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OPPOSITION WING SWEEP IN JAPAN Decisive Majority Gained in Diet—Premier Plans Cabinet Sessions. BACKGROUND— Dissolution of the Japanese Par- llament came as result of impasse when members of the opposition accused the army of Fascist am- bitions. The recent election may or may not vindicate the suspicion in the minds of those seeking a more democratic policy. By the Associated Press. TOKIO, May 1—Late election re- turns lent further strength tonight to a sweeping victory of anti-govern- ment parties. Premier Senjuro Hayashi prepared to call a special cabinet session to chart Japan's future political course. Figures from nearly 75 per cent of all electoral districts showed the op- position parties, Minseito and Seiyu- kai, had captured a decisive majority of the 466 seats in the House of Representatives. The Minseito party elected candi- dates to 132 seats; the Seiyukai, 12 Social Massers, 32; Independent, 1 the Showakai, or government party, 14. Tohokai, 8: Kokumin Domei, 6, and miscellaneous factions, 4. ! The strength of the more radical parties was believed by many to be | the most significant outcome. Pro- letarian groups more than doubled their Diet membership. But Premier Hayashi's government has declared it will retain power in spite of a hostile Diet. Some observers predicted political parties might be doomed to extinc- tion unless the government found a compromise system for working with | the new Parliament. Army leaders, Hayashi's principal supporters, havel urged political parties be banned, charging them with interference with national defense and government | functions. Spain (Continued FProm First Page.) stand by them outside the three- mile limit.) French costal towns along the Bay | of Biscay have been instructed to | prepare for the arrival any day, pos- | sibly tomorrow, of the first of the refugees. They will be resettled tempo- rarily in the interior of France and | returned to Spain when peace is re- stored. Evacuation Time Uncertain. No time was set for the departure of the first vessel from Bilbao. Border | observers regarded the British pro- nouncement as a guarantee evacua- tion could be started as speedily as ships became available. The nine British merchantmen that have been offered, all of which ran the attempted insurgent blockade dur- ing the past week to relieve beleaguered | Bilbao's food crisis, are the Portelet, Hamsterley, Thurston, Marvia, Sheaf Field, Backworth, Blackhill, Thorpe- hall and Consett ! Their masters said they hoped to be able to remove between 4,000 and | 5,000 children. Franco delivered his refusal to pro- ‘ vide assurances for refugee ships to British Embassy officials. temporarily domiciled here. Naval circles hoped, however, that the sinking xe'lerda\‘ of the insurgent battleship Espana by government war planes would make his virtual defiance of Great Britain and France ineffective. The insurgent commander in chief | inspected his front lines with Gen. Solchaga Lopez-Pinto and Gen. Jose | Varela, viewing the ruins of Guernica, | the razed sacred city of the Basques, and studying plans for the Bilbao “big push.” 10 Killed in Madrid Raids. MADRID, May 1 (/) —Insurgent | gunners pumped nearly 100 May day | shells into the heart of Madrid today, | killing 10 persons and wounding 25. The twentieth consecutive day of artillery attack boosted casualties to 322 dead and the total wounded over | the 3.000 mark. Rebels Deny Bombing City. GUERNICA, Spain, May 1 (&)— Insurgent officers, seeking to disprove | the Basque charges that this “sacred city” of the Basques was set afire by incendiary bombs from the air, con- ducted a special tour of the ruins for foreign correspondents today. This inspection failed to disclose | any of the usual marks of an air bombardment either in the streets or | on the walls still standing. Government Claims Victory. ANDUJAR, Spain, May 1 (#).—The fall of the mountain-top sanctuary of Santa Maria de la Cabesa, be- sieged by government forces since the start of the civil war, was announced here tonight by government sources. P.W. A. (Continued From First Page.) is hamstrung by the new policy im- posed on P. W. A. by President Roose- velt, who no longer is willing to spend works funds for the benefit of the heavy industries. The requirement that P. W. A. money be spent almost exclusively for relief labor has made it next to im- possible to inaugurate new projects. Local communities, Ickes admitted last week, have refused almost unani- mously to accept any funds on that basis. Under the arrangement, the Federal contribution to the cost of the —_— = pm==WITH THIS COUPONm WATCH REPAIRING Cleaned Adjusted Guaranteed One Year Main Springs______ Crystals, any shape__ Yeurs 812 | tion and Home | the fleld. |up in S Avidly these New York strip-tease stars, the newspapers as they proceed with their burlesque show. Paul Moss’ decision on whether he will grant the pleas of churchmen and civic organ chorus girls, to re}mp IzLenvev to burlewur shows. work ranges between 8 and 10 per cent. These same communities can go to the Works Progress Administration and obtain Federal funds amounting 70 per cent and more, with much less trouble Curtailment to Be Gradual. A continuing resolution pending in Congress will give the public works organization two more years of life after June 30, if enacted, but unless the President changes his policy, it will face a precarious existence. As the last of the 3.415 projects are com- pleted, the administrative force will have been reduced to a mere skeleton. The process of severing 2,000 or more employes from the pay roll at this time may extend over several months. Other reductions necessarily must follow, it was pointed out, as the need for a large administrative force grows less. A survey yesterday of the person- nel situation in the Government gen- | erally indicated that P. W. A. is the sole agency where curtailment of a drastic nature is contemplated, and that unless Congress sets a different policy, the only weeding out in sight will affect the emergency establish- ments, The Federal Housing Administra- Owners’ Loan Corp., for example, gradually have been re- ducing their staffs for months as ac- tivities lightened. and the same fis true in the Treasu where a large emergency force was built up be- | cause of the huge program of expendi- tures of the last four vears. The Treasury also is dropping 206 tech- nical employes from the construction staff At the Justice Department, it was said there would be a reduction in the number of special assistants to the Attorney General, and a slight cut in personnel over the country as a whole, unless $113.000 knocked out | of the pending deficiency bill was re- | stored, but elsewhere in the old estab- lishments, routine operations will not be curtailed so far as can be deter- | mined. 116,146 Employed Here. The Civil Service Commission yes- terday issued the executive agency personnel figures for March, and showed a total of 829.193 employes, divided 116,146 here and 713,047 in This was an increase lo- cally of 275 and 2,585 on the ou side over February There was a pick- the Internal Revenue Bureau | that reflected the March income tax rush and a seasonable jump in In- terior, Agriculture and the Tenne: see Valley Authority. The Post Office Department also showed growth. Publication of the March figures[ afforded an interesting comparison with those at the end of March, 1933, taking over. Then employment was 67,557 here and 499,429 in the fleld. Now the old line agencies here have 84,897 workers on the regular rolls, and a large proportion of a total of 15518 carried on works progress rolls both in the old and New Deal per- manent groups—probably in all, an in- crease of 33!3 per cent over March, 1933. In the field, the old line employ- ment totals 564,980: the New Deal permanent groups, 36,676, and works employes in both of these categories, 111,301 says Miss Elizabeth eock, Samoxs Neau York City interior decorator See it...you'll agree there has never been a piano more gracefully charming than the new Wurlitzer Spin- ette! Hear it ...and you'll scarcely believe your ears. The exclusive Wurlitzer Angmented Sounding Board gives this small piano the thrilling rich tone you'd ex- pect only from a far larger, wuch more expensive piano. Pianos Jor Rent $3 per month and up The Upstairs Jewelry Store Pfl comedians and stage hands read s and await License Comimissioner tions —Copyright, A. P Wuepholo Burlesque (Continued From First Page \“ when Commissioner Moss refused to | re-license the strip-tease houses. The other 12 theaters in Manhattan and those in Brooklyn were dark, however. The management of the famous Irving place theater closed it at 5 p.m. after an afternoon per- formance under police observation It was said to be the first Saturday night in years that this theater had been closed Commissioner Moss refused licenses after a two-day hearing at which Protestant, Catholic and Jew- ish clergymen united in denouncing burlesque as a menace to the morals of the city. The permits expired at midnight Fridav Moss, told of efforts to obtain a stay this afternoon, replied “The Supreme Court and the Police Department are assisting me in driv- | ing this filth from the city.” Then, as some 700 performers facing loss of their jobs as the result of the new | order were paid off “until further ro- {to them when the new administration was just | Other Spmene Modch tice,” some of them denounced the clergymen whose drive had darkened the theaters Cardinal Haves was quently assailed Some of the Gaiety performers, be- fore the theater won the stay, sug- gested “picketing the cardinal” at St Patrick’s Cathedral tomorrow “T'll take my two kids and put them on the church steps,” threatened Har- ry Evanson, a performer. ‘Let the! clergy feed them.” Cardinal Hayes had branded bur- lesque “disgraceful and perniclous” at | the hearing. Informed the commissioner had ad- vised the police to halt the sale of | tickets “without reasonable delay,” | the cardinal said, “I praise God that our city officials and especially the commissioner of licenses have had tke | courage to stem the tide of filth t‘mt‘ is engulfing us.’ Mayor La Guardia said “this is the beginning of the end of incorpoiated filth.” the most fre- Benefits (Continued From First Page.) I feel it is morally wrong for young members of the association | to penalize the old members merel}‘ to get a larger return on their invested | dues.” When | promoter the association started, a agreed to pay into its SALE! Potted Plants All in bloom; in transplant Petunias Argeratum Rose Colens Crossulas Ice Plants Mt. Pinks Vinia Vines, lvy, Cannas $1.00 dozen Begonias, Giant Petunias 5S¢ eacn Tuxedo-Cheverly Floral Co. Flower Stand 25, Inside O Street Entrance. 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Membership in the association, | which at one time numbered 400, had dropped to 128 when the vote to disband was taken. | Hart said he had been a member of | the association for 22 years | “I'm not interested in the little amount of money that is coming to me.” Hart said. “I told the Com- | missioners T would give it to charity But I don't want to see who need their the old money penalized.” Clerks who have been close friends for a decade while they work at ad- joining desks have stopped speaking since the dispute developed, it was learned Alberta Minister Ousted. EDMONTON, Albert Premier William Abert today ousted W. N. Chant agriculture, and appointed D. B. Mul- in his place. Premier Aberhart put through an order-in-council forc- ing Chant from office after the min- | ister refused to resign. i OFFICERS OF LAW 0 TAKE COURSE Representatives of 36 En- forcement Agencies to Take F. B. I. Course. Representatives of 36 law-enforce- ment agencies in various sections of the country will convene here tomor- row to begin a 12-week intensive training course at the National Police Academy, conducted at the Depart- ment of Justice by the Federal Bureau of Investigation The Alexandria, Va., Police Depart- ment is among the organizations sending students to learn from F. B. L. and other experts about latest scien- tific methods of crime detection and criminal apprehension ‘The police officers will receive train- ing similar to that given G-men course is free. The students will be given instrfiction in scientific and technical phases of crime detection, firearms, first aid, investigative tech- nique, crime statistics and allied sub- Jects. Supplementing the regular G-man faculty will be special lecturers from leading universities and other insti- tutions and organizations. Among them will be Dr. A. Magruder Mac- Donald, District coroner, who will lec~ ture on “Toxicology and Medical Ex- aminations”; Rev. E. A, Georgetown University, on Problems and Social Changes and Their Relation to Law Enforcement”; Dr. John ant professor of education, Washington University, on Methods”; Dr. Edgar C. Higbie, presi- dent of Wilson Teachers’ College, on | “Teaching Methods E. K. Jett, as- sistant chief engineer, Federal Com- munications Commission, on ‘“Police Radio Administration”; Prof. Felix Frankfurter, Harvard University, on “The Law Enforcement Officer and the Prosecutor,” and Prof. Raymond | Moley, Columbia University, on “Pros- ecution Administration.” The students come from State, county and municipal police organiza- tions in many States. SAN FRANCISCO SPAN TO BE SHOWN IN FILM Chief Bridge Co. to Lecture Hers on Wednesday. Engineer of American Washingtonians may have their first glimpse of motion pictures show- | ing construction of the new San Fran- cisco-Oakland Bay Bridge at 8 p.m Wednesday in the Commerce Depart- | | HERZOG'S INC. ment auditorium C. F. Goodrich, chief engineer of the American Bridge Co. of Pittsburgh, will show the film, in conjunction with a lecture. The program is being held under auspices of the District of Co- lumbia Section, American Society of Civil Engineers The $77.000,000 bridge greatest engineering feats of modern times. It is a double-decked structure 8'4 miles long. of which 4’ miles are water. Since its opening Novem- 12, 1936, it is estimated 52,000,000 sengers have crossed it The public is invited, and a preview will be presented for the press at 4 p.m. Wednesday. is one of the Special Offer 25 Years D o» % % to 30% 70 Savillg“.f:.’ll’ Every one who wears bifocals will appreciate this 50% Est. savings. and distance. TIVELY RELIEVED. 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Squirrel broth, which Whitlow said was prescribed by the Lord, was taken by the faster shortly after “the call.” | Whitlow yesterday swallowed a small | quantity of grape juice, the first nour- ishment he said he had taken since March 10. He was appreciably stronger today and Dr. R. E. Standifer of Dunap, who examined him, gave him “a good chance to recover.” Whitlow, who had steadfastly re- fused to see news men all day, told the Associated Press of the “call.” “My mind was on my fast when I | heard the Lord say, ‘take thy burden | to the Lord and leave it there,” he | whispered in a weak voice. Told to Drink Squirrel Soup. “How long will this be on me, I asked him, and the Lord answered: ‘I | was with you when you were down | and I'll be with you when you are up.’ Walsh, | “Social | Bertram Whitelaw, assist- | George | “Teaching | | “This indicated to me my fast should be ended, so I asked how I should end it. He told me to drink squirrel soup. “After I had taken the squirrel | soup I told him it didn't taste good and asked if I could have some milk and bread. The Lord told me I/ couldn't have solid food yet, as it would kill me, and that the milk would curdle on my stomach. “He said I could have beef ;made from the rich heart of beef | “The Lord's divine purpose has not | been revealed to me yet, but it will be | before long. Maybe he wants me to preach. If he does, I'm ready “Anyway, I'm mighty happy it's all | over.” Whitlow, who has stubbornly re- sisted medical treatment and advice | during the fast, declaring “the Lord | is my only advisor,” today asked Dr. | Standifer “to help me.” The physician prescribed a diet of | two teaspoons of squirrel broth, one- | tea, half ounce of beef broth, one and one- | | half ounces of milk whey and a spoc | ful of orange juice every two hours, | | day and night HERZ0G'S Squirrel Sou P, Eating Again “I had to give him what was avail- | able at his mountain cabin,” explained the physician, “and I believe it will bring him through.” He said Whitlow today weighed 90 | pounds, 37 pounds less than when he started the fast. His temperature was 9735, with normal 98:9; his pulse 60, | with 72 normal. “His heart muscle is very weak,” said the physician, “and skips 1 out of every 20 beats. He told me he had slept only 1 hour out of the last 48." | Whitlow's 70-year-old father, who shot a squirrel out of a towering mountain pine for his son this morn- ing, declared “we hope up mightily for him now. Had Calls Six Years. “Jackson has been having calls from the Lord for about six years, he said. “Why, last Sunday a crip- pled girl come up here to see him and | he told her she wasn't serving the right master, but he would pray for her. He did and she got plumb well. “Some time ago he was a cleaning off that deadening where you see that corn patch, when he said the Lord told him to stop. He just throwed down his ax and ain't never worked | it since. “Some folks think he ain't fasted, but he has. Don't his woman say so, the store for men and she's as good a woman as the sun_ever shined on “But I ain't got nothing to about this; I'm just leaving it Jackson and the Lord.” Whitlow's fast was not a record. | Terence MacSwiney, the mayor of | Cork, fasted 72 days in an Irish prison in a political demonstration | which ended in his death But the mountaineer's struggle held \mmm High lights of the period | included: | March” 10—Fast begins at from the Lord" { an unexplained mission March 17—Dryness of the throat is alleviated by the use of a vinegar solution Worked Up to March 24. March 24—Whitlow is still able to do work about his farm | April 13—Weak, but, “I'm follow= ing in the footsteps of the Lord.” April 15—Spent the day in the deep woods. His mother—"He has lost a mite over 30 pcunds; he don't | weigh but 114 now.” April 23—"My vision which told me to begin my fast also revealed to me that I would be permitted to go fish- ing again. I can't go fishing as I am now."” April 25—Bedfast. be the Lord's will.” April 30 —“Last night roughest one I ever spent. tried all night to get me. | great test. * * me at dawn say to “a call to purify himself for “If T die it will was the The devil It was my * The Lord came to the store for men presents the annual opportunity for *Savings in its CLEARANGE FILLED ACCURATELY IN DIAMONDS AND GOLD In tune with romancel The rhythmic lines the white or yellow gold mounting combined with the seven fine, bril- fiant diamonds make this ring a work of art! makes. 100 PAY $1.50 WEEKLY 1004 F ST. N.W. SALE 52373 52,873 $3275A 1 and two trouser Suits and Topcoats 1 and two trouser Suits and Topcoats 1 and two trouser Suits and Topcoats This event more than ever presents an un- usual opportunity for some real savings. )Ne urge you to take advantage as prices are rising. CHARGE ACCOUNTS INVITED HIZIQZDISS'"c the STORE for MEN