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A—2 xx MONETARY PARLEY ASKEDBYBINGHAM U. S. and England Should Have Stabilization Pact, He Says. (Copyright, 1935. by the Associated Press.) LONDON, March 25.—United States Ambassador Robert W. Bingham, in an interview today following resump- tion of his duties in London, expressed the view the United States and Great Britain should reach an agreement for stabilization of currencies “at the proper time and in the proper way.” He did not say specifically when he believed they would make any joint effort to end the existent monetary uncertainty. “At the proper time and at the proper place,” he said, “I think it best for the United States and Great Britain to arrive at an understanding. In my opinion the danger of inflation in the United States has been grossly exaggerated.” The Ambassador sald he regarded Anglo-American relations as being ex- cellent at the present time, adding that he found a general sentiment in the United States for friendly under- standing with Great Britain. He praised the policy of Secretary of State Cordell Hull seeking inter- national agreements for reduction of tariffs. He said there had been a general steady improvement in business in the United States and that the bank- ing system there is stronger than at any time in the country's history. Farmers are getting good prices, he What’s What Behind News In Capital Bonus Fight Reveals Decline in Dema- goguery in Capitol. BY PAUL MALLON. T IS unbelievable but true that a decline in demagoguery was faintly perceptible in the House bonus discussion. Only one congressman recited “Tommy this, and Tommy that” which is a new all-time low record for the use of Kipling in bonus speeches. Only a few more delivered the old tear-wringer about the brave lads who went over the top, which is also a new low record on that phrase. No more than a few dozen others resorted to the device of ex- tending their remarks in the appen- dix of the Congressional Record so they could mail out free speeches which they never delivered. The general run of Congressmen made an eflort, at least, to avoid political flag-waving and to discuss valid arguments for the bonus and against it. Of cqurse, the progress in political realism did not develop to the point where any one mentioned the brave quartermasters who went over the tops of the Paris bars, or the bold M. P’s who patrolled the canton- ments, but, all in all, the debate was above that of previous bonus ha- Tangues. Wheels Within Wheels. On the inside there was more poli« ‘DIECTED OIS THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., MYSTERY WITNESS | “BIG NAVY” BILLS House Approval of Three Measures Predicted Wednesday. By the Associated Press. Placing a stronger Navy high on the list of “must” legislation, the House today pointed three of the major naval bills of the season toward passage. Most Representatives be- lieved they will be passed Wednesday. These measures seek to build up Pacific naval bases and to supply enough officers and aviators for a fleet and air force being lifted rapidly | toward the maximum power allowed by international arms agreements. All | three carry an administration stamp. The bills seemed likely to be sand- | wiched between House consideration Thursday of a bill to prevent war- | time profiteering and approval by the Military Committee Tuesday of &/ measure that would create powerful | air bases to guard the Nation's fron- | tiers. | Profits Bill Facing Fight. A somewhat rocky road seemingly stretched before the anti-war profits | bill, introduced by Chairman McSwain, Democrat of South Carolina of the Military Committee. McSwain himself said he looked for | something of a battle over amend- | ments, perhaps along the lines of pro- “ QUEZED ONRELEF Prosecutor Questions Man Named in Ohio Deal. By the Assoc'ated Press. COLUMBUS, Ohio, March County Prosecutor Donald J. Hoskins | questioned a “mystery witness’' to- | day in his investigation on charges | of a “shakedown" of business firms selling to the Ohio Relief Commission. | For two .1ours, Hoskins was cioseted | with Earl Pyle of Clarksville, Clin- ton Counly. A missing witness, John A. Lee, for- 25— | mer hay buyer for the State Relief Administration, in an afidavit had as- serted Pyle sold to the administration ensilage (0 be fed to cattle. Retained $1 Per Ton. Lee said, in the affidavit, that he retained 31 a ton from the price paid for the fodder and turned the money 50 obtained over to State Democratic headquartars to help pay the cost of Gov. Martin L. Davey's elaborate in- augural orogram. Hoskins asserted the information he might obtain from Pyle might “make | or break” the grand jury investiga- | tion he has been conducting since last | Thursday. Only one witness so far has been taken before the grand jury. | He was Gov. Davey's secretary, Dan | Dufly. Others Questioned. Hoskins, however, has questioned MONDAY, MARCH 25, 1935. ‘ Attorney Escapes Gang Guns Copyright, A. P. Wirephoto. JEWS ENCOURAGED 10 FIGHT FASCISM Connecticut Jurist Sees Nazi Peril to U. S. Insti- tutions. Vigorous opposition by Jews in this country o Nazi Fascism was urged as “good Americanism” iast night by | Judge Bolomon Elsner of the Connec- ticut Supreme bench in a talk to the 1,000 delegates to the joint conven- tion of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations and National Federa- tions of Temple Sisterhoods and Brotherhoods. He warned of a danger of Fascism's DERNT0 PRESENT NEDAL TOGREELY Explorer Becomes Third Man to Receive Special Award by Congress. In recogntion of “his life of splen- did nublic service,” Secretary of War Derw: will present to Maj. Gen. Adol- phus W. Greely, U. 8. A, retired, on his 91st birthday anniversary next Wednesday a special Congressional Medal of Honor—most coveted of mil- itary awards. | According to War Department rec- |ords, Gen. Greely, Civili War fighter |and Arctic adventurer, will be the posals outlined before the Senate | numerous other prospective witnesses, added. and are better off than they have been for 15 years. OFFICIALS HERE SILENT, tics than ever. There were so many wheels within wheels, it is surprising that no more than one Congressman became dizzy enough to vote on both Move for Currency Parley Seen Up to | Sides of the issue. President. By the Associated Press. Official circles had little to add to- day to Ambassador Bingham's sugges- tion n London for a currency stabil- ization conference Yetween the United States and Great Britain. Declaring that the subject was entirely a White House matter, Treas- ury heads recalled that President Roosevelt repeatedly had expressed his willingness to confer with any foreign nation desiring to discuss stabilization with this country. Meantime, it was pointed out, this country is going ahead managing its own currency with the huge stabiliza- tion fund of $2000,000,000 which Congress set aside for the purpose. It was observed at the Treasury that apparently every nation feels that at some time all countries should get together to exchange views on monetary policies. But at present, it was added, various ideas concerning stabilization seem not sufficiently clarified. KARPIS GIRL AIDES GIVEN FIVE YEARS Two Sentenced After Secret Hear- ing for Harboring Public Enemy. By the Associated Press. MIAMI, PFla, March 25.—Winona Burdette and Delores Delaney, the girls Alvin Karpis left behind, unex- ‘pectedly were brought into Federal court today and at a secret hearing before Judge Halsted L. Ritter were sentenced to five years’ imprisonment on charges of harboring the public enemy No. T. A cordon of Federal agents, heavily armed with machine guns and re- volvers, suddenly rushed the two girls into the chambers of Judge Ritter and The foremost reason for this was that the American Legion lobby was fighting the lobby of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Ordinarily, the Legion lobby is dominant. It has more money and influence than the V. F. W. Never before has it falled to get what it wanted. It failed this time because the V. F. W. militantly resisted the Legion’s efforts to muscle in on its issue. Up until last Fall the view monopolized the issue. Until a few weeks ago there was only one bonus bill, the Patman-V. F. W. bill. At the last election, many bonus Con- gressmen pledged themselves specifi- cally to it, and therefore could not change now. In view of this, the Legion lobby did well to make as good a showing as it did. Its congressional prestige was not materially injured, no matter what you have heard to the contrary. The inflationist aspects of the White House action have been overemphasized. The truth is the inflationists in Congress are licked. They know they cannot get any- thing important past the White House and have a defeatist com- plex. Although they have a ma- jority in both Houses, there will not be any inflation legislation this session, Far more influential was the per- sonal aspect. The House is clubby off-stage. Many members felt that, inasmuch as Patman's name was on previous bonus bills, it was unfair to deprive him of prestige by passing a different bill. Actually this feeling was responsible for probably 10 votes, enqugh to have changed the result. | This may not sound like an intelligent munitions investigators last week. ‘While the measure to give the Navy | the “go ahead” signal on a $38.000,000 shore construction program would pro- | vide for expenditures from Massa- chusetts to Samoa, the bulk of the money would be used on the West Coast and in Hawail. Strategic Stations Sought. | The Army air base measure would | set up at least six strategically located stations to send out fighting aircraft | not only to guard the coasts, but to ward off any enemy thrusts at the Panama Canal and Alaska. The bill | has been described by McSwain as “likely” to receive the unanimous ap- | proval of the committee. | Discussing prospects for the war profits bill, he said that, while it might | be amended in a number of spots. “on a final vote there should not be 25 votes against it.” The measure would clap a ceiling on prices upon the declaration of war and authorize the President to com- | mandeer human and material re- sources necessary to conduct war. There were hints in some quarters that an attempt would be made to write into the bill some provision to limit wartime incomes to $10,000. DRIVER HELD AS BOY ON CRUTCHES IS HIT Drunk-and-Reckless-Driving and ‘} Failure-to-Stop Charges Lodged | Against Baltimorean. By the Associated Press. BALTIMORE, March 25.—Louis H. Windl, 20, arrested after a boy on crutches was struck by an automobile, faced a hearing on three charges today. Drunken and reckless driving and | failure to stop after an accident were | written against Windl yesterday as | the driver of the car that knocked | down Joseph Everd, 14, as he hobbled along on his crutches. ‘When Joseph was examined after the accident, his only injury proved | to be a bruised arm. His ailing foot was unscathed. including Francis W. Poulson, chair- man of the State Democratic Execu- tive Committee and Gov. Davey" campaign manager; W. R. McNamar head of the surplus commodities divi- sion of the State Relief Commission, and his assistant, Tom Jones Lee. Jones and McNamara have | been suspended by C. C. Stillman, ad- | ministrator of Federal relief, pending the outcome of the relief inquiry. The ensilage Pyle sold was purchased by the department, McNamara said. ‘AMERICAN TRAGEDY’ CONVICTION UPHELD| Pennsylvania Supreme Court Af- firms Jury Verdict in Edwards Case. By the Associated Press. PITTSBURGH, March 25.—The State Supreme Court today affirmed the conviction of Robert Allen Ed- wards, under sentence of death for the “American Tragedy" slaying of Freda McKechnle, 6 at Wilkes-Barre. | & juror at his trial, John Luft, had pre-judged the case, his innocence and | his punishment if found guilty Edwards was charged with hitting Miss McKechnie, his friend and neighbor, over the head with a black- jack while they were bathing n Harveys Lake and leaving her body in | the lake Examination disclosed Miss Mc- | Kechnie, who was 27, was an ex- } pectant mother, and the State accused Edwards of slaying her in order that he might be free to marry his college sweetheart. Margaret Crain, music | teacher of East Aurora, N. Y. DIONNE QUINTUPLET | KIDNAP PLOT FEARED | ‘The riddled auto of State’s Attornev Thomas J. Courtney of Chicago, fired upon while the attorney was riding home yesterday with Alderman Harry E. Perry and two detectives. Three gunmen drove alongside the car and openly fired eight times and escaped, No one in the car was shot. Inset: A late photograph of Courtney. spread to America because it is “a|third man to receive the medal of middle-class phenomenon” and ex- {honor by a special act of Congress, horted: | ignoring traditional Army restrictions “In 50 far as we are true to our |on award of this decoration. The first common American and Jewish ideals, | to receive this extraordinary recogni- American Jews must vigorously oppose | tion was Col. John O. Skinner, In- it and cannot possibly compromise | dian fighter, and the second was Col. with it.” | Charles A. Lindbergh, who also re- The threefold meeting at the Wil- | ceived & gold medal designed by the lard Hotel will close tonight with a Treasury under authority of a spe- banquet at which Bishop James E.|cial act of Congress Freeman of Washington will speak Army regulations require that the and Dr. Abram Simon, rabbi of Wash- | Medal of Honor be awarded withio ington Hebrew Congregation, will give | three years of an act of conspicuous the invocation. Joseph D. Kaufman | gallantry in “actual conflict with the of Washington will act as toastmaster. | enemy” at the risk of life “above and | samuel B. Finkel of Boston, broth- | beyond the call of duty.” Gen. Greely erhood president since 1933, last night | performed gallant service during the was renamed head of the group for | Civil War in actual conflict with the another year. Allen V. De Ford of | enemy, being wounded three times, Washington was chosen treasurer of | but the time limit for an award on the federation. which numbers 20,000 | this score expired some 70 years ago. men in 120 affiliated societies. | vy Mocord Ciol. EeTliatinn \of A1 e okt optiilon The official c.tation to accompany Edwards was convicted last October | His appeal was taken on the ground | BIG FLYING BOATS | SO, }30 Long-Range Planes May! Be Bought If Trials ! Are Successful. | | In its search for long-range patrol | and bombardment airplanes cnplblr; of non-stop transoceanic operations, xi | necessary, the Navy Department now | | is conducting tests on two of the larg- | ! est military flving boats ever con- structed, with a possibility that 30 planes of one or both types may be purchased. The new ships are Consolidated pa- trol boats, built by the Consolidated | | Aircraft Co. at Buffalo, N. Y., and as- | sembled at Norfolk, Va.. and a Doug- | las, built by the Douglas Aircraft Corp.. and now under test at Santa Monica, Calif The planes, of approximately the same size and general type, can carry 4,000 pounds of bombs and a crew of eight, with fuel sufficient for 3,500 | miles of flight, it is said. Each car- ries six machine guns. Two twin-row | radial engines, developing 850 horse- power each, are used in each ship.! The wingspread is about 100 feet. | Navy officials pointed out that the planes are experimental and have | | been purchased only for test purposes ] Whether more will be ordered depends | upon the success of the trials | The big boats are the result of a | program of development initiated more than two years ago by the Navy Bureau of Aeronautics, Accused Dies GERALD C. MacGUIRE. MGURE, ACCUSED BY BUTLER, DS Brother Attributes Death to Charges Made by Mc- Cormack Group. Br the Associated Press NEW HAVEN, Conn.. March 25.— By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, March 25.—The bullets | assassins intended to stop him, started State’s Attorney Thomas J. Courtney | Gerald C. MacGuire, bond salesman on a campaign to “crush all gangs.” Stirred to a fighting mood, Cook | County's relentless prosecutor, at ! whom eight bullets were fired early Sunday, promised to “turn on the | ‘heat,’ and plenty of it.” | “The war is on,” he declared a few | hours after several gunmen in a small | car drew abreast of his heavy sedan and opened fire, none of the bullets reaching their mark. “I won't. be | stopped by bullets that miss me.” | | Overtaken by Gunmen. Accompanied by Alderman Harry E. | Perry and Detectives John Crcain and James MclInerney, the prosecutor was returning to his Southside home from a political meeting in the Loop, when the small sedan overtook them A gunman opened fire with a re- volver. Those in the large car crouched low, and splintered glass | showered in upca them. Courtney, who suffered only & scratch from broken glass, directed way to legislate, but every insider real- 40 minutes later sped away from the Federal Building to an unannounced destination. United States District Attorney John Holland revealed that the pris- oners were brought here last night from a jail at Jacksonville, but other than that neither he nor any other Government agents would discuss the case. It is possible the piace of their con- finement will be at the Industrial Institution for Women at Alderson, W. Va, ‘The women were brought to Miami February 17, following their arrest in Atlantic City when Karpis and his lieutenant, Harry Campbell, shot their way out of a police trap. ALLEY NAMEDR.F.C. GENERAL COUNSEL New Yorker Succeeds Reed, Who Resigned to Be Solicitor General of U. 8. By the Associated Press. James B. Alley of New York today was appointed general counsel for the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. He succeeds Stanley Reed of Ken- tucky, who resigned to become solici- tor general of the United States. Chairman Jones of the R. F. C. also appointed Max O. Truitt of St. Louis as solicitor for the corporation. The $10.000 a vear post had been vacant since July, 1933. Alley will receive $12,500 a year. He has been with the corporation as an attorney since shortly after its organization in 1932. S MOFFETT’S SON WEDS CLEVELAND GIRL TODAY Miss Ruth Marian Quigley Is Bride-to-Be of Housing Chief’s Son. By the Associated Press. PALM BEACH, March 25.—Miss Ruth Marian Quigley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Frank Thomas Quigley of Cleveland and Palm Beach, today will become the bride of Robert Arkle Moffett of Chicago, son of Federal Housing Commissioner James A. Mof- fett of Washington and New York. ‘The ceremony will be performed this afternoon by Bishop Nathaniel Seymour Thomas, rector of Bethesda by the Sea, at the home of the bride's parents. The couple will spend their honey- moon in Havana and will reside .in Chicago, where Moffett is in business. KILLED ON MOTOR CYCLE By the Associated Press. HAGERSTOWN, Md. March 25.— ‘When the motor cycle on which he was riding behind Carl Wolfe hit a telegraph pole, William Gladhill, 22, C. C. C. worker, was killed yesterday. ‘Wolfe was slightly hurt. Both lived the Hancock sectiod. i ized the House action was not intended to be intelligent. Senate Wrangle Ahead. The Senate will now go through the same sham wrangle. In a few ‘weeks it will pass an entirely differ- ent bill. It does not make much difference which one it passes. Then the real business will begin. The Senate and the Housé will try to get together on a bill to send to the White House. This will require more weeks of time. ‘The real strategy of the few sin- cere bonusites is to induce the White House to offer a compromise at that time. In other words, the bonusites already know they are not going to get either the Patman, the Vinson or the Tydings bill. They are merely phenagling around to get something out of President Roosevelt. What makes them so confident is the fact that next years is a presidential cam- paign year. They are banking on it that Mr. Roosevelt will have ta give them something, with a re-elec- tion campaign pending. Navy Secretary Claude Augustus Swanson has outwitted Controller McCarl by a neat little trick. He would prefer that subject be not mentioned, because McCarl may yet make trouble, but this is how it is: Although McCarl ordered Swan- son not to pay returm transporta- tion for families of naval officers abroad, Swanson is doing it, half secretly. That is, one of the naval disbursing officers is doing it, but Swanson will not disclose which one. This officer is personally liable and could be sued by McCarl. That is the only way MecCarl can enjorce his decision. But McCarl cannot sue an unidentified person. So there ends the matter which was on the Jjront pages two weeks ago. ‘The irrepressible Blanton of Texas spoke so often on the bonus bill that House members finally openly joined in a chorus inviting him to “sit down,” and he did. There are 119 ex-service men in Congress, many of whom voted against the bonus, but all of whom are en- titled to a bonus despite their $10,000- a-year salary and mileage. A group of Louisiana business men and bankers called on Jesse Jones the other day to ask his help in the event that Huey carries out certain threats he is supposed to have made against bankers in Louisiana. The application for membership in Father Coughlin’s National Union for Social Justice contains the following instruction: “The signature of the member must be written clearly in his own writing, except cases where the member is unable to write.” (Copyrighi, 1035.) Art of Slimming Taught. Townswomen's Guilds of England are engaging physical cultural experts t0 teach members thg art of slimming. | broken into his home early yesterday. | the burglar had been wounded, and lnlzht at Hurst Hall on the local (COLORED MAN HELD | IN HOUSEBREAKING CASE Wounded Patient at Freedmen's Hospital Is Booked for Investigation. Robert Hagin, 35, colored, of the 5900 block of Clay street northeast, was booked for investigation in con- nection with a house breaking yester- day after being found in Freedmen's Hospital, where he had gone for treat- ment for bullet wounds. Hagin was located after John T. Gant, 1536 New Jersey avenue, had re- ported shooting at a man who had Police later found an overcoat and coat with bullet holes in them, indicating began a check of hospitals. They plarned to check the ownership of the two garments in an effort to see whether they were worn by Hagin. The latter was placed under police guard in the hospit: e AMERICAN U. WINS Debate Team Defeats Rutgers by Vote of 3 to 0. American University defeated Rut- gers University in debate Saturday compus by a vote of 3 to 0 by the judges. It was the fifth victory for American University out of six de- bates with Rutgers during the past four years. The local team, including Frank Hoadley, Edward Hopper and Sidney Sachs, took the negative of the ques- tion “Resolved that nations should agree to prevent the international shipment of arms and munitions.” ‘The judges were C. Chester Caywood, attorney; Dr. H. A. Smith, principal of Central High School, and J. Austin Stone, attorney. The American University team has left Washington for a week’s trip through West Virginia amd Ohio to meet several college and university | Special Guard Set Around Dafoe Hospital to Foil Abduction Attempt. ‘TORONTO. Ontario, March 25 (#) —The Ontario provincial government was understood today to have ordered a police guard stationed at the Dafoe Hospital near Callander day and night Dionne quintuplets. A rumor circulated through provin- cial government quarters that a plot had been uncovered to use an auto- mobile and an airplane in order to get the five babies across the frontier into the United States. ‘The babies, by 7aw. now are “spe- cial wards of His Majesty the King.” the imperial government. | WOUNDED BY TRICK SHOT Oklahoma Sharpshooter When Man Holding Target Slips. PROVIDENCE, R. I, March 25 (#). —Five hundred men. women and children at a sportsmen’s show here 31, of Mandan, N. Dak., shot in the right hand by John Beasley, 26, a trick shot, of Cayenne, Okla. Bowman was holding targets for Beasley, who, lying on his back, was firing at a distance of 100 feet. He right hand and fired just as Bowman lost his fcoting. A bullet shattered two bones in the hand. PARAGUAYANS ADVANCE ASUNCION, Paraguay, March 25.— ‘The ministry of defense said yester- day the Paraguayan army was vic- torious In two small actions against Bolivia in the Chaco war. Officers said the front generally is quiet with both commands apparently preparing for the Winter campaign. A renewal ? heavy fighting is expected in April in the Villa Montes and teams. i It Parapiti River sectors. The Evening Star Offers Its Readers This Worth-While BOOK explains the permanent departments of the Federsa! Frederic J. Haskin || Government and the Alphabet Bureaus of the New Deal. Every American should read it. Order today. at The Evening Star Business Office, or by mail, postpaid to foil an alleged plot Yo kidnap the and their control is in the hands of | aimed at a balloon, held in Bowman’s | NATION IS COMBED FOR ARMY OFFICER Justice Unit Joins Police | Search for Missing in Lieutenant. l With the Department of Justice and | police in many cities through the country participating, a Nation-wide | search is being made for Lieut. James F. Harris, graduate of last year's class | | at West Point, who recently disap-| peared from the Army post at Fort | | Snelling, Minn. He is believed to have { been stricken suddenly with amnesia | and to be now wandering about the country without knowing his identity. | Strain of preparation for rigid tests | of the Army Air Corps, to which he | | had previously been attached at Ran- | | lieved by Harris' father, Fred P. Harris, | | an official of the General Electric Co., Nela Park, Cleveland, to have caused | the attack of amnesia. | Lieut. Harris is described as 24 years | }pound.s, with blue eyes, blond curly [ hair, light complexion, exceptionally | fine teeth, prominent nose and ears. $8,643 PAID FARMERS | Special Dispatch to The Star. | FAIRFAX, Va, March 25—Receipt of checks totaling $8,643, representing payments on 46 corn and hog con- tracts under the Agricultural Adjust- ment Administration program, has been announced by C. C. Carr, secre- tary and treasurer of the Fairfax | County corn and hog control associa- | tion. With the exception of 6 more checks, the latest payments will conclude the 1934 season, Carr stated. Missing LIEVF. JAMES F. HARRIS. for a New York brokerage house, | his driver to chase the fleeing car, but whose name was linked recently by | the other machine outdistanced them. | Maj Gen. Smedley D. Butler with an al- New Haveg hospital. ‘The annof¥icement of his death was made by his brother, William J. Mac- Guire, who at the same time issued a statement to the Associated Press. Charges Are Blamed, The statement said: “Dr. Renehan of Stamford specifi- cally stated that this last illness can be directly attributed to the unjust charges launched by Congressman Mc- Cormack’'s committee, which was ap- parently based on Gen. Butler's charge which he afterward denied making.” The committee referred to by Mac- Guire was that on un-American ac- tivities raised by the House and of which Representative John W. Mc- Cormack, Democrat, of Massachusetts is chairman. Both Gen. Butler and the bond salesman had been questioned by it. Dr. Lawrence Renehan declined to Misses dolph Field, San Antonio, Tex., is be- immmmt on the statement of William J. MacGuire. Differ on Death Cause. While MacGuire gave uremia as the cause of his brother’s death, Dr. Prank yesterday saw Edward F. Bowman, | of age, about 6 feet tall, weighing 170 | Toole, attending physician, attributed the death of the 38-year-old bond salesman to pneumonia and complica- tions. MacGuire was admitted to the hos- pital two weeks ago today and had been in a critical condition for the past few days, BUTLER TESTIMONY GIVEN. By the Associated Press. Testimony by Gen. Smedley D. Butler, Marine Corps, retired, that he had been approached by Gerald C. MacGuire to lead a Fascist movement in the United States was given a prominent place in a report of a House committee which spent more than a year investigating “un-Ameri- can activities.” The committee, headed by Repre- sentative McCormack, Democrat, of Massachusetts, reported on February 15 that MacGuire had denied But- ler's allegations under oath, but that “your committee was able to verify all the pertinent statements made by Gen. Butler with the exception of the direct statement suggesting the cre- ation of the organization.” Later, the Department of Justice was reported to be investigatipg Mac- Guire's alleged request to Gen. But- ler, but it so far has made public nothing concerning its findings in the matter. DOCTOR DENIES REPORT. STAMFORD, Conn., March 25 (#).— Dr. Lawrence A. Renehan denied to- day that he had connected the last illness of Gerald C. MacGuire, New York brokerage house employe who died in New Haven, with the report of the House Committee on Un-Amer- ican Activities. The physician had been quoted by William J. MacGuire, a brother of Gerald, as saying that “this last ill- mess can be directly attributed to the unjust charges launched by Repre- sentative McCormack's committee.” Dr. Renehan branded MacGuire'’s statement, issued in New Haven, as “false *d without authority.” iExlmlnluon later disclosed that | leged Fascist “plot” to seize the United | Courtney owed his safety to a half- | States Government. died last night in {inch strip of metal in his car which deflected upward one bullet that was | fired a foot in front of his face. Foe of Rackets. ‘The theory given the most credence was that Courtney’s removal was sought in the hope that his successor would be intimidated in a policy of non-interference with racketeering. In his two ygars and four months in office, Courtney has waged a relent- less campaign against gangsters and racketeers generally. His latest efforts have been to break up hoodlum organ- izations seeking to control labor unions. He indicated Capone syndicate, remnants of the with whom he | would be the first to feel the teeth | of the new campaign. Mayor Edward J. Kelly has taken full command of the investigation. PRIEST SAYS MEXICO MAY PAY DEARL Catholic University Historian De- clares Spanish Rule Was More Enlightened. Warning that Mexico “may pay dearly in the end” for its present attitude toward the Catholic church was voiced last night by Rev. Fiancis Borgia Steck, 0. F. M., Catholic Uni- wversity historian. In a dicussion, “governed bv cold reason,” Father Steck traced the deep influence of the church on the four- century history of Mexico since its first colonization by Spain and told members of the South Atlanuic Re- gional Conference of the National Catholic Alumni Federation: “Millions of souls north as well as south of the Rio Grande are hop- ing and praying that soon, very soon, the fair land of Mexico may enjoy that religious freedom, which in our own country has weathered every storm, thanks to the liberal policy of the Constitution and the American people.” ‘The priest fcund the Spanish rule of Mexico far more enlightened than the successive governments which have controlled the nation since it declared its independence. | TOWNSEND éARES PROBE Old-Age Pension Advocate Tells of Postal Investigation. BOSTON, March 25 Francis E. Townsend said last night that postal inspectors had examined books of the organization he has set up to promote his old-age pension plan. As a result of this investigation, the California physician declared, he had expected that President Roosevelt would “villify” the plan. He said, however, he no longer feared any “villification,” asserting the admin- istratiog was “rapidly losing the sup- port and approbation of the American Tple." | clashed in aa anti-gambling drive, | ®).—Dr. | ;:;;le.'.h:,.:;',’,"m:’mf::hL";;“’;: {the award follows the language used Kaufman, who stated the race was| “chosen to serve” if it was chosen for | anything, and advocated less talk by | Jews “about the loss of rights and | privileges and more about our respon- | sibilities toward others.” Jewish straying from the straight path of Judaism was blamed by Hugo Levy of Brooklyn for much of the plight of the Hebrew in Germany today. Sl S FOEOF GANGSTERS ESTAPES BULLET {Chicago Prosecutor to “Turn on Heat” After Attempt on Life. in the joint resolution of Congress passed last week, reading as follows: “‘Adolphus W. Greely, major general. United States Army. retired—For his life of splendid public service, begun on March 27, 1844, having enlisted as a private in the United States Army fon July 26, 1861, and by successive | promotions was commissioned as | major general February 10. 1906, and retired by operation of law on his | sixty-fourth birthday.” | The medal will be presented at p.m. before a small company of offi- cials and friends gathered in the liv- ing room of Gen. Greely’'s quaint home at 3131 O street, Georgetown, where he lives with his two daughters, Miss Rose Greely and Miss Antoinette Greely. A son, Col. John N. Greely, | U. 8. A, will be unable to attend, as he is stationed in Hawaii. Another son, Adolphus W. Greely, jr, of this city, will be present, as will a third daughter. Mrs. Harold Shedd of North | Conway. N. H. | As the 3d Cavalry Band outside }alnkcs up the national anthem and a troop of the 3d Cavalry salutes, Sec- | retary Dern will decorate the veteran officer, who will stand in front of a | color guard bearing the national and regimental colors. The order confer= ring the decoration will be read by one of the aides to the Secretary. They will be Col. David Y. Beckham, executive officer of the adjutant gen- eral, and Lieut. Col. John T. Kennedy, a Medal of Honor man. Gen. Brainard to Attend. Among the guests invited by the War Department to witness the brief ceremony Wwill be Brig. Gen. David L. Brainard, U. S. A, retired, only other surviving member of Gen. Greely'’s | tragie expedition to the Arctic in 1881. ‘Only 7 of an original band of 25 | men returned to civilization after | three harrowing years on the ice. Other invited guests will include Senator Morris Sheppard, chairman of the Senate Military Affairs Committee; Senator Joseph T. Robinson, who spon- sored the medal resolution in the Senate; Representative John J. Mc- Swain, chairman of the House Military Affairs Committee. who sponsored the { bill in the House; Rear Admiral Rich- mond P. Hobson, U. 8. N. retired, who was active in furthering the award: Brig. Gen. Willlam Mitchell, also active in promoting the award; Samuel McP. Browne, Gen. | Greely's physician: Brig. Gen. George P. Scriven and Maj. Gen. Charles McK. Saltzman, former chief signal officers of the Army, a post once held by Gen. Greely: Col. Charles De F. Chandler, retired Signal Corps officer; R. M. Kauffmann, Frank Simonds and wives of the guests. Col. Chandler, however, is a bachelor. 1125 TO ATTEND SESSION | OF COLLEGE OFFICIALS | Ninth Annual Convention of Col- ored School Heads to Com- mence Wednesday. About 125 delegates will attend the | ninth annual convention of the Na- | tional Association of Collegiate Deans jand Registrar in Negro Schools which will be held for three days be- ginning Wednesday at Howard Uni- | versity. Dr. John W. Studebaker, United States Commissioner of Education, will | be the principal speaker at the Thurs- | day evening session. Dr. Fred J. | Kelley of the Department of the In- | terior also will be a speaker. | An exhibition of the art wogk of Negro colleges will be held and J. V. Herring of Howard University will speak on this subject Priday evening. President Mordecai W. Johnson of | Howard University will entertain the | delegates Wednesday night and will extend greetings to the convention. Among other prominent speakers dur- ing the sessions are Representative Arthur W. Mitchell of Chicago, Assist- ant Superintendent of Schools A. K. Savoy and Dr. Thomas Jesse Jones of New York. EDUCATOR RECOVERING Mrs. Lester McLean to Return to Sweet Briar From Danville. Special Dispatch to The Star. DANVILLE, Va. March 25.—Mrs. Lester McLean, well known educator of Sweet Briar College, who was taken ill here while on her way to Florida, is improving and is expected to leave for Sweet Briar today, the journey to Florida having been abandoned. Mrs. McLean was accompanied by Mrs. Thornton B. Penfield of Engle- | wood, N. J., when she was stricken. | Mrs. McLean formerly was dean of women at Hartford Theological Semi- | mary, ' |Congress in Brief By the Associated Press. TODAY. Senate. In recess. Finance Committee continues ques- tioning Prancis M. Curlee on N. R. A. Labor Committee hears James A. Emery on Wagner labor relations bill. House. Debates air mail bill. Banking Committee takes more testi- mony on omnibus banking bill. Ways and Means Committee seeks to Jberfect economic security legislation. s