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11 innocent:
BRUNO DECLARES
ENTERING PRISON
Doors Close Behind Con
victed Lindbergh Kidnaper
at 10:32 A.M.
SLIPPERY ROAD SLOWS
TRIP FROM FLEMINGTON
Hauptmann Is Labeled Prisoner
17.400 and Placed in Death
Cell Immediately.
By the Associated Press.
TRENTON. N. J., February 16.—
Bruno Richard Hauptmann, con
demned to die for the murder of the
Lindbergh baby, arrived at the New
Jersey State Prison today at 10:31
<E. S. T.), after a slow trip from the
Hunterdon County Jail over slippery
roads.
The 24-mile trip from Flemingtoa
was made in 55 minutes. Hauptmann,
flanked by Warden Harry McCrea and
Lieut. Allan of the State police, was
led into the main entrance of the
prison. The big door closed behind
him at 10.32.
"I am innocent," Hauptmann sa.d,
es he walked up the steps of the
prison. This was in reply to a request
ior a "last word."
Police Evade Crowd.
The State police escort evaded the
rrowd of 500 persons who were gath
ered at one end of the prison by going
around the opposite end.
The prisoner was in the second car
Of the police motorcade.
Warden McCrea said that Haupt
mann spoke very little on the trip
from Flemington. He thanked the
warden for the treatment he had been
accorded in the Flemington jail.
"Everything's fine." he said.
In the prison Hauptmann was taken
to a side room, where the commitment
papers were given to Irving Bleam,
prison clerk. Hauptmann was imme
diately labeled prisoner 17,400.
Again Protests Innocence.
He posed for photographers, still
manacled to Warden McCrea and
Lieut. Smith. Then some one placed
a microphone in front of him. There
was still no expression on his face
as he spoke into it. He leaned for
ward and in a clear voice said again
"I'm innocent."
Hauptmann was in Bleam's office
only a few minutes before he vas led
away to the death house. Down the
main corridor he walked between his
guards, out into a small yard where
he saw sunshine again—perhaps for
the last time—and then into the little
red brick death house.
His cell. No. 9. is the last one on
the first tier end adjoins the death
chamber. Should Hauptmann lose his
appeal from his conviction, he will
take only six steps to the chair.
As he walked down the death house
corridor, Hauptmann passed six
other prisoners, some of whom are
scheduled to die within a few weeks.
A few minutes after committing
their prisoner to the State's care.
Sheriff John H. Curtiss end Warden
McCrea emerged from the prison and
entered their car for the drive back
to Flemington.
Curtiss said there had been no dis
turbance either as Hauptmann left
Flemington or on the way.
"I'm glad that's over," he said.
Crowd Fails to See Bruno.
The crowd of 500 that had gathered
at. the intersection of Third and Fed
eral streets, 200 yards from the en
trance, hoping for a glimpse of Haupt
mann as he was sped to prison, failed
to see him.
The caravan entered Third street,
»hich fronts the prison, from Cass
•treet on the opposite end of the jail.
In the crowd were only a few women. 1
Most of them were men and small
boys, taking the affair with carnival
spirit. They tossed their hats into the ι
air as every car aDDroached. hoDine ί
that was the one that carried Haupt- ι
mann.
A few boys sent their dogs running
through the police lines down Third
street and one proudly remarked, "If
I can't get through, my dog can."
Col. George L. Selby, acting princi
pal keeper, said Hauptmann brought
no valuables with him. Sheriff Curtiss
«aid, however, he brought a box of
cigars, "very good cigars." that had
been given the prisoner at Flemington.
At 11:15, less than 45 minutes after
Hauptmann entered the prison, he
had his dinner of pork and sauerkraut,
dessert and coffee.
LEAVES FLEMINGTON JAIL.
Ranptmann Heavily Guarded on Trip
to Trenton.
FLEMINGTON, N. J„ February 16 f/P).
•-Bruno Richard Hauptmann, con
victed slayer of the Lindbergh baby,
tras removed from his cell in Hunter
don County jail and placed in an
automobile, under heavy guard, for
his trip to his death cell in the New
Jersey State prison at Trenton today.
Hauptmann appeared on the front
steps of the jail at 9:35 a.m. hand
cuffed to Warden Harry O. McCrea
and Lieut. Allen Smith who has been
In charge of the detail of New Jersey
State troopers charged with his cus
tody since Hauptmann's removal to
New Jersey.
The trio, surrounded by State troop
cra, paused on the steps long enough
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CODOS AND ROSSI OFF
0
Leave Is tree, France, on Projected
Flight to Buenos Aires.
ISTRZS, France, February 16 {IP).—
Paul Codos and Maurice Rossi took
off at 6:36 a.m. (1.36 E. S. T.) today
on a projected flight to Buenos Aires
In an attempt to better their own
record.
Their plane, the Joseph Lebrix,
heavUy loaded, went aloft in a beau
tiful take-off in 30 seconds, after a
1,000-yard run.
Betty Goiv, Harassed by Crowd
Upon Sailing9 Punches Woman
Over-Curious Bystander
Receives Blow
on Jaw.
Former Lindbergh Nurse
Locks Herself in
Ship Cabin.
By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February 16.—After a
turbulent embarkation, Betty Gow,
the dark-haired Scotch nurse maid to
the kidnaped Lindbergh baby, was at
sea today on the liner Berengaria en
route home to her native Scotland.
Center of a whirlwind of excitement
and confusion on the Cunard Line
pier, she ended a helter-skelter chase
over the liner with a punch to the jaw
of an over-curious woman bystander.
Unable to find her state room in
the tourist class section. Miss Gow and
her party of friends were followed by
an increasing crowd of curious passen
gers and visitors up and down decks,
first class quarters, tourist class and
between decks.
As the chase increased, a middle
aged woman wearing glasses pushed
her way through the crowd and
snatched Miss Gow by the arm.
"Let's have a look at you," she de
manded.
"Let me alone," cried the now thor
oughly harassed young woman, and
launched a small doubled fist to the
woman's face.
When the Berengaria sailed about
4 a.m. today, she had safely locked
herself away in her cabin after bid
ding a late goodby to her friends.
Miss Gow, who came back to testify
for New Jersey against Bruno Haupt
mann, arrived at the pier with friends
who had given her a farewell party
in Englewood. She declined to com
ment to newspaper reporters, and an
Internal Revenue agent who headed
the Gow party declared, "I have been
instructed not to talk."
It was previously reported that the
nurse maid had been offered re-em
ployment by Col. Lindbergh, but that
Miss Gow had not definitely made up
her mind. She was said to have ex
pressed the intention of returning
home first, in any eventuality.
BETTY GOW,
Pictured as she was about to board
the S. S. Berengaria ior England
last night.
Copyright, A. P. Wirephoto.
OFFICER REVEALS
MM WEAKNESS
Lieut. Bolster Tells Board
Girders Were Sheared on
Texas Flight.
By the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, February 16 —
The buffeting received by the dirigible
Macon in a Texas storm last April
provided a naval Board of Inquiry
with a new approach today in it· in
vestigation of the airship's plunge
into the Pacific.
A passible key to the disaster, which
resulted in the death of two men
when the "Queen of the Skies" fell
into the ocean Tuesday night, was
brought out by Lieut. Galvln M. Bol
ster of the Macon.
He said three girders in the ship's
tail had sheared several months ago
and only minor repairs had been
made since then because of orders
from the Bureau of Aeronautics the
work should not interfere with train
ing flights.
"This work." he told the board,
"had not been completed when the
Macon started on her last flight."
But, he stated, he did not consider
the craft unsafe for flight over the
ocean, even with the repairs unfin
ished.
"I felt the ship was safe to fly In
anything but extremely violent air,"
he declared.
The Texas accident was a "close
call," he recalled. "It was only by
the promptest work on the part of
the crew that we were able to save the
(Continued on Page 3, Column 2.)
POST TO TEST PLANE
TODAY FOR ALTITUDE
May Take Off Tomorrow or Mon
day on Transcontinental
Stratosphere Dash.
By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, February 16.—
Wiley Post planned to take his record
breaking Winnie Mae up for altitude
test flights today in preparation for a
possible take-off tomorrow on a trans
continental stratosphere dash.
Post's preliminary test hops ■were
delayed when adjustments had to be
made to the plane compass. This
instrument assumes added importance
in view of the nature of the non-stop
cross-country flight.
Pending final performances of his
ship and weather condition forecasts,
the aviator could not definitely say
whether the attempt would be made
tomorrow or Monday morning.
ITALIAN SOLDIERS
HEAD FOR AFRICA
Troops Arrive in Rome on
Way to Campaign
Abroad.
BULLETIN.
ROME. February 18 (IP).—An
official communique issued today
said the first contingent oi Italian
troops embarked for Italy's African
colonies this afternoon.
By the Associated Press
ROME, February 16—Hundreds of
soldiers moved into Rome today from
northern pointe, preparatory to em
barkation for Africa in a possible com
paign against Ethiopia.
Reports that the first contingent
would sail today failed to ruffle Ne
gragas Yesus, Ethiopian charge
d'affaires, who declared: "We will de
fend our homes with our lives."
"If Italy comes against us." Yesus
said, "her blood will be on her own
head."
The troops entered the city for final
inspection before leaving for Sicilian
ports.
The troops in the streets wore brand
new uniforms, and ordirary trench
caps, but the pith helmets of the trop
ics dangled on the soldiers' backs.
Hundreds of other reservists con
tinued to receive mobilization cards,
telling them to hold themselves in
readiness for the moment the mobil
ization posters are pasted up.
The government spokesman ex
plained that this Is an automatic pro
cedure following the first mobilization.
Many unemployed mechanics, motor
experts, electricians, road and bridge
builders and railroad men also have
been absorbed and sent South.
The fact that Premier Mussolini, in
the face of a third note from Em
peror Haile Selassie, had not yet de
cided publicly to specify his program,
was pegged deeper into the national
consciousness.
The morning press reports of last
night's meeting of the Fascist Grand
Council were restricted to a blunt
official communique stating the dis
cussion involved purely economic af
fairs.
Nevertheless the citizenry continued
to wait eagerly for news from the
Southern Italian porte, where the ex
peditionary troops were waiting.
Reports of a fourth memorandum
from the Ethiopian monarch com
plaining against Italian expeditionary
plans also were current.
The Grand Council meeting lasted
(Continued on Page 3, Column 2.)
82·Υear-Old Hod Carrier Wins
Prize ior Best Painting in Show
By the Associated Press.
DENVER, February 16.—Fame as
a budding artist rests on the stooped
shoulders of 82-year-old Michael
O'Brien who quit carrying a brick hod
eight years ago because he was too
old.
The feeble eld man with a huge
walrus mustache could only exclaim
"By gar. by gar!" yesterday when in
formed his "Rest by the Roadside,"
painted on a cardboard box. was the
best shown at the Denver Art Guild's
exhibition.
Admitting he didn't know what an
art school was. O'Brien said he al
ways wanted to be an artist but
never had the time until he quit
carrying the hod.
"I just paint and when 1 gat
v I
through, sometimes I have a picture,"
he said. "This Is the first time I ever
had the nerve to put one in an ex
hibit."
His wife, who took In washing so
that Mike could "fool with his paints.*'
spoke for her husband last night when
a committee of artists called at the
shack where the O'Briens live.
"I told Mike he is a better artist
than a hod carrier." she proudly in
formed the committee, "and that is
saying something."
A study in greens, "Rest by the
Roadside" is a scene In Ohio «here
the elderly artist spent his boyhood.
O'Brien, who says he "dreams" all
his pictures and "never copied one in
my life." received a quantity ol paint·
ilng material· aa his prisa,
β
LONDON ACCORDS
AIM TO EXPEDITE
WORLD RECOVERY
Question of Peaceful or
Forceful Methods Is Put
Up to Reich.
MACOONALD AND SIMON
CONCEIVED AGREEMENTS
Desired to Fortify Britain's Posi
tion by Reviving Prosperity
Through Confidence.
(Copyright, 10.16. by the Associated Press.)
LONDON, February 16.—Restora
tion of confidence—by peaceful or
forceful methods—in order to restore
prosperity was revealed today as the
single purpose of the Anglo-French
Italian accoras.
Now the focus of European diplo
macy, the accords were originally
conceived by Prime Minister J. Ram
say MacDonald and Foreign Secre
tary Sir John Simon.
They had one single all-Important
purpose for planning these pacts—to
bring about a revival of economic
prosperity in order to make Great
Britain's traditional position in world
affairs secure once more, by a resto
ration of confidence on the Conti
nent.
Road Depends on Reich.
If Germany enters the scheme Jn
a co-operative manner, the confi
dence-restoring plan will take the
peaceful road. If Germany chooses
to keep aloof Britain. France and
Italy will form a powerful combina
tion of armed forces to assure Deace
until normal trade makes the police
man's club unnecessary.
This Is the authoritative explana
tion of the new Euorpear. security
system now being pushed in the many
capitals of Europe.
It was first revealed December 29
that such » system of pacts was con
templated. They were just an idea
then; now the full story has been un
covered.
Late in 1932 MacDonald first con
ceived the five-power declaration |
which was eventually adopted, grant
ing to Germany a sort of equality in
principle. This declaration was am
biguously interpreted in various capi
tals and so never became the effective
instrument of peace that MacDonald
hoped it would be.
Stria· of Luncheons Held.
The prime minister had a series of
confidential and private luncheons
last November, some of them with
foreign diplomats whose opinions he
wanted. He told them he had in
mind proposing some new security
scheme on the continent, and that he
hoped it would be ready by the time
the Saar plebiscite was over.
MacDonald and Simon went over
the entire ground, and from then on
Simon became more or less the leader
of the scheme.
Both were faced with a difficult sit
uation. For political reasons at home
they could not publicly announce that
Britain wanted to bind itself nearer
to the Continent. An election is
coming and a fight on the question
before election was not wanted.
They also faced the problem of get
ting full French and Italian co
operation. An abrupt British plan
would not win those countries over,
the British felt, and so It was made
to appear that France and Italy would
start the ball rolling, with Britain at
first a semi-silent partner.
No Opposition to Accords.
No particular opposition developed
here during the Rome meetings of
France and Italy because, of course,
the goal could not be known. When
It gradually appeared that Britain
was to come Into the picture, Mac
Donald and Simon had their fences
built.
They could and did point out that
everything was being pushed over the
auspices of two already accepted
peace instruments, the League of
Nations and the Locarno pact.
The British government hopes that
the peaceful method will win out,
hopes that Germany will become an
equal partner.
But Britain Is well prepared. Ever
since Stanley Baldwin, lord president
of the council, made it clear in vari
ous statements last Summer that this
country is aware UI uerman armea |
forces and German force In the. air,
and would protect herself accordingly,
there has been a steady drive to make
the safety of Britain more secure.
The Eastern security pact, which is
a Russian pact, Is approved, but there
is not any great enthusiasm here.
Britain wants Russia to come into the
general scheme of things through
that Eastern pact, but asks no more
of Russia than that.
JOINT RESPONSE LIKELY.
French to Discuss German Note With
Britain.
PARIS. February 16 <fP).—A joint
Franco-British response to the Ger
man note on security proposals, which
met with keen disappointment in
Prance, was expected to be made
shortly, looking to continuation of
negotiations.
The R-ench were planning to dis
cuss the situation with the British
foreign office, determined as far as
possible to keep a united front. This
was held to be imperative in the face
of what was regarded here as a plain
attempt on Germany's part to split
up the London security pact.
Silence In the reply on the subject
of Germany's return to the League of
Nations was seen as an indication
Germany considers the return to
Geneva must be dependent upon a
previous settlement of other problems.
TREATY DEATH SEEN.
GENEVA, February 16 {IP).—League
of Nations circles today took the view
that the treaty of Versailles and other
post-war treaties are considered virtu
ally dead, as the result of Germany's
reply to Franco-British security pio
poeals. ,
Geneva saw Germany participating
in the construction of a new Europe
on the basis of perfect equality, ignor
ing treaties and the League conven
tion, which is part of the treaty of
Versalllea.
TOWNSEND MEETS
GRINS AI HEARING
Sarcasm Greets Californian
as He Tells Senators of
Pension Plan.
Bf the Associated Press.
A gray-haired California doctor tried
to convince the Senate Finance Com
mittee today that $200 monthly pen
sions for all over 60 was a "simple ex
pedient" for meeting the Nation's eco
nomic troubles, but the committee
found it not so "simple."
Dr. F. E. Townsend, author of the
Townsend pension plan, was subjected
to a sarcastic, sometimes humorous,
cross-examination by committee mem
bers. But he stood his ground, con
tending his plan would probably double
th« volume of business and bring an
era of plenty.
As Townsend explained that his plan
called for each pensioner to spend his
$200 for commodities or services each
month. Chairman Harrison asked:
"Would shooting craps with half a
dozen other fellows be services?"
Agrees With Berkley.
"Oh, row," Townsend rtplied, some
what taken back.
"But buying the dice would be a
commodity?" Senator Berkley, Demo
crat, of Kentucky suggested.
"Yes," the doctor agreed.
"What are you going to do with the
white collar man on a fixed salary?"
Harrison asked.
"Enhance his ability to buy, by in
creasing his pay."
Harrison said that with 10.000,000
or more aged, then plan would cost
$24.000.000,000 a year. But a 2 per
cent tax would raise only $5.000.000.
000, leaving! λ deficit of *19,000,000,000
a year.
Would Pension Gradually.
"Yes," Townsend said, "but we will
not be able to put 10,000.000 on the
pension immediately. It took two
years to get 4.000,000 men into the
Army. We would have to examine
each citizen for his citizenship and
age, as we examined applicants for
the Army."
"Would we have much trouble draft
ing people to take this pension?" Sen
ator Connally, Democrat, of Texas,
asked sarcastically.
"Oh, now," Townsend said.
"Well you were comparing it to
raising an army." the Texan said.
Harrison remarked that in some
counties there were 500 colored to one
white person.
Expresses Faith in Plan.
"Do you think they would work, if
they were given $200 a month?" Har
rison asked.
"I know he would work if'you used
the same coercive methods you have
always used."
"Doctor, do you believe this is a
sound economic plan?" Berkley
asked.
"I know it is," the Californian re
plied firmly.
He contended the plan would double
or quadruple business and that "mass
production has a tendency to lower
prices."
"Would the plan increase the cost
of a Ford car?" Harrison asked.
"No, it would decrease the cost."
"Though there would be a 2 per
cent tax on every part?" Harrison
asked.
Discusses Ford's Theory.
Townsend launched into a discus
sion of Henry Ford's theory of mass
production and high wages, referring
to it ω "Henry's philosophy."
"What would these people buy with
$200 a month?" Senator Barklsy
asked.
"Why bless your s<yl," the doctor
replied. "I should think any one who
had ever had that salary would know."
"How would they spend it?" Berkley
asked again, pointing out that an old
couple would get $4,800 a year.
"Buy a car, rebuild their home,
refurnish it, travel, buy books, get
things for their children," Townsend
replied.
Guide for Readers
Page.
Amusements B-12
Churches A-7-B-6-7
Comics B-8
Features B-5
Finance A-10-11
Lost and Found A-7
Radio B-ll
Real Estate B-1-2-3-4
Serial Story {. B-5
Short Story B-5
Society A-7
Sports .^m.»hijii .»»_^.A-8-9
Quart Exemption
On Liquor Duties
Is Ruled Invalid
By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. February 16.—The
Treasury Department's order restrict
ing returning travelers to one Quart of
liquor duty ire? Is out so far as the
United States Customs Court is con
cerned.
The court ruled yesterday that the
$100 statutory exemption allowed each
traveler on foreign goods can not be
limited on any particular item. If an
individual wants to use up all his
exemption on liquor that, said the
court, is all right.
It was a young woman resident of
White Plains. Miss Marion A. Schwing.
who started the action resulting in
the court's ruling. She came heme
from the Dutch West Indies last Sep
tember with four bottles of rum. two
bottles of rye whiskey and a bottle of
curacao. The rum came in free be
cause it originated in the Virgin Is
lands. a United States possession. So
did one bottle of rye, but the other
two bottles drew a levy of $3.25.
Miss Schwing paid the duty and
then appealed to the Customs Court.
Now the collector of the port must
pay back her $3.25. It is likely, how
ever, the Government will appeal. In
any event, the court's decision will not
become effective for 60 days.
IQKES IS SILENT
ON FARLEY MOVE
Long Places Spotlight on
Secretary in Feud
With Farley.
Br the Associated Press.
The Capital, watching from the
grandstand, waited today to see what
action Secretary Ickes will take in
the feud between Senator Huey Long
and Postmaster General Farley.
The Interior Secretary, repeatedly
reported at odds with the Postmaster
General, silently awaited the formal
receipt of a demand by the Senate
that he surrender any information
his agents may have gathered which
might connect Farley's name with
public works contracts.
"I can't talk about that," said Ickes.
Earlier, a caller had reported the
Secretary as saying, "I will turn over
anything we have as soon as I re
ceive formal notification from the
Senate."
The files of Secretary Ickes were
requested by the Senate following
Senator Long's four-day gunning
campaign, demanding an investiga
tion of the Postmaster General's
record.
"I do not take It seriously," said
Farley, now on a visit to Florida.
"I can't say." said Ickes. when asked
if his Investigators had discovered
anything in connection with Farley
that might come within the scope
of senatorial inquiry.
In addition to reported personal
disagreements, the Postmaster General
is understood to have resented some
of the activities of Louis R. Glavis,
Ickes' chief investigator.
Long's resolution, seeking the in
formation, was approved by the Sen
ate without opposition, but the Sen
; ator made little progress with his de
I mand for a senatorial investigation
! (Continued on Page 2TColumn 3.)—
WORK-RELIEF BILL
HARMONY SOUGHT
Administration Forces Seek!
to Put Measure Through
Next Week.
By the Associated P-esi.
Roosevelt forces In the Senate,
planned to devote this week end to I
strenuous efforts to pacify Democratic 1
critics of the $4,880,000,000 work and
relief bill, In order to get the bill
through next week, if possible.
There was considerable speculation
regarding the effect on Democratic
disidents of the thundering attack
aimed at the measure on the Senate
floor yesterday by Senator Vanden
berg. Republican, of Michigan, who
has been mentioned as a 1936 Re
publican presidential prospect Charg
ing it would "retard recovery" and
fail to meet the relief problem. Van
denberg sarcastically proposed this
substitute:
"I. Congress hereby appropriates
$4,880,000,000 to the President to use
as he pleases.
"2. Anybody who doesn't like it is
fined $1,000."
"It is a blank check for the biggest
sum of money ever passed in a single
transaction, and the use of the money
is so unbounded, that it can warp
the lives and livelihoods of every man.
woman and child in the land, and
! even the character of American insti
tutions," Vandenberg said.
Predictions by Adams.
Senator Adams, Democrat, of Colo
rado predicted that Vandenberg s
speech, because of its source and "par
tisanship." would cause some Demo
crats to oppose changes in the bill
which otherwise they would have
favored.
A colleague. Senator McCarran.
Democrat, of Nevada, author of an
administration-opposed amendment to
fix work relief wages at the rates
prevailing in different localities
through Vandenberg and Senator
Steiwer, Republican, of Oregon, had
made a good analysis of the measure.
A statement by Vandenberg that
the bill would permit the Government
to compete with any business it
pleased was balanced against the as
sertion of a White House caller that
(Continued on Page 2, Column 3.)
STERILIZATION MEASURE
DEFEATED IN ARKANSAS
Bill Affecting Insane and Habit
ual Criminals Lost in
Legislature.
By the Associated Press.
LITTLE ROCK. Ark., February 16.
—Proposed sterilization of the insane
and habitual criminals In Arkansas
has met with defeat at the hands of
the House of Representatives after
the Senate passed a measure ft>r that
purpose.
By a vote of 64 to 29, the House
turned down the plan, despite argu
ments that the sterilization measure
would, eventually, reduce the "alarm
ing increase in criminals and insane."
Opponents said normal persons who
d* not desire children, and those who
might spread social diseases might
take advantage of such a law.
Court Allows Baltimore Boys
To Keep Gold Dug Up in Cellar
By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, February 16—"Find
ers are keepers." Judge Eugene
O'Dunne ruled today in awarding to
two 16-year-old boys 3.558 ancient
! gold coins they dug up from a treas
ure trove in the cellar of an old
house here.
The old coins have a face velue of
$11,427, but because of their antiquity
Government experts have estimated
they are worth approximately $28,000.
From $1 to (20 denomination, none
of them was dated after 1858 and
some as early as 1834.
Theodore Jones and Henry Grob,
upon whom the court bestowed this
small fortune, are sons of poor par
ents. Their families were on mu
nicipal relief last August when they
unearthed their rich find.
The boys appeared unusually quiet
and a little awed when they learned
of the ruling.
"I'm lucky," ejaculated Henry, and
as he discussed his good fortune with ,
young Jones he decided he wu going '
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to buy his mother "a home of her
Dwn" and "make her life easy."
"That's right." Theodore chimed in.
"That's the right idea. I'm going to
follow Henry."
When they found the treasure,
they were digging in the cellar for
a place to hide dues from members
of their club. Striking a hard object,
they Investigated and to their amaze
ment discovered the gold hoard.
Approximately a dozen claimants to
the treasure appeared, but Judge
O'Dunne eliminated the others one by
one. In his final ruling, he decided
against the owners of the property
where the gold was found.
Attorneys for the boys were reported
to have offered 25 per cent of the
treasure to the property owners, Mrs.
Elizabeth H. French and Miss Mary
P. B. Findlay. in a compromise, but
the two were said to have had held
out for half.
In giving all the money to your.g
Jones and Grob. Judge O'Dunne held
that since the original owner ol the
gold had "abandoned" it and was r.rw
"unknown," it fell legally to the
flndera.
CONGRESS 10 GEI
KELT Ν. R. A.
PROGRAM MONDAY
President Definitely Has De
cided to Seek Permanency
for Parts of Act.
KING SUBCOMMITTEE
PREPARES FOR INQUIRY
Expect Cummings to Testify in
Investigation of Charges
. of "Monopoly."
By the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt intends to send
his recommendations for the new
N. R. A. to Congress on Monday.
His message is expected to propose
a one-year extension of the National
Recovery Administration with author
ity to make It two years if deemed
advisable.
Mr. Roosevelt definitely has decided
to seek permanency for some of the
fundamental principles of the emerg
ency Ν. I. R. Α., which expires
June 16.
In this group are the provisions for
abolition of child labor, the right of
labor to bargain collectively and the
maintenance of minimum wages.
As word of the N. R. A. message
came from the White House, a Senate
Judiciary Subcommittee assembled to
investigate charees of "monopoly·*
under Ν. R. A. This meeting and an
other proposal for an inquiry before
the Senate Finance Committee fore
cast an harassed journey through
Congress for any new N. R. A. legis
lation.
Expert* te Call Cumminjr*.
King hoped to have Attorney Gen
eral Cummlngs or a representative of
the Justice Department as the first
witness.
The Utah Senator Indicated he
wanted to find out what official
studies already had been made into
allegations that the blue eagle unit
has tended toward oppression of small
business.
Russell Hardy, special assistant to
the Attorney General on anti-trust
cases, was the Judiciary Subcommit
tee's first witness. It locked its doors
before starting the questioning.
Chairman King explained news
paper men were excluded because the
first meeting "was merely a preliminary
consultation." Later, he said, the
hearings would probably be opened.
On the subcommittee, a Branch of
the Judiciary Committee, are Sena
tors McGill. Democrat, of Kansas,
and Borah. Republican, of Idaho, fre
quent critics of N. R. A. The Judici
ary Committee already has author
ized the inquiry, but the Senate has
still to act on a request for $3.000 to
finance the investigation.
"We're going ahead anyway," King
said. "If we get the money, so much
the b«tfer. but if not we'll do the
best we can without it."
Inquiry May Be Broadened.
Members already have indicated
that this inquiry may be broadened
to delve into other accusations against
the blue eagle if an attempt at a
sweeping investigation, started by
Senators Nye. Republican, of North
Dakota, and McCarran. Democrat, of
Nevada, fails. Over the protests of
Nye and McCarran, their resolution
was turned over yesterday to the
Finance Committee, headed by Sen
ator Harrison, Democrat, of Missis
sippi, a prominent administration
leader.
Harrison's intentions, as expressed
yesterday, are to take no action on
the resolution until the committee re
ceives President Roosevelt's recom
mendations for the new recovery act.
The President said yesterday he ex
pected to send them to Capitol Hill
very soon.
Harrison's plan to await this action
and then call N. R. A. officials to go
into the question in detail met with
i no favor in Nye's eyes.
"A mere perfunctory questioning of
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he declared.
Nye asserted yesterday the recom
mendations of the Darrow Board had
been completely ignored. To deter
mine whether the situation had Im
proved within a year, he added, he
selected from his correspondence of
a year ago what he considered to be
the 500 outstanding cases of N. R. A.
oppression of small business.
A night letter was sent to each last
Saturday with a request for immedi
ate statement by mail. A total of
460 replies had been received, he
added, with "only two reporting an
improvement" in their situation.
"I was especially impressed." he
continued, "by the fact that in 20
cases the telegraph company reported
the ni|bt letters undellverable be
cause trie firms to whom they were
addressed had gone out of business."
Provisions of Resolution.
The resolution under which the
King subcommittee is operating au
thorizes it to determine:
"Whether the national industrial
recovery act has encouraged or pro
moted monopolistic practices: whether
the national industrial recovery act
or rules, regulations and codes issued
under It had intended to nullify the
anti-trust laws: whether, in that
event, legislation Is needed to Testore
the anti-trust laws to the position
which they occupied prior to the date
of enactment of the national indus
trial recovery act, and whether the
anti-trust laws, if properly enforced,
are adequate to control monopolistic
practices."
Borah's membership on the sub
committee was considered significant,
for he has hurled numerous charga·
of monopoly against N. R. Α., and
with Nye, a year ago. was successful
in having the Darrow Board appointed
to review the situation.
The report of the latter, charging
extensive oppression of small business
men, aroused a storm of controversy
between the board and Nye and Borah
on the one hand, and Gen. Hugh S.
Johnson, then N. R. A. head, and
Donald Richberg, N. R. A. counsel,
on the other.
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