Evening Star Newspaper, July 2, 1937, Page 7

THE EVENING STAR, WASHIN TON, D. C., FRIDAY PRICE RISE BARRED IN' FRENCH CRISIS Devalued “Floating Franc” Steadies on Second Day in Exchange. By the Assoctated Press. PARIS, July 2.—The new Chau- temps government excrcised its new decree powers today by forbiddi rise in wholesale and retail pri block post-devaluation profiteering. Violators were threatened with fines and imprisonment. The devalued “floating franc,” meanwhile, steadied on its second day in foreign exchange, maintaining the approximate level of yesterday's close. The range of quotations narrowed in the morning between 26.05 and 26.10 francs to the dollar and 128.85 | and 128.95 to the pound sterling as compared to the first day’s final mark of 26.06 to the dollar and 125.93 to the pound. | Bank officials said the currency | stabilization fund remained out of the market, allowing the franc for a sec- ond day to seek its natural level ghorn of gold content limitations. To- day's steadiness was attributed to commercial buying of francs to make payments. A central committee of price super- vision, headed by the new finance minister, Georges Bonnet, was em- powered to punish profiteers with im- prisonment of one to six months and fines from 50 to 10,000 francs (about $390). The committee was author- ized to permit exceptions if price in- creases were justified by higher costs of imports. The control system was similar to that adopted by the former premier, Leon Blum, October 1, 1936, to pre- vent profiteering when the franc was previously devaluated. Horse Hangs Self This horse strayed onto a railroad bridge at Peru, Ind., slipped between the ties and then fell over the side, wedging his head between two iron supports. The horse dangled there for Jour hours bejore police were able to dislodge the body, letting Amur Crisi | (Continued From First Page) are up to the Japanese supreme army command came in answer to that pro- posal Despite three hours of negotiations | yesterday between envoys of the two countries, the situation was considered here to be deadlocked Officials {rankly regard it as critical. The tenseness was held to have been aggravated by the new charges of Soviet aggression as they came after Manchukuo warned the Soviet gov- ernment any further invasion would result in “drastic measures” for the defense of Manchukuan territory. The warning was issued with the full approval of the Japanese cabinet which was called into session by Pre- mier Fumimaro Konoye to consider what was regarded as a Russian re- fusal to recognize the joint Japanese and Manchukuan protests. As the cabinet met, members of the influential radical Seisanto, or Na- tional Production. party demanded the government break off relations with Russia immediately. The formal demand was served not only on the premier, but on Foreign | Minister Koki Hirota and Japan's two ranking war lords, Gen. Gen Sugi- vyama, minister of war, and Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai, minister of marine. Demands Diplomatic Break. The resolution of the party. which | has a nation-wide membership, de- clared: “Japan, as the only stabilizing power in the Far East, cannot swallow the illegal outrage committed by the Soviet. It should manifest its fun- damental diplomacy, based on inter- national justice, by an immediate rup- ture of diplomatic relations with Russia.” Although it was known the com- bined Japanese and Manchukoan armies were taking all measures to meet any attack, their positions and strength were held & close military secret. | More than & dozen units of the Boviet fieet were reported concentrat- | ing near the scene of the Amur battle | with formicable forces of infantry backing them up. Another report said that the in- dependent Russian Far Eastern army command was considering moving its headquarters from Khabarovsk to Boyarko, a border town facing Sen- nufu Island, because of the dangerous situation there. It was understood here that Marshal V. K. Blucher had taken personal command of the augmented forces of the Far Eastern Soviet army. Reports from Tsitsihar, Manchukuo, #aid large reinforcements of infantry, cavalry, landplanes and seaplanes had it drop into the river below. arrived at the Soviet outposts of Con-} staninovskaia and Novopetrovsky, op- | posite the disputed islands of Sennufu and Bolshoi he newspaper Nichi-Nichi re- ported from Tsitsihar that formidable forces of Russians and Japanese- Manchukuoans faced each other across the Amur. Reports from Harbin charged two Russian gunboats trained their guns on the Manchukuoan River ste Shanghai Maru, first vessel to navigate the Amur since Wednesday's battle. Several Japanese newspapers joined in declaring Russia wished its army to avenge the defeat in the Amur River engagement in order to rega lost prestige and prove 1o the world recent executions of high ranking Red army commanders had not weakened Rus- sia’s strength. Japanese charged Russian forces still held the islands. A spokesman asserted “We have no armed forces on the Amur Islands and therefore the ques- tion of evacuation as raised the Soviet government does not exist “As far as Japan is concerned only peaceful fishermen, farmers and light- | house keepers now occupy the island and they have a perfect right there as the islands belong to Manchukuo. “All Japan and Manchukuo ask is | for Soviet Russia to restore the status quo that existed before the Russian invasion. If the Soviets carry out & real evacuation of their armed forces and withdraw ther gunboats from | Manchukuoan territorial waters, Japan and Manchukuo are ready to adopt a conciliatory attitude in the interests of peace.” PSYCHIC MESSAGE . COUNCIL 1100 12th St. N.W. Cor. of 12th and L CIRCLE 2 and 7 P.M. DAILY $1 Privaie Interviews from 11 am GRACE GRAY DELONG—Reader Telephone: MEL. 5234 AUTO TROUBLE? 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Tiny robots—which record weather conditions far above the earth and radio them to the ground—soon may replace human pilots and airplanes now making daily flights for Weather Bureau. Dr. W. R. Gregg, Weather Bureau ehief, announced that daily tests of the robots—known as radiometeor- graphs and carried aloft on 5-foot rubber balloons—will begin at Bur- bank, Calif., September 1 and Fair- banks, Alaska, September 15, Electric railways are to be construct- ed in Mindanao. Philippine Isiands LS el ey are on their Suarf* against r]'toap]y S R made with real cream, pure sugar and natural flavors. That is quaranteed ky s tPemn s 1ol ety The Eoening Star our address of itiner- Mail or leave Y ary at The Star B ! Star will be male e dispatch oS wn home The the som in your © RATES Payable in Advance Marylend and Eve. & Sun. Eve One Mo. 8 One Wk. 25 7 the | Sun. 5¢ 50¢ 40¢ ¢ 15¢10¢ SEMATEVOTE D ON TENANCY BIL Approval of $85,000,000 Measure Today Forecast by Leaders. By the Associated Press, Administration leaders predicted Senate approval today of the $85.- 000,000 Bankhead bill to help tenants and sharecroppers become farm owners, The measure faced, however, the possibility of flibuster tactics from foes of a pending bill to limit the length of freight trains. Supporters | of that bill hope to get it to a vote before the Senate begins its prospec- tive long argument over the court | bill | The Bankhead tenancy bill, like that passed by the House, calls for an | initial $10,000,000 outlay, followed by |a $25.000,000 expenditure next year | and $50.000,000 in 1940. The House voted for farm purchase loans direct to tenants, however, whereas Senator | Bankhead, Democrat, of Alabama | proposed creation of a farmers home | corporation to buy lands and sell or lease them. Administration voted | down an amendment by Senator | Connally, Democrat, of Texas, to| | authorize an annual expenditure of | | $50.000.000 for three years, after being | | told President Roosevelt opposec it. SCOUTS HAVE YOU DONE YUURI GOOD TURN TODAY? supporters | | How's about a telephone call home to Mother and Dad? It's fun, it's easy—and it's inexpensive, especially after 7 or anytime Sunday. The Chesopeoke and Potomac Telephone Compeny ME tropolitan 9500 usiness Office and d to you with if you were in Washington. Other States, Canada Sun, Eve. Sun e, $1.0075¢50¢ 1 Wk, 30c25¢15¢ Men’s Slacks Washable and Sanforized 2.85 —Stripes. checks. overplaids and all-over effects in plain or pleated styles. Sizes 29 to 50. Kann's—Second Floor. JULY 2, 1937. 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