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Evening star., 1933-10-13
DECLINES EARLIER
THANKSGIVING DATE
Roosevelt Thinks Suggestion for
Longer Yule Shopping Season
Would Be Too Confusing.

President Roosevelt today declined to
advance the date of Thanksgiving day
one week this year in line with move
ment in some retail circles to boost
national recovery by giving more time
for Christmas shopping between Thanks
giving and Christmas.
Considerable pressure, it was dis
closed at the White House, had been
brought on the President to proclaim
the Thanksgiving holiday on Novem-
Der % instead of November 80. The
White House also has received many
vigorous objections to the proposed
change Trade organizations appeared
to be divided on the question, 1t was
said
President Roosevelt has decided that
any change in the Thanksgiving cele-
bration plans would cause too much
confusion, particularly in view of the
fact the day has been fixed by legls-
.ative action in many of the States
Evening star., 1933-10-13
CANTOR LEADS PROTEST.
Screen Stars Threaten Walkout
Salary Revision Row.

SAN FRANCISCO. October 13 LF).--
walkout threat from Hollywood ado
variety to CALIFORNIA; already diver
strike situation today.
Eddie Cantor, comedian and head
the recently organized Screen Actors
Guild. issued the threat and said it was
based on opposition to a reported pro-
posal for a salary fixing board under
the motion picture industry code
State and Federal authorities sought
to mediate disputes in the Los Angeles
garment industry, on the San Fran
cisco waterfront. in the sardine fish,
ing industry and in the cotton and let
tuce and tomato regions.
The total workers on strike with the
most serious situation admittedly IN
the San Joaquin VALLEY cotton belt,
was estimated by officials at 10000 Z.
more
From Hollywood came reports that
the two FINLAND guilds-the screen
actors and the screen writers-WIl
meet together Sunday night to discuss
what Cantor termed dangerous and
harmful provisions in the, propose j
code for the industry
The actor always has been the tar
get of attack when it comes TO sa,-
ary." said Cantor Little do peopln
realize that although an actor may
make $4,000 a week, he works only s
or 10 weeks out of the year and that
his career is short lived"
Evening star., 1933-10-13

company for 100000 assumed the
legal obligations of the Lincoln COM
pany, either orally or in writing, then
the Fords must pay
Judge McDevitt discussed the testl-
mony of Wilfred c. Leland, ST., former
executive of the old Lincoln company,
who had described negotiations OF him.
self and his father. Henry M. Leland,
with Ford and his son. Edsel.
The court said the fact that the Le-
lands had brought a suit against the
Fords in Detroit has no weight in the
case except as Ito its bearing on the
credibility of the witness.
You cannot jump to the conclusion
that a man is testifying in malice and
revenge simply because he previously
had law suit against the persons he
is now testifying against
Judge McDevitt said the Ford inter-
ests had right when they purchased
debts Of the concern.
Henry Ford's alleged failure to re-
member certain things in the purchase
of the Lincoln Motor Co.. was charac-
terized by counsel for the Sweeten
company today as a 'coWardly refusal
to stand by his promises"
Testimony was given during the trial
that Ford promised to pay all claims
of creditors and stockholders in pur-
chasing the Lincoln company.
Faulty Memory Cited.
A deposition made by Edsel Ford,
the automobile manufacturer son, was
read yesterday in which he denied
there was any promise made to pay
all creditors.
Attorney Fox said when Henry Ford
was giving his deposition. there were
II ocasions on which he made answer
Il can't remember" or L do not
recall"
Fox declared there was "wickedpess
and willfulness" in Henry Ford when
he Instructed Wilfrid Leland, ST.. to
appear in old clothes during the nego-
tiations for the sale of the Lincoln
company.
When Mr. Ford instructed Mr.
Leland to wear shabby clothes and
go unshaven when he appeared before
New York interests, Mr. Ford revealed
his purpose was to have an excuse to
bid in the Lincoln company at low
figure" Fox said.
Benjamin Frick, counsel for Ford
in summation, asserted that James
Sweeten, former president of the
SWeeten company, had never made
any claim against the Ford company
at the time he says he incurred the
losses
Frick emphasized that the contracts
between Sweeten and the Lincoln COM
pany did not specify the number of
cars to be delivered. He said the
manufacturers were exempted from
damage suits if they failed to deliver
the number of cars allotted.
Evening star., 1933-10-13
REICH WILL LEAVE
PARLEY IF POWERS
EMPLOY BIG STICK
Continued From First Page.)

tCONllnueC from t1rSt PaGe.)
Nadolny, France. the United States
and Great Britain quickly decided to
change their tactics and allow Sir John
Simon. the British foreign secretary,
to make report on the situation when
the full conference resumes next Mon
day
1t was understood Norman H Davis.
the American Ambassador at Large. had
taken a prominent part in the decision
to drop the resolution idea. The Amer
leans were described as remaining open
minded on the problem of the length
Of the first period Of disarmament, now
termed stage Of experience in order
to avoid offending the German view
Mr.. Davis was sticking to his policy
not to impose convention on Ger
many. The Americans, however, still
took stand with the British and tine
French on the principle there shall be
no rearmament of Germany in the
first period beyond the arrangements
Of the treaty Of Versailles.
Desires Transfer to Rome.
1t was stated Premier Mussolini. for
reasons Of prestige, would like to see
the disarmament conversations trans
would not insist upon this move if
progress really can be achieved at
Geneva.
The MuSsolinian doctrine was de-
scribed as not conversations under II
DuceS four-power European peace pact
but negotiations within the spirit of the
pact, with Mr.. Davis participating
Baron Aloisi Pompeo II Duce's dis
armament delegate. still was absent
from Geneva. This filled the other
delegations with doubt as to how far
Premier Mussolini would back the
three-power stand that there shall be
no rearmament of Germany.
Will Report Tomorrow.
1t was announced Sir John will re-
port on the situation at tomorrow S
meeting of the Steering Committee
along the lines supposedly included in
the resolution. The Briton will speak
in behalf of the French and the
Americans. who have been given a draft
of his report.
Military provisions of the treaty of
Versailles for one-sided German dis
armament must disappear, says an ar
ticle by DR.. Nadolny in the current
number of the organ of the League of
Nations Association.
Arguing in favor Of Reich requests
for authority to arm for adequate ma
tional defense. the statesman wrote:
IF our policy of protection should
now be abandoned, the whole basis of
our present industrial recovery would
be shattered"
Evening star., 1933-10-13

SAN FRANCISCO, October 13 (P).-
Opposition to the proposed establish
ment of a Federal penitentiary for the
most desperate type OF criminals on
Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay
was expressed here today by Chamber of
Commerce leaders.
j. W. Mailliard, president of the
chamber, said he will ask the organiza
ton to adopt resolution Of protest
against the proposal announced in
Washington by Attorney General Cum
mings. He asserted IAN inf1ux' of such
criminals was not desirable"
The island. block of solid rock
rising from San Francisco Bay, is just
a mile and a quarter from the Marina
section of the San Francisco shore. 1t
stands gray and foreboding except in
the Spring, when flowers. finding root
in the rock crevices, turn it into a mass
of color.
The island, original Spanish fortifica-
ton for San Francisco, has been mill
tary prison since 1858. OF recent years
1t has been called a disciplinary bar
racks rather than a prison.
Not once in all the years has any
prisoner attempting to escape managed
to negotiate the treacherous currents
which swirl in and out from the Golden
Gate. Several have tried, but have
drowned or turned back.
AlcatraZ, Spanish word meaning peli-
can, was the name given the island by
the soldiers of Spain. who first estab-
lished the garrison there. They also
used it as a prison.
Hewn in the solid rock are old
dungeons. dank and dark. which have
since beer replaced by the modern
prison buildings. The underground
rooms are either abandoned or used fol-
storage purposes.
The island is without fresh water and
the daily supply of l25,000 gallons
which is used among other purposes for
laundry which serves Army men as
far away as the Philippines. is brought
from San Francisco on barges ano
pumped into tanks.
At present about $50 inmates are on
the island. serving terms for various in
fractions of Army and civil laws. 1t Is
expected they will be transferred tc
other Army disciplinary barracks.
SO remote is the possibility OF escape
that only two guards are kept armed
at any one time, although in case OF
emergency 180 persons could be under
arms in three minutes.
The only successful escape was &C
Evening star., 1933-10-13
TOBACCO AGREEMENT
SIGNED BY WALLACE
Companies Will Pay Minimum
Price of II Cents. Effective
September rs.

BY the Associated Press.
Secretary of Agriculture Wallace last
night signed the long negotiated flue-
cured tobacco marketing agreement
after its approval by the larger domes-
tic tobacco companies. represented by
S. Clay Williams, president of r. J.
Reynolds.
1t goes into effect Immediately as OF
6 am. September 25.
Under the agreement, the tobacco
companies would pay an average mini
mum price of II cents pound for all
fIue- cured tobacco bought from Sep
tember 25 to March 81, provided the
tobacco is for use in this country.
The tobacco companies also would
purchase at least 250,000000 pounds OF
this years crop which remained unsold
on September 25. They would agree
also to pay the average minimum price
for the tobacco.
officials said the Government re-
tained the power to examine the rec
ords Of tobacco companies to ascertain
whether they were living up to the
agreement.
Another important provision called
for an assessment among the tobacco
companies if necessary. to raise the
average minimum price to II cents.
The agreement was voluntary and
officials said the licensing powers OF
the farm adjustment act would not be
Used.
Evening star., 1933-10-13
TIME R0MB IS BELIEVED CAUSE
0F AIR CRASH FATAL TO SEVEN
1,,,oe,;ootors of accident Near Chesterton, Ind,
Thought to Haze Found Traces OF E*plos'oe IN
Wreckage; Commerce Department Probes Blast

reported finding of the stained frag-
ments
1T it was an explosion, then time
bomb secreted in the plane for purposes
Of murder and sabotage appears to be
the only answer"
He said the investigation had shown
there was no explosion of the gasoline
tanks in the air. He said there was no
evidence indicating some passenger mad
wrecked the plane with an explosive as
q bizarre means toward suicide.
The bomb theory has been subscribed
to in part by Coroner Carl Davis OF
Porter County, Indiana, another investi-
gator of the crash. Farmers in the
vicinity reported hearing loud explo-
sion before the plane spun to earth from
an altitude of about 1000 feet.
The investigators attached little i'm
portance to the fact that Emil Smith
Of Chicago, one Ct those killed, carried
a small bore rife and ammunition for
it in his luggage. Smith, a retired
grocer, was flying from New York to
Chicago to compete in shoot at the
lI.Ttia ctcTa Gun Cub here,
Evening star., 1933-10-13

complished a number of years ago by
a soldier prisoner who used strategy,
however, instead of making a hopeless
attempt to swim to the mainland.
Leaves in Widows Weeds.
He simply walked aboard quarter
masters boat disguised in widows
weeds, black veil pulled over his face
An officer had died and the guards
thought the disguised prisoner was the
widow leaving the island. 1t was
learned he had actually stolen the
mourning garments ordered by the
widow from San Francisco.
Under Army control the island has
become. in addition to the laundry.
something Of a furniture plant. The
furniture department. operated by in
mates. turns out repaired antiques and
reproductions.
Every cell is equipped with running
hot water. The buildings are steam
heated. A library. motion picture show
and bowling alley are among the places
Of entertainment.
A lighthouse, built on the highest
point of rock. rises PA feet above the
water level. 1t is of 10000 candlepower
and is visible 81 nautical miles
Army officers on the island said they
had received no official word that the
place was to be turned into a Federal
penitentiary They said no prepara-
tions had been made for transferring
the present inmates.
Evening star., 1933-10-13
Inaccessible Island in San Francisco Bay ~
Soon to House Incorrigible u. S. Conuicts
Alcatraz Able to Hold 600
in Justice Department
Var on Crime.
Bailey and Kelly Seen as
First Inmates of Ne,U
Penitentiary.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
N inaccessible prison island for
n dangerous, incorrigible Federal
II convicts is soon to become
reality and the enactment of a
law spelling life imprisonment
for those who make business of crime
is under consideration by the admins
tration.
Both moves fit vitally into the Justice
Departments relentless war to free citi-
zens from the fear of kidnapping and
business men from the threat Of rack
eteers. Harvey Bailey and George
Kelly, who received life sentences for
the Urschel kidnapping are expected to
be among the island prisons first in
mates.
Cummings Describes Purpose.
The purpose. as disclosed by Attor-
ney General Cummings, is to put the
perpetrators of such crimes behind bars
for good and imprison them in place
where they will be unable to influence
redeemable prisoners and connive at
escape with outside accomplices.
The tiny, crag-shored island of Al
above San Francisco Bay. has been
chosen for the prison. 1t has long been
a military prison. Dangerous currents
swirl about it's cliffs 1t is more than .
mile from the mainland. Cummings
thinks it ideal for his purpose.
The habitual criminal law is still in
its formulative stages. Department Of
ficials hope to have 1t ready for recon-
mendation to Congress at its coming
session.
Explaining the prison island idea,
Cummings told newspaper men the
greatest problem Of the penologist is the
habitual criminal. with powerful gang
ster Affiliations, who seeks constantly to
escape and generally has group OF as
sociates nearby ready to intlmldate or
bribe or use any other means OF freeing
him
The transfer Of Alcatraz Prizon from
the War Department was readily ar
ranged Cummings expects to send the
first Federal convicts to 1t in about
month. The prisons capacity is o00
prisoners.
Would Segregate DesperadOs.
Cummings pointed out that both
Bailey and Kelly have made repeated
threats to escape. and added his belief
that both should be kept away from the
main body Of Federal convicts. He said
both were Of the most troublesome
criminal type recognized by penologists
as "recidivist." the repeater who makes
a business of crime and who could not
be reformed by corrective treatment.
In this category he placed the gang
ster and racketeer and kidnaper. The
segregation Of the most vicious OF these,
Cummings said. would be distinct ad-
vance in the departments battle against
organized crime.
Asked if the segregation of 500 con-
victs would solve the problem, Cum
mings said it very likely would In
fact, he added. the removal of IS to 100
Evening star., 1933-10-13
MEN SWIM AT "Y. W."

PHILADELPHIA P.-For the first
time in IL years of its existence. men
are permitted in the swimming pool at
the Young Womens Christian Associa-
tion.
As an experiment in helping young
women entertain the hoy friend" at
the "Y" instead of having to 60 else
where, directors of the organization are
trying out the mixed swimming idea.
Bring your best beau" they urge the
girls, "or let us get one for YOU"
Evening star., 1933-10-13

The credit policy is carrying it far
along the road The capital money
market is even now partially controlled
through the securities act. 1t will be
further controlled through central
credit facilities shortly to be set up.
The deposit insurance plan will give all
banks an equal footing under the Gov
ernment thumb beginning January /.
The unfreezing of assets of closed banks
by the Government will be link IN the
chain
Also, there is the matter OF capital
bank stock to be obtained BY the r.
F. c. and the neW banking legisld-
ton no1o being framed.
Very soon the banks will own the
buildings over their heads but that is
about all.
Will Get Orders Here.
When that time comes Jesse Jones
will not go to Chicago to tell bankers
what they should do. They will come
to Washington to get their orders.
The bankers will howl about this
state of affairs. but the heavens will be
deaf to their pleas. Mr.. RooseveltS eX-
perience since March appears to have
convinced him that a new centralized
I banking system is essential to recovery.
, The way the banks OF England ana
! Canada held UP without failures during
the depression was proof to him that we
need something like that
The hard time he has had with his
credit and capital financing policies
has strengthened his earlier beliefs.
Congress Worries President.
Mere mention of the word Congress
gives Mr. Roosevelt the creeps these
days
Around the White House they
uhisper that the President is mucl,
more uorried by the fact Congress
reGssembles January 3 than he is
! about anything else.
The official word is being passed out
that he intends to clean up his whole
relief program before Congress can get
a whack at it He hopes to leave them
no isiue-monetary. financial or eco
nomic.
Evening star., 1933-10-13
"CHIMES OF NORMANDY"
SPONSORS ANNOUNCED

A list of sponsors for the production
Chimes of Normandy to be presented
at Roosevelt High School Auditorium
November q and % by the Washington
Opera Club, was made public last night.
Among the sponsors will be: Dr.
Charles Abbot of the Smithsonian In
stitute. Mrs. Eugene Byrnes of the Fri
day Morning Music Club. DR.. Edith Sc
vile Coale of the zonta Club. John Joy
Edison. Isaac Cans. julius Garf1nckei'
Miss Emma T. Hahn, Frank r: Jelle1I
Mrs Edward A. Keye5. Miss Mary "A.
Lindsley. Thomas P. Littlepage OF the
Chamber of Commerce, Mrs. William
Russell Magma of the Daughters OF the
American Revolution, Claude W. owen
of the Beard of Trade, Mrs. Frank M
Shortall of the Political STUDY Cluu,
Mrs. Virginia White Speel, Mrs: Harvey
w Wiley of the District OF Columbia
Federation of Women's Clubs and other
we'll known leaders
Evening star., 1933-10-13

To illustrate how psychology has
played out as a stimulating economic
factor, a Treasury official tells this
story:
A certain newspaper proprietor once
hired a prominent novelist to go to Ire
land and write series of articles on
fairies. He thought so we'll of the
feature idea that he is reputed to have
paid the novelist $4,000 for the pur-
pose.
Imagine his surprise Uhen he re-
ceiDed cGblegrdm from the noUeltSt
q tueek after his GrriDdl in ireland,
reading: "The fairies haze foUn."
The resignation of Alexander Sachs
from the N R. A. was due to his desire
to get back into Lehman Bros and
make some money. Government service
is an expensive luxury.
A New York newspaper suggested
Gen Farley should have United States
marshals patrol the polls in the mayor
atty election. Farley's friends suggest
he call out the Marines, who have had
experience with that sort of thing in
Nicaragua.
Mr.. Roosevelt is looking better these
days The rigorous training he goes
through keeps him physically fit to a
greater degree than any other official in
his Government.
Copyright. 1933)
Evening star., 1933-10-13
CHAIR CLAIMS KILLER
IN CHICAGO ROBBERY
First to Die During Crime Clean
up Sentenced for Staying
Policeman in August.
BY the Associated Press. .

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. October l3 - Morris
Cohen. 35. paid with his life in the
electric chair at Cook County Jail early
today for the Staying Of Policeman
Joseph Hastings He was the first man
to be executed during the current police
war against crime
1t was the first execution to take
place here since January IS. 1882.
Cohen was rushed to trial and sem
fenced to death nine days after he
killed Hastings during robbery
August IL
Cohens attorney appeared before the
Board of Pardons and Paroles and
pleaded that mob hysteria had caused
the sentence. Shortly before the exc
cution the board announced that clem-
ency had been denied
Evening star., 1933-10-13
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, October 13.-Stains which
investigators believe might have been
caused by time bcmb have been found
on the wreckage of the air transport
liner that crashed Tuesday night, kill
ing seven persons near Chesterton. Ind.
Investigators for the Department OF
Commerce brought fragments OF the
wreckage to a Chicago laboratory for
examination.
The fragments. including small pieces
of the metal fuselage and the side OF q
bottle bore stains which Investigators
believed we're caused by gun powder or
nitroglycerine.
A Federal official said holes torn in
the fuselage and wreckage tn the bag
gage compartment of the huge air liner
also indicated a terrific explosion had
sent the plane crashing to earth as 1t
speeded from Cleveland to Chicago with
passengers and air mail.
There is considerable evidence Of an
explosion" said the Feaeral official who
Evening star., 1933-10-13
C. D, A. ELECTS OFFICERS

Special Dispatch to The Star.
GAITHERSBURG, october 13.-The
Catholic Daughters of America at
meeting here elected the following ohi-
GERS: Mrs. Mary Gartner, Gaithersburg,
grand regent; Miss Marie Stang. Clop-
pers, vice regent; Miss Mary Baum
bacher, Choppers, prophecies; Mrs. John
M. Rome, Germantown. lecturer; MISS
Mary Rome, Germantown, historian;
Miss Catherine Riordan, Laytonsville,
financial secretary; Mrs. Worthington
Grifith, Middlebrook, treasurer; MISS
Evelyn Schwartz, Gaithersburg. monl-
tor; Mrs. Edward P. Schwartz, Gaith-
ersburg, organist: Rev. John j. Cal
laghan Gaithersburr. chaplain: MRS.
George Burroughs, Mrs. c. william
Eeall, t--ustcoc
Evening star., 1933-10-13
INDIANA BLASTS PROBED.
Troops in Sullivan County Check Three
Mystery Explosions.

SULLIVAN, Ind, october 13 (P),-
National Guardsmen. who last night
frightened the grip Of military control
in Sullivan County scene of disorders
at cooperative non-union coal mines,
bent their efforts today to investigation
of a series of mysterious explosions in
the district.
Three men living near Paxton south
of Sullivan. were detained for question
ing after an explosion, apparently OF
blasting powder. occurred last night.
AS a preventive measure. requlsltions
for dynamite and blasting powder to
miners on the county relief rolls nave
been withdrawn.
In Sullivan, where a National Guard
company camped on the court house
lawn. the situation frightened, as mem
bers of three of the largest mine union
locals. idle since last Monday in protest
against the troops presence, voted to
return to work.
Evening star., 1933-10-13
POLICE DISPERSE
MOB IN NEW YORK
STRIKE DISORDERS
Continued From First Page.)

November city elections in Dearborn,
charged that no one knows Just what
the Ford wage scale is
There are no tool and diemakers or
strike at the Ford plant. Strikers, how
ever, have said that practically every
other automobile and auto parts plant
in Detroit. Flint and Pontiac are affect
ed by the tool and diemakers' Walk-ou'
Employers still insisted the strike ''is
virtually over while the strikers point
ed to a parade Of 5000 men yesterGa
as an indication that their lines are as
firm as ever" They said they are seek
ing 25 per cent wage increase and d
4()-hollr week