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Evening star., 1933-08-08
ATTEMPT
CHARGED TO NURSE
Accused of Demanding $4,000 on
Threat of Killing Daughter
of New Jersey Man.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
NEWARK, N. j., August s.-Flora
Carol Ravens, a 42-year old nurse of
Bloomfield. was held in Hudson County
Jail today charged with sending a let
ter to Alfred B. Square of West Orange.
demanding $4,000 on threat of kill
ing Squares daughter.
The letter. received by Square August
l, read;
Leave $4,000 in silver at main
gate, midnight. August 2, or your
daughters head will be cut off"
The woman was taken into CUSTODY
week ago when she took to the
Squares, by whom she was at one time
employed, another letter similar in
character to the first. She said, police
stated, that she had found the letter.
addressed to Square, on a street car,
and merely delivered it. The hand
writing on both letters, police said. was
similar and the stationery the same.
She was arraigned yesterday before
United States Commissioner Joseph F.
Holland and remanded to Jail when
she was unable to supply $4,000 bail.
She is said by Federal authorities to
be the first person to be held in this
State under the Federal criminal
statute enacted after the kidnapping and
Staying of the Lindbergh baby.
Evening star., 1933-08-08
The Newspaper Code
Week of 20 Hours Fixed for Clerical and Mechanical
Forces-Employes Given Collective
Bargaining Right.

1t Is not the purpose OF this code TO
require the payment Of punitive over
time rates and that in any city where
there is a suff1ciency of competent labor,
publishers in the readjuStment Of their
schedules of hours of employment, not
subject to existing contracts and agree
ments. shall be free to readjust such
schedules within the maximum hours
hereinbefore provided. at rates Of pay
not less than the minimum so provided,
and that no law, rule, regulation or
order of any organization or group OF
employees shall require a publisher, as
a part of this code, to pay punitive rates
for services rendered within the maxi
mum hours Of work hereinbefore specl-
fed; further that in any city where
there Is no surplus Of labor of any par
ticular class or classes essential to the
production of a daily newspaper, the
maximum hours specified in paragraphs
CD and go shall not apply, and upon
due certification to the National Re-
covery Administration of the fact that
there Is no surplus, publishers may en-
ploy any employe not to exceed 48 hours
In any one week at pro rata rates OF
pay, based on the maximum hours
specified in paragraphs 90 and (3).
Nothing in the adoption and accept
ance of this code shall be construed as
waving. abrogating or modifying any
rights secured under the Constitution
of the United States or of any State,
or limiting the freedom of the press.
1t is mutually understood that be-
cause of the limitations of the first
amendment to the Constitution of the
United States nothing in this code shall
be construed as authorizing the Ii
censing of publishers and /or newspapers
or as permitting injunction proceedings
which would restrain the publication
Of newspapers.
American Newspapers Publishers
Association.
BY
HOWARD DAVIS, President.
Evening star., 1933-08-08
COTTON DROPS $3.50
AFTER CROP REPORT
Estimate of 1884, ,000-B Bale Yield
Far Exceeds Trade Expectations
and Brings Selling.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, August 8-Cotton drop
ped about $l.5o bale today. following
publication of the first official crop es-
innate for the season.
All features of the Government re-
port, which placed the condition of the
crop at 74.2, acreage for harvest at 29.-
7O4, 900 acres and indicated yield at 12,-
$4,000 bales, were interpreted as bear
ish, traders said, against expectations
based on the private reports issued dur
ing the last few weeks.
Prior to the report, which was re-
leased at noon, the market remained in
q narrow range. with trading in small
volume With the publication Of the
figures, heavy selling came into the mar
ket, forcing all the active contracts well
below the previous closing levels.
July slumped to 10.46 cents pound,
off Sl.55 q bale; May, 1895, Of $1.15,
and March. l0l4. of $1.35.
Evening star., 1933-08-08
FAIL TO FIND LIQUOR
BUT HOLD SUSPECT
Policemen Smash Equipment on
Strength of Mint Julep Sale
Week Ago.

Two mint juleps. reported sold a
week ago to two policemen, were held
responsible today for the arrest OF q
man in the Mayfower Club, an alleged
speakeasy. in the 1900 block Connectl-
cut avenue, which was raided last
night.
The raiders, acting on statements by
two liquor squad members. William
McEwen and George C. Deyoe, who said
they had paid 81 apiece for the JulepS,
failed to find any whisky, but took
Patrick James O'Malley in custody, He
was charged with sale of the Juleps
and maintaining nuisance and re-
leased on bond.
The Mayflower Club was raided sew
eral weeks ago while occupying the
second floor of a building In the llOo
block of Connecticut avenue, but the
case was thrown out Of court because
of an improperly drawn search war,
rant. This time, however, officers SAID
the warrant was correct, but there was
no liquor,
Entering by way of fire. escape, the
raiders destroyed the mirror oenino
the bar, broke glasses and conf1scateo
other paraphernalia Of the saloon.
Evening star., 1933-08-08
MONEY ADVISERS
MEET PRESIDENT
Presidents Conference With
d" Brain Trust" RevWes
Imitation Talk.
~ , stsn Correspondent of The Star.

Nv a staff Correspondent OF The star
HYDE PARK, N. Y, August B.
President Roosevelt's scheduled con-
ference at the Summer White House
this afternoon with three members
of his so-called brain trust, WHO
have been making special study OF the
monetary question especially as II re-
lates to commodity prices, mas given
speculation to the probability OF tne
adoption shortly Of an inf1atlonary pro-
gram. .,.,. 49,,
President will be Prof. George Warren
of Cornell University. Prof. James h.
Rogers of Yale University and James
Warburg of New York, who was one OF
the leading financial advisers to the
American delegation to the recent LON
don Economic Conference.
They were due to arrive at the sum-
mer White House shortly after the
noon hour and will remain for lunch,
con and will then confer for several
hours during the afternoon.
Reticent as to Topic.
- Other than to say that the Presi-
dent was anxious to talk with these as
sistants, and that he wanted to see
prof. Rogers before he sailed for Eu-
rome within a few days, the SUM
mer White House would give no lnti-
nation of the reason for calling thls
conference.
There is a belief in some quarters
here, though, that the President ar
ranged this conference at TINS Time
because of the declines in COMMONLY
markets. Whether or not the PreAoent
merely wants a report on what tnese
O
monetary studies or whether ne Is
now ready to listen to recommendatlons
tn the way of initiation is not known.
studying Commodity Dollar"
profs Warren and Rogers have for
.ome weeks been engaged in Washing
ton making studies. They do not holo
positions with any special title or oesis,
nation. However, 1t has been supposed
generally that they have been WORKING
on plans for giving the country a
commodity dollar" In TINS work
they have been assisted by Prois
sAA Berle. ir.. financial adviser to the
r F. C., and Rexford G. Tugwell, As
sistant Secretary of Agriculture, orig
9 inal members of the Presidents So
called brain trust"
; President Roosevelt's conference to-
day with these monetary aides ana ex-
merits brought to mind the fact that he
has not vet taken any steps looking to
the exercise of the authority OF un-
precedented scope granted him by the
Congress He was given authority IN
the imitation bill. incorporated as an
amendment in the farm relief act to
take three important inflationary steps,
such as expansion of the Federal Re
serve credit by not more than 50 .0o0,-
900 coo, to initiate currency In circula.
ton to the extent Of $4,000, D0O0C and
to devalue the gold content OF the
dollar by as much as SO per cent.
Evening star., 1933-08-08
SEEKS STRIKE PEACE

ANDERSON, S. c., August 8 R.-A
Department of Labor investigator is due
here this week to attempt negotiation
of q settlement of the strike Of $50
Appleton Mill workers.
The operatives struck some time ago
during a disagreement over conditions
at the mill
Washington authorities said E. H.
Dunnigan, commissioner Of conciliaticn
would come here to attempt to iron out
the trouble.
Evening star., 1933-08-08
ROOSEVELT ORDERS
ARB0RETUM FUNDS
$171,638 AIIocated by Presi.
dent for Acquisition of
20O-Acre Tract.

By yorder Of President Roosevelt $17l,-
638.75 has been allocated to the De-
partment of Agriculture from National
Industrial Recovery funds for the ac-
QUESTION of lands for the National Ar
boretum between the Bladensburg road
and the Anacostia River. About 200
acres are involved
The new lands to be purchased will
f1ll in gaps between previously acquired
parcels, in order to make the arboretum
large enough to go forward with actual
development.
About 100 acres had been purchased
before and about 400 acres Of Govern
ment- owned land are being added by
reclamation, from the Anacostia flats
Thus, when the new lands are added,
the total arboretum would amount to
nearly 300 acres. 1t includes q widely
varied landscape with two hills-Mount
Hamilton and Hickey Hill-together
with lowlands and reclaimed water
front along the Eastern Branch Of the
Potomac.
The first project planned In the ar
boretum, it was predicted by DR.. Fred
erick v. Coville, acting director of the
arboretum. will be the raising of rapid
growing timber trees, which 1t is hoped
to produce there.
Evening star., 1933-08-08
ARMOUR APPROVES
PACT WITH HAITI
Agreement, if Ratified, Would
Provide Withdrawal of
Marines From Island.

By the Associated Press,
A new agreement may remove ma
rines from Haiti for the first time since
an angry mob on July 26, 1915, dragged
President Guillaume Sam from refuge
In the French legation and killed him.
This new agreement was signed in
Port au Prince, Haitian capital, by
Norman Armour, American Minister.
1t provides withdrawal of American
Marines from the Haitian constabulary
so only natives will officer the "garde'
by October /. 1884. Thirty days later
the Marine brigade of about 300 men
would leave the island.
Rejected Similar Proposal.
Just last year, the Haitian Congress
rejected q similar proposal on the
ground it left withdrawal of Marines
in doubt and omitted necessary specih-
cations as to the island republics
financial affairs.
Revolutions and bloodshed have
characterized the islands history.
From 1910 to 1915 it had seven presi-
dents.
In the 1915 revolution the party led
by President Sam was charged Win
having massacred 167 political prisoners
in iail. Sam fed to the French lega-
ton, and on the day of the funerals Tor
the 1857 dead was torn from ms pro-
tectors and slain.
Two hours later United States Ma
rines landed from a cruiser at ancnor
in Port au Prince Quiet was restored
and a treaty drawn, Haitians charging
that Gen. Smedley D. Butler, com
mander of the Marines. locked tnelr
senate in its chamber until it ratified
the pact.
Obtained Loan ON Agreement.
In 1919 a new agreement between
Haiti and the United States was drawn
island natives asserting it gave America
undue supervision over their nnanclal
affairs. But on the basis OF that agree
ment Haiti obtained loan through
bond issue sold in the United States.
About $15,O00.000 of that bond issue
still is outstanding. The existing
ARRANGEMENT for American supervisor
of customs would be continued, under
the new treaty, until these bonds have
been amortized or refunded.
Likewise, if the Haitian President de-
sires. he may ask the United States to
leave in the island number Of officers
after October l, 1884, to finish training
the native "Garde."
Evening star., 1933-08-08
ITALIAN PLANES
LAND IN AZORES
FROM NEWFOUNDLAND
Continued From First Page.)

Continued From First Page)
as the ships took the air In threes. He
had studied weather reports from Horta
the Azores, just before leaving, and
pronounced everything ready.
Before dawn mechanics inspected the
giant ships An hour before the de-
parture the pilots rowed out to the
moored planes.
The present jaunt is one of the long
est of the journey. 1t was expected that
the feet would reach the destination
well before nightfall.
Fourth Leg of Journey.
The flight to the Azores is the fourth
leg of the homeward journey from Chi
cago. the fleet having stopped at New
York and Shediac, New Brunswick,
before reaching Shoal Harbor.
First plans we're for a flight by way
of ireland, but as nearly two weeks
passed without favorable weather. Gen
Balbo decided to play safe and fly by
way Of the Azores and Lisbon.
A handful of excited New Found
landers cheered the leader as he waved
good-by from the boat that carried
him out to his machine
Before the take-off one of the pilots
predicted that they would reach the
Azores in about II hours.
The entire squadron was on the wing
at $40 am The weather was fine
and clear. with light westerly wind,
and reports from the Azores were con-
sidered favorable.
Plan Brief Stop at Azores.
After a brief stop at the Azores. Gen.
Balbo intends to press on to Lisbon
and thence homeward to Italy to be
honored with the title of air marshal
by Premier Mussolini for his achieve
ment in bringing the squadron safely
over the North Atlantic to Chicago and
then returning.
Honors are also in store for the
other 95 aviators.
It was still dark when Gen. Balbo
was rowed out to his plane for the
take-of.
AS the sun broke through patch
of dark clouds the generals plane
roared down the calnS waters OF the
harbor and took off into the gentle
wind. Three minutes later Gen. Aldo
Pellegrini led three more flying boats
into the air. In quick succession the
other members of the armada went
aloft.
When all the "a planes were in the
air Gen. Balbo led the formation up
for altitude and then, at his signal,
the ships swung about and started
across the coast just south Of st. Johns
in a bee-line course for the Azores:
When the armada scared away for
the Azores today it carried several
thousand pieces of mail for delivery
in Europe.
Letters posted in Newfoundland had
75-cent orange airmail stamps sur
charged to $3.50, making them the most
expensive airmail stamps in the world
and Just 80 cents higher than the
stamps issued in the United States
for mail from New York to Rome on
the same flight.
Evening star., 1933-08-08

What happened in the Teagle case
was this:
Gen. johnson received a note from
Teagle after the publicity .of the Moi
felt resignation No one will say ex-
actly what was in it. The gist was
that Teagle's resignation from the ad-
visory board was available.
Apparently Teagle's advisers felt that
he was being very poorly rewarded for
giving up his Summer salmon fishing
and working along here in the N. r. A.
1t was costing his firm considerable
money. All they tDere getting out OF
it ,ods bad publicity. Also there
seemed to be considerable doubt as
to Uhether they luere Ole-heartedly
in sympathy ,Dath what ,pas being
done.
To stop that impression. they joined
the blanket code without waiting for
the specific oil code to be finished. Also
they started an advertising campaign
to prove their good faith.
Teagle Aided Hoover.
Johnson had no intention Of letting
an experienced man like Teagle get
away from him. Teagle ran the share
work campaign for Hoover and
knows what it is all about.
So the general laughed off the pro-
posed resignation. He sent word back
to the Standard Oil crowd that no one
questioned their good faith. He and
Teagle became considerably closer
friends.
To prore the confidence of the
Government in Teagle's services
alOnU came the announcement q fetD
days later from Hyde Park that he
uds honored 1Dith the Labor Council
appointment. OF course, Johnson
arranged it. Now oil is forgiven and
forgotten. The arroUs haze been
dropped by both sides. They are
handing around the peace pipe.
The secret of Machado's continued
domination in Cuba is supposed to be
the Cuban lottery.
Names Congress Members.
At least, that is the explanation
offered by certain confidential men who
recently investigated the situation
there for our officials. They say
Machado appoints district representa-
tives for the big cash prize sweepstakes.
These representatives receive a sub
stantial allowance on each ticket sold.
For these jobs. Machado invariably
chooses members of the Cuban Con-
gress.
Evening star., 1933-08-08
.R0SS| AND CODOS
Thank AMERICANS
French Flyers Grateful for Aid
Given Before Start of
EpochaI Flight.
BY the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
Kayak, Syria, August 8.-When the
French distance flyers, Maurice Rossi
and Paul Codos, arose today refreshed
after a long sleep they expressed
thanks to their own government first
and next to Americans for the warm
sympathy and aid given them before
the start of their epochal New York
to-Rayak flight.
I'VE are immensely happy" the
aviators said as officers and men of the
little French military airfield crowded
about them, renewing the congratula-
tions given last night to the tired men
who in about Sc hours flew one-fourth
of the way around the globe.
Make Fine Landing.
Their plane, the Joseph lie Brix,
came down to a beautiful landing at
$40 pm, G. M. T. 12:10 pm E. S. T), ,
yesterday, an hour after they had in
formed the military commandant by
wireless that they were coming. The
whole post was out to greet them.
When the monoplane stopped rolling
Rossi and Codos, stiff and tired, clam
bered out of the great ship and greeted
their own countrymen with great Joy.
They said they wanted three things
to report their success to the air
ministry. to send their greetings and
love to their wives and to sleep.
Take Bath First.
But before sleeping they wanted a
bath. and they got it. Then they
stretched out on army beds in the
desert barracks just as the sun was
going down.
The blistering heat subsidized and the
aviators were comfortable in the shell
tered room. They complained that
even over the Atlantic the cabin OF
their plane became hot.
Evening star., 1933-08-08
$25, ,OOO,O 900 IN WHOLESALE
SALES SEEN IN CHICAGO
~ the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, August 8.-Wholesale
houses hummed with activity today as
buyers from virtually every State In
the Union converged upon them with
apparently but single purpose-to
buy.
The occasion was the annual meet
ing of the Interstate Merchants Coun-
Gil and P. w. Running, trade promo
ton director Of the Chicago Associa-
ton of Commerce, said he expected ap-
proximately 10000 buyers to arrive by
tonight prepared to spend a grand
total of close to $25,00O,0 900.
In addition to Fall buying, Running
said wholesalers were reporting sales
in many instances for Christmas
stocks. Both attendance and sales rec
ords were threatened by the enthusi-
astic response of the buyers, he said.
Evening star., 1933-08-08
MIRA, IOWA, is SECOND
TO OFFER N. R. A. STAMPS
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
To Mira. tiny town in Iowa. goes
the honor of being the second in the
Nation to offer for sale special postal
stamps issued as part of the industrial
recovery program
The post Office here will be first. with
stamps on sale August IS. Nira's sale
starts August II. with other places to
follow thereafter.
Mira is the only town in the country
with the same name as the initials of
the National Industrial Recovery Ad-
ministration. 1t has fourth-class post
Office
-Four hundred million Of the N. r. A.
stamps are being printed to keep the
recovery campaign constantly before
the people.
Evening star., 1933-08-08

The N. R. A. has q number of ad-
juncts which are creating purchasing
power faster than it is. One Is the $50,-
GOO 900 refund to cotton farmers for
acreage reduction. 1t stimulated buying
strongly il some sections OF the South.
Despite current agitation there will
be no railroad code. The powers in
N. r. A. believe Federal supervision of
the roads and their labor Is covered by
existing legislation which is not amend
ed by the industrial recovery act. The
supervision over power companies is dif-
ferent. A power code will be expected,
despite all you have heard to the con-
trary.
(Copyright, 1881
Evening star., 1933-08-08
ROOSEVELT KEEPS
IN CLOSE TOUCH WITH
SITUATION IN CUBA
Continued From First Page.)

Continued From F1rSt Pa9e:l
bassador Welles was instructed 10
proffer his good services simultaneously
to the leaders of all factions IN tne
Cuban political and national turmoil:
This was taken as positive evidence OF
the Presidents eagerness 10 aVolo any
appearances of partiality. :,
That the Cuban situation had reached
proportions resembling a crisis late yes
terday was reported to the President
about 8 o'clock last night. The news
reached him with dramatic suddenness.
He and Mrs. Roosevelt were giving a
picnic to the correspondents and their
wives who are with him on his vacation
here. The President was Just making
ready to cut huge watermelon, ana
had a long knife raised to operate, When
he received word that William Phillips,
Undersecretary OF State, was on the
phone with an important message.
Picnic Held on Lawn.
The picnic party was being held on
the lawn of the cottage on the Waikiki
Farm of the Roosevelt estate. The din
ner consisted of steak, frankfurters,
sweet corn, which had been cooked in
large stone, outdoor fireplace under the
personal supervision of Mrs. Roosevelt.
and baked ham, potato salad and Ice
cream and cake. The President, his
mother, Mrs. James Roosevelt; his sis
ter-in-law, Mrs James Roosevelt, and
Mrs. Anna Curtis Dali assisted in serv-
ing the score or more of guests seated
Informally about the lawn in a semi
circle facing the roaring flre.
The President made joking remarks
about business before pleasure" as he
1oid aside the knife and hurried to the
telephone.
He returned In about Is minutes and
waited until he had cut the melon be-
fore he announced the nature of his re-
port.
had been serious rioting in Havana;
that the hotels had been closed and
Transportation and supplies cut of.
The report was summed up as present.
ing a critical situation. The Presi-
dent made no attempt to hide this
fact.
President Stays UP Late.
The picnic party later went to the
Roosevelt home at Krum Elbow, where
the company assembled on the south
lawn overlooking the Hudson, and fol
the next hour enjoyed series of news
reels and feature motion pictures.
AS the party was breaking up about
IL O'Clock the President received an
other call from Washington, and &C
cording to information obtained this
morning he remained up for some time
after midnight for further reports.
This morning he was up earlier thar
Is his custom so as to resume his con-
Sarsations with Washington.
Evening star., 1933-08-08
Seeks Johnson as Speaker.

R C Soderstrum. president of the
Illinois Federation of Labor, and John
Fitzpatrick, president of the Chicago
Federation of Labor, arrived here today
to extend an invitation to Recovery Ad-
ministrator Hugh S. johnson to speak
at Labor day exercises. at Soldiers
Field, Chicago.
Evening star., 1933-08-08
Safe Driving Hint
In Case of Accident

Keep calm. Get the facts
down on paper at once These
should include names of partici-
pants and witnesses, license num-
bers, extent of injuries and SO
forth. Make pencil sketch
showing as much detail as pos
sible. All this information may
be Of great value to you or to
your insurance company.
Do not hesitate to give your
name and address to any one who
may ask. Never leave the scene
until you are justified in doing
so. Running away after a Sc
riolls accident is against the law
As soon as possible get the in
jured person, if any. to the
nearest doctors Office or hos
pital. Then report to a police
man or at the police station.
National Safety Council.
Evening star., 1933-08-08

Advisers on Code
For Theater Hail
From Broadway
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
To assure that both stage
workers and management get q
square deal, the National Re
covery Administration will i'm
port It's industrial advisers direct
from Broadway for the hearing
on a code of fair competition for
the legitimate theater industry.
Mrs. Mary Rumsey, chairman
Of the Consumers Advisory Board
of the administration, today
named Haywood Broun, news
paper columnist, and Joseph
Wood Crutch, author, to repre-
sent the theatergoers at the
hearing.