Evening Star Newspaper, June 27, 1934, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Local thundershowers this afternoon or tonight; tomorrow fair, not much change in temperature; gentle winds, mostly southerly. Temperatures—Highest, 91, at 5:30 p.m. yesterday; lowest, 73, at 3 a.m. The only evening paper in Washington with the Associated Press News service. today. Full report on page 4. Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages 13,14 & 15 No. NEW BRITISH NOTE 32,929. post office STRESSES REQUEST TONEGOTIATE DEBT ““Permanent” Settlement of Problem Asked in Brief Communication. LONDON COMPROMISE WITH BERLIN POSSIBLE Law Rushed Through to Wage Trade War if Germans Maintain Payment Moratorium. By the Associated Press LONDON, June 27.—A new British note was cabled to the British em- bassy in Washington today in which the British government emphasized its desire to negotiate a permanent war dabts settlement with the United States. Foreign' office officials declined to reveal the exact nature of the note except to s ‘it is quite short.” The British policy of the past in reference to the desire for a discus- | sion of a full settlement of the debt question was understood to have been restated as part of the communica- tion. The note 1s in reply to one by Sec- retary of State Cordell Hull suggest- ing payment “in kind,” but it comes with Great Britain already in the de- faulter class. She entered that status June 15 when she refused to pay an installment. Reject Bermuda Gift. British circles pointed out that the day following the Hull note, President Roosevelt took the position that pay- meats in kind could be only “very partial” ones. Suggestions at home that England give Bermuda or some other posses- sion near America to the United States in payment have drawn posi- tive government opposition It was officially pointed out that this would mean compulsory aliena- tion of British citizens. Few positive developments in the deot situation are expected here this | Summer, London feeling the question may e dormant until Congress re- assembles next Fall. Another financial matter—at this time more pressing—occupied the government today. Representatives began conversations with a German delegation in an attempt to reach an agreement on a moratorium dispute involving a potentially costly trade war. A bill rushed through the House of Commons_and expected to he passed | tomorrow | by the House of Lords gives the government authority to establish a clearing house to impound German commercial accounts. Talk of Compromise. If the parley fails this course will be tollowed to assure payment to British bond holders of interest on the Dawes and Young loans despite Berlin's six-month moratorium German and British negotiators presented their viewpoints at a two- hour session at the treasury depart- ment. A tone of cordiality prevailed. and it is known that both sides ex- pressed hope a compromise can be reached | A brief communique stated | “The British representatives met the German delegation this morning | to open discussions regarding service | of the German debt held by British | bond holders. Explanations were | given as to the point of view of both | sides and discussions, which were very | friendly, will be continued this after- noon.” TRAMMELL LEADS IN SENATE RUN-OFF| Has Margin Exceeding 4.000 Votes Over Youthful Rival in Florida. By the Associated Press JACKSONVILLE, Fla, June 27.— Senator Park “‘rammell apparently ha. won the Democratic nomination for his fourth term in the United States Senate over his youthful op- penent. Claude Pepper. On the basis of unofficial returns from all but 108 ot the State's 1288 precincts the vote was: Trammell, 96.654; Pepper, 91,916. The missing precincts were well scattered. Trammell and Pepper bat- tled in a run-off primary Trammell, chairman of the impor- tant Senate Naval Affairs Committee, captured Orange County (Orlando), which Pepper carried by a 100-vote margin in the first primary. Tram- mell took the county, 2,480 votes to 2,291 FRANCE R.AISES BAN Will Permit American Youth to Remain, but Quietly. PARIS, June 27 (#).—Patrick Con- nolly Walberg, 21-year-old American whose threatened expulsion from France was lifted at the last minute, will be allowed to remain on a prom- ise that he will take no part in French politics. This was learned from official sources as well as the fact that the American consulate asked police take no action in the future to expel ‘Walberg without advising the con- sulate Walberg was accused of leading Leftist attacks on the Doumergue Government. NAT GAME POSTPONED Crowd of Nearly 3,000 Disap- pointed by Rain. Rain this afternoon cost the Na- tionals an opportunity to make it four straight over the Browns, the management deciding at 2:30 o'clock that Griffith Stadium was too wet. The postponement probably will be played Monday. August 27, as part of a double-header here. A special Ladies’ day crowd of nearly 3.000 had gather at the park early and was disappointed by the heavy shower. [ Entered as second class matter Washington, = MEN FED GROUND GLASS RESTAURANT RACKET HERE, U. S. ATTORNEY TOLD Former Soldier Says Companions Gave Him “Potion” and Lawyer Tried to Collect From Firm. D C 1IN Charges that a local physician and a lawyer have been placing ground glass in the food of selected victims, hoping to collect large sums in dam- ages from lunch rooms where the victims ate, were under investigation today by the United States attorney’s office | Assistant United States Attorney John R. Fitzpatrick and Detective Sergt. Earl P. Hartman said informa- | tion now in their hands indicates they |are confronted with one of the most vicious “rackets” ever uncovered in the District. The charges are contained in an affidavit by George Kish, a former soldier, of Newark, N. J. | Kish told the investigators he came | to Washington several weeks ago and | met an old Army acquaintaince, who | introduced him to a “friend.” The ah WASHINGTON, D. C, latter is said to have told Kish he could get him a job. One night last month, Kish said, he went riding with this new friend, two other men and a woman. They stopped in a lunch room near Ninth street and New York avenue, according to the affidavit. When Kish calied for a dessert, one of his com- panions allegedly walked from the table and went back of the counter. “They've only got rice pudding,” the man called out. Kish ordered a dish, being the only one to partake of this dessert. Halfway through, according to the affidavit, he found his mouth cut and bleeding from particles of glass. One of his companions allegedly took the glass Kish had spit out, placed it on "(Continued on Page 2, Column 6) | PRESIENTFAVRS AL NEW DEAER Willing to See Party Label | Subordinated in Race 5 for Congress. i BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. | The new deal Republican flower bed !in the West will continue to be culti- vated by the Roosevelt administra- tion leaders during the Summer and Fall. Their hope is that such cultivation will lead to the election in November of a Congress strongly supporting President Roosevelt's policies and pro- gram of legislation. In fact, a new | deal Congress. | Two years ago the West went “hell | bent” for the Democratic national | ticket. It was voting very largely against the Republican administra- | tion. This year the job of the Roose- | velt administration is to bring the | West to vote just as strongly for con- | gressional candidates who are friendly to the new deal. Party Label Minimized. And if they be tried and true Re- | publican Progressives—like La Fol- {lette of Wisconsin, Johnson of Cali- fornia, Cutting of New Mexico and | Shipstead of Minnesota—a little thing {like the party label they wear is not | going to be essentially disappointing to | the “administration leaders. All of |these gentlemen are regarded as | friends of the new deal, and particu- |larly as friends of the President. i In other words, it is a New Deal Congress that the Roosevelt leaders are striving for right now. The more | of these gentlemen who actually wear | the Democratic label the better, of | course. But the Democratic label is | not the only requisite. The President had a lot more trouble with some of the registered Democrats in Congress during the session just closed than he did with some of the Republican Progressives and the Farmer-Laborites from Minnesota. It is quite possible that a new deal Republican would look a lot better, as a member of Congress, than ‘- would an anti-New Deal Democrat in such a job. Situation Delicate. The administration faces, of course, a delicate situation in some of the Western States, where Roosevelt Democrats would like very much to 2o to the Senate or the House, in place of the Progressive Republicans, no matter how friendly the latter may be to the President and his plans. That is just the case in Wisconsin, for example. where Senator La Fol- lette has set out to organize a new party of his progressive followers, | deserting the Republican primary and at the same time staying away from the Democratic party There is no doubt that the Presi- dent would delight to see Senator La Follette re-elected. But the Presi- dent cannot afford to dictate openly to the Democrats of Wisconsin or any other State who shall be their can- didate for the Senate. or who shall be their candidates for the House And out in Wisconsin, where they elected a Democratic Senator and a Democratic Governor in 1932, the Democrats are clamoring for a second Democratic Senator this year. Johnson Support Easy. The administration had an easy time bestowing its political blessing on Senator Hiram Johnson in Cali- fornia this year. It was easy simply because the California Democrats themselves started the ball rolling. with indorsement of Johnson issued by Democratic members of the House and by Senator McAdoo But in the Badger State and in New Mexico and GENERAL STRIKE QUIGKLY SETTLED Fifty-seventh Labor Dispute Ends on Triplet Build- ings. The general strike on the so-called triplet buildings in the Federal tri- angle, called last night in protest against employment of non-union painters by an independent contrac- tor, terminated this morning with a unfon victory. All trades were or- dered back to work tomorrow morn- ing. This was the fifty-seventh labor dispute during the strike-spotted his- tory of the three structures—the I. C. C. and Labor Buildings and the Government Auditorium The settlement was reached. when Edward A. Burnap, superintendent for James Stewart & Co. the general contractor, and Charles E. Darnall, Government construction engineer, in charge of the project. stepped in as mediators. Involved 30 Painters. The dispute concerned the employ- iment of 30 non-unton painters by Anthony Heinsbergen of Los An- geles, who has a separate contract with the Government for decorative painting of the buildings. These men were taken on during the last three days, after Heinsbergen had tried vainly for a month to obtain union men, who were out on a general strike, ordered by M J. McDonough, presi- dent of the Building Trades Depart- ment of the American Federation of Labor, as result of a jurisdictional dispute. Heinsbergen paid the non-union men union wages, however, and worked them union hours. He took the position be could not afford fur- ther delay in completing his contract. When the jurisdictional dispute, which made an issue of whether the operative plasterers or the bricklayers union should lay acoustical stone in the buildings, was settled by a deci- sion of Justice Daniel W. O'Donoghue in District Supreme Court late Mon- day. the building trades would have gone back to work except for the trouble with non-union painters. Demanded Men’s Removal. The Washington Building Trades Council met last night and voted not to allow any crafts to return to work until the non-union men were discharged. They said they would not work on the same job with strike- breaking labor. Accordingly, when work was to have started on the buildings this morning, business agents of all the unions were on hand to call their men off. Then Burnap, his patience tried by the many labor difficulties, took a hand. He went to Heinsbergen and explained that his refusal to dis- charge his non-union painters was tieing 1p the Stewart Co., which was in nowise concerned in the dispute and was keeping some 300 men from their jobs. Darnall also sought to sway the painting contractor. Heinsbergen first took the position he must have some guarantee that there would be no further walkouts before he would return to a closed shop. Finally Capitulates. In the face of continued pressure, however, he capitulated end agreed to discharge the non-union painters this evening. R. F. Whalen, business agent for the painters, who took part in the negotiations, notified John Locher, (Continued on Page 2. Column 4.) (Continued on Page 2, Column 1.) By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, June 27.—A battle of & century—it may be that long before the deciding knockout is scored—was waged in full fury today at the Shedd Aquarium. The principals were a dozen® grunts (a species of fish) on one side and four spiney lobsters on the other. The fighting pit was a large tank filled with salt water and sea weed. The spectators were legion. Going into the twenty-second round, each one 24 hours in length. the grunts were far ahead on points. They had their opponents backed into a corner and were carrying the battle to them. The grunts, weighing in at maybe a pound, follow the style exemplified by Max Baer. The lobsters, coming in at approximately the same weight, belong to the Carnera school. The fish rush in, bobbing and weaving; draw a sharp jab of the crustaceans’ saw-toothed spine; duck under it: :nfl? smack the lobsters with a sting al But the lobsters come back with [ 4 GRUNTS AND LOBSTERS FIGHTING REAL BATTLE OF THE CENTURY punishing counter attacks, slashing and flailing about with their rapiers until they drive their aggressors from the corner. They never stand, fin to leg. and slug it out. ‘There was still another analogy to the boxing profession. Sinister rumors flew around. They were coupled with observations that the combatants seemed content to fence and spar without getting over any reg.ly heavy punches. jut there was some support from proponents ot the scientific exhibition a the sidewalk brawl. That widely publicized encounter between the spider and the snake out at St. Charles was recalled as slow but in- teresting, too. Charles Doyle of the aquarium lent some measure of confirmation to the ugly gossip that was being bruited about. He revealed the real names of the battlers. The grunts are really haemulon scivrus and the lobsters are panulirus angus. They were taken from the waters of Key West, Fla., and brought here in big tanks. ‘Why, they're stable mates! » PECORA TOACCEPT |CHARMANSHP OF SECURITIES BOARD Appointment Practically As- sured After He Agrees to Being Drafted. CONSENTS TO SERVE IN POST FOR ONE YEAR Counsel Had Planned to Return to Private Practice—Pollard Seeks Trade Body Place. By the Associated Press. President Roosevelt received word today that Ferdinand Pecora, counsel for the Senate Banking Committee, | would serve for a year as chairman of | the new Securities and Exchange Commission. | hile the President has indicated he has not decided definitely on the membership of the commission, it is | now generally taken for granted that Pecora will get the chairmanship. James M. Landis, a member of the Federal Trade Commission, had been mentioned as the possible chairman. It was considered likely he would be a member of the new commission and become chairman later. Mathews Mentioned. George C. Mathews, another trade commissioner, has been talked of for a membership. Pecora, who as counsel for the Senate committee played a big part in drafting the stock market legisla- tion, has beem reluctant to accept a place on the commission created by that law, feelirg he should return to private practice. The White House was informed, however, that he had been persuaded to serve for a year as chairman if that post were tendered him. Meanwhile the name of former Gov. John Garland Pollard of Virginia has entered prominently into discussions of successors to those Trade Commis- | sioners likely to be shifted to the Securities Commission. Pollard, now chairman of the Vet- ! erans’ Board of Appeals, served as a member of the Trade Commission in 1920-21 under President Wilson. Pollard was said in authoritative sources to have strong backing for the appointment. Under Civil Service. The new commission will be dis- tinctive in that it"is the first of the new agencles which by law must re- cruit its personnel under the Civil Service Commission and fix pay under the classification act. Heretofore, the new agencies have been created as patronage establish- ments—that is, the law under which they came into existence specifically set forth that the workers could be recruited without regard to civil service rules and the pay fixed without regard to the classification act. As a result, only those agencies in which the heads preferred to get civil service ecmployes have had a nominal merit system. and in order to bring salaries in line, the Presi- dent was forced to issue an Executive order setting up a scale for all groups. PECORA TO MAKE STATEMENT. NEW YORK, June 27 (A‘).—Ferdi-! nand Pecora was not immediately, evailable today for comment on his| probable appointment as chairman of | the new securities and exchange com- | mission. ¥ At his office, however, it was said he probably would make a statement later in the day. It was understood he had communicated with Washing- ton by telephone curing the morning. | LOCAL P. W. A. BILL REPORTED SIGNED City Due to Get 10-Million| Loan Soon—Work Out- lined. President Roosevelt is understood tc have signed the act of Congress au- thorizing the Commissioners to bor- row $10,750,000 from the Public Works Administration for public works in the District, but an official announcement to this effect is not expected before tomorrow. Chairman King of the Senate Dis- trict Committee, who conferred witn| the President this morning, left the White House with the impression the| President already - had signed this legislation, of vital importance tc local authorities who have planned a num- ber of necessary local projects. In the program worked out for the distribution of this money is included construction of a sewage disposal plant, to cost $8,000,000; building of a wall at Lorton Reformatory for | $500,000; construction of an adult tuberculosis hospital, for $1,500,000, and an addition at Gallinger Hospital, $750,000. W anticipation of the President’s approval, the Commissioners already have approached Secretary Ickes, ad- ministrator of the Public Works Ad- ministration. It is understood Admin- istrator Ickes has given approval to the sewage disposal part of the pro- gram, but the rest of the program 18 still in doubt. Ickes has been represented as hav- ing requested the Commissioners to submit a detailed plan of the sewage punnnflmdlnwdmt-mand grant would be forthcoming soon. The signing of this bill by the Pres- ident disposes of the local legislation of importance which reached the President after the closing of Con- gress. BOMBINGS CONTINUE VIENNA. June 27 (P).—Anti- church bombings continued in Aus- tria all last night. At Oberalm, near Salzburg, @& priest’s home was dynamited, but no one was injured. In Matred, East Tyrol, a Heimwehr leader’s home was bombed. ) ¢ Foenin ‘WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION o Star WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 193¢—THIRTY-TWO PAGES. %#% THAT CLINICALLY \ DEAD CALIFORNIA PUP | \\8\ DID NOT REVIVE RAPIDLY BUT JUST WATCH TiiS ANIMALY ///; ”{". \ e A Yesterday’s Circulation, 116,580 () Means Associated Press. * HENRY THAT DARNED | KEY \\ LOOKS B \UNENSTTumopAL 73] ToME! CUMMINGS GIVEN N.R.A. MILL CASE Will Determine Whether U. S. Will Prosecute Plant for Code Violation. By the Associated Press. Attorney General Cummings was studying evidencz in the Harriman | hosiery mills case today to determine whether the Government will prose- cute the shutdswn Tennessee plant for alleged violation of the N. R. A. hosiery code. All testimony and facts in the case of the mills whica closed for lack of business after their Blue Eagle had been removed, was being canvassed by Justice Department attorneys. Hugh 8. Johison maintained his position that the mills must meet N R. A’s requirements on labor’s right to bargain collectively before a Blue Eagle will be restored. Johnson still was open o proposals from-the firm on this ques:ion. The re-employment of at least 50 ot the workers who went on strike last October whenh other employes were discharged, aliegedly because of union activities, was a major condi- tion which Johnsoa demanded should be met. Justice officials thought it doubt- fu: Cummings would have any state- ment to make before tomorrow. The Attornel General has been busy sup- plying Fresident Roosevelt with legal opinions on bills passed in the last minute congressional rush. An earlier Justice Departmen: ruling made with- out a complete sct of facts in the long controversy exoressed doubt that the Government couid make a case in the courts. NAVAL CONFERENCE AGAIN TAKEN UP Britain May Offer Further Agenda Suggestions at Conversa- tions With U. S. By the Associated Press. LONDON, June 27.—Naval conver- sations between representatives of the United States and Great Britain were continued today in the first formal session of the week. It was presumed the British dele- gation would present further sugges- tions concerning the agenda for the 1935 naval conference. e TEMPERATURES IN 90'S EXPECTED BEFORE NIGHT Showers Forecast by Tomorrow, but Mercury’s Climb to High Levels Probable. ‘Temperatures are expected to reach the 90s again today, as they have for several days past, despite the fact the Weather Bureau forecasts local thundershowers late today or tonight. The bureau said no break in the heat was in sight and that tomorrow probably will see the mercury again above 90 degrees. Yesterday’'s rn:aximum reached at 5:30 p.m. ] was 91, . TWO DROWN, SIX SAVED Couple Victims of Capsized Boat in North Carolina Stream. GASTONIA, N. C,, June 27 (#).— Miss Izetta Wright, 25, and Labert Jacobs, 20, of Gastonia were drowned last midnight, when their boat over- turned in Catawba Creek. near Bus- ter Boyd Bridge. The bodies were recovered. Six other persons in the boat swam to safety. Miss Wright was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Scott Wright, who moved L!:;re a short time ago from Cleve- d. Amusements ....... Army and Navy. Comics ... Features . Financial . - Lost and Found. Radlo ....... Serial Story . Society . Sports .. [, 50 Years’ Supply Of Helium Held by Uncle Sam in Texas By the Associated Press. AMARILLO, Tex., June 27.— The Army 2nd Navy have at least a 50-year supply of helium in the 50,000-acre helium produc- ing Cliffside structure, on which the Federal Bureau of Mines has acquired all gas rights. There are four producing wells on the acreage from which the Government's helium plant has withdrawn 3,250,000,00 cubic feet of natural gas since early in 1929, and the rock pressure still stands above 700 pounds. The helium re- covery is about 1.75 per cent. The residue is used for fuel in Ama- rillo. The Bureau of Mines in 1927 acquired an operating contract, with an option to purchase, on 20,000 acres, but finally extended its rights tc cover the entire 50, G600 acres. The purchase of full gas rights was consummated last month. DLLINGER ADE TAREN ST PAL Albert W. Reilly Seized by U. S. Agents—Four Re- main at Large. Albert W. Reilly, said to have been | with John Dillinger when the No. 1 gangster shot his way to freedom at Little Bohemia, near Rhinelander, Wis., was captured today at St. Paul, Minn. by special agents of the Justice De- partment’s Division of Investigation, Attorney General Cummings an- nounced. Details concerning the cap- ture were withheld. Reilly also was wanted for harbor- ing Dillinger at St. Paul several weeks prior to the Little Bohemia raid. According to J. Edgar Hoover, di- rector of the division, Reilly is the man who approached Dr. Nels T. Mortensen and Dr. Clayton E. May at St. Paul to obtain surgical treatment for gunshot wounds in-Dillinger’s bod: Justice officials said Reilly accom- panied Dillinger and members of his gang to the Little Bohemia Inn, on Spider Lake, but left the inn to go to Minneapolis on the day before the Federal agents launched their gun battle which resulted in the deaths of W. Carter Baum of Washington, Federal agent, and a C. C. C. worker. Federal investigators say that Reilly left the inn to take “Pat” Cherring- ton, woman companion of one of the Dillinger gang, to Minneapolis for medical attention. Reilly and the woman returned to the inn while the Federal raid was in progress, but succeeded in escaping in an automobile in an exchange of fire with the agents. The capture of Reilly leaves only Dillinger and three of his gang still at large. They are John Hamilton, Homer Van Meter and Lester M. Gillis, alias “Baby Face” Nelson. The Department of Justice has placed a price of $10,000 on Dillinger and $5,000 on Nelson--rewards offered under authority of the recently en- acted Federal reward bill. BRICK-THROWER HELD LONDON, June 27 (#).—A youth of about 24 heaved a brick through a front window of No. 11 Downing street today while the cabinet was in ses- sion at No. 10. He entered the street with the brick wrapped in brown paper, slipped past Scotland Yard detectives on duty in the section, but made no effort to escape after throwing the missile. His grievance was not learned. IES PLANSBL DEVALUNG SLVER Would Issue $5,000,000,000 New Certificates to Cut Government Debt. By the Associated Press Silver advocates in Congress laid plans today to force the administra- tion next session to devalue the silver dollar as it did the gold dollar. The profit would be used to reduce the Government’s debt. Representative Dies, Democrat, of | Texas, author of the only two silver bills to pass thg House last session, said that as as Congress con- vened he would introduce legislation to reduce the silver in the silver dol- lar from 412.5 to 206 grains. Predicting at least two-thirds of the House would favor this move, Dies said it would restore silver to its old statutory 16-to-1 ratio with gold instead of the 27-to-1 ratio now exist- ing as a result of gold dollar devalua- tion. Dies said that under his silver pur- chase plan recently enacted, the Treasury would have 2,000.000,000 ounces of silver by January. Devalu- tion would make that equivalent to 4.000,000,000 ounces. Earmarked for Debt. “Under the bill which I intend to introduce the first day of the next session and to press for immediate | consideration,” he said, “the Secre- tary of the Treasury will be required | to issue more than five billion dollars in new silver certificates. “My bill will require the Treasury | to use this new currency to reduce the { Government’s indebtedness and to pay the operating expenses. “On account of the tremendous pub- lic indebtedness such action is im- perative to make tolerable the burden of debt and to give the country sound money redeemable in silver dollars This will mean a rise in the com- modity dollar of 25 per cent.” Administration officials believe the new silver purchase plan will cause a (Continued or: Page 2, Column 6.) SLAIN DENTI.ST SHOWN AS OWNER OF WEALTH Woman Held in Killing of Dr. H. L. Meyers Expected to Be Freed Today. By the Associated Press. ST. LOUIS, June 27.—Dr. Homer L. Meyers, El Dorado, Ill, dentist, murdered on his farm June 18, had $115981 in cash and bonds in the First National Bank here, it was learned from an affidavit filed by his widow, Mrs. Nellie M. Meyers. Harold St. Clair, former Ohio con- vict who confessed he fatally shot Meyers, has refused to say why he killed the dentist. Authorities said robbery apparently was not the mo- tive, as $80 was found in the dentist's pocket and that, although his office was ransacked, only private papers were touched. Counsel for Mrs. Evelyn Anderson, St. Clair's former traveling compan- ion, said they expected her to be re- leased after an inquest today. She was arrested shortly after the body was found, but denied knowledge of the murder. -— Thieves Sentenced to Death. MOSCOW, June 27 (#).—Death by shooting was the sentence imposed by the Moscow City Court today on two men convicted of the theft of $100,- 000 worth of iron from a subway warehouse. for Alexander Mirnov, manager of the Central Subway Warehouse, and Serge Moisiev, a supply agent. ‘Tikhon Popov, convicted of buying | about it, and The death sentences were decreed TWO CENTS. GENERAL MOTORS OFFIGIAL DENIES ARMY MOTOR PAGT Haig Calls Ford Agent’s “Get-Together” Charge “Absolutely False.” DID NOT KNOW SABINE AT TIME, MANAGER SAYS Story Told Probe Committee Is Repeated by Witness in Reply. BY REX COLLIER. Norman K. Haig, General Motors official, today branded as “absolutely false” charges made to a House com- mittee that he suggested a ‘“get- together” of General Motors, Ford and Chrysler bidders for a “three- way split” of Army motor contracts. The charges were made yesterday before a House Military Affairs Sub- committee by R. P. Sabine, Ford agent, who added he had turned thumbs down on the alleged “proposi- tion.” Haig, managing director of fleet sales for General Motors, and now in Detroit, issued a vigorous denial through Joseph B. Woodside, Wash- ington manager of fleet sales for General Motors, and formerly assist- ant to Controller General McCarl Woodside said he will appear be- fore the committee tomorrow to pre- sent a formal statement from Haig and to voice his own denial of Sabine’s allegations—made twice un- der oath to the committee. The com- mittee held no hearing today. “Absolutely False.” “You can say for Mr. Haig and also for me that the charges of Mr. Sabine are absolutely false,” Wood- side told The Star. “Why, Mr. Haig never met Mr. Sabine until severiy weeks after the alleged proposition is supposed to have been made—and I was the person who introduced them. “The meeting to which Mr. Sabine apparently had reference took place at Camp Holabird on January 22 last. Mr. Haig and I were present. and so was Mr. Sabine. The bidders were meeting in the office of the Holabird Army officers, and obviously no such proposition could have been made in such a public place as that. “Mr. Haig did not know Mr. Sabine at that time, but I did. Neither of us made any such proposal or sug- gestion as Mr. Sabine testified to. I think it was about two weeks later that [ introduced Mr. Haig to Mr. Sabine for the first time.” To Present Deni Woodside said he has Haig's denial in hand and is ready to present it to the committee at its earliest con- venience. Advised of the denials by the Gen- eral Motors’ representatives, Sabine reiterated his charges to The Star and added a few details. “Mr. Woodside wasn't there when the proposition was made,” Sabine declared. “I would like to take Mr. Haig over to Holabird and show him the exact spot where we were stand- ing when he broached the matter. There isn’t any doubt in my mind Simonds distinctly recalls it, too.” He referred to E. C. Simonds, an- other Ford representative, who, Sa- | bine testified, was present when the | proposal was made “Mr. Haig said it, all right,” Sabine continued, “and I remember that he said something about having tried to make such an arrangement previous- ly, without sucess. I will be glad to offer the commitee further proof if they want it.” Meetings Recalled. Sabine said he did not recall the exact date of the meeting at Hola- bird, except that it was sometime in January. He said there were several meetings of bidders there that month. In his testimony yesterday before the committee Sabine confirmed pre- vious statements he had made behind closed doors. In the secret session, ft was disclosed, Representative James, Republican, of Michigan asked Sabine: “Have made a prices?” “They did not exactly say ‘fix prices,’ ” Sabine replied, “but Norman Haig said he had had his belly full of selling automobiles to the Govern- ment at cost last year. In the early part of this year he said he did not see why it would not be possible for Chevrolet, Chrysler and Ford to get together and split this business three ways so they could all make a profit out of it.” “When was thai?” James asked. “It was the early part of January— the first of the year.” “Who was present?” “Haig, Simonds from the Ford Motor Co. and myself, over at Hola- bird.” Split Suggestion Charged. “Did they suggest what the pro- posed split would be?” Chairman Rogers inquired. “Just that we should split it three ways,” the witness responded. Sabine confirmed his previous testi- mony and asserted he had refused to any of your competitors ever proposition to you to fix the stolen materials, was sent to prison for 10 years. ADAM DIED OF GOUT, SAID KING WHO TRACED ANCESTRY TO HIM By the Assoclated Press. LONDON, June 27.— Adam and Eve had a lot of trouble over an apple, but evidence came forward to- day that it was gout that finally put the first man in his grave. This theory was advanced by an ancient manuscript put on display in London’s historic College of Arms. The exhibition was opened in cele- bration of the 450th anniversary of the association, known as the Kings, Heralds and Pursuivants of Arms Or- ganization, s It dabbles in coats of arms, gene- alogy, ancient manuscripts and such. The lowdown on Adam was offered in an ancient vellum pedigree of a Saxon king who proudly traced his family tree back to Adam. He added {lluminantingly at the end that the ancestor of us all “dyed of gowte.” ‘The manuscript was illustrated by picturesque drawings of Adam and Eve—an apple in their hands—sur- rounded by an assortment of animals. The Bible says “and all the days that Adam Hved were nine hundred and thirty years; and he died.” consider the “proposition” at all. A. H. Ferrandou of the Dodge com- pany, who was an observer at yester- day’s hearing, was called to the stand and aesked if his firm had made any arrangement with Chevrolet or Gen- eral Motors for splitting up contracts. He replied in the negative. Lieut. Col. Joseph I. McMullen, chief of the patents section, judge advocate general’s office, is due to appear again before the committee tomorrow. The committee plans to interrogate him further regardiny fees or favors accepted by Army offi- cers from private concerns. . Endurance Flyers Forced Down. MERIDIAN, Miss, June 27 (#).— A broken cylinder early today ended the attempt of the Key brothers to set & new endurance flight record, after they had spend 123 hours % the air,