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CUBAN OFFICIALS ACT O END STRIKE Suspend Constitutional Rights and Establish Mar- tial Law in Havana. By the Associated Press. HAVANA, March 9.—Constitutional rights were suspended in Cuba today | after a night punctuated by shots and | bombings. | Grimly determined to break the| strike which has disorganized the nation’s affairs, the cabinet and coun- cil of state suspended the national constitution in a joint special session | at the presidential palace. The joint body named Jose Pedraza | military governor of Havana Province. | This was considered the equivalent of | martial law, inasmuch as Pedraza, whose rank is that of a lieutenant colonel in the army, will take over powers now in the hands of the civil authorities. Pedraza, now chief of the national police, was one of the | six sergeants who with Fulgencio Ba- tista overthrew the De Cespedes gov- ernment September 4, 1933. Adopt Eight-Point Program. An eight-point program was adopted What’s What Behind News In Capital New Deal Looks on McCarl as G. O. P. Dark Horse in 1936. BY PAUL MALLON. \HERE are other things behind this strange dispute between the New Dealers and Con- troller General McCar), Grown-up officials do not lose their tempers ordinarily over such a question as whether the Navy should pay the return fare of the families of its officers stationed abroad. At least they do not continue to throw cannon balls at each other day after day on such a trivial pretext. The resistance of McCarl “against the speed of all New Deal expendi- tures is one explanation, but a deeper contributing reason is that McCarl may be a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination next year. His name has never been publicly mentioned, but the New Dealers keep as close an eye on the opposition camp as they do on their own. They have heard that McCarl is a potential can- didate and have seen signs to verify it. Comes From Nebraska. by the joint body as a substitute for the constitution. It was not made | public. | The action puts the entire gov. ernment back on a revolutionary in-| stead of a constitutional basis. A statement said among other things “all codes and laws of pro- cedure and special laws promulgated to date will be respected in so far as they are not opposed to this decision. Suspension of the constitution will| continue until a new agreement is adopted by the cabinet and council| of state. The government is deter- mined to suspend the constitution * * * while the state of the strike and the seditious and revolutionary propa- ganda continues with the purpose of altering the public order. This action ghall not indicate the re-establishment of previous constitutions or statues.” As the government officials were meeting frequent bombings and shoot- ings echoed in the Vedado residential section several miles from the center of Havana. Around midnight firing broke out in the Cuatro Caminos sec- tion bordering the business district. Army Declared Loyal. Col. Batista, army chief, attested to the loyalty of Cuba's military. He declared any idea that the army might be at the disposal of the revolutionists could be dismissed. He asserted it was the government's firm determination to break the strike and that “the armed forces will back the government” in that purpose. All' government workers who quit the service, he declared, would be barred from any further goverment | employment, regardless of the out- come of the strike. State Department workers quit last night, despite the threat of Batista. The cabinet authorized the grant- ing of provisional licenses to indi- vidual citizens to carry arms in order to give protection to persons filling the strikers’ places. It is not as astounding as it may sound. McCarl's term expires next year. He comes from the right sec- tion (Nebraska), has beem out of the | Republican political messes of the | past 15 years, is a stickler for the law ! and for economy, holds old Progressive | ties through Senator Norris, whose | secretary he once was. A rally for him could certainly be attempted, al- though it might lead him to a Senate seat more easily than to the White House, This matter was actually discussed |at a recent secret meeting of New Dealers who have had spending trou- ble with McCarl. The agencies which | have had greatest difficulty getting !him to okay their expenditures are rH P.W.A,HO.LC, A AA, .R.A.and F.E. R. A. The Treasury | has had some trouble also, and prob- ably others. The only New Dealer | who has outwitted the controller is Reliefer Harry Hopkins. When Mc- Carl insisted on auditing all the C. W. | A. vouchers, Hopkins made no protest, | but summoned a half dozen Govern- | | ment trucks and sent the controller | 15 barrels full of Government checks. He then called McCarl on the tele- phone and said: “Let me know if you find anything wrong.” McCarl should be through looking within 15 or 20 years, if he applies himself to the j barrels diligently. | | Estate Fights Humphrey Ouster. Few know it, but the estate of the | late William E. Humphrey is carrying | on his court fight against his removal Aurelio Alvarez, national leader | from the Federal Trade Commission. | of the Autentico party, a leading gov- | The suit he started against President ernment opponent, was under arrest Roosevelt before he died has been car- THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, WOMEN CHANGING | FARLEY'S VIGTORY ¥ BUYING POLICIES Housewives’ League Head Warns of Revolt in Price Increases. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, March 9.—Right now American housewives are changing their buying policles to meet the problem of rising food costs. But if prices keep going up, “women will rebel!” Thus Mrs. Wilbur Pribley, president of the Housewives' League of America, detailed the tactics adopt- ed by the Nation’s largest purchasing class yesterday. ‘This was the burden of her opinion: “We stretched our budgets as much as we could. Now we are doing some deep thinking, rearranging our menus, buying cheaper foods and substituting staples for many luxuries. We are using more lowly vegetables, such as parsnips and carrots, instead of ex- pensive green groceries. “More beople who relished Brussels sprouts are eating cabbage now. More fish is finding its way to the table. It's cheaper than meat, and people don't eat as much. We have gone back to the old method of buying by price instead of by quality.” Mrs. Pribley recalled statistics plac- ing food costs at a level 15 per cent higher than a year ago and an Agri- cultural Department estimate that they might ascend another 11 per cent in 1935. She epitomized the reaction of the ladies of the land in this statement: “We wouldn't mind higher prices if our husbands’ incomes were boosted BRITISH REPORTS SCOUTS DANGER OF BALKAN CONFLICT (Continued From First Page) Europe are unduly alarmed over the Balkan outlook. ‘This alarm evidently was caused by new developments on four fronts: Charges and counter charges be- tween Bulgaria and Turkey, and with Yugoslavia joining in with a reported threat to invoke the Balkan pact if Bulgaria attempts to aid Greece. Not quite on the sidelines, in fact,| bitterly accused by Yugoslavia of | precipitating the whole embroglio in > | a plot to break down the Balkan pact. | Italy remained officially aloof, but | dispatched three warships toward the | Aegean Sea. { Papers Pessimistic, Some London newspapers, despite | | the official tendency to play down any war scare, commented darkly. | The Daily Express said, “lucky, indeed, | Britain will be if some accursed pact | or treaty does not tie us up in that Gypsy's quarrel.” ‘The London Times said: “A large Turkish Army is now en- | camped between Constantinople and Maritza. This could not have been assembled in the week elapsed since | the outbreak in Greece. The Turkish government’s preparations, so dispro- | portionate to the requirements of the at_Camaguey. It was estimated that nearly 400, 000 school teachers and students had of the movement to overthrow the government. Newspaper publication was virtually suspended by strikes of employes protesting the govern- | ment censorship. BRIDE, 18, KILLED IN AUTO COLLISION. | Mrs. Richard T. Fleshman's Deat_h" Brings Traffic Fatalities to 20. Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Fleshman, 18, | of Berwyn, Md.. a bride of several| months, was fatally injured last night | when the automobile in which she | was riding with her husband, Rich-{ ard T. Fleshman, 23. collided with another automobile at Nevada avenue and Rittenhouse street. Mrs. Fleshman received a skull frac- ture and died within two hours in Georgetown Hospital. Her death brought to 20 the total District traffic fatalities for this year. William H. Waters, jr, 16, 3921 McKinley street, driver of the other | automobile, was detained temporarily by police, but later was released inj custody of his father by orders of | Coroner A. Magruder MacDonald | pending appearance at an inquest. Mrs. Fleshman was the former Miss Mary Elizabeth Jones and her parents | live at Harwood, Md. 1 In another traffic accident earlier yesterday Mrs. Ethel L. Davis, 31, of Brooklyn, N. Y., suffered a knee frac- | ture and shock when knocked down by | a delvery truck at Fifth and G streets. | She was taken to Emergency Hospital. The truck was driven by Carl G. Aufrecht, 35, of 1017 Third street, po- lice said. Congress in Brief By the Associated Press. TODAY. Senate. In recess. Agriculture Committee continues A. A. A hearing. Commerce Subcommittee hears wit- nesses on food-drug bill. House. Acts on home owners’ loan exten- sion bill. Interstate Commerce Committee iontinues hearing on utility control il Flood Control Committee conducts hearing on preliminary upper Missis- sippi project. YESTERDAY. Senate. Passed $400,000,000 Army appropria- tion bill. Received Post Office Committee re- port declaring Long charges against Farley unfounded. Debated $4,880.000,000 relief bill. Finance Committee heard Donald R. Richberg on N. R. A, House. Agreed to increase home owners’ lending fund from $3,000,000,000 to $4,750,000,000. Agriculture Committee approved Doxey bill-to exempt two-bale cotton | growers from Bankhead act tax. Labor Committee approved Lundeen old age pension bill. Appropriations subcommittee asked Secretary Swanson to explain his dis- agreement with Controller General McCarl. ‘Ways and Means Committee heard Secretary Morgenthau advocate strict enti-smuggling legislation. ried to the Supreme Court. It was - | quietly sent there January 25 by the| 0 which ducked the | left their class rooms in leadership | issue as to whether Mr. Roosevelt had | | Court of Claims, | the power to fire Humphrey. If Mr. Roosevelt wins this suit, Mc-{ Carl may have an opportunity to start a presidential campaign before the expiration of his term. | Trick in Belgian Pact. The whooping New Deal publicity about the Belgian trade agrecment| did not say so, but there was a trick | in that treaty. The lower import duties which we | promised to Belgium are npphcnble; not only to Belgium, but to every other country. In other words, the reduced | tariffs we granted her are really gen- eral tariff reductions. That was not entirely evident until the Customs Bureau issued its routine circular No. 1348 the other day, order- ing the general reductions or the articles mentioned in the Belgian treaty. Such action is required be- | cause we have treaties with most | nations promising we will not discrim- | inate against them. | The Yankee traders are now in their storm cellars here awaiting the re- action. Jokes about congressional abuse of the franking privilege are ohsolete under the New Deal. It is not Con- gress, but the executive branch of the Government which is responsible for increased costs of carrying free mail. The records show that this expense increased about 75 per cent last year, from $14,000,000 to $23,000,000. But the cost of carrying free congressional mail fell off from $1,000,000 to $7175,000. Communications Row Looms. Inner difficulties are developing in the Communications Commission which will make front-page news sooner or later. The old Radio Commission crowd is not getting along at all with the new members. It is impossible to tell yet what form the break will take. ‘Townsend Clubs are not confined to| those over 60. From California comes reports of Townsend Clubs made up exclusively of young people; one headed by a young lady in her ’teens. ‘The reason officially given for the in- terest of youngsters in pensions for the old folks is that “it would insure them a better chance for happy marriages.” Apparently some of the youngsters have their eyes set on the old boys and girls already. A new kind of automobile came rolling up to a downtown stoplight the other day. It was streamlined, with two wheels in front and one vehind, with the motor over the rear seat. Pedestrians looked inside, and | there, sure enough, was Mrs. Roosevelt. She was accompanied by her good friend, Amelia Earhart. | One of the heavier problems of | government now is to find out the age | of a retired colored rail worker’ who cannot remember when he was born. The Railroad Pension Board looked at him and decided he was past retire- ment age. But Controller McCarl in- | formed the board unofficially that the pension cannot be paid unless some record is presented. There is no record. The matter has not yet de- veloped beyond the conversational stage between McCarl and the Pen- sion Board, but you may hear about it soon. (Copyright. 1935.) A | explaining | Greek situation, indicate that Turkey | has other ideas in mind.” CRISIS REPORTED ENDED. | Bulgaria Terms Turkish Situation | Settled. By the Associated Press. | GENEVA, March 9.—Nicolas An-| tonoff, Bulgarian delegate to the| League of Nations, said today the Bul- | garian-Turkish crisis had been settled. Antonoff announced he would de- liver a note to the League of Nations that difficulties arising from the massing of Turkish troops along the Bulgarian frontier had been entirely liquidated. Antonoff said: “We now are convinced there is as much good will on the part of Turkey as there is on the part of Bulgari Our conversations have led us to be- lieve that Turkish frontier prepara- tions are not directed against Bulgaria. Bulgarian Intentions Asked. VIENNA, March 9 (#).—The news- paper Der Tag in a dispatch from Bucharest today said Foreign Min- ister Nicholas Titulescu had sent & memorandum to Bulgaria asking for | an explanation of Bulgarian inten- tions on the Greeo-Bulgarian frontier. “The Bulgarian delegate to the League of Nations at Geneva Thurs- day protested to the League that Turkish troops were being sent to the | ‘Turco-Bulgarian frontier in increasing numbers. The Turkish delegate re- | sponded by saying his country could not overlook Bulgarian operations along the Greek frontier. S TOBACCO CONTROL DECISION DUE SOON Judge Dawson, Opponent of New Deal Activities, Considers Agricultural Measure. By the Associated Press. LOUISVILLE, Ky., March 9.—Fed- eral Judge Charles I. Dawson, who has declared unconstitutional the N. R. A. and Government condemnation of | land for slum clearance, today had | before his court a third New Deal brain | child, the Kerr-Smith tobacco control | act. When Government Counsel Robert N. Anderson and Donald McGuineas defended the act in oral arguments, pointing out that the Oleomargarine act and the Harrison narcotic act likewise were control measures writ- ten as tax laws, Judge Dawson said: . , I'm against you on the constitutionality question.” Judge Dawson said he was puzzled over the question of his jurisdiction and asked counsel to submit briefs. “I believe the Constitution should not be rewritten by legislation,” he continued, “but that any change in it should be submitted to the people.” The case concerns a petition by Oscar, Frank and W. E. Penn, tenant farmers of Lexington, to enjoin en- forcement of the act, which levies a 25 to 33%; per cent tax on tobacco not covered by a Government crop reduc- tion contract. ; —_— Paris Law Aimed at U. S. Films. PARIS, March 9 (#).—A proposal was made in the Chamber of Depu- ties yesterday to reduce receipt taxes on motion picture houses showing only or mostly Prench pictures. Since Americans do about 40 per SIDETRACKS LONG Denied Request to Probe Chairman, Senator Turns on Aid Bill. (Continued From Pirst Page.) funds from Federal workers, as Long charged. The majority found that a letter zent out for funds had been signed by Joseph J. Cotter, a Democratic Na- tional Committee officer, and the “mere fact that Mr. Farley’s name appeared on the letterhead does not indicate that Mr. Farley solicited funds, and as a matter of fact Mr. Farley denies having known of the issuance of the letter.” It also was held such solicitation was not prohibited by law. Cite $1,000 Donation. As for the charge that Farley ac- cepted a $1,000 donation to the party campaign funds from E. P. Knotts, a man under indictment in 1933 for mail fraud, and that this sum had been collected by Clyde O. Eastus, a United States attorney in Texas, in return for “arranging” the Knotts case, the committee said: “The very fact that Mr. Farley wrote the letter quoted by the author of the resolution thanking Mr. Knots for the contribution tends to show the innocence of Mr. Farley. Mr Farley did not know the man and had never heard of him, and uncer the circumstances he cannot be blamed for his action in the mat- ter.” The majority also asserted a fraud order later was issued under authority of Farley against Knotts and the lat- ter was indicted and convicted. Patronage Club Denied. The majority Treport, regarding Long's charge that Farley held up an R. P. C. loan to the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad until former Gov. Cornwell of West Virginia, an official of that road, agreed to support Clem Shaver for the Senate, listed a letter from Chairman Jones of R. F. C. say- ing: "'In the opinion of every member of our board the loan was well se- cured and neither Mr. Farley nor any one else ever spoke to me or to any other member of our board about this loan, except officials of the Balti- more & Ohio Railroad and the bank- ers who handled the issue.” Dr. Edmund A. Walsh, 8. J, vice president of Georgetown University, | said in a lecture last night that “the | curve of public confidence has plunged downward with a sickening thud” this week as a result of speeches —which he indirectly identified as those of Long and Johnson—and “evidences of stalemate, ceaseless chatter and internal dissension at the top.” Sees Serious Consequences. “The Nation has listened to two | | putlic addresses, one by a distin- guished administrator of recent legis- lation and another by a rather well- known Senator of the United States,” he said. “These two speeches tore the but- | tons off the foils and with their in venomed points raised issues that may well have serious consequences. “The last week, too, saw the United ! States Senate turned into a one-ring circus with invective and abusive | repartee flying indiscriminately and | merrily through the chamber—while the breadlines increase outside, the unemployment danger still persists and a general breakdown of recon- struction is tacitly admitted even in administrative circles. * ¢ ¢ Fears Patience May Break. “When the sorely tried patience of the masses will reach bottom, and upon what desperation it will then embark, is hidden in the unpredict- able future. But one thing would appear to be certain. The point of recoil cannot be far off. * * * Star Nearly By the Associated Press. LOS ANGELES, March 9—Jean Harlow, platinum blond screen siren, today combleted service in her divorce action against Hal Rosson, film cam- eraman, and the case probably will be called for trial Monday. Rosson, third husband of the film actress, was in London at the time Miss Harlow filed the suit, and it was necessary for her to obtain service by publication. The final affidavit has just been completea. Rosson will not contest the suit, based on allegations of cruelty. Miss Harlow alleged the “ace” cam- prise airplane elopems Ariz., September 18, 1933, sat up until i Deficit of Four Million Pesos Overcome by Governor, STABILITY SEEN AS MAJOR AIM Wants People to Be Able to “Take Over” for Selves. BY GEORGE HURD. An Irishman with shaggy red eye- brows and a fighting jaw, who a mits a boyhood love of the Erin pas- time and pleasure, perched precari- ously on a radiator at a Washington hotel yesterday and talked of his ac- complishments, plans and ideals for the Filipino people. Frank Murphy, with eyes as blue as the Killarney, soon will return to the Philippines as Governor General of the islands, carrying with him the praise of President Roosevelt, to whom he made a report of conditions in his territory. Characteristically, Murphy has his jdeals. But ahead of ideals comes efficiency and stability in govern- ment. Taking with him his ideas of government from Detroit in June of 1933, Murphy has so ruled the 49 | island provinces that now there is | a surplus of nearly 20,000,000 pesos in the treasury, 7,000,000 of which is an outright surplus, while about 13,- 000,000 is appropriated, but unspent. This is in contrast to a deficit of | more than 4,000,000 pesos when he arrived on the job. Stability First. “The first thing we strove to do | upon taking over the reins of gov: ernment,” the Governor General said, “was to establish stability in govern- ment in order to give the people a greater sense of economic security. | The records will show how well we have done that.” But Murphy is modest about the accomplishments. He said: “People | give me all the credit for doing so | much for the islands when, as a mat- ter of fact, I attribute most of it to the people who have so valiantly aid- ed me in carrying out the plan.” As to his ideals, Gov. Murphy says: “Everything we do in the islands | must look toward establishing this stability of government, if for noth- ing else but as pride in accomplish- {ment. Our 36 years of government in the Philippines must so establish | | the government that the Filipino peo- | ple can ‘take over’ with a full sense of security when we step out.” Murphy has proved himself highly | | popular with the Filipino people with | his financing as well as with his so- cial reform measures. His rule in th islands elicited the remark from Pres- ident of the Senate Manuel L. Que- zon that “he is the best governor we have ever had.” | Experience In Detroit. ‘The whole principle of government was based upon his experience as mayor of Detroit—which means only D. C, SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 1935. . .o . RANK MURPHY, FIGHTING IRISHMAN, PUTS PHILIPPINES ON PAYING BASIS i 111N LAV STUDYHATS NELLON INQURY Board Consults Books on Admittance of Union Trust Stock Deals. By the Assoclated Press. PITTSBURGH, March 9.—The fight over whether the buying and selling of stocks by the big Union Trust Co. is pertinent to Andrew W. Mellon's in- come tax case put the referees—the Tax Board of Appeals—to studying law books today. ‘The hearing of the $3,089,000 tax case is at a standstill until the three members hearing it decide whether evidence sought by Robert H. Jackson, Government counsel, should be ad- mitted. Decision Possibly Monday. To his farm in Ohio, Presiding Member Ernest Van Fossan went with his two colleagues to mull over the guesliom A decision is possible Mon- ay. Throughout the hearing the Gov- ernment has charged that Mellon sold securities to Union Trust, the central banking institution of the Melion family, with the purpose of buying them back after the statutory 30 days and claiming tax losses in the mean- time. Jackson precipitated the argument two days ago when he sought to have Carl R. Korb, youthful vice president of Union Trust, say whether the insti- tution had indulged in deals for the benefit of its officers and patrons by which it held securities for 30 days and then resold them. He argued the evidence is one of the most important parts of the Mellon case. Objecting violently, Frank J. Hogan chief counsel for Mellon, yesterday told the board: “Argument to permit any such evi- dence into the records is logically un |sound and legallv repudiated by the decisions (referring to several he cited).” J TOWN IS TROUBLED GOV. GEN. FRANK MURPHY. that he confines his spending to in- come. Where he called in the various department foremen for conferences in | ‘balnnce the budget. | “Our first aim in the Philippines is measures when they threatened to un- | BY $200,000 SURPLUS ;Expenses Paid and Tax Collec- | tions Heavy, Officials Decide to Pay Of Bonds. Detroit, he called in chiefs of the 49 | to have a happy. contented people. In'p . 0000 0on o provinces in the islands. In the early days of his governor- ship of the islands the populace, or rather the politicians, were outraged when he plugged up the holes in the | toward this goal and before the Fil- | pork barrel. This patronage graft mounted to more than 5,000,000 pesas, or $2,500.000. “We found practically the same conditions, in so far as political spending was concerned, in the is- lands that we had left over here,” he said. “You can imagine what a hue | order to give them this, we must first give them stability in government and sogial security,” the Governor Gen- eral said. “We have taken a long step ipinos take over self-government, they will be ready for it and I have every | confidence that they will do it ably and well.” So from a small Michigan village, where the Irish lad jumped on a board and cut his upper lip, 35 years ago, has come a man who has, in all STEVENS POINT, Wis,, March 9.— What to do with all the surplus money was the problem troubling city offi- cials here. With all current expenses paid, the city has $200,000 in cash on hand and tax collections are running $50,000 ahead of last year. The Council found it costly to have so much money because of the fees required under the State guaranteed deposit plans. nd cry would be raised if you sud- | probability been the first to put a | , 10, lleviate the situation, officials lenly took away the politicians’ pat- ronage. Well, that is just what hao- pened over there. We confined pub- lic works spending to absolute neces- sitfes.” During his administration, Murphy has vetoed or disapproved expendi- tures of more than 30.000,000 peros. | He even vetoed someiof his own pet | | government on a paying basis, and | during the worst depression in his- tory. | Asked about the scar on his lip and |if it was received in the true Irish manner, via scantilon or a shillalah. the Governor General replied: decided to pay the principal and in- terest to maturity on Stevens Point general obligation bonds due during 1935. —_— " WOUNDED IN FLIGHT “No, the other fellow got all the ! marks.” SECTION 7-A DEFENDED CINGINNATI, March 9 P .— Vigorously defending section 7-a of | the national industrial recovery act, | Sidney Hiliman told a University of | Cincinnati forum last night that “em- ployers why interfere with the right of workers to organize are acting in a | criminally illegal manner.” | Hillman is & member of the N.R. A. | Advisory Board and president of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers’ Union. “The Neational Recovery Admin- istration,” he said, “is proof that we have come to maturity as a nation in our understanding and in our han- dling of the problems arising out of a complex economic system.” Free Again JEAN HARLOW SAYS ROSSON READ ALL NIGHT. the early morning hours in her bed room to read, thereby preventing her from obtaining the rest she needed to carry on her work in pictures. ‘The actress also charged Rosson was sarcastic, embarrassed her at social functions and often refused to mingle with guests who were being enter- tained at their home. Miss Harlow’s first husband was Charles F. McGrew, member of a wealthy Chicago family. Her second was Paul Bern, screen studio executive who committed suicide September 5, 1932, Rossin and Miss Harlow separated -| Speaker Byrns | pointing out that the older members May 5, 1934. Since then he has not been in charge of the cameras in her pictures. Y "y BOY FOUND SLAIN BY FIEND KILLER Son of Wealthy Manufac-l turer Stabbed to Death. Clues Lacking. By the Associated Press. YPSILANTI, Mich, March 9.—A fiend killer who wields a two-edged knife was sought by local and State police today for th: murder of 7-vear- old Richard Streicher. jr., whose body was found stuffed under a Ioolbndge} leading to an island park in the Huron | River yesterday. ' Prosecutor Al Rapp said authorities | ‘were without a clue, and in an effort | to pick up a tead had questioned and | released scveral men Dr. Stacey C. Howard, pathologist, de- scribed the case as a “sex crime” after | he compleied his autopsy. He said he found by his examination that the boy’s body core 10 stab wounds. He declined, however, to explain his theories that it was a “sex crime.” He also said the slayer “either was a degenerate or was motivated by in- tense hatred, possibly a desire for re- venge.” Young Streicher, son of a wealthy tool and die manufacturer here, left home after school hours Thutsday and was not <een again until two school- boys found his body under the bridge. “We have not been able to discover that the crime was committed by any- one seeking revenge,’ said Rapp. “The family has no enemies. We are still working on the theory that the child was killed by a degenerate.” Dr. Howard indicated that it would | have taken the strength of an adult | to have inflicted the fatal wounds. HOUSE WILL SET RULES FOR BONUS WEDNESDAY Informs Press Conference Action Will Prob- ably Follow Thursday. The special rule for the bonus bill probably will be reported to the House Wednesday and then allowed to lay over until Thursday for action, Speaker Byrns told his press confer= ence today. Owing to the fact Representative Vinson of Kentucky, author of the bill, has been called home by the critical illness of his mother, this program may be changed. The Speaker ridiculed the proposal to have debate occupy 10 or 12 hours, have had abundant opportunity to express their views on this legisla- tion. He remarked that it might be a good idea if the young members alone might be allowed voice so that they might get their views before their constituents and for insertion in the records. Opera Singer Accuses Man. LOS ANGELES, March 9 (P.— Herbert Leslie, movie studio property man, was ordered held for trial on an assault accusation after a prelimi- nary hearing yesterday in which he was accused by Emily Morris, an opera singer, of breaking her jaw. Miss Morris testified she took food to Les- lie’s home to give to his family. Les- Found Slain Copyright, A. P. Wirephoto. RICHARD STREICHER, Jr, {COURT DENIES RIGHT OF N. R. A. TO FIX PAY U. S. Judge Finds Garment Com-| pany Was Not Engaged in Interstate Commerce. By the Associated Press. ST. LOUIS, March 9.—Ruling that Congress was without power to fix hour and wage scales for them, Federal Judge Charles B. Faris today cenied the Government's suit to force the National Garment Cc. and a subsidiary, National Underwear Co, to comply with N. R. A. codes. Judge Faris cited numerous decisions of the United States Supreme Court in the written opinion in which he said he was “constrained to conclude that no valid power lies in the Congress to fix by law hours of labor and mini- mum wage scales for employes . of these defendants.” The court found that the two com- panies were not engaged in interstate commerce and had not elected to be bound by the code of the underwear manufacturing industry or its regula- AMERICAN GOVERNMENT | Man Accused of Post Office Rob- bery Captured After Chase. COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 9 (#).— | Charged by Postal Inspector Guy E. Newlon with post office robbery, Wil- liam P. Lyons, 27, was shot in the leg during a wild chase opposite Ohio's capitol late yesterday. Jack Throckmorton and Frank Carey, policemen of Upper Arlington, Columbus suburb, reported that Lyons leaped from their machine and ran | through the Neil House Hotel. | During the chase the policemen fired seven shots, one in the hotel lobby. The policemen reported Lyons was s);)ot and captured after & two-block | chase. Highest Salaried Banker in America Dies at Seashore H. C. McEldowney of Pittsburgh Union Trust Is Victim of Stroke. By the Associated Press. PITTSBURGH, March 9.—Henry Clay McEldowney, who as president of the $300.000.000 Union Trust Co. of Pittsburgh was listed last year by the Government as the highest sal- aried banker in America, died today in Atlantic City, his family was in- formed. The banker, close associate of An- drew W. Mellon, had been in a semi- coma for several days after suffering a stroke of paralysis, his second with- in two years. He would have been 67 years old March 10. The Government reported his sal- ary as $180,000 for 1934. McEldowney was regarded as & banker of the “old school” in Pitts- burgh. The son of a house painter, Mec- Eldowney went to work as a messen- ger at the Pittsburgh National Bank | of Commerce in 1887, directly after | graduating from high school. He had | worked to the position of assistant | cashier when, on June 1, 1900, An- | drew W. Mellon and his close friend, | Henry Clay Frick, had him named “presxdem of Union Trust. Monoxide Kills Man in Garage. SUNBURY, Pa, March 9 (#).— Carbon monoxide gas killed K. Alfred Berg, 42, yesterday while he repaired his automobile in a garage. Berg was an insarance man and a former dis- trict manager for the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. He was & native of Sparrows Point, Md. 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