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Evening star., 1933-06-03
ROOSEVELT PLANS CRUISE
ON POTOMAC TOMORROW
Problems to Be Discussed With
Senator Robinson and Lewis
Douglas During Trip.

President Roosevelt is planning to
take a cruise on the Potomac tomor-
row aboard the presidential yacht
Sequoia.
He hopes to be able to leave the
White House before IL o'clock and
plans to return soon after nightfall 3,
With him On this river excursion to-
morrow will be Senator J. M Robinson
OF Arkansas, majority leader of the
Senate, and Mrs. Robinson; Lewis
Douglas, director of the budget, and
Mrs. Douglas; Col. Louis M. Howe, the
Presidents confidential secretary, and
Miss Marguerite LIE Hand, the Presi-
dents private secretary. 1t is the
Presidents intention to combine bulsi-
ness with pleasure. He hopes to be
able to discuss legislative matters with
the Senate leader and administrative
affairs with his budget director, and
at the same time to indulge in rest
and recreation.
Mrs. Roosevelt will leave tomorrow
by airplane for California, where she
will visit Elliott Roosevelt. the second
of the Roosevelt sons, who has re-
Gently become associated with an all
| transportation company, with head
| quarters in California. She will be
away 10 days or 2 weeks.
Evening star., 1933-06-03
MORGAN EXCUSED,
But WILL RETURN
Wants to "Sit Out" Re.
mainder of Senate Inquiry
Into His Firm.
BY the Associated Press.

oS the hSSOClAtcd EEtoS
Despite his experience with report
ers, photographers and lap-sitting
midget, j. P. Morgan wants to "sit
out" the remainder of the Senate Com
mittee investigation into his firm, al
though he was officially excused as a
witness yesterday.
He told newspaper men he expects
to be back Monday when the hearings
are resumed.
I'm not absolutely certain" he
smiled. "You can't be certain of any
thing But l think I'm coming back" "
Then, head bent forward little, he
started for the committee room door,
but stopped. Some one asked him
about the history of the bloodStone,
set in a gold crescent, which he wears
as watch charm.
History of Bloodstone.
"Oh that" he said, pointing with big
forefnger We'll, now. I'll tell you
abort it. My fathers mother was J.
Pierpont's daughter. She had that
made. 1t was the Pierpont coat of arms
on one side. She gave it to her father.
Her father gave it to my father. He
wore it day in and day out. l don't
think I would have known him without
it. MY father gave it to me"
Does that tell the story?" he asked
as he started away.
wait a moment" pleaded one of the
ouestioners. Your fathers father gave
it to your mothers brother"
mo, no." chuckled the head of Nor
gan & Co. He went over the history
of the bloodstone again in detail.
"I still don't" began one of his
uuestioners, but this time Morgan was
definitely ON his way to the door.
IAN Unpleasant Joke"
Earlier he had shown that ne regard
ed the incident Thursday when fem
mine midget was pumped into his lap,
as joke on himself. He said, however,
it was very unusual and somewhat
unpleasant"
But the banker told Chairman Fletch-
er that he did not want photographers,
several of whom snapped the scene,
barred on his account.
He laughed heartily in talking about
the episode to Fletcher and Senator
Adams, Democrat, OF Colorado.
IT don't blame the photographers, ="
he informed the committee chairman.
II don't want to stand in the attitude of
knocking men out of their jobs"
The chairman Of the Banking Com
mittee, however, kept the cameramen
out until just before the recess. Then
he said they might come in Morgan
nodded to show there were 10 hard feel
ings and went to a balcony outside to
pose with his son, Junius.
Evening star., 1933-06-03
CLAIM CONFESSION
OF K|DNAP SUSPECT
Police Report Ex-convict Ad-
mitted Abduction of
Miss McElroy.
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY, June 3.-Walter T.
MCGEE. former Oregon convict, was said
by police to have confessed today that
ne was one of the men who kidnapped
Miss Mary McElroy, IS, daughter of
City Manager H F. McElroy. week
ago today and collected $4,000 ransom
for her release.
Thomas j. Higgins. chief of detectives,
said MCGEE admitted he and Clarence
stevens, now being sought by police,
were the actual kidnapers who went to
the McElroy home, forced Miss McElroy
10 leave her bath, dress and accompany
them in motor car.
Higgins said MCGEE told him his
brother, George MCGEE, and Clarence
Click had acted as guards to the city
managers daughter while she was being
held 20 hours In a house near Kansas
City, Kans.
MCGEE told him, Higgins said, that
Wlnden johnson and the others ar
restes; with him in Amarillo, Tex, yes
terday, had no actual part in the abb
duction but that he had picked them
up in Oklahoma on his way South to
ala him In passing part Of the $4,000
ransom money paid by McElroy.
In custody here for investigation we're
Miss Lucille Gates, said by officers to
be McGee's former wife; C. L. Click
and Abe Starr, the latter a Leaven-
worth. Kans., junk dealer, who police
said they believed was not implicated in
the kionaping; He was held for ques-
tioning.
A Federal grand jury was scheduled
to reconvene today to inquire into the
case
That's the man." said Miss McElroy
and her father, after viewing pictures
of MCGEE.
Mrs. Elizabeth Gates, mothe. of Miss
Gates, told police MCGEE had threatened
her daughter in these words:
II you ever squeal, I'll kill you There
are 20 IN my gang and If don't get you
some one else will"
Evening star., 1933-06-03
DENIES KIT PROBE
BEFORE CONTRACT
Douglas Says He Investi-
gated Matter After Award
to Be Vier Firm.
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Fechner that the conservation director
had the authority to buy them, and to
send him a letter prepared by the
Budget Bureau and approved by Presi-
dent Roosevelt. giving Fechner the
specific authority.
Fechner said he ordered the kits
bought from the company because he
felt similar kits supplied by the Army
were inferior" and that he considered
the BeVier offer well worth consider
ing"
He went on to say that he was not
satisfied he had the authority to make
the contract. adding:
Nobody had instructed me to make
the contract. I asked Mr.. Howe over
the telephone whether had authority
and he said had. I asked him to
confirm it in writing and the letter
from him came the next day to my
Office"
who gave you instructions to sign
the contract?" Senator Black, Democrat
Of Alabama asked.
Nobody"
Senator Reynolds, Democrat. of North
Carolina, asked Fechner if he did not
think his actions had cost the Govern
ment "Sl73 600" through the purchase
at s14O
mo-" replied Fechner.
If We can show you the same kits
at rs cents, will you take steps to
cancel the contract?" asked Reynolds.
Yes" said Fechner.
Black brought cut from Fechner that
he had not asked other companies to
submit prices. The latter said he had
become acquainted with Be Vier only
since this came up"
Fechner told committee members that
he was mot satisfied" with some of the
contracts the Army had contending
they were buying goods made with
cheap labor
Questioned by members of the COM
mittee. Fechner said the Be Vier com
pany was making profit of Is per cent
on its contract.
Evening star., 1933-06-03
ROBOT PLANE SETS
NONSTOP RECORD
Hawks Cuts a Hours and 10
Minutes Cff Own Coast
to-Coast Mark.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK, June 3.-Los Angeles
and New York are only I3 hours 2S
minutes and is seconds apart to Frank
Hawks.
When he set down his flying labora-
tory" at Floyd Bennett Field at 1913
O'Clock. Eastern standard time. last
night 1t ended a nonstop solo flight
from Los Angeles which broke Hawks
own record by hours and 10 minutes.
He established the record four years ago.
While the Hawks time yesterday is
the best for a nonstop cross-conti-
mental flight, 1t is not the sWifrc:--t plane
time between the two coasts. Capt.
James Haislip spanned the continent
last year in 10 hours and 10 minutes,
but his fight was not nonstop.
Although Hawks few alone, he said
he was really passenger" the plane
being handled most of the way by
robot pilot. Only when darkness came
near Butler, Pa, did Hawks take over
the controls. His gasoline supply was
nearly exhausted as he landed.
At one time during the afternoon,
Hawks said, he had no idea over what
part of the country he was flying, but
two hours later he sighted Kansas City
and knew that the robot was plotting
a straight route
A great part Of the 2,440-mile journey
was flown at a height of $4,000 feet.
Evening star., 1933-06-03
NEW SECURITIES LAW
NOT YET IN EFFECT
Chairman March of Trade Com
mission Says Act Will Be In
forced After July 27.
Ry the Associated press

BY the Associated Press.
Provisions of the national securities
act regarding fraudulent Statements
and practices "are now in effect .
Chairman March Of the Federal Trade
Commission said in a statement yester-
day
However. March said, the provisions
requiring registration statements on
new securities issues for all practical
purposes Of the act win not be in fun
operation until go days following the
date of enactment" That date was
May 81.
Securities which were placed in the
market prior to May 81 or which may
be placed and sold up to and including
SO days from the date of enactment"
March said. will not come under the
registration requirements Of this act.
For new securities sold subsequent
to the 60-day period, the act win be In
full force and the issuers must file
with the commission the registration
statements and other data required by
the act"
Evening star., 1933-06-03
J. A. EWING DENIES LOAN.
Canadian Disclaims Advance From
Morgan e. Co.

MONTREAL, June 3 R-Joseph
Armitage Ewing, legal adviser of the
Sun Life Assurance Co of Canada. said
yesterday. he had never received loans,
personal or otherwise, from j. P. Nor
gan g. Co.
Joseph Armitage Ewing, Sun Life
Assurance Co. of Canada Qegal ad-
viser)" appeared on a list made public
in Washington as of persons receiv-
ing personal loans from the Morgan
concern.
Evening star., 1933-06-03
CULBERTSON ACCUSED
Arranged" English Team, Says
Selection Committee.

LONDON, June GP).-Trouble has
arisen over the choosing of an English
bridge team TO meet group Of Ameri-
cans, causing the resignation of two
members of the Selection Committee.
They complained that Ely Culbert-
son, New York bridge expert, had ar
ranged the team he proposed to play
against" and that this is usurping the
committees functions
Evening star., 1933-06-03
SNAKE SILENCES HORN

REDMOND, Greg, June dP).-When
A. E. Wells tried to toot the horn on
his motor car he received nothing but
silence for his efforts. Pressing a
couple Of times extra for good measure
and still getting no noise, he lifted the
hood to investigate. A slender, 4-foot
long snake was curled contentedly about
the horn. Wells hasn't found out yet
what kind of a snake it was.
Evening star., 1933-06-03
WEATHER is GOOD.
Newfoundland Conditions Reported Ex-
ceIlent for Flight.

ST. JOHNS, Newfoundland, June 3
(P.-Fine weather with good visibility
frightened the prospects Of James j.
Mattern on the first stretch of his
flight around the world.
From the western tip OF Nova Scotia
to Newfoundland the sky was clear,
with bright sunshine. brisk south
westerly wind prevailed on the Nova
Scotia seaboard, veering to westerly OF
Newfoundland.
Evening star., 1933-06-03

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over Harbor Glace in six or seven hours
after leaving here, over Ireland in per-
haps II or 13 hours. and over Paris in
81 or % hours. if ideal conditions
prevail
Looks Like Eagle.
The plane looks in the air like a
gigantic eagle.
The bullet-shaped body and the
wings are dapp!ed with red, white and
blue splotches to simulate feathers and
the red stream-lined pants" over the
wheels are in the shape of outstretched
talons.
The name of the ship is painted on
the sides of the fuselage Under the
wing on either side and on the rudder
Is the Department of Commerce license
Mr. 89l E. There is no radio equip
ment
Evening star., 1933-06-03
CONVICTED IN RIOT
Seven Blamed for Disorders Cost
ing 13 Lives in Switzerland.

GENEVA, Switzerland, June (P).-
Leon Nicole, Swiss Socialist leader, and
six others were convicted today Of hav-
ing caused the sanguinary political riot
which cost the lives of l3 persons the
night of November 8. Eleven defend
ants were acquitted. .......
More than 80 persons were wounded
when soldiers fired machine guns while
endeavoring to disperse manifestants,
gathered TO prevent meeting of con-
serVative factions that climaxed fiery
campaign Of verbal attacks and coun-
ter-attacks between the Left and Right
OF Swiss politics.
Evening star., 1933-06-03
RETROACTIVE PLAN
ON GOLD DEBATED
Opposition, However, Causes
No Great Worry Among
Democratic Leaders.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The retroactive feature Of the House
bill to permit payment of gold con-
tracts in legal tender money aroused
the main opposition there was to it
today in the Senate, but prompted no
great worry among the Democratic
leaders.
Enactment by nightfall was sought.
Chairman Fletcher of the Banking
Committee said it was necessary to get
as early action as possible" because
OF the Treasury plans for refinancing
in the near future.
Senator Vandenberg, Republican, of
Michigan. asked if the committee had
considered an amendment to restrict
its operations to future obligations
Fletcher replied in the affirmative.
but added such a limitation would
destroy the whole act"
Put 1t won't destroy the credit of
the Government" Vandenberg shot
back
Senator johnson, Republican. Of Cali
fornia, asked WHY it-was necessary to
make the resolution retroactive.
Fletcher replied it was essential. so
there would be 10 difference between
new and old Government obligations,
which, he said, would destroy the mar
ket for new obligations"
Continuing in his explanation of the
bill. Fletcher said it would create one
system of money and that mo one
could claim he had lost anything"
Senator Kean Republican,, New Jer-
sey. asked If it were not true that the
Government had paid its bonds in gold
for 100 years, even during the Civil
War
That's true" Fletcher replied
That's the trouble now. We are car
ried away by this fetish for gold. We
are trying to get away from it."
Senator Borah Republican,. Idaho,
ernment had paid in silver as well as
gold.
Reed Cites Fourteenth Amendment.
The Pennsylvania Republican, Reed,
declared the proposal involves the
most serious question Of national dis
honor that has arisen in Congress in
my recollection"
He also challenged the constitution
ality Of the measure, but said it was
more important to consider this from
the standpoint of national honor than
to split hairs on the constitutional con-
struction."
Reed cited the fourteenth amendment
of the Constitution, denying the right
OF Congress to question the validity of
the public debt and also the due pro-
cess of law" section of the bill of rights
Evening star., 1933-06-03
Orchestra Winners Tonight.

ELMHURST. H.. June 3 0Pl.-Ofn-
cials OF the national school orchestra
contest, which began yesterday, an
nounced winners in various classes of
competition would not be revealed un-
til after conclusion Of the program
night. .-es---...z-
Evening star., 1933-06-03
Reed Cites Fourteenth Amendment.
Found Slashed Beside Road.

BATON ROUGE, La, June 8 (Pl.-
Harry zelko, 65 a fruit buyer of Co
lumbus, Ohio, was found by roadside
across the Mississippi River from here
early today, seriously slashed and
hacked, apparently with knife. Ply
sicians described his condition as crit
ical.
Evening star., 1933-06-03
Sill LVER'S ADOPTION !
TO Be PARLEY AIM
Senator Pittman Designated
to Lead Campaign of
U. S. Delegation.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
s. S, PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT AT
SEA. June "A rise of silver's star to
q shining station in the worlds none
tary armament appeared today to be
an important American aim at the
London Economic Conference.
Senator Key Pittman, lanky Nevadan.
who will carry a background of first
hand mining experience to the council
chambers. took the lead in developing
q program to restore the white metal
to a conspicuous place in the money
systems. Prominent in the silver policy
is a proposal to use silver to supplement
gold in the note cover ot central banks.
Directs Silver Plan.
With world trade clogged by restric-
tions which many countries have placed
in foreign exchange transfers because
of depletion of their central bank re-
serves, the hope is expressed In the
American delegation that this silver
plan will take root.
The tentative monetary poiicy Sug-
rests Optional use Of silver to reason
Ohio nercentage of the gold required as
cover for currency issues. Wnen sueI
ontjon is exerted such silver cover IS 10
he maintained by such banks purcnaS-
inc silver below an agreed commoolty
'This in the belief of Senator Pitt
man would provide a balance wheel Ior
effectively stabilizing the wnlte metsi;
psttman veteran of the Nome golo
r,sh was selected TO concentrate on
silver and kindred monetary quesIlohss
after the delegation met last night ana
decided to split up the topics on tne
program.
Hull Studies Tariffs.
II Is suggested that the gold cover
of central banks might be reduced from
the traditional 40 per cent reserve 10
95 per cent, with the option that silver
NAV be substituted for nth OF the
gold. - :. so.or,,,od
as cheapening Oriental goods IN ti,e
markets of the world and thus proVio-
ing a depressing influence on price
levels. $50.
reasonable restoration Of price to
facilitate their purchase of needed
American machinery and other goods.
Secretary Hull, head Of the delega-
tion. is expected to concentrate during
the preliminary studies on means tor
moderating tariffs. He indicated the
nations need to decide early in the
conference whether to continue cono1-
tions of economic extremities which, ne
said. have slashed international trace
from $4,000 .00o,0 900 annually to less
than $4,000, 100000.
Evening star., 1933-06-03
Training Ship Chicago Bound.

MONTREAL, June (4).-After three
days in the port of Montreal. the
schooner Sorlandet, pride of the Nor
wegian sea cadets, whose training ship
she is, today was on her way to the
Worlds Fair at Chicago.
Evening star., 1933-06-03
DUPUY LEAVES $3.50, 900
Family Inherits Estate of Elk
Virginia Railroad Man.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. June 3
P).-Relatives and friends will share
in more than $250,000 left by Raymond
Dupuy, who began his engineering
career as water boy on railroad.
Dupuy. 73. died May ID. H had homes
in Palm Beach and Norfolk, Va. He
was former president of the Virginian
Railway.
Evening star., 1933-06-03
MATTERN ON SOLO
W0RLD-GlRDLING
FLIGHT UNSIGHTED

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Evening star., 1933-06-03
HOUSE TO SUPPORT
SENATE IN RAISING
VETERANS FUNDS

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Evening star., 1933-06-03
.PECORA PRESSES
TAX EXAMINATION.
Returns of Lamont's Son,
Stanley and Ewing Now
Special Objective.

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The Washington times., 1933-06-14
RACE FOR POSTS
At TPARLEY On

LONDON. June IA G.N.S).
Electioneering for chairmanships
of the World Economic Confer
ence commanded attention of the
delegates late today.
Georges Bonnet, French finance
minister, directed his efforts to-
ward obtaining the finance COM
mittee Craftsmanship, with James
M. Cox, and Senator Key Pittman
of the American delegation his
only present rivals.
Bonnet has the support of ma
tions still on the gold standard.
Hendryk Coli, of Holland, was
the favorite for the economic COM
mittee Craftsmanship and enjoyed
British backing, but Bonnet's lead
for the finance post may throw
the economic Craftsmanship to an
American.
A BonnetCoi o m b n a t o n
would please the continental gold
states as we'll as the Oslo group,
who are opposed to an American
for the finance Craftsmanship ow-
ing to the United States aban-
donment Of the gold standard.
The Washington times., 1933-06-14
To HELP
COTTON SALES

That the United States beet
sugar industry will provide a mar.
ket for more than 50,700,000
square yards of American-grown
cotton in the form Of filter cloth
and sugar bags to be used in pro-
cessing and marketing the 1888
crop, was revealed today by DR..
j. A. Brock, educational secretary
of the Farmers and Manufacture
ers Beet Sugar Association.
DR.. Brock said:
According to conservative es-
Inmates the domestic beet sugar
industry will produce approx
mately 100000 short tons of
sugar this year, or about "a per
cent of our annual cOnsump-
tiOn."
Commenting on the impor
tance of the domestic beet sugar
industry to American labor. DR..
Brock said:
"a careful study of the labor
factor entering into the grow
ing, processing and marketing
of beet sugar, reveals the fact
that every 1OO-pOund bag of
sugar represents total Of eight
man hours of labor"
The Washington times., 1933-06-14
Court Bars discriminating
McMath Confession

stated he might call Kenneth
Buck to the stand this morning,
decided not to do so. He won
his point without calling upon the
defendant at this stage Of the
trial. He said Kenneth would
take the stand later.
Lieut.. Detective Ernest s. Brad
ford, who played an important
role in the kidnapping investiga-
ton, was recolled to the stand.
Bradford told how Cyril had
unburdened himself at the Coast
Guard station at Woods Hole
after Peggy had been recovered,
and how he had written Kenneth
Bucks name as the hooded man
who had brought Peggy back.
Finally Confesses
Bradford related how the au-
thorities had gone to Harwich-
port and arrested Kenneth who
denied any knowledge of the
100000 ransom.
Kenneth also denied he was
the hooded man." Finally Ken
meth and Cyril were brought face
to face. Kenneth asked permis-
sion to see Peggy's father. From
there the Buck brothers were
taken to Barnstable and it was
there that Kenneth Buck made
his two confessions.
The Washington times., 1933-06-14

BARNSTABLE, Mass, June IA
QN.S0 After a bitter legal
fight, the defense scored a smash
ing victory today at the trial of
Kenneth and cyril Buck, brothers,
for the kidnapping of 10-year- r-old
Peggy McMath, when Judge Ed
ward F. Hanify ruled out the sec
ond of two confessions which Ken
meth had made following his ar
rest.
In the confession which the
judge refused to admit as evi-
dence, Kenneth Buck stated that
he alone conceived and executed
the kidnapping.
In the confession which the
judge admitted as evidence, Ken
meth Buck claimed he was merely
a tool of a higher-up, "a man
named Bill" whom he had met
in Hyannis, Mass, and whom he
had known as a liquor runner.
He said this man hooked him
into the Kidnapping" He described
"Bill' as a "slick city chap" and
he was afraid if he did not do
the mans bidding he would be
put on the spot"
Defense Attorney Elias Burwick
had implied that duress was used
by the State in obtaining the
second confession from Kenneth
Buck.
Kenneth to Take Stand
Burwick wanted to have Detec-
tive Joseph Ferrari. who was pres
ent when the two confessions
were made, put on the stand but
the prosecution was unable to
produce Ferrari, who is ill, in
court.
The two confessions were made
by Kenneth Buck on the evening
of May 6, a few hours after his
arrest. This was one day after
Peggy had been returned after her
father, Neil c. McMath, had paid
over $4,000 ransom.
Attorney Burwich, who had
The Washington times., 1933-06-14
HITLER EASES
DRIVE On JEWS

BERLIN, June IA G.N.S).-
Nazi Germany's anti-Semitic cam
paign seems to be as dead as the
Reich's wartime slogan "Gott
Strafe England"
y Though no official armistice
has been declared, indications are
that the Hitler regime, while
maintaining it's edicts against the
Jews, is now reluctant to carry
them out to the letter.
The reasons behind this change
are similar to those which i'm
PEELED Germany to relinquish
"Gott Strafe England" England
counter-strafed Germany to a
considerable extent, and the Jews
hive done likewise in their own
defense.
It is admitted that exiled Jews
are smuggling marks abroad and
dumping them, contributing ma
terially to the decrease in Ger
many's gold coverage and forcing
the Reichsbank to buy up marks
to bolster the national currency.
This has drained the gold and
foreign exchange reserve of the
Reichsbank and brought on DR..
Hjalmar Schacht's moratorium
statement, which startled the
world on the eve of the World
Economic Conference.