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Evening star., 1934-07-07
FLAYS
RAID ON RIGHTS
G. O. p. Chairman Charges
Drill Sergeant Tactics
Govern Business.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
JACKSON, Mich, July Henry
P. Fletcher, chairman of the Repub-
lican National Committee, in an ad-
dress prepared for delivery today be-
fore a gathering of Republicans OBJ
serving the eightieth anniversary of
the birth of their party, said Con-
gress, under the influence of a COM
bination of fear and fascination, has
undermined democracy and weakened
representative government, by sur
rendering its law-making power to
the President"
He said Congress had yielded to
the President power and authority
comparable only to those possessed
by Mussolini and Hitler" and added:
The President has, in turn, dele
gated the control of the livelihood,
business and property of the indi-
vidual American citizen to a vast
maze of theorizing. meddling, direct
ing, spending, lending and borrowing
agencies, lettered on the Russian
model"
Cost Billions.
The new deal, the Republican ma
tional chairman added. has cost to
date seven billions. Congress has au-
thorized the expenditure of at least
20 billions more. The Government
faces the greatest deficit in its his
tory. Every dollar on both
these budgets (ordinary and extraordi-
nary expenditures) must be paid by
the people of the United States or
repudiated by the United States Gov
ernment"
Fletcher charged the Democratic ad-
miniStration with taking "the first
steps to emasculate" the Constitution.
I'VE are told" he said, that what
the party in power has done is a mere
suspension of the constitutional guar
antee, that a great economic emer-
gency has merely rendered the Con-
Stitution resilient This adjective
alone is a confession of the doubtful
ness of the measures taken"
Itemizing some of the authority
delegated to the President by Con-
gress, Fletcher said it included among
other things power to distribute pub
lie funds at his discretion to certain
groups of the population and so open
the door to the debauching of the
electorate" and also authority to zap
point hordes Of employees, unhampered
by civil service laws, and thus build
up at the expense of the taxpayer
huge political machine.
Cites Compulsion.
LET me cite just one example of
bureaucratic compulsion. The Con-
gress, after a series Of laws which
practically dried up the capital
market, passed a law appropriating
$500, 100000 for direct loans to indus
tries needing fresh capital. The loans
are to be made by the r. F. c., and
this board has just issued regulations
which in effect require each borrower
to agree in advance not to spend any
Continued on Page 2, Column 81
Evening star., 1934-07-07
Burial Racketeer
Ring Is Barred by
Chicago Coroner
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, July Coroner Frank
J. Walsh yesterday revealed he had
uncovered a ring of burial racketeers
whose members had robbed the dead.
Citing the murder of an underworld
figure, he said:
The body was removed TO an under
taking place. The victims father told
the undertaken: Because of the life
he has lived, my only interest in him
is to see that he is given proper burial"
The undertaken Informed him it would
cost 1925. The father paid him and
also turned over deed to burial lot
Friends were informed burial would
be at IL the following morning. They
went to the cemetery and were in
formed the man had been buried at 8.
The father had the body exhumed
They found it in a rough box instead
Of casket. 1t was lying face down,
wrapped in newspapers.
The undertaken was found guilty
of operating a confidence game and
paid a small fine"
Coroner Walsh also announced he
had discharged county morgue clerk
who, he said, had turned over bodies
to certain undertakerS for SIS COM
mission.
Evening star., 1934-07-07
RETURN TO GOLD
HELDOPEN T0U.S
Head of International Bank
Says January Act Paved
Way to Discussions.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BASEL, Switzerland, July T.
America qualified for return to the
gold standard by its January gold
reserve act, Leon Fraser, president of
the Bank for International Settle
ments. asserts in his annual report.
Outstanding features Of the report
were discussed by Fraser with George
L. Harrison, governor of the New York
Federal Reserve Bank, who arrived
this morning for important financial
conferences.
The report will be taken up Monday
by the banks directors.
Door to Discussion Open.
Americas gold act, Fraser said,
"reopens the door to international dis
cussions as to the time for def1nitive
stabilization on permanent parity"
of currencies.
Fraser assured Harrison the Bank
for International Settlements persists
in the view that mankind will suffer
fewer hardships If problems forced
upon it by the world crisis be dealt
with by common counsel and joint
accord"
This apparently struck broad key.
note for Harrison's visit.
AS if forecasting a German default
of interest on the Dawes and Young
loans, Fraser, an American. pointed
out that there had been in the last IL
months a series of backward move
ments in international financial and
monetary relations. He mentioned:
More moratoria, more transfer i'm
pediments, more gold boarding, more
conversion of foreign balances and
their repatriation into home currency
or into gold, almost complete cessation
of new long-term lending abroad and
further limitation or reduction in the
volume of short-term credits.
Progress in National Fields.
Fraser admitted there had been
marked progress in national fields and
said the hardest route back to healthy
financial internationalism may be
found to pass through an area of ma
tionalism in which each country hqui-
dates the past by its own efforts.
Fraser and other high officials met
Harrison, who was accompanied by
Allan F. Sproul, deputy governor OF
the reserve bank.
Montagu Norman, governor Of the
Bank of England, arrived an hour
earlier and was expected to confer
with Harrison this afternoon. Sir
Otto Niemeyer, controller of finance,
and H. r. Stephan of the Bank OF
England, came with him.
European financial circles attached
deep significance to the conferences.
There was speculation as to whether
Harrison's visit would result in the
New York Federal Reserve joining the
board of directors Of the B. I. s.,
provided Washington's approval was
secured.
officials Of the International Bank
insisted, however, that especial sig
nificance should not be attached to
the talks. They expressed belief no
agreements on major matters would
be reached.
Evening star., 1934-07-07
CALL PARIS POLICE
TO PREVENT RIOTS
Cabinet Orders Mobilization
as Veterans ReIight Flame
at UnknoWn'S Tomb.
BY the Associated Press.

6y IQe Associated HTeSS.
PARIS, July THE cabinet today
ordered mobilization Of thousands of
police for riot duty to prevent clashes
tomorrow between patriotic groups
around the Tomb of the Unknown
Soldier, where thousands Of members
of the Croix de Feu Crosses Of FIRE.
are to march.
Scared and nmping from old
wounds of battle, these veterans an
nually march to Paris world famous
memorial, there to rekindle an eternal
flame. This year the ceremony has
been suddenly lifted to political sig
nificance with dangerous possibilities.
Troops and large reserves of mobile
guards are to be held in barracks and
hidden in court yards ready for any
emergency.
The Croix de Feu has promised the
government to avoid provoking left
wing groups, but Communists and So
cialists have arranged rallies in protest
against a display of strength from
rightist elements.
Croix de Feu members, nationalistic
veterans OF the fatal rioting Of Feb
ruary s when their unarmed ranks
were fired upon by the police at the
Place de la Concorde, risk attack by
hostile anti-Fascist bands.
Rekindling Of the gas flame which
burns over the tomb under the Arc
de Triomphe is a nightly event. per-
formed in rotation by hundreds of
groups Of veterans as a gesture of re-
membrance.
The ceremony is supposed to be
non-political. Nobody may use it to
draw glory or profit of any kind" the
regulations say. But by coincidence
the act will be performed tomorrow
on the date of the expiration Of a
veterans ultimatum to the govern
ment.
They desisted from violence upon
the advent Of the Doumergue govern
ment on the promise that Frances
political scandals would be promptly
rIao nod Y,o
Evening star., 1934-07-07
AMSTERDAM RIOTS
CAUSE SIX DEATHS
Troops Utilize Tanks to
FIatten Barricades in
Disorders.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
AMSTERDAM, July 7.-Rioting,
thought to have been checked with
the arrival of additional soldiers and
police, broke out anew late today, re-
sulting in two more deaths, bringing
the total to six for the day.
An undetermined number of per-
sons suffered wounds, Authorities
said the situation was again grave.
Four were killed this morning when
police and troops cleared all the dis
turbed areas, using tanks to f1atten
barricadeS.
Rioters Mostly JObless.
The rioters are mostly unemployed,
incensed at reduction in city dole
payments.
Among so taken to hospital ear
lier. the condition of six was said to
be hopeless.
Soldiers advanced on the barri-
cades, firing from machine guns, and
aided by the tanks put the deter
mined rioters to flight.
The city became quiet after the
victory.
Disorders Spread.
The disorders had been confined
to the Jordan workers district, but
last night broke out simultaneously
in l6 other districts.
Scores were injured in hand-to-
hand battling with police. The dem
onstrators were protesting cut in
the city dole. which was paid out
yesterday for the first time since the
slash was ordered.
Troops and police armored cars
continued to patrol the streets today,
although the violence apparently had
subsidized
The rioters, who looted shops and
built high barricades in the streets,
established their own first-aid sta
tions to treat injured comrades.
Two Bridges Burned.
Rioters burned two bridges con-
Meeting the Jordaam section with
other parts of the city. Property dam
age was high.
Police said Communists melted the
workers to revolt and joined them in
fighting off attacks.
Most of those killed and injured
were members of the mobs.
Forces of 200 infantrymen and 800
military police arrived in the city
and their presence had calming
effect. Every attempt to renew the
rioting was mercilessly suppressed at
its incipiency.
In other cities, Harlem, The
Hague and the mining center of
Heerlen, Communists attempted dem
onStrations, but in each case police
charges restored order. A number
of arrests were made.
Evening star., 1934-07-07
Labor "Brain Trust" Named
to Direct Maritime SYM
pathy Strike.
WOULD TIE UP PORTLAND
AND SAN FRANCISCO
Nine Injured in Racine, Wis,
Rioting-Minneapolis Unions
Consider Call to Members.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Force was mightier than media
ton today as strikes continued un-
abated in many parts of the Nation.
All was quiet on the San Fran
cisco water front-troops with ma
chine guns and rifles saw to that
the Central Labor Council named a
Strike Strategy Committee" which
its president said will lead to Or
ganized movement in case of a gen.
eral strike"
Unions in San Francisco and Oak
land meet today to consider future
policies.
Another committee was named at
Portland, Greg, yesterday to con-
slider the advisability of a general
walkout there in sympathy with the
waterfront strikers.
Nine Hurt in Riot.
Rioting at the Horlick Matted Milk
Corporations plant in Racine, Wis,
sent nine persons to hospitals and
four to jail.
At Oklahoma City, union employees
OF the Indian Territory Illuminating
OIL Co. voted to strike unless the
company met their wage and work
demands, while the Seminole local
called a walkout in sympathy with
the strike of an Enid refinery's en-
ployes
Minneapolis trade unions voted to
consider a city-wide strike if truck
drivers should walk out again in an
effort to enforce their demands.
The union truck drivers. charging
in resolution that the owners have
failed to keep the agreement which
ended the May walkout, set 7 pm
Wednesday as the "deadline" for COM
pliance with their demands. They
accused their employers Of trying tc
split our union"
Clash in East Peoria.
A clash between workers and strike
pickets led to closing OF the East
Peoria, (Ill) Foundry Of the Cater
pillar Tractor Co.
Efforts Of the Philadelphia Regional
Labor Board to solve the strike OF
5000 house painters failed when their
employers refused to accept the
boards findings.
Settlement of strike of ore miners
of the Woodward Iron Co., under
which approximately 1000 men idle
since May 4, will be returned to work
was announced at Birmingham, Ala,
today by C. L. Richardson, Depart
ment of Labor conciliator Wage in
creases of from to cents an hour
are provided.
Richardson said he would seek con-
ferences with Sloss- Sheffield Steel &
Iron Co. and Republic Steel Corpo-
ration officials, to bring a settlement
with their red ore miners, completing
the job of returning 5000 men made
idle by the strike.
Richardson also announced that q
strike Of mill workers of the Belcher
Lumber Co. at Gren Pond, Ala, had
been effected with the union granted
recognition to the extent of the vol
untary check-off."
Evening star., 1934-07-07
N. X. Il. Reform to Free
Industries Under O,vn Codes
U. S. Experts Working on Plans by
Which Small Business Would Be Safe
guarded and MonopoIies Prevented.

project were initiated by Johnson sew
eral weeks ago in a preliminary set
up submitted to President Roosevelt.
Suggested reviSions are being made
for final approval by the President.
Although there was no immediate
confirmation by the Government, the
source of the information-one close
to the administration-said carrying
out Of the program is virtually as
sured.
Washington observers said the plan
followed closely the known beliefs of
Gen. johnson that coordination of
the N. R. A. and the Federal Trade
Commission was necessary.
Government experts have been
working for months on plans to make
permanent the fundamentals of the
Continued on Page 2, Column ~
Evening star., 1934-07-07
TWO OF HOLLYW00D'S
PERSONALITIES EXPIRE
Alec B. Francis, Character Actor,
and Harry Pollard, Veteran
Director, Are Dead.

BY the Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD, July t. Death
thinned the ranks Of filmdom's old
time personalities by two today.
Alec B. Francis, distinguished
character actor, succumbed to an old
internal ailment after an emergency
operation. He was 66.
A few hours after Francis death,
Harry Pollard, 55-year-old director,
died of a heart attack after an illness
Of six weeks.
Francis screen career dated back
to the days of one-reelers and the
nickelodeons, and almost up until
the time of his death he held his place
as one of the screens leading char
acter actors.
He was born In England and started
out to be lawyer, served three years
with the British army in India, be-
came an invalid and turned actor.
He once was a star on the Broad
way stage.
Pollard was born at Republic City,
Kans., came here in his youth and
began his professional career at the
old Alcatraz Theater In San Fran
cisco. He directed Uncle Toms
Cabin" "Show Boat" the first OF
''The Cohens and Kelly" series, and
the famous 'Ieather Rushers series,
Evening star., 1934-07-07
CONSIDER STRIKE TODAY.
Union Chiefs to Meet With Long.
shOremen Representatives.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 7 Cp.-A
"br aims, not Drawn" leadership took
over the direction today of union Ia
boris fight in behalf of striking long
shoremen.
As steel-helmeted rif1emen of the
States militia patrolled the water
front. scene of tumult. riot, death and
injury in recent days, delegates from
l2O unionS-representing $4,000 men,
bers-voted last night to leave the
matter of general strike in the
hands of Strike strategy commit
tee"
This strategy committee is the
sane move now" said John O'Connell,
president of the Central Labor Coun-
Gil. 1T will lead to organized move
ment in case of a general strike later
and would mean that brains and not
Drawn would direct u.s.
With the waterfront district quiet
momentarily under the threat of bayo-
nets and bullets for those who riot,
President Roosevelt's Labor Disputes
Board prepared for public hearings
Monday to determine issues, facts and
practices in the strike which began
May 8, when $4,000 longshoremen
struck. The longshoremen have been
joined since by some $4,000 allied
maritime workers.
By a vote, of 1855 to 8, representa-
tives Of the 120 unions voted at a
closed meeting last night to support
the Strategy Committee plan after a
laundering chorus of "ayes" had
adopted a strongly worded resolution
of condemnation for use Of troops.
Victory or death was the cry of en-
battled maritime workers at Portland,
where a general strike also has been
proposed, as they resisted an attempt
to move cargo.
Strike pickets, who defied blind
ing blast from police tear gas guns to
grease railroad tracks leading to the
docks, shouted:
IF we let you move this train to
the dock, our cause is lost. We're
ready to give our lives to prevent it. u
In view of predictions by Chief OF
Police William ]. Quinn and others
(Cnrtiniied M, poUa q C0lumn ID
Evening star., 1934-07-07
SHORE LEAVE CANCELLED AS %
U.S.. GOBS ARE HURT IN BRAWLS

ture was tossed back and forth with
none too good aim between sailors and
ruffied citizens of Nice.
All the sailors arrested were turned
over late today to American authori-
ties for disciplinary action.
Scenes reminiscent of the Armistice
were enacted last evening in this
pleasure city of the Mediterranean.
The reveling and pugnacious tars were
finally quelled by a naval riot squad
just before dawn. Nice beauties were
said by police to have been the cause
Of the trouble.
The scuffie which ended in the
shooting of Kline was the most serious
of several brawls.
Curpy said before he drew his pistol
Kline knocked him down three times,
kicked him and blacked an eye. The
officer also was taken to a hospital.
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Evening star., 1934-07-07
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NICE, France, July 7.-Shore leave
for sailors from the United States
warships Arkansas and wyoming was
Cancelled today because Of q riotous
evening ashore resulting in injuries
to % men.
The two battleships will probably
advance their departure. They had
been scheduled to remain at Vile
franches Harbor until July II, but it
is likely they will leave earlier.
The condition of Joseph Kline, q,
q wireless operator aboard the Ar
kansas, was slightly improved today,
although surgeons have not yet been
able to extract bullet from his neck.
He was shot by Leon Curpy, chief Of
the surete.
Damage estimated at $4,000 francs
was done 70, ,yaxioa2A cafes where fnrnt.
Evening star., 1934-07-07
TWO CONVICTS CHEATING DEATH
As TESTS OF SERUM SUCCEED

BY the men that the tests, started
several months ago thus far have
proved successful
They are practically free men be-
cause it is only a matter of few
weeks until they will get the full par
dons promised them" one prison OH
cial said.
The hfe-term convicts gambled a
chance for freedom against death In
the tests. They were told the serum
and injections Of live bacilh might
kill them. but they volunteered to be-
come subjects of experiments after
Gov. Ed G. johnson promised them
pardons If they survived
Evening star., 1934-07-07
WASHINGT0N.ALASKA
FLIGHT is ARRANGED
Two u. S. Planes Reach Smithers,
B. c., in Preparing for 10
Bombers' Trip.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SMITHERS, British Columbia, July
1.-Two United States Army airplanes,
making advance arrangements for the
massed Army round-trip flight of 10
bombing planes from Washington to
Fairbanks, Alaska, arrived here today
from Prince George, British Colum-
bia. They were piloted by Capt. Hoyt
and Capt. Babzien.
The planes arrived at Prince George
last night from Edmonton. They
planned to leave later for Whitehorse
to arrange for landing and refueling
Of the main expedition.
The. bombers will make the flight
for training and Photographic work.
Evening star., 1934-07-07
STOCKS TURNOVER
REACHES new Low
Volume Sinks to Only 1S2,050,
Smallest Recorded Since
August II, 1928.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July Trading in
stocks on the New York Stock Ex-
change today totaled 182,050 shares,
the smallest Saturday volume since
August IL, 1928, when transfers
amounted to $4,000 shares.
The exchange was closed all day on
August 10, 1928, on account of the
funeral of President Harding.
Evening star., 1934-07-07
B the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, July IA plan to
replace the N. r. A. with self-govern-
ment for industry, an authoritative
source said today, is being formulated
by President Roosevelt's administra-
ton.
Under the proposed plan, codes
would become a permanent feature of
industry, which would govern itself
under the close supervision of the
Federal Government.
Gen Hugh S. Johnson. N r. A. ad-
ministrator, has taken the lead in the
reformation, the Associated Press in
formant disclosed, and has been in
New York for several days, conferring
on the change
Steps toward completion of the new
Evening star., 1934-07-07
TOWN SWEPT BY FIRE

'ps6oIlssd pslIodsH sSuIpIlnG OF
Flames Uncontrolled.
CHARLOTTETOwN, Prince Ed
ward Island, July z R.-At least 10
buildings were reported destroyed to-
day In a fire sweeping through the
business section of Richmond, 40
miles from here.
At 10 am. flames were still roaring
through the towns business section,
and threatening more than a dozen
structures.
Evening star., 1934-07-07
By the Associated Press.

CANNON CITY, Colo, July 1.-TWO
Colorado convicts were confident to-
day they had won a wager with death
in a series OF tests to determine the
value of new serum its discoverers
hope will prevent tuberculosis.
The convicts, Carl Erickson and
Mike Schmidt, said they have gained
weight and are in good health al
though they have taken several doses
OF the serum and live tuberculosis
bacilli have been injected into their
blood.
Prison officials confirmed statements
Evening star., 1934-07-07
Earthquake Recorded.

NEW YORK, July R.-Two
earth shocks, described as quite
severe" were registered on Fordham
University's seismograph today at
5:57.I6 am. and 6:03,l4 am. Eastern
standard time. The estimated dis
tance was $500 miles, probably north
west or southwest of New York.
Evening star., 1934-07-07
KIDNAP BILL PASSES
Louisiana House Approves Death

Penalty Measure.
BATON ROUGE, La, July Z LP.-
The House yesterday passed, 81 to 0, a
bill to permit imposition of the death
sentence in kidnapping prosecutions.
The present maximum kidnapping pen
atty is 20 years imprisonment.
The bill will now 60 to the Senate.
Evening star., 1934-07-07
WEATHER.

10. S. Weather Bureau ForecastJ
Thundershowers this afternoon and to-
night: considerably cooler tonight; to-
morrow fair and cooler.
Temperatures Highest, 96. a. AIS
pm. yesterday; lowest, rs, at Sis am.
terday. Full report on page 8.
Evening star., 1934-07-07

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