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Evening star., 1934-06-14
RAIL OFFICIALS NOTIFIED.

WILMINGTON, N. c., June IA G49
Officials of the Atlantic Coast Line
Railroad Co. general officers here were
notified this morning of the death of
Eugene S. LIE Gette, general Eastern
freight agent of the line, in the Union
Station tunnel at Washington.
LIE Gette, who was born at Naylor
Ga, had been in the service of the
railroad for % years.
According to his service record, he
entered the employ of the railroad at
the Quitman. Ga, agency September
1905. He later went to Albany, Ga.
and from there to Nashville, Tenn, as
commercial agent in 1912.
January 1, 1922, he went to Atlanta
Ga, as general freight agent and in
April of 1916 was transferred to the
position he held at the time Of death
Evening star., 1934-06-14
DENIES SECRETS INVOLVED.

Rear Admiral Joseph K. Taussig,
assistant chief of naval operations,
said in a statement today the Navy
had found nothing of value in papers
and chemicals in the luggage of VIII
liam Bader, Buffalo chemical engi-
neer.
The documents have been ordered
returned to the owner the Semet-
Solvay Co., which employed Bader.
Taussig said Rear Admiral Yates
Sterling, jr., commandant of the Sd
Naval District at New York, told him
that ian officer sent yesterday from
New York to the scene of the disaster
had found no documents or papers of
a secret or confidential nature what
ever belonging to the Navy Depart
ment"
Bader was one of 10 bidders for a
Navy contract for explosives.
Evening star., 1934-06-14
.EXH|B|TSPA|N
OF FIRST FAMILY
Corcoran Gallery of Art
Shows Portrait Study
by Johansen.

President and Mrs. Roosevelt have
lent to the Corcoran Gallery Of Art
for public exhibition an intimate
family portrait study Of themselves
and two Of their children, Mrs. Anna
Dali and Elliott Roosevelt, just COM
pleted by the noted New York ar
tist, John c. Johansen.
The painting, done at the White
House recently, depicts the President
and his family members in the oval
room on the second floor of the
White House, used as the presidential
private study. Mr.. Roosevelt is shown
seated in an easy chair near the big
fireplace. with an open book on his
lap. Mrs. Roosevelt Is seated nearby
knitting. Mrs. Dali is standing in
front Of the fireplace and Elliott is
standing near an entrance.
Has Prominent Position.
The unusual picture has been hung
in a prominent position In Gallery
G on the east side of the Corcoran
Art Gallery-perhaps the most con-
okANAO0o 4OO1b4O44 dNd44dp4C I41cIC. IL
TANKS large landscape, on the other
side Of which is another painting by
Johansen owned by the gallery
called '"The Artists Family" The
latter work is study of Johansen's S
own family in their home The
Presidents painting will continue on
exhibition until August /, it was an
nounced today by c. Powell Mimi
gerode, director Of the gallery.
Johansen is known internationally
for his portrait work He painted
the celebrated study of the Versailles
Peace Conference, which now hangs
in the National Museum here, and
also executed q number Of other
works bearing on the World War
and its figures.
Painted Bell Portrait.
He was selected by the Metropoli-
tan Museum of Art to paint the por-
trait Of Elihu Root, which is on ex-
hibition there. He painted the por-
trait Of the late Charles J. Bell,
which hangs In the board room Of
the American Security & Trust Co.
Last Fall he completed a group por-
trait OF John Spaulding Flannery,
local attorney, and his three young
daughters. He also painted some
years ago group portrait of Direc-
tor Minnigerode and his family.
Johansen lives most of the time
in New York City, but also maintains
a Summer residence at Stockbridge,
Mass.
Evening star., 1934-06-14
VETERAN REPORTER DIES

LOS ANGELES. June IA Dr.
Walter Troth, So, veteran newspaper
man and reporter and political
writer for the Long Beach Press Tele-
gram for 10 years, died, apparently
from a heart attack, on q business
street here last night.
Troth was born In Philadelphia. He
came to Long Beach II years ago from
Sioux Falls, s. Oak. where he had
been in newspaper work. He formerly
was city clerk of Deadwood, s. Oak.
Evening star., 1934-06-14

of the Senate hearing than they ex-
pected. That practically explains
the l6-to-2 Endorsement he received
from the committee the day after the
hearing.
Add famous sayings: Senator Smith,
at the Tugwell hearing: Speech has
been free in this country since we took
the crown of the head Of King
George III"
(copyrisht 1e34.l .azEAGaaa-
Evening star., 1934-06-14
White House Denies
johnson Withdrawal
From Steel Parleys
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The White House today issued
q formal denial that President
Roosevelt had ordered Hugh s.
Johnson, industrial administra-
tor, to withdraw from the steel
strike negotiations.
Earlier johnson himself had
denied the reports, saying he had
withdrawn after steel labor men
had declined his settlement pro-
posal and he found he could do
nothing more.
Publication Of the report
brought the first formal denial
from the present administration.
The denial was generally re-
garded as showing President
Roosevelt is standing strongly by
his recovery administrator.
Stephen Early, a secretary to
the President, issued O statement
declaring the report was with
out any foundation in fact"
Evening star., 1934-06-14

the present month, the payments
which, since December is, 1892, it has
found itself constrained to postpone
as the result Of the consequences of
the moratorium of that year
"On this occasion, my government
desires to reafirm that it does not
contest the validity of its debt and
that it is still prepared to seek an
agreement with the American Gov
ernment in regard to that debt upon
a basis which In existing circum-
stances may be acceptable to both
countries.
THE government Of the Republic
hopes that such an agreement may be
reached in the near future and it de-
sires to reafirm to the American Gov
ernment the assurance that 1t will
consider 1t a duty to neglect no op-
portunity which may arise to attain
that result.
II take this occasion, Mr.. Secre-
tary, to renew the assurance of my
highest consideration"
(Signed) ANDRE DE LABOULAYE."
Evening star., 1934-06-14
Distance Sets Record.

Roosevelt is making for his Hawaiian
/ trip.
Distance Sets Record.
Most Presidents have been afraid to
60 any distance from washington for
their vacations even in placid times.
Mr. Coolidge broke a record when he
went as far as the Black Hills one
Summer. He would not go that far
until he was assured he could get
| back to Washington within 20 hours.
Mr.. Hoover called off his national
parks tour one Summer because of a
drought, which was not as bad as
the present one.
Mr.. Roosevelt is going to take six
weeks to go to Honolulu, but, what is
more important, he is making ar
rangements which will get him fur
! ther away than the distance indi-
Gates. Present plans provide that not
only will he take none Of his three
secretaries along, but no newspaper
man will be permitted on his boat.
Only three newsmen will be per-
mitted to go along instead Of the nor
NAL retinue Of 10 to 20. These three
! will go aboard a destroyer which will
stay miles away from the presi-
| Dental cruiser. Their only contact
with the cruiser will be by radio. No
arrangements are being made for
them to see the President They
might as well be in Washington.
Precedent Is Shattered.
These arrangements are without
1 f.
| Travelled with him on his South
American cruise.'f Mr. wilson's news
men accompanied him to Paris on
| his boat.
The explanation offered by the
White House is that space on the
cruiser tUiH not accommodate any
| White House staff or neDsnen.
Also that Mr.. Roosevelt does not
like to take ciuilidnS aboard ndvdl
ships. The real reason probably is
| that he DdntS good rest tDithout
bothering about neps or anything
else.
| The arrangements are more re-
markable because, up to now, the
press has been given unusual faciE-
ties for getting White House news.
Before Mr.. Roosevelt's cruiser is
a mile out to sea the rumors will
probably start in Wall Street that
he is i'll or whatnot. At least that
is what happened when he took a
| few days on the Nourmahal last Win
ter. When he came back from that
trip he found strikes breaking all
around the place and his opposition
running wild.
The japanese nearly put oUer
Hghtning-tast diplomatic play on
Mr.. Roosevelt during the pisit OF
Prince Konoye. All is fair in loUe,
iDor and diplomacy, but our officials
are still groUling about this one.
The Japanese have been pressing
us ever since we recognized Russia
| to get Mr.. Roosevelt or State Secre-
will visit. They want to offset the
diplomatic effects Of Russian recog-
| milton.
Soon after Prince Konoye lunched
J with Mr. Roosevelt the other day
a japanese official tipped an Ameri-
can newsman that the President had
| talked about receiving delegation of
| japanese statesmen in Hawaii. It
was big news and received wide at
| tention both here and in Toxic.
japanese Delighted.
In fact, dispatches came right back
from Toxic stating that the Japanese
were delighted at Mr.. Roosevelt's
| HsIIopestionn
Evening star., 1934-06-14
BALTIMORE STRIKE ENDS.
Butchers and Meat Packers Assured
OF Recognition.


OF Recognition.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, June 14.-Promised
union recognition without any discrin-
ination. butchers and meat packers
went back to work here today in prac-
tically all plants affected by the recent
butchers strike, according to Joseph
P. McCurdy, president Of the Balti-
more and District Of Columbia Feder-
alton Of Labor.
But the truck drivers strike here has
become Statewide proposition, ac-
cording to Thomas P. OBrien, a rep
resentative Of the International
Brotherhood Of Transfers, Chauffeurs,
Stablemen and Helpers. A number Of
Baltimore truckers have signed the
unions agreement, he said, but there
Is possibility that If pending nego-
tiatlons with other truckers fail, two
or three hundred more men may 90
out on strike here.
Omcials Of the meat packing firms
where the strike has ceased have
agreed to recognize representatives OF
the unionized butchers, Mr.. McCurdy
announced. Both parties will sit down
to round-table discussion Of the
wage question next week, he said.
Roll Call First Business.
The first business before the con-
vention, II it followed the ordinary
routine, was to take q roll call for
credentials and hear reports. This
was expected to require about two
hours, to be followed in the after
noon with an intermission for lunch.
Just before the convention opened.
Forbeck said, he will speak "for Gov.
Pinchot."
He said he has the Governors
promise to see that "the strikers" are
protected the instant they decide to
go out. Forbeck interpreted this, he
said. to mean that troops will be
thrown about the strike area In
Pennsylvania sooner than was done
in Fayette County" In the soft-coal
strike last Summer.
Representing the State, besides Miss
Carr, IN mediation efforts is Clar-
ence J. Moser. who arrived from Har-
risburg this morning.
Dewey, the Federal Government's
representative, said he will 70 be-
fore the convention to explain the
provisions of President Roosevelt s
plan for workers elections to bring
peace in industry.
Comment by Delegates.
Some Of the comment by delegates
attending the convention:
AL Armout Of the Steel City Lodge,
Gary, Ind: 'It looks like a strike
if they don't give US union recogni-
ton"
Roy H. Kelsey of Gary, Ind: I'VE
don't know If there will be a strike.
It depends on what they have to
offer. We don't want such a labor
board as the automotive industry
got"
Charles Anderson, president Of N
r. A. Lodge, Weirton, w. Va: "It
Is going to be hard to avert strike.
OF course, we don't know what Pres
ident Green Of the A. F. Of L. has
up his sleeve. Maybe he will ex-
plain the plan of President Roose-
velt and things will look different" !"
At 1910 pm, the convention ad-
journed until 2:3o, to permit exam
ination of credentials by a commit
tee.
Evening star., 1934-06-14
A|RL|NER CRASH \. !.
a-l+t
EVIDENCE SEIZED
Navy Adds to Mystery by
Taking Chemicals and
Papers From Coroner.
Copyright. 1884. by tn. Associated Press.

Copyright. 1884. by the Associated Press.
LIBERTY, N. Y, June 1.-THE
United States Navy Department, sud-
denly entering the investigation OF
Saturdays airliner crash on Last
Chance Mountain, had stirred up a
cloud of mystery today concerning
a document recovered from the wreck
age and captioned: Formula for Ex-
plosive D."
A naval intelligence department of1-
Ger, his aide and a naval chauffeur
appeared here late yesterday and de-
parted three hours later with docu-
ments and chemicals which Coroner
Victor G. Bourke had recovered from
the luggage of William Baxter Bader,
Buffalo chemical engineer, who was
one of the seven victims OF the air
liner crash.
When surprise was expressed that
the coroner should relinquish posses
sion of evidence which had been ex-
pected to figure in the inquest, set
for pm. today, he said he had turned
over the evidence because an authority
greater than that of the county or
State" had demanded it.
III. L. Roosevelt Calls.
Earlier in the day, it has been
learned. the coroner was advised from
Wasnington-on direct orders of As
sistant Naval Secretary Roosevelt
that agents of the naval department
would appear and demand the papers
and chemicals. So that there might
be no danger of the papers being
turned over to any one else, the naval
agent was described in detail to the
coroner, it is understood.
The authority under which the
Navy acted, according to information
here, was the wartime espionage act,
which set up sweeping safeguards
against the divulgence of information
concerning national defense.
Neither the coroner nor any other
party to the conference would give
any inkling Of what was behind the
action. The coroner said he mad
been sworn to secrecy. The naval
agent brushed aside all inquiries with
a sharp nothing to say"
Seizure Ordered.
In Washington, spokesmen for the
Navy Department said naval intelli-
gence officers had been ordered to
obtain the papers If they were Navy
property or contained naval secrets.
1t was understood that Bader'S
employer, the Semet-SolYay Co. of
Buffalo, N. Y, was a bidder for the
contract to manufacture the ex-
plosive.
The presumption was that the
formula was not secret one, and
that bids had been asked from several
companies. 1t was reported reliably
today, however, that only one other
company (Which was not identihed)
had been asked to bid; and that
only two copies of the formula for
explosive D" were made.
One of these copies went to the
other company. The other was in
Bader'S possession.
An unconfirmed but reliable report
today said that attached to the copy
of thegformula found in Baders dug
gage was the Navy's original copy Of
the formula
There has been no definite informa-
ton as to the nature of the chemicals
found in three bottles in Bader's lug
gage Whether they are explosives
has not been determined. The three
bottles also were taken by the naval
officer.
Evening star., 1934-06-14
Corner Stone Club Outing.

The first annual outing Of the Cor
ner Stone Club of Masons of the S.
Kann Sons Co. will be held Sunday,
starting at 7:30 am. from the Eighth
and D street entrance. The outing
will be held at Mohler's on the shore
and is in charge Of Beverly p. Davis
and J. Frank Brown.
Evening star., 1934-06-14
INSTITUTE HEADS MEET.
Richberg Expected to Attend Session
In New York.

NEW YORK, June II R.-The
board of directors of the American
Iron and Steel Institute held their
usual monthly meeting today at the
institutes headquarters.
No word came from the steel leaders
as they entered the session and at
the offices Of the institute it was said
no announcement was expected at the
close Of the meeting. Donald Rich
berg, N. r. A. general counsel, was
expected to attend. However, no spe-
cial significance was attached to this
fact in steel quarters, as it was
pointed out that he usually attends
the board meetings.
Evening star., 1934-06-14
SUBMARINE LAUNCHED
Japanese Navy Gets New Vessel
aS Replacement

JaPaASec NAVY 1cIS NC" NSSsSA
as Replacement.
SASEBO, Japan, June IA R.-The
Japanese Navy's new submarine, the
Ito. was launched here today.
The new vessel has a displacement
Of 1888 tons. Its engines, Of 5000
horsepower, win propel it at q sur
face speed Of 10 knots.
Before the launching Of the Ito
Japan's submarine tonnage was given
as 72,294, well over the 52,70O-ton
limit imposed by the London naval
treaty. But q clause Of that agree
ment permits Japan to replace ves-
sells totaling 1882 tons which viii
pass the l3-year age limit before
the end Of 1886.
Evening star., 1934-06-14
LOAN RATE AT NEW LOW,

NEW YORK, June IA R.-A new
all-time record low borrowing rate for
New York City was established when
an issue of s3,0o0,0 900 special revenue
bonds due in 90 days was sold to q
banking firm at y of ! per cent
interest.
Evening star., 1934-06-14

Continued From First Page)
Office has Jurisdiction extends from
Boston south to Baltimore.
At East Orange, the Associated
Press was informed, that LIE Gette
was married three weeks ago for the
second time. His first wife died two
years ago.
Evening star., 1934-06-14
TEST PLANE CRASHES
Pilot Escapes With Fractured
Arm and Leg in Jump.

@A1 III "1K1 &IS6 ~ y A1AHP
BUFFALO, N. Y, June IA Co.-A
fighting plane, being tested by the
Curtiss Aeroplane & Motor Co.,
Inc, crashed In Lancaster, Buffalo
suburb, shortly after 7 am. today.
but the pilot escaped with q frac-
tured arm and leg as he "bailed out"
In his parachute.
The pilot, Paul Hovgard, landed
In back Of the post office, while parts
of the plane crashed in various sec
tions of the city.
Witnesses said the plane motor
suddenly stopped and the ship went
into q dat spin.
Evening star., 1934-06-14
NAMED AIDE TO SAYRE
Henry r. Grady to Assist Trade
Agreement Negotiations.

Agreement Negotiations.
Henry r. Grady, chairman of the
San Francisco Regional Labor Board,
was appointed today as special assist
ant to the Secretary of State to aid
in carrying out the administration's s
new trade agreement negotiations.
He will work under Francis B.
Sayre, Assistant Secretary Of State, In
formulating the Governments new
tariff program in an effort to boost It's
export business.
Evening star., 1934-06-14
s NATIONS DEFAULT
ON DEBT PAYMENT
DUE TOMORROW

Continued From First Page.)
Evening star., 1934-06-14
BODY DISCOVERED
IN RAIL TUNNEL;
BELIEVED AGENT

Continued From First Page.)
Evening star., 1934-05-27
SEEK PLAYGROUND
USE FOR SUMMER
BY a stan Correspondent of The Star.

BY Staf Correspondent of The Star
ALEXANDRIA, Va, May ga
campaign to have the city continue
the operation this Summer of the six
Alexandria Fairgrounds is being con-
Quoted by the Sixth Ward Citizens
Association. Funds for operating the
1884 city budget by City Council as an
economy move.
The request of the citizens body,
backed up by similar request from
the Jefferson School Parent Teacher
Association, caused City Council at its
meeting last week to direct City Man.
ager Wallace Lawrence to prepare an
estimate on the cost of maintaining
the Fairgrounds again this Summer
At the request of the association.
Councilman E. c. Dawson asked that
the city manager also be directed to
investigate the possibility of having
assistant supervisors for the play
grounds provided by the Federal
Emergency Relief Administration.
Dawson stressed the necessity of con-
tinuing the operation of the grounds
as a means of keeping children from
playing in the streets after schools
close for the Summer
The Sixth Ward Citizens Associa-
ton will hold its May meeting at
Potomac Community Hall tomorrow
night at 8 o'clock to plan its activi-
ties for the Summer months.
Evening star., 1934-05-27
ACTION IS AWAITED
ON TROLLEY POLES

The Petworth Citizens Association
is awaiting information on what ac-
ton District authorities may take to-
on Upshur street between Georgia
avenue and the Soldiers Home
grounds.
The body adopted a resolution at a
previous meeting urging removal of
the poles and the substitution of side
poles for the center ones. At that
time the question was referred to D.
w. Gavelein, chairman of the asso-
cations Street improvement Commit
tee, who was authorized to take up
the question with the proper authori-
ties. He is expected to report on the
result of his efforts at the next meet
ing of the association, the third Tues
day in June.
John T. Thomas, president Of the
association, says removal of the poles
would be an advantage both from the
standpoint of appearance and safety,
indicating the poles in the center of
the street constitute a constant traffic
hazard.
At the June meeting the association
also expects to decide what action it
will take in the future regarding seek
ing erection of a public library on the
Roosevelt -Macfarland School site, also
what action it will take in continuing
its fight for a seven-room addition to
the Roosevelt High School.
Theodore D. Martin, chairman of
the Library Committee, is scheduled
to report at the June meeting ON the
branch library question.
Evening star., 1934-05-27
CITIZENS DISAPPOINTED
WITH NEW BUS SERVICE

Citizens of the Southwest section
are highly dissatisfied with the bus
service recently inaugurated in the
area, Jacob M. Schaffer. president of
the Southwest Citizens Association,
declared yesterday.
When the transit company sub
mitted the proposed changes to the
group before the our-and-a-Half
street southwest street car line was
removed, Mr.. Schaffer said the
changes we're agreed to by the group
providing the service would not be
any worse than it was at that time.
As 1t Is now, he said. residents are
forced to catch the bus and transfer
to the street car at Ninth and Con-
stitution avenue in order to get into
the uptown area. He added, that
residents feel they are becoming more
and more isolated with each new
change In transportation facilities.
Evening star., 1934-05-27
Status of Bills
District of Columbia Leg.
islation of Civic Interest
Is Reviewed.

The congressional status of District
bills of interest to Washington citi-
Gems associations is as follows:
National Representation for District
of Columbia IS. J. r. 9; H. j. r. 69)
House, in Judiciary Committee. Sem
ate in Judiciary Committee.
row sl0,750,0O0 of P. w. A. funds for
Public Improvements IS. 34o4 ::
House, on calendar. Senate, passed
Old Age Pensions III. r. 4548) ::
House, Norton bill with amendments,
on calendar; Senate, on calendar.
Alley Clearance CH. r. 1923; S.
l780f: House, on calendar. Senate.
passed at last session Congress.
Legislation on Horse Racing Oh r.
79O6) House, passed. Senate, in Dis
trict Committee.
Gasoline Tax increase from 2 to
Cents a Gallon Oh. r. 7160): House,
in District Committee. Senate, unin-
troduced.
Proposed Amendments to Liquor
Control Act III. r. 8519; H. r. 1925;
H. r. 856s): House. passed. Senate,
on calendar.
Broadening of General Powers of the
Commissioners Oh. r. 5610): House. in
District Committee. Senate, in Dis
trict Committee.
Strengthening of Gambling Laws Is
29S5): House, in District Committee.
Senate, passed.
Widening of Thirteenth Street Oh.
r. 857l; S. 3258): House, in District
Committee Senate in niStrjct Com
mittee.
Providing for Financial Response
bility of Owners and Operators OF
Motor Vehicles (H. R. l646): House.
on calendar. Senate. in District Com
mittee.
Requiring Financial Responsibility
for Drivers Of Public Vehicles Oh. r.
5042; s. 3032): House, on calendar.
Senate, passed
Abolishing the Office of Engineer
Commissioner and Substituting Civil
ian Commissioner Is. 3206): House,
unintroduced. Senate, in District
Committee.
Transferring Powers of Board of
Public Welfare to Commissioners IS.
3289): House on calendar. Senate.
passed
Amending District Usury Law Is.
$50: Senate, passed. House, in Dis
trict Committee.
Authorizing Erection of Stadium
at the East End OF East Capitol Street
(H r 1851: S. 3479): House, in Dis
trict Committee. Senate, in District
Committee.