Evening Star Newspaper, November 5, 1935, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Light rain late this afternoon or early tonight, followed by generally fair and colder tonight and tomorrow. Tempera- tures—Highest, 76, at noon today; low- est. 64, at 12 midnight. Full report on page A-11, New York Stock Marke t Closed Today No. 33,425. ¢ office, ITALIAN ADVANGE HALTED BY RAIN ~ WITHIN 15 MILES 0F MAKALE GOAL Two-Day Wait Ordered for Roads at Agula Heights. Objective Is Expected to Fall Without Battle. AIRMEN FAIL TO REPORT TROOP CONCENTRATIONS Italy Goes on Diet Today With Il Duce's Food Regulations. Heat and Power Conservation Ordered—New Proposals for Peace Await British Elections. BULLETIN. ROME. October 5 (#).—The As- mara correspondent of the news- paper La Tribuna reported today that an attempt had been made on the life of Emperor Haile Selas- sie of Ethiopia (Haile Selassie was reported In dispatches from Addis Ababa to be in that capital. There was no di- rect comment on the Tribuna re= port.) By the Associated Rain, mud and the need for roads halted the Italian offensive against Makale, in Northern Ethiopia. toda From the East African field head-| quarters at Asmara_in Eritrea, came orders for a two-day halt in the drive | southward. Engineers rushed to work pushing the road construction. In their drive through mud and water the Italian columns had reached the height about Agula, commanding the approach to Makale. a caravan cen- ter strategically important in the Italian advance into tire Ethiopian in- terior. Agula is 15 miles north and silghtly east of Makale. | Offensive Temporarily Halted. | A government communique in Rome gaid, “The advance has been swift.”| Private advices to Rome from Asmara, | general field headquarters in Eritrea, said, however, the new offensive was| temporarily suspended today because | of the rain and mud, with its increas- | ing need for road building. From all indications Makale will fall | into the hands of the Italians without a battle. Scouting planes from the | invading base have found no heavy | concentrations of troops. Straggling forces have been spotted, south of Makale in the mountains. Over the home of the Aleca of Ma- | kale (the head Coptic Christian priest) aviators saw flying a white flag. They interpreted this to mean the priests of Makale welcomed the Italian ad- vance. Priests Submissive. (When the Italians entered the holy | Ethiopian city of Aksum, west of Aduwa, the priests awaited the troops | submissively. The invaders have! guaranteed religious freedom in the occupied territory.) As the engineers built roads, heavy | bombing planes were used to aid | camels and mules in carrying supplies to the front lines. Foodstuffs were | dropped to the advanced troops from the huge trimotored planes. While the main columns rested scouting patrols carried the advance almost to the gates of Makale. | ‘The invaders were keeping a sharp watch for Ras Seyoum, governor of Tigre Province and commander of Haile Selassie’s army in the nurlhpml area. Ras Seyoum is somewhere in the | mountains behind Makale with an | estimated 150,000 tribal warriors, Area Cleared by Fascists. In the advance on Makale the | Fascist invaders have consolidated | and “mopped up” an area approxi- mately this: The western column, operating to the west of the Aksum-Aduwa-Adigrat sector, has pushed 50 miles south from the Eritrean border to the Takkaze (See WAR, Page 5.) TUMULTY PAYING NOTE TO MINOR INSULL UNIT Attorney Says Debt Was ‘Honor- able Obligation and Has Been Honorably Met.” By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, November 5.—Federal court records here disclosed today that a Joseph P. Tumulty, Washing- ton attorney, was paying 52,0005 monthly on a $50,000 indcbiedness to | Insull, Son & Co., a minor unit of the bankrupt Samuel Insull utility empire. The original indebtedness, the rec- ord showed, was a note for $140,889, dated February 10, 1930, which was secured by collateral which after the Insull crash in April, 1932, was worth less than $10,000. On June 6, 1935, Wallace Streeter, referee in bankruptcy, authorized a settlement of $50,000 for the indebt- edness. Under terms of the agree- ment an initial installment of $10,000 was to be paid and $2,000 monthly thereafter. With regard to the transaction Mr. Tumulty said today: *“My debt to Insull & Son was an honorable obli- gation and it has been honorably met.” 3 HUNTERS MISSING Rangers Seek Trio Lost in Okla- homa Deer Country. BROKEN BOW, Okla,, November 5 (#).—Three hunters were missing to- day as the second day of the deer- hunting season began. The trio, lost in the rugged moun- tain country near Broken Bow, con- sisted of Eli Wood and his son EIi, jr., of Broken Bow, and Hugo Hartley ered as second cls Washington, s matter D. C Liquor Thrown Out| 0fCarAhead Lands In Officer’s Mouth Long-Distance Taster ‘Amazes Canadian Court With Story. By the Associated Press. HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, November 5.—John Power of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police probably rates the title of world cRampion long-distance liquor taster. His claim to the title was advanced by the evidence he gave against John Bevis, whom he arrested after an auto- mobile chase at 45 miles an hour through the streets of Halifax. “Bevis,” he said, “stuck his left hand out of the car and poured out a brown substance. I had my head out of the side of our car, 15 yards be- hind. and T tasted it. “It was rum.” Defense Lawyer Parker called for an adjournment. granted. Hickey It was RODSEVELT CASTS VOTE INNEW YORK President Reported Worried Over Ballot Result in Home State. BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG. Staff Correspondent of The Star. HYDE PARK, N. Y., November 5 — Just like any ordinary citizen, Presi- dent Roosevelt presented himself at Ch WASHINGTON, D. POLITICAL TRENDS WATCHED TODAYIN STATE ELECTIONS Democrats Fail in Last- Minute Effort to Close Kentucky Breach. NEW YORK AND JERSEY PUT NEW DEAL TO TEST President Voting at Hyde Park. Interest Also Shown in Scat- tered Mayoral Contests. By the Associated Press. Eager for any omens as to 1936, political leaders fixed their attention on today's scattered State elections, | with much interest centering on Ken- tucky, New York and New Jersey. An eleventh-hour development em- phasized a schism in the Democratic viganization of Kentucky. An an- nouncement by Thomas S. Rhea, a power in Democratic politics in the | Blue Grass State, that he would join the Democratic Governor, Ruby Laf- ! foon, in supporting the Republican gubernatorial nominee, King Swope, instead of A. B. Chandler, Democrat, dashed any hopes of national party leaders that the Kentucky breach would be narrowed before balloting began. New Deal Election Issue. Since Kentucky will not begin counting the votes in her State-wide | lection until tomorrow, observers the unpretentious little polling place | in this township and cast his ballot in today’s off-year election. From all outward appearances Mr. Roosevelt seemed to have no concern. but those close to him feel he was not optimistic over the outcome of to- day’s balloting. especially in his home State, where the fight has been waged principally for the control of the State Assembly. The Democrats have a slight majority now. and they are striving hard to retain it. Close friends of President Roosevelt pre- dicted that there would be setbacks for the Democratic party, but, while! dolefully shaking their heads over prospects. would not accompany their | gloomy predictions with any figures. Not Setting Up Alibi. Disclaiming any purpose of setting up an alibi in advance. the gloom dispensers were in accord in contend- | ing that the odds were all in favor of the Republicans. They based this on the records of the past. It was pointed out that the Democratic con- trol of the State Assembly was at- tained only after 24 years of Repub- lican contrc:. Therefore, the Presi- dent’s friends figure that, here in New York State the odds should be 24 to 1 that the Republicans will regain their control of the Lower House at Albany. There is reason to feel that Presi- dent Roosevelt views the outcome of he fight in the same manner as do these friends. There was only a handful of other voters in the town hall at the time. Behind the President came Mrs. Roosevelt and Mrs. Sara Delano Roosevelt, the President’s 81-year-old mother. As Mrs. Sara Roosevelt was waiting for her turn to enter the voting booth, she said to those about her she was | frightened at having to operate the machine. Others in Roosevelt Group. Also in the little group of voters from the Roosevelt home were Miss Marguerite LeHand. private secretary to the President; Miss. Nancy Cooke, who is associated with Mrs. Roosevelt in the management of the Val Kill Furniture Factory, and Mrs. Malvina Scheider, Mrs. Roosevelt's private sec- retary. There were two others in the Roosevelt party, but being residents of the District of Columbia, could not vote. They have no vote anywhere, and they stood aside, looking on with undisguised envy. These were, Sec- retary Stephen Early and Mrs. Edith (See ROOSEVELT, Page 5.) Man’s Body Found Wedged in Turbine At Niagara Falls By the Associated Press. NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y., No- vember 5—A body believed to be that of Fred Hyatt, 35, of this city was found wedged in the wheels of a turbine at the’Ni- agara Falls Power Co. plant to- day. ‘The body apparently had passed through the hydraulic canal and through the racks and penstock of the power plant. Hyatt attempted to jump from a bridge into the Niagara Gorge October 30 while walking with two friends. They prevented his leap and escorted him home. Later that day his coat was found on the bridge, leading police to believe he had returned and leaped to his death. By the Associated Press. LONDON, November 5.—Humble British homes provided some of the gifts today for Lady Alice Montague- Douglas-Scott, who will be married tomorrow to the Duke of Gloucester, third son of King George and Queen Mary. One of the first gifts was a cushion, worked by a miner’s wife, in the tradi- tional hand-quilting design of the period when quilting was used by chain mail-clad British warriors for undergarments, Women of Ulster gave a supply of household linen, while another North- ern Ireland present was a 130-pound of Altus. fi-lnlerl sought them today., wedding cake 5 feet high. These and nearly 1,000 other pres- L4 [turned their immediate attention to | voting for State Legislators in New | York and New Jersey. where Repub- | licans had injected the New Deal into | the campaigning. The only evening paper in Washington with the Associated Press News and Wirephoto Services. WITH SUNDAY MORN C., TUESDAY, HARRY, WY wWiLL You PERS THROWW my 3 NOVEMBER ING EDITION ¢ Foening | 5, 1935— IST IN He STONES ? National Capital Parks Begins THIRTY-EIGHT PAGES. Star Yesterday’s Circulation, 132,383 Bome Returns Not Yet Received Ll g () Means Associated Press. TWO CENTS. HURRICANE DEATH TOLL IS FOUR, WITH §1.500,000 DAMAGE Miami’s Winter Sports Spots Hardest Hit—Build- ing Resumed. MORE THAN TWOSCORE PERSONS ARE INJURED 83-Mile-an-Hour Gale Passes Out Into Gulf After Eight-Hour Sweep Across Florida. NEVER By the Associated Press, MIAMI. Fla,, November 5.—A post- season hurricane lashed at ping in the Gulf of Mexico today as of destruction and death it carved across Southern Florida. Miami—just opening the Winter tourist season—was hardest hit Four deaths were attributed to the storm, which headed to the mainland yesterday after skirting the Bahama Isiands. More than twoscore persons were injured in its eight-hour blow from the Eastern shore city of Fort Lauder- dale to Cape Sable of Southwest Florida. Nassau reported five Bahama fishing smacks were missing. ‘The Coast Guard cutters Seneca and RIVER IS DRAGGED ship- | rebuilding began in a $1.500,000 arc | Enrolling in Safety Campaign Frank T. Gartside, Acting Superin- tendent; Seeks Safe-Driving Pledges From 700 Employes. ! In addition, New York was filling |two vacancies in the National House | |5t Representatives, Philadelphia was | selecting a mavor in a race that at- |tracted more than State-wide atten- | tion, and Virgima and Mississippi | were going through an off-year rou- tine of ratifying candidates for the | Legislature and State offices selected in Democratic primaries. Hugh White, wealthy lumberman, {was the Democratic candidate for Governor in Mississippi. his primary { victory being tantamount to election. | Scattered mayoral contests over the sountry were being watched with more than ordinary interest, too. Besides Philadelphia, Cleveland was naming a |city chief, as were San Francisco (at a non-partisan election), Hartford, | Bridgeport and New Haven, Conn., and more than 40 up-State New York cities. President Voting. President Roosevelt was at Hyde | Park to participate in the ballot box to retain their majority of three seats in the State Assembly. Republicans lost control at Albany | last year for the first time in 22 years. drive to regain lost ground and ham- | mered away at the New Deal as well as talking State issues. Democrats accepted the challenge, but cam- | paigned primarily on the record of Republicans contended a victory for them would be a defeat for the New Deal, “Farley dictatorship,” and Dem- | ocratic policies making “New York the fifth wheel of the New Deal chariot.” They predicted they would win the Assembly by 10 seats. Democrats made no forecasts, but James A. Farley, national and State chairman, was represented as feeling the Democratic majority would be increased. A total of 150 seats in the Assembly was at stake. New Jersey was electing a Legisla- | 8 of its 21 Senators. Republicans now control the Assembly 34 to 26 and the Senate 15 to 6. Former Senator Walter E. Edge. election as “the first and most im- portant round in the presidential elec- tion of 1936.” In Kentucky, Chandler, present lieutenant governor, has been on the outs with Laffoon over the sales tax and other State questions. The ac- tion of Rhea, the Governor's un- successful candidate in the September " (See ELECTIONS, Page 5) TRADE PACT SIGNED German-Poland Agreement to Be Effective November 20. BERLIN, November 5 (#).—Ger- many and Poland have signed a trade agreement, including & “most favored nation” clause, effective November 20, for one year, it was learned today. German sources said Poland wished to import German chemicals and ma- chinery and Germany desired to obtain farm products. Noted Lawyer Dies. THE HAGUE, November 5 ().—Dr. .| Bernard J. C. Loder, former president of the Court of Internationil Justice and a prominent lawyer of the Netherlands, died yesterday. He was 86 years old. Humble Britons Send Gifts For Gloucester’s Wedding ents were placed on display in a seven-room suite at St. James’ Palace, the residence of the Prince of Wales, under a special guard of Scotland Yard men. Queen Mary's gift to the bride was a diamond tiara. The Aga Khan sen! an elephant tusk, 5 The marriage ceremony will be pri- vate in the Buckingham Palace Chapel. Public wedding plans were canceled because of the recent death of Lady Alice’s father, Duke of Buc- cleuch. The couple will spend the frst weeks of their wedded life on the out- skirts of the ancient market town of Kettering, at Boughton House, one of the residences of Lady Alice's broth- er, the Duke of Bucsleuch, - Traffic Deaths to November 5—92;: Same Period, 1934—106 (The last fatal accident was on October 24, the victim died later.) INMERILLAT HUNT Prominent Attorney’s Hat| and Coat Found at Chain Bridge, Va. After 24 hours of unavailing search. police today were again dragging the Potomac River for the body of Charles | the beach areas to a depth of 3 % Saranac were dispatched to aid an | unidentified tanker which sent up | flares three-quarters of a mile off Miami Beach. | Commercial and pleasure craft were | pounded by waves and wind. Several boats were tossed high upon the land. | Buildings Unroofed. Homes and business houses lost roofs | and windows, opening them up to tor- | rential rains which combined with | gale-driven tides to flood streets of | OEHMANN ACCUSER REFUSES ANSWERS WHEN SUMMONED W. 1. Green Ordered to Con- sult Attorney and Return for Questioning. WITNESS ARQUSES IRE OF HEARING OFFICIALS Admits He Submitted to Hazen a List of 24 Charges Against Building Inspector. After refusing to answer any quese tions when unexpectedly brought ta the witness stand today, William I Green, who was identified as the orige inal complainant against the office of | the District building inspector, was brusquely ordered by Commissionef George E. Allen and H. Winshin Wheatley to confer with his attorney and retyrn tonight prepared to discusa the basis of his charges | Green was summoned to the stand {at noon by Elwood Seal. directing prosecuticn of the charges against Col, ! John W. Oehmann. building inspect The witness admitted he had submite ted to Commissioner Melvin C. Hi a list of 24 charges from which the nine now being considered were se lected, Refuses to Name Associates, He refused, however, to discloss the identity of his associates in pres paring the accusations or to say whether he had conferred with Capt Hugh P. Oran, Capt. H. C. Whites hurst or Chief Field Inspector J. & Kimball, all of whom have been mene tioned as unfriendly to Col. Oehmann Following sharp questioning by Wheatley, in which the witness des clined further answers. the order wag iven that he see a lawyer and res decision as to whether Democrats are | This Fall they made a determined | Democratic Gov. Herbert H. Lehman. | ture of 60 members of the House and | | Republican, described the New Jersey | Declaring that in his opinion the safety campaign of The Star Safety Council “can not help but be reflected in a reduction of traffic accidents,’ | Frank T. Gartside, acting superintendent of National Capital Parks, ! undertaken the enrollment in the safe driving campaign of all officials and | after a hat and coat, believed to be employes of the parks office | active part in the pledging of the 700 employes of the National Capital Parks. have taken the lead 'in the | campaign by signing their own safe driving pledges Leaders in the parks office cam- paign. in addition to Mr. Gartside,| are George E. Clark, chief of the| maintenance and construction divi- sion; Capt. P. J. Carroll, head of! United States Park Police; Edward | Kelly, administrative assistant to C. Marshall Finnan, superintendent of National Capital Parks, and William | C. Trowbridge, chief of the transpor- | | tation section of the office. “I think the whole campaign is| highly commendable.” said Mr. Gart- | side. “We shall do everything within | our power to have our employes comply strictly with the law and the whole intent and purpose of the| campaign. The movement cannot | help but be reflected in a reduction | of traffic accidents.” Mr. Gartside, who is an engineer. believes that the radical solution of the traffic problem must be in going (See SAFETY, Page 8) TWO GANGSTERS ARE FOUND SLAIN {One Identified as Charles | Sherman, Enemy of Late Dutch Schultz. By the Associated Press. MONTICELLO. N. Y., November & —The bodies of two men, one aa| enemy of the murdered gangster, Dutch | | Schultz, and the other unidentified, were found today in gangland’s “dump- | ing ground” in Southern New York State. ° Charles (Chick) Sherman's body was dug up from a lime-filled grave under- neath a barn near Monticello. It had lain there not more than 36 hours, police said. Sherman had been shoi and bludgeoned. Second Body Found. While a colored grave digger was| still spading the earth under the| barn, on the theory that other gang- land victims might be buried there, the body of a man apparently beaten to death was found in Knauths Lake, (See GANGSTERS, Page 2.) AUTO BUYING The Automobile Show is being held in the National Capital this week. Improved cars at greater values are at- tracting many purchasers as the automotive industry moves forward toward new sales records. In it’s Sunday Automobile and Rotogravure Sections The Star again led in the presen- tation of Automobile Show advertising. Automobile Advertising Lines. The Star________ 31,764 2d Paper........ 26,237 4th Paper________ 19,292 SthPaper________ 9,104 It pays to read The Star. Its rising circulation attracts both the advertiser and the subscriber. Both get the most value for their muy.' has Defective Stickers Will Be Replaced Complaints have been received by The Star Safety Council that some of the safe-driving wind- shield stickers which have been issued to signers of safe-driving pledges are failing to stick because of poor gumming. The Safety Council is anxious to replace any such defective stickers. They will be mailed to any pledged safe driver on receipt of a telephone call or letter, or may be called for at The Star Building. The council again requests that all signed pledge cards, whether individual or for organizations, be returned to the council, room 600, Star Building. as soon as possible, so as not to delay the work of tabulation. CAROLINA GUT OFF FROMU.S. ROAD AID Funds to Be Withheld Pending Settlement of. Johnston Row. By the Associated Press. South Carolina was reportedl today in Government quarters to have been cut off from further participation in Federal aid highway funds as a result of Gov. Olin D. Jghnston’s military control of the Suleq'!-nghwly Depart- ment. An official said no further award of contracts would be approved by the Public Roads Bureau until the dispute is settled in a manner acceptable to the office here. ‘This tied up $7,000.000 in Federal funds that had been allotted to South Carolina. The bureau, it was said, will con- tinue to meet obligations already in- curred, providing the Engineering De- partment of the State's Highway Com- mission is not disturbed. These obli- gations approximate $880,000 and are met through vouchers submitted by the State highway body under a re- imbursement plan. The State meets the construction’ cost monthly from its own funds arid then submits a voucher to the Federal bureau for re- imbursement. Approximately $175,000 in South Carolina vouchers was paid during October and one for $68,000 has been received this month for payment. It will be as soon as it is audited. ‘The cutting off of South Carolina highway bonds was similar to action taken last year against Georgia when Gov. Eugene Talmadge ousted a road commission by use of militia. Readers’ Guide Pages. -B-18, A-13 B-14 Amusements _ Cross-word Puzzle Editorials - eeeo--- Finance Lost and Found Radio - Serial Story Short Story - B-15 . B-12 ‘Washington Wayside Women'’s Features -..B-13-13 | H. Merillat, 70, prominent attorney, ! feet. who disappeared yesterday afternoon. The search on the river was started fury of the wind. Highways were broken and power Noted sporting establish- | Mr. Merillat's, were found last eve-|lines cut Officials of the various bianches of the parks office, who will take an‘lmfll on the Virginia bank of the| ments of the Miami area. including river near Chain Bridge. Harbor | the Madison Square Garden Arena | precinct police dragged the river last here and the Hialeah race plant, were | night and resumed this work today, damaged. declaring they would continue until| Wind, water and fallen trees com- “all possibilities had been exhausted.” | bined to stall motor cars. Several N were wrecked by dropping signs. Started Practice In 1905. | 7" 4o 1inute full between the ad- Mr. Merillat. who began the practice | vance gales, which registered 66 miles of law in 1905 after serving as city | an hour at Miami, and the hurricane editor of the Washington Post and as proper, blowing 83 miles an hour, gave day manager of the local Associated | residents an opportunity to shutter | Press Bureau. lived at 1789 Lanier | windows and make their homes more | Few frame buildings escaped the place. Friends there said they had received no further information con- cerning the missing man. It was known he had been depressed | since the death last week of G. Percy | | McGlue. his law associate for the past 10 years. Mr. McGlue was stricken in their office. in the Woodward Build- | | ing. Thursday and died a few minutes later. The funeral was held Satur- | day and Mr. Merillat was one of the honorary pallbearers. Seen in Restaurant. The missing attorney was seen late yesterday in a restaurant in the 1400 block of H street. When he failed to return home at his customary hour his wife instituted a search which led to finding the hat and coat. The hat wa initialed “C. H. M.” and the name “Merillat” was on the coat label. The coat and hat were found by Joseph Mackey of Chain Bridge, Va. Mackey brought the clothing to the seventh precinct station, and the harbor precinct then took charge of the investigation. Mr. Merillat was regarded as an outstanding member of the bar here and participated in numerous im- portant cases during his 30 years of practice. PRINCESS LOSES GEMS Juan and Bride Unperturbed by $7,500 Theft. TORONTO, November 5 (#).—An exiled Spanish prince and his bride, unperturbed by the theft of $7,500 in jewels from their hotel suite, traveled to Niagara Falls on tkeir honeymoon today. Behind they left a force of detec- tives seeking the thief who rifled a jewel box while the couple was away at lunch. Former Prince Juan, heir presump- tive to the Spanish throne, and his bride, the former Maria of Bourbon- Sicily, said virtually all the stolen property was covered by insurance. NEWSPAPERS COST MORE Price of Foreign Publications Hiked 20 Per Cent in Rome. ROME, November 5 (#).—The price of foreign newspapers went up 20 per cent today in Rome. Newsdealers said they could not explain the increase, but thought it was intended to discourage purchase of such publications. The heavy English newspapers with many pages now cost 12 cents each, and the small French newspapers of eight and ten pages 4 cents each. secure, thus reducing the human toll. ‘The dead were: Ruth Levy, 13, crushed by a falling beam. Herman Thomas. 65. who succumbed to a heart attack while placing shut- ters at his home. David Bachrach. 39. real estate broker, also victim of a heart attack. An unidentified sailor aboard the steamship Martha, reputedly struck by a fiying ventilator. Workers Evacuate Keys. Relief workers evacuated the Florida Keys as a precaution against repeti- tion of the Labor day tragedy in which a tropical disturbance killed 400 persons, but the area escaped damage. The current storm was a month behind the close of the usual hurricane season. Chairman M. R. Harrison of the Disaster Relief Committee and ob- servers of the Miami Herald agreed damage in the greater Miami area, ex- clusive of public utilities, would a proximate $1,000,000. Farmers esti- mated the loss in citrus and other crops at more than $500,000. Police took extra precautions to prevent looting. Bars in the Negro areas were closed, and streets and parks were cleared of sightseers. All persons were re- quested to remain indoors as much as possible for the next 24 hours to allow an orderly clean-up of the debris. Many parts of Miami were in dark- ness last night, but the downtown section was lighted. About 55 per- sons were given emergency treatment at Jackson Memorial Hospital by candlelight. Chlorination Equipment Ordered. Dr. Henry Hanson, State health of- ficer, ordered chlorination equipment sent here from Jacksonville. “All water used in this area should be boiled while reglar supplies are interrupted,” he said. With reservoirs emptying rapidly and pressure insufficient to force water above street level floors, efforts were being made to repair severed power lines to Miami's municipal light plant in Hialeah so that pumps can be started again. The storm ripped across sparsely settled saw-grass country and the (See HURRICANE, Page 3.) e T Brazilian Crash Kills Four RIO DE JANIERO, November 5 (#). —Four persons were killed when a French postal plane crashed at Atalaya Beach between Bahia and Aracaju, it was announced today by Air France, French international avi- ation line, The dead are Pilot Andre de Pecker, Radio Operator Joseph Le Doigou, Mechanic Auguste Morel and Navigator Fernand Clavere, Students Mass to Wave Flags In Ridiculing Oath Edict By the Assoclated Press. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass.,, Novem- ber 5—Every Williams College stu- dent able to borrow or buy an Amer- ican flag headed for the campus to- day to join a mass flag-waving demon- stration designed to ridicule the re- cently enacted Massachusetts teach- ers’ oath law. The demonstration was planned for the same hour at which the college instructors were to take the oath to State and Federal Constitutions as prescribed by a new State law. The teachers’ oath bill was one of the most hotly contested measures be- fore the recent Legialatures, - { presidents and professors appeared be- fore legislative committees to protest its passage. Several Massachusetts children re- cently have been suspended from pub- lic schools for refusal, on religious grounds, to salute the flag, one of the provisions of the bill, and at least one teacher's case is now before a school board for refusal to take the oath of allegiance. The measure provides that every teacher, excepting visiting professors from foreign lands, in every public and private school in the State, must take the oath of allegiance and every public school student must salute the ‘ | turn, “If T had the power, I'd compe) you to answer these questions? | Wheatley said. | Ruled Out of Order, An attempt by Defense Attorney W. | Gwynn Gardiner to prove that Ine spector Kimball had made a proposiq tion to a licensing police officer of the third precinct was ruled out of order. The officer was George W. Lynn. H4 testified that he knew Kimball, but i | was decided that he need not answet | & question as to whether Kimbail had offered him money 1n connection witly establishment of gasoline station siteq in his’police territory. Testimony as to the disrepair and dangerous condition of the Logan Hoa tel was offered by Richmond C. D | Hunt, builder, who was brought to thq | stand just before the session ad¢ | journed until 7:30 o'clock tonight | Hunt said he had been in the Loga Hotel for some other purpose and ha: been surprised to note the dangerous sag in the floors and other featureg | of the structure. Ordered Special Survey. Col. Oehmann testified that he hai become seriously alarmed about thi condition of the hotel as a result of persistent complaints about it from Oy L. Edwards, architect, who had been engaged by the tenant, and had ore dered a special survey of the strucq ture. It was on the basis of a repo: by Inspector Benninghoven that h had later condemned the property an urged its evacuation. Col. Oehmann'’s testimony was bea ing offered in connection with thq last of nine charges of maladministraq tion of his office which have been brought against him. ‘The specific charge is to the effecl that Col. Oehmann's office condemned the property when its condition did not justify such action. In the statea ment of the prosecution’s case it waq implied that the recommendation fo# evacuation of the property had beerq | greatly to the advantage of the tene |ant in that it invalidated certain financial obligations to the owner. Hotel in Bad Condition. The first witness this morning w: Charles A. Hall, former clerk at th Logan Hotel, who described it as in & very bad structural condition in the years between 1928 and 1932, During that period, Hall said, Mrs, Manolah Brennan spent considerabld money in repairing walls, floor: plumbing and other important pu!tj of the building. | Following Hall on the stand Wug Pincus Fox, owner of property at 214: I street, which was involved in the third and fourth charges. Fox testiq fled he had discussed with Rober§ Goodman, contractor, the matter o repairing his property, and that h had received an estimate for the jotg Later, he said, he had proteste against Goodman serving on a board of survey which condemned the prop« erty. Building Held Dangerous. A picture of complete disrepair an unsuitability for occupation was se forth late yesterday by Mrs. Brennan, tenant-operator of the Logan Hotel, in opening her defense testimony in connection with the ninth charge. Explaining that she had taken ovef (See OEHMANN, Page 5.) Deposits in D. C. Banks Set Record With $289,905,886 Following the controller's call today asking for the condition of all Washington banks on Novem- ber 1, it was learned that deposits in the Capital’s 22 banks and trust companies had reached a new aggregate high mark for all time. Deposits on November 1 in the banks here totaled $289,905,886.22, compared with $266,586,839.82 on the last previous call date, June 29, 1935, and $275,226,551.85 on the call of March 4, this year, when the former high record was reported. Today's figures indicate that the gain over the March total was $14,679,334.37. (Details on Page A-16.)