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Evening star., 1932-03-29
GLASS BILL HELD
SMALL BANK BLOW
Eastern and Midwestern
FinancierS Fear Many
Failures.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
A warning OF danger to small country
banks II the Glass banking revision
bill Is enacted now and in its present
form was given a Senate committee to-
day by an Eastern and Middle West
efn bankef-W. K. Payne. Auburn.
N. Y, and l.. E. Wakefield, MINNEAPOLIS,
Payne said that to enact the bill un-
der existing conditions would affect Sc
curity values and mean failure Of many
small country institutions. Senator
Bulkley, Democrat, Of Ohio said he was
speaking In Vague generalities."
Bulkley Is a propor1ent of the bill
framed by q subcommittee headed by
The measure Is intended to prevent use
of Federal Reserve facilities for stock
market speculation
Hits Reserve Increase.
A provision increasing national bank
reserve requirements, wakefield said.
would, Cruelty the country banks in
the Northwestern States. For Mon
ta1a, North and South Dakota and
Minnesota, he explained, reserves would
be increased by $17,842, 600.
Wakefield said The purpose Of the
bill is constructive and contains great
possibilities for good" but he strongly
advocated revision of the section in
cteasing restrictions on group banking
This type of banking. he said, has
been especially advantageous in farm
Ing areas during "the extreme depres-
sion in agricultural values
Would Affect Securities.
AN attempt at this time to reform
the banking structure" Payne said,
would so inevitably and so severely af
fect security values that many Of our
small country banks which so far have
been able to weather the gale would not
be able to survive"
Payne said other bankers in his sec
tlon felt the measure would hamper
recovery" if enacted now.
Earlier the bill had been described by
Thomas H Preston, Chattanooga, Tenh.
banker, as containing many construc-
tive features" although he criticized
some OF its provisions.
Objects to Reserves.
Preston objected to the provision in
creaSing the amount of reserves which
Federal Reserve member banks must
maintain. This, he said would cost his
institution about S24 1000 a year and is
not needed
Preston also expressed the view that
too great a finaprtal burden would be
placed on member banks under the
provision for a liquidating corporation
to aid depositors Of closed banks, as it
is now written.
The bill is designed primarily to
prevent use Of Federal Reserve funds
for stock market speculation and to
strengthen the country's banks.
Evening star., 1932-03-29
AGRICULTURE BILL
CONFERENCE BEGINS
Senate and House Conferees TO
Reach Pay Cut Section in
Several Days.

Senate and House conferees on the
agricultural appropriation bill began
their deliberations in executive session
today, but it probably will be several
days before they reach the question OF
whether salary promotions for Govern
ment employees and the filling OF va
cancieS in the Government service
should be prohibited as a measure OF
economy.
The House proposed these two re-
strictions on salaries and personnel In
several of the pending appropriation
bills. and. since this is the first bill to
go to conference, the decision on the
agricultural bill is expected to deter
mine whether these limitations will be
applied to all of the departments or
dropped from consideration.
The Senate eliminated them from the
Agricultural, Interior and from the
State. Justice, Commerce and Labor ap-
preparations bills, explaining 1t did so in
order to throw the whole question into
conference for further consideration
with managers from the House.
When the Treasury-Post Office bill
was considered in the House several
weeks ago that body partially reversed
its former stand by leaving out the ban
against normal salary promotions. This
bill has not yet emerged from the SEN
ate Appropriations Committee.
Evening star., 1932-03-29
Old Rheem Home
Is Sold for $4,000
On Judges Order

CFrom the S. 80 Edition of Yesterdays star
The former home of Edmund b.
Rheem. executive vice president of the
defunct Swartzell, Rheem e. Hensey Co.,
at 2343 S street. has been purchased by
Mrs Anne C. Harrison for $4,000. it
was revealed today when George C.
Shinn, Rheem receiver in the individual
bankruptcy proceedings against him.
filed an order of Justice Peyton Gordon
directing the sale.
The receiver is ordered to paw Mrs.
Alice w Rheem for her dover right the
sum of ST., 1000 and to pay Sahdoz Inc.
a brokers' commission of S2,35O for Sc
curing the purchaser
The claims of all creditors, including
one of the United States for $4,000 SO
for alleged income taxes in arrears. are
transferred by the courts order to the
fund. which will remain in the hands
of the receiver until the disposition of
an appeal by Rheem from the order
adiudging him individually bankrupt.
Rheem is represented by ATTORNEYS
Tobriner & Graham, while the receiver
was represented by Attorney william Z.
Richardson. United States Attorney
Leo A. Rover and George Rogers. spe-
cial attorney to the Bureau of Internal
Revenue, consented.
Evening star., 1932-03-29
HOPE EBBS AT HOPEwELL.
Immediate Return Of Baby Is Not Now
Expected.

HOPEWELL. N. j.. March 29 (P).-
Hope that the Lindbergh baby would be
sent home before the months end ebbed
today
The Rev H. Dobson- Peacock of Nor
folk, Va. who risked his life yesterday
for an hours talk with Col. Charles A.
Lindbergh, said sfterwsrd he would
probably confer again with the flying
colonel In three or four days
This statement was interpreted by
newspapers as meaning that his imme-
diate release was not expected.
Col. H, Norman Schwarzkopf head
OF the State police, said again that
Col. Lindbergh does not believe the
information obtained at Norfolk to be
OF specific significance in this case"
Conference Guarded.
What the Norfolk dean told the air
man was kept closely guarded, although
he did say the conference resulted from
a contact with the kidnapers.
The clergyman. clad in windbreaker
and heavy ovefcoat and carrying a
shiny new brief case, few with a Navy
pilot from Norfolk to Philadelphia de-
spite buHeting winds and rain and snow.
From Philadelphia he motUred to Hope
well, where State police kept him wait
ing before admitting him to the Lind
bergh home.
Emerging. he said in answer to re-
pOrters' questions that he had not
Brought portions of the babys clothes
with him, that he was taking back no
ransom money.
Did Col. Lindbergh receive your in
formation with optimism?" he was
asked
Il cannot speak for Col. Lindbergh,"
he said. 'All that I can say is that we
are optimistic"
Purple Gangsters" Sought.
Col. Schwarzkopf continued to search
for Harry Fleischer, reputed member of
DetrOits Purple Gang" and Able
Wagner. small time New York racketeer.
He wants them to account for their
time about March /, when the baby was
stolen.
In his morning bulletin Col Schwarz-
kopf said he had received repeated re-
ports that wagner was killed some time
ago in New York City, and although
Evening star., 1932-03-29
.SEADURY WITNESS
HELD IN CONTEMPT
William J. Flynn Faces Jail
Sentence for Refusal to
Answer Questions.
hv the Assnriathh prssk

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK. March 29-Supreme
Court Justice John Ford today held
William J. Flynn Bronx commissioner
of public works, in contempt for re-
fusal to answer questions before the
Hofstadter Legislative City Investigating
Committee yesterday.
Justice Ford reserved decision on the
sentence to be imposed Samuel Sea-
bury, counsel to the committee, had
asked that Flynn be committed to jail
for 80 days
Abraham Wilson. attorney for Flynn,
argued the Bronx commissioner had
ample cause for his refusal, in that the
committee did not permit him to make
a statement ito clear up" charges of
Louis H. willard. Bronx property owner,
that alleged persecution by. Flynn had
caused Wizards wife to commit suicide
and that Willard had lost his fortune
Flynn created a stir at the hearing
by demanding he be permitted to
answer the Willard charges,
Seabuty told Justice Ford Flynn had
been assured he WOULD be permitted to
make his statements after testimony
affecting him was put into the record,
and the committee counsel charged
F1ynh's purpose was plainly to delay
the proceedings and to avoid answering
pertinent questions"
Evening star., 1932-03-29
Dog Out of Race
For May Queen as
Students o. Il. Girl
Nv the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
GRANVILLE, Ohio. March 2s.
The first dog ever to be cam
didate for May queen at an
Ohio college is no longer in the
race.
Woogs. a pet of Beta Theta Pi
Fraternity at Denison University,
was Withdrawn last night, When
the names Of three young women
were added to the May queen
ballot. ~
The additions. Anna Robbins
of Chattanooga. Tenn; Marjorie
Stevens of Dayton and Juliette
Spencer Of Columbus. were con-
sidered satisfactory candidates
by some $50 man students who
previously had threatened to vote
for the dog
seven other young women pre-
viously nominated by a campus
committee had been considered
unsatisfactory" by the ihsurgent
students. who held these candi-
dates were chosen because OF
prominence rather than beauty.
Evening star., 1932-03-29
FLANDIN ALSO MAY GO.
Finance Minister Probably viii Accom-
pany Premier Tardieu to London.

PARIS, March 29 R.-Premier
Andre Tardieu announced this morn
ing that he will go to London over the
coming week end to confer with Prime
Minister Macdonald and Sir John
Simon, the British foreign secretary
Pierre Flandih, the finance minister
probably will accompany him
This announcement was made after
the premier had talked with Lord Tvr
rell, the British Ambassador. concern
ing Mr. MacDonalds invitation to a
London conference at which Germany
and Italy also would be represented in
a discussion of outstanding Europea n
problems, particularly that Of assistance
to the Danubian states
Representatives of the two other ma
tions concerned probably will be pre-
vented by domestic considerations from
attending such a conference for the
next week or so at least. and conse-
quently no definite arrangements for
that meeting have been made.
Evening star., 1932-03-29
GERMANS FAVOR PLAN.
British Suggestion Welcomed as Prelude
TO Larger Conference.

BERLIN. March 2s G4D.-The Ger
man government accepted in principle
today the invitation of Prime Minister
Ramsay Macdonald of Great Britain for
a conference in London ON Danubian
affairs.
The invitation was extended by the
prime minister last week to the govern
ments of France, Germany and Italy.
No date was set.
A spokesman for the foreign Office
said the government welcomed heartily
the suggestion for a ur-power confer
ence. provided it is merely preliminary
TO larger conference in which the
Danubian powers and others directly in
terested would participate
The only difficulty seems to be fixing
date. Chancellor Bruening is booked
for campaign tour on behalf of Presi-
dent Won Hindehbutg. and also is ex-
pested at Geneva April IL. The chan
eellor is willing to waive his campaign
engagements however, If 1t should be
necessary. and II was said he might
proceed directly from London to Geneva.
Evening star., 1932-03-29
CAP0NE AGREEMENT
PROBED BY SENATORS
District Attorney George E. q
Johnson Examined by Borah
Subcommittee.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
George e. @. Johnson, district attor-
ney at Chicago, was questioned today
by Senate Judiciary subcommittee
about the facts leading up to the prose-
cution of Al Capone
After more than An hour in execu-
tive session, Chairman Borah refused
to discuss what happened further than
to say 1t dealt largely with the report
ed agreement Under which Capohe was
to have been sentenced to two and a
half years in return for pleading guilty
OF income tax evasion.
Judge James H. Wilkerson, whose
nomination for Circuit Court is now
before the committee, overturned the
purp0rted agreement and sentenced Ca
pone to IL years in the penitentiary.
Borah said johnson had been asked on
whose instructions the agreement was
made, but the Senator would not reveal
the answer
The committee chairman said he ex-
pected a decision on the nomination
before the Chicago primary April l2
Johnson was told to return this aft
ernoon for resumption Of questioning
Evening star., 1932-03-29

CONTINUED From First Pagel
either In its annual meetings or by the
board of directors, and consequently
/ cannot state a position for the organ
ization. However, can say that the
organization I represent at Washington
is not advocating salary reductions, as
to do so would be proceeding without
any definite organization SUPPORT
Have Taken No Action.
1.-The National Cooperative Milk
Producers Federation stated on March
28 that their organization has taken no
action, and the secretary is taking 1t
up with his Executive Committee.
1.-THE Farmers Educational and Co
operative Union of America, of which
John A. Simpson is president, said on
March "a: 1T is my position that farm
erS cannot pay their mortgages and high
taxes by pulling other people down to
their level. Our only hope is to rise
to the level of the business, professional
and laboring groups
From the Grange the chairman Of
the National Executive Committee out
In Seattle, Wash, wired me on March
IS as follows: Neither national nor
Washington State Oranges have taken
official action on wage cutting. SO my
views are strictly personal, but am
convinced that the only way to avoid
general agricultural bankruptcy Is to
secure restoration of commodity prices
to the approximate level prevailing
when we contracted nearly 20 billions
in debts, and that reductions In general
wage level would tend TO reduce puff
chasing power and assure continuance
Of low commodity price Levels. Some
adjustments Of inequalities are neces-
sary. but no general reduction is sound
unless means can be found to teduce
debt taxes and fixed overhead charges
proportiorately' This telegram vas
signed by A. 8. Goss."
Evening star., 1932-03-29
ANT|-WR|T BILL
IS INVOKED HERE
Act Cited in Case Involving
Withdrawal of u. S. Group
From A. F. of |.
(From the $50 Edition Of Yesterdays Starr

(From the $50 Edition Of Yesterdays Starr
The snti-injunction bill, recently
signed by President Hoover, divesting
Federal courts Of authority to grant
injunctions in labor disputes, was in
voked today for the first time before
Justice Jesse c. Adkins in District Su-
preme Court.
The action was taken by Luther O.
Steward and Gertrude M. McNally, who
had been named as defendants with
the National Federation Of Federal EN-
ployes in a motion to dismiss a suit
for injunction brought by David r
Glass and IL other members of the as
ISOLATION to prevent the withdrawal of
the association from the American Fed
Grafton of Labor.
Lack of Jurisdiction of the court was
argued and the claim was made that
the American Federation of Labor is
an essential party to the suit, which
should be dismissed because of the alb
sence of an indispensable party Failure
of the plaintiffs to exhaust their reme-
dies within their local union Is also
urged as reason for dismissal.
Through Attorneys William E. Leahy
and William j. Hughes, jr the defend
ants asserted the present case is a
labor dispute between one or more en-
ployes and an association of employees
1t involves, they claim, the personnel
classification bill which is so important
to defendants that they feel it advisable
to withdraw from the American Fed
Grafton of Labor in order to continue
their advocacy of the bill. which was
opposed by the labor leaders. The court
is without power to require the defend
ants to rejoin the labor organization, II
is claimed, since it would establish a
relationship between two parties, only
one OF which is before the court.
Attorneys James S. Easily Smith and
Frank Easby-Smith opposed the dis
missal of the bill and denied it falls
within the scope of the anti-injunction
act, since 1t involves no labor dispute
as defined in that act. They urged the
granting of their request for an injunc-
ton against the defendants.
Evening star., 1932-03-29
SEE bAbYS RETURN.
WITHIN 48 HOURS
Norfolk Trio Ready to Take
Yacht for 12-Mile Limit
to Meet agent"
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the kidnapers' agent, would be able 10
bring back the Lindbergh baby He was
confident the baby would be returned
within AZ hours
He said the dean took no articles of
Identification of the Lindbergh baby to
Col Lindbergh yesterday and that
Dean Peacock's visit was purely the re-
suit of his tCurtisO mysterious 36-hOur
airplane trip over the week end when
he contacted the man who claims to
be the agent of the kidnapers
Curtis the contact man" of the trio,
said he has not changed his attitude of
confidence over the outcome of any ne
gotiaticns he may enter into for the
return of the Lindbergh baby.
Previously he had indicated that the
information he obtained on his secret
trip in Navy plane was SO important
that he and his associates could not
trust it even to the private telephone
line into the Lindbergh home, access to
which he and his associates have. 1t
was this distrust of the telephone serv-
ice which. 1t is believed, led Dean Dob
son-Peacoek to take a naval plane out
of Norfolk yesterday, fly to Philadel-
phia, in the face of bad weather. going
thence to the Sourland Mountain estate
of Col. Lindbergh
The trio-Curtis, leader of the Nor
folk German Club, foremost society or
ganiZation; former president of the Nor
folk Country Club, and social leader
in this city; Rear Admiral Burrage, who
brought Lindbergh triumphantly back
from Paris, and Dean Peacock, who was
in Mexico City when the late Dwight
Morrow Lindberghs father-in-law, was
American Ambassador there-reiiains
optimistic that it can effect a safe re-
turn of the Lindbergh heir. This despite
the fact that New Jersey State officials
continue to attach no significance tc
the Norfolk negotiations.
Story Of Trio Checked.
Norfolk points to the prominence and
disinterestedness from any personal
gain of these men, and to their sacri-
fee of time and convenience as war
ranting the fullest consideration of all
agencies seeking the safe return of the
Lindbergh baby.
That their story has been checked
and found sound so far as possible
without hampering the negotiations was
confirmed last night. All three, how
ever. maintain the utmost secrecy as to
the nature of these negotiations. They
have complained that premature pub
licity had the effect of putting the ne
gotiations back to the stage where they
were when the first story broke, but arr
Confident that the negotiations can be
pursued to an ultimate and successful
conclusnon If they are left unhampered
Evening star., 1932-03-29
"PRIZE FINANCIAL B00B,"
HYDE CALLS AGRICULTURE
DEPARTMENT FOR LOANS
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Sc 900 900 in the last three weeks from
the $50, 900 900 assigned it by the Re-
construction Finance Corporation act
Applications for additional loans are
arriving at the rate of about 5000 a
day,
There isn't any way of getting out
Of it," he said, but face the fact that
we have gone into business over at the
Agriculture Department. 1 don't know
what We are going to do with all this
wheat and cotton. Nobody seems to
want wheat and cotton any more and
everybody seems to be raising It,"
HYDE said the department has on
hand watehouse receipts for about
SIC 900 600 In cotton and wheat taken
in repayment Of seed loans over the
last two or three years.
s67, 100000 Appropriated.
Last year Congress appropriated $67,
600, 900 for relieving farmers who suf-
fered drought, storm and hail losses
About $48,000,0 was loaned for crop
production and millions more for feed
ing live stock in dry areas.
Most of these loans were due last
Fall. To date the department has
collected 55.4 per cent of the 1891 loans.
lnCluQlnS Lne IdIIn COHlI1OuIIl6S ldheIl
as collateral The total Is approXi-
mately $25,000,O O00
Meanwhile, the department still is
collecting loans made as long ago ss
1921.
1t now has available $50 900 600 from
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
funds and s25 900, 600 more will become
available in June.
S2gU, 1000, 600 set Aside.
A sum of O0,0OO 900 was set aside
in the reconstruction bill for agrictil-
tural LOANS. Senator Smith, Democrat,
of South Carolina, is sponsoring a
bill-fiow before the House Agriculture
Committee-to make the remaining
1925, 900 900 available Immediately.
Hyde believes $75,00O,O00 more than
ample for farmers credit loans and,
acting for the administration, is seek
ing to have the $125 100000 appro-
ptiated for use in financing foreign
sales of Farm Board wheat and cotton.
The 1882 crop production loan office
expects that the greatest demand for
loans this year will come from the
Northwest, where the drought struck
again last Summer. Southeastern
States are believed to be next In point
OF credit need
Evening star., 1932-03-29
CUNsOLv0 LENDS YACHT.
Intermediates TO Make Contact" at
I2-Niile Limit.

BALTIMORE, Md, March 20 P.-
Charles H. Consolvo, president of a
Baltimore hotel corporation, has been
asked to take the three Norfolk inter-
mediaries in the Litidbergh kidnap case
out to the 12-nile limit In the Atlantic
Ocean to meet the kidnapers Of Charles
A. Lindbergh. jr., according to Mrs.
Consolvo.
Mrs Consolvo said she talked by tele-
phone with her husband In Norfolk last
night, and that he told her arrange
friefts had been made to take his yacht,
the Maroon, with Dean Harold Dobson-
Peacock, JolAa Hughes Curtis and Rear
Admiral Cry @ H Burraee. retired,
aboard to meet the abductors or their
agents.
Evening star., 1932-03-29

they have never been verified, the ru-
mors persist.
Fleischer has been reported in vari-
Gus sections of the country, but no au-
thentic information has been obtained
as yet regarding his whereabouts,
Schwarzkopf added
The bulletin disclosed that letter
had been received stating that a child
resembling the Lindbergh baby was in
founding Sanitarium, but an investi-
CATION proved 1t grouhdless.
Evening star., 1932-03-29
FARLEY DATE DEBATED.
Macdonald Awaits Tadieu Visit to
London al week End.

LONDON, March 20 R).-The date
for the proposed horsepower Danuebian
conference suggested by Prime Minister
Macdonald last week Is SITE unsettled
today, but II was stated Premier Andf'
Tardieu Of France probably would NEE
Evening star., 1932-03-29

Prime Minister Macdonald here this
week end at Premier Tardieu's sugges-
ton.
1t also is unsettled whether the Dan
ubian conference itself will be held at
Geneva or at London.
Evening star., 1932-03-29
JOB DRIVE BIG SUCCESS

5O,OOOHour Goal of Marion, Ohio,
With 1891 Hours Supplied.
MARION, Ohio, March 29 R.-
Marions city-wide employment cam
paign has gone oyef the top With a
bang. but the WORKERS continue to So
licit Jobs for tAe unemployed. Fifty
thousand work hours was the goal, but
today the total had reached 1891.
Evening star., 1932-03-29
INDUSTRIALIST DIES
Samuel NJ. Curwen. Head of Street
Car Building Firm, Succumbs.

PHILADELPHIA. March 29 P.-
Samuel NJ. Curwen. president of the
j. @. Brill Co., street car building con
cern died today at his home In Haver-
ford, suburb.
MI Cllrwen became an employe OF
the Brill Co. in 1879 and was elected
president in 1912 He was a director
in many financial institutions and also
was member of the boards of the
Reading 90. and the American Car &
Foundry Motors Co. of New York.
Evening star., 1932-03-29

Ten. was reported resting comfortably
at Emergency Hospital this morning
after an accident in which he lost his
right hand when an antique bomb ex-
ploded at the home of his parents, Mr.
and Mrs Scott Appleby, jr., 2501 Thir-
tieth street, yesterday afternoon Young
Appleby was playing with the explosive,
which was an old type detonator shell
and belonged to his fathers collection
Of firearms, when he dropped the mis-
sile on the floor. Fragments from the
bomb pierced the ceiling of the trophy
room, Knocked out two windows and
the glass of the front room and set afire
curtains in the room. One piece struck
the boys hand, tearing away two fingers.
His mother, who was in the next room,
rushed him to the hospital, where his
hand was amputated.
Evening star., 1932-03-29
LA GUARDlA CLAIMS
PAY CUTS DEFEAT;
DEFENDS FARMERS

Continued From First PageJ
Evening star., 1932-03-29

Motion pir:airs owners Of Austria are
uniting to fight increasing amusement
taxes
Evening star., 1932-03-29
GARNER APPEALS
FOR TAX MEASURE
Proposes Dropping Of Poll.
tcs--Substltute for Sales
Levy Is Drafted.

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