Evening Star Newspaper, November 12, 1935, Page 5

237,000 REPORTED FACING FASCISTS 300,000 to 400,000 Reserve for Reinforcement Are Seen by ltalians. By the Associated Press. ITALIAN GENERAL HEADQUAR- W'ERS, November 12.—The Ethiopians were reported by Italian scouts today to have armies of a quarter of a million warriors, with more than that in reserve, to oppose the Fascist in- Wasion. Before the northern front, Ethio- pian commanders were said to have 177,000 men. In the east were report- ed to be 40,000 warriors. The Gov- ernor of Harar, objective of the drive from both north ana south, was cred- fted with 20,000, for a total of 237,000. Ras Seyoum Has 50,000. “To these should be added between 00,000 and 400,000 destined to rein- Sorce sectors under attack and to pro- duce an encircling movement,” said ® published Italian report. ‘The forces in the north were de- #cribed as being divided, with 50,000 under Ras Seyoum, 70,000 under Ras Kassa, 50,000 under Ras Imru and %.000 in Emperor Haile Selassie’s im- erial guard. Adversary “Baffled.” The report stated: “The unforeseen ftalian advance by the army corps tbward unforeseen objectives has com- pletely baffled the adversary. “Finding it impossible to construct & new plan of war according to the tactical necessities produced by recent developments, the enemy army is completely unprepared to meet our | action and is compelled to retire | toward the regions in the south.” ITALIANS REINFORCE FRONT. Thousands of Fresh Troops Are Moved Forward. ASMARA Eritrea, November 12 (#). #Thousands of fresh troops moved “up today to bolster Italy’s northern | gront in Ethiopia. * The Silva division marched beyond Edaga Hamas, about 15 miles south- east of Adigrat on the route to Makale. Two thousand camels also moved toward Makale to reinforce the fleets of trucks, bringing up munitions nnd supplies. The mass movement of troops com- plicated the problem of Italian engin- | eers. seeking to construct satisfactory | oads. Every new man going forward meant geveral pounds more of food supplies | ! and water to be carried daily. The troops themselves passed safely over the new roads, but under heavy rains the great trucks were reducing | construction work of weeks to mud and puddles. When the rainy season sets in again pext year it is evident the problem of maintaining roads—difficult even during the present unseasonable rains «—will be increased tremendously. Unless new roads are built with solid foundations it would seem major | bodies of the Italian troops must be | withdrawn. ETHIOPIAN PLANE TAKEN. Fhip Reported Discovered in Seizure | of Mahale. ROME, November 12 (A“)——Prflol‘ that the Ethiopians have at least| some small airforce was given today dn an official Italian communique. | The announcement told of the dis- | covery of an abandoned Ethiopian | plane, still in good order, in Makale. | Sanctions THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, Parents View Body of Slain Daughter Mrs. Lillian W. Botkin of 1445 N street, who went to Hyattsville Jail yesterday in an attempt to offer assistance to Aubrey Hampton, held for investigation. Police refused to let her see the prisoner. Mrs. Botkin is one of Washington's few women taxicab drivers. She said she had known Hampton for some time. recognize the legitimacy of the com- mittee, it adds. Point 4. The embargo on arms and munitions to Italy and the free sale of such materials to Ethiopia is & measure which can only have the effect of aggravating the special situa- tion which the Italian government had denounced to the League and which has compellea Italy to take urgent measures for the protection of the security of her African colonies. Point 5. The Co-ordination Com- mittee has decided the application of many measures of economic and flnaa- cial character without taking account of the fact that sanctions of this type were never applied before in other conflicts. Point 6. The boycott on Italian exports, more than an economy meas- ure, is a real act of hostility which amply justifies Italian counter-meas- ures. Although Italy is an interested party to the conflict, the note adds Italy does not believe it is less ob- jective when it says that the artificial attempt to cut off from the world | economy a market of 44,000,000 people contains the danger of having immedi- | ate repercussions on the lives of mil- lions of workers throughout the worid Point 7. Italy, which derives her status as a founder-member of the League from sacrifices of blood paid in order that the League might ope created, has not wished up until now to leave the Geneva organization be- (Continued From First Page.) the end of the conflict and conform- ing with the spirit of the Covenant,” | the note stated, “augments its gravity | and assures its prolongation.” Condemnation of the imposition of Bnancial and economic sanctions was | energetically expressed in the note.. which asserted they have never been | adopted bfore, even under greater fprovocation. Italy, the note said, | would resist these measures most | resolutely. Circumstances Held Unjust. “Such sanctions will be applied for | the first time against Italy,” the communication continued, “in cir- cumstances of fact and law which the Italian government and people con- tend are unjust and arbitrary, and | against which the royal government | must therefore raise the most reso- | lute resistance. | “Prohibition of every Italian export 4s more than an economic measure; it is a true act of hostility, which am- ply justifies inevitable Italian counter measures. “Sanctions and counter sanctions ‘will bring in the end the gravest con- sequences of a moral and psycholog- fcal nature, provoking spiritual dis- turbances that will continue a long time after these sanctions have ceased to function and will have achieved a result aggravating the world’s eco- omic discord.” SEVEN POINTS IN PROTEST. Eynopsis of Note Is Made Available| by Rosso. By the Associated Press. | A synopsis of the Ttalian protest | @ispatched to all sanction-approving nations was made available here last night by Ambassador Augusto Rosso after he had submitted it to the United BStates Government for its information. The note contained seven points, as follows: Point 1. Refers to Italy’s note to the League on October 7 and to the objec- tion by the Italian delegate against the Geneva Italo-Ethiopian delibera- ‘tions. Rejects the accusation that the Italian government has violated 4ts obligations under the League pact and says that Italy renews the *strongest and fullest protest against the seriousness and injustice of the procedure adopted against Italy.” Italy’s Stand Confirmed. Point 2. That events since the last meeting of the League Assembly have confirmed Italy’s stand with regard to Ethiopia, both on juridical and moral grounds. It says that large sections of the Ethiopian population, headed by their civil and religious suthorities, have put themselves under the protection of Italy and calls atten- tion that the Italian government has abolished slavery in all territory it has occupied in Ethiopia. Point 3. Without acknowledging the reality of the facts, the League has applied strictly the letter of the covenant and killed its spirit. Through & very hasty procedure, it says, the governments of many states have been brought to envisage the application upon Italy of measures of pressure suggested by a co-ordination commit- tee which is not a proper organ of the League of Nations, Italy does not A cause she wanted to prevent as far as | possible dangerous complications. PROTEST EFFECT DENIED. British Sources Say Sanctions Won't Be Diminished. LONDON, November 12 (®).— Authoritative British sources said to- day it was inconceivable the present Italian protests would have any effect on the application of League of Na- | tions’ sanctions against Italy. It was stated by these sources that the protest of Premier Mussolini would not affect the conversations being held by Sir Eric Drummond, the British Ambassador to Rome, with I1 Duce and | which, it is expected, will be resumed today or tomorrow. These conversations, stated informed sources, are solely designed to remove the tension between Italy and Great Britain, It was stated authoritatively that| the British government would find un- acceptable any delay, postponement, or cancellation of any sanctions against Italy. At Wilson Memorial Service & Mr. Loring, are shown as they left viewing body of girl. is shown in the background. o< Loring (Continued From First Page.) Mount Rainier said Corinna Loring had at least three life insurance policies totaling some $4,500, and that part of the insurance contained a | double indemnity clause in event of a violent death. Investigators refused to state the name of the beneficiary when the policies were taken out, al- though they were understood to have been of long standing. The brother of Miss Loring's fiance, Harry E. Tear, 201 Channing street northeast, today described as “made out of whole cloth” published reports that Richard Tear had been friendly with a woman former inmate of St. Elizabeth’s who was insanely Jjealous of him. This denial was seconded by Leo F. Lo Jacono, one of Tear's best friends | and the brother-in-law of the mur- ‘dered girl. Lo Jacono, a fellow at- | i’l'ear to Miss Loring about four | months ago. The brother-in-law said Tear had few woman friends and was never ized “the right girl had come along” when he met Corinna. The couple home, Miss Loring had planned to spend the evening of her disappearance at vember 4 to go to church. before 9 p.m., the bride-elect disap- peared. In that time she had changed from a light house dress to street cloth- ing and a coat, indicating she had changed her plans and had gone. out to meet some one she knew. Lieut. Itzel today was awaiting a report from the Bureau of Standards on a comparative analysis between a length of cord found in the Loring home and the twine which the mur- derer used to strangle the girl. The detective was particularly anxious to know if the pieces had been broken or merely cut with a knife, although declining to say what significance this might have. Several strands of found under the coat sleeve of the murder victim have been submitted to the Justice Departmen. for analysis. Itzel saic he had no report on this examination up to noon today. John T. Duever, police commissioner of Mount Rainier, expressed the con- viction that Miss Loring was murdered a considerable time before her body | { tendant at St. Elizabeth's, introduced | engaged to be married until he real- ' had been engaged for several months | and planned to be married in Wash- | ington last Wednesday, two days after | the bride-to-be vanished from her | home. She was there when her mother | left at 8 o'clock on the night of No-| Between the time Mrs. Loring went | out and the arrival of Tear shortly | human hair | and Mrs. George A. Loring, parents of slain Corinna the Gasch funeral parlors after Mrs. Florence LoJacona, sister of Miss Loring, —Star Staff Photos. 1 Detective Lieut. Joseph Itzell, ace investigator of the Baltimore Police Department, who is assisting Mount Rainier and Prince Georges County officers in solving the baffling case. '\\as brought to the spot where it was' found. Duever pointed out that heavy rain had fallen Thursday, and there | | was no indication about the clothing | | to show the body had been exposed to | the elements. It was said, however, 1 that the parts of the clothing not ex- posed to the sun and air were still damp when the body was found. Duever pointed out that the pine clump where the body was found had been visited frequently last week by small boys and hunters exercising their rabbit dogs. Chief Plumer, the original theory was murdered at the spot, probably shortly after she left home. Blood stains were discovered 40 feet from where the body lay, and Miss Loring’s | wrist watch and earrings were located | | where they were trampled into the | | earth as if during a struggle. It was | | said that a body could not have bled | 50 pofusely at any considerable time after death. | Arrests Plan Altered. Chief Plumer indicated yesterday | that he expected to arrest a woman 'in connection with the case. This plan was altered, however, when Lieut. | Itzel took charge of the investigation | at noon yesterday at the request of | State’s Attorney Alan Bowie of Prince Georges County. Itzel and Bowie were in conference today on further plans for the investigation. Lieut. Itzel indicated he would not seek to question Mrs. Loring regarding Corinna’s movements on the night she disappeared, until after the girl |is buried in Fort Lincoln Cemetery | tomorrow. Lieut. Itzel is credited with “break- ing” many murder mysteries, includ- ing the Brady bombing case in Seat Pleasant. After conferring with Police Chief Plumer and Sergt. Ralph Brown of the Prince Georges County force, the lieu- tenant quizzed Tear for more than an hour and then was closeted with Hampton for a somewhat longer period. Stenographic statements were taken from both of the men before they were returned to their cells. While not be- ing questioned, Tear whiled away the tedious hours of his confinement by reading detective stories in three magazines brought him by his broth- ers, H. E. and J. C. Tear of Wash- ington. | however, stuck to that the girl TIME To Discard That Old WATCH BRACELET For a New, Modern and Lovely Design $1to $6 Gold . . . and Gold With Diamonds $8.50 to $100 926 F ST. N.W. MAYOR CONFERENCE WILL OPEN MONDAY Officials of All Large Cities Are Expected to Attend Annual Sessions Next Week. Mayors and city officials of prac- | tically all large cities of the country are expected to attend the annual ses- sions of the United States Conference of Mayors here next week. The con- ference is to open on Monday and close Wednesday noon. Among those invited to address the conference are Secretary of the Treas- ury Morgenthau, Secretary of Labor Perkins, Attorney General Cummings, Relief Administrator Hopkins and | Senator Wagner of New York. Dis- trict Commissioner Melvin C. Hazen | is scheduled to welcome the confer- ence to Washington Monday morning. Delegates to the sessions are to be received at the White House on Tues- day afternoon. Mayor Daniel W. Hoan of Milwau- kee is president of the conference and Mayor F. H. La Guardia of New York is vice president. The pattern The mode The price is P, MEN’S NOVEMBER 12, 1935, LORING MYSTERY INTRIGUES MANY Amateur Sleuths, Already Helpful in Case, Haunt Site of Murder. If the Corinna Loring murder mys- tery is not solved soon, the failure cannot be laid to any lack of ama- teur sleuths. Ever since the garroted body of the attractive bride-to-be was found on Saddleback Ridge Saturday, the spot has had a fascination for would-be detectives, acquaintances of the Lor- ing family and the morbidly curious. A constant stream of men, women and children came to the death scene yesterday. Pointing to a darkened bit of pine-needle-covered earth be- tween two evergreens, one by-stander would tell another, “That’s the place.” The crowd ranged from ragged street urchins to silk-gowned society matrons who were driven to the ridge in chauffeured limousines. Women outnumbered men yesterday by at least three to one. Prying under leaves, overturning stones, scanning every scrap of paper and trying to distinguish between tree roots and hair, the army of amateur detectives strained every nerve to un- earth clues which might help police. Most “Clues” Valueless. Sharp-edged stones, sticks, papers | and bits of string have been hmuzht‘ to Police Chief Eugene Plumer of Mount Rainier by well-meaning searchers. Most of the “clues” thus far collected have, of course, been value- less, although the discovery of the body itself, of Miss Loring’s watch and ‘ earrings, of a man’s glove and of a! paper containing a bloody thumb-| print—the most important evidence now in the hands of police—all were made by civilians. The place where the body was found is on the 37-acre Hoover estate, within the corporate limits of Mount Rainier. Many of those who visited | it, scaring away the rabbits which normally constitute its chief inhab- itents, have been inspired by the memory of important “finds” by amateur sleuths in other sensational murder cases. It was three newsboys, prying about the Brady home in Seat Pleasant, who found parts of th. bomb that killed four persons there in the New Year day bombing of 1930. Many Hunt Souvenirs. Souvenir hunters were noticeable | among the crowd yesterday. Some | women were seen taking twigs fmm‘ pine trees which shrouded Miss Lor- | ing's body, and picking up pebbles | frum the spot, slipping them into their | pc ketbooks before they left the scene. The varied reactions of the visitors | were fascinating. An elderly, gray- haired man, apparently regarding the sod where Miss Loring’s path to the altar ended so tragically, as a sacred spot, took off his hat and bowed his | | head. ( Scores of school boys scampered through the woods, prying for clues, | and having a great time throwing photographer’s flash bulbs agnmst stone, viewed the scene like case- | | hardened detectives. There were many who made the normal exclamations of “awful,” \ Allaying the Irritation in CYSTITIS | To neutralize the acids causing cystitis— ladde inflammation—drink Monnh(n \ alley Mineral Water direct from famous | Hot Springs. Arkansas Mildly ]Illllne | Deeply satisfving Don't risk life-lon suf- fering. Phone for free descriptive booklet. 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Peyser formerly was counsel for McLean, who was trustee of his fa- ther’s estate, which included the news- paper. He claimed McLean withdrew | approval for sale of the newspaper in 1931 for $3,000,000 to a corporation headed by David Lawrence. This, | Peyser contended, deprived him of his fee. Peyser claimed the American Se- With a shriek she jumped and ran | ¥+ A-S CITIZENS MAY HOLD FEWER MEETINGS Park View Group to Vote on Constitution Change at Next Session. Facing dwindling attendance at its monthly meetings, the Park View Citi- zens’ Association voted last night to consider the possibility of reducing the number of meetings to three or four per year. A ballot in the mat- ter, which involves an amendment to the constitution, will be taken at the next session in December. Of a total membership of more than 300, only seven were present last night. Election of officers is scheduled for the December meeting. F. V. Hale, president, was nominated last night for re-election. Other officers pro- posed for additional terms are B. J. Kroger, vice president; John 8. Cole, secretary, and H. H. Moore, treasurer. Fred S. Walker and F. E Smith were nominated delegates to the Federaticn of Citizens’ Associations. Miss Emily Scrivener, Walter S. Beller and Mrs. R. H. Prescott were nominated for the Executive Committee. The group, which met at the Park View Platoon School, was addressed | last night by Mrs. B. A. Chandler, a representative of the American Red Cross. She discussed home accident prevention. Resolutions were passed indorsing the Community Chest and oppositiun to congestion in street cars on the Seventh street line. curity & Trust Co., also named as | trustee of the McLean estate, had ad- | vocated offers of William Randolph | Hearst after the Lawrence proposal | was before the court for final ap- | proval. 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