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Evening star., 1934-06-23
n. r. A. FACES TEST.
Rubber Hearings May Effect Basic
PRINCIPLES.

Copyright. 1894. bv the Associated Press.
A major engagement over the issue
OF price fixing will be fought out
soon before the Federal Trade Com
mission.
Ostensibly, the dispute involves
only the comparatively small interests
OF three rubber companies. but de-
velopments seem likely to transform
it into another celebrated industrial
case, which would basically affect the
N. r. AS price control powers. Sew
eral code authorities today planned
to jump into the case
The rubber code authorities accused
the three concerns of violating the
code by refusing to file list of prices
with the authority The firms are the
Phillips Baker Rubber Co. of Provi-
dence. r. =; La Crosse Rubber Mills.
La Crosse, Wis. and Goodyear Rub
Der Co. mot Goodyear Tire & Rubber
Coz, of Middletown, Conn.
To Fix Industry's Rights.
An object of the battle is to deter
mine induStry'S rights to fix or to re-
fuse to fix prices.
The complaint charges that the
three companies diverted trade to
themselves, to the injury of their
competitors and the public. on the
basis that they sold goods at less
than listed price.
The issue assumes Importance In
that large sections of industry look
upon price filing, generally known as
open prices. as essential to stability
In this case there is also what is
known as waiting period; that is
prices filed may not become effective
before a certain date.
Proponents of the open price plan
argue that the waiting period is nee
essary to inform all competitors and
to prevent quick changes, usually q
prelude to cut-throat price competi-
ton.
Opponents argue that it simply
gives dominating concerns chance
to force others into line if the latter
have prices considered too low.
Failure to file prices, many contend
gives the non-filing concern an ad-
vantage because it can change prices
easily without informing competitors
Many Hope to File Briefs.
Since large section of all industry
regards open price filing as major
contribution of the N R. A. to indus
trial stability. several code authorities
hope to get permission from the CON-
mission TO intervene and present ara
guments.
The N R. A. itself recently issued a
price policy in which methods of price
control were considerably weakened. An
open price plan with waiting period
was forbidden in new codes. The N
r A. said. however. that provisions in
existing codes would be changed only
through negotiation.
Evening star., 1934-06-23
TRIAL
FOR MURDER SEEN
Vienna Police Head Says
Evidence Is Adequate
to Hold Captain.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
VIENNA, June 23.-Bruno Barber,
head of the international police or-
ganization of Vienna, declared Today
that sufficient evidence had been dis
covered to support charge Of mur-
der against Ivan POderJay in the
United States.
The international police chief said
that because OF this evidence he pre-
dicted the prosecuting attorney S
functions in Vienna would be limited
to offering American police the op-
portunity to come and get PoderJay
held here on suspicion of murder in
connection with the disappearance of
Miss Agnes Tufyerson of New York
and Detroit.
His announcement came close on
the heels of police declaration that
they were dropping their investiga-
ton of Poderjay because OF the press
of more urgent business.
The Poderjay probe now is left in
the hands of court investlgators-men
who fulfill a combined function of
grand jury and eXaminer-and they
will continue the examination of the
YugCslav under a rule of secrecy.
Forced to Drop Case.
Hans Spring. the police counsel who
has been directing the investigation up
until now. declared:
1T is with the greatest reluctance
that We cut short our efforts to solve
this unusually interesting case. How
ever. we are really up to our necKS III
urgent business far more important
to us than Poderjay."
He referred to the Austrian govern
ment's intensive campaign to halt po-
litical bombing
Springs regret appeared genuine,
for he and the other seasoned GRIM
inologists of the renowned Vienna
police are very proud of the reputa-
ton their department enjoys abroad.
Reputation Excellent.
1t has been said that if a little
finger were found floating in the Dan
ube, the Vienna police would have
he man who cut off that finger be-
hind the bars within II hours.
The TufversOn mystery, therefore.
is something which eXciteS their am
bition.
IF really startling new develop
mentS should turn up from New
York Spring declared, we, of course,
would have to reopen our investiga-
ton. But until then We will have
to let it ride
So far there have been no extradi-
ton requests from abroad and. like
wise there have been no fingerprints.
Money Demand Made.
The text of letters exchanged be-
tween Poderjay and Marguerite Su-
same Ferrand. the woman whom he
married in London nine months be-
fore he married Miss Tufverson in
New York and with whom he was
living here. have been withheld from
publication. but Investigators SAID
they brought Miss Ferrand into the
forefront of the picture.
In several of the letters she urged
Poderjay:
Get money-no matter how-but
somehow get lots of money to enable
us to live as We may desire"
Letters written by Poderjay paint
him as a bizarre "slave"-to use his
own word-of love.
A glimpse into Poderjay's views OF
love was gained in the letters found
at the apartment Poderjay occupied
Continued on Page 2. Column g.
Evening star., 1934-06-23
FORD BAN RAISED
B|DS,PROBE TOLD
House Committee Will In
vestigate Background OF
Order.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
A House investigating committee
has been informed that prices quoted
to the Government on automobiles
have jumped since Henry Ford Was
excluded from bidding.
Impelled by this disclosure, the
committee plans to inquire into the
circumstances back OF President
RooseyeltS executive order preventing
Ford from selling to the Government
until he certities compliance with the
N X. A.
Representative Kvale Farmer Lab
or. Minnesota. disclosed that when
the House investigation of War De-
partment purchases resumes Monday
he will turn its attention to the Ford
case. He said he had evidence show
ing the prices quoted to the Gov
ernment jumped Immediately alter
Ford was excluded.
Would Need 5000 Certificates"
For Henry Ford to submit d GER
tificate OF compliance. KVale said,
would mean he would have to secure
5000 certificates Of compliance from
those who furnish parts and products
for his cars.
That is obviously impossible. l
want to see il these Army ofncers
think President Roosevelt was fully
apprised Of the situation when he
issued the order. and If the other
companies have sent i'll such certifi-
Gates"
Kvale has asked Maj Gen. L. H.
Bash, quartermaster general. to re-
turn to the stand Monday. Bash de-
MED yesterday that the department
is drawing specifications to apply TO
only one make of car.
Sales Stopped Recently.
Despite Ford's refusal to sign the
N. r. A. automobile code. the govern
ment until recently had been buying
his cars through dealers. This has
been stopped by ruling of Controller
General McCarl. under President
Roosevelt's order.
Kvale said he understood Ford was
complying with the motor manufac-
turers' code, and that apparently the
ruling which barred his products from
government use was unjust.
Ford never has signed the motor
manufacturers code and bids by Ford
dealers for government contracts have
been turned down by McCarl on the
ground they were unaccompanied by
certificates.
McCarl said he was acting under
an executive order issued by the Presi-
dent.
Evening star., 1934-06-23
COLLEGE WOMEN HELD
WORLDS WORST WIVES
DR.. D. P. Wilson of Los Angeles

DR.. D. P. Wilson of Los Angeles
Institute of Family Relations
Says She Is Too Ambitious.
BY the Associated Press.
BERKELEY, Calf, June 23-The
worlds worst wives. says DR.. D. P.
Wilson of the Los Angeles Institute of
Family Relations. come from colleges
and girls schools.
"A college woman. when she be-
comes a wife. makes more trouble
than all the other classes of wives put
together" he told the Western Psyche
logical Association. Il make just one
exception. The only wife who makes
more trouble than a college woman is
a wife who has gone to girls school.
"A college woman is too ambitious
too full of ideals for any man TO get
along with. The girls school wives
suffer from the spinsterial environ
ment in which they live during i'm
pressionable years.
Don't make the mistake of treating
your wife like a pal" he warned.
Treat her like woman
Evening star., 1934-06-23
NJ ARTHUR GIVEN
.DATAONM'MULLEN
FEE ACCEPTANCE
House Committee Gives
Chief of Staff Officers
Testimony in Probe.
PATENT SECTION CHIEF
ADMITS SENDING CHECKS
Confirms Evidence He Gave Them
to Members of Finn En-
plOying His Son.

Testimony by Lieut.. Col. Joseph I.
McMullen Of the judge advocate gen.
erals office Of the Army that he had
accepted fees for private services was
brought personally TO the attention
OF Gen. Douglas Macarthur, chief of
staff, by the House Military Affairs
Committee today.
Col McMullen, who is chief of the
patents section OF the judge advocate
generals office, created sensation
Yesterday by telling the committee OF
TeviSions ordered bv Assistant Secre-
tary OF War Woodring in contracts Of
Joseph Silverman. since barred from
Army business dealings coincident
with 4 grand jury investigation of
lobbying conditions at the War De
partment.
While on the stand Col. McMullen,
in response 10 vigorous Questioning.
said he had received retainer fees OF
$3.50 month from the Cuban-A Amer
lean Manganese Co. for legal ad-
vice.
Took Son TO Europe.
The Army offlcer also confirmed the
evidence that he had sent checks to
members of patent firm with which
his son was connected, and that, as
chairman Of d joint commission on
British war claims. he had taken his
son to Europe with him as attorney
for the commission
The committee, which is investi-
eating Army business transactions,
alresoy has demanded the removal of
another Army officer. Mai Gen. Ben
jamIn D. Foulois. chief Of the Air
Corps. because OF his methods of re-
gotiating contracts for airplanes
Gen. Macarthur spent more than
an hour with the committee in exec
utive session TO-DAY. Members Of the
committee. prior to the conference.
said they desired to consult with the
chief OF staff regarding Col. MCMul
lens activities, as recorded in his own
! testimony.
W0Odring May Be Called.
! WoodriLg also NAV be invited" to
tell about the Silverman contract ne
gotiatIOns.
In the meantime. the Assistant
Secretary has issued a statement
confirming McMullens version of con-
! ferences arranged by Woodring with
Ralph T. ONeil. attorney for Silver
man. and Robert Jackson. former sec
retary OF the Democratic National
Committee. but explaining that re-
visions made In Silvermans surplus
clothing contract were in the public
, interest.
The SllvermAn eontractS-there
were several of them-already have
been Investigated by the District
grand jury. which declined to indicU
any one. but severely criticized lobby
ing" conditions at the War Depart
, ment.
The dealings arranged by Woodring
| between McMullen on the one hand
and Silverman. ONeil and Jackson on
the other We're termed peculiar yes
terday by committee members. but
McMullen could not see it that way.
He suggested that Woodring was a
better judge Of the matter than any
one else.
Has Not Received Invitation.
Woodring told The Star today he
had not received the committees invi-
tation to appear and that he had no
| Continued on Page ?, Column So
Evening star., 1934-06-23
BY the Associated Press.


BUENOS AIRES, June 23-Thou-
sands of Paraguayan soldiers were re-
ported today as trapped and slaugh-
tered by Bolivian artillery fire eli
making a seven-day Paraguayan drive
against the Bolivian stronghold in
the Chaco Boreal, Fort Balliv!an
Communiques issued by both Par
aguay and Bolivia indicated that the
battble raging today was the most
terrible and deadly in the past two
years Of the jungle war.
AS depicted by official and semi
official dispatches, the tactics of the
past week have been as follows
The Paraguayans made headlong
thrust with maSsed infantry and CAL
vary in an effort to pierce the BoliV-
ian defending line in the Pilcomayo
sector
This drive followed several days OF
SkirmisheS and preliminary maneu-
vers apparently designed to attract
Bolivian attention to the Canada
Strongest" and Canada el Carman'
Evening star., 1934-06-23
STOCKS TURNOVER
DROPS TO 233, $50
Prices Edge Higher, but Volume
DwindleS to Lowest in
Nearly 10 Years.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. June 23.-Prices
crept a little higher in the dullest
Saturday session in the Stock Ex-
change today in nearly 10 years.
AS it has on previous occasions this
year trading .t.l off to the lowest
volume since 1924. Today's turnover
OF 233350 shares was the smallest
since September Is of that year, when
only 2l0.500 shares were traded.
Prices were inclined to recover after
yesterdays selling furry, and led by
metal and sugar shares. the advance
ran from 81 70 So share in several
issues.
Evening star., 1934-06-23
EXPORT PRICE CUT
PLAN OF GERMANY
IN ECONOMIC WAR
Government Would Make Up
ANY Losses Incurred by
IndustrialiStS.
RESTRICTIONS PLACED
ON FOREIGN EXCHANGE
Move Is Believed in Line to Com
pei World to Buy More
Goods.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press,
BERLIN, June 23--Lower-prlceo
exports may be Germany's next step
In a threatened economic war with
Great Britain and France over the
oebt problem.
One embassy said today it has IN
formation the German government
is negotiating with large industrlahsts,
seeking to have them lower export
prices, with assurance that the gov
orrment will make up any losses IN
CURED.
Foreign Exchange Limited.
This followed an announcement by
the Reichsbank that no more foreign
exchange will be made available dally
for imports than is received from eN-
ports on the same day. The ne"
foreign exchange control baslcally Is
step toward maintaining the level
Of Germanys small supply of foreign
currencies by drawing out only as
much as is poured in.
In the matter of exports, however,
this new restriction can admittedly be
construed as a direct persuasion 10
the world to buy more from Germany
if the world expects to sell to TINS
country.
The tense foreign exchange Situa-
ton" the announcement said, made
the restriction necessary.
Farley Is Proposed.
Great Britain has suggested that a
Berlin delegation visit London to dis
cuss the moratorium on interest on
the Dawes and Young loans. note
to that effect followed the threat OF
DR.. H. Jalmar Schacht. president OF
the Reichsbank. to sever commercial
relations with countries which set up
clearing houses to obtain funds for
their bondholders.
Germany lost no time today in con-
sidering its reply-which to all APP
pearances will be favorable-to Great
Brltain's invitation.
So far as official circles are con-
cerned, the only question facing the
Reich is what sort of delegation
should represent Germany-Schacht
or several leading personages acting
on their own responsibility.
Reply Is Planned.
ofhce and the Reichsbank today for
formulation of Germany's reply.
Banking circles see tactical VIC
tory for Schacht in Great BritainS
invitation and it was said in these cir
cles that Schacht perhaps included
the Dawes and Young loans in the
present moratorium merely to force
discussion of the German financial
situation.
The French foreign Office has
warned that it will put into effect
machinery to collect interest July l
unless an agreement with Germany
on the transfer of debt service has
been reached by that date.
German importers are already ex-
periencing serious difficulties and will
be further hampered by the new ex-
change restrictions. But the Reich,
it was pointed out, is more concerned
with exports than imports. seeing a
positive danger in the increasing de-
mand here for raw materials and the
tendency of exports to decline.
Evening star., 1934-06-23
First Concentrated
Nitamins Exhibited
AT Chicago Fair
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. June 23-F Four
little tubes Of vitamins A. b. c
and D on display at the Worlds
Fair are worth more than their
weight in gold.
The value was placed on the
exhibits yesterday by DR.. Edgar
B. Garter. They represent the
first pure concentrated vltamins
ever extracted.
1t required more than two
months TO extract one Of the Wit
amins c. and many bushels of
ripe sweet peppers were used III
the process.
OF the four vitamins. b c and
D are crystals. while A is a thick,
oily substance.
Evening star., 1934-06-23
DENIES APPROVING BILL

Louisiana Governor Announces
Stand on Lottery Measure.
BATON ROUGE, La. June 23 Up.
Gov. o. K. Allen yesterday denied
that the lottery bill which was ac-
corded committee approval few days
ago has administration approval
The Governor also VARIED that he
would take executive action against
private lotteries he said are now
operating in the State.
Evening star., 1934-06-23
JOHNSON IN HOSPITAL
WITH SLIGHT ILLNESS
N. r. A. Chief Being Treated for
Abscess-Due to Be Dis
missed Monday.

BY the Associated Press
An abScess confined Hugh S. john
son to Walter Reed Hospital today.
Associates predic,ed he would return
to his desk Monday
1t is the N. R. A heads third visit
to a hospital since last Fall Last
October he spent week at the Army
Medical Center. but carried on his
work from his bed.
A month ago he was pronounced
physically fit after a 24hour hos
pital stay.
Evening star., 1934-06-23
LOCAL LAWYER SUES
M'LEAN FOR $4,000
Peyser Claims Sum Due Him for
Efforts Toward Selling Wash
ington Post.
Nv the Associated Press.


TOWSON, Md, June 23.-Julius l.
Peyser. Washington attorney. yester-
day filed suit against Edward B. Nc
Lean. former owner of the Washing
ton Post, for $4,000 alleged due tcr
his efforts toward selling the news
paper and for alleged breach of con-
tract.
The complaint, filed In the Circuit
Court of Baltimore County. alleged
that there had been an agreement
whereby he was to be paid a COM
mission of $87 500 by Mclean il he
found a purchaser for the Post at a
price fixed at $3.000,000. Such a sale
was not consummated, the declara-
tion asserts, but through no fault OF
PeySer.
The Post was sold at public auction
in June, 1888, to Eugene Meyer for
1915 COO.
Evening star., 1934-06-23
Fee Denied Here.

Deciding a similar suit by Julius l
Peyser against the American Security
& Trust Co. several days ago, the Dis
trict Court of Appeals held the at
torney could not recover the fee
because the trust company had acted
in good faith in Withdrawing its con-
sent to sale to David Lawrence.
Peyser contended the banking institu-
ton had at first said it would approve
the sale to his client.
Evening star., 1934-06-23
"From Press to Home
Within an Hour"

The Stars Carrier system covers every
city block and the regular edition is
delivered to city and suburban homes
as fast as the papers are printed.
Evening star., 1934-06-23
WEATHER.

CO. Weather Bureau Forecast)
Generally fair tonight and tomorrow,
except possibly thundershower tomorrow
afternoon; warmer tonight gentle winds.
Temperatures-Highe 90, at 2:lO
pm yesterday, lowest. Go, at l l pm yes
terday. Full report on page A-3.
The Washington times., 1934-01-22

OF course the addition of an
extra sweepstakes is always well
come but the words that brought
joy to the heart of the fair
bowlers was the magic words:
Lorraine GulIi will not roll
in the Gullic classic"
The tournament, which will be
a 10-game affair will have a 81
entry and will be rolled at Colum-
bia.
Always feared, Miss GULL has
inStilled even more awe into the
hearts of her opponents when she
won her third event in a row,
Saturday. She had already won
the Meyer Davis Sweepstakes and
the Star Tournment before an.
nexing The Times Dixie.
BetterS Mark
In doing so, she bettered by 20
pins her score of two years ago
when she won the Dixie. She
had 1,057 then and last years
winner, Lotta Janowitz, of Balti-
moer, needed but a 1,O27 to win
the crown. This year Queen Lor-
raine banged out a LOTT to beat
out Rena Levy, WaShington'S
best southpaw, by 10 pins.
incidentally 10 pinettes spilled
The Washington times., 1934-01-22

more than a 1000 pins this year,
five of whom are WaShingtonians
Besides Miss GULL and Miss Levy,
other WaShingtonians passing the
1000 mark are Margaret Lynn,
1,013; Lucille Young, 1,007, and
Catherine Quigley, 1,O01.
Also Beat 1000
Dorothy Lawson, of Richmond,
who finished third had 1,04O while
Ida Simmons, the, Norfolk plat
mum blonde, knocked over 1927
naples, to earn fourth place.
Viola Raycob, Of Baltimore, was
fifth with 1,025.
Elva McCurdy, of Richmond,
was another to exceed the 1000
mark. A misprint in Sundays
papers had her rolling but 91O
when her true score was 1,010.
Lois Clopton, Of Richmond, also
was in the exclusive class with a
1,O06.
One of the features of the Dixie
was Dorothy Lawson'S $50 game
which she needed only six spares
to make. Not one strike was
needed and she averaged eight
and a third pins on each spare.
The Washington times., 1934-01-22

Last Friday he was appointed
temporary instructor of the play
ground. More than that, March
l, Larry travels way down in
southland to Jacksonville, Fla,
with the Baltimore Orioles, VINO
have training headquarters there.
This is a fine achievement for a
lad of 19 summers.
A Good Player
Now Flynn is a pretty fair ball
player. He was chosen on the
mythical all-high nine while play
ing with Business in 1881 and bat
ted .58S. His outfielding was note
worthy.
Before entering Business High
he held down center field for
the Northern A. c., a local sand
lot unlimited team, and was it's
mainstay both at bat and in the
field.
Larry throws right handed and
bats left handed. He is a long
distance clouter, having socked
many home runs on the sand
lots. Last season he cavorted
The Washington times., 1934-01-22

Such is the reaction today fol-
lowing the appearance of Babe
Didrikson and her all American
basketball team which met the
Heurich Brewers yesterday in the
G.. W: gym.
The girl athletes team, al
though it lost, 19 to Is, put up
an excellent battle from opening
whistle to the last. At one time
during the first few moments
OF the first half-a 9-to-1 lead
was held.
But this was short-lived as the
Brewers, with Croson, Berger and
Evans leading the way, quickly
reduced this margin until the
lead was gained in opposite gear,
the half ending with Didrikson'S
team trailing, IA to IL.
Babe Nets Basket
The Babe took herself out at
this juncture and remained on
the sidelines until the last few
minutes of play when she again
entered the picture to shoot the
lone two points totaled beside
her name in the boxscore.
Jim BauSch was the drawing
card in the Brewers lineup. And
oddly enough he was assigned to
guard the Babe as the latter, in
turn, was called upon to guard
BauSch. The latter broke through
for one basket while otherwise
playing dependable floor game.
and proving she was no dub as
player.
A crowd of about 1000 jammed
the small gymnasium, The pre-
liminary found the Mercury A.
c. defeating the Heurich Flashes,
20 to II, in a spirited settc.
Plans London Visit
Babe Didrikson plans journey
to Los Angeles this summer fol.
lowing the tour of her basketball
team. She hopes to make one or
two movies out there before TAX
ing her next step which will be
London. She says:
"a vaudeville tour will be
the program in London and 1
also hope to enter many
wOmen's golf tournaments as
my golf game is improving.
The Babes basketball team is
scheduled in New York tonight.
Later on in the week a Southern
tour will be begun which will in
clude sections in Georgia.
The Washington times., 1934-01-22

Eight matches, featuring all
classes, will be featured. Muggsy
Morris. popular Washington ref
cree, will officiate.
It was also announced by 1t.
Tensh. athletic officer, on Feb
ruary 5 the Quantico Marine mitt-
men will oppose the Engineers
here.
Ft. Hunt Rangers A. C. will
gather Tuesday night at the resi-
dence of Courtney Roberts, near
Ft. Hunt, to elect officers for the
year.
Baseball plans will also be dis
cussed at this session.
The Alexandria Gazette bowlers
will bid for their third win on the
Health Center alleys tonight when
they meet Brownie Lemeric'S
Newsmen of Washington.