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Evening star., 1934-06-26
ENVOY TO NICARAGUA
DENIES PLOT RUM0R
Lane Says He Neither Approved
Nor Instigated" Assassi-
nation of Sandino.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The State Department today issued
a formal statement by Arthur Bliss
Lane, American Minister to Nicara.
qua, denying rumors that he ap-
proved or instigated the assassination
of Gen. Augusta Cesar Sandino, Mica
raguan insurgent leader, near Ma
nagua, last February 81.
Lane said "unfounded and mali
cious rumors have been circulated
both in Nicaragua and elsewhere, to
the effect that certain acts commit
ted in Nicaragua in February last,
were approved and instigated by me
Until now have felt that these
rumors should not be dignified by q
denial report on my part" he adoed
During the past week, however
these rumors have been circulated
with increased intensity and have
apparently created an impression in
some quarters that was endeavorlne
to influence political developments IN
Nicaragua.
st desire to state in the most cate
gorical manner that these rumors and
any such impression are absolutely
false.
Since the Inauguration Of Presi-
dent Roosevelt, the Government OF
the United States has dedicated it.
self to the policy of the good neighbor
and the manner in which that policy
has been carried out is well known
and well recognized throughout this
continent
Consequently. neither the Govern
ment of the United States nor It's
representative in Nicaragua has inter-
fered directly or indirectly in the
political affairs of Nicaragua"
Evening star., 1934-06-26
MEND|ETA LOSES
SUPPORT OF Abe.
Makeshift Cabinet Rules
Cuba as Nationals Gain
Strength.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HAVANA, June ga makeshift
cabinet directed Cuba's government
today, following the withdrawal Of
four members when the A. B. c.
Political Society divorced itself from
President Carlos Mendieta.
Four secretaries are carrying double
portfolios.
The definite A. B. C. withdrawal
gave Mendieta's own party, the Ma
tionalist, an overwhelming majority
in the cabinet with of the 10 posts.
Some political quarters expressed
belief the outcome of the cabinet
crisis gave Mendieta more strength,
as now he can govern with the Ma
tionalist program without the draw
back from differences of opinion, al
ways seen in concentration govern
mentS."
The entire cabinet resigned yester-
day, but all but four were reappointed
within few hours. The action was
taken to give Mendieta free hand"
in reforming the cabinet.
A. B. C. secretaries quitting were
Joaquin Saenz, treasury; Carlos Sal
adrigas, justice; Emeterio Santo
Venia. secretary to Mendieta, and Jorge
Manach, public instruction. Mendieta
carried on negotiations today to re-
place them.
Evening star., 1934-06-26
FRANCIS P. DAILY, AZ,
NEWSMAN, EXPIRES
World War Veteran Was Con-
nected With Papers Here
Many Years.

Francis P. (Pete) Daily, AZ, well
known Washington newspaper man,
died today at veterans hospital in
Oteen. N. c., according to word re-
ceived here.
Mr.. Daily, a World War veteran,
had been Ill for some time with
tuberculosis and about six weeks ago
he was removed to the North Carolina
hospital. He served with the 28th
Division during the war.
A native of Philadelphia, he came
to Washington with his parents when
a boy and was educated here.
He had worked on nearly all the
Washington newspapers, serving in
various capacities in the editorial and
sports departments and composing
room.
Mr.. Daily broke in" with The Star,
writing for the sports department on
space" He left The Star about 1910,
and for several years alternated be-
tween the Times and the Herald, be-
coming city editor of the Herald in
1914.
He later was employed by the Post,
where he was assistant city editor,
sports writer and copy reader. and
United States Daily.
His last newspaper connection here
was with the Herald. where he was
attached to the copy desk.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Clarita Daily, and a daughter, who
live at Woodbury., N. j.
Evening star., 1934-06-26
JIMMY WALKERS
AIDE IS ACCUSED
Former Brooklyn Park Head
Said to Have Banked
More Than 100000.
BY the Associated Press.

by the ASSOClaIeQ FreS8.
BROOKLYN, N. Y, June 26.-
Pension demands of James j. Browne,
former Brooklyn park commissioner,
have been met by the city with
charges that In IA years he banked
81 ,071, 1889, although his salary from
the city during the period totaled only
500 6,804.94.
The charges were contained in an
affidavit filed in Supreme Court yes
terday by Commissioner of Accounts
Paul Blanshard and included allega-
tions of "Misfeasance, malfeasance and
nonfeaSance while in Office"
Browne an appointee of former
Mayor James ]. Walker, also was ac-
cuSed of "incompetency, misconduct
and unlawful acts" while serving as
park commissioner, as a result of
which, the affidavit charged, ''the
city of New York and the United
States Government have suffered ir-
reparable damage and loss of several
hundred thousand dollars"
The affidavit claimed that Of the
total deposited in nine accounts, $780,
752.7I was partially accounted for. u
leaving S465, ,66620 still unexplained. u
Blanshard asserted Browne also held
real estate, stock bonds and mort
cages worth about 100000.
Justice James A. Dunno, after hear
ing oral arguments, gave Browne until
Friday to file an answer. Counsel for
Browne denied all the charges.
Blanshard's affidavit was filed In
answer to Brownies application for an
order directing the city to pay him
an annual pension of $2,663.08.
Evening star., 1934-06-26

That terse exchange was the trothy
whitecap of strong conflict of po-
htical undercurrents.
Mr.. Borah has not announced it yet.
but he is going to HE himself to the
hustings during the Summer. He will
speak few pieces about the N. R. A u,
A. A. A.. ct al, and when Mr.. Borah
speaks his piece it will be in the man
ner of new-deal valedictory. He has
far more invitations than he will be
able to fill, but he will fill enough of
them to make loud national noise.
His speeches piH not be under
the auspices OF the Republican
National Committee. He is almost
as skepticul OF the lads in control
there as he is OF the neD dealers.
1t will be bad news to the admin
istration, already dissatisfied with its
political situation in the farm belt.
Shoot -to-Kin" Protest.
The Justice Department took a
strong private lacing from the moral
lists when it issued its "shoot-to-kill''
orders against Dillinger weeks ago.
Protests piled in on the department.
That is the real reason it went to
the other extreme this time and elm
mated the "dead-or alive" clause from
the Dillinger reward.
The result could be disastrous. Of
ficers might try to capture Dillinger
alive so. as to get the reward. That
would play into Dillingers hands, be-
cause his game always has been to
shoot first and ask questions later.
The next thing would be for the
Government to pass out butterfly nets
to its agents so they will not soil Dill
linger's mustache when they get him.
Never fear. The "dead-or-alive'
clause was eliminated only for the
benefit of the moralists, The man
who kills Dillinger will get the reward,
and no questions asked.
You can cancel the statement re-
Gently made in this column that the
light Of publicity killed bill No. S-2817.
It killed that bill all right, but the
crafty Congressman found another
way of getting private loans for them
selves from the Government. They
slipped an obscure clause into the
housing bill at the last minute.
The trick pds not discopered
until some of Mr.. RooseDelt's az
Disers pent through the housing
bill and found that the principles
OF the dead bill S-2S17 had been
incorporated in it. In fact, they
Evening star., 1934-06-26
CODES WIN Credit
FOR BETTER ADS
Washington Business Bu-
reau Holds Annual
Meeting.

N. r. A. codes have reflected de-
cline in advertising inaccuracies and
have improved trade practices during
the past year. Louis Rothschild, d.
rector of the Washington Better Busi-
ness Bureau, told members Of the
organization at their annual meeting
in the Raleigh Hotel yesterday.
Although there was an increase in
merchandising and advertising in
! vestigations by the bureau, the in
crease does not mean that advertising
has degenerated, he said ITO the
contrary" he added, the percentage
of inaccuracy during the past year
has been surprisingly low. There has
been evidenced a conscientious desire
OF the great majority of advertisers
not only to avoid misstatement but
also to prevent any complaint for
| code violation"
The bureau has been designated the
investigating agent for the District
retail code authority and also for the
local jewelry code authority.
Liquor Ads Inaccurate.
A new development in bureau work
during the year has been investiga-
| tion OF liquor advertising, Rothschild
| said, and a volume of this type of
advertising was found inaccurate
and misleading The errors varied
from actual misstatement of contents
of bottles to advertising specials at
low prices and failing to have the
merchandise available to customers.
The bureau has the cooperation
Of the Alcoholic Beverage Control
Board in correcting these evils, and
has recommended to the District Of
Columbia Commissioners that false
advertising be ground for cancellation
of liquor license
The securities act, which became
law this year. has had the effect of
materially decreasing the number of
new security offerings and fear of
its effect has undoubtedly caused
some questionable promoters to with
hold offerings of securities which
would come within the provisions of
that statute" Rothschild said.
Trustees Elected.
Rothschild singled out two codes
having provisions directly protecting
investors-the real estate brokerage
code and the investment banking
| CODE
Twenty-nine members of the Board
OF Trustees Of the bureau were re-
elected. and four new names added
at the meeting yesterday. The new
members are:
H. Lawrence Choate, E. NJ. Graham,
Norman Kal and Dewey Zirkin.
Members reelected: F. G.. Addison.
| jr.; Edward c. Baltz, H T Bisselle,
Y. E. Booker, Henry N. Brawner, B.
B. Burgunder, A. c. Case. John H.
Davis, Joshua Evans, jr.; M G.. Gibbs,
Ralph L. Goldsmith, Gerald D. Gros-
ner, James w Hardey, Frank r. Jel-
left. Sylvan King, Louis Levay. H. H.
Levi R. B. H. Lyon, Lanier P. Nc
Lachlen. Vernon G. Owen. C. H. Pope,
Herbert J. Rich. L. E. Rubel, H. L.
Rust, John Saul. C. Melvin Sharpe,
E. P. H. Siddons. w. W. Spaid, Arthur
j. Sundlun and Harry E. Ullman.
Officers will be chosen at the
next meeting, Chairman Addison an
nounced.
Evening star., 1934-06-26

be taken too seriously in this country.
In well informed quarters. however,
this declaration of Macdonald is
taken lightly.
The British Admiralty, it is stated,
is bound to ask for an increase of the
navy because of its old stand on the
''two-power standard" which requires
Britain to have as many ships as the
combined forces of the two principal
European maritime powers, Italy and
France.
In the last three years. both these
powers have been active and the
naval race between Italy and France
seems to have only begun.
The ratio allowed Great Britain at
the last conference. barely met the
two-power standard and in order to
avoid any unpleasant surprise, Mac
Donald obtained. at the bidding of
the Admiralty, the insertion OF the
''escalator clause" in the treaty which
permits Britain to increase its ton
mage should Italy and France exceed
the construction of certain number
of ships. This has happened now and
the British admirals are more deter
mined than in 1927 to provide Great
Britain with "two-power standard"
navy.
1t is because of this situation that
in many quarters the wisdom of hold
ing another naval conference is being
questioned.
These conferences should have as
a principal purpose the scaling down
of the existing naval forces II they
accomplish the opposite effect, to
increase the present naval strength
of the conferees, as appears to be the
case under the present circumstances
there can be no reason for holding
them. They only increase the po-
litical tension between nations, it is
stated. ......-
Evening star., 1934-06-26
DOLLFUSS PLANS
MUSS0L|N| VISIT
Invitation to Austrian Chan.
CeII0r Extended Before
Hitler Meeting.
Ry the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ROME, June 26.-Premier Dollfuss
of Austria will make family visit
to Premier Mussolini of Italy at the
end of July.
They will go to Riccione on the
Adriatic. where Mussolini and his
family will spend vacation. II Duce
has invited Frau Dollfuss and the
chancellor's two children to accompany
the Austrian leader to the meeting
there.
Chancellor Dollfuss will remain only
two or three days, but his family will
stay at Riccione longer. The spot is
famous Summer resort for Aus
trians.
High authorities said that Musso-
lini's invitation to the Austrian chan
cellor was extended some days before
II .Duce met Chancellor Hitler OF
Germany at Venice two weeks ago.
Therefore. they said. the Mussolini-
Dollfuss conference will not be in con-
sequence of the meeting at Venice.
1t is understood. however. that DOLL
fuss wishes some personal clarlflca-
ticn Of the Venice conversations with
reference to Austria. Hitherto, the
Austrian government has been in
formed of the Hitler conference
through its diplomatic representatives
IN Italy.
The diplomats were told by the
Italian government that Mussolini and
Hitler were in accord that, on the
basis of the independence of Aus
tria, tranquility should be restored
to that country"
Informed circles expect that DOLL
fuss will ask Mussolini for informa-
ton on the five-point program which
Hitler was said to have proposed
for Austria. Included in the hVe
points are supposed to be requests
for new elections and the withdrawal
of Italian influence in Austria.
Evening star., 1934-06-26

Messrs. Roosevelt and Hull did not
really believe there would be. The
truth is their private economic ad-
visers told them before they wrote
the note that 1t would be virtually
impossible to work out a transfer of
goods at this time.
There is one simple inSurnount-
able reason 1t is that the British
government has no goods of its
oUn. To pay US in goods it tOould
hare to buy them from pripate
producers But at whdt price?
If she bought tin at the fixed world
price and transferred 1t to us without
a profit. she might as well transfer
the money. If she tried to make a
profit on the transaction, the price
at which we would receive the tin
would make it too high. We might
better buy the tin from the private
producers ourselves.
Either way, there would be no sense
to the transaction.
The only reason the Roosevelt Hull
poker team invited payment in goods
is because the British had insisted
they could not transfer money.
Messrs. Roosevelt and Hull did not
intend that their call of that bluff
should be taken as seriously as it was.
The newspapers picked that news
idea out of a single sentence in the
body of the Hull note and made
headlines out of it.
Mr. Roosevelt pas so perturbed
that his SpokeSmen suggested to
neUSnlen they tDere oDer- playing
the suggestion The White House
limited that it Uds not by any
means an important feature OF the
note.
There are economists in the State
Department who believe that within a
year or two, when world trade rela-
tious get somewhere near normal
transfers may be worked out on the
basis of paying goods. 1t is, of course,
ridiculous to think that any substan-
tial portion of the debts could be paid
that way or any other.
You can, however, readily see where
the existing situation leaves the debt
issue
1t is just where it was-on the poker
table.
Too Much Borah?
OF all the Progressives, Senator
Borah has been most skeptical of the
new deal. He even SHES away from
going to the White House whenever
possible and has refused to get tied up
with the administration even in the
indirect way other Progressive Repub-
licans have been tied up.
For that reason Mr. Roosevelt perked
up when he saw Borah among group
of Senators at the White House a few
days ago when the silver bill was
signed.
The President beamed his best beam
at Borah and said:
Senator, we will get you yet"
Borah returned the Presidents smile
saying.
Il think you've had too much of me
already"
Evening star., 1934-06-26
GOLD RUSH Is ON
Scores of Prospectors Stake
Claims in Central OREGON

Scores of Prospectors Stake
Claims in Central Oregon.
BEND, Greg, June 26 R.-
Campfires of prospectors blazed last
night on the banks of Central Ore
CONS Lost River" a waterless chan
mel populated overnight by scores of
gold seekers lured by tales that a mil
lion-dollar claim had been staked.
News circulated that placer gold
had been found in the bed of the
ancient river which winds across the
high desert for some so miles. Over
the week end some 1000 people visited
the isolated Hampton Butte region
Last night scores remained to guard
newly Staked claims.
Prospectors said M. Riddell, a retired
Government engineer, sank a shaft
through dirt drift and found gold
in the bottom of the buried river.
In proof of his find Riddell has gold
to display and believes his 20-acre
claim will yield more than a million
collars, prospectors reported.
Evening star., 1934-06-26
.BR|TON CARDS 14O
T0LEAD GOLFERS
Young Professional Seven
Strokes Ahead of Smith,
Nearest American.
BY the Associated Press.

BY tno ASSOCleLeQ fEeSS.
SANDWICH, England, June 26.-
Bert Gadd, a 25-year-o professional
from Quinton, blazed the Royal St
Georges course in SO today for q
two-round total of l40 to swing into
the lead in the 36-hole qualifying
round for the British open golf cham
pionship which begins on st. Georges
tomorrow. Gadd toured the Roya
Cinque Ports links-the other quail
flying courSe-in II yesterday. He
was s strokes ahead of the leading
American invader.
Gadd, 1888 French open titleholdeI
and British team player against
Scotland and Ireland last year, started
his second qualifying round in mid
afternoon by shooting st. Georges ir
under par. He dislodged Henry
Cotton, yesterdays leader, with a Sc
James Adams and Percy Alliss, who
were involved in a three-day tie fol
the leadership with 14l each.
Tied for third place with 143s were
sgd Fairweather, British pro; E. F
Storey, British amateur Walker Cur
player, and Angel de la Tore, five
times former Spanish open king.
Scores Lowest in History.
Jack Mclean, the Scottish and
Irish amateur champion. was the last
player to finish and he posted a 7t
for total of 152. becoming the l0lst
player with l52 or better. The quail
flying fold for the championship
proper is limited to the first 100 and
ties.
The qualifying scores this year were
the lowest in the history of the open
championship according to experts
Last year at st. Andrews 158 suficed
while two years at Princes l57 rated
championship berth.
Macdonald Smith. with a 36-hole
aggregate of 148 led the invaders
from the United States into the title
grind. Smith got of to a brilliant
start over st. Georges today, negoti-
ating the first nine holes in 80 and
then encountered hard luck to take
an inward IL for 73. He scored q
rs over Cinque yesterday.
Denny Shute of Philadelphia, the
defending champion, returned to form
to post a 1-under-par 73 at Cinque
for q two-round total of 149 Shute's
chances Of qualifying, much less re-
peating his 1888 playoff triumph. were
considered slim yesterday when he
took a blundering rs. But he had
his wood shots and putter under better
control today and easily got inside
the qualifying fold limited to the first
100 and ties.
Sarazen, Kirkwood Safe.
Gene Sarazen, 1892 champion anc
betting odds favorite, and Joe Kirk.
wood, the trick-shot performer, quail.
fed with 1905. Sarazen. playing st
Georges, continued to have trouble
with his putter and wasn't able II
shake of the "three-putt jinx" tina
attached to him yesterday.
Robert Sweeney, former New
Yorker attending oxford University
Clipped in subpar SO for an aggre
gate of las and tie for fourth plac,
with Harry Padgham, crack British
pro. Padgham did st. Georges in Z
today.
Other low scorers included Fair
weather and Storey. who had II an
10, respectively, at St. Georges, an
Bill Laidlaw. another British pro, VIII
shot the same course in II for a two
round sum Of l44 and third place.
Evening star., 1934-06-26

theless ordered aides to examine the
letter for clues to the sender.
An investigation Of a recent at
tempt to extort $4,000 from Harry
WEIGH, a Toledo. Ohio, merchant. led
to the disclosures of the activities of
the arson ring. which also allegedly
made business of abducting and ex-
torting money from its own customers
after they had collected their fire in
surance.
WEIGH. who was kidnapped IL days
ago, told police he was branded by
hot irons and forced to call his
mother in Toledo, requesting that the
$4,000 be sent to Chicago Instead
she called an attorney. who notified
Chicago officials. The result was a
search for Rudolph Pisani.
Pisani, was captured with Valentine
Notary and John Brown in the act,
police said, of setting fire to build
ing last Friday night. Pisanis
mother, Mrs. Elsie Pisani. was also
apprehended. Prosecutors said she
admitted driving her husband, Romol
and her son on many arson "jobs, -
but denied she knew anything about
the torturing of WEIGH.
Confess Starting % Fires.
Oficers said insurance companies
had been defrauded Of Sl,000.000 by
the gang, and that some of its men,
bers had confessed starting % fires.
The States attorneys Office said
the inquiry had been extended to de-
termine If the accused persons were
to blame for other fires in which
three firemen persisted.
The fees the gang charged mer-
chants ran as high as 10 per cent, the
officers said. adding that they sus-
pected the gang Of starting more
than 100 fires, and they had one con-
fession Of s250,000 blaze which oc-
CURED in Chicago's Loop district in
1881.
Evening star., 1934-06-26
IHeartBSe,oedUp
| And Victim, Lires
after Stabbing
Doctors From, Many Sec
ti0ns Keep in Touch
With Case.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LANCASTER. Pa. June 26.-The
medical profession, keenly interested,
kept touch by telephone as George
Hampton, Al, continued to improve
after an operation in which his heart
was lifted from its place, stitched to
close a stab wound, and replaced.
Hampton, stabbed in the heart
Sunday night. was slightly i'm
proved" last night, hospital officials
said. They disclosed that physicians
from many points were keeping in
touch with developments in the un-
usual case by telephone.
The STAB wound is alleged to have
been inflicted by Hampton's house
keeper, who is in jail.
Evening star., 1934-06-26
AMERICAN MISSIONARY
SLAIN BY COMMUNISTS
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HONGKONG, June 26.-The Do
minican Mission today received word
from Santuo that Rev. Father Urban
o. Martin, a young American from
New Orleans, who came to China
a short time ago, had been murdered
by Chinese Communists :. Fogan, In
Southern Fukien.
Another missionary, Rev. Father
Bravo, who was captured by the Com
munists In January, Is still missing
and Is believed to have been killed.
The mission learned that many Of
the churches and seminaries in the
district around Fogan were occupied
by the Communists last month. No
further details were received.
Evening star., 1934-06-26
STAR WASHINGTON, D..
Dillinger Seeker
Finds u. S. Agency
Is Without Horses
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
An old plainsman has learned,
to his disgust, that the Depart
ment Of Justice hasn't got q
horse.
Eyes alight with the prospect
of capturing John Dillinger and
a $4,000 reward, he approached
]. Edgar Hoover, director Of
investigation.
"I learned to shoot under
Buffalo Bill" the hard-bitten
son of the West said, AL I need
Is a horse"
Hoover had to tell him that
the department has no horses.