Evening Star Newspaper, May 21, 1933, Page 2

= HARRIMAN SLASHES SELF WHEN. FOUND ',:Wound Over. Heart Held Not “t Serious—Declared “in Mental Daze.” (Continued Prom TFirst Page. me he did not visit the boy's Mber registering at the hotel, King --uumm.mewum;me fand purchased -lnm.tes and headache and stomach remedies. . King said Harriman's attitude, while &Finsisting he was “Thomas,” was friendly. A, Wade Wells, proprietor of the inn, “fold of Harriman's arrival at 7 o'clock last night, and of his request for an “inexpensive Toom™ because he could not, “afford to pay much.” He rented a $4 room for $2.50, Wells said, and re- ¢ tired early. “I knew HalTiman years ago very slightly,” sald Wells, “but I didn't recog- ¥ nize this old man. When a reporter & came to door this morning I got & suspicious, tiflnkml he might have com- i mitted suicide in my place. So I sent & boy up with soma orange juice. Tuken to Hospital, ‘Whgg the boy came down I went % 9P ana nsled him if he was Harriman. m said he was not and he wanted to o & know who Mr, Harriman was. =% “I went down and brought up the "mornlnl paper and showed it to him #®and he sid he did not care to read about people like that, and he wanted sto know why I should think he was “ Harriman. A nephew of Harriman, whose name ‘was not disclosed by police, came with = officers from New York after the banker had been located at the inn. Harriman .told the nephew he would like to be flone, and the police agreed to withdraw with the understanding the nephew would not leave his uncle for a moment. A few minutes later, officers said afterward, the nephew went into the corridor. Wells, passing the room, said be heard a moaning sound and sum- trioned the police. “Dom't go in there,” the officers told Price Tag on Knife, “But it sounds as if somebody was hurt,” replied Wells. Finding the door unlocked, the proprietor and the offi- cers entered the room, where they saw ~ Marriman on the floor, his hands grasping & long knife. The price tag was still on the knife, police said. ey assumed Harriman urchased it on his way to the inn and id it in the bed. There was & slight wound at the left ide of his throat in addition to the one Just_above the heart, ‘When the officers discovered Harri- man had stabbed himself, they sum- moned King, who was in another room st the inn. He ordered him taken 10 the hospital at on As he was taken frum the building, # blanket over him, Harriman blinked at the bright sunlight. His hair had becn closely clipped and was combed in pompadour fashion. After his wound was dressed at the hospital, doctors examined him and pwwd hlm in & private room. his specisiists said the bank- er h-d hen suffering for s long time with & kidney lesion and a disease of e biood vessels besides heart trouble. wu for the latter disease, which resulted in an atteck of angina a:wfl- two and & half years ago, it he was being treated in the nurs- ing home, to commit sui- at the home up their apartment nearby, e Mrs, Harriman was leaning heavily on the arm of & friend and a nurse as she stepped into the automobile. Her daughter, un Miriam C, Wright, ac- €0 An_ intensiv e seatch had been con- ducted by oity and Federal officials since Harriman's attorey first gave the notice of liis disappearance, !l"he Federal Government ts entered the case to0 determine whether Harriman sought to delay his trial, which already has been postponed once. Under the terms of his bail, he was entitled to go anywhere within the Bouthern New York district. Harriman’s difficulties with the Fed- eral Government were attributed to his efforts to keep the stock of his bank 8t its 1929 level, through the alleged falsification of entries involving ac- counts of $1,661,170. False Entries Charged, Me was arrested in his Fifth avenue apartment March 14 aftef an extensive investigation of the bank’s sccounts. ‘Two days later he resigned as chsirman of the board of the bank, which he had founded in 1912. Shortly afterward his wife flled an involuntary petition in bankruptcy. Indicted by the Federal grand jury April 6 on clarges of making 14 false entries, he was carried into court on a stretcher four days later and pleaded | not guilty. He has persistently denied he was guilty of “any wrong-doing.” Harriman’s trial in the Federal court has been set for Monday morn! However, it has been assumed for sev- eral days it would be postponed because District Attorney George Z. Medalie will continue to be occupied with the trial of Charles D. Mitchell, former head of the National City Bank, on charges of evasion of income taxes. The Mitch- ell trial, adjourned over the week end, is Mkely w commue for 10 d.ul REV. W. B. B BRYAN, IR, IS GUEST PREACHER| Princeton, N. J.,, Cleric to Fill Covenant-First Presbyterian Pulpit Today, Rev. Wilhelmus B. Bryan, jr, of Princeton, N. J, will be the guest | preacher at Covenant-First Presbyterian | Church, Eighteenth and N streets, at | the morning service today. Mr. Bry is director of the Westminster Founda- tion in Princeton. Formerly for a num- ber of years he served as assistant pas- tor of the famous old First Presbyterian Church of that community. Mr. Bryan is the son of Mr. and Mrs, Wilhelmus B. Bryan of this city and 8s a boy attended Sunday school at| the Church of the Covenant. He is & graduate of Princeton University of the class of 1920, L OFFICER TO BE BURIED Charles 8. Keller's Rites Set for Tomorrow. Comdr. Charles 8. Keller, U. 8. N., Who died in January at the Naval Training Station, San Diego. Calif., will be buried with full military honors in Arlington National Cemetery tomor- row. Capt. Sydney K. Evans, chief of the Navy's Corps of Chaplains, will officiate at the funeral services at 2 pm. Comdr. Keller is survived by his_widow, Mrs. Marie Becker Keller - ©f Easton, Pa. The Navy Department yesterday an- nounced that the honorary pallbearers will be Comdra Jonas Ingram, C. A Jones, F. D. Pryor, C. R. H!Mt Lauman and Willlam 8. eomdrxellcrvunyuuddlw =i & pative of Baston, q \ : Comdr. SECRETARY SWANSON. SWANSON SPEAKS ON NAVY TUESDA Secretary Will Be Eight Cabinet Officer to Talk on Forum. Nation will be the theme of Secretary Swanson when he speaks Tuesday night in the National Radio Forum, arranged by The Star and broadcast over Station WRC and a Nation-wide hook-up of the National Broadcasting Co. at 9:30 Secreury Swanson is pre-eminently fitted to tell the Nation about naval affairs. He is the eighth cabinet officer of the Roosevelt administration to speak in the National Radio Forum. BSecre- uryko( War George H. Dern spoke last week. Naval economy has loomed large in the news recently, and Wwith & back~ ground that has !‘ him in intimate touch with N-vy affairs since long be- fore the World War, Becretary Swah~ son has 8 keen insight into the prob- lems of his subject. A former member of the House, Governor of Virginia and Senator, he served as chairman of the Senate Naval Committge durml the ‘World War, -piloting through Congress much of the important legislation nec- essary to bring the Navy up to war strength. ‘The Secretary took an Knflm puxhlng through Congress the on naval treaty, and frequently he has urged that the United States build up to the provisions of that pact. He also lttended the sessions of the Dis- armament Conference &t Ceneva last ‘Winter as an official spokesman for his Government. ‘With such & bacl nd and intimate knowledge of naval affairs the Secre- tary’s radio audience Tuesday is prom- ised a striking presentation during the half-hour program from 9:30 to 10 p.m. HOUSE TO EXPEDITE PUBLIC WORKS BILL; SALES TAX OPPOSED ___(Continued From Pirst Page) yesterda; the situation. unfinished business of the House, and the Glass bank bill the unfinished busi- ness of the Senate. They found the conferees ready to report on 80- cnllod securities bill, which has passed both houses. rallroad bill has been reported to the Senate and will soon reach the House from the Committee on Interstate and For Commerce. The home mortgage which has passed the House, is to be reported at an early date to the Senate, according panies to borrow from the tion Finance Corporation, puuefl II the Senate, is awaiting action in the The President sent to ‘members of Congress recommendations for con- trol of the oil industry. Some such provision is likely to be amendment to the public works and in- dustries bill. Representative Marland of Oklahoma already has introduced a se] te bill for this ofl control, but it is believed the whole program can be expedited by writing its provisions into the pub- lic works and industries bill. So far as the House is concerned, Ma- jority Leader Byrns and other Demo- crats insist its work on the administra- {tlon prof gnm can be completed by June 1 or a day or two later. Trial Causes Complication. ‘What thzh.&m!e will ;:r calnl da 10 peed the program is s lemunc‘:‘l) The lltulum in the DP! House is complicated by the impeach- ment trial of Federal Judge Harold Louderback, which has occupled almost the entire time of the Senate during the last week. It is expected the trial will not_be concluded before Tuesday night. It may run even longer. The Glass bank reform bill is the unfinished business of the Senate. Its provisions were explained Friday to the Benate by Senator Glass. The meas- to cause considerable debate. Pendini on the calendar are the railroad bill, reported by Senator Dill of Wfllhh’\'- ton, chairman of the Interstate Com- merce Committee, and the independent offices appropriation bill. The Senate Finance Committee has been called by Senator Pat Harrison of Mississippi, chairman, to meet Monday to begin hearings on the public works and industries bill. { This move was made to expedite consideration of the mzu ure, which has still to be reported to the House and passed by that body be- fore it can come up in the Senate. The hearing of J. P. Morgan and other officials of the Morgan company, | slated for Tuesday before the Senate | Banking and Currency . Conmnittee, | promises to share the limelight with the most important of the President’s leg- islative recommendations. Bank Measttes Pushed. The House and Senate are going ahead with the consideration of the bank reform bills, carrying their insur- ance of bank deposits, notwithstanding the fact that President Roosevelt has not yet declared a bank reform bill to be part of his program for this specia. session. There seems no doubt that the Stea- gall bill will pass the House by a large vote. There will be opposition to bank deposit insurance, but the '8y Over- whelming sentiment is favorable to some kind of insurance forsbank de ts, al- t,hou h the administration | to be opposed to it. In the Senate, too, the bank bill is expected to pass, although the opposi- tion, if it Alibustered, might force an abandonment of the measure, provided the leaders stick to their plan to ad- journ Congress by June 10 or 15 at Lhe latest. Senator Robinson of Arl Democratic leader of the Senate, yu- terday again declared it would be pos- sible to close up shop by June 10. President Roosevelt is :xpec R.| closes his executive orders nvl.mmnl the Government service. Under the law giving him luhbvrlty to reorganize vernment, ubless Congress passes & outstanding | ba; early in June, the Demogratic leaders |in Europe since y canvassed ation. They Iwnd the Stesgall bank reform bill the | been ure, one of great importance, is likely | tra, under- | & dent Hoover attacked it vigorously. | Forum speaker | |BRAH LAUDS 1.5, | FOR RUSSIAN NOTE Calls Roosevelt Action Most Forward Step Toward Disarmament. The action of President Roosevelt in including Russia among the nations to which he sent his peace message was termed last night by Senator William E. Borah of Idaho as the “most for- ward step yet taken toward dissrma- ment and economic recovery. In the same address, broadoast from & banquet of the Women'’s International League for Peace and Freedom in the Mayflower Hotel, the Senator said the President should withdraw recognition from Cubs because of recent killings of students there. lonh former chairman and now ing Republican of the Senate For- eln Mbuonl Committee, also said the lelllfl treaty was the “real obstacle” the way of success st the forthcom- ml disarmament and economic confer- Lauds Plea to Rusela, T cannot conclude,” Senator Borah dechna at the end of his prepared lponh “vmwue saying that I was de- lighted when the Government of the United luu- addressed s communica- tion urging peace and disarmament w0 the overnment of Russia. her or not this be recognition, I do not care. It may not be recog- nition, but certainly it was an official communication from this Government of the 160,000,000 Russisns on these problems, 1In' Ruuh the lation of Time Cancels Baptist Reunion FRIENDS HAD PLANNED SESQUICENTENNIAL GET-TOGETHER. Capt. Prank Wells, revival leader (right), is _shown greeting Rev. M. E. Dodd, who yesterday was elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention. L3 HE quirks of time flave canceled & reunion Oapt. Frank M. Wells planned to have during the cur- rmt Southern Baptist Conven- tion here with five men who at- and contf The Nuvy and what it means to the | “We must realize the trmndnus eftect | tended the convention 50 years ago. Wells was a young student in Ar- is one-sixth of | kansas then, planning to enter Union University, and saw his first train we could mu- that all these peo- | when he left to attend the 1883 ple with dm:nr:nt bnlil:‘l and different | gathering. aspirations were here Alml to the; crhl'llu c-h. He jokingly referred to the occasion of the dispatch of the peace message to the Soviet Union &s the time the President of the United ‘our_own While there he met 8. P. Brown and by the consent of the|R. K. Maiden, both of Kansas City, A. ity, we oumhrel might consent|J. Holt of Florida and Gen. Atkinson 'm sta; of Little Rock. They attended the cone vention and became close friends. Later, when Capt. Wells went to board a train, he picked u name “Fra; "},‘,“ questioned his ownership, and an & suit case bearing the | M. Wells.” A stra —Star Staff Photo. change of words developed that both had the name “Frank M. Wells,” and both were devout Baptists. Wells No,2 | hailed from Marble City, Mo. Thus was formed the sextet that sev- eral months ago were planning to get together here in Washington to talk over times and religion in the 80s. But after Capt. Wells arrived here he found Mr. Holt had died, two of the o\;m— ‘were sick, and two too much :lx:u;b‘ by advancing years to make e tip, During the Spanish-American War, Capt. Wells served for s year as chap- lain of the 1st Tennessee Rellmenl United States Infantry, in the Philip- pine Islands. Since then he had trav- T | eled the entire United States and most of the world, conducting revival services. coveud Russia.” Referris recent killing in Cuba, n{:e Senator said: “I cannot believe that any Gevern- ment should permit younl students who want to be free to be shot down like rabbits. “It is the duty of the United States to indicate to the President of Cuba that we are livu:f.ln an age of civiliza- tion and that this country cannot look with favor or rec ment wnu—n applies all the methods of rbarism to mai lnuln 1its power.” of sudents | BAPTISTS ELECT DODD HEAD, AND PICK FORT WORTH e S (Continued From First Page.) ognition on & govern- | supported largely by members giving one dollar a year. The Young Men's Christian Association and other char- & “smouldering | acter-building agencies all are depend- velcano,” the Bennwr warned that dis- ent upon small contributions. The Bap- armament could not come until there | tists of the South can no longer p-y were “radical adjustments” in the ex- isting peace treaties, Versailles Treaty Blamed. He said the political & Burope set up is the reason for Europe’s maintenance of immense armaments. uurenlvc arms, saylng all weapons might be eliminated and war still could be carried on as destructively as before. sald, it is necessary to remove the mo- tives which cause people 10 arm. He | satisfy creditors sdvocated thorough study of the prob- lems of the political divisions of Europe and its peaceful revision. It is this problem,-he sald, Which threatens civ- ilization itself, “There To achleve disarmament, he | operative e sums and it is necessary hole lot of people to give a nmp is way we will In wrm this $6,000,000 debt.” ement of Dr. Tripp sald it s nfl the Versailles treaty | to limit the debt: proposed | aying club to 100,- | 000 members. “If we can get 200,000 to enroll in it, 80 much the better and He criticized the proposal to #bolish | 50 much the quicker will the debt be such | paid—it must sald. met,” he He declared the plan does not mean throwing overboard the regular co- program for South-wide causes and institutions but is one to and raise eno h money for carrying on the work of t| :hurch which otherwise faces & brnk- lown, w'me debt-paying plan was presented the convention with the approval of has m no serious sitéation |the Executive Committee, of which Dr. signed,” he dldlu 1 nfim firvu(ht about either directly or indirectly because of the terms and con- ditions of these treaties.” were | Austin Crouch of Nashville, ‘Tenn., 8 not | executive secretary. goslmm developed in the nearly two Practically no op- ours under which the plan was chamn- ploned by pastors, who called on South- The Senator commended President |ern Baptists to meet the emergency in Roosevelt's “sagacity and sure grasp of | this way and contribute their dollar a the situation disarmament. Other Speakers, Ridieuling the idea that settlement of the debt roNnm would bring world recovery, he said ‘“our troubles le d«p-r than dollars and cents.” should csncel every dol- Missionary Union in rescinding in turning the forthcom- | month to church treasuries, the con- ing Econemic Conference from debts to | tributions to be over regular contributions causes and insti d above their to South-wide tutions. Move Given Impetus, Purther impetus was given this move- ment by the action of the Woman's its plan, adopted Tuesday night, to get lebts; would it uttlc the [ each of its members to contribute 25 Question o( equality of armaments?” he | cents & month to pay off the $1,000,000 ‘'Would it calm the national leeun‘ on either side of the Polish Cor- ridor? - Would it quiet the national debt of the Foreign Mission Board Mrs. H. M. Wharton of Baltimore, it was announced, has secured the full spirit of dismembered Hungary? Would | co-operation of the Woman’s Mission- it send home a single soldier?” Other speakers at the banquet Miss Katherine Devereux Blake of York, Mrs. Alma Gluck Zimbalist, Dui can rhuup- and Dr. Harlow lh-pky, director of the Harvard College Ob- servatory. They were introduced Yy Mrs. Hannah Clothier Hull of Swarth- more, Pn chairman of the National Board of the league. Sessions of the league’s annual con- vention will be held at the Mayflower today and tomorrow. 220 SHOPKEEPERS HELD b- | Munich Police Act Against Alleged Excessive Grocery Prices. MUNICH, Germany, May 20 (#).— Two hundred and twenty persons were arrested here today and many stores were closed in police action against shopkeepers who were accused of charging excessive prices for groceries. The persons held included 100 women who were taken to the Stadel- heim Prison while their husbands were ransported to the Dachau political concentraticn camp. One of the inmates of the Dachau camp was shot dead ynurdly while allegedly attempting to escape. Two Die in Plane Crash. UPLAND Calif,, May 20 () —Two men, members of & Los Angeles Junior Chamber of Commerce flight to Boul- der Dam, were killed when their air- plane crashed into a hillside near here today. The pliot, Frank C. Bernard, Los Angeles bullding contractor, and H. C. Lowther, 35, of Long Beach, were the victims. There were 14 other ships in the convoy. law declining to accept his proposals within 60 days after they are submitted they become effective. While the cwroeu is driving ahead with the legislation demanded by the President, communities throughout the country are preparing to demand that public works be lnsmuud within their confines, The pressure for assignment of rt of the $3,300,000,000 fund is likely to become tremendous. Vice President Garner, when Speaker of the House in the last Congress, caused a furore when he introduced his billion dollar public work bill, frofldinl for the construction of hundreds of new post’ offices all over the country. The hll\ was referred to by its opponents as ‘pork barrel” bill, and former Presi- ‘That proposed expenditure of a billion , however, pales into insignifi- cance before the new public works measure. ‘The pulling and hauling for allotment of funds to this State or that, is likely to keep the administra- tion busy for some time to come. When the House adjourned late ye :{dny the debate on the Steagall bnnk had been well launched, and Mr.|Dr. Under the rule adopted, P erfleuu is limited to &ur hmom and will be corfipleted tomorrow and the the bill taken up under the five-minute rule amendment, foc ary Union in the new debt-paying plan of the convention. The value of this ew | 8id in making the drive a success is emphasized by the strength of the ‘or'mu-uan which has 31,549 branches ihe _glmzh. pp pointed out that the calls for contributions from only un\’o‘g in tl every 40 tists in the South, less, than o iment] 3 per cent of the total enrollment of the convention, The convention last night approved he report of the Home Mission Board, Y‘ ted by Executive Secretary J. B. wrence of Mllnu Ga., after hearing » speech ;:’y the president of the board, Dr. Eliis Fuller, also of Atlanta. The board has laid out its work on & basis of $266,000, which is 12 per cent less than its melpu for last year. Lawrence declared the record of the board so far is remarkablé, under ex- isting economic conditions. Although its receipts have declined from year to year, the board has reduced its debt each year, paying $89,357 on the princi- pal of its debt last.year. Since 1928. he reported, it has paid $680,378, re- ?ul):lnf the debt to il 674, as of May ast Dr. Dodd succeeds Dr. Fred F. Brown of Knoxville, Tenn., who wis too {ll to attend this yea: convention, but for whom supporters made a determined fight for re-election. Long-Standing Custom Broken. This is the first time in many years, it was said, that a president of the Southern Baptists, chosen to serye one ‘ear, was not re-elected. There has practically an unbroken custom of re-electing a president for three years. ‘The vote followed a long discussion, in which the convention got into such a parliamentary tangle that one pastor arose to suggest that they “stand to- gether and pray and then proceed to elect officers. Another unanimous consent to “waive all par- limentary ta gles we are in and to pro- ceed to_ballotin, . Dodd, who was first vice presi- denc of the convention, has presided over the body since its opening last Fri- d-y, due to the enforced absence of Dr. Brown. Fine legal hairs were split over his real status in the convention, some contending that the failure of Dr. Brown to attend this year through “dis- ability” automatically made him presi- dent. Others contended he was acting president. The Shreveport pastor was placed in nomination by Dr. John Jeter Hurt of | Jackson, Tenn., and Dr. Brown was nominated for re-election by Dr, J. Porter of Lexington, Ky. Withdraws and Is Drafted. During the controversy that uou. Dr. Dodd had withdrawn his nomin: tion by unanimous consent, but a XeW mmum later he was “drafted” by the convention and renominated over his protests. This caused a liamentary tangle which it took nearly an hour to unravel. Dr. Brown had made not at- tempt to secure renomination, but in a telegram read to the convention by Porter merely stated that if his tfid to| Steagall had discussed the measure at|nomination would be for the best in- terests of all concerned, he would con- sent to having his name submitted. However, Dr. Hurt, who was Dodd's supporter, hat complimented mnmwm%u&nm evailed, when he asked | W. | bia; \the Vote was finally taken that while 'Dr. Brown was willing to over-exert for the good of the Baptist cause, his wife had writtén him three weeks ago a Tsonal ?l.e- to excuse her husband rom making an address, because of the condition of his health. He said that Dr. Bfown had accepted the en- gagement, but that his wife had wisely safeguarded his health by having it broken. It was 30 late that b-llonnf for vice presidents was postponed until the eve- ning session, after seven names had been placed in nomination. The re- sults or the vice presidential elections were as follows: The two vice presidents elected last night were former Gov. Pat M. Nefl, g‘:amunt of Baylor University, Waco, x., first vice president, and Dr. | Charles W. Daniels of Richmond, Va., | second vice president. Other Nominees, Brown’s name, which had been placed in nomination, was withdrawn by his friends. Other vice presidential nominees who failed in”the elections were Dr. George W. Graham of Herin, I; Dr. J. L. Jacksonville, Dr, C. E. Barton, Montgomery, Ala., and J. E. Dillard, Birmingham, Ala. Fort Worth won a three-cornered race to capture the Southern Baj tist convention for 1934, winning over Memphis, Tenn., and Shreveport, La. }'::d date for the vention = was night as y 10 and an- nouqeolnent was made _;hn 3 Holeomb of Oklahomsa City, nrpol.mad to make the annual conven- sermon. His alternate is Dr. H. Knight of Atlanta, Ga. With prom- inent Baptist pastors occupying yul its in varifous churches of the city y, the convention will only hold one ses- sion, at 3 o'clock this afternoon, when Dr. J. L. White of Miami, Fla., the ‘annual convention sermon. ‘TWo convention secretaries also had been re-elected. They were Dt. Hight C. Moore of Nashville, Tenn., record- ing secretary, and J. Henry Burnett of Macon, Ga., junior IPCMIF{ Delenm were considerably surprised when it was reported that the commit- tee sent to the White House early yes- terday had disregarded instructions to inform President Roosevelt of the con- vention's action “deploring the return of beer” and requesting the President to refrain from active pnrchp-uon in the movement for the repeal of eighteenth amendment. Protest Viewed Untimely. Members of the committe, which was headed by Dr. Dodd, said they (ell the prohibition ~protest was not in taste _“at this time” due to the (wl that & Social Service Committee, mak- ing a study of prohibition, has not yet reported to the convention. The issue will come up tomorrow evening. The committee arrived at the White House too early to see the President, but left the deleted communication with one of his secretaries. Reference to the President's recent peace message to the nations of the world also was omit- ted from the memorial left for Mr. Roosevelt. Instead, the committee merely felicitated the President and ex- tended him “God's blessing.” Whatever action is taken on pro- hibition tomorrow evening—and con- vention leaders declared it will be “four-square” against repeal—is to be communicated to the White House at the proper time. Recovery from the effects of the de- pression on all phases and activities of Southern Baptists’ work again arose as the chief problem before the con- vention yesterday afternoon. After vot- ing to increase representation at future conventions for co-operating churches from & limit of three to ten delegates, the convention turned its attention to emergency measures. In the interests of economy and ef- ficiency, 'the convention flnnlly adopted a report inaugurating & new-and vig- orous policy of promotion’ which, in the opinion of its sponsors, would save from collapse much of the im| work of the church in the South and in foreign lands. ‘The program authorizes that the work of promoting the program of the Southern Baptist Convention, which has been in the hands of the Promo- tional Agency, be consolidated with the Executive Committee. The campaign to unify all the forces of the church would then be conducted under leadership of that committee through the heads of Southern Baptist Convention boards and institutions. The consolidation report, the most important matter before the convention yenerda&. was submitted by T. L. Hol- lahoma, chairman, and the Ridgeway, Alabama; H. L. ‘Winburn, Arkansas; S. S. Bussell, Ari- zona; S. J. Porter, District of Colum- ‘W. Duke, Florida; W. H. Ma- jors, Georgia; H. Etter, Illinois; S. E. Tull Kentucky F. J. Katz, Louisiapa; H. Banock, Maryland; J. D. Pranks, Mlmulppl Mrs. F. . Armstrong, Missou! R. Barreck, New Mexico; S. H. Templeman, North Carolina; R. Kelly White, Tennessee; D. F. Purser, South Carolina; F. McConnell, Texas, and T. C. Skinner, Virginia. Fund Practice Scored. ‘The practice of pastors in utilizing the major part of funds raised by mis- sionary and aducutlonll appeals for Hocal purposes condemned in & convenuon xuoluuon adopted yester- “Jith the Forei ing & million-dol tion usged that “all Mission Board fac- deficit, the resolur pastors and Snange Dr, T. L. had been w. Mrs. yeste) preaches the jr. J. D, d , . e ol ‘purposes. portant Proposed the body. olml allotted to Board. of vention and othing motion HUSBAND AND WIFE INJURED BY BLAST Mrs. Betty Staunton, 25, Not Expected to Live—Po- lice Blame Alcohol. | Mrs. Betty Staunton, 25, was critic- ally burned and her husband, Robert Staunton, 39, was less wnou.sly injured in ln exphdon last nl(h! at thei home, 748 Sixth street. Police sald they Hll"l the blast was caused when & can of alcohol became ignited, buf Staunton said a cleaning fluid was re- sponsible. At Emergency Hospital it was said Mrs. Staunton was not likely to live. W. M. Baggott, 44, of the 2500 block of L street, who, with his wife Maude, | wAs visiting the Sixth astreet house, | told police the Stauntors were on the hh.lrd floor when the explosion occurred. said Btlllnhm called for help, shout- ty’s on fire! rushed up from the floor W Mrs. Staunton entirely flames, with her husl tore the burning clo.t:‘- Staunton’s body, also had pclntu.uy tal, D'u".‘htfl' - t was trans- lnnur gallon of alcohol, some gallon tin can and & uml.l.n- quantity ln & half-gallon jar, was found in the house by police. Baggott told police that he, his wife and the Stauntons had been drinking during the evening and that he hld asked Staunton for some liquor a short time before the explosion. He told the officers Staunton was probably pouring alcohol into the half-gallon )u, ‘with his wife holding a match, when the accident happened. MRS. HELEN PEDEN DIES AT HOME HERE Mother of Mrs. W. A. Oldfield, For- mer Representative, Was Ill Several Months, Mrs. Helen Peden, 84, mother of Mrs. W. AY Oldfleid, former member of the House of Representatives from Axnn sas, died yesterday at Mrs. Oldfield's nce, 3222 Q nt:nt, following an illness of several months, Mrs. Peden, who was born in Wood- ruff County, Ark., the daughter of P. P. Hill and_Amelia Hill, pioneer rwdenu of that State, came to Washington in 1914 and has been a resident since that M.l'l Oldfield succeeded her husband, W. A Oldfieid, as & Representative mrm Arkansas, and served a term in )iu Peden, in addition to her daugh- ter, is survived by a son, W. P. Peden of Kansas City, Mo, and two grandchil- dren, Ellsworth T, Kauffman of Nowata, Okla., and Lieut. R. C. Peden, attached to_the Philadelphia Navy Yard. ‘The body will be taken to Bne-vule Ark, for funeral services and burial Wednesday morning. — FORMER SOCIAL LEADER OF CAPITAL AT RENO Mrs. Stanley Carr, Mark Hanna’s Granddaughter, Remains in Seclusion at Hotel. By the Adsociated Press. mo. Nev., May 20.—A Mrs, Stan- ey Carr, registered st a hotel here, m reliably u}rarhd here today to be the former talle Hanna, grand- daughter of Mark Hanna and socially prominent in Washington. Carr arrived in this divorce At her hotel it was ‘'we have instructions to put throuu: no calls to Mrs. Carr.' Mrs. Carr is & daughter of the ma Dan Hanna, Cleveland publisher. Carrs formerly resided in the OuluL FURNITURE STRIKERS OUT FOR FIFTH DAY No Progress Toward BSettlement Reported in Clash at Vir- ginia Mills. By the Assoeiated Press. MARION, Va., May 20—As the fifth day of the strike of employes of the Virginia-Lincoln Corporation of Bristol and Marion neared an end eve- ning, the furniture workers who walked ‘out Tuesday in protest of the “minute” system and demand of a 25 cent wage increase 'ser day apparently were no nearer ecting an agreement with their employers thm yesterday. C< €. Lincoln, and his brother, ., both of who: on & business trlp to the Carolinas, had not returned today and it is not believed likely that an agreement will be reached during their absence, ‘The strike appears to have, settled into a walting game. “There have been no further de- velopments,” J. W. Horne, second vice president of the company, said, Boy Killed in Gun Mishap. GREENSBURG, Pa, May 20 (#)— Mason Cristner, Jjr., ‘was shot in the head and killed today while he and a group of playmates were firing at crabs in a creek near here. Walter A. Apple, 13 said the victim dodged in front of his gun, s committees be shown the wreck they are causing to all of our work” by the withholding of funds contributed for ‘missionary ‘The resolution was ted to the convention from the thwide Exec- utives and received the unanimous vote of the Executive Committee of the con- vention. It pointed - out that the churches in the South are not averag- ing 10 per cent of their funds to State and Southwide causes, and suggested that & campaign of publicity in church periodicals and at all associational meetings be conducted to correct this situation, Merger Proposal Rejected. merger of the Foreign and Home Mission rd in the interests of economy was decisively rejected by the convention in settling for this year, at least, one of the most serious ques- Budneu and Percentages was appro ‘This ixes the. per ‘M ’ > lbll!?lol n( Bou:hwld' or next year, 50 per cen I:s to the Mission and 25 per cent to ‘The remaining 25 per cent would be apportioned to various activ- ities and agencies the convention. Favorable action also was taken on five recommendations made by the Promotion Oommm« committing the con! -openuve promo- tiorf plan, fiu deulls of which will be carried out later. Ome of the delegates warned that if this program is not ap- proved, “this convention might as well close g0_home, for there will be n left for us to do.” The con- venunn authorized a sufficient budget to_carry out the r-mn. of q& pro- Harvard and Cadets To Know Mathematics Winner in Ten Days By the Associated Press. WEST POINT, N. Y. May 30. —It's all over at West Point— the mathematical contest between Harvard and the Cadets. And the main troubie ie: No one knows yet who won. Prof. Arnold Dzndm of Swarth- more, president of the Mathe- matical Association of America, must struggle through pages of figures to tell. And he probably won't know for 10 days. The battle of brains opened yesterday. Impartial observers :;:med 1o think the Crimson had TIENTSIN BOMBINGS LAID TO JAPANESE Started Disorders in-Move to Seize City, Chinese head- ers Charge. By the Assosiated Press, TIENTSIN, May 20.—FPull responsi- bility for the series of bombings, fires and disorders which threw parts of ‘Tientsin into panic yesterday and re- sulted In a declaration of martial law, was placed on the Japanese by Chinese mulury leaders today. hinese authorities declared the dllerdln were the outgrowth of a plot by Japanese, Manchukuan and certain Chinese elements to overthrow the au- thority of the Nanking national gov- ernment here. ‘Two Chinese bearing arms were ar- CONFEREES AGREE - ONBOND SALE BILL Fletcher Charges National C. of C. With Attempt to Kill Measure. By the Assoclated Press. A complete agreemeént on the ad- ministration’s bill to regulate the sale of securities was reached by congres- sional conferees yesterday after Chair- man Fletcher of the Senate Banking Committee had asserted in the Senate that the United States Chamber of Commerce and investment bankers were trying to kill the measure. Senate and House managers com- posed their last difference by retain- ing the amendment of Senator John- son, Republican, of California, creating a board to take steps to recover for American investors payments due on defaulted forelgn bonds, but with a modification fo put it into effect only upon presidential ation. The conference report, & compmniu o o (T [ n of an ublicity an(ut'unummzyhnmm l‘}uM eral Trade Commission md providing penalties for fraudulent mi: tation, will be taken up in the next week and then by the Senate. Fletcher Assails Opponents. Fletcher, head of the Senate confer- ees, told the Senate the Chamber of Commerce had wired its members to send letters and memnu L nhtlnl 'hfle they are fln& lipmes of the le‘h in m prumt orm, it was “unworkable rested in the native quarter of the city | .. and were charged with leading the movement o seise control of the ciL ‘were said by Chinese to be agen! Manchukuan government, Chinese Say They Have Proof. ‘The Chinese said they had proof that the Japanese had instigated the dis- orders and that ‘“disguised Japanese soldiers had participated with the Japa- nese military, hoping to precipitate a recurrence of the riots of November, 1931.” The November riots were the result of efforts of reactionaries who lm_:%l:t to oust autforities here, Chinese charged that Japanese soldiers led Chinese tempted to instigate a city. The gunmen, described by Chl- nese officials as hirelings of the Man- chukuan government, fired indiscrim- inately, lpplrenfly 'lth the intent of G hinese potee q ese poll quelled the riot ulck)y, rsed the group and ln'-hg ozen persons. Firing Unexpisined. ‘The Japanese concession adjoining the native city was startled before dawn this morning by a series of detonations and rifle shots. The Japanese immedi- nely closed off the area and it was &gulblp to determine the cause of tho ‘The Japanese military forces also occum the Chinese police sta- tion abutting the Japanese concession. ‘The native populace was panic-strick- en when three Japanese bombing pianes flew low over the city, but their only ueuvuy consisted in dropping circulars ll In‘ & revolt by the Chinese defense ahmue police reported that s riot occurred early this morning when Ja nese soldiers sought to ente: University, west of the Japanese con- cession. The Chinese guards HM them entrance, ] dispatches, thelmmlhm hand grenades. > CANTON CHARGES DENIED, nr:cn‘mma, Mlfi 20 (.3.-—1‘he Central gvammmt severely criticised the ut.hvflu’t Political Council of Canton monmm by t.hn mu of Manchukuo. READY TO HALT ADVANCE. Chinese of the ‘TOKIO, May 20 m—alm mili- hry suthorities are read: suspend | Re. the advance of their Ay in North China and will await the next move of the Ohinese, dispatches from the front sald today. The military leaders consider that their objectives south of the Great Wall have been virtually achieved and that the city of Peiping is easily within their nup Mnco (Japanese) Nen Agency PARIS IS CONFIDENT " U. S. WILL OVERLOOK DEFAULT AT PARLEY (Continued Fram First Page.) preliminary plans by Premier Daladier. The delegation probably will be selected at the cabinet meeting next Tuesday. ROOSEVELT IS SILENT. By the Associated Press. President Roosevelt last n!(ht had no comment upon the Paris dispatches predicting default June 15, but he was understood to be insistent on some sort of payment. A step toward international currency stabilization as another move toward world prosperity was reported under ‘way when President conferred with &ew M. Sprague, financial adviser to was that no formal attempts wwnrd stabilization would be made before the Economic Conference in London June 12, Sprague’s visit with the President was officially described as merely a friendly call. At the world conference in Geneva delegates from many natlons were openly jubilant over Mr. Roosevelt’s plan for a universal policy of ‘non- lt‘xreulm and the manner with which his program was greeted, especially by Germany. A few spokesmen, however, were fearful. FPrance's spokesman said his| o8¢ nation and her allies were waiting for Germany to put her assurances for dis- armament as expressed by Chancellor Hitler into practical effect, Switzerland the United States to say just whu it would do in case of & War. A partial answer, at least, was given to SWitzerland by Senator James Ham- ilton Lewis of Illinols, Democratic whip in the United States Senate. He said the United States should refrain from entering a consultative pact with Enropean ers should it entail sit- l on conflicts and sug- The Japanese Ambassador t.hnnkcd Roosevelt for the “communication in- spired by the desire of assuring t.he peace of the world and overcoming the depression.” campaign wi 'matic support ol laut.hm -r 16 i ey where 5 ey ek ers” eni determined opposition which has “mulcted the fifty billion dollars during years. “These interests were given their day in court in the hearings before both the Senate and House committees and submitted voluminous briefs,” he said, “but 1t is evident, from the almost unanimous approval of the bill in both houses, that their arguments made little impression, “Every effort was made by “both committees to satisfy every reasonable criticism or objection made to the bills. Says Many Firms Refused. “It became necessary, efore, for opponents to resort to expedients, and this has. taken %fln of spired telegrams. and to. t!n members of the Conference seeking to influence their d to postpone action until the.n gress, when, Lhm interests hope,. suf- ficient time will have elapsed for the public and Congress to have forgotten to some extent the occurrences of the “Truly,” said Fletcher, “these instruc- dom sent out by the Chamber of Com- merce and the investment bankers have had quite a contrary effect of that intended and, -lm. have done their cause far mere harm than good. mwmfirydmnthtflmb— unhvem nmmm some safe an, aids, | . QUICK WAGE AND PRICE BOOST EXPECTED UNDER NEW BUSINESS CONTROL (Continued’ Prom First Page) for permitting and a agrees ments in mdu{uv. and will delegate this authority to &m- ministration, wages, hours ‘of labor, mml mwn istrator. As defined g'ou close to h. ade fine aimsg -emnloymnc hbnr. mmm or increase in and eltlbl]lhln‘ & fair price scale. Reports reaching car lomlnu for fim 13,-as compared with the an ‘week of last year, :o-»m e in several years. & Approve 40-Hour W * The administration is desirous #hat the new industrial co-eperation and the increased purchasing power encased in the public works program velt’s proposals “looking te. nobu.l;uon of employment, lfrvvenflm of ove duction and self-regulation of in ‘The resolution was sent to the Presi- dent and submitted to the industry, the largest in the Nation from the stand- point of employes, with the intention e( getting more than two-thirds of xerlwrl behind .it before man! the legislation. The Government is looking to these major to lead the way toward self- tion rur W"“ and less well-organized in es. cut-throat competitors” who have !nn:od a “downward spiral” are taking to cover, Differ on Oil Bill. As this movement went forward there gui'iolme du{;rence of opinich in the 'ap) over the proposed regulation of the oil industry. Gen. Johinson believes the bill now before Congress has uu- mamy to stabilize this l‘nm of the last cluncu '.h. legislation before mtwemne- mfldluwmfl' conserve natural resourc es.” By giving the President such wide authority and npeclflctuy naming “nAt- ural resources” bill drafters thought they had pmvlded sufficient latitude to reach oil