Evening Star Newspaper, November 16, 1935, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Cloudy, probably occasional light rain tonight and tomorrow; little change in temperature; lowest tonight about 42 de- grees. Temperatures—Highest, 45, at 3:30 p.m. yesterday; lowest, 42, at 6 a.m. today. Closing N. Y. Markets, Full report on page A-2. Pages 16 & 17 Ch No. 33,436. WOMAN FRIEND WILL BE QUIZZED IN'LORING KILLING Identity’ of Witness Kept Secret as Detectives Press Clue Hunt. FINANCIAL OPERATIONS OF DEAD GIRL STUDIED Reports of Loans Made Prior to Disappearance Probed as Police Seek Motive. A woman friend of the mu Corinna Loring, who may have portant new information,” was to be interviewed in Baltimore this after- noon by investigators seeking a clue to the garroting of the 26-year-old bride- elect. Lieut. Joseph Itzel of the Baltimore | homicide squad, who is in charge of | the inquiry, confirmed this report to- day at his Upper Marlboro headquar- ters, but declined to identify the wn-‘ ness. “It is important from my point of view,” said Itzel, “to run down this angle of the case as soon as possible.” Meanwhile, police were going over Miss Loring’s financial transactions in the hope of developing some motive for the killing. They made little prog- ress in this respect, however. Investigate Loan Reports. It was said that Miss Loring had #avings accounts in a Prince Georges County bank and in a Washington bank, but neither account at any time totaled “more than $500.” Reports of loans made by the Mount Rainier girl, who was to have been married in ‘Washington November 6, two days after she disappeared, are being in- vestigated, police said. The girl’s beaten and garroted body was discovered last Saturday after- noon in a clump of pines on Saddle- back Ridge, less than a quarter of a mile from her home at 3110 Beech street, Mount Ranier. She had disappeared on the night of November 4 under circumstances which convince detectives she left with some one she knew well. Thus investigators have a definite premise in their search for the person or persons who accompanied the bride- elect from her home. Shoe Scratches Studied. Although satisfied the girl was | dragged by one person to the spot | where her body was found, Robert | W. Hicks, local criminologist, is not satisfied the scratches on the shoes | were inflicted while the body was being dragged. Hicks said he expects | to make a further examination of dirt | samples taken at the scene in an | effort to determine whether the soil contains enough rock particles to have caused the marks on the shoes. Another Washington criminologist, | Edwin J. Creel, 1427 I street, a former automobile mechanic and inventor, went to Upper Mariboro headquar- ters of the investigation last night and offered his services to further a | solution of the murder. | Lieut. Itzel said that while he appre- ciated Creel’s offer, he did not see how he could use him in the investigation at this time. It was disclosed late yesterday that Miss Loring had locked herself out on the night she vanished, leaving both her latch keys inside the house, al- though she took time to turn out lights | in the kitchen, bed room and living room before departing. The door, which locks automatically, might have swung to during a brief struggle on the porch, or the girl might merely have forgotten her keys in the haste of departure. One key was found in the girl's bureau drawer and the other in the purse she left on the bed. When Rich- ard Tear, 29, an attendant at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, came to call on his fiance shortly after 8:30 p.m. he found the door locked and no one at home to answer the bell. Tear put a| note on the door knob saying he had left for night duty at the hospital at 9:15 pm. Leo Lo Jacono, brother-in-law of the slain girl and a fellow attendant of Tear’s at St. Elizabeth’s, said yes- terday at least one witness had seen ‘Tear on the front porch waiting for Miss Loring on the night of her dis- appearance. Lo Jacono denied that he knew the name of the witness, as- did investigators. Had Planned to Stay Home. ‘The girl was left alone in her home about 8 p.m. when her mother went to church. She had expected to spend‘ tRe evening at home. Shortly after, however, some one persuaded her to | go out, for the girl had changed her | house dress, put on a coat and left in such haste she forgot the belt to her dress. During his examination of the death PHILIPPINE DEFENSE COUNCIL ORGANIZED Will Advise Quezon and MacAr- thur on Military Affairs in Islands. By the Associated Press. MANILA, P. I, November 16— President Manuel Quezon took the initial step toward organizing the Philippine government’s defense forces today by creating a 15-member na- tional defense council. The council will advise President Quezon and Gen. Doyglas MacArthur on military affairs. Gen. MacArthur, former United States Army chief of staff, was ap- pointed by President Roosevelt to train Filipino defense forces under the 10-year commonwealth regime ‘which will precede complete inde- pendence from America. Secretary of War Dern, who repre- sented President Roosevelt at the in- auguration of Quezon as first presi- dent of the commonwealth, was en route home today aboard the warship Chester. Members of his family were due to sail later today aboard Lv Army transport Grant. Entered as second class matter post office, Washington, D. C. Ethiopians Parade To Swing of ‘Dixie’ And ‘St. Louis Blues’ By the Associated Press. ADDIS ABABA, November 16. —Two American songs were the musical inspiration today for a review of 10,000 Walega troops before Emperor Haile Selassie. As the troops passed before the throne, a band, including cornets, trombones and saxophones, played “Dixie” and “St. Louis Blues.” REICH JEWS FEAR NEW RESTRICTIONS Woman Jailed in Bavaria as Latest Decree Takes Effect. By the Associated Press. BERLIN, November 16.—The new anti-Jewish decree proved more strin- gent today than the official interpre- | tation of the Nurnberg law regulating citizenship and marriage. Additional restrictions against Jews in Germany are expected soon, the Jewish Telegraph Agency reported. Announcement ,f the new regula- ; tions was made by Dr. Stockart, state secretary of the Association of Na- tional Socialist Jurists, the agency | said. Jewish Woman Jailed. ‘The first Jewish woman arrested as a “race traitor” was reported jailed in Bavaria on a charge of having inti- mate relations with an Aryan man. The new decree strips Jews of citi- zenship and imposes strict regulations on marriages. Among the major differences be- tween the Nurnberg declaration and | the decree is the more stringent sec- | ition in the decree exempting only quarter-Jews from the citizenship pro- vision. Quarter-Jews are further forbidden to marry Jews or marry among them- selves, a restriction which officials said was designed gradually to wipe out Jewish blood. | Regulations for two groups of Jews | were not included in the new decree. | The first concerned Jewish teachers, regarding whom the decree said “the position of Jewish teachers in the Jewish public schools remains un- affected pending reorganization of the Jewish school system.” Nor was the status of Jews in com- merce defined, influenced by possible foreign reaction concerning the Olym- pic games, it was believed. Only a special dispensation from Reichsfuehrer Adolf Hitler can ex- empt Jews and part Jews from these restrictions. The decree also forbids | the employment of female Aryan| servants under the age of 35 in Jewish households. “The Jew cannot be a Reich’s citi- | zen, cannot vote or occupy public of- | fice,” said the decree, published in the | official gazette. “Jewish functionaries | of the government will be pensioned December 31, 1935.” Olympic Influence Hinted. The Jewish Telegraphic Agency | said that the decrees do not define the status of Jews in the field of com- merce and that this commission is believed to have been prompted by | the fear that if Jews were ousted completely from Germany's economic life it would influence the United | States to stay out of the Olympic games. As a result, the agency said, it is| believed the economic decrees have been deferred rather than abandoned. The decrees today were signed by Hitler, Wilhelm Frick, minister of the interior, and Rudolph Hess, minister without portfolio, the agency said. —_— DETECTIVE WITNESS IN HOEY INQUIRY Will Give Grand Jury Results of | Private Investigation of Rogers Case. By the Associated Press. WEST CHESTER, Pa, November 16.—George B. Campbell of Phoenix- ville, a former county detective, will be asked to tell a grand jury Monday of the results of his private inquiry into the fatal shooting of Evelyn Hoey, Broadway blues singer. The grand jury is nearing the end of its investigation to determine whether the girl committed suicide last September in the farm home of Henry H. Rogers 3d, one of the heirs of his father’s oil fortune. Coroner’s jurors, who returned an open verdict in the case, also were asked to return Monday. The grand Jury recessed yesterday for the week end. WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION ¢ Fhoening Star WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1935—THIRTY-FOUR PAGES. DE BONO REMOVED BY DUCE AS CHIEF OF [TALY'S FORCES Marshal Pietro Badoglio New High Commissioner for East Africa. SHAKE-UP IS SEQUEL TO INSPECTION TOUR Mussolini Hurls New Defi at League, Calling Midnight Session of Council. By the Associated Press. 11 Duce effected a general shake-up today in the high military command conducting his campaign in Ethiopia. Marshal Pietro Badoglio, chief of the general army staff, became high commissioner for Eritrea and Italian Somaliland, replacing Gen. Emilio De Bono in the office that carries leader- ship of the Fascist fowes in East Africa. Virtual retirement in honor seemed the lot of the 69-year-old white- | bearded De Bono. This development came as Ameri- can business digested the renewed warning from Secretary of State Hull yesterday against trading with the bel- ligerfnts in the Ethiopian War. He declared the sharp increase in exports of war materials is being noted and declared this class of trade is directly contrary to the policy of this Govern- ment. A quadrumvir of the Fascist party —one of the four who led the famous march on Rome—and an old friend of Premier Mussolini, De Bono was called back to Italy to be created a marshal of the highest military rank. Follows Badoglio’s Inspection. Although Mussolini had expressed paign, which has given Italy Ethiopia's northern Tigre Province and has driven a wide wedge into the southern empire, the turn-over followed by only a week Marshal Badoglio's return from an East African tour of inspec- tion. Officially, the changes—which also brought appointment of Gen. Guzzoni, a corps commander in Italy, as vice governor of Eritrea—went unex- plained. Some suggested that De Bono, after a year of arduous labor in organizing the campaign and leading the actual warfare for more than a month, was yielding to younger men. Marshal Badoglio, who made a “sentiment” mission to the United States in 1921, has seen active cofonial service in Libya. He was appointed chief of the general staff May 13, 1925. Confers With Generals. At the very moment of the shake-up Gen. de Bono was at the front with his men, staying over at Makale to confer with his generals after an in- spection 10 miles beyond the northern front toward Amba Alaji, immediate objective of the Eritrean army. With his flair for the dramatic, Il Duce accompanied this military move with a final gesture of defiance against League of Nations economic penalties. He summoned the Fascist Grand Council into session at midnight—just 24 hours before economic sanctions go into effect —to set Italy's course against the boycott and key products embargo. ‘The grand council, a Mussolini organism which thrust all other gov- erning bodies of Italy into secondary places, is the nearest thing the nation has to a unit which could assume ex- ecutive power in the event of Il Dude’s death or disability. It was called to meet in the his- toric Plazza Di Venezia. Sanctions to Be Reviewed. The entire sanctions situation would be reviewed, an informed source said, with some dramatic an- nouncement to come in the early hours of Sunday, or at least ratifica- tion of all measures Il Duce has taken to defeat the purpose of sanctions. Food economies, shorter working hours to save office light and heat, strict government control of foreign trade and foreign exchange, domestic price regulation and new taxes are some of the precautions Mussolini has taken in advance against League measures. To make those orders effective, he (See WAR, Page 3.) Thugs Take Cash, Leave Gems. LOS ANGELES, November 16 (#).— Two young men snatched Mrs. N. L. Rose’s purse early today and threw it away in an alley after taking $80. Her jewels, valued at $3,000, were found untouched in the discarded purse. Crew of Nearly 300, Anxious to maintain a record of have, without exception, signed safe driving pledge cards as evidence of their determination to continue their own personal records of sane. acci- dent-free driving, even in the face of the most dangerous weather condi- tions. oot “Because of the fact the trucks are called into most Emergency Drivers of A. A. A. Put Safety Ideals Into Pledge Called Out in Dan- gerous Weather to Aid Motorists, Has Enviable Record. Traffic Deaths to November 16—95; Same Pe: 934—110 safety, which is regarded as excep- tional, in view of the fact that their heaviest operations are during periods when weather conditions are worst, nearly 300 drivers of the American Auto- mobile Association emergency road service have joingd The Star safety Council as an organized unit in the campaign to reduce accidents. These drivers of emergency equipment, who always stand in readiness to aid stranded Washington motorists - service when weather conditions are at their worst, safe driving is of the utmost importance and the need for the utmost care is one always upper- most in the minds of the men who g0 out on emergency calls,” it was explained by the A. A. A.gflct of (See SAFETY, Page 6.) /, ] AW A / 7 ,, / HH, / S CABINET PROBLEM FAGEDBY BALDWIN Prime Minister, Backed by Big Majority, Must Re- place MacDonald. By the Associated Press | LONDON, November 16.—Prime | Minister Stanley Baldwin undertook | the task of rebuilding his cabinet to- day, secure in the knowledge that he | satisfaction with the Ethiopian cam- | would be backed by a heavy govern- | ment majority in the House of Com- mons, | He had a number of weighty | problems to solve. Among them was a means of countering the sensa- tional defeat of his lieutenant, tor- | mer Prime Minister Ramsay Mac- | Donald. With the failure in Thursday's gen- | eral election of both MacDonalds— | Ramsay, the father, lord president of the council, and Malcolm, the son, Colonial secretary—J. H. Thomas, sec- retary for dominions, remained the only successful Labor member of the old cabinet. MacDonald Plans to Retire. Political spokesmen commented freely that Ramsay MacDonald, de- feated for re-election to Commons in his Labor constituency of Seaham, hoped to retire from politics and de- vote his time to writing. | Informed sources said Malcolm | might be asked to find a safe national Labor seat and join the new cabinet. The general view seemed to t2 that the re-shuffled cabinet wouid number 20 instead of 22. Anthony Eden's post as minister without portfolio for League of Na- tions affairs might be one of those abolished, leaving Foreign Secretary Sir Samuel Hoare in sole charge of foreign affairs. Some sources expressed belief Eden would go to the Dominion’s ministry. Others suggested he might be the next war secretary, Treplacing Viscount Halifax, who was believed to be eager | to retire. Firm on Foreign Policy. In any case, authoritative sources said the government would rema:n firm in its foreign policy, including solid support of League sanctions against Italy and efforts to halt the Fascist warfare on Ethiopia. ‘Winston Churchill, former first lord of the admiralty, still was expected to be a cabinet recruit, but whetner | he would return to the admiraitv recent open criticisms of Germany. Some observers believed Baldwin might appoint the minister of defense to take supreme charge of British re- armament and co-ordination of the defense services. They suggested this might be a likely post for Churchill. Cunliffe-Lister to Remain. Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister, who did not seek re-election, was scheduled for a peerage to remain at his old cabinet post as secretary for air. Considerable speculation centered on the intentions of Britain's veteran war-time leader, David Lloyd George. One source suggested the Liberal plan- ned a coalition with the Labor party to form an aggressive, united opposi- tion. The latest returns gave the govern- ment a majority of 241 in Commons, with 13 seats still to be declared. Parliament meets again November 26, with the government majority smaller than its previous 412, but stronger than many commentators had predicted. THREE IN FAMILY KILLED IN CRASH Cousin Also Dies When Auto Runs Into Parked Truck in South Carolina. By the Associated Press. ¢ GREENWOOD, S. C, November 16.—Four young persons, three of them members of one family, were killed and another person injured in an auto-truck crash 8 miles from here early today. The dead: Clifton Rush, 21, tele- phone lineman; Thelma Rush, 19; Ella Rush, 17; Lucille Hancock, 21. Edwin Bookter, 18, who police said they were informed was driving the automobile, was brought to & hos- pital here with minor injuries. Their car crashed with a truck Shields of Greenyille was jailed as the driver of the truck. The Rushes were brother and sis- ters and first cousins off Miss Han- cock. All lived here. - became doubtful in the light of nis| GEORGE, THEM'S MY [ ,&\;\ Car Wrecker, Called By Farmer, Rescues + Horse From Crevice By the Associated Press. LONGMONT, Colo., November 16 —Frank Smith, a farmer, sent a hurry call for an automobile wrecker. “It's no wreck,” he told the crew when it arrived, “it's a horse—caught in a crev- fce. The Smith's safety. SNOW AND SLEET - FALLIN MIDWEST Highways Turned Into Death Traps—Farmers Welcome Moisture. By the Associated Press. Snow, sleet and jcy rains made crew expertly hoisted 1,800-pound horse to today. A Kansas truck driver was the first victim of a fatal skid. Dirt roads in many sections were virtually impassable. ‘Wheat farmers welcomed the moist- ure as a boon to Winter crops despite some damage to late forage. Temperatures ranged from 16 at Crookston, Minn,, to freezing as tar | South as Oklahoma, where light snow | fell in the Panhandle. The weather remained unsettled but temperatures moderated slightly, most of the season’s first snowfall quickly melting. Snow and rain fell in the Pacific | Northwest. Nevada and Idaho expected snow today. Traffic in Colorado and | Western Kansas and from Des Moines, Iowa, to Minnesota was impeded by snow and sleet. —_ EMILE FRANCQUI, ECONOMIST, DIES Belgian Gained International Fame With Congo Coup and Services in-China. By the Associated Press. BRUSSELS, Noyember 16.—Emile Francqui, 72, noted Belgian financier and economist, died today. Francqui, regarded by the Belgians as a financial wizard, began his career as an army officer. It was he who, in 1891, gained the Belgian Kongo for King Leopold II by leading a Belgian expedition into Africa. He became known as “the Copper King of the Kongo.” After his coup in Africa, he went to China as consul general at Tien- tsin. Later, as a civilian, he gained important concessions there. He represented Belgium in the draft- ing of the Dawes and Young plans and during the stormy financial period of last year maintained the belga on the gold standard as financial dictator of his nation. HULL’S WARNING HAILED Britain Regards Statement on Ex- ports as Aid to Peace. LONDON. November 16 (#).— British officials said today they re- gard Secretary of State Hull's warn- ing to United States exporters as a most valuable contribution to peace. His statement, they said, facilitated further developements in the League of Nations’ attempt to restrain Italy and it was probable that the proposal for sanctions against oil shipments to Italy would be revived on the basis of the United States’ action. Readers’ Guide Lost and Fcund - Radio Real Estate ‘Washington Waysige = Women's Features” __.._B-10 N\ death traps of Midwestern highways | N\ TRADE PAGT OPEN Agreement Formally Signed by Secretary Hull and Premier King. | By the Associated Press. | Terms of the new Canadian-Amer- ican trade treaty, praised by President Roosevelt as a step toward the eco- nomic recovery of both nations, will | be published Monday. The agreement was formally signed late yesterday by Secretary of State | Hull and the Canadian premier, W. L. | Mackenzie King, with the President, | | his cabinet and a host of lesser offi- cials looking on. “The signing of this agreement,” Mr. Roosevelt said, “marks the re- versal of the trend of the last two| decades toward undue and unneces- | sary trade barriers between our two| countries. | “I am confident that this construc- | tive step will contribute greatly to the | economic recovery of both the United | States and Canada.” President Explains Delay. ‘The President explained to reporters | be published until Monday because it | was necessary first to transmit it to | time. lumber, cattle, fish and other interests on the strength of anxiety lest the trade pact, include sharp reductions in the American tariffs on these com- modities. | At the beginning of negotiations for | the treaty last January Canadian offi- | cials asked for 50 per cent cuts in the | duties on these items as well as a| | number of agricultural commodities. | In exchange, Canada offered to| make similar concessions on American | manufactured products. Second Trip for King. Attired in formal clothes, Hull and King sat near the President yester- | day as they affixed their signatures. | The Canadian leader had made his | second trip to Washington within a week for the ceremony. A week ago, his discussions with Mr. Roosevelt | were instrumental in concluding the | treaty. Hull said: “While many other parts of the world are slipping in the direction of economic suicide, the trade agree- ment between our two countries marks {an outstanding step in the direction | of economic sanity. * * * It sets an example of what must be done to establish & solid foundation upon which to build a suitable structure of | world peace.” Mutual Benefits Predicted. In response, King said: “The agreement will, I am confi- dent, confer substantial benefits alike on the producers and consumers of (See TREATY, Page 2.) POTATO CROP LOW 45,160,000 Bushels New England Prospect of Year. BOSTON, November 16 (#)—The smallest New England potato crop' since 1928 was predicted today in a | joint report of the United States and Massachusetts departments of agri- culture. This year's crop was expected to total 45,160,000 bushels, the report stated, as compared with the record | crop of 65,725,000 harvested last year and the 1928-1932 average of 51,241,- 000 bushels. The only evening paper in Washington with the Associated Press News and Wirephoto Services. Yesterday’s Circulation, 130,913 Some Returns Not Yet Received. ek CHEST CAMPAIGN SPEED IS URGED AS PERGENTAGE LAGS Week End Spurt Expected to Put Total Over Minimum, WORKERS DETERMINED TO PASS ORIGINAL SUM Farley Appeals to Government Workers and Officials to Help in Drive BULLETIN. ‘The Community Chest drive to- day passed the $1,000,000 mark by $65,848, as returns were tabulated at a luncheon rally in the Willard Hotel. ‘The Community Chest campaigners —5,500 strong—today began a mid- campaign week end spurt designed to bring the drive up to schedule in the carefully mapped-out march toward the minimum goal of $1,877,900. With more than half the campaign period expired, the Chest workers this morning had secured less than 50 per ent of the total sought, which meant erably during the remainder of the canvass if the minimum is to be ob- tained. The campaigners were determined to collect more than the bare mini- mum originally fixed by the Budget Committee of the Chest, however, as the District Commissioners are urging an extra subscription of $400,000 to here. 47.9 Per Cent of Goal Raised. The grand total prior to today's from 71,897 subscribers. Postmaster General Farley believes everybody in the Government should get behind this great civic movement. the ranks, but the highest officials in the Government. A message from Campaign Chairman William Mc- Clellan at vesterday's meeting. Dr. McClellan stated that he had hoped to have Farley present but that busi- ness had called the Postmaster Gen- eral away. In his statement Farley stressed the that details of the treaty would not|fact he does not believe in any co- | ercion, but that everybody should give what they can, not alone in dol- Ottawa for release there at the same | Jars and cents, but in time and work | for the Community Chest and that Already protests have been made by | they should be conscientious in making | up their minds to do their utmost for this cause. ‘The Community Chest acquired its own private march music at yester- day's meeting. Sidney Seidenman and his Mayflower Orchestra were present | to play the new march, composed by | Seidenman. After playing it through the first time. Seidenman asked that the workers present vote on a name for the march. The vote was for “The Community Chest March,” and it was thus officially christened when Dr. McClellan wrote the title on the first copy, presented to him by Seiden- man, Citing the fact it was the fifth re- port meeting of the campaign, Dr. McClellan urged the people of the Chest army to use every effort in mak- ing the people of Washington under- stand what must be done. = “People should meet you in the spirit in which you approach them, he said. sacrifice of time and money that you are making and should meet you with an equally sacrificial spirit in making their gifts.” Mrs. Goldsmith Lauded. Mrs Charles A. Goldsmith, “Public Welfare Worker No. 1,” was lauded by Coleman Jennings of the Special Assignment Group in making his re- port. Describing her as “queen of increases,” Jennings stated that out of 106 pledges obtained by Mrs. Gold- smith. there had been 63 increases and nou a single decrease. Reporting for the Group Solicita- | tion Unit yesterday, John Poole, chair- man announced 5,587 gifts amounting to $35,186.20. This brings the total of this unit to 16,180 gifts for a mone- tary value of $142,668.02. This is 36.80 per cent of the unit's quota. Maj. Gen. Merritte W. Ireland, U. S. A, retired, chairman of the Go ernmeatal Unit, reported 11,268 con- | tributors with a money value of $72,- 347.00, which brings the total of this unit up to 49,091 givers, who have contributed $355,693.00 or 52.53 per cent of the unit's quota. Jennings yesterday (See CHEST, Page 13.) reported 29 By the Associated Press. Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt feels the Capital's teachers are going to have a hard time telling their pupils anything about Russia. Only. yesterday. Controller General J. R. McCarl held that none of the 4,000 school employes in the District of Columbia could draw pay unless they signed statements asserting they had not taught or advocated com- munism either inside or outside of school. What he meant by “taught” was not certain. * At her press conference today Mrs. Roosevelt envisaged a teacher saying to her geography class something like this: “Here is an area two times the size of the United States. It is lived in by a people called Russians,” and letting it go at that, unless some bright child might conceivably say, “What kind of government do they live un- der?” Then, sh added, it might be possible the teacher would have to Mrs. Roosevelt Pities Teachers InD. C.“Teaching” on Russia say, “My dear child, I can't tell you.” With the comment that her defini- tion of the verb “to teach” could not be of any value to teachers in the District of Columbia, Mrs. Roosevelt gave it: “To teach, I think, means to tell people about something. I do not think it means to advocate anything.” As an {llustration, she added: “I teach or tell my child that if he puts his fingers on the stove he will be burned—I do not advocate for him to put his fingers on the stove to have them burned.” Actor Exonerated dn Death. LOS ANGELES, November 16 (#).— Hal Le Sueur, actor and brother of Joan Crawford, film star, was exon- eratetl yesterday by & coroner’s jury of the death an auto crash last Saturday of Gose, 46, (#) Means Associated Pr “They should recognize the | TWO CENTS. TEAGHING METHOD 1S UNCHANGED BY RULING OF MGARL Superintendent Ballou Makes Public Statement to Board. MEANING OF WORD “TEACH” IS QUESTION | All Employes Will Be Required to Certify They Have Not Taught Communism. Because he made no attempt to interpret the meaning of the word “teach,” Contrcller General McCarl's | deciston on the anti-Communist rider to the current school appropriation act will make no difference in present methods of teaching within the | schools. Dr. Frank W. Ballou, superintend- ent of schools, today made publie a statement to be presented to the Board of Education next Wednesday. In his statement, he said: | “The controller general's statement | to the Commissioners indicates the manner in which he will determine whether the law is being complied with by school employes: his state- ment does not add to or subtract from the previous discussion of the mean- ing of the word ‘teach.’” | All Employes Affected. Dr. Ballou pointed out, however, | that all employes, including officers, clerks and janitors, will be required to certify that they have not “taught |or advocated” communism either ! within the schools or elsewhere. | offset discontinuance of Federal relief Heretofore only teachers have been considered responsible. Meanwhile, the Executive Commite | tee of the Federation of Citizens Asso- ciations urged the Board of Education | luncheon rally at the Willard Hotel |to grant an early hearing to discuss | was $899,518.76, which is 47.9 per cent | advisability of eliminating use in the | of the goal. This sum represents gifts | schools of “Modern History,” by Carl | L. Becker, and other text books of a similar character. Substitution of “a clear and informative description of communism and its evil and atrocious | He means not only the workers in aims and purposes,” is proposed The federation’s request, submitted by Thomas E. Lodge, president, was | Farley to this effect was read by received by the School Board as school and District officials discussed the | McCarl ruling. Ballou wrote the letter after dis- cussing with District Auditor Daniel J. Donovan a proposal to have the controller general clarify his decision. Inasmuch as the same course as here- tofore is to be followed, it apparently will not be necessary to take the matter up with the controller general. If the latter has any objections, they will be made when the school ace counts are audited. The federation’s request as well as | the McCarl ruling probably will be | considered by the School Boand at its meeting Wednesday. ‘Text of Ballou Letter. | The text of Dr. Ballou's letter to | the Board of Education follows: | “Ladies and Gentlemen: “I transmit herewith to the mem- bers of the Board of Education a copy | of a statement sent by Controller Gen= | eral McCarl to the District Commis= sioners relating to the legislative rider in the appropriations act of 1936 .hn\'ing to do with the teaching or advocating of communism in the pub- lic schools. After careful reading of the statement of Controller General McCarl, I make the following obser vations: “The statement of the controller general has to do with his plan or method of putting the legislative rider elating to the teaching or advocating of communism into effect. The legis= iative rider itself makes the controller | general's office responsible for the withholding of the payment of salary of any person who violates the pro- visions of this law. All Employes Included. “The statement of the controller general indicates that not only teachers but all employes of the Board of Education, namely, officers, clerks and janitors will be required to certify in the form indicated by the controller general's office that they are familiar with this provision of law and have observed it. | “In his statement to the Commis- sioners, the controller general does | not undertake to interpret the word | ‘teach.” The perplexing question of | the construction ‘which is to be given to the word ‘teach’ still remains un- answered as far as the controller gene eral’s office is concerned. “In his statement to the Commis- sioners the controller general adds | one new element for our consideration, | Heretofore thhe discussion of the prob- | lem of the teaching or advocating of | communism has assumed that it was limited to the schools. In his state- ment Mr. McCarl adds the word ‘else~ where,’ thereby apparently assuming responsibility over employes of the Board of Education with respect to their advocating communism any= where at any time. This provision will apparently apply to clerks and janitors as well as to teachers and officers. “In short, the controller general's statement to the Commissioners in- dicates the manner in which he will determine whether the law is being complied with by school employes; his statement does not add to or subtract from the previous discussion of the meaning of the word ‘teach’.” District officials earlier had said T (See McCARL, Page 2.) KELLOGGS COME BACK Former Secretary of State to Oce cupy Hoover’s 0ld Bome. Frank B. Kellogg, former Secretary of State and coauthor of the Kellogg- Briand peace pact, is moving today into Herbert Hoover’s old home on S street. “Just being in a milder climate than St. Paul,” was the reason the former Secretary apg his wife gave to friends Lere for their return to tha Capital,