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Evening star., 1934-02-12
SUIT TO TEST VALIDITY
OF GOLD ACT DISMISSED

By the Associated Press.
The Supreme Court today dismissed
a case filed by Frederick B. Camp
bell Of New York City, challenging
validity Of the Federal gold boarding
act
The Government has decided to ask
dismissal of the case, which it insti-
tuted in the lower courts, in view
of Campbell's action in turning back
to the Treasury the 81 gold bars he
held. The gold was estimated by the
Government to be worth 100000.
Campbell returned the gold under
protest, Solicitor General Biggs said.
officials expected Campbell to bring
new proceedings to test out the valid
ity of the gold boarding act and to
recover possession of the gold he has
delivered.
Evening star., 1934-02-12

the President that all domestic air.
mail contracts for carrying the mails
have been annulled.' The Postmaster
General annulled these contracts.
Col. Lindbergh's telegram is in error
in that it states the President ordered
the cancellation Of all airmail con-
tracts.
Col. Lindbergh's telegram will be
referred to the Postmaster General
and to the Secretary of Commerce for
consideration and action"
Received This Morning.
The Lindbergh telegram. made pub
lie in New York last night by Breck-
enridge, was found in the White
House communications this morning
Mr.. Roosevelt first read it in the
newspapers.
Meanwhile, there was no indication
of any change in policy by the Presi-
dent or the Postmaster General on
complete cancellation Of airmail con-
tracts
IINDRFRGH PROTESTS
Evening star., 1934-02-12
WRONG 'SPE|CHER,'
FREED.AS WITNESS
IN TRUCK INQUIRY
Agent of Tire Concern
Proves He Is Not Wanted
Man.

While ranking officers of the Army
we're being questioned today as vol
untary" witnesses in the grand jury
investigation of War Department mo-
torization specifications and awards,
comedy of errors resulted in the
calling TO washington from Ohio Of
a wrong Frank Speicher, widely
sought missing witness
The Frank Speicher who accom-
panied a Federal officer here last
night in response to a subpoena bear
ing his name and describing him cor
rectly as agent Of a tire concern
proved this afternoon to United
States Attorney Leslie c. Garnett
that there must be another Frank
Speicher" in the tire and tube busi-
ness.
Employees of the jefferson Hotel
from which the Frank Speicher in
question departed coincident with
launching of the grand jury probe,
viewed the Ohio man of the same
name at Garnetts Office and promptly
corroborated the Ohioans protesta-
tions that he had never lived at the
hotel or anywhere else here.
To Be Reimbursed.
Garnett apologized to the Ohio
Speicher for causing him so much
inconvenience, and it was understood
arrangements would be made to re-
imburse him for his hurried and fu-
tile trip to Washington. Speicher
appeared to take the whole affair
good-naturedly.
At the same time it was reported
that the Frank Speicher wanted for
questioning by the grand jury in con-
nection with tire bids at the War
Department has been seen recently
! in New York City. The search for
him was intensified by Federal agents.
Gen. Douglas Macarthur. chief of
staff of the Army. and two of his
assistants on the general staff, Mai.
Gems. Hugh A. Drum and Robert E.
Callan, led the parade of witnesses
into the grand jury room today.
Denies knowledge.
The Frank Speicher answering a
subpoena this morning was located
by special agents of the division Of
investigation yesterday at Doylestown,
Ohio. where he was representing a
prominent tire concern. Served with
the subpoena sworn out by Garnett,
the man protested he had no knowl-
edge of War Department contracts or
grand jury proceedings and declared
there must be some mistake.
He agreed to accompany Federal
officer to Washington to prove that
he was a victim of mistaken identity.
The Speicher. whose testimony is
considered vital in the grand jury's
inquiry, is said by officials to have
checked out shortly after Federal
agents had questioned an associate
In the tire and tube business, r. C.
Remtck. The latter was questioned
last week by the grand jury in con-
| nection with reports that a suspect in
the alleged conspiracy case had ap-
preached Remick and Speicher with a
proposition" that would assure"
them a Government contract for the
brand of punctureproof tubes they
represented.
Speicher was not under subpoena
at the time of his departure from the
local hotel, but summons was issued
for him shortly thereafter, and Jus
tice agents have looked for him in
Continued on Page 2. Column S.
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WEEK Of Sc HOURS
IS HELD n. R. A. AIM
10 Per Cent Pay Increase
Also PIanned-ACtion
Due March 5.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The N. r. AS ambition, so far as
its ut-the-hourS" drive is concerned,
is Believed to be a 36-hour rather
than a 32-hour week.
Gen. Hugh S. Johnson's repeated
urging of the shorter work week was
explained today by persons close to
N. r. A. as sort of decoy. A delib-
crate overshooting of the administra-
ton mark is believed designed, in
part, to give the administration a
margin with which to work for a
compromise at the 36-hour figure.
The official word on the subject
probably will not be heard until
March 5. The code authorities meet
here on that date in the first assem-
bly, Of industrial government to con-
slider revision and improvement of the
N. r. A. program.
The 36-hour week, 1t Is understood,
would be accompanied by a 10 per
cent increase in minimum pay. En-
ployes now working 40 hours at 40
cents an hour would receive A cents
for So hours or approximately the
same total wage, with more men on
the pay roll
Model Act Sent Out.
The more prosperous coded groups
may be urged to contribute more,
while the present rates are expected
to continue for a considerable portion
Of the capital goods industries
which supply materials. machinery
and equipment for industrial expan-
sion. since they have yet to expert
ence real revival.
The N. R. A. took steps today to
meet growing enforcement problem
for local enterprises. 1t dispatched
to the Governors of all States a
model" State industrial recovery act,
which would make code violations a
breach Of State laws.
While not conceding any limitation
on Federal enforcing powers. johnson
told the Governors the administration
was deeply interested" in the passage
of State measures. Some court trou-
Bile has been experienced in dealing
with cases that are clearly intrastate.
Johnson said IL States thus far
have enacted cooperative legislation.
Employment First.
President Roosevelt will open the
big code authority mass meeting
March with speech summarizing
the first year of his administration.
Several thousand industrialists prob
ably will be there, not only those
formally charged with administering
the 800 or more codes, but also the
committees responsible for another
300 codes now in process of COM
pletion.
Invitations to the meeting put the
question of expanding employment
first, describing the topic for discus
sion as: Possibilities of increasing
employment, wages and hours, COM
parative situation of capital goods
Continued on Page 2. Column II
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B U

The independent offices appro-
priations bill was favorably re-
ported today by the Senate Appro-
priations Committee without pro-
vision for increased veterans COM
pensation, but with the under
standing it would be offered on
the Senate floor. This bill carries
provision for 5 per cent return Of
the Federal pay cut and per
cent more on July l.
Evening star., 1934-02-12
PARIS-LONDON TRADE
WAR DUE TONIGHT
France Believed to Have Issued
Minute Threat of
Retaliation.
Ry tha Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, February 12.-An urgent
French communication was delivered
to the foreign Office today on the eve
of an apparently inevitable Franco
British trade war.
Contents of the document were not
revealed. Dissatisfied with only par
tial restoration of reduced French
quotas on imports from Britain. the
British government has announced an
additional 20 per cent duty on i'm
ports from France. effective at mid
night tonight
Informed quarters believed further
retaliation is threatened in the Fr@ch
note,
Evening star., 1934-02-12
AMERICAN SPINNING co.
IS CLOSED BY STRIKE
officials, Unaware of Cause, Hope
Agreement Can Be Reached
Later Today.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
GREENvILLE, S. c., February "a
The American Spinning Co. closed
down early today following a strike Of
operatives.
Oflcials said they did not know the
cause, but added they hoped to reach
an agreement later today.
Strikers were incommunicative
There were no disorders.
Oficials of the company said 1t was
not known how many workers quit.
There had been no previous reports
of dissatisfaction at the manufacturing
plant, and today's cessation of labor
apparently was decided upon suddenly
Evening star., 1934-02-12
u. S. Relief Funds
To Aid Musicians
MSymphonyHere In
National Orchestra May
Ciue Outdoor Summer
Concerts, Kinder Says.

Twelve outstanding orchestras in
the United States, including the Ma
tional Symphony Orchestra Of Wash
ington, soon will receive Federal relief
funds to aid their musicians, accord
ing to an announcement made here
today by Representative Henry Ellen
bogen of Pennsylvania.
The Representative said he had
been given assurances Of the grants
in a conference with Harry Hopkins,
Federal emergency relief admin
istrator. Ellenbogen said he was in
terested in obtaining grants for the
relief of professional and skilled
groups among the unemployed. and
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Evening star., 1934-02-12
MERCY PLEAS FOR CONDEMNED
DOGS FAIL TO INFLUENCE JUDGE

Pal, Jack and Curley, were identified
by the combined testimony of II wit
nesses at the trial last week. Some
ething terrible might happen to other
children If they were turned loose
again. No one knows what they may
not do. The animals are of no real
value to their owners.
THE main lesson that dog owners
should see in this case is that their
animals should be properly fed anc
trained or not allowed to run free"
Two county veterinarians will exc.
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Evening star., 1934-02-12
MOUND OF ICE IN BAY
PUZZLES ISLANDERS
Iceberg" in Chesapeake May Be
Ship Coated With Ice-Investi-
cation Difficult.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DEAL ISLAND, Md. February 12.-
A huge mound of ice, described as
an iceberg" has attracted the Curl
osity Of the residents of the island,
but none has ventured the short dis
tance from shore to investigate
partly because all the boats are ice
bound and partly because Of the un-
safe condition of the ice on the
Chesapeake Bay.
Some residents believe it is a pile
of ice built up by the freezing Of the
spray from the bay, while others say
it may be ship. coated with ice
The shore is piled with similar
mounds formed from the spray and
by the tide.
Concern was expressed for the
safety of Stanley Hoffman of Wenona,
who set out early last week in his
boat and has not been heard from
since. Another man was believed to
have left Wenona, near here, with
Hoffman.
Evening star., 1934-02-12
CANADA ASKED TO AID
IN GOLD PROSECUTION
q. S. Attorney Seeks Permission
to Have Metal Returned
From Ottawa.
By the Associated Press.


ALBANY, N. Y, February 12.-
United States District Attorney Oliver
D. Burden today sought permission
from the Federal Government to re-
ceive a shipment Of $4,000 in gold
bars from the Canadian government
for use as evidence In q case Of
alleged violation of the Federal gold
boarding law.
The gold, now in custody of Canada
at Ottawa, was seized by customs au-
thorities at Rouses Point several
weeks ago from Adolph Eisen of Long
Island, who was allegedly attempting
to smuggle the gold into this country.
Permission of both Canada and the
United States is needed for receipt
and return of the gold. Eisen is to
be arraigned in Federal Court. here
this week.
Evening star., 1934-02-12
RED FLAG FLIES
|NFRENCH STRIKE
Communists and Police in
Pitched BattIe-Dictator
Move Protested.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, February IA red flag
waved from the statue Of the republic
in the Place de la Nation late today
as police fought Communists across
a barricade in the Boulogne suburb
of Paris.
The pitched battle-which the
ministry of the interior described as
one of several unimportant disorders
followed a short time after $4,000
persons had paraded in a capital
where practically all business was
suspended because Of Federation OF
Labor strike.
The parade was led by Socialist
Deputy Leon Blum. some of his col
leagues of like political belief, and q
column Of Communists who bore REQ
flags and sang the "Internationale. >
They marched down Cours de Vim
cennes, moved into the Place de Ia
Nation, listened to speeches, and
finally disbanded.
But before they left a Communist
Skinned up the statue and sat on
the head Of the woman's figure,
symbolizing the republic.
- or Die Fighting"
During the ceremony he tied the
flag to her forehead and to the back
Of her head and attached a sign say
ing. Live working. or die fighting"
No clashes with the police occurred
along the line of march.
All disorders reported, including
the death of a laborer, were on the
outskirts Of the city.
About 500 Communists built a bar
ricade across the main street OF
Boulogne and defied police, who called
on them to disperse.
Reinforcements enabled the officers
to tear down the barricade and drive
off the Communists, who offered slight
resistance.
Even larger columns of Communists
clashed with the police also at Ivry
Levaliois. Gentilly and Asnieres, all
western factory suburbs of the capital
Police to Rescue.
The Paris police in each case sent
squads Fastening to aid local police
In dispensing the crowds. Casualties
were reported as only sore heads and
punched noses.
The ministry of the interior said
there were similar occurrences in
many provincial cities, but that no.
where were they dangerous.
The French Federation of Labor
which called the strike beginning
last midnight, estimated that it wa;
80 per cent effective.
The ministry of the interior, how
ever, announced that things we're go.
ing at about half-Speed, with light
water, gas, and railroad service un.
impaired.
Nearly 500 pickets we're arrested for
obstructing traffic and for violent
picketing and some window breaking
Most Of them, however, were to be re-
leased from Jail tonight, police said
Big demonstrations and parades ir
Continued on Page Q, Column ID
Evening star., 1934-02-12
TWO TOUHY GANG
SUSPECTS TAKEN
Fingerprints on Beer Bottle
Lead to Arrest of Cost
ner and Banghart.
BY the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, February 12.-Finger.
prints on beer bottle reached out to-
day to snatch two long hunted mer
| to prison.
The prints, police said, are those oi
Basil Banghart The OWL and Isaac
Costner, arrested here yesterday anc
wanted for kidnapping and highway
robbery.
| Banghart. regarded as one o.
Americas clevereSt criminals, is want.
ed in Chicago as a member of the
! notorious Touhy gang in connection
with the kidnapping of John (Jake the
Barber) Factor.
| The beer bottle fingerprints. how
ever, reached for him today not from
Chicago, but from Charlotte, N. c.
where on last November IS a mai
truck was robbed of S105,000. At ar
apartment in Charlotte where the mai
robbers lived, bottle was found. Or
| 1t were the f1ngerprints of Banghart
and Costner and Of two other men
Charles lice Wagon Connors ane
Ludwig Dutch) Schmidt.
Two Women are Seized.
The capture of the owl" and Cost
ner was called an excellent bit of de-
tective work" by Federal men.
Banghart, Costner and two women
one of whom said she was a sister-in-
law Of Roger Touhy, the Chicago
public enemy"-were seized at ar
apartment house. 1t was a set of au-
tomobile license plates that led direct
ly to the captures.
After Banghart had narrowly es-
capped arrest while trying to trade an
automobile several weeks ago, detec-
tives learned that a set of license
plates had been issued to one Law
renee F. Collins.
Application for the plates was in
the handwriting of Banghart. The
number Of the tags was Immediately
furnished every Baltimore policeman
Three officers came upon the car
bearing the Collins" tags late Satur-
day night. More police we're called
and when Banghart stepped into the
machine shortly afterward he found
himself suddenly ringed by the muz-
zles of police guns,
Seized at Apartment.
He had no time to reach for the
pistol he carried.
Officers then went to the apartment
Banghart occupied and to Costner's
Two women who arrived little Later
were arrested. They identified them.
selves as May Davis, alias May Bang
hart, 81 years old, and Mrs. Jessie
Touhy, 81.
1t was nearly noon Sunday wher
Costner stepped from the elevator tC
enter his apartment and was ar
rested. He denied any connection
with Banghart, with kidnapings ol
with robberies. He is wanted for par
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KILLS OVER PH0N0GRAPH
Arkansan Stays Wife and Self in
Argument.

HARTMAN, Ark, February IL Up.
Murder and suicide was Coroner
Will Hardwick's verdict today in the
deaths of John Henry Kolb, 10. and
his 14-year-old bride Of eight months.
Hazel, from gunshot wounds, said to
have been inflicted by Kolb after a
violent quarrel over a portable phono-
graph.
The young wife had been invited
yesterday to a neighbor's and was
asked to bring her portable phono-
graph. The husband objected to her
taking it, said the girls mother, Mrs
Ben Ballentine, with whom the couple
lived.
Evening star., 1934-02-12
BY the Associated Press.

McGRAW, N. Y, February IA
With mercy pleas from nearly 100
dog lovers in all parts of the Nation
piled upon his desk, Justice Of the
Peace A. P. McGraw today remained
unshaken In his decision that four
dogs must die Thursday for their
united attack upon Joyce Hammond
a schoolgirl.
Not one of the interested persons
who has written or telegraphed me.
said the justice. understands the
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Evening star., 1934-02-12
PRESIDENT PLANS TRIP
Roosevelt to Visit Virgin Islands
Governor Says.

Gov. Paul M. Pearson Of the Vir-
gin Islands stated today after a call
at the White House that President
Roosevelt plans to visit the islands on
a contemplated sea cruise next Sum-
mer.
The Governor in his talk with the
President outlined the economic situ-
alton in the islands and arranged
with the President to include them
on -tha itinw1yy Of bis cruise
Evening star., 1934-02-12
INTEREST REDUCTION
PLANNED IN ITALY
Mortgage Houses and Industry
Reported to Benefit Under
Plan.
Rx the Associated Press.

ROME, February 12.-The news
paper Gionale d'Italia today indicated
a nationwide reduction of interest
rates on mortgages will be ordered by
the government.
Mortgage houses will be forced to
reduce interest, the newspaper says
in exchange for permission to lower
interest payments to their depooitors
Industry, which has had to pay as
high as IL per cent interest, will be
one of the chief benefitteSSs the news
.paps& bddsds
Evening star., 1934-02-12
Union Veteran Dies at Ill.

GANANOQUE, Ontario, February
IL (R.-William Runshaw, who be-
lieved his age to be at least Ill years,
died at his home here Saturday. He
was in the Union Army during the
Civil War a.
Evening star., 1934-02-12
LINDBERGH PROTESTS.

Tells President Guilt Should Have
Been Proved First.
NEW YORK, February IL [R.-A
protest from Col Charles A. Lindbergh
against the cancellation Of airmail
contracts. as condemning the larg-
est portion of our commercial avia-
Continued on Page 2, Column 81
Evening star., 1934-02-12
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
VIENNA, February 12.-From
80 to ~ persons were reported
killed in pitched battles be-
tween Socialists and authorities
today as Socialists proclaimed
nationwide general strike and
the government retaliated with
martial law.
Martial law was enforced in
Vienna, Graz and Linz. The
fighting in the last city ac-
counted for 81 to Al of the dead,
while 10 were reported unofh-
cially to have been killed in
Vienna.
A large number were reported
wounded, and it was reported
that so of these might die from
their injuries.
The deaths in Linz came in
two pitched battles. In the first,
machine guns and bombs were
used, killing Is; in the second,
the government forces used ar
tilery, and IS to Is more were
reported killed.
Order Generally Restored"
Field artillery late today began
shelling a public school building in
Linz in which Socialists had barri-
caded themselves, said an official
communique.
But in general" the statement
added, order has been restored in the
Linz district"
Socialist clashes also were reported
from Graz, capital of Styria, with an
undetermined number of dead. Fir
ing was continuing late today.
Ten dead we're also unofficially re-
ported in various clashes in the
Vienna working class district.
Reports from Eggenberg said two
gendarmes and one policeman we're
killed in a clash with Socialists.
The government modified every
available military force to suppress
the uprising.
At Linz it sent artillery into action
after 16 men had been killed in a
battle at the Socialist headquarters.
That battle began when govern
ment forces attempted to raid the
| headquarters and the Socialists tried
to beat them of with hand grenades.
The police and soldiers replied with
machine guns. They occupied the
| headquarters.
Artillery Unlimbered.
A detachment of Socialists retail
ated with raid on the police station,
afterward fortifying themselves on the
bank of the River Danube.
1t was there that the government
artillery was unlimbered in a savage
effort to shell the rebels into
submission.
Linz was only one spot in a sud-
denly strife-tcrn nation.
The Socialist party called a nation
wide general strike. One police in
spector was killed in a riot in
| Vienna.
The government Of Chancellor
Dollfuss replied to the Socialist move
with the declaration of martial law.
1t was ruled that any civilian caught
with weapon should be shot imme-
diately.
Aside from the Staying of the police
inspector, no general street fighting
was reported In Vienna up to :35 p m.
Excited crowds, however, filled the
Ringstrasse and other thoroughfares
| as army trucks mounted with machine
guns, police buses and army ambu-
Continued on Page 3. Column A.
Evening star., 1934-02-12
go More Wounded May Die
as Result of Battles on
Proclamation of Nation
Wide General Strike.
PARTY HEADQUARTERS
AT LINZ B0MBARDED
Clashes Spread to Vienna and
Other Parts of Country-Any
Civilian Found Armed Is Or
dered Shot-Capital Bristles
With Military Preparations.
BULLETIN.
BY the Associated Press.

VIENNA, February 12.-The pc
litical powder house of Austria
blew up today with a Socialist
general strike and government re-
prisals which cost upwards of so
lives as bloody fighting ragged in
Vienna, Linz, Graz and finally
spread to the munitions center Of
Steyr, Bruckandermur and Eggen-
berg.
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WEATHER.

(U. s. Weather Bureau Forecast0
Cloudy, probably snow this afternoon;
fair tonight with lowest temperature
about 80 degrees; tomorrow fair, colder.
Temperatures-Highest, S6, at 3:l5 pm.
yesterday; lowest, %, at $3.50 am. today.
Full report on page s.
Evening star., 1934-02-12
"Frons Press to Home
Within an Hour"

The Stars Carrier system covers every
city block and the regular edition Is
delivered to city and suburban homes
as fast as the papers are printed.
Evening star., 1934-02-12

Saturdays Circulation, 1858
Sundays Circulation, 131,490
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Seized at Apartment.

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