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The Washington times., 1932-10-18
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U. S. Strategy Pens Fugitive
Within Borders of Greece;
Kidnap Fear CIings

ATHENS, Oct. IS I.N.S.).
Official representations on the
part of the American Govern
ment have successfully an
chored amuel insult in
Greece until the intricacies of
the extradition problem can
be worked out, international
News Service learned today.
Although insult, wanted in Chi
cago in connection with the col
lapse of his $2,OoO,OOO,OOO public
utilities empire, cannot be taken
back to the United States i'm
mediately, he at least will be con-
fined to Greece and will be un-
able to flee to a country from
which extradition would be still
more difficult.
Albania No Haven
Albania, where the American
Government feared it would be
most difficult to extradite insult
should he flee there, is said to
have assured the United States
it was willing to eXtradite the
former multi-millionaire as an
"act of amity" toward the
American Government.
This correspondent was conf
dentially informed on good au-
thority that Cook county is un-
able to proceed Immediately with
formal efforts through Washing
ton to return insult.
The obstacle, according to the
information, is the inability OF
the Chicago authorities to obtain
the necessary deposition from
Oliver Mccormick, reputed to be
the star witness against the
former utilities magnate.
insult Armed With Cane
Mccormick was an auditor for
insults associated companies and
more recently working for the
receivers of the Middle West
Utilities organization, one Of the
insult group.
insult, who yesterday informed
the press of Chicago plot to
kidnap him and return him force
fully to the United States, armed
himself with a heavy cane sup
piled by Peter Vanech, his in
terpreter.
The Washington times., 1932-10-18
SHIRTS
GET S270

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Oct. 18.
Shrouded by a heavy rain, three
members of the Black Shirt gang
struck last night near Annapolis,
on the well-traveled Annapolis
Baltimore Boulevard, and robbed
a restaurant keeper of $270 and
took his car.
The victim, Andrew Michael
osoupos, of Annapolis, operates a
restaurant at Camp Meade. He
was returning to this city from
Baltimore when a car ran into his,
near Arnold's Station, forcing him
to stop.
Three masked men were in the
crime car and two of them held
him up, took his money and car,
and fled.
The Washington times., 1932-10-18
ROOSEVELT 7.
DEPARTSON
NEW TOUR
Governor States 3 Speeches;
Due to Announce Bonus
Stand Tomorrow

UTICA, N. Y, Oct. 18 U.N.S)
Governor ROOsevelt's train made
an unScheduled stop here to
day at the request of Mayor
Charles DOnnelly, who brought
500 Democrats to Union Sta
ton to cheer the Presidential
nominee.
ABOARD THE ROOsE-
WELT SPECIAL, ALBANY,
N. Y, Oct. 18 Q.N.S.).-Su-
premely confident of election
and ready to reveal his atti-
tude on the soldiers bonus,
Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt,
Democratic presidential nomi-
nee, left Albany today for an
invasion of the Middle West,
a short campaign in several
border States, and a courtesy
trip into Dixie.
It was raining hard when
Governor Roosevelt climbed
aboard his special train, but a
good-sized crowd of Albany ad-
mirers with a band were on hand
to give him a rousing Gend-off
One man yelled:
"This is Democratic weather."
Roosevelt replied:
"It's Democratic weather all
over the country"
His face was wreathed in
smiles.
To Touch IL States
During the next eight days the
governor will travel approximately
5000 miles through II States and
will deliver three major speeches
and a dozen informal ones.
The three "big" speeches,
which will be broadcast over
nationwide radio hook-ups, will
be made in Pittsburgh, tomorrow
night; st. Louis, Friday night,
and Baltimore next Tuesday
night. Other speeches are sched-
uled for Wheeling, Springfield,
I'LL; Indianapolis, Knoxville,
Louisville and Atlanta.
Unless he switches his plans,
Roosevelt will speak out" on the
bonus question tomorrow night in
Pittsburgh. He is expected to
declare against immediate pay
ment, but to insist it is the duty
Of the Federal Government to
provide for destitute veterans.
In a Fighting Mood"
Roosevelt left in a fighting
mood" his advisors declared. He
will continue his slashing attack
on the Republican Administration
Continued on Page 2, Col. y
The Washington times., 1932-10-18
Farley Raps Ford's Back Hoover Notice
Gerrymander
Ruled Valid
By D. s. Court

The Supreme Court today held
valid the Mississippi law reap
portioning Congressional districts,
in effect ruling that Federal
courts have no authority to pre-.
vent "gerrymandsring" by State
legislatures.
The decision, made upon ap-
peal of the State of Mississippi,
reversed the ruling of a three
judge Federal court in Mississippi.
Members of Congress from the
State will be elected by Districts
instead of from the State at
large.
Opinion Unanimous
The high court was unanimous
in its decision. although it was
divided upon the proper grounds
for the ruling.
Under the 1929 reapportion-
ment law, which ordered a divi-
sion of members of the House
among States on the basis of the
1880 census, the Mississippi dele.
CATION was reduced from 8 to 7.
To comply with the law the
State legislature simply combined
two districts and did not disturb
the other. This action left more
than 100000 people in two dis
tricts, about 185,00O in one dis
trict, and less than 250,00 in sev-
eral districts.
Divide on One Point
Stewart C. Broom, a citizen,
attacked the law on the ground
the new districts were not con-
tiguous and equal in population,
thus violating the 1911 reappor-
tionment law of Congress.
The high court held the 1911
law was not carried through in
the 1929 law and therefore Broom
had no right to sue in the Fed
eral court.
Justice Brandeis, Stone. Rob-
erts and Cardozo held the case
should be reversed for lack of
equity without passing on the
1911 act.
The Washington times., 1932-10-18
Stock Market
R Trading
Is Light

NEW YORK, Oct. 18 GNS0.
The stock market today staged a
vigorous rally, which was as
puzzling as yesterdays weakness.
The list forged ahead steadily
from a strong opening and went
into the second hour with leading
stocks up l to more than 3
points, completely wiping out
yesterdays losses. Trading con-
tinued light though volume
showed a moderate expansion
over the 8OO,0OO-share turnover
yesterday.
Railroad stocks led the ad-
vance. Gains ran from ! to more
than 3 points, Atchison being
outstanding. Union Pacific, Lack
aWanna and N. Y. Central also
were up substantially.
The Washington times., 1932-10-18
BRITAIN VOID 8
SOVIET PACT

LONDON, Oct. 18 GN.SO-Re-
nunciation of the Anglo-Russian
trade agreement in confofmance
with article 81 of the Canadian
tariff agreement reached iat Of
tawa was announced ln the
House of Commons todag by j.
H. Thomas, Dominions secretary.
He said:
This action has beeI1 taken
because the government recOg-
nizes the Importance of main
tanning effectiveness of he Ot-
tawa preferences again| state
action by any foreign GOuntry
which might stultify he in
tentiOns of preference.'
The Washington times., 1932-10-18
REFORMER
HOS 7 ACE
FOR Al,
REPORT
Sensational Story From N. 7.
Says Pressure Will Be
Brought on Hoover

NEW YORK, Oct. 18.
Agents of Al Capone, racket
eer czar repining in the gang
ster's "Elba" of Atlanta
Penitentiary, accomplished the
kidnapping of Col. Raymond
Robins and are holding the
intimate reformer friend of
President Hoover as hostage
for their leaders release from
jail, according to the New
York Daily Mirror.
For the past week, the Eastern
racketeer world has seethed with
the report Of the coup sprung by
loyal henchmen Of the Chicago
crine-lord and today, when word
Of the solution Of the Robins
kidnapping mystery was gotten to
q member of the stolen mans
family, the Capone agents made
their first move toward giving
the amazing plot international pub.
licity.
AS in the Lindbergh baby case,
into which Capone intruded with
an offer to trade the stolen in
fant for legal immunity, the ef.
fort to capitalize the Robins kid.
naping may or may not mean
that the missing dry apostle was
kidnapped by Capone's men.
Vanished September 3
In any event, however, Colo
mel Robins is now believed to
be in the hands of an Eastern
racketeer clique which proposes
to "put the screws" on no less q
parsonage than the President him
self, who in due course will be
warned that his old friend-a
man for whom Hoover has a very
personal affection may suffer
death if Capone's Atlanta SEN
tence is not shortly ended by
act of Presidential clemency.
Mrs. Margaret D. Robins, wife
Of the man who walked out Of
the City Club in New York last
September 3 and vanished into
thin air, was not in the city to-
day, but her sister-in-law, Mrs. H.
Edward Dreier, of Northport, L.
l., voiced the family reaction to
the underworld challenge.
Kin'S Hopes Revived
Speaking over the telephone
from her Long Island estate, Mrs.
Dreier said:
"ThiS will revive our hopes
that Raymond is still alive. I
shall communicate with Marga-
ret at once"
Mrs. Dreier revealed that Mrs.
Robins, when she recently went
to Washington to be an overnight
houSe-gueSt in the White House
of President and Mrs. Hoover, left
the Capital with the firm inten-
tion of convincing the President
that "liquor runners with national
affiliations" were holding her
husband for some political pur'
pose.
The Washington times., 1932-10-18
FATHER COX AID
To ROOSEVELT

PITTSBURGH, Oct. 1S G.N.sJ
Father James r. Cox, Jobless
party presidential nominee and
leader of a jobless trek to Wash
ington, today withdrew from the
race and announced he would sup.
port the candidacy of Gov. Frank
lin D. Roosevelt. He said:
81 announce my withdrawal
as a candidate for the preSi-
dency of my beloved country.
In so doing I am animated
solely by the consideration of
the welfare of my country.
II realize that many ballots
would be cast for me if I re-
mained as a candidate, but our
political system is so ordered
that 1 cannot be elected"
Father Cox applied the ad-
jective "barbarouS" to the ejec-
ton of the bonus army from
Washington. He added:
america must reject Herbert
Hoover and all that he repre-
SentS if she means to continue
as a democracy.
'Mr. Roosevelt has pledged
himself to the protection of the
interests of the common man.
He has been frank and
courageous in advocating the
repeal of the eighteenth amend
ment. He has pledged himself
definitely to policies which will
aid in the economic recovery"
The Washington times., 1932-10-18
18 to Take Course
In BrelUers' School

CHICAGO, Oct. 18.-Eighteen
men having adequate knowledge
of legitimate brewing" Chome
brewers not qualified or accept
able) have already enrolled in the
WahlHenius Institute here. for an
advanced course for brewmaSterS.
The finer arts of delicate brewS,
and of the proper SynthesiS Of
malt and hops, will be taught in
the five months course, says DR..
Max MENUS, director of the
school which has been closed
since 1916.
The Washington times., 1932-10-18
CHOICE
WHOLLY Up
TOVOTER
Manufacturers "Advice" to
Plant and Agency Employees
Urges Roosevelt Defeat

NEW YORK, Oct. 18
I(I.N.S.).-James A. Farley,
chairman of the Democratic
National Committee, today is
sued a statement attacking
Henry Ford because a "bulle-
tin" had been posted in Ford
plants urging employees to vote
for the reelection Of President
Hoover. He said:
"Under our form of govern
ment, every American voter
should have the privilege of
exercising his own will in vOt-
ing for candidates for public
office, and 1 believe this time
he will exercise that right"
mot SURPRISED"
Farley issued his statement upon
reading in a New York newspaper
a dispatch from Detroit stating
that bulletin boards at Ford Of
fices carried notices urging en-
ployeS to vote for Hoover. Farley
said:
81 am not at all surprised at
this, because for long time we
anticipated that this would be
the last frantic move Of the Re-
publican leaders to re- elect
President Hoover. We are not
at all disturbed at this.
81 am satisfied the people of
the United States definitely
made up their minds long
time ago that they were through
with the inefficient AdminiStra-
ton of President Hoover and
were determined to elect Gov.
Franklin D. Roosevelt.
I TARIFF ESCAPE
"Their determination in this
respect will not be changed by
any last minute threats or in.
Limitations.
"The explanation Of Mr..
FOrd'S enthusiasm for Mr..
Hoover can probably be found
in the fact that Mr.. Ford has
built automobile manufactur-
ing plants in Canada, in Eu.
rope, and the Orient, where he
is now employing cheap for.
eign labor and utilities foreign
materials. Thus he escapes the
penalties placed on American
manufacturers by the SmOOt-
Hawley tariff.
"Mr. FOrd'S American plants
are either idle or are working
on parttime and thousands of
his American employees are idle
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The Washington times., 1932-10-18

green fields like Kansas or Iowa, and the fatt'
gest cattle you ever saw
Copyright 1892, by Mcknight syndicate)
The Washington times., 1932-10-18
45 Toledo Reds Hurt
Rushing Courthouse

TOLEDO, Ohio, Oct. 18 G.N.SO.
A guard of deputy sheriffs and
police was placed around the
Lucas county courthouse here
today following a warning that
alleged Communist leaders plan
ned march on the building. In
a riot yesterday five men were
seriously injured, 40 others
bruised and cut and two persons
placed under arrest.
The Washington times., 1932-10-18
WILL ROGERS Says:

, had great trip over those Andes
Mountains. Our highest altitude
was 81, 800 feet. They have oxygen
tubes at each seat, but guess 7 am
so windy anyhow that I didn't use
any. kept prowling up forward
and talking and looking with the
pilot, an American boy named
Wagner. They are all American
pilots on this whole trip.
We could see the railroad thou
sands of feet below, winding it's
way over and through, but high
tariffs between the countries have
killed off the trade, and it's not
running any more; so that's one
way to help the railroads.
It's just the starting of spring
down here now. Flew over hun
dreds of miles of checker-hOarded
s or Iowa, and the fattest and big
The Washington times., 1932-10-18
Roosevelt Farm Plan
Backed bV LedqlHe

Government RooSevelt's volun-
teer domestic allotment plan for
farm relief as outlined in his To
peka speech meets with the ap-
proval of the National Progressive
League, w. r. Ronald, director
of the league, declared today.
Evening star., 1932-03-27
GRAIN VALUES SHRINK
ON HEAVY SELLING
Stop-Loss Orders Touched Off
When Offerings Increase in
Chicago Market.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March 26.-Stop-loss SELL
ing tumbled all grain prices today,
everything of a bulliSh character being
more than offset.
Breaks in the stock market, together
with defeat of proposals to tax beer,
were incentives to sell, augmenting the
effect Of prospective increase Of domes-
tic Spring wheat acreage A moderate
overseas demand for North American
breadstuffs was reported, including
100000 bushels OF rye
Wheat closed nervous, l 1A5 under
Tuesdays finish; corn, 5s-1 down; oats,
7s-5s off, and provisions unchanged to
cents decline.
Surprise was expressed In particular
over the large percentage figures Off
Cially reported as to intended planting
Of domestic Spring wheat Special sig
nificance was attached to this feature
as indicating that. despite continued
pressure to reduce acreage, the Depart
ment Of Agriculture now finds Spring
wheat farmers are preparing to plant
practically the same acreage they har-
vested two years ago and larger than
they we're reported to have planted last
Spring. Word of dustStorms In Kansas
failed to check price declines.
Adding to the downward momentum
OF grain values was weakness Of securi-
ties. General selling of wheat persisted
and the market displayed absence OF
rallying power. Much of the time wheat
hovered around the lowest point reached
of late, about ~ cents under Thurs
days finish. Corn and oats dragged
lower with wheat, corn outdoing the
seasons 10W-Orice record
Evening star., 1932-03-27
Commodity Price
Trends of Week
BY III. n. McGILL
OF the McGin Commodity Service, In,

VI the McGlu Commodity Service, Inc.
AUBURNDALE, Mass, March &c
| (HD.-The general average OF commodity
prices was fractionally higher during
the past week. A substantial upturn in
the prices of live stock more than offset
smaller declines in the industrial and
agricultural groups.
All commodities index, although
higher than in the previous week, fails
to indicate the trend of prices in the
majority Of the groups. Nine groups
were lower, two remained the same,
While only three were higher
Industrial prices were influenced by
the downward trend in building mate
rtals, hides and leather, non-ferrous
metals, ferrous metals, paper and tex
tiles. Only fuels and vegetable oils
were higher. Paint materials and
chemicals remained the same as in the
previous week.
Although industrial activity continues
to record the same low trend. improved
banking and financial conditions are
reflected in the continuation of the
return of money from boarding as well
as decreasing bank failures Important
events of the week from a commodity
standpoint are noted in the Anglo
Dutch parley failure for rubber reStric-
IAolLS, bAlC dppdL civ CUIldpSe OF Jne
Chadbourne sugar agreement, the plan
for closing down certain mines in con-
nection with the copper curtailment
program and the announcement of
higher petroleum prices, effective April l
Agricultural prices again turned
downward, making new low point, re-
flecting the possible sale of Farm Board
holdings abroad and the uncertain con-
ditions at Washington in regard to bal
ancing the budget. The figures on in
tentions of paintings released by the
Department Of Agriculture contain no
bullish features.
Live stock prices showed a substan-
tial increase over the previous week,
and the index has now advanced for
| four consecutive weeks. Low purchas-
| ing power has greatly curtailed meat
consumption, as has warm weather dur
! ing the Winter in the Eastern States
Receipts of cattle and hogs in the mar
/ kets of late, however, have been some
what under normal, with the resulting
| price increase.
Most important price changes in the
McGill weekly commodity price indices
! l926 equals 1907:
Evening star., 1932-03-27
.HIGH-CLASS MOVIE
EXECUTIVES SOUGHT
Election of Kent by Fox Film Re
suited From Keen Com
petition.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 26-Bidding for
stars in the moving picture industry is
a more or less usual procedure.
But since high finance has become
interested in the Pickering talkie busi-
ness, competition for high-claSs execu-
tives has become even keener than the
hunt for popular heroes and heroines.
The election recently of Sidney R.
Kent as vice president in charge Of
operations of the Fox Film Corporation
concluded a somewhat hectic struggle
in financial circles to get this outstand-
ing but comparatively youthful execu-
tive's name Ion the dotted line" Fox,
now backed by the Chase banking in
tereStS, won.
Until a few weeks ago Kent was vice
president of the Paramount PubliX
Corporation. Then he resigned and the
bidding started. The Radio-Keith-
Orpheum Corporation at first seemed to
have the inside track. Then it was
publicly announced that the ex-Para-
mounter had declined the proposition
offered him by R-K-O. There were
said to have been a number of other
offers for Kent's services, until finally
the Fox terms proved acceptable.
There were various rumors regarding
Kent'S stepping out of Paramount. One
of these was that Adolph Zukor. vet
eran president of the Paramount or
ganization, had expected to announce
his retirement from this active position,
and that Kent was being groomed as
his successor. The buying of the Hertz
and Wrigley interests into the concern,
however, was understood to have al
tered the situation.
The new Fox official combines what
the financiers like. He has the repu-
tation Of being a natural-born sales
man and expert organizer and a
straight shooter" At the same time
he understands production costs so well
that substantial economies are expected
to be inaugurated in the Fox organiza-
tion Immediately.
Kent is past 4O," is married and has
daughter of II. He is feet tall and
looks, and generally lives, like an ath-
lete. He is an ardent golfer. and his
drives, when he hits EN-" put fear
into his opponents. He lives at West
Orange, N. j., and belongs to a number
OF golf clubs around New York and
Atlantic City.
Evening star., 1932-03-27
STOCKS ARE WEAK
AT SHORT SESSION
Many Rail and Industrial Is
sues Hit New Low
Marks.
BY CLAUDE A. JAEGER,
Associated Press Financial Editor.

NEW YORK, March 26-The stool
market weakened emphatically as trad
ing was resumed for a two-hour weeI
end session today.
Selling VS. attributed to a number
of factors, including continued un-
certainty over taxation and balancing
the national budget, the adverse report
issued in Stockholm by the committee
investigating the Kreuger affairs, and
weekend business surveys streSslng con-
tinued sluggiShness of heavy industries
Rather active liquidation swept
through most groups, and number OF
the rails, as well as some of the in
dustrials broke to new lows for the
bear market. Selling slackened in the
last hour. but recoveries from the low
levels were largely limited to small
fractions The closing tone was weak,
and the two-hour turnover was around
a million shares.
Although some Of the February earn
ings statements that have just appeared
were somewhat better than expected,
rails were under considerable pressure.
Santa Fe tumbled nearly 4 points to a
new low since 1908 Reading traded
for the first time since the dividend
was halved, off about 4. New Haven
preferred dropped 10 points to 40.
Southern Pacific sold off more than
points and Pennsylvania l, to new
bottom prices.
American Telephone was under con-
siderable pressure, presumably reflect
ing estimates of firSt-quarter earnings
under 50 a share, or less than the divi-
dend of S225. According to broker
age house rumorS some Of the selling
came from Canada. Motors were under
some pressure. SorIe quarters held to
the theory that the defeat of the gen.
eral manufacturers sales tax might re-
suit in q special tax on automobiles.
The oils, however, were well supported,
on news of House approval of specSSs
tariff of l cent on oil imports, ana
firming crude and gasoline prices.
On the whole, Wall Street was in
clined to express disappointment over
the defeat of the general manufac-
turers sales tax, which did not come
until after the close of the market on
Thursday. In view of yesterdays mar
ket holiday, today was the markets
first opportunity to respond to this
news. Some bankers expressed the
view that sharp increases in income
taxes would result in investors dump
ing common stocks and concentrating
their holdings in tax-exempt munich
pal bonds.
News of the Interstate Commerce
Commissions approval of loan of
S12,SO0 900 to the Missouri Pacific, from
which half of the S11, 100000 note ma
turity April l will be taken up, the
remainder to be extended by the bank
ers three months, stilled any hangover
rumors of serious disagreement over
meeting this maturity, but was with
out notable market influence.
81
another upSurge in the pound sterling
to S3.77l2, up more than Z cents, to
a new high for the year. This may
have been partly due to the continued
Easter holidays in London, resulting in
a thin market,
Evening star., 1932-03-27
Banking Failures
AT New Low Mark
During Past Week

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 26-Bank sus-
pensions dropped to a new low for
1882 in the past week, the suspensions
numbering only 7, says the Amer
ican Banker. In the preceding week
there were 10 suspensions.
The 7 failed banks we're small in
stitutions, their estimated deposit liabn-
tiles totaling only s1,26o, 600. There
have been 531 suspensions so far this
year and reopenings total 81.
Evening star., 1932-03-27

BONDS.
Evening star., 1932-03-27

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Evening star., 1932-03-27
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