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Tha Weather Fair much colder Winds i Fresh northwest Snnt Rise 6:39 Set 5:08 (Comiflets Report so Fees 83rd Year Volume S3 Namber SOS Catered January 97 ISOS at the Post-Office at Richmond Vlrsinla aa Seeond-Ctaas Matter Richmond Virginia Saturday November 4 1933 Dud 3-3431 Calls The Times-Dispatch Three Cent to Shift Its War Fleet Into Atlantic New Cabinet Wilis Test On Sound Franc Dispute Miners on Farm Plan: TT a to Halt strike Nets Suspect In Plot to Kidnap Wife of Reynolds vi Bars NBA Shift Labor Slate Repeal Resolution Escapes Kidnapers Governors Say Wallace Disapproves Their Pro gram for Fixed Prices on Six Major Products Press Photo O'Conor Coolrick of Fredericksburg president of tho Virginia Re- a OS a a aliaJa Ika resolution tho pen I Contention os ho presented Treaty first Amendment to Assistant Secretary of State Moore Virginian John Williams accompanied Mr Coolrick Ws Markets Gain As Dollar Falls Watches Moves Abroad Advance on Commodity and Securities Exchanges Comes While Roosevelt Explains Gold Buying to Foreign Powers Frees Photo Senator John Kendrick Kendrick Dies Rose to Senate From a Saddle Wyoming Leader Got Rich With Empire of Cattle Was 111 Only 2 Days SHERIDAN WYO Noe S-VPh-John Kendrick senior United States senator tor Wyoming died tax a hospital here lata today Ha vu tax his 75th year The cowboy -sens tor only recently returned from Washington when he labored throughout the summer In behalf of the huge Casper-AIgovm project lu Wyoming He was stricken at his desk Wednesday night Doctors at first called his illness cerebral hemhorrhage but later revised the diagnosis to uremic coma A Democrat tax politics a cowboy for the love of it and a millionaire in lands and cattle Kendrick vu often called the most popular man in Wyoming Partisan politics were forgotten where he was concerned and from all over tha State his constituents Republican and Democrat alike supported him in his labors at Washington He had endeared himself to an Wyom incite through his continued efforts ior the welfare of the State During his later years in the Senate he worked tirelessly for the Cas-prr-Alcovs project 323400000 reclamation undertaking which was finally approved this summer by the public works administration The project is under way now and Wyoming looks on that as the growing achievement of Kendrick's career Upon hla last return from Washington he said he regarded the Casper-alcova project as the pinnacle of Ms work The oldest man in the Senate en-ator Kendnck observed his seventy-sixth birthday anniversary September 6 So great was his following that there was talk in recent months of putiini Mm in the Senate by acclamation for his next term Republican newspapers and Republican party leaders alike discussed the possibility that no Republican candidate would be nominated against him for the senatorial election next fall Called a cowboy prototype of Abraham Lincoln he had been In public life in Wyoming since 1910 when he was elected to the State senate and served two terras Gathering political prestige he was elected governor In 1913 and filled that position until 1917 Then he went to the Senate where be had served continuously since In his last joust at the polls in 1929 he was re-elected by a huge majority to serve until January 1935 A cowboy prototype of Abraham Lincoln who studied by lantern light in the ranch bunkhouse while his lel-low-cowpunrhers were "whooping it in saloons and dance halls of nearby towns characterized tha rise of John Benjamin Kendrick to one Continued on Page 4 Column 4 WASHINGTON Nov V-With the dollar steadily slipping as the market felt the full force of the Roosevelt gold buying program Washington today kept a elase watch for any signs of European efforts to block the Naval Forces to Mass on Eastern Waters for First Time in Nearly 4 Years Next Spring Japanese Resented Activity in Pacific Move Return to Normal Operating Policy Say Washington Officials By The Associated Press! WASHINGTON Nov The United fleet will bo concentrated in the Atlantic next Hiring tor tbs first time In almost four years President Roosevelt today author-bed tha first line of def ensa to start teaming from the Pacific to too east after the winter months It win return to the Pacific in the fall The fleet comprising the battle and scouting forces the latter formerly known aa the Allan tie have been stationed in tha Pacific since the spring of 1939 A year before they were together off tha Panama CanaL The last time the two forces were together in tha Atlantic was in May 1930 when farmer President Hoover reviewed them off the Virginia Capet During tha past eighteen months the navy has explained that the scouting force was kept In the Pacific for reasons of operating economy The situation in tM Far East was understood however to have played a considerable part in the retention of the full fleet in the Pacific Japanese officials several times have asserted that tha Pacific concentration contributed to tenseness tax American-Japanese relations Tha reason given for the eider to return not only of the scouting force but the full United States fleet was explained by Henry Roosevelt Assistant Secretary of tha Navy as a return to the fleet's normal operating policy Under this policy the fleet makes long cruises in either ocean he said in order that the personnel may become experienced tax tactics maneuvers and knowledge of navigation and piloting off both coasts The move will also permit the men of the fleet whose homes and families are on the east coast to visit them be added along with allowing east coast ships to return to horns yards for overhaul President Roosevelt discussed the planned move today with Secretary Swanson Assistant Secretary Roosevelt and Adimirai William Stand-ley chief of naval operations Swanson on leaving tha White House let It be known the move was being considered The announcement Quickly fallowed and some high ranking naval officers expressed surprise leu the navy had been of the opinion the fleet would be kept tax the Pacific indefinitely Withdraws Morth China Troops PEIPINO Nov 3 iiF Japan's sudden and complete withdrawal of troops from the north Chins drmlU-tartsed aone aroused speculations today among observers who pointed to strained relations between Japan and Russia as a possible reason A full Japanese division following the withdrawal in accordance with terms of the Tangku truce will be available for action against the Soviets in cam of war Importance also was attached to Japan's permission to allow Chinese police to bring artillery and machine guns Into the aone to fight bandits for a military body was constituted thereby capable of controlling the area A Japanese military attache meanwhile said the Great WaU will remain tax the hands of Japanese Japan Roosevelt anti Aides Draft Broader Relief WASHINGTON Nov l-MV-Pres-kh-nt Roosevelt and his advisors are mapping out a broader relief program with the purpose of using public works funds to aid in the removal of persons frou the publb relief roils Of the 500000 heads of families new on relief rolls Mr Roosevelt understands about half are on part-time work of a public character He would expand this work through public works funds so that this half could have their name-: removed from the rolls Mechanics of this proposition have no been worked out out the President is looking favorably upon this use of public works funds for relief work Tew ng Krllam Knifed Fred KeUarn Jr of 916 West Grace Street was taken to the Grace Hospital early this morning suffering from severe knife wounds in his side said to have been Inflicted by one of two Negron who attacked him at Oowardln Avenue and Hull street His condition was undetermined Three companions of Krllam were unhurt of Gctliscnianc her head probably the cause of death and Karaman had a bullet Wound In his back NEW YORK Nov Jt John Taft of Brooklyn aaid tonight he believed the Joan Winters found slain In an olive grove near Jerusalem might be his niece Carol Godfrey 25 who had appeared tn dance productions here as Carol Winters Records of the Acton Equity Association showed that a Joan Winters who withdrew from the organization in 1930 was fisted as Carol Godfrey Taft said his niece was a native of Seattle Wash where she had studied drama and dancing In February 1932 he said she sailed for Palestine to study customs and the fife of the Continued on Page 4 Column 7 Deputies Back Sarraut by Slender Margin on Issues Daladier Lost Stormy Future Seen Premier Envisages VastColonial Trade Says He Will Stake His Ministry on Financial Bills to Be Presented By Tha Associated Press! PARIS Nov The young government of Premier Albert Sarraut won Its first victory tonight in the chamber of deputies gaining a vote of confidence tax its program Tha vote was 920 to 32 The issues leading to a vote of confidence today were virtually the same as those which caused the recent downfall of the cabinet of Premier Edouard Daladier Averse to precipitating another ministerial crisis fearing the effect on the French franc and the gold supply In the Bank of France the deputies voted to give the new premier a chance to produce economic restoration Despite the apparent size of the government majority the cabinet got only 13 vote over a clear majority in the chamber there being more than 200 who abstained from voting The latter included the Socialists and the grout surrounding farmer Premier Andre Tardleu who are waiting for specific bills from tha government Many of tha deputies predicted tonight that despite today's vote the government is facing a hard fight The premier declared that he would stake tha life of his ministry on financial proposals which ha intends to present fully tax a few days Although the first reception to the ministerial program was apparently cool tha premier made a last minute enegertic appeal for a chance to present specific proposals He surprised his friends with the fares of his oratory Sarraut warned parliament that French destiny is tax the scales and expressed a for fiscal equilibrium to "avoid the anxious hours of the Backed by year of experience as the colonial administrator Sarraut today expressed the dream of an open end vast market tax Prance's colonial empire "We are a nation of a hundred million!" he cried proudly sounding a call to sell to the colonies Sarraut declared for a large public works program a strong tariff defense with a preferential quota system and general measures for solving the economic crisis His reception as'be read the declaration tax a barely audible voice was as cool as any the chamber has seen In years The French foreign policy his statement added will remain unchanged He referred tax this connection to "the United States which brings across the ocean coltaboreUon in peace indispensable in Europe Plane Explodes in Air 2 Armv Fliers Killed MIDDLETOWN PA Nov 5-JV-An airplane crashed tax flames tonight in the York County hills killing its occupants believed to be Lieutenant Lawrence Hunting of Langley Field Va and an enlisted man flying with him Residents of the district reported an army plane exploded In mid-air about ten minutes after Lieutenant Hunting took off from the Army sir depot at Middletown to return to Langley Field NEWPORT NEWS VA Nov Langley Field officials said tonight they had received reports that First Lieutenant Lloyd Hunting of Langley Field and Staff Sergeant John Cunningham of Rockwell Field Cal were killed in the crash of a plane today near Middletown Fa They said Cunningham had been assigned temporarily to Langley Field Guardia exchanged pleasantries with the tatter again paying tribute to the mayor's personal integrity who as mayor was entitled to speak first waived the privilege st Ls-Guardis's request "As you know" said LaGuardia "Mayor O'Brien and I are candidate and not on the same ticket Mayor O'Brien makes no apologies for his ticket quite unlike one of our opponents who me day announces and the next day repudiates various supporters "No one doubts the personal honesty of the mayor but under the present system he or anyone else tax that position is helpless" LaGuardia continued "The mayor is the creature of the political bosses whether his is O'Brien Walker or Hytan" Answering LaGuardia' demand that he withhold appointment of a charter revision commission If defeated Mayor O'Brien said: talks about charter revision Well I'm goi Gg to revise the charter and I'm going to appoint a committee of recognised ability to take up the Officers Trap Jobless Mill Hand Picking Up Dummy Package After Demand for $10000 Month-Long Hunt Ends With Arrest Prisoner Facing life Term by Law in Threat Against Young Tobacco Heir By the Associated Frew WINSTON-SALEM Nov 3 crudely-planned plot to extort 910000 from -Dick Reynolds Jr Winston-Salem sportsman and heir to tobacco millions under threat of kidnaping his pretty 25-year-old wife ended today in the arrest of John Lanier 15 an unemployed textile worker Lanier was arrested as he picked VP a dummy package left by officers at a spot where two notes sent to Reynolds directed the 510000 be placed Mrs Lanier was taken Into custody at her home and brought to police headquarters tor questioning but no charges were lodged against her Officers said Lanier denied for several hours after his arrest that he wrote the notes to Reynolds and maintained that he found the package by accident but later admitted he wrote the notea The first of the notes was received by Reynolds on October 28 and a second was received two days later Officers declined to reveal the text of the notea but said they directed ttat the money be trtfc at the corner of DuiUcath Avenue and Third Strict tere Reynolds turned the notes oer to his attorney Stratton Coyner who communicated them to Sheriff Tran-sou Scott The bureau of Investigation of the Department of Justice waa then notified ot their receipt and Federal officers came here from Charlotte to investigate In collaboration with deputies from from the sheriff office the Federal agents put the dummy package at the spot designated in the note at 1 A this morning About 0 A Lanier came to the corner and after walking about the section lor several minutes while the officers watched him from a hiding piact he picked up the package His arrest followed Coyner said members of the Reynolds family were not alarmed by the notes were never greatly concerned about the letters believing they were written by some he said Reynolds himself told officers he hoped they would be lenient with Lanier who has been In til health Sheriff Scott said Lanier probably would be tried in Federal court since the letters were sent through the mails Reynolds eldest son of the late Reynolds founder of the tobacco company which bears his name is the heir to approximately $20000400 of his lather's estate which is now held In trust He and Mrs Reynolds the former Elisabeth Dillard of Winston-Salem were married last spring Both Mr and Mis Reynolds hare taken a keen Interest In sports and since their marriage have followed la the footsteps of his unde Iteynolds by assembling a trotting stable Mary Reynolds won tha Hambletonlan this year In his confession Lanier said his wife had no connection with the plot continued on Page Lost Found Strayed If you have lost or found anything Just dial S-3431 and ask for an adtaker Ada taken till 9 Death notices taken till 12 Lost near Elko male white and liver pointer name 6port" finder call s-1763 or writ Postmaster Elko Va Reward Collie white fare tan and while: missing ainca Tuaadag Call 2-0349 Reward Lost and found Ads continued on Classified See Classification 10 MORE READERS BETTER RESULTS WHEN TOC I'SE The Big Sunday Want Ad Section TO SELL OR RENT PHONE TOUR AD NOW DIAL S-JOi It's The Timer-Dispatch For Want Ad Result Presented at Capital the ratifying Progressives In Lash Recovery Foes Appeal for FDi Support Denounce Old Guard Re publicans Cling Failure CHICAGO Nov The National Progressive Republican Organisation appealed today for tho nation to snpport Its Democratic President Franklin Roosevelt and demanded that attack! cn his administration Tbs Progressives denounced criticism of tho Roosevelt recovery program and accused the committee ot poor sportsmanship "The attack Just mode by the Republican National Committee against the recovery program of the admin' 1st ration will be resented by the American people" said a statement issued by the nations committee "The utter failure of the reactionary Republicans to properly manage tho country is still fresh tax the minds of the people "The Progressive Republican na Uona- committee urges the people to stand loyally behind the President st this time and to support him to hu effort to direct the nation back to sound recovery The statement was signed by New ton Jenkins Richard Wolfs and Robert McCormick Adams members ot the general committee of the national organization They pointed to a meeting here recently of Republicans with leaders In business and charged arrangement were nude at that conference for Silas Strewn former president of the United States Chamber of Commerce and the American Bar Association to and finance the Repubdican AnreU candidate for Attorney -General indorsed the George tetter Mr White who recently has dared either Democratic or Republican nominees to debate with him aaid: "The Byrd -Peery-Glass -Pollard crowd seemed determined to transform the NRA into the DRA (Democratic Re-election Acti They must be desperate when they hitch their political wagon to the Blue Eagle which their leader fought so bitterly" Mr Oeorgels tetter to General Johnson follows: to press reports you recently ordered the so-called "Recovery in New York City to refrain from using either slogans or emblems of the National Recovery Art tax ran- Photo Mr Reynold Jr Senate Moves To Halt Stock Dealings Personal Gains by Directors Basis of Xcw Study Proposed liv FIrtrlirr WASHINGTON Nov iTI Chairman Fktcher of tha Senate Stork Market Investigating Committee aaid today he was studying means la prevent directors of corporations from using "iiulda information'' tn their personal stork transactions to the disadvantage of their eoniprn: and the public In dlwliiinji his move tha Florida Senator riled rudwwe bciore his committee that Albeit Wlggin lorm-r chairman of the Chaos National Bank and Gerhard VL Dahl chairman of the BrooUyn-Manhattan Transit Company sold huge blocks of slock in the latter company just before it passed a dividend Fletcher said the problem presented many difficulties because of tha question of Federal jurisdiction but expressed the belief that it might be met through control of tha Stock Exchanges One suggestion which has been made to tha committee chairman along thts line Is that directors of companies fisting their securities on tha exchange be required to publish transactions in those stocks In this way Fletcher explained the public would at least knew when the directors of corporation were selling its stock and in most cases it probably would prevent Fletcher raid he also was considering legislation to strengthen 'the Securities net by permitting the Federal Trade Commission to pass on the merits of proposed stock and brad issues Tha investigation was In rebels today until after tha elections In New York Tuesday because Ferdinand Pt-con the ron-mltlre counsel Is running for District Attorney there When it 'rerun rs Harry Sinclair wealthy oil man and Arthur Cullen stock and grain trader will bs summoned to tell of tha operations of a 83540A000 pool in the stock of Sinclair Consolidated Oil Corporation in which they and others including Wlggin made more thaw 812000000 Grau lias RcMptialiotis of All Cuban Ministers HAVANA Nov MV-With the written resignation of his entire cabinet in hu pocket President Ramon "Orau San Martin left the palace shortly after 11 o'clock tonight tor the residence of Sergio Carta where he was to meet representatives of Cuba's revolutionary factions The cabinet and the student directory Ms chief supporters met tn srparete sessions tonight to discuss the snarled political situation while bomb explosions continued to wrack the city Go to Today Ford in New Clash More Industries Get Un der Eagle Forestry Expansion Is Onllined West Reports Turmoil Developments yesterday tn President National Recovery program were: A price-fixing plan tor alx major farm products was reported rejected by Secretary Wallace but will be put before the President today by Midwest governors General Johnson announced that miners In the steel company-owned pita hod agreed to return to work President Roosevelt officially sidetracked the 8wope plan for self-government In industry to replace NRA Labor spokesmen supported him Codes for five more industries were approved by NRA with steady progress reported on others by General Johnson's assistant Further trouble was reported In the farm strike area however with more and picketing The forestry program will be expanded to cover 400-000000 acres of privately-owned timber land The Ford Company planned a 7-day furlough for 0400 worker balancing the NRA Washington amaaed awaited further details By Radford Mobley Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON Nov After five State governor had -rked fever- Ishly at the Department of Agriculture today with administration officials to draft a marketing agreement tor Midwestern farm product! they made public a draft of their plan with the announcement that Secretary of Agriculture Wallace and members of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration had rejected It Though the Secretary said tha plan calling for fixed prices on six major commodities had not finally been disapproved the governed were ready to taka their proposal to tho President tomorrow The plan asks set prices on hogs cam wheat beef cattle and milk and butterfat Quotas would ba fixed A cheery development tat the recovery program earne however when General Hugh 8 Johnson of NBA announced that striking miners la the steel company-owned (captive) mines had agreed to go back to work by Wednesday A group of the miners saw Johnson after conferring with the President who promised the aid of the Labor Board tax the election of mine representatives to confer with the steel owners on as agreement Meanwhile at the White House the President gave official confirmation to The Timqs-Dlspstch story yesterday that ha will permit no substitute plan to taka the place ot NRA codes supervised by the Government "Is Industry capable at present to manage Is the administration's reply to such proposals as that advanced by Gerard Swope who euggested the establishment ot a national chamber of commerce manned by Industry Itself and made as free as possible of Federal Intervention The White Rouse taking a generally more serene attitude toward tha whole recovery program admitted that the farm program for a section of the Midwest had not advanced aa Continued on Page 11 Column Soups Salads Etc Few people realm that mere than fifty varieties of attractive sandwiches may be made from materials usually available in the averse kitchen or kitchenette This recipe booklet also eon Ulna scores of recipes for soups and salads The sandwich list includes hot and cold sandwiches toast and crarker sandwiches simple sandwiches and soma which seem fancy although not hard to makei Tho Times-Dispatch Information Bureau Frederic Raskin Director Washington I Inc lose herewith cents la coin (carefully wrapped) for a eopy of the booklet Soups Salads and Sandwiches Name MssfssaitM9S6 Street SltMISSbe B6SMS9SS64H4t6 City 3SSIIISISfSisSSSS6l99l9t9 Sift! aaisissssaSMMIIHMMIf President's program In relation to the pound the denar fen off to 94155 almost ten cents weaker than it was four days ago For the day It was off more than three cents In Paris the donor's final rate was 1(54 francs (6045 cents to the franc) up 2 centime from the previous dose American commodity markets rose as the dollar declined Wheat gained IS to 2S cents Com was up IS to 2S cents Cotton went four point higher On the strength of these advances the stock market moved upward as well and closed one to three points better There was a slight drop In the London gold quotation to 53236 on the basis of the early dollar quotation but even so the bullion price waa the highest since the administration started dealing in gold A figure of 82357 was set for purchases of newly-mined domestic gold This was 21 cents higher than yesterday Before beginning to buy gold abroad President Roosevelt'S advisors communicated with London and Faria to assure authorities there that no tux-friendly Intentions were involved The foreign capitals were told that the President's efforts to increase gold prices were dictated by tho internal situation here and were part of his general effort to raise the prices of commodities Tha results of tha con versa lions were not made clear Although officials wen Inclined to minimise the possibility of a monetary war in which Britain and America would see which could depreciate its currency further there was at least a hint that the negotiation mads little progress Great Britain Is equipped with it tremendous equalisation fund which is ready at all times to protect the pound against foreign onslaught It could throw millions onto the exchange market at any time London authorities might feel that the Roosevelt campaign was working to Britain's disadvantage By buying gold abroad and Increasing the price of the metal there as well as here Mr Roosevelt hopes to Induce aa Increase tax domestic Continued on Page 9 Column 3 LaGuardia McKee in Stretch As Backers Claim Gain Tammany Displays Confidence in Candidate McKee Forces Cheered by Farley Support La-Guardia Points to Garden Turnout NEW YORK Nov With Tammany Hall asserting that Mayor John O'Brien's campaign is rapidly gaining momentum fortes behind Fiorello LaGuardia and Joseph McKee plunged into the final spurt of the mayoral campaign tonight with renewed vigor Despite Tammany's display of con-dr- American Dauccr Found Slain Democrats Violate NRA Ruling In Campaign Socialist Giargcs fid nice in O'Brien's ability to win backers of LaGuardia and McKee were encouraged by developments of the past twenty-four hours LaGuardia' sponsors pointed to the turnout for his monster rally last right In Madison Square Garden and the cheering that greeted his attacks on McKee and Tammany In the McKee camp the Independent Democrat's backers were elated over the open support he was accorded by Foatmastrr-Genrral James A Farley State and National Democratic chairman and Professor Raymond Molry formerly a power among President Roosevelt's advisers McKee commenting on Farley's backing said It "puts me In the same class with President Roosevelt and Governor Herbert Lehman of New He had been repeatedly charged by LaGuardia and Samuel Seabury' Fusion strategist with attempting to present himself os the National Administration's choice President Roosevelt has asserted-that he is taktng no interest In the New York election 'Meeting again cn the same speaking platform Mayor O'Brien and La Near Garden JERUSALEM Nov 3 The body of Joan Winters described as an American professicnal dancer and an Indian Moslem were found in an olive grove outside the city wall today Police said they found no clues which might lead them to the assailants and declared they were at a lots to account tor a motive The man was Identified tentatively as Mohamed Karaman an Indian civil servant from Madras The bodies were found at the foot of the mount of dives near the Oar-den ot Orthsemane where Judas betrayed Jesus with a kiss Reports of authorities Indicated that Miss Winters and the Moslem had been killed forty-eight hours or more before their bodies were found Miss Winters had severe injuries to I Virginia Democrats by the use of red white and blue potters carrying such slogans as "Do Your Part" have been guilty of "a flagrant of the NRA ruling In the New York City election case David George Snrtatiiag campaign direct of wrote General Hugh 8 Johnson NRA head last night Mr Georgs wrote that "the use of NRA slogans and emblems by the Virginia Democratic party not only violates your ruling but appears positively absurd tax view of the record of Democratic leaden of this State Both Senator Byrd and Senator Gloss opposed the National Recovery Act white I am informed that Mr Glass has never conformed to the blanket code fax his tgitinros operations George Cary White Socialist candidate or Governor and Herman Continued on Page 3 Column 6 rr WWW r'- -v 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