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WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Fair t and tomorrow; little change in temperature; gentle northwest or n Full report on page ‘winds. ‘Temperatures—Highest, 73, at noon today: lowest, 62, at 5 a.m. today. A-9. Closing N.Y. Markets, Pages 13,14&15 No. 32,537 post office, Entered as second class matter Washington, D. C Toening Sfar. WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 1933—FORTY-EIGHT PAGES. *xx% () Means Associated Press. The Star’s Carrier city block and the delivered to city and suburban homes as fast as the papers are printed. Yesterday’s Circulation, 106,794 “From Press to Home Within an Hour” system regular edition is TWO CENTS. NEW CRIVES LAD TO CONVICTS WHD | FRED HOSTAGES Night Watchman Killed Near Spot Where Warden Was i Released. FILLING STATION ROBBED AND MANAGER KIDNA\PEDll Three Women Set Free Last Night| Unharmed—Search Extends to Three States. By the Associated Press. LANSING, Kans., May 31.—A police- fnan was slain at Chetopa, Kans., and an Oklahoma filling station operator was kidnaped and robbed today as the 11 convicts who made a daring break from the Kansas Penitentiary here yes- terday continued to elude a host of pfficers combing the Southwest. The six hostages taken by the con- ¥icts yesterday—Wardén Kirk Prather, two prison guards and three women whose automobile was commandeered— were safe, having been released by the two groups of fugitives, who went sep- mrate ways after the escape. Otto L. Durkee, 42, night policeman, was shot to death in an alley at Che- topa, Kans,, early today !n a gun fight with unidentified assailants. Hunt in Three States. Authorities expressed the belief he imay have encountered some of the six «convicts who escaped into the hills of Northeast Oklahoma and released ‘Warden Prather and Guards L. A. Laws | and John Sherman last night near ‘Welch, Okla.,, 15 miles from Chetopa. The ‘hunt for the six fugitives, in- cluding Wilbur Underhill and Harvey Bailey, notorious criminals and lead- @rs of the Memorial day prison break, centered today around Picher and Miami, Okla., and spread through the mining district of Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri. Jeff Weatherby, who operates a fill- ing station north of Miami, was robbed of a few dollars by four men, one of whom he identified as Underhill, and forced to accompany them in a car t0 Narcissa, south of Miami, where he was released. Police expressed the belief Bailey, who was shot in the leg by & gwn guard, and a companion might in some hideout and feared the other four fihtndn;pnmwuve medical to Bailey. ’ House and Ralph Roosevelt backer and developer of power pro#u al 12,616,300 Given Now as Population Of New York Area By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, May 31—The metropolitan population of New York now is 12,616,300, an in- crease of nearly 600,000 since the 1930 census, the Merchants’ Asso- clation reported today. New York's estimated popula- tion was placed at 7,218,000, against 6,930,446 in 1930. New York’s metropolitan, or re- tail trading area, comprises terri- tory within a radius of 60 miles from downtown New York. DELEGATION HEADS FORLONDON PARLEY Get Fast Action and Cut Speeches Short, Roosevelt Directs Group. By thg Associated Press. THe United States delegation headed today for+the World Economic Confer- ence at London with one final, terse instruction from President Roosevelt: “Get fast action and cut the speeches short.” On that, the diversified group of spokesmen and technical aides set out to translate into accomplishment Mr. Roosevelt’s bold”bid for world concord, stabilization of currencies, lower tariff barriers, higher prices, more credit, em- ployment and business. Behind their campaign at the con- ference opening June 12 were the pains- taking consultations with foreign lead- ers at the White House and State De- partment, upon which the President had staked much of his hope for success. Boarding a train just before 8 am. to make the 2 o'clock sailing of the S. 8. President Roosevelt, the group was headed by Cordell Hull, the Secre- tary of State. Delegation Personnel. The other delegates, some named at the eleventh hour, were James M. Cox of Ohio, Democratic candidate for the presidency a dozen years ago and a friend of the League of Nations; Sena- tor Key Pittman of Nevada and Repre- sentative Sam D. McReynolds of Ten- nessee, chairmen of the Senate and Foreign Relations Committees, ‘W. Marrison of San Antonio, long “the Mexican border. lone Republican so far named to-go—Senator James Couzens of Michi- gan—is to sail a week hence, as his ac- {:efn.mce of appointment only yesterday e dent intends to name one more Re- publican, preferably a member of the 't him no time to prepare. The Presi- Hull and his associates left the ques- | tion of war debts behind, for the Y President intends to deal with this Kans. ‘Warden Prather and the two guards | returned to the penitentiary this morn- ing. An in ation by the State Board of Administ: ration goj under way ¢t the orders of Gov. Alf M. Landon, vho directed s thorough inquiry “of | fhe causes, lack of ruls or discipline hat might have rci.utted the trouble nd the failure to confine it to the; penitentiary once it occurred.” i Prather, a Democrat, who has been | ‘warden two years, will turn over the effice tonight to Lacey Simpson of Can- ton, Republican, recently named by Gov. Landon. ‘Women Freed Last Nght. Prather said the escape plot had been planned for the first day under Simp- son’s wardenship but that the convicts decided not to.wait when they found a “perfect set-up” during the Memorial day base ball game on the prison grounds yesterday. He said the guards ‘were preoccupied by the exciting base ball game between two American Le- | gion teams—the score being tied 2 to 2 —and his own appearance in the yard made the time ripe for the break. Mrs. Wood and the girls said they ‘were released at 10:30 o'clock last night after a wild ride with the five convicts. ‘They said they were not mistreated. ‘They remained over night at a farm house where the telephone wires had been cut. This morning they notified relatives in Kansas City, Kans., of their safety. Warden Prather credited his safety | and that of bis companions, L. A. Laws | and John Sherman, to a bottle of whis- Xy the convicts drank after crossing the State line into Oklahoma after a zig- zag journey through Eastern Kansas. ‘The drink mellowed them, said the warden, but he feared for his life even up to the time the three hostages were | ejected from the car about 10 miles from Welch, Okla After a day of hard driving, during which the six convicts with the warden | and two guards commandeered several motor cars, the six with their hostages crossed the Southern border of the Btate into Oklahoma, the old stamping ground of Underhill. Underhill is the supposed leader of the fleeing convicts “(Continued on Page 3, Column 2.) INTERNATIONAL WHEAT CONFERENCE IN SESSION | Beeks Limitation of World Acreage 8o as to Raise Grain ! Prices. By the Associated Press LONDON, May 31.—The tional Wheat Conference, which is working for limitation of the world acreage so as (o raise prices, held a two-hour session today, reviewing the work of recent meetings at Geneva. Delegates from the United States, | Canada, Australia and Argentina made statements based upon the latest advices from their governments. | The problem of production restrictions | for each country was put before ex- | ts and statisticians, who held a ses- sion this afternoon under the direction | of Henry Morgenthau, head of the can delegation. The next meet- ‘ing of the chief delegates will be held Friday. I GUIDE FOR READERS \ Inferna- {night to fill out the delegation. delicate subject personally. Install- | ments totaling $144,000,000 are due {June 15 and Mr. Roosevelt is holding fast for payment despite the strong indications of defauit just as the World Conference—gathering of some 60 Na- tions comprising virtually the entire civilized world—gets down to business. Debts Specifically Barred. Many here believe the success of the on successful clearing of the debt hur- dle. The topic, however, is specifically barred from the program of the con- ference, which is .sufficiently loaded with thorny subjects. Back of the American campaign for world-wide adoption of price-raising policies will be the argument that un- less these are adopted the United States will have to resort to still higher tar- iffs to preserve the increased price and wage standard sought in the demestic Pprogram now under way. To make it possible to lower ar raise tariffs, depending on whether the world powers concur, the President intends to ask Congress this week for power to alter the duties. Secretary Hull—lifelong advocate of tariff moderation—intends to put every- thing behind the drive for abolition of embargoes and barriers of the many types that have been invented in the post-war years of intense nationalism. Moley Going Later. But Raymond Moley, Assistant Sec- retary of State, and others, fear the world is too fixed in the high tariff groove for much prospect of success. Moley, intimate adviser of the Pres- 1dent, hopes the conference will achieve new stabilizatior. of the major curren- cies, particularly the pound, dollar and | franc, so merchants can do business in- ternationally without fear of dizzy fluc- tuations. He hopes also for action to raise, modities such as wheat. But he warns against too great optimism. Huli probably will return from Lon- don the end -of this month and Moley will then join the delegation. Under- secretary Phillips will run the State De- partment in Hull's absence. Morrison. prominent Texan, was the last man named by the President last Mr Roosevelt also named the following specialists: William C. Bullitt, executive officer: James P. Warburg, financial adviser: Fred K. Nielsen, legal adviser, and Her- bert, Fels, chief technical adviser Wadsworth Mentioned. In announcing this list, the President said the membership still was incom- plete. Representative Wadsworth, Re- publican of New York, has been men- tioned. The following technical advisers for the delegation were announced: Henry Chalmers, Victor S. Clark, E. Day, Frank J. Delany, Walter R. Gardner, George C. Haas, Harry C. Hawkins, Henry Morgenthau, sr.; Frederick E. Murphy, Charles William Taussig, Ben- James Wilson and Rexford G. Tugwell. James C. Dunn of the State Depart- ment was named secretary of the dele- gation. —_— BEER CONTROL IN EFFECT State Licenses Now Required by Pennsylvania. HARRISBURG, Pa. May 31 (#)— Pennsylvania closed the spigdt on the flow of unlicensed 3.2 beer and wines today. Piles of applications face county permit the licensees to continue the sale of legal beverages. new State beer control act be- came effective today, requiring all re- tailers, wholesalers and bre: State licenses in addition London conclave will depend greatly | the price of silver and basic com- ! jamin ‘B. Wallace, Leslie A. Wheeler, | wers to hold PRESDENT HALTS REGROUPG PLAN FOR MORE STUDY Governmental Reorganization Program Shelved for Time Being. SIX OR EIGHT CHANGES TO BE EFFECTED SOON | Shifts Principally in Commerce Department—Economy Scheme Unhurt. The governmental reorganization plan has been shelved for the present by President Roosevelt. Some six or eight shifts, principally, it is understood, in the Department of Commerce will be covered by execu- tive orders to be laid before Congress in the next day or so, but the sweep- ing changes discussed for some time will await further study, which un- expected developments have convinced Mr. Roosevelt is desirable before the whole subject may be treated. The President feels that it would not be judicious to move too fast until a complete study is made, particularly in relation to controversial points in the proposed general plan. He believes that there is plenty of time, and that it would be far better to move slowly. Some of the problems which must be decided in the meantime have t6 do with the consolidation and transfer of activities which are closely related, but which are now operating separately in separate departments or through the medium of independent agencies. Economy Program Unaffected. By postponing the submission of his general reorganization program, Presi- dent Rocsevelt will not. affect greatly his general economy program. The actual saving in money to be effected by the proposed consolidations, trans- fers and junking of activities was not expected to be s0 great. The aim was more for the purpose of increasing efficiency and improving the service of the Government. The big saving in the Government will come by using the pruning knife on activities. This matter can be done, the President believes, without his entire reorganisa- tion program being in operation. The President has been studying the subject of reorganization virtually ever since he was elected, last November. He conferred. with various authorities before his inauguration, and a general plan has been in the process of con: struction ever since in-le caute of developments of a portant nature, such as the bank crisis and the international %mblqm. the President has not been able to give as much personal attention to the plan since as he would have liked. But he delegated this task to Lewis Douglas, director of the budget; Secretary of Commerce Roper and others high in his administration. The President’s decision to hold back his general plan until a later date, but to go ahead with a portion of it, was decided upon following conferences dur- ing the past few days with Douglas, Roper and others in the administration. The abandonment of the general re- organization plan ended for the present the establishment of the transportation |section of the Department of Commerce, which was to have been made up of bureaus now located in several other | departments and independent agencies. | This new bureau was to have charge of | regulating commercial transportation on land, air and sea, and was to have been | divided into five divisions. | The proposed plan for the reorganiza- ! tion of the Interior Department, which | would have divided this agency into three sections—natural resources, pub- | lic “construction and public welfare— | will not be carried out either. The Com- | merce Department’'s Bureau of Mines, however, will probably be transferred to | the Interior Department, Secretary of Commerce Roper said today. | “He intimated that one or two other excessive tariffs, discriminations, quotas, | bureaus in the Commercs Department would be effected by the presidential or- | der, but refused to identify these, saying he preferred such an announcement to come from the White House. The new National Industrial Control Board has moved its headquarters into the Commerce Department Building, jand was being set up today in the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Com- | merce section. This bureau’s 20 commodity divi- sions, which at one time were slated for abolition in the economy program, will | be used as a nucleus for the industrial | board’s operation, it was stated author- itatively. Secretary Roper said he had sub- mitted a suggestion for the use of these 20 commodity divisions to the White | House. The board also will have, ac- cording to Roper, the vast machinery of the Census Bureau also at it dis- posal. Disputed for Years. The reorganization of the steadiy growing Government has been a bone of contention in politics for years, par- ticularly since its mushroom-like spread after the World War. | _ President Harding called in Walter F. Brown of Ohio, later Postmaster | General for President Hoover. He made | a study of the set up, but no _concrete steps were taken. Later, President | Coolidge also dug into the question. | Last year Mr, Hoover issued executive | orders providing for the realignment of | 58 agencles, but these proposals were overridden by Congress. | Even before the inauguration, Presi- | gent Roosevelt sat down at Warm pring, Ga. with Budget Director | Douglas and went through the Federal budget item by item with the idea of | finding functions that could be cur- | tailed. Secretary Roper, Swager Sherley, for- mer member of Congress from Ken- | tucky; Senator Byrnes, Democrat, South | Garolina, and Walker D. Hines, former director of railroads, were named to | work out the scheme with Douglas. l GANDHI CRITICAL" | Doctors Say He Will Need Phys- ! ical and Mental Rest. | | POONA, India, May 31 (#).—Doc- tors said the Mahatma Gandhi was I still in critical condition yesterday as the result of his three weeks' fast, treasurers, who must approve them to Which was broken shortly after noon Monday. He will require absolute physical and .mental rest, they said. Gandhi was informed that the famous Siva Temple no longer was barred touchables.” | more im- THis 1S MY [DEA OF CIRCUS STUNTS! VA CRIFES WIN FIRST OF TWINBIL, 127 Cronin’s Double in Eighth| Scores Rice and Goslin to.Tie Contest. BY JOHN B. KELLER. Washington defeated New York in the first game of their double-header | here this afternoon. ‘The score was 12 to 7. FIRST INNING. NEW YORK—Combs grounded to| Boken. So did Joe Sewell. Boken went back for Ruth's high ome. No| runs. WASHINGTON—Crosetti threw out Rice. Manush flied to Combs. Lazzeri threw out Goslin. No runs. SECOND INNING. NEW YORK—Gehrig popped to Cro- | nin. Chapman .doubled to the stands | in left fleld and tried to stretch the | hit and was caught, Rice to Cronin | to Bluege. Lazeeri hit a homer into| the open stands in center field. Dickey singled to center. Crosetti popped to Cronin. One run. | WASHINGTON—Jorgen now catch- | ing for New York. Cronin fanned. | Kuhe] went out, Gehrig to Ruffing cov- ering first. Boken took a third strike. No runs. THIRD INNING. NEW YORK—Luke Sewell ran to the grandstand wall for Ruffing’s foul. Combs singled to left. Manush ran in fast for Joe Sewell's looper. He fell as he made the catch. but held the ball. Ruth grounded to Kuhel. No runs, ‘WASHINGTON—BIluege got the first hit off Ruffing, a single to center. Luke | Sewell doubled to the right field corner, scoring Bluege with the tying run. Crowder was out bunting a third strike. Rice walked. Manush tripled to the right angle of center, scoring Luke Sewell and Rice. Goslin singled to left center, scoring Manush. Cronin walked. Kuhel sent a long fly to Combs and both runners advanced after the catch. Boken hoisted to Chapman. Four runs. FOURTH INNING. | 1 pole in center for Gehrig's drive. Man- ush came in for Chapman’s looper. | Lazzeri took a third strike. No runs. | WASHINGTON—Bluege _singled left. Luke Sewell fanned. Crowder | singled to left, sending Bluege to_third. | | | | to | scored after the catch. Manush forced Crowder with a grounder to Crosetti. One run. FIFTH INNING. NEW YORK—Jorgens walked. Cro- setti flied to Rice. Ruffing singled to right, sending Jorgens to third. Combs forced Ruffing, Boken to Cronin, Jor- gens scoring. Joe Sewell doubled to right center, scoring Combs. Ruth fanned. Two runs. ‘WASHINGTON—Lazzeri threw out Goslin. Joe Sewell threw out Cronin. Kuhel walked. Boken flied to Chap- man. No runs. SIXTH INNING. NEW YORK—Gehrig tripled off the open stands in deep center. Chapman topped a ball in front of the plate and | was thrown out by Crowder, Gehrig| holding third. Lazzerl went out on three pitches, taking the third strike. | Jorgens fouled to Bluege. No runs. WASHINGTON—Moore now pitching | for New York. Joe Sewell threw out| Bluege. Luke Sewell grounded to Cro- | setti. Lazzeri threw out Crowder. No | runs. | | SEVENTH INNING. NEW YORK—Crosetti walked. After going to a 3-and-2 count, Moore sac- | rificed, Crowder to Kuhel. Combs | tripled off the score board, scoring Crosettl, Crowder was relieved by . Joe Sewell tripled to right scoring Combs with the tying irun. Ruth walked. Gehrig forced Ruth, Boken to Cronin, Joe Sewell scoring. Chapman walked on four pitches. Thomas relieved Stewart. Lazzeri doubled down the left-field line, | scoring Gehrlg and sending Chapman to third. Chapman left third when Luke Sewell let a pitch get by and Chapman was trapped and run down, Luke Sewell to Bluege to Luke Sewell. Four runs. ‘WASHINGTON—Rice was safe when Moore, covering first, dropped a throw from Gehrig. Crosettl went into short left for Manush’s high one. singled to center, sending Rice to third. Cronin doubled down the left-field line, scoring Rice and Goslin with the tying run. Kuhel grounded to Gehrig, Cro- Boken. Two runs. EIGHTH INNING. NEW YORK — Jorgens lined Combs grounded to Kuhel. ‘WASHINGTON- Rice flied to Chapman and Bluege | Stru Box Score (FIRST GAME) NEW YORK. AB. Combs, cf.... Sewell 3b. Rauth, f. Gehrig, 1b... Chapman, If. Lagzeri, 2b... Socoowoomomone? Ruffing, p. Moore, p. Gomez, p. Brown, p. ‘Walker O OO NN N T e 2o oo o mmOmO MmO C OO O MO O PR = mmnE Cocomnuomnooon® I | | I I 36 7122411 Walker batted for Moore In eighth inning. WASHINGTON. AB. H Rice, of.. 3 Schulte, ef. Manush, H.. Goslin, rf.... Cronin, ... Kuhel, 1b Boken, 2b.-3b. Bluege, 3b... Kerr, 2b Sewell, . Crowder, p.. CoOCOoORUmBrRABBRARD OO0 0oNmROOONNORY So0CcCOomMmONNONWRO D CoOmOCOKN~OmNROmAOO =P coo0corCumapMp=rD L] 8712122711 Myer batter for Thomas in eighth innins. Kerr ran for e in elghth inning. Harris batted ce in eighth inning. SCORE BY INNINGS. 123456178 9%R New York..0 10020 40 0~ wmm;m:ooaxoozsx-!z SUMMARY. 1 (@), L, Sewell, T Rice, Comba (2 NEW YORK—Rice backed to the flag | T Sewell. Home run—Lazzeri. T aer—New York, 6; Washington. Base on balls—Off Ruffing, 3: off Crowder, Stewart, 1; off Tho k_out—By Ruffing, 4; by Crowder, e Miufine, 6 in 5 innings; off Cro 8 |'II 6 2-3 inning. hours 23 minutes. K Taers. Van Grafian, Summ der, innings; off Stewart, 1 1 Time Umpires—! Owen. THREE WOMEN KILLED WHEN TRUCK HITS AUTO Two Others Injured When Li Stock Vehicle Cuts Their Car in Two. B the Associated Press. CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis., May 31 wlcieenececsoeenah Ma- ) 1; off Gomez, ers ald ROOSEVELT PLANS Special Probers to Report Direct to Him on Any Hardships. | By the Associated Press. President Roosevelt intends to appoint an Independent Committee, responsible only to himself, to check up on hard- | ships affecting war veterans as a result | of the new economy regulations about to go into effect. He grants that the first regulations were too severe in some respects. These will be liberalized to meet the n but the demahds of some members | Congress for widespread relaxation of | these rules will not be met. Senate Weighs Cuts. Meanwhile, the Senate .continued S propration, Ml Contaibing Shap 78 , cont Te- ductions in the appropriations for vet- erans. A pre 1 by Senater Byrnes, Dem- ocrat, of South Carolina, to reimburse the veterans' administration for ex- penses incurred in caring for the re- cent bonus army here was approved. The money would come from an un- expended balance of an appropriation made for the fourteenth annual con- vention of French Veterans of the World War in this city. Says Increases Planned. During the debate yesterday Senator Byrnes announced that President Roose- velt planned to announce certain in- creases in combat disability benefits shortly. This announcement, however, failed to stem a bi-partisan attack in the Sen- ate upon the regulations effecting cuts in veterans' benefits. Byrnes’ statement was made after Senator Steiwer (Republican) of Ore- gon had criticized the regulations, which | he said cut pensions for Spanish-Amer- ican War veterans from $124,000,000 to $41,000,000. ‘The South Carolinian said he did not know the extent of the increases, but assured his colleagues some raise would | be_made. Steiwer and Senator Walsh (Demo- | crat) of Massachusetts attributed the . | “severity” of the veterans’ cuts to Bud- | get Director Douglas rather than Frank T. Hines, administrator of veterans’ af- fairs, whom Walsh said was “out of " (Continued on Page 3, Column 6.) 'HOUSE RUSHES BILL FOR U. S. JOB SERVICE Wagner-Peyser Measure Creating Federal Employment Unit Gets Preference. cocooooccoccoocce™ o T 8. 2 3 - in | | By the Assoctated Press. The Senate-approved Wagner-Peyser | bil lestablishing a new Federal employ- | ment service to co-operate with the ve — | States in placing and exchanging work- Three women were killed and a fourth ers was given legislative preference in | was probably fatally injured today when | the their automobile hit a live stock truck ; OCiatio MEARITE veledt 1l the Jaat OO0 head on. A fifth woman was hurt. The dead, all business women, are Laura Baudette, driver; Sadie Owen and her sister, Bernice. The woman who may die is M Catherine Cardinal of Eau Claire. Hele: Thornson suffered bruises and cuts. House today by its Rules Committee. The bill is along the line of the Dem- gress by former President Hoover. It | has the support of the Roosevelt ad- | ministration and is_strongly urged by Secretary of Labor Perkins. Debate on the measure was fixed at rs. two hours, with amendments per- 5 | mitted. | The purpose of the legislation is to | bring about co-operation between the The driver of the truck, George Myers, | public employment offices throughout was not hurt. The women's car was cut ! the United States, effecting a national in two. Rediscount Rate Reduced. The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston | has lowered its rediscount rate from 31, per cent to 3 per cent, effecti: tomorrow. system. ILEAHY NAMED NEW NAVIGATION CHIEF ve Bluege. Kerr ran for Bluege. Goslin | third. nin going to third. Crosetti threw out ? third, Myer batted for Thomas and Myer sacrificed, Joe Sewell to Lazzeri, covering first. Other Nominations Are Sent to Senate Today by President Roosevelt. 3 MMMRM&:MN)M Senate the nomination of Admiral William D. Leahy, to be detli VETERANS' STUDY = United C at $7,000,000 NEW PREFERRED LIST . OF MORGAN INCLUDES WOODIN AND M’ADOO orporation Shares Sold Below Market Price in 1929. GLASS ACCEPTS PECORA’S PLAN FOR CONDUCT OF INVESTIGATION Pershing, Raskob, Two Davises, Lind- bergh and Edgar Rickard Also Among Favored Buyers. By the Associated Press. New tales of fabulous profits and famous persons favored were unwound upon today’s resumption of the Senate investigation of J. P. Morgan & Co. Upon presentation of a third list of persons allowed by the wealthy house to make inside bargain Whitney—a partner of the bank—defended the practice as urchases of stock, one ¥ distribute the risk” of underwriting. Names of celebrities, old and new, were contained on this latest, Gen. John Colorado. but did not amplify his answer, How Far Do Lists Bar Public Men Is Question of Probe BY G. GOULD LINCOLN, Just how far does a business connec- Co. disqialify & man from holding pub- | e office? This seems to be one of the collateral questions growing out of the Senate Banking Committee’s present banking investigation of the operations of the House of Morgan. The list of. persons with whom the firm has been. doing business was sug- mented today. Ferdinand Pecora, coun- sel for the Senate committee, put into the record the names of several hundred persons invited to “units” of United Corporation stock in January, 1929, soun after the of that concern, corporation set to hold pul utility stocks by House of Morgan and Bondbright & Public Men on List. In this unumde public today, th: third presented, men in many walks 3? life, were included: Norman H. Davis, at present an emis- t in Europe at the Geneva Arms Conference; Senator %A‘im Otmt?:hl. Charles D, Hilles, na a] for New York, and John J. Raskob, former chairman of the Democratic National Committee; Gen. John J. Pershing, Charles A. Lindbergh and many others were included in this third list, names which have been on previous lists. Senator Kean on List. Among the new names on this list was that of the firm of Kean, Taylor & Co., to which was allotted 500 units of stock. Senator Hamilton F. Kean of New Jersey is listed as head of Kean, Taylor & Co. Senator Kean is a Re- publican. Other new names were those of Frank L. Polk, acting of State in the Wilson .administration; J. Henry Roraback, Republican national committeeman for Connecticut, and the admitted boss of the G. O. P. in the Nutmeg State, and Edgar Rickard, who was reported to have been an assistant to former President Hoover in some of his relief work abroad. The private offering of stock made by Morgan & Co. was at $75 a unit of one share of preferred stock and one of common. The actual sale of this stock was made on January 21, 1929, when these units were selling on the Philadelphia Stock Exchange at $99. At that price, those who were let in on the ground floor had an advantage of $2¢ a unit. George Whitney, a partner of the Morgan Co., however, explained that the actual contract for sale with the company's clients had been made several days before the purchase by the clients was actually consummated. Several more lists are still to come and it has been rumored that at least one other Senator would be found in these lists. How their connections with the house of Morgan are to affect some of the ‘men now in public office is still a ques- tion. Secretary of the Treasury Woodin, known to be one of those who were let in on the ground floor in private offerings of stock by the Morgan firm, continues to hold office. Douglas Probable Successor. Lewis W. Douglas, directer of the budget and & right-hand man of the Roosevelt administration, has been re- garded as a probable successor to Mr. Woodin if and when the present Sec- retary of the Treasury should retire. Although Mr. Douglas’ name has not appeared so far on lists of preferred clients of the Morgan firm made public at the Senate hearing, Senator Long of Louisiana has called attention to the fact that Mr. Douglas and his family for three generations have been prom- inently identified with the Phelps:. Dodge Corporation and that T. (Continyed on Page 4, Column 1) 22 HURT ON ‘STRAW RIDFE’ WHEN TRUCK OVERTURNS Baltimore Group, Including Chil- dren, on Way Home When Ma- iel chine Skids on Wet Road. “{ don’t know,” Whitney replied. e | M Co. committee man | the third such compilation, this one dealing with sale of over 300,000 units of United Corporation stock to almost 300 parties at some $7,000,000 below the market prices. Included again were William H. ‘Woodin, now Secretary of the Treasury, Senator William G. McAdoo, J. Pershing, Norman H. Davis, John W, Davis, John J. Raskob and Charles A. Lindbergh. A new name was that of Edgar Rickard, New York mining en- eer. “Is this Mr. Rickard the one wio is reputed to be a representa- tive of ex-President Hoover?” asked Senator Costigan, Democrat, of He conferred with associates, gk i : g {tion with the firm of J. P. Morgan & |the George How- ard was testifying as president of United Corporation. Howard said he had legal advice that the warrants were within the law, how- ever. In closed meeting, before the hear- ing, the Banking Committee had ac- cepted without challenge Pecora's out- line of the questioning he . The doughty Senator Glass, Demo- crat, of Virginia, who had insisted on knowing in advance what the examina- tion was to be all about, said he was satisfied and had obtained the informa- tion wanted. Pecora was not even questioned in the brief meeting. “Everybody is ‘happy,” the white- haired committee chairman—Fletcher of Florida—announced, smiling as the committee broke up to go into public hearing. “The committee is nfi':mu with Pecora’s program.” Glass Is Satisfied. After the committee had assented to Pecora’s program, Chairman Fletcher sald it would meet in executive session again tomorrow morning to decide whether to make public the partner- ship agreement under which the Mor- gan firm operates. Among spectators at today's hearing | were Mrs. Adolph Miller, wife of the Federal Reserve Board member; Mrs. William Denman of San Francisco, and Mrs. Vernon Kellozfno( this city. Pecora was beaming as he entered; and Glass also appeared in good humor nearby. Members of the Morgan group - ed about Senator Couzens, who has been named a delegate to the World Economic Confefence in London. Sev- vigorous questioner, save for Pecora, thus far. Glass told reporters he had achieved all he sought in hearing the committee 1uzlcn-med of the course of the inquiry. Asked if he approved of Pecora’s rogram, Glass said that was not in. volved and that all he wanted was tc (Continued on Page 4, Column 1.) EXTRADITION APPROVED Harvard Jewish Lecturer to Be Sent to Germany. ‘The State Department has approved extradition of Joao Normano, erstwhile lecturer at Harvard University, to Ger- many after receiving assurances fromw the German Ambassador that his case would not be prejudiced by the fact thai he is a Jew.