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Evening star., 1933-12-28
WAMP!ER IS GIVEN
SENTENCE AND FINE
Income Tax Evasion Costs
D. C. Attorney 18 Months
in Prison and $4,000.

T. Morris Wampler, Washington at
torney, was sentenced to 18 months in
prison and to pay fine of $4,000 this
morning by Judge w, Calvin Chestnut
following his conviction by a jury in
Federal Court in Baltimore December
IA on charges of evading income tax
payments in 1880 and 1881.
Defense Counsel Isaac Lobe StrauS
told the court in his argument prior to
passage OF sentence that whatever the
penalty. his client would not appeal
On passing sentence the judge over
ruled motion for a new trial filed a
few days after Wampler's conviction.
Extended Comment Needless.
Judge Chestnut said there was no
need for extended comment on the SEN
tence on the part of the court, in view
OF the fact that the defendant was an
attorney and already knew what the
court might say.
In his argument prior to sentence,
Straus declared that since the Govern
ment contended the income Wampler
failed to pay taxes on was derived from
fraud, it followed that the Government
should not seek to exact toll on
money 1t described as tainted.
Judge Chesnut said that since any
heavier sentence would have the same
effect. he had no desire to go into any
of the ofenses charged in testimony at
the trial.
The financial transactions on which
Wampler's conviction were based first
came to light several years ago when
Edward B. Dean, sr.. Washington real
estate operator, brought civil suit
against two men and three women
whom he accused of extorting more
than 100000 from him The Govern
ment's chief contentious at Wampler's
trial were that he had derived approxi-
mately $4,000 in 1880 and 1881 from
funds given him by Dean.
Badger Conspiracy Charged.
The Government also charged that
Wampler had procured four women in
a conspiracy to perpetrate a badger
game swindle on Dean, at that time one
OF Wamplers clients
Wampler'S trial opened December 4.
WITH Charles P. Page, an assistant
oTan91e Uni6ad States attorney delivering the
Simon E. Sobeloff, in the trial of the
case.
Wampler's name was first brought
into the alleged badger game case dur
ing the trial in District Supreme Court
OF criminal charges against Norman
BoWleS, a disbarred attorney, in connec-
ton with the payment by Dean of
S35, 900 to settle a claim against him
by Miss Christine Rock. Bowles was
acquitted, but during the course Of the
trial testimony was introduced to show
that. although Dean had paid Wampler
S35 900 to settle the claim only son 0OO
was paid over to the attorney repre-
senting Miss Rock.
No effort was made during the Bowles
trial to follow the missing $4,000, but
subsequent investigation by Assistant
United States Attorney John R. Fitz-
patrick and Charles Murray, with the
aid OF Detective Sergt. Earl p Hartman,
resulted in the assembling of evidence
which was placed at the disposal of
internal revenue agents and used during
Wampler's trial
Evening star., 1933-12-28
Coast Guards Seek Two.

CHICAGO, December % (P.-A
Coast Guard crew under Capt. John
o. Anderson was ordered out at day.
break today to search for Fritz Howard
and two members of the crew of the
fishing boat, Seagull after they failed
to return during the night from trip
to lift two fishing nets several miles out
in Lake Michigan.
Evening star., 1933-12-28
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, December
28,-Motor- driven traffic ceased at noon
today throughout the island in a gen.
eral consumers strike against the price
Of gasoline.
1t was instigated by drivers of public
vehicles. San Juan was the last city
to feel the strike. but Immediately after
noon there was a complete tie-up.
Boaz Long, NJ R. A. co-ordinator
who had planned to start an island in
spection trip today, suddenly changed
Evening star., 1933-12-28
Jews Arrested in Germany.

ROTTACH, Germany, December %
tP).-Police arrested Is Jews, including
two women, today, as protective
measure, on charges that they had, In
"subversive" meetings, listened in on
radio broadcasts from Moscow and had
also spread reports of atrocities. They
were taken in custody to Munich.
Evening star., 1933-12-28
WOMAN ADMITS KISSING
SLAIN DENTIST "IN JEST"
Hollywood Matron Tells Investi-
gator She Looked Upon DR.. Siever
as professional Friend"

Dy tIIe HSSUCIdIeu FTtSS,
LOS ANGELES, December 28.-An
attractive Hollywood matron, Mrs. Mary
Rockwell, told district attorneys in
vestigator yesterday that she had kissed
DR.. Leonard Siever Sin Jest" Just q few
hours before the Pasadena dentist was
shot to death mysteriously Is days ago.
The investigator, Blayney Matthews,
reported Mrs. Rockwell said she was
unable to throw any light upon the
Staying.
Mrs. Rockwell described her kiss, Mat
thews said, as one given in the spirit
Of fun and Christmas and without any
significance" She said she looked upon
the dentist as a professional friend"
Evening star., 1933-12-28
BY the Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA, December 28-Prof
George + Warrpn said today before

George F. Warren said today before
the American Economic Association
meeting that the gold standard might
be unable to survive another unSuc-
cessful world attempt to re-estab-
lish it."
The statement was from paper by
Prof. Warren and F. A. Pearson Of Cor
nell University monetary advisers to
the Roosevelt administration.
Some Americans think that being
on gold regardless of the rate is all
that is required" Prof. Warren said
They seem to have forgotten our ex-
perience from 1929 to February, 1888.
Sees Risk to Prosperity.
''To set any figure that is to hold
for a generation certainly involves a
considerable element of risk, both to
our prosperity and to the future Of
the gold standard.
for making future changes In the price
of gold. without the necessity of long
years of economic distress and political
agitation, would seem to be conser-
vative proposal.
IF the gold standard is to have a
fair chance for survival, it requires some
kind of a safety valve.
"The conclusion so frequently stated
in the past We believe still holds-that,
provided the former gold-using world
returns to the gold standard. prices ex-
pressed in any pre-war gold currency
will be below pre-war for the next dec.
(Continued on Page Q CoI1nn, a.
Evening star., 1933-12-28
STAIN TALKS ON TRADE.

Wants Credit From U. S. TO Enable
Soviet to Buy Here.
BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 28.-Joseph
Stain, head of the Communist party in
Russia, says the Soviet government de-
sires friendly relations with Japan, but
he sees grave danger, and we cannot
but prepare to meet it."
That Is what Stain told Walter Du-
ranty, Moscow correspondent of the New
York Times, in an interview today.
Stain said that If the more reason
able" elements and more prudent"
Continued on Page 3. Column g.
Evening star., 1933-12-28
Trouble on Southern Pacific Line
Reported Solved.

The Emergency Board Of Mediation
reported today to President Roosevelt
that "all substantial causes" for the
threatened strike on the Southern Pa
cific lines in Texas and Louisiana have
been removed.
The board, headed by Frank P.
Douglass, conducted public hearing
In Houston from November 20 to De-
cember Is.
Evening star., 1933-12-28
DIE IN AUTO CRASH

Army Officer and Private Drive
Into Back End of Truck.
OKLAHOMA CITY, December %
R).-Lieut. John c. Price. 81, and Pvt.
Roy D. Aven, %, were killed last night
when their car crashed into the back
Of a pipe-laden truck near Walters.
Lieut. Price was graduated from West
Point last year. He was attached to
the 38th Infantry at Fort Sill. The
men were returning to Fort Sill after
a Christmas leave.
Evening star., 1933-12-28
WEATHER.
20. O. Weather Bureau Forecast.)

Cloudy tonight minimum tempera-
ture about 20 degrees; tomorrow cloudy,
not much change in temperature. Tenn
peratures-Highest, 25 at noon yester-
day: lowest Is, at 1880 am. today.
Full report on page 9.
Evening star., 1933-12-28

CONTINUED on Page 3. Column g.
Evening star., 1933-12-28
WARREN DEFENDS
GOLD BUYING PLAN
Believes Metal Standard
Might Not Survive Failure
to Re.eStabIiSh 1t.
BULLETIN.

PHILADELPHIA, December % (Pl.
The Executive Committee of the
Economic National Committee on
Monetary Policies today adopted a
resolution calling on the Federal ad-
ministration to "end manipulation
of the dollar" and adopt "a definite
policy of return to the gold stand
ard"
Evening star., 1933-12-28

Continued on Page 2. Column 81
Evening star., 1933-12-28
STRIKE HELD UNLIKELY

Continued on Page 2, Column 1)
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-28

I:30 o'clock this morning from the
supreme commander of the Ger
man army to Marshal Foch:
"To permit the passage of the
German delegation through the two
lines, orders have been given to
stop firing on that part of the
front today after $50 this after
noon until further orders.
ga third radio was sent at 4
o clock this afternoon from the
German supreme commander to
Marshal Foch
Ion account of a delay the Ger
man delegation cannot cross the
lines of the advanced posts until be-
tween and 10 O'Clock in the eve
ming at Haudroy, two kilometers to
The northwest of La Capelle.
Edward House,
Secrecy Guarded
The secrecy with which these ne
gotiations were proceeding was
kept closely, and its results were
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-28

been signed, gave out the news to
the local press at Brest, also to
Mr.. Howard; the latter, accompan-
led by one of Admiral Wilson'S
aides. filed the cable to the United
States which was passed by the
censor.
sharp"
The progress of the negotiations
in the shell blasted forest at Cam
paiegne was brilliantly reported"
in subsequent dispatches, and in at
least one of them was touch OF
high human interest. Stripped, I'M
conditionally, of their weapons,
fighting for food supplies, the Ger
mans beat against the memorable
terms laid down by the grizzled
Foch. There is a highly interesting
statement in Col. Houses dispatch
of Nov. 9, timed II p. m, relating
what the president of the French
war ministry had told him about
the negotiations. 1t said:
Finally. they asked to be re-
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-28

provisioned by us, saying that they
were going to die of hunger
They are very much depressed.
From time to time a sob escaped
the throat of Winterfeldt Zone of
the German negotiators) But at
last, after the German plenipoten-
tiaries had again made their way
back to Spa, and returned with the
consent of their chiefs to the. terms,
came the dispatch that sent the
world into its second burst of de-
lirium:
1.-The Special Representative
(House) to the Secretary of State:
Paris, Nov. IL, 1918, a. m.
"86. For the President: Armistice
signed 5 o'clock this morning. Hos
tilities to cease IL a. m. today. We
have no information as yet as to
whether terms were in any way
changed but we shall know definite
ly concerning this within three
hours and will promptly cable.
Edward House"
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-28
Confined From Page u


lines where guns had been silenced
officially to mark their coming, to
debate the terms with Ferdinand
Foch, marshall Of France.
into the state department at
Washington poured a succession of
messages over closely guarded
cables.
The first important and reveal
ing one was 10 words long, cabled
No. 6. from Robert Woods Bloss.
American charge 'affaires at The
Hague. 1t read:
1.-The Charge in the Netherlands
To the Secretary of State:
The Hague, Nov. 6, 1918
ago. Wolff dispatch Cofficial
German news agency Berlin, states
German delegation to conclude
armistice and open peace negotia-
tions left late this afternoon for
the west.
Bliss
At 7:39 New York time, on the
evening of November 6, the Ger
man government formally notified
me allies that its little group of
plenipotentiaries were ready to pre-
sent themselves wherever Foch de-
lnanded, "'to bring a provisional
suspension of arms -
The dispatch:
"The Special Representative
fCol Edward NJ House,
ITO the Secretary of State:
"Paris, Nov. Z, 1918, IL p. m.
'.5S. For the President:
German government at 1890
last night G:30 p. m. Nov. 6, New
York time transmitted the follow
ing radio to Marshal Foch:
German government have been
informed that Marshal Foch
has received full power to receive
the accredited representatives of
the German government Plen-
ipotentiaries ready to leave at once
Ito proceed to place agreed upon.
The German government would be
happy if in the interest of human
ity the arrival of the German dele
cation on the allied front would
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-28

war department have been inform
ed no foundation for story. Please
find out why censor passed this re-
port as the incident is most unfor-
tunate.
Lansing"
The answer to the mystery came
in the cable reproduced above from
Col. House to Secretary of State
Lansing, timed p. m, November 8,
and revealing the official source of
Towards information.
Supplementing that revealing tel
egram, came another at p. m.
on the night of November 8, which
explained Ambassador Sharp to
Secretary of State Lansing)::
"5772. Paris representative of Uni
ted Press states he has been in
communication with Mr.. Howard
at Brest, who informs him that Adj
miral Wilson, having received a tel
egram from the naval attache at
lthe embassy that armistice had
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-28

The Special Representative to
the Secretary of State:
"Paris. Nov z, 1918 6. p. m.
"55. Your number is, Nov. Z, IL
a. m. ArmiStice has not yet been
signed. German representatives will
not meet Marshal Foch until this
afternoon at 5 o'clock. The terms
of the armistice (already agreed
upon must not be published until
it is a fact that signed. We will no.
tify you promptly.
Edward House"
THE secretary of State to the
Ambassador in France civilian G..
Sharp;
Washington, November 7, 1918,
4 D. m.
"6198 United Press received tel
egram today before p. m. announ-
cling armistice had been signed.
Telegram published at once and
iyreab.est excitement and enNaus-
iasm prevails. This department and
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-28

the more amazing, for all Paris"
appeared to know Officially" that
the negotiations we're not only in
progress. but that the armstice had
been agreed upon.
Perhaps one OF the most striking
messages was one revealing that
long before the United Press car
ried the report of the armistiee
signing, the war department had
been officially advised that the ar
mistice had been signed. The mes
sage, from Secretary of State Lam
sing to Col. House, follows:
washington, Nov. Z, 1918, IL a.
m.
rs Warburton major Barclay
H. Warburton, military attache at
Paris informs war department ar
mistice signed. Please confirm and
notify us of when We may publish
armStice.
Lansing"
Then followed sequence of mes
sageS
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-28
AUSTRALIA To
CURB WHEAT
BY HERBERT MOORE
United Press Staff Correspondent

LONDON, June %. Australia
was believed ready to join in in
ternational wheat acreage restric-
ton, under certain conditions. to-
day after receipt of fresh reduc-
tions from Canberra.
The rapid shifting of the con-
troversy over wheat involving
chiefly the United Stetas, Australia
Canada and the Argentine-had
appeared doomed earlier today, but
late message from the Australian
government appeared to alleviate
The crisis.
Stanley Bruce, representing Aus
tralia, Immediately asked the four
powers to attend an urgent meet
ing this afternoon. However, the
Argentine delegate, Thomas Lebre-
ION, was not available and the
meeting was postponed until 10 a.
m. tomorrow.
It was understood that Bruce
would announce new conditions un-
der which Australia would consent
to restriction of wheat acreage.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-28
WARTIME DOCUMENTS UPHOLD
PREMATURE ARMISTICE REPORT

bring a provisional suspension Of
arms.
Marshal Foch sent in reply at
1:l9 "a. NJ the following:
IF the German plenipotentiaries
GeSire to meet Marshal Foch to ask
for an armistice, they shall present
themselves to the advanced posts
by the Chimay- Fourmies-La Ca
pelle-Gyise (road
Two further German radios
were received, number one, at
o clock To Marsh Foch:
1.-The German plenipotentiaries
Are leaving Spa today NOV. g.
and viii be here at midday NOV.
y and at O'Clock in the after
noon will reach the French adj
vanced posts.
1.-THE second one was received at
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-28
Riverside Joins
Ranks OF Vets

RIVERSIDE, Calf, June %. U.D
-Traditionally dry Riverside coun-
ty, which early today was the only
one in the state that was swinging
to support of prohibition, appeared
at noon to be joining the wet ranks
by a narrow margin.
Returns from 81 of rs precincts
gave: For repeal, $685.; against re-
peal, 5305.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-28
CROoNER is PAPA

HOLLYWOOD, June %. up
Mrs. Bing Crosby. wife of the radio
singer, was reported doing nicely
today in Cedars of Lebanon hos
pital where she gave birth to a
son last night. The child weighed
z pounds, 6 ounces.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-04-29
TREMENDOUS GAINS
SCORED AS BUYERS
APPEAR IN DR0VES
Passage Of Relief Legislation
And Favorable Business
News Given Credit
ALL MARKETS ARE ACTIVE
Wheat Rises Five Cents at Chi.
cago and Other Staples
Are 6uoyant

New York, April 20.-(R)-Stocks
and commodities rolled up huge ag-
gregate gains Saturday As fresh buy
ing. prompted by senatorial approval
Of the farm lief-inflation measure
and favorable business news. was
thrown into the markets.
On the New York stock exchange,
gains ranged from 81 to more than IS
q share in the most active trading
the market had seen on Saturday
for many months.
At Chicago. wheat futures were up
six cents busl1el at the close, while
cotton here made advances of around
$3.50 q bale. Sugar. silver. rubber
and several other staples rallied
strongly.
Additional gains, scored later in the
Chicago wheat pit, sent bread grains
up to five cents above Fridays close
and the tone was buoyant ut the fin
ish.
All Grains Swept UP
Passage by the senate Friday Of the
farm relief imitation bill and q gen.
eral belief by grain traders that this
meant decidedly higher prices for all
commodities swept all grains sharply
higher.
The upward surge was aided by ad-
vances in cotton and securities.
Corn finished as much as 5 3-6
cents bushel higher with the De-
cember delivery reaching ~ IL cents.
Oats gained almost 2 cents and others
showed similar advances.
The July delivery of wheat was q
star performer all day, but lost the
maximum gain at the close by Ia
cent. It touched 70 cents a bushel
at the close. but Sept. hit - Ia Just
before the end and closed at u ia.
Exchange II Overwhelmed
Quotation facilities of the stock ex-
change were overwhelmed. Motor
steel. farm implement, sugar, metal
and other industrial groups surged
upward under buying that paralleled
in intensity the spectacular demand
Of last week.
Cotton, meeting profit-taking on its
strong opening, rushed higher In the
final dealings and finished with net
gains Of $l.95 to $40 bale.
The stock market held several spec
tacular features. American Can, In
frenzied trading, jumped SO higher
to $3.50, quickly lost half its gain
and then rallied again. American
Telephone climbed to par, or 500 q
share, where 1t was up more than -.
General Motors, in extremely active
trading. jumped nearly 81.
Final quotations did not appear on
the tape until about 1920 p. m, or
some 20 minutes after closing time.
Last prices generally were the
highest.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-04-29
ECONOMIC TRUCE IS
sought BY j. s. AT
MEETING IN LONDON
Proposal Is Made by Norman \.
Davis at Conference OF
World Powers
DATE FOR FARLEY FIXED
Nations to Gather Round Table
To Discuss Business A.
) fairs June ~

london, April 29.-(R-A proposal
for, q far-reaching world economic
arnlistice, designed to interrupt the
warfare of prohibitive tariffs and
exchange restrictions, was submitted
by the United States Saturday to the
eAnizing committee of the world
economic conference.
The proposal was made by Norman
H. Davis, American ambassador-at-
large, who declared after the meet
ing that every member Of the COM
mittee seemed to be pleased with 1t
although two or three did appear
to be greatly surprised"
The committee formally fixed the
date for the opening Of the world
economic conference as June IL. The
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-04-29
Manchuku0 to- Seek
Dispute Settlement

Tokyo, April Notwithstanding
has invited Russia to present propo-
sails for settlement Of the dispute over
the Chinese Eastern railway. The
proposals would be discussed at q
meeting in early May.
A compromise will be sought to
break the deadlock which has serious
~ strained relations with the Soviet
government
Meanwhile It was learned that the
Manchukuan ministry Of communica-
lions has changed the name OF the
G. z. r. to the North Manchurian
railway. The Manchukuans consider
the former name implied that the
road. which has been Jointly operated
by Russia and Manchukuo, Is merely
an extension Of the Russian trans.
Siberian system.
"A Harbin. Manchuria. dispatch said
the Manchukuan chairman Of the
railway informed the Soviet govern.
ment 1t would have Q chance to show
whether it sincerely desired" to CO.
operate with Manchukuo ct the May
meeting.
rive Russian and five Manchukuan
directors are invited to the meeting.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-04-29
Chinese REIREATING
AS ENEMY PREPARES
TORENEW ASSAULTS
Follow Up Attack Planned be.
spite Previous Denial OF
Hostile Intent

Tokyo, April 20.-tReSmashed In
a fierce assault by Nippon's soldiers.
Chinese troops are streaming In dis
orderly retreat toward Peiping from
the north, japanese reports said Sat-
urday..
The japanese were said to be re.
organizing their forces for pursuit
toward the former imperial capital
Of China. A follow-up attack Is plan
ned, latest dispatches said, although
the japanese command previously
had declared that its aim was merely
to break up Chinese concentration
south Of Kupeikow, the
great wall pass north Of Peiping.
It was near this pass that the Chi
nese lines were reported cracked
asunder In an assault by the eighth
japanese division Of Lieut.. General
Yoshikazu Nishi. The disorderly Ne.
treat then was started by Chinese
regulars sent north BY Marshal
Chang Kai-Shek. The losses OF the
Chinese. who for eight days had
fought doggedly. were declared heavy.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-04-29
Here Is Situation
In Economic Fight
NV The Associated Press

|. President Roosevelt prepares
to widen scope Of world economic
discussions. Representatives of
Italy, Germany. Mexico and Ar
gentina will be In washington
next week.
2. United States presents before
preparatory committee Of the
world economic conference, meet
ing in London, q proposal for an
economic armistice which would
end trade and commerce barriers
of all kinds, including tariffs that
act as barriers.
3. Prime Minister Bennett Of
Canada, who has appealed for
world sterilization Of currencies.
winds up conferences with the
president Saturday.
4. $4,000, 900 loans by British
banks to French treasury IS seen
as an aid to both countries. French
experts say 1t will help British
keep down pounds exchange rate.
S. House expected to act quick
~ on inflation-farm relief bill
passed Friday by senate.
6. Roosevelt administratio n s
congressional program will be
completed by Introduction Of three
more bills: to help the railroads,
give president broad power over
tariffs. and provide for public
works.
Z. The dollar weakens in Lon
don and Paris.