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Evening star., 1933-04-10
FARLEY DISCUSSED AT BASEL.

BASEL, Switzerland, April 10 P).-
The approaching economic parleys in
Washington were discussed today at the
monthly meeting Of World Bank di-
rectors. who prepared for the impor-
tant role the bank expects to play in
the world economic conference. After
the conference the bank hopes its ac-
tivity will be increased.
l.. j. A. Trip, governor Of the Bank
Of Holland. was elected vice president
OF the bank, succeeding Carl Melchior,
who retired when Hjalmsr Schacht be-
came president of the Reichsbank
Herr Melchior was member OF the
German delegation which accepted the
Young plan DR.. Schacht refused to
sign.
Evening star., 1933-04-10
.SCOTTSBORQ CASE
DEFENDANTIGuLTY
CoIored Youth Condemned
to Death for Attack
on White Girls.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DECATUR, Ala, April 10-The first
Of a group Of colored defendants SEN
fenced to die for attacking two white
girls In the Scottsboro case and granted
new trials on appeal again has been
condemned to death. Defense lawyers
said the fight to save the accused would
be continued.
Haywood Patterson, 10. of Chatta-
nooga. was re-convicted yesterday with
recommendation that he be electro
cuted just two years after his original
sentence was pronounced. The jury
deliberated 81 hours.
Verdict Attack.
The verdict was branded 'miscar-
riage of justice" by Samuel S. Leibo-
witz OF New York, chief Of defense
counsel
This verdict" Leibowitz charged, sis
an act of bigots splitting upon the tomb
Of the immortal Abraham Lincoln"
He scored Solicitor Wade Wright,
one OF the prosecutors, for asserting
that defense witnesses had been
bought with Jew money" and added
I'VE will fight with every drop of blood
In our veins to free these men because
they are innocent" He indicated an
appeal viii be taken.
There were fewer than 100 persons
In the court room as the. verdict was
read Yesterday and 1t was received
without demonstration.
Patterson was convicted of attacking
just one of the two white girls in the
case, Mrs. Victoria Price. She testified
during the trial holding to her original
story that she and Ruby Bates were
attacked by nine colored men aboard
a freight train In March, 1881, as they
hoboed their way back to Alabama after
hunt for employment in Tennessee.
Rspudiated Story.<
The Bates girl, who originally testi-
ned an attack had taken place. made an
unexpected appearance during Patter-
sons trial and repudiated her earlier
story. She said she told the first story
because she was excited and because
Mrs. Price told her what to say. She
appeared in court wearing new cloth
ing and said she had been in New York.
Attorney General Thomas E. knight.
heading the prosecution, charged she
had sold out"
Leibowitz, who entered the case at
the invitation Of the International
Labor Defense, but stipulated he would
accept no pay and take care Of his
own expenses, said he did not know if
he would appear in the trials of the
other six. During the hearing he
charged colored people were excluded
from jury service in Alabama.
The case drew worldwide interest
and throughout Patterson.s trial officials
received kilograms protesting attempts
to lynch" the defendants and their at
torneys Numerous rumors Of mobs
cropped up, but officials said no basis
could be found for these. There was
military guard at the trial.
Evening star., 1933-04-10
.MOFFETT BURIAL
1. SET AT ARLINGTON
Funeral for Admiral to Be
Held at Massachusetts
Avenue Residence.

Arrangements were being made to-
day at the Navy Department for the
funeral of Rear Admiral william A.
Morett. chief of the Navy's Bureau of
Aeronautics, who lost his life in the
crash Of the airship Akron.
Services will be held at the Moffett
residence, 2019 Massachusetts, avenue,
with burial in Arlington National Gene
terry. Full military honors, in accord
with the admirals rank. will be paid.
The date and time for the services will
be announced by the department.
Lieut.. Thomas Hinckley Robbins, jr.,
who served as aide to Admiral Moffett
and was prevented from going on the
ill-fated cruise Of the airship Akron by
the return Of his mother from Europe,
took of at l0:45 am. today from the
Anacostia Naval Air Station for At
lantic City, N. j., to act as escort with
the admiral's body.
Widow Shows Fortitude.
The dep.~tment specifically asked
newspaper mSl not to communicate
with the residence of Admiral Mofiett
here.
Friends of Mrs. Moffet said she was
facing the news Of the finding Of her
husbands body with the same fortitude
with which she met the tidipgs of the
Akron's crash. When the dirigible fell
into the ocean, she maintained high
morale and encouraged the wives OF
those who sailed aboard the dirigible
She refused to give up hope Until every
avenue Of rescue was explored.
Horace A. Dodge of n Quincy, street
Chevy Chase, Md, father Jaw oi
Comdr. Frank G. McCord, commander
Of the Akron, said f1naf funeral ar.
rangements for McCord have not beer
made. Tentative arrangements, Mr.
Dodge said, provide for burial in Ar
lington National Cemetery, with the
funeral likely to be held Wednesday
afternoon.
Burial ut Annapolis.
The Naval Academy is making ar
rangements to bury Comdr. Frederick
T. Berry, formerly commanding ofice,
Of the Lakehurst Naval Air Station anc
another of the Akron victims.
Comdr. Berry, q native Of Iowa. wa
45 years old. His body was recovered
yesterday by the crew of the Coast
Guard destroyer Tucker, 2S miles south
east OF Barnegat Lightship and eight
miles from the scene Of the disaster.
Funeral services, under Chaplain
Frank H. Lash, will be held in the
Naval Academy Chapel at l0:30 am
Wednesday. Burial in the Academy
Cemetery with full military honors viii
follow.
Evening star., 1933-04-10
Sleeper Loses Shoes.

Some one stole Willard Ressy's shoes
right of his feet as he sles,t IN his au-
tEsmobile, parked at First and II streets
early yesterday, Robey complained to
police.
Robey, who lives at 4i8 Third street
said his sleep was not even disturbed.
Evening star., 1933-04-10
Astrological Office to study new weather
man that WAS being nrnnared

Astrological Office to study new weather
map that was being prepared
Local conditions made 1t clear, he
said, that visibility would be poor at
sunset, and McCord ordered that a
scheduled drill of the Akron's fighting
planes, ending with their being taken
aboard, be cancelled unless conditions
improved.
"As I remember this partial map"
Wiley said referring to the late after
noon weather chart, ut showed consid-
cradle change from the 8 am. map.
Il met the captain again at the
Astrological office at 5:45. The wind
was light and from the north-northeast.
noticed the temperature had fallen
about 20 degrees since o'clock.
Fog was forming rapidly at the time
OF the take-off, and the ceiling was
about 800 feet"
Evening star., 1933-04-10
Baby Is Forgotten
Under WreckedCar
After 7 Are Hurt
BY the Associated Press.

BURGETTSTOWN, Pa, April
1O.-Left under an overturned
automobile and forgotten in the
excitement, 4-month-old baby
owed its life today to the chance
recollection of one Of six serious
1y injured persons.
An ambulance had brought the
injured to a Burgettstown hospital
before 4-month-old Helen Bar
ron was missed. They found the
child, wrapped in blankets and
uninjured, under the hood Of the
car, which had gone over 20
foot embankment.
Evening star., 1933-04-10

development of the valley on q big scale
and that he hoped it would lead to the
employment Of thousands of persons.
The legislation proposed by the Presi-
dent Is expected to settle the long con-
troversy over what the Government
should do with its great power plant
and the fertilizer plant at Muscle
Shoals, constructed during and i'm
mediately after the World War;
The President Is represented as be-
lieving public utility companies which
buy electricity from the Government
at Muscle Shoals will be able to make
reasonable profit at rates cut from
Is to 20 per cent.
The House applauded the PRESIDENT s
message when it was read in that body.
The message was referred to the Mill
tary Affairs Committee Of which Mr..
McSwain Is chairman. Mr. McSwain
said that he would introduce the bill
tomorrow. to carry out the purposes
the President has in mind.
Provisions Listed.
The McSwain bill under preparation
was expected to approximate closely a
Shoals bill he introduced in March.
Its principal provisions:
Creates a Tennessee Valley authority
empowered to borrow 100000 900
through 40-year per cent bonds.
The authority shall be exercised by
three trustees appointed by the Presi-
dent and confirmed by the Senate for
15-year terms at salaries of $4,000.
The authority Is given complete con-
troll over the Governments Muscle
Shoals property and Is directed to
manufacture fertilizer or lease the
nitrate plants, sell surplus power at
the switchboard or build Transmission
lines II increased revenue would re-
suit.
The authority also would manage all
forestation projects within rs miles Of
the Tennessee River.
1t would construct dam at Cove
Greek on the Clinch River in Tennes-
see, paying for 1t out of the bond issue
past estimates have placed the cost
of this dam at $34,000,000)
Report Available.
The Engineer Corps Of the Army
some time ago make searching and
complete inquiry into the possible de-
velopment Of the Tennessee River Ba-
sin, which it transmitted to Congress.
The report Is available to the Govern
ment for carrying on the work now pro-
posed.
What Is now proposed by the Presi-
dent for this section Of the country, 1t
Is expected. will be proposed by him for
other sections, including the Columbia
River Basin, the st. Lawrence Water
way and projects in the Middle West.
Evening star., 1933-04-10
License Tags on Sale.
LEESBURG. Va AnriI 4

LEESBURG, Va, April 10 (SpeciaD -
Automobile license tags are now on
sale in the office of the Leesburg town
sergeant. Mrs w. T. G. Rogers again
has charge of issuance of the plates
which must be obtained by May /.
Evening star., 1933-04-10
New Fleet Head Named.

LONDON. April 10 OP.-Admiral Sir
William Boyle, president of the Royal
Naval College, has been appointed
commander in chief Of the home feet
to succeed Admiral Sir John Kelly,
who retires in September.
Evening star., 1933-04-10
Milk Control Bill Signed.

ALBANY, N. Y, April 10 R.-Gov
Herbert H. Lehman today signed the
Pitcher bill creating State Mix Con-
troll Board with power to fix minimum
prices to be paid to milk producers.
Evening star., 1933-04-10

Bishop Cannon, who received the funds,
reported only about SIT 900 of this.
Bishop Cannons answer was that
he had reported all that was required
under the election laws.
Bishop in Court.
The District Of Columbia Supreme
Court quashed the indictment against
the Southern Methodist Church leader
and also one against Miss Burroughs,
who was his secretary
The trial court said the indictment
was insufficient because 1t failed to
charge that the contributions had been
reported to and accounted for by Miss
Burroughs.
The Government appealed from that
ruling. 1t took the case to the District
of Columbia Court of Appeals and the
Jurisdiction of that body was challenged
by Bishop Cannon.
The ruling. adverse to him, followed
today, although 1t has nothing to dc
directly with the validity Of the in
dictment or the charges.
Bishop Cannon was in court when
the decision was announced.
The Supreme Court during its two
weeks recess has been preparing opin-
ions in 26 cases.
Among others awaiting decision are
those testing the right Of the Govern
ment to patents obtained by certain OF
its employees and whether a public
utility has the right to sell at lower
rate than that fixed by State public
utilities commission.
. will Pass on State Laws.
The court also is preparing opinions
in q number Of cases involving the
validity Of State laws, including that OF
the Ohio Utilities Commission in refus-
ing to permit an interstate motor car
rier to operate over certain highway
out of Cleveland
The court also was expected to an
nounce whether it would pass on the
validity Of bylaw adopted by the
stockholders of the American Tobacco
Co. in 1912 authorizing the distribution
Of 5000, 600 among certain of1icials OF
the company.
Evening star., 1933-04-10

before any action in this direction Is
taken by the British government.
The object Of this visit Is not to
negotiate or fix any agreement" said
Mr.. Macdonald but to discuss ques-
tions with which both of us are con-
fronted"
He said he hoped to leave on April Is
and to get back to England ON May 3.
PARLEY DISCUSSED AT BASEL,
Evening star., 1933-04-10
MCLEAN, DESTITUTE
IN MONTREAL, SUES
ESTATE FOR 81, ,333, ,784

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Evening star., 1933-04-10
U. S. TO DISCUSS
ENTIRE RELATIONS
WITH JAPANESE

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Evening star., 1933-04-10
CANNON LOSES FIGHT
AGAINST INDICTMENT
IN SUPREME COURT

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Evening star., 1933-04-10
JAPANESE TROOPS
REPORTED MOVING
INTO CHINA PROPER

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Evening star., 1933-04-10
Navy Hymn Follows.

The final prayers were followed by
the singing of the Navy hymn, Eternal
Father, Strong to Save" The reces-
sional was The Son Of God Goes
Forth of War"
The preludes and postludes Of the
service were played by the Navy Band
Orchestra of 80 men, conducted by
Lieut.. Charles Benter They played
Chopin's noble Funeral March as the
congregation left the choir. Edgar
Priest, choirmaster of the Cathedral
was at the organ throughout.
Secretary of the Navy Claude A
Swanson and Mrs. Swanson, Assistant
Secretary of the Navy Henry Latrobe
Roosevelt and Mrs Roosevelt, Mrs
John N Garner, members Of the House
and Senate Naval Affairs Committee
representatives OF the diplomatic corp.
and of the different Government de.
partments, and 500 officers and Ell.
listed men of the Navy, led by Admira
William v. Pratt, Admiral H. A. Ham
let and Admiral Thomas Hart, wer,
present. The family of Admiral vii
liam A. Moffett was represented b,
his sons, Lieut. George and Charles S
Moffett, and his daughters, Mrs.
MacFarlan Moore and Miss Anna Bev
erly Moffett; also by his brother
George Moffett, and his nephew, Georg
Dillingham;. Frederic S. Converse, com
poser, of Boston. was among the Massa
chuSetts delegation.
Evening star., 1933-04-10
ROOSEVELT TO THROW
FIRST BALL WEDNESDAY
AT GRIFFITH STADIUM

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Evening star., 1933-04-10
SILVER AND WHEAT
PROBABLE SUBJECTS
COMING UP AT PARLEY

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Evening star., 1933-04-10

Bishop Cannon, who received the funds
reported only about $4,000 Of this.
Bishop Cannons answer was that
he had reported all that was required
under the election laws.
Evening star., 1933-04-10
Visited Shoals Last Winter.

The President, during the last Win
ter. visited Muscle Shoals and the Ten
nessee River Basin. accompanied by
Senator Norris, the Tennessee and Ala
bama Senators and others and gained
q f1rst-hand impression of the problem
there. 1t was after that trip that 1t
became known he planned to tackle the
Evening star., 1933-04-10
Indicated Bad Weather.
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The weather map, Wiley said, had
indicated that bad weather conditions
prevailed over Michigan and were mov-
ing northeastward.
This, however. was outside our area
Of operations" he said, land we did
not consider 1t a threat.
In the Middle Atlantic States the
pressure was fiat-that Is, the pressure
gradient did not change much through
that area.
Il think the aerologicai oficer gave
the captain q written forecast. I re-
member the forecast was for light wind
and fog along the coast. probably con-
tinuing In the, Newport area until noon
the next day.
MY impression Is that the captain
expected to remain In the New Jersey
area during the night until the unset
tied weather moved from the coast"
Late that afternoon. Wiley said, he
and McCord made another trip to the
Evening star., 1933-01-17
PAC|F|ST PASTOR
AIDED BY KELLOGG
Peace Pact Is Made Issue
in st. Paul Minister'S
Citizenship Fight.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, January II
(N.A.N.A.).-Frank B. Kellogg, CO.
author of the Paris peace pact and
former Secretary of State, has entered
into the fight of q st. Paul pastor 10
gain citizenship without promising TO
bear arms In time of war.
In a letter to Rev. T. F. Rutledge
Beale, pastor of the Peoples Church,
st. Paul, Mr.. Kellogg contradicted
statements of Government counsel who
are fighting Mr.. Beale's plea for citizen
ship. The letter was quoted by the
uastor in a supplementary statement
given Judge Joyce in United States Dis
trict Court. In 1t Mr.. Kellogg refers
to the pact as law, and says that he
knows of nothing more fundamental ex-
cept the Constitution of the United
States.
The Government is opposing the
cleric's application for citizenship on
grounds he is a conscientious objector
because of his stated refusal to bear
arms except in accord with the Kel-
logg pact.
A hearing has been set for January
IS in Federal Court. Mr.. Beale is
subject of Great Britain.
The minister's refusal to bear arms
Is based on the contention that war
IS ltsai, oueiaWeu ny Lilc 1Ae4oSe
BRAND pact of Paris. The pact has
been made the issue in the case.
'eYou have asked me various ques-
tions about the pact of Paris, which
I am very much pleased to answer,
Mr.. Kellogg wrote Mr.. Beale. 'The pact
of Paris was signed by every nation
in the world except two and the rea-
sons for those two not signing were
purely domestic
tCopyright, 1893. bv North American News
paper Alliance. Inc
Evening star., 1933-01-17
Predicts Attendance
OF 75,OO0,OOO at
Chicago World Fair
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, January 17.-When
it comes to estimating the num-
Der of persons expected to visit
the World Fair next Summer,
Harry j. Dooley proved himself
great optimist.
Dooley, right-hand man and
first assistant to Official City
Greeter George D.. Cav, recently
completed a goodwill tour of the
United States and Canada and
this is what he told Mayor Anton
j. Cermak:
I'VE must be prepared to en-
tertain 100000 visitors"
He didn't mention that If his
expectations come true more
than half the population of the
United States and the Dominion
would be on hand.
Evening star., 1933-01-17
BOXING IN SCHOOLS
BACKED BY CITIZENS
West End Group Approves Use Of
Gymnasiums for Intercollegiate
Ring Competition.

The use Of public school gymnasiums
for amateur boxing exhibitions, as re-
uuested by Columbus University and
debated at several recent meetings OF
the Board of Education, was indorsed
by the West End Citizens Association
last night at meeting at Grant School,
David Babp, secretary of the Fedora
ton of Citizens Association. former
secretary of the West End Association
and present delegate from that asso-
citation to the federation, discussed the
street car merger
Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter was elected
the other delegate to the federation, fol-
lowing the resignation of Charles l..
Norris.
A resolution requesting reduction in
water rates was passed. The associa-
ton sent to Concordia Lutheran Church,
Twentieth and G streets, a congratula-
tory message in celebration Of its
Tooth anniversary.
Evening star., 1933-01-17
NEW TRAFFIC STOP
SIGN SYSTEM URGED
Recommendation of National Safe
ty Conference Proposal Wanted
for National Capital.

Adoption of traffic stop-sign recon-
mendations of the National Conference
on Street and Highway Safety was
urged ON District officials yesterday by
the Transportation Committee Of the
Washington Chamber Of Commerce at
a luncheon meeting in the Raleigh
Hotel
The committee received another sub
committee report counseling against an
increase in the speed limit, but deferred
action until its next meeting
The report of the subcommittee on
stop signs was presented by H. G..
Kaufman, chairman. 1t included rec
ommendation that the chamber present
to the National Conference the advis-
ability Of changing the reading on stop
signs to stop for All Cross Traffic SO
as to permit an uninterrupted passage
in the absence of cross traffic. The
committee voted down this proposal
Among recommendations of the Ma
tional Conference which the committee
approved for the District were yellow
and red signs, eight feet high, octag-
onal, with rejecting buttons.
Harry Davis, chairman of the sub
committee on speed regulations, pre-
sented detailed report presenting rea-
sons for not changing the speed limit.
Since the committee chairman, George
e. Keneipp, who was said to be much
interested in the subject, was absent,
no action was taken.
Evening star., 1933-01-17
PROGRAM IS ANNOUNCED
FOR WOMEN'S CONGRESS
"Our Common Cause-Civilizati ton
Will Be General Theme of
Chicago Sessions.

The tentative program for the Inter
national Congress of Women, sponsored
by the National Council of Women, to
be held at Chicago. July Is to %. was
announced yesterday by Miss Lena
Madesin Phillips, president Of the coun-
Gil, at meeting in the Washington
Hotel.
Officers of the council, presidents of
its member organizations and other
women who are in Washington to at
tend the annual Conference on the
Cause and Cure of War were present.
The general theme of the congress
will be Our Common Civiliza-
ton"
The membership Of the National
Council Of Women embraces approxi-
mately 100000 women in 81 of the
most influential women's organizations
in the United States.
Evening star., 1933-01-17
CAMPAIGN TO FOSTER
STUDY OF CONSTITUTION
New League to Garry Educational
Drive Into Schools and Colleges
of Entire Nation,

A campaign to foster study of the
Constitution in American schools, COL
leges and universities will be under
taken by the newly organized United
States Constitutional League, it was
announced here yesterday by Thomas E.
Wrathall, president of the league.
The league. he said, is pledged to
combat the Indifference displayed by
many Americans toward "the most
sacred document in American Ife.'
The league. he said, proposes to organ
ize in each State and congressional dis
trict and to engage trained men and
women to acquaint the American
people with what is taking place in
American political life, especially as
these activities apply to constitutional
rights and laws
Evening star., 1933-01-17
DISSOLUTION ASKED
Trustees of Christiani Drug Co
Court Applicants.

The District Supreme Court was
asked yesterday to dissolve the corpora
tion, known as the Christiani Drug Co.,
4704 Fifteenth street, which is capital
lied at 10000. The application is
made by C. v. Burdine Howard E.
Sturgeon and E. Clayton Basher, COM
prising the board of trustees, through
Attorney Timothy j. Hart
The company's assets are stated at
s6.383 and there are no outstanding
debts, the court Is told.
Evening star., 1933-01-17
AID FOR WAR WORKERS
Disability Compensation Proposal
in Shipstead Bill.

Senator Shipstead of Minnesota yes
terday introduced in the Senate a bill
providing disability compensation for
war workers of the Red Cross, Young
Mems Christian Association, Knights
OF Columbus, Jewish Welfare Board,
Salvation Army and similar organ
izations.
The measure provides that such
compensation claims shall cover only
disabilities suffered between April s.
1917, and July 2, 1921.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-11-23

Prior to her appearance on the
lecture platform, Mrs Gam
graciously received a few re-
porters in the tearoom Of the
store. where she announced that
she had not read Alice Roosevelt
Longworth'S new book.
Since she is being feted as a
literary figure. the reporters asked
her questions about her intimate
literary life and sought to deter
mine which authors are her
favoriteS
Il have no favorites," she smiled.
Il read a few books, yes, but
mostly I read the papers. I actual
ly devour the papers"
Did you dictate your own
book?" she was asked.
oh. no." she replied. Il wrote
it in longhand with paper, a pen
Gil, or sometimes a fountain pen"
In her speech Mrs. Gam eX-
planned that she had come to New
York by plane-"My very first trip
in an airplane!"
TO think" she exclaimed, that
men have invented a machine
whereby they could fly through
the air like birds! Was I nervous &?
My friends. I was petrified! But
t. she continued weetly. am air
minded
She said that while she is In