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ARMS TREATY LAGS | IBAD WATER IN AQUARIUM FO TO BE GREAT HEALING AGEN Ml.\‘(i STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C., C|FORMAL ARMISTICGE 1S SIGNED IN CHINA WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 1933. Hospital Given Portraits PICTURES OF DISTINGUISHED MEDICAL OFFICERS PRESENTED AT WALTER REED. VOTE COMPROMISE ONWORKER QUOTAS Senate Includes Efficiency as Well as State Status as Dismissal Factor. IN GENEVA PARLEY U. S. Is Seeking to Compel Speedy Conclusion of . General Agreement. Substance Found in Fish Tank Given! Hospital for Study After Its Effect on Germs IS Scen. Demilitarized Area to South| of Wall Created With Rail Resumption. ing with the idea, he applied the water on cultures of bacteria. He planted | colonies of malevolent little Organisms | gy the Associated Press in flat glass dishes of agar jelly and | 21— = DEherati e nae ) which: sthe ‘(bactari] | SECANCELAL ICHina, (Nay OL & [0€) like and then added some of the water. | mal armistice in the North “'hina war- | tary rep- | The result was that virtually all of the | fare was signed today by m bacteria disappearcd. | resentatives of China and Japan at| Tangku. | The next step in his investigation was { The truce provides first, for the de- By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, May 31 —The New York Aquarium has turned over to hos- pitals for investigation a substance found in one of the fish tanks on the chance that it might prove to be an im- portant contribution to medical science, {1t was learned today from C. W. Coates, aquarium curator. | The Senate today adopted without Qebate the recommendation of the Aps propriations Committee in the indes pendent . offices bill requiring Govern= mert departments to consider efficlency as well as quotas under thé apportion= men: lnv in selecting employes to be dismissed when reductions in force be- BY PAUL SCOTT MOWRER. By Radio to The Star GENEVA, May 31.—The situation at the Disarmament Conference today was ss follows: The first reading of the British draft treaty will be finished in a few days. to develop skin troubles on his own ! hands and then bathe them in cultures | | of the bacteriophage. His hands Whether on security or effectives on land, sea and air material, on chemical | warfare or, on the status of the perma- nent Disarmament Supervisory Com- mission, there are still many important divergencies. £ me progress has been | made on some points. Many delegates now seem to expect | that the treaty has a good chance fl[. being concluded by the end of the year. } But anything like even a vague general | agreement before the World Economic | Conference convenes June 12, in Lon- | |the water went “bad.” The substance—a bacteriophage or dest: r of bacteria—was found two years ago in a still-water tank in which ‘The fish in it died. Charles M. Breder, jr. assistant director, found out that there was something in the tank which was de- stroying ‘something else which was. nec- essary to the life-of the fish, Coates said. | Cures Cut on Hand. investigating - the destructive r, Coates cut him- | came well again, he said. Recovers From Dermatitis. A man afflicted with a form of derma- with the bacteriophage culture at the aquarium and in three months the skin conditicn had cleared up, Coates said. Discussing the bacteriophage, the di- rector of the aquarium in his annual report, said: ‘While “ ¢ * thus far a number of volun- propertics of the watel | self severely on the left palm with a ! teers obtained an unexpected amount of piece cf glass. Although it was a deep relief. but the study has not progressed cut, it vas almcst well in three days, sufficiently far to state more than the having h:aled cven before surgeons were | fact that these volunteers were en- titis for 20 years treated his hands through probing for a fragment of don, is clearly impossible. iy The Steering Committee of the Con- ference is therefore meeting late today | | | thusiastic about the results.” | Dr. C. A Biba, a woman bacteriolo- Coates believed that the “bad” water | gist, is at the University of Wisconsin might have hastened the recovery. Toy- | studying the aquarium's find. MITCHELL RETUR PRORED BY AGENT Banker’s Friend, Who Com- piled Tax Data, Says U. S. to decide the future procedure. The Americans want to continue discus- sions without a oreak. The French seem to want an adjournment until October. The British want to adjourn for two or three weeks and then to re- sume the disarmament work and carry 1t through steadily to the finish. British Plan Favored. The British plan for an adjournment for two or three weeks seems likely of adoption, In any case, s soon as the first| reading is ended two things must hap- pen: The committee must aitempt to revise the draft in the light of the positions taken by the principal powers and must attempt to reduce the out- standing difficulties by private conver- sations preparatory to the second read- ing. !l'he American ides seems to be that these conversations should be held Tight away next week in a sensational rsonal meeting between British rime Minister Ramsay MacDonald, Prench Premier Edouard Daladier, German Chancellor Adolf Hitler. Italian Premier Benito Mussolini and the chief American representative, Norman H. Davis. The British seem to feel that the conversations should be held on the, side in London ' du the opening | phases of the World nomic Con- ference, while American Secretary of State Cordell Hull.is still there. ‘The Italians seem to think that the best procedure would be to hasten the signature of Mussolini’s four-power pact and then Germany, Italy, France and Great- Britain ecould consult on disarmament in accordance with the terms of thet pact. All this amounts | to saying that there is still great un- | U 8. to Seek Speed. ‘The Unitéd States undoubtedly will seek a speedy ‘conclusion, Tt appears to threaten to isolate itself if the others | ‘do not reach some kind of constructive agreement soo.. This threat does not disturb the other great powers. What ever the United States agrees to do, they argue, it will agree to for its own to protect its widespread in- | purposes terests as a great power. Consequently by isolation the United States would be hurting itself, they ssy, perhaps - more than any e Meanwhile, the-outlines of the new American security system are emerging more and more clearly. What Presi- tond, if the Unitéd States agrees * garding an aggressor, to withhold gov- zernment protection from the American citizens who thereafter might seek to trade with the aggressor, and third, the United States would be willing to sign | a new non-aggression pact in accord- ance with President Roosevelt's recent dramatic appeal, but the exact terms remain to be determined. Indicates Position. The United States, however, indicated ;esterdny that something similar to the ollowing draft might suit: “Being desirous of promoting the cause of disarmament, with a view to encouraging the spirit and mutual con- fidence among the nations by a declara- tion forbidding the resort to force in circumstances in which the pact of | Paris forbids resort to war, the high! contracting parties solemnly reaffirm | that they will not in any circumstances resort among themselves to force as an instrument of national policy.” In addition the British are' pressing the United States to state what it un- derstands by aggression in connection with consultation. The United States being determined to make no commitments without first knowing whers it stands, the British in- sist they must know in advance, at least unofficially, how the United States would define an aggressor. Many other delegates want the United States to go even further and give an official Amer- ican definition of aggression. (Copyright. 1933.) PARIS BACKS DUCE'S PLAN. Daladier May Sign Peace Agreement This Week. PARIS, May 31 (#).—The standing prevailed in Chamber of Dep- uties circles today that the French cab- inet has decided unanimously to sign the Mussolini four-power peace plan. By a vote of 434 to 135 the chamber gave Premier Daladier power to sign the agreement. This may be done be- fore the end of the week, it was said Unified action for peace by Germany. Prance, Italy and Great Britain is asked in the Mussolini proposal to which, before it was amended, France objected on the grounds that rights of smaller powers would not be protected. LITTLE ENTENTE FOR PACT. Receive Guarantees of France and Great Britain. PRAGUE. Czechoslovakia, May (7. —The little entente nations, upon guarantees by France and Great Britain that the authority of the League of Nations would not be tampered with have announced their satisfaction with Premier Mussolini's peace project. MAY SIGN TOMORROW. French, British and German Envoys to Initial Pact. ROME, May 31 (#.—Upon comple- tion of translations, Premier Mussolint’s four-power peace agreement will be initialed by the French, British and German Ambassadors, and perhaps by 11 Duce himself, according to the gen- eral belief. This may be tomorrow, it was said, in Mussolini’s office in' the Venezia Palace. Investigated Deals. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, May 31.—A witness at the income tax evasion trial of Charles E. Mitchell testified today that an internal revenue agent investigated Mitchell's transfer of stock to Mrs. Mit- jchell, by which Mitchell avoided tax | payment in 1929. The witness, called by the prosecu- tion, which charges the stock sale to Mrs. Mitchell and another to W. D. Thornton in 1930 were fakes, was Prank W. Black, who prepared income tax returns for Mitchell, who until re- cently was chairman of the National City Bank. Visited by Field Agent. He said, under cross-examination by the defense, that in 1931 he received a vistt from Ambrose W. Hussey, a field agent for the Department of Internal Revenue, who wanted to check the 1929 Mitchell return. He gave the agent cop- ies of letters between the Mitchells, con- firming the sale, and when Hussey asked for the origin: Mitchell. Later he returned and Black said: “I think he said he saw the orig- inals.” The letters were addressed ‘“Dear Charles” and “Dear Elizabeth” and were signed “Charles E. Mitchell” and “Elizabeth R. Mitchell.” “Did you think Mr. Hussey under- stood that she was Mr. Mitchell's wife?” Black was asked. I thought so,” Black replied. After two weeks' sessions, the Fed- eral prosecutor, George Z. Medalie, still was presented the Government's case when court opened. He placed before the jury versions of the two transactions by which Mitchell charged with having evaded tax payment—his sale in December, 1929, to his wife of 18300 shares of National City Bank stock and his sale a year later to W. D. Thornton, mining man, of 8,500 shares of Anaconda Cup- per stock. Mitchell claimed a loss of $2,872,302 on the first transaction and a loss of $759,000 on the Anaconda Copper transfer, but the Government charges they were only “sham” sales, de to cheat the Government. Informed of Stock Deal. Asked what Mitchell had told him about the National City Bank stock sale, | , he referred him to | his | N HANDS OFF JEWISH ISSUE, LEAGUE TOLD Germans, Faced With Ad- verse Report, Attack Pro- test of Silesian. | By the Associated Press. GENEVA, May 31.—Confronted with an unfavorable League of Nations re- port on the treatment of Jews in Ger- | many, the German representative has | told theLeague, in diplomatic language, | to keep its hands off the issue. | The Jewish question was considered by the League Council at yesterday's | meeting, at which a committee of three jurists was appointed to determine the | status of Franz Bernheim, author of the petition which brought the question before the League. « Herr Bernheim, describing himself as a Jew of German Upper Silesia, | complained that Germany’s anti-Jewish regulations violated the German-Polish convention which guarantees the life and liberty of all residents of Upper Silesia. Friedrich von Keller, German dele- gate, replied that Herr Bernheim was not of Silesian origin and had no right |to raise the question. Over the Ger- | man representative’s protest the ques- | tion was referred to & committee of | Jurists. A report to the Council held that German measures involved restrictions which applied only to the Jews and therefore violated the German-Polish convention which provides for protec- | tion of minorities. | Although the question of the treat- | ment of the Jews throughout Germany | was not directly before the Council, many members appealed to the Berlin ;governmenv. to put an end to anti- ‘Semnu: regulations everywhere. 'FASCIST SUSPENDS Prevent Embezzlement of Luce Funds. By the Associated Press. ROME. May 31.—Baron Alessandro | Sardi, organizer of the Italian exhibi- tion at the Chicago world fair and once one of Mussolini’s right-hand men, SARDI FROM PARTY | Baron Is Charged With Failure to, was indefinitely suspended yesterday Black said: e from the Fascist party “To the best of my recollection, Mr. under- | A 11 that he had sold 18,300 shares of his National City Bank stock to Mrs. Mitch- ell for $212 a share and he gave me copies of the letters they bad ex- changed in confirmation of the sale.” “Did you treat in your work sheets the sale to Mrs. Mitchell any differently than any other transaction?” Steuer asked. “No, sir,” was Black’s reply. Q. When you made out the 1929 re- turn, did you know that when 5.000 shares of Mr. Mitchells National City Bank stock was sold on November 4. 1929, Mr. Mitchell received not one cent of the money? A. Yes, sir. Q. You knew the same was true when 5,000 shares were sold on No- vember 72 A. Yes, sir. Q. You knew that the amounts were simply credited to Mr. Mitchell on his loan from the Morgans, didn't you? Yes. Q. On the 1929 return, how much d you state as Mr. Mitchell's profit on A. $655,726. ! di |those two sales 'SOLE U. S. ENTRANT | IN TENNIS PUT OUT Boussus in French Men's Singles. i 'Prank Shields Eliminated by | By the Associated Press. AUTEUIL, Prance, May 31.—Frank | Shields, only American entrant in the | men's singles of the French hard court tennis champlonships, today was elim- | inated in the fourth round by Christian Boussus, third ranking French player The scores were 6—3, 6—2, 2—6, 6—4. threatening weather | victory over Rosie Soutchik, | France. partner, singles. Perry, England, won third matches in men’s singles to catch up with the fleld, De Stefani defeating Jacques Brugnon, French doubles ace, 6—4, 6—3, 6—2, and Perry won from Mitchell told me early in January, 1930, | The 10th day of play began under conditions with | Mme. Rene Mathieu, France's leading woman player, advancing to the quar- ter finals of singles with a 6—3. 6—2 also of G. P. Hughes, winner of the doubles with Fred Perry, his English Davis Cup scratched his entry in men’s Girogio De Stefani, Italy, and Fred round |, He was charged with negligence for Luce Institute, the government agency for controlling the production and dis- tribution of motion pictures in Italy. The embezzlement occurred when h was president of the institute. The taron was not implicated, but eight other officials of the institute were sentenced to confinement. Follow- ing his return from Chicago, where he arranged for the Italian exhibit, the baron was relieved of the presidency. He is a former member of the Grand Council of Fascism, former undersec- retary of public works and was once a delegate to the League of Nations Assembly. At present he is a deputy in Parliament. hThe government charged directors of the millions of lire over a period of seven years. FECHNER HASTENS | VETERANS’ JOBS Orders Selection of 25,000 Ex- Service Men for Forestry Work. Director Robert Fechner of emer- | gency conservation work foday issued | an order calling for the selection of | veterans for reforestation vork, begin- | ning June 12, as Veterans’ Administra- tion officials considered the case of 400 ex-soldiers who came here seeking the | Jjobs. failure to impede the recently revealed wholesale embezzlement of funds of the ! Luce Institute with embezzling | the great wall on the north, the Peip- | ing-Mukden Railway on the east and | {the Peiping-Suiyuan Rallway on the west; second, for the dissolution of the | Chinese volunteer corps in this a | third, for the resumption of rail traffic | between Peiping and Shanhaikwan. | CALLED MOVE FOR REST. | Neutral Zone Will Relieve Tired Troops, ' Chinese Premier Says. NANKING, China, May 31 (#)—The Sino-Japancse agreements signed today | at Tangku, which establishes a zone south of the Great Wall that Chinese troops may not enter, is “designed to give a breathing space to the sorely tired troops and the distressed popula- tion of North China,” Wang Ching } Wei, National Government premier, ex- | plained. Premier Wang declared the agree- | ment was “purely military and does not affect the nation's territorial rights ; or international position.” DELEGATES ARE UNKNOWN. | { Chinese Group Believed Headed by Gen. Hwang Fu. Tientsin. China, May 31 (#).—Formal negotiations for peace between the Chi- | nese and Japanese in North China will, according to Chinese reports, begin in Tangku tomorrow. Informal discussions were said to have taken place in the coast city today with a view to ending the hostilities which began in January. Chinese delegates, whose names were not made public, but who are believed to be headed by Gen. Hwang Fu, rep- | resentative of the Nanking national gov- | ernment, passed through Tientsin yes- terday under heavy guard, en route to Tangku. When their train stopped here, traf- fic throughout the city was halted and a strong guard was at the station to | prevent demonstrations or disorders. Soldlers guarded the rallway line from ! the time the Chinese representatives | left Peiping, and no one was allowed w] trespass on the right of way. { Licut. ‘Gen. Kuniaki Koiso, chief of staff of the Japanese Army in Man- | churia, is believed to be the chief Jap- | anese delegate to the peace parley, | which Is expected generally to be of | short duration. Six Japanese negotiators have arrived in Tangku, 25 miles east of here, by air- plane. Last week unconfirmed reports were circulated here that Japanese and by Chinese troops of the entire area south of the Great Wall almost as far as the Tientsin-Peiping Railway. LABOR DELEGATION IS OFF FOR GENEVA Party Headed by Miss Mary Ander- son, Chief of Woman's Bu- reau, Will Observe. An American delegation headed by Mis§ Mary Anderson, chief of the Labor Department’s Woman's Bureau, sailed |last night from New York to partici- pate as official observers for the Gov- ernment in labor conferences at Ge- |neva, under the auspices of the League (of Nations. | Appointed by Secretary of Labor Perkins with the approval of President Roosevelt and Secretary of State Hull, the other official observers are William H Stead of Minnesota, executive secre- tary of the Tri-city Employment Sta- bilization Committee; Hugh Frayne, a | vice president of the American Federa- tion .of Labor, and Edwin H. Smitn, commissioner of labor in Massachusetts. The delegates will represent the American Government at the Inter- national Labor Organization meeting and at a technical conference which will run concurretly at Geneva. At the conferences will be discussed ! steps taken in the nations throughout the world for reducing hours of work, |providing invalid and old age insur- ance, employment exchanges and un- employment insurance. |FOG DELAYS VESSELS | IN NEW YORK HARBOR Outward - Bound German Liner Europa Held Up for Eight Hours. | | By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, May 31.—Outgoing and incoming vessels, some of the lat- ter returning with holiday vacationists, were delayed today in the New York harbor by fog which reduced visability |to one-quarter mile. The outward-bound German liner ! Europa was held up eight hours. Sched- ued to sail at midnight, the ship cleared Sandy Hook Bar at 8:14 am. i (Eastern standard time). Toward noon the fog began to clear away and a dozen ships which rode at anchor off Ambrose Lightship throughout the night, proceeded to their plers. | Ferryboat traffic in the North and East Rivers was slowed up by the fog, but not serlously handicapped. PORT REMAINS OPEN Although no definite decision has| been reached as to the disposition of the veteran job seekers, it was empha- sized at the Veterans' Administration that all ex-service men should remain at home if they wished to enroll in the Civilian Conservation Corps. These now here probably will be instructed to return home after their names have been taken, it was said. From the applications received be- tween June 12 and June 22 the 25,000 veterans authorized to join the forestry army will be enrolled from June 26 to July 6, according to Director: Fechner. Selection of the veterans will be made on the basis of 10 per cent enrollment of the youths already at work in the Civillan Conservation Corps. Arica Will Not Be Closed Despite Chile's Neutrality. LA PAZ. Bolivia, May 31 (#).—The Chilean Minister notified the Bolivian government yesterday that Arica “w be maintained as a free port always.” There had been rumors that it might ' be closed soon in view of Chile’s declar- ation of neutrality in the war between Bolivia and Paraguay. The Bolivian chancellory instructed its legation in Santiago to thank the Chilean govern- ment for the assurances that the port would be maintained in its present status. i be- | militarization of the area bounded by Reed Hospital as a part of Memorial day services yesterday. In the phof P ORTRAITS of three distinguished Army medical officers were presented to the Army Medical Center at Walter to, left to right, are: Gen. C. R. Darnall, Helen Osmun, Gen. A. E. Truby and Bernhard Godwin, artist who painted all the pictures, with a portrait of Gen. James M. Kennedy, presented in behalf of friends by Gen. Darnall. In the background is seen a picture of Col. John Van R. Hoff, presented in behalf of Mrs. Hoff by Gen. M. W. Ireland, former surgeon general. The other portrait was of Maj. Gen. William C. Gorgas, presented in behalf of officers and nurses by Surg. Gen. R. U. Patterson. PERSIAN ENVOY LANDS Chaffar Kahn Djalol Is Nephew of Former Diplomat. NEW YORK, May 31 (#).—The new Persian Minister to the United States, Chaffar Kahn Djalol, and his wife, ar- rived in the United States today on the | liner Olympic. The Minister is a nephew of Prince Ala Es Saltaneh, who until 1924 was Persian Minister to Great Britain. CIVIL SERVIGE QUIZ | BACKED N HOLSE Rules Committee Approves Probe of Excess Quotas for U. S. Jobs. An investigation of the Civil Service Commission by the House Civil Service Committee was approved today by th: Rules Committee, with early House consideration in prospect. The investigation, if approved by he, House, would inquire into whether embers, of Congress have exceeded State quotas in effecting appointments to Federal jobs. In addition, the inquiry would be di- rected at the heads of all the depart- ments, commissions and independent offices to determine whether the quotas | have been exceeded. The quotas a:e based on the population of the va- rious States. | The inquiry is to be made for tho bests of legisiation. It was initlated by | Representative Hastings, Democrat, of | Oklanoma. Cox to Take Charge. Representative Cox, Democrat. charge of this rule on the floor. It probably will be aced upon his week. SEVENTH ST. BANK MAY JOIN MERGER Officials Consider at Least Two Plans for Future of ‘ Institution. | —Star Staff Photo. BUSINESS BETTER, 1.5 SURVEYSHOWS Employment, Production and Sales Have Increased, Industries Report. A Nation-wide survey conducted by the Commerce Department shows con- | ditions in many lines of industry have improved in recent weeks, Secretary! | Roper announced today at a weekly' press_ conference. He presented newspaper men with | letters received from every section of the country in which gains were re- ported. The letters were in response to a query sent out by the department i | to business leacers for “facts and con- The status of the Seventh Street Savings Bank today appeared the cen- | er of interast i the financial district | as the new seven-bank merger pushed forward Its campaign to raise a capital structure of $1,250,000 by Saturday | | n | of | ight. | The Seventh Street Bank was under- | stood to have under consideration more | than one plan for its future, but | Chinese authorities had agreed on an Georgia, a member of the Rules Com- rtiiten broviling {oc the cencoation | siikine: has heen dealgnated it/ K | He L s ioh st te | decided shortly. Officials of the bank declined to com- Chairman Jeffers of the House Civil | ment on the bank’s future, but it is Service Committee led the hearing be: known that they are working on at fore the Rules Committee. Representa- | east two different propositions. tive Bankhead, Democrat, of Alabama, a | member of the Rules Committee, de- | clared himself in sympathy with the | purpose of the resolution and said con- | ditions now existing show there is! favoritism in making appointments. He | said he knew of hundreds of unem- ployed in Alabama who would like to have Cilvil Service jobs if they were redistributed. Representative Jeffers said he and other members of the Civil Service| Committee are in favor of a mandatory | law framed by Congress directing the Civil Service Commission. Representative O'Connor, Democrat, | of New York, alo a member of the Rules Committee, said such a law could never be administered for geographical | reasons. Blames Section Chiefs. Representative Jeffers said that in his opinion the situation now is better than it has ever been, but he believes the Civil Service Commission has been too arbitrary and that it is not fo much a question of politics as it is the per- sonal activity of those who have be- come section chiefs, .giving preference | clal circles today, this merger is based ! Likely to Join Group. The Seventh Street Bank was con- sidered in the financial district as the most likely next member of the merger, | but there were no definite indications | as to just What it will do. Meantime, the sale of stock was un- | derstood to have gone over the $700,000 | mark today. All the seven member | banks were working to push the sale of | stock, with the latest joiner, the United | States Savings Bank, getting its litera- | ture ready toZay. The United States Bank, it was pre- | dicted by its conservator and vice presi- dent, Wilber H. Zepp, will ask its d!-i positors to subscribe for stock up to | 10 per cent of the amount of their total deposits. Stockholders will be asked to buy stock in the amount of 25 per cent of their stockholdings in the old bank. The new merger, under the banner of the Hamilton National Bank, will try to raise the complete capital struc-- ture, but, it was pointed out in finan- on the original plan proposed by the | District National Bank which originated | the proposal, and might still be in a | to "People in their own geographical territory. position to get the Reconstruction Fi- | Regional offices of the Veterans' Ad- ministration will be responsible for en- rolling the veterans. Gen. Hines in a statement this after- ' 0. K. WOMAN OFFICERS Representative Smith, Democrat, of Virginia, another member of the Rules Committee, called attention that it was not until about three years ago that Government jobs were in so great de- mand and people from distant States did not care to incur the expense of | setting up new homes in the Capital | with so great travel expense, and that for this reason the number of employes | from the District of Columbia, Mary- land and Virginia has been so largely increased Representative Jeffers advocated a study to see what more equitable sys- tem of distribution of Government jobs could be determined upon. BRITAIN WON'T YIELD ON POLICING BY AIR Declines to Agree to ll)isarmnmemi Proposals Looking to Ban on Bombing Planes. By the Associated Press. LONDON, May 31.—Great Britain de- | clines to yleld to disarmament proposals | that would force her to abandon aerial bombardment overseas as a police meas- ure, Stanley Baldwin, lord president of the council, told House of Commons yesterday. Repiying to a series of questions by |MAN SLAIN IN BANDIT nance Corporation to subscribe for pre- | ferred stock in the new bank. Hope to Avoid R. F. C. Loan. It it hoped that all of the capital structure can raised without recourse to'the R. F. C., but that pos- sibility is still there, as a backlog to resort to in case it becomes necessary. The new Hamilton merger plan is definitely committed to go forward without any gn(ened stock purchased | by the R. F. C. The Pederal-American National Bank & Trust Co. will push forward its stock sale campaign tonight at a meet- ing to be held in the main banking house at Fourteenth and G streets for stockholders in the old bank. This meeting, it is understood, is not for the new stockholders in the Hamilton National Bank, but only for those who hold stock in the old Federal-Amer- ican. The meeting will start at 8 o'clock. The seven banks in the merger s0 far are: Federal-American, District National, Potomac Savings, Washing- ton Savings, Northeast Savings, Wood- | ridge-Langdon Savings and Commer- cial and the United States Savings. HUNT IS EX-POLICEMAN S | Five Others Held as Members of | Gang That Robbed Indiana Bank. George Lansbury, labor leader, Mr. Baldwin sald: “The _government's | i policy was submitted to the House last session and recently was restated by the undersecretary for foreign affairs at Genev: Beyond this statement he declined to go. The British reservation on air bomb- ' ing 15 meeting strenuous opposition at Geneva. Britain was the first to pro- e the conference should agree to | abolish alr bombardment, but excepted air bombing for police purpcses over- seas. She wanted to Tetaln the air weapon to check rebellious tribes. . PRINCE GEORGES HAS 30 | PLACES OPEN FOR CAMPS | Mrs. J. Enos Ray, Head of County Welfare Board, Announces Need for Applicants. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. HYATTSVILLE, Md, May 31.—Ap- Most of $16,000 Found. By the Associ~*3d Press. CULVER Ind., May 31.—Tdentifica- tion of an alleged bandit killed here Monday after the robbery of the Ex- change State Bank as Joseph Swital- i ski, alias John J. Shea, former Chicago | policeman, was announced today by | Sheriff Charles Keller of Marshall County. Brothers of the slain man, first iden- tified as T. S. Tecke, viewed the body, | the sheriff said, and declared it was | that of Switalski. Others held, facing | charges of bank robbery and kidnaping | have been identified as Joe Cohen, 20, Chicago: Johm Gorman, 27, Detroit: | James Davies, 25, Tampa, Jack | Gray. 23, New York, and Eddie Mur- | phy, 33, New York. Authorities speeded plans for trial of the prisoners, captured after a_sensa- | } servative opinion.” A week ago, Roper addressed the query to all National Trade Associa- tions as follows: “To help meet the public demand for factual information regarding current | corflitions and trends in leading indus- tries, it will be appreciated if you will wire a brief resume pertaining to em- ployment, production, sales and prices in your industry. The department is seeking facts and conservative opinion rather than optimistic views for use with full credit to the reporting agency and your co-operation will preciated.” Gains Are Noticeable. ‘The trend of the replies, more than 100 in number, showed the various in- dustries had noted a gain—slight, for the most part, but noticeable. Most responses said employment was increas- ing in line with the upward trend of business. Several expressed hope the Roosevelt legislation to bring about a “partnership” between the Federal Gov- | ernment and industry would be has- tened. Industries in which improvement was discerned included leather, wool, cotton- textile, electrical appliances, automo- biles, office equipment, furniture, paint, steel, dry and meat packing. Based on information from 127 affili- ated organizations, the National Asso- clation of Credit Men said inquiries and requ: for credit information established. “a new peak, indicating un- usual interest and accelerated volume of business with emphasis on busi- ness placed by houses previculy practi- cally out of the market.” Auto Output Gains. . The National Automobile Chamber of Commerce said: “Since the low point of the bank holiday, production and sales of motor vehicles have shown a steady increase. scme of which was no doubt due to the postponed demand resulting from closed banks and some due to the usual | Spring seasonal rise. “However, plutucwuon of 189,284 units | in April, exceeded April a year ago by 22 per cent, indicating an upturn great- er than seasonal.” Employment and production in the cotton-textile industry this month were said to “compare favorably” with con- diticns prevailing in 1928, and the| Cotton-Textile Institute said: “For the first time since 1929, prices for the average cotton mill reflect re- placement cost.” The National Association of Wool | Manufacturers said, general conditions “are improving, mcre people are em- ployed, production is increasing, sales are larger and prices have been ad- ;nnfgd to meet the advancing price of 00l “Substantial increases” in sales were reported by the National Electric Manu- facturers’ Assoclation, which said minor | general increases are probably occuring in_employment and production. Former Secretary of Commerce Rob- ert P. Lamont, now head of the Iron & Steel Institute, said: “Steel operations have increased con- tinuously since the last week in March and prices of numerous products have strengthened slightly during the past month.” “Increased operations,” Mr. Lamont continued, “have resulted in employ- ment gains and larger earnings for workers. Most steel executives are fair- ly optimistic and hopeful for the fu- ture, although lack of large-scale con- struction and rallroad buying, coupled with other unusual factors, makes can-' inued upward trend uncertain.” Will H. Hays, Postmaster General in.! the Harding cabinet and now president | f the Motion Picture Producers & Dis. tributors of America, Inc., dustry has not shown any marked Na. tion-wide improvement, but: “This is not especially discouraging, because we are moving into our usual seasonal decline.” A doleful picture was painted by the American Petroleum Institute, which =aid betterment would “become imme- diately apparent upon rational control of crude oil production without which further distress is inevitable." Dry Goods Sales Rise. | which_had be sincerely ap- | tional hunt Monday., All inembers of | The National Retall Dry Goods As- the robber gang, officers believe, were | Sociation reported “definite upturn in arrested and most of the $16,000 loot | sales” and a favorable trend in both DREAMS COME TRUE tJ. Rimet of France, 6—3, 6—3, 6—3. Seattle Youths to Go Bear Hunt- T 2 e e Ay INDIAN BILL SIGNED | | made locally and the veteran must ob- TTLE, Wash., May 31 (#)—For | mosnEuAm George Peck, 10, and Junior | President Completes Action on New | tain indorsements on his application Mexico Claims. | from peoeple Who know him. Veterans McDonnell, 13, dreamed of hunting bears in Arctic seas. Now they are going to do it President Roosevelt today signed the quotas and such selections must be Thelr fathers, Lyman S. Peck, gen- | Pucblo Indian bill settling claims on | made locally.” eral manager of the Alaska Airways, their lands in New Mexico. | e e City Bans Automobiles. | noon said: “Veterans by coming to Washington will jecpardize their chances for local enrollment, since the enrollment must be of Seattle and E. O. McDonnell, New * measure was made a law by the York, are taking them by ship and President in the presence of Senators on & Cutting and Bratton and Representative |. Chavez, 38 of New Mexico, o will be selected on the basis of State | The Turkish city of in m' Church of Scotland Admits Sex to High Places in Bect. EDINBURGH, Scotland, May 31 (#. —~The General Assembly of the Church | of Scotland gave qualified approval to- day to the admission of women to church offices. ‘The majority report of a committee appointed to study the question de-)| clared for the removal of the sex bar- rier so far as elderships are concerned. It that the assembly ascer- of the church of women to the was recovered. QUAKE CREATES PANIC PARA, Brazl, May 31 (#).—Dis- patches frem the region of the Oyapock River, boundary between French Guiana proximately 30 more applications can be handled before Prince Georges County’s quota of 74 men in the Civil- jan Conservation Corps is filled, it was announced this morning by Mrs. J. Enos | Ray, chairman of the County Welfare Board, which is handling the registra- tions for the reforestation army. ‘The applications must ul;‘e‘ ?&"“fl‘n’ however, before the recrui ice the Metropolitan Bun% here, closes | quake destroyed this afternoon, it was : le men, between the ages of 18 and 25 years, whose fami'ies are now production and employment. “Sales have been fairly well main- tained,” said the Natlonal Canners’ As- sociation, “and in some lines, such as corn, the movement canners’ hands has somewhat al o in recent months.’ come necessary. As the bill passed the House several weeks ago, it made no reference to ef- ficiency, but would have required State quotas under the apportionment law to be considered in making dismissals. The House provision would have placed Government employes from the Districy of Columbia and a number of States !that happened to be over their quotas i in greater danger of dismissal than other workers. Decided to Compromise. Some men.bers of the Senate were in favor of eliminating entirely the House effort to apply apportionment quotas to dismissals, but when the bill came up in-the Senate they decided to go along with the compromise recom- mended by the commitice, namely, of considering both efficlency and quotas. While the Senate made no change in the committee amendment regarding dismissals, it added to the a 'nt a new_provision advocated by tor Black, Democrat, of Alabama, intended to make sure that any new appointments to civil service jobs hereafter shall be given to persons on the eligible list from States having less than thelr quotas already in the service. Resuming consideration of the inde- pendent offices bill at 10 a.m., the first step the Senate took was to vote, 35 to 28, to put back in the bill power to enable the President to modify or cancel air and ocean mail contracts. By this vote the Senate reversed its committee, recommended the elimina- tion of this power from the House bill. At the request of President Roosevelt; the Senate added $48500 to the ex- penses of American participation in the International Institute of Agriculture at Rome. Approve Retirement Plan. Before adjourning last evening, the Senate approved without debate the committee amendment to allow Govern- ment workers with 30 yeats of service to retire voluntarily with annuities without waiting to reach the regular re- tirement age limit. ‘This is in line with the fight Govern- ment workers have been making for | years for optional retirement at the end of 30 years. As passed by the House, the bill provided for payment of annui- ties to those 30-year employes who may !be “involuntarily” separated from the service before reaching the regular re- tirement age. The Senate amendment allows the same privilege to those who wish to step out voluntarily. Another amendment adopted late yes- terday eliminated the Budget Bureau recommendation which would have given the President authority to fur- lough on half pay officers of the military services. This change was taken ‘on motion of Senator Byrnes, Democrat, of South Carolina, who is handling the in- dependent offices bill on the floor. Sénator ‘Byrnes had another amend- ment adopted modifying the section which seeks to deny pay fncreases ‘to employes reallocated to The purpose of the change made in the Senate is to prevent this ban fromr retroactive. Among the committee .amendments |adopted yesterday was one setting up'a ! different standard of military flight pay | than was provided in the House bill. SRR ASK ZONING CHANGE Chairman Norton and other members of the House District Committee have | been appealed to by property owmers |in th» Buzzards Poini area who ask i that since acts of Congress have desig- nated this area for industrial develop- ment, it should be changed from zcn- ing regulations as a residential area. ‘These property owners have appealed for a hearing before the Zoning Ccm- mission on June 7. At that time they hope the commission may be persuaded to reconsider its refusal during the past two years to change the Buzzards Point area from a residential section. nexgb particularly during the past few weeks. The Associated Press compiled the following summary from the depart- ment’s report: National Association of Credit Men— Improved sales production and employ- | ment indicated. Tanners’ Council of America—Leather industry “reflects stimulus of increased demand and firmer prices.” National Association of Wool Manu- facturers—General conditions are im- proving Cotton-Textile Institute—“For the fust time since 1929, prices for the average cotton mill reflect replacement cost.” Report Sales Increases. National Electric Manufacturers’ As- social “‘Substantial increases in sales are appeai National Automobile Chamber of Commerce—April production indicated an upturn greater than seasonal. Office Equipment Manufacturers’ In- stitute—Majority of institute members “reports substantial sales gains. K National Boot and Shoe Manufac- turers’ Association—Shoe industry as a whole “not in profitable condition, but hopeful of improvement.” National Association of Furniture Manufacturers—Sales show “distinct upward trend during past four weeks. American Paint and Varnish Manu- facturers’ Assoclation—“Business and employment both trending upward. National Machine Tool Builders' As- sociation—“Our. people, who manu- facture tools and accessories that are necessary to the operation of machines now in use, have been receiving an in- crease in their orders throughout the past six or seven weeks.” 3 Motich Picture Producers and Dis- tributors of America, Inc.—Business has not shown any marked Nation-wide im- provement. \ American Iron and Steel Institute— Steel operations have increased com- tinuously since last week in March. Chemical Production Up. Manufacturing Chemists’ Association —Increase in production and sales dur- ing last four weeks. Paint, Oll and Chemical Review— Marked improvement noticeable in Chir cago district. Institute—Crude olla) American Petroleum oil price structure has c American Paint J er- able improvement noted during 'past two months. R e National mm_. am Assdcia tion—Favorable in th produc- of products from | ter been