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The Washington times., 1938-05-30
PAY DEADLOCK
P RE DICTED ON
D IFFERENTIALS.
Senate Warned House
For Flat Wage Bill

U.N.S) Wage and hour legis
lation today headed for temporary
deadlock, as House conferees
served motive they will oppose the
pay differentials for the South
demanded by the Senate.
Word that the House will make
a militant stand for the flat wage
and hour provisions in its bill
reached the Senate as it was
learned House leaders had finished
selection of conferees.
To be officially announced to
morrow, the House committee ls
composed Of Representatives Mary
+. Norton CD New Jersey, chair
man of the labor Committee;
Ramspeck CD Of Georgia, Keller
CD Illinois, Dunn CD Pennsyl'
vapia, Wood CD Missouri, WEIGH
(RO California, and Hartley (R)
New Jersey.
DIFFERENTIALS ISSUE
Should be conference commit.
tee report q bill carrying differen-
tials for certain sections Of the
country, Senate leaders said .
battle over agreement to the re-
port may be precipitated by the
American Federation Of Labor.
Both Senate and House leaders
were confident all issues pertain.
ing to the legislation can be
worked out in conference.
Likewise, there was general be-
lief the bill as finally enacted
would carry provisions for differ
entails, as provided in the Senate
bill. Capitol Hill leaders predicted
Senate conferees, backed by Presi.
dent Roosevelt, would be able to
negotiate some form Of compro-
mise with the House.
DROP FILBUSTER
The powerful Senate Southern
bloc let the legislation 60 to con-
ference when Senate leaders
agreed to put two Of their repre-
sentatives on the conference COM
mittee. They had passed the word
around that they would filibuster
against the legislation unless pro
visions for differentials were
made.
Also, the Southern bloc let 1t
be known that President RooSe-
welt had assured them he would
intervene in the controversy for
differentials If necessary.
The Washington times., 1938-05-30

medlcal examiner, performed an
autopsy. He would not hazard a.
guess whether the head had been
"eaten away or chopped away"
MY examination shows the
body had been submerged in the
water for weeks" said DR.. Squire.
In my examination of hundreds
Of water victims, I have never
seen the head so completely
removed"
PARENTS OVERCOME
Mr.. and Mrs. Levine were at
Chappaqua, N. Y, when their
sons body was brought to the
morgue. The authorities finally
were able to locate Levine. He
was overcome when they broke
the tragic news. He did not come
to the morgue last night.
Fer since the kidnapping, at
torney Leine has worked unceas-
ingly to learn the whereabouts OF
his child. He had sent out thou
sands of notices containing pic
lures and a description Of his son
and had offered $4,000 reward
for information leading to the re.
turn of the boy allie.
Peter Leine was last seen prior
to his disappearance at $3.50 p. m.
on Feb. "a when his class was
dismissed at Albert Leonard
Junior High School, four blocks
from his home in New Rochelle.
KIDNAP NOTES
The next day it was reported
that two notes had been received
by the father, both typed on o toy
typewriter. According to the
story one was slipped under the
door of the Levine home. Levine,
following direction in the note,
was supposed to have gone to the
grounds surrounding a nearby
vacant house and to have found q
second note under stone.
This note mentioned a large
ransom and ordered q member OF
the family to put green chalk
mark on a pillar Of the Third Ave
nue. elevated system at . desig'
mated street to indicate willing
ness to negotiate without leopard
izing the writer Of the notes.
For weeks Omen and the entire
New Rochelle police department
comprising 300 men, sought to
locate the missing boy. Telephone
calls from the supposed kidnapers
emo the receipt of a couple OF let
tiers, said to be definitely in the
Schoolboy's handwriting, buoyeo
hore that the kidnaperS would
ultimately deal for the boys re
turn.
| NO CLUES
The finding Of the boys body
last evening again threw the g
men and the entire New Rochelle
police department into action
There was q possibility that the
all horitieS would drag the sound
In the vicinity Of Davenport Neck
In an attempt to find the head
Of the victim.
Meanwhile. the authorities gave
no indication that they had dug
up any clues that would lead to q
solution Of the crime.
The Washington times., 1938-05-30
Hague clio
Tilt Due
Court
BY WILLIAM FULTON

NEW YORK, May 30 (cTP.s0.
A legal showdown in the battle
Of Jersey City will take place this
week when a hearing will be held
in Federal Court on a plea for an
Injunction to restrain authorities
under Mayor Frank Hague from
interfering with civil rights which
the complaining group assert
have been denied them.
Lined up against the mayor and
labelled by him as red groups"
are John L. Lewis CLIO, which 10
seeking to gain a foothold In the
Hague bailiwick, and the Amer
lean Civil Liberties Union.
The CLIO and ACLU charge
their constitutional rights Of free
speech and assembly have been
violated. They are asking the
restraining order so their repre-
sentatives may enter the city
without moleStation,
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Air Petrol
France Studies Plan
To Guard Border

METZ, May 80 IN.sO.-Owing
tn the frequency Of flights made by
German planes over the Franco
German frontier, it was under.
stood on high authority today
the French air command is dis
cussing the advisability Of aug
menting the border patrol with
speedy pursuit planes. Saturday
several German planes were al
legged to have flown over the
French 'Maginot Line" Of defenses
near SarreguemineS, and on
Thursday three Nazi planes, fly
ing in form ton, asSertedly
zoomed over Rohrbach. It was
also asserted that q German plane
flew over SarreguemineS Tuesday.
The Washington times., 1938-05-30

| to influence elections.
Though the diminutive, raven
haired new Mexican is usually
found voting with the New Deal
he has declared war without
quarter against what he called
government officials "meddling in
politics"
WOULD CURB DELEGATES
He has pending q resolution to
forbid all government officials and
employees, except those confirmed
by the Senate, from participating
in political conventions as dele
gates.
Il have seen political conven-
tons controlled by payrollers.
1t is not the American way Of
doing things and I am going to
do what can to stop it," Hatch
said.
Hatch has not been among
those Senators who have charged
the WPA with trying to nominate
and elect New Deal Democrats.
II am offering my amendment
simply in line with q general
principle" he said.
BACKED BY OLD.LINERS
Republican Senators were unani-
mously in favor of the Hatch
amendment and so were old-line
Democrats Of the Bailey.Burke.
Copeland Gerry group. But Ma
jority Leader Barley and other
New Dealers intend to fight 1t.
While the row over earmarking
PWA projects in the bill also had
its political Implications desire
of old line Democrats to have Con-
gress take back from the President
control over designation Of prof.
ects-the consensus Of Senate lead.
ers was that Administration forces
would be able to defeat earmark.
ing.
PASSAGE EFFECTED
Though more than a score Of
controversial amendments remain
to be voted upon, leaders of oppoS-
ing factions agreed the Senate
would pass the bill by Thursday.
With Senate approval, the meas
ure will be sent to conference with
the House, which passed 1t in
somewhat different form.
The Washington times., 1938-05-30
Anti-War
Delegates
Rites

Delegates to the National Anti
War Congress gathered at the
tomb Of the Unknown Soldier to
day to hear speakers demand that
this country never again send
forth young men to sacrifice their
lives in a foreign war"
Senator Arthur Capper (R) of
Kansas, who acted as chairman,
demanded that the Congress dedi,
cate itself Ito the task Of creating
a better America for the youth of
our land" 1.-The Unknown Sol,
der" he said, was one Of $4,000
American boys who died in a fu.
tile effort to make the world safe
for democracy"
The congress opened its sessions
Saturday at the Rialto Theater.
At last nights meeting, Maj
Gen. Smedley D. Butler, Marine
Corps, retired, faced a former
Nicaraguan soldier whom he had
fought in a campaign in that coun
try. The Nicaraguan, who intro
duced General Butler, was Salo
mon de la Selva, now eXiled from
his native land, and serving as
chairman of the Center of Latin
American Historical and Peda
gogical Studies in Mexico City.
De Ia Selva said the Nicaraguan
people retained a bitter, killing
hatred for Smedley Butler"
Butler pushed him. away from
the microphon,e saying: my
friend is under the impression the
Marines go to these countries
voluntarily. I was ordered to &C
to Nicaragua with job to do, and
I. did it,"
when the Spanish-American
War came off, he continued,
st was led to believe that I was
defending my mother in Chester,
Pa. For the flag went after the
dollar and all the suckers went
41Cef the nag.
There's absolutely no reason
for America to go to war against
enybody. We've been en-
couraged recently to hate the
Japanese. The Chinese are 60
ing to attend to the Japs them
selves"
DE Ia Selva said Latin-American
nations feared they would be
forced to take part in any war
involving the United States.
with the United States en-
gagged in war" he said, "neu.
trality Is impossible for Latin
America. It will be no more
possible than it was for Belgium
In 1914"
The Washington times., 1938-05-30

The investigation, which may
form the basis for future New
Deal policy, will be conducted by
. temporary national economic
committee operating under close
supervision of President Roosevelt.
Thurman, W. Arnold, head of
the Department Of Justices anti.
trust division, is expected to lead
the investigation. It may con-
tinue for six months or q year.
TO HALT LEGISLATION
AL proposed antitrust and anti
monopoly legislation, including
the O'Mahoney-Borah bill for
licensing of corporation, are slated
to be throttled until the investiga-
ton Is completed.
After a series Of conferences,
the White House and congressional
leaders agreed upon passage of
resolutions sponsored by Senator
O'Mahoney CD of Wyoming and
Representative Summers CD of
Texas, creating the temporary
National Economic Committee.
The committee will be composed
Of three members Of the Senate,
three Of. the House, and q repre-
sentative from each Of the follow
ing: Departments Of Justice,
Treasury and Labor, Securities
and Exchange Commission and
Federal Trade Commission. A
fund Of 100000 will be given the
committee.
The Washington times., 1938-05-30

his post and
F. D. r. has
no intention
Of putting on
the ouStink
pressure Of
the man who
was his boss
over in the
Navy Depart.
n1ent back in
war days.
At the Ar
thurdale wv.
Va recep-
ton for the
President, the
q m b aSSa6nr
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Bizarre Poison Angle Hinted
In Murder of Peter Levine
Continued from Page II

Continued from Page II
effort to trace the origin of the
copper binding.
This is a clear case Of muir
der" said District Attorney
Walter A. Ferris, Of Westchester
county.
SWARM AREA
Federal agents, headed by Reed
Vetterli, In charge Of the New
York office of the FBI, and local
police officers. swarmed over the
area where the body was found
in search of clues. ]. Edgar
Hoover, chief of the Omen. kept
in touch with the situation from
New York.
Murray Levine, an attorney,
father Of the victim, was in q
state of collapse. For weeks ne
had feared his son might have
met the same fate as the Lind
bergh baby. He had publicly an
nounced he had available $4,000
ransom ready to turn over to the
kidnapers. He was willing to pay
the money promptly to any one
who could identify himself as the
writer of the original ransom note
BLOWN ASHORE
The body Of the Levine boy was
sighted last evening by Helmar
Strong, yacht captain for Mrs. Ise
lin, whose estate is on a peninsula
jutting into Long Island Sound
He was standing on the Shoreline
when he saw the body being blown
shoreward by a high wind. He
notified servants at the estate and
they called the police.
Two detectives sped to the scene
and Waded to rock, on which the
body came to rest. -.
So badly was the body mutt
lated it was necessary to make
Identification by the clothing. i
was clothed in q maroon wind
breaker bearing an Indian head
with the initials &c. w." repre-
senting Camp Wigwam, which
Peter had attended in Maine
Identification was further estab
lished by a blue sweater with the
left elbow patched, the sweater
Peter had worn the day he van
ished.
HEAD MISSING
The head, both hands and botl
feet were missing. The body wa
decomposed, indicating it had beer
in the water for considerable time
The copper wire was StrappeC
around the center Of the body.
Police today expressed the opin
ion that the kidnaperS had mutt
lated the body to prevent recogni
ton Of the victim by ordinar!
means. They may have beel
actuated by fear that Peter, II re
! turned home, would remembe
them as he was known to be al
exceptionally bright boy. It wa
, likely he would recall their voice
: or manneriSms even If they dix
3 not give him an opportunity t.
see their faces.
The body was removed to tn
: George T. Davis Memorial Chape
where DR.. Amos o. Squire, count,
The Washington times., 1938-05-30

said O'Brien, O"'' O'"
"the question was asked: What's
sense of putting a Democrat on
q bill Of the size no Democrat
ever Sees?"
The Works Progress Admins
tration, the Department Of Agri-
culture and the Treasury are
putting their heads together to
see if they can't work out a
mutually advantageous program
by which present threatening
farm SURPRISES can be used to
feed people on relief.
To q limited extent this is
already being done by the Fed
eral Surplus Commodities Cor
poration. Present discussions,
projected by Treasury Secretary
Henry Morgenthau, who would
like to effect greater economies
in relief, call for a greatly ex-
panded system, affecting major
crops like wheat and corn as
well as fruits and vegetables.
\ i X
Postmaster General Farley
will pay his respects to the
brain trust in his forthcoming
magazine articles. And for Far
ley'S money, the Presidents pet,
Thomas G. Tommy the Cork"
Corcoran, Is just q political
problem child. But the Presi-
dent, to Farley, is still 1.-THE
Boss"
A gleeful New Dealer scanned
the ever-lengthening list OF New
Deal victories in the Supreme
Court, including three more for
the National Labor Relations
Board last Monday, and COM
mented:
1.-THE Supreme Court is GER
tainly telling the Old Dealers:
If you don't like this country,
60 back where you came 'FRONT.'"
AS a part Of its research into
the cause Of the continued air
crash tragedies, the Bureau Of
Air Commerce is carefully
checking the record of one
major airline which has been
quietly eliminating all its older
pilots and taking only young
men.
The airline claims, according
to the bureaus information,
that the older pilots can't learn
new ways and insist upon COM
ing down to see the ground &C.
casionally, no matter what the
instrument panel diScloSeS.
Bureau experts do not incline
to the opinion that merely get
ting younger pilots will solve
the difficulty. They are pin.
ming great hopes on their new
investigation of aviation medi-
cal problems started In Kansas
City. States the bureau frank
ly:
ut is believed that fatigue
is o provocative factor In fatal
ties due to personnel ineffective.
ness. Present methods OF
evaluating physical fitness dc
not discern fatigue.
I'm order to determine the
average level at which the aver
age airline pilot can perform
without experiencing detri
mental effects or deterioration
an exhaustive study Of changes
produced by fatigue caused by
flight conditions will have to
be made"
The boys in the State Depart
ment need to have plenty Of tact
in these troubled days but they
are not the only ones. There
is that professor Of gymnastics
who spends the hour from 6
q. m. to q. m. every day with
Treasury Secretary Morgenthau
then speeds over to MaSsachu
sets Avenue to give the benefit
Of his expert services to German
Ambassador Hans Dieckhoff.
Presumably the professor car
change his conversational pace
| Is agilely Is he can perform
The Washington times., 1938-05-30

lands Secre-
tary W h e n
Cleveland was
President, has
also been re-
calling the
days when 1t
was conSid-
cred slightly
humorous to
be q Demo
crat.
when they
D u t CleVe-
lands OiCtllrA
on q twenty
dollar BILL"
said OBrien.
The Washington times., 1938-05-30

o + q Z Q 7 ] Cal
whirlwind.
at h irty
cents. gentle.
men," said
the driver to
his paSSeng-
erS, CHI a ir-
man Pat Har-
riSon Of the
powerful Sen.
a t e Finance
C m m ! ttee
and Majority
Leader Bark
lie y. The
G IN tie men
The Washington times., 1938-05-30
French Air Staff
COnfers in London

LONDON, May 30 G.N.S).
General Vuillemin, chief Of the
French air staff, and five Of his
officers are here today to begin
consultations with the British air
staff over cooperation between the
two armed forces in case Of war.
The Washington times., 1938-05-30

his exerciSes-at any rate he
has two satisfied customers.
X 4
Our 72-year-old Ambassador
to Mexico, Josephus Daniels,
has no intention of resigning
The Washington times., 1938-05-30
Sen. Hatch Target
Because Of Attack
On Relief Politics
COP and OId-Line Democrats Back His
Proposed Ban on Officials
By ARTHUR HACHTEN

the storm center between Senate New Dealers and one
Democrats of his proposed amendment to the relief
bill to prohibit Government officials from using their positions
The Washington times., 1938-05-30

President Roosevets plans for his South American trip
definite. He will entran here Thursday July T.
for California and will board cruiser the West Coast
He will touch selected list of South American ports and
sail back to the East Coast He expects to be back in his
mothers Hyde Park home in exactly monh-August T.
The Washington times., 1938-05-30
New Deal Planning
Wide Inquiry Into
Anti Trust Laws
Thurman ". Arnold Slated to Head Probe
Expected to Require Six Months

QNS) One Of the most sweeping investigations of anti.
trust laws and monopoly conducted will be authorized
by Congress within 10 days Administration leaders said today
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-05-11
NEW HAMPSHIRE TO
MOVE FOR SALES TAX

co~ropJ. n. H., May IL
TONUGW NV Hampshire's l2th
80 49, con.itutional convention invention.
Scost bes today to conslaet
meets os l." it's 152-year-old con,
c st;.ms;on which would permit ~ a a
Stltu'it ~, levy and reduce the
membersip of its house-iars'''
IN tne,sared by Republican Gov
oFancis P. Murphy, the sales
ernot the storm point OF the
tax TAX, bienniaD legislative seS-
SION i9T sngest on record h OF 20
sloIi; , gasoline, liquor and race
. . hevies still were climeipg'
tf aaS,les tax proposal was defeat,
tnff nd many legislators favored
eg graduated income tax pro-
IsI of former U. S. Representa-
Raymond B. Stevens OF Ian
sff recently chairman OF the
.dsral trade commission.
The Ar convention delegates,
lrected in a special election last
March. also will consider pro
onsaI to reduce the size of the
ponse of representatives, now av-
racing from 440 to 400 mem
hers, one of the largest bodies In
the world. They also will discuss
= recommended ban on diversion
&C gasoline tax funds to other
than highways.
Any amendments approved by
the convention must 60 to a ref
e,endnm this fall.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-05-11
u. S. COURT REJECTS
FINDINGS OF MRB

CONVICTION. Ky. May IL
(UP)-The L. S. Circuit Court OF
Appeals yesterday refused to on.
force a National Labor Relations
board order against Thompson
Products. Inc, Cleveland. ana
said the boards finding teHdeo
"to destroy the purpose OF t1e
act and to promote diScrrd pc
tween employer and empoye.
The decision VAS written by
Jndoe EIwood Hamilton and sign
ed by Judge Charles {: olmohS'
Judge Florence Allen dsSented;
The NLRB lad directed the
Cleveland firm manufacturers OF
machine supplies for tne auto l,;.S
tive industry to rer1State WIZ"
hack nav three employees alleged
" discharged for uni'n activities
y The majority opinDn said that
while "there is a sci,tilla Of ev' =
dence that the unior activities OF
the three employees were factors
in their dscarge," heir own ties,
t;monv slowed the company cou!o
have been iustifie, otherwise IN
discharging them. ill., :, +his
"The boards mding IN tHiS
case" Judge hamilton said
S saSnds TO destrol the purpose OF
the National La'or Relations ASH
and to promote discord between n
s su and snploye instead OF
Sa,,nonious an joint discussions
of their differdces.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-05-11
Roosevelt Says
Speech Freedom
Policing Problem
More Civil Liberties In
quiry Funds Are Favor
ably Reported

WASHINGTON, May II. (UP)
A resolution granting an addi-
tional 100000 to continue the
senate investigation into alleged
violations Of civil liberties, was
reporsed favorably yesterday by
the audit and control committee.
The investigating committee.
headed by Senator Robert NJ. La
Toilette (P., Wis.,, already has
looked extensively into the wide
spread use of espionage tactics by
certain employers to thwart
unionization Of their workers and
the use of strike-breakers in
clashes between the employees and
employers.
The committee Monday was ask
ed by Representative Jerry O'Con-
nell 3D., MontD to investigate
conditions at Jersey City, N. D.,
where police officials, acting un-
der city ordinances, have prevent
ed persons who desired to criu-
CHE Mayor Frank Hague from
making public speeches without
permit. O'Connell and Rcprescn-
tative John Bernard Of, L.,
Mimi abandoned plans to speak
in Jersey City last Saturday when
warned it would precipitate riot
ing and bloOdShed.
The president said at his press
conference yesterday that the
preservation Of the rights of free
speech is matter for local police
officials to enforce. Removal OF
Hague as Democratic vice chair
man, he said, is in the jurisdiction
of Chairman James A. Farley OF
the national committee.
The president said he has not
discussed the matter with Farley.
Likewise he said he has not seen
O'Connell's letter. LaFoliette
promised to give O'ConnelPs re-
quest SERIOUS consideration"
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-05-11
MOTHERS DAY KEPT
AT REFUGE WITH
PROGRAM SUNDAY

Several appropriate Mothers
Day special musical pieces were
rendered in a brief program mark
ing the occasion at Refuge Baptist
church under the direction of Mrs.
Mamie Mitchell.
Among these We're the solo.
"She's a Little Old Fashioned"
beautifully sung by Thomas
Guice, and several piano solos by
members of the Sunday school,
Mrs. Mitchell opened the ocea-
sion with appropriate remarks
and among those present to be
recognized as the oldest mothers
were Mrs. S. J. Collins, Mrs. Jane
Tabor and Mrs. Matilda Laughter.
Mrs. Laughter will be 80 years
old in July.
The pastor, Rev. a. Z. Edney,
delivered an interesting message
on. the subject, "Behold Thy
Mother" ..-.' .. ,
Rev. Mr.. Edney also announced
that he will be in Charlotte for
two weeks beginning next week,
where he will engage in a revival
service and that he has made ar
rangements for his. services at
Refuge to continue in his absence.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-05-11
REP. HOFFMAN WILL
OFFER RESOLUTION
TO OPEN NLRB PROBE

CONTINUED from rape one)
is a refusal to answer under oath
the inquiry whether the decisions
are dictated or influenced by
John L. Lewis (ClO chairman),
Homer Martin and others.
6. That the boards decisions
were based on political de-
mands."
The measure calls for a five
man house committee and an ap-
preparation of $4,000.
at now appears from evidence
which can not be refuted," Hoff-
man said, "that Clio representa-
tives are on the inside. have
knowledge of and are permitted
to obtain information which dis
closes in advance OF their rend1.
ton. decisions made by the board
itself" 49,.
He cited decisions III the Doug
las Aircraft company case. a
Bradford, R. l.. mills case and
others which. he charged. were
made known in advance to the
clio, enabling them to add new
men to their membership, increase
their war chest and more success
fully fight the government Whlch
created tee NLRB.'