Evening Star Newspaper, December 11, 1936, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Rain this afternoon and possibly early tonight, followed by fair tomorrow; colder, lowest temperature tonight about 32 de- grees. Temperatures—Highest, 47, at 2 p.m. yesterday; lowest, 42, at 10:30 p.m, yesterday. Full report on page A-19. Closing New York Markets, Page 18 33.8217. 84th YEAR. No. Entered as second class matter post office, Washington, D. O, Ohe Fp ‘'WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1936—SIXTY-EIGHT FPAGES. ##% ‘WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION ening Star The only evening paper in Washington with the Associated Press News and Wirephoto Services. UP) Means Associated Press. Yesterday’s Circulation, 154,893 (Some returns not yet, received.) TWO CENTS. YORK MADE KING AS PARLIAMENTS ACT L3 DUKE TAKES OATH TOMORROW; EDWARD TO LEAVE FOR FRANCE; JRISH FURTHER INDEPEN DENCE Lord’s Assenthe Valera Would Drop King’s .Windsor Due Name From State Affairs " Elevates Albert. BILL SPEEDED IN COMMONS Abdicating Ruler May Not Sign Measure. B3 the Associated Press. LONDON, December 11.—The Royal Commission in the House of Lords to- day gave royal assent to the abdica- tion act, completing Edward’s re- nunciation of the British throne and | elevating the Duke of York to the kingship. Lord Onslow, Lord Denman and the | Earl of Stanhope, members of the commission, acted for Edward in giv- ing the abdication act the full force of parliamentary law. The Duke of York automatically became the British ruler with the commission’s final approval. Immediately upon the commission's approval, the abdication bill became an act of Parliament with full force and effect. The three royal commissioners, ap- pointed by the King some time ago to act in his behalf during regular legislative sessions, substituted for the abdicating ruler whose signature on the measure is not now necessary. Edward May Sign. It was not immediately disclosed, however, whether Edward would eventually sign his own abdication act. He may, under parliamentary law, do so if he chooses. Parliament, in session exactly 2 hours and 52 minutes before the throne changed hands, adjourned im- mediately upon notification that the royal assent had been given. Commons will meet at 2:45 p.m. to- morrow to take the oath of allegiance to the new King. On Monday, the sovereign’s 41st birthday anniversary, Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin will present a message from him. Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Bouth Africa and the Irish Free State will act independently, through their Parliaments, on the abdication, as au- ,, tonomous units of the empire. Bill Sent to Peers. ‘The House of Commons, rushing the abdication bill through first, second and third reading with but a faint ripple of dissent from a handful of Left-wingers, sent it to the Peers at 2:20 pm. Before it went to the other end of the long corridor which separates the two houses, Prime Minister Baldwin paid another moving tribute to the passing sovereign. “Though we have this duty to per- form, and we perform it with unanim- ty,” he said, “we shall always re- member with regard and affection the wholehearted and loyal service that his majesty has given to this country as Prince of Wales and during his short time as King. “For all this work we are grateful, #nd we shall not forget.” The final scene in the House of Zords was a swift and simple enact- ment of Old World parliamentary gitual. After the few brief minutes that passage required, the three peers of the Royal Commission retired and. quickly donned their scarlet and er- :A.iz robes and oddly shaped black The gilt throne stood, empty, its cover removed, looking strangely bleak and alone. A short red bench was placed at the steps to the dais. There, in the presence of more than half a hundred {peers, one bishop, three peeresses and packed press and visitors’ galleries, the three lords of the Royal Commission ook their seats. Lords Give Approval, £ The lords approved the first reading fmmediately after the clerk announced peceipt of the bill from Commons. Then Lord Halifax, leader of the (See PARLIAMENT, Page A-12.) TUG RESCUES CREW OF GROUNDED SHIP lew Brunswick, had removed the crew of the Norwegian steamer Kings County which had wirelessed it was in trouble | Proposes Measure to Abolish Office of Gov- ernor General. BY the Associated Press. strove in the face of an opposition attack in the Dail today to take ad- vantage of the abdication of Edward Free State's remaining ties with Great Britain. the office of governor general and | conduct of Pree State internal affairs without reference to the King, the | gaunt De Valera told the members he had not consulted the other domin- ions on his action. “This is a matter which affects ourselves alone,” he said, in para- The Dail was crowded with mem- (See IRISH, Page A-4) DUBLIN, Irish Free State, Decem- ber 11.—President Eamon De Valera | VIII by severing all but one of the| Introducing bills for the abolition of | phrase of the old Sinn Fein war ery. ] PRESIDENT DE VALERA. HOTOR TRP TAEN BY M. SIPSON Edward’s Friend Sees No Difficulty in Obtaining Her Divorce. Bs the Associatea Press. | CANNES, France, December 11.— Mrs. Wallis Simpson, for love of whom King Edward renounced his throne, said through a spokesman today she expects to obtain her final divorce de- cree without any complicatidns. The American-born flancee of the former ruler said she was not aware of any move in England to invalidate her temporary divorce decree from Ernest Aldrich Simpson, the interme- diary asserted. Mrs. Simpson has “no arrangements to meet Edward,” the spokesman de- clared, reiterating that the former Baltimore belle expects to remain in Southern France for several weeks at least. He declared the “understanding at the villa (where Mrs. Simpson is in seclusion) is that Edward will have left London by tomorrow.” Leaves Villa for Drive. Late in the afternoon Mrs. Simpson left the villa for what her spokesman described as “a short drive.” She was accompanied by Lord Brownlow, gentleman in waiting to the former King. | Her chauffeur drove the same auto- mobile, a duplicate of Edward’s, which Mrs. Simpson used in her dash across France last week. The Riviera roads were wet under o slight drizzle as the car disappeared rapidly in the direction of Cannes. Her host, Herman Rogers, said Mrs. Simpson would be back “later this evening.” Shortly before she left a messenger glnilhlvered a big box of roses to the Has Breakfast With Hosts. Mrs. Simpson arose at 10:30 am. and had breakfast with her hosts, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Rogers of New York, as sunlight seeped feebly through an overcast sky. Gendarmes and Scotland Yard offi- (See SIMPSON, Page A-3.) SINUS OPERATION FOR FRANKLIN, JR. Son of President, in Massachu- setts Hospital, Is Visited by Mother. BY the Assoclated Press. BOSTON, December 11.—An oper- next week to cure an acute stnus in- fection. ; Hospital yesterday. She returned to New York after Dr. George Loring ‘Tobey,.jr., said her son was not in & satisfactory condition yet to undergo the Persons 1 Offers Million For Memoirs of King Edward Agent Places Bid With Lord Brownlow at Cannes. Srecial Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, December 10.—That | Edward VIII's memoirs, when written, will provide the literary battle of the | century—waxing hotter even than the | fight for Gen. Pershing’s—was in- dicated today when Myles F. Lasker, dgent for Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt's radio broadcasts, got home with the first bid, reported to be $1,000,000. Lasker made the offer, via telephone, to Lord Brownlow, first lord-in-waiting to Edward VIII and now at Cannes with Mrs. Simpson. Lord Brownlow replied, “It would be necessary for you to come in person to carry on negotiations. The matter cannot be discussed over the tele- phone.” | The memoirs of the leader of the A. E. F. brought $270,000; the Kaiser's | memoirs, $250,000. | (Copyright. 1936_by the North American Newspaper Alliance, Inc.) BRITAIN DEFAULTS, HINTS DEBT TALK Note Fails to Cite Inability to Pay as Have Those in Past. By the Associated Press, The British government defaulted again today on its war debt to the © | United States, but did not say—as in the past—that it was unable to meet its annual installment. Instead, it made a reference to new an assertion of its inability to meet the demand. ‘The December installment due the United States from Great Britain is $117,670,765. Declining to pay over that amount, a note transmitted to Acting Secre- tary of State Moore, through the British Ambassador, Sir Ronald Lind- to full British war debt is $786,144,836. $5,029,163,189. Man Arrested Here Is Accused In National “Surgery Racket” | cupied as Prince of Wales. to Depart Tonight. CREW OF PLANE STANDING BY Will Say Farewell in Broadcast at5 P.M. King Edward’s radio ad- -dress at 5 o’clock this after- noon will be carried by all four local radio stations. His talk may be heard on both WMAL and WRC of the National Broadcasting Co., WJSV of the Columbia Broadcasting System or WOL, Mutual and Inter-City station, here. B the Assoctated Press. LONDON, December 11.—The abdi- cation of Edward VIII, the sovereign who chose love instead of his throne, became the law of the land today. Meanwhile, at Fort Belvedere Ed- ward completed the draft of the speech he will make to his empire tonight and prepared to leave for the conti- nent—not Cannes—before morning. He will broadcast his farewell from a room at Windsor Castle, which he oc- It was understood wiring facilities had been arranged there. He is due to speak at | 10 o'clock tonight (5 p.m., Eastern standard time). In another broadcast from London at 7:45 o'clock this evening Lady Read- describe the new King. accession, will take the oath of acces- sion at 11 am. tomorrow at St. James' Palace. At 3 p.m., heralds in medieval splen- dor will step out on the balcony of the palace for the historic cere- mony of public proclamation. ‘Then will follow a splendid proces- slon to Temple Bar and Royal Ex- | change, where the accession again will be proclaimed with sonorous dig- nity and the fanfare of gleaming silver trumpets. The ceremony will be identical with Obituary ... A-12 FOREIGN. 's acts make York King; Edward ready fo go. Page A-1 ‘Three peace projects take shape at Buenos Aires parley. Page A-1 Mrs. Simpson to remain st Cannes til after Christmas. Page A-1 of international threat Iy i E PRI G &gi ?Eii : a £ i il ¥ Aflvé ABDICATION 1S IN THE AIR! CRAYSON TO HEAD INAUCURAL GROUP {Consents to Be Chairman After Pressure From President, Rear Admiral Cary T. Grayson, U. 8. N, retired, today consented to serve as chairman of the Inaugural Committee, after urgent solicitation by President Roosevelt. Admiral Grayson announced his ac- ceptance of the important post after s conference at the White House today with Marvin Mclntyre, secretary to the President. McIntyre had been in touch with the President by radio overnight. The scope of the inauguration cere- monies will not be determined until Mr. Roosevelt returns to Washington from his South American trip—prob- ably next Tuesday—Grayson said. Until he has had a personal con- sultation with the President as to his wishes in the matter, the chairman said, plans for the celebration must mark time. Although work will be allowed to proceed on the stands at the east front of the Capitol, construction of the (See INAUGURAL, Page A-16.) { W. P. A. WOMAN WORKERS ARE OVERCOME BY GAS 13 Removed From Rooms After 1i Y AR rhedezir B 7] a E { Y TETTTTIARTITT geifesse LEEEEE Thousands of persons in Washington are dependent today on relief, low-paid W. P. A jobs, or exist without either | and without jobs. vide the needy with food. clothing and gifts for Christmas—namely, The 8tar, Warner Bros’ theaters, the National Broadcasting Co., the Metropolitan Police, the Parent-Teachers’ Associa- tion, Federal workers, night clubs, hotels and apartment houses. No one is “on relief” who is physi- are employed, according 3 Alice Hill, chief of the District Public PEACE PROJECTS NEAR CNPLETI 'U. S. Plan May Be Sent to Committee Tomorrow in Argentina. BACKGROUND— Twenty-one American republics are represented at the Buenos Aires Peace Conference, which was con- vened to set an ezample to wer- ation of en Inter-American Con- sultative Committee to co-ordinate peace instruments and de- velop a neutrality policy. B the Associated Press. BUENOS AIRES, December 11.— The fate of three major projects be- fore the Inter-American Peace Con- ference took shape today after pro- tracted secret conferences. The its were: 1. Reports of “excellent progress” by (See PEACE, Page A-2.) That is why so many organizations | are joined in & common cause—to pro- | MANY D.C. NEEDY LACK RELIEF AND W.P.A. JOBS| Organizations Join in Common Cause | to Provide Yule for Those Receiving Aid. Assistance Bureau. From 1,000 to 1,500 | persons, a good many heads of large | families, apply monthly for help and are turned away. In these figures, however, Miss Hill points out, there | may be some repetition. On relief there were 10,166 persons last month, Miss Hill says. They rep- resent 5,715 cases, drawing small sums, such has $8 weekly. This, it is clear, leaves no surplus for clothing or toys. Working on WPA projects at the tion doing unskilled labor for 4 month- ly wage of $45. Most of the men so employed are supporting wives and children. After rent is paid and food (8ee TOYS, Page A-2) TWO YOUTHS HELD ‘moment are 6,323 persons, a large por- | BUSNES CURE BY 1. FAVRED AT TRADE PARLEY Council for Industrial Prog- ress Holds Regulation Necessary. PRODUCTION CONTROL IS OPPOSED BY GROUP Complete Overhauling of Na- tional Tax Structure Is Recommended. BY JOHN C. HENRY. Concurring in the charge that “private enterprise cannot safely be permitted to administer business and industry entirely free from governe mental intervention,” the Council for Industrial Progress today adopted a policy report favoring minimum-wage standards in industry, opposing pro- duction control, urging the curbing of unfair competitive practices and supporting the formation of a perma- | nent advisory economic council. In making the policy proposals a special committee prefaced its recom- mendations with a strongly worded criticism of industrial conduct in past | years. “The public welfare demands,” the committee said, “that that degree of governmental restraint shall be exer- cised on private industry which will require its management and ownership to administer business and industry in such a way as to preserve and protect social justice, equity and fair dealing.” Opposes Production Control. As to its recommendation against production control, the committee de- clared its “belief in an economy of abundance and therefore considers unwise and ineffective any attempt to solve unemployment by the limitation of production.” With regard to the proposed ad- visory ecenomic council, the apprcved suggestion was that it consists equally of representatives of management, of labor and of the public. Such s group, it was decided, should be named by the President with advice and con- sent of the Senate and should be available at all times to advise both the President and Congress on legisia= tion pertaining to business. The suggestion that the council serve as mediator in the present con- troversies between the Government and the utility industry was pree sented by Siegfried Hartman, New York attorney, # a luncheon meete ing. Government Methods. N BANK HOLDAP Brandywine Shooting Told After Arrests in Harris- burg, Pa. B a Btaf Correspondent of The Star. BALTIMORE, Md., December 11.— Participation in an unsuccessful at- tempt to rob the Bank of Brandywine yesterday was admitted here today by two Glen Burnie youths after their ar- lvania State police, who ar- pair in a routine check-up of coal trucks. Another Glen Burnie youth, Jack Mason, 21, was arrested at his home today, but denies participation in the attempted robbery, police sald. The wounded cashier, William T. McPher- (See YOUTHS, Page A-4.) Secretary Swanson Indorses Star Christmas Campaign. «“A significant feature of Christmas celebrations on board the ships of our Navy is the long-standing practice of inviting the poor children of the community on board for a real Christ- mas party with a present method of enabling the poor enjoy s day which would lose happiness of children was neglected.” SECRETARY OF THE NAVY CLAUDE A. SWANSON. children of the community to much of its significance 1f the SECRETARY SWANSON. The Government, Hartman said, has been making “a sincere effort to core rect recognized abuses in the field of public utilities, but the question suge | gests itself whether the measures un- | dertaken by the Government have not been a more extreme remedy than the abuses require.” A mediation of the differences, he concluded, is desirable “to the end that the present litigation be disposed of and the private utilities be afforded that reasonable peace of mind as to the future which every business man requires for his normal development and expansion, and to encourage com-= mitments on its part for increased employment and construction activie tles.” Citing the need of a thorough over- hauling of the national, State and local tax structure, a special committee of the Council earlier had recommended that a study of this projegt be under- taken by the council with a view to recommending “such changes as will produce the maximum tax revenue with the minimum burden upon in- dustry and the consuming public.” Income, rather than the source of (See CONFERENCE, Page A-16.) LEESBURG CASHIER GETS 3-YEAR TERM McFarland Pleads Guilty to Em- bezzlement and False Entries Totaling $15,789. By a Btaft Correspondent ot The Star. ALEXANDRIA, Va., December 11.— Eppa Lee McFarland, 58, former assist~ ant cashier of the Loudoun National Bank of Leesburg, today was sentenced to serve three years in the Federal Reformatory at Camp Lee, Petersburg, when he pleaded guilty in United States District Court here to an in- dictment charging him with embezzle« ment and false entries amounting to At the request of counsel, Judge Luther B. Way agreed to continue Mce Farland’s $5,000 bond until Tuesday, December 15, to permit him to the Treasury Department testify that the former cashier had embezzled $8.550 and made false entries amounte ing to $7,249.70 at various times be= tween April 21, 1934, and April 1, 1936.