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DEPUTIES REPASS BLUM DECREE BILL Life or Death Test Seen for Cabinet in Fight for Full Fiscal Powers. BACKGROUND— The French People's Front cab inet this week approved η hi II requesting the Senate and Cham ber of Deputies for temporary full treat powers" for Premier Leon Phim. nbiect of the move was to enable him to rule bp decree tn rtn attempt to avert a fiscal crisis as the government anticipated a 1937 deficit of S J .7 ft),000,000. Ith» As*oct»trri Press. PARIS. .Tune 19 The Chamber of r>eputie.s tonight voted for the second time to give Premier I^eon Blum full powers t.o rehabilitate French finance.·; by decree, throwing back to the Senate a fight which some political quarters thought might develop into a life or death issue for his government. The upper house earlier by a vote of 1RS to 72 rejected th<> bill embody ing the emergency powers demanded by the premier, the opposition charg ing they were dictatorial. Premier Blum took up the challenge and. returning with his original de rnnnd to the Chamber, received a sec ond avowal of support in a late night session by a vote of 346 to 248 The Senile had rejected the pre mier's proposals and instead passed a substitute bill substantially trimming the powers he contemplated assuming. K<"M2Tiation Attractive. Blum, in the midst of prédictions 'his action would mean thp end of his government, said merely: Resignation would be an attractive Idea to me. but what a disappointment it would prove to the country." With those words he went bark to thp Chamber to get a new start in thp battle and the Deputies rallied to his support to enable him to take his de mand to the Senate tomorrow. An intense, if not a crucial, fight is expected to take place then. It was necessary for the Chamber to rcadopt the bill because the Senate. bv its action, had killed it and passed & bill of its own making. Cabinet Downfall Averted. .Ttist before the Chamber met for a critical night session its Finance Com mittee readoptPd the premier's bill by 26 votes to 16 with two abstentions end cleared the way for the Deputies' action. Immediate downfall of the cabinet because of the Senate attack was avprted by the premier's strategy in refraining from staking "confidence in the government" on his bill. The de fea', therefore, did not compel his resignation. Government supporters, however. Viewed the situation of the people's iront cabinet with pessimism. Many predicted Premier Blum would be beaten again tomorrow when his bill returns to thp Senate from the Cham ber and when, presumably, he will pose the question of confidence. Others close to the premier, how ever, said a compromise might yet be reached to save the cabinet. After rejecting the government's bill the Senate eriministered another set back by passing its own substitute by λ vote of 238 to 52. This substitute was sent to the Chamber. Defeat Is Seen. Thp Deputies gave the premier's bill ' its first passage Wednesday after an ell-night session. The Senate substitute measure would Specifically deny the cabinet power to ; establish exchange control, change the ' gold value of the franc or in any way interfere with free dealing in gold, foreign exchange and securities. The crucial test was expected to i firip on an eventual demand for a vote of confidence in the Senate. Blum insists the cabinet must be piven the right to act by decree to meet an expected 1937 deficit of SI 7fin,noo.non. to protect the franc and government credit. These sweeping powers were asked until July 31. From within Blum's own people's front cabinet came predictions that hp will be beaten if he attempts to ; shove the measure through the Senate. ! Hp had to overcome opposition from within his own ranks to get the bill through the Chamber Wednesday Observers recalled that agreement finally was reached in a similar dead lock last October after conflicting bills hsd been sent back and forth between Senate and Chamber. THREE MEN HELD IN CAPITOL THEFTS $1,500 Worth of Coils, Fittings Taken From Dome—Police File Larceny Charges. Theft of $1,500 worth of metal ftps m coils and β number of brass find copper fittings from the dome of the Capitol was believed solved by police last night with the arrest of thrpe colored men on charges of lar ceny from the Federal Government. District police, laying in wait outside Ihe Capitol early Friday, arrested two of thp men as they were making their necond trip from the dome, allegedly carrying one of the 200-pound coils, valued at $100. The men were load ing the coils into a cart, police said. Precinct Detectives F. L. Arrington end Watson Salkcld and Policeman W. Β Edwards arrested the men. who pave their names as John Davis. 27. of , 314', Harris court southeast, and Walter Brown, 56, who gave a ficti tious address, according to police. Thrv were booked on larceny charges. While the officers were conferring v ith Capitol Engineer August Eccard, who had first reported theft of the roils, they saw another colored man emerging from the basement of the south wing of the Capitol, carrying brass and copper fittings. Arrested, he gave his name a.s William R. Mason, 47. colored, 429 Delaware ave nue southwest. Hp, too, was booked on a larceny charge. Eccard reported the first metal ftpam coils were stolen Thursday. McNutt's Father-in-Law Die*. BLOOMINGTON, Ind., June 19 <&v—Η. M. Timolat. father-in-law of Paul V. McNutt, High Commissioner of the Philippines, died tonight at his home here. He had been ill several weeks. Cotton Mill Foreman Drown». EDENTON, N. C„ June 19 UP).— Alvin ι A1 ) Morris. Eden ton cotton mill assistant foreman was drowned In Edenton Bay toda» when he fell from a boat. Readers' Guide and News Summary The Sunday SUr, June 2β, 19J7. PART ONE. Main News Section. LABOR SITUATION. One killed, 12 injured in Youngstown steel riot. P*8e A_1 Eerie orders Johnstown steel plant closed. Pane A-l Farley may be called in strike-mAll probe. Page A-l C I. O. to open drive among Govern ment employes. Page A-l U. S chamber urges ban on force in labor relations. Pag* A-4 NATIONAL. Court bill held key to jam in Congress. Page A-l Relief bill fight provides test for j Democrats. Page A-2 . Paralysis victim on last lap of China- j Chicago trip. Pag' 1 Amelia Earhart leave* Rangoon for Burma. Pag* Fish suggests study of Roosevelt s tax returns. ****' Brar.il seeks aid here for central na tional bank. Page A-J FOREIGN. Reich decrees sweeping change in ' foreign policy. Page A-l Soviet, flyers soar over Canada en route to U. S. Page A-l Ijong siege of Bilbao ends as rebels march into city. Page A-l Test seen as Deputies repass Blum ι decree bill. Page A-2 ι WASHINGTON AND VICINITY. D. C. gross receipts business tax plan criticized. Pagp Speeding up of pending tax litigation studied by probers. Pas- A-l Underpass to remov® dangerous Rock Creek Park crossing. Paie B"' Two bandits steal cab, use it in store hold-up. P»«e Spectacular fireworks display planned here July 5. P«8« Bl Archivists invent a new word for their*j work—"archivy." Page B"1 ' June relief fund for D. C. "employ- j ables" exhausted. Page B-l Maryland departments in open row over trees vs. roads. Page Β-Ϊ ; New Trial Board policy recommended j by Seal. P»K« B« *pORTS. Only safe fight bet is that there will be big gate. Pad* B** Southern California retains title in collegiate meet. Page B-6 Nationals' long hits bring victory over Rrowns. 2-1. Page B-< Three speded netmen fall in Stars tourney for youths. Page B-* Budge plays scintilating tennis in de feating Austin. Page B-8 Washington Canoe Club to make bid In Northern meets. Page B-9 Dawn Play takes American Derby as Case Ace trails. PageB-IO U. S. G. A. likely to set limit on value of amateur prises. Page B-ll MISCELLANY. Washington Wayside. Page A-2 Shipping news. Page A-l# Obituary. Page A-12 Traffic convictions. Pag· A-l· Service orders. Page Α-1β Vital statistics. Page A-l β City news In brief. Page A-l· Educational. Page B-S PART TWO. Editorial Section. Editorial articles. Pages D-l-3 Editorials and comment. Page 11-2 Civic news Page D-4 Women's cluhs. Page D-5 Military and veterans' news. Page D-fi Cross-word puzzle. Page 0-7 Stamps. Page l)-7 Winning ronlract. Page f)-8 Resorts. Pages D-g-10 PART THREE. Society Section. Society new*. PagesK-l-fl Well-known folk. PageE-4 Barbara Bell pattern. Pa»e E-8 PART FOUR. Feature Section. News features. PagesF-1-4 John Clagett Proctor. Page F-Î Radio programs. Pag«F-J Amusements. PageF-5 Dick Mansfleld. P*g*F-S Automobiles. Page F-6 Children's page. Page F-7 PART FIVE. Financial. Classified. Trade shows basic strength. Page G-l Wheat and cotton drop. Page G-l Stock* irregular. Page G-l Stock table. Page G-2 Bond table. Page G-3 Curb table. Page G-4 Lost and found. PageG-S Classified advertising Pages G-5-16 SCIENTIST IS KILLED BY SHOT ON TAHITI TRIP By the Associated Press. GLOUCESTER, Mass., June 19 — Word reached Gloucester today Doan S. Nickerson, jr., 2β, had died of an "accidental gunshot wound" at Pa peete, Tahiti, where he had sailed aboard the yacht Chiva, bound on a scientific mission to Dutch New Guinea. A cablegram from Capt. Frederick E. Crockett of the Chiva. today ad vised Nickerson* aunt, Mrs. Adelia H. Jeflery, of Nickerson's death. The Chiva put out from Gloucester last November 22, with a crew of six on a two-year expedition to obtain photographic and other data concern ing the natives of Dutch New Guinea and small nearby island* for the Academy of Natural Science of Phila delphia. The Chiva put into Papeete recently for repairs before proceeding to New Guinea. J. F. FARGO, 45 YEARS IN EXPRESS FIRM, DIES Β» th· Assoc 1» ted Pre»». NEW YORK, June 19.—James Francis Fargo. SO, who was credited with developing the modern system of express travelers' checks, died here yesterday. A son of James C. Fargo, one of the founders of Wells. Fargo it Co., predecessor of the American Kxpress Co, he was born in Chicago. Associated with American Express for 45 years before his retirement In 1920, he was a former vice president, treasurer and director of the firm, a director of the Hanover National Bank and vice president of th· American Savings Bank. ~ Surviving are his*Vidow, a sou and daughter, all of New York. RELIEF BILL FIGHT DEMOCRATS' TEST Senate Battle Affects Race of Rival Candidates for Robinson Post. BACKGROUND— Federal relie! appropriation for coming year has been subject of controversy for months. President asked f1,500.000.000; House Com· mittee reduced sum, hut restored it later. House bloc then ear marked one-third of total, but later agreed to withdraw action Senate Committee provision would require local communities to advance 40 per cent of protect costs; Majority Leader Robinson surprised observers by supporting principle of this plan, but sug gested 25 per cent local participa tion. The fight in the Senate over the $1.500,000,000 relief bill emerged yes terday as an Important test between conservative and liberal groups In the Democratic-New Deal coalition and between rival candidates for the Dem ocratic majority leadership in the Senate if Senator Robinson la elevated to the Supreme Court. When Senator Robinson came for ward with a proposal that. localities be required to contribute 25 per cent of the cost of W. P. A. project* it was at first regarded as a compromise in the interest of the administration, designed to head off the proposal of Senator Byrnes, Democrat, of North Carolina, to require a 40 per cent con tribution. But within the last 36 hours the situation has changed. The progres ses in the Senate refused to com promise. Senator Berkley, Democrat, of Kentucky, stood fast and assumed the leadership of the fight to preserve a free hand for W. P. A. in exacting local contributions. A check-up made Friday and yesterday by Senators supporting the administration on this issue has convinced their leaders that they have the votes to reject the Robinson-Byrnes amendments. Byrnes Faces Setback. If the Robinson-Byrnes amendments are defeated. Senator Byrnes' aspira tions to succeed Senator Robinson as majority leader will be set back seri ously and Senator Berkley's will be greatly improved. Both Senator Byrnes and Senator Barkley have been close to President Roosevelt, but Sen ator Byrnes recently has pulled bark toward the conservative side. Senator Barkley, without question, is the first , choice of liberal groups In the ad- | ministration for majority leader if Senator Robinson goes to the Supreme Court. Senator Pittman, Democrat of Nevada, President pro tempore and another possible candidate for major ity leader, also has expressed opposi tion to the relief bill in the form sought by the administration. He has not indorsed the Robinson and Byrnes amendmenL®, but has suggested a still milder compromise of his own. Senator Harrison, Democrat of Mississippi, who has disclaimed ambition to be majority leader, but who will com mand serious consideration if he changes his mind, has been inactive in the relief fight. Beneath the surface, both sides have been doing more work than they ad mit publicly, with a view to making i the votes on the Byrnes and Robinson amendment* a significant test of ι strength. During the last few days, Bernard M. Baruch, one of the lead ing conservative Democrats, has been In Washington, conferring with prom inent members of the Senate and House. Seek* Brakes on Spending. In years past he has interested him- : self in the rampeigns of a number of Democratic Senators and Repre sentatives who now hold positions of influence, and he is believed by more ! progressive Democrats to be especially active at this time in trying to apply i congressional brakes to both the spending and social reform program of the President. Senator Robinson's desertion of the administration on the relief issue has many puzcling aspects. At first it was regarded as an action which had the tacit approval of the President. But the President assured other Senators who subsequently called on him that he still wanted the appropriation in the form it went through the House Whether Senator Robinson was con vinced. and convinced the President temporarily, that a compromise was necessary to head of! the Byrnes amendment remains uncertain. Sen ator Robinson is known to share heartily anyway the belief of Vice President Garner, Senator Byrnes and other conservative Southerners, that economy is imperative. But there is speculation to the effect that he de cided to cut loose for one or more of three other purposes: To give a hint of his nuisance value if he Is not pro moted to the Supreme Court, to try to check the progressive tendencies of the New Deal, and to help pave the way for the choice of a conservative Democrat to succeed him as majority leader if he is promoted to the Su preme Court. Court Compromise Waits. If the relief bill is held Intact by a combination of progressive and "fresh man" Senators under the leadership of Senator Barkley, Senator Robin son's purposes, whatever they are, will be set back along with the ambitions and aims of other conservative Demo crats. Another factor in the situation which is said to be puwling the President's lieutenants is that Senator Robinson has not yet made any re port on his ability to effect a com promise in the Senate on the court reform bill. He was reported to have sought and to have been to the com mission to And out what could be done in the way of a compromise. The sounding out haa been going on, but, so far as it can be learned, with out a great deal of active assistance from Senator Robinson. At any rate, he is reliably reported to have made no recommendation to the President. The pointed hint has been made to Senator Robinson that the fulfillment of his own ambition to go on the Supreme Court is dependent on his success in adding two more justices to the court. All that has occurred or been said between him and the Presi dent is now known, but Senator Rob inson's behavior on the relief bill is being interpreted in some quarters as a hint, in return, that he is not Impressed with the generosity of a tentative designation to a Supreme Court justiceship conditioned on his ability to put the court, reform bill, in some form, throijjji the Senate. (Coprrifht, 1P3T. W New York Herald TrlbiUM.) Γ 1 I Arrives in "Iron Lung" Frederick Suite, jr., of Chicago, in the ' iron lung" which has been his home for 15 months. Note Suite's reflection in the mirror. With hivi are his nurses. Three of the Chinese nurses who accompanied Snite, infan tile paralysis victim, across the Pacific from Shanghai, shown irith his father as they arrived on the President Coolidge at San Francisco. Left to right: Liu Mei Chili, the father. Hiiang Tuan Chen and Pi Hua-Ying. —Copyright, A. P. Wirephotos. Paralysis Victim on Last Lap Of China to Chicago Voyage ο iiir ivauciit ira fres*. SAN FRANCISCO. June 19—Fred erick Β. Snite. Jr.. 26. infantile paral ysis victim, was transferred from his "iron lung'' aboard the liner President Coolidge today, to a Pullman car that will rush him to Chicago. During the intricate transfer, he was never out of his "iron lung" more than three minutes. After the transfer, his father said he had gone through the ordeal well, and had suffered no re lapse. Young Snite, who arrived from China en route to Chicago for treat ment, was transferred to a portable "iron lung" while his device was switched to the deck to be taken ashore. Then he was replaced in the device, and carried ashore by ship's officers. Rear of Car Removed. The "lung" was placed on a flat car and carried to an awaiting Pullman. The rear of the Pullman had been re moved to facilitate the placing of the "lung" in the car. Once the " lung" was inside, the rear wall of the car was replaced. Snite was cheerful despite 447 days in the mechanical device. Squads of white-clad longshoremen, nurses and medical attendants made the transfer. With a police motor cycle escort, the Pullman and the accompanying flat car were moved by rail along the Em barcadère. San Francisco's water-front thoroughfare, as hundreds watched from the streets. Snite expressed * wish to see the liner which had brought him 7.000 miles from Shanghai to San Francisco. Nurses rigged up ft mirror arrange ment which gave him a glimpse of the ship Just before the Pullman moved away. Λ baggage car containing a spare respirator and a dining car for the Snite family entourage also were con nected to the train, making a three car unit for the rail journey to Chi cago. Two Weeks on Liner. The patient spent two weeks aboard the liner President Coolidge but was seasick only four times and actually benefited from the voyage, his father said. Stricken about 15 months ago while ι on a world tour. Snite τυ placed In the mechanical respirator at Peiping liter hi* father, wealthy head of a Chicago loan company, decided on the 12.000-mile journey to bring hi» son home. " He weigh* 130 pound*, exactly what he did before he became 111," the father said. The mo*t critical point In the journey was the transfer from hospital to ship at Shanghai, when a motor of the respirator broke down. A reserve motor νυ «witched on quickly. The coft of the long trip vu esti mated coa*ervatively at $150.000. 39 GET TERMS IN PLOT Conspiracy to Kill Austrian Chan cellor Is Charged. VIENNA, June 19 (/P).—Thirty-nine persons accused of plotting terroristic acts against the government tonight were sentenced to from two to seven ! months imprisonment. Part of the alleged conspiracy was a purported plot to kill the chancellor and bomb the chancellery. ! The sentences were pa.ssed soon after the outlawed Austrian Na*i party j demanded in a widely circulated "proclamation to the world" that it 1 be restored as the legitimate "voice of ! the German people." Former Beloit Educator Dies. SOUTH HADLEY. Mass, June 19 (/P).—Prof. Eratus Gilber Smith of Beloit, Wis., formerly of Beloit College and former Mayor of t.he city of Beloit, died today at the home of friends here. He had beer» attending the sixtieth anniversary of his class at Amherst College. He was 82. ·— -» Two Convicted of Murder. WINSTON-SALEM, N. C., June 19 (jQP).—Tom Linney and E. J. Jefferson, colored, were convicted late today of first degree murder in the fatal shoot ing of Herman W. Fogleman, Win ston-Salem insurance salesman. They were sentenced to die August 6. Wage Bill Is Forum Topic SENATOR BRIDGES TO PROPOSE CHANGES. ENATOR HENRY STYLES BRIDGES', Republican, of New Hampshire will discuss "A Sound Approach to Wages and Hours Legislation" in the National Radio Forum tomorrow at 9:30 p.m. The forum is arranged by The Star and broadcast over a network of the National Broadcasting Co. Senator Bridges contends that the objectives of the Black-Connery wage and hour bill for industry are com mendable, but that the methods pro vided in the bill for administering the legislation are unsound. In his forum address he will pro pose changes in the bill which he believes will make the measure irore constructive. Hearings on the bill, which has the backing of the Roose velt administration, have just been completed before Joint sessions of the House and Senate Committees cn lAbor. Senator Bridges was Governor of New Hampehlre from 1935 until he took his place in the Senate early this year. As Governor he took an active interest in labor and social problems generally. Before Incoming Governor he was a member of the New Hampshire Public Serrlce Commission. Some SENATOR BRIDGES. ye«ra «40 he «u aecretary of the New Hampshire Farm Bureau redd ition. Chief Justice Also Calls "Organized Minorities" Peril to Democracy. Bv tlx Associated Press. AMHERST, Mm»., June 19—Chief Justice Charles Evan* Hughes today denounced both the "ruthle.ssnees of a temporary majority" and the "activ ities of organized minorities." charg ing the former, "if unchecked," would "eventually lead to the entire over throw of democratic institutions. The 75-year-old Chief Justice, speaking at an Amherst College alumni reunion, did not elaborate on his references to the "temporary majority" or the "organized minori ties." declaring it would not become him to speak of current interests. He said he would "ieave to the experts" the task of answering ques tions on current problems. Nor would he grant an interview as he left the campus for Providence, R. I . where he will attend the Brown University commencement, exercise*. Shun* "Current Problem*." The Chief Justice expressed hi* opinion of the "ruthlessness of a tem porary majority" as he discussed the need for colleges equipping their grad uates with qualities which would "supply the essential resistance to specious appeals of demagogue* and the irrational demands of zealots." It came after he set himself on rec ord "unwilling" to discuss current interests and problems. If college men. he asked, are not tolerant, rea sonable and intelligent, who will be? Frequently during the talk the Chief Justice's audience applauded and. at the conclusion, hi* listeners cheered. Early in hi* talk. Hughes referred to Arthur P, Rugg, chief Justice to the Massachusetts Supreme Court, who is one year younger than Hughes. ' We (Chief Jastice Rugg and him self) know nothing about old age." he declared, "only what we read in Cicero, and our hearts are young, and our spiritual arteries are not hard ened." He did not explain the remark. Rerali* College Day*. Speaking briefly and extemporan eously, Chief Justice Hughes recalled his own college days, and declared: ' Perhap* we neglected current a flairs. Students had an opportunity to gain a historical background that could *erve th»m in later years." "In college." he continued, "the main difficulty Is to secure a dietary regimen to assure sound mental di gestion." The Chief Justice said democracy carried the banner of freedom and that there was no conflict between progress and liberty, adding that a thorough knowledge of democracy wa* one of the most important thing educators could inculcate into vouth. "In possession of thorough knowl edge of democracy," he said, "lies the essential resistance to propaganda and specious appeals of demagogues." "Emotional Drive* Needed. He declared the highest mission of educational institutions was to send men out into the world equipped with thorough knowledge of their subjects and "emotional drive." "Such qualities," he said, "would supply the essemial resistance to spe cious appeals of demogogues and the irrational demands of zealots." In hts whimsical talk he reviewed his association with former President Calvin Coolidge. Dwight Morrov ar.d Supreme Court Justice Harlan F. Stone, three of this tiny New Eng land colleges most prominent grad uate*. He called Morrow a "statesman in business and an artist in the diplo macy of friendliness," former Presi dent Coolidge "the sagacious son of Amherst who enveloped the White House with an atmosphere of New England thrift," and declared of Jus tice Stone "it is one of the greatest privileges of my life to be associated with that eminent jurist." Recall· Coolidge Thrift. Mis audience chuckled whin Hughes told of · meeting between Morrow and Coolidge in the White House. Morrow, he reported, a.«ked Coolidge if he re called the time his father asked young Calvin not to go to a dance end offered him a bribe of a quarter to stay away. "I don t remember about the quar ter," the Chief Justice quoted Coolidge as replying. Henry Stuart Hughes, the Chief Jus tice's grandson, will be graduated from Amherst Monday, lumma cum laude. Today young Hughes and Thomas V. Whitney of Toledo. Ohio, were awarded jointly the Stanley V. and Charles B. Travis Prize and the Woods Prize for the "moet improvement os a man and a scholar during the college course and for outstanding excellence in culture and faithfulness as man and scholar." Lake his father and grandfather be fore him. another grandson. Charles Evans Hughes. 3d, will b» graduated from Brown University on the same day Henry Hughes leaves Amherst. PLANE SPEEDS EAST Army Craft Averages 2βΟ M.P.H. in Hop From Michigan. NEW YORK, June 19 (/P).—Flying the new Curtiss P-38 Army pursuit plane, Lieut. E. Brecht landed at Mitchel Field today after a two-hour flight from Selfridge Field, Mich., at an average speed of 260 miles an hour. The plane, one of three recently delivered to the Army, and described as probably the fastest production pursuit plane in the world, was flown for inspection by West Point gradu ates who became second lieutenants recently. The plane was under military guard and all civilian visitors were barred from the field. Brecht flew at 13,500 feet against a 40-mile headwind, indicating a normal speed of 300 miles an hour. He planned to return to Selfridge tomor row. SENTENCES SUSPENDED Two Convicted of Conspiracy to Pay Fin·· of φΙ,ΟΟΟ Each. NASHVILLE, Tenn , June 19 (*>).— W. H. Land of Memphis and G. G. Gean of Halls, convincted of con spiracy to defraud the State of gaso line taxes, received suspended prison sentences in criminal court today. Thej are to pay flnes of $1.000 each. Each had been given a prison sen tence of from one to five yean, in addition to the fines. Land and Gean were the first to be tried of more than a score in dicted last year in connection with what ftate officials termed a wide· gpnad&aeheme to evade the 7-cent gasoline tax. W ashington Wayside Tales Random Observations of Interesting Events and Things. RESULTS. Mrs. η β. bomberger. who teaches school out in Brent wood, confronted her class on the closing day of school last week and announced calmly, "School is out today, for every other class in echool. This class mill re turn tomorrow. It will continue to return daily and indefinitely until somebody returns three books that were taken from the library this year and never returned." Then «he let the children wit of echool. The next day they came back, as ordered. With them. they brought 23 books, lo«t from the library in recent years. » ♦ * * CHP.ISP STYLE. Sign» around town in the strange. place* where our correspondents take nourishment : Nineteenth street—WHOLE HALF FRIED CHICKEN—SOc Ninth street—CHRIS Ρ WAFFLES —10c. Ninth street again—THE BEST AND MOST ECONOMIC FOOD NOW ARE EGGS. » ♦ * * FAN. ^EATED about two row* in front of ^ us in a local motion picture house the other day wa.s a pretty blond las#, who seemed more or less bored by the show until the orchestra and stag» show came on. Then she perked up. obviously much excited. The stage band played one num ber. She applauded vigorously. It plaved a second. This time her paddv-whacking was wild and free. Then she got up and left the thea ter. * * * * TRADE TRICKS. \yERE quite sure the fair damsel's disappearance had nothing to do with sut h business, but an ener getic Wayside operative recently went around a-sking questions at some of the picture theaters, and came back with this advice: Don't, in movie houses, put your purse on the seat next to you even if the rest of the row is completely vacant. When one of our i.iore im pressionable lady operators placed her hat, jacket and bag containing nearly *20 on the next seat the other day, so that she could wield her hankie more effectively during cinema senti ment. some one in the row behind her gently turned the seat up ι with a foot, perhaps) until the purse slid onto the floor. All the thief had to do then was pick it up. remove the cash, and abandon the bag in another section of the theater. Tony, an accommodating usher, loaned the ladv a dime to get home, and told her that theater thieves prey regularly on women who spread their belonging* about. Because movie house purse snatch er* change places frequently, search ing for likely victims, ushers are In structed to inquire of all folks switch ing locations too many time* if they are looking for some one. Our operator thinks her robber was a man because he left a very nice lipstick. * * * * SEEING DOUBLE TPWO 8-year-old twin boys who swim et a hotel pool here are a couple of headaches to the man on the gate. They come and go so often that the man can't keep up with them, principally because they're almost ex act. Duplicates. "Wait a minute. Richard." the man rays, ' are you sure you've paid to day ?" "I'm not Richard." the twin re plied. "I'm Paul. Don't you remem ber, I just paid you?" The man remember* one of the twins peid, but he can't tell which. When the two of them are in the pool together and only one hu paid the gatekeeper can't tell which to collect from. "Richard," the gatekeeper seid in exasperation the other day, "I'll bet you deserved that beating I saw Paul giv.ng you this afternoon." "I'm Paul," replied the twin, with an enigmatic smile. * * » * STAGE EFFECT. Y^HILE power failures have raised havoc with lots of community gatherings during the recent heavy storms around here, we hear from one ν county correspondent of a stroke of genius whereby lightning beat a stage electrician to the switch only by the narrowest of margins. Seems there were about 1.500 peo ple listening to a choral concert in the University of Maryland gym nasium the other night, when the chorus came around to singing a cradle song. About the time the electrician was to turn off the lights to produce a "slumber" efTect the power iailed. The audience noticed a flash light among the chorus and wondered at tiie forethought of some singer. But Harlan Randall, director, explained after the number was over and the hall remained In darkness that the fiashnght was not there as a matter of forethought. It was supposed to represent the dim light over an imaginery cradle 'round which the women were singing. Father'» Car Kills Son. RIDOELAND, S. C , June 19 (Jf).— Charles Reeves, 10, fell under a car driven by his father, Dr. J. W. Reeves, Savannah, Ga., dentist, here today and was fatally injured. A wheel came olT the trailer, threw th· caiv out of control, and the boy fen (rrmf a running borrd. AMELIA EARHART OFF FOR BANGKOK Noted Flyer Arrived at Rangoon After Flying Through Monsoon. B» li e Associated Prn«. RANGOON, Burma. June JO — Amelia Earhart took off at Λ 3ft *rn. today 17 p.m. E. fi T. Saturdayi or\ the next leg of her flight around the world. It was believed her destinati-r. n-as Bangkok. Siam, about *00 mil»s south east of here She arrived here yesterday af'er \ | flight through a Burmese monsoor, 1 which she described as the worst rx* 1 perience of her journey. ι Her trip from Akyab. Burma, 30Ί miles from here, took 2 hours S'î minutes. On two previous attfrnr· s she and her navigator, Capt. Fred , Noonan, were forced back by bad I weather. PASS THROUGH MONSOON*. Miss Karhart and Navigator Γ>0 Touring In Rangoon. "V AMFI.IA FARRART, Br Radio to the Stir. RANGOON, Burma June 19 — The short Jump from Akvab to Ran. goon of 400 miles produced the wors; weather encountered in aeveral thou sands so far. After trying yester to sneak underneath the mon soon and again this morning. on the third try we pulled up to 8.000 feet ro be sure of missing the mountain ' Wi Bnd bargain through The Sperrv gyro-pilot kept the course bet ter than a human hand could and gave a human pilot time to natch temperatures and pressure* anl r. L m.s of the engine instruments. After two hours we let down, and the bright grain plains beside the Irrawaddy River smiled up at us. Then we dodged about for 50 miles amid air squalls which momentarily curtailed the sun from view. The first sight of Rangoon was the sun touch in* the golden pagoda This grear. structure stands on a rise of ground and could be seen for miles wh·'· the city was still but a shadow en the horizon. Shortly after landing rain poured . £ 7.ΊΜ »*Vlly ,ha' " *·' hazardous to take off for Bangkok Consul Art* M Guide Fred Noonan and I decided to take one hour and see something of Ran goon. Mr. Austin Brady, the Amer can Consul, at whose home we staved the night, lent his car and acted a* guide. pointing out places of interest. He explained that the road we drove to town on was called Mandalav, and actually is the road to Mandalav, " n.ch is a famous place and lie» a ays motor trip from Rangoon. Around through the heart of the rity we went. The streets are very col orful. People wear gay color». There are many rickshaws and gharries, which are one-horse vehicle*, the inner furnishings of which I can onlv guess at. as most are shuttered. The rickshaw runners all wear conical hats made of old k»rosene tins, at least, when it rains. I noticed some street cars with compartments for women , v' These *re reserved especiallv ' lor Indian women who are forbidden all male association However, Women in general here seem to have more freedom and education than in most places we have been Many are in business and ther have had a vote for manv vears The wide spread education of" the Burmese is mamlv due to a monastic school gup ported by the public. Sees No Fat People. I have seen no fat people. All seem . slim and well built. Graceful lung- Ί vies worn in various styles accentuate their sltmness Mr. Brady's driver has promised to show me how to wind these garments on and fasten them After sighting Golden Pagoda from the air, I had to examine it from the ground. To enter, one must be un shod, and plod up long flights of steps, worn by numberless feet before For the first time on the trip Fred Noonan failed me He would not take off hi* · shoes and socks and go inside with me. He missed a sight of hundreds of Buddhas of fall sizes in little stalls where drums and gongs were sold.' Devotees were kneeling on mats and offering flowers before shrines, with sing-song prayers and strange jewelled ornaments. There really was a woman smoking a ' whacking white cheroot." too. These are made of cornhusks and filled with leaves and some tobacco. They can be bought In size for wed dings to last three days. j As far as distance is concerned. X ! hope to make Singapore tomorrow ! Whether or not the weather will per-' | mit is another question. (Copyritht lMT.j BALLOONISTS READY FOR BENNETT RACE U. S. and England Not Represent ed in Annual Event. Opening in Brussels. Et tli* Asiotiated Prn« BRUSSELS. June 19.—Twelve bel loonists from five countries began filling their big bags with hydrogen today for take-offs tomorrow in tfrp second race for the fifth Gordon Ben nett Cup. The United States, si* times winner of the annual event, and Great Britain were not represented. Belgium. Ger many and Poland entered three bal- ' loons each, rrance two and Switaer land one. Demuyter of Belgium, last, year'* winner and holder of one cup because of his previous three successive victories, hoped to repeat this year. The Inflation process will continue through the night. Each b*g has a capacity of 2,200 cubic metera. The pilots will carry a two-day food supply. THREE DIE IN CRASH Car Struck by Train Near Smith ton, Pennsylvania. 8MITHTON, Pa., June 1· l/P).— Three persons were killed today in the collision of their automobile with a Baltimore Sc Ohio passenger train on the outskirts of this town. The dead were Mr*. Ada Lape, 40: her daughter. Mary Jane Lape, 16, and Edward Btimmel. 23. The machine was dragged along the tracks for 50 yards. Daniel Lape, Mrs. Lape's husband, identified the bodies. He said the three had gone to Smithton for tti· Saturday shoppinç and were on r»r h->rre "-fc-n t'·»» ec-ident occurred.