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SPAIN BLOCKADE ONARMS DELAYED Saturday Night Deadlirie Is Abandoned by Neu- trality Unit. By the Associated Press. LONDON, March 4—The Interna- tional Neutrality Committee today abandoned the Saturday midnight deadline for placing a cordon of ships and land observers about Spain. The start of the scheme to enforce @ ban on foreign arms and men was | delayed because of the time required to recruit neutrality agents and work out other details. An attempt will be made to set the date for the patrol for March 20. British legislation to require British shipping to comply with regulations of the projected naval patrol will be introduced next week. Neutrality Committee experts have been drafting & uniform bill for all 27 countries in- volved in the neutrality scheme. ‘The British expect to have 130 of their own observers stationed on the Hispano-Portuguese frontier by March 20, the suggested new date for the neu- trality blockade. That will be just one month from the effective date of the preliminary agreement to shut off the flow of foreign volunteers to Spain. Some observers saw in the new de- lays an indication that it would be dif- ficult to shut off outside help in time to do any good in the event of revo- Jution in a more vitally placed Euro- pean country, such as Czechoslovakia. INSURGENT SAPPERS BALKED. Rebels, Digging Under Hospital, Set Off Loyalist Mine. MADRID, March 4 (#).—Human moles burrowed under the University City's no-man’s land today, carrying dynamite with which to break the deadlock of weeks of fighting. Insurgent sappers have made re- peated subterranean thrusts at the government positions in the Clinic Hospital on the northwestern out- ! #kirts of Madrid and the government defenders have laid protective mines. A government mine was exploded fast night, plunging the sector into another spasm of intense fighting— each side thought it was a signal for attack by the other. The insurgents apparently were dig- ging a new tunnel toward the hospital when they hit a protective mine laid several weeks ago by government troops. The explosion ripped apart & small section of the building. Sev- eral insurgents were reported killed. The insurgents swarmed from their trenches at the detonation and opened 8 brisk rifle and machine gun fire. Madrid’s defenders counter-attacked and the area of battle spread to the El Pardo woods, further to the northwest, with artillery joining the battle. The government declared a fresh mdvance had driven a wedge through the center of Oviedo in Northwestern Spain. A corps of miners vanquished insurgents holding fortifications in Lagar de Forno on the outskirts of | Oviedo, reports from Gijon said. Some troops of the beleagured in- surgent garrison in Oviedo were re- ported to be burning buildings as they Fetreated. REPORT LEFTISTS BEATEN OFF. Insurgents Say Foes Were Driven With Whips. SALAMANCA, Spain, March 4 (#).— Insurgent forces defending Oviedo and §ts Asturias environs reported today they had beaten off a new government mttack with “veritable butchery” and had captured government prisoners | who had been driven into action with ‘whips. Thousands of government reserves, said insurgent sources, were thrown into a futile attack on insurgent po- sitions at San Claudio, Cerro Regajal, Buena Vista and other points. An official insurgent communique #aid the government prisoners ex- hibited backs striped with welts from whippings and declared government officers were ordered to take the in- surgent positions under threat of ex- ecution if they failed. On the Jarama front southeast of Madrid, the communique added, a government tank attack was repulsed with “great losses.” —_— — FOUND. SUM OF MONEY. Southeast section, Call Lincoln 4 =J. LOST. BRIEF_CASE. with pavers and card of E. 1. Kotok in O'Donnell's Restaurant or taxicab. 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ANNAPOLIS, March “4.—Fiscal Committees of the Maryland Legisla- ture neared the end of their biggest job today—consideration of the $70.- 000,000 budget which supplies funds for operation of State agencies for the two coming years. The two committees, meeting n | Fente A—I NEW LAWS URGED ON ZONING NOTIGES Civic Group Asks That Ads Be Put in Papers in Af- fected Areas. Epecial Dispatch to The Star. SILVER SPRING, Md., March 4.— Enactment of legislation requiring no- tices of hearings on zoning to be in- serted in newspapers circulating in the area affected was urged in a reso- lution adopted last night by the East Sligo Valley Citizens’ Association. It was pointed out that advertise- joint session for some hours yesterday, | ments of hearings on zoning applica- agreed on general fund budget cuts totaling $780,050.15 for the two years. Some items—including the University of Maryland—on which the two com- mittees had not yet reached an agree- ment are not included in those reduc- tions. Also Agree on Shifts. The committees also agreed on fund shifts totaling $1,572,287.55 in the State Roads Commission. Those monies will be transferred from other tions sometimes are published in news- papers which do not circulate in the sections affected by the zoning. The resolution will be sent to the Civic Federation. Another measure urged the Civic Federation to enact regulations which would prevent minor matters of purely local nature from being introduced and acted upon by the county group. Use of the county-owned site in the rear of the State armory for park and recreation purposes, rather than for While the greatest ice ia.m in 28 years filled the gorge below Niagara today, the flow of the American Falls, left, was slowed up by ice barriers farther up the Niagara River. In the distance the Canadian Falls booms with its usual force.—Copyright A. P. Wirephoto. Relief (Cuntinueq From First Page.) tatives of the Federation of Citizens’ Associations in the vanguard, and will not end, according to Chairman Col- lins, until every civic and business | leader who asked to appear has been on the witness stand. | In the meantime, Collins Xndicaf.edl the latest proposal to be taken under | consideration by the subcommittee is | designed to place all District relief | accounting directly under Maj. Daniel J. Donovan, auditor and budget officer | The suggestion, it was said, was made by Thomas E. Lodge, president of the | federation. i Accounting of disbursements by case workers is now under direction of the public assistance division of the Board | of Public Welfare. | Hears of Relief Costs.’ Collins disclosed the subcommittee had been given information that ap- proximately $41,000,000 had been spent on unemployment relief in Washing- ton by both the Federal and District governments in the last four years, and indicated he was appalled at the figure. The District, however, he said, provided about $8,000,000 of the $41.- 000,000. The federation’s delegation which Lodge headed included Dr. C. E. Campbell, chairman of the Public Health Committee; Miss Elaine Epo- ley, vice president; H. C. Phillips, chairman of the Education Commit- tee; L. A. Carruthers, chairman of the Fiscal Relations Committee, and Harry S. Wender, chairman of the Public Safety Committee. The delegation, it is understood, re- quested particularly increased funds for health, police and fire protection as well as “a fair Federal payment” by the Federal Government toward District expenses. More Fire Funds Asked. Restoration of $20,000 in the budget estimates for fire fighting equipment, and an increase of 150 in the police Howard, chairman of the Police and Fire Committee of the District Fed- eration of Women’s Clubs. Dr. Llewellyn Jordan of the Wash- ington Board of Trade submitted a brief showing that an act of Congress of March 3, 1833, would prevent tolls being charged on Chain Bridge. Chair- man Collins several weeks ago sug- gested that if a new bridge is erected, or the present bridge is replaced, a one- way toll be established to make Vir- ginians pay a share of the cost. The act of March 3, 1833, Dr. Jordan Ppointed out, decreed that Chain Bridge A general plea for an increase in the public scnool teaching personnel, additional school buildings and funds for establishment of boys' clubs was made by Miss Selma Borchardt repre- senting the Teachers’ Union. She also asked the subcommittee to make pro- vision for restoration of “in service” promotions for teachers by which their salaries are increased $400 over a four- year period. Funds for the long proposed new Jefferson Junior High School were asked by J. M. Shaffer, president of the Southwest Citizens’ Association. He said his organization did not insist on purchase of the site the District has been trying to buy at a reasonable price for the last six years. Collins indicated the funds may be provided, but a new site probably will be rec- ommended. A delegation representing the West School Parent-Teacher Association urged an increase of 214 in the police force, pointing out that the population had jumped about 20 per cemt since 1933 without a corresponding rise in police personnel. The delegation, which included Morris A. Bealle, J. Austin Latimer and Hazen H. Wilson, submitted a chart depicting the popu- lation growth compared with the small increase in the police farce. Submarine Survey On. Exploration of the bed of the At- lantic will be made by a party of scientists who have set out from Hol- l1and in 8 submarine. The scientist in charge is Dr. F. A. Vening Meiness of Amsterdam, who has had much ex- perience in this kind of work. In 1934 he left Holland in & submarine and crossed the South Atlantic to Brasil, continuing on to the Dutch East In- dies. It was the longest voyage ever made in a submarine. 1 Film War Thrill Makes Audience In Madrid Hoot BY the Associated Press. MADRID, March 4—War thrills in Hollywood fashion brought deristve hoots today from motion picture theater audiences in Madrid where the real thing is a part of the daily life. “Pull down the shade, you fool!” the audience shouted when one of the film characters, dur- ing & night air raid, rushed into a room, turned on all the lights and started dashing off a dra- matic letter of farewell. La Follette (Continued From First Page.) not fatal and that the Army exposes its men to it in training. “We ought to investigate that,” Senator La Follette remarked. Partial records gathered by the La Follette Committee on Transactions of Federal Laboratories showed that $139,659 of tear and sickening gas and equipment has been sold in the four-year period from January 1, 1933, to 1937. A second compilation showed that industrial concerns have pur- chased 249 Thompson guns and 81 other machine guns since 1921. Charts prepared under direction of Chief Investigator Robert Wohlforth showed concentration of these indus- trial sales in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Southern New England, California and New Jersey. Close watch was kept on labor developments, sales letters showed. Bearing nearly a truckload of rec- ords and documents, officials of Fed- eral Laboratories were present when committee aides entered with several large charts of domestic distribution of munitions. As Young took the stand, Senator La Follette entered in the record gross income returns of the concern show- ing the following receipts: $414,000 in 1932, $520,000 in 1933, $1,315,000 in 1934 and $789,000 in 1935. Young said gross income in 1936, not yet completely compiled, was over $500,000. Under questioning, Young said he Blackstone CABINET OR LONDRIES, 10} YANKEE OR PANETELA, 2 /4 | | had withheld from the committee in- vestigator much of the industrial sales records, but the material was among the documents brought today. In ex- planation, he declared some of their records had been stolen during the Senate Munitions Committee probe and later made public. Subpoenaed in both 1934 and 1936 by the Munitions Committee, officers of the company removed considerable | | material from their files at those times, Young and his secretary, G.| Oberdick, said. All invoices of domes- tic sales, however, were brought here today, Oberdick added. During a visit to their Pittsburgn office by Committee Investigator Luke wilson, the witnesses said, some of | | these invoices were being kept in a | basement vault in their warehouse. Following the Nye Committee probe, it was testified, the bookkeeping sys- tem was altered so that industrial cus- tomers’ names were deleted from all books except invoices. Oberdick, Young and Harry E. Rau, treasurer, told of removing records from files during the week prior to a | second subpoena served by the Nye Committee in January, 1936. Rau said some of the record manip- ulating, ordered by Young, was done while the Nye committee was known‘ | to be attempting service of the Jan- | | | uary, 1936, subpoena. | Young's explanation was that the | Nye investigator previously had used material obtained in this way as a basis for pro-Communist speeches. Thomas A. O'Leary, former assistant | | to Young, was called to testify that all | officers of the concern, on order of Young, absented themselves for a week while the Nye committee agent was trying to serve the subpoena. !During that time, the records were “purged” and the subpoena finally was served on B. H. Barker, sales vice president, also before the committee today. e INDORSE HEALTH PLEA SILVER SPRING, Md., Marp 4— Application of the county for a free health survey by the American Public Health Association, in connection with the rural health contest of the United States Chamber of Commerce, was indorsed by the Silver Spring Business Men'’s Association. A suggestion by Frank E. Walsh that Silver Spring incorporate as a town and apply for a charter was referred to the Business Development Committee for study. 2 fass CUP REGATTA COSTUME BALL JUDGES NAMED Appointment of Mrs. Frances Troy Northcross, Charles Bittinger and Melville Grosvenor as judges of cos- | tumes at the President's Cup Regatta | | Association’s costume ball March 12 at the Willard Hotel was announced today. The costumes are to be of the period of the “gay nineties,” and all guests in costume are invited to enter the grand march, during which the judges will make their selections of the most beautiful, the most authentic and the most amusing costumes worn by men and women. ‘The ball will be from 10 pm. to 1 am., with an elaborate entertainment between 11 p.m. and midnight. There (Continued Prom First Page.) embarrassed” at being forced to pre- sent such cases, but Justice Proctor interrupted to say that he did not lay responsibility for the situation at the door of the district attorney. “Men like this defendant, by force of circumstances, may be forced into this occupation in order to earn a liv- | ing,” the judge continued. “Of course, what they do is wrong and they should be punished, but from a human point of view their crime is understandable. “I want to have this business cleared up from the bottom. I know there are big men behind this type of gam- bling, which is well organized, and that they obviously are being screened. I don't want to see the little fellow go to jail while the big ones stay out.” Jones’ case was referred to the pro- bation officer for investigation and re- port. 250,000 AIR WARDENS TO PROTECT ENGLAND | By the Associated Press. LONDON, March 4—Britain will enroll at least 250,000 “air wardens” to sound alarms in case of air raids, the House of Commons learned today | from Geoffrey Lloyd, undersecretary for home affairs. English boroughs will form the war- den’s groups on a volunteer basis soon, Lloyd said. Their duties, in addition to sounding air-raid alarms, also will | be to advise inhabitants of precau- tions to prevent injury and death. ® Jordan’s Used Specials ® Lester Upright Chickering Upright___$68 Steinway Upright___$135 Baby Grand $168 New Small Upright__$168 Lester Grand ______$245 Whitney Grand_ Made by Kimball New Baby Grand .___$285 ARTHUR JORDAN PIANO COMPANY 1239 G St., Corner 13th What keeps them ALIVE? CaRBONATION ‘What keeps your high-ball alive so much longer when it is mixed with Canada Dry’s Sparkling Wager? What keeps the bottle spar- kling even after twenty-four hours with the cap off in a refrigera- tor? And when Canada Dry’s Water is poured into a champagne glass, what makes that sparkling effesvescence so noticeable? Finally, what gives Canada Dry’s Water that “Champagne” Sparkle? The answer is PIN-POINT CARBONATION. " The Water with the “Champagne” Sparkle NEW LOW PRICES ot 10¢ 15¢ (ls bottle depesit) e s g T | apartment houses, was favored by the as to what use the committees will find | 2SSociation. " for the reductions in the general fund | A resolution was adopted “support- budget. They can be used to restore ing the proposed school program for diversions of highway funds to the | \ACreasing the school facilities, which general fund or for partial or full in all probability will carry with it restoration of 1933 pay cuts on teach- | adrquate: provisions for increasing the ers and State employes. teayhvrs salaries. The House Ways and Means Com- | The association approved the move- mittee has voted to cut $74,000 yearly | Me0t launched by the Silver Spring from the University of Maryland bud- | Business Men's Association to have get. The Senate Finance Committee, | the Proposed $100,000 building of the however, has not acted on that item | Washington Suburban Sanitary Come Neither committee cut anything | Mission located in Silver Spring. from the Governor’s recommendations for hospitals for the tubercular and | the insane or from appropriations to hospitals. Sum Was Allowed Ritchie. *It was reported that the two groups | agreed for a time yesterday afternoon | to cut the Governor’s mansion main- | tenance fund from $15,000 to $10,000 | Colombia Breaks Export Records. Colombia broke its export records last year by shipping over 500,000,000 pounds of coffee to other countries. SEE US yearly. At night, however, respond- ing to a plea from Senator Milton L. 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