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Evening star., 1933-07-20
CARTER WEIGHING
FATE OF G. P. 0. AIDE
Decision on Reinstatement or Dis.
missal of Lerch Due
Tomorrow.

After a two-hour conference today
with Frank S. Lerch, suspended assist
ant foreman at the Government Print
ing Office. Public Printer Carter said he
had taken the case under advisement
and probably would reach decision to-
morrow
Lerch was one of two G. P. o. en-
ployes suspended by Carter two weeks
ago after the Bureau Of Investigation
OF the Department of Justice had made
a lengthy report covering activities in
the collection of a fund to fight for
reimbursement to workers Of 1920, ,OOO
on earned leave taken from them under
the economy act
The other emplOye, James E. Rennie
a proofreader. was discharged by the
public printer yesterday Carter held
that II charges against Rennie had
been sustained and that it would be
detrimental to the public service to re-
tain him on the pay roll.
No new information was brought out
during the conference today with
Lerch. the public printer said. Lerch
who is delegate from the Typograph-
lcal Union to the Central Labor Union.
In his written reply to the charges de-
MED any activity except to contribute
his own assessment of $226O. He denied
he had solicited funds or employed an
attorney or lobbyist.
Evening star., 1933-07-20

Apparently Mr.. Woodin is not so GER
tain. Recently he saw story in 6
New York newspaper stating Senator
CouZens would succeed him. He called
Acting Secretary Dean Acheson on tht
telephone, asking, How do you like
your new boSs?"
Mr. Acheson did not understand un'
til Mr. Woodin mentioned the story
Mr.. AcheSon then said that pending
more substantial information he woult
continue to take orders from Mr.
Woodin.
The White House fatty denies
that Mr.. Woodtn is resigning. The
White House has denied Seuerll
things Which later proved to be cor
rect Mr.. Woodin has been aWay
from his job for solid month
nolo. He telephones his Office occa-
sionally. There is no particular req
son for him to be here before the
new recovery program begins to
need cash. The Treasury is coast
ing along on neat cash balance.
HOWerer. he is the only Gouern-
ment official to hare such an Ell
tended Uacation.
The supposition continues that he
will wait until embarrassing rumors die
down and then step out gracefully.
Evening star., 1933-07-20
HULL MAKES FIGHT
TO CONTINUE TRUCE
ON TARIFF CHANGES

Continued From First Page.)
business revival in progress in several
important countries.
We'll countries, like persons, are
little more conceited when they are on
the upgrade. This made the nations a
little more Indifferent to the need for
cooperation"
Experts studying the coffee. tin and
sugar situations issued a draft of re-
ports outlining methods for continuing
negotiations for world organization to
control the production and marketing
of those products.
The Coffee and Sugar Committees
limited, their reports to arranging that
any suggestions or proposals should be
submitted to the secretary general of
the conference for distribution to inter-
ested countries
The sugar and tin report urged that
producing countries at present not par
ticipating in control scheme be asked
to adhere to it on the basis Of a fiat
rate quota. =
The committee attached great i'm
portance to early action and recon-
mended that the governments of Great
Britain, Mexico. Japan, China, Aus
tralia, South Africa and the Belgian
SOIlSO SIlOulU lOIllutdIS REPRESENTATIVES,
to negotiate quotas with an interna-
tional tin committee.
Meanwhile, talk of reconvening the
conference, perhaps a month or two
after its adjournment. revolved about
developments in the United States.
Finance Minister Madgeru of Ru
mania said that resumption and COM
pletion of the work of the conference
will undoubtedly depend upon the de-
velopment of the economic and none
tary situation in America"
Representatives of wheat importing
countries of Europe pledged them
selves to increase their imports of that
cereal to cooperate in an attempt by
the United States. Argentina. Canada
and Australia. and other countries, to
regulate world production and increase
prices.
The final meeting of the Sugar Com
mittee produced some lively exchanges.
Secretary of State Ferrara of Cuba, who
has been fighting hard since the be-
ginning of the parley for some scheme
for worldwide control of production,
withdrew his draft convention in the
face Of innumerable o2esctions To- 1t.
Evening star., 1933-07-20
SPAIN FREES TWO
. OF FIVE AMERICANS
Mrs. Lockwood and Fullerton
Raise 10000. .Peseta Bail
and Get Out.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PALMA. Mallorca, July 2O.-Mrs.
Clinton B. Lockwood Of Springfield,
Mass, and Rutherford Fullerton of
Columbus, Ohio. two of the five Ameri-
cans who have been held here in prison
charged with aSsaulting a civil guard.
were liberated Professionally today when
they succeeded in raising bail bond Of
10000 pesetaS (about $1,000.
The other three Americans, Mr.. Lock-
wood, Roderick F. Mead of New York
City. and Edmund w. Blodgett of
Stamford, Conn, were still held in de-
fault of bail while their friends hurried
around trying to raise the necessary
amount.
The special judge fixed the amount
at 10000 pesetas each after receiving
cablej instructions from Manuel AZana,
Spanish premier and minister of war at
Madrid
The judge took the passports of Full
lerton and Mrs Lockwood when they
posted the required bond and advised
them that they would remain under
police surveillance and must report to
his court every day, pending disposal
of the case.
Fullerton Immediately registered at
the Hotel Mediterraneo, where the dis
rest of the five and their six weeks
confinement.
The five American prisoners held
here without bail for a month and a
half because they allegedly attacked q
civil guard, were ordered released on
bail.
Azana cabled the military authori-
ties here ordering the immediate re-
lease of the Americans. He took
this action after a lengthy conference
with United States Ambassador Claude
G. Bowers in Madrid
1t was learned that following mis-
conversation with the premier M. Bow
ers Immediately visited Foreign Minister
De Los Rios in the capital.
The premier's orders were not made
public here by the military authorities,
but the news came frCm other sources
in Madrid and large~crowd Of Amer
leans and Mallorcans gathered about
the prison. which formerly was Capu-
chin monastery. The crowd WAS pre-
pared for a rousing celebration when
the prisoners were actually set free.
Evening star., 1933-07-20

| It should be safe to assume that the
Government officials who were burned
| by publication of the Morgan lists
will not be on this one.
Any one who has had peek inside
| the White House knows the friendly
| informality there is not a pose.
In days past dinner was announced
| by fully dressed attendant We would
| go from room to room, bowling. scrap
| ing, announcing, Dinner is served" .
No,U it is not uncommon for one
OF the younger members OF the
| family to call upstairs in loud
roice: Come on dolrn:: Dinner is
ready"
Any doubling Thomases also would
| have been convinced if they had seen
Mrs. Roosevelt recently tripping
| through historic corridors in a wet
bathing suit. She went for a swim in
| the new pool and dressed upstairs.
Steel Code Is Hit.
An economist from a Midwestern uni
versity was called in by the admins
tration to look over the steel code He
| declared it illegal. He said the labor
provision would have to be changed.
| His reasoning was based on the fact
| that it gives employers the machinery
to organize nationally, but does not
provide the same machinery for en-
| ployes.
At the same time some adminiStra-
| tion spokesmen were whispering to la
! bor leaders that they could use the
code to their own advantage. If the
| company union is accepted, union or
ganizers can then devote themselves to
| taking it over instead of trying to set
| up. new organization.
It becomes more euident every day
| that the labor section OF the code is
/ not yet in final form. The one
finally made public is the fifth sub
mitted by the industry The first
four iDere turned do1cn privately by
| Gen. johnson, Miss Perkins ct al.
| There is one man here who thinks
| these stories about Treasury Secretary
Woodin resigning cannot be true. He
| is Mr. Woodin's coiored messenger,
Gus, the only important holdover from
the Mellon-Mills regime.
Leases Large Home.
Gus points out that Mr.. Woodin has
! leased a Washington home containing
| 80 rooms and 10 baths. 1t is utterly
| inconceivable to him that man would
! require SO many baths unless he was
| planning on staying here.
Evening star., 1933-07-20

Continued From First Page)
Wilson. They will have available
speech-writers. plain newSpapermen,
and those falling under the classifica-
tion of "used-to-be- be-newSpapermen."
The press room situation reached a
crisis the first part of the week. when
johnson met with members of the
Cabinet Industrial Advisory Board.
When the meeting broke up a state
ment was issued which was classified
as being SO vague that it required
newspapermen two days to interpret its
meaning 1t became known today that
The board planned to enlist employers
for national campaign to increase
purchasing power.
% put across such a drive concen-
rrated publicity was deer.ed necessary
and the cabinet EJard was understood
to have granted johnson permission to
change his publicity staff to meet this
demand. Horner. st. Clair and Wilson,
it is understood. will start at once
rounding up a great assortment of lit
erature.
The general plan is to place the pub
licity campaign of Liberty Loan days
into a dark shade. Churches, motion
pictures, civic clubs. newspapers and
every other conceivable kind of public
forum is to be utilized } encourage
public support of the National Indus
trial Recovery Administration.
Evening star., 1933-07-20
get K|DNAPERS'
!. |SKEENAN'S ORDER
Ask Questions of Jurisdiction
Later, Anti-Racketeer
Chief Says.

BY the Associated Press
The Federal Government is going to
go after kidnapers first and ask ques-
tions afterward.
Until this assertion came today from
Joseph B. Keenan,, Assistant Attorney
General heading, the anti-racketeer
move, there had been some doubt Be-
lief had been expressed that the Federal
Government could take no part in q
kidnapping case unless in some way or
another 1t crossed State lines or violated
specific Federal statutes.
But this was Keenan's answer today
to question about that:
I'VE don't know whether a kidnapping.
case comes under Federal jurisdiction
until We have found the man.
Find Out Later.
I'VE are going after them We will
find out after We have found our men,
with the aid of State authorities, If it
is Federal or a State case"
Keenan, was unwilling to say whether
the forces under his direction had been,
or would be. augmented.
Frequently in the last few days,
Keenan, has conferred with White
House aides. That lea to expressions,
which he would not confirm, that when
the time came -soon-PreSident RooSe-
velt would be ready to put Federal
forces at work pend. ng changes in the
law by the next session of Congress.
Legislation to make these changes is
being drafted by Attorney General
Cummings. 1t is known that the Presi-
dent is willing to spend the money nee
essarv to wipe out kidnapping and rae
keteering.
keenan, Going Ahead.
Pending these developments, keenan,
is going ahead with his plans. In the
last few days, he has talked with and
had the advice of the city manager OF
Kansas City, whose daughter, Mary Nc
Eroy. was kidnapped and returned after
payment Of ransom.
Justice Department agents in this
case played part. They assisted in
the return Of three men to Missouri for
trial. They will offer their assistance
similarly in the future.
The Missouri law allows a death pen
altv for kidnapping Officials here saw
that if Missouri courts uphold the action
of the Federal operatives, and stiff
penalty is assessed upon conviction. it
will further stimulate Government &C
ton against kidnapers.
Evening star., 1933-07-20
OREGON VETS SEE VIC
Dry Leaders Agree They Have NJ
Chance In Voting Tomorrow.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PORTLAND, Greg, July 20.-Oregon
votes tomorrow on repeal of national
and State prohibition and dry leaders
seemed agreed they had no more than
lighting chance" in the balloting
Anti-prOhibition leaders predicted
to l vote favoring repeal
Several prohibition leaders said pri-
yately they would consider it "a victory
If the wet majority is no greater than
last November. when repeal of the State
prohibition enforcing laws carried 206.-
6l9 to 138,175. The repeal of the en-
forcing acts left only constitutional
prohibition on the Oregon statutes, in
effective without enforcing measures.
Prohibition headquarters reserved
comment on a telegram from James A.
Farley. Democratic national chairman,
that 1T is highly essential that Oregon
votes overwhelmingly in favor of repeal
this week" The message was addressed
to Oregon Democrats.
"Anti-prohibition leaders said their
only worry was that the voters might
be confused by the phraseology on the
ballot. To vote against the eighteenth
amendment voter must mark his
ticket in favor of the twenty-flrst, or
repeating amendment.
In addition to balloting directly on
the twenty-first amendment. Oregon
voters will elect 116 delegates to the
constitutional convention on repeal
These delegates will have no discretion
at the convention, each having pledged
himself to vote in the assembly as his
county voted in the election.
Evening star., 1933-07-20
Safe Driring Hint
A Tip for Night
Drivers

Danger as we'll as annoyance
is in store when it becomes
necessary to stop for a puncture,
blowout, or engine trouble on the
highway at night. If such a
stop becomes necessary. drive off
the pavement or road if the sur
face permits.
1t is up to you to prevent q
rear-end collision with approach
ing vehicles, even. if this demands
personally signaling all approach
ing cars. 1t is a matter Of life
or death to other drivers who
may not understand that your
car is standing still.
Keep your lights on, both front
and rear. and as you work with
your car to repair the damage be
sure to avoid obstructing head
or tail lights.
If it is necessary TO leave the
car on the roadside, be sure it is
adequately lighted. This pre-
caution will help to protect your
own property and to save other
motorists lives. oe
National Safety Council.
Evening star., 1933-07-20

- 'SOillLlucO from FIRST PaHe.)
sum Of s75, plus miscellaneous charges.
bringing the total to S84, the customs
authorities would return to the. Swiss
Aero Club not only the binoculars but
also the duty-free watch and tray. It
seems the watch-despite its crystal.
face. jewels and certain other non
metallic parts-was adjudged primarily
metalhc-and, of course the officials
could find nothing but metal in the
tray.
Now Comdr. Settle was too apprecia-
tive of the gift and too cognizant of the
sensibilities of his Swiss friends to per-
init the return Of their presents even
though the binoculars probably cost not
more than $40 in the first place. tThe
customs appraisers set their value at
S126, in accordance with an executive
order fixing appraisals on the basis of
current market value In this country.
ana charged duty at the rate of 60 per
cent?
He endeavored to secure release of
the watch and tray while he carried his
protest regarding the binoculars to
higher authorities. The customs office
notlf1ed him, however, that since the
three articles came in one package, all
three would have to enter together or
go back together.
$50 I paid the $S4 rather than run
the risk of having the gifts returned
to Switzerland, with resultant posi-
bility Of insulting the Swiss and Great
ing some kind of an international Incl
dent" Settle notified friends here today.
He added that he has been so occupied
with arrangements for the stratosphere
flight that he couldn't find time to
carry his protest to high Treasury
officials
Settles friends. believing an Injustice
has been done the flyer through unfair
Interpretation of the customs law by
minor officers, are planning to seek a
review of the ruling on the metallic
status of the binoculars, in the hope
Of obtaining refund Of the duty. They
point out that when the Swiss Aero
Club first sought permission of the
State Department to send the gifts by
diplomatic mail" the National Aero
nautic Association was advised by
State Department officials the gifts
would be admitted free in regular ship
ment
The basis of the protest is the con-
tention that the intent of Congress in
eXempting metallic medals and other
gifts from foreigners is being violated
by "too technical construction of the
tariff act, continuance of which
policy may have international complica-
tions affecting the good will of friendly
nations.
Evening star., 1933-07-20
PLAN WAR ON GANGSTERS.
Madison County Officials Act Following
kidnapping of Banker.

ALTON. Ill, July 20 (P).-While Fed
eral and local police officers continued
to make arrests in pushing the investi-
cation of the kidnapping of August Luer,
wealthy Alton banker, Madison County,
in which this city is located, late today
was expected to launch an open war on
gangsterS and gangster activities.
Aroused by the kidnapping and a num-
ber of recent slayings and other crimes,
mayors of 20 municipalities were to
meet with law enforcement officers at
Edwardsville, the county seat at 4
O'Clock this afternoon to discuss plans
to rid the county Of undesirable per-
sons.
Meanwhile, police at Venice ILL.,. had
in custody today, William "Bad-Eye"
Smith. said to be former member of
the Shelton gang of southern Illinois.
He was arrested late yesterday.
Evening star., 1933-07-20

as substitute for the one proposed by
the manufacturers
Principal provisions of this document
are:
Adoption of the New York wage level
as minimums for the industry as a
whole, increase of the child labor pro-
hibition to include all under 18 years
of age; a 30-hour work week instead
of the proposed 40, which the workers
claim is now in general operation; un-
employment insurance supported by a
contribution from the employer equal
to 5 per cent of his total pay roll; pro-
hibition of home work and work In
tenement houses; full pay on legal
holidays, which shall be observed: as
sumption Of responsibility for wages and
observance of the code by contractors
and subnanufacturers and also man.
ufacturers and employing wholesalers
and jobbers; establishment of a com.
mission to supervise operation Of the
code, to be composed of employer and
labor representatives with outsiders
named by the President: immediate ap-
plication of the Federal license system
to the whole industry; insertion of a
Mira" national industrial recovery
act) in every garment made in plants
subscribing to the code.
Evening star., 1933-07-20
TAX RETURNS SLOW

Personal property tax returns are be-
ing filed with the District assessor this
month at considerably slower rate
than was the case year ago, 1t was
announced today.
To date but $4,000 returns. out of an
expected total OF about 67.000.s have
been received, Tax Assessor William P.
Richards said The tax on the returns
so far filed was computed at $352. 800.
Last year at the same time $4,000
personal tax returns had been fled.
Evening star., 1933-07-20
VOTES
ON REPEAL TODAY
Wet Leaders Say State Will
Follow Steps of Alabama
and Arkansas.
BY The Associated Press.


NASHVILLE, Tenn. July 2O.-Ten-
nessee votes its verdict on prohibition
today. 1t was the nineteenth State to
declare its will on the proposed pro-
eral Constitution. The other 18 have
voted for repeal
From repeal headquarters came a
statement predicting the action two
| days ago of Tennessee's sister States
| Alabama and Arkansas, the first of the
traditionally dry deep South to vote
against prohibition, would exert tire
mendous influence" for repeal In Ten
nesSee"
The prohibition statement added
there was no chance to "stave off re-
peal in 1889 and forecast a ma jority
in this State for it of at least $4,000
Rev. John F. Baggett, dry campaign
chairman, declared what tranSpired in
Arkansas and Alabama will in no wise
affect the results in Tennessee He
added he believed the State would be-
come the first to reject repeal, with a
75OO0-vote margin of victory.
Postmaster General James A. Farley
the Democratic State Executive Com
mittee. predicting a repeal victory A
vote Of from 100000 to 250,OO was ex-
pected
Tennessee votes on SO repeal conven-
tion delegates to be Lamed by the State
at large. There are two lists, one for
repeal and one against. Voters not sat-
isfied with either can write in their own
candidates under the heading of no
opinion expressed" a classification nee
essary because of a constitutional pro-
vision against direct referendum.
In 1909. the Tennessee Legislature
passed State dry law over the Gov
ernors veto. A bone dry" law was
passed eight years later and stood with
out modification until this years Legis-
lature legalized 81 per cent beer.
OREGON VETS SEE VICTORY.
Evening star., 1933-07-20
What's What
Behind News
in Capital
New Pool With Pre-
ferred List Reported
in Wall Street.
BY PAUL MALLON.

n 70 one but Little Red Riding
N Hood will be fooled by the in
nocent look of the Wall street
1 wolves these days. They have
not mended their ways.
After all the hullabaloo raised over
the j. p Morgan lists, certain promi-
nent private banking house mot the
Morgans) has done the same thing
again.
The house recently issued ne1p
stock in an Eastern distillery f.
ndncing scheme. 1t offered blocks OF
the stock privately to q preferred list
of customers. The price. ,cas around
SIS q share.
The opening public sale on the Stock
Exchange later was about $50 per cent
higher.
That shows clearly how much the
average Wall Streeter is afraid OF the
Senate investigators.
Already Under Investigation.
All those involved in the distillery
deal realized the transaction would
probably be barred by the Senate in the
Fall. Committee SleuthS already are
on the trail They will soon have the
private list if they do not have it now
The public will be let in on it when
hearings are resumed.
Evening star., 1933-07-20
LAFFOON COMING HERE
TO DISCUSS u. S. RELIEF
Kentucky Governor Has Been at
Odds With Washington Over
Funds.

BY the Associated Press.
FRANKFORT. KY, July 20.-Under
pressure at home and from the national
administration to call a special session
of the General Assembly, Gov. Ruby
Laffoon was en- route to Washington
today with several other State officials
to confer with Federal agencies on
relief
The prime purpose of the Governors
trip was to perfect Kentucky's claim
to the States share of Federal funds
to be spent under the industrial re-
covery act. The Governor and Wash
ington officials have been at odds over
the emergency road money and relief
funds.
Whether Gov. Laffoon would discuss
repeal while at Washington was not
known. The national administration
has urged him to include submission
of repeal of the eighteenth amendment
in the agenda for a special session of
the Legislature if one is called It
was understood he will issue the call
on his return, and will include sub
mission this year as one of its objec-
tives.
Evening star., 1933-07-20
REPEAL BY CHRISTMAS
PREDICTED BY FARLEY

Postmaster General Farley, who is
just back from trip through the South,
where he has been speaking in the in
terest of repeal of the eighteenth amend
ment, said today he told the President
this country will have repeal by next
Christmas, and that the President
agreed with him.
The Postmaster General called at the
White House before 10 o'clock and con-
ferred with the Executive for nearly an
hour to discuss variety of subjects,
principally patronage. Mr.. Farley also
advised the President of his political
and economic observations during his
travels.
When asked by newspapermen what
he thought, of the conditions, and what
he found during his travels, Farley re-
Piled, Il am satisfied the country Is
safe.'