Evening Star Newspaper, November 7, 1935, Page 1

WEATHER. (U 8 Weather Bureau Forecast.) Rain tonight and probably tomorrow morning; lowest temperature tonight about 48 degrees; colder tamorrow night. ‘Temperatures—Highest, 56, at 3:15 p.m. yesterday; lowest, 42, at 3 a.m. today. Full report on page A-11. Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages 19,20 & 21 No. 33,427. ITALIANS MASSED ON MAKALE RIDGE FOR FINAL DRIVE UNDERHEAVY GUNS 100,000 Men Are Poised in Nearby Hills to Pounce on Town—Advance Will Be- gin at Dawn Tomorrow. NATIVES ARE ROUTED IN HAUZIEN CLEAN-UP Heavy Losses Reported in Combat With Askaris — Residents of Objective City Loyal to Selassie Evacuate—Preparations Made for Pitched Battle. (Copyright. 1935, by the Associated Press.) WITH THE ITALIAN ARMY ON THE MARCH, November 7.—Poised on the rim of the mountains overlook- ing their objective, Makale, two Ital- ian columns halted at noon today to allow their supply train to come up. The columns, commanded by Gen. Ruggiero Santini and Gen. Alessandro Pirzio-Biroli, expect to march into and beyond Makale starting at dawn to- morrow. The two columns, as soon as they reach this point, immediately threw out heavy advance detachments of scout- ing patrols to protect their fronts and | flanks. 1 In View of Makale. | ‘The two encampments are within | easy view of Makale. They commard a series of small valleys which lead down to it. The flanks of both com- mands are in touch with one another To the right they are supported by the column under command of Gen- Pietro Maravigna, which is moving down from Aduwa. On the extreme left Col. Mario | Marghinotti'’s “mystery column” is reported to have obtained its objective. Runners brought messages that the | khaki-clad warriors of the Ethiopian Army have returned to the streets of | Makale from which they were reported absent yesterday. The runners said the troops were re- ceived coldly by the populace of Ma- ! kale and that many had left the town. Their presence there, however, caused the high staff of the Italian advance to adopt every precaution. Place Hopes in Stratezv. At headquarters, it was explained that yesterday's hand-to-hand en- counter near Hauzien had convinced the Italians that the Ethiopians were placing most of their hopes in a strategy of filtering back into occu- pled territory and falling on the Italians from the flank or, if possible, from the rear. Aviation scouts reported that groups of Ethiopian troops were marching behind Makale. It was thought likely that scattered encounters may -occur as the Italian advance guard pushes beyond Makale tomorrow. From the high ridge the Italian ar- | tillery looked down on Makale, ob- | Jective Ethiopian city, and the village | ©f Dolo. ' (The northern yillage of Dolo lies close to Makale. There is another Dolo on the Italian Somaliland bor- der in Southeastern Ethiopia.) The advancing Fascist forces took this strategic position after their whole northern front sprang forward at dawn in the final push on Makale, culminating the second major drive in the campaign to force Ethiopia into submission. Concentrated Behind Makale. Back of Makale were strong Ethi- opian forces which Italian officers be- lieved might make their first real stand against the invaders. Massed on the ridge dominating Makale, an important canavan trail center, were three main columns, numbering nearly 100,000 men. Gen. Santini’s column of Fascist Black Shirts was in the center, Gen. Mariotti’s division of Danakil warriors on the left and Gen. Pirzio-Biroli's column of Askaris on the right. With Santini’s column were the followers of Ras Haile Selassie Gugsa, former Ethiopian governor of Makale, who deserted to the Italians, eager to lead the march into Makale and to be the first to raise the Italian flag. A quick march followed the dawn “zero hour,” bringing to an end the two-day “breathing spell” ordered to permit the troops to weather unsea- sonable rains. Heights Occupied at Noon. A few hours after the sun rose the main Fascist forces were already near the ridge towering over Makale and Dolo, 8 miles to the east. They occu- pied the heights shortly before noon. Italian forces cleaning up the terri- tory around Hauzien for resumption of the final drive on Makale routed |Fired Her Clothing and| | he attempted to burn her tc death. Entered as second class matter post office, Washington, D. C. Italy Cglls Reserve Corporals |MIRE FIASTIC . S, As European Non-Commissioned By the Assoclated Press. ROME, November 7.—Fascist Italy took precautions today to meet “eventualities” in case current diplo- matic negotiations for a peace tormula to prevent a spread of Italo-Ethiopian hostilities to Europe should fail. A new decree called corporals of the infantry, artillery, engineering and other special lines of the military classes from 1900 to 1910 (men bom in those years) to the colors. The call to the corporals ordered them to be in readiness to serve for 30 days, indicating they were for home service and only if needed. They were estimated to number a few thousand. This summons followed indications | that Premier Mussolini considered his | East African armies virtually complete for the campaign of conquest in| Ethiopia. Seven large transports were | restored to civil work. Vessels already had carried some 290,000 Italians to Africa, giving Il Duce a full third of a million troops on two Ethiopian fronts and ir Libya. The rest of his million-man army re- mained on guard at home. ‘The conversations between dipo- CHARGES HUSBAND TRIED T0 KILL HER Threw Her Into Tank, Says Marine’s Wife. By the Associated Press. NORFOLK, Va., November 7.—Po- lice Mstened today to a lurid story told by Mrs. Margaret Perry, who said her husband beat her severely, poured kerosene on her clothing and threw her, burning like a torch, into a septic tenk to die. Then they arrested the woman’s husband, Jake Willis Perry, a Marine Corps corporal, on warrants sworn out by his wife’s relatives, charging that He denied the charges and police began an immediate check of his alibi. Kero%ne was on her clothing and smudges indicatéd that the garments were burning when she was thrown into the tank, but 4 inches of water in the bottom put out the fire and saved the woman’s life. Mrs. Perry sald she climbed from the 8-foot tank by placing bricks against the side. Dazed and bleed- ing from three deep cuts on her head she was found staggering across the Naval Base Bridge on the Mason Creek road late last night. A passing motorist brought her to St. Vincent's Hospital, where attendants said she would recover. Questioned by police, she said her husband came to her home last night and that she went out to the car to re- ceive from him a sum of money due as a separation allowance. She said Perry dragged her into the car, choked ner and drove away, threatening to kil her. Just west of the naval base bridge. the 22-year-old woman continued, he pulled her out of the car and beat ner until she lost consciousness. She was in the septic tank, she said, when she regained her senses. Perry was dancing at a road house when police arrested him. He dented knowledge of the crime and said he had no reason to desire the death of his wife. HEARING DELAYED Securities Commission to Probe Bellanca Stock Deals. The Securities Commission an- nounced today that hearings on regis- tration of new shares by the Bellanca Aircraft Corp and slleged manipula- tion in old shares of that corporation by Michael J. Meehan, veteran Wall Street speculator, have been post- poned. The hearing on the registration statement, involving new shares, has been postponed to an indefinite date to follow the investigation of Meehan's trading. The Meehan hearing will be held December 11 instead of Novem- ber 12. hostile Ethiopian bands in a spirited hand-to-hand encounter. The Ethiopians, who fled from the close combat after a charge by fierce African Askaris wielding sabers and ‘bayonets, were reported to have suf- fered heavy losses. The Italians themselves, suddenly confronted by the enemy forces dur- ing the mopping-up operation, lost two native soldiers. Ten Askaris two Italian officers also were wounded. Scouts of Ras Haile Selassie Gugsa, former Ethiopian governor of Makale who deserted to the Italians, already had entered the objective city. Only Gugsa Faction Stays. Natives in the advance regions reached by Gen. Santini’s Black Shirt column said only residents loyal to Gugsa would be found in the im- portant caravan center, about 15 miles south of the front lines. Behind Makale, however, Ethiopians of “so great numbers that they cannot be counted” were reported gathering at Amba Alaji for an eventual stand and ]v)l.':hed battle against the Fascist in- ers. The great Ethiopian Army was re- ported being organized by Ras Kassa, (See WAR, Page he Foening Star WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1935—FIFTY-FOUR PAGES. War Precaution Officers of Classes From 1900 to 1910 Are Ordered to Be Ready for 30 Days’ Service. matic representatives of Italy, Great Britain and Prance, for easing of the Mediterranean tension arising from the East African war, proceeded with great secrecy. Italian sources said the negotiations afforded a basis for hope that some way might yet be found to reconcile the Italian and British views of Fascism’s campaign in Ethiopia. Italy still saw Germany as a po- tential market outside the ring of sanctionist countries created by the League of Nations. An official spokesman said the as- surance the German consul general at Geneva gave that the Reich has taken measures against purchase of materials which might be resold at a profit was not interpreted as an indication of Germany’s co-operation with the sanctionist countries. He declared Italy feels that Ger- many was compelled to take these steps in view of unbridled specula- tion which cropped up after sanc- tions were voted. He said Germany’s declaration does not constitute a reply to the communication which the League sent to all governments, whether members or not, asking their reaction to the sanctions plan. ANGLO-U. S. NAVAL ACCORD EXPECTED | formation as to whether the United | States will join the embargo on key Washington Circles Hold, Parity Maintenance Will Be Easy. BY CONSTANTINE BROWN. Responsible quarters in Washington believe that there will be no serious difficulty in reaching an agreement with the British at the coming Naval Conference in London with a view to maintaining the present parity be- tween the navies of the two countries. The same opinion is being expressed in London, according to a dispatch from the Associated Press in that city, who reports that “a belief that the United States and Great Britain would agree to continue their naval parity, no matter what happens at the forth- coming apparently ill-fated Naval Con. ference, was expressed today in au- thoritative circles.” Conversations regard the naval status of the two countries have been progressing for several months. No Question of Reduction. In the light of the present interna- tional situation it has become evident to all concerned that there can be no question of any reduction in the exist- ing naval forces—quite the contrary— the December conference will see a substantial increase in all the navies of the world. The American Government is in- clined to accept the claim the British admiralty has made since 1927—that Great Britain needs more cruisers and is apparently ready to concede to the British 20 more units of that At the same time, the British are quite willing that the United States should build an equivalent tonnage in any other categories our Navy De- partment may find it necessary in or- der to maintain the principles of parity established at the 1930 con- ference. According to the Associated Press, “s spokesman for informed naval quarters pointed out that parity ‘would not necessarily mean the United States and Britain would build ship for ship and keep their navies in exact counterbalance.” Won't Compete in Ships. While the two countries will not engage in & new naval competition, the United States will build in ac- cordance with its needs the types of ships most fitted for America’s na- tional defense. Both countries feel that the exist- ing 5—5—3 ratios are just and should be maintained. According to ‘reliable reports the controversial question of the tonnage of the battleships will not play as im- portant a role as in the past. The British admiralty is still in favor, theoretically at least, of the 26,000-ton battleship. But the British naval ex- perts realize that this is not w (See NAVAL, Page 3.) Reduction of Street Lights Seen Menace to Safety Here Traffic Director Orders Immediate Sur- vey—Increased N ight Accidents Due to Poor Illumination in U. S. Traffic Deaths to November 7—92; Same Period, 1934—107 (The last fatal accident was on October 24, the victim died later.) Belleving that the reduction of street lighting in the District of Columbia, forced by lack of sufficient appropriation funds, to be false director and | economy and an added hazard to safe driving, William A. Van Duzer, of the department of motor vehicles and traffic, has ordered a survey made to ascertain the true state of affairs. This matter was pressed by The Eve- ning Star Safety Council. ‘This survey, which will be in the nature of a comparative table showing the number of accidents at certain, points before and after the lights were decreased or dimmed, will be made by W. E. Kern, electrical engi- neer in the District Building. Mr. Kern is on a short leave of absence from the city, but probably will com- plete his report soon after his return. Statistics obtained from other com- munities bear out Mr. Van Duzer’s contention that poor lighting is dan- gerous. Reports from 22 cities, total- ing 15,000,000 in population, reveal that with lighting increased 11 per cent, or about 9 cents per capita, night traffic accidents were reduced 24 per cent. In 20 cities where lights were re- duced 14 per cent, or a cost of 19 cents per capita, accidents at night were increased 7% per cent. On the Mount Vernon boulevard, just outside of the National Capital, an interesting survey was completed, mfluwtmemmmnmmm From July 1, 1982, with sl lights in service, the percentage of accidents per million vehicle miles was 3.87. From July 1, 1933, to December 1, 1933, with all lights out of service, NEUTRALITY LAW BACKED BY LEAGUE Speech by Hull Follows Ban by Germany on War Profits. AMERICAN DECLARATION ON EMBARGO IS AWAITED State Secretary Cites Difficulty of Legislating Inflexible Rules for Event of War. Text of Secretary Hull's mes- sage on Page 3. By the Associated Press. GENEVA, November 7.—League cir- cles today gave hearty approval to the proposal of America’s Secretary of State that the United States enact a more elastic neutrality statute. Information on Secretary Hull's speech, in which he declared negative measures like embargoes were not enough, came on the heels of Ger- many’s ban on war profits. International quarters find real hope for permanent peace rests on world-wide co-operation for removing the causes of war and a British sug- gestion for an international confer- ence on more equitable distribution of raw material is meeting new favor. League Awaits U. S. Stand. The League, in its efforts to halt the Italo-Ethiopian War, awaits in- products, especially in the projected embargo on oil, coal, iron and steel. It was pointed out that League states have expressed readiness to pro- hibit export of these commodities on the condition that non-member coun- tries do not profit by the situation and will, in some manner, join the general embargo. League spokesmen said adhesion to such a plan by such non-member States as the United States and Ger- many would indeed be a welcome and I“lppropnlu" influence in helping to stop the war. Hope for Consultative Aid. ‘They also expressed the hope Wash- ington will arrive at some arrange- ment for regular consultative co-oper- | affecting world peace. ‘The conviction was expressed this could be dcne without endangering the special position of the United States or risking that that Nation would be involved in conflict. “What the League wants is some system whereby the League states will have a free and open method for dis- cussion with Washington. whose power and help in peace everybody knows is colossal,” one spokesman said. EMBARGO FREEDOM URGED. Hull Criticizes Legislation of Inelastic Regulations. By the Associated Press. The Roosevelt administration is be- lieved to be planning to seek a more “flexible” neutrality law that would give the President a freer hand in im- posing embargoes. This belief was strengthened by a radio speech last night, in which Sec- retary of State Hull made the point that since every war presents different circumstances and conditions, it was difficult to legislate “inelastic” rules to apply to all of them. Specifically, he recommended that the President be given more leeway in determining when an embargo should be laid. The present law, enacted at the last session of Congress, makes it mandatory for the President to em- bargo arms and munitions intended for warring powers when he finds that a war in fact exists. Stronger Law Request Seen. ‘The Secretary’s speech, which was believed in some quarters to pave the way for & request for a more far- reaching neutrality law, also declared the American policy was to use all “ap- propriate” means to stop foreign wars, while still steering clear of entangle- ment, X The speech was read by Acting Sec- retary of State Phillips in Hull's ab- sence from the city. “Our own interest and our duty as a great power forbid that we shall sit idly by and watch the development of hostilities with a feeling of self- sufficiency and complacency when by the use of our influence, short of be- coming involved in the dispute itself, we might prevent or lessen the scourge of war,” Hull stated. “Any discussion of the avoidance of war or of the observance of neu- trality in the event of war,” the Sec- retary wrote at another point, “would be wholly incomplete if too much stress were laid on the part played in the one or the other by the shipment or the embargoing of the shipment of arms, ammunition and implements of ‘War. “To assume that by placing an (See NEUTRALITY, Page 3) NIAGARA GORGE ROAD PRESSES DISSOLUTION Constant Danger of Rock Slides Given as Reason for Request to Service Group. By the Associated Press. ALBANY, N. Y., November 7.—The Niagara Gorge Railroad Co., “rubber- neck” trolley line that curls along the gorge below the American falls, today asked the Public Service Com- mission to approve its petition for dissolution. The road wants to go out of business because of the constant danger of rock slides crashing down on its open- of interest to large crowds. But busi- ness has slackened in recent years. | worked in the warehouse of the Pub- tion with the League on all problems | R CAN YOU IMAGINE THIS? PRSONERS WORK ON RELEF 108 Denials and Confirmations Made of Employment in Commodities Warehouse. ‘Ten prisoners from the District Jail | went for a joy-ride this morning or| lic Assistance Division—depending on | which set of District officials was cor- rectly informed concerning their ac- tivities. Early this morning a colored relief worker called The Star and said a prisoner was now working in his old job at the surplus commodities ware- house, 615 D street southwest. He was dismissed a few days ago, he said, and returned to the warehouse this morning to find the prisoner doing his work. Officials Interviewed. In an effort to find out whether prisoners were being used to replace the relief workers, a reporter went to the warehouse and interviewed Frank D. Norton, business manager for the Public Assistance Division, and David Miller, director of surplus com- modities. Both said no prisoners were | working at the warehouse. Miller pointed out that occasionally surplus commodities were sent to penal institutions in jail trucks and suggested some one may have seen a prisoner loading one of these trucks. giving rise to the impression that prisoners were working in the ware- house. Norton expressed the belief some one in the neighborhood last night may have “thought of the idea” that prisoners were working there. However, Elwood Street, director of public welfare, was otherwise in- | formed. He pointed out that in an effort | to save on relief expenditures. @ num- ber of E. W. A. workers had been dropped. This, he said, led to a re-| duction in the number of workers in ‘the warehouse. To meet this situa- tion, he added, 10 prisoners from the District Jail were sent there under guard this morning to assist in handling the surplus commodities. Recommended By Superintendent. ‘Thomas Rives, superintendent of the jail, confirmed the information that the prisoners had been sent to the warehouse. He said he did not know how long they would be used there, but that he had recommended them, thinking their help might be needed in handling perishable foodstuffs that might be in the warehouse and in getting food out to needy persons. In an effort to clear up the matter, the reporter then called Miss Alice Hill, who is in.charge of the public assistance division. Miss Hill expressed surprise that there had been any ques- tion about the matter and confirmed the statements of Norton and Miller that no prisoners had been working in the warehouse, unless loading trucks for penal institutions. She said Street must have been misinformed. Prisoners Away From Jail. Another call to Rives at the jail, however, disclosed that the prisoners. under guard, had been out all morning, presummbly working in the warehouse. He stated emphatically that they had not been loading trucks for the jail, but had been handling commodities in the warehouse. ‘The prisoners returned to the jail for lurich and then started back. Just after they left, however, Rives re- ceived a phone call stating their serv- ices would not be needed any more at the warehouse. Under these circumstances, he said, the prisoners will be brought back to the jail and kept there until some- body makes a formal request for their services in the future. | Sunday has exhorted his last convert |last night at the home of relatives | Readers’ Guide Women's !‘eltum‘. C-6-7 Republicans Elect Entire Ticket by Strategic Policy By the Associated Press. KANAB, Utah, November 7.—Strat- egy wins in politics, Kanab Republic- | ans smilingly informed the Democrats | today. The Republicans named a “tpwn” ticket October 18. Next day the Demo- crats followed suit. Two days later the Democrats “pulled a fast one.” Gov. Henry Blood proclaimed Kanab a third-class city. The Democrats then | filed a “people’s” ticket, leaving the | Republicans with a slate of candidates | for a non-existent “town.” The Demo- crats laughed. Indignant Republicans organized a house-to-house campaign and suc- ceeded in electing every member of the G. O. P. slate by “write-in" ballote | The Republicans now have the .ast laugh—for four years. BILLY" SUNDAY DIES IN CHICAGO Ball Player Who Gained Fame as Evangelist Vic- tim of Heart Attack. By the Assoclated Press. CHICAGO, November 7.— “Billy” | to “hit the sawdust trail.” The famed base ball evangelist, Rev. William Ashley “Billy” Sunday, died here. He was 72 years old. | His picturesque base ball terminology and acrobatic gestures characterized his preaching of the gospel. Success of his revivals led his friends to term him “the man who saved a million souls.” While many ministers questioned his methods, few ever doubted his sin- cerity. “Billy” Sunday’s evangelistic career began in 1896 at Gardner, Iowa. In 1903 he was ordained a Presbyterian minister in Chicago. He was born at Ames, Iowa, Novem- ber 19, 1863, the son of a Union sol- dier who died of pneumonia without ever seeing the child. Reared in Orphanage. Reared in an orphanage, his first job was with an undertaker in Mar- shalltown, Iowa. where he started his base ball career. Mrs. Helen “Ma” Sunday was with him when he died. His last words were typically homely: “Ma, I've got a dizzy spell.” ‘Then his head turned on the pillow. “I'm glad he went that way—quick- ly,” Mrs. Sunday said. “Billy always prayed, ‘O Lord, when I have to go, please make it quick.’ " ‘There were gloves on his hands when he died, but not the fielder’s mitt he loved so well in his younger days and so often used to illustrate his (See SUNDAY, Page 11.) S — RETIRED SKIPPER DIES Capt. Parker, Commander of Liner Olympic, Was 66 Years Old. ‘WOKING, Surrey, England, Novem- ber 7 (#).—Capt. Walter Henry Par- ker, 66, former commander of the liner Olympic, who retired in 1929, died today. Doctor Confesses Killing Five Incurables, Without Twinge By the Associated Press. LONDON, November 7—An un- identified English doctor has admitted, the Daily Mail said today, taking the lives of five private patients whom he could not cure. In what the newspaper called the doctor’s “confession,” the medical man declared: 5 “T've taken life on five different occasions. My consclence never pricked me. I still carry with me memories of those cases and the happy faces before they died.” The interview with the doctor, de- scribed by the Mail as a “kindly faced, elderly family doctor,” was used as an argument for formation of the proposed voluntary euthanasia legalization society. designed to allow patients suffe incurable dis- The only evening paper in Washington with the Associated Press News and Wirephoto Services. Yesterday’s Circulation, 131,090. Ak kK I GEN. HUGH JOHNSON CZ/‘\R DRESS INDUSTRY GOVERNMENT UNIT BEGINS CAMPAIGN Donovan Tells 1,200 Work- ers Chest Must Go 209, Beyond Goal. ‘ With the impetus of a grim warning that “people will starve in Washing- ton this Winter” unless relief needs are met by adequate Community Chest | contributions, Chest workers began their canvass of governmental agen- | cles today. Maj. Daniel J. Donovan, District auditor, late yesterday told a mass meeting in the Labor Department Auditorium of 1,200 workers for Com- munity Chest’s governmental unit that | a 20 per cent oversubscription of the | Chest's $1,877.900 goal was the min- | imum requirement to prevention of starvation in the Capital during the coming months. It is his personal be- lief, he said, that a 50 per cent over- | subscription should be attained. As a “challenge” to other Govern- | ment agencies Maj. Donovan declared employes of the District Government | would give a larger oversubscription | of their quota and larger per capita | gifts than those of any branch of the | Federal Government in Washington | with a thousand or more employes. “No resource lies in sight for the relief of the employable but unem- | ployed in the District in the months ahead except gifts to the Community | Chest,” Maj. Donovan said. () Means Associated Press. Some Returns Not Yet Received. TWO CENTS. 10 MAIORIY SEN BY CAANDLE A5 LEAD MOUNTS Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Carrying Party to Victory in Kentucky. POLITICIANS AT 0DDS OVER ELECTION RESULTS Farley Sees 1936 Success in Penn- sylvania—Fletcher Declares “Boondogglers” Going. By the Assoctated Press. Republican and Democratic party leaders continued today to place con- flicting interpretations on Tuesday's off-year election. Republicans, contending the results were a “rebuke” to the New Deal, stressed victories in New York and New Jersey Assembly elections and in the Philadelphia mayoralty contest, Claims Disputed. Disputing these claims, Democrats pointed in turn to Kentucky, where A. B. Chandler, Democratic candie date for Governor, piled up an ape | parently insurmountable lead over his Republican opponent. Chandler and other leaders predicted a 100,000 majority. James A. Farley, chairman of the Nationai Democratic Committee, pree dicted last night that President Roosee velt would carry Pennsylvania by hundreds of thousands of votes if Democratic “gains in Philadelphia,” are representative of the State-wide picture. Statement by Fletcher. ‘This optimistic statement was placed alongside of one by Chairman Henry P. Fletcher of the Republican Na- tiona! Committee, who said the “boone dogglers are on their way out.” Melvin C. Eaton, chairman of the New York State Republican Com- mittee, accused Farley of trying to “alibi” Republican gains in the New York Assembly and insisted the re- sult was a “defeat for the New Deal.” CHANDLER HOLDS 50,000 LEAD. Democrats Expected to Sweep Kene tucky by Record Majority. LOUISVILLE, Ky., November 7 (#), —Election of Lieut. Gov. A. B. “Happy” Chandler, young New Deal Democrat, as the next Governor of Kentucky by a record-breaking mae jority, was indicated today on the face of slowly accumulating returns from Tuesday’s State-wide balloting. Maintaining a definite trend estabe | lished early in the count, Chandler held a lead approaching 50.000 over his Republican opponent, Judge King | Swope, with tabulations slightly more than one-third complete. Returns from 1462 of the State's 4,219 precincts gave: Chandler, 212,« 124; Swope, 163,238. Chandler was leading his State ticket to victory. Every Democratic candidate for a State office held a $2,000,000 Inadequate. The $2,000,000 congressional appro- | priation for District relief during the | current fiscal year “is entirely in- | adequate to care for the relief burden which now faces us,” he declared. “This is barely sufficient to care for the un- employable persons who are now on | the relief rolls of the public assistance division of the Department of Public Welfare. It is manifestly not enough to care for the people who are still unemployed and who are not assigned to works projects jobs.” Citizens must give “far beyond the standards of previous years,” Maj Donovan said, if the principle “that no one shall starve in Washington” is to be upheld. ‘The regular congressional appropria- tion is “barely sufficient” to care for 5,000 families of unemployables and cannot provide for the prevention of crime and poverty, he added. “There should be no conflict in our minds,” Maj. Donovan said, “between the public welfare activities which the District carries on for its people as the result of Congressional enactment and appropriations through our pay- ment of tax funds and the things which the Community Chest, through its member organizations, must do for our neighbors out of what we con- tribute.” Responsibility to Meet. Declaring 20 per cent oversubscrip- tion of the Community Chest goal “is the smallest amount we can do for those in need,” Assistant Attorney General John W. Dickinson, vice chairman of the governmental unit, told the meeting, “no community the size of Washington can live a healthy life if human want goes unrelieved.” “The day has passed when we can perform our acts of charity person- ally,” he said. A highly specialized Government such as that of the United States cannot be centered in any but the most highly civilized, peaceful and lead over his Republican opponent and a Democratic majority in the State Legislature was clearly indie cated. Kentucky also voted for repeal of its 16-year-old prohibition amende ment and for an amendment to pere mit State old-age pensions. Despite a stiff fight carried on by prohibitionists, and despite a definitely “dry” trend in rural communities, & steadily mounting majority was being piled up for repeal. Returns from 1,267 precincts gave 123.684 for repeal; 101,710 against. The State voted almost 8 to 1 in favor of the old-age pension amende ment, today’s returns indicated. Tabe ulation of 1,178 precincts showed 179,« 067 votes for, and 21,027 against. Chandler held substantial majorie ties in seven of the State’s nine cone gressional districts. Swope was lead- ing in the seventh and in the ninth district, a traditionally Republican stronghold, in Eastern Kentucky. Chandler was elected over the vige orous protest of the present Demoe cratic Governor, Ruby Laffoon, cham= pion of the State 3 per cent sales tax which Chandler lambasted in some 600 campaign speeches in every corner of the State. The Laffoon-vontrolled State Lege islature had stripped Chandler of most of his powers, and Chandler, a 37« year-old happy-go-lucky lawyer, ape peared to be headed for political-limbo only a few months ago. He skyrocketed suddenly into public attention last Fall, when, in the absence of Gov. Laffoon from the State, he dra= matically called the Legislature into special session to enact a compulsory primary law. Laffoon forces succeeded in writing a double primary law into the stat~ utes, and thereby wrote their own downfall Thomas S. Rhea, Laffoon- backed candidat- for the Democratic WRITER DISAPPEARS (See CHEST, Page 4) The doctor said, the newspaper re- “I've broken the law, and circum- stances being similar, I'd do it again. * * * If need be I'm prepared to face any tribunal in the land—my justification is not my excuse, for what I've done is, humanity knows, un- lawful.” The five cases, the doctor explained in the interview, included one of a newly born baby, “clearly doomed to imbecility,” and four adults afflicted with incurable diseases. Sponsors of the “right to die” so- clety, headed by Lord Moynihan, fa- mous English surgeon, plan to intro- duce a bill into the House of Lords. Other sponsors are Prof. Julian Huxley, the Earl of Listowel, Lord Denman, former governor general of Australia, and Lady Denman, chair- man of the National Federation of Institutes. FROM THE BERENGARIA Harold Scarborough, Former Lone don Correspondent of New York Paper, Missing. By the Associated Press. SOUTHAMPTON, November 7.— Harold Scarborough, former London correspondent of the New York Her- ald Tribune, was reported to have disappeared overboard this morning from the inbound S. S. Berengaria off Ryde, Isle of Wight. A passport and a wallet belonging to Scarborough, who was returning from a trip to New York, were found on the deck. Fellow passengers said the veteran foreign correspondent had appeared depressed. A lifeboat was launched to search off the island while the liner docked. Scarborough married Gladys Mary Jones in 1921 and they have a daughter, Elizabeth Anne. Scarborough was born October 25, 1897, at Bel Air, Md. He was grad- uated from Johns Hopkins University in 1917 and began his newspaper work as a on the Baltimore News that year.