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WEATHER TUCSON: Maximum temperature resterday 92, minimum 54; humidity morning and evening, 18 VOL. 93 NO. SLAYS MOTHER, BROTHER; BOY CAN'T EXPLAIN 'Something Stronger Than Me Urged Me On' Says Confession MUST FACE FATHER Fought Against Impulse, Still Hopes to Find He Is Dreaming LOS ANGELES, June 4- (AP) -Louis Rude Payne, a handsome youth of 21 years, unshaven, haggard but calm, sat in the city jail tonight and insisted "something stronger than I urged me on to it" as police questioned him about the killing of his mother and 14 year old brother, Robert. "I knew that I was going to do it." said the youth referring to the double slaying, "but it was like I couldn't help myself, like some- thing stronger than I urging: me on to It." The youth said he dreaded tomorrow to come when he must face his father, Lucius F. Payne, due to arrive in the morning by airplane from St.

I Louis where he is an executive for a public utility company. "He'll ask me why I did it, and I can't offer an explanation," said the youth. Asked by detectives why he had taken a small hand axe and mutilated the body of his mother, Mrs. Carrie L. Payne, and of his brother, the youth replied: "You cannot realize what a struggle I went through trying to hold myself back.

I hope you don't ever dream about it. But I want you to understand did that without really wanting to--not as some gangster goes out and shoots some one." Signs Statement In a 5,000 word statement taken by police from Louis, the youth answered question after question but through it all Insisted he was unable to explain why for a few terrible moments he was turned into a fiend. Detectives tonight said they were convinced the youth did the crime alone, and abandoned all theories that a had any part the double killing. Young Payne Insisted he had no girl friends, and said he knew but three women during his career. Examination of the youth by psyis expected to follow the chiatrists, his father tomorrow.

Attorney Charles V. Rude, cousin of the youth slain pending woman, the is arrival representing of the elder Payne. Louis is being held so far on suspicion of murder. Definite charges will be placed after the inquest set for Wednesday. Witnesses at the inquest will be Desk Sergeant H.

L. Grant of HuntIngton Beach, to whom young Payne surrendered; Dr. James T. Fisher, next door neighbor of the Paynes, whose suspicions, aroused by a light that burned day and night in the Payne home, led to the ghastly discovery, and police officers who answered Dr. Fisher's summons.

Was Loving Son In his statement to police, Louis, who, relatives said, was fascinated with the art of embroidering as a boy, insisted he was a loving son and had kissed his mother goodnight a few hours before he killed her. "What I did after that I can't remember very clearly," said the youth. "Parts are hazy because I was thinking about it so much and wishing I had been able to fight that mad impulse down and if I had done it-if I only had some superhuman power, some way to turn back time and restore things as they were. I keep trying to tell myself that it was a bad dream and that I would wake up in my bed in a minute or something like that--that it just was not true." LET THE STAR FOLLOW YOU ON YOUR VACATION All you need to do is phone or drop in and leave your forwarding address. Whether your vacation is for a week, 10 days or the whole summer, we will gladly serve you with your favorite paper and Tucson news.

NO EXTRA CHARGES Notify us if you do not receive your copy within three days after changing your address. THE ARIZONA DAILY STAR Phone 2400 Circulation Dept. 33 W. Congress St. The PAGES 156 TWELVE Mrs.

Turley Planned Divorce to Marry Cowboy, Court Told Neighbor Testifies Against Woman Accused of Inspiring Ouija Board Murder of Husband; Says She Called Pearce 'Wonderful, Adorable Boy' ST. JOHNS, June Irene "Intent to murder," was quoted from the witness she thought Kent Pearce "a wonderful, adorable Pearce has been identified by County Attorney the "handsome cowboy" Mrs. Turley, allegedly The National WHIRLIGIG Behind the News in Washington-New York By George Durno and James McMullin WASHINGTON By George Durno REPUBLICANS Keep a close eye on Charles D. Hilles, suave and highly practical Republican national committeeman, for New York state, O. P.

committee tomorrow in Chicago to pick a "Successor to Everett Sanders as national chairman. There is a fair chance the Republicans will adjourn without making a choice. Divergent views and interests make it possible they will let Vice Chairman Ralph Williams ride through the fall campaign as acting boss. On the other hand a real drive is going to be made to pick a man for the somewhat thankless job. The Republican party has been noted for smoothing over its differences in the confines of a hotel suite as against the Democratic tendency to air all party disagrements in the public backyard.

A vicious sub-surface fight is in prospect at Chicago tomorrow. East against west, young Republicans against the old guard, Conservatives versus Progressives, big business against the rank and file all these elements have ben conniving against each other. Wednesday you should learn whether the dirty linen is to be exposed. HILLES This is where. Hilles, of For New weeks York, he centers has been the picturing out discordant factions with the greatest adroitness.

Letter after letter has gone out of his office to Republican leaders all over the countrye. Each one said, in effect, "soand-so was talking to me recently and he favored this one, this one and that one for the chairmanship. What do you think?" The replies have enabled Hilles to gauge national sentiment in fairly accurate fashion. He'll either pick a winner tomorrow or move for status quo. There is a fair amount of sentiment against drifting.

The older heads are counselling that a new G. O. P. chairman must be elected the Democrats be able to say---with some truth--that the Republican party has become so disorganized it can't even agree on a national chairman. Hilles has been weighing claims of candidates with some slight prejudice.

For instance he has a definite thumb-down on Jim Watson and Walter Edge. A still-hunt has been on to find a man from the central section, comparatively young and not too actively identified hitherto with national politics. It is just possible that John Daniel Miller Hamilton, 42-year-old Topeka lawyer and national committeeman for Kansas, may get the call. HOOVER- the moment, the (Continued on page 5, Col. 1) WORKERS KILL TRIO OF CUBAN OFFICIALS CAMAGUEY, Cuba, June A mob, said by police to have been composed of disgruntled former employes, charged into the office of the public works department here toshot to death three officials and day, wounded two others.

the attack the gang fled into After the open country, pursued by soldiers and police who had not caught any of them late today. Those killed were: Serapio Recio, chief of public works; Luis Alvarez Pargas, manager of the aqueand Serapio Quesada, one of duct, the chief clerks. wounded were Odilio OlaThe and Jose Alvarez Rigas, both zabai high-ranking employes. serious. Their condition was said to be mob opened fire without The after dashing into the ofwarning fled quickly leaving the fice and wounded on the floor bedead and side their desks.

HOSTAGES HELD IN CONVICT BARRICADE NASHVILLE, June E. W. Cocke, commissioner of institutions, reTuesday ported early today state that two prisoners at the penitentiary seized pistols from two guards barribefore midnight and shortly themselves with one of the caded in of the prison. officials, called on Nashguards Prison assistance, and 10 ville police officers went to the penitentiary. In the wing where the men were barricaded, 500 prisoners are housed.

guards, armed with rifles, Prison surrounded the prisoners' vantage and efforts made to get point them to surrender. Cocke said no one had been Dr. but expressed concern that shot, the men held an unarmed guard. Arizona TUCSON, ARIZONA, TUESDAY MORNING, SECURITY TALK BLOCKS DISARM MEET PROGRESS Russia Insists On It, But America Wants to Stick To One Topic BARTHOU SARCASTIC Might as Well Take Session To Berlin, Says French Delegate GENEVA, June 4-(AP)Delegates of the principal powers found themselves still sharply at odds today as the steering committee of the disarmament conference sought unsuccessfully to map the future. course of the parley, now in adjournment until Wednesday.

Great Britain and the United States emphasized the Importance of inducing Germany to return to the conference, while Russia insisted upon consideration of security pacts and France opposed any present approach to Germany as "useless." Norman Davis, representative of the United States, contended that the conference could study general security in the form of guarantees for a disarmament agreement. "We feel that the best way to get security is in connection, with disarmament," he Maxim Litvinoff, Soviet commisar for foreign affairs, had offered his proposal to establish a permanent security conference. "Some nations are interested in security," Davis continued, "but the great number is not interested unless it is accompanied by disarmament." "We do not want to capitalize on the absence of Germany," he said, insisting that would be best to seek the return of that nation to the conference. Arthur Henderson, president of the conference, proposed an adjournment of the conference then in order to seek the return of the reich, and Capt. Anthony Eden, British delegate, supported the proposal.

The suggestion, however, brought from Foreign Minister Louis Barthou of France an outburst of sarcasm. "It you mean the steering committee trot over to Berlin for a session," he said, for one will not go. It would be useless unless one has something in one's valise. Eden has been touring Europe without results. We have valuable proposals before us; let's get on with our work." Captain Eden In supporting Henderson declared that unless some effort is made to settle outstanding differences, the conference is wasting its time.

Litvinoff's security pact proposal, he said is outside the proper scope of the conference. The Russian's resolution, which declares that the present international situation is "replete with menacing, war," symptoms proposed of that increasing the conference sit permanently as "a conference of peace." Its objectives in this form would be: 1. To continue to strive for an accord on the limitation and reduction of armaments; 2. To establish agreements for new guarantees of security; 3. To adopt all possible measures for the prevention of war; 4.

To supervise and execute the decisions of the conference; 5. To consult among the powers for the maintenance of peace in the event of violation of treaties. The conference also would study pacts of non-aggression and mutual assistance. CIRTUS MARKETERS' LICENSES CANCELLED WASHINGTON, June Secretary Wallace announced day the licenses held by C. R.

Montgomery, Pomona, and R. E. Lott, Beverly Hills, California, for shipthe California -Arizona marketing ping oranges a and grapefruit under agreement, had been suspended. Lott's license was suspended for a period of six months as a result of a determination by the secretary, he said, that the firm operating under the name of R. E.

Lott Distributing company had refused to request allotment, failed to report such shipments and refused to submit records to the distribution committee. Montgomery's license was revoked upon the secretary's findings that his firm had violated the license in nine instances, the violations consisting of shipping in excess of allotments made during the proration period of January 4 to February 17, of improper representation of shipments to the control board causing the issuance of allotments in excess of those to which the company was entitled. refusal to submit records to committee and disregard of the committee's authority. BOMB EXPLODES IN EXPRESS STATION CHICAGO, June persons were injured, two seriously, when two dynamite bombs exploded tonight in a railway express agency garage. Several persons in a nearby restaurant attracted by the first were showered with splintered glass as the second went off.

Mailo JUNE 5, 1934 Educator Dies REV. CHAS. L. O'DONNELL WORLD HONORS FR. O'DONNELL Condolences Pour Into Notre Dame on Death Of President SOUTH BEND, June The death today of the Rev.

Charles L. O'Donnell brought messages of condolence from all parts of the world to the University of Notre Dame which he served as president for six years. Alumni and friends joined students and faculty in mourning the death of the president shortly after midnight from a streptococcus infection with which he was stricken almost a year ago. He was 47 years old. Funeral services for Father O'Donnell will be held Wednesday.

Father O'Donnell was elected eleventh president of the Notre Dame in 1928 for a three-year term. He was re-elected in 1931. His term would have expired next month, for a president can serve Notre Dame only six years. Father O'Donnell's last public appearance was exactly a year ago today when he appeared at the 1933 commencement exercises and presented the golden jubilee Laetare medal to McCormack, famous singer. The 1934 commencement was held only yesterday.

The Rev. John F. O'Hara, C. S. appointed vice president of the university last July, will serve out the remainder of the Rev.

O'Donnell's term as acting president. Priest, educator and poet, Father O'Donnell had an important part in the life of the university here for many years, first as a student, then as a professor, and later as its president. He was a native Hoosier, born in Greenfield November 15, 1884, and ordained a Catholic priest in 1910. In addition to Notre Dame, he studied at Holy Cross college, Washington, D. and at Harvard and Catholic universities prior to his ordination.

Notre Dame greatest period of xperiencedspher sion during Father O'Donnell's administration, adding eight large and beautiful buildings and a great stadium to the campus. Father O'Donnell was a close friend of the late Knute K. Rockne, Notre Dame's football coach, and as president of the university won national recognition for his championship of intercollegiate athletics as part of college training for men. March 3, 1932, he was awarded the Order of the Crown of Italy by King Victor Emmanuel III in ceremonies at Notre Dame. PADDOCK RECEIVES 3 YEARS IN PRISON PHOENIX, June J.

Paddock, former mayor of Phoenix, convicted last week of income tax evasion, was sentenced today by Federal Judge George Cosgrave to three years imprisonment and fined $2,500 ana costs. Paddock was convicted on one count charging income tax evasion and another charging failure to file his return within the time required by law. He was acquitted on another count of evasion. The prison term was imposed on the first count and the fine on the second. Immediately after sentence had been pronounced, defense counsel moved for a new trial.

Argument upon the motion was begun at once. Motion for a new trial was denied. Paddock is at liberty under $5,000 bond pending decision on appeal. TURNER LEADING FOR GOVERNOR IN IOWA DES MOINISS, June Former Governor Dan Turner of Corning was holding a narrow lead tonight in the Republican gubernational contest of the state's primary election. With 299 of the state's 2452 precincts accounted for, the count stood: Robert M.

Colflesh 14.624, ClarKnutson 8,212, Wallace M. Short 4,404, Turner 15,996. Returns from 633 precincts for the Democratic nomination for governor gave: Finch, Herring, Zylstra, 4,702. Star TWELVE JOHNSON LAW STOPS BRITISH DEBT PAYMENT England Notifies U. S.

It Will Not Make Token Installment DENIES REPUDIATION $85,000,000 Due June 15 To Be Passed Over; Finland Pays WASHINGTON, June (AP) Great Britain dispatched a note to the state dethe United States it had been partment late today informing found necessary to defer making any payment on the total of $261,791,011.68 due on war debts installment on June 15. A few minutes before the British note was made public L. Astrom, the Finnish minister, informed the state department that the Finnish government would, as usual, make full payment in cash installment amount- of its war debt ing to $166,538 in New York June 15. The British note was delivered to William Phillips, under secretary of state, by Philip Broadmead, first secretary of the British embassy, acting for Sir Ronald Lindsey, the British ambassador. Great Britain on June 15, 1933, made a token payment of 000,000, and on December 15, 1933, remitted a token of $7,500,000.

The failure to make an offer British, partial payment on this due date was attributed to the Johnson act, passed since the last payment, which specified that nation, not making payment in full, would be considered as in default. Two Alternatives "His majesty's government," the British note said, "are faced with a choice between only two alternatives. to pay in full the sum of $262,000,000 as set forth in the communication from the United States treasury, dated May 25, or to suspend all interim payments pending a final revision of the settlement, which has been delayed by events beyond the control of the two governments. xx "His majesty's government feels that they could not assume the responsibility of adopting a course which would revive the whole system of intergovernmental war debts payments. "As already pointed out, the resumption of full payment to the United States would necessitate a corresponding demand by his majesty's government from their own war debtors.

It would be a recreation of the conditions which existed prior to the world crisis and were in a large measure responsible for it. "Such precedure would throw a bombshell into the European arena which would have financial and (Continued on page 2, Col. 7) E. R. A.

STRIKE AT DOUGLAS SETTLED re relief BISBEE, June administration workers, -Emergency who went on a strike Saturday, will return to work tomorrow, ERA officials said tonight, and will work in seven-hour shifts. Representatives of the Bisbee Federal Labor union, which called the strike, claimed, however, that the men will work only six hours. The workers walked out in protest against a seven-hour day. Governor B. B.

Moeur in a telegram to labor union officials here today said he was taking up demands of the workers for a sixhour day with authorities in Washington where all rulings in connection with relief are made. "There can be no deviation from Washington instructions in these matters," the governor's telegram said. "You may be assured I am deeply interested in securing all the employment at the highest rate of pay possible for labor." Approximately 60 per cent of the striking ERA workmen, returned to work today. them worked only six hours, however. R.

E. Souers, local ERA chairman, is in the White Mountains on a vacation trip and could not be reached for a statement. TWO MORE DILLINGER 'MOLLS' ARRESTED CHICAGO, June more Dillinger gang-girls today were captured and held on $20,000 bonds each charges of ing the fugitive No. 1 desperado, John Dillinger. Arrested Friday in a raid on a hotel by Police Capt.

John Stege and members of his squad assigned to "get Dillinger dead or alive." The women had been turned over to federal agents for questioning. At the arraignment before United States Commissioner Edwin K. Walker one said she was Bernice Clark, wife of Russell Clark, Dillinger gangster under a life sentence for the slaying of Sheriff Jess Sarber at Lima, Ohio, last Oct. 12, when members of the gang freed their 1. ader from jail.

The other, who told Capt. Stege she was a sweetheart of Harry Pierpont, under death sentence for the same Ohio crime, sald she was Patricia Cherrington. She was indicted under the name of Patricia Young, which she gave first. Both women pleaded not guilty and were remanded to cells to await a removal hearing, June 12. An LEADVILLE, June -Unless a keen sense of stands in her way, Mrs.

H. pride. Tabor, the "Baby Doe" widow of the former silver king of Leadville, will enjoy a comfortable life while her famed Matchless mine is developed by Chicago financiers. so far, efforts of the Chicagoans to contact the former belle of Washington and Denver society have been fruitless. In characteristic fashion, she left A note pinned on her shack "Gone to Denver" when she had an appointment meet representatives of the Chicagoans Saturday and close a deal with them." The owners of the Matchless have Indicated they prepared to install a plant and drain the old shaft, which produced millions for Colorado's best known silver king, as soon as they can make definite arrangements, with was Mrs.

acquired Tabor. by the group of Chicago capitalists from the tion Shorego company, an organizaowned by the J. K. Mullen estate, 8 company known as the Matchless Silver Dollar Mines, was formed. J.

Warsaw, Chicago department store owner, is president. The Mullen estate permitted Mrs. Tabor to live on the property because of her strong attachment for it and her hope that day it will restore the practically extinct Tabor fortune. Representatives of the firm indicated they are willing to provide comfortable quarters and a modest income for Mrs. Tabor if she can be persuaded to abandon the shack at the Matchless in which she has been living.

SHOOTING LAID TO THIRD PARTY PAGES Widow of 'Silver King' Refuses to Quit Old 'Shack' Phoenix and U. S. Officers To Deny They Killed Innocent Sleeper PHOENIX, June 4-(P)- Testimony that there was opposing gunfire early Sunday morning when police and department of justice agents trapped and killed an extortionist and accidentally mortally wonded an innocent man 1s expected to be given a coroner's jury at a formal tomorrow. It was from a inquest, reliable source that cannot be quoted that officers are prepared to tell the coroner's jury that there was answering gunfire when they mowed down Louis Walsh, 29, who had tried to extort $3,500 from I. Diamond, department store owner, under threat of serious bodily harm to his family.

Whether officers will seek to show that the bullet that fatally wounded Robert Perkins, 27, as he lay asleep in his bed on a screened porch near the place where the trap was sprung, was fired from a gun in the hands of someone other than an officer was not learned. The gunfire officers are expected to attribute to an undidentified man and woman who the at shooting. Officers have consistently declined to discuss the shooting and the information concerning the supposed opposing gunfire gave the case a new aspect. Originally scheduled, for today, the coroner's postponed until tomorrow to permit further investigation of the fatal wounding of Perkins by a stray bullet as officers directed a deadly fire at Walsh after he had taken $3,500 from Diamond and then, tossing the money into a garbage can, ran when he heard the command to "Halt." Authorities were said to be considering the possibility the man and woman they believe fled from the scene of the shooting may have been the other members of "The Black signature on each of two letters sent to Diamond threating seriously bodily harm to his family if the money was not paid. Twelve fifteen witnesses are scheduled to testify at the inquest.

Chief among them are federal and local authorities who waited for the "contact" of the extortionist and then opened fire when he ran after they had commanded him to halt. Others will include relatives of Perkins, who concerning the manner he was will, testify, shot; Dr. C. Craig, county physician, who will describe the wounds which caused the death of each man; and perhaps Diamond. The six jurors, expaneled early Sunday morning, already have visited the death scene and viewed the bodies.

TWO MEN KILLED IN FALL AT SAME SPOT DENVER, June 4-(P)- Marking the second fatal accident of its kind at the place In two days, a man about 30, who had registered as R. J. Caddy of Atlanta, leaped or fell to his death from the window on the second floor of a Curtis street hotel tonight. He was still breathing when witnesses to his plunge reached him, but he died within a few minutes. Yesterday, Herman H.

Cline, 27, Hollswood, singer, was killed after falling from a fourth floor window. In his plunge Cline's body struck and shattered a window in the room on the third floor occupied by Gaddy, The hotel Mrs. P. Wilson, said. Gaddy was assigned to a room on the floor below, she said.

He fell to the bottom of the court in which Cline lost his life. Independent NEWSpaper Printing the News Impartially pct. PRICE FIVE CENTS DROUGHT CRISIS TO BRING NEW APPROPRIATION Roosevelt Calls Solons From 15 Stricken States to Meet ARIZONA INCLUDED $220,000,000 Relief Fund To Be Added to Present $900,000,000 which end daughter of the mortally wounded J. Turley. mother's and her mother kill her father marry a handsome Mrs.

Nellie Turley took Turley frequently about Pearce. "She said wonderful, Walk testified, him." Planned The witness her she from an estate when she got right to Reno marry Pearce him. Mrs. Walk had told her him (Pearce) man." She said told her she and another him because he home." Questioned cursions witnesses Turley, Mattie, Wiltbank had Walk said Mrs. mentioned them "'I have a the Turley as saying.

Mrs. Walk the Turley shooting. She her she would that she refused speak to Turley. J. D.

Walk, testified he ley home by Turley lying ed. He said he the house gested to Mrs. called before summon Turley, who Nary hospital, Walk ranch ering. He was by plane to condition in a hospital Son Mrs. Turley's David, who today by the mony he had preliminary at that time quarreled was not harmony day he declared untrue and been pleasant.

He told of him and his returning from shooting. His car, he said, happened, hear his sister's When his into the car, learned of the asked Mattie "I was stumbled and shotgun Mattie replied. The defense was accidental. Asked why at the preliminary replied he at sore at Mom." Turley, on trial for stand today as saying boy." J. Smith Gibbons as to marry, to Mattie, 15-year-old defendant, shot her father, ErnMattie has testified ouija directedinsisted she mother could cowboy." Walk, who lives near where the shootranches testified today Mrs.

had talked to she thought Kent adorable boy," Mrs. "and that she cared Divorce said Mrs. Turley had was expecting money in the east and that it she planned "to and get divorce," and buy a ranch for declared Mrs. Turley if "she couldn't have she didn't want any the defendant once didn't care for Turley time said "she hated had never made her about nocturnal exhave said Mrs. Pearce and made together.

Turley once had to her. hell of a good time on Mrs. Walk quoted Mrs. also told of going to ranch the day of the said Mrs. Turley told not be needed and to allow her to husband of Mrs.

Walk, was called to the TurMattie, that he found on the ground, woundhelped carry Turley and three times sugTurley that a doctor she made any move medical aid. was taken to the Mcspent 14 days at the while apparently recovremoved from there San Diego when his became worse, and died in the coast city, Changes Story 14-year-old son, was placed on the stand state, declared testigiven at his mother's hearing was untrue. He asserted his parents frequently and that there in the home. Tohis statements were that the home life had Mattie's coming to meet mother as they were town the day mother got of the and asked, "What has Mattie?" but he did not answer. mother and Mattie got however, and he had shooting, his mother how it happened.

running behind him, fell and both barrels went off', he said contends the shooting he admittedly had lied hearing the boy that time "was pretty He alleged County sore at Mom." He alleged County Attorney Gibbons had told him to tell the same story as Mattie at the preliminary hearing. David told the jury his mother had sought to have another physician called on the case while Turley was at the McNary hospital and that "Mom wanted Dad taken to a hospital at San Diego and offered to it." pather witnesses today were Pollard Wiltbank, Mattie's "boy friend," who told of trips he, Mattie, Mrs. Turley and Kent Pearce had made together; Springerville and mechanic, Kenneth who said Butler, ere had heard Mrs. Turley and Pearce discuss the case, but that he did not know what had been said. The state announced just before court recessed tonight it probably ready to rest, but asked, and granted, until tomorrow to was check over its case.

12 MEN FLEE FROM MISSISSIPPI JAIL PARCHMAN, June -Twelve men escaped from the Mississippi penitentiary today and left one convict dead with two other prisoners and a guard wounded. Eleven were quickly recaptured and officials believed the twelfth would be in custody by morning. Andrew Lewis, serving a term for robbery, was shot to death by guards as he fled with the others from camp 10, where many of the unruly prisoners quartered. O. B.

Winters, bank robber and purportedly one of the leaders back of the break, was struck in by guards' fire and his condition was critical. J. M. Williamson, serving a three-year robbery sentence, suffered an ankle wound. Veto Brewer, a trusty guard who attempted to halt the break, was shot through the spine by the fleeing convicts.

Prison officials said he likely would live but may be paralyzed. The break occurred as the convicts were returning from work in a cotton field. NEA BY ASSOCIATED PRESS While drought stricken areas of the vast middle west farm belt, given respite from abnormal heat Monday, drank in beneficial but inadequate scattered rains that fell over the week-end, Washington officialdom, led by President Roosevelt, framed a multimillion dollar relief program for, Taking farmers in cognizance the of blighted a month regions. of unprecedented aridity that has reduced wind swept plains almost to unproductiveness, the President summoned congressional representatives of 15 states to meet him tomorrow to discuss relief plans. Washington was goaded into speedy action by a report made to the relief administration that famine conditions would prevail in one section of the nation unless early rain or federal aid were forthcoming.

Imminence of a national food shortage, although described as remote by government officials, hastened house approval of a supply bill providing $1,178,000 and 8 potential relief expenditure of up to six billion dollars. The measure it was asserted gave ample authority for providing funds for drought lief. June showers tempered the weath. er in regions suffering most, and there was promise of more scattered rains and continued cool days, Rains coursed through parched fields in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Montana, and in scattered sections of Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska and Kansas. Thirsty roots of all but dead wheat kotas received water, relieving the pessimism of farmers in those states.

Prices Advanced A month of severe drought has created substantial price gains in farm commodities, statistics on Chicago markets showed. The follow. ing table shows price range from April 30 to June 4: April 30 June 4 July July corn July July rye. Hogs (top) 3.90 3.65 Cattle 9.00 00 3.90 gains substantial offFarm economists. asserted price set to the unofficial estimated drought damage of more, than $200,000,000 they pointed livestock had not followed grains on the upturn because the drought has served to flood markets with animals for which there was no pasturage on the farms.

50,000 MEN NOW ON WORK RELIEF WASHINGTON, June President Roosevelt studied the drought situation today then summoned congressional delegations from the affected states to meet with him at the White House tomorrow to discuss a tentative gram involving expenditure of more than a half billion dollars for relief and rehabilitation. Afterward, Harry L. Hopkins, federal relief administrator, nounced an additional $2,200,000 had been made available for work relief in the west and mid-west. Hopkins said 50,000 men were on work relief now, and 150,000 would be employed before the end of the week. A sudden squall sent rain swishing about the windows of Hopkins' office while he discussed the paralleled drought.

The relief administrator commented "a half day of this out where they need it would save us 10 million dollars." Hopkins was one of those attending a conference on the drought situation with Mr. Roosevelt. The plan studied contemplated the penditure of approximately (Continued to page 3, Col. 3) FAVOUR'S EXPENSE ACCOUNT IN COURT PHOENIX, June an amendment to chapter 2803 of the 1928 revised code, adopted by the 11th legislature In special session, was attacked on oral arguments before the supreme court today in the case of A. H.

Favour, chairman of the Colorado river commission, against Mrs. Ana miller, state auditor. The suit, original proceeding before the court, seeks mandamus to compel Mrs. miller to honor Favour's claim for $442.35 expenses for 24-day trip to Washington on commission ness. Counsel for Favour contends the amendment, which provides 5 cents a mile mileage for public officials and expenses of not more than $5 a day, did not apply to the river commission because the bill creating the commission and allowing its members their expenses while on trips was enacted after chapter 2803 became a law.

Legality of the chapter was questioned on the contention the ure, after enactment, was filed with the secretary of state without signature of the speaker of the house. a Mrs. Frohmiller declined to honor Favour's claim on the ground his expenses had exceeded $5 a day allowed by the amendment..