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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-13
SCHWAD SEESCUBA
IN CONFIDENT LIGHT
Tells President Machado In.
veStmentS of Bethlehem
Steel Will Increase.

BY the Associated Press.
HAVANA, February l3.-Charles NJ.
Echwab, chairman of the Bethlehem
Steel Corporation, told President Gerar-
do Machado yesterday he had implicit
confidence in the future Of Cuba and
his company intended an extensive exc
pansion of its activities in the republic.
A friendship of more than 80 years,
dating back before Cuba was q repub-
lie, caused the President personally to
invite the Stesl man to the palace and
the two remi'lisced for nearly an hour.
After the chat Mr.. Schwab said:
Bethlehem Steel has large invest
ments here-we take more than two
million tons of iron and chrome ore
from Cuban mines each year and are
increasing the total annually. I think
I was therefore somewhat qualified to
speak for American interests in telling
President Machado that Americans
with interests here were entirely salts
fed with the treatment accorded Amer
leans under his administration, and that
we appreciated his encouragement Of in
dustry by such treatment"
Asked what the Cuban properties Of
the Bethlehem Steel Corporation were
worth here, Mr.. Schwab looked thought
full.
A newspaper man suggested 10000
900.
"More-much more" Schwab was
quick to answer
Fifty million?"
"Still low In fact, my organization
would not sell its properties on the
north coast of Cuba for any price. There
are tremendous quantities of iron there.
These millions of tons lying just below
Cuba's crust will in future years play
a much more important role In the
country's development than they do
now"
Mr.. Schwab said he would remain IN
til about March /.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-13
FOUR ARE COMMISSIONED

Commissions in the Reserve Corps Of
the Army have been issued by the War
Department to James A. Purcell, 1880
Thirteenth street, as a major In the
Adjutant Generals Department; TO Ell
1er G. Woods. 1910 Sixteenth street, as
a first lieutenant in. the Coast Artillery:
to William B. Marsh, 1928 Sherman
avenue northwest. as first lieutenant in
the Chaplains' Corps, and to George G..
Updegraff, 1717 Seventeenth street, as
q second lieutenant of Infantry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-13
FLOE REFUGEE VANISHES
Lake Michigan Searchers Believe
Fisherman Dead.

CROSS VILLAGE, Mich, February
10 P.-Lingering hopes that George
Kruskie, who was carried into Lake
Michigan on an ice foe last Friday,
might still be alive were extinguished
last night. A searching party returned
and reported no trace Of the missing
Cross Village fishermen at White Shoals
Light
The searchers risked death today In
making their way over thin ice from
Crane Island to the light house, Air
plane pilots had reported seeing q
broken window in the tower, giving rise
to the belief Kruslkie might have taken
refuge there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-13

A Charge Account is a great
convenience. Why not avail your.
self of this privilege now? See
Credit Dept, Fifth Floor.
The Washington times., 1931-07-20
{. B. DEAN SUED
FOR MILLION

Edward B. Dean. ST., millionaire
real estate operator, 1869 Colum-
bia Rd. N. w.. today was sued
for $1,000, 900 damages by Miss
Margaretta Meeker, 1920 Twenty
first st. N. W., who says that on
July he inflicted severe bodily
injuries upon her in an attempted
criminal assault.
Barely a month ago, the 65-
year-old real estate owner was
sued for $500, 900 damages by Mrs.
Edna Lloyd and her husband,
Robert Lloyd, for an alleged at
tempt to attack Mrs. Lloyd.
The present suit filed by Attor-
neys J. William TomlinSon and
w, Roy Ives alleges that during
the attempted assault Mr.. Dean
beat and i'll treated Miss Meeker.
The Washington times., 1931-07-20
G|RL'S CHARGE
HOLDS GUIDE

Harry C. Robertson, IS, driver
of a sightseeing car, today was
held for the Grand Jury on
$4,000 bond on charge of
criminally assaulting Miss Mar.
garet Elizabeth Soblotney, 10, of
UniontoWn, Pa.
Miss Soblotney told Judge Rob-
ert E. Mattingly she came to
Washington recently to seek
work. She said Robertson ac-
costed her near the Capitol
Thursday and asked her to take
a sightseeing trip.
She refused, she said, and later
went to a movie. When she left
the theater it was raining. Rob-
ertson again accosted her, she
said, and offered to take her
home. but instead drove out Of
the District to a lonely spot
where the assault, she charges,
occurred.
The Washington times., 1931-07-20
TIP ON ROBBERY
BEST IN NEWS
CONTEST
Crimes, Accidents Lucrative
Fields for News Hounds;
Telephone In To Times

Crime news loomed large on the
horizon of the corps of alert
"newS-tippers", who furnished The
Times with flashes" on interest
ing items last week.
The Times today is distributing
$50 to those whose nose for
news" sent them dashing to tele-
phones to call District $3.50 when
ever they saw anything of i'm,
portance happening during the
week.
The outstanding tip of the
week was one which told of the
robbery Tuesday of the home ot
Alexander Won Wuthenau, Secre-
tary Of the German Embassy.
Interesting Story
In view Of previous robberies Of
diplomats this made an interest
ing story.
Another Upper was awake early
in the morning to win $40 by
notifying The Times of a wild
IlOC VI LdAlCdU hAOuAAO VIC
Speedway, which ended in \
collision between the cab and
truck, and the arrest of two men.
The five dollar prize went for
the tip on the man, who jumped
over the Pennsylvania Avenue
bridge and drowned. The heroic
action of a dog in saving his two
year-old master from an attack
by muskrat brought one Upper
the So prize.
Other Winners
Two dollar prizes went for tips
on the following: a bus driver
charged with attacking a young
girl; bullet from an unknown
source strikes chair of visitor to
North Beach; four men attempt
to rob Aloi grocery store; boat
capsizeS in storm off Hains
Point; Anacostia Church struck
by lightning; and, house un-
rooted by wind in Mount Rainier.
The Washington times., 1931-07-20
StimsOn Adventure
In London Defiant
Of Opposition Here

In the face Of growing oppo-
sition from congressional leaders
of both political parties, Secre-
tary of State Stimson was fully
launched today on q great diplo-
matte adventure in London to ef-
feet a rapprochement between
France and Germany as pre-.
lude to the financial rehabilita-
ton of the latter.
President Hoover and his ad-
viSOrS on this side Of the Atlantic
were anxiOuSly watching the
meeting in the British capital
with all the lurking dangers at.
tending American representation
at q European gathering.
Secretary StimSon telephoned
President Hoover from London,
prior to the meeting, and said
the meeting would take place in
the most friendly atmosphere.
He said he had taken J. Theo-
dore Mariner, counselor at
Paris, with him to London and
had asked George A. Gordon,
counselor at Berlin, to come also
Secretary Mellon interrupted
the continental honeymoon Of
David E. Finley, his special assist
ant here, and pressed him into
service for the London meeting.
Secretary Stimson will have a
free hand within the scope of the
Presidents broad foreign policy,
and Administration officials have
carefully refrained from declar.
ing that Mr.. Hoover's chief
minister will not discuss Euro
pean politics.
Politics Involved
While oStenSibly this Govern.
ment'S chief interest in the Lon.
don conference is in the working
out of a program on which inter.
national banks would be willing
to grant additional credits to
Germany, admittedly the Euro.
pean political situation Is involved
from q bankers standpoint OH
what constitutes q good financial
risk.
Mr.. StimsOn's chief role will be
to bring France and Germany
into close harmony through the
elimination of differences grow.
ing out of the World War repara.
tiOnS, political animOSities Incl.
dent to the intense natiOnaliStiC
feeling In both countries.
Administration officials revealed
that whatever the German and
French governments agree to at
London, or whatever they may
have agreed to at Paris, will be
acceptable here, provided this
Government is in no way in.
volved either as a guarantor of
credits or political understand
ingS. s....
As described by officials, Mr.
StimSOn will be In the role of q
peacemaker through the use Of
good offices.
Secretary Mellon, on the other
hand, will take an important
part in the financial deIibera
tionS. He will be the one to say
what the American banking
group might agree to in the way
of credits. It is assumed he will
be able to speak for them.
The Washington times., 1931-07-20
JugO-SLGUiGn Scribe
Gets HOOUer Name

Clad in q well-worn khaki uni
form and wearing heavy shoes,
Matt Smiunovich, 29-year-old
Jugoslavian, writer and traveller,
called at the White House today
to add the signature Of President
Hoover to those which he has col
lected since he went on q tour
Of the world since 1927.
The young traveller has covered
$4,000 miles by foot and bicycle
since he first started out in 1927
from his little home town,
Vigorac, Dalmatia.
The Washington times., 1931-07-20
u. s.. Investigates Labor
Union Fund Shortage

and eye, eventually recovered in
Emergency Hospital.
But on June !, last, President
Huddell died here of pneumonia,
or natural causes, as the coroner's
jury found.
Nevertheless, there was some
testimony that Huddell suffered
seriously from shock after receiv-
ing the superficial bullet wound.
General President Huddel has
been succeeded by John Possehl,
one of the former vice presidents
named as defendants in the orig
inal injunction petition to the
District Supreme Court.
Many Changes Occur
Court documents show today
that previously David Evans, sec
retary-treasurer of the 1nterna-
tional, had been supplanted by
PoSsehl and other changes have
occurred in the higher personnel
of the union.
The original motion for an in
junction pendente lite was filed
by Samuel Untermyer and Eugene
Untermyer, Of New York: Charles
Meyers, Of New York, and Percy
ii. Marshall, Of Washington. Inn
projections were found in 1t and
the court diSallOwed it, but with
permission to amend: and amend
ments were filed. Attorney James
s. EaSby-Smith, representing the
union, successfully attacked the
original suit.
Sometime aferward came the
death Of Huddell and a partial
change in the set-up Of the old
governing board. necesSitating a
revision of the list Of defendant
officials and a new allegation.
Who Did The Shooting
Thus the litigation still pends.
with Attorney Barger's clients of
Washington and Maryland hav-
ing on file charges more SenSa-
tional than the first one and
with Department of Justice agents
and the District Attorney inveSti-
eating.
Meanwhile, District authorities
are asking, "whO was the rough
clad man who shot the two union
officials in the * Street lunch
room, and why?"
The Washington times., 1931-07-20
TWO BEARS RUN
A|NUCK

(Continued From, Page ~
spread. Men deserted their bust.
neSseS, grabbed weapons and
started on the hunt for the ami
mails.
AS one beast lurked through
the grounds of C. w. CroSsman,
Crossman rushed into the house,
picked up shotgun and fired.
Several of the small shot hit the
bear on the shoulders.
With a roar of rage he made
for the nearby swamps. Carter
was working along the Lee High
way with gang of other tele-
phone company employees. When
he saw the animal he thought he
was tame and made no attempt
to run.
Leaped Upon Carter
The beast, SnarIing and scream
ing leaped upon him and forced
him to the ground. While Carter
tried vAinIy to fight him off, the
bear sank his teeth into his left
leg. He mauIed him severely
and then again made off to the
swamp.
Deputy Sheriff Paul Hermann
and about 40 citizens came up
on the run and chased the beast
They finally cornered him in
swamp and when it was seen
that in his infuriated condition
the animal would not submit 70
capture. Hermann drew his As
calibre automatic.
With one shot behind the ear
Herman killed the beast.
Juno Owns Town
The other bear, Juno, unlike
Teddy, stayed in Falls Church.
While the bulk of the citizens
were chasing Teddy. Juno took
possession Of the well-nigh de-
serted town.
The bear went into the pasture
Of Mr.. Howard and started tO
leap upon HOward's COW. Howard
saw him and tried to chase him
off. The bear turned, and with
one blow of his paw knocked
Howard down. badly bruiSing and
cutting him.
J. v. Turner, town councilman,
took command of hunters who
went after Juno. They were
joined by Melvin Timer, colored.
who helps Dusen take care OF
the animals.
Goat RepeIs Bear
Juno came upon a goat in the
yard of William Taylor on the
Lee Highway. He chased the
goat around a stake to which it
was tied.
After q hiIe the goat turned
and butted the bear, chasing him
off.
Then Timer, who had come
up, offered the bear some candy
and with it enticed him into
nearby garage.
A group Of men climbed up on
the rafterS and managed to rope
the bear, finally leading him back
to his chains.
The Washington times., 1931-07-20
Germans and French
In Travelling ParIey;
DeDarture Cheered

PARIS, July 20 Q.N.S0 1.-THE
German and French ministers left
the Care Du Nord for London
early today to attend one Of the
most important world conferences
ever held.
A virtual travelling conference
was under way until the heads Of
the French and German govern.
ments neared Victoria station.
Departure Cheered
Occupying the same car were
Premier Laval, Chancellor Bruen-
ing, DR.. Curtius, Foreign Minister
BRAND, Xlandin Pietri and Paul
Hymans, the latter representing
Belgium, and Dino Grandi. Ital-
ian foreign minister.
Posed at one window Of the
coach was AriStide BRAND, the
French foreign minister, with his
arms affectiOnately around the
shoulders Of Chancellor Bruening
and SignOr Grandi.
Hundreds cheered the ministers
as the train pulled out of the sta,
ton. But despite the cordiality
with which the Paris conference
came to a conclusion, it was felt
that the optimism expressed in a
statement of DR.. CurtiuS was not
horne out in the carefully worded
Joint communique later given out
by DR.. Bruening and Premier
Laval,
Troublesome Points
DR.. Curtius had told correspond
ants, while Chancellor Bruening
and Premier Laval were still in
conference, that the two govern
n1ent chiefs had reached an &C
cord on broad lines"
The Joint statement Of Bruen
llig and L IL declared the govern
The Washington times., 1931-07-20

Continued FROM rage ~
the District Attorney, II he
cares to discuss it. We are CO.
operating With him."
Equity Suit Pending
District Attorney Rover was
quite as reticent! saying:
"At this juncture, I could not
properly comment. Our in
quiry is incomplete. 1t has
been and is in progress. There
is an equity suit pending which
is related to the ISSUE"
Neither official would forecast
the date of termination Of the
inquisition by Government agents,
nor what indictments, if any. are
in prospect. From other sources
it was revealed that labor row
of potentially sweeping effect has
been under way for months.
It's inception was during the
regime of the late Arthur M,
Huddell, of this city and Chi
cago, general president of the
International Union of Operating
Engineers, said to have had a
membership in excess Of 10000.
Membership Drops
Because Of suspensions, black
listings and designations this
membership is claimed to have
dropped considerably. This has
contributed to the unemployment
problem.
Huddell had under him an
executive board of five general
vice presidents, David Evans, gen.
eral secretary-treasurer, and other
Subordinates including the super
visorS," whose operations and ex-
travagances are alleged to have
caused the labor disSenSion and
the equity injunction suits.
Intervening in the original in
junction suit filed by suspended
and recalcitrant union engineers
of various sections and local
unions, there came along recently
three sent from the District of
Columbia and one from nearby
Maryland. Harry 8. Barger of
Washington Is attorney in these
cases, backed by other disciplined
operating engineers.
In the petition for Injunction
against the alleged Vaccinations
of Huddell and his satellites there
are such harsh terms as ''unlaw-
full conspiracy" cheat, wrong
and defraud the local unions COM
prising the said International
Union" Ito injure, oppreSs and
starve them (objecting members)
into submission" and "to reduce
to a state of absolute Serfdom. !"
Labor "racketeering" also is al
legged.
Huddell, Shot, Dies
Now, the late General President
Huddell, who spent a part of his
time in engineer union offices
here, was shot in K Street
lunch room May 20, last.
He was but slightly wounded, q
notebook over his heart probably
saving his life. A subordinate
union official, Frank LansdOn,
was shot at the same time and
by the same person. described rs
a man in OveralIs," /" who escaped.
LangdOn, shot thrOaxh the head
The Washington times., 1931-07-20
.PER|LS FACE
AMERICAN
ENJOYS
State Secretary and Aides
Seek to Avoid Political
Snares Of Conference
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4 (Continued From Page -
political considerations or disarm-
alnent will be among the sub
jectS considered, but he admitted
he would talk with Ambassador
TSuneo MatSudaira, of Japan,
later in the day. Mr.. Stimson'S
remark that he knew Ambassador
Matsudaira at the London Naval
Conference was interpreted as a
hint that disarmament might be
discussed.
French delegates are reported
to have made a last-minute ef-
fort in Paris to delay the London
conference by inviting Secretary
Etimson and Secretary Mellon to
dinner Sunday night, but the
Americans declined on the
grounds that they were leaving
Immediately for London. This
is said to have forced the French
to come to London this morning.
Germans Firm
In this connection, it also was
said the German chancellor and
foreign minister went to Paris
under American and British guild
ance for the sole purpose of
soothing French suSceptibiltieS,
but with firm resolve TO avoid
coming to any definite decisions
or granting any concessions at
Paris, thus assuring French at
tendance at the London confer
ence.
The American delegation is
making the Hyde Park Hotel its
headquarters.
Pessimism in London gave way
TO optimism when news of the
Fra n c O-German understanding
reached London. Further en-
cOuragement was added by the
cheerful statement of Foreign
Secretary Henderson on his ar
rival last night.
His use of the word "rapproche-
inent" in mentioning the Franco
German understanding was con-
sidered significant. Henderson's S
statement was obviously designed
as a reply to criticism that his
and Premier MacDonald's deci-
sion was not to 60 to Germany
was a tactical blunder. Mr.. Hen.
derson said:
"The decision to postpone the
visit to Berlin was most diff
cult and was decided Upon after
midnight on Wednesday. But it
was such an important part of
the subsequent program that
no other course was possible. /
hope it may soon be possible to
make such a visit.
Paris Visit Timely
In my view, it was most Op-
perfume that the visit to Paris
Of Mr.. StimsOn coincided with
my own visit to represent the
British government at the Colo
nial Exposition.
''It permitted of our being
present together at a number
of conversations with the French
ministers, which took the form
Of q friendly exchange of views
and were of mutual assistance
in the consideration of the seri-
Gus financial situation in Ger.
many"
Henderson declared the impor-
tance of the result of the meet
ing of the German and French
ministers could not be Gxagger-
ated. He said:
'eThis rapprOchement, apart
from contacts and converse
tions which have taken place
at Paris, have, 1 believe, been a
very useful piece of preparatory
work for the coming confer
ence,"
The Washington times., 1931-07-20
SUBSTITUTE AT LATONIA

SECOND RACE (Substitute)-
Three-year-olds and ward
claiming; purse, $1,000; 6 fur
longs.
Madam Flodence 100; Fudge 11O;
Miss Sue 1O5; Princess Peggy
1O7; Rip The Rij 10; Dixie
King 11O; Shandy Gaff ITO;
Uforme 1O5.
FOURTH RACE (Substitute)-
Three-yeadolds and ward;
claiming, purse, $1,000; 6 fur
longs.
Giblets 1O5; Gunfire los; Led
ford 40; Sugar Kiss 105; Nancy
Jane 100; Joann Gorham los;
Town Limit los; Running Water
ITO,
The Washington times., 1931-07-20
Levine Denies RlInlOr
He Intends ELOping

LONDON, July 20 G.N.SD
Charles Levine, backer and CO.
flyer in the transatlantic flight
accomplished by Clarence Cham
berlin, today denied the report OF
an intended elopement. He said:
"There is no question Of my
eIOping with anybody, since SO
far as 1 know there are no di-
vOrce proceedings pending be-
tween Mrs. Levine and myself"
The Washington times., 1931-07-20
$500 MUSIC PRIZE

NEW YORK. July 20 GNS),
A prize Of $500 is offered for
the best unpublished musical com
position submitted in an inter,
national contest soon to get under
way under the sponsorship OF
the New York Association Of
Music School Settlements. =
The Washington times., 1931-07-20
Cuban Senator FLeeS
Ambush Murder Quiz

HAVANA, July 20 U.S0 1.-THE
Spanish newspaper Information
said today that Senator Modesto
Maidique, charged with compile
ity in the shooting Of Senator
Rogerio Zayas BaZan, from am
bush, had fled from Havana on
the eve of a senate investigation
of Bazan'S death.
The Washington times., 1931-07-20
HALL TARR|ES
At miami
"HHHWNW

MIAMI, Fla, July 20 G.N.S).
With no intermediate stops
planned, James Goodwin Hail.
New York broker, hoped off for
New York from Pan-American
airport here at 9:25 am. today.
Hall, who Saturday flew from
New York to Havana in 8 hours
35 minutes, hoped off from Ha
vana at 7:04 a. m. today. He ar
rived at Miami at 8:31, refueled,
ate breakfast, and took off again
for New York.
The Washington times., 1931-07-20

ments were Gin accord to agree to
associate their efforts in order
that credit confidence can be re.
stored in an atmosphere Of calm
and security"
The statement, however, men
toned certain financial guaran-
tees and measures of political ap-
peaSement" which were considered
likely to cause trouble at the Lon
don conference.
The Washington times., 1931-07-20
DEADLOCK HIT
MEXICAN j. 5.
CLAIMS
Commission, Expiring Aug.
80, HaItS Work in Rows Over
Legal Questions of Cases

The General Mexican-Ameri-
can claims commission is dead
locked over methods of procedure
and its work practically at a
standStill, it was revealed today.
The commission expires Au-
gust 80, but negotiations are in
progress for q third extension Of
time.
Definite Break Occurs
The differences have caused q
definite split between Fred K.
Nielsen, the American commits
sioner, on one hand, and Presid-
ing Commissioner Horacio F.. AL
faro of Panama, Mexico'S com.
missioner, and G. Fernandez Mac
Gregor on the other.
Commissioner Nielsen withheld
comment but is understood to
have full confidence of the State
Department. If time extension is
granted he will continue as Amer
lcan commissioner.
The Legal Questions
The difficulties concern action
Of the Mexican commissioner and
the presiding commissioner meet
irg in private conferences to dis
cusS the disposition of cases to
the exclusion of the American
commissioner.
1t was learned the proceedings
were finally interrupted when at
meeting of the three commits
Sioners, the presiding commits
sioner definitely stated he would
not discuss any legal questions
pertaining to an important case
under consideration.
The Washington times., 1931-07-20
Baby Burns to Death
PLduinQ With Match

BARBERTON, Ohio, July 20
IN.SD. i Four-year-old Antonio
Basik was burned to death when
straw in a shed behind his home
caught fire while he was playing
with matches.
Three sisters and a brother
escaped uninjured.
The Washington times., 1931-07-20
BLAMES SMART ALECs,

DETROIT, July 2O.-"Smart
Alec" drivers, who speed up when
turning into their home street.
were blamed by Detroit traffic
officers for many accidents to
children. r.
The Washington times., 1931-07-20
WOMEN LEND TONE

BartenderS in Juarez, Mexico.
say women tourists not only in,
crease the customs but elevate
the tone Of their establishments