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Evening star., 1937-08-25
TRADE BARRIERS
SEEN PEACE BAR
High Administration Off.
cia|s Express Belief They
Must Be Eliminated.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
One of the earliest major enter
prtses OF Roosevelt administration
Dds enactment of reciprocal trade
treaty legislation BY Which State
Department and Tariff Commission
were authorized to negotiate trad
ing agreements Wtth other nations.
1y the Associated Press.
High administration officials ex-
pressed the belief today the worlds
chief hope for peace is by eliminating
trade barriers.
Without specific reference to con-
fiicts in China and Spain, they said
that restrictions on free commercial
intercourse among the nations had
prompted unsettled conditions in the
last 18 months.
They recalled that William C. Bull.
lit, Ambassador to France, suggested
IN Washington birthday address that
world amity could be developed by re-
duction of trade barriers and limita-
tlon OF ornaments.
Later Hugh R. Wilson, then Ministe,
to Switzerland, told a meeting of the
Bureau Of the General Disarmament nj
Conference in Geneva the time had
not arrived when nations could agree
on armament reduction, because they
mad not adjusted their political differ
ences and were sitting world trade.
The trade agreements the United
States has made with l6 nations are
predlcated on this philosophy, the
omcials said.
Authority Extended.
The Fifty-seventh Congress ex-
tended for three years-until June r.
l94O-President Roosevelt's authority
: 10 make trade agreements. It did not
consider any major phase OF the
armament question.
The United States has trade agree
ments with these nations: cuba
Brazil, Belgium, Haiti, Sweden. Co.
lombia, Canada. Honduras, the Meth
erlands, Switzerland. Nicaragua
Guatemala, France, Finland, Costa
Rlca and El Salvador.
In addition, the State Department
has announced that negotiation of an
agreement with Ecuador was contem-
plated. Negotiations with Spain and
Italy, started almost three years ago
are inactive.
Foreign Trade Increased.
Without attempting to interpret the
figures, the State Department dis
closed today that the United States
total trade with all countries the first
six months Of this year was 38.s per
cent greater than in the correspond
ing period Of 1886.
Trade with trade agreement coun-
tries" rose 37,2 per cent, exports II
per cent and general imports "a per
cent. Exports to non-agreement
countries rose 2S.6 per cent while gen.
eral imports, rejecting increases in
imports Of raw materials such as rub
Der, raw silk and tin, jumped 52l pei
cent.
The value Of the agreements has
been disputed, however, by many
particularly farm groups alarmed by
increase in imports OF farm products
Senator Capper. Republican, OF
Kansas, yesterday denounced them Al
selling out the farmer for the benefit
OF Eastern manufacturers" He said
he would speak during the next three
months at more than 40 fairs and
farm meetings in the Middle West
in "grass-roots campaign" against
the agreements.
Evening star., 1937-08-25
MONTAGUE awaits
i'm CELL FOR BAIL
Mystery Golfer Sleeps on
Iron Cot as Sheriff Pledges
"No Fav0rs."
By the Associated Press.

BY the A6SOclAteo Press.
EL1ZABETHTOWN, N. Y, August
25.-John Montague. Hollywood's fab
ulous golfer. became lust another
prisoner" today to Percy Eggleneld,
Adirondack Mountain sheriff.
As the grinning, debonair friend of
stars Of stage, screen and radio ad-
justed himself to life behind the bars
Of Essex Countys modern, stone jail
house, Sheriff Egglefield remarked:
He'll receive the same treatment
Is any other prisoner"
Brought here from the West Coast
to face seven year old robbery
charges, Montague was locked in one
Of the jail's 20 barren cells to await
decision by Supreme Court Justice O.
Byron Brewster on his application
for bail. The decision Is expected to-
morrow.
He slept last night on Z hard, iron
jail cot. Nearby were II other pris-
oners, most OF them serving short
sentences for minor infractions Of
the law. A deputy said he rested
comfortably"
Today Egglefield said the golfng
wizard" would be allowed to leave
his cell only for the regular exercise
periods and to confer with his at
torney, James H. Noonan Of Albany,
N. Y.
Montague Is charged with partici-
patton in the hold-up Of an Essex
County road house in 1880, under the
name Of Laverne Moore.
At the hearing yesterday his attor-
ney introduced dispositions signed by
Bing Crosby, Andy Devine and other
movie actors attesting to their high
regard" for him.
Evening star., 1937-08-25
HENRY N. CRAVEN DIES:
LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEER
Veteran RAilroader Had Been III
Several Weeks-Funeral to
Be Friday.

Henry M. Craven. 81, veteran loco
motive engineer Of the Washington
Terminal yards, died yesterday at his
home, 534 First street southeast. He
had been Ill several weeks.
Mr.. Craven was member Of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
and Fremen. He Is survived by his
widow. Mrs Ann E. Craven; i've sons,
Leo, John, Paul. Gerald and Arthur
Craven; daughter, Miss Mary Laura
Craven; four step-sons, q step-daugh-
ter; his mother. Mrs. Mary L. Craven,
and q sister, Miss Ellen L. Craven.
Funeral services will be held at 8
IN. Friday In st. Peters Catholic
Church, after brief services ut Cham
hers southeast funeral home. Burisl
viii be In Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Evening star., 1937-08-25
COIN COLLECTORS
BANQUET TONIGHT
Three Honor Guests to Speak at
Event Closing six-Day
Convention.

Mrs. Nellie Tayloe Ross, director
OF the Mint; Alvin w. Hall. director
Of the Bureau Of Engraving and Print
Ing. and Theodore T. Belote, curator
Of history at the Smithsonian Insti-
tuition, will be honor guests at the
annual banquet OF the American
Numisrnatic Society, at Z O'Clock to-
night. 1T the Washington Hotel The
event will close the six-day conven-
tion of the national organization.
The guests, all honorary members
OF the Washington Mumismatic So
ctety. will speak briefly. according to
Thomas H. Chapman, chairman of the
Publicity Committee, who will act as
POSTMASTER. A musical program will
conclude the banquet.
A brief business session was sched-
uled at 10 am. today.
Society members yesterday visited
the Smithsonian, and later toured the
Bureau Of Engraving and Printing.
Evening star., 1937-08-25
VICE RING BLAMED
IN PARK Staying
investigators Hold Theory
Racketeers Feared Loss
of "MeaI Ticket"
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Herbert ". Lee, known In kcuns-
tom, Ill.,. as Robert T. Burns, Uds
shot dopn in Grant Park, Chicago.
.ohtle strolltno In the moonlight
NTH Grace Syrder, 22-yedr-old
blond. Miss Snyder said they Uere
discussing marriage plans uhen
they were approached BY two men.
one Of ,Dhom slapped her in the face
nhile the other killed her escort.
8y the Associa ted Press.
CHICAGO, August 25.-A theory
that vice racketeers killed Herbert W.
Lee to avoid losing a blond meal
ticket" was projected today by in
vestigators as the motive for his mys-
terious moonlight staying in Grant
Park.
Two vice operators whose names
police would not divulge were hunted
as the slayers Of Lee, shct to death
while strolling in the park early Sum-
day morning with Grace Snyder, o.
year-old blond.
Lieut.. Thomas F. Kelly, chief in
vestigator for the States attorneys
ONCE said he believed the slayers were
angered because Miss Snyder intended
to marry Lee, her companion on night
life tours for month.
I'VE believe they decided not to
lose = good meal ticket" said Lieut..
Kelly, 80 they followed Lee and the
girl to the park and shot him down
after slapping her"
Two more persons were arrested as
the investigation progressed. One OF
them was . red-haired young woman
who gave her name as Sue Braune.
Kelly said she was close friend of
Miss Snyder and was found in the
same hotel occupied by the two men
sought. The other was Harry Mickish,
whose connection with the case police
refused 10 discuss.
Lieut.. Kelly said the slayers not
only wanted to prevent Miss Snyder
from marrying Lee, but also might
have killed her escort "to show that
outsiders cannot take girls away from
the ring and be safe"
Miss Snyder was held in custody
under 100000 bond. Judge Michael
L. Mckinley said he fixed high bond
figure because the woman refuses to
cooperate" in solving "a murder COM
mitted Just about so feet from the
busiest thorouehfare tn America. :"
The scene Of the staying was near
Michigan avenue.
Evening star., 1937-08-25
P. W. A. Will ALl0T
$120,000,ooo SOON
Total to Be Given Out in 10 DAYS
500, ,000, 900 Placed for Prof.
ects Yesterday.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
A Public Works Administra ton
oficial predicted today that one-third
OF the $4,000, 900 fund available for
moral obligation" projects will be
allotted in loans and grants within 10
days.
Congress, in extending the life OF
P. w. A. for two years. provided tha.
further loans and grants could be
made in cases where the projects al
ready had been authorized by State
or local action or where bonds or other
obligations had been voted to finance
the projects.
One Of the largest single DAYS sllot-
ment Of funds in P W. A. history yes
terday added $l00.0 100000 OF new
public construction to the new works
program bringing the total to about
1882 100000 The Federal Govern
ment's share OF the 648 projects in
volved will be $48.1l5,977.
Evening star., 1937-08-25
PRESIDENT SIGNS
CROP RESOLUTION
Measure Pledges Congress
to Consider Control Lea.
is|ation in '30.
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt, the White
House announced today, has signed the
joint resolution under which Congress
pledged itself to consider crop surplus
control legislation at the outset OF the
next session.
The President had exacted this
pledge in return for promise to make
Federal loans on the large 1897 cotton
crop designed to stabilize the price.
Continuation of loans on surplus
crops. he has said repeatedly, must
60 hand in hand with measures to
control production.
No decision has been made as to the
amount Of the new cotton loan. Sec
retary Of Agriculture Wallace has
urged loan of 8 cents pound, while
cotton State Senators want 1t to be
10 cents.
The Government under the plan,
would pay the farmers next year a
subsidy on this years crop. Payment
VI Vic ouOcAAy WOu1O VIC COIlQlJlOucQ on
compliance of farmers with the pro-
duction control measures yet to be
enacted. The subsidy would assure
them an ultimate return Of IL cents.
The bounty would be equal to the diff
ference between the average price at
10 spot markets and IL cents.
Meanwhile, A. A. A. omcials dis
closed yesterday-to their disgust
that faithful" cotton farmers who
curtailed acreage this year may re-
ceive less under the new loan and
subsidy payment plan than farmers
who planted every possible acre to
cotton.
The resolution approved by Con-
gress, A. A. A. spokesmen said, re-
quires adjustment payments on the
entire crop this year.
Meantime, President Roosevelt told
reporters no decision had been reached
on the amour, of the loans.
Aides Of Wallace said he had
planned to limit the subsidy or adjust
ment payment to about IS per cent
OF the large crop this year, but the
congressional resolution was q man
date to cover the entire production.
Evening star., 1937-08-25
STOWAWAY.

HARL1E ALDRICH, who works for
this sheet and lives in the suburbs,
acquired a pet squirrel around his
house by taking care OF one when it
was both young and hurt, as aren't
we all? The squirrel makes q habit
OF climbing into and all over every
thing around the house, making no
particular nuisance of himself, and
occasionally sitting around on some
ones shoulder or taking look at Mr..
Aldrich's wrist watch.
Evening star., 1937-08-25
PRESIDENT REQUESTED
TO SIGN SUGAR MEASURE
Three Senators Urge Approval
but "No Commitment" Made
to Them.
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
Three Western and Southern Sena-
tors urged President Roosevelt today
to sign the sugar quota bills but said
afterward that he had made mo
commitment"
The Senators were Pope, Idaho;
Murray, Montana, and Elender,
Louisiana, all Democrats.
Pope said they asked Mr.. Roosevelt
to approve the measure because they
felt 1t was "in the interest Of growers
and the sugar industry generally"
There have been forecasts that the
President would veto the bill because
1t imposed restrictions against imports
Of refined sugar from Hawaii and
Puerto Rico, which he regarded ~
discriminatory.
Evening star., 1937-08-25
c. P. H|CE, UNION LEADER,
REPRIMANDED BY JUDGE
Mcmahon Warns Him After Ar
raignment on Wife-BeAting
Charge.

Cecil P. Hice, "a, president OF the
local bus drivers union, was repri-
manded by Judge John P. Mcmahon
in Police Court today following Hice's
demand for = jury trial on . charge
Of Assaulting his wife.
After he had been arraigned Hice
was called back by Judge Mcmahon
who said: II noticed a smirk on your
face when your wife came up to In
quire whether you are now on a peace
bond. This is no laughing matter
II there is any trouble between you
and your wife before your trial your
bond will be increased q considerable
amount"
The union leaders wife, Mrs Doro-
thy Hice, lives at 1707 F street.
Evening star., 1937-08-25

Other morning Mr.. Aldrich caught
the bus as usual. took up good strong
bus riders stance, calculated to last
all the way downtown, and was think
ing Of nothing in particular when he
heard squeak from the general direc-
ton Of his pocket. Reached In and
pulled out the squirrel, which looked
elm but pleased. Everybody on the
bus laughed horribly" as Mr.. Aldrich
puts 1t, 80 he climbed OF at the next
stop, walked back home and left his
pet, after speaking sharply to it.
Evening star., 1937-08-25
.LEW|S-CREENF|GHT.
HITS MARINE BODY
Maritime Commission Asked
by A. F. l. Head to Give
Jobs to His Union.

gy the Associated Press.
The struggle for labor supremacy be-
tween the American Federation OF
Labor and the c. I. o. added a new
complication today to the Maritime
Commissions problems in rebuilding
the merchant marine.
William Green, federation president,
wrote Chairman Joseph P. Kennedy
asking that the commission frankly
and courageously' give employment
preference to the International Sea-
mems Union.
Without mentioning John L. Lewis
Committee for Industrial Organizat ation
by name, Green said other sailor
unions have mo regard for solemn
agreements" They might, he said,
hamstring operation OF ships by Sit
down strikes.
Kennedy, who recently declared that
labor factionalism and disloyalty will
not be tolerated, said he would reply
soon.
uuAey TLAHS Leg lSAdtIOH.
Meanwhile. Senator Guffey, Demo-
crat, of Pennsylvania, who is in New
York to start trip abroad, said he
intends to introduce legislation At the
next session Of Congress to prevent
labor disputes from interfering with
maritime service. He said he had in
mind an act similar to the railway
labor act.
It is the commissions duty to lay
down wage, hour and living standards
aboard ships In the new program
which Congress approved as . means
Of building up trade.
The commissions tentative plans
call for building $500, ,oo0, 900 worth OF
new ships over the next few years.
Part of this aggregate outlay is to be
met from the Federal purse through
construction subsidies and 1t hopes
private investors will furnish the re-
mainder.
Ship Work to Begin Soon.
A major reason that investors have
SHE'D away from the shipping in
dustry in the past, 1t was said, has
been instability Of Investment in this
field.
To eliminate this, the commission is
pushing to completion . compeehen-
siye study designed to bring about =
definite, longtime Government policy
Tor new ship construction.
Evening star., 1937-08-25
RACKETEER SLAIN
Wheeling Lottery Operator Shot
Down as Wife Looks On.

WHEELING, w. Va, August IS
,R.-Mike Russell, identified by Police
Lieut.. James Stanley as . numbers
lottery operator. was shot to death
early today In front Of his home
while his wife looked on from an up
stairs window.
Mrs. Russell collapsed and was un-
able to give police = coherent account
Of the shooting, but l,eishbors told
Stanley they saw . short. stocky
man" run down an alley.
Russell, brother, Theodore, and
two other Wheeling men were sched-
uled to 60 on trial Monday tn .
District Federal court ct Clarksburg,
". Va, on charges Of making .
fsaudujent income tax report.
Evening star., 1937-08-25
NEW DEMOCRAT CHIEF
MAKES APPOINTMENTS
John P. Kohn, Jr., Of Montgomery,
Ala, Is Maner's Choice for
Legal Adviser.

By the Associated Press.
Pitt Tyson Maner, newly elected
president of the Young Democrats Of
America, announced his first four
major appointments yesterday.
They are:
John P. Kohn, jr., Montgomery,
Ala, legal adviser.
John A. McKenna, Newark, N. j.,
attorney, chairman Of the Advisory
Committee.
Earl B. Mayheld, jr., Of Tyler, Tex,
chairman Of the Executive Committee.
Charles Bernstein Of Phoenix, Ariz.,
chairman Of the National Campaign
Committee.
Evening star., 1937-08-25
Washington
Wayside
Tales
Random Observations
Of Interesting Events
and Things.
SYMBOL.
WARE that hot weather make

A WARE that hot weather makes
N people absent-minded, a ma
~ tron we know set out on a
4 a shopping tour the other morn
ing crammed with resolutions against
forgetfulness. All day long she
shopped, and, counting each bundle
every hour on the hour, arrived home
safely with everything she had pur-
chased. With, In fact, . book she
hadn't purchased at all in = local book
store.
She had been looking 1t over, and
brought it along in the rush Of the
forget-me-not movement. Called up
the store and told them she was sorry,
but shed swiped = book, would re-
turn it.
The title of the volume was In
PRODUCTION to Crime"
Evening star., 1937-08-25
Hunch Fools Burxlars,

MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo, August
IS R.-J. Z. Ritter had hunch,
instead Of putting his restaurant cash
receipts In the stove, ~ was his wont,
he found . new hiding place.
Next morning he found burglars had
SEARCHED the stove. touched nothing
else,
Evening star., 1937-08-25

REMINDER,

AT 3-SoMETH1NG o'clock Mon.
= day afternoon the telephone rang
A voice said:
This is August 23d."
YES" We said, amiably.
Eleven years ago today Rudolph
Valentino died" said the voice.
Yes" We said again.
Silence.
"Yes?" we repeated.
THAT is ALL" said the voice sol.
emnly. and chucked 1t.
FORM.
"Hello' and "yes" are pdsse as
the opening ,oords in telephone
conversations. according to Mr.. H.
r. Davidson OF the local company.
Neither is it considered good form.
to use the English Are you there7"
or the old Bronr 60 ahead, it's
your nickel"
Army posts require their inmates
to say maj. Whatsis speaking" or
1ust Maj. Whdtsts" Dhen dns1per-
ing the clarion call, and the tele-
phone company thinks you should
do the same thing in your oun
home. Only don't say Maj. Whatsis.
Say Mrs. Jones" or ~. Feather
head ToddletDot."
In business houses, the telephone
company thinks you should an
nounce both your name and the
trn's, ,Dhich ledues the ,Day open
tor almost any kind of conpersa-
ton.
The compony's little booklet on
the subject also notes that though
no smile or gesture can be seen at
the other end of the ,pire, you can
put tone or sparkle In your rotce
uhich ,oill serve equally weu."
This wtll help you to influence
people and make trenxies, uhile a
poice lacking the personal touch
and decdrbonated as to sparkle is
eIpressionless, mechanical, tndt-
terent, inattentipe and repelltno,
and may persuade the party on the
other end OF the line not to take
up your entire day oabbtng about
nothing.
Evening star., 1937-08-25
Realty Sales Total $27 900.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, August IS
Especially According to the figures
compiled at the once Of e. F. Hoff-
man, clerk Of the Corporation Court,
real estate sales made in the city
during the past week totaled 327 900,
and deeds placed on record numbered
II. This largest tTansastaon was for
$3.50.
Evening star., 1937-08-25
ELECTRIC AID TO VIRGINIA
Allotment of 100000 Is Made
for Bowling Green Farmers

The Rural Electrincation Admins
tration announced today an additional
allotment Of 100000 10 the Farmers
Rural Utilities, Inc, Bowling Green,
Va.
The allotment will be used to con-
struct 100 miles Of line to serve $50 ad-
ditional customers in Hanover, Caro-
line, King and Queen, Louisa. Orange
aud epotsyivania Counties.
Evening star., 1937-08-25
Most Sumptuous Home.

The Morse Libby house In Port
land. Me-, Is one Of the most
sumptuous Victorian American resi-
dences remaining. It was built about
1859 BY Q Portland citiSen who made
. fortune IA The New Orleans hotel
Evening star., 1937-08-25
Y X X X
EXPATRIATE?

A Triting tello,D Uho is also d
sleuth by profession tells US that
Col. Charles A. Lindberqh, although
he presumably has left this coun-
try to lire abroad torepermore,
maintains q room in a Sixteenth
street hotel all the year around.
Pays for it. too. It's no gift OF the
management.
Evening star., 1937-08-25
Early Christian Art.

The National Museum In Dublin,
Ireland, contains some Of the finest
productions o6 early Christian art tn
J. Europe.
Evening star., 1937-08-25
Paint Exports Double.

United States exports Of paint prod.
ucts are reported now to be double
the shipments abroad the depression
years.
Evening star., 1937-08-25
\ II X X
PROTEST.

SCARCELY had the paper come out
with that story about the "one
woman" working on the Greenbelt
project of Resettlement Administra-
ton when We were deluged with post
cards, letters, handwritings on the
wall and telephone calls informing
us that there are two women at work
out there. One is Lenore Thomas. the
subject of our first story. The other
Is registered nurse, whose name we
didn't catch amidst all the shouting
(not from herr. She has worked at
Greenbelt for two years.
Weary Of the argument by the time
the last person called to correct US,
we tried to differentiate by asking,
Does the registered nurse also work
on bas relief"
How do you mean bah, relief?'"
said the voice. Bah, inaccuracy, ]
say"
Evening star., 1937-08-25
MARTIN PREDICTS
FORD WILL SIGN
1--WE Will Get Agreement, No
Matter What 1t Costs" He
Tells Convention.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND.
Successful in collective bargain
ing campaign against General
Motors and other large dutomottye
manufacturers, United Automobile
Workers, an affiliate OF c. I. O.,
turned efforts touard organizing
plants OF Ford Motor co.
On May rs Richard T. Fronken.
steen, organization director for U.
A. w. led a group Of unionists to
the Ford Rouge plant in Detroit.
This effort Uas repulsed uith the
unionists receiutng a sound beat
ing. Since that time the U. A. w.
organizers haze been Dorking quiet
ly and under coper to utn over Ford
Uorkers.
Evening star., 1937-08-25
Signing Is Denied. =.

DETROIT, August rs tP.-Harry
H. Bennett, personnel director Of the
Ford Motor Co., declared today that
the company had made no agreement
with the United Automobile Workers
Of America land never will"
He was commenting on the state
ment by Homer Martin. president OF
the U. A. w. A., at the unions con-
vention In Milwaukee, that: Mr.. Ford
has said he will never sign. Mr.. Ford
or somebody for him, has already
changed his mind"
Bennett said strikes several months
ago in the Kansas City and Richmond.
Calf, plants were settled by tho
union men themselves without any
agreement from the company"