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NEW DEAL WINS OVER G. 0. P. IN MAINE ELECTION Democrats Recapture Governorship, Hold Grip on Two of Three Congress Seats and Wage Battle for Senate Seat. HALE LEADING BY MERE ‘NOSE’ Democrat Approximately 1,000 Votes Behind Republican in Close Race; Brann Wins by Heavy Margin. B 9 United Press PORTLAND. Me., Sept. 11.—Maine Democrats, who tied their campaign to the New Deal, have recaptured the governorship, held their grip on two of the three congressional seats, and have a slight chance of winning a United States senatorial seat, nearly complete returns from yesterday’s state election showed this afternoon. Returns from all but twenty-three of the state’s 631 pre-

cincts United States Senator Frederick liale, Republican seeking a fourth term, only a handful of votes as his margin over his Democratic opponent, F. Harold Dubord. The vote stood: Hale. 137.986. Dubord. 136,728. The wets' lead in the referendum on the question of repealing Maine's half -century-old dry law. which had fluctuated during the day. was approximately two to one this afternoon. In all but twenty-three precincts. Governor Louis Jefferson Brann. running far ahead of the ticket, had become the first Democratic Governor in Maine's history to win a second term, by deteating Alfred K. Ames. Republican. The vote stood: Brann, 165.003. Amen. 131.662. The congressional standings: First District complete) —Simon H, Manlm, Democratic and selfstyled •dirt farmer.” 48,293; Carrol L. Beedy. Republican incumbent. 46 903 Second District <203 of 213 precinctsi—Edward C. Moi.'n. Democratic incumbent. 51.860, Zelma M. Dwinal, Republican. 45.735. Third District 260 of 273 precincts* —Former Governor Ralph O. Brewster. Republican. 42.996; John G. Utterback. Democratic incumbent. 41.862. Huey’s Voters at Polls flv I Hit-it rrr NEW ORLEANS. Sept. 11—Senator Huey P Longs comic opera war against the city of New Orleans cam to a head today in a primary to determine which political machine will win two congressional seats and a place on the Louisiana supreme court bench —Long's or the old regulars, the local Tammany Hall. Long had 3.000 national guardsmen under his command: Mayor T. Walmsley. leader of the old regulars, commanded a'most 2.000 police and apeciaJ police. But under a peace plan an arbitration committee of neutral citizens directed protection of polling places with their especially enlisted citizens. Long kept his troops confined to Jackson barracks; Walmsley. his police to precinct stations. The city was tense, but greatly amused. Long made his first political speech of the day over the radio at 8 a. m. and promised to keep them coming at one-hour intervals all day. Old regu.ais chiefly feared the counting ot ballots after the polls rinse tonight. Election commissioners. who will io the counting, are all Long men. The last time they counted ballots here, an investigation showed that only one out of several hundred boxes had been reported correctly. Three commissioners were convicted of reporting false returns, and many were under indictment when Long's thoroughly subservient legislature granted blanket pardons to all. FINDS EXPLOSIVE MAY HAVE WRECKED JAIL Chemist Reports to Sheriff on Contents of Container. Explosives found m an innocentappearing paper container sent to a prisoner in the Marion county jail were powerful enough to blow the end out of the building. Sharifl Charles 'Buck* Sumner was informed by Alex Dunwoody. citj chemist. Times Index Page Bridge f Broun 11 Classified 15. 16 Comics 11 Crossword Puzzle S Curious World 17 Editorial 12 Financial 13 Hickman—Theater* I Let s Oo Fishing IS Pegler 11 Radio 2 Renal Rtory 11 Sport* 14. 1! Vital •Ustics i; Homan's Paget 8. i

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LIQUOR SOLD TO PRISONMATES Guards Reaped Harvest by Peddling Cigaret Papers, Street Walker. BY BASIL GALLAGHER Timm Staff Writer It cast $1.50 to smuggle a “hot’’ letter—one pertaining to escape plots, for example—out of Indiana state prison at Michigan City. A corrupt guard charged prisoners $5 to carry in a bottle of liquor in addition to the cost of the booze. Cigar*t papers, underwear, socks and other articles, considered luxuries by the inmates, all were obtainable at a price, according to reliable sources interviewed by The Times. Guards reaped a harvest from the sale of cigaret papers, which were banned in the prison until Warden Louis Kunkel was appointed in 1933. Unscrupulous guards forced prisoners to buy cigaret papers in large quantities, according to Times’ informants. These guards would not consider selling less than a dollar's worth of the coveted cigaret papers, on which they made 100 per cent profit. One former prisoner told The (Turn to Page Three)*• WOUNDED MAN HELD AS PROWLER SUSPECT Resident Identifies Patient as Intruder He Shot At. % Charles Webb. 24, Negro, 701 West Thirteenth street, is being held in city hospital dentention ward on vagrancy charges, following an investigation* early t day by police. William Townsei !. 36, Negro, 618 West Thirteenth street, identified Webb, according to police, as the man whom he shot at as an intruder last night. Townsend said that Webb reached in a rear window of the Townsend home and grabbed Mrs. Townsend’s arm.

U. S. Doomed!! Only Hope Is Li 7 Arthur, He Admits Roosevelt Is Taking Country Straight for Destruction, Indiana’s Statesman Tells G. 0. P. BY JAMES DOSS \ limn Staff Writer Senator Arthur R. Robinson still is “on the road back from Moscow.” The Republican candidate for re-election to the United States senate dragged the specter of dictatorship from his closet of oratorical tricks last night and rattled its bones vociferously for the benefit of members of the Irvington Republican Club. -

Several hundred jammed Carr’s hall, on East Washington street near Ritter avenue, to hear the senator and other Republican candidates, and attend the Irvington club's annual watermelon feast. “L'U Arthur’s” address was noteworthy for at least three things. He dwelt in vague generalities on national issues, except for ‘viewing with alarm” what he said was the likhhood of a dictatorship. He became very specific about what he termed ’the inexcusable mess we have for a state administration.” And not once did he say: “Ours is a noble heritage.” The senator walked softly when his references to national issues skirted criticism of President Roosevelt. but he tore lustily into the "Brain Trust” and spoke of the nation plunging "blindly toward destruction.” There were several references to "heading toward destruction'* and it looked as if the senator was not going to be more explicit. Finally, he said the prospect of a dictatorship was imminent unless the Republican party comes to the rescue. The senator also was very bitter, in a general way about "regimentation and collectivism.” He said he was against them. At this point, a somewhat toilworn and elderly man leaned toward a neighbor ard whispered. ‘ Does he mean he's against collective bargaining?”

‘True Story’ of Ship Blaze Not Yet Told, Radio Man Declares Crew Member of 111-Fated Liner Promises to Tell Federal Grand Jury of Happenings Before SOS Call Was Flashed. /> V United Press NEW YORK, Sept. 11.—The “true story - ’ of what happened aboard the liner Morro Castle before the SOS was sent out Saturday has not yet been told, radio operator George Rogers said this afternoon. Rogers, who lives in Bayonne, N. J., added that he was forbidden to talk prior to his appearance before the federal investigation.

BANKERS URGED TO BE FRANK Relations With Press Must Be Improved, Says Times Editor. Bn Timet Special BUFFALO. N. Y.. Sept. 11.— What the newspaper man wants to know about banks and bankers was discussed here today by Talcott W. Powell, editor of The Indianapolis Times, with special emphasis on the necessity of improving present relations between banker and journalist and of presentation by banks of completely frank statements. Mr. Powell spoke before the Financial Advertisers’ Association at their nineteenth annual convention in the Statler hotel here. He was one of three men discussing the general theme: “The Public Questions Its Banks.’’ What the average mar asks of banks was , treated by Harrison Jones, Atlanta, Ga., executive vicepresident of the Coca Cola Company. Harry B. Hall, Milwaukee, Wis., American Appraisal Company vice-president, talked on what the (Turn to Page Four) ENGLAND LOOKS TO U. S„ WICKS SAYS Believes Prosperity Return Depends on America. England is looking to America with hope, believing that a return of prosperity in Europe depends"on the return of normal conditions in the United States, Dr. Frank S. C. Wicks, pastor of All Souls Unitarian church, believes. Dr. Wicks, who just has returned from a three months’ visit to Europe, where he spent the greater part of his time in England, visiting also north Wales and Denmark, found a hopeful note In European affairs. “In England there was a distinct note of optimism; slowly and steadily England is emerging from the depression.” Dr. Wicks said today. “There was more American news in the papers than ever before, it being felt that the prosperity of Europe awaits a return of normal conditions in the United States. On all sides an expression of admiration for President Roosevelt and interest in his experiments was seen.” Lindberghs at Kansas City Bv United Pre^s KANSAS CITY. Mo., Sept. 11.— Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh, accompanied by his wife, flew into Kansas City in their ne wplane today. They came from St. Louis.

“Search me.” said the neighbor. "He didn’t say.” “They say we want to go back,” shouted Senator Robinson. “Yes, we want to go back—back to America, back from Moscow.” If the senator contented himself with generalities on national issues, he did not spare explicity when he iTurn to Page Three)

The Coming American Boom

In the imtillafßt •! "The Canine Aiwa." Majnr Anc. in deUilinc whe he believed early baom in boeinen <K Ineeitnt. , discussed how President Hanaerelf* dollar devaluation and (orernment horrowin* created credit Inflation through increased deposit* and rhean money, that porine the war for trade rrrirsl. I INSTALLMENT II THERE are those who say that the President's policy of credit inflation has already failed and proved a damp squib; this is largely due to a misconception. Until early in 1934, although there was much talk about inflation, no actual credit or currency inflation was resorted to at aIL

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“Why was tftSOS delayed," he was asked. “I am not at liberty to say,” he said. “Why didn’t you send it out earlier?” “I have no authority to do that. I have to wait until the officer in charge gives me orders. I did send out tne CQ message on my own initiative, but that is merely an indication we are going to send a message. I sent that because I knew we would send an S O S.” He was asked if he shared the opinion of the chief officers of the Morro Castle that the fire was set. “It is very had to tell. I can’t give an opinion on that.” He added that he would tell the complete story under examination. U. S, Probe Continues Bil United Press NEW YORK, N. Y., Sept. 11.— Men whose duty lay in keeping fire pumps working deep in the engine room of the luxurious Morro Castle finally were driven from their posts by smoke clouds from the superstructure of the burning ship, officers testified today at the federal inquiry into the disaster. Chief Engineer Eben Abbott testified that he never reached the engine room, although it would have been possible if he had not stopped to aid passengers, to help fight the fire and to report to Acting Captain W. F. Warms, who saw that the engineer was suffering from smoke and ordered him into a life boat. From the quick, colorless words of Arthur Stamper, young third assistant engineer, his right eye plastered with bandages, came details of what happened to the men far down in the stee' hull of the blazing ship. “Smoke began coming in; then it came in faster and thicker,” Stamper said. “The pumps were working. The pressure on the fire hose was good—loo pounds. But the smoke made it impossible to stay there. We put everything in order. Communication with the bridge was cut off. “We left up the escape shaft. That must have been fifteen minutes or so after the general fire alarm (about 3 a. m.). But I’m uncertain about time. The motors were shut down. “There was lots of smoke above. There Nvas a crowd of passengers there. But on ‘C’ deck we heard screams. Fire was burning there. We went up—myself and another officer—and led them to the B’ deck. There were about fifty of them. The crowd was panicky.” Explosion Is Feared Bn United Press ASBURY PARK, N. J., Sept. 11.— The possibility of an explosion aboard the smoldering hulk of the stranded liner Morro Castle tolay led city officials to order Convention pier cleared and all person! removed from the beach. The first hint that the salvaging situation had changed came when Captain William Hall of the Ward line appeared and said: "We are not going to do any work today because the ship still is smoldering.” COLLEGE LEADER'S DAUGHTER HISSING U. S. Agents Join Hunt for Young Woman, 23. By United Press CORA. Wyo., Sept. 11.—Virginia Ewing Gates. 23-year-old daughter of the president of the University of Pennsylvania, was missing today from a “dude” ranch where she had been vacationing. Federal department of justice agents were in charge of a search for her. While both the federal agents and the management of the D. C. Barr ranch, where she was reported to have stayed, refused all details, it was learned the heiress has been missing several days.

By Major Lawrence L. B. Anga

Coming off gold and revaluing the j dollar does not constitute inflation per se, and to argue that it does is bad economics, for it is merely devaluating the exchange of rates with other currencies, and widening the base” for potential credit expansion. It is only when the widened base is actually used and more bank credit. created that there is, in fact, any quantitative inflation. Moreover, as readers of banking statistics will see (see accompanying statistical table), net demand deposits (after allowing for the panic movements of notes out of and back into the banks to 1933) did not begin to expand until early in 1934 despite all the psychological threats of inflation throughout 1933 ... and

BODY OF MURDERED INDIANAPOLIS BOY, 13, IS FOUND UNDER BRIDGELEFT SHELBY ST. HOME SUNDAY

hud urns in CANAL; YOUNG MOTHER DIES Victipi, 20, Drowns as Car Dives Over Bank on Unguarded Street. Two-year-old william Jones 'Roberts, brown-eyed and almost red-haired, missed his mother today and could not understand that

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The mother, Mrs. Pearl Roberts, 20, of 1358 South Harding street, a divorcee, was one of four young women riding in a small coupe when it crashed into the canal at the unmarked end of Bell street. Her three companions were rescued, but Mrs. Roberts, caught beneath the steering wheel, was drowned. Death of Mrs. Roberts brought the 1934 Marion county traffic toll to ninety. The three who escaped when Mrs. Roberts was drowned are Miss Jane Kelly, 20, of 346 North Walcott street; Miss Alice King, 19, of 2602 East Washington street, and Miss Mary Lewis. 20, of 267 South Temple avenue. They were assisted from the car by Brooks Mellett, 336 Bell street, a witness. x Drove Borrowed Coupe Mrs. Roberts, the ninth person to be di owned in Marion county this summer, had borrowed the coupe from Henry Schoedel of the South Harding street address, one of her eleven brothers, to take her friends for a ride. Mrs. Roberts was the second woman this year to lose her life in a motor car accident involving a plunge into the canal at an 'unprotected dead-end street. Following death of a Lebanon woman under similar circumstances this spring, many dead-end streets were marked properly and guarded by posts. John A. Steinmier, 71, R. R. 15, Box 158, died last night in Methodist hospital of injuries received last Tuesday when he was thrown from his wagon in an accident on State Road 13 south of Fifty-sixth street. A car driven by W. N. Concannon, 506 North Bosart avenue, sideswiped Mr. Steinmier’s wagon, hurling him out on the pavement, according to police reports. Relatives today identified a woman killed by a hit-run motorist at Washington and Davidson streets last night as Mrs. Olive Greisman, 61, of 723 East Ohio street. She died in city hospital without regaining consciousness. Stood in Safety Zone She was standing in the safety zone when she was struck and hurled about forty feet by a heavy, black sedan traveling at a high rate of speed. The car ran over Mrs. Greisman after striking her. A truck driver, Dale Pawner, 21, of 2360 English avenue, and his passenger, Myron Mackey, 31, of 328 North Linwood avenue, were injured severely last night when the truck was in a collision with a street car at Nineteenth street and College avenue. The injured were sent to Methodist hospital. Tandy Lindsey, 20, of 2325 Central avenue, was the street car operator. TRIBE LOSES PROTEST; TILT TO BE REPLAYED Hickey Upholds Umpire in “Rain” Dispute Here. The Indians lost their protest on lats night's disputed game with the Columbus Red Birds and the game will be played over from the beginning this afternoon, starting at 3 o'clock. There will eb a second game tonight at 8:15. The “split double-header” will be for the price of one admission, and women will be admitted free. President Thomas J. Hickey of the American Association upheld his umpires in their controversy of last night.

INSTALLMENT TWO

even now bank credit has only expanded by approximately 16 per cent. Furthermore, since there is habitually a time lag between bank credit expansion and its ultimate in-

The theories of Major L. L. B. Angas. in “The Coming American Boom” are presented by The Indianapolis Times to its readers as a journalistic function of service. Publication of the series of ten articles written by the noted British economist does not imply an indorsement of his views by this newspaper.

death, lurking in an unguarded and unmarked dead-end street at the Water Company canal, had taken her away early this morning.

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Donald E. Dillon Apparently the victim of a murderer, the body of a 13-year-old boy, Donald Edward Dillon, was found today under a bridge over Pleasant Run creek at Minnesota and Shelby streets. Donald disappeared Sunday from his home, 1871 Shelby street.

FINDS AGED MAN DEAD: POLICE LAUNCH PROBE Resident Held as Vagrant After Reporting Discovery. Police today are investigating circumstances surrounding the death of Thomas Sanders, 73. who lived in a small shop at 205 North Gray street. Thomas Laughlin, 120 West Henry street, rear, who police say found the body early today but failed to report it until several hours later, is being held on intoxication and vagrancy charges for questioning.

Violence Getting Worse, Strikers' Leader Warns Union Will Refuse to Accept Responsibility for Outbreaks, Asserts Gorman. B]/"United Press WASHINGTON, Sept. 11.—Union leaders warned today that beginning tomorrow they would refuse to accept responsibility for further violence in the textile strike which has brought troops out in five states. “Violence is worse today than it has been before and it is going to get worse.” Strike Chairman Francis J. Gorman said. “If it continues after tonight, that is not our fault. We have made our peace proposal.”

The proposal called for closing all mills while President Roosevelt's board mediates the strike. Mr. Gorman said the twenty-four-hour extension on the time limit on the union arbitration proposal would lapse definitely at 6 p. m. today. His statement came as the federal meditation board called leading manufacturers into conference. National guardsmen were out in Rhode Island, Maine, Connecticut and South and North Carolina as Mr. Gorman issued his challenge. Sporadic rioting broke out in strike centers from New England southward. Incendiary sabotage occurred in Rhode Island. Several score of

fluence on industry and prices, it is foolish for Roosevelt's currency critics to declare that his monetary policy has already failed. My point is, that since it takes a considerable time to get government works under way, credit inflation is only just about to become effective as a recovery measure; while the treasury has not used, in any way, its most powerful weapon of all, namely, pure note inflation. This is a weapon which Roosevelt will certainly keep up his sleeve but I feel fairly sure he will not use it until the failure of all others is selfevident. The fact remains, however, that resort to pure note inflation would immediately cause a sharp (Turn to Page Three)

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Crime Is Feared Deed of Pervert After Interrogation of Residents on South Side Near Scene of Tragedy. GAG IS FOUND IN LAD’S MOUTH Severe Burns Appear on Left Hand of Corpse, Police Reveal; Fingers Doubled as Though From Pain. The body of a l&year-old boy, apparently murdered and possibly the victim of a pervert, was found today under a bridge over Pleasant Run creek, near Minnesota and Shelby stl*o£ts* The body, bruised and with a gag in the mouth, was identified as 'that of Donald Edward Dillon, missing since Sunday from his home at nearby 1871 Shelby street. It had been stuffed into a. storm sewer. The theory that the murder might be the work of a pervert arose less than two hours after the finding of the — body when a woman living in

BANKS SECURE, PRESIDENT TOLD Year’s Failures Smallest in History, Insurance Chief Says. Bn United Pres% HYDE PARK. N. Y„ Sept. 11.—A bright picture of the banking situation was laid before President Roasevelt today by Leo Crowley, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation chairman, who reported “at no time in the history of the country has the number of bank failures been so small as during the last year." "Only five small insured banks have closed.” he explained in a letter that surveyed the first year’s activities of the corporation. “Approximately 50.000,000 accounts are now insured,” Mr. Crowley reported. “More than 14.000 banks, or fully 90 per cent of all the licensed banking institutions in the country, have become members of the insurance fund.” Venue Change Granted Murder charges against Edward Farmer and Lucille Langford will be heard in Hancock circuot court as a result of venue changes granted by Criminal Judge Frank P. Baker yesterday. Hourly Temperatures 6 a. m 64 10 a. m 70 7 a. m 66 11 a. m 70 8 a. m 70 12 (noon).. 72 9a. m 72 Ip. m 75

pickets were injured or wounded in melees with police. Hosiery Threat Lifted The threat of a strike in Indiana’s hosiery mills in sympathy with the nation-wide walkout of the United Textile Workers of America was | lifted today, at least temporarily. The hosiery strike, which locally : would have supported the U. T. W. A. strike against the Indianapolis Bleaching Company, apparently had been set definitely for midnight tomorrow. Today, however, Carl L. Linker, district representative for the American Federation of Full-Fash-ioned Hosiery Workers, announced receipt of a wire from Emile Riele, Philadelphia, hosiery union national president, instructing him that, while the union should continue to stand by in readiness for a sympathy strike, it should not go out tomorrow night. A meeting of the hosiery union’s Indianapolis local had been called , for tonight in preparation for the ; expected sympathy strike, but Mr. Linker announced its cancellation j this morning. Meanwhile, with a large percenti age of the workers at the bleaching | company either on the picket lines j or idle at their homes, the third act | of violence attributed to the strike 1 was reported today. Mrs. Joe Morgan, 1054 West New York street, a stnker, reported that an unseen assailant had stoned her house early this morning, breaking every window on one side. Mrs. Morgan Is the wife of a leader in union activities at the Kingan & Cos. meat packing plant. The Morgans were in bed when their home, was stoned. U. T. W. A. leaders, however, reiterated their warnings against violence in the conduct of the strike.

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the neighborhood told a reporter for The Indianapolis Times that a man had made attempts recently to induce her small son to accompany him under the bridge. Others in the neighborhood, perhaps to reassure themselves against the ten-or of murder, said they believed Donald had been killed accidentally while playing and that his frightened playmates then had stuffed the body into the sewer. This theory failed, however, to account for the gag found in his mouth. The body was discovered by workmen, seeking shelter from a cloudburst, when the sewer backed up and deposited the body in the creek. The men, who had been, painting and repairing the bridge, notified police at once after recovering the body from the creek. The woman, who asked that her name not be used, said her son had refused to accompany the man. The gag found in young Dillon’s mouth as well as a gash on his right temple indicated that he had put up a struggle before his death. Mother Collapses Another theory in the neighborhood w'as that young Dillon had fallen in with a gang of “tough” youths who “hung out” under th* bridge. An employe of The Times recalled seeing a boy about Dillon’s age playing with three older Negro youths near Minnesota and Shelby streets at 7:30 p. m. Sunday. Mrs. Dillon collapsed m her home shortly after identifying the body. “Oh. I can’t understand it; I can't u-_ ferstand it,” she moaned over and over again. “Donald was such a good boy.” She managed to inform Detective Sergeant John Gish, of the homicide squad, and Deputy Coroner John E. Wyttenbach, jointly heading the investigation into her son's death, that the boy seldom had left the neighborhood and had had few friends. Mrs. Dillon said Donald had gone occasionally to a motion picture theater in Fountain Square. She described his one close friend as a boy known to her only as Emmett. The mysteyy of Donald's death was deepened by the fact that, In addition to the gag and the head bruise, there were what appeared to be severe burns on the left hand, the fingers of which were doubled as though from pam. Identification of the body was made by the boy’s mother, Mrs. Demmie Dillon, of the Shelby street address, who was brought to the scene by a member of the crowd which formed immediately after the grewsome discovery. The boy’s father, Shirley Dillon, is said to be divorced from the mother. Brothers Frightened Surviving, besides the mother and father, are two brothers, Leßoy Dillon. 12, and Harold Dillon, 7, and a sister, Hazel Dillon, 16. The sister was not at home this morning when the body was discovered, and the two boys were little help to the investigators in their search for clews. Small and frightened, they sniffled in the corner and hardly dared to answer when Deputy Coroner Wyttenbach and Detective Sergeant Gish spoke to them. The boy disappeared from horn® Sunday, his mother had reported to the missing persons bureau yesterday, after having started for the home of a relative. He was dressed in yellow corduroy trousers, a blue shirt and a dark-colored cap. Donald was to have entered Manual Training high school yesterday afternoon and, when he failed to return home Sunday night, his mother believed that he might have spent the night with his grandmother. Mrs. Mary F. Dillon. 2017 Brookside avenue, ant gone on to school from there. This, she told police today, was responsible for the loss of time in reporting his disappearance. Railroad Borrows 53,000,000 Bit Unit'd Prett WASHINGTON. Sept 11 —A PWA loan of $3 000,000 to the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company was announced today by Public Works Administrator Harold L. Ickes. The money will be used to build 1.900 freight cars.