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Show News Review of Current Events the World Over Kidnaped Louisville Woman Ransomed for $50,000 Jugoslavia's Murdered King Buried Collective Bargaining Plan of General Motors. By EDWARD. W. PICKARD by Western Newspaper Union. LOUISVILLE'S sensational kidnaping kidnap-ing case came to a climax with the return of the victim, Mrs. Berry V. Btoll, to her home. The young society T. H. Robin-son, Robin-son, Jr. matron had been neia captive for six days In Indianapolis by Thomas H. Robinson, Jr., a maniac who had twice been held in Insane In-sane asylums. She was treated rather roughly but not really injured, and was set free after Mr. Stoll paid $50,000 ransom. Robinson fled with all but $500 of this sum and a country-wide hunt for him was at once begun. His wife and father were arrested, charged with complicity In the kidnaping. Mrs. Robln-Bon, Robln-Bon, however, was said to have protected protect-ed Mrs. Stoll to the best of her ability .and It was she who returned the abducted ab-ducted woman to her relatives, abandoning aban-doning her crazy husband. In Detroit one Edward Lickwala, a youth with a police record, was arrested ar-rested for attempting to extort $5,000 from Edsel Ford under threats of death. He was promptly indicted by a federal grand Jury, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to serve ten years In the Leavenworth penitentiary. WITH overpowering pomp and ceremony cere-mony Alexander I, assassinated king of Jugoslavia, was laid to rest with his fathers, the founders of the Karageorgevitch dynasty. Nearly every nation on earth was represented at the funeral rites. King Boris of Bulgaria and King Carol of Rumania were there, as was President Lebrun of France. King Victor Emmanuel of Italy was represented by the duke of Spoleto, and Chancellor Hitler of Germany by Gen. Hermann William Goering, premier of Prussia, who flew from Berlin. England Eng-land sent Prince George, now duke of Kent. Other notables present were Prince Cyril of Bulgaria, a delegation from Poland, Foreign Minister D. Maxl-mos Maxl-mos of Greece, Foreign Minister Dr. Tevfik Rustu Bey of Turkey, Foreign Minister Dr. Eduard Benes of Czechoslovakia, Czecho-slovakia, Foreign Minister Nicholas TI-tulescu TI-tulescu of Rumania, Prince Nicholas of Rumania, and Undersecretary of Justice Jus-tice Karl Karwinsky of Austria, with many others. Belgrade was thronged with many thousands of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. One entire village of 900 peasants arrived from Herzegovina, a picturesque crowd many of whom had sworn not to shave for three months in token of their grief. For two days Alexander's body lay In state In the palace while the people passed by the bier. Then it was removed re-moved to the cathedral for requiem high mass, after which there was a two mile procession to the railway station. From there the body was conveyed to Topolo, 53 miles from the capital, and Interred In the family mausoleum. FRENCH police having caught three of the companions of "Kalemen," really Tschernocemskz, who slew Alexander Alex-ander and Louis Barthou in Marseilles, the authorities of half a dozen countries coun-tries were making progress in unravelling unravell-ing the assassination plot. From the confessions of those captured cap-tured and from the Investigations of the police of France and Belgrade It was learned that Kalemen was a notorious no-torious Macedonian terrorist named Valda Georgeff Tschernocemskz who killed two Bulgarian political leaders several years ago. He and his associates asso-ciates in the plot were directed lu their murderous work by a mysterious "master "mas-ter mind," and the authorities assort this man, whom the assassins knew as "the doctor," controlled the activities activi-ties of several distinct terrorist bands who were ignorant of one another's moves. Dr. Ante Tavellc, described as the leader of the Croatian tcrorists, and Eugent Kvaternik, his aid, were arrested In Turin, Italy just as Alexander was being buried In Jugoslavia. Jugo-slavia. Kvaternik was known as the "delegate" and was supposed to have acted as liaison man for Pavcllc, making mak-ing contact with the Marseilles assassins. as-sassins. Tlie police had hunted them throughout through-out Europe. Kvaternik was trailed as far as the village of Etaplos in France, where the trail was lost. I'nvelic, however, how-ever, was known to be In Italy, and the search turned there, on the theory that the two would get together. Continental police were still hunting for Maria Vjotulroch, blond siren, who is supposed to have smuggled Into France the murder weapons, and Gus-tav Gus-tav rorehec, alleged to have conducted the Croatian exile "murder farm" at Janka r.ufta. Hungary, where the assassins as-sassins held target practice. Premier Doiimergue's French cabinet cabi-net was considerably changed as a result re-sult of the tragedy in Marseilles. Albert Al-bert Sarraut, minister of the Interior, and Henri Choron, minister of Justice, resigned and were replaced respectively respective-ly by Paul Marchandcau and Henri Lemery. Iival was made minister of foreign affairs to succeed Barthou and his place as minister of colonies was given to Louis Rollin. FRANCE lost another of her elder statesmen In the death of Raymond Polncare, who was president from 1913 to 1920 and returned later to public service as premier. It was during that period that he seized the Ruhr in an effort to compel Germany to pay the war reparations to France. Poincare was born In Lorraine, and that fact explained ex-plained In part his unrelenting attitude toward Germany In dealing with postwar post-war problems. Entering political life In 18S7, he was mixed up in many prominent "afFaires" and made a record rec-ord as an Intense patriot and a liberal republican. In 1926, when he was called out of retirement, he succeeded In saving the country from its disastrous dis-astrous financial state. Poincare was seventy-four years old when he died, and had been In poor health for some years. SECRETARY OF STATE HULL Is vexed by what he calls the "Indefensible "Inde-fensible practice" of certain countries In boosting tariffs or other restrictions to obtain concessions by reducing them again In negotiations with the United States for trade agreements. He made a statement about it, Intimating that under such conditions there may be failure of negotiations. Although no nation was named, Germany Ger-many has begun a program of controlled con-trolled Imports and has denounced its most-favored-nation treaty with the United States, and France Is increasing tariffs. FIRST shot in the coming contest be-tween be-tween the automobile manufacturers and the American Federation of Labor was fired by the General Motors cor- p3 y' J A. P. Sloan, Jr poration In the form of an offer to Its 130,-000 130,-000 employees of Its own plan for collective collec-tive bargaining. In a letter sent to eery worker President Alfred Al-fred P. Sloan, Jr., said : "We of the General Gen-eral Motors recognize 'collective bargaining' as a constructive step forward, both for the employees and the management. Regardless of any obligations obli-gations that may exist, we propose not only to continue the Idea, but to develop de-velop it." The plan, which actually is already In effect, was designed to meet all requirements re-quirements of section 7A of the National Na-tional Industrial Recovery act. Though the company in its communication did not mention the A. F. of L., it declared that "membership in a labor union or other type of labor or employee organization or-ganization does not in Itself establish the right of any such union or other organization or-ganization to represent employees In collective bargaining negotiations. Representatives Rep-resentatives for such purpose must have been specifically chosen by the employees em-ployees they are to represent and the fact of such choice must be established." estab-lished." Employees must be given complete freedom In setting up collective bargaining bar-gaining organizations and choosing representatives, the company declared. The management may, however, assist as-sist any employee organization in plans for employees' mutual benefit, provided that In the determination of the right of employees to participate In the benefits there Is no discrimination discrimina-tion by management on the ground of affiliation with any labor organization. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT went to Williamsburg, Va., and took part in the ceremonies attendant on the Inauguration In-auguration of John Stewart Bryan as president of the old College of William and Mary. In return for his courtesy Mr. Roosevelt was given the honornry degree of doctor of laws. The same honor was conferred on Gov. George C. Peery. The exercises were conducted conduct-ed In the reconstructed main building of the college, designed by Sir Christopher Chris-topher Wren. On the same day took place the formal for-mal rededication of Duke of Gloucester Glouces-ter street, the city's main thoroughfare, thorough-fare, which has been restored nearly to Its original appearance as the last major construction project of the restoration res-toration of colonial Williamsburg. John D. Rockefeller, Jr., financial backer back-er of the restoration which already has cost approximately $15,000,000, was among the distinguished visitors present, pres-ent, along with cabinet members, congressmen, con-gressmen, diplomats and educators. A LL the members of the German cabinet took the oath of loyalty to Chancellor Hitler at their first fall meeting, and then Dr. Hans Heinrich I.nnmers, chief of the chancellery office, of-fice, announced that "Adolf Hitler is fuehrer for life." lie added that the Weimar constitution no longer exists. Many laws were decreed by the cabinet cabi-net to carry on Hitler's policies. These included laws reducing the tax burdens of the big families and the cost of tax administration, laws reorganizing cooperative co-operative associations and "purifying the auctioneers' trade," laws altering bankruptcy sales, reorganizing the traffic traf-fic In grain "to enable the National Grain company to control grain even when the harvest is reduced." REPUBLICAN senatorial candidate Ib five states have Incurred the displeasure of organized labor, and President Green of the American Federation Fed-eration of Labor has called on the members to work for the defeat of those men in the November elections. The five are Senators Reed of Pennsylvania, Penn-sylvania, Walcott of Connecticut, Hatfield Hat-field of West Virginia and Fess of Ohio, all seeking re-election, and George M. Bourquin, Republican nominee nomi-nee In Montana. Circular letters signed by Green review re-view the records In congress of Reed, Walcott, Fess and Hatfield. They say the candidates voted against the 30-hour 30-hour work-week bill, for reduction of federal salaries, for the sales tax and for confirmation of Judge John J. Parker of North Carolina to the Supreme Su-preme court after he had upheld what union men call the "yellow dog" contract con-tract between employers and workers. Each letter reminds the members of the federation's declaration to "stand faithfully by our friends and elect them ; oppose our enemies and defeat them." ORGANIZED labor doesn't like S. Clay Williams, chairman of the new national industrial recovery board recently appointed by President Roose- S. Clay Williams velt. At the San Francisco convention of the American Federation Fed-eration of Labor, a resolution was adopted adopt-ed demanding an Investigation In-vestigation of Mr. Williams' attitude as vice chairman of the board of the R, J. Reynolds Tobacco company of Wins-t Wins-t o n-S a 1 e m, N. the charge being that he was opposed to trade unions and to collective bargaining bargain-ing with them. The federation's executive exec-utive council instructed President William Wil-liam Green to present the matter to Mr. Roosevelt on his return to Washington, Wash-ington, and he promised to do so. Incidentally, In-cidentally, it should be recorded that Mr. Green was re-elected president without opposition. It is not considered likely that the federation will get far with Its fight on Mr. Williams. He was deliberately selected for membership on the board because his conservatism will be a foil to the comparative radicalism of other members, especially Sidney Hillman and Leon C. Marshall. The other two members, Arthur D. Whiteside, head of Dun and Bradstreet, and Walton Hale Hamilton, are rated as moderately moderate-ly conservative. The new board is hard at work on the problems which beset the NRA. It has devised methods for quicker transaction tran-saction of business and has strengthened strength-ened the subordinate executive personnel, person-nel, and, in the matter of enforcement, it has agreed not to Interfere In labor disputes, these being relegated to Secretary Sec-retary Perkins and the labor relations board. TO THE White House correspondents. correspond-ents. President Roosevelt said that a federal housing program with a great many ramifications undoubtedly would be submitted to the next congress con-gress and also would constitute an Important Im-portant part of the administration's future fu-ture relief policy. The President expressed approval of the latest undertaking of the Federal Emergency Relief administration, which is to develop small communities of from 100 to 500 families. The families fami-lies are taken off the direct relief rolls and moved into small houses, where they are intended to become self-supporting on communal farms provided by the government. NAZI dictatorship over religion In Germany was bitterly attacked by 16,000 Protestant pastors from their pulpits, despite the presence In every church of secret police and spies. The congregations cheered and shed tears as they were told that a crisis in the rebellion against the tyranny of Reichs-bishop Reichs-bishop Mueller was nearing a crisis. Mueller and Dr. August Jaeger, commissioner com-missioner of Protestant churches in Prussia, were held responsible for the "triumph of violence and hypocrisy" in a manifesto distributed to congregations. congrega-tions. "Through Mueller and Jaeger Satan does his work," the manifesto said. "The church regime has nullified the gospel. It has violated the constitutional constitu-tional church government, and Is using political force to gain its end. "It splits Bavaria's unified church into two parts, but still it talks of unity. un-ity. It dnies the Ten Commandments and employs lies against truth and robbery rob-bery against justice. Still It talks of Bible and creed. "Caprice and falsehood have gained the upper hand in the church." NEARLY fifty persons lost their lives In a typhoon that swept over Manila and nearby provinces of the Philippine Islands. Property damage In the city was estimated as high as $2,500,000, and undoubtedly was heavy in the country. TWELVE hundred coal miners at Pecs, Hungary, won a sensational fight for better wages, risking their lives on the outcome. They Imprisoned Impris-oned themselves far underground for days, declaring they would die there voluntarily unless the employers would raise their pay, wltich had been only ?2 a week. Food sent down by their friends was returned, and ninny of the men were crazed and nearly dead before be-fore the company was forced by the government to make a settlement the workers would accept. The owners agreed to eliminate a wage cut, to raise the working time from two to three days a week, and to pay a bonus of $3 a man to help tide over the winter. |