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Hi LEAVE D. S. C9ED
^ LONDON, June 27. —Many ec
onomic observers have expressed
the opinion that the gold bloc's
scheme for the stabilization of the
dollar by America is a challenge to
President Roosevelt’s price raising
program and which the gold bloc
members maintain will force a de
preciation of their currencies and
\be disastrous.
^ Bankers in the “gold” countries
have decided to ask the Bank of
England to make a declaration to
the effect that it wouldn’t be to
England’s interest to see continen
tal monies depreciated. Meanwhile,
the British were sitting tight re
garding their attitude but it was
4 learned hat a representative of the
»_ Bank of England is conferring with
y the president of the Bank of Inter
national Settlement.
The situation has simmered
down to the fact that the action
of the British will mark either
the success or failure of the gold
bloc’s program.
Britain is not ready to return
to the gold standard yet she would
in effect be doing this if she agrees
to the gold bloc stabilization
scheme. On the other hand she
* suffer would trade losses if France
and other countries are forced off
the gold standard with the result
ant depreciation of their curren
cies in relation to the B r it i s h
pound.
/Turning a deaf ear to the Am
erican desires representatives of
central banks of France. Switzer
land. Holland and Belgium have
met secretly to perfect plans to
force Great Britain to stabilize al
one with her continental countries.
From this meeting came the de
claration from one of the conferees
that gold would be defended to the
last ditch. On the other hand there
were renewed threats of chaos and
price debacles which will follow if
1 the American and Canadian wheat
surplus is dumped upon the world
market and this acted to save from
a breakdown of the wheat acreage
restriction negotiations among the
principal wheat producing nations
Well informed circles close to
members of the American delega
tion have expressed it as their op
# inion that he gold bloc’s scheme
is futile and the devaluation ol
several European monies is decid
edly in prospect.
The arrival of Asst. Sec. Ray
mond Moley, fresh from a confer
ence with President Roosevelt, wa*
causing the world’s delegates tc
wonder as to what excitement will
be thrown among the delegates.
The momentum of the parley u
picking up so much speed now
that it is believed that almost any
thing might happen.
TUMID IN LETTED
COMPTON LAKES, N. J. June
27. — Another blackmail letter, dir
ected to Johnny Buckley, manager
of Jack Sharkey, was received
at the fighter’s training quarters
near Orangeburgh, N. Y., written
on blank stationary and enclosed
in an envelope postmarked Bridge
port, Conn., dated nine p.m., Jne
25.
It gave new directions for hand
ing over the $5,000 demanded
“Don’t fail us, Johnny Buckley,
i-^five grand or we are going to
^r blast somebody in the Jack Shar
key family,” it warned.
VOTING TODAY
NEW YORK, June 27. —Calif
ornia and New York voters were
going to te polls today to settle the
18th Amendment question as far
as it concerns those states. Heavy
voting is expected in both states.
Both are expected to go wet.
TO TE5TIFT ST TRIAL
SAN JOSE. Calif., June 27. — Dr.
Margaret Lamson probably will be
called as a witness for the prose
cution at the trial of her brother,
David Lamson, on charges of mur
dering his pretty young wife, Al
lene, John Fitzgerald, deputy dis
trict attorney said Monday.
Dr. Lamson has played an active
part in obtaining counsel and pre
paring her brother’s defense.
Fitzgerald declined to confirm or
deny rumors circulated here that
the State may attempt to force an
admission from Dr. Lamson that
her brother confessed to her short
ly after the skull fractured body
of Mrs. Lamson was found in the
bathtub of their home.
Lamson will face arraignment
in the Superior Court Friday, at
! which time a date will be set for
i his trial.
SHI mss BE
FINE CONDITION EOS
ORANGEBURGH. N. Y. June 27
—If Jack Sharkey, world heavy
weight champion, has launched hii
return down ‘has been alley,” he
failed to reveal it in his last ex
hibition bout here yesterda j
afternoon. He spanked his spar
ring mates for only three rounds
but in that trio of sessions he was
a master craftsman polishing up
his most damaging weapons foi
his title defense against Prime
Camera Thursday night.
‘‘The other, fellow had better be
in perfect condition,” said Jack
as he finished his final session
with gloves for his 15-round en
counter with Camera.
Sharkey perspired freely, and
seemingly is in fine condition. He
estimated his weight at 204 pounds.
The champion’s manager reiter
ated his statement of last week
j that Sharkey positively will defend
! his title against Max Baer in Sep
j tember if he defeats Camera. Shar
I key was to punch the bag todaj
■ for his final workout.
FLIERS FOUND DEAL
—
MEXICO CITY, June 27. — The
' Spanish trans-Atlantic flyers, Capt
! Mariano Barberan and Lieut. Joa
! quin Collar were found dead ir
I the wreckage of their plane, “Fout
1 Winds,” in Tabasco state, the Mex
ican Telephone Company reportec
Monday.
Both the President’s office anc
the office of Spanish Ambassadoi
Del Vayo announced they had re
ceived official confirmation of th<
finding of the bodies in the air
plane which was found wreckec
in a lagoon.
The fliers had completed a hoi
from Spain to Cuba and were fly
ing from Havana to Mexico wher
their end came.
Military aviators have been ord
ered to fly to Minatitlant to fora
a convoy for the bodies of the twe
dead fliers.
HUE'S mus
n Of SOME
NEW «OF HOItX
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LOS ANGELES, June 27. — The
usually tranquil David Hutton,
Jr., was troubled yesterday with
the fear of becoming the victim
| of a new hoax to the point of
becoming a skeptic. No sooner was
he assured that a hoax presented
him with a phantom son. than he
was upset by new fears that some
other foxy business was urging
him to the bedside of his wife, ill
in a Paris hospital.
Hutton blandly refused to re
veal the authenticity of a cable
| gram, asserting Mrs. Hutton was
| dangerously ill and calling for him,
'just as he had disbelieved a first
! message advising him he had be
| come a father.
From Paris came word that it
i was Aimee Semple McPherson her
self, seriously ill at the American
i hospital there, who cabled her hus
• band in Los Angeles that she had
; given birth to a nine-pound baby.
But she said Monday that she did
j not have the baby and only want
; ed to see if the telegram would
reach the public. She hoped to learn
! who was tapping the wires on mes
sages to her Angelus Temple in
Los Angeles.
Dr. Charles S. Bove, gynecologist
of the hospital, revealed he had
dispatched the message for the
Four-Square Gospel evangelist
Dr. Bove performed what he saic
was a serious abdominal operation
for an intestinal obstruction.
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* “Recovery” Struts Around '<
* _ >.
i * “Recovery,” the prodigal for *
i * whom the nation has kept a *
light burning in its window *
* for three years, appeared out *
i * of the gloom and waved a *
* greeting to a depressed people. *
* He wore a new suit cut with *
* bold shears by President *
* Roosevelt, and stitched hur- *
* riedly by Congress. It was the *
* National Recovery Act. *
* In his pockets were these *
* cards of identification: Dollar *
* wheat, 10 cents cotton, encour
j * aging trade reports. *
* He advanced none too brisk- *
* ly for he is not sturdy after his *
* long absence. To the music *
* dancing stock tickers “Recov- *
* ery” smiled. He was impartial *
* to the North and South alike *
* as wheat and coLton cumbed. *
* The scorching sun which al- *
* ready has done grea^ damage *
• * grain in some sections, wi1- A
i * ted to some extent the ag- =>
i * rarian optimism. *
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BASEBALL
| AMERICAN LEAGUE
Washington 4, Cleveland 3.
• Philadelphia 8, Chicago 2.
Boston 13, St. Louis 5.
New York, at Detroit, rain.
All National League games post
poned because of rain.
I AVERTED A ROUT
SOUTHPORT, England, June 21
i —Thanks largely to the heroic put
ting of a player who was almos
■ left off the team—Bill Burke, one
• time Connecticut ironworker—tin
■ United States averted a rout Mon
1 day at the hands of British pro
fessional golfers in the foursome:
> of the Ryder Cup competition.
i GIVEN 24 YEARS
BARNSTABLE, Mass., June 27. -
■ Kenneth Buckley, convicted fo:
i the kidnipping of little Margare
» McMatt, was sentenced to 24 year;
in the penitentiary.
GOVERNMENTAL OPPOSITION
WASHINGTON, June 27.—Rack
eteering and other organized crime
| has developed to an efficiency
' where the federal government must
| step in and take “swift and deci
l sive action,” Attorney General
Cummings declared.
i SEARCH FOR MATTERN
ANNOUNCED BY FRIENDS
LUG IN THE EAST
NEW YORK, June 27. — It was
announced here Monday night that
an air expedition composed of
personal friends would leave Wed
nesday to search for “Smiling”
Jimmy Mattern. The expedition is
to be sponsored by Miller Free
man, Brooklyn brewer, and will fly
to Nome via Chicago, Edmonton
| and Fairbanks.
The plane to be used is the Bel
{ lanca used by Hugh Herndon and
' Clyde Panborn in their flight ac
' ross the North Pacific. It will be
piloted by an aviator who is des
cribed as having had three years
experience as a test pilot in Alaska.
Other members of the expedi
i tion will be Fred Fetterman, Har
old Parson, mechanic at the Floyd
Bennett Airfield and another per
son said to be a New York motor
cycle policeman.
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BAER IS PICKING
UP PLENTY OF EASY
MONEY IN EAST
BUFFALO. June 26. —Max Baei
j whose victory over Max Schmeling
made him a contender for Jack
Sharkey's world heavyweight box
i n g championship, continued h i s
exhibition tour here by winning a
four-round decision over Pete Wi
tort, of Chicago.
About 3,000 persons saw' the
bout. Neither Baer nor Wit-ort did
much damage but under the rules
of the New York State Athletic
Commission it was necessary tc
hand down a decision which the
judges and referee Jack Dempsej
gave to Baer.
flOOSEVELT FOG-BOUND
OFF (OUST OF II
LAKEMAN BAY, Roque Island
Maine, June 27. —Affairs of the
State intruded again yesterday ir
President Roosevelt’s sea-going va
cation as the Amber jack II rode
at anchor in this secluded harboi
which is only a day’s sailing dis
tant from the objective of the
cruise, Compobello Island, Nev
Brunswick.
Disarmament vied with the cal
of the sea for presidential atten
tion as Roosevelt looks forward tc
a visit from Ambassador-at-large
■ Norman Davis, just back from the
Geneva conferences. Davis is tc
have a conference with Presidenl
Roosevelt.
The Amberjack is fog-bound a’
■ the same spot where 20 years age
t he was forced to remain four day*
■ and nights because of s i m i 1 a i
; weather conditions. The Presiden
■ was hopeful, however, that the
■ mist rolling in from the sea woulc
> lift in time for him to move £
little farther to the eastward bj
nightfall. A spattering of rainfall
however, indicated that bad sail
• ing conditions might continue foi
: a time.
; Old weather observers said fog
5 in these waters often hangs or
for several days.
mum nheit is
NON RULITY IS
RESULT MOM'S RISE
SAN FRANCISCO, June 27. —
Dollar wheat, the dream of the
American farmer, became a reality
Monday as the grain markets in
Chicago and other cities zoomed
upward in one of the greatest ral
lies in years.
The boom in wheat, corn, rye,
cotton and other agricultural pro
ducts spread to the stock market
where many leading issues made
new high marks for more than
j two years.
| Latest stock market quotations
! from the New York Exchange give
! the following: Air Reduc. 87%, Am.
i Can. 93%, Am. Pow. Lt. 13%, Am.
| Sugar 66%, Am. Tel. and Tel. 129%,
■ Anaconda Cop. 16%, Aviat. Corp.
12%, Beth. Steel 42, Borg. Warner
; 34%, Brunswick Balke 18%, Can
! adian Pac. 18%, Case 92, Cater
' pillar Trac. 23%, Chrysler 35, Cuban
j Am. Sugar 9%, Curtis Wright 3%,
| Domes Mines 32%, DuPont 80%,
j Eastman Kodak 81, El. Pow. Lht.
j 12%, Firestone 23%. Freeport-Tex
: as 37%, Gen. Elec. 24%, Gen. Mot.
29%, Goodyear 37%, Gt. Northern
24. Here. Pwd. 43, Hersh. Choc. 55%,
Int. Nick. Can. 18%, Int. Tel. and.
| Tel. 18, Johns Manville 53, Kenne
j cott Cop. 20, Lig. Myers 29%, Mack
| Nor. Amer. Avia. 7%, Pac. Gas and
j Truck 43%, N. Y. Centrol 39%,
Elec. 29%, Post. Tel. 26, Pullman
Seab. Qi1. 31%,- S^ars Roe. 37%,
49%, Radio Corp 9%, Rey. Tob. 61,
i Sou- Cal. Edis. 25, Sou. Pac. 29%,
j Std. Oil Ex. 99%, Std. Oil Kas. 22,
I std. Oil. N. J. 39%, Tex. Gulf Sul.
32, United Aire. 33%, Unit. Bis. 25,
S. Steel 56%, U. S. Tob. 86, Vana
Unit. Carb 24%, Unit. Corp. 13. U.
dium 26%, West. Union Tel. 57%,
Alaska Juneau 21. Bar silver 30%,
! Copper 8, and lead 4.20.
I HUSH PROHIBITION
DISTRICT ABOLISHED
j WASHINGTON, June 27. —A. V.
Dalrymple, director of prohibition,
recommended to the attorney gen
eral that the prohibition offices in
Alaska and Hawaii be closed.
His suggestion was approved by
the attorney general and the dis
tricts abolished.
In Alaska all prohibition activi
etis will be placed in the hands o£
the United States Marshals. The
agents are to be furloughed under
a plan now being drawn up.
SLR HON. OCTOPUS
STIGE DEATH FIGHT
l DEPOE BAY, Oregon, June 26. —
A ringside seat at a battle to the
i death between a huge octupus and
i a sea lion was the unusual ex
( perience of Mrs. J. Kersten here.
* Mrs. Kersten sighted the fight
; through her field glasses as she
looked through the window of her
; apartment near the beach. She
> could see the sea lion tearing off
; tentacles of the octupus as they
• fought.
; The sea lion, after much thrash
i ing about, came out the winner
l and ate his adversary.
BE PUBLICIZED
, WASHINGTON, June 27. — The
names of gold hoarders who have
■ refused to return the precious yel
low metal in compliance with Pre
sident Roosevelt’s order soon wilL
be published by the Department
of Justice.