Evening Star Newspaper, April 11, 1933, Page 2

ROPER CONPLETES NEW SET-UP PLANS Swmg of -$19,000,000 Out- imd in-Proposal for Only fi- Six Bureaus. :gn'try‘ aill go back to the Interior Pepartment, Xrom where it was pulled Secretary of Commerce Hoover in hl:xmpe.smn.hm- and Africa over to T:eflhl—,o‘lh&aom- Expending $1,546,000 for this service. Iilhlm,*nm Second, the advisers have recom- Goternment 3510000, An W m .would | be ;saved from 'quar- ters ‘and ‘traveéling expenses of the bu- rean's, fareign stafl. . Th!fd.-wmxhhulymnlmh— Mh-mmhwmh‘:: Bureau’s uooooom and the Commission’s $382,000. costing the of 3133 986, 0‘1:! FURSRI o the department for 1834 -e“amm is understood to oonmr:dun and main- Secretary Roper excluded the tenance funds of the Bureau of Public Roads. tate commerce. very probable that its new designa- Diyiion o the Trampartaton Bures: vision of ‘The merging of the Weather Bumu ‘ith the new organization is not re- led as a surprise in Government rcles. Originally to be of d to farmers in forecasting the antics f the elements, this bureau during the t 10 years has grown to such extent at advising the farmer on weather ditions is now a minor routine. # The bureau is now an im- t role in the commercial life of is country, especially in the fields if aeronautics and coastwise and trans- ‘:hnflc shipping. - One of the heaviest sks now being performed daily by fhe bureau is advi mzmh-n of the il refining industry its predictions on eather conditions at least one week In dvance. i For Benefit of AlL Plans for the reorganization of the epartment were started shortly after e November election’ when President oosevelt appointed Roper and S hirley, former Kentu Representa- give, to an economy survey of all departments. ¢ Immediately after March 4, howevy, ecretary of Commerce Roper named an tradepartmental Reorganization Com- ittee to_advise with him and Budget Director Douglas. This committee has held long daily sessions, calling in_ex- perts and industrial representatives from all sections of the country. '; The committee is known to have met ith tremendous opposition lly every move it made in t.h‘?uu the Feorganization program, ;ecreury Roper issuing a mwnmt r.lnt he problem was being approached with view to the welfare of the whole, and ‘:t of any single part at the expense of e rest. He has given further assurance that %he administration, so flr as it m volve the Anln ions, was ductlng m plvgmm on l Sasis of impartial efficlency, of every ible economy consistent with the roper conduct of necessary public busi- ss and, finally, not in the interests of ny privilegel group but for the benefit Fl all the men, women and en in he United States, ~ BAND CONCERT, By the United States Soldiers’ Home and this evening at Stanley Hall at 5:30 o'clock. John S. M. Zimmermann, andmaster; Anton Pointner, assistant. March, “Col Jsmes 8. Petit, U. 8. A.,” Hadley | cause Speaker Manuel Roxas is advo- af have | stretch of the Omt ‘Wall of China was 1 m-l.m is in Wi OSEPH W. ried into Pederal Cowrt THE HARRIMAN, founder and former uniflmt of the Harriman which has failed to open since the recent bank to answer to an indictment chlrtlnl him lll!e entries, totaling $1,’ 71!.225 Mr. Harriman ‘heatt ailment, Beéhind. car- ith 14 i1l with has been seriously him (to the left) can be seen Mrs. Harriman, —Wide World Photo. .= CHINESE IN PAN 22 AFTERLOSING PASS Troops Retreat in Disorder From: Lengkow, Their Last Border Stronghold. By the Associated Press. CHANGCHUN, Manchuria, April 11.—~Japanese air ‘scouts reported Chi- ese. troops were in widespread panicky Tetreat throughout the Lwan River Val- ley, after being driven today from Leng- 'on the South Jehol border. . Maj. Gen.: Yoshiaki ‘Takata's' troops were pursuing remnants of Gen. Chang Chen’s army In the direction of Kien- changying, in North China proper. The Chinese were said to have left several hundred dead on Lengkow hills, in ad- 'Eow, thelr last Great Wall stronghold |.rage Last Pass in Great Wall. ‘TOKIO, April 11 (#).—A smashing Japanese & s 200-mile reported to have resulted finally in the capture of the City of Lengkow today. Massed Chinese concentrations had uthern Jehol border. The an-nen war office announced this last stronghold, about 50 miles west of the Yellow Sea, was taken over by its troops this morning. The im- mediate objective of the new launched y.utbzre and ; China proper from other importan passes along the wall was to prevent Chinese rushing reinforcements to ow. Even 80, about 50,000 Chinese troops were already in the Lengkow area. Gen. Chang Chen, former governor of Province, and Gen. Sunj A pont in Northwest Chins, led the de- 'n:. -m troops were those of Maj. Gens, Heijiro Hattorl and Yos- hiaki Takata. The Hattorl bflnfle, which captured Lingyuan uu way for fresh troopl to ulu Jehol end the campaign in that pravin then pushed south to Lengkow. It t met the heaviest ing put up anywhere by the Chinese before 1t reached the pass. Other main Japanese attacks to drive the Chinese away from the wall were launched at Hsifenkow and Chiehlin, on either side of Lenkow, and on the Kupeikow-Peiping road. ‘The Japanese military headquarters announced there was no intention of carrying on the new general offensive into the Peiping-Tientsin area, but that 'how it develops depends on the Chi- Then were no further reports of the fighting in the Chinwangtao area near the coast. CHINESE DENY DEFEAT. Peiping Report Says Army Continues to Hold Against Japanese. PEIPING, China, April 11 (®)— Chinese military reports today said a Japanese attack along the Great Wall from Kupeikow to the sea had failed to crack the-Chinese defense. “Our troops in North China have been reinforced to a point at which they can withstand any attack,” said the' communique. It .added that the Chinese force, east of the Lwan River was continuing its advance northward. FILIPINO SPEAKERSHIP POST DECLARED VACANT Roxas, Now in Washington, Hit for Advocating Independence Bill. By the Assoclated Press. MANILA, April 11.—The 'Prlbune Filipino-owned _daily ne'lpt’pe todsy three ‘members of the hlu:l:plne claring the post of Speaker vacant be- u:ewunoe of the Philippine in- l htdnt of the independence ‘ashington. d use of Roxas’ advocacy of the m- Tribune said, the resolu- Concert waltz, “Morning Joumh e nn_:tm nited States Field Aguy Star Spangled Banner. nuuun tion ‘stated he had “lost the confidence of the majority.” The paper said the “Infernal Outrage” Charged in Virginia Arreat for Beer|iime e Attorney General’ Aide |Gt Urges Spirit of Law Be Applied. By the Associated Press. RICHMOND, Va., April 11.—Maj. EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, Declares Any Errors Made Were Beyond Experience Existing Today. (Continued From First Page.) he indicated, tilting of the propellers would perhaps have done more harm than good, since it took 45 seconds to tilt them and during that period there would be a loss of lifting power from the motors, As Wiley returned to the stand the dis the night of the Akron’s last ‘flight. “Were you able to determine your replied, “not_after 8:30 Mbmm fog obscured < the Pesition Known. Wiley added, however, that the posi- tion of the Akron was known to her flw'lmua"wu.hm & degree of accuracy of koow! this to be trpe” he said, “because. when I was in the water, I hflduuu':mn-r:sammt i th“it-m!d ? that time the £ aE .Eg i TS, the only ex- f her motors, were acfjust- they could be tilted down- dtlar g power. Ret a discussion of the electrical nann the Akron when she went down, Wiley sadd he airship migh 39 ¥ E ! s §.8 sk it have been htning Wi being dlwd. He said he believed she would to lightning as a cloud would, gathering on its surface static elec- harging it. thal factorily. Pennoyer asked about the “sharp gust” which had said struck the ship, but which he did not feel through control cabin window. Edwin H. Gibson, assistant attorney | the general of Virginia, today said if facts ‘western tip of Virginia was “an infernal out- "uun(m-uumm”m Gibson sald, “ affair was an in- fernal outrage. mu:enmpuee,nm office does not think it unlawful carry & bottle of Federally l-rnh!d beer across Virginia soil from one State to another. mmumfihepmhm- tion laws should be enforced in the spirit tn which they were written and notmedwmypmhlecmlemm their way across the Stal JAILED FOR SOUVENIR Knoxville Man Alse Fined $66.50 for One Bottle of Beer. KNOXVILLE, Tenn., April 11 (P).— Alex Shafer, manager of &' Knoxville sutomobile agency, told today how a bottle of beer he was bringing home from Middleboro, Ky., “as & souvenir,” cost him & night in jail and » fine of $66.50. Shafer said he and another man, driv- ing from Middlesboro, were arrested by Virginia -officers on Cumberiand Gap Mountain, where Virginia, Kentucky and 'I&nnuoe meet. Less than a block of Vi their car and took them to Jonesville, Va., 40 miles away, where they Qenc the night in jail and wen fined. we were only bringing back botue 'o.!‘ beer apiece, just as mvenln." Shafer SUBCOMMITTEE MAY 0. K. SHIFTING OF SCHOOL FUNDS (Continued From First Page.) schools under the budget reductions. ‘The House did not allow any school pmjeck whereas in the cur- tion act there was 81,- school tmpmnmc of Constitution avenue between street and North Cap- . The Federal Government has completed the isition of the property on the north side of Constitu- tion avneue between these points for inclusion in the Capitol Grounds and has money lv-l.hble to clear the site sometime It is undemood the Senate subcom- mittee will change the language of the House bill in order to allow the Dis- trict government to operate the two high-temperature incinerators which have been bullt to dispose of city refuse. ‘The Senate subcommittee has not de- cided * what recmnmmdnlan it will make regarding the Federal contribu- tion, which the Budget Bureau and the House slashed down to $5,700,000, as compared with the current lump sum of $7,775,000. Senator Thomas, Democrat, of Okla- homa, ;\:bcumnult’t:; lyclmx-rnl:n said two mere days pro would com] e testimony on- the bill e —_— NEW OIL PRORATION LAW EFFECTIVE IN OKLAHOMA ture to Legislation—Tax Bill Also Is Signed. By the Assoclated Press. OKLAHOMA CITY, April 11.—Okla- homa’s new oll proration law, providing State enforcement machinery and pen- altles for violations, beeune eflect.lva late yesterday with the signature of Gov. Willlam H. Murray. ‘The State Corporation Commission is r:hu'l!d with enforcement. Col. Oluxo I Murray, who has been in charge of mmury enforcement of proration in Oklahoma City fleld since 1931, u!d he was ready to r:unquhh e task as soon as the commission is mdy with the new machinery. A companion measure to the proration law, providing a tax of one-eighth of a cent a barrel on cil proguction for.en- mlummldmtbemmflnfll Legislature meets in July, forcement, of .prorati ed into Lllw at the ltll’nc ih:.' o Gov. W. H. Murray Puts Signa- | reports?” Wiley said he had decided it was not lt\utollfl"hk:hlhofi?.helhlp “I am now of the opinion,” he sald, “that this shock w-s caused by the|was stern of the airship hif Unusual hnu.., “T h;evthh conclusion on the fol- T did a::.feel wind blow through " ; any the tg%trol car. The feel of the shock tting the water. Wiy saded it mennt o sme that e me ship had broken in two. “I waited for the shock when . the the water. It never Another basis for his conclusion, Wiley said, was that Deal and n-wm, the two -urvivmg men, had, reported to him they saw girdérs amidship had buckled. Virtually Standing Still. Furthermore, he .went on, he noticed & second before the crash that to tilt the pro- | ¥ ¢ | which Wiley had described hit the ‘Ak- TUESDAY, APRIL 11, 1933. to Determine Cause of Akron Disaster NAVAL BOARD OF INQUIRY PICTURED AT LAKEHURST. ‘was resumed of the weather | !'alut caused the giant Ni Judge .dmh HE members of the naval bo-nl of inqni.ry lre hete shown as they met at Lakehurst, N. J., to open their probe into suddenly plunge into the Atlantic off the Jersey coast and carry its Shoemaker, vy dirigible Akron oflocrslndmentodenh Left to right: Olpt Henry E. sut.km Rur Admiral Henry V. Butler, commandant ol the Washington Navy Yard, presiding; us, manager of the airport section of the and Lieut. Comdr. Philadelphis Navy Yard, and former chief of the ehum‘g-vnl Alr Ralp] —Wide World Photo. three mflnberl of the board,” asked Wiley if he recalled any particular noises at the time of the “severe gust of wind.” “The first noise I recall” Wiley re- plied, “was the breaking of the rudder control cables. I .had an idea the sheaves were carried away.” Praises Work of All When the judge advocate and the court finished their examination, Wiley was informed he was privileged to make any further statement he might de- .+ “I_do not believe I desire to make a further statement,” he said, speaking very slowly, “but I do want to say that I think before and during the flight the captain, the aerology officer and all of the officers and men did their duty to the best of their ability, and it any errors were made they were be- yond the skill and experience existing . I want to repeat that I have no criticism of any of the officers or crew, and that I am sure each did hu duty to the best of his ability.” Deal then was called. Both of Deal's hands were bandaged, and the little finger o( hls left hand was in splints. Deal sald that when the * # ton, he saw longitudinal girders 7 and 8 break. Tells of Going Down. He sald as the airship went down her_inclination by the bow was the fl:'t‘ut he had ever experienced in a Having made his way forward, un through the w{:hn:o‘;hip. he said he er t's all I remember.” Ship Flew Well. he handled controls of tke 9 to 10 o'clock. asked why he did not cut 1 tanks to lighten load in the awmbelmmmmm—uhcdmthe "m ship had too much incline,” he r!plled “and I didn’t want to get ipping tank in front of me.” by & sl “k it "E:uible," the judge advocate asked, “that this lurch you speak of have been caused by the lower fin the water?” “No sir, I don’t think s0,” Deal re- p)ud, thus expressing a disagreement ith Lieut. Comdr. Wiley. Keel Intact After Crash. Under questioning by Admiral Butler, gealtoldlnlnaf:kdmheuwl-leu as he lay in his bunk just Ly gested to Capt. M his personal be- llef that & westward course, rather than the easterly course McCord ordered, would take them out of the storm. He said he -had. Asked Abolt “Mistake.” He was next asked -bwt a “"&hn" he mentioned lp was c!nnred 50 de- course of the W;himld of 1. “The course wu 105, and - tain ordered a e 15 de-'"}:e:.p the left” Wiley said. “A little later he ordered another 15 degrees to the left, he tdld me, and his order was mis- e oo ley sal e believed the 50-di change was “satisfactory” and that it had uken the ship away from the ey In Wml h - m on,” he added, “the mis- take had B0 bearing on later events, although it mi‘ht have had.” After a moment's raising his voice slight! “It was immaterial.” Quizzed on Safety Equipment. ‘The questioning next turned to th Akron's safety aqulxmm! 2 “Was thehAh'on tted with lifeboats e was " e’ Kirin cn‘rled one air-inflated life raft,” he replied, “with a capacity, I t.hm 14 mfleflpm‘ All the pillows, able for flotation and were fered o Y e —Were e addition?” % 2 A—"“I am not sure we habitually carried life preservers. Sometimes when we went over the sea we carried them,ulhaveumthemlmflnmy "I am not’sure they were aboard on this trip, but I consider pillows, mattresses and the like were sufficient for that purpose.” ‘After the radio antenna was hauled in was it possible to receive weather “Mechanically it was Ible - vided lightning did not m Wtwtgl s;lt. i ‘}‘x; o::lr answered after stating c made reception very difficult. “Do you know what motivated the captain in lea when he knew the weather would not be suitable for his ferring the nllbnuon planned xor the Newwfl R. I, area. “I do not know, but I have an opinion ;’ Dosfi carry out other tfl.fio e - e enough projects to keep busy, it we were unable to carry out one.” Pennoyer said he was t.hroulh with the witness_whereupon Admiral Butler, officer at u. hearing, benn %hn are the muhuom relative to urrym lite on airships?” the sdmirsl “I'know of none,” ‘Wiley npll@d. Capt. Harry Shoemaker, one red | national memorial mission next day?” Pmnoyn asked, re- covi said they were a short dmcmerol car, about Lhebotmmtothewpo{ ove . that watch the air was very stable,” Erwin said, “but it seemed dif- ficult to hold the Akron’s tail up.” SEARCH FOR BODIES GOES ON. Scene of Operations Shifted by 30 Ships and 20 Planes. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J,, April 11 (). —Above the sea and on it, the search went on today for the still-missing bodies of 67 men who went down with the airship Akron. Thirty vessels and 20 planes pressed into & new area of the‘hA’t.l.nnt!c. oflpot;hte New Jersey coast, as cruiser chi Navy, of the “seart lng.w tg e scene of operations ordered Having searched more near this stretch of sea that the body of Rear Admiral Willlam A. Moffett, chief of the Navy's Bureau of Aero- nautics, was recovered yesterday. The Coast Guard boat Daphne, which found it, brought it here, a draped coffin, nlnylns&utmay. the Atlantic City Hospital beside the bodies of Comdr. Frank C. McCord and Comdr. Fred T. Berry. Th:bodluwfll Howard F. be taken later to Wt n for the national cemetery at Washington., An old boat on whose worn decks the human_wreckage of two rnjur sea dis- asters has been strewn is taking part in the search for bodies. ‘The little Falcon, & mine sweeper during the World War and now the Navy's submarine rescue ship, scts the pace for me 30 vessels seeking the re- maining vict! Its task is wetold. Besides searching for bodies and wreckage, it is ready to :peedtothelceneuthehulkolme air mammoth is found. The Falcon, which has some of the Navy's best divers, begins its greatest contribution to rescue work when the time comes for men to go to the ocean floor to grope for the dead. ‘The vessel has & decompression cham- ber for treating men too long below the surface and powerful air compressors for ralsing wreckage. She led in re- ering bodies from the submarines 8§-51 and S-4. Commanded by Lieut. J. B. Wrenn, she is the “storm bird of the Atlantic.” When there is no rescue work to be done she parks in the ocean lets Uncle Sam's submarines fire torpedoes at her. Poles Invade German Shops. GRUDZIADZ, Poland, April 11 (P).— of Polish Nationalists today Shops and street deal.. newspapers B0DY OF MOFFETT | Remains of Comdr. McCord mm under the impact | going ational . | day at 1 pm. Capt. Chaplain Corps, U. 8. service and burial In Kent Akron Disaster Recalls Story Death has canceled the vistt a for- mer valet planned for 31 years to make on the master he idolized. In early March, 1902, Rear post on the Akron, wi muonzd aboard the St. ing ship that was soon to York with students from every State recruited for a merchant marine train- had had a_17-year-old colored youth, Edward Thomas. ‘Thomas had informed Lieut. Moffett that he didn’t want to make the cruise, but the officer insisted, and went so Iaruworderthlt'x‘hmnnotbe allowed to descend the gangplank. But somehow Thomas got ashore and never made the cruise. “I was mighty fond of Lieut. Mof- fett. He liked me, 2 & VALET OF 31 YEARS AGO TELLS OF LEAVING ADMIRAL MOFFETT of Colored Boy, Now Janitor in D. C. Apartment House, Who Idolized Seafarer. Admiral William A. Moffett, wbadiedlzhll'n BERE: B é -4 A & § | T0 ARRIVE TODAY Aiso Are Brought Here. Rites Thursday. officers lost their lives, are scheduled the Union Station an X, wil otleiate Honorary Pallbearers, H s Wiz V. Brat chit ol nava apera: Rear Admiral Frank B. chieiofthexnmudfll glse?.he Navy Band, & company jtcken 'l.,nd & company of Bunlu of Navigation announced f-hlt '-hB body of Comdr. McCord will h. taken to undlrtmn‘ nl;!mmhmmt n 1623 Connecticut -venue Burial Thursday at 11 AM. The commanding officer of the ron will be buried with full honors in Arlington National tery at 11 am. Thursday, with chief of the Navy's Chaplain in the enndw:ud at the Naval Academy Chlpll at Anna) , Md., at 2:30 pam. { ‘ednesday as was will be Comdrs, H. B. GDonlldJ mvuwm and E. D. Almy as well as Lieut. Comdr. Kenworthy. —_— CHANG SAILS FOR ITALY GUARDED BY SECRECY One Time North China War Lord Leaves Country—Conduet signs of some of the firms were and | Willlam A. Moffett, chief of the Bu- . | officers who might fill the post, but as Swanson to Re Air Experience in Moffett Successor Denies Published Report He Has Recommended List to President. Secretary Swanson today denied pub- lished reports that he has submitted to President Roosevelt a list of poten- tial successors to the late Rear Admiral reau of Aeronautics, Navy Department. yet has yreached no decision. He set it down that the two qualifications that the next chief of naval operations possess are personal experience in fying and executive ability, with ad- tive character to handle large GULF WATERS SEARCHED By the Assoclated Press. ., April 11— Search continues today in Gulf of Mex- ico waters, near the mouth of the Rio wmd':l‘{h'lngumut carried toward land. el DANIELS TO LEAVE Ambassador to Entrain for Mexico City Tonight. RALEIGH, N. C, April 11 (P).— Danlels, Ambassador Josephus to Mexi- co and publisher of the News and Observer, will leave would have BANK COMMITEE TAKES UP RELIEF Wagner Urges Speedy Action of $500,000,000.Gift to States. By 'the Associated Press. The Fouse Banking Committee todny mlhuudydmwwm 000,000 relief bill with a statement ffom g-:vn“u-mmm“mnm ‘ernment must act to prevent hunger and starvation.” o Senator W o ‘agner, Democnt M measure to make direct gifts to Qtlm for relief, said “figures now available :::"lfit‘)"lel'r“&ow that 89 to 90 per spent !ml;l‘hgum:;: o, o or relief- umfi I think it is he added, “has the lmvr?ll‘- uzfntvhe President. As a matter of fact, cof its provisions gestion” were drawn at his sug- Representative Luce, Mmm:husetu remarked was a fr::n '.h-tul’lmml on act, which for reliet Toans to Btates. uoo “drastic dgp.nm; Teconstruct: COTpo- 000,000 would not bex Daid back ‘agner said that unde tion the President had in ‘i e i2a minister the $500,000,000 fund, there would be little opportunity for States to n::;st" O‘relhl ‘mdll through employ- persons “for - & Ppolitical pur. BILLS TO CARRY OUT TENNESSEE BASIN PROJECT OFFERED (Continued Prom Pirst Page.) g | — Continued Prom Pirst Page) contract with States, railroads and others for relocation of tracks, high- nodm ways, bridges and other properties. The board would sell all surplus Power not needed for operation of the 1t also could sell to private corpora- tions and individuals under contracts - | not exceeding 30 years, but the board him | could cancel these on two years’ notice it the power weré needed for other In its discretion, the board e could construct transmission lines within a distance from present llnn Bl i, SR LT, S s power such PITTSBURGH FORESTERS ARRIVE AT FORT MONROE First Group of 150 Ready to Be- gin Conditioning for Work Ithexpecudm will men knptl llmroe!orsbautlm DICTATORSHIP ENDS LISBON, Portugal, A 11 P~ The dictatorial :owmm:g which has ruled under President FOR PARACHUTE JUMPER | i=tc” and many members of the old government are retained in his cabinet. $1,000,000 Fire in Mexico. MEXICO CITY Avfll 11 (P).—A dis- patch from the cif early ‘and | today said loss of lppmxlmuly $1,000,- 000 was sustained in a sawmill camp at El Salto Eighteen feet of lumber was rkers’ families. Two B T B T e o Lenten Service Each Wednesday From 1:30 to 5:30 O’Clock Continuously —in iphany chmh.suundu the ai of the W: it for Mexico City. A farewell celebration has been plan- and the American Legion Corps will escort Mr. to their train. tion of Chi ministers Ipa each service. cordially invited.