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Evening star., 1934-07-14
LOW POSTAGE RATE
ON PAPERS BACKED
Third Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral Cites Value in Main
tanning Government.

Clinton B. Eilenberger, third AS
sistant Postmaster General, told
radio audience last night that the
usefulness of newspapers and period
icals to the people and Government
justified a postage rate less than the
cost of handling.
The issue, he said, had been the
subject of controversy for more than
100 years.
From the very beginning of our
Government" he said, "the impor-
tance and usefulness Of the news
papers as a means Of enlightentng
the people and maintaining a CO.
hesive and unified system of Govern
ment has been recognized. The poll
icy, even back through Colonial times,
has been to encourage the circulation
of newspapers and other publications
by according them low rates of post
age when carried in the mails as Sec
ond-class matter"
Eilenberger also discounted charges
that freedom Of the press was in
danger.
Evening star., 1934-07-14
ILLINOIS LANDING EXPECTED.
Ground Crews Take Posts to Catch
Stratosphere Balloon.

CHICAGO. July IA R).-Ground
crews have taken posts in the Midwest
to catch the Stevens-Kepner strato-
sphere balloon, the pilots expecting
it to come back to earth somewhere
in Central Illinois.
News that favorable weather was
moving toward the starting point,
Rapid City. S. OAK, put the ground
squads on the alert today. They VIII
speed back and forth in the territory,
In fast cars with police escort, much
In the manner of terrier chasing q
butterfly.
John Oliver La Gorge, managing
these preparations, said that Mai
william e. Kepner, pilot, expected to
control the balloons drift with much
more accuracy than has been possible
before, using a new valve invented by
his high-fiying partner, Capt. Albert
w. Stevens. 1t replaces the ripcord,
which frequently fouls, as a means of
letting out gas.
tions in Des Moines and Peoria, ILL.,,
said La Gorce. The balloon crew
calculates its most probable landing
place TO be somewhere between DIXON,
Ill, and Springfield"
Equipped against such disaster as
sent the Russian stratosphere crew
hurting to their deaths recently. the
National Geographic United States
Army balloon has q 90-foot emergency
parachute La Gorce explained that,
should the balloon bag tear away from
the gondola, the chute would slow
the gondols's fall enough for the pas
sengers to scramble out in individual
parachutes and air helmets.
They face on the descent, however.
all the ordinary perils of free bal
looming, multiplied by the fact that
their bag is the largest ever con-
structed. Hermeticslly sealed, the
steel globe would float in lake or
river, but its only equipment to soften
q hard drop is a pneumatic rubber
''pretzel" on the bottom.
A rain of strange machinery may
signal the balloons descent. Para
chutes have been fitted to pieces Of
scientific equipment. so that they may
be thrown overheard if necessary. A
forwarding address is on each one.
Evening star., 1934-07-14
9 ARE CONVICTED
IN CHURCH MURDER
Two Armenians Must Die
for Staying Of Archbishop
in New York.
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK. July i4--Nine Ar
rDenians we're convicted today OF the
butcher knife staying Of Archbishop
Leon Tourian In the Holy Cross Ar
nenian Church last Christmas eve.
The Jury's verdict, returned at 30
am. after a trial lasting f4ve weeks,
found two Of the group-Mateos Ley
legian and NShan Sarkisian--guilty
Of first degree murder. for which The
death penalty Is mandatory. The
seven others we're convicted OF f1rst
degree msnslaughter. punishable by
imprisonment Of 10 years 10 life
Leylegian Is secretary Of the New
York branch of Tashnag. an Armenian
revolutionary society opposed TO the
policies Of the archbishop. The
other defendants repeatedly are mem
bers OF the society.
The churchman was stabbed as he
led a procession up the aisle Of the
church, his assailants escaping.
The nine defendants we're rounded
up in the police investigation which
followed
One witness testified he saw Jeyle-
eian plunge the butcher knife into
the archbishop's abdomen. Sarkisian
was accused Of holding the prelate's
right hand during the stabbins
The seven convicted Of manslaughter
we're Juan Gonzales, Osgan Yarganian,
Martin Mozian. Harry Sarafian, John
Mirijanian, Mihran zadigian and
Ohanes AndreSsian.
The state charged the killing was
plotted by members of the Tashnag,
angered by the archbishop's opposi-
ton TO the society. The prelate was
q supporter Of the present Armenian
Soviet republic.
Because Of the feeling the case has
aroused among Armenians. each juror
was escorted home by bodyguard.
Judge Joseph E. Corrigan said he
would sentence the convicted men
July "a.
Evening star., 1934-07-14
.S9D,O0D,ODO R. F. c.
AID GIVEN B. & 0.
Five Year Loan Through
New York Bank to Cost
Road Al Per Cent.

BY the Associated Press.
The Reconstruction Finance Cor
poration will assist in underwriting q
$50 900 900 five-year loan for the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co.
The notes are to be sold through
Kuhn, Loeb e. Co. and Speyer g.
Co. of New York
Chairman Jones Of the r. r. c.
agreed that the corporation win take
any part of the issue that the bank
ers do not sell, on the same rate and
terms as the securities handled by
the bankers.
81 Per Cent Cost to Road.
The bankers are taking the notes
at 90 per cent Of face value. making
q gross cost to the railroad company
of AZ per cent interest including all
commissions and expenses. The notes
will bear Al per cent interest and
are secured by collateral with an ap-
proximate market value Of ITO per
cent of the loan.
The proceeds Of the note issue will
be used to pay debts due August 10.
including $25,5oo 900 owed the r.
P. c.
The Baltimore & Ohio recently
sought to float a loan Of SIS 200, 900
to meet the August 10 public note
maturity, but New York bankers
asked 5 per cent interest in addition
to their handling fees. The railroad
sought to have the August 10 note
Of the Reconstruction Corporation re-
newed.
Arrangement for Loan.
Chairman Jones told railroad on
cials the corporation would lend them
the money to pay a public note issue
and also extend its loan provided the
company could not obtain financing
through bankers at less than per
cent.
Negotiations have been going On in
New York for several days between
bankers, railroad officials and Jones.
Evening star., 1934-07-14

There are two reasons why the 26C
industries have been so long in con-
cluding their codes. One is that busi-
ness men seem to have much less en-
thusiasm for the Blue Eagle than they
had a year ago. The other Is that
N. r. A. procedure is getting more and
more tangled in the complexities OF
administration.
The only t0dy to push through
such red tape and recdlcitTdHce
Dds to use the JohnSonidH method
OF direct action.
The plan also is in line NTH the
aim Of N. r. A. planners to SIM
plity the code structure eventually.
Theu tOdnt to bunch industries
under single codes, reducing the
number OF codes and simplifying
the administration task.
No important change Of policy was
involved.
Infiationists Strike.
George Harrison is getting entirely
too much attention from the inf1a-
tionists who are attacking him.
The real reason he went to Europe
was because he wanted to be a di-
rector of the Bank for international
Settlements, and the Federal Reserve
Board permitted him to go for that
purpose. He may have talked stabili-
cation and gold with Montagu Nor
man and the others, but that does not
mean anything. He had no power to
conduct any negotiations whatever.
The inflationists know that, but
they used his trip as peg on which
to hang their initiation agitation. It
was good publicity for them.
Those who handle our money pol
icy insist there will be no more money
tampering for the time being and that
exchange stabilization with Britain is
too far off to think about.
Tariff Secrecy.
The foreign trade crowd Is working
in so much secrecy that they lock the
doors and pull down the shades every
time they have meeting.
The reason for that is they do
not ipdnt any netDs to get out in
advance concerning tDhdt tariffs
they propose to loluer in their re-
ciprocdl trade agreements. They
knoD pery tDeH that the domestic
industries tOould build publicity
bdckfres against them II reiDs got
out that they mere lo,Oertne par
ticulGr tariff rates.
Nevertheless, you can get fairly
good idea of what they are working
ON from the list of no fewer than IS:
products submitted to them by the
Tariff Commission. These are prod
ucts in the production and manufac'
ture of which certain foreign countrie:
are considered to have "a definite
advantage"
Evening star., 1934-07-14
JANE WILSON MARRIES
NEW YORK SONG WRITER
Washington Radio Singer Met
Jesse Greer in Broad
casting Studio

Jane Wilson, "A, well known WASH
ington radio singer, was married In
New York City yesterday to Jesse
Greer, 81, a song writer.
Miss Wilson, a niece Of former
Representative William r. johnson Of
Illinois, met Greer in a New York
broadcasting studio.
Miss Wilson lived here with her
aunt, Mrs. Elizabeth M. Danforth,
l430 Fairmont street. She became a
radio performer after being gradu-
ated from George washington Uni
verstty In 1882.
The couple will live In New York.
Evening star., 1934-07-14
BROTHER OF DETECTIVE.
Lieut.. Kuehling Received Letter From
Kin Month Ago.

r. H. Kuehling, who was found
dead today N Miami, Is a brother of
Ben Kuehling, a ponce lieutenant in
the Detective Bureau here.
Lieut.. Kuehling said he had not
seen his brother for some time, but
that he had received a letter from
him about a month ago from Miami.
In addition to Lieut. Kuehling, the
dead man is survived by two other
brothers and two SISTERS.
Evening star., 1934-07-14
SHOWERS BRING RELIEF

Missouri and Kansas Swelter Un-
der Above 100 Temperature.
KANSAS CITY. July "A CP)!-Lght
showers brought momentary relief
today from hliStering temperatures to
parts OF Missouri and Kansas. where
virtually every point yesterday re-
ported readings above the century
mark.
Scattered rains measuring less than
an inch ended record breaking tenn
peratures that rocketed TO lls degrees
at Belleville, Kans., and III at Hays,
Kans.
Relief officials said the water short
age for i've stock had reached an
acute stage In both States.
Evening star., 1934-07-14
TAYLER ASKED TESTING
OF GAR, SAYS DON
British speedboat Racer Testifes
in Own Defense at Man
slaughter Tria1.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press. ~,a
DOUGLAS, Isle of Man, July 14--
Testifying in his own defense at his
trial for manslaughter, Kaye Don,
British motor and speedboat racer,
told a jury yesterday that he took
his racing car out on the night of
May 2S at the suggestion Of his me-
chanic, Francis Tayler, who was
killed In a practice run on q high
way.
Tayler suggested another test Of
the steering gears and brakes, Don
testified, because the car had ten
dency to wander"
This fault manifested itself at the
moment of the accident, he continued,
as he was trying to negotiate bend.
The car failed to respond to the steer
ing gear and the crash in which Tay-
Ter was killed resulted.
Evening star., 1934-07-14
What's What
Behind News
In Capital
New Code Campaign
Serves as Prod TO
Laggards.
BIZ PAUL MALLON.

TIME n. r. A. drive TO oodify all
industry looked ike a move
to let Gen. johnson go out in
a a blaze of glory, but 1t wasn't,
The truth is that the new
model code is nothing more than q
pitchfork. designed TO prod action on
the 260 or more codes which have
been hanging fire for months.
The idea is that industries viii
hasten their own pending codes TO a
conclusion rather than take the model
code. There are only a few import
ant ones electric light and power
and Bell Telephone) among the ESQ
laggaTds.
Evening star., 1934-07-14

The list includes dyes, china and
porcelain, watch movements, quick
silver. tobacco for cigar wrappers,
tobacco for cigar filters, carpet wool,
lace articles, machine-made lace, en-
broidered cotton, embroidered linen
and silk goods. dressed furs, fiber hats,
beads, Oriental rugs, linen fabrics, jute
fabrics, fax fiber, manganese. olive
oils, Christmas tree ornaments and
mechanical toys.
Hearings Ineffective.
There is a 90 per cent duty on en-
broidered linen handkerchiefS at pres
ent, although the 1881 domestic
production was valued at Only 500. 900.
This is certainly one of the indus
tries which may expect to suffer.
Congress thought it had hin
dered the administration in MAX
ing tdri6 reductions by directing
that the State Department gire 80
days ddUdnce notice before sign
ing q trade agreement and TeQutr-
inQ hearings. The ConoreSSrlen
figured these restrictions lDould en-
able industries to block the admin
istrGtion's hand. They are going
to be fooled.
All tariff petitioners t0iH be
heard in secret session. The dd-
miHiStrdtion merely agrees to oiUe
consideration" to their protests.
That means the hearings will be
nothing more than routine affairs to
live nm m fhe law
Commission Cautious.
Members Of the new Stock Ex-
change Commission are leaning over
backward to keep peace in their
family. They are organizing very
cautiously and straining to avoid
friction.
A number Of erroneous stories have
not made their task any easier. One
is that Prof Felix Frankfurter tried
to stack the commission against
Chairman Kennedy. Frankfurter and
Kennedy are really fast friends. Ken
nedy'S oldest son recently returned
from Europe with Frankfurter.
Il guess III have to take a book
along when / see him" says Kennedy
so that I'll know what he Is talking
about after he has been hanging
around the college professors.
Some one Is supposed TO have
asked Al Smith recently what he
thought Of the chances Of Mr.. Roose-
velt's foes in organizing opposition.
mo chance at all as long as the
Government keeps giving away
money" Smith replied. Nobody
shoots at Santa Claus"
tCopyriEht. leS4l
Evening star., 1934-07-14
OLSON CHARGES LANCER
PLANS USE OF TROOPS
North Dakota Governor Would
Hold On Against State Supreme
Court Order, He Says.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BISMARCK, N. OAK, July IA
Lieut.. Gov. Ole Olson, seeking to
have himself declared Governor of
North Dakota, charges that Gov. VIII
liam LANCER plans to use National
Guard troops to hold his office should
the State Supreme Court order his
custer.
Gov. Langer's recent conviction.
with four others, of fraud charges in
connection with the alleged solicita-
ton of funds from Federal relief
workers, is the basis Of the re-
moval action.
Olson's new charge against Gov
Langer was hurled yesterday at q
Supreme Court hearing. The courts
ruling Is not expected before next
week.
Evening star., 1934-07-14
BUREAU EMPL0YE
OF 80 YEARS RETIRES
Mrs. Mary Schutt Daugherty,
Who Has Handled Millions in
Bills, to Spend Time Writing.

Mrs Mary Schutt Daugherty, who
has handled millions of dollars in
nearly 80 years at the Bureau of
Engraving and Printing. has retired
from the numbering section of the
Surfacing Printing Division. After 80
years in the Government service she
plans to devote her time writing verses
at her home in Cherrydale, Va.
Mrs. Daugherty, who once studied
for the ministry was II years in the
Office of the auditor Of the Post Office
Department before she joined the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
She was showered with gifts on her
retirement, but at So years Of age, life
is really just beginning for her. she
believes. Mrs. Daugherty is president
of the Rebel Poets of Virginia. So
ciety that is pledged to keep alive the
memory of the Confederate cause.
Evening star., 1934-07-14
ACCIDENTALLY SLAIN

CHICAGO OP.-John PeltZ, 7. slept
peacefully the other night. unaware
that he had killed his 1l-year-old
sister, Mary Ann.
His father. Frank Peltx, put him to
bed after the boy picked up an older
brothers rife and fired a shot that
struck his sister In the head.
She died later in q hospital.
Evening star., 1934-07-14
GIFTS FOR WHITE HOUSE

MILWAUKEE, CP.-The White
House should not be in need of dairy
products after the President finishes
his vacation this Summer. At Green
Bay he wiz be presented with n SOC
pound natural Wisconsin cheese.
Later two Wisconsin girls win take
. tub Of butter and champion cheese
TO the President and the First Ladys
Evening star., 1934-07-14
ALLEGED NAZl SLAIN
IN VIENNA APARTMENT
Killing by Squad of Men Arouses
Conjecture as to Whether Act
Is Move by Vigilantes.
Hy the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
VIENNA. July IA squad Of men
entered the apartment Of Cornelius
thinner, alleged Nszi. stood him up
against a wall and shot him 70 death
today.
The killing Immediately aroused
conjecture among the general public
as TO whether this was the beginning
OF ruthless vigilante actions against
NaZts.
Through Chancellor DollflSS. the
government this week opened a mop
UP campaign against the party.
Police disclaim any knowledge Of
background for the shooting and said
an investigation is underway.
Evening star., 1934-07-14
PAPER EXECUTIVE DIES

Jacob Adler, Native Of Baltimore,
Succumbs in California.
SAN FRANCISCO, July IA R.-
Jacob Adler, 81, newspaper and bus-
ness executive, died here yesterday
following a heart attack.
Adler was vice president Of paper
company here. He was business man
ager of the San Francisco Call from
1918 to 1925.
A native of Baltimore, he was grad
uated from Johns Hopkins University
in 1890, and came West soon after
ward. He returned for q time to Bal
timore to become advertising man
ager Of the Herald there.
Evening star., 1934-07-14

county physician, began an autopsy.
About the neck Of the woman were
numerous contusionS.
Authorities quoted w. L. Brooks,
assistant supervisor of a Dade County
traffic survey, as saying he passed
near the scene last night and saw
three couples leaning over the rail-
ing Of nearby bridge. After viewing
Mrs. Faircloths body, Brooks said he
was convinced her dress was that
worn by one Of the women on the
bridge.
Mrs. Faircloth wore a gold ring,
bearing the initials, &C. H"
Authorities heard Keuhling former
ly lived in Washington, D. c.,
Mrs. Fsircloth is survived by a
husband. with whom she has not re-
Gently lived, and a daughter, Evelyn.
BROTHER OF DETECTIVE.
Evening star., 1934-07-14
INDIANS TO GET RADIOS
Expected to Weld Scattered
Navajos More Closely.

HOTEVILLA, Ariz., July II P1.-
John Collier. commissioner of Indian
affairs. attempting to weld the Navajo,
most numerous and widely scattered
of American Indian tribes, into q
more unified whole, has announced
plans for installation Of a modern
radio communication system on the
far-hung reservation
81 Receivers will be installed at each
Of the new day school community cen
ters, and portable transmitters viii be
scattered Throughout the reservation.
Evening star., 1934-07-14

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seen. Police believe the eccentric
peddler an important element in the
case and are seeking him with re-
doubled vigor.
Greenburgh officers, in pursuit of
revenge theory. have asked New Ro-
chelle detectives to determine if the
Connors incurred the enmity of some
crank when they lived there from
1927 to 1881.
On the belief, however, that Bobby
would have been found by the army
of searchers If he had only wandered
away when he disappeared about din
ner time Thursday, the authorities
today leaned to the kidnapping theory.
Staying Is Mentioned.
Other possible theories advanced
but only possibilities-were that the
blonde baby had been slain by q
degenerate, struck and spirited away
by an automobile driver. or carried
off by a motherless woman.
A woman canvasser, sought after
a neighbor told police he saw her
driving swiftly past the Connor home
at the time of the disappearance, was
found in another WestcheSter County
community last night and exonerated
after questioning.
Chief of Police McQuilland divulged
this development, saying he was
all the more convinced the 21-month-
old child had been kidnapped by a
demented person.
A man peddler, answering the de-
scription of the eccentric who can
vassed Hartsdale Thursday afternoon,
was picked up by Seabright, N. j.,
police, but last night he, too, was
released.
Father on Scene.
Charles H. Connor, Yale and
Exeter alumnus and father of the
missing child, maintained vigil over
the telephone at his home, awaiting
word from the kidnapers-if any.
AS to whether he would pay ram
som, he said:
Il don't know where I'd get it. I'm
just a civil engineer working for a
small salary"
With the waning hope of a dis
traught father, as State troopers,
Boy Scouts and volunteers returned
empty-handed from their search,
he said:
"One thing seems certain. My son
is not dead. I am satisfied that he
is alive, in the hands of some one
who kidnapped him"
Mother With Parent.
With Connor was his own father,
Charles P. Connor, 80, retired cloth
ing merchant of Arlington, Mass.
The child'S mother at the Bridgeport,
Conn, home of her mother, Mrs. r.
M. Murphy, with her three other
children-Claire, 8; Richard, z, and
Joan, 4.
A trained police dog was brought
to aid the Justice agents.
But always the dog followed the
scent from the Connor lawn, through
the woods and back, back to the
sandpile where Bobby played.
Two handkerchiefs were found near
the Connor home today by a news
paper photographer and turned over
to the Greenburgh police.
One was covered with what ap-
peared to be blood stains. The other
had the appearance of having been
used as gag. Both looked as though
they had been dropped there only re-
Gently.
The handkerchiefs were found about
100 yards from the home. The police
did not say whether they attached any
significance to the find.
Fay was at the Connor house until
4 am. today, when he went to get
some sleep at White Plains hotel.
He was busy getting all possible in
formation from Connor as to their
previous residences and the custom of
the children in playing together.
Evening star., 1934-07-14
MORGAN COMPANY SENDS
PROTEST TO GERMANY
Voices Strong Opposition Against
Suspension of Payment on
Dawes and Young Loans.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July l4.-J. P. Morgan
g. Co. announced yesterday it had
protested strongly to the German gov
eminent against suspension Of service
BY Germany on the Dawes and Young
plan loan bonds held by American in
Testors
The Wall Street frm declared it
would be unremitting in its efforts to
obtain payment.
Evening star., 1934-07-14
FORT STEVENS BATTLE
CEREMONY Is HELD
Daughter of Hero Also Partici-
pates in Commemoration on 10th
Anniversary of Combat.

Two Union veterans, each 90, and
the daughter of a third, who was a
hero of the battle of Fort Stevens,
participated in exercises Thursday
commemorating the Seventieth ami
versary of the combat
The veterans were E. D. Godfrey
adjutant of the Department of the
Potomac, G.. A. R., and Michael
Casey, only survivor of the 32d Ili-
nois Volunteers. Miss Nellie Col
clazier, who laid a wreath on the
memorial boulder which marked the
high tide of battle. is the daughter Of
a member of the secret service, who
was made Lincoln's personal body
guard as reward for his courage in
leading an attack on nest Of sharp
shooters.
Brief talks were given by Miss Col
claZier and John F. Houcks, COM
mander of the Maryland Department,
Sons Of Union Veterans.
Evening star., 1934-07-14
SLAYER OF TWO KIN
is TERMED EPlLEPTIC
Son of ST. Louis Utilities Official
Said to Have Been Insane
at Time of Killings.
" thA Assnciated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES. July l4.--Louis
Payne. 2l-yesr-old son of St Louis
utilities executive, who killed his
mother and l4-year r-old brother with
an ak, yesterday was declared by DR..
Edwin wayte, medical superintendent
of the Norwalk Hospital for the In
sane. to be suffering from epilepsy.
DR.. Wayte'S report was submitted to
Superior Judge William c. Doran, be-
fore whom Payne will so 10 trial next
Monday. Or. Wayte is one OF three
alienists appointed by the court TO
examine the youth. The other pSy-
chiatrists said PAYNE was insane at
the time Of the Staying. but is now
sane.
1T is my opinion Payne is suffering
from epilepsy, was insane at the time
OF the alleged murder and is now
insane, Dr.. Wayte said.
Evening star., 1934-07-14

tContinued From First Page.)
noted aviatrix, and her husband,
George Palmer Putnam, former New
York publisher. paid a surprise visit
to the camp. They spent about an
hour inspecting the gondola and other
equipment. They planned to leave
by automobile today for a three-week
vacation at q ranch near Sunshine,
Wyo.