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Evening star., 1934-10-04
TR|CKERY CHARGED
IN i. S. STEEL VOTE
AmaIeamated Association
Is Seeking Government
Supervised Election.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH. October 4-Charges
of "trickery" rested against the United
States Steel Corp. today in connec-
tion with employees elections on col
lective bargaining representatives, as
the National Steel Labor Relations
Board turned its attention toward
complaints against the Republic Steel
Corp.
As in the cases against the Du-
quesne and youngstown, Ohio, district
mills of the United States Steel Corp,
the Amalgamated Association Of Iron,
Steel g. Tin Workers is seeking IN
order for Government supervised
election OF employees representatives
at the Republic mill.
Charlton Oeburn. attorney for the
association. appeared before the boarc
yesterday to lead an attack on So
called company unions" in the cor
poralion's mills. which corporation
officials claim meet all the require
ments of section IA OF the national
industrial recovery act.
Ogburn drew from a dozen witnesses
testimony that the wording of ballots
used in elections at mills in the
Youngstown district was confusing
and misleading"
Edward Kephart, president of the
Buckeye Lodge of the Amalgamated OF
Ohio, charged that the corporations
employe representation plan now in
effect in practically all of its plants
do not suffice as an agency Of col
lective bargaining"
Refusing to recognize the hearing
and such, and already having indi-
Gated they may resort to court pro-
ceedings to test the boards authority
In the event Of an adverse decision,
company attorneys declined to call any
witnesses to the stand or submit any
evidence
Tomorrow and Saturday the board
will hear Amalgamated complaints
against the Jones & Laughlin Steel
Corp.
Evening star., 1934-10-04
BANKER CONVICTED
OF FUND DIVERSIO
Jury Finds Cleveland Man Gull
on 26 Counts-Appeal
Is Filed.
BY the Associated Press,


CLEVELAND, Ohio. october A.
Arthur House. who rose from teller t0
president of the Guardian Trust Co.
one of Cleveland's largest banks, yes
terday was convicted of misapplica-
ton of the banks funds and making
false entries in its books.
A Federal Court jury debated only
hours and Is minutes before finding
him guilty on all 26 counts.
Counsel for the banker, who saw
the Guardian collapse along with the
Union Trust Co. here in the banking
holiday of March, 1888, moved i'm
mediately for a new trial.
Judge Samuel H. West said he would
hear the motion Saturday. If it is
denied, House may be sentenced to
five years imprisonment and fined
IS, 900 on each count.
Harry c. Robinson and William r
Green, former Guardian vice presi-
dents, were freed by directed verdict
Of acquittal yesterday.
The indictment was based on the
purchase of Guardian Bank stock to
bolster a falling market. The Gov
ernment charged that House misap-
piled $4,000 from an employees pen
sion fund in buying the stock.
Evening star., 1934-10-04
PERFECT CRIME PLOTTED
BY VICTIM, SAY POLICE
Bullet Wound in Body of Aviator
on California Beach Accepted
as Suicide Evidence.

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, October A.
Charles Stellmach. adventurous 38-
year-old aviator, was the victim OF
what was meant to be perfect
crime" with himself as the plotter
and killer, police said today in &C
cepting the theory Of suicide.
The aviator's body was found on a
lonely stretch of the Malibu Beach
Tuesday morning. The body bore a
bullet wound.
The motive, police said, for the at
tempt to disguise suicide as murder
was that q month ago Stellmach took
out a life insurance policy, with his
brother Paul, who had aided him
financially rs the beneficiary.
The policy was not payable in case
of suicide, but 1t called for double in
demnity in event of murder.
Police said they believe Stellmach
inflicted q non-fatal wound in his
body, smeared blood around his
apartment walls and on the seat Of
his automobile, drove to the beach
and walked into the ocean.
Evening star., 1934-10-04
FARLEY MAY BE ENLARGED.
Other Nations to Be Considered at
1888 Conference.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, October 4.-The delega-
tions OF the United States, Great
Britain and Japan. meeting here for
preliminary naval conversations about
today to be likely to consider q plan
for q general conference Of large
group Of powers In 1885 instead Of just
those three with France and Italy.
The forthcoming conversations also
will decide, it was said authoritatively,
whether the political aspects of naval
problems will be placed on the agenda
OF the 1885 conference.
The British government, 1t was
stated, has an open mind on both
matters" 1t was explained that nego-
tiations for the renewal OF the London
treaty do not make the discussion OF
political matters necessary, but II the
powers want the Washington treaty
extended, political problems might well
creep in.
It was anticipated here that the
Japanese and American delegates
would seek decision during the coming
conversations as to whether politics
can be broached In 1885.
Asked whether Great Britain had
been approached with any scheme for
neutrality" Of the Philippines, an au-
thoritative source said he had not
heard of that subject.
Japan's reported plan to renounce
the Washington treaty rs OF December
81, 1895, was expected to be the first
question to come up In the conversa-
tions beginning here about October II.
Norman H. Davis and Admiral Will
liam H. Standley. chief of naval oper-
ations of the United States, and Rear
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto Of Japan
are expected here by that date.
Conversations leading up to the 1885
Naval Conference originally began last
Spring. but Japan then took no active
part, only British, American and
French representatives participating.
The original plan to have five-power
conversations this month was given up
because Italy did not want to partici-
pate. 2
Evening star., 1934-10-04

The sad truth is labor truces are like
world peace and disarmament. Every
one is always for the idea until it
comes time to talk about details.
Woodrow Wilson tried to get a
labor truce in September, 1919. He
called both labor and industry to
the White House for that purpose.
Labor iDdlked out after the en-
ployers refused collectipe-bdr-
gaining proposal, similar to section
IA. Then Mr. Wilson named a
commission Which recommended
labor boards for each industry
(such as Mr.. Roosevelt noD is
Dorkino ON. The report also rec
ommended prohibition OF strikes in
Ditdl industries.
That report is gathering dust in
some remote Government archive to-
day. 1t never was acted on, and few
people can be found who even re-
member 1t.
Hoover Effort in 1929.
Another effort was made by Mr.
Hoover in 1929. He asked cessation
OF strikes and wage cuts ana got Wnal
was supposed to be an agreement
Speaking to the A. F, of L. a year
later he inadvertently confessed what
q flop the agreement was by pointing
out there had been 800 strikes in the
past year.
Mr.. Roosevelt has been able to dc
several things his predecessors never
we're able to do. He may put over the
truce idea, but, frankly. most insiders
are not bursting with hope, despite all
the rosy general promises now being
made.
Housing Administrator Mo6ett
knoUs whdt he iDdnts and usually
gets it, First he shoped the Indian
Bureau out OF its quarters 50 he
could hare more spdke for his COM
Evening star., 1934-10-04
BRITISH-JAPANESE
ALIGNMENT Is SEEN
CONFRONTING U. S.
CONTINUED From First Page)


which are in commission or are ac-
tually being built.
Japan has completed It's naval pro-
gram. in accordance with the London
naval agreement, while the United
States is still approximately 100000
tons behind. America is tagging espe-
cially in destroyers and submarines,
in which category the japanese have
at present an actual superiority.
Attempt for Parity.
Such a proposal, while appearing
at first to bring about an actual re-
duction of naval armaments, Is, on
close examination, nothing but an at
tempt of the Japanese to obtain naval
parity with the United States.
The British government has not
made any Official announcement as
to its attitude regarding the coming
naval conference But inspired
statements. emanating from the Brit
ish admiralty, indicate that while
Great Britain would regret to see
naval expansion anywhere, she would
not oppose Japanese claims to bigger
ratio of sea power too vigorously"
The British government expects to
witness a political duel between the
United States and Japan and is taking
the position that neither the United
States nor any other power can do
anything effective against the Japa-
nese demand for parity. A nation
which refused to be dictated to- the
British say. by the entire body Of the
League OF Nations Is not likely to be
more amenable to the delegate Of any
single government.
British Attitude.
The British government seems 10
take the attitude that the granting OF
naval parity. II not on paper, at least
in fact, would probably be the best
policy which Great Britain and the
United States can follow in order to
make possible the holding Of a naval
conference in 1895. This thought Is
based on the theory that If Japan
were assured Of a conciliatory attitude
toward her claims for parity 1t is
more than likely that she would re-
strain her demands very much more
than under the resentment of being
treated as an inferior power"
While these opinions have not been
expressed by the British government
officially yet. they do give an indica-
ton that the British statesmen. wor-
ried by the Japanese aggressive atti-
tude toward the British Empire in the
Far East, are willing to adopt a very
conciliatory attitude toward Japan's
claim for naval parity.
Delegates Are Named.
The Navy Department meanwhile
announced that Comdr Roscoe E.
Schuirmann, secretary Of the General
Board, and Lieut.. Comdr. Jack H.
Duncan, aide to the chief of naval
operations, will accompany Admiral
Standley to London for the naval
conversations
Well acquainted with the complex
naval tonnages and ratios that enter
into the writing of naval treaty
Comdr. Schuirmann has been secre-
tary of the general board only since
September 10, but has been on duty
with the board since last year.
Lieut. Comdr. Duncan has served as
Admiral Standley's aide since July.
Evening star., 1934-10-04
What's What
Behind News
IN Capital
Securities Ban Fails to
Rouse Peep of Protest
in Wall Street.
BY PAUL MALLON.

hSA Ihh11oANs
HOSE who used to be the fat
BOYS OF finance have been
looking emaciated lately. 1t
is probably the diet they have
been on in the market. But
they are not yet so weak that they
cannot make themselves heard II you
stick a pin into them in the right spot.
1t is quite significant that nary
Peep Uas emitted by them the
other day lohen the Mem Deal Jdb-
bed a hat pin into whdt seemed to
be pital quarter. The Securities
Commission ruled out 10 securities.
Trading in them tDds forbidden. 1t
pas the first punitive step taken by
the new commission. The market
yuuned and went OF another
quarter.
II you dig behind this initial example
of New Deal regulating. you will find
some answers which are Illuminating
and educational.
Evening star., 1934-10-04

The pin was stuck into only one
security listed on the big New York
Stock Exchange. That was the Sc
curity previously selected by the New
York lawyers to make a test case
against the securities act. 1t is the
BROOKLYN Manhattan Transit bond
Issue.
Whole $4,000. 900 Taken.
New York bankers took the whole
issue of $4,000, 900 of those bonds.
They purposcly did not let 1t get into
interstate commerce. where it could
be subject to Federal regulation. Later
thev 2ot 1t listed on the Stock EX-
change. and sales we're made TO any
Tom. Dick or Harriet anywhere IN
the country When the Stock EX-
change asked for temporary listing OF
all its securities, the New Dealers here
accepted the challenge and ruled out
the BIN. T. bond issue only. Every
other stock and bond on the exchange
was permitted to be listed for the
time being.
The secret behind that mdn'urer
i, that the commission here de-
cided that the Ne1r York ldUpers
ore not q, smart as their fees haze
alUGys indicated.
Indeed. Just to prove that the
BIN. T issue was really in inter-
state commerce, it is reported that
some of the commissioners are going
out to buy some BIN. T. bonds from
washington brokers. (They have
actually traced every one sold)
At any rate, both the New Workers
and the New Dealers are quite happy
about the commission action, whlch'
undoubtedly, ultimately will go to the
Supreme Court for decision.
Reverse Regulation.
The other nine barred securities are
small fry, but the interesting thing
about their disbarment is that the only
people who will suffer are the stock
holders. These stockholders are not
generally speaking) Wall Streeters,
but the public purchasers OF stock
whom the Government set out to pro-
tect.
1t is conceded that the commission
action will hurt the value OF the
stocks. They cannot be used as COL
lateral for loans. You car buv or
sell them over the counter, jut there
can be no official market tor them.
That sounds like a mistake. but
the commission took it into con-
sideration. 1t decided that future
purchasers should be protected
rather than eristino holders.
The truth is the stocks are not wide
ly held. Three are listed on the curb,
two on the New York Produce Ex-
change, three on the New Orleans Ex-
change and one in Cleveland. Three
we're disbarred simply because they
did not apply for listing; four were re-
garded as unlisted securities anyway;
and only two were thrown out because
Of charges Of manipulation.
What is behind President Roose-
velt's proposal for labor truce Is the
dire unannounced fact that a million
workers are now tied up in labor ne
gotiationS which could lead to strikes.
Set-up Not Near Ready.
The Government set-up for ham
ding such extensive and complicated
disputes is nowhere near ready. If
the President can get a three to six
month truce, his N r. A. reorganiza-
ton may be hurried sufficiently to
work out the current disputes without
the hardship of strikes.
The current potential strike prob
lem now involves 100000 workers in
steel $50 900 in automobiles, 10000
seamen. 1000 in rubber and 100000
in the garment trades ,o7o 900 in all
Evening star., 1934-10-04
THREE BOYS ADRIFT
IN LAKE ARE HUNTED
Trio in 0arless Flat-Bottomed
Skiff-Coast Guard and Pri-
vate Boats Search.
nv the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
BUFFALO. N. Y. october Coast
Guard patrol boats and many pri-
vately owned craft late last night were
searching Lake Erie for three Crystal
Beach, Ontario, boys adrift in an oar
less. f1at-bottomed skiff.
The boys we're identified as Walter
Mcfarland. IL; his brother, Lorrain.
6. and William Matthews, 10, all of
Crystal Beach
The boys. according to Police Chief
James D. Goodall of Crystal Beach,
launched the boat yesterday afternoon
while playing along the beach. A
stiff offshore wind blew them out into
the lake
When the boys did not return home
after three hours absence Goodall and
Fire Chief Hiram Lund notified Capt.
John DAILY Of the Buffalo Coast Guard
station. l.
Evening star., 1934-10-04
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass, October A.
Discovery of 100000 to 1000 900 bac-
terra and 1000 to 5000 molds on 4
single gram Of raw cotton fiber is re-
ported by Bruce Prindle of the Massa-
chusetts Institute Of Technology.
His findings are announced by the
Textile Foundation. under the au-
spices of which they were made during
research to improve the handling OF
cotton in America.
The bacteria. are not the disease
variety. Their danger is to the tex
ture of cotton fibers. Other than the
fact that destruction of fabrics does
occur by biological agencies, the re-
port states, little is known Of this
microbiology
Destruction OF fish nets, as studied
by the United States Bureau of Fish
cries, has been attributed to these
microscopic creatures. winter dam
age" Of laVfdered goods Is another
Evening star., 1934-10-04
DEMOCRATS HEAR DOYLE
Three Organizations Hold Joint
Meeting Last Night.

The Pennsylvania Democratic Club
of Washington. the Young Democrats
of the District and the Voters Bureau
Of the National Democratic Head
quarters held q joint meeting in the
Willard Hotel last night.
The organizations. afiiliated to aid
voters of the various States in the
coming election, were addressed by
John J. Doyle, president Of the Penn
sylvania Democratic Club.
Evening star., 1934-10-04
FORD TAKES SPACE
IN NEW YORK SHOW
Company will Exhibit for First
Time in "a Years, as N. A.
c. C. Drops Reins.

By the Associated Press.
DETROIT, October 4.-The Ford
Motor Co. announced today that it had
taken space for the New York Auto
mobile Show and that 1t would exhibit
there next January to IL, for the first
time since 1910.
1t was explained that the company
has not participated heretofore because
the shows were conducted by the Ma
tional Automobile Chamber of Com
merce, of which the Ford Co. is not a
member. The forthcoming show Is
sponsored by the Automobile Mer-
chants Association.
Evening star., 1934-10-04
CORPS
SCHEME OUTLINED.
Macarthur Reveals Plan for
Five wings for Ma
tons Defense.

A sky-fghting feet of at least
1000 bombing. pursuit and attack
planes, organized in five wings,
based on the Atlantic and PACING
Coasts and the Middle West. will COM
pose the new general headquarters
air force as outlined by Gen. Douglas
Macarthur. chief of staff. according
to a copyrighted dispatch OF the AS
sociated Press.
Gen. Macarthur. who will direct the
new air armada. emphasized that
with bombsrdment and pursuit wings
on each coast and an attack wing in
the Midwest the greatest possible mo-
bility would be given to the Nation
aerial defense
In other Army quarters it was IN
dicated the Atlantic wing would De
concentrated at Langley Field, Va,
and the Pacific wings at March and
Rockwell Fields. California.
The attack wing. under this plan,
would be based at Fort Crockett, Gal
weston Tex. or Selfridge Field, Mich
Danforth May Command.
There was authoritative indication,
also, that Col. Charles H. DanforIn.
now at Langley Field, where head
quarters for the new force will oe
maintained. has been tentatively Sc
lec,ed to command the armada. Gen.
Macarthur declined to comment on
this report.
Although the complete plan has
not vet been perfected. 1t is under
stood Col. Danforth will be given the
rank of major general. The five wings
would be commanded by flying col
oncls
Giving his IDEAS of the plan, Gen.
Ma Arthur said
"E5cn wing should have at least
zoe planes. although the size should
be left flexible. The entire force
should represent at least 1000 planes.
In our aerial defense, We should
have two elements part and parcel
of our other forces, the observation
groups. which function directly with
ground troops in tactical operations.
to furnish reconnaissance information,
spot the targets and assist in the fire
Of Artillery, and the fighting force.
Used Like Slingshot.
1.-THE G. H. @. Air Force is the main
striking element. equipped with at
tack. pursuit and bombardment
planes. They are TO be used just
as you would use slingshot-thrown
at the point where they will be most
damaging.
The G. H. G. force could be used as
a great deciding factor in mass COM
bat and for rapid reinforcement at
distant threatened points. such as our
outpOStS IN Panama or Hawaii. 1t
could be used on independent missions
OF destruction aimed at the vital ar
teries of a nation. or divided up and
used as necessity demanded"
Macarthur emphasized that the Ma
tons war plans are predicated on
the assumption of defense only and
that the G. H. @ Air Force would have
defense Of the Nations frontiers as its
chief mission.
The whole organization of the
American Army would be different, -
Macarthur said, If it were designed
for offensive action"
Under the G. H. @. Air Force plans
the 48 existing combat units will be
brought up TO full peace time strength
and approximately Is new units or
ganized.
Maj. Gen Benjamin D. Foulois,
chief Of the Army Air Corps, who re-
linquishes actual command of the
flying activities Of the crops under
the new set-up. will continue to have
supervision of the air schools. train
ing of personnel and procurement of
planes
Evening star., 1934-10-04
mission. The Indian Bureau Went

back to the Interior Department.
Then Mr.. Moffett prodded the Soil
Erosion Service for additional space,
but the erosionists had no place to
go. Mr.. Moffett found them q place
in the Standard Oil Building here
and eased them into 1t, promising pri-
vately to pay the rent II necessary.
Controller McCarl may let him do
II. The rent is only $25 900 q year.
tcopyris lsa4J
Evening star., 1934-10-04
STAIR TRAFFIC GAINS
Four Thousand More Use Steps
in Monument.

Due in part to repairs being made
on the elevator in the Washington
Monument, nearly 1000 more persons
used the stairway Of the shaft last
month than in August.
In September, 1882 used the ele-
vator, while lila took to the stair
way, according to figures released by
the National Parks Service There
were 75,5O1 elevator passengers in
August, while 7,730 used the stairs.
In September, 1893, 4s.267 persons
used the elevator and 4,454 climbed
the stairway.
Evening star., 1934-10-04
Fairbanks Visits Havana.

HAVANA, October 4 LP.-Douglas
Fairbanks, ST., and Joseph M. schenk,
the producer. arrived here yesterday
by plane from Mexico. The travellers,
who were besieged by autograph
hunters, remained overnight and will
proceed to Miami today.
Evening star., 1934-10-04
Radio Rights Reserved.

Venezuela has ruled that legal pro-
visions concerning literary and artistic
property are applicable to radiotele-
pharic transmissions.
Evening star., 1934-10-04

The pin was stuck into only one
security listed on the big New York
Stock Exchange. That was the Sc
curity previously selected by the New
York lawyers to make a test case
against the securities act. 1t Is the
Brooklyn Manhattan Transit bond
Issue.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-19
FORUM EDITOR
SCORES LEGION

NEW YORK, Sept. 10. U.P)-Dr
Henry Goddard Leach, noted edi-
tor of the Forum, today called upon
the electorate Ito put an end once
and for all to further plundering OF
the public treasury by veterans in
the name of patriotism by voting
against senators and congressman
"who betrayed you and your in
tereSts.'
He denounced the "presumptive
gouging, grasping attitude of the
American Legion and other So
called veterans organizations"
American citizens, he declared
"have apparently remained impaS-
sive and indifferent while the ef-
ficiently organized veterans lobby
was intimidating and cajoling SEN
ators and congressman with prom
ises of votes.'
"And I predict, - Leach added
that drunk with success and pow
er the veterans lobby will promote
additional legislation, seeking more
money, and additional unjust priv
ileges before the next congress. y
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-19
SERA Aid Asked
In Pest Campaign

Purchase of material by the
SERA to conduct a gopher pois-
oning campaign for the purpose of
eliminating this pest from the
valley has been requested by the
agricultural commissioner IS office.
Not only are gophers menace
to valley crops, states B. A. Har-
rigan, agricultural commissioner,
but they may constitute a health
menace. That squirrels carry bu-
bonic plague in other parts of the
state and that gophers may well
be carriers also is the information
Harrigan has been given by health
authorities. The agricultural COM
missioner hopes to conduct cam
paign that will eradicate the goph-
ers completely.
Request was made for some time
ago to the SERA asking that or
ganization TO purchase materials
but it was believed that the organ
ization did NOT buy materials and
no action was taken. Since then
Harrigan has found out chat the
SERA has purchased materials for
squirrel eradication campaign in
other counties and as a result has
sent in Imperial county's request
again.