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Evening star., 1933-12-01
Jones EXONERATED
OF LOAN CHARGES
Senate Banking Group Finds
He Was Not Interested
in Three Advances.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Senate Banking Subcommittee
investigating Reconstruction Finance
Corporation loans today exonerated
Jesse H. Jones, r. F. c. chairman, of
charges that he was personally inter-
ested in loans by the Government cor
poration to three Texas mortgage COM
panies.
The committee. made up of the same
Senators who are investigating stock
market practices. concluded that the
loans to the Bankers Mortgage Co., the
Midland Mortgage Co. and the South
western Investment Co.. all in Jones'
home State of Texas, were justified.
adequately secured and Jones had no
personal interest In any Of them"
Made Public Conclusions.
Chairman Fletcher made public the
conclusions informally IN talk with
newspaper men after brief executive
session of the subcommittee.
Formal complaints had been made
that many mortgage company loans
were going to firms in which Jones had
a direct or indirect interest.
Fletcher said there were two suits
being tried in Texas involving some OF
the loans, but added:
'The thing we are concerned about
was something else and we found that
Jones didn't use the r. F. C.. to serve
his personal individual interests. We
found the loans justified, amply secured
and Jones has no interest in them per-
sonally."
The subcommittee will proceed with
investigation into loans to mortgage
companies organized since the r. F. c.
act was amended to permit such loans.
The amendment was put through
Congress primarily to permit banks
which were reluctant to borrow from
the Government on account Of the pub
hcity involved, to organize mortgage
companies and obtain loans indirectly
Loans Now s30s,o0o,ooo.
Fletcher said the committee wanted
to find out the securities back Of such
loans and the purposes Of some OF
them.
A report from the r. F. C. was under
stood to show that mortgage company
loans now aggregate about $308, 900 900
OF this amount New York has received
slightly less than rs per cent, OF
86,000,0 ,000 while Texas has obtained
around $4,000, 600. Illinois, Colorado
and Maryland also were said to have
received large sums.
Besides considering the r. F. c. loans
the committee discussed the scope OF
Wi as a
of disclosures in its long banking and
stock market investigation. It decided
to name a group to cooperate with
Secretary Roper's committee in draw
ing up stock exchange and securities
legislation.
The subcommittee made some progress
also in its inquiry into the $50 000, 600
r. F. C. loan last year to the Central
Republic Bank & Trust Co. Of Chicago,
headed by former Vice President
Charles G. Dawes.
Fletcher said the security for that
loan involved from 5000 to 1000 items,
Evening star., 1933-12-01
Somerset County Jurists to
Meet Today or Tomorrow
in Cambridge.
WITHDRAWAL ANNOUNCED
BY RlTCHlE AND LANE
Duer Denies Governors Charge Of
Failure to Notify Attorney
General for Hearing.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE. December 1.-Somerset
County today moved along its course to
bring the persons who participated in
last months lynching of colored man
at Princess Anne to trial without the
aid and suggestion Of State officials.
The three judges of the first judicial
circuit were to meet In Cambridge TO-
day or tomorrow TO set the date for re.
call Of the grand jury to hear any evil
dence to be produced by States Attor-
ney John B. Robins.
Gov. Albert C. Ritchie and Attorney
General William Preston Lane. jr., an
nonuced yesterday. after their efforts to
hold four men for alleged participation
in the lynching had failed, that they
had withdrawn from the picture.
Plans Immediate Probe.
Saying he planned "a wide and ex-
haustive investigation Immediately"
States Attorney John B. Robins assert
ed he would summon before the grand
jury "all witnesses. including State po-
licemen, who In afidavits given the at
torney general named some men they
say participated In the lynching"
The criticism by Gov Ritchie that
the habeas corpus hearing of four
suspects arrested by the militia sent by
him into the section was held without
the attorney general being given sufi-
cient time to prepare his evidence,
brought formal denial from Judge
Robert F. Duer Of Princess Anne.
Judge Duer said the attorney general
had been notified at least six hours be-
fore the hearing and 'if Attorney Gen.
eral Lane was ready for q hearing on
the day of the arrest, there was no
valid reason why he could not be ready
for q hearing on the afternoon of the
following day."
Princess Anne, where George Arm
wood was hanged by a mob October 18,
was quiet during the past "a hours,
after the celebration over the release of
the four suspects-William H. Thomp-
son Irving Adkins, william Hearn and
William McQuay-had ended.
Evening star., 1933-12-01
j. 5. WINS FIRST
|. CODE PROSECUTION
Gas Station Owners Fined
Total of $40O on
Guilty Plea.
Nv the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BROOKLYN, N. Y, December l.
The Government won its first criminal
prosecution for violation of an N. r. A.
code today when the proprietors of
Hercules Gasoline Filling Stations, Inc,
entered guilty plea in Brooklyn Fed
eral court.
The corporations heads, David Lind
and Moe Levine, were fined $l0O eacn
who also assessed a $500 fine against
their corporation.
The indictment, handed down No
vember 16. was the first returned by
grand jury anywhere in the country for
N. r. A. code violation. 1t charged
nine violations Of the retail gasoline
code. 80.
$13,50O Fine Possible.
The total fine assessed, it was pointed
out, might have been $4,000.
Judge Galston lightened the penalty,
he said. on their statement they are
now ready to conform to conditions OF
the code.
Specific charges in the indictment
were that the corporation worked its
employees Sc hours week instead OF
the code maximum Of 48 and that 1t
failed to post Federal and State gaso-
line taxes in its advertised gasoline
price figures.
Failed to Sign.
Six counts charged violation of max
imum hour provisions of the code and
three charged misleading price adver-
tising.
Lind and Levine, when first indicted,
maintained they were not bound by the
code, contending they had not signed 1t.
Judge Galston, in pronouncing the
penalty. said: 1.-The obligation of those
IN any industry who signed that indus
try's code is no greater than those
who did not sign"
Evening star., 1933-12-01
HENRY VII CLEARED, RICHARD iii
ACCUSED OF NUMBERING PRINCES

The professor placed the ages of the
boys at 10 or IL years.
They were tall for their ages. he said,
and one showed evidence of an abb
normal tear duct which the professor
said indicated he had '"cried his eyes
out"-presumably during his and his
brothers Imprisonment in the Tower
Of London.
Suspicion In the Staying of the lads
has rested for centuries between Rich
ard and his successor, Henry VII, but
Prot Wright placed it with Richard
The ages Of the boys, he explained,
precluded their having been alive when
Henry came to England from France
and defeated Richard at the battle Of
B0Sworth on August ~, 1885.
Sons of Edward Nv, the boys were
feet inches and feet 61k inches
tall, according to the professors meas
urementS.
Evening star., 1933-12-01
MERCURY DROP DUE
AFTER HOLIDAY HIGH
Yesterdays Record of rs Degrees
to Be Followed Tonight by Low
of 20, Bureau Says.
The Earnest Thanksgiving day In the

The EARNEST Thanksgiving day In the
historyAcf the Weather Bureau here
probably will be followed tonight by q
2O-degree drop in temperature.
Fair and colder tonight with min
im,i1n of about 2s," read this mornings
forecast Tomorrow partly cloudy and
slightly warmer"
Pie Thanksgiving day. which Just
Slipped into history was unique in that
the mercury rose to rs degrees. TINS
occurred at 1870 pm. for the first time
since the bureau was established In 1870.
Only fortnight ago the thermometer
was down to II degrees. the coldest
weather at that time Of year yet regis
tered here, although the all-time mini
mum for the whole month of November
Is IL degrees.
Holiday throngs Yesterday laid aside
topcoats and wraps to stroll the citys
boulevards and thousands of motorists
seized the opportunity to get into tine
country Golfers and other sportsmen
were out in great numbers.
The minimum last night was 48 de-
grees. 20 points warmer than that ex-
pected tonight. The mercury this morn
ing had advanced into the Sos under q
sunny sky.
Evening star., 1933-12-01
BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Decembe

By the Associated Press
LONDON, December 1.-The report
Of an unofficial coroner today had ac-
cused Richard III of the murder of two
boys who died $50 years ago and abb
solved Henry VII Of the stigma of guilt.
In paper read before the Society of
Antiquaries last night, Prof. William
Wright, dean Of the London hospital,
described research in which he had
removed from their burial urns in
Westminster Abbey the bones of the
little princes in the tower" found
evidence they had been murdered by
Richard III and that they we're not so
little.
A scar OF the facial bones Of Edward
Prince of Wales. eldest son of Edward
", led Prof Wright to conclude that
the boy and his brother, the nth Duke
Of York, had been slain.
Evening star., 1933-12-01
MARTIN A. LEESE,
C. OF C. HEAD, DIES
Heart Trouble Fatal to Prominent
Citizen-0wner of Radio Station
and Optical Company.

Martin A. Leese, president Of the
Washington Chamber of Commerce,
died this afternoon at his home, 1908
Huntington street.
Mr.. Leese. who had been suffering
from heart trouble for the past six
months. had been confined to his home
for the past two weeks. Mr.. Leese was
owner of radio station WMAL which
is under a five year lease to the Ma
tional Broadcasting Co. He was also
head OF the M. A. Leese Optical Co.,
614 Ninth street.
Evening star., 1933-12-01
SENDS RITCHIE WIRE.
Labor Defense Secretary Demands
Arming Of Colored People.

Arming Of Colored People.
NEW YORK, December / R.-Wil-
liam L. Patterson, national secretary Of
the International Labor Defense, yes
terday sent the following telegram to
Gov. Albert C. Ritchie of Maryland:
Demand use of militia and arming
Of Eastern Shore Negroes to protect
selves against mobs melted by your
provocative expedition. Protest your
provocation followed by withdrawal Of
protection. Demand indictment by
State Legislature Of Armwood lynch
ers. Indictment of leaders of gang who
drove Negroes out Of Princess Anne last
night"
Evening star., 1933-12-01
Naturalization Banned.

VIENNA, December R.-A decree
was published last night forbidding fur
ther granting Of Austrian citizenship to
foreigners except in special cases, which
must be approved individually by the
Evening star., 1933-12-01
MODEL BILL PREPARED.
Anti-Lynch Measure viii Be Intro
duccd In Assembly.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, December IA model
anti-lynching bill, which has been pre-
pared for introduction at the current
CONTINUED on Page 3, Column -
Evening star., 1933-12-01
Agree 10 Lower Rates.

The railroads have agreed to haul
merchandise designed for relief distri.
button at reduced rates. beginning to-
day. The Eastern roads are granting
a reduction of IS per cent from the
regular commercial rates on all mer-
cent.
However. q minimum charge Of SIS
per car 10 pay for road haul service
Is to be made.
The Western and Southeastern rail-
roads already were subject to reduc-
tion Of from IS to 40 per cent on Fed
eral Government shipments under the
Federal land grant and bond aid clause
and because Of this no further reduc-
tons are being asked.
Evening star., 1933-12-01
JOHNSON DENIES RIFT
Has No Disagreement With Peek
or Miss Perkins, He Says.

Hugh S. Johnson told newspaper men
today there was no rift between him
self and George Peek, the farm ad-
ministrator, and he never had any
row with Miss Frances Perkins, Sec
retary of Labor.
There are two mythical rows going
on" he said with a grin, "and some
times Secretary 1ckes IS dragged IN
any Of them"
Evening star., 1933-12-01
NAzIS JAIL 79 AS REDS
High Treason Charges Are Placed
Against Westphalian Group.

Against w WeStphaIlan Group.
BIELEFELD, Germany, December 1
P.-Pclice arrested 70 Communists on
/, charge of high treason today.
The prisoners included organizers.
collectors and couriers who were IL
lei-ed to have operated secretly in
Westphaia The police also confiS-
Gated large quantities of printed matter
which they termed illegal.
Evening star., 1933-12-01
$4,000 Jobs SEEN
FOR c. v. A. IN WEEK
Hopkins Reports Added En-.
pIoyment in a. States
and D. C..
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
The Civil Works Administration an
nounced> today that approximately
1850, 900" persons had been put on the
civil works pay roll during the first
week Of operation.
Reports to Harry L. Hopkins from
A States and the District of Columbia
were that 1,183,267 were employed as
Of November Is.
New Mexico, North Dakota, Massa-
chusetts and Minnesota have not re-
ported and Hopkins said their reports
probably will bring the total to l.
250,O00.
Completes Entire Quota.
Oklahoma during the first week COM
pleted its entire quota under the pro-
gram designed to give jobs to 1000, 900
persons throughout the country.
That State put 900 persons on
civil works jobs, and Hopkins said today
there are no more jobs for Oklahoma.
The States reporting and the number
of men placed on jobs follow:
Alabama, 37,l70; Arizona, 6,27s;
Arkansas. 1880; California, 20,500:
Colorado, 1851; Connecticut, 4,711:
Delaware, 794; District of Columbia,
9,085: Florida, A. 1855; Georgia, 71.483;
Idaho, 1000; Illinois, 1890; Indiana,
%, ,804; Iowa, 1869; Kansas, 32.084;
Kentucky, lib; Louisiana, 37,940;
Maine, 6,914; Maryland, 1889; Mich
igan, $4,000; Mississippi. 1884; Mis-
souri,, 5,121; Montana, 6,343; Nebraska.
5000; Nevada. $50; New Hampshire,
3,l79. New Jersey, 17,750; New York,
163,083; North Carolina, $3.50; Ohio,
58,047; Oklahoma, 101,00o: Oregon,
5,067; Pennsylvania, 37.541: Rhode
Island. 5000; South Carolina, 80 178;
South Dakota, 1861; Tennessee, St,is0;
Texas, 1869; Utah. 2.801; Vermont.
5000; Virginia, 5,842: Washington,
19,849; West Virginia, 22,535; Wisconsin,
10000, and Wyoming, TOO. Total,
1,183, ,267.
Relief rolls in October increased
per cent over September. Preliminary
figures showed 2,851 ,804 families on re-
lief rolls at the end of October, as CON-
pared with 2,794,64o at the end of the
previous month.
Evening star., 1933-12-01

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Evening star., 1933-12-01

CONTINUED on Page 2, Column 81
The Washington times., 1933-08-05
BUSINESS GAINS
SPREAD INTO
NEW FIELDS

Defying the heat wave and mod
crate seasonal recession in some
lines, business as whole is con-
tinuing it's steady advance, Dun
e. Bradstreet's Review today dis
closes.
In contrast to recent sharp up
swings in a few trade divisions,
gains are now being distributed in
more directions, making for
greater stability and uniformity
in the progressive forward move
ment. The Review comments:
Usual Decline Lacking
"The declines of former years
at this period are conspicuous
by their absence, giving un-
questioned proof of the sturdi-
ness which the settled fOunda-
tiOn has acquired before the
weight of the stupendous i'm
prOvement of four brief months
was thrown upon it,"
The continuous increase in the
number of corporations that are
ANPOA CAAAS HlOA OuPpO1 GlI1S It.
assurance of the extent the re-
covery has attained, it was point
ed out.
Contrary to the usual seasonal
tendency to slow down at this pc
Fiod, the Dun & Bradstreets busi-
ness activity barometer rose to
H2.5 per cent of the 1928-1930
average from 1913 a week ago.
Up Nearly Two thirds
Activity now is 81 per cent above
Che record low of last March and
A6 per cent higher than a year
ago.
Retail inventories are still be-
Tow normal and the rapid inroads
being made into present holdings
will provide ample room before
Fall shipments of merchandise will
have been received, the survey
stated.
The Washington times., 1933-08-05
CHAM BERS
IS ONE OF THE
LARGEST
uNDERTAKERS
IN THE
WORLD
KilUanis Plans Party
For Child Patients

The KiwaniS club entertain,
ment committee will play host to
patients at the Children's Health
Camp tomorrow at $50 p. M,
with a musical program and ice
cream party.
Vocal selections will be pre-
sented by Fred East, Miss Dor
othy Reddish and William F.
Raymond, accompanied by Clyde
Melville. George A. Small will
give demonstration of a one
man band while William r.
Schmucker will lead the children
in popular songs. Fred A. Schultz
will present a series of motion
pictures. The ice cream will be
donated by Ford Young. The
program will be staged on the
band pavilion in front of the
tuberculosis Hospital.
The Washington times., 1933-08-05
Veterans Appeal
Boards Amounted

Gen Frank T. Hines, director
of veterans affairs, yesterday an.
nounced the appointment of the
first of the appeal boards to deal
with appeals of 10000 veterans
stricken from the pension rolls
through operation of the economy
act. The boards appointed yester-
day will deal with cases in east
ern New York, Illinois and Massa-
chusetts. Others will be oppoint-
ed as speedily as possible.
Each board has five members,
three appointed by the President
and two from the Veterans Ad-
miniStration.
The Washington times., 1933-08-05
VIRGINIA WELLS
OFFER STUDY

Strenuous efforts to uncover
information of value to we'll
users throughout the country are
being made in nearby Virginia
by R. C. Cady. hydraulic en-
gineer for the Interior Depart
ment's Geological Survey.
To obtain data Cady has in
stalled instruments in six aban-
doned wells in Fairfax and Arl-
ington counties.
Each instrument is attached to
a float resting on the surface Of
the water far below ground.
Above is a paper-covered drum
revolving slowly under a pen
point. The pen records a steady
graph of changes in the waters
level.
Nearby Virginia has now en-
tirely recovered from the severe
drought of 1880, Cady's records
show. Well water stands more
than feet above the high water
stage of 1923 and almost 10 feet
above the ensuing low point in
1880.
The Washington times., 1933-08-05
KNAVE'S GIRL = By Joan Clayton

"How are Teresa and Ellen?"
Patricia must ask. She felt lone
ly now for her little Step-sisters.
She said wistfully, II suppose
you see them often"
mot often" replied Leda in
differently. THE kids are all
right though. Since you have
been sending money your STEP
mother has hired maid and is
talking about sending them to
private schools. Can you beat
it,"
"I'd like to manage a visit"
II wouldn't do that" said
Leda to Patricia's secret diSap-
pointment. The older girls face
was grave. II wouldn't think Of
it," she said definitely.
"Why not?"
MCGEE Remembers
bill MCGEE hasn't forgotten
you, not by a long shot," replied
Leda promptly.
Patricia started. 1t had been
so long since she had thought
of Bill MCGEE. Incredible that
she, this slim little person in
tweeds and fox, should ever
have gone out with a cheap
neighborhood gangster, should
have incurred that gangster's
enmity!
Bill has dropped into your
Stepmother'S shop several times
hoping for news of you," Leda
was saying. "She wouldn't give
him news if she had it. You can
count on that. But if he should
learn where you are-look out!
When Bill gets mad al. a girl
or man either for that mat
ter-he apparently nurses his
wounded feelings indefinitely"
Bill MCGEE" echoed Patricia
with some of Julian Haverholt's
own scorn. Bill is a loud
mouthed coward and always will
be-"
Don't be too sure of it." per-
sisted Leda earnestly and un-
easily. Really I'd be awfully
careful. You hear things about
Bill or at least I do. He still
has the speakeasy down on the
corner. He's the principal
owner of the Sky Haven Club,
or so they say. It's the new
dump on Grove Street. I have
MT been in it. Night clubs are
too rich for my pocketbook but
it's a swell place and is coming
money. Anyhow Bill is driving
a Packard now. saw him on
the street one day."
Il don't care what Bill is
doing" said Patricia.
You listen to me, kid. Bill
MCGEE is a dangerous man and
you gave him an awful blow to
his vanity. He was crazy about
you. Patricia, and I don't mean
maybe. You can't ever tell
what racketeer gorilla, is
going to do. Don't you forget
that Bill MCGEE hasn't for
gotten you"
Ito be continued.)
The Washington times., 1933-08-05

that way. Only knew that you
and Phil didn't get on and I
thought I'd spare us all a fight.
You See," said Leda self con-
sciously, phil Kennedy and I
are married now. Yep, hap
pened two months ago."
Hurts
Patricia's congratulations
were swift and sincere. Phil
Kennedy-she had forgotten
him for the moment. She had
been thinking of Phil Cove when
Leda spoke and wondering how
Leda had known him. Queer
how names and faces slipped
from the mind. Phil Kennedy.
Patricia had never liked him,
but Leda loved him. She re-
joiced in her friends happiness.
Still deep within her was a
wonder and a hurt. Six months
before she would have been the
confidante in all of Leda's
plans, and now, two months
after the event, she heard that
Leda was married. It seemed
very strange.
Nov about you" said Leda
concerned, peremptory and in
terested. II want to hear every
scrap. I know" she continued
delicately, "or think I know
that You are with Julian Hav-
erholt."
Patricia looked alarmed.
How did you knoW?"
II simply put two and two to-
gether. I've got quite a bean, my
child. In the first place Wally
Edge came here asking for you.
He said you and he had lost
every cent playing bridge
against Julian Haverholt and
then that you had disappeared.
There was that" said Leda tri-
umphantly. "A week or so later
I saw your stepmother on the
street and she told me that she
had received 5000 through the
mail. She thought it was from
you and wanted your address
If I had it. I told her hadn't.
OF course I didn't say a word
about my private theory"
The Washington times., 1933-08-05

airplane touched the earth, and
came to a stop.
"Well, here we are, boys"
Hugh S. Johnson had arrived.
johnson wanted to talk with
the President and fly back in the
dark. But he was sleepy. His
tiny secretary, Frances Robinson,
was just as tired. After a con-
ference with President Roosevelt
at his Hyde Park home, the pair
got quarters in the Poughkeepsie
Hotel.
This morning they roared away
again, Washington-bound.
But before they did, johnson
announced success in the Presl-
dents move to halt the strike in
PennSylvania's coal fields. The
Executives national recovery ma
chine had performed perfectly in
its first crisis. The coal strike
was ended, temporarily at least.
The Washington times., 1933-08-05

That was how she planned it.
She dressed very carefully in
soft British tWeedS, threw a
silver fox about her shoulders,
selected her most becoming hat,
her Smartest gloves, and went
down town on the subway. How
odd the subway seemed after
months of taxis, and luxurious
private cars.
Old Scenes.
But the neighborhood was
just the same. With a strange
little twist of the heart Patricia
felt that this was coming home.
The same gilt sign over Leda'S
shop, the same untidy. cluttered
street, Leda curled up in a
wicker chair reading a maga-
zine. 1t was three in the
afternoon. Business was slack,
just as it had always been there
at three o'clock. Patricia had
counted on that. She entered
to the tinkle of a bell tied
to the door. Leda looked up,
alert for trade, sprang to her
feet.
"Patricia!" she cried in as
founded delight and Patricia,
as she returned the enthusiastic
hug, believed for a moment that
everything was the same. 1t
wasn't naturally. Leda had
changed as she herself had
changed. How lovely you're
looking" said the older girl,
but Patricia caught the quick
glance she cast at the door.
"Are you expecting a Gus
toner, Leda?"
"Of course not, silly. Even if
I were it wouldn't matter when
I haven't seen you for months.
Sit down and tell me all about
it," After she had admired
the scarf, the shoes, the simply
stunning hat, Leda added cas-
ualty, Phil said he might come
in about four. Would you like
me to send to the drug store for
tea? You and I have oceans of
time"
II see," said Patricia.
"Pat darling, I've hurt your
feelings and I didn't mean it