Evening Star Newspaper, July 11, 1933, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Mostly cloudy tonight; tomorrow fair; not much change in temperature; gentle northeast or north winds. Temperatures —Highest, 87, at 3 p.m. yesterday; low- The only evening paper in Washington with the Associated Press news service. est, 71. at 5 am. today. Full report on Page A-9. Closing N.Y. Markets, Pages 13,14&15 No. 32,578, ¥ntered as second class matter post office Washington, D. C. ¢ Foening Star. WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, JULY 11, 1933—THIRTY-TWO PAGES. RECOVERY SUPER-COUNCIL 1S FORMED BY ROOSEVELT TO PUSH REHABILITATION Pools His Force of Aides for Program. DEVOTE CABINET SESSION TO BODY Buying Power Boost| First Objective of Project. A huge Federal construction program, estimated roughly at about $200,000,000, was ap- proved today by the cabinet board in charge of the public works program for putting men back to work. By the Assoclated Press. President Roosevelt decided to- | day to pool the experience of his nany lieutenants striving for na- tional rehabilitation, so the con- test might be waged more strate- gically as the weeks progress. At a time when the industrial recovery administration took heart on receiving an agreement% from the lumber industry on rais- ing wages and reducing working hours, the President summoned to his side for counsel the cabinet | and administrators of various| phases of the huge administra- tion program. Spotlight Shunned by Rogers and Warren, New Fiscal Advisers Professors Discovered at Work in “Se- cret” Offices, Decline to Talk. Services Donated to U. S. In office No. 3057 in the Commerce Department Building, formerly occupied by clerks now slated for separation from the Government service for economy reasons, two foremost exponents of bud- get balancing. Profs. James H. Rogers of Yale and George Warren of Cornell, started on their duties today as financial | advisers for the administration. The professors were selected by Sec- retaries Roper of Commerce and Wal- lace of Agriculture for a study of con- verting Government short-term debts into long-term bonds. While they are connected officially with the Treasury Department, the econ- omists were assigned today to offices in the Commerce Department in hopes their whereabouts here could be kept a secret. Hardly had they settled in their office before newspaper men discovered them. They refused, however, to talk for publication. It was said in reliable quarters that | the plan to add Profs. Warren and Rogers to the Treasury advisory force was approved at a cabinet meeting last Friday, when Government financing was taken up in a long discussion. Sec- retary Roper announced the two men would at first concentrate on efforts to balance the Federal budget during this fiscal year. ‘Their study will not interfere, it was reported, with the plans of the two budget experts in the office of Budget Director Lewis Douglas. —The budget director’s experts have been on the Government pay roll since March 4 at salaries of $10,000 a year. No an- nouncement was forthcoming a$ to the salaries of the new professors. Because he is an authority on bank- ing matters, Rogers will also act in an advisory capacity for the Treasury, ac- cording to reliable sources, when the Treasury financing is undertaken. He " (Continued on Page 4, Column 2) MATTERN LIVED IN CRUSOE MANNER Shot Game and Built Hut While Awaiting Rescue ARGENTINA SEEKS U. 5. TARIFF PACT Ambassador Talks Chances of Reciprocal Agreement ‘WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION N TS ] Yesterday’s Circulation, 114,328 s*kk (#) Means Associated Press. TWO CENT Diplomatic Posts Go Begging Due to Shortage of Eligibles Only Third of Hoover Appointees R placed, as Soaring e- Costs Reduce List of Democrats With Ample Means, The soaring cost of diplomatic ca-| reers, even in more prosperous times | men who are immune. in the ordinary sense, from removal by an incoming 19 CITIES WARNED BREAD ICREASES VL B PROBED |Wallace Tells Mayors U. S. Will Use Powers Against OCONNELL FAMILY SUBMITS NEW LIST OF INTERMEDIARIES Demands of Kidnapers Re- vives Hope Pelitical Lead- ers’ Nephew Is Alive. REQUEST FOR $250,000 RANSOM IS RENEWED Alton, Ill, Banker Taken From Home—Two Held in Case of Missing Cleveland Girl. By the Associated Press. ALBANY, N. Y, July 11.—Breaking a three-day silence, the kidnapers of “Young John” O'Connell, 24-year-old nephew of the up-State Democratic leaders, Dan and Ed O'Connell, today sent Dan O'Connell a new note calling for a new coded list of men who might serve as go-betweens for them and the O'Connell family. ‘While the O'Connells maintained the silence they have kept since the kid- naping early Friday morning, it was learned that the kidnapers renewed their demands for $250,000 ransom and said that the original coded list of contact men inserted in a newspaper advertise- ment Sunday was not acceptable. Publish New List. In response to the kidnapers’ demand. the O'Connells today caused to be pub- lished in the Albany Times Union a new coded advertisement. It was in- serted without comment by Walter V. Johnson, Democratic leader of the City of Rensselaer, on the opposite sidé of the Hudson River from Albany. When deciphered it was found to contain 11 names of friends of the O'Connell fam- ily, just as Sunday's advertisement. Friends of the O'Connell family, in- formed that the kidnapers had broken GOLD BLOG CLAIMS VICTORY IN AGENDA LIMITING SUBJECTS U. S. and British Dominions their long silence, said they felt thaty Had Sought Inclusion of All Monetary Topics. COMMERCIAL DEBTS PUT ON PROGRAM FOR ACTION Disputed Questions Dropped by Steering Committee; Silver and Central Banks Included. By the Associated Press. LONDON, July 11.—After many days of fierce controversy, the Steering Com- mittee of the World Economic Confer- ence late today rendered a decision which the gold bloc privately declared virtually kills the monetary agenda and represents & complete victory for the gold group. ‘The committee, constituted of leaders of the parley, adopted a report calling for the discussion of silver, commercial indebtedness, central banking co-opera- tion and other subjects which can be treated without dissension. The American delegation, supported by the British Dominions and a number of smaller countries, had fought for the inclusion of the full original program in the revised agenda of the congress. In addition -to the three topics ap- proved, subcommittees were authorized to decide for themselves what other matters could be usefully considered without provoking renewed discord. Gentlemen’s Agreement. Since they are thus in a position where they can block discussion on any subject considered undesirable, the gold countries regarded the vote as a tri- umph for their thesis. They have in- sisted that monetary questions in gen- eral should be eliminated until the dollar has been stabilized, and under young O'Connell was still alive. They | assumed from the kidnapers' silence | that there had becn a dispute among them over the selection of a contact man from the first list. today’s decision they will be able to see that this view prevails. Publicly this evening all conference leaders were saying that business of the parley was moving smoothly and . it 4 a problem for any administration, has| "G SEION el added to President Roosevelt's difficul- | come up from the ranks are Joseph C | ties in carrying out his plans for reor- | Grew, Ambassador to Japan, and Fred Morris Dearing, Ambassador to Peru. | After Crack-Up. With Roosevelt. This group will compose a #council for recovery” to meet at the White House each Tuesday in- Unwarranted Hikes. By the Associated Press. BY CONSTANTINE BROWN. An-| stead of the usual session of the | cabinet only. Ideas will be threshed out, policies delineated and progress on the many lines reviewed. On Recovery Council. The recovery council includes the gollowing The President and his cabinet, the director of the budget, Lewis Douglas; the chairman of the Recon- struction Corporation, Jesse H. Jones; the governor of the Farm Credit Ad- ministration, Henry Morgenthau, jr.; the chairman of the Board of the Home Loan Owners’ Corporation, William F.| Stevenson; the administrator of the in- dustrial recovery act, Hugh S. Johnson; the administrator of agriculture adjust- ment, George Peek; the Federal relief administrator, Harry L. Hopkins; the chairman of the Board of the Tennessee vValley Authority, Arthur E. Morgan; | railroad co-ordinator, n, and the director Conservation Corps, *the Pederal {Joseph B. Eastma fof the Civilian “Robert Fechner. » In announcing the organization of rhe council, Marvin H. McIntyre, {gecretary to the President, said: | “During the Summer and in order to fo-ordinate the organization and work‘ f the new governmental agencies, the | esday cabinet meetings will be re- Ylaced by a council meeting. “To provide for the orderly presen- tation of business and to co-ordinate snteragency problems between the vi ous departments and agencies, President h: qo act as exec gouncil.” Lumber Hearing Next. ith the textile code the only one np‘;’)rrm'cd. and concern showing itself in the admunistration over delay of other industries in coming in under the control law, there was obvious satis- faction over the lumber manufacturers stepping forward. Hearings on tPe pro- posed “code of fair competition,” under Which would be provided scales for wages and shorter working hours to increase employment and pur- chasing power, will start July 20. - Friends and foes of the proposal will heard before any _revision, after ch it goes to the President to be ulgated into law. he administrator, Hugh S. Johnson, od some of the code’s terms “wholly able,” and said they would not he approved, but that the hearings ~ould be held in the hope that more gatisfactory terms would be evolved. There were the utive secretary of this higher & . searing had been anticipated. While the hours of work and the minimum wages in_some regions are DR. ISADORE LUBIN GETS LABOR POST Brookings Economist to Be Com- missioner of Statistics in Department. The eppointment of Dr. Isador Lu- nationally known economist of Brookings Institution, as commis~ icner of labor statistics, was an- ced today by Secretary of Labor ces Perkins. Lubin, who has been associated #vith the Brookings Institution for sev- eral years, is one of the country’s fore- gmost authorities on labor problems. A native of Worcester, Mass, he is a graduate of Clark University and of the Univers of Missouri and has een a member of the faculties of th2 Wniversities of Missouri and Michigarn He has been a resident of Washing- fon since 1922. He is a member of the Cosmos Club and of the Town and Country Club. Among the more no- table investigations which Dr. Lubin has conducted have been into the price of rubber and rubber products during the war, Government control of prices and miners’ wages and the price of coal. Dr. Lubin is especially known as a $iberal econcmist. Lubin stepped into tie office made vacant a vear ago by the retirement of Eth-lh~rt Stewart, in- t-rnational labor stztistican. who was \sannected with the bureau for 40 years. W. | while he awaited a boat to take him | ari- | as asked Frank C. Walker f| indications from the in- | try that alteration of terms at lhe‘ MOSCOW, July 11.—Jimmie Mattern | | lived the 16 days he was lost in the | | wilds of Northern Siberia in the best Robinson Crusoe tradition. | The plane he was fiving around the | world crashed in a hilly spot near the | Anadyr River. He suffered cuts and| | bruises. When his chocolate and bis- | | cuits gave out he shot small game, and, | downstream, built a crude hut for pro- | | tection against cold winds. The story was told today in a dLs'i patch to the newspaper Izvestia from | Khabarovsk, Siberia, whence the Amer- jcan aviator tcok off on June 14 for Nome, Alaska. This is the tale Izvestia | related: | Mattern was only 14 hours out of | Khabarovsk when his motor began to | sputter. He found no place to land his | Century of Progress in the wild terrain and he pressed cn. Finally the engine failed and the plane crashed 3 miles | from the river on which Anadyr village | is situated. | Painfully Injured. | Iis propeller was bent, the right wing | smashed, the fuselage and motor dam- | aged. Mattern was hurt, painfully but | not seriously. Hoping to get aid, he started for the river. The journey, made difficult by the hilly countryside and his ignorance | of his bearings, tocok eight days. His food gave out after three days. Then,| apparently, he made good use of the fishing tackle and rifle he had with him. | He built a house of scrub growth, for| | the weather was cold, and waited by the | river six days until, on June 29, fisher- | men in two bats passed. They heard | i his shouts and took him to their camp | 11 miles from Anadyr. Shortly after- | ward he went to the coast and a Soviet guard went to his assistance. Decides to Abandon Plane. Mattern asked the guard to procure the motor and instruments from the plane. This was done, for the American decided to abandon it. | It was reported today that Mattern | would be taken to Nome by Pilot Leva- | ncvsky, Russian flyer ordered to fly from Khabarovsk to Anadyr. | " (An American relief _expedition, | headed by William Alexander, arrived | in Nome last night from Juneau.) SOVIET AID IS SOUGHT. | Flight Backers Work to Enable Mattern | to Continue Solo Flight. CHICAGO, July 11 (#)—The repre- sentatives of Jimmie Mattern’s at- tempted fiight around the world are working without cessation to make it | possible for the flyer, stranded in Si- beria with a wrecked plane, to continue | { mor ! = 'SHRINEDOM TO PARADE | TODAY AT ATLANTIC CITY | March Opens 59th Annual Session of Imperial Council With Nobles and Guests Numbering 25,000. By the Assoclated Press. | “ATLANTIC CITY, N. J, July 11— Shriners cocked red fezzes at a rakish angle today for the first gala parade Lol their national convention. | The parade heralded the opening of | the fifty-ninth annual session of | Shrinedom’s supreme ruling body, the | Imperial Council. It is the Imperial Council that will transact the serious | business of the convention while the| | 25,000 visiting Nobles and their guests | are enjoying themselves. The Imperial Council session found about 780 Noble delegates in attendance to hear addresses of welcome from Gov. A. Harry Moore, Mayor Harry Bacha-| rach and Arthur P. Johnson, grand master of the Grand Lodge, F. and | A M. of New Jersey. The council sessions conclude Thurs- | day when John R. Sebrell of Norfolk, | Va., will be inducted as imperial poten- tate to succeed Earl C. Mills of Des Moines. . Bars Hitler Name for Babies. BERLIN, July 11 (#).—The name Hit- ler or any variation in masculine or feminine form as the first name for bables was forbidden in a government | arder 1ssued today. . The Argentine Ambassador, Felipe Espil, called this morning at the White House to discuss with President Roose- velt the possibility of a reciprocal tariff agreement between the United States and Argentina. As a rule, fcreign representatives com- municate with the State Department on all matters which concern their re- spective countries, their relations with the Chief Executive being mostly of a formal character. But with Secretary Hull and Assistant Secretary Moley absent, the representatives of the lead- ing powers find it more expedient and satisfactory to discuss important matters with the President himself. ‘The question of a reciprocal trade agreement between the United States and Argentina is somewhat complicated, because the products which the latter country can offer for exchange are, with a few exceptions, competing with the products of the Middle West. Care to Be Exercised. ‘The Acting Secretary of State, Wil- liam Phillips, informed the fcreign representatives last week at the diplo- | matic day of the State Department that, since America has withdrawn from the Geneva conference of reciprocal trade agreements, this Government will exer- cise the utmost care and conclude agreements mostly with nations which produce gocds which are not produced in this country. Yet, the Argentina Ambassador ex- pects to be able to convince the Presi- dent that although his country is an agricultural state which produces about the same commodities as the Middle West, there are some products which " (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) {ITALIAN PLANES DELAY FLIGHT TO CARTWRIGHT Gen. Balbo Postpones Hop to Lab- rador, Probably Due to Trouble ‘With Fuel Supply. By the Associated Press. REYKJAVIK, Iceland, July 11.—The departure of 24 Italian seaplanes for Cartwright, Labrador, the next hop on their flight to Chicago, was postponed today, probably because of difficulties with the gasoline supply. The airmen, under the command of Gen. Italo Balbo, returngd here from Vatnagardar Bay after having been or- dered last night to be ready for the take-off . Gen. Balbo made aa unsuccessful at- tempt to lift his plane from the bay and then returned to the landing buoy. Your Money Still oes Further. You can buy your Summer needs with confidence at pres- ent prices. The stores are stocked with beautiful and useful Summer merchandise. It pays to read the advertise- ments in The Star where most of the interesting items are first announced. Yesterday’s Advertising. (Local Display) Lines. 19,480 7,022 3,876 2,615 1,246 14,759 The Evening Star. . 2d Newspaper. . ... 3d Newspaper. . ... 4th Newspaper 5th Newspaper Total (Pour other newspapers) In thousands of homes in Washington The Star is the only paper read. !President Weighs Move Af- | posts in the foreign service of the State | ganizing the diplomatic corps. other factor, equally embarrassing, is said to be a dearth of Democrats with | ample means and essential qualifica- tions to replace some 14 Republican hold-overs who are still filling impor- | tant foreign posts. | After nearly four months since he! started on his reorganization plans, Mr. | Roosevelt has appointed only 13 Ambas- sadors and 8 Ministers in weeding out | Hoover Republicans. That number is scarcely a third of all the diplomatic | Department, but & majority of the re- | maining positions are filled by career | This leaves Mr. Roosevelt only one Am- bassadorship_to fill by pointment. Dr. Charles S. Culbertson, envoy to Chile, is a Republican hold- over. Out of the remaining 30 legations, a field scarcely scatched by the admin- istration. nearly a half of the minis- terlal posts are vet to be filled by de- | serving Democrats. Career men hold down the other legations. Mr. Roosevelt has not the slightest intention, it was said, of interferring with these career men who have given years to the foreign service and are in some measure protected by law. But = 2, Column 1.) ORDER 10 LET OUT 4600 1S STUDIED fecting Workers Under Civil Service Without Exams. An executive order seeking to cover out from the civil service rolls approxi- | mately 4,600 Government workers who | were covered in on the rol's during the Republican administrations of the last | 12 years without having taken competi- tive examinations was before President Roosevelt today for his signature. Secretary of Commerce Roper, one of | the President’s economy advisers, sald the order was presented to the White House several days ago, but he did not know how soon the President would reach a decision, Before the order was submitted to the President it underwent a lengthy study by the members of the Civil Service Commission, Roper said. He added it carried their stamp of approval. Roper is primarily interested in the order because it is reported it will effect many of the present executives in the Commerce Department’s Bureau of For- eign and Domestic Commerce. This bureau’s personnel has been drastically slashed, but many of the old division chiefs have been left unmolested pend- ing White House action on the order, it was stated authoritatively. Civil service records show President Hoover during his four years in office added to the civil service rolls 1,150 Federal positions by executive order. | President Coolidge added 4.746 and ! President Harding 344. These are| among those that are reported to be under scrutiny. All these positions were covered in— that Is, simply placed under civil serv- ice classification, incumbents and all— with the requirement that henceforth each job when vacant should be filled by competitive examination. Most of the incumbents were given non-com- | petitive examination. The Civil Service Commission has | ruled that since these employes were given civil service status by executive order they can be removed from civil service by executive order, which would put them back on a patronage basis. CONNECTICU'i’ IN WET LIST Repeal Ratified by Unanimous Vote of 50 Delegates. HARTFORD, Conn., Julv 11 (A.— Connecticut today was placed in the rapidly growing list of States who want prohibition repealed, as 50 delegates by unanimous vote ratified the twenty- first amendment to the United States Constitution. Forest Fires Rage in Finland. HELSINGFORS, Finland, July 11 (). —Due to a spell of hot, dry weather, destructive forest fires have broken out and spread over vast areas in various parts of Finland. Several vu!:ches have been burned to ashes and the damage is estimated at_many millions of Finnish marks. The records of the past hundred years do not she any such protracted hot weether as Piglend has experienced ‘in the present & er. IPTER S TAKEN BAKFORHEARNG Ax Murder Quiz Advanced in Effort to Avoid Mob Violence. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. UPPER MARLBORO, Md., July 11.— Maryland State police and the sheriffs of Prince Georges and Charles Coun- ties and their deputies executed a sur- prise move this afternoon in an effort to avoid mob violence against Page Jupiter, confessed slayer of a Waldorf, Md., farm woman, when they rushed him to La Plata for a hearing before Justice of the Peace R. H. Lee Reich. It had been announced earlier in the day that Jupiter would be transferred to the Baltimore Jail, on the request of Sheriff Hopkins of Prince Georges County, who feared a mob might at- tempt to storm the Marlboro Jail and take Jupiter. Shortly after 1 o'clock 10 State po- lice arrived at the jail, and the colored man was hurriedly placed in a waiting car and the group of police, sheriffs and their deputies headed for La Plata. So sudden was the move that the only witnesses to the transfer were the Prince Georges County commissioners who were holding their weekly session in the county seat. Judge Reich of La Plata said he had not been informed of the sudden change of plans, but he would immediately con- duct the hearing as soon as the pris- oner was brought before him. MOVED TO ESCAPE MOB. Farm Hand Whisked Away Before Mob Storms Charles County Jail. LA PLATA, Md, July 11.—Page Ju- piter, held in the ax murder of Mrs. Evalyn Reifschneider, was whisked away from the Charles County Jail 10 minutes before an angry mob of 40 men stormed the local lock-up at an early hour this morning and demanded ad- mittance. The colored farm hand was secreted in the Prince Georges County Jail at Upper Marlboro after a citizen had “tipped off” authorities that a mob was gathering to lynch Jupiter. Authorities Tipped Off. Jupiter was removed shortly after midnight when a citizen telephoned local authorities that a mob of 40 men traveling in a score of cars was forming at Waldorf and planning to lynch the colored man. The farm hand, handcuffed to Sherift (Continued on Page 2, Column 5.) PREMIER IS GUARDED Plot to Assassinate Japanese Offi- cials Reported Nipped by Police. TOKIO, July 11 (#).—Official resi- dences of Premier Saito and other cabi- net members were guarded by armed police today, reportedly in connection with the discovery of an assassination plot. Nine leaders of the Seisanto organiza- patriotic group were arrested Osaka. Leaders of Seisanto denicd to policz they planned any assassinations. political ap- | By the Associated Press. Secretary of Agriculture Wallace tele- | graphed today to mayors of 49 cities | in 25 States announcing that the Gov- | ernment will use its full powers if necessary to prevent “unwarranted in- creases in bread prices.” He has received protests on “un- | reasonable increases” in bread prices in | connection with the processing tax levy | of 30 cents a bushel on wheat, which went. nto effect Sunday. Agents Visit Three Cities. Meanwhile, the Justice Department announced that agents had been sent to Philadelphia, Baltimore and Rich- mond to investigate increases in bread prices. The department refused to disclose the names of the'agents, say- | ing it would be contrary to policy. At- | torney General Cummings said yes- | terday complaints alleging “‘exorbitant” | prices: had been received. and that prosecutions under the anti-trust laws! would be made if it were found there was a combined movement to increase | bread prices. Cummings made it plain that the Justice Department did not intend to take any action where price increases 4 had been made by individual firms. Secretary Wallace’s message said: “The Department of Agriculture is receiving complaints of unreasonable increases in bread prices in your terri- tory. “The department disapproves of in- creases in consumers’ bread costs in excess of the amount involved in market | commodity price increases plus the | processing tax. Special Vigilance Imperative. “In the case of bread, a special vigil- |ance in consumers’ interests is im- perative. i “This is no time for pyramliding. “Placing unwarranted burdens on the consumers should not be tolerated. “The Attorney General is being in- formed of complaints. Governmental | powers will be used if necessary.” | The cities whose mayors received the | message are: Boston, Bay City and Detroit, Mich.; New Holland, Sugar Grove and Spring- field. Ohio; Terre Haute and North Vernon, Indiana, Muskogee, Duncan, Oklahoma City and Anadarko, Okla- homa; Laramie, Wyoming. Bloomington, Chicago, Peoria and Champaign, Illinois; Tucson, Arizona; | Portland, Oregon; Garfield, Little Rock {and Hot Springs, Arkansas; St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Rochester, Minnesota; Ransom, Leavenworth, McPherson and Independence, Kansas; Louisville, Ken- tucky, Manchester, New Hampshire. Houston, Texas; Camden, Norman and Atlantic City, New Jersey; Denver, Colorado; South St. Joseph, Carthage, Columbia, Springfield and Joplin, Mis- souri; Tampa, Florida; Hancock, Mary- land; Rolfe and Des Moines, Iowa; (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) ROPER TO DISCUSS INDUSTRIAL CONTROL The 11 new names were: Dave Hotaling, B. G. Parry, Bill Bar- | deen, Paul Carroll, Rock Tarzio. Eddie Gorman, Pat Coffee, Mike Connelly, Joe Leone, Willis King and Neil Ponzi These men_ generally are less widely known than the first 11. The code advertisement bore the same_introductory word, “Sedgewick.” and the same simple code system was employed to designate the names as in the first advertisement. Revenge Is Indicated. “Because of the enormous ransom demand,” one of the family advisers said, “and because the kidnapers failed to keep their promise to communicate with us yesterday, we now suspect that revenge, and nct the desire for ransom, prompted the crime.” Young O'Connell was spirited away under mysterious circumstances about | 1 o'clock Friday morning. A series of; threatening messages and demands were, received Friday and Saturday by his) politically powerful uncles. Then, as rumors of the kidnaping spread rapidly throughout the State, the messages| abruptly ceased. | May Be Political Revenge. ‘The revenge theory was advanced by a friend and adviser who has been in closest contact with the family since the first kidnap demand and death threat was telephoned at noon Friday. Because of his connection with the case | he did not wish his name mentioned. “It might be a case of political re- venge,” he said. “Some cne might be aggrieved at the Democratic county organization, of which Ed (O'Connell) is chairman.” The friend who suggested the re- venge theory with regard to the kid- naping made it plain that he was not speaking for the O'Connell family. Governor Promises Aid. Gov. Herbert H. Lehman declared to- day that “the kidnapers must be found and they must be punished.” He di- rected Maj. John A. Warner, superin- tendent of the State police, to put his whole erganization on the case. “Immediately upon hearing of the kidnapis I conferred with Maj. Warne! the Gavernor said. *The State police are co-operating in every way possible and the entire power of the State is behind them. These peo- ple must be found and they must be punished.” _ Two_agents of the Department of (Continued on Page 3, Column 1.) CLEVELAND BANK PROBE APPROACHES State Senate Committee to Inquire Into Collapse of Guardian and Union Trusts. By the Associated Press. CLEVELAND, July 11.—An inquisi- torial searchlight tonight will be turned on the financial pitfalls that trapped Cleveland’s largest bank five months ago. A State Senate committee, obstensibly interested only in finding a way to strengthen Ohio banking law, will in- Cabinet Member Will Report on Progress of Recovery Move in Forum Address Tonight. Secretary of Commerce Roper will dis: istration of the industrial control sec- tion of the national recovery act during the National Radio Forum tonight over WRC and a coast-to-coast network of other National Broadcasting Co. sta- tions. Arranged by The Evening Star, the forum will be broadcast from 9:30 to 10 o'clock. Secretary Roper is chairman of the Cabinet Advisory Committee ap- pointed by President Roosevelt to super- vise the functions of the industrial con- trol section and is intimately familiar with all phases of the plan. Secretary Roper has named an Ad- visory Committee of the country’s lead- in | ing business men to confer with him on developing long-range planning for his éeualenent. 4 also will outline what has been lished by this group. \ cuss the progress being made in admin- | quire into the conditions that caused the collapse of the Guardian and Union Trust companies, in which 450,000 de- positors had more than $200,000,000. As interested pectators” will sit representatives of the State and Federal governments, frankly interested in any evidence of criminality that might be unearthed. “There need be no doubt about such action as the facts warrant,” asserted County Prosecutor Frank T. Cullitan. He announced the foreman of the county grand jury would attend the hearings. Wildred J. Mahon, United States dis- trict attorney, disclosed he had been “watching Cleveland banking condi- tions, Guardian BOLIVIA LAUN.CHES ATTACK ASUNCION, Paraguay, July 11 (®.— Bolivian forces in the Gran Chaco launched s heavy attack at dawn today sgainst Paraguayan forces along s front extending from Alihuata to Gondra and Nanawa. The fighting was severe. Banks,” since last Fall. especially those at the Union and | that work would be continued. It was understood that a gentlemen's agreement had been reached whereby the conference would be wound up soon »\'1dlh0u! any triumphant shouts by either side. James M. Cox of Ohio was a member of the Monetary Committee, which, he said before the Steering Committee met, had unanimously agreed on pro- cedure for a future program. Smooth Progress Seen. Prime Minister Bennett of Canada, who has vigorously supported the American delegation in efforts to keep the conference going, said at the end of the meeting. “This agreement will permit smooth progress.” Discussion might well be spread out to include subjects other than thase in- dicated. but points on which there are sharp international differences will be scrupulously avoided, the Canadian premier said. Agreements to be effective must be unanimous, he added. The Drafting Committee indicated in its report which the Conference Bureau. or Sfeering Committee, adopted, that in addition to silver, discussions might continue upon resolutions already ap- proved regarding central banking co- operation and the creation of central banks in countries where they do not now exist. In quarters close to the Drafting Committee it was said that some mem- bers felt there was the possibility that in the near future the American Gov- ernment might take steps to prevent fluctuation of the dollar and thereby open the way for discussion of further monetary problems. Still Waiting on U. S. A delegate from one of the large non-gold countries of Europe which had been supporting the United States pro- gram for the conference, commenting on the bureau decision, said: “This obviously means that the con- ference is marking time. Of course, some decision must be made about stabilization before the conference can progress. “Naturally something must be done about the dollar in due course and we are confidently looking to Washington for that, but in the meantime we can do little here. “I believe the conference will con- tinue for a couple of weeks and then recess until at least the end of Sep- tember. Certain big questions are not ripe for plucking now and it will take time to make them so. “As soon as America has done some- thing about stabilization the conference can reassemble with the prospect of achieving success.” Bonnet Appears Cheerful. Finance Minister Georges Bonnet of France, the leader of the gold bloc, who was a member of the Monetary Com- mittee. was smiling after the meeting " (Continued on Page 4, Column 4.) PRETZEL PLA.NT GUARDED AS WORKERS WALK 0OUT By the Assoclated Press, LANSDALE, Pa, July 11.—State police today guarded a hosiery mill and a pretzel factory and mingled with s;:lke pickets, upon orders of Gov. Pin- chot. There has been a strike at the e terstate Hoslery Mill and some of thé employes of the Perfect Food Pretzé. Co., quit work yesterday. There was a clash of police and pickets at the pretzel factory in which one woman was alleged to have been struck by a policeman The Perfect Foods factory was closed today, but pickets remained in the vicinity. The woman who said she was hit by the policeman is Mrs. Alice Sloan, & striker. She was taken to a hospital at Sellersville. Physicians said they found no external evidence of any injury, but she is being kept at the hospital for observation. In ordering State police to the scene Gov. Pinchot said pickets would be pro- tected so long as they are peaceful. GUIDE FOR READERS Amusements . Comics Features Finance . Radio ... Serial Fiction . ty