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“MASS MURDER" STORY ATTACKED Woman Says She Was Forced to Aid in Robbery Resulting in Killings. By the Associated Press. PORT ORCHARD, Wash., December 13.—Mrs. Peggy Paulos’ testimony that Leo Hall killed six persons marked only for robbery became a target for defense attorneys today. Mrs, Paulos, Hall's co-defendant in the mass murder trial, testified for the State yesterday, describing how the 33-year-old boxer forced her to ac- company him into the Frank Flieder home near Brementon where he killed two women and four men. Hall laughed and joked with friends after listening intently to her testi- mony on which the State bases its demand for his death. Asked why she confessed the crime aftér waiting more than a year, Mrs. Paulos said: “I couldn't keep it any longer. He'd threatened me and I knew he'd kill me if I didn’t do something. “He told me to leave Seattle and that he'd kill me if T talked.” “Who went into the house first?” Prosecutor Ray R. Greenwood asked. “We were both practically together,” she answered. “I refused to enter and he grabbed me by the arm and shoved me ahead.” Then she described the orgy of slayings and her frantic flight from the house. “He shot at me as I was leaying,” she testified. Everett O. Butts, Hall's attorney, said he would ask Mrs. Paulos whether she really went “with any one to the Flieder home™ the night of March 28, 1934, and if her ccnfession Wwas prompted by a belief it might win release of her husband, Larry Paulos, held in Seattle on a burglary charge. —_— Meet After 25 Years. TOPEKA, Kans. (P —Every day for 25 years, Fred Hess, head time- Kkeeper at a railway shop here, talked by telephone to C. H. Beronius, pay roll clerk. Then, on the silver anni- versary of his employment Hess vis- ited the railway offices a mile away for the first time and was introduced to Beronius. Jai)all (Continued From First Page.) Gen. Harao Tada, commander of the Tientsin garrison, for an exchange of | views with Col. Selichi Kita, who came from Tokio with “important instruc- tions.” A Japanese military spokesman said decisions reached included: 1. Expansion of Japanese military strength in North China “to meet new Text of Pea Outlet to By the Associated Pss. ROME, December 13.—The text of the Franco-British proposals for & settlement of the Italo-Ethiopian dis- pute follows: Territorial exchanges—Cession to | Italy of Eastern Tigre Province, limited on the south by .the River Gera, on the north by a liné between Aksum and Aduwa, giving Aksum (o Ethiopia and Aduwa to Italy. Rectification of the frontier between Danakil Province and Eritrea, leaving Aussa 1o the south and extending the Eritrean territory to give Ethiopia access to the sea. Rectification of the frontier between Ogaden Province and Italian Somali- land, starting with the point of inter- section of the Ethiopian frontier with Kenya Colony and with.Italian Somali- land. A general line to the northwest from the Webbe Shibelt, which would leave Gorrahei to the east and Uarandab to the west and would join the frontier of British Somaliland and the 45th meridian. The rights of the tribes of British Somaliland to the use of the wells will be preserved. Will Get Outlet to Sea. Ethiopia will reserve in absolute sovereignty an outlet to the sea. This outlet would appear best to be pro- vided by cession, which Italy might| consider as the port of Assab and a| stretch of territory along the north- ern frontier of French Somaliland. | The governments of the United| Kingdom and France will undertake to obtain from the Ethiopian govern- ment guarantees for the territory ac- quired by it and promises concerning the question of slavery and traffic In | arms. The zone of expansion: The governments of Great Britain and France will exert their influence at Addis Ababa and Geneva to cause the Emperor to accept and to have the League of Nations recognize the constitution in Southern Ethiopia of a zone of expansion £nd colonization reserved to Italy. The limits of this zone to the east would be rectified frontier between Ethiopia and Italian Somaliland to the north eighth parallel, to the west thirty-fifth meridian and to the south frontiers between Ethiopia and Kenya. Would Enjoy Economic Rights. Within this zone, which will form an integral part of Ethiopa, Italy would enjoy exclusive economic rights which might be administered by a privileged company or by some other analagous entity to which would be reserved under the provisions for the acquired rights of natives or foréign- ers, property rights over unoccupied lands and monopolies for the develop- ment of mines, forests, etc. This entity would have the obliga- tion of contributing to the economic | development of the district and to de- | vote part of its income to the ex-| pense of social welfare of the native | population. conditions.” 2. The army to negotiate all North China issues with the new northern administration, set up by the Central Chinese government amid separatist agitation, “ignoring Nanking interfer- ence,” 3. The army denounces Nanking’s #double-faced policy.” 4. A strict watch to be kept over China's, new northern regime for Hopeh and Chahar Provinces and its policies. 5. Realization of Sino-Japanese co- operation against Sovietization of North China to be sought. The conference was attended by representatives of the Kwantung (Japanese continental) army and the | ‘Tokio general staff, as well as Jap- anese officers in North China. - War (Continued From First Page.) soldiers were reported killed and an undetermined number wounded. The Italians fled, burning villages behind them, the eommunique said. The opposition from the British countryside led to comment in the parliamentary halls threatening to oust Foreign Secretary Sir Samuel Hoaré unless the League of Nations vetoed the peace offers formulated by him and Premier Pierre Laval of France. Chamberlain Leader. A mutiny in the British cabinet was brewing, informed sources said, under the leadership of Neville Chamberlain, chancellor of the exchequer. Unoffical advices from Geneva pre- dicted the failure of the proposal be- fore the League Council. The Committee of Eighteen, called together to consider new penalties against Italy for aggression, found itsélf in the midst of the peace terms | controversy with only a survey of the effectiveness of existing sanctions in prospect for its session. Authoritative sources at Rome said Pope Pius, through the church's wide diplomatic channels, was influencing the attempts for peace. Three papal nuncios—in Prance, Poland and Aus- tria—were named as having played im- portant parts in the movement to bring .the war to an amicable end, The Franco-British plan “may fail and very likely will fail,” Alfred Duff Cooper, Britain’s new secretary of war, said to his London constituency last night. /The failure is “likely,” the minister said, because “it is a very difficult thing, when & war has been going on a few months, to find terms to satisfy both sides.” 7 A committee of Protestants planned to call on Premier Stanley Baldwin to present their views. From Premier Mussolini came no in- dication of Italy’s stand on the pro- posal. Movements of Italian troops in Africa were suspended, the Rome gov- ernment said, while action continued in the diplomatic chambers. Two thousand more troops were sailing from Naples and further shipment of suplies were reported imminent. The British delegation at Geneva suthorized the Associated Press to say 1t does not deem the peace plan “an ideal solution,” but that it is merely an attempt at a conciliation of differ- ences. ; In addition to the Ethiopian mes- sdge, the League also received a pro- test from Premier Mussolini that the Ethiopians were abusing the use of the Red Cross emblem. The Italian protest said photographs taken by Italian airmen at the bomb- ing of Dessye last week showed that buildings and tents bearing the Red Cross emblem did not appear to be damaged. {(Part of an American Seventh-Day Adventist Hospital at Dessye was re- one to have been hit.) | sie’s field headquarters, the Italian The Ethiopians’ administrative con- | trol in the zone would be exercised | under the sovereignty of the Emperor | by agencies set up under a program | of assistance established by the League of Nations. Italy in these agencies, which would depend on one of the principal ad- visers established in connection with the central government, would play & preponderant but not an exclusive “if the Ethiopian medical formations wish to avoid any risk, they must place themselves at a sufficient dis- tance from the military objectives and remain completely isolated.” Abuse of Signs Charged. The communication added that on the day after the bombardment, Ital- ian airplanes again flew over Dessye without bombing it and found every- thing covered with Red Cross em- blems, including the encampment of soldiers and even the airdrome. The communication stated: “Italy formally protests that any open (un- fortified) town has ever been bombed by the air force in East Atrica because every action always has been directed solely against military columns and concentrations. _ “Dessye was and is one of the largest military centers in Ethiopia. It was found strongly defended by machine guns and artillery. “This is proved by the fact that all Italian airplanes, although not fiying lower than 1,200 meters (about 4,000 feet) were hit by Ethiopian fire.” The protest concluded with the con- tention that Ethiopian abuse of the Red Cross subverts the whole founda- tion of any international convention concluded with a humanitarian ob- Jject. Alluding to alleged bombardment of an American hospital at Haile Selas- government said it never received any notification of presence of an Ameri- can formation with the Ethiopian forces, as required under the terms of the Geneva convention of 1929. The Sanctions Committee of 18, called originally to consider-new sanc- tions against Italy but which found itself suddenly confronted by the peace terms controversy at its first meeting yesterday, continued its sessions to- day. POPE'S HAND IS SEEN. — Romie Héars Vatican Takes Part In Drive for Peace. (Copyright 1935. by the Associated Press.) ME, Jecember 13.—Pope Pius was given much credit for the Franco- British peace preposals today by un- official persons in close touch with the, negotiations to end the warfare between Italy and Ethiopia. These sources said the strength of Premier Mussolini’s army in East Africa and his rallying of his people at home to resist League of Nations THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D.° C., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1935. ce Proposal Franco-British Plan Would Cede Certain Territory to Italy and Ethiopia Would Get the Sea. The ahove-named principal »d- viser, who could be of Italian nation- alty, should be for such affairs the substitute of the chief adviser dele- gated by the League of Nations to the Emperor, This person should not be a subject of one of the powers bordering on Ethiopis. The agencies set up in the pro- gram of assistants, both in the capi- tal as well as in the zone, would con- sider as one of their essential duties the guarantee of security of Italian subjects and the free development of their enterprises. The governments of the United Kingdom and France willingly under- take in this organization, the details of which should be elaborated by the League of Nations, to safeguard fully the Italian interests in this region. Preamble to Plan. (There follows the text of the pre- amble to the Franco-British peace plan:) The Franco-British text: Before the meeting of the Committee of Eighteen (of the League of Nations) set for Decémber 12 at Geneva, the British and French governments, de- siring to bring to a quick end the Italo- Ethiopian conflict in the general in- terest, and- through an amicable solu- tion and conforming with the invita- tion to continue their efforts at con- ciliation which was delegated to them November 2 at Geneva by the repre- sentatives of a number of members of the League of Nations, and sought in the course of exchanges of views to which Premier Pierre Laval of France and Sir Samuel Hoare, foreign secre- tary of Great Britain, have recently devoted themselves in Paris, to fix a basis for agreement. To this end efforts already have been undertaken in Geneva and ex- changes of views with the Italian gove ernment were renewed. Appeal for Early Reply. They were convinced that the agreement should be elaborated under the direction of the Committee of Five, which received from the Council of the League of Nations in September a mandate for conciliation and they de- cided urgently to charge this commit- tee with certain suggestions. M. Laval and Sir Samuel Hoare de- voted themselves at the same time to ascertaining whether Signor Musso- lini would accept in principle this basis of negotiations without prejudice to the outcome of the discussion, which would take place ultimately before the committee. They decided, consequently, until now to adjust themselves in a strictly confidential manner to the proposals which their governments might sub- mit to the Committee of Five. ‘They exprested the desire that Signor Mussolini should let them know at the earliest possible moment whether he agrees to negotiate n these circumstances and if he is dis- posed to assure his collaboration with the Committee of Five. Convinceq that the chief of the Italian government would appreciate the friendly spirit that inspires their action, they address him a warm ap- peal that he should, without delay, lend bimself to negotiations that would open up the most favorable prospects for the improvement of the international situation. part. - suddenly reinvigorated campaign for peace. They asserted, however, that the power, skill and prestige of the Vati- can and its world-wide diplomatic net- work also influenced considerably the decisions that may end the conflict. Msgr. Maglione, papal nuncio at Paris, was to have been ex- tremely active'during the efforts there to find a basis for diplomatic settle- ment of the controversy. Three papal nuncios at key points in the European situation arising from the East African warfare were in- cluded in the list of 20 new cardinals to be elevated next week by the Pope. In addition to Msgr. Maglione, they are Msgr. Maramaggi of Warsaw and Msgr. Sebilia of Vienna. Poland took an active part in the League of Nations peace discussions &t Geneva yesterday, urging that any new penalties likely to embarrass the negotiations be avoided. Austria has opposed imposition of sanctions from the outset. - Pope Pius, aside from the religious aspect calling him to work for peace, has made unusual efforts to end the strife, informed sources said, because Ttaly is naturally close to his heart and hé has taken a special interest in development of Ethiopia. for Sheer Beauty and Distinction! y NEW ... and Already Popular With Women sanctions were chief factors in the “Jn_any cese,” said the Jtalian pote, % A More Than a Name Remember that whenever you order READING ANTHRACITE COAL, you are buying an assurance of better heating fuel and greater satisfaction, be- cause the reputation of famous Reading Anthracite is at stake with every ton sold. ; Phone NOrth 1600 for immediate delivery. Rinaldi @2 (c:|nc. 649 Rhode Island Ave. N.E. 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