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Evening star., 1934-05-17
What's What
BehindNews
In Capital
Quiet Little S. 2817 Is
Doomed to Meet End
at White House.
BY PAUL MALLON.

You skeptics who berate the intel
lieence of Congress have not heard
about S. 28l7.
1t is no wonder that you have not,
because that seems to be little secret
among congressman themselves. They
are shy about it. They have even car
ried their nlodesty to the extent OF
concealing authorship of the meas
ure.
That may not sound unusual to out
siders, but it Is really amazing. Bills
are like babies. Their fathers are al
ways proud of them. no matter how
puny the offspring may seem to the
outside world.
Just Nameless Wan.
Not so with S. 2817. 1t is the first
nameless waif to be found in the bill
hopper in Congress.
Evening star., 1934-05-17

Continued From First fase-l
first formal address of the session in
opposition to the bill.
The measure would authorize the
President to conclude tariff reduction
treaties by which each country would
agree to lower import barriers on
certain of the others products with
the object of increasing trade for both
parties.
Leeway 50 Per Cent.
The Presidents power to negotiate
new agreements would be limited to
three years. He could raise or reduce
tariff rates as much as so per cent
in making any treaty, but could not
transfer articles to or from the free
list.
Many clarifying amendments were
written into the House bill by the
Senate Finance Committee. One
would grant affected industries an
executive hearing before any change
In its protective tariff was made effec-
tive.
Republicans insist these hearings be
public. but the Democrats are solidly
opposed.
Evening star., 1934-05-17
D|LL|NGER ESCAPE
TOLD BY WOMAN
Evelyn Frechette Relates
Experiences With Fugitive
Gunman at Trial.
By the Associated Press.

Dy INC hssotlhbCu lNos-
ST. PAUL. Mimi. May l7.-Evelyn
Frechette's brief career as John Dill
fingers moll was sketched for a Fed
ersl jury today In her trial for har-
boring the notorious outlaw.
The jury already had the account
of her association with the long
sought fugitive as related by a prose-
cution witness, H. H. Reinecke. De-
partment of Justice agent. Miss
May and Mrs. Augusta Salt. is on
Dillingers machine gun escape from
st. Paul apartment last March.
Tells Of Travels.
Reinecke, who questioned the black
haired girl after her arrest. said she
told him she met Dillinger in the
Fall Of 1892 and travelled with him to
Florida, st. Louis and Tucson. Ariz.
She visited him in the Crown
Point. Ind. Jail once. The night he
made his wooden gun escape. she was
in Chicago and met him there the
next day. Reinecke said she told
him they came to st. Paul and took
an apartment where they lived under
the name of Mr.. and Mrs. Hellman.
When the police came to the
apartment on March 81. she refused
to let them in, locked the door and
wakened Dillinger.
John said, keep your shirt on be-
cause she was q little nervous. /"
Reinecke testified. He dressed. toss
ed some money into a suitcase, shot
through the door once with burst
from his machine gun. and sprayed
the hallway with another burst"
Escape by Rear Stairway.
They fled through a rear stairway.
the Federal agent said. and were
surprised to find no police in the
rear alley. She backed their car out
of a garage and they drove to In
dianapolis.
Reinecke testified Miss Frechette
admitted knowing Dillinger was a
fugitive from justice.
The jury also had heard evidence
Miss Frechette was an occupant Of
the st. Paul apartment in the testi-
mony of a 17-year-old newsboy, Ray
mond C. Cutting, who said he talked
to Dillinger about delivering paper
to the apartment. and Of Henry
Cummings. detective, who shot it out
with Dillinger.
Evening star., 1934-05-17
MOSES DENIES STORY.
SAYS He Was in Paris at Time Given
BY DalrympIe

Says He Was in Paris at Time Given
BY Dalrymple.
MANCHESTER, N. H.. May II LP.
Shown the statement by Maj. A. v.
Dalrymple that he was one OF six
Republicans who took part" in a plot
Matched at the home of Patrick J..
Hurley to keep Republicans in jobs
at the expense Of Democrats, former
Senator George H. Moses said last
night:
80 far as his (Dalrymples) story
relates to me, Dalrymple Is liar
from the word go.
AT the time to which he refers, I
was spending my waiting hours on a
chair outside the door of my wife's
room in the American Hospital at
Paris where she had undergone a
severe operation, and I did not return
to the United States until November.
Il never saw Secretary Hurley's
place and all I know is that 1t IS
somewhere in Virginia"
Evening star., 1934-05-17
ARMS CONFERENCE
BREAKUP NEARS
Parley May Be Thrown Upon
League in Move Against
France.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
GENEVA, May ia threat to
break up the World Disarmament
Conference and put its fate up to the
League of Nations Council was In the
air today.
Such proposal was known to be
under consideration by conference
leaders, but not yet formally pre-
sented.
Arthur Henderson, president of the
conference, in calling for its convoca-
tion on May %, designated as one
topic for discussion the future course
of the conference"
New Committee Likely.
League officials asserted hat il
there should be an adjournment of
the arms session it would not kill the
disarmament cause. They indicated
new committee, on which it was
hoped that Japan. Russia and the
United States would be represented,
might be named.
One version of the break up move
painted it as a poker play on the
part of powers concerned to force
Frances hand on the question OF
guarantees. It followed closely upon
a statement of the French foreign
minister, Louis Barthou, that France
Is keeping an "open door" and has
not given up hope of settlement.
Other developments concerning
world peace gave encouragement to
disarmament advocates and indicated
at the same time the certain ap-
proach of a crisis In European nego-
tiations.
From Italian sources 1t was learned
that Germany is considering return
ing to the conference.
Henderson Opposes Plan.
Barthou's insistence that France was
hopeful of an agreement tended to
counter a move for eventual confer
ence adjournment. Henderson tele-
phoned to London that he was op-
posed to referring the fate of the
conference back to the League Coun-
Gil. and it was learned the frencn
are studying the idea.
The impression prevailed here that
disarmament will continue in dead
lock until after the 1885 Saar
plebiscite. which is becoming the po-
litical hot spot of next years agenda.
The Saar member of the leagues
governing commission told the Coun-
Gil last night that guarantees were
necessary to protect minority voters
in the plebiscite.
DAVIS TO SAIL SOON.
Evening star., 1934-05-17

There is a reason for that. The bill
has been all dressed up in legal YER
biage so that it looks like a thousand
other unintelligible and meaningless
laws passed every session.
Its text is brief. 1t says:
BE it enacted, etc, That the act
entitled an act relating to contracts
and agreements under the agricultural
adjustment act, approved January Is.
1884, is amended by inserting before
the period at the end thereof a comma
and the following: The Federal farm
loan act, as amended. and the home
owners loan act of l933.'
That sounds as If the unproud
fathers of the bill were not eager to
make their purpose clear to the aver
age congressional observer. At least
that has been the effect.
No one has said a word except Sena
tor Fletcher of Florida In his Gus
tomary inaudible voice he explained
the measure to Senator Fess when the
Senate passed the bill unanimously
April rs.
Fletcher'S explanation waS that
ii mould amend the laW so Con-
gresSmen could borrOT money from
the Government on their otrn
farms and homes
And yet people say Congressman are
not smart.
The bill is now pending in the
House. If it can be slipped through
there as quietly as 1t was pushed
through the Senate, unanimously.
some think President Roosevelt might
sign it.
President Forewarned.
He will not The Congressman are
doomed to disappointment. The Pres
ident has been forewarned.
1t has been pointed out to him that
congressman, who get $500 a year
salary, plus mileage, from the Govern
ment, are not exactly in dire need of
relief loans. But that is not the most
important point.
The Farm Credit Administration is
lending now about rs per cent of the
appraised value on farm properties
That is all most farm properties are
worth. Appraisals are liberal. They
have recently been made more liberal
because congressman raised so much
Cain about harsh appraisals.
The appraisers are appointed by
the A. A. A. and Fl. o. L. c.. many
on the recommendation of Con-
gressmen. When so appointed they
serue in the districts from Uhich
the Congressmen come. Under
such circumstances appraisers are
pery apt to hare hallucin0tions
about the udlue they place on the
property OF Conpressmen from
Dhom they get their jobs.
Congressmen could easily unload
their private farms and homes on the
Government through such a system.
At least that Is what earlier law
makers had in mind when they wrote
the criminal code.
The truth seems to be that SO per
cent Of the Congressman probably
never heard Of the bill. which now Is
on the verge of final passage.
Apparently it WAS written by three
or four who put their heads together
and decided they needed A. A A. or
H. O. L. C. loans.
Thus far It has been given only
routine consideration. but when 1t
gets to the White House 1t Will be
given something else.
Evening star., 1934-05-17

Administration liberals were the
backstage workers who kept Senator
Glass of the stock Market Confer
ence Committee.
Theu did not mean ii as per
sonal atront to him. They dectded
at the last minute that they wanted
the Federal Trade Commission to
oopern the Stock Exchange instead
of the Independent commission pro-
posed by Glass. II Glass got on
the Conference Committee they
knew they could not slice that
feature out of the bill.
1t made Glass SO angry he declined
to come to work next day, but re-
mained at home, where he could be
mad without interruptions.
No one knows why the liberals have
been so keen to get the F. T. c. in
charge of the stock market. Mr..
Roosevelt can appoint members OF the
Independent Commission as we'll as
the Federal Trade Commission, and
the liberals have every confidence In
Roosevelt.
For all known purposes 1t makes
little difference which commission
controls the exchange.
Wall Streeters Whisper that they
belieue the liberals are expecting
the N. r. A. to be transferred to
the F. T. c. soon. Then the +. r. c.
1DiH be the big business control
agency OF the Government If it has
the stock and securities acts under
its jurisdiction. 1t can influence
business from the raising OF capital
to the hours of labor.
That may or may not be the ex-
PLANTATION.
Certain Senators have been getting
ready to offer a resolution formally
requesting the President to submit
the Darrow report unless it is made
public before the end of the week.
The best financial authorities esti-
mate that the amount Of cash in
hoarding today Is q billion and half
dollars.
fConvr{cht IONA
Evening star., 1934-05-17
MEMBER OF HOUSE
INJURED IN CRASH
Representative Walter and Sec.
retary Taken to Harrisburg
Hospital.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
HARRISBURG. Pa. MAY IL
Representative Francis E. Walter, 40,
of Easton, and his secretary, Sarah
Elizabeth Merwarth, 20, were injured
yesterday as Walters automobile
struck a bridge near the 1ndiantown
Gap State Military Reservation.
Hospital attaches said neither ap-
peared to be hurt seriously. Walter.
who won denomination to Congress
Tuesday. said he and Miss Merwarth
planned to continue their journey to
Washington.
At Representative Walters ofnce
today 1t was said he had a fractured
leg and Miss Merwarth's condition
is reported to be critical.
Evening star., 1934-05-17

CONTINUED NrOm f1fSC faReJ
ANYTHING like it be imposed, that It
would be enforced by any court.
Stark said. 1T does not seem con-
ceivable to me that you would invoke
the test"
Banking and brokerage houses, COM
modify shippers and commission mer-
chants, railroads, private industries
and newspapers had spokesmen pres
ent at yesterdays hearing to second
Western Unions protest against the
regulations.
Following the officials of the two
telegraph companies, N. r. A. heard
testimony from a group of messenger
boys from New York who complained
of working conditions and urged code
changes. One, Louis Fucker, testified
Western Union officials had paid him
to spy on boys joining q union, but
he had wound up finally by joining
the union himself.
A. r. Representative Present.
A number of commission merchants
and representatives of brokers took
the stand to argue against any move
that would result in increasing their
payments for telegraph service.
Speaking for Kent Cooper, general
manager of the Associated Press, W.
J. McCambridge, executive In charge
of trafffc. asked that N. r. A. add to
section of the code-the one that
prohibits rates to any class Of users
which might discriminate against any
other claSs--a provision reading:
This section shall not apply to in
terchange Uf wire facilities between
members of the industry. or to wires.
circuits or services furnished to the
United States, or to any of its
agencies, or to the press"
This paragraph is identical with
the clause appended to section of
the code, dealing with the leases OF
wires.
Evening star., 1934-05-17
ARREST is EXPECTED.
Texas Officers Declare They Will Take
Kidnap Suspect.

AUSTIN. Tex. May II [P.-Capt.
D. E. Hamer of the Texas Rangers
Headquarters Company said today he
expected an arrest in the June Robles
kidnapping case would be made in
Texas IL hours after the arrival here
tomorrow night Of "an operative"
from Chicago.
Capt. Hamer declined to elaborate
further on his statement.
His prediction was made after tele-
phone conversation with the sheriff at
Tucson. Ariz., home of the 6-year -old
girl who was returned Monday after
being held captive 19 days, and with
authorities at Chicago.
Evening star., 1934-05-17

He mentioned Edward E. Birney. I
have never seen the gentleman. He
mentioned Mr.. Reichgut. 1 have never
seen Mr. Reicheut. Not one of these
gentlemen has ever been In my home.
| am acquainted with Senators Watson
and Moses. but 1 regret that neither
has ever been in my home.
II allege here that l have never
had a meeting at any place or any
time since I left ONCE in connection
with political patronage"
John S. Hurley shook hands with
the former Secretary and cOrroborsted
the statement that they had never
met before. He. too, declared the
charges false. and termed them "the
mouthingS Of disappointed, IRE
sponsible individual He demanded
public vindication.
Defends Party Connection.
The former prohibition unit chief
also denied "insinuations" to the COM
mittee that he is not a Democrat.
citing a long list of offices he had held
in New Hampshire under Democratic
regime, including Craftsmanship Of
Democratic organiZa tions and service
as a delegate to the Democratic Ma
tional Convention.
He said he would not attempt Ito
dignity irresponsible mouthings by
calling them lies" but offered to meet
Dalrymples informants "at any place
and at any time" for q showdown.
Raforrinu tn thu ct hof
the, committee yesterday about the
dropping of "a employees OF the tax
and penalties unit of the former
justice dry agency, Hurley explained
that these employees have not been
dismissed but there Is a dispute as
to whether they should remain In the
Justice Department or 60 to the
Treasury This matter soon will be
ironed out, he declared.
Defends Administra tion.
He defended his administration of
personnel matters m the old justice
unit.
In reply to questions about the
former prohibition staff transferred
to the Treasury from the Justice De-
dItmeHt 10 JOIN lne new ALCOHOL
tax unit. Secretary Morgenthau said
today at his press conference a care
full investigation was being made
into the records of every man.
This work is being done by the
Internal Revenues own investigat ting
staff. headed by Elmer Trey.
If there Is q breath OF suspicion
against anybody. we don't want them, .
Morgenthau said.
The Secretary said some complaints
had been received against various
agents on the rolls. and that these
were being investigated
But every person will get An in
vestigation anyhow" Morgenthau EN-
phasized. ''As long as we have a
civil service expect to live up to it
If a man has a good record and Is on
the civil service list there is nothing
l can do but keep him.
MOSES DENIES STORY.
Evening star., 1934-05-17
Seeks to Ban Text Books.

BUENOS AIRES, May II R.-The
ministry of foreign education recon-
mended today that text books con-
tanning unfavorable references to
friendly nations be discarded by high
school history teachers.
The recommendation followed a
complaint from the German legation
that some OF the texts were unfa-
vcrable to Germany.
Evening star., 1934-05-17
DAVIS TO SAIL SOON.
Returning To Geneva With Outline
Of U. s. Arms Stand.

NetuT NInS NJ
Of U. $. Arms Stand.
Taking with him an outline OF
American views on disarmament, NOR
man H. Davis, Americas Ambassador
At larse. left for New York last night
to sail Saturday on the Aquitania to
attend the May 70 meeting OF the DIS
armament Conference.
After a final conference with Presl-
dent Roosevelt and State Department
officials, Davis let it be known he was
preparing a statement OF American
disarmament views for possible pre-
sentation to the conference. He would
make no comment, however, on what
mis- statement might contain. except
that it would present no new plan fof
disarmament.
President Roosevelt also declined 10
disclose the nature Of Davis proposed
speech, intimating that, since Euro
pean statesmen have already gathered
in Geneva to discuss disarmament
problems. some new development
might cause a change in plans.
Evening star., 1934-05-17
Wreck Blocks Mexican Line.

CELAYA. Guiana juato. Mexico, May
II GR.-Railroad trafiic between Mex
leo, D. F., and Celaya was held up
today as a result of a wreck in which
the locomotive and several coaches
OF the Acambaro train jumped the
track.
No casualties we're reported.
Evening star., 1934-05-17
FAMILY OVERLOOKED.
Missing Boy Pound in Denver In
Fathers Custody.

Fathers Custody.
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn May II Up,
Relatives OF 10-year-old Percy La
mar Armstrong. jr., grandson of the
late Austin Peay, one-time Governor
Of Tennessee, were overjoyed today
when advised the boy had been found
at Denver, Colo, in the custody of
his father.
The boy was placed in the custody
OF his mother several years ago by a
divorce decree at Memphis. Members
of the family said they had believed
the boy had gone with his father
when they learned he left school Fri
day morning.
Evening star., 1934-05-17
D. T. R. GROUP ELECTS
National Society Chooses Miss
Charlotte C. Aycrigg.

OHdIIULte =. AyCTIBB.
BALTIMORE, May II R1.-Miss
Charlotte C. Aycrigg of Ridgewood.
N. j.. was elected president general of
the National Society. Daughters OF
the Revolution, at the closing session
Of its convention here yesterday.
Miss Aycrigg succeeds Mrs. Eugene
J. Grant of Long Island. The other
officers elected were those named by
the Nominating Committee.
Evening star., 1934-05-17

Shanghai, China. expects to import
year.
Evening star., 1934-05-17
HARRISON BEGINS
TARIFF BILL DRIVE
TO RECAPTURE TRADE

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Evening star., 1934-05-17
ExTRADITION WAIVED.
Pair Taken in Denver Will Be Re-
turned 10 Tennessee.

Justice Department oficials told
reporters today that Percy Lamar
Armstrong, ST.. and Robert McPhail,
taken into custody In Denver for the
kidnapping of Lamar Armstrong, jr..
had waived extradition. They said
the three soon would be taken back
to Clarksville, Tenn. the Armstron.
home.
Evening star., 1934-05-17
WARNING is SENT
BY EUROPE TO END
WARFARE IN CHACO

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Evening star., 1934-05-17
TELEGRAPH CODE
IMPOSITION Is HIT
BY R. C. A. OFFICIAL

CONTINUED ~rom First PaeeJ
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Cotton Imports Planned.

tCopyrieht. 1884
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-11-07

But it ,, wasn't serious" explains MT. Dean. Three years later, Dig zy found him workin' on farm. I always knew he'd show up"
 Brothers Pretty Coed, Too!
 They spent one season in Bra zori, Tex, where they put in g crop but the father explains, "The grasshoppers got it. and we left in June for Lexington, Okla, where we chopped cotton through the season."
 !. In one of Dizzy's many trips, to the Cardinals front office, to. chat with Branch Hickey about the state of the Dean treasury. Dizzy mentioned to Hickey that he had a brother who was pretty good at chuckin' rocks at squirrels last time I seen i'm. He wuz an .infield- CT when I seen i'm last, but he tells me he's pitched some for a San Antonio team. Maybe you'd like to look at imp
 When the club started South in 1881, Hickey though he'd take a look at this other Dean. But when
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-11-07
IEGIONNAIRES TO URGE OBSERVANCE 1. OF ARMISTICE DAY

Members of the American Legion Alfcrd John Bradford Post No. 4 are making canvass of the busi- ness houses in Juneau to appeal to them to observe Armistice Day this year on Monday, November 12. In the 1881 Territorial Legisla- ture a measure was passed provid- ing that when a legal holiday falls on Sunday, it may be observed on the following Monday. This is also true of Federal offices, and as the merchants and business people of the city signed petition agree ing to observe Armistice Day as a legal holiday. by remaining closed for business, they are being re- quested to observe the day follow ing Arrnistice Day as holiday this year.
 { At the last meeting of the Le- gionnaires it was unanimously vot- ed to urge the observe of Armistice Day this year on Monday, and g committee was appointed by Post Commander R. J. McKanna tt
 obtain the agreement of the mer-
 chants and business men.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-11-07

and when he reported to Spring field, he was sure that they were trying him at the wrong position. He hadn't made the grade as a pitcher at Houston, in the first month, nor at Columbus in the second, so when he arrived in Springfield and was asked to pose for photograph in a pitching po- sition, he refused. They could take his picture batting or fielding, but not pitching. Dizzy would do the pitching in this family. And Paul would go back to shortstopping.
 Daffy wrote Dizzy about this state of affairs. And Dizzy decided it was an outrage. Indeed, it de- manded his personal attention; so he went to Rickey, who was accus- toned to these visits by now. Dig zy was, willing to admit that the officials of the club knew what they were talking about when they said Paul had ability as pitcher but Dizzy couldn't understand why the boy should be sent to Spring
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-11-07

they looked up the father in San Antonio they discovered that Paul had left to take a job on fapm outside the city.
 Branch , and me found the scamp workin' in. a cotton patcn with nothin on but an old straw hat an a pair of overalls," Dizzy explains. He was barefoot and grinnin'; why. could'a broke his neck l was so glad to see i'm An I says to Branch, I says, Branch, this's my brother Paul an you know Branch--he knows ball player even in a cotton field" iA $ From Cotton To Clover That ended the younger Deans days in the cotton field. He re- ported to the Houston club still be- ieving that he was an infielder, but was used on the mound and sent after the first month to Colupbus, O., from where he was shipped to Springfield, Mo, in the Western association.
 He was only Is years old then,