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Evening star., 1934-06-01

mass meeting and parade is called
for tonight.
Labor troubles which led to a lock-
out at the American Commercial Al
cohol distillery at Pekin, H., were
settled early today. Operations will
be resumed Immediately on an open
shop basis.
A conference presided over by
Richard Fox. United States Depart
ment of Labor conciliator ended
when company officials gave official
recognition to the workers distillery
union in 13-months' agreement.
A crowd of 1000 pickets had sur
rounded the plant for four days, re-
fuSing to allow any one to pass
through their lines. Troops had been
mobilized, and stood by, in event of
demonstrations.
While leaders Of 10000 striking
Pacific Coast longshoremen announced
an employers peace proposal had been
rejected, mediators prepared to renew
negotiations.
Government intervention, separate
settlements at each port and union
agreements with individual shippers
were among suggestions advanced as
possible levers to break the cargo
jam, piling higher each day since the
strike started May 9.
Declaring costly strike OF all the
1000 tug men on the Great Lakes
seems inevitable, Owen j. Kavanagh,
grand president of the Tug Firemen' s
and Linemen's Protective Association,
asked the National Labor Board 10
repudiate the decision handed down
yesterday in arbitration proceedings
in Cleveland between the tugmen and
the Great Lakes Towing Co.
Kavanagh said he had wired Sen
ator Wagner, demanding remedial ac-
ton Immediately. The Cleveland de-
cision failed to meet the demands of
the men for an eight-hour day and a
return to the 1929 wage scale, and
precipitated a general walkout this
morning in Buffalo, Cleveland and
other ports. The men emphasized
that it was not a strike, but merely
a protest walkout.
A Federal arbitrator, H. Gilbert
Francke, held as reasonable a COM
promise offer guaranteeing of zoe
work days year carrying wage
minimums Of 300 and $1,000 year
respectively, for regular licensed tug
men and firemen ON the lakes.
Several demands by the union
men, who struck recently and returned
to work pending arbitration, would be
rejected under Francke's plan. They
are: The eight-hour day Ohe tugmeu
now are on duty for ~ hours, the
1929 wage scale, extension of an agree
ment to cover all the company's ves-
sells, one day off week, elimination of
"call time" a minimum wage of $195
monthly for firemen and linemen.
Evening star., 1934-06-01

Few people know it, but the State
Department has been receiving some
exciting confidential reports from
Cuba lately.
Apparently the old Machado crowd
is getting bold again and threatening
rather serious embarrassments to the
Cuban government by striking at the
United States.
That is what was behind the shoot
ing of a soldier guard at Ambassador
Caffery's residence and the waylaying
of Embassy Secretary Matthews auto
mobile. The government tried to min
imiZe the seriousness of these attacks
by attributing them to mysterious ma
rauders. AS a matter of fact they are
even yet suppressing the news of the
first attack several weeks ago, when
Caffery's residence was sprayed with
bullets and no one hurt.
There is no mystery in the
minds of our officials as to the
identity of the mdrduderS. No one
can prone it, but every one on the
inside knoDs they are Machado
henchnlen bent on proDing that
the eristtng Cuban government
cannot defend the EUeS of Amer
ican diplomatic representatives
do1On there
1t Is clever scheme and our off,
cials fear it may work. If a hair of
Ambassador Caffery's head is harmed
We will have to step into Cuba again,
freedom or no freedom. As one of our
officials said in private conversation
recently:
Il would not like to minimize the
consequences if anything happened to
Caffery." He is one of the best liked
men in our diplomatic service.
Neither he nor First Secretary Mat
thews could have severely offended
any Cubans. Matthews is a shy man
who would blush if he saw the rhum-
ba, properly performed.
In UieU OF this situation, the
master diplomatic minds of this
Government apparently concluded
that if the Platt amendment of the
old treaty 1DaS going to be abol-
iShed it had better be done in
hurry, before the shooting starts
That will shoW Ue at least tried
to be decent.
Also it may induce the Machado
terrorists to hold off their attacks by
strengthening Cuban public opinion
in our favor at a troublesome time
But the new treaty will not hinder
us going into Cuba. 1t merely re-
moves from us the contractual re-
sponSibility of going in.
The Cuban government will scream
for our help, loud enough to be heard
around the world, if and when its
troubles get out of hand.
Evening star., 1934-06-01
SILVER MEASURE
SENT TO SENATE
Bill Scheduled for Action
After Tariff-House Vote
Is 263 to II.
MARLENE LEBOWITZ,
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated EreSS.
The administrations silver purchase
bill passed yesterday by the House,
263 to n, was in the hands of the
Senate today.
Senate Democratic leaders plan to
take it up Immediately after disposal
Of the pending tariff bill. They an
ticipate no difficulty in sending the
measure to the White House for Presi-
dent RooSevelt's signature.
Principal provisions of the measure
as passed by the House:
Declares the policy of the United
States to be 10 increase the proper
ton of silver to gold from the pres
ent IL per cent to 25 per cent.
Directs the Secretary of the Treas
ury to buy at home and abroad the
1914 600 900 ounces necessary to eS-
tablish the new ratio.
Silver on hand in the United States
May l. 1884. is to be bought for not
more than so cents an ounce
Imposes a so per cent tax on the
profits of silver transactions made in
the United States after May Is, 1884.
Estimated to return S25,000,00 to
the treasury.
Authorizes issuance of silver certifi-
Gates against the metal purchased, in
such denominations and amounts as
the Secretary determines.
Empowers the President by execu-
tive order to require delivery TO the
mintS of all silver if he sees fl.
Secretary of the Treasury is en-
powered to investigate, regulate or
prohibit the acquisition. importation
expectation or transportation of silver
and to require reports if necessary.
Imposes penalties for violations of
licenses, orders, rules and regulations
issued under the act
Permits silver mines to sell direct
to manufacturers of silver products
without payment Of the so per cent
profit tax.
Evening star., 1934-06-01
JAPANESE REASSURE
ITALIANS ON TREATIES
Rome Receives Reply to Request
for Clarification on Asiatic
Policies.
BY the Associated Press.


ROME, June 1-Assurance that
Japan will observe existing treaties
have been given to Italy by Koki
Hirota, japanese foreign minister, the
government announced last night.
The assurance was a reply to a
request of the italian embassy at
Toxic for clarif1cation OF the Jap
anese statement last month of ASiatic
policies.
Ambassador Auriti," the official
announcement says. has seen Foreign
Minister Hirota and has received the
same assurances given by the jap
anese government to the United
States. Great Britain and France.
ITALY has noted what Hirota has
said in his assurances that treaties
now in effect shall be respected and,
in expressing genuine admiration for
the great japanese people, has found
it her duty to state with frankness.
as becomes a conversation between
two strong peoples. that policy Of
monopoly in China would be dam
gerous."
Evening star., 1934-06-01
VIENNA WELCOMES
ARCHDUKE EUGENE
Rumors of Possible Political Move
Heard as Hapsburg Leader
Returns.
BY the Associated Press.

VIENNA. June 1-Austria's capital
gave an enthusiastic welcome yester-
day to Archduke Eugene, 72-year-olo
member of the Hapsburg family, but
his friends denied persistent rumors
the returning royal exile will become
President.
The archduke. who resembles some
what the former Kaiser of Germany
and who commanded an army corps
during the war. took part in the an
nual Corpus Christi procession on his
first day back from Switzerland.
He wore the ceremonial robes of a
grand master Of the Order of German
Knights, and was cheered by 100000
spectators as he rode through the
streets.
In addition to taking part in the
procession, the archduke made several
public appearances. and was visited
at the headquarters of the German
knights by Chancellor Dollfuss, Presi-
dent Miklas and Emil Fey, minister
of public security.
Today Eugene will be honored by
the Knights of Marie Teresa, of which
Fey is member.
Monarchists have been agitated by
rumors that the archduke will emerge
as rival of the youthful Otto for the
Austrian throne In event of restoration
OF monarchy He is cousin of the
late Emperor Franz Josef.
Evening star., 1934-06-01

traffic. however, will be resumed afte,
the end of the 43-hour period 70.
moving.
District officials found that ths
service of carpenters would not be re-
quired in the moving of the old bridge
or in the reconnection of the street
car tracks Carpenter work is neces-
sary. however, for building of the
bridge approaches needed for auto
mobile traffic.
Progress on the project has been
halted since May !, when the car
penters went on strike. Work of from
one to three days is required by car
penters to complete their work ir the
shifting of the old span.
Maj John c. Gotwals, Engineer
Commissioner, approved a request
from the John W. Cowper Co., the
contracting firm. for waiver on the
requirement that vehicular traffic be
maintained. and the Commissioners
promptly ratified the change Maj
GotWalS said the bridge apparently
was safe on its temporary supports,
but that it was possible the structure
might become dangerous if IT stood
Indefinitely in its present condition.
Pending settlement of the carpen-
ters strike, therefore, vehicular traffic
will be rerouted after the bridge has
been shifted some 80 feet south Of
its present location.
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against the Presidents wishes that the
money in this measure not be ear
marked for specific purposes.
AS for the housing bill, Steagall said
opponents would be heard tomorrow
and that I'VE will have to continue
the hearings next week."
Horace Russell, general counsel for
the Home Loan Bank Board, was
testifying today in support of the bill
when Representative Goldsborough of
Maryland, ranking Democrat on the
committee, remarked:
You call this bill a housing bill.
That's not proper name for it, and
that not being a proper name is evi-
dence there is something wrong with
it.
Confidence Declared Lacking.
That's the reason you won't find
member of this committee who has
complete confidence in this legisla-
ton"
Russell replied that something was
necessary to relieve the dire dis
tress' of home owners, and said that
if the committee did not like the
language Of the bill, 1t could rewrite
it.
He predicted that unless some legis-
lation were passed, foreclosures would
increase from 10000 to $4,000 a
month.
you are an optimist if you think
the committee is going to report this
bill,' GoldSborough replied.
Resolution Approved.
Meanwhile resolution authorizing
the Speaker to select a seven-man
committee to investigate real estate
reorganization" or bond holders"
committees was approved by the
House Rules Committee.
The special committee would re-
port to Congress any recommendation
it wished to make for changes in the
laws.
The resolution would permit study
to determine whether 'misrepresenta-
ton or unfairness have been prac-
ticed in acquiring or representing" Sc
curitieS, in assessing expenses
against the bond holders and dispos-
ing of or managing the properties by
such committees, trustees, receivers
or other persons against which the
securities were issued"
Evening star., 1934-06-01
III HEAT CAUSES
DROUGHT MISERY
West Continues to Suffer as I'm
precedented Weather
Records Are Set.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY, June middle
western farmers ripped another sheet
off the calendar today and hoped that
June would bring an end to drought
described by the Weather Bureau as
unprecedented"
Their hopes were buoyed somewhat
by forecasts of probable thunder
showers, cooler weather and unsettled
conditions in the Mississippi Valley.
The showers, however, were not ex-
pected to bring anything but slight
relief from high temperatures which
supplied an anti-climax yesteday to
a month of dust storms and extreme
aridity.
Record Temperatures.
Temperatures of 103 degrees were
common in Kansas and Missouri yes
terday, while their northern neighbors
sweltered under the full blast of the
heat wave.
Inwood, Iowa, topped the days
record with Ill degrees and Aberdeen,
S. Oak, was not far behind with ITO.
At Freeport, H., the mercury shot up
to LOG, and at Minneapolis to 1868.
Schools at those two cities and at
DeS Moines and Keokuk, Iowa, were
dismissed. The Illinois Bar Associa-
tion in session at Waukegan suspend
ed activities to permit delegates to
seek relief.
Wheat not already burned or blown
out was ripening rapidly, causing
farmers in Oklahoma and Southern
Kansas to rush their harvesting plans.
Statisticians said that one-third of
Iowa's corn crop lay ungerminated in
the soil due to drought.
Evening star., 1934-06-01

sonably clear that Anadale had de-
rived no personal profit from Pitts
Illegal money dealings and said it was
in doubt as to the extent of Anadale's
participation in Justification and con-
cealment of records. His activities
were dictated by his masters voice" Z"
the report said, land while his sub
survient obeisance to Pitts is not to
be condoned. or its criminal aspect
treated lightly, we feel that in fair
ness a distinction should be drawn
between the arch conspirator and the
loyal subordinate who did his bid
ding"
Evening star., 1934-06-01

- GuSDCllSC, Wdo q ClCdl IlH tlldt
something was wrong inside.
Cuban and American statesmen
were gathered rather hurriedly at the
State Department on Tuesday after
noon to sign the new treaty. Before
the news of their action had reached
Havana, a White House Paul Revere
had dashed up to the United States
Senate and delivered the document.
The Senate Foreign Relations Com
reported the treaty without any stud
led consideration. Then Chairman
Pittman of the Foreign Relations
Committee pushed the treaty through
the Senate Thursday.
Any one who knows Washington
will realize treaties are not made and
ratified that way. They usually re-
quire months to advance as far as the
Cuban treaty advanced within "a
hours.
The administration spokesmen eX-
planned for publication they acted like
they were going to a f1ve-alarm fire
solely because of goodwill toward
Cuba.
That Uds a good excuse, but
rather thin for groWn-up Senators
pho 1cere expected to rdtity the
treaty, so another ercuSe wds
passed around quietly 1t 1Dds that
the administration 1Ddnted to get
the treaty out before the A. A. A.
announced the neU sugar dllot-
ment for Cuba, because the sugar
: allotment tUdS certain to make the
CubanS uery angry. In other ,pords,
pe Wdnted to get them in a good
humor by freeing them before tOe
told them the bad ne,DS about holo
much sugar they could ship us.
This explanation sounded more like
the real one, but, as a matter of fact,
it appears to be only half the inside
story.
Evening star., 1934-06-01
Pickets Charge Ambushing.

LAURINBURG, N. c., June l P.-
Pickets at the Prince Cotton Mill
here where eight men were wounded
Sunday night during strike disorders,
claimed they were fired upon from
ambush just before dawn today. The
strikers said IS or 80 shots were
fired at them from a considerable
distance. No one was wounded.
Evening star., 1934-06-01

he served in the Bureau of Yards and
Docks of the Navy Department. open
ing his own architectural offices here
after the war.
Mr.. Justement Is a past president
of the Washington Chapter Of the
American Institute of Architects and
now heads the Architects Advisory
Council.
In the competition conducted last
year by the Board of Trade for suit
able design for remodeling an exhibit
house at Fourteenth street and Penn
sylvania avenue, in connection with
the Renovize Washington Campaign,
Mr. Justement's idea won first prize
and was used in rebuilding the cot
tage. He also won two prizes and re-
ceived honorable mention in a ma
tional contest for the design of small
homes, in which more than 200 ar
chitects participated.
Advancement Conditions.
The new field of activity over
which Mr.. Justement will have juris-
diction locally is expected to affect
between 500 and 900 homes in WASH
ington. Advances made by the corpor-
alton, however, will be based on the
following conditions:
/. Only those home owners who
have already or will secure loans from
the corporation are eligible for ad-
vances.
2, The character Of the property
and its location must be such that ad-
vances would be justified by proper
tionate increase in value
3. The financial status of the
owner must be such as to permit him
to incur such additional debt with a
reasonable probability of his being
able to meet the larger monthly pay
ments required.
Mr.. Frizzell also pointed out that
the corporations policy of requiring
that provision in all of its loans be
made for all essential repairs will be
continued
Evening star., 1934-06-01
PRICE WAR FOLLOWS
LIFTING N. R. A. BAN
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ATLANTA, June IA price war,
reminiscent of PREM. r. A. days,
has broken out among the dry clean
ers here following the lifting of price
fixing regulations on this industry
by the N. r. A.
Whereas it cost 65 cents to get q
suit cleaned a week or so ago, the
same service can be had for 20 cents
at many establishments.
Some of them say the 20-cent price
is below actual plant costs, and that
no money is made by doing the job
at 35 cents but the cleaners are
doing the work at low prices to keep
their customers from straying away.
Evening star., 1934-06-01
Winship En- Route Here.

MIAMI, Fla, June l @.-With the
word that all was progressing salts
factorily with Federal relief work IN
Puerto Rico, Gov. Blanton Winship
came here yesterday en- route to WASH
ington. Also aboard the plane were
George Seitz, Hollywood film direc-
tor and DR.. J. Weir, Detroit rubber
expert.
Evening star., 1934-06-01
Copyright, 1934.)
Two Win Divorces.

RENO, New, June / @.-Mrs.
Doris Fitch Andrews and Mrs. Agnes
N. Alexander. New York society ma
irons, won uncontested divorce de-
crees at private trials here yesterday.
Both charged extreme cruelty.
Evening star., 1934-06-01

a q
delegate, observed that the conference
began at time when one country
was invading another in disregard to
its solemn obligations"
: After thus alluding to Japan, Dr.
koo said: THE fruits of aggression
still remain with the aggressor. No
one came to the aid of the victim, de-
spite a common obligation to do so
under the League covenant"
! DR.. Koo argued that the experience
of China proves nations are justified
in not reducing armaments unless
they have adequate security. Refer
ring to the Far East, DR.. Koo said
nothing will prevent designing coun-
tries from seeking territorial expan-
sion by armed force unless there is
certainty of collective intervention
against them
Appointment of a committee to eX-
anime the question of guarantees of
execution of provisions of a future
convention was suggested in resolu-
ton presented to the conference in
behalf of Rickard Sander, Swedish
delegate.
The resolution instructs the Steer
ing Committee to study effective su-
pervision of the manufacture of arms
and munitions, and suggests the COM
mittee draft a convention to treat
problems of chemical warfare, bud
getary publicity and creation of a
permanent disarmament commission.
Tank Destruction Proposed.
Destruction of tanks and mobile
land artillery, as provided by the
British memorandum, is suggested by
the Swedish resolution during the Sec
ond period of the application of a
convention.
To prevent a general increase in
armamentS the Steering Committee
was instructed to arrange that figures
for land forces and war materials be
attached to the convention. As all
interested states should be consulted,
and especially as Germany is not
taking part in the conference, the
committee is advised to take any step
necessary for elaboration of its draft
in respect to all countries.
Examination Of ornaments of ma
tions, says the resolution, should be
guided first by the unconditional in
sterdiction OF air bombardments. In
the first period of the convention a
certain number of military airplanes
should be- destroyed. with the re-
mainder to be destroyed in the second
period, the resolution continues. 1t
advises that measures be taken to
prevent use of civil airplanes for mill
tary use and to stop manufacture of
war material of greater caliber or ton
mage than is authorized for all states
Evening star., 1934-06-01
British See Agreement.

LONDON, June (P).-An impress
sion that Great Britain has found a
way to avoid the stigma of defaulting
on a debt payment to the United
States gained strength in official
quarters today as Parliament ad
journed for Its week end recess.
1t was telt certain that Great
Britain is ready to make a token pay
ment. thereby keeping open the whole
question pending a bi-lateral confer
enue to settle the Anglo-American
debt problem. The government, how
ever. kept its OWL counsel.
1t has been recognized for some time
that the only question relative to
making token payment is whether
Great Britain can avoid being classed
a defaulter under the johnson Act.
Being declared a defaulter would be
distasteful to official and public
opinion of a nation which prides itself
on fidelity in meeting obligations.
Evening star., 1934-06-01
LITTLE EFFECT SEEN.
Georgia Mill Executives Minimize
Strike Action.

ATLANTA, June UP.-Georgia' S
textile mill executives last night ex-
pressed belief the general textile strike
ordered for Monday would have little
effect on the operation of mills in the
State while labor leaders, except in
Rome and Columbus, generally de-
chned to comment.
Neither group would estimate how
many union members there are in the
State belonging to the United Textile
Workers group.
Evening star., 1934-06-01

NOOlllLuueQ rIOIIl FuSJ fdS6.D
characterized the message as "a gen.
orally strong statement"
Senator Borah, Republican. of
Idaho, said:
From hasty reading of the mes
sage, I understand the President ex-
presses kindly, sympathetically, but
rather firmly the view that the debts
must be paid.
THAT seems to me sound and pa
triotic position to take.
I'VE recognize that these nations
are having their economic troubles
like all other nations and no one
desires to be harsh or imperious.
"But.w are confronted by the fact
these debts do exist and must be paid
either by the foreign governments or
the American taxpayer.
For my part don't think there
is anything unjust, inequitable or
economically unsound in expecting
them to be paid"
Evening star., 1934-06-01

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, June / CP-
approximately 100000 textile workers
would be affected by the proposed
general textile industry strike, George
Googe, Southern representative of
the American Federation of Labor,
said last night after discussing the
situation with William Green, A. F.
of L. president, by telephone.
Evening star., 1934-06-01
HEART ATTACK FATAL
Builder of Seattle's First Street

Builder of Seattle's First Street
Car Line Dies at SO.
SEATTLE, June / (P).-Frank H.
Osgood, 81, who built Seattle's first
street car line on his arrival here
from Boston SO years ago, died yes
terday of a heart attack
Osgood was identified for many
years with the development of the
iron chink," machine which cleans
salmon at the rate of one a second,
and revolutionized the salmon indus
try by eliminating the armies of
coolies" who r.sed to do this work.
Evening star., 1934-06-01
MOVING OF CALVERT
SPAN NOT TO AWAIT
STRIKE SETTLEMENT

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ARMS CONFERENCE
4, RECESS is FORCED
I: AS TENSION GROWS

Continued From First Page.)
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PRESIDENT OFFERS
TO DISCUSS DEBTS
ON VALID GROUNDS

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Evening star., 1934-06-01

DANVILLE, Va, June 1 R.-A
mass meeting of textile workers has
been called for Saturday night, but
the purpose of the meeting remains
unknown. Labor leaders here have
refused to comment.
No preparations for strike have
been made here, though union leaders
have carried on a quiet campaign of
organization for the past few months.