Evening Star Newspaper, May 9, 1933, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Showers and somewhat warmer tonight H theast and south winds, shifting to northwest by to- morrow. Temperatures—Highest, 54, at noon today; lowest, 47, at 3 a.m. today. Full report on Page A-9. The only evening paper in Washington with the Associated Press news service. ! Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages 14 and 15 No. 32,515. post office, Fntered as second class matter ‘Washington, D. C. “INGLOA. S, TARIFF ACCORD REACHED, $1,500 for Roosevelt Land Used for Street By County Is Likely By the Associated Press. POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y., May 9.—Dutchess County will' pay the President of the United States the board of supervisors are ap- MACDONALD SAYS | i Barriers to Acceptance Cleared Away in Discus- sion With Davis. WANTS DEBTS HANDLED BY PARALLEL PARLEY Washington Declared Ready to Join Con:ilztive Pact if Arms Session Gets Results. B3 the Assoclated Press. LONDON, May 9.—The barriers #tanding in the way of Britain's accept- pnce of the United States tariff truce Froposal were swept away today at a cnference between Norman H. Davis, ;‘resldmt Roosevelt's special Ambassa- gor, and Prime Minister Ramsay Mac- E)annld and other British officials. They met in the House cf Commons nd immediately after the conclusion of heir discussions Mr. MacDonald went ©on the floor and informed the members ©f_Parliament. The actual agreement, the prime min- Bster told the House, was “subject to the settlement of the actual words and pro- tecticn of the essential pesition of both governments.” Touches on War Debts, ‘This condition was widely interpreted #s meaning that Britain would reserve the right to conclude trade agreements mlready being negotiated. Similar agree- ments just concluded have involved gariff concessions by the British. “There have been further exchanges Pf views with the United States Gov- nment,” the prime minister said, “and am now in position to say that, sub- ject to settlement of the actual words and while protecting the essential posi- tions of both governments, there is ery prospect of reaching an agreement tween them as to the advisability of #n immediate tarifl truce.” ‘The prime minister also touched on the war debt issue, saying that “‘our #im must be a permanent settlement.” He declared that June 15, the due date on the next instalment, would be an awkward hurdle. Quiet Survey Favored. “But a quiet survey of the possibili- ties is required in the meantime,” he continued, “and nothing ought to be said here which would so increase the difficulties as to make the hurdle im- possible to clear.” * » There was complete union of opinion when he was at Washington, Mr. Mac- Donald said, that the World Economic Conference starting June 12 could not be wholly successful unless the debt difficulty had been removed before the conference ended. It never had been contemplated,~he told the House, that. ghe war debts should_come before the conference it- self. Debt negotiations would have to proceed concurrently and on parallel lines by another body of men, he ex- Plained. In connection with disarmament the Prime Minister _announced that the United States Government was pre- ypared to play a further part in tran- quilizing Europe, “by agreeing if the isarmament Conference comes to any- hing like a satisfactory issue to take part in consultative pacts, the effect of Wwhich wouid be to increase the security ©f Europe and the safety of threatened nations against war. That is a very gonsiderable advance.” Davis Hears Announcements. Former Secretary of State Stimson began this work, the Prime Minister continued, and the present United States Government is prepared to g0 (Continued on Page 2, Column 6.) ACCORD IS REACHED ON SHOALS PLANS Norris and McSwain Hold Satis- factory Conference With Roosevelt. By the Associated Press. Senator Norris, Republican, of Ne- braska, and Chairman McSwain of the House Military Affairs Committee, said today after a conference with Presi- tient Roocsevelt that they had a “com- lete understanding” on the Tennessee yalley authority measure, which in- gludes development of Muscle Shoals. Senator Norris said, however, that the easure would go to conference, but at agreement was expected within a ew days. On one of the major provisions in @ispute, the clause authorizing the uilding of transmission lines to carry ower from the project at the Shoals, was indicated that Senator Norris’ ddea would prevail. Neither Norris nor McSwain com- fmented on another point in dispute, the rovisions for the manufacture of fer- lizer. The two conferred with President Roosevelt for more than an hour and emerged smiling. McSwain said there had never been any disagreement in principle between himself and the vet- eran Nebraska Senator. proved. The $1,500 would be paid to Mr. Roosevelt for land taken from his Hyde Park estate by the coun- ty in the reconstruction of Violet avenue. The Roosevelt Hyde Park home is on the outskirts of Poughkeepsie. INDEPENDENT DEBT TALKS ARE PLANNED Negotiations Expected- to Proceed During London Parley, Hull Says. By the Associatéd Press. | Secretary of State Hull said today ;!hat it was expected to carry on war | debt negotiations during “the time of | the World Economic Conference begin- | ning June 12, but to conduct them in- | dependently of its session. | Secretary Hull said in answer to 3 | question that 1t had not been decided | vet whether these negotiations would | take place in London or through diplo- matic channels at Washington. | Asked whether execution of this plan |for talking debts simultaneously with | the conference would not require spe- | cial powers from Congress, the Secre- | tary said the negotiations could be con- | Gucted without such a resolution, al- {though in that case definite commit- | ments could not be made. | President Roosevelt disclosed several days ago that he was considering ask- ing Congress to pass a resolution to give him authority to deal with debts. Conversations Proceed. Encouraged despite the ever-present | shadow of complications arising out of war debts, the administration went ahead today with its conversations | aimed at smoothing the way for the | London Conference, now less than five weeks off. Secretary Hull undertook discussions with Finance Minister T. V. Soong of China Later conversations were to be resumed with Dr. Hjalmar Schacht, the | German representative. | Tomorrow the eighth of the 11 na- | tions invited by the President for these | preliminary talks will appear with ar- rival of Alberto J. Pani, Mexican finance minister. With all of these the tariff truce will | be taken up confidently as a result of | the British acquiescence tcday. The German representative already has in- | dicated approval. So has Italy. France |and Japan have indicated acceptance | with reservations. Belgium yesterday accepted unconditionally. | Holland lined up in support of the proposition today when J. H. van Royen, Minister of the Netherlands, called on Undersecretary Phillips at the | State Department to arrange for begin- ning eccnomic conversations. i Major Diplomatic Triumph. The success of Norman H. Davis in winning over Great Britain to support of the tariff truce was regarded here as a_major diplomatic triumph which greatly increases the hope of success at the World Conference. | 'The recent talks between President | Roosevelt and Prime Minister Ramsay | MacDonald of Great Britain here like- wise were seen as having contributed | to making the agreement possible. MacDonald’s address to the House | of Commons today was noted with in- | terest in official circles. His remarks on disarmament clarified the Presi- dent’s attitude by stating definitely that he is ready to work for American ad- herence to & consultative maeyfor wmited international opinion against war, pro- vided the Disarmament Conference at Geneva makes concrete reductions in arms. | silver was slated for a prominent part in the discussions with the Chinese rep- resentative. China is a heavy user of the metal and would gain tremendously @h WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, MAY 9, 1933—THIRTY-TWO in purchasing power by an increase in its price. Van Royen Sees Phillips. In other respects, the conversations took much the same course as those previously with British, French, Cana- dian, Argentine, Italian and German | representatives "invited here by the President. The general object was to enlist Chinese co-operation in the American program. Soong_ was accompanied by Minister Sze and two Chinese experts. Hull | was flanked by his usual aides, includ- | ing William C. Bullitt, special assistant; James P. Warburg, New York banker, and Charles W. Taussig, New York business man. The Netherlands Minister said Hol- land, being a free trade country, was willing to co-operate in the tariff armis- | tice and do everything possible to revive world commerce. Roosevel Host to Soong. President Roosevelt was host at ! luncheon yesterday to the Chinese ! finance minister and later resumed his | conversations with Dr. Hjalmar Schacht, Representative of the German government and president of the | Reichsbank. | Dr. Schacht also conferred at some | length with Secretary Hull, the two sitting down with their aides around (Continued on Page 2, Column 6.) WAGE RAISES FOR THOUSANDS OF U. S. WORKMEN ANNOUNCED 110,000 Employes of E. L. Cord to Get Increase. Carolina Mills Boost Pay. B the Assoclated Press. CHICAGO, May 9.— Cheering news pame to thousands of American work- nen today in the form of wage in- prease announcements. One anouncement alone—that of E. L. Cord—that employes of the com- panies he heads are to receive a 5 per eent increase effective tomorrow af- Bects approximately 10,000 workmen. frhe companies involved include the Wuburn Automobile Co., the Lycoming Manufacturing Co., Duesenberg, Inc., #nd American Airways. Other announcements, in line with <ident Roosevelt’s request for wage In--eases. were: /A Ten per cent advances to some 9,000 South Carolina textile mill workers. A 7 per cent increase for employes of the Standard Kid Co. of Wilmington, Del. A 10 per cent boost in wages for em= ployes of the J. 8. Bache & Co., broker- age firm, who were with the concern prior to January 1. At the same time things looked brighter for hog and lamb raisers, whose products forged y to new highs for recent weeks in the Chicago markets. SUFFOLK, Va., May 9 (#)—More than 700 employes of the Planters Nut & Chocolate Co. here will receive a 20 per cent increase in wages, effective Thursday, it is announced by A. Obicl, president of the company. ‘Those benefiting will be the lowest “(Continued on Page 2, Colugh INDUSTRY CONTROL PLAN DRAFTED BY ROOSEVELT AIDES Business Revival Program Ready for Submission to President. THREE BILLION DOLLARS PUBLIC WORKS PROPOSED Treasury Would Advance One-third for U. 8. Projects and R. F. C. Balance for Other Building. By the Associated Press. The broad program for reviving busi- ness through three billion dollars for public constructiof and Federal co- operation on industrial regulation was completed today by administration ad- visers for submission to President Roosevelt. Senator Wagner, Democrat, of New York, in charge of the drafting, an- nounced it probably would be pre- sented to the White House late today. Primarily designed to regulate indus- trial production through what President Roosevelt has described as a “partner- ship,” the legislation would relax the anti-trust laws to permit agrcements within industries subject to govern- mental approval. ‘Wagner and his associates have add- ed to this industrial conmtrol plan a proposal for a three billion dollar con- struction program by the Federal Gov- ernment, States, municipalities and pri- vate interests. Administrator Is Proposed. It is proposed to set up a public works administrator with power to supervise the entire construction pro- gram in order to speed up the exten- sion of credit for construction to local governmental units. About $1,000,000,000 of the total wculd be provided by the Treasury for Federal public works and the remain- der would be advanced by the Recon- struction Finance Corporation for con- struction loans to local governmental units and private industry. The industrial control section of the bill contemplates the creation of a Federal board to supervise agreements reached by trade associations for planned and regulated industrial pro- duction. Through this means, authors of the proposal hope to halt ruinous competi- tion, restore prices end wages and spread employment. FpDellm of the plan will be presented to the President by its authors at a White House conference which prob- ably will include Secretary of Labor Perkins and Budget Director Douglas. Upon the Chief Executive’s reaction to the proposal will depend whether the program is submitted to Congress in its present form. Studies Raising of Money. With the aid of Douglas and Secre- tary of the Treasury Woodin, President Roosevelt has been trying to work out the best method of raising money for the public works program. Various methods of taxation have been under consideration, but a bond issue still is considered the most likely means of providing for the projects. A House labor subcommittee today unanimously approved a shorter work week bill embodying minimum wage and anti-trust law suspension provi- sions. The bill, said Chairman Connery, will be reported to the full committee for approval tomorrow. ‘The principle on which the measure s based, Connery asserted, is that of a licensing system. All manufactur- ers and importers under the new meas- ure would be required to obtain licenses from the Federal Government assuring their compliance with the shorter work week and minimum wage provisions. Insted of permitting manufacturers to work longer than five-day week, six- hour-day shifts, the bill will leave that power to a new agency to be known as the Federal Trade Regulation Board. This board, sitting in conference with industry and labor, will have the right to establish minimum wages, hours of production and other agreements within an industry necessary to carty out a shorter work week plan. A proposal to spend $6,000,000,000 on public works had been laid before Con- gress yesterday by Senator Cutting, New Mexico, Republican, who supported President Roosevelt in the campaign. Backing it were two other Roosevelt campaigners, Senator La Follette, Re- publican, of Wisconsin, and Costigan, Democrat, of Colorado. It was drafted for action while the administration was still pulling togeth- er its own public works program, which is expected to call for a much smaller outlay at the start. Other Developments. Other developments yesterday in the battle against unemployment were: ‘The House Rivers and Harbors Com- mittee, after approving tentatively a $100,000,000 bill, sent it to the White House for consideration and a deter- mination whether it is in line with the administration’s fiscal policy. J. H. Rand, jr., prominent manufac- turer, received initial responses to the proposal of a steering committee of 25 of the National Association of Manu- facturers that 3,000,000 men be called back to their jobs on a specified date. U. S. WHEAT bELEGATION IN GENEVA FOR PARLEY Morgenthau, Murphy and Haas Have No Concrete Plan, but Hope to Explore Ground. By the Associated Press. At GENEVA, May 9—" American delegation to the International Wheat Conference which opens tomorrow ar- rived in Geneva today. The delegation includes Henry Mor- genthau of New York: Frederick E. Murphy, publisher of the Minneapolis , and George C. Haas, member of the United States Farm Board. Mr. Morgenthau said he came with m e e i e ers see e‘hltlhgl.filhemwwlwths'hut situation. Connecticut Beer Legalized. HARTFORD, Conn,, May 9 (A).—! -A proclamation legalizing the sale of 3.2 per cent beer and wine in Connecticut, to become effective tcmorrow, was WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION 0 W\ IR\ ¢ Foening Sfar. PAGES. #*% FISHING DAYS ARE HERE! “NUMBERS” PLAYER TAKES THOUSAND-TO-ONE CHANCE Winning Figure Is Determined by Add- ing Digits of Money Paid in Three Maryland Races. “Numbers,” the gambling racket which daily takes some $20,000 out of the pockets of salaried people Who need every cent they earn for rent, clothes and food, is as old as man’s penchant for “taking a chance.” This racket, which extends its tenta- cles toward office, home and school, is nothing more than a lottery in dif- ferent clothing. The player “buys” a number (of his own selection) between 1 and 1,000, awaits the edict of For- tune and, if his thousandth chance proves lucky, is paid off at odds of 600 to 1, less commissions. Or, rather, he is paid off if the racketeer who operates the “bank” sees fit to pay him off. There is nothing to prevent the “banker” from pulling up stakes without notice and moving _to that sort of thing has happened more than once in the past, police declare. ‘This is how a bet is placed in this intriguing but heart-breaking “game.* The player approaches a “writ2. representative of the “numbers quarters, and, after proper ideatiiica- tion, announces his choice of a nunber for the day’s proceedings. Tue writer jots the number, or several of them in case the player cares to take several chances, on a vest-pocket size scratch pad, noting down also the name or initials of the player, the date and the (Continued on Page 2, Column 8.) HOUSE COMPLETES FARM BILL ACTION iStands by Administration, Putting Vast Measure Up to Senate. By the Associated Press. The House stood squarely by the ad- ministration today, rejecting the “cost of production” amendment to the vast farm relief-inflation bill, approving the rest of the measure and putting it up to the Senats, where quick agreement was expected. The Senate action, due tomorrow. will be the last step necessary to send the bill to President Roosevelt for sig- nature, unless present indications are i reversed and the Senators decide to hold out for the Norris-Simpson clause, which seeks to guarantee cost of pro- duction and a reasonable profit to the farmer. Adopted Strict Rule. The House stand was voted after the members adopted a rule offered by the Democratic leaders to prevent Repub- lican opponents from making further technical delays, Only yesterday they had blocked the vote by making a point of order against a change in the bill made by the conferees. Today's rule forbid any more points of order. ‘The House vote rejecting the “cost of production” amendment announced by Speaker Rainey was 108 to 283. Speaker Rainey voted against the amendment. House Democratic leaders had lined (Continued on Page 4, Column 3.) VIRGINIA KIDNAPING CHARGES ARE DENIED Harvey Otis, Accused in Musante Abduction, Says He Was Never in State. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, . May 9.—Brought before police in the regular line-up today, Har- vey Otis, accused in the kidnaping of a 13-year-old Virginia girl, declared: “I was never in Virginia.” Otis was arrested as a fugitive last night when the oil tanker, Steel Age, docked from Honolulu. He was a mem- ber of the crew. Otis and William Kendall, who was arrested in land, were indicted in Stafford County, Va., in the alleged of Caroline Musant kid- te last Feb- 3-month-old baby girl of Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Porter, her relatives. Authorif believed the men planned to kidnap the baby and hold it for ransom. “T don’t know a thing about it,” Otis said in f.hf“ lix::-lm. "I“wmm Iex; Virginia. e time alleg I was in Baltimore on the LONG HALTS SUIT DESPITE WAIVER But Court Permits Service of Process in Ansell Libel Action. Despite Senator Huey P. Long's waiver of immunity on the floor of the Senate for remarks February 21 concerning Brig. Gen. Samuel T. Ansell, counsel| for the Senate Campaign Investigating Committee, attorneys for the Senator appeared in District Sagscss- Geurt to- day and obtained dismissal on the grounds of congressional privilege of the | slander suit brought against him. Another motion, seeking to quash service on Senator Long of process in the libel case pending against him, was denied by Justice James M. Proctor. This suit is based on the allegation that Long caused to be printed in circular form his tirade against Ansell and dis- tributed copies throughout the country. The slander suit set out that, because Gen. Ansell presented matter to the Senate committee which he said would show that Senator John H. Overton, also of Louisiana, was “fraudulently and illegally elected,” Senator Long made a speech in the Senate calling Ansell “crook,” & “scoundrel” anc “the dog son of a wolf,” as well as other epithets. Invitéd Him to Sue. Senator Long also is alleged to have said: “I invite him to sue me in any court of competent jurisdiction and I will not defend the suit except on the ground that he is a scoundrel and a thief and a rascal and a crook, and has been determined to be such by ar investigating committee of Congress.” Gen. Ansell was represented in court today by his son, B. T. Ansell, an at- torney, while Raymond N. Beebe pleaded for Long. Beebe argued the court was without jurisdiction, since the Constitution pro- vides that a member of Congress can- not be sued for anything said in the course of his official duties and that no individual member can waive this nOL waive this. yarisdichion by a wflhuud ive ju n an; he may have on the Sfl.uu“floar. his lawyer said. Says Long Volunteered. ‘The younger Ansell, answe: for his father, said Long volunta: nn:lu:ed himseif in the jurisdiction of court. and consequently can be sued. Justice Proctor then sustained the motion for dismissal of the slander .l':xhlt. parts unknown—and just | 1085 0F JOBS SEEN " IN RALLROAD PLAN Eastman Says Reduction of Employment by Carriers Is Unavoidable. By the Associated Press. Joseph B. Eastman, Interstate Com- merce Commissioner, told a Senate committee today the administration’s | fatlroad relief bill “will involve loss of | employment to raflroad labor,” but it was an “unsound conclusion that em- ployment should be preserved by retain- ing waste and inefficiency.” He has been mentioned as the pocsi- ble choice for Federal co-ordinator of the roads. “Economies in operation and service mean reduction in labor, and there is no escape from it,” he. testified. O Econgmy Plans. Eastman outlfhed a long list of pro- posed economies for the carriers and asserted in many instances “they will need to reduce their rates.” “From a long-range standpoint, cer- tainly,” he said, “avoldance of waste is in the interest of their employes. for it will tend to remove a threat to fair wages and waorl conditions.” First_opposition the measure came from Senator Wheeler, Democrat, of Montana, who objected to ignoring labcr on the proposed regional commit- tees on railroad economies. He said if the co-ordinator ruled two lines like the Northern Pacific and Mil- waukee could join, “that of itself would throw a tremendous lot of pecple out of work and change the entire economic situation in the Northwest.” Not Offered as Cure-AlL Secretary of Commerce Roper said the committee which drew the bill was in doubt on the labor representation | point and decided it should be settled by the Congress. Eastman said the bill was “not oered as a cure-all,” but provided “a definite course of treatment which it is hoped and expected will afford some measure of relief, and it also places the patient under special chservation for purposes of further diagnosis and the early pre- seription, if found necessary, of other and perhaps more radical treatment.” to eliminate “wastes of competition” without mergers, Eastman suggested some econcmies as “prospects,” some of mcvhy;ll?;y not ‘l;; tg::'”l and others v yleld more s expected.” They included curtailment of un- necessary duplications of service or facilities, unnecessary passenger or freight train service, such as could be (Continued on’ Page 2, Column 3.) WLEAN MOVE TO BAR SALE OF POST FAILS Motion for Leave to Interveme in Receivership Denied by Justice Proctor. Justice James M. Proctor in District Supreme Court today denied a motion of Edward B. McLean, former publisher of the Washington Post, for leave to in- tervene in the receivership of the to_prevent its sale. » Ll . with the consent of the American Security & Trust Co., trustee, by the Internationgl Paper Co., its prin- cipal creditor. % sole beneficiary under father, John R. McLean. The will, he said, clothed McLean with authority to block sale of the paper. J. Harry Covington, counsel for the International Paper Co., replied the of the will extended Declaring one purpose of the bill was I Yesterday’s Circulation, 122,017 (#) Means Associated Press. TWO CENTS. LINDBERGH WATS | TOGIVETESTINONY INTRIAL OF MEANS Mrs. McLean Takes Stand Again to Describe Meet- ing With “The Fox.” WHITAKER IS IDENTIFIED | AS PRINCIPAL IN CASE| Agreement to Deliver Kidnaped| Child to Aiken, S. C., De- scribed by Witness. Col. Charles A. Lindbergh took the stand at 2:45 o'clock this afternoon to testify in the Gaston B. Means- Norman T. (“the Fox") Whitaker conspiracy case. Facing the ordeal with his customary stoicism, Col. Charles A. Lindbergh was ready to take the stand today in the ransom hoax trial of Gaston B. Means and Norman T. Whitaker as soon as Mrs. Evalyn Walsh McLean, victim of & $104,000 fraud, has completed her story of the fantastic conspiracy. Col. Lindbergh, under questioning by United States Attorney Leo A. Rover in Criminal Division 2 of the District Su- preme Court, will reiate tragic details of the kidnaping of his first son and of the gruesome discovery of its wasted | body just a year ago this week. By this dramatic move—forced on the Government by demands of the de- fense that legal proof be given of the kidnaping and death of tRe Lindbergh child—the prosecution expects to show that the pitiful remains of the little form were burled in the underbrush of a New Jersey roadside the very time Means and Whitaker allegedly were as- suring Mrs. McLean they could produce the “Eaglet” safe and well. Visits Friends Here. Mrs. McLean took the stand this morning to resume her account of the amazing negotiations by which the Gov- ernment claims Means defrauded her of $104,000 and by which Means and Whitaker are accused of attempting to obtain $35,000 more to redeem the “hot money” given the actual kidnepers by “Jafsie,” Dr John F. Condon. The | suave rair is being tried before a jury of seven women and five men in Jus- tice D. W. O'Donoghue’s court room. Shows Jewels to Jury. In the course of her testimony Mrs. McLean took her glittering jewelry | from a small purse and held it up in cupport of her contention that she was acting in perfectly io&d faith with Means and Whitaker w she promised to raise $35,000 additional as a substi- tute for the Lindbergh ransom marked money. The diamond necklace and bracelets, estimated to be worth from $100,000 to $250,000, were handed to the jurors and passed from hand to hand. The eyes of the women jurors opened wide as they fingered the 37 huge stones, two of them 20 carats each, composing the chain, and the diamond encrusted platinum bands. One of the largest crowds that have besieged the District Supreme Court Building since the Teapot Dome oil trials, struggled, mostly unsuccessfully to get into the small court room today. Admission was by pass only, and even some would-be spectators with passes could not get in. Lindbergh at Court House. Col. Lindberg arrived at the court house at 1:20 in a car of the United States marshal’s office and was taken! into the court house in the east down floor entrance while large crowds, gath- ered at other entrances for a glimpse of the famous flyer, were disappointed. There was only a small group at the catrance he used. Col. Lindbergh was accompanied by John J. Clarkson, deputy marshal, who went to_the flyer's room at the Hay- Adams House and escorted him to the court house. Col. and Mrs. Lindbergh were visit- ing “friends” this morring and last night, following their arrival by plane te yesterday at Hoover Airport. Mrs. Lindbergh will not be called to the trial. Their low-winged monoplane maneuvered to a muddy landing yester- day after a delayed hop from Columbus, Ohio, where they had been held by poor visibility. At the outset of the morning session, (Continued on Page 2, Column 1.) B — CONFIDENCE OF PRESS IS PROTECTED BY BILL By the Associated Press. TRENTON, N. J, May 9.—By a vote of 46 to 0 the House has passed a bill to Imtect the confidence of newspapers and newspaper men. The bill now goes to_the Governor. Under the measure, & person employ- ed by a newspaper could not be com- led to disclose the source of any in- formation used in the newspaper before TROOPS PREPARING FORT HUNT CAMP FOR BONUS ARMY Fort Meade Infantry Moved to Virginia Post Assigned to Marchers. MAIN BODY OF VETERANS DUE HERE DURING NIGHT Government Providing Food and Shelter—Metropolitan Police An- nounce “Hands-Off” Policy. An Infantry company under full | equipment, moved through Washington today on the way to Fort Hunt, Va. to prepare camp for 8,700 bonus march- ers expected to arrive between now and Saturday. The company came from Fort Meade, Md., and drained that post of all its troops on duty status. The company, comprising 230 men, was in command of Capt. James P. Lioyd, First Lieuts. Samuel G. Conley and W. P. Grace and Second Lieut. M. A. Neal, Secrecy Maintained. For some unexplained reason, the utmost efforts were made at the War Department and the Veterans' Admin- istration to shroud the movement of the troops with secrecy. The Veterans’ Administration has been assigned the task of acting as host to the 8,700 bonus marchers during their stay here for a convention which starts Saturday and is intended to end next Thursday. Director Hines of the administration today conferred with Col. Louis McH. Howe, one of the President's secre- taries, on the plans for housing and feeding the marchers during their stay here. After the conference, however. he was uncommunicative, saying that he could not discuss his instructions at this time, but that a White House statement” on the subject would be forthcoming some time during the day. At the War Department every office from that of the chief of staff down had declined to yield the slightest in- formation on the troop movement, say- ing they were under orders to main- tain secrecy. Later from the White House came.a denial that any such orders had been issued. The Veterans' Administration, earlier in the day, would not even admit that the Fort Hunt site had been under conslderation. The troops traveled in 15 large Army trucks. They were escorted through the District by Metropolitan Police. Many Due Tonight. be;nu mnnd‘:o;anuvs’ u?gw which has n n in small units for several days, will begin arriv- ing in earnest tonight and tomorrcw, according to reports. The first organized group of which word has been receivad here is to start from Baltimore at 6 p.m. today. Its numbers have been estimated from 5,000 down to several hundred. The second will leave New York at 10 am. tomorrow. Both contingents will be moving in trucks. The Baltimore group is allied with the “right wing” of the movement ur- der Harold Foulkrod and John Newlin. The allegiance of the New York aggre- gation also is claimed by the “right (Continued on Page 3, Column 2.) U. S. DOLLAR GAINS 7 CENTS IN LONDON ’ Exchange Rate Also Improves on Paris and Warsaw Markets. By the Associated Press. LONDON, May 9.—The dollar gath- ered renewed strength on the exchange market today on support by big con- tinental interests who became alarmed at President Roosevelt’s remarks con- cerning the currency in his speech to the American public Sunday night. Opening at $3.94 to the pound in sympathy with overnight strength in America, the rate gradually improved as orders came in from the continent to sell French francs and buy dollars for covering purposes. In the absence of recent heavy selling pressure the dollar at noon had gained za ;;l;lu from the overnight close of PARIS, May 9 (#).—The American dollar, strengthened by heavy accumu- lated commercial demand, closed today at 22.02 francs, an improvement of 49 centimes over yesterday's close. Another factor in the improvement of the dollar was heavy covering by shorts. Financial quarters s any court, grand jury or legislative committee, that there was some buying in expecta- tion of a rise in the quotation. MISS PERKINS PRAISED BY RED LEADER AFTER SECRET PARLEY Ann Burlak Calls Woman Diplomat”; Secretary Ann Burlak, militant and pretty blonde leader of the woman’s division of the Communist party, today met her match in Miss Frances Perkins, Secre- tary of Labor, to whom she presented a-demand to release Edith Berkman, Massachusetts textile strike leader, held Cabinet Member “a Good Avoids Commitment. nized es a ring leader in the strike at Lawrence, Mass. ‘The former cabinet officer retaliated by calling Miss Burlak a liar, but had give up hecause of the