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WEATHER. From Pre»t to Home ,
(V. 8 Weather Bureau rorecsst> „„
Fair tonight; tomorrow partly cloudy ^ n
and warmer, followed by showers at The Star’s Carrier system covers every
night; gentle southerly winds. city block and the regular edition Is
Temperatures—Highest, 75, at 2 p.m. delivered to city and suburban homes
yesterday; lowest, 64, at 3 am. today. as fast as the papers are printed
Full report on page A-14.
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LONG IS GRANTED
DICTATOR POWER
IN WILDSESS1
Sluggings, Fist Fights and
Arrests Mark Close of
Legislature.
REPORTERS EXCLUDED;
CAMERAMAN ATTACKED
Xingfish Also Is Ousted From
House by Invoking of Anti
Lobbying Rule.
By the Associated Press.
BATON ROUGE, La., August 18.—
The Huey P. Long machine today held
the broadest powers of mUltary and
political control ever conferred on a
•Ingle faction In Louisiana.
The Louisiana Legislature handed
©ver the powers to Senator Long in
the early hours today amidst a welter
of parliamentary confusion, marked
by exclusion of newspaper representa
tives from the House, sluggings in the
lobby, fist fights on the floor and
arrests in various parts of the State
House.
Uproar and disorder such as has
seldom been witnessed in Louisiana’s
always tumultous Legislature filled
the closing hours of the Assembly,
which Senator Long called to enact
legislation broadening his powers over
elections, the courts, the National
Guard and the local city and parish
governments throughout the State.
Officers Throng State House.
Squads of State highway policemen
and the State Bureau of Criminal In
vestigation officers In plain clothes
■warmed through the State House
throughout the night as House and
Benate rushed through the Long-ln- i
dorsed measures In an after-midnight |
session.
Senator Long, actively directing the
course of business, remained to the
end to see the last of his proposals put
through.
The Legislature adjourned at 3:11
a.m„ and a few minutes later Politi
cal Director Long was escorted by 20
bodyguards down three flights of
stairs to a private door in the capltol
basement, where he entered his limou
sine to be whisked away to a down
town hotel
The Senator’s party attempted to
take an elevator, but, finding it could |
not get into one lift, took the stairs
Instead.
In the closing hours of the Assem
bly, after the House had voted to put
newspaper representatives outside the
doors, Leon Trice, newspaper pho
tographer, attempted to snap Senator
Long’s picture and was slugged and
knocked down a flight of stairs, sus
taining a painful injury to the left
aide of his head.
As reporters went to his rescue, his
photo {dates were seized and carried
away.
His assailant went unidentified.
Anti-Long Bloc Powerleae.
Exclusion of the press from the
House followed another of a long
series of floor flights over Senator
Long's activity there. The anti-ad
ministration bloc was powerless to
combat the Long-propo6ed legislation,
but easily mustered the necessary 10
votes to invoke an anti-lobbying rule
to exclude Long from the floor.
When the Senator again came into
the House, Lester of West Feliciana
Immediately moved fqf a full invoking
of the rule and there was an answer
ing shout that the exclusions rule be
made to apply to the press also.
The question was carried and
6peaker Allen J. Ellender directed
news reporters to retire from the
chamber with all spectators.
Vigorously protesting the action,
Arthur Provost of Iberia, one of the
(Continued on Page 2, column 3.)
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ANTONIO BABY’S RETURN
EXPECTED LATE TODAY
Schenectady Police Think Boy, :
Aged 3, Safe Close to
That City.
By the Associated Press.
SCHENECTADY. N. Y„ August 18.
—Schenectady police received infor
mation today leading them to believe I
3-year-old Frank Antonio, who dis
appeared yesterday with his uncle, is
safe near here and about to be re
turned.
Chief of Police William F. Funston
•aid he looked for a "break” early
tonight.
Frankie, orphan son of Mrs. Anna
Antonio, who was executed last week
for murder, was only partly clad and
fresh from his bath when he dis
appeared with his uncle before rela
tives came with a court order to
claim custody of the boy.
Lost Daughters Are Found.
DENVER, August 18 OP).—Charles
Plummer, 65, San Diego. Calif., says
he has found two daughters he and
Mrs. Plummer had sought since they
were babies. They are now living
in Wyoming, he said. One is Mrs.
John Pluemel, 25. Granger, and the
other Mrs. Dalton Spencer, 23, Evan
ston.
Ragoni Found Slain.
CHICAGO. August 18 (/P).—A bul
let-punctured body, tentatively identi
fied as that of John Ragoni. under
world character, was found sprawled
over the wheel of an automobile in
swanky Lake Forest today. Death was
caused by five bullets in the back.
Guide for Readers
Page.
Amusements .B-12
Churches .A-6-7
Comics .B-7
Features .B-6
Financial .A-12-13
Lost and Found. A-9
Radio .B-ll
Real Estate.B-l-2-3-4-5
Ferial Story .B-5
Frrvics Orders.A-7
Fo 4ety .A-9
Cports.A-lO-ll
Minister Freed at Nashville;
Says Kidnapers Held Him Here
I Carolina Evangelist Tells
of Being Driven
Around Country.
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By the Associated Press.
NASHVILLE, Tenn., August 18.—
R. H. Askew, 28-year-old Goldsboro,
N. C„ evangelist, walked Into the
Nashville police station today and said
he had been In the hands of kid
napers since last Tuesday.
Dressgd in overalls, the "Four
square Gospel" minister said three
abductors had taken his clothes away
from him in Washington, D. C., and
then driven him around the country
until about daylight this morning
when they put him out on the edge
of Nashville.
He told of being driven to Richmond,
Washington, Knoxville “and I don’t
know where else."
Askew said he was en route from
Goldsboro to Smithfleld with $40 to
buy some brick for his church, when
he was stepped by a man at a cross
roads between Catch-My-Eye and
Pine Level.
The man, the evangelist told offi
cers. told him he had a sick child
in Raleigh and asked to be driven
to a hospital there. Askew said
he agreed.
Arriving in Raleigh, the evangelist
continued, they stopped near a city
park so that his passenger might go
to a nearby hospital.
A car drove up with three men and
one, poking a pistol against his ribs,
told him to "step in.”
“1 got in,” he added.
The evangelist related that the
three men gave his passenger 'some
money,” and then started off with
the pastor, talking to him by night
and in the daytime forcing him to
REV. R. H. ASKEW.
x —A. P. Photo.
swallow some kind of tablets—‘‘some
thing that made me sleep.”
A letter demanding $25,000 of Aime
Semple McPherson, the evangelist, for
the release of Askew was turned over
to Los Angeles police yesterday, but
the minister said he did not know
why he was abducted and said he had
not been asked to sign any notes.
Asked by detectives what the three
men talked to him about during their
travels, he replied:
“They were trying to find out if I
had any money or my people or Mrs.
McPherson had any. I told them my
people didn’t, and I didn't know
whether Mrs. McPherson did, but that
if she did it couldn’t be very much
as she is like everybody else.”
He told of being robbed of the $40
(Continued on Page 2, Column 1.)
LABATT FAMILY
Authorities Hope to Track
Kidnapers Through Nego
tiations Director.
By the Associated Press.
TORONTO, August 18.—Canadian
authorities hoped today to track down
the kidnapers of John S. Labatt
through the arrest of a man said to
have conducted the ransom negotia
tions.
Edward Chard, 26, was held in jail
on a charge of attempted theft and
extortion. Authorities aaid he made
several telephone calls to Hugh La
batt, brother of the snatch victim, in I
an effort to arrange for payment of
ransom.
Threats of further reprisals against
the family of the wealthy brewer,
who was freed yesterday after nearly
three days in the hands of abductors,
apparently sealed their Ups on the
case.
Members of the family and asso
ciates steadily refused to say whether
the demanded $150,000 ransom had
been paid.
Distillery Head Threatened?
Meanwhile, the Toronto Star said
H. C. Hatch, prominent distillery head,
has been threatened with kidnaping
within the last few days in a note
delivered by maU, although no de
mand was made for any stated sum
of money.
Hatch himself refused to discuss
the report and instructed his secre
tary to say: —
“There is absolutely nothing in
the story; Mr. Hatch does not care
to discuss it.”
The 55-year-old Labatt Is recover
ing in London, Ontario, from effects
of his ordeal, but Dr. W. F. Tillman
said “his eyes are sore and inflamed
from the adhesive tape used to blind
fold him. I think he will be all right
in a few days."
Chard was accused of demanding
$5,000 “with menaces.” Police said
the young Toronto man put through
the telephone calls to Hugh Labatt,
brother who negotiated for the kid
nap victim’s release, early Thursday
morning.
Detectives arrested him when he
left the home of his parents—via the
back door. Police said the calls were
made from a service station. Au
thorities refused to state whether
Chard was suspected of complicity
in the actual kidnaping.
Members of the Labatt family and
their associates refused to make state
ments on the case, referring ques
tioners to A. W. Roebuck, attorney
general of Ontario. Roebuck said
he had no "knowledge as to what
financial arrangements, if any, have
been made between the friends of the
captured man and the criminals.”
Ransom Stories Conflict.
One person represented as being
in an authoritative position .said no
part of the $150,000 was paid, but in 1
Hamilton, Ontario, a statement was
made that “less than $50,000” was ,
handed across. Labatt was freed
shortly after midr.ight yesterday.
Attorney General Roebuck's state
ment "I have not told all the police
know’’ led to speculation that other
arrests were probable. Canada,
aroused over its lirst kidnaping for
ransom, is making every effort to
track down the criminals.
Roebuck added, however, “there is
no hot trail of the abductors.”
U. S. WILL BECOME
HUGE MEAT BUYER
Cattle Purchasing Pressed.
Culling Seen as Vast
Benefit to Herds.
By the Associated Press.
The magnitude of the relief drive
in the Nation’s worst drought catas
trophe was underscored today when
it became apparent that for months
the Government will be the coun
try’s largest buyer and distributor
of meat.
Before the program is finished, con
servative estimates said, the Govern
ment will own 2,000,000,000 pounds
of processed beef and 150,000,000
pounds of mutton for the needy.
In buying drought-menaced ani
mals, which cannot be fed or watered
by their owners, the Government is
culling out the less desirable animals.
This culling, they say, will be worth
millions oi dollars to the live stock
industry of the future and wKl leave
it in the best position in history.
Of the 10,000,000 cattle and 5,000,
000 sheep and goats to be bought
most will be slaughtered and con
verted into meat products immedi
ately after buying.
Some To Be Fattened.
Some will be shipped to Southern
pastures to be fattened for slaugh
ter, and the rest will be shipped
to “deficit areas” for rehabilitation
uses.
Six months ago the A. A. A. said
the beef cattle population of 67,
000,000 was about 17,000,000 above
normal. Cattle were not at that time
-a basic commodity under the A. A. A.
and officials were powerless to at
tempt reductions. Drought buying
is reducing surpluses.
The drought continued to make
news the country over, though down
pours in some areas brought a touch
of green back to bleak scenes. Some
of the news was humorous. Sherman
Henriksen of Nebraska, champion
corn husker of the world, was afraid
he might lose his title this year.
He can't find enough corn in his
neighborhood to practice on.
Pork Price* Rise.
Swine prices at Chicago continued
their steady climb. The price at some
markets is more than $9 per 100
pounds, including the processing tax.
Threats of floods followed drought
(Continued on Page 2, Column 3.j~
CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE;
WARMER TOMORROW
Temperature to Remain Low,
However, With Showers
Predicted.
A cool, partly cloudy Sunday was
forecast today by the Weather Bureau,
which said the weather would con
tinue cloudy this afternoon, but would
be fair tonight.
It will be somewhat warmer tomor
row than for the past two days, but
not nearly so hot as in recent weeks,
according to the bureau. Showers are
predicted for tomorrow night.
The minimum temperature for the
last 24 hours was reached at 3 am.
today, when the official bureau ther
mometer dipped to 64 degrees. Prom
that point it rose almost a degree an j
hour until 10 am., it stood at 71. |
Normal for this time of the year is 75.
CATHOLIC DIOCESE FILES SUIT
FOR $600,000 AGAINST ESTATE
By the Associated Press.
JERSEY CITY. N. J., August 18.—
Suit for $600 000 against the estate
of Thomas J. Maloney, president of
P. Lorillard Co., who died in 1933. has
be n filed in the New Jersey Supreme
Court by the Roman Catholic diocese
of I'ewark.
Former Representative Eugene F
Kink-ad and Lauretta M. Gildea of j
Jersey City, a ni*ce of the late tobacco
company president, administrators of
the Maloney estate, were named de
fendants
The complaint alleges the sum is
owing as the balance of $750,000
promised by Maloney for the erection 1
i
—
of a seminary at Darlington, N. J.
and a seminary foundation for the
education of young men studying for
the priesthood.
Maloney, according to the com
plaint, made the promise to pay $750,
000 March 10, 1928, and under the
agreement was to pay $100,000 im
mediately and the balance of $650,006
when the work of erecting the
seminary was begun.
The papers of the suit state that
Maloney paid $150,000 on April 30. 1928.
The diocese served notice of the |
claim for $600,000 upon the adminis
trators, April 30. 1934, and on May 7
was notified that the claim was
dispute*
Jt
TEXTILE STIES
ARE PLEDGED DY
825,000 WORKERS
300,000 More Vote Walkout
by September 1—John
son Is Silent.
»
ROOSEVELT STUDIES
CHICAGO SITUATION
Open Revolution Call It Sent to
Midwest Metropolis—Texas
Milk Is Dumped.
BULLETIN.
By the Associated Press.
' Robert Bruere, chairman of the
Industrial Relations Board for the
cotton textile and silk and wool
manufacturing Industries, told re
porters he would call meetings of
both organizations next week to
discuss the projected general strike
In the textile industry ordered
September I.
By the Associated Press.
Strikes, with one gigantic movement
involving 825,000 workers — possible
presidential action—waning employ
ment—labor's prediction of more jobs;
such is the Nation's labor picture to
day.
The United Textile Workers of
America, claiming a membership of
300.000, voted at its New York con
I vention last night to call out workers
[ in affiliated trades as well as in the
[cotton textile industry. The strike is
to start by September 1.
L Cotton textile workers total 500,000;
wool and worsted, silk, rayon and
synthetic rayon knitters number
325.000.
United Workers voted down a pro
posal carrying a tax on workers de
signed to raise $15,000 a month as a
“war chest” for cotton textile workers.
Francis J. Gorman, first vice presi
dent of the union, announced that he
would open strike headquarters in
Washington, D. C., Monday.
Gorman said the executive council
soon would then set a date for the
strike. This will not be made public
however, and employers will be given
only 24 hours’ notice.
“Only President Roosevelt” can pre
vent the strike, said Thomas F. Mc
Mahon, president of the textile work
ers.
Probes Chicago Strike.
President Roosevelt said in Wash
ington that he would Investigate the
dispute between striking bus drivers
and the Chicago Motor Coach Co.
Communists are charged with trying
to start a sympathy walkout among
other transportation workers.
The Federal Department of Labor
reported last month's drop in in
dustrial pay rolls was 359,000 men,
$10,460,000. Strikes, weather and
seasonal factors were held responsi
ble.
William Green, who as president of
the A. F. of L. promised support to
the textile workers, said in Atlantic
City that seasonal fluctuations and
“stimulation from the N. R. A.” will
Increase employment next month.
Labor will ask restoration of the C.
W. A. however.
Rail Strike Averted.
The strike of approximately 2.509
employes of the Mobile 6t Ohio Rail
road was averted when both sides
agreed at Bt. Louis to arbitration by
the National Meditation Board. Em
ployes of the International Lead Co.
and the U. S. S. Lead Refinery at
Hammond, Ind., voted to submit their
grievances to national labor authori
ties instead of striking. A minor
strike was settled.
Mediators continued their efforts at
the copper mines at Butte, Mont.; at
the Kohler Plumbing Factory in
Kohler, Wis., and in Minneapolis,
where the truck drivers* are striking.
Petitions in a back-to-work move
ment were circulated at plants of the
American Aluminum Co., in the Pitts
burgh area.
A. F. L. BACKS STRIKE.
Sloan Protests Against Laws Forced
by Strikes.
NEW YORK. August 18 (JP).—'The
American Federation of Labor threw
its support behind the United Textile
Workers of America today as the mill
employes prepared for a strike affect
ing 825.000 workers in all branches
of the textile industry.
Extension of the strike last night
was Interpreted as a strategic move in
the union’s fight to obtain what it
terms proper enforcement of N. R. A.
labor provisions. Higher wages, limi
tation of work and elimination of dis
crimination against union men are
sought.
George Sloan, president of the Cot
ton-Textile Institute, Inc., met the
strike threat with the assertion that
he could visualise "nothing more fatal
to the recovery program and the N.
R. A.” than a strike “to compel the
Government to change a code.’’
‘Code amendment by strike is law
making by strike,” he said. His ad
dress was broadcast.
N. R. A. Curbs Production.
A development In the situation to
day was shutdown of all silk mills
every Friday from August 24 to Sep
tember 28, ordored by the code au
thority for the silk textile industry.
The order also restricts operations
on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday during this period to 80 per
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STRAUS SAILS FOR POST
American Ambassador Leaves New
York for France.
•
NEW YORK, August 18 G4>).—Jesse
Isador Straus. American Ambassador
to France, sailed on the lie de France
today to return to his post after |
annual leave. He was accompanied
by Mrs. Straus.
The Ambassador said he had heard
of a rumor that he was to resign,
adding "there’s nothing in it.’*
He said he believed business in the
main was improving.
IS THIS ANOTHER EMERGENCY CASE?
NATIONALS, 4 TO 3
Pounce on Monte Weaver to
Capture First Game of
Double-Header.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.
Pouncing on Monte Weaver for
timely hits, the Chicago White Sox
defeated the Nationals in the opening
game of today's double-header at Grif
fith Stadium.
The score was 4 to 3.
FIRST INNING.
CHICAGO—Swanson was safe when
Weaver overran first. Haas sacri
ficed, Travis to Susko. Simmons sin
gled to center, scoring Swanson. Ap
pling singled to center, Simmons stop
ping at second. Dykes Hied to Ma
nush. Travis threw out Hayes. One
run.
WASHINGTON — Hopkins threw
out Schulte. Travis rolled to Dykes.
Manush filed to Haas. No runs.
SECOND INNING.
CHICAGO—Hopkins fanned. Travis
threw out Madjeski. He also threw
out Jones. No runs.
WASHINGTON — Cronin walked.
Myer filed to Simmons. Bolton drove
into a double play, Hayes to Dykes
to Appling. No runs.
THIRD INNING.
CHICAGO—Swanson jingled to
left. Haas sacrlced, Travis to Susko.
Cronin took Simmons’ bounce and
Swanson was run down, Cronin to
Travis. Harris made a running catch
of Appling's long fly. No runs.
WASHINGTON — Harris walked.
Susko forced Harris. Hayes to Ap
pling. Weaver was hit by a pitched
ball. Simmons went back for Schulte’s
drive. Appling threw out Travis. No
runs.
FOURTH INNING.
CHICAGO—Dykes’ drive glanced
off Travis’ hands for an error. Hayes
drove into a double play. Cronin to
Susko. Cronin threw out Hopkins.
No runs.
WASHINGTON—Manush singled
to right. Cronin filed to Swanson.
Myer singled to centar, Manush stop
ping at second. Bolton singled to
center, scoring Manush with the tying
run and sending Myer to third. Har
ris forced Bolton. Hayes to Appling,
Myer scoring. Susko filed to Haas.
Two runs.
FIFTH INNING.
CHICAGO—Kress now playing left
field for Washington. Madjeski sin
gled to center. Jones developed a
sore elbow and retired. Uhlir batted
for Jones. He got a single with a
pop bunt, sending Madjeski to second.
Swanson sacrificed, Weaver to Susko.
Haas dropped a single in short cen
ter. scoring .Madjeski and sending
Uhlir to third. Simmons Hied to
Schulte and Uhlir scored. Appling
singled to right and Haas trying to
take third, fell after crossing second
and was retired, Harris to Myer to
Travis. Two runs.
WASHINGTON—Tietje now pitch
ing for Chicago. Weaver took a third
strike. Schulte walked. Travis filed
to Swanson. Kress fanned. No runs.
SIXTH INNING.
CHICAGO — Cronin threw out
Dykes. Hayes singled to left. Hop
kins singled to left. Hayes stopping
at second. Madjeski popped to Myer.
Cronin threw out Tietje. No runs.
WASHINGTON—Cronin fouled to
Dykes. Myer filed to Simmons. Hayes
threw out Bolton. No runs.
SEVENTH INNING.
CHICAGO—Swanson walked. Haas
flied to Schulte. Simmons singled
to center, sending Swanson to third.
Appling singled to right field, scoring
Swtyison and sending Simmons to
third. Dykes drove into a double
play, Myer to Cronin to Susko. One
run.
WASHINGTON—Harris lined to
Appling. Appling went Into short
center for Susko's short fly. Sewell
batted for Weaver. He fanned. No
runs.
EIGHTH INNING.
CHICAGO—Thomas now pitching
for Washington. Hayes singled past
Myer. Hopkins sacrificed, Thomas to
Susko. Madjeski popped to Travis.
Tietje fanned. No runs.
WASHINGTON—Schulte fanned.
Travis walked. Stone batted far
Kress. He fouled to Hopkins. Cronin
forced Travis, Appling to Hayes. No
runs.
NINTH INNING.
CHICAGO—Stone now playing right
field and Harris left field for Wash
ington. Travis otssed out Swanson.
Haas filed to Schulte. Cronin threw
out Simmons. No runs.
WASHINGTON — Myer doubled
against the riflht field^jeaee. Hayes
Box Score
FIRST GAME.
CHICAGO.
A.B. R. H. O. A. E.
Swanson, rf. 3 2 1 2 0 0
Haas, cf.a A 1 2 O O
Simmons, If.. 5 0 2 3 0 0
Appling, ■.. 4 O 3 5 3 O
Dykes, lb ... * 0 0 7 1 0
Hayes, 2b.... 4 O 2 1 6 O
Hopkins, 3b... 3 0 1 2 0 0
i Madjeskl, e.. 4 1 1 5 0 0
Jones, p. 1 O O O O O
Tietje, p.... 2 O O O O O
Uhlir .1 1 1 O O O
34 4 12 2 7 10 0
Uhlir batted for Jones in fifth.
WASHINGTON.
A.B. R. H. O. A. E.
Schulte, cf... 3 O 0 3 O 0
Travis, lb,... 3 0 0 3 6 1
Man ash. If... 2 1 1 1 O O
Kress, If._ 1 O O O O O
Stone, rf..... 1 O O O O O
Cronin, ss.... 8 0 0 2 7 0
Myer, 2b. 4 2 2 1 2 0
Bolton, ..4 O 1 2 0 0
Harris, rf.-lf.. 2 0 0 1 1 0
Snake, lb.4 O 0 14 1 O
Weaver, p-1 o O O 1 1
Thomas, p... O O O O 1 O
Sewell .1 O O 0 O O
Burke ...... 1 0 0 0 0 0
30 3 42719 2
Sewell batted far Weaver In seventh.
Stone batted for Kress In eighth.
Burke batted tor Thomas in ninth.
SCORE BY INNINGS.
Chlcaf*. 100 020 100- 4
Washington..000 200 001- 3
SUMMARY:
Runs batted in—Simmons (3). Haas.
Bolton, Harris, Aonling. Susko.
Two-base hit—Myer.
Sacrifices—Haas (3), Swanson. Hopkins.
Double plays—Hayes to Dykes to Ap
pling; Cronin to Susko; Myer to Cro
nin to Susko.
Left on bases—Chicago. *; Washing
ton. 6.
Base on balls—OB Jones, 3; oB Tietje. 3;
oB Weaver. 1.
Struck out—By Tletje, 5| by Weaver, 1;
by Thomas. 1.
Hits—OB Jones, 3 in 4 innings; oB
Weaver. 11 in 7 innings.
Hit by pitcher—By Jones (Weaver).
Winning pitcher—Jones.
Losing pitcher—Weaver.
Umpires—Messrs. Ormsby and Geisel.
Time of game—1 hour 34 minutes.
GIRL, 16, ATTACKED,
CHOKED TO DEATH
_________,
Body Found in Yard of San Diego
Home—Linked to Series
of Deaths.
By the Associated Press.
SAN DIEGO. Calif, August 18.—
Choked to death in what police say
was a fiendish murder, the body of
pretty 16-year-old Celia Cota was
found in the back yard of her home
today.
She had been the victim of a crim
inal attack, police said.
The father, Edward Cota, San Diego
customs broker, told police the girl
went for a walk about 8 o'clock last
night. When she failed to return by
midnight search was started.
Apparently the death is another in
the aeries in which girls and women
have been the victims in recent years
and which have bafiied criminal ex
perts. The first was the slaying and
mutilation of Virginia Brooks, school
girl. Then followed the murders of
Louise Teuber, clerk, hanged to a tree
on a mountain; the stabbing of Hazel
Bradshaw, stenographer, and the
choking to death of Dolly Bibbens.
Police learned Celia had asked her
sister. Esther. 13. to go with her for
the walk The younge/girl said she
was tired, and Celia left alone.
A widespread search of the city and
environs was started about 1 am.
by all available officers, but they saw
nothing of the missing girl until
6:40 a.m.
Editors Beach Chicago.
CHICAGO, August II C4»).—The
"Alabama Press Special,” bearing
editors and publishers of that Bute
to the world's fair and the annual
convention of the Alabama Press
Association, arrived here today with
a passenger list of 225.
threw out Bolton, Myer going to third.
Harris walked. Busko forced Harris,
Hayes to Appling, Myer scoring. Burke
batted for Thomas. He fannned. One
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PAY HIKE IN AUTO
SHOPS TO BE ASKED
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A. F. of L. Will Seek Change
Under N. R. A. When
Code Expires.
BULLETIN.
Despite labor demands for dras
tic modifications in the automo
bile code to give higher wages and
shorter hours, N. R. A. said today
a hearing will not be set until the
industry itself submits proposals.
A hearing had been set for Au
gust 27 and proposed labor amend
ments were receiving consideration
when N. R. A. Issued a statement
saying the hearing had been can
celed.
By the Associated Press.
Higher wages and shorter hours for
automobile workers will be asked by
the American Federation of Labor
when the Industry's code expires Sep
tember 4.
William Green, president of the fed
eration, has asked Hugh 8. Johnson,
N. R. A. chief, for a public hearing on
the code’s renewal. So far. it was
learned authoritatively today, Johnson
has not answered Green’s request.
The federation also will seek elimin
ation of the so-called ‘‘merit clause’’
from the code's labor provisions After
a great deal of controversy, N R A.
permitted the auto makers to insert
in their code a declaration timt noth
ing in section 7-A of the recovery act
i was to infringe on their right to hire
l and fire employes on the basis of
merit.
Federation Against Change.
Uir federation has contended sec
tion 7-A, guaranteeing the right of
employes to select their representa
tives for dealing with their employers
without interference, was clear in it
self and should not be amended in
any way.
The elastic maximum hours clause
in the code also is objectionable to
the federation. It permits a 48-hour
week during rush seasons, with the
average over a year to be no more
than 40. Labor leaders feel the clause
has not done enough toward elim
ination of unemployment in the in
dustry, and that a fiat work week
of 40 hours or even less is needed.
The automobile industry has signi
fied its intention of asking that the
code be extended or another 90 dajs
without change, contending the in
dustrial provisions were working effec
tively The industry’s representatives
also say the board set up by the
President to terminate a near strike
last Spring Is reducing labor troubles,
making unnecessary any change in
the code.
ROOSEVELT SPENDING
WEEK END ON YACHT
Moley, Mr. and Mrs. Early and
Staff Aides Accompanying
Him on Sequoia.
With a party of friends. President
Roosevelt will spend the week end
aboard the presidential yacht, the
Sequoia, down the Potomac. He ex
pects to return early tomorrow night.
With him will be Raymond Moley,
one of the original members of the
so-called "brain trust,” who Is now
a magazine editor; Stephen Early,
one of the President's secretaries, and
Mrs. Early; Miss Marguerite Lehand, 1
the President’s personal secretary, 1
and Miss Grace Tulley of the White 1
House secretarial staff.
TRIAL SURE FOR KENT
Pennsylvania to Seek Major if He
Is Freed in Virginia.
ROANOKE. Va.. August 18 (>P).—
Pennsylvania plans to hold MaJ. Rob
ert C. Kent, jr., if Botetourt County
waives his trial on a charge of mur
dering Mrs. Mary Jane Hastings,
late operator of the Blue Ridge
Springs Hotel, it was learned today.
An order of detainer prepared by
a Stroudsburg, Pa., justice of the
peace, has been In the hands of,
Philip Kohen, county prosecutor, I
since the latter part of July, the1
commonwealth's attorney said today.
It charges murder in Pennsylvania,
because the body of Mrs, Hastings
was found in Uiat State.
ROOSEVELT ASKS
GEN. JOHNSON TO
President and Recovery Aide
Hold Long Conference on
Commission Plan.
CHIEF EXECUTIVE WANTS
ADMINISTRATOR TO STAY
Official Circles Believe Colorful
Chieftain Will Remain Only
to Perfeet New Set-up.
President Roosevelt today acted to
push forward the program for reor
ganisation of the N. R.- A, asking
Hugh 8. Johnson to work out a plan
and put It Into effect.
For nearly two hours this morning,
the President and his N. R. A. chief
went over tentative plans worked out
by Johnson to set up a commission
form of administration for the na
tional recovery act
Plans Statement Monday.
After the White House conference,
Gen. Johnson said he would have a
statement to make on Monday dealing
with the proposed reorganization. He
said he hoped soon to work out de
tailed arrangements for the new set
up and would take up the whole ques
tion then with Mr. Rooaevelt.
Meanwhile Johnson Is going to
establish a vacation retreat in Dela
ware Bay from which he will keep
In contact with Washington by plana
and wire.
Johnson indicated he would obey
orders and carry on at the will of
the President.
At the White House It was said
Mr. Rooaevelt wants Johnson to con
tinue to administer the recovery act
which he helped prepare.
Wants Johnson to Stsy.
In answering direct questions about
the prospects of his early retirement
from the N. R. A., Johnson smilingly
replied:
“The President wants me to stay.
Mr. Rooaevelt has Just told me that
I had to stay on the Job with my feet
nailed to the floor.’'
While Oen. Johnson undoubtedly
will head the proposed board, the
feeling in official circles Is that the
colorful administrator will remain only
until the reorganization plan Is func
tioning satisfactorily.
It is known that Gen. Johnson has
long since expressed a wish to re
turn to private pursuits.
No additional legislation will be
necessary to establish the new order
of things at N. R. A. as the President
has sufficient authority already under
the recovery aet.
It has been known for some time
that the reorganization as worked out
by Johfuon and Donald Rlchberg
aimed to turn over the administration
of N. R. A. over to a board of direc
tors and to effect closer co-operation
with the Agricultural Adjustment Ad
ministration and the Housing Admin
istration.
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WOMAN SETS RECORD
IN SWIMMING CHANNEL
Gertrude Ederle’e Time Cut One
Minute by Emma Faber
of Austria.
By the Associated Press.
DOVER. England, August II.—
Emma Paber, Austrian woman, was
given credit for a short time today
with having broken all records for
swimming the English Channel, but
a recheck of the time she left Oris
Nes for Dover quickly set the situa
tion aright.
It was announced she had plunged
Into the channel at 6:30 a.m. on one
side, and climbed out at 3:16 p.m. on
the other. This was amended later,
however, to 12:45 a.m. for the start
ing time. 5 hours and 45 minutes
earlier, giving her a total time of 14
hours 30 minutes, but still the fast
est time by 1 minute ever made by
a woman.
The record for the crossing gen
erally accepted here is that of Georges
Michel, a baker of Paris, who swam
the same stretch of turbulent water
in 11 hours 5 minutes in 1926. Ger
trude Ederle, who gained international
fame by the accomplishment, made
.the fastest previous time ever turned
in by a woman, 14 hours 31 minutes,
In 1926.
U. S. PLANE HUNTS TRIO
ON PRESIDENT’S ORDER
Son of Former Classmate One of
Three Youths Missing on
Lake Michigan.
By the Associated Press.
MILWAUKEE, August 18.—After a
futile six-hour search over oake
Michigan for three youths missing
since August 8, an Army airplane
poised to resume the hunt from Mus
kegon, Mich. The plane was ordered
into the hunt by President Koosevelt.
The Army ampniblar. joined ihe
quest of Coast Guardsmen. Boy Scouts
and game wardens when President
Roosevelt learned a son of a Harvard
classmate, Bertram A. Miller, was
aboard the sloop Anita when it shoved
off for Milwaukee from Frankfort,
Mich.
At the northern end of the lake is
another seaplane chartered by the
father of the builder and owner of
the 23-foot boat. John Siesel, J9.
With young Miller, l'< and 8iesel
aboard the Anita was Everett Hymen,
22.
MINERS’ BODIES FOUND
Three Die in Cave-In of Impro
vised Mine Near Lykens.
HARRISBURG, August IS UP) —
Bodies of three miners entombed in
an improvised mine near Lykens were
recovered today. After bringing to
ihe surface the body of Earl Matter,
me of the trio caught by a cave-in
yesterday, the rescuers penetrated
mother layer of debris, reaching
Harry Specht and Eugene Pinkerton.
Coroner’s Investigators said the
nen died 1 suffocation.
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