Evening Star Newspaper, July 14, 1933, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Mostly cloudy tonight and tomorrow; probably showers tomorrow afternoon; slightly warmer tonight; warmer to- morrow. Temperatures—Highest, T7. at 2:30 p.m. yesterday; lowest, 60, at 2:45 am today. Full report on page 9. ch Closing N.Y. Markets, Pages 13,14&15 ‘WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION Yintered as s nd class matter WASHI iTON, D. C, FRIDAY, JULY 14, 1933—THIRTY-TWO PAGES. * %ok ¢ Foening Star. “From Press to Home Within an Hour” The Star’s Carrier system covers every city block and the regular edition is delivered to city and suburban homes as fast as the papers are printed. Yesterday’s Circulation, 114,518 _——_—enH MM i AR R, (@) Means Associated Press. post office, Washington, D. C. BLANKET WAGE SCALE STUDIED BY ROOSEVELT; WORKS FUND ALLOTTED EmergencyCode | Is Believed Imminent. MORE BUYING | POWER SOUGHT $14 Minimum Pay for Labor; $1 for Clerks. By ihe Associated Press Imminence of action by Presi- | dent Rcosevelt for psmblxshmem} of national minimum wages and | maximum working hours was in- | dicated today, but the method re- mained to be decided. Two motivating factors appar- | ently led in that direction, thei desire to boost purchasing power‘ steadily and simultaneously to guard against excess production under way in attempts to take advantage of expected higher | prices. The plan, which would be vol- untary, would call for a general weekly level of 35 hours’ work at $14 minimum wage for labor, and 40 Nours with $15 minimum for clerical and store help. | Johnson Assembles Data. The prospect is for a general call for business and industry to join under a temporary, voluntary agreement to such a limit of | working hours and wages. | At a press conference Hugh S. John- | son, in admintstrator, said he | believed he would shortly ask the Presi- | dent t> issue such a call, and that| meantime he was gathering a tre- | mendcus velume of information needed to reach a deci The blanket agreement would be effcctive until individual industrial codes. which set up trade organizations to improve labor conditions and pur- | ng power and to eliminate un-| ble practices such as o\'orproduc—‘ ticn and price cutting. can be approved. The idea back of the general-code is | to get the purchasing power of Amer- jean lab:rers and white-collar workers increased immediately, so that before | ot weather is over the “upward spiral President Roosevelt will have tial basis May Drop Deadline Idea. obable the administration will | drop the idea of calling for submission | ry agreement by a definite early | but the physical limitations of | needed to get each agreement in peration would prevent really general | application of wage raising and hour reducticn until Fall at least | Already. however, the majority of the textile industries have voluntarily asked to put such limits into effect | simultaneously with the first code pro- ulgated by the President, which will force for the cotton trade next said it looked as though | virtually all the spinning and weaving | industry of the country, cotton, rayon, | and wool will be on the 40-hour | sis next weck. Meanwhile, a special section of the Interior Department was organized | overnight to prosecute any companies | moving v produced oil in inter- | state ! Lot R. Glavis, departmental direc- tor of investigations, will have imme- diate charge and Charles Fahy, an as- tor, will be associated with him. A statement of warning and policy will be issued later today. Wool Code Nearly Ready. ally all of the spinning and | ndustry now have been brought | r except wool. which, Johnson | stood. was very nearly ready with He said it was suggested to have a ceneral agreement between the n- | dustries and President Rou: | pr ed by the recov law The administrator said the code sub- miticd yesterday by coal operators from 14 States had not been assigned | 8 hearing date. because as yet it is un- | Isigned, but that it probably would be: taken up after hearings on the oil lagreement submitted by the American | oleum Institute, which will begin | ) e set for July | 0 allow tunheri mpson. a deputy admin- ; ill be in charge of both coal | Jand o1l proceedings. because they are d as fuel products. on said he understood other | codes for coal covering up to 19 per cent of the entire industry would be | in before a hearing is held. Addi-| tional oil codes also are expected. | lestioned - about the steel agree- ment. promised for several days, John- | son said he had fresh promises that it (Continued on Page 4, Column 2) | EASTMAN SUGGESTS CUT IN RAILROAD SALARIES xecutives Hear Co-ordinator Ex- press View of Roosevelt Administration. ¥ the Associated Press. Railroad executives were informed by | Joseph B. Eastman, co-ordinator of transportation, today that the Roosevelt administration believes many of their salaries should be reduced. ‘The statement opened a conference [with regional co-ordinating groups elected by the carriers to co-operate 'with Eastman under the law passed by the last Congress for a study of means lof reducing railroad expenses. The co-ordinator said he was putting the question of salaries up to the rail- roads “because there must bz an ad- ju-tment of salarics hefore t:» railroads i1 stand 1ghe with sippers, in- and labor under tae conditions Cotton Consumption Figures for June Largest By the Associated Press. Cotton consumption during June was the largest for any month since the Census Bureau began keeping monthly records in Sep- tember, 1912. The Bureau said today that 696472 bales were required by textile establishments during the 30 days. The next largest consumption for any month since 1912 was 693,081 bales, reported for March, 1 Consumption during June ex- clusive of linters was more than double that of last year,' when 322,706 bales were required Particularly noticeable was the record consumption by establish- ments in cotton-growing States during the month, also more than double that of June last year. Southern textile mills used 565,- 644 bales during June, compared with 275832 bales last year. Consumption of linters also in- creased sharply for the Nation, with 81,468 bales consumed dur- ing June, compared with 46,775 for the month in 1932. During the month, 25.540.504 spindles were active in mills com- pared with 20,646,966 last year. Of these durirfg June 17,593,128 spindles were active in cotton- growing States, compared with 15,347,908 active there during that month last year. For New England States, 7.242,« 362 spindles were active in June, compared with 4,569,172 active in June, 1932. HUNDREDS OF J0BS ARE CREATED HERE $2,745,211 to Be Spent for Public Works Projects in Capital. Hundreds of jobs were created in the District of Columbia today when the National Recovery Administration’s Public Works Board approved construc- ticn and reconditioning projects here amounting to $2.745,211, as applied for by Government departments and inde- pendent agencies. The allotment is part of the $115,- 513,610 approved by the board for work to be carried on by Federal agencies | throughout the country. The fund, which comes out of the recovery ap- propriation of $3,300,000,000, is to be made available immediately. As the various epartments were be- | ing notified that part of their gereral building program granted, the board went into session again today to study the program sub- mitted by the War Department which, it approved, will bring an additional construction fund to be spent here of $2.707,856, and approximately $8,000,- 600 in Maryland and Virginia. D. C. Needy Projects Next. As scon as the board completes con- sidering the vast Army program, call- ing for a general appropriation of $13 000,000, it is known that it plans to take up the program, calling for an ap- propriation of $22.716.500, submittea by the District Commissicners for 30 needy projects in this city. Department officials asserted that the beard had made drastic slashes in their programs, which would call for a re- vision of the work contemplat:d. Secretary of Commerce Ro mitted to the board a wrogram calling or an expenditure of 000,000. The plan had been designed by Roper, he aid. to put back to work epproximately (Continued on Page 5, Column 2.) GLIDER MEET DELAYED AGAIN BY ADVERSE WIND Officials Decide to Investigate Pos- sibilities of New Base Near Elmira. By the Associated Press. ELMIRA, N. Y, July 14—An ad- verse breeze from the south conspired today to keep glider pilots entered in the national soaring contests on the ground for the fourth successive day. Casting about for a means to end their inactivity, officials of the meet decided to in of Hawley Hill, an eminence to the west_of the city and south of the pres- ent Hill Six, where headquarters have been established. Overlooking a narrow valley and the Chemung River, the hill is situated so that pilots can take advantage of a wind from the south, which is useless at Hill Six. ‘Several experienced pilots started to haul their frail craft to'a take-off point and investigate the air currents. requests had been stigate the possibilities | ;All Sections to ' Get Share of - 115 Million. 11,000,000 JOBS BY OCT. 1 IS AIM .ot of Additional | Projects Studied by Board. ‘The National Recovery Admin- istration today started on its pro- gram of creating a million new jobs by October 1 by granting allotments of $115513,610 for public works projects in all sec- tions from its fund of $3.300,- 000,000. Secretary of Interior Ickes, ad- ministrator of the Federal public works fund, in announcing the wholesale grant, said his board was making “every effort to re- | move any unworthy project and | conserve the fund for the benefit :of unemployed who want work for wages to which they are en- titled.” Of the total amount awarded Federal projects got $64,561542, which will be expended through 35 governmental agencies, the administrator said. A total of $50,000,000 was allotted to | roads in parks, forests, Indian reserva- | tions and public lan Non-Federal | projects were tentatively allotted $952.- 068. The latter distribution, according to Ickes, was approved “in principle,” subject to satistactory working of the contracts covering loans and engineer- ing detail. $38,000,000 For One Project. The biggest single amount in the items announced by Ickes was $38,000.- 0C0 for the great power and irrigation project on the Boulder Canyon. Be- sides this, the Interior Department's | Reclamation Bureau got $5.000.000 for the Owvhee irrigation project and $1.- 000,000 to finish the Vale project, both in_Oregon The international boundary commis- { sions were allowed $1,528.000. chiefly for straightening the Rio Grande and controlling its flow, under a treaty with Mexico. This was contingent upon Mexico's furnishing part of the funds. In most other cases, the Federal funds were allotted by bureaus and de- partments. Individual projects in this class cannot be announced until gov- | ernmental agencies revise their pro- grams in accordance with cuts made by President Roosevelt and the cabinet board in charge of the program. The grants brought the total to $753.- 513610 already allocated from the vast | i public works fund. Earlier, President | Roosevelt, allocated $400.000,000 Federal | road money to States. and $238,000,000 | to the Navy for building ships. | “This distribution,” Ickes said, ‘is the first in the program of giving men work so that 1.000.000 men may be employed by October 1, in accordance with President Roosevelt’s expressed wish. | Given Careful Study. “The allotments made today are to projects which quality within _the | intent of Congress and the policy of the administration that only work | of permanent and real social value shall be embarked upon. The special board for public works submitted these proj- |ects to intensive examination —and deemed them qualified. | " “The board now has before it a vast number of additional projects which may or may not meet with their requirements. Absence of these projects | from the first list does not of netessity | T (Continued on Page 5, Column 1) 'ELLIOTT ROOSEVELT FILES DIVORCE SUIT Second Son of the President Charges Extreme Cruelty in Nevada Action. By the Associated Press. MINDEN, Nev, July 14—Elliott Roosevelt, second son of the President, filed suit here today for a divorce from Elizabeth Donner Roosevelt of Phila- delphia. His complaint charged extreme cruelty. Although filed today, the case will not be heard before Monday when Mrs. Roosevelt is expected to enter a cross- complaint and ask that the decree be | awarded to her. In that event Elliott will present no evidence in support of his complaint, while his wife’s testimony will be read into the record from a deposition that is to be dispatched from Philadelphia by airmail today. Roosevelt will be the only witness, and he will testify only as to his resi- dence in Nevada. 140 "DAYS OF RAIN IN PROSPECT IF ST. SWITHIN’S LEGEND HOLDS {But Weather Bureau Says Forecast for Tomorrow Is No Long-Distant Prediction. 1t looks like a long rainy “spell” is in prespect. Tomorrow is St. Swithin's day. An old legend—a thousand years or more old—holds that if it rains on St. Swith- in’s day it will rain for 40 days there- after. The Weather Bureau today pre- dicted that showers are probable to- mOrrow. So if you believe in weather forecast- ing by the ground hog, sun dog and other legendary methods, better get out your raincoat. The Weather Burcau. incidentally, doesn’t believe St. Swithin's day has 2 = anything to do with the weather of the. next six weeks. | . However, if the “probable showers" of | the Weather Bureau don't develop, the | Summer has an opportunity to be placed in the records along with other “record setters,” as the same legend maintains that if hot and dry weather comes on St. l‘stuhin's day, it will continye six weeks. And, along with the probably showers, the bureau forecasts warmer weather tomorrow. The Weather Bureau makes no long range predicticns, but it does map trends that the weather is taking. Th2 trend 20 far this Summer (since June 1 (Continued om Page 2, Column 7 TWO CENTS. AN'GLORIOUS FEELW’ To HAVE PUT THROUGHOUR | | WORK S0 EASILY /4 QUSTED WORKERS LSTED FOR J06S Civil Service Commission Busy as Deadline Nears for 4,000. With tomorrow marking the employ- ' ment deadline for approximately 4,000 Federal workers here, under the separa- tion program instituted when the fiscal | vear started July 1, the Civil Service Commission is building up its re-em- ployment list as speedily as possible to facilitate the placement of personnel that may be desired somewhere in the Government. The list also is available for private employers. In the past week, approximately 1,000 names have been added to this list, which now numbers about 3,000. This includes not only workers just dismissed or facing dismissal, but those who have been dropped in the past y a number of names having been carried over last October, when the list was established by consolidation of the old re-employ- ment list and transfer pool. It was said at the commission today that no word had been received from the White House regarding preparation 3t a “preferred list” of employes dropped in the current retrenchment program | from which the new emergency agencies could select personnel. At the same time however, it was emphasized at the White House that it is intended such a list be made up. in conformity with | the views of President Roosevelt who proposes that it shall contain the names of separated employes who won their ci amination, as opposed to those “blank- eted in” under civil service. Call on President. Harry B. Mitchell, president of the Civil Service Commission and Mrs. Lucille Foster McMillin, member of the commissicn, saw President Roosevelt at the White House vesterday. The re-employment iist—or register —is preferential only in two respects. Agencies seeking help must go to this source before taking personnel from the regular registers established by the commission through competition: those listed also have the call over persons resigned and seeking reinstatement. Names only remain on the re-employ- ment list one year from date of entry. The re-employment list makes no difference between employes earning civil service and those blanketed and specific directions from the White House would be necessary to set up this line of demarcation. Those em- ployes retired under the 30-year law, but before reaching the age limit for their class, can be certified from this list by the commission, but no certifi- cations of married workers are made. Up to now these two ciasses have been hit principally by retrenchment. Nor does standing on the list have any bearing as to re-employment. For instance, an agency desiring to get a clerk-typist from the list would be furnished by the commission with the names of every clerk-typist available. Statement by Mitchell. In connection with the employment situation, Mitchell, who also is chair- man of the Council of Personnel Ad- ministration, today issued the following statement : “A misunderstanding has arisen re- garding the relation of transfers from one department to another on the initi- ative of the Civil Service Commission and certifications from re-employment registers when the commission is called upon to make certifications for filling vacancies. “The fact is that those whose names are on the re-employment registers are certified at once. The implication that re-employment people are not consid- ered if people for transfer are available is not correct. Every announcement of vacancies that has been sent to the de- partments has carried the following statement: “These positions are to be filled if possible in accordance with the plan of the Council of Personnel Ad- ministration by transfer of employes now in the service or through the re- employment registers.” ’lEhe Weeklyg News Service of the American Federation of Labor today carried under a Washington date line an account of the visit to the White House Wednesday of William Green, president of the federation, and officers of the American Federation of Govern- ment Employes. at which re-employ- ment of Government workers was urged. rg" repeated that President Green had found President Roosevelt “thoroughly receptive to the idea that the victims of the economy program be given first available jobs,” and forecast that thou- sands would get preference in the new agencies. ‘Green went to the White House at the instance of the Government em- ployes’ organization. He was accom- panied by John Arthur Shaw, the na- tional president, and John P. Simpson, chairman of the new Civil Service Re- instatement League., which seeks to push the cause of the dismissed werk- ers. The league meets tomorrow =aft- ernoon at 3 o'clock at the American Federation of Labor ding. 4 { Robber Uses Woman as Shieid, ! | But Is Killed by Her Husband | | By the Associated Press | PARSONS, Kans., July 14 —Firing with deadly aim, while his wife was being held as a shield by a bank robber, Isaac McCarty, 35-year-old cashier of the Labette County State Bank at Alta- mont, shot and killed the man with a rifle today after seriously wounding the robber’s companion with a shotgun The slain man was identified as Ken- neth Conn and the wounded man as Alva Payton. Both were participants in the Memorial day prison break from the Kansas penitentiary, when 11 con- victs escaped by kidnaping the warden, Kirk Prather. Standing on the bank’s vault con- |Realty Broker Is Appointed Note of Finality to Be Avoided‘ 1 service status by competitive ex- | District Manager of Re- lief Corporation. Charles A. Jones, well known real es- tate broker and appraiser, today was | | appointed District of Columbia manager for the Home Owners' Loan Corpora- tion. Mr. Jones, for 14 years assoclated with the real estate firm of Shannon & Luchs, preparea immediately to go Federal Home Loan, Bank Board con- cerning his new dutles. The office here will be opened as soon as necessary arrangements. such as location of quarters, assembling of a staff, etc. can be made. This will probably be next week. In his new capacity, Mr. Jones will set up an office for the handling of all applications from distressed home own- ers for refinancing under the act signed by President Roosevelt June 13 ‘The new District manager has not yet determined where the local office up in Government quarters or in a private building, however, Mr. Jones sald he is desirous of having a central location, readily accessible to all hav- ing business with it. Model for Other Offices. Because it will function directly un- der the eye of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, of which the Home Own- ers’ Loan Corporation is a subsidiary, " (Continued on Page 2. Column 6.) il b e e Advancing Prices. Prices on practically all commodities are moving defi- nitely upward. Cotton has advanced. Raw silk is up. Leather prices are up. So it is all along the line, plus the added cost for labor, which undoubtedly will ad- vance. Most-merchants have bought generously at the old prices to protect you, but every day these advance purchases are being depleted. Yesterday's Advertising. (Local Display) es. The Evening Star. . . 51,482 18,833 13,903 5,525 3,561 41,822 2d Newspaper. .. 3d Newspaper. .. 4th Newspaper. . . Sth Newspaper. . . Total T other newspapers) In more than 50,000 homes where The Star is read, no _other evening paper is taken, £, . JONES HEADS ECONOMIC PARLEY HOME LOAN AGENCY - REGESSES JLY 27 into consultation with officers of the | will be established. Whether it is set| Cashier Proves to Be Too Expert With Rifle—Wife Escapes Unhurt—Second Outlaw Wounded by Shotgun. | cealed by a curtain, McCarty dropped Payton with a blast frcm a shotgun as the two men started to leave the bank after robbing it As Payton fell. wounded in the face. t Schooley, manager of the Home ephone Co.. noticed a robbery was in progress, seized a rifle and shot the tires from the robbers’ car, parked nearby. Apparently which Conn believed the shot struck Payton had been fired the street. He instructed A. H. McCarty. father of the cashier. to g0 into the street and order the firing to cease. or Mrs. McCarty would be slain. He then grabbed the banker's wife and with her fell beneath a counter. With his wife crushed against the robber and his father walking across «Continued on Page 2, Column 4.) ) to Permit Continuation of Tariff Truce. By the Associated Press. LONDON, July 14—The Steering Committee of the World Economic Con- ference decided today to recess the world-wide parley on July 27. | All committees were notified to have their complete reports ready by next Friday. The full bureau meeting will be | conducted the following Tuesday and the final plenary session will be held I the 27th. It is understood great care will be | taken to avoid a note of finality at the | plenary session. There will be a clear | indication that the conference is ex- | pected to resume at a future date. This attitude would permit continua- tion of the tariff truce which was for the duration of the parley and which | many nations desire not to terminate. | 7 (Continued on Page 4, Column 3.) DEMANDED INNOTE, Fourth Communication From Kidnapers Is Signed by Captive Youth. \LUER FAMILY RECEIVES | TWO RANSOM LETTERS Neither Bears Banker's Signature. Woman Saw Factor Payment. Hollywood Takes Precaution. (Copyright, 1933, by Associated Press) ALBANY, N. Y, July 14.—Daniel P.! O'Connell, uncle of the kidnaped John | J., jr., received a letter from the kid-' napers today ordering the family to| submit a new list of intermediaries to be | published in three New York news- papers, the Sun, Journal and World- Telegram. The list of go-betweens, the third of- fered by the family, has been sent to the New York papers. The letter received today was signed by the kidnaped youth. The family established the authenticity of the sig- nature. The first letter from the abductors, demanding $250,000, received last Sat- urday, bore young John's signature. Two other letters from the kidnap band did not carry his name. Letter Kept Secret. | Today's letter, the fourth the family ! has received, was taken from the pri- | vate mail box of Dan this morning. It; | was not made public. It was said, how- | ever, that no reference was made to | | the boy's condition, nor was there any reference to the ransom. O'Connell, scion of the political fam- ily, was kidnaped a week ago today.! Since then, the family. acting on in-| structions from the kidnapers, has sub- | mitted two cther lists of names for go- | betweens. Each list carried 11 namr»s.i‘ chiefly of men prominent in Albany} sporting circles. The first list was in the Knickerbocker press last Sunda,\‘ morning. It was in a simple code. with| numerals designating letters. 1 for 2 for B, etc. The second list, in the same code. was carried in the Albany Times Union of last Monday afternoon Today's list, it was said. also was in the same code. It did not, however. carry the caption affixed to the other notes. That caption was ‘“‘Sedgewick. The ad sent to the New York papers| today bore as caption, a telephone €x-; change of New York City. What that | exchange was could not be learned. Mail Probe Ordered. | The office of the United States at- torney of the northern district of New York State said today that he had ordered an investigation of the three! notes sent through the mails by the 24-year-old soldier’s abductors to his uncles. Reached at Malone by long-distance | telephone United States Attorney Oliver | T. Burden declared that misuse of the mails by the youth's captors had been | | brought to his attention and that he| had instructed W. D. Teagle, the Al- | bany district postal inspector, to make a thorough investigation. ; One of the first steps in the inquiry. he said, would be to obtain the earlier | | letters, which are in the possession of | | the O'Connells. The first of the notes demanded ransom of $250,000 and the | others asked the political bosses to | name two sets of 11 Albany men to negotiate for the return of the hostage. | “I feel it is my duty to investigate | | the letters,” Burden said, adding that| | up to now he had hesitated to enter the case lest the presence of his de- partment might tend to hamper th ~ (Continued on Page 3, Column 3. | LINDBERGHS AT BOTWOOD | Colonel and Wife Reach Newfound- | land at 10:40 A M. NEW YORK, July 14 (#).—Col. and | | Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh brought their plane down at Botwood, New | Foundland. at 10:40 a.m., Eastern stand- | ard time, it was announced in a wireless | mesage to Pan-American Airways her?. | They had flown from St. Johns. i Some of Accounts Fo Special Dispatch to The Star. LONDON, July 14—Bills of such sur- prising figures marked the advent and sojourn of Assistant Secretary of State Raymond Moley, Herbert Bayard Swope, ‘World, and their staff in London, that the American delegation to the World Monetary and Economic Conference has thought best to forward some of them to ‘Washington for consideration. Mr. Moley, who was to have inter- preted President Rooseevlt’s mind to London, and Mr. Swope, who was to have interpreted Mr. Moley’s, ran up transatlantic telephone and cable bills “into the thousands of dollars” during their efforts at interpretation, it was asserted here today. Says Roosevelt Has Sex Appeal Although the actual developments of the President’s attitude left the inter- preters and their listeners holding the bag, the members of the American stafl treasure as worth some of the expenses of this strange interlude the Swope salesmanship in putting across Mr. Roosevelt’s personality to the British public through London newspaper in- terviews. “On the radio President Roosevelt has sex appeal,” was Mr. Swope’s en- ;.hushsnc description, still celebrated ere. ‘The managers of the American dele- gation have been informed that some of the bills were for Mr. Swope’s telephcn~ calls to Bernard M. Baruch in the United States, in which the former is supposed to have told the 'Expenses of Moley in London Surprise American Delegates foxmer executive editor of the New York | rwarded to W ashing- ton for Consideration—$1,300 Phone Services and $500 for Plane Listed. latter what it was all about, and in- cidentally besought further light on President Roosevelt’s mind to aid Mr. Moley in his interpretation. One bill which is not being paid promptly amounts to between $400 and | $500, for the hire of the airplane which | was to have rushed Mr. Moley from Cobh to London. The Assistant Secre- | tary of State hired the plane, but later thought it better not to use it, after it had already arrived at Cobh. The telephone bill of Mr. Moley’s entourage alone was £278 ($1,300) for one week. ‘These bills are all the more a blow because the delegation’s funds are run- ning low. Secretary of State Cordell Hull is living on the Government's $6- a-day allowance, but is obliged to pay for Mrs. Hull out of his own pocket. Pays His Own Expenses. James M. Cox, former Governor of Ohio, has refused to accept Govern- ment money; he is paying his own ex- penses _and Ralph W. Morrison, banker, of San An- tonio, Tex.; Senator James M. Couzens, Republican, of Michigan; Representative Sam D. McReynolds, Democrat, of Ten- nessee, and Senator Key Pittman, Dem- ocrat, of Nevada, divide the use of two Government-paid cars. ‘The experts have given up the use of 2 bus which had been maintained at first for all day service between their hotel and the econference quarters at the South Kensington Geological Mu- seum. (New York Herald Tribune Copyright, 1933.) | j By the OTONNELLS NAME [BALBO AND PLANES NEW NEGOTIATORS REACH NONTREAL FROM SHEDIAC N B Leader of- Italian Squadron Completes 500-Mile Flight in 3 Hours, 34 Minutes. WHOLE FLEET CIRCLES CITY BEFORE LANDING Huge Crowd Greets Chicago-Bound Aviators as Craft Alights on St. Lawrence. sociated Press MONTREAL, Quebec, July 14.—The Italian air armada. led by Gen. Italo | Balbo, appeared over Montreal at 12:25 pm.. Eastern standard time, today, having completed their 500-mile flight from Shediac, New Brunswick. The Italian seaplanes approached from the East and swung around the city in a wide circle, preparatory to alighting in the harbor. Gen. Balbo and his aviators left She- diac this morning at 8:51 o'clock. and thus required 3 hours and 34 minutes to _cover the 500-mile journey. The armada flew over the State of Maine during its trip today. The first group of Italian planes dropped down to the water at the sea- plane base at 12:45 p.m. Given Noisy Welcome. The flagship of Gen. Balbo and two others cetached themselves from the circling fleet of 24 planes, glided down to a smooth landing on the river and taxied toward the seaplane base on the south shore The booming sirens of ocean vessels at their piers in the harbor added to the din or airplane motors and auto- mobile horns as Montreal welcomed the Ttalian visiters As soon as the chief’s seaplane was on its way to its moorings the other ships started to drop down three at a time to alight on the stream. All Land by 1:23 P.M. By 12:57 pm. half of the picturesque squadron, which b winged its way stages from Orbetell-, Italy. to this city, had alighted upon the water. As the early arrivals were finding their landing spaces on the water the rear guard of the flcet continued to drone around the city in large circles. At 1:10 pm. the fifth triad, making a total of 15 plancs, had come to rest on the river and was moving toward A, | their mcoring places The entire fleet of 24 ships had de- scended to their anchorages at 1:23 p.m. ‘The Italian air force mechanics. un- der Maj. C. Del Ponte, mobilized earlier this morning to refuel the seaplanes | immediately upon their arrival. Big Crowd Present. A store of 16.400 gallons of gasoline awaited the craft, moorings for which had been put out along the South hore of the river for a distance of a mile and a half opposite the city. Thousands of persons streamed across the river bridges to form a huge wait- ing throng at the air base. Italian flags fluttered here and there in the crowd. The Italian colony turned out in force to greet their venturesome countrymen. Enterprising tradesmen did a rush- ing business in “Balbo hats.” a cross between a beret and & Dutch boy cap. Provincial and city police patrolled the seaport. keeping the landing jetty clear. The Montreal Fascist Band amused the crowds with Italian airs and marches. g A monster open-air reception to Gen. Italo Baloo and his aviators was plan- ned for Fletcher's Field, in the middle of the city. The Italian colony will en- tertain the visitors at dinner. SQUADRON LEAVES SHEDIAC. Balbo First to Leave in Flight to Montreal. SHEDIAC. New Brunswick, July 14 #)—Gen. Italo Balbo. leader of the Italian air armada. hopped off from here today for Montreal on the next stage of the flight to Chicago. Following their chief. the other sea- planes of the armada of 24, which are making the flight from Orbetello. Italy, to the Century of Progress Exposition, were soon in the air and headed west- ward. ‘The Italian squadron. which arrived here yesterday afterncon from Cart- wright. Labrador. got in the air for their 500-mile jump to Montreal at 8:51 am. Eastern standard time. Montreal is the last scheduled stop before the Italian visitors arrive in Chicago. The bearded young air minister was the first to take off in the first group of three planes which left the water. Other planes rose from the bay as soon as the first three had mounted and were circling above the harbor. As the seaplanes rose, three by three, the Jeading group headed toward xoncton, west by southwest of She- ac. The Dominion Signal Service re- ported light west winds prevailing along the St. Lawrence River and lower val- ley, with a little fog 10 miles below Quebec. The Italians would have light head winds on their trip. The flyin® formation roared away on a direct line for Moncton. The great crowds lining the bay shore to witness the take-off sent up frantic cheers and waved a farewell as the Italian airmen left for Montreal. One of the ships of the final group of three experienced some difficuity in getting started, but finally left the water at 9742 a.m. and soared away in pursuit of the other 23. BALBO CONGRATULATED. Message From Mussolini Received /'hile Fleet Is Over Maine. OTTAWA, Ontario, July 14 (#).— ‘While high above United States terri- tory, the State of Maine, today, Gen. Balbo, leader of the Italian air armada, received a wireless message of congratu- lation from Premier Mussolini at Rome, the department of marine’s radio office reported. The message was received by the Ital- ian air minister while he was passing over Lake Millinocket, Me. maintains his own car.| GUIDE FOR READERS Amusements Comics Features . Finance . -Radio .. Serial Fiction Society . 8ports