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Weather Forecast From the Unlted States Weathe, Details on Page A r Bureau Report Fair and warmer today and tomorrow, except local thundershowers tomorrow afternoon. Temperatures yestenday— Highest, 71, at 4 p.m.; lowest, 62, at 2 am. No. 1,792—No. 34,781. Farley's Atfitude On 3d Term Stirs Speculation Party Chief to Confer With Roosevelt at Hyde Park Today By G. GOULD LINCOLN. Postmaster General James A. Far- | ley's attitude on the third-term {ssue became a major topic of politi- | cal discussion in the Capital last | night, on the eve of Mr. Farley's | visit to President Roosevelt at Hyde Park today One report was that Mr. Farley had agreed to join with Vice Presi- dent Garner in a statement oppos- ing a third term for any Chief Ex- ecutive—the statement to be issued | sometime after the adjournment of the present session of Congress. Although it has been reliably re- | ported that Mr. Garner is strongly opposed to a third term for Mr. | Roosevelt or any other President, and it is understood that Mr. Farley believes that a third term would be extremely inadvisable, grave doubt was expressed that any statement would be made by either of them until President Roosevelt has indi- cated clearly he is seeking renomi- nation. In Different Position. ‘While Democratic members of the Benate have in some instances an- nounced their opposition to & third term for President Roosevelt. on the principle that two terms is enough for any President and that it would be a mistake to violate the tradition coming down from Wash- ington and Jefferson, it was pointed out that both Mr. Garner and Mr Farley occupy different positions. ‘The Vice President was elected on the ticket with the President as his running mate; Mr. Farley is a mem- ber of the President’s cabinet, ap- pointed to that office by Mr. Roose- velt. For them to state views on the third-term issue. when the President has not disclosed to them that he is a candidate to succeéd himself, would. it wes said, have an 11l appearance. Published reports to the effect that Mr. Farley had told various members of the Senate he was op- posed to a third term for the Pres- ident and that he would oppose the President if he ran, brought from Mr. Farley yesterday the following statement, issued through the head- quarters of the Democratic National Committee, of which Mr. Farley is chairman: “I am not responsible for stories which are being inspired relative to my position on any public or polit- ical question. In the past I have always been frank and definite and I will continue to be in the future. Any time I have anything to say I will say it publicly and definitely and not through others.” To Sail Wednesday. Mr. Farley is to sail for Europe Wednesday, accompanied by his two daughters, Elizabeth and Ann. He will be away until September 11, un- Jess his present plans are changed His visit to the President at Hyde Park, in view of his approaching de- parture for Europe, is entirely nat- ural. It would be entirely natural. also, if he and the President should discuss the political situation. He has been the chief political lieu- tenant of the President since 1931. Failure of the President to con- sult Mr. Farley on the recent ap- pointment of Paul V. McNutt of In- diana to be Federal Security Ad- ministrator and on other important appointments is said to have caused a coolness between Mr. Roosevelt and his Postmaster General. How real this is is still to be determined. Opponents of Mr. Farley in the New Deal camp, as well as Demo- crats in the anti-New Deal camp, have been inclined to magnify the yeports. The first group has been hostile to Mr. Farley for a long time and would like to see a break be- tween him and the President for personal reasons. The second group would like to"see such a break. be- lieving that it would be to their advantage to have Mr. Farley, chairman of the Democratic Na- tional Committee, as an ally. It is possibie that Mr. Farley and the President may come to an ad- (See FARLEY. Page A-5.) Actor Sues for His Sons, $400 a Month From Wife By the Associated Press. LOS ANGELES, July 22. — Paul Portanova, motion picture actor, asks custody of his two young sons and that his heiress wife, Lillie Cul- len Portanova, be required to pay $400 a month for their support, in a suit filed in Superior Court. He declared his wife is the bene- ficiary of a million-dollar trust fund yielding her an income of $4,000 to $5.000 a month, but has refused to establish a home and desires that the children be brought up separate- | 1y because of their dissimilar char-i acteristics. | The wouple separated April 1937, the complaint says. Mr. Portanova recently completed work in a motion picture, “Winter | Carnival,” in which he plays oppo- | site Ann Sheridan, who portrays the role of a wealthy wife. 15, 1939 Business In Washington Drawing from many differ- ent indices of conditions in Washington and the metro- politan area, L. Seth Schnit- man, consulting economist, has prepared an interesting discussion in four articles of business in Washington for the rest of 1939. : As a businessman you will find these articles of interest and possibly of value. The first article of the se- ries appears today on the Financial Page—Page B-5. (#) Means Associated Press. \Embattled Sisters Fail to Halt Rites at Rockville Post Office Elderly Women, Claiming Site, Set Off Row By Posting Signs, Rapping Knuckles (Pictures on Page B-1.) By JOHN H. CASSADY, JR., Star Staft Correspondent Lhe WASHINGTON, ROCKVILLE. Md., July 22.—Staging a spectacular six-hour return | visit to the scene of their childhood, two elderly Washington women failed today in an attempt to prevent dedication of Rockville's new $77,000 post office, but succeeded in making the dedicatory exercises of secondary interest. Subsidy on Cotfon Exports Will Go In Effect Thursday Bounty of 12 Cents to Be Paid on Each Pound Sold Abroad BACKGROUND— Enormous cotton surplus, amounting to more than 14.000,- 000 bales, 11,000,000 of which are held by the Government as lodn collateral, has depressed the price of this important crop. For- eign outlets have diminished. In order to lower the surplus and improve the exrport position, Sec- retary Wallace for months has been developing a plan for sub- sidizing cotton exports. By BLAIR BOLLES. Yielding further to the national- istic trade philosophy with which his cabinet colleague, Secretary of State Hull, frequently has disagreed, Secretary of Agriculture Wallace vesterday made public the details of his program for subsidizing cot- ton and cotton goods exports. Be- ginning next Thursday at 12:01 am., exporters will be granted a Govern- ment bounty of 1.5 cents for each pound of cotton sold abroad and from 1 cent to 2.10 cents for each pounds of cotton goods exported. depending on the character of the goods. The step. which follows by 11 months the inauguration of export subsidies on wheat and flour, was taken to regain what Secretary Wal- lace called our “fair share” in the worla cotton trade. This year that trade is touching a 60-year low. American exports for the season closing July 31 are expected to total only 3.400,000 bales. The Agriculture Department hopes that it can cut into the 14.000,000-bale American surplus by selling from 6.000,000 to 7.000,000 bales abroad through the subsidy’s help. As he announced his foreign pol- icy for cotton, which historically has been., up to now, the chief economic factor in the American free-trade movement espoused by Secretary Hull, Mr. Wallace said he intended that the Agriculture Department should spend $14,000,000 during the coming vear in broadening domes- tic consumption of cotton through its distribution to the needy. Conference Here in September. Although the export program can remain effective until June 30 next vear, Mr. Wallace expressed the hope that the need for paying the sub- sidies would be only temporary. He said, “The conclusion of an effective and equitable international cotton agreement” would be one method of ending the need. An international cotton confer- ence is to meet here in September. It is well known that Mr. Wallace in. ed on the subsidies in spite of general official and private cotton trade opposition, as a lever for hur- rying a world agreement. This real- ism runs counter to the views of Mr. Hull, who has preached again and again that no nation should use coercion or offer special inducements to improve its own commercial posi- tion Mr. Wallace went further in the direction of heavily protected trade by urging steps toward the quick erection of tariff barriers against foreign cotton and cotton goods if it should be found that their importa- tion would defeat the ends of the Wallace export program. He dis- closed that he has asked the Presi- dent to direct the Tariff Commission to make an immediate study of whether the import limitations are necessary. The Secretary revealed at the same time that he has asked Chair- man Jones of the House Agriculture (See COTTON, Page A-3.) Folks who were out of town during the day let their dinners grow cold | - —»tonight while they listened to tales, ! not of the elaborate dedication cere- | | mony, but the adventures of two granddaughters of the late Matthew | Fields, whose home and printing of- | fice formerly stood on the site of | the shiny new post office. | The granddaughters, Mrs. Eliza-i beth Wimsatt, 3721 Alton place N.W., | and Mrs. Genevieve Tschiffely, 3416 | Thirty-fourth street N.W., precipi- | | tated a sensational row by hammer- ing “no trespassing” signs into the smooth, new lawn in front of the post office and ordering all and sun- dry to “get off our property.” Threatened with Arrest. Then, after engaging in a pushing battle with P. C. Wroe, construction superintendent of the new structure, and being threatened with arrest by Chief Charles M. Orme of the Mont- | gomery County Police, they calmed | down and spent the remainder of the afternoon exchanging quips with newspapermen and explaining their | claims to any one who cared to listen. So intent were they on their quest that they didn’t bother about lunch. Loudly and firmly they stood their ground in front of the post office throughout the long afternoon. They watched, without cheering, a parade of dignitaries to the dedi- catory platform on the courthouse lawn across the street. They ig- nored the program of speeches, spending most of their time repeat- ing over and over again their claims that the Government has not ac- quired a clear title to the post-office site because they and two other heirs have received nothing from condemnation proceedings. The sisters earlier had threat- ened to “trip” any one who stepped on the ground on which they once romped and played as children when they were living in Grandfather Fields’ house. But then they con- tented themselves with noting the names of persons theyv recognized going into the building. They said they would swear out warrants charging trespassing against every one they recognized. Chauffeur Sent Home. One group of visitors, which in- cluded State’s Attorney Ben G. Wilkinson and Vivian and Joseph B. Simpson, counsel for the Mont- gomery County Board of Commis- sioners, stopped to ask the sisters if they could enter. “Just help yourself,” Mrs. Tschif- fely réplied. The sisters’ chauffeur, Charles Perkins, colored. had been sent back home shortly after the fracas on the post office lawn—along with a hatchet which Mrs. Tschiffely used to give Supt. Wroe a rap on the knuckles during a struggle over one of the “No Trespassing” signs. Along about 5:15, shortly after the ceremonies ended with a speech by Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen- eral Smith W. Purdum, Mrs. Wim- satt’s young daughter, Genevieve drove up in a car. But the sisters weren't ready to go. Leaving their posts for the first time, they strolled over to the speak- ers’ stand, followed by a corps of newspapermen and a score of on- There they collared Albert now editor of the Montgom- " (See ROCKVILLE, Page A-11) | Peace Pact s Raiifi;d, Miners fo Resume Work By the Associated Press. HARLAN, Ky, July 22.—The “peace of Knoxville” was formally and unanimously ratified by the United Mine Workers of America today and idle coal miners will re- turn to the pits Monday morning. | George S. Wood, secretary of the | Harlan County Coal Operators’ As- | sociation, announced tonight a union committee had notified him | the delegates from the various local | | unions had *“unanimously” ratified the agreement reached in Knox- | ville, Tenn., last Wednesday. The committee said the men would re- | turn to work Monday. | Two D. C. Students Rescued From Bay as Hundreds Watch (Picture on Page A-2.) Two prominent ‘Washington youths were saved from drowning in the Chesapeake Bay at North Beach, Md., late yesterday in a spec- tacular rescue witnessed by rearly haif of the summer resort popula- tion. Rescued after their small kayak had capsized in a strong northeaster | about 2 miles from the shore were | Eugene W. Owens, 21, of 2124 Le- roy place NW., son of Dr. O. Logan Owens and a student in the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, and Wayne W. Linebarger, 21, of 2006 R street N.W,, also a student at G. W. U. and son of the late Judge Paul M. Line- barger, financial adviser to the old Chinese government. The victims of the near tragedy were in the water for more than two hours before a white jacket waved by Wayne was seen at the pier of Uncle Billy's boathouse. The youths had become separated after the kayak capsized and had drifted approximately 200 yards apart—Wayne clinging to an inner tube attached to the rear of the upset craft and Eugene keeping himself afloat with the inflated seats of the craft, which were torn loose by the rough waters of the They had made their way nearly | halfway to shore before their dis- | tress signal was seen. | Manuel April, an employe at the | boathouse, said field glasses were | put on the “white object” waved | out in the bay, and when the two | | struggling youths were spotted a | loud-speaker system was employed | to tell them to “hold on” until| help arrived. Hundreds of the summer colony residents, hearing the warning of the amplifier, rushed to the beach to witness the rescue. A -speedboat put out from the boathouse, and within a few min- utes the two youths were brought to_shore, exhausted and blue with cold. They both said they would have been unable to hold on more than a few minutes longer. “I didn’t think we had a China- man's chance,” Eugene commented after the rescue. “Even when they started the loudspeaker, I still thought we were goners. We couldn’t make out what they were saying. I figured they were starting a dance or something at the pier.” The shivering youths explained that a high wave overbalanced the kayak and “before we knew it we were in the surf.” They had gone to the beach for the afternoon and returned to Washington last night. ) = un D.. G, HatchBill Puzzle To Employes of Nearby Areas U. S. Workers at Odds Over Whether 1912 Order Will Remain Thousands of Government em- ployes who work in Washington and reside in nearby Maryland and Vir- ¢inia were wondering yesterday how their presently exercised right of participation in purely local elec- tions would be affected by the Hatch bill taking Federal jobholders out of politics. Some believed the executive order | under which they have enjoyed this privilege since 1912 would not be disturbed; others who had antici- pated this difficulty and had sought to safeguard their rights by an amendment which they urged on' | Representative Smith, Democrat, of | Virginia, were perturbed by failure | to press the amendment. | Members of Congress themselves | were at odds on the bill, which is | awaiting President Roosevelt's sig-l nature, and informal comment at Civil Service Commission offices was | that the question is wide open. It was pointed out that the Hatch bill was directed at political appointees and that under ordinary circum- stances 1t would not touch civil service workers who already are un- der restrictions; at the same time, however, it was conceded that the general tightening up intended by the new measure might easily be construed to halt the activities per- mitted by the executive order. Can Become Candidates. Under this order, civil service em- ployes are permitted to become can- didates for and hold local office where it is deemed necesary for their domestic interest. They are not, however, allowed to engage in other political endeavors. The concentration of Federal em- ploves in the nearby communities was responsible for this privilege. Representative Smith said vester- day he believed the proposed safe- guarding amendment—which was not introduced—was unnecesary. Speaking from his home near War- renton, he explained he had draft- =d the amendment in response to a request from Arlington, but decided it was not required after “objection- able language” was removed from the bill. Sponsored by Dempsey. The amendment which is causing the uncertainty, was sponsored by Representative Dempsey, Democrat, | of New Mexico, and provides that “no officer or employe in the execu- tive branch of the Federal Gov- ernment, or any agency or depart- | ment thereof, shall take any active part in political management or political campaigns. All such per- sons shall retain the right to vote as they may choose and to express their opinion on all political sub- jects.” At Mr. Dempsey's office it was said this language follows so closely that prohibiting political activity by civil service personnel that it probably would be held that the liberalizing rule now in effect would continue to apply. Both Representative Dempsey and Senator Hatch, Demo- crat, of New Mexico. author of the bill, were said. however. to have been willing to go along with the amend- ment sought by the Virginians, which would have set up the local office exemption. The opinion that the bill would have little effect in the nearby com- munities was expressed by Repre- sentative Sasscer, Democrat, of Maryland. He pointed out that most of the employes residing in Prince Georges County are under civil serv- ice and holds to the view that they are covered by existing regulations. Mr. Sasscer opposed the bill in the House. 5,000 in Montgomery. In Montgomery County, it is esti- | mated that about 5.000 voters would be affected if the local ban applies. Senator Minton, Democrat, of In- diana declared, “It is my opinion | that the executive branch employe | would be prohibited from holding | local offices.” He said he did not believe the Hatch bill would prohibit | these employes from *“going out and speaking in behalf of any one whom they please.” but he did not believe they could engage in politics to the | extent of acting as chairmen of pre- cinct committées or campaign man- agers. | The immediate question of the bill's final interpretation is the effect it will have on candidates intending to file for the County | Board in Arlington County, where | a Democratic primary is to be held | on August 1. The general election ! is scheduled November 7. Other | nearby Virginia jurisdictions also | are to hold elections between now | and the fall. | Study to Be Made. | Meanwhile, it was learned that the Arlington County Civic Federation has authorized Albert A. Carretta and Secretary Julian D. Simpson to | study the effects of the bill on local | Government workers. It was Mr. Carretta and Mr. Simpson who pro- posed the amendment to Repre- | sentative Smith. “We received as- | surances from Mr. Smith that this would be taken care of,” Mr. Car- retta said. He expressed surprise at the “method by which the bill passed without making provision for | the nearby communities. Arlington County Commissioner of Revenue Harry K. Green said he is now engaged in a survey to deter- mine the percentage of taxpayers who are Federal employes. Pending the findings of his study, he said he believed Government workers con- stituted “from betwen 60 and 70 per cent of the taxpayers.” Mr. Carretta expresed the belief that if Mr. Green’s estimate is ap- proximately corect, and if the Hatch bill does prohibit most of the execu- tive department employes from_en- gaging in politics, ‘“‘control of our Government will naturally fall into the hands of the minority—the 30 or 40 per cent of persons left free to engage in politics and hold local offices.” JULY 23, THE SENATE day Star WITH DAILY EVENING EDITION 1939 —104 PAGES. * KILLED THAT NICE LITTLE BUSINESS BOOM! Lending Bill Debate » Is Due to Start in Senate Tomorrow Byrd Calls Plan ‘Spending Scheme Masquerading As Lending Scheme’ ‘Whipped into shape by the Bank- ing Committee. President Roosevelt s lending program comes up for debate in the Senate tomorrow carrying proposals for self-liquidating loans aggregating $2,490,000000 for such projects as roads, railroad equip- ment, public works and elimination of farm tenancy. In finally approving the measure the Banking Committee eliminated an amendment adopted Friday which would prohibit loans for any projects which would be “in substan- tial competition” with private enter- prise. The committee agreed that the language of the amendment was so broad as to nullify much of the pro- gram. and Senator Barkley of Ken- tucky, the Democratic leader, and Senator Adams, Democrat, of Colo- rado said they would work out a compromise proposal for submission on the Senate floor. Key to Adjournment. ‘The committee aproved an amend- ment to require the payment of pre- vailing wages on road, railroad equipment and public works projects. As the measure emerged from committee Senator Barkley said he was hopeful it could be sent to President Roosevelt by August 1 or 2; adjournment prospects are hing- ing on its disposition. The figure approved by the com- mittee was $310.000,000 under that originally asked by President Roose- velt. The committee first cut off $400,000000 in two sections then added $90,000.000 for reclamation projects. . Republican members had declared they would seek additional reduc- but these didn't materialize. alled Spending Scheme. The bill was attacked last night as a “spending scheme masquerading as a lending scheme” by Senator Byrd, Democrat, of Virginia, a fr quent critic of the administration’s fiscal policy. In his statement Senator Byrd said. “The American public must not be deluded that this new spend- ing scheme will neither increase the Federal debt nor increase the Fed- eral tax burden. “If the Government borrows money and makes loans for untried and impractical projects that are not likely to be repaid the burden will eventually fall on the tax- payer. “The whole scheme is devised to evade the present statutory debt limit (of $45.000,000,000). It is a spending scheme masquerading as a lending scheme.” Urges Frankness. Senator Byrd asserted that “if we must spend the public money we owe it in simple justice to the taxpayers | to be frank and not hide * * * in | the thought that this double system of bookkeeping evades the debt. It merely conceals it.” Under the program, the R. F. C. would issue bonds to raise money for the loans. The bonds would be Government-guaranteed obligations, but would not be counted as a part | of the public debt. Senator Byrd said he had been | advised by G. R. Cooksey, secretary of the Reconstruction Finance Cor that the R. F. C. now has $1361 404,036 of unused borrowing power. | “If the (borrowing) authority al- ready exists,” the Senator asked, “why increase the present power to | issue new obligations? | “If the proposals in the new leg- islation are wise, why has not the R. F. C. made use of its authority that has existed for some time ‘to do the very things the new legisla- tion provides?” Salvadorean Volcano Erupts Violently By the Associated Press. SAN SALVADOR, Salvador, July 22.—TIzalco Volcano, which sailors call “the lighthouse of the Pacific,” stirred into intensified activity to- day, throwing out large quantities of lava. Located in Northwestern Salvador near the coast, the 6200-foot peak never has become entirely inactive and is visible far at sea. Complete Index, Page A-2 Radio Programs, Page F-3 ) News "Sunda, Every FIVE CENTS IN WASHINGTON AND SUBURBS Highball Mixed Big Enough to Float Battleship BY the Associated Press BALTIMORE, July 22.—A high- ball big enough to float a battleship was mixed here today—the recipe was 25000 gallons of imported whisky stirred into Chesapeake Bay. Customs officials supervised the Job when an importer decided it was cheaper to jettison the cargo than to payv heavy import duties The dumped whisky, at per-pint prices. was estimated to be worth $200.000, but the importer figured his loss would be less than if he attempted to land and sell the liquor Morton M. Robinson. attorney for the importing firm, explained the American-type ryve liquor was im- ported from Cuba four years ago and placed in a bonded warehouse. Under customs law an importer, may keep his liquor in such a ware- house four vears, paying duty as he withdraws it. Owners of the Cuban liquor decided against withdrawal at the end of the four-year time limit. Three Die as Truck Falls on Top of Aufo | In Bridge Collapse Occupants Crushed; Derrick Used to Tear Machine Apart By ihe Associated Press. ALEXANDRIA, Pa, July 22— Trapped in their automobile, three persons—one a small child—died today when a heavy truck crushed the machine into three feet of wa- ter as a Juniata River bridge col- Japsed. Sergt. R. E. Sprenkle of the State motor police identified the driver of the small sedan as Edwin Kauf- man, 33, Sunnyside, Long Island. Other dead were: A woman tentatively identified as Mrs. Sophie Kaufman of the same address, and a 2 or 3 year old boy. Sergt. Sprenkle said the woman's name and pictures of the child were found in Mr. Kaufman's wallet. A crew lifted the heavy freight truck and dragged the auto to a nearby garage. A derrick was used to tear the machine apart to re- move the bodies. All three were crushed, but whether they died of their injuries or drowned had not been determined. Investigators said the bridge col- lapsed and the truck plunged into the water on top of the sedan,| which had entered the bridge from | the opposite direction. One end of the 200-foot-long steel girder bridge | remamed on its piers and the other ! was in three feet of water. | The driver of the truck was| Harry Tull of Westmont, N. J. Rid- g with him was Joseph Cassal of Turtle Creek, near Pittsburgh, Pa. Neither man was injured. NEW YORK, July 22 (#)—Edwin Kaufman, 33, identified as one of the victims of an auto accident in Alexandria, Pa., was a New York advertising artist returning from a vacation at his home in Cleveland, friends said tonight. They said Sophie Kaufman, a second victim, was his wife, and that the child killed probably was| their 2-year-old son. | R | Heat Fells 40 Field Hands MARLOW, Okla, July 22 (#)— Forty harvest hands were overcome by the heat in the broomcorn fields of this community yesterday, Far-| ceive the new Polish Ambassador, | mers estimated the temperature at 120 degrees. Milk and Taxi Bills Temporarily Buried By Randolph 11 Non-Controversial Measures to Come Up in House BACKGROUND— Closing rush to get action on District legislation before ad- journment has met with indif- ferent success—the bill to reor- ganize the municipal government being deferred until next session and a number of other local measures running into obstacles in committee. By JAMES E. CHINN. Bills designed to lower the price of milk in Washington and to drive about 1500 taxicabs off the streets, were temporarily buried yes- terday by Chairman Randolph of the House District Committee, alongside the ill-fated plan for re- organizing the municipal govern- ment. None of this proposed legisla- tion will be revived until the next session of Congress. ‘With Congress . rushing toward adjournment, the House tomorrow will devote its last day of the present session to local legislation, and Chairman Randolph said it would be “futile” for him to call up for consideration any of the bills on the calendar that might lead to a controversy. His decision auto- matically sidetracts the Schulte milk bill and a measure authorizing the Public Utilities Commission to limit the number of taxicabs—two of the most controversial bills in- troduced at the present session. The Schulte bill, an outgrowth of the recent milk investigation with its collateral sensational develop- ments, would open the Washington milk market to a flood of milk and cream from areas beyond the pres- ent local milkshed. Representative Schulte, Democrat. of Indiana. sponsor of the measure, has claimed its enactment would immediately give Washington a 12-cent quart of milk, delivered at the doorstep. Other Controversial Bills. Chairman Randolph also listed among the controversial bills on the calendar, one that would revise the present law regulating the practice of optometry. It, too. will be con- signed to the temporary burial lot. Two weeks ago the House flatly refused even to consider either the taxicab limitation bill, or the one to amend the optometry law. The Schulte milk bill, however, was de- bated for four hours last month, and still remains as “unfinished busi- ness” on the House calendar. There are on the calendar, how- ever, 11 bills Representative Ran- dolph regards as non-controversial, which he believes can be passed on the final “District Day.” He does not know it yet, but cne of these 11| is to be a target on the House floor for Representative Shafer, Repub- lican, of Michigan, a member of his own committee. This particular bill, fathered by Representative Nichols, Democrat, of | 7 (See D. C. BILLS, Page A-10) Franco to Visit Pope During Trip to Rome By the Associated Press. VATICAN CITY, July 22.—Vati- can authorities announced today that Gereralissimo Francisco Franco would call on Pope Pius XII when the Spanish leader comes to Rome in September to visit Mussolini. The Pope leaves Monday for a rest at his Castel Gandolfo summer villa, but will return in time to receive Gen_Franco. Before leaving the Pope is to re- Casimir Papee, who will present his credentials. Water Gate Concerts on WMAL A portion of the fourth of the season’s “Sunset Symphonies” by the National Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Efrem Kurtz, guest conductor, will be broadcast over a Nation-wide net- work by the National Broadcasting Co. this evening. Through the co-operation of the National Broadcasting Co. and The Star the pro- gram will be heard locally over WMAL. Tonight's program will be broadcast from 9 to 10 o'clock. By all means attend the concert tonight if you can. The music and the setting provide a combination that you shouldn't miss. If you can- not attend, tune in the concert on WMAL at 9 o'clock. In arranging these broadcasts the National Broadcasting Co. and The Star are co-operating with the Summer Concert Committee of the Symphony Orchestra in its effort to further appreciation and support of the orchestra, which contributes so greatly to the musical life of the National Capital. Tickets for the concert can be purchased at the Water Gate tonight, $ ' Full Associated Press and Wirephotos y Morning and Afternoon. | TEN CENTS British Troops And Planes Hunt Kidnaped Cleric Failure to Contact Arabs Diminishes Ransoming Hope | By the Assoctated Press. JERUSALEM, July 22.—British | troops, warplanes and police pre- pared tonight to seek the Rev. Gerould R. Goldner, kidnaped Ohio | pastor, as failure to contact his | Arab abductors diminished hope for | ransoming of the American. United States Consul General George Wadsworth said action was being taken to launch the search probably tomorrow in the Moan hills, where the 29-year-old Moga- | dore (Ohio) preacher has been held | since Tuesday. | The latest disappointment came | tonight when a search of the Beth- | lenem countryside, touched off by |an anonymous telephone call from }Bevhl(-hom. proved fruitless. | The message from Bethlehem said | the Arabs were ready to release the American, but Bedouin tribesmen were unable either to trace the call or to find any clue to the where- abouts of the kidnap band. | Kidnaped Tuesday. | A. A Miller of Sioux City, Ia., general secretary of the Y. M. C. A. in Jerusalem, said the failure of this | lead destroyed hopes of establish- | ing contact with Mr. Goldner's ab- i ductors before morning. | The pastor. who has a wife and (child in Cleveland. was kidnaped Tuesday and his father, Dr. Jacob Goldner, Cleveland pastor who was | captured at the same time. was sent on to Jerusalem to try to raise the | $5,000 demanded as ransom. Armed | search was suspended while friendly | Arabs endeavored to negotiate for | the son’s release without ransom or for a smaller sum. The elder Goldner, who was con- ducting his son through the Biblical Holy Land he visited alone 35 years before, collapsed under the strain and went to bed at physician's orders just as he was preparing to seek the kidnap band himself. “I am confident my son is safe and will be released shortly,” the father said. Appeals to ex-Mayor. But Mr. Wasdworth intensified ef- forts to establish whether the young man still was alive. He carried his appeal to Mustafa Bev Khalidi. who was Mayor of Jerusalem before Tur- key surrendered the city to the Brit- ish on February 9, 1917. In those days, by ways peculiar to the Near East, he would have known within six hours the American's fate. Khalidi indicated he still had influence among wandering tribes of Palestine and promised to have an answer for Mr. Wadsworth tomor- row morning. One message signed with young Goldner’s nickname “Jerry” s de- livered in Jerusalem yesterday with his written assurance that “I am safe. Please bring money if possible Friday.” The donkey boy also brought a message from the bandit chief dis- claiming reaponsibility for the safety of the captive if the money were not paid soon. The difficulty has been in estab- lishing direct contact with the kid- napers. Two Reported Waiting. Rev. Clifford Mooie, an Akron Presbyterian pastor and friend of voung Goldner, who at the last minute decided not to make the trip to the Mar Saba Greek Monas- tery, where the abduction occur- red, said, however, he understood two men were remaining on the outskirts of Jerusalem to await payment of ransom. Before he collapsed, the elder Goldner announced his intention to return to the band with his son's and his own donkey boy and an in- terpreter to offer $1,000 “for the life of my boy.” He heped, however, to " (See KIDNAPING, Page A-4) Girl, 11, Is Found Sirangled With Belt By the Associated Press. ATTICA. Ind., Julv 22.—The body | of pretty 1l-year-old Elizabeth de Bruicker. mutilated and strangled | with a belt from her dress, was found vesterday in a shallow gravel pit grave at the edge of the Harrison Hills Country Club southeast of here. Fountain County Coroner Wisher Myers said the girl had been as- | saulted and murdered. ‘The first vear high school stu- dent, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter de Bruicker, a farm family living 3 miles east of here. had been missing since yesterday after she left 4-H club meeting, and search- ing parties had combed the sur- | rounding territory hunting her. Three Rescued After Mile Swim '|By D. C. Woman By the Associated Press. SOUTHOLD, N. Y, July 22— Three persons who clung to a capsized catboat in Long Island Sound near here taday were rescued after a fourth—Mrs. Elizabeth Mason of Washington, D. C.—swam a mile and summoned help. The 25-year-old woman, who friends characterized later as “not a particularly good swimmer,” swam from where the boat was overturned in Peconic Bay to within 300 yards of Nassau Point, where rescuers sighted her. “There are three others out there,” she said and collapsed. William and Elwood Doyle, brothers, effected the rescue in row- boats. Those saved from the catboat were Mrs., Robert M. Daley, wife of an insurance company medical director; Mrs. Margaret Sammis, 34, and her husband, Edward, 37, all of New York.