Evening Star Newspaper, June 23, 1932, Page 2

A—2 ¥¥¥ ARMS SLASH PLAN GAINING STRENGTH Progress Pleases Hoover. Determined Opposition Was Expected. - BY CONSTANTINE BROWN. Geneva received an electric shock yes- terday when Ambassador Hugh Gibson | presented to the assembled delegates of | the world's nations the Hoover plan for | ending the deadlock which has existed at the Geneva Arms Conference almost since its beginning. _ While the French, British and Japa- nese adopted officially a somewhat frigid attitude toward the Hoover proposition, | the British and French admitted pri-| vately it was the only constructive sug- gestion brought before the assembly up to the present time. 1y 0 The Italians were, in Mr. Gibson’s own words, “just admirable,” and sup- ported the President’s arms cut plan without any reservation whatsoever. | The Germans were equally -unequivocal in their support, although it does not give them the equality with France, the | Nationalists have been clamoring for. ‘Neutrals’ Back Plan. The so-called neutrals—that is to those nations which had not par pated in the World War—were enthusi- | astic in their support of the Hoover arms cut plan. Naturally, nobody at the White House or in the State Depertment expects the Hoover plan to be adopted without | lengthy bargaining. This is inevitable | in any conference where there are so many nations represented, with somany | conflicting interests, but on the whole the reception accorded to Mr. Hoover's opcsals was much warmer then had cen anticipated by the President him- self and his State Department advisers. | There is no doubt prolonged ccnver- | sations and a carcful examination by | the technical experts of each nation, cspecially the French and British, will be necessary before Mr. Hoover's p'an, or a part of it, can be adopted. How-| ever, the mere fact that the cpposition of the principal nations interested in the reduction of armaments, or having | their own pet sctemes as to how this | problem should be solved, has becn less strong than was anticipated, is sufficient . to justify the mild optimism which pre- | vailed this morning in the State De-| partment. Stimson at White House. Secretary of State Stimson conferred | his morning with President Hoover and as he left the White House expressed satisfaction with the early reception given tte proposed plan. In the meantime, the President re- ceived scores of congratulations upon his latest move in international leader- Many of the messeges pouring ecutive Mansion were reudl by him personally. . i Senator Capper, an early morning caller, said he had expressed his per- scnal praise to Mr. Hoover. “His plan is very fine, very practical,” | the Kansas Republican said. I believe it will bring concrete results at Geneva 2nd certainly will have a gratifying ap- sa | February, peal to the pecple of this country. | It is the second time within 12 nths that the President of thel United States has volunteered to take | a hand and try to solve' what ap-! peared to be a hopelessly compromised international situation. was last July, when Europe seemed to be brecking down under the threat of | Germany's financial and _economic bankruptey. The second time was yes- terday, when the Lausanne conference’ appeared deadlocked. The difference betueen the two ac- | tions of the President is that while last year he felt compelled, under tre urgency of en immediate collapse of Germany's econcmic structure, to act | with all the authority and the pres-| tige which stands behind him, this time | he has offered to the world a sugges- tion which might form the basis for a o general discussion at Geneva. Proposal a Matter of Duty. The President felt duty bound to make yesterday’s proposal. Things were | going badly at Geneva. The conference was deadlocked and many participants were suggesting its adjournment. | This suggestion w2s made to Secre- | tary Stimson lasi April when he visited ' the Geneva battlegrounds. He dis-| couraged it, urging all concerned to| wait and sce what will happen after | the French general elections and the| governmental change in Germ:n: | Every seemed to have happened as it | was foreseen. The socialistic Herriot | won the elections with an_ o ing majority; the German Conservatives under Von 'Papen came into office. | They are all gathered at Lausanne now | Ciscussing the highly controversial | question of reparations. The administration thought this was | the psychological moment to put an end 1o the arms parley dead’ Telephone | conversations were exchinged between | the State Department and our dele- | gates at Geneva. Ramsay MacDenald, | Edouard Herriot, Col. von Papen and | Dino Grandi were acquointed with the | general outline of the President’s pro- posals. Plan Merely a Suggestion. H The time appeared ripe for somebody ! to make some practical suggestion re- | garding the disarmament conference. Since one of the European nations, cn | account of the diversity of their po- | litical problems, could take the lead. it was only natural that the United States should try and get them together around a proposition which has a con- | structive nucleus. It was pointed out that President Hoover's plan to reduce armaments is not a “take it or leave it” propesition. It is merely a sugges- tion launched by the chief executive! of a Nation which is intensely pacific | and is intended only to stari the ball | rolling. If adopted, even in a modified form, | it will result in substantial savings to | all nations concerned. As far as this country is concerned, | the adoption of the Hoover plan would mecan a saving of $200,000.000 a year for a period of 10 years, without inpair- ing in any way, it is said, our national | securit; 1 uld_give the United States the | It w much sought parity with Great Britain, without our building any more cruisers, | At present under the London naval treaty we have a right to 323.000 tons of cruisers. while Great Britzin is en- titled to 329,000 tons. Undear the Hoover propesal both nations weuld cut that ratio by one-fourth, which would bring exact parity between the two countries, without either building 2nything more. We would have to scrap five battle- £hips, a number of destroyers, many of which are already obsolete, and a num- ber of submarines. As far as cruisers and airplane carriers are concerned we ‘would merely have to destroy the blue- prints. That is the situation as far as the the United States and the British are concerned. It is evident that other na- tions, especially France, will bz com- pelled to object to the President’s pro- Posal. This & Gie situation as far as the; United States and the British are con- cerned. It is evident that other na- tions, especially France, will be com- pelled to object to the President’s pro- posal, especially in regard to the sub- marines. The French consider sub-~ marines as the “poor nation's battle- | ships.” They possess at present some 87,000 tons of such craft and Mr. Hoo- ver's suggestion that no nations should be allowed to have more than 35,000 tons of submarines is bourd to create | | Hall McCormick medal for strong opposition. Land Army Cut Complicated. Regarding the cut of one third of the land armies on and above the po- ' di lice forces each nation needs the sit- uation is still more complicated and & -~ ~Arms Plan THE EVEN Wins Favor France Stands Alone in Condemning Hoover Pro- posal—Paris Press Sees Statement as’ Electioneering Scheme. By the Assoctated Press. Newspapers and officials in the prin- cipal European countries today greeted President Hoover’s plan for general dis- armament cuts, announced yesterday, with more or less favor. ‘The French papers, however, almost universally condemned it as “demagogy” and as an electioneering scheme. The widely read Petit Parisien of Paris said if it had been submitted last “together with the French constructive plan, it would have elicited only applause, but today it appears as-a piece of extreme demagogy and an elec- toral maneuver.” President Hcover might be forgiven | for_addressing_an _electoral manifesto to Eurcpe,” Le Matin of Paris said, “but he can hardiy be forgiven for forgetting that an international conference is held t?( confer, and not as a registry for Lauded in Germany. The widely known political writer. Pertinax, in the Nationalist Echo de Paris, faid: “President Hcover seeks to impress the multitude by an elementary meas- ute which the simplest can under- stand. L'Oeuvre, organ of the Left at Paris, said since no revision of the debts was mentioned, “we are asked to make posi- tive concessions in exchange for hypo- thetic advantages.” German newspapers, however, lauded the propcsal as courageous and hailed it as the most significant international step since the declaration of the one- vear moratorium on reparations and debt payments last Summer. “It is the mest powerful contribution to peace and welfare since the war,” the Industrialist Allgemeine Zeltung | zaid. “Sensible nations must now unite and Jet France go on in the path of isola- |m:;." the Boersen Zeitung of Berlin said. At Madrid, Premier Manuel Zana said the proposals “dovetail with the Spanish republic’s often-repeated de- sires for world peace.” Sensation in London. The proposals created a sensation in the British press. The general attitude among the cabinet ministers remaining in London was that “anyhow, things are moving.” George Lansbury. leader of the Labor opposition, lauded the Hoover proposals. ‘The association at London, however, quoted “a naval authority” as saying he did not think the plan “for bad no chance ot acceptance by the great powers even if Hoover waves a big stick and refuses to consider debt reductions should his scheme fail.” ‘The proposals surprised the Japanese government - at Tokio completely and the news prominently displayed. The foreign office spokesrman said the dctails disclosed by the press dispatches were “drastic and far-reaching,” but it was impossible to discuss them with- out careful study. ““The Hoover prcposals should put new blood into the languishing conference,” the Britith Manchester Guardian said in an editorial, “and at the same time they should challenge the powers to do something to justify their lip service to ideas of peace and the pact of Paris which they have signed. “The proposals may or may not be | practicable in every detail; then, like inflleldiuch schemes, they can be modi- Japanese Opinion Divided. Japanese naval authorities intimated that Japan probably would b2 ready to support the abolition of chemical war- fare, serial bombardment of cities and reduction of aircraft carriers, although they doubted the advisability of abol- ishing aerial bombers. The drastic cuts in capital ships and cruisers proposed by the President would certainly be cpposed, they s:id. Japanese military officials appeared | skeptical of the practicability of tre proposals and said they considered them as impractical as Soviet Russia’s pio- posal fcr total abolitior: of armaments. They said they were inclined to doubf sidered his p'an primarily intended to Praised in Htaiy. | The Italian newspapers were enthusi- |astic about the American proposals, | some of them crediting the unde:stand- | | ing batween Italy and the United States to Dino Grandi's Iecent visit President Hoover. Leon Blum, French Socialist leader, wrote in his newspaper Populaire, that he wished France had submitted this new plan instead of waiting for the American President. He urged the peo- ple to support the plan and said he wished that France would accept it without delay or conditions. FUGITIVES ABDUCT PLANTER AND WIFE Trio Sought for Bank Hold-| up and Killing of Sheriff. Hide in Swamps. By the Ascociated Prass. MONROE, La., June 23.—Clyde Tay- lor, a planter, and his wife were ab- | ducted from their plantation near here today by three men suspected as the bandits who robbed a bank at Baskin two days ago and killed a deputy sherifl The bandits have been hiding in a swamp near the Tasler plantaticn for 48 hours. A posse trailed them into the waste land and surrounded it, but was unable to rout the fugitives from the thickets. Resort to Ruse. __The men resorted to a ruse in seiz- ing the Taylors and their autcmooile, res mably with hopes of fleeing from ihe cers and citizens and a nul bloodhounds are on guard. At midnight a man knocked on the plantation house door, asking aid for a woman companion. who, he said, was ill in an autcmobile in the yard. Taylor and his. wife went out to invesiigate and socn others in the house heard them start the family car. It was presumed they were taking the ill woman to a hospital, but hours passed and they failed to return. Officers started searching for them today on the belief the bandits still have them captives and are fleeing mber of | the country. Bloodhounds Used. Bloodhounds were loosed in the dense Tensas Swamp to roui out the fugitives | sought since Tuesday. S. D. Caldwell, 21-year-old ferryman. who escaped late yesterday after a ki naping experience with the robbers, said the fugitives were determined to fight it cut, with the posses. Caldwel's escape brought news that the bandit group comprised three men. Their girl companion was shot and cap: | tured during a running gun battle Tues- day. 4 He was kidnaped when the bandits attempted to cross Bayou Macon in an automobile. U. S. EXPERT GETS MEDAL FOR FARM ENGINEERING Maj. Oscar Van Pelt Stout Pre- sented Cyrus Hall McCormick Award for Achievements. By the Associated Press. COLUMBUS. Ohio, June 23.—Maj. Cecar Van Pelt Stout, irrigation inves- tigator for the United States Depart- ment of Agriculture at Oakland, Calif., last night was awarded the first Cyrus xceptional and meritorious engincering achieve- ment in agriculture.” The award was made at the annual banquet of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers. in convention at Ohio State University here. ‘The McCormick medal will be award- ed annually through an endowment ectablished by Cyrus H. McCormick, Mrs. Emmons Blaine and Harold F. McCormick as a memorial to their father, the inventor of the reaper. A native of Nebraska, Maj. Stout was graduated from the University of Nebrasia and became the first professor of agricultural engineering there. In the World War he was a major of | Engin the_United_States Army. controversial. France maintains that such a cut would put her in a distinct position of inferiority in relation with her neighbors, Italy and Germany. * The French have some 600,000 men under arms, inclusive of the colonial army. Taking for granted that France will be entitled to maintain a large pro- { portion of this army on account of her widespread colonies, she would still have to reduce her forces by some 120,000 men. Italy and Germany will have a smaller active army, but both these countries have .organigations which France does not possess. The Germans have, on and above the 100,000 Reichswehr, at least 1,000,000 young men who belong to um-mflm organizations, such as the Hitler s troops, the Stahlhelm and many ath- leti€ organizations. The Italians have the Fascist regular troops, the Young Fascist organizations and other similar societies, which can be ¢tonsidered as potential reserves. These are only a few of the complex problems which have been facing the isarmament conference and which are fiot soived in the President’s pro- posal. P 3 i Starting Saturday, | | inity in whicn about 1000 offi- | Tax Hits Ball Fans Who See Favorites On Local Diamond A new scale of prices for American League base ball games at Griffith Stadium, to conform with the provisions of the Fed- eral amusement tax, today was announced at headjuarters of the Nationals. | [ | when the Washington club plays its first game here following the Western trip that ended today, the 50- cent admissions will cost 55 cents; the old 75-cent tickets will be on the basis of an establiched charge of 72 cents and with an 8-cent tax added will be 80 cents. The $1 tickets, with the straight 10 per cent tax added will cost $1.10 On Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, when reserved seats are available, this class of ac- ccmmodation, formerly $1.25, will have an established price of $122, and with the iax of 13 cents added will cost $1.3§, while the $1.50 box seats, availible for all games, will carry a straight 10 per cent tax of 15 cents, mak- ing them cost $1.65. NEW LINDBERGH CLUE | RELATED BY DRIVER Identity of Persons Receiving Ransom Money May Come From Cab Man's Story. By the Associzted Press. FLEMINGTON, N. J., June 23.—New Jersey offictals were investigating last night the story of a colored taxicab driver as a possible Gue to the identity of the persons who recived the $50,000 fransom in the Lindbergh kidnaping | mystery. 7| 'The man, taken into custody in New | York City and his name kept sccret, was understood to have recounted that he drove two men a2nd a woman to a pot near St. Raymond's Cemetery on ne night of April 2, the place and date of Dr. John F. Condon’s (Jafsie) payment of the ransom. | The taxi driver, it was understood, recalled that one of the men wore an artificial nose and remarked to his companions: “My mother wouldn’t { recognizz me in this outfit.” All three | were said to have spoken with an English accent. ‘When the driver stopped his cab near the ccmetery, it was seid, the disguised man disappeared for a short while and take them to the One Hundred and | Twenty-fifth street ferry in Manhattan. | They alighted there and he drove away | without seeing them again. ‘While this story was being scrutinized prosecution and defense were preparing | their cases for the opening next Monday of the trial of John Hughes Curtis, Norfolk, Va., boatbuilder, on charges of | hoaxing Col. Charles A. Lindbergh in the disastrous hunt for the kidnapers of his baby son. He has since repudi- ated his confession. | ) U.'S. TO REJECT ANY SECURITY TREATY (Continued From First Page.) | | many’s economic recovery, and must | not upzet world business. | is afternoon Mr. MacDonald and | M. Herriot had another talk in which several members of both delegations participated. CONSIDER BUDGET PLA! for Reductions at Geneva. GENEVA, Switzerland, June 23 (#).— Avoiding discussion of the Hoover arm- ament proposals .for the present, American, French and British delegates to the disarmament conference today considered the French suggestion for reducing arms by cutting budgets. ‘The French explained their proposal further but refrained from mentioning arms cuts. gether pleased that their program, pro- posed yesterday, was nct discussed dur- ing today's private talk. They are de- termined that it shall receive full con- sideration by the general conference if not in these informal conversations. Hugh Gibson, who has been doing a great deal of night work recently, did not attend today's meeun{’.‘ Sir John Simen also was absent, having gone back to London to confer with his cab- inét colleagues. ; one moment practicable” and that it | President Hcover's sincerity and con- | court favor in the presidential election. | with | { monumental _building ih:-n(mg on Constitution avenue. | sewage treatment plant in the vici: | of First and Atlantic streets southeast ‘age area, were lon his return directed the driver to, " FRANCE PROPOSES | Arms Delegates Weigh French Proposal | any definite percentage figure for global ' The Americans appeared not alto-, NG STAR, WASHINGTON, D. |CONFEREES AGREE ND. C.LUMP PLAN Federal Contribution Reduced $1,725,000 to $7,775,000 Under Settlement. (Continued Prom First Page.) ¢, THURSDAY, RAICHLE AND PITTS TRABE LIE IN COURT Lawyer Accused of Periury! and Former Client Ex- change Accusations. (Continued Prom First Page.) Va., the Federal government is match- ing dollar for dollar with the State and loca) authorities. This pretentious parkway develop- ment, as well as the purchase of land for recreation centers, playgrounds and parks within the District, would have been halted had the Collins amendment iprevailed. As the commission is get- | ting no new funds this fiscal year, the $800,000 will hgve to last through the fiscal year of 1933. Twelve of the thirteen street im- provement items to be financed out of the gasoline tax fund eliminated by the House were restored. The one the conferees refused to agree to was an item of $96,300 for resurfacing Good Hope Road_southeast, from Minnesota avenue to Naylor road. $8,000 for Two Clinics. Agreement was reached on $8,000 ad- ditional written into the bill by the Senate for renovating the present so- clal disease clinic and providing new quarters for the tubercular clinic. A stipulation was made, however, that the Budget Bureau must first submit an estimate. This will delay reporting the bill to either the House or Senate for several days. The conferees agreed to an item of $100,000 for the construction of an ele- mentary school in Foxhall Village, but knocked out a provision for the prep- aration of plans for a school in Manor Park. A $75000 item for erection of a | branch public library in Georgetown was disallowed, but ithe conferees au- { thorized expenditure of an unexpended | balance of $5,500 for erection of re- | taining walls around the library site. A Senate amendment denying the | Public Utilities Commission funds to publish an order requiring the installa- tion of meters on taxicabs was accepted ever, will not affect appropriations for issuance of other orders relating to taxi- | cabs. " Two Items Eliminated. Another Senate amendment authoriz- ing the exvenditure of $100,000 for con- tinuing construction of the first unit of the municinal center, and $85,000 of an | unexpended balance for preparaticn of | plans for the second unit was eliminated. | Authorization was given the Washing- ton Railway & Electric Co., however, to | relocate its tracks in the municipal | center area. | facing Constitution avenue,so only that orticn betweert Second street and Pernsylvania avenue will be widened. the Standard Oil Co. it has The was ccnstructed on a new be used until The Senate voted building grede and cannot street s regraded | an app:opriation for widening and sur- | fecing of Constitution avenue frcm North Capitel to Sixth street. An item of $250.000 for construc- | tion of & new P street bridge over Rock | Creek was eliminated, as was an item cf $15.000 for survey and engineering investigation and preparation of p'ans for crection of viaducts over the Michi- {gan avenue and New Hampshire avenus | | grade | Ohio Pailroad. crossing on the Baltimore & $30,000 to Fight Mcsquitos. For mosquito control. the conferees decided on $30.000 instead of $40.000. votod by the Senate, and tne $20.000 approved by the Houce. Items for construction of a temuorary ity y in the Rock Creek drain- emoved. The conferees. however, anproved a Senate amendment allowirg the electrical department $1.- 006,000 to meet its 1933 street lighting bill. Of this amount. $12.000 is to b2 4 for completion of a studv of the r noods of the District with view h a municipally owned and | and for s po’ to establ operated service, In the school items. the conferees | agreed to a partial increase in the Hous> appropriations for purchase of school furniture. and permitted to main in the bill a Senate amendment allowing children of non-resident Fed- eral employes and Armyv, Navy and Ma- rine Corps officers and men to attend the public schools without the payment of tuition. The Hous= had voted to re- quire all non-resident children to pay tuition. | School Repairs Allowed. A nartial increase was allowed over the House appropriation for remodeling the c¢ld Business High School and the Cardeza High School. and a Senate amendment was approved appropriating $10,600 of an unexpended balance in the school buildings and grounds funds I ing equipment in the Wil- crs’ College to the old Colum- bia Junior High School. and the reha- bilitation of the latter building for use s’ collage. lice Department was granted funds for the erection of an auxiliary radio broadcasting transmitter, but the Fire Department lost an item of $83.- 500 for construction of a building for a new truck company in_the vicinity of Fourteenth street and Rhode Island avenue northeast. An increase from $5.300 to $8300 was allowed for traveling and other expenses of dairy farm inspectors. In | addition, the conferees raised to $100 the House limitation of $75 per family for the home care of dependent chil- dren and increased the appropriation {for the District Militla from $25,000, voted by the House, to $34,150. The amount for the pay of troops, however, was reduced from $11,000 to $10,000. All of the Water Department items eliminated by the House were restored by the Senate, the conferees agreeing it would be unwise to reduce ihe ap- propriation of a department that is celf-supporting. | SAGER FOUND GUILTY UNDER-BUILDING CODE Real Estate Operator Given Sus- pended Sentence for Chang- ing House Plans. , (From the 5:30 Edition of Yesterduy's Star.) Found guilty on a charge of violating building regulations, Charles D. Sager, real estate operator, of the 900 block of Fourteenth street, received a suspended sentence of a $50 fine or 30 days in jail from Judge Gus A. Schuldt in Po- lice Court today. Sager was arrested on the complaint of Jesse J. Kimball and N. M. Neilson, building in: . They testified that Sager, after submitting plans for erec- tion of a building at 434 Twenty-third street northeast, after they had been approved by the building inspectors, de- viated from the plans, allowing the rotrude mlma to 18 inches over the designated Grand Duke Boris Robbed. BELLEVUE, Aisne, France, June 23 (P)—Grand Duke Boris of Russia, cousin of the late Czar, has been the victim of a $4,000 jewel theft at his villa here, it was learned today. The booty ;ncmt}llzd hllh gold d.\&mnnd-nmddfi rooch which was once property o the Czar's sister, Washington, Md., and Mount Vemon,! {me and you needn’i try.” | by the conferees. The amendment, how- | A compromise was reached om the ! | Senate provision for widening and su:- | This_agreement_was reached to permit | to use the new | erected, the | the time of the alleged conversation, Raichle again asked: “Did you tell him (Miller) that you ! were going to testify against me here for the further reason that the Gov- ernment had promised to secure a set- tlement of your income tax troubles if you did so?” De Vane again intervened with an objection, and Pitts refused to answer the question, claiming his constitutional | immunity under a ruling of the court on this question. Raichle then asked Pitts whether he had been taken for automobile rides and given Turkish baths since being sent to jail. Pitts answered both queries in the negative. “Were you guilty of the conspiracy- embezzlement charge on which you were | convicted?” Raichle asked. “No.” Claims Unjust Conviction. “Then you were unjustly convicted?"” “Yes, and I wouldn’t have been con- victed at all if you hadn't messed it ey Pitts’ attitude toward Raichle was openly hostile, and on numerous occa- sions he flatly refused to answer ques- tions put to him by the attorney. Raichle’s attorney, James O. Moore of Buffalo, N. Y., Raichle’s homg, fre- quently asked the court to direct the witness to answer questions specifically. Pitts, however, appeared unwilling to] do this on several occasions. At one time, he pointed excitedly at Raichle with his forefinger and said:| “Now let me tell you, you can't bulldoze | Pitts said he testified falsely at his own trial under Raichle’s direction and | that he believed it was proper to do| s0. He said he did rot tell any of his! attorneys about this false testimony or | about tre circumstances under which the authorizations were fraudulently prepared and treated with acid in order to give them an aged appearance. Assistant Attorney General Nugent Dodds and Neil Burkinshaw, a special essistant, are expected to go more fully | into Pitts’ reasons for testifying against Raichle during the redirect examina: tion this afternoon. Admits False Testimony. Pitts tostified yesterday Raichle ad- vised him to throw away a number of | genuine autnorizations and prepar2 the others for use at the trial. He did not explain why the attorney pre- ferred the false documents to the au- thentic ones. . Pitls was convicted on the conspir- ecy-embezzlement charges and sen- tenced to 14 years in the penitentiary. He is also under sentencs of an addi- ticnal year for coniemp: of court in connection Wwith the introduction of false evidence. ‘The defense also brought out yester- day that Pi indiciments | for perjury, which are still pending, and that he is having trouble with the | Government on income tax delin- quencies. After alluding to the criminal prose- cutions facing Pit 1 for the in Raichle.” “Keep It From Raichle.” ! In ancther portion of his opening statement, Mcore said it would be shown | Pitts had instructed the men who as- | sisted him in preparing the false docu- ments to “keep it from Raichle.” He | said it would also be shown that| Raichle engaged an expert to examine | the papers and that this man, after an | examination, told him they were genuine. Pitts also testified Reichie asked Ed- mund M. Toland, a local attorney, to | g0 to W. I'. Roberts & Co., printers, at | about the time the false documents are alleged to have been prepared, and in- i quire whether the blank form of notes | they were selling at that time were the ame as those sold in 1927, 1928 and 1929, the dates which appeared on the authorizations. He testified that Toland refused. say- ing “I don't want to have anything to do with it.” i Theodore L. Weed, who became presi- | dent of the Smith Co. after Pitts re- | signed as chairman of the board, said | that during the conspiracy-embezzle- | ment trial he asked Pitts and Raichle if paper could be treated so it would have an aged appearan: He said | both men replied that this was possible. | AN U. S. STARS ADVANCE IN WIMBLEDON PLAY Shields, Mangin, Allison and Misses | Pzlfrey and Jacobs in Fourth Round. By the Associated Press. WIMBLEDON, England, June 23— Frank X. Shields, American Davis Cup ! stalwart and third ranking player, rallied from the shadow of defeat today | to win from E. D. Andrews, New Zea- ' land star, in five bitterly contested sets' in the third round of the English tennis | championships. The scores: 4—G, 13—15, 6—3, 75, 6—2. Sarah Palfrey, American Wightman | Cup team member. won her third-round | match, defeating Miss O. L. Webb of England, 6—2, 6—3. i Helen Jacobs, second ranking United | States player, alco advanced easily to the fourth round, defeating Mrs. Shep- | herd-Barron, cf ihe English Wightman Cup team, 6—2, 6—2. Gregory Mengin, representing the International Tennis Club of New York, advanced easily to the fourth round of ; men’s singles with a 7—5, 6—1, 6—4, victory over E. R. Avory of England. | Mrs. Dorothy Andrus Burke of Stam- ford, Conn., became the second Ameri- | 'y of the tournament when | to Doris Metaxa of France, | 6—4. 3—6, 3—6. in a third-round match. Mrs. L. A. Harper was elimi- nated in the first round. . ‘Wilmer Allison, American Davis Cup | team member, advanced easily to the fourth round of men's singies in a| 6—4, 6—0, 2—6, 6—1 victory over R. Miki, Japanese Davis Cup player. Fred Perry, ace of the English Davis ) Cup team, defeated John Van Ryn, American Davis Cup player, in straight sets, 6—3, , 6—0, for the first American casualty among the men. FLYING CROSS PLANNED FOR AMELIA EARHART Mrs. Amelia Earheart Putnam prob- ably will receive the Distinguished Fiy- ing Cross as the T tion by the Federal Government of her achieve- ment in the Atlantic Ocean alone by air. ‘The Senate ay voted her the rl:ln:‘l Cross of the Distin- n. Hitpated the. P Ceses win o e Flying upon and. the bill sent te L JUNE 23, 1932. 38 and Still Si ngle BRITAIN WAITS IN VAIN FOR NEW PRINCESS. THE PRINCE OF WALES, BY the Associated Press. ONDON, June 25.—Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, celebrated his 38th birthday anniversary today, still the world's most eligible bachelor, in spite of fervent wishes expressed in Britain a year ago today that there might be a Princess of Wales on his next anniversary. In contrast with recent anniversaries, when his schedule of work and engage- ments has been followed as usual. he decided to take a day off today. The only task he assigned himself was to read the thousands of congratulatory messages that poured in from all cor- ners of the world. He left behind him a busy year when he awoke this morning to realize he was 38, Durirg it he has taken up motor boating. made a hole in one. been badly shaken up in an automobile accident beccme. a book collector, taken up c; cling. led the world in the wearing of berets, and suffered several days’ ill- ness. Pilot Swims for Life In Crocodile-Filled Lake as Plane Falls By the Assoctated Press PANAMA _CITY, June 23— Maj. L. H. Brereton, commander of France Air Field here, had to swim for his life through waters infested with crocodiles vesterday when his plane fell into Gatun Lake, near Gambea. Rain fouled the magneto and the motcr failed. The major was not injured. STOCK EXCHANGE SCORED AT INQUIRY BY WOMEN “VICTIMS” (Continued Prom First Page.) fhe same time he was urging her to uy. He and his wife, she said, held 1,700 shares of the stock in 1920, but by the end of the year had sold it all. Members of the firm, the witness testified. participated in a pool on the stcck and “kept their customers from celling until members of the pool with incide knowledge got_out.” Miss Roberis testified she had lost several hundred thousand dollars. She said a member of the exchange had told her she could do nothing be- cauce “the Stock Exchange is th grestest Monte Carlo in the world.” “This d ed. “until the Government takes the | Stock Excharge under iis control.” Brookhart Asks Probe. Senator Brookhart, Republican, of Towa, asked the committee to investi- gate ‘thls so-called Better Business Bureau of the New York Stock Exchange.” He said he referred to the Better Business Bureau of New York City which he contended is “tied up Wit the Stock Exchange. Brookhart told the committee the in- fermation which led him to ask the investigation was given him by Clark G. Hardeman of St. Louis, who, he said, “sued the Better Business Burcau for $20,000 for trying to pui him oui of business” and received a settlement for that amount. Chairman Norbeck said the commit- tee had heard of many similar instanc:s told by those who had lost money on the stock market, but thzt “only a few had the courage to come and tell of their experiences.” David Stock, committee investigator, then presented testimony concerning a | rales campaign he saii was conducted by William Fox in October, 1929, to get | the public to invest in the stock of Fox ‘Theaters Corporation. Collapse of Market. Within 10 days, he said, the stock market collapse came, end th= stock, which had been selling at 29%, went down to 10. “The financial condition of the com- pany was such.” he added, “that the collapse was lik<ly, even though the crash on the market had not come.” Stock said Fox ran full-page adver- ! tisements in the newspapers and dis- tributed films in which he personally advised his patrons to “share in his prosperity.” “At the same time" Stock added, | ‘distinguished citizens appeared on the stages of theaters through the country testifying to the business integrity of Mr, Fox. “A typical case was the appearance of Mayor Walker of New York City in the Academy of Music.” During that year, Stock continued, three different statements of the earn- m of the Fox Film Co. for 1929 were —_— BAND CONCERT. By the United States Marine Band. this evening at 7:30 o'clock, at the Dis- trict World War Memorial, Arthur S. Witcomb. second leader, conducting. March, “The Sun God’ Overture, “Il Guarany”. Duet for trombone and Musicians Robert E, Grand scenes fi Juliet” | He played Santa Claus at a party ! atiended by his-household staff and their families, bacame a foot ball fan. | became gymnastic instructor for his | two young ncphews, and opened the new Shakespeare Memorial Theater at | Stratford-on-Avon, among other things too numerous to mention. It was discovered he is fond of tripe end onions, doe:n't like strangers to follow him on golf courses, has sym- athy for the unemployed and has ! opes of seeing British industrial con- ditions improve. He represented Great Britain at the funeral of President Paul Doumer of France, acted as guice to a group of tcurists in London, sent a life guard's unifcrm to a little boy who had been | brave and had a radio installed in his plane. He swapped flying yarns with Amelia Earhart after her transatlantic flight, told cn audi>nce of farmers at a county iair they werc bchind the times and w2s ¢ppointed honorary air commodore b7 i father. the King, on the latter's birthday anriversary early this month OUNDUTRALEADS OPEN GOLF PLAY Youngster Shoots Sensa- | tional 69 to Unseat Leo Diegel and Others. i By the Associated Press { FRESH MEADOW COUNTRY CLUB, | Fluching, N. Y.. June 23.—Olin Dutra. | ounger of the two Spinish brothers m the Los Angeles district, shot a sensaiionsl 63, one under par. today for | the lead in the first round of the United | States Open golf championship. | The husky Californian negotiated | the last nine holes in 33, 2 under par, aiter dropping a single fect figures with an outward 36. narrowly missed putts for birdies on the sixteenth and eighteenth after fir- ing_beautiful approaches to the greens. Dutra repleced Leo Diegel as the | early pace-setter. It was the first successful attack of the tournament on old man par and established the Par Western entry as an_unexpected contender. Dutra gave a brilliant exhibition in mastering the difficulties of Fresh Meadow, especlally on the back nine. where a number of favorites racked, including MacDonald Smith, | George von Elm and Densmore Shute. onesty will go on,” she add- | Dutra’s score gave him a five-stroke 2dvantage over Gene Sarazen, the Brit- | ish Open champion, and Jose Jurado, | Argentine ace, each with 74 for the aening round. The par-breaker was six strokes ahead of the defending champion, Bill Burke, and Waiter Ha- gen, each with J5. Dutra’s brother, Mortie, had a first round, 7. Just a year ago, at Toledo, Mortie Dutra shared the leadership for the first day with a 71, finishing in a tie for 7th. Leo Diegel shot a sparkling 73, three over par, in a stiff wind. | Sarazen and Burke threw away chances on the incoming nine. Burke's | G on the fiftcenth was costly. He and Sarazen both bagged birdies on the | seventeenth, but Gene then approached | ;hflr: and took a 5 on the par 4 home | hole. Diegel wielded his heavy niblick like 2 m>gic wand. Twice he came .out of traps dead on the pin, on the third and eighteenth. He also hit a mashie | iron cui of tre sand on the first hole, carrying nearly 150 yards to 3 feet of the cup. He lost a good chance to equal par by barely miscing three short putts. Two of the prime favorites, Von Elm, last years runner-up, and Mac Smith, just back from fin- iching reccnd to Sarazen in the British open, shot away most of their chances with poor starts. Von Elm, his con- | trol and putting awzy off, finished with 38—41—79 and Smith with 40—40—80. Tomekichi Mivamoto, Japanese star, with a 10 on the fifth hole, finished with an 82. Other scores follow: Ky Laffoon. 43—42—85. Jack Willlams. 46—40—86. Willie Klein, 38—41—79. Ed S. Kirby, 38—39—77. uther. 393978, Les_Madison. 40—43—83. | T Philip Perkins, 37—39—76. | Mortie Dutra, 40—37—-77. Denny Shute. 37—41—78. | Dan J. Goss. & 0. | Georse B_ Smith, 404181 | *Gordon Kummer, 43—46—89 |y RoBert T. Barrett. Chevy Chase, Md.. 36— Abe G. Espinoss. Jack Curl Hia T Ficy: S—t0_7. Clarence Gamber, 40—43—83. *Jobn E. Lohm: 287, Bobby Cruickshank, 40—38—78. Walter Hagen, —15. Harold L. McSpaden. $4—36—80. Wifly Cox. 40—40—80. y Cox. Badie, Mitier: 36—45 81 Henry Ciuci, 41, Willlam Green, 38—42—80. Wilson Crein, ‘44—41—35. Joe Turnesa, 40—30—79. Sonny_ Rouse, 40—40—80. Jock ’5fllthhnn4 433881 Dave u‘-‘;fim' 383876, Johnny Plscher—30-—438 riex H_Hoffner, wlindre. Vincent 8. * Denotes Plan March on Spain’s Capital. SEVILLE, June 23 (#).—The news- paper El Noticlero said today farm workmen in this territory are planning a “march on Madrid” to demand better working conditions from the central government, " 7 7 Toke to per- | He | had ! GGG SAENE LAID TO BROKERS Morgan Belmont Reveals Plan Made on Basis of Schwab Deal. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, June 23.—Morgan Bel- mont testified that negotiations in 1928 by Charles M. Schwab, to dispose of his interests in the Chicago Pneumatic Tool Co. for $16,000,000, or $3.900 000 more than the market value, were ac- companied by plans of brokers, pre- sumably formulated to raise the value of the stock by “rigging the market.” Belmont, who is a partner in August Belmont & Co., was a witness 1nzl|.l’lc action brought by Victor Soskice and Michael Kay against the Belmont firm and Speyer & Co. for $140,000 commis- slons for bringing Schwab to them. Firm Got Commissions. Under questioning by Frederick E. Klein, attorney for the plaintiffs, Bel- mont_testified that his firm recetved $26,000 in commissions without put- ting up a cent to purchase the Schwab stock. “How much did Speyer & Co. up2= dKIein asked. i I don’t know,” Belmont replied. Then he flatly denied that l;"s firm and the other defendant company bought the outstanding 95,000-odd shares of Chicago Pneumatic Tool Co. stock at $175 a share when its market value late in 1927 was about $137. The plaintiffs assert all the Schwab i stock was purchased by the bankers and based their claims for commission on that ground, but Belmont insisted that all the stock purchased that he knew of was two blocks, one of 12,500 shares &t $12750 a share, and the other of 7.500 shares at $129 a share, on which he caid the plaintifis were paid full commission. Releases Offered. Referring to reieases signed in January, 1928, by Soskice and Kay. Klein called attention to a paragraph prohibiting them from operating in the market in the tool stock until . 1928, as 0 Speyer & Co. could the market?” Klein asked. e “It is customary,” Belmont replied, “for a house undertaking a market operation to protect themselves from s who have knowledge of the “With a view to having the price go up?” ““Presumably so.” BANK CREDIT PARLEY IS CONDUCTED HERE Fifth TFederal Reserve District Committee Is Holding All-Day Meeting. The Banking and Industrial Commit- tee for the fifth Federal Reserve dis- trict, organized recently at the Fed- eral Reserve Bank of Richmond at the request of President Hoover, is holding an all-day meeting here today at the Riggs National Bank The committee is composed of one banker and one business man frcm each of the five States in the fifth dis- trict and two members for the District of Columbia—Robert V. Fleming ead Edwin C. Graham. It is sceking methods of reviving business through the greater use of bank credii, vh has recently been released by all | Federal Reserve Banks in great quant Ues through open market operations. It was expected thai many valuabls suggestions would be made at this ef.- ernoon’s session. Reports from all parts of the fifth Federal Reserve dis- trict now state that the banks have ore credit available for sound busi- ness purposss than is demanded. Ior that reason an effort is now being made to increase the demand and thus bring about business expansion. 25 well as greater activity in industrial districts. FREED IN ROBBERY, MAN AGAIN HUNTED Witnesses Who Refused to Testify Against McGeogheghan Sec- ond Time Change. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, June 23 —The State, which dropped bank robbery charges against Danny McGeogheghan last week, sought him again today. Eleven jurors were reported to have favored convicting him of the $60.000 robbery of the State Bank of Clearing, but the jury was dismissed, deadlocked. Then the prosecution announced that two bankers who had identified the beer Tunner as a robber were unwilling to remain away from business, under guard, to testify at a second trial. McGeogheghan, grinning, went free. Investigations were begun, and today after a conference State’s Attorney John A. Swanson announced that the wit~ nesses were ready to testify at another trial. Detectives were sent out to hunt McGeogheghan and hold him for prose- cution. CHAPLIN MAY OPPOSE SONS ENTERING MOVIES Contract Signed by Divorced Wife for Two Youngsters and Self Arduses Discussion. By the Associated Press. HOLLLWOOD, June 23.—Charlie Chaplin, film comedian, will not say publicly whether he approves of his two small sons entering motion pic- tures. But from friends close to the actor it was learned he may take ac- tion to prevent their appearance on the screen until they are older. Chaplin’s divorced wife, Lita Grey Chaplin, has signed a contract with Fox Film'Corporation for the two boys, Charles Spencer Chaplin, jr. 7, and Sydney Earl Chaplin, 6. She also signed one for herself. ‘The actor’s divorced wife indicated she would oppose any efforts by Chap- lin to forestall his sons’ screen appear- ance should he make them. She said that as the boys' guardian “no one could possible interfere” with her thz provided she took all possible care the boys and did not neglect their education. ADVERTISING MEN ELECT Six New Directors Named at Final Session in New York. NEW YORK, June 23 (#).—Six directors were elected today at nteh: final business session of the twenty- eighth annual convention of .the- Ad- vertising Pederation of America, The new directors are Benjamin J. Sweetland of Seattle, Wash.; O. C. Harn of Chicago, Frank G. i Boston, Mass., and Tipper !G.TIIinn sun;ncr. both of New Yor‘.nd annual report was read Gil- Jert T. Ppresident of t&!