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Evening star., 1932-10-06
Milk Cooperative Plant Is
Destroyed in Biasts-Guard
Is Kidnapped.
ROAD WATCH RESUMED
IN 8 WESTERN STATES
Enterprise in Burlington, Wis.
Had Supplied Chicago Direct
to Avoid Middleman.
Nv the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
BURLINGTON, Wis, October g.
Five men early today invaded the new
$4,000 milk-receiving plant of the
Burlington Cooperative Milk Associa-
ton, kidnapped watchman, and de-
stroyed the building by exploding two
bombs. The watchman was unEurt
The blast occurred about am, shat
tering windows within a radium Of 10
blocks Of the plant.
Reports to Police.
About an hour later, John Eisenbart
55. the watchman, appeared at the po-
lice station He said five men accosted
him with revolvers in the building.
The men set two bombs, he said, and
then rushed him to their automobile
outside. They bound his feet and hands
with rope and sped away with him.
Before the car reached the city limits,
Eisenbart said, the explosions occurred
The men took him about a mile outside
the city and dumped him out Eisen-
bart worked his bonds loose and re-
turned to the scene Of the wrecked
building to find firemen seeking his
body amid the debris.
Opened September %.
The new plant was opened September
% by dairy farmers supplying milk to
the Chicago Pure Milk Association. The
farmers previously had been collecting
their milk at privately owned plants
here, but started their comparatively
owned venture In efforts to cut out mid
clemens profits to enable them to make
more on their product
The Chicago association loaned the
local farmers most Of the money nee
essary for installation of machinery in
the plant and the farmers intended re-
paying the money through savings ef-
fected in the cooperative venture.
Eisenbart said he was unable to give
a good description either Of the car or
Of the five men. He had seen none OF
them before, he said.
ARMISTICE Is BROKEN,
Evening star., 1932-10-06
.GLASSFORD SEEKS
. TO REASS|GN BURKE
Police Head Asks Commits
sioners' 0. K. on Transfer
After Retirement Fails.

The Police Retiring and Relief
Board refused this afternoon to re-
tire Inspector Frank S. w Burke,
chief Of detectives.
A formal recommendation for the re-
assignment of Inspector Frank S. W.
Burke. chief Of detectives, was for
warded to the Commissioners today by
Brig. Gen. Pelham D. Glassford, super
intendent of police.
This step was taken by Glassford In
accordance with his previously an
nounced plans to oust Burke from the
Detective Bureau and appoint Capt
Edward J. Kelly as his successor Gen
Glassford had hoped to accomplish this
result through the forced retirement OF
Burke. but failed when the Board OF
Police and Fire Surgeons found him
physically At for further duty.
Involves Only Burke.
The recommendation which went tc
the District Building. it was said, in
volved only Inspector Burke, although
Gen Glassforo must get the approval
of the Commissioners to promote Capt.
Kelly. A recommendation for advance
ment of Kelly, it was indicated. Will
be made later if the Commissioners ap-
prove Burke's reassignment.
The new assignment Gen. GAssford
has picked for Burke was not revealed,
but there we're reports that he would
be placed in command of the second
inspection district, relieving Inspector
o. T. Davis. who last week was relieved
OF the command of the Crime Pre-
vention Bureau Gen. Glassford is re-
ported to be considering the demotion
of Davis to a captain to make a place
for Burke.
In the meantime, the Retiring and
Relief Board went into session at the
District Building to consider the find
ings of the Medical Board that exam
ined Burke In view Of the boards re-
port that Burke is physically fit for
regular duty" his application for re-
tirement cannot be legally approved.
Inspector Burke appeared before the
board in obedience to previous order,
knowing in advance, however. that his
retirement application would be reject
ed. The board is composed Of Inspec-
tor E. w. Brown. assistant superintend-
ent of police. in command of the Traf-
fic Bureau; Deputy Fire Chief Charles
E. Schrom. and Raymond Sparks, as
sistant corporation counsel
Consideration Next Tuesday.
Mai. Gen. Herbert B. Crosby. Com
missioner in charge of police said Gen.
Glassford's recommendation would not
be considered until the semi weekly
meeting of the Board of Commissioners
next Tuesday. At that time the Com
missioners plan to give Burke an ap-
portunity to reply 70 the charges that
he failed to cooperate with the super
intendent
The delay in acting on the reassign-
ment recommendation. Commissioner
Crosby said, is due to his desire to have
the full membership of the Board of
Commissioners present Commissioner
Continued on Page 2, Column So
Evening star., 1932-10-06
Norman Davis Will Leave
Tomorrow for Britain to
See Officials.
PROSPECTS SEEN DARK
FOR FOUR-POWER FARLEY
Italy Ready to Attend, but Accept
ances From France and Ger
many Are Still Awaited.
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, october 6.-Norman H. Da-
Wis, member of the American delega-
ton to the Disarmament Conference.
will leave for London tomorrow to dis
cuss with the British President Hoover's
disarmament proposals and the plan
advanced by Great Britain some time
ago, one point of which suggests reduc-
ton in the size of battleships.
As he explained the American atti-
tude to Premier Herriot, the United
States is interested in progressive re-
duction Of armaments and takes no
side IN differences between individual
nations
NJ. Herriot has been assured that
America feels success Of the Disarma-
ment Conference will mean easing Of
the political tension and will have ia
vorable influence on business and credit
generally.
So far as the Franco-German prob
lem IS concerned particularly with re-
gard to the question Of armaments
equality which Germany has raised, it
Is believed here that the United States
would accept Great Britains invitation
TO conference for considering this is
sue, provided the conditions of the in
vitation were satisfactory.
U. s. Wants to Help.
The Americans are described as want
ing to be helpful if their help is wanted.
and wishing especially to promote Ger
many's return to the Geneva disarma-
ment conference.
There Is growing impression in in
ternational circles that the disarma-
ment conference is closely linked with
the forthcoming international economic
conference in its influence on the
worlds progress
The foreign office said the French
government had not decided what kind
OF reply 1t will make to the British
proposal for four-powe conference to
consider Germany's demand.
Little Enthusiasm Shown.
No great enthusiasm for such a con-
ference was shown in official quarters.
but 1t was said France wanted to know
whether Germany wanted the meeting
ana what her program would be before
decision is made.
The French attitude, it was said, is
that If the conference is held 1t ought
to be to study the juridical aspects az
the question and that the smaller in
terested powers, such as Poland. Bel
ticipate
1t was also pointed out that the entire
question is being studied at Geneva,
U. s. OBSERVER IJNCERTAIN
Evening star., 1932-10-06
ARMIsTICE Is BROKEN.
Farmers In Three States Return "a
Road Picketing.

DES MONIES. Iowa. October 6 (P.-
The farm war armistice has been
broken.
After resting up a while, farmers in
Iowa, Minnesota and South Dakota
we're back on the highways today, at
tempting to stop farm shipments to i'm
prove prices.
Their activities were concentrated in
Northwestern Iowa, Southeastern South
Dakota and Southwestern Minnesota,
scenes of the most vigorous disputes
during August and September. The ira
ditional weapons of the striking farmer
heavy planks, logs, machine belts,
studded with spikes, and clubs-were
their accoutrements as they again
swung into action.
First Direct Casualty.
Tension was noted among some of
the groups as the result of the killing
of Nordahl Peterson. 25, farm picket,
near Candy Tuesday night. He was the
first direct casualty in the holiday
movement, although a special deputy
was killed at Council Bluffs in August
by the accidental discharge of riot
gun.
Ole Anderson, 81. and his son Leon
ard, 10, were said by Sheriff NJ F..
Fitzner at Candy to have confessed yes
terday they were responsible for the
killing of Peterson.
Authorities indicated first-degree
manslaughter would be filed against
both.
The shooting had moderating ef-
feet in Pipeson County. Mimi, where
leaders of the Farmers Holiday Associ-
alton announced they would abandon
picketing At Willmar, Mimi, however,
200 officers and delegates of the Mime
sofa branch of the National Farmers
Holiday Association voted unanimously
at a Statewide meeting to continue
peaceful picketing."
vigilante Group Named.
The group appointed a Vigilante Com
mittee to have charge of picketing
which would seek to withhold all prod
ucts except dairy supplies and eggs.
Activities of South Dakota picketeers
were concentrated in Minnehaha County
where they had promised to lay down
an alright embargo on grain and live
stock shipments into Sioux Falls today
In Emmett County, in Northwestern
Iowa, a peaceful picketing campaign
was in progress.
Milo Reno of Des Moines, national
president of the association. was re-
ported en- route to Candy, Mimi, today
to investigate personally the staying of
Peterson.
Evening star., 1932-10-06
AMERICAN REVEALS
PART IN TWO DUELS
Mining Engineer Tells Police He
Was One of Three Who Fought
in France Last Month.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, october 6-John G. Hopper.
American mining engineer, told the
police today he was one of three men
who engaged in two duels last month in
the forest Of Marly-le-Roi.
After his conversation with the DO
lice he said he understood the whole
thing would be dropped unless his two
opponents in the duels pressed the mat
ter He also expressed the hope there
would not be third duel before the
trouble blows over.
In discussing the encounters several
days ago, Mr.. Hopper said the chal-
lenge concerned a question of business
honor. In the first duel he wounded
his opponent, whose second charged
that Mr.. Hopper had fired prematurely.
Thereupon he faced the second in an
other duel. Both were wounded, Mr..
Hopper In the hip.
Evening star., 1932-10-06
FLEMING FAMILY STILL HOLDS
COTTON BALE 70 YEARS OLD
Keeps Product Picked and Ginned by Slave Labor as
Ace in the Hole

through inheritance of his fathers
estate.
Fancy prices have been offered for
the historic bale during the last 10
years. when the market price has
ranged from AZ cents to ~ cents q
pound.
The crop from which the bale was
preserved was picked and ginned by
slave labor. The old process CT ginning
and baling with horsepower and a
mammoth screw pit, with capacity
of three bales a Gay, was used IN turn
ing it out. A thin fabric wrapping and
crude cotton ropes were used in packing
the bale.
Since then, however, the old wrap
pings have been removed and the staple
rebaled with modern jute bagging and
steel ties.
Evening star., 1932-10-06
TWO ATTEMPTSTODRU CHILDREN
WITH ETHER IN HOMES TF1WARTED
Police Seek Tall, Slim, Dark Clothed Man Routed by
Cries of 9-Year-Old Boy-Motive Is Mystery.

Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Fixman, who were
sleeping in q nearby room.
The Fixmans called police, who said
the fumes with which the room was
drenched were those of ether.
Later Arthur Gibbs and his wife told
police they had been awakened by the
cmell of ether coming from the room
in which their two sons, Bertram. Z,
and Richard, is months, were sleeping.
Both children were Ill from the ef-
fects of the fumes.
Neither family could advance pos
sible motive for the attempts, and police
said there were no apparent clues.
Evening star., 1932-10-06
More About Plans for Preliminary
Meeting in London Awaited,

BY the Associated Press
The United States has not been in
vited as yet to send an observer to the
London meeting proposed by Prime
Minister Ramsay Macdonald to give
four or five Of the larger powers an op-
portunity to discuss means Of bringing
Germany back into the World Disarma-
ment Conference.
1t was said at the State Department
today that this country is interested in
having Germany re-enter the conference,
but that it is not possible to indicate
whether it would send an observer to a
preliminary meeting to consider Ger
many's claims for equality at arms un-
til an invitation is received and more is
known about plans for the meeting.
Evening star., 1932-10-06
PROSPECTS SEEM DARK.
Italy Accepts Bid, but Nothing Is Heard
From France and Germany.

LONDON. October [P).-Informa-
tion from Downing Street today indi-
Gated that the prospects are anything
but bright for the four power confer
ence proposed by Great Britain to con-
slider Germany's demand for arms
equality.
Italy has accepted an invitation. but
neither France nor Germany had ac-
cepted up to this afternoon. and the
unofficial view. based on comments in
Paris and Berlin, was that there was
not much hope for acceptance.
Great Britain, however, merely Of
fered her good Offices in this matte
and If acceptanceS are not received the
disarmament situation will remain just
as it was before the conference was
proposed.
Evening star., 1932-10-06
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHELSEA, Mass, october Ga tall,
slim, dark clothed man whom s-year-
old boy awakened today to see bending
over his bed with bottle that appar-
emily contained ether was the object Of
intensive search today as authorities
investigated two attempts to drug sleep
ing children here within an hour.
The boy, Phillip Fixman, 8. cried out,
causing the man to nee, he said, and at
the same time awakening his parents.
Evening star., 1932-10-06
Slugged Watchman
illustrates Attempt
In Morgue Robbery
BY the Associated Press.

BY the HSSOCIattd PTeSS.
NEW YORK. October 6-An
attempt BY four men early today
to take a Wcman's body from
the morgue of the Greensboro
Hospital for Contagious Diseases
mystified police
The watchman. James Schaef-
fer, said the men told him they
had come for a body When
he told them they had to have
permit, he said, one Of them
slugged him. He recovered in
time to frighten them away as
they were removing the body Of
Frieda Rice. who died yesterday
from natural causes.
Evening star., 1932-10-06


be held.
BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, October 6-The gleam
of tomahawks in and out Of the Tam
many wigwam set political scalps tin
Cling today as Democrats prepared to
meet in vast pow-pow tonight to pick
candidate for mayer.
There were many reports as the huge
melange that is New York politics bub-
bled furiously. The Herald Tribune was
informed for former Mayor James J.
Walker riding the high seas homeWard
from Europe, probably would decline
nomination on the grounds of poor
health.
The Daily News said that Alfred E.
Smith. who has donned his brown derby
and fighting demeanor, was determined
to put coup de grace to any mayoralty
Continued on Page 8, Column g.
Evening star., 1932-10-06
Ex-Rail Official Succumbs.

MONCTON, New Brunswick, October
6 @.-Fred w. Robertson, 60, former
general passenger agent Ct the Atlantic
region, Canadian National Rsilwayc,
died here last night. He retired, due to
LII health, in 1880 after IS years Of
service. Death was due to q heart
attack.
Evening star., 1932-10-06
Outstanding Values

Many people are awake to
the buying opportunities OF to-
day. We are facing the most
outstanding values for a long
time past. Distress selling OF
merchandise that has been
forced on the market is about
finished and new and better
things at moderate prices are
found in the stores.
The Star gives its readers
complete and comprehensive
coverage of not only the days
news, but news of what is new
est and best in the stores.
Evening star., 1932-10-06
NEAR AGREEMENT

Gandhi and Moslem Held Getting
Together on Plans.
BOMBAY, India, October 6 fP.-
Hindu Nationalist followers Of Mahatma
Gandhi and Moslem leaders were nearer
agreement today on details of the new
plan for communal elections after
Hindus had accepted all but one o. "A
points formulated by the Moslems.
The outstanding issue was Moslem
unwillingness to accept unconditional
joint electorates. but there was a gen.
eral feeling that an acceptable formula
will be found.
Evening star., 1932-10-06
JAPAN GIVEN SYMPATHY
q. S. Note on Loss of Three Fly
ers Conveyed Through Embassy.

TOXIC, October (P-The Amer
ONCE today message Of sympathy
from President Hoover to Emperor
Hirohito, over the three Japanese good
will flyers who have not been heard
from since they took-off for the United
States
Evening star., 1932-10-06
GOLF TOURNEY DELAYED

Women's Play Is Set to Begin at
$50 AN. Tomorrow.
The Washington Golf and Country
Clubs tournament for women, sched-
uled for today, has been postponed until
tomorrow ut $50 am.
Evening star., 1932-10-06
Yesterdays Advertising

The Star sells its space to
local retail merchants at less
cost per line per thousand OF
circulation than in 1914.
Evening star., 1932-10-06

Radio Programs on Page CO
Evening star., 1932-10-06
Court Holds Mayor
OF New York Must
Be Named This Year
Future of Walker at Stake
as Democrats Meet
Tonight.

ALBANY, October R.-The
Court of Appeals held today the
New York mayoralty election must
be held.
Evening star., 1932-10-06

U. S. OBSERVER UNCERTAIN.
Evening star., 1932-10-06

w En- II TX.
u. s. Weather Bureau Forecast)
Partly cloudy and colder tonight
minimum temperature about 40 degrees;
tomorrow fair; moderate northwest and
west winds Temperatures-High rs,
at 80 pm yesterday; lowest, Al, at
11:00 am. today. Full report on page S.
Evening star., 1932-09-10
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TOXIC. September 1o-The storm OF
protest which has developed during the
last two days over the photographing OF
a number of japanese business and in
dustrial buildings by the National City
Bank of New York assumed more Sc
rious aspect today and led to diplo-
matte action.
Delegations from several japanese
patriotic societies visited the branch OF
the bank at Osaka and attempted to in
timidate its Japanese employees. Osaka
newspapers came out again with full
pages devoted to protests against the
photographing and printed a number of
other reports to hint the United States
was making other preparations for pos
sible war
Ambassador Joseph c. Grew immedi-
ately arranged for an interview with
the japanese foreign minister, Count
Uchida, and called on him at the for
eign Office this afternoon.
Cite "War Preparations"
The newspaper charges, which in
cluded a long list of American activi-
ties, such as the presence of the Ameri-
can fleet in the Pacific, an alleged
cruise of three airplane carriers along
the Kurile Islands and establishment of
new American air bases on the Aleutian
Islands, also were broadcast over the
semi Official radio station at Osaka
The charge that the banks photo
graphs might get into the hands of the
United States War Department for use
in mapping targets for. air bombing
raids was reiterated
The newspaper, Kokumin Shimbun,
which led the criticism, said there were
many manifestations of serious inten-
tions of America against Japan"
An American woman, whose name
was not given, paid a mysterious visit
Evening star., 1932-09-10
MAN KILLS HIMSELF
AT TIDAL BASIN RAIL
No Identification Found on Person
Other Than Philadelphia
Tailor's Label.

An unidentified white man, about so
years old, shot himself to death on the
north seawall of the Tidal Basin,
block west of the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing, shortly before noon today.
According to Stanford Carrier, IT, of
1877 Rhode Island avenue, the man
fired a bullet into his head from
pistol as he sat with his elbows on the
guard rail and his feet dangling over
the wall. Carrier said he first saw the
man at the instant he heard the shot
Rushing to his side, Carrier dragged
the man back from the seawall and
took the gun from his hand. Mean
while police arrived and summoned the
Emergency Hospital ambulance. The
man was pronounced dead by the ac-
companying physician.
There were no papers or other means
of Identification in the dead mans
pockets He wore a black alpaca suit,
bearing the label Of a Philadelphia
tailor. The body was removed to the
MOrgue,
Evening star., 1932-09-10

Under the new ruling, however these
employees are still amenable to the
economy act provision despite the
sacrifice of their married status.
In the specific case on which the
Commissions decision was rendered,
the husband was separated from the
Government service in April, 1882, and
the wife still is employed in the De-
partment of Agriculture. The husband
sppiled for reinstatement as an at
tendant at ST. EliZabeth's Hospital.
Ihe Commission learned that the sep
aration OF the husband and wife oc-
CURED on August IS. 1882. that they
are at present residing at. different
actresses and that the separation was
voluntary"
The commission held that as it ap-
peared that the separation was to evade
the provisions of section 2I3 of the
economy act 1t could not see its way
/ Continued on Page 2, Column 81
Evening star., 1932-09-10
MOVIES BOMBED;
LABOR ROW HINTED
Explosions Damage Theaters in
New York-Sleepers Tossed
From Beds.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, September 10.-Ter-
rife bomb explosions wrecked the en-
frances to two movie houses early today
tossed sleeping people from their beds
and spread terror through two widely
separated neighborhoods.
Hundreds of panes Of glass crashed to
sidewalks as blast in front of Loew's
Forty-sixth Street Theater in Brook
lyn was followed quickly by another
explosion in the entrance to Loew's
Canal Street Theater on Manhattan's
lower East Side.
Detectives said there has been con-
flict between two unions of motion pic
ture Operators, but no evidence was
made public connecting this dispute
with the bomb plot. Three men in a
sedan were seen speeding away from
the Brooklyn theater about the time OF
the blast.
The blast that shook the lower East
Side tossed the ticket booth into the
street, twisted heavy doors open ano
shattered glass in many stores and tene-
ment houses The Brooklyn explosion
tore a hole in the theaters tiled en-
trance, wrecked its glass work, and
ruined windowsh in buildings nearby
Huge crowds gathered as sleepy people
tumbled out of their houses in fright
The theaters were empty at the time
and no one was injured. Edward Brown
night watchman in the Canal Street
Theater, was thrown down a flight Of
stairs by the explosion, but escaped in
jury.
Slugs and metal fragments found ir
the neighborhood were turned over tt
explosive experts. who began an at
tempt to reconstruct the bombs.
Evening star., 1932-09-10
WALKER DEPARTS
ON EUROPEAN TRIP
Ex-Mayor to Return in 20
Days, He Says-0rdered
by Doctor to Rest.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, September 10.-Persons
seeing friends of on the Conte Grande
for Europe today were astonished to see
former Mayor Walker and his wife
board the liner as passengers. There
had been rumors for several days that
the former mayor was planning a trip
abroad, but there had been no definite
announcement.
The names of the former mayor and
his wife were not en- the passenger list
and line officials at the pier said they
knew nothing of their being on the
boat. They were not seen to leave the
liner, however, before it pulled out.
Secretary With Him.
After the liner sailed it was definitely
established that Walker had gone on
the boat with his former executive sec
retary, who has been his constant COM
panicn since he resigned as mayor
during the custer hearing before Gov.
Roosevelt.
There was increasing doubt, however,
whether Mrs Walker had sailed and
the general belief increased that she
had merely gone to the boat with her
husband and then returned home un-
observed.
1t was learned that Walker said before
sailing that the trip will be taken solely
in the interest of his health and that
he plans to return on the same ship in
20 days.
Decision Made Suddenly.
The Conte Grande makes stops at
Genoa and Naples and if the former
mayor stays on it as he plans, he will
have only two days ashore.
1t was reported the decision to make
the trip was only reached last night
and was based on an order of Dr. Will
liam Schroeder, Walkers personal ply
sician end head of the City Board OF
Sanitation.
I'm just being shanghaied by a med
ical man, that's ALL" Walker was said
to have remarked just before he left.