Evening Star Newspaper, April 26, 1937, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Porecast.) Rain this afternoon, mostly cloudy to- night and tomorrow; not much change in temperature; fresh winds becoming wes- terly. Temperatures—Highest, 51, at 3 a.m. today; lowest, 47, at 7:15 a.m. today. Full report on page B-8. Closing N.Y. Markets—Sales—Page 16 85th YEAR. No. 33,963. Entered as second class matter post office, Washington, D. C. ch WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, APRIL 26, 1937T—THIRTY-FOUR PAGES. *xxx* WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION FIVE PERSONS MISSING AS FLOODS SWEEP ON TOWARD WASHINGTON; JOHENSTO & Auto Plunges Into River Near Orange. FEAR DAMAGE IN CUMBERLAND Waters Sweeping Over Sea Wall at Speedway. A washed-out bridge apparently had elaimed four or five lives today as the Potomac River and its tributaries, awollen to flood stages by heavy rains and backed up by high winds, threat- ened to inundate cities in nearby Btates. Alarm was felt in some communi- ties as the Weather Bureau offset an earlier prediction of cessation of the | rain by tonight with the following bullefin: “At 10:13 am. rainfall amount over Potomac Basin has been heavy and rain continues over entire area. Rivers will rise rapidly during the next 24 to 36 hours and pass flood stage at most stations this afternoon or to- night. Crest forecasts not practicable at this time.” Small Towns Flooded. Rising at the rate of more than a foot an hour at some points along the Upper Potomac, the river has already overflowed into many of the small towns hard hit by last Spring’s flood. The middle span of a bridge at Hancock, Md., which temporarily re- placed a bridge carried away in last Spring’s flood, also was washed out, cutting off traffic between West Vir- ginia and Maryland. Although the Potomac was running high and overflowed the seawall in some places, rivermen here saw no cause for alarm. 5 The loss of life occurred at Orange, Va., where the Associated Press re- ported an automobile carrying “four or five boys” was believed to have plunged into the Robinson River last night. Fire Chief E. H. Rouse of Orange said volunteer firemen were battling the turbulent stream in search of the car, which was seen by another mo- torist as it dropped into a chasm left ‘when the river tore away the supports of a bridge 9 miles north of Orange. A woman who lives within view of the bridge said she saw the lights of an automobile “disappear” over the end of the span and heard the “crash” of a vehicle hitting the water. Cumberiand Threatened. Cumberland, Md., and that vicinity, scene of disastrous high water during last Spring’s floods, were uneasy as the river swished through mai streets and forced merchants to move their stock and families to evacuate. As the rain continued, main roads west of Hagerstown, Md,, including the Lincoln Highway, were closed. Inun- dation of a Baltimore & Ohio Railroad bridge at Hyndman, Pa., forced aban- donment of rail traffic between Cum- berland and Pittsburgh. Washington, deluged by more than 3 inches of rain during the last 48 hours a. ' swept by 30-mile winds, did not escape unscathed. Children in District elementary schools were excused from afternoon classes because of the inclement weather today by order of Robert L. Haycock, first assistant superintendent of schools. The junior and senior high schools were to have two sessions as usual, Bladensburg road, with water 4 feet deep at the Peace Cross, was bar- ricaded to traffic and many families living in the low area had to be car- ried to safety. Hains Point Under Water. Hains Point was under water and the double-blossom cherry trees were endangered. The Speedway and roads in East Potomac, Anacostia and Rock Creek Parks also were shut off. Travel along Mount Vernon Memo- rial Highway was still moving, but police said t y would have to close (See FLOODS, Page A-2) o Submarine Begins Cruise. NEW LONDON, Conn., April 26 (). —The submarine Permit, delivered to the Navy by the Electric Boat Co. on March 17, left here today for a shake- down cruise that will take her as far South as the Canal Zone and as far North as Montreal. The Permit was launched October 5, 1936. Flood Delays Harlan Probe By La Follette Kentucky Witnesses Are Held Up by Trains. “Rain—No Hearing,” was the sign hung out by the Senate Civil Liberties Committee this morning as flood- delayed trains failed to show up with the “opposing team,” sometimes known as the “Bloody Harlans.” ‘Warming up on a preview of bank deposit slips of High Sheriff Theodore R. Middleton, who was supposedly on one of the missing trains, the com- mittee first postponed its opening from 10.to 11:20 then granted a sec- ond delay to 2 o'clock. ‘The committee itself was feeling the effects of the weather as Senator ‘Thomas, Utah Democrat, remained in greclusion after a stormy trip up , Potomac with the week end c . | CAUGHT INSTORM Mrs. May and Mrs. Lun- deen Hurt as Winds Hit River Boat. A Congressional party of 187 ar- rived here this morning from OIld Point Comfort after wind and wave buffeted their steamer in one of the roughest passages in the memory of veteran rivermen. At least two women members of the party were slightly injured when a 30-foot wave caught the steamer Dis- trict of Columbia broadside, swung her far over and all but wrecked the dining salon interior. Virtually every table was overturned while the Congressional party was at dinner and a small avalanche of dishes was scattered about the dining room. Mrs. Andrew J. May, wife of the Representative from Kentucky, suf- fered a sprained wrist and chest bruises when a table overturned on her. She was removed from the boat in a wheel chair this morning and was considered not seriously injured. Mrs. Ernest Lundeen, wife of the Senator from Minnesota, was slightly (See CONGRESSIONAL, Page A-2.) EARHART FLIGHT TO RESUME SOON Aviatrix Expects to Hop Off From California on World Tour by Saturday. By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, April 26.—Amelia Ear- hart today said she would resume her interrupted round-the-world flight by next Saturday. She said her globe-girdling flight, halted at Honolulu on the first try by & take-off crack-up, would be started again with Burbenk, Calif,, the hop- ping-off place. Explaining the reason for her aerial Jjaunts, she said: “I fly because I want to—not for the advancement of science or anything else. But when you go 27,000 miles over a route nobody has traveled before, you can't help finding out a few things.” 1,100 Dam Workers Idle. PARKER DAM, Calif, April 26 (#).—Eleven hundred men stayed idle today at the Parker Dam project— intake point of Southern California’s 266-mile aqueduct at the Color River—while union officials sional cruise. with cogtractors on strike One of the small boats from the Yacht Basin near Potomac Park resting against the rail of the sea wall today, after wind and flood waters tore it from its base. —Star Staff Photo. Mrs. Andrew J. May (right), wife of the Representative from Kentucky, being comforted by Senator Hattie Caraway last night after she sustained an injured wrist and chest bruises aboard the S. §. District of Columbia. A severe storm caused a dining room table to overturn, hitting Mrs. May. —A. P. Photo. (Additional flood pictures on pages A-2 and B-1.) CONGRESSPARTY BLAGKWAL TRAL AVOIDANGE SOUGHT Representative Tells How He Asked Charges Be Dropped. Representative Wilburn Cartwright, Democrat, of Oklahoma, called as a character witness in District Court to- day for Mrs. Mary Krieger, on trial for blackmail conspiracy, testified un- der cross-examination that he had asked the district attorney's office to drop the case because of his interest in Mrs. Krieger’s family in Oklahoma. Cartwright, under further cross- examination, said he had told United States Attorney Leslie C. Garnett he had heard that Mrs. Krieger's repu- tation was “not so good.” Mrs. Kriegef, charged with conspir- ing with Samuel L. Frooks, New York lawyer, to blackmail the late Carroll Pierce, Alexandria banker, wept at the counsel table as the legislator con- cluded his testimony. Knew Her as Little Girl. Cartwright said he had known Mrs. Krieger as a little girl in Oklahoma and had seen her a number of times after she became a teacher. He iden- tified a letter, introduced by the de- fense, in which he told Frooks he had known Mrs. Krieger nearly all her life and that she had an ‘“excellent repu- tation.” Under cross-examination, he said the letter was written and signed by his secretary My direction. He denied having told Garnett he was “afraid” of Mrs. Krieger and that he kept the door of his office open when she visited him to get the letter. He sald he asked Garnett to dismiss the blackmail charges solely because of his personal interest in Mrs. Krie- ger’s relatives. He said Mrs. Krieger was not a constituent. Frooks was subjected to a rigorous (See BLACKMAIL, Page A-4) STRESS WORLD REVOLT IN WAR UPON FASCISM Russian Communists Announce 40 Slogans to Be Used in May Day Fete. By the Associated Press. 3 MOSCOW, April 26.—World revo- lution and unity to crush Fascism were emphasized in many of the slogans announced today by the Com- munist party for its May day cele- bration. “Long live the Socialist revolution all over the world!” read one of the slogans. Another declared: “Fascism is a terrorist policy of capitalism and land-owners against the workers and peasan! ,Let us mobilize our forces for thé struggle against # WN RESIDENTS FLEEING Danger Nears in Pittsburgh Section. 'OHIO REACHES HIGH LEVELS v Cities Preparing for Stages Up to 35 Feet. By the Associated Press. JOHNSTOWN, Pa., April 26.—Flood waters from two rivers inundated homes and business buildings in low- lying sections of Johnstown today and then reached a stationary point, tem- porarily relieving fears of a major flood. Waters coursed to a depth of 2 feet up the lower end of Main street— the principal thoroughfare in this city and the scene of two disastrous floods in the past half century. A heavy 48-hour rainfall stopped at noon. Hundreds, warned by the swiftly rising waters after an all night rain, moved to higher ground. Merchants in the downtown area, some of whom suffered heavy damage in the big 1936 St. Patrick’s day flood, moved their stocks to higher floors. Business Near Standstill. Business came almost to a standstill while the city prepared for a possi- ble emergency. Schools closed, trol- leys stopped, trains were rerouted be- cause of washed-out tracks. A score of villages in rural areas were isolated. The waters covered parts of numer- ous highways. « The big Lower Cambria plant of the Bethlehem Steel Corp. was closed after water seeped into the mill. Thousands are employed there. The flood threat extended all along the vast watersheds from Johnstown to Pittsburgh and south to Wheeling, W. Va, the same territory which counted damage of $200,000,000 in the disaster of a year ago. At Pittsburgh rain-swollen waters of the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers climbed over their 25-foot level and threatened river front streets of the “golden triangle” business district with the third flood in 13 months. 35-Foot Height Predicted. Weather Forecaster W. S. Brotzman reported the stage at noon as 252 feet and predicted the rivers would reach a 35-foot height by tomorrow | noon at the confluence with the Ohio. Fed by a continuous rainfall that poured 1.87 inches of water over the entire watershed duting the past 24 hours, the rivers mounted nine- tenths of a foot an hour. Merchants and industrialists in low= lying areas—with the memory of the $200,000,000 St. Patrick’s day flood of last year still vivid—moved their (See JOHNSTOWN, Page A-2.) MAIL PLANE MISSING U. 8. Newspaper Man Among Lost in South America. CARACAS, Venezuelea, April 26 (#).—The airmail plane Venezolana was missing today over the wilds of the Venezuelan-Brazillan frontier, with a crew of three and William Armstrong Perry, an American news- paper man. Violent storms prevented scouting planes from starting a search. The plane has been unreported since Fri- day. Summary of Page Amusements B-16 Comics ... B-12 Editorials __.. A-8 Financial -__A-15 Lost, & Found A-3 Obituary _. A-10 | STRIKE SITUATION. 2,100 miners return to work in South- west Virginia. Page A-10 FOREIGN. Publishers of Windsor book withdraw it from sale. Page A-2 Loyalists leave town aflame in retreat before foes. Page A-7 NATIONAL. Steel firm drops employe representa- tion plan. Page A-1 Roosevelt acts to avert threatened railroad strike. Page A-1 Roosevelt signs new Guffey-Vinson coal bill Page A-1 Flood waters surging into Johnstown streets. Page A-1 Administration compromise on court plan is hinted. Page A-3 Ellsworth plans new Antarctic flight in 1938. Page A-§ Young truck driver mystery witness at Denhardt trial. Page B-8 Dick Merrill plans new Atlantic round- trip flight. Page B-3 WASHINGTON AND VICINITY. Four or five lives reported lost in flood; river rise continues. Page A-1 Oklahoma Representative testifies in blackmail trial. Page A-1 A. B. C. Board ruling questioned in liquor dealer’s suit. Page B-1 Byrd to offer bill to merge F. H. A. and H. 0. L. C. Page B-1 House passes two D. C. bills, clearing calendar., Page B-1 Need of reservoir system. is cited by Gen. Markham. Page B-1 Roosevelt withdraws Latimer's name from Security Board. Page B-1 Sports A-11-12-13 ‘Woman's Pg. B-10 ¢ Foening Star —_— WHY DONT YoU FELLERS GET IN THERE AND FIGHT? Roosevelt Warns U. S. Workers Against Market Speculation BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG. President Roosevelt today warned Government employes against par- ticipating in transactions concerning stocks or bonds or of commodities for speculative purposes. This was made known today in a letter sent by the President last Thursday to Harry B. Mitchell, presi- | In this letter, | White House stated: “T believe it to be a sound policy | of the Government that no officer or employe shall participate directly or indirectly in any transaction concern- | ing the purchase or sale of corporate given out at the today, the President dent of the Civil Service Commission. | Would Bar Deals on Stocks, Bonds or Commodities “Other Than for Bona Fide Investment.” | stocks or bonds or of commodities for speculative purchases, as distinguished from bona fide investment purposes. | Engagement in such speculative ac- invmes by any officer or employe, whether under the competitive Civil Service or not, should be among the matters considered by the heads of | departments and establishments and by the commission in passing upon questions concerning his qualifica- tions for retention or advancement. “I would appreciate it if you would | take steps to make this known | throughout the Government service.” No explanation was made at the | White House today | " (see SPECULATT STEEL FIRMDROPS COMPANY UNION | Carnegie-lllinois Abandons Employe Representation Plans. | BACKGROUND— The “era of good feeling” in the gigantic steel industry began March 2 when it was learned Myron Tay- lor, chairman of the board of United States Steel, had agreed to negotiate with the C. I. O. Im- mediately followed announcement of agreement between Carnegie- Illinois and union representatives providing better pay and hours. The agreement averted C. I. O. steel organization drive, with its threat of strikes and serfous in- dustrial tie-up. BY the Associated Press. The Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp., largest United States Steel sub- sidiary, joined the International Har- vester Corp. today in abandoning em- ploye representation plans. Those plans have been called ‘“company unions” by organized labor. Labor leaders considered (See STEEL, Page A-3.) Today’s Star Yale doctors tell science group sugar counteracts alcohol. Page B-1 General Foods chairman urges business to study employment. Page B-1 U. 8. will eliminate flood damage, ‘Woodring promises. Page B-1 EDITORIAL AND COMMENT. Editorials. Page This and That. Page Washington Observations. Page Answers . to Questions. Page David Lawrence. Page Paul Mallon. Page Dorothy Thompson. Page Constantine Brown. Page Lemuel F. Parton, Page SPORTS. Griffs seek wins the hard way—on the road. Page A-12 Feller off to better career start than was Johnson. Page A-12 Dizzy Dean making fans forget his goofiness. Page A-12 Derby odds drop on War Admiral, Chesapeake victor. Page A-12 South earning prominent place in track sports. Page A-13 Season schedules show D. C. has full golf card. Page A-14 Mader concedes 20 pounds to Tow in bout tonight. Page A-14 FINANCIAL. Corporate bonds down (table). Stocks sell off (table). Curb list lower (table). Pennsy net improves. New Haven cuts loss. Steel delivery problem eases. MISCELLANY. Washington Wayside. Dorothy Dix. Betsy Caswell. Nature’s Children. Bedtime Story. City News in Brief. Shipping News. Winning Contract. Young Washington. Crossword Puzzle. Letter Out. these PRI > bbooodinm A-15 A-16 A-17 A-17 A-17 A-18 Page A-2 Page B-10 Page B-10 Page B-11 Page B-11 Page B-11 Page B-11 Page B-11 Page B-11 Page B-12 Page B-13 RODSEVELT SIGNS NEW COAL BILL Guffey-Vinson Act Becomes Law, Validating Minimum Prices for Coal. BACKGROUND— Previous Guffey bill to stabilize coal industry was invalidated last vear by the Supreme Court because of labor provisions which the court held unconstitutional. New bill lacks labor provisions—uwill operate through price-fizing. By the Associated Press. President Roosevelt signed the Guffey-Vinson bill today, marking a second Federal attempt to stabilize the soft coal industry. The law becomes effective June 1 for a four-year period. The new law empowers an enlarged National Bituminous Coal Commission to prescribe minimum prices for coal, promulgate a code of fair trade prac- tices for producers and fine violators 191, per cent of the sale price of their coal at the mine. ‘The commission also may fix maxi- mum prices to protect consumers from so-called “runaway” markets. Commission Nominated. The President nominated for the commission which the act created C. F. Hosford, jr., of Pennsylvania, chairman; C. E. Smith of West Vir- ginia, Percy Tetlow of Ohio, John C. Lewis of Iowa, Thomas S. Haymond of Kentucky, Pleas E. Greenlee of In- diana and Walter H. Maloney of Mis- souri. John Carson of Michigan, who was secretary to the late Senator Couzens of that State, was nominated to be consumers’ counsel of the commission. Hosford, Smith, Tetlow and Maloney were members of the five-man com- mission which administered the origi- nal bituminous coal act. George E. Acret of Santa Monica, Calif., was the fifth member of that group. In striking contrast to its predeces- sor, the revamped measure encoun- tered only perfunctory opposition on its way through Congress. Both House and Senate committees in charge of the Ilegislation decided against holding public hearings on the measure and only & handful of operators were present when it Ppassed. One coal man said opponents of the The only evening paper in Washington with the Associated Press News and Wirephoto Services. o SATURDAY'S Circulation. 137,617 SUNDAY'S Circulation, 150,235 (Bome retirns not yet received.) 1'M JUST AS GooD A DEMCIRAT As YOU BUT I'M AGIN THIS COURT ATTACK ! > > 8 HIGH COURT VOIDS HERNDONVERDICT Georgia Law Held Contrary to 14th Amendment of Constitution. BULLETIN. ‘The Supreme Court today agreed to review a decision of the First Circuit Court of Appeals holding unconstitutional the old-age bene- fit provisions of the Federal Social Security Act. The court already has under consideration a case involving the unemployment in- surance provision of the act. BY JOHN H. CLINE. Acting again to safeguard the rights of individuals, the Supreme Court to- day set aside the conviction of Angelo Herndon, colored Communist, who had been sentenced to imprisonment for from 18 to 20 years under a Geor- gla statute for “attempting to incite 0. The 5-to-4 opinion of the court was delivered by Associate Justice Roberts, with Justices Van Devanter, McReyn- olds, Sutherland and Butler dissent- ing. The decision reversed a ruling by the Georgia Supreme Court upholding | a statute which was passed in 1871, | during reconstruction days. Declaring the rights of individuals under the Constitution must be pro- tected against improper application of State laws, Justice Robetts said: “The statute, as construed and ap- plied, amounts merely to a dragnet which may enmesh any one who agi- tates for a change of government if a jury can be persuaded that he ought to have foreseen his words would have some effect in the future conduct of others. No reasonably ascertainable standard of guilt is pre- scribed. So vague and indeterminate are the boundaries thus set to the freedom of speech and assembly that the law necessarily violates the guar- antees of liberty embodied in the four- teenth amendment. Judgement Is Reversed. “The judgment is reversed and the cause is remanded for further pro- céedings not inconsistent with this opinion.” The dissenting justices held that the Georgia statute, as construed and ap- plied in this case, “prescribes a rea- sonably definite and ascertainable standard by which to determine the guilt or innocence of the accused and does not encroach on his right of free- dom of speech or of assembly.” Herndon, an avowed Communist, contended the statute denied him the freedom of speech and right of as- sembly guaranteed by the fourteenth amendment and asserted it was too in- definite in its terms to afford a rea- sonably ascertainable standard of guilt. The case came to the Supreme Court once before on different grounds and was rejected for lack of jurisdic- tion. Herndon was charged with attempt- ing to incite an insurrection by call- ing and attending public assemblies and by making speeches for the pur- pose of organizing and establishing groups and combinations of white and colored persons under tae name of the Communist Party of Atlanta for the purpose of uniting, combining and conspiring to incite riots, and to embarrass and impede the orderly processes of the courts, and offering combined resistance to, and, by force and violence, overthrowing and de- feating, the authority of the State. Herndon admitted he joined the Communist perty in Kentucky and later went to Atlanta as a paid or- ganizer for the party. When arested (See COAL, Page A-4) (See HERNDON, Page A-2) Opening a way to make available to 18,000 shareholders of the closed Fidelity Building & Loan Association 85 per cent of their funds probably some time in June, the Federal Home Loan Bank Board today granted a charter to the new First Federal Sa: ings & Loan Association of Washing- ton and accepted the resignation from the temporary board of four men con- stituting the Executive Committee of the closed establishment. It was against the four that vigorous objection was raised at a hearing last week by the Federal board. The four, whose letter of resignation was made public by the board, are R. W. Bonnett, Marcus Borch: John L, Fletcher and H. J. Miller, Granting of {He eharter paved the Fidelity Successor Chartered As Four Quit Board Under Fire way for the new Federal association to complete its organization and buy the assets of the Fidelity. Although many steps remain to be taken between the granting of the charter and the opening of the doors of the new institution, it was estimated informally that unless some now un- foreseen objection arises the associa- tion should be able to open some time in June. ‘The Home Loan Bank Board in its statement said withdrawal of the four temporary board members together with the recent death of John C. Koons, leaves but group of 12 wh charter. The (Bee will, therefore, con- ", Poge A-5.) () Means Associated Press. TWO CENTS. PRESIDENT AVERTS FREIGHT STRIKE BY EMERGENCY' MOVE Appoints Board to Investi- gate Dispute Threaten- ing Transportation. RAILROAD LABOR ACT POWER BACKS ACTION Detroit Police Prepare to Evict Sit-Down Workers at Phar- maceutical Plant. BACKGROUND— Supreme Court’s holding of Wag- ner labor relations act constitu- tional was followed by vigorous campaign by organized labor. United Automobile Workers an- nounce their drive would be ez- tended to Ford plants despite op- position of manufacturer. Mine organizers pushed into Harlan County, Ky. where unionization has long been resisted Organization troubles led to threatened strike of freight workers in New York City. Rioting followed Southern California canners’ determination to reopen strike closed canneries. President Roosevelt acted quickly today to avert a strike of 25,000 rail« 7 freight handlers and clerks on railroads in the East by issuing a proclamation declaring a temporary emergency providing for the appoint= ment of a board of three disintere ested persons to investigate the dis- pute between the workers and their employers. Names of the board members will be announced later. A walkout of the members of the Brotherhood of Railway and Steam= ship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Ex- press and Station Employes had been scheduled for noon last Saturday, but was deferred until noon today to per= mit further mediation. This failed at meetings yesterday. The brotherhood is demanding & 20-cent-an-hour increase in wages. The President's intervention fol- lowed a number of conferences be= tween railroad heads and labor lead- ers, as well as representatives of the National Mediation Board, all of which proved futile. Carmalt Advised Move. It was on the recommendation of James W. Carmalt, chairman of the | National Mediation Board, that the | President resorted to the power vested in him by the railroad labor act. It was stated in the proclamae tion that the board is to report its findings to the President within 30 days. In his recommendation to the Pres= ident, Carmalt stated that, in the judgment of the members of the Mediation Board, an extremely erit= ical situation exists which threatens to tie up transportation. Because of this situation, the board pointed out, the President should intervene, in- stituting an investigation to prevent a legal strike in the meantime. The carriers affected by the threat~ ened strike are the Pennsylvania, Long Island, Baltimore & Ohio, Read« ing, Central Railroad of New Jersey, Lehigh Valley, New York Central, New York, New Haven & Hartford, Delaware, Lackawana & Western and Erie. Unions Affected. The unions whose members are affected are the Brotherhood of Rail- way and Steamship Clerks, Preight Handlers, Express and Station Em- ployes and the Inw#rnational Long- shoremen's Association. Announcement of the President’s in- tervention came a few minutes after George O. Price, chairman of the (See LABOR, Page A-7.) REPRIEVE OF HIRSCH NOW UP TO HITLER American Officials in Berlin Plead Doomed Youth's Age at Time of Crime. By tke Associatea Press BERLIN, April 26.—United States Embassy officials today said the sole hope of saving 21-year-old Helmuth Hirsch from the headman’s block for & bomb plot against the life of Adolf Hitler or some other high official lay in the chance that Hitler himsell would intercede because of Hirsch's youth. The American officials visited the foreign office at noon. They pleaded that Hirsch, arrested in December, was under age at the time. They sug- gested he was misled by higher-ups. Embassy spokesmen pointed out the Americans could do nothing more than place the humanitarian aspects of the case before German officials. They sald Hirsch evidently had made a full confession to an infraction of a law which demands the death pen- alty for any one planning to assassi« nate a high officer of th. state. American intercession for Hirsch, who is Jewish, was based on his American citizenship, since his grand- father was naturalized in the United States. His family lives in Praha, Czechoslovakia, AGENT DENIES MURDER Pleads Innocent to Slaying of Girl Violinist. NEW YORK, April 26 (#)—Mischa Rosenbaum, 31-year-old theatrical agent, pleaded innocent today to a first-degree murder indictment charg- ing him with the hammer slaying of Julia Nussenbaum, 20, a violinist. The body of the girl, known profes- sionally as Tania Lubova, was found in a studio rehearsal room in the theatrical district April 18. Rosenbaum also is known as Mischa Ross and Mjpcha Rosen. His counsel, Samuel Le itz, was granted 10 days in which to make motions.