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VANTHJEW UNREST = CAIPS HOLY LAND Arabs in Transjordania and Syria Rising—Riots Kill One, Hurt 35. By the Associated Press. JERUSALEM, October 28.—The Holy Land was in & ferment today as a re- sult of Arab agitation against increased Jewish immigration and unrest spread not only through Palestine, but to ‘Transjordania and Syria. In two new clashes in Haifa between police and Arabs one person was killed and 35 injured after violent rioting. A mob was reported to have stormed & prison in Nablus, Palesiine, 30 miles| north of Jerusalem, tonight, and re- leased priconers. The sit:z'ion was made worse by declaration ot a general strike by Arabs. Troops were held ready and royal air force planes left Cairo, Egypt, for Palestine for possible use. Resembles War Zone. Sections of Haifa today resembled & war zone. An infuriated mob, scream- ing invective against the British ad- ministration, attacked the railway and pelice stations. In botia instances police fired on the Tloters ding a numbor. No actual dis.urbances occurred in Jerusalem, but authoritles made arrests as a precaution against outbreaks. Sullen, embittered crowds watched funeral processions in Jaffa for those killed in demonstrations yesterday. Offi- cials were alert, although there were no_disturbances. Throughout Palestine British troops and police were mobilized, ready for further outbreaks such as occurred in four main cities yesterday, in which scores were killed and wounded. Sympathy Widespread. How widespread and well organized the Arab movement is can hardly be| gauged. But there were indications that Arabs in a wide area were sym- pathetic. The Arabs’ call to action traveled swiitly and wild Nomadic Bedouins moved to the cities. Agitators said their demomtuuons[ were not directed against Jews them- selves, but against British authorities for allowing increases in Jewish im- migration. In Haifa crowds of incensed Arabs tried to smash automobiles outside a Tailway station when a volley of shots was fired. Youths, meanwhile, ran through the city throwing stones. To avold claimed a curfew law, but the Ara ::S\n;}lne(} to rush the station for the val of prisoners arresf terda; In'the Jans diserders, 0 o8 % Police Prevent Damage. Serious damage was prevented by the arrival of police, although the rioters had blocked roads and burned trucks to Zorestall transportation of the prisoners. Demonstrations were feared in Da- :r:‘asdcus.‘syxh. and trouble also threat- ed at Acre, across the e bay from In Jerusalem the government rounded Up members of the Arab Executive, among them Aouni Bey and Abdul Hadi, the latter a leader of the inde- pendents and a prominent lawyer. The Arab Executive has promoted the dem- onstrations. The British high commissioner, Gen. Bir Charles Wauchope, assured mem- bers of the Executive who visited him | there could be no fear that Jews would assume supramacy in Palestine as he was ruling with equity. It appeared, meanwhile, that the disturbances other than those in Jaffa were not premeditated, but a repercus- sion of the Jaffa riots which proved more serious than police had expected. AID FROM EGYPTIAN POST. Officer and 15 Signal Men Go to Ald Palestine Guards. CAIRO, Egypt, October 28 (/).—One officer and 15 signal men from the British garrison left for Palestine to- night to reinforce guards in coping with Arab outbreaks. PROPAGANDA BLAMED. British Officials Deny Riots Due to Immigration, LONDON. October 28 (#).—The view teken in official quarters in London is that the Arab riots in Palestine cannot be ascribed to increased Jewish immi- gration arising from the anti-Jewish egitation in Germany. It was stated 6.730 Jewish immigrants were admitted to Palestine in 1932, while in the six months, April to September, 1933, 5,500 Jewish immi- grants were admitted. and another 5500 will be absorbed between October and March. These numbers, it was said, are de- termined purely by economic condi- tions in Palestine, immigration into which is watched closely. No Jews are allowed to enter unless it is reasonably certain they will be provided for and have occupations awaiting them. The opinion was expressed by polit- icai observers that propaganda among the Arabs, based on the expulsion of Jews from Germany and the economic depression, are among causes of the Tiots. POPE IS TROUBLED BY GERMAN SITUATION Pilgrimage of Youth Told to Re- main Tranquil in Face of Trying Circumstances. By the Assoctated Press. VATICAN CITY, October 28.—Pope Pius has expressed himself as “deeply preoccupied and acutely anxious over the situation of the Catholic youth in * Germany, and especially for religion in Germany.” His holiness made this statement yesterday in speaking to a pilgrimage of German youths. A summary of his remarks was printed today by the Vati- can City newspaper, Osservatore Ro- mano. The Pontiff sald he was particularly glad that the ycuths came to him at this difficult moment, adding that he was troubled over the situation of the German youths because the future is built of youth. general fighting police pro- | very small profit”, could l I JESSE H. JONES. JONES T0 ADDRES FORUM AUDIENCE R. F. C. Chairman Will Ex- plain Federal Financial Pro- gram in Radio Talk. Latest financial moves of the Fed- eral Government will be explained to the American people Wednesday night | when Jesse H. Jones, chairman of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, |speaks in the National Radio Forum, arranged by The Washington Star and broadcast. over a coast-to-coast net- work of National Broadcasting Co. sta- { tions from 10:30 to 11 p.m. Among the subjects to be discussed !by the eminent speaker, who occupies a key post in administering the rapidly developing financial policy of the Gov- ernment, will be the gold program look- |ing to a managed currency. Mr. Jones, as head of the Recon- struction Finance Corporation, which is making purchases of gold for the Gov- | ernment, has come into new prominence in the national spotlight. It is within his corporation also that the new de-, | posit liability division has been formed to speed the liquidation of assets in closed banks, to put money into the ‘hl;r‘xds of depositors as rapidly as pos- | sible. | The speaker thus will bring to th>' { American people in a time when all are | ({wondering what will be the outgrowth | {of important moves at Washington, a first-hand _and officlal exposition of what the financial program is designed to do, and what progress is being made toward the desired result. ‘The speech will be heard here over Station WMAL. STEEL RAIL FIRMS GIVEN ULTIMATUM TO LOWER PRICES (Continued From First Page.) such as capital investment and return, depreciation en the plants and the like were not taken into consideration, “a be shown at| $35 a ton. Former Prices Higher. Prior to the initial uvertures by the Government in behalf of financing the rail purchases, the companies’ quota- tions ranged from $42 to $44 a ton. The ‘White House considered these too high and steel heads were asked by President Roosevelt to make an offer. If the bids had been acceptable there was the prospect that the railroads might buy 800,000 tons—or $28,000.000 worth—within the next few months. Their production capacity was put at around 2,000,000 tons a month for all plants running full speed. ed if differences over steel prices had arisen in connection with the Gov- ernment’s $250,000.000 ship building program, Navy officials said “No,” one high officer adding: “Before our contracts were let, there was a thorough understanding the work would be no El Dorado for the steel in- dustry—and we had as an aid the in- dustry’s knowledge that the whole pro- gram could be carried on at Govern- ment shipyards and bids forced in line it necessary.” May Affect Program. Recovery officials were following de- velopments closely because they felt other sections of their general program might be affected. Leaders in the steel industry were expected to have an opportunity to talk over things with Mr. Roosevelt tomor- row, when they will meet with the Chief Executive to discuss the operation under the coal code of mines owned by them. Eastman, in making public letters from the steel companies and the ad- ministration’s answer, said the Govern- ment was ready to authorize loans to rallroads from public works funds at $35 a ton without having to go into company books. He continued: “In view of the circumstances of the past history of steel prices and what is known about them, he (the_ co-ordi- nator) is authorized by the President to say that the Government is unwill- ing to loan money to the railroads for the purchase of rails without some safe- guard to the consumer and the public interest as a substitute for the com- petition which is absent. Power to President. “Such a safeguard would be provided by an examination of the books and cost records of the steel companies by Government accounts. “If the steel companies will not make this concession ($35 a ton), the Gov- ernment will make the loans only if the steel companies refile the new prices under the code, accompanied by a stip- ulation that, if the President, after Gov- ernment accountants Have had full and free opportunity to examine the books and cost records, that the prices should be reduced to make them fair, then -the reduced prices so named by him shall be effective to the same ex- tent and frem the same date as if they had been originally filed.” Eastman, acting for President Roose- |istered at the hotel with & man giving | velt and the Public Works Administra- tion, on October 3 asked the steel com- panies to bid on the steel. He pointed out in his letter that the steel company heads, in conference with THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHING1ON, I ADEAT PRBE Mysterious Trail of Fatalities Among Insurance Man’s Intimates Investigated. LOS ANGELES, October 28.—A trial of deaths, originally ascribed in part to heart allments, was under investigation today by the district attorney’s office in the case of Alfred L. Cline, insurance man of Glendale, Calif. Cline, arrested a week ago, is being held at San Bernardino on a charge of grand theft in connection with the rob- bery of a Los Angeles man, Martin| Frame, 60, who said he had become drugged after drinking a glass of but- termilk given him by Cline. Quantities cf a hypnotic drug and also ¢” a swift acting poison were found in the ssion ¢ * Cline when he was arrested, San Bernai¢ 10 County offi- cers said. Four Deaths Probed. The deaths under investigation in- c'ude those of Cline's wife, Mrs. Bessie \an Sickle Cline; her brother, Lucas Brandt McCreery; the Rev. E. F. Jones, English evangelist, and Mrs. Carrie May Porter. The death of the latter at Reno, Nev., two years ago was brought into the investigation today. The bodies of the wife and brother- in-law have besn exhumed and are un- | der chemical analysis. The remains of | the evangelist and Mrs. Porter were re- | ported to have been cremated. In the deaths of Mrs. Cline and the | evangelist, estates were left to Cline as beneficlary, $33,000 by the former and $11,000 by the latter. Mrs. Helen Fisher of Barstow told investigators her brother, Lucas Mc- Creery, had appeared in good health and death occurred shortly after he had partaken of a glass of buttermilk. Heart Apparently Normal. Mrs. Cline died last month, & phy- sician’s certificate giving the cause of death as “heart failure.” A preliminary examination of the exhumed remains here resulted in an official announce- ment that the heart appeared to have been normal. The death of the evangelist occurred in: Bakersfield, Calif, in June, 1931,/ while he was on a motor trip with | Cline. Two days before he had signed a will at Paso Robles, Calif., bequeath- ing his estate to Cline. In the crema- tlon order for the evangelist, investi- gators sald, Cline had given a fictitious address, RHK} Nev., authorities today reported that ‘Mrs. Porter had died in a hotel | there. from what a doctor believed to be heart failure, on October 16, 1931. This was four days after she had reg- the name of A. L. Cline. s CHANGE IN TARIFF COMMISSION URGED UPON WHITE HOUSE (Continued From First Page.) diate shake-up of large proportions in | the commissicn set-up. The purpose, however, is to build up an agency that will be extremely active and that will make possible the co-ordi- | nation of the work of the various Gov- | ernment departments and other agen-| cles with relaticn to the tariff. i There is much that must be done, | it is said, to prevent the disruption of | the recovery program when industries | operating under the N. R. A. codes ‘are threatened by importations in large quantities of foreign goods made by | cheap labor abroad. The same need may exist, and it already does exist, in connection with the importation of for- eign commodities, as for example, rye. But while the Tariff Commission will be used by the administration to give the needed information to bolster up the domestic recovery program, eventu- ally the effort will be to expand Ameri- can trade all over the world. This may be done, it is said, through trade | agreements between this country and | foreign nations whereby goods that are | not produced in this country, or are produced in insufficient quantities, may | be imported with very low duty or no| duty at all. Under such compacts, the | foreign countries would agree to re- ceive American products that they did not produce or produced in limited quantities. Nationalism Wave Seen. ‘The hope is expressed that in the not too distant future the wave of nation- alism that has raised trade barriers throughout the world will pass on and that there will be greater willingness to embark in international trade again. Such a course, it is believed, will be to the interest of all the nations. Multi- lateral trade agreements would be the second step, after the bi-lateral agree- ments of the United States with in- dividual nations. In the meantime, however, the tariffs are expected to remain high enough to protect domestic plans for recovery. At present there exist two vacancles in the membership of the Tariff Com- mission, the places formerly occupled by Ira M. Ornburn of Connecticut and by the late James W. Collier of Mis- sissippi, both Democratic places. The other members of the commission are Chairman Robert Lincoln O'Brien of Massachusetts, Vice Chairman Thomas Walker Page of Virginia, Edgar B. Brossard of Utah and John Lee Coul- ter of North Dakota. PARLIAMENT IS CALLED WARSAW, October 28 (&) —Presi- dent Ighace Moscickl today summoned both houses of Parliament ::u a budget mber 3. If O e vance was sttached to o ernment.parky, Wil Introduce & con- government party - stitutional amendment increasing the of the President and changing the method of selecting members of the Senate. ——— sion,” Eastmen wrote in his letter, e P ealied the Prestdent’s confer- ence and the agreement that prices would be made independently, asserting that “clearly what has been done is not in accord with this understanding. of falr com 2 - sary such lpszviauon from this under- standing. “Fair Competition” Code. “Because of the evident consultation and collusion in arriving at the new ‘The Pope declared that he was natu- | the President, Secretary Ickes and him-’ and uniform base prices, it seems clear’ rally optimistic, urged the youths to Temain tranquil and promised to do his utmost for them. In this connection it was recalled that the German minister now is here negotiating with the Vatican. PREP STUDENTS MISSING Boston Police Search for Henry Wetler and Phelps Newberry. BOSTON, October 28 (#).—Boston police tonight checked hotel registers in a search for Henry Wetler, 16, of Mem- phis, Tenn., and Phelps Newberry, jr., 16, of Detroit. ‘The boys left Hotchkiss School, Lake- ville, Conn., yesterday and headed for either Boston or N‘;:u?“k' police be- self had agreed price but to bid independently. $37.75 a Ton Bid. Four companies owing rail mills—the United States Steel Corporation, the Bethlehem Steel Co., the Inland Steel Corporation and the Colorado Fuel & Iron Co.—submitted bids in letters and telegrams dated October 20. In each instance the base price for first-quality rails was $37.75 a ton. ‘The prices were filed with the Amer- ican Iron & Steel Institute, the fair- practice code authority, because, the companies said, their attorneys had a vised that to fail to do so would be a violation of the N. R. A. steel code. “The fact that these letters bear a identical pri first-quality rail, nf rice for , f.0b. uxu.l,vt.nd {hlt this price is the mt t unmistakably not to consult on thel date, that they name anfto that _these lrg nnn;’w'nn'lptel:.luve r“r:: lacking the safeguar e_con! which tion provides. Manifestly also, the code was not intended to eliminate competition. On the con- trary, it 1§ by its own terms, “a code of fair competition.” Eastman concluded with the asser- tion “the Government will advance funds to the railroad companies on the basis of a price of $33 per gross ton for first-quality steel rail, f.ob. mill, with other prices related in the ratio of the base prices now on flle and with the understanding that the Govern- ment will later advance additional funds or receive refunds to accord with such other prices not in excess of those now on file as the President may find be fair. “In the absence of & full disclosure of the facts it is impossible to define in advance and in the abstract what may be fair, and this must be left to the judgment of the President.” [al |this Spring and Summer, IFERDBYN R A Proposals, Are Founded on Six Points Reached After Study. (Continued From First Page.) fullest extent possible with the require- ments which Would be otherwise obligatory.” The special committee on the fair practice provisions laid no claim to be- able to cover needs of all industries under the six point: enumerated, point- ing out that a supplementary group of regulations could be developed in codes to regu'ate subjects such as return geods, piracy of design, hidden demon- strators, trading stamps, schemes of chance and others. On the six general points, a summary of its report said: “Inaccuracy: Under this heading are the restrictions against inaccurate ad- vertising and cther misrepresentations of commodities, credit terms, values, policies and services. Also advertising and selling methods which tend to de- ceive or mislead the customer, usually referred to as ‘bail,’ and misbranding. ‘The report points out that the com- mittee ized that the test of fali- bility can be more satisfactorily admin- istered with the scientific approach to accuracy than by the moral appeal to truth with its implied converse. All persons are liable to unintentional error and are appreciative for having the mis- take brought to their attention for cor- rection, but no one wants to be accused either justly or otherwise of dishonesty. | These rules eliminate from business dis- cipline any moral element and place the adherence to the practice on & basls of factual proof. Attacks on Competitors. “Attacking competitors: This head- ing embraces the practices aimed against competitors and their business such as inaccurate reference thereto, claims of generally underselling all com- Ppetitors, unjustified threata of legal pro- ceedings and most important of all, sell- ing below cost, which has recently been referred to as ‘cut-throat competition. “Price discrimination: Secret pay- ments or allowances of any kind fall within this class, also any form of dis- criminatory rebate and consignment ex- cept on a bona fide order or in a form that is accountable. “Commercial bribery: Than which there.is no greater evil as it results in the betrayal of a trust, is covered by prohibiting the influencing or rewarding the action of an employe or agent with- | out the knowledge of the employer or the principal, and the rendering of an inaccurate bill. “Breach of contract: It is considered in this bracket that the interference with another’s contracts or the repudi- ation of one's own are equally repre- | hensible. Forced Purchases. “Coercion: the forced purchase of one article by the purchase of another and the dis- crimination known as a black list.” The | report concluded: “American employers promised Te- | ward from N. R. A. for the hours-wages benefits recently given their employes is the immediate protection against the unfair competition of recaicitrants. Be- cause of the complex overlapping of in- dusmtfls protection against this “cut- | throat” minerity is practically impos- | sible without the adoption of uniform basic fair-practice rules, that will en- nomically policed. and insure that the {gnsumerz Will receive the benefits of e new deal to which the; entitled.” : it e OKLAHOMANS ARE IRKED BY PROPOSAL TO TURN AREA TO PUBLIC DOMAIN| (Continued From First Page.) ects in the drought St ight area are you going “None.” gc;;’WeI‘l(,) :h‘!t rl}n[ lh;l world are we g 0 to help those people?” “We’'ll have to move lhgempoul of there and turn tha there and turn that land back to the Did Not Elaborate Plan. Mariand said the Secretary did not elaborate as to how such a pla e operaied and how T i would 0st. “"‘fh&:‘ o;:n:zln; thing—this attempt mc"d‘bh.“x evangeline story—seems LienDY (SOUrsE, it won't be done. Be- ve me, an; 40,000 %0 50,000 peopie ont.of s secuing of Oklahoma including five counties (Clmmaron, Texas, Beaver, Harper and Woodward) where there are several towns of 1,000 to 4,000 population, Oklahoma peoplé are going to be com- ing down here to the White House be- fore they pack up to move.” MURRAY THREATENS FORCE. nOK(’lf;AHOgA C‘l‘,’l"fi'1 Okla., October . — Gov. threatened tonight w"é‘.u”auz"c‘;i'xfi homa’s_entire National Guard if Sec- retary Ickes attempts to move residents from the drought-stricken northwestern uect;zn ]g the State. = g as 5,000 Nati can maintain quarters l.nn.l.‘)‘lkhhaou.m.“.“’fi said the militant chief executive, “they Isv':n wt ,move one damn man out of this Around 40,000 persons reside in the | five Oklahoma counties in which the major crop destruction was wrought this year by drought and sandstorms. Wheat, oats and cattle are produced in the fertile plains area, which in- cludes the three-county “Panhandle.” Scores of dust storms swept the area flelds, killing crops and lvrcln:ocv:'.rt‘llés men to rush thei{i mk to market. In many areas, san ted over fences, killing all vegetation, Goodwell, in Texas County, was vis- dust storms, 50’ of th trafic was haited and lights were turned on in midafternoon. Dust storms also swept Cimarron, 3:"" Harper and Woodward Coun- The section is part of the “Bread Basket” of Oklahoma, producing thou- sands of bushels of wheat when sufficient rainfall is received. Usually there is 1 0 ug] as gripped the area. 2 With their crops e an livestock suffering, ‘gnnméu"fpif pealed to Gov. Murray for assistance n;g‘ tnaot.he ywéllled vernor a conference of officials of States bordering on the Ok- lahoma drought ares, suffering from lack of rain. The Federal Gov- emment was asked to construct dams in the area, build highways and afford other relief. Recently State highway officials were notified the Government had allotted $1,900,000 for highway n the five Oklahoma counties. However, despite efforts of Murray, Senator El- mer Thomas and other members of the State’s congressional delegation to secure approval of the dam projects, the Public Works Administra indicated it does not look upon the proposals Volcano Active Again. ciple of fair | 109881 DS Goury ot 1503—PART OsE. McKee Poster Banned by N. R. A. Chief e Srmbets o Sochay e OW 1S THE TIME FOR ALL GOOD CITIZENS TO' e Ao Sumwets of Vecasnry STAND BY PRESIDENT OOSEVELT, LE HMAN, MicKEE AND THE FLAG A OF NEW T McKee and James J. Hoey, running for mayor of New York City and borough president of Manhattan, respectively. | know who had broken his hi : 1a Guarda, opposing McKee for mayor. The eye in the | A woman came from the truck cab and he insignia of the recovery party, which is supporiing the | persuaded the driver to go back to the 0 'y ‘gnz zge p'ny h.‘olfll the key to recovery in New | truck e order from ‘The order came after a protest Gm. HUGH S. JOHNSON,, administrator for the N. R. A., forbade the use of the above poster to Joseph V.| prandishing keyhole is supposed to be that of Hoey. The key is t. two candidates named in the poster. pposed t ia is what particularly brought York City. porters claim the Use of the N. R. A. insign! backing of Roosevelt LL THE -COUNTRY’ 1S CALLING “SAVE THE CITY YORK" REESTAILISH THE CHIY'S ©00D NAME from Fiorello H. 1t is suj and Farley in their cam) DISTILLERS SUBMIT MARKETING PACT Provides Limited Regulation, | But May Include Wide Supervision. By the Assoclated Press. Under this caption are | | plate amendment | ment is disca , able business to be effectively and eco- | f,\ol ollhquurrd:tdn.:s!:ume during the | | strict standards for those engaged in has | A proposed marketing agreement for the distilling industry which may serve | as a vehicle for Federal control of lig- | uor in the event of prohibition repeal was filed yesterday at the Farm Ad- justment Administration. In its present form, the pact would provide only a limited amount of Fed- eral regulation, but officials contem- to provide wide powers of supervision. Conferences continued yesterday on the plan to use the proposed marketing agreement, if the eighteenth amend-' means for con- period between repeal and enactment | of new legislation by Congress. Distillers for Supervision. ‘The distillers themselves were repre. sented as favoring strict Federal super- vision during this period to prevent the return of abuses which might give | impetus to another prohibition move- | ment. Through a marketing agreement, the Farm Adjustment Administration could limit the number of new distilleries which might be built in States where | laws allow their operation. A code could | be written also which would impose the business. The agreement filed yesterday would | prevent distillers from owning #ny in- terest in a saloon or other retail estab- | President to Send Wreath to Scouts For Harding Tomb By the Associated Press. MARION, Ohlo, October 28— President Roosevelt today in- formed the Boy Scout organiza- tion of the Harding area that he would observe a White House custom of sending & wreath to be placed on the tomb of the late President Warren G. Hard- ing on the anniversary of his birth. The 68th anniversary of Hard- ing's birth will be observed here November 2 with special cere- monies by Boy Scouts. CRAWFORD MOTION JUDGE IS CHANGED Action to Quash Indictments Causes Jurist to Ask for Substitute. By the Associated Press. RICHMOND, Va., October 28.—Upon the request of Judge J. R. H. Alexander to be relieved of duty in the hearing, Gov. Pollard today appointed a new judge to hear a motion to quash murder indictments in the George Crawford murder case. ‘The Governor appointed Judge James L. McLemore of Suffolk, after Judge Alexander had written that he felt he should not be called upon to pass upon the validity of his action in drawing up the grand jury list prior to the in- lishments which sell liquor. All distilled spirits, save brandy and | rum, would be included in the pact and the Government would ge given regu- latory powers through licensing. The distillers would be bound to use grain in the manufacture of their prod- uct unless the Secretary of Agriculture made special allowances. | Point of Contentign. ! This was a point of contention be- tween distillers of liquor and alcohol, the latter desiring the privilege of using | a certain amount of molasses. The pro- | vision giving the Secretary the power to waive the use of grain was regarded as & compromise. | Another clause in the tentative pact | binds the distillers to pay parity prices | for the farm products they use. | Supervision of the pact would be un- der a code authority. a committee of 13 Tepresenting the industry, and two non- | voting members to be named by Secre- | tary Wallace and the administrator of | the recovery act. | Seven would be from that part of the | industry which manufactures spirits of 110 proof or below, and six from that section which makes spirits of 160 proof and over. No date was fixed for a hearing. Be- fore one is called the proposals for ad- ditional regulation probably will be worked out. BOSTON MURDER LAID TO ALLEGED GANGSTER Dead Inventor's Chauffeur Identi- fies Deshler Among Eight in Police Line-up. By the Associated Press. BOSTON, October 28.—James Desh- ler, 41-year-old alleged member of the notorious Hoffman gang, today was ac- cused of the cold-blooded siaying by shooting of Dr. Adolph Sommer, 86, eccentric scientist and manufacturer. In a darkened room at police head- quarters, with bright spotlights play- ing on his face, Deshler heard Hans| Blumberg, chauffeur for Sommer when he was killed, make the accusation in picking him from among a police line- up of eight men. Deshler refused to answer question- ing by District Attorney Warren L. Bishop of Middlesex County, State de- tectives and Boston and Cambridge po- lice, insisting he be allowed counsel be- fore he would talk. With Marshall J. Bowles, his com- panion when he was captured in Wrentham inn several days ago, Desh- ler was held as a suspicious person. Monday Deshler will be turned over to Middlesex County authorities. Dr. Sommer was killed and & $1000 pay roll taken from him outside his East Cdmbridge plant a week 2go yesterday. The leader of & group of five bandits fired two shots at the inventor. LEAGUE NAMES ENVOY GENEVA, Ofiw&tr E: W).—;fl;‘c alose llaboration of the Lea of Nations i forthe ‘l‘rm-Ammun leo December 3 ac- dictment of wford, colored, charged with the slaying of Mrs. Agnes Ilsley and her maid, Nina Buckner. The motion to quash the indictment was filed at Leesbur, Charles H., Houston, colored attorney of Washington, representing Crawford, on the ground that colored persons were unlawfully excluded from service on the grand jury. Crawford was returned to Virginia to- day and lodged in the Alexandria Jail, after lengthy litigation since his appre- hension in Massachusetts. After his arrest in Massachusetts and extradition to Virginia was granted, the procedure was interrupted when Fed- eral Judge Lowell of Boston granted a writ of habeas corpus on the ground that the Negro was excluded from jury service in Virginia. The United States Supreme Court overruled Judge Lowell. Crawford was taken to the Alexandria Jail at the request of Commonwealth's Attorney John Galleher of Loudoun County, who sald the prosecution was ready for trial. DETROIT RECEIVERS FLAY BANK SET-UP Charge Holding Companies of Failed Institutions “Insolvent From Inception.” By the Associated Press. DETROIT, October 28.—A contro- versy starting with the closing eight months ago of Detroit's two_big na- tional banks tonight was at high tide again, with charges of the banks' Fed- eral receivers that holding companies for the two institutions were formed unlawtully, * assets for speculative transactions and were “hope- lessly insolvent from their inception.” ‘The charges came in a cross-bill and answer to a Federal Court suit of a group of bank stockholders who sought to enjoin collection of & 100 per cent stock assessment levied by the controller of the currency. C. O. Thomas, receiver for the closed First National Bank, Detroit, and B. C. Schram, receiver of the closed Guardian Natfonal Bank of Commerce, made the charges. ENSIGN SUED BY GIRL Breach of Promise Charged in Ac- tion at Los Angeles. LOS ANGELES, October 28 ) — Miss Iris McCarger today filed suit for $80,000 against Ensign Alfred Ernst of the United States Navy, charging brflfig of promise. was not revealed. Steamer Runs Ashore. ‘Thursday by | T il e o ECOVERY WITH MoKEE =0 HOEY ohnson. McKee and his sup- -Associated Press Photo. R.F.C. GOLD PRIGE - SOARS SIX CENTS Administration Disregards - World Market Drop. Margin Is $1.25. | By the Associated Press | Disregarding a drop in world gold quotations, the administration again for the domestically mined metal. | .While the London quotation was J falling from $31.10 Friday to $30.57 | vesterday, the price of R. F. C. pur- | chases rose from $31.76 to $31.82. Fri- | day it stood at 66 cents above the world | level and yesterday at $1.25. ‘The only apparent recognition of the decline on the London market lay in the fact that the domestic increase was | at & smaller rate than in the last sev- | eral days when the London quotation was trending upward. Rose 6 Cents Yesterday. As compared with the first price set on Wednesday, Thursday's figure was 18 cents higher and Friday's 22 cents |sbove Thursday. The increase yester- |day was 6 cents. Economists studying the development |of the Government’s new monetary policy were quick to draw the conclu- slon_that yesterday's rise, in the face of the foreign deciine, was evidence of a determination by the administration to run the domestic quotation well | above world levels. The margin between the Washington and London rates has grown steadily. On Wednesday it was 17 cents, Thurs- |day, 48: Friday, 66, and yesterday, $1.25. At the same time the actual London price, in British currency, has risen and fallen. Yesterday's figure | Was below that of Wednesday. Miners Are Active. | _ Dispatches from Denver and San Francisco reported a tremendous out- burst of activity among the miners, eager to take advantage of the new price, and of huge deliveries to the mints in those citles. ‘Through raising and pegging the price of gold, President Roosevelt hopes to induce a Tise in the price of com- modities. on the theory that gold and commodity prices are closely related and automatically adjust themselves to each other. —_— M’KEE DENIES USE OF N. R. A. IN DRIVE FOR MAYORAL VOTE (Continued From First Page.) the N. R. A. is linked with the Recov- ery party.” “I am confident,” La Guardia said, “that Gen. Johnson and the adminis- tration will not permit such brazen ex- ploitation of an emblem that has be- come dear to the hearts of all Americans. “As an American, T resent the drap- ing of our flag to conceal the identity of all the district political bosses and the tin-box brigade.” Mayor John P. O'Brien, Tammany Hall candidate, came into the contro- versy with the suggestion that the Mc- Kee party accept the designation of “Convalescent party.” FARLEY ATTITUDE AWAITED. Situation Created by Johnson's De- mand Lively Tople. By the Associated Press. ‘Whether will publicly put in an oar for Joseph York, vesterday became a lively topic of speculation in the Capital. Even his best friends admitted the demand of Hugh S. Johnson, the in- dustrial administrator, that McKee forces refrain Eagle insignia in they speculated as eagerly as else upon what he 'ollld‘zo about it. Although the White House has ign it ?” In spite of that, the White House reiterated its “hands off” policy and Farley, while speaking a great deal on a tour of Up-State New York, said nothing at all about the New York political situation. Yesterday’s dndog;nat was regard- , however, even his ot yesterday pushed upward its fixed price | FARMERS REFUSE| 10 HALT STRIKE Wisconsin Picketing Contin- ues After One Is Killed . in Clash, By tha Associated Press, MADISON, Wis., October 28.—One of their number killed in' & picket ltne clash last night, striking milk of Central Wisconsin today sald they would keep up the strike. The milk men entered the strike called by the National Farmers’ Holiday Association s week ago. Little activity was reported from other strike centers. Strikers crowded a Dane, County court room to hear the arraignment of two brothers apprehended after the shooting of Gundar Felland, 60, within sight of the State capitol dome. Frank McCorison, 31, Madison sales- man, who convoyed a truck through the picket lines, was charged with first de- | gree murder. He pleaded not guilty, as did McOorison's brother Harvey, charged with assault with intent to do great bodily harm. His bail was set at $2500. A third brother, John, was held in jafl without charge. Prelim- inary hearings were set for Novem- ber 1. Cars Return, William Scott, one of the pickets, said the truck, followed by an automobile, came from Portage. The pickets, Scott said, struck at the truck with long siats as it passed and a headlight was smashed. “The two machines went on, then turned around and came back to the picket line,” Scott sald. “The truck driver got out and, s hammer, demanded to The picket then asserted two men got out of the convoy car and ome it & pulled out a revolver and pointed the group, firing without warning. “Felland went down,” said Scott. “As we picked him up, the truck departed.” Officials Silent. ’ ‘There was no comment on the inci- aent from State officials. From the office of Gov. J. J. Schmede- man it became known the State for the present does not intend to take any action. The Governor is relying on sheriffs to stop violence and reports to | him indicate that nowhere is the ‘situs- tion out of hand. Elsewhere in the Midwestern States the farm strikers adopted a policy of “watchful waiting” as 10 Governors prepared for the opening tomorrow morning at Des Moines, Iowa, of & conference on the farm situation. Picketing operations were almost at a standstill in Iowa, a storm center of the strike. At Modale, Iowa, members of the Farm Holiday Association pre- vented s farmer from shel eorn. Some ear corn intended for elevators e m&nc of the ol . peon. National Farmers' Union, visited Chi- B i AR e reoerean e iministrad 's farm as “a lot of foolishness. 25 KEPT ABOARD BOAT FROZEN FAST IN RIVER Two Barges, Also Stuck, Await Good Weather for Planes to Come to Rescne. By the Assoclated Press. EDMONTON, Alberta, October 28. ‘The motor boat Mabel, with upwards c 25 passengers aboard, is frozen in on th Athsbasca River somewhere north « Fort McMurray, according to wor reaching here today. The loaded barges are also frozen in. Nothing can be done until ice condi- tions permit aeroplanes to be sent to salvage the freight and bring the stranded passengers to McMurray. Fears for 24 Abate, SELKIRK, Manitoba, October 28 (#). —Fears for the safety of 24 sajlors and fishermen aboard two boats unregorted on Lake Winnipeg abated somewhat to- day as 8 conviction grew the vessels probably had tied up at some sheltered spot to await favorable weather or were held fast by ice. FORD TRUCK TAKEN BY U. S. ON LOW BID; CONTROLLER TO RULE (Continued From Pirst Page) tacturer had replied to the de- :::‘fu of stdlrik‘mm workers for revised working con . e e o = t on. roc - Pebted to hear that s reply from Dear- was in. observer at Bdge- ‘water -repol The Edgewater case may furnish an open and shut decision on ‘whether Pord will deal with representatives of his employes under the mandatory - ments of the industrial law for eollec- tive bargening when sought Ry the workers. On the other compliance question at issue, the filing of ted wage and hour reports to the National Automo- bile Chamber of t:mm:wrt ce, eodew .:g: cy, it was too soon trol agency, lish Ford's intentions. Ji prom- if he 2 Pri: Postmaster General Farley | lieved V. McKee, candidate for mayor of New| the N. R. A. be publicly accused of “crack- ing down"” on unimportant little viola- tors, and letting a really big man gat . TUNNEL BUILDER DIES Minnesotan Was Brother of Pierce Butler of Supreme Court.