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Phone Mr. McChesney, Llncoln 78 PURSU transit properties in the District of Colum- bis. as contained in and provided by joint Tesolution of Congress approved January 14. 1933, as amended February 16. 1033, “to_authorize the merger of street &y corporations operating in the District of Columbia and for other purposes.” The polls rom 11:15 a.m, until 12 noon, Ju H. D_CRAMPTON. Secretary. SPECIAL RETURN-LOAD RATES ON 1L and part loads to all points within 1.000 miles; padded vans; guaranteed service: lo- cal moving also. _Phone NA. 1460. NAT. DEL._ASSOC.. INC. 1317 N. ¥. ave. INVALID ROLLING CHAIRS, FOR RENT Ol sale; camplete line of new and used chairs; all sizes, styles and_adjustments: reduce prices. Also folding_chairs. wood or metal. 'ED STATES STORAGE CO.. 418 10th St. N.W. Met. 1843 Treasury Department ©Office of the Comptroller of the Curreney ashington, D. C. May 20. 1933 Notice is hereby given to_all persons who | may have claims against ““The Commercial | National Bank of Washington,” District of Columbia, that the same must be presented to Robert C. Jdwin, Receiver, with the legal proof thereof within three months from this date or they may be dvlllllnve 5 . P.T. 0'CO! Comptroiler of the Curreney. Roof Painting ‘Workmanship, Material Call_ME._MYLES. A U. S. WILL SALVAGE will be o July 3. 19 nteed. 869. Gua ntic WRECKED SCHOONER : Ship Foundered Near Hains Point| Will Be Towed to Alexan- dria and Sold. The Federal Government moved Bwiftly yesterday to remove the derelict J. Underhill, a schooner laden with oyster shells, which became wrecked | near the bell buop at the fork of the| channel, downstream of Hains Point, ln‘ East Potomac Payk. The United States | Engineer Office ordered down its two derrick boats, Atlas and Benning, to lift the craft gnd patch her up, pump out the water and take her down to Alexandria, ¥a. The shells will be un- Joaded and then the Federal officials will advertise her for sale, using the proceeds ggainst the cost of removal. The J. J. Underhill, worth about $2,500, and owned by Asa Ketcham of Fairmount, Md., sank in some 25 feet of water at low tide last Wednesday. Mr. Ketcham made efforts to secure scows 4o unload the derelict, but with- | out avail. The Government gave him | a “reasonable time,” in accordance with custorp, permitting the owner to re- move the menace to navigation. As he was apparently unable to assemble equipmen. ~ith which to remove the J_ J. Underhfll from the path of navi- gation, the Governmant stepped in, yesterday morning, and began as- sembling its salvage force. THE WEATHER Distrist of Columbia—Generally fair #~d slightly warmer today and tomor- | | ept for probability of afternoon was cloudy, possibly lo-ci showers and thunderstorms today | end tomorrow; not much change in temperature. Virginia—Partly cloudy, possibly local thungg)uhowen in interior today and tomorrow; slightly warmer tomorrow. Virginia—Local showers and thunderstorms today and probably to- ‘morrow; not much change in tempera- ture. River Report. Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers clear last night. Record for Last 24 Hours. Midnight 2 am. 6 am. 8 am. 30 am. Record Until 10 P.M. Saturday. Highest, 86, at 1 p.m. yesterday. Year ago, 80. Lowest, 69, at 4 am. yesterday. Year 280, Record Temperatures This Year. Highest, 100, on June 9. Lowest, 14, on February 9. Tide Tables. (Purnished by United States Coast and Geodetic Survey.) ‘oday. 9:27am. 3:54am. 10:04 p.m. 4:34p.m. The Sun and Moon. ‘Tomorrow. 10:05 a.m. 4:34am 10:46 p.m. | 5:11 pm. Sets. | " | trouble, President Roosevelt lagged on R | his northward sailing cruise in beauti- | personally. !increased returns 5 | ployment conditions, through the price- THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. JUNE 25, 1933—PART ON PRESIDENT GRUISES T0NEW BRUNSWICK Motor Trouble on Northward Journey of Amberjack Il of Little Concern. SOUTHWEST HARBOR, Me., June 24 (#).—President Roosevelt, leisure- ly eruising along the coast to New | Brunswick, arrived here late tonight aboard the Amberjack II after a | run from Pulpit Harbor. By the Assoctated Press. EN ROUTE WITH PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT AT SEA OFF PENOB- SCOT BAY, June 24—Held at Pulpit Harbor, North Haven Island, by motor ful weather today. He had to get “the kicker” going to scoot beyond the pine top point of the island to wind on the open sea. Well ahead of schedule, the happy President didn’t mind the loafing dur- ing the morning, which he spent visit- ing with his two youngest sons, Frank- lin, jr., and John. Considers Nova Scotia. He now is considering cruising to Nova Scotia if he continues ahead of his program. The Pulpit Harbor cove was among the favorite spots of the Roosevelt cruise so far. There were very few visitors. The water in the inlet was placid. It was new scenery. Over the mainland jutted the Camden Mountains, upon which ranged some moose. Solomon Parsons, 87-year-old resi- ent of the island, sent Mr. Roosevelt a lobster, and the President was so pleased with it he invited the veteran | of North Haven aboard to thank him| Mr. Roosevelt is not the first Presi- dent to visit the isolated North Haven | Island. President Grant was here, and his name is on the register of the North Haven Inn. Mr. Roosevelt signed the register, too. The passing of the noon hour found the President still in Pulpit Harbor and | his destination for the night remained | very uncertain. However, he is far ahead of schedule, thanks to a couple | of good days of sailing, and he isn't | worrying. May Visit Bay of Fundy. With another week of time, it is| likely that the skipper President will extend his cruise into the waters of‘ the Bay of Pundy if he reaches his; destination off Campobello Island early next week, as now seems probable. He likes the water. Since boarding the Amberjack a week ago tonight, Mr.| Roosevelt has not left it. After a cou-| ple of days of rough going he has had | almost perfect sailing weather. | The week has not only given him a| complete rest from the arduous first | three months of his Presidency, but it has brought him a deep bronze color | and health to carry on for the recovery | campaign he has launched for the CAPPER FORECASTS STEADY BETTERMENT More Employment and Better Pay Should Result From Higher Prices, He Says. A steady improvement in economic conditions during the next few months predicted last night by Senator Capper, Republican, of Kansas, who said “commodity prices should con- tinue to improve, making possible more employment and at better wages.” “Commodity prices are on the rise” said the Kansan. “Stock market levels are higher and promise to go still higher. There will be recessions in tendency is upward, and that means increased employment and more pur- chasing power. “So far as th:hhrm";b:% is l:ori:neem_re‘:! things are on the u e again. e flnnnmome relief sections of the egricultural adjustment act are oper- ating to relieve the farm mortgage sit- uation. Coupled with local tax reduc- tions. which are very general and no- | ticeable throughout, most of the farm | belt, the Government, #id to ariculture. | through mortgage relief and through for agriculture through inflation, through better em- raising features of the farm act, are bound to increase the purchasing power in the farm belt.” CONSTABLE ARRESTED IN DEATH OF FARMER Georgian Slain in Row Over Effort of Officer to Conduct Auction to Satisfy Claim. By the Associated Press. JESUP, Ga. June 24—J. M. Todd, | 60, Wayne County farmer, was shot to| death today during a sale on his farm to satisfy a court execution, and Clar- ence Rowe, a magistrate’s constable, ‘Sun, today ... 7:38 Sun, tomorrow 4:43 7:38 Moon, today .. 6:49am. 9:44 pm. Automobile lights must be turned on one-half hour after sunset. Precipitation. Monthly precipitation in inches in the | g "pogce warrant sworn out against the | to | elder Todd about a year ago. | gr Capital (current month to date) Month. 1933. Average. 3.55 Record. 7.09 '82 6.84 '84 884 '91 '89 ‘89 00 '86 '28 "6 '85 '89 '01 August September. Octobe November 8 December. ........ 332 1756 Weather in Various Cities. ~ Temperature.— Pr Max. Min. _ tat Sai- Pri. Sat pm.t urday. night. £ Y ecipi- i3 . QHuZTE a0 wE Indianapolis, Ind Jacksonville| Fla Kansas City. Mo Little Rock, ATk Los Angeles £ 054 0.02 .16 on e Zniladeiphia Az 0.0 0.6 was artested on a murder warrant sworn out by E. M. Todd, the slain both, some of them sharp. But the|la o aboard the Amberjack. Balky Motor Holds Up Finally Gets BY JAMES ROOSEVELT. ON BOARD AMBERJACK II, PUL- PIT HARBOR, June 24—It happens on every cruise at least once, and today it happened to us. When we called on the motor to take us out of the har- | bor this morning she simply wouldn’t even cough. Inspection showed a broken valve spring and the only thing to do was | to send to Camden, across the bay, fol a new one. So the destroyer Ellis, with all on board but the skipper, Briggs, Cutter and myself, went over on it. It took several hours to find the right part, and Paul Rust then spent several more putting the motor in good running order again. At 4 o'clock with a spanking west southwest breeze we're off again to get as far as we can by sundown, and to enjoy the perfect sailing conditions in | spite of the delay. The day has been far from lost. The skipper dictated and worked for almost three hours this morning and read official communications again this afternoon. The rest of the crew has been writing | Join President on Cruise FRANKLIN D., JR, AND SCHOOLMATE SAIL FOR AMBERJACK. RANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, jr. (right), and a schoolmate, A. J. D. Piu], =, on board the gig of the destroyer Bernadou, in which they sailed down Casco Bay to join President Roosevelt for the rest of his holiday cruise | —A. P. Photd. Cruise of the Amberjack II Departure From Pulpit Harbor, but President’s Schooner Under Way. | letters and getting generally cleaned up. Several of us took an automobile ride over North Haven Island. It cer- tainly is a beautiful spot and the scen- ery es fine as any place in the world. Interesting Visitor Aboard. We had an interesting visitor this} morning. His name was Solomon Par- sons and we found out he's well over 80 and claims to be the oldest Demo- cratic voter in Maine. He brought us out some lobsters, which we had for lunch and enjoyed greatly. The residents whose places border the cove where we were anchored sent out some delicious strawberries and cream to go with them. They were the big- gest ones we ever saw and were cer- tainly en unexpected pleasure. We studied the chart to pick out a good anchorage for tonight. It will prob- ably be Burnt Coat Harbor, a 24-mile run from here. We are all hoping for a good day with a fair wind tomorrow to make up for today's short run. Equally important, however, is the cook’s announcement of Sunday’s breakfast of baked beans, fish cakes and brown bread. (Copyright, 1933.) MITCHELL VERDICT TO BE DISREGARDED IN BANKING PROBE | (Continued From First Page) institutions, of underwriting, of “fav- ored lsts” of subscribers to stock, and | of the failure of some of the wealthiest men in the country to pay income tax. “The acquittal of Charles E. Mit- chell,” said Senator Fletcher, “of crim- inal charges that grew out of evidence | developed in the investigation of bank- | ing and securities practices will have no influence upon the further course of the committee inquiry. It is not the function of the Senate Committee on | Banking and Currency to gather evi-‘ dence for the proescuting officers of the | Government. On the other hand, it is| the duty of the Department of Justice | to take cognizance of any evidence de- | veloped before the committee which has | the appearance of violation of Federal | w. “If unwholesome income tax prac- tices are encountered during the further conduct of the investigation, they will be disclosed. If they have the color of | fraud, I have no doubt they will be| prosecuted. But in any event, neither | the absence of prosecution. nor an as- tute criminal defense will deter Con- gress from taking legislative action to make our income tax laws equally ap- plicable to—and equall enforceable against—all our people, without regard to their wealth or the source from which their income is derived. Not Relieved by Responsibility. | “Congress has not been_relieved of | any responsibility because Mr. Mitchell | escaped jail. On the contrary, the public | condemnation of devices employed byi him and others to escape taxation has been so emphatic that legislative reme- dies to prevent such practices in the| future are inevitable. | “The authority given the committee by the Senate to examine income tax returns has been of great value to our investigators in checking the reliability of evidence obtained in other quarters. The Senate granted this authority to | the committee as a facility to assist in | the general investigation of banking and securities practices, just as it author- ized the Secretary of the Treasury, the controller of the currency, and the Fed- eral Trade Commission to co-operate in the conduct of the inquiry. There was no primary duty imposed upon the com- mittee to search for income tax viola- tions and there has been no such search. man’s son Sheriff Warren said the constable had gone to the Todd farm to conduct the sale of a cultivator to satisfy an| execution issued to meet court costs of | He quoted Rowe as saying the Todds protested against the sale, the father telling him he would stop it by force if | necessary. The constable prepared to| go on with the outcry, he said, when| Todd and his son advanced on him| with knives. He told the sheriff he re- | treated until he fell over a roll of wire | and then shot Todd as he advanced while the constable lay on the ground. BRATTON DOFFS TOGA FOR ROBES OF JUDGE New Mexico Senator Takes Oath for Federal Circuit Court of Appeals Vacancy. By the As d Press ALBUQUERQUE, N. Mex., June 24 — Sam G. Bratton of New Mexico doffed the toga of a United States Senator to take up the robes of judge of the Tenth | Federal Circuit Court of Appeals today. | The oath of office was administered | by Federal Judge Colin Neblett of Santa | Fe in the Federal District Court cham- | bers here. The Senator was appointed by Pres- ident Roosevelt to succeed the late Judge John H. Cotteral of Okiahoma. | He had served as a State judge and | member of the New Mexico Supreme | Court before going to the Senate in 1924. He submitted his resignation as Sen- ator to Gov. Arthur Seligman in Santa | Fe yesterday. Gov. Seligman made no comment upon selection of his suc- cessor. PAINLEVE BETTER 2 PARIS, June 24 (#)—Former Pre-| 008 | mier Paul Painleve, who has been ill 0.02 3 for some time and was reported in a “serloua condition, was resting quietly * | tonight. His condition, however, is still caus- %1% ing anxiety. “But it has been my view, and I believe it is the view of the commit- tee, that when unwholesome or un- ethical practices were discovered, we owed a public duty to expose them and | call them to the attention of Con- ess for such remedial action as might be deemed appropriate. As chairman of the committee, I propose to pursue this policy so long as the investigation procecds. Exposed Unsound Practices. “At the same time the public should not lose sight of the primary responsi- | bility of the committee. The principal job is that of disclosing those evil spec- | ulative practices which in the name flli investment robbed millions of our peo- | ple of thelr savings and closed the doors of hundreds of smaller banks through- out the country, | "“The inquiry has already exposed lmany unsound practices in securities markets. It has disclosed some of the shortcomings of our corporate laws. It has shown that the Stock Exchange, while enforcing the most rigid honesty within its own circle. does not yet as- | sume much responsibility for the man- | ner in which its facilities are emploved to do the bidding of professional spec- ulators, to assist the piracies of indus- trial warfare, or to enforce the will of financial powers “This week the committee will con- clude for the time being its examination | of private banking practices. Before the inquiry is concluded we shall re- turn to a consideration of banking practices, and, in addition, examine the investment trust situation, the employ- ment of holding companies to effect a multitude of unwholesome business purposes, and the use of Stock Exchange facilities to accomplish ends not in har- mony with the idea of a ‘free and open market.” { securities markets that will stand the test of the square deal.” When the partners and officers of Kuhn, Loeb & Co. and Pennroad Cor- poration have been heard the commit- tee will turn its attention to another private banking house, that of Dillon, Read & Co., according to present plans. At the conclusion of the inquiry into the private bankers, the Senate com- mittee is expected to give over its hearings until next September or October. Reveal Pennroad Set Up. ‘The inquiry into the set up and i financing of the Pennroad Corporation will show that under its certificate of incorporation the Pennroad Ccrporation was authorized on April 24, 1929, to is- sue 10,000,000 shares of common stock and that it was determined to place all shares under a voting trust for a 10- year period and to issue 5,800,000 shares. Stockholders of the Pennsylvania Rail- road Co. were offered voting trust certifi- cates at $15 per share to-the extent of one-half the number of Pennsylvania Railroad shares held. Through an agreement made with Kuhn, Loeb & Co., that company was to purchase the unsubscribed stock up to 250,000 shares at $15 per share if 85 per cent of the stock was subscribed for by others, and as a consideration that company was granted an option to purchase any shares remaining at $15 per share on or before August 31, 1929. There were further considerations granted the bankers for having acted in an advisory capacity in the organization of the corporation. Investments made by the Pennroad Corporation in railroad stocks showed large hcldings as of April 30, 1930, including Atlantic Coast Line, Southern Railway, Boston & Maine, New York, New Haven & Hartford, and many others. The extent of control through stock ownership in the Atlantic Coast Line and the Southern Railway was only 1 per cent; the Boston & Maine, 18 per cent; New York, New Haven & Hartford, 5 per cent. The corporation, however, held stock control of the Na- tional Freight Co. 100 per cent, of the| | Detroit & Ironton Rallroad Co. 100 per cent and of several other companies. U. S. EMPLOYES’ UNIONS WILL MEET THURSDAY Dinner to Be Held at Schneider’s Cafe—Members of All Chapters Will Attend. The District of Columbia Federation of Federal Employes' Unions will hold a dinner meeting Thursday at 6:30 at Schneider’s cafe, 427 Elgventh street. William 8. Kinney, chairman of the federations Committee on Organization and Membership, will have charge ot the meeting Members of all chapters of the fed- eration will be represented at the din- ner. Reservations may be made at the federation’s headquarters, teenth street. Among the special guests who have accepted invitations to attend are | Luther C. Steward, president of the National Federation of Federal Em- ployes; Miss Gertrude M. McNally, na- tional secretary-treasurer; Ulrey J. Bil- ler, seventh vice president, and Miss Matilda Lindsay, national organizer. T [ 710 Four- | 5. SWITCH HELD AID TO GONFERENCE President’s Action Discredits Delegation, but Leaves Parley in Better Shape. BY WILLIAM ALLEN WHITE. By Radio to The Star. LONDON, June 24 (N.AN.A).—The second week of the World Economic Conference ends more hopefully than the first week began. International conferences go through these pessimistic phases in their earlier stages—infantile diseases of misunder- standing. It is unfortunate the Americans could not have been entirely frank when they landed, but unfortunately the American delegation during the first week of the conference was as ignorant of the truth of its situation as though it had come from another planet. The American delegates did not know why the dollar | began to jig the day they arrived in | London. They did not realize another | commisison of bankers, quite apart from this delegation and with quite in- dependent instructions, was working on the dollar. When the dollar was stabilized for & few days by rumor, the American dele- gation could not know that American commodity prices would slump and wreck the whole program of the agenda |as far as America’s participation in i'.he conference was concerned. Agenda Practically Abandoned. On the boat Secretary of State Hull and the experts discussed with reporters the agenda of the conference prepared | in January. They landed believing the | agenda was their program. They de- | clared vociferously they could not de- | part from it. Yet today sees the Amer- | ican celegation practically abandoning | the whole agenda, and all because it was discovered upon trial that stabiliza- tion of the dollar here would wreck the [frail craft of prosperity at home. So we have abandoned discussion of the gold standard for the time being, and still do nothing about tariffs. We still look to control commodity prices only through inflation at home or its equivalent, and two weeks have been wasted in discovering the truth. | " The two weeks have been worse than | wasted. By the inevitable lack of can- | dor rising from its changing status at | home, the American delegation has lost | its_leadership. | President Roosevelt, by switching his | program to save prosperity, has discred- | ited his delegation here. Probably the | choice forced upon him was not easy. ! The result is not pleasant. Poorly Stage Managed. ‘Whether it is true or not, Europe be- lieves America has vacillated, that the American delegation is without status at home, that Bernard Baruch is in | charge at Washington, that Assistant | Secretary of State Raymond Moley is | coming over to take charge, and that Herbert Bayard Swope, another per- sonal representative of the President, |is bringing a consignment of assorted | monkey wrenches to throw into the | machinery of the conference. Fairly or unfairly, Prof. Moley has | been badly stage managed. His entrance |is to be greeted by the jeers: ‘“Moley, Moley, Moley, Lord God Almighty,” a chant of gibing Britishers, which rough- ly indicates opinion in about the professor. It is unjust, he will over- come it probably, but he is having a bad entrance. In the meantime it is becoming more cbvious every day as President Roose- velt’s domestic program is understood here that we are going into a mild form of sugar-coated Fascism, that industry is passing out of individual control and that Great Britain and the United States are doing under threat of bank- |ruptcy what Russia did through a bloody lfev]ulution—socml!ze industry and cap- | ital. 1 Europe Is Impressed. | The example of the United States | turning away from rugged individualism |into a regimented state socialism has impressed Europe tremendously. The events of this week in the conference, particularly the abandonment of the agenda to save our home program, have called attention to the latest American | experiment. It leaves the world dazed |and uncertain, but it leaves the con- ference in better shape. It will be able | to proceed now without expecting mira- cles from America. America, which was | the sheet anchor of Europe, is no long- e: dependable. Men can now man the | pumps _intelligently and keep the old | ship afloat. - As far as America is concerned, the probable salvage of an agreement on wheat, looking to control and reduction of acreage in the four great wheat-ex- porting countries of the world, will be worth all the conference has cost. (Copyright, 1933, by North American News- paper Alllance, Inc.) DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS, JR., STRICKEN BY PNEUMONIA Movie Star Rushed to Hospital Short While After Leaving Liner From Europe. | By the Associated Press. | . NEW YORK, June 24 —Douglas Fair- banks, jr., motion picture actor who returned vesterday from London, was taken to a hospital today suffering from lobar pneumonia, it was learned at the home of his mother, Mrs. Jack Whiting. | Fairbanks suffered a chill a few hours after landing, but remained at the Whiting home until this afternoon. At | the hospital he was placed under the | care of a day and a night nurse. The young actor had made a brief trip to England with his father, who remained in Europe. They were re- | ported to have been considering ap- pearing together in a motion picture. ! FALL INJURES PAINTER Frank Harding, 31, of the 2500 block of Pennsylvania avenue southeast was serjously injured yesterday when he fell 25 feet from a scaffold while painting in the Benning Power Plant at Thirty- first street and Benning road northeast. At Casualty Hospital physicians sald he had suffered a fractured left foot and may have a broken back. i i ] X Supported by Public. “In my 24 years in the Senate I, | have never seen an investigation which had so much substential public support. | At the same time. I have never known | an inouiry which has suffered so much | skillful and influential opposition and | obstruction. Out of it already have | come substantial public benefits Be- | fore its conclusion I hope we shall have not only more legislative safeguards to assure investors their share in the ‘New Deal,” but, further, it is equally my hope that through public enlightenment we shall have a voluntary business code in RAINBOW AUTO PAINTERS “Washington’s Largest 1445 Church St. N.W. Off 14th St., Between P and OPEN UNTIL 7 P. M—SUNDAYS UNTIL 1 P. M. HE THRILL OF A LerUsPantYour(e NEW CAR INYOUR FAVORITE COLOR FOR THE FOURTH Give us your car this week and we'll give you back a prac- tically new ‘car except for the motor. One Day Service Any s Car Any Color Guaranteed One Year Exclusive Paint Shop” Dec. 6222 No Laughing Matter London. HULL RAPS FOES 0F L. . PROGRA Charges Critics With Aim to Defeat Objective of Eco- nomic Parley. (Continued From First Page.) the international economic co-operation so indispensable to permanent recovery.” Taking cognizance of intimations ap- pearing in the press and elsewhere, Secretary Hull declared that sugges- tions that the American domestic pro- gram and the ideal of international co-operation do not harmonize may originate in quarters which desire con- fusion in the conference and are ‘“seek- ing to prevent realization of hopes that are the purpose and objective” of the London meetings. The entire Conference is looking for- ward with great interest to the arrival next week of Raymond Moley, Assistant Secretary of State and President Roose- velt's special envoy. Mr. Moley will bring latest reports to the American delegation as to how the home program is going. It was made clear in authoritative sources, however, that the Assistant Secretary is not bringing radically new directions for the American group. He will stay at the American embassy, and this is regarded as an indication that | he will follow his well known policy of keeping in the background. The American delegates are spend- ing a quiet week end, most of them in the London hotel headquarters where Mr. Hull and James M. Cox are pre- paring for next week's new develop- ments. Several European representatives had time to get home, some to consider their domestic political ~situations. Georges Bonnet, the French finance minister and chief of delegation, went home to face a demand in Parliament that the conference adjourn owing to lack of a stabilization pact. The currency stabilization controversy has been the most serious problem of the week, involving the clash between | the American price-ra’sing plan and fears of inflation if Continental coun- | tries which had disastrous experiences in post-war currency panics. Faced Political Pitfalls, Delegates here pointed out it French representatives faced t'g;m.ltchael pitfalls in Pprice-rais- ing devices of an inflationary char- acter, a problem more difficult to the French than to the American Govern- x;:tnt,mwhlch has a congressional man- e to pursue a tary e tor mone! program of The first tangible results from the conference next week are expected i well-informed circles to be ncfieocn onn:% project for restricting wheat acreage and exports, and on the monetary use of silver. With the representatives of the United States, Canada, Russia and Argentina in substantial agreement upon the principle of restriction, only Australia of the big producers of wheat remained to be heard from. It was understood that the Australian delegate, Stanley M. Bruce, had re- ceived new instructions from Canberra, but it was indicated that the wheat discussion had beeen adjourned until Monday. Senator Key Pittman’s resolution proposing reduction of monetary cover- age for currency from 40 to 25 per cent, of which one-fifth may option- ally be of silver, has been debated the last few days in two subcommittees. ‘The silver aspect of the monetary problem, particularly measures for pre- venting debasement of coinage and dumping of the metal on the market, have received special attention from the subcommittees. Woman Overcome by Heat. Sadia Reynolds, 45, colored, of the 2600 block of N street, was treated at Georgetown Hospital yesterday after being overcome by the heat while walk- ing on Wisconsin avenue near her hom NXIOUS statesmen discuss affairs of a troubled world. Here is Premier Bennett of Canada and Neville Chamberlain. British chancellor of the exchequer, listening to Prime Minister MacDonald discuss one of the many problems brought up in the World Economic Conference in —A. P. Photo. TBridge Removes ' Dullness at Trial Of 8 Divorce Cases Witnesses Bide the Time as Judge Disposes of List. | ! e | A mixture of contract bridge and | divorce suits has been tested in Dis- ‘lrltt Supreme Court and found satis- | factory—at least, in so far as the wit- nesses are_concerned. Justice F. Dickinson Letts, who has been trying condemnation proceedings in the morning and divorce cases in the afternoon, found himself confront- ed with eight of the latter Friday. The listing of so many cases for trial in a single day necessitated the pres- ence of a large number of witnesses. Afier the first hour or so, some one suggested bridge. In a few minutes several games were under way in a room adjoining the court. | Justice Letts may or may not be a bridge fan, but in either event he had no time for the game Priday. All | eight cases were heard and disposed of on that day, which is something of |a record in any court. IWHEELER CRITICIZES PITTMAN SILVER PLAN Says Delegation to London Parley Is Ignoring Instructions of Senate. By the Assoclated Press. Senator Wheeler, Democrat, of Mor- tana, said in a formal statement yes- terday the American delegation to the World Economic Conference was “com- pletely ignoring” instructions of the Senate by supporting the Pittman sil- ver jposal. Adoption of the Pittman plan for op- tional use of silver as a currency base, Wheeler said, “would be the most back- ward step that has been taken by the United States since the demoneuzation of silver in 1873, and instead of stabil- izing the international or domestic financial yardstick, would tend to per- petuate the evils from which all classes of our society are now S ‘Wheeler called attention to his reso- lution the Senate adopted urging dele- gates to the conference to work for an international sgreement to remonetize silver on a definite fixed ratio of not to exceed 16 ounces of silver to 1 of gold. . He said adoption of the resolution presented by Pittman at the Economic Conference “would continue the pres- ent unlimited legislative demand for gold at a fixed price, 23.22 grains of fine gold being our standard dollar, | and egainst the bullion price of silvel as measured in gold.” ORDER STRIKERS BACK Hosiery Mill Operators Issue Ulti- matum to Workers in Walkout. READING, Pa., June 24 (#).—Strike a crisis today with the posting tices that emrloye! who fail to return Monday will lose their jobs. Labor officials said the movement, begun a week ago with the walk-out of workers from the Oakbrook Co.’s knit- ting department, has increased to af fect seven mills with some 2,500 em- ployes. 1107 Connecticut Avenue (Mayflower Hotel Bloci ELECTRICALLY AIE COO! JAMES T. HOWARD MANAGING DIRECTOR SERVING Regular Dinners 85¢ FOR RESERVATIONS CALL ALBERT, DIS. 3436 (No Couvert Charge) . AS " NAVAL RESERVES T0 CET TRANING Two Weeks’ Cruises Author- ized by Secretary Swanson on U. S. S. Hamilton. Secretary of the Navy Swanson yes- terday authorized two-week Summer training cruises with pay for 9411 officers and enlisted men of the Naval Reserve and two weeks of training for 250 officers and 372 enlisted men in the Naval Aviation Reserve Washington's Naval Reservists of the first and second divisions will go on their annual training cruise with pay aboard the destroyer U. S. S. Hamilton from September 2 to 15. The third division of local Naval Reservists will travel aboard the Hamilton from Sep- tember 16 to 29, taking their training at the same time as the Richmond, Va., group Previously part of the Washington Reservists went to sea on the same ship and at the same time as part of the Baltimore, Md., group. This year the first and third divisions of Balti- moreans will board the Hamilton at Baltimore on July 29, being on their cruise until August 11. The second division at Baltimore will go aboard the Hamilton on August 12 with the Reservists from Pittsburgh, Pa., being at sea until August 25. No Naval Re- serve cruises will be held in this section from August 25 to September 1 The Navy Department said eight de- stroyers of the Training Squadron Scouting Force will be employed for five cruises from July 15 to September 29, while five vessels will train the Re- servists cn the Great Lakes. The first cruise in this area will be from July 15 to July 28, when the Hamilton picks up the Norfolk and Newport News, Va., Reservists at Nor- folk and unloads them at Baltimore. Just how these groups will be returned home has not yet been determined, as the Hamilton will be needed on July 29 to start the Baltimore Reservists on their first cruise of the season. | | 1853 TRAGEDY RECALLED Hull of Lake Superior's Steamer Bismantled. SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich., June 24 (#).—Memories of a marine disaster of fourscore years ago were revived today as dredges started dismantling the hull of the Independence, the first steam- ship on Lake Superior. The Independence, which was built at Chicago, sank in the St. Marys River in 1853, carrying four men to their death. Thirty-nine years later divers removed portion of the wreckage for exhibits at_the Columbia Exposition at Chicago. The wreckage has not been touched since. First Chicken dinner. One whole fresh fried chicken with oven fritters, potato salad, and 4 hot rolls. Delivered free in 30 minutes. Phone James, DEcatur 4601 or call by 1914 13th St. N.W. WATCH REPAIRING . $2 e Completely Overhauled PHILIP FRANKS One Flight Up 812 F St. NW. 8 Weeks’ Summer Course in Gregg Shorthand and Touch Typing—Starting Monday For Beginners; another, a Graduate and Review Course, for those wish- ing early employment. Openings hourly, NOW placing 5 to 15 daily. Operates large Employment Agency. 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