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WEATHER. " _, * CO. B. Weather Bureau Forecast.), 1116 OIlly 6 Veiling DSper Rain this afternoon and possibly early in WacViincrtrm with tVio tonight, followed by fair tomorrow; colder. ln WasninglOn WllD 106 * lowest temperature tonight about 32 de- ASSOCl3X&d PreSS NeWS grees. Temperatures—Highest. 47, at 2 a j WirpnVintn Rpnrieoa p.m. yesterday; lowest, 42, at 10:30 p.m. 311(1 VYirepnOt.0 Services. yesterday. Pull report on page A-19. ' _• •_ Yesterday’s Circulation, 154.893 Closing New York Markets, rage 18 __ (Bomo returns not ret receded.) BAth VttAR. Vn 33 SOT. eMm-Wf WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1936-SIXTY-EIGHT PAGES. *** «■> m..„. *....1.™ p,-.. TWO CENTS. YORK MADE KING AS PARLIAMENTS ACT _-_1_- ^--- - - - DUKE TAKES OATH TOMORROW; EDWARD TO LEAVE FOR FRANCE; IRISH FURTHER INDEPENDENCE Lord’s Assent Elevates Albert. I 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 eovereign’s 41st birthday anniversary. Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin will present a message from him. Canada, Australia. New Zealand, South 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 p.m. 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 ity,” he said, "we shall always re member with regard and affection the wholehearted and loyal service that tiis majesty has given to this country as Prince of Wales and during his Short time as King. “For all this work we are grateful, fend we shall not forget.” The final scene in the House of Lords was a swift and simple enact ment of Old World parliamentary k ritual. After the few brief minutes that passage required, the three peers of the Royal Commission retired and quickly donned their scarlet and er mine robes and oddly shaped black Lats. The gilt throne stood, empty, its cover removed, looking strangely bleak qnd 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 took their seats. ‘k Lords Give Approval. The lords approved the first reading Immediately after the clerk announced receipt of the bill from Commons. Then Lord Halifax, leader of the “ (Bee PARLIAMENT, Page A-12.) , TUG RESCUES CREW OF GROUNDED SHIP Captain, Mate and Engineer of Norwegian Freighter Bemain on Board. B? the Aswdstsd Prt»H. BOSTON, December 11. — Boston Coast Guard headquarters reported today a tug from St. John, New Brunswick, bad removed the crew of the Norwegian steamer Kings County which had wirelessed it was in trouble Bear St. John. Tim captain, mate and engineer Were still aboard the craft which had gone ashore near the New Brunswick port. Another tug was on her way to aid. ' / NBW YORK, December 11 (AV-• the Norwegian steamer Kings County, reported ashore and in a dangerous 4 position below St. John, New Bruns wick, sailed December 5 from Quebec for Antwerp, Belgium. It is a freighter of 5,361 tons gross and tts horns port is Bergen. Norway. i J De Valera Would Drop King’s Name From State Affairs ■ i 1.1. . Proposes Measure to Abolish Office of Gov ernor General. B* the Associated Press. DUBLIN, Irish Free State, Decem ber 11.—President Eamon De Valera strove in the face of an opposition attack in the Dail today to take ad vantage of the abdication of Edward VIII by severing all but one of the Free State's remaining ties with Great Britain. Introducing bills for the abolition of the office of governor general and conduct of Free 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 phrase of the old Sinn Fein war cry. The Dail was crowded with mem (See IRISH, 1Page-A74J PRESIDENT DE VALERA. MOTOR TRIP TAKEN Edward’s Friend Sees No Difficulty in Obtaining Her Divorce. Bj the Associated 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 complications. The American-bom fiancee 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 a slight drizzle as the car disappeared rapidly in the direction of Cannes. Her hoet, Herman Rogers, said Mrs. Simpson would be back "later this evening.” Shortly before she left a messenger delivered a big box of roses to the villa. 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 offl (See SIMPSON, Page A-3.) ’ SINUS OPERATION FOR FRANKLIN, JR. Son of President, in MasMchu letts Hospital, Is Visited by Mother. Br the Associated Press. BOSTON, December 11.—An oper ation will be performed upon Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr„ son of the President, next week to cure an acute sinus in fection. Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt visited her son at the Massachusetts General Hospital yesterday. She returned to New York after Dr. George Loring Tobey,. Jr., said her son was not in a satisfactory condition yet to undergo the operation. Persons close to the family said his condition was not ser ious, however. Young Roosevelt, a Harvard senior, entered the hospital the day before Thanksgiving, only a short time after his engagement to Mias Ethel du Pont was announced. Offers Million For Memoirs of King Edward Agent Places Bid With Lord Brotcnlotv at Cannes. OMClal Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, December 10.—That Edward VIII'* memoirs, when written, i will provide the literary battle of the ' century—waxing hotter even than the fight for Gen. Pershing’*—was In dicated today when Myles p. Lasker, agent 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 Vin 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. P. brought *270,000; the Kaiser’s memoirs, *250.000. (Copyrlsbt. lP.lfl by the North American Newspaper Alliance. Inc.) BRITAIN DEFAULTS, Hi 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 debt discussions. Every year, since the King’s gov ernment first refused to pay in 1933, its default has been accompanied by 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 say. said, “His majesty’s government will be ready to reopen discussions on the matter whenever circumstance* are such as to warrant the hope that a satisfactory result might be reached." The variation In language between today’s note and these received in the past led to hopes in authoritative quarters that Britain might follow the lead of France in Initiating discus sions looking toward a settlement of the thorny debt problem. Of 13 debtor nations, all but Fin land haxe been in default since 1933. Counting previous unpaid install ments, the total British indebtedness to date amounts to $786,144,936. The full British war debt is $8,639,163.189. Man Arrested Here Is Accused In National “Surgery Racket” The lint Washington arrest in a Nation-wide drive against what Is de scribed as a fake eye surgery racket was made today when postal Inspectors took Hyman Schwartsman, 63, into custody on a fugitive warrant Schwartsman is accused of attempt ing to swindle the wealthy Mrs. Joseph Emmanuel, 80, of Aiken, 8. C„ of 119, 009, which allegedly was paid to him in six checks. The same half-blind widow made out a total of 7,000 checks in four years to ether mastbsrs ct the k ring with which the postal inspector* link Schwartxnan. He was seised at noon in the offices of a Southeast ginger ale company, and is now in the custody at the United States marshal. Schwartsman Is under indictment in Milwaukee far alleged fraudulent use at the malls and conspiracy to violate mail fraud statutes. Hie. Post Offiot Department alas holds fugitive war (See StfeOHRY. Page A r Windsor Due to Tonight. CREW OF PLANE STANDING BY Will Say Farewell in Broadcast at 5 P.M. King Edward’s radio ad dress at 5 o’clock this after noon will be carried T)y 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. fcx the Associated 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 cupied as Prince of Wales. It was understood wiring facilities had been arranged there. He is due to speak at 10 o'clock tonight (5 pm., Eastern standard time). In another broadcast from London at 7:45 o'clock this evening Lady Read ing will describe the new King. Takas Oath Tomorrow. The new King, who was receiving distinguished visitors at his Piccadilly house when the hands of Big Ben pointed to 1:52, the Instant of his accession, will take the oath of acces sion at II am. tomorrow at 8t. 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 sion 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 that for Edward early in the year, except that the proclamation will not say “the King is dead.’’ Will Nat Occupy Palace. The new monarch will not move into Buckingham Palace until the new year, but, like his brother, will go there to transact state business. And, while Edward seeks voluntary exile and the peace of a private life, their new majesties will spend Christ mas at Sandringham, with their chil dren, the queen mother, and other relatives. There may be many changes in the old staff of the royal households. One of those whose future wae un certain, Inspector David Storier of Scotland Yard, assigned to guard both the former King and Mrs. Simpson, sat dejectedly today in the front aeat of a surrey constabulary car, travel lng swiftly along the road from Bel (See KINO, Page A-S.) Consents to Be Chairman After Pressure From President. • Bear Admiral Cary T. Orayson. U. S. N., retired, today consented to serve as chairman of the Inaugural Committee, after urgent solicitation by President Roosevelt. Admiral Orayson announced his ac ceptance of the important post after a conference at the White House today with Marvin McIntyre, 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—Orayson 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 Fumes Seep in From Oarage Below. BT ths Associate* Press. LANS IN O. Mich.. December 11.— Police and firemen removed IS wom an workers overcome by gas from second-floor rooms occupied by a W. P. A. sewing project here today. Twenty were prostrated. Capt. John P. O’Brien of the Lans ing Police Department said monoxide gas had seeped into the W. P. A. work room from a garage on the first floor of the building. Approximately 75 women wore working on the project. - —« ■ - - -■ Summary of Today’s Star Page. Amusements. C-» Army, Navy. D-t Comics _C-ll Editorial_A-lt finance_A-17 Lost & Found A-J Obituary_A-lt FOREIGN. Page. Puzzles-C-ll Radio.- D-7 Short Story. D-l Society -B-J Sports-D-^-7 Woman’s Pg.-C-I* Parliament's acts make York King, Edward ready to go. Page A-l Three peace projects take shape at Buenos Aires parley. Page A-l Mrs. Simpson to remain at Cannes until after Christmas. Page A-l League warned of International threat In Spanish civil war. Page A-l Lady Astor grieved over King Ed ward’s abdication.' Page A-l NATIONAL. One dead, thirty-six Injured In Chester rioting. Page A-l Plrst arrest made here in connection with eye surgery racket. Page A-l Industrial Council draws up report on Its policies. . Page A-l Rail holding company regulation seen; I. C. C. follows probe. Page A-l “Gold clause" up for new test In 8u prsms Court Page A-l Fascist-Loyalist artillery duel raging at Madrid. Page A-f President due to return to Washing ton TuMday. PageA-ll WASHINGTON AND VICINITY Admiral Grayson agrees to serve as inaugural chairman. Page A-l Pottoe arrest trio of wugicctc In Bran dywine Rank hold-up. Page A-l Autopsy Burgeon says Maxwell killed hy blows on head. Page A-g “Super-academics” suggested by scientist. Page B-l Mrs. Saeldel resigns as W. B. A. Nun cry Bchool project head. Btp B-l Old-age benefit applications received from about 1MJM hare, page B-l College profceear htte radio atuMswom far *WuakrM speech. Jugs B-l Barking dog eaves life of man in gas lllled garage office Page B-l Three are injured when automobile strikes pole. Page B-l Officials to get Old Georgetown road protests. Page B-l Judge orders Boiling sent to State Hospital for observation. Page B-8 EDITORIAL AND COMMENT. This and That. Page A-lg Answers to Questions. Page A-i» Washington Observations. Page A-IS David Lawrence. Page A-ll Paul Malkm. Page A-ll Constantine Brown. Page A-ll Jay Franklin. Page A-ll Headline Polk. Page A-ll SPORTS. Griffith still is angling for Catcher Hemsiey of Browns. Page D-4 Awarding Feller to Cleveland is held victory for Barons. Page D-4 A. and P. League to send 14 teams into Star pin tourney. Psge D-4 Schmellng staling, but Louis serene, in fight muddle. Page D-4 Pitt’s high rating in gridiron world declared Justified. Page D-T George Washington well ahead InD. C. foot ball, ratings bold. Page D-7 FINANCIAL. Low-yield bonds gain (table). Page A-17 Stocks irregular (table). Pass A-lg IX C. store sales up slightly. Page A-ll Curb list Higher (table). Page A-IS Trade gabie over Nation. Page A-IS Freight loadings Jump. Page A-IS MISCELLANY. Bedtime Story. Page C-I Nature's Children. Page C-I Vital Statistics. Page C-I YotugkWaahbigtoa. Page ^C-7 STtfrasin'Brief. Page D-l Traffic Oonvlotiona Fags D-4 * *• ABDICATION IS IN THE AIR! MANY D. C. NEEDY LACK RELIEF AND W. P. A. JOBS Organizations Join in Common Cause to Provide Yule for Those Receiving Aid. Thousand* of persons in Washington ! are dependent today on relief, low-paid W. P. A. jobs, or exist without either and without jobs. That is why so many organisations are Joined in a common cause—to pro vide the needy with food, clothing and gifts for Christmas—namely, The Star, 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 cally able to work, whether or not they are employed, according to Miss M. Alice Hill, chief of the District Public Assistance Bureau. Prom 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 HiU 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 moment are 6.323 persons, a large por tion doing unskilled labor for a month ly wage of $45. Most of the men so employed are supporting wives and children. After rent is paid and food (See TOTS. Page A-2.) PEACE PROJECTS 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 eet an example to war bent nations on “good neighbor" policies. Following the appearance and address of President Roosevelt, who warned European powers that the Western Hemisphere was de termined on peace and neutrality, Secretary of State Hull submitted the United States proposal for cre ation of an inter-American Con sultative Committee to co-ordinate existing peace instruments and de velop a neutrality policy. By the Associated Press. BUENOS AIRES. December 11.— The fate of three major project* be* fore the Inter-American Peace Con ference took shape today after pro tracted secret conferences. The developments were: 1. Report* of “excellent progress" by (See PEACE, Page A-3.) TWO YOUTHS HELD Brandywine Shooting Told After Arrests in Harris burg, Pa. Br a Staff Correspondent ol 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 rest in Pennsylvania, State police re ported. The prisoners—Carl Harmon, 20, and Jack Long, 19—told police they were involved in the attempted hold up. which resulted in the wounding of a cashier, according to police. State detectives said the pair was arrested ha Harrisburg this morning when they attempted to drive through the city in a truck which was stopped by Pennsylvania State police, who ar rested the 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 said. The wounded cashier, William T. McPher son, 65, of T. B., was reported rccov (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 for each young guest. It is a tribute to the splendid character of the Navy’s en listed men that it has been this part of the naval per sonnel who have been most active in sponsoring and perpetuating this custom. The guests of the bluejack ets of our Navy on Christ mas day come from the local orphanages and from the homes of the destitute. It is, therefore, an especial pleasure to me to indorse The 8tar-Warner Bros.-N. B. C.-Metropolitan Police Department and Parent Teacher Association Christ mas Campaign and to com mend to the people of sscmtabt or the have Washington a practical clactw a. swahson. method of enabling the pom: children of the community to enjoy a day which would lose much of its significance if the happiness of children was neglected.” SECRETARY 8WANSON. i A BUB CURBS BY U. S. FAVORED AT TRADEPARLEY Council for Industrial Prog ress Holds Regulation Necessary. PRODUCTION CONTROL IS OPPOSED BY GROUR 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 govern 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 & 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 approved suggestion was that it consists equally of representatives of management, of labor and of the public. Such a group, ft 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 legisla 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 pre sented by Siegfried Hartman, New York attorney, A, a luncheon meet ing. Government Methods. The Government, Hartman said, has been making “a sincere effort to cor rect recognized abuses in the field of public utilities, but the question sug 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 activi ties.” 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 project 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 Plead* Guilty to Em bezzlement and False Entries Totaling $15,799. By a Stan 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 sn in dictment charging him with embezzle ment and false entries amounting to $15,799.70. At the request of counsel. Judge Luther B. Way agreed to continue Mc Farland’s $5,000 bond until Tuesday, December 15, to permit him to straighten out his account. The court heard a bank examiner of the Treasury Department testify that the former cashier had embezzled $8,550 and made false entries amount ing to $7,249.70 at various times be tween April 21. 1934. and April 1. 1936. In most Instances, the cashier's practice was to accept a customer's deposit, credit them in their pass books and fail to turn in all of the funds received to the bank’s accounts, the examiner said Ten character witnesses. Including Arthur C. Reid, Uppervlile merchant and a director of the bank, who went oc McFarland’s bond, testified. The pile of Gardner L. Boothe, at torney for the cashier, for a lighter sentence from 12 to 18 months, was disregarded by the court. Judge Way added, however, that McFarland wll be eligible for parols after serving one year of his sentence, i