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Evening star., 1933-07-09
HOAX STORIES CIRCULATED.
Effort TO Prevent Return TO England
TO Face Trial Charged.

CHICAGO. July lP).-John Factor.
market plunger. reported found to-
night at Alice. Tex, was kidnapped one
week ago today.
Since then maze of rumors has en-
veloped the efforts of relatives and
friends to locate him. supposedly held
by a gang after big money ransom.
Factor was abducted from an auto
mobile in which he rode with his son,
Jerome. 10. and friend. Al Epstein,
as they returned from party at a sub
urban roadhouse in the early hours
Saturday, July |.
Stories denied bv his friends. gained
circulation that Factor had staged
the abduction to prevent his return to
England where he was wanted to face
trial on charges of fleeing British in
vAstors out of scme $7,000,000 in stock
investment schemes.
Reports stated that he, along with
Murray Humphreys, head man OF the
Al Capona gang. were headed for the
Mexican bo, der and authorities at San
Antonio. Tex said they had been noti-
fled to watch for the pair
The collause o. Mrs. Fator. the specu-
lato-'s second wife. on July did much
in official circles to discredit rllmors
that Factor hal planned the "kidnap-
ing himself Apparently. Mrs. Factor
considered the abduction bona fide
New impetus was given to the hunt
for the abd"ctors last night with the
report from Eufaula, Okla. that mes
sage signed Jake the Barber" long
Factors ni"kname, had been found stat
ing that Factor was being taken by
gangsters to Cuba Though this later
was regarded more or less as hoax
here. aui ho-ities agreed that with the
report of Factors finding at Alice.
there might have been more truth
than at first believed in the Eufaula
message
Taking cogn 'Zance of the reports Fac
tor wae seering to ESCAPE extradition
bv fleeino tho corntry. British author-
tiles. it was announced in WASHINGTON.
requested the American Government t.
watch the core closely and keen British
officials advised as to developments.
Evening star., 1933-07-09
D. C.. BREAD PRICES
NOT TO ADVANCE
FOR PRESENT TIME
Continued From First Page

the manner in which they endeavored
to impress the public with the fact that
present prices of bakers bread are JUS
titled: We do not propose to know all
about the milling and baking business
but We do know that the cost OF raw
material is very small proportion OF
the cost to the ultimate consumer, OF
any manufactured product Bakers pat
some other things besides -four into
their bread. and they have a manufac-
turing cost as we'll as cost of selling and
distributing The hue and cry against
the baking industry is not justified.
There is vast amount Of expense en-
tailed between the wheat and the loaf.
The figures bakers use in defending
their prices are convincing 1T would
be unfair to expect as proportionately
great reduction in bread prices as IN
wheat or -four prices
This same issue" Mr.. Peek said,
"also quoted with approval report is
sued by the Department Of Agriculture
as of February 20. 1881. in which the
following statement appeared: One
bushel of wheat will provide enough
flour for about 81 loaves of bread. II,
then. wheat we're to drop 81 cents per
bushel. and all this decline in the price
of wheat were reflected in lower flour
prices to the baker. this would make q
difference Of l cent per pound loaf in
his baking costs"
Explains Increase.
THE advance in wheat prices from
the middle of May to the present time
represents an additional cost of less
than one-half cent q loaf of bread, y
which becomes effective at the end of
this week will add approximately one
half cent more to that cost of the wheat
included in a loaf of bread. with one
eighth to one-fourth of a cent addi-
tional to cover the rise in other in
gradients. If all of this cost is passed
on to consumers a rise Of only little
more than one cent q loaf above the
price prevailing in May would be justi-
fled to cover the extra cost of wheat
in the bread.
1t should be remembered. however,
that during the long period when prices
were declining. the decline in price was
passed on in lower prices to consumers
only very slowly. Wheat prices were
declining practically continuously over
the period from the beginning of 1925
through 1929. 1t was not until 1927
that bread prices started to decline and
even then very slowly and to lesser
extent than did the price of the wheat
represented in the bread"
The wheat processing tax which be-
came effective last night covers all
wheat being processed into flour or
otherwise for human consumption.
A tax on flour stocks held by millers
and wholesalers became effective at the
same time. Retailers have 80 days in
which to dispose of their wheat prod
ucts. In the case of flour the tax
amounts to $1.38 per 196-pound barrel.
Conversion factors have been established
for other products by the Bureau Of In
ternal Revenue.
Evening star., 1933-07-09
JEST STARTS NEW
RUMOR ON FACTOR
Story of Arrest in Texas Along
With Kidnapers Spiked
by Police.
BY the Associated Press.

by the ASSOCldleO FItSS
ALICE, Tex. July 8-Rumors that
John Jake the Barber" Factor
kidnapped Chicago market plunger. had
been found alive near this South Texas
community brought the answer there's
nothing to it" from police here tonight
A highway patrolmans jest to a COM
rade All your efforts are wasted
they've caught them at Alice" was be-
lieved by officers here to have started
the erroneous report of the arrest Oi
Factor and two abductors.
The Brownsville Herald said the jest
ing highway patrolman was addressing
fellow officer who had spent the day
in the rain on highway north OF
McAllen watching for the motor car
near Chicago road house week ago
Patrol OHicer Skeptical.
Others heard and enlarged upon his
comment
We know nothing about it." said
Alice police The only prisoner in the
lall here is a local MeXi,an'
Lieut.. Lee Miller. highway patrol Off
Ger stationed at Corpus Cristi, Tex,
reported to l.. G. Pha~es. chlet OF the
patrol, that he doubted the report.
Checking at McAllen and Browns
Vile likewise yielded nothing definite.
T S. Bryan. McAllen chief Of police,
said a highway patrOlman had told him
Factor and one alleged abductor were
found in q machine equipped coupe
at Alice. but that he had no further
information.
Amazing Series q RumOrs.
Texas officers had been on the look
out for Factor since a note signed
Jake the Barber" and pleading for de-
liverance from "Al Capone henchmen'
was found in a street in Eufaula, Okla.
yesterday. The note said the party was
headed for Cuba by way of Galveston.
The erroneous report of the finding
Of Factor was the last of an amazing
series of rumors which have enveloped
the case since two carloads OF hood
lums abducted him from a motor car
in which he rode with his son, Jerome
Factor. 10. and a friend, Al Epstein,
as they returned from party at the
suburban roadhOuse.
Evening star., 1933-07-09
NAZI RAIDERS SEIZE
80 JEWISH DOCTORS
No Opportunity Given Physicians
to Arrange for Substitutes to
Treat Patients.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, July s.-Eighty Jewish ply
sicians, including many prominent IN
the profession, we're sent to a concen-
tration camp today following raid on
1.-The Consulting Office for Jewish Doc
tors"
Police called the bureau "a Marxist,
Communist and Anarchist propaganda
bureau for spreading atrocity reports
The physicians insisted the bureau
was established recently by the Jewish
community of Berlin to give advice and
relief to Jewish medical men deprived
Of livelihood
No opportunity was given to arrange
for substitutes to attend their patients.
A death blow to Jewish physicians
was dealt bv the law forbidding nom
Aryans to treat patients in private SICK
benefit institutions. Ninety per cent OF
all Germans are members of state or
these private institutions. Jews now are
not permitted to treat state patients.
Evening star., 1933-07-09
BOOTLEG ALCOHOL PLANT
SEIZED IN PHILADELPHIA
Police Shake-Up Threatened After
Discovery of Still Near
Station

PHILADELPHIA, July 8 (P).-A po-
lice shake-up was threatened by Acting
Director of Public Safety Theodore
Wood after the discovery Of a 5000, 900
bootleg alcohol plant less than two
blocks from the Fourth and York
streets police station
1wenty-one officers, including the
district commander, Acting Capt.
Charles Stevens. three sergeants and
three special detectives. were sum-
moned to City Hall, and quizzed for
several hours.
The still was seized by members of
the State Alcohol Board. They per-
sonally were led by Deputy Attorney
General William F. Knauer, a Phila-
delphia leader for Gov. Pinchot. Nine
men arrested in the raid will be ar
raigned next week.
Evening star., 1933-07-09
FLYER STRICKEN $4,000 FEET UP,
RUNNING TEMPERATURE OF lO319
Malaria Attack Blamed by Yancey for Failure Set New
Altitude Record.

Everything was fine until the ship
reached about $4,000 feet. Then I be-
gan feeling faint and spots seemed to
float before my eyes. knew that such
ALI altitude shouldn't affect me. 50 i'm
mediately thought of gas from the
motor.
But after had put my head out
in the open air and no relief came.
knew the trouble was myself and not
the motor. 1 managed to get the ship
down all right, but was mighty
thankful"
Yancey, who flew to Rome with Roger
O. Williams in 1929. explained that he
had contracted malaria during years
of flying sersice in the tropics and suf-
fered from recurring attacks.
Evening star., 1933-07-09
BY the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, July 8-An attack Of ma
larial fever, with temperature Of 1882
degrees while at an altitude of $4,000
feet. was blamed today by Louis A.
Lon" Yancey, transatlantic flyer, for
his failure, recently, to establish new
altitude record.
Yancey, still under physicians care
in hotel room here attempted to break
his own record of 1880 feet for an
autogiro In the American Air Races
last Tuesday at Municipal Airport. This
is his story of what happened:
II hadn't felt well for several days.
but decided I'd have a try at the record
anyway. I was confident the ship ]
was flying could make $4,000 feet. =
Evening star., 1933-07-09
MAN BADLY HURT BY CAR
ON MOUNT VERNON ROAD
Accident Is First on Boulevard
Since Economy Program Extin-
guished Lights July 1.

An unidentified white man about %
years old was knocked down on the
Mount Vernon Memorial Boulevard at
1920 O'Clock last night to be the first
victim of the boulevard traffic since the
lights were extinguished July l under
the economy program.
The man is in critical condition at
the Alexandria General Hospital with Il
possible fracture of the skull, severe
scalp cuts, conclusion, and a possible
fracture. of the right arm. He was
struck as he attempted to cross the
roadway within the Alexandria city
limits near the Potomac River Clay
works at the north entrance to the city.
He is 6 feet fall. weighing about 100
pounds and was barefooted.
The automobile which ran down the
victim was operated by James Afford,
colored of an H street address, police
reported
Evening star., 1933-07-09
LIGHTNING HITS 3 TIMES
Same Spot in Massachusett!
Weather Freak Record.

GREAT HARRINGTON. Mass July
8 UP).-The old adsge that lightning
never strikes twice in the same place
was shattered last night during an
electrical storm here.
The barn of Leo Kaplan was struck
by bolt and destroyed by fire with
loss Of $4,000. 1t was the third time
in 80 Years that barn on the same
spot had been struck by lightning ana
burned.
Evening star., 1933-07-09
SOVIET SENDING AID.
Russia Dispatches Two Seaplanes TO
Mattern.

MOSCOW, July 8 IP).-The Soviet
government announced tonight it had
dispatched two powerful arctic-type
seaplanes to Anacyr in far eastern
Siberia. to the assistance of Jimmie
Mattern.
Prof. Otto Schmidt chief Of Soviet
arctic exploration and travel, said one
plane piloted by Aviator Levanevsky has
already reached Khabarovsk, where it
was to pick up experienced mechanics
to assist Mattern in repairing his dam
aged machine.
A second plane. piloted by Aviator
Buchgoldt. was en- route to Anadyr from
another point DR.. Schmidt said. Both
Russian flyers have had long experience
in arctic navigation and their planes
are especially equipped for northern
conditions.
The government also ordered four
Soviet steamers which sailed recently
from Vladvostok for the Bering Straits,
to render any possible aid to Mattern.
Evening star., 1933-07-09
MATTERN AWAITS
COAST GUARD SHIP
State Department Permits
Cutter NorthIand to Go
to His Rescue.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
Early rescue of Jimmie Mattern
round d-the-world flyer. from a little
town in Siberia by the Coast Guard
Cutter Northland is expected. Permis-
sion was given the commander Of the
cutter yesterday to 60 to the aviator's
aid
Earlier State Department officials told
Coast Guard officers they saw no OBJ
lection to the venture by the Northland
into Soviet waters. The cutter is about
400 miles from Anadyr, where Mattern
was last reported.
The permission was relayed to Comdr
8. V. Parker Of the Northland and he
was told to use his own judgment. Coast
Guard headquarters here said no per-
emptory order for the rescue was given
because there might be complications
to the venture unknown in Washington
Probably on Way Now.
1t was added that Parker probably
had already turned his craft landward
to get the stranded aviator.
Mattern smashed his plane at Ana
dyr, hamlet on the Gulf of Anadyr
an arm of the Bering Sea. ON the last
foreign stretch of his world tour. Sew
eral days elapsed before the world knew
where he was.
The Coast Guard sought instruction.
from the State Department because
Soviet Russia is not recognized by the
United States Acting Secretary Phil
lips replied promptly that the depart
H., r., 20 hn fttt
Expect Soviet Courtesy.
Should there be any objection by
Soviet officials to the entrance OF the
American ship into Soviet waters, State
Department officials expressed the Opin-
ion that Parker might arrange for Mat
tern to be sent into international wa
tiers in small boat.
However. American officials do not
believe that Soviet authorities will him
DER Mattern's rescue in any way as
they have shown him every courtesy.
Coast Guard headquarters yesterday
sent a message to Parker asking for
the position of the Northland and what
communication it had had with Mat
tern The cutter was asked alsc
whether any American aircraft search
ing for the aviator had been sighted
ltle Nolliiidiu has speeu Va ""o"' =
miles an hour.
William Alexander of New York. heao
of a searching expedition temporarily
grounded in British Columbia, gave ur
the idea Of fiving his plane to Anadyi
to bring Mattern back to the United
States.
If Mattern is picked up by the cutter
Northland. Alexander said. he would
offer to fiv him to New York from some
point in Alaska or Canada.
Evening star., 1933-07-09
MRS. ROOSEVELT LEAVES
FOR CANADA IN AUTO
Spends Afternoon in Picnic Grove
and Bathing Near Glens
Falls, N. Y.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
GLENS FALLS, N. Y, July 8-After
an afternoon spent in q picnic grove
and bathing beach at Round Pond,
several miles north of here. Mrs
Franklin D. Roosevelt tonight departed
in her blue roadster for Montreal and
Quebec, the next scheduled stops on
her second vacation trip from the
White House.
Mrs Roosevelt's party consists of
Miss Lorena A. Hickok of New York
City and Earl Miller, former State
trooper. who was President Roosevelt s
bodyguard when he was Governor.
Evening star., 1933-07-09
Girl Flyer Dies in Crash.

KANSAS CITY, Kans, July 8 @.-
Miss Mildred Wright. 26. flying school
teacher of Warrensburg. Mo-, fell 1000
feet to her death in the Missouri River
in . parachute jump late today after
the plane she was stunting failed to come
out OF q tail spin. The parachute did
not open until she struck the water.
Evening star., 1933-07-09
COMMANDER OF FOREST
CAMP COMMITS SUICIDE
Body of Major Is Found in Quarters
Few Hours After Wife and
Son Visit Him.

BY the Associated Press.
ELBA. Mimi. July 8.-Maj. Harold L.
Miner, commander of q Civilian Con-
servation Corps camp near here, COM
mitted suicide by shooting last night a
few hours after his wife and son visited
him. His body was found in his quar-
tiers today.
Miner. 4S years old, was Field Artil-
lery officer, stationed at Fort Leaven-
worth, Kans.
Associates said the major, 1909
graduate of West Point and a World
War veteran, appeared respondent re-
Gently.
Evening star., 1933-07-09
RAIN BREAKS DROUGHT
Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and
Iowa Get Relief,

KANSAS CITY, July 8 LP.-Drought-
breaking rains over Central and North
eastern Kansas. Northwest Missouri,
Southeastern Nebraska and Southwest
ern Iowa gave corn and other crops a
new lease on life today.
S. D. Flora of the Federal Weather
Bureau at Topeka said the rains came
just in the nick of time for the corn"
in Kansas.
The precipitation revived burned pas
lures, repleniShed water supplies and
brought greatly needed moisture to row
and late truck crops.
Most of the area had not received a
soaking rain since last May.
Evening star., 1933-07-09
BANK CASES SHIFTED

Misappropriation Charges to Be
Heard at Harrisonburg, Va.
ROANOKE Va, July 8 R.-Cases
of William G. Hardy. former cashier,
and B. Beverly Wright, his son-in-law
charged with misappropriation OF funds
of the Shenandoah Valley National
Bank of Winchester. were transferred
today to Harrisonburg for trial at the
December term of Federal Court.
Indictments against them were re-
turned by the grand jury in United
States District Court here this week.
Removal of the cases to Harrisonburg
was made at the request of Joseph c.
Shaffer United States attorney. who
misappropriated.
Evening star., 1933-07-09
Graf Leaves Brazil for Germany.

RECIFE. Brazil. July 8 R.-The
dirigible Graf Zeppelin left for Ger
many tonight in completion Of the third
round trip Of the season to South
America.
Evening star., 1933-07-09
Seek to Bomb Police.

HAVANA. July 8 GP.-An unex-
ploded bomb was found late today at
the doors Of the police station in Punta
Bravo, near Marianao. No arrest was
made
Evening star., 1933-07-09
June Circulation
Daily .. 114,526
Sunday, l22,28O

District of Columbia. IS:
FLEMING NEWBOLD. Business Manager
of THE EVENING AND SUNDAY STAR.
does solemnly swear that the actual number
Of copies of the paper named sold and dis
tributed during the month of June. AID.
1888 was as follows
Evening star., 1933-07-09
Catch 150-Pound Turtle.

A l50-pound logger head or marsh
turtle was presented to the Alexandria.
La. Zoo by two boys VINO caught it IA
miles from town.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-11-22
75 CONNECTS R|0T; BLAzES
 ARE STARTED
Most Destructive Outbreak in History of State
 Prison Occurs

PHILADELPHIA, Penn, Nov. 22. -Embittered over the imminent segregation in prison within prison," a band of 75 recalcitrans convicts are blamed for the most destructive riot in the history of the State prison.
 Running wild during the recrea- ton period in the penitentiary yard, the enraged convicts smashed into and fired the prison buildings. They destroyed valuable machinery, wrecked and set ablaze the weaving shop, dye shop, part of the kitchen and Chaplain's quarters.
 For two hours the recalcitrants had the prison in an uproar. They were finally forced into their cells by water from the fire hose and shots fired from riot guns.
 The riot started from leak in the plans of the warren to segre- gate the 75 leaders of a previous riot into a sort of Devils Island prison to be created within the prison.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-11-22
NEW MEXICO A. L. CHARTER
 TAKEN AWAY
Action Re suits from Partisan
 Political Activity

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Nov. 22.- Suspension of the charter of the New Mexico Department was voted yesterday by the National Execu- tive Committee of the American Legion following an investigation of charges that Legionnaires in that State permitted the organiza- tion to become involved in partisan politics.
 National Commander Edward A. Hayes was authorized to appoint 9 Supervisory Committee to control the Department of New Mexico until it may safely be returned to it's members"
 The action is unprecedented in the annals of the American Legion The New Mexico Department was charged with factionalism in politi- cal activity and padding member ship rolls to control the State organization.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-11-22
TAK0TNA MAN AND WIFE IN
 ON OLD "CAC''
Eighteen Thousand Dol lars in Hard Earned Cash
 Taken from Couple
HOST WALLET" BUNK
 GAME PULLED ON THEM
MT. and Mrs. Fred Dubois Carry Tale to Police
 in San Francisco

SAN FRAN c ISCO, Cal, Nov. 22.-Believed to be vic- tims of the "LOst Wallet" gag, MT. and Mrs. Fred Du- bOis, TakOtna, Alaska, have told the police a story of lOs- ing $1S,000 in hard earned cash.
 They said they sold their store in TakOtna and started out to see bit of the world and they met ''such a nice man" in H0quiam, Washing ton, who travelled with them to Tacoma.
 On the way they found" wallet with a $1,000 bond in it. They returned the wal let and bond to the "owner" who was so grateful that he promised to show them how to make $500,000 on the races.
 The Alaskans turned over their money to him and they were directed to go to San Francisco to recover their winnings from a man in a hotel in this city.
 They have not found the man yet.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-11-22
NOME EXCITED
 BY RUSSIA'S
 RECOC ION
Many in Northern Mining Center Expect Bene-
 fits to Trade

NOME, Alaska, Nov. 22.-Nome is agog over recognition of Rus sia by the government of the Unit ed States.
 Few people on Seward Penin- sula, but expect some personal benefit from the new government policy. Trade with Siberia is ex- pected to pick up perceptibly and a more cordial welcome is ex- pected to be extended to the trad CTS of the North who annually carry goods to the Eastern Rus sian seaboard.
 Outlook Is Good
 Coupled with the rising gold prices the outlook for Nome and vicinity for the coming season is especially bright. This years out put of gold in the Nome district approximated 65,000 ounces, the largest output for number Of years, and the value during the last part of the season was great ly enhanced.
 Many old time prospectors and miners are planning endeavors to enter Siberia next season on the idea that recognition will liberal- ize the policy of Russia and al- low Americans to mine in that country. Others who have claims against the Soviet government for confiscation of the concessions by the Bolsheviki, also are hopeful that their claims may be settled and that they will be allowed to start work again.
 Operators Watch Gold
 Although the larger operators in the Nome district have not yet announced general speeding up of the work for the next season it is known that they are watch ing the action of the rising gold prices and it is expected that by spring many new mines will be opened in the district.
 Prospecting has received a new impetus and many old miners are preparing to take to the hills for the winter.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-11-22
TROYANOvSKY CLAMPS LID ON
 PROPAC ANDA
Soviet Ambassador Prom ises No Communlstic
 Activity in U. 5.

MOSCOW, Nov. g. = Alexander Troyanovsky, the first Russian Am bassador to the United States i'll 16 years, gave assurance yesterday that no Soviet official would en- gage in Communistic propaganda.
 Communism is not question of foreign relationship but domestic problem" he said. Tn any event can assure you gentlemen there will be no Communistic activity on the part of any of our officials in America"
 The time of the departure of Troyanovsky for the United States is indefinite because he wished to confer with Maxim Litvinoff, For eign Commissar. who is still in Washington. He will not go abroad until Litvinoff returns here.