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Evening star., 1932-09-07
SERVANTS DISAGREE
IN PROBE OF DEATH
OF FILM EXECUTIVE
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of her mother yesterday afternoon. She
was restained by friends. The balcony
is more than 10 feet in height.
Coroner Frank A. Nance set the in
quest for 10 am. Thursday, and said
one Of the principal lines of inquiry
would be to determine why, when
Bern's body was found shortly after
II am. Monday, the authorities were
not notified until nearly three hours
later.
Bern's death was due to typical
suicide wound" Frank r. Webb,
autopsy surgeon. reported, with indica-
the right temple
Car Adds Mystery.
Police sought an explanation of a
car that drove away from the vicinity
Of the secluded Bern home about am.
Monday. The incident was reported to
police by s. Vorkapich. film director,
living nearby.
Police revealed after the questioning
OF Miss Harlow that they had learned
Of the possible existence of second
the act. The detectives said they had
been informed that four persons had
seen this second message but that they
were unable to learn the identity of the
four.
From other sources there came q
flood Of conjectures all directed at un-
locking the mystery behind the sudden
death Of Bern. one Of the truly beloved
executives of the films.
Friends Of the executive joined in an
expression that Bern probably was the
victim of his own moody nature. One
Of these, John Gilbert, film lover, said
Bern once was restrained forcibly from
harming himself The actor remarked
that Bern possessed an extremely SEN
sitive nature and was inclined to brood
at great length.
Associates Observed Strain.
Business associates, including Mayer
and Irving Thalberg. film production
executive and husband of Norma
Shearer, cinema star, believed Bern's
mind might have been assailed by strain
growing out of his intense study Of his
work
Mr.. Thalberg told me-" Mayer said,
that Bern needed rest and should be
sent away for few days. I thought
this strange, for he had only returned
some days before from short vaca-
ton.
II had never seen him act so strangely
before. He had an unusual appearance
ebout his eyes and something seemed to
be preying on his mind"
Carmichael, the butler, repeated to
police that he knew Of no disagreement
between the couple. But from Cliff
Davis, gardener at the home, came a
statement to the effect that Carmichael
had told him Of strained relations.
Evening star., 1932-09-07
PLAN TOLEDO MILK STRIKE.
Ohio and Michigan Farmers Meet to
Fight Price Cuts.

TOLEDO, Ohio, September 7 (R.-
Representatives of several thousand
farmers Of Northwestern Ohio and
Southern Michigan met here yesterday
to formulate plans to battle the threat
ened disruption of milk prices as result
OF price cutting by Toledo retail milk
distributors.
A number Of stores and dairies have
announced declines of l to ~ cents
quart. Retail prices ranged 7la to 10
cents quart, with some dairies waver-
ing as to their course In meeting COM
petition.
Several representatives Of farm pro-
ducers, headed by E. D. Waid, manager
OF the Northwestern Ohio COOPERATIVE
Sales Co, visited major dairy operators
and chain store managements and ar
ranged for a joint meeting today.
The sentiment on the farms Is not
such as to let this price movement 60
by unchallenged," Waid said.
The farmers Holiday Association,
sponsoring an Ohio farm strike" pat
termed after the Western strike of farm
ers, promised full and active support
to members of the milk producers Or
ganization.
Evening star., 1932-09-07
FRENCH DRAFTING REPLY.
Text Of Answer to German Equality
Demand Not Revealed.

PARIS, September 7 P.-The
French cabinet has started drafting a
reply to the German memorandum de-
manding equality in arms, but its exact
nature has not been revealed.
Publication of the document in Ger
many last night was welcomed In gov
ernment quarters as certain to clarity
the situation created by various semi
oficial statements and interviews in
Germany. Publication Of the memo
randum, the government believes, brings
the discussion into the open and France
intends to publish its re-,sy as soon
as 1t has been delivered in Berlin.
Meanwhile Premier Herriot is contin-
uing consultations with signatories to
the European pact of confidence.
The newspaper LIE Temps said today
that by making this move for equality
without awaiting results from the
Geneva Disarmament Conference. Ger
many could not have manifested with
greater clearness the win to defeat the
disarmament policy"
Evening star., 1932-09-07

Belgium and the other debtor nations
to pay their debts"
There has never been any connec-
ton. legal or otherwise, between the
debts owed by Europe to the United
States and the reparations assessed
against Germany by the allied powers.
We claimed no reparations and no
spoils of war. European governments
have made numerous attempts to link
reparations with war debts so that they
might escape further payment to Uncle
Sam when the ability of Germany to
pay is finally exhausted"
He declared the agreements France
made with Great Britain and the United
States represented only half Of what
she expected to obtain from Germany"
and added that when the Dawes plan
came into effect France had collected
several billion dollars from Germany.
Under the Dawes and Young plans"
he continued, Germany has paid to
France alone s1,273, ,499,4 ,461. The total
amount Of reparations received by
France Is probably 10 times the $486,-
900 900 which France has paid to the
United States.
This fact makes 1t evident France
did not believe in close link between
reparations and war debts In the early
part of the game"
Evening star., 1932-09-07
PLANES SEEK TWO FLYERS
MISSING IN CANADA WILDS
Pair Have Not Returned From Hop
to Get Data for DR.. r. A. Mil
likan on Cosmic Ray.
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CORMORANT LAKE, Manitoba, Sep
tember 1.-Two planes left today
to search the north country for Fly
ing Officer r. A. Gordon and Joseph
Fortey, unreported since they took of
late yesterday on an altitude fight.
They made the flight at direction OF
DR.. r. A. Millikan, noted California
physicist, who is here studying cosmic
rays. They were carrying recording
instruments furnished by Dr. Millikan
and intended to ascend to $4,000 feet.
1t was believed they may have landed
safely on some isolated lake.
The flyers were to have returned be-
fore pm. yesterday.
Evening star., 1932-09-07
BRITAIN MAY APPROVE
CONFERENCE DELAY
Official Quarters, However, Have
No Word From Washington
Asking Postponement.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, September Tt was said
in Official quarters today that the Brit
ish government has received no intima-
ton from the United States regarding
postponement Of the World Economic
Conference, which has been expected
to begin in London late next month.
Newspaper reports from Washington
say the United States desires postpone
ment, but preparations for the confer
ence already are under way, with a
preparatory committee scheduled to
meet at Geneva late in September.
1t was thought likely Great Britain,
because of the need to consolidate va
rious arrangements with the dominions
resulting from the Imperial Economic
Conference, would agree to postpone
ment, and 1t wolld cause no surprise
here II the conference were delayed until
early next year.
Evening star., 1932-09-07
JAPANESE SOLDIERS SENT
TO AID 2 HELD BY BANDITS
Party of Three Britons Is Captured
by Band Near Newchwang.
One Flees Under Fire.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MUKDEN, Manchuria, September Z.
Fifty Japanese soldiers were sent from
Kaoling today to the rescue of two
British citizens who were seized by
bandits near Newchwang.
The foreigners were riding and had
diSmounted at an old race track to
change horses, when the bandits sur
rounded them.
The party included a Mrs. Pawley,
Charles Cochran and Duncan Mcintosh
all employees Of the Asiatic Petroleum
Co. Mcintosh freed his hands after
the bandits had tied him, leaped across
. ditch and gained cover under the
bandit fire. He gave the alarm which
resulted in the dispatch Of the rescue
force.
Evening star., 1932-09-07
M'COOEY TO BACK
ROOSEVELT DRIVE
Brooklyn Leader and Tam
many Ally to Have Offices
With Chairman Farley.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, September Con
ferences between John H. McCooey
Brooklyn Democratic leader, and Roose-
velt-Garner campaign chiefs yesterday
were followed by an announcement that
McCooey will have an Office at Demo
cratic national headquarters and will
cooperate" in the campaign.
II am confident Gov. Roosevelt will
carry New York State" said James A.
Farley, national chairman, as he came
from an hours session with McCooey
Before James j. Walker resigned as
mayor, Farley made a similar state
ment, in reply to a Republican claim
State, and without New York's Al
electoral votes would lose the election
Ally Of Tammany Hall.
McCooey. in addition to being Demo-
cratic national committeeman for New
York, Is one of the political allies OF
John F. Curry, Tammany head.
His conversations with Farley, with
Louis Howe, Roosevelt's confidential
secretary, and with other campaign
leaders, were the first he had held with
any Of them since the Chicago conven-
ton, at which the New York organiza-
ton opposed the New York Governor
Although Tammany and Democratic
organizations in the other boroughs OF
the city have all adopted formal reso-
lutions pledging their support to the
national ticket, there had been no in
dication until yesterday of how active
role in the Roosevelt Garner move
ment any of the leaders would play.
1t was said at headquarters that the
entire political situation-national
State and local-had been discussed by
Farley and McCooey.
Silent on Walker.
McCooey, along with Curry and the
other organization leaders, has the task
of deciding before November whether
Walker will be nominated as their can
didate for mayor.
To all questions about the possibility
that Walker, who attacked Roosevelt
in his resignation statement. would run
on the same ticket with the Governor
McCooey said:
II can't comment on that"
Asked If his organization was COM
mitted to Walkers denomination, he
replied there was no commitment
Walker himself also arrived back in
the city from three-day rest on a
friends estate.
In reply to questions about whether
he would be candidate for re-elec-
ton, he said: "The situation is un-
changed"
This is no time for me to talk" he
added. II can say nothing now with
authorization, and without authorize
ton what does 1t mean?"
Evening star., 1932-09-07
VIRGINIAN is HELD
FOR GRAND JURY
Alexandria Man Is Charged With
Attempted Assault on His
16-Year-Old Daughter.

BY Staf Correspondent Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, September T.
Arrested Saturday night on a warrant
sworn out by his wife, Mrs. Leila E.
Routzahn, which charges him with an
attempted criminal attack on his 16-
year-old daughter, George M Routzahn
A, of 1872 Uhler avenue, was ordered
held for the grand jury under $2,50O
bond by Judge William S. Snow, after
a hearing Of the case in Police Court
today.
The girl testified in court against her
father. Attorney Charles Henry Smith,
for the defense, challenged the validity
of the warrant because of the fact that
it was sworn out by a wife against a
husband. No defense witnesses were
put on the stand by Smith.
Evening star., 1932-09-07
,AGo CRACKSMEN.

be determined. First estimates, rather
guesses, because the boxes were pri-
Vately rented, ranged from 100000 to
S., ,000, 600. More than 100 patrons Of
the vault stood in line for hours today
waiting for the opening Of the boxes.
They were admitted three or four at
a time and required to list the contents
of their boxes before they were told
whether theirs had been looted.
Evening star., 1932-09-07
ASKS VENIZELOS' OUSTING

ATHENS, Greece, September R.-
Removal of Premier Eleutherios Veni-
zelos from Office was demanded by P. E.
Tsaldaris, Royalist leader, in an inter-
view yesterday with President Alexan-
der Zaimis.
Runners Of threatened coup by a
military association preceded the ac-
ton. He criticised the premier's pre-
election activities. which he said were
carried on in collaboration with the
military group. --
The President reserved his decision
until the veteran premier returns from
Crete. 81
Evening star., 1932-09-07
PARAGUAYAN ATTACK
REPORTED BY BOLIVIA
One Soldier Is Wounded by Pa
troll in Gran Chaco, Says
General Staff.

LA PAZ, Bolivia, September (PD-
The Bolivian general staff said today a
Paraguayan patrol from Poy Island at
tackled Bolivian observation outposts
near Fort Boqueron in the Gran Chaco
territory and a Bolivian soldier was
wounded.
Paraguayan troops were reported re-
pulsed from another point of observa-
ton maintained by Bolivia. Airplane
observers and small accommodating de-
tachments were advancing from time to
time IN the disputed area, the announce
ment said,
Evening star., 1932-09-07
Steamer Runs Ashore.

CAPPA HAYDEN. Newfoundland, Sep
tenber R).-The Swedish steamer
Odenholm, laden with pulp, went ashore
of here during the night in dense
fog. Today the sea was rising and 1t
was feared the vessel would be total
loss, The vessel was carrying cargo
from Wrway for Portland, Me.
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second term-the term from which he
unexpectedly resigned last week.
Mckee, as mayor, has full power both
as to the tenure Of office and the SAL
aries of all commissioners and bureau
heads appointed by him, and his action
other city agency.
Counting JobIess.
The mayor also ordered a systematic
census by police to determine the num-
Der of destitute unemployed in the city
and the percentage Of them who are
permanent residents.
I'VE are spending millions Of dollars
a month on relief" he said, "yet there
never has been q complete analysis OF
the situation"
The mayors voluntary reduction IN
his own salary leaves him lower paid
than at least one other oficial. Con-
troller Charles w. Berry, an elected
officer. receives $35,000 a year.
Mckee took two other steps toward
strengthening the city's financial posi-
ton. With Controller Berry he made a
flying trip to Wall Street and there, in
less than 80 minutes, he arranged q
loan Of between $4,000. 900 and SIS
000,000 at the lowest rate of interest
paid by the city since last November.
On his assurance that he intended to
make drastic cuts in expenses the bank
ers gave him an interest rate Of 5A
per cent, u per cent less than a
previous rate.
Ends Printing Monopoly.
At meeting of the board Of estimate
he led a move which resulted in the
ending of virtual printing monopoly
by insisting that the low bidder be given
the contract on the printing Of election
ballots. The election board sought to
award the contract to the high bid
der The saving amounted to $4,000.
All Of the salary cuts ordered by the
mayor were in offices for which he has
the power of appointment and removal
departments, such as the Department
of Education, in which salaries were
mandatory to large extent, and these
could not be altered by him.
The reduction in his own salary he
made effective at once and ordered the
others to begin on October l.
A Communist committee which
called to ask If the mayor would meet
a committee on unemployment Satur-
day was told he would be glad to dis
cuss the problem with the committee.
Controller to Take Cut.
Controller Berry indicated today that
although his salary cannot be reduced
by the mayor, he will cut 1t himself.
"The chances are" he said, that the
controller will do to his salary what
ever the mayor does to his"
Before the Board of Estimate voted
themselves salary increases in 1929, the
mayor and the controller each received
$25, ,000 The mayor was voted an in
crease of $4,000 and the controller an
increase Of $4,000.
Evening star., 1932-09-07
MILLS DENIES RUMOR.
Says He Knows Nothing Of Plan to
POSTPONE Debt Payments.

Returning from a short vacation In
Saratoga, N. Y, Secretary of the Treas
ury Mills said yesterday there had been
mo notice of any kind. SO far as ]
know" of any postponements Of the
December Is foreign war debt pay
ments.
Mills termed as rot" published re-
ports that he was in New York to see
Montagu Norman Of the Bank of Eng
land
Under the debt agreements foreign
nations are required to notify the
Treasury before September Is whether
they intend to defer payments due De-
cenber Is.
Evening star., 1932-09-07
FRONT SPREADS TO MEMPHIS.
Dairymen May Give Milk to Charity
Unless Price Is Raised.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, September 7 R.-
Charity may benefit If the threat of a
"dairymen's holiday" materializes here
Fred Howard, business manager Ct
the Independent Dairymen's Associa-
ton. says 10000 gallons Of sweet milk
may be distributed among the city's
agree to raise their prices by Saturday
morning.
Yesterday he declared the milk would
be dumped into the Mississippi River If
the diarymen were unsuccessful in OBJ
tanning better price, but that plan
was abandoned in favor Of charity.
Evening star., 1932-09-07

prohibition stand taken by President
Hoover in his acceptance address.
THE Presidents Interpretation Of
the ambiguous prohibition plank adopt
ed at Chicago Is courageous and clear, I"
he said. ''Mr. Hoover has sounded the
death knell of our attempt at prohi-
bition by constitutional amendment
and Federal law, which he frankly
admits has led to degeneration in mu-
nicipal government ana an increase in
subsidized crime and violence"
Evening star., 1932-09-07
SHIP IN DISTRESS.
Freighter Reports Loss Of Propeller in
Storm Area,

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla, Septem-
ber 7 (R.-Coast Guard officers dis
closed today that the cutters Unalga
and Perry have been dispatched to aid
the Munson Line freighter, Munloyal,
which reported the loss Of her pro-
peller $50 miles of Cape Canavarel last
night.
The position she gave would place
her near the center Of the tropical
storm as located today by the WASH
ington Weather Bureau.
Munson officials at Miami said the
Munloyal, out Of New York, carried
no passengers.
Evening star., 1932-09-07
PAIR UP THIRD DAY
Los Angeles Endurance Flyers Feel
eft to Stay Up a Year"

LOS ANGELES, September R.-
Up in the air since Sunday afternoon.
Fred Murillo and John Sheasey, pilots
Of the endurance plane, Spirit Of '76,
dropped q message today reporting they
felt "fit enough to stay up year" The
two flyers hope to break the present
647-hour recor
Evening star., 1932-09-07
Polish Farmers on Strike.

BERLIN, September R.-A dis
patch from Warsaw to the Tageliche
Rundshau today said Polish peasants
have begun a farm strike, refusing to
deliver foodstuffs into the towns for a
week In an effort to force prices higher.
Evening star., 1932-09-07
Heads Puzzlers' League

LIMA, Ohio, September G3.-
George @. Lamb of Burton, Ohio, yes
terday was elected president Of the Ma
tional Puzzlers' League and Patterson,
N. j., was selected for the ninth annual
meeting Of the organization.
Evening star., 1932-09-07

~HICAGO, September Z CP.-An
old-time safecracker, his iden-
tity kept secret, was held at
" the detective bureau yester-
day as a suspect in the looting
of the Koch g. Co. safety deposit vault.
Opening of the time locks revealed 1872
boxes in the vault had been broken into
and robbed. A careful inventory, how
ever, must be taken before the loss can
Evening star., 1932-09-07
Will Meet at Falls Church.

FALLS CHURCH, Va. September 7
Especially The Piedmont Convocation
of Episcopal Churches will hold its Fall
meeting September 20. and 81 in The
Falls Church. p
Evening star., 1932-09-07

the association to hold themselves in
readiness for further picketing activities.
The newest fronts in the holiday
movement were at Toledo. Ohio, and
Memphis, Tenn. At Toledo representa-
tives Of several thousand farmers met
yesterday to formulate plans for pre-
venting threatened price disruption
caused by price cutting by Toledo dis
tributors.
At Memphis producers threatened to
dump 10000 gallons of milk into the
Mississippi River If milk prices are not
increased by Saturday.
Evening star., 1932-09-07
GRAF ENDS FOURTH TRIP
Dirigible Home Again From Bra
zil, Making 1882 Mark.
FRIEDERICHSHAFEN,

FR1EDERICHSHAFE Germany,
September (P).-The Graf Zeppelin,
German dirigible, arrived here at 5:36
am. today, completing its fourth round
trip Of the year to Pernambuco, Brazil.
Evening star., 1932-09-07
Wife Faints at Ace Golf Drive.

KILLDEER. N. Oak, September (R.
When DR.. Ivar L. Aaser scored an ace
with a 160-yard drive on the local golf
course his wife, playing with him, was
even more shocked. she tainted. but
revived quickly.
Evening star., 1932-09-07

A bagpipe band has been added to
the features Of liner plying between
New York and Glasgow. Scotland.
Evening star., 1932-09-07
SENATOR BINGHAM
NOMINATED AGAIN
ON WET PLATFORM

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Evening star., 1932-09-07
500 FARM STRIKERS
REPULSE DEPUTIES
CONVEYING TRUCKS

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Evening star., 1932-09-07
MELLON SAYS TRIP
WAS ONLY HOLIDAY;
LANDS IN BRITAIN

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Evening star., 1932-09-07
new YORK TO NAME
MAYOR AT SPECIAL
ELECTION ON NOV. 6

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-04-29
ALASKA MINER WRITES OF HARD TIMES IN KAREN
Northerner Hired by Soy let on Vacation from
 Gold Fields

Hal'bin, ManchHfp. particularly the prices and the poverty of many residents, are described by John E. Hosler, Fairbanks miner who for more than a year has been employed by the Russian Soviet government to introduce American mining methods into the Siberian gold fields. The letter dated Feb ruary and addressed to MT. and Mrs. D. G. Hosler of Anchorage, parents of John M. Hosler, says in part as printed in the Anchorage Times:
 ''Vic and Gus Erlstrom (miners from Fairbanks also employed by the Soviet govermment) and have been granted a two months vaca- tion during which we hope to see Mukden, Dairen, Sharlhai and Pee ping with a considerable stay in the later place.
 Cooking Is Wonderful
 They cook wonderfully here in sort of international style, combining the best of American European and old Russian meth odS.
 "The prices of all local pro- ducts which, by the way, amount to about 15 per cent of the Seattle prices. Foreign goods are probably about 20 per cent less than in the countries where they are produc- ed. Here are some of the Har- bin prices:
 Ham an with coffee and real cream 20 cents; a four course din- ner beautifully served 30 cents; Lucky Strike cigarettes at 714 cents tin of 50; two hours in a taxi for 30 cents; and I am expecting to buy a beautiful leather sport coat, full length, with fur collar and lining for $20 or $50.
 Martial Law In Force All of the cabarets and other 1 joints are forced to close at Q D. m. and no one can be on the streets after 10 o'clock as martial custom yourself to the Russian wo-
 "No one here seems to be afraid of the Japanese, although there is a great deal of talk about war among the European nations, es- pecially since the last business started at Shanghai
 I'm afraid I shan't like HarDin for long because times are so hard. Chinese beggars don't bother me So much, but it's difficult to ac- custom yurself to the Russian wo- men and children who throng the streets and are so obviously starv- | ing.
 Children Are Charming Russian children are charming with men whom they almost uni
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-04-29

versally call 'dya-dya. (uncle). I'm afraid I'm rather an easy mark bu. I can't get by for less than one or two dollars per day.
 After Cur vacation, Vic and Gus EaStrom and I will be trans felTed from the Oldau district They will be sent by airplane to Bodalbo, big camp on the river Lena and I shall spend some time al least in Irkutsk designing or ordering drill equipment.
 Before we left Aldran, we show ed some good results. The school drill, on which Vic and Gus work ed, made more footage than all the other Keystones put together, that is, about four times as much production per man.
 Couldn't Be Worked
 Of course this is a special case, but without our methods the creek they are on could not be drilled at all"
 MT. Hosler sent Some interesting snaps" of a drill with a drill crew. Among the crew was a girl P''ractickanka" or student getting practice in the technical work. One of part of the drill camp showed a mud even used for bal,