAPING! Man Arrested as Fugitive on De- troit Charges—Plans to Fight Extradition. A man giving his name as Jerry Riley. operator of a cigar store in the 600 block of Fifth street, was ar- rested in his store by Washington | detectives today for return to Detroit, where he is wanted on kidnaping | charges. Although admitting his iden- tity as the fugitive described in the original warrant, Riley denled the charges, decided to fight extradition and engaged a lawyer. “I'm the man.” Riley was said to have told Detective Sergts. Joseph W. Shimon and Richard J. Cox when they arrested him. “But they got me wrong.” Riley first gave his name as An- drew Joseph Mack, 38. Detroit au- thorities list his aliases as Dennis Regan and John Kelly. A warrant issued by Judge Frank | Murphy in Detroit charged Riley and | five others with abducting Charles Mattler and confining him for six days. Riley was reported to have told the arresting officers he came here shortly after the time mentioned in the war- rant and had lived here ever since. He said he went into the cigar busi- ness at the Fifth street address only a few months ago. Inspector Frank S. W. Burke noti- fied Detroit authorities of Riley's arrest. Auto Horns Banned. Use of horns or bells on automobiles | ) has been banned in Singapore, Straits Settlements. FREE _!.‘ESTURE —BY— Paul Stark Seeley, C. S.B. of Portland, Oregon Member of the Board of Lecture- ship of The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston Massachusetts. In First Church of Christ, Scientist, Columbia Rd. and Euclid St. N.W. Tuesday, November 5, at 8 P.M. Under the Auspices of First Church of Christ, Scientist No Collection | possessor of a little badge which can | Roosevelt (Continued From First Page.) of the New York Assembly, he has not yet made a public prediction. | | No scheduled time for Farley's coming “Full | to Hyde Park today had been set.! | There was some intimation that the President might conduct his election eve conference with Farley over the long-distance telephone instead of | having Farley come to Hyde Park. No other callers were to be received by the President today. Mr. Roose- velt was represented as wanting to give his uninterrupted attention to business. and to devote the afternoon to another enjoyable ride about the country. The same announcement was made Saturday, however, and afterward it was learned that Will H. Hays, motion picture *‘czar,” was a luncheon guest Saturday, and Ray Moley, one-time principal member of the President’s brain trust, was an evening caller. Honored by Firemen. President Roosevelt is the proud | be worn in the buttonhole of his coat lapel. It signifies he has 25 years’ | service in the Hyde Park Volunteer Fire Department. ‘The badge was presented to the President at his home yesterday aft- | ernoon in the presence of a large | gatheri..z of the Hyde Park firemen. George Williams, financial secretary of the Fire Department, in a brief | speech lauding thc President's 25 years’ loyal membership, said that while he could not vouch for the President’s actual fire-fighting serv- ic2, he could vouch for the President’s promptness in paying his annual dues. | When it came time for the Presi- | dent to respond he smilingly recalled that he had not done much actual | fire fighting in those 25 years. He | remembered going to one fire at least. It was & chimney blaze, but he had arrived after the flames had been ex- tinguished. He said he just happened to be passing the fire at the time. During the presentation ceremonies the spokesman for the firemen spoke | proudly of the fact that the Presi- dent’s late father and the President’s | half-brother, who died a number of | years ago, were members of the Hyde | Park volunteer firemen. Visits Morgenthau. The ceremonies took place in the | large driveway in front of the Roose- | velt home. The President had just | motored back from an afternoon' | drive through the country, which in- cluded a visit at the Fishkill home of Henry Morgenthau, jr., Secretary of the Treasury, which is about 20 miles south of Hyde Park. The President, with Mrs. Roosevelt and his mother, Mrs. James Roose- | velt, attended services in the morn- ing at St. James’ Episcopal Church, where the President is senior warden. After his meeting with Hyde Park fire- men in the afternoon the President met with the rector, Rev. Frank Wil- son, who also is a member of the Vol- unteer Fire Department, and the St. James’ vestrymen. This meeting of the churchmen was for purely routine business purposes, it was explained afterward. plans to motor to the voting place, in the town hall, with Mrs. Roosevelt and his mother. QJIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlI|I|IlllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII_L‘ Special Prices For Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday UL Z=Finest quality Cod Liver =o0il. Very pecial, 2 ,'I:, $1.00, __flllfl ize Milk of Magnesia. SFine auslity; very specialr 3 1€ =;, =3 laree l-:u MUK of Mo ==25 Sentry Double Edze Bl: S=and 1small bottle Afters] ==ins Lotion. All very special_ ‘We Deliver $1 or More in D. C. Gibson’s Drug Store; 917 G St N. , NOV. HOARE AND ALOIS REACH DEADLOCK Geneva Conversations Fail to Provide Basis for Ethi- opian Peace. By the Associated Press. LONDON, November 4.—Informed sources said today that the recent con- versations at Geneva between Sir Samuel Hoare, British foreign secre- tary, and Baron Pompeo Aloisi, Italian representative, had resulted in a com- plete deadlock in efforts to reach a basis for peace between Italy and Ethiopia. These sources stated that Baron Aloisi had proposed no new peace sug- gestions and that no new basis or pro- posals now exist which can serve for further peace talks. It was stated officially that two Italian nava] experts, Rear Admiral | Ranieri Biscia and Comdr. Margottini, would come to London tomorrow for preliminary talks on the forthcoming | international naval conference. Invitation Still Unaccepted. Italy had not yet officially accepted the invitation to attend the conference. | Just what the significance may be of | the fact that naval experts are arriv- | ing before this acceptance was not dis- | closed. British officials said that Italy had‘ made no suggestion for the demilitari- | zation of Gibraltar and the British viewpoint is that such demilitarization is a matter lying outside the province of the naval conference. Officials categorically denied state- ments published in London that a new foreign policy is being worked out by reform of the League of Nations was i under discussion by Great Britain and iother powers. It was officially stated ation. Informed sources said that despite the deadlock of peace efforts, en- deavors to find a basis for peace will be continued. Optimistic Note Hinted. the British government and that a! that no such plan was under consider- | EMBER 4, 1935. & DAVARK to be participating. Italiqns Drive on Makale SAKOTA An outline of the latest offensive of Italian troops in Ethiopia, advancing on Makale from four fronts. A total of 120.000 soldiers are said ~—Copyright, A. P. Wirephoto. a strengthening of the campaign. In | principle, it added petroleum, coal, | iron and steel to the list of key prod- | ucts, the exportation of which to Italy | will be prohibited by League of Na- | tions after November 18. | | The action of the subcommittee | | created a new problem in the rela- | | tionship of the League sanctions na- | tions with such non-members as the United States. Italo-British situation was noted in a | suggestion that a further easing of tension might develop. It was stated that Hoare and Aloisi had agreed that something could be done to remove this tension. | The British were regarded as firm in their stand that the Mediterranean fleet will not be reduced until the Italian troops in Libya return to their | normal force and the Italian press at- | tacks against Great Britain cease, War (Continued From First Page.) said, was made while the women and children were taking the cattle to a water hole. | front the Italians are consolidating their position in the shape of a triangle, from the Aksum-Aduwa- | | point at Makale. The Makale point is the spearhead in the drive southward on Harar. If and when these two armies meet | Italy will have gained her main ob-| jective—a strip of Ethiopian territory from north to south along the eastern boundary. This strip would link Italy's two colonies, Eritrea on the north and Somaliland on the south. Action on Two Fronts. ‘The Italian field headquarters in East Africa, at Asmara in Eritrea, an- nounced action on two other fronts An Ethiopian force in the far north- | west, operating along the Setit River, was repulsed by native Eritrean troops, the field headquarters announced. The Italian column in the Danakil Desert area in the east was also re- | ported advancing. The Italian forces in the far north- west are operating close to the border | of British-Egyptian Sudan. Sentiment against the British, fever- ish throughout Italy, broke into a new demonstration in Milan. Students rioted about stores where British goods were on display. The students, shouting praise of Austria—which, with Hungary, has refrained from joining in the sanctions campaign against Italy—cried out: “Viva Vienna, our friend and enemy | of sanctions.” Subcommittee Spurred. 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Italian patrols had entered Hauzien yesterday, scouting the way in advance of the main body of infantry. | Their drive forward was met with no | resistance by the Ethiopians. The native Eritean troops under Gen. Alessandro Pirzio-Biroli formed one column approaching Hauzien from the right (west) while black- | shirted Fascist Militia under Gen. | Ruggero Santini made up the column | which came in from the left (east). was delivered in reply to hot rifle fire | from the enemy. The planes continued their scouting. flying low, photographing and making observations. As the army advanced thousands of workmen moved into the rear, build- ing roads and transforming caravan trails into highways to accommodate | supply trucks. Four Columns Advance. Four columns of troops—Fascist Black Shirts, hardened native Askaris, Ethiopian deserters and wild Danakil > Old friends are best friends. warriors—swept up behind the ade vence guard in the first day of the renewed Italian campaign and occue pied strong new positions. The central column of African Ase karis, under Gen. Pirzio-Biroli, blaze ing new paths through difficult tere rain, covercd more than 25 miles on the 60-mile march to Makale ande drove through the town of Enda Abbamas before establishing itself for the night. The Black Shirt right wing, com- manded by Gen. Santini, settled over- night at Enda Nizero, a small hamlet 3 miles beyond Debra Sion, many Ethiopian troops accompanying the forward ranks of the Italian forces. Farther to the right the Blackshirt column under Gen. Pietro Maravigna took the “Emperor’'s street” out of Aksum, the historic trail which | Ethiopian rulers traditionally follow to the Holy City. 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