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AWAIT RODSEVELT TRADE AID POLICY Business Leaders Expecting Expression on Regulation in Speech Tonight. (Continued From First Page) the Pennsylvania system. Addressing & luncheon meeting at the Willard, Mr. Atterbury indorsed this as a temporary measure for aiding rail rehabilitation. The Pennsylvania rail head declared | also that control of rail rates and wages should be handled by the same govern- mental body. He declared political con- siderations had brought rail wages to their present level. Roosevelt Action Praised. In the course of his speech, President Ross of the Cwgadian chamber ex- pressed the belie: that instead of em- barrassing business between the United States and Canada, the Ottawa con- ference, held last year, and participated in by all commonweslihs in the British empire, has “laid a foundation for freer trade among all nations.” “There is ampie scope” Dr. Ross added, “for & more satisiactory adjust- ment of tariffs between our dominion and your republic without danger of encroachment on empire treaties.” Discussing the international econom- ic situation, Dr. Ross sald that “for some time the world has been looking toward the United States, believing that you were able to take a large share of leadership in meeting and overcoming some of these difficulties which have arisen “The prompt action of your Presi- dent since assuming office. and _the powers and co-operation which Con- s has given hum in an endeavor to clarify and stabilize the internal af-| fairs, and even to deal with external relations of your country, must be a cause of sincere gratitude and admira- tion to all.” Change in Sherman Act Urged. Mr. Strawn's _address, advocating modification of the Sherman act, Was delivered at a luncheon gathering. “If we adhere strictly to the theory that competition must continue, re- gardless of the fate of the producer, it may become so keen as to deprive him of any return on capital invested ”nnd deny & living wage to his employe,” he said. “Under the existing system, the larger units, by law of decreasing costs, are slowly replacing the small produc- ers. Cannot a saner solution be evolved by agreements which tend to equalize production and consumption to the eneral advantage? : “I do not mean to be understood as advocating the further intervention of Government into business. There is entirely too much of that already. On the contrary, I would give the fullest freedom to individual action within limits defined by a Government agency. Panacess are generally unsatisfactory but I submit that industry will be as- sisted and stabilized if contracts and Tregulations, having for their purpose the proper control of production, are permitted. “Much could be accomplished by amending the Sherman act so as to sanction agreements among manufac- turers when, in the opinion of some governmental agency, the public inter- est would be promoted. If persons de- siring to enter into such contracts could obtain governmental approval, express or tacit, of the legality of their pro- By the Associated Press. If you are a farmer and wondering how the big bill soon to reach the Presi- dent is designed to put more money in your pocket, this summary of its ex- tensive provisions illustrates what can be done. As to detailed procedure and results, these depend on what combina- | tion the administration will use of the many powers given it. Here is the machinery to be made | available, as the legislation now stands: 1. Federal-owned cotton would be pooled to be sold on credit to growers |in exchange for acreage reduction. Government keeps cotton, selling it later and giving profits to farmers. 2. Secretary Wallace authorized to proclaim a processing tax on wheat, | cotton, corn, hogs, rice, tobacco, sugar | cane, sugar beets and dairy products in famount he deems necessary to increase |income over market levels. 13 ipaid farmer as direct benefit or by |leasing up land, in exchange for de- | creasing his production. He would ‘s‘hare according to production reduc- | tion. 4. Marketing agreements among dis- | tributors allowed so they can pay more to the farmer. . A compensatory tax on competing products provided to offset price iu- creases through processing tax. . Secre Wallace permitted, if | he " desires, to proclaim a minimum | price to be paid for farm products going |into the domestic market. 7. A $2.000,000,000 Federal Land | Bank bond issue provided, with the in- |terest of 4 per cent to be guaranteed | by the Government, to permit refinanc- {ing through the land banks of farm | mortgages at 41, per cent interest. i $200,000,000 from Reconstruction | Corporation authorized to let farmer to |Tefloat other debts with creditors | through a composition agreement. 9. $50,000,000 from Treasury pro- | i Receipts of tax would either be | Summary of Farm Bill THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. O, THURSDAY, MAY SENATE'S CHANGES 'NDUSTRY CONTROL | ANS r Machinery to Be Made Available Under Extensive Provisions of Administration Measure Is Set Forth. GEORGE PEEK. Of Moline, I, who is slated for the post of chief administrator of the farm measure, vided to be added to land banks' paid- in surplus so they can extend loans and $15,000,000 to repay them for loss of interest, which now ranges around & per cent. 10. $50,000,000 from Reconstruction Corporation authorized for loans to levee, irrigation and drainage districts, secured by their obligations, so they can refund their debts at lower rates. 11. $100,000,000 from Reconstruction Corporation provided for loans to joint stock land banks so they may reduce interest to 5 per cent with the require- ment they not foreclose for two years. JUDGE QUESTIONED IN MORTGAGE RIOT Tells How Mob Took Him From Court and Threat- ened Hanging. By the Associated Press. LE MARS, Iowa, May 4—Judge C C. Bradley, victim of an attack by | farmers who dragged him from the| bench and threatened to hang him, appeared today before the military court to give testimony regarding the| outbreak. The session of the military court of four members was secret. W. Scott Relniger, Bradley’s court reporter, also was called. Judge Bradiey was taken from his court room last Thursday to & lonely | cross roads, where a rope was placed | U. . FARM STRIKE HANGS IN BALANCE Holiday Committee Reported Ready to Urge Action, Starting May 13. By the Associated Press. DES MOINES, Iowa, May 4—A Na- tion-wide farm marketing strike, simi- lar to the one which held attention in the Midwest last Fall, apparently was hanging in the balance today as the National Farm Holiday Convention re- sumed its second day of deliberation. The question was thrown into dispuic by A. C. Townley of St. Paul, Minn., in a speech in which he declared tha: the holiday association, in declaring & strike, must take into account the needs of the laboring classes as well ON SHOALS STUDIED House Leaders Review Bill Before Sending It to Conference. By the Assoclated Press. House leaders busied themselves to- day with a study of the Norris Tennes- see Valley-Muscle Shoals development bill, approved yesterday by the Senate, before deciding when to send it to con- ference. The Senate measure differs in im- portant details from the legislation passed by the House last week, and the conference between the two branches is necessary to reach an agreement. Approved, 63 to 20. By 63 to 20, the Senate approved its 1 bill, introduced by Senator Norris, Re | publican, of Nebraska, which provides for Government operation of Muscle | Shoals and the carrying out of Presi- !dent Roosevelt's program of _power, navigation and flood control develop- ‘ment in the Tennessee River basin. s "’E.'JJ’""& e capperten - jorris-su] Muscle bill. e Afterward Chairman McSwain of the House Military Committee said the measure was not acceptable “in its entirety” and added, “we may not seek 8 conference at once because we want to_study the changes.” The major differences between the Senate and House bills relate to fer- tilizer production apd Government dis- tribution of power. The Norris measure provides for ex- , Perimental production of fixed nitrogen and fertilizers at the Shoals nitrate ! plant. Under an amendment approved { yesterday the proposed Tennessee River | authority—the vernment corpora- tion which will administer the law— would have authority to start produc- tion itself or lease nitrate plant No. 2 to the American Farm Bureau Federa- tion. The House bill provides for com- mfl or quantity production of ferti- Differences on Power. On power the Senate bill provides for Government construction, purchase or lease of transmission lines, while the Hcuse bill would have the Goverment rst try to contract with private in- dustry for distribution before building any lines itself. An effort to substitute the House yesterday before the Senate gave its final approval. Three Democrats— Coolidge of Massachusetts, Gore of Oklahoma and Tydings of Maryland— :gf 17 Republicans voted against the AL SMITH RUMORED TO RUN FOR MAYOR McKee's Farewell to Politics Gives Increased Currency to Speculation. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, May 4—dJoseph V. McKee's farewell to politics gave in- provisions in these respects was defeated | MEASURE DRAFTED Roosevelt to Get Bill Mobilization Through Trade Associations. for By the Associated Press. The draft of a revolutionary bill to | mobilize and control industrial produc- tlon through trade association action was virtually ready for submission to President Roosevelt today by a group of administration advisors. ‘The Chief \Executive was informed of the general outlines of the proposed legislation. It would let down the anti-trust laws to permit trade associations to work out production agreements with the ap- proval of s governmental body to be created for the purpose. Could Plan Production. Trade associations would be per- mitted to plan productions and ar- range prices subject to approval by the goverpmental body, which might im- pose regulations regard! working_hours as _condit! proval of the agreements. The plan is purely of emergency character and would be authorized for & three-year period in order, as one of its authors described it, to “get industry off dead center.” The whole plan still is subject to ap- proval of the President. Drafters of the proposed legislation beifeve it will be offered for enactment at the special session if the President approves. It might be offered as separate legisla- tion, or tied to a public works program, or submitted as an amendment or sub- stitute for the Black 30-hour week bill now pending in the House. No Enforcing Authority. ‘Trade associaticns would have no authority to compel all members of their industry to adhere to their agree- ment, but recalcitrant companies might be compelled to work along “with the agreement under the laws forbidding unfair competition. have been agreed upon by an adminis- tration committee composed of Senator ‘Wagner, Democrat. of New York; As- | sistant Secretary Dickinson of the Com- | merce Department and others. The bill prcbabiy will be submitted to the President tomorrow, but the President already has been advised of its more important provisions. ITALIAN PLANS RUSHED FOR HOP TO CHICAGO ! Deputies Applaud After Air Chief Discloses Squadron Nearly Ready to Cross Sea. By the Assoclated Press. ROME. May 4—The whole Chamber | of Deputies rose to its feet to applsud | yesterday when Air Minister Italo Balbo, | resenting the $27.000,000 aviation | | | | | a flight of 20 seaplanes to Chicago this summer were nearing completion. He praised the “reasoned audacity” of | the spirit of the expedition in which Some details of the plan are yet to | | be worked out, but the general outlines Eudget. announced that preparations for |- 4, 1933, Her Secretary and Kirkland Also Cling to Boat Upset “In Gale. Wave Skirt to Attract Atten- tion of Others After Three Hours. By the Assoclated Press. HAVANA, Cuba, May 4—Ann Hard- ing, blond star of film romance, was shaken and broken-hearted today by & scene of horror enacted before her Clinging to a capsized sail boat with two companions yesterday, Miss Hard- ing saw sharks kil an aged Cuban mor who ‘was swimming to shore for “The sharks ate him!” That was the cry with which Marle Lombard, the actress’ secretary, greeted rescuers who finally saved her, the actress and Alexander Kirkland, an- other luminary of the films. | craft for three hours, 3 miles off the Jaimanitas Yacht Club, are suffering from shock and exposure. Wind Capsises Boat. “We decided to go salling yesterda; afternoon,” said Miss bombuz. 7 “We got & small boat from the Jai- manitas Club, manned by a lovely old Cuban, Majin Alvarez Tuero. Three :xge; off mmn;flu;& 8 sudden, strong caps| the t. M rax;:w '.l;e water. i s “The sailor cried. ‘Don't be afraid: stay with the boat’ We clung on. After 5 or 10 minuies the Cuban said he would try to make land and bring help. “He had not gone far when he dis- appeared. After three or four hours we sighted & motor launch in which Capt. Leslie Waggett and George Andrews HARDING SEES SHARKS KILL R TRYING TO SAVE HER | All three, who clung to the 20-foot ANN HARDING. (third seeretary of the American em- bassy) were going fishing. “Kirkland, who had been waving his shirt, said it was not big enough and | asked for Miss Harding's skirt, He placed it on an oar and succeeded in | attracting attention. “They brought us to Jaimanitas and thence to the hotel, where doctors at- tended us. The shock and exposure were terrible.” She added that they were almost | completely :ubmerged,” clinging the | | while to the boat “for dear life.” | ‘mlgfiuflnrg;nsg,dto;?x wite of Harry | | T, lenied she and Kirkland will marry. s Kidnaped Child | ACHESON IS NAMED T0 TREASURY POST Morris Nominated to Be U. S. Ambassador to Belgium. By the Associated Press. President Roosevelt today nominated Dean G. Acheson of Midd'etown, Conn. and Washington, D. C., as Underzecr tary of the Treasury to succeed Arthur | A. Ballantine, and Dave Hennen Morris of New York to be Ambassador to Belgium. Among several names he sent to the | Senate was Francis A. Garrecht of | Spokane, Wash., to be a judge in the | ninth judicial circuit and that of George | E. Hoffman of Florida to be United | States attorney for the northern district | of that State. | _The nominations of Henry B. Mitch- | ell of Montana and Lucille F. McMil- lin of Tennessee as members of the Civil Service Commission were unani- IROOSEVELT KS RAIL CO-ORDINATOR Special Message Sent to Congress on Carrier Reorganization, (Continued From Pirst Page.) is hereby created the office of Federal co-ordinator of transportation, shall be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate, or be designated by the Presi- dent from the membership of the com- “If 30 designated, the co-ordinator shall be relieved from other duties of commissioner during his term of service gn'c"fi' extent as the President may Headquarters of the co-ordinat to be in W . He is :g{h:f ized to “divide the lines of the car- riers into three groups, to-wit, an East- érn group, a Southern group and a Western group. and may from time to time make such changes or subdivisions in such groups as he may deem to be necessary or desirable.” Eastman Mentioned. “At the earliest possible date after the co-ordinator shall have initially designated such groups,” the measure provides, “three regional co-ordinating committees shall be created, one for each group, and each committee shall consist of not more than five members. “The carriers in each group, acting each through its board of directors or through an officer or officers designated for the purpose by such board, shall select the members of the committee representing that group, and shall pre- scribe the rules under which such com- mittee shall operate. In such selection each carrier shall have a vote in pro- portion to its mileage lying within the group. subject to the approval of the co-ordinator.” Joseph B. Eastman, member of the Interstate Commerce Commission, has been widely regarded as likely to be named the co-ordinator. The Senate would have to approve the choice. He has been in consultation with the President and his advisers repeatedly on the legislation. The President put in laborious hours on the message, Speaker Rainey tell- ing reporters he had been up until 3 am., drafting it. Removes Anti-Trust Alibi. The exact phrasing also kept him busy through the morning, callers hav- ing to wait. Senator Robinson, the Democratic leader, will pilot the legislation in the Senate and Chairman yburn of the Interstate Commerce Committee in the House. Both branches looked ahead to prompt committee hearings, in which witnesses for the rails and labor will testify first. Representative Rayburn, who with Secre: ry Roper, Secretary Woodin, Eastman. Senator Dill, Democrat, of | Washington, and Dr. W. M. W. Splawn, expert with the Interstate Commerce Commission, drafted the measure, said in a statement that “the railroads are not only to be given an opportunity to eliminate waste and uneconomical ex- penditures but are to be encouraged to do so. * * ¢ “The bill removes the alibi which the managements have been claiming— that alibi is the interference of the so- called anti-trust laws.” as the welfare of the farmer. Arnold Gilberts, a Wisconsin mem- creased currency today to talk that Dearly 100 men will endeavor to span| the ocean in late May or early June, Alfred E. Smith may run for MAyor agding that bravery was praiseworthy posed action, and be immune from eriminal prosecution and responsibility | 00Ut his neck. He was choked into | mously approved today by the Senate unc iousness because he refused to Civil Service Committee. What Bill Provides. for treble damages, the disastrous con- sequences would be removed.” Business Taken to Task. Self-regulation for industry was the dominant note of speakers throughout vesterday's sesslon, starting with the eynote address of the president, Henry 1. Harriman, but a different view was expressed at an afternoon meeting by P. W. Litchfleld, president of the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. He took business to task for failing to act earlier, and declared “the con- tinued decline in employment and pur- chasing power is leading us into-state socialism or complete anarchy.” Mr. Litchfield asserted that he fav- ored a minimum of Government inter- ference in business, but, he emphasized, “we have failed to take the necessary steps voluntarily, so the element of force, governmental compulsion, be- comes necessary.” At a session devoted to discussion of foreign commercial policy, James A. Farrell, former head of United States Steel, who is chairman of the National Foreign Trade Council, warned against this country taking the role of “inter- national Santa Claus” at the forth- coming World Economic Conference. “The important problem for the United States and for every other nation finmcipltmg in the World Conference : How much of a contribution can each nation make to international trade ‘without causing disproportionate harm to its own domestic economy,” he said. Mr. Farrell added, however, that it would be necessary for ail nations to | make “concessions.” Rayburn Makes Talk. Chairman Rayburn of the House In- terstate Commerce Committee discussed before another round-table conference the various pending legislative pro- pasals to improve the whole transpor- tation set-up. He voiced the bellef that the bill to regulate railroad holding companies would pass the present session of Con- gress. Joseph V. McKee, president of the board of aldermen of New York and former acting mayor, who yesterday announced his retirement from politics, spoke on city finances at & luncheon meeting. McKee, beaten for the mayoralty by Tammany after inaugurating a vigor- ous policy of economy when he suc- ceeded Mayor Walker, said that the financial problems now facing so many municipalities arise from two courses— staggering debt incurred during a pe- riod of prodigal expenditures which must be paid off in a time of restricted income, and the “increasing tendency on the part of Government agencies to take over new responsibilities, pul'tk':'u- larly those of a sociological nature. Bishop Freeman Speaks. Calling for thoroughly reorganization of the government of cities, McKee warned that “the dead wood of political officers who form no necessary or efficient service must be lopped from the tree now sm}:.'lng slgm of suffocation from just such growths.” Ri‘%fl. Rev. James E. Freeman, Bishop of Washington, was a speaker last night st a dinner meeting of the American Trade Association Executives at the ‘Mayflower, at which a plaque was pre- sented to the Cotton Textile Institute as the trade group accomplishing most in the past year. The presentation was made by Secretary of Commerce Roper and the award was received by George A. Sloan, president of the institute. “A finer spiritual tone is entering commercial life today than it ever be- fore has known,” Bishop Freeman told his audience. He called on the trade| association men to “take up the moral | sag” in their business. R TOO MANY FOREMEN All Forestry Applicants Seek to Be Head Men. HOT SPRINGS, Ark., May 4 (®).— There'll be no shortage of foremen in the Civilian Conservation Corps for- est camps. sl;lypervugs A.C.Shaw of the Ouachita National Forest says so far none but “foremen” have applied for work here in the forests. No recruiting is being done here, but a number of applicants have visited Supervisor Shaw’s office. They all want to be foremen, he sald. conse swear that he would uphold the consti- tutionality of Iowa's new mortgage moratorium laws in test cases pending before him. Crowned With Grease Cup. He complied with & request to pray and was released after he had been crowned with a greasy hub cap from a truck and his trousers taken off and filled with grease and mud, “We have made substantial progress and valuable evidence has been ob- :ihe Military Commission of Investiga- on. Eyewitnesses to the attack on Judge Bradley were heard yesterday and some of them were reported to have identified members of the crowd that made the attack. Details of the investigation, however, were withheld, Commandant Glenn Haynes said, until trials in civil courts are begun. Thirty-five witnesses were heard, while at Denison another military com- missioner gathered evidence on a re- cent riot by farmers when they fought with officers to foreclosure sale. Attorney General Edward L. O'Con- nor is taking an active hand in the investigations, while two assistants are gathering data for the civil trials. O’Connor announced, after lengthy conferences, that the militia would not be withdrawn nor martial law lifted until the inquiry has been completed. Then, he said, only part of the troops would evacuate, leaving small forces for duty during the ccurt sessions. Clarence Darrow, veteran criminal lawyer, announced he would represent the farmers with a staff including F. F. Faville, former chief justice of the Iowa Supreme Court: William Holly, Dar- row’s assistant, and S. F. X. Meis of Adrian, Minn. Additional arrests were expected to- day. Already a total of 118 persons are held in jails and stockades at the two encampments, 60 here and 49 at Deni- son. In addition, nine others arrested in this territory are in Sioux City jails. Riot Leads to Boom. ‘While the fate of more than 60 farm- ers is debated by the military court, Le Mars business men are enjoying a minor boom. ‘The driver of the town's lone bat- tered taxicab does a rushing business to camp, about a mile out of town, at 50 cents the trip. Seven brothers who operate a cloth- ing store and shoe store have seen busi- ness pick up with sales of raincoats, shirts, caps and other haberdashery to newspaper scribes and other newcomers. Meat markets and grocery stores have benefited most, supplying the camp. Drug stores, news stands, restaurants, telegraph offices, all have noted a marked increase in the volume of busi- ness. “We're glad to see the guard” one merchant said.. “Business good. TOWN NAME OFFERED Designation of Roosevelt for New Tennessee Community Urged. KNOXVILLE, Tenn., May 4 (#).—The name of President Roosevelt would be perpetuated by three Tennessee towns should Postmaster General James A. Farley accept the suggestion of John S. Vangilder, Knoxville business man. ‘Vangilder wired the Postmaster Gen- eral yesterday suggesting the community at the site of the proposed Cove Creek dam, one of the steps in the Muscle Shoals development program, be named “Roosevelt” = Tennessee already has towns named Franklin and Dela prevent a mortgage i Three Colored Farmers Shot After Drawing Razors on Court Officers. LAKE CHARLES, La, May 4 (#).— Three colored farmers were shot and killed late yesterday in a field in Jeff Davis Parish after they were reported bave attacked Sheriff John Conner an Deputy Sheriff Dempsey C:le, who had gene to their farm with a court order demanding that they vacate in fore- closure proceedings. ‘The officers said the colored men at- tacked them with razors, whip handles and clubs. § tained,” said Maj. L. D. Mallonee of | | | | | division of the sixth ber of the Resolutions Ccmmittee, said the committeemen would recommend a general farm strike to begin May 13. A resolution, favoring such action, had been adopted, he said. Issuance of Scrip Suggested. In considering & plan by which the farmer will obtain the cost of produc- | tion for his produce, he must also in- sure the cost of production to mill workers, factory hands, miners, and railroad employes, Townley told the convention. “You can win this strike if you can provide a plan by which all of these people can pay you the cost of produc- tion,” he said. Any plan which does not take these people into account is doomed to fail- | ure, he added, and declared that the only workable method was the issuance | of scrip money backed of farm produce. Addressing the meeting yesterday, Townley advocated the issuance by an international council of defense $1,000,000,000 in scrip which would be 1 ed to farm and labor organisza. tions upon -security of their notes and be used for the interchange of farm produce and manufactured goods. A committee has approved the plan, Minnesotans Favor Inflation. A group of Minnesota holiday mem- bers opj the Townley proposal and attempted without success to interrupt him during its presentation. They de- clared privately that they favored ar inflation plan based on sound United States currency. The principal items of business today, after the strike problem has been set- tled, were the resolutions and election of officers. President Milo Reno recom- mended to the convention that a z&unau man be chosen to fill his ce. by the value 'SYMPHONY’S FATE DECISION TODAY Fund $8,200 Short as Women's Committee Prepares to Make Final Report. ‘The fate of the National Symphony Orchestra will decided this after- noon at 3:30 o'clock, when the Women's Committee, in charge of the drive to complete the subscription fund, will make its complete report. This morning, the fund was $8,200 short. It had been reduced $750 since yesterday, Manager C. C. Cappell of the orchestra announced. Unless the sum is completely raised, the orchestra will vk wct:e dgb&ndei : ppell reports that a great many citizens have responded to the Dlea that every one interested in - ing the orchestra in existence give any sum they can spare. Many dollar dona- tlons have been received, and have helped cnmldenbg.in bringing the goal ::::m striking tance, Mr. Cappel Close to $40,000 has been raised the Women’s Committee, and it is hoped that at this afternoon’s meeting at the home of Mrs. Edwin B. Parker, 2001 Twenty-fourth street northwest, the more than 150 women who make up this group will be able to report that means have been found to either im- mediately provide for the needed $8,200, or to at least tee groups and clubs have also subscribed to orchestra associs- tion memberships. Takoma Park Women's Club and the Von Unschuld School of Music are the latest to take this action. Schools to Ald. the orchestra as an edu- t to W the music of the public school system yesterday launched & drive to raise funds. ‘The committee met with music en- funds for Indorsing cational asse! this Fall. There was one report that the for- mer Governor and the borough leaders of the Democratic party had reached an understanding expected to result in Smith’s candidacy. No confirmation came from any of the principals involved, but the report said that mnews to this effect had reached McKee and had influenced his decision to abandon politics and become president of the Title Guarantee & Trust Co. Some political observers said that Stephen J. Flynn, Bronx Democratic have been expected to support him | against Smith, nor would McKee have ‘wanted to oppose the former Governor. The action of McKee, advocate of rigid economy, in resigning his $20,000 job as aldermanic president and “eliminating” himself from politics, was a shock to many foes of Tammany. Many anti-Tammanyites had looked to 1 ‘of | him to wrest the mayorality from the organization incumbent, John P. O’Brien. McKee is a resident of the Bronx and & non-Tammany Democrat. WINS SCULPTOR PRIZE Wayland E. Gregory Gets Award in Ceramic Exhibit. SYRACUSE, N. Y, May 4 (®.—A “Head of Girl With Olive,” a sculp- tured piece by Wayland E. Gregory of Bloomfield Hills, Mich, has been awarded first prize as the best piece of ceramic sculpture in the Second An- nual Robineau Memorial National Ceramic Exhibition at the Syracuse Museum of Fine Arts. Other awards included: Best tery, Arthur Daggs of Ohio State Uni- versity; first honorable mention in ceramic _sculpture, Russell Barnett Altken of Cleveland; first honorable mention in pottery, William E. Hen- schell of Cincinnatl. Would Form New Non-Profit Making Company to Con- fer With R. F. C. To Be Agency for Distribu- tion to Rehabilitate Old Certificates. By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, May 4.—Aldermanic Joseph V. McKee sat at his desk in City Hall today and disclosed that behind his “complete elimina- tion” of himself from politics lay & definite plan through which he hopes to aid the home mortgage situation throughout the entire country. Plan Is His Own. He said the rehabilitation plan was as a “political force. tirely actuated by his out his plan for country-wide rehabilitation. ng'(efly. he said, his plan form a new m;proflt-m:'u“ with prominent men officers without personal an agency for leader and friend of McKee. would not | | in aviation, but that prudence and ade- quate preparation were also most necessary. The squadron’s mission, he sald, is to | carry Fascist Italy's fraternal regards to the United States and to “return with a new victory for 11 Duce in whose name our soldiers of the air know how to serenely face triumph over death.” ‘The aviation budget, effective July 1, represents a reduction of $3,000.000 under the appropriation for the current yea: PRISONER FED BY FORCE | Arizona Sheriff Acts to Bave Man Held in Bank Robbery. GLOBE, Ariz., May 4 () —Acting on | Byrne started a forced feeding program | of the two robbers disguised with n | grease “masks” who robbed the Valley | here of $34,000 recently. Wells has refused to eat or talk since his arraignment here Monday on rob- bery charges. A pint and a half of milk, two eggs and an ounce of whisky were adminis- tered to him today through a rubber tube by two husky deputy sheriffs. Pl P L B CHEER LEAbER KILLED Athlete’s Throw of 8ix-Pound Shot Goes Wild. PINE BLUFF, Ark, May 4 (A.—A 6-pound shot that went awry when an athlete threw it during a track and fleld meet killed & high school cheer leader here. J. R. Bolin threw the heavy ball 40 feet at the ring, but_the shot slipped and struck Roy Lee Dunn, 17, on the head. Dunn died in a hospital Tues: day night. MCKEE DISCLOSES PLAN TO AID U. S. HOME MORTGAGE SITUATION JOSEPH V. MKEE. mortgage money to rehabilitate old certificates. It was learned today that McKee's new post at the head of the Title Guarantee & Trust Co. will p.l;emm of = Te- year on MARGARET McMATH, No protests were filed and the com- 10-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Mittee acted so quickly that it was all Neil McMath of Harwichport, Mass. OVer before Senator Couzens, Repub- advice of physicians, Sheriff Charles | for Harry Wells, suspected of being one | who was kidnaped Wednesday. VILLAGE OF INDIANS SEARCHED IN HUNT FOR KIDNAPED GIRL __(Continued Prom P tribal organization and practice some ancient tribal customs. The terrain is sandy and covered with brushwood, scrub oeks and stunted pines. Minute Search Planned. A contingent of State police, assisted by local officers, had detailed orders | today to investigate every remote by- clues at every store, filling station and cross-roads_farmhouse. Lieut. James Hughes told his men to { keep a sharp eye for suspicious appear- ing automobiles and to watch children, either boys or girls, on the theory that the kidnapers might force the little girl to adopt a boy's garb. The men were provided with ph of the her. Wiliam Lee, Harwich boatbuilder, with whom McMath is associated in business, said that the McMath family, believing the abductors of the little girl might be members of an organized gang from a large city, desired to have a contact in New York. He said they had chosen Aaron Davis, an uncle of Lee, to perform this office. A crumpled, empty envelope on which the name and address of the girl's father was printed apparently was dis- carded as unimportant. A south Chat- ham road gang's story of a crying child in a dark colored car ly led to & dead end. GANGSTERS SOUGHT. Detroit Police Look for Leo Cellura and John Reorden. DETROIT, May 4 (#).—Police today scanned the haunts of known racketeers in the hope of finding a clue to the ab- ductors of 10-year-old Margaret Mc- Math in Harwichport, Mass., whose parents lived here until fwo years ago. ‘Two underworld characters were un- derstood to be among the specific ob- jects of the search being carried on by & squad of six detectives under leader- lhlgnof Inspector William J. Collins. e is “Black Leo” Cellura, once & power in Detroit's underworld and al- ready sough' a< a suspect in two slaying cases. He reported by Massachu- setts polico have been seen recently near the of the kidnaping. ‘The of is John ( Reorden, said by p2' -2 to be the only member of the Jos.ph (Legs) Lehman kidnap- ing gang still at large. He has been | sought since the David Cass abduction of five years ago, She most notorious ex- ! ploit attributed to the Lehman gang. ASKS DISABLED VETERANS NOT TO JOIN NEW MARCH Plea Is Issued by Commander of Federal Chapter, No. 6, D. A. V. Peril to Cause Seen. A plea for disabled veterans to shun | any march on Wi was H by Oscar G. Jones, commander of Federal Chapter, No. 6, Disabled American Veterans of the World War. Jones declared the publicity ex-service men would incur a { would be detrimental to their cause. | He said the movement is being rganizaf l g%fi' Egiri 4 i L1 way in the area and to inquire for | 2 photogra) | girl and with & detailed aescption of lican, of Michigan, arrived to inquire into the appointment of Mrs. McMillin_ The Michigan Eenator said he had heard of objections to her nomination, but did not disclose their nature. He said they probably would be made on | the Senate floor. | It was said also that Gustav Pabst >f Milwaukee prcbably will be appointed |to has yet been reached. Charles Jackson of Columbia. 8.C., was described as being at the “top of |the list” of candidates for deputy “:ommluicmer of fisheries. Other Patronage. Also it was learned that Senator Bratton, Democrat, New Mexico, has accepted an appointment as a judge of the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. President Roosevelt has requested, however, that he stay in the Senate for the remainder of the special session, which may end in June. Ancther patronage develdbme: the announcement by W. A. Democratic national committeeman for Ohio, that he had accepted the post of Treasurer of the United States. FIRST BOND .ISSUE TO BE HELD DOWN BY U. S. OFFICIALS (Continued From First Page.) nt was J dollars or more would destroy the do- mestic bond market for the present and offset the benefits of putting the un- employed to work. Another factor causing the draft toward a minimum figure at the begin- ning is the showing by construction experts that even were $3,000,000,000 obtained at this time, only of it would be spent within the next year. New Organizations Needed. Months would be required to prepare plans for other projects before work could be started, it was said, and In the last two years many cities and States have curtailed their engineering }ntflm would l:;: to be built up be- m“y commissioners have presented to Secretary Perkins & peti- tion that at least $400,000,000 be set aside for road work, asserting that $250,000,000 would be from laying off some at work, %0 keep necessary of those already —_— NAZI PUTSCH EXPECTED ON AUSTRIAN BORDER Report Says Action on Bavarian Frontier Will Be Aimed at Forcible Anscluss. By the Associated Press. VIENNA, May 4—A wave of mixed alarm and enthusiasm cluss, was imminent on the Austro- Bavarian border. It was quickly explained in an offi- cial quarter, however, that the Reichs- post report was based only on “rumors growing out of remarks made by Aus- trian Nazi leaders recently.” SLAYER KILLS SELF RTLAND, Oreg., Msy 4 (P.— e Bliva,' 39, & ‘dancee oot Thomm prison & year m after serving two e fGflb;'lr‘thgf/:mSfl e e of 30, mmmmm Jbed 3 yesterday. Her shot and killed Pinto Malolo, of which Pinto She said some diplomatic post, but no decision | shal staffs to such an extent that new organ- | By the Associated Press. As explained today by Chairman Rayburn of the House Interstate Com- merce Committee, the raflroad bill which he introduced for the admin- istration provides: A Feueral co-ordinator to effect econ- omies through a year's suspension of the anti-trust laws affecting railroads. The lines to be divided into thres groups—Eastern. Southern and Western. Three regicnal co-ordinating groups 1l be created by the lines in the re- spective groups to co-operate with the co-ordinator. Purposes of the bill as outlined by Rayburn sre to encourage and pro- mote or require action by the carriers which will: Avoid unnecessary duplication of services and facilities of whatsoever nature and nermit jcint use of terminals and trackage To contrc) allowances and other prac- tices affecttig service or operation, to the end that undue impairment of net earnings may be prevented. To avoid preventable expense. To promote financial reorganization of the carriers. ‘To provide immediate study of other means of improving transportation con- ditions. Voluntary Provisions Included. Many of the purposes of the legisla- tion are to be carried out voluntarily. The co-ordinator, however, is empow- ered to direct elimination of services, to provide means whereby central com- mittees of rallway labor organizations shall be advised of changes in services affecting labor and directed to confer with their representatives. Orders of the co-ordinator under the act shall remain in effect until vacated by him, but carriers and other inter- ested parties have a right to appeal to the Interstate Commerce Commission. Carriers affected by the co-ordinat- or's orders are relieved from the opera ) tion of the anti-trust laws so long as the orders are in effect. This, however, does not permit any infringement on' the railway labor act or the obligations imposed under it :lhrouzh contracts with labor organiza- ons. Fines Are Provided. Failure or refusal to comply with the co-ordinator’s orders or those of the commission, shall be subject to fines up to $20,000. The Interstate Commerce Commission is prohibited from approving loans to be made to carriers by the Reconstruc- tioa Corporation without the consent of the co-ordinator, or unless it finds that the financial structure of the car- riers assures it will survive the “existiny economic depression” without financial reorganization. The act will expire at the end of one year unless extended by presidential wgc:;mltlc? J:Jr another year. lers of e co-ordinator shall re- main in effect however, until vacated by the commission, or set aside by other lawful authority. In addition, the measure includes two bills by Rayburn, already approved by the Interstate Commerce Committee, repeal the recapture clause of the tion act of 1920, which wi"'. drop claims of $361,000,000 against rail. roads for excess profits, and to railroad holding companies under the Jjurisdiction of the Interstate Com- merce Commission, —_— TRUCCO SEEN AS ENVOY Former President of Chile May Be Ambassador Here. SANTIAGO, Chile, May 4 (P).—It is reported here that Manual Trucco, for- mer provisional President of Chile, may be named Ambassador to Wi Senor Trucco lived in New York for two years. He is married, and has three daughters. Beaten by Woman Burglar. MEDIA. Pa, May 4 (#.—John 1 Meyers, 87, reported to po'ice toda, that a woman he surprised i1 his home at Moylan, yesterday had baten him about the head “and fled. He came upon the woman in the ¥as tiying to steal clothing from the was cl rom the Jsundry.