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Evening star., 1932-06-29
D. C. APPROPRIATION
MEASURE is SIGNED
President Hoover Passes on Bill
Providing SAL 1,245,6 ,622 for Local
Government Expenses.

President Hoover today signed the
District Of Columbia appropriation bill,
providing for SAL .245.622, to be made
available July /, for the expenses OF
operating the local Government for the
ensuing fiscal year.
BY attaching his signature to this
bill, President Hoover today disposed
Of the fourth governmental appropria-
ton bill to come before him so far this
year
While the Districts appropriation for
the next fiscal year is reduction OF
more than sz,000.000 under the appro-
priation for the present fiscal year,
concession to the urgent demands for
economy, the appropriation for the next
year carries $1,351.8 .8l2 above the sum
originally voted in the House. ,
OF the total amount in the Dill.
$7,755,0o0 is included as the amount OF
the Federal Governments lump sum
contribution toward the support OF the
local government and s350,000 for un-
employment relief.
During the morning hours the Presi-
dent signed more than 80 other bills.
Evening star., 1932-06-29
SANDING CONSENTS
TO PEACE PARLEY
Conferences Immediate Aim
Is Selection of Liberal Pres
identiaI Candidate.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, June 90.
Gen. Augustine Sandino, Nicaraguan
insurgent leader, who has kept up a
constant warfare against the Mica
raguan government and American Ma
rines for five years, has agreed to a
peace conference, it was privately an
nounced here today.
The plans for the conference, which
is to be held at San Lorenzo, Hon.
duran port. was brought about through
the negotiation of Gen. Manuel Bal
ladares, a prominent Sandino follower,
who recently talked with American
officials from Nicaragua and with Gen.
Sandino, tie private advices said.
There is a possibility. it was said,
that an American observer may be
asked to join in the parleys, at which
powerful Nicaraguan political leaders,
probably the tour liberal candidates
for president, will also sit in, together
with Gen. Horacio Porto-Carrero, Gen.
Sandino's candidate.
The four liberal candidates are DR..
Rodolfo Espinoza. Dr. Juan Bautista
Sacasa, DR.. Enoch Aguado and DR..
Rosendo Arguello. DR.. Espinoza has
telegraphed from Managua accepting
the invitation and the acceptances OF
the others are expected soon.
The immediate object OF the con-
ference is the nomination OF single
Liberal candidate from among these
FIVE. The obstacles are the olmculty
of finding a man acceptable to Sandino,
President Moncada and the Nicaraguan
people, as we'll as Sandino's demand for
the removal of supervision of the elec-
tions by American Marines.
Evening star., 1932-06-29

FLEMINGTON, N. j., June % P).-
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh was described
in testimony today as having at one
time tried to leap into a stormy sea
to swim to boat on which he believed
his kidnapped baby was held for ram
som
AS this statement was made. Col.
Lindbergh, seated at the prosecution
table. smiled broadly and turned to
make a laughing remark to some one
seated near him.
w. E. Haskell, a newspaper executive,
was on the stand at the third days
session Of the trial of John Hughes
Curtis for hindering capture of the kid
napers when this testimoney came out.
what did Curtis say of Col. Lind
berph's efforts to swim to the alleged
kidnap ship" Prosecutor Anthony NJ.
Hauck asked Haskell.
Evening star., 1932-06-29
CONFUSION GREETS
PAY CUT MEASURE
SENT TO HOOVER
Department Heads Uncertain
on FurIough Feature.
Rulings Needed.

With the enforced payless furlough
plan lacking only the expected sigma
ture of President Hoover to become law
July ]. the Government establishment
today had turned its entire attention to
charting operations for the forthcoming
IL months under the rigorous retrench-
ment involved not only by the furlough
scheme, but also In some cases, its twin
economy measure the fat 10 per cent
slash in appropriations ordered by the
Senate.
The general economy bill was passed
by the Senate last night, IS to IL.
In general. there was an uncertainty
in the departments as to methods to be
employed in administration Of the leave
without-pay feature, and feeling that
regulations would have to be promul-
gated by the controller general before
any definite decisions could be reached.
Thus far, it was said at the ONCE of
Controller General McCarl, there has
been nothing devised because the econ
omy measure has just gotten through
the legislative mill. 1t was added,
however. that action is expected.
The deliberations of department
heads also was slowed up by the in
definite status of their appropriation
bills. Three of these have gone to the
White House and half dozen others
still are in conference. The last of
these, the billion-dolla Treasury-Pos
Once measure, went through the Sem
ate last night. The Senate's 10 per cent
slash hit Interior, State, Commerce,
Justice and Labor Departments. The
last four are In one bill, the conference
report on which Is now in the House
after Senate passage.
In this connection, 1t was made
known today at the Commerce Depart
ment that between the two economy
moves the department employees face
the prospect of q payless furlough OF
two months-one compulsory. and the
other, to keep within its appropriation
and at the same time avoid any dis
missals.
This situation will apply throughout
the department, it was said, but it was
emphasized that no dismissals will be
necessary.
At the Commerce Department, too
there is an intention to await a ruling
from the President to get uniformity In
requiring furloughs instead of dismissals
CONTINUED on Page 6. Column u
Evening star., 1932-06-29
RA|CHLE IS FREED
BY JUDGE LET'S
Directed Verdict of AcquittaI
Ordered for Former Pitts
Attorney.

Frank G. Raichle, law partner of
former Assistant Attorney General VIII
Lam J. Donovan, was given directed
verdict of acquittaI in District Supreme
Court this afternoon on charges Of
subornation of perjury and obstruction
of justice.
Justice F. D. Let's announced after
the luncheon recess that in his opinion
the evidence was not sufficient to sup
port the essential elements of the
offenses charged He called in the
jurors and instructed them to return a
verdict of not guilty on both counts
in favor of the defendant.
The charges were based upon docu-
mentary evidence introduced at the
trial of G. Bryan Pitts and two asso-
ciates on conspiracy embezzlement
charges a year and half ago. The
particular evidence upon which the
sisted of a number of authorizations
and promiSsory notes purporting to
show Pitts was entitled to money he
was accused of embeZzling from the
F. H. Smith Co., which he controlled.
Justice DdnS 1eStiu1OUys
In announcing his decision to give
the defendant directed verdict, JUS
tice Let's said:
II think the word procure used in
the subornation Of perjury charge, is
very definite 1t means to initiate pro-
ceedings or cause a thing to be done,
and does not mean the mere passive
permitting of an act. 1t means some
thing more than standing by and per-
mitting some wrongful thing to be done,
even when the person accused knows 1t
Is to be done. In this case, sufficient
evidence that Mr.. Raichle initiated the
commission of perjury is lacking.
LAS to this count and also as to the
count charging obstruction of justice,
the witnesses for the Government have
been discredited and there is no evi-
dence of a corroborative nature in the
record. The rule of evidence does not
require confederation, but here the two
essential witnesses are so utterly dis
credited that the court will assume the
responsibility involved and strike the
testimony of Pitts and John H. Edwards,
jr., and sustain the motion by the de-
tense for a directed verdict of not
guilty"
The Government evidence against
Raichle had begun to crumble as the
prosecution rested after impeaching one
OF its principal witnesses.
This development followed tele-
phone conversation yesterday between
Assistant Attorney General Nugent
Dodds, in charge of the prosecution, and
his superior, Attorney General Mitchell
which resulted in an abrupt adjourn
ment of the case.
Neil Burkinshaw, who assisted Dodds
in the prosecution, announced the
CONTINUED on Page 2. Column 81
Evening star., 1932-06-29
YANKEES LEADING
MATS, 81, IN THIRD
Sewells Two Homers and Chap
mans Trirle With Ruth On
Give Gothamites Edge.
BY John b. KELLER.


NEW YORK, June 2s.-The New
York Yankees were leading the Ma
tionals here today in the final game OF
a series in the third inning.
The score was to l.
FIRST INNING.
WASHINGTON - Lazzeri threw out
Judge. Myer famed. Lazzeri threw
out Manush. No runs.
NEW YORK-Combs flied to Reyn-
olds. Sewell hit a home run into the
right field bleachers. Ruth walked.
Gehrig was called out on strikes.
Chapman tripled to left center scor-
ing Ruth. Cronin threw out Dickey.
Two runs.
SECOND INNING.
WASHINGTON-Lary threw out
Cronin. Larry threw out Reynolds.
West famed. No runs.
NEW YORK-Lazzeri walked. Larry
flied to Reynolds. Gomez flied to
Manush. Combs flied to West. No
runs.
WASHINGTON-B -Bluege singled to
left. Spencer singled to left, Bluege
going to third Crowder popped to
Larry. Judge flied to Ruth and Bluege
scored after the catch. Myer popped TO
Larry. One run.
NEW YORK-Sewell hit another
homer into the right field bleachers;
Ruth lined to Cronin. Gehrig singled
against the right field stand. Gehrig
was out stealing, Spencer to Cronin.
Chapman dropped single in center:
Chapman stole second, and continued
to third as Spencer threw wild to sec
ond. West came in for Dickeys high
one One run.
Evening star., 1932-06-29
Smith Delegate
To Head W ct
Forces.
NO DECLARATION
MADE ON BONUS
Committee Rejects
Outright Pledge
by 6 to 3.

CHICAGO, June 90 P).-After
five hours of wrangling over
the next Democratic campaign
document, the Democratic
Resolutions Committee today
adopted a prohibition plank
committing the party in favor
of repeal of the eighteenth
amendment and immediate
modification of the Volstead
act.
This declaration was put into
the platform by the Resolutions
Committee after the majority
report of the subcommittee for
a submission plank, which did
not commit the party, was re-
jected, 35 to 18.
The surprised advocates of
submission were undecided mo-
mentarily whether to carry the
cause to the convention floor,
but it was predicted they would
make a minority report tonight.
The plank says in its first
paragraph: eve favor the re-
peal of the eighteenth amend
ment."
Evening star., 1932-06-29
WHOLE COM MITTEE
REJECTED PLATFORM
Full Platform Group Objected to
Several Planks in 0rigi-
nal Draft.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, June 2e.-The full Demo-
cratic Platform Committee bore down
so heavily upon the draft brought In by
its subcommittee today that the con-
vention was forced to idle for several
hours until the disputes raging over
prohibition, tariff. silver and several
other subjects could be ironed out.
The first argument arose over whether
the tariff declaration should contain the
assertion that such levies would be "for
revenue only" This proposal was put
forward by Senator Hull of Tennessee,
low-tari6 advocate and Roosevelt
supporter, and was finally adopted by
the full committee.
A bitter contest impended on whether
the prohibition plank should declare
simply for submission of repeal reso-
luton to the people, or should record
the party in favor both of repeal and
immediate modification of the Volstead
act.
On silver, the committee also accepted
the subcommittee's proposal pledging
the party in favor of an international
monetary conference ito rehabilitate
silver" Various substitutes for the sill
yer plank were rejected
The continued debate caused leaders
to abandon hope for a report by 2
O'Clock and some predicted 1t would be
4 O'Clock before the platform would be
ready for the convention.
Evening star., 1932-06-29
Roosevelt Men
See Victory on
First Poll.
FAVORITE SONS
STILL HOLD KEY
Tammany Anxious
to Get Behind
Winner.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN,
staff Correspondent of The Star.

CHICAGO, June ga revital-
lied Roosevelt band-wagon was
rolling again today.
When the delegates to the Dem
ocratic National Convention as
sembled at noon today, the Reso-
lutions Committee, struggling over
the liquor plank, was not ready to
report. After the convention had
been called to order by Chairman
Thomas J. Walsh, a recess was
ordered until 2 pm, so as to give
the Resolutions Committee time
to appear with the platform.
At 2:20 pm. the convention took
a recess until 7 pm. Chairman
Walsh announced he had been in
formed by the Resolutions Com
mittee it would not be ready to
finish it's work before 4 o'clock.
He suggested that the convention
come back into session at 7
o'clock.
Real Fight Expected.
The platform, when it is presented to
the convention, is expected to pre-
cipitate a real fight between the group
headed BY Smith, Ritchie and other
extreme vets, who wish to have the
party go on record as favoring repeal
- - trI,4 onaav1dy41onf and
modifying the Volstead act, pending re-
peal, so that light wines and beer may
be manufactured and sold, and the
Roosevelt group which, generally speak
ing, desires to propose submission OF an
amendment to repeal the eighteenth
amendment, without having the party
pledge itself to support repeal.
In the subcommittee of the Resolu-
tions Committee, dominated by Roose-
welt people, the Smith proposal was
turned down. The extreme wet plank
is likely to be brought before the con-
vention as a minority report from the
Resolutions Committee. 1t can be de-
feated by a majority vote OF the
convention.
The Roosevelt forces, having organ
lied the convention to suit themselves,
are anxious to get to the actual job OF
nominating the party's candidate for
Chief Executive. They were vastly
confident today. Yesterday, with a
series of blunders to their credit over
the proposed abandonment of the CEN
tury-old two-thirds rule, they we're
anxious. They met the first test yes
terday with flying colors, however,
electing Senator Walsh permanent
chairman Of the convention and seat
| ing the Roosevelt delegates from Mime
sofa and Louisiana.
Yesterdays Ballots.
Their high mark in the balloting
Yesterday came on seating the Roose-
velt delegation from Minnesota which
they accomplished by a vote of 658H4
to 492%. The Walsh election over
Jouett Shouse, Democratic executive
chairman and candidate of the anti
Roosevelt Democrats, was won by 62t
| to 528, while Senator Huey Long OF
Louisiana, the "Kingfish," and his
delegation were seated by a vote ol
638A to 514H.
The goal of the Roosevelt leaders Is
ITO votes for their presidential candl-
date, a two-thirds vote of the conven-
ton James A. Farley, Roosevelt field
marshal, insisted again today that MS
candidate would be nominated "on tne
first ballot That is the story to which
Big jim" has stuck for weeks and
months. He stuck to it on Monday
night after Gov. Roosevelt had re-
pudiated the contest which Farley was
Continued on Page 3. Column %
Evening star., 1932-06-29
LINDY TRIED TO SWIM SEA
TO GET BABY, WITNESS SAYS
Others Had to Hold Him Back When
Storm Prevented Contact With Boat,
Curtis Told Newspaper Man.

HE said they sighted boat, but
high seas prevented getting close,
Haskell replied. He said they had to
restrain Col Lindbergh from jumping
overheard to swim to the other ship"
Haskell told of Curtis offer to sell
his story of alleged negotiations with
the kidnapers and said he was with
him in New Jersey the day the baby's
body was found. After this news was
sreceiged, Curtis asked him to telephone
Mrs. Curtis at their home In Nor
folk. Va.
TEL her no matter what she reads
in the next few days I am all right,
Haskell quoted him as saying.
Under ross-examination by Lloyd
Fisher, chief defense counsel, Haskell
said he had visited Curtis in jail after
he had confessed that all his negotia-
tions were a hoax, and Curtis at that
time emphatically reaff1rmed that he
CONTINUED on Page 2. Column So
Evening star., 1932-06-29
$40, 900 is VOTED
FOR MONEY PARLEY
Senate Approves Fund Rejecting
Presidents Plan for World
Economic Conference.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Senate today voted $4,000 for
the United States to take part in a
world monetary conference. rejecting a
recommendation of President Hoover
that the fund be granted for an inter-
national economic conference.
This action, As to 8, came after Chair
man Borah of the Foreign Relations
Committee had asserted 1t would be use
less to hold the world economic con-
ference since the Lausanne parley had
apparently failed.
Borah and other members Of the
Senate said that so far as they knew
no monetary conference was planned
for this year. The Senate, however,
voted the fund on the insistence OF
silver advocates.
AS presented originally by Senator
Oddie, Republican, Nevada, the meas
ure asked $4,000 for United States
attendance at an economic conference
expected to be called by Great Britain
and held in London this year. 1t was
recommended by the President in a
message to the Senate.
Evening star., 1932-06-29
PLATFORM OM|TS
D. c. VOTE PLANK
Draft Fails to Make Mention
of National Representa-
tion Issue.
BY a STAFF Correspondent of The Star.

by u Stdu Correspondent Va 4hc oval
CHICAGO, June 29.-The national
representation plank for the District Of
Columbia is conspicuously absent from
the Democratic platform as drafted.
1t was presented by Col Arthur
O'Brien, national treasurer of the party
and District delegate, by Representa-
tive Mary T. Norton, chairman Of the
House District Committee and dele
gate at large from New Jersey, and by
John B. Colpoys, chairman Of the Dis
trict delegation to the convention and
chairman of the State Central Com
mittee.
1t was ascertained today that there
had been no discussion Of the District
plank during the deliberations of either
the subcommittee which drafted the
platform or of the fun committee which
approved the draft.
Evening star., 1932-06-29
Statement Answers MacDon-
AIDS Question of Conces-
SionS Reich Could Give.
MEETING Is EXPECTED
TO END PARLEY TODAY
Further Attempt to Reach Agree
ment Will Be Made at Renewed
Conference in Fall.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
LAUSANNE, Switzerland, June 29.-
Franz Won Papen, German chancellor.
laid before the powers at the War
Debts and Reparations Conference to-
day a demand for revision of the YER
sailles Treaty as a necessary prelim-
mary for German participation in the
economic reconstruction of the world.
In statement to the press, Chan
cellor Won Papen demanded that all
discrimination against Germany be re-
vtsed out of the treaty His statement
was reply to question proposed by
Prime Minister Ramsay Macdonald Of
Great Britain yesterday asking what
concessions Germany was ready to
make.
Can't Re-establish Confidence.
World confidence cannot be es-
tablished.' the chancellor said, IF the
powers which emerged victors from the
World War do not decide to eliminate
the discriNination created by the
treaty of Versailles.
'Tf, by revision of the treaty. Ger
man equality and security is re-es-
tablished, then will the chancellor es-
TEEN 1t possible for Germany, in a
common effort to reconstruct world
economy, to pay her share in the form
Of contribution which would have the
natural result of re-establishing Ger
man economic and business equilibrium
as well as that of the world"
The conference approached what was
expected last night TO be its final
meeting today under the shadow Of
prospective failure. Last minute efforts
Of Prime Minister Macdonald last night
to bridge the gap between the German
and French delegations came to naught.
T1is morning there was another
formal interview between Chancellor
Won Papen and Premier Herriot of
France. When 1t was over M Herriot
accompanied the chancellor TO the door
of the French headquarters but there
was none Of that arm -ir-arm cordiality
which the two displayed last week.
Demands Corridor Revision.
Later on it was learned, on good
authority, that the chancellor had told
vision of the Polish Corridor and Of
the eastern frontiers and redistribution
CT the worlds gold supply.
He explained that the new German
attitude does not preclude discussion
of reparations simultaneously with the
consideration Of treaty revision.
This afternoon the British delegates
were still trying to dig up compro-
mise. but the French were packing their
bags for Paris.
Nevertheless the six principal powers
met again this evening. After less
than an hour Chancellor von Papen
emerged with Prime Minister MacDon-
aid.
Well" said the chancellor, we're
not leaving Lausanne yet"
NO" said Mr.. Macdonald. we're
going to work on into the night"
In the Fall another attempt will be
made, at another conference, to smooth
out the differences between Germany
and France on reparations payments.
Both the French and Germans ad-
mitted last night it was impossible for
them to agree. The Germans continued
Continued on Page 2, Column 1.)
Evening star., 1932-06-29

The possibility that the House ana
Senate may celebrate the July Fourth
holiday by working in their respective
chambers was pointed out to President
Hoover today by Representative Smell,
Republican leader of the House.
The New York Representative m
formed Mr.. Hoover that unless the
pending appropriation bills and the dl-
rect relief measure are out Of the way
by Saturday he and many OF his COL
leagues will insist that both branches OF
Congress remain in session until the Jon
is completed.
In visioning the possibility OF work.
Evening star., 1932-06-29

CHICAGO, June 20 R.-James
A. Farley said today Gov. Franklin
Roosevelt has no prohibition plank
to offer the Democratic Convention
and prefers the delegates settle the
issue In their own way.
CHICAGO, June 29 R).-Some
advocates of the presidential candi-
dacy of former Senator James A.
Reed conceded today that the Mis-
souri, delegation would break after
the first ballot.
CHICAGO, June 29 (F1.-Amon G.
Carter, Fort Worth, told a meeting
of fellow Texans and California
delegates today that John N. Gar
Evening star., 1932-06-29
SUBMISSION PLAN BEATEN, 35---l8,
RY IMMEDIATE MODIFICATIONISTS
EARLY NOMINATION. NOW FORECAST
Convention Bulletins

ner had turned deaf ears to all
overtures for trades" on the presi-
dental nomination.
CHICAGO, June 29 (P.-Because
on the delay in presenting the re-
port of the Resolutions Committee
It appeared that a session of the
Democratic convention will be held
tonight to hear nominating speeches.
ALBANY. N. Y, June 90 (P.-A
tri-motor airplane, fueled and with
two crack pilots standing by, waited
at the Albany Airport today to fly
Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt to the
Chicago Democratic National Con-
vention.
Evening star., 1932-06-29
CONGRESS MAY SPEND 4TH OF JULY
WORKING, SMELL TELLS HOOVER
Republicans to Insist on Staying Until Appropriations and
Acceptable Relief Bills Are Passed.

ing on the holiday, Smell expressed
doubt as to the possibility of adjourn
ment before Saturday. He also said
that in the event the relief bill is vetoed
By the President when it reaches him,
the Republican leadership in the House
will insist that Congress remain in ses-
sion until relief legislation that will
meet with the approval Of the President
Is enacted.
Representative Smell told newspaper
men after his cal! at the White House
that he felt certain the pending supply
bills would be out of the way today or
tomorrow, but he could not say with
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Evening star., 1932-06-29
MEXlCANS FLEE QUAKE

MEXICO CITY, June 20 P.-Dis-
patches from Colima today said further
earthquake shocks and loud subter-
ranean roars in the vicinity OF the
Colima volcano had frightened the In
habitants on its slopes. and they we're
moving out of the danger zone.
Tidal waves continued 70 sweep
Cuyutlan. the dispatch said, adding to
the destruction caused by the tidal
wave that wrecked the city last weel