Evening Star Newspaper, July 18, 1933, Page 2

$40,000,000 ROADS FUND 1S APPROVED Huaé Construction Program Under Public Works Is 0. K.’d Today. (Continued From First Page.) 46 of the 55 counties: Delaware, $1.- 819,088 in all three counties; Louisian: $5.828.591 1n 56 out of the 64 parishes: Florida. $5.231.834 in 52 cf the 67 counties: New Hampshire $1.909.839 in | | | all 10 counties, and Montans, $7,439,- THE_EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. O, | | WHEAT CUT AGREED BY DANUBE GROUP Big Four Producers Secure Agreement to Restrict Ex- ports This Year. What’s What Behind News in Capital. “New Deal” Passes First Crisis When Steel Heads Capitulate. By the Associated Press. : LONDON, July 18.—Henry Morgen- thau, American wheat negotiator, an- (nounced today that the “big four” | wheat producing nations had reached an agreement with the Danubian coun- BY PAUL MALLON. HE first internal crisis in the new deal has been passed. The puise of those in charge is re- turning to normal. There was a time a few days back when 748 In 45 of the 56 counties. ! timid souls near the top feared indus- President Roosevelt, after a brief| try might choose to fight the indus- scrutiny of the public building. river | trial recovery program. That all has and harbor and flood control projects, peen straightened out. It was accom- sent them to his cabinet board for plished so casually the public was not strenuous reducing exercises to work . generally aware of the drams going off anyfat that might be called “pork.” | on_back stage. Will Reconsider Them. The turn came when steel gave in | and submitted its code. Secretary Ickes said they would be carefully “reconsidered to make sure the money is wisely spent.” “This is not a grab bag, newspaper men yesterday. The list called for $90.000,000 to be | spent for rivers and harbors and flood | control work. ! The public works administration also announced how it would spend most of the first allocafjon of $65,000.000 for Federal consttucti®h. An 80-page document listing the rojects to be financed under the in- itial program for Federal construction disclosed items ranging from $50 for chicken coops to make popultry insect | studies under the Agriculture Depart- | ment up to $38.000.000 for Boulder Dam. Tckes said the Treasury estimates for | Federal public buildings had been turned over to the Budget Buresu for “a report on the specific projects that could be justified on the same basis as the other program for Federal construc- tion.” Examine for Social Necessity. Each project, he said, would be ex- amined for its social necessity, the speed with which it could be started, and the possibility of bringing recurring expense to the Government, just as estimates submitted by other depart- ! ments had been. ‘The administrator indicated, however, | the delay in approving new expendi- | tures would not be prolonged. He said he expected the public buildings | report to be ready for the next board | meeting tomorrow, and that the river and harbor and flood-control program was expected to be sent back to the ‘White House within a few days. | As originally submitted, the public | buildings program involved about $750,- 000.000. It included two groups, one known as “list A.” with 900 projects to cost $89.000.000 and the other, “list B," with more than 2500 projects. Ickes said the organization for ad- ministering construction advances to States and local governmental units would be set up this week, but disclosed | & change in the plan for operating this organization. | State Advisory Boards. There will be advisory boards of three ' members in each State and 10 regional administrators as previously announced, | Ickes said, but the State groups will be | able to report directly to Washington | without obtaining approval of their | projects from the regional offices. The administration is anxious to get this regional set-up in operation as soon as possible because it is essential to the | financing of non-Federal projects, which | are expected to use up nearly $1500,- | 000.000 of the total fund. Thousands of construction and repair | project in all sections of the country | were included iIn the list of expendi- | tures from the first Federal work allot- ment of $65.000.000. | Most of the tems were so small as | to be purely of local interes!, but the list included séveral large ones. Outside of the big reclamation proj- ects which had been #nnounced viously. the list included $1.500.000 for | flood-control Works on the lower Rio Grande in ¢o-operation with Mexico under a treaty signed with that country | & few months ago. Ellis Island Sea Wall i The Bureau of Immigration was given | $1,344.480 for various projects. including $475.000 to complete & sea wail inclosing | Ellis Island in New York Harbor. Among the funds allocated to the Commerce Department were $108.000 for relocating airways lighting between | Oinaha and Chicago and $50.000 for | similar improvements between New York and Boston. Hundreds of projects were _listed under a $5.225.202 fund fot the Bureau of Lighthouses in the Commerce De- partment. A $2.820000 fund for the Indian | Bureau was not fubdivided into specific | projects. but $1,500,000 was allocated to | the construction of day schools. ions disclosed | that many thousands of dollars would be used for the purchase of machinery. | Virtually all of the $102.438 alioted | to the public health service was for machinery and $10.000.000 of the $38.- 000.000 given to Boulder Dam was de- signated for the purchase of equipment. Maryland Gets $975,292. Many projects in nearby Marylanc and Virginia are listed among the ap- proved public works to be pushed forward. In Maryland. which gets a total of $975.292. about $900,000 goes to the Beitsville station of the Department of Agriculture, where improvements will include water works. fencing, clearing land. repairs to old buildings, remodel- ing others. roads and bridge construc- tion, erection of barns, laboratories | animal shelters, refrigeration plants, | purchase of new land and other things Other Maryland items include the following: ‘Takoma Park—Chicken coops or insect studies e Glen Dale—(Plant industry) greenhouses . L Point Lookout—Fog signal testing plant ......... . Pifth lighthouse district— Plumbing and heating...... Fifth lighthouse district— Lights and fog signals...... Baltimore—Repairs to U. 8. V. Dixie Virginia Ttems Listed. Virginia gets a share of the money allocated to th¢ approved Federal projects. Her list includes: Arlington Experiment Farm.. Cape Henry—Replacing bulk head . Portsmouth—La he told | $50 18,400 ! 35,000 10,000 | 5,000 14,000 | $77,813 York River—Two light Portsmouth — Machine enlargement Hampton Reads—New engine for tug Murray . Langley Field—Various im- provements ‘The list of public buildings. which has been sent back to the Treasury for reduction, includes the following struc- 24,000 | | basis. {in increased purchasing power for six Now it is possible to present a fairly clear picture of what will happen. The administration has been se- cretive about its intentions from the start. Those higher up talk glidly, but in generalities. You cannot pin them down on what they will do tomorrow. ‘There are two reasons for such strategy One 18 that in the past they | have never known what they would do from one minute nother. Also they kept their program purposely vague, so they could alter it without public embarrassment. Their Minds Made Up. That smm%y will be continued of- ficially, but off the record. The mas- ters have their minds made up. | Codes for 10 to 12 major industries will be put into operation by Septem- ber 1. They will be in smooth run- ning order about October 1. The results in increased purchasing power will begin to be felt strongly about that date. As the smaller industries are brought into the setup, a new. defl- nite level of prices will be gradually established. It will be fized auto- matically By consumption and wages as the ship rights itself on an even keel. ‘Then Mr. Roosevelt will step in and revalue the gold content of the dollar 50 as to keep the ship at that level. We will thereupon stabilize on that | May Stabilise in December. The best expert guess now is that we will reach this plan for stabiliza- tion next December or January. No one knows for sure. Something may g0 wrong and delay it. Things may work faster than expected and bring the results soonmer. The latter pos- sibility is the best. Those who are running this economic Punch and Judy show believe their troubles now center in coal. At first it was thought the Government would not dare to step into the steel busi- ness and proclaim a code. There was considerable doubt higher up es _(1. whether the public would back ®.cH ¥! move. | There is no such doubt about coal. | That industry is in such a state of deterioration that the administration strategists are confident of public backing in nearly anything they do. They will not hesitate tostep in if the coal boys fail to agree at the com- ing hearings. All this other talk about the Gov- ernment proclaiming other codes is hot air. It was manufactured wisely by Gen. Johnson to warm up those who were holding out on him. It had the desired effect. You will see it die down when the codes are signed. Very little trouble is expected from | the <mailer industries. No attention is | being paid to them. None will be until the big codes are put into operation. Then they will be handled in a routine way. Their codes will follow the out- lines now being agreed on for the major industries. Production May Slacken. There is onie small loophole in the scheme. It will .not bring direct results weeks or more. By that time our in- dustrial preduction will have stored up | tries providing for restriction of exports from the Danube area to 84,000,000 bushels this year and 50,000,000 next. From other sources it was learned that Thomas A. Le Breton, Argentina’s representative, and Stanley M. Bruce, Australia’s delegate, had been present at the negotiations only by proxy. It was said, however, that they were likely to agree to the scheme published by Mr. Morgenthau. Favorable Response Expected. The Czechoslovakian representative asked 24 hours to communicate with his government before saying accepiance was final, but it was indicated that a favorable response was éxpected. Judge Files Suit To Restrain City From Cutting Pay By the Assosiated Press. CHICAGO, July 18.— Judge John H. Lyle of Municipal Court filed suit yesterday to restrain the city from cutting his pay. day ‘“pay holiday” was juge went to court . ‘The city's appropriation bill provides for deducting that many days’ pay from the munici- pal judge’s salary. This would. reduce Judge Lyle’s pay from $10,000. as a State statute pro- vides, to $7.862.80. Elected in 1930 to serve six years, Judge Lyle in his petition contended the ordinance violated the 8tate Constitution, which forbids altering an elective offi- cial's pay during his term. DESIRES REWARDS AGHIEVED BY WORK 1 | Roosevelt Tells' Foresters by Radio His Hopes for Future America. - ‘The accord is held to be of the "highest importance since it represents the keystone of provisos set up by Australian delégates to participation in an acreage restriction scheme, which American representatives consider neces- sary to use up the large existing wheat surplus in order to raise prices. Negotiaiions for an agreement re- garding reduction of th> world wheat acreage and exports have been in progress during the World Economic Conference here by spokesmen of the United States, Australia, Argentina and Canada. Session With Russians. The “big four” representatives went directly from a meeun¥ this_morning with delegates from four Danubian | countries—Hungary, Rumania, Yugo-| slavia and Bulgaria—to a session with Russian spokesmen. In the second conference they sald they would try to tie Russia down to & definite export quota for the next two years. - Another parley with representatives of France and other European import- ing countries is scheduled for this eve- ning, at which time an effort will be made to induce those nations to elimi- nate some of these restrictions, such as import quotas, which handicap a free- world market for wheat. Concede 51,000,000 Quota. ‘The Americans had first asked the Danubians to limit exports this year to 40,000,000 bushels, and then conceded a volume of 45.000.000 bushels. Upon representations, however, that this year's crop in those countries is likely to be very large, they conceded & quota of 54,000.000 bushels, providing that next year's amount will be limited 10 50,000,000 bushels. “It 1s only a few million bushels more or less, and the difference is not worth sacrificing the agreement for,” one American delegate said. — JUSTICE W. I. M'COY DIES AT CAMBRIDGE s (Continued Prom First Page) B., Philbrick, Catherine B. and Dr. Eleanor Holman McCoy. > Justice McCoy practiced law In New York from 1886 to 1914. During that time, however, he was active in New Jersey politics. He was trustee of the village of South Orange. N. J.. inter- mittently from 1893 to 1910. a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1904 and again in 1908 and to various county and State con- ventions of his party. He was once vice president of the Essex County. N. J.. Democratic Committee. In 1910 and again in 1912 he was elected a member of Congress. In 1914 President Wilson appointed him an as- sociate justice of the District Supreme Court, in which he sat until his re- tirement on his 70th birthday anni- versary in 1929. On the resignation of Chief Justice J. Harry Covington he ;rlulg{gmoud to chief justice on May Earnest Student of Law. On the bench, the late chief justice was kmown as an earnest student of the law, kind and considerate to first of- fenders, but having no merey on the professional or habitual criminals. He has meted out sentences as high as 40 years for robbery under arms. The death of & son, George Baldwin | McCoy, in France during the war, greatly saddened him and served to ex- cite his keen sympathy for any of the He was' | stocks. offenders coming obefore him who had gone through the war. Both in and out of court, the justice took a keen interest in Americaniza- tion work. One of his last official acts was to preside at a session of Naturaliza- tion Court, where applicants for citizen- ship are- given their first papers. He gave nuch of his own time to sessions of the Americanization School. As_ chief justice he was responsible for the introduction into the District of huge stocks The new purchasing pow- er will have a hard test consuming those Until it does consume them, production may slacken. The new dealers are frightened by this angle. They point to the steel industry. It is not waiting for its code to be ratified before increas- ing wages. It is creating purchas- ing power now. The people upstairs here are confi- | They cannot lag for long with wages |new level and revalues the dollar on dent other industries will do the same. Every pressure is being exerted to make them do so. That is why so few tears are shed because department store, mail order and chain stores sales are now lagging. going up. Industrialists Muttering. Many industrialists are not going into this new deal enthusiastically. They do mot care to say anything publicly, but they are muttering plenty about “radicalism.” “Government interference in business,” and such things. For that reason the long-range future of the program is in doubt. You can easily visualize the possi- bility that the next presidential campaign will be fought out on the question of Government control over business. One thing is certain. If the scheme succeeds, the opponents will have a hard time changing it. Stabilization of international cur- rencies and tariff adjustments will be in order after Mr. Roosevelt finds his it. That will be the time to hold the | London Conference. tures in Maryland: Baltimore—Appraisers’ Baltimore—Marine Hospital.. 1,620,000 Baltimore—Post office stores $913,000 | i steel code was a compromise, bor getting the right to organizc and the industry getting some recog- The 00,000 njtion for its company union. | truth is that Lady Perkins won the argument for labor, but the unions wil! | have a very hard time following up Baltimore—Quartermaster stores Crisfleld—Federal building. . 98750 Cumberland—Federal buiiding 540,000 " their success. zmny of the New York rules of prac- ice. He was & member of the Association ! ture America in which rewards may be | | achieved “only through honest worl Consequently, he last night by radio | told the nearly 300.000 hard workers in 1,400 conservation corps camps through- out the country that they are “a visible token of encouragement.” the “‘van- guard” of the new spirit. ] “You are evidence,” he said. 1 we are seeking to get away s ‘we possibly can from soup kitchens and | free rations—because the Government is paying you wages and maintaining |you for actual work—work which I8 | needed now and for the future and will bring a definite financial return to | the people cf the Nation.” | Hits Gain Without Work. ‘Too long, he said, have many people ‘sought out success as an opportunity | ern money with the ieast possible work.” Others should look at the Civilian Consergation Corps, he re- marked, and “cast away self-destroying, Natlon-destroying efforts to get some- thing for nothing.” The sddress of the President follows: | | “In speaking to you men of the| ! Civilian Conservation Corps, I think of |you as a visible token of encourage- | ment-to the whole couniry. You— nearly 300,000 strong—are evidence that the Nation is still strong encugh and broad enough to look after its citizens. “You are evidence that we are seek. ing to get away as fast as we Pmlbly i can from soup kitchens and free ra- tions—because the Government is pay- | ing you wages and maintaining you for | actual work—work which is needed | now and for the future and will bring | & definite finangial return to the people of the Natlon. | “Through you. the Nation will gradu- | ate a fine group of strong young men. clean living, trained to self-discipline and, above all. willing and proud to work for the joy of working. | “Too much in recent years, large numbers of our population have sought out success as an opportunity to gain | money with the least possible work. “It is time for each and every one | of us to cast away self-destroying. Na- | tion-destroying efforts to get something for nothing and to appreciate that sat- | isfying reward and safe reward come {only through honest work. " “That must be the new spirit of the American future. “You are the vanguard of that new spirit.” | Other Words of Cheer. Other words of cheer also went to | the men and youths who are planting | trees, eliminating fire hazards, pro- | tecting water sheds, building roads and ! the like. Secretary Dern admonished them to - “remember that life is pleasant,” told | them that “work and play under blue skies in the great nutfoon will renew | and strengthen your faith in yourselves, | | your fellow man and your country.” | |, Secretary Ickes told them they were | “conserving property and service to the | Nation"; Secretary Wallace said they | were doing a “useful” job “for a great | natural property”; Secretary Perkins | commented on their already manifes “eager spirit and determined purpose” Robert Fechner, corps director, said personal visits to many camps had shown the men are “playing the game.” | RS ORDERED TO ! Capt. Abraham R. Ginsbergh, former- ly attached to the staff of Secretary of | | War_Patrick J. Hurley, was ordered by | the War Department today to Harvard | | University on September 1 to take a law course, on completion of which he will | be attached to the Judge Advocate General's Department of the Army. l Capt. Ginsbergh is now in Paris in | connection with the annual War | Mothers' pilgrimages. FILES IN BA IN BANKRUPTCY Cecil 8. Rodman, trading as Rodman | Brothers, florists, of 2819 Fourteenth | TUESDAY, JULY- 18, 1933, HARRIMAN TO LOSE | Pescpt FREEDOM ON BAIL Police Get False Tip of Plan to Return Today—War- rant Ordered. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, July 18. Federal Judge Prancis G. Caffey today ordered for- feited the $25,000 bail under which | Joseph W. Harriman, the banker who disappeared yesterday from a nursing home, had been at liberty pending trial on charges he falsified the books of the Harriman National Bank & Trust Co. This action was taken coincidental with receipt by police of a report from an undisclosed source that Harriman would return today to the nursing home | in Bast Sixty-first street, from which | President Roosevelt hopes for s fu- " | feiture of bail. he “slipped away” Monday. The tip proved false, however, when an ambu- | lance service which, according to the | tip, was to bring Harriman back, said it had no information about it. Judge Caffey ordered & bench war- rant issued for Harriman's arrest. The court’s action eame when the in- | quiry to determine whether Harriman | was mentally fit to stand trial on the | indictment was scheduled to be re- | sumed. Ball Forfeiture Fought. Qeorge Leisure of defense counsel asked for a further adjournment of the motion made yesterday by U. S. At- torney George 2. Medalie for for- Leisure said in view of all the circumstances, there could be no harm in a further adjournment Medalie pressed for the forfeiture, say- ing that “otherwise bail would be a futile and useless gesture.” “In what respect is this case different from any other?” Judge Caffey asked. “What is bail for. Bail is for the pro- duction of the defendant. The de- | fendant is not here. Why should I ad- Motion granted. bonding_compa: journ the motion? il forfeited.” An agent for the ny which furnished the bail also had asked the court not to erder forfeiture *“in view of the fact that there is & question of sanity involved.” At Medalle's suggestion the sanity inquiry was left on the calendar “from day to day,” subject to further de- velopments. Death Leaps Failed. ‘Thwarted in two attempts to leap into the Hudson River, the banker, who van- ished yesterday for the second time, was sought in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. Points on the Canadian and Mexican borders also were asked to keep watch, but police believe Harriman was either | wandering nearer home or had already iaken his life. Capt. John W. Johnston, railroad police official at Jersey Clty, seid last night that Harriman. soon after he walked out of a Manhattan nursing home, made two attempts to jump from | ferry boats into the river. ‘The banker, who is 68 years old. made six ferry trips across the river between Manhattan and Jersey City, Johnston said. Clad in a gray suit. gray hat and black tie, Hartiman left the nursing home yestcrday, taxied to the 17 8P | yextiguted on the theory that gangster and after his six trips vanished. A close watch was being kept at Haverstraw, N. Y. once owned business interests: at Belle- ville, N. J., his birthplace, and at Locust Valley Cemetery, Long Island. where & son is burled. It was thought he might possibly head for one of those places to take his life. W. W. CHAMBERS DENIES CHARGES IN CLOCK SUIT Undertaker Declares Antique Was Taken After Agreement of Plaintiff and Attorney. In an orel statement to the press to- day. W. W. Chambers denied charges contained in a suit to recover a grand- | father's clock which was taken by the W. W. Chambers Co. in payment for urying the late Eugene C. Moxley, who | died April 1. ‘The clock. which cost 81,200, was left in Moxley's will to Marie Dent Carlon of Upper Darby. Pa.. who filed | ¢, o0 ents after Federal agents had been suit yesterday in District SBupreme Court to recover the timepiece. an antique. Chambers declared both Marie Dent e - e | fined men are released. One of the | | | INCOLN ELLSWORTH. veteran of aretic. pliot, Bernt Balchen, hop off on orer Starts for Antarctic ELLSWORTH WILL REMAIN IN NEW ZEALAND. three Arctic expeditions, and his bride of a few months as they sailed from San Prancisco aboard the liner Lur- line for New Zealand, from which point he will continue into the Ant- Mrs. Ellsworth will remain at Doneden when Ellsworth and his their exploration flight. —A. P. Photo. 0’CONNELL IS BACK AT HOME IN ALBANY, REPORTS INDICATE __ (Continued From First Page) | | Delaney said he would ask all boat and yacht clubs, as well as officials, along the Hudson River to watch for, and search, all unkncwn craft 1t was pointed out that a boat off the New England or Middle Atlantic Coast would be an ideal hideway for such a quick witted and powerful youth as the O'Connell nephew. Where, on 1and, he might escape by slugging his way to freedom, at sea the distance to shore would be an extra handicap. | Schenectady Clue Fails. Delaney, in his search for a clue, has run down many worthless leads, he said. but it has been necessary to check every tip in the hope that one will be productive. The district attorney hur- ried to Scheneciady yesterday after being informed a small furniture dealer there heard a man say he knew where O’Connell was hidden. The dealer ex- pected to produce the informant, but he tailed to show up. Four gangsters in jail’ here for an allged robbery on the Schenectady-Al- bany Highway this year are being in- theirs may have faken friends of the con- O'Connell as a hostage ! men iff fail is believed to have been Carlon and her asorney. Frank Van 8ant, agreed the clock would be given in exchange for the funeral expenses, which Chambers estimated at $77. In her petition Miss Carlon said the | Chambers Co. had agreed to handle the | funeral for this amount and the clock was to be held by her counsel pending | Reported Plot to Kidnap Iowa Manu-| Hitt. Mount Ida, Va. against Hazel | | Dreibelbies, 5721 Ninth street. & settlement of the bill. Representatives of the Chambers Co. took the clock from Moxley's apart- | ment at 1 a.m. on the day of the funeral, Miss Carlon’s petition said. Chambers declared he had the clock re- moved at that hour because it was his| understanding the deceased man owed | other bills and he was afraid the clock would be attached. : Chambers said he had spent $35 hav- of the Bar of the City of New York and | street, filed a petition in voluntary ing the clock repaired and he had re- of the Cosmos Club of this city. In 1910 and 1911 he was president of the Harvard Club of New Jetsey and presi- dent of the Harvard Club of New York from 1923 to 1927. bankruptcy in District Supreme Court | yesterday through Attorney Ross H.| Bnyder. | He listed assets of $532 and liabilities of $1,962. | tained Attorney Leonard A. Blotk to fight the suit. Besides, Chambers added. his wife is fond of antiques in gen- eral and the grandfather’s clock In particular. A Minnesota Twister in Action TWO INJURED AND FOUR FARMS HARD HIT. 120,000 112,500 | 67.500 | 270000 | 63,000 | Easton—Federal building . CHedtertown—Federal building Hagerstown—Federal building Belair—Pederal building Some of the public bulldings in the | Maryland list. notabiy the Baltimore | it office and Marine hospital. are mc.ludcd h‘: this u‘n‘ nppa_‘fl:mly t-u ‘l ition. e post oi- fice : con; and occupied, and presumably paid for. The hospital s nearing completion. Organization of steel labor is probably still a long way off ‘The only person who can run Gen Johnscn 18 his secretary. She signs herself by the ousinesslike name, “F M. Rcbinson.” She is a ha'f-pint size. but as smart as a_secretary should be. When an sdministration official was' asked about business grumbiing against :,rl\xe.;ndung#l mv;fl;y‘ p‘r}:xnm. he re‘; : “The pre e pudding the eating there:?,“ (Copyright, 1933.) [ » N unususl photograph of the terror of the piains—a tornado—marked by a funnel-shaped cloud, photographed in the late afternoon of July 13, when it cut & thin swath through-the towns of Priberg and Autrdal, Minn. Two persons were. injured. in the violent storm, which leveled buildings on four farms, This picture was made at Fergus Falls, Minn., 9 miles from the storm center. | bedyguard since he entered the State | | about -the kidnaping of John Factor, a member of the gang of the late Van- nie Higgins, which operated in the New York metropolitan area. FORMER CONVICT QUIZZED. Justice Agents Continue Probe of Luer Kidnaping. ALTON. IIL., July 18 (#).—An ex-con- vict was being questioned today by De- partment of Justice operatives as the investigation continued into the kidnap- ing of August Luer, 77-year-old Alton banker who was released on a lonely country road,early Sunday after being held fwe days. | Percy M. Pitzgerald of St. Louls whose police record in that city and suburbs dates back to 1913, was A&r- rested last night by police of Madison, T, just across the Mississippl River | from St. Louls. Known to the underworld as the e Box Kid,” he was taken into custody at one of the haunts which he watching the place for two days. Later he was taken to the city jail in St. Louis. | The Fitsgerald arrest was the first tangible result of the Department of | Justice investigation. MILLIONAIRE GUARDED. facturer Probed. DES MOINES, Iowa, July 18 (#).—A reported plot to kidnap P. L. Maytag. | 76, Newton, Iowa, washing machine manufacturer, is under investigation. it | was announced yesterday by Chief Park | Findley of the State Bureau of In- vestigation, Maytag has had the protection of a last week to attend a birthday celebra- tion at Newton, Findley said. The investigator said he had learned of the reported plot when the mil- lionaire arrived in Newton last Thurs- day. Plans for MW‘! visit were altered and he arrive dnesday un- der the protection of officers. At his Summer home, at Lake Genev. Wis, Maytag denied he had bee menaced by kidnapers and declared that he has not received any threat- ening letters. His gecretary. Mrs. Josephine Roach, ! said that for several days efforts have ! been made to suppress what she termed “wild rumors that Mr. Maytag is in danger.” FACTOR SUSPECT HELD. CHICAGO. July 18 (#)—Frank “the Enforcer” Nitti of the Capone gang was srrested yesterday for -questioning matket speculator. Nattily attired and apparently fully ecovered from his last encounter with | e law, in which he suffered a bullet ound in the back, Nitti protested he as & -barber. Police said their suspicions were aroused by reports that the former Ca- e strong-arm chief had recently seen with a bank roll. However, he had but $30 when taken to the Bureau of Identification, where Chief of Detectives Schoemaker questioned Carl Fontana and Martin O'Leary, gr:vlwl.ly artested as suspects in the | it aTleged cianapers moud be Brooght | Wi Irol in “feet first” in the future. T w: 'lorummmu. | | PORT WORTH, Tex., July 18 (#)— 'An extortionist, who frightened two | families with grim penciled notes and sent armed detectives to his appointed pay-off places Sunday night, was only a tearful 19-year-old youth with wispy blond hair in jail today. In his letters, found Sunday morning /In front of screens at-the homes of Al- bert A. Goerte ; he threatened to p their sons if his | demands were not followed. He denled today, however. that he would have harmed themchndmkh 2 The youth gave name as James —A. P. Photo. Donald "Roberts, Tucson, Arix. BREAD PRE AN HERE IS WATGHED 5-Cent Loaf Increased to 6 by Two Chain Grocery Concerns. Complaints that bread prices in the District of Columbia and in other widely scattered sections have been raised to unwarranted levels have been received by the Department of Justice, it was announced today. The department recently launched a far-reaching investigation of bread prices with a view to prosecuting any bakers or distributors guilty of combin- ing in restraint of trade. ‘Two chain grocery concerns increased prices on 5-cent loaves of bread to 6 cents yesterday. it was reported. Justice officials said the were “watching closely” the bread situa here and eisewhere and would in authority of the anti-trust laws to pre- vent “undue” boosting of prices, Government spokesmen recently said a “slight increase.” not exceeding about 1i; cents per leaf, might be justified by increasing coet of ingredients plus the newly-imposed wheai processing tax. In view of ihis the local increase was not received with surprise in official quarters. ‘The trade agreemen: unit of the agricultural adjustment administration also is keping a sharp eye on bread prices in Washington and in other parts of the country. Dr. Frederic C. Howe, consumers’ counsel. s prepared to act under authority given him to protect consumers. TWO SUITS ARE FILED IN TAXICAB MISHAPS Plaintiffs Seek Total of $30,000 for Injuries Received in Pub- lic Conveyances. ‘Two damage suits arising out of auto- mobtle accidents were filed vesterday in District Supreme Court. the plaintiffs seeking & total of $30,000. Ruth Rest, 807 R street. sued the Diamond Taxicab Co. and Harry J. Schou, 1420 R street. for $10,000. ‘Through Attorney Bernard M. Chernoft, she said she was seriously injured July 1, 1932, when struck by Schou's cab at Tenth and M streets. ‘The other suit was filed by Eva M. ‘The plaintiff said she was riding with the defendant last October 16 when the latter's car skidded from the road near Gettysburg, Pa. Through Attorney Herbert R. Grossman she asked $20,000 for Ruunes she says she received as a result. BALBO APOLOGY MADE German Newspaper Withdraws Charge He Is Baptized Jew. BERLIN, July 18 (#).—The news- iper Deutsche Zeitung, which was uspended for three months yesterd: for ruvmt! ublished an item refetring Waapermaiiea 19 resppesr Lodny. s reappear y after profuse apologies by the publishers for the “editorial blunder.” Safe Driving Hint Inflation and Tires Speaking of controlled inflation and currency, dont you forget for one minute that controlled inflation of your tires will con- serve your currency! Also, proper tire inflation is a good invest- ment in comfort and safety. ‘Under-infiation cracks the side walls of a tire It makes the car harder to steer and increases l‘luwe in m. langerous “ y,” makes your car “roll,” piaces an extra burden on your engine, and cohsumes more gas. Over-inflated tires make riding lmbl Py, tiresome, and uncomfort- le. It is important to have the it pressure in all four tires. k the pressure today, and while you are doing it remember that may save yoursell s hot ;«S in_the boiling sun some day by inflating the spare- tire. National Safety Council. LABOR T0 DEMAND JOB LOSS PROBE Green Receives Reports of Dismissals Under Shorter Working Week. ___(Continued From First Page) submit proposals for further regula- tion after experience shows what is needed for equitable results. President Roosevelt left with his “Recovery Council” the preparation of any general code for higher wages and shorter work hours, as he was confined again to his room by & slight indis- position. Members of the administration’s ad- visory group are divided on the neces- sity for immediate forceful action by the Pederal Government to spur busi- ness anl consumption. Jchnson apparently had ready a far- reaching proposal to bring about in- creases in wages and shorter hours in labor immediately, pending establish- ment of many of the new industrial codes to govern compensation and labor time. Secretary of Commerce Roper, chair- man of the Special Cabinet Board on Industrial Recovery, said he thought the voluntary action of industry in lin- ing up behind the tial program made & general “blanket code” unnec- essary just now. Roosevelt Course Uncertain. ‘White House advisers were uncertain what cocurse Mr. Roosevelt would pur- sue. He is known to be hopeful that American industry would voluntarily co- !opernu to the utmost, but he is also |said to be ready to act if he is con- | vineed it is necessary. Attorney General Cummings, the ranking Cabinet officer in the city. was appointed by the President to preside over the second meeting of the Recov- ery Council, called to meet in the Presi- dent’s executive office. Considerably improved the President whlmul(' rem?h;;d ia sfi‘lu.sit;: at the on of his physician to recover completely from a cold which overtook him after his week end cruise. Marvin H. Meclntyre, a secretary to the President, said he had nc tempera- ture and was suffering no pain, but that he thought it Dest 10 remain again in his rooms. Differences Denied. Talking with reporters on t! istration situation. meanwhile, 8ecre- tary of the Interior Ickes—Public Works Administrator — denied there was any “serious difference cf opinion” between him and Lewis Douglas. di- rector of the budget. or Johnson as in- dustrial administrator. Ickes and Douglas have been re- ported as conflicting in their views as to how far the Federal Government skould pursue the $3,300,000,000 public werks program. Douglas suggested recently the pro- gram might be slowed down in view of recent improvements in the industrial situation, while Ickes was understood to | favor going ahead with speed. | _ President Roosevelt set fcrtn the ad- ministration policy last veek with an | announcement the full func would be }elpendut | Ickes Backs Dougias View. Despite his suggestion that the pro- gram should be slowed down, Dougias has gone along with other members | of the cabinet board in charge of the | public works program in approving ex- penditures so far authorized. He has insisted, however, that only essential projects be included, and in this has had Ickes’ support. | There have been recent published re- | ports of friction between Ickes as ad- | ministrator of the construction pro- gram and Johnson as industfial ad- | ministrator. |, In some quarters. it was suggested | that any such friction might be dis- closed in the appointment of a publie works administrator for the Oklahoma district, because among the candidates mentioned for that post is Alex John- son, brother of the industrial adminis- trator. Ickes referred to the alleged friction after being questioned about appoint- ment of Alex Johnson. He said he had recommendations for appointment of the recovery administrator’s brother, but no decision had been made. Export Exemption Sought. Gathered near Gen. Johnson's office in the Commerce Department today, representatives of industries with for- | eign trade interests decided to urge in- clusion in their codes of clauses ex- empting export goods from domestic provisions and restrictions — except thoss relating to wage and hours— which “might limit the sale of these ex- port goods in foreign markets." _This group of spokesmen for 19 in- | divicual industries which met under auspices of the American Manufac- turers’ Export Association, also deter- mined to seek provisions for offsets, tax exemptions, drawbacks and other ad- | vantages “that may be deemed neces- | sary for the continuance of export trade.” A committee was named to | work for these ends. Additional codes were submitted, meantime, and coal operators agreed | tentatively to embody in a fair com- | petition draft open-shop language of a | nature opposed by organized labor. Propesals to the Recovery Adminis- | tration have rfanged from 35 to 40 | working hours a week, with minimum wage levels from 812 to $14. Whole- sale ¢b lition of child labor also has been coatemplated as a means not only of prcic~ting childhood, but also of makiny more jobe for the still unem- ployed millions of adults. State Organisations Planned. A plan, which Johnson said he might be ready to announce today, contem- plates State organizations headed by prominent citizens, with the Governors to take an honorary lead. Under these, local meetings would be arranged with “minute men” speakers to stir enthu- siasm and tell business men and con- sumers of the national recovery ob- Jective. Along with this, there was the pros- pect that a wave of advertising would preface the campaign. It would em- ploy all available methods of reaching public opinion, from posters to maga- zine and newspaper articles, and civic and patriotic organizations. Denfnn for the posters, for lapel but- tons, for advertising slogans and em- blems intended to be used by merchants and manufacturers jcining in the move- ment, have been assembled by a staft of artists working quietly for the na- tional organization. Reports from the textile cities showed that the new wage and hour terms went into effect with little immediate change. Many mills immediately began as- sem more workers to round out the two 40-hour shifts they will operate. One North Carolina cotton mill which had been working three shifts dis- charged 65 employes to b its crews down to & two-shift basis, while & ma- Jority were expecting to hire a few additional workers shortly. Another Agreement Submitted. Another agreement was submitted by the “Industrial tion of similar and s will be held at week. H:m:n.'}:wevcri hther:l might n; | an t between the industry an President