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Evening star., 1934-04-09
$4,000 ExTORTION
PLOT IS CONFESSED
Two Held in Georgia for Conspir.
acy Against H. M. Hanna,
Cleveland Financier.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
& THOMASVILLE, Ga, April 9.-Two
men were under arrest here today
charged with violating the Lindbergh
kidnapping law In an attempt to extort
$4,000 from Howard M. Hanna,
Cleveland financier, and officers said
one Of them had confessed.
Postal Inspector r. w. Overstreet
announced Emory Callahan, rs, and
j. E. Pullian, both of Thomasville, had
been arrested and Callahan had con-
fessed his part in the plot, duplicating
Pullian, although the latter continued
to deny any connection with the
threats against the Hanna family.
Callahan had been working on Mel
rose plantation, the Hanna estate.
A postal inspector and detectives
started a chase of Callahan that ex-
tended to Miami and Belle Glade,
Fla, but before they could catch up
with him he returned here and sur
rendered to the sheriff with 'T heard
you were looking for me-"
The sheriff meanwhile arrested
Pullian as an associate of Callahan.
Both men will be given q prelim-
mary hearing tomorrow.
Hanna, whose estate Is one Of the
show places Of the wealthy Winter
colony here, Is nephew of the late
Mark Hanna.
Evening star., 1934-04-09
What's What
BehindNews
In Capital
Senators Are Afraid
to Mix it With
Huey Long.
BY PAUL MALLON.

~ HE reason behind Huey Longs
current antics Is not hard to
i Mr.. Roosevelt decided some
time ago Huey was q bad man
to mix up with, either as a friend or
an enemy. So he and Postmaster
General Farley worked things quietly
around so Senator Pat Harrison would
be their chief consultant on Louisiana
patronage. Harrison is from the ad-
joining State Of Mississippi.
Nothing was said about the matter.
but Huey began to catch on weeks
ago, when more and more appoint
ments went against him. One very
important Federal job went to a Mis-
sissippian. Long has received nothing.
Boys Are Afraid Of Him.
There is a cloak room understand
ing among Senate Democrats now to
ignore Huey, no matter what he says
or does
The agreement is the result OF
phdt happened to Harrison and
Bennett Clark. The other day
they undertook to chaStise Huey
and found out Uhdt eDery burned
child already knotDs.
AS one Democratic Senator woe
fully explained to his colleagues in
private: "The trouble about debating
with Huey is that you cannot call him
anything he has not already been
called
Evening star., 1934-04-09
RETIREMENT ACTS
OPERATION MOVED
TO CIVIL SERVICE

Continued Prom First Page)
in the Veterans Administration per-
tanning TO the administration of the
civil service retirement act, and the
canal zone retirement act.
Administration of law governing
the retirement of civil employees Of the
Government is logically and properly
function of the Civil Service Com
mission, and the transfer effected by
this order will permit a more efficient
administration of the activities in
volved. The director of the Bureau Of
the Budget has Informed me that the
transfer will result in annual saving of
approximately s45,000."
The particular function which the
commission now is due to take over
will be that of passing on retirement
claims. At present the commission
handles only the personnel phase, fur
nishing records and statistics to the
Veterans Administration, which in
turn adjudicates the claim. Actual
payments will continue to rest with
the General Accounting Office and the
fund itself under the Treasury.
The arrangement is one that the
commission has urged for some years
and at the time when it was first
broached. during the Hoover admins
tration, was understood to have met
with opposition from Veterans Ad-
ministration officials.
Second Function Assumed.
Retirement claims formerly were
handled in the Pension Bureau until
that agency along with the National
Home for Disabled Volunteer Sol
diers. was consolidated with the then
Veterans Bureau in July, 1880, to
create the existing Veterans admin
istration.
This will be the second major func-
ton assumed by the Civil Service
Commission in recent years. 1t hav-
ing taken over the Personnel CLASH
f1cation Board in October, 1892.
The new retirement function will be
merged into the service record and
retirement division of the commission
Of which Lewis H. Fisher is chief.
When the new arrangement gets
under way 1t is expected that handling
OF claims will be materially facilitated.
Evening star., 1934-04-09
ROOSEVELT Fish,
SHOWDOWN jDUE
President Speeds to Meet
Correspondents With .
Data of Cruise.
BY the Associate. Press.

6y tue ASSOCIATE tTeSs.
MIAMI, Fla, April s.-President
Roosevelt hopes to settle once ana for
all today the question of his fishing
ability. ." 'f"
As the Chief Executive cruised up
the Florida coast group Of White
House correspondents stationed here
put out to sea early this morning to
interview the President on the chal-
ienge he issued after his SON Elliott,
with a broad smile, had said the Chief
Executive wasn't catching any fish.
Today's inquisition Of Mr.. Roose-
welt followed a few business transac-
tions made by him over the week end.
The latter included a proclamation
designating May as Child Health
day and an executive order transfer
ring to the Civil Service Commission
the administration of the civil service
retirement act, hitherto held by the
Veterans Administration.
The White House correspondents set
sail to meet the President about SO
miles southeast of Miami. The meet
ing place is in the Cat Gays, probably
south of North Cat Cay.
Mr.. Roosevelt named this rendezvous
in a message late last night. He came
far up from Southern Bahama Islands
to meet the special committee Of in
vestigation.
spirit, but Mr.. Roosevelt devoted most
OF a quiet day Sunday to preparation
Of the fishing data.
Evening star., 1934-04-09
Wild Ride on Runaway Horse
Fails to ssCure'' Girl of Habit
Young French Teacher
Is Rescued by Park
Policeman.
animal Callops around
ElIipse and Up Penn.
syIvania Arenue.

A wild ride down Pennsylvania ave-
nue. on a runaway horse, which ended
In her rescue by q park policeman, has
not shaken the interest of Miss Kath-
crime Pomeroy, 20-year-old French
teacher, In riding.
As thousands of pedestrians and
motorists looked on, Miss Pomeroy,
who lives at 1862 New Hampshire
avenue, was carried more than half
q mile yesterday in mad chase be-
fore Ohicer Emmett E. Saar, clinging
to the runningboard of an automo-
bile, caught the refns Of the horse.
Despite the narrowing experience,
Miss Pomeroy, who Is the owner and
headmistress Of French day school,
said she win continue to 60 horseback
riding. She was shaken up but ur,-
injured.
Pedestrians Retreat.
Miss Pomeroy was riding near the
Washington Monument when the
horse became unnaanageable and
dashed in the vicinity Of Seventeenth
street and Constitution avenue.
The animal was given Q wide berth
by pedestrians and autoists as it gal
loped around the Ellipse and up to
Pennsylvania avenue.
Oficer Saar saw Miss Pomeroy's
plight and attempted to ride his
motor cycle In front Of the animal to
head 1t OF, but without success.
Finding his motor cycle without avail,
the policeman abandoned 1t tenn.
Evening star., 1934-04-09
RAINEY MAY NOT PUBLISH
REPUBLICAN BLACKLIST
Speaker Says Check Is Not Com
pleted, but It Appears Most of
of Them Are Bad.

BY the Associated Press.
Speaker Rainey apparently Is on
the verge of changing his mind about
making public his blacklist" Of House
Republicans who have voted against
the President.
Asked today when he was going to
give it to newspaper men, as he
promised 10 days ago. Rainey an
swered:
We'll, I haven't finished checking
1t yet. But it would appear that
about all the Republicans are bad.
If they are, don't see that it makes
any particular difference; but II we
flnd any who have been good. the
people probably would be interested
in knowing it."
It was reported that Rainey's origi-
nal intention was to show that, de-
spite Republican talk against admin
istration bills, q sizable G. o. P. bloc
had voted for every measure.
Then, it was said, his check failed
to show enough good" Republicans.
especially when the House reached
things like the tariff and independent
o1hces veto.
The Speaker is still keeping up his
list q boiling Democrats, and he still
says he doesn't know what use he
will make Of it.
Evening star., 1934-04-09
|MlEOD BANKING
BILL ACTION ASKED
Petition for Report by House
Committee Filed as R.
F. c. Protests.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A petition was filed in the House
today asking that the Banking Com
mittee Immediately report the Nc
Iced bill calling for a governmental
payoff to depositors in closed Federal
Reserve member banks.
Opposition of the r. F. c. to the
bill was expressed, meanwhile, by
Jesse H. Jones, corporation chairman.
The petition was filed by Represent
ative Weidman. Democrat, Of Michi-
gan. Representative Mcleod, Repub-
lican, of Michigan, said a dozen men,
bers of the House were prepared to
sign the request Immediately and that
there were prospects that las sigma
tures-the necessary number to bring
the bill to the floor for immediate
nsideration-would be obtained to-
day.
Mcleod said this procedure was
being followed because action by the
present session of Congress probably
would not be possible under the ordi-
nary course OF events. He called at
tention to the length of time re-
quired to complete consideration of a
measure in the House. and that Sen
ate action would still remain.
As another development, Repre-
sentative Brown. Democrat, Of Mich
igan, said he is preparing q bill to
substitute for the Mcleod measure.
McLeod's bill provides for 100 per
cent payment by the Reconstruction
Finance Corporation to depositors in
closed national and Federal Reserve
members. The r. F. c. would pur-
chase the remaining assets of such
banks, and hquidate them over a To-
year period.
Browns proposal includes State
banks that are not members of the
Federal Reserve System, and pro-
vides for depositors who have signed
waivers to effect q reorganization and
reopening plan.
Evening star., 1934-04-09
CH|LDHEAlTHDAY
PROCLAIMED MAY |.
President Points Out Well
Being of Nation Depends
on Youth.

Declaring that the welfare Of the.
Nation Is vitality affected by the health
of its children and that the best
physical and mental development of
the children is an essential part of
the social-health program of the Ma
ton, President Roosevelt today issued
. proclamation stipulating May / as
Child Health day, and urged a proper
observance throughout the country.
The proclamation, in full. made
public at the White House today, fol-
lows.
Whereas the Congress by Joint
resolution Of May 18, 1928, requested
the President of the United States to
proclaim annually May ! as Child
Health day, and
Whereas the welfare Of the Nation
is vitality affected by the health of its
children, and
Whereas, the promotion of the
best physical and mental development
Of the children is an essential part of
the social health program of the Ma
ton, and
Whereas. 1t Is highly desirable that
special consideration be givenS this
matter in all parts Of the Nation,
Nov, therefore, I, Franklin d.
Roosevelt, president of the United
States of America, do hereby proclaim
and designate the first day of May of
this year as Child Health day, and do
urge all oficial and voluntary agencies
and organizations and all individuals
interested in child welfare to unite
Ia kIn - %
such exercises as will result in a deeper
realization by the people of the neces-
sfty for the protection and promotion
OF the health of the Nations children
and a greater. unified effort to i'm
prove the existing child welfare pro-
gram wherever it is found inadequate. :"
Evening star., 1934-04-09
DIR. HART ACCEPTS
ST JOHNSPuP|T
Chattanooga Rector to As.
sumo Duties at Church
of President June !.

DR.. Oliver James Hart, rector of st.
Paul's Episcopal Church, Chattanoo-
ga. Tenn, has accepted a call to the
rectorship Of st. Johns Church,
Lafayette Square, it was announced to
the local congregation yesterday. At
the same time DR.. Hart made similar
announcement to his congregation.
He will assume his duties here June /.
DR.. Hart has been one Of the lead
ing ministers of Chattanooga for sew
eral years. He was born in York,
S. c.. July 18. 1892, the son Of George
Washington Seabrook and the former
Ellen Hackett Hart. He received the
A. B. degree at Hobart College in
1918. the s. T. B. degree from the
General Theological Seminary in 1916.
the B. D. degree from Union Theologi-
cal Seminary in 1917 and the D. D.
degree from the University Of Chat
tanooga In 1925. He was ordained a
deacon in 1916 by Bishop Burch and
ordained priest by Bishop Cuerry
in 1917. He was married to Mary
McBee Mikell July 20. 1921. They
nave OlC sui, OuNci od1iicc A403 y, u :,
who was born March "a, 1928.
Author Of Church History.
He is author Of History of Christ
Church Parish. Macon, Ga, 1926
1925" He was formerly lay reader
and deacon. Church Of the Good
Shepherd. Greenwood Lake, N. Y,
1S15-19l7: curate st. MichaePs
Church. Charleston. s. c.. 1917-l918;
First Lieut.. Chaplain U. S. A., 1918
1918; headquarters, Army Artillery.
First Army. February Is. 1918. to
April 81. 1918, Headquarters. services
of supply. American Expeditionary
Forces, April %, 1918, to June Is,
1918; 5th Field Artillery. June II,
1918, to June 20, 1919; division chap
lain, 1st Division, June 81, 1919. to
October Z, 1919; assistant minister
st. Michael's Church, Charleston, S.
c.. 1919-1920; rector Christ Church,
Macon. Ga. 1920 to 1926; State chap
lain American Legion, Department of
Georgia, 1924; deputy to general con-
vention, 1925, 1928, 1881; chairman
department Of religious education,
diocese Of Tennessee, 1928-1931; dean
of convention Of East Tennessee,
1881, 1882, 1888.
Place Open Since October.
St Johns. known as THE Church
Of Presidents" has been without q
regular rector since last October,
when Dr. Robert Johnston resigned,
because Of Ill health. Rev. L. A.
Shearer. his assistant, resigned in De-
cember. DIR. Roland Cotton Smith.
former rector, has been supplying the
church since the resignation of DR..
Johnston.
President Franklin Roosevelt went
to st. Johns Church last Inaugural
day for few moments Of prayer be-
fore assuming his office. Many Of the
Chief Executives worshipped at St.
Johns.
Evening star., 1934-04-09

Representative Wadsworths friends
now believe he will not run for Gov
ernor of New York. because 1t Is a
needless chance to take. In view OF his
prospects for the Republican presi-
dental nomination.
Democrats here concede privately
that Gov. Lehman is not as strong q
candidate as they would like to have.
Bankers are nakin0 life nutser-
able yor Jesse Jones BY nda ana
telephone because his National
Bdnk OF Commerce, at Houston,
Ter. Is so per cent liquid. 1t scth
hurt his campaign to make Other
banks solsdtjy their liquid condt-
ton By muktng commercial loans.
Jones' ercuse u that he had moth.
fng to do Nth the management o. :,
the bank, but his name 70 siCHed
to the 90 per cent liquid report. i
A strong force behind the move to
amend the securities act y Nrssi
Evening star., 1934-04-09
WHEAT EXPORTING
.#PR|CE DISCUSSED
Advisory Commission Again
Takes Up Question Of
Minimum.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ROME, April 9.-The discussion OF
. minimum export price for wheat
again occupied the attention Of the
delegates to the World Wheat Ad-
visory Commission at long session
today.
ALI countries now have been heard
on the question.
After the morning meeting the del
egates said Informally that their study
of the question was progressing uni
formly. However, the exact method
of arriving at minimum remains
to be chosen from among four differ
ent suggestions.
Such selection was to be discussed
during the afternoon meeting and also
tomorrow. Tuesday night the dele
gates will telegraph their governme nts
for instructions regarding further pro-
cedure. 1t is hoped the replies will
arrive by Wednesday night and, in
consequence, Wednesday will be day
of rest from labor for the delegates
who will occupy themselves by in
sperting the farms of Littoria, the re-
claimed marsh land.
Quotas Not Discussed.
A draft of the report on the French
suggestion of trade agreement con-
ceSsion to at-importing countries
that agree to reduce their acreage
was discussed briefly today. 1t was
said to be practically ready for sub
mission to the various governments.
The commission did not get into
the subject of quotas and therefore no
statement was made in reference to
the increased quota for Argentine
wheat exports which the United States
and Australia are willing to grant
the South American Republic. The
moment the question OLA quota is
raised, it was said. this statement will
be presented to Argentina.
Only six spokesmen were heard
Saturday on the minimum price ques-
tion and it was expected the others
would speak today. After that the
commission probably will prepare an
authoritative summary of the views
expressed.
Request Is Favored.
After Saturdays session. Andrew
Cairns, Canadian secretary to the
Permanent Wheat Committee, said
delegates were generally sympathetic"
to the idea of establishing a minimum
price. It was recalled, however, that
while Canada and Australia we're
among those favoring the proposal the
United States is the leader of those
opposed to it.
: It was learned last night that the
United States, Australia and Canada
xre inclined to view favorably the re-
quest of Argentina for higher quota.
Argentina bases the request on the
assertion that she had expanded her
wheat acreage less rapidly than some
other countries and that she signed
the London wheat agreement last year
knowing she would have a poor crop.
Argentina was said to argue also
that the countries which had in
creased their wheat acreage rapidly
in recent years were to some extent
responsible for the present wheat prob
lem.
Evening star., 1934-04-09
FIREMAN ASSAlS
MAIL [0RDERFIRM
Local Dealer Tells Federal
Probers Competition Is
RuinouS.

Competition from Sears, Roebuck &
Co. today was described before the
Federal Trade Commission as an i'm
portant factor in difficulties of inde-
pendent tire dealers here.
P. B. Ennis, a Washington dealer,
testified in connection with the cita-
ton of the Goodyear Tire Co. for
alleged violation of the Clayton act
through price discrimination in favor
Of Sears, Roebuck. He said the ex-
ample of Sears, Roebuck had forced
competitors to adopt similar tactics.
DifferentiaI IS Per Cent.
Ennis asserted he could meet the
competition of Sears, Roebuck on a
10 Fer cent differential, but a IS per
cent differential made that impossible.
He said Sears, Roebuck last month
advertised tires IS per cent lower
than his own.
Denying small tire companies were
supplying "so-called gyp dealers in
New York and elsewhere" he said
the big companies" were responsible.
Ennis told the commission he had
asked the company supplying him
with tires for prices which would en-
able him to meet the competition of
Sears, Roebuck, but it was refused.
Competition "Ruinous.'
Being a small company, 1t would
obviously be ruinous for them to re-
bate their dealers like Sears, Roe
buck" he said.
Adding that his manufacturer had
said the tire code authority would
"straighten out the matter" he said
the code apparently" had stopped
him from getting second-grade tires
which previously he had sold at low
prices.
"At least that was the excuse
given me-" he said.
A profit still was possible, Ennis
said, In meeting Sears, Roebuck re-
tail prices, but he added that trade
ins greatly incresed the Independent
dealers difficulties.
Evening star., 1934-04-09
Unit Specialist
To Direct Gardens for Needy
1000 Families Expected
to Raise Their O,Cn
Food This Year.

Needy families raising their own
vegetables under the truck garden
program of the Emergency Relief
Division of the Board Of Public We'll
fare will work under the general
supervision Of William R. Beattie,
Agriculture Department horticulturist
Under plans perfected by the Gar
dens Committee of the Council of
Social Agencies, headed by Mrs. Fred
erick H. Brooke, Mr.. Beattie will place
his expert knowledge at the disposal
of all the families participating in
the program. Nearly 500 families
raised their own vegetables under Mr.
Beattie's supervision last year, and
the number is expected to be doubled
this year
Three Prizes Offered.
As an added incentive to the
families taking part in the program,
The Star has contributed 5000 to the
Gardens Committee, to be divided
among the families producing the
first, second and third best gardens
on each of the half-dozen tracts be-
ing used in the project. There will
be awards Of SIS. $40 and IS, accord
ing to the plans outlined by Mrs.
Brooke, and the $50 left over will be
used for prizes for backyard" gar
dens.
Applications for gardens are being
received at Powell House, Third and
c streets. All garden plots are SO
feet wide by 100 feet deep and, under
ordinary circumstances, only one is
allotted to each family. In some in
stances, however. unusually large
families are given two plots.
Vegetables raised by the gardeners
are their own-to provide nourish-
ment for them Immediately. or to be
preserved for use next Winter. Can
ming facilities of the public school
system will be placed at the disposal
of the gardeners as a part of the
program.
List Of Garden Tracts.
Citizens associations in all parts
of the District are being asked to CO.
operate by providing tools and suitable
tracts of land. A list of tracts already
included in the program, together
with the number of gardens into
which they will be divided, follows:
The Glover tract, on Tunlaw
road in the rear of Mount Alto
Hospital; approximately 120 plots
for white gardeners.
The Gore tract, on Conduit road
in the rear of the fire engine house;
rs, colored.
The Benning tract, along King
man Lake near Benning read
northeast; 185, colored.
Southeast tract, at the foot Of A
street southeast; 113, white.
Southwest tract, on the east side
of First street southwest; 12o, col
ored.
War College tract, on west side
Of First street southwest; $50.
white.
In addition, an island in Kingman
Lake will be turned over to the TRAM
sient Relief Bureau for use as gar
den plots. and private tract IN Dean
wood also will be divided into plots
for use by colored gardeners.
Evening star., 1934-04-09

porarily and hailed Ralph Guy. a vis-
itor here, Communicating his machine
to renew the chase.
Grabbed Reins..
Coming alongside the galloping
horse, Ofncer Saar reached out and
grabbed its reif1s, bringing 1t to q
halt, near Pennsylvania avenue ana
Fourth street. A hitching post was
handy and, although police said it has
not been used for 80 years. it came
in useful yesterday. Guy took Miss
Pomeroy home and the ofi1cer went to
notify the horses owner.
Miss Pomeroy Is the daughter Of the
New York attorney, Eugene Pomeroy.
She was born In Paris and was edu-
Gated In Europe and the United States.
Her greatest fear was that the horse
would fall, for he tripped once during
yesterdays ride, she explained today.