Evening Star Newspaper, August 3, 1932, Page 1

WEATHER. (U.8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Showers this afternoon and tonight; tomorrow partly cloudy;, not much change in temperature. Temperatures—Highest. 79, 11 am. today; lowest, 69, at 11 p.m. yesterday. Fuil report on page 6. Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages 14 and 15 Che Foem WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION ny Star. “From Press to Home Within an Hour” The Star’s Carrier system coversevery city block and the regular editlon is delivered to city and suburban homes as fast as the papers are printed. Yesterday’s Circulation, 116,179 No. 32,236. Entered as second class matte; post office, Washington, D. r c WASHINGTON, D. (., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 1932—THIRTY PAGES. *k * (®) Means Associated TWO CENTS. Press. DISCRUNTLEDB.EF. PREPARES T0 MOVE FROM ~ JOHNSTOWN Waters’ Statement to Dis- band Army in Pennsylvania Brings Confusion. MARCHERS’ CHIEF ADVISES 'AGAINST MARYLAND SITE Commander Recommends Organiza- tion of Camps in Home States. Doak Carter Resigns. By the Associated Press. JOHNSTOWN, Pa., August 3.—After conferring with leaders of the Bonus Expeditionary Force, Mayor Eddie Mc- Closkey said today he would obtain trucks tomorrow morning to carry the bonus-seeking veterans from their camp here Doak Carter, chief of staff of the B. E. F, announced that the bonus force will move from Johnstown as soon as possible, probably to some other Pennsylvania site. Carter in addressing the marchers later announced he had resigned. The announcement was made follow- ing a conference called by Mayor | McCloskey for & “showdown.” The mayor, previously had announced he would wire Comdr. Walter W. Waters, asking him to “clarify” his plans for the immediate future of the veterans. The mayor asked the field staff to tell him whether Comdr. Waters wants the expedition disbanded. He referred to conflicting statements attributed to the commander last night. Summoning Carter and other members of the field staff to his office, McClos- key sald: Mayor Is “Sick.” “I'm getting sick and_tired of this monkey business. First I hear reports that Waters says to disband the army, then you say he says ‘stick.” “Why doesn't he communicate with me? I am the mayor and I was good enough to invite you here.” While the conference was in session, a telephone call from Washington ad- vised Carter that Eddie Atwell, com- mander ¢f Camp Marks, will come to Johnstown at cnce. Pinchot to Furnish Trucks. ‘McCloskey said he will obtain trucks from Gov. Pinchot. “The Governor will let me have all | the trucks I want, and you can leave the city as peaceably as you came,” Mc- Closkey said. “I want you to get out, when you do, without leaving a bad taste in the mouth of Johnstown. “If anything happens out there we will be blamed. If deaths occur out there we will be blamed. I want you to be fair with me as I'm trying to b with you.” No Site in View. “We have no particular spot in view,” Carter said. “But we have been in- vited to several places in the State, and Fennsylvania is es good as any other place to stay. So we probably will gelect some other spot in Pennsylvania.” McCloskey impressed on the field staff that damp conditions as they ex- ist are injuring the health of men, women and children. The mayor said many of the veterans are ill and, that if conditions continue “sickness may become calamity. Unit leaders at the camp, chafing at uncertainty at field headquarters, pressed for establishing a regular mili- tary organization. Several hundred veterans arrived to- day and registration showed there were close to 8,000 now in the camp. A disgruntled contingent filed in and | out of the field headquarters in City Hall, asking an explenation cof state- | ments credited to their leader. The staff it-elf s in a state of con-{ fusion end caid Waters is being urged | to come here to address the army. Dispatches from Washingtcn early today quoted Waters as advising mem- bers of the B. E. F. return to their home States to form organizations there. Earlier the commander was reported to have said in Annapolis that he is convinced the proposed camp near Laurel, Md, is not advisable because of sanitary conditions and that the army should disband until definite plans are laid for the future. Question Truth of Reports. ousands at the camp refused to g “they can't s us with his | time later the field staff an- | s had said to tell them to t until we formulate new B. Elison, National con- t officer, said he was informed that is seeking a new permanent the ve.erans. The vets were told that Waters also plans to provide for separate camps in each State and that he has com- municated with the Governors of all States, with “favorable” replies coming ters t m, in a statement, said that no circumstances will the army broken up. r McCloskey urged the veterans ! wued on Page 3, Column 1.) ["0ORTGAGE FIRM FILES CLAIM FOR $1,325,568 x Sues Equitable Life Assurance So- ciety of New York After Pur- ported Sale of Assets. By the Assaclated Pre DES MOINES, Towa, August 3.—The Collins Mortgage Co. of Cedar Rapids yesterday filed suit in District Court 1o recover $1,325,568.58 from the Equit- able Life Assurance Society of the United States of New York as the yesult of the purported sale of its Imsiness to the New York corporation last November 1. It is the second suit filed within a month by the Collins Co. as part | any undesiral | eignt alleged p: Climbing of Tree Brings Conviction To Bonus Marcher It probably will cost Walter Eicker, New York bonus marcher, $40 for climbing a tree in the small Government park at Thir- teenth and E streets. He was convicted on the tree-climbing charge this afternoon in Police Court and will be sentenced by Judge Ralph Given later. Eicker mounted the tree a week ago last Monday to spegk to a group of so-called radicals, who had been driven away from the White House by police. Defense Counsel Irving Schwab and David Levinson, New York, argued the statute under which he was tried was unconstitutional, in that it was promulgated by the Office of Public Buildings and Public Parks and not Congress. Judge Given, however, ruled Con- gress had authority to give the park office the right to make “needed rules and ,regulations.” The judge found Eicker guilty on both counts and will pass santence as soon as other cases growing out of the attempted picketing have been disposed of, he said. DATA ON RIOTERS SENT T0 MITCHELL Department of Justice to Lay Disorder Facts Before Grand Jury. Data which the Department of Jus- tice desires to lay before the grand jury in furtherance of President Hoover's plans for prosecution of bonus rioters for offenses against the Government were delivered to Attorney General Mitchell teday by the District Commis- sioners. As arrangements for vigorous court action against those responsible for the recent B. E. F. riots proceeded here, a remnant of the routed bonus army was served with cfficial notice to “evacuate by tonight their short-lived refuge at ‘Waterbury, Md. Meanwhile the one-time commander in chief of the tattered bonus-seeking forces, Walter W. Waters, endeavored frantically to secure haven for his scat- tered followers in their own home States pending proposed disbandonment of the main wing of the army at Jchns- town. Pa. F | Conference Held. ~ | District Ccmmissioner Herbert B. Crosby and Acting Corperation Counsel | Vernon E West copferred with the Attorney General some time at the | Justice De; t. - In addition -to giving the et officer certain undis- closed facts” to the recent dis- turbances, the municipal officials showed Mitchell a copy of the District's drastic exclusfon order, aimed at “undesirabes.” After the conference, Crosby said the exclusion edict, ebout the terms of which much discussion has revolved, | would remain in force. Under this order, the police are directed to prevent groups from entering the District. Ti.e authority is designed to bar further bonus marchers on the Capital. When the Commissioner and corpora- tion counsel had left his office, Attorney General Mitchell summoned ' Assistant Attorney General Nugent Dodds, whom | he has commissioned to investigate alleged violations of Pederal laws in- volved in the clashes last week and prosecute those guilty of such offenses. Jury to Meet This Week. Dodds will present his findings to the | District grand jury when it resumes its inquiry this week. Commissioners Reichelderfer and Crosby, Daniel Gar- ges, secretary to the Commissioners; Police Inspectors Brown, Edwards, Bean and Davis and Police Lieut. Ira Keck. aide to Crosby, today were served with | subpoenas to testify before the grandi Court proceedings against articipants in the radical | demonstration by would-be picketers of | the White House 10 days ago were be- | gun today. Advised by Past Comdr. Waters to vacate the tract offered by Mrs. Maude “on Page 3, 72y ry. Poice (Continued on Page 3, Column GARNER EXPECTED HERE TO PREPARE CAMFA!GN Democratic Vice Presidential Nom- inee Pxobab)y’will Be Back in About Two Weeks. By the Associated Press. by Iriends here to return to Washing- ton in about two weeks to prepare for his eampaign as Democratic vice presi- dential nominee. He has been resting £t his Uvalde, Tex., home since Con- gyess adjourned. Although plans of the Speaker for stumping the country are indefinite, it is certain that he will make an extend- ed speaking tour. Tentative plans call for several speeches in New England and in Atlantic Coast and Eastern States. In addition, serious considera- tion is being given by the Speaker to a Western tour to include California and other Pacific Coast States. Other tentative plans call for visits and speeches in the North and Middle West, particularly the Dakotas, Colo- rado, Tllinois and Iowa. Speaker John N. Garner is_expected | GOVERNOR ORDERS TROOPS O QUELL COAL MINE SIEGE Leslie Acts After One Killed and Eight Shot in Indiana Disorder. Is PEACE OFFICERS FAIL ’\ TO HALT HOSTILITIES Sixty Workers, Hemmed in by Plckets, Return Fire of Attacking Force. By the Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS, August 3.—Gov. Harry G. Leslie today ordered Indiana National Guard troops into Vigo Coun- ty, where union pickets have besieged 60 non-union miners in the Dixie Bee shaft. The decision was reached after con- ferences with several advisers. The Governor said he had ordered troops into the mine field because the situa- tion “has gotten beyond the control of anyone but the State.” “I cannot permit this guerrilla war- fare to continue in our State.” he added. The troops to be sent, the Governor sald, will be picked men of experience. A force of 1.000 will be ordered out. Adjt. Gen. Paul E. Tombaugh received the order for troops from the Gover- nor at 12:45 p.m. The adjutant general said the first men would be on the way in a few minutes. The Governor had been importuned by Joseph Dreher, Vigo County sheriff, to send troops to prevent disorder at the Dixie Bee mine. Last night, after the first exchange of shots between the union pickets and the non-union miners, the sheriff sent a frantic mes- sage urging the sending of National Guard airplanes equipped to make a gas attack. The Governor directed that martial law be proclaimed in the affected area. He left to the determinaticn of Nation- al Guard officers the extent of the area to be placed under military control. Six airplanes of the 113th Observation Squadron were included in the contin- gent ordered to the mine area. The air force will include 12 pilots and a ground crew. ONE DEAD, EIGHT HURT. | 60 Men Besieged in Mine by 3,000 Pickets. TERRE HAUTE, Ind., August 3 (#)— The siege of the Dixie Bee Mine, in Southern’ Vigo County, was continued today with desultory firing. Sixty non-union workmen, hemmed in by a ring of union pickets, exchanged bursts of fire at daybreal, apd then the attackers and defenders settled down to cautious sniping. The siege began late yesterday. One picket has been killed and four wound- ed. Four defenders of the mine have been wounded. The latter are still at the shaft without medical attention. Pickets last night turned back am- bulances sent to bring out the wounded | miners, Representatives of the non-union workers were at the State Capitol, in Indianapolis, seeking a conference with Gov. Harry G. Leslie. They left here hoping to persuade the Governor that National Guard troops are needed to stop hostilities. Two specific requests for troops, sent by Sheriff Joseph Dre- her of Vigo County, have been ignored by the Governor. Reconnoiters by Plane. An airplane reconnaissance of the shaft this morning by Orville Lancet, secretary-treasurer of the corporation, disclosed the mine buildings were still intact. Dreher's deputies were helpless to raise the siege in the face of a picket strength estimated at 3,000. The union men blocked all roads in a square mile surrounding the non-union shaft. Grimly holding their lines, they were reported by observers to be “closing in.” The men in the mine were said to conserving their ammunition and pre- paring for a possible battle at close quarters. Gov. Leslie kept in touch with the situation, but said he would order troops into the region “when and if the time comes.” Injured Men Listed. Taylor Kellar, 24, of Linton, Ind., shot in the head, died in an ambulance | en_route to a Sullivan, Ind.. hospital. Grant Swann, 22 of Jacksonville, Ind., | was in a hospital here, a bullet wound | in the leg. Other wounded were treated | by a Farmersburg physician. | __Prosecutor Charles C. Whitlock, who ~(Continued on Page 2, Column 4.) EDUCATOR SUCCUMBS COLORADO SPRINGS, August 3 (#).—Thomas S. McAloney, superin- tendent of the Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind and nationally known | as an educator, died here late yesterday. }He was born in Ireland June 26, 1869. | _He formerly served in the Kentucky | School for the Deaf and as superin- |tendent of the Western Pennsylvania | Institute for the Blind at Pif | 21 DAYS OF RAI By the Associated Press. HARBIN, Manchuria, Anugust 3.— | have converted North Central Man- churia into a lake and brought about a national dizaster. Tens of thousands of square miles of Twenty-one days of uninterrupted rains | N INUNDATE VAST : AREA IN CENTRAL MANCHURIA Thousands Flock to Cities as Waters Destroy Crops and Stores; Miles Hit by Disaster. branches of the Chinese Eastern Rail- way are paralyzed and all communica- | tion with Siberia is cut off. | It is possible to travel by boat from Harbin to Tsitsihar, a distance of 1,200 miles, over a route much of which was | once land. Considerable loss of human life and livestock has been reported of its alleged claims against the de-rich harvests have been destroyed and | from manv districts. Several humdred fendant Winnebago County Court in which a Sudgment of $1562,637.78 is asked by the Cedar Rapids firm. The Collins Co. alleges the defen- @dant agreed to purchase the busi- | lost. Thousands of farmers and other residents have lost their homes and are flocking to the cities from the terrible inundation. The material damage is estimated at ness, records, assets and good will of the plaintiff for an amount left to be determined as “fair and reasonable.” The petition states that the agree- ment was carried out, but that the Cefendant has refused to pay for any gpart of the property. several hundred million Mexican dol- lars (a Mexican dollar is worth ap- proximately 21 cents) and the floods | threaten to rival even those of 1914, the worst in Manchuria’s history Harbin is isolated from the rest of the world by rail and mail., All three An action is pending in the | enormous stocks of grain and soy beans | square miles in the Nonni River area | are under water and the floods have raised a problem which the new Man- choukuo Government has found beyond its capacity to handle. - The floods show no signs of abating. Imienpo is threatened with inundation as a result of & 13-foot rise in the Sun- garl River since yesterday. Three | thousand cars of grain and 1,000 cars | of timber were flooded at Fuchiatien. J a suburb of Harbin. The Sungari here is 9 feet above its normal level, NATIONS MOBILIZE FORWAR IN CHACD; PEACE MOVES FAIL Paraguayan Women From All Walks of Life Demand Right to Enlist. BOLIVIA CALLS LARGE CLASS TO THE COLORS i Armies in Field Ccntinue to Clash Despite Efforts of League of Nations. By the Associated Press. Paraguay and Bolivia are rapidly moving closer to a state of actual war over their conflicting claims in the Gran Chaco area, potentially one of the richest in the world. Undeterred by appeals frcm the League of Nations, both countries have ordered mobilization of their armed forces. Bolivia has called to the colors all classes of men between 22 and 29 and all retired officers between 20 and 50. Recruiting stations in Paraguay have been besicged by volunteers eager to enlist. Even women are demanding they be sent to the front. President Guggiari of Paraguay, in a message of inspiration to the’ troops, called upon them to uphold the tradi- tional valor of the Paraguayan army. It was reported 800 citizens of Uruguay had offered to serve under the colors of Paraguay. In the meantime, armies in the field continued to clash in the vicinity of the frontier forts, which both countries maintain in the Chaco. A detachment of the Argentine army was ordered to the Bolivian frontier to maintain Argentina’s neutrality. WOMEN RUSH TO ENLIST. Demand Right to Be Sent Into Front Line. ASUNCION, Paraguay, August 3 (#).—Hundreds of excited Paraguayan women—society belles, debutantes and farm- wives—besieged the government today, demanding the right to go to war. They came by dozens, hanging on “trucks and wagons, crowding out of trains, and rushed for the stadium where recruiting activities looking toward war with Bolivia were centered. The unexpected rush perplexed the government, already ovefwhelmed aftcr President Guggiari signed the decree last night mobilizing the country’s armed forces. The women demanded active service on the battle front. This the govern- ment regarded as impossible. In the p Chaco wilderness even the mildest non-combatant service is considered too severe for women. The beleaguered officials tried to sug- gest service in civilian capacities at home, flling positions vacated by the men. But the women scoffed. If Para- guay goes to war, they shouted, their place would be in the Chaco, not the home. In a proclamation President Gug- giari called upon the army to prepare to achieve “deeds of prowess.” “As before,” he said, “when Para- guayans gave the world an example of astonishing vigor and valor which com- manded the world’s admiration, so now we must demonstrate that our race re- tains these virtues of our fighting fore- fathers and we must repeat history.” The general staff announced last night it was responsibly informed that 600 Bolivian troops in Southern Chaco had deserted, crossing the Pilcomayo River into Paraguayan territory. One battalion of specially recruited troops from Concepcion already is under orders to proceed to the Casado sector, e 2. Column 5.) ROOSEVELT NEARS ACTION ON WALKER Governor of Ending Uncertainty on Mayor's Fate Before Trip Aug. 20. Reported Desirous By the Assoclated Press ALBANY, N. Y., August 3.—Gov. Roosevelt’s decision in the Mayor Walker case may be given within the next fortnight. With the Governor reported desirous of settling the Walker matter before going on any important trip in his campaign for the presidency, political observers believe the decision will not be long withheld once the entire case is in his hands. Samuel Seabury’s rebuttal to Mayor Walker’s defense, expected today, about completes the “evidence.” Mr Roosevelt's next campaign address is scheduled for August 20, at Columbus, Ohjo. This would give him slightly more than two weeks in which to make his decision, if he desired to have the Walker case over with before leaving on a campaign trip. NEW YORK, August 3 ().—Samuel Seabury, counsel to the Hofstadter Leg- islative Committee, announced today he expected to have his rebuttal to Mayor Walker's reply to charges against him in the hands of Gov. Roosevelt some time this afternoon. The rebuttal will go to Albany by special messenger and will be released for publication after the Governor has received it. BANDITS TAKE AUTO WITH HIDDEN DIAMOND Woman's Strategy in Placing Ring Under Seat Cushion Proves Costly After All By the Associated Press. | Kroichik’s strategy was all right ex- |'cept that it was carried too far. i When two hold-up men forced their way into the automobile in which she and her escort were riding early yes- terday, she slipped a diamond ring she was_wearing under a seat cushion. The robbers took $3 from her escort and then, dissatisfied with their loot, chased the couple out of the car and drove off the ring with them. Radio Programs on Page B-6 ‘ CHICAGO, August 3.—Miss Anna (omeON, Boys! WHERE BORAH 1932 VOTE PEA. : 7 .a« Q N PREFERENCE GIVEN 10 EMPRE WHEAT Bi-Lateral Trade Pacts Also Hailed by Dominions at Ottawa Parley. By the Associated Press. OTTAWA, Ontario, August 3.—Bi- lateral agreements between the do- minions and preference rates for em- pire wheat in Great Britain were set up today as two of the most important possible results of the Imperial Trade Conference. This program, which includes four other major items, appeared to have grown out of an interview granted by Premier Bennett of Canada yesterday and a session of the British delegation which lasted well into last night. The other four objectives are: 1. A curb upon Russian trade with Great Britain. 2. Creation of an empire bank to clear empire trade balances. 3. Freer dominion markets for British products which do not compete with home industries. 4. Lower preferential tariffs within the empire U. S. Trade in Balance. Some observers interpreted Premier Bennett’s interview, which was some- thing of a surprise, as an_ indication that he might have given the British delegation, which went into its con- ference almost at the same time, the direct reply it has sought for two weeks as to how much .of an opening Canada is willing to give British steel and cot- ton manufacturers for a market in Canada. A large part of any such advantage would be at the expense of United States steel and textile interests. ‘Although he was somewhat evasive as to whether he preferred a wheat quota or a preferential tariff on wheat, the premier was regarded as having made it pretty clear that Canada ex- pects one or the other i nthe British market. He said both had been dis- cussed, but no conelusion reached. A quota system would mean a definite allotment of the British wheat trade to grain producers in the em- pire, but probably withcut a price guarantee, while a preferential tariff would seek to guarantee the world price, plus the amount of the tariff on non-empire grain. Referring to a preferential tariff sys- thin the empire, the premier pointed out that the situation is differ- ent from thet in the United States where none of the States raises tariff barriers against the others. The pre- vailing condition, he said. necessitates an all-around readjustment of import duties. tem Wi | Own Interests First. | said, about the effect cf British prefer- ential tariffs on competition from for- eign countries as she is with her own interests. Me made it clear, however, that he believed the conference should steer clear of any restrictions equiva- lent to an embargo, since the question of world prosperity revolves around a revival of international trade. Citing Canada’s private trade agree- ments with Australia, New Zealand, Newfoundland and the pra tive one with South Africa, he said the con- ference probably would develop many such bi-lateral treaties, some of which might or might not develop into multi- lateral agreements, with the “blessing” cf the empire. $54,000 LOOT CAPTURED WITH BANK FUGITIVE New York Man, Held at Staunton, Va., Believed to Have Spent $1,530 Missing From Trunk. By the Associated Press. STAUNTON, Va, August 3.—Police here today recovered $54,795 in cash, part of a fund of $56,000, which it is charged was obtained by W. J. Pender from a New York bank by impersonat- ing a messenger. A complete check by local police showed a shortage of $1,530, which Pender is belleved to have spent. The money was found in two trunks of Pender's wife, with whom the Pen- ders had been staying. Directions for finding the money were given police by Pender's wife following the arrest at Seima, Va., early this morning. Pender, 39 years old, is being held in the Staunton Jail and will be re- turned to New York tonight by A. J. Bayer, representative of a detective agency. Bayer said he traced Pender to Selma by means of a trunk he had *shipped from New York. Officers said they had a complete _confession from Pender, % Cznada is not so much concernsd, he | in the home of W. B. Tufly, a relative | Treasure Hunters Locate Steamer Off Virginia Coast Wreckage at Bottom of Sea Believed to Be Liner Merida. By the Assoclated Press. NEWPORT NEWS, Va. August 3.— The Times Herald is informed that the treasure-hunting expedition, which sailed from Hampton Roads 10 days go hoping to wrest gold, silver and jewels frcm the holds of the Ward liner | Merida, at the bottom of the Atlantic, | believes it is near its objective. The paper said the roof of & pllot house lifted to the surface by grap- pling hooks supported the hope that the Merida had been located. Skippers of two fishing trawlers, who had been operating near the scene of the expedition’s enterprise said the treasure hunters, headed by Capt. Harry L. Bowdoin, found the pilot house roof about 200 miles off Winter Quarter, on orthern end of the Vir- . approximately where the liner went down after a collision in a fog, May 28, 1911. The depth is about 210 feet. The Merida treasures were valued at 00,000 and $6.000,000. Per- Sonal fortunes in jewels of refugees en route from Mexico to New York were | included. THREE ARE MISSING N SHIP COLLISION Chesapeake Liner* Sinks Schooner—Four of Latter’s Crew Rescued. By the Associated Press. NORFOLK, Va, August 3—Three members of tke crew of the little schooner Milton §. Lankford of Eliza- beth City, N. C., are believed to have drowned after a collision last night with the Old Bay Liner State of Mary- land. it The schooner was rundownaround mid- night about four miles off the mouth of the Potomac River, the little craft being rolled under the larger vessel's keel and smashed The State of Mary- land was only slightly damaged. It rived here today. ‘Two of the crew of the little schoon- er, a bugeye loaded with 3500 water- melons, were picked up by the State of Maryland and two more by the Chesa- (Continued on Page 2, Column 2.) MRS. GLASSFbRD GETS DIVORCE FROM CHIEF Wife of D. C. Police Superintend- ent Charges Abandonment in Texas. By the Associated Press. SAN ANTONIO, Tex., August 3.— Mrs. Cora C. Glassford of Alamo Heights, a suburb, won a_divorce here | yesterday from Pelham D. Glassford, Washington superintendent of police. Mrs. Glassford charged she was abandoned January 1, 1927. The Glassfords were married at Fort Riley, Kans., in 1907. BUSINESS BETTER, . REORT A Commerce Department Cites Several Factors Reflecting Improvement. v ‘The Commerce Department today is- sued its most optimistic statement in more than a year, saying business is looking up. ‘Thus did it summarize improved bond prices, an advance in prices of a number of important commodities, a halt in the urgent liquidation in the stock market, a cessation of the out- ward gold flow and a moderate return movement. In July, the department sald, these things among others “contributed to an improvement in sentiment.” that improvemnt necssary to a full restora- tion. The favorable factors were con- sidered ly interesting since they followed recessions in June. Makes No Predictions. ]tucfion.s. business and financial experts pointed out that previous hard times | had ended during the Summer months when gradual upward movements had started in commodity prices, industry had begun to manufacture and sell at a profit, even if slight, and the move- ment of farm products had brought about an increased buying. They said improvement in the past had not been noticed until six or seven months after the change had come. The adjusted index of manufacturing activity showed several indust Te- cording advances, after adjustment for seasonal factors, These advances were and tobacco industries. Employment Still Off. The report said the downward trend in employment and pay rolls had not been arrested and that factory employ- ment was off 3.5 per cent in June and pay rolls, 7.8 to 43 per cent of the 1923- 1925 averaee. Forgign trade, the de- partment sald, revealed no significant change with exports continuing to de- cline and imports remaining close to the May level. Of 784 commodities reported by the Labor Department, 296 declined, 77 ad- vanced and 411 did not change in price. Livestock and poultry prices advanced 5.2 per cent and cement, 2.8 per cent. Plumbing and heating equipment ad- vanced 3.6. Working Three Shifts. DANVILLE, Va,, August 3 (Special). —The Leaksville plant. of the Marshall Field mill interests is working three eight-hour shifts daily in order to fill a large order for material for interior upholstery to be used by the manufac- turers of the new Essex car. Each day's product is being sent by truck to Danville, where it is shipped by ex- press to the factory. It could not be said just how long the mills would continue to operate day and night. Running Full Time. ASHEVILLE, N. C, August 3 (A — Machines of the American Enka Cor- poration are now operated full time and the plant capacity of 2,000 employes is now at work. ld employes of the company have been returned to work after a business lull of several months, during which time several machine units of the plant have been idle or working part time. - De Valera Asks Trade Fund. DUBLIN, Irish Free State, August 3 (#).—President De Valera today asked the Dail to appropriate £2,000,000 as an emergency fund to open new markets for agricultural and manufactured pro- duce, to promote trade and industry and to establish new industries. The request will be debated later. By the Associated Press. ANSONIA, Conn, August 3.—Nek- keta Radzevich Sutkovoy, who last year dug his own grave, is now putting the finishing touches on 'a sepulchre and monument built with his own hands. Sutkovoy, 67, claims friendship with the late Czar Nichol He was_chief jurist of a province near Kiev, Russia, was considered wealthy and entitled to be addressed as “Mister.” A desire to travel brought him to this country. He was employed in a brass foundry for 25 years, and retired on a pension about five years ago. Being in. poor | health, his thoughts turned to the grave 2 FORMER RUSSIAN JURIST FINISHES PREPARING HIS OWN BURIAL PLACE Connecticut Resident Completes Sepulchre and Monu- ment for Elaborate Funeral. i | and he decided to prepare his own rest- |ing place. An orthodox Russian, he | turned to the three Saints Cemetery | as the burial place. | “sutkovoy's wife and two sons are | living. One son is in Boston. the other has returned to Russia to be r in ,the same town wheré his father once lived. . On retirement Sutkovoy sent his wife $10,000, and had built for her a two- story brick house. The Soviet govern- ment confiscated the money and prop- erty, he said. Contemplating his handiwork today be sald, “at least I'll be buried like a jillionaire.” I ‘While the department made no pre-! made by the automobiles, textile, cement | IFARM BOARD FAGES NEW CUT OR DOOM, IPEAL DITLOSES Offices Must Close December 31 Unless Action Is Taken on Economy Law. FUNDS ARE IMPOUNDED BY FURLOUGH RULING Situation in Board Develops as Another Result of McCarl Decision. The Federal Farm Board, already hit hard by the governmental economy J wave, faces further curfailment of its Imce right now or virtual cessation of operations after December 31 as the re- sult of the ruling by Controller General McCarl requiring Federal establish- ments to use up the 24-day legislative furlough, before invoking an additional administrative furlough to keep within appropriations. This became known today as Thomas E. Campbell, president of the Civil Service Commission, to whom the Mc- Carl decision was given, filed an ap- peal with the controller general on be- half of the Commission. This was bolstered with a statement of conditions in the Farm Board, which is being used n.;! ’ln cd.dded example of the hardshi visioned from the controller general's ruling. A ‘When the. appeal was received at the controller’s office, Mr. McCarl took the unusual action of having it delivered di- rectly to his desk. $13,000 Already Impounded. ‘The Farm Board situation is further complicated by the fact that already an administrative furlough of 10 days has been applied to about 40 per cent of the force—some 140 employes—and this saving, approximating $13,000, as it is viewed at the board, now will be impounded instead of being available for salaries. Further, effective as of August 1, these same workers were put on an in- deflnite leave basis under the admin- istrative furlough, to produce a saving approximating $350,000, which it is sup= posed will be cut into if part of ine money must be considered as subject to impounding under the legislative furlough, unless the employes were taken off the pay roll entirely. ‘rhis impounding then, it is pointed out, could be waived by executive order. In addition, other employes, whose number is not known, also would have to be dismissed in order to bring about additional saving of 15 per cent. board has about 210 workers now. The alternative would be to keep on the present force, excluding those wha have been put on indefinite furlough, until the end of the year. As it is pointed out, if the adminis- trative furlough may not be invoked at the discretion of the employing agency, the idea behind it—that of preventing dismissals, and at the same time keep- ing within appropriations—is frustrated, Five-day Week Upset. The McCarl ruling also has upset a plan under way at the Farm Board since the start of the new fiscal year, by which a conditional five-day work week has been followed in order to comply with the legislative furlough. Because some agencies of the board must work on Saturday morning, it has not been possible to put in a flat five- day week, but these employes have re- (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) STOCKS GAIN $2 T0 $7 IN WAVE OF BUYING General Motors Declares Dividend. Wheat and Bond Pricos Advance. NEW YORK, August 3 ().—Gen- eral Motors Corporation today de- clared the regular quarterly dividend of 25 cents a share on the common stock. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, August 3.—A fresh wave of buying swept over financial markets today, sending many leading shares on ‘the New York Stoch 2x- change $2 to $7 net higher and hring- ing another strong advance in wheat and bond prices. A number of bullish rumors circu- lated through the financial district in the afternoon and shorts, who had sold the stock market yesterday on the theory that a sharp® technical reaction was overdue, found themselves sadly trapped when they tried to cover. Strength in grain brought sharp rallies by the so-called “farm shares” em- bracing those of implement manufac- turers and mail order houses. Bonds, after some irregularity in the morning, reversed themselves later. Trading in stocks was extremely ac- tive during the last hour, when pivotal issues pushed well above their high prices of last week. Final quotations were virtually the best. Total sales. approximated 2,500.000 chares. | "Stalwarts like United States Steel | common and preferred, American Tele- phone, Union Pacific, Allied Chemical, Santa’ Fe and American Can shot up spectacularly as shorts hurried to exe- cute their repurchasing orders. The final transaction did not appear on the tape until several minutes after closing time, 3 o'clock. D. C. MAN ENDS OWN LIFE, FACING QUIZ ON CHECK Garry McLeod Leaps From Four- teenth Floor Window of Toledo By the Associated Press. TOLEDO, Ohio, August 3.—~While being questioned by two private detec- tives, who expressed dcubt of the worth of a $50 check he wrote, Garry McLeod, 45, of 1801 Calvert street, Washington, D. C. leaped from a fourteenth-floor window of the Second National Bank Bullding to his death last night. McLeod formerly boarded at the Calvert street address. He is survived by a wife and several children, thought to be living in a Baltimore suburb, and a sister, Mrs. Grace Woltz, who lives in Jacksopsville, Fla., b 1]