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Evening star., 1933-05-24
HELD
TARGET OF SPITE
Four DisgruntIed Attorneys
Blamed for Charges by
Defense in Senate.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
A fiat declaration that -four dis
gruntled attorneys" we're at the bottom
of impeachment charges against Fed
eral Judge Harold Louderback was laid
before the Senate today by the defense
after House prosecutors had charged the
California jurist was incompetent and
should be removed.
Walter Linforth of the judges counsel,
who opened the final arguments for the
defense, asked the Senate to consider
that mot a single creditor of any one"
in IS or more receivership cases before
the judge had appeared to point a
finger of suspicion at him or say an
Ill word against him." ~ ..t
-Four disgruntled attorneys are at
the bottom of these charges, who. in
my humble opinion have deceived the
managers for the House." Linforth said.
adding that "of this dlsgruntleo nrm NJ u
five lawyers, three were here as W.T.
nesses and the fourth was In Wash
mgton."
Conviction Is Asked.
Conviction of Judge Louderback was
demanded today by Representative
Browning, Democrat, of Tennessee.
Browning addressed the Senate on be-
half of the House. After defense at
torneys made their arguments, vote
on five impeachment counts was scheo-
uled to start, probably between ana
5 pm.
The impeachment action, Browning
said. was not punitive or vfndictlVe,
hut a defensive measure guaranteed to
the people under the Constitution
against improper officials.
He added that the Bar Association o.
San Francisco had asked the investlga-
ton that led to the Impeachment pc
cause of the notoriety" OF Louderpacks
alleged actions.
Tnrning to Louderback having main
tanned a residence in Contra Costa
County and voting there, while nVins
at the Fairmont Hotel in san ffah-
cisco, Browning said:
"He undertook to build up fictltlouS
fiy-by-night residence to avoid CIVIL
action in San Francisco.
Man Behind Curtains.
w. s. Leak. San Francisco healer and
friend of the jurist, Browning SAID. was
the man behind the curtains pulling
the strings of this puppet of his
At another point in his argument,
Browning referred to this Siamese
twin relationship" between Louderback
and Leake.
The House prosecutor took up the re-
ceivership cases involved in the I'M
peachment articles one by one, and IN
the main reiterated the substance OF
the House charges that the judge was
guilty of favoritism, appointed incom-
petent men, was indifferent to litigants
in the case and allowed excessive ices.
Evening star., 1933-05-24
THOMPSON NAMED
NEBRASKA SENATOR
Appointed by Governor Bryan to
Succeed Late R. B.
Howell.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LINCOLN, Nebr., May 24.-William
H. Thompson of Grand Island, former
Nebraska Supreme Court judge, today
was appointed United States Senator
from Nebraska to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of Senator r. B. Howell
of Omaha.
Gov. Charles w. Bryan. still confined
to the sick room where he has been i'll
since the November, 1892, election,
which gave him a third term as
Nebraska's chief executive, made the
appointment. 1t put halt to widely
varying rumors circulated about the
appointment since Howell's death in
Washington last March IL
Many persons thought the Governor
would go to Washington himself while
others thought he would choose per-
sonal friend who would step aside if
the Governor became well enough to
run for the senatorship in 1884.
Thompson 79 years old and long
friend of the Governor and his late
brother, w. J. Bryan, frequently was
mentioned as one of the most likely to
be named
Evening star., 1933-05-24
MUST TOTE LIGHTS
AT NIGHT ON DELAWARE ROADS
Wi-o'-the-Wisp Law for Walkers Safety Highways
Signed by Governor

according to officials at Dover, the law
is going to be "a hard one to enforce.
The new law replaces one which re-
quired pedestrians to carry either a
light or white object"
New York State has just passed
bill requiring those walking on high
ways at night to walk facing the traffic.
Pennsylvania authorities urge pedes-
trians to observe the same custom but
have not made it law.
Delaware. however, always sensitive to
the picturesque and romantic, is not
satisfied with such uncolorful regula-
tions. For her 1t must be a light, a
real light, whether it be an old-fash-
ioned oil-burner,. new-fashioned
electric flashlight. or candle (provid-
ing you can keep candle lit In high
wind.)
And the dear old days when Silas.
"going down the road a piece" to see
his neighbor. or Matthew. headed for
an evening Of skating on the creek,
went forth wen armed with lanterns.
may return again And the CHEEKY
lights, bobbing across the e ening lano-
scape like will-o -the-wisps, will give
Delaware one more homely attraction
tCopyright, 1888, by North American News
paper Alliance. Lnc.,
Evening star., 1933-05-24
MITCHELL SOUGHT
TO RECOVER LOSS
Gerard Swope Says He Asked
Bank to Protect Him on
Income Tax Deal.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, May 24.-Through
Gerard Swope, the Government OBJ
tanned testimony today that after
Charles E. Mitchell sold stock to Mrs.
Mitchell-"to record loss" so he would
have to pay no income tax in 1929-he
then made a claim on the National
City Co. in an effort to avoid loss on
the stock.
Mitchell, former chairman of the
National City Bank and National City
Co., Is on trial charged with evading
income taxes in 1929 and 1880 by al
legedly fake sales of stock. Swope is
director in both the National City
Bank and National City Co. and is
president of the General Electric Co.
Swope testified concerning an in
formal meeting of National City Co.
directors in March of last year. at
which he said Mitchell made his claim
ain broad terms saying he had orig
inally bought the stock in behalf of the
National City Co. and suggesting the
company ought to 'fhold him harmless" !"
Stock Deal Revealed.
Mitchell bought National City Bank
stock in 1929 with money he borrowed
from the j. P. Morgan company, which
held the stock as collateral. He then
sold part of it to his wife. although
there has been testimony that the
Morgans were not informed of this.
Later he bought the stock back from
his wife, in the month the informal
meeting to which Swope testified was
held BY that time it had fallen enor-
mously in value, but he bought it back
at what he had sold 1t for.
United States District Attorney George
z. Medalie asked Swope if he recalled
an informal meeting of the directors of
the National City Co. early in 1882. He
did
do you recall anything Mr.. Mitchell
said?" Medalie asked.
Il do"
@. Did Mr. Mitchell make a claim
or demand with respect to any obliga-
tion against the bank or the National
City Co., and if so, what demand?"
Max D. Steuer of defense counsel OBJ
jected to the question and was sustained
by Judge Henry w. Goddard.
@ Did he say anything as to what
he was asking the National City Co. to
do tor him?" Again Steuer objected,
Continued on Page 2, Column 81
Evening star., 1933-05-24
BRITAIN PROPOSES
CONSULTATION TO
ENHANCE SECURITY
Doctrine Inspired by U. S.
Message Is Offered to
Arms ParIey.
WOULD EXCHANGE VIEWS
FOR PRESERVING PEACE
Also Would Use Good Offices to
Restore to and Determine
Responsibility.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
GENEVA, Switzerland, May 24.-In-
spired by President Roosevelt's doctrine
that the United States is ready to con-
suit the powers in the event of a men,
ace of war, Great Britain today intro
duced at the Disarmament Conference
revised clauses dealing with international
security.
These clauses stipulate that in case
OF breach or threat of breach of the
Briand-Kellogg pact, the League of Ma
tions or any non-member, such as the
United States or Russia, may propose
general consultation.
The objects of this consultation would
be:
l. To exchange views for the purpose
OF preserving peace and averting the
conflict.
2. In the event of breach, to use
good offices for the restoration of peace.
3. If it is found impossible to restore
peace, to determine which party or
parties to the dispute are to be held
responsible
The United States gave another push
forward to the disarmament confer
ence, today when it announced Just
what it was ready to do for the organi-
Zation of world peace.
Norman II. Davis, American ambas-
sador at large, said the United States
was prepared to make unilateral decla-
ration that when there. has been a
breach of the Briand-Kellogg peace pact
America will confer with the powers
In the event that the aggressor nation
has been determined, and the United
States agrees concerning the identity Of
this aggressor, the Washington Govern
ment, Mr.. Davis explained, will under
take to refrain from any action tending
to defeat the collective efforts which the
nations have decided to exert against
the aggressor.
The American Government, he con-
tinued, will withhold protection from
any of its citizens who may be en-
gagged in activities tending to defeat
those international efforts for peace.
Sir John Simon, the British foreign
secretary, told the conference his re-
visions were to conform with the Amer
ican doctrine, particularly with the
American promise To refrain from any
act weakening measures which the
League may take against an aggressor.
Evening star., 1933-05-24
DAVIS AND SIMON CONFER.
Future Status Of U. s. In World Peace
Is Discussed.
BY PAUL SCOTT MowRER.

Is Discussed.
BY PAUL SCOTT MoWKER.
BY Gable to The Star.
GENEVA, Switzerland, May a.
Highly important secret Anglo-Ameri-
can negotiations have occupied the last
"a hours at Geneva. What is being ad-
justed is nothing less than the future
relations of the United States to the
world peace system.
theoretically, the American action is
along the lines of the Roosevelt
declaration and depends on the achieve
ment of real disarmament here Prac-
tically. however, once an agreement has
been reached on European security and
the American connection there with the
new system, if it appear to correspond
to American interest, may automatically
establish itself The question, therefore.
appears to be of the highest interest to
the American Government and people.
The security section of the original
British draft treaty was drawn without
LllC OIillCQ obdtCS. AZ bCldIA
to weaken the League of Nations by
transferring the solution of a major
political crisis from the League Coun-
Gil to a sort of permanent seven-power
conference consisting of Great Britain,
the United States, France, Germany,
Russia. Japan and Italy. plus an in
definite number of smaller states.
Not Subject to Ratification.
BY this means Great Britain seems
to have hoped tor escape in the future
from the obligation to take any inter-
national blockade action to which the
United States was not also a party.
1t meant also the fixing of the Amer
ican relation to future international de-
cisions concerning aggression in the
treaty itself, thereby ex-
posing the treaty, in case one should
ever be concluded, to the same sort of
fight in the American Senate which
overthrew the Versailles settlement.
The Rooserelt-Davis declarations
change all this. BY the American dec
larations the United States will coop
crate, but not along the lines of the
British proposal. The details of Ameri-
can cooperation will form no part of
a new treaty. They will be embodied
in unilateral executive declaration by
President Roosevelt and will, therefore,
not be subject to ratification by the
American Senate.
The British are therefore obliged to
revise the security section of their draft
treaty. They are forced back upon the
League system, which is thus indirectly
being strengthened by the American ac-
ton. The Bnited States intends to be
left out of this section of the treaty. At
the same time it is necessary for the
United States to know how. when and
under what conditions it Is going to be
to consult
The American and British experts
are almost in constant touch during
the redrafting, and Sir John Simon,
Continued on Page 2, Column ID
Evening star., 1933-05-24
ADMIR-. WEMYSS DIES
AT VILLA IN CANNES

BY the Associated Press.
CANNES, France, May 24-Admiral
Of the Fleet Rosslyn Erskine Wester
Wemyss the first Baron of Wemyss,
who signed the armistice for England,
died today at his villa, where he had
lived since the war. He was SO years
old
Baron Wemyss entered the Navy in
1877 and was a rear admiral when the
World War started. In April. 1915, he
was in command of the squadron at the
landing of t0ops in Gallipoh and was
mentioned in dispatches. In 1916 and
1917 he was commander in chief for
the East Indies and Egypt. He went
on the retired list in 1929.
In 1903 he married Victoria Morier,
daughter of Sir Robert Morier They
had one daughter.
Evening star., 1933-05-24
RESERVE LAUNCHES
INITIATION TRIAL
System Enters Market for
s25,OO0, 900 in Govern ).
ment Securities.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
The Federal Reserve System is In the
open market for Government sucuri-
ties, launching on first trial of the
controlled credit imitation powers newly
conferred on the President by Congress
For the present, the Reserves Open
Market Committee Is purchasing s25,-
100000 of such securities. The law
authorizes buying up to three billion to
ease credit and release currency.
Though the initial purchasing au-
thorization was small and the time over
which the buying would be spread was
not indicated, the action was accepted
as indicating the Reserve System is in
full accord with the Presidents ex-
pansion policy.
Even more important, many observers
believe the step signified that the ad-
ministration has no thought of issuing
currency to cause expansion unless the
open market operations prove made
quate. The imitation law authorizes
printing of three billion in currency.
and also makes possible devaluation of
the dollar down to so per cent.
Must Be Held.
Once Governments or securities of
Governments controlled corporations are
acquired by the Reserve, they must be
heid for predetermined length of time
unless the Secretary of the Treasury
permits earlier disposal.
Money goes to the banks and to the
owners of the bonds with the expecta-
tion that by pumping the additional
currency into the banks credit will be
loosened, making more readily avail
able money for business purposes.
Secretary Woodin announced the in
auguration of the policy yesterday, after
meeting OF the cabinet. The admin
1stration has announced its policy would
be to use the expansion privilege only
as 1t is needed to bolster business and
industrial activities.
Federal Reserve Board members have
said the Reserve System would do
everything in its power to carry out
successfully the Chief Executives plan
for controlled imitation.
Held Easily Controlled.
The plan was described by members
as the most easily controlled sort OF in
fiation and system that would be
under constant supervision by Govern
ment officials and Federal Reserve
Banks.
The President was authorized to en-
ploy four methods of currency expan-
sion, the open market operations of the
Federal Reserve Board being the first,
and the one which the administration
has expressed hope would be adequate
to produce the desired upturn in busi-
ness.
The corporations authorized are put
ting into use only fractional part of
the activities authorized for the Fed
eral Reserve Banks
Evening star., 1933-05-24
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
PASADENA, Calf, May 24.-Dr. Ad-
riaan Van Maanen, studying nearby
stars, said today he and other astron-
omers have found only 40 close enough
for their light. which travels 186, ,284
miles per second. to reach the earth in
less than IL years.
But of the 40 stars are visible
to the naked eye, and IL of them have
been discovered in the last decade.
DR.. Van Maanen said there prob
ably are four times as many stars in
the heavens as have been discovered.
Addressing group of fellow astrono-
mers at the Carnegie Institutions
Mount Wilson Observatory, he said he
divided the nearer reaches of space
into three "shells" using the sun, which
is but eight light minutes" from the
earth and counted as one of the 40
nearest stars. as the center.
The first shell covered an area rep
resented by the distance light would
Evening star., 1933-05-24
Secretary Swanson Says
Only $500, 900 Would Be
Saved by Program.
BETTER SEA SERVICE
FORECAST WITHIN YEAR
Battleships, Cruisers and Aircraft
Not to Be Laid Up Under
Economy Drive.

The rotating reserve plan, under
which one-third of the feet and air
craft would be laid up, effective July IL,
has been abandoned. Secretary Swan
son announced today A study con-
vinced naval authorities the savings
would amount to only $500, 900.
The Navy Department said about
one-third of the submarines and de-
stroyers-which have been on rotat-
ing reserve basis for long time-will
be continued in that status.
There are now in rotating reserve 10
destroyers and nine submarines, it was
added. This program has long been in
effect.
Admiral William " Pratt, Chief OF
Naval Operations. recently issued or
ders directing that the rotating reserve
plan become effective July l. as part
of the Navy's economy contribution, to
save some s55,OO0,Ooo out of next
years budget. Further economies, to
save the SIS 100000, are expected to be
made in cutting personnel, closing shore
establishments and in overhead costs.
Expects Better Navy.
Today's pronouncement by the Sec
retary mans battleships, cruisers and
aircraft, slated for laying-up under
Admiral Pratt's orders, will not be
affected by the drastic economy.
I'VE expect to have the Navy in bet
ter condition IL months from now than
it was when We took it over, SAID MI.
Swanson.
Unofficial estimates on the amounts
anticipated as a result of the rotating
reserve plan place the figures as high
as $4,000, 900. Admiral Pratt said that
by this method, the fleet would be In
better material condition than hereto
fore, as it was planned to work on
the ships while they were laid up at
Navy Yards.
Pratt's View Opposed.
1t is known that Admiral Pratt's view,
favoring the rotating service, has been
sharply contested by Naval officials mere
and elsewhere. Admiral Frank B. Up
ham, chief of the Bureau of Navigation,
Navy Department, took fling at the
rotating reserve plan before the House
Naval Committee, in which he charac-
terized the program as jeopardizing the
Navy as a fighting arm.
Navy Department officials were un-
able to say just how the s55,000. 900
would be saved out of the coming years
budget, now that the rotating reserve
program has been dropped. Assistant
Secretary Henry l.. Roosevelt heads a
special economy board which is study
ing the whole economy program. This
group is expected to make report
within few days. The Bureau of the
Budget has cut the Nays supply bill
for next year to $270, 900, ,000-a slash Of
s55,0O0, 900.
Evening star., 1933-05-24
Campaign Launched
To Honor Roosevelt
And Norris at Dam
Ry the Associated Press.


KNOXVILLE, Tenn, May "a
The Knoxville Journal today an
nounced campaign to raise
funds with which to erect busts
of President Roosevelt and Sen
ator George Norris at the Cove
Creek Dam on Clinch River.
Under the announced plans,
marble busts, one of the Presi-
dent and one of Senator Norris
would be placed at each end of
the roadway across the top of the
dam.
State Representative J. Ed
Gervin of Knox County, who
proposed the plan, estimated it
would require $1,000 for each Of
the two busts.
Evening star., 1933-05-24
PIRATES RAID BOATS
japanese Destroyer 'Rushes to

Japanese Destroyer 'Rushes to
Scene of Buccaneers Activity.
TOXIC. May "a tP.-A Regno Clap
anese) News Agency dispatch from Dali
rem, Manchuria, said today the jap
anese destroyer Asago had hastened
from Port Arthur to the scene of pi-
rate raid of the mouth OF the Yellow
River in Shantung Province, China.
A Chinese vessel. estimated at TOO
tons, the dispatch said. looted two small
fishing boats manned by Japanese and
Koreans and carried on 10 hostages.
The survivors asserted there were some
Caucasians among the pirates.
Evening star., 1933-05-24
CUBAN REBELS SCORE
Soldier Killed, Another Wounded
and Quarters Burned.

SANTA CLARA, Cuba, May "a pr
One soldier was killed, one seriously
wounded and several slightly hurt Mon
day night In brush with rebel bands.
said report reaching here last night
from Banao.
said. the rebels burned ter quarters.
took cver the town. gathered ur sc.ae
supplies and returned 10 hiding Ia the
hills.
Evening star., 1933-05-24
PRESIDENT PLANS TRIP

Will Try to Go to New Brunswick,
N. j., to Receive Degree.
President Roosevelt hopes to go to
New Brunswick, N. j., June 10 to re-
ceive an honorary degree from Rutgers
University.
Legislative business permitting, he
will make the trip and receive the de-
gree in nerSon
Evening star., 1933-05-24
rs HURT IN SUBWAY

Train Telescopes Another at Brook
1yn Museum Station.
NEW YORK, May "a (P.-Four per-
sons were seriously injured and 81
others received minor hurts today in a
rear-end collision of subway trains at
the Brooklyn Museum station of the
Interborough Rapid Transit System.
The motorman of the rear train,
which telescoped the front train. was
pinned in his cab and fire emergency
squad used acetylene torches to free
him. Physicians expected him to die.
Evening star., 1933-05-24
WEATHER.

u. D. weather bureau ForecastJ
Mostly cloudy tonight and tomorrow;
local thundershowers tomorrow; some
what cooler tomorrow night.
observation-disclosures 86. at noon
today; lowest, 81, at am. today.
Full report on page B-4.
Evening star., 1933-05-24
From Press to Home
Within an Hour

The Stars Carrier system covers every
city block and the regular edition Is
delivered to city and suburban homes
as fast as the papers are printed.
Evening star., 1933-12-10
Communism q Religion.

credit record is clean, their reputation
for payment excellent. Their observ-
ance of contractual obligations has been
vastly more scrupulous than that OF
certain other buyers.
VIII They Be Able to Pay?
Thus we may be ready to give Gre
dence to their honest commercial inten-
tions-their future willingness to pay on
the dot. Will they be able to do 50?
Any person who has studied the matter
with anything approaching thorough
ness can make no affirmation Of GER
tainty. Their ability to pay for I'M
ports depends mainly upon their ex-
pcrts-upon the amounts available for
shipment abroad, upon the relative free
dom of access to the several markets
upon the disposition and prevailing
mood Of foreign peoples, and, above all,
upon the price range Of the things that
Russia has to offer. These articles are
chiefly crude materials and foodstu6s-
Of which the world prices have broken
very badly. That break created ma
to disrllpt-it even threatened to wreck
the carefully planned adjustment"
Of Soviet trade over q term OF years.
NV own convictions with respect to
the enigma Of American trade with
Russia may be concisely summarized.
II large, longtime credits are granted
to the Soviets presumably through the
Reconstruction Finance Corporation), /,
there are likely to be substantial In
cresses In our sales to Russia. Eighty
per cent Of the increase probably viii
comprise machinery Of different kinds,
and most Of the other nth win COM
granted there will be no appreciable
gain.