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DPLONATIC POSTS | ARECONG BEGEING Democrats Lack Funds to Carry on Activities at Foreign Assignments. (Continued From First Page) __ the political Ambassadors and Minis- ters appointed by former President Hoover are doomed to go, sooner or later. Despite the clamor for these favored political berths, the President is find- ing it no easy task to fill them with suitable men. While wealth is &n in- creased qualification these days, wealth alone is not being made the standard of selection by the administration. Ap- pointees must show definite qualities suitable - to represent this country abroad and until the President is able to sift all the available Demotratic material in order to get suitable men of sufficient means to afford foreign posts, the remaining 14 Republican in- cumbents will continue to serve. Some of these available legation posts are among the most desirable in the foreign service. They include the legations in Austria, the Netherlands, Panama. Yugoslavia, Bolivia, Finland, Persia, Egypt and Bulgaria. The posts held by career men, who are unlikely to be removed unless shifted, are those in China, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Bal- vador, Guatemala, Honduras, Irish Free State, Nicaragua, Norway, Paraguay, Switzerland, Union of South Africa, Uraguay and Venezuela. Allowances Have Been Cut. Among_the lesser political berths which will eventually fall to Democrats are those in Liberia and in Estonia, Lithuanie and Latvia, the latter three being rep.esented by one Minister. Then there are posts in Ethiopia, Iraq and Morocco, generally classed as legations, but represented by men of lower rank than ministers. A veteran of several administrations, Roy T. Davis is the Minister to Panama. Mr. Davis is not a career man, but he has held down his present post longer than most political appointees. It is understood that he is to be replaced when a suitable Demo- crat can be found. Among other Hoover Republicans destined to leave the foreign service are Charles C. Hart, former Washing- ton newspaper man, who is Minister to Persia; Gilchrist Baker Stockton, who 1olds the post in Austria: Laurits S. Swenson in the Netherlands and John D. Prince in Yugoslavia. Before the days of the economy act it was possible for a man of moderate means to “get by" st many of the smaller foreign capitals account the extra allowances granted for entertaining and other unusual ex- nenses, All entertainment allowances have been eliminated now and this phase of diplomatic life is the most ex- pensive. Other allowances, such as those for Tental, travel and equalizing excessive living costs, have been greatly yeduced. As & result, even some of the supposedly wealthy Ambassadors and Ministers are feeling the pinch of un- avoidable expenses. Consequently, this has had its effect on many ‘Democrats Wwho otherwise would be suitable for appointment to the diplomatic service. It has contrib- vted in large measure to delay in car- rying out Mr. Roosevelt's plan for re- organizing and it is possible that some of the Republicans will hold over in- definitely. DECLARES HARRIMAN IGNORANT OF CHARGE Physician Tells Court Banker In-| formed Him He Knew Noth- ing of False Entry. By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, July 11.—Joseph W. Harriman, former chairman of the Harriman National Bank & Trust Co., told his physician last April he had no knowledge of an alleged $300,000 false entry on the bank’s books. This was brought forth today by the physician, Dr. Smith Ely Jelliffe, men- tal and nerve specialist, in testimony at a Federal Court hearing to de- termine the white-haired banker's mental fitness to stand trial on a charge of falsifying the bank's books. Dr. Jelliffe, who testified last Friday he considered Harriman mentally in- competent. said he examined the banker April 16, with two other spe- cialists, and Harriman professed com- plete ignorance of the purported falsi- | fication. Harriman, wearing the same worn gray suit in which he first appeared, Jeaned forward and put his head in| his hands when Dr. Jelliffe was on the stand. Mrs. Harriman was at her husband’s side. g Dr. Jellifie quoted Harriman as say- ing he had a personal fortune then of | $10,000,000 and that he could have financed any deals or stock purchases | himself, if he had known the need Jor it. LIONS GET GREETINGS FROM TWO PRESIDENTS ,_’)ss:\ges Are Received From Chief | Executives of the United States and Mexico. By the Associated Press. ST. LOUIS, July 11.—A truly inter-! national flavor to the International Convention of Lions Clubs, which be- | gan here today, was offered by messages | of greeting from both President Roose- velt and President Abelardo L.| Rodriguez of Mexico. President Rodriguez is president of the Mexico City Lions Club. His word of greeting was| brought to St. Louis by Rodolfo Fer- nandez, active president of the club. | Delegates to the convention still were arriving today and officials believed a total of 10,000 visitors might be reg-! jstered. A special train brought a| azze delegation from the Rocky Moun- tain and Pacific Coast States. Opening the first formal session was A e, By Tharies H. Hatton, Wichita, | XKans. international president. Gov. ! Guy B. Park of Missouri also is sched- uled for an address. WASHINGTONIAN HELD Charged With Stealing Clothes From Shriners’ Special Train. WILMINGTON, Del, July 11 (#).— Charged with stealing $100 worth of clothing belonging to Shriners on their way to Atlantic Citv fror: the Middle | ‘West, Ernest Peacher, who said his| home was in Washington, D. C., was ar- rested yesterday and held in $1,000 bail for the grand jury. Police said the man boarded thei Shriners’ special train at Washington, took the clothing from a baggage car, Jeft the train here, and was arrested while trying to pawn it. taking into! | two months. What’s What Behind News in Capital. Other Side Pictured in Federal Control of Industry. BY PAUL MALLON. HERE is a business side to this existing induefial confusion that is not being told. A certain New York crowd was ready two weeks ago to market a device which would revolu- tionize a certain industry. It would reduce the cost of a staple food 20 per cent. The capital had been raised. A contract with chain stores to mar- ket the device had been made. Every- thing was set to start. The Government stepped in and said no. A New York manufacturing group had their hands on $25,000,000 to ex- pand plant operations. Where they got it in these times nobody knows. They were ready to swing into action quietly ened about the industrial control set- up. Soms work had been done. was called off. lawyers down officials. with the advice that ewpansion prob- ably should be delayed. They feared the trade code would prevent them from taking advantage of their com- petitors. Today they ere all sitting on their hands. Also on thelr $25,000,000. Alarmed by Rumors. These yarns sound like anti-admin- istration propaganda. They are not. ‘The only reason names cannot be used is because trade secrets are involved. ‘They are of value to competitors. Thousands of others are in the same stew. They are overrunning Washington: hiring lawyers: button- holing politicians; buying tips. Their excitement has doubled since recent rumors that we are headed for an- other collapse. Thelr agitation was not calmed any by Industrial Director Johnson's state- ment that we would have a collapse greater than we have ever known, un- less business co-operates with his movement. Following. are some thumb-nail guidances on the backsiage situation. The collapse talk is overheated. John- son is annoyed because certain major industries are holding out on him. Nobody here believes we will do any important tailspinning in the imme- diate future. That means the next to see administration that. The only chance of serious develop- ments lies in the possibility of a real fight between business and the Gov- ernment over the industrial control program. We will hardly come to that. Most of the wrist-slapping now going on comes under the head of strategy. The trend of prices should continue moderately upward. The administration privately holds they have recently gone up too fast. Therefore, there may be some dips and leveling off during the next few days. The general curve will be up. Mr. Roosevelt is wedded to that theory above all others. Market Trend Hangs Fire. This conclusion does not include stock market prices. They are based now on the expectations of a further inflation. .The bulls and the bears dis- count everything ahead of time. The next trend of their market probability will not develop until they see how far domestic inflation may or may not go. Most shrewd insiders believe Mr. Roosevelt will revalue the gold con- tent of the dollar within 60 to 90 days. That is pure speculation, but good speculation. Nobody knows for sure, mot even Mr. Roosevelt. He s playing around with the idea of a commodity index dollar. but is ex- pected to discard it. The difficulty with that step is to pick the particular com- modity price you want (1890) (1923-25) or (1926). It would be even more diffi- cult to hold the level after you selected it. The gold content of the dollar would have to be revalued every month or so. Nearly the same effects can be reach- any particular commodity level. That is what he probaby will de- cide on. Avoid 1929 Bubble. The most hoity-toity financial circles have heard rumors recently that the President might put a soft pedal on his whole scheme. The idea was that busi- ness is recovering itself and will get along better if left alone. These Tumors have been confidentially denied by every administration author. ity. The denials are undoubtedly authentic, this way: 1/ you inflate business without re- strictions you merely fatten the golden-egg-laying goose so much he will burst. You merely blow up the same bubble which blew up in 1929. Inflation would then be concentrated in business profits. National pur- chasing power would mot be in- creased. Therefore we must have better wages and fair trade agree- ments to keep our goose from get- ting too fat; our bubble from get- ting too big. It sounds sensible, and it probably is. From an individual business man’s tandpoint, it would seem that a con- servative old-fashioned feet-on-the- ground policy is safest now. It is no time to run in, either direction. honorary | 4 The two New York outfits referred to at the beginning of this article received good advice. It would be foolish to | .our money into underselling schemes. #hat we appear to be headed for is a period of standardization. Profits to Be Leveled. Prices, production and wages are to be leveled more or less by mandate. So are profits. No good business man likes to stand- ardize himself with his competitors. Neither does he care about increasing production costs with minimum wages. But he needs no more intelligence than animal instinct to see that from a na- tional standpoint co-operation with the Government is essential. Existing pro- duction cannot be maintained unless national purchasing power is expanded. Existing profits will soon be lost un- less buying power is improved. That Is not only the inner administra- tion viewpoint. It is sound reasoning. ‘The reason Mr. Roosevelt made Secre- tary Ickes director of public works was that he could not find a suitable politically-minded man for the job. Mr. Ickes had been running that end of the industrial control set-up and would have continued to do so even if another had been chosen. In the six years ending December, ‘The clothing was turned over to Harry McGuire. of Valley Juncticn, Jowa, and Fred Brondel, Des Moin cfter ghey had identified it a8 their Sromly: T gy 1931, the Reds bought half a billion dollars worth of goods in the United States and paid for it. About 85 per cent was on credit. That would indi- cate they pay their bills. They have when their executives became - fright- | 1t The executive - sent | They returned to New York | Nobody can see beyond | ed by revaluation without respect to ' ‘The administration economists rel.qon‘l THE EVENI 49 CITIES WARNED ON BREAD BOOSTS Wallace Tells Mayors U. S. Will Use-Powers Against Unwarranted Hikes. (Continued From First Page.) Oshkosh, Wiscensin; Philadelphia; Miles City, Montana, and Charleston, | West Virginia. Farm administrators, watching bread { price increases to join in prosecution of any that are “unwarranted” said they | are satisfied with the advance in rye | prices in Chicago and see no reason for being disturbed on grounds that it will interfere with their wheat plans. One reason attributed for the rise is expectation that with the processing tax on wheat, there will be a disposi- tion for consumers to turn to rye bread. Federal administrators take the posi- tion there will be no marked movement in that direction, that the American habit of eating white bread is fixed, that there is no justification for an in- crease of more than & half cent a pound loaf in white bread because of the wheat tax, and that, therefore, white bread prices should not be in- creased greatly becRuse of the levy. However, attention was called to powers in the farm act provided them which makes it possible to levy.a com- pensatory processing tax on rye, though it is not listed as one of | seven basic commodities in the act. | The law authorizes Secretary Wallace | to ascertain “from time to time whether the payment of the processing tax upon any basic agricultural commodity is causing, or will cause to the processors thereof, disadvantages in competition from competing commodities by reason of excessive shifts in consumption beAi ch commodities ar products | thereof.” | It empowers Wallace, in case he| finds such disadvantages in competi- | tion, to order a compensating rate of | tax on the processing of the competing | commodity to offset the disadvantages | in competition. Thus he could impo: a tax on rye. but administrators tak the position that this will be unneces- | sary, and that the aggregate output of | rye is minor compared with wheat. ‘Will Try to Check Advances. Frederick Clemson Howe, who heads | a section in the farm administration to protect the interests of consumers, said “every effort will be made to check advances in food prices where they are unjustified.” Howe asserted it is “obvious that dealers in many cities are taking ad- | vantage of the Government's efforts to | raise commodity prices and are endeav- oring to exploit the consumer without corresponding gains to the farmer or the worker. “Standard weights of the bread loaves are being reduced. An examination of price advances throughout the country show that they range from 1 to 4 cents jon the pound loaf. The latter figure is an extreme example of unjustifiable increase. the Half Cent Estimated. | “The efforts of the agricuitural ad-| ministration for a recovery beneficial to | | all classes are not to be frustrated by | | profiteers who choose to put themselves | outside of the efforts of the Nation to | Te-establish a proper standard of living | for all classes.” Wallace has estimated the processing tax, if reflected directly in the cost of {a pound loaf of bread, should not in- crease its price more than one-half cent. The increase in prices of wheat and other ingredients of bread from May up to last Saturday justify an increase of “a little over a half cent,” { he said, in taking the position that in- | creases’ are unreasonable where they| | exceed from 114 to 1!y cents per loaf. Washington baking concerns today were till awaiting developments i the bread price situation. There has been | no increase here. 'ARGENTINA SEEKING | RECIPROCAL TARIFF i AGREEMENT WITH U. S.| ___(Continued From First Page.) | could be accepted in this country with- ;out_harming the American farmer. Two articles could be imported into | the United States without difficulty— hides and quelbracho (bark). Both, these articles are at the present mo- ment imported from abroad, and Argen- tina could obtain these exports ex- clusively. | Flaxseed and caseine, which are both | used to make linseed oil and paint, are produced in the United States. But for |the enormous public works program twhich the American Government con- | templates putting through in the course of the year, so much paint will be re- | quired that these two products will be sorely needed. As it happens there 11s a shortage of flaxseed in this coun- try at present, and it is taken for | granted that large quantities will have | /o be imported in the course of the year. | Drop in Dollar a Factor. Another "item which the Argentine | would like to export into the United States is grapes, which ripen in that| country at a season when there ar no grapes in this country and conse quently do not compete with the Cali fornia product. The Argentinian gov ernment is also of the opinion America could import sbout 2 per cent of the | beet and mutton consumed in this | country. In exchange Argentina is prepared to give preferential treatment to Amer- ican manufactured products, such as railroad material, farm implements and automobiles. The latter are the sub- ject of a keen competition at the pres- ent moment; Great Britain and France are making earnest endeavors to gain a permanent foothold in Argentina, | and have been underselling the Ameri- can motor car manufacturers, by tak- ing advantage of the low price of sterling. ‘With the dollar off gold, and depre- ciating rapidly, the chances of the American manufacturers have greatly increased and Argentina is reported to be prepared to give preference to the American automobiles and the agricul- tural machinery produced in this coun- try. ‘The Argentine government is reported | to desire to begin negotiations on the | basis of such reciprocities at the e: | lest possible moment. 1If the conver- | sations between the President and Am- bassador Espil are satisfactory, direct | negotiations may be expected shortly. STRIKE BRINGS RIOT MELILLA, Spanish Morocco, 11 (#)—Syndicalists, protesting the arrest of one of their number, de- clared & genergl strike yesterday which tied up every branch of industry and commerce at this seaport and resulted in & number of minor disorders, bomb- ings and acts of sabotage. Twenty-five rioters were arrested when they held a demonstration on the streets, firing guns in the air. Authorities feared a bread shortage if the bakers’ strike is prolonge July purchased very little in this country since 1931 Recently they had trouble meeting their credits in Europe. Business is always strong for Govern- ment loans to foreigners for purchasing our goods ., . . That is how it happens that we have war debts . . . The 1926 price level is the one most favored by administration economists. The admin- istration appears to be letting Norman Davis down easy. . ooy Tisht. IIIT 5 PLANNING J0BLESS TRANGIENTS CARE Administration Seeking to Aid States and Cities of Re- lief Problem. By the Associated Press. The administration is formulating plans to care for unemployed transients throughout the country to relleve States and cities of that problem. Harry L. Hopkins, Federal emergency relief administrator, announced today that rules and regulations under which the Federal Government will take over the problem of dealing with transients will be ready within a few days. Spe- cial appropriations from emergency funds will be made for the purpose and the country is expected to be divided into regional groups having similar problems. Although the Federal Government will finance and in general supervise the handling of transients, the problem will be dealt with by organizations former through agrecments between groups of States. Hopkins said the transient should be given better treatment, but it should not be made possible for people to live indefinitely on the transi>nt funds. Problem at Muscle Shoals. He said he had been informed there are 1500 transients at Florence, Ala., where Muscle Shoals is located and that they constitute a problem. ‘The Winter transieno problems in Southern Georgia and Florida as well as in California are to be studied and dealt with also, he added. Hopkins today notified Gov. Ruby Laffoon of Kentucky that Federal un- employment relief funds for the State will be stopped August 15 unless Ken- tucky takes action to pay its share of the bill. The relief administrator sald a simi- lar situation exists in several States and that these will be so notified at the proper time. Colorado already has been told it must act to take care of its own destitute before the Federal Govern- ent can do anything more. Situation in Arkansas. The situation in Arkansas is such, however, Hopkins said, that there is no likelihood of Federal funds being cut off in that State. Arkansas has suffered from several major disasters, which have depleted the State’s funds and taxing power to such an extent that it appeared probable today that no drastic demands will be made on the State treasury. Hopkins today granted relief funds of $1.657.152 to West Virginia and $630,751 to South Carolina. SOCIETY LEADER WINS TAX DISPUTE Mrs. Laura M. Curtis Establishes Contention in Deducting Racing Losses. Mrs. Laura M. Curtis, Washington and New York society leader, has won a qualified victory before the United States Board of Tax Appeals in a dis- pute over income tax involving her ex- periences in horse racing. Mrs. Curtiss succeeded in establishing that her activities in connection with raising and racing horses was “a busi- ness” and therefore the money she lost, a net of more than $5.000, could be de- ducted from her gross income in com- puting inccme tax. The board thus overturned a decision of the commis- sioner of internal revenue that Mrs. Curtis could not deduct her racing losses. ‘The commissioner had disallowed ex- penses totaliug $6.908.78 as a deduc- tion from gross income and held Mrs. Curtis owed the Government a t: of $863.60. Although the Board of Tas Appeals ruled that her racing opera- tions were a business, it qualified the society leader's victory by stating that Mrs. Curtis understated her income from her racing business by $1,000. In computing her tax return for 1928, she had deducted only $1.000 as receipts from purses obtained from races. “This $1,000.” said the decision, “is the amount alleged to have been de- ducted from expenses in the petition, but in her testimony at the hearing, she admitted they were as much as $2,000. This results in an overstate- ment of deductions of $1,000 on the re- turn.” In computing the revised income tax returns, therefore, the income tax of Mrs. Curtis for 1928 will simply be in- creased by a net amount of $1,000 upon which she must pay taxes. She gave up the racing business in 1929 and gave away the colts. REBELS OFFER PEACE Macedonian Revolutionists Would End Strife With Rivals. SOFIA, Bulgaria, July 11 (#).—Fol- lowers of the Macedonian revolutionary eader, Ivan Mihailoff, in 8 communique ublished in the newspapers today, of- fered peace to the protogerovists. their rival revolutionary faction, on condition that the latter would cease all attacks within 15 days. The same offer was arrested by the Mihailovists to the Fascist Zveno group, which favors reconciliation with Yugo- slavia, and also to certain members of the government, who, the communique says, encourage protogerovist actions. Unless the Protogerovist activities cease the Mihallovists “will take neces- sary measures,” the announcement said. Both the revolutionary factions are striving for establishment of an dependent Macedonian state, but they are frequently in bloody clashes with | each other. . " TRAIN KILLS WOMAN NEVADA CITY, Calif., July 11 (®#).— A railway coach and two freight cars, one containing mining explosives, ran {away on a narrow-gauge railroad, fa- tally injuring Mrs. Margaret Schaffer, 88. For two miles the cars careened down the winding track, then left the rails and overturned. The explosives were unaffected by the jolting. Claude O'Rourke, 25, another passenger, re- ceived only cuts and bruises. The cars escaped during switching operations at 3‘0\11 Talk Ridge. Gets Only Broom Of Church Articles He Claimed as His By the Assoclated Press. NEWPORT NEWS, Va. July 11.—R. V. Alford, who laid claim to a pulpit, an altar railing, 100 prayer books, five electric light bulbs and a broom, will get the broom—or its equivalent in cash —under an order entered by Judge John W. Massey in Civil Court here. Alford claimed the items listed belonged to him when the Pente- costal Holiness Church was lo- cated in the North End section and that they were carried along when the congregation moved to the East End. After 20 witnesses had been heard during s trial finish line 6 feet in front of tl | pic course at Long Beach, Calif. picture. The coxswain of the Washington University crew waves his arms in signal of victory as his boat crosses the | Yale shell to win the national intercollegiate rowing chamiponship over the Olym- ailing in third place is Comnell, while Harvard, finishing fourth, is out of the ‘ Washington Crew Wins Championship BUT YALE BATTLES HUSKIES TO CLOSE FINISH AT LONG BEACH. —Wide World Photo. RAN MAY DELAY " LINDBERGHS Hop ‘Colonel and Wife Had Hoped to Continue Flight to Halifax Today. | By the Assoclated Press. NORTH HAVEN, Me. July 11.—Un- favorable flying conditions greeted Col |and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh today dampening their hopes that they might tuke off for Halifax. Nova Scotia. on the second leg of their flight to Green- land. | " Drizzling rain fell from low-hanging clouds, while easterly and southeasterly winds brought little promise of clearing The enforced delay gave Col. Lind- bergh an opportunity to effect scme minor repairs to his plane Their _indefinite schedule allowed them to log a two-day delay, occasioned by the vagaries of a Maine coastal fog. which forced the couple to take refuge Sunday night on a little pond at South Warren, 20 miles distant, whence they flew yesterday to the Summer home here of Mrs. Dwight W. Morrow, mother of Mrs. Lindbergh_ It permitted them, too, an opportu- nity to visit their son John, and Col. Lindbergh's mother, Mrs. Evangeline Lindbergh, who grested them as they set their fast, low-winged monoplane down in the cove bordering the estate. A mishap to the plane. a snapped cable, .developed on the flight up the! coast' from New York. Lindbergh ap- parently considered it of minor nature but ordered a replacement rushed here | frem that metropolis. | With this ired their immediate destination was Halifax, Nova Scotia, where their arrival was expected by this {afternoon, if weather conditions per- | mitted a take-off from here. Collector of Customs W. C. Acker of Halifax re- | ported yesterday receipt of a message | from Col. Lindbergh to look for his ar- | rival today. A forecast of east or southeast winds | and occasional showers dampened some- | what “the prospect of suitable flying | weather. FARM HAND TO FACE HEARING TOMORROW IN SLAYING OF WOMAN (Continued From First Page.) Cooksey and State Police Sergt. Louis Bloom, was placed in a State police car and started for the Prince Georges Jail barely 10 minutes before the group arrived at the smali twc-story jail building. Two other State policemen from the Waldorf statign were in the car. Deputy Sheriffs Russell Howard and Bruce Shymansky. who had been left behind to at.mpt to pacify the mob.| were prepared when the Waldorf men arrived and demanded admittance to the lock-up. After advising the men that Jupiter had bzen taken away they | instructed John Dc:rsey, colored jailer, to admit the leaders to inspect the cell. Officials at the jail said some of the men carried sledge hammers and a rope. Heads of the mob searched every nook and corner of the jail building and then rushed out shouting, “We've | been focled!” | Camera Is Wrecked. ‘The camera of a Washington news- paper photographer who attempted to| make a picture was knocked down the staircase and wrecksd by one of the men with a blow that also caught a | Capital newspaper man in the face. A search of the Court Hcuse nearby also was made by the gang in a vain attempt to locate Jupiter, who had been | held in the jail here since Saturday, when the body of Mrs. Reifschneider, 47-year-old wife of a Waldorf huckster and mother of five children, was found | in a clump of bushes near her hcme, | her head crushed by the blow of an ax. | One of the men in the mob, jail offi- { clals said, shouted, “Let’s dynamite the | building,” while others called upon the men to follow the sheriffl. The group, | however, satisfied that the colored man had been taken away, finally dispersed | and started back toward Waldorf. Plans for the attempt to lynch Jupi- ter were formulated, it was said, after the colored man broke down early Sun- | day following an all-night grilling by | county officials and confessed slaying | Mrs. Reifschneider, asserting he did so | at her insistence. Funeral Services Held. Rites for Mrs. Reifschneider were held in the Calvert Methodist Chruch here today and burial was in the near- by_churchyard. During his employment at the Reif- schneider farm, it was_ sald, Jupiter| lived in the farmhouse, had his meals | with the family and ordered the chfl-{ dren to do errands. It also was said | by Crueshon Reifschneider, 17-year-old son of the Reifschneiders, that Jupiter had threatened to kill him last week. Judge W. Mitchell Digges of La Plata, chief justice for the fifth judicial cir- | cuit of Maryland, said that in all prob- ability no special session of the grand | jury would be called to rush the trial of Jupiter and that presentation of the case to that body probably would await the regular grand jury session next lasting two days his contention was upheld iy as regards the | broom, which was valued at $1. November. Judge Digges said that he ix “per- | sor.ally opposed to special sessions of the grand jury.” . News Agency i of the th'mmw are wallow- JIMMIE MATTERN LIVED 1 IN MANNER OF CRUSOE AFTER PLANE CRACK-UP b ; (Continued From First Page) | \ urging & Soviet plane be placed at! Mattern's disposal for a solo flight to Nome, Alaska, from where he could continue on to New York in an Amer- ican ship. “Would appreciate your placing plane at Mattern's disposal at Anadir,” read the cablegram sent to Moscow, “to enable him to continue solo flight to Nome. Also would like permit to send | American plane from Nome to Anadir to have in readiness in case needed.” | S. J. Sackett, one of the backers, said he believed it would be possible to obtain a Pan-American Airways plane in Alaska to fly te Siberia, from where Mattern could return alone to Nome. The Mattern backers also sent a cable direct to Mattern telling of their negotiations. The globe-encircling flight was spon- sored by Jimmie Mattern, Inc., an or- ganization composed of Mattern, Jack Clark, Sackett, Hayden R. Mills and H. B. Jameson, all except Mattern being residents of Chicago. Jameson sald word was received that the airplane in Alaska on a rescue expedition for Mattern prcbably would stand by awaiting final decision by Pan-American Airways. He said it appeared probable that Mattern now would attempt to obtain & Soviet plane to fly to Nome and then complete the circuit with an American plane. RELIEF PARTY IN NOME. Alexander Awaits Permission to Enter | Siberia With Seaplane. NOME, Alaska, July 11 (). —William Alexander, leader of the Jinmie Mat- tern relief expedition, waited impa- tiently here today for permission to enter Siberia with a seaplane to rescue the marconed round-the-world fiyer. His backers in New York, Alexander said he understood, were negotiating through the State Department at Wash- ington for authority from the Soviet government. Alexander and two of his assoclates of the expedition, Fred Fetterman and Thomas_Abbey. arrived here last night after a long day of flying from Juneau. RECOGNITION STEP SEEN. U. S. Attitude on Soviet Believed Strengthened by Aid to Mattern. | Some people here think Jimmie Mat- tern's bad luck may speed the soften- ing of America’s attitude toward recog- nition of Russia. Since the Texas flyer cracked up near the top of the werld in Siberia. the Soviet has been extremely kind. Kind- ness to an American citizen is appre- | ciated by his Government. | Mattern, it is reported, probably owes his life to development of the Anadyr region initiated by the U. S. S. R. He may fly from Anadyr to Nome in a Soviet plane. | 168 ARE BELIEVED LOST | AS CHINESE SHIP SINKS Vessel Went Down Off Shantung Peninsula After Colliding With Japanese Liner Yesterday. By the Associated Press TOKIO. July 11.—Rengo (Japanese) reported from Dairen. Manchuria, today that 168 persons were missing and believed drowned when the Chinese steamer Tunan sank off Shan- tung Peninsula, after colliding with the Japanese liner Choshun Maru yes- terday. The victims were passengers and members of the Tunan's crew. The Choshun, which arrived in Dairen to- day. rescued 89 persons from the Chi- nese vessel. GROCERS HAVE OUTING Nation-Wide Service Group to Gather at Bay Ridge, Md. | The members and their families of the Nation-Wide Service Grocers will be the guest of Andy Loeffler, jr., at the Bauer House, Bay Ridge, Md,, to- morrow. (when this bank consclidated with the | | stree! HARMON GETS POST AT HAMILTON BANK Named Assistant Vice Presi- dent—Negotiations to Set Up Branches Continue. Frank P. Harmon, Jr., vice president | of the Federal-American National Bank | & Trust Co.. has been selected as as- | sistant vice president of the new Hamil- ton National Bank, it was announced | tcday by Edwin C. Graham, president | of the proposed merged bank Mr. Harmon formerly was with the old Merchants' Bank & Trust Co. at Fifteenth and H and oted | streets, Federal-American he became a vice president of the latter and manage: of the branch at Fifteenth and s. He is well known in the fina rict. | ime, negotiations continue for | setting up branches of the Hamilton Bank in the selected sites. It was un- derstood today that negotiations with | the owner of the property on the corner cf Connecticut avenue and Dunont Cir- | H| | cle now occupied by a branch of the Federal-American have been satisfac- torily concluded and an agreement reached for a lease of the property to be used as a branch of the Hamilton merger. Managers Being Chosen. Managers for the eight branch houses | of the merger are being selected. but | 10 names have yet becn made public by | President Graham. It is understood | that many of them are virtually de- cided upon, but there is also the ques- tion of a conservator for each bank. are appointed by the Department and the branch | managers by the Hamilton Bank of- | ficials. It is considered likely the names | of all these conservators and branch managers will be agreed to before long. | Further progress in setting up the | Hamilton organization was expected to | be made at a meeting late today at the headquarters of the Organization ! Committee. Reports were to be heard especially on the matter of raising the | capital structure of $1.250.000. The Seventh Stree* Savings Bank. the lat- est member of the merger. was expected to report on its campaign for the sale cf stock. | Evening Sessions Underway. A series of evening sessions branch officials is underway in o 1o work out a uniform policy on manv questions. It was found at a mecting | last night at the headquarters of the Hamilton that the various member banks have in the past been using dif- ferent practices on certain features of anking. of One of these, for instance. is the! matter of service charges. This que - | tion occupied cons.derabls time last | night. but went over for decision to a future meeting. Other questions taken up by these officials of the branches were rental of safety deposit boxes, policies for safegu g checks, for hendling notes and cre: Among officials &t the meeting were President Graham. Vi Joshua Evans, jr.: Vice Pre mer J. Waller, Warren Foster, Treasury Department credit expert, loaned to the bank to help in its organization and many others. These questions of administretion fall principolly under tne responsibility of Vice Precident Waller. HITCH-HIKE TO CHICAGO Two Findlay, Ohio, Girls Thought Missing Are With Relatives. FINDLAY. Ohio. July 11 (#)—Fears that two Findlay high school girls had been abducted by two men Sunday night were dispelled today when a Chi- cago relative informed the family here that the two had hitch-hiked to that city. The girls, Virginia Honecker. 15. and Mary Hughes, 17, disappeared from Riverside Park here Sunday night. FIVE-YEAR Says More Speeches He Made in Northwest the Wetter the Country Would Become. By the Associated'Press. | BINGHAMTON. N. Y., July 11.—Re- turning to his home at McDonough, | near here, after a four months’ tour of the Northwest, Willlam E. “Pussyfoot” Johnson, internationally known prohi. bitionist, today told the Binghamton | Press that “we are in for a five years’ | drunk.” “There is no use sounding sacred conch shells, trying to lull ourselves into a sense of security,” Johnson was quoted as saying, “we are not immune from poison like a mongoose. The coun- try is trying to execute a St. Vitas dance in an eagle's nest.” DisLussing the lugal advent cf beer in the Northwest, Je seid, “most 'DRUNK IS IN OFFING, “pUSSYFOOT JOHNSON” DECLARES! | kick around his farm for a couple of ing in the same old beer that used to put us under the table in the old days. But after &ll there is not much to mar- vel at in this great tidal wave of suds. Every great war has resulted in a tem- porary collapse of reform efforts.” He explained that he was going “to months.’ “I made about 200 dry speeches in the Far Northwestern States,” he said, “but did no particular good. The more speeches I made the wetter the country became. so I decided to beat it home while the going was good. Thiy effort of making peoplr good was “* draw- REPORT EXTENDED' J. F. T. 0’Connor Gives In- stitutions Until August 14 for Filing. By the Associated Press. J. F. T. O'Connor, controller of the currency, and the Federal Reserve Board have extended until August 14 the time within which National banks and State Federal reserve member banks may file reports of their affiliates. The two banking governing bodies called for a report from the two classes of banks in the national bank call of July 7, but found that many difficulties had arisen in respect to furnishing and publishing reports of zffiliates of the banks. The report when filed must show the condition of the affiliates on June 30. The call for reports on affiliates was issued under the national banking act of 1933. O’Connor, in a statement said: “Due to the many practical and tech- nical questions raised with respect to the furnishing and publication of re- ports of affiliates of national and State member banks, the Federal Reserve Board and the controller of the cur- rency have extended until August 14, 1933, the time within which national banks and State member banks. respec- tively, may file with the controller and Federal Reserve banks, respectively, re- ports of their affiliates called for on July 7, pursuant to the banking act of 1933, and such reports need not be published until they have been filed. “Time within which banks must file their own reports has not been extend- ed. Both reports of banks and reports of their affiliates must show condition as of June 30, 1933. EMERGENCY MILK ACT UPHELD IN NEW YORK Court of Appeals Affirms Roches- ter Tribunal in Decision Against Grocer. By the Associated Press. ALBANY, N. Y, July 11.—The con- stitutionality of New York State's emer- gency milk control law was upheld to- day by the Court of Appeals, the State’s Lighest tribunal. The high court affirmed the judg- ment of a Rochester court which fined Leo Nebbia, a Rochester grocer, for vio- lating the minimum price orders issued by the Emergency Milk Control Board. Nebbia was convicted of giving away a free loaf of bread with each bottle of milk. contrary to the emergency price regulations imposed upon the industry by the State, Nebbia's appeal was regarded as the t test of the constitutionality of the milk J]aw. He contended that his con- stitutional rights to do business were violated. The milk board urged in defense of its regulations and of the milk law that some constitutional restrictions are automatically lifted in times of emer- gency. The court’s opinion, written by Chief Judge Cuthbert W. Pound. declared that “the policy of non-interference with individual freedom must at times give way to the policy of compulsion for the general welfare.” The court declared that the power to regulate private business can be invoked only under special circumstances. ~It may be invoked when the Legisla- ture is dealing with a paramount in- dustry upon which the prosperity of the entire State in large measure de- DOLLAR RECOVERS, CLOSING AT $4.743-4 Heavy Bear Covering and Com- mercial Demand Bring Halt to Recent Steady Decline. it By the Associated Press LONDON, July 11.—The dollar re- covered 5% cents today under com- bined bear covering and commercial cemand, closing at $4.74%. ‘The bears apparently considered that yesterday's depreciation of American exchange had been carried far enough and in view of the big short position recently created they decided to reduce their commitments and take profits. Coupled with a moderate trade de- mand the rate strengthened from $4.813;, but on receipt of the New York opening reaction took place and the dollar closed at $4.74% . as compared with the overnight $4.807. Gold currencies, supported by various interests, closed with slight nct gains, but below the best The franc touched 84.90 to the pound, as compared with yesierday's 84.96; the mark was 1392 to the pound, sgainst vesterday's 5. and the Dutch guilder closed 8.23', to the pound, as compared with yesterday's rate of 6.24. RYE PASSES DOLLAR; WHEAT HITS $1.14 Sencational Price Advances Follow Government Report Showing Poorest Yields in 40 Years. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, July 11.—Sensational price advances in rye which at one stage reached almost 11 cents a buchel, pulled wheat and corn sharply higher today. Both the September and De- cember rye deliveries reached and passed th> dollar-a-bushel mark and wheat was almost five cents hizher. May wheat reached a peak of $1.14. December ryve touched $1.03'. The Government report on crops indicating the poorest yields in 40 years caused the rise. Corn and oats also advanced in sym- pathy with the bread cereals. September rye shot up 103, cents above yesterday's final quotation within the first hour and hit the dollar mark. Trading in all cereals was at a furious pace. ‘Wheat during the first 40 minutes scared 5 cents a bushel, May delivery reaching $1.14. Profit-taking was not heavy early despite the spectacular advances, trad- ers apparently being encouraged by the Government crop report which showed a probable wheat crop of 496,000,000 bushels this year. or more than 150,- €00.000 bushc!s less than our normal needs for a year. The Federal esti- mates were lower than the lowest pre- dictions by Board of Trade experts. Warships Chase Muitineers. HONGKONG, China, July 11 (#).— Three Chinese warships, the Yatsen, the Haiyurg and the Haich arrived backs. “Th. devil cfen ge'S ‘a8 e of it., Sometimes I feai “xe¢ 82 oid yard en- gine, rattliz3 arund with poor coal and today from the north and rnchored in Castle Peak Bay. in Hopgkeng waters. The British destroyer Wishart watched the boats. They presumably were pursuing three mutinous vessls which took refuge 1n the Canton River,