Evening Star Newspaper, March 19, 1933, Page 2

r D. C, MARCH 19, 1933—PART ONE. ' PRESIDENT MAY ~ ROOSEVELT GIRDS CONSULT JAPANESE| FOR WORLD ISSUES Matsuoka Expected Here for|Daring Lead Foreseen as A—2 * WMER RENT cm ‘Walsh Views Are_ R(;*;a'd E INDISTRIGT URG[D Speech Delivered in 1930 on Legdlity of Retired Army Officers’ Selection as Commissioner Is Presented to Citizens’ Federation. OF SHORTAGE SEE Epidemic of Frayed Nerves, Seldom Known in Past, Is Making Rounds as Roosevelt Delays Shaking Old Plum Tree. Citizens” Federation Also IAsks Utilities Abolish Tardy ! Bill Penalty. Resolutions requesting & 20 per cent reduction in water rents in the District and also a Teduction or abolition of pen- alties charged by public utilities for tardy payment of service bills were ‘unanimously adopted by the Federation of Citizens’ Associations at its meeting last night in the board room of the Dis- trict Building. . Both resolutions were presented by E. Sullivan, as chairman of the federation’s Committee on Law and Yegislation. The water rents resolution praised the action of both houses Congress in including a provision in the 1934 appropriation bill, which failed of passage, to allow a discount of 10 per cent on water bills where.the bills are paid promptly. It pointed out that the present water rents are leading to a surplus of approximately $700,000, which is unusued and unusable, and that the 20 per cent cut would reduce this sur- plus by about $400,000. Phane Company Cited. ‘The utilities discount resolution pointed out that the Chesapeake & Po- tomac Telephone Co. makes no addi- tional chatwe for bills paid tardily, but Telies on' its power to discontinue serv- ice where bills are not paid and to ex- act a deposit of the customers in ad- vance of connecting service. The Po- tomac Electric Power Co. and the Wash- ington and Georgetown Gas Light com- panies, the resolution said, have the same powel subject of appointments Army officers to posts as civilian Dis- trict Commissioners, and Edwin S. Hege read the text of & speech on this subject by the late Senator Thomas Wi of Montana. The Senator had held that the appointment of a retired Army officer would be a violation of the act of 1878, setting up the com- mission form of government for the District. The text of the speech ap- pears in an adjoining column. A group of resolutions from the Pub- lic Helth Committee asked for continued use of the two high temperature in- cinerators recently constructed, abolish- ing the dump now maintained at Mon- tana avenue and T street northeast; more sewers for the Congress Heights district in southeast Washington, and & war on starlings with a view to their “early and effective abatement.” ‘The starling resolution, now some- thing of a hardy perennial came to the committee from the Dupont Circle Citi- zens’ Assoclation. ‘The federation adopted a resolution suggesting an amendment to the Pub- lic Utilities act so as to give the Public Utilities on sole and exclusive legislative discretion in matters before it, and confine the judiciary to the task of reviewing the record before the commission s0 as to protect the consti- tutional rights of parties before that D. C. Workers Favored. Another resolution adopted favored legislation making it mandatory to write into all the u;unlclpclm contracts a clause giving ference in employment to mechanics m laborers who are bona fide residents of the District. Another Tesolution urged the Commissioners to proceed with construction work on schools, streets, etc, holding it would be false economy to reduce expendi- tures for these purposes. A resolution submitted by the Com- mittee -on Pdlg and Fire W Trecommending e use of revolving lights for fire trucks was adopted. David Bapb, secretary of the federa- tion, was made chairman of the Com- created will be generations yet unborn.” MITCHELL BANK DATA CALLED FOR BY U. S. New York Paper Says Subpoena Has Been Served Upon Na- tional City. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, March 18—The Sun says a deputy United States marshal served a subpoena duces tecum on the National City for books and records of the actlvities of Charles ‘who resigned as cl At the meeting of the Federation of Cltizens' Associations last night, Edwin 8. Hege, Chevy Chase, read to the dele- tes a speech of the late Senatar as J. Walsh, Democrat, of Mon- tana, delivered in the Sena®e April 9, 1930, in which Senator Walsh outlined his views on the legality of a) it- ment of retired Army officers as clvillan Commissioners of the District. The text of Senator Walsh’s speech, as read to the delegates by Mr. Hege, follows: “Mr. President, I shquld mot m}m myself into this discussion did I not feel, as I do, that it involves not the ordinary choice cf a man for an ial &o-ltlon. but really involves the essen- als of government according to the American conception of government. “A statute under which the appoint- of [ ment is made provides that one of the Commissioners of the District of Colum- bia shall be an officer of the Army and the other two shall be chosen from civil those who have riod of three years. Two important rnl questions are thus presented, first, whether this is an appointment from Crosby has trict of Columbia for more than years, Twe From Civil Life. “I do riot agree with the conclusion arrived at by the learned Attorney eral. I take it that the statement of the statute that two of these officers, Commissioners of the District of Colum- bia, shall come from civil life, is but an expression of the repugnance of the American people to military govern- ment, It was deemed advisable, be- cause of the many duties of an engi- neering character which devolve upon the Commissioners. of the District, to have one of them come from the Army, and then, so as to stop any further appointments from that source, it was the of & sta- , it H i e Gen- | Army Question Civilian Status. Mr. President, that concludes what I provided in the statute that the other|m, two should come from civil life. “That is what the statute means. It means that the Congress of the United States did not intend to impose upon the people of the District of Columbia & government by issioners, two of whom, or the majority of whom, had been accustomed to the arbitrariness of military rule. So, Mr. President, far from this mat- ter being a technical objection to the appointment of Gen. Crosby, I assert that in the effort to ‘sustain the ap- pointment there is resort to all manner of technicalities in order to avoid the plain meaning of the statute. Mr. President, what are the facts about the residence of Gen. Crosby? As I understand, he has been in ac- , it President of the United States in these times, of all times, ought hot to make pon grounds to be in violation of the stat- ute; for if the President of the United States does not scrupulously observe the law, and the Senate of the United States does not scrupulously observe the letter of the law, how can we ex- pect it to be observed generally by the people of the country. 1 should regard the confirmation, in the face of this statute, as a most de- plorable action by the Senate of the United States. AUSTRIANS MOVING T0JOINHITLERITES Fascist Heimwehr Leader in Tyrol Pledges Aid in Fight- ing “Reds.” By the Associated Press. VIENNA, March 18.—The machinery of Austrian politics moved another mnotch today toward compiete synchron- ization with the Hitler movement in Germany. " In Innsbruck Richard Steidle, leader of the Fascist Helmwehr in the Tyrol, proclaimed that the Heimwehr is de- termined to co-operate to the fullest extent with “every organization flying 'm‘:n banner of fight against Bolshe- Common Front Urged. In Gratz the official organ of the Styrian Heimwehr proclaimed the pa- triotic necessity for a common front of the Heimwehr and the Nazis similar to the common front of the Nazis and members of the Steel Helmet War Veterans’ Association in Meanwhile the dictatarial of Chancellor Dollfuss, whis yet include s Nazi minister, ent. does not ted ,_confiscal an edition of the official Nazi paper, | th insul charging it with making marks about the cabinet, and also lald an iron hand on Socialists at various points. Schutsbund Leaders Jailed. ‘Two leaders of the Socialist Schutz- bund were on suspicion of high treason and a battalion of gov- E. Mitchell, of the bank.|jn Service of the subpoena was made yes- | the . wine although until’ to- day. Pirst rotnz of inquiry by the Federal authorities, the newspaper adds, is to be whether Mitchell made a sale or transfer of National City stock to his wite, repurchasing the stock s month later, taking & loss on the sale which enabled him to avoid payment of income tax for the year 1929. United States District Attorney Gearge Medalle returned from Washington to- day after a conference with Attorney General Homer Cummings. Medalie de- clined to comment on the subpoena, FRANCIS DU PONT SUED BY WASHINGTON LAWYER Claudian B. Northrop Claims $197,318 Due for Legal Services. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, March 18.—Franecis I. Du Pont of New York and Wilmington, by Claudian B. Northrop, W. attorney, for $197,318.02 terday, the newspaj S8YS, such action was notpsrhcloud for legal serv- ices which, the lawyer states in his complaint, extended from April, 1920, to_March, 1932. The complaint states that N total bill was $234,407.10, but that $3' 098.08 has been .paid, in three instal- ments. John W. Davis filed the action, as Northrop's Tepresentative. HOWELL POST UNFILLED Gov. Bryan May Postpone Ap- pointment a Month. LINCOLN, Nebr, March 18 (#).— ‘Appointment of a successor to the late Senator R. B, Howell of Nebraska is in the hands of Gov. Charles W. Bryan and there it will remain for a time. The Governor, showing ment from an’ illness election night last November, has said officially he would delay action until more of his recommendations have been enacted by the Legislature. That may be & month. Egypt Will Be Subject. “Egypt, the Cradle of Clvillzation,” ‘will be the subject of a lecture at the wscm°m nlzh't:!,glzlf . , professor of - d Assyriol of .Unj~ rapid improve- | N which _began crying “Judah AUTO CRASH CAUSES §8.07.500 IN GOLD SHIPPED TO ITALY Withdrawal, However, o Earmarked Metal Will Not Affect U. S. Stock. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, March 18—The Bank | AR gold from the Federal Reserve Bank, where it was held under earmark. Since the gold—the first export since the embargo declared March 5 by Presi- xport. The New York Times says the “trans- action set at rest all doubts mmfilndlnjunn;nch:‘ their gold reserves as though it w their own vaults, central banks FREE-FOR-ALL FIGHT v Police Reserves Break Up Melee. Unidentified Man Badly Beaten. An automobile crash in which two persons were injured early today was reported to have resulted in & free-for- all fight that sent police reserves to the scene after an unidentified man was reported to have been badly beaten. A taxicab, driven by Willlarh John- son. 23, oolored, VIRGINIA TO ASK SHARE IN SHOALS DAM PROFIT Amendment to Resolution in Con- gress to Be Sought by State Officials. By the Associated Press. 356 1 street south- | vide th: west, and occupied by five colored pas- | and operated by Thomas er, 1541 Douglas street northeast, at Fifth street and Rhode Island avenue. Both cars overturned and Fisher and Wil- liam Byrd, 21, colored, 616 K street southwest, one of the taxi passengers, were hurt. A crowd red almost immediately and the for-all en- sued. After it was all over, police reported one man had been beaten, but they were unable to establish his identity immediately. Pisher was taken to Sib- ley Hospital where his arm was found to be broken, while Byrd was treated at r:zdmm’lxo-pmmacucmhu he WOMAN DIES IN WRECK Assistant in House Member’s Office Was on Week End Visit. ¢ tative Hancock, Democrat, Carolina, was informed last night that Miss Heath Linder, an assistant in his office here for two years, was killed this afternoon in an automobile acci- for & week end visit. i R Oyster Supper Thursday. PRELATE STILLILL Condition of Francls Cardinal Bourne Remains Unchanged. = .—An | 18 VALE, Va., March 18 (Special) Lt oyster for the benefit of the Vale cbnllx'l?:vlll be served Thursday by -March at the home of Mr. Chat on Way Home After. | Soon as Domestic Problems Geneva Split. Are Solved. By the Associated Press. BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE. ‘Two weeks in his new office, Presi- dent Roosevelt already has taken his place as a brisk and novel force in world affairs. He took -old-fashioned diplomacy by in dealing directly with the , French and German Ambassa- Now State Department officials President will have a chat with apanese kgroun the world issues President Roosevelt shortly will be called upon to face. He already vi the closest consideration is' time permits, although details are being llls‘ to ll::l' Hull, Ung:nu- retary Phillips State Depart- mlent. IU may be assumed that no con- crete efforts to intrude American in- situation will be put forth until Norman could | 5. Davis has reached Europe at the end of March. Clothed with authority have been cabled ‘to the ends jof the earth about the way of this new Roose- velt in the banking th Congress and taking an im- mediate hand in the pressing problems of the world. America’s war debtors in the first two weeks of the Roosevelt administration have refrained from mean! advance, if the tedious attempt to reparing the negotiations arms, hich tween now and June 15, when the s et next installments come due, Lower Tarl®@ Question. Although the President and his Sec- of State, Cordell Hull, have given btors Mttle to go on, it has be- = S T p“rlol deb{ar nations should in gen- eral on a lowering of tariff be- B fore their request for debt revision can considered. confe i even be . The administration on the success of economic has its heart set £ i g 3 ik ! i I allles and Germany increasingly tense it doom any prog- ress at economic conference as the atmosphere there would be far from one of mutual confidence and co-oper- ation. It is with all this in mind that Mr. Roosevelt is disarmam economic_matters to attempt to accom- lish in Europe any negotiations which . Roosevelt and I i gl 1 B 8 i FALL FROM TRAIN KILLS MAIL CLERK John Scott, 45, of Culpeper Receives Fractured Skull En Route Home From Work. sgégéé | b center of a strenuous battle between the R o the Communist regime at (Copyright, 1938.) HULL TO OPEN SERVICE Phone Connections With Costa Rica ‘Will Be Inaugurated Tomorrow. of State Cordell Hull will = A office in the officials of 1 erican Telephone & Telegraph Co. and the International Radio Co. of Costa Rica will be present. Costa Rica follows Panama in being the second Central American republic hook- #d up with the Bell Eystem telephon from Washington will mitted over cables and Miami radio radio channels ETHERIDGE RITES HELD HOLD UP STORE | " ———"" ' | YOUTHS rigued by the so-called “patronage list” of non-civil service m They clustered around *I Jim” Parley and tor Mo and the other ited p‘nnt& ronage arrangers until Mr. Farley Senator McAdoo and their aides had their way through difficylty in to get out of the cigar smoke. = HARRISON N FORUM = TODSELSSPAYCLT toremost | Senate Finance Chairman to Explain Operations of Economy Bill. by The Washington Star and broad- cayn over the facilities of the National Broad Co. casting Co. Senator Harrison had charge in the Senate of this far-reaching economy estimated to reduce Government reaches et ' THREE ESCAPE INJURY: IN GASOLINE EXPLOSION TELEPHONE COMPANY TO HONOR MISS COOKE —_— Employe Who Won Medal for Heroism in Knickerbocker Dis- aster, 35 Years in Service. Miss Ruth C. Cooke, who was awarded a silver medal for furnishing aid to rescus units during the disaster, will be given studded by - ?ssgg E Tangled Park Savings Bank | ‘Aocounts Require Careful ! Study. | Exact amount of the shortage dis- covered at the Park Savings Bank by Federal investigators following the sulcide last Tuesday of Robert 8. Stunz, executive vice president, probably will not be known for several weeks, it was reported last night, A preliminary study of the bank's records has 'dis- closed an “Indicated” shortage of about $1,600,000. The actual loss to the bank, howevet, is expected to be much less than the figure obtained by a cursory comparison of ledger accoupts, which are sald to be in tangled tion, requiring & careful study of the account: . * many depositors and other clients c. the Fourteenth street institution. Notes Sent to Friends. i hap ‘The notes were dlelzgrem mail after had complef mnsunnmp'fi“m death. Identity of the recipients of the notes has not been di “The vice president also is reparted to ¢| have intimated to one Cr two persons, shortly before his suicide, that he was short several hundred thousand dollars in his accounts. Bonded for $150,000. ber of pe! notes are said to be involved in the al- leged m—e%mu e‘LS.A ey Leo A. Rover is being kept advised of developments, (.ll%nm event that grounds for prosecuf of king | any person are uncovered in the probe. other | Roj last week in SENATOR PAT HARRISON. FATHER AND 4 DIE IN MYSTERY PLUNGE Auto Found in River Near Cleve- land—Coroner Adjourns Inquest. ROPER MAY SET UP FIVE-UNIT BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION (Continued Prom First Page.) is certain to lose some of its functions and have others . Secretary his first public stal t since taking office said & drastic economy measure would be im- posed, adding: “We have got to, whether we like it or not.” Employes Warned. far the gigantic reorganissilon Dmnm“u ;lulouenlumflmM e, ule. e e roan driig through the ideas me ‘minor were ordered to supply she investigators with the names of each employe under him and the amount of salary drawn. ‘This intensive study is now n completion and this week will be up in Douglas’ office. He will present the final draft to President Roosevelt, who, after uuntuom“m Eom he may make, will presen ngress. Under the authority granted him by Congress, these recommendations must lie on the desk of the Vice President the | And the Speaker for 60 legislative days beft fore effective. Since the idea of the administration is that Con- %0/ gress adjourn early in May, there prob- the 60 A chance spied top of the lutomommb river g‘h m%m- , and after several hours’ Alexander -ur-nl. 48, & machinist of Cleveland, and his children; Alexander, Jeanette, 6, and 3,000 BACK A. C. SMITH ably will not be legislative days between now and the eonvening of Con- next January. Consequently, i ¥here 1s & belief that the sdministration plans to ask congressional action to make the shifts immediately effective. GERMAN GROUP TO RAISE FUNDS FOR WORLD’S FAIR Money Gained From Entertain- ments Here Will Help Finance Exhibit at Ehic-n Event. ‘The Washington branch of the Ger- man group, Chicagdo World's Fair, is several d FOR D. C. COMMISSIONER | Scmas- 10,000 Names Expected by Tues-|the day on Petition Drafted for