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Evening star., 1934-06-24
COMMITTEE MAPS
SEARCHING PROBE
Summer-Long Inquiry Into
Army Buying Outlined
by House Group.
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in forwarding the committees critical
report on Foulois to the Air Corps
chief for comment. Gen. Foulois has
written to the committee for Ger
tain information" it was learned. The
committee is preparing reply to
Foulois and may make both letters
public.
Mai. Gen. Louis H. Bash, new
quartermaster general OF the Army
will appear before the committee upon
his return to the city. it was said.
Gen. Bash was questioned last week
briefly as to the policies he will
pursue in awarding contracts for
Army purchases. The committee de-
sires to go more thoroughly into pro-
curement policies, with view to in
Suring open competition on airplanes,
motor trucks and other equipment.
The subcommittee plans to delay
the hearings for a few days. due to
the temporary absence of Chairman
Rogers and one or two other members.
Will Meet Elsewhere.
Later the group will meet in New
York and Boston to explore leads
that have developed.
In the meantime another subcom-
mittee of the House Military Affairs
Committee is inquiring into allega-
tions Of fraud and collusion" in the
leasing of an old Army base at Port
Newark, N. j., to the Mercur Cor
poration, warehousing concern. A
special assistant to the Attorney Gen.
eral has been assigned to study evi-
dence already amassed by the COM
mittee, with a view to taking criminal
action if the facts justify.
The Mercur Corporation leased the
base for 81 year and agreed to give
the War Department 95 per cent Of
the profits. So far, the committee
was advised. the Government has re-
ceived only the 81 a year rent, as the
corporation claimed there were no
profits. Records of the committee
indicate that Army officers were
entertained at world series base ball
games and night clubs at the expense
OF the corporation.
Representative Kvale, Farmer
LabOrite, Minnesota. member OF
the Rogers subcommittee. is pressing
for investigation OF the Federal ban
on Henry Ford's cars. He has been
advised that prices quoted the Gov
ernment on other motor cars since
the Ford ban have increased. Ford
was excluded by ruling of Control
! Ter General McCarl under an inter-
probation of the NRA. act. There is
a possibility that Ford may appear as
one of the witnesses before the COM
mittee.
Evening star., 1934-06-24
MOTHER OF 10 AT RITES
OF SPOUSE SHE KILLED
Arkansas Farm Woman Says She
Killed Man Because He
Abused Her.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MARKED TREE, Ark, June 23.-
Mother of 10 children and expecting
another within a few days, a 44-year-
old farm woman trudged to q ceme-
terry near here today to attend the
funeral of the husband, officers
quoted her as saying she killed
because he abused her.
The husband, described by Deputy
Prosecuting Attorney Fred H. Stafford
as Luther Green. 52-year-old home
steader, was shot to death last night
at his farmhouse. miles south
west of here.
Stafford said Green's wife, Eliza
beth, waived preliminary hearing
and was released pending grand jury
investigation.
After the hearing, Mrs. Green and
some of her children attended Green's
funeral Two of the children. 12-year-
old twins, were attired in sugar sacks,
in which holes had been made for
arms and legs. Stafford said they had
never attended school.
Evening star., 1934-06-24
APPEALS TO LIBERALS
Sir Herbert Samuel Urges Them
- n Dro, ,ad For Election

Sir Herbert Samuel Urges Them
to Be PREF ared for Election.
DARwEN, England, June % H).-
Sir Herbert Samuel, Liberaf~leader,
today warned his followers not to be
caught unprepared by sudden dis
solution of Parliament.
There are causes, personal as well
as political, which might entail the
resignation of the present government
with a general election to follow"
Sin Herbert declared.
"I have on various occasions" he
added, warned the country 1t is
unsafe to assume that the present
Parliament would run its fun course
and that there would not be general
election until 1896. It. must certainly
be taken for granted that an early
election could not take place"
Evening star., 1934-06-24

controversies arising out of the ma
tional recovery act Steel and btu
minous coal were covered in the first
group.
In the three months of the boards
existence, it has received more than
500 complaints on something over lao
codes, the number Of complaints
climbing slightly after the first report
was made public.
Monopoly Is Emphasized.
Reiterated repeatedly in the review
of many of the previous codes were
charges that monopoly had been
fostered under the N. R. A. law which
was put into operation after suspen-
sion of the antitrust act. The Dar-
row board particularly emphasized
this monopoly charge in its discussion
of the steel industry.
Price-fixing features OF N. r. A.
codes. linked with the monopoly
charges, figured in the previous re-
views. After the first report. the
Recovery Administration, though an
executive order of President Roosevelt.
released a number of service trade in
dustries from the fair trade practice
provisions of their national codes. al
lowing them to agree on trade prac-
tices and prices in regional groups.
Darrow subsequently called this
order a complete ver;fication of the
criticisms We made in the first re-
port of existing evils in certain codes. "
The third report, in addition to
covering studies Of recent weeks, is
expected to embrace comment on in
vestigations of charges made against
the effect of codes for the building
material, cotton garment. hosiery,
coat and suit and structural clay
products industries
Evening star., 1934-06-24
HOME OFFICIAL SHOT
War Veteran, 81, Wounds

War Veteran, 81, Wounds
Woman, Then Kills Self.
ATLANTA, June % Op).-Mrs Mary
D. Goudelock. superintendent Of the
Georgia Confederate Veterans Home
was critically wounded today bv ar
87-year-old inmate, who later killed
himself.
The former soldier, j. A Blount
had been in feeble mental condition
for some time, officials said.
Today he suddenly produced an ole
pistol and began firing at Miss Leons
Moore, a nurse. but the bullet went
wild. Mrs. Goudelock. hearing the
firing, rushed to the scene. Blount
shot at her once, the bullet penetrat-
ing the right breast.
Police were called and as they ap-
preached the house, Blount leaned
from an upstairs window and shot
himssH through the head.
Evening star., 1934-06-24
AT. Of |. PLEDGES
AUTO UNIONS AID
Green Tells Motor Workers
Organization Will Be-
come Affiliate.
By the Associated Press.

DETROIT, June %. - William
Green, president Of the American
! Federation of Labor, told delegates
assembled for the first annual con-
ference of the United Auto Workers
Federal Labor Unions today that it
IS the firm intention" of the fedora
tion to unionize the traditionally open
shop automotive industry.
If 1 were to advise the automobile
manufacturers, he said. Il would
advise them to accept the fact that
the workers are organized, and to
bargain collectively with them. The
most important objective in this
movement is the development Of CO.
operative relations between those who
own the industry and those who
serve it,
Company Unions Hit.
OF company unions" he said they
offer the form without the sub
stance" and that men who might
submit to discrimination or discharge
become active rebels when COM
pany union is forced upon them"
In the brief space of one year"
Green told the more than 100 dele
gates assembled from II States. I'VE
have organized more than $50 unions
in the automotive industry.
1T is our firm and fixed intention
to establish an international union in
the automotive industry; to charter
it as an affiliate of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor and to maintain 1t
as part of our national family"
Labor Board Work.
Green said the National Automo-
bile Labor Board has served to rem
edy lot of wrongs, settle lot of
grievances and act as stabilizing
force" but that he was not fully in
formed at the moment of its specific
accomplishments"
He said a national automible counA
Gil of organized workers was planned
as step preliminary to presentation
of union charters by the A F. of L.
The A. F. of L. head predicted a
renewed fight in the next Congress
for enactment of the Wagner labor
disputes bill.
Evening star., 1934-06-24

ASS oSNB
was voted both the most ambitious
Senator" and also the Senator with
the best chance of being President"
He is a Republican from Michigan.
Standing Given.
Twenty-three of the voters" re-
garded the present Senate as below
the standard of previous Senates: Is
held that it was just as good and IA
declared that it was better"
Because the answers to the ques-
tions are merely personal opinion,
and anonymous at that, the answers
to the questions Who is the Senator
who would least be miSSed?' and
Who is the LATEST Senator?" are
here omitted. Two Senators who are
up for reelection this year led in the
voting on these questions.
The Standing Committee Of the
press gallery, through Samuel w.
Bell. chairman, of the New York
Herald Tribune bureau. emphatically
disclaimed any connection with the
poll taken by the newSpapermen in
the following statement, issued last
night:
The Standing Committee Of Cor
respondents of the Press Galleries OF
Congress desires TO disclaim any con-
nection with or responsibility for the
informal poll of the United States
Senate published today from a COM
pilatiOn of the ballots of not more
than 50 members of the press gal
leries. The total membership OF the
press galleries is 470.
News Stunt
"In no sense is the poll an official
effort to register press gallery senti-
ment, but amounts to a news stunt
of a group of members. 1t is just
what it shows on its face, an express
sion of the personal opinion of not
more than 81 members"
Already there have been hints that
senatorial friends who have been
criticized in the poll may make an
issue of the matter
In addition to voting their prefer
ence and dislikes as they relate to
the members of the Senate, the news
paper correspondents voted for the
most beautiful woman employe of
the Senate" the most popular secre-
tary or employe of the Senate, etc.
Miss Catherine Blanton, secretary
to Senator Harrison of Mississippi,
carried off the palm for beauty with
IA votes Miss Alice Uphoff of Sec
retary Hebert's Office force was a
close second, with 13 votes.
Other Results of Poll.
The votes on others:
Best dressed Senator-Long Of Lou
isiana, II votes.
Flashiest dressed Senator-Lewis of
Illinois, Sc votes.
Senator caring least for dress
Logan of Kentucky, II votes.
Most liberal Senator-Norris of Ne
braska, 36A votes.
Most conservative Senator-Fess of
Ohio. % votes.
Most literary Senator-Cutting of
New Mexico, 26 votes.
Best-mannered Senator-Ashurst
of Arizona, 1914 votes.
Senator most likely to go higher
where-Robinson of Arkansas, SO votes
for Supreme Court and vote, no place
designated.
Most popular Senate secretary or
employe-James D. Preston, Senate Ii
brarlan, 19 votes.
Most courteous, helpful Senate en-
ploye-Leslie Biffle, Is votes.
Most helpful Senator to press-Rob-
inson of Arkansas and Wagner of New
York each received 151s votes.
Least helpful Senator to presS-Long
of Louisiana, 10 votes.
Senator most anxious to please
press-Lewis of Illinois, 81 votes.
Evening star., 1934-06-24
Hazel Forbes IL, New York.

NEW YORK, June % (P.-Hazel
Forbes, screen actress who recently
received two threatening letters, ar
rived today from the West. Miss
Forbes said she wasn't exactly
scared but she was considering hav-
ing q guard during her. three weeks
visit hegs,
Evening star., 1934-06-24
MURDER CHARGE SEEN.
Vienna Police Consider Evidence
Sufficient TO Hold Man.

VIENNA, June % OP).-The famous
Vienna international police organiza-
ton today completed its investiga-
tion of Capt. Ivan Poderjay, and its
chief announced that he considers the
evidence developed sufficient to sup
port a charge of murder against him.
Poderjay. husband of Miss Agnes
TufI erson, missing New York and De-
troit lawyer, was turned over to the
prosecuting attorney. who will offer
American authorities an opportunity
to come and get him If they want
him
At the same time an explanation of
the indifference toward Poderjay of
the authorities of Yugoslavia was
given by local Yugoslav3 who said he
has powerful connections in his ma
tive land, partly through a former
wife there
Trunk Evidence.
Poderjay's possession of trunks and
clothing of Miss Tufverson and evil
dence that he sent one trunk filled
with dresses to a sister form the most
important evidence against the man,
said Bruno Barber. head Of the inter-
national police organization.
The trunk, sent to the sister in
LjublJana. Yugoslavia. was described
as covered with sheet iron, gray and
about 40 inches long.
Regret over the necessity of drop
ping the investigation was expressed
by Hans Spring, police counsel, who
has been directing the inquiries.
"More Important Business"
1T is with the greatest reluctance
that We cut short out efforts to solve
this unusually interesting case" he
said. However. We are really up to
our necks in urgent business far
more important to us than Poderjay."
While there have been persistent
reports that POderjay is wanted in
Yugoslavla, Belgrade police have ig-
nored the case.
Local citizens of the country said
today that Poderjay's former wife,
Zhivka Bradic, is a niece Of the noted
Yugoslavian patriot-prisoner, Punisha
Rachich. and that the Poderjay fam
lily has high standing.
Evening star., 1934-06-24
VIENNA EVIDENCE
J HOLD PODERJAY,
POLICE ANNOUNCE
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Tufverson as a bride. Mile. Ferrand
also is held in Vienna.
If the witnesses can be persuaded
TO come to New York, authorities be-
lieved it might be possible to file a
perjury charge against Poderjay. They
are considering. too, possibilities of
bigamy and larceny charges, the last
based on unpaid trousSeau purchases
the Yugoslavian and Miss Tufverson
made
Search for a blond woman. describ-
ed by Capt. Ayres as casual COM
panion of Poderjay." and James Cox.
formerly night porter at Miss Tuf-
verson's apartment, continued without
apparent result today.
Capt Ayres said he is certain now
that the bond was not Mile. Ferrand
Chemists of the police department
examining brown stains found in the
apartment. and plumbing fixtures,
have not yet made a report on their
findings They were examining the
stains to determine If they had been
made by human blood.
Evening star., 1934-06-24
BOMBS lNJURE THREE
IN VIENNA EXPLOSIONS
Police Captain Loses Hand as
Missile Bursts When He Picks
It UP in Street.

BY the Associated Press.
VIENNA, June 23.-Three persons
were injured by bombs in Vienna to-
day.
A police captain lost his left hand
as bomb he picked up in the business
district exploded, and two pedestrians
were hurt in other explosions.
At Ernstbrunn, in lower Austria, the
mayors LONE was damaged by bomb.
and priests house was similarly at
tackled at Tweng, in Corrinthia.
The authorities today ordered the
Agricultural College. which has been
closed since a bombing June 16, re-
opened Monday
Only students with special passes
will be admitted. and there will be
periodic searches for bombs and
weapons.
Evening star., 1934-06-24
$4,000 OFFERED
FOR D|LL|NGER
U. S. Also to Give SIS, 900 for
Capture of Nelson,
Bandits Aide.
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NSOhbiAACA TlO1Al T uoJ EdBc.J
from 10 TO 20 years in the Pendleton,
Ind, Reformatory for assault and
battery. Transferred to the Michi-
gan City Penitentiary, Dillinger was
paroled on May 10, 1888.
He was rearrested in Dayton, Ohio
in September, 1888, after revocation
Of his parole and was placed in the
county jail at Lima, Ohio, charged
with bank robbery September %.
Escaping October II, he was ap-
pretended three months later in
TuScon, Ariz. He was taken TO Grown
Point, Ind, where he staged his
wooden-gun escape.
Listed as Machinist.
He is described as 81 years old.
S feet 7ls inches tall. weighing 1853
pounds. of medium build and medium
complexion, with gray eyes. His oc-
cupation was listed as machinist.
Gillis was arrested in Chicago as
George Nelson on January Is. 1881.
and sentenced to from one year to
life on the charge of robbery. He
escaped from jail February II, 1882.
Gillis' age was given as 25, his
height. 5 feet 434 inches; weight. 1873
pounds; medium build. yellow ana
gray eyes, light complexion He was
an oiler.
The Attorney Generals statement
said, in part:
Il wish to express my qualification
to the many local and State author
tiles who have entered so whole
heartedly into the Nation wide hunt
for Dillinger and the members Of his
gang. 1 desire especially to point to
the valor exhibited by Paul Walker
and Emil Steffln, two police officers
OF Waterloo, Iowa, in their encounter
with the notorious Tommy Carroll"
GUNS START SEARCH
Evening star., 1934-06-24
FARM BILL VETO SEEN.
President Hears Objections to Frazier
Debt Moratorium Measure.

President Hears Objections to Frazier
Debt Moratorium Measure.
A veto for the Frazier farm mora
torium bill was looked for last night in
some administration quarters, al
though it was said there was no GER
tainty that Mr.. Roosevelt would dis
approve the measure.
Several Government departments
have had it under study since the pro-
posal was pushed through Congress
just before the session closed. Senti-
ment against it has been communi-
Gated to the Chief Executive.
Some foes of the legislation con-
tend it is so sweeping that it could
easily upset the farm mortgage mar
ket, impair the bonds of the Farm
Credit Administration and seriously
affect insurance companies and other
large holders of farm real estate mort
cages.
On the other hand. proponents
argue it is in line with bankruptcy
relief given the railroads, corpor ations
and municipalities. although it goes
further than those acts.
Collections Obstructed.
The bill would make it virtually i'm
possible for creditors to take possess
sion of a farmers land and chattels
for a five-year period provided the
debtor wanted to take advantage of
the law.
A farmer who desired a reduction,
or stay, of his Indebtedness could seek
the scaling down through the con-
ciliation commissions authorized for
farm counties by legislation during the
Hoover administration.
If no agreement were reached with
his creditors, or an agreement un-
satisfactory to him we're arrived at,
the debtor could apply to the Federal
District Court to be adjudged a bank
rupt.
Fair Value Set.
The court would then name ap-
praisers to determine the fair value,
not necessarily the market value, OF
the property.
That valuation would be used to
enable the farmer to pay his debts.
With the consent Of his creditors, he
would pay eacn MS pro rata snare oI
the value fixed during a six-year pc
riod. An interest rate On the total,
beginning at per cent and gradually
mounting to 5, is fixed by the law.
II a lien holder objected to the val
uation for the property determined by
the courts appraisers, the court is au-
thorized to declare a five-year mora
torium. The farmer would remain in
possession Of the property during that
period. He would pay a fair rental
value set by the court
At the end of the five-year period
the court could appoint appraisers to
determine the then fair market value
of the property. If the debtor reached
an agreement with his creditors and
paid the sum. he would keep the prop
erty and be discharged from his obli-
cations.
Evening star., 1934-06-24
MARIE DRESSLER BETTER

SANTA BARBARA, Calf, June %
R.-The condition of Marie Dressler,
actress, who has been i'll for several
weeks, was reported slightly improved
today.
Her physician said Miss Dressler
was stronger than she had been for
the last week.
Evening star., 1934-06-24
TARIFF BARGAINING
COURSE |SCLEARED
Foundations Laid Rapidly
Looking to Action in
Autumn.

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with Brazil and with Argentina. But
outside of Sweden, it was said. yester-
day, there have been no negotiations
so far with European nations.
This does not mean, however. that
European nations have not taken
keen and a sympathetic interest in
the plans of the United States TO
enter upon reciprocal trade agree
ments. While the tariff measure was
before the Congress some thirty ma
tions approached this Government in
regard to the plan. But at that time
all proposals were turned down tenn
porarily. The la1 had not been
passed, and the United States Gov
ernment had not obtained the full
data which it desires before it starts
to make these trade agreements. In
cluded in the list of nations which
approached this Government were
some of the principal countries of
Europe. among them Great Britain
and Germany.
Hope to Treat All Alike.
1t is now believed that it will be
possible to work out these reciprocal
trade agreements with individual ma
tionS and at the same time keep to
the old plan of treating all nations
alike. as far as possible, in matters
of commerce. Investigation has de-
veloped the fact that % of important
articles imported into this country
come from the same number of coun-
tries, with each coming in the main
from one country. Under such con-
ditionS, it is said, it will be possible
to give countries sending a very small
portion of one of these imports into
the United States equal treatment
with the nation sending the bulk of
the import without doing harm.
The Secretary of State has great
faith in the efficiency of the plan for
reciprocal trade agreements. He has
been backed in Eis position by the
President and other important fig
ures in the administration and by
the Democratic Congress. although
there are Democrats who finally
voted for the tariff act who were by
no means enthusiastic.
Elections Affect Question.
With the congressional elections
coming on, and the Republicans seek
ing to make political capital out of
the reciprocity tariff act, the question
arises whether it would be advisable
to stir up criticism on the part of
American producers by putting
through the proposed reciprocal trade
agreements, if they neceSsitate low
ering Of tariff rates. 1t is a nice
question. but apparently the admin
1Stration is willing to go ahead with
its foreign trade plans, believing that
they will be more popular than un-
popular and that they will aid ma
terially in reviving American COM
merce.
The hearings provided for in the
tariff act, which are to be accorded
all the interested American producers,
will be held within q 3O-day period
before the trade agreements are COM
pletely negotiated. The President
is not bound by law to be guided
by the recommendations which may
or may not be mace by the agencies
which conduct these hearings. But
1t is expected that he will give due
weight to the facts developed at the
hearings.
Evening star., 1934-06-24
APPEAL MADE IN THEFT
Police Ask Return of Navy Ships
Chronometers.

PORT WASHINGTON, N. Y, June
% CP.-Police Chief Stephen Webber
issued a public appeal today asking
for the return of the five ships chro-
nometers belonging to the destroyer
Williamson.
The instruments were stolen while
the vessel was in port recently during
the visit of the feet to New York CITY.
Evening star., 1934-06-24
Silver Fox on Zeppelin.

FRIEDRICHSHAFE Germany,
June % N9.-With snarling, be-
wildered silver fox among the passen-
gers, the Graf Zeppelin left the airport
tonight on its third South American
flight of the season. There were IL
other passengers and Q full cargo Of
mail and freight.
Evening star., 1934-06-24
Yale Head Under Knife,

NEW HAVEN, Conn, June % Up.
President James Rowland Angel OF
Yale underwent a tonsil operation to-
day in New Haven Hospital.
Attendants described his condition
tonight a very good"
Evening star., 1934-06-24

3 pm, and after a long chat with
his son and Mrs Elliott Roosevelt
settled down to clean up batch of
mail and other work before him. A
number of bills will be signed BY the
Executive before he leaves here Mon
day night, and he has already indi-
Gated that he will make some i'm
portant decisions before his return to
the White House.
Tomorrow, the President plans to
attend services at st. James Episco-
pal Church, and during the afternoon
expects to take short drive through
the Roosevelt estate and through the
surrounding countryside.
Evening star., 1934-06-24
Tugmen Vote to End Strike,

MILWAUKEE,, June % (P1.-Forty
tugmen in two local unions of the port
of Milwaukee tonight voted to return
to work pending the outcome Of an
investigation of working conditions
for tugmen at Great Lakes ports,
lnion officers said.-