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BRITSHCAARGES SOREDBY RAND Italians’ Speech to London Committee Published in Rome. By the Associated Press. ROME, October 10.—Charges by Italian Ambassador Dino Grandi that Great Britain “completely ignored” non-intervention committee rules, in leveling accusations of neutrality vio- lations at the London conference, were revealed - here tonight with the pub- lication- of Grandi's speech. British circles were “surprised” by the publication of Grandi's speech in Romé. It was recalled that all the committee members were pledged to secrecy except for ~formal com- muniques. The British government, Grandi said, violated the agreed rules of pro- cedute by citing charges of neutrality yiolations which were not be discussed unless fully documented, proved and previously communicated to the na- tions accused. J Attacks Spanish Delegate. Grandi also declared the Spanish delegate, Alvarez del Vayo, “permits himself the luxury of attacking some Furopean powers because of their in- ternal regimes, and expressing himses | jn phraseology without precedeys in the diplomatic documents of civilized nations.” Continuing his criticism of the Bpanish delegate, Grandi said: “1 can well understand how. in the present state of panic of the Madrid government, some of its members gbandon themselves in writing to demagogic manifestations, but I find gerious difficulty in explaining how these demagogic manifestations can be Put into circulation in a committee of ‘civilized powers through ome of its | members.” . Grandi denied Spanish accusations that Italian airplanes had been sent to the help of the insurgents, insisting | the incidents occurred before Italy joined the non-intervention pledge on Angust 28. 4> 'Many Foreigners in Armies. “ Afiswering charges that Italians are fighting with the insurgents, Grandi declared: "Many foreigners now are in the gervice of the two parties to the con- | Gity news in brief. - fifet.” He asserted three British citizens had been killed in the battle of Burgos and three others wounded in combat. | He also named three additional Britons who. he sald, were fighting with the Madrid government forces, including the Laborite member of Parliament, | William Dobbie. The British steamer Bramhill, Grandi asserted, left Hamburg on Sep- tember 22 and disembarked war mate- rial for Madrid at Alicante, EDEN SEEKS TO HEAL BREACH. British Foreign Secretary to Let Tem- pers Cool. LONDON, October 10 (#).—British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden will let tempers cool a few days and then try to salve the diplomatic breach | between Russia and Italy over the; Spanish civil war non-intervention | pact, informed sources said tonight. Russian charges that Italy, Portugal and Germany were supplying arms to Spanish Pascists in violation of the pact caused the breach. The three accused nations denied it. Ttalian Delegate Dino Grandi called | the Soviet representative a liar andj charged Moscow was assisting the Madrid Socialist government. Relations Strained. As a result, the European Non- Intervention Committee adjourned | without definite decision whether any Readers' Guide News S.::mmary The Sunday Star—Oct. 11, 1936. PART ONE. Main News Section. ICAL. mc:mnu payment to Roosevelt misinterpreted. Page A-1 President offers 4-point farm plan, scorning G. O. P. program. Page A-1 landon calls for end of “confusion” in resources. Page A-1 Record registration for presidential election recorded. Page A-4 Text of President Roosevelt's address at Omaha, Page A-4 Rev. Charles E. Coughlin offers “proof” of charges. Page B-3 NATIONAL. U. S. chamber cites rise in relief ex- penditures. Page A-1 Continued Government lending pre- dicted by Jesse H. Jones. Page A-2 Taxpeyers' money pays for Roosevelt special train. Page B-3 Contract for T. V. A. power sale is extended. Page B-3 FOREIGN. Plerce rioting marks French Reds’ propaganda tour. Page A-1 Rebels may begin final push on Madrid today. Page A-1 Heimwehr leader urges Schuschnigg edict be obeyed. Page A-1 Grand assails Britain for intervention charges, WASHINGTON AND VICINITY. $33,000,000 relief funds allotted: mil- lion to Greenbelt. Page A-1 D. C. heads adopt budget for 1938 totaling $47.895,015. Page A-1 Two found asphyxiated in New Jersey avenue apartment. *Page B-1 Rose show, with 1,200 exhibits, to close today. Page B-1 the “discharged” jurors feel about, it. Page B-1 Enlarged quarters and staff increase urged for library. Page B-1 Business increasing, but D. C. relief Page A-2| THE SUNDAY STAR LEAGUE IDEALISM Diplomat’s Servants Wed DECLARED FAILURE Shadows of War Hang Over Closing Sessions. Utility Questioned. By the Associated Press. GENEVA, October 10.—The shadow of the Spanish conflict and fears of aggravating European political ten- sion hung over the close of the League of Nations Assembly tonight. ‘The modesty of its accomplishments inspired discontent among some dele- gations. | Most outspoken was the declaration of & New Zealand representative who said this was “the most disappoint- ing” of all League Assemblies, Carlos Saavedra Lamas, Argentine president of the Assembly, sounded | another note of pessimism in closing | the session by asking if he might not raise the question “whether civiliza- tion is on the verge of a final break-up?” He gave the Assembly an exposition of the New World's contribution to economic peace, calling attention to the decision of the last Pan-American Conference at Montevideo to “remove obstacles standing in the way of in- ternational trade.” May Refer to Hull Observers believed he referred to | Secretary of State Cordell Hull of the United States when he paid tribute to & “man who has just dedi- | cated his life to unceasing efforts in | favor of economic liberalism.” | As the Assembly closed, in its rec- | ord of accomplishments were pointed | out the energetic efforts made in the ! | economi¢ field under inspiration of | the tri-power monetary accord between | the United States, Great Britain and France. ‘The League recommended: 1. Relaxation of quotas, exchange | control and other barriers to the easy | flow of world commerce. rolls remain full. Page B-1 Citizens ready to ask larger Pederal budget share. Page B-1 Mrs. Roosevelt, 52 today, says she feels no older. Page B-2 Supreme Court to commence cases to bs reviewed, MISCELLANY. Washington Wayside. Lost and found Page A-2 Page A-3 Page A-7 Traffic convictions. Page A-! | Obituary. Vital statistics. | Educational. SPORTS. | Catholic U.. Georgetown rally to win grid games. Page B-§ Maryland bows; Pitt's late score beats ©Ohio State. Page B-7 Page A-8 Page B-4 good margins. Page B-8 Griff seeking talent to boleter Na- tionals. Page B-9 tomorrow. Bottle Cap gets home first in big race at Laurel. PART TWO. Editorial Section. Editorial articles. Editorials and comment. Political Round-Up. Civic news. ‘Women's clubs. Military and veterans’ Page D-1 Page D-2 PageD-7 Page D-10 PART THREE. Society Section. Society news. PagesE-1-11 ‘Well-known folk. PageE-§ Barbara Bell pattern. one was violating the pact, and with strained relations apparent between envoys of the countries involved. B A | News features. Eden's pacification attempt, reliable | John Clagett Proctor. informants said, probably will get ‘underway next week with initial con- «versations beginning before Wednes- day's cabinet meeting. The foreign secretary spent the day | studying the latest Spanish Socialist | gayernment note, charging Italians | were occupying the Spanish Isle of | Ibiza. Authoritative observers expressed belief Russia's representative was so takeén back by Grandi's vitriolic at- tack that the Soviet nation would not rush into another non-intervention session at too early a date. Time te Answer Complaints. Adjourning last night the Neutrality Committee announced time would be | allowed Italy, Germany and Portugal to answer complaints by the Madrid Soctalist government of assisting the | Spanish Fascists. They were almost | identical with the Russian charges. “Princisco Calheiros of Portugal, | who* withdrew personally from the | raucous assembly, and Prince Otto von ‘Bismarck of Germany denied the Russian allegations by Delegate MBiseyevich Kagan. 1t was believed likely, informed sources said, that the three nations would add formal denials and clarifica- tion of their position before another meeting of the Neutrality Committee | 45 called. Ldndon, Locked In School Room, " Emerged Victor | Féfmer Teacher Shows| ~ Nominee “Can Take “Care of Himself.” By ine Assoctated Press. COLUMBUS, Ohio, October 10.— Lookthg a. bit embarrassed, but more amused, Gov. Alf M. Landon heard a story.of a schoolboy punishment told on_ himself tonight. W. W. Boyd, superintendent of grammar .schools at Marietta, Ohio, when the pfesidential nominee was & youngster there, told a Republican rally in Landon’s honor: A ‘teacter, as punishment for a prank,- locked young Landon in & closet. SHe forgot to release him at noon and rushing back to do so found him sitting quietly, ‘The next day she met John Lan- don, the-~Governor's father, and apologized., because “Alfred: wasn't home to-@inti#s.” Surprised, Father Landon replied, “But he was.” “He had just climbed out of the window for dinner and then returned to his closet,” Boyd concluded. “If you think he won't take care of hime > PART FOUR. Feature Section. PagesF-1,4 PageF.2 | Dick Mansfield. | Radio programs. | Stage and screen. | Automobiles. Children's page. Highlights of history, Public Library. PART FIVE. Finance, Classified. D. C. store sales resume advance over | 1935. . PageG-1 Textile mill activity boosted by de- mand. Page G-1 Profit-taking falls to slow stocks (table). Page G-2 Bonds irregular due to realizing (table). Page G-3 Curb list uneven at close of week (table). Page G-4 Stamps. Page G-5 Classified advertising. Pages G-5,15 11,000 FLEE TEAR GAS IN NEW YORK MOVIE Mystery Bomb Hurled From Bal- cony -in Times Square Theater. By tne Associated Press. NEW YORK, October 10.—More than a thousand patrons Wwere driven from the Times Square Theater tonight by fumes from a mustard tear gas bomb, believed hurled from the balcony among the orchestra seats. ‘The patrons were assisted to the street, coughing and partly blinded, by Sergt. Eil Skala of the Forty-sev- enth street station and Martin Levine, the theater manager. ‘Thousands of persons crowded into the area as the affected patrons groped through the doors. An emer- gency police squad dispersed the curious. . Patrolmen John Orr and Carl Hub- ner said they saw s woman stagger from the house and fall to the side- walk. - She was blinded, but other- wise uninjured. ‘The bomb, in an improvised one- quart container, landed neéar the third row of seats in the center of the theater. None of the patrons asked for med- ical attention. ‘ ‘Manager Levine said he knew of no reason why the bomb had been thrown. He asserted the owners of the house, the J. W. Brandt chain, had had no labor differences there since 1ast August. Rosenthal Inventory Filed. CHICAGO, October 10 UP)—An in- ventory on file in"Probate Court today listed the estate of Benjamin J. Rosen= e oaes i Order Oa W the jer Co., at $4,000,« w;. from the estate was left to his w'and two dsughters. > Page B-2 Page A-10 1 Navy and Army register victories by | Lucas and Furr ready for fight here | Page B-10 | Page B-11 | Pages D-3-5 | PageD-6 9 | states outside the League member- Page E-10 PageF-2 2. Creation of a body, including | | representatives of the United States | and other non-members of the League, to study the accessibility of raw ma- { terials—a problem of particular in- | terest to Germany and Italy. { 3. The study of methods for re- viving international migration. 4. Efforts to avoid double taxation {to facilitate international circulation iof capital. Arms Study Dermant. Efforts to revive disarmament ne- | gotiations aroused faint enthusiasm in | | view of the existing political tension | { in Europe. In its closing session the League Council authorized its president to fix | the date for the meeting of the Dis- | armament Bureau before the end of | the year. To the influence of the Spanish conflict neutral delegates traced the obstruction of agreement on many questions of procedure. They said that the civil war there caused an intensification of idealogi- cal antagonism which balked agree- ment. | Nevertheless, League sympathizers deemed it a contribution to European peace that any open manifestation of hostility between opposing camps had | been averted by the cautious policy | the League pursued. | Reform of the League covenant, & legacy of the disillusionment for the role pursued by the League in the Italo-Ethiopian conflict, provoked a | bitter controversy over consultation of ship. Russia was understood to be anxious | particularly to bar German 1nfluence‘ and achieved a minor triumph since | no definite action to solicit non-mem- ber co-operation was taken. The question of reform will be sub- mitted to a committee of 28 meet- ing December 7. The Italo-Ethiopian War left the league with another question—what | to do with ths Ethiopian delegation. It was left for the next Assembly to| make the choice between the Ethio- pians and Italians 'AUSTIN MAY HEAD W. P.A. POLITICS QUIZ Lonergan Will Name Republican if Investigation Is Un- | dertaken. | By the Associated Press. Chairman Lonergan, Democrat, of | Connecticut, of the Senate Campaign | Expenditures Committee, announced | yesterday that if the committee de- cided to hold public hearings on | charges of politics in the Pennsylvania | W. P. A. he would appoint & Repub- lican to conduct them. He said Senator Austin bt Vermont would get the assignment if hearings were ordered. Investigators, headed by Louis R. Glavis, were sent into the Keystone State by the committee after allega- tions by Senator Davis, Republican, of Pennsylvania, that W. P. A. em- ployes were being subjected to Demo- cratic eoercion. As s00n as the investigators file re- ports, Lonergan said, he would submit them to the full committee for action. There was no indication when the reports were expected. During the past week, the committee has been criticized repeatedly by Wil- liam Hard, radio commentator for the Republican National Committee, who challenged it to hold open hearings in Pennsylvania before election. Friday night, Hard suggested a bi- partisan committee be appointed by Harry L. Hopkins, W. P. A. adminis- trator to conduct the hearings. OIL AGREEMENT SIGNED | Avenue BY JAPAN AND SOVIET 5-Year Extension of Russian Con- cession Brightens Nations’ ° Relations. B5 the Associated Press. MOSCOW, October 10.—Russo-Jap- anese relations brightened perceptibly today with the signing of an agree- ment extending an important Soviet concession to the Japanese for an- other five years. The concession, scheduled to expireé in December, will permit the Jap- anese to drill for ofl on the Soviet part of Sakhalin Island, which the Japanese have claimed as vital to their interests. Pinally reached after months of ne- gotiation, the agreement contsins pro- vision for the employment, treatment and housing of Russian workmen on the Japanese project. With the troublesome matter of fish- ing concessions already settled, today’s frontier ASHINGTON, Butler of D. C, OCTOBER 11; Acting British Ambassador and Maid of Envoy’s Wife Are Mar ried. Victor Donald Richards, butler of V. A. L. Mallet, acting British Ambassador, and (right) his bride, the former Miss Janet Isabella Aitken, Mrs. Mallet’'s personal maid. —Star Staff Photo. EDDINGS in Washington's diplomatic circles usually create quite a stir, but one was held so quietly y T ! day that two guests missed it because they were misled by the lack of fan- fare. ‘The principals were Victor Donald Richards, 30, butler to his Britannic majesty's acting Ambassador. the Hon. Victor A. L. Mallet, C. M. G., and Miss Janet Isabella Aitken, 33, personal maid of Mrs. Mallet. They were married in the New York Presbyterian Church at a ceremony so unostentatious that two men who had been invited anxiously paced the sidewalk wondering when the couple would arrive. The disap- pointed guests were greeted by Mr. and Mrs. Richards coming out of the I chapel, arm in arm and smiling broadly. | “It was love at first sight,” Rich- | ards, a Welshman, said at the church door. | ""Beside him and his Scotch bride | stood John McLindon, 1220 Hemlock | street, the best man. McLindon is & | locksmith, belying the tradition that | “love laughs at locksmiths.” | After the ceremony the brida! couple went to the Mallet residence, 2374 Massachusetts avenue, where they met J in Pebruary, for a cocktail party are ! ranged by Acting Ambassador Mallet, | who would have been present had not business called him to New York. Mrs. Mallet is in England. The Richards planned a two-day trip to an unannounced destination. after which they will return to the service of the Mallets. Private Pension Firms Delay Decision on Security Tie-Up 4,000,000 Workers Involved in Private Systems—Ad justment Study Con- sidered by Officials. By e Assoctated Press. NEW YORK. October 10.—What to do with private pension plans. estimat- ed to cover nearly 4.000.000 workers. is occupying the attention of busin executives today as the date a proached for Uncle Sam’s vast program of old-age pensions to go into effect. Several hundred concerns, including some of the largest in the country. maintain their own systems of employe benefit. 8o far the Government has an- nounced no exemption for company plans. Very few concerns have discon- tinued their own systems and the gen- | eral tendency in industry has been to wait and see what will happen and in the meantime to study adjustments to supplement or augment the Govern- ment’s program. Pay roll levies to build up a huge Federal pension fund become effective January 1 against the earnings of up- ward of 25,000,000 workers. They start at 2 per cent of the pay roll, half contributed by the employer and half by the employe, and are aimed to reach a possible maximum of | 6 per cent by 1949. Benefits Start in 1942. The Federal program calls for bene- fits starting in 1942 ranging from §15 to a top of $85 monthly. It is figured the average probably would be $30 to $35. e Analysts say the Government's plan favors the lower-paid and shorter- term workers. Some employers, consequently. have faced the problem whether added ben- efits should be arranged for workers aceustomed to higher incomes and in longer terms of service. A survey reveals that many corpora- tions with private plans are particu- larly studying this phase to determine how much extra “social security” can ‘be provided to supplement Uncle Sam’s program. The survey also indicates no general movement to abandon private plans for the present. Instead the tendencies seemed to be to: Stand pat pending study and clari- fication of the Federal program, in- cluding & Supreme Court test of its legality. Adjust company plans on s sound financial besis to supplement the Pederal. Provide for employes until Federal benefits are available. Discontinuances Few. From all indications - decisions to discontinue company plans have been in the small minority. Corporation executives have had their heads together with lawyers and insurance men before acting. One reason for delay has been a widely held belief that the Federal program may be modified to exempt company plans or allow credits for those Pederal requirements. Some expect this point may be raised again in the next session of Congress. Doubt as to.the legality of the o move by b Jerey v ot B son. A move Jersey to test 1 | has raised expectations that it may get into the Supreme Court in the next term. Formal pension plans are concen- trated among the larger corporations. | mainly in the railroad, oil, utility, | steel and electrical. supply industries. | Many more informal ones are scat- | tered throughout industry. A recent report of the Social Sci- ience Research Council recorded only 3 out of 50 employers, with a total of | about 1,250,000 workers for the larger | group, ending or planning to end pension plans “because of the social security act.” Another private survey of more than 200 corporations’ intentions un- der the act showed some 80 planning to adjust company plans to supple- ment the Government’s. Most of the rest were reported planning to con- tinue payments to present pensioners or to provide for employes retiring | before the Federal pensions are payable. 5 The United States Steel Corp., with about 230,000 employes and a plan dating back to the $4,000,000 Andrew Carnegie put up as a fund for super- annuated employes of one of the units that went into the steel corporation, was among companies pursuing pen- sion studies before making its decision. Decision Eagerly Awaited. What it does is expected to exert wide influence inasmuch as “big steel” |1s looked to as an industrial leader. The Bethlehem Steel Corp. and other ;x‘rlllt‘u of the industry also have bided e. United States Steel has had a spe- cial committee studying the problem. Its pension rolls at the end of 1935 carried 12,550 persons receiving an | average of $55.90 monthly. The American Telephone & Tele- | graph Co. has announced no changes | in plans in force for many years. Last vear there were about 270,000 em- Dloyes in the Bell system and its affli- ll'&d units and 7,241 retired on pen- sions. Ranking with United State Steel and American Telephone in number of employes, General Motors has no pension plan. But its savings and investment plan, under which more than $100,000,000 has been distributed since 1919, was suspended pending clearing of “uncertainties” in Federal legislation, the company said. Such corporations as American Can, Socony-Vacuum, Consolidated Edison Du Pont noted in its last annual report, however, that “important changes adverse to employes’ interest” might be necessary because of the “additional burden imposed by the Oil of New Jersey at the outset of this 1936—PART ONE. CONTINUED LOANS R. F. C. Head Says Govern- ment Has Work to Do For Some Time. By the Associated Press. Continued Government lending in some flelds “for an indefinite period” was forecast yesterday by Jesse H. Jones, chairman of the Reconstruc- tion Pinance Corp. At the same time, Jones at his first press conference in several months, refused to comment on the passiblility of extending the R. F. C.'s lending authority beyond its pres- ent expiration date, the end of Jan- uary. Jones told reporters there was lit- tle demand for loans at the present time, which, he said, signified the end of the “emergency.” But looking at the long-range prospects, he com- mented: “The Government must be prepared to continue loans to cer- tain groups for an indefinite period.” Loans Specifically Mentioned. ‘The corporation chairman men- tioned specifically loans on commodi= ties, to railroads and to aid in the general mortgage situation. Jones summarized the activities of the corporation through the recov- ery program from its inception in February, 1932, to September 30 last. He said its total authorizations and commitments had $11,307,600,013, its a ments to $8,934,565,009 and its re- payments to $4,205921494. Of the corporation’s total disburse- ments, $6.251,977.669 was expended for activities other than advances to Government agencies and for relief, Jones said. Of this sum, $4201.- 931,208, or about 67 per cent has been repaid, he added. Plenty of Work Remains. While refusing to be drawn out on the subject of whether an R. F. C. extension beyond next January 31 would be asked, Jones observed there was' plenty of work around the cor- poration for “quite some time.” He noted the work involved in liquidat- ing outstanding indebtedness. Jones said he plans to take an ac- tive part in the presidential campaign, having agreed to make a “few little radio talks.” The first of these will be made next Tuesday night, when he will speak on “The Roosevelt Ad- ministration and Its Relationship to | B | fore, and the store assured the cuse Jones’ physical appearance refuted | Business.” recurring rumors of ill health as a | consequence of an airplane crash in Texas some time ago and a subse- quent attack of intestinal influenza. “I'm still & little bit shaky on my pins, but I'm working 10 to 12 hours | a day,” he said. "TYPHOON PRESAGES DELAY FOR CLIPPER Storm Crosses Path of “Preview Party's” Flight Toward Wake Island. BY CHARLES E. HARNER, Associated Press Staff Writer. ABOARD CHINA CLIPPER, EN- ROUTE TO WAKE ISLAND, October 11.—A typhoon crossed the China Clipper's path today, presaging & pos- | sible layover at Wake Island while the | storm blows itself out between Guam and the Philippines. Pan American Airways flies its trans-Pacific air liners according to weather maps, company meteorologists deciding upon routes to be followed be- tween island stopping places. We left Midway Islands at 5:19 am. yesterday (12:19 p.m. E. 8. T.) for the 1,185-mile hop across the international date line to Wake Island. This is the | third leg of an air travel tour prelimi- nary to establishment of regular pas- senger service October 21. ‘The Clipper arrived at Wake Island | at 9 pm. Eastern standard time, Pan Alameda, Calif., offices. today has been the crossing of the 180th Meridian and thus losing a day. (The hurrican struck the northern provinces of Luzon Island in the Phil- ippines, killing at least three persons and injuring six. Moving toward the northwest, this storm crossed the path of the Clippers northeast of Manila). GOMBOES IS BURIED BUDAPEST, October 10 (#).—Hun- gary's new premier, Koloman Daranyi, assumed office today as the late pre- mier, Julius Gomboes, was buried with impressive ceremony. Col. Gen. Hermann Goering of Ger- many, Count Galeazzo Ciano, Italian foreign minister, and Nicholas Horthy, Hungary's aged regent, stood beside the bier of the late premier, who died October 6 in a sanitarium at Nymph- enburg, near Munich. tributory basis, contracted with in- surance companies, and displaces the |old non-contributory plan generally used in business. The National Lead Co. has been working out & new plan of old- age annuities, reinsured, and em- ployes contributing part of the costs, to supplement the Federal, and re- place a non-contributory plan, par- ing benefits ranging from $800 to $900 annually to about 200 persons. International Telephone & Tele- graph Corp. modified its non-contrib- utory plan so that it would comple- ment the Pederal giving retired em- ployes as much as they would get if solely under the company's. The Eastman Kodak Co. indicated it would modify, rather than abandoa, its old-age annuities. It is said to have had satisfactory experience with supplementary plans in Europe. The Associated Press, which for years has maintained a comprehen- sive employes’ pension, disability and death benefit plan, with benefits far in excess of those contemplated under the social security act, has made no change as yet in its pian. The General Electric Co. announced annually, the taxable limit under the pay roll levy, come under the Federal. For employes in the higher income brackets the company matches con- tributions to the pension fund. The American Smelting & Refining Co. terminated its plan for new em- loyes, explaining continuation no longer seemed desirable under the act. Westinghouse American Airways announced at their | ‘The most exciting incident thus far | {JONES FORECASTS || W ashington Wayside Random Observations of Interesting Events and Things. CONFUSING. UDGE ROBERT E. MATTING- LY, who is known as the “mar- rying judge” of Washington, was guilty of a record-break- ing right-about-face last week. Judge Mattingly performs the wed- ding service several times daily and always makes an elaborate affair of it, extolling the advantages of wedlock in addition to reading ritual. Just after a police reporter was called to the judge's chambers the other morning to witness a cere- mony, during which Judge Mattingly gave his usual discourse upon the sacredness of matrimony, court con- vened. A young woman was brought before the bench, charged with dis- orderly conduct. She had come to Washington to be married, she said, and had gone on a party to celehrate the nuptials and as a result had for- gotten to get married. “Young woman,” said Judge Mat- tingly, “why did you consider mar- riage in the first place?” He wound up with a lecture on the blessedness of singleness. Our reporter at this point noticed the couple Judge Mat- tingly had just married sitting in the court room. Both registered aston- ishment. * %k % FUNEREAL. Police at Mariboro, who went out on a funeral escort recently, say that they have now seen the world’s slowest driver. She was driving her shiny sedan %0 slowly along the highway that one of the ofiicers asked her to speed up a bit, since a funeral cor- tege was approaching. She said she would try, but the procession kept gaining on her. Finally the officer again caught up with the woman and said: “Drive off to the side of the road, please, and let the funeral get by.” She did. * ¥ k¥ THE BREAKS "THE telephone in an F street shoe shop rang. A perturbed voice re- ported the loss or theft of a pair of shoes purchased there.the day be- tomer that it would watch for an a tempt to obtain a refund or an ex- In a few hours & man appeared. carrying the reported shoes and asked | for a refund. saving he had made the purchase a week ago. A secret mark inside one shoe revealed that the footwear had been bought the day before, so the manager, stalling for time, took the shoes and asked the | customer to be seated. A split second later a policeman in uniform entered. The waiting man was, another split second later, far down the avenue. | The policemaz, it seems, came in to buy a pair of shoes. | The manager was still in the back | of the store and had not yet decided what to do. ® ok ok x | DOLL BULLET. lA RIFLE cartridge so small a breeze ; from a fan will blow it off a ! table, has been presented to the ord- { nance zection of the Marine Corps by L. N. MacLeod, ex-Marine and inter- | national small-bore rifle champion. |1t now is in the curio collection at Quantico, Va The cartridge measures under 80- is three-sixteenths of an inch long. It is complete, from primer to bullet, and is designed to be fired from a rifle small enough to be used as a watch charm, according to MacLeod. * x X x HEREDITY. 'HE mother of the famous hybrid bear cubs at the zoo is in some- what the same boat as the hen that hatched a brood of sea-going duck- lings. The cubs take after their polar bear father in their love of swimming and are constantly splashing in their pool. For the most part the mother, a huge brown Alaskan bear, stays on dry ground. Her ancestors in the wild state are said to fish for salmon while standing in the shallows, but they never evince any of the habits of polar bears bred to the ocean. The mother looks at her swimming cubs as if saying, “You certainly do take after your father.” The small bears are developing long, keen heads like their father, and the coats of at least two of the three seem to get whiter each month. When they first appeared in public last Spring they were & light brown. * % * % KITE AHOY! Kite flying may become a part of the routine of Navy pilots forced to take to rubber life rafts after airplane landings at sea, Navy ofi= cials say. It has been found that the little rafts, though visible from the air, are difficult to see jrom surface ves- sels. A small kite would be visidle from ships and could be flown on the fishing line with which all rafts are equipped. In the tropics, it was pointed out, the kite might be used as an awning during the heat of the mid- day sun and could be rigged to cateh rain water. % % BRUTE. BU! drivers in Washington are known for their courtesy, but even the best of them slip from gal- lantry occasionally. In the rush hour the other evening, when a bus was filling to capacity at Twefth and G streets, one sweet young woman was put on the bus by an older friend, who sang out to the driver, “Please put this young lady off at Sixteenth and ia our reply was, “Can't the lady resd! . ] the biblical | thousandths of an inch in diameter and | KIERAN REACHES - CALGUTTA N RACE Is Assured He Will Reach Manila in Time to Board Clipper. BY LEO KIERAN. CALCUTTA, Indis, October 10 (by wireless) —After spending 10 days traveling from Times Square over the ocean, Europe and Africa, thence to the Arabian Desert in four days over | the richest land in India, I arrived here tonight. I left Jodhpur at 2 am. in & bril. liant dawn, rose more than 5.000 feet over Lake Sambahr, the richest salt | deposit in the Orient. The country from the clouds re | sembled a bright patchwork pattern, | similar to a linoleum. and extended over an area of ever-growing fertilizing watersheds. At Delhi I had a farewell breakfast with A. C: Lothian. s former civil British political resident in India, and Capt. J. B. Seccombe, who is returning to duty on the northwest frontier force. During my journey to this city we passed gver low, rocky hills, between which leopards and wildcats roamed. to Alahabad, where he had lunch; from there on to Calcutta. the heat increas- ing all the way. In that sweltering | city's cattle-filled streets, my oxcart | got enarled in the trafic and I had | some difficulty in reaching the Grea$ | Eastern Hotel. T have put in a call for 3 o'clock in the morning for my departure to Bangkok. I have lost my razor and | have not been able to shave for twn | days. I must get a new one soon, | for 1t will not do to become unrecog- | nizable when I show my passport | photograph. I am still wearing mv | fourth linen set, but I hope it will last until I reach Hongkong. 1 expect tomorrow to pass over Bengal. a green jungle which the pilot says offers no place for a forced land- ing. One of the high lights of my trip | around the world will always be my | arrival in Jodhpur on Friday night, the cultural modern state of New |India. On landing I met the | Maharajah Rajputana, through the courtesy of my fellow passenger. Mr. Lothian. The sole drawback to my meeting the Maharajah was the neces- sity of my rising at 4 am. next d The Maharajah s an a enthusiast and a pilot. | cognizant of the importance of my trip around the world. He was dressed in ‘a polo shirt and shorts, having just come down from the sky. He escorted me to my suite in the hotel, a hostelry that puts many American resorts in the thade. While here in Caleutta I will ar- range to catch up with my regular schedule, 50 as to make my arrival in Manila in time for the clipper certain The pilot assures me we will arrive in Hongkong on time. My loss of sleep is untiring, as the air line affords a chance to sleep dur- ing the flights. But the travel is ¢ swift that it affords little time to eo- ordinate impressions. I am looking forward to reaching New York, but I regret leaving Europe and Asia, where the people have been so kind to me. My chief regret has been my leaving | Baghdad without my razor and have ing had some counterfeit Irak money passed on me there. | «Copyright. 1936, by the North Americas Newspaper Alliance, anc.) French (Continued From First Page.) i pitchforks and scythes, moved into the city from surrounding distriets. | Authorities feared today’s sporadie | fighting was only a prelude to graver | disorders tomorrow during the scheds uled Communist meetings. the prine | cipal one of which is to take place at Strasbourg. Cries of “down with communism!" | rang through the streets tonight in | the wake of today’s melee in which 10 persons were injured. ASSASSINATION PLOT BARED. Guardsmen Rushed to Strasbourg as Disorders Are Feared. STRASBOURG, France, October 10 (#) —Special police inspectors tonight | arrested two men charged with plot- | ting the assassination of speakers at | Sunday’s scheduled Communist propa= | ganda meeting. The names of the men werfe withheld. Police officials, reinforced by two trainloads of mobile guards, expressed fears of “grave disorders” in Strase bourg later. The Prench government poured more than 2,500 mobile guardsmen into the region to preserve order in the historic “Lost Provinces,” which the World War brought back to France. There were also reports, consistent but unconfirmed, that Reichsleader Adolf Hitler had doubled the German frontier guards using “S8” (Schuts Staffel) troops. (This was denied officially in Ber- |lin, ailthough it was explained the | number of “S8” men at the frontier might have been increaséd as a result |of & police consolidation, and wers | acting as traffic officers.) The Communists, yielding to the “popular front” government of So-. cialist Premier Blum, reduced the number of their previously scheduled meetings from 52 to 10, but the aroused Rightists threaténed to storm even these. Their purpose, their leaders zaid, was to keep the Communist meetings “within bounds.” BLUM REGIME SPLIT SEEN Conservatives Hail Premier's Curtaile ing Red Meetings. PARIS, October 10 (#’).—The “pop- ular front” government of Socialist Premier Leon Blum threatened to split wide open tonight, after Blum forced Communists to reduce the number of their Alsace-Lorraine meetings from 52 to 10. The conservative element of Blum's popular * front hailed - the Premier's action in calling the Communist “bluff” as an important victory for those who wished to prevent the gove ernment from leaning too far to the left. M DENIES BOOK CHARGE CINCINNATI, October 10 (P).— William C. Smith, Cincinnati béok dealer, pleaded innocent today to three indictments charging he' re- ceived books stolen from the Congres= sional Library in Washington and the public libraries in Cleveland and Olean, N. Y. L