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The Washington times., 1934-07-07
BUSINESS ASKS
BOARD RULE
FOR NRA
Industrial Leaders Headed by
U. S. Chamber OF Commerce
Chief, Want Shift
BY International News Service

Possibility that . board Of bust.
ness leaders and nationally prom
inent figures may replace Gen.
Hugh s. johnson as ruler of the
NRA was being discussed here To-
day.
The plan was receiving consid-
GRAFTON by Administration Off.
cials and may be presented to
President Roosevelt upon his re-
turn from his Pacific cruise.
Urged by Business Leaders
II was understood to be de-
signed to meet the desire of buSi-
ness and industrial leaders to abol-
iSh the one-man rule of the NRA.
There were indications that the
plan was being sponsored by So
called big business" especially
the Chamber Of Commerce of the
United States.
It was said to have been dis
cussed at recent meeting Of 80
business leaders, including Henry
I. Hartman, president Of the
Chamber, at Hot Springs, Va.
This group, it also was disclosed
for the first time, voted to seek
separation Of the work of NRA
into two general classifications,
one to deal principally with code
enforcement and administration
and the other to handle code
amendments and matters Of pol
icy.
General Johnson Criticized
There has been considerable
criticism of General Johnson's
somewhat rough methods of
cracking down" on recalcitrant
industries to bring them in line
with the NRA program and the
feeling prevails in some quarters
that a board would less resemble
q personal dictatorship.
Whether General johnson would
remain as q member Of such q
board appeared doubtful. His
presence on the board was not
considered likely to meet with the
approval Of big business"
President Roosevelt possesses
the authority under the recovery
act, to delegate any OF his func'
tions and powers ito such officers,
agents and employees as he may
designate or appoint"
The act does not provide for the
office Of q recovery adminiStra-
tor.
The Washington times., 1934-07-07
Vatican Resents Nazi
EXPLANATION of BurialS

VATICAN CITY, July Z I.N.sJ.
The Vatican took energetic action
today in protesting against the re-
ported murder of Father Emil
Muller by German NaZis, and
against the denial of the last
sacrament to other victims of the
Hitler "counter-revolution" of o
week ago.
The ecclesiastical authorities at
Munich were instructed to deliver
the protest to the Hitler govern.
ment.
Cardinal Faulhaber, at Munich,
is reported to be- particularly in
censed at the cynical explanation
received from Nazi officials that
Catholics, slain at Hitler's orders,
were denied the sacrament "be-
cause the guilty party was un.
worthy"
It is understood that the Vati.
can is collecting evidence of the
execution of Catholics in Germany
with the intention of issuing a
white book for publication through.
out the world.
The Washington times., 1934-07-07
IL Persons Hurt
In Bus-Truck Crash

TRENTON, N. j., July Z
UN.S0.-Twelve passengers were
injured, half seriously enough to
require disqualification, but not
critically, early today when a
bus crashed into the rear Of a
truck on the Brunswick Pike at
the Penns Necks Traffic Circle
near here.
The six admitted to Mckinley
Hospital: Mrs. Estelle Ingram,
%, Of Miami, Fla: Mrs. NeStie
Summerfield, 26, Jersey City;
william Lee, IS, New York City:
Martha PerSe. SO, New York:
Ruth Perse, New York, and Jo-
seph Troyen. 46, Philadelphia.
The Washington times., 1934-07-07
VATICAN HITS
. HITLER REIGN
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with US are all who affirm
Christ, whether they look to
Rome or not. This front of
many hundred millions will not
be broken by any modern Nero"
COPIES IN CIRCULATION
Copies of the newspaper con.
tanning the interview were being
passed from hand to hand by
Catholics today, despite efforts Of
the Ministry Of Propaganda to
exclude foreign newspapers.
Meanwhile. Germany's isolation
from friendly nations as q con-
sequence of the indiscriminate
killings that began one week ago
in her reign of terror became
more clearly marked today, and
the depression of the German
population increased as foreign
newspapers brought further news
of the reaction abroad.
The Ministry of Propaganda,
headed by DR.. Paul Joseph Goeb.
bells, is i'm absolute control Of the
German newspapers which print
only what the government wants
them to print.
The propaganda ministry also
has endeavored to exclude for
eign newspapers since the excit'
ing events Of the past few days,
but has been too busy to exam.
inc thoroughly all periodicals
from other countries.
The Washington times., 1934-07-07

BUDAPEST. July Z UN.sJ'
The text Of the sensational inter
view given the Action Catholic
by q Vatican spokesman, con-
demnins Nazi terrorism" in Ger
many and calling for energetic
action by a united ChriStendom'
as printed by the newspaper
Poster Lloyd, follows:
"Only with the greatest grief
and the deepest CONSERVATION
are we watching men, and par
ticularly sons Of the same ma"
tiOn, engaging in wholesale
massacre Of each other.
'cNO matter who is slain the
guilty must be punished. but
they should at least be given
the opportunity to defend them.
selves. People must not be shot
In masses. Even in the French
Revolution the accused were at
least given the scmblance Of .
chance to defend themselves.
'"This should not have been
denied even to those whose
opinions were diametrically Op'
posed to ours.
RANKED AS MARTYRS
''Regarding our innOcently
killed brethren the procedure
adopted against them is still
more shocking. They did moth
ing, yet they had to die. Thus
they will be ranked among
martyrs.
The Washington times., 1934-07-07
ROckIUeEI Kent Plans
Return to Greenland

NEW YORK, July 7 d.N.s).
Rockwell Kent. artist and writer,
and his lS-year.old son, Gordon.
will sail on Wednesday on an
other rip to Greenland. Mr.. Kent
revealed today. Mr.. Kent. who has
visited Greenland frequently In re-
cent years, and who admits he's
''in love with the country said
he had Just enough contact "'h
civilization to want to get y
again. He last visited the g
bound continent 1S months ago.
The Washington times., 1934-07-07
To TAKE
SUSPECT OVER
DEATH ROUTE
Road Stands to Be Checked
For Clues in Staying of
Mrs. Hastings

ROANOKE, Va, July. IA
blood,stained hammer was found
concealed beneath the seat cush'
ions of an automobile owned by
Maj. Robert c.. Kent. jr.. held in
connection with the strange death
Of Mrs. Mary Jane Hastings,
wealthy Blue Ridge Mountain re-
sort owner, police disclosed today.
This discovery came as authori-
ties made plans to drive Major
Kent over the route he admits he
travelled with Mrs. Hastings to
Washington few days before her
body was found in Pennsylvania,
two .38 caliber bullets through her
head.
To Check Stops
Stops will be made at gasoline
stations and lunchrooms en- route
in an attempt to find persons who
may have seen the couple.
The trip will be made with
Major Kent handcuffed and under
heavy guard.
Authorities, who have charged
Major Kent with violation of the
Federal kidnapping law, believe the
hammer may have been used to
knock the slain woman uncon'
scious before she was shot.
Major Kent still denes any
knowledge of the crime, claiming
that he left Mrs. Hastings in
Washington after paying her some
money he owed her.
Drove to N. Y.
He claims that he then drove
to Beacon, N. Y. Police point out
that the road to this town passes
close to where the body Of Mrs.
Hastings had been hurled into a
clunp Of bushes.
Criminologists are still working
on two important clues in the
case-bloodstains found in Major
Kent's car and two kilograms sent
by Mrs. Hastings from Washing
ton and purportedly signed by
her, instructing that Major Kent
be placed in charge of her affairs
while she was gone on a long va
cation"
The Washington times., 1934-07-07
BY H. r. KNICKERBOCKER
Copyright, 1884, BY international
News SerVice)

Copyright, 1884, by international
News Service)
BERLIN, July Z O.N.S).-De-
spite O government statement
that executions ended o week
ago, international News Service
learned today from an authorita-
tive source that killings continued
all week, at least until last night.
night.
Today, the government finally
resolved to issue a death list-of
46 names-which will be made
public Monday.
17O Put To Death
Government. circles, however,
admit privately that at least 40
persons were killed in the ''purg-
ing" process and that 200 would
be a reasonable estimate.
This figure includes several
persons killed during the terror
which gave an opportunity to
some Terrorists to slay anyone
they disliked. Their names and
the names Of relatively unknown
persons will not be published.
The political situation con.
tinued to the fore today and it
was learned that Vice -Chancel.
lor Won Papen. whose retention
or dismissal from the cabinet
has become such a vital issue,
will 90 to Neudeck next week to
see President Won Hindenburg.
his sponsor.
This will be Won Papen's first
opportunity to give Won Hinden.
burg his version of the exciting
events of the past week.
Chancellor Hitler Is spending
the weekend out of town, pre-.
sumably at his country place at
Berchtesgaden, in Bavaria. and
no political decisions will be
made until his return.
Schmitt Has Powers
It is now learned that Chan.
cellor Hitler not only did not de.
mand the resignation Of Won Papen
but refused to accept it when Won
Papen offered to step out.
At the decisive cabinet meeting
after the shooting began, Won
Papen presented his resignation,
but Hitler declared he would not
even discuss it.
1t is believed he wished to keep
Won Papen in the cabinet until he
established his guilt or innocence
In connection with the Roehm-
Schleicher conspiracy.
DR.. Kurt Schmitt, economics
minister, who has received blanket
powers comparable to those of
President Roosevelt under the
NRA, is now able to override DR..
Hjalmar Schacht. president of the
Reichsbank, if he wishes, it was
learned today.
In Schmitt's hands, therefore,
lies the question whether Ger.
many will devaluate the mark.
Not ON Vacation
It is reported Schmitt intends
to wait until the Semiannual
Reichsbank report is issued on
July Is. before making q de.
ciSion. If he decides on devalu.
alton the initial move probably
will be 20 per cent. All other
ministers, except Schmitt, are
The Washington times., 1934-07-07
ST T0CKH0LDERS
TAXED 100 PCT.
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ton would be made in septem.
Der and that this money will be
used to liquidate some Of the
assets now held by the five
banks.
Applications for additional
loans from the RFC would be
made sooner, Mr.. Hamilton ex.
planned, but for the fact that
certain free assets must be held
for fulfillment Of contract ell
tered into with the Hamilton
National Bank at the time Of
purchase by that institution Of
prime assets for the payment Of
original dividends to depositors. F"
Borrowing Pushed
Mr.. Hamilton added:
I'VE are in full sympathy
with the idea Of Borrowing
literally on assets in order to
release as rapidly as is possible
impOunded funds to the depOsi'
tors of our several trusts.
"Just' as soon. as conditions
Of liquidation are justified, ap-
pllcatiOn will be made to the
RFC for refunding loans such
rs will permit justifiable divi-
dends in addition to the so per
cent. dividend already declared
I'm the several trusts.
"Out of collections made, we
have paid back approximately
Is per cent. of the total money
borrowed by the five trusts
coming under our receivcrship,
this money having been used
to supplement available funds
for payment of the original so
per cent. dividend authorized
to dep0sitOrs.
"The liquidation of the five
banks coming under this joint
receiverShip is being made as
rapidly as possible, but the re-
naming assets would appear
to fall short Of 100 per cent.
payment to depositOrs."
The Washington times., 1934-07-07
Movie Blast Kills
Boz. OperQtOr Hurt

KEY WEST, Fla, July 7-One
death, one seriously injured, and
considerable property loss, was the
toll of a disastrous explosion yes.
terday in the projecting room Of
the city's largest moving picture
house, the Strand Theater. Jack
Pesez, 10 was killed. and his father
Manolo Perez. an operator. was
badly burned.
Fire wrecked the theater and
menaced other buildings nearby.
The Washington times., 1934-07-07
Prince Liechtenstein
ESCapeS Nazi Bomb

VIENNA. July Z. GN.sO.-A
bomb was hurled into the castle
Of Prince Liechtenstein today and
serious damage was done.
The pretender to the Portuguese
throne, D'Arte Bragarza, Is the
Princes guest, but the police be-
lieve Nazis were attempting to kill
Liechtenstein's Jewish wife. the
former Baroness Won Guttmann.
The Washington times., 1934-07-07
Heat WaUe Smashed
At Cost of IL Lives

DETROIT. July 7 G.N.SO.-
The rain.laden gale which tore
across Lower Michigan yesterday
broke the heat wave, but 1t took
at least IL lives in this part OF
the Great Lakes district. a check
up revealed today. The most
serious tragedy was the sinking
of the tugboat Monarch, in the
st. Clair River, with a loss Of
foIIr lives.
The Washington times., 1934-07-07
FRANCE

PARIS, July Z U.N.SO-Seri-
GUS rioting is feared in Paris to-
morrow and the government this
afternoon was taking every pre-
caution to cope with q situation
that may imperil it's existence. At
6 p. m. 10000 war veterans Of
the Fascist Croix de Feu (Cross
Of Fire. organization will march
UP the Champs Elysees to the
Tomb Of the Unknown Soldier,
and at about the same hour
Communist and Socialist war vet
erans are scheduled to march to-
ward the tomb, under the Arc de
The Washington times., 1934-07-07
CUBA

HAVANA, July IT, Staging o
raid on an office in q bank build.
ing here, Chief Of Police Jose
PedraZa arrested 80 former army
officers, accused of conSp1ring q
revolution. Authorities said that
the group was planning q series
of terrorist alta cls against prom.
inent persons, including United
States Ambassador jefferson CAT
fery,
The Washington times., 1934-07-07
AUTOMATIC PAY
RAISE GIVEN
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District employees in the depart.
Inents affected may receive auto"
matte increases in salary as II
there had been no cancellation
of promotion in the economy act
for the period between June 80,
1882, and July i, 1884,
AS. an example. all policemen
and firemen are entitled to 500
O year raises for each year served
until a maximum Of $2,400 an.
nually is reached. If a fireman
Joined the force on June 80, 1891,
the economy act prevented him
from getting his 500 boosts In
1892 and 1893.
$500 Year HenCefOrth
The decision, however, now
permits him to be given 5000 Q
wear extra henceforward, since
he may count the two-year
period when promotions were
prohibited in figuring his pres
ent salary.
No back pay for the two-year
period is allowed under the law.
Officers and teachers Of the
school system, except first as
sistant superintendents and the
superintendent, are also allowed
annual increases Of $10O.
The Washington times., 1934-07-07
Vatican Flags Nazi Killings.
Calls Victims Martyrs

I'VE will not allow ourselves
to be impeded in our efforts.
Our missionaries do not even
fear cannibals, much less brown
shirts. Those in power in Ger
many are playing a dangerous
game.
SIT is evident that Germany
is not so united behind the
Nazi regime as people want Us
to believe and it is certain that
recent events have poisoned
the atmosphere still more. Any
one will realize that the Ger
man government was forced to
crush . rebellion but the
methods applied must he con.
demned by all.
WORLD AROUSED
1--WE find no words to express
our indignation and pain at the
fact that Catholic leaders were
slain in Germany in the same
way as pathological, perverted
insurrectionists.
'This is no longer merely a
Catholic matter, but an affair
for the whole world.
"The Vatican does not stand
alone ON the defensive. Allied
with us are all who affirm
Christ, whether they look to
Rome or mot. This front of
many millions will not be
broken by any modern Nero"
The Washington times., 1934-07-07
AUSTRIA

VIENNA, July Issuing an
order against political activity by
students during the summer
months, the Ministry Of Educa-
ton has forbidden school child.
rem to wear clothing emblematic
Of various parties. The proscrip-
ton prevents Socialist children
from showing their leanings by
wearing red neckties, and Naxi
sympathizers from wearing brown
stockings.
VIENNA, July 7 Q.N.SD.-Ru-
dolph May. Austrian Nazi leader,
who fled to Munich during the
government campaign q gainst
Nazis, was executed by order of
Chancellor Hitler, according to
word received here today. May
was an associate of Capt. Ernst
Roehm, German Nazi storm troop
leader, who was shot by q firing
squad last Sunday.
The Washington times., 1934-07-07
PURSE SNATCHED

Ercelia A. Swami, colored, Of
the l400 block of Corcoran St.
N. w., told police her purse was
snatched by a colored man early
today in the 1900 block of u St.
N. w. There was 65 cents in the
purse,
The Washington times., 1934-07-07
CONDITION OF TREASURY

BY International News Service
Treasury balance as Of July 5,
$2,6S9, ,470, 1876; internal reve-
nue., $20,2lS.66l.13; customs re-
eeipts, $2,056, ,465.7S.
The Washington times., 1934-07-07
CANADA

VANCOUVER, B. c., July Z.
Seeking seclusion, John Jacob AS
tor, Sd, and his bride, the former
Ellen Tuck French, were staying
closely to their room in O hotel
here today. They arrived yester.
day after having visited several
Rocky Mountain resorts. The
couple was married in Newport,
r. l., on June 30.
The Washington times., 1934-07-07
JAPAN

TOKYO, July 7.-Dissension in
the ranks Of Japan's largest po-
Ntical party, the Seiyukai. bids
fair to prevent Premier KeiSuki
Okada from forming o cabinet.
Kisaburo Suzuki, head Of the
Seiyukai, has announced that he
will not support the premier. but
Takejiro Tokonami, prominent
member Of the party, has said he
will accept the portfolio Of minis
ter Of communications, indicating
that he would swing with him 0
large portion Of the Seiyukai in
favor Of the premier.
The Washington times., 1934-07-07
GERMANY


BERLIN, July 7.-Complete ap'
proval Of Chancellor Hitler's exc
cution of TRAITORS" in the Nazi
ranks has been given by two re-
lieious groups, the "neo-heathen"
Germanic body and the Protestant
Church of Thuriniga, which Is un'
der the thumb Of the present re-
gime. Pastors have been ordered
to deliver O message Of congratula'
tion to der Fuehrer" in pulpits
tomorrow.
BERLIN, July Tt transpired
here today that Na1i police for"
bade . public requiem mass for
DR.. Eric Klausener, leader Of the
Catholic Action party who was
slain in the recent repriSal against
scores Of prominent members Of
the Nazi party. A private mass
was celebrated in q private
chapel. It was also learned that
the body was cremated, in direct
opposition to Catholic custom.
BERLIN, July Germany's
former ruling family is growing.
The ex.ESaisef Wilhelm IN has be
come q great-grandfather, and his
eldest son, former Crown Prince
Wilhelm, is q grandfather. by vir-
tue of the birth of o daughter to
Prince Wilhelm of Prussia, oldest
son of the former Crown Prince,
and his commoner wife, Dorothea
Won Salviati. Following his mar
riage in June. 1888, Prince VIII
helm was declared by the ex-
Kaiser to have forfeited his rights
to the vacant throne, but the
Prince himself has denied any
remuneration.
The Washington times., 1934-07-07
WORLD NEWS OF THE DAY

Triomphe and the police problem
is to prevent q clash. The police
have emphasized to all embassies
that foreigners involved in rioting
will be expelled.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-04-06
Marathon War" Is
Resumed in Chaco

plunged through the trackless Cha
co I'm nm unsuccessful attempt TO
reach Peru. by 1913 party actual
ly succeeded In reaching the Pacific
and returning 10 Asuncion. taking
two years for the round trip.
Cattle raising Is Paraguay's chief
industry. meat products leading
among its exports The Chaco. with
It's high native stock grasses and
ample water supply. is a promising
cattle country. There is probably
no stock raising region In the Unit
ed States possessing such fine nat
ural grazing lands. in spite OF the
Chaco's handicap OF occasional
foods. AS the vast plains OF Ar
gentlna are more and more given
over TO the cultivation OF cereals.
the cattle ranges are bound 10 creep
north to the grasslands OF Paraguay
and eastern Bolivia.
THE Paraguayan cowboy Is
known as the chacrero. Although
usually smaller In stature than his
cousins. the Argentine gaucho and
the Chilean huaso. he is muscular
and hardy, n typical rough rider.
on a saddle trip we met a group Of
cowboys driving a band OF cattle
from the rodeo. where the herd Is
rounded up. to the river. can still
hear their ringing cattle call. Co
cocoa Cocoa Goa ! Coap
About nine miles above Asun-
cIon. on the Chaco side Of the river,
Is n settlement OF some commercial
importance known as villa Hayes
pronounced Vega Eyes In Span
lsh). II was named after a PresI-
dent OF the United States. Ruther-
ford ID. Hayes. who. acting as arbi-
TRAITOR In determining the boundary
between Argentina and Paraguay.
rendered decision highly favorable
10 the latter. Ironically, this town.
named for an ardent prohlbitIonist.
Is surrounded by cane fields whose
product is distilled into a very pow
erful rum.
Modern explorers OF the Chaco
are the men engaged In the quebra-
cho Industry. II developed with the
expansion of the Argentine rail-
ways. when quebracho logs we're
found to be just the thing for rail-
way ties. and for fence posts on the
extensive Argentine ranches. Que
bracho (the word means 'ax-break-
err is a hardwood so durable that
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-04-06

logs cut and left in the forest for
% years have been found sound.
Extremes In Climate.
1.-The Chaco is uniformly fiat; It's
climate one OF extremes. II is "a
land OF heavy raInfalls and long
continued droughts. Animal life Is.
abundant. The Chaco is the sports
mans paradise, a British enthusiast
told me. From May 10 August Is
the best season--freer from insect
pests. We 20 duck shooting in flat-
bottomed boats on chain of small
er rivers and lagoons.'
Besides duck. quail. and snlpe.
there Is native turkey of the
mountain with a black head, black
head tufts. and a yellow black beak.
TapIr. deer. carpincho. otter. and
coypu abound In the marshy re-
gions. COypu skins are exported
from the lower Plata to the United
States. the hair TO be used In the
manufacture of felt hats for men.
In the woods are the iagnar. puma,
anteater. armadlllo. the named
wolf, and the peccary. the latter al
ways one OF a troop.
AT ports we were offered snake
skins nearly twenty feet long. and
suspected that they had been well
stretched by the natives. since the
price advances with the Length.
Poisonous snakes. including raftlers.
are a menace TO the naked feet ot
the Indian. SnakeSkins. egret skins.
hides. rubber. and ipecacuanhg
formed the steamers down-river
cargo"
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-04-06

Here's one OF the newest OF the
new print frocks. The background OF
this gay print Is navy. OF course. In
that the flair for navy Is so In
sistent this spring as to make this
ever popular color OF first impor-
tance. Designers are especially en-
thusiastic in regard to navy acces-
sorieS Which is why mIlady In
the picture Is wearing with her print,
the same being fiower-patterned In
shades OF blue and mulberry. roses
OF navy satin at her throat with
navy satin belt and touches OF navy
satin peeping through slathes at the
top OF her sleeves. Her shoes also
are navy. To be explicit, II Is navy
blue kldskin which makes the
graceful one-eyelet tie which Is per-
forated and underlald with white.
The gllmpses OF white In her navy
footwear correspond to the white
of her gloves. her hat and her bag.