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Evening star., 1933-12-08
ANOTHER M'ELROY
KIDNAPER CONVICTED
Clarence Click, Third Of Defend
ants in Kansas City Abduction,
Gets Eight Years.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY, December 8-Clar-
ence Click was convicted by jury to-
day of participating in the kidnapping Of
Miss Mary McElroy, daughter Of City
Manager Henry F. McElroy, and was
sentenced to eight years in the peni-
tentiary.
Click is the third person to be found
guilty as one of the McElroy hdnapers.
Walter MCGEE, characterized by officers
as the leader, is under death sentence,
and George MCGEE, younger brother,
has been sentenced to life imprison-
ment.
The eight-year penalty was fixed by
the jury, which received the case last
night. Formal sentence will be passed
by the court later.
Click was accused of renting the farm
cottage near Shawnee, Kans., where
Miss McElroy was imprisoned in the
basement, chained to q wall, for 20
hours after she was abducted from her
home last May 27. He also was ac-
cused Of sharing in the $50, 1000 ransom
paid by City Manager McElroy.
He testified that he was q dupe of
Lucille Gates, former wife Of Walter
MCGEE, and declared that MCGEE and
Clarence Stevens, who is still at large,
forced him into the kidnapping. He said
he knew nothing Of the abduction until
after Miss McElroy had been brought to
the cottage
Walter MCGEE took the stand as a
defense witness and testified that Click
was an unwilling participant.
Evening star., 1933-12-08
n. R. A. HEAD LAUDS
ROOSEVELT DOLLAR
Johnson Tells Manufacturers
to Do Their Own Think
ing, Scoring Critics.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. December s.-The
Roosevelt dollar" in the words of Gen.
Hugh 8. johnson, N. r. A. chief, is
''the soundest money on the face of the
globe"
Gen. johnson told members of the
National Manufacturers Association
last night that the President Is ION
sound ground" Only a few hours
earlier the association members had ap-
plauded a plea for rugged individual
sirn," as opposed to ragged collec-
tivism."
He scoffed at the criticism that the
Government had been "dictatorial" in
the framing of codes.
Every code came by agreement" he
said. "The agreements came through q
long and painful process but they came
by common consent and not by any
Federal dictum."
"Own Thinking" Urged.
He urged the manufacturers to "do
your own thinking" and said that
criticism from political groups opposed
to President Roosevelt Is natural.
"The only hope of the opposition
party" he said, "is to make the Roose-
welt administration a failure"
60" The President Is on sound
ground. He is giving the infationist
theory an absolute test, but he is doing
it without juming into an unmeasured
abyss, and he should be given the sup
port Of every prudent man in doing it. !"
He dwelt again on freedom of the
press, and said the recent charge of
radio censorship is bugaboo out of
the whole cloth.
nevertheless fact that, with few ex-
ceptionS. most of the prominent news
papers that have been assailing the N.
r. A. are severely Republican in their
sympathy" he said.
The N. r. A. chief urged the manu-
facturers not to let the bullion pundits
who are now most vocal or the $50
called captains Of finance who skinned
the country alive by misnamed securi-
ties" do their thinking for them.
Position Of Opponents.
what do those who criticize the
Presidents monetary policy-on either
side of the argument-propose? Would
they have him go to 100 per cent gold
dollar? There Is no doubt that the
majority sentiment in the country and
Continued on Page 4, Column -
Evening star., 1933-12-08
LONG SAYS BANKER LEFT CHECK
FOR BREAKFAST UNPAID

The Senator said he had been invited
to breakfast by Mccain and added:
"But you can't get ahead Of the Wall
Street bankers-he remembered a
pressing engagement and left before
the waiter could get back with the
check, so I paid"
THE facts are" said Long, that !
know these Wall Street bankers and
just what to expect of them. Their
first custom, when they're supposed to
be giving you something, is to take
back half of what they're giving you
before you ever get 1t.
$50 when Charley offered to buy
breakfast-and for me 1t was dinner
because it was near IL o'clock-I or
dered plenty, knowing the chances were
that Mccain would take most Of 1t.
He said he wasn't hungry, and only
ordered a cup Of coffee or something,
but knew what to expect. And the
facts are he ate one dozen Of the
oysters, all the French-fried potatoes
and half of the ice cream. Then be re-
membered q pressing engagement and
left before the waiter could get back
with the check, 50 Ipaid.
"You rarely get the best Of those
birds, but it so happened that ! got
back the amount was out, because he
sold them some highway bonds at one
price and they fell on few points
in the next day or SO.
Evening star., 1933-12-08
HAVANA MASSES
ARMED FORCES
Detachments of Soldiers and
Sailors Swarm City in
Restless Night.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HAVANA, December 8.-Heavy de-
tachments of soldiers and sailors moved
into Midtown Havana from nearby posts
early today, and government leaders, in
Guiding President Ramon Grau San
Martin, spent sleepless night.
There were long conferences between
representatives of the Grau regime and
later between these leaders and men
heading oppositionist groups, but the
significance of the parleying was not
made known.
Coup Is Rumored.
ing at the palace between DR.. Antonio
Guiteras, secretary of interior and war,
who has been reported to be planning q
coup d'etat to overthrow the govern
ment, and the Uruguayan Minister,
Fernandez de Medina, author of q
political conciliation plan.
Adding to the disturbed feeling dur
ing the night, all stores we're ordered
to close at midnight, and many late
motorists were stopped and questioned
by soldiers.
Much of the military preparation,
which included further moves toward
fortifying the palace, was due to the
governments desire to be ready for any
disorders, in connection with the inaug-
uration at midnight of the new $50
per cent law"
Merchants Protest.
This law provides that so per cent
of the employees in all commerce and
industry must be native Cubans. Some
Spanish merchants have threatened to
close shop rather than comply.
The American-owned Cuban Electric
Co. had until today to meet Al demands
presented by its employees. who refused
company officials requests for another
week in which to study the petition
Presumably for the purpose of getting
military protection if the company de-
cided to operate with strikebreakers, rep
resentatives of the concern conferred
with Col. Fugencio Batista, commander
OF the army.
Evening star., 1933-12-08
SEVEN BURNED IN HOME
WHEN TRAPPED IN SLEEP
Two Mothers and Five Children
Victims Of Fire Discovered
by Neighbors.

By the Associated Press.
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich, Decem-
Der 8.-Seven persons were burned to
death here shortly after $50 am. to-
day when fire destroyed the home in
which they were sleeping.
The dead are Mrs. Genevieve Hib-
blen. 81. and her four children, Gene
We've, 8; Catherine, s; jerome, 5, and
Ernest. Q; and Mrs. Erline Orr, 10, and
her daughter Constance, 10 months.
The fire, which apparently started
from an overheated stove, wrecked the
interior Of the house and was not dis
covered by neighbors until 1t had made
considerable headway. Firemen said
that all the occupants, who were asleep
at the time the fire started. apparently
had been burned to death before they
could escape to give an alarm.
Mrs. Orr's husband Albert was said
to be employed on dredging project
in the Detroit River near Amherstberg.
Evening star., 1933-12-08
$4,000, ,0O0,0 600 PLANNED
FOR RECOVERY PROJECTS
Senator La Toilette Announces He
Will Seek Huge Public
Works Sum.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BUFFALO, N. Y, December 8.-Sen-
ator Robert M. La Toilette, Wisconsin
Progressive. has announced his inten-
ton Of proposing $4,000, 100000 pub
lie works program to Congress.
The Senator said in speech last
night he did not think the $4,000, ,o00.-
900 program Of the Roosevelt admins
tration was suficient and he would seek
to have 1t broadened In the next con-
gressional session.
He urged that the administration IN
woke its fun power. to crush those seek
ing to defeat "tha only real measure
that has been passed to promote re.
coyery." Opponents Of the Roosevelt
recovery plans, he said. were around
the-corner BOYS" who were in pJwS-
E.s.1 1929 "a
Evening star., 1933-12-08
$425,O0O, 900 R. F. C.
FUNDS PUT IN BANKS
Invested in Notes and Preferred
Stock to Stimulate Flow
of Credit.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The r. F. c., seeking to stimulate the
now Of credit, by making banks more
liquid, has invested 25,o0o,ooO in
capital notes and preferred stock of
1,275 banks, including some OF the
Nations largest.
This amount in purchases has been
approved, and Jesse H. Jones, chairman,
said the corporation regards approval by
its board as closing the transactions.
Authorizations by the board, he, ex-
planned, were not subject to subsequent
approval by bank stockholders.
The chairman said securities Of 256
banks, of which II were large New York
institutions, accounted for $108, 900 900
Of the purchases, or slightly more than
one-fourth.
Evening star., 1933-12-08
OF CANADIAN POLICE
TAKES INTERNATIONAL TURN

crew to overcome four Of them and dee
with their ship.
What charges would be placed against
the men was as yet undecided. Their
number was unknown.
The sensational case became one Of
international significance with the ar
rest of the crew on French territory.
It probably will involve q request from
Canada to France for their extradition.
Canadian police said 10 cases Of
whisky were aboard the Kromhout.
Ell PASO, Tex, December (R.-
Nick D. Collaer, district director of the
migration border patrol, planned to
confer in Juarez with high Mexican
officials today concerning reported
bribery Of Mexican customs agents by
liquor smugglers who attempted to
cross the Rio Grande into the United
States early yesterday.
American border patrolmen said
Heriberto Alamis, one of the four sus.
pected members Of the smuggling gang
under arrest here, told Of the Com
trabandistos" being bid goodby" by
two Mexican ''fiscaIea" who at the
same time collected the customary
smuggling -"
Evening star., 1933-12-08
COL. GULLI0N is SOUGHT
TO HEAD HAWAII N. R. A.
Gen. johnson Asks War Depart
ment for Release to Become
Deputy Administrator.

BY the Associated Press.
War Department officials said yes
terday that Hugh S. Johnson, recovery
administrator, had asked for the re-
lease of Lieut.. Col. Allen w. Gullion
from his military duties for appoint
ment as deputy N. R. A. administrator
for Hawaii
The department said he would be
released If his new duties did not
conflict with the military routine Of
the Hawaiian Department, where he is
now serving as judge advocate general.
Secretary Dern dispatched radio
gram to Maj. Gen. Briant H. Wells.
commanding general Of the department,
asking whether Gullion's services could
be spared.
0lllion served under johnson in the
provost marshal generals Office here
during the World War and was chief
of the Mobilization Division. He was
awarded the Distinguished Service
Medal for his war service.
The War Department said there
might be some delay in Wells reply
to Dern because the department COM
mander now is at the scene of the
erupting Volcano. Mauna Loa.
Evening star., 1933-12-08
LAND
AT PARA, BRAZIL
Cover 1904 Miles In Flight
Toward Home From
Natal.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARA, Brazil, December 8.-Col. and
Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh, homeward
bound for the Christmas holidays,
landed here at 1880 pm, Eastern
standard time, today after flight from
Natal, Brazil.
When the Lindberghs landed here
they had covered 1,094 miles from Natal
More than 5000 miles still lie between
them and Miami, Fla.
A light shower was falling as the big
red monoplane swooped down on the
water. Mrs Ljndbergh was at the wire
less, reporting to Pan-American Air
ways, for which her husband is technical
adviser, as the craft ended the long
hop.
The Lindberghs hoped from Natal
at Sis am, local time Q6:15 am,
Eastern standard time).
After 40 hours in Natal, to which
they few from Bathurst, West Africa
the famous American flying couple left
an impression different from that Of
most other visiting aviators.
Behavior Misunderstood.
The population, though enthusiastic
in their acclaim, appeared unable tt
understand the colonel because he wa,
unwilling to pose tor photographs, sub
NIT to interviews or attend the MANI
parties the people here would like Il
have showered upon him and his wife
Col Lindbergh inspected the plane
tried the motor and they were away
easily, circling once before they headed
north.
Mrs Lindbergh told friends last night
that they expected to be home in TINT
to spend Christmas with their small
son.
The course indicated for their return
the northwest coast of Brazl-to the
United States is the regular route oi
the Pan-American Airways.
Evening star., 1933-12-08
CREDIT CO. ORIGINATOR
LEAVES ENTHUSIASTIC
Henry Bruere, Mission Here Com
pleted, Returns to New
York Bank.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
With words Of enthusiasm over the
recovery outlook. Henry Bruere, Fed
eral credit co-ordinator, left Washing
ton today to return to his post as presi-
dent Of the Bowery Savings Bank In
New York.
'T am very enthusiastic over what
I have seen here" he told reporters as
he left the White House, ''and return
to New York very enthusiastic over the
whole situation and the way it Is NOV
ing ahead"
Bruere said he probably would come
back to washington from time to time,
but that he regarded the mission which
he undertook two months ago as COM,
pleted.
He was never given an ofilcial title
and wac referred to by the President
as his naiSon ofilcer.
It Is understood that Bruere devoted
himself principally to co-ordinating
into working unit the many credit
agencies Of the Government, with par
ticular efforts to the Government re-
financing n-ogram successfully complet-
Evening star., 1933-12-08
Committee Asks $500 Liquor
Tax to Be Shared by States
Recommends Program Calculated to
Derive. $500, ,OOO, 900 From, Sale, With
Cost of Drinks Kept Reasonable.

than hard liquor and the end Of the
bootlegger.
Carrying voluminous studies by the
various departments of the Govern
ment, the report was sent to the House
Ways and Means Committee by Acting
Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthau
It is to be made public formally on
Monday when the Ways and Means
and the Senate Finance Committees
meet jointly to consider the new liquor
tax bill to be prepared for early action
by Congress in January.
Meanwhile, distillers gathered in an
organization meeting to consider the
marketing agreement the Agricultural
Adjustment Administration has pro-
posed and to talk over whisky prices.
While rumored threats of a Govern
ment club to force down the price OF
Continued on Page 8, Column ~
Evening star., 1933-12-08
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, December g..
-Four kidnapped members Of Royal
Canadian Mounted Police cutter were
liberated and their captors, members Of
the crew Of the Kromhout, we're ar
rested by French authorities at st.
Pierre, Mique., last night. it was
announced today.
French police not only "got their
men" for the Canadians, but ended the
captivity Of four "mounties" as well.
Under cover Of darkness, the Krom-
hout slipped into the little French pos
session Of the coast Of Newfoundland
and sought to land its prisoners.
Warned to be on the lookout for the
Kromhout, as had all shipping In the
North Atlantic, police arrested Capt.
Ross Mason and the crew Of the
Kromhout, suspected rum runner.
They we're placed In jail at st. Pierre
News Of the capture brought to an
end q widespread hunt for the f1eet boat
which yesterday morning had been
seizsd by Canadian police, only for its
Evening star., 1933-12-08
NJ. J. INSULTS MOVE
FOR FREEDOM DELAYED
Judge Postpones Hearing on Mo-
tion Until December 10, After
Counsel Disagree.
ny the Associated Press.

BY the ASSoclated Press.
TORONTO. December 8.-Martin j.
insults latest move against extradition
to the United States, q motion seeking
his discharge from custody, was today
postponed until December 10 by Justice
w. H. Wright In Weekly Chambers
Court.
Justice Wright suggested the respec-
tive counsel agree to dismiss the motion
for discharge permitting insult to appeal
directly to the Appellate Court from the
ruling last week Of Justice A. G. King
stone, which found the former Chicago
utilities man liable to extradition to the
United States.
Aft9 an hour and . half Of consulta-
ton, however, counsel were unable to
reach an agreement. Postponement Of
...ls l5--rirg feio..gs.'.
Evening star., 1933-12-08
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A triple program providing tax Of
$3.50 gallon on distilled spirits, sharing
of the revenues with States, and legis-
lation to permit the administration
better to negotiate reciprocal trade agree
ments on foreign liquor imports was
recommended to Congress today by the
Presidents Special Interdepartmental
Committee.
The recommendations contemplate
annual revenue of approximately $780,
100000 from liquor, including s156,o0o.-
900 from beer.
Committee members said the program
also was intended to bring about reason
able prices to consumers, encourage the
drinking of light wines and beer rather
Evening star., 1933-12-08
ITALY TO SOUND
HITLER ON LEAGUE
Undersecretary of State Will
Go to Berlin to Learn At
titude on Re-entry.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ROME, December 8.-Italy intends to
sound out Chancellor Hitler Of Germany
fully concerning his attitude on q re-
construction Of the League Of Nations,
it was learned today when the govern
ment announced Fulvio Suvich. under
secretary of state, would go to Berlin
Sunday.
Suvich is expected to try for q def
mite statement of the German policy
toward disarmament.
An official communique said Suvich
has been invited to repay the visits
made by German statesmen during the
last few months. The list of these in
cludes Hermann Goering. premier of
Prussia; Franz Won Papen. vice chan
cellor Of Germany: Joseph Goebbels.
minister Of propaganda and public en-
hghtenment, and the Prince Of Hesse.
Mussoiini Disappointed.
However. reliable circles said that
Premier Mussolini was greatly disap-
pointed recently when Ambassador Ul-
rich Won Hassel of Germany returned
from Berlin bearing only vague mes
sages expressing Hitler's good will.
With League reconstruction CONVEX
sations, as suggested by Italy, now under
way in the foreign offices of various
European capitals, it was understood
here that Suvich's visit to Berlin will
come at most propitious moment. The
under-secretary is expected to return
with clearly y-defined expressions from
Hitler OF his ideas and his reactions to
the italian League reform program.
This program has not actually, as vet.
been made in written form, but 1t Is
known that Italian reform suggestions
hold attractions for Germany to re-
enter the League, One of these attrac-
tons Is the Italian suggestion that the
League be completely divorced from the
treaty Of Versailles.
Evening star., 1933-12-08
FEDERAL CORN MONEY
HELPS IOWA BUSINESS
More Than 81, 500, 900 Distributed
to Farmers as Crop Loans
Spent for Equipment.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DES MONIES, Iowa, December g.
Iowa farmers who sealed their corn in
cribs and received Government loans
at the rate of IS cents a bushel started
to spend their money today.
Throughout II counties loans have
been completed to total 81 1.521 ,410 to L.
781 farmers. Yesterdays total was
$443, ,221 on 563 loans.
As the cash continued to pour into
the State, merchants in many counties
reported increased sales. New automo-
biles are being paid for with corn loan
checks. Needed personal and farm
equipment is being purchased.
The Commodity Credit Corporation is
making loans at As cents a bushel on
corn sealed on farms. Farmers obtain
ing loans obligate themselves to sign
the corn-hog contract.
Evening star., 1933-12-08
Theft of New Car
From Keogh Leads
TOMOre Exercise

Michael F. Keogh, assistant
United States attorney, who stop
ped at a gymnasium yesterday for
exercise, probably will get plenty
for the next few days.
Leaving Police Court after
hard day. Keogh parked his car
near the Jewish Community Gen.
ter while he went inside to use
the gymnasium facilities. When
he came out, the cara new
one-had been stolen, and now
he faces walking as additional
exercise.
Evening star., 1933-12-08
Favors Drinking After l AM.

CHICAGO, December 8 [F1.-Although
a city ordinance prohibits liquor sales
after / am. on weekdays, Joseph F.
Grossman. second assistant corporation
counsel, says ne sees mo reason why
the customers can't linger on as long
as they wish in the bars to consume
supplies purchased before the am.
deadline."
Evening star., 1933-12-08
Norwegian Accused Of Nazi Noise
Bombings in Austria.

INNSBRUCK, Austria, December 3
Cp.-The Norwegian ski jumper, Birger
Huud, who won many events in the in
ternational ski contests here in 1892,
was placed in jail last night accused Of
having participated in Nazi noise
bombings.
The city has been kept awake night
" by the cannonading tactics Of Nazi
bombers for several weeks. Many have
been Jailed, including numerous Aus
trian ski experts, but the appearance
of the Norwegian among the alleged
bombers caused a sensation.
Evening star., 1933-12-08
Representative FILES
BANKRUPTCY PETITION
Gale n. Stalker of New York Is
Listed in Congressional Directory
as Lumberman and Banker.

Representative Gale H. Stalker of
New York today filed q petition in
voluntary bankruptcy In District
supreme Court. Stalker, who lives at
2137 Cathedral avenue, filed the petit
tion through Attorney Wilson r. Town
send, and stated a schedule of assets
and liabilities would be filed later.
A Republican, representing the Elmira
district, Stalker is listed In the Con-
gressional Directory as q lumberman
and banker. He is A years old and
Is serving his sixth term in the House,
Evening star., 1933-12-08
SLAIN MANS BODY
MUT|[ATED BY MOB
Texas CoIored Man Burned
After Killing of White
Woman.
~ the Associated Press.

6y the A$8oclateQ fIeSS.
KoUNTZE, Tex December 8.-Davd
Gregory, colored, ex-convict accused Of
criminaIly attacking and staying white
woman, was shot to death, multilated
and burned by mob which dragged his
body to pyre in the colored section of
Kountze early today.
Oncers and incensed citizens had
been searching for the man since Mrs
Nellie Williams Brockman, 80, wife Of
farmer. was found dead on highway
near here last Saturday. Last night a
posse trailed the fugitive to his hiding
place in the belfry of colored church at
Voth, town between Kountze and
Beaumont. where he was shot and
wounded when officers said he drew a
pistol and resisted arrest.
The wounded man, unconscious, was
taken to a hospital at Beaumont, but
when officers received information q
mob was forming at Kountze and start
ing toward Beaumont, they took the
prisoner away in an automobile, trying
to protect him.
Dies in Auto.
Without regaining consciousness or
pelng aple 10 make any statement as 10
his guilt or innocence, the prisoner died
as the car bearing him sped toward
Vidor, 6 miles east of Beaumont.
The body was taken to Sisbee, an
other small town in the vicinity, by
Sheriff Miles Jordan of Hardin County,
On learning Of these developments, the
mob, slowly increasing in size, trailed
the sheriff to Silsbee, took the body
from him, tied 1t behind an automobile
with chains, and dragged it for IS min
utes through the colored section of
Kountze.
Members Of the frenzied mob of ap-
proximately 800 cut out the victims
heart and other organs before casting it
to the flames.
Others Threatened.
There was talk of raiding the Hardin
County Jail here and inf1icting similar
treatment upon two other colored un-
der arrest, suspected of having aided
Gregory to evade officers shortly after
Mrs. Brockman was killed. But the mob
dispersed after burning the body.
In the face of mob threats, 20 depu-
ties. rangers and armed citizens stood
Continued on Page S, Column So