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WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather By ; lowest, 54, port on page 9. Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages 14 and 15 Entered as second class matter post office, Washington, No. 32517. at 5 am. today. D. C 2R ANSON SLASHES [Roomevel o Join. [EFppANY SHORE ACTIVITIES OF NAVY SHARPLY Sweeping Order to Help Save 55 Millions Leaves D. C. Yard Intact. NEWPORT AND NORFOLK STATIONS ARE AFFECTED Curtailments Include Purchasing,! Radio Stations, Marine and Reserve Bases. Secretary of the Navy Swanson today issuzd a sweeping order curtailing na- | val shore establishments, as part of the program to save $55,000,000 in the Navy's budget during the coming year. The Washingion Navy Yard is not af- fected in the move. Among the major retrenchments are: Reduction of the naval training sta- tion at Newport, R. I, to a bare main- tenance status. The skeletonizing of activities in| trade schools at the naval training sta- ticn at Norfoik, Va. The reduction of the naval training station at Great Lakes, Ill, to a bare maintenance status. The closing of a number of Navy radio stations, as well as the shutting | down of a number of radio direction finder stations. Concentration Planned. ‘The reduction of recruiting stations. | receiving ships and stations to a min- imum necessity to meet the require- ments of the fleet. The concentration of independent purchasing, disbursing and other ac- tivities in the nearest navy yard or station to the fullest extent practicable. The Marine base at Parris Island, 8. C., will be retained at a training station for marines. but its activities reduced to a minimum required for present needs. Naval Reserve aviation bases at & number of points will be maintained | in reduced status for voluntary training. Secretary Swanson, in his letter to all naval and Marine Corps activities | concerned, today pointed out: “The budget for the fiscal year 1934 has been drastically reduced and the! limit of $270,000.000 has been fixed as| the sum total of naval appropriations | which may be withdrawn from the| Treasury during the fiscal year. This reduction necessitates a drastic cur- tailment of activities, both ashore and afloat. In making reductions in ex- penditures on shore for the fiscal year 1934 the following general principles will govern: | Navy Yards Maintained. “(a) The navy yards at New York, Norfolk, Mare Island, Puget Sound and Cavite will be maintained for service to the fleet. The navy yard at Pearl Har- bor will be continued as at present. The status of the navy yards at Portsmouth, Boston, Philadelphia and Charleston is dependent upon availability of funds for new construction. Additional in- structions will be issued as soon as practicable. “(b) Only such radio stations and | direction-finder stations as may be nec- essary to carry out the policy of the de- partment will be retained. “(c) Expenditures on officers’ quar- ters and barracks, for repairs, upkeep and grounds, will be reduced to the ab- solute minimum. “(d) Restrict passenger automobiles and passenger-carrying small boats; suspend replacement of trucks and re- duce overhauls; suspend replacement of Jocomotives and railroad equipment; suspend replacements of all construc- tion equipment for buildings and grounds. etc.; suspend alterations and improvements to buildings and struc- tures, limit repairs of vital items to a minimum, and specific amount; suspend replacement of all plant facilities. “(e) Reduce recruiting stations, re- ceivings ships and stations, training stations and schools to a minimum necessary to meet the requirements of | the fleet. “(f) Close unnecessary commissary stores. ! “(g) Reduce activities at all Naval| Reserve aviation bases to that required for voluntary training or close entirely to bare maintenance status. “(h) Concentrate independent pur- chasing, disbursing and other activisy in nearest navy yard or station, 10| fullest extent practicable. Status Is Outlined. “2. In conformity with the foregoing | principles the status of the following shore activities will be changed as in- dicated: % “Naval Training Station, Newport, R. 1., reduce to bare maintenance stat- us. Maintain War College. “Navy Purchasing Office, Newport, R. 1., consolidate with Supply Department ‘Torpedo Station. “Navy Supply Depot, Brooklyn, N. Y., reduce to bare maintenance status, but maintain clothing factory. “Motion Picture Operators’ | New York—Close. | “Destroyer stores office, Philadelphia, Pa.—Transfer to San Diego or destroyer tenders. “Naval aircraft factory, Philadelphia, Pa.—Reduce activity to present fleet re-. quirements. : “Naval Air Station, Lakehurst, N. J.— Reduce activity to minimum required for Macon until her transfer to West Coast and then to bare maintenance status. “Naval Air Station, Norfolk, Va.—Re- | duce activities to present fleet require- | ments. “Naval training station, Norfolk, Va. —Skelctonize activities and trade i School, | sch “Matine base, Parris Island, S. C.— To be 1~ ‘ned as a training station for (Continued on Page 2, Column 8.) HELD AS “RING” LEADER Prisoner Called Chief of Interna- tional Auto Theft Gang. NEW YORK, May 11 (#).—A man described by police as the head of a|to the White House tomorrow to file a | “ring” of automobile thieves which dis- d of 125 expensive cars in several countries during the last year was un- ' der arrest today on charges of grand larceny and conspiracy. T Detectives sald the band established its credit so cleverly that it had no difficulty in securing banks in Norway, China and Persia to act as its agents in disposing of the cars. ‘The isoner described himself as Joseph , 35, of Brooklyn. Police said he had been indicted by a Federal ~rand jury in Brookiyn. Trade Parley, Says ‘Authentic’ Report London Rumors Persist, But Advisers Here Are Doubtful. By the Assoclated Press. LONDON, May 11.—Fresh reports, described as “wel lauthenticated,” that President Roosevelt is coming to the World Economic Conference, resulted in smash’'ng headlines in this afternocn's papers. The reports came in press dis- patches frcm America. There .was thuch interest in one Tumor that the President was coming on the new cruiser Indianapolis. This cruiser, according to the story, is be- ing prepared “for the fastest crossing of the Atlantic ever made by a ship. By the Assoclated Press. President Roosevelt has no immediate intention of attending the London Economic_ Conference, he has told he has not shut the door finally shculd he consider it necessary to attend. His 80. | Mr. Roosevelt recently told those close to him that he intended to board the cruiser Indianapolis at Eastport, Me,, late next month for a speed trial to_Baltimore. his four sons early in June. It is believed the cruiser is being put in readiness not only for a speed trial, but also for & quick trip across | the ocean to London if it becomes necessary. UPSWING IN STOCK MARKET RESUMES Leaders Jump 2 to 3 Points. Dollar Weaker in Ex- change Market. Ey the Associated Press. NEW YORK, May 11 —Financial markets swept upward afresh today, with trading hitting tae feverish pace of last week. The jump of 2 to 3 cents a bushel in the wheal market, in response to the bullish Government crop report, fanned the speculative flames in shares, but the advance was somewhat re- strained by active profit-taking. Boends were also higher. Cotton gained about $1 a bale, and other principal staples ‘were mostly higher, including raw sugar, which had receded yesterday. Gains General. Motors were traded in large volume, with General Motors, Chrysler and Nash all up about a point. Issues up sbout 2 to 3 points included American Telephone, Western Union, American Can, Goooyear., Johns Manville, Union Pacific, New York Central. New Haven, National Steel, Inland Steel, Consali- dated Gas. Naticnal Distillers and Ow- ens Tllinois. Many issues were up & point or so, including United States Steel, Pennsyl- vania, American Smelting, Interna- tional Telephone, International Har- vester, American and Foreign Power, North American, Electric Power and Light and others. inflation bill, tcgether with continved reports of expanding business and gains in employment, kept speculative en- thusiasm at a high pitch. While mod- erate strength developed in European currencies, as against the dollar, for- eign exchange fluctuations were more restrained, and the share and staole markets evidently no longer needed the indications of declining dollars to keep prices on the advance. Reports that there had been a delay in signing the tariff truce failed to darken the outlook for improvement in international, financial and business cerned, and active buying continued in such issues as American & Foreign (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) TRAINMAN DIES IN WRECK Nickel Plate Engine Plunges From Rails in Illinois. RANKIN, IIl, May 11 (#).—A brake- an was killed and two trainmen Plate freight train plunged off the track and into the swolien bed of a stream four miles East of here ‘The dead man was Brakeman Mali- and Fireman Goar, both of Gibson, suf- fered minor injuries. They were rid- ing in the locomotive which left the rails, dragging with it six freight cars and a cabcose. The rails had been un- dermined by recent heavy rains. The locomotive buried itself in the mud. friends. But at the same time he said | advisers, however, doubt that he will| He plans to cruise to Eastport with | Final enactment of the farm relfef- | m slightly injured teday when a Nickel | cote of Gibson, Ind. Engineer ,Perry | WITH SUNDAY MORNI NG EDITION ¢ Foening Slar WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, MAY 11, 1933—FORTY-FOUR PAGES. DELAYS TARIFF ARMSTICE TOSTUDY U. 5. PLAN Proclamation of Truce, Set for Today, Put Off to Await Reich Action. BERLIN REFUSES TO RUSH DECISION ON PROPOSAL | Hitch Also Understood to Have Arisen Over Clause Providing for Withdrawal of Nations. By the Associated Press. LONDON, May 11.—Germany's un- jwillingness to give prompt assent to the draft tariff truce text has definitely | delayed the formal acceptance and the ‘passmx on to other governments of |the world economic armistice project. German assent had been expected |last evening and again this forenoon, but when the German reply finally was received after a noon meeting of the | cabinet of the Reich in Berlin, it was to the effect that the German govern- ment would need more time to study the proposals. An effort was made here to impress German quarters with the necessity of immediate action, and it was understood that similar pressure would be brought |to bear at Washington. Refuses to Be Rushed. ‘The tenor of the German reply to requests here for immediate action was, |it was understood, that Britain and America had taken their time about evolving the truce formula and the Reich could not be rushed prec:pitately into an agreement. In American quarters it was under- stood tha: while the formal rcplies of other governments have not been re- ceived, they merely were being held in abeyance pending the action of the Reich. The attitude of the German repre- sentatives led to cancellation of a meeting of the Organizing Committee of the World Economic Conference which had been scheduled for this afternoon. At this meeting the truce was to have been formally accepted and proclaimed. In both British and American quar- ters hope was expressed that accept- ances would be received in time to hold the postponed meeting tomorrow morn- ! ing or afternoon, but the Americans ad- mitted frankly they did not know when the delegates would be able to meet. Davis Takes Day Off. Lacking further instructions from ‘Washington, it is the intention of Nor- man H. Davis, President Roosevelt: negotiator, to remain in London until ‘zhe truce has been formally accepted. This afternoon he went golfing. There was nothing else to be done so ar as the armistice was concerned un- il Berlin had spoken its mind. | A hitch is understood to have arisen |also over a clause in the agreement | which provides for withdrawal of na- 11 ) tions should the price levels be unduly | disturbed. Both American and British | interpretations of this clause have been sent to the other governments. The other nations, all represented on | the Organizing Committee for the World Economic Conference, are France, Ger- many, Italy, Japan, Belgium and Nor- way. The American representatives here are understood to be unaware of the phraseology of the British interpreta- tion and hopeful, for the sake of expe- dition, that it is not too different from | Washington’s interpretation. There is no doubt in American circles that certain clauses in the truce text are viewed by the British as protection against undue _devaluation of the ~(Continued on Page 3, Column 3. HOUSE BILL PRESENTED | T0 RESTORE U. S. WAGES affairs, so far as Wall Street was con- | Representative Hoeppel Declares Cuts Should Be Repealed to Bring Back Confidence. A bill to restore to Federal employes the 15 per cent salary reduction pre- scribed in the economy act was intro- duced in the House today by Repre- | sentative Hoeppel, Democrat, of Cali- | fornia. | Hoeppel declared the pay-cut pro- | vision should be repealed to ‘renew the faith and confidence of the Fed- eral employes in the Government, and to uphold and support the President in ?is declaration for an increased wage scale " He also pointed out that the Presi- dent is on record as urging increased wages in industry for the purpose of | restoring buying power and to meet the rising commodity price level. | The bill was referred to the Commit- 'tee on Expenditures in the Executive Department. ‘There was considerable diversity of opinion among the Democratic Gover- nor of Virginia and Virginia Demo- cratic members of Congress today on whether the State should be host to the veterans coming into Washington to demand cash payment of the bonus. While Gov. Pollard was replying in pointed language to Representative Smith, in whese district is located Fort Hunt where the Government decided to quarter the demonstrators, that “the President had presented to him a dif- ficult problem * * * and the Gov- ernor ot Virginia will co-operate with him regardless of your criticism,” Mr. Smith announced that he had enlisted the support of Senator Glass, high in administration councils, to go with him ! formal protest with President Roosevelt. | ., “Dumping” of the veterans’ army “on Virginia” was protested yesterday by Mr. Smith at a conference with Frank ._Hines, veterans' administrator. Smith said afterwards the protest apparently was of no avail. | _ At the conclusion of the conference, Smith sald, he told the administrator :‘R‘utt "slnfe! the Ouc;\;emment lis m:t Vg\‘;- g to act to protect the people of Vir- ginia, advis Vi to tect itself. = u-:mYn i Shortly afterwards he dispatched s v POLLARD AND SMITH AT ODDS OVER HOUSING OF BONUS SEEKERS| Governor Says He Stands by President, While House' Member Enlists Support of Glass. letter to Gov. Pollard of Virginia urging him: “To portest as vigorously against the matter as I have, and take such | means as may to you seem necessary to protect the life and property of the citizens of this section of Virginia in the emergency.” Gov. Pollard this afternoon replied to the letter in which Smith expressed re- gret that he had not been included in the conference of Adjt. Gen. Gardner Wal- ler and T. McCall Frazier, head of the State police, with Gen. Hines, with regard to the selection of Fort Hunt. The Governor explained that the conference was called not by him but by Gen. Hines and added that any complaint Smith might have ‘to make about not being invited should be ad- dressed to Gen. Hines. He explained further that the con- ference was called not for the purpose of deciding on the site of the camp but for the purpose of providing for | the possibility of needed police pro- | tection. With regard to a complaint from Smith that he was not consulted be- fore it was decided to establish the | camp at Fort Hunt, Gov. Pollard said: “It comes with ill grace from & Rep- resentative in Congress from the dis- trict in which Fort Hunt is situsted to (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) | HOW THeY Do LITTLE EXTRA GEORGETOWN GARDEN PILGRIMAGE. PAROCHIAL PUPL WINS AT ORATORY Miss Mary Colliflower of St. Cecilia’s Captures Star Area Prize. Miss Mary Grace Colliflower, 17-year- | old spokesman for St. Cecilia’s Academy in the privste and parochial school | district, toder won the championship of The Evening Star area in the tenth | National Oratorical Contest. By virtue of her victory Miss Colli- flower will represent the District and neighboring counties of Maryland and | virginia in the United States finals of the contest in Constitution Hall | May 20. Her award, won today, in- | cludes a trip to Europe this Summer, | with all expenses paid. and a cash present of $200. The decision which gave her victory was the unanimous verdict of three judges. Wins Second Place. William Henry Snyder, ir. 15-year- old spokesman for Western High School, won second piace and was named offi- cial alternate to The Star’s champion. Miss Constance G. Conway, 18-year- old representative of the Roosevelt High | School, won third place. The contest finals were held, as usual, | under a scheme by which each public | | high school orator presented his bid | | for the championship in his own audi- torium, while the spokesmen for the Maryland, Virginia and private paro- chial schools were heard in the audi- torium of the National Museum. The judges first traveled to Eastern High School and concluded shortly after noon at Western High School. | A police escort, composed of J. T. White and E. C. Darby of the Traffic Bureau, made possible the maintenance of the close schedule as the contest officials traveled about the city. ' President of Her Class. | The Star’s newly proclaimed oratorical champion was one of six girls in the | field of 11 speakers. She is the daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. James E. Colli- flower and is the president of the senior class at St. Cecilia. The contest got under way at East- ern High School at one minute before 9 o'clock. The Eastern student body | and faculty, which comprised the audi- ence, were waiting in the auditorium and tl moment_the judges entered the hall Charles Hart, principal, called the meeting to order. Miss Bertha Miller, Eastern's spokes- man, was introduced and she began her prepared oration on “John Mar- shall” immediately. It was the same speech with which Miss Miller won the right to represent Eastern High School and she presented it today with new vigor. Completing that speech within the prescribed six-minute time limit, Miss | Miller began her extemporaneous talk | on “Where Would Marshall Stand on the Present Full-dollar Gold Bond Issu¢?” As Roosevelt today seeks na- tional stability for all the States, so, concluded Miss Miller, would Marshall have had as his goal were he living today. George Bon Durant Speaks. From Eastern the contest officials went to McKinley High School, where George Bon Durant was ready to speak (Continued on Page 5, Column 1.) | l | {Participation in Reorganiza- ' the bonus camp tomorrow afternoon. Your - Money Goes Further. You can buy your Summer needs with confidence at pres- ent prices. The stores are stocked with beautiful and useful new Summer merchan- dise. Advertisements in The Star are read with increased interest by careful shoppers. | i Yesterday’s Advertising. (Local Display) The Evening Star 2d Newspaper. .. .. 3d Newspaper. .... 4th Newspaper . . . .. Sth Newspaper (Four other Total i ern es. 26,551 9,329 8,549 5,588 1,530 24,996 The Star is the daily guide ‘ for shoppers in over 100,000 ! Washington and suburban homes. Eight U. S. Women To Attend Court But Will Miss King By the Associated Press. LONDON, ~ May REPORTERS BARRED American women will attend the | FROM BONUS GAP Associated service. *okko P) Means Associated The only evening paper in Washington with the Press news Yesterday’s Circulation, 121,755 TWO CENTS. Press. WAGNER REVEALS | COMPROMISE FOR INDUSTRY CONTROL Agreement May Speed Bi||’ to Congress Tomorrow, Senator Says. ROOSEVELT EXPECTED TO GET DRAFT TODAY Byrns Believes Giant Jobs Program | Will “Obviate Necessity” for 30-Hour-Week Law. By the Assoclated Press. Senator Wagner, Democrat, of New York, said today that virtual agree-| ment had been reached on the public works program bill, to which will be added provisions for a measure of in- | dustrial control, and that the bill prob- ably would be presented to the President later in the day, with the possibility of | submission to Congress tomorrow. He told newspaper men the industrial | control section provides for voluntary | agreements by industry on production, | hours of labor, wages, and has au-| | thority for Government control to force | | recalcitrant minorities into line. | The agreements would be approved by 8 Government agency and anti- trust laws would be set aside to permit certain industrial combinations. The New Yorker was one of a group who conferred yesterday at the White House on the measure and was named KNOWS WHO STOLE LINDBERGH BABY, MEANS TELLS JURY Also Claims Knowledge of Who Received “Jafsie” and McLean Money. GIVES NAMES OF MEN WHOM HE SUSPECTS Government Prepares Grueling Cross-Examination Regard- ing Story. Gaston B. Means, testifying in his own defense today at the Lindbergh ransom conspiracy trial of himself and Norman T. Whitaker, startled a crowded court room with a declaration that he knew who kidnaped the Lindbergh baby, how the child was killed, who got the $50,000 paid by Dr. John F. Condon 25 ransom and where the $104,000 paid by Mrs. Evalyn Walsh McLean is at present. The rotund, notorious ex-convict, spy and investigator announced his belief that a man named “Irving Fenton” and possibly one named “Wellington Hen- {derson” had an important part in the Sourland Mountain abduction 1, a year ago. Hoover Declines to Comment. J. Edgar Hoover. director of the United States Bureau of Investigation and co-ordinator of the Federal in- vestigation into the Lindbergh case, heard Means’ sensational story, but de- clined to comment. United States At- torney Leo A. Rover, prosecuting Means March 1oyal court at Buckingham Palace tonight, but they will not see the King. King George has suffered an attack cf rheumatism in the left shoulder which makes it impos- sible for him to wear a uniform, and therefore he will not be present at either of this week’s royal courts. An official state- ment from Buckingham Palace telling of the attack said that the King was doing his daily work as usual. At tonight's court, which of- ficially cpens the social season, about 400 persons will be pre- sented to the Queen. THREE MORE BANKS JOIN SPOKANE PLAN tion Is Reported as Prac- tically Certain. Three more local banks are prac- tically certain to join the drive to or- ganize a new central bank in the place of many of Washington's 13 closed banking institutions, according to an- nouncement made this afternoon. | These banks are the United States Savings Bank, the Washington Savings Bank and the Woodridge-Langdon Sav- ings & Commercial Bank. This an-| nouncement makes five banks now identified with the campaign to be re- opened under the “Spokane plan.” The move was instigated by the Dis- trict National Bank when stockholders and depositors were asked to subscribe | to a new $500,000 issue of common ! stock in a move to organize an entirely new institution. Others Asked to Join. Other banks in the city were asked to join in the move to organize a new central bank. The Potomac Savings | Bank, in Georgetown, announced yes- terday that it had decided to go in | with the other banks and abandon the | plan for organization of a new national bank to be operated as a single unit. With five banks already committed | to the plan, it was announced today | by Chester Wells, chairman of the Dis- | trict National's Reorganization Com- | mittee, still others are giving the matter very careful study and have practically decided to join in the pro- | posed consolidation. Officers and directors are holding al- most daily meetings and definite an- nouncements are due shortly, Chairman Wells said. The trend toward a general consolidation plan has spread wich sur- prising rapidity since last Saturday. It was stated at the Washington Savings Bank today that the Reorgani- zation Committee has given this matter very careful considerattion and has de- cided that consolidation with other banks is the best course to take. The members of the committee were very anxious to reopen the bank under its own name and with its own separate identity. Recently, however, there has developed such a strong trend toward consolidation that the bank's officials feel that their bank should not disre- gard it. Special Meeting Tomorrow. Directors of the Washington Savings Bank are to hold a special meeting to- morrow for a final vote on the pro- posal. As the reorganization committee, after long and careful study, believes that the merger plan is the best yet worked out, it ‘was said today that the | directors will no doubt approve it with- out delay. The President of the Washington Savings Bank is Thomas E. Jarrell and the conservator Robert A. Sisson, who is also vice president of the bank. After the directors have voted approval of the merger plan, the bank's stock- holders and depositors will be given full information on the proposed move. Local bankers feel sure the present consolidation move will prove accept- ‘Jeterans’ Administration Or- ders Censorship Until Noon Tomorrow. While “right wing” bonus marchers today sought to dig in in Washington. refusing to join what they called the “red ranks” being quartered by the Government at Fcrt Hunt, the Veterans’ Administration imposed a temporary press censorship over Fort Hunt, with all newspaper men and press services barred from the fort until noon tomor- row. | At the Veterans' Administration no explanation of the censorship was given except that “we want to get our house in order before we receive company.” 8pecial passes for newspaper men to enter the fort were being prepared for these who will be allowed to go into | Veterans Deputized. | Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines this after- noon explained that two sets of deputy United States marshals have been ap- pointed at Fort Hunt, one group depu- tized from among the bonus marchers themselves, to maintain order among the members of the B. E. F. there, and another group, not chosen from among the marchers, but employed by the Vet- erans’ Bureau. to police the grounds. | He said he was sorry the newspaper | men were disappointed at not being | allowed in the camp. but asked that they bear with the Veterans' Adminis- tration until tomorrow afternoon, when the camp will be opened to properly ac- credited newspaper men. He offered no explanation, however, of why the news- paper men are barred until then, ex-| cept that the Veterans’ Administration | “is trying to get the camp in shape.” | Claim to Be Deputies. Meanwhile, the Veterans' Adminis- iration was in complete charge of the bonus camp at Fort Hunt. Guards sta- | tioned at the entrances turned back | several car ioads of newspaper men, | telling them they had been sworn in | as deputy United States marshals. | ‘The company of Infantry from Fort Meade, Md., which has been at the camp preparing it for the marchers, left Fort Hunt shortly before noon to- day, leaving the marchers and the Vet erans’ Administration in charge. The tents have been set up which will house a total of 8,700 bonus marchers, and | all equipment is at the camp for the| marchers’ sojourn while they petition | Congress to pass the bonus bill. | The “right wing” group, which this| morning refused to have anything to do| with the Veterans' National Committee and refused to go to Fort Hunt, where the committee and its| adherents are being quartered, was evacuated from its first camp, & vacant | lot beside the House Office Building at Second and C streets southeast, by police. The evacuation was orderly and | the bonus marchers, about 150 strong. | moved their meager belongings and scant food supplies to Seaton Park, at Third street and Maine avenue. Plan for 24 Hours. Inspector A. J. Headley cf the Metro- | politan Police Department discussed the | move with leaders of the city camp this| morning and was assured by Mike Thomas, one of the leaders of Camp Marks in Anacostia last Summer, and Harold Foulkrod, present leader of the “right wing” group, that there would be no trouble and all bonus marchers would endeavor to co-operate thoroughly (Continued on Page 2, Column 5.) | the necessity for action at this session Liaison | 87 on a committee to reach agreement on | conflicting ideas. He said the “finishing touches” were to be put on the sweeping proposal at a meeting in his office today. Taxes Contemplated. It was understood that a tax is con- tomplated to raise funds for the $3,300,- 000,000 public works section of the bill, but there was no indication what form the levy would take. Senator Wagner went House this morning as one to confer with the President on pending home loan bill. In the tentative form the measure has taken, the Reconstruction Finance | Corporation would act as & fiscal agency in handling the funds for the public‘ works. The President is given broad bowers over the building programs and this probably would be delegated to an administrator. legislation will be framed Theu ‘This amount is | to raise $200,000,000. expected to finance the bond issue by | providing for interest payments and a sinking fund to amortize the bonds. Representative Byrns, the Democratic | leader, expressed the view to reporters | that the new measure would “obviate to the White of a group the on the 30-hour-work-week bill.” He pointed out the Wagner proposal takes care of problems involved in the ork week measure, including minimum wage and shorter hour questions. He reiterated opposition to the modi- fled measure reported by the House| Labor Ccmmittee providing for a ban on imports which did not come under | the terms of the short-work-week legis- Jation. He said this would tie the hands of the President in the Economic Con- ference. | Would Provide Loans. Senator Wagner said the section re- lating to industries would provide for loans to private industry from the, Reconstruction Corporation. Industry has long sought this privilege. Under the public works section no specific prejects would be named in the measure, but Wagner was certain a naval bullding program would be in- cluded. Data gathered in recent years would enable the President quickly to select projects on which men could be em- ployed within a short time. “If the bill is vigorously administered.” Wagner said, “I am confident it will make a huge dent in the prevailing un- employment.” Byrns said the program would include either $250,000,000 or $350,000,000 for highways and $32.000,000 for naval con- struction, the latter to be the first part of a three-year building schedule. He was not yet informed as to the form of taxation. “Indications are,” he said, “that the | measure will be completed today and | ready for submission tomorrow to Con- gress. In its formal report, the House Labor (Continued on Page 2, Column 2.) RAINEY’S FLIGHT OFF Speaker to Return to Capital From Ohio by Train. COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 11 (A —The take-off of the plane which was to have taken Speaker Henry T. Rainey back to the Capital was cancelled this morning. The speaker will be unable to reach Washington until late tonight. He flew here yesterday to address a/ meeting of the Manufacturers and Jol bers’ Division of the Chamber of Com- merce and his plane was grounded, due | to inclement weather. According to present plans, the speaker will remain in Columbus until late today, when he will_leave by rail for Washington. HOUSE DEMOCRATS IN CAUCUS VOTE CONFIDENCE IN ROOSEVELT |Leadership Upheld After Insurgents Fail in Anti-Trust Law Fight. House Democrats in secret caucus many | 1ast night adopted a resolution express- in Washington, so would naturally be favorable to a mer- ger. It is also pointed out that the “Spokane Plan” has been carried out successfully in other cities under Treas- ury approval. Strike Is Settled. PHILADELPHIA, May 11 () —Set-| tlement of & strike of 5,000 dressmakers was expected early today by the agree- ment of manufacturers to grant an ‘im- mediate 10 per cent pay increase and reduce workers’ from 50 hours ing confidence in the leadership and patriotism of President Roosevelt after Democratic insurgents made an unsuc- cessful attempt to put the huge Demo- cratic majority on record against any legislation at this session to relax the anti-trust laws. ‘The caucus was forced by 29 Demo- crats, led by Representative Shannon of Missour! For two hours the insurgents made bitter attacks on the proposed suspension of the anti-trust laws, and then voted for a resolution of Majority the Presi. Leader Byrns suj - ition was adopted Representative McFarlane, Democrat, of Texas, author of a resolution intro- duced at the caucus opposing any re- laxation of the anti-trust laws, con- tended that the combined farm relief- inflation bill, ready to go to the Presi- dent for his signature, with the admin- istration’s railroad bill and the pro- jected ind -control measure, would permit relaxa of the anti-trust laws. He declared this was contrary to the tic national platform. ‘The McFarlane resolution was with- drawn before the vote on the Byrns resolution. conceded that the move to put the Democrats on record in opposi- tion had failed, but said “the general sentiment expressed was not relaxing the anti-trust la ,in favor of > !and Whitaker for an alleged conspiracy to defraud Mrs. McLean of $35.000 after Means already had obtained from her $104,000 intended for the kidnapers, told newspaper men the Government would give Means a gruelling cross- examination. ~Government officials apparently were little impressed with Means' story, al- though it is understood his statements will be thoroughly checked as a matter of course. There was a report at the court house that Dr. John F. Condon, alias “Jafsie,” who contacted the Lindbergh kidnapers during a midnight rendezvous in a cemetery in New York City on April 2, 1932, was in Washington to attend the trial. Rover said he had no intention of calling Condon as a Government wit- ness, and Joseph Turco of defense counsel also denied having summoned Jafsie, but added, “We would like to have him here.” Says He Knows Slayer. “Do you know who kidnaped the Lindbergh baby?" Attorney J. William Tomlinson of defense counsel asked Means after the latter had outlined his colorful career as reporter, German secret service agent, Federal investigator and private detective. .Yes,” Means replied firmly. Do you know how the baby was which Col. Lindbergh paid the kidnapers through Dr. Condon?"” e “Do you know where the $100,000 paid by Mrs. McLean is?" “Yes.” “Do you know where the $4,000 she paid for expenses of the kidnapers went?"” “Yes.” The rapid-fire questions and short, positive answers of Means caused spec- tators to gasp and there was a distinct murmuring in the courtroom. Means seemed to enjoy the thrill he had given the throng of distinguished men and fashionably dressed women who had suc- ceeded in gaining admission to Justice Daniel W. O'Donoghue’s rourt. Tells Story in Detail. Tomlinson told his client to tell his story in detail in his own words. Dur- ing the course of this lengthy account Means made the remark the original plan of the kidnapers was to abduct (Continued on Page 4, Column 1.) WOMAN, 78, KILLED, TWO HURT IN CRASH Miss Mollie Jones of Capital Dies. Mrs. Sallie Giddings, 69, and Mrs. Nannie Garrett, 66, Injured. A 78-year-old woman was fatally hurt and two other women, both past 60, were seriously injured when an au- tomobile ran into a culvert and over- turred on Little River pike between Fairfax and Aldie, Va., this morning. The car, driven by Thomas Gray, 60, of Baliston, Va., was attempting to pass a truck when it veered and struck the culvert, police said. Miss Mollie Jones, 78, of 3612 Thirty- fourth street, was pronounced dead on ;{‘mifl at Georgetown University Hos- pita Mrs. Sallie Giddings, 69, and Mrs. Nannie Garrett, 66, both of Ballston, were also taken to Georgetown, where they were said to have possible skull fractures, along with numerous other injuries. The car, en route to Woodstock, Va., when the ‘accident occurred, was badly damaged. Gray was said at the hos- pital to have undetermined injuries. PR COL. KILGORE STRICKEN Commander of U. 8. Marines at Shanghai Goes to Hospital. SHANGHAI, China, May 11 (#).— Col. Fred Kilgore, commanding the 4th Regiment of the United States Marines at Shanghai, became ill today and was sent to & hospital. Lieut. Col. E. P. Moses is command- ing the regiment temporarily. Col. Kil- gore arrived March 13 from San Fran- cisco, where for three years he was chief of staff of the Department of the ?eéfln. Col. Moses is from Sumter, Amusements Comics .. Features . steecena