Evening Star Newspaper, November 25, 1935, Page 2

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. ©, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1935, s e e SR N 1 B b B oo R e B T S T e L e S ROOSEVELT BUSY | Elsie De Wolfe Best Dressed , {IpPOSITIONTOL.S. GOOD TIMES VIEW - GAINS IN CAPITAL Major Shift in Psychology Is Reflected in Labor-“Boom” Warning. By the Assoclated Press. The words “coming boom," uttered distinctly even if cautiously, by the American Federation of Labor, called attention today to a major shift of emphasis,that has taken place in the Capital almost overnight. Many of the pronouncements that stream from Washington presses and mimeograph machines, official and otherwise, show a change from de- | pression psychology to & ‘“better/ timés” psychology. Government reports, like the A. F. of L's and others, stress indices of better business. Officials who, only a few short months ago, spoke mostly of ways to combat the depression, now talk of methods of controlling expan- sion. Marriner S. Eccles, Federal Reserve Board governor, speaks of the board's “adequate weapons” to con- trol credit and prevent a “runaway stock market.” Two Views as to Cause. Concomitantly, politicians and eco- nomics commentators fall into argu- ments as to what caused the better business. One view, vigorously voiced, is that New Deal spending and other policies pulled the country through. Another, upheld just as vehemently, {s that natural forces are bringing re- covery despite New Deal measures. It is an argument that appears destined to go on for a long time, if not forever. The A. F. of L.s report, published today, said there probably would be a ‘tusiness and industrial boom “within the next few years” At the same time, the Federal Reserve Board said maintenance of business activity at near the year's peak has been “the outstanding fact in the economic sit- uation during the first 10 months of 1935.” In the three preceding years, it em- phasized, business advances “were quickly followed by sharp declines.” Unemployed Still Problem. According to some predictions, how- ever, unemployment appears likely to be the ghost at any recovery banquets held in the near future. Though sev- eral" indices show gains in employ- ment—millions are still out of jobs— Just how many millions is a matter in some dispute in the absence of official figures. The A. F. of L. took the stand that another depression would follow the riext boom “as surely as night fol- lows day” unless working hours are shortened and wage earners get a larger proportion of industrial earn- ings. Another pronouncement dealing with business was issued by the Na- tional Association of Manufacturers in the form of a committee report opposing curbs on production in in- dustry and agriculture. It recom- mended fighting resistance to any new attempts by the .Government to reg- ulate wages and hours. “The true abundant life can be sup- portéd only by abundant production of the things that enrich the lives of all,” the report said. Remarks Stress Confidence. ‘The A. F. of L.'s discussion of the “comiing boom” was prefaced by these remarks: “With this Fall's industrial upturn, business has regained a greater meas- | ure of confildence than at any of time since the depression began. * “The upturn has reached e higher level than anticipated. Standard Sta- tistics’ estimate of industrial produc- tion for November, first set at 74.6 per‘cent of normal, has been revised upward to 77.1 per cent, This is the highest ‘November since 1929, and 14 per cent above November last year.” Major shortages in durable goods, such as houses, automobiles, machin- ery and railroad equipment, were found by the federation to be setting the heavy industries to work. The Federal Reserve Board also empha- sized that production increases were “ehiefly in industries producing durable goods.” The board added that the total volume of employment was “slightly higher than a year ago and substan- tially above the lowest level of the depression.” It numbered wage earn- ers employed at factories during Sep- tember at “about 7,000.000, as com- pared with a low of 4,900,000 in the Bpring of 1933 and a high of 9,100,000 in the middle of 1929.” Profits Held Growing. Stressing rises in automobiles, build- ing materials, machinery and elec- trical equipment, the board said “in- | dustrial profits, as indicted by re-| ports of large corporations, were larg- | er in each of the first three quarters | of 1935 than in the corresponding periods of last year.” Likewise, the A, F. of L. estimated that profits of 1800 corporations which made more than half of all industrial profits in 1033 would be | 35 to 40 per cent greater this year than they were last. It added: “‘Production will increase, lifting with it profits, such a boom will probably develop within the next few years. ! “To shorten hours sufficiently and increase production enough to put | the unemployed to work we must| have trade union organization through- | out the country strong enough to set | standards for hours and raise workers’ buying power far above 1929. “Depression abroad has swept na- tions into Fascism. If we want to avoid & similar fate in this country, ‘we must be ready before the next de- pression is upon us.” Lorfllg (Continued From First Page.) P Dt e e away. A warrant for his arrest was issued in Mount Rainier. Chief Plumer said at least four at- telpted assaults on young girls have been reported in the Mount Ranier vicinity during the last month. The first of these occurred the latter part of September and the other three after the Loring girl disappeared from her home. Corinna, who had been left at home alone when her mother went to church at 8 p.m. on November 4, disappeared while waiting for Tear to call. Tear came to the residence shortly before 9 o'clock, obtained no response to the doorbell and left for work about 9:15 o'tlock, after placing an explanatory note against the doorknob. ‘The third week of the inquiry opened at the Court House here this morning without having developed a définite motive or any new lead which mey point to a break in the case. Itzel returned todey from his What’s What Behind News In Capital Borah Hat Seen Poised. Idahoan Seeks to Rule Convention. BY PAUL MALLON. ENATOR BORAH is unquestion- ably now rlanning t8 an- nounce his presidential can- S didacy well in advance of the first Spring primary. His name will | probably be entered, not only through- out the West, but in many Eastern and Central States. This statement of his intentions is ot official, of course, but it is as| |clear to every adequately informed Republican authority here as if the official announcement had already been made. T ST a To them, there is nothing coy or ob- scure sbout Mr. Borah and his pur- | pose. They suffer not a whit of the | confusion which appears to exist in the public mind as a result of his shrewd refusals to be drawn out prematurely. The Idahoan is out to whip the mominal party leaders and leader- ship. The only way he can do it is to round up as many convention delegates as he can lay his hands on. It is not ezactly a secret prospect that his adversaries can and will prevent him from getting the nomination. Borah knows that. He must know it. Every political amateur knows it and Borah is a long way from being an amateur. But he can make his adversaries do | business with him, both as to the can- | didate and the platform. He is the only big-name drawing card, the only box office star, and they may have to go more than & little out of their way to meet his terms. Situation Too Inviting. ‘Most authorities see only two pos- | sibilities of keeping Borah out of lhe; fight. One is that he may tire of the | | chase before Spring. His friends con- | sider this hardly likely, this time. The situation is too inviting for him. The other possibility is that his terms may be met beforehand. This seems to be hardly possible. | | here. | little White House. IN BUDGET WORK Morgenthau, Buchanan and Bell Assist in Cutting 1937 Estimates. BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG, Staff Correspondent of The Star. ‘WARM SPRINGS, Ga., November 25.—In the cozy library of his little white frame oottage in the pine wouds here today, President Roosevelt is seriously engaged in working on the final figures for the Federal budget for the next fiscal year. The President entered upon this task refreshed after three full days of rest and recreation since coming Seated with him around the flat table in the middle of the room, to assist him in this work, are Sec- retary of the Treasury Morgenthau, Daniel W. Bell, acting director of the Budget Bureau, and Representative Benjamin P. Buchanan of Texas, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee. All of this trio of helpers are expert wielders of the pruning knife, and with their assistance Mr. Roosevelt is hoping he will make a substantial slash in the budget, compared with the one for the current year. Morgenthau and Bell Arrive. Representative Buchanan, long an outspoken advocate of a balanced budget, arrived here yesterday and with Mrs. Buchanan was the Presi- dent’s dinner guests yesterday at the Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthau and Mr. Bell arrived here this morning. Represenative Buchanan said to newspaper men after his dinner with the President yesterday that they did not discuss budget matters then, pre- ferring to talk about other subjects of a more pleasant nature. In other words, the budget subject was pur- posely put aside until the round-table | conference today. From the way Mr. Buchanan talked, there will be plenty of budget slash- | ing if he has anything to do with it. His mind is obviously set in that di- rection. This thin-lipped Texan, as head of the powerful House Appro- | iations Committee, said that he is ready to lead a fight in Congress to reduce Federal expenditures. He went so far as to venture the opinion that he hoped to hold the Government's | money spending to a tatal of not more than $500,000,000 in excess of its in- come during the next fiscal year. Cut to $500,000,000 Margin Seen. “Of course, there are going to be | reductions in the budget,” the Texas | Representative replied to questions. “I mean reductions all down the line. We hope to balance the budget just as soon as it is possible, and I think N. R. A. enthusiasts here are play- ing some beguiling cue music for the | coming December 9 conference. They are tuning up the public ear on the theme that employment and pay rolls still are away out of line with produc- | tion. The idea is that the growth of technological unemployment and the increasing number of employables (boys out of school, etc.) make a new N. R. A. absolutely necessary in one form or another. It is a good tune sounds. Different Industries Used. The public generally seems to have jumped toward this conclusion be- cause the latest index of industrial normal, while employment was 82 and factory pay rolls were only 74. But if | you will look into the disparity with | a spyglass you will find that the key |to the situation lies in the closeted | | fact that the production figures are based on a different set of industries | than the employment and pay roll H\gures. For instance, the production | figure is heavily influenced by manu- | facturers of cigarettes. This industry | has been virtually booming since the | depression, but it employs very little | labor. For another instance, the build- ing construction industry undoubt- edly furnishes more labor per dollar of erpenditure than nearly any other large industry. It employes in normal times a very substantial proportion of the total number of American workers, But it is the industry which has recovered least, thus far. Heavy Industries Lag. The fact is the heavy goods indus- tries (steel, building, mining, etc.) | are now operating at only 52 per cent | quickly turn his attention to writing normal. Their output is only 36 per | cent of the total national production, | whereas in 1923-1925 they produced | about 50 per cent of national produc- | tion. And it is in these industries | that the great bulk of unemployment | lies today. Also, if you base your production, | employment and pay roll figures ol 1929 as 100 (instead of 1923-1925 av: SMILE. erages, on which the official figures are based), you will get an entirely different answer. Figuring 1929 as 100 for all three, you will find that production during this year has aver- aged around 73 per cent normal, em- ployment 78 per cent and pay rolls 63 per cent. Thus, on a 1929 base, you find that existing employment is even nearer normal than production, and the dis- parity of both with pay rolls is les- sened. These figures do not mean that there has been no replacement of workers by machines. Nor do they indicate that the recent increase in number of empioyables has been over- estimated. ‘What they seem to say clearly is that an improvement in durable goods industries is needed as much as an N. R. A. to correct the existing dis- parity in employment and pay rolls. Also they scream the fact that the status of technological unemploy- ment and of increasing employables has been stressed too much. (Copyright. 1935.) Home Building. Since the World War 2,656,000 houses e been built in England. case with his new assistant, Sergt. Leo Vogelsang of the Baltimore force. Vogelsang was brought into the case Priday at the request of Lieut. Itzel, who has been conducting the investi- gation in co-operation with State's At- torney Alan Bowie of Prince Georges County. Segt. Vogelsang was in New it fie hki Baltimore, where.he spent week end going over the transcript ‘of statements taken thus far in the - York today on an investigation which had no connection with the Loring for their purposes, but thinner than it { production was around 90 per cent of | | the next budget can be slashed within | 4 $500.000,000 balance.” “How are you going to do this?” the Texan was asked. “By fighting like the devil for it,” | was his emphatic reply. Whether or not Mr. Buchanan will | be of the same opinion about the pos- | sibilitics of bringing the budget within | $500,000,000 of a balance after his | session today at the “Little White | | House"” is something to speculate upon. Although the President has com- | pleted that examination of all the | departmental figures, except those for | | the Navy Department, the District | of Columbia and the Department of Commerce, it is understood that today’s budget conference will not | confine itself to these three budget estimates, but the whole budget sub- Ject. Check-Up Is Expected. The President is expected to take this occasion to check-up with Sec- retary Morgenthau and Mr. Bell in | the presence of the Appropriation | Committee head, the figures relating to all of the so-called old-established | departments and agencies of the Gov- | ernment. The President, as well as | others assisting him in the budget- | making, have previously made it very clear that what economies will be af- fected must be derived from slashes in the relief and emergency expendi- tures. The impression is that the President up to this time has made sufficient progress in his budget-mak- ing to have this task virtually com- pleted and ready to put in final form for early presentation to Congress when he arrives back in Washington the second week in December. When Mr. Roosevelt has completed | this budget examination, he will the speech he is scheduled to deliver at the mammoth home-coming cele- bration in Atlanta Friday. In many respects this celebration is looked upon as a Democratic rally. More than 100,000 persons are ex- mected to be herded into Tech Stadium in Atlanta to hear the President’s ddress. His speech will be broadcast throughout the Nation by two radio networks, and his utterances on this occasion are being awaited with keen | interest, inasmuch as there is a feeling | that the President might find this| setting particularly suitable for the sound-off, so to speak, of the signal gun opening his campaign for re- election. Mr. Roosevelt, however, has given no intimation that his speech | will be of a political flavor. President Receives Cocke. * ‘The President yesterday afternoon received Erle Cocke, of Atlanta, gen- eral chairman of the Roosevelt home- coming celebration, to discuss this forthcoming speech, and to give his approval to certain arrangements which have been made for his visit to Atlanta. This latter concerns prin- cipally the plan to have the President motor slowly over ten miles of At- lanta’s sireets, so as to give the citi- zens, and the many thousands who will not be able to get within a block of the stadium, an opportunity to see the President. Chairman Cocke took the occasion of this visit at the President’s cottage yesterday to pre- sent & gold medal, with a head- pointed star superimposed on the seal of the State of Georgia. This medal is to serve as the President’s credentials while in Atlanta. Then, to his surprise, Mr. Cocke received from the President a medal inscribed to himself as the general chairman of the home-coming celebration. Chairman Cocke is one of the group of Georgia Democrats ardently sup- porting the President and entirely out of sympathy with the anti-Roosevelt activities of Gov. Eugene Talmadge. In speculating on the political sig- nificance of this planned demonstra- tion in Mr. Roosevelt’s honor, politi- cal observers here expect the affair to have a quieting effect upon Gov. Tal- madge’s attacks upon the New Deal, if not to actually lessen his political prestige in this State. Takes Customary Swim. Regardless of the continued chilly weather, the President vesterday and this morning took his customary swim in the Warm Springs pool which is inclosed in glass. The President’s Sab- t's bath wias uneventful. Besides his 8 and recelving S ; Womanin World, Experts S gy LADY MENDL (ELSIE DE WOLFE), American-born Paris soclety woman, . who was called the best-dressed woman in the world in an Associated Press poll of leading Paris dress- makers, By the Associate * Press. PARIS, November 25.—Lady Mendl (Elsie De Wolfe), American-born Paris soclety woman, was called the best- dressed woman in the world today in an Associated Press poll of leading | Paris dressmakers. The dressmakers selected American women generally as the most elegantly gowned. Ten were included in a list of the 20 style-setters of the world, named without ranking after first | place. The fashion world estimated that to maintain a rank among the best-| dressed woman costs from $10,000 to | $40,000 a year—the top figure about one-third less than many of the world's best-dressed women spent in 1928. ‘The Americans listed besides Lady Mendl were: Mrs. W. K. Vanderbilt, Baroness Eugene de Rothschild, the | former Kitty Spotswood: Mrs. Ernest Simpson, often seen with the Prince | of Wales; Mrs. Cole Porter, wife of the’| songwriter; Mrs. John Marriott, daugh- | ter of the late Otto Kahn; Mrs. Gil- bert Miller, wife of the theatrical pro- ducer; Ina Claire, actress; Constance Bennett, film actress; Kay Prancis, | film actress. South America, France, Greece, Rus- | | sla and England were represented in the rest of the list of the world's best- dressed women, who included: The Duchess of Kent (Greek by birth), the Hon. Mrs. Reginald Pellowes (French), Mme. Maria Jose Sert (Russian), Mme. Martinez de Hoz (South American), Princess Jean Louis de Faucigny Lu- cinge (French), Countess Charles de Naoilles (French), Countess de Beau- champ de Moustiers (French), and Diana ‘Wynyard (English actress). Personality. charm, a good figure and the ability to dress to enhance them were the measures used by the | dressmakers to estimate chic. Women who follow fashions without daring to express their own personalities were not included. Beauty, youth and wealth were secondary considerations. Designers young nor very (French), Marquise de Paris | (South American), Countess Gerard | —Copyright, A. P. Wirephoto. their effects by careful buying, a clever and an effective use of striking ac cessories. Lady Mendl, wife of Sir Charles Mendl of the British Embassy in Paris, headed the list because some dressmakers consider more attempts are made to copy her clothes than those of any other woman. She chooses what suits her person- ality, dares to continue wearing some- thing she likes, whether it is the latest sometimes tints her white hair pale blue or green to match a frock. Mrs. W, K. Vanderbilt likes simple, rich clothes and makes her selections quickly, sometimes from sketches. Baroness Eugene de Rothschild, tall, blond and beautiful, dresses to en- hance her coloring, generally choosing | pastel shades for evening wear, Mrs. Ernest Simpson is a devotee of | simplicity. She wears her dark hair smoothly parted and coiled in a small chignon and chooses the simplest of clothes, often in black. Beautiful jewels are a favorite ac- cessory of Mrs. Cole Porter. Mrs. John Marriott and Mrs. Gilbert Miller like rich materials in conservative shades and are fond of trim woolen ensembles for day wear. Ina Claire, Constance Bennett and Kay Francis are famous for their abil- ity to choose clothes to enhance their personality and achieve striking ef- fects. Among chic European women, the Duchess of Kent is universally consid- ered a leader. Mrs. Reginald Fel- lowes, long hailed as one of the world’s smartest women, makes use of striking accessories, such as colored gloves, scarfs and jewels in modern- istic settings. Jewels are also a favorite accessory of Mme. Maria Jose Sert, wife of the Spanish painter and sister of Prince Alexis Mdivani. Princess Jean Louis de Faucigny Lucinge is another smart continental who likes striking eccentricity in cos- |tume. She has her long-pointed fin- gernails painted dark red or brown. | The other women on the list are all | pointed out that a number of the|famous in the world of fashion for | women listed were neither extremely | their ability to choose costumes to rich, but achieved ! frame their personalities, AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS Victim Reports Pocketbook Con- taining $3 Seized by Colored Pair While Awaiting Signal. The traffic lights at Seventh street and Rhode Island avenue are continu- ing to aid thieves. Mildred Cherry, one of several vic- tims reported there lately, told police that after she stopped at the inter- section last night, two colored boys jumped on the running board of her car and seized her pocketbook con- taining $3. Another motorist, Kellogg Hooker, Winnetka, Ill, said personal effects valued at $500 were stolen from his car while it was parked. Several additional robberies were re- ported over the week end. Joseph Whole, a taxi driver of 1235 Sixth street, said two “fares” held him up on Georgia avenue just past the District line and took $6. The home of Jake Popluder, 2900 Georgia avenue, was burglarized last night and $62 taken. Sneak thief was blamed in the theft of a pocketbook containing $13 from a room at Wallace Memorial Church last night. The victim was Fanny M. Meron, 621 Upshur street. Two turkeys and a chicken were stolen from an outbuilding on the premises of Ernest H. Greene, 1125 Summer road southeast, Movie Fan Editor Dies. HOLLYWOOD, Calif, November 25 (A).—W. Ivan St. Johns, 46, one of the first motion picture magazine editors, died yesterday of heart dis- ease. He was the first husband of Adela Rogers St. Johns, scenario ‘writer. Surviving are the widow and two children, William Ivan St. Johns and Mrs. Paul Gallico, both of New York. Buchanan, he wtinessed a drill of the Marine detachment doing guard duty about his home here, and in the aft- ernoon went for a drive. Last night he attended religious services conduct- ed in “the Play House” of the Warm Springs Foundation ny Right Rev. H. J. Mikel, Episcopal Bishop of the Dio- cese of Atlanta. Bishop Mikel was assisted by Rev. J. D. C. Wilson. Mrs. Roosevelt is expected to arrive in. Warm Springs Wednesday so0. as to assist ber husband in presiding over the Thanksglving day dinner at {YOUTHS ROB WOMAN| i Ellsworth g S G iueds rou it Euke VN | engine generator was carried for serv- ice when on the ground. Also a sep- arate and complete portable sending and receiving set, possible of being operated by hand, was carried for emergency. The plane wireless had worked fairly well during the flight of 10 and a half hours on November 21, but Hol- lick-Kenyon reported that the plate current reading was low. On No- vember 22, Walter Lanz, radio opera- radio and installed two new tubes. Hollick-Kenyon then flew the ma- chine and tested the wireless and | found that, with the new tubes, the | plate current reading was much higher. Soon after starting the flight on November 23, he reported to Lanz: “Wireless ammeter reading 150. Much better.” A little later he sent & mes- sage starting with a word that was jumbled, then: “Out of top of change- over switch and it took me some time to get it back, so now I'll leave it in transmitting. Heard you very well. receiver seems better, too, since you changed tubes.” Tried to Signal Plane. At 08:35 he sent: “Am going to charge battery ‘until next schedule,” which was half an hour later. At 09:22 he sent: “O. K. Charging battery again.” At 09:38 he sent: “I want to know if you are hearing me.” Then at 09:58: “Heard you. Took a long time to get you, but you were quite good when I did. (Some words jumbled.) Tuning on receiver is very sharp. I wondered if transmitter is O. K. Must -Jook at it when I get a chance.” From then until 15:48, he sent about 1,500 words on 10 different schedules, most of which were understandable, but Lanz had some difficulty in read- ing them and knew that there was some trouble with the plane set. Lanz frequently remarked, “I wish Kenyon would listen in a minute. I could tell him what I think would clear up the trouble.” Several times Lanz signaled the plane, but Hollick-Kenyon was either not]:l listening or did not hear the sig- nals. It has been learned that the wire- less operator of the British Graham land expedition, some 300 miles south- west of Dundee Island, heard the plane signals until the same time that they faded here. Since then mothing has been heard from the Polar Star. (Copyright. 1035, by the North American Newspaper Alliance. Inc., and the New York Times Co.) Air Services Reorganized. Britain is reorganizing its air serv- {ces so that it will have a network of routes without uneconomic competi- tlon, A appraisal of their own personalities | edition from the fashion presses, and | tor for the expedition, checked the | INBUSINESS VOTED Government Spending Also Hit in National Poll by C. of C. By the Associated Press. ‘Overwhelming opposition to Govern- ment competition with private enter- prise and to Government spending without relation to revenue was re- corded today in a poll of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States. ‘The chamber made public results of the poll on these and other questions which it submitted recently to the membership. The questions and {he vote on each: 1. “Shovld there be extension of Federal jurisdiction into matters of State and local concern?” Yes, 45. No, 1,796. 2. “Should the Federal Government at the present time exercise Federal spending power without relation to revenues?” Yes, 22. No, 1845, 3. “Should there be Government competition with private enterprise— for regulatory or other purposes?” Yes, 56. No, 1,825, 4. “Should all grants of authori‘y by Congress to the executive depart- ment of the Federal Government be | within clearly defined limits?” Yes, 1,813. No, 58, | Officials said 73 member organiza- tions declined to vote—45 objecting to the form of the referendum and the remainder for otfier reasons. Organizations Resign. ‘Three member organizations re- | signed on the ground the questions were unfair. Officials said two of these had not paid dues, and, there- fore, could not vote. About 750,000 business men belong to the member organizations through- out the country. ‘The announced vote by regions on ach of the four questions: Northeast, 63.9 per cent of voting strength cast; first question, 525 to 5; second, 528 to 2; third, 527 to 1; fourth, 11 to 520. Southeast, 43.5 per cent of voting strength cast; first question, 187 to 7; second, 191 to 4; third, 185 to 9; fourth, 10 to 185. North Central States, 75.5 per cent of voting strength cast; first question, 526 to 21; second, 547 to 3; third, 544 | to 5; fourth, 17 to 533. Voting in Northwest. | Northwest, 75.3 per cent of voting | strength cast; first question, 130 to 5; second, 132 to 4; third, 131 to 4; | fourth, 3 to 143. Southwest, 58 per cent of voting | strength cast; first question, 215 to 4; | second, 216 to 4; third, 213 to T; fourth, 10 to 210. West, 714 per cent of voting strength cast; first question, 173 to 2; second, 189 to 4; third, 18¢ to 8; fourth, 6 to 191. CLIPPER TO HOP FOR WAKE TODAY | Drops Off Part of Its Mail and Turkey Cargo at Mid- way Island. By the Associated Press. MIDWAY ISLANDS, November 25 (By Pan-American Airways Rndmv.—“ | The trans-Pacific flight of the China | Clipper was charted for Wake Island today and it was due to arrive “be- | fore” its departure, since the huge | | fiving boat will gain a day when crossing the international dateline on the 1,191-mile hop. Refueled last night the sky liner | was ready for a dawn take-off. The 25-ton clipper was docked in a quiet lagoon after a noisy welcome yesterday from a handful of Airways | | employes and hundreds of aroused | gooney birds. The ship brought mail | | from the mainland and cranberries and turkeys from Honolulu, second stop on the Alameda-Manila flight. Most of the clipper's remaining cargo is destined for Manila, although 38 sacks of mail will be left at Guam and a few at Wake. Today's flight is the shortest leg of | the 8,000-mile journey. Yesterday's | 1,323-mile flight from Honolulu was made in less than nine hours. The men stationed here gave lusty lchem-s for the China Clipper’s skipper, Capt. Edwin C. Musick, and his crew of eight. ‘Warm greetings also were extended 14 other men who came here aboard tke plane as replacement employes for the original group, which has been here nine months preparing a way | station for the ocean-spanning mail service. While the China Clipper was roar- | ing toward Midway her sister ship, the | Philippine Clipper, landed at Alameda, | completing a flight from the Eastern Coast. The Philippine Clipper soon | | will join the trans-Pacific airmail service, to be followed later by the | Hawaii Clipper. Eventually passengers will be carried on the huge sky liners, e MRS. E. W. GATCHELL DIES IN SON’S HOME Funeral Services Will Be Held at 2 P.M. Tomorrow—Burial in Glenwood Cemetery. Mrs. Elizabeth Waddington Gatchell, 65, for many years a resident of this city, died yesterday at the home of | her son,” Willard W. Gatchell, 5804 | Seventh street, after a long iliness. A native of Wilmington, Del., Mrs, Gatchell was the only child of the late Hiram and Margaret Glendenning ‘Waddington. She was graduated in nursing from the Wilmington General Hospital and shortly afterward came to Washington. For a time she was assistant superintendent of nurses at the National Homeopathic Hospital. In later years she operated a tea room in this city and for one season in Florida. Mrs. Gatchell was a member of the League of Republican Women and long had been an active member of the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church. She is survived by two sons, Wil- Jard W. and Raymond Gatchell of New York, and a daughter, Miss Dorothy Glendenning Gatchell of this city. Her husband was the late J. Fred Gatchell, who was in business here for a number of years. Brief funeral services will be held tomorrow at 2 p.m. at the son’s resi- dence on Seventh street and will be followed by services in the Lincoln Chapel of the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church. Rev. Dr, Joseph R. Bizoo, pastor, will officiate. Burial “will be in Glenwood Cemetery. " Winter Bather ACTRESS RARELY MISSES DIP DURING YEAR. FRANCES DRAKE, The English actress, rarely misses her Sunday morning swim and says she will continue the sport through- out the Winter., Miss Drake is shown wearing a yellow suit of heavy knitted silk with halter neckline and tie sash. —Copyright, A. P. Wirephoto. NEUTRALITY ACT HELD WAR TRAP Simonds Says U. S. Nearer to European Conflict by Aiding Sanctions. The manner in which the admin- istration is applying the neutrality act is drawing the United States closer to & new European war, Frank H. Simonds, histo- riananiauthority on international affairs, told an overflow audience & at the opening of the second Town : Hall series last night at the Shorehum Hotel. k The initial lec- ture was heard by 1,500 persons. Huston Thomp- son, chairman of the Board Trustees of Town Hall, presided in the place of John W. Studebaker, customary chairman. Simonds was questioned following Frank H. Simonds. his lecture on “Should America Stay | at Home?” by a panel consisting of Admiral Hilary P Jones, U. §. N, re- tired; Leifur Magnusson, head of the Washington office of the International Labor Organization; Thompson, for- mer chairman of the Federal Trade Commission; Frederick K. Nielsen, professor of international law at Georgetown University, and Mauritz A. Hallgren, editorial writer of the Baltimore Sun.” The audience itself participated in the questioning The precise end of the neutrality act is being nullified by administration support of League of Nations sanc- tions against Italy, Simonds charged, in attempts to discourage Americans from selling secondary materials of war, such as cotton, iron, oil and copper, to that country. Right of Trade Upheld. He upheld, however, the right of Americans to carry on this trade, and denounced administration policy as without foundation in law. “Until Congress itself passes a sup- plementary act declaring an embargo on cotton, oil, copper and such ma- terials, Americans should not be forced out of this commerce.” he insisted. “Step by step, there is being created a body of precedents whereby the en- | tanglements of the United States again in a European war is being made more certain. When the future war breaks out we will be drawn in, not in the third year, but on the first day.” In reply to a question by Magnusson, he declared the United States did not remain out of the World War because it pursued a course similar to the present. To the objection of Hallgren that it would be difficult to stay out of war | when agricultural interests were press- Ing to participate in its lucrative trade, Simonds admitted the economic price of neutrality is high. Sanctions Held Anticipated. He accused the Government of an- ticipating sanctions of the League, and insisted that in order to remain neutral | this country must abandon the general belief that our presence is needed in| international affairs to supervise other nations’ behavior. The speaker denounced the League verdict branding Italy a “criminal na- | tion,” pointing out that such measures | only rally all Italians, Fascists and | anti-Fascists alike to the Italian cause. He charged communism is the logical consequence of the destruction of Italy by sanctions, and cited the existence of National Socialism in Germany as the result of the “sanctions” taken against her in the war and subsequent peace treaty. “You must destroy people to impose your will upon them,” he said, “and when you have not destroyed them you have not convinced them they were wrong, but you have created a rebel state, which has no respect for the law of nations.” Among the members of the diplo- matic corps present were the Minister of Hungary and Mme. Pelenyi, the charge Q'affaires of Poland and Mme. Sokolowski and the Marquis and Marquise de Sgnt'Orsola of the Italian Embassy. The speaker at next week's session of Town Hall will be Emil Ludwig, author and historian, whose topic will be “The Fate of Burope, 1914-1940.” f§ PARIS RAISES COLD RATETO END DRAN Fall of Laval and Panic Feared as Witdrawals Continue. BACKGROUND— Gripped by financial crisis, France has had to resort to desper- ate measures to pay for armament program launched in prosperous days of 1926, when Poincare stabil- ized franc, Income from tourists and export trade is way down. Gov- ernment placed high tax on gov- ernment securities, chief invest- ment of Freneh populace. Result is flight of gold abroad and ever- diminishing French reserve. Pre- mier Laval seeks to keep gold at home and at same time prevent unbalaced budget. By the Associated Press. PARIS, November 25—The Bank of France raised its rates on dis- counts and loans again today in a desperate effort to halt the with- drawals of gold which are threatening the franc with devaluation. Within one month gold valued at | approximately 2,750.000.000 francs— $181,500,000—has been drained from the bank’s vaults. i While the franc is still technically sound, because of the heavy of bank notes, Premier La: leading financial that a panic may a of the gold reserve: Financial authorities estimated th: 11,000,000,000 francs worth of go! had been withdrawn since November 14. The bank discount rate was raised to 6 per cent from 5 per cent. It was the third such boost in the last 10 days. Credit Bolstered. The interest rate on treasury bonds +8ls0 was raised to 6 per cent from 5, effective tomorrow, in an effort to maintain the treasury's credit, For- merly the treasury bond rafe was 3 per cent. The rate for loans on securities was also increased to 7 per cent from 6 per cent and the 30-di loan rate was advanced to 6 per cent from 5 per cent. The discount rate has been doubled since November 14 and now has reached the top to which it was boosted last Spring in an effort to halt the attack on the franc causing & panic. The increase in the rate of loans on gold bars was the first since it was reduced from 7 per cent August 8. Chamber Asks Date. Members of the Finance Committee of the Chamber of Deputies, declaring that 850.000,000 francs in gold were withdrawn from the Bank of Pran Saturday, asked Marcel Regnier, m | ister of finance, to furnish them de- tails. Fear of a panic which would lead to devaluation was expressed in the lobbies df the Chamber of Deputies, | which will reconvene Thursday. Some deputies said the overthrow of Premier Laval's cabinet was threatened. Others described the cabinet's situation as | “bad, but not lost.” | Speculation as to Laval's successor | | in the premiersuip already has begun | with the names of Fernand Bouisson, president of the Chamber of Deputies; | Francois Pietri, minister of navy, and ‘Geo:'ges Mandel, minister of transe | portation, mentioned to assume the | government’s high command in the | fight against devaluation. | The danger of France drifting into |8 European conflict over the Italo= Ethiopian war, as well as possible de- valuation, was cited by friends of the goverment in an effort to avert a cabie | net crisis. Financial authorities warned that | an embargo on gold would be “the death sentence” of the franc. De | valuationists argued that an embargo ‘would save gold for the “war chest.” . |MRS. MARY C. GEBHARD, LIFE RESIDENT, DIES Funeral Services for Woman, 81, Will Be Held Tomorrow at Funeral Home. Mrs. Mary C. Gebhard, 81, a life- long resident of this city, died yes- terday at the home of her son, George J. Gebhard, 4017 Thirteenth street northeast, after a long illness. She is survived by her son, two sise ters, Mrs. Wilhelmina Odell and Mrs, | Pauline Bischoff, and =a brother, | George Gebhard, all of this city. Funeral services will be held tomor- row at 2 p.m. at the Chambers’ funeral {home. Burial will be in Prospect Hill | Cemetery. Mrs. Gebhard's father came to this country from Germany and Mrs. Geb= hard was widely known among meme | bers of what was lcag known as the | German colony here. Irvin S. Cobb Says: Pray and Carry Card Telling Where Remains Are to Be Sent. -SANTA MONICA, Calif., November 25.—To reduce taxes and speed—these be our biggest problems at the mo- ment. While on, in we go response to the popular g demand, produc- ing cars capable of traveling 20 miles an hour over highways where traffic laws call for a legal limit of 45 or less, and selling those cars to anybody who has a res- ldence address and a first down payment, there doesn’t appear to be anything to do except pray and carry a card in the hat telling where remains are to be sent; also giving name and number of favorite hymn. As for taxes, they're like cockle= burrs—very easy to pick up and al- | most impossible to get rid of, once you're stuck with them. And as for what the average citi- zen thinks of the legislators who gaily hang these ruinous burdens on us so that politiclans may have more of somebody else's money to spend—well, you couldn't print that in a paper going through the United States mails. A '