Evening Star Newspaper, May 17, 1932, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Mostly cloudy and cooler tonight and tomorrow; gentle to moderate northwest shifting to north or northeast winds. Temperatures: Highest, 90, at 2 p.m. yesterday; lowest, 65, at 6:15 a.m. today. Full report on page 9. Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages 14 and 15 ch ¢ Foening WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION Star, No. 32,158. ohes post Entered_as second class matt Washington, er D. C. WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, MAY 17, 1932—THIRTY-SIX PAGES. %% “From Press to Home Within an Hour” The Star’s carrier system covers every city block and the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes as fast as the papers are printed. Yesterday’s Circulation, 125,117 (#) Means Associated Pre: TWO CENTS. CURTIS CONFESSES HE FAKED BABY HUNT NORFOLK MAN ADMITS DECEPTION PROMPTED | BY NEWSPAPER OFFER Declares Minister Could Have Pre- vented Hoax. BURRAGE ACTED [ AS A MESSENGER Reputable Men Aided Story Unwittingly by Expressing Faith. HOPEWELL, N. J., May 17 (#). —Col. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, superintendent of State police, announced today that John Hughes Curtis, one of the Nor- folk negotiators in the Lind- bergh kidnaping case, had writ- ten “a complete confession” that all the people with whom he has told of negotiating and all the boats on which he said he had met them were crea- tions of his own imagination. Col. Schwarzkopf’'s statement follows: “At 4 o'clock this morning John H. Curtis sat down to a typewriter and himself wrote a complete confession concerning his activities in the case. “He stated that the boats and all the people to whom he has been referring were creations of his own mind and do not exist in fact.” i “Shortlg after the kidnaping Mr. Curtis told a story about having a contact with the kid- napers. A newspaper repre- sentative, according to Mr. Curtis’ statement, made a very lucrative offer to him for his story to be given exclusively to that paper. Also, according to Mr. Curtis, a very lucrative of- fer was made by another news- paper and a film company con- cerning his activities, This spurred Mr. Curtis on to greater activity. “Mr. Curtis also said that Dean Peacock could have pre- vented his unfortunate part in this enormous deception. Ad- miral Burrage merely present- ed to Col. Lindbergh the story as he had heard it, making no recommendations, but permit- ting it to stand on its merits. “Reputable citizens and offi- cials frequently vouched to Col. Lindbergh for the. integrity of Mr. Curtis, stating that his word could be relied on. This made the deception so much easier. The story of Mr. Cur- tis has resulted in the very widespread activities of the Coast Guard and other Fed- | eral agencies in seeking the fictitious boat he has described. “It has further resulted in many official airplane trips, | auto trips, as well as keeping Col. Lindbergh away from home and activities during the most important phase of the case in pursuit of fictitious clues. “Four days ago, when Mr. Curtis came to these headquar- ters, the police authority at thxs point started questioning him and checking his story. The [ result of the check on his story and the questioning of Mr. Cur- tis was culminated at 4 o'clock this morning with his complete confession that all the informa- tion he had given was the re- | sult of his imagination and de- | ception, as well as his desire to } | | | make a good newspaper story that would bring lucrative re- turns, and that there was no fact or foundation on which the story was built.” i After Col. Schwarzkopf issued his statement he was asked i any action had been taken against Curtis, and replied that Curtis was not under arrest. !\llNlSTERil.\' PERPLEXED. Declares Dobson-Peacock Still “Relies on Curtis.” Dean He Rev econd of the n informed of at Hopewell, on Mr. Cur- a great strain is the ing like & ¢ tis. He has been under for the past two months first 1 have heard of this GUARDS’ THEORY BORNE OUT. anyt Skeptical From First of Mysterious Ves- sel Described by Curtis. ssion by John Hughes Cur- Column 4.) JOHN HUGHES CURTIS, DEAD IN SHIP FIRE STILL UNCOUNTED Survivors at Aden, Arabia, Say 80 to 100 Passengers Were Trapped on Board. By the Associated Press. Aden, Arabia, May 17.—Eighty to one | hundred persons, most of them first- class passengers, were trapped aboard the blazing French motorship Georges Philippar yesterday, and some of them must have lost their lives, survivors de- clared when they arrived here today aboard the British steamer Contractor. ‘The fire, discovered when the ship was off Cape Guardafui, Italian Somali- land, spread with extreme rapidity from the aft of the vessel, driving the pas- sengers toward the bow. There were harrowing scenes as the passengers strove to reach their life- boats amid the smoke and confusion. Some of them apparently were overcome before they were able to do so. No Serious Panic. But the survivors aboard the Con- tractor declared that at no time was there serious panic. Some of the rescued were unable to reach the lifeboats, so they jumped into the shark-infested water and were picked up later. More than 100 of the vessel's pas- sengers, reported to total about 600, _ were on the Contractor, and nearly all | | of them were dressed in night clothes. | They had lost all their belongings. There was great distress and anxiety among the survivors as husbands, wives and children had become separated in the confusion of the last frightful min- utes on the Georges Philippar. Men did not know whether their wives still lived. Women worried about the fate of their children. They could not learn here whether their loved ones had been picked up by other rescue vssels. The Contractor brought into port a child of 2!, years and an infant. No- body knew what had happened to their parents. Prepare Hospitals. Preparations were completed at hos- pitals here today to receive the injured from the Georges Philippar. Many of the ship's passengers and crew were believed to be suffering from shock, The Philippar was reported to be still (Continued on Page 2. Column 8.) SMALL VOTE SEEN IN JERSEY PRIMARY Factional and Municipal Fights Only Incentives for Visits to Polls. By the Associated Press. TRENTON, N. J, May 17.—Today's primary election was expected to bring forth the lightest vote in years Factional fights in several districts and a few municipalities with govern- mental economy &nd taxation bearing on ccuncilmanic nominations furnished the only strong incentive for balloting Election of delegates to the national ventions, nomination of candidates r the United States Senate, the House of Representatives and the State Legis- lature, except for a few isolated cases, is a formality. CHEST PAD CLINCHED OF MURDERED Bit of Faded Cloth, With Cr Conclusive A tiny bit of faded cloth with Rm-‘ nants of a croup salve still on the fibers was the grim evidence that clinch- | ed identification of the Lindbergh baby, | 4t was learned today as the Government swung into the manhunt for the mur-| derers. | The cloth had been cut from one of the baby's shirts early on the eve-| ning of the kidnaping by the nurse, Betty Gow. She folded it into a pad, spread the salve over it and laid it carefully over the chest of the child, who was hoarse from & cold, and *#groupy.” IDENTITY LINDBERGH BABY oup Salve Still on It, Proves Evidence. Around the baby's body was placed a band and over the little form, as a whole, was drawn a sleeping suit. Only the band and the chest pad were found on the wasted body when it was removed from the thicket where fiends had dumped it and buried it in make- shift fashion. The band was like any other infant's stomach band, but the pad had identi- fying characteristics that removed all doubt of identity. The sleeping suit, or one like it, previously had been re- turned to the Lindberghs by Dr. John F. (Continued on Page 3, § §olfin 3 ARMY ULTIMATUM DEMANDSNATIONAL CABINET IN JAPAN Political Leaders” Plan to Make Suzuki Premier Is Upset. EFINAL DECISION WAITS ON ELDER STATESMAN Seiyukai Party Seems Determined to Have Showdown With Military Clique. By the Assoclated Press. TOKIO, May 17.—The army swung its mailed fist upon Japanese politics today and dictated that a national, non-partisan cabinet must be named to succeed that of the slain Premier, | Inukal The army’s ultimatum completely up- set the plans of, the political leaders. During the day it has been virtually | decided that Kisaburo Suzuki, present | home minister, should head another Seiyukai party government. Mr. Suzuki was named head of the party earlier in the day. The selection was made s & means of healing a threatened breach within the party ranks. Elders of the organization per- suaded Takejiro Tokonami, raflway min- ister, to abandon his candidacy. The army leaders served flat notice they would refuse to support any cabi- net formed on political party lines. Gen. Mazaki, vice chief of the army| general staff, visited former War Min- ister Gen. Sadao Araki and informed him that the army would refuse to recommend any officers as war minister in the new cabinet if it were formed on party lines. The crisis confronting the country, he sald, demanded that politics be left aside and a “truly national” govern- ment be set up. Mutiny Reports False. ‘The constitution requires that the minister of war be a general, and con- sequently the army is able to prevent the formation of any ministry of which it disapproves. Reports circulated yesterday that the navy had decided to mutiny proved entirely groundless on the basis of an official check-up. All naval bsses were found to be quiet. Admiral Minea Osumi, minister of the navy in the Inukai cabinet, issued an order declar- ing “all naval personnel must observe the utmost caution to prevent a dis- turbance of the public mind.” Army headquarters announced that 11 cadets who surrendered to the mili- tary police Sunday night would soon be tried by a court-martial and dealt with according to military discipline Beyond admitting the perpetrators of | the week end terro:ism were 11 cadets | and 6 naval ensigns, the authorities | kept the identitfes of the young men secret. The Tokio, Osaka, Nagoya and Kobe ! | Stock Exchanges remained closed, al-| | though the rice and silk markets re-| | sumed trading. The price trend was | | downward. Final Decision Delayed. The final decision on the new cabinet rested in abeyance, however, pending the arrival of Prince Saionji, the patri- archal last of the elder statesmen, from his_Okitsu villa tomorrow | Gen. Araki is expected to urge that the old prince recommend a super-party | government. Baron Kiichiro Hiranuma, | vice president of the privy council, has been most often mentioned as likely head such a cabinet | The police disclosed today that the | 17 arrested as the perpetrators of Sun- | day's outrages were conmected with the “Blood Brotherhood,” to which also be- longed the slayers of Baron Takuma | Dan and former Finance Minister Jun- nosuke Inouye It became increasingly more plain to- day that the chief instigators of the re- cent outrages here were civilians of the extreme “ronin” type, who are im- |bued with a deep disgust over what they call the materialistic outlook of modern civilization, which, they say, tends to make the pursuit of pleasure, | wealth and self-interest the principal | aim in life | | Because of this view they hold all politicians in enmity, claiming that they subordinate the interests of the pecple to their own. United Stand Expected. Despite the declared opposition of the | | military leaders, the Seiyukai party con- tinued its preparations to form a new cabinet, hoping that the Emperor would {give M. Suzuki a mandate to form a| ministry. Seiyukai members of Par- liament held a meeting and approved unanimously the choice of M. Suzuki as the president of the party. This indi- cated that the party was closing its ranks and determined to make a united stand against the military and National- | ist_forces Police also succeeded in capturing the persons who attacked the Tokio trans- | | former stations Sunday evening, threat- ening the city's power and light supply. FEAR FELT FOR SAFETY OF FOUR IN PLANE German Flyer and Companions Un- reported on Flight Across Stormy Timor Sea. By the Associated Press. PORT DARWIN, Australia, May 17.—Some anxiety was felt today for Capt. Hans Bertram, a German fiyer, and his three companions, from whom nothing has been heard since they lefi Kupang, on Timor Island, two days ago. Flying & seaplane, they took off for Port Darwin and it was necessary for them to cross the stormy Timor Sea. | | Gold Mine Found in Brazil, RIO DE JANEIRO, May 17 (#).— Reports from Manaos, Brazil, today said an important gold mine was dis- covered on the left bank of the Sucurum River, near there. A week of production, the reports said, resulted in more than 700 kilograms of gold. PAT, You MusT BE DI HOOVER DOES! Do ANYTHING BUT TALK! = TWO BLOWS DEALT ROOSEVELT FOES Position Strengthened by Kansas Victory and Young’s Refusal to Run. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. | ‘Two developments, the instruction of Kansas' delegation to the Democratic| National Convention for Roosevelt and the declaration by Owen D. Young, chairman of the board of the General | Electric Co. that he would not accept a presidential nomination, set the po-| litical tide running more strongly in favor of the Roosevelt Democrats today. ‘The first development, the instruction of the Kansas delegation for Roosevelt, was expected ‘The second development, the elimina- tion of Mr. Young as a possible “dark horse™” or compromise candidate for the | Democratic nomination for President, | may have been expected by Mr. Young's intimates, but not by some of the Demo- crats who have been intensely interest- ed in defeating Roosevelt. In recent days Mr. Young’s name has been promi- nently mentioned in those quarters as | a definite presidential possibility. | Mr. Young is “out.” The Roosevelt | opposition is again in the positicn of being compelled to find some one with whom to beat Roosevelt. Already today | suggestions are advanced that Newton D. Baker of Ohio, former Secretary of War, is to be the man. Mr. Baker has | continued to insist that he is not a candidate. He has never, however, said, | as Mr. Young has just said. that he will | not accept a nomination if it be tendered | him. Roosevelt Delegates Growing. ‘ ‘The addition of Kansas' 20 votes in | the Demceratic national convention for Gov. Roosevelt is just another increase in the large number of delegates pledged | and instructed to support the New York Governor. In ;-aking the instructions | convention yesterday the Rcosevelt sup- | porters, led by Gov. Woodring, rode over the Roosevelt opposition. It instructed | the delegation to support Rocsevelt as long as a majority of the delegation favored such support. The delegation also acts under the unit rule. Despite threats to leave | Jouett Shouse, chairman of the Demo- | cratic National Committee, off the list | of delegates at large, the convention chose him along with Gov. Woodring | and others to serve as delegates at large, with half a vote each. Shouse | has been regarded by the Roosevelt | camp as inimical to their candidate. | . Shouse has been proposed by the | Committee on Arrangements for the | national convention for the office of | permanent chairman. | Supporters of Roosevelt said today | that while it had been determined in | Kansas not to prevent Mr, Shouse from | having a seat as delegate to the na- tion convention, it was not at all set- tled there would be no fight against | him for the permanent chairmanship | of the national convention. Much will | depend, it was said, on the situation | when the convention meets. If at that | time it appears Roosevelt will be nomi- | nated with comparatively little difficul- ty, no objection will be made to elec ing Mr. Shouse as permanent chairmai it was said. On the other hand, if should appear that a desperate battle is imminent, with the Roosevelt opposi- tion strongly solidified. the Roosevelt | forces, 1f they have a majority of the delegates, may undertake to sidetrack Shouse and put one of their own men or a neutral in the chair. The Kansas _delegation has _been " (Continued on Page 2, Column 1.) SEARCH FOR FAWCETT IS BEGUN BY PRIESTLY Expedition Reaches Brazil Quest of Famous British Explorer. By the Assoclated Press. RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, May 17— Neville Priesty arrived from England today on his way to Sao Paulo, where he will talk to Capt. John G. Holman about the possibilities of finding Col. P. H. Fawcett, British explorer,- who disappeared in the jungle in 1925. The Priestly searching expedition re- sulted from a story told by a Swiss trapper named Rattin, who declared he met and talked with a white man in interior Matto Grosso last October. This man, held prisoner by an Indian tribe, was Fawcett, the trapper asserted. A R SR LR in Policeman Fires UponFleeingMen, Then Saves Them By the Associcted Press. NEWARK, N. J, May 17—A Westfield policeman who had chased three men in a stolen automobile 15 miles early today, firing at them with his revolver and a riot gun, saved their lives when their car overturned and burst into flames. Eight shots were fired during the chase, which began when the automobile raced by Patrolman Elmer Nead and nearly side- swiped his machine in Westfield. The fugitive car overturned when it rounded a corner too sharply in Newark. As the machine started to burn, Nead ripped off the top and dragged the three men out. They said the car was stolen a year ago. HOUSE COMMITTEE ASKS SMITHTO QUIT Hines Instructed to Demand General Counsel’s Resignaticn. By the Assoclated Press. The House Military Committee today approved a resolution asking that Frank T. Hines, veterans’ administrator, de- mand the resignation of Willlam Wolff Smith, general counsel of the Veterans’ Administration. The resolution was approved unani- mously. It will not be sent to the House for action but delivered to Adminis- trator Hines. Representative James, Republican, of Michigan, moved that Smith's resigna- to | for Rocsevelt at the Democratic State | tion be demanded. Representative Hill, Democrat, of Alabama, presented a written resolution and it was accepted. The resignation of Smith was de- manded in a lengthy resolution by Rep- resentative Blanton, Democrat, of Texas, | which also asked repeal of the dlslbleldf act, emergency officers’ retirement under which Smith has been drawing $187.50 a month retirement pay from the Federal Government, as well as his Veterans' Bureau salary of $9,000 a ear. did not favor such “double benefits," Smith made a statement to the com- mittee that so long as he remained in the employ of the Government, he would return his retirement pay to the Federal Treasury. Later Smith collapsed and spent some time in a hospital. Miss Annabel Hinderliter, another attorney in the Veterans' Bureau, also | attacked by Blanton, will resume her | testimony Chairman Mc- Swain said. TROOPS CALLED OUT IN BOMBAY RIOTS Tanks Fail to Stop Fighting. Deaths Reach 71, While More Than 700 Are Injured. tomorrow, By the Associated Press. BOMBAY, May 17.—British soldiers and British tanks were sent to Bombay today from Poona in an attempt to end the flerce Hindu-Moslem riots which have caused the death of 71 and injury of more than 700 persons during the last three days. The tanks rumbled up and down the streets, but the riots continued and whole districts of the city were in a state of virtual siege. Throughout the night great mobs of men fought with iron rods, knives, stones and bottles. ~They swirled through the streets in the light cast by huge bonfires. e police were powerless before the wrath of the mobs and a hurry call was sent to Poona, first for the tanks and then for a battalion of the Green g‘uwuds. s British regiment stationed ere. Bursts of rifle fire broke out from time to time during the day. Authori- ties issued a curfew order which pro- . The gmd to the mill area today, forcing the closing of the mills, which threw Radio Promr on Page C-3 40,000 men and women out of work. Following testimony by Hines that he | MLEAN NEGLEGTED POST, SAYS MARK Business Manager Avers Pub- lisher Has Been Hard to Reach for Decisions. In an attempt to prove that Edward B. McLean, publisher of the Washing- ton Post, has neglected the affairs of the newspaper company of which he is president, attorneys in his wife's suit %o oust McLean as co-trustee under his | father's will this morning introduced | testimony by Arthur D. Marks, business | manager of the paper, that McLean at- | tended directors’ meetings infrequently, jand since his sojourn abroad has nmot | been easily available for decisions as to the policies of the paper. Marks testified that on frequent oc- casions since July of last year he has wanted to discuss the problems of the | paper with Mr. McLean, but has not | been able to do so. Directors’ Meetings Held. He said also that prior to July, 1931, Mr. McLean told him that he did not want any directors’ meetings called dur- ing his absence abroad, although these meetings were necessary and have been held, with George B. Fraser, attor- ney, serving as temporary chairman in Mr. McLean's absence. He said he knew that McLean was abroad only through reading the news- papers. He said that on a recent occasion he sought to discontinue publication of the “bulldog,” the early street edition of | the paper, and through Ira E. Bennett, editorial writer of the paper, who was left in charge in Mr. McLean's absence, he got in touch with Mr. McLean and was told not to discontinue that edi- tion. ‘The early aspects of the case cen- tered about the Washington Post prop- erty, which Mrs. McLean is seeking to retain in the John R. McLean estate | for her three children, John R. 2d; Edward B. jr, and Emily. Charges Damage to Paper. In his opening statement to Justice Bailey, Nelson T. Hartson charged that the paper has been hurt and prejudiced in the eyes of the Washington public by the action of Mr. McLean and that it is impossible to correct this condi- |tion without the removal of Mr. Mc- Lean as co-trustee under his father's estate. He charged that the paper has been so seriously injured by Mr. Mc- Lean's actions that the assets of the "~ (Continued on Page 5, Column 2.) TEXTILE STRIKE ENDED Agreement in Georgia Mills Re- ported to Allow Resumption. AUGUSTA, Ga, May 17 (#).—Offi- cials of mills affected by the textile strike in Horse Creek Valley said today an agreement had been reached where- by operations will be resumed within two weeks. ‘The dispute over weaving room pay has been adjusted, they said, and Man- ager George A. Franklin will deal with any unsettled details. Summer Congress Session Believed Needed in Senate By the Assoclated Press. Republican Senate leaders have ad- vised Speaker Garner that it will be necessary to recess Congress in June for the conventions and that a Summer session will be required to complete business. "'E&“.i Garner said h Repre er Garner e and sentative Snell of New York, the Re- publican leader, conferred yesterday with Senator Moses of New Hampshire, president pro témpore, and Senator Watson of Indiana, the Republican leader, and Wwere informed they con- sidered it im ible for Congress to complete its business by June 10, as originally planned. Garner told newspaper men the House would be ready to complete ils business by June 4, sider it very doubtful of adjournment 1 conventions to thelr own statements with regard to | the xeca-.z . /COALITION REJECTS SECOND EFFORT 10 RAISE INCOME TAX Connally’s Amendment Is De- feated in Senate by 46-t0-31 Vote. FILIBUSTER BY LONG IMPEDES REVENUE BILL Showdown Scheduled on Sales Levy Plan After Smith Offers Program. The Senate coalition backing the non-partisan revenue bill today beat down a second attempt to raise the income tax rates above the increases provided in the measure. An amendment by Senator Connally, | Democrat, of Texas boosting the in- | come normal rates to 4 per cent on the first $4,000 and 8 per cent on income above $4,000, with a surtax schedule | LARGED. . DEFT SEENTFLUNP UM 15 NOT RESTORED Senate Committee Told How Local Revenues Are Falling Below Estimates. FULL $9,500,000 NEEDZD, 1 AUDITOR TELLS HEARING Witness Attacks Reduction to Point $4,173,109 Below Budget Figure. Revealing an unexpected falling off in local revenues for the current fiscal year, Auditor Daniel J. Donovan told the District Subcommittee of the Senate | Appropriations Committee today that there is convincing justification for con- tinuing the present Federal contribution of $9,500,000 toward the expenses of | the National Capital and that even | with this amount the city will still lack graudating to 55 per cent on mcmg!neceunry revenue. over $1,000,000, was rejected. The‘ vote was 46 to 31. Changes Vof®to Negative. Connally said his rates would bring | In $113,000,000 additional over the in- | creases in income taxes provided by the compromise bill. With this revenue, he sald, the Senate could spare some of | the special excise rates. The Texas Senator changed his vote to the negative with the announced purpose of moving reconsideration later. The line-up against the Connally amendment and in favor of the com- promise income rates next to be acted upon was almost the same as yester- day’s when the wartime rates were re- Jected. It showed the strong bi-partisan coalition in command, with Republicans and Democrats splitting almost even on the roll call. The income schedule in the compro- mise bill was then in order for adop- tion, providing normal rates of 3 cent on the first $4,000 income, 6 cent on the next $4,000 and 9 per on income above $8,000, with a schedule carrying a maximum of 45 per cent on income over $1,000,000. Filibuster Delays Bill. ‘The compromise billion-dollar rev- on its course by an unexpected buffet- ing of oratory. Senator Huey Long, Democrat, of Louisiana, didn't get the kind of a pro- gram he wanted, so he consumed in talk the two hours of the Senate’s first night session to speed the bill. Sponsors of the non-partisan budget- balaneing legisiation were confident of a break in the jam as a 10-hour ses- sion was begun today, with the vital in- come: tax schedule still open for amend- ment. Senate Democrats noted with inter- | est Alfred E. Smith's declaration for the sales tax in a radio speech last night. However, the view was privately expressed that the decisive vote of the House against the sales levy has fore- stalled hope for its approval in the Senate. Showdown Scheduled. An informal understanding was reach- ed, however, to have showdown on the sales tax before the numerous excise and “nuisance” taxes are considered. In other words, if the sales tax is to be adopted, no time will be spent on | the other rates. The sales tax vote is expected to be reached soon. mittee of the Senate Democrats re- sumed work today in an effort to reach an understanding on the compromise proposal offered by President Hoover. MOVES FOR ABOLITION OF TWO-THIRDS RULE Ashurst Wants Democrats to Drop Practice Which Has Cost Party Two Presidents. By the Associated Press. | An appeal for abolition of the two- thirds' rule governing the selection of a presidential nominee by the Demo- crats was made in the Senate today by Senator Ashurst (Democrat of Arizona), who said it had cost the Democratic party two Presidents. Characterizing the rule as “archaic, un-American and unrepublican,” Ash- urst said he hoped the convention would have the courage next month to abolish the rule for future conventions. Ashurst made his appeal to the Democratic Senators who will be dele- gates at the convention. Senator Dill (Democrat of Washing- ton) said that no convention could bind a future convention, but Ashurst sald it would have a tremendous effect if the convention adopted a resolution | Meanwhile, the Special Relief Com- Donovan was testifying as the first witness in the hearing called by Chair- man Bingham to consider the local | supply bill for the fiscal year 1933, which passed the House with its total cut to $39,913,810 and the Federal con- tribution reduced to $6,500,000. the bl ot #4,75.108 below the. pudses of $4,173, estimate. it Donovan gave the committee a com- plete analysis of the estimated revenues | of the city for the year now drawing to la cfl!uu -ndedloft'.he coming fiscal year, and summ redict] District would hase l,.’n p-ct\mmgena: of $1,000,000 at the end of the fiscal year, 1933, assuming that Congress would approve the budget estimates o";olh & Federal contribution of $9,500,~ He said that if the total recommended enue-raising bill was sent floundering | lo' only for the continuance without abate- ment in any part of the Pederal con- tribution of $9,500,000, but also the provision of new and additional sources of revenues. means, in effect, that the additional revenues proposed by certain of the Mapes bills are really now needed by the District, in addition to the full contribution of $9.500,000 by the United States, to permit the District properly to function and to Carry on a necessary program of public improvement.” Donovan began his testimony by mak- ing known for the first time that fig- ures prepared early this month, based on actual revenue collections for the 10 months ended April 30 of the present fiscal year, indicate the actual revenues for the entire fiscal year ending June 30_will amount to $1,500,000 less than (Continued on Page 4, Column 1.) ABDUCTION STORY FOUND TO BE FALSE Police Say Philadelphia Girl Con- coctéd Yarn Merely as Publicity Stunt. By the Associated Press. PHILADELPHIA, May 17.—Police sald today that after a thorough in- vestigation they had found the report that Dora Gershon, 19-year-old daugh- ter of a laundry owner, had been kid- naped and held two days until a ran- | som of $300 had been paid, was untrue. Lieut. Harry Clark of the detective division said the girl was staying at the home of an aunt during the two days she was missing over the week end. After questioning her for several hours, he said, “the story was con- cocted as a publicity stunt. When first we talked to the girl she said she had been kidnaped She changed her story and said she had been visiting her aunt.” The story of the alleged kidnaping was first revealed by a reporter who said he learned it from her father, and ‘was then reported to the police. Three Children Die in Fire. BUCKINGHAM, Quebec, May 17 (#). —Three children were suffocated and four other children and their mother expressing its sense that the rule should be abolished in the future. narrowly escaped today when fire de- stroyed the home of Joseph Gaudet, AUTOMATIC PARACHUTES DROP FOUR MEN FROM PLANE SAFELY Demonstration Clears All Four Passengers in Five Seconds, Inventor Says. By the Associated Press. SANTA ANA, Calif, May 17.—Four men were parachuted from an airplane yesterday in a demonstration of a method to release passengers from dis- tressed ships. All landed safely and had cleared the ship in 5 seconds, Harry Trusty, inventor, calculated. In a cabin monoplane, 4,000 feet over the airport ha‘l‘th,the pilot pulled heads. The