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Evening star., 1932-05-31
Franz Won Papen, Conserva-
tive CentriSt, Named to
Succeed Bruening.
HITLERITES' HANDS CFF'
PENDING ELECTIONS
Riots Break Out on Berlin Streets.
Three Policemen Hurt-Six
Persons Seized.
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press
BERLIN, May 31.-President Paul
Won Hindenburg tonight asked Franz
Won Papen, former military attache at
Washington and a member Of the Con-
ServatlVe Centrist party, to form a
cabinet to succeed the ministry of DR..
Heinrich Bruening, resigned.
Adolf Hitler's National Socialists
have turned their backs on participation
In the German government until the
verdict of the people has been obtained
py general elections following dissolu-
ton OF the present Reichstag.
A spokesman for the Nazis informed
the Associated Press party leaders were
certain new elections would give them
a clear majority, and in the meantime
tney would have nothing to do with a
stop-gap cabinet
Nazi representations were put on in
front OF the presidential palace while
the conferences were going on. Nuner-
Gus Hltlerites massed about the palace
and shouted Hail Hitlerl"g
Three Policemen Injured.
In Inter den Linden Joseph GoebbeIs,
Herr Hitlers mouthpiece, tried to ad-
dress crowd from an automobile but
the police forced him to move along.
In fashionable Bendelerstrasse there
was a demonstration that assumed
somewhat more serious proportions.
Police were stoned and retaliated with
their pistols, wourding woman. Three
policemen were injured and six dem
onstrators arrested.
DR.. Ludwig Kaas, in behalf Of the
CentristS, told the President that in
view of the dismissal of Dr. Bruening
his party was not interested in the
formation of the cabinet. DR.. Bruening
is Centrist.
DR.. Alfred Hugenberg, leader Of the
Nationalist party. said the attitude of
his followers would be determined by
the personality Of the man summoned
to form the new ministry.
Herr Hitler, whose views on all i'm
portant matters of foreign policy, in
cluding reparations, run close to those
of DR.. Hugenberg, already had seen the
President. Their interview took place
yesterday.
Many Caucuses Held.
The Reichstag Building was a bee
hive of activity. There were numerous
party caucuses held after the various
party leaders had conferred with the
President, who surprised the nation by
personally bringing ab-ut the downfall
performed by the Reichstag itself.
The country at large seemed to take
Continued on Page 3, Column 2D
Evening star., 1932-05-31
KIDNAPERS GET LIFE
AFTER GUILTY PLEA
BY the Associated Press.

CHICAGO. May 31.-William Thomas
and John Pingera were sentenced to
life Imprisonment today for the kidnap-
ing of Mrs. Georgia Gecht, wife of a
physician, DIR. Max Gecht.
The two men pleaded guilty to the
charge at the outset of their trial An
other defendant, Ward SwalUell, former
assistant States attorney, and long
time friend of the Gechts, was acquit-
ted.
Swalwell was the go-between in the
negotiations for Mrs. Gecht's release
and his counsel termed his act that OF
a friend. The trial was delayed several
the Lindbergh baby. Counsel for the
defense feared the hostility Of public
opinion in selecting jury.
Evening star., 1932-05-31
FRIEND Of MAYOR
HIRED BY BUS LINE
Agent Declares Senator
Hastings Was Employed to
Solicit City Hall Favor.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 31-J. Allan
Smith, New York representative of the
Equitable Coach Co. when the company
was trying to get a city-wide bus fran
chise, testified before the Hofstadter
Committee today that the company
hired Senator John A. Hastings, friend
of Mayor Walker, at salary of be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 a year to
solicit for the favor of the franchise
at the City Hall.
Smith testified that Hastings was
hired because of his political friend
ships, but not because he might have
any influence with the mayor.
While he thought there was close
friendship between Mayor Walker and
Senator Hastings, Smith said, he did
net think Hastings had any influence
with the mayor.
Duty to Seek Favor.
Wasn't it his duty to solicit for the
favor of the franchise at the City Hall,
as your employer" asked Samuel Sea-
bury. counsel for the committee.
He wasn't earning his money II he
QlQ1l 40 lIldl, OHlllll Ieplleu
Smith said he assumed from the
fact that Senator Hastings was legls-
iator that he had political friends. He
thought, he SAID, that former Mayor
Hylan was among Senator Hastings
friends.
He said that, In addition to getting
favor for the franchise at the City
Hall. it was part of Hastings duties to
help put our story before the public
through the newspapers"
Smith, dignified, soft-spoken man
in a brown suit, testified he was a
trustee of the fund put up by the
Equitable franchise hackers. He said
the fund was considerably more than
100000 less" than approximately
$282, 900 which Seabury said it totaled.
Deposits Duplicated.
Smith said the fund included $85, 900.
which was put in only temporarily and
then removed, and $4,000, which was
taken out at one time and replaced
later.
All I am interested in," said Sea-
bury, lis whether or not during the
time you were a trustee there wasn't
deposited in the account approximately
1892 .O0O"
Admitting the duplication of de-
posits, it amounts to $282,000," Smith
said.
Smith acknowledged. in reply to Sea-
Continued on Page 2, Column So
Evening star., 1932-05-31
PACIFIC OFFER EXPIRES.
Time Limit Ends as Bromley Starts
Transcontinental Flight.

AMARILLO, Tex, May 81 P.-A
transpacif1c fight by Harold Bromley
if he ever had planned one for a $25 1000
prize offered by Seattle aviation enthu-
Subsequently, was off today.
The prize. now $29,950 with interest,
cannot be claimed unless the Seattle
Toxic flight is completed by midnight
June l, Pacific standard time. That
leaves insufficient time for the Dallas
aviator, who was forced down here at
9:35 pm, Central standard time, last
night by an almost empty oil tank on
what had been announced as a non
stop fight from New York to Burbank,
Calf.
Bromley was noncommital about an
attempted ocean crossing, but previous
'ly had announced he had no such flight
planned. But S. A. Guiberson, whose
company manufactured the motor in
Bromleys plane, said, before the aviator
was forced down, he might make such
an attempt. And C. Spangerberger of
Burbank, Calf. who said he acted for
Bromley, sought unsuccessfully to have
the time limit for the prize extended
Cuiberson said the flyer might at
tempt Canada-Mexico City hop.
The transcontinental flight, started
early yesterday morning, was to be re-
sumed today.
Evening star., 1932-05-31

"EMERGENCY HAS DEVELOPED.' -
PRESIDENT SAYS in UNEXPECTED
APPEAL DELIVERED IN PERSON
Text of Hoover's Speech

sacrifice such reduction calls for
from many groups and sections, the
further sacrifice called for in the
distribution of the remaining bur-
den by the imposition of new taxes
all constitute problem which nat
urally arouses wide divergence of Sec
-tional interest and individual views.
Yet if we are to secure a lust dis
tribution of these sacrifices in such
fashion as to establish confidence
ir the integrity Of the Government,
we must secure an adjustment of
these views to quick and prompt ma
tional action, directed at one sole
purpoSe-that is. to unfetter the re-
habilltatIon of industry. agriculture
and unemployment. The time has
come when we must all make sacri-
flee Of some parts of our particular
views and bring these dangers and
degeneratlonS to halt by expeditions
action.
In the stress of this emergency I
have conferred with members of
both parties of the Senate as to
methods by which the strains and
stresses could be overcome and the
gigantic resources and energies of
our people released from the fetters
IN which they are held. I have felt
in the stress of this emergency a
grave responsibility rests upon me
not only TO present the situation to
the Senate but to make suggestions
as to the basis of adjustment be-
tween these views which I hope will
lead to early action And I am
addressing myself to the Senate on
this occasion as the major questions
under consideration are now before
this body.
We have three major duties in
legislation in order to accomplish
our fundamental purposes.
l. Drastic reduction of expendi-
lures.
2. Passage of adequate revenue
legislation, the combination Of which
with reductions will unquestionably
beyond all manner of doubt declare
to the world the balancing of the
Federal budget and the stabilizing
of the American dollar
3. Passage of adequate relief leg
Slation to assure the country
against distress and to aid in en-
ployment pending the next session
OF Congress.
Must Cut Expenditures.
1t is essential that when we ask
our citizens to undertake the bur-
dens of increased taxation We must
give to them evidence of reduction
of every expenditure not absolutely
vital to the immediate conduct of
the Government The executive bud
Continued on. Page 2, Column o.
Evening star., 1932-05-31
PRESIDENT DECIDED
ON TALK SUDDENLY
Chief Executive Had Consid.
cred Message Several Days,
but Acted Early Today.
BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG.

Although the President had been con-
templating message to Congress for
several days and had sought the opinions
OF some of the Senators and his asso-
ciates. it was not until early this morn
ing that he reached a decision.
He awoke at o'clock and before aris-
ing went over the subject in his mind
several times.
He hurriedly got into his dressing
gown and went to the Lincoln study
and Immediately became engaged in the
writing of what he wanted to say to the
Senate. The President wrote in pencil
What he completed within the next
hour was what might be described as
rough form, but two hours later in the
Executive Office, he completed the work
by debating it to one of his stenograph-
ers. With this first draft completed,
the President then read it to his cabinet
when these members of his official
| family assembled at 1920 o'clock for
the bi-weekly cabinet session.
Sent Word to Senate.
After obtaining the views of the
cabinet and the Vice President, the
President then asked the Vice President
to carry the words to the Senate that
he would personally appear at noon to
address them
Following the cabinet session, Mr..
Hoover set to work rearranging what
he had written and preparing his copy
for the copying machines. Because of
various last minute changes made in
his copy the printed copy for release
was not ready to give out until about
minutes before the President returned
to the White House, after reading the
message to the Senate chamber.
In discussing the background to this
dramatic incident today, Mr. Hoover
was represented as saying that he had
this course in mind for several days.
and had discussed it with Senate lead
ers and others. He had two ajor
things in mind that prompted him to
make his dec.Sion-the first. to secure
united action on revenue-raising and
budget-balancing program as well as a
plan for relief; second. the acute situ-
alton that has arisen regarding the
American dollar abroad which became
further acute last night.
Conferred Last Night.
Information from abroad which had
brought to him before he retired shortly
after midnight. He had conferred
earlier in the evening with a group of
Democratic Senators, with Owen D.
Young, Charles G. Dawes and the Sec
retary of the Treasury sitting in
After that conference, the President
conferred a long time in his private
study with Secretary Mills when the
entire subject was threshed out from
every angle 1t was in that state of
mind that the President retired, and it
was in that state of mind that he awoke
five hours later and resolved to act.
Evening star., 1932-05-31
PLANE LANDS ON VOLC CANO FLOOR:
CURRENTS AID CLIMB FROM CRATER
Glacier Priest Says Hot Air Literally lifted" Craft
Out of Depths.

air again and climbing above the
crater walls.
Taking of gracefully from the lake" +"
Father Hubbard said. "Dorbandt pilot
ed the plane close to the volcanoes
2,000-foot wall, where the hot currents
made strong upward draft.
"He then zigzagged close to the pre-
cipitous cliff On each turn, the cur
rent pushed the plane upward, and
finally the last thrust shot our craft
over the rim"
The landing on the lake was made
after so minutes of flying inside the
crater's walls, Father Hubbard said.
A emile area blown out of the crater
q year ago was still erupting, he de-
clared, and fresh eruption about q
mile in area was going of.
The volcano crater, the largest in the
world, has been studied for three years
by Father Hubbard during his explora-
ton work.
Evening star., 1932-05-31
N emergency has developed
\ in the last few days which it
4 is my duty to lay before the
Senate

n is my DUTY TO lay De1ore the
The continued downward move
ment in the economic life of the
country has been particularly &C
celerated during the past few days
and it relates in part definitely to
the financial program Of the Gov
ernment. There can be no doubt
that superimpoSed upon other causes
the long-continued delays in the
pas Sage of legislation providing for
such reduction in expenses and such
addition to revenues as would bal
ance the budget, together with pro-
posals of projects which would great
ly increase governmental eXpendi-
lures, have given rise to doubt and
anxiety as to the ability Of our
Government to meet its RESPONSE
bllltieS. These fears and doubts
have been foolishly exaggerated in
foreign countries. They know from
bitter experience that the course of
unbalanced budgets is the road of
ruin. They do not realize that slow
as our processes may be, we are de-
termined and have the resources to
place the finances of the United
States on an unassailable basis
The immediate result has been to
create an entirely unjustified run
upon the American dollar from for
elgn countries, and within the past
few days, despite our national
wealth and resources and our un-
paralleled gold reserves, our dollar
stands at serious discount in the
markets of the world for the first
time in half a century. This can be
and must be Immediately corrected
or the reaction upon our economic
situation will be such as to cause
great losses to our people and will
still further retard recovery. Nor
is the confusion in public mind and
the rising feeling of doubt and fear
confined to foreign countries. 1t re-
fleets itself directly in diminished
economic activity and increased un-
employment within our own borders
and among our own citizens. There
Is thus further stress upon already
diminished and strained economic
life of the country.
Realizes Difficulties.
No one has more sympathetic
realization than / of the difficulties
and complexities of the problem with
which the Congress is confronted.
The decrease in revenues due to the
depression by upward of 81, TOO, 900 900
and the consequent necessity to re-
duce Government expenditures, the
Evening star., 1932-05-31
NATIONALS LEADING
AS, 10, IN SECOND
BY JOHN B. KELLER.

PHILADELPHIA. May 31.-The Ma
tionals we're leading the Athletics here
this afternoon in the final game Of the
series in the second inning.
The score was l to O.
First Inning.
WASHINGTON walked. Ma
nush forced Myer, McNair to Bishop.
West drove into a double play, Bishop
to McNair to FoxX. No runs.
PHILADELPHIA-Bis popped to
Bluege. Cramer doubled to left center.
Cochrane fouled to Bluege. Bluege got
Simmons hard drive and threw him
out. No runs.
SECOND INNING.
WASHINGTON hoisted to
Coleman. Reynolds bounced the ball of
the roof of the left field stand for a
home run. Judge singled to center.
He stole second Bishop threw out
Bluege, Judge taking third, Freitas tos-
sed out Spencer. One run.
PHILADELPHIA-Fo popped to
Myer. Coleman doubled against the
right field wall. McNair flied to Rey-
nolds. Dykes beat out grounder that
Bluege got back of third, Coleman going
up base. Freitas famed. No runs.
Evening star., 1932-05-31
Mute Bandit RObs
Man of His Watch
By Use of Gestures
BY the Associated Press.

bS the ASSOCldLeC fIeSS.
EVANSTON, Ill, May 3l.-A
hold-up in which the robber
never spoke a word was reported
to police by c. Carr Sherman.
A stranger with a pistol ac-
costed him as he was putting his
car in his garage yesterday.
What do you Want?" Sher-
man asked.
For reply the gunman pointed
his finger toward Sherman's
pockets and then toward his
watch. but said nothing.
More gestures followed and
Sherman finally surrendered a
5000 watch.
He concluded, he told police,
that the hold-up man was
either so frightened he couldn't
talk or was deaf and dumb.
Evening star., 1932-05-31
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
KANAKANAK, Alaska, May 81
Father Bernard r. Hubbard, the
glacier priest, said today hot currents
from the erupting vents in Aniakchak
Volcano crater literally lifted" Pilot
Dorbandt's plane out of the depths of
the crater four days ago.
With Herb Larson. a mechanic, as
the other occupant of the plane, the
Santa Clara (Calif) University pro-
fessor said a landing was made inside
the great volcano on small lake and
the party spent five hours on the
crater's floor No plane ever has been
known to land inside an active volcano
before.
After spending the time exploring
amid the steam jets and erupting vents.
the problem arose Of getting into the
Evening star., 1932-05-31
GARNER DELIVERS
RELIEF BILL PLEA
AS HOUSE WITNESS
Speaker Takes Novel Role
at Hearing to Urge Early
Passage.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Appearing in the unusual role Of wit
ness, Speaker Garner today urged the
House Ways and Means Committee to
report legislation for direct relief of
the starving and suffering people in this
country
He was the first witness on his
81 ,3o9 100000 relief measure, but he ex-
planned he preferred to leave to others
discussion of the merits Of his bill. He
said he would discuss only the policy"
Of the proposed legislation.
1t was the first time in the memory
Of the oldest Representatives that a
Speaker had forsaken the presiding Of
flcer's dais for the witness chair before
a committee.
Speaking in a quiet voice, Garner
said reports from all over the country
| indicated a large number of persons
faced starvation unless relief were af-
forded.
Committee Room Crowded.
The committee room was crowded
I
the red-faced, white-haired Texan
looked like. Chairman Collier, who has
been sick since he collapsed in January,
resumed the gavel today, replacing Act
ing Chairman Crisp.
Other witnesses scheduled to follow
the Speaker were w. c. flushing, rep
resenting the American Federation of
Labor: Earl Smith of Chicago, presi-
| dent Of the Illinois Agricultural Asso-
citation; Rev. John O'Grady of Wash
ington, secretary of the National Coun-
Gil Of Catholic Charities, and Judge
Ewing Cockrill Of Warrenton. Mo
The administration will have a hear
ing later, Secretary Mills and Charles
q. Dawes being slated to appear Thurs
day. Representative Crisp predicted the
bill would be reported to the House by
Saturday. and Floor Leader Rainey said
he believed Garner would seek its pas
Continued on Page g Column 81
Evening star., 1932-05-31
STRIKERS ON RAMPAGE

BUENOS AIRES, May 81 R-
Damage estimated at $500 900 has been
done to the telephone properties in
Buenos Aires and suburbs, and 10000
patrons left without service as a result
of strikers activities, the telephone
company said in communique issued
today.
The strike continued today, but tel
ephone service had beer restored New
damage was reported oniy from subur-
ban places.
Evening star., 1932-05-31
HAUSNER IS READY
TO HOP TOMORROW
Atlantic Flyer Confident De-
spite Failures of Other
Pilots.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 31-The failure
Of two long-distance flights overnight
has not stifled the ardor of Stanislaus
Hausner to fly the Atlantic, back to
the Poland from which as a child of
2 he came to America
He will be ready tomorrow to start
the flight. There were further tests to
be made today and weather reports will
determine his starting time
Failure of instruments plus unfa-
vorable weather conditions forced Haus-
ner to return to New York last Satur-
day after having flown 800 miles off
the Maine Coast on the start Of a
flight over the sea.
PACIFIC OFFER EXPIRES.
Evening star., 1932-05-31
STRATOSPHERE INVADER
PLANS SECOND ASCENT

BY the Associated Press.
ZURICH. Switzerland, May 31.-Prof.
Auguste Picard, who last year as
cended more than 10 miles into the
outer atmosphere, yesterday told the
press he may decide very shortly to
make his next trip into the stratosphere
with the Belgian physicist, Cosins.
His balloon, carrying its metal gon-
dola. will also take along a short-wave
aid in case of forced landing.
Prof. Picard also expressed a desire
to 90 aloft from a North American
point, possibly in Canada. to study the
influence of the magnetic pole on cosmic
radiation.
Evening star., 1932-05-31
Yesterdays Advertising
Uocal Display
To+.1 tothev f"nr ,,
lOtdl newspapers) L,

The Star is read every evening
and Sunday morning in about
5000 more homes than at this
time last year and in nearly
$4,000 more homes than three or
four years ago. Washington mer-
chants know that they reach
practically the entire buying ele-
ment in this community with one
announcement in The Star.
Evening star., 1932-05-31
ONLY AIR RACE INJURY
SUSTAINED AT FOOT BALL
Toledo Flyers Foot Injured When
He Is Tackled During
Omaha Festival.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
OMAHA, May 31.-Sporting BAN
daged right foot, Jerry Nettleton,
Toledo plane racer. was on record today
as the only casualty of the four day
Omaha Air Race Festival, which ended
yesterday.
I'VE were out Sunday night playing
foot ball." explained Nettleton, when I
got tackled and hurt" He few home
today to have his foot X-rayed.
Evening star., 1932-05-31
Blast Kills Six in France.

MARSAILLE. France. May 81 (P.-
Six workmen were killed and ten seri-
ously injured today in an explosion at
an aluminium works at Gardanna, near
here.
Evening star., 1932-05-31
The Public's
Opportunity

There are many things adver-
tised in today's Star at prices
that will interest almost every
one. People in steady positions
or with money in the bank are
profiting by the big reduction in
wholesale and commodity prices.
Progressive Washington mer-
chants are passing these savings
on to their customers to increase
their volume of business.
Evening star., 1932-05-31

Radio Programs on Page C.S
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Continued on Page 2, Column 81
Evening star., 1932-05-31
WEATHER.

%. 8. Weather Bureau ForecastO
Fair and warmer tonight; tomorrow
cloudy and warmer, probably showers at
night; gentle winds south and south
west. Temperatures: Highest, 73, at
pm. yesterday: lowest, 81, at am. to-
day Full report on page 4.
Evening star., 1932-05-31

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