Evening Star Newspaper, October 19, 1930, Page 2

HARD AT 5 S ONPOMERNTROL Battle Lines Forming on Couzens Proposed Legisla- tion on Interstate Rates. arlicies o " Ins " Sonfempiatod” Aund an‘ 0t 'ina ‘mest session of Congress: 3 Battle lines are forming for a bitter fight over proposed regulation by the Federal Government of electric power 1n ‘interstate commerce. i Benator James Couzens of Michigan, Tecently renomin kuom chair- man terstate Commerce Committee a series of § tion by his committee. measure provides for fixing “rea- sonable” rates for el e power which s into interstate commerce. 1t pro- les, too, for the valuation of the : 'pr&du:lnk' melecm; ;:gwcr as a for_rate mai an reaches it for the purpose of placing under the jurisdiction of the Federal Power “holding or parent com- panies and members of afliated groups.” othar. 4ngers 1t the 4aly citisen” n or an= i States, The price which is power, whether it be used for the oper- afion of street railways, for lighting, for the operation of manufacturing plants or for any of a score of other purposes, for U. S. TO EXPEDITE AID FOR UNEMPLOYED BY NEW ORGANIZATION (Continued From First Page.) & major market for 20 or 30 industries, beginning -m:ul’umbet -ut;l nn:“ hr::.k extending to_many other uets. lous ds tmental divisions, urse- 1y in Commerce and Labor De- partments, in its service. What aides will be taken on depends pon the or- ganization meeting next week. Big Road Fund Sought. An indication of what the depart- ment heads contemplate was given out in the declaration today by H. 8. Fair- banks of the Agriculture Department in the absence of Secretary Hyde that | the Congress will be asked immediately by his department to make available $125, 000,000 of funds appropriated for State aid road building in 1932, By making the appropriation useable ghead of time the States would also be able to institute programs in ad- vance of schedule. ‘The sum potentially available will really be greater than $125,000,000, because previous appro- priations for the same purpose have g::“l;een entirely exhausted by the For the Labor Department Becretary Davis took action today to relieve un- employment in the North woods. He ordered that Canadian woodsmen be barred by the immigration authorities unless employers proved that American 1abor could not be had, Enough e jcan labor was on hand to man all lag~ ging camps, the department declared. Conference Held. ‘The President let it be known that he conferred privately with Willlam Z. Ripley and Henry M. Robinson. Mr. Ripley is an_economist specializing in &fisy affects the pocketbooks of the Legislative Baitle Impends, The magnitude of the power industry and of the interests which it affects £ e ll{:l b wntvopl :’ u: nch [y the concerns which pro- Sul 000, kilor Tatest b ent of into the so-called the total l‘l'lum“ energy, including movement, for Con- States, e gaged in an powsr frus! that t:'l”olectm terna! in| tional i, & ] e85, 506% it of aégé sH H railroad problems. He was special ex- aminer for the Interstate Commeree Commission on consolidation of the railroads and helped to draw the con- solidation plans. Mr. Robinson, a lawyer, has long been interested in shipping and industrial problems.* He was chslnm’x;l olf’ 2t“he Bituminous Coal From them Mr. Hoover gained further formation as to the business situa- and possible paths to congressional and private action for relief from the FIRST COLD WAVE BLOW TO JOBLESS |w: ——(Gontinued Prom First Page) __|i A (Contini Prom Wirst issues. portion of “the State, were reported by the Weather Bureau here. ,.mmn::.mmm.m; while HibH HTH i E £ g9 § | H ] § 5 § gg ] a a8, E b i = : é g i it lor the purpose of fixing and just rates, The elimina- ‘Couzens should become & the new Power Commission will plenty to do. In s measure, of the law creating a way be considered tion from such V‘lllllflonl of all fran- or ‘The ives oppor- for securing accurate informa- to d;om operations and the the various comy gHEes s fekei THE_SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., OCTOBER 19, 1930—PART. ONE PLANS UNDER WAY Program Includes $8,000,000: Construction in District of Columbia. BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE. Up near the roof of the Treasury Department Building in Washington, & force of 350 architects—the largest in history of the Government=—is working like beavers to help Uncle S8am do his part in relieving national un- employment. President Hoover has {\ut appointed a “cabinet committes” which is u:llm the \‘u;! d‘ml other duties, of speeding up leral ities on even more intensive lines than in the past. The public buildings act passed Congress in 1926 involves a total program of $568,000,000. The Treasury Department has secured onal suthorizations, so far, for 535 individual bullding projects, accounting for a cost of $368,000,000. Toward the carrying out of those :v:‘.eu‘ Congress has appropriated 1 .m.on:i u“rry K. H“g. fi:lllhl;: Secretary Treasury in charge public bulldings, is hopeful that at the approacl session, House and Senate, cognizant of the Winter unemln{ment les just stressed by i rel more funds for Fed- in Toe "county shout aleged procraslc country a) procrasti- Dro, ng contem- g'l;et:d. and, lnmmm- Sa, 1onun;"‘ ac; upon. mocratic opponen! of the Hoover A istral have as- cribed much of "the country's business depression to time-wasting in the Fed- eral construction field, One of the gflnclpll bonding houses in the United tates recently asked chambers of com- merce in 200 towns and cities to sum- marize the building situstion. The gist of their replies was that there is in e g nts conl communities in question. Only some $200,000,000 worth of it, it was said, is now in course of construction, leaving nearly $800,000,000 “held up” for va- rious reasons. Among the reasons given were Federal Government delay. 'ashington “red tape,” lack of official initiative, postponed legislative action, outstanding approval of local bond llding active | virtual) IN GERMAN REGIME Reichstag Victory of Govern- ment Decisive After Tumultuous Sessions. By the Assoclated Press. BERLIN, October 19.—(Sunday).— Germany’s new Reichstag wound up its first brief and tumultous session shortly after midnight y and adjourned until December 3, after giving a sweep- ing vote of confidence to Chancellor Hel.n':lch Bruening's Coalition Govern- men ‘The vote of confidence, 318 to 236, a margin of 82 votes in the chancellor’s favor, came late Saturday evening and ly assured the government’s triumph. The government then pro- posed adjournment till December. Amnestry Motion Voted. The deputies, however, accepted a motlon by the Communists, the Nation- alists and the Fascists to discuss am- nesty for all political prisoners except those who had committed violence upon & member of a government. They took & brief recess. Reconvening at 5 minutes past mid- night, the Reichstag was in no mood for debate, having exhausted its strength in_that direction during the day. vote on amnesty r h was carried by 395 to 147. The motion to adjourn was then brought before them and was passed & mere rising vote. Announcement the government's victory was received by Communists and Fascists with boos and catcalls. Credit Bill Passes. Outside the Reichstag Building every- was quiet. A strong force of po- %t watch all during the evening, and was still on guard when the Depu- ties began to go home. ‘The government’s $125,000,000 inter- national credit bill passed its third and last reading in the Reichstag during the afternoon by a vote of 325 to 237. ‘The Reichstag voted a 20 per cent cut in-the monthly pay of its own members, amounting to 750 marks, and a 50 per cent cut in the fee for attending special committees amounting to 25 marks session. These cuts were part of 53 government's program. P e DEFENSE CONTENDS MARY BAKER SLAIN AFTER LEAVING CAR - (Continued From Pirst Page) ; | were made at the Bickerings Delay Construction. ted the ent m it or has sc- architect’ te | ed. Miss an proceedings sorted to. This is always a tedious and long-drawn-out affair. Secretary Mellon and Undersecre! Mills have adopted e 5 whtle, 5ot 1ong At 1 & Seriat e, not long ) a big Mid eity, saved the $1,700,000, which would have been squandered if the proposi- roperty owner been ac- cepted off-hand. Building operations necessarily were correspondingly de- layed. Heayy D, C. Program. Since January 1, 1030, the total obligations under the public bull wm“n amounted to $43,000,000, W] mwml’ $8,000,000 was for the of Columbia. The number of bullding contracts let during this period of nine months for projects out- side the District of Columbia was During the t three months of current fiscal year, $12,000,000 has obligated. ~Pla: the been tects for $163,000,000 worth of addi- tional construction for projects in and outside of the District of Columbia. It is estimated that over $100,000,000 of this amount will be placed on the market, or under contract, between now and June 30, 1931. During the calendar year 1930, buildings have been completed in country at large, to monumental structures at Wi 21 the two ibtless | the Internal Revenue Building, and the central portion of the Department of Agriculture Building, costing approxi- t | of Commerce building, cos! approxi- tng app: section of an extensible building for Agriculture, involving a total limit cost for land and construc- tion of $5,760,000. Other Work Under Way. A considerable amount of additional Soming’ under the’ superviion of the r su] o ‘Treasury t, is well under way. including the Arling Memorial !rLu and ‘hes, which are near- ing completion; landscaping of the Union Station Plaza development; de- molition work now under contract; the United States Supreme Court Building; addition to the House Office Building: the new Botanical Gardens, sites for which have been cleared and which are expected to be placed under contract d this fiscal r; the George n Memorial Parkway, work on been started; ; extension , both a by . These additional projects involve & total cost of more than $56,000,000. (Copyright, 1930.) of legisla — KIDNAPERS SENTENCED Detroit Abductors Must Serve Terms Exceeding 25 Years. in 1926 a) ?dlhd btl.lloudonm new b ‘Treasury Dr. Hamil! of 86 | bullets which -killed tuslly complef construction individual projects. Under contract at oment and in of are 78 other ‘The | bullets 's force has now been fired from any weapon other than that of Campbell. Collins plans to luce the negative from which the g rd phof request of Smif plans to testify the Tt i Miss Baker were comparal because they ne- frated far into her hody. He said 0id cause ton also Ines M. Hotel. They attended at the hany Church at § o'clock. AY the m\u&n of the rel exercises the girls part- told Miss Eyre she had tment to meet her friend Miss Sperry at Kann's department store at 6 p.m. She said she would walk {n the meanwhile to Seventeenth and ‘B streets, where her car was parked. Miss lpcfx‘."'ho lived with Miss Baker and Olga Skinner at 217 Beach street, Lyon Park, Va., later told m:{hnummnmnmln department store until 8:15 o'clock. Miss Sperry left the store after Miss Baker failed to appear. Body Found Next Day. It was on the follo day that Miss Baker's was %d lying Tace downward at the mouth of 'a culyert near gate of the Arl National Cemetery. Bullet holes were found in her neck, in an ear and in her back, Her blood-spattered sedan was discovered at the side of a road three- of & mile he: from her body. Boon after the discovery of the body three agencies launched 'investigations to seek a solution of the mystery. ] probes were undertaken by the irt- ment of Justice, the Wi ice Department and Willam C. Gloth, Commonwealth attorney of County, The Department of Justice entered the case because the girl’s body was found on Federal Iropeny, Dr, B. H. Swain, Arlington County coroner, performed an autopsy on the criminally 66, | body and said she had been assaulted and shot to death. Miss Baker's body then was returned to her home in Oak Grove, Va, and uried in the village cemetery. Her ather is an Episcopal minister. Scene Not Determined. ‘The actusl scene of the murder where u:‘o ‘body thrown, was As an additional element, Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Wood of 4317 River road %fl‘m Buufln:‘r' whx"ae Mumeml:um" ice y saw a um&:mm ing Mm Baker strug- & man wearing a gray gx her automobile at Seventeenth :g B streets at about 6 o'clock the night the girl met death., They agreed ;g had three muffied reports whie might have been pistol shots a time after the machine was driven away from the intersection. The authorities questioned suspect after suspect, ly satisfying them- selves that none of the persons ques- tioned committed the murder. It was|period at this point that Howard Brewster, & soldier, was arrested after he told " Brewsier ‘brompiy made. & de- 3 romp! 4 fiud evnreulo: of tgu crime. He soon denied his confession, however, and subsequently was released after spending many weeks in jall. Searched for Barrere. At after several others had been dod, examined and freed, Gampbell short | the rz:.nmmcmmmwa restora of the old Washington homestead. of the commissi Ezra Winter, Dr. Charles secretary on; Abram Garfield. ¢ efield Manor to work done in F. Vitale and Second from top: Molding bricks I ve from the native ela; R e o Dt s Howara Butherivnd At the left, Mrs. at the old L the plant in operation. it) watel (M'!'Ml'l h‘::. 0. G. Taylor, constructing enginser, shows the brick kiln sutss | PROHIBITION POLL ordered under bond of $30,000. The bail was agreed on when Campbell promised to appear in court here for arraignment. On entering & plea of not ity be- Juzuulmamlmklm of freedom was interru bond was denied. He then was removed to the District Jail where he has been ever since. Lucien H. Vandoren, s former as- sistant United States attorney, will be in the defe pi assistant United States attorney, will ald William H. Qol United States attorney, in prosecuting the case. S FEDERAL JOBSEEKERS FROM OUT OF TOWN TO GET PREFERANCE (Continued From First . | fallen into them as they became open, and temporary Government positions have been almost entirely taken up by the residents of the District and those in the nearby Maryland and Virginia suburbs, with the result that both neighboring States and the District it~ self have been far above their appor- tionments in their representation in temporary Government positions. initial effort in this new policy, the oommunnniahm,‘wm be made :1. temporary positions for stenographers and typists. The commission expects to extend the change in policy to other positions if the vxpeflmm: indicates Pl 5 practicability of the “It 1s believed,” the commission said in u‘:‘lunnll .uumerlnxt luueg ye;::::n-y. “that many persons living at & ce from Wuglnmn would be willing to accept temporary appointment for a of three or six months, especially as there is prospect of permanent ap- pointment in case of those whose serv- ices prove satisfactory and whose names are reached in the order of certification for permanent positions.” States Entitled to Share. It was explained last night by George R. Wales, a member of the commission, that Washington hereto- fore has been getting the lion’s share of this employment, when other States, under the civil service nruhtlmu are entitled o the refusal, at least, of their share. He said the poll:glhn been adopted Hm&l.y to extend it measure of relief to present Nation-wide un- nmploym% situation can be affected Wi several d Government tions which do not come under OF PRESS HALTED BY WOODCOCK ORDER (Continued & PFirst Page. homes for home consumption, we must return to education for the solution, “With the small fund Congress gave liins, also an assistant | the of ‘our pblications may have it. far, requests have come from those who are interested in helping prohibition.” Mr. Woodcock added that he had not seen any of the open saloons he men- tioned when he was in the Newark and Hoboken districts a week ago, He said, however, that if it was true they were plained, but an introduction was neces- sry to gain admittance to & speak- easy. “1 saw nothlnfiol the speakeasies that are reported ourish in Chicago,” he continued. did not out there to look for them. I went to see what my men and the authorities were doing to enforce the law. I was highly pleased. But I did, out of curiosity, look around for some of the gunmen we have been reading about—and I found none. “I even walked down some of the so- called ‘bad streets’ several nights. I saw nct-hlngl bad about them. streets of Chicago looked as safe to me as the streets of Baltimore. No one shot 8t me, I saw no_ crime and no violence. Of course, I do not deny e is there. I can only say I did not see any.” In furthering its educational cam- , Mr. Woodcock said his bureau oped to get some help from some of the large universities. College cam- &um have heen pictured recently as e seats of prolific hip-pocket drink- Loft to + H. P. Caemmerer, right three machine REBELVICTORES CLANEDINBRAZL tions—Federals Call More Reservists. 8 detachment of Santa Catharina troops at killing three and n 33, federal commander, ve, was the dead. i ? | & £ B REPORT EXPECTED T0 JUSTIFY BIGGER U. S. SUM FOR D. C. ing, but Mr, Woodcock said graduate | bey students would be uaded e B T P mmf. ) . The Prohibition Bu- m: ‘- dz‘r‘iu“fin might be able tor ald T am o d‘ncnhi“{iu facts about prohibition,” eclared, ‘I am confl- dent that an impartial survey showing the economic benefits and advantages o: a temperate ux;;uen will react favor- 2 g-o'? , Yale economist, who has pul numerous statisti- cal statements in support of prohibition, in an address yesterday over the net- work of the National Bmdcun:’ Co. He spoke under the auspices the deal rom 8 dech 5 ooeit WAKEFIELD- SITE Restoration of Washington's Birthplace to Feature Bi- Centennial Celebration. Bevil ga;ggl B il s & -4 sk E i ji it i 2 2 = zf’ig i a8 £ : i i i i gi i & i 4 | 5 8 idf Eiéiii A éé;ifi’%: 2£38: : 7 i i ifi;%% el & & i E it | i | E g B2 i i : g i