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Methodists Convene

TEXAS CITY. Dec. 5-P-Del-
egates were gathering here We'd
nesday for the SIND annual South
ern conference or the Methodist
Episcopal church.
More than 200 pastors and lay
delegates from Texas and Louisiana
were expected.
Bishop Ralph 9. CuShman OF
Denver. Colo. viii preside. The
opening session will be held We'd
nesday night and the meeting win
close with the announcement or ap-
pOintmRnts Sunday.
, 1934-12-05
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, 1934-12-05
CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO. Dec. 5. R-Influenc-
ed by decided strength o. the Liver
pool wheat market, grain values in
Chicago made sharp upturns early
wednesday. All the future deliveries
Of corn outdid anew the seasons
high price record. Opening IA to
7-8 up. May 500 7-s to 1.Ol l-8.
wheat afterward climbed further.
Corn started at 1-5 to So gain,
May 81 IA to SD. and continued TO
mount.
, 1934-12-05
Young Girl Takes Iron
Gains Ten Pounds

' Bertie Grove. age II. was badly
1inderweight. After taking Vinol
drcn tonic) she gained ten pounds.
N gave her appetite and rosy
cheeks. Children Ike Vinol. Cis-
neroa Drug store.
, 1934-12-05
CHECKS TO Be


Continued From Page One)
department OF Texas for the past
ten years. acting in the capacity
OF special Iiquidating agent and
liquidating examiner. At the time
the bank was closed. James Shaw
was the banking commissioner Of
Texas. E. c. Brand having sue
ceeded him by appointment in
August, 1898, and Is new the bank
ing commissioner.
, 1934-12-05

Completion OF this test definitely
proved the eastern extension Of the
field. Since the test spudded in, two
other competitions between II and
the discovery had resulted in short
eastern extensions.
One offset to the Harrison test
Is now drilling, three other locations
have been staked. two Of these will
be drilled Immediately and others
are expected nearby as the result
OF the excellent showing.
Weekly Oil Corporations No. l
c. z. Smith, in the northeast 34.43
acres Of tract 27S. porcion 40, a
southwest offset, is now drilling IN
rock at 1850 feet.
Arrangements are being completed
for a west offset and Harrison ct
Al own a 5-acre tract offsetting the
No. 4 Guerra on the south which
they expect to drill next.
Another Completed
The second completion Tuesday
night was the Showers g. Mon
Grief No. i-B John Lawrence, in
the northeast 1875 acres Of tract
274. porcion 80. about 1000 feet east
OF discovery. Having virtually clean
ed itself OF all water after being
"jetted" Monday night, the test
was maxi I an estimated Is barrels
per hour on l-4-inch casing choke
under 200 pounds casing working
pressure and 125 pounds closed-in
tubing pressure. A test OF the pro-
duction showed only a very small
amount Of drilling water and this
was rapidly being reduced as the
flow continued. Production Is from
four feet Of saturated sand al $500
o. feet. casing having been set and
cemented at 1890 feet at the bot
tom OF a shale break separating the
s~aturatiOn from the high-pressure
gas everything production In the
field. Except for the completion OF
the Harrison et al No. / Guerra far
to the east, the ~Shower-Moncrief
producer would have resulted in an
eastern extension Of the field for
about 400 feet.
Two other tests are waiting on
cement and their competitions were
due late this week.
, 1934-12-05

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 5.-iPj-
Cotton futures closed very steady
az net advances Of is to ri points.
, 1934-12-05
FEARED
DROWNED IN
. DARK PACIFIC

HONOLULU, Dec. 8. R-1nto q
dark driZzling dawn n planes took
off from Wheeler Field wednesday
TO resume search In q far flung area
for Flight Lieutenant G. T. r. Ulm
and his two companions with only
a "hsre chance" they could find the
Australian fliers vino were forced
down Tuesday in their flight from
Oakland. Calf.
Rescue Would BE Miracle
Twenty-four naval planes and
three army ships roared into the
overcast skies. Local aviators, ex-
perienced in flying the stretches Of
water between the islands said IL
would BE " A miracle" II the military
planes were able to sight the dis
abled niers, considering weather
conditions.
one avistor doubted that, *
cept by accident. the searchers
would find the lost men, even II
they were certain 70 De Wltnln q
known area Of 50 miles square. add
ing that's $500 square miles TO
search over. There's just a bare
chance. no more"
Hunt Throughout Night
A chance. and It was considered
slim. still existed that Ulm, his CO.
pilot, George Littlejohn and Navi-
gator j. Leon Shilling. may have
been picked up by a slow japanese
sampan, several hundred miles at
sea. Because the sampan's are not
equipped with radio. news OF such
a rescue would be delayed.
III the filters had managed TO
reach shore their presence would be
almost Immediately reported. since
the islands are all connected by
radiophone.
Throughout the night IS naval
vessels swept the darkness with
search lights and continued cruis-
ing for the luckless fliers Wednes-
day.
, 1934-12-05
NEW o r FUTURES

NEW YORK, Dec. 5. RJ-Cot-
ton futures closed very steady, IT.
% higher
, 1934-12-05

TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY
1884 CHEVROLET four-d0or redan:
family car: less than $500 niles:
In perfect condition: trade and
terms. Stevenson Motor co. Inc !.
phone 222. F24
, 1934-12-05
GRAIN CLOSE

OH1OAGO DC. D. IT.
Open High Low Close
Evening star., 1934-02-21
Staff
Furlough Order
Revoked by Roper
1000 to 5000 Workers
Viii Receive $l35,OOO
Salary addition by June.

Secretary Roper today revoked for
the remainder of the fiscal year the
15-day administrative furlough he
imposed on the 1000 to 5000 en-
ployes of the Commerce Department
last year.
This will mean the Commerce
workers will receive an additional
$135, 900 up to June 30
Economies in the conduct of the
department and cutting down of
employees through designations and
deaths was given as the reason why
this step was possible.
due to further economies" Secre-
tary Roper said. which have been
effected in the work of the various
bureaus OF the department. and the
additional separations through resig-
nations and deaths, it now becomes
clear that we will be able to keep
within the restriction of S29 900, 900
placed on our expenditures this year
by the Budget Bureau.
Il have, therefore, given directions
for the elimination of the admins
trative furlough of one day a month
which the various bureaus have been
taking. This will increase expendi-
ture of the department by $l35,000
for the remainder of the year, but we
are confident that we will be able to
Continued on Page 2. Column So
Evening star., 1934-02-21
WIDER STATE TAX
AUTHORITY SOUGHT.
Levy Administrators Ask
Power Over Incoming
Retail Shipments.
BY the Associated Press.


INDIANAPOLIS, February al
The newly formed National Associa-
ton of State Tax Administrators car
ried to Washington today a request
for legislation to permit individual
States to tax incoming interstate retail
shipments.
A committee Of four, headed by Fred
E. Stewart of California, association
president, planned to request Presi-
dent Roosevelt to recommend the pro-
posed bill to Congress to eliminate
"a discrimination in favor of inter-
state sales as against intrastate sales" 3"
Stewart said companion measures
will be presented to members of both
Senate and House for introduction.
and added he also will solicit every
Governor in the United States to urge
their passage.
The proposal to permit State to
invoke its individual sales tax on
interstate movement of retail goods
was approved by the tax officials of
10 States, following their organiza-
tion into an association at two-day
conference here. They agreed to
meet again IN Chicago in June.
Dixwell l.. Pierce, like Stewart. a
member of the California State Board
of Equalization: Harry Mcmillan, di-
rector of assessments and collections
for the North Carolina department of
revenue, and George A. Critchlow of
Utah, were other members of the dele
cation to Washington.
Evening star., 1934-02-21
.JAPAN AND RUSSIA REPORTED
BUYING HEAVILY OF NITRATES

Chile is the point Of origin for
nitrate shipments.
The steamer Derpool from Wales
passed through the canal today en-
route to Chile for a cargo. Two more
British nitrate carriers are due from
Liverpool soon, bound for Chile.
Shipments of scrap iron, steel, lead
and cotton en- route from the United
States to Japan also pass almost
daily. These commodities also are
used in the manufacture of war
articles.
Such cargoes have been frequent
since last year from New York, Sa-
vannah Texas, Alabama, Philadelphia,
Boston and Norfolk.
Persons close to the Chilean nitrate
industry recently denied in New York
that there were any unusual ship
ments Of nitrates from Chile abroad
Shipments to Japan have been purely
seasonal, they maintained, while Rus
sia has been developing her own syn
thetic nitrates and therefore has not
been buying from Chile.
Evening star., 1934-02-21
TRIO UNHEARD FROM
ON OCEAN VOYAGE
Three Ontario Youths Sail for
British West Indies in
Small Craft.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, February
21.-Five weeks ago three venturesome
Ontario youths sailed in their little
craft from the ice foes Of Lunenburg
Harbor on a leisurely voyage to the
British West Indies, and not word
has been heard from them since.
The three had expected to reach
Bermuda in less than two weeks. They
had only limited knowledge of nav
igation.
Hope for their safety has not been
abandoned by Capt. Angus Walters,
veteran skipper who helped them pre-
pare for the trip.
I'D give them another fortnight at
least" the skipper said.
The boys, Henry Labatt Of Hamil-
ton, George Keller. neighbor, and
c. Batson of Brantford. carried gen.
erous food supplies. Walters advised
against asking United States author
tiles to send out a Coast Guard vessel
to search for them.
Evening star., 1934-02-21
Rv the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CRISTOBAL, Canal Zone, Febru-
ary 21.-Marine men remarked today
upon the passage through the Pan
anna Canal at present OF unusually
large shipments Of nitrate-an essen.
tial Of war.
They noted that ships loaded with
nitrate, used in the manufacture Of
high explosives, are going to the
Azores, for transshipment of the car
goes to England, France and Russia:
and westward to japan.
Nitrate totaling 93,604 tons has
passed through the canal this month
alone. The twelfth shipment since
February l was given transit Monday.
officials said half the shipments
were consigned to the Azores. to be
routed from there to England and
Russia. France also was said to be
buying large quantities of nitrate. A
French vessel, the Floride, is UNDER
going repairs at Balboa preliminary to
continuing to Chile f0 cargo.
Evening star., 1934-02-21
SHOP PROJECT BALKS
POST OFFICE MEASURE
House Refuses Amendment on
Measure Which Drew Mrs.
Roosevelt's Interest.

BY the Associated Press.
The House refused today to accept
the Senate amendment to the $780,
100000 Treasury-Post Office bill which
would permit Government purchase Of
equipment manufactured by the pro-
jected shop at Reedsville, W. Va.
The measure was sent to conference
only after Representative Arnold,
Democrat Of Illinois, promised an op-
portunity for the House to vote on the
amendment.
The Public Works Administration
has allocated $525,OOO for the con.
struction of the shop In a move to
give people in that region employment.
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt made a
trip there and became interested in
the shop from a social benefit stand
point.
Evening star., 1934-02-21
I bALKS
k|DNAPERS' PLOT
E. P. Adler Escapes From
Men Who Sought to Put
Him in Trunk.
BY the Associated Press.


CHICAGO. February 21.-E. P. Ad-
Ter, publisher of the Davenport, Iowa,
Times and head of the Lee Syndicate
Of Newspapers, was attacked by two
men in a hotel corridor today in an
apparent attempt at kidnapping.
Slugged twice, Adler lodged full
effect of the blows and ran down the
corridor from his room, eluding his
assailants.
One of them was arrested.
In the next room to Adler's the de-
tectives found large trunk in which
air holes had been made. They said
it was apparent the two men intended
to lock Adler in the trunk and have
him carried out.
Attacked In Corridor.
The publisher was here to attend a
meeting of the Inland Daily Press As
sociation and was staying at the Nor
rison Hotel. At 7:30 am, he stepped
from his room, locked the door and
suddenly the two men jumped from
the next door and slugged him with
blackjacks. So severe were the blows
that several stitches had to be taken.
Nevertheless, Adler broke away from
the pair and summoned help.
Adler and the house detectives in
spected the adjoining room and found
the trunk, apparently a large sample
case about feet high. feet long
and 2 feet wide, with plenty of air
holes drilled in it.
Other Clues Found.
There was a pistol in the room, and
other bags containing clothing, ad-
hesive tape, sponges and screw
driver also were found, further indi-
cations Of an attempted kidnapping.
While the inspectors were going
over the room, Adler noticed a man
walking along toward them. Adler
yelled. get that man" The suspect,
whom he recognized as one of the as
sailants, raced away, but was caught
by House Detective Michael Colligan
The suspect told police he and his
companion had driven here from
New York in coupe. The trunk bore
the initials "B. M. K. Pittsburgh"
Warned at Davenport.
The man captured identified him
self as Charles Clyde Phillips, 20, New
York. He refused to reveal the iden-
tity of his companion. Adler re-
called he had been warned before
leaving Davenport Sunday that two
men were following him, but had
given it no further thought.
As he was purchasing his railroad
ticket, man stepped up to him and
told him he had been followed from
cigar store by two men and that
they were then watching him from
the station platform.
Evening star., 1934-02-21
MONEY EXPANSION
THREAT IS REVIVED.
Petition for Patman Bill
Vote CompIete-NeW One
Is Started.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated freSS
A new threat of currency expansion
developed today in the apparently
bonus-bound House OF Representa-
tives.
In the wake Of a vote-forcing pc
tition on the Patman s2,400. 600. 600
bonus bill. pressure was ap-
piled today for ballot on the Frazier
farm mortgage-currency expansion
measure.
Democratic leaders saw no chance
to do anything about 1t in the House.
The expansionists are using the same
method which assured consideration
Of the bonus measure on March Ia
the petition.
----'- Mass Meeting Called.
Representative Lemke, Republican,
OF North Dakota, early today had 96
Of the las necessary signers to bring
the Frazier bill to a vote. and said he
was quite confident the petition will
60 over"
But to make sure, he, with Senators
Thomas, Democrat, of Oklahoma, and
Frazier. Republican, of North Dakota.
and Representative Swank, Democrat,
Of Oklahoma, called a mass meeting
for tonight to discuss the measure.
At that meeting, Lemke asserted, he
will present a petition from 5000
Iowa farmers asking that the Frazier
bill be passed.
Representative Byrns of Tennessee,
the Democratic floor leader. opposed
changing the rules to prevent action
on the Frazier bill. 1t had been pro-
posed earlier that rules be amended
to require 2l8 instead of las names ON
a petition to force action.
Our bonus horse is already out of
the stable" Byrns said.
Il don't see how we could change
the rules now to stop the Frazier bill
Congress ought to stop that on its
own. With our present monetary
problems, we can hardly embark upon
such currency imitation as that would
call for"
Lundeen Petition Complete.
Under the measure, Federal Reserve
notes would be issued to refinance
farm mortgages for 47-year period
at low interest
Within an hour yesterday after
Speaker Rainey formally announced
President Roosevelt would not approve
the bonus legislation, the Lundeen
petition on the Patman bill to pay
81, ,400.000,000 in greenbacks to the
veterans was signed by the necessary
one-third of the House membership.
Just as the House convened. Repre-
sentative Patman, Democrat. of Texas.
author of the bill, put the 128th sig
nature to the document.
Speaker Rainey had returned from
a conference with President Roosevelt
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column 3D.
Evening star., 1934-02-21
Col. PAYNE HEARD
ON SURPLUS SALE
Woodring Predecessor Tes.
titles on Nature of Deal
With SiIverman.
BY REX COLLIER.

Col. Frederick H. Payne, predecessor
to Harry H. Woodring as Assistant
Secretary of War, went before the
grand jury today for interrogation
about circumstances attending the sale
to Joseph Silverman, jr., New York
trader, of surplus World War under
wear which the latter recently sought
to trade for millions Of dollars worth
of cavalry equipment.
Col. Payne, who holds commission
in the Army Reserve Corps. also will
be asked to explain what connection,
if any, he had with conferences which
preceded the signing by Silverman two
months ago of an agreement" for the
trading deal
Gen. Douglas Macarthur, chief Of
staff of the Army, and his aides
blocked the swap" on the grounds
the Government would lose millions
of dollars. Hating of the negotiations
was followed closely by an edict
barring Silverman and his associates
from entering the Office Of Woodring
and a request for a grand jury in
vestigation.
Immunity Is Waived.
Failing IN efforts to obtain an
affidavit from Col. Payne about allega-
tions that he participated in certain
conferences with Silverman and others
in connection with the trade proposal,
United States Attorney Leslie G.
Garnett subpoenaed the former war
executive to testify under a waiver OF
immunity.
Garnett decided to summon Payne
after investigators reported that the
former Assistant War Secretary had
awarded Silverman a contract for
purchase of the underwear at 1412
cents suit.
The grand jury is in possession OF
a statement by Payne before a con-
gressional committee in connection
with the sale of another quantity OF
underwear at similar price to Robert
j. Byers, American Legion member,
later convicted in New York of mis-
appropriating charitable funds. In
this statement, Payne was quoted as
saying this low price was granted be-
cause the underwear was to be used
for a charitable purpose
Silveim man has not claimed he de-
sired the underwear for charity, OIL
cials stated today.
Resale Ban Under Question.
Payne was to be asked to explain
details of the original contract with
Silverman, with special reference to
a provision that none of the material
could be resold in this country.
After Payne left Office, investigators
for the grand jury have ascertained,
the Silverman contract was extend
ed" and revised in two important
particulars. The sale price was in
creased to 15's cents a suit and the
proviso against resale in the United
States was eliminated.
Not long afterward, Silverman and
certain associates said to be promin-
ent in the Legion. negotiated with
the War Department for an "even
swap" of 100000 suits of the under
wear owned by Silverman for huge
quantities of saddles, brides, tarpau-
Inns and other military supplies stored
in Army warehouses against an
emergency.
After a series Of conferences with
Woodring, it Is said, Silverman signed
contract under which he agreed
(Continued on Page 2, Column ~
Evening star., 1934-02-21
JUDGE FOUND DEAD
French Police See Link to Sta
visky Scandal.

French Police See Link to sta
visky Scandal.
DION. France, February q R.-
The mutilated body of Judge Albert
Prince Of the Court Of Appeals was
found today on a railroad track near
here. A blood-stained knife lay
nearby.
Police said they believed the judge
was murdered.
Judge Prince was the former chief
of the financial section of the Paris
courts. Police said they believed mis-
death might be linked with the no.
torious Stavisky case-the collapse OF
the Bayonne Municipal Pawnshop,
which Serge Stavisky founded and
whose failure caused loss of $40,-
900 900 to French investors.
The slain man was to have testified
today In Paris in the Stavisky case.
He had been lured from the capital
by a fake telegram which said his
mother was gravely Ill p Ddjou.
Evening star., 1934-02-21
WYNEKOOP TRIAL
JURY IS SELECTED
Chicago Murder Defendant Feels
Terrible" as Second Hear
ing Opens.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
CRIMINAL COURTS BUILDING,
CHICAGO, February 2l.-A jury for
the second trial of DR.. Alice Lindsay
Wynekoop, accused of the murder of
Rheta Gardner Wynekoop, her daugh-
the court of Judge Harry B. Miller.
The 63-year-old defendant said at the
opening of the session she "felt
terrible
I'm not as strong as I thought I
was" she said. I'm glad tomorrow
Is Washington's birthday and that
there will be no session of court. At
first was sorry about the delay. but
now it looks good to me-"
Evening star., 1934-02-21
TROLLEY STRIKE VOTED
IN OKLAHOMA CITY
Bus Employees Join in Call for
Walkout Tomorrow
Morning.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
OKLAHOMA CITY, February 21.-
More than 400 street railway and bus
employees voted today to strike for
higher wages at 2:30 am tomorrow.
In this event the only means of
public transportation will be taxis,
mostly operating on 10-cent min
mum fare basis.
I'VE are making no arrangements
to operate our cars or busses with re-
cruited labor" said A. c. Debolt, pres
ident of the Oklahoma Railway Co.,
whose proposals for graduated wage
increases were turned down by the
workers.
Evening star., 1934-02-21
LOVE SUIT SETTLED.
d. c. Woman Asked $500, 900
From Boston Man.

BOSTON, February 81 (R.-John
w. Lawrence, counsel for Miss Flor
ence Taylor of Washington, an
nounced today that her suit for $780,
600 against Mortimer c. Gryzmish.
Boston business man. for breach Of
promise had been settled out Of court.
He declined to indicate the amount
Of the reported settlement. The case
was to have come TO trial In Federal
Court yeassrdaX.
Evening star., 1934-02-21
Library Schedules Announced.

The Central Public Library and all
its branches will be closed all day
tomorrow. it was announced today by
George F. Bowerman, District libra
rian. The Library of Congress, how
ever, will be open from 2 pm. until
10 pm.
The Folger Shakespeare Library
will be open on Washington's birth
day tomorrow from ] to 4:30 ID D.